...I remember decrepit old machines, along with the great trees that had swallowed them up. And I remember the sunset that dyed everything with a pale red tint.
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I was summoned in answer to chants and prayers,[sr]and I immediately recognized that something was off.
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[messageOff]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 0]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFace C 0]
[charaFadein A 0.4 0,-50]
[charaFadein B 0.4 -300,-50]
[charaFadein C 0.4 300,-50]
[wt 0.4]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_71 0.1]
＠Odysseus
So, it worked.
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＠Odysseus
First we draw a Proper Human History spell on top of a leyline, then assign it a pseudo-Command Spell...
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＠Odysseus
Not a very cost-efficient process.
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＠Odysseus
Much easier to get the numbers we need by turning Atlantean civilians into soldiers.
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[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[charaFadeout C 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
＠Charlotte Corday
Where am I?[sr]Wait. Who am I...?
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I know nothing.[sr]I can't figure out what's going on.
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All I know for sure is that I'm in a very dangerous situation.
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[messageOff]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace A 0]
[charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50]
[wt 0.5]
＠Charlotte Corday
Are you...my Master?
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＠Odysseus
Yes, I am.
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＠Odysseus
From here on, you will dedicate your body, your life, and your skills to Olympus, down to your very last drop of blood.
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＠Odysseus
It is through this servitude that[sr]your life will have meaning.
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＠Charlotte Corday
Um... What do you...mean by that?
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＠Odysseus
...If this is beyond your comprehension,[sr]then your only task is to die.
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[charaTalk D]
＠
The steely man spoke quietly,[sr]but his words carried an unmistakable fury.
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＠Charlotte Corday
...[sr]...
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[messageOff]
[cameraMove 0.5 0,8 1.0]
[wt 0.5]
[cameraMove 0.5 0,0 1.0]
[wt 0.8]
＠Charlotte Corday
...Yes, Master. My life is yours to command.
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＠Odysseus
What is your True Name?
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＠Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday...
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＠Odysseus
I see. The French Revolution's Angel of Assassination.
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＠Odysseus
Perhaps your presence here is because I killed Chevalier d'Eon and Charles-Henri Sanson.
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＠Odysseus
The blood of your French contemporaries must have acted as a catalyst.
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＠Charlotte Corday
That kind executioner...?[sr]You...killed him?
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[charaTalk D]
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He doesn't answer. My entire body feels heavier from the weight of this unbelievable revelation.
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＠Odysseus
I may have used this leyline to summon you,[sr]but I have no expectations for you whatsoever.
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＠Odysseus
My sole purpose in calling you here was to exhaust this leyline's magical energy.
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＠Odysseus
There is nothing you can do to aid me,[sr]and I have no need for your loyalty.
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[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk D]
＠
His words[line 2]such dull, passionless words[line 2]stung like white-hot needles.
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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 0]
[charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50]
＠B：Atlantis Border Guard
We've confirmed that the leyline has spun out of control and suffered irreparable damage, sir.
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＠B：Atlantis Border Guard
No one will be summoning any[sr]more Servants from this one.
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[charaFadeout B 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 0]
[charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50]
＠Odysseus
Nonetheless, now that our fates have been tied together, I must give you some sort of order.
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＠Odysseus
I can't have you wandering around[sr]aimlessly when you don't belong here.
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[charaTalk D]
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I guess I'm going to be kicked out,[sr]since there's no place for me here.
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I resist the urge to form a very un-Servant-like[sr]self-deprecating smile.
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＠Odysseus
So your order is this: forget about us.[sr]From there, the Zeus Klironomia will guide you.
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＠Charlotte Corday
Guide me...?
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＠Odysseus
You are now just another Rogue Servant. All you need do from here on is oppose us like the others.
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＠Odysseus
However.
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＠Odysseus
Should the demiurge inside you encounter an enemy god someday...then you will serve as a beacon.
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＠Odysseus
That is the only way in which you[sr]might possibly be of use to me.
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＠Odysseus
Your actions will not be driven by your forgotten layers of memory, but by the Zeus Klironomia that have been embedded in your id.
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＠Odysseus
Once the Zeus Klironomia within you are fully activated, that will be the end.
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＠Odysseus
That is the only role I have for you, my Servant.
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[messageOff]
[wt 0.5]
[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_71 2.5]
[wipeout magic 2.5 1.0]
[wait wipe]
[charaFadeout A 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
＠
Information I don't understand starts to pour into my brain, even as my memories of being summoned disappear.
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All I could do to resist was scream.
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When it was over, all that was left was my plain, ordinary, utterly useless self.
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[messageOff]
[sceneSet A 10001 1]
[charaScale A 1.01]
[scene 84700]
[wt 1.0]
[wipein magic 1.0 1.0]
[wait wipe]
[wt 1.0]
[bgm BGM_EVENT_75 0.1]
[charaTalk D]
[charaFace D 10]
[charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50]
＠Charlotte Corday
...Huh?
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＠Charlotte Corday
Does this mean I was summoned...?
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[charaFace D 4]
[charaShake D 0.02 3 3 0.4]
＠Charlotte Corday
...
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[charaFace D 1]
＠Charlotte Corday
That's right.[sr]I'm...a Servant of Proper Human History.
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[charaFace D 0]
＠Charlotte Corday
My True Name is Charlotte Corday.[sr]I was summoned to this Greek Lostbelt so I could...
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[charaFace D 10]
＠Charlotte Corday
...Well, I'm not sure why I was summoned, but...[sr]I still have to do the best I can...
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[charaFadeout D 0.1]
[wt 0.1]
＠
There was always a strange fog[sr]hanging over a corner of my mind.
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[messageOff]
[charaDepth A 15]
[charaFadein A 0.5 0,-200]
[wt 0.5]
[scene 85201]
[charaTalk E]
[charaFace E 6]
[charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50]
[wt 0.8]
[charaFadeout A 0.5]
[wt 0.5]
＠
...It was there back then.
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[messageOff]
[charaFadein A 0.5 0,-200]
[wt 0.5]
[charaFadeout E 0.1]
[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 1]
[charaFadein G 0.1 0,-50]
[wt 0.8]
[charaFadeout A 0.5]
[wt 0.5]
＠
And then.
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[messageOff]
[charaFadein A 0.5 0,-200]
[wt 0.5]
[charaFadeout G 0.1]
[wt 0.3]
[scene 84800]
[charaFadeout A 0.5]
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＠
And then. [wt 0.5][charaFadein A 0.5 0,-200][wt 0.5][scene 85400][wt 0.1][charaFadeout A 0.5][wt 0.5]And then. [wt 0.5][charaFadein A 0.5 0,-200][wt 0.5][scene 85502][wt 0.1][charaFadeout A 0.5][wt 0.5][wt 0.3]And then.
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[messageOff]
[wt 0.3]
[charaFadein A 0.5 0,-200]
[wt 0.5]
[scene 85902]
[masterBranch _Male _Female]
[label _Male]
[charaSet F 1098184400 1 Protagonist_Male]
[branch _branchEnd]
[label _Female]
[charaSet F 1098184410 1 Protagonist_Female]
[label _branchEnd]
[charaTalk F]
[charaFace F 0]
[charaFadein F 0.1 0,-50]
[wt 0.8]
[charaFadeout A 0.5]
[wt 0.5]
[wt 0.7]
＠
...And then.
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＠
There was always, always something that felt off.
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＠
Now that I've remembered what happened,[sr]it's so obvious.
