Gate of Memoirs/Farewell

Zeruiah sends her friends away, and Tevarius looks to a fabled goddess for answers.
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Music: "Dragon's Roar"	Music: "Dragon's Roar"
 	
*Crazed Wolf Man: Kkkhhh...
*Crazed Wolf Man: KEHEHAHAHA!!
 	
*Zeruiah: ...!!!
*Zeruiah: Ahh...Aaaahhh...
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*A sickening crunch echoes all around as everything becomes awash in crimson and steel.
*The forest folds in on itself, drawn into a nearly interminable darkness.
*In the midst of it all, Sero-Anya squeezes her eyes shut, her hands around her head as she screams wordlessly.
*Tevarius: SERO-ANYA!
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*Sero-Anya: !!!
 	
*Sero-Anya: *sob* Teeeevv...
Music: "Lone Strength"	Music: "Lone Strength"
 	
*Tevarius: Oh dear...Did I scare you?
 	
*Tevarius: There, there. Poor creature.
*Tevarius awkwardly pats Sero-Anya's back as she throws herself into his arms.
*Tevarius: You were just thrashing about in your sleep, I thought...
 	
*Sero-Anya: I had...another nightmare about Zeru...
*Sero-Anya: Something terrible has happened to her. Worse than the last one!
*Sero-Anya: I saw fire and smoke and a big scary wolf man...
 	
*Tevarius: That is...certainly worrying.
*Tevarius: (The humans couldn't have...)
 	
*They were within the Vale's borders now.
*A hollow silence permeates the air, devoid of birdsong or nature.
*Large swathes of burned foliage and hastily trod footpaths lead here and there,
*but they soon doubled back, as if their owners were gripped by sheer panic and terror.
 	
*No amount of calling for the Sage yielded any response.
*Tevarius: I hope nothing foul has befallen her...
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*The two press further into the stricken Vale, the atmosphere growing thick and heavy like a blanket of despair.
 	
*Tevarius: Ugh...We're probably going in circles.
*Tevarius: It's getting hard to breathe here.
 	
*Sero-Anya: Zeru...
 	
*?: Over here.
 	
*Sero-Anya: H-huh?
*Sero-Anya: (It's that voice again...)
 	
*Sero-Anya: (I have a pretty good feeling...)
*Sero-Anya: Tev, how about we go this way?
 	
*Tevarius: Oh, um, sure.
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Music: "Seabed Song"	Music: "Seabed Song"
 	
*After weaving a looping path among the scorched trees, the pair finally reach a clearing.
*Tevarius wasn't sure how to describe the sight before him.
*Though the Sage seemed weary the last time they parted, her ancient majesty was evident in her every gesture and step.
 	
*Zeruiah now seemed almost twisted beyond recognition.
 	
*Sero-Anya: ?!
 	
*Tevarius: G-Great Sage?!
*Tevarius: You're covered in blood! What happened?
 	
*Still, the Sage remained silent—waves of anguish, regret, and pain washing over her face were the only evidence of life.
*Zeruiah: ...Eirwen...
 	
*Sero-Anya: ... ...
*Sero-Anya: Zeruiah?
*Sero-Anya: My dear, dear Zeruiah...
 	
*Tevarius: (That voice—?!)
*Tevarius: J...Juno?
 	
*Sero-Anya: Oh...I can feel your heart, torn asunder by endless suffering...
*Sero-Anya reaches out with her sleeve and gently begins to wipe the blood from the Sage's face.
*Sero-Anya: If only I could do more...even in my current state...
 	
*Zeruiah: ...Juno.
*Zeruiah: There is nothing you can do.
 	
*Zeruiah: You've reunited with your other half. Aimyhr...concerns you no longer.
 	
*Sero-Anya: That's not true.
*Sero-Anya: Aimyhr is my home now, Zeruiah...
 	
*Sero-Anya: So please. Guide me...so I may protect this world once more.
 	
*Zeruiah: ... ...
*Zeruiah: To the Southern plateaus of N'an-Xin, you will find a towering pagoda...
*Zeruiah: The Queen Mother, N'an-Wang-Mu, resides there.
*Zeruiah: An old friend...of mine...
 	
*Tevarius: Back to where we came from, huh.
 	
*Tevarius: (Another long journey...)
 	
*Sero-Anya: Thank you, Zeruiah...
*Sero-Anya: Rest now, my dear Sage...
 	
*Sero-Anya: I pray for your recovery. Leave Aimyhr to me.
*Sero-Anya: ...Mmhh...
 	
*Tevarius: Juno?
 	
*Sero-Anya: Ju- Who?
*Sero-Anya: Mmmfff...Tev, I feel kinda sleepy.
 	
*Tevarius: What is going on here...Great Sage?
 	
*Zeruiah: ... ...
*Zeruiah: I've said enough.
*Zeruiah: Please...Leave me be.