E5 - The Messenger in the Burial Chamber

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SIGN    The Faraway Paladin
SIGN    The Lord of the Rust Mountains
SIGN    The Messenger in the Burial Chamber
[01:30] Stagnate
    Has it really been two years,
[01:32] Stagnate
    warrior of the light?
[01:35] Will
    Stagnate...
[01:36] Al
    The god of the undead?
[01:38] Will
    Defending isn't an option here.
[01:41] Will
    We have to—
[01:41] Stagnate
    Now, wait just a minute.
[01:43] Stagnate
    If you intend to fight, you two will win.
[01:46] Stagnate
    I'm not an Echo today, after all.
[01:51] Will
    A Herald?
[01:53] Stagnate
    Very astute.
[01:55] Stagnate
    Thanks to the utter thrashing
    you gave me last time,
[01:58] Stagnate
    it's unlikely I'll be able to send
    an Echo to this world for a while,
[02:02] Stagnate
    no matter how hard I try.
[02:04] Will
    Heralds...
[02:06] Will
    Messengers of the gods 
    that convey their will.
[02:08] Stagnate
    I had no choice but to send a Herald...
[02:11] Will
    Enjoying a little fishing?
[02:13] Stagnate
    Again, very astute.
[02:15] Stagnate
    You are as sharp as ever, I see.
[02:18] Will
    They knew if they tossed enough bait 
    for the undead around here,
[02:22] Will
    there was a good chance I'd bite.
[02:25] Will
    That's despicable.
[02:27] Stagnate
    Regular fishing is despicable, too,
    from the fish's point of view.
[02:31] Stagnate
    But that's just how gods are.
[02:35] Will
    You don't appear to be seeking
    revenge for last time.
[02:40] Stagnate
    First, let me apologize.
[02:42] Will
    Apologize?
[02:44] Stagnate
    The Echo you faced last time behaved
    shamefully in its dying moments.
[02:48] Stagnate
    For that, I am deeply ashamed.
[02:51] Stagnate
    Newborn Echos tend to be very emotional,
    rash, and generally infantile.
[02:58] Stagnate
    Still, that is no excuse.
[03:00] Al
    Th-The god of the undead is apologizing?
[03:03] Stagnate
    Young dwarf, that strong warrior
    you're with killed me.
[03:09] Stagnate
    All that stabbing and being stabbed...
[03:11] Stagnate
    What a fiery night that was.
[03:14] Will
    I wasn't aware that gods
    had a fondness for jokes.
[03:17] Will
    Just tell me what it is you want.
[03:19] Stagnate
    Oh, you're no fun.
[03:21] Stagnate
    Would it kill you to humor
    me while I chat a little?
[03:25] Will
    This god can speak the Words. 
    That's what makes them so dangerous.
[03:29] Stagnate
    Brave warrior who defeated me,
    Paladin of the Light...
[03:34] Stagnate
    This is my revelation.
[03:42] Al
    Sir Will!
[03:44] Stagnate
    William, armed with the blessing of
    light, you will face the dragon...
[03:49] Stagnate
    and you will die in defeat.
[03:54] Stagnate
    If you do not wish to die in vain,
[03:56] Stagnate
    do not fight the Gods' Sickle,
    the evil dragon Valacirca.
[04:00] Stagnate
    If you do not believe me,
[04:02] Stagnate
    feel free to ask the goddess Gracefeel.
[04:06] Will
    Why are you telling me this?
[04:09] Stagnate
    Because you proved that you have
    what it takes to be a hero.
[04:13] Stagnate
    I love humans,
[04:16] Stagnate
    and I am especially partial to heroes.
[04:19] Stagnate
    I find the radiance of their
    souls to be truly beautiful.
[04:23] Stagnate
    That is exactly why I desire
    undeath and eternity for them.
[04:27] Stagnate
    I cannot bear to see souls dragged
    down by the fools of this world
[04:30] Stagnate
    so that they lose their radiance
    among bitterness and regret,
[04:33] Stagnate
    and I would hate to see you killed by the
    likes of a vulgar beast like Valacirca.
[04:39] Will
    Vulgar?
[04:40] Stagnate
    In the age of myth, when I was
    still on the side of good,
[04:45] Stagnate
    I met him once—
[04:47] Stagnate
    the Gods' Sickle, the evil dragon Valacirca.
[04:51] Stagnate
    He fought not for any beliefs,
[04:53] Stagnate
    but for the sake of victory and plunder.
[04:57] Will
    I'm surprised the virtuous
    gods employed him.
[05:00] Stagnate
    If a mercenary is not on your side,
    he will end up on your enemy's side.
[05:05] Stagnate
    After that, I betrayed the virtuous
    gods for the sake of my beliefs.
[05:10] Stagnate
    Many battles were fought,
[05:12] Stagnate
    and many of the old gods left this world.
[05:16] Will
    It's the same myth Gus told me.
[05:19] Stagnate
    But he was different.
[05:21] Al
    Do you mean...
[05:22] Al
    he is a remnant of the age of the gods?
[05:26] Stagnate
    Precisely. And he remained a mercenary...
[05:30] Stagnate
    including during the great uprising
    led by the demons from the abyss.
[05:36] Will
    The Great Cataclysm of
    two hundred years ago...
[05:39] Will
    The end of the Union Age.
[05:41] Stagnate
    He was hired by the demon army,
[05:43] Stagnate
    caused the fall of the Rust Mountains,
[05:46] Stagnate
    and then fell asleep.
[05:48] Stagnate
    His battle wounds were too severe.
[05:50] Al
    W-Wait a moment!
[05:52] Al
    Did you say "battle wounds"? My ancestors...
[05:56] Stagnate
    Ah, of course. You are a survivor
    of the mountain people?
[06:00] Al
    Y-Yes.
[06:03] Stagnate
    Well, well! Perhaps there really
    is such a thing as fate!
[06:08] Stagnate
    Very well, then.
[06:09] Stagnate
    Descendant of the Iron Country,
[06:12] Stagnate
    I, Stagnate, God of Undead,
    shall tell you the truth:
[06:16] Stagnate
    that the king of the Iron Mountains,
    Aurvangr, was a true hero!
[06:23] Stagnate
    You should be proud.
[06:24] Stagnate
    The famed sword handed down through
    the generations, Calldawn,
[06:27] Stagnate
    took an eye from the evil dragon
    that survives from the age of gods!
[06:31] Al
    I-Is that true?
[06:33] Stagnate
    How exhilarating it was!
    He was truly a great hero!
[06:40] Al
    I'm so glad...
[06:42] Al
    I'm so glad...
[06:45] Will
    I wouldn't have expected such 
    kindness from an evil god.
[06:48] Will
    But this is a god who distorts the rules 
    of life and death and brings disaster
[06:52] Will
    because their emotions lead them to.
[06:54] Stagnate
    William...
[06:56] Stagnate
    In time, you may surpass even
    Aurvangr's great achievements
[07:00] Stagnate
    and succeed in slaying Valacirca.
[07:02] Stagnate
    But now is not that time.
[07:12] Stagnate
    The dragon's sleep grows shallow.
[07:16] Stagnate
    The dragon has just given
    us a show of his power.
[07:20] Stagnate
    Go home at once. Chaos is imminent.
[07:42] Will
    Al!
[07:51] Stagnate
    This is the cry of the dragon...
[07:54] Stagnate
    The Dragon Roar.
[08:01] Will
    The overwhelming might of a ruler, 
    striking fear into all living things...
[08:12] Stagnate
    Something troublesome is
    coming along with it.
[08:15] Stagnate
    Even you will likely
    struggle a bit with this.
[08:30] Al
    A g-giant?!
[08:32] Will
    That's a forest giant!
[08:34] Will
    They're normally a mild-mannered race!
[08:37] Stagnate
    He's been hit by the Dragon Roar.
    He is not in his right mind.
[08:41] Stagnate
    What will you do? Kill him?
[08:44] Will
    Of course not.
[08:45] Will
    The brute force that well-trained
    muscles give you
[08:48] Will
    can solve most problems, you know!
[08:51] Al
    Sir Will!
[08:58] Will
    This is nothing!
[09:08] Al
    H-He just...
[09:11] Stagnate
    ...flung a giant, yes.
[09:14] Will
    Shine the light of reason
    upon the fog of confusion.
[09:21] Gangr
    I'm awful sorry about that.
[09:25] Will
    Can you make it home?
[09:26] Gangr
    I think so.
SIGN    I speak... giant language...
SIGN    little bit.
SIGN    You do? Well, that's great!
[09:36] Will
    Uh...
SIGN    Dragon... roaring... dangerous.
[09:41] Gangr
    Yeah, it sure is scary, but...
SIGN    I must return to my clan.
SIGN    I will move to a safer place after that.
[09:55] Gangr
    I am Gangr of the Jotunn.
SIGN    William, hero of man, I will never forget this debt.
[10:07] Al
    This is the first time
    I've ever seen a giant.
[10:11] Will
    Me, too.
[10:12] Al
    Yet you can speak their language?
[10:14] Will
    My magic teacher had immense
    knowledge and an amazing memory.
[10:18] Stagnate
    You saw it.
[10:20] Stagnate
    That is the power of the ancient
    dragon that even the demons fear.
[10:24] Stagnate
    Should he awaken and seek another uprising,
[10:27] Stagnate
    you will have no choice but to defeat
    him, but you won't be enough.
[10:32] Will
    So I'm supposed to accept
    sacrifices for the cause?
[10:34] Will
    Even if you're my enemy, that doesn't
    seem like something you'd say.
[10:38] Stagnate
    A thousand lives cannot take
    the place of ten thousand.
[10:41] Stagnate
    As infuriating as it is,
[10:43] Stagnate
    so long as you live, more people can
    be saved, so there is no choice.
[10:48] Stagnate
    Think long and hard on it,
[10:51] Stagnate
    bringer of the light... the Faraway Paladin.
[10:55] Stagnate
    Farewell. We will meet again.
[10:59] Al
    They seem partial to you.
[11:02] Will
    They had their eye on me, that's all.
[11:04] Al
    They say the gods wish for heroes.
[11:07] Al
    That they send proxies to the living
    world to make their divine will known.
[11:12] Al
    You are the hero who symbolizes the
    goddess of light. Is that why...
[11:16] Will
    The god of undead wants me
    to feel indebted to them.
[11:20] Al
    What do you plan to do from here?
[11:24] Will
    Good question...
[11:26] Will
    I wonder what I should do...
[11:30] Will
    The Dragon Roar caused great 
    damage throughout Beast Woods.
[11:35] Will
    In order to take in people 
    who lost their homes,
[11:38] Will
    treat the injured,
[11:40] Will
    and subjugate the demons 
    now running rampant,
[11:42] Will
    I sent out adventurers all over the place.
[11:45] Will
    If the dragon were to awaken 
    and fly this way on a whim,
[11:49] Will
    it would destroy not only Torch Port, 
    but likely Whitesails, as well.
[11:54] Bagley
    There's no doubt about it.
[11:55] Bagley
    The evil dragon is accompanied 
    by high-ranking demons.
[11:59] Bagley
    I sincerely doubt you can 
    defeat them on your own.
[12:02] Will
    Of course...
[12:06] Bagley
    There's nothing shameful about running away.
[12:11] Will
    You said that under the assumption that
    I'd be the one going, right, Bishop?
[12:22] Will
    Goddess...
[12:24] Will
    If you would only tell me that
    there's a way for me to win,
[12:28] Will
    or if you told me to fight,
    even if I couldn't win...
[12:31] Will
    If you ordered me to prove my
    righteousness, I'm sure I...
[12:36] Will
    Back when I couldn't move forward,
    when I was mired in frustration,
[12:40] Will
    when time was just passing
    me by as I sat idle...
[12:44] Will
    I was reborn, raised with love,
[12:47] Will
    respected and acknowledged,
[12:49] Will
    and regarded as the central
    figure among my peers.
[12:56] Menel
    I'm coming in.
[13:02] Menel
    Wrestling with yourself again?
[13:04] Will
    Yeah.
[13:06] Menel
    So that's why you didn't notice.
[13:08] Menel
    Look outside. We've got a bit of trouble.
[13:11] Will
    Huh?
[13:18] Old DwarfF
    We want to know your intentions, paladin!
[13:20] Old DwarfE
    Are you going to slay the dragon?
[13:23] Al
    What is the purpose of asking him that?!
[13:26] Old DwarfC
    Failure to slay the dragon is a
    sin that falls upon us dwarfs!
[13:29] Old DwarfD
    If you intend to slay it,
    let us accompany you!
[13:33] Al
    Stop this! The dragon is a formidable foe!
[13:35] Al
    The paladin is trying
    to come up with a plan!
[13:39] Old DwarfA
    I don't know what he's ordered you to do,
[13:41] Old DwarfA
    but stop trying to buy him time!
[13:44] Al
    He hasn't ordered me to do anything!
[13:46] Al
    I'm telling all of you not to panic!
[13:48] Old DwarfB
    Did you say "panic"?!
[13:50] Al
    Even if we all banded together, we couldn't
    even leave a mark on the dragon!
[13:55] Old DwarfA
    I'm going in there!
[13:57] Al
    I'm telling you to stop!
[14:04] Al
    You... All of you are too
    old to even defeat me now!
[14:09] Al
    I don't want to see you all die in vain!
[14:12] Grendir
    Young Master.
[14:14] Al
    Grendir...
[14:16] Grendir
    You have grown well.
[14:19] Grendir
    However... However, that is
    precisely why I... why we...
[14:27] Grendir
    wish to die.
[14:31] Grendir
    We wanted to die by our king's side.
[14:39] Grendir
    But we were not permitted to.
    We had to abandon our pride.
[14:42] Grendir
    These two hundred years of miserable
    wandering have been so long.
[14:47] Grendir
    Surely that is enough.
    We have done more than our share.
[14:52] Grendir
    We have persisted in
    believing that, and now...
[14:55] Grendir
    At long last, we have learned
    that the loathsome dragon lives!
[15:00] Grendir
    What is so wrong with wishing
[15:02] Grendir
    for the continuation of that day,
    that we may die fighting?!
[15:06] Grendir
    Let me through! I will ask the
    paladin what he intends to do!
[15:10] Al
    I will not!
[15:12] Al
    Grendir!
[15:27] Al
    You ask what's so wrong
    with that wish, Grendir?
[15:31] Al
    All of you are already so fixated on dying
[15:34] Al
    that you aren't even thinking of winning.
[15:37] Al
    And that won't do.
[15:39] Al
    You know that won't do.
[15:42] Al
    The proud warriors of the mountain
    only throw down their lives
[15:45] Al
    for the sake of victory!
[15:48] Al
    It was all of you who taught me that!
[15:51] Olf DwarfD
    Young Master...
[15:52] Olf DwarfB
    Young Master...
[15:53] Olf DwarfC
    Young Master...
[15:54] Al
    I promise you that the paladin
    will make his decision!
[15:58] Al
    And when he does, I will
    be there by his side
[16:01] Al
    to win back the dwarfs' honor!
[16:05] Al
    I swear on the name of Aurvangr,
    the last king of the Iron Country!
[16:10] Al
    As his grandson, I, Vindalfr,
[16:13] Al
    will take back the mountains
    that belonged to my ancestors!
[16:19] Menel
    He's pretty valiant, huh?
[16:22] Will
    Yeah.
[16:23] Menel
    He can't afford to lose.
[16:25] Will
    Yeah.
[16:26] Menel
    You usually never think about pros and cons
[16:30] Menel
    or whether or not you can
    actually win, do you?
[16:35] Menel
    So that's how you should be now, too.
[16:49] Will
    I will slay the dragon.
[16:52] Will
    I've made up my mind to slay the dragon.
[16:55] Will
    Al... Vindalfr.
[16:57] Will
    I commend your proclamation that you'll
    reclaim your ancestors' mountains.
[17:01] Will
    Will you accompany me?
[17:03] Al
    I had faith that you would ask me to!
[17:07] Al
    With pleasure!
[17:08] Menel
    You sure you want to agree that quickly?
[17:10] Al
    You ask that, but I know you had every
    intention of following him yourself.
[17:15] Menel
    Hey, you've grown a spine, I see.
[17:18] Menel
    We're up against a dragon.
    Numbers won't help.
[17:22] Menel
    We can't spare a lot of the
    city's defenses, either.
[17:25] Menel
    So there's me, you, and Will,
[17:28] Menel
    and we'll need a guide who knew
    the mountains 200 years ago.
[17:31] Grendir
    I will—
[17:32] Ghelreis
    No, I will go.
[17:35] Ghelreis
    This is no job for a man who wants to die.
[17:37] Ghelreis
    Besides, you have an obligation
    to keep our people united.
[17:42] Ghelreis
    I shall be your guide.
[17:45] Will
    Ghelreis! I appreciate it!
[17:49] Reystov
    And then there's me.
[17:51] Will
    Reystov?
[17:53] Reystov
    I came to see what the
    big crowd was all about.
[17:57] Will
    You're as sharp as ever.
[17:59] Menel
    So we're five men picking a fight
    with demons and an evil dragon.
[18:04] Menel
    Do we have a chance?
[18:06] Will
    No.
[18:08] Will
    There's no surefire method
    for killing a dragon.
[18:12] Will
    We'll be at a disadvantage.
[18:13] Will
    Will you still accompany me?
[18:16] Al
    Yes!
[18:17] Reystov
    That's exactly where glory and honor lie.
[18:20] Ghelreis
    That is a warrior's true worth.
[18:22] Menel
    I'm used to having to go
    along with your crazy ideas.
[18:26] Will
    Let's go slay a dragon and
    take back the mountains!
[18:36] Anna
    So you're going?
[18:40] Reystov
    Yeah.
[18:41] Anna
    Please... Please, be safe.
[18:51] Bee
    I'm here!
[18:53] Will
    Bee!
[18:55] Bee
    You're going to slay a dragon, right?
[18:57] Will
    Yeah.
[18:58] Bee
    Then I can write a song about it,
    like I promised, right?
[19:02] Will
    Of course!
[19:04] Bee
    I get to write a new dragon-slaying saga!
[19:07] Bee
    It's a troubadour's dream!
[19:10] Bee
    I'll start by spreading
    the prequel far and wide.
[19:13] Bee
    You need that, right?
[19:14] Will
    Yeah, definitely. Thank you.
[19:18] Bee
    But don't give me a sad ending, you hear?
[19:20] Will
    I'll try my best not to.
[19:23] Bee
    Yes, do that! Nobody likes
    tragic twists anymore!
[19:31] Tonio
    Please don't leave me behind...
[19:34] Bee
    Sorry about that!
[19:36] Tonio
    I've secured the supplies
    I figured you would need.
[19:40] Will
    You determined so quickly that I'd be going?
[19:43] Tonio
    Yes, and I was still anxious that I
    might not reach you before you left.
[19:48] Will
    I was just hesitating for a while.
[19:49] Bee
    I'll write in your song that you were
    just waiting for the right time!
[19:53] Bee
    That sounds cooler, right?
[19:55] Will
    You exaggerating like that is
[19:56] Will
    what makes Sir William look more and
    more like some incredible strategist!
[20:02] Will
    I hesitate just like anyone else.
[20:05] Will
    I don't want to die, and I don't like pain.
[20:08] Bee
    But you're still going, right?
[20:09] Will
    Yes.
[20:11] Will
    The vow I made to the goddess
    was just that important.
[20:13] Bee
    I'll be using that line in
    my song, just so you know!
[20:17] Bee
    Pious warrior, devoted to his
    goddess, and hero of the light!
[20:21] Bee
    May the wind of fortune
    be ever at your back!
[20:26] Tonio
    Will, I won't tell you not to
    be reckless or try too hard.
[20:29] Tonio
    I know now is the time
    when this must be done.
[20:32] Tonio
    If there are any other supplies
    you need, please let me know.
[20:37] Will
    In that case, there's one big
    thing I'd like to ask for...
[20:56] Gracefeel
    You are going, then?
[21:00] Gracefeel
    I do not wish to see you die.
[21:03] Will
    I am honored. Thank you.
[21:06] Gracefeel
    You still insist on going?
[21:09] Gracefeel
    In order to keep your promise to me?
[21:12] Will
    Yes.
[21:13] Gracefeel
    Then I cannot say your
    decision defies my will.
[21:17] Gracefeel
    That promise is shared by
    the two of us, after all.
[21:22] Gracefeel
    Kneel.
[21:30] Gracefeel
    I command you, William...
[21:34] Gracefeel
    Do not fear. I am with you at all times.
[21:39] Gracefeel
    I am your goddess.
[21:41] Gracefeel
    I will strengthen you,
    aid you, and protect you.
[21:46] Gracefeel
    Go. Slay the dragon,
    and fulfill your promise,
[21:50] Gracefeel
    my knight.
[21:58] Will
    On your light.
SIGN    A Brief Return Home