You're Not Alone
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Whatever Meteion may have said, we should confirm it with our own eyes. We need to have a look around.
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Indeed. At the very least, it doesn't appear to be a sprawling place like those before. If we split up, it shouldn't take too long to cover the area.
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I'm trying to see if there are ways to reach the nearby isles. Just in case Meteion was bluffing... |
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The isle's edge already, and there only appears to be this park here. How it must have bustled with life once upon a time... |
System
There doesn't seem to be anyone here. Perhaps you could try calling out...
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System
In the distance, you glimpse Alisaie picking her way through the ruins, but otherwise spy no signs of life.
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Forename, take a look at this. If the road was a little longer, we could take it to just beneath the dead sun.
But I suppose this is where the reconstruction ends... How about you? Did you find anything of interest? I see. I noticed the same things─cups left upon tables, chairs out of place... I don't know what happened here, but I do know I don't want to be alone anymore... We've searched enough for now. Let's find Alphinaud and compare what we've learned. |
 The Unending Journey: # 1: Voiced cutscene start.
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Did you find anything?
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No. This place is completely deserted, and I can't see how we're supposed to move on from here.
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Neither can I. It's quite the quandary...
There are no denizens to bar our path, yet there is no way forward. |
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For another mystery, we did find signs of very recent life. You'd swear everyone just vanished into thin air.
I wonder, how many ruined worlds like this has Meteion seen? |
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Could it be...? Yes... Yes, I believe I may have puzzled this out.
Despite how it appears, it's no different this time. There is someone here who has wished for this ruin. And I believe that, together, Alisaie and I can overcome their will. |
| No! I won't allow it! | I promised your parents I'd keep you safe! | Stop─not another word. | |||
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I will not pretend otherwise. I have my fears.
Not for myself, but for you. The last to remain. You are no stranger to carrying the burden of others. But I can only imagine how heavy the weight would be this time. As your friend, I cannot bear the thought of making you suffer so. |
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Then why suggest such a thing!?
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It's too much to ask of anyone─even her!
Why must she be the one? Why must she fight alone? More than a hero, she's a dear friend. Not only to us, but to so many others. There are so many people in the world who care for you, and yet... And yet... |
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Alisaie. I have an idea.
Given the nature of this realm, it may be possible to do more than unbar our friend's path. We might also pave her a new one. For instance... A path where she finds happiness at journey's end. This much, I think we can believe with the utmost conviction. No matter how deep our despair. So please, believe in us too. And press on. Thank you... |
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If the plan's decided, then let's not dally.
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Ah, there you are. It was as I said, was it not?
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It was. We couldn't find anyone.
But this place isn't entirely deserted, is it? You are here. You sought out a star of promise and found a ruined husk. Like us, you explored the devastation. Like us, you were stricken. Horrified by the thought that so many lives could be snuffed out as if they were worth nothing. And the thought that you would have to bear the terrible tidings to Hermes. That which you saw and felt, you shared with your sisters. As did they share their own grim findings with you. Overcome by the pervasive despair of these stars, some of you inadvertently ushered their peoples to their ends. Knowing the horrors you know, anyone would feel the same. They would fear what lies ahead, and struggle to move forward. |
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Fear... I had forgotten that such a thing existed, so focused have I been on shepherding despair.
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If you can remember, then you can still face and overcome your own fear.
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Why would I bother with such an insignificant emotion? If the despair I command is as a raging river, then fear is but a trickling stream.
It can do nothing to alter my flow. You spoke with the Ea, yes? Heard their tale of what awaits the universe? It's true. The stars grow colder and more distant. Eventually all will enjoy frozen solitude. Using the power of dynamis, I am hastening that process. In so doing, nothing will be born ever again. Everyone will remain dead. Alas, it will take time for that to happen. So in mercy I sent you my gift, to spare you needless suffering. Don't worry. Even if no living witnesses remain to mark the event, I'll make certain that Etheirys has a proper end. |
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For all the power you wield, you're more fearful than the familiar you used to be.
That Meteion feared simply to move forward, but your fear is such that you've given up on everything. I know it well. That sense of defeat. I've tasted my fair share of it. But as many times as we've fallen down, we've learned how to pick ourselves up and carry on. We take each other's hand. Share in each other's courage. Follow in each other's footsteps. And turn sorrow into strength! |
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There are times when we fail. We bear wounds that do not heal.
But these experiences are part of life, and they make us stronger! |
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We rise, fall, and rise again!
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Don't worry about us. You must take the next step, and all the rest after that.
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| The Unending Journey: # 1: Voiced cutscene end.
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| The Unending Journey: # 2: Voiced cutscene start.
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Please... Please... Oh, please let them all be safe...
Krile? Are you all right? |
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It's nothing... Just a headache.
They'll be fine... I know they will... |
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Apologies for the interruption! A man arrived on the last ferry. An associate of the Scions!
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| The Unending Journey: # 2: Voiced cutscene end.
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| The Unending Journey: # 3: Cutscene start.
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In this city devoid of life, you sense the presence of another...
The sorrow of a thousand thousand worlds weighs heavy. And yet you can walk on. |
| The Unending Journey: # 3: Cutscene end.
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If you need a push, I'll be right there behind you.
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Do not despair! You are not without allies.
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What we have sown in blood, we have reaped in suffering, and it cannot go on.
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Upon the souls of they who have sacrificed themselves to pave the way for peace, we will never abandon our cause.
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While it is true that man succumbs all too often to anger and avarice, he may yet overcome his baser instincts through the forming of bonds with others.
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Such victories are rarely won without sacrifice. But the prize is worth the price.
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And we for our part are glad indeed to be able to welcome friends both old and new...
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Save your tears for the morrow. You may be sure we will have ample cause to shed them, be they for joy or despair.
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From tragedy and sacrifice we rise to greet a new dawn.
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A future shaped by the choices we made, in ways we could never have foreseen.
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Yet miracles do happen. So let us pray, and will our friends home.
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I won't stop praying until I know they're safe.
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Strong art thou, mortal.
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Look to the light within, that you may continue to serve as a beacon to others.
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Let's finish this.
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| The Unending Journey: # 4: Voiced cutscene start.
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Here the path ends. There is no way to reach our nest.
I told you. Resignation and acceptance reign in this place. The rejection of life by those who came to curse it. Those whose dreams were unfulfilled. Whose prayers were unheard. Whose labors were unrewarded. Hope cannot deliver you unto hopelessness. Our refuge is beyond you. Always has it been. Such is the nature of this place. You should have remained on Etheirys. Struggle will avail you naught, nor will it grant your comrades peace. Come, let me relieve you of your burden. You have suffered enough. |
Azem's magick. So long as our souls remain, you can use it to summon us back. But you mustn't.
— Y'shtola
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( Jullus
 )Wh-What are your orders?
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( Quintus
)Is it because we do not share your faith?
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( Urianger
)How do we make peace with the dreadful algebra of necessity?
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That's why...it's too soon for this to end.
— Thancred
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( Matsya
)All...all by myself!?
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( Alisaie
)There are so many people in the world who care for you, and yet...
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You must triumph.
— Krile
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( Varsarudh
)To live is to suffer. To drink of calamity and drown in anguish.
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Be safe, all of you. And come back.
— Bloewyda
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( Hasdahd
)Then will you see how the hardships make you strong.
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( Nidhana
)It was worth it. It was all worth it!
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( Estinien
)I am ever grateful.
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( Erenville
)What I came to appreciate most about our star is that there remains so much we do not know.
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( G'raha Tia
)I want you to make me a promise.
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After all these years...is this the answer I was hoping for?
— Amon
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( Lucia
)On a night like tonight, the wind and cold seem to pass me by.
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( Alphinaud
)This is why we choose to fight.
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( Tataru
)And...Be safe!
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( Ameliance
)'Tis plain they care for you. And I am glad they have such a steadfast companion watching over them.
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So long as we remember, our fates remain ours to shape.
— Venat
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( Vrtra
)At war's end, I pray I welcome thee back into my hall.
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( Fourchenault
)Go...and godsspeed.
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( Elidibus
)Now go, Warrior of Light. Go...and do not look back.
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Perhaps when our time comes to return to the star, we shall remember these few days we have lost.
— Hythlodaeus
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( Montichaigne
)We must wait until we return to the aetherial sea...
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( Kairos
)Executing universal memory alteration.
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Do not squander it. The legacy I leave you.
— Emet-Selch
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I bid them remember, but all this time, I'm the one who had forgotten... A right fool you've made of me, Hermes.
And to add insult to injury, I've been denied a sound rest, forced to watch this clamorous show. |
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Oh come now, it's been a gripping tale. Unbreakable bonds and noble sacrifice, sprinkled with moments of levity to counterbalance the pathos. It's got it all.
I for one would have been perfectly content to watch enraptured from the stalls... |
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But I won't say no to a bit part!
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What are you?
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Half-faded souls of the dead. Isn't it painfully obvious?
Worry not─we haven't the power to defeat you. Nor is it our duty to do so. Not anymore. That being said, we do have a score to settle. So, here I am, Venat. I suppose you needed me to tie it all together, these frayed threads of our history─but knowing you, I suspect there's a joke in it too. Oh yes, I can imagine you gloating over my forgetfulness. Were I feeling charitable, I might assume you had left room for the possibility of this outcome. Even so, you'll get no applause from me. A single gesture will not lighten the burden I've had to bear. Still, you must be commended. Our methods would not have brought mankind this far. And so, as a show of respect to the last of us, I make this declaration. You will not end our journey! That is our answer! The answer of all lives of Etheirys, past and present! |
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As you've called us to the stage, so shall we perform. And creation magicks never fail to please.
Drawing upon the hopes of your comrades, we will make for you a new path. |
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What form said path takes depends on you. So focus─focus and envision that which rejects the claim that you cannot attain your goal!
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Ours is the wisdom to weave the fabric of reality...
Ours is the power to create! |
Meteion.
Though I gave you these wings to soar the heavens, I did not teach you how to walk the earth. So loath was I to bind another living being. In the course of your long journey, you will learn from those you meet. Learn to walk and run and so much more. A flower. Yes. Upon your return, I will gift you a beautiful flower. — Hermes
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These Elpis blooms serve as proof that this realm is not utterly devoid of hope. No more can you deny its power. No more is yours the dominion of despair.
In case the practical implications were lost on you, your comrades no longer need fight their fight. So, go on. Call them back to your side. |
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How disappointing. Not even a single scar in the making to brag about.
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You'll find a way regardless.
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Honestly... This is far more than any of us could have hoped for. Let us be thankful.
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Indeed. That we thus stand reunited is a gift. Let us not squander it, and see that we all return to Etheirys.
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Aye, as soon as we've averted the Final Days!
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Good to see you again. Our heroic sacrifice paid off, I take it?
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Come, my friends. Let us carry on and finish it─together.
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Can you...hear me...?
The voices within... Crying in pain, wailing in sorrow... Hurting... Hurting... End it...silence it... Silence our song of oblivion! |
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The way is open. They can proceed.
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So it seems.
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You're leaving!?
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Of course. The encore is finished, and I will not suffer myself to live again by Hydaelyn's magick.
But more than that, the future you seek is not the past we loved. That is why we fought. And why I lost. But though you defeated me, my ideals are inviolate. Invincible. Spare me your pity. I have no use for it. If you would do something for me─save our star. See this tale to a triumphant conclusion, and with elation in your hearts, bid the final curtain fall. Only then may it rise again and a new tale begin─with new parts for all to play. Tell me, have you been to the ruins beneath the waters of the Bounty? Or the treasure islands beyond the frozen waters of Blindfrost, in Othard's north? The fabled golden cities of the New World? The sacred sites of the forgotten people of the south sea isles? What about Meracydia, the southern continent? Do you know aught of its present state of affairs? ...I thought not. Even of your little Eorzea, you know precious little. The true identities of the Twelve, for instance. All of which is to say: expand your horizons. Go forth and seek discovery. Some of the civilizations in the reflections will surprise you. As the bearer of Azem's crystal, you may consider your duty to see at least that much. I certainly did. |
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I pray we meet again. If not in this life, then perhaps another.
Whensoever it should be, I trust it will be a most joyous reunion. |
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For you, maybe. I want nothing to do with it.
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I can't claim I fully understood the workings of this place. But in that moment, I felt I knew what I needed to do.
I felt that it was the right time to offer up this life I owe. That I could risk it all on the wager that the rest of you would manage without me. Full glad am I to see that I was right. |
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For all the lives on those stars whose light hath been extinguished─for the ancients who went before us─I offer a solemn prayer... |
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To go and see all those places and more... Emet-Selch has given you quite a task.
Suffice it to say, I should be glad to assist you. Once we've returned together triumphant, of course. |
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'Tis my fervent hope that our ancient friends will find a new beginning─they and all of their brethren who have returned to the aetherial sea.
For that to come to pass, we must succeed. We must avert the Final Days and save Etheirys. |
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As different and mysterious as the ancients may be, they were people not unlike us.
The first people to fall and feel pain. And the first forced to find a way to rise again. From them we have come, and in our pain and suffering, we are connected. |
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No need to explain─I have a rough idea what happened while I was...gone.
It was a strange feeling. As though I was struggling in a pitch-black sea. A powerful tide was trying to wash me away─one that churned with hatred and envy for life─and it was all I could do to swim against it. Then suddenly I was here. It felt long and short at the same time. Hazy as in a dream. But through it all, one thing was crystal clear: you fought with all your being to keep our hopes alive. |
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I don't think I ever knew what to say to the man. In retrospect, it always felt like the wrong thing...
But the past notwithstanding, he came to your aid in your moment of need. We are here, and we will not squander this chance he has given us! We will see this tale to a triumphant conclusion, and bid the final curtain fall! |
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Let's usher in an ending worthy of the grandest ovation─one that will give all Etheirys cause to raise their voices in celebration! |