Chapter 9 Episode 1/3-1 - Storyline

Compensation
I heard something important break.
In the past...

Unknown Voice	You want to help me fund my research? That's a drunken talk... The banner head of the Holy Guard Knights, the Lord Commander... I've told you exactly what I'm researching. My goal is to destroy the Sacred Stone... My goal is to rid the world of the Sacred Stone Mammon. So, what's the point? Are you insane? No, you're crazy. I'll accept your help. My revenge. If my vindictiveness is of use to you, then use it to your heart's content. I'll do the same.

Unknown Voice	Well, Genesis! You want to remake this heartless world into a more beautiful order? Very good indeed. No, I really think so. No way, after I'm dead like this... I never thought that after my death I would meet such a kindred spirit. Yes, of course I'll cooperate with you. I'm all for it. All the petty jealousies and inferiority complexes that pervade the world, none of which should exist. Of course. I support you.

Unknown Voice	Hey, nice to meet you! Hey there! Haven't you heard from Waginau? I'll be your teacher from now on. You're a lucky man to have such a beautiful lady give you private lessons, aren't you? Hm~! No... Let's responde to that. You don't have to be happy, or annoyed, or bored. Emotion is power. Memory is the core, and as a vessel of reincarnation, you have to be aware of it and live with it. Laugh a little, cry a little... Be an angry adult! That's my first homework assignment. Yes, that's good. I like kids who are worth teaching.

Unknown Voice	That's enough. Oh, no, I'm in trouble. The Holy Guard Knight. From here on, it's the domain of us, Corpse, and it's a bonus that people from the surface world like you get involved, don't you think? Huh, is it because it's your duty? Because it's the Commander's order? Are you an idiot? I was left as a pawn, you see, because the entrance was blocked and you were buried alive with me. Cooperation? To survive? That's fine, but... Oh, you don't feel rejection? Why don't you at least be vigilant? I'm a Corpse, Corpse. Your dark side. You're insane to believe that and trust your backs... Hey, are you listening to me? Huh... You are a funny person.

Unknown Voice	As my son, you have shown me enough dreams. I never thought a Lord Commander would come out of my bloodline... too sweet... A sweet dream. I told you before, "Do as you please. Your life is your own." I'm sure you'll forget, to keep your faith, I'm sure.

Unknown Voice	"Here, are some flowers." "I grew them in the back of the church. They're so beautiful, so..." "I think they'll go very nicely with your lovely hair."
Thank you. What's your name?
Unknown Voice	"My name is Shangdi." "Can I be of service to you?"
Of course you can. Everyone in this world is equal. Equal in value, equal in meaning. So you are just as valuable and precious to me as anyone else.
Unknown Voice	"I see. That's good."
I heard something, something breaking, and I think it was something important that shaped me.
The present...
I think it was a memory, something important enough to wish for my creation. I think it was something entrusted to my back, entrusted to someone who could no longer run on their own. But to keep running, I need firewood. There was nothing else to burn. So let's pretend it all never happened and put it all in the fire. Let's pretend it never happened, that there was nothing here at all. Because, surely, there's no need for this sad story to continue.

Avis	!
Logi Dias	...
Avis	Ah...
Every time I move, something precious falls out. It was the guideline for my actions, the thing that formed my vessel, the soil that will surely give birth to my "wish" one day. Still, in order to stand up, I need fuel. I knew that if I did not stand up now, there would be no meaning to my life.
Avis	I wish for the creation, for the salvation of the world...
I have just vanished the memory of someone pointing out to me that one day, you have no wish... I even forgot the sadness of not being able to remember the faces of the knights I once fought with. Nothing, nothing, nothing. And yet...
Avis	Yes. I have created the world...
I repeat in a raspy voice, there is nothing wrong with my physical actions, "I knew this would happen from the beginning." The only thing in front of me is my enemy, so just kill him. Things are simply organized. I... I would have been the man who would have devised a plan to make it so.
Avis	I will not let anyone interfere with my creation, and I will rid the world of all evil.
I made it so that I would never forget why, so that I could keep running. I believed in myself. Fear, despair, contrition, grief, rage, jealousy... like lees in my chest, I have a "wish" that I don't know where it came from or whose it is. Someone's forgotten "memory" that burns madly in my heart. I'm sure it's not mine, but it's the same for everyone. If all things are equal... It must be my wish, too.