Gate of Memoirs/Cardes the Menace

Edea and her comrades face Cardes. The Fallen God's intimidating atmosphere brings everyone down, but Edea's words fill them with hope anew.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "World of Gods"	Music: "World of Gods"
 	
*Loch: So this is where Cardes is said to lurk...
 	
*Loch: I can definitely feel his lust for blood coming from every single direction of this place...
 	
*Dean: Yeah...
*Dean: Just being here gives me the chills...
 	
*Edea: Everyone, please be careful.
*Edea: Lafdranya is reacting to a powerful force...
*Edea: I'm afraid we're closer than we think...
 	
*???: What do we have here...?
*???: To think humans would show themselves before me...
Music: "Creator" 	Music: "Creator"
 	
*???: That Zebra... Perhaps I overestimated him...
*???: Or perhaps you lot had just enough competency to slip through my forces' grasp...?
 	
*Lorand: Who's there?!
 	
*???: You dared to trespass into my territory, and yet you do not know the answer to your own question...?
*???: Humans are indeed nothing but ignorant peons...
*Cardes: I am Cardes the Malevolent.
*Cardes: I am the one who shall destroy you all...
 	
*Loch: Th-That thing is Cardes...?
*Loch: S-So this is...a god...
 	
*Dean: This crazy tension in the air...
*Dean: This guy's...no joke.
*Dean: I'm starting to think we don't stand a chance...
 	
*Lorand: Grr... If he holds this much power, then...
 	
*Cardes: Hmph...
 	
*Edea: ......
 	
*Edea: Loch, ready your bow.
*Edea: You will lend me your power, will you not?
Music: "Ravaged Souls"	Music: "Ravaged Souls"
 	
*Loch: Your...Royal Highness?
 	
*Edea: Dean, where is that sharp tongue of yours?
*Edea: Isn't your best talent to always tell jokes regardless of whether they are opportune or not?
 	
*Dean: Y-Yeah...
 	
*Edea: Sir Lorand, you are also acting quite unlike yourself.
*Edea: At times like these, it should be YOU who scolds us for our behavior.
 	
*Lorand: ...indeed, you are right.
 	
*Lorand: I am letting the enemy overwhelm me before the battle has even begun... Aging is such a terrible thing.
 	
*Dean: Don't try to blame this one on your age!
 	
*Lorand: Quiet!
 	
*Loch: Your Royal Highness, please do not misunderstand.
*Loch: Unlike Dean, I was trembling with excitement.
 	
*Dean: Loch! Don't try to take advantage of this moment to talk crap about me!
 	
*Edea: He he he. It would seem everyone is returning to their old selves.
 	
*Cardes: Well, well... You have somehow managed to keep your composure in my presence...
*Cardes: ....... I see now.
*Cardes: You are these creatures' hope...
*Cardes: I can feel an incredible power coming from you...
*Cardes: A power not of this world...
*Cardes: Very well then. Everything is powerless against my barrier.
*Cardes: Your hope shall crumble beneath my feet...
 	
*Edea: I...
*Edea: No, we! We will not lose to you.
*Edea: Cardes the Malevolent...this is the end for you!!