March of Rebellion

Raid Event: A Waltz with Fate

Episode 3

March of Rebellion

Previous Quest

Guardian Sentinel Assault/Beginner

Next Quest

Thanatos Clash/Beginner

Summary

With Thanatos's underlings defeated, the prince proposes to Felicia that they take the fight to the fiend himself. Though hesitant at first, she soon decides to fight in order to earn true freedom. Together, she and the party head into the space between worlds to challenge her former captor.

Dialogue

This is the end! Hyaaaah! Why do you refuse to accept me, my beloved dancer? Why do you shun me when I love you so? Your place is at my side, for you've no other home to return to. You are mine. Never forget this! You...are...mine... ...... I can't hear his voice anymore. All trace of Thanatos seems to have vanished. It appears we are out of any immediate trouble. Oh, Cleo! Are you truly all right?! I am—and I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm the one who should be apologizing. You have done nothing wrong. That's right—it's that Thanatos punk we've got beef with! Notte and Cleo are both right, so don't blame yourself, okay? Now let's get a move on. Your hometown awaits! No. No more. No...more? If I return home, Thanatos might put a curse on another villager. Or maybe even ALL of them! I can't keep putting others in danger for my sake. But what will you do? Go back to him? I... Here's an idea, Felicia... What if we fight him? Fight Thanatos?! But that would be... No. This plan is far too dangerous. Having challenged Thanatos before, I know well his strength. But what's the other option, then? Flee? A life spent on the run is no life at all. You will never know peace if you merely attempt to escape his grasp. She's in danger whether she runs or fights. That's all there is to it. You understood that from beginning, didn't you Felicia? But even knowing he would pursue you, you still chose to escape. There must have been a reason. Yes... Ah, Felicia, my sweet. You dance as beautifully as ever. Thanatos, I have a request: Please return me to my village. Your place is at my side, my beloved. Forget your village. Dance for me alone, and make this your new happiness. ...... I wanted to go back to my home. To see my family and friends. I wanted to dance freely, the way I used to. Then fight. Because until you do, you're always going to be a prisoner. If you do nothing but run, you'll never know true freedom. True freedom... Your words have the ring of truth, Euden. I believed the best course of action was to assist in her escape...but it seems I was mistaken. You take care of Felicia. I will go to war with Thanatos. Hold on, pal! You're gonna run off and take on Thanatos by yourself? The fight with him will be truly fierce. And I cannot allow— No, Phantom. I'm going to fight, too. What are you saying, Felicia? I don't want to be shackled by my fear of Thanatos anymore. No. It is far too dangerous. I can't just let you keep fighting my battles for me, Phantom! Hey, here's a total genius idea: Maybe we should ALL fight. Like I always say, the more the merrier! ...Except in line at a buffet, in which case I want it to be just me. But if the tide turns against us, she will be there for Thanatos to snatch away anew! We won't let that happen. So let's fight together and get home safely—ALL of us. Very well. We shall fight together. Thank you, everyone! So now that we've settled that, how exactly are we supposed to GET to wherever Thanatos is hanging out? I took these from the fiends earlier. I believe they will answer your question. Wait a second. Those are... Otherworld fragments, yes. They contain a powerful mana that can warp space itself. Perhaps Thanatos had his underlings take some with them in order to bring me back? Which means we can use them to go wherever he's hiding. Precisely. Now let us be off.

So this is where Thanatos dwells... This place has a foul air about it. I like it not. I hear the echoes of moans... I cannot believe you were trapped in such a terrible place. So my beloved dancer returns. That voice... Good golly, this guy's HUGE! Urrgh... That mana he's exuding is making me sick to my stomach. Are these others an apology offering to me, Felicia? A truly faithful act. I'm nobody's apology, bub! I'm not returning to you, Thanatos. I've come here to defeat you! What was that you said, my dancer? I've come here to defeat you and reclaim my freedom for good! Muaaaaa ha ha ha! Ah, but you are delightful, Felicia! Have you taken leave of your senses? More importantly, will you still stand as strong as you do now even after I have drained the life from your comrades before your very eyes? You're done acting without consequence, Thanatos! And what can you do, weak and frail as you are? Not just me, but all of us! So long as there is passion inside us, we cannot lose! You've acted without care or thought of others for too long, and it ends here! You will die with those words lodged in your throat, cur! I won't let you hurt anyone else! You would oppose me to the very end? Hmph. Very well! If you would prattle on about ending me, then so be it! Come forth! You will dance until you die! We won't lose to you!