Alberia's Hope

Campaign: Return from Darkness

Chapter 13 / 5-5

Alberia's Hope

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Summary

After Void Poseidon is defeated, more dragons appear to pin the heroes down. Brilliant action by Leif repels their assault, but the floor collapses when the mana kiln spins out of control, sending the prince and his friends tumbling into the darkness below.

Dialogue

*pant* *pant* We did it! Your dragons are no more, Phares! It's time to end this! You are so hopelessly naive. ...... What did you say?! Your Highness! Behind you! Uwaah! M-more of them... Hrk... They just keep coming... How many of these things are we gonna have to take down?! Wh-why... WHY?! Still getting up, are we, Brother? For my part, I am grateful, but— *pant* *pant* Phares...you're not the kind of person...who hurts people. I know you aren't. ...... I fear you labor under a grave misunderstanding, my brother. Ruling the kingdom? Aiding its people? The well-being of the royal family? I am concerned with none of it. Good and evil are one and the same, and I find no value in morality. Then why are you doing this?! You are a miserable puppet who has been allowed to wallow in your own ignorance. It is fortunate, in its own way. What do you mean? You have always believed that if you want something, you merely need to seek it out and it will be given to you. Indeed, this has borne itself out most of your life. Hrk! Your Highness! Leif! Your Highness... You are Alberia's last hope...and I will not permit that light to be extinguished! Haaaaah! Any who would lay a hand on you will find no quarter from me, even if the blood of Alberius himself runs in their veins! Oh, you never fail to disappoint, Leif. Truly, you are an exemplar of your order! Well then! While I would love to stay here and conduct more research, I fear it is time for me to make my farewells. What the—?! Is this an earthquake?! The mana kiln is spiraling out of control! The floor's collapsin'! We're gonna fall! ...Well, okay, not WE. But you guys are definitely gonna fall! Aaaaaagh!