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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
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Part 4 Final Chapter: Rebirth (2)
Ike
Are we going the right way?
Yune
Yes. Ashera is at the top. We're going up. This is definitely the right
way.
Ike
I'm a little disoriented because this is much bigger than it looks from
outside. It's not my imagination, is it?
Yune
To be honest, you probably shouldn't look around too carefully.
Yune
True miracles can overwhelm and terrify mortal minds. If you dwell on
what you see here, you might stop climbing.
Ike
Really?
Yune
Yes, really! Well, for most people, anyway. You're all the exceptions.
You are all focused on your one goal, and you can't die until you
achieve it. That's what you think, right?
Ike
Yes.
Yune
Desire propels people forward. That's how it's been since the beginning
of your kind.
Yune
You hope, take, give, kill, struggle... Out of all those needs and
desires, hate and strife are born. And that's all right. You should
want. You should strive to fill that want. You should challenge your
fates. When all else fails, you can still die fighting.
Ike
Your philosophy is pretty extreme, too. Ashera doesn't forgive people
for their imperfections. But you embrace both the good and evil natures
of people. You seem to enjoy our internal struggles.
Yune
A straight road is boring. Defeat and destruction are far more
interesting than stasis.
Ike
Huh. Is there a goddess who takes a middle-of-the-road approach?
Yune
Well, long ago... Wait. Stop, everyone! We need to talk. The next one
who stands in our way is someone deeply tied to you.
Ike
...Let's
go.
A little later
Black Knight
You've come. Welcome, son
of Gawain. Welcome all, courageous warriors.
Ike
...
(Movie of Ike fighting the Black Knight plays)
Ike
I wonder how I didn't
notice? Your composure, bearing, voice... It seems obvious in
retrospect.
Black Knight
...
Ike
I wish I'd had the chance to fight you... or see you fight, General.
Then I would've known a lot sooner.
Black Knight
Unfortunately for both of us, that opportunity never came.
Ike
So, it really is you. The Black Knight... No, General Zelgius!
(The Black Knight takes off his helmet)
Zelgius
Ike. I have long looked forward to the day we would fight again. Now
that it is here, let us not delay any longer. Raise your sword and
begin!
Ike
Let's finish this!
(Tibarn comes between the two)
Tibarn
Stop right there. I've got a debt to settle with this scum.
Zelgius
True, your revenge against me remains incomplete. However, may I ask
you to step aside for now? Though at different times, Ike and I both
learned the way of the sword from the same master: one of Daein's
famous Four Riders, General Gawain. He left Daein under an assumed name
and formed a mercenary company. I was entranced by Greil's
swordsmanship while he was in Daein. I studied under him, I fought next
to him... I idolized him. When he left, I was crushed. I vowed to find
him again, and challenge him to a duel. I had to know if I had
surpassed him! Three years ago, I caught up to Greil. I challenged him
to a duel, and was victorious. But, something was wrong... The
fight had been too simple. I thought I'd never feel satisfaction again.
Then, Ike told me why it had been so easy. Greil had severed all the
tendons in his right hand, and swore never again to draw a blade. Can
you imagine my joy at the news? I knew that a swordsman of his stature
couldn't have been so easy to defeat!
(Image of Greil fighting the Black Knight in the past)
Zelgius
My master's skills were passed down to his son, Ike. I will defeat him
and finally surpass my master! I trust that you understand. Once our
fight is finished, I will allow you to settle your quarrel, Hawk King.
(Image returns to normal)
Ike
Please, Tibarn.
Tibarn
...Fine. If you're taking my place, you'd better win. Got that?
Ike
Of course. This is my chance to avenge my father's death. This time, he
won't walk away.
(Tibarn leaves)
Zelgius
Let us begin.
Mist
Ike! Be careful!
(Mist comes up to Ike)
Ike
Trust me, all right?
Mist
...Fine.
(Zelgius creates a barrier separating himself and Ike from the others)
Zelgius
I won't allow anyone to interfere with our fight.
Ike
Agreed. It's better this way. I can focus on you!
Zelgius
No draw. No escape. One wins. One loses. We shall end this. One of us
will live... And one of us will die.
Ike
I'm ready. Good-bye, General Zelgius.
After battle
Ike
Ugh! Hahh!
Zelgius
You are stronger. Much stronger than before...
Ike
I have you to thank for that. I grew stronger through our previous
fight.
Ike
To be honest... I was overjoyed when I heard that the Black Knight was
still alive. That surprised me... I felt neither sadness nor hate. Just
joy. My hands were shaking with anticipation. I couldn't wait to fight
my most formidable enemy again!
Ike
Your swordsmanship was fearsome. Fiercer and more powerful than
any I've ever seen. After our duel three years ago, I trained hard,
trying to remember all of your skills and techniques.
(Image of Gawain facing backwards)
Zelgius
General Gawain was invincible at the time he trained me. To surpass him
was my ultimate goal as a swordsman.
Ike
Was I as skillful as you remember my father in his prime years? Did you
see his shadow in my sword?
(Image returns to normal)
Zelgius
I certainly did, Ike. Thanks to you, I was able to fight my master at
the height of his glory days.
Ike
Black Knight Zelgius. You were my father's killer. And my last teacher.
Zelgius
...I spent most of my life shrouded in darkness... But my life had
meaning. Now I'm certain of it...
Zelgius
...phiran, I will wait for you in the afterlife...
(Zelgius dies)
Ike
...
Ike
...Let's move on. We don't have much time left.
(As Ike turns to leave, Alondite starts glowing next to Zelgius's body)
Yune
The swords are calling to
each other...
Yune
The holy sword
Alondite... It's the counterpart to your sword, Ragnell. I think it
wants you to take it
up.
Ike
Alondite... The sword that took my father's life.
(Ike picks up Alondite)
[Note: Only if certain criteria were fulfilled, does the following
flashback scene
occur - see the Hints and Secret
page]
Ike's Memory Scene
(Flashback in a village)
Sephiran
What happened here?
Zelgius
We have arrived too
late. General Gawain!
(Image of Gawain impaling a woman appears briefly)
Zelgius
General! Oh, thank the goddess... He's still alive. But...oh, no...
What has he done? Elena... Did he kill her?
Sephiran
It
must have been the medallion. He touched it, and the chaos bound within
sent him into a rage beyond
reason. Tragic...
(Further away, a young boy is standing still, and a young girl runs up
to him)
Mist
Ike,
wait for me! Ahh!
Father! Mother!
Zelgius
The general's children...
Mist
What's wrong with them? Are they asleep? ...Father? Mother?
Sephiran
They're very tired, child. Let's not disturb them.
Mist
We can't leave them sleeping here! It's cold out! We have to take them
home! Ike, you have to help me!
Ike
...
Mist
...Ike?
Zelgius
I'll take them home. Will you show me the way?
Mist
Yeah! Come with me!
(Sephiran moves closer to Elena's body)
Sephiran
May
your final slumber be a peaceful one. It appears the medallion was too
much for Lord Ashnard. It would be unwise to allow him access to it
again.
Mist
Ah! Hey! That's my mother's medallion! No one's supposed to see it!
Sephiran
No,
child! You mustn't touch it!
(Mist picks up the medallion)
Mist
We can't let it get lost. I'll keep it.
Sephiran
You... You are unchanged?
Mist
You said you'd take my mother home, too.
Zelgius
Yes, of
course.
Mist
Ike?
What's wrong? Why are you just standing there? Are you hurt?
Sephiran
You saw everything, didn't you? Poor child.
(Sephiran casts his staff at Ike)
Mist
Ike?
(An image of Greil impaling Elena appears for less than a second)
Ike
AH! AAAH! AAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAH!
Mist
Ike?! What's wrong?
Ike
AHHH!
Mist
Ouch! Ike, that hurts. Let go!
Ike
Nnng! Aaagh!
Aaaanngghh!
Zelgius
What happened?
Sephiran
Give me a moment.
(Sephiran casts his staff at Ike once more)
Ike
......
Sephiran
Sweet children... Sleep now. Rest.
Zelgius
What did you do to him?
Sephiran
Merely helped him to forget. I could not leave this memory to haunt
him. It is too heavy a burden for one
so young.
Zelgius
What will you do with the medallion?
Sephiran
The girl seems safe from its influence. We will leave it with her, for
the time being.
Zelgius
Mm.
(End of flashback)
Yune
What... What was that? You saw it too, didn't you, Ike? That memory...
Could that have been--
Ike
I...I...was there... In that...place... My mother, she tried to
stop my father, and...he killed her... I saw it all...
Yune
Is that what happened? I was contained inside at that time. I had no
idea.
Ike
Zelgius... ...
Yune
Can you still fight?
Ike
Yes. I will keep fighting. I won't stop until I die.
(End of Ike's Memory Scene)
Yune
What's happening? Ah! What...?
(Flashback)
Unknown
You
bear the mark. So that's your secret,
is it? The blood of the laguz runs through your veins.
Zelgius
Yes. There was someone on my father's side who...who was with a laguz.
My lord...the
brand...do you know of a way to remove it? This cursed thing, I...I am an
outcast from my family. I joined the military to escape the shame and
hatred in their eyes... I live
in fear of discovery. When I think that I might see that same shame and
hatred in another's eyes, I... I
come
close
to
despair... I have lived my life alone, unable to trust or
become close to anyone.
Unknown
Such loneliness and isolation. You poor child... It pains me to tell
you that I know of no way to remove your brand.
Zelgius
I...I understand... It was a foolish question. I apologize. Lord Sage,
I-- I realized some years ago that I was aging more slowly than others
do.
Unknown
And you wish to conceal that fact, don't you? Is that why you rarely
remove your armor, even when indoors?
Zelgius
Yes...but this ruse will not last indefinitely. In a few years, I will
be forced to leave this army's
service.
Unknown
And once again, you will be
alone.
Zelgius
I am accustomed to being alone.
My only hesitation, is that...I will miss studying the sword under my
commander, General Gawain.
Unknown
When the time comes for you to leave, will you come to me, perhaps?
Zelgius
My
lord?
Unknown
We share a...similar condition.
I see something familiar within you. I can... understand your pain and
isolation.
Zelgius
But why
me?
Unknown
I have a task that I must
accomplish. With you at my side, I would feel more confident of my
success.
Zelgius
If I join you, will I be redeemed?
Unknown
I cannot say. At the very least, however, you will no longer be alone.
And neither
will I.
Zelgius
That is enough,
then. You have made my decision
simple. When I leave here I will find you. I am a soldier in the Daein
army. I serve under the command of General Gawain. My name is Zelgius.
May I ask your
name, my lord sage?
Unknown
My name? Of
course...
(End of flashback)
Yune
Whose... Whose
memory was that? It's just one of many... They're swirling
everywhere... The tower resonates with their strength. But...who is it?
Who do they belong to? ...There is such sadness... Zelgius met someone.
One lonely soul calling out to another...
[Note: The next line exists in the game script, but isn't used for some
reason]
Yune
Micaiah. You're sad, too, aren't you? You wished that the Black Knight
could have stayed by your side.
Yune
But
he's no longer with us. Zelgius is gone... And now the soul
that remains is once more alone...