# 9 - The Flower in the Desert
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY8VQJM0Y/chain-chronicle---the-light-of-haecceitas--)
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***SIGN*** The Light of Haecceitas
**[01:40] Kalifa**
A new guardian dragon will appear?
**[01:43] Phoena**
Yes.
**[01:44] Aram**
This old man named Baltazari said so.
**[01:46] Aram**
That we should go to the Lake of Sand,
where a new guardian dragon will emerge.
**[01:51] Kalifa**
The sage of fate?
***SIGN*** Queen's Right-Hand Man
Kalifa
**[01:53] Phoena**
The Chronicle of this continent
has been stained black, too.
**[01:58] Phoena**
We have no time to waste.
**[02:01] Phoena**
We need to muster
all the forces at our disposal.
**[02:05] Phoena**
Please help us, Ashrina.
***SIGN*** Queen of the Desert
Ashrina
**[02:10] Ashrina**
If Baltazari says so...
**[02:13] Ashrina**
This may be the right time
to put that to the test.
**[02:16] Ashrina**
Farrah.
**[02:17] Farrah**
Yes.
**[02:20] Ashrina**
After Yuri defeated the blackened dragon,
**[02:24] Ashrina**
we found this at the shrine ruins
it used to live in.
**[02:28] Phoena**
Is this a song?
**[02:30] Ashrina**
I have always wanted to
have Musica sing this.
**[02:36] Ashrina**
Her voice might cause some sort of reaction.
**[02:38] Aram**
Musica?
**[02:39] Phoena**
A forest sprite who they call
the legendary songstress.
**[02:42] Phoena**
Indeed, I don't think anyone else
could sing this song.
**[02:48] Aram**
So we're going to awaken
the dragon with a song?
**[02:51] Aram**
That's pretty awesome.
**[02:54] Ashrina**
We owe Yuri a debt of gratitude
**[02:56] Ashrina**
and would never turn down an opportunity
to help fight the Black King.
**[03:01] Ashrina**
Farrah, I'd like you to find Musica
and bring her here.
**[03:05] Ashrina**
Can you do that?
**[03:06] Farrah**
Understood.
**[03:07] Phoena**
May I go with her?
**[03:09] Ashrina**
Of course.
**[03:11] A**
Your Majesty! Kalifa!
**[03:13] Kalifa**
Keep it down. What are you yelling for?
**[03:16] A**
An army...
**[03:18] A**
An army approaches bearing
the banner of the Nine Territories!
**[03:20] A**
We estimate they number roughly 10,000 men.
**[03:22] Kalifa**
The Nine Territories?
**[03:23] Aram**
It's that damn Shuza.
**[03:25] Kalifa**
Your Majesty, we must ready the army.
**[03:28] A**
Wait, please.
**[03:30] A**
Another army, also numbering 10,000,
has already appeared to face them.
**[03:36] Ashrina**
Another army?
**[03:40] Ashrina**
The Holy Guard of the Holy Kingdom.
**[03:43] Ashrina**
Led by Holy Queen Juliana!
**[03:53] Juliana**
They have yet to make a move.
**[03:55] A**
They must be waiting to see what we do first.
**[03:59] A**
Shall we send messengers?
**[04:01] B**
None of the messengers we sent have returned.
**[04:05] B**
I suspect it would be of no use.
**[04:07] Juliana**
The same thing happened with our messengers.
**[04:11] Juliana**
*We may have no choice but to fight.*
**[04:14] Kalifa**
Hold your positions!
**[04:17] Kalifa**
I bring a message from Ashrina,
Queen of the Desert.
**[04:22] Kalifa**
If you fight now,
neither party will leave unscathed.
**[04:26] Kalifa**
That being the case,
**[04:28] Kalifa**
should you not settle this with words,
rather than with swords?
**[04:32] Kalifa**
We of the Lake of Sand
will provide a venue for you to talk.
**[04:36] Kalifa**
Bring one hundred men each.
**[04:39] Kalifa**
Sending troops to die before we face the
Black King would be the height of stupidity.
**[04:45] Kalifa**
Neither the Holy Queen nor the
distinguished leaders of the Nine Territories
**[04:49] Kalifa**
could be so foolish as to do such a thing.
**[04:52] Kalifa**
I trust that you will accept
this offer graciously.
**[04:56] A**
Preposterous.
**[04:59] A**
Shall we shoot him down?
**[05:00] Shuza**
No.
**[05:01] Shuza**
This sounds amusing.
**[05:02] Shuza**
We will accept their offer.
**[05:04] A**
But...
**[05:05] Shuza**
I want to know just how that girl has
the gall to call herself the Holy Queen.
**[05:09] Shuza**
Taking her down can wait until after that.
**[05:13] A**
Will you accept their offer, then?
**[05:15] Juliana**
Yes. This is an unexpected opportunity.
**[05:18] Juliana**
If we can successfully negotiate
with them, we all win.
**[05:21] Juliana**
Let's go, Einslotte.
**[05:23] ---**
Yes, Your Majesty.
**[05:27] Kalifa**
Your Majesty the Holy Queen.
**[05:29] Kalifa**
I am Kalifa, aide to Her Majesty Ashrina.
**[05:35] Kalifa**
I congratulate you on your coronation.
**[05:38] Juliana**
Thank you for your gracious welcome.
**[05:41] Juliana**
Forgive us for arriving
unannounced with an army.
**[05:44] Kalifa**
There is nothing to forgive.
**[05:48] Aram**
Hey, long time.
**[05:51] Juliana**
Aram?!
**[05:53] Juliana**
Why are you here?
**[05:55] Aram**
Why, you ask?
**[05:56] Aram**
To save Yuri and take down
the Black King, of course.
**[06:02] Juliana**
All right.
**[06:04] Juliana**
I'm sure Yuri will appreciate it.
**[06:07] Juliana**
Let's do our best, Aram.
**[06:11] Aram**
Hey, don't treat me like a kid.
**[06:19] Aram**
So, you've come.
**[06:27] Aram**
H-Hey, don't ignore me!
**[06:30] Juliana**
Aram.
**[06:31] Juliana**
Leave this to us.
**[06:43] Phoena**
She should be around here somewhere.
**[07:00] Juliana**
What?
**[07:02] Juliana**
Are you telling me to give up the throne?
**[07:06] Shuza**
No.
**[07:07] Shuza**
You're free to call yourself
the Holy Queen or whatever.
**[07:10] Shuza**
But you will forfeit your command
over the Holy Guard.
**[07:14] Juliana**
I could never.
**[07:16] Juliana**
I would no longer be the Holy Queen.
**[07:19] Shuza**
Oh?
**[07:21] Shuza**
Not only was your flag bearer, Yuri,
defeated by the Black King,
**[07:25] Shuza**
he has also succumbed to the darkness.
**[07:29] Shuza**
I've also heard that one of your men
has blackened and become a demon.
**[07:35] Shuza**
You aren't fit for the role.
**[07:38] Shuza**
Something that you yourself are well aware of.
**[07:41] Shuza**
That's why you put off taking the throne and
left others to do your job, was it not?
**[07:46] Juliana**
Well...
**[07:51] Shuza**
Well?
**[07:52] Shuza**
Well what, Holy Queen Juliana?
**[07:57] Juliana**
Shuza, you're...
**[08:02] Kalifa**
*This doesn't look good.*
**[08:03] Kalifa**
*Shuza is an expert at provoking people.*
**[08:06] Kalifa**
*This won't end well.*
**[08:09] A**
We're under attack!
**[08:12] Kalifa**
What's going on?
**[08:13] ---**
Sir! The Black Army has arrived!
**[08:28] Shuza**
Looks like I'll have to take care of them
before I deal with the Holy Queen.
**[08:35] Juliana**
They picked the worst possible time to attack!
**[08:37] A**
Shall we mobilize the troops we left behind?
**[08:41] Juliana**
No, we will take them out
with what we have here.
**[08:45] A**
This looks like it's going to be fun.
**[08:58] Shuza**
You...
**[09:26] A**
Die.
**[09:46] Shuza**
You're an interesting puppet.
**[09:56] Burckhardt**
What a pathetic sight.
**[09:59] Burckhardt**
How sad.
**[10:00] Juliana**
Burckhardt.
**[10:01] Burckhardt**
I heard you'd ascended to the throne.
**[10:05] Burckhardt**
Shall I congratulate you, Juliana?
**[10:12] Burckhardt**
You seem so miserable now.
**[10:15] Burckhardt**
Is the crown of the Holy Queen that heavy?
**[10:19] Burckhardt**
You're so pitiful, I can't bear to watch.
**[10:30] A**
Your Majesty!
**[10:38] Burckhardt**
You have such fire within you.
**[10:41] Burckhardt**
Why hold it back?
**[10:43] Burckhardt**
Why not do as you wish?
**[10:46] Burckhardt**
Just like how you cast me aside!
**[10:54] Juliana**
No.
**[10:55] Juliana**
I...
**[10:56] Juliana**
It was for your own good.
**[10:58] Burckhardt**
I don't need your excuses.
**[11:00] Burckhardt**
Whatever you thought you were doing,
**[11:03] Burckhardt**
all that matters is what I felt
and what it resulted in.
**[11:07] Burckhardt**
You're far too pathetic as you are now.
**[11:10] Burckhardt**
You couldn't hope defeat Shuza,
let alone our master, the Black King.
**[11:15] Burckhardt**
I don't want to see you like this anymore.
**[11:21] A**
I'll take care of him.
**[11:27] Aram**
Old man.
**[11:28] Kalifa**
You're alive? Good, very good.
**[11:31] Kalifa**
Do you happen to know
where Shuza and Juliana are?
**[11:34] Aram**
No idea.
**[11:35] Aram**
Not in all this chaos.
**[11:36] Kalifa**
Damn it.
**[11:37] Kalifa**
I didn't want to let them out of my sight.
**[11:41] Kalifa**
Given the situation, there's no telling
what sort of accidents might happen.
**[11:46] Aram**
Accidents?
**[11:47] Kalifa**
Those two are like oil and water.
**[11:50] Kalifa**
They'll likely never come
to an understanding,
**[11:52] Kalifa**
and they both know that.
**[11:54] Kalifa**
Should this battle present them with
the chance to strike the other down,
**[11:59] Kalifa**
what do you think will happen?
**[12:03] Kalifa**
And if one of them were to be killed,
**[12:08] Kalifa**
a bloodbath would surely follow.
**[12:11] Aram**
I won't let that happen.
**[12:31] Shuza**
How strange.
**[12:41] Juliana**
If only...
**[12:42] Juliana**
If only it weren't for you!
**[12:46] Shuza**
You took the words
right out of my mouth.
**[12:53] Juliana**
Why do you stand in my way, Shuza?
**[12:56] Shuza**
You're the one in my way.
**[12:58] Shuza**
An incompetent girl like you,
calling herself the Holy Queen?
**[13:02] Shuza**
Don't make me laugh!
**[13:07] Juliana**
You know nothing of me.
**[13:10] Juliana**
You have no idea how hard it was
for me to make that decision!
**[13:18] Juliana**
Shuza, I'm going to defeat you!
**[13:21] Juliana**
If I do that...
**[13:24] Juliana**
No, I have to!
**[13:27] Juliana**
Or else I...
**[13:36] Shuza**
Damn brat.
**[13:40] Shuza**
It's you who shall die!
**[13:58] A**
My...
**[14:12] A**
How amusing.
**[14:26] Aram**
Stop!
**[15:13] Juliana**
What was I...
**[15:16] Aram**
You two nearly let the blackness
engulf you just now.
**[15:20] Aram**
You should have noticed sooner, idiots.
**[15:23] A**
Good grief.
**[15:28] A**
You're a stubborn lot.
**[15:30] Burckhardt**
Too bad. Juliana nearly became one of us.
**[15:41] Burckhardt**
Do you resist, Juliana?
**[15:44] Burckhardt**
Despite the freedom we have on this side?
**[15:49] Aram**
Shut up, Burckhardt.
**[15:51] Aram**
I remember what you said.
**[15:53] Aram**
"The next time we meet will be your last."
**[15:56] Aram**
Well, it's time to keep that promise!
**[16:01] Burckhardt**
I'll shut that big mouth of yours, brat!
**[16:10] Juliana**
Aram!
**[16:12] Aram**
Old man Kalifa told me.
**[16:16] Aram**
If either you or Shuza die, there's no
telling what will happen to your men.
**[16:22] Aram**
So...
**[16:24] Aram**
I'm not letting you die!
**[16:35] ---**
What?
**[16:39] A**
I'll kill anyone in my way.
**[16:48] Aram**
Furball!
**[17:08] Phoena**
Guardian dragon of the Lake of Sand,
bestow upon us the light of hope.
**[17:30] A**
Break through the darkness.
**[17:32] A**
You can do it, Aram.
**[18:28] Aram**
Furball?
**[18:30] A**
A guardian dragon?
**[18:39] A**
Tch. They have the upper hand here.
**[18:42] A**
Burckhardt!
**[18:53] Aram**
Hey.
**[18:57] Aram**
Give back the Chronicle.
**[18:59] Aram**
You don't deserve it.
**[19:27] Aram**
The Chronicle...
**[19:29] Juliana**
It turned white again.
**[19:43] Phoena**
Thank you, Aram.
**[19:48] Phoena**
Furball.
**[19:49] Phoena**
Damn it, you surprised me!
**[19:51] Phoena**
You were a guardian dragon?
**[19:54] Phoena**
Thanks, though.
**[19:55] Phoena**
You saved us.
**[20:04] A**
You're Musica, correct?
**[20:06] B**
We've come for you.
**[20:08] Musica**
For me?
**[20:09] A**
Yeah.
**[20:10] B**
The sword that cuts through the darkness
needs you your help.
**[20:17] Aram**
Juliana.
**[20:22] Aram**
I'm going to kick the Black King's ass
**[20:25] Aram**
and bring Yuri back.
**[20:27] Aram**
So help me out.
**[20:30] Aram**
No, *please* help me.
**[20:32] Aram**
I beg you!
**[20:38] Juliana**
No, I should be the one asking you.
**[20:42] Juliana**
Please allow the Holy Guard
to join the Suppression Army.
**[20:46] Juliana**
May we?
**[20:49] Aram**
Yeah.
**[20:52] Aram**
Of course.
**[20:55] Juliana**
May the gods bless the Suppression Army.
**[20:58] Juliana**
And the Volunteer Army.
**[21:03] Phoena**
Aram.
**[21:05] Aram**
Good news, Phoena.
**[21:07] Aram**
The Holy Guard is going to help us.
**[21:13] Juliana**
Shuza.
**[21:16] Juliana**
I apologize for attempting
such a cowardly attack.
**[21:19] Juliana**
But we're even, are we not?
**[21:23] Juliana**
I'm sure you understand now.
**[21:25] Juliana**
Join us.
**[21:30] Shuza**
I'll travel my own path.
**[21:35] Juliana**
Shuza...
**[21:47] A**
Are you sure we should let him go?
**[21:49] Juliana**
Yes.
**[21:50] Juliana**
I doubt he will stand in our way.
**[21:56] Aram**
All right.
**[21:57] Aram**
Let's go, everyone!
**[22:06] Aram**
Just you wait, Yuri.