Gate of Memoirs/Escape

The Sentinel knew full well what disobeying his orders meant, but there is no price too high for a death on one's own terms.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Source Hall"	Music: "Source Hall"
 	
*Azius: You mindless idiot. Does your stoicism extend to blindly following orders?
 	
*Azius: The only way to stop this insanity and keep ALL of our brethren and people alive is to end this meaningless arms race.
*Azius: Yes, an arms race I am well aware I started!
 	
*Hadaron's axe cleaves deep into the ground, barely inches from Azius.
*With an angry shove, Azius puts some space between them, and dusts his cloak off.
 	
*Azius: Tch.
 	
*Azius: This isn't like you at all. You would have separated my head from my shoulders at this point.
*Azius: You're just toying around with us, aren't you?
 	
*Hidden beneath Azius' taunting words, you feel a hint of uncertainty—something close to fear.
*It was clear you were all holding back—no matter how hard you forced yourself to accept this alternative reality,
*it could never change the fact that Hadaron was once an ally and friend.
*Even Azius seemed to think so, and from the way you were gradually forced into a corner of the facility, so did Hadaron.
 	
*You lock eyes with the Sentinel, but somehow, you find no malice there.
 	
*Azius: So, what now? You need me alive, don't you?
*Azius: Or are you going to torture me slowly as part of your "orders"?
 	
*Sentinel: No.
 	
*The heavy lock on the door behind the two of you falls open, chains unwinding in a pile.
*A cold draft whispers in from the gap; this could very well lead outside.
 	
*Without another word, the Sentinel turns and begins decimating what's left of the Netherhounds.
 	
*You can hardly believe what you're seeing.
Music: "Tremors" 	Music: "Tremors"
 	
*Azius: What are you playing at?
 	
*Sentinel: Do you what you need to.
 	
*Azius: ...What?
 	
*Sentinel: I will not repeat myself: I have my orders, and my orders are to bring you to heel, or perish doing so.
*Sentinel: Do what you promised and atone for your sins.
*Sentinel: Maybe then, I could forgive you for being a coward.
 	
*The Netherhounds are thrown into confusion as their leader turns on them.
*Unlike the ones you've seen before, these at least simply fall apart with an inhuman sound.
*Just a pile of circuits and wires.
 	
*Azius: Well, *not* programming them with an intelligence chip was the silver lining...
 	
*Azius: Don't think you can get away with calling me a coward, Sentinel.
*Azius: I will make you eat your words when I singlehandedly save this city from eating itself alive.
 	
*Sentinel: Words are meaningless.
*Sentinel: Show me.
 	
*Azius makes a break for the broken door, but you find yourself lingering.
 	
*Sentinel: ... ...
*Sentinel: I don't know who you are, but I feel like I should.
 	
*You blink. That is new.
*Did he somehow recognize you, even across Echoes?
 	
*Sentinel: ...Never mind.
*Sentinel: Now, go.
*Sentinel: May we have the fortune to meet again, stranger...
 	
*Leaving the Sentinel behind, you can't help but wonder about the implications of that simple sentence.
*Was it only mere déjà vu?...
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Overcome"	Music: "Overcome"
 	
*—Athensphere, unknown sector.
 	
*Avyn: ...Nothing here, either. I don't think we can find any more survivors.
*Avyn: Let's head back for today.
 	
*The large, armored titan next to her nods, and shuffles off.
 	
*Avyn: Someday...all of this will amount to nothing.
Portrait	Dialogue
 	
*Avyn: ...I wonder...if we've offended the gods somehow.