Requiem of Despair

Raid Event: A Waltz with Fate

Episode 5

Requiem of Despair

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Summary

Felicia's hometown has been laid to waste by Thanatos, who was not truly defeated earlier. The fiend then attempts to take Phantom's life right in front of her. Seeking to end the chain of tragedies for good and all, the party takes up their weapons and heads into battle.

Dialogue

We should be at my village once we pass through this forest. Heh. You look so happy, Felicia. It's great to finally be heading home! I hope everyone's doing well. Beg pardon, but might I make a request of you, Euden? What is it, Phantom? Would you and your comrades escort Felicia the rest of the way? But what about you, Phantom? This is where Felicia and I part ways. I will not be going to the village. Wait, but you were the one who WANTED to escort her back to her village. Now that she has you and Thanatos is gone, my presence is no longer required. Further, if I go along to the village, its people will be...frightened of me. Phantom, you SAVED me! See me, Felicia! Behold my hideous form! While you may have grown used to it, it sets others quaking in fear! ...Try bringing a dragon such as that back to your village. I'll just explain to them what a kind and gentle creature you are. You're not scary, and you AREN'T hideous! I'm sure they'll all understand. Sylvans are weak creatures who will be unable to look past my appearance. Phantom... Are you really doing this? Our parting was decided from the moment we met. We're merely moving it ahead. So that's it, then? Yes, Flamewyrm—and I have no regrets. All will be well now. Fare you well, Felicia. May you live in happiness. Phantom, wait! I still want to— No. We're going. If we don't get you home, everything he did will be for nothing. Phantom, I... Thank you. If you are happy...then all is well. Ah, but parting IS such sweet sorrow! No! Impossible! Huh? Wh-what's going on? It can't be... No... The village has been destroyed! Father! Mother! Everyone! It's me, Felicia! I've come back! SOMEONE ANSWER ME! This can't be happening... Did I not say you have no home to return to? It's a tear in space! Get ready, everyone! We have fiends incoming. Did you think you could escape from me, my beloved dancer? How are you still ALIVE, dude?! We beat you like a carpet! Fools! I am the king of death! I control the very essence of life! A trifling assault such as yours could never fell me! I...I don't understand. Then let me make it clear: You belong to me now. You need no home other than what I can provide. Thus, after I spirited you away, I laid waste to this village. NOOO! Die, monster! Our attacks went right through him! Is this Thanatos some manner of illusion?! As always, you see the truth too late. I await in the space between worlds, prepared to usher my dancer to my side. Be overjoyed, Felicia, for I have made the decor of the stage ever more gorgeous, that it might match your beauty! I have gone out of my way to grant you a life of ease. Does this not please you? Of COURSE it doesn't! There is no reason for you to ever leave my side. This is how great my love for you is. Now return to me, and let us dance together in my world of darkness! No! I'll never come back to you! Yeah, give him hell! Only a demon would steal everything from someone and claim this to be love. It seems that interloper has whispered more poison into your ear than I knew. Well, his time is ending. Wait, it can't be... Bring forth that hideous dragon, my servants! Haaargh... No! He's hurt! I have captured the dragon who swept you away from me. This hideous beast would do naught but threaten you, my dancer! Can you not see this?! That's not true! Phantom SAVED me! You have been deceived. But perhaps you will see the truth when I remove this repulsive beast's head! The time of execution is at hand! STOOOOOP! Whoa! Felicia ran in front of Phantom! What are you doing, my sweet? Are you truly protecting this...thing? I won't let you take his life... I won't let you take ANY more lives! Felicia... Run... I'm done running, Phantom. I'm going to protect you! He stole my family and my home— I won't let him steal you as well! If you're going to kill Phantom, you'll have to kill me first! WHY WILL YOU NOT GRANT ME THE FAVOR OF YOUR ATTENTIONS, FELICIA?! I love you so, yet still you reject me! Why do you force me to be alone?! Because you think of nothing but yourself! Lies! I think only of my Felicia! I... Ah, I see it now. It simply won't do for you to have someone else love you. In that case, there is but one way forward: I must reap the souls of all gathered here! This ends here, Thanatos. We won't let you keep stealing lives to feed your desires. To live is to be free, and what you seek to do here is no life at all. Euden... No, dancer! Look at me! Look ONLY at me! Spare your gaze for my visage alone! Servants! Take the dancer away! Kill any who would interfere! Gaaaaargh! We're gonna take your warped love and bash it into shape! This time, we defeat you for good!