[Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle] Kirkis: Kwanda Rosman! You'll pay for burning down our village! Kwanda: Liberation Army? Conceit! I shall destroy you on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor! Mathiu: This is the first battle for new Liberation Army's. Give it your best. Viktor: Hey! Here we go! (After beating the enemy...) Mathiu: Congratulations! We won! Kwanda: Damn you. It's time for the Burning Mirror. (Kwanda is hurrying deeper into his fortress, and makes his way to the Burning Mirror.) Kwanda Rosman: Ha ha! I'll burn you all with this! (Assembled before the fortress, the Liberation Army's men have little hope.) Valeria: Dammit. Kwanda's planning to use the Burning Mirror. Mathiu: What? All troops retreat! No, forget that. Disperse! Keep casualties to a minimum! (Back at the mirror...) Kwanda Rosman: Ahh, spreading out to reduce casualties, eh? But it's too late now. Kwanda Rosman: Traitors to the Empire, this is the price you pay! Take that! (There is a bright flash, but suddenly the Burning Mirror shatters.) Kwanda Rosman: W-what's going on? (Outside the fortress, the Dwarven Chief approaches.) Dwarven Chief: Ho ho ho! That's what you get for stealing! See the power of our Windfire Cannon! Kirkis: Chief of the Dwarves! Dwarven Chief: Looks like we got here in time, young elf. Viktor: All right, let's go into the castle and take Kwanda Rosman's head. Come on, Tir. Gremio: I'm going too, Young Master. Valeria: Please, Master Tir, take me too. Kirkis: I'll go too. Viktor: All right. Who else is coming? Kuromimi: Kuromimi go too. Save friends. Kuromimi go. Viktor: Let's go! *****NPCs***** Soldier: The troops are defeated! Now we must get Kwanda. Soldier: Please be careful, Master Tir. Soldier: We did it! We did it! What a blow to the Empire. Soldier: Phew! I guess we won. Soldier: I was a bit scared. Soldier: Go! Go! Keep going! Defeat those Imperials! Dwarven Chief: Ho ho ho. The Burning Mirror is shattered. Mathiu: Kwanda Rosman is one of the Five great Imperial Generals. He's powerful. Please watch yourself. (Inside the fortress...) Woman: Shall we rest? (The party is healed) *****PLOT***** (After making their way through the fortress, fighting off a dragon, and so on, the party finds the battlement where Kwanda stands beside the shattered Burning Mirror.) Kwanda Rosman: Are you the leader of the Liberation Army? You look familiar. Teo's son. I'd heard rumors, but... Teo's boy a rebel leader, eh? Don't expect me to pull punches. They once called me Kwanda the Insurmountable, and I shall again become the wall that protects Emperor Barbarosa. So come, liberators. See my strength. See the power of the Black Rune that Lady Windy has given me! (Duel with Kwanda begins.) Kwanda: For the Empire! And for His Majesty the Emperor! I won't let you proceed! (After you beat him...) Kwanda: Well done! That you should destroy my defenses... (Kwanda is kneeling beside the shattered mirror.) Kwanda Rosman: Impossible! It's Lady Windy's Black Rune. Kuromimi: You mess everyone up. You fix them. (Kwanda lifts his head.) Kwanda Rosman: Kobold? Why are you still sane? The Black Rune... Ahhhh! My arm! Ahhhhhhhh! (He grabs his arm, which seems to be flashing.) Gremio: What's going on? Viktor: I'm not sure. Something to do with a Black Rune, I think he said. Kwanda Rosman: Aaaaahhhhhhhrrrrrrrggggggg hhhhhhh! (There is a flash of light, and he collapses. When Tir approaches him again, he gets to his knees.) Kwanda Rosman: What...happened? Kuromimi: Prepare to die! Kirkis: Time for revenge! (Kwanda lowers his head.) Kwanda Rosman: Elf...kobold... I see. Do what you must. You have the right, I believe. Gremio: Wait a minute, something's wrong. (Kwanda looks up at Tir.) Kwanda Rosman: Are you Commander Tir of the Liberation Army? Please go ahead and take my head. I'll die like a soldier. Tir: *Vengeance! Your time is up! *Something's wrong. /----- Tir: Vengeance! Your time is up! (Kwanda lowers his head again.) Kwanda Rosman: Emperor Barbarosa, I'm sorry I could not protect you until the end. I enjoyed the 10 years I fought with you. Farewell, Emperor. Kirkis: Prepare yourself! (The screen goes dark, and when it returns, Kwanda is dead.) Kirkis: So this is the end of my war. (In a flash of light, Windy appears.) Windy: It's been a long time, Tir. Oh, did you defeat Kwanda? I give him the Black Rune, yet he falls. What a useless fellow. Kuromimi: Who you? Fix everyone. Windy: A kobold? I see, Kwanda's Black Rune melted, and you've become free of your curse. Tir, don't think you can get away with your antics forever. My beloved Barbarosa will destroy you. Well, I must be on my way. See you, Tir. (She vanishes.) ----- Tir: Something's wrong. Kwanda Rosman: What are you waiting for? Lop off his head. I'm impatient. Gremio: Why did you suddenly... Kuromimi: That's right. You're not the same person you were a moment ago. Kwanda Rosman: It's this. The burnt rune. Viktor: Rune? Kwanda Rosman: This was the Black Rune. It was given to me by lady Windy. It gave me power over monsters. But it also began to affect my willpower. Windy cannot be trusted. Does the Emperor know? But whatever I say now is irrelevant. After what I have done, my only remaining fate is to die like a soldier. Tir: *You're right. *I want you to join us. /--- Tir: You're right. Kwanda Rosman: Thank you, Commander Tir. Teo should be proud of his son. Kirkis: Prepare to die! (Screen goes dark, and Kwanda is killed.) --- Tir: I want you to join us. Kwanda Rosman: Me? Join you? Ha ha ha! Me join the Liberation Army? I served Emperor Barbarosa for 10 years, and you ask me to be a traitor? Viktor: That's right. The Emperor is a different man from the one you knew 7 years ago. Kwanda Rosman: ......... Perhaps the Emperor I knew and trusted disappeared years ago. Commander Tir, let me join your army. My loyalty for Emperor Barbarosa remains firm. But I cannot serve the present Emperor, whoever he may be. /--- /----- (Later, outside the fortress...) Mathiu: Congratulations, Commander Tir. Our first battle was a great success. (A few kobolds approach, and speak to Kuromimi.) Kobold Woman: Kuromimi... Kuromimi: Oh, Mommy! Kobold Man: Kuromimi... Kuromimi: Brother! Gremio: It looks like their spell is broken. (Sylvina approaches to stand beside Mathiu.) Kirkis: Thank you, Master Tir. Gremio: What will you do now? Kirkis: The village is gone. And perhaps my war is not over yet. At least not until your war is over, Master Tir. Please let me join the Liberation Army. Sylvina: Me too! (Stallion runs in.) Stallion: And me as well. (Kirkis jumps in alarm.) Kirkis: N-not Sylvina. It could be dangerous. Sylvina: No. I'm staying with you forever, Kirkis. Stallion: I'll join too. Gremio: ...................... Kuromimi: Kuromimi fight. Everybody fix, but country still sickness. Valeria: I, too, have no place to return to. To prevent this tragedy from repeating itself, let me fight too. Mathiu: Commander Tir, this battle has made you a man. So many people are willing to join you. Now let's get back to Toran Castle. Tir: *Let's go then! *Wait. I have some unfinished business. /----- Tir: Let's go then! (Everyone returns to the castle.) ----- Tir: Wait. I have some unfinished business. Mathiu: I understand. We'll go on ahead. (They stay where they are and must walk home.) /----- *****NPCs***** (In Kobold Village...) Kobold Man: I am a proud Kobold warrior, but for once I must thank you. Kobold Man: We Kobolds thank you. Kobold Woman: You're not a bad fellow for a human. (Inside inn...) Innkeeper: Staying? 30 bits per creature. (An elf is standing in the back...) Rubi: Heh. I've nothing to say to humans. (Or, if Kirkis is there...) Kirkis: You're Rubi. Rubi: Huh? Oh, it's Kirkis! What are you doing with humans? Kirkis: I'm in the Liberation Army now. But not to avenge myself for having my village taken away. There are many, both humans and elves, suffering because of the Imperial Army. I want to help them. Rubi: I couldn't care less. Be on your way. What do you know, anyway. You're just a little runt. (If you talk to him again...) Rubi: Go away. I've nothing to say to a runt like you. *****RECRUIT***** (In the front room of the inn...) Fu Su Lu Ha ha ha! I'm Fu Su Lu, and I'm as strong as 100 men. When I swing my axe the very earth shivers, and when I shout, Lake Toran turns upside down. Tir: *Recruit *Don't recruit /----- Tir: Recruit Fu Su Lu: The Liberation Army? Only if you agree to feed me. Innkeeper: Are you going to pay me 10,000 bits for the food he's eaten? Tir: *Pay *Don't pay /--- Tir: Pay Fu Su Lu: Ha ha! You're a generous one. Don't worry. I'll work plenty for my meals. [Fu Su Lu joins!] (He leaves the inn.) --- Tir: Pay (.....) I don't seem to have enough money! Fu Su Lu: Ha ha! I'll be right here. Come back any time. --- Tir: Don't pay Fu Su Lu: Ha ha! The Liberation Army's down in the dumps. /--- ----- Tir: Don't recruit Fu Su Lu: Ha ha! You don't know what you're missing. /----- (In a house...) Gon: I'm Gon. How is Brother Kuromimi doing? (Or, if Kuromimi is there...) Gon: Big Brother Kuromimi, how have you been? Kuromimi: Well, if it isn't Gon! Kuromimi is fine. Working hard in the Liberation Army. Gon: You're looking great, Big Brother! I want to be like you. Tir: *Recruit *Don't recruit /----- Tir: Recruit Kuromimi: Gon, I have good news. Master Tir says you're welcome to join the Liberation Army. Gon: Hooray! [Gon joins!] (He leaves the house.) ----- Tir: Don't recruit Kuromimi: Gon, Master Tir will never allow it. Stay here. Gon: I understand, Brother Kuromimi. /----- (In Kouan...) Lorelai: Who are you? Hmmm... The Liberation Army, eh? Tir: *Recruit *Don't recruit /----- Tir: Recruit Lorelai: Let me see... hmmm... (She looks Tir over.) Lorelai: All right. You look pretty tough. I'll join. [Lorelai joins!] (She leaves the inn.) ----- Tir: Don't recruit Lorelai: What is it? What else do you want? /----- (In Seika, in Mathiu's old house...) Apple: You're the one who took Master Mathiu away, aren't you. You can't fool me. He was saying, "I've had it with wars," and yet you forced him to follow you! Tir: *Because Mathiu wanted to. *This is not just another war. *......... /----- Tir: Because Mathiu wanted to. Apple: Liar. That's impossible. Just forget it, I'll ask him myself. Where is Master Mathiu? Toran?... You mean the castle on Lake Toran? You'd better not be lying. [Apple joins!] (She leaves the house.) ---------- Tir: This is not just another war. Apple: A war's a war. Just forget it. All right, I'll ask him myself. Where is Master Mathiu? Toran?... You mean the castle on Lake Toran? You'd better not be lying. [Apple joins!] (She leaves the house.) ----- Tir: ......... Apple: Forget it, I'll ask him myself. Where is Master Mathiu? Toran?... You mean the castle on Lake Toran? You'd better not be lying. [Apple joins!] (She leaves the house.) /----- (In the tavern basement in Kaku...) Gaspar: How about a game, Boss? If you win, I'll join you. Tir: *Play *Don't play /----- Tir: Play Gaspar: All right, here we go. (Start dice game) Gaspar: If you win 5000 bits from me, I'll concede defeat! (After you win...) Gaspar: You're a lucky one. A lucky man can do anything. I'll throw in my chips with you. [Gaspar joins!] ----- Tir: Don't play Gaspar: Too bad. I guess you don't see the romance in tossing dice. /-----