Scenario:Dancing Avengers: Flames of the Heart - Chapter 5: Trials of Youth - Episode 3

Dancing Avengers: Flames of the Heart - Chapter 5: Trials of Youth - Episode 3

(Captain) and the others arrive at Tabina's house. Attiyah tells Tabina of the tragic fate between their families, and the two of them reaffirm their love for each other. Attiyah decides to save Wahid and end the cycle of violence once and for all.

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The crew and Attiyah arrive at the house to have a talk with Tabina.

However, as they make their way to the door, they discover some men from Ahabak collapsed on the floor around them.

Vyrn: Hey, what's going on? Why are the guys from Ahabak lying around here?

Stan: Maybe something happened to the miss!

Attiyah: Damn it! Tabina, where are you? If you can hear me, answer me!

Ahabak Underling 1: Why, you little... Stay still, will ya!

Just as (Captain) and company are about to split up to look for Tabina, they hear an angry cry from a room toward the back of the house.

Tabina's Voice: I said stop!

Attiyah: That voice!

Attiyah makes a mad dash toward the room from which the voice came.

He bursts into the room, just in time to see Tabina gracefully deliver a series of kicks to Wahid's underlings.

Tabina: Hyaaah!

Ahabak Underling 1: Errrgh!

Tabina: Hiii-yah!

Ahabak Underling 2: Arrrgh!

Tabina: Oh, I beg your pardon. I am now but an ill-tempered horse. It would be foolish to take me on as an opponent.

Tabina: Those who stand in love's way... must be punished!

Stan: Why are the guys from Ahabak attacking the miss?

Vyrn: So that's the girl you fell for, Attiyah? Man, she's strong!

Tabina knocks out the rest of the men. She looks at Attiyah standing frozen at the door and laughs to herself.

Tabina: Oh dear... My lovesickness is at its height. To think I'm starting to see my beloved Attiyah in the faces of my enemies...

Attiyah: Tabina...

Tabina: Goodness... I can even hear Attiyah's voice coming from that one. The sickness is more serious than I'd thought...

Attiyah: ...

Tabina: Oh! C-could it be? Attiyah, is that really you?

Attiyah: ...

Stan: It sure is. This Attiyah's the real deal.

Tabina: Ohh! To think we'd see each other again like this... 'Tis a miracle.

Stan: Hey, miss, why exactly are the men from Ahabak going after you?

Tabina: I tried to go to where Attiyah was, but they grabbed my arm. When I wrestled out of their grasp, they started whipping out their weapons.

Tabina: That's why I decided to teach them a little lesson.

Tabina: Attiyah... We've finally been reunited. Why won't you take me into your arms?

Attiyah: Tabina... There's somethin' I hafta tell ya.

Tabina: Oh, what a solemn face you make...

The crew looks at Attiyah, who fixes his attention on Tabina and takes a deep breath.

Attiyah: Tabina... D'you know a man by the name of Jalil?

Tabina: ...

At the mention of Jalil's name, Tabina's expression clouds over.

Attiyah: The man who killed your grandfather and became Ahabak's leader, Jalil... That man is my grandpa.

Tabina: No! How can this be? Tell me it isn't true!
That means... the man who attacked your father—it's Daddy, isn't it?

In the midst of the roaring thunder, Attiyah and Tabina gaze into each other's eyes, lamenting their tragic fate.

Tabina: Attiyah, you said it before, didn't you? That if you ever found the man who attacked your father, you'd kill him...

Attiyah: I did. But then I remembered... that there's somethin' stronger than hate.

Attiyah's Mother: Cough, cough... Listen to me, Attiyah.

Attiyah's Mother: Whatever happens, you must not hate others. You must love them. Love them, and...

Attiyah: It's love.
Tabina... I love you. More than anythin' else.

Tabina: Oh, how cruel is our fate that separates the two of us! Our time together was but a dream... A dream from which we must wake to a grievous reality.

Tabina: No matter how many days or seasons pass... The stars continue to move across the skies, never to align—never to escape from their tragic destiny!

Tabina: Oh, my dearly beloved... 'Tis goodbye.

Tabina: Ah, the sun sets
And the darkness emerges

Tabina: Our destinies intertwined
I must forget, for that is Daddy's wish

Attiyah: Mother once told me
To love and not to hate

Attiyah: Let us break free, you and I

Attiyah: No matter the obstacles between us, we are one in heart and soul.
Together, we can break free. I know we can!

Tabina: Attiyah...
Wherever you may go, I will follow!

Tabina gives a nod, and Attiyah pulls her into a tight embrace. They lose themselves in each other's gaze, their eyes shining with tears.

Vyrn: Hey, what was that just now?

Stan: They were... proving their love for each other.

Attiyah: I know it's scary to face such a long history of hate and violence. No matter how much I smiled, my dad's face would still flicker in my mind.

Attiyah: But... it's not like that anymore!

Attiyah: From the moment I met you, you saved me. It's like my mom told me. For the first time in my life, I looked toward the future... A future with you.

Tabina: I feel the same, Attiyah. I'd never seen Daddy truly smile, not once in my life...

Tabina: He talks to me with a pleasant expression on his face. But it's like he's always running from something—a shadow from the past...

Attiyah: We can't erase the past. But there must be somethin' we can do to escape this tragic cycle...

Tabina: Oh, if you'd only said the word... I would have run away with you, even to the ends of the skies. Will you save Daddy for me?

Attiyah: I'm not gonna run away! I may be the grandchild of the man who started it all, but you and I are family now.

Tabina: Oh, I'm so happy... But how are we going to get through this?

Attiyah: That's where we ask someone who's gotten out of a tough spot before. We're countin' on you, Stan!

Stan: Huh? M-me? Sure I've been in a tough spot, but that's totally different from what you guys are going through!

Tabina: ...

Stan: Oh, fine... This is just my story, 'kay?

Stan: Let's see... I'm an Erune, whereas the one I love, Aliza, is a Draph. I also served as Aliza's attendant, so our social standings are different too.

Stan: Aliza's mother was against us being together. The difference in status was a major factor, but she insisted that our other differences would only make it harder.

Tabina: Despite that, you didn't give up...

Stan: Because I don't want to lie to myself anymore. I love her!

Attiyah: Hah, that's the guy I set my hopes on. Love's the one thing you can't lie about.

Tabina: I think so too!

Stan's courageous words spark a fire in the hearts of Attiyah and Tabina.

Tabina: Attiyah!

Attiyah: Tabina!

A burning love, and a river of emotions. The whole world fades away as Attiyah fixes his eyes on his beloved.

Tabina gazes back at Attiyah, with only him reflected in her eyes.

The sparks from the couple's burning love set even the hearts of Tabina's mother, Shafa, and her maid on fire as the women escape from another room they had been confined in.

Shafa: My cherished daughter! Heed not the tragic destiny that befalls our family, for it shall be history.

Shafa: Oh daughter, listen to my words, for I speak only the truth. Any obstacle can be overcome with the power of your love.

Tabina's Maid: Indeed! My lady, so lovely and strong—I pray for your happiness!

Tabina: Thank you... How blessed I am to have the two of you by my side!

Attiyah & Tabina: To a future, where we shall be free

Attiyah: I will live

Tabina: I will live

Attiyah & Tabina: For you!

Shafa & Maid: Saeada, we sing

Gearby & Candlee: Massir, we sing

Ahabak Underlings: Saeada, we sing

Everyone: To your happiness!

Stan: Why are you guys singing too!

Vyrn: I just wanted to show my support, ya know?

Lyria: Yeah! To their happiness!

Stan: (Captain), you were singing quietly by yourself too, weren't you?

(Captain) smiles, slightly abashed.

Shafa: Tabina. Attiyah. Honestly, I don't know what to say...

Shafa: What I do know though, is how strong the bond and the love between the two of you are. And that is all that matters.

Tabina: Mommy... Thank you...

Attiyah: Thank you very much!

Encouraged by the blessings they receive and filled with a new determination, Attiyah and Tabina are finally ready to take on what lies ahead of them.