Gate of Memoirs/Divine Wrath

Hakuzo confronts the kami, accusing him of cowardice and accepting the cards dealt to him.
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Music: "Snowy Winds"	Music: "Snowy Winds"
 	
*"I remembered something."
*"The ring belonged to someone before me."
*"To see it again..."
 	
*"If only momentarily in the hands of that unnameable *something*—"
*"I had no words for this creature, but I knew..."
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*"We were both empty inside, in a way."
*Stars linger like pinpricks in the oddly faded sky.
 	
*Suizen: Tell me. Who are you?
 	
*The young eldritch creature tilts her head inquisitively at the kami, whose gaze is still fixed on the phantom memory.
 	
*Hypaea: "Though its scent lingers, the flower's form has long since scattered."
*Hypaea: "Such is the transience of life; such is ephemeral beauty."
 	
*Suizen: How did you know...what the ring says?
 	
*Hypaea: I heard you. It was in your head.
 	
*Suizen: ... ...
*Suizen: Fate had thought to make one last jest in my eternal prison.
 	
*Suizen: We kami only perpetuate the cycle; we are tied to the whims of fate. 
*Suizen: That is how it has always been.
*Suizen: Perhaps it was foretold: having worn thin, the net breaks, and sinks into the darkening sea.
 	
*Suizen: So it was for the old world we called home.
*Suizen: And now here we are, upon ashes of ashes.
*Suizen: Nine lifetimes I've lingered, and a kami's life is long.
 	
*The bridge seems to fade, leaving only its ghostly outline.
*Little by little, the petals lose their colors, scattering lifelessly as Hypaea reaches out to touch them.
*Suizen closes his eyes as the white shadow draws nearer.
 	
*"How I longed to die, as I should. As a mortal should."
*"Enveloped in pure white, like I once dreamed..."
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Source Hall"	Music: "Source Hall"
 	
*As you deftly evade your spectral foes, a flash diverts your attention from combat.
 	
*Hakuzo: ...What was that?
 	
*A familiar shrill wail pierces your ears, and you feel a shifting pulse similar to the one before.
*The faint outline of a bridge ripples in mid-air before distorting into a cavernous, black space.
*All you remember is a wild crash of thunder before you are whisked away.
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*You find yourself atop a roof, cold rain soaking through your clothes.
*This seems real enough—but then again, in a space like this...you never know.
*On one of the tiles, glinting in the rain, is the suspiciously unbroken ring.
*Another object that seemed to be linked intimately to an individual's memory, like Aoife's necklace.
*Hypaea is strangely absent, but you swear you feel her presence somewhere.
 	
*Hakuzo: Of course, the Avija Shrine...
*Hakuzo: Your lofty seat of power.
*Hakuzo: I'd have thought you'd glamour this place as well—
 	
*Hakuzo: ...?!
 	
*The kami turns, but his entire being seemed ashen. Crumbling.
*Though his appearance was still whole, you knew what would come next should he succumb to...
 	
*...That white shadow.
 	
*Just like the rancher from your first visions.
*You lunge and attack Suizen in an attempt to break Hypaea's hold over him, but find your weapon swiftly repelled by a powerful force.
 	
*Hakuzo: What in the eighteen hells did you do?!
 	
*Suizen: I've accepted my fate, Hakuzo.
 	
*Suizen: I won't die; I *cannot* die.
*Suizen: And you would rob me even of such end?
 	
*Hakuzo: Hah! Don't make me laugh.
*Hakuzo: You were a fool from the start. A glorified puppet!
*Hakuzo: Where's your pride, *kami*?
Music: "Tremors"	Music: "Tremors"
 	
*Startled, you jump back from Hakuzo's sudden swing against the kami.
*The glaive strikes get increasingly vicious, and before long, Suizen is forced to defend himself.
 	
*Hakuzo: You're the most godsdamned weak-willed kami I've ever had the misfortune of associating with.
*Hakuzo: I'm beginning to think you let me go so I could come back and exact my revenge someday.
 	
*Hakuzo: Is that what you wanted? Because of some sick sense of self-righteousness?
 	
*Their weapons clash together once more, and this time, Hakuzo curls his lips in a snarl.
 	
*Hakuzo: You're too cowardly to even seek a worthy death.
*Hakuzo: You're worse than the human you claimed to be.
 	
*With a roar rivalling the thunder overhead, a massive lightning bolt strikes down from the heavens.
*Had Hakuzo dallied for even half a second longer, he would have been a smoking pile of ash.
*The sky churns in a fury, rivalling even the adrenaline thundering in your ears as you behold the kami Suizen silhouetted in gold.
 	
*Suizen: Such haughty words.
*Suizen: I see now.
*Suizen: I see the reason I had let you live.
 	
*Suizen: It was NOT human weakness, but empathy.
*Suizen points his weapon straight at Hakuzo's neck.
*Suizen: Your defiance is worthy of praise...
*Suizen: This trial I welcome with open arms.
 	
*Suizen: I will no longer hold back, unruly demon!
 	
*You feel a dull response in the back of your head as something stirs within Suizen.
 	
*There was no mistaking that hiss; Hypaea's prey was struggling against her suffocating influence.
*You can only hope a good thrashing will snap her out of it.
 	
*Hakuzo: Did you feel something?
*Hakuzo: Good, keep an eye on your..."little friend".
 	
*Hakuzo: I daresay this will be a lot more fun than nearly drowning...