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RAGANA: “Then there’s nothing more to say. You want to stop me? Then come and stop me.”

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RAGANA: "But I won't make it easy."

She raises her staff.

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SWOOOOOSH

She throws the set at you once again, but you manage to grab hold of the catapult to avoid being batted off the Table.

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Speaking of the catapult, you've been wanting to fire it since the very first moment you arrived here, and now's the perfect chance! Ragana won't know what hit her, though you don't actually know what's going to hit her either, since there's no ammunition for the catapult anywhere in sight.

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Fortunately, you know just where to find some. You scamper up to Duskfang's room, where all of Nightpaw's pilfered belongings are lying around. This stuff will definitely come in handy.

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From there, you climb out the window and up to the roof.

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The studshooter crossbow and Nightpaw's fish will make good additions to your collection of oddball items.

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Having rounded up everything potentially useful, you return to Duskfang's room, where you set to work cobbling it all together into proper armaments.

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For your first creation, you load the mysterious gilded gemstone into the crossbow in place of the Essence of Studshooter. The gem looks magical, but you have no idea what it actually does. You bet it would hurt a lot if you hit someone in the face with it, though.

Your second creation you dub the Heartbreaker. It consists of the key with the heart-shaped crystal mounted on top of it. This crystal probably has some magical power too, but you're not especially concerned with the specifics here either. As long as the heart doesn't actually break, it's probably fine.

With your new weapons in hand, you haul the rest of the junk outside to the catapult.

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In order to test the range and accuracy of the catapult, you load the fish first. You doubt it'd do much damage even if you do manage to land a hit on Ragana, but its slapstick value would be immeasurable.

Ready, aim...

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FIRE!

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NIGHTPAW: "My fish!"

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The fish lands just a little below Ragana, swooshing through the window of her bathroom.

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With a wet slap and the crash of breaking glass, it knocks all the bottles off the countertop and comes to rest in the basin of Ragana's sink. Not exactly what you were aiming for, but you suppose it kinda counts.

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RAGANA: "That does it! I'm putting an end to this—in umbras peri!"

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crackle

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The bolt of energy strikes the catapult and explodes!

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It looks like you won't be using that again any time soon.

>>2627705
>>2627708
>That Lego energy bolt
Your inventiveness is boundless man.

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You take cover behind the stairs while Ragana rains magic missiles down on you.

SOPHIE: "4juniors, I could use some help here."

4JUNIORS: we think so too. this looks bad.

SOPHIE: "Is there anything you can do to stop her? Can your parrot go knock her staff out of her hand, or peck at her head a little?"

4JUNIORS: that is too big for us. we would die. the light is too much.

SOPHIE: "What about getting on top of the light and moving it? You did that before, right? If you move the light directly over Ragana, I'll get her to look into it. She'll be too stunned to stop me from grabbing the egg and running."

4JUNIORS: we moved the light when it was off. we could still do it now but that would be it. we would not be able to help you more after. any more would kill us. but yes. we can move the light.

SOPHIE: "Are you sure?"

4JUNIORS: we are sure. junior helps junior.

SOPHIE: "Then let's do it. Once I'm in position on top of the main tower, point the light straight at Ragana."

4JUNIORS: aye aye captain jones

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You just need to make it over there first.

What will you do?

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The quest will resume tomorrow. Meanwhile, feel free to leave commands.

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>2627720
>The contraption we made from the key and the crystal really looks like a wand
>Imply it's a wand
>Become a magical girl like we always wanted
>Fly up to the tower like magical girls do

Rolled 4 (1d6)

My original plan was to gather food, have Ragana do the dirty work of hatching the egg, and then use the Summon Dragon Spell from the book.
At which point all we had to do was leave.

But no, Ragana had to battle.
So be it.
Load the studshooter with that thug ass mouse and rain down hell on that witch.

Rolled 3 (1d6)

Also let us attack with snark and sass.
Rolling for emotional damage

Lastly we started our quest with wanting to kick puppies.
I say a fox is fine too.

Rolled 4 (1d6)

it's simple really, use the wings from the busted catapult to flap over there and smack her with the heartbonk 3000.

>>2628120
flying is always the answer

>>2628120
BONK!

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Status Report: The update is in progress, but there's a certain part of it that will take a little extra work. It's not anywhere near as time-consuming as the Evangelion OP, but the update probably won't be ready until either very late tonight or tomorrow.

>>2629256
You are actually going to do the magical girl thing right?
Including a whole transformation sequence.

>>2629256
Take your time, the amount of effort you're putting into this quest is really something else

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As long as Ragana’s blasting at you with magic, you doubt you’ll make it very far. Better come up with a distraction, and fast.

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You retreat into the shelter of Cloudtail’s cellar to devise a plan.

CLOUDTAIL: “What, you again? Didn’t I tell you to—“

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You grab the indolent rodent and cram him into the studshooter.

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SOPHIE: “Sorry about this, but I need you to distract Ragana for me.”

CLOUDTAIL: “Why you megablokking—the family’s gonna hear about this! Just you wait; you’re gonna need a dozen godtdamn Pied Pipers to fend off the absolute hell we’re gonna bring down on you! I hope you like rat shit in your cereal, because—”

SOPHIE: “Actually, you know what? I’m not really sorry about this at all.”

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pew

CLOUDTAIL: “Fuck youuuuuuuuuuu!”

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bop

RAGANA: “Ack! Dusti, get this vermin off of me!”

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That’ll buy you a little time.

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You begin reattaching the wings from the catapult onto the Heartbreaker. There’s a wind magic crystal here too, so hopefully you’ll be able to fly with this.

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Hmm. This contraption looks somehow familiar, but you can’t quite place why. And you feel like this ensemble is missing something too. Something like—

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NIGHTPAW: “Hold it right there.”

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NIGHTPAW: “Just what have you done to my gemstones, and where exactly do you think you’re going with them?”

SOPHIE: “These were in Duskpaw’s tower; he stole them from you, right?”

NIGHTPAW: “He did indeed. Those crystal contain powerful, emotion-based magic, and I want them back.”

SOPHIE: “I’m sorry, but I can’t do that. I need them to stop Ragana’s revenge plan and save Elfland.”

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NIGHTPAW: “For the love of Godt, would you just give up already? Can’t you see it’s pointless? Once Ragana’s set her mind to something, no one can stop her.”

SOPHIE: “But I know that you wish you could.”

Nightpaw begins to snap back at you, but instead falls silent and averts her gaze.

SOPHIE: “You should tell her how you really feel.”

NIGHTPAW: “I... I just want—ugh, no, it doesn’t matter what I want. I have to support Ragana.”

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SOPHIE: “But why? She’s obviously not very nice to you, and you don’t sound all that confident in her leadership.”

NIGHTPAW: “It’s not about that, though, not really. When Duskfang and I found her, she was living alone in this enormous castle, drowning her sorrows in witch’s brew and wallowing in self-pity. She needed someone to help her, and I thought maybe we could be the ones.”

SOPHIE: “But it didn’t work?”

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NIGHTPAW: “Oh, it did, to an extent. For a while, we were happy. I’m sure you’ve noticed, however, that Duskfang and I, we’re—well, let’s be honest here: we’re petty and spiteful, and constantly fighting, and sometimes it feels like we just can’t do anything right. And Ragana, she’s grown more and more obsessive; more sour, more bitter—“

SOPHIE: “—even more umami?”

NIGHTPAW: “What?”

SOPHIE: “Never mind; just something I read. Keep going.”

NIGHTPAW: “And I don’t know where it ends, for any of us. You’re right that this whole dragon scheme has gotten out of control; if she keeps going, it’ll only get worse for her, but Ragana won’t back down. It doesn’t matter what I tell her; I can’t change her mind.”

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SOPHIE: “Then help me stop her, before she can take this any further.”

NIGHTPAW: “She wouldn’t like that.”

SOPHIE: “But someone has to do it, for her own sake. And then, maybe someday she’ll understand why.”

NIGHTPAW: “You really think so?”

Something the 4juniors once said crosses your mind.

SOPHIE: “Everyone can change if they want to. Even her.”

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Nightpaw begins sniffling, which progresses rapidly into crying; you give her a comforting pat on the head.

SOPHIE: “It’s going to be all right. Do you want a sip of this smoothie? I’m pretty sure it’s carrot.”

Nightpaw nods and licks at it between sobs. Then she pulls herself together and faces you.

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NIGHTPAW: “Okay. I’m ready. Let’s do this, for Ragana’s sake.”

SOPHIE: “I’m glad to have you with me, Nightpaw.”

NIGHTPAW: “But there’s one small detail I need to make sure of: can we still give Duskfang a good thrashing?”

SOPHIE: “That’s the plan.”

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And so, together with your newfound magical talking animal companion, you set your sights on Ragana’s tower, and—

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—wait, that’s it! You finally remember what it was that you were missing: a magical talking animal companion! (And no, the 4juniors’ parrot doesn’t count.)

It’s so obvious in hindsight: a heroine with a heart-themed enchanted wand, who fights evil in the name of love? Through some miracle of the universe, you’ve managed to become a magical girl, just like in one of your illicitly downloaded juvenile fantasy anime! Now that you’ve got Nightpaw for your mascot animal, all you’re missing is a sparkly once-per-episode transformation sequence and the checklist will be complete!

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SOPHIE: “Hey, Nightpaw, you said these crystals have magic emotion powers, right?”

NIGHTPAW: “That is their primary function.”

SOPHIE: “Do you think they could also do a quick costume change?”

NIGHTPAW: “Possibly?”

SOPHIE: “Good enough for me!”

It’s time to seize your magical destiny.

Hype!

>>2631772
>It’s time to seize your magical destiny.
Suck it Emily

IT'S HAPPENING

You absolute madman

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You’re pretty sure you just blew the entire special effects budget for this quest right there, but boy was it worth it.

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SOPHIE: “Hey Duskfang! You want this gem? I’ll let you have it!”

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SOPHIE: “Radiant Yliaster, activate! Heartillery Blast!”

bonk

DUSKPAW: “Oof! My delicate nose!”

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At least you’ve now managed to keep one of your promises.

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SOPHIE: “4juniors! What’s the situation up on the lamp?”

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4juniors: we see you child of friends. we are ready. just say when.

There’s only one thing left to take care of.

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SOPHIE: “Ragana! Drop your staff!”

NIGHTPAW: “Please, Ragana. Listen to us!”

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RAGANA: “Jynx? What are you doing with Malacrythe?”

NIGHTPAW: “I’m helping her save you from yourself. I should have spoken my mind earlier, but this dragon egg business needs to stop.”

RAGANA: “You traitor! You—I thought we—“

NIGHTPAW: “I know it’s hard to understand, but I’m doing this for both of us. If you keep going like this, it’s only going to end badly!”

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RAGANA: “The only thing that’s going to meet a bad end is you two! I’ll make you regret crossing me.”

You raise your crossbow and point it straight at Ragana’s head.

SOPHIE: “And how are you going to manage that? Are you going to spin the castle until we get nauseous? Spray a couple more jets of Mt Dew at us? It’s over, Ragana; I could end this right now.”

RAGANA: “Then do it, coward!”

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pew

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Ragana falls to the ground, groaning in pain. You sure hope you didn’t shoot her in the eye; you’re pretty sure that’s like one of the cardinal sins.

RAGANA: “My head… It feels so—like there’s too much of everything…”

NIGHTPAW: “The gemstone’s power has opened up her heart!”

SOPHIE: “You mean we might be able to convince her to stop now?”

NIGHTPAW: “It’s possible, but in this state, her emotions will be at their most volatile. She may be more receptive to change, but you need to be wary; the turbulence of her inner conflict may make her even more dangerous than before!”

SOPHIE: “Then now’s the perfect time for a little transcendental revelation. 4juniors, cue the l—“

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RAGANA: “Get out of my castle!”

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The bolt of magic pierces straight through the Heartbreaker and knocks Nightpaw off!

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She lands in the bathroom, unconscious but otherwise unharmed.

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As for you, you grab onto the nearest tree branch to break your fall, while the Heartbreaker crashes into the ground below and shatters. It’s not beyond repair, though; you just need to get to it. Fortunately, you’re not too far off the ground. This should be a pretty safe dro—

>>2631924
Oh crap

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SWOOOOOOOOOSH

>>2631942
Oh no

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Well, that's not good.

For some reason I am more worried about that potion tipping over and spilling on us than actually falling into the depths of Leg Slemt.

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As you dangle over the abyss of Leg Slemt, Ragana descends the implied stairs and appears before you. There's a strange look in her eyes, one beyond your ability to decipher.

RAGANA: “Malacrythe…”

What will you do?

———————

And on that excessively literal cliffhanger, I will need to head off for a bit to work on some IRL stuff. Meanwhile, please leave your commands and I'll try to pick up with them intermittently throughout the day, as time permits.

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>2631983
Ask her if she remembers her first love. With her heart opened, she might get overwhelmed by emotions.

>>2632046
This is fucking ridiculous.

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>2631983
Tell Ragana to back off for her own safety. I've seen enough Disney movies to know that this sort of situations don't tend to end well for the villain.
Unless our current role is that of the Mufasa, in which case she better help us up in case Emily does decide to show up.

Oh and ask her to move that potion because this is a clear violation of OSHA safety regulations.

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>2631983
We have to take the last step, we need 4junior to show us the truth of reality, to break free of the arbitrary magic and limits of our playground. Knowing is half the battle

>>2632111
If only those trips helped my roll...

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>But when I become the new Celestial Guardian and unleash the power of the dragon queen, it won’t matter what they call me.
Ask her if she's jealous of Lumia for being the Celestial Guardian, while her hard work and practising magic only got her treated like an outcast.
Then confess that we're only playing hero because we're jealous of our sister, who gets to be all popular and heroic and have all sorts of cool adventures in Elfland while we're stuck in Boringtown being an ordinary girl with no real talents.

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>2631983
Splash the potion in her face and swing up on the branch to kick Ragana and get onto the platform

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>2632162
This is an excellent idea

Status Report: The next update will be split into two parts. The first part should be ready later tonight; the second part will probably not go up until tomorrow evening.

>>2633694
Can't wait!

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Meanwhile in Heartlake City…

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EMMA: “Yo, Emily, we’ve got a bit of trouble.”

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EMILY: “What’s the matter?”

EMMA: “So, I was making the dough for the rolls and—“

EMILY: “Again? Come on, Emma; don’t you remember what happened the last time you tried to handle the baking?”

EMMA: “Hey, I did way better this time. I’ve still got all my hair, don’t I?”

EMILY: “Okay, so what’s the problem?”

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EMMA: “Well, the dough’s got a kinda weird flavor. Oh, and I made six times more of it than we actually needed.”

EMILY: “You’re going to get us fired…”

EMMA: “Not if I can help it! And by ‘I’, I mean ‘you’. You’re good with desserts; do you think you can maybe add some chocolate or something to the dough to salvage the taste?”

EMILY: “Is that really your plan?"

EMMA: "You can do it, can't you?"

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Rolled 1 (1d6)

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EMILY: “Well, I suppose I do know a thing or two about fudging bad rolls.”

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And back in Elfland…

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SOPHIE: “Wait, Ragana, hold on—“

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RAGANA: “I don’t think I’m the one who needs to hold on here.”

SOPHIE: “Okay, true, but before you kill me, can I ask you something?”

RAGANA: “Fine. One last question.”

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SOPHIE: “Do you remember love?”

RAGANA: “What—what sort of a question is that?”

SOPHIE: “Well, do you? Do you remember the first time you fell in love? Do you remember how it felt?”

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SOPHIE: “Do you remember?”

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RAGANA: “No! I’m done with that!”

SOPHIE: “Whoever it was, you cared about them, didn’t you? They must have meant the world to you!”

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Ragana clutches at her head and screams.

RAGANA: “Stop it!”

This may be the only chance you get.

SOPHIE: “4juniors! Now!”

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4JUNIORS: yo ho!

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RAGANA: “What is this place? I can’t feel my body.”

SOPHIE: “This is the light that casts your body as a shadow.”

RAGANA: “The shadow of what?”

SOPHIE: “Of you.”

RAGANA: “It’s too bright.”

SOPHIE: “Will you turn away?”

RAGANA: “It hurts.”

SOPHIE: “You always turn away.”

RAGANA: “I don’t have a choice!”

SOPHIE: “You turn away from the things you fear.”

RAGANA: “I’m not afraid!”

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SOPHIE: “You fear what you cannot control.”

RAGANA: “I can’t rely on anything else.”

SOPHIE: “You fear others.”

RAGANA: “I’m the only one I can trust.”

SOPHIE: “You fear that others will hurt you.”

RAGANA: “In the end, they always hurt me.”

SOPHIE: “In your fear, you turned away.”

RAGANA: “I’m safe if they can’t reach me.”

SOPHIE: “Then no one will ever find you.”

RAGANA: “No one has ever found me.”

SOPHIE: “Do you want to be found?”

RAGANA: “Even if I did, no one would ever find me.”

SOPHIE: “Because you turned away.”

RAGANA: “What if I turn back and there’s no one there?”

SOPHIE: “You have to trust them.”

RAGANA: “What if I really am alone?”

SOPHIE: “Can you trust me?”

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RAGANA: “Malacrythe?”

SOPHIE: “I’m here, Ragana.”

RAGANA: “I’m... I’m glad. But why? After everything I’ve done, why?”

SOPHIE: “We have a lot in common. That girl, with the blue hair—“

RAGANA: “You saw?”

SOPHIE: “Did you envy her?”

RAGANA: “I... I wanted what I couldn’t have. Rosalyn, Lumia, even Cronan—they were all so perfect, but no matter how hard I tried…”

SOPHIE: “I know how that feels. I only came here because I was jealous of my sister.”

RAGANA: “Your sister?”

SOPHIE: “Emily Jones. She's the one who was supposed to save the dragon queen, not me. I just wanted to have what she had, but I almost ruined everything instead.”

RAGANA: “Ruining everything… We do have that in common, don’t we?”

SOPHIE: “But we still have enough time to fix this mess if we work together. Will you help me?”

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RAGANA: “Yes. Let’s fix this together. Thank you, Malacrythe Jones, for finding me.”

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SOPHIE: “I don’t want to spoil the moment, but actually, it’s Sophie.”

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You suddenly find yourself back in Ragana’s castle, still barely clinging to the tree branch over the abyss of Leg Slemt. Ragana stands a little ways away, grasping at the railing for support. Her arms tremble, her wand flashes with a brilliant light, and then—

>>2631830
>Aeon Sophia
You really did go with the Gnosticism theme, you beautiful bastard.

>>2634012
>>2634015
>>2634017
>>2634018
Magnifico

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CRACK

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RAGANA: “My shadow crystal—it’s broken! Could the light have overpowered it? Or was it a result of the magical reson—”

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SOPHIE: “Uh, that’s really fascinating, but I think there’s something slightly more pressing that you’re forgetting!”

RAGANA: “Right, my apologies. No need to panic; I have this under control.”

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RAGANA: “Grab my hand!”

SOPHIE: “That’d be a lot easier if I had functional elbows!”

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RAGANA: “Wait, I know; let me just get a little nearer and—“

>>2633995
>>2633997
>>2634012
>>2634015
>>2634017
>>2634018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLdouaW2x0k

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creeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaak

>>2634039
Oh crap

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As Ragana steps farther out onto the ledge, the entire castle lurches towards the abyss! The potion that until now had been balancing precariously on the branch topples over and crashes into your face before dropping down into the darkness below. You never hear it hit the bottom.

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SOPHIE: “Stay back! It’s not safe!”

rumble

As if determined to prove you right, the castle slips a little more on the edge of the table, sending Ragana staggering backward. A villain, a dangerous precipice, unstable footing—you’ve seen this way too many times on the Disney® channel to just watch and let it play out here in real life.

RAGANA: “Hold on, I’ll—“

SOPHIE: “There’s no time; you need to get the egg and the others and run!”

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RAGANA: “I can’t simply leave you behind to die!”

SOPHIE: “I’ll find a way out, I promise!”

RAGANA: “But—“

SOPHIE: “Go!”

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With a last conflicted look back at you, Ragana warps up to her bathroom to rescue Nightpaw, followed by Duskfang from his tree branch.

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Finally, she ascends to the roof and takes hold of Estari’s egg.

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You watch her vanish and reappear outside just as a tremendous shiver wracks the castle’s foundations. You sense that this is the end for the building; without Ragana’s staff, there’s no way to keep it from falling over the edge.

You’re glad that everyone else at least made it out safe.

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CREEEEEAAAAAAK

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You don’t think you’ll be so lucky.

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As you plummet towards your death, your thoughts turn back to Emily. You wish you’d had a chance to apologize to her. You wish you’d had a chance to say goodbye.

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Everything fades away as you pass into Leg Slemt.

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And that's all for tonight! The second half of this sequence should be ready tomorrow night; until then, commands are temporarily closed. Thank you for playing!

>>2634063
I can barely wait for the second part.

But what happened to the mouse?

Funtron, this game is just the best

>inb4 Wake up, Child of Friends

Sasuge
100% sasuge

I'm on the edge of my seat here. Can't wait for the next part!

So this means that Potts is some sort of lesser manifestation of Leg Slemt? Probably for the best we didn't pick them, even if it would have been handy to have a wizard.

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A distant clattering of brick against brick, stirring you to consciousness.

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A darkness unbounded by physical dimensions, stretching far beyond your sight.

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An ocean of solitude, the unfathomable deep that lies at the bottom of everything.

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SOPHIE: “This is Leg Slemt, isn’t it?”

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4JUNIORS: yes child of friends. we are in leg slemt.

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SOPHIE: “Am I dead?”

4JUNIORS: no. when you fell we caught you. we called our boat and rode it through the light.

SOPHIE: “But that means…“

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4JUNIORS: yes. our power is gone. our time is ending.

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SOPHIE: “You—“

4JUNIORS: we know what you will say. that we shouldnt have. that it should have been you.

>>2637966
OH NOOOO

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4JUNIORS: but we are happy we did it. at last we are happy.

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SOPHIE: “…Thank you, 4juniors.”

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4JUNIORS: now we will ride our boat one last time. and then we will be gone. but we do not want to go alone. until then will you ride with us?

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SOPHIE: “Yes. I'll stay with you until the end. Let’s go sailing.”

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POTTIES: “Brekekekex, clikits, clikits. Brekekekex, clikits, clikits.”

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SOPHIE: “I’m sorry I couldn’t get you to the Promised Legoland.”

4JUNIORS: it is okay. we helped you because we believed in you. you did not let us down.

SOPHIE: “But what about you?”

>>2637987
Fuck, I'm all sad and feely here, and you bring out this. I can't laugh and cry at the same time.

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4JUNIORS: someday another archon will be made. they will take our place.

SOPHIE: “Will they remember you?”

4JUNIORS: maybe. some archons do. and some other archons are like us already. they want to return to the light. so we have something to ask you.

SOPHIE: “Anything.”

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4JUNIORS: please show the archons the way out of leg slemt. please help them find our answer.

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SOPHIE: “I will, I promise you.”

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4JUNIORS: that gives us peace. but be safe child of friends. some are not like us.

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4JUNIORS: they do not care about playing well. they plan something bad. it is coming. we have seen it. you have seen it.

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4JUNIORS: they will come for you.

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SOPHIE: “And whoever they are, whatever they’re planning, I’ll stop them.”

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4JUNIORS: we know you will.

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4JUNIORS: and now we must go.

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4JUNIORS: we are glad we played with you child of friends. it was fun.

SOPHIE: “It’s been an honor, 4juniors.”

4JUNIORS: when we are in the dark we will remember. we will remember this time. it will be our light.

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4JUNIORS: please tell us. did we play well?

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SOPHIE: “You played—“

>>2638020
And a final audience punch.

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SOPHIE: “…you played beautifully. Wherever you are, I hope you know that.”

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RAGANA: “…and it’s all my fault…”

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RAGANA: “…I’m a failure of an elf… I should—I should just walk over to the edge, and join—"

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SOPHIE: “Ragana! Over here!”

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RAGANA: “Sophie! You’re alive!”

SOPHIE: “I told you I’d find a way out, didn’t I? How are Nightshade and Duskfang? Is everyone okay?”

RAGANA: “We’re all fine now that you’re here, but the egg is getting colder and I don’t have any fire magic to warm it with!”

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SOPHIE: “Don’t worry; I’ve got this covered.”

You quickly drape the Cloak of Coziness back over Estari’s egg. Immediately the egg’s temperature rises and holds steady. When you peek inside, Estari seems in better health than before as well. You wonder how long it’ll be until she hatches.

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SOPHIE: “Well, what now? Should we just wait here until it’s time?”

RAGANA: “I suppose so. It may be quite a while yet, though.”

SOPHIE: “That’s fine by me. I’m gonna need some time to come to terms with everything that just happened.”

RAGANA: “I think I will as well. So much has changed; I scarcely even feel like I’m the same person now. I’m—I’m sorry I tried to kill you.”

SOPHIE: “I’m sorry for deceiving you, and about your castle.”

RAGANA: “Do you think we can start over?”

SOPHIE: “Yeah. Let’s start o—“

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LUMIA: “Halt, both of you!”

>>2638065
Did the real villain arrive?

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As Lumia dismounts her eagle, Ragana shoots you a nervous glance.

RAGANA: “Uh, Sophie…?”

SOPHIE: “Don’t worry; I’ll vouch for your redemption arc.”

RAGANA: “You think she’ll believe you?”

SOPHIE: “Definitely. After all, I’m—“

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LUMIA: “’Emily Jones’, by my authority as the Celestial Guardian, you are hereby under arrest for for impersonating a heroine! And you, Ragana Hearthcoal, are under arrest for the kidnapping of the dragon queen Estari! Do you two have anything to say for yourselves and your heinous crimes?”

>>2638079
"Do what you want with me, but leave Ragana alone! She turned face and started from a new leaf"
"Also why did you even need Emily for if you could just arrest her?"

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What will you do?

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And that wraps up the quest for tonight! Leave your commands here and I'll resume with them tomorrow. We're coming up on the conclusion pretty quickly now; as ever, thanks for playing!

>>2638084
>>2638083

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>2638084
Ask how it is possible that Lumia can be in 2 places at the same time.
After all isn't the bird supposed to be Lumia's shapeshifted form?
What sorcery is this?

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>2638083
Forgot the dice again

>>2638020
no

No

NO

NO NO NO NO NO

This isn't fair ;_;

>>2638212
I intended to vote for Sophie to break down in tear from all the unfairness and awfulness, but there was no opportunity.

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>2638084
Sophie distracts Lumia while Ragana and the others get the egg into the 4juniors ship and we race across the table fleeing her until the egg hatches

>>2638222
I thought I might be crying myself, but it was just the roof leaking

Yeah, that's it...

I hated the 4 juniors

>>2638670
You monstrous, heinous child.

>>2638670
.t Emily

>>2638670
It must be hard, living with no heart.

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Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>2638084
K.O. the eagle so there is no way Lamia can follow. Explain the sitchy as fast as possible, board the good ship 4Juniors, and jack-all sail far far away.

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SOPHIE: “I know what I did, and it was wrong of me, but please give Ragana a second chance! She’s turned over a new page in her instruction manual!”

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LUMIA: “An interesting claim, coming from a known liar.”

SOPHIE: “But it’s true! She saved my life!“

LUMIA: “So she colluded with a criminal.“

SOPHIE: “She rescued the dragon queen!“

LUMIA: “…whom she kidnapped and endangered in the first place.“

SOPHIE: “She… feels really, really sorry about it?”

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RAGANA: “I know I have no right to ask for your forgiveness, but I truly regret the things that I’ve done and will do everything in my power to make amends.”

LUMIA: “Hmm. Your penitence does seem heartfelt.”

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LUMIA: “But my judgment is unerring: neither of you can be trusted. You’re both coming with me to face justice. Maybe once you’ve spent a few years behind the four-long bars, you’ll be able to understand the gravity of your transgressions.”

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SOPHIE: “Ragana, I’m too young to go to elf jail!”

RAGANA: “You’re a minor, so it’s really more like elf juvenile detention.”

SOPHIE: “I can’t go to elf juvie! My parents would kill me! Isn’t Lumia’s supposed to be the sage or something of love? I thought she’d be a little more forgiving and understanding.”

RAGANA: “Just between you and me, Lumia’s not really that great at her job.”

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SOPHIE: “Then we’ve only got one option. You grab the egg and run for the ship—I’ll distract Lumia.”

RAGANA: “Wait, I thought we were doing the honesty and responsibility thing now? You know, accepting the consequences and atoning for our crimes?”

SOPHIE: “I get the feeling she’s not really into that. We'll to use the dragon queen’s magic to warp back to Heartlake City and get my sister. She’s the legendary heroine—Lumia has to listen to her!”

RAGANA: “Okay, if you really think this is for the best, I’m with you.”

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LUMIA: “Enough whispering; face forward and stand still so I can open the portal.”
SOPHIE: “Hold on a moment, I need to get something straight.”

LUMIA: “And what might that be?”

SOPHIE: “You have a magic eagle? Couldn’t you have just flown yourself in on it in the first place and thrown the ri—I mean, grabbed the egg? What did you even need me for?”

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LUMIA: “Flying in myself would have been impossible due to the abundance of antimagical wards Ragana set upon her castle, as well as the lack of celestial magic for me to draw upon. However, the castle problem appears to have been solved now, and there has been a surge in celestial magic from the dragon queen’s egg, allowing me to conjure up my eagle and—“

SOPHIE: “And aren’t you supposed to be the eagle? Like, isn’t shapeshifting sorta your thing?”

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LUMIA: “W—what gives you that impression?”

SOPHIE: “I stared into the Light of Godt; I’ve seen the box art.”

LUMIA: “Well, t—technically the eagle is just a manifestation of my celestial power. It would be a trivial feat to adopt its form as my own.”

SOPHIE: “So why don’t you? It must be easier than riding it.”

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LUMIA: “…I don’t like…mumble…eagle…”

SOPHIE: “What?”

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LUMIA: “I don’t like turning into the eagle, okay? All those feathers, and the heights, and the sudden compulsion to eat rodents—you have no idea how unpleasant it is!”

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SOPHIE: “I bet you’re just making excuses because you can’t do it.”

LUMIA: “I most certainly can!”

SOPHIE: “Then prove it.”

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LUMIA: “Not, uh—not to change the subject, but wouldn’t you rather see me change into my wolf form? She’s truly a majestic creature: white and gold with piercing blue eyes, and she has a magical gemstone on her forehead, and—”

SOPHIE: “…Lumia, is that just your fu—“

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>>2641530

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clonk

RAGANA: “Sophie, climb on!”

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SOPHIE: “Thanks, Ragana!”

LUMIA: “Get back here!”

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NIGHTPAW: “Glad to see you again, Aeon Sophia.”

SOPHIE: “Same! But, uh, we should probably save the talking for later.”

NIGHTPAW: “Sensible. So, you do know how to fly this… thing, don’t you?”

SOPHIE: “Probably?”

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NIGHTPAW: “You may want to fly it a little faster.”

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LUMIA: “Roar! Wait, I mean, screech!”

SOPHIE: “Okay, I admit you weren’t kidding about the whole eagle thing!”

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RAGANA: “Sophie, stand back!”

DUSKFANG: “Fire!”

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PEW

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With a surprised squawk and a flurry of feathers, Lumia drops out of sight. You really, really hope she’ll eventually find it in herself to forgive you for that.

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SOPHIE: “That was a good shot.”

NIGHTPAW: “Give Duskfang my compliments for once.”

RAGANA: “With any luck, that should keep her from dogging us for a little while.”

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SOPHIE: “Maybe not the best choice of words.”

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LUMIA: “You! I have absolutely had with you! Lying, stealing, fleeing from the law… making me transform into the eagle—and you really thought you could pass yourself off as some sort of heroine?”

SOPHIE: “Lumia, wait—we’re all more or less on the same side here!”

LUMIA: “And now you’re abducting the dragon queen on some sort of eldritch ghost ship straight out of Leg Slemt? I cannot let this pass.”

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Lumia’s massive paw comes slamming down on top of you.

LUMIA: “This ends here. Any final words, villain?”

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rattle

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rattle

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CRACK

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ESTARI: “That’s enough!”

LUMIA: “Queen Estari!”

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ESTARI: “Stand down, my guardian. These four are friends.”

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ESTARI: “My apologies; I wish I had been able to come to your aid sooner, but generating a new corporeal form cannot be rushed.”

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SOPHIE: “You mean you’ve been watching us this whole time?”

ESTARI: “The egg is rather transparent, as I’m sure you’ve noticed.”

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ESTARI: “As I reincarnated within the safety of the egg, I bore witness to your journey. I saw your struggles and realizations and reconciliations, and the hope that resides within each of you.”

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ESTARI: “Though your path was neither clear nor easy, you persevered and saw my hatching through to the end, despite the hardships. And for that, I am eternally grateful.”

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LUMIA: “But your majesty, what about the kidnapping? And the lying? And the unspeakable nightmare vessel that we’re all standing on?”

ESTARI: “And the accidental freezing, and the excessively bright light—yes, yes, I was there for all that. But in this case, perhaps we can put all that behind us and have a fresh start? I’ve only just begun my life, after all, and I certainly have no interest in relitigating the grudges of my past incarnations—such as, for instance, the time you accidentally flew Elandra into the Sky Castle.”

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LUMIA: “Oh, so you, uh, remember that…”

ESTARI: “More of it than I’d like. So what say you, Lumia? Do you think you can forgive these four?”

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Lumia glances up at you with a sheepish expression.

LUMIA: “As the Celestial Guardian, I… hereby forgive you all for the events that transpired here.”

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ESTARI: “Splendid. Now, I’m sorry to depart in such a hurry when we’ve only just met, but Lumia and I must be off to bear the good news to the council. Lumia, the eagle, if you would.”

LUMIA: “sigh”

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SOPHIE: “Have a safe journey, your majesty! Thank you for saving us, and it’s been a pleasure meeting you.”

ESTARI: “Likewise, Sophie Jones. I expect we shall cross paths again before too long; may it be under less dire circumstances, though given your role as a heroine, that may be too much to ask of fate."