On the World Map

Just to the north of Pherae stood Castle Araphen.

The Lycia Alliance was assembling here to discuss what to do about the danger approaching from the east.

Roy hurried toward Castle Araphen as well, taking with him Princess Guinevere, a key being who make or break this war.

However, when Roy had gotten within a day’s march of the castle, a distraught messenger came rushing to him with grim news.

“Two of the Three Dragon Lords of Bern, General Brenya and General Narshen, have attacked Castle Araphen and decimated the Lycia Alliance Army…”

Shocked by the report, Roy hurried toward Castle Araphen to find survivors and determine the damage that was done…

Opening Cutscene

(Brenya runs toward Zephiel)

(Inside castle)

Brenya:
“Your Majesty, we have captured the enemy leader.”

Zephiel:
“Good. Bring him before me.”

(Hector appears)

Hector:
“You… Zephiel, the King of Bern! Damn you…!”

Zephiel:
“Ah, Lord Hector. I must praise your ability of putting up such a good fight against two of our Dragon Lords. I suppose they do not call you the leader of the Lycia Alliance for nothing. However, no one stands in Bern’s path and survives. Pray while you can, for you end here.”

Hector:
“Why…”

Zephiel:
“Hm?”

Hector:
“Bern and Lycia…we were always on good terms with each other. Even after you took the throne, we have shown respect toward your nation…”

Zephiel:
“Respect?
Don’t be ridiculous. Lycia…no, this entire continent must go under my rule. That is the only way to liberate the world. I lack the time to be worrying about such trivial matters as respect.”

Hector:
“To liberate…the world? What do you mean…?”

Zephiel:
“What does it matter to a dying man? Someone! Take him away!”

(A Soldier appears)

Zephiel:
“Throw Lord Hector into the dungeon!”

Soldier:
“Yes, sir!”

Brenya:
“Your Majesty, I will now return to Sacae.”

Zephiel:
“Yes, you may be on your way.”

Brenya:
“One thing before I leave, your Majesty. Forgive my impudence, but I do not think that we should put too much trust in…sinister…beings.”

Zephiel:
“Are you talking about Idoun?”

Brenya:
“Yes. Our soldiers call her the ‘Dark Priestess’ and do not seem to think highly of her presence. I understand that she is a Shaman of great power, but…”

Zephiel:
“Brenya, do you not have faith in me?”

Brenya:
“…! Yes, of course I do, your Majesty! I just thought that…”

Zephiel:
“Then all you must do is follow my orders. Understood?”

Brenya:
“…Yes. I will do whatever his Majesty wishes…”

(Brenya leaves)

Zephiel:
“‘Do you not have faith in me?’ Dear, dear, the things I say sometimes…”

(Scene switches to Roy. Chad is with him)

Roy:
“So Lord Hector is still alive!?”

Chad:
“Yeah, that’s for sure. I saw him being dragged into the castle by Bern’s soldiers.”

Roy:
“Chad, was it? Do you know the inside of Castle Araphen well?”

Chad:
“I guess. Wait, are you guys planning on going in to save Lord Hector? Are you nuts? The bulk of Bern’s forces are gone, but there are still a decent number of soldiers left in the castle, you know? It would be suicide to try and charge them with your army.”

Roy:
“Perhaps you’re right. But we can’t afford to lose Lord Hector. And you said that their main forces are gone, right? In that case, we still have a chance of winning.”

Chad:
“I see… Then I guess I’ll go along, too. I can show you around the castle.”

Roy:
“What!? No no, don’t feel pressured! If you could just explain what the interior of the castle looks like…”

Chad:
“I…also want revenge against Bern. C’mon, let me go with you!”

Roy:
“All right. Then I’ll be counting on you.”

Chad:
“Of course! Leave locked chests and doors to me!”

(Chad leaves. Guinevere appears)

Guinevere:
“…Master Roy… I’m sorry… I…I didn’t think Zephiel would invade Lycia so soon…”

Roy:
“Princess, dwelling over what’s done never solves anything. Please do not blame yourself. Besides, Lycia has not fallen yet. If we can get our leader, Lord Hector, to safety, we can unite Lycia once again and fight! We must recapture Castle Araphen for all of our sakes. …And for Lilina’s sake…”

Guinevere:
“……”

Roy:
“Let’s go!”

2nd Turn

(At village)

Lugh:
“Thanks for taking care of the children, Reverend.”

Reverend:
“Of course. We of the Elimine Church will take good care of the orphans. And what will you do, Lugh?”

Lugh:
“I’m going to stay here. I still have some things to do.”

Reverend:
“I see…but please do not strain yourself.”

Lugh:
“Yes, thank you.”

(A little boy and girl appear)

Lugh:
“Make sure you listen to what Reverend says, okay?”

Little Boy:
“Aren’t you coming with us, Lugh?”

Lugh:
“I’m going to wait for Chad, and then we’ll catch up with you…”

Little Girl:
“Yay! Chad’s coming, too?”

Lugh:
“That’s right.”

Little Boy:
“Then I want Ray to come, too!”

Lugh:
“Yeah… It would be great if Ray came back and we could all go together, wouldn’t it?”

Reverend:
“Children, we must be off.”

Little Boy:
“See you later, Lugh.”

Little Girl:
“Hurry and catch up, okay?”

Lugh:
“Yeah…”

(The Reverend and the little boy and girl leave)

Lugh:
“Sorry…but I’ve chosen not to run any more.”

3rd Turn

(Zephiel, Narshen and Idoun appear)

Zephiel:
“Narshen! What is causing all that noise?”

Narshen:
“Ah, the remnants of the enemy must be trying to put up a futile resistance in their last hope. Excuse me, your Majesty. I shall have them cleaned up in no time.”

Idoun:
“…Shall we use the Dragons, your Majesty?”

Narshen:
“No, I wouldn’t dream of putting the Dark Priestess through any trouble. Fear not, we can handle them on our own…”

Idoun:
“……”

Zephiel:
“Not this time, Idoun. Send the Dragons back to Bern, as planned.”

Idoun:
“Yes, if his Majesty wishes.”

Narshen:
“……”

Zephiel:
“We shall head back to Bern as well. Narshen, I trust you can handle Lycia in my absence.”

Narshen:
“…What shall I do with the remants of the Lycian army?”

Zephiel:
“Should they resist, show them no mercy.”

Narshen:
“…Does that include women and children?”

Zephiel:
“Of course. Beat them down so that they would never think of standing up to us ever again.”

Narshen:
“Leave that to me, your Majesty. Hehehe…”

(Zephiel and Idoun leave. Slater appears)

Narshen:
“Hmph, I wonder what his Majesty sees in that girl. Well, I suppose I shall be off as well. Slater, I’ll leave this castle to you.”

Slater:
“Are you going somewhere?”

Narshen:
“Yes. One of the Lycian traitors has a special gift prepared for me. He says it’s a girl of Etrurian nobility. Hehehe…”

Slater:
“From Etruria? She must be very beautiful.”

Narshen:
“Yes, the marquess tells me she’s still young, but quite the beauty.”

Slater:
“I would be looking forward to it if I were you, sir. Please be careful on the way.”

Narshen:
“You be careful too, Slater. Don’t you dare let these pathetic remnants take the castle from you. If you do, I will personally tear you apart.”

Slater:
“…Have mercy, sir…!”

Narshen:
“Hahaha…!”

(Narshen leaves. Slater goes to throne)

Conversation (Chad, Lugh)

Lugh:
“Chad! You’re okay!”

Chad:
“Lugh!? What are you doing here?”

Lugh:
“I brought the little kids here to hide.”

Chad:
“Oh… Where are the little ones? Are they safe?”

Lugh:
“Yeah, the Elimine Church is going to take care of them for a while.”

Chad:
“And you?”

Lugh:
“What?”

Chad:
“How come you’re still here?”

Lugh:
“…The same reason as you.”

Chad:
“!? Lugh, you’re not thinking of…!”

Lugh:
“I can use some magic! You know, when I borrowed the Fire spell book from Father’s room…” (note: “Father” here means priest, or the owner of the orphanage Lugh and Chad were in.)

Chad:
“Lugh, don’t force yourself. You can’t hurt people, can you?”

Lugh:
“But…”

Chad:
“Don’t worry, I’ll avenge Father. You should stay with the little kids.”

Lugh:
“I’m sick of hiding, Chad! Everyone, everyone keeps disappearing when I’m not looking…! Father, you…even Ray… I want to fight to protect the people I care for, too. I want to protect, and not just be protected!”

Chad:
“Lugh… …All right, let’s go. I’ll ask Master Roy if you can join the army.”

Lugh:
“Chad! Thanks!”

Chad:
“I really understand how you feel, so… All right, let’s crush Bern and go pick up the little kids!”

Lugh:
“Yeah!”

Battle with Slater

Slater:
“I-I won’t lose! If I lose…oh…no…!”

Defeating Slater

Slater:
“General Narshen…please…have mercy…!”

After Beating the Map

(Inside castle)

Merlinus:
“Master Roy! We have found Lord Hector in the dungeon level!”

Roy:
“Really!? Is he all right?”

Merlinus:
“He’s severely wounded…”

(Hector appears)

Hector:
“Roy…”

Roy:
“Lord Hector! What an awful wound…! We must treat it! Here, lean on my shoulder…”

Hector:
“No, it’s all right… I won’t last much longer…”

Roy:
“Lord Hector…”

Hector:
“We were taken by surprise… I never would have guessed that Bern had resurrected the Dragons…!”

Roy:
“Dragons!?”

Hector:
“Yes…the Dragons that mankind fought in the Scouring…”

Roy:
“The Scouring? I’ve heard of that… It was a great war that was fought a thousand years ago, where humans and Dragons battled over control of Elibe…”

Hector:
“Right…the ‘Eight Heroes’…defeated the Dragons and led us humans…to vic…tory…”

Roy:
“Yes… And then the Dragons were said to have disappeared from the face of Elibe. …I always thought that Dragons were creatures of myth.”

Hector:
“So…did everyone else… But…the Dragons existed…! We…stand no chance…against their power…”

Roy:
“How did Bern use the Dragons…?”

Hector:
“I…have no idea… But…Bern was where the Dragons flourished in the past… And the founder Bern…is Hartmut…one of the Eight Heroes… Perhaps…the reason…lies there… Cough, cough…”

Roy:
“Lord Hector!”

Hector:
“Roy…go to Ostia…! …You must…lead what is left of the Lycia Alliance Army…in my place…”

Roy:
“Me…? But…”

Hector:
“Don’t worry… In Ostia..we have a weapon…that is effective against the Dragons…”

Roy:
“A weapon…?”

Hector:
“I have already told Lilina where it is hidden… Take care of her, too… She…may seem strong…but she is still a child… Give her your support…”

Roy:
“…Yes, I will.”

Hector:
“…Lilina…one…more………time… Guh…”

Roy:
“Lord Hector!”