Scenario:A Ballad of Unbending Chivalry - Chapter 4: Separation Anxiety - Episode 1
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A Ballad of Unbending Chivalry - Chapter 4: Separation Anxiety - Episode 1
Elsine plunges Ditoria into the defeated Elea. She prepares to eliminate (Captain) next, but Yuisis gets in the way. Realizing that Yuisis has chosen the crew over her, Elsine turns against her.
Elea: Heh, not bad. But I can still—
Yuisis: No, it's over—Skyblade Heavensbane!
Elea: ...!
Unable to defend against the crushing blow, Elea's Vasuria is sent flying out of her hands.
Yuisis immediately follows up by bringing her blade to Elea's neck.
Yuisis: Huff... Huff... I've won this one, Elea.
Elea: Quite the big fish you've become, eh...
Elea: You've grown far beyond my expectations.
Elea: I accept my defeat.
Hearing those words, Yuisis pulls her blade from Elea's neck.
Elsine: Heh... You're too soft.
Elsine: Yuisis, hand me Ditoria.
Yuisis: El? Guess I can do that...
Though somewhat puzzled, Yuisis does as asked.
Elsine: Thanks.
Elsine walks up to Elea and runs Ditoria through her without a second thought.
Yuisis: Wha!
Elea: Guh...
Elsine: This is all the mercy you're going to get from me.
Elsine: By the blade symbolizing Ditoria Knights' leadership, may you rest in peace.
Elea: ...
Yuisis: Elea!
Vyrn: What's the big idea!
Yuisis and the others immediately rush over to Elea and tend to her wound.
Elsine: It's too late. The sword went through her vitals.
Yuisis: El! What have you done!
Elsine: Why so angry? I merely put the backstabber in her place.
Yuisis: ...!
There's no argument about Elea being a traitor.
There's no argument about Elea being a traitor.
Yuisis: But in the end, she was still family!
Yuisis: Knowing Elea, I'm sure she had her reasons for double-crossin' us...
Yuisis: Which is why I can't believe you just offed her without even askin' why!
Elsine: You have me lost. What's the point of asking?
Elsine: Don't tell me you might've forgiven her if you think she had a good enough reason.
Elsine: No, that couldn't possibly be it.
Elsine: Please tell me you're just joking.
Lyria: This is no joke! We could have come to an understanding if we had just talked it out!
Vyrn: Heck yeah! We've done it time and time again!
Elsine: What a bad influence your group is...
Lyria: Huh?
Elsine: Your naivete has clouded Yuisis's judgment.
Elsine: Forcing her to turn away from the cold, harsh truths of the world.
Elsine: It's no wonder she's still so attached to the Ditoria Knights' notion of chivalry.
Elsine stares daggers at the crew.
Elsine: If you're removed from the picture, maybe Yuisis will start facing reality...
Elsine: Only then will she start seeing things my way...
Elsine: In other words, (Captain)... Your existence is a problem. That's why...
Elsine: I need you gone!
In the next instant, Elsine swings Ditoria at the captain.
Yuisis: (Captain)!
Intent on protecting (Captain), Yuisis throws herself in Ditoria's path.
Yuisis: Gwuh!
Elsine: Wha...
Yuisis: Ngh...
Elsine: No... This can't be... I didn't mean to hurt you, Yuisis...
Elsine: I just wanted you to wake up and...
She hurt Yuisis; she hurt family.
Aghast at what she had just done, Elsine sinks to the ground.
Icas: El!
Elsine: ...
Icas: El, pull yourself together! You said you'd do anything to protect what matters!
Icas: And that anything which doesn't matter can be cast aside...
Icas: You swore it to yourself!
Elsine: ...!
Elsine: Mm... I did say that, didn't I...
Elsine: I'm sorry, Icas. Thank you for reminding me.
Icas: Will you be okay? We could—
Elsine: I'm fine... I have something I must take care of right now.
Elsine turns to Yuisis, whose blood is leaking from her wound.
Elsine: Tell me, Yuisis... Why did you protect (Captain)?
Yuisis: You sayin' I need a reason to keep my family safe?
Elsine: ...!
Elsine: It's crystal clear to me now. (Captain)'s crew is a nuisance. They are my enemy.
Yuisis: ...!
Elsine: You're going to have to pick, Yuisis... Between (Captain) and me, who do you want to be your family?
Yuisis: ...
Elsine: I beg of you to choose us, Yuisis—
Yuisis: I'm sorry, El... I can't accept you... the way you are right now...
Yuisis: I don't think I can ever agree with your methods... That's why...
Elsine: Ah...
Elsine sinks to the ground once more, tears flowing from her eyes.
Elsine: So... you choose them over us as your family...
Elsine: From this point on... you're no longer my family...
Wiping her tears away, Elsine turns her back to Yuisis as if to say goodbye.
Elsine: The dear Yuisis I once knew is now dead to me.
Elsine: I'll rebuild the Ditoria Knights alone if I have to.
Elsine: And I'll be its new boss.
Elsine: It'll be my way of repaying everything Wendt and Treia did for me...
Elsine: Most importantly, it's the wish Yuisis and I always held on to...
Yuisis: El!
Elsine: I cannot accept you as Boss.
Elsine: If you insist on clinging to those beliefs...
Elsine: I'll just have to take you out and lead the newly rebuilt Ditoria Knights myself.
Elsine: If that's what it takes, I'm ready to go through with it. I don't go back on my word.
Yuisis: ...
Elsine: Goodbye, Yuisis... Family I once cared so much about.
Icas: El... You sure about this?
Elsine: Like I said, Yuisis is dead.
Icas: Very well. I'm with you all the way.
A chill runs down the captain's spine, who prepares for battle.
Lyria: I-Icas! What are you—
Icas: You're El's enemy. That's more than reason enough for me.
Icas's relentless flurry of attacks pushes the crew away from Yuisis little by little.
Yuisis: (Captain)! Ngh!
Yuisis tries to join the battle but collapses once more from the overwhelming pain of her wound.
Elsine: Icas, continue holding them off.
Elsine: Don't let them get in my way.
Yuisis: Cough... El...
Elsine: You're no longer family... You don't get to call me that anymore.
Elsine: I decided to cast aside everything that's not precious to me.
Elsine: That's why... I have to kill you now.
Elsine: This is how I prove my resolve... To show that I'm not just talk...
Elsine: I can no longer retread my steps. I must steel my heart...
The teary-eyed Elsine raises Ditoria, her hands shaking all the while.
Lyria: No! Tiamat, I call—
Icas: !
Icas rushes at Lyria, only to be fended off by (Captain) at the last possible moment.
Lyria: Eep!
Icas: Having looked into your abilities, I already know that Lyria has the power to summon primal beasts.
Icas: That power is a threat. I won't allow her to use it.
Icas: Well then, (Captain), do you think you'll be able to defeat me while protecting Lyria and Vyrn?
Icas: One wrong movement on their part, and... I'm sure I don't need to spell out what happens after that.
Distress and panic color (Captain)'s face, who glances over to Yuisis.
Yuisis: Cough...
Elsine: My beloved Yuisis is dead... You're just a shell... Goodbye...
Elsine brings Ditoria down on Yuisis.
(Captain) and company can do little more than scream in terror.