Final 3: Be Happy

The clear condition for this chapter reads “Finish this, once and for all.”

Opening

apate

We are almost to the top.
The mausoleum is just further ahead...

kyra

Then that is where we'll find Heaven's Scythe.

apate

We do not know what manner of trickery she has in store for us.
I beg you to be careful, Kyra. Do not falter at the end of the line.

kyra

I could say the same to you, Apate.
We are the only ones who can stop that fiend.
We can't fail, you hear me? We just can't.

apate

...Indeed...

Hold a moment. I feel...

kyra

What?

apate

A strange magical energy further ahead...

kyra

Does that mean Sandraudiga's managed to do her thing?

apate

I cannot quite identify... I don't believe so, but...
It bodes ill regardless.
We must be ready for anything, Kyra.

kyra

What's that you got there?
Oh, that's the staff you used before, isn't it?

apate

Whatever it is that awaits us, this may come in handy.
Let us make haste, Kyra.

(Apate reveals a Silence staff.)

kyra

Everyone, regroup! We're almost there!

Battle Start

sandraudiga

I knew my boys wouldn't be able to keep you at bay.
This was always the way our bitter rivalry was going to end.
You and me, Kyra, tearing into each other like ravenous beasts.
Feasting upon one another with a lifetime's hunger!
Indeed, for both of our lives have led up to this moment, my friend.
This singular moment, when we define history for centuries to come!
You had best put on a show for the ages... Hahahahahaha!

Sandraudiga possesses Dolus' Recover and Fortify staves, as well as the following:

Nosferatu
A tome drained of its power.

When a unit reaches the upper landing

sandraudiga

You are so eager! So very eager, my dear rebels...
But are you hungry predators cornering their soon-to-be supper,
or moths diving into all-consuming flames to meet their ends?
Hahahaha... Either way, you would do well not to falter now.
How disappointing would it be if you fell before you could face me?!
No! I order you to prevail, rebels! Prevail, and test me!

When a unit steps within Sandraudiga's attack range

sandraudiga

Ahh, at last! Right where I want you! Right within my reach!
Stay there. Don't chicken out on me after getting me all riled up!
Your choices have been made, and your fate has been sealed.
All that remains... is for the cries of blood and agony to be heard!

Conversations

Sandraudiga

Combat

sandraudiga

Entertain me, peon.

Combat w/ Kyra

sandraudiga

You want to know something funny, Kyra?
From the very day we met, I had this feeling...
I always knew you were special.
Facing you now, I wish I could express disdain.
I wish I could scoff and say something mocking.
“You think you stand a chance against me? How amusing!”
Something along those lines...
But I cannot bring myself to do that.
I feel... afraid. I am afraid of you, Kyra.
You are a force of nature. I'm not sure I can defeat you.
It is truly exhilarating. Never have I felt this way before!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Thank you for being a truly one-of-a-kind enemy!

kyra

I also have something I've known since we met.

You talk too much.

Combat w/ Apate

sandraudiga

I had hoped you would face me.
I wished to thank you in person.
Without you, none of this would've happened.
I'd still be doing your old pal's bidding, none the wiser.
I enjoyed my job, mind you, but it was getting repetitive.
I had been needing more for a while now.
And this beats even my wildest fantasies!
Immortality... Now there's a prize worthy of me!

apate

That staff you took from me...
You took an interest in it, did you not?
That is what sparked this spiral of madness in you...
You have a truly brilliant mind, Sandraudiga.
It is a shame you did not put it to the service of good.

sandraudiga

What can I say? Guilty as charged.
Though I must say, you should thank me too.
If not for my meddling,
who knows if you'd been able to put Dolus down.
But I can't imagine you'll say “thank you,” hm?

apate

You are an even worse sort than he.
You will get nothing from me but death!

sandraudiga

Hahahaha... Your time is past, old woman.
How about you go where your centenarian pal is...
and I take good care of the world you'll leave behind?
You know you can trust me. Ahahahahaha!

apate

You are correct about one thing. My time is past.
But the future belongs to Kyra and her friends,
and I will die before I see it stolen from them!

Combat w/ Edward

edward

Hey there, Sandy. Remember me?

sandraudiga

I always remember the pigs I roast, “Redbeard.”

edward

Y'know, I've been meaning to get back at you for that.

sandraudiga

I never doubted it.
Wounded your pride, did I?

edward

Oh no, that ain't it.
I mean for using that name. Redbeard.
That's Kyra's nickname for me.
You ain't got a right to say it.

sandraudiga

Hahahaha... How shall I address you, then?

edward

Somethin' like “please, I beg you, don't kill me” will do.

sandraudiga

Hah! Oh, I like you, “Redbeard.”
I'm glad we get to dance again!

Combat w/ Phobos

sandraudiga

Oh, it's you!
How good to see you still draw breath.
You know, I never did thank you.
You saved us some time back when we met.
Unlike certain other people, you know your place.

phobos

......

sandraudiga

In fact, just for you, a little offer.
Crawl over here and kiss the ground I've walked on.
Do that, and I may give you 10 seconds to run...

phobos

First you'll have to cut me down.
Then maybe I'll crawl, if that's what it takes to get to you and stab you.

sandraudiga

That can be arranged.

Combat w/ Hecate

sandraudiga

Ah, the sorceress... I know all about you.
The knight said you'd make a fine addition to our forces.
You played him for the pompous fool he was, huh?

hecate

What if I told you... That isn't quite right?
What if I told you that perhaps even now, I'd be willing to switch... for the right price?

sandraudiga

I'd beg you not to insult me with such obvious lies.

hecate

Hmm. Yes, that wasn't my best work.
It's all right. I'd rather just fight you anyway.
After everything you have done...
Beating you down will be quite enjoyable.

sandraudiga

That's more like it. That, I can believe!
Come. Show me a fun time, Kyra's loyal pawn!

Combat w/ Kairos

sandraudiga

Hello, Father Kairos.

kairos

I'm shocked you remember me.

sandraudiga

I rather admire you, even.
You aren't concerned with what is “proper” for your station.
You aren't afraid of what others think of you.
You think for yourself and follow your own heart.
A free spirit. We are somewhat alike, there.

kairos

Oh, give me a break...
You are seriously saying that, huh?

sandraudiga

Heh... It's a good thing there aren't many priests like you.
It would've been so inconvenient for old Dolus... and, more importantly, me.

kairos

...Enough with the honeyed words.
Stop fooling around and face me!

sandraudiga

Aww... But I love the sound of my own voice!

kairos

Funny, that. It revolts me.

sandraudiga

Fine. I guess I'll just talk to your corpse after.

Combat w/ Eupraxia

sandraudiga

Is it possible... ...Can it be...?
No way. That'd be too good to be true.

eupraxia

Sandraudiga...

(Sandraudiga is taken aback.)

If Eupraxia is a Holy Mage

sandraudiga

Hahahahahaha! It really is you!
I thought by now you'd have slit your own throat!

eupraxia

Not so long as you still draw breath.

If Eupraxia is a General

sandraudiga

Hahahahahaha! It really is you!
You're even wearing your old armor and everything!
Look! Matching suits! How quaint is that?

eupraxia

My body screams with every step I take with this on.
But I have endured. I have something I must do.
Surely you can hazard a guess as to what it is...

sandraudiga

Come now. You know what I did wasn't personal.
I just wanted your title, that's all.
I betrayed ol' Dolus when it suited me just the same.

eupraxia

I am aware of the manner of demon that you are.
I unleashed you upon this world.
It is my responsibility to see you removed from it,
before you can cause any more damage.

sandraudiga

Aww, how cold...
Aren't parents supposed to love their children?

eupraxia

I am only as terrible a mother as you are a daughter.

sandraudiga

Nothing I say will get under your skin, huh?
Fine. I prefer it that way. By all means, go ahead.
Try to send me to my room without dessert,
“Mommy!”

eupraxia

I will do no such thing.
I will kill you. Nothing more, nothing less.
I will have ample time to hate myself after.

Combat w/ Lorenzo

sandraudiga

Sigh... I am disappointed, but not really surprised.

lorenzo

Is that so?

sandraudiga

Please. You've been losing it for a while now.
A little wanton violence here and there,
and already you were questioning everything.

lorenzo

Forgive me, Madame Grand Inquisitor.
I could not help it...
Once I finally opened my eyes, I could never return.

sandraudiga

Opened your eyes to what, exactly?
The lies of the hierophant? The evil of the inquisition?
C'mon! That has always been plain for all to see!
Don't tell me you truly believed in any of it!

lorenzo

...I fear I did...

sandraudiga

Ahahahaha! What a joke you are, Lorenzo!
When did a heretic ever commit any real crimes?
When did our work ever save any lives?
Did the stache cover your eyes all those years?!
We were never more than the pawns of a tyrant!

lorenzo

I am a blind fool. This I know.
But I have been denied my just punishment.
So all I can do now is fight.
Fight to try and rectify my many missteps...

sandraudiga

I'll bet you truly believe in that, too.
You know? This is exactly why I picked you up,
all those years ago. You amuse me so!
Truly, it'll fill me with sorrow to see you die.

lorenzo

...No, it will not...
Because you will see no such thing!

Combat w/ Thyone

sandraudiga

Well, well, well! Look who survived against all odds!

thyone

I survived, and I brought the rebels here.

sandraudiga

I had assumed they just took a lucky guess.
Leave it to you to be a constant annoyance.

thyone

I will do far more than annoy you, Sandraudiga.
Today is the day you pay for it all.

sandraudiga

I guess I get it. You're still sore over what happened.
I did make your dearest concubine... disappear.
How you must've missed her in those lonely nights, lying in bed next to a fiend who cared nothing for you.
Did you miss her tender touch, mayhap?

thyone

You have not a clue what it is she and I shared.
But then, how could you possibly know?
You are a monster. You know nothing of human emotion.

sandraudiga

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

You will certainly try.
But you're more likely to end up in Hell than Heaven,
after I take your life, here and now!

sandraudiga

Showing some real fire now, O Fair Consort!
Let me have it! Show me the fury of a woman scorned!

Combat w/ Hestia

sandraudiga

I'll have you know, I quite admire you, blacksmith.
You are the unsung hero in all of this.
It was your hammer that forged this rebellion.

hestia

What exactly are you getting at?

sandraudiga

Women like ourselves, we shape our own fate.
When the world tries to beat us down, we bend it to our will with our own hands!
It is a rare quality.
Shame you had to pick Kyra's side...
Though, I must admit, I cannot blame you.

hestia

Wait, you're comparing yourself to me?
You have no idea what my life's been like.
“Bend the world to our will?” Seriously?
All I want is to be allowed to live and be myself...

sandraudiga

For what it's worth, I've nothing against you.
Oh, I would've still had you hanged, had we found out about your secret sooner.
But I would've been ever so sad about it.

hestia

And you had the audacity to compare us.
I've had to fight tooth and nail every step of the way.
But for you it's all just a big game, isn't it?
You don't know the meaning of the word “struggle.”

sandraudiga

...Oh, don't I?
Well, let's see who wins the big game, then!

Combat w/ Pericles

sandraudiga

Hoho, there's someone I was hoping to see!
You have ever been a thorn in my side.
Competing with me for my promotions...
Starting this rebellion, causing so much trouble...
Stealing my kill! Oh, that was the worst part...
The time has come to settle the score.
Are you ready, Pericles? Afraid, perhaps?

pericles

I am afraid of the aftermath.
Too much about the future is uncertain.
This country is in need of great change.
I know not if I can make it happen...
But this? This is the easiest part.

sandraudiga

That's the spirit!

Combat w/ Agari

agari

Tell me, Grand Inquisitor... Do you remember me?

sandraudiga

Pericles's daughter...
You didn't really stand out, but I still took note of you.
Your dad and I had vied for the same heights.
I figured if he got any funny ideas again, you would be the weakness to exploit.

agari

You would've threatened me to get him out of your way?

sandraudiga

No. I would have gotten you killed to break him.

agari

Sounds about right.
You embody everything I hate about Tartaros.
A bottomless pit of evil and mad sadism.
That's what you are. The worst of the worst.

sandraudiga

Thank you. I try my best.

agari

You better, because I'm not holding back!
And even if you kill me, another will do you in!
The entire world is your enemy!

sandraudiga

Good! Let the world come!
I will relish the chance to whip it into submission!

Combat w/ Telemus

sandraudiga

Oho, Telemus!
No wonder we lost track of you.
You went and joined the rapscallions!
Tired of watching your career crumble, huh?
Maybe you're hoping they'll give you a little treat?

telemus

All that I want is to do the right thing.
To be the people's sword and shield.
That is why I enrolled in the holy army...
And that is why I left it, when it betrayed itself!

sandraudiga

I guess I'm the one you blame for that betrayal.
But Tartaros has always been rotten to the core.
It's not my fault if you were too blind to see it.

telemus

Hmph... Maybe I was. But no longer!
You are the last vestige of the rot in Tartaros.
You will not be allowed to fester any longer!

sandraudiga

Cute. Very cute.
Did you rehearse that speech in front of the mirror?
I hope you also practiced your death throes!

Combat w/ Tiresias

sandraudiga

Dark green hair... About this tall...
Empty eyes... Hah!

tiresias

(smiles) Handsome, am I?

sandraudiga

Oh, it's just... I recognize you!
When the two-faced knight started this whole thing, I was already in the area, on an assignment.
I was investigating reports of a heretic scholar.
Someone poking his nose in forbidden places...
The description matches you to an uncanny degree.

tiresias

It probably was me, yes.

sandraudiga

I had to abandon that task to pursue the hag.
To think, you were saved by that distraction,
only to end up joining her later!
Life can be so comedic sometimes, can't it?

tiresias

I suppose you intend on fulfilling your duty now?

sandraudiga

Oh, no. I don't care about any of that anymore.
I'll kill you if you stand in my way. That is all.
In fact... I'd rather not, frankly.
That is a healing staff of your own creation, yes?
A mind like yours would have a place in my new world.

tiresias

I am flattered by the offer.
Sadly, I cannot think of a less appealing prospect.

sandraudiga

I had a feeling you'd say that. Oh, well.
No problem. Tell you what: After I take your head,
I'll cut it open and take a look!

tiresias

...And this is the one who led the “holy” knights?
My goodness...

Combat w/ Begoña

sandraudiga

The self-styled brigand queen of Percote...
The knight mentioned you a couple times.
A mighty leader of people, who takes that which she wants...
You may be something of a kindred spirit.

Begoña

......

sandraudiga

No words? Cat got your tongue?
Or is it fear...?

Begoña

I know somethin' 'bout yer kind.
Folks who looooove t'hear 'emselves yap on and on.
Best way to get under yer skin?
Not give you the pleasure.

sandraudiga

......
Ah. You've the right of it. That is my one weakness.
Strong and smart, despite being a mere bandit.
Would you care for a place in my new world, chief?

Begoña

......

sandraudiga

(frowns) ...Hmph. Fine. Have it your way.
(grins) I can still have some fun disemboweling you!

Combat w/ López

sandraudiga

Pffft-- Bwahahahaha!
Oh, Kyra... Where'd you get this one?
Are you her idea of a joke, perhaps?
Here to add a bit of levity to this tense situation?

López

Y-You think you're so tough, don'cha?!
I may be no match for ya, but I ain't backin' down!
My friends, they're all countin' on me!

sandraudiga

Tsk, tsk... What's the play here, exactly?
Hoping I'll be killed by the stench alone?
Admittedly, it isn't so unreasonable...
My goodness. It's so bad I'm almost impressed.

López

I don't have to take this from you, of all people!
I may smell rotten, but you ARE rotten!
And soon you'll be rottin'! 'Cause you'll be DEAD!

sandraudiga

Hahaha... All right, I've had a good chuckle.
Now begone, tiny stinky jester.

(López fumes.)

López

Graaaaaahhh! You're goin' down!!

Combat w/ Fango

sandraudiga

And who might you be?
She'd throw the “all brawn, no brains” types at me?
Is the plan for me to tire myself out on fodder?

(Fango quivers.)

fango

......

sandraudiga

Pfft. Look at you shiver in terror. Pathetic.

fango

Terror? Nah... Anticipation!
A nobody dimwit like me, a filthy criminal...
I get to be in the battle to save the world.
I get to face down the one who's done so much evil!
It's one heck of an honor.

sandraudiga

Honor? Don't make me laugh.
You don't even know the meaning of the word.
And what do you presume you'll accomplish here?
You'll be lucky if you put one dent in my armor!

fango

Even if I only manage to do that and then die,
I'll have done my part to help my friends.
(smiles) ...But you're dumb to count me and my brawn out.
I'm gonna crumple you into a little ball, like you deserve!

Combat w/ Delilah

delilah

(smiles) Hahaha... What a delightful specimen you are.
It's truly a shame we were fated to be foes.
I think we could have been good friends, in another life.

sandraudiga

Friends? Me? With a gnat like you?
You're quite pitiful, aren't you?

delilah

(still smiling) Ohh, so mean... So dastardly!
You sorely underestimate this “gnat”, I'll have you know.
I have done enough wretched things to put you to shame.

sandraudiga

And yet here you are, barking at the end of Kyra's leash.
Do you extend your arm when she says “paw,” little mutt?

delilah

Hahaha! You are as amusing as I'd heard you were!
But you should be careful, O Grand Inquisitor.
This mutt's got a nasty bite.

Combat w/ Jane

jane

...O-Oh, no... No, no, no...

(Jane shakes.)

Ahh! Focus, Jane! Focus!
Don't think that way! Not with this one!
Picture her as a... big, bad bear or something!

sandraudiga

(baffled) ...What the heck is she...

Combat w/ Pluto

pluto

......

sandraudiga

Well? What are you waiting for?
Entertain me, peon.

pluto

...I...

sandraudiga

Oh, for goodness' sake...
Why would Kyra bring someone like you up here?

pluto

...It's true. I'm... not particularly skilled, or brave...
But...

sandraudiga

But?

pluto

I care about these people.
I... I care about the commander.
I'll do whatever it takes to help them...

sandraudiga

Why are we just standing around talking, then?
Do something!

pluto

This... is for my friends!

Combat w/ Glaucus

glaucus

Want to know something, O Your Inquisitorness?

sandraudiga

The last time you shaved? Oh, oh, let me guess.
Last year? No, that's much too generous...

glaucus

(smiles) Heh. Someone's got a sense of humor.
(serious) ...The commander forgave my pops.
He damn near ruined her life, and still she forgave him.
And he's not the only one. She has forgiven so many...
She hides some serious kindness under the scowl.
...It takes a lot for her to show no mercy.

sandraudiga

What you're saying is... I'm special!
I suppose I should feel flattered?

glaucus

Oh, no. If you had any humanity in you, you'd feel an ounce of remorse, perhaps.

sandraudiga

Hah! Remorse, he says!
Are you done spewing nonsense at me?

glaucus

Yeah. I'm done.
I don't know what I was thinking, honestly.
A wretch like you only knows one language.

sandraudiga

Let us speak, then!

Combat w/ Ziying

sandraudiga

Interesting. Alastor's mute guy.

ziying

......

sandraudiga

We talked about you and your pals a few times.
I warned him one of you'd turn against him one day.
And now you have, and he and the rest are dead.
What a shame. He was such a useful idiot...
I'll have a statue of him built in my new world.
I'm sure I can find a suitable nook for it...

ziying

......

(Ziying shakes.)

Hh... Hhh...!

sandraudiga

I can only imagine what sort of colorful names you are calling me in your mind right now.
Perhaps if I rip your throat open and reach inside, I can pull them out for you! Shall we try?

ziying

...!

Combat w/ Demeter

demeter

Huh...? I feel something weird...
That staff in your hand. What did you do to it?

sandraudiga

Wouldn't you like to know.
No, that's a surprise for later, I'm afraid.

demeter

...Oh, you...
That's a very bad idea, you know.
I really wouldn't recommend trying to do that.

sandraudiga

And what would you know, pawn of Kyra?
Look at you. Droopy eyes, chubby cheeks...
Have you fought a single battle in your life, or did your mama buy you that fancy armor to play pretend?

demeter

Well, I can't force you to listen to me.
And I didn't expect you to listen, anyway.
You're quite the incorrigible child, after all...

sandraudiga

(frowns) ...Who in the world are you?
There's something so odd about you, but...

demeter

(smiles) Heh... Wouldn't you like to know?
(serious) Well, I guess all we can do now is see what happens next.
Just don't blame us if things get ugly, mmkay?
You did bring all of this upon yourself...

Combat w/ Plato

plato

...You... You are she.
The big bad!

sandraudiga

Ahahahaha! Awww, aren't you cute.
Look at those spindly legs. That terrible form.
Kyra must've been truly desperate to take you in.
Even as far as fodder goes, you seem utterly subpar.

plato

The biggest of bads, indeed...
Y-Yikes! I shudder to even say it, but...
I cannot spare your life. You're too evil...
I must kill you, here and now!
The Blood Demon shall reap your blood!

sandraudiga

Oh my, such arrogance!
I like that. Why, I like you!
Yours shall be an especially grand demise!
Only the very best for you, the great Blood Demon!
Hahahahaha...

plato

...I hate that you're the first to acknowledge that name...

Combat w/ Polonius

polonius

(grinning) Eeheeheeheehee! Heehee...hee...

(muted smile) ......
...Heehee... I must confess something to you.
I find myself in awe of your wickedness!
And yet... I can't allow it to exist.
Today, only one lord of darkness shall remain!

Eeheeheeheehee!

sandraudiga

Ahh... This is why I like Kyra.
Who else would send the jester to fight me?
She's such an imaginative woman...

Combat w/ Alonso

sandraudiga

Hey... I know you.
You're that northern lord... Alonso, if I recall correctly?

alonso

Only mine knightly title doth matter to demon thee:
Sir Quijano, Holy Mother's sword and shield!

sandraudiga

Hahaha... I had heard you lost your marbles and vanished.
Everyone thought you'd be lying in a ditch somewhere.
But this? Who could have ever foreseen this?
A man of your station and your age, turning traitor simply out of boredom!
Eh, I can't say I don't get it...

alonso

Mine charge hath ever been the pursuit of fair justice!
Liberating world ours from foul oppressor, 'tis my undying dream!

sandraudiga

Foul oppressor, eh? Heh, I get it now...
You seek a proper villain for your little fantasy world.
Well, I'd be thrilled to play the part!
Shall we have some fun, milord?

alonso

No fun, O Grand Inquisitor.
Never would I play games with a fiend such as thee!
En garde, and prepare for a fate most dreadful!
In bright and just future's name, thou shalt fall today!

sandraudiga

(frowns) Yeesh. Are you always like this?
Kyra's got the patience of a saint...

alonso

(smiles) Heh...

Combat w/ Pheme

sandraudiga

You know, of all the people to confront me here,
you're the last one I had anticipated.
That pompous fop failed to kill a pipsqueak like you?
My men failed to find you, lost in the woods like a mouse?
No stray arrows felled you in a campaign as brutal as this?
Your continued survival is nothing short of baffling...

pheme

Kyra trusts me. I cannot let her down.

sandraudiga

Bah... Come now. That's it?
Give me something good, girl.
Something less... disgustingly trite.

pheme

I'm not here to entertain you.
Thanks to Kyra, I gained the strength to survive.
Strength that I will now put to the test...
Against the one who's wronged her so much.

sandraudiga

Bleh. What a shame.
You would've been so much more interesting dead...

pheme

As you'll be.

Defeat

sandraudiga

(smirking) Heh... You think... it's over...?
It will never... be over...
My fury... shall smoulder... eternal!!

Locations

Tomb of Dolus II

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Dolus II, the first of many valiant youths whose blood gave Tartaros life.”

Tomb of Dolus III

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Dolus III, whose life was cut short before it could truly begin to bloom.”

Tomb of Dionysus II

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Dionysus II. May his many mistakes never be repeated, and may his sins be forgotten.”

Tomb of Dionysus I

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Dionysus I. Cursed with a deformed face and an untimely end from illness.”

Tomb of Eleutherius I

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Eleutherius I, known as the Liberator. He who put an end to the rightful bloodline.”

Tomb of Eleutherius II

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Eleutherius II, named after his father, whose valor was matched only by that of his forebear.”

Tomb of Eleutherius III

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Eleutherius III, whose vices were a disgrace to the revered history of his name.”

Tomb of Dolus I

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Dolus I. He who sacrificed it all for the betterment of his fellow man.”

Tomb of Erebus I

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Erebus I, with whom Tartaros began a new golden age of prosperity.”

Tomb of Erebus II

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies Erebus II, who earned many conquests in the Mother's name.”

Ending

(Sandraudiga collapses after the battle. Apate takes her Fortify staff.)

kyra

......

apate

It's over...

kyra

...We won't know for sure until we make sure.

(Kyra approaches to inspect the body when Sandraudiga suddenly rises and lunges for Kyra. Apate pushes her out of the way, taking the attack instead. Sandraudiga attacks with the Recover staff, which has been modified to drain life. The blow is mortal.)

kyra

Apate!!

apate

...Gwaahh!

(Apate staggers to the side and collapses.)

kyra

No...!

(Sandraudiga is bleeding from multiple wounds, but still grinning.)

sandraudiga

Hahaha... Haha... How did you like that?
When I went through Dolus's documents...
His process struck me as much too slow... too inefficient...
So I've tinkered with his toys... Combined their powers...
I'll admit, I hadn't expected that... I was aiming for you...
But now, I have the lifeforce... of an immortal titan...!

kyra

Sandraudiga!!

(Sandraudiga raises her arms in exultation.)

sandraudiga

Behold, one and all!
Behold, as I rise to the heavens and drag the Mother from her seat of arrogance!

(Sandraudiga runs to the tower's uppermost floor. Kyra makes to pursue, but turns back to check on Apate.)

kyra

Dammit... Dammit all!
Apate, stay with me!

apate

Urggh... Kyra!
You have to stop her... Stop Sandraudiga...

kyra

Save your breath, Apate!

apate

Listen to me... Sandraudiga doesn't know what she's doing...
She's tampering with powers... she does not understand...
She will... destroy herself... but in the process...
There is no telling... Who or what else she may destroy...
You have to stop her... before it's too late...!

kyra

...All right. Don't worry, Apate. I'm on it.

apate

Before you go... Take this...
There are none like it anymore, in this age...
It should undo even the most dire of injuries...
I... I fear I will not be able to assist you... any further...

(She gives Kyra an Elixir.)

kyra

Don't exert yourself!
You just lie down here and rest for a while, okay?
Conserve your energy. I'll come get you when it's finished.

(Kyra chases after Sandraudiga.)

apate

......
How... How curious...
The world may be... on the edge of calamity...
I find myself... unable to do anything... and yet...
For the first time in... so long... I... I feel...

(smiles, closes eyes) ...Hope...

Character Descriptions

Sandraudiga
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.

Personal Skill: Frenzy
For every 4 damage taken, +1 to damage dealt.

Legendary Weapon: Gluttony
Hallowed weapon that expunges sin.

Elite
All hail Sandraudiga!
All hail her new world!

The clear condition for the final battle reads “Put her out of her misery” in long form, and “Put her down” in short form.

Opening

(A bestial scream shakes the room. A lieutenant stands next to Sandraudiga, who has collapsed to her knees.)

soldier

C-Champion Sandraudiga! Champion!
What just happened? Is something amiss?!

(He starts as he notices Kyra.)

soldier

Ah! The rebels...
Curse you! You've ruined everything...!
Don't worry, Champion! I won't let them reach you!
I shall protect you with my life--

(Sandraudiga clutches her head and lets out an animalistic scream before devouring the lieutenant's life force, killing him instantly.)

kyra

W-What in the world is wrong with her?!
Everyone, be careful! Something's not right here!

(Sandraudiga looks up.)

sandraudiga

D E F E C T S I N M Y P E R F E C T W O R L D ...
M A K E I T S T O P ...
M A K E I T STOOOOOOOOOP!!

Conversations

Combat w/ Kyra

kyra

What... What have you done, you fool?!

Combat w/ Phobos

phobos

I... I'm not afraid. It's incredible.
I stand before horrors untold, and yet...
All I feel is pity...

Combat w/ Hecate

hecate

I refuse to die before I see you put down.

Combat w/ Kairos

kairos

At least now you're as ugly on the outside as inside.

Combat w/ Pheme

pheme

......
I just... I just want this to be over...
(closes eyes)

Combat w/ Raleigh

raleigh

I swear, if by some miracle I survive this...
I am never picking up a weapon again in my life!

Combat w/ Begoña

Begoña

Amazing to think that just a few months ago,
beatin' the runt was the biggest of my concerns...

Combat w/ López

López

Oh, yeah! Make ME fight that thing!
Surely I, of all people, will be able to win this!

Combat w/ Fango

fango

(grinning) Hah! That all?!
I'm gonna squeeze you like a lemon!

Combat w/ Nikolaos

nikolaos

How the heck did I end up here?
I'm just some guy!

Combat w/ Agari

agari

Why do you still keep going?
Why are you so desperate to keep on ruining lives?
Why won't you just die?!

Combat w/ Pericles

pericles

With your death, Tartaros may at last begin to heal.
Begone, foul beast!

Combat w/ Hestia

hestia

Well, that's gonna chase me in my nightmares for...
Probably the rest of my life, honestly.

Combat w/ Glaucus

glaucus

Let this be a lesson to you, hun.
Don't take gambles you're not prepared to lose.

Combat w/ Eupraxia

eupraxia

After all you schemed... all you sacrificed...
Your humanity, your family, your soul...
All for what? This? Are you happy now?!

Combat w/ Pluto

pluto

Gaaaaaaaah!!
G-Get away! Get away!

Combat w/ Tiresias

tiresias

Never did I imagine I'd be grateful to be blind...
But just hearing the noises you're making...

Combat w/ Wulfric

Wulfric

It's enough to make me want to pluck my eyes out...

Combat w/ Vasiliki

Vasiliki

(smiles) Smile... Smile...
It's only the stuff of nightmares...
No biggie... Smiiiile...!

Combat w/ Scymerius

Scymerius

Well, there's something you don't see every day.

Combat w/ Fructuoso

Fructuoso

...Maybe if I don't move, she won't see me...

(He jumps.)

O-oh I don't think she works that way--!

Combat w/ Órlaith

Órlaith

......

(Órlaith retches.)

Mmph... I-I think I'm going to be sick...

Combat w/ Fiadh

fiadh

Shooting you in the eye is a mercy at this point...

Combat w/ Alonso

alonso

I may enjoy putting on airs...
But to bring you down, that is true justice.

Combat w/ Teresa

teresa

(grinning) Ahahahahaha! Oh, oh it's awful!
What's next?!
One of the dragons from the mythos, maybe?!

Combat w/ Ofelia

ofelia

One day they'll write plays about all this...
I must study your mannerisms while I still can.

Combat w/ Polonius

polonius

Eeheeheeheehee!
I commend you, but your madness pales before mine!

Combat w/ Delilah

delilah

(smiles) Oh, that's wicked.
How I'd love to tame you and keep you as my pet.
Oh, but that won't be possible, will it...

Combat w/ Jane

jane

Hey, listen, if you could just...
Keel over and die on your own,
I'd be so grateful. Pretty please?

Combat w/ Zaccheus

zaccheus

H-Help! She's on me! Someone distract her!
A-Anyone?!

Combat w/ Conan

conan

You are a rabid mutt.
You need to be put down... For our sake, and yours.

Combat w/ Simeon

simeon

Oh, in the name of--!
Send someone else for her to chew on!
I want to survive this debacle! Please!!

Combat w/ Dahl

dahl

Just another stepping stone in my road to greatness.

Combat w/ Laertes

laertes

(smiles) I'm sure nobody will mind if I help myself...

Combat w/ Nicaea

Nicaea

ever did someone deserve such a fate more.

Combat w/ Beatrix

Beatrix

You know, this could all have been avoided.

Combat w/ Barlowe

Barlowe

...Oh, dear...

Combat w/ Telemus

telemus

A face befitting of your sins...
The true face of the hierophant's Tartaros.
May this be the last we see of it...

Combat w/ Edward

edward

I can't even be mad at you anymore.
I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
...Then again, that's also you, so.

Combat w/ Fazang

fazang

You were foolish to try to escape the cycle.
All life must come to an end...

Combat w/ Xinyi

xinyi

(smiles) What a unique challenge! Let us see how I fare...

Combat w/ Jingyi

jingyi

(I will not allow you to hurt my friends!)

Combat w/ Jason

Jason

...This is WAY above my paygrade...

Combat w/ Plato

plato

Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed...

Combat w/ Coronis

Coronis

G-Goodness! How did you manage this...?

Combat w/ Ziying

ziying

......

Combat w/ Demeter

demeter

Oh, my... I didn't know this'd end quite so badly for you...
I guess this is what they call “divine punishment.“

Combat w/ Thyone

thyone

Die, you parasite.

Combat w/ Lorenzo

lorenzo

Madame Grand Inquisitor...
Not even you deserved such a fate.
Forgive me. There is only one thing I can do now...

When Sandraudiga is defeated

First:

(Sandraudiga staggers back, but does not die.)

kyra

What?! But we just... She just...
She just got back up, like it was nothing...!

Everyone! Don't panic! Keep going!
Keep going until she goes down!
She HAS to go down at some point...!

sandraudiga

I W I L L T E A R Y O U A L L A P A R T ...
L I M B B Y L I M B ...
P I E C E B Y P I E C E ...

Second:

sandraudiga

T H I S I S N O T F A I R ...
I A M N O T H A V I N G F U N ...

Third:

(Sandraudiga cracks the wall when she staggers back.)

sandraudiga

I T H U R T S S O M U C H ...
H E L P M E ...
H E L P MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Locations

Empty Tomb

There is an inscription on the gravestone. It reads as follows:

“Here lies the woman that gave me life, to whom I granted death. May I be forgiven for my sins.”

The grave is not sealed. It appears to be empty...

Ending

(After the wall is broken, Sandraudiga's next defeat pushes her off the tower. She lets out a guttural scream as she falls.)

kyra

......
Edward... Edward, where are you?

edward

Here...
Well, that's got to have done it, right?
There's no way she lived through that.

kyra

...We better check...

edward

Aye, right you are...
Not looking forward to the climb down, but...

kyra

We must hurry.

edward

Right behind ya.

(As they descend to the previous floor, Kyra checks on Apate.)

kyra

...Apate...?

edward

Sorry, lassie... It's over.

kyra

......
She looks so... peaceful, doesn't she?

edward

Lived longer than anyone should, with far too many regrets.
Don't pity her, Kyra. She's just gone to sleep, after a long, long day...

kyra

......

edward

Do you want me to... pick her up?

kyra

Gently, please.
I haven't decided what to do about her yet, but...
We certainly can't just leave her here.

edward

Yeah...

kyra

C'mon, let's hurry.
I won't be able to rest easy until I see Sandraudiga's dead body.

(Kyra and Edward find Sandraudiga's broken body at the base of the tower.)

edward

......

kyra

Is she dead?

edward

...Of course.
C'mon, look at her. She's...
She barely looks like a human being anymore.

kyra

......
Don't lie to me, Edward. Just tell it to me how it is.

edward

...Her eyes... still move...

kyra

......

edward

W-What next, Kyra?
It doesn't look like she's gonna recover from that, but...

kyra

There's not much we can do.
Get a pair of shovels. Dig deep.

edward

......

(They start digging.)

edward

She did this to herself.

kyra

Yes. Yes, she did.

Character Descriptions

Sandraudiga
The fearsome Heaven's Scythe, currently in the middle of making the worst mistake of her life.

Lifewringer
She who toyed with powers beyond her ken, and paid the price.

Personal Skill: Daunt
-5 Hit and Crit to all enemy units in a 3-tile radius.

Recover
Steals life instead of granting it.