Chapter 9: Shadow Rising

## Script

*Chapter 9*
*Shadow Rising*
*Scene - Inside Ursus Altar*
*The party rushes in and sees corrupted Shadow Bearmen everywhere*
*Shadowy flames block all of the doors except one*
**Bernard**: The Shadow Legion...despicable!
*The altar begins to shake and a loud roar echoes behind a large door*
**Bernard**: Lord Ursus!
**Kitty**: Wait!
**Kitty**: These doors...
**Bernard**: They lead to the Earth Nexus.
**Bernard**: Looks like the Shadow Legion sealed it shut with magic.
**Bernard**: Only Shadows can pass through.
**Bernard**: But the door to the main hall is still open!
*Both Choices - Choice 1.1: "That might be a trap." OR Choice 1.2: "Let's charge in!"*
*No additional dialog*
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Bernard**: We don't know what's inside the main hall.
*The shadowy flames begins to glow*
**Kitty**: L...look!
*Shadow spiders begin to emerge from the flames*
**Bernard**: Prepare for battle!
*The party fights and defeats the shadow spiders but more emerge*
**Bear Guard A**: Captain! We can't terminate this Shadow portal!
**Bernard**: Dammit...
**Player**: What to do now?
**Bernard**: Get in there!
**Kitty**: But the portal will keep producing Shadow creatures...
**Kitty**: We'll be sieged if we do so!
**Kitty**: Maybe we should wait for reinforcement outside the altar!
**Bernard**: No! Time is running out!
**Bernard**: If the Shadows manage to corrupt Lord Ursus and pollute the Earth Nexus...
**Bernard**: All the towns and villages around will be destroyed in an instant!
**Bernard**: Not to mention us!
**Bernard**: The only choice we have is to march forward!
**Bernard**: We gotta defeat the leader of the enemies! That's our last chance!
**Bear Guard B**: Get in there! We have no cowards here!
**Bear Guard A**: That's right! Get in there and revenge our brothers! Revenge Moon!
**Bernard**: You four, guard the entrance!
**Bernard**: Stop them at all costs!
**Bear Guards**: Yes, Captain!
**Bernard**: The others, follow me!
*The party rush to the main hall*
*Shadow spiders swarm the area*
*At the end of the main hall sits a stage with a large statue of a bear*
*A large humaniod spider along with shadow mages use their powers to engulf the statue in flames*
**Bernard**: Follow me!
**Bernard**: We'll cut our way through!
**Bear Guards**: YEAHHHHHH!
*Bernard and his bear guards start attacking the shadow spiders*
*Player and Kitty also start fighting the horde*
**Player**: Kitty, you need help?
**Kitty**: I'm fine. Go help Captain Bernard!
**Bernard**: Roar! I'm fine! Save Lord Ursus!
**Bear Guard A**: You Shadow bastards! Pay for the sacrifice of our brothers!
**Bear Guard C**: Watch out for their mucus! Use your shield!
**Bear Guard B**: Use my shield? I'd rather kill more of them!
*Battle after battle, the party slowy inches their way to the main stage*
**Player**: These bugs are tough...
**Player**: Their boss on that stage, I think I've seen him before...
*More bear guards enter the main hall*
**Bear Guards**: They're guards from the front hall!
*As the new guards run in, shadow spiders follow on their heels*
*One guard is overrun by the incoming spiders*
**Bear Guards (Front Hall)**: I'm sorry.
**Bernard**: My brothers!
**Bernard**: Stay behind and don't let them through!
**Bear Guards**: Yes, sir!
**Bernard**: Be careful...
*Bernard turns to Player and Kitty*
**Bernard**: Hey you two, charge with me!
**Kitty**: Ok!
*The bear guards continue to attack the invading spiders but one guard gets seriously injured*
**Bear Guard A**: Brother, sorry. I... gotta go...
**Bear Guard B**: You idiot! Get up!
**Bear Guard B**: Arrgh! You f\*\*\*ing bugs...
**Bear Guard B**: Glory to the Shadowhunters! Die with me, bastards!
**Player**: Those back there are in great danger! Shall we go back and help them?
**Bernard**: No... We can't!
**Bernard**: There's no turning back in this war!
**Bernard**: Save Lord Ursus, that's the only way to save them!
**Bernard**: ... Keep... moving!
*Bernard, Kitty and Player continue to the main stage but are stopped by a group of Shadow Swordsmen*
**Bernard**: Listen, fellas, we're the Shadowhunters!
**Bernard**: Born for glory, die for glory, Shadowhunters!
**Bernard**: If we're gonna die here!
**Bernard**: We'll die like a real warrior!
**Bernard**: Secure the rear!
**Bear Guards**: Roar! Roar!
**Bernard**: For the Shadowhunters! For glory! Kill them all!!
**Bear Guards**: Kill! Kill! Kill!
*Bernard, Kitty and Player engage the Shadow Swordsmen*
**Bernard**: You flunkeys of the Shadows...
**Bernard**: Give Moon back to me!
*The party defeat them and continue to the main stage*
*The large humaniod spider blocks their path to the large bear statue*
**Naked Spider**: What a brave warrior, but...
**Naked Spider**: How many of your minions are still standing?
*Bernard looks behind him*
*All but one of his bear guards have fallen to the shadow*
**Bear Guard**: Kill! Kill!
**Bear Guard**: Kill...all!
*A large shadow spider defeats the final bear guard*
**Bernard**: Brothers!
**Bernard**: You...will pay.
*Player turns to one of the shadow mages on the stage*
**Player**: Are you... those monsters before...
**Dressed Arcanist**: That was just my illusion. I'm here in the flesh this time!
**Naked Spider**: Hah, thanks for the delivery!
**Dressed Arcanist**: You're not getting away this time!
**Dressed Arcanist**: Gotta thank Miss Rita for giving me this job!
**Naked Spider**: Don't just kill him right away. That will spoil the fun!
**Naked Spider**: The right way to treat a prey is to wrap it carefully, and have fun with it S-LOW-LY.
**Dressed Arcanist**: Good idea for killing time. It's gonna take a while for Miss Rita to get here.
**Player**: That Rita is the one behind their operation, I guess?
**Kitty**: Right, and that Rita is probably polluting the Earth Nexus!
**Dressed Arcanist**: Bingo, cat ears.
**Dressed Arcanist**: But what can you do?
**Naked Spider**: Miss Rita is about to make it. After that, this region will be ours!
**Player**: Looks like we gotta take them out AND find that Rita as soon as possible!
**Dressed Arcanist**: Hah, naive!
**Naked Spider**: Humph, stupid!
**Dressed Arcanist**: Miss Rita has already blocked all the paths to the Earth Nexus!
**Naked Spider**: When you finally beat us, Miss Rita is done polluting the Earth Nexus!
**Naked Spider**: I guess even this stupid bear can do nothing by then, huh?
**Bernard**: Lord Ursus! You...
**Naked Spider**: Are you calling this old bear? He's gonna become one of us soon.
**Dressed Arcanist**: Still worrying about him? Why don't you... think about the problem behind you first?
*The shadow spiders start coming close enough to attack the party*
**Bernard**: Dammit...
**Bernard**: Leave them to me!
**Kitty**: And me!
**Dressed Arcanist**: Oh my, how stubborn, but I like it!
**Naked Spider**: You can just yield to us if can't hold anymore.
**Kitty**: You wish!
**Bernard**: They're just trying to buy time. Polluting the Nexus is not a piece of cake!
**Bernard**: Young man, please tear them into pieces and save Lord Ursus!
**Player**: Um... I'll try!
**Naked Spider**: Ooh, pretty high morale, huh? Don't worry. I'll try to make it easy for you!
*Player attacks the Naked Spider and Dressed Arcanist*
**Naked Spider**: So, which one should I start with?
**Dressed Arcanist**: Don't forget I gotta have one of them.
**Naked Spider**: You then!
**Naked Spider**: Behave yourself and stay there!
*The Naked Spider shoot a web at Player*
**Player**: Yuck! I got stuck!
**Player**: Gotta break the spider's shield to escape!
*Player breaks through and continues to attack*
**Dressed Arcanist**: What the... Can't believe you grew so much!
**Player**: Die!
**Naked Spider**: Humph! We're not done!
*Player wins the battle*
**Dressed Arcanist**: Hah, wait... and see...
**Dressed Arcanist**: Before long, Miss Rita will...
**Dressed Arcanist**: Revenge us...
**Naked Spider**: As... As long as she manages to pollute the Nexus... she'll have enough energy to revive us...
**Naked Spider**: One day... you... will be my toy!
**Player**: They just don't know how to shut up. Let's go see if Captain Bernard's fine!
*The flames around the large bear statue dissapear*
*The large bear statue transforms into a real bear, Lord Ursus*
*Lord Ursus roars, sending a shockwave through the Shadow's forces, defeating them instantly*
**Player**: That's amazing!
**Ursus**: My friends, are your conditions fine?
**Bernard**: Thanks you, Lord Ursus... Cough... I'm fine...
**Bernard**: M'lord... Are you all right?
**Ursus**: Well, everything I need is years of sleep. There is nothing to worry about.
**Ursus**: But the enemies have come here this time for something else, so this is not yet time for a break.
**Bernard**: You mean... the Earth Nexus!
**Ursus**: Right. If they get the Nexus, the enormous Flux inside will be completely turned into Darkflux.
**Ursus**: And that power, is unpredictable!
**Player**: They said the paths to the Earth Nexus are all blocked. What can we do?
**Ursus**: It's fine.
*Lord Ursus creates a portal to the Earth Nexus*
**Ursus**: I am not able to hold for too long, so I have to use this trick.
**Ursus**: Go now and waste no time...
*Player, Bernard and Kitty prepare to enter the portal when Kitty hears something behind them*
**Kitty**: Behind you!
*More Shadow forces enter the main hall*
**Player**: How much longer will this go on?
**Bernard**: The Shadow Gate in the front hall is still sending waves and waves of enemy here.
**Bernard**: It's only a matter of time until this place is overrun with Shadows if we don't get rid of their leader.
**Bernard**: So get to the Earth Nexus now! \*coughs\*
**Kitty**: You're hurt! Come with us.
**Bernard**: No, I have to stay behind and protect Lord Ursus. Just go!
**Bernard**: Enter the Earth Nexus and stop the Shadow corruption!
**Bernard**: This is the only way.
*Bernard runs towards the invading forces*
**Bernard**: Don't worry about me. I will take care of them all.
**Bernard**: Go, please.
**Kitty**: Captain...
**Bernard**: Just. Go.
**Bernard**: Kill Rita.
**Bernard**: So they didn't die in vain.
**Player**: Let's go.
**Kitty**: You take care, captain.
*Player and Kitty enter the portal*
**Bernard**: I have never backed down, ever.
**Bernard**: Come at me!
*Scene - Inside the Earth Nexus*
*Player and Kitty emerge from the portal and see shadow demons surrounding a large moai-like statue in the central platform*
*A moat surrounds the central platform and two bridges provide the only access*
**Kitty**: So this is the Earth Nexus.
*A tall woman with pink hair focuses shadow flux towards the Earth Nexus*
**Kitty**: That must be Rita.
*Kitty notices the briges to the central platform*
**Kitty**: We can cross that bridge.
**Player**: Wait, look!
*Player sees multiple Shadow portals with more monsters emerging from them*
**Kitty**: Run, or we will be attacked from both sides!
*Player follows Kitty*
*Some monsters and a large barrier block their path to the Earth Nexus*
**Kitty**: Come take out these Shadow minions!
**Kitty**: After we take out these monsters, we can go find Rita and make her pay her debts!
**Player**: The monsters behind us are almost here...
**Kitty**: I'll stop them for you. Just focus on that woman.
**Player**: But...
**Kitty**: What? Lose your heart?
**Kitty**: Since you don't know if you can make it, give it a shot! You can't just say no without having a try!
**Player**: Are you sure you can do this, alone...
**Kitty**: ...
**Kitty**: Anyway, I can hold for a while!
**Kitty**: That's why you gotta take out that Rita as soon as possible! That's the only way...
**Kitty**: To save me, and Captain Bernard!!
**Player**: Kitty...
**Kitty**: Let's figure out how to break this Shadow barrier first!
*Player approaches the barrier just as some monsters catch up to them*
**Kitty**: We're surrounded.
*Rita walks up to the barrier on the opposite side and dispells it*
**Rita**: About time you guys get here.
**Rita**: But good things come to those who wait.
*Rita cracks her whip and many monsters start to converge on Player and Kitty*
**Kitty**: Is the corruption ritual over?
**Player**: I think she never planned for it to finish.
**Rita**: 'She set all those traps and portals because she wanted to get rid of you first.'
**Rita**: 'And then she can take it easy to finish what she started.'
**Rita**: You are handsome AND smart! I almost don't want to kill you anymore.
**Rita**: But I really hate you Gyees, because you say one thing and do another.
**Rita**: About equality, about justice, and about love. Whatever.
**Rita**: Are you trying to feel superior?
**Rita**: I almost get the feeling that you wouldn't mind if there are only Gyees left on this world.
**Kitty**: How dare you!
**Rita**: Did that one hit too close to home?
**Rita**: Why not return to chaos? When there is no order, you can do whatever you want.
**Kitty**: ...
**Rita**: Babe, do you want to join us?
**Kitty**: You and the Shadow Legion have killed too many!
**Kitty**: The captain, the Shadowhunters, and Moon...their deaths should not be in vain!
**Rita**: Suddenly, I find you less cute.
**Rita**: Sometimes sacrifices must be made to achieve something great.
**Rita**: I guess you're collateral damage.
*The monsters get closer to Player and Kitty*
**Player**: Is this how it will end?
**Kitty**: We need to do something...
**Rita**: Don't worry, I'll make it nice and slow.
*Suddenly, powerful shots start to take out the incoming monsters*
**Rita**: Who are you?
*Player and Kitty turn around and see Turing with his Turing One*
**Player**: Turing!
**Rita**: No!
*Turing commands Turing One to shoot down more monsters*
**Turing**: Kitty and I will take the sides. You take the leader!
**Player**: Got it!
*Player battles Rita*
**Rita**: \*sighs\*... Since you have to get into my way...
**Rita**: I have to take you out myself...
**Turing**: Kitty, take a step rightwards.
**Turing**: There's a Shadow Demon on your left front. It's waiting for a chance to break through our defense. Let it pass.
**Kitty**: But... why?
**Turing**: Just do it.
**Player**: Turing One eliminated the Shadow Demon that tried to break through the defense.
**Kitty**: Wow! Turns out you were looking for the right angle to take it out!
**Turing**: Focus and get back to your previous position. It's still the best choice for the situation.
**Kitty**: Yes, senpai!
**Player**: (Sure the rear has nothing to worry about with Master Turing as the commander...)
**Rita**: Don't you walk on air.
*As Player and Rita's battle hits a climax, Turing attacks Rita's back with Turing One, greatly hurting her*
*The rest of Rita's monsters are defeated*
**Rita**: I'll be back!
*Rita teleports away*
*Turing joins Player and Kitty*
**Kitty**: Ugh! She got away after all!
*With the Shadow's influence gone, the Earth Nexus is free*
*Player's dice comes out and floats to the Earth Nexus's forehead*
*The large six-segmented wheel appears again*
*The segment to the left of the Arcana Flux segment glows yellow*
*The rune representing Earth Flux appears in the newly glowing segment*
*The wheel disappears and the dice goes back to Player*
**Earth Nexus**: Young man, you must be the new owner of the Wheel of Fate.
**Kitty**: Oh my! This one is alive, too!
**Earth Nexus**: I can feel the aura of my brother inside the Wheel of Fate...
**Earth Nexus**: It's Arcana. He talks gibberish.
**Player**: Agreed...
**Earth Nexus**: You did a good job. Ursus and I would like to send our gratitude.
**Earth Nexus**: It took me too much consciousness today to resist the pollution of the Shadows. I'm afraid I won't be awake for too long.
**Earth Nexus**: So let's make this quick.
**Earth Nexus**: As you can see, the plan of the Shadows has been carried out...
**Earth Nexus**: The scale and flagrancy of their operations are much more serious than that of any one in the past century.
**Earth Nexus**: I can't get to know the details of their plan, but since they came at me, the other Nexuses must be their targets, too.
**Earth Nexus**: Young man, the task you're taking will be an arduous one.
**Earth Nexus**: But judged from what I saw, your strength is not enough for the coming challenge.
**Player**: You are right...
**Earth Nexus**: Don't get discouraged. After what happened today, you must remember...
**Earth Nexus**: That you're not alone.
**Player**: Sure. Thank you!
*(The statue became silent again.)*
*Mira walks up the trio*
**Mira**: How did it go?
**Kitty**: What about Captain Bernard? Is he all right?
**Mira**: We made it in time and took down the remnants of the Shadows.
**Mira**: Mercy and Billy are taking care of him. He's seriously injured, but he's gonna be fine.
**Mira**: Let's get up there.
*Everyone leaves the Earth Nexus*
*Scene - Outside the Ursus Altar*
**Bernard**: M... Moon...
**Billy**: Thank goodness you guys are fine!
**Kitty**: Yeah. Is Captain Bernard getting better?
**Mercy**: Yeah... It's just his injuries are way too serious...
**Mercy**: Can't imagine how he made it...
**Mercy**: He'll be fine, but I'm afraid he gotta stay in bed for a long time...
**Mira**: I've sent a message to the headquarters of the Shadowhunters in Westhold. The White Turbans are also on their way.
**Mira**: Look after him for now. Tell him not to worry when he wakes up.
**Mercy**: Ok.
**Mira**: Has your dice absorbed the power of the Earth Nexus?
**Player**: Yeah, but Light didn't show up this time...
**Kitty**: The nearest Nexus from here should be the Metal Nexus.
**Kitty**: We'll probably go to Eversun first. It's near the spot.
**Mira**: Okay. I'll deploy some forces around there, so you guys can get help in time when there's danger.
**Player**: Great! Thank you, commander!
**Mira**: It's not your fault this time, but still I hope you can learn to be cautious when anything like this happens again.
**Mira**: I don't want anyone from Never Isle to die out there. Understand!?
**Kitty**: Yes... sir...
**Player**: Un... Understood!
**Player**: (I know she said that for our own good... but she can put it more gently...)
**Mira**: Good. Move as soon as possible then.
**Billy**: Right. Come to me if you're leaving. I'll go get the airship!

**-Player talks to Mira**

**Mira**: Bernard is indeed an outstanding leader...
**Mira**: If I was taking this war with my men, I can't say we can make it that far...
**Mira**: Hmm? Why are you still here?
*Choice 2.1 - Are all the Shadow portals destroyed?*
**Mira**: You have a careful mind.
**Mira**: After their boss was defeated, the Shadow Seal was removed and that was when my men started with the cleaning.
**Mira**: My order was, search every corner carefully and leave no trouble.
**Mira**: They are still working on it. I guess they'll be done by dawn tomorrow.
**Player**: The Shadows won't send any more monsters, right?
**Mira**: No. This place means nothing to them now.
**Mira**: Just like us, the Shadows have limited manpower. They won't waste it on meaningless operations.
*Choice 2.2 - Anything happened to the other Nexuses?*
**Mira**: Nothing special for now.
**Mira**: According to the investigation of the Light of Purity and the Shadowhunters, the Shadows have been seen only in Red Desert and Red Harbor Woods lately.
**Mira**: Here's my prediction. They're probably going by water and landing on the beach in the southwest.
**Mira**: They can't reach the Nexus in the east and the north within a short time.
**Mira**: Besides, the Shadows also need time to deploy their men and prepare for combats.
*Choice 2.3 - Have you ever heard of the name 'Rita'?*
**Mira**: Rita... Is that the leader responsible for their attack this time?
**Player**: Ok.
**Mira**: Never heard of it.
**Mira**: I'll contact the Light of Purity and the Shadowhunters and ask them to pay more attention to it.
*Choice 2.4 - Thank you, commander!*
**Mira**: Ok.
**Mira**: You're gonna meet even tougher enemies in the future, so take these with you.
*Mira hands Player some rune stones*
**Player**: Wow, thank you!
**Mira**: Welcome. And remember, these are not your own strength, so don't always count on them.
**Mira**: You gotta practice more to improve yourself.
**Player**: Got it!
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Mira**: The Shadows are coming. We gotta make a plan with the major organizations.
**Mira**: But why now...

**-Player talks to Mercy**

**Mercy**: Gauze, where's the gauze...
**Mercy**: Oh, there you are!
**Mercy**: Why is it on the ground... Hmm, maybe... some of them are still clean... I guess?
**Mercy**: Oh right! Time to dress the wounds again!
**Bernard**: M... Moon...
**Player**: Mercy...
**Mercy**: Hmm? Who's calling for me!?
**Mercy**: Oops! Sorry!
**Bernard**: Moon! Moon... M...
**Mercy**: I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to stab you...
**Player**: (I'd better leave Mercy alone now, for the safety of Captain Bernard...)
**Player**: (Hmm? Wait, that thing under the gauze is...)
*Player find a piece of a treasure map*
**Player**: I'd better leave Mercy alone now...

**-Player talks to Turing**

**Player**: Master Turing, sorry I didn't have the time to thank you formally!
**Turing**: You don't have to. We're not strangers.
**Player**: But your mecha is kinda broken...
**Turing**: It's okay. I can take this chance and upgrade it.
**Turing**: Besides, I have some new ideas about its design after this battle.
**Turing**: What do you think its shortage is?
*Choice 3.1 - It's already awesome!*
**Turing**: Hmm, you're right. I don't see any major problems in the current components.
*Choice 3.2 - It needs some weapons of massive destruction!*
**Turing**: Right. Its weapon is kinda too simple.
**Turing**: Things happen in war. It's hard to meet various tactical needs with only one weapon.
*Choice 3.3 - It needs something to control the enemies!*
**Turing**: I see... That's truly a good idea!
**Turing**: Gotta add more components to meet various tactical needs.
*Choice 3.4 - It gotta be able to take down Rita in an instant!*
**Turing**: ?
**Player**: Just kidding!
**Turing**: But if I keep optimizing its functions and make them supplement each other...
**Turing**: By creating an opportunity with multiple tactics, it's possible we take down a strong enemy in an instant...
**Turing**: Of course it's gonna take long and, we gotta do this step by step...
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Turing**: Hmm... If we're adding new components or devices...
**Turing**: The energy system must be re-designed first...
**Turing**: And... the weight is also a problem. Perhaps we gotta apply another lighter but tougher material...
**Turing**: And...
*Turing is lost in thought. I'd better leave him alone.*

**-Player talks to Kitty**

**Kitty**: ...What's wrong?
**Player**: You look depressed.
*Choice 4.1 - Because of the great loss of the Shadowhunters?*
**Kitty**: Well... Just now I recalled how my history teacher told me about the Battle of Azria...
**Kitty**: He even wept when it came to the touching part.
**Kitty**: All I could do was listening, so the only feeling I had was... that war is cruel and the heroes who sacrificed themselves are great...
**Kitty**: But things totally changed after I saw and went through it myself...
**Kitty**: War is much more cruel... than the story told by my teacher...
**Kitty**: Back when I was in Kaigon Orphanage and Never Isle Arcana Academy, I could never imagine that cruelty...
**Kitty**: Captain Bernard, he tried so hard to stop the Shadows and protect the towns around...
**Kitty**: He even had to kill his own brothers with his own hands, and witness their sacrifice one after another...
**Kitty**: We did win, at long last.
**Kitty**: But it's so desperate...
**Kitty**: The heroes, one by one, they used their own lives to stop the Shadow Legion. That's how we won the war...
**Player**: Yeah... They are all...
**Player**: Real warriors!
**Kitty**: Yeah... real warriors... but I even didn't get to know their names...
*Choice 4.2 - Because of Captain Bernard?*
**Kitty**: Yeah...
**Kitty**: When he wakes up and sees what the Ursus Altar is like...
**Kitty**: And realizes his friends and brothers are all gone...
**Kitty**: He may prefer to sacrifice on the battlefield...
**Player**: You seem to care a lot about him.
**Kitty**: Well, probably because Gyees with obvious features of beasts are rarely seen, and that makes me feel like getting close to him.
**Kitty**: Back when I was in the orphanage, Grandpa always told me to put on a hood or something to cover my ears.
**Kitty**: Cause people can tell I'm a Gyee from them. That makes them nervous, and they will be on guards against me.
**Kitty**: But things are totally different here. After Captain Bernard saw my ears...
**Kitty**: He wasn't do like others did. He even let down his guard.
**Kitty**: That was when I started to feel close to him.
**Kitty**: Hope he gets well soon...
**Player**: You saw how she was doing, right... I just can't rest assured...
**Kitty**: It's okay. Mercy's just a bit clumsy, but her potion works really well!
*Choice 4.3 - Because of the dangerous fight?*
**Kitty**: Well... That clumsiness is acceptable, right?
**Player**: Bernard almost died... and that's... acceptable?
**Kitty**: I didn't think carefully back then...
**Kitty**: All I had in my mind was saving Captain Bernard and preventing the pollution...
**Kitty**: So... I got hasty and rushed to the front... before I realized what I was doing...
**Kitty**: And even you almost died for it...
**Kitty**: If it weren't for Turing, we would've been...
**Kitty**: You gotta stop me if things like this happen again!
**Player**: All right. I'll try...
*Choice 4.4 - Because of Rita's words?*
**Kitty**: ...
**Kitty**: She said stuff like 'If only Gyees could be the sole race to inherit this world'...
**Kitty**: Well, I did think so when I was bullied during childhood...
**Player**: You know, for a moment...
**Kitty**: But think about it, what if Gyee is the majority? What will they do to other races?
**Kitty**: How can we make people put aside their prejudice and just accept the difference between each other?
**Kitty**: Can people really understand each other?
**Player**: We're trying to make it, right?
**Player**: Maybe it's not gonna happen before we die, but our descendants will inherit our will...
**Player**: Be confident about it!
**Kitty**: Mmm... Hope so!
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Kitty**: By the way, I got this when I came out!
*Kitty gives Player a piece of a treasure map*
**Kitty**: Looks like a treasure map, part of it.
**Kitty**: There should be other parts.
**Kitty**: Gosh... I gotta have a good rest after getting onboard...
**Kitty**: Uh...
**Kitty**: And I'm a bit hungry...

*Player talks to Billy*
**Billy**: Are you guys all right? I heard you met someone really tough!
**Billy**: What exactly happened? Tell me!
*Choice 5.1 - I wish you could see how brave Captain Bernard was!*
**Player**: At that time, countless Shadow soldiers rushed inside and occupied almost the whole main hall of Ursus Altar...
**Player**: Suddenly, Captain Bernard ran to them ahead to cover us, so we could get into the Earth Nexus... He was shouting
**Player**: 'For my whole life, I never took a step back, and I never will!'
**Player**: And then...
*I told him how Captain Bernard fought hundreds of Shadow soldiers alone...*
**Billy**: Oh man...
**Billy**: Tell me more when we get back to the airship!
**Billy**: I'm gonna write it down in my journal, fly to the camps of White Cape and drop the copies of the story!
**Billy**: They should feel ashamed! Gyees are doing way better than they are in fighting the Shadows!
**Player**: Hah, good idea! Break their morale!
*Choice 5.2 - We would've been dead if it weren't for your boss!*
**Billy**: At that time, that boss called Rita suddenly summoned a bunch of Shadow Demons and Mutants...
**Player**: And those that can fly, you know!
**Player**: All those monsters came at us. Kitty and I were totally sieged and we could see nothing. All we could do was getting beaten...
**Player**: Right when we thought... 'We're doomed!', I saw a light of hope!
**Player**: Master Turing brought the Turing One from the curve of the horizon and unleashed hell on them with a laser!
**Player**: And then...
*I told him how Master Turing changed the game...*
**Billy**: Wow, that's my boss!!
**Billy**: That's awwwwesome!
**Billy**: Ah, I want more details. Tell me again carefully when we get back to the airship!
**Billy**: I'm gonna write it down in my journal and drop the copies of the story to everywhere we go!
**Billy**: I want everyone to know my boss is not just an inventor, but a hero against the Shadows!
**Turing**: ... Billy, keep a low profile.
**Billy**: Haha, okay. I'll do as you say, boss!
*Choice 5.3 - Long story. I'll tell you on the way!*
**Billy**: Deal!
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Billy**: Say goodbye and let's go.
**Billy**: Shall we go now?
**Player**: Yes.
**Billy**: All right! Get onboard!
*Billy, Kitty and Player board the airship and take off for Eversun*
*Continue to Chapter 10*