Scenario:Main Quest - Chapter 40: The Plot Thickens - Episode 3

Act 1: Girl in Blue - Chapter 40: The Plot Thickens - Episode 3

Freesia appears and threatens to show the crew just what Malice is. The soldiers under her command are terrified by this prospect and begin to fight with unbridled desperation.

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Imperial Soldier: Wheeze...
So this is how it all ends, huh?

Black Knight: This Malice you've been referring to—what is it? A new primal beast?

Imperial Soldier: W–well...

Freesia: My, my... Has the former senior advisor of the Erste Empire found herself with an interest in Malice?

Orchis: ...

Black Knight: Freesia!

Lyria: Orchis!

Orchis: ...

Black Knight: You're awfully calm, Freesia. Strange for someone who just got done running away with her tail between her legs.

Freesia: Hah. For being an advisor, you seem to be quite unaware of a little thing called strategic retreat.

Freesia: But if you'd like to know what it is, all of the necessary preparations are in place. I can show you right now...

Imperial Soldier: Your Excellency! Please wait! W-we can easily defeat these people by ourselves!

Vyrn: You guys, why are they actin' so nervous?

Katalina: Not sure... It's like they're terrified of something.

Katalina: Almost as if they're afraid of the Chancellor. But why would they fear their superior?

Imperial Soldier: Get ready, skyfarers! We're going to knock you flat!

Act 1: Girl in Blue - Chapter 40: The Plot Thickens - Episode 3: Scene 2

The crew corners Freesia, but her smile twists with madness. She summons a corrupted version of Yggdrasil—Yggdrasil Malice—to fight the crew.

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Imperial Soldier: Ugh... G'ah...

Black Knight: There. Now only a handful of soldiers remain.

Black Knight: You've got nowhere to run, Freesia. I'm taking that doll back.

Freesia: ...

Black Knight: What's the matter? Accepted that we've cornered you for good?

Freesia: Hah... Haha... Hahaha! Cornered? Who's cornered?

Freesia: You've seriously misunderstood the situation! I lured you here!

Black Knight: You fool... Even now you refuse to accept that you've lost!

Katalina: Black Knight, hold your position! Something's not right!

Freesia: Hahaha!

Lyria: That's... No, it can't be!

Freesia: Take form here and now—use the wretched power of the Astrals to vanquish my foes!

Freesia: Now, awaken—Yggdrasil Malice!

Yggdrasil Malice: ...!

Black Knight: What is that?

Freesia: This is the epitome of our research on dark essence! This primal beast is completely under my control!

Lyria: This is awful... I can't even hear its voice. A-and it's on the verge of breaking.

Lyria: Why... Why would you do this?

Yggdrasil Malice: ...!

Vyrn: Oh crud! I don't like the way that thing is staring right at us!

Rackam: We'll have to fight it! Get ready, (Captain)!

Act 1: Girl in Blue - Chapter 40: The Plot Thickens - Episode 3: Scene 3

Yggdrasil Malice continues to bear down on the crew, while Freesia laughs at their suffering.

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The primal beast Yggdrasil Malice attacks the crew until they're driven to the brink of annihilation.

Rackam: G'hah... Y-you gotta be kiddin'...

Katalina: Ngh! When we fought Yggdrasil the last time, it was nothing compared to this!

Io: Seriously... Who could've known it would be this strong!

Freesia: Marvelous. The dark essence was originally a mere imitation of Astral technology. But now it has surpassed its progenitor.

Freesia: We've done it. We've surpassed those despicable invaders... The skydwellers truly are superior! Haha... Ahahahaha!