Sacred Stone Memories Chapter 1/Quest 1 - Storyline

The Last Trial
Kanon	Ug...ghh... Wh-where am I?
???	Discarded by fate, you drift between multiple worlds.
Kanon	Wh-who are you?
???	To obtain great power, which will you choose? The Sacred Stone Genesis...or the Philosopher's Stone?
Kanon	Huh? W-wait! What do you mean?
???	Time waits for no one. For the sake of the world you live in...choose! The Sacred Stone or the Philosopher's Stone?!
Kanon	I-I...!

Kanon	Mm-mmm... What was that? What a weird dream. Oh no! It's already morning! I'm gonna be laaaate!

Kanon	What's wrong with you?
Chloe	Right back at you. Quit picking a fight over something so stupid!
Kanon	Something so stupid'?! How dare you! As a human—no, as a knight—there are some things you've just gotta stand up for! Give it back! That's my bread!
Chloe	What?! I was gonna eat it first!
Kanon	There's no way I'm giving it up!
Holy Guard Knight	What do you two think you're doing?!
Kanon Chloe	Oh! ...Sorry. Sir.
Holy Guard Knight	If you don't hurry along, you'll be late for your exercises! Go!
Kanon Chloe	Ye-yes, Sir!
Kanon	You'll regret this! I'm Kanon! I'm gonna make you pay for what you did!
Chloe	I'm Chloe of the 1st Rank! What Rank are you in?!
Kanon	I...! I'm in the...13th Rank.
Chloe	The 13th Rank?! You're like the lowest of the lowest! I'm shocked you'd pick a fight with me!
Kanon	Sh-shut up! You know what they say: "A clever falcon hides its claws"!
Kanon Chloe	Hmph!
The world inevitably changes, but passions etched in time will surpass history. This memory, etched in a Philosopher's Stone, speaks of a Paladin still without a name.


The joint training ground exists as a relic of ancient Babel, where Squires of the Scarlet Flame Guard and the Holy Guard come to joust.
Chloe	...
Kanon	Eeek! Ack!
Chloe	Ouch! Hey, be careful...ah!
Kanon	Oh! You're...Coli!
Chloe	It's Chloe! How long are you gonna hold a grudge about the bread?!
Holy Guard Knight	Fall in line! Listen up! You'll now undertake your final trial with your graduation on the line!
Chloe	Our final...trial?!
Kanon	In other words, once we pass, we'll go from being Squires to official Paladins? Yes!
Chloe	That's if you pass the test.
Kanon	Wh-what's that supposed to mean?!
Chloe	I mean that I'm not sure a low-life like you can graduate.
Kanon	Wh-what did you just say?!
Chloe	What!
Holy Guard Knight	I'll now introduce your special instructor who will accompany you on your final trial. It's Captain Vettel from the Scarlet Flame Guard of Envylia!
Kanon	Th-the...Captain Vettel? The hero of Envylia who ended the battle at Gilrack?
Chloe	What?! Yo-you...know about him?
Kanon	Come on; he's famous! He's strong, popular, and more than anything...super good looking! Just take Captain Vettel's motto! "My sword heeds my will. The future heeds my sword." I've lost count of how many times those words have encouraged me!
Chloe	You get it, don't you?
Kanon	Huh?
Chloe	It looks like I misunderstood you! No fan of Captain Vettel is a bad person! I'm also a huge fan! Let's do our best to pass this trial together!
Kanon	Ta-talk about a sudden change of heart!
Vettel	Squires, the trial that awaits you may not be an easy one, but I wish you the best of luck.
Scarlet Flame Knight	...
Kanon Chloe	Eeeeek!!! Captain Vettel is soo cool!
Holy Guard Knight	Well then, I'll now explain the final trial to you! The trial will be held at the Trial Ruins. There is only one condition for passing! You must fetch a Philosopher's Stone from the ruins!
Kanon	...A Philosopher's Stone.
Holy Guard Knight	However, there are many monsters within the ruins! Use the skills and knowledge you have gained from your training to pass this trial!
Kanon	If I pass, I'll finally be able to repay my debt to the Holy Order of Babel!
Holy Guard Knight	Many a Paladin can be tracked back here! Follow in the footsteps of you predecessors! Clear the path to becoming a glorious Paladin!
Vettel	Today, in addition to myself, I've asked another to travel with us.
Kanon	Oh! That's...!
Chloe	Wh-what's going on?!
Cadanova	I'm Cadanova, captain of the Holy Guard's 4th Regiment.
Kanon	Ca-Cadanova? The Guardian of the Land and the Flame Dragon King?!
Chloe	He's a superstar that every knight—no, every living soul—in Babel has heard of. H-hey! Isn't this—
Kanon	A huge opportunity for us!
Chloe	Huh? Opportunity?
Kanon	Even though I'm in the 13th Rank, if I impress Captain Cadanova, he might initiate me into the 4th Guard! Ohh... I'm getting my hopes up!
Chloe	W-wait! Don't you think it's strange?! Why are two captain-rank knights overseeing the training of Squires? There's gotta be a reason.
Kanon	Come on! Who cares about the details? You should do something to impress Captain Vettel as well!
Chloe	...Really? If I impress him, maybe he'll say, "Would you join the Scarlet Flame Knights for my sake?" And I would say, "But, Captain Vettel, I'm destined to enter the Holy Guard." Then he would tell me, "Why not give it up? I want to be with you." Eeeeeek!!!
Vettel	Now we depart! Squires, don't let down your guard!
Chloe	Yes, Siiiir! Guard is up and ready!
Kanon	Alrighty! I'm gonna become a Paladin at all costs!