Sacred Stone Memories Chapter 10/Quest 2 - Storyline

Blue Scenery
The Desert Zone.

Almira	Ug...gfff... Where...am I?
Gluttony Soldiers	...
Almira	Wh-what?! Are these Greed Dike soldiers?! They're all frozen...
Othima	...Morning♡
Almira	Wha...! Huh? Othima...?
Othima	Come on. I'm the one who's surprised. You were supposed to have gone with Kagura and I find you sleeping here. Did you get sick of your mission and run away?
Basheeny	We realized you were surrounded by Greed Dike soldiers, so we rushed over here.
Almira	That's right! I was blown away by Kagura's Vermilion Bird and...!
Basheeny	Why would Captain Kagura do that?
Almira	Othima, Kagura is in danger! She's currently engaged in battle with a man called Sol!
Othima	Sol...?! Here's already made it to Saga?!
Almira	Yes! And the Greed Dike soldiers also appeared! We need to hurry!
Basheeny	Calm down! It's all right. Captain Yauras is headed there. The worst has been averted.
Almira	You don't understand! This all happened after Captain Yauras joined us!
Othima	You don't mean...!
Almira	She was killed! By this Sol fellow!
Othima Basheeny	!!!
Basheeny	Wa-wait...please...! Are you saying that Captain Yauras is dead?!
Almira	What I'm saying is that Kagura is in danger! Captain Yauras protected us...and she was killed in such a horrible way! Ohh...!
Basheeny	No...it can't be true! Captain Yauras!
Othima	....I'm sorry. We'll have to change our plans.
Basheeny	Huh...?
Othima	The fact that Captain Yauras and Kagura placed their lives on the line so that she could escape... It means there's something they wanted Northern Pride to know about. Correct?
Almira	Y-yes. Greed Dike is headed to Northern Pride. She wanted me to pass that on to Kanon.
Othima	Understood. Basheeny...sorry, do you think you can take Almira to Northern Pride?
Basheeny	Huh...?! Wait, but...
Othima	She's witnessed Sol's way of fighting. I'm certain that information will be of an assistance to Kanon. You understand, right?
Basheeny	And...what will you do Captain Othima?
Othima	I'm going to head straight to Saga. It still remains that if the Matter falls into their hands, it will place us at a serious disadvantage. This is just my intuition...but I believe that the Matter will be the determining factor of this war.
Basheeny	Understood. I have...one request.
Othima	A request...? What is it?
Basheeny	Please, act rationally. You portray yourself as calm and collected, but, in fact, you are the most emotional one of us, Captain Othima.
Othima	...Basheeny, there's one thing I have to tell you.
Basheeny	...What's that?
Othima	I'm both your superior in age and in rank. I'm the one who's supposed to be handing out the warnings, not the other way around.
Basheeny	...I'm sorry.
Othima	Haha. I'm joking. Don't worry...appearances aside, I do actually happen to be a captain, you know? With the world verging on a crisis, I won't be so idiotic as to let my personal feelings get the better of me.
Basheeny	Right, of course. Sorry. I spoke out of turn.
Othima	No, not at all. Your concern means a lot to me. Well then...if you encounter Orion's main forces, don't take any risks. It's best to avoid conflict. Wait for the right moment to launch an ambush in Northern Pride...understood?
Basheeny	Yes. Please, be careful.
Othima	Yes, yes. Understood.
Basheeny	...Time is of the essence. Let's go.
Almira	Got it!
Othima	Honestly, I'm not a very good captain, am I? Sorry for always lying to you...Basheeny. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. My patience has worn out.

Othima	...Unfortunately, I really don't think I can restrain myself any longer.
Later...
Meanwhile...at the Earth Temple in Saga Region.

Sol	...
Tehre People	Agghhhh!!!
Tehre	Ug-gh...! M-my people...!
Sol	Looks like a great many of them have been blown to oblivion. What's your next move? Do you want to continue?
Tehre	...Uck...
Sol	You don't have to hand me your Matter if you don't want to, you know? I'll just need to slowly pry it out of you after I kill all your people.
Tehre	Ack...! All right...we've lost.
Sol	Sorry, I couldn't hear you. Do you want me to transform this entire landscape into a blazing field of fire?
Tehre	I surrender! It's pathetic, really... My power alone is not enough to protect my people. In order to prevent the destruction of my tribe...I will give you my Matter! So, please...no more!
Sol	...
Tehre Person	Tehre...
Sol	Hmph. A wise choice. You managed to avoid utter annihilation. You can leave now.
Tehre	...?! Yo-you're not going to...kill me?
Sol	Kill you? Of course not. You're my insurance just in case something goes go awry.
Tehre	Your insurance...?
Sol	There's always the possibility that you've set safeguards on this Matter of yours. If I gather all four and nothing happens, then I will personally visit each of your factions and wipe them off the face of this earth. I'm going to use the power your Sprites possess to evoke your Matter.
Tehre	Ack! W-we will never do...something so...despicable...
Sol	...
Tehre Person	Tehre...! Hu-hurry...tend to his wounds!
Tehre	...Agh...

Sol	So this one of the Matters... Three more to go.
Kagura	...!!! Wh-what have you done...?!
Sol	Hey...I obtained one of the Matters. Look. It's got quite the glow.
Kagura	Why?! You said you were going to have a discussion in order to resolve this matter!
Sol	This is my way of holding a discussion. What idiots. If they'd given it to me from the start, no one would've had to die.
Kagura	Ack...! What exactly is that you people want?
Sol	Huh...?
Kagura	Look at all the lives you've sacrificed! You've thrown the entire world into chaos! With all the power you have, what more could you desire?!
Sol	...What I desire, huh? I told you earlier. What I desire is the Lost Blue...this beautiful deep blue landscape.
Kagura	The blue landscape...?!