Centennials 3/The Book of Tales

The transcript for the Book of Tales, a collection of bonus content for Centennials 3
== The Heart That Beats: Chapter 1 ==
It was a cloudy and mildly stormy day, Necra was once again holed up in the walls of District 9’s LIbrary of The Father, she is studying with Helia providing a source of light
Necra: So when we went to that weird afterlife place because Maivi tried to make me ruler of that place, I felt connected to every soul on Earth for an o-so brief moment
Helia: And what did you feel when you were connected?
Necra: Pain…torment…someone is screaming for help, someone is calling for rescue and I could hear it coming from somewhere near here
Helia: So you believe someone is in danger?
Necra: Yes, and I can’t sit idly by while I know someone is suffering, I think I can still hear the screaming, a cry for rescue and a call for help.
Helia: So why are you sitting idly by?
Necra: I’m studying incidents, accidents, anything that’d result in a soul screaming past all the others for help but….
Necra throws all the books off the desk in a single motion
Necra: I’m coming up COMPLETELY EMPTY!!
Helia: Darn
Necra: Yeah…we’re so goddamn good at our jobs that no one really stays trapped or in torment for long. 
Helia: Isn’t that a good thing? Like…where would we be if we weren’t the absolute best at our job?
Necra: That’s a fair point, but sometimes…I still hear the screaming….
Helia: So you want to get to the bottom of this…
Necra: Yeah
Helia: Well there is something I personally want to know about?
Necra: What’s that?
Helia: Earlier this week, Iehn reported that  they  saw a strange elevator in the Catacombs under this district on their mandatory patrol and I want to know what that could be about
Necra: Strange elevator?
Helia: It was like a rusty old thing they said, like it looked like it shouldn’t work
Necra: But it probably did at some point…
Helia: Do you wanna get who I think you do?
Necra: Hey…he likes me….
Helia: I mean yeah but…doesn’t he have better things to do
Necra: Does he?
Helia: I don’t know
Their arguing is interrupted by Oceane brandishing her sword behind them 
Oceane: Hello, am I interrupting something?
Helia: Not really…
Necra: So Oceane, me and Helia have found ourselves in a sort of conundrum, I hear a distant voice that is screaming and screaming and screaming and Helia wants to check out some crusty elevator that Iehn found. 
Oceane: Ok and…
Helia: That’s what’s up
Oceane: Alright…why don’t we grab Iehn and Vendil and set off on our merry way.
Necra: Huh….good idea
Oceane: I always have great ideas
Helia: No you don’t
Oceane: Yes I do
We pan over to The Guild
Iehn: So you’re investigating that mysterious elevator I found?
Helia: Yup, and so let’s go
Necra: Someone could be in danger, we have to investigate 
Vendil: I’ll help you with the elevator but if yall are going down it, I should probably post up nearby and make sure nothing awful happens. 
Necra: Yeah, no problem
???: Can I come too?
A familiar voice rang out meekly from where they were
Myrtle: Been a minute eh?
Necra: Myrtle?? Why are you in Century Corps armor?
Myrtle: I got kicked out of The Jade Legion for “collaboration and conspiracy with an enemy of The Legion”, so I joined your guild. 
Necra: Those prudes, I should go give them a piece of my mind!!
Myrtle: Eh it’s fine
Oceane: So you wanna go investigate a mystery Elevator?
Myrtle: Yeah sure, not like I got anything else to do…
Iehn: Well are we gonna go or are we just gonna stand there looking all goofy?
The six of them leave The Guild as we pan back to the six of them getting ready to enter the Catacombs 
Necra: Everybody ready!!
Vendil: Well…if we’re gonna do this…
Helia: Let’s just go!! 
Iehn: If someone really is in danger, we have no time to waste!
They descend into the Catacombs, screams fill the halls 
Myrtle: What the hell!!
Iehn: The Violence…I can feel it
Necra: What is…this madness I sense
A creature dripping with blood descends from the ceiling and attacks the party
Oceane: Oh hell nah
Oceane splits it in two before even more show up
Iehn: These monsters are beyond human form…
Begin Catacombs 7
When you are halfway through 
Necra: I can feel their pain, their screaming, the nightmares and horrors they’ve experienced, I can feel every single scream
Iehn: They’re beyond my healing touch…
Helia: And they weren’t here before?
Oceane: So the underground Catacombs beneath the city are filled with death monsters? Horrifying!!
Myrtle: The Jade Legion training could have never equipped us for this…
Vendil: Gavel…was this his doing?
Necra: I doubt it, their souls are twisted and perverted into…blatantly inhuman forms…
Iehn: It’s clearly irreversible for me…
Myrtle: So the city was just casually hiding an army of soulless blood demons
Necra: I believe so…
Vendil: Gavel didn’t do this…then who did?
Resume
When you are done, you reach the elevator Iehn spoke of, it is now partially destroyed, with a  hole that the creatures could squeeze through from
Iehn: Well, the monsters probably broke through here
Oceane: That wouldn’t exactly be a stretch of the imagination 
Myrtle: So a horror elevator down to the pit of hell was just there?
Vendil: It was most likely something that could get down to the deeper levels of this hellscape that we find ourselves in
Necra: We need to repair it…
Vendil: If you insist…
Vendil channels Gorbuch’s power to repair The Elevator and turned it back into pristine condition 
Iehn: Alright…now it works for us…
Vendil: Good luck, I’ll be keeping watch for any of those creatures?
Necra: Are you sure you can beat them by yourself?
Vendil: I stopped Gevhim, I’ll be fine…
Helia: If you insist 
Myrtle: Alright gang, let’s go
The five of them step into the fairly roomy elevator, as Vendil stays behind to watch The Elevator 
Iehn: So what do we do now that we’re inside this cage?
Necra: Go down to the next floor
Necra moves her own body, revealing that the elevator is on Floor 1 and that there are 11 floors
Helia: Huh, 11 floors…
Iehn: We can see all the horrors of this place…
Myrtle: I’m way out of depth  here but shouldn’t we NOT want to see the horrors…
Helia: I thought you wanted to come here?
Myrtle: Touche
Oceane: Well…press the button!!
Necra: Alright
Necra’s finger quivers uncontrollably as she presses the button to move the elevator down to the second floor
The door opens with a ding as elevator opens to the second floor, which posses old machinery and tubes filled with blood 
Necra: Lab experiments
Myrtle: So people made these…abominations…
Iehn: So my question is how could Necra hear the screams if these creatures are simply lab grown
Helia: I have no idea?
Oceane: Maybe they were made with human souls
Necra: They feel like…they used to be human…it feels like this wasn’t the life they chose..
Iehn: I wonder…could they have avoided this fate
A quick sweep of the lab reveals strange signs on the tubes
Iehn: This reads…Department X…
Myrtle: Department X is real?
Necra: What the heck is Department X?
Myrtle: Department X is supposedly a super-secret organization that wants to find the Garden of Eden and reach godhood, or so it goes. They operate all over The American Alliance, The Canadian Royal Duchies and even have bases in The Caribbean and Beyond…
Oceane: So they’re a very powerful force….
Helia: Oh wait…I think Larkin ran into them the other day?
Iehn: Huh?
Helia: Yeah he mentioned something about fighting an evil clone of himself while being chased by goons..
Necra: That’s interesting…
Myrtle: So one of yours already ran into Department X?
Oceane: It would seem so…
Myrtle: And he survived…
Necra: Well Larkin can’t die but yeah…
Iehn: Uh guys??
Helia: So Larkin ran into these Department X guys before and-
Iehn: GUYS, GREEN GOO IS DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING
Green Goo begins raining from the top of the lab…
Myrtle: What the hell!!
Helia: Ok…what is this…?
Green Goo: Wouldn’t you like to know!!
Iehn: IT’S TALKING
The Green Goo covered all 5 of them before colalessing into a single green blob that vaguely resembled Larkin…
Lark2n: I’m Lark2n, a genetic clone of “your friend Larkin” and I wonder what brings you to the place I used to call home…
Necra: Home?
Lark2n: This place used to be my home, back in my tube here until the incident
Iehn: What incident?
Lark2n: Let me show you
Lark2n slithered across the ground and broke the soundproofing
Suddenly everyone could hear what sounded like a massive heart beating 
Myrtle: The fuck is this?
Necra: I can hear the screaming….
Oceane: A massive heart is beating and you can hea-
The Blood Creatures begin breaking out of containment 
Lark2n: Hehe, goodbye….
The Lark2n slithered down the vents and went down levels
Helia: These creatures should use some LIGHT
Helia blasts the Light Creatures with her powerful lights…
Oceane: Let’s scrap
Fight The Blood Creatures
When you win
Iehn: The heart is causing them to get even more violent I think!
Necra: What did Department X even want with a massive beating heart??
Necra didn’t have time to get an answer to that, as part of the floor collapsed and The Party fell to the third floor
(Chapter End)
== The Heart That Beats: Chapter 2 ==
Necra’s Group falls onto the third floor after the weak flooring of the second floor gave way
Pods broke as they fell along with tons of metal scraps, Oceane begins slicing large metal objects in half. 
Helia: So we just took that like champions?
Necra: I can still hear the pained screaming…it’s driving me insane….
Myrtle: You ok Nec?
Necra: I’m fine…but…
The Beating continues growing louder and louder as more Blood Creatures appear 
Helia: How many experiments did Department X do down here?
Oceane: Enough to give us a decent challenge I’ll give you that
Fight The Creatures
When you win
Necra: So, I believe the heart causes the creatures to get more violent and enhances their attacking capabilities
Helia: Yeah that certainly makes sense 
Myrtle: So what are we gonna do about it?
Iehn: Guys?
Helia: I believe maybe we should may-
Iehn: GUYS, THERE’S A MAN UNDER THERE
Iehn points to the body of what looks like a long deceased man crushed a massive metal bar
Necra: He’s probably dead, why waste time helping him?
Iehn: Uhm…you can change that
Necra: Oh right…I can…
Myrtle: Did you actually forget you were a necromancer?
Necra: Well we do have more pressing issues
Necra tries to revive the body but it doesn’t work
Helia: It didn’t work??
Necra: The only situation in which my Necromancy doesn’t work is when…the subject in question is still alive…..
Iehn: HUH!!
Oceane: That body looks like it’s decomposed. How is it still alive??
Myrtle: Hey Iehn guess you gotta help him out
Iehn: Guess I do?
Iehn begins healing the body of the trapped man, as they do that, the sound of a heart beating grows ever louder
Oceane: Oh lemme help you out Iehn
Oceane cuts the metal bar the body is under, and begins to help Iehn pull it up. The body is that of an old man with a pale white beard with a massive beating heart and no arms.
Myrtle: I’m gonna be sick
Necra: It’s ok Myrtle, you can vomit directly into my mouth
Helia: Are you joking?
Necra: Yes! How is that not obvious!!
Helia: OK! Jeez!
Oceane: Iehn can you get that guy to speak so this moment is over quicker?
Iehn: I’m repairing his vocal cords, hopefully h-
Old Man: (Begins the loudest and longest coughing fit they’ve ever heard)
Iehn: Oh hey!
Old Man: Oh it appears I’ve been woken up, hey that’s neat…
Iehn: You’ve been in a coma for who knows how long
Old Man: Potato, Tomato
Iehn: Those are diff-
Old Man: My name is Al, Member of The Century Corps how ca-
Everyone except Myrtle looks at Al funny
Al: Did I say something wrong?? And hey wait a minute-
Necra: The Century Corps records never showed anyone named Al  who was in their employ?
Al: Huh?
Necra: Also where’s your armor if you’re a member?
Al: Oh for the experiment they made me do before my nap they told me to strip completely nak-
Iehn: Ok that’s enough, also your arms are still missing
Al: They are?
Al looks and sees he has no arms…
Al: Ok…I got an easy fix for this
His massive protruding heart begins beating and blood begins to completely reconstitute both of his arms, giving him blood arms
Helia: That’s extremely gross
Blood from his new blood arms begin trickling down to the floor
Necra: Hey Myrt are you o-
Necra sees that the floor around Myrtle is now covered in what she ate that morning 
Helia: Huh she actually hurled
Myrtle: Y’all aren’t wilding out over  a man reconstituting his arm from his own blood?
Al: I don’t see what’s so strange about it, it’s part of the reality you now face, accept what you saw as reality.
Myrtle: Fair enough, so uh why are you like this?
Al: Well Department X needed Guinea Pigs for their special project and The Century Corps volunteered as human subjects. 
Necra: You did?
Al: Well yeah..but it seems I slept down here for a long time because of it, I appear to now be unable to die..
Necra: So the Century Corps and Department X were friends at one point?
Al: They’re enemies now?
Oceane: It appears so
Al: Huh
The beating of The Heart then got louder
Al: That thing that’s beating as is Project Tell Tale, an experiment developed by Department X that ended disastrously when it rebelled out of control. 
Iehn: How do we stop it?
Al: No clue, but it’s on Floor 11 so let’s just take the elevator
Necra: Ok
The Party loaded themselves into The Elevator and tried to press Floor 11 but it didn’t work
Necra: Why won’t this DARN THING WORK!!
Al: You have to go to each individual floor first, it was a weird bug with the system. 
Iehn: Oh Vendil recreated the elevator as it was so of course it didn’t work…
Al: Vendil?
Oceane: New member, you’ll see him if we don’t die
Al: Ah…seems I got much to learn 
The Elevator goes to Floor 4
It stalls
Oceane: Hunk of junk
Myrtle: More like…hunk of gunk
A small pile of green goo stops the elevator 
Lark2n: I’ve got an appointment with Project Tell Tale, can’t keep it waiting and don’t want you interfering so see ya
Lark2n tries moving The Elevator back up the shaft 
Necra: No, we’re going
Fight The Lark2n Growth 
When you win 
Lark2n: DARN!!
The Elevator door finally opens as the elevator has stopped stalling 
Al: We’re here
Necra: Nice, now let-
Helia: I gotta know if there’s anything interesting on this floor?
Al: Just more experiments that have long since died
Necra: They DIED you say?
Necra tries resurrecting them but all that emerge are horrifying masses of muscle and tissue 
Necra: The hell…my necromancy isn’t working?
Al: Necromancy doesn’t work on things that were never alive in the first place
Necra: Then how did they die?
Al: Sometimes even dead things die 
Fight The Tube Monsters
When you win
Iehn: Is this part of Project Tell Tale?
Al: Yes, you can’t save these horrifying creatures
Necra: So, these labgrown freaks of nature, are dead things turned to deader things?
Al: Department X employed death experts in their quest for immortality, they of course knew how to turn things that died into things that we’re deader
Necra: Their goal is immortality, right?
Myrtle: That’s what I know?
Al: I believe so…
Helia: Department X wants immortality, and this part of their goals…
Al: I believe 
Iehn: Then let’s go down and down, we don’t got much time 
The Party goes into Elevator and the press the button that makes the Elevator goes down to Floor 5
The Door opens to a small glass terrarium filled with small Larkin Clones, asleep in the grass
Lark2n: Hey, it’s all my old buddies, why don’t they say hi
Oceane: Don-
Green Goo falls onto the glass, melting and shattering the glass, The Larkin clones emerge and rush the party
Necra: I know what to do in this situation, follow me
Fight The Larkin Clones
When you win
Iehn: What’s your plan?
Necra: You
Necra throws Iehn into the clones, their healing abilities overcharge The Larkin clones making them explode
Iehn: W-h….
Myrtle: You scared her for life…
Oceane: Necra..what the hell
Necra: It was my plan…
Iehn: My hands..are covered in blood..
Helia:  Necra…apologize…
Necra: I’m…sorry…it’s just…I can’t…stop hearing them scream
Al: Ah….
And The Party gets back in the elevator and descends down to Floor 6
The Door opens, revealing a room full of empty medical beds and bloodstains
Iehn: So many people…maybe…I could have helped them?
Necra: Well..there’s no one too help, not anymore
Al: I do not know your name Necromancer, but it appears the beating heart is driving you mad.
Blood Creatures drip down from the ceiling but Helia incinerates them in a flash
Helia: The sooner we leave…the better
Necra: I’m sorry…Iehn….I’m not…accountable for my actions…
The party gets back in the elevator and all the keypads start blinking
Necra: What the hell is happening!!
Lark2n: I think…I’ll just send you all down to the bottom and kill you myself…
Suddenly…The Elevator falls all the way down
(Chapter End)
== The Heart That Beats: Chapter 3 ==
The Elevator crashes all the way down to the bottom of the secret lab
The crash is so powerful that it basically dislodges the elevator doors and can be heard from the top floor. Almost instinctively, the broken elevator reverts back into a working one
Oceane: At least we have a way back up
Helia: Thanks Vendil!
The Beating of The Heart is booming, thundering and deafening 
Necra: AAAAH..I-
Myrtle: Al! I wonder why this heart is collectively maddening everyone but you and me?
Oceane: TURN IT OFF AAH
Al: Well, you have those, harmonization things and I have the heart with me
Myrtle: Oh yeah, hold on
Myrtle uses her tongs to harmonize the party to Al’s Heart, shutting out the larger heart of Project Tell tale
Helia: THANK YOU
Iehn: I believe we would have all gone mad had that incessant thing kept on beating as loudly as it did
Al: Many did, why do you think there’s all that stuff on the floor
Al motioned to the trail of corpses and piles of Department X clothes and Century Corps armor
Iehn: Hey, armor, you should put it on?
Al: Huh…oh right I-
Al is cut off as he puts on the armor 
Al: I look dashing now
Blood continues leaking out of the armor
Iehn: Want me to fix that?
Al: Nah not really 
Necra: Alright guys…let’s perform a surgical ass whooping 
Lark2n: I won’t let you,  this HEART IS MINE
Blood Creatures and Failed Larkin Clones appear to block the path ahead of them…
Iehn runs head first towards them
Begin Floor 11
When you are 25% of the way done
Lark2n: I just want to become one with the majesty….
Al: Big mistake if you ask me…
Lark2n: How is it a mistake when it’s a thing of beauty 
Necra: Listen Lark2n, I know the original gave you an ass whooping but maybe calm down
Lark2n: The original…that INSISTENT NUISANCE, I’M GONNA KILL HIM
Blood Creatures continue attacking 
Resume Floor 11
When you are 50% of the way there
Necra: I can sense all of the souls that have perished in the pursuit  Department X’s selfish goal 
Al: A lot of my friends were thrown to this thing by them, having them communion with the heart in an effort to get it’s powers for itself 
Helia: Don’t worry, we’ll win the day and avenge your fallen friends
Resume Floor 11
When you are 75% of the way there
Necra: I have a plan…don’t know if it’s a good one
Myrtle: Mind telling us?
Necra: Not yet, I'll tell you when it's time
Myrtle: Alright…
Iehn: Is this plan just gonna be “chuck Iehn at it and hope it dies”?
Al: That wouldn’t work
Necra: And also that’s not the plan but you are a part of it
Iehn: Gotcha
Resume Floor 11
You arrive at Project Tell Tale’s massive beating heart but Lark2n is there too with a bulging heart similar to Al’s now inside of him
Al: What the hell…
Lark2n: The heart accepted me…now I CAN BLEED
Iehn: Well…you gotta either scram now or get out of our way
Lark2n: Never…The Heart wants you…all dead
Fight Lark2n
When he is at 75% health 
Lark2n: The heart empowers me…it provides me with blood…provides me with strength…
Iehn: Get those delusions out of your head you overgrown pile of slime…
Lark2n: NO…STOP…YOU ARE ACTING JUST LIKE THAT INSUFFERABLE CLONE 
Necra: I got a plan...
Resume
When he is at 50% health
Necra: Hey..wanna hear a joke?
Lark2n: Huh?
Necra: What does this lab have in common with a broken printer?
Iehn: I have no clue
Necra: They both made cheap copies 
The entire party begins hysterically laughing except for Al
Al: Where’s the joke?
Lark2n: Stop it….
The laughing only gets louder, drowning out Project Tell Tale’s own beating heart
Lark2n: STOP IT
Myrtle begins using her magic to make the laughter deafening 
Lark2n: STOP LAUGHING AT ME…I AM TO BE FEARED…I HAVE THE POWER OF THE HEART AND-
Al begins joining in on the laughing 
Lark2n: NO STOP!! I AM NOT A CLOWN!! I AM THE O-
Necra: Cut it ya regenerative spaghetti 
Lark2n: STOP CALLING ME NAMES!!
Resume against Lark2n, the party gets a temporary new command called Laugh
When Lark2n is at 25% health 
Lark2n: GRAAAAH, STOP IT!!
Necra: I got another joke
Lark2n: NO NO NO NO NO NO N-
Necra: What’s the difference between Twins and Lab Clones?
Iehn: I don’t know??
Necra: Twins are kept after being made
The party begins laughing and the noise is even louder then it was before,  even Vendil who is upstairs begins laughing and has no idea what he is laughing at
Lark2n: GRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, I AM NOT A J-
Necra: Jail!
Iehn: Jamboree?
Al: From Jamaica? 
Lark2n: JOKE! I AM-
Myrtle: You are a joke, correct! Lark2n isn’t just no fun after all
Lark2n: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!!!!!
Resume against Lark2n
When you finally win
Lark2n: I can’t…I can’t…I C-
Lark2n’s bulging heart explodes, shooting blood onto the ceiling. His slimy form begins to also turn into blood…
Lark2n: NO..NO!...I DON’T WANT TO GO!!
Lark2n’s cries for mercy are ignored as he is sucked into the giant heart of Project Tell Tale which is convulsing excessively trying to beat even faster.  
Myrtle ends the laughter harmonization 
Myrtle: I can’t believe that actually worked?
Iehn: We…heckled someone to death??
Necra: Yup..I’m a certified genius. 
Al: Now what about the heart, there’s a massive pile of corpses under there..
Necra: New plan!!
Necra begins resurrecting The Corpses en mass
Necra: Iehn!! I need you to heal their hearts back to full functioning, Myrtle, I need you to make all their hearts beat in unison. Helia, Al and Oceane! I need you to assemble the corpses into a vaguely heart-like shape!
Iehn: On it boss!!
Myrtle: Got it chief!
Oceane: You can count on us
The party begins their elaborate plan as The Heart continues to convulse and beat incredibly fast.
Then, as sudden as it began, their plan is finished and their creation…begins beating
Al: You wanted us to build a…reanimated corpse heart?
Necra: Watch this…
The Two Hearts begin beating at each other, each beating faster and faster 
Necra: And that’s our cue to RUN
Iehn: Why?
Necra: Because both hearts will EXPLODE because my plan is working 
Oceane: Oh yeah let’s run
The Party makes a mad dash for the elevator and runs inside, pressing the button for the top floor. As they enter, they hear the sound of thousands of blood vessels bursting
Helia: Holy…shit…
Iehn: Necra…you’re incredibly scary mind is well…scaring me half to death 
Oceane: It’s safe to assume both hearts were destroyed from beating each other to death?
Helia: Well…Necra is an incredibly scary person…
Suddenly Al collapses onto the Elevator floor 
Al: The heart is destroyed…and so is the thing keeping me alive…my torment is over…
Al finally dies at last
Iehn: He’s gone now
Necra: No he’s not
Necra then immediately brings Al back to life
Necra: I think quite enough Guild Members have died recently
Al: Ok, that was kind of rude and…
Al’s bulging heart continues on beating
Al: Huh it’s still here
Everyone looks at Iehn
Iehn: Ah sorry!!
Necra: Ah whatever, your crazy blood powers won’t make you stand out at The Guild?
Al: So what else has changed in the last…I wanna say last 15 years?
Necra: Quite a lot…
The Elevator reaches the top of Vendil is a quivering mess on the floor
Helia: Uh Vendil..what happened to you man!!
Oceane: Stay with us
Oceane shakes Vendil into talking to them
Vendil: AAH!! Sorry guys…I just heard your insane laughing and a massive object bursting so I got…incredibly scared and-
Vendil looks at Al
Vendil: Who’s that? And why is he wearing Century Corps armor?
Al: Hey my name’s Al and..oh are you the baby Loren and Largo stole from that one cult?
Vendil: What the–how did y-how did y-what the-
Necra: Long story
The confused and slightly traumatized party slinks out of the Catacombs, ready to go home
(Chapter End)
== The Heart That Beats: Epilogue ==
We pan back to the Guild…where Al is being showed back and the story of what happened down there was told
Largo: Ya know…I found it weird that all records of Al were removed by Acantha…but it makes a lot of sense now…
Loren: Honestly…it’s kinda crazy that it happened right under our noses…
Al: Well yeah…I’m surprised she covered the whole thing up for as long as she did
Loren: Well she had a lot of other secrets
Largo: And also she tried to kill everyone with an army of Centennials…
Al: Ah yeah I noticed they were now here with us, well a bunch of them are in the guild now so clearly bygones be bygones?
Necra: Yeah…
Iseri: I was honestly kinda wondering where you went, since you were a sort of active member of Guild Life, I honestly just assumed you had quit
Al: Heh, Occam’s Razor.
Larkin: I’m still hung up on the fact there were more clones of me…and that Lark2n survived being turned into slime…but I’m assuming he’s gone now…
Necra: Most likely
Al: Also Sien and Xen appear to not be here, I assume they are no longer with us?
Iseri: Yeah that’d be correct
Al: Ah, that’s unfortunate. So are you gonna remain grandmaster Iseri?
Iseri: No…I think I will give that title to someone else at some point
Gladian and Indica walk into the commons are where everyone is talking 
Gladian: So I-
They both look at Al who is looking at them…
Gladian: Al!! 
Al: Oh hey that’s uh..uh…what’s your name again? The kid that always hanged around Sien
Gladian: It’s Gladian!!
Indica: Hey..didn’t you disappear 15 years ago…where the hell did you go?
Al: It’s a long story
(The End)
== Titan Tracker: Chapter 1 ==
A beating blizzard battles the camp that hosts The Five Members of this Century Corps Titan Tracking Unit, the snow tears through the tents and icicles fall and crash to the ground. The members of the expedition are holed inside sturdy encampments 
Ossie: So…why are we all the way out here again?
Uzi: Well isn’t it obvious…we’re still tracking Fyvotoh also known as The Frigid.
Yve: But the air is biting and we’re so close to death while we’re out here…
Havana: That may be true…but it’s still our duty to find these titans…Ouzcoebr is still at the edge of the Alaskan coast looking for the darn thing, it cloaks itself in powerful blizzards like this…
Ossie: That’s right…Titans often use extreme weather to mask their scent.
Havana: Yup!
Uzi: I’m still training my aim, to put a special tranquilizer in the beast to slow it down.
Yve: And?
Havana: Take very detailed notes!
Yve: Ok…but we fought the one that destroyed my village when Nori was with us, why wouldn’t we fight this one?
Uzi: We ARE gonna fight it!
Havana: And take notes!!
Yve: Why both?
Havana: Well we want to build a database on these creatures and so the best way to get a handle of their danger is to fight them head on and take notes while we punch it!!
Yve: Ok…that makes sense…
Ossie: I hope we can minimize civilian casualties this time?
Yve: The previous monster destroying my village wasn’t your fault 
Ossie: Well I know..but I still don’t want anyone to be hurt
Yve: I understand that…
Suddenly, The Party’s radio gets a buzz from Ouzocebr 
Ouzcoebr (Static): Hey guys…a large creature just moved past one of my checkpoints…the blizzard is also getting stronger 
Havana: Radio your position…where are you!!
Ouzcoebr (Static): I’m around 150 clicks from your location, get there soon before I lose site of the beast 
Havana: Alright…we’ll be on our way…
Yve: So they saw the creature?
Ossie: Yup, guess we’re careening towards a fight
Havana: Alright, grab your things, let’s go get this beast 
Uzi: Ready
The Party leaves the camp and begins setting out through the freezing snow and frozen solid ground. 
Yve: Do you think Ouzoebr is fighting the titan alone?
Havana: Knowing them…probably not but let’s get there anyway
Begin Dense Forest 1
When you’re 50% of the way there
Ossie: How many clicks left?
Havana: 75, I think…
Ossie: Ok so Ouzocebr is nearby
Uzi: Let’s find them and FIGHT this thing 
Yve: Punch, pow pow.
Resume
When you’re 75% of the way there, a strange being cloaked in snow and ice appears
Ossie: What the heck is that thing?
Havana: It’s a Winter Wraith, creatures that often try to kill weary souls who move too far into the wilderness
Uzi: Darn it get out of our way ya stupid wraith 
Yve: Tell it boss!!
Fight The Winter Wraith
When you win, even more appear
Uzi: Ok…let’s just go…
Havana: Yeah we need to get Ouzcoebr now!
The Party moves through the group of Winter Wraiths and slide down a nearby snowy slope
Resume Dense Forest 1
When you’ finally get there, the party comes across a treeless, cliffed coast, where ice and fog cover the ocean and land, Ouzcoebr is looking across the waves at a seemingly massive quadruped creature who looks like it’s made of Ice
Havana: Ouzcoebr! Status on Fyvotoh?
Ouzcoebr: It’s around 25 clicks away from us…how do we engage it?
Havana: Allow me to do that
Havana loads a special flaming round into her helmet canon and fires it high into the sky, Fyvotoh turns around and looks at The Party and roars loudly in defiance 
Uzi: We got it!
Havana: I also got something else?
Havana unveils a strange contraption she was carrying
Ossie: Uhm what does that do?
Havana: It allows us to amplify the powers of our attacks, it contains a power Present Power Reality Anchor or PPRA.  Loren, Whoyn and Thosmrr helped me build it back at the guild. 
Havana places down The PPRA and it’s powerful glow attracts Fyvotoh to it
Yve: I’m getting in the first hit
Uzi: Wai-
Yve runs up to Fyvotoh and punches it right in the face, chipping it’s tooth, it just roars angrily in response. Yve keeps angrily punching the creature, doing minimal damage as the creature violently shakes the cliffside in an attempt to knock Yve into the freezing cold water
Uzi: Alright I’m up now
Uzi pierces the skin of the beast with a powerful tranquilizer dart, sedating it
Havana: Ossie, let’s attack it now
Fight against Fyvotoh The Frigid 
When it is at 85% 
Yve: It’s certainly a hardy opponent 
Ouzcoebr: The beastlings enjoy a real challenge. 
Havana: Remember, we don’t want to kill it, we just want to weaken it
Ossie: The weakened Titan will be easier for people to defend against 
Yve: Ok ok but POW
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 70%, the fight stops as Fyvotoh tries to run
Havana: Drats
Ouzcoebr: Uh, let's chase it?
Havana grabs The PPRA and The Party gives chase
Yve: Hey Ossie!
Ossie: Yeah?
Yve: Think fast
Yve grabs Ossie and jumps straight onto Fyvotoh 
Havana: Yve what do you think you’re doing?
Yve: C’mon Ossie let’s sock this beast
Ossie: Uh wha-
Yve punches Fyvotoh repeatedly in the side while holding onto it for dear life
Ossie: Yve what the fuck do I do?
Yve: I don’t know
Ossie makes slime to stick himself and Yve to the beast while Yve continues to punch it. The wails of the beast subside 
Yve: Hey why the heck are my punches not as strong as before?
Ossie: We’re far away from the PPRA ya freaking dummy 
Yve: Oh dammit 
Fyvotoh continues to trash around, down there Ossie sees a somewhat large boat being torn apart by waves
Ossie: I got a plan
Yve: Si-
Ossie ends the slime attaching them to Fyvotoh and they fall from incredibly high up directly onto the wooden boat, indirectly saving the only passenger from falling overboard 
Sailor: Hey w-
Ossie: Hey no time for intros this is our boat now
Sailor: Oh ok
Yve: Ossie w-
Ossie: Shut up, you threw me onto that monster without a second thought, I’m in charge now
Sailor: Oh thanks for saving my life
Ossie: Oh no problem
Ossie sails the boat through the legs of the monster and sails ahead
Ossie: Yve, keep on the lookout for Winter Wraiths 
Yve: Ok…got it
Start  Straits 1 
When you’re halfway done 
Sailor: Hey uh?
Yve: What?
Sailor: Need help?
Yve: Yeah sure
The Sailor joins your party
Yve: By the way, what’s your name? 
Sailor: Kutok
Resume Straits 1
When you’re done
Ossie: Hey I’m gonna crash the boat 
Kutok: Huh
Yve: WHY?
Ossie: Just trust me
Ossie swerves The Boat onto land, evading the monster 
(Chapter End)
== Titan Tracker: Chapter 2 ==
The Boat crashed on the icy land, and Ossie, Kutok and Yve left the boat
Yve: Alright Ossie what the heck, you just jumped onto the boat and sailed us all the way to the middle of nowhere Alaska. 
Ossie: ME? You jumped on the back on a creature that was actively trying to kill us and stuck us to it’s back so YOU COULD PUNCH IT
Yve: Touche, but STILL, YOU COULD HAVE LE-
Kutok: Ahem…what now
Ossie: Oh I’m sorry, you should go home
Yve: Yeah this is a big boy’s only fight
Kutok: I’m not going home
Ossie: Huh?
Kutok: In my culture, when someone saves your life, you owe them an entire life debt, by sailing the boat and preventing me from falling off the boat, you saved my life from a grisly fate, therefore I have a life debt to you
Ossie: Ok…well, I waive your life debt to me, saving a life is what anyone would do
Yve: Oh that’s pretty c-
Kutok: You…can’t do that
Yve: What do you mean he can’t, it’s your debt why don’t you want him waiving it?
Kutok: That fate…is dishonorable…in our culture, you cannot get rid of a life that yourself have saved
Ossie: I see…
Kutok: So…I will come with you
Yve: Huh
Kutok: You want to fight Fyvotoh, yes?
Ossie: We do yeah…
Yve: And how do you plan on that?
Kutok: With this
Kutok throws out her magnetic dagger which sticks to a nearby rock
Yve: Alright, I guess that’ll work
Kutok: So what now?
Yve: So what now indeed?
Kutok: Were you with other people?
Ossie: Oh yeah…let’s get back to them…
Yve: We should…
Kutok: So which way?
The two boys fall silent 
Kutok: You don’t know?
Ossie: Well…we did get lost in a strange forest we know nothing about
Kutok: Alright…follow me…
Yve: Yes Ma’m
Ossie and Yve follow Kutok into the forest
Begin Dense Forest 2
When you are 25% of the way through 
Kutok: You think that the endless cold of the world is truly endless?
Ossie: Endless cold?
Kutok: The tales go that the world was covered in an eternal cold that would never go away until the sun itself shone through the white veil and melted it away
Yve: Well Fyvotoh creates a blizzard as a way of camouflage so maybe your tales are based on the fact that this is where Fyvotoh lives?
Kutok: Really, so if Fyvotoh is drawn away?
Ossie: The sun may shine again…
Kutok: Well then let’s go?
Ossie: Already ahead of you on that
Resume Dense Forest 2
When you are 50% of the way through 
Ossie: How many wraiths are really here
Kutok: The terrifying wraiths came with the eternal storm according to the legends 
Yve: Oh they may be bodyguards for Fyvotoh
Kutok: Why do you say that?
Yve: They appear to be protecting it from intruders and people who wish to harm it
Kutok: I see…
Ossie: So…do we defeat all the wraiths and then we can finally move in for an actual fight?
Yve: Yeah!
Resume Dense Forest 2
When you are 75% of the way through, another group of people appear
Havana: Hey guys
Ossie: Oh hey
Ouzcoebr: Who’s the girl?
Kutok: I’m Kutok, here to help since I now owe Ossie my life
Uzi: Doin some good eh?
Yve: What I wanna know is why my punches didn’t have as much effect on Fyvotoh when we separated?
Havana:  Probably because you went away from the PPRA
Kutok: PPRA?
Havana: It’s short for Present Power Reality Anchor, it makes our own powers stronger, strong enough to fight powerful beasts like Fyvotoh
Ouzcoebr: It’s essentially a positive buff to all our abilities 
Kutok: Oh, it enhances our combat abilities?
Havana: Yes the PPRA enhances our combat abilities, which is what makes it so helpful  to us
Ouzcoebr: It’ allows us to deal more damage to Fyvotoh
Suddenly, an entire horde of Winter Wraiths manifest around the party
Havana: Darn…we can’t escape…
Ossie: We need to fight them anyway, they protect Fyvotoh
Uzi:  I see…
Kutok: Let’s gettem
Fight against The Winter Wraiths
When you win
Yve: So the goliath of Ice is up ahead if we’re not mistaken?
Uzi: Yeah…
Kutok: Well…let’s chase it
Resume Dense Forest 2
When you complete Dense Forest 2
Yve: Well..we gotta chase the beast now…
Ossie: Alright guys…I know what to do, we should let Ouzcoebr take the lead on it
Ouzcoebr: Alright, follow me…
The Party Follows Ouzcoebr 
(Chapter End)
== Titan Tracker: Chapter 3 ==
The Party has followed Ouzcoebr to a rocky cliff overlooking a mountain pass, with an abandoned boat at the bottom of the cliff
Ouzcoebr: It’s time to go sailing gang
Kutok: Ah, that is something I know well
Yve: I’ll take us down a bit
Yve begins punching the ground, and with enhancements from The PPRA, the cliff begins to crumble as the party reaches the bottom
Ossie: YVE, did you really have to deface a cliff?
Havana: I think it’s cool
Uzi: It’s cool
Ossie: Whatever, let me just
Ossie uses his slime to repair the boat by sticking it together
Yve: Ossie?
Ossie: Yes?
Yve: If we drown, it’s your fault
Ossie: My fault?  HOW?
Yve: Shoddy craftsmanship
Kutok: Well, I trust you Ossie
Ouzcoebr: As do I
Havana: Well…let’s get going
Begin Icy Straits 
When you are 15% done
Ouzcoebr: It’s close I think
Yve: I feel so powerful
Havana: The PPRA seems to be keeping us strong and also seems to be keeping the boat together
Uzi: I’ve got a few sedation darts left
Yve: I’ve still got my arms
Ossie: Well then, we’ll engage the beast at our own peril
Resume Icy Straits
When you’re 30% complete, Fyvotoh is there, moving up the straits 
Havana: Alright, positions 
Havana fires a flaming projectile into Fyvotoh’s side, while Uzi fires a powerful sedative into it’s leg
Ossie: Kutok! Watch out!
Fyvotoh tries to launch an ice projectile at Kutok but Ossie uses a slime barrier to protect her
Kutok: That’s two lives…I now owe
Yve punches Fyvotoh in the leg, causing it to slightly stagger
Yve: The fight has just begun
Fight Against Fyvotoh
When it is at 90%
Ossie: How do we prevent it from escaping
Kutok: We pursue it 
Uzi: It’ll probably try to run away from us, I’ve heard it’s deceptively fast
Ouzcoebr: Let’s mark it 
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 80%
Ouzcoebr: It’s gonna try to run soon
Uzi: Changing rounds
Ossie: I’ll make it’s retreat harder
Kutok: I’ll put fortune on our side
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 70%, Fyvotoh moves to dive under the water
Ouzcoebr: It’s fleeing
Havana: Hoist boys let’s chase it
Fyvotoh flees and The Party has to chase it down
Resume Icy Straits 
When you’re 45% of the way
Ossie: The slime doesn’t seem to be doing too much
Yve: Maybe the monster has it’s own anchor of some kind that makes it resistant to our attacks under the waves?
Havana: Let’s just try to chase it down
Kutok: It’s going that way
Resume Icy Straits
When you’re 60% of the way there
Havana: Stand back guys
Havana fires a depth charge from her helmet into the water, causing Fyvotoh to resurface with powerful vitality 
Ossie: YOU JUST HAD THAT?
Uzi: Now let’s keep this dance really going
Yve: I’ll punch it AGAIN
Yve punches Fyvotoh in the underside of it’s stomach, causing it to stagger
Kutok: Let’s make our mark before it moves to flee
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 60% 
Ouzcoebr: I wonder how many beastlings have descention from Fyvotoh?
Ossie: No clue, but probably a good deal of the ones native to this region
Kutok: Fyvotoh’s growls and howls are unmatchable 
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 50%
Yve: I haven’t punched a meatier target since the one that burnt my village to a crisp
Kutok: A titan burnt your village?
Yve: Why do you think I’m here?
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 40%, Fyvotoh motions to dive again
Ossie: Damn it, it’s getting away again 
Kutok: That way
Resume Icy Straits 
When you’re 75% of the way through 
Kutok: It doesn’t have much more room to run
Ossie: I wish it let us get it
Havana: It’s instincts make it run, we can’t really do anything but give chase
Uzi: But once we track it down, we’ll finally get it
Resume Icy Straits
When you’re 100% of the way through 
Ouzcoebr: It doesn’t have anymore room to run
Ossie: Let’s finish this
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 30%
Yve: This beast can definitely take a lot of punishment, makes me wonder about it’s true nature
Ouzcoebr: Samesies 
Havana: We can do research on it’s bones
Resume against Fyvotoh
When it is at 20%
Ossie: How much longer can it hold out?
Kutok: The very cold of these regions power it’s stamina according to the legends
Havana: So these beasts feed off something natural to the environment?
Kutok: Seems likely?
When it is at 10%, Fyvotoh dives again but Yve punches the cliffside, dropping rocks around it
Yve: You stay put
Kutok: It’s been an honor 
When you win
Fyvotoh falls to the ground and it’s blood spills into the water, Havana and Uzi begin 
Ossie: We….killed it
The Blizzard disappears and the sun begins to poke from behind the clouds
Havana: So, Kutok?
Kutok: Yeah?
Havana: What to do with you?
Kutok: Huh, what to do indeed?
Ossie: You can come back with us!
Kutok: Huh?
Havana: I don’t object too it
Yve: You’re cool, seriously Kutok!
Kutok: Alright, I’ll come with you
Ouzcoebr: Well then, let’s set out soon, we’ve got a long trip back home
(Chapter End)
== Titan Tracker: Epilogue ==
Two Weeks Later, we pan to the party of 6 who went to face Fyvotoh, they are now at the docks meeting with other Guild Members.
Ghrir: This Titan sounds like it was tough stuff
Nori: For real? And you’ve got yet another new member with you?
Kutok: I’m Kutok, the pleasure is all mine
Omerjo: So what do you know about The Titans that you didn’t before?
Havana: They draw their power from an ancient energy called Aether and Aether is linked to the very ground you stand on
Vivuhal: Ah Aether, I can detect it around us but I had no idea it empowered The Titans?
Ouzcoebr: Maybe come with us next time so you can help us make the connection clearer
Anmai: Aether is speculated to be energy that was left over after the creation of our universe, it is linked to the stars and planets themselves 
Ghq: I bet if The Century Corps had longer reach, we could more accurately understand how our universe works
Havana: What do you mean by that?
Ghq: Going global?
Anmai: Heh, that’d be cool
Havana: Going global? That idea is certainly interesting?
Uzi: It would certainly make our hunt for the Titans easier…
Ouzcoebr: I don’t know…sounds risky….
Omerjo: What’s the harm in asking?
Havana: Fair enough…
Anmai: It’s worth a shot
The Six made off with the other Guild Members, and headed back 
The End
== Flying Solo: Chapter 1 ==
We open up at the guild, it’s a starry night outside with the cauldron of cosmos swirling overhead, it’s a fun night of camaraderie and of celebration. Juni, Falconer and Zaylee are messing around.  A Nightingale flies overhead. 
Juni: Hey, Hey, Hey! Put down the ball!! Put it down!! 
Zaylee: Never, you’ll have to pry it out of my hands
Falconer: Falcon, fetch that ball
The Falcon jumps off of Falconer and grabs the ball
Zaylee: HEY!!
Falconer’s bird brings the ball to Juni
Juni: Thanks!
Zaylee: No fair!!
Falconer: Well maybe you should share the ball
Zaylee: Alright 
Falconer: Jeez, y'all are full grown adults you’d think you’d be able to show some decent manners
Zaylee: Nope…I prefer to remain carefree and high spirited!!
Juni: WIth an oversized ego to boot huh
Zaylee: I wanna have fun and live while we’re young, can you really blame me for that?
Juni: Not really
Falconer: But you make it hard for me to enjoy living while I’M young
Juni: Loosen up
During the shouting and fun, Hyane walks in
Hyane: Seems like I wasn’t missing much
Falconer: Yeah you were, you were missing us?
Hyane: Oh
Juni: C’mon Hyane, join us, it’s fun
Hyane: Heh I’d love too
Falconer:  I’d love if you stayed here-
Juni: I bet you do
Zaylee: C’mon, let’s have some more fun
Hyane: Having fun, the good times, this is what I fight for
Falconer: If the four of us could stay like this forever, we wouldn’t need anything else, we-
Falconer is jolted back to reality by a bird call, he wakes up to see Juni and Zaylee already stirring around the camp
Juni: Oh hey, you’re awake…
Falconer: Damn it….
Zaylee: Damn it?
Falconer: It’s nothing…
Zaylee: He probably had that dream again
Falconer: …
Juni: Ah…
Falconer: It’s not my fault…that I miss him….
Juni: It’s not but these…dreams…you keep having them and…we’re worried about you
Falconer: It’s fine…I’m fine….
Zaylee: Are you sure, you don’t always have to be fine ya know, sometimes you can admit you’re not ok?
Falconer: I’m serious….I’m fine…
Juni: In any case, we should get moving, Columbia isn’t far off from here
Falconer: Oh yeah we need to collect a token for the Board of Mysteries
Zaylee: Let’s get this token and be on our merry way
Begin Perimeter Forest 1
When you’re 50% of the way through 
Juni: Columbia is always touted as some magical happy place by the media, it’s why I don’t like it
Zaylee: It’s probably not all that anyway
Falconer: I wouldn’t doubt if it was a better place to live then Baltimore, a new god shows up there every other week 
Juni: Oh yeah Columbia has their own version of The Century Corps? The Neighborhood Watch I think?
Zaylee: Why does that name sound familiar?
Falconer: No clue
Resume Perimeter Forest 1
When you’re done, we come across the city of Columbia proper and The Heroes find themselves in a perimeter District 
Falconer: Quite the factory they’ve built here
Zaylee: Well the founder wanted to emphasize the industry of the city, no idea why?
Juni: Ok guys, so where exactly is the guy who has The Token?
Zaylee: I believe he’s in District 3, which isn’t too far off from here
Falconer: Let’s go so I can leave faster 
Begin Perimeter District 1
When you’re 25% of the way through 
Zaylee: So what is this token we have to grab anyway?
Falconer: It has some kind of bird on it, apparently it was taken from them a long time ago
Juni: Darn, so we have a thief on our hands?
Falconer: Or more like an unfulfilled lease
Zaylee: Well we should retrieve this token imminently 
Falconer: Yeah, it could posses some dangerous power?
Resume Perimeter District 1
When you’re 50% of the way through, a raven flies overhead of the party
Falconer: A raven…
Zaylee: So what? It’s just a bird?
Falconer: Uhm…you do know who you’re talking too, right?
Zaylee: My bad, so what’s notable about this?
Juni: Ravens are often bad omens
Zaylee: I could also feel a deep astral energy
Juni:  I can feel something faint as well
Zaylee: So what…you want to chase a raven now?
Falconer: No…I’m just curious 
Resume  Perimeter District 1
When you’re 75% of the way through
Falconer: I can feel a weirdly potent energy surge up ahead…
Zaylee: What do you mean by that?
Falconer: Like I can feel something bellowing at my very core
Juni: I can sense something too, something else that is off
Falconer: Me too, it’s just up ahead
Zaylee: This is something we didn’t sign up for…
Resume  Perimeter District 1
When you’re done, The Party comes across a teenager who is surrounded by a few birds being harassed by an old man in a suit and a sharp unfeeling glare
Old Man: Alright kid, hand over your crest..
Teenager: No, how WOULD I even be able to to do that?
Old Man: You could give it to me or I could take it, the choice is yours?
Teenager: What that-
Old Man: You made up your mind
As The Old Man moved to absorb the crest, Falconer’s Falcon flew infront of him, almost instinctively, as soon as that happened, Zaylee swung her mace at The Old Man
Old Man: Who the hell are you?
Zaylee: We’re the Century Corps, now who the hell are you?
Old Man: I’m The Buzzard, I scavenge crests and leave nothing behind once I take them
Falconer: The ability to…take a crest?
Buzzard: Oh yes, I can even take yours right now
The Buzzard moves to take Falconer’s falcon but The Raven from earlier dive bombs and distracts The Buzzard
Teenager: My name is Nest, and thanks for saving me but we gotta run
Juni: Stuff is happening at a mile per minute… 
Nest: Just follow me…
A Robin hatches from Nest’s hair and explodes with powerful force, injuring The Buzzard and allows Nest to run into District 2 with The Party
Juni: That was close, how do we even defend against someone with that kinda power?
Nest: You keep running from The Buzzard, he’s terrorizing this town, and he’s been one step ahead of The Neighborhood Watch at every single turn
Falconer: So this Buzzard character is kind of like a menace that you’re having a hard time dealing with 
Zaylee: How do you even win against someone like that?
Nest: Hopefully we can come up with a plan?
Falconer: So what now?
Juni: Let’s get that bird token or whatever?
Nest: Bird Token?
Zaylee: Some chump in District 3 has a Bird Token, got no idea who it is tho?
Nest: Huh…I may know who you’re talking about?
Juni: You do?
Zaylee: Take us to him then
Nest: Ok, but he doesn’t like visitors…
Falconer: Doesn’t like visitors…ok…
Begin District 2 
When you are 33% of the way through 
Falconer: So Nest? You had a bird hatch out of your hair, what was that about?
Nest: Oh, well birds just leave stuff in my hair, they’ve done that ever since I was young
Falconer: So you’re like a natural friend to them?
Nest: Yeah
Falconer: So that must be why my Falcon reacted to your cry for help?
Nest: Oh, that’s nice of him
Falconer: So birds really just like you huh
Nest: Yup
Resume District 2
When you are 66% of the way through 
Zaylee: So Nest? What’s your life like?
Nest: Well My Mom died when I was young due to a genetic disease so I lived with my Father till he kicked me out of the house.
Juni: Darn
Nest: Yeah…darn indeed
Falconer: Seems like fortune’s had it rough with you?
Nest: Yes..I have not had it easy but I still think I live my life well enough
Juni: Huh…
Resume District 2
When you are 90% of the way through 
Falconer: Alright we-
The Buzzard reappears 
Buzzard: Hello, unfortunately I can’t let you get much farther
Two crestless humans appear
Nest: What…the hell are those
Buzzard: After taking a crest, I take the husk that’s left and turn it into my puppet
The Buzzard Puppets attack The Party
Falconer: Alright guys…we have to get past him
Zaylee: Let’s go
Fight against Buzzard Puppets
When you win
Buzzard: It seems you lot are more formidable then I thought, I’ll be seeing you later
The Buzzard disappears
Zaylee: He can just do that??
Juni:  Our foe appears to be more powerful then we previously thought 
Falconer: I think we must press on nonetheless, we have to fight back
Nest: The House you’re looking for is just ahead, we must make haste
Resume District 2
When you’re at the end of it, Nest will lead the party towards what looks like an old, decrepit house 
Falconer: So this is the mystery manor where the token is?
Nest: Yup
Nest knocks on the door
Nest: Hey, it’s me, open the door
Voice Behind The Door: Do you have anyone with you?
Nest: Yeah
Voice Behind The Door: Ok fine I’ll let them in
The Figure opens the door, revealing a familiar face 
The Detective: Oh bloody hell not you lot
Falconer: Oh hey, it’s you
Zaylee: Hey who is that guy?
Juni: A detective who helped solve the case of The Minter
Nest: Oh so you’ve met? Awesome
The Detective: Yes, but I’ve noticed there’s only three of you?
Nest: What’s weird about that?
The Detective: Well they have a friend who eats people who normally came along for this sort of thing, I don’t see him anywhere?
The Century Corps members fall silent 
Nest: Uh…
The Detective: Huh, what’s this about?
Falconer: He’s no longer with us
The Detective: Huh…
Nest: Oh that’s awful
Juni: I don’t…care about that right now, where’s The Token?
The Detective: Board of Mysteries sent you huh?
Zaylee: They did, what Token do you have
The Detective: Follow me…
The Party follows The Detective inside
The Detective: This is my place, ignore all the alcohol for a second
The Detective goes into a drawer and takes out a token with a picture of a Bluebird on it
Falconer: A bluebird?
The Detective: There’s a myth that this token can provide the person who possess it with a form of happiness, I took it to do some research on it
Zaylee: Huh, what did you find
The Detective: It’s a load of horseshit, although sometimes it glowed with a bright blue color
Juni: Really…
Nest: That’s pretty interesting…
The Detective: Well I don’t feel like giving it back to the Board
He throws the token at Nest
Nest: Why give it to me?
The Detective: You love birds, think this token might have more meaning to me then it does you?
Nest: Ok…thanks
Zaylee: Ok so…hey wait a minute The Board wants that token?
The Detective: Tell them to stick their attitude where the sun don’t shine
Falconer: I feel like…we really need to get moving now….
Juni: Yeah….
Suddenly another knock is heard at the door
Neighborhood Watch Member: Hey, Neighborhood Watch here, open up!!
The Detective: Why?
Neighborhood Watch Member 2: We’ve recently seen signs of The Buzzard in this local area 
The Detective: Fine
The Detective opens The Door and The Neighborhood Watch Member walks in
Falconer: Hey wait a minute-
Zaylee: Is that Nolan?
Nolan: Huh…what are you doing here
Juni: That’s frankly none of your concern
Neighborhood Watch Member: You know you don’t have a permit to be here, y-
Nolan: Cool it Edera, we’re old friends…
Juni: Hardly 
Edera: Huh, did something happen
Nolan: It’s…a long story….
(Chapter End)
== Flying Solo: Chapter 2 ==
Four Years Ago
We open up on a group of Century Corps members operating opposite another group composed of Juni, Zaylee, Falconer and Hyane
Viridian: Alright guys…we have to pin down that group over there, they’re closing in on us, anyone got any suggestions
Sien: My suggestion IS CHARGE
Sien sprints out of Group Formation to go chase down Juni, who expertly avoids his powerful slash attacks
Nolan: So much for a plan…
Viridian: Ease it rookie, that’s just how Sien likes to swing things
Sahu: Aye Mates, watch out
Falconer’s Falcon dive bombs towards them but Sahu jumps and expertly blocks the assault 
Nolan: That was close…
Zaylee jumps towards them, with Sahu blocking the strike
Sahu: It’s kinda futile to strike me so hard
Zaylee: I’ll just have to respond in kind
Zaylee and Sahu begin trading blows while Viridian preps Nolan’s aim
Viridian: Ok, so you see, Falconer’s Falcon is flying overhead, if you shoot an arrow just right you can bring it down to earth
Nolan: So if I knock it down, it won’t be able to just up and fly away…
Viridian: That’s right….
Nolan: Ok…so if the shot lands, then I’ll be able to isolate Hyane…
Viridian: That’s right?
Nolan prepares to fire a powerful shot, pulling back the bowstring with all he has, it breaks the sound barrier as it rings with powerful force
Viridian: Oh alright!
But instead of the sound of an astral bird being pinned to the ground, instead, a sharp piercing noise is heard as an arrow ends up burring itself into something that is not the ground.
Falconer: HYANE!!
Nolan: That’s…not….
Viridian: Uh oh….w-
The Brawl stops as they circle around Hyane…The now broken arrow falls out of Hyane’s head as blood spills onto the ground
Falconer: HEY, STAY WITH ME
Zaylee: C’mon dude…
Viridian: I don’t…think…there’s,,,
Sahu: Hey Viridian, maybe you should…
Viridian reaches down but Sahu and Nolan move to grab her
Nolan: I…think…you need a minute
Sahu and Sien move to escort Viridian out of view as she breaks down sobbing 
Nolan: What have I done?
Nolan stares somewhat emotionlessly into the scene he caused 
Falconer: Hey Hyane, you can’t give up on me now
Juni: Hyane, you know, we still got so much left in life to do
Zaylee: Please, stay
The Three begin crying while Acantha and Auralie hit the field…
Acantha: What’s the status?
Nolan: He’s dying…
Auralie: I think we need to get a doctor
A Doctor is called as quickly as possible, Zaylee, Falconer and Juni are asked to move away by Acantha, as Xen and Demeui take the field
Xen: So…another one is gone…
Demeui: I wonder what happened…
Nolan: I…just killed a man….
Xen: Huh…so you did this…
Acantha: Hmm..you may have to be discharged for this…
Juni tries to move against Nolan but Zaylee stops her
Nolan: I will…accept any punishment that you deem is fit?
Demeui: So my question is that if Hyane survives this…then what happens next
Xen: What do you mean?
Demeui: What is left behind then?
Xen: Huh
Demeui: Hyane…what’s left behind of that man…
Nolan: Nothing…that man…is nothing now…
Demeui and Xen fall silent, and Nolan continues staring darkly into Hyane’s eyes
Nolan: That man is nothing…but a Husk now…
Hyane slows opens his eyes…
Hyane (Whispering): Husk…I’m…a Husk…
Present Day
Falconer: What you did…caused Hyane so much pain…you could not believe it with just my words..
Juni: Even though…it’s been four years…I still do not forgive your actions…I can’t forget the pain and suffering you’ve caused…
Nolan: Speaking about Hyane…where is he…
The Century Corps fall silent…
Nolan: Huh!
Zaylee: Hyane died...again…he’s now gone for real…and right after regaining his memories as well
Nolan: Huh, what the fuck!
Falconer: Yeah…
Nolan: That’s-
Juni: I don’t see why you care you heartless bastard
Edera: Ok ease off on him stargirl, my friend Nolan regrets his actions and you don’t need to continue blaming him for your own misery…
Juni remains silent before clenching her own fist
Juni: What’d ya say to me?
Edera: I said..stop blaming Nolan for your own mis-
Juni strikes Edera across the face
Edera: Excuse me?
Juni: Say it again
Edera: Stop wallowing in a pit of your misery
Edera gets struck across the face again by Juni who responds in kind by grabbing her neck and throwing her against the wall. Nest props herself in between the two to prevent the fight from escalating
Nest: I BELIEVE…that’s enough
The Detective also springs to his feet
The Detective: Listen…like it or not, go brawl outside I don’t want to deal with your nonsense 
Falconer: Sorry for being bad houseguests 
The Century Corps, The Detective, Nest and The Neighborhood Watch leave the house
Nolan: Like it or not…now we have to work together, the Buzzard can’t be allowed to go on and cause anymore damage…
Nest: So we’re gonna try to kill him?
Falconer: That sounds…very difficult 
Edera: We have to try…The Neigborhood Watch is too scared but me and Nolan aren’t, and The Century Corps recently defeated an actual goddess
Zaylee: Ok and-
Edera: You’re making us look like slackers!! The Buzzard has killed many people…we should stop him with upmost agency
Juni: Pass!
Falconer: Huh?
Nest: Say what?
Edera: YOU CAN’T PASS ON THIS, YOU HAVE A MO-
Juni: Pass
Zaylee: Ok Juni wh-
Juni: I don’t want to go, it sounds like a waste of time, and it’s your problem, not ours
Edera: I S-
Nolan: If she doesn’t want to go, then don’t force her
Juni: Huh
Edera: BUT-
Nolan: You can’t always get people to do what you want, and you have to be able to live with that, and carry on with your life..we can get The Buzzard by ourselves…
Edera: Ok…
Nolan and Edera take off, The Detective joins your party
Nest: So what now
Suddenly, the coin begins glowing 
The Detective: Huh
The Bluebird Token begins rotating, with the beak pointing in a certain direction…
Nest: So, do we follow it?
Falconer: I guess we do…
Juni: Let’s go
Zaylee: I got a bad feeling about this
As she says this, a Gull flies overhead as they rush after the coin
Begin District 3
When you’re 25% of the way done
Nest: I wonder why so many birds love me?
The Detective: I believe it has to do with your innate counts of both Astral Energy and Aether?
Nest: So what does that mean?
The Detective: Birds see you as something like a Super-Alpha, like instead of being the top of the Totem Pole, you are the Totem Pole
Zaylee: So that’s a powerful ability 
Nest: It must be why the Buzzard wants me, he wants to corrupt my power for his own nefarious reasons…
Zaylee: Must have to do with the bird motifs 
Nest: Still don’t know what my crest has to do with it?
Zaylee: No idea?
The Detective: Perhaps The Crest is linked to your Aether count or something?
Nest: No clue…
Resume
When you’re 50% of the way there
Zaylee: I can’t feel the warmth of my star, even though it is where I draw my eternal power from
Juni: Oh? Why can’t you feel it?
Falconer: Perhaps The Buzzard creates an aura so overpowering that it blots out the light from that o-so far away celestial body
Juni: How could it even do that?
Falconer: I have no idea?
Zaylee: Huh…but I’m beginning to feel cold, so very cold…
Falconer: It must be tough, knowing your power comes from so far away
Zaylee: I manage knowing the source of my strength comes from so far away because I could feel its inner warmth inside me all the time, but it feels like the fire has gone cold, like I’ve gone cold…like my very life's a hair's breadth away from ending…
Juni: Wait…what?
Zaylee: I’ve never felt more unsure…of anything…in my life before…
Resume
When you’re 75% of the way there, the token begins glowing even more
The Detective: This token…maybe it’s like some kind of weird aether detector?
Nest: So how come it doesn’t glow when I touch it?
The Detective: Maybe…it glows when it picks up a faint trace of it or maybe it stores the aether around it?
Nest: What’s the answer genius?!
The Detective: I have just the slightest sneaking suspicion that this token could be a key to defeating The Buzzard…
Nest: And…how would we do that?
The Detective: Well I don’t have a fucking clue
Nest: C’mon, you are Pisslock Shilmes, you can figure everything out!
Falconer: Wait, your real name is Pisslock Shilmes?
The Detective: Yes…it is….and by jove you’re right I blimey can figure about just darn anything I set my mind too
Juni: I’m just gonna call you Pisslock now that’s really funny
The Detective: I’m technically Pisslock the Fourth
Juni: THERE ARE FOUR OF YOU!!
Juni breaks out into a fit of laughter!
The Detective: My name is no laughing matter!
Resume
When you’re 90% of the way there, the coin begins glowing ominously 
Nest: Uhm, what does this mean?
The Detective: I genuinely have no clue, perhaps an incredibly strong source of untapped Aether is nearby?
Nest: I feel that could be true
Suddenly, a raven lands in Nest’s hair
Nest: AH
The Raven flies away as suddenly as it landed
Falconer: That can’t be a good omen
Juni: What’s that saying…when life hands you lemons, make lemonade?
Nest: Huh, how am I gonna make lemonade out of a bird?
Juni: What?
Nest: What?
The Detective: Raven lemonade is a bigger priority then the glowing blue token?
Nest: N-
Juni: Absolutely
Another Gull flies over Juni
Falconer: Gulls can symbolize wanting to run away from your responsibility 
Zaylee: We can’t run away from whatever comes next…
The Detective: I believe the token is beckoning us to go forward, it’s why the light gets ever brighter…
Nest: Clearly the mystical token is glowing for a reason that’s bad…
Juni: Let’s ignore it
Falconer: Juni, why don’t you want to press on?
Juni: It’s just that…I think we have no reason to press this anymore
Zaylee: Huh
Juni: We were here to bring the token back, not to watch it glow all evil like
The Detective: Oh right, the Board of Mysteries are prudes…
Juni: So let me just take it…now!
Juni makes a swipe at The Detective, attempting to knock him down
The Detective: What in the hell do you think you’re doing
The Detective expertly moves out of the way as Juni tries striking him with her weapon.
Juni: C’MON, GIMMIE THE TOKEN!
Falconer: Juni! Stop this madness at once!
Juni: But why…we can go home…we can-
Zaylee: Juni, I know your fear has grown,  but you need to stop this senseless violence 
Juni: Sometimes..I-
Nest: Please, your really scaring us
Juni tries once more to strike The Detective but Falconer intercepts her punch
Falconer: I think that’s enough!
Juni: But I-
Falconer: I don’t know what has inspired this foul attitude of yours, but you need to cut it out, we’re just around the corner of something that could be genuinely dangerous…
Juni: I can’t, can’t, can’t-
Zaylee: Ok…then don’t
Juni: Huh!
Nest: Uh what are you saying?
Zaylee: Juni is clearly traumatized for one reason or another, the four of us can carry on if Juni needs to sit one out
The Detective: Please do that
Nest: I’m all for it
Falconer: Ya know what, it’s not a bad idea
Juni: No I c-
Zaylee: Ya know what, why don’t you sit over there and take a break
Juni: I do-
Zaylee: That’s an order actually..
Juni: Bu-
Zaylee: Now!!
Juni slowly turns away in shame as she goes to sit on a nearby bench.
Juni leaves your party
The Detective: I hope she ends up ok
Zaylee: I’ve never seen her like this before
Falconer: Something is terribly wrong with her…
Resume
When you get 100% of the way through District 3, you see a small fountain on the streets of District 4. The coin’s light is incredibly bright, the fountain appears to contain a notch of some kind
Zaylee: So…do we place The Token in the notch
The Detective: Seems like we shouldn’t
Nest: I’ll try…
The Detective moves up to the Fountain but suddenly a strange darkness appears before him
The Detective: The hell is this
Falconer: Uhm…is this bad
Nest: Please don’t be who I think it is…
The Buzzard appears from the darkness and grabs Nest
Buzzard: Hey there…I believe that token belongs to me
The Detective: Blimey!
Nest fishes out the Token and holds it up to The Buzzard, temporarily blinding him
Buzzard: GRAAH
Nest then slams the Token into the notch, which activates the fountain and the water there begins glowing
Nest: What just happened
Buzzard: Darn it!! Darn it all!!
Zaylee: What’s so darn it?
Buzzard: The fountain is going to release some of the untapped astral energy locked under the city 
Zaylee: And?
Buzzard: It’s not good for me…
Falconer: Ah, so it’s good for us
Falconer’s Falcon attempts a dive bomb attack but misses
Buzzard: Go ahead and fight me if you wish…I promise it won’t end well for you
Zaylee: We don’t have a chance do we?
Fight The Buzzard
When he has 75% of his health left
Nest: You’re taking quite the hefty beating aren’t ya
Buzzard: I’ll punch a hole into you
Zaylee: Try it 
Buzzard: Gladly
Resume against The Buzzard
When has 50% of his health left, the fight ends there
Buzzard: Ok…I promised it wouldn’t end well
Falconer: Huh
The Buzzard unleashes a powerful attack that sends the energy of the attacks that they previously unleashed on the party back at them, knocking them all down to the ground
Falconer: What the hell…
Buzzard: I’m kind of like a very malicious mirror, I can reflect the very worst parts of you in my current form
Nest: Current form…
Buzzard: Once the Astral Energy is unleashed, I will revert into my original form and become a really big bird…
The Detective: Ah…
Zaylee: What now
Buzzard: I got an ide-
The Buzzard is interrupted by an arrow whizzing by him, The Neighborhood Watch has joined the fight
Nolan: Stop your evil doing at once!
Edera: That’s right…we can defeat you right here and now
Buzzard: How trite, if you are to interrupt me I appreciate it actually being important 
Edera: Huh!
Buzzard: I’ve killed so many vigilantes from the watch who set off after me, you are like flies that I easily swat down
Nolan: Wait what?
Buzzard: I’ve got no time for this
The Buzzard moves to them and grabs Edera by the neck 
Edera: What the hell?
Buzzard: I don’t even feel like taking your crest, that’s how little I care…
Nolan: Wait st-
The Buzzard crushes Edera’s neck with so much force that her head flies several feet into the air 
Nolan: Wha-
The Party moves to get up in the commotion but The Buzzard throws down an attack to knock them back down
Buzzard: Don’t think I forgot about you either
Suddenly, Juni appears as well, ready to fight The Buzzard
Juni: Not so fast, I’m here
Buzzard: Ugh another one
Before Juni can even make a move, The Buzzard knocks her down with a powerful attack 
Zaylee: So what now?
Buzzard: I think I’ll try punching a hole through you
The Buzzard moves over to Zaylee and moves to punch her, Zaylee attempts to block it with her mace, but The Buzzard’s punch shatters that along with going through her entire chest, destroying her heart
Juni: I-
Juni begins to completely breakdown, Falconer is completely still
Falconer: What?
Buzzard: Let your friends be a warning that if you try to trifle with me again, that I will kill the rest of you without hesitation 
Nest: Oh, what about me?
Buzzard: I no longer care about you, i just don’t want you in my way anymore
The Buzzard smashes part of the fountain, dislodging the token, before disappearing into a cloud of smoke
Nolan: Edera, Zaylee…how can I…how can I-
Juni: Go on? That’s what I thought! You SUCK, I HATE YOU
Juni in her rage attacks Nolan and begins to beat him senseless
Falconer: Guys stop, just stop… 
The Token is glowing even brighter than before….
Juni: I….can’t…stop!!
The Token rolls over to the brawl between Juni and Nolan as Juni pummles Nolan over and over again
Nolan: Maybe…this is what I deserve…
Falconer’s falcon reaches for the Token…and the light becomes so overpowering, before finally…Falconer, Nolan and Juni fall still
The Detective: So what now?
Nest: Alright..
Nest whistles and a few relatively large eagles swoop down
The Detective: Huh?
Nest: We load their bodies onto my friends and head up into the sky until things calm down…
Nest and The Detective load the unconscious bodies of Nolan, Juni and Falconer onto the Eagles…before setting off into the sky
(Chapter End)
== Flying Solo: Chapter 3 ==
Nolan, Falconer and Juni wake up in a strange place, where colors blend in unusual ways, where memories are playing on their surroundings, an ostrich passes them by…
Nolan: Where are we?
Juni: I don’t care…I BLAME YOU
Juni resumes her relentless assault against Nolan
As she puts her punches into Nolan’s face, he just watches as she brutally assaults him
Falconer: Guys…stop this….
Nolan gives up and lets Juni continue to pummel him, Falconer begins to cry
Falconer: Juni…are you even the person I knew?
Juni: …, I must continue…or what…what will I have left….
Nolan: I already have nothing left…Edera was the brightest star in my sky
Juni gives up her assault 
Juni: You…can’t...just say that to me…
Nolan: My world feels cold and empty without her, since she’s the reason my world still revolves…
Falconer: I’m sorry to hear that
Nolan: But it’s the same with you, isn’t it?
Falconer: What do you mean
Nolan: Hyane was why you stuck around in your guild so long, he gave you a reason to live. 
Falconer: Uh…
Nolan: Now that he’s gone, you have no idea what to do with your life as he’s no longer at your side..
Juni: Falconer…
Nolan: You want to say things you wanted him to hear, you wanted him to hear those things, to feel how you feel, you can’t go on knowing that he won’t ever be in your life again, it’s the dark pit that goes to swallow you whole…
Falconer: That’s correct…I can’t…go back…
Nolan: And, Juni, I bet you feel the same way…
Juni: I-
Nolan: Zaylee and Hyane provided a kind of sense of purpose for your life, now they are gone from your life, you’ve got no one else but Falconer who gets you, the real you
Juni: That’s…
Nolan: Watching Zaylee get her chest punched through provided you with so much despair, it felt like a black hole appeared and swallowed your soul
Juni: I had so much of my life I wanted to spend with her…only for that monster to come and rip our future right out of our hands….
Nolan: You can’t bear the thought of moving on with your life without that person you love
Juni: I-
Nolan: I feel the same way about Edera and how I wanted to give up the Guild Life and start a new life with her, put all the pain and the past behind us, I wanted a life where I could really move on…but the world is cruel..and keeps trying to rip my life to shreds…
Falconer: I believe that even though you caused the person I cherished the most so much agony, that you deserve to be happy, just like everyone else…it’s because…I forgive you for everything that has happened…
Juni: I use everyone else as a scapegoat for my actions because I feel like it’s the only way I can fight back against a world…my breakdown earlier was to stop you from going to fight The Buzzard, I thought if we could just turn back, that everything would be ok in the end…
Falconer: Juni…you should have known you weren’t alone in the pain…but we still have a duty..we can’t run away from a fight as long as we live this life…we have to bear the pain and continue to fight..
Nolan: Everyone in our life that we lost has meaning, because we’re meant to carry their memory with us anywhere we go…
Nolan begins crying
Nolan: Edera would want me to see the world for all the beauty rather then all the pain it’s caused me…even though I want to fall through the world and see her again…but I know she would yell at me for it
Falconer: Hyane told me to enjoy life and help protect the smiles and joys…protect those fleeting memories…
Juni: Zaylee shined bright even though her true power was so far away…but I’m right here…and I can shine brighter than every star in the sky…
Falconer: I believe that…she’d love you to shine…
Nolan: I can’t ever give up on living…because Edera used to say that life was the greatest gift we got, she’d told me to get out of my own misery if she saw me like this…
Nolan’s tears begin drying 
Nolan: And in this situation…Edera would ask how we’d get out of this place…
Falconer’s Falcon flies down…
The Falcon: Hello
Juni: You can talk?
The Falcon: Here I can, you are in a collective dream...where I’ve brought you three together because it seemed like you need a moment…
Falconer: The token has that power
The Falcon: Indeed…
Nolan: So how do we wake up…
The Falcon: Oh go into the big blue void over there…
Falconer: Hehe, thanks
The Falcon: No problem…
Falconer: Anywhere…we go…we’ll be together…
The Falcon: I know…and maybe…you need something else aside from my help
Juni: Wait what
The Falcon: Don’t move
The Falcon flies into Falconer’s body
Falconer: I think…it’s a part of me now…
Juni: More than it was…
Nolan: So you and The Falcon are one and the same now…
Falconer: That’s right…
Nolan: So…let’s wake up…we have no business still being here…there are people who need our help…
Juni: Zaylee would want us to get out there…and go…
Falconer: Then what are we waiting for…
Falconer, Juni and nolan jump into the big blue void and wake up on the backs of really big eagles…
Falconer: Huh
The Detective: Oh hey you guys are awake…
Juni: Why are we on big massive birds circling the city…
Nest: Wanted to keep on eye on things while keeping you lot safe in case The Buzzard came back… 
Nolan: So that explains why we’re so high up
The Detective: The Astral Energies seem to have been amplified a significant amount, as I can see it flood the streets from up here…
Nolan: Let’s get low
The Eagles descend into the streets as people are getting stuck in the now fluid Astral energies 
Nolan: Part of this guild business is rescuing people…
Nolan, Falconer and Juni jump off of the eagles…
Nest: Wait, I’m coming with you
The Detective: As will I 
Nest jumps off The Eagle as well. Nolan and Juni join your party
Begin helping people out of their predicaments 
When you’ve saved 5 people…
Nest: This feels good…
The Detective: Maybe guild life would be for you…
Nolan: Maybe it would…we need more people passionate about saving people
Nest: I believe…I could really bring something to the table
Resume
When you’ve saved 10 people
Grateful Citizen: Thanks for everything…
Juni: When we work together…we can really accomplish things huh…
Nolan: I think the most powerful weapon we have is each other…
Falconer: He’s right…
Resume
When you’ve saved 15 people
The Detective: I wonder if this city has the same level of togetherness in times of crisis
Nest: I don’t think it matters where your from, people band together in times of trouble no matter what…it’s human nature to help each other…
Juni: I believe that’s pretty amazing 
Nolan: It is…
Resume
When you’ve saved 20 people
Nolan: So what now…I don’t see anyone else
Falconer: Well I think I know what’s next…
Juni: The Buzzard
Suddenly, a dark cloud reappears, but it’s shaky and unstable, The Buzzard reappears but he has wings growing out of him and talon like feet
Buzzard: Why hello there…the rest of you got a death wish?
Juni: Yes…yours…
The Buzzard simply staggers back….as he begins to revert, the astral energy completely shrouds him
Buzzard: GRAAAH, I’M STILL NOT GONNA LOSE
The Buzzard reverts back into his true form…a massive black buzzard
Buzzard: I’ll kill ya like this 
Nolan: No you won’t
Nolan fires off a powerful arrow that pierces the wing of The Buzzard, knocking him down
Buzzard: Grrrr
Falconer: This is where you meet the end of your rope
Falconer uses the astral energies around him and transforms into a massive falcon 
Falconer: Let’s dance
Falconer picks up The Buzzard and flies away with him into the sky, The Buzzard escapes his grasp
Buzzard: I hate you so much, it empowers me to kill you
Nest: Wait…I got an idea
Nest also surrounds herself with  Astral Energy, transforming herself into a massive bird with other birds surrounding her, she flies into the sky to knock into The Buzzard
Falconer: How does a two on one sound
Buzzard: Sounds easy
Nest: Sounds fair
Fight against The Buzzard
When he’s at 75% health, another arrow from Nolan pieces his wing
Buzzard: You people tire me…
Nest: We’re finally gonna bring you down…
Falconer: Why don’t you accept defeat gracefully
Resume 
When he’s at 50% health, the stars around them begin shifting
Buzzard: What is this?
Juni: Eat this ya big stupid bird
A massive ray of Aether hits The Buzzard in the face
Buzzard: AGH
Juni: Not so invincible now
Resume
When he’s at 25% health, another arrow and aether blast hit The Buzzard
Falconer: I’m tired of you and your whole deal
Buzzard: I’ll rip you apart, tear you to shreds and then feast on your remains…
Nest: We’ll see about that 
Resume
When he’s at 10% health, the token shoots a powerful light through The Buzzard
Nest: EY
Buzzard: I’ll kill you…I’ll kill you all
Falconer: Uh, now that’s no way to act
Resume
When he’s finally defeated
Buzzard: Grrr…GRRR
Falconer: Hey Nest?
Nest: Yeah?
Falconer: I got an idea?
Nest: Yeah, what is it?
Falconer: Why don’t we give that old crone all our extra Astral Energy?
Buzzard: What?
Nest: Oh good idea
Buzzard: NO WAIT-
The Buzzard is blasted by Nest and Falconer and as they fall down to Earth, the excess Astral energy they unleash evaporates The Buzzard
Nest and Falconer’s fall is broken by Nest’s bird friends cushioning their fall as they bring them back down to the rest of the party
Nest: So…what now
The Astral Energy previous flooding the streets floats back into the sky
Nolan: I think…I need a minute…to process everything that happened today…
Falconer: Who could blame you for that…
Juni: I’m so terrified of what happens next…
Falconer: I genuinely don’t know what’s next
Nolan: I know what I’m going to do…
Juni: And what is that?
Nolan: I’m going to leave and head off into the great world beyond…
Nest: Why would you do that?
Nolan: Edera wanted to see the world…and now…I can see it for her…and all the hopes and dreams of the people there…
Juni: And that’s the ending you choose for yourself…
Nolan: I want to see the world too..I just wanted to do it with her…but I can do it by myself as well…
The Detective: It’s clearly something that sounds exciting…
Nolan: I think we’ll meet again…but after I’m wiser and more learned…
Juni: Jumping right in huh…
Nolan: And what about the rest of you?
The Detective: I’m going to keep investigating the paranormal from right here, there’s gonna be a lot of chaos now and I gotta stay and help
Nest: I think I will join The Neighborhood Watch
Nolan: What!
Nest: I want to help people…and I think that would be a great way to do so
Nolan: You’d be one hell of a member for them to have…
Nest: But if the Century Corps ever needed my help, I’d be there in a heartbeat!
Nolan: Juni and Falconer…what do you two want to do?
Juni: What do I want to do…
Falconer: I know what…but first…I have to go back home…
Juni: Why…
Falconer: I can’t just leave my armor here
Juni: What? Are you suggesting what I think you’re suggesting?
Falconer: We deserve a form of peace don’t we…
Nolan: Well…those are your choices to make…but best of luck in whatever you do
Nolan leaves the party and disappears into the woods…
(Chapter End) 
== Flying Solo: Epilogue ==
Four Years Ago
Falconer is sitting alone with Viridian, the two of them are talking..
Viridian: I’m very sorry for what happened to Hyane…and even if I didn’t fire the shot, I still had a  hand in what happened…so…please forgive me for what I’ve done…
Falconer: I think…what you did really hurt my friend…but I know you would have never wanted this…and the person responsible has already been discharged and has been punished for their actions…I don’t think you should punish yourself anymore but..I don’t have it in my heart to forgive you now…
Viridian: I understand…I’m not a good person by any longshot but I always try my hardest.
Falconer: I know you’ve got a good heart, and  one day I’ll be able to finally forgive you for what you’ve done and I’ll be able to move on with my life…
Viridian: I have a feeling..that you’ll never really be able too
Falconer: Why is that?
Viridian: Because you are stubborn, and you don’t give up
Falconer: Huh..
Viridian: I’m right, aren’t I?
Falconer: You may be…
Viridian: I know you and while Hyane may be incapacitated right now but he’ll be fine one day and you’ll be able to cherish the days you have left.
Falconer: One day, one day soon hopefully
Present Day
A group of Century Corps members are going to the train station to welcome Juni, Falconer and Zaylee back from their trip to Columbia
Gladian: Falconer, Juni and Zaylee are scheduled to come back today, I wonder if they’re ok?
Indica: Why do you wonder that?
Gladian: Apparently there’s been some weird stuff happening in Columbia recently…
Viridian: The people I know would be fine in a crisis, they’re troopers.
Cosma: Having faith in your friends,
Viridian: I doubt the three of them forgive me for what happened all that time ago, but I’m really going the extra mile here..
Shiye: You can’t always get the outcome you want
Auralie: Sometimes you just gotta hope for that kind of stuff…
Gladian: Well..we’re here
The Six of Them enter the train station, only to find no Falconer, Juni or Zaylee 
Auralie: Hey wait a minute…where are they?
Gladian: Uhm…I didn’t prepare for this…
Viridian: Well they were scheduled so I don’t doubt that they came back here…
Indica: So what? They just stiffed us and moved on?
Shiye: It seems likely to be the case, maybe they missed our  welcome and hightailed back it to the guild?
Cosma: Or maybe not? 
Cosma points to a bundle of armor, the helmets of Falconer and Juni sticking out among them, with shards of Zaylee’s mace nearby
Indica: What the heck is this…
The Six of them move over to the bundle, with a message stuck to the armor
Cosma: Should we read it?
Shiye: Yeah we should
Viridian: I’ll  do it
Viridian picks up the note and begins reading 
Viridian: “Hello old friends and family, I’m sorry we could not be here to tell you ourselves, for we worry you will try to change our minds-”
The Voice shifts into Juni and Falconer
Falconer: “We’re announcing our formal resignation from The Century Corps, I’m sorry I can’t keep the promise I made to Hyane before he left, but I know you’ll keep fighting for the dream he cherished so much”
Juni: “Zaylee is also no longer with us, it’s part of the reason for our departure, while we want to continue fighting for the things we care about. We’re weary and tired from all the loss and heartbreak and we need peace of our own…”
Falconer: “If you don’t like that, then fine, but don’t try to find us…because we are not coming home”
Juni: “Our home is now the great world beyond, hopefully we find happiness out there”
Falconer: “Every ending is just a beginning, good luck out there, it's time for us to go our separate ways”
The voice shifts back to Viridian
Viridan: “your dear friends, Juni and Falconer”
Gladian: So, they’re gone now?
Indica: What the hell, so Zaylee is dead and those two have quit…
Shiye: Looks like it…
Viridian: Well we can’t influence their decisions, we have to respect their choice and do our best to defend the city in their absence 
Cosma: Anyone else find it weird how Falconer took off even though Hyane’s dream was to defend this city and help keep the smiles on everyone’s faces?
Auralie: I think it’s quite simple actually
Viridian: Why do you say that?
Auralie: It’s clear that over time…Falconer and Hyane lost their close connection they used to, it went on hiatus for four entire years, and while Falconer was still devoted, Hyane himself was not…it’s clear that in death that Falconer, Juni and Zaylee weren’t the people he considered close…it was us.
Indica: Our friend…and we never knew him by a name of Hyane did we
Gladian: Nope…we knew our friend as Husk…
Viridian: Falconer really had nothing left for him back at this guild…as his reason for being here is no longer present and it’s not like Juni wanted to stay either.
Cosma: So what to do now?
Shiye: Well, I’m glad Falconer has another reason to live…and that he can finally start over with no regrets
Indica: Because…maybe…one day…we’ll see him flying throughout our big beautiful sky, flying past the clouds drifting by
The End
== Green Light: Chapter 1 ==
We open up in District 14, with Iris, Neve, Erhan and Thanna investigating a strange black prism, that blots out seemingly any light that touches it, they are discussing how to handle this situation..
Iris: Prisms often turn straight white light into rainbows, so I really wouldn’t know to do with one that acted like a black hole?
Neve: But aren’t you like, part Rainbow or something?
Iris: Well kinda, my powers are taking over my physical form…
Thanna: It’s kinda like how my powers over green light and green light constructs have been increasing in strength
Erhan: Weirdly enough we don’t know what’s causing both of those things?
Thanna: I think Optica’s defeat had something to do with it, but I’ve got no idea what?
Iris: She claimed she was a god of some sort, perhaps her divine powers were related to our own?
Neve: It could be the case, but I do think this prism has something to do with it?
Thanna: What do you mean?
Neve: It’s weird light blotting power seems like it could have wide reaching effects?
Thanna: So what do you want me to do about it?
Erhan: Yeah, what’s this leading too?
Neve: There’s actually something that I want Iris to do
Iris: Yes?
Neve: It’d be pretty cool if you blasted the prism with your light powers
Iris: Ok
Thanna: Are you sure that’s safe
Neve: I’m not
Ehran: Oh-
Iris blasts the Prism with all 7 of her rainbow beams, the darkness starts to chip
Neve: Alrighty
Erhan: This seems dangerous and unscientific?
Thanna: She’s putting it in tho
Iris’s rainbow beams burn a hole in the darkness…
Iris: Ok…one final push
Thanna: Go girl
Iris’s beams tear down to the glass, the light builds and pushes out a beam of pure light through the other side
Neve: What’s this?
Iris: What do you mean?
Neve points to how the Darkness begins moving off the prism
Thanna: I got it
Thanna blasts it with her powers but they flare and accidentally chip the Prism
Erhan: Uhm…was this part of the plan?
Thanna: No, uhm hopefully this doesn’t cause something to go wrong
The Prism cracks into pieces 
Iris: Uh oh?
Neve: That can’t be good?
Erhan: We done goofed up
The Prism’s dark powers burst out, revealing a portal 
Neve: A portal?
Iris: We missed out on all the White World stuff so the universe is making us go on a strange adventure 
Thanna: Ok I-
Green Light bursts forward and tries to destroy the portal 
Thanna: What the hell is this?
Thanna stops her powers and The Portal starts pulsating 
Erhan: Did we make it angry?
Iris: How did we make a portal angry?
Thanna shields her friends while preparing for the worst, the portal snaps back and fires out two beings that look like Optica’s monsters
Erhan: Well this is interesting?
Iris: So her specter sends more monsters our way, what is this madness…
Thanna: I don’t think this is Optica’s doing?
Fight The Corrupted Monsters
When you win, they turn into slimy darkness that is sucked back into the portal
Thanna: So what the heck are these things?
Iris: No clue but-
Her rainbow powers activate and she shoots a red light through the portal, which causes it to convulse violently 
Erhan: What the heck is this thing?
Neve: Hold on…I remember hearing about a Pionin mage who could create portals that react to their surroundings
Erhan: So what you’re saying is that you can work with this?
Neve: Yes, I just need one of you to hit the portal again
Thanna hits the portal again, causing two more monsters to appear
Neve: Great, now watch me work
Fight The Monsters while defending Neve
When The Monsters are defeated, the portal snaps and pops, stretching into a portal that looks safe and gives a clear view into a place shrouded by darkness
Neve: Well, I fixed it!
Erhan: How?
Neve: The light beams that hit the portal activated it’s defense mode, I simply figured out how to deactivate it
Thanna: You’re smart, aren’t ya
Neve: Yeah!
Iris looks in through the portal
Iris: So what is that place?
Thanna: Only one way to find out?
Erhan: We’re doing this, aren’t we?
Neve: There’s quite a lot that could go wrong, but this may provide insight into the mysterious fate that befell my people…
Iris: Well if we’re on board
The Four of them step through the portal ending up in a mysterious world similar to The White World
Iris: So what is this place?
Neve: Well before we answer that 
Neve  presses some buttons that the others can’t see, shutting down the portal and condensing it into a small portable rift
Thanna: Huh, I had no idea you could do that
Neve: Ancient trick
Erhan: So you think that some lost treasure of your people could be here?
Neve: Potentially 
Thanna: So, I wonder what caused the corruption of that prism
Erhan: I personally think this place may also hold the key to fixing you and Iris 
Neve: Well let’s go into the unknown 
Begin ??? 1 
When you’re 25% of the way through 
Thanna: Woah…hey guys you should duck
A powerful blast of Green Light suddenly shoots out of Thanna’s hand
Erhan: Hold on, why did that happen
Suddenly, a figure wrapped in a kind of dim light appears but it illuminates the shadowed surroundings 
Neve: More of Optica’s Army remains??
Strange Figure: Hello Guild Members!! My name is Phote, it’s a name you best remember well
Phote attacks the party but Iris sends her careening into a nearby rock with a light beam
Iris: Ok Phote, what’s your deal here?
Phote: I was commander of Optica’s Nightlands operations, but then your stupid guild defeated her by sending her to the barren future
Thanna: So you had a separate army in here and didn’t rush to her aid at any point?
Phote: Yes, but now I was stuck here due to SOMEONE here
Another figure appears, slinging a ringed hand at Phote
Phote: You!
Thanna: Huh looks like we interrupted the beef
???: Sorry to get in your way Phote, but I’d like to talk to The Century Corps in person
Erhan: So just who are you?
Kutakahra: My name is Kutakahra, the ringed sorcerer and new master of The Nightlands leading a fearsome
Phote: It’s technically MY army!
Kutakahra: Tomato, Potato. I’m gonna use this army to take control of The Nightlands, then conqueror The Human World 
Thanna: I don’t think s-
A Blast of Green Light suddenly fires off and hits Kutakahra in the face, leaving a burn 
Kutakahra: Rude, at least I’ll get to kill you easily
Suddenly, a dark circle of energy hits Kutakahra in the back of the head
Thanna: Who did that?
Kutakahra: VANIEL!
A group of Three Fighters emerges 
Phote: Aww you got your own problems
Phote’s leg is suddenly interrupted by a powerful blast from Iris 
Vaniel: Hello Kutakahra, don’t think you can go conquering The Nightlands without me having to say something about it
Kutakahra: You and your incescent friends have gotten in the way of my plans long enough
Vaniel: Well Zenial didn’t have a son who was a slouch!
Thanna: Huh?
Erhan: Oh wait, this place is where The Nightmages came from, their attack led to Acantha setting the Centennials came from
Iris: That Zenial guy was old enough to have a kid?
Vaniel: Uhm “Night Mages” is a derogatory term, we like to be called Nightlanders and Nightlanders reproduce asexually and can technically do so at young ages, but most people wait and wait I got distract-
Phote: UGH WHO CARES, I was ordered to burn this place to the ground 
Cynthus #1: Well if I have something to say about it, then you will not have your way evildoer 
Cynthus #2: That’s right DEATH DEATH DEATH
Neve: Each Head has its own brain?
Armei: Yup
Cynthus #3: Yummy yummy shadow snacks 
Kutakahra: I think Head #3 is broken
Phote: Graah I don’t care  you’re all gonna die
Thanna: Hey Vaniel!
Vaniel: What is it Guild Member?
Thanna: Interested in joining forces?
Vaniel: Sure
Armei: Oh we’re going
Erhan: Hey I don’t mind!
Armei, Vaniel and Cynthus join the party
Phote: Oh darn it!!
Kutakahra: Well I’m not teaming up with you
Kutakahra leaves
Phote: I’m not scared of your intrepid alliance 
Fight against Phote 
When she has 75% of her health left
Phote: I know when to fold my hand
Erhan: So you’re a coward like the original Optica?
Phote: On the contrary
Phote manifests a massive spear 
Cynthus #2: What’s this got to do with anything?
Phote: This is how I fold
Phote throws the spear, creating a flash of strong blinding light
Thanna: Oh no
A powerful beam from Thanna rings out to Phote who absorbs the light and disappears 
Armei: Darn it,  that infernal witch is gonna cause problems for us
Thanna: I got to-
Thanna tries using her light powers but they do not work
Iris: What the heck is this?
Thanna: You can’t use your abilities either?
Vaniel: So it looks like you two need fixing?
Armei: Do we have to go to Akhine Temple?
Neve: Akhine? That’s the name of an ancient Pionin God?
Cynthus #3: Pionin Pie!!
Cynthus #2: You’re such an idiot
Cynthus #1: Yeah, Akhine Temple has Pionins living there, what’s the big deal?
Neve: I thought I was the only one?
Armei: Huh?
Neve: I was told that there weren’t any Pionins left on Earth and that I was the last one?
Armei: Oh, yeah that made sense, but yeah you WERE the only Pionin left on Earth?
Neve: Huh?
Erhan: So two of us no longer have powers and Neve is no longer the last of her kind?
Vaniel: A lot to take in huh
Erhan: I’ll say
Vaniel: Ah, well let’s go over the plan
Iris: Go to the temple, restore our powers, fight Kutakahra and Phote, go back home
Vaniel: Sounds like a plan
The Seven of them take off, ready to head towards Akhine Temple…
== Green Light: Chapter 2 ==
We follow The Party as they travel deeper into the Nightlands, moving towards Akhine Temple
Thanna: How far is it from where we currently are?
Vaniel: Not too far
Neve: I can’t wait to meet the other Pionin?
Cynthus #1: I imagine it must be quite the shock for you
Cynthus #3: Thinking everyone likes you died only to learn that some live here must be the shock dontcha think?
Cynthus #2: That would make me want to die
Neve: Woah
Armei: Head 2 is crazy 
Cynthus #2: So are YOU
Vaniel: Ah shut it
Erhan: So Vaniel, why exactly are you opposed to Kutakahra
Vaniel: He’s a self centered asshole who stole Phote’s army using something called Eclipse Mist which corrupted them and turned them into his own personal army. He’s been Misting villages to further grow his strength 
Armei: We need to take him out with Phote if the Nightlands are to see peace 
Cynthus #3: I really want things to go back to normal so I can go back to living my life
Cynthus #2: I want my enemies to DIE DIE DIE DIE
Erhan: Well, I can’t argue with that
Vaniel: The real question is why are you guild members here? You’d have no real reason to enter?
Iris: Something had corrupted a prism in our world so we investigated and broke open a portal to this place
Armei: The mist is spreading to your world?
Vaniel: That could be bad…
Neve: Kutakahra was serious about conquering our world huh?
Thanna: I don’t suppose this isn’t the least bit awkward based on what happened last time the Guild and Nightlanders interacted?
Vaniel: One of yours did kill my uncle but in the end, My Dad sacrificed himself for your realm so he believed in the guild, even if it was only in death. Therefore I can’t be mad
Thanna: I suppose that’s one way to look at it?
Neve: Now where are we going?
Cyntus #1: We’re actually not that far away but we need to go through something called Nightmare Valley in order to get to Akhine Temple
Erhan: Nightmare Valley sure isn’t an ominous name at all
Armei: I think it’s pretty ominous 
Erhan: Sarcasm, learn it
Armei: What is this “sarcasm” you speak of?
Iris: It’s a Human World thing
Vaniel: We have sarcasm here too she’s just dense
Cynthus #2: Yeah she’s a real bright one
Armei: Thanks
Cynthus #2: It was an insult you stupid fucking idiot 
Cynthus #1: Nobody likes you
Cynthus #2: Nobody likes YOU
Thanna: Alright break it up heady
Iris: Let’s go through this valley and just get on with our lives
Vaniel: At your request
Begin the descent into The Valley of Nightmares 
When you’re 33% down
Vaniel: It looks the concentration of eclipse mist down there is a lot
Cynthus #3: Luckily we got just the thing for that!
Cynthus creates a flaming shield around the party 
Iris: Ay nice
Thanna: Alright, let’s go forth and advance 
Resume
When you’re 66% down
Neve: I keep seeing things like Pionin artifacts just scattered on the ground 
Vaniel:  A lot of people died down here
Neve: Darn
Iris: That’s so reassuring to hear, that a lot of people died in here
Armei: How is that reassuring?
Cynthus #2: Sarcasm you DOLT
Cynthus #3: I think me and the other head are the brains and you’re just the grump
Cynthus #2: I’m smart too asshole 
Resume
When you’re finally inside The Valley of Nightmares 
Neve: Ok, now what
Vaniel: We should be safe from the mist unless circumstances change
A ringed hand then suddenly flies at the party
Kutakahra: Hello, I’m circumstances change 
Armei: Alright asshole come get it
Kutakahra releases a torrent of mist at the attacking Armei
Armei: AAAH, GRAAAH
Cynthus #1: What the hell is this!
Kutakahra: To attack me, she had to leave your pesky flame barrier
Armei leaves your party
The darkness around Armei begins warping, cloaking her figure in the mist, her eyes turn red
Armei: GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Kutakahra: Your friend is now my puppet oh no whatever shall you do
Suddenly a spear of light pins Kutakahra to the ground 
Phote: Hello pretender 
Kutakahra: Hello conqueror 
Kutakahra and Phote begin to fight each other 
Thanna: What the hell do we do
Iris: I got a plan
Iris picks up the discarded Light Spear, it begins affecting her body in a strange way 
Iris: Oh, this thing sure has heft
Thanna: How is that gonna help
Iris: I now got a weapon
Armei begins circling the party 
Vaniel: Can we save our friend from the mist?
Cynthus #2: If we could, we would have done it already
Vaniel: True…
Armei growls and snarls at the party
Neve: We should probably book it
Erhan: Alright gang lets run away
Erhan creates an auditory illusion that distracts Armei as he runs away with the rest of the party
Begin Nightmare Valley
When you’re 20% through 
Thanna: I wish I had an actual weapon, I can’t really do much with my fist
Erhan: Don’t sell yourself short
Thanna: Well regardless of what you think I want a weapon
Neve: I got you
Neve goes over to what looks like a Pionin artifact and pulls the thing up from the ground, the artifact turns out to be a crossbow that fires bolts of light. 
Neve: Here you go
Neve tosses the weapon to Thanna
Thanna: Thanks
Cynthus #3: Alright, now let’s keep on keeping on
Erhan: You could just say let’s hurry up and leave
Cynthus #2: Oh hey I like that one more 
Resume
When you’re 40% through 
Vaniel: Why is this place called Nightmare Valley again?
Cynthus #1: Because things so monstrous happening here long ago that could only be described as straight out of a nightmare
Vaniel: Thanks for reminding me
Cynthus #2: I wish the air service was active that way we didn’t have to go through the valley on foot
Vaniel: Yeah
Erhan: Sounds like you guys had quite a life before the mist fucked it all up
Cynthus #3: We really did…and now we don’t even have our friend 
Iris: We’ll get through this all the same
Thanna: I don’t doubt you will
Resume
When you’re 50% of the way through
Thanna: Do you guys hear something?
A low guttural growling is heard and something emerges from the mist
Armei: GRRRR
Vaniel: Oh crap she caught up to us 
Cynthus #2: God dammit we need to go 
Neve: What do we do
Cynthus #1: Maybe this can hold her
Cynthus fires a cage of flame from his box, containing Armei inside
Vaniel:  I hope it does, I don’t want to fight her
Erhan: Fighting your friends can never be easy
Neve: I bet it’s not 
Cynthus #3: It sucks but we gotta go and leave her behind for now
Resume
When you’re 60% of the way there
Thanna: I keep seeing my own fears reflected in the ground
Vaniel: Me too, it’s probably a mind altering property 
Erhan: I bet 
Iris: It’s probably some kind of prism that reaches into our memories and then places them into the ground for us to see
Thanna: I wonder how that’s possible?
Cynthus #3: I think it has to do with the psychic energies exuded by every single one here that are then reflected into the rock
Thanna: That kinda implies that we have similar brains?
Cynthus #1: The result would most likely be the same if you used a small rodent or large livestock animal 
Resume
When you’re 80% of the way there
Neve: I’ve been thinking and thinking and thinking about what to say when I finally meet the other Pionin 
Iris: It’s gonna be a big moment for you
Thanna: I wonder how we will get our abilities back?
Iris: It will most likely involve some kind of ritual 
Thanna: Perhaps
Iris: I think I may have to put down the spear?
Thanna: Huh?
Iris: I feel my soul being torn apart by it
Thanna: In what way?
Iris: I feel like I need more than just myself?
Vaniel: LIke being split into two?
Iris: More than just two…
Cynthus #2: Well regardless the solution better work or we’re all gonna die
Iris: It better
Resume
When you’re finally out of Nightmare Valley, The Party sees Akhine Temple not too far ahead 
Vaniel: Akhine Temple!!
Iris: Let’s finally go inside
Thanna: I’ve been waiting for this
Suddenly, that growling voice can be heard again
Cynthus #1: Oh no
Iris: It’s time we end this continual chase and retreat game
Vaniel: No, let-
Armei jumps out of the shadows slashing her sword near Vaniel, he dodges expertly 
Cynthus #2: She’s too far gone dude
Erhan: Only so much we could do to prevent this outcome
Vaniel: When I face Kutakahra, I’m gonna make him pay for this
Armei: GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Fight Armei 
When she’s at 25% health 
Vaniel: Goodbye old friend 
Armei: GRRRR-GRA-GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAWRRRRRRRRRR
Cynthus #3: We’re gonna miss you
Resume
When you win, Armei staggers back and falls slightly
Erhan: It hurts to say goodbye doesn’t it
Vaniel: It does
Iris: Then I’ll make this quick 
Iris throws the spear into Armei’s neck, it lodges in there, blood begins pouring out, Iris walks over and removes the spear, wiping the blood off it with her bear hands
Iris: I’m sure in another life we could have made great friends 
Thanna: Now let’s go…we have vengeance to reap
== Green Light: Chapter 3 ==
We open up on The Party, and they are just outside the Akhine Temple
Vaniel: There’s no going back after this
Iris: Alright let’s go
Thanna: We have to get out powers back if we want to stand a chance 
Neve: I’m about to have the most important conversation in my entire life…aren’t I…
Cynthus #2: Well let’s fucking go 
The Party begins to enter Akhine Temple, mist is pooling around the pillars. The party looks around, the place looks deserted 
Neve: Where is everyone?
Thanna: It looks like someone else was here first?
Vaniel: We don’t have much time to lose than, let’s go and go fast
Cynthus #3: The healing pools are where restoration rituals happen, we should get down there as fast as we can
Another Pionin comes into view 
Neve: Huh, HEY!
But the growling they’ve grown so familiar with is heard
Erhan: The reunion has to be put on hold I think?
Neve: No….
A group of growling Pionin Priests appear ready to kill The Party
Vaniel: Alright guys follow my lead, the healing pools are on the fourth floor, so follow me
Thanna: I can work with that
Thanna and Vaniel take off and The rest of The Party soon follows suit
Descend through Akhine Temple
When you reach the second floor
Neve: I can’t believe that I found out I was not alone only to then have to kill off the people like me
Thanna: Yeah that must suck
Neve: At least this is a kind of cruel mercy 
Vaniel: Maybe that’s how I feel about Armei
Iris: Let’s keep the philosophy for when we get into the pools
Cynthus #2: Saying what I’m thinking huh
Resume
When you reach the third floor
Neve: I remember once reading that an ancient Pionin belief was that when someone died, their soul went to a place beyond Life and Death, maybe they moved to this place because they thought it was some kind of after-life?
Thanna: Did they believe in layered after-lives?
Neve: That I don’t know, I only know so much about who I am
Iris: I can feel that too
Vaniel: I feel like our lives are shaped so much by what we don’t know, it’s pretty scary
Cynthus #1: Even as a respected scientific figure, I still have so much to learn 
Cynthus #2: We’re not even fucking close to knowing about everything about damn near anything
Erhan: Neve, don’t despair because you don’t know the whole story
Resume
When you reach the fourth floor
Vaniel: The healing pools are just beyond here, just one more hallway to go
Erhan: I had no idea, they built temples so deep
Vaniel: Well now you do
Cynthus #3: Ok, so what we do when we get there is, you’ll both sit in the pools and they’ll heal your spirits therefore restoring your abilities. 
Vaniel: I believe that it should work, barring any extraneous circumstances 
Iris: Ok, got it
Thanna: Yessir 
Neve: Onward
They walk down the hallway to an closed door, Iris uses the spear to open the door, inside are two healing pools
Iris: So what do we do
Cynthus #2: If I understand correctly, you’d need to sit in the pools and then release your natural energy, this can be done by holding a tall object
Iris: So…I guess I gotta use this spear
Cynthus #1: That could work
Thanna: What about me?
Cynthus #1: Hmm, There’s a fairly large fire poker over there
Cynthus points to the fire poker
Thanna: So I grab this, and raise it when me and Iris get in the healing pools?
Cynthus #3: Yeah
Iris: Alright…in we go
Thanna and Iris step into the pools
Thanna: Ok, so when do we do the thing?
Iris: Maybe wait a few seconds 
Erhan: I have no idea what’s gonna happen…
The healing energies coalesse around the pools, healing their spirits
Neve: Woah…I wonder how this works…
Thanna: Alright, I’ll release the energy I have stored, I’ll release it now
Iris: Alright let’s do it together
Thanna and Iris raise the Spear and Fire Poker to the sky and color energy begins flowing out of Iris
Iris: Uhm…we might have done this wrong
The energy out of the fire poker begins hitting Iris’s energy
Thanna: Oh no what the hell is this
Vaniel: Brace for impact
The Party scatters as the colors explode out of The Spear and Thanna’s Green powers flow into it, the crest floats off of Iris
Iris: Oh I don’t know what’s happening to me
The colors shoot of in seven different directions, Iris falls, still powerless
Thanna: Iris, are you there?
Thanna staggers back as Iris gets up, seven humanoid figures that are each a different color of the rainbow now stand before The Party
Vaniel: What?
Cynthus #3: I think their powers are now permanently gone and have splitoff into seven different beings 
Thanna: What the heck?
Iris: I can still feel them
Iris begins controlling the Humanoids
Iris: Ok, let’s go
Thanna: Hell yeah!!
Vaniel: Let’s show those assholes who’s boss
Neve: Now where are they?
Suddenly, a familiar creeping shadow begins sneaking up on the party
Kutakahra: Missed me?
Vaniel: Not at all, where did Phote go?
Kutakahra: She ran away again…so my only opponent right now is you lot
Thanna: You’ve got a lot of nerve to face us again after what you’ve done
Cynthus #2: Prepare to bite it asshole
Fight against Kutakahra
When he’s at 75% health
Kutakahra: An actual decent challenge, alright, I’ll actually try
Kutakahra summons torrents of mist while slinging ringed hands to drag Iris in
Iris: Nice try
The Green Humanoid comes and blasts Kutakahra in the face
Kutakahra: Heh
Resume
When he’s at 50% health 
Kutakahra: Your strong combat abilities will make you fine puppets 
Thanna: Keep dreaming
Thanna thrusts The Fire Poker into Kutakahra’s right eye before kicking him in the neck 
Resume 
When he’s at 25% health 
Kutakahra: Darn, maybe I won’t win?
Thanna: Normally they’d be acting all high and mighty and stuff 
Vaniel: Seriously, those types are so damn annoying 
Cynthus #1: I’ve realized the fact most people would rather live in denial than face reality means that more people will prolong their defeat 
Resume
When he’s finally defeated
Kutakahra: Oh…I may need a minute
The Mist entirely dissipates, making the area more visible 
Vaniel: The mist is gone?
Kutakahra: I’ve been defeated so the mist left…ugh…
Thanna: So what now? Do we kill you?
Kutakahra: I think not
Kutakahra remerges with Shadow and leaves
Vaniel: Damn it he got away
Cynthus #2: What NOW
Iris: I feel like there’s one more left
And at that moment, a massive mech comes roaring through the temple and all the foundations, leaving just the healing pools and a massive mech that looks unfinished 
Erhan: Welp, we've fought worse 
The cockpit opens
Phote: Hello hopeless nobodies, I’m here in a personal creation of mine, The Morningstar, it is rather incomplete, but once fully built, it will be able to defeat your entire guild effortlessly and just this should be able to kill you
Cynthus #1: Seems like quite the endorsement
Iris: I have a feeling this mech isn’t all that
Phote: Oh all my critics will be dead soon so who cares?
Fight Phote in The Morningstar 
When it’s at 75% health
Phote: I feel just the oddest sense of Deja Vu right now?
Iris: Uh didn’t ask
The Red and Indigo Humanoids blast an exposed hole in the Morningstar 
Thanna: I wonder how fall your mech can fall?
Resume against Phote
When she’s at 50% health 
Ehran: Hey think fast
Erhan creates noises that indicate engine decay in the mech
Phote: What the heck is this?
Cynthus blasts a massive collum of flame at the now exposed engine, causing massive internal damage 
Phote: I’m gonna get you for this!!
Resume
When she’s at 25% health 
Neve: I got one in me too
Phote: Please don’t
Neve releases a toxic spore directly into the cockpit
Phote: Rude
Vaniel: Two can play this game
Vaniel throws a shroud of night into the cockpit obscuring Phote’s vision
Resume
When she’s at 10% health
Erhan: Thanna, you got one in you?
Thanna: I do
Thanna hucks a massive rock at The Morning Star
Phote: What was that supposed to?
Suddenly, the legs of the machine start to give way
Thanna: I don’t miss
Resume
When she’s defeated
Phote: The mech says the system is failing…that can’t be
Neve: Yeah it can, we fucking won
Thanna: How far will you fall?
Thanna picks up a disposed weapon from the mech and blasts the legs to bits, the entire thing caves in and Phote is crushed by the metal
Vaniel: Well she looks dead?
Neve: So what now?
Iris: I’m going to have to say goodbye
Iris suddenly vanishes and the seven humanoids turn from colors in the shape of humans into what look like actual humans. They fall still on the ground.
Thanna: Did she just become seven different people?
Vaniel: I think she was already seven different people and just used the last of her life force to fight with you one more time
Thanna: That’s oddly sweet, I’m gonna miss her
Erhan: Maybe not, it looks like she left behind a little bit of herself in those humans? Maybe we’ll see her if they ever wake up?
Neve: So do we go home?
Cynthus #2: I’ve actually got one more inquiry?
Thanna: What?
Cynthus #1: Maybe leave the portal open, I’d like to fight alongside you again some day?
Vaniel: Me too
Thanna: Alright,we’ll leave the portal open
Neve: Right…
Neve takes the portal out of her armor and opens it, and The Century Corps go home, carrying the comatose human beings with them
== Green Light: Epilogue ==
We pan back to the guild, where Neve, Thanna and Erhan are laying down the seven comatose bodies into cryo-tubes. They are getting help from various other guild members
Cyirre: The tubes should keep them frozen for long enough, if they ever awake, I’ve installed a magic switch that will wake them up
Thanna: You’re so resourceful, thanks Cyirre
Cyirre: Anytime 
Ryuur: Making it so the tubes continuously work is a challenge, I could run maintenance on them every now and then?
Neve: That’d be cool
Ryuur: No pun intended?
Neve: Huh?
Ryuur: I’m asking if you intended a pun by saying it was cool…
Neve: Why would that be a pun?
Cyirre: Just drop it Ryuur
Ryuur: Fine…
Erhan: I certainly wonder if any Nightlanders or Pionin are gonna join the guild
Borqea: I thought Neve was the only one?
Neve: I’m not, some lived in the Nightlands, I still have so many questions 
Borqea: Well you’ll have all the time to get answers
Cyirre: I wonder what you’re gonna do next Thanna, your powers appear to be permanently gone…
Thanna: Well I don’t give up, that’s not the kind of person I am…
Ryuur: So what do you want to do?
Thanna: I think I will train myself to be good with a spear, Iris and Beline inspired me to pick it up
Erhan: Hell yeah!!
Thanna: You’re gonna see a brand new me!
Erhan: I’m looking forward to it
Thanna: If I work on my aim, I know I’m gonna hit the place I want to be
Erhan: Hell yeah!!
Neve: So much to do still 
Ryuur: This our life, so let’s get to living it
Ryuur and Borqea load up the tubes and begin placing them into a wagon
The End
== Sword Fight With The Sun: Chapter 1 ==
12 Years Ago
We open up in Kyoto, Japan. Iseri is camping in the street in a tent. He does not have a home. The grime on the streets does not disturb his meditation and neither does all the street commotion, it’s a city bigger than the one’s he’s known.  He’s part of a larger network of street tents. He stirs himself from his meditation to look at a bird resting on his tent. 
Iseri: Can I really make peace with myself?
The air is still in the sky and the sun rests just over the horizon looking down into the streets. Iseri moves to get up but he hears the footsteps of others, he sees a group of Six heading his way, all with crests and in armor.
Ikutaro: Hello Iseri
Ikutaro arrives to Iseri with the rest of The Roaring Beasts, a band of Samurai that operate in this area of Kyoto.  Ikutaro is with the other 5 members, Hadane, Kyo, Kya, Illun and Qushin 
Iseri: Hello Roaring Beasts, good to see that you’re in great shape.
Ikutaro: It’s no problem sir, thanks to what you taught us earlier 
Kya: It really helps having someone that used to be a part of The Royal Guard helping us out, so you have my thanks.
Iseri: Oh you have nothing to be thankful for, I just helped you when you needed it. 
Qushin: I still wonder why a man of your talents is sleeping alone in the streets?
Iseri: Truth be told it’s all the peace I can get these days, I made a fatal error some time ago and I resigned myself to this fate in response.
Iseri can make out a seventh figure among The Roaring Beasts, and Iseri thinks he’s the only one who can see and hear him
Flandon: Ya know I don’t care how you sit in your misery all alone. 
Iseri: Well…I
Illun: You do know that, no one said anything after that?
Qushin: Drop it brother
Illun: Sure
Kyo: It sucks losing someone you care for, grief is never easy
Hadane: You can’t grieve over a life you’ve never had for I’ve never had a love that ever lasted. 
Iseri: Huh, what does that exactly mean
Hadane:  I was born without a soul, still into this world so even though I can walk and talk I still feel nothing at all
Kya: It’s something that makes Hadane all the more exceptional
Hadane: It makes me more alone 
Iseri: I get how you can feel that way 
Flandon: Running away from that day isn’t gonna make your heart any more full 
Illun: Well it was nice talking to you Iseri, but we should probably get back to our monestary.
Kya: Until we meet again
Iseri: Until we meet again
Flandon: I’ll see you all when you’re dead
Suddenly, a bright light begins emanating from the sun
Qushin: What the heck!
Hadane: I still can’t feel it’s warmth even though it’s boiling you alive
Kyo: I feel invigorated 
Kya: Right, your sword is flowing with a special kind of power
Kyo: No Sister, I want to slash through the sky itself
Iseri: Piercing the clouds seems like a feat that would be impossible for any mortal man
Kyo: Today I don’t feel like a mortal 
The sun begins glowing with a warmer and warmer light
Ikutaro: Ok, what the heck is this…
A beam shoots out of it, turning a massive shrine and surrounding areas into a fortress of light
Kya: Well…let’s find out what the problem is…
And as she said that, someone began to emerge from the fortress and floated high into the sky
Iseri: It was such a quiet day as well
The Entity began to speak
Atagne: Do not fear me, I am Atagne, One of The Sun Goddesses and I have come for the soul of a mortal named Kyo Kanekita…
Kyo: Uh…that’s me…
Kya: Brother?
Atagne: Kyo’s soul belongs to me for he is linked to the sun 
Kya: This sounds made up
Kyo: It’s real…I am linked to the sun…I never expected my soul to be claimed prematurely…
Atagne: For I am about to die, I have come to claim this man’s soul..if one of you can bring me this man alive, I will reward you with my remaining riches…
Qushin: We need to go
Ikutaro: Alright, time to go to the monestary and-
A sudden gang has formed around The Roaring Beasts
Gang Member: Alright, let’s grab the kid
And as soon as the gang formed around them, Iseri began cutting them down with his swords…
Iseri: You’re welcome…
Hadane: Why did you help us, you had better things to be doing
Iseri: I figured I won’t let this city give Kyo such a cruel fate
Kya: Thank you…he means the world to me
Kyo: Thank you
Ikutaro: Alright Iseri, you’re a roaring beast now and let’s flee 
Qushin: We’re running away?
Hadane: Would you rather get minced by the street gangs right here in Tent Town?
Qushin: Alright, I’ll take running away?
Ikutaro: Yup, unanimous decision to retreat 
Illun: It’s not cowardice if it’s strategic 
Kyo: …
The Roaring Beasts set out into the city
The Party must escape Tenttown
When you’re 20% the way there
Illun: Ok, this place is way more packed than I thought it would be 
Iseri: A lot of people live here
Qushin: Oh yeah you lived here? You ok with leaving all your stuff behind?
Iseri: I do not value my earthly possessions that much 
Flandon: Good thing there’s nothing too important left behind when you see me next
Resume
When you’re 40% of the way there
Hadane: Seeing the hapless dead climb over themselves to reach us is a sight both awe-inspiring and despairful, the hapless masses of people not knowing they’ve signed a death warrant trying to kidnap Kyo for a false notion of riches 
Kyo: Truthfully, I didn’t think my life would be this important right now
Kya: It’s important to me, and I don’t want anyone getting in the way
Hadane: Sibling bonds often break apart once both leave the parents, there are tons of siblings who just never see each other again. 
Resume
When you’re 60% of the way there
Ikutaro: I gotta wonder why this goddess couldn’t have pawned Kyo’s life onto someone else and why they’re doing so much to get it?
Iseri: Truth be told, they most likely can’t move on unless he is dead or apart of her. 
Ikutaro: Why would you think that?
Iseri: Well simple, it’s a lot of effort to land a light fortress in the middle of the city and then get it to hunt down a single dude
Ikutaro: I see…
Iseri: It’s likely that Atagne needs to kill Kyo herself or she will never get his soul
Ikutaro: I guess that makes sense
Resume
When you’re 80% of the way there
Gang Member: Alright, you’ve reached the end of your rope
Hadane: No
Hadane casts a powerful inferno around the Gang Member, trapping him in a circle of flames
Hadane:  Anyone else wish to join him, I can make it bigger
Gang Member: Uh I’m good….
The Gang Disperses 
Ikutaro: Way to go Hadane
Hadane: People are often unnerved by my disposition 
Ikutaro: That’s certainly true
Resume
When you’re 90% of the way there
Kya: I believe that this alone would normally qualify as a busy day
Kyo: True..but this is a statistical outlier, not every day some god emerges from the sun and wants you dead
Hadane: Would you want that?
Kyo: No I’d prefer to only fight this deity
Hadane: I’d prefer to not fight any deity
Flandon: They don’t know that they don’t get a choice 
Iseri: We can’t pick and chose our battles 
Resume
When you finally escape Tenttown 
Iseri: How far away is your monastery?
Ikutaro: About 3 streets away 
Kya: That’s probably gonna be a chore if the streets are as packed as they were back there
Hadane: Most likely but isn’t this life about the challenges?
Illun: With all due respect, maybe cut it out with the sarcasm
Qushin: Yeah
Iseri: Laughter is just how some people deal with these situations
Hadane: It wasn’t sarcasm
Flandon: Ah yes, the challenges indeed 
Hadane: You would know wouldn’t you?
Flandon: Wait?
Iseri: Who are you talking to Hadane?
Hadane: Why don’t you tell me?
Kya: Do you two really have time to argue about a ghost or something?
Flandon:  Huh, I’m just a ghost or something now?
Iseri: I guess we don’t have the time, carry on then
Hadane: Alright, we’ll circle back to this later 
Flandon:  Please do
Begin The Trek to The Monastery
When you’re 1/3rd of the way there
Ikutaro: And it’s not as crowded as Tenttown but darn this is a lot of people…
Qushin: Bro, how much worse do you think this is gonna get?
Illun: A lot most likely 
Qushin: Not what I wanted you to say?
Hadane: Maybe what you needed to hear?
Resume
When you’re 2/3rd of the way there
Ikutaro: It feels like the mob is getting bigger as we approach 
Kya: I’ll kill a thousand people if it means there’s a chance my brother will get to decide the future for himself?
Hadane: What if he still can’t even after that?
Kya: I’ll kill a thousand more
Kyo: You don’t have to become dishonorable and kill people in my name, we can live with the circumstances
Kya: The circumstances are trying to kill us, what choice do I have?
Resume
When you’re at the monastery, a large mob is besieging it and laying waste to it
Mob Member: Where are the beasts? Where did they go?
Ikutaro: Ahem, breaking and entering is a crime
Mob Member: Wha?
Illun: All my stuff was in there
Kya: So ya silly goons, why don’t you come collect the prize?
Kyo: Come out and fight us if you can?
Fight against The Mob
When they are defeated, the mob disperses and runs off in different directions, the monastery itself is crumbling and heavily damaged by the mob, a lot of the valuables of the Roaring Beasts are gone
Iseri: So what will you do now that your home is in ruins?
Kya: If I understand correctly, the place where Atagne landed her fortress isn’t far from here…
Kyo: So we go up to Atagne and fight her head on?
Hadane:  I don’t know if I believe in that plan even for a moment 
Ikutaro: It’s the only thing we can really do?
Illun: Well…let’s go
Qushin: It’s time to wreck some skulls
Flandon: They’re gonna be bragging about this feat if they live to tell the tale
== Sword Fight With The Sun: Chapter 2 ==
The Roaring Beasts are picking up any remaining weapons and valuables they have from the crumbling monastery before setting out into the city 
Illun: Why are we doing this?
Ikutaro:  Preparation, we need every advantage we can possibly get 
Kyo: He’s right, this is the fight of our lives..
Ikutaro: He…
Kya: Oh come on just grab what you can
Hadane: None of the small things we do can prevent us from our inevitable fate which is either victory or death 
Ikutaro: I’d prefer victory over death
Iseri: Sometimes you get a bit of both
Hadane: Is victory truly worth anything when the people you care about aren’t around to celebrate it with you? Can you expend the lives of those you hold dear if it means you will win? Can anything be satisfying unless one has the ability to win? Is anything worthwhile unless you have a lover, family or friends to enjoy it with? Do emotions matter when you can’t feel anything at all?
Qushin: Maybe once you’re an old lady you’ll be able to know for sure?
Illun: Old Lady Hadane and her proverbs about love and war
Hadane: Perhaps my ruminations are trivial but these are concerns that I have about the world around us, dealing with an otherwise normal day turned suddenly into a living hell where everyone you know wants to kill you for a promise of a prize is certainly one-eighty in terms of tone. I wonder how anything lasts in a world so chaotic?
Ikutaro: I wonder what is the purpose of peace in a world where there is always war? The Centennials were created to fight the wars of ancient humanity, why did they give their weapons the capacity to feel pain and love? Why did they do that? Aren’t we just soldiers? 
Kya: Geez I need to save my brother get over your existential crisis.
Kyo: How does it feel knowing your brother could have turned into dust at any moment? I could have left you at any moment and you would be none the wiser?
Kya: Huh…well even so, I’m glad I can help change your fate together.
Iseri: Change fate? 
Flandon: Fates change on a whim, one day I was alive and then the next day I was run through by a guy in bee costume. 
Hadane: Sorry to hear about that?
Iseri: Sometimes I wish I could go back to that fateful day and fight death itself to save my friend. Even if it meant trading my life for his, it would be great to see his youthful life continue to play out, while I as a frail old man could finally find peace in this world?
Hadane: What’s the difference between life and death? 
Flandon: If you sacrificed myself for me, then you’d be throwing away what years you have left, perhaps you’d do something for someone else that far eclipses what value my own life had.
Ikutaro: What’s the difference between right and wrong?
Iseri: Did I even have a choice that day
Flandon: You did, you chose to punish myself, you let my loss be a profound negative when you could have turned your pain into power but instead you ran away from their to go back home
Iseri: Grief comes in many forms, maybe this is just how I deal with losing a long-time friend?
Flandon: Even so…I’ll be with you every step of the way
Hadane: How heartwarming, even in death they'll fight together
Kya: What am I looking at?
Illun: I believe Iseri and Hadane were talking to a ghost?
Ikutaro: I believe they were?
Kyo: Ok, now let’s finally get out there and save my life
The Roaring Beasts leave the crumbling monastery and spill into the streets
Qushin: The fortress shouldn’t be far from here
Iseri: If you know where you’re going, then lead the way
Ikutaro: I will so follow me
Begin Kyoto Streets 1
When you’re 1/3rd of the way through 
Kya: When I face Atagne, I’m gonna slice her in half before she can even make a move..
Kyo: I don’t think you can, she probably has superhuman speed
Kya: I don’t care how fast or strong she is, I’m gonna kill her and free you from her  once and for all.
Hadane: A free man with a free life 
Resume
When you’re 2/3rds of the way there
Illun: Brother? I wonder how we will fare in combat against an actual goddess?
Qushin: We will most likely do fine?
Ikutaro: The seven of us will likely be adequate to fight Atagne
Hadane: The question is if our adequacy will be enough, I do hope we can sufficiently wound a goddess…
Iseri: I wouldn’t say it’s likely
Resume
When you’re done, a group of tough looking goons appear to jump The Roaring Beasts
Goon: Hey, it’s the kid, I can’t wait for the payday…
Ikutaro: Uhm nice try
Ikutaro moves to attack The Goon but suddenly a solar minion attacks them
Ikutaro: What the heck!
More and More Solar Minions appear
Iseri: Atagne is hiding behind goons of her own too
Hadane: It looks like they came right from the sun…
Goon: Hey, maybe we can work together with bright light over there
Fight The Solar Minions and Street Goons
When you win
Illun: Atagne may be stronger than we thought?
Iseri: It does not matter
Kya: I don’t care how many walls Atagne props up between me and her, I’ll tear them all and then tear her in two
Ikutaro: She’s right down the road so we’re definitely going to have to tear something down
Begin Kyoto Streets 2
When you’re 1/3rd of the way there
Hadane: I can feel her warmth, it’s odd
Qushin: She must be very bright if you can feel her from this far away
Flandon: Brighter than any flame I’ve light
Iseri: It certainly says something..doesn’t it
Kya: Like I said…it means jackshit 
Resume
When you’re 2/3rds of the way there 
Kyo: I’m grateful I got to be a part of the journey so far, I’d really like to be a part of whatever comes next, I believe we really do make the ultimate team…
Kya: Brother, the team of just us alone could probably scale entire mountains, of course we are stronger with other people to support us
Illun: Especially me and my brother, we do a lot
Qushin: That is very true
Hadane: Guess us people with no family to speak of would be weak…
Resume
When you’re finally there, the Roaring Beasts are greeted by a monstrous fortress of light that has a bridge connecting it to the rest of the city with every other possible entrance walled out by a ditch created there. The bridge is protected by a gate.
Ikutaro: So…this is the fortress, it’s certainly bright and also large…
Hadane: I can feel a weird sort of warmth, it belongs to our enemy
Kya: Alright..let’s go across
Kyo: What about th-
Kya cleaves the gate in two and begins stepping across the bridge, suddenly the bridge becomes very hot
Kya: Ok what the heck is this it’s suddenly one million degrees 
Atagne: Hello
Atagne’s voice can be heard from outside
Atagne: I don’t want any harm to physically come to me after all I need your brother’s soul to be immortal. 
Suddenly, a bunch of solar minions begin rushing across the bridge, all wanting to rip Kya to shreds. Illun’s shuriken cleaves one of the minions as the rest of the beasts join the fight
Hadane: If we clear the bridge, then maybe the path gets clearer, I’d certainly like to make it that far…
Fight Minions on The Bridge
After 1 minute of fighting , the party advances forward 
Atagne: Maybe I underestimated you…
Kya: We’re an ultimate team…
Kyo: I’m gonna be free yet, just you wait…I’ll be free to choose my own destiny 
Atagne: I sure don’t want that 
Resume
After 2 minutes of fighting , the party advances forward 
Iseri: I can’t remember a time where the odds were more stacked 
Kyo: We must keep on fighting nonetheless
Hadane: Probability seems to not matter to people who are determined, for some people, any chance is chance enough to win
Illun: We make all our victories…
Resume
After 3 minutes of fighting , the party advances forward 
Atagne: It seems you aren’t even halfway across the bridge, yet I’m nearly out of minions…
Kya: I said I’d rip every possible barrier to tear you in half…
Kyo: She was being serious
Qushin: I hope you’re prepared for a seven on one
Resume
After 4 minutes of fighting , the party tries to advance forward but the bride begins raising like a drawbridge.
Atagne: Seems I’ll have to play a little dirty
Qushin: What is going on?
Ikutaro: Oh no
The Party begins to slide down, and as they do that, the bridge begins glowing bright red and the fortress begins flying 
Atagne: Good bye you would be heroes…
Kya: I won’t take no for an answer
Kya begins to slide down on her sword and Ikutaro and Kyo join her as the bridge gets even redder
Iseri: Is this the end…
Flandon: Come and join me
Hadane: ….
WIthout prompted, Hadane grabs Iseri and runs off the bridge with him
Hadane: Consider this another lease on life…
Iseri: I was about to be content with my death…
And before Qushin and Illun could say another word, the bridge exploded, leaving fragments raining down as Ikutaro, Kya and Kyo took flight
Ikutaro: So..how hard do you think you can hit a god…
Kya: Very…
Meanwhile down on the deep ground where Hadane and Iseri landed,  Iseri lands back first, breaking a few bones while Hadane lands on her head which crushes her skull but somehow she does not look dead 
Iseri: What…you threw your life away for an old geezer like me…why would you do that?
Flandon: Hey, answer him
Hadane: Figured…a man like you deserved to die surrounded by those he loved but I’m an empty shell incapable of loving anyone…
Iseri: Don’t say that about yourself…
Hadane: It’s true…I’m only alive by a fluke…I was bored not breathing or making a single noise, they thought I died inside my mother but I was still alive in a fickle sense…I could think but I couldn’t feel any emotions…it’s best I finally be put to rest helping someone…
Hadane’s breathing grows more and more weary as Iseri looks over her, she begins to slip into unconsciousness, a figure cloaked in Black begins approaching the two of them
== Sword Fight With The Sun: Chapter 3 ==
Iseri turns around to see the figure approaching him and Hadane. The figure is cloaked in black with a scythe wearing an all black cloak. 
Figure: Hello Iseri, I’d like you to move aside so I can take custody of her?
Iseri: First tell me who are you?
Figure: I think you’d already know based on my cloak and scythe…don’t you feel a familiar chill?
Flandon: Oh I know who this man is?
Figure: Ah Flandon, you know me quite well
Iseri: You must be The Angel of Death?
Death: Correct…and the girl is coming with me 
Iseri: Oh why do you even care so much?
Death: Hadane came into this world even though she died during birth, she’s a living paradox and evaded my grasp via the simple act of living…so now I come to take her soul.
Iseri: I see…well then
Death: Now please get out of my way?
Flandon: Do you really want to do that?
Death: Huh?
Iseri: You see Mr. Death…I’ve had a bone to pick with you for some time…
Death: What do you want from me?
Iseri: Simply put, I’m tired of those around me always dying…so many people that have been close to me have died either in war or in peace…but I can’t condone prematurely ending this girl’s life now that we are finally face to face…
Death: So what are you suggesting?
Iseri: I’m suggesting that I’m going to fight you 
Death: That notion is laughable…you cannot win in a fight against a fundamental fact of living…
Iseri: Oh it’s fundamental…that means it applies to you?
Death: I am the concept come to life…it’s rules do not apply to me?
Iseri: Do you wanna put that to the test?
Death: You’re making my job harder than it needs to be
Iseri: Maybe you deserve a hard life
Death: Do you desire a sword fight?
Iseri: I do
Death: Alright…then let’s battle to the death
Death’s Scythe transforms into a Sword emanating energies of death 
Death: I’ll start whenever you do?
Flandon: Hey Iseri, how about we do this together?
Iseri: Huh?
Flandon disappears and his energy goes into Iseri’s Swords…
Iseri: Thanks old friend
Death: Alright…let’s get this over with
Fight against Death 
When Death is at 90% health
Death: Huh I actually felt pain…maybe you’re stronger than I thought…
Iseri: I provide a fight of equals
Resume
When Death is at 80% health
Iseri: You know that I will defend everything I hold dear with powerful force…
Death: Why do you put up a fight that will ultimately be futile in the end? You and everyone else will eventually die?
Iseri: They say the struggle is enough to fill a man’s heart
Resume
When Death is at 70% health
Death: I wonder why the struggle means so much to you?
Iseri: Defying the odds is something that I love to do, I’m essentially telling the universe to fuck off everytime I clear something that should be impossible…
Death: You can’t do that to me
Resume
When Death is at 60% health
Death: Clearly you have harbored a resentment against a world that has treated you poorly
Iseri: I have no ill will towards the world…it’s just you I have contempt for…since you are a curse
Death: Eternal Life would be no different than Eternal Death…the fact one can die is what makes living worthwhile in the first place
Resume
When Death is at 50% health
Iseri: Even if I defeat you here…death won’t just stop will it?
Death: If you win…only The Girl will survive…
Iseri: Alright…that’s enough
Resume
When Death is at 40% health
Death: In the end..this won’t even matter
Iseri: The inevitable outcome means nothing to me, it’s just time I actually try to save someone’s life
Death: Futile all the same
Resume
When Death is at 30% health 
Death: I’m surprised a decrepid old man like you would fight me for someone else, don’t you want to really live a life that’s valuable to you?
Iseri: I’ve lived my life to the fullest already…
Death: Such a shame…
Iseri: I think it’s a shame how you can’t comprehend me not being selfish
Death: It’s less selflessness and more like foolishness 
Resume
When Death is at 20% health
Death: The struggle is enough to fill a man’s heart huh?
Iseri: It’s what I believe anyway 
Death: Such a stupid belief 
Resume
When Death is at 10% health 
Death: Wait I might actually lose?
Iseri: I bet you are shaking…
Death: This won’t be how it ends…
Iseri: Oh it will be I think…
Resume
When Death is at 0% health
Death: Well played asshole
Iseri: I just beat you in a contest of skill 
Death: Hehe
Iseri: Let’s see if Death really is a constant 
Iseri swiftly cuts off Death’s head, killing it and leaving the body dead on the ground…he picks up Hadane and brings her somewhere else, she opens her eyes and sees Iseri laying her on a bench, he begins to look up at the sky, he sees the Fortress has flown even further from Earth
Inside Agante’s Fortress, Ikutaro, Kya and Kyo are fighting through hordes of enemies in the fortress as it flies further and further up.
Ikutaro: How many monsters does she have on call?
Kya: Doesn’t matter
Kya slashes through another minion as Kyo blocks an enemy
Kyo: That coward will have to face us eventually 
Ikutaro: I bet she would have too
Ikutaro shoots currents of mercury at the minions
Kya: She will and-
Kya’s next sword strike is blocked by a glowy fist, followed by the face of Atagne herself
Atagne: Surprise 
Atagne throws Kya across the room as she rushes with her sword towards Kyo
Atagne: Figured I’d let my minions in on the fight
She tries to cleave Kyo in two but Kyo dodges and Atagne begins chasing him
Kya: Oh no, Ikutaro we gotta chase after them
Ikutaro: On it 
Kyo runs down the hallway and then slides down the stairs with Atagne hot on his heels, firing blasts of solar energy and trying to skewer him with her sword
Kyo ends up in a throne room with Atagne holding him at bladepoint 
Kyo: Ok…so you’ve got me here?
Atagne: Once I finally kill you…I’ll be able to live forever 
Atagne tries to stab Kyo but a mercurial jet from Ikutaro hits Atagne in the back of the head, diverting her aim, causing the sword to jive to the side
Ikutaro: Missing us?
Kya: I said I’d kill you myself 
Atagne: Ok heroes, come and try
Atagne rushes at Kya but Kya parries,  Ikutaro tries blasting her but Atagne blocks the shot, Kyo runs up from behind Atagne and tries to impale her but Atagne dodges expertly
Kya: Enough
Kya tries to cleave Atagne in half but she dodges and instead runs through Ikutaro with her sword
Ikutaro: Victory or death eh…it’s up to you two now…
Atagne discards Ikutaro’s body by throwing it aside 
Kya: I think you’ve finally crossed one-two many lines, I think I shall use every ounce of rage in my body to turn you into ash
Kyo: And I shall help her vanquish you
Atagne: You’re lucky to try
Fight against Atagne 
When Atagne is at 90% health
Atagne: How about you two make this easier on yourself and let me kill you?
Kya: How about you make this easier and kill yourself?
Resume
When Atagne is at 80% health 
Kyo: I will do anything to be rid of your influence 
Atagne: Maybe you should give up and let me kill you
Resume
When Atagne is at 70% health
Atagne: I believe that you two are finished and will not be able to continue the fight?
Kyo: We’ve only just begun
Kya: I said I’d kill you…and I don’t bluff
Resume
When Atagne is at 60% health 
Atagne: Do you understand that what you’re doing is going to result in nothing productive?
Kya: Do you understand that we’re incredibly stubborn and that you can’t dissuade us from killing you and throwing your corpse thousands of meters down to the surface 
Atagne: At least I tried
Resume
When Atagne is at 50% health, she falls down to the ground 
Kya: Had enough?
Atagne: Not nearly…
Atagne rises with wings made of pure light
Atagne: This is me putting my all into this, I will be immortal and won’t let you two stop me
Kya: Alright, then let’s go
Kyo: Let’s do this for real?
Resume
When Atagne is at 40% health
Kya: I think that you’re really making it harder than it needs to be?
Atagne: I agree
Resume
When Atagne is at 30% health 
Atagne: Wouldn’t you kill your sibling if you could be immortal? 
Kyo: An eternity immortal would mean nothing without the person I care for the most
Kya: You’re damn right, don’t compare us you firey pretender 
Resume
When Atagne is at 20% health
Atagne: I’m still losing regardless of my divine powers
Kya: What is a god to someone who doesn’t give a fuck?
Resume
When Atagne is at 10% health
Kyo: I believe we’re almost done here and I’ll finally be able to rest in a life I make all my own?
Kya: And I’ll be there every step of the way…
Atagne: Heh…it won’t matter in the end anyway…
Resume
When Atagne is defeated, she falls to the ground and Kyo and Kya both slice her limbs off before throwing her body against the throne and lopping off her head
Kyo: So…I’m finally free
Kya: Now we must return to Earth
They go outside and see that they can see the stars from where they are and that the clouds are below them…
Kyo: So this is what she meant by it not mattering in the end…
Kya: She’s trying to kill us as well…an act of true cowardice
Kyo: How will I be able to make my own life if I die drifting into space?
Kya: Well…we have each other and I know there isn’t a place I’d rather be then at your side…
Kyo: Ya know…I feel the same way…ok…let’s go into the final frontier together
Kya and Kyo continue looking at the stars from the floating fortress, drifting closer and closer to space…
== Sword Fight With The Sun: Epilogue ==
The Present Day
Iseri is sitting on the docks, looking at the motionless waves, he thinks of the events twelve years ago, when The Roaring Beasts fought to break Kyo’s fate and most of them lost their lives…
He remembers that he has somewhere to be…but first he has someone to see. And as the moon peeks over the waves, the person he wanted to talk to arrives.
Gladian: Hello Iseri? You called for me?
Iseri: Hello Gladian
Gladian: Why do you want to meet me all the way out here?
Iseri: It is because I have something of great importance to share…
Gladian: And it is?
Iseri: Twelve Years ago to the day, I fought alongside a band of young warriors who mostly all died that day and to save one of their lives..I fought an enemy of great power and stature, one considered an existential threat
Gladian: And did you win?
Iseri: I did…but now I will face it once again…
Gladian: Will you win this time?
Iseri: Who knows…either way, I’m a tired man…an old one..and I want to move on with my life…
Gladian: So what are you saying?
Iseri: I am stepping down as guild grandmaster, the role was only temporary anyway…
Gladian: Who will take your place, you can’t just leave without a replacement?
Iseri: The man who will replace me is the one who is looking at me
Gladian: Wait…you want ME to replace you?
Iseri: I cannot think of anyone better, you have a love and passion for the Century Corps and have proven that you are fit to lead
Gladian: Wow…that’s some strong praise
Iseri: I believe you can carry the corps to even greater heights than ever before…I know you can do it…
Gladian: I will serve that position with honor
Iseri: Well thank you for that
Iseri turns  to walk away but another figure who looks familiar begins to approach the two of them
Hadane: Hello..have any of you seen an old friend of mine named Iseri? I was told I could find him here?
Gladian: Hey, I’m Gladian
Hadane: Hello Gladian…my name is Hadane
Iseri: Ah I did not recognize you at first…
Hadane: Huh…so you really are here
Gladian: Ah so this must be the person you saved all those years ago
Iseri: Right on the money Gladian 
Hadane: I never got to thank Iseri since he was gone before I could…
Iseri: Well I am about to fight it again
Hadane: Good luck…I am appreciating the life I’ve currently lived…
Iseri: I’ll be going now…
Iseri moves to turn around but a group of ethereal figures block his way
Flandon: Did you really think you’d go to the most important fight of your life without us
Gladian: Holy crap is that who I think it is?
Sien: Hello old sport
Iseri: You’re here too…
Qushin: I mean we’re all here
Illun: Can’t spell duel without you?
Hadane: It’s so kind of you to remember?
Xen: We’re in this with you Iseri…let us fill your soul, so we can be with you every step of the way
Ikutaro: It’s an honor to fight alongside you once again
Acantha: And maybe it’ll end better for everyone
Gladian: Even you are here?
Acantha: Why wouldn’t I be here?
Iseri: Well then…if you insist upon it…then let’s set off for one more adventure…all of us together…in it till the end…
Hadane: Good luck
Sien: He’ll need it
Gladian: He damn well does…
Iseri heads out on the boat and sails off into the water, with the spirits following him across the waves…
Gladian: So your name was Hadane?
Hadane: It is
Gladian: How would you feel about joining the Century Corps?
Hadane: I think it sounds like an idea that is appealing to me
Gladian: Then let’s get on it
And thus, the two of them head back to the guild under the guise of darkness
The End
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