To Slay a God: Difference between revisions

[[Chrom]] witnesses the volcanic power of Origin Peak for himself as he arrives on the scene; [[Naga]] tells Chrom that [[Grima (character)|Grima]] is indeed in the area, then reminds Chrom that the power she gave him cannot destroy Grima, to which [[Robin]] states it can only put {{hover|him/her|States Grima as male regardless of their own gender, and in turn that of the hierophant that turned into Grima}} back to sleep, to which Naga confirms. Robin asks how Naga knows of his/her lineage, to which Naga says he/she possesses power not so different from her own. Chrom states that the [[Shepherds (group)|Shepherds]] must find some way to break this unholy cycle--they can't just keep putting Grima back to sleep every few centuries, otherwise they merely will his vengeance on their descendants. Robin states he/she may know a way--after a reaction from Chrom, Robin states that [[Validar]]'s hierophant claimed he/she and Grima were the same; if Robin strikes the final blow, Grima would be killed by {{hover|his/her|Robin again makes the mistake of stating Grima as a male regardless of his/her own gender}} own hand, to which Chrom sees as ingenious and asks Naga if it would work. Naga states Robin's plan might work, but there would be consequences--Grima's heart and Robin's are inexorably linked and can no longer be separated, and as a result, killing Grima would also cause the end of Robin's life. Robin says he/she realizes this and is ready; Naga says there is a small chance Robin could survive, as Robin has bound his/her heart to those of many others in this world, and if those ties prove strong enough, they may yet keep Robin within this reality. If Robin is male, Naga tells him she would not give him false hope--the chance he would live is insignificant; if Robin is female, Naga tells her that not even a thousand human friendships can surpass Grima's grip; either way, Naga states that, in truth, Robin will almost certainly cease to exist. After a silent reaction from Robin, Chrom shockingly reacts to that revelation, denying it and saying they'll find another way; Robin tells Chrom he's not thinking clearly, and asks him to think about what [[Emmeryn]] would have wanted, to which Chrom says Emmeryn would never have asked Robin to sacrifice himself/herself. Robin asks what a single life is when weighed against millions, to which Chrom asks Robin to stop thinking about sacrifice--he/she is one of the Shepherds and always will be, and there has to be another way to deal with Grima, they just have to find it. Chrom asks Robin to promise him he/she won't sacrifice himself/herself. The player is prompted to answer whether or not they will promise Chrom not to sacrifice himself/herself. If the player refuses to make the promise, Robin will tell Chrom he has always been very kind to him/her, but this is his/her decision, to which Chrom delivers a worried reaction; if the player decides to make the promise, Robin tells Chrom he/she is right and attempts to apologize, to which Chrom says the two of them swore to stand by each other, that they're two halves of a whole that not even Grima can sever. Naga tells Chrom that the time for deliberation is over--the [[Grimleal]] have arrived, to which [[Lucina]] tells Chrom that they're under attack. [[Battle preparations]] take place at this point.