guilty gear 2 overture campaign script

8/4/2019 Guilty Gear 2 Overture Campaign Script

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2) Chapter #1 - The Unyielding Silhouette

3) Chapter #2 - The Alarm Always Rings Unexpectedly

4) Chapter #3 - Yesterday

s Sun is Yesterday

s Sky

5) Chapter #4 - Aware, but Unable to See

6) Chapter #5 - Gaze of the Chronicle

7) Chapter #6 - Budding Keyhole

8) Chapter #7 - Cynical Wise Man

9) Chapter #8 - Water Drop

10) Chapter #9 - Underworld Hill

11) Chapter #10 - For Whom Do I wield the Sword

12) Chapter #11 - Even If I Reached Out

13) Chapter #12 - Glaring Self-Interest

14) Chapter #13 - A Cell Called Paradise

15) Chapter #14 - Lantern at Noon Day

16) Chapter #15 - Roaring Compass

17) Chapter #16 - Light on a Peaceful Night

18) Chapter #17 - Demon

19) Chapter #18 - The Birth of a Girl

20) Chapter #19 - Overture

21) Chapter #20 - Curtain Call

22) legal info

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Chapter #0 - Noise

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Two men wandered the countryside. Bounty hunting was just an occupation tothem, but it also shaped their beliefs. They traveled to destroy living weaponsknown as Gears. However, any information on them started to decline. Evenhard-to-find leads often ended up being false. The frustrations of the manwielding a great sword were piling day by day, and a familiar face appeared inhis head. What

s he up to right now?

"Hmph, whatever..."


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With a feeling of self-contempt, Sol Badguy shook his head. What am I gettingsentimental for? He swung his sword diligently to free himself from his idlethoughts. The area was silent. The wind was soundlessly pushing the clouds;moonlight shone through the occasional break in the skies, and all you couldhear was the futile sound of a sword cutting the dry air.

*Nighttime outdoors. A full moon is out. Sol and Sin are in some ruins.

Sol his practicing with his sword, the Fireseal. Sin watches, irritated. *

Sin:Old man... Are you still doing that...? We should change locations tomorrow.Man, there isn

t anything left around here.

*Sol stops *

Sol:I guess...

Sin:

Come on, where did all your energy go? Lately, all we

ve been fighting arerabbits, wild rabbits, or pet rabbits. That

s a disgrace for bounty hunters,huh? Don

t you think?

Sol:Sleep or shut up. Choose one.

Sin:I can

t sleep because of the noise! Tch, all right, all right. I

ll tell youyour quota, so do that and call it quits,

kay?

Sol:Quota?

Sin:If you keep going, I

m never gonna be able to sleep. Okay, let

s start withfootwork.

*A tutorial mission begins, going through movement. *

Sin:Okay, next is combat!

Sol:Who the hell do you think you are?

Sin:Your bloody apprentice! I

m usually the one being bullied, so it

s time youexperience this end for a change.

*Another tutorial segment for combos and gauge reading. *

Sin:Now let

s start aerial combat.

Sol:Youre so annoying. Let me do what I want.

Sin:Do you want to kill me with insomnia? Do it. Go.


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Sol:Tch...

*Special attacks tutorial*

Sin:Next is targeting. You

re okay with dummy targets, right?

Sin:Ha! *Sin flings his staff*

*Two enemies appear*

Sol:Hey. Aren

t those royal fencers?

Sin:I hate those guys, anyone with the kingdom. They

re so stuck up, they don

teven know anything about the people at all! Beat them up for me.

Sol: ...*sighs*

*Targeting tutorial. *

Sin:

Kay, next up is --

Sol:Thats enough. Go ahead and die from insomnia. Better yet...I

ll put you to sleep!

*Sol hit

s Sin really hard. Sin flies back and hits the ground on his back. *

Sin:GUAAHHH!

*Sin spins and gets back up. Metal starts playing*

Sin:Now you

ve done it, old man! I

ll send you to the afterlife!

*Fight starts. You control Sol and give Sin a beating. After the fight Sinstands, hunched over in pain. *

Sin:Man, you don

t hold back, do you...? I guess I...can call it a day then...

*Sin collapses*

Sol:Damn it, you made me waste my time.

*Tutorials on items. The mission is over*

Sol:What the... My head

s acting up...

*He faces the moon. Fade out*

*New scene fades in. Some caves are visible. It appears to have been mined. *


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"United Kingdom of Illyria South - Bel Canto Valley"

*A knight is running through the cave. *

Soldier:Brrr, it

s cold. It

s time for the next Gear...

*Approaches another soldier overlooking a large inactive Gear in the distance?*

Soldier:Hows everything going?

Soldier 2:Everything checks out all right. No, wait, what are these numbers?!

Soldier:It can

t be... Is the dormant Gear going berserk?

Soldier 2:No! The Gear is...disappearing? What is this?

Soldier:Hey, we need to report this to Sir Ky!

*Chapter End*

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Chapter #1 - The Unyielding Silhouette

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Long ago, there was a conflict called the Crusades, a cynical war betweenhumanity and their living weapons known as Gears. The Great War went unbrokenfor one hundred years and came to a close with humanity

s victory. Most Gearswere destroyed, and the majority of their survivors ceased to function,entering a dormant state. Presently, only certain Gears are safeguarded fortheir worth as data.

Illyria Castle. Between the throne and the alcove. An early summer rainfalls on the stone-built palace, giving it an irregular rhythm. A youngmonarch listens to the beat as he stands near a window, staring off intoempty space.

His wisdom and courage are enhanced by his determination, his balancedphysique, and his beauty. He used his abilities to the greatest extentpossible, rose to the top, and became the King of a Nation. At anexceptionally young age, he attained the highest honor. But even then,his heart was not satisfied.

*Inside a castle, a man with long blond hair looks to the distance.Intro credits appear. *

????:It

s raining a lot. I hope that doesn

t affect the harvest.

Soldier:Your Majesty?


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*Soldiers armed with large hammers stand behind him.I can

t tell their voices apart and will call them both Soldier*

????:Hm? Oh, my apologies. Continue your report.

Soldier:

Those were the demands of the United Nations Senate. In reality, It is arevocation of the King

s supreme command authority. What would you like to do?

????:So I become their puppet or divide the whole world into a civil war...I don

t like either option.

Soldier:You have us my lord.

????:That

s right. Avoid contact with the Guild for now.

*Lighting flashes, and the man

s face is seen. It

s Ky Kiske. *

Ky:Yet another bolt...

Soldier:The heavens must be lamenting the infidels

evil deeds.

Ky:I have a bad feeling about this. Thunder does not erupt from nothing.It needs a storm... On that note...

Soldier:About the disappearance of the Gears... We have a total of forty casesreported, including those not subdued.

Ky:Five cases this week... It

s accelerating.

Soldier:It is indeed mysterious, Your Majesty, but it is harmless for now. As for theremnant magic, we thoroughly investigated the matter as you ordered, but wecould not find anything. Since Gears were unnatural beings to begin with,perhaps they have reached the end of their life span. There are other mattersthat require your attention, my liege.

Ky:I understand what you

re saying, but as long as we don

t know the cause, weshouldn

t jump to conclusions. Please continue investigating.

Soldier: What is the matter, Sir Ky? You look as if you

re in a hurry.Is something worrying you?

Ky:....

*An explosion is heard and the ground shakes*

Ky: Whats going on?!


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*A royal fencer runs to Ky*

Fencer:Are you safe? We

re under attack! The enemy

s aim and identity are stillunknown. They

re soldiers I

ve never seen before! The royal guards arefighting back, but our magic spells aren

t working!

Ky:Understood. I

ll be there shortly. Let

s go!

All Soldiers: As you wish!

*Large soldiers run off together, the Fencer remains with Ky.*

Ky:Oh, and please summon him. Send a message throughout the country.

Fencer:Him? But, sire, you...you don

t mean...?

Ky:As monarch I must prepare for the worst. This incident...I have a feeling itwont end with our Kingdom of Illyria.

*Fade to White. The game title appears*

"GUILTY GEAR 2: OVERTURE."

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Chapter #2 - The Alarm Always Rings Unexpectedly

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Illyria was raided by unknown armies. Countless footsteps and battle creiesresounded within the castle walls. As head of the arm, King Ky Kiske himselfled the counterattack, but even the magic of his elite soldiers was uselessagainst the onslaught. Nevertheless, the soldiers of Illyria boldly continuedto fight back.

The state of battle teetered on the edge, and Ky began to feel uneasy...Countless foes were cut down, but their assault still continued. Were the enemywaves gradually increasing? No, it wasn

t an illusion. There were no signs thatthe enemy forces were dwindling. Even if Illyria

s elite soldiers weredispatched, they

re still human. Fatigue would eventually settle in. If theykept going at this rate, the outcome would be clear...

Something trickled down Ky

s forehead, blurring his vision. Was it blood orsweat...? Wiping his face with his cuff, He picked up his sword once more.He would have faith in the support of that outlaw.

*The game

s logo appears. A narrator is heard*

Narrator:In a world far into the future, humanity succeeded in developingan endless energy called magic. However, even this obtained wisdom was not

enough to discard mankind

s foolishness. Tension among the major powers ledto the creation of living weapons based on magic - Gears. Justice. Theherald of destruction. The only Gear able to command the legions of living


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weapons suddenly revolted and declared war upon humanity. That was thebeginning of the worst war in history--The Crusades. In response, humanityformed the Sacred Order of Holy Knights, and with their participation, Justicewas defeated. With her fall, all Gears ceased to function and entered adormant state. The long lasting Crusades came to an end, and it seemed thathumanity restored peace. However, true history has not yet revealed itself.

*Fade in to what looks like a mountainous village with bridges and buildingswith twisted features, like a Dr. Seuss look. *

"Federation of Tioria East Village of Witches"

Sin:Old man... Old man!

Sol:Be quiet.

Sin:

This sign...Isn

t this a picture of you?

Sol:Read it. I taught you how to read, didn

t I?

Sin:Wan...ted...Dea...d or Al...ive...., I think.

*Sin struggles to read because he

s not even five years old, lol. *

Sol:Hes beating around the bush as usual.

Sin:This is a bounty then, right? What stunt did you pull?

Sol:You got it wrong. Its Ky

s messed up way of calling for help.

Sin:Ky...The King?

Sol:Whatcha gonna do? You wanna go?

Sin:Thats not even funny. You think I wanna deal with the King?

*A bubble with a pink aura appears. A pink flash appears and a structureappears in the distance, with pink light inside. Another flash and a humanshaped creature appear. It appears to be a female with a gasmask and agothic-lolita outfit. It drags around a wrench and its knees are shaking.She speaks softly, with no emotion. Her voice sounds muffled and artificial.A member of the Vizuel. *

Vizuel:Huh? Where are we? This is a strange place.

*There are many more Vizuel revealed to be behind her. Some have an auraof pink hearts. I will call them all Vizuel *


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Vizuel:We got split from everyone. I get feedback though.

Vizuel:A key is reacting... Let

s just retrieve it.

*Sin and Sol see the Vizuel in the distance*

Sin:What are they? They don

t seem normal. They

re coming this way...and areshowing obvious Signs of hostility. Shall I take

em?

*The Vizuel, and Valentine

s *

Sol:Something seems wrong...Don

t let your guard down. They

re acting strange.

Sin:Heh, don

t treat me like a kid!

*Sin kills some different enemies. They are Capture units. *

Sin:What the heck? There

s more coming!

*Sol, Sin, and of course, the player don

t know the game

s RTS elements yet...The player controls Sol to beat up some more Capture units, up until they reacha blue barrier. *

Sin:Tch, what a pain in the ass! I

ll finish

em all off at once!

*Sin outstretches his hand and uses a spell, but it vanishes. *

Sin:Wha-?! Old man, magic has no effect, it gets cancelled out!

Sol:!! *Grunts* Theres noise in my head again. Is my magic going through a phasevariation?

Vizuel:Eat this.

*One Vizuel slams her wrench against the ground with one hand. Sin becomestrapped in a pink aura. *

Sin:Ugh, my arm! Damn, she

s bound me!

Sol:Dispel it!

Sin:I can

t! It

s an invalid access chord!

Sol:

Theyre using a tuning outside of the twelve steps? Impossible!

*Sin is yelling and bickering in the background. *


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Sol:This phenomenon...it can

t be...

*A silly voice speaks*

????:

If you keep fighting like that, they

re just gonna keep producing more,ya know.

Sol:Whos there?!

????:Ooh! Heh, no need to raise your voice, man. I

m on your side.

Sin:Huh? I can hear him in my head... What are you!?

????:Details later! Your priority is to get rid of the ghost first.

Sol:Ghost?

????:That thing.

*Camera turns to the tower with pink light inside. Capture units spawnbeside them. *

????:

These lil

guys are called capture units, ya know... They don

t have muchpower, but if ya leave

em alone, Infinite numbers will be produced fromthe ghost.

Sol:Who cares? They

re all weaklings.

????:It

s not that easy, man. Capture Units restore life for nearby comrades,ya know.

Sol:So you

re saying we have to get rid of that first, or it

ll be hard to beatthe others, huh?

????:Oooh, you are a fast one. Okay, just gimme a second...Hyup! It

s a littlelast minute, but magic should be useful now.

*The Player controls Sols to beat up a large group of capture units and shutthe Ghost off with one hit. *

*The ghost

s pink light immediately fades. The ball in the middle shows anempty black void. *

????:Nice! Now the capture units won

t be produced.


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*Some Vizuel stand in the distance*

Vizuel:Wh-wh-wh-What

s with that guy? He

s strong for a human.

Sol:So all that

s left are those over there?

Sin:Those are different from capture units, right?

????:Yup. Those are servants. They

re uh, combat soldiers.

Sol:Combat soldiers? So they

re an organization?

????:Questions later! Unlike capture units, their attack abilities are high, so...

be careful.

Sol:I see something in the back... Is that a ghost too?

*A blue, translucent obelisk with a white glyph shaped like a queen crownin Chess floats in the distance*

????:Huh, you are good. That is a masterghost. It

s a ghost that calls theservants forth.

Sol:

This feeling... It

s like my consciousness is being contained. It can

tbe a soul sinker...

Sin:Um...so basically, you

re saying all we have to do is beat that masterghost?

????:Yup. If you do that, the servants won

t be able to come out no more.*Player controls Sol to crack the obelisk. *

Sol:I cleaned up the mess.

????:*Talking sillier* Daaang, that was like, crazy. You

re just what I thought.

*Sin is still stuck and bickering in the background. *

Sol:What the hell... Do you know something or me?

*New Vizuel appears in front of another blue masterghost*

Vizuel:

Hm? Huh? Where are we?

Vizuel:


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Isnt this the city? There

s a response, but...

Sin:Whoa, there

s more! What

s up with them!?

Sol:A masterghost, two ghosts, and five--no, six servants. With Sin like

this, we

re at a disadvantage.

????:Uh, n-n-no problem. Ya know, in situations like these...um...

*A flash of red light reveals a massive, crazy looking building behind Sol.It is primarily red, white and metallic, with large grinding gears andjittering smokestacks and holes, and a large pole in the center. Thewhole thing obviously resembles Sol

Fireseal. This is Sol

s Masterghost*

Sol:What the? Isn

t this a masterghost?

????:?! *Gasps* No way! Did you already grasp the incantation?

*Capture units appear. Except instead of pink light and hearts, they have ared aura and flame. Sol goes to an offensive stance upon seeing them. *

Sol:Tch.

????: Time out! Wait! Those are your capture units!

Sol:

Those are mine?

????:Uh huh. And the thing back there, that

s your masterghost. You see, in otherwords, that

s your soul itself, don

cha know! So if that gets destroyed,then...uh, you die.

Sol:So it is a soulsinker. And to think it embodies that...

????:Listen up! You see that ghost over there? It hasn

t been caught by the enemyyet. It

s an empty ghost. So if your capture units control it first,it

ll be yours.

Sol: How do I do that?

????:Capture units automatically go to the nearest ghost. If a couple of them comein contact, it becomes your ghost.

Sol:*sighs* What a drag.

*Player controls Sol and attacks the black, neutral ghost. It becomes engulfed

in red light. At its base, a magic emblem composed of spinning gears floatsinside, representing Sol.*


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Sol:Done. However...

????:It looks like the ghost over there was taken. Plus, it seems like the servantsget stronger just by being near it.

????:Don

t worry. Even if it

s an enemy ghost, you can gain control of it if acouple of your capture units come in contact with it.

Sol:Tch, I guess I

ll kick it up a notch.

*Player controls Sol, goes to the pink Ghost, cuts the powerand turns it red. *

Sin:All right! Hell yeah! Old man, all you have left is the masterghost. It

ll

be cake, huh?

Sol:....

????:*Talking in a silly tone, with a deep, slurry redneck voice. *Wait a minute. Take a look at that there.

* Vizuel are guarding another obelisk, with a pink wall of light. *

Sol:Is that a protective wall? Doesn

t look like any existing magic spell.

????:Yup. As long as that barrier is there, most of your attacks won

t haveany effect. On the other hand, that barrier

s a piece of cake for yourservants.

Sol:What do you mean servants? Do I look like I have any?

????: I

m gonna letcha borrow my powers, so don

t worry about it, mkay?*Talking spooky* I

m gonna release the powers in you that younormally won

t use.

*Two red, floating robots appear. The have teeth, many silver studs wheretheir eyes would be, and giant arms with flame spouting behind them.They look representative of Sol. They have a deep robotic voice. They areSol

s most basic Soldier

s, called The Drill. *

Sol:This is...summoning magic? Wait, this magic is optimized beyond the twelvesteps. It

s my magic being summoned!

????:Hmmmm... yeah, I dunno the specifics, but those are your servants. Ya know,I just made your powers suitable for combat; ya know what I

m saying?

*Sin watches behind Sol and the new Servants.He still can

t move, but he

s calmed down. *


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Sin:Wow... what an avant-garde form.

????:Yeah, theyre gonna fight on their own, so just do whatever with them.Oh, and one more important thing. Servants can take out strong barriers,

but only you can finish off the masterghost. Gotta do it right, ya knowwhat I mean?

*Player controls Sol and destroys the enemy masterghost. *

*Sol falls to his knees*

Sin:Old man!

????:Oh, he

ll be fine. He

s just tired

cuz he used powers he

s

not used to having.

Sin:We don

t have time for that. There are still remnants.

????:Can you uh, move yet?

Sin:No... Hey, the bind wore off!

*Many Vizuel obverse the heroes. *

Vizuel:Hes strong. Strong. No one told us this. We must report to Miss Valentine.

Sol:Sin, stop em.

Sin: Leave it to me!

*Player controls Sin in a tutorial to learn how to dash and drift to cover longdistances and chase down the Vizuel and kill them.*

*Sin stands in front of some Vizuel. Some alive, some dead.*

Sin:Heh, that

s right! Surrender.

*The Vizuel babble and talk over each other*

Vizuel: Its over. We

re useless now... We have no purpose anymore.

*The Vizuel burst and scream in a blast of red light,resembling flower petals.*

Sin: Th-they self-destructed. What

s up with these guys?

*Fade out. Fade in to Sol.*

Sol: Never mind. So what kind of freak are you? Are you a Gear?


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*A white figure is becoming more visible. He is the source of the silly, voice*

????: You can see me already? You

re amazing!

*He looks vaguely human, but he is pale, his hair is pure white, and he has afox

s ears. He wears a Japanese looking robe with a long sword at one side and

one hand hanging at his waist, (a ronin custom, and like Auron from FFX).His name is Izuna. *

Sin:Hey, I can see too... What the!? Those are some sadistic ears you have...

Izuna:Thats rude! These are the real deal. And after I saved you...

Sol:You and those things have been using irregular magic I

ve never seen before.Is The Backyard involved with this?

Izuna:Ding! That

s right!

Sin:The Backyard is...what now?

Sol:Its a long story.

Sin:Well shorten it.

Sol:Ugh. It

s a virtual space.

Sin:Thats too short!

Izuna:Its the other way around. This world

s the one that

s a virtual space.

Sin:Hey, come on. Don

t just talk among yourselves.

Sol:*sighs* For over a hundred years, it was assumed to exist as a theory. It

sthe term used to give reason to the five-element configuration. In otherwords, it

s "something" that conveys the information that defines thefundamental truth of this world. The magic we use is different from thealchemy that uses resources from present numbers. We forcefully borrow thatkind of "reason" for that "something." It

s an obscure world that our magictemporarily accesses to gain power. Though extremely restrictive, that worldis called The Backyard.

Sin:My bad, but can you explain that one more time?

Sol:Just as the Earth can

t exist if there

s no universe, this world can

t existunless we have that "something."


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Sin:So it

s larger than the universe?

Sol:*sighs* Yeah, sure.

Izuna:So in other words, the Backyard is like a book that has the theory of thisworld written on it. Erm, more like a library?

Sin: Hmph. I

m so lost. Well, not that it matters. I

m Sin. You saved usback there. Thanks.

Izuna:Oh, well...Wait, I don

t have time for this! You all need to come withme, mkay?

Sol:

Wait. Who the hell said I

m gonna be friends with you anyway?

Izuna:You don

t have the time to say stuff like that, no? Don

t you want to knowabout those things from earlier?

Sol:Start talking.

Izuna:My name is Izuna. Like you said. I

m connected with The Backyard. And thosethings you saw earlier are the Vizuel. I dunno why they do it, but theydestroy any Gear they come across. I think, Sol... they were probably after you.

Sol: What did you say? Now that you mention it, you do seem to know about me.

Izuna: Yeah, I

ll explain that later! This is the main part, okay? ThoseVizuel started to attack the Kingdom of Illyria. I dunno why, but they

reattacking in hordes..

Sin:Huh? The Kingdom?

Sol:So that

s why Ky called me... Did something happen to the Maiden of the Grove?

Sin:O-Old Man, are you thing of going there?

Sol:Quit babbling. We

re going, Sin.

*Fade Out, Chapter Over*

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Chapter #3 - Yesterday

s Sun is Yesterday

s Sky

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Izuna, a character hard to understand, is dressed in eccentric clothes and


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seems detached from the world. He says he

s from the Backyard, but how does heknow me? Why

s he on my side? He acts friendly, but what does he really want?It

s odd though, since I

ve never met him before, but I feel a sense ofnostalgia and warmth.... And Illyria.

As far as I know, Ky Kiske is a rare kind of human that has more than enoughcombat ability to taken on Gears. His subordinates are another story though.

If they

re up against the Vizuel, there

s no doubt it

ll be a difficult fight.How long can they hold out? If the Vizuel

s objective is to exterminate Gears,then the reason behind Illyria

s attack is...

Sol clicked his tongue after he realized his hunch was correct.

*Sol, Izuna and Sin are teleported to a Japanese inspired land.There are shrines and red maple trees. Supernatural creatures from Japanesemyth are standing around. They are Izuna

s servants. *

Sin: Whoa... How

d we get here?

Izuna - *Talking fast* Something-something jump, yadda-yadda warp; Let

s justcall it a shortcut.

Sol:Teleportation magic of this magnitude...It disproves the fundamentals of magic.

Sin:Youre talking about difficult things. That isn

t like you at all.

Sol:This looks like a den for freaks. Relatives of yours?

Izuna:

Yup, so be nice to them,

kay?

*One of Izuna

s servants, a Kappa, suddenly claws at Sin, who hops back tododge. Izuna jumps in between them. *

Izuna: Hey! What are you doin

to our guests?!

Sol:Brainwashing? No... Parallel recognition and decentralized control of awide area...

Izuna:No way! Aside from Justice, no one should be able to take control of us!

Sin:H-Hey, whaddaya mean by Justice? The herald of destruction during theCrusades?! Wasn

t she defeated?

Izuna:That doesn

t matter right now! We gotta run to the gate!

*The camera quickly flies through the upcoming stage, showing many brainwashedservants and twists and turns, stopping at a bright glowing portal.*

Sin:

THAT gate!? There

s so many servants in the way! And what

s with that barrier?Why

s that there?


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Sol:Hey, freak, how many of my servants can you summon?

Izuna: No matter how many I take out, we

re no match for that number. Our onlychance is to retrieve and re-summon! You can retrieve and re-summon a few ofyour servants. In other words, you can carry them around with you.

Sol:I see. In short, retrieve my servants, get to the gate, and re-summon them totake down the barrier.

Sin:Are you serious!? Isn

t that reckless?

Sol:It

s a pain, but we have no other choice!

*A mission starts. Basically, the player must reach the gate at the end whilecarrying four of Sol

s servants like items, dash through Izuna

s servants in a

short amount of time, then bring back Sol

s servants to crack the barrier andescape. Then the mission ends*

*The barrier breaks and a column of light swirls upward, no different from adestroyed masterghost. *

Sin:Yes! The barrier came down!

Izuna:Great! Last one to the gate

s a rotten egg!

*Izuna and Sin perform their dashes and the chapter ends. *

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Chapter #4 - Aware, but Unable to See

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The teleportation magic Izuna used was truly unconventional. Even thoughcivilization was at the height of prosperity, magic of that sort was anunauthorized technique not without risk. As far as Sol Knew, it was a skillthat was developed with some ten thousand people, and even then, they wouldonly transfer one person.

However, the Vizuel had mastered skills that Sol knew little about.Brainwashing and controlling monsters, neither were skills that just anyonecould acquire.

...Anxiety builds. The situation was a lot worse than they anticipated. Sol andthe others eventually reached Illyria with Izuna

s help, but by then, it wasalready too late...

*Fade in to Illyria, in front of the castle. A girl dressed in black, isholding a large balloon, looking away, toward the castle. She speaks, devoidof any emotion.*

????:There

s noise in my head. Why can you use the powers of


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The Backyard? Sol... I must memorize that name...

*The scene changes to a bridge in Illyria, where the three teleport. *

Sin:Ugh... We went through a lot back there.

Izuna:Th-they doesnt usually do anything like that, ya know.

Sol:This is Illyria, huh? What happened to the angular velocity and inertia?

Sin:What are you talking about?

Sol:The Earth is rotating. If the longitude and latitude suddenly change, we

ll bethrown out of gravity.

Izuna: I just made a few tweaks here and there, ya know. Well, thistransportation magic isn

t almighty. It won

t reach Illyria Castle.

*All three run toward the castle*

Sin:You

re spouting incomprehensible things again...

*Scene shows the girl in black, turned away. Behind her are three Vizuel.They are her servants. The girl in black is Valentine, but her face is stillnot shown.*

Vizuel:We have a report, Mistress Valentine. Theyre too strong. They can

t be human.

Valentine:Yeah, you

re right. They

re odd, aren

t they? Sin and Sol...

*She crouches a little, pulling her balloon, which transforms into a portal,and disappears. *

*The trio are shown running again. *

Sol:Hmph, there

s no one around. Maybe they

re already... Ugh, my head...

*Sol gets another headache but gets back up. A pillar of pink light appears. *

Sin:What is that?!

Sol:This power... Sin! Get back!

*Valentine appears face to face for the first time, swaying back and forth.She has short, reddish brown hair and wears a sexy black gothic-lolita outfit,a huge jester

s hat with a skeleton emblem, and her balloon is revealed to have

a scary face, with one eye covered by stitches running down the forehead. Ithas bat wings that look like antennae or ears, and a huge smile with large,yellow teeth. *


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Izuna:*Panicky* Might you be...the master?

Valentine:Hello.

Sol:You! A-no, you can

t be...

Sin:Old man? What

s wrong?

Sol:Nothing. Focus on the enemy!

Valentine:You don

t run... People who are like you are quite rare.

Izuna:Was it you? Did you brainwash my friends, hm?!

Valentine:Who me? I am valentine.

Sin:Old man, her powers are like no other.

Izuna:She

s definitely the master.

Sol:

Master?

Izuna:Yup. Just as you are the master of your own servants, she is the master of allthose things we fought until now.

Valentine:You three are getting in Valentine

s way. I don

t approve of any obstacles.

*Red pillars of light can be seen in the distance, one by one.They are ghosts spawning. *

Sin:The placements of the ghosts are getting more complicated.

Sol:If she

s the master, then all we have to do is beat her down.

Izuna:Thats not really the case, ya know.

*The camera shows Valentine

s masterghost. It

s a gothic looking structurewith a large bell in the center, a castle

s outline, and a pointy spear inthe center, swaying like a metronome. *

Izuna:If there

s a masterghost, that

s where her soul is. Even if you take out themaster, she

ll revive after a while.


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Sol:Huh?

*Izuna is teaching the mechanics of what will be the first real battle inthis game. *

Izuna:You can beat the masterghost eventually by taking down the master a fewtimes... But if you spend too much time on the master, no one will be watchingthe other ghosts.

Sol:*Cracking his neck and rolling his shoulders* So in the end, we

re at adisadvantage...Whatever. Let

s just see what happens.

*The players begins the first REAL battle in the game begins, and must beatValentine by seizing the most ghost territory and breaking her masterghostwhile defending his own. And of course, when Sol and Valentine come

face-to-face, metal starts playing and you can beat her by force. Themasterghost will then respawn her but become easier to destroy. *

*After the fight, the three heroes face Valentine by herself. *

Valentine:Your ability is rather low. Finding the "key" takes priority. Good-bye.(But the minute they showed up, the key

s response got stronger...I wonder why.)

*She waves and teleports away. *

Sol:

Wait! Tch, did you track her?

Izuna:You see about that...Uh...sorry man...

Sol:Fine...

Sin:What

s wrong? You don

t look so good.

Sol:Don

t worry about it. We gotta hurry to the castle.

Sin:Yeah...

*They run to the castle and the chapter ends. *

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Chapter #5 - Gaze of the Chronicle

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Valentine, the master of the enemy, spoke without emotion. The girl withextraordinary magic opposed Sol and the others. She consequently disappeared,but it was clearly their loss. Either that, or the girl

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better of Sol.

Regardless, the group was able to avoid further problems with the Vizuel

spowerful onslaught. If Valentine cause all of these incidents-No... Now was notthe time to be anxious about an unknown future. Worries of Ky

s well beingarose. As they shook the thought, the party hurried inside the castle.

*Fade in to Ky

s castle, there are dead soldiers. Some on fire*

"Within Castle Illyria - Throne"

Izuna:This is bad, ya know. Most of the guards have been defeated.

*They run closer and find Ky, trapped in a transparent blue diamondshaped aura. *

Sin:Is that...whoa. The King?! Ah...

*Sin dashes in and the others follow. *

Sol:Calm down. He

s not dead. Hm?!

Izuna:What

s wrong?

*Wind is heard. *

Sol:This wind reeks of blood.

*Someone is hiding behind Ky. He has a green cape, and a metallic mask covershis face with a horn sticking out of its forehead. A green emblem of a bird isbelow the collar, over his chest. He is Raven. His voice has a tight echo toit. Sol recognizes him and becomes angry. *

Raven:Its about time you made it. You

re late.

Sol:Damn you!

Sin:Who are you!?

Raven:Do you have a message for my master?

Sol:Your dead body shredded in pieces!

*Raven

s song plays (complete with crazy vocals!) and the player is Sol in atough fight with Raven. They talk in the beginning of the fight when Raventhrows a needle creating a field that slows Sol

s movement. *

Sol:Slowfields. What an annoying attack.


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Raven:Youre as ruthless as ever, huh, monster?

Sol:Look whose talking.

Raven:

Can you not put your sword down and talk? I understand your upset seeing KyKiske defeated.

Sol:Ill ask your corpse for answers.

Raven:Splendid, splendid. I don

t dislike that side of you.

Sol:If you

re here, That Man is involved. I saw the brainwashing abilities on myway here. I

ve never seen such techniques.

Raven:What? It looks like you don

t know anything. Why is his holiness so caught upwith you? At any rate, the word "misunderstanding" is resounding in vain withyou.

*The player can break the slowfields, keep the green needle and throw it backat Raven to stun him, but needs to use Tyrant Wave to get serious damage dealt.Then Raven teleports to the center. *

*Raven yells "THAT FEELS GOOD!" With each hard hit. *

Sin:

Whoa, what a masochistic guy. He must be nuts!

*Raven disappears in cloud of fog and black feathers that spreads throughthe room*

Sol:Hmph. Don

t think going all out will help you. Now where are you coming from?

*Raven has turned into many black ravens. The player must hit them as theyattack. When the fight ends, Raven spins around and backs away from thegroup.*

Raven:I see. You seem to have acquired the Backyard

s abilities. As I thought.You

re one of the wheels that move the world. I wish I could kill you now, butI guess it

s not the right time.

*Feathers float up as he starts to disappear. *

Raven:How unfortunate, Flame of Corruption. How unfortunate indeed...

*Sol slashes at the feathers and hits nothing but air. *

Sol:

Wait the hell up! Goddamn it!

Sin:


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Uh, old man? Who was that just now?

Sol:The Undying Disease, Raven.

Sol:Hes that guy

s henchman.

Sin:That guy?

Sol:The root of the Crusades. The Creator of Justice. The Gear Maker.

Sin:So then, you

re referring to That Man, huh!? He

s that evil person, right?

Izuna:That Man... So what the Doctor said was true...

Sol:You knew about this?

Sin:O-Oh yeah. How

s the King?

*Ky is still stuck. Izuna circles him. *

Izuna:What a bothersome seal he

s caught in.

Sol:

Can you undo it? How long will it hold?

Izuna:I don

t have a clue.

Sol:Damn it.

*A blast roars and the castle shakes. *

Sin:Oh, come on! What is it now?!

*Outside the castle, figures are seen running from up high.The heroes are seen outside. *

Sin:Old man, it looks like the castle town below is under attack!

Sol:The town? Hey, freak. You said they were after the Gears, didn

t you?Neither the town nor the King is a Gear.

Izuna:Hmm, yeah, I guess maybe they have no mercy on people who get in the way?

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know what they want in the end huh?

Izuna:Ah-hah! Then does that mean that there

s a Gear in Illyria?

Sol:Right. That

s not the problem though. What we need to know is how they

figured that out. If we assume they have some way of figuring out thewhereabouts of a Gear in advance, then any city with a dormant Gear in theircare becomes their target.

Izuna:Oh... Well, that would be bad, wouldn

t it?

Sol:Exactly. We don

t have time to screw around.

*Chapter ends. *

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Chapter #6 - Budding Keyhole

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Illyria Castle was filled with the stench of blood. The palace guards wereexterminated, and the building lay in ruins. The air was stagnant, and corpseswere strewn about the halls. The kingdom

s foundation was lost.

At its center was Raven, the Undying Disease, a man with an invulnerable bodyand an eternal life. As one of the three associates of That Man, the creator ofthe Gears and the ringleader of everything that transpired, his appearance

confirmed That Man

s participation.

The situation became far more grace. To Sol, it wasn

t a premonition or aprediction, but rather an understanding and a mystery at the same time. Unableto find the reason behind the endless onslaught of the Vizuel, the warraged on.

*It is now dusk in Illyria outdoors. Valentine is looking at the town, now inruins and signs of fire. Two Vizuel stand behind her. *

Valentine:How about the castle? Did you find the key?

Vizuel:I don

t know. Our sisters aren

t coming back.They

re strong. Those weird humans are strong.

Valentine:Maybe it was a mistake to let them go. I should kill them now, beforethey get in my way again.

*Sol suddenly appears out of nowhere and performs Gun Flame.The fire burns the two Vizuel as others watch. *

Vizuel:

Theyre here.

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Perfect.

*Sin twirls his flag around*

Sin:What a coincidence. We were thinking the same thing.

Valentine:Sol...the key... You give me a headache. But something

s wrong. What is makingme feel so sick? The response is a little different... I have to find out.I have to find out.

Sol:Im only gonna ask you once: What is your purpose?

Valentine:Errands for Mother.

Sin:

Huh?

Sol:*sighs* In that case, go to hell!

*Two of Sol

s Drills spawn. *

Izuna:These are... What the, you can already summon servants on your own?

Sol:Tch, thanks to that pain-in-the-ass tuning, a diatonic composition is thebest I can do.

*They player starts the second real fight, and now has control over resourcesand commands and must crack Valentine

s masterghost like before. *

*After the battle, Valentine is seen, hunched over in pain. *

Sol: Did we do it?

Valentine:I

ve been discorded. It

s probably...pain. So this is what pain is.

Sin:Whats with her? What

s she talking about?

Valentine:With pain like this, I can

t run errands properly. I need to reorganize myself.

*Sol dashes forward a bit and she dashes back. *

Sol:Think you can run?

Valentine:There was a misunderstanding. Sin?

Sin:Uh, huh? Wh-What?


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Valentine:*Pauses* I like you.

Sin:Huh?!

*Sin is either very lucky, or very unlucky! Valentine teleports away.*

Sol:Damn it. We messed up. Did you track her?

Izuna:...My bad.*Sol steps towards Izuna. *

Sol:You...

Izuna:Chill, chill... Let

s just focus on saving the King for now.

Sin:Can you?

Izuna:Theres a person I want to introduce you to. He

s a genius in using magic.He may know something.

Sol:Take me to him. Sin, you stay here.

Sin:What?! Why?! Of all the places, it

s the castle. I don

t wanna be leftbehind here.

Sol:Keep an eye on the king.

Sin:*sighs*

Sol:No detours.

*Sol and Izuna run off, leaving Sin behind. *

*Chapter ends. *

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Chapter #7 - Cynical Wise Man

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Along the way, Sol was continuously in hesitation. The girl named Valentine andher persistence in attacking Illyria. Her motives were unclear. Why was she

after the Gears? What was her relation with That Man?

"...Ugh, again?" There was a sudden noise in his head, and his vision blurred,


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it happened the moment he thought of Valentine. It could only be explained asnoise. That sensation racked Sol

s head again and interrupted his train ofthought.

Having the slight hope that Ky may know something, Sol followed Izuna

s leadsince he seemed to have an idea on how to deal with the seal.

*Fade in to an establishing shot of one SICK looking island surrounded bycrystal clear water with reefs vaguely visible. The island itself is sandcolored but is composed of bridges with massive towers in the center, with armsspinning, as if with the wind. The center tower is tallest and has a domeshaped bubble of water floating miraculously. *

"Ganymede Archipelacho"

Izuna - Doctor, we

re heeere!

*Sol and Izuna look up a flight of stairs to see a small green creaturefloating in a bubble of water. He wears scholarly robes and a huge flat hat.

He sits on a pedestal with a large book. One of his servants, a Georappa,stands beside him. He is Dr. Paradigm. He speaks with a mature, aged voice...*

Paradigm:It

s rare of you to bring a guest here, Izuna.

Sol:What is he? A bird...? A Gear?

Paradigm:Indeed. But you need to make a correction. I

m a dragon, not a bird.

Sol:

Izuna...what the hell?

Izuna:Chill, chill. They

re a harmless group of gears, dontcha know. And this isthe genius in using magic that--

Sol:*Interrupting* Its rare to find harmless Gears.

*Camera gives a shot of the island*

Paradigm:This is the last resort for those unlucky Gears that gained self-consciousnesswhen the curse of Justice was broken. Living on this deserted island, away fromthe public

s eye, avoids any complications with humans. Don

t you see it?

Sol:With a bird as their leader, huh?

Paradigm:*annoyed* That

s dragon. Who is this rude monkey?

Sol:What about the humanoids?

Paradigm:They "were" here. But humanoids are never satisfied. They multiply likerabbits and eat up possibilities through mutual destruction. A low grade


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species, they are. They all left.

Sol:Hmph, some paradise.

Paradigm:There are no humanoids after all. But, true, it

s not as much of a paradise

as it looks.

Sol:What do you mean?

Paradigm:Valentine

s army. They appear out of nowhere and terminate any Gears they comeacross. You

re talking about the recent disappearance of Gears, right? We arealso being targeted...but it looks like you didn

t know that. Izuna, what

s thereason behind bringing this monkey here?

Izuna:

The King was sealed with a magic spell. I tried touching it, but I couldn

t doanything against the encrypted chord, ya know.

Paradigm:The King...Ky Kiske? Leave him be. For the scale of...conspiracy we aredealing with here, he

s a cheap topic.

Sol:Conspiracy...did I hear that right? Bastard, what do you know?

Paradigm:You

re rather rude for someone who

s asking me for a favor.

Sol:Tch. Sorry, but I

m in a rush. You

re coming with me chicken-man whetheryou like it or not.

*Sol draws his sword, and Dr. Paradigm scribbles in his book and turns pages. *

Paradigm:If you want me to help, you need a new attitude. And again, I am a dragon.

*Due to Sol

s nastiness, the player must perform a standard battle withDr. Paradigm. Izuna give some tutorials about classes*

Paradigm:You think that thin veneer of knowledge will help him?

Izuna:We got off on the wrong foot, but he

s exactly what you asked for, ya know?His name is Sol. He was a scientist by the name of Frederick some time ago.

Paradigm:You can

t certainly judge a book by its cover, huh? Very well. Let

s seeif you have what it takes to know the conspiracy...

Sol:Quit your yapping.

*After some time passes in this mission*


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Paradigm:Hmm...It looks like you can hold your own. I want you to tell me something.What drives you to risk your life? Is it loyalty? Or patriotism? Or doesit hurt your pride to speak to a beast like me?

Sol:The King

s time is short. That kid might be the world

s last line of defense.

If he dies and something happens, the world will fall into chaos. It

ll be theCrusades all over again.

Paradigm:Such a typical and boring answer. But something interests me. What did youmean by "if something happens?"

Sol:Who knows? That "something" is what Valentine has planned.

Paradigm:You are mistaken. You refer to Valentine like she is a balloon ready to burst.

But her plans alone can

t be compared to a great war like The Crusades.

Sol:What are you saying?

Paradigm:You

re worried aren

t you? Worried that That Man is threatening the worldonce again.

Sol:Just who the hell are you?

Paradigm:

Call me Dr. Paradigm. I may sound foolish for saying this, but I

m a fan ofyour upbringing.

Sol:Huh?

*Dr. P

s masterghost is a large library with moving parts like a clock tower.The fight ends when you destroy it. A scene begins with Izuna and Sol facingthe Doctor.*

Paradigm:I

ll be brief. If you

re the scientist from 100 years ago, you can guess theorigin of magic, can

t you Frederick?

Sol:Magic... A scientific impossibility, a power close to omnipotence. All of itis information of an unknown origin. However, there was no room to questionthat kind of innovative resource. At the time, scholars who were in aprecarious position between technological progress and environmental ethicsjumped on it like moths to a flame. Like me...and That Man too... And as westudies this energy that shouldn

t exist in this world, a theory arose: Thatis the Backyard. A superior dimension. Roughly put, it

s a world that canrewrite the rules of this universe any way it wants.

Paradigm:

Good. Now the main question: What if we developed a program where magic couldgain access and enter the Backyard?


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Sol:Impossible. By the time magic reached scientists hands, only the surface levelwas accessible--its inner framework was not.

Paradigm:That

s where the past you don

t know comes in: The Gear cells.

Sol:!?

Paradigm:You are aware that the cells constituting us Gears are created from the appliedtechnology of magic, right? However, the Gear cells that That Man completedcontained unknown technologies that you yourself said were impossible.

Sol:But if we assume that

s true...it

s possible that humanity can enter theBackyard...! *Gasps* Then Valentine...she

s destroying any footholds...

Paradigm:

Yes. In other words, the disassembly of Gears is a sublimation.

Sol:But what will that accomplish? If she can freely access the Backyard, then shecan also mess with the world

s fate. She

d be able to do whatever she wants.

Paradigm:Just because you can get into the Backyard doesn

t mean that you can do thingsright away. In that case, Valentine is probably sublimating Gears to preventothers from trespassing, so that she can do "something."

Sol:How did you come to that conclusion?

Paradigm:I was only successful once, but I was able to get a glimpse of the Backyard.There, I confirmed that an artificial, isolated space was created.

Sol:What!?

Paradigm:That quarantined space was arranged in a way that isolates the area thatconstitutes the present world from the outside. I named that spacethe "Cube."

Sol:A man made space within the Backyard? That

s hard to believe.

Paradigm:Its creator is probably That Man...The Gear Maker.

Sol:!! *Gasping a little*

Paradigm:I don

t blame you for being surprised. A drop of water becomes a drop of wateronly when it obtains a location where it can actually trickle. And when that

drop of water is thrown into the sea, there is nothing left to identify thatdrop, nor is there a method to restore it to its former shape. Mankind can beseen as a drop of water in the Backyard. If a human did create the Cube, then


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he is the only one who could make the impossible possible.

Sol:No doubt.

Paradigm:The problem is, what is That Man trying to do with the Cube? If he can hack

into the Backyard

s chord, he can change the present world in any way he wants.It will be easy for him to cause an unprecedented disaster.

Sol:So that "something" is That Man

s plot... And he

s using Valentine for thatcause.

Paradigm:I

m afraid so. That

s why in order to figure everything out; I was interestedin the one who had ties to That Man. But I never imagined that Izuna wouldbring you before me in this manner.

Sol:I see. I thought it was strange for him to be Ky

s messenger...

*Izuna rubs his head, suddenly the ground shakes. *

Paradigm:My apologies. I meant for it to be short, but it took too long.

Izuna:Hey, we have pursuers!

Sol:Tch, what a pain in the ass.

Paradigm:Be careful Frederick. They seem to have new soldier types.

*Chapter ends. *

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Chapter #8 - Water Drop

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It

s extremely rare for Gears, which were created as living weapons, to have amind of their own. Furthermore, most Gears--harmful or not--were disposed ofafter the Crusades, making it difficult for even Sol, who made a living off thebounty of Gears, to encounter them. But who would have thought that these"stand-alone" Gears, which weren

t even supposed to exist, were living in aplace like this, forming a community and starting a civilization...

To repeat Paradigm

s hypothesis: That Man made a Cube, an isolated space in theBackyard, and is scheming something. In order to go unhindered, he hasValentine exterminate Gears, which function as keys, to enter the Cube.Sol may not like it, but he has no choice but to accept Dr. Paradigm

s insight.

The party got a hint in resolving the calamity, went back on the road, and wasattacked by the Vizuel again.


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*A mission starts immediately. The player must command Sol whileCooperating with Dr. Paradigm to take down Valentine

s masterghost.A very difficult mission. *

*After the conflict. *

Dr. Paradigm: well in that case, there

s no point in us staying here. We Gearswill join the fight. First though, we need to save that Ky Kiske.

Sol:Do you know how?

Dr. Paradigm: I have to examine it first, but if its the same type of key usedin the outer wall that conceals the cube, I may have a solution. My researchscores are hidden in the underworld hill. We need to head there first.

Sol:Underworld Hill?

Izuna:It

s my den we passed earlier.

Sol:Tch, I thought I said we

re not gonna take any more detours.

*End of chapter. *Chapter #9 - Underworld Hill

After acknowledging Sol

s abilities, Dr. Paradigm promised to join the battleto beat the situation and retake his comrades

paradise. After concluding that

King Ky Kiske

s safety was a priority, Dr. Paradigm headed toward IllyriaCastle. But in order to undo the seal, Dr. Paradigm needed the research scoresthat he hid in the Underworld Hill. Sol suppressed his impatience to collectthe scores and headed toward the ark-type phase variation space.

*The Japanese inspired land appears again. All the types ofIzuna

s servants are around, still possessed. *

"Underworld Hill"

Izuna:I knew it. It looks like the brainwashing hasn

t been lifted.

Sol:What a pain. Let

s just get rid of them.

Izuna:Heywaitaminute! They may be brainwashed, but theyre still my pals, ya know?

Sol:Then you go.

Izuna:I

m...uh...not too good with the fighting...

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Paradigm:Hmmm, you have quite the temper. Try to avoid useless combat as best you can.Got it? I

ll tell you the locations of my scores as we go, so please do aswe say.

Sol:Whatever.

*A really horrible mission starts. You get photos that get more detailed overtime, find a spot on the map and cast Dispel to find five hidden chests withthe data Paradigm needs. After the mission, Paradigm writes in his book...*

Paradigm:Hmm. Good job.

Sol:Ive never seen all these key signatures.

*A portal opens up in front of Paradigm; it appears to be sucking in words. *

Paradigm:This is the foundation of when mankind first achieved the magic. It is a recordof humanity

s first contact with the Backyard. Unfortunately, it

s only asmall fragment of it.

Sol:Where did you get this thing?

Paradigm:I obtained it when I was analyzing the Cube. These score of information aresimple notes that I put together...But they

re dangerous goods that rival theforbidden magic. I separated them from the present world for that reason.

Sol:The steps are more than doubled, and the chords are too complicated.

Paradigm:With this, I can determine the phase of the brainwash.

*The portal disappears and Paradigm raises his hands, in a flash of light,Izuna

s servants are healed and rise. A catgirl, called Nekomata, speaks witha cute voice. *

Nekomata:Ooh my, my! Hey, Uncle Izuna.

Izuna:Oh ho ho, goodie, goodie! You

re all back to normal. But I didnt think such adangerous thing was buried in my place. That

s pretty bad, Doctor...

Paradigm:We don

t have time to dawdle. Now then, let

s go.

*Chapter ends. *

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Chapter #10 - For Whom Do I wield the Sword


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===============================================================================

After retrieving the scores and undoing the brainwash on the monsters, theparty traveled back to Illyria where Sin and Ky awaited. At this time, Sol wasconcerned about Dr. Paradigm

s hypothesis. It was That Man

s style to secretlymaneuver things from the shadow, But even so...What in the world was That Man

planning to do in the Backyard, which determines the laws of this universe? Anannoying memory of the past resurfaced in Sol

s mind: The man who created theliving weapons known as Gears, caused the Crusades, and remodeled his bodyinto a Gear.

Meanwhile, Sin, who was waiting for Sol

s return, was staring at Ky

sunpleasant face.

*Sol, Paradigm and Izuna run to the throne, back in the castle. Sin is waiting,watching over Ky.*

Izuna:

*Redneck voice* Well, well, lookie there. The King is still okay.

Sin:Old man!

Sol:Sorry. It took a while.

*The heroes surround Ky. Paradigm observes Ky closely. *

Paradigm:Hmm, it

s an application of the space curve. The magic

s five context is thebasis, and there is a link to the nth

s mapping. Do you understand it?

Sol:Yeah, I get it...a variant of the Ouroboros loop. (This chord habit...I definitelyrecognize it.)

Sin:Can you save him?

Paradigm:Just a moment.

*He turns some pages and raises his hands. The seal fades from Ky.*

Paradigm:That should do it.

Sin:Hey, Ky!

Ky:Where am I...? What happened to me...?

Sol:You

re useless as usual, boy.

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I

ve once again sacrificed the lives of my people.

Sol:The attack is related to the disappearance of the Gears. Do you know ifthe Maiden of the Grove is safe?

Ky:

I can

t say...

Sin:Is that it? Hey. He

s asking you a question...Answer him. Don

t ignore us!

Paradigm:Hm?

Izuna:Whats wrong, Sin?

Sin:

I always knew you were a shitty King. You can

t even protect anything!

Sol:Sin. Let it go.

Sin:You make me wanna puke. *Turns and runs away. *

*Everyone is silent while Ky lets out a sigh. *

Ky:...I

m sorry that you had to see that.

Paradigm:Sorry to intrude, but can you explain the situation to us? I am Dr. Paradigm.

Ky:A Gear moving of it

s own volition... So Gears like you still exist?

Paradigm:I am going to omit the details, but we do our best to go unnoticed.

Ky:At any rate, I

m not sure what

s happening either, given the circumstances...We suddenly came under attack... So this is related to the disappearance of theGears?

Paradigm:Well, something like that. Earlier we were talking about the Maiden of theGrove. She is a Gear, is she not? She was most likely that bounty in the past.

Ky:How do you know that?

Paradigm:Hmph, just as I thought. Years ago there was a bounty on a Gear for havingboth great strength and a powerful sense of awareness. Shortly after, therewas news that it was destroyed. However, there were no remains to prove it,

and the matter was never concluded. For a major incident, so many things wereleft untold, but I see now that it must have been detained in Illyria.


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Ky:Detained... You

re mistaken!

Paradigm:Am I? Then why are you so worried about it

s safety? You were eyeing it forits value as a weapon, right?

Ky:*very upset* She was never a weapon! She is--

Paradigm:You shouldn

t lie, King. That foolish conduct is what got us into thissituation.

Ky:What do you mean?

Paradigm:Hmph, very well. I can lecture you later, but you need to show me the Maiden

of the Grove first. We will continue then.

*Chapter ends. There is no mission. *

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Chapter #11 - Even If I Reached Out

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With Dr. Paradigm

s help, Ky was released from the seal. Sin

s irritation grewas he saw Ky grasping the situation and mourning the loss of his subjects.

"I always knew you were a shitty King, You can

t even protect anything!"Sin

s harsh words pierced Ky

s heart. Ky lived his whole life having faith inhis beliefs and his justice. Even when he was a knight. Even after he becameKing... In the end, the kingdom flourished, the people were stable, and hiskingdom took charge of reconstructing the world after the Crusades. Hesacrificed many things in order to fight for what he believed in. However...Could he say that he made the right decisions? If it was the old him, hewould have said yes. But he learned the truth. No, he might have noticed it awhile ago. He just didn

t want to admit it. He didn

t want to admit that hisconduct caused considerable pain and suffering to some people. But before herealized the truth, Sin was already long gone...

*The city outside fades in. It is raining at night with heavy rain andlightning. Sin is watching the castle from a distance, standing on top of abridge

s support tower. Suddenly he sees some of the Vizuel be heard speakingincoherently. *

Sin:Them again...

Vizuel:You wanna start heading out?

Vizuel:No! They

re strong.

Vizuel:Yeah, I don

t wanna go either.


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Vizuel:But we have to bring him back, or we don

t have a purpose.

Vizuel:But if we go, we

ll die.

Vizuel:But if we don

t go, we

ll die anyway.

*Sin jumps down beside them.*

Sin:Let

s play a game...

Vizuel:Hey, it

s that kid!

Vizuel:

He came alone! Sweet! What luck!

Sin:No...you

re actually unlucky!

*He flashes with red lightning and the player controls him beating up Vizuel byhimself. There are no ghosts or mana. After the mission, Sin stands alone andflings his flag. *

Sin:Heh...that

s right...

*Valentine is behind him, but he doesn

t see her yet. *

Sin:!

*Chapter end.*

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Chapter #12 - Glaring Self-Interest

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No one ran after Sin.Acknowledging his attitude would only complicate matters further.

Sin frantically released his frustration.He knew it was a mistake he couldn

t take back, but he let go of hisself-control anyway.

His frustration shaped itself in a haphazard manner and started playing avicious tune.

*Back in the castle, but in a dimly lit hall. *

Paradigm:They have the ability to detect the location of Gears. If we leave them be,the whole world will drown in a sea of flames.


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"Castle Illyria - Room of Seals"

Ky:I knew it wasn

t going to be an easy case. The Backyard, The Vizuel, and ThatMan...It

s too much to handle.

Paradigm:And with the Maiden of the Grove in this condition...

*They look at her. She is seen for the first time, trapped in an icy diamondheld up by large golden chains attached to the floor, as if it

s defyinggravity. She is wearing a frilly dress, appears hunched over in pain, her legspartially faded away. She has wings spread high over her head, and a tail.Her hair is in a long braid. Sparkles, bubbles, and electricity moving freelyinside surround her. Her face is hard to see... (But all evidence points tobeing the one and only Dizzy, with a new look!) *

Ky:

It started a few days ago. She began to vanish before my very eyes.I did everything in my power to prevent her from disappearing. After using upthe power of the Thunderseal Sword, I was finally able to settle her in thisfrozen state. But probably because I rushed it, I can no longer release theseal now, nor do I know how long this condition will last.

Paradigm:Oh my, you converted one of the sacred treasures? No wonder it

s a timedistortion of high granularity. Time has almost stopped for everythingwithin this seal.

Ky:

Is there... Is there anything you can do to save her?

Paradigm:I can undo the seal placed upon her. But if I do, she will begin to fade onceagain.

Ky:No!

Paradigm:Calm down. All we have to do is defeat Valentine, who is an intermediary forGear sublimation.

Ky:Thank goodness. It

s nice to know that I still have hope.

Paradigm:Oh, what a shame, are your concerns really that important? I heard that KyKiske was a man of character, but it seems that was a mistake.

Ky:Uh, I...

Paradigm:Its fine. Thanks to you, I

ve made an unexpected discovery. After examining

the Maiden of the Grove, I was able to figure out their objectives, Frederick.

Sol:


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What do you mean?

Paradigm:First of all, the purpose of sublimation wasn

t the termination of Gears.Rather, they were searching for a "Key" to enter the Cube: the Gear cells.

Sol:

What?

Paradigm:Frankly speaking, Valentine isn

t a guardian of the Cube; rather, she

s aninvader of the Cube.

Sol:Wait, I don

t see it. So are you saying that Valentine

s going against ThatMan?

Paradigm:Hmm... Or possibly both are vying for dominion of the Cube. It makes sense in

that case. Regardless, it doesn

t change the fact that we

re in danger.

Sol:*sighs* But if their aim is to harvest the Gear cells, there are plenty ofother Gears around. What

s the enemy

s motive for concentrating on Illyria?

Paradigm:Well not just any Gear will work. If it would, then I

m sure they

d be doneby now. The reason why their attacks are continuing is they haven

t obtainedthe complete "key".

Izuna:Don

t tell me the complete key is--

Paradigm:That

s right. It

s her, the Maiden of the Grove.

Ky:..!! *Gasp*

Sol:...*Exhale*

Paradigm:It

s no wonder they were after Illyria, King. She was said to have had greatpowers. But surprisingly, her Gear cells resemble those of the Herald ofDestruction. In other words... The Maiden of the Grove is a reproduction ofJustice!

Sol:...

Izuna:Holy--

Paradigm:I knew humanity was foolish beyond help.

*He flicks through his book rapidly*

Ky:


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Wh-What are you doing?

Paradigm:We have to prevent the key from falling into there hands, no matter what.Before she is sublimated, we must destroy her completely.

Ky:

What did you say?!

Paradigm:Whether it

s That Man or whether it

s Valentine, I can

t think that they

redoing all this for something good. I said before that the intervention of theCube is a threat to the present world. Currently, her existence affects thedestiny of this universe.

Ky:That may be so, but I won

t stand by and watch you kill her!

Paradigm:

Don

t miss the whole point, King! This matter affects far more than yourorganization! Don

t tell me that you have somehow fallen in love with thisGear.

Ky:Thats right, I did!

Paradigm:*Choking in shock* Nngh! Uhh? Huh?

Ky:She was never detained in Illyria, nor do I see her as a weapon. The simplefact is, we fell in love with one another. As a ruler, and as a human, I knew

it was a forbidden love. But as an individual, I lover her with all of my heart...Even for Sin

s sake, I just can

t abandon her to die!

Paradigm:He...h-he

s pulling m leg, isn

t he?

Sol:Hes not the type that can.

Paradigm:Ohhhh.... Hm? Wait a second, did you just mention Sin? The youth that headedout a moment ago? What does he have to do with this?

Ky:Sin is...my son. The child born of our love...

Paradigm:WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?

(Simultaneously) Izuna:WAOH...

Ky:Because he has the genes of a Gear, he matures quickly. If the public foundout, they would be after his life, so we entrusted him to Sol.

Paradigm:Well, it seems like you

re serious. Hmmmmm. But I must say, this is not how


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a King should act.

Ky:I have no excuses. Regardless, I won

t stand by and watch her die.

Paradigm:Do you still not understand? We obviously don

t have time to discuss this.

Remember, this universe is still at stake.

Sol:Hey wait. If the Cube is the source of our problem, we should have a say inthe outcome.

Ky:Sol...

Paradigm:Hmph. Well...you do have a point.

Sol:However...Wait! Where is Sin now?

Paradigm:Who knows? He

s as reckless as his father. No... Wait a minute...It changes everything if that

s the case! If the Maiden of the Grove

s Gearcells are the key... It

s possible Sin has inherited it too!

Ky:Ill go after him!

Sol:Be logical! Don

t forget your position...

Ky:But--

*The ground shakes from a blast. *

Paradigm:The ground shakes.

Izuna:Theyre heading toward the castle!

Paradigm:They aren

t hesitating at all. As I thought, their target is the Maiden of theGrove.

Izuna:Hmm? Arent those?

*The street of the city show not only but the Vizuel, but Dr. Paradigm

sservants, they look purple instead of green like normal. *

Paradigm:How absurd! Are they brainwashed?

Ky:Are those Gears your companions?


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Izuna:Thats Valentine

s favorite trick. My friends were taken that way too.

Paradigm:Ugh...But...in this situation, Sin is our priority. Frederick, the King andI will protect the Maiden of the Grove. You go find Sin!

*Sol grunts and runs away. *

Paradigm:You must hurry! The fate of the world... This is no exaggeration!

*Chapter Ends. Evidence makes it clear that The Maiden of the Grove is theone and only Dizzy.*

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Chapter #13 - A Cell Called Paradise

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Valentine was after Gears

prime fields, which have the possibility of becominga key for the entrance to the Cube. It

s said that the prime field was theoriginal Gear. The closer it is to Justice, the better. The Maiden of the Grovewas almost her complete duplicate and was a perfect match to function as a key.Sin, the offspring of Ky and the Maiden of the Grove, was also a possiblecandidate. Valentine must have come to that conclusion. His abduction was thesame as obtaining a key.

They must retrieve Sin as soon as possible...Sol left the Maiden of the Grove with Ky and Dr. Paradigm and ran after Sin.

*Fade in to the city of Illyria. Paradigm

s minions are standing aroundpossessed, thrashing and flinging weapons, with some Vizuel standing behindthem. Ky and Paradigm are watching...*

Ky:Can you undo the magic?

Paradigm:*upset* Impossible. I can

t break it if they

re raging like that....It

s unavoidable. We have to exterminate them.

Ky:But then...arent they--

Paradigm:I am aware of that. They

re all my companions!

*Piano music...*

Paradigm:However, there

s no time to contemplate it.

Ky:In that case, I

ll render each one of them powerless.

Please undo their magic after that.

Paradigm:


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You

ll take that mob alone? You

re reckless.

Ky:Even if we were able to obtain peace by killing them, we would end up having noone to celebrate that joy with... I know the solitude that brings.

Paradigm:

Listen King...

Ky:Ive continued to refine my skills. Please back me up.

Paradigm:I

ve always...hated humans. They concluded that we were evil only because wewere Gears. They never learn from their mistake either. But you paid noattention to my attitude, and you tried to meet me halfway... Even after Itried to destroy the Maiden of the Grove. Hehe, now I don

t know who

srejecting who after that. Are you sure you

re still going to lend a hand?

Ky:Humanitys foolishness knows no limit, but neither does their wisdom.History will determine the value of us humans and Gears.

Paradigm:Foolish King. In that case, may I throw my lot in with you in this so-calledhistory?

Ky:Of course. *Draws his sword and takes his classic stance. * I

m Illyria

sKing, Ky Kiske! Get ready!

*Mission starts. Ky

s Theme "Holy Orders - Be Just or be Dead plays."

The player controls Ky and the AI controls the Doctor. The player uses Ky

sStun Edge to paralyze any enemies that belong to the doctor, then commandParadigm to heal them. By the end of the mission, you have so many allies itbecomes crazy hard to see what the hell

s going on! Playing as Paradigm inExibition helps you learn what all of his advanced units look like, but in thismission, you can just look for enemies with ??? above their head.*

*After the mission, Valentine watches from on top of a distant building withsome Vizuel behind her, and Sin, floating and unconscious.*

Valentine:They couldn

t take the castle.

Vizuel:The ones you brainwashed, they

re Gears, right? We didn

t have to sublimatethem?

Valentine:Uh-huh. They just needed to buy us time. We don

t need them anymore.

*She turns to look at Sin. *

Valentine:We have the key after all. Except for Sin, nobody else is required.

*She raises her hands high, and in a flash of pink light, they are all gone.Izuna and Sol run up. *


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Izuna:Wh-What the... Where

d they go? We didn

t make it in time! But don

t worry!This time I managed to tra--

Sol:I have them already! Move it.

Izuna:Oh, really?

*They both dash away. The chapter ends. *

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Chapter #14 - Lantern at Noon Day

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Thanks to Ky, the two were able to protect Illyria and save Dr. Paradigm

scomrades at the same time. Mankind and Gears... They

re obviously in conflictwith one another. For one hundred years, humanity oppressed the weapons witha mind of their own... But after the Crusades, things took a complete change,and Gears were in a position were they were exterminated by mankind. In theend, humanity was the source of all the problems and was a detestable existencefor Dr. Paradigm. But what about Ky Kiske? If a man with youth and power likehim could lead the world...

But it

s too early to have hope. The group that attacked Illyria was a feint.Valentine

s true intentions were to abduct Sin. The subordinates she left inIllyria were used to buy her time. Maybe he had the foresight, but Dr.Paradigm sent Sol and Izuna after Sin. He could only entrust his hopes on them.

*Fade in to the caves of Chapter 1. *

"United Kingdom of Illyria South - Bel Canto Valley"

*Valentine and one Vizuel stand in front of a monorail that whizzes by. *

Valentine: We

re going back home to Mother. Huh? What

s this? Again? I haveanother headache.

Sol:Sin!

*Valentine sees Sin and Sol in the cave. *

Valentine:We were followed?

*Huge pink barriers appear throughout the area. *

Izuna:Wha-they started! And they have barriers to boot.

Sol:Barriers?!

Valentine:It takes a while for another sublimation. Protect the barrier, okay?


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Vizuel:Yes, maam.

Sol:What a pain in the ass. You can tell it

s a heavy chord.

Izuna:Thats a cosmic barrier. It

s a tuning with some tiresome magic incantations,something like a fourth. They

re using unique chords on purpose, ya know.

Sol:What an annoying way to buy time.

Izuna:Mmmhmm. But I

m familiar with this chord.

Sol:What?

Izuna:Aw man. I really hate to fight, ya know... I

m not like you at all. I

drather be a coward and live in peace than fight to win. Mmm, but ya know,you risked your life to save my friends, and now both you and Sin are myfriends. A person who wont fight when a friend is in need is not a coward.There

s a different word for that...A Chicken Breast!

Sol:Chicken breast!?

Izuna:And I am no chicken breast, sir! *Oh Izuna, you crazy guy! *

*Draws his sword while traditional Japanese music plays. *

Izuna:This long thing is only an accessory. But if there

s darkness, it

s Heaven

sdecree for an ornament to shine forth! From now on, anyone getting in my waywill suffer the endless cycle of death and rebirth!

Sol:That stupid freak...he was a wolf in sheep

s clothing.

*A Mission starts, and you finally play as Izuna. You have to seize ghosts,but there is no enemy masterghost. Izuna just has to crack every pink barrier.His masterghost is a white shrine with a statue of a nine-tailed fox in thecenter. There is no scene afterwards. *

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Chapter#15 - Roaring Compass

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A cosmic barrier created from special powers... Izuna knew how to capture thesepowers due to his unique upbringing. Each layer of the barrier made Izuna feelas if he was fighting the very hands of time itself. However, Izuna was able

to destroy each barrier.

What was waiting for them as they went to rescue Sin...?


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*Sol and Izuna dash to Sin. *

Sol:Sin!

*Valentine stands next to Sin, still trapped, only now, he is transparent and

his clothing and flag are black with purple trim. Black flames surround him. *

Valentine:You didn

t make it in time.

Sol:Dammit!

Izuna:There still might be a way. He

s been disassembled, but he hasn

t beenpurged. If Sin himself remains, it

s possible to reconstruct him!

Sol:You mean the "idea of being a drop of water in the sea" line, huh? Sin!

Sin:Uuuggh....

Valentine:You can

t do that. As you can see, Sin already belongs to me.

Sin:I...I belong...only to Valentine...

Valentine:

All right. I

m going on ahead toward the gate. Sin, kill them, okay?

*She waves and teleports away. Sin

s aura is gone and he stands up.*

Izuna:Hmmm, this is not good people...

Sin:Hahahah...HAHAHAHAHAH! Whoa, what is this?I feel freakin

great!

Sol:Dumbass, he was so easily brainwashed. I guess teaching him nothing butsurvival sure backfired...

Izuna:Heey...you

re Sin

s teacher. You

re stronger than that, right?

Sol:What the hell are you saying? Don

t tell me you

re the type who

d give up.

Izuna:No, it

s just I

m all outta power.

Sol:

....

Sin:


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Sol, *twirls his flag* I

ve always wanted to fight you seriously once. Did youknow? Up until now, I never once went all out when we sparred. I was beingconsiderate, you know. With my skills, I can easily kill you now.

Sol:So you say...

Izuna:Uhhh...

*The player controls Sol in a fight with Sin. They talk during the fight...*

Sin:Can you see it? Can you feel it? This is my true power. This is my mother

sstrength.

Sol:But it

s light... It must be from your father.

Sin:Shut up! Don

t mention him! He abandoned my mother using justice as an excuse!Who cares about the King?! Who cares about the people!? That man...and thatkingdom...can

t protect a damn thing!

Sol:I don

t give a damn about your family. But you know what, Ky may be a stubbornidiot, but at least he

s true to his beliefs. A punk like you is still alivethanks to his justice.

Sin:Shut up! Stop talking!

Izuna:Oh my! Heheh... That

s one crazy battle...

*After the fight, Sin is white again, hunched on his flag. Sol is kicking him.Nonstop. *

Sin:Oowowowowow...Ow...OW!

*Sol is still kicking. *

Sol:You back to yourself!? HUH!?

*Still kicking. What a jerk. *

Sin:Im back! I

m back! I said I

m back old man!

*Sol stops. *

Sol:Then let

s go.

Sin:

Lets go? Where to?

Sol:


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Those guys got a hold of the key.

Sin:What now? What are you talking about?

Sol:We know the truth behind the disappearance of the Gears and the attack on

Illyria. Valentine and company were harvesting keys from Gear cells to enterthe depths of the Backyard. And they real key was your mother, but you weretargeted as well since you inherited her genes.

Sin:Heh. As usual, I don

t get a word you

re saying. So you

re telling methat

s why they attacked me?

Sol:Thats right. I

ll explain in detail later.

Sin:

Uh, wait up! Before we go, old man... ...How

s my mother?

Sol:Dont worry about it. I can

t say that she

s fine, but there

s a way to saveher.

Sin:Shes alive? That

s good...

Sol:If Ky didn

t do everything he could back then, I

m sure it would

ve beenbad by now.

Sin:HE did that?!... I see.

Izuna:Blah blah blah. Right, listen. We don

t have time for this! If we don

tcatch up to Valentine, we may all be destroyed!

Sin:Are you serious?

*Fade out. Chapter ends. *

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Chapter#16 - Light on a Peaceful Night

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The duo secured Sin. But Valentine already took the key from Sin

s body toenter the depth of the Backyard. To Sol

s disdain, Valentine disappeared intothe Backyard despite how fast they trailed her. A feeling of dread fell overthe group. Maybe it was too late...

*Sol, Sin, and Izuna are running through the caves. *

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*The stop and look to the distance. Vizuel of very kind are blocking the way.Hundreds of them. *

Vizuel:Humans. Humans. They

ve come.

*They all begin talking. *

Vizuel:Break them. Break them. Break the humans.

*They

re all saying this as the trio speaks. *

Sin:What the hell is this?!

Izuna:Ive never seen so many people, not even on the holidays.

Sol:We don

t have time to waste. We

ll charge head on.

Izuna:Thats reckless, even for you! Isn

t there any other way--

Sol:This isn

t the time to talk!

Ky:Hold on, Sol!

Sol:Ky!?

*Ky and Dr.Paradigm run up. *

Paradigm:We made it in time.

Izuna:Doctor!

Paradigm:We saw Sin being taken away.

Ky:Well provide you with backup.

*Ky waves his hand and over a hundred of Ky

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