The Last Story (Nintendo Cinematic Universe)

The Last Story is a Japanese graphic novel.
== Summary ==
After receiving the mystical "Mark of the Outsider", aspiring-knight Zael becomes involved with a noblewoman named Calista in an ongoing war between humans and the beast-like Gorak.
== Characters ==
Japanese Voice 	English Voice 	Character 	Description
Mamoru Miyano 	Jack Ryder 	Zael 	After losing his entire family at a young age, he has known little more than the life of a mercenary, wandering through desolate lands from one battlefield to another. Zael has grown tired of the everyday fighting needed to simply feed himself, and dreams of one day becoming a knight. Little does he know that a mysterious encounter on his first mission on Lazulis Island will change his life forever...
Fumiko Orikasa 	Alix Wilton Regan 	Calista 	She is the sole heir to the official rulers of Lazulis Island, the House of Arganan. She lost her parents when she was young, but she was old enough to remember them. Her uncle, Count Arganan, is the current ruler of Lazulis Castle, and under his own decree Calista finds herself a prisoner in her own home. Calista dreams of someday escaping her life, and leaving the castle to travel and explore the world.
? 	Nico Lennon 	Dagran 	The leader of the mercenaries, Dagran is an exceptionally driven and capable individual, be it on the battlefield or while negotiating with potential employees. His actions and drive have earned him the full trust and respect of his team. Dagran met and recruited Zael at a young age and, through time, has become like an older brother to Zael.
Megumi Toyoguchi	Kelly Wenham 	Syrenne 	A feisty warrior who specialises in a fighting style that uses two blades simultaneously. Syrenne is the heart and soul of any party and helps make life a little bit brighter for Zael and his friends. She is foul-mouthed and probably drinks a bit too much, but when it comes to looking after her friends, none can compare. Above all, Syrenne loves a good fight and will charge into battle without any fear or regret.
Hiro Shimono 	Colin Ryan 	Yurick 	A mage who uses fire to fight his adversaries. Yurick may be the youngest of the mercenaries, but his prowess marks him out as one of the most powerful. Yurick is a man of few words and seemingly even less emotion. He works as a mercenary purely as a method of survival. His father disappeared under dubious circumstances when he was young, and his mother passed away shortly after. Fate has left Yurick without any family in the world.
? 	Derek Riddell 	Lowell 	A mage who commands the power of ice. At first, Lowell seems like nothing more than a cynical skirt-chaser. However, underneath, he is a fiercely loyal individual who is also smart, witty and actually quite popular with the ladies. Lowell is an optimist at heart and thinks of his friends as his own family - he cherishes the time spent with them. In combat he tends to use his magic, but he is also a talented swordsman. Lowell is a battle-hardened all-rounder who can complement any team.
Mamiko Noto 	Montserrat Lombard 	Mirania 	Skilled in arcane healing arts, Mirania specialises in recovery magic. Some think of her as a deeply mysterious and spiritual person, while others consider her a bit of a weirdo. Whichever way you look at it, there's no doubt that Mirania is unique. Her philosophical words and motherly nature are apparently a result of her mysterious childhood. If that wasn't enough, Mirania harbours a terrible power - her appetite and love for food are possibly beyond the ken of mere humans!
Koji Ishii 	Peter de Jersey 	Count Arganan 	The younger brother of the previous Count, and Calista's uncle.
Fumihiko Takichi	Tom Glodman-Hill 	General Ashtar	The current commander of the Lazulis Knights.
Hiroki Takahashi	Daniel Curshen 	Sir Therius 	General Asthar's disciple, who follows the Way of the Knight to the letter.
Satowa Tanaka 	Maria Darling 	Ariela 	The titular owner of Ariela's Tavern.
Akira Ishida 	Blake Ritson 	Jirall 	Lady Calista's fiancé.
Michael Shitanda	James Daniel Wilson 	Horace 	An archaeologist who also runs a shop in Lazulis City.
Mana Miyamoto 	Jo Wyatt 	Meredith 	Horace's wife and Ariela's sister.
Shoko Sano 	Lizzie Waterworth-Santo	Warren 	A boy who stays at Ariela's Tavern.
Jouji Nakata 	Nick Boulton 	Zangurak 	The king of the Gurak race.
==Plot Elements== 
*The story is set on Lazulis Island, a vast seaborne fortress ruled by Count Arganan and allied to an unnamed human empire in the midst of crisis as the land decays and dies.
*Dagran, a mercenary, travels to Lazulis in search of employment with the mercenary band he leads: Zael, Syrenne, Yurick, Lowell and Mirania.
*During the journey, Zael, who dreams of becoming a knight, encounters a mysterious force and is branded on the hand, granting him magical power.
*While on an errand in town, Zael runs into a woman named Lisa and helps her escape from city guards.
* Employed as guards to Count Arganan for the wedding of his niece, Lady Calista, to Lord Jirall, Zael encounters Calista and recognizes her as "Lisa".
*The group also meet General Asthar and his protegee Therius when Syrenne picks a fight with Therius.
*After Calista explains to Zael in private that hers is an arranged marriage, Lazulis is attacked by the Gurak, a race once banished from Lazulis by humans and now united under their ruler Zangurak.
*To avoid being killed by the ensuing cannon fire, Zael, Dagran, and Calista stow away on a Gurak ship and eventually take it over. The group are returned to Lazulis by the island's knights.
*On Lazulis, the mercenaries are accused of aiding the Gurak by Jirall, who is trying to cover up his cowardly behavior during the Gurak attack by having anyone who witnessed it imprisoned.
*Dagran persuades Arganan to release them after showing him Zael's mark, which is revealed to be a mystical "Mark of the Outsider" destined to save Lazulis from disaster.
*Arganan attempts to get Zael onto his side, offering him knighthood and Calista's hand in marriage.
*Zael swears allegiance to Arganan, who orders Zael to direct Lazulis towards the Gurak lands. During this time, Asthar accepts Zael as a new pupil and gives him a medal following a successful sparring. Shortly after this, Gurak assassins attack.
*Asthar is killed, telling Zael the medal is a key before dying.
*Zael is accused of Asthar's murder by Jirall and imprisoned. Calista frees him.
*Dagran suggests Jirall is likely the real killer, and prompts Zael to search Jirall's room, where he finds the murder weapon and a letter revealing dealings with the Gurak.
*Jirall is imprisoned, freeing Calista to be betrothed to Zael.
*When Zael's suspicions are later aroused, Dagran admits to him that he framed Jirall in order to ensure Zael's liberty.
*Lazulis arrives in Gurak lands and takes their keep with minimal resistance.
*Zael learns there that the Gurak are suffering the same degradation of the land as humans are, which motivated their invasion.
*Zael's brand reacts with Calista's blood and Asthar's medal to reveal a secret location on Lazulis. Joined by Therius, they enter and meet a Sorceress, who reveals that the "Outsider" is an extraterrestrial being that absorbs energy.
*At the bidding of her lover, Arganan's ancestor, she summoned the Outsider to the planet in an attempt to end conflict. After realizing that it was destroying the land in order to collect its energy, they split it into two halves in order to slow the land's death. If the two halves, now respectively controlled by humans and the Gurak, are reunited and released, the land's decay will halt and the motive for the war will no longer exist.
*Realizing Arganan must have known of this, Zael refuses his knighthood and sets out with Calista to destroy Lazulis' cannon, which is powered by Lazulis' half of the Outsider. However, when the Gurak attack Lazulis they decide to instead help Arganan use the cannon to drive off the attack. The cannon's fire proves insufficient, and Arganan is mysteriously killed by its power.
*The Gurak overrun Lazulis. Calista and the mercenaries head out to retrieve Zangurak's half of the Outsider, only to find its power has already been taken. Once they remove it, the Gurak fortress starts to crumble, knocking Zael and Calista into the ocean. They are rescued by Gurak ships. On board is Jirall, who has been given a cursed sword by Zangurak for him to kill Zael. Realizing the sword is affecting Jirall's mind, Zael tries to save Jirall by disarming him, but the cursed sword moves unaided and kills Jirall.
*Meanwhile, the Gurak take Calista to Zangurak.
*The mercenaries pursue Zangurak to Lazulis Island.
*Lowell is fatally injured by a Gurak warrior.
*Zael finds Calista with Zangurak, who has used her Arganan blood and the Gurak half of the Outsider to anoint his right arm.
*After the group defeats Zangurak, he rips off his right arm and sends it to use the full power of the Outsider to revive him. However, Dagran kills Zangurak's arm so he can use the Arganan blood and Outsider half on it for himself. He reveals that he murdered Asthar because he learned that Asthar had commanded the Lazulis knights who killed his family. He has been collaborating with Zangurak with the ultimate goal of using the Outsider to remake the world so the mercenaries have a better life.
*Finding he is still not powerful enough to defeat the group, Dagran tries to absorb the Lazulis half of the Outsider into the center of his body, giving Zael an opening to kill him.
*Dagran reconciles with the group before dying, then his spirit uses the Outsider's energy to resurrect Lowell.
*Zael and Calista reunite the two halves of the Outsider, which leaves the planet after explaining that its true purpose is to collect scattered energy in outer space and use it to create life on new worlds.
*Humans and Gurak begin coexisting, sharing their technology and using Lazulis as a neutral land where the two races freely interact.
*Therius decides to train new knights in the empire while leaving Lazulis in Zael's care, Zael and Calista are married in her ancient family home, the mercenaries hold a funeral for Dagran, and Zael is finally made a knight by Calista.
==Notes==
*Set within the Nintendo Cinematic Universe.
**Part of the Galeem Saga.
*Based on THE LAST STORY.
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