Scenario:Lucius - The Flower of Andalise
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The Flower of Andalise
The crew arrives at the site of where Lucius's village used to be before it was destroyed by goblins. He vows to take revenge on the one responsible for what happened to his mother and the villagers.
The crew is currently traversing through the meadowlands of a mountain pass.
Parched wooden beams and walls resembling the remains of houses litter the field. Lucius stops in his tracks.
Lucius: Excuse me, (Captain), but could we stop for a moment?
Vyrn: Hm? What's the deal? We're in the middle of a field.
Lucius: To think I'd be here again...
Lucius: I forgot about ever seeing this island again. And now this view has opened the flood gates of my memories.
Lyria: Um... I don't really see anything special. Does this place mean something to you, Lucius?
Lucius: Yes. This used to be a village. I was born and raised here.
Vyrn: Wait, what? So those goblins you're always talking about... They...
Lucius: Yes. They came in droves and razed my village. This is all that's left of it.
Lucius: I had thought not to return until I had purged every last one of them.
Lucius: It was like a dream—a far away goal in my heart. And now that day has come.
Vyrn: You got that right! But you know, we couldn't have beaten them without you!
Lyria: That's right! It was a tough fight, so we were glad to have you there with us!
Lucius: I was listless after that, as if a hole had opened in my heart. But coming here reminded me of something.
Lucius: There's still one last matter to attend to. I have to settle things with the one who started it all.
Lyria: Huh?
Monster: Groaar!
Vyrn: Yikes! Monsters on the loose!
Lucius: Monsters nesting here is a sign that nature has reclaimed these parts.
Lucius: So be it. I bear you no ill will, but when push comes to shove, I will defend myself!
The Flower of Andalise: Scene 2
Lucius grew to hate his father, Aletheia, after his village was razed by goblins and Aletheia wasn't there to protect them. Now his father stands before Lucius once more in an attempt to explain the events of the past.
A goblin attack on Lucius's village had cost him his mother. In the end he managed to slay the goblins and their king.
Whatever semblance of peace Lucius had found is gone now that he's back in the village. His face once again contorts into a grim mask.
Lyria: Er... What do you mean by the one who started it all?
Vyrn: You're telling me there's another bad guy other than the goblins?
Lucius: Yes. That would be my father.
Lucius: He left us. My mother, my sister, and me.
Lucius: Considering his skill as an accomplished swordsman, I'd like to think that he could've at least saved Mother.
Lucius: I know I sound spiteful, but the thought still haunts me...
Vyrn: Wow... I'm sorry to hear that...
Lyria: But your sword skills are really good too. Was your father the one who taught you?
Lucius: That's right. My harsh training began before I could so much as read or write.
Lucius: At the time I yearned to be like him. It became a source of pride that he taught me with such zeal.
Lucius: Knowing that my hands were responsible for felling the king of those fiends makes it all the more painful.
Lucius: I was merely a journeyman when I accomplished that feat. It should've been nothing for my so-called master swordsman father...
Lyria: ...
Vyrn: Hmm... So even though he was an enthusiastic teacher, why did he leave your village?
Lucius: I was too young to remember everything that happened, but he became enamored with a certain sword and sought to claim it.
Lucius: He made a contract with a wealthy patron, and one of the conditions was that he had to leave the village.
Lucius: It's possible that he's become an agent for hire somewhere in the skies. That cur valued riches over family.
As Lucius finishes speaking, a figure slides out from the shadows of a broken pillar.
???: Gyahaha. That's some mouth you got there, boy. You think you can say whatever you want now that you're all grown-up?
Aletheia not in crew
Lucius: ...!
Vyrn: Ack! I had no idea he was even there! Who's the old guy?
???: ......
Lucius: His eyes are as untamed as ever.
Lucius: That's my father, Aletheia.
Lyria: Really? That's the man we were just talking about?
Lucius: Who would have guessed I'd be seeing you again.
Aletheia: Isn't that the truth. I hadn't planned on ever coming back here either...
Aletheia: It felt like something was calling me back, and so here I am. A family reunion never crossed my mind.
Aletheia: But this works out well. I was just thinking that it was time to face up to the past.
Aletheia is a crew member
Lucius: ...!
Vyrn: Huh? Is that you, Aletheia? Did you follow us from the ship or something?
Aletheia: ...
Lucius: His eyes are as untamed as ever.
Lucius: That's my father, Aletheia.
Lyria: Really? I never would've guessed!
Lucius: So we meet again... You were even on the ship all this time.
Aletheia: Harrumph. Do you know how much trouble I went through to conceal myself?
Aletheia: But now that we've landed here, I figured it was time to come face to face.
Lucius: Is that so... Then you can start by apologizing to Mother and Teena!
Lucius: Apologize to the villagers who are no longer here! And finally to me!
Lucius: There are no gravestones, but everyone's bones rest under our feet.
Lucius: Even if I have to dig up each and everyone of them, I'll make sure you apologize to them all!
Aletheia: Lucius...
Lucius: You could have saved Mother had you still been there! It pains me to have to say that! Why did you abandon us?
Aletheia: Hmm... No, that's not quite right, my boy. I never abandoned you.
Aletheia: You may think of it as nothing more than a cheap excuse, but please hear what I have to say.
Lucius: Hah... Fine. Out with it. But it had better be good.
Aletheia: First we'll need to deal with those monsters to get a little peace and quiet.
Monster: Grrr...
The Flower of Andalise: Scene 3
Aletheia insists that he had to leave his village and family, but Lucius is not persuaded. His anger boils over, and he prepares to duel Aletheia.
Aletheia: I loved your mother. And of course you and Teena were my all.
Aletheia: I was born in this village. It was my home, and it always will be.
Lucius: Then why did you throw it all away for some sword?
Aletheia: Ah, well... Some things happened... In all likelihood I could've saved the village had I not been chasing after the sword.
Aletheia: But it was out of my hands. I chose what I thought was best at the time.
Lucius: You thought it best to abandon your family?
Aletheia: You know nothing, Lucius.
Lucius: I know plenty! The fact that you knew you could have saved us makes it even worse...
Aletheia: Harrumph. It appears nothing I say can make you understand.
Lucius: Oh, I understand. I understand that you're far worse than I could have ever imagined!
Aletheia: Very well. Let's have our swords speak for us, Lucius. That ought to settle things.
Lucius: Done! We'll finish this once and for all!
Lyria: Oh no! Please stop this, you two!
Vyrn: Hang on, Lyria! Don't butt in! This is a measure of a man's worth!
Lucius: Mother... give me strength!
Aletheia: Come! Strike at me with everything you've been holding in your heart!
The Flower of Andalise: Scene 4
Aletheia loses the duel against Lucius and reveals that he had left the village in order to lure away an organization that was targeting the family. Lucius has yet to utter words of forgiveness, but his resentment toward his father has begun to subside.
Aletheia: Ungh!
Lucius's blade becomes a blur as he parries Aletheia's greatsword away, sending it spinning out of his hands.
Lucius instantly grabs it out of the air and points it at Aletheia's throat.
Lucius: This sword I hold in my hand is the very sword you sold your soul for. Now you'll pay for it again!
Aletheia: Huff... Huff... It doesn't matter anymore. Any way you look at it, I threw away my family for it.
Aletheia: Gyahaha. For Andalius to take my life would be nothing less than I deserve.
Lucius: Andalius? This sword has a name?
Aletheia: Heh... Indeed. Greatsword Andalius. It bears the name of the flower your mother loved so much.
Andalius isn't only the name of a flower. It also shares its name with a certain jewel.
Shaped into a pendant, the jewel was passed down from generation to generation within Lucius's mother's family.
But it caught the eyes of a certain organization. They burned down her hometown trying to get their hands on it.
Concerned for his wife's well being, Aletheia set the jewel in the sword and left alone, hoping to lure them away.
When he returned from his journey, he found the village forever changed.
Though he had managed to shake the organization, he hadn't anticipated an attack from goblins.
Aletheia: I suppose the only thing that matters is I couldn't save my family.
Aletheia: Humph. It was only a matter of time that I'd get my comeuppance from your pain and suffering.
Lucius: And what of the people who were targeting Mother?
Aletheia: Oh, a few natural disasters here, a few accidents there. It happens to bad people all the time. That's karma for ya.
Aletheia: But the fact that I wasn't the one to bring forth justice only intensified my guilt.
The man who had sought Andalius was also the lord of the town Lucius's mother had been born in.
His status as a social elite protected him from any direct action on the part of Aletheia.
As Aletheia waited for his chance, the lord came down with an illness and passed mercifully quickly.
Lucius: ...
Aletheia: Lucius. The sword belongs to you. Your mother will watch over you.
Lucius: I won't forgive you for what you've done, but...
Lucius: Will you tell me more about Mother?
Lucius collapses onto his knees, his energy spent.
Already caught in a spiral of depression, he reels even further from the cruel truth from his father's mouth.
The possibility of a bright future for Lucius lies in his own hands.