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1. (Locked - takes place right after the mission ends)
[Judgement disappears just short of landing before Lady Grey's location, which is shrouded by smoke from the UG's incredible joint attack. In the aftermath of the battle, Seta certainly can't ask the others to do more. So, she's chosen to approach her former teacher herself.
Wounded, and still affected by the venom, she lands, albeit unstably, and soon falls to one knee.]
"...The fight is over...
Please...stop this."
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2. (Open - Frontdated to a day or so later)
[The recent events have been particularly difficult for Seta, both mentally and physically. After returning from the battle zone, she is now bedridden and in much worse shape than before.
Still, what happens in the infirmary now brings some much needed respite.
If you choose to visit, you'll see that Seta's bed is surrounded by...the same Kijin children from before. With the chaos regarding the Foundation, they have nowhere else to go. Looks like they've brought board games to play with her, too.
But as you approach, they surprisingly give way, and Seta waves a bandaged hand at you.]
"...Hello. I hope you are doing well...
"Things have returned to normal...and it would not have been possible without everyone's help. I am thankful."
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3. (Open - responses not required, but welcome)
[It is snowing in Sakihama. But out here in the cold is where Seta stands, as soon as she is well enough to walk. Seems that she's chosen a location where she believes no one else is, too.
The amulet she had obtained from Lady Grey is in her hand. She activates it like she would a weapon created from a higher Kijin's soul. Instead of transforming into one straight away, though, it projects a small image...like a holographic display.
A silhouette of a man appears. His features are shrouded in darkness.
This is Shahryar...the one who led the rebellion against the Emperor.]
"...Seta. If you have received this...it means you have also discovered who you truly are. I hope...that by the time you hear my voice, you will be wise enough to make your own life decisions.
"There is no doubt that you are wondering: why was your own lineage concealed from you? The answer is that...I wished for it to be hidden.
"You should know who I am. You know the burden that I bear...as a traitor to my own race. As well, I will warn you that the power that you have inherited is a threat to your own life, like it is to mine...the more it is used, the more you will suffer..."
[He lowers his head.]
"My wish...is that you come to know yourself as your own person, not simply 'the daughter of Shahryar'. I do not want you to face the same agony I did. And...I regret that I could not spend my time with you...to show you the wonders of this world.
"But, no matter what may happen from now on..."
[There is a pause. If one looks closely enough, the silhouette appears to be smiling.]
"...I am certain that if I were able to see you now...I would, without a doubt, be proud. Out of everything that has happened while I was here on Earth, it was your arrival that brought me the most joy...
"Remember. You are my child, and I will always love you."
[The message ends...and Seta holds the amulet close to her.]
...
[Judgement disappears just short of landing before Lady Grey's location, which is shrouded by smoke from the UG's incredible joint attack. In the aftermath of the battle, Seta certainly can't ask the others to do more. So, she's chosen to approach her former teacher herself.
Wounded, and still affected by the venom, she lands, albeit unstably, and soon falls to one knee.]
"...The fight is over...
Please...stop this."
---
2. (Open - Frontdated to a day or so later)
[The recent events have been particularly difficult for Seta, both mentally and physically. After returning from the battle zone, she is now bedridden and in much worse shape than before.
Still, what happens in the infirmary now brings some much needed respite.
If you choose to visit, you'll see that Seta's bed is surrounded by...the same Kijin children from before. With the chaos regarding the Foundation, they have nowhere else to go. Looks like they've brought board games to play with her, too.
But as you approach, they surprisingly give way, and Seta waves a bandaged hand at you.]
"...Hello. I hope you are doing well...
"Things have returned to normal...and it would not have been possible without everyone's help. I am thankful."
---
3. (Open - responses not required, but welcome)
[It is snowing in Sakihama. But out here in the cold is where Seta stands, as soon as she is well enough to walk. Seems that she's chosen a location where she believes no one else is, too.
The amulet she had obtained from Lady Grey is in her hand. She activates it like she would a weapon created from a higher Kijin's soul. Instead of transforming into one straight away, though, it projects a small image...like a holographic display.
A silhouette of a man appears. His features are shrouded in darkness.
This is Shahryar...the one who led the rebellion against the Emperor.]
"...Seta. If you have received this...it means you have also discovered who you truly are. I hope...that by the time you hear my voice, you will be wise enough to make your own life decisions.
"There is no doubt that you are wondering: why was your own lineage concealed from you? The answer is that...I wished for it to be hidden.
"You should know who I am. You know the burden that I bear...as a traitor to my own race. As well, I will warn you that the power that you have inherited is a threat to your own life, like it is to mine...the more it is used, the more you will suffer..."
[He lowers his head.]
"My wish...is that you come to know yourself as your own person, not simply 'the daughter of Shahryar'. I do not want you to face the same agony I did. And...I regret that I could not spend my time with you...to show you the wonders of this world.
"But, no matter what may happen from now on..."
[There is a pause. If one looks closely enough, the silhouette appears to be smiling.]
"...I am certain that if I were able to see you now...I would, without a doubt, be proud. Out of everything that has happened while I was here on Earth, it was your arrival that brought me the most joy...
"Remember. You are my child, and I will always love you."
[The message ends...and Seta holds the amulet close to her.]
...
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[Seta's response to this is to quickly step out of the zone of those spears. Unfortunately, one catches her in the back in the process, adding to the pain she's already in.
The younger Kijin advances, but only for a short while, because moments later, she drives her own weapon into the ground - causing large pieces of rock to be displaced and at an angle before her.
Using one of these pieces as a ramp, she runs straight up and leaps, before descending upon Lady Grey with an overhead slam...accompanied by whirling scimitars made of lightning!]
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More spears began to erupt from the ground, shattering those rocks as Fortuna attempted to shoot down Seta as she closed in. Unfortunately, she's unable to do so and is forced to raise her spear to block the strike. As the polearm impacts the spear the crater they were fighting in grows deeper. Another shock wave roared out, shattering the debris around them further. Another two spears shoot out from ground to stop the Scimitar. The two seem deadlocked for a second but the blades shatter against the dark spears...however Fortuna is unable to hold back Seta herself. Her held spear breaks and the polearm digs deep into her shoulder as she attempted to break away from melee range. She manages to transform the broken parts of her spear into smaller arrows of darkness that surround Seta and converge on her.
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But as soon as all the arrows are depleted, an object flies out of the dust cloud towards Lady Grey. It is the broken head of the pole-axe, which Seta has thrown. The remains of the weapon seem to be disintegrating as it cuts through the air...]
Ngh...
[Seta herself is in terrible condition. She had managed to mitigate the damage from the dark arrows, but not block them entirely. And now, she had to press the attack. Kazan's longer blade was reduced to dust by Lady Grey before, but the shorter blade was still present.
So, wielding that, Seta rushes, not straight at her teacher, but along the side of the crater - using whatever debris she can to protect herself against incoming projectiles - in order to get close enough to deliver a quick draw slash!]
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Fortuna continued to break down her Dark Spears into smaller and smaller projectiles as she felt her injuries affected her more. Even if they weren't nearly as powerful as the spears, she knew that Seta did not have much left in her. A wall of arrows flew out towards Seta once she dashed towards Fortuna. Any arrows that went past the younger Kijin were gathered back into her left hand to form yet another Dark Spear that thrust out to meet Kazan's remaining blade.
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[Seta's quick draw slash meets the arrows head on. Unfortunately, her blade is unable to withstand the numerous attacks AND the dark spear in Lady Grey's hand...and it cracks - snapping in two. As well, the dark spear leaves a huge cut in Seta's side.
However, her objective wasn't to hit the older Kijin with the blade in the first place. As she stumbles forward, she plants both hands on the ground, forms the pair of greaves that is RBs on-foot form around her legs, and executes a break dance-inspired kick as she spins! She's hoping to get Lady Grey in the vortex of light that it creates!]
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Fortuna is drawn into the vortex but she does not seem phased, the Kijin slams her palm into the Vortex, ignoring the searing pain that was caused when her arm met the light. She manages to stop Seta's movement and grab a hold of her leg. Without hesitation she lifts up the girl and tosses her into the air, surrounding her with yet another myriad of dark arrows before moving in for the coup de grace with her final spear. "This is done."
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[Suddenly thrown into the air, Seta has to first figure out how to correct her attitude. She doesn't have much time to think, so she uses the same greaves on her legs, generating tremendous but controlled blasts of light from her feet at the dark arrows and using the recoil to propel herself through the air!
Only...she doesn't really have much to attack with...until she spots something...the disintegrating half of Kazan's blade that had been knocked into the air earlier!
With only fractions of a second to act, she takes hold of the broken blade and spins forward, holding it out to meet Lady Grey's coup de grace. It's difficult to tell which one will land, but some of those arrows have already embedded themselves in Seta's body, and her opponent has the advantage of range...]
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And in an instant both Kijin end up impaling each other on their weapons. The spear ripped through Seta's shoulder as the broken blade was embedded through Fortuna's chest. Fortunately for Seta, Fortuna is the one to fall forward first, dissipating the dark projections that surrounded and impaled Seta. "To think that I'd be killed by a lucky blow like this, I didn't think that fate would play such a cruel joke on someone of my caliber." She seems to be laughing... "Of all the ways for this to turn out...how disappointing. I must have angered something cruel if this is my finale."
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[And like the pole-axe that was Ilnaha, the remainder of the katana in Seta's hand also vanishes into dust, never to be used again...
She spreads her arms to catch Lady Grey, and uses what little of her power is left to slow their descent to the ground, falling to her knees soon after.
As Seta lays her former mentor down, everything else ceases to matter. Not the harsh years of training, nor the enmity, nor the betrayal...not even the Emperor...]
...Madame...
I...
[The knowledge that a person's life is leaving them, especially when that someone is a person who had taught her everything, brings tears to her eyes.]
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"Stop your crying already, I don't want that pathetic face to be the last thing I see." Despite the venomous words there's a strange sense of kindness in her tone. "I didn't want it to turn out like this either, you know. I suppose it's my own fault for forcing this on for too long...you should be proud of your friends and those humans, they played their part and actually got through their petty squabbles to defeat Invicta. If I was just able to finish him off for good then everything would have been perfect..."
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...Finish...?
What...do you mean...?
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"He's not dead yet, I'm sure you can still feel it. After defeating you I was supposed to kill him myself and take his throne. Humanity would have learned a lesson and we would be rid of Invicta once and for all." She scoffs a bit, perhaps she was too optimistic. "I'll admit I was childish...I just wanted to settle an old score with your father, as well as Kellin's, fighting the two of you was the closest I was going to get to doing so. it seems like I was wrong and they were right...again. Now I'm going to join them..." For a second her mind wanders back to the time she spent with Shahyrar and Sirius as her body begins to fade. "Take this..." Fortuna gathers what strength she has left and hands over a strange black jeweled amulet to her student. "Remember..." Her lips move but the words only quietly reach Seta's ears before she finally fades, only leaving behind her soul in front of Seta.
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[After the other Kijin fades, Seta remains kneeling for a long while; the guilt and the sadness overwhelming her.
But there was more to this...especially with what Lady Grey had just told her. Her duty wasn't over...
With the amulet in one hand, she slowly reaches for her teacher's soul. In a burst of light, it transforms into an armlet with a red gem in it.]
I...will not forget.
And I promise that I will bring this to an end. No matter what the cost...