Gate of Memoirs/A Queen Is Born

And she shall rule with a fist of iron and a heart of steel.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "World of Gods"	Music: "World of Gods"
 	
*Her rage sated by the vengeance exacted upon her phantom enemies,
 	
*Miriam returns to herself, her saber coated in the ashes of an uncertain future.
 	
*The entity, this time, leans in to observe her.
*Kranus: <It seems you have made up your mind.>
 	
*Miriam: I always knew what I needed to do.
*Miriam: Truth or no, only time will tell.
*Miriam: But I will be ready when it comes to pass.
*Miriam: Evgenia will be queen when I am no longer here to protect her.
 	
*Miriam: This I swear.
 	
*The saber returns swiftly to its scabbard at her hip, and the entity continues watching Miriam as she leaves.
*The dawn will awaken the sleeper, and with her, the cycle continues.
 	
*Before the vision ends, Kranus turns, and you hear, right inside your mind—
Portrait 	Dialogue
 	
*Kranus: "͟Elysia̧ E͟t̴er̢nal."
 	
*The wind howls an empty song here.
*You blink, and find yourself walking along the same wasteland where you had an audience with the Queen.
*But you're not supposed to be here.
*You are seated on a padded chair with a contraption strapped to your head instead of dimension-diving like the last time.
*...You are, right?
 	
*Noel: ?
 	
*You blink again, and you're back.
*At the very least, you're a lot less nauseous than your previous encounters in that...place.
*You make a mental note to thank Noel properly for this method of survey;
*after all, you don't really want to look into a sliver of Void anytime soon.
Music: "Hazama"	Music: "Hazama"
 	
*Time passes quickly.
*With all the data you've collected from the Echo of Elysia, 
*the fine folks at the lab have been working round the clock to document your findings.
*A week later, you are called over for a meeting to discuss the first full foray into an Echo.
 	
*Noel: . Thanks for dropping in so early.
*Noel: Giselle and I have a clearer picture on the situation now, thanks to all the data you got for us.
*Noel: Just like in Athensphere, we've noted the presence of familiar people you've met before...
 	
*Noel: ...As well those you never had a chance to meet.
 	
*Indeed. Crown Prince Gortius, the elder brother Princess Estia never spoke of, seemed alive and well...
*Along with his faithful commander and wife Miriam, it seems that the Echo of Elysia is progressing toward a completely different future.
*One unravaged by a mad demigod from another plane, for Draegar had already perished in the Echo of Athensphere.
 	
*Giselle: Just like what you experienced previously, it seems that the flow of time itself has been altered somehow.
*Giselle: You remember the 'Veil', that cosmic barrier Azius mentioned?
 	
*Giselle: Besides being a separator between these two timelines, it's also highly possible it's the reason for all this time dilation.
 	
*That would explain how seven years had passed in the Echo while you were surveying it.
*You bring up that last scene that seemed anomalous with the rest of your survey, and the two glance at each other.
 	
*Giselle: ... ...
*Giselle: This might just be my hunch, but...
*Giselle: ...Once we get things set up, we should check on that Echo again.
 	
*You're slightly taken aback by the uncharacteristic graveness of Giselle's words.
*You can't help but feel she knows something more.
 	
*Giselle: For the time dilation, you know. With that ominous promise Miriam made, and Kranus having made itself known over there...
*Giselle: I think it's worth our while to be diligent.
 	
*Noel: That's a...grim assessment, but I can't say I disagree.
 	
*Noel: In any case, we'll call you back when it's all ready.
*Noel: Get some rest, . You've earned it.
 	
*As you leave the office, you can't help but mull over everything you've seen.
*What did Kranus want to show you?
*The inevitability of fate? Or of the Void?
*If you are but a mere spectator, what power did you have to change anything at all?...