Darkness Named/Plot Details

===Cutscenes===
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===Game Script===
Darkness Named (pt.1) - Upper Jeuno
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Monberaux: An acquaintance of the patient who was just brought in?
Ulmia: That is correct. Where is she!?
Monberaux: Ah, you also know the patient? You may accompany Player name.
Monberaux: However, I must warn you. Her condition is still quite unstable. It seems she is suffering terribly...
Ulmia: Prishe!
Tenzen: Wait, you are...
Monberaux: Do you two know each other? This noble warrior is the one who brought in our unconscious princess.
Monberaux: Sir Tenzen...the adventurer, Player name, also seems to be acquainted with the patient.
Ulmia: Prishe... 
What ill fate has befallen you...?
Prishe: ...Keeper...
Ulmia: Prishe?
Prishe: ...of the...Apocalypse...
Ulmia: Keeper of the Apocalypse? Of what are you speaking?
Tenzen: !?
Prishe: Calling...me... 
...Stop! 
...Get away!
Prishe: N-no!
Ulmia: Her amulet! It is gone!
Ulmia: You! Did you not see an amulet about my dear friend's neck? Without it, she...
Tenzen: I apologize, miss, but by the time I had found her, she was without this amulet of which you speak.
Ulmia: Impossible...
Ulmia: Wait! Player name, would you show me your amulet?
Ulmia: I feel the two may be connected in some way. 
Please! It may be the only way we can save Prishe!
Monberaux: The patient's condition has been stabilized. However, she shows no signs of awakening from the deep sleep into which she has fallen. 
In all my years as a doctor, I have never seen anything like this...
Monberaux: Player name, do you truly feel that this all has some connection to that amulet?
Monberaux: If only the mysterious boy who dropped it were still here, he might help us shed some light onto the predicament in which we find ourselves...
Tenzen: Boy...? You do not mean the same boy whom the Ducal Guard is searching for, do you?
Monberaux: What is this? Have you also heard the rumors of the strange young man who disappeared days ago?
Tenzen: While visiting the palace, I was told of a certain dangerous boy.
Tenzen: I see... 
So this boy carried with him an amulet similar to that of the girl. This could be why she was attacked...
Ulmia: But, Prishe's amulet was given to her by Cardinal Mildaurion. It is preposterous to think that the cardinal could be associated with any criminals!
Tenzen: Cardinal Mildaurion of the Tavnazian Cathedral?
Ulmia: Yes. Long ago, the cardinal gave the amulet to Prishe after she had been badly injured in an accident. She said it was to protect her.
Ulmia: Ever since that day, she has not been without the amulet. 
But why would anyone wish to steal it...?
Monberaux: Perhaps it was the boy who stole the patient's amulet. However, just days ago I heard that the boy was recently spotted in the ruins of Pso'Xja, located deep within the dreaded Northlands.
Tenzen: What!? Are you positive!?
Monberaux: A soldier I treated for hypothermia mentioned that his party had seen him alone in the ruins. When the Ducal Guard learned of this, they set out for the Northlands at once.
Tenzen: So the fourth crystal lies in the ruins of Pso'Xja... 
I have no time to lose.
Monberaux: Wait!
Monberaux: Before you set off on your journey, I must inform you that the ruins are controlled by an organization known as the Tenshodo. You should probably consult with them first.
Tenzen: I see... 
Thank you for this information. 
Good day, Doctor!
Darkness Named (pt.1) - The Shrouded Maw
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Tenzen: ... 
Player name!
Tenzen: Were you able to locate the fugitive boy?
Tenzen: I must have searched the entire landscape surrounding this tower; however, I was unsuccessful in uncovering any trace of him...
Tenzen: All that remains is the area that lies ahead of... 
... 
...!?
Tenzen: What is this...this chill in the air?
Darkness Named (pt.2) - The Shrouded Maw
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Tenzen: What is the purpose of this place? What sort of dark rituals were performed here?
Tenzen: Hm? We are not alone!?
Tenzen: It cannot be! She is suppposed to be resting in the infirmary in Jeuno!
Tenzen: And that boy...
Prishe: So you're the one who saved me?
Prishe: What? I'm supposed to give this to...?
Tenzen: Wait! What are you conspiring with that boy!?
Diabolos: Traitors! 
There is no escape!
Tenzen: The terrestrial avatar of dreams...Diabolos!?
Tenzen: Which can only mean...we are already inside his dream!
Darkness Named (pt.3) - The Shrouded Maw
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Diabolos: Your efforts are in vain, for this is nothing but a dream.
Diabolos: I am the ruler of the subconscious plane. What you dream becomes my dream, and what I dream becomes your world. Now sleep...
Tenzen: I will not let you drag me into your darkness!
Diabolos: That flame!? Phoenix!?
Tenzen: The blazing lifeforce of the avatar flows through my blade.
Tenzen: I, Tenzen, left my country in the Far East after hearing the warning of the avatars--the warning that the Keeper of the Apocalypse's return was imminent.
Tenzen: I have come here to request your assistance!
Tenzen: Of the five crystals, three have been overcome by the Emptiness...
Tenzen: Is it not the duty of the five terrestrial avatars to protect the crystals? Let us join in arms and defeat the enemy of light!
Diabolos: Battle the Emptiness...?
Diabolos: So, Phoenix still remains unwhole...
Diabolos: And that is why she continues to feed people false hopes, all the while forgetting the truths that lie in the battles fought ten thousand years ago...
Tenzen: False hopes! How can you say such a thing!?
Diabolos: Listen carefully, children of the dawn. Emptiness is not without reason. Is place is set in the eternal scheme of the universe.
Diabolos: And true reason is that which lies deep within your soul. Reason that makes you what you are.
Prishe: So if Emptiness is reason, then our souls are filled with...!?
Diabolos: To defy the will of the Twilight God is to defy reason. Any attempt to escape from Emptiness is futile.
Diabolos: Now that the Emptiness encroaches on your soul, you can hear its voice...and the voice that calls back...
Diabolos: ...The voice of the Emptiness within you...
Tenzen: The voice of Emptiness...!?
Diabolos: However, there is no need for despair.
Diabolos: Ten thousand years ago the Kuluu, too, lost all hope. It is then that I was born here, in the depths of their city.
Diabolos: I am the ruler of dreams, and within my dreams--within my kingdom of Dynamis--people can escape the harshness of reality.
Diabolos: Emptiness consumes the body, but the soul lives on--it lives on in my world.
Diabolos: If the Keeper of the Apocalypse truly is on his way, there is nothing left on Vana'diel for the children of Altana--nothing but annihilation.
Diabolos: Now come... Save yourselves while you still have the chance... 
Let go of all you know and enter my world, as have many others...
Diabolos: The realm of dreams is a paradise, free of pain and strife.
Prishe: Shut up, you monster! 
Why would anyone want to live in your prison, anyway!?
Prishe: How do you know we can't defeat the Emptiness!? Have you even tried?
Diabolos: Fool... 
You have heard the voice of the Emptiness, so you are aware of what lies beyond my dreams.
Diabolos: And even so, you tell me you do not fear what you heard?
Prishe: Why would I be afraid of that?
Prishe: I've survived beastman attacks, huge explosions, and the fall of Tavnazia. People can do anything if they don't give up hope!
Prishe: Isn't that right, Player name?
:Is there still hope for mankind?
::There's always hope!
::Destiny is destiny... <----- Chose this option!
Prishe: ...
Prishe: Isn't that right, Player name?
:Is there still hope for mankind?
::There's always hope! <----- Chose this option!
::Destiny is destiny...
Diabolos: Why...? 
Why do you remember what you saw in my world...?
Diabolos: It was I who led you to my realm... 
Or was it you who led me to yours...?
Diabolos: If that is true, then...
Diabolos: This light... This light is that of the crystal...
Tenzen: Are you all right?
Tenzen: I was unable to stop the boy.
Tenzen: But for what reason was he here? 
And what is the truth behind the words of Diabolos?
Tenzen: Much is still unclear. I must return to Jeuno and find out if there is anything else that girl knows...
Darkness Named (pt.2) - Upper Jeuno
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Monberaux: If you're here to see the girl, she's been awake for the past few hours.
Prishe: What do you think you're talking about!? There's no way the cardinal would...
Ulmia: I know, but even if she did, I am positive there is a reasonable explanation.
Ulmia: Oh, Player name. I cannot begin to express my gratitude for you saving Prishe.
Ulmia: She has informed me of what transpired that day.
Ulmia: Possessed by an unknown beast within her own dream...
Ulmia: You and Tenzen were able to bring her back. However, we still do not know what has become of the amulet she carried.
Ulmia: I sense that the goings-on of the past few days are but the tip of the iceberg.
Ulmia: Player name, is there anything more you can tell us?
Tenzen: That is the question we should be asking you!
Tenzen: What are your connections with this criminal that I, the duchy, and Player name are searching for?
Tenzen: The boy who has constantly eluded the Ducal Guard--where is he hiding?
Tenzen: Prishe, you must answer me. Why was that boy with you, and where has he disappeared to!?
Prishe: Hell if I know... 
But there is one thing that I can say: I don't care if he's on the top of Jeuno's most wanted list. If it weren't for him 
saving my butt, I'd be pushing up lilacs in the necropolis.
Prishe: Anyway, it's not the boy I'm worried about. What are you going to do about that monster in my dream!? You said you knew what it was, right?
Prishe: Come on! Spill it, old man! Why is that thing after me!?
Tenzen: Diabolos... Terrestrial avatar of dreams...
Ulmia: Terrestrial avatar...?
Tenzen: The terrestrial avatars are the five powerful gods born of Vana'diel and entrusted to protect her.
Tenzen: Many eons ago, the five avatars fought a fierce battle with an evil presence that attempted to envelop and suffocate our world.
Tenzen: There is the fiery bird of resurrection, Phoenix, whom the blade I carry at my side has been blessed by.
Tenzen: And then there is the ruler of dreams, Diabolos; the guardian of the moon, Fenrir; the bringer of rainbows, Carbuncle; and the conqueror of the skies, Bahamut...
Prishe: Ba-Bahamut!?
Tenzen: You have heard of the legend of Bahamut? 
It just so happens that I have traveled across many malms of ocean to this continent in order to meet Bahamut--and request his assistance in stopping the Keeper of the Apocalypse.
Ulmia: !!!
Prishe: Now that you mention it, when I went to Cape Riverne, I do remember Bahamut saying something about a keeper of some sorts...
Ulmia: Keeper of the Apocalypse... Prishe! Those are the words you spoke while you were unconscious!
Prishe: All I remember is that before you guys arrived, that monster Diabolos talked about a song that sang of the keeper. 
What was it called...? "Memoria de la S^tona"?
Ulmia: The memory of the crystal...
Prishe: He also said that when the keeper arrives, "our pact will be fulfilled." Whatever that means...
Prishe: And that's why he told me to see Bahamut as soon as possible...
Tenzen: "Our pact"... 
What could he have meant...?
Prishe: Beats me, and I don't plan on going back there to ask him.
Prishe: But I have a feeling that Bahamut could fill us in on the details. That's why we've got to go back to Tavnazia!
Tenzen: Back to Tavnazia? You mean to tell me that you have come from the marquisate?
Ulmia: That is correct. However, we were teleported here by Bahamut when we tried to speak with him...
Tenzen: What an excellent turn of events!
Tenzen: It just so happens that I have requested transport to Tavnazia from the leader of the Tenshodo, Aldo. If it is possible, I would like you two to join me and help me find Bahamut!
Prishe: So you're the guy Aldo was talking about...
Prishe: Well, I guess the more the merrier, right? We'll meet you at the Tenshodo when you're ready to go.
Tenzen: Understood!
Prishe: Oh, and you, Player name.
Prishe: I'll be holding on to this amulet for just a little while longer. You got a problem with that?
Prishe: Hey, and when you're finished with your business here, why don't have come back to Tavnazia? You know the way, right?
Prishe: See ya around!