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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Game script
By: Generic Officer
Part 4 Chapter 3: Distortions
Before battle (Begnion capital Sienne)
Lekain
The dark god's tainted minions have defeated our forces at every turn.
Now they have set foot on the holy ground of the empire itself! We have
no choice but to lead the army ourselves and destroy them once and for
all! We are the chosen ones! Our will is the will of the goddess! With
us at its head, our army is invincible!
Hetzel
Y-yes. Quite. As you say, Vice-Minister.
Lekain
When I've beaten that brat, Sanaki, I'll make her kneel before me and
plead for her life! Heh heh heh!
Hetzel
The vice-minister says he hears the will of the goddess, yet I've heard
nothing of the kind in my ears. Why would the goddess choose Lekain and
me? We are the ones with the most to atone
for...
Before battle (Grann Desert)
Micaiah
Empress Sanaki.
Sanaki
The Silver-Haired Maiden...
Micaiah
Yes, it's me, Micaiah. Um... May I sit next to you?
Sanaki
What? Oh... Uh...
Sanaki
...Of course you may.
Micaiah
Thank you. ...This is awkward. I'm sorry. I know that you are not very
fond of me, but I wanted to talk to you.
Sanaki
It's not that. I like you just fine. It's just that...you make me feel
inadequate.
Micaiah
It's because I can sing the galdr of release and hear Yune's voice,
isn't it?
Sanaki
How...did you know?
Micaiah
I can sense the flow of people's thoughts. By seeing the movement of a
person's mind, I can usually deduce what the person is thinking...
Sanaki
You can read minds?! What a boon that would be to running a country...
If I could read people's minds, I could tell what the nobles and
senators were thinking behind their smiles. I wonder why the goddess
didn't bless me with such power?
Yune
Micaiah was born with her power. We didn't give it to her.
Sanaki
Ah! Is that you?! The dark g-- No, I mean...the goddess of chaos, Yune?
Let me ask you one thing, Yune. Why was Micaiah able to sing the galdr
of release, but I wasn't?
Yune
I'm sorry, little empress, I don't know. But I knew that Micaiah could
sing it. That's why I stayed close to her.
Sanaki
I don't understand. How can you be a goddess and not know? I thought
gods were perfect beings who knew everything!
Yune
Gods? Perfect? Where did you get that idea? You haven't met a lot of
gods, have you?
Sanaki
Well, no. But divinity created life from nothing! Surely only perfect
beings could do that!
Yune
We did create life, and can do many things that you creatures of flesh
can't. But that doesn't make us perfect. It just means we can make
mistakes on a much grander scale... We're not what you've been taught,
and we're much closer to you skin-wearers than some will admit. But we
do make mistakes... Sometimes we make terrible mistakes. Sometimes all
it takes is one emotional outburst, and the entire world is drowning
underwater!
Yune
Ow! Where did this sandstorm come from?
Sanaki
Yune! You need to calm down...
Yune
I wish we were perfect. Then there wouldn't be any wars, and no one
would have to die because of our mistakes!
Sanaki
Y-yes! I understand, Yune! Now please calm down!
Sanaki
Yune?
Micaiah
She's gone now. She got upset. She hasn't lost control of her emotions
like that in a long time.
Sanaki
Micaiah. I'm supposed to be the voice of the goddess Ashera. Yet I've
never once heard her speak. I wonder what she is like?
Micaiah
We may find out before this is over...
Sothe
Yune "visited" again, huh? Did she have anything interesting to say?
Micaiah
Sort of. I think she might be responsible for the ancient flood that
sank all of the other continents.
Naesala
Sorry to break up your alone time, you two, but we have Disciples of
Order troubles again.
Sothe
Hey! That's--
Sanaki
I knew this would happen, eventually.
Sigrun
What is it, Empress Sanaki? Oh, I see.
Lekain
Ah, my dear Sanaki, the false apostle! What a pleasure to see you
again, and this time, I've an army of the righteous behind me, ready to
strike you down!
Sanaki
Vice-Minister Lekain. You are the foulest kind of traitor. I can never
forgive you!
Lekain
Ha ha... How amusing. Forgiveness from a fraud is of no value to anyone.
Sigrun
Empress, please don't force me to listen to his blasphemies any longer!
Allow me to silence him for you!
Sanaki
Hold, Sigrun. I want to understand. Lekain, on what grounds do you
claim that I am not the true apostle?
Lekain
The apostle of Begnion shall be the firstborn daughter of each
generation in the line of Altina, first empress. She will give voice to
the goddess. She will pass judgment, give prophecy, and protect her
people and their lands. Sanaki, you have never once heard the voice of
the goddess, have you?
Sanaki
That is... That is only because... I have not come of age yet!
Lekain
Oh, what a hysterical coincidence! That's just what the senate has been
telling the people for years now! "Apostle Sanaki is too young to hear
the goddess. Give her more time." How funny that the lie you've been
living is the same lie we've been telling.
Sanaki
But, how... Explain yourself, Lekain!
Lekain
Poor false apostle... No one ever told you about your older sister, did
they? She was the true apostle.
Sanaki
I...had a sister?
Lekain
She died before you were born, assassinated along with Apostle Misaha
by the heron clan. So the senate installed you, the second daughter, as
the apostle instead.
Sanaki
You lie! You impugn both me and the noble herons!
Lekain
Heh heh heh... I'm glad to have exposed your secret. Perhaps now you
will be able to accept the truth.
Sigrun
Silence! The lying tongue of a treacherous senator proves nothing!
Lekain
You seek proof? Fine. We shall settle this in the ancient way: in a
battle to the death. Whomsoever the goddess sees fit to win the day
must be in the right!
Micaiah
Lekain! We've finally found you! Now's our chance, Sothe! We must do
whatever it takes to get the blood pact!
Sothe
Right. Let's go!
After 1st turn
Numida
Vice-Minister Lekain, I take it we may begin? Champions of the goddess!
Crush these heretics! Give them the reward for rebelling against our
goddess!
After a certain amount of turns
Micaiah
Ugh... They're so powerful... Are we... destined to perish here?
Black Knight
My Maiden... Hold on a little longer. I am here.
Lekain
Hmm, reinforcements? I suppose I must turn back for my own safety. It
is vital that I not be harmed, for the good of the world to come! While
it pains me to leave the field of battle, I mustn't put myself at risk.
Attempting to rescue the Black Knight
Black Knight
My safety is unimportant. I will protect the maiden at all costs.
Micaiah recruits Stefan
Stefan
Hello! How can I help?
Micaiah
What? Who--
Stefan
You and I were born under the same fate.
Micaiah
"Same fate"? Do you also carry the mark?
Stefan
Indeed. I don't know who you are fighting, or why. But attacking my kin
in the desert is the same as attacking me. I will not let them leave
this place alive.
Micaiah
My friend... May I ask your name?
Stefan
When you ask someone's name, isn't it proper to give your name first?
Micaiah
S-sorry. I'm Micaiah.
Stefan
And I am Stefan. Well met. Let's go.
Lethe recruits Stefan
Lethe
I remember you!
Stefan
What a pleasure to see you again, noble dame of Gallia.
Lethe
It's Lethe. I see that you were spared from petrification. I'm glad.
Stefan
Petrification? I'd like to hear more about that, but there seems to be
some sort of battle on.
Lethe
We only seem to run into each other when I'm fighting for my life.
Sorry I don't have the time to catch up.
Stefan
Ah, well, that's easily fixed. I shall help you win the battle, so we
can talk properly. How does that sound?
Lethe
Sounds just like old times. It's good to fight with you again,
Stefan.
Moredecai recruits Stefan
Moredecai
Stefan! What are you doing here?
Stefan
That's what I was about to ask you! I came to see what all the noise in
my desert was about.
Moredecai
Ah, so you didn't get turned to stone! That is very good!
Stefan
Stone? What are you talking about? I suppose you'll have to fill me in
later. Let's fight off the enemy together.
Moredecai
Good! Mordecai is happy to fight with Stefan again!
Stefan
And I as well, Mordecai.
Micaiah talks to the Black Knight
Micaiah
Ah, Sir Knight! I am glad to see you're safe! I knew someone of your
power wouldn't have turned to stone.
Black Knight
I am glad to see you're safe as well, Maiden.
Micaiah
Are you here to save us again?
Black Knight
Not "us."
Micaiah
What?
Black Knight
I am only here to save you. No one else.
Micaiah
But, why? Why just me?
Black Knight
We will talk more when the battle is over. I shouldn't have said
anything yet. Forgive me.
Micaiah
Sir Knight...
Sothe talks to Black Knight
Sothe
I knew it. I knew that even if the end of the world came, you'd be the
last one left standing.
Black Knight
Your faith is touching.
Sothe
Well, you and the commander. Commander Ike will defeat you, you know.
You can't run forever.
Black Knight
You are correct. We will soon meet again.
Sothe
Shouldn't you sound more worried about that? You sound as if you're
looking forward to fighting Commander Ike again. Don't delude yourself.
You can't beat him.
Black Knight
We shall see.
Leanne talks to the Black Knight
Leanne
By the goddess... You!
Black Knight
You fear me? I do not blame you. I apologize for the circumstances of
our last meeting. Be assured, Princess, I am not here to harm you. If
you are frightened, I shall step away.
Leanne
Nothing good can come of his being here. He's a walking
nightmare...
Anyone except for Naesala, Stefan, Skirmir, people from Daein and
Begnion attacks Numida
Numida
I don't understand. Why would they fight against the vice-minister,
chosen of Ashera? Are they somehow...deficient? You will perish for
your defiance of the empire, vermin!
Micaiah attacks Numida
Micaiah
You!
Numida
Who are you, girl?
Micaiah
Duke Numida! I will never forget your oppression of the Daein people,
or your cowardly flight from justice!
Numida
Ah, you're from Daein. You should know that I had nothing to do with
that unpleasantness. That was all General Jarod's doing.
Micaiah
General Jarod was a scoundrel and a fiend, but at least he had a
soldier's honesty in his villainy. You black-hearted senators nauseate
me, weaving a dense tapestry of lies that you yourselves
believe!
Sanaki attacks Numida
Numida
So, child, what the vice-minister said was true! Wicked infant! How
dare you pretend to be divinely inspired while you heard absolutely
nothing from the goddess!
Sanaki
I...
Sothe attacks Numida
Numida
Fool! Do you honestly believe that your dark god can triumph in the
face of Ashera's divine majesty?
Sothe
She's not my dark god. To be honest, I don't care about the gods. They
have nothing to do with me.
Numida
What?! Then who do you fight for?!
Sothe
I fight for my family, and I fight against tyranny. That is enough.
Skirmir attacks Numida
Numida
Ahhhh! What a fearsome beast! Only the dark god could create such a
monstrosity!
Skirmir
What's wrong, little beorc? Frightened? If you cannot look upon me, you
cannot hope to defeat me!
Naesala attacks Numida
Naesala
Ah, Duke Numida. Unbelievable that a coward like you was changed back
from stone. Particularly surprising, given some of your more...impious
transgressions.
Numida
I-I have no idea what you're talking about! I am a senator in good
standing!
Naesala
My country produces excellent spies, Your Grace. I know every atrocity
you committed while in Daein. I actually hold quite a bit of
incriminating evidence that would destroy you if it became public. It's
a pity that all that work will be wasted, though, since this is the
last day of your life.
Sigrun attacks Numida
Numida
It's tragic, really, that the Holy Knights have wasted so much time and
energy protecting a sham apostle! It's not too late, you know, to align
yourself with the true chosen of the goddess.
Sigrun
The loyalty of the Holy Knights can only be commanded by one person,
and that will never change. It is my duty and privilege to execute her
orders and destroy the enemies of the apostle!
Tanith attacks Numida
Tanith
I am Second Commander Tanith of the Holy Knights! Enemies of the
apostle, beware!
Numida
How sad that you still put stock in your laughable infant of a holy
figure. Fool!
Nolan attacks Numida
Nolan
No one escapes from their past, Numida. We all have to answer for our
crimes one day. Today is that day for you.
Numida
Silence, cur!
Edward attacks Numida
Edward
This is for the free people of Daein! Haaaa!
Numida
Don't you idealistic twits ever give up?
Leonardo attacks Numida
Leonardo
You crushed freedom in Daein for years! Do you even have a conscience?!
Numida
Daein gutter trash! I should have had you all killed when I had the
chance!
Fiona attacks Numida
Numida
Disciples of Order! Hurry up! Destroy them!
Fiona
Why would you want to step on the people of Daein? You are long overdue
for justice. I truly feel blessed that I'll be the one to give it to
you.
Laura attacks Numida
Laura
You have caused more suffering than any being I've ever met. Did you
not learn that the goddess will someday punish those who harm others?
Numida
Peasant! How dare you preach to me!
Aran attacks Numida
Numida
Aargh! Where are my guards? Why do I have to be the one to fight?!
Aran
That's right, I remember how you are. You let others do your dirty work
while you run for safety. Looks like you're running out of places to
run, Senator.
Black Knight attacks Numida
Black Knight
Your time is done.
Numida
Damn you, ghost! If you had just stayed dead, I could have done
whatever I wanted to Daein!
Stefan attacks Numida
Numida
Wh-who are you?!
Stefan
I am the desert, and I brook no intrusion. Make peace with your
goddess.
Numida dies
Numida
What... What's happening? Vice- Minister? I lost the
battle...
After battle
Micaiah
Sir Knight! How good to see you! You always save me from danger.
Black Knight
Maiden. I have a favor to ask of you. Will you come with me? My master
awaits you at the Tower of Guidance.
Micaiah
The Tower of Guidance? If I may ask...who is your master?
Black Knight
You will see when we get there. Please take my hand. We will be there
in the blink of an eye.
Micaiah
...I can't. I can't leave everyone behind. We have to get to the tower
together.
Black Knight
Your allies will turn to stone when the light of judgment next shines.
I do not wish for you to see it.
Micaiah
The light will strike again? When? Please tell me!
Black Knight
...Maiden. I will come for you again. Make up your mind by then.
Micaiah
Wait...
Sothe
Don't tell me, he's gone again, right? I knew we couldn't count on him.
Micaiah
Um, Sothe...
Sothe
Lekain got away, didn't he?
Micaiah
Yes, he did. But we'll have another chance.
Sothe
I'm sure of it. I know he's going to attack us again. Don't know if
that's good news or bad...
Micaiah
I know. We have to be ready.
Sanaki
Sigrun. Tanith. I need to talk to both of you.
Tanith
Empress. Why so serious? Whatever it is, you can be sure that Sigrun
and I will help you with it.
Sigrun
Tanith, let her speak.
Sanaki
When the last apostle was assassinated, and I was not yet born, Begnion
went a long time without central authority. The people were frightened,
both of the murder and the power vacuum. Without the goddess's voice,
Begnion was lost. Sephiran once told me that when the senate confirmed
my appointment as the next apostle, it was as if a
sigh of relief sounded across the country.
Sigrun
It's true. I still remember your coronation, the first time I ever saw
you, Empress Sanaki. With your tiny hand in Sephiran's, you stumbled as
you walked... A little girl, barely visible in the grand hallway of the
cathedral. It was a moving sight.
Tanith
I remember as well. The empress stepped on her cape and tripped a total
of five times.
Sigrun
Tanith, that hardly seems appropriate.
Sanaki
I think the country's sigh of relief was unwarranted. I cannot hear the
goddess's voice. I never could. This has perplexed me for years. At
first I thought my youth was to blame, but this excuse grows thinner
each year. There is no clear age at which previous apostles heard the
goddess for the first time, but all of them had heard by now.
Sigrun
Empress, if this is about what Duke Gaddos said--
Sanaki
If I am not the true apostle, have I betrayed my people? Even
unknowingly? You two are my most trusted friends. How would you feel
about me if I were not the apostle? Be honest with me.
Sigrun
You would like an honest answer? Very well. It would change nothing.
Sanaki
What?
Sigrun
If you thought that our allegiance was to the office of the apostle,
well, you were wrong. Even from a young age, you have been working with
Lord Sephiran to fight the senate on behalf of the people.
Tanith
Our loyalty lies with you, Empress Sanaki. You will always be our
empress. Please do not forget that.
Sanaki
...I am...blessed. Not by the voice of the goddess, but by loyalty like
yours.
Sigrun
Be strong, Empress Sanaki. Even if you are not an apostle, you are
still the one, true empress of Begnion.
If Tanith is dead
Sanaki
Sigrun. I need to talk to you.
Sigrun
What is it, Empress Sanaki?
Sanaki
When the last apostle was assassinated, and I was not yet born, Begnion
went a long time without central authority. The people were frightened,
both of the murder and of the power vacuum. Without the goddess's
voice, Begnion was lost. Sephiran once told me that when the
senate confirmed my appointment as the next apostle, it was as if a
sigh of relief sounded
across the country.
Sigrun
That's right. Tanith and I rejoiced in our sense of renewed purpose,
protecting the new apostle.
Sanaki
I think the country's sigh of relief was unwarranted. I cannot hear the
goddess's voice. I never could. This has perplexed me for years. At
first I thought my youth was to blame, but this excuse grows thinner
each year. There is no clear age at which previous apostles heard the
goddess for the first time, but all of them had heard by now.
Sigrun
Empress, if this is about what Duke Gaddos said--
Sanaki
Maybe I am not the true apostle, just as he said. Then what shall I do?
Have I betrayed the people who welcomed me so enthusiastically? Sigrun,
let me ask you. How would you feel about me if I were not the apostle?
Be honest with me.
Sigrun
You would like an honest answer?
Sanaki
Y-yes...
Sigrun
It would change nothing.
Sanaki
What?
Sigrun
If you thought that my allegiance was to the office of the apostle,
well, you were wrong. Even from a young age, you worked with Lord
Sephiran to fight the senate on behalf of the people. Empress Sanaki, I
am proud to have protected and followed you, and will do so unto my
death.
Sanaki
Sigrun...
Sigrun
Be strong, Empress Sanaki. Even if you are not an apostle, you are
still the one, true empress of Begnion.
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