Chapter 18: Naga, the Serpent King

## Script

*Chapter 18*
*Naga, the Serpent King*
*Scene - Mona Altar Complex*
*Martin levitates in the middle of a flock of circling crows, casting the unsealing ritual with Rita at the Mona Altar*
**Martin**: Today，it will be a turning point for Luxium.
**Martin**: Future generations will name it the "Beginning of Evernight".
**Martin**: I've saved you a seat at this ceremony.
**Martin**: Come here and sit beside me.
*Scene - Mona Altar Complex, entrance*
*Kitty and Lin Hu meet up with Player*
**Player**: You're here too. Did you kill the Ancient Protector?
**Lin Hu**: Not yet. Eddie and Vanguard of Light are on it.
**Lin Hu**: He sent us here in case you are in danger chasing John alone.
**Lin Hu**: That's Martin, right?
**Player**: Yeah. He, Rita, plus two Shadow Messengers, they're performing the ritual.
**Kitty**: I knew it. There was no conflict between Martin and Rita!
**Kitty**: Yan Shu-Chi is a liar through and through!
**Kitty**: He tricked us with Martin and Rita!
**Player**: Alright. Don't mention his name again. Don't let it get to us.
**Player**: What now? Push forward or wait for the reinforcement?
**Lin Hu**: We'd better finish John first or it'll be nasty... Where is he?
**Player**: Just went that way. But there're too many Shadows. It won't be easy to catch him.
**Lin Hu**: Let's push forward. We'll take the lead!
**Kitty**: I agree. Time's limited. We can't stop now!
**Lin Hu**: Let's go! I go first. Follow me!
**Kitty**: Ok!
*Lin Hu goes towards the base of Mona Altar but rubble blocks the stairs*
**Lin Hu**: Oh... Looks like a dead end.
*Lin Hu takes a side path guarded by Shadowcult swordsmen*
**Lin Hu**: This way! Follow me!
*Kitty and Lin Hu attack the swordsmen*
**Lin Hu**: Leave it to us. You guys move on!
**Kitty**: It seems that Shadows here are stronger than those outside...
**Lin Hu**: Don't worry. I'll help you after I finish this guy!
*The team make it past the swordsmen and continue down the side path to the Mona Altar*
**Kitty**: It's finally over.
**Lin Hu**: Careful! The sand over there looks suspicious!
*Two large rats jump out of areas where the sand is moving*
**Lin Hu**: These big rats could sneak up on us from the ground. Be careful!
**Kitty**: How annoying!
**Lin Hu**: Don't worry. They are not strong. Be patient. Don't get surrounded by them!
*Player makes it past the hidden rats*
**Kitty**: These rats are truly annoying!
*A larger disturbance in the sand appears*
**Kitty**: Here... too?
**Lin Hu**: Listen to the noise. Those rats must be big...
*A giant three-headed snake emerges from the sand*
**Kitty**: !!!
**Lin Hu**: What's this?
**Kitty**: Naga's Offspring?
*Rats jump out of the sand behind the team*
**Kitty**: Is there an end to this?
**Lin Hu**: Take care of the three-head snake!
**Lin Hu**: Kitty，let's deal with the rats!
*Player fights and defeats the Naga's Offspring*
*Lin Hu and Kitty are still dealing with the rats*
**Player**: ... There're too many of them!
**Lin Hu**: Worry not! I'll block them!
**Lin Hu**: Player, stop Martin first!
**Lin Hu**: It's an easy spot for defense. And it's just a few rats. I've got this!
**Kitty**: I can help you!
**Lin Hu**: Player, hurry!
**Player**: Be careful!
*Player continues ahead and finds a path behind the altar that gets him closer to John*
*Scene - Mona Altar, at the site of the awakening ritual*
*John kneels before Martin*
**John**: Lord Martin!
**Martin**: What is it, Teacher? Are you still scared?
**Martin**: But I'm not in the mood to taste your fear.
**Martin**: Teacher, please be confident, okay?
**Martin**: After all, you've always been the most brilliant scum among them.
**Martin**: Please rise.
**John**: Yes, Lord Martin! Thank you.
*John stands up*
**Martin**: All my men are now at your disposal.
**Martin**: Please keep stalling the enemy. The longer you stay alive, the better.
**John**: Yes, sir!
*Scene - Mona Altar, the stairs right before John*
**Player**: Martin's close.
**Player**: But it is still too far for me to disrupt him...
**Player**: ... and this place is heavily guarded.
**Lin Hu**: Player, we're here!
*Lin Hu, Kitty, Eddie and the Vanguard of Light catch up with player*
**Player**: Eddie's here too!
**Eddie**: Likulau, White Cape, and Shadowhunters are busy dealing with the enemy reinforcement.
**Eddie**: If I'm right about this, Shadow is using the terrain to prolong the battle.
**Eddie**: By sending soldiers to stall us, Martin will have enough time to complete his ritual and release Naga.
**Eddie**: When the ritual is completed, he'll have time to deal with us himself...
**Player**: We knew about this, but what do you suggest?
**Eddie**: Our last hope lies in General Will.
**Eddie**: If he had been intercepted and couldn't make it here...
**Eddie**: It'll leave us no chance to win.
**Kitty**: ...
**Player**: ...
**Lin Hu**: Likulau and I are strong fighters, especially him.
**Lin Hu**: The White Cape cannoneer isn't bad either.
**Lin Hu**: With all of us combined, there is still no hope to win?
**Eddie**: ... You see, there are more Shadow armies than these. Remember those portals?
**Eddie**: But if we can interrupt the ritual of freeing Naga...
**Eddie**: A slim chance though... but we have it.
**Eddie**: Now I want you to know:
**Eddie**: If we carry on, we can only count on General Will's reinforcement.
**Eddie**: If the reinforcement comes, we can still put up a fight.
**Eddie**: Otherwise, 'a narrow escape' would be the most optimistic way to put it...
**Kitty**: ... Eddie, are you saying we should retreat?
**Eddie**: Kitty, you're just a student!
**Eddie**: Player, you're from another world. You might have fought some Shadows, but you're not a Luxium soldier!
**Eddie**: Neither of you should die for this!
**Eddie**: Mr. Lin Hu, you're a Shadowhunter. I have no right to affect your decision. I just want to say...
**Eddie**: I want you to join me!
**Lin Hu**: Of course.
**Kitty**: What are you saying, Eddie?
**Kitty**: If you knew people might die, why don't you leave?
**Kitty**: Nonsense! How can we leave you here?
*Choice 1.1 - Leave together or fight together!*
**Lin Hu**: I'm a god. Running away is never an option for me.
**Kitty**: I'm not leaving either. I will never abandon you guys!
**Player**: So it's pretty clear now?
**Eddie**: You... don't have to...
**Player**: Come on, Eddie. Your speech has wasted a lot of time...
**Player**: If you keep on talking, Martin will finish his ritual!
**Player**: Let's hurry!
**Player**: Kill more minions when Martin has his hands full!
**Eddie**: Ok!
**Eddie**: If so, let's fight together!
*Choice 1.2 - Don't worry. General Will will be here.*
**Lin Hu**: What do you mean? Kitten didn't betray us? And he didn't attack General Will?
**Player**: ... This is unlikely to happen.
**Eddie**: Yeah. General Will is late. He must have been intercepted.
**Player**: But General Will is an experienced strategist and a seasoned warrior...
**Player**: He won't be stopped by Yan Shu-Chi alone, right?
**Player**: He might be late. But he will come eventually!
**Player**: General Will trust us too.
**Player**: If we can manage to stop Martin, success will be at our fingertips when General Will arrives.
**Player**: But we're destined to lose if we retreat now.
**Eddie**: ... You're right.
**Eddie**: No wonder General let you lead.
**Eddie**: You're better at seeing the bigger picture.
**Player**: Alright. There's no time for this.
**Player**: Anyway, stop telling us to leave. If we leave, we're putting General Will and his army at risk.
**Eddie**: Ok!
**Eddie**: With that being said, let's go!
*Choice 1.3 - If my memory serves me right... General asked me to be the leader, right?*
**Eddie**: ... That's right.
**Player**: Then listen to me.
**Player**: No one leaves. Let's fight!
**Kitty**: Yes! I agree!
**Lin Hu**: Me too.
**Lin Hu**: Eddie, asking them to retreat is like asking them to betray us.
**Lin Hu**: That's just impossible.
**Lin Hu**: It sounds cruel. But for me, I'd rather die than betray my friends.
**Eddie**: Okay... Lin Hu's got a point...
**Eddie**: Well then. Let's go!
**Player**: Ok!
*Choice 1.4 - If we die, we die on the battlefield!*
**Lin Hu**: Let loyalty be remembered!
**Kitty**: ... What are you doing?
**Eddie**: That was a poem from earth?
**Lin Hu**: That's right!
**Kitty**: It sounds quite invigorating!
**Eddie**: ... And a little bit sad.
**Player**: Let's kill our way up!
**Lin Hu**: Okay.
**Lin Hu**: The wind is howling! The rain is pattering!
**Player**: Warriors fight until they die!
**Player**: After you, Hu!
**Lin Hu**: Let's go together!
**Kitty**: Count me in!
**Eddie**: Hurry up!
**Vanguard of Light Swordsman**: Yes, sir!
*Scene continues after choices*
*The team engages John's forces*
**John**: I didn't expect you'd come with so few of you!
**John**: I got another piece of good news for you.
**John**: We've just got news from Shu-Chi that the army from Never Isle was halved.
**John**: It seems your General Will can't come to your rescue!
*Choice 2.1 - No one believes you.*
**John**: Bahahaha. How about we listen to what your old friend has to say?
**Lin Hu**: What? Kitten?
*Choice 2.2 - Trying to stall us again? Just die!*
**John**: Relax. Ha-ha, don't you want to hear his voice?
**Lin Hu**: What? Kitten?
*Choice 2.3 - Shu-Chi, the traitor?*
**John**: This one's really on his mission. Ha-ha. Don't look down on him!
**John**: Let's see what he's got for us!
**Lin Hu**: What? Kitten?
*Scene continues after choices'*
*John creates a glowing orb that broadcasts Yan Shu-Chi's voice*
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Hello? Lord John?
**Lin Hu**: Wake up, Kitten! They're using you!
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Ha-ha, Lin Hu's here too!
**John**: Ha-ha, not just him. Eddie, Kitty, and Player. All your old friends are here.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Just in time. I have good news for you.
**John**: Is that so? Another update?
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Sure. I caught a big fish this time!
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Bear with me guys... Just a minute. I'll have him brought here.
**Player**: ...
**Eddie**: ...
**Vundo**: Let go of me! Where are you taking me?
**Eddie**: Principal Vundo!
**Kitty**: What did you do to him?
**Lin Hu**: ...
**Vundo**: The sound... Is it a Voice Transmission Artifact?
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Our Principal Vundo is indeed knowledgeable!
**Vundo**: Kitty, Player, where are you?
**Vundo**: You already found Martin?
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Vundo was trying to alert you even when he's in danger.
**Vundo**: Don't you... ever...
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Sorry. Got to go. Bye.
*Yan Shu-Chi turns off the artifact.*
**Kitty**: Master!
**John**: Aww, I'm moved.
**John**: And let me finish Vundo's sentence for you, 'Don't you ever seek death'.
**John**: Obviously, the situation is not in Never Isle's favor.
**John**: General Will won't come. Instead of waiting for him to arrive, you should go save him.
**John**: Anyway, my job is to buy enough time for Lord Martin.
**John**: So I don't want to give you a hard time.
**John**: Why don't we make it easier for all of us?
*Choice 3.1 - Based on my years of experience, whatever Shadows say, just do the opposite!*
**Player**: That is, whatever he asks us to do, we do the opposite.
**Player**: That's how we play it!
**Player**: Old John asked us to go. So we beat him. That should work!
**Lin Hu**: I agree. All Shadows are exceptional liars.
**Eddie**: And it's too late for us to go back. We have to keep it up. This is our only way out!
*Choice 3.2 - I think Principal Vundo didn't want us to save him.*
**Player**: We don't know his location and he is far away. Also, we are on a mission...
**Player**: We've got no time for rescue.
**Player**: The Shadows are focusing to break Naga's seal. If we fail to stop them, it's only a matter of time before we lose.
**Eddie**: That's right. Now we're the only hope.
**Eddie**: If we leave, we will lose the opportunity at hand and likely get ourselves played by Shadows.
**Eddie**: As General Will said earlier...
**Eddie**: 'Beware of Shadows' lies. They could fool you with tricks or mislead you with false information.'
**Lin Hu**: That's right! Don't be fooled by him! Let's go!
*Choice 3.3 - What do you think? What shall we do?*
**Eddie**: There's... no way for us to save Principal Vundo.
**Eddie**: First, we have no idea of his location. Second, he is too far away.
**Eddie**: Third, Shadows are focusing on the ritual to release Naga and we are the only ones to stop them.
**Eddie**: If we leave, we will lose the opportunity at hand and likely get ourselves played by Shadows.
**Eddie**: As General Will said earlier...
**Eddie**: Beware of Shadows' lies. They could fool you with tricks or mislead you with false information.'
**Lin Hu**: I agree with Eddie. We can't be fooled by Shadows!
**Kitty**: Now that we can't save Teacher, let's stick to our task at hand!
**Lin Hu**: Right. Let's do this!
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Lin Hu**: As always, we'll go stall the minions. You go after John!
**Player**: Ok!
**John**: Hmph! Idiots! Everyone, attention!
*Lin Hu, Kitty, Eddie and the Vanguard of Light take on John's minions*
*Player goes into battle with John*
*Player gets the upper hand on John when Likulau joins the battle*
**Likulau**: Player, let me help you!
**Player**: You're finally here!
**John**: Retreat! Retreat!
**John**: This is no place for defense! Retreat!
**Player**: ... Coward!
*John gets backed toward Martin*
*During Player's battle, the White Cape and Captain Morgan's Shadowhunters joined the battle against John's minions and defeated them*
**Lin Hu**: You think we would be stopped by this?
**Eddie**: Though we are outnumbered, our elites are way stronger.
**Eddie**: Their manpower will be of little use on narrow terrains. They are hardly our rivals.
**Player**: What's the plan?
**Player**: People from Never Isle and the Shadowhunters will take the right path. And Captain Brian will take the White Cape on the left path. Any objection?
**Brian**: Sword of Light has no objection.
**Player**: Then... Likulau...
**Likulau**: Brian and I will go left.
**Player**: Okay, let's get going!
**John**: Retreat! Retreat!
**John**: Retreat!
*Everyone converges on Martin and the awakening ritual*
**Lin Hu**: Bah! Is this all you Shadows got?
*John speaks with Martin*
**John**: Lord Martin!
**Martin**: I see your point.
**Martin**: Then do it your way.
**John**: Yes!
**Eddie**: ... Oh no! It could be a trap!
**John**: Well, it's too late!
**John**: Ha-ha, I am a coward. But a weakness can be a weapon too.
**John**: No one would suspect a coward who's running for his life. Bahahaha!
**John**: Open the portals!
*Multiple portals open*
**John**: Hee hee. Shu-Chi, it's time. Bring your people here!
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Hee hee. Sure. We've been waiting for this!
**Player**: What?!
*Multiple Shadowcult soldiers appear*
**Eddie**: Well...
*Martin notices something strange with the new arrivals*
**Martin**: ... Huh?
**Martin**: John! Stop! Stop it!
**John**: What...
**Martin**: I said, 'stop'!
**John**: ... Yes!
*An arrow flies from one of John's portals and hits him in the chest*
*Nemesio emerges from the portal*
**Nemesio**: Bahahaha! Go to hell!
**John**: Nemesio!
*Nemesio takes down John*
**Martin**: Well，well，I should've known this from the beginning.
**Martin**: Senpai! I didn't know you were able to pull this off! Bahahaha!
*One of the Shadowcult swordsmen speaks*
**Yan Shu-Chi**: You recognized me!
**Yan Shu-Chi**: All right. No use of this metal outfit.
*The new arrivals dispel their Shadowcult disguises revealing Mira and the Defense Force, Vundo and the Academy mages, Turing, Miles and the Oathblades, and General Will*
**Kitty**: What... What is this?
**Lin Hu**: Ha-ha，I told you. Kitten won't be a traitor!
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Sorry，I've been lying to you all this time.
**Miles**: Are you... Chief Nemesio?
**Miles**: Where have you been all these years? Did you forget us?
**Nemesio**: ... I'll explain when we get back.
**Player**: So... Shu-Chi, you've never betrayed us, right?
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Yeah. Releasing Rita, stealing the Artisoul, and saying those words to you...
**Yan Shu-Chi**: I did all those things to win Shadows' trust.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: I had to say those harsh words...
**Yan Shu-Chi**: The more you hated me, the more Shadows trusted me.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Anyways, without the army Martin gave me...
**Yan Shu-Chi**: I wouldn't have led them into General Will's ambush...
**Yan Shu-Chi**: And it wouldn't have been so successful.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: At the end of the day, you are too greedy, Martin.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: No one could stop you if your sole purpose was wake up Naga.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Yet you wanted Never Isle too. So you had to trust me and gave me your men.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Greedy people never end nicely.
**Martin**: I thought you were the one who could start a new world with me...
**Martin**: I didn't expect you to be such a loser, trapped by emotions and others' opinions.
**Martin**: We could have won. Look at what you did.
**Martin**: You gave up the chance to go home. You gave up Liao.
**Martin**: You gave up the crown you dreamt of and the chance to be the king of Never Isle.
**Martin**: You even gave up the chance to put these scumbags on the leash.
**Martin**: Just to be their servant?
**Yan Shu-Chi**: ...
**Martin**: You put in so much effort and took so much risk just to enhance your status of being a slave?
**Martin**: For a few good words that lack sincerity? For several glimpses of fake smiles?
**Martin**: You are so blinded by the dazzling illusions that you betrayed the flawless darkness.
**Martin**: You did make your choice.
**Martin**: I may die this time. And you may feel content for years.
**Martin**: But do you truly believe the world is a beautiful place?
**Martin**: Light only amplifies the beauty or ugliness itself.
**Martin**: It makes you feel suffocated and terrified by the ugliness around you...
**Martin**: It makes you feel anguished by the beautiful things out of your reach.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: I... only feel suffocated and terrified with Shadows around.
**Martin**: Oh? I thought we were the same.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: ... Were we?
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Maybe I was like you a long time ago.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: But I'm sure I can tell good from the bad.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: You are the one who's confused all along.
**Martin**: Ha-ha, listen to yourself!
**Martin**: That makes a true slave!
**Martin**: It seems the Rules of Ka aren't totally useless. I should learn them too.
**Will**: Martin, you've said enough of last words.
**Will**: Attack! Target your fire at Martin and Rita!
**Martin**: Shadow's minions! Listen up!
**Martin**: I'm sorry, but today, none of you will survive.
**Martin**: You'll die either in their hands or mine.
**Martin**: But I promise.
**Martin**: To all those who die today, I will revive you at all costs.
**Martin**: You won't be deprived of your consciousnesses and live like a puppet.
**Martin**: It'll be a genuine revival!
**Martin**: However, those who kill less than three will live in agony...
**Martin**: For the rest of their revived lives.
**Martin**: Hmm... Just three... This would be a bit tough for you scums...
**Martin**: But if there're any defectors around you, their lives also count!
**Martin**: Whoever kills more than ten enemies or one enemy captain or chief will get a title and a fief at Shadowland!
**Martin**: Kill! Kill! Killing will decide everything!
**Shadow Soldiers**: ... Yes, Lord Martin!
**Shadow Soldiers**: Kill... Kill!
**Lin Hu**: Let's go!
**Player**: Ok!
**Miles**: Focus!
**Eddie**: Yes!
**Martin**: Miss Rita, help me stop Player.
**Rita**: It's the most critical point of the ritual. Who can replace me?
**Martin**: I can.
**Rita**: By yourself?
**Martin**: Don't you know my power?
*Martin creates a doppelganger of himself that takes Rita's place and Rita walks towards Player*
**Rita**: Don't screw it up.
*Likulau intercepts Rita*
**Likulau**: Your opponent is me.
**Rita**: Likulau?
*Rita begins to cast a spell but Likulau moves like lightning and hits Rita*
**Rita**: ...
**Likulau**: Don't underestimate your enemy.
**Rita**: ... Martin.
**Martin**: Yeah, I know.
**Martin**: You're not strong enough to stop all of them.
**Martin**: I don't blame you.
**Rita**: Now you have to use that move!
**Martin**: Player, I've never tried this move on anyone...
**Martin**: You will be the first one.
*Martin starts to kill his minions and gather their souls*
**Vundo**: This is... Shadowcult's blood magic!
**Martin**: Not enough!
*Martin collects more souls and they eventually transform into a copy of Martin*
**Martin**: Player, master of the Wheel of Fate.
**Martin**: I've been waiting to witness your power. The day has finally come.
**Martin**: Please show me all you got.
**Martin**: Don't die with regrets.
**Vundo**: It's said that Martin is stronger than Rita... Stay alert even if it is his clone!
**Player**: Thanks, President. Got it!
**Player**: But will it harm Martin if I defeat his clone?
**Vundo**: You could be seriously injured if you ignore the clone and go for Martin directly...
**Vundo**: Plus, If I'm right, when the clone is destroyed, Blood Clone as such will do mighty countercharge to the main body!
**Vundo**: If so, Martin will not be able to finish his ritual!
**Vundo**: So you must try your best to defeat his clone!
**Player**: Got it!
*Player fights with Martin's copy*
**Martin**: I'm just like you. I'm no more than a pawn.
**Martin**: But I'm the pawn used by the Shadowlord and you're just a pawn of Az.
**Player**: I got no time for your crap! Here we go!
**Martin**: Don't you want to know why Az left this world?
**Player**: What?!
**Martin**: You thought he turned on the Wheel of Fate by accident without knowing its usage?
**Martin**: He was like a stray dog. Wheel of Fate was the only chance for him to live.
**Player**: What happened?
**Martin**: Defeat me and I'll let you know, as a reward.
**Martin**: Hahahaha!
**Player**: ...
*Player defeats the clone*
**Martin**: Well, well, is this the power of Wheel of Fate?
**Player**: About Master Az, what happened to him?
**Martin**: A lot of people were there. They were among the strongest of Luxium.
**Martin**: But only two survived... from Shadowlord's hands.
**Martin**: The strongest one and the weakest one.
**Martin**: The former was Az who fled to earth. The latter was his guard, Ranmaru.
**Player**: What? It was Ranmaru?
**Martin**: You must have met him, right? Hadn't he told you?
**Player**: ...
**Martin**: Given Master's strength, do you really think Az could walk away if it wasn't Master's intention?
**Martin**: Hahahaha!
**Martin**: As for Ranmaru, he was too weak for Master to kill him or use him.
**Player**: ... Use him?
*The souls from the clone disperse*
**Martin**: Bahahaha!
**Vundo**: Oh no! It's too late!
**Martin**: Next，it's my turn! Bahahaha!
*Martin completes the awakening ritual*
*Evil red globes appear on the battlefield and seep into the ground of Mona Altar*
**Martin**: Naga，respond to your name! Show yourself!
*A gigantic five-headed snake grows from Mona Altar*
**Naga**: Master，could you come back?
**Naga**: I feel... the power of his Empty Shadow.
**Naga**: It's getting stronger and stronger!
**Martin**: He's no longer the master you knew.
**Martin**: Kill them all and I'll lead you to him.
**Naga**: Hmph. Well then，let your blood...
**Naga**: Be the sacrifice to my new Lord!
**Will**: Everybody! Attack Naga!
*Multiple bombs explode around the Naga*
**Vundo**: Faculty of Arcana Academy, attention! Get ready to seal the array!
**Turing**: Kitty, come here. I've got a special task for you. And I'll need to adjust your claws.
**Kitty**: Huh?
**Lin Hu**: Player, let's assist in fighting Naga!
**Player**: Ok!
*Player fights the Naga*
**Naga**: Do you really think a bunch of losers like you can stop the Serpent King?
**Vundo**: Attention, everybody!
**Vundo**: Martin used powerful blood magic to inject flux and finished the ritual in advance. Naga was affected too.
**Vundo**: But Naga is still weak, with only 30 percent of its real strength!
**Vundo**: Now it's the best time to defeat him!
**Vundo**: We can seal it once it is beaten to the frail state!
**Naga**: Hmph! Nonsense!
**Will**: Airmen! Fire!
*Will's bombs attack the Naga*
*The fight continues*
**Miles**: Brothers! Let's go!
*The fight continues*
**Mira**: Defense Force, attack!
*The fight continues*
*Will's bombs attack the Naga*
**Will**: Artillerists! Shoot!
**Will**: Cover the infantry!
*The fight continues*
**Miles**: Strip all scales of this serpent!
*The fight continues*
**Mira**: Defense Force, second round!
*Will's bombs attack the Naga*
**Will**: Keep bombing! Don't stop!
*The fight continues*
**Oathblades Soldier**: Boss Wolf... We're badly injured!
**Miles**: Damn...
**Brian**: Take a break.
**Brian**: Sword of Light, all out at Naga!
**Miles**: Brothers, keep going!
**Miles**: Don't let White Cape look down on us!
**Oathblades Soldier**: Go!
*The fight continues*
**Mira**: Defense Force, never retreat!
**Defense Force Soldier**: Never retreat!
*Will's bombs attack the Naga*
**Will**: Never Isle warriors! Attention!
**Will**: Now! Launch the final attack!
**Will**: Fire all your bullets! Unleash all your anger!
**Will**: Never Isle, forever!
**Never Isle Army**: Never Isle forever!
*The fight continues*
**Naga**: Damn... If I were in my best days, you would have been all dead!
**Vundo**: This is it! Now!
**Vundo**: Faculty, attention! Activate the seal array!
**Vundo**: Now!
*The mages activate Mona Altar and seal the Naga back into the Scale Soul Crystal*
**Vundo**: Phew. It's finally done.
**Nemesio**: Martin! It's your turn!
*Nemesio goes to attack Martin but Martin takes control of the Shadow in Nemesio*
**Martin**: Hmph.
**Nemesio**: Damn it! What did you do?
**Martin**: Burn with me!
**Nemesio**: Ugh... Damn it!
**Martin**: You're fighting against the Shadow flux within your heart. This is where your weakness lies.
**Martin**: Everyone，until next time.
*Martin opens a portal*
**Will**: Stop him!
**Kitty**: Try Turing's invention!
*Kitty launches an attack at the portal, closing it*
**Martin**: ... Rat King!
*A large rat appears before Martin and he gets on*
*Nemesio chases after him before they escape underground*
*Another rat appears and takes John away*
**Kitty**: Oh no! That demon got away once again!
**Will**: This is inevitable...
**Will**: But this is a victory anyway.
**Miles**: Where is Chief Nemesio?
**Eddie**: It seems that he went after the enemy.
**Miles**: This guy...
**Eddie**: General, what shall we do about Rita?
**Rita**: ...
**Will**: Take her back to Never Isle for interrogation.
**Will**: My friends from Sword of Light, thank you so much for the help.
**Brian**: We didn't do it for you. It's our duty to eradicate the Shadows.
**Miles**: Tch...
**Eddie**: Miles...
**Brian**: ...
**Brian**: Now that it's settled here, I'll leave with my men.
**Brian**: Likulau, thank you for the timely alert. See you.
**Likulau**: Yeah.
*Brian and the White Cape leave*
**Will**: Good work, everybody.
**Will**: Let's run the number of casualties and treat the injured. We'll set off for Never Isle in half an hour.
**Will**: We'll discuss your reward back at Never Isle.
**Never Isle Soldiers**: Yes, sir!
*Later...*
*Will, Lin Hu, Likulau, Yan Shu-Chi and Player talk*
**Lin Hu**: Kitten, you are amazing!
**Lin Hu**: We were all fooled by you, even the Shadows!
**Likulau**: Impressive.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: It's not a big deal. Jonas and General Will knew about it early on. Thanks to their trust, we could collaborate so well.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Besides, Martin is too greedy. If he hadn't been so eager to conquer Never Isle, we wouldn't have this chance.
**Will**: By the way, Shu-Chi, how do you feel? Still affected by the Shadow Energy?
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Thanks for asking, General. I'm fine.
**Will**: I found you a Kaism Hierophant. He will be here shortly with Wanderlight Shard.
**Will**: My spy days are finally over. It's time to cleanse the Shadow Energy.
**Yan Shu-Chi**: Wow, you think so? Thanks, General!
**Will**: Don't thank me. You did a great job in attacking Martin and Rita. Ha-ha!
**Yan Shu-Chi**: I wasn't that great. Player was way more impressive.
**Will**: Ha-ha, Player, your contribution is no less than Shu-Chi's!
**Will**: You've killed the Shadows along the way, defeated Martin's clone, and bought us time.
**Will**: Without you, it would have been impossible for us to seal Naga.
**Will**: Your mission was no less dangerous or difficult than Shu-Chi's!
**Player**: Ha-ha, I'm flattered!
**Will**: I wasn't flattering you at all. This was the most successful battle against the Shadows we had in years.
**Will**: Everybody has done their part!
**Will**: Let me meet with the Kaism Hierophant. We need to cleanse the Shadow Energy inside Shu-Chi. Then we'll leave for Never Isle.
**Will**: And celebrate!
**Player**: Ok!
*Captain Morgan's werewolves take over guarding Mona Altar*
*Continue to Chapter 19*