Light (part 1)/Script (Hector)
Opening
Hector: That blackheart Nergal's back there! I wonder if we should wait for old Graybeard.
(Athos teleports to the group)
Athos: If you're looking for me, I'm right here.
Eliwood: Lord Athos!
Hector: You're late, Graybeard!
Lyn: ...Well? Were you successful?
Athos: I was. Use this magic tome.[sic]
Eliwood: What is it?
Athos: A legendary item, Aureola. The strongest light magic, wielded by Saint Elimine herself. With this, we should be able to rend Nergal's dark cloak and do him much harm. And these, too, have been infused with magic that makes them more effective against Nergal. Durandal for Eliwood. And for Hector, Armads.
Eliwood: It's... I can feel it already... Its power is beyond words.
Hector: Incredible! With this, I know I cannot fail.
Athos: ...And Lyndis, this is for you.
Lyn: Hm? What blade is this?
Athos: A spirit-inhabited sword, the partner of the Mani Katti. This is the Sol Katti. It's not a legendary item, but its blade contains much power.
Lyn: Thank you!
Athos: Nils, is Nergal back there?
Nils: Unn... I sense tremendous power. ...What could it be? I feel something really odd.
Athos: He should have lost most of his henchmen in that last battle. But... Mm. I read energy, too...if only a little. Nils is right. The sense of it is different than before. Brace yourselves. He is...formidable!
Eliwood: We understand. Let's go, everyone!
If Mark is present
Hector: Mark, now this definitely is the last battle. Like Athos Graybeard said about Nergal... Average people and ordinary weapons won't be enough to oppose him. You've got to choose who goes with us carefully.
Augury
Nils: This... This must surely be your final battle. As Lord Athos said, our destiny hangs in the balance of this final confrontation. You don't need an augury. Nergal is...strong. You and your companions must match him, strength for strength. There are...others. You must defeat them all before you can confront Nergal. ...Mark, everything now comes down to your strategy. Please...lead us......to victory!
In battle
Player phase of turn 1
Merlinus: Lord Eliwood... Lord Hector...
Eliwood: Merlinus... Thank you for everything.
Hector: You're made of sterner stuff than I'd imagined. Thought you'd've fled by now.
Merlinus: ...Sniff sniff... I thought as much. You're not taking me with you...... ...Sniff ooh...
Hector: That's disgusting. Cry if you must, but do something about that runny nose. What are we supposed to do? You can't fight, so we can't afford to take you with us.
Eliwood: Take this and return to Fargus's ship.
Merlinus: ...Wh-What is this, may I ask?
Hector: A letter of introduction. Take this to Ostia, and you'll be able to do good business there. Of course, if we fail in our mission, it's just a worthless slip of paper.
Merlinus: But... ...I must protest!! For the rest of my days, I've vowed in my heart to continue serving you both! Please, oh please! Do not abandon me.
Eliwood: Merlinus... ......
Hector: Then go get on the boat and pray for our safe return!
Eliwood: ...Please. Have faith in us. Wait for us.
Merlinus: ...Sniff sniff... ...I... I under...stand. Until the end of time, my lord. I will wait for you until the end of time. Please...come back...safely... Please!
Hector: Yeah, OK. We're going. Bye.
(Hector leaves)
Eliwood: We'll be back.
(Eliwood leaves)
Merlinus: ......... Oh, Lord Eliwood... Oh my...
Hector: Nergal!
Nergal: Pah...you're here. But you're too late. The gate is already opened. I will claim the mighty quintessence of dragons. I will become stronger and move ever closer to perfection.
Hector: You're through here! You've sacrificed people like they were nothing but things! What does power mean if it comes at such a cost?
Nergal: I am who I am. The pain of others, I do not feel. The sorrow of others does not touch me. Death feeds me. Death pleases me. I am the essence I consume. You fools will become corpses here, because I wish it to be. Rise and come forth, my servants!
(Morphs teleport around Nergal)
Hector: This...
Nergal: You seem impressed with my work. Or perhaps it's just that you've seen a familiar face?
Hector: Marquess Laus!? And the Black Fang knaves... What have you done, Nergal!?
Nergal: These morphs you see before you, I've given them the abilities and appearances of the people whose essences I used to craft them. Do you understand? I have power. The power to perfom[sic] miracles. Oh, yes... Hector. Your brother, Uther, the marquess of Ostia? He's dead, is he not?
Hector: How--
Nergal: If you would like, I could make a morph of your brother. It would be well suited for a fragile human such as you. Perhaps a heartless puppet could ease the longing in your soul.
Hector: Shut up. A heartless puppet? That's you, monster.
Nergal: ...What?
Hector: To gain power, you think of no one but yourself. You are devoid of emotion, unable to feel pain or suffering... You are the puppet, Nergal!
Nergal: Pah... Your weakness runs deep in you. You can never understand. The concepts of good and evil are devoid of any meaning, any value. These ideas prevent humans from liberating their own strengths. Such foolishness... The ultimate foolishness of the human race!!
Athos: Nergal, after all these years... You have not stopped to reconsider your ideas at all.
Nergal: The same is true of you, Athos. You must see the truth of it! All living creatures take energy from somewhere. We all use it to create, to change it into something better. The knowledge of Arcadia has shown us the road to the ultimate transformation. And yet you will not take that road! Why do you reject the obvious?
Athos: I am not opposed to the quest for power, for greater knowledge. However, that quest must be driven from within. To fuel your quest with the stolen lives of others, this brings not wisdom but abomination.
Nergal: Heh heh heh... I remember. I still remember! Those words are unchanged from when you first said them ages back. When you and the dragons conspired to bury me!
Nergal: Look at this wound! The wound I took from your magic!!
Nergal: It was a mistake. The only person who understood... The man I thought my truest friend... It was a mistake to try and destroy me. Heh heh heh heh... It confirmed some things for me. That trust brings betrayal. That friends bring weakness!
Hector: You're beyond help, you craven fool! Do you have any idea how Graybeard felt? What it must have meant to cut down a former friend? Are you telling me that you don't get it?
Athos: Hector...
Hector: What happened in the past, what reasons drive you... None of these matter!! I have no compassion or pity for you whatsoever! The crimes you've committed are unforgivable. I care not for your excuses. Prepare yourself, Nergal! With these hands, I shall end your crimes today!!
Nergal: Interesting... Let us put your skills to the test. Assuming, of course, that you can get past my morphs first.
(Light flashes; Nergal and the morphs disappear)
Hector: This is my fight! Stand back, everyone!!
Lyn: Don't be stupid! We're fighting, too. We're not just going to leave you alone, Hector.
Eliwood: I'm with you. Before, now, and from here on, too.
Hector: You guys...
Nils: Don't forget me, Lord Hector! And...Ninian. I'm sure she's here as well.
Hector: Nils...
- If Mark is present
- Hector: Oh! Mark, you, too?!
Each deployed character says their respective lines:
- Marcus: I'll show you the strength of a knight of Pherae.
- Lowen: Knights should fight, not speak! ...Was that right?
- Rebecca: I'll do whatever I can to help!
- Dorcas: ...Winning this battle means protecting my family.
- Bartre: Whooooooooooa! I'm burning up!
- Oswin: For the honor of the knights of Ostia.
- Matthew: Let me handle this! There's much I can do.
- Serra: Blessed Saint Elimine, grant us strength to win this with ease.
- Guy: Let me show you how much my blade has matured!
- Erk: For years, I've studied. Now, let those studies show their worth!
- Priscilla: I don't want to lose anyone, so I will fight my strongest.
- Florina: I... I...I'll do my best!
- Wil: We've made it this far. Let's get out there and win!
- Kent: I will gladly volunteer to protect Lycia with my life.
- Sain: I won't hold back! This is for all the lovely ladies I've yet to meet!!
- Raven: If I die here...so be it.
- Lucius: Blessed Saint Elimine, please grant us a miracle...
- Canas: Let this battle be forgotten by history... That is all I ask.
- Dart: I'm Dart, brave crewman of Fargus's pirates, and I fear nothing!
- Fiora: For the honor of the Pegasus knights of Ilia, I will annihilate the foe!
- Legault: My oh my... Fools aplenty. That includes me, too.
- Isadora: My pride shall not be broken! My strength holds true!
- Rath: For those whose reasoning is bent. I will straighten it with my bow.
- Heath: For Bern, land of my birth... May I return to it soon!
- Hawkeye: ...I, too, will join you in this final glory.
- Wallace: I'm trembling with anticipation!
- Geitz: This looks like fun! This is what I've been waiting for!!
- Farina: Hey! There's no doubt we'll win! Just don't forget my bonus!
- Pent: If he has power to rival Athos, then I must test that power myself.
- Louise: No matter what happens, I'll be at Lord Pent's side.
- Karel: As long as there's someone to cut, you will have my aid.
- Harken: Lord Elbert... I will protect your son.
- Nino: ...Father... Brothers...... For all that I've lost... I won't let him get away!
- Jaffar: ......
- Vaida: What are you worried about? With me here, we can't lose!
- Karla: I've lived long enough. I've no regrets...
- Renault: It is for this moment that I have lived...
Hector: Everyone... Here we go! Give it your all, and beat this knave!
Ending
If Chapter 19x pt 2 was not played
Hector: It's...finished.
Lyn: Yes. At long last...
Eliwood: ...Father...
Nils: ... ... ...
If Chapter 19x pt 2 was played
Lyn: ...Nils? What is it?
Nils: ...I...don't know... Why...am I......crying...?
Hector: Don't worry. You've been through a lot.
Eliwood: It's just relief. You've done well, haven't you?
Lyn: Everything's OK. The world's been saved. And I know that Ninian is happy, too.
Regardless of if Chapter 19x pt 2 was played
(The screen shakes; the door behind Nergal opens)
Hector: What was that!?
Lyn: What on earth... What happened?
Eliwood: It can't be...
(The group moves through the doorway to the Dragon's Gate, which dragons are emerging from)
Hector: Ah!
Lyn: Th... Are those... Dragons?
ELiwood: Nergal's final warning... This is what he meant!
Athos: What a calamity! If dragons return to this world... The continent will be ash in less than a month!!
Hector: I'll stop this! I'll show you!!
Talk conversations
Hector and Eliwood
Eliwood: Hector... Do you have a minute?
Hector: It's about my brother, isn't it? Sorry I didn't tell you.
ELiwood: It's all right. I understand you better than anyone. More importantly, have you settled things with Oswin?
Hector: ...Don't talk to me about him.
Eliwood: Hector... You're not angry with Oswin. When Lord Uther was in trouble, you weren't at his side. You're angry with yourself. It's true, isn't it? I was the same way. I couldn't save my father... I couldn't save Ninian... Over and over, I blamed myself...
Hector: Eliwood...
Eliwood: But, you know, that's just a way of running from the sadness of loss. I think you've realized that already. Lord Uther...and Oswin... They were thinking of you above all else. You must see that, but if you continue to pretend you do not, you will lose sight of something terribly valuable. That's all I have to say.
Hector: ......
Hector and Oswin
- Requires that Eliwood talk to Hector first.
Hector: Oswin!
Oswin: Lord Hector. What is it?
Hector: ...It's OK. I, uhm... I don't have any more doubts! Negal's time is up!
Oswin: Yes, sir! And I, Oswin, will be at your side no matter what!!!
Eliwood and Lyn
Lyn: Eliwood! Wait!
Eliwood: What is it, Lyndis?
Lyn: Is it true, what Nergal said?
Eliwood: You mean about Lord Uther?
Lyn: He said he's dead... When-- Did you know, Eliwood?!
Eliwood: ...Hector has been acting a little strange... So I forced Oswin to tell me. It was the same illness that took his father. The sickness came on suddenly. It took less than a year for the disease to spread.
Lyn: So when we met him at Castle Ostia, he was...
Eliwood: He was dying. ...Yet...he... He didn't want Hector or us to know... He pushed himself too far. I'm sure he was told he shouldn't be moving about...
Lyn: Hector...when...when did he...
Eliwood: Only recently... He figured it out when he saw Lord Uther wasn't at the castle. He pressed Oswin to tell him. ......After that, so as not to distract us, Hector pretended that nothing was amiss...
Lyn: ...... ...That's...no-- ...That's...
Eliwood: Lyndis...
Hector and Lyn
- Requires that Hector and Lyn unlocked their A support and that Eliwood and Lyn talk first.
Hector: ...What is it?
Lyn: Hector... I'm certain...that...you did not...cry... So, I will... This...is your share...of tears... Don't say...anything. Just, for a little while, let me lean on you. For a little while...
Hector: ......
Lyn: ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Don't...
Hector: Hm?
Lyn: ...Don't die... Please, you--
Hector: ...I know.
Battle quotes
Fighting Kenneth
Kenneth: ...............
Defeating Kenneth
Kenneth: ...............
Fighting Lloyd
Lloyd: ...............
With Legault
Lloyd: ...............
Legault: ...Huh, even as a monster, you are a handsome one, Lloyd. But you know something? I can't let this continue!!
With Nino
Lloyd: ...............
Nino: Ah...Lloyd... ...Sniff...oh...... Why does this have to happen again?
Defeating Lloyd
Lloyd: ...............
Fighting Linus
Linus: ...............
With Legault
Linus: ...............
Legault: Oh... We meet again. ...Linus... This stinks!!
With Nino
Linus: ...............
Nino: Linus... I'll...see you again... I'm sure you're angry, but... Please be my friend...again...
Defeating Linus
Linus: ...............
Fighting Brendan
Brendan: ...............
With Legault
Brendan: ...............
Legault: ...Commander... I really didn't want to see you like this. ...All I can give you is one last act of rebellion.
With Nino
Brendan: ...............
Nino: Father... Fa-Father... I... I'll...end this... ...I'm sorry...
Defeating Brendan
Brendan: ...............
Fighting Darin
Darin: ...............
Defeating Darin
Darin: ...............
Fighting Ursula
Ursula: ...............
Defeating Ursula
Ursula: ...............
Fighting Uhai
Uhai: ...............
With Legault
Uhai: ...............
Legault: ...Uhai...why did this blasphemy occur? ...I'll put an end to it right away!
Defeating Uhai
Uhai: ...............
Fighting Jerme
Jerme: ...............
Defeating Jerme
Jerme: ...............
Fighting Nergal
Nergal: Be prepared. You are to be witness to a power that overwhelms all!
With Eliwood
Eliwood: Nergal!
Nergal: So you're here, Eliwood. I thought losing Ninian might distract you. Have you forgotten her so quickly? How heartless.
Eliwood: I haven't forgotten. I'll never forget. It was my mistake that killed Ninian. Because of that...I will fight. I will not run away and hide in sorrow... I'm going to put an end to all of this!
With Hector
Hector: Nergal!
Nergal: So you've come, Hector of Ostia. Your existence itself was my greatest miscalculation. If it had only been Eliwood, this could have been over. So, my little miscalculation, I will erase you. And leave no trace remaining.
Hector: Do your worst!!
With Lyn
Nergal: Little girl from Sacae... You'd do well to vanish. One such as you is no match for me.
Lyn: The nomads of the plains do not abandon their fellow tribespeople. Eliwood and Hector are my dear friends... Their sorrow is my sorrow. Their anger is my anger.
Nergal: Pah...
Lyn: Nergal! In my friends' names, I will cut you down!
With Nino
Nino: ......
Nergal: Uhn? Who do you think you are?
Nino: You will pay! You stole my family from me, and you will pay, Nergal!!! I will avenge them all!
Nergal: Now, I see... You're Sonia's...
With Jaffar
Jaffar: ......
Nergal: Hmph... It's you, Jaffar? Turning your sword against me, your master? Do you forget who raised you? You are worthless.
Jaffar: ...Wrong. I am a man.
Nergal: Oh, really? If so, then I will give you a man's death!
With Renault
Renault: ...Nergal, do you remember me?
Nergal: Hah. You are... Renault. So you're still eeking out a wretched existence?
Renault: I went astray. I listened to your honeyed words... I dreamt of the impossible...the return of a lost soul. But...what you gave me was...a puppet... It was soulless...nothing more than an empty vessel!!
Nergal: Just an empty vessel... Isn't that what you wanted? You desired to bring back your dead friend. You were my experiment, and I completed my morph. I'm grateful, Renault. Thanks to you, I gained power.
Renault: You villain... You cursed him! Your crime can never be forgiven! I will end you with my hands. In the name of my lost friend!
With Athos
Athos: Nergal...
Nergal: Heh heh... Athos... Take a good look at me! At my tremendous power!
Athos: Already...words are useless. As an old friend... I will fulfill my duty.
Defeating Nergal
If Chapter 19x pt 2 was not played
Nergal: Why? Why must I lose? More power... I must be...stronger... I... Why? Why did I...want power? Gaa... Not like this... I will not die...like this. With my last breath...tremble...and...despair. Hwah ha ha... Ha...ha ha ha...
If Chapter 19x pt 2 was played
Nergal: Why? Why must I lose? More power... I must be...stronger... I... Why? Why did I...want power? ...... Quintessence? ...Don't...under...stand...but... Gaa... Not like this... I will not die...like this. With my last breath...tremble...and...despair. Hwah ha ha... Ha...ha ha ha...
