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[charaSet B 3032001 1 Ereshkigal]
[charaSet C 98104300 1 "Nergal's Malice"]
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@Nergal's Malice
Gwaaaaaaaaa!!!
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@Nergal's Malice
Why!?[sr]Why is this woman able to use my Authority so well!?
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@Nergal's Malice
No... Why did I ever give her my Authority!? Does this mean I've forgotten the humiliation I endured?[sr]The hatred and resentment I felt in defeat?
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@Dumuzid
You were the only one fixated on that Authority.[sr]But there's hardly any sense pointing that out now.
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@Dumuzid
You are the malice that was born from your battle with Ereshkigal, so you don't know what happened afterward.
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@Dumuzid
Nergal was an arrogant god, but that arrogance was tinged with generosity.
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@Dumuzid
Nergal did not begrudgingly submit to his victor.
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@Dumuzid
He willingly handed over his Authority to the goddess who defeated him, as a friendly gesture of respect.
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@Dumuzid
But you never knew that, because you were left behind and forgotten.
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@Nergal's Malice
That cannot be true...[sr]It cannot! I refuse to accept it!
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@Nergal's Malice
The underworld is a land of suffering, of humiliation![sr]It should be a world ruled by fear and lamentation!
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@Nergal's Malice
Just like me! That is how I have always been.[sr]If the underworld was like that too, then...
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@Nergal's Malice
...then both it and I could have remained a part of humanity's mythology forever...!
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@Dumuzid
I understand how you'd see it that way.[sr]But I'm afraid you're the only one who does.
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@Dumuzid
It's sad when one simply cannot understand, isn't it, Nergal?
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@Dumuzid
You've been that way since the Age of Gods, which is also why you never had many friends.
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?1:...(Gasp!)
?2:We're back at the top of the abyss!

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@Ereshkigal
I-I'm impressed you managed to make it back up here on your own. You must be a pretty good swimmer.
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@Altera Santa
I can't say it was as easy for me... I can't believe I couldn't use my rainbow rail underwater...
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@Dumuzid
There's only so much sheep can do, you know. If you want to get around the seabed, you should look for a dolphin, or a Heroic Spirit with a submarine.
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@Ereshkigal
Wait, Dumuzid!? You're really here!?
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@Ereshkigal
I guess I wasn't seeing things after all...[sr]But, why do you look like that?
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@Ereshkigal
Wait a second... That's the Authority I always wanted, isn't it!? So you stuck me with serpents and gazelles and kept sheep for yourself, huh!?
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@Dumuzid
It's all about affinity.[sr]Serpents and gazelles simply take to you.
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@Dumuzid
At any rate, we're running out of time faster than a sheep loses its flavor.
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@Dumuzid
In a few minutes, this descent into the underworld will be over. And with time to spare before Christmas, too!
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@Dumuzid
Once the date rolls over to December 24,[sr]we shall all go back to our own times.
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@Dumuzid
Chaldea will return to December of 2019, and the underworld will return to December one year prior.
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@Dumuzid
Of course, the time difference won't matter if you choose to stay here, but if you did...
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@Dumuzid
[%1] would either be stuck in the underworld forever, or emerge to find [&himself:herself] much older or much younger.
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@Ereshkigal
R-really!?[sr]Wait, what time is it now... 11:30 p.m.!?
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@Ereshkigal
That gives us hardly any time at all! We finally have a chance to see each other again, and I don't even know what to say!
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?1:It's okay, Ereshkigal.
?2:...You're right. It's a real shame. But...

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@Dumuzid
...I can see from your smile that you know this isn't the end, [%1].
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@Dumuzid
You're right. This is not goodbye forever.[sr]I can see you're very smart.
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@Dumuzid
True, even after all your hard work, you won't be leaving with a reward from Ereshkigal...
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@Dumuzid
...nor will the underworld be throwing a party in your honor. That's just not the sort of place it is.
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@Dumuzid
But...the bonds you've forged here are greater than anything more earthly.
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@Ereshkigal
...You're right. Since I did break my oath, I was planning to give up this avatar and go back to being my old, gloomy self...
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@Ereshkigal
But if I just said goodbye now, after everything you've done for me, I really would be a failure as a goddess.
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@Ereshkigal
You saved me. You've more than paid me back.[sr]From now on, I can hold my head high...
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@Ereshkigal
...and continue to help you as this Spirit Origin...the Ereshkigal you know.
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@Ereshkigal
Call it a Chaldean bond!
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@Ereshkigal
I'll do my best to[line 2]oh, um, I mean, depending on how your adventure goes, we'll still have plenty of chances to see each other!
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@Dumuzid
Exactly. Though I'm afraid you will have to wait another year before you can be summoned.
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@Dumuzid
I'm sure it will be dull and torturous, but at least you will have something to look forward to.
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@Ereshkigal
I-I know that. I'm a goddess, remember?[sr]I'm not gonna go jumping the gun.
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@Ereshkigal
I can wait here for another year, no problem![sr]...Although...
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@Ereshkigal
...you calling for me and me running to your aid are different things. So, if you ever need help, even if it's not “you” you...
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@Ereshkigal
...I promise I'll be there.
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@Ereshkigal
I'll show up looking super awesome, and be your totally amazing goddess of victory.
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@Ereshkigal
Hey... Why're you so confident about that?[sr]Now I'm getting kind of nervous...
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@Ereshkigal
(Don't tell me I'm the type who screws up when it counts? I'll start practicing in front of a mirror every day as soon as I get back to my temple...!)
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@Ereshkigal
Wh-what's so funny!?[sr]I'm gonna do a great job, okay!?
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@Ereshkigal
No, wait. Messing up is one thing,[sr]but if I embarrass myself as much as Ishtar did...
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@Ereshkigal
J-just don't give up on me, okay!? And if worse comes to worst, just pretend you didn't see anything...!
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@Ereshkigal
...Anyway, we don't need to talk about the future now.
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@Ereshkigal
...
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@Ereshkigal
I really thought I wouldn't mind disappearing.[sr]After all, there was something I valued more than myself.
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@Ereshkigal
...So I figured, as long as that was safe, it wouldn't matter if I was gone.
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@Ereshkigal
No... Even if I did disappear, I thought your world would be just fine without me.
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@Ereshkigal
...But honestly, I was really anxious.
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@Ereshkigal
Even if nothing ended up changing, I wasn't sure if those unchanging things would remember me.
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@Ereshkigal
Which is why...
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@Ereshkigal
...I'm so happy you came all the way to the abyss just for me.
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@Ereshkigal
Thank you...for being you.
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@Ereshkigal
Thank you for staying true to what you think is right, no matter who you meet or what happens to you.
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@Ereshkigal
No... No present[line 2]no matter how grand or extravagant[line 2]could ever make me happier.
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@Altera Santa
...What a wonderful smile.[sr]That alone made this whole journey worthwhile.
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@Dumuzid
Right you are. It's embarrassing, even as a sheep.[sr]But, it's all part of Christmas.
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@Dumuzid
Even a young girl who has always had trouble expressing herself gets to experience a little happiness.
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@Altera Santa
Indeed. ...I know now that Christmas is warm, heartfelt...good civilization.
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@Altera Santa
Although...there is still one thing I don't understand. What was YOUR objective, Doomzy?
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@Altera Santa
You hated the underworld just like Nergal did.
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@Altera Santa
Well...I suppose your grudge should be against Ishtar and Ereshkigal. They're the ones who took your power and your life, after all.
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@Altera Santa
So why did you help Ereshkigal?
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@Dumuzid
You misunderstand me, beautiful Altera.
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@Dumuzid
I am Dumuzid. I don't take sides. Yes, Ereshkigal may have worked me to the bone, and punished me relentlessly...
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@Dumuzid
...but I still owe her a debt.
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@Dumuzid
And, yes, Ishtar made my life hell...but I don't exactly hate her.
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@Dumuzid
I don't really see a problem with the fact that I once held a, uh, Goddess Downfall Appreciation Sale...
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@Dumuzid
...and so I can't really blame Ishtar for making me take her place.
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@Dumuzid
Yes, I may have experienced great pain, and begged and pleaded for mercy, but I don't bear them any ill will.
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@Dumuzid
That's just how we gods think.[sr]What matters is that it all works out in the end.
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@Dumuzid
And this turned out very much to my liking.[sr]Though it is a shame that I wasn't able to save Nergal.
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@Altera Santa
I see. I knew I was right to trust you, sheep. I always thought there was something different about you.
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@Dumuzid
Not at all. I was blessed to find such a wonderful partner. In fact, I think I'm falling in love with you.
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@Dumuzid
If only you didn't have those marks on your body, we could have “collaborated” in the best sense of the word.
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@Altera Santa
I see you're just as fickle as your myths made you out to be.
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@Altera Santa
Tell me then, where does Ereshkigal rank on your scale?
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@Dumuzid
...[sr]...Good question.
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@Dumuzid
Ereshkigal has often lamented how there are no flowers to be found anywhere in the underworld...
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@Dumuzid
...but if you ask me, there IS one beautiful flower here. And it's much closer than she realizes.
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@Dumuzid
...Now, as lovely as it would be to end on that note, I believe it will soon be tomorrow for us?
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@Altera Santa
Oh, right! Master![sr]We need to escape from the underworld right away!
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@Altera Santa
Quick, get on Zerco, before it becomes the 24th! Hurry!
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?1:I-I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying!
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?2:Well... See you around, Ereshkigal!
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@Altera Santa
Did you finish saying your goodbyes?[sr]Are you certain you have no unfinished business?
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@Altera Santa
I see. ...Yes, that is a lovely promise.[sr]That is exactly how Christmas should be.
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@Altera Santa
Very well then, hold on tight, Master. We're going to break out of the underworld at Mach speed.
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@Altera Santa
But before we do that, I have a message for the underworld as well.
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@Altera Santa
...I don't know what I was thinking. I've been here all this time, and still haven't said the most important words of the season.
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@Altera Santa
One could hand out all the presents in the world, and they would still be wasted without these words.
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@Altera Santa
Would you mind saying them with me?[sr]I don't think I'm quite up to it on my own.
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@Altera Santa
Ho ho ho.[sr]Are you ready, Master?
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@Altera Santa
What is the most important message to spread at this time of year?
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?1:What else...?

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?1:Merry Christmas!

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