{"id":3870,"date":"2014-04-24T03:43:23","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T03:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serenesforest.net\/?page_id=3870"},"modified":"2014-04-24T03:43:23","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T03:43:24","slug":"chapter-28-battle-before-dawn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serenesforest.net\/blazing-sword\/scripts\/game-script\/hectors-story\/chapter-28-battle-before-dawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 28: Battle Before Dawn"},"content":{"rendered":"
Credits<\/span>: Charpig<\/p>\n Narrator<\/strong>: (Chapter title is displayed \u2013 Chapter 28: Battle before Dawn)<\/p>\n Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: (Jaffar opens the chamber and attacks Zephiel)<\/p>\n Jaffar<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: (Jaffar and Nino leave the chamber)<\/p>\n Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: (Ursula appears)<\/p>\n Ursula<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Ursula<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Ursula<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Ursula<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Ursula<\/strong>: Maxime<\/strong>: Ursula<\/strong>: (Jaffar and Nino run)<\/p>\n Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: (Jaffar runs off)<\/p>\n Nino<\/strong>: (Hector’s group arrives)<\/p>\n Eliwood<\/strong>: Lyn<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Eliwood<\/strong>: (Preparations screen is entered)<\/p>\n (End preparations)<\/p>\n (Start of battle)<\/p>\n (After first turn)<\/p>\n Zephiel<\/strong>: (Hector talks to Nino)<\/p>\n Nino<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: (Hector explains everything to Nino)<\/p>\n Nino<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: (Nino joins)<\/p>\n (Nino talks to Jaffar)<\/p>\n Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: (Hector talks to Zephiel)<\/p>\n Hector<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Zephiel<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: (Jaffar dies)<\/p>\n Jaffar<\/strong>: (Versus Ursula)<\/p>\n Ursula<\/strong>: (Ursula dies)<\/p>\n Ursula<\/strong>: (Zephiel dies)<\/p>\n Zephiel<\/strong>: (After map is cleared)<\/p>\n Zephiel<\/strong>: (Soldiers attend Zephiel, Nino and Jaffar are with Hector’s group)<\/p>\n Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Lyn<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Eliwood<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Nino<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>: Hector<\/strong>: Jaffar<\/strong>:
\nTwo assassins in the employ of the Black Fang move in. They’ve been set loose in the palace to murder the crown prince, Zephiel. Hector hurries to prevent them from fulfilling their contract.<\/p>\n
\n“The prince’s room… Is that the door?”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“General Murdock, the prince’s bodyguard, should be away. The king concocted some errand to call him from Zephiel’s side… There are no guards around. This is an…easy job, isn’t it? I… I can do this! This is my first mission, you know? I guess I’m a little nervous, but… I mustn’t fail. Mustn’t let Mother down.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“Are you ready, Jaffar?”<\/p>\n
\n“I’ve…no desire to be a part of your blundering… If you fail, I will, without hesitation, finish the target and then you.”<\/p>\n
\n“What!?”<\/p>\n
\n“Do not be so naive as to expect help from “friends.” …Remember that.”<\/p>\n
\n“I…I knew that. Don’t have to tell me… I’m a member of the Black Fang, after all. Ha ha…”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“…I won’t fail. I will become worthy… I will. Mother will be proud of me. She will see the daughter I’ve become, and she will love me. …There are no guards. It’s just like we were told, but…something’s strange.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“Listen! A voice! Someone’s talking in the room!”<\/p>\n
\n“No… Someone’s praying.”<\/p>\n
\n“You’re right… It’s the prince, isn’t it? I wonder what he’s praying for.”<\/p>\n
\n“I offer this prayer unto thee: My coming-of-age ceremony is tomorrow. As the prince of Bern, I’ve tried… I’ve tried my best not to be an embarrassment to my father. I know I’ve not met with his expectations. But I will try harder. I will please him. I vow to do better. For him.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“……Hear me: Tomorrow, I will be a man… So this is my last wish as a foolish child. It’s the same one I’ve asked of you every night for all these years, but… Please, bring Father and Mother together again. Please, let the day come when Guinivere and I and her mother… When all of us can live together happily in the castle.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“It’s time…”<\/p>\n
\n“Oh! Jaffar…”<\/p>\n
\n“…”<\/p>\n
\n“What!? Villain…”<\/p>\n
\n“That will leave him unconscious for some time. Now, the time has come for you to do your part…”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“…Do it.”<\/p>\n
\n“…O-OK.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“I…cannot.”<\/p>\n
\n“What!? What did you say?”<\/p>\n
\n“Listen to him… All he wants is his parents’ love… To be accepted… That’s all…… He’s just like me. No matter how I try, Mother always looks at me as if I were nothing. Her eyes are so filled with disappointment. She’s never held me… not even once……”<\/p>\n
\n“Stop this foolishness! I told you! I will not permit you to ruin my opportunity!”<\/p>\n
\n“I know… Do as you must, Jaffar. I won’t resist. You can do it easily. But…please don’t hurt the prince. …For pity’s sake…”<\/p>\n
\n!!<\/p>\n
\n“…I’m ready to die.”<\/p>\n
\n“…… …Come.”<\/p>\n
\n“What?”<\/p>\n
\n“We’re leaving. Hurry.”<\/p>\n
\n“Jaffar?”<\/p>\n
\n“…This is it. Come here.”<\/p>\n
\n“Bu-But if you do this… Jaffar, you’ll…”<\/p>\n
\n“Don’t worry about me. Hurry up. …No!”<\/p>\n
\n“Hello, Jaffar. Finished already? Such magnificent skill. Is this why they call you the Angel of Death? Sonia told me that you were behaving oddly, but… It appears her fears were groundless.”<\/p>\n
\n“I’m sorry! It’s not Jaffar’s fault! It was me! The prince… I couldn’t…”<\/p>\n
\n“Nino!”<\/p>\n
\n“What’s all this? Why is the girl still alive?”<\/p>\n
\n“What?”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“You received Lady Sonia’s orders, did you not? You were to dispose of the worthless little–“<\/p>\n
\n“No!!”<\/p>\n
\n“Hold your tongue. You will not speak another word.”<\/p>\n
\n“…… So that’s how it is? Jaffar, do you plan on betraying Lord Nergal?”<\/p>\n
\n“I will not let Nino die. Get in my way, and I’ll kill you.”<\/p>\n
\n“Jaffar!”<\/p>\n
\n“Ha ha… So you have some human emotion in you after all. You always seemed just like those creepy morphs. I bet you didn’t kill the prince, either. ……Maxime!”<\/p>\n
\n“Yes! I’m here!”<\/p>\n
\n“Take your men and put out all of the lights. Block all the entrances. Your targets are Prince Zephiel and two traitors. Finish this before we draw attention to ourselves. Go!!!”<\/p>\n
\n“Go now… I will buy you time.”<\/p>\n
\n“N-No! You must come, too, Jaffar!”<\/p>\n
\n“Nino… You must live. You are worthy of living.”<\/p>\n
\n“No! Wait! Don’t go! Jaffar!!”<\/p>\n
\n“This is the royal manse.”<\/p>\n
\n“The lights have been doused. That’s the sound of fighting. What’s going on?”<\/p>\n
\n“I don’t know, but if they’re still fighting, we might not be too late! Let’s hurry, Eliwood!”<\/p>\n
\n“We have to get inside! We have to protect the prince!!”<\/p>\n
\n“Ahh… Ow… What’s… My room… That man… He’s gone. What’s going on? Ah! We’re under attack! Coming this way… 10…20… I have to get away… No… That’s wrong. That’s not the way. If I run, they’ll simply follow and surround me… Rather than run, I should wait and face them here.”<\/p>\n
\n“You! Are you from the palace? The prince is in his room! Save him! I’ll take care of anything that happens out here!!”<\/p>\n
\n“Wait, hold on! You’re Nino, right?”<\/p>\n
\n“What!? How–“<\/p>\n
\n“I heard something…”<\/p>\n
\n“…What? But… you must be lying…”<\/p>\n
\n“I’m not. It’s all true. The Black Fang’s responsible for the death of countless innocents. They’re dancing on strings for Nergal, while he laughs in shadows.”<\/p>\n
\n“…It can’t be…”<\/p>\n
\n“I know you don’t want to believe all this, but it’s true. Don’t hide yourself from reality. You should come with us. You saved the prince. I think you’ll see what’s right.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“Jaffar!”<\/p>\n
\n“Nino? …… I told you to flee.”<\/p>\n
\n“No, these people came and helped me! Hurry, Jaffar! Come with me!”<\/p>\n
\n“Go. There’s no need to save a life without worth.”<\/p>\n
\n“Jaffar…”<\/p>\n
\n“I am a corpse. I have been dead since the day I was born. Leave me…”<\/p>\n
\n“No! If you’re not coming, then I’m staying! I do not want you to die, Jaffar!”<\/p>\n
\n“Nino… ……”<\/p>\n
\n“Prince Zephiel?”<\/p>\n
\n“Ah! Who are you?!”<\/p>\n
\n“I’m from Ly… Um… I’m here to rescue you.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“We’ll drive back the foe. Get back!”<\/p>\n
\n“I will not.”<\/p>\n
\n“Huh?”<\/p>\n
\n“I know neither your name nor your motives. Why should I trust you?”<\/p>\n
\n“Well, I guess you have a point. But…I can’t tell you who we are. We’ve got…reasons.”<\/p>\n
\n“Reasons?”<\/p>\n
\n“Mm. Complicated reasons.”<\/p>\n
\n“……I see. I place my life in your hands.”<\/p>\n
\n“What? Are you sure?”<\/p>\n
\n“If you were assassins, I would already be dead. I must trust you.”<\/p>\n
\n“You’ve my word of honor!”<\/p>\n
\n“And so it ends…”<\/p>\n
\n“Tell me… Are you afraid to die?”<\/p>\n
\n“…Uww…gaa… ……This can’t… Lady…Son…ia…”<\/p>\n
\n“Mother…”<\/p>\n
\n“Ah! The lights are back. Am I safe? What happened to those people? I have to make sure Mother is well! Hello! Is anyone there!?”<\/p>\n
\n“Jaffar!!”<\/p>\n
\n“Nino…”<\/p>\n
\n“I’m…glad you’re well…”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“Why do you not kill me?”<\/p>\n
\n“Me, I’d like to rip you limb from limb right now, but this kid Nino is here and all…”<\/p>\n
\n“You didn’t take the prince’s life. So we won’t take yours. It’s that simple.”<\/p>\n
\n“So naive. Do you know how many of your friends I’ve killed?”<\/p>\n
\n“You monster! I’ll–“<\/p>\n
\n“Hector!! Calm yourself!”<\/p>\n
\n“Get out of my way, Eliwood! I’m going to kill him!!”<\/p>\n
\n“Stop it!”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“Hey! Why don’t you draw your sword?”<\/p>\n
\n“I’ve not been ordered to.”<\/p>\n
\n“Ordered to?”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n
\n“Please… Forgive Jaffar. I beg you…”<\/p>\n
\n“Nino.”<\/p>\n
\n“Bah… You live… for now. You’re nothing more than a tool. It serves no one to break tools. It’s more important that we stop Nergal. But don’t forget, I don’t forgive you anything.”<\/p>\n
\n“……”<\/p>\n