＄03-00-06-17-4-1 [soundStopAll] [charaSet A 1098127920 1 Kadoc] [charaSet B 1098123840 1 Ophelia] [charaSet C 1098118410 1 "Limbo (Silhouette)"] [charaFilter C silhouette 00000080] [charaSet D 1098118410 1 Limbo] [charaSet E 1098127930 1 Kadoc_Injured] [sceneSet I 54006 1] [charaScale I 1.15] [charaSet S 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [charaSet T 5009000 1 "Effect Dummy"] [wipeFilter cinema 0.5 0] [scene 54006] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth I 1] [charaDepth B 2] [charaDepth C 3] [charaDepth D 4] [charaDepth A 5] [charaDepth S 6] [charaFadein I 0.1 -60,-250] [wt 0.1] [se ad902] [fadein black 1.5] [wait fade] [se ad311] [wt 1.8] [seStop ad311 0.5] [wt 0.2] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.4 0,-50] [wt 0.8] ＠Kadoc ...Good, no one's here.[bgm BGM_EVENT_70 0.1] [k] ＠Kadoc Wodime's off meeting with Zeus... [k] ＠Kadoc ...and since Chaldea's bound to show up to save Europa,[sr]the Alter Egos are sure to be keeping their eyes on them. [k] [charaFace A 4] ＠Kadoc Everything's coming together, just as I planned.[sr]Don't worry about anything else now, Kadoc. [k] [messageOff] [se ad311] [charaFadeout A 0.4] [wt 0.4] [charaMove I 60,-250 1.5] [wt 1.2] [seStop ad311 0.5] [wt 0.4] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.4 0,-50] [wt 0.6] ＠Kadoc If there's ever gonna be a chance to sift through the data, this is it. You won't get another. [k] ＠Kadoc I doubt they just left their whole plan lying around...but that's okay. [k] ＠Kadoc I'll settle for anything they don't want me to know, even if it's just meeting logs. [k] ＠Kadoc Anything that might provide a clue[sr]to the Foreign God's true identity. [k] [messageOff] [se ad806] [wt 1.6] ＠Kadoc There, the terminal's on. Okay, Wodime, don't mind me.[sr]I'm just gonna take a little peek at your files here. [k] [messageOff] [se ad807] [wt 1.6] ＠Kadoc They're password protected. Figures.[sr]I don't have time to try to hack my way in... [k] ＠Kadoc ...but let's see if I can guess your password.[sr]“Crypter.” [k] [messageOff] [se ad792] [wt 1.2] [charaFace A 4] ＠Kadoc Shit. Just my luck. [k] [charaFace A 0] ＠Kadoc Let's see, seven characters... [k] ＠Kadoc Hang on. Seven characters, seven Crypters...[sr]What if... [k] [messageOff] [se ad807] [wt 1.6] ＠Kadoc “K-K-O-A-S-B-D.” [k] [messageOff] [se ad792] [wt 1.2] ＠Kadoc No go, huh? Wait... Maybe he used “Peperoncino” instead of “Scandinavia”? [k] [charaFace A 10] ＠Kadoc “KKOAPBD.” [k] [messageOff] [se ad793] [wt 1.6] [charaFace A 4] ＠Kadoc ...Seriously? I can't believe he... [k] ＠Kadoc Nope, no time for that kinda crap now.[sr]I'm sick of being a bystander in all this. [k] [charaFace A 10] ＠Kadoc For now, I'll settle for seeing what you see.[sr]I'll figure out what I'm gonna do afterward. [k] [messageOff] [se ad807] [wt 1.6] ＠Kadoc Now, what've we got here... [k] ＠Kadoc A regularly scheduled report from Ophelia? Based on the[sr]date, this would've been when Chaldea had captured me. [k] [charaFace A 4] ＠Kadoc ...Weird. Why's this the only file saved by itself? [k] ＠Kadoc Sorry about this, Ophelia. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [messageOff] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_70 1.5] [se ad806] [wt 1.6] [se ad1] [charaPut S 0,-50] [charaEffect S bit_talk_magic_com 0,-50] [wt 0.5] [charaPut B 0,-50] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadeTime B 1.0 0.8] [wt 1.5] [bgm BGM_EVENT_71 0.1] ＠B：Transmission Log ...I'm contacting you in regards to the relationship[sr]between the Lostbelts and the Trees of Emptiness. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log To clarify terms, I'm defining Lostbelt as an extension of the Pruning Theoretical Phenomenon[line 2]an alternative history that could never exist on Earth as part of Proper Human History... [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...and the Trees of Emptiness are the anchors[sr]holding these lost histories in place. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...This is witnessed by the fact that Trees of Emptiness and their respective Lostbelts are so closely tied together. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log All observational data we have for the Lostbelts further substantiates this connection, leaving no room for doubt. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log As proof, we can look at the Russian Lostbelt, which is disappearing as I speak now that its Tree of Emptiness has been cut down. [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] ＠Kadoc ...[sr]... [k] ＠Kadoc ...The timeline definitely lines up. [k] ＠Kadoc So, the Russian Lostbelt disappearing is what definitively proved the connection between Lostbelts and their Trees of Emptiness, huh. [k] ＠Kadoc Yeah, that sounds right. [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,-50] [charaPut B 0,-50] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadeTime B 0.1 0.8] ＠B：Transmission Log However... [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...the Russian Lostbelt's disappearance only proves[sr]one particular trait about the Trees of Emptiness. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log There is still one major mystery[sr]remaining about the Lostbelts: [k] ＠B：Transmission Log How do they fill in the gaps between when they were pruned from human history, until they were “replanted” in the present day? [k] [charaFadeout B 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 1200,1200] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 10] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] ＠Kadoc ... [k] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaPut S 0,-50] [charaPut B 0,-50] [charaTalk B] [charaFace B 0] [charaFadeTime B 0.1 0.8] ＠B：Transmission Log That mystery is what I'm reporting in on today. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace B 4] [wt 1.4] [charaFace B 0] [wt 0.4] ＠B：Transmission Log The other day, I heard something from the king of the Scandinavian Lostbelt, Scáthach-Skadi, that points to one possible answer. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log She clearly remembers the events of the past few thousand years, and does so as though it were perfectly natural. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log What's more, she did so even while understanding[sr]that the Lostbelts, including her own... [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...were cut off from Proper Human History because their continued existence was deemed extraneous. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log This means she is fully aware that nothing could have happened during the several thousand years between when Ragnarök took place and the present day... [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...and yet, she and her Lostbelt all exist as though those several thousand years of lost history had actually taken place. Quite the contradiction. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log Of course, while we can't make any definitive statements based on one king's single passing remark... [k] [messageOff] [charaFace B 4] [wt 1.4] [charaFace B 0] [wt 0.4] ＠B：Transmission Log ...I do feel confident enough to propose a hypothesis. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log I suspect that the blank period between when a Lostbelt was pruned, and when it was “replanted” in the present day... [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...may have actually taken place[sr]inside each Tree of Emptiness. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log In Russia, that period would have been about five hundred years. In Scandinavia, it would be about three thousand. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log In China, it would be about twenty-two hundred, and so on and so forth. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log To further expound on my hypothesis... [k] ＠B：Transmission Log I suspect that the Trees of Emptiness take the point[sr]at which a Lostbelt's history is pruned... [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...and then simulate what would happen if that[sr]history had continued on from that point. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log By doing so, the trees effectively prove that history's[sr]existence, and the result is projected onto the planet itself. [k] [messageOff] [charaFace B 4] [wt 1.4] [charaFace B 8] [wt 0.4] ＠B：Transmission Log If my hypothesis is correct, that would mean the trees[sr]are essentially creating history, not rewriting it. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log Not even a demiurge-class Divine Spirit that once ruled the entire planet could wield this kind of Authority on Earth in the present day. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log Wodime.[sr]I mean, Lord Kirschtaria Wodime. [k] ＠B：Transmission Log ...Just what is the Foreign God, anyway? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout B 0.4] [wt 0.5] [se ad1] [charaEffectStop S bit_talk_magic_com] [wt 1.8] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] ＠Kadoc The Foreign God, huh. [k] ＠Kadoc Guess you didn't know, Ophelia.[sr]Me neither. [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_71 3.0] ＠Kadoc ...No, it's not just you and me. None of us Crypters know what the Foreign God looks like. [k] ＠Kadoc All we know is, they're something that resurrected us from our Coffins in exchange for making us raise Lostbelts. [k] ＠Kadoc Except...Wodime's the only one of us who's heard directly what the Foreign God's goal is... [k] [messageOff] [se ad807] [wt 1.6] [charaFace A 0] ＠Kadoc ...Hm? [k] [messageOff] [se ad793] [wt 1.6] ＠Kadoc What's this text file over here by itself?[sr]Looks like some kind of note. [k] ＠Kadoc Gotta say, Wodime. Between this, and the easily[sr]guessable password, you're getting sloppy. [k] [messageOff] [se ad807] [wt 1.6] ＠Kadoc Hang on. Is this really a plain text file?[sr]...What is this? [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [charaFadeout I 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [scene 10000] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 0.1 0.6] ＠ [lr]O[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]n the Trees of Emptiness and[sr]the Bleached Earth Phenomenon.[wt 0.3][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] ＠ W[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]ith the exception of us Crypters[sr]and the Alter Egos...[wt 0.4][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] ＠ .[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]..the Trees of Emptiness are the only method[sr]the Foreign God has employed to tamper with Earth.[wt 0.7][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] ＠ W[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]e therefore interpreted this phenomenon...[wt 0.5][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] ＠ .[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]..as signifying that it was the Trees of Emptiness[sr]that wiped Earth clean when they descended to the[sr]ground.[wt 0.6][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] ＠ .[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]..However, after re-reviewing and reanalyzing the[sr]data taken from Earth's surface, I'm no longer so sure.[wt 0.7][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] ＠ T[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]o come straight to the point:[sr]we may have been mistaken.[wt 0.5][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] [messageOff] [wt 1.5] ＠ .[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3]..The Trees of Emptiness only appeared after Earth[sr]had been bleached. This order of events is crucial.[wt 0.7][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] ＠ I[se adm55][seVolume adm55 0 0.3] don't know which of the Crypters will end up viewing[sr]this file, but whoever it is, I hope they find it[sr]useful.[wt 0.7][seStop adm55 0.1] [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 1.0] [wait fade] [scene 54006] [wt 1.0] [fadein black 1.0] [wait fade] [bgm BGM_EVENT_79 1.5 1.0] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 4] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] ＠Kadoc Huh? You're telling me the Trees of Emptiness only[sr]came down to Earth AFTER it had been wiped clean? [k] ＠Kadoc But, that doesn't make any sense. [k] ＠Kadoc I thought for sure it was the Trees of Emptiness[sr]that wiped out Earth and humanity... [k] ＠Kadoc But if Earth had already been bleached before the Trees of Emptiness showed up, then why make them, or the Lostbelts, at all? [k] [charaFace A 10] ＠Kadoc ...Wait. If the Foreign God wanted to get rid of humanity, they wouldn't bother making Lostbelts in the first place. [k] ＠Kadoc If anything, it seems to me like the whole reason they want to see a bunch of different possible human histories is because they don't know anything about us. [k] ＠Kadoc But then...why? [k] ＠Kadoc Maybe the bleaching wasn't to wipe out humanity...[sr]but to make an environment they could set foot in? [k] ＠Kadoc ...Maybe they only got rid of humanity[sr]because they had no other choice? [k] ＠Kadoc Maybe a world covered in pure white, brand-new textures is the only kind of world the Foreign God can visit? [k] ＠Kadoc But then, if that were the case, the Lostbelts would only get in the way. So what are they and the Trees of Emptiness for? [k] [charaFace A 12] ＠Kadoc ...Dammit, I'm just going around in circles. There's[sr]still some crucial piece of information I'm missing. [k] ＠Kadoc Ugh, just my luck! There's too many files[sr]on this terminal to find the data I need! [k] ＠Kadoc And why are these folders scattered all over the place!? Is it some kind of anti-hacking measure or something? [k] [charaFace A 4] ＠Kadoc Shit. I was hoping I wouldn't have to touch the big files, but at this rate, I'll have to copy everything. [k] [messageOff] [se ad807] [wt 1.6] ＠Kadoc ...[sr]... [k] ＠Kadoc (The Foreign God...) [k] ＠Kadoc (There's no question that they're an aggressor,[sr]and that they can't coexist with our history.) [k] ＠Kadoc (As for the whole “god” thing, it's way more likely[sr]they're a new kind of life-form we know nothing about...) [k] ＠Kadoc (...and “god” is just the best word we have for it.) [k] [charaFace A 10] ＠Kadoc ... [k] ＠Kadoc So why make the Lostbelts? Why use us at all?[sr]Is it because they still don't know much about Earth? [k] ＠Kadoc Nah, that can't be it. We're talking about a being capable of wiping the whole planet clean in a second. [k] ＠Kadoc Come on, Kadoc, think. There's no way the Foreign God[sr]doesn't know the first thing about Earth or humanity. [k] ＠Kadoc They must've done their homework, or they wouldn't have known to attack us[line 2]Chaldea, before making any other moves.. [k] ＠Kadoc ...So from that, you can tell that the Foreign God is really, really cautious, which is why they're so careful about keeping their identity a secret. [k] ＠Kadoc Zeus is omnipotent and omniscient, so he doesn't bother to hide who he is. He's also had no problem crushing any form of dissent himself. [k] ＠Kadoc The Foreign God's not at that level yet, which is why they're still so careful about any information pertaining to them. [k] ＠Kadoc ...That's it. The Foreign God's got one major, fatal[sr]flaw: they don't have a physical body yet. [k] ＠Kadoc If they did, even if it was just a Divided Spirit or[sr]a terminal, they wouldn't have to rely on anyone else. [k] ＠Kadoc That's why they enlisted the Alter Egos, and us Crypters, to be their hands in this world. [k] ＠Kadoc ...Rasputin. Limbo. Muramasa. Why would a foreign being use Heroic Spirits from Earth? [k] ＠Kadoc They might've dressed their Alter Ego Disciples up a[sr]little, but they're still figures taken from our history... [k] ＠Kadoc ...Hang on. What if the Foreign God can[sr]only make use of things on Earth? [k] ＠Kadoc No, it's not even that. They can only use things from the past[line 2]things that USED to be on Earth. [k] ＠Kadoc (At some point, the Foreign God plans on descending[sr]to Earth. At least, that's what they told Wodime.) [k] ＠Kadoc (And once a Tree of Emptiness is fully grown, it'll become the Foreign God's body... So what happens after that?) [k] ＠Kadoc (Maybe, when the Foreign God descends[sr]and incarnates on Earth...) [k] ＠Kadoc (...they're going to base their body on the data[sr]about Earth we've all been collecting for them.) [k] ＠Kadoc ...Yeah, that's not a bad theory. [k] ＠Kadoc If the Foreign God absolutely has to have local[sr]life-forms, then they must be for output... No, wait. For reference. [k] ＠Kadoc And from there, as long as the Foreign God[sr]can guide the local life-forms successfully[line 2] [k] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_79 1.5] ＠Voice [charaTalk D] My, my, how very perceptive.[sr]I see, I see. [k] ＠Voice [charaTalk D] It would seem that, given enough time, humans will indeed cease to be mindless reeds and start reaching...conclusions of their own. [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk depthOff] [charaDepth C 1] [charaDepth D 2] [charaDepth A 3] [charaDepth E 4] [charaTalk off] [charaFace C 15] [charaFadein C 0.4 0,-50] [wt 1.2] [charaFace D 15] [charaFadein D 0.7 0,-50] [wt 0.8] [charaFadeout C 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaTalk D] ＠Limbo I used to laugh at the idea that a few Crypters putting[sr]their heads together could ever arrive at the truth... [k] ＠Limbo ...but now that I see how close you've come to figuring out the Foreign God's true nature, it's clear I underestimated you, Lord Kadoc. [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk A] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 0,-50] ＠Kadoc Crap! An Alter Ego! [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk off] [charaFace D 15] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50] [wt 0.4] [se ad73] [charaEffect D bit_talk_quickmove] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.8] [charaFace A 7] [charaFadein A 0.1 -140,-50] [wt 0.4] [charaFace D 17] [charaFadein D 0.1 150,-50] [charaEffect D bit_talk_quickmove 0,0 V] [wt 0.1] [se ad223] [wt 0.2] ＠Limbo Indeed, it is I, Limbo! [k] [messageOff] [se ad85] [effect bit_talk_h_slash02] [wt 0.2] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [charaFadeout A 0.1] [fadeout black 0.1] [wait fade] [scene 10000] [fadein black 0.1] [wait fade] [se bac143] [se bac402] [wt 0.8] [se ad341] [effect bit_talk_blood_splash] [se ad161] [wt 2.5] [charaTalk on] [fadeout black 0.1] [wait fade] [scene 54006] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.5 -140,-50] [charaShake E 0.05 2 2 0.8] [charaFace D 13] [charaFadein D 0.1 150,-50] [se ad240] [fadein black 0.7] [flashin once 0.1 0.1 FFFFFF80 FFFFFF80] [charaPut S 0,-50] [charaEffect S bit_talk_35] [wt 0.3] [wait fade] ＠E：Kadoc Guh... Agh...! [k] [bgm BGM_EVENT_72 0.1] [charaFace D 15] ＠Limbo This simply won't do, Lord Kadoc.[sr]Mmmmmm, no, it simply won't do at all! [k] ＠Limbo If you're going to go snooping around like a spy, you really must be more prepared for the possible consequences! Don't you agree? [k] ＠Limbo Wait... Oh, I see! I suppose you were prepared after all! Well, I do beg your pardon! I didn't realize that flimsy little shield around your body was meant to provide meaningful protection! [k] [charaFace E 0] ＠E：Kadoc ...Bas...tard! [k] ＠Limbo Oh yes, I'm terribly sorry.[sr]It seems I've gone and punctured your little spell. [k] ＠Limbo And, this wound being quite fatal,[sr]I'm afraid this is as far as you go. [k] [charaFace D 13] ＠Limbo Much as I hope to see you again one day,[sr]that seems rather unlikely now... Alas. [k] [messageOff] [flashin once 0.3 0.3 FF001080 FF001080] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [se bac402] [wt 0.4] [se ad240] [charaPut S 0,-50] [charaEffect S bit_talk_35] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 2] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50] [charaShake E 0.05 2 2 0.4] ＠E：Kadoc Gaaaaaah![sr]You...Alter...Ego! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50] ＠Limbo So tell me, have you shared this pet theory[sr]of yours with any of the other Crypters? [k] ＠Limbo For example, should I assume Kirschtaria Wodime[sr]has reached the same conclusions as you have? [k] [charaFace D 6] ＠Limbo Ah, but no, he hasn't![sr]He'd never permit himself to do such a thing! [k] ＠Limbo He's very smart after all, so he knows he'll be[sr]disposed of if he should arrive at the truth! [k] ＠Limbo That's why he kept his thoughts strictly as raw data rather than mulling them over and drawing conclusions! No wonder the Foreign God chose him for their Executor! [k] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50] [charaShake E 0.05 1 1 0.4] ＠E：Kadoc ...! [k] [charaFadeout E 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 0] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50] ＠Limbo Mmm? [k] [messageOff] [charaFadeout D 0.1] [wt 0.1] [charaTalk E] [charaFace E 0] [charaFadein E 0.1 0,-50] [charaShake E 0.05 1 1 0.4] [wt 0.8] [charaFaceFade E 3 0.4] [wt 0.2] [charaMove E 0,-100 0.4] [charaFadeout E 0.4] [wt 0.8] [se ad144] [wt 1.5] [charaTalk D] [charaFace D 13] [charaFadein D 0.1 0,-50] ＠Limbo Oh my, I do apologize. I completely forgot about[sr]the pain curse I still had embedded in my nails! [k] ＠Limbo No wonder you can't answer my questions then![sr]Hahahahaha, how careless of me! [k] [messageOff] [charaFace D 15] [wt 1.4] [charaFace D 14] [wt 0.4] ＠Limbo Well then, pitiful Crypter without a Lostbelt... [k] ＠Limbo ...it would seem this is goodbye. [k] [messageOff] [fadeout black 2.0] [bgmStop BGM_EVENT_72 2.0] [wait fade] [soundStopAll] [end]