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Chapter 9x: Isosceles Mirage

Opening

(The group appears on an isolated central platform, separated by void from a ring of doors.)
kyra
What the heck...
Something's off here. I can feel it in my gut.
demeter
The final trial... The Trial of Illusions.
Careful, Kyra. Things may not be what they seem here.
young apate
......
kyra
Whoa! Where'd you come from?
You look... familiar, somehow. Who are you?
young apate
Nothing more than a memory, here to aid you in your trial.
We are surrounded by ten gateways, each defended by a false memory.
Only one shall lead you and your allies to your destination.
Navigate this plane of fiction with my assistance, and find it.
kyra
That sounds like it'd be more of a trial of the mind than the Trial of the Mind.
elias
Yeah, I agree...
And my Trial of the Heart was honestly just kind of a regular fight.
Only difference the Trial of Might had was we fought three commanders.
Now we have to fight ten? That's, like... way more.
kyra
Also, false memories? That's bound to get under someone's skin.
Surely more than fighting my brother, who can't die and is okay with it.
elias
These trials weren't very well thought out...
demeter
(smiles) Wow, you guys are so perceptive! Let's start now!

If Lifewringer Sandy is deployed

young apate
Huh...?

(Apate starts.)

Oh, no! I'm fading away for some reasooon...!

(Apate disappears.)
sandy
...Welp. Guess the warping's up to me now.
It's okay. I'm way prettier than she was anyway.
narrator
The warper will have infinite turns within the central platform.
Find the correct doorway and escape with all units to win.

Unused Text

narrator
If you suspend and resume, the Apate illusion may vanish. However, do not despair.
After you perform an action, she will reappear.

When all units have been warped

If Apate was the warper

young apate
You have made your choices. My role in this has ended.
I wish you the best of luck.
(Apate disappears.)

If Sandy was the warper

sandy
Awww, what's this? Trying to leave me behind?
Tsk, tsk, tsk. No, you won't get rid of me so easily.
Now be a good little player and take me to the escape point.
(Sandy teleports onto the outer platform.)

Conversations

Mirror Kyra

Combat

mirror
kyra
(grins) Selling out the hag was the best choice I ever made.
My brother lives, my pockets overflow with gold...
Why would I ever be so dumb as to stick with the rebels?

Combat w/ Hestia

mirror
kyra
Oh, Hestia... Hestia, Hestia...
There was a time I was awestruck by you.
I must've seemed so pathetic.
(smiles) When I joined Sandraudiga, everything changed.
I saw true geniuses of the craft at work...
I made the right choice, abandoning you lot.
You only ever held me back. All of you.
hestia
I mean... Listen.
I'm not gonna stand here and pretend this isn't kinda hot.
But I think I still prefer the normal you, thanks.

(lidded eyes) ...Still, maybe I oughta talk to her about you...

Combat w/ Edward

mirror
kyra
(mocking smile) Hey. Long time no see.
Here to play surrogate dad again?
Fill the holes in your empty life with a phony family?
You're so pathetic.
edward
C'mon. You can do better than that.
That's not even close to the Kyra I know.

Combat w/ Inquisitor Sandy

mirror
kyra
(smiles) My champion. What is your bidding?
sandraudiga
......
(frowns) No, no, no... That's just not right.
Where's your fervor, Kyra?
I don't want a version of you that kowtows to me.
(smiles) I want you to give me the time of my life!
mirror
kyra
It's all right. I had plans to do that.
And after I do...
I shall be the world's champion!
sandraudiga
(frowns) Bah. You're no fun when you aren't righteous.

Combat w/ Kyra

mirror
kyra
(smiles) Tell me... Do you know who I am?
kyra
Er...
mirror
kyra
I am the one you nearly became.
I took the inquisition's deal.
I traded the hag for Elias's life.
kyra
Aha... But you clearly didn't just stay home, did you?
mirror
kyra
Sandraudiga offered to let me do that.
But she also offered me something else.
She offered me a place at her side...
kyra
And like the disloyal idiot you are, you took it.
mirror
kyra
She lifted us out of our crushing poverty.
She gave me power unlike anything I'd dreamed of.
And the best part? I didn't sacrifice Elias for it.
kyra
But you did sacrifice everyone else, right?
mirror
kyra
(frowns) C'mon! Who cares?
Redbeard was never family. Neither were the rest.
kyra
And Elias? What does he think of what you did?
mirror
kyra
......
kyra
Thought so.

Combat w/ Elias

mirror
kyra
Hmph... Look at you.
Even with all that metal, you can barely keep up.
I've always hated being shackled with you.
Honestly, you do nothing but drag me down...
elias
You idiot, why are you trying to pull that on me?
I was there when they made you for the trial!
I helped them to refine you!
mirror
kyra
(smirks) I'm glad it's come to this.
With your death, I will prove myself in earnest.
I will rule the world at Sandraudiga's side!
elias
That line was MY idea!

Death

mirror
kyra
Bah... How pitiful... I was as powerless...
as my worthless gnat of a brother...

Mirror Eupraxia

Combat

mirror
eupraxia
Entertain me, peon.

Combat w/ Inquisitor Sandy

sandraudiga
Hah! I think I like you better this way.
mirror
eupraxia
Of course you do, dear. Of course you do.
sandraudiga
I'm still going to cut you to ribbons, though.
mirror
eupraxia
I had no doubt that you would try.

Combat w/ Thyone

thyone
O-Oh, my. You're looking... young.
mirror
eupraxia
Thank you.
You're looking utterly decrepit, yourself.
thyone
......
Is the point here what I think it is...?
mirror
eupraxia
Psch. That's so not true.
I laugh. I have fun. Very human emotions.
The ones I don't have are just the useless ones.
And look where it has led me!
Soon, I will challenge the heavens themselves!
thyone
Ah. I see.
Very well. Then there is nothing more to say.
Well... Perhaps only one thing.

Die, you parasite.

Combat w/ Eupraxia

mirror
eupraxia
Is it possible... ...Can it be...?
No way. That'd be too good to be true.
eupraxia
I see. My worst nightmare, given form before me.
Her wickedness had to be born somewhere.
Perhaps it was me. Perhaps I made her that way.
mirror
eupraxia
The apple never falls far from the tree, as they say.
eupraxia
...No, I must deny it. This is not who I am.
I took my station and my duties seriously.
Even when the hierophant would chastise me.
Even when she would tell me I was much too soft.
mirror
eupraxia
And that is why, when she took everything from you, the hierophant simply let it happen.
You know that, right?
eupraxia
...And in the end, I outlived them both.
Just as I shall outlive you.

Death

mirror
eupraxia
Heh... You think... it's over...?
It will never... be over...
My fury... shall smoulder... eternal!!

Mirror Beatrix

Combat

mirror
beatrix
(empty smile) Ah. My next victim. Delightful.
Let's watch you burn, shall we?

Combat w/ Fiadh

fiadh
B-Beatrix! The heck's your problem?!
mirror
beatrix
(empty smile) I remember you.
Yes... You burned up so well.
I'm glad we get to do this again.
fiadh
I thought I'd be all over the moon for this.
Getting a copy of you I can beat up.
B-But this isn't right! This isn't you, Beatrix!
mirror
beatrix
Maybe I'm more me than the Beatrix you know.
Ahaha...
fiadh
You're gonna get it for this.
I won't let you insult my friend!

Combat w/ Alastor

alastor
(smirks) Heh... Look how the tables have turned!
Now YOU are the evil one, and I'm the tragic figure! Go figure!
mirror
beatrix
(empty smile) It's really something, isn't it...
You know what else will be interesting?
Watching you burn.
(Alastor flinches.)
alastor
(frowns) Y-Yikes! You were never this scary before...!

(Alastor starts freaking out.)

Help!!

Combat w/ Beatrix

mirror
beatrix
(empty smile) Ah. It's me.
I've always wondered how I'd burn.
You don't mind if we find out, right?
beatrix
(frowns) I suppose I was an easy target.
You'll find me difficult to unnerve, though.
This is a nightmare I am familiar with.

Death

mirror
beatrix
(empty smile) How sad...

Mirror Pheme

Combat

mirror
pheme
Why... Why did you let me die...
I'll... bring you all to where I am...
It's... bliss, here...

Combat w/ Kyra

kyra
Gaah...!
mirrror
pheme
You... If you never... took me with you...
If you... didn't let me convince you...
This would not... have happened...
Murderer...
Murderer...
kyra
B-Back! Oh, Mother, get back...!
mirrror
pheme
I hate you... I... always hated you...
You hated me... just like everyone else...
No matter how much... you pretended...
Everyone... hates me... You're all happy I died...
kyra
......
N-No. That's not something she would ever say.
Y-You've mocked my friend long enough!
Leave my sight! Leave this world...!

Combat w/ Pheme

pheme
A-Ah...
mirrror
pheme
Why... Why don't you... hate them...?
They killed you...
Kyra killed you...
Look... Look... This... is their fault...
pheme
...It was my mistake.
I forced her to take me along on her journey.
She wanted to keep me away. Keep me safe...
She was wiser than I'll ever be.
mirrror
pheme
She should've... known...
If she had... known... This wouldn't have...
pheme
......
I've caused her enough grief as it is.
I can't let her see this. I'm taking you down!

Combat w/ Elias

mirrror
pheme
You got it... good...
You got to die... in bed...
You got to... deliver your final words...
For me... It hurt... It hurt so much...
He was... so cruel...
elias
......
Wait... You died? When?
I thought Demeter brought you here with the rest...
mirrror
pheme
Just before... Kyra left you... at Wrexham...
elias
What the heck?
Did any children survive this story, or...?
mirrror
pheme
...Nope...
elias
Wow. That's messed up. Who does that?
mirrror
pheme
W-Well, there was... the one kid who got lost...
But she wasn't relevant enough to get a name...

Death

mirror
pheme
Again... Again... Not ag...ain...

Mirror Hecate

Combat

mirror
hecate
Sorry, guys. It's all simply business.
You just could never be the highest bidder.

Combat w/ Kairos

kairos
Oh, dear... What have we here?
mirror
hecate
(smiles) Heh. Kairos.
It was fun messing around with you, I'll admit.
It's too bad you couldn't be convinced to join me.
You were the hardest one to stab.
kairos
(smirks) Heh. Even bizarro evil Hecate has the hots for me.
Who would've thought I was that charming?
mirror
hecate
I can grant you another dance, if you like.
kairos
I'm flattered, but I'll pass, thanks.
I'm with a much superior version of you.
(frowns) ...One who'll probably be upset if she sees you.
So would you kindly mind dying real quick? For me?

Combat w/ Hecate

hecate
...How does it feel?
mirror
hecate
How does what feel?
hecate
Going through with it.
Taking the inquisition's bloodstained gold.
Betraying your friends. How's that feel?
mirror
hecate
(smiles) Oh, it feels great.
I'll never have to worry about anything again.
I don't get why you wouldn't want to do it, honestly...
hecate
Hmm. Funny.
Never thought I'd play the part of the goody-two-shoes.
But I guess life's full of surprises.
mirror
hecate
(frowns) You don't even have an argument to present.
Face it. You made the wrong choice.
hecate
I don't present an argument because I don't need to.
I'm content with my choices and where I'm at.
I've no reason to argue with a sad copy of myself.

...You ARE standing in our way, though, so...

Death

mirror
hecate
I hate you.
I should never have joined you...
You... made me weak...

Mirror Kairos

Combat

mirror
kairos
(eyes closed) ...And by Her mercy, may we be kept from darkness...
May we prevail against the sinners,
and cleanse their filth from Her blessed world...

Combat w/ Hecate

hecate
Oh, no... Not you too.
mirror
kairos
(eyes closed) Mother keep us from sin...
Mother save us from temptation...
You, who turned your back on Her radiance...
Be cast to the fires of Hell evermore...
hecate
Yikes. That's scarier than my own copycat.
C'mon, preacher, do your thing.
Say something outrageous to me. Please!
mirror
kairos
...Never shall we falter... Faith without fear...
Back away, unfaithful trash...
hecate
Okay, you know what? This is what we'll do.
First I'm going to beat the crap out of you.
(smiles) Then I'm going to find my own Kairos, and we're going to sin extra hard just to spite you.
C'mon, put them up! Let's tussle, choir boy!

Combat w/ Kairos

mirror
kairos
(eyes closed) ...The Mother tests us, and we must not falter...
No matter the foe, we must remain faithful...
Endure Her trials and resist temptation always...
kairos
(smirks) Wow, look at you! Little prim-and-proper choir boy!
Pray steadfastly, soothe your heart, never look forward.
If you do, you might see all the wrong in front of you.
mirror
kairos
......
The Mother rewards her pilgrims.
The Mother punishes those who sin.
This is the natural order. There is nothing wrong.
Nothing at all.
kairos
Right. Then I guess if I were to, say, cut you to ribbons,
you won't mind, right? After all...
If you lose, it's all the Mother's will.
mirror
kairos
Barbarian. You are a disgrace to the holy robe.
kairos
(serious) Perhaps I am, in some ways. I'm not perfect.
But at least I do not avert my eyes.

Death

mirror
kairos
(eyes closed) It matters not... in the end... you will burn...
Such is the inevitable fate... of the Mother's enemies...

Mirror Tiresias

Combat

mirror
tiresias
(smiles) Yours looks to be a pretty well-preserved body.
How serendipitous. Now, if you would stand still...
It would not do to ruin such high quality flesh.

Combat w/ Tiresias

mirror
tiresias
(smiles) Ah, hello there, handsome.
(frowns) ...Hmm... Handsome except for the eyes.
How strange. Why have you not replaced them yet?
tiresias
Such a miracle is simply not possible.
mirror
tiresias
(smiles) Isn't it? I found it remarkably easy.
All I needed was a volunteer to help me out with the... materials.
You understand.
tiresias
......
Truth be told... It hadn't occurred to me.
I would never have even entertained that possibility.
mirror
tiresias
Pity that. I see as clearly as the day I was born.
Can you say the same?
tiresias
I can say I see things you might not.

Tell me... What color are those eyes you have?

mirror
tiresias
Mauve, like two delicious grapes.
tiresias
...I see.
mirror
tiresias
No, you don't.
tiresias
Forgive me. I would retort with another witticism...
But I am much too enraged to do anything of the sort.
No... I think it's time for you to disappear.

Combat w/ Wulfric

mirror
tiresias
(smiles) My goodness! Wulfric! Look at you!
You are so... beautiful!
Way more than after I was done with you...
wulfric
......
Who are you?
mirror
tiresias
Very droll. Come now, Wulfric.
You still have your eyes, don't you?
wulfric
I don't know who you are.
You look a bit like someone I treasure dearly, 'tis true.
But you are not he.
mirror
tiresias
Haha. Whatever you say, sweetheart.
Whatever helps you sleep tonight.

Combat w/ Eupraxia

eupraxia
To think... You were my first friend in so long.
You brought me out of the fortress I'd built.
Such a warm, gentle soul. So pleasant to be around.
A reminder that the world is not all darkness.
And now, they have twisted your form into this.
mirror
tiresias
(smiles) Come now, good lady. Let us not be rude.
What reason have you to insult me so?
eupraxia
Those are not your eyes, young man.
mirror
tiresias
Ah! Haha, well... They are now.
Come now, was my choice truly so despicable?
I merely wished to see. Is that so wrong?
eupraxia
The Tiresias I know already can see.
He sees through those selfsame eyes, as well.
But he needed not take them for himself to do that...
mirror
tiresias
That just sounds like corny gibberish to me.
The kind cowards say to console themselves, because they do not have what it takes.
eupraxia
Don't worry.
I neither expect nor need you to understand.

Death

mirror
tiresias
What good is knowledge...
if it does not duly reward... the knowledgable...?

Mirror Barlowe

Combat

mirror
barlowe
You would oppose me?
I, who conquered Glamorgan whole and made it my own?

Fools.

Combat w/ Beatrix

beatrix
Oh, dearie... They've got you acting like a regular noble?
Tsk tsk... No, this won't do at all.
mirror
barlowe
You would do well to focus on the battle, sellsword.
You will find my age has not made me complacent.
beatrix
Not at all, no... I've got to get rid of you.
I mean, don't get me wrong. This does nothing to me.
But still. If even I feel a twinge of disgust, looking at you...
Imagine what it'd do to Fiadh. Nah, can't let that happen.
I think I'll shave your beard at the neck and be done with it.
mirror
barlowe
How dare you...
Even forgetting who governs you!
You... Stupid peasant!
beatrix
And I'll bet that line sounded great in your head, too.
Sigh... C'mon, let's just be done with it.

Combat w/ Fiadh

fiadh
M...Margrave...
mirror
barlowe
An archer... Ill-equipped to pierce my armor...
Of pauper bearing... Hardly a challenge.
I would give up if I were you, little girl.
fiadh
Dammit, Margrave, snap out of it!
It's me, Fiadh! Remember?!
mirror
barlowe
I only remember people who deserve to be remembered.
You are nothing. Nobody. Disappear, child.
fiadh
Urgh... It's horrible...
I-I can't stand to look at this any longer!
I'm gonna turn you into a pincushion, you...
You cheap copy!

Combat w/ Órlaith

Órlaith
Oh...
mirror
barlowe
You. You wear the armor of the knights Pyrite.
Here under my other self's command, I presume?
Órlaith
......
He once said something to me.
“The day people like you leave my side...
is the day I will have strayed from the correct path.”
mirror
barlowe
Either he was manipulating you, or he is a greater fool than I had anticipated.
Peasant filth. Who cares what you think?
Órlaith
Oh, well... I don't know about that, but...
Maybe you should care about my lance.
It's about to be in your gut, you see.

Combat w/ Edward

edward
Dang, Barlowe.
You actually look like you could beat me in a fight.
Keyword being “could.”
mirror
barlowe
Hmm? Ahh, you... I recall you.
It hardly took any effort at all to take you down.
Hopefully now you will be a worthier foe.
edward
(smiles) Heh. You just made the biggest mistake o' your life.
This version of you's feelin' all high-and-mighty?
I'll just beat some humility into ya all over again!

Combat w/ Barlowe

mirror
barlowe
Hmph. Are you my doppelganger?
You do not seem like much.
barlowe
I see. A version of me that never met Edward.
Or, at the least, one that did not let himself be humbled.
mirror
barlowe
Very perceptive.
Do you know where that one change brought me?
I conquered Glamorgan whole.
I am the most powerful man of my era.
Who are you, little man?
barlowe
Me?
I am happy. That is all I could ask for.
mirror
barlowe
Meaningless words of one who failed to attain greatness.
barlowe
I know not if you are an illusion created for this trial, or a version of myself plucked from a different reality...
But I can say for certain that I do not envy you.
mirror
barlowe
Pitiful fool. You cannot even fight back against me!
barlowe
(smiles) Perhaps not, but you cannot kill me either.
I already have an escape plan devised, and plentiful allies to defeat you in combat.
How about you?
mirror
barlowe
I need not plan my retreat when my victory is assured.
barlowe
(frowns) Ahh. Such arrogance. Reminds me of my youth.
Oh, well.
It is your funeral.

Death

mirror
barlowe
I-Inconceivable...
I cannot have been bested... by you lowborn trash...!

Mirror Pericles

Combat

pericles
With your death, I shall earn glory without compare.
Stepping stones in my path to greatness, all of you!

Combat w/ Hestia

hestia
Yikes... Peri, you forgot what we talked about?
That mustache doesn't work for you.
We've been over this.
mirror
pericles
Who are you? I have never seen you before.

Oh... Hold on, I see the resemblance now.
You are--

hestia
Actually? I feel like I know where this is going, and I don't think I want to go there.
So let's just skip to the part where I beat you.

Combat w/ Agari

agari
Dad... No...
mirror
pericles
Ah... The traitor resurfaces.
You nearly ruined the bloodline.
But I corrected that mistake, and I shall do it again if I must!
agari
I never wanted to see you again...
And neither does my dad.
So get ready to be destroyed!

Combat w/ Pericles

pericles
I have one question for you. Where is your daughter?
mirror
pericles
Her? What a pity that was...
She betrayed our glorious nation. Truly a shame.
The ingrate nearly destroyed my reputation.
Fortunately, I could redeem our name with my own hands.
pericles
......
Dare I even ask about Hestia?
mirror
pericles
...Who?
Oh, you mean--
pericles
Enough. I need not hear it.
I have spent years working hard, that I may never again look in the mirror and see you.
If I am to be put to the test like this, so be it.
I shall show you the strength of that which you sacrificed!

Death

mirror
pericles
I have no regrets. I die... in a blaze of glory...
That is... all that matters to me...

Mirror López

Combat

Mirror
López
Hmph. The result of this contest is already decided.
(smirks) The world belongs to those of us born superior.

Combat w/ Begoña

Begoña
Oi! What kind of joke is that?!
That ain't my López! Shove off!
mirror
López
I belong to nobody but myself, you brute.
Who do you presume you are, talking to me in this boorish manner?
Begoña
Gaaah, look what they did!
They went and turned ya into a noble prick!
(smirks) No worries. I'll beat some sense back into ya!
mirror
López
B-Back off, criminal!

Combat w/ Fango

fango
Wha-- Ain't no way! Is that you, López?
(smiles) Looking good, buddy!
mirror
López
(sneers) I would never be friends with someone like you.
Someone who uses a boorish word like “buddy.”
fango
Hey, I'm happy you're working on your self-confidence, dude!
(frowns) Even if you still stink.
Seriously, you need to find a new cologne...
mirror
López
Wha-- Oh, go die someplace else, cutthroat!

Combat w/ López

López
......
mirror
López
What are you staring at, little stinky man?
Mayhap you are in awe of my resplendence?
López
...Pff...
(smiles) Pffft... Heh... Hehaha...
mirror
López
Ah, not quite awe. It has driven you mad.
I suppose I can understand. Look at you.
A filthy bug like you can only dream of reaching my level.
How do I pity the lesser masses, truly...
López
(frowns) You got one thing right, I'll give ya that.
You've any idea the nights I spent dreamin' of you?
Wakin' up angry that I WASN'T you? That I was... this?
And now here you are. Standing in front of me.
And you... You...

(grins) You disgust me! Gehahahahahahaa...!

mirror
López
W-What?! You... You speak to me of disgust?
You, a foul-smelling little cockroach?!
How... How dare you!
López
Man, I'm glad I met you!
At least now, when I'm feelin' sorry for myself...
I can tell myself at least I'm not like you!
Gehahahaha! Thanks a lot, dude!
mirror
López
Y-You... I'll kill you! I'll make you suffer!!

Death

mirror
López
But... But I did... everything right...
I... deserved... better...!

Escape Dialogue

kyra
Out, everyone! We've places to be!
apate
I live through one more day...
phobos
T-That was horrible...
hecate
(smiling) Fantastic.
kairos
(smiles) O Mother, thanks for not smiting me just yet.
Raleigh
And here I thought a mercenary's life would be easier than a knight's...
López
(smirks) So sorry I can't keep blessin' this battlefield with my good looks.
Begoña
I may run today, but make no mistake. I ain't gonna forget this!
fango
Outta my way! I'm getting out of here!
Nikolaos
(grinning) What a thrill! Let's never do that again!
agari
(smiling) Another day, another win. We're unstoppable!
eupraxia
Hoo... I haven't done this much exercise in some time.
pluto
......
glaucus
Don't take unnecessary risks, folks. Focus on retreating.
wulfric
Let me secure the path forward.
pheme
Where are we going next?
...Well, wherever it is, I hope we'll be able to slow down...!
fiadh
Dammit, I'm not done yet! I still have arrows in my quiver...
Órlaith
...I'll go this way...
alonso
(smiling) Hither Victory blows a gentle kiss, for it is we that she favors!
teresa
It's always something with you lot, huh...
ofelia
I'm not used to this much running... Ew, I'm practically drenched in sweat...
polonius
(grinning) Eeheeheeheeheehee! Puny mortals! You have no hope of ever catching me!
hestia
Guess there's not much more I can do by sticking around here.
jane
O-Oh, man... And it's not going to get any easier, is it...?
delilah
(smiling) It was a joyous day when I joined you. I have not had this much fun in my life!
zaccheus
Get out of my way! I must escape first! I-I'm more important than you!
simeon
This is no place for a civilized man such as myself...
conan
Never thought I'd live to see the day I'd back down from a fight...
dahl
A truly wise warrior knows when to retreat and live to fight another day.
laertes
O Granddaughter, where art thou?
nicaea
I suppose I might as well live another day...
Barlowe
Yes, I do believe the time to make my exit has arrived...
beatrix
Let me just slip on out while no one's looking my way...
tiresias
This is the way out, right? I haven't lost my way... Right?
telemus
I regret that I cannot do more to repay you, everyone...
Vasiliki
I... don't think I'm cut out for this line of work, after all...
Scymerius
Phew! I was starting to stew inside this helmet...
Fructuoso
I-I hope I haven't lost any pieces of my armor back there...
pericles
I pray I have done enough...
fazang
At last. Another day of violence comes to an end.
jingyi
(I would rather stay and keep helping out, but I shall follow orders!)
xinyi
(smiles) Watch your heads, people.
edward
(smirks) Hah! They really thought they stood a chance to catch us!
jason
(smiles) Do I get a bonus for escaping early?
plato
(smiles) Ahhh, another blood-soaked win for the Blood Demon!
coronis
This reminds me of a puzzle...
ziying
......
demeter
(smiles) We won? That's so nice!
thyone
Combat... What a horrible reality...
lorenzo
I have the privilege to survive another day...
mopsus
We mopped up the floor with 'em! Gwahahaha!
dolus v
I made it out? Color me surprised...
nestor
I hope nobody's calling out to me...
marina
That was fun, I guess.
alastor
(grins) I win! You lose!
dolus
This is what I am reduced to. Scurrying out like a rat...
aura
(smiles) Yay! Praised be the Mother, for letting us prevail today!
cybele
(smiles) The power of our bonds has seen us through. Never forget that.
sandy
[inquisitor]
D'aww, must I truly leave so soon? Things were just getting interesting...
sandy
[lifewringer]
Boo.
antiope
Time to leave...
elias
Don't dally, everyone! We've got to get out of here!
young apate
...Huh.
Curious.
I'm still going to disappear at the end of the map.
You really should not have bothered.

Ending

kyra
(smiles) Heh... I get it now.
It's pretty smart, when you think about it.
elias
Yeah... The illusions test your might, mind and heart.
Every trial beforehand was preparation for this one.
A clever progression. We didn't give it enough credit.
kyra
Yeah, I've gotta apologize, Demeter. Pretty sharp.
demeter
(awed) ...Wooooooooooow...
kyra
...?
demeter
(smiles) That's a really cool way to describe it!
I'm definitely stealing that for next time.
kyra
(frowns) Oh.
elias
(frowns) Y-You know, Demeter, not saying anything is always an option...
demeter
(serious) ...Well... Are you two ready?
Next up is... The end.
kyra
The end...
elias
(smiles) Finally, you'll get to return home.
We just have to get through one final hurdle.
kyra
......
Elias, I--
elias
(frowns) Let me guess. You're going to tell me you don't want to leave me so soon.
And you can guess what I'll say, too, right Kyra?
kyra
...That I'm not dead yet. That my place is home, with the ones I care about...
elias
With Hestia, and with Uncle Ed.
And with everyone else who loves and cherishes you.
We'll be reunited one day, Kyra. You can't go rushing it.
I want you to live the happiest, longest life you can until then.
kyra
Isn't it selfish? To do such a thing, when you... couldn't?
elias
It'd be more selfish not to do it.
You'd be ignoring the feelings of everyone around you...
And my own feelings, too. I keep telling you, I want you to live!
Even if I couldn't. You really think I care about that?
I'm just happy I got to have such a wonderful sister!
kyra
...E...Elias...
elias
(smiles) C'mon, cheer up! We have a little bit longer left to be together!
You're not going to spend that time feeling down, right?
kyra
(smiles) ...Of course not.
Shall we, then?
elias
Right behind you, sis.
(They leave.)
demeter
(smiles) ...Aww...
fiadh
Hey! How come you two showed up here but I didn't?
What's that all about?
barlowe
Hmm... Well, I believe these mirages had something in common.
They represented the darker side that lies within us.
beatrix
Us embracing those darker sides, to be precise.
fiadh
Uh huh... Yeah, I got that.
It was honestly pretty unnerving.
Especially you, Beatrix. The heck was that?
beatrix
Oh yeah, I weaseled out of telling you my secret backstory.
fiadh
......
beatrix
(smiles) I'm still not going to tell you, FiFi.
fiadh
Like I care.
I don't get it, though. Why aren't I here, then?
Both of you are here. Why not me?
barlowe
(smiles) Heh, well... I guess you just do not have a dark side, Fiadh.
fiadh
Oh, please...
beatrix
(frowns) I've done bad things, Fiadh.
I've stared down into the abyss. Very nearly fell in, too.
barlowe
(frowns) And I could well have been another noble the likes of Zaccheus and Simeon.
I was very close... I suppose you just never had a moment like that.
(smiles) As I would have expected of one so kind and pure as you, my dear.
fiadh
M-Margrave, c'mon...
beatrix
Meh. Or maybe you just couldn't be worked into one of these illusions, because you already embraced your dark side long ago.
(smiles) Would explain the temper and the constant death threats.
fiadh
Oh, is that right?
Well, you know what? I'm NOT going to kill you.
Suck on that.
beatrix
Ahahaha! Oh, Fiadh...
barlowe
(serious) Well, girls... I do believe the end is almost upon us.
fiadh
Makes me feel a tad bittersweet, not gonna lie. I was having fun.
beatrix
All good things must come to an end, FiFi.
fiadh
......
(smiles) Whatever you say, BeeBee.
(Beatrix starts.)
beatrix
Hah! Are you trying to scare me now? Is this your way to get back at me?
fiadh
Maybe.
Órlaith
...I ship them.
(Fiadh starts.)
fiadh
H-Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!
barlowe
(smiles) Hohohohoho...
Come. Let us not fall behind. You two as well, lads!
tiresias
(smiles) Right behind you, folks!

Ahh... What a shame it's almost over, is it not, Wulfric?
This entire landscape makes my curiosity flare up so!
So many questions I shan't see answered. Oh, well...

wulfric
......
tiresias
(frowns) Wulfric? What's with the awkward silence?
wulfric
You know, I would give you my eyes, if you so desired.
I think they looked better on you, anyway.
tiresias
Wulfric, please never say something so horrifying ever again.
wulfric
W-Well, you could... take one! One for me, one for you!
That way we could both see! Come now, at least consider it...
Knowing that there is something I could do, I'd feel terrible if I didn't...
tiresias
(smiles) Wulfric, I don't need working eyes to see how beautiful you are.
wulfric
(smiles) ...Tiresias...

Character Descriptions

Kyra
First colonel of the Tartaran holy army. A former rebel who turned coat after being offered a suitable deal.

Eupraxia
The Grand Inquisitor of Tartaros. A fearsome woman known as Heaven's Scythe.

Inquisitor
She who carries out the divine task of expunging heresy from this world.

Beatrix
A brutal arsonist and murderer with no regard for human life.

Pheme
A young villager from Percote, who will never forgive those who failed to protect her.

Kairos
One of the high priests of Amnisos. A paragon of faith and devotion to the Tartaran doctrine.

Tiresias
An amoral scholar who will cross any lines in order to obtain more power.

Barlowe
Archduke of Glamorgan. An ambitious strategist who is not above sullying his own hands.

Pericles
A dedicated holy knight willing to do anything to further his station.

López
Heir by marriage to a line of northern barons. A selfish schemer who cares nothing for those beneath him.

Personal Skill: Perfume
This unit uses excessive amounts of perfume. No effect, but other units find this disagreeable.

Hecate
The traitor who betrayed Kyra and her friends in exchange for her own weight in gold.

Apate (Young)
A researcher on the verge of a discovery that will destroy her life.

Hysminai
Souls of heroes and villains alike, brought together to serve as the divine's legions.