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|Summary=Some manner of disaster has befallen the captive Sylvia, which has the prince and Melsa concerned for her welfare. Suddenly, a powerful for called a Storm Sentinel appears. Hoping to reach the village quickly, the party decides to battle it head-on. | |Summary=Some manner of disaster has befallen the captive Sylvia, which has the prince and Melsa concerned for her welfare. Suddenly, a powerful for called a Storm Sentinel appears. Hoping to reach the village quickly, the party decides to battle it head-on. | ||
| − | |Dialogue= | + | |Dialogue={{ST|Fiend}}RAAAARGH! |
| − | RAAAARGH! | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}HIYAAAAH! |
| − | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}Oh, did you SEE that?! I am the BEST! WHO ELSE WANTS A PIECE OF SARISSE?! | |
| − | + | {{ST|Ranzal}}Damn, kid. You ain't follin' around. | |
| − | HIYAAAAH! | + | {{ST|Cleo}}Agreed, that was a splendid display of skill. She might even be stronger than her own brother |
| − | + | {{ST|Luca}}Oooo-kay, that's enough of that! | |
| − | + | Look, I wont deny that she's got some serious bow skills, but she also has a long way to go in the whole fighting department. | |
| − | Oh, did you SEE that?! I am the BEST! WHO ELSE WANTS A PIECE OF SARISSE?! | ||
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| − | Damn, kid. You ain't follin' around. | ||
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| − | Agreed, that was a splendid display of skill. She might even be stronger than her own brother | ||
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| − | Oooo-kay, that's enough of that! | ||
| − | Look, I wont deny that she's got some serious bow skills, but she also has a long way to go in the whole fighting department. | ||
For example, she's way too focused on what's in front of her. So if someone were to hit her with a surprise atta— | For example, she's way too focused on what's in front of her. So if someone were to hit her with a surprise atta— | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Fiend}}GRAAARGH! | |
| − | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}Hey, that one came from the SIDE! That's CHEATING! | |
| − | GRAAARGH! | + | {{ST|Luca}}See? I've got this— |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Sarisse! Are you all right?! | |
| − | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}Thanks for the save, bestie! | |
| − | Hey, that one came from the SIDE! That's CHEATING! | + | {{ST|Ranzal}}Damn. That girl's got some serious situational awareness going on. |
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| − | See? I've got this— | ||
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| − | Sarisse! Are you all right?! | ||
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| − | Thanks for the save, bestie! | ||
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| − | Damn. That girl's got some serious situational awareness going on. | ||
I mean, yeah, she's a little timid, but a little of that'll keep ya alove longer. | I mean, yeah, she's a little timid, but a little of that'll keep ya alove longer. | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Cleo}}And combined with Sarisse's abundant courage, they make a potent pair. | |
| − | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}Melsaaaa! It's getting awaaaaaay! | |
| − | And combined with Sarisse's abundant courage, they make a potent pair. | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Oh no it's not! |
| − | + | {{ST|Luca}}...... | |
| − | + | {{ST|Cleo}}Is something amiss, Luca? You look rather put out. | |
| − | Melsaaaa! It's getting awaaaaaay! | + | {{ST|Ranzal}}Bwa ha ha! Aw, leave the poor guy alone. He's just sad his baby sis don't need his help no more. |
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| − | Oh no it's not! | ||
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| − | Is something amiss, Luca? You look rather put out. | ||
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| − | Bwa ha ha! Aw, leave the poor guy alone. He's just sad his baby sis don't need his help no more. | ||
But maybe be happy about it, yeah? She's all grown up now! | But maybe be happy about it, yeah? She's all grown up now! | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Luca}}Grown up? Ha! She's barely half-grown, and that's WITH Melsa's help! | |
| − | + | Still... I guess it's nice she managed to make a friend. | |
| − | Grown up? Ha! She's barely half-grown, and that's WITH Melsa's help! | ||
| − | Still... I guess it's nice she managed to make a friend. | ||
Good for her. | Good for her. | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Euden}}Right then. That ought to do it for this bunch of fiends. | |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Phew. That was quite the adventure. | |
| − | Right then. That ought to do it for this bunch of fiends. | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}Are you okay, Melsa? I know you said you don't really like to fight. |
| − | + | {{ST|Euden}}It's tiring going through one battle after another like that, isn't it? How about we stop and take a breather? | |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}I'm fine. We should push on. | |
| − | Phew. That was quite the adventure. | ||
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| − | Are you okay, Melsa? I know you said you don't really like to fight. | ||
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| − | It's tiring going through one battle after another like that, isn't it? How about we stop and take a breather? | ||
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| − | I'm fine. We should push on. | ||
It's not far to my village now. Please follow me. | It's not far to my village now. Please follow me. | ||
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Without stopping for rest, Melsa and the rest of the group soldier on. Before long, the group draws near a clearing associated with Sylvia | Without stopping for rest, Melsa and the rest of the group soldier on. Before long, the group draws near a clearing associated with Sylvia | ||
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| − | + | {{ST|Notte}}Woooow! The view here is just gorge! ...By which I mean gorgeous. Not a literal gorge. | |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Sylvia liked this place a great deal, and I used to visit often as well. | |
| − | Woooow! The view here is just gorge! ...By which I mean gorgeous. Not a literal gorge. | + | Sylvia loves nature — she's an incredibly gentle dragon. |
| − | + | I used to recline against her and gaze up at the clouds as they rolled past. | |
| − | + | Ah, how I miss those times... | |
| − | Sylvia liked this place a great deal, and I used to visit often as well. | + | It is a relief that the Empire did not manage to occupy this area. |
| − | Sylvia loves nature — she's an incredibly gentle dragon. | ||
| − | I used to recline against her and gaze up at the clouds as they rolled past. | ||
| − | Ah, how I miss those times... | ||
| − | It is a relief that the Empire did not manage to occupy this area. | ||
But enough woolgathering. I must continue guiding all to the villa— | But enough woolgathering. I must continue guiding all to the villa— | ||
| − | + | {{ST|???}}...Melsa? Is that you? | |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Ah! That was Sylvia! | |
| − | ...Melsa? Is that you? | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Oh, thank the heavens you managed to escape! |
| − | + | {{STD|Sylvia}}Alas, I fear I come to you now as a mere consciousness. I am but a phantom vision without form. | |
| − | + | However, we've not the time left to continue bandying words. | |
| − | Ah! That was Sylvia! | + | Hear me, Melsa. Hear me well... |
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| − | Oh, thank the heavens you managed to escape! | ||
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| − | Alas, I fear I come to you now as a mere consciousness. I am but a phantom vision without form. | ||
| − | However, we've not the time left to continue bandying words. | ||
| − | Hear me, Melsa. Hear me well... | ||
You must not attempt to rescue me. | You must not attempt to rescue me. | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Wh-what do you mean? All that I've done to this point has been for you! | |
| − | + | {{STD|Sylvia}}Great Prince Euden... I know you carry within you the strength of dragons... | |
| − | Wh-what do you mean? All that I've done to this point has been for you! | ||
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| − | Great Prince Euden... I know you carry within you the strength of dragons... | ||
Please... you must take Melsa and flee this place... Before it is too late... | Please... you must take Melsa and flee this place... Before it is too late... | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Sylvia, wait! Don't go! | |
| − | + | {{ST|Notte}}Buh?! She disappeared! The heck's going on here, Euden? | |
| − | Sylvia, wait! Don't go! | + | {{ST|Euden}}I'm not sure — but I have a really bad feeling about it. |
| − | + | {{ST|Elisanne}}Agreed. I think we should be well-served by some haste. | |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Something terrible must have happened to Sylvia... | |
| − | Buh?! She disappeared! The heck's going on here, Euden? | ||
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| − | I'm not sure — but I have a really bad feeling about it. | ||
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| − | Agreed. I think we should be well-served by some haste. | ||
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| − | Something terrible must have happened to Sylvia... | ||
SYLVIA! | SYLVIA! | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}The hey?! Melsa, wait! | |
| − | + | {{ST|Euden}}Phew! I'm glad we caught up to you! | |
| − | The hey?! Melsa, wait! | + | {{ST|Elisanne}}Wait, Your Majesty! Look there! What manner of fiend is that?! |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}That is one of the Empire's servants. the ones even Sylvia couldn't defeat. | |
| − | + | {{ST|Notte}}Wait, that thing's stronger than a dragon? So what the heck are WE supposed to do about it?! | |
| − | Phew! I'm glad we caught up to you! | + | {{ST|Elisanne}}Well, it's moving in a regular pattern, almost like it's patrolling a set route. |
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| − | Wait, Your Majesty! Look there! What manner of fiend is that?! | ||
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| − | That is one of the Empire's servants. the ones even Sylvia couldn't defeat. | ||
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| − | Wait, that thing's stronger than a dragon? So what the heck are WE supposed to do about it?! | ||
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| − | Well, it's moving in a regular pattern, almost like it's patrolling a set route. | ||
We should learn said pattern, find an opening, and slip through when we can. | We should learn said pattern, find an opening, and slip through when we can. | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Ranzal}}Eh, I ain't really much for stealth. Besides, tht thing'll hear us comin' a mile away. | |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}...Then we'll fight. | |
| − | Eh, I ain't really much for stealth. Besides, tht thing'll hear us comin' a mile away. | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}Wait, are you serious? |
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}We'll fight — and we'll win. | |
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| − | ...Then we'll fight. | ||
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| − | Wait, are you serious? | ||
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| − | We'll fight — and we'll win. | ||
We don't have time to sneak about or memorize routes — we have to get to the village and save Sylvia now! | We don't have time to sneak about or memorize routes — we have to get to the village and save Sylvia now! | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Sarisse}}Oh man, this is crazy... | |
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| − | Oh man, this is crazy... | ||
But hey, if my bestie is for it, then I am too! Let's do this thing! | But hey, if my bestie is for it, then I am too! Let's do this thing! | ||
| − | + | {{ST|Melsa}}Thank you, Sarisse. | |
| − | + | {{ST|Elisanne}}Well, I suppose a direct frontal assault does have SOME merits... | |
| − | Thank you, Sarisse. | + | {{ST|Euden}}We came here to save the sylvan people, and their dragon, and we're going to do it. |
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| − | Well, I suppose a direct frontal assault does have SOME merits... | ||
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| − | We came here to save the sylvan people, and their dragon, and we're going to do it. | ||
All right, everyone. Get ready. | All right, everyone. Get ready. | ||
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