Sacred Stone Memories Chapter 9/Quest 8 - Storyline

False Justice

Füry	!
Seida	Ack! What a terrible bombardment! It's hard to believe it's a hallucination!
Füry	My technique differs from Vier's... Her ability is to use scent to stir up hallucinations. In contrast...my ability directly appeals to all five senses...
Seida	Huh...?! Fire?! ...Ugh! I-it's hot!
Füry	My technique affects the senses; not just sight and sound, but touch, too. Pain blurs the boundary between reality and fantasy. Even if you understand it in your head, your five senses cause the hallucination to be undiscernible from reality.
Seida	Ugh! N-no! This pain is not real! I won't let it mislead me!
Füry	Are you sure? Those flames may be real, you know?
Seida	Wha...?! Ac...ack!!!
Füry	Well then...allow yourself to burn to death...along with a town that is filled with false justice!
Seida	False...justice?
Füry	Every time you advocate the term absolute justice, it causes my skin to crawl. That false justice of yours is over now!
Seida	U-ugh...! I-it's true that...we have our faults...but we...
Füry	No matter how much you try to justify it, it's pointless after what happened to me.
Seida	What happened to you...?
Füry	I was once abandoned by you...and left to perish tragically in my home town.
Seida	You're...from Wadatsumi...
Füry	You tolerate aggression...and refuse to take responsibility for anything. That's the truth behind the Holy Guard. I'm sorry, but I cannot accept your form of justice.
Seida	Ughh...! I-it's true...I cannot excuse myself regarding any of that. But...why? Why are you now with Greed Dike...who destroyed your hometown?
Füry	Of course...I have no intention whatsoever of forgiving them. However...in order to achieve my objective, I cannot afford to be selective of what jobs I take on.
Seida	I-is that what your leader Sol said?
Füry	Exactly. Our leader said that once this is dealt with...our wish will come one step closer...to becoming reality. I trust and follow these words and act on them...that is all.
Seida	Wi...wish?
Füry	We wish to bring light to our home; Lost Blue...a sky to call our own.
Seida	A sky...?
Füry	Yes... It will save the Lost Blue people of the world who are oppressed, and will mean winning the same rights as those who live above the surface. We'll be different from you people who pretend those who suffer...don't exist. There...we have the true justice...where those who truly suffer can live.
Seida	...!
Füry	In my life as a priestess, I moved from place to place, witnessing all too many acts of tragedy. Eventually, I arrived at Lost Blue, where the will of the leader caused me to make up my mind. All this so-called justice in this world is nothing more than a facade. False justice is useless. What we aim for is true justice for those who are truly suffering.
Seida	...Ugh...is that who you...the Templars are?
Füry	Yes. Today, as of now, the words "absolute justice" will represent who we are. So...let those words burn within you and give you a peace of mind.
Later...
Füry	!
Seida	Ugh! D-do you even know what you're doing? Yo-you're doing the same thing...that Greed Dike is doing...
Füry	What did you say?
Seida	Using force to effect the will of the people. That is the same thing the people of Greed Dike said...wh-when they destroyed your hometown.
Füry	What kind of nonsense...? No, we're different from you people.
Seida	I-it's the same... Look...at what you're doing right now. The country that you are now trying to invade is the same as Wadatsumi was... These people that live in grief are the same as you were once.
Füry	...!
Seida	O-of course I understand where you are coming from. But...we're not trying to conquer! Whatever you may say...I cannot forgive your invasion of us!
Füry	...! S-silence!
Seida	I-if you want to silence me then you must eradicate me! Just like Greed Dike did!
Füry	Don't try to fool me with such words! Please, vanish!
Seida	?!
Füry	!
Seida	Is that...a burning hill?! Look how big it is...almost as if it were a mountain!
Füry	As that giant boulder falls...so too shall your false justice be eradicated from this world... ...Along with this hotbed of deceit which is Northern Pride.
Seida	...!
Füry	You have exhausted all options. Come now and taste your final moments...
Seida	...Nothing you can say will make me hesitate. There is only one thing I must do.
Füry	Are you serious? That giant rock...?
Seida	If it's a hallucination, so be it. If it's real, then I will destroy it before it falls. That's all there is to it.
Füry	Nonsense. What can you do with just a bow and arrow?
Seida	I've had enough of you flapping your gums. I won't hesitate anymore! I am supported by my friends who passed away that day! I will use all my power!!! Disappear now! Fox Fang!!!
Füry	...?! Impossible...you stopped the boulder?!
Seida	Ugh...!!!
Füry	Agh!!! H-how?! That large boulder...?!
Seida	Phew... I'm sorry. I'm a little tired now. I'll leave the rest to you.
Füry	Huh...?
???	I'm sorry for leaving everything to you. If Captain Cadanova saw this, he'd laugh at me.
Füry	?!
Kanon	Have a strong heart. That's the first thing he taught me as a knight.
Füry	Lo-Lord Commander...Kanon?! I can see...this country's future...like Wadatsumi...it is filled with people stricken with despair...
Kanon	Eternal Glow!!!
Füry	Agh...!!!
Kanon	I'm sorry...the justice you have depicted will lead to despair for others. I cannot allow it to happen.
Füry	I have plunged this country...into a pit of despair...heheh...if I...no...even if I cannot do it...Sol would...I'm sure of it...
Seida	I will never again allow any place in all of this continent to become the way that Wadatsumi became. We won't allow it...never. Now sleep gently.
Füry	Do you think...I would trust...the justice of the Holy Guard...? Um...mmm...So...Sol...please! Please give light...to the children of Lost Blue...who are filled with...potential...!
Seida	...!
Kanon	... ...
Füry	We...live in a land where the sun does not reach...we must give the oppressed people...the same rights...that those above land have! Our...sky...in...Lo...Lost...Blue...!!! Aghh!!!
Kanon	The only difference...is the form of justice we believe in. Why do we have to fight like this?
Seida	That's true. But...every person has their own idea of justice. If we are going to live together in this world, we must learn to make compromises.
Kanon	...Huh?

Kanon	Look, Seida! Those tens of thousands of soldiers have disappeared! All the streets and buildings that had collapsed have been restored...?!
Seida	No...that's not the amazing thing. She...on her own, created all of those hallucinations...
Kanon	All alone...the depth of her despair...became a source of power. I cannot applaud the use of her power...but I certainly understand...what she was trying convey.
Seida	This is most definitely their way of buying time. The main army of Greed Dike must be...
Holy Guard Knight D	Commander Kanon! I have received a report from the border guards that Lord Kazahaya has returned!
Kanon	Just Kazahaya?
Holy Guard Knight D	Indeed! The main Greed Dike army seems to be headed towards Saga! Captain Othima and Basheeny are headed directly towards Saga!
Kanon	...Seida!
Seida	Let's head to Saga. We must do everything we can to prevent Orion's plot.

Kagura	There's grass as far as I can see. What a beautiful sight. This scenery of Saga must never be lost by the ravages of war. Whatever happens we must stop the advancement of Greed Dike.
Almira	Kagura!
Kagura	Almira! How'd it go?
Almira	As far I know, nobody seems to have caught sight of the Greed Dike army! They may have just not arrived yet, but...
Kagura	I see. I'd prefer it was indeed a needless endeavor. In any case, let's head to the closest tribe village. Are there any difficulties between them and the neighboring tribe?
Almira	Not at all! We're all living in Saga after all. We get along great.
Kagura	That's good to hear! All right then...
Almira	Wait...what is that? I hear the wind blowing...
Kagura	Huh? Wow...you're like Seida!
Almira	I learned a bit from her! Hold on a second, are those...soldiers?!
Kagura	Let's go, Almira!