Scenario:Pijiu - Beast of Calamity
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Beast of Calamity
Pijiu warps (Captain) and crew to his home of Dragon's Sanctum, an island covered in graves. After explaining that he cannot die because the Cardinal Saints failed in their duty of defeating the four beasts, Pijiu gives the crew a taste of the calamity that is sure to come.
The benevolent Pijiu, without any apparent rhyme or reason, utters a shocking plea for his own demise.
For a time, the crew is left in stunned disbelief, unable to comprehend Pijiu's request. He breaks the silence by raising his chalice to drink, prompting Vyrn to finally speak.
Vyrn: Th-this has to be some kinda mistake, right? There's no way you'd ask that...
Pijiu: Shall I say it again? End me. Bring an end to my existence.
Lyria: We... We can't! How could you expect us to do such a thing...
Vyrn: You must've had too much to drink...
I mean, look at everyone—they're too shocked to even say a word.
Villagers: ...
Vyrn: What's goin' on? They're not just shocked, they're completely dazed...
Pijiu: My request would be poison to most mortals. Thus, I have restricted their awareness to a degree.
Vyrn: Wh-what the heck! Was this your plan from the beginning?
Pijiu: Fret not—they will soon be freed. Yet I see my inexplicable nature has stirred caution in you—an undesirable outcome.
Pijiu: I deeply regret my heedlessness. If your trust in me falters and the bond between us crumbles, it would be... troublesome for me.
Chichiri is a crew member, Uruki is a crew member, Shushuku is a crew member, Ami is a crew member, Koku is a crew member
Pijiu: You, who have vanquished the four cardinal beasts and gathered the yupei... You are my final hope.
Vyrn: Geez, just how much do you know about us...
Pijiu: You, capable of taking the place of the Cardinal Saints, are the final hope entrusted to me.
Lyria: Cardinal Saints?
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Villager 2: Whoa... Pijiu? Why's my head spinnin' like a tumbleweed...
Pijiu: Already? Perhaps a change of scenery is needed.
Pijiu downs his drink in one swift motion and gently pulls (Captain)'s group close to him.
The sudden embrace is startling, yet more disturbing is that (Captain) felt no hint of Pijiu's approach, as though the man had erased his very presence.
Villager 2: Well, shoot... Did I have too much to drink? What in tarnation were we doin' just a sec ago?
Pijiu: A most fine revelry this has been. Yet my business with these travelers calls me away. I wish you prosperity and abundance, my children.
Pijiu: My thanks for the additional bottle as well. May we meet again.
Vyrn: Hey, wait a sec—
Lyria: Gasp!
Wh-where are we right now?
Wh-where are we right now?
Vyrn: This part of your power too?
Pijiu: Surely my abilities no longer surprise you. Anyone with even a fragment of talent could perform such a trivial feat.
Vyrn: Huh, I wonder about that...
Lyria: Huh?
Lyria: Wha...
A field of graves stretches endlessly before (Captain) and company.
Standing amid tombstones shaped like jagged spires, the crew once again find themselves overwhelmed with unease.
Pijiu: Hm, foolhardiness knows no bounds with me, does it? This is the first time I've brought guests here—it seems I forgot to make preparations.
Pijiu: One should have arranged something resembling a home, as mortals are wont to do. Ah, well. A minor matter.
Pijiu: This is my domain, otherwise known as Dragon's Sanctum.
Pijiu: This island sits unmoving within the Grim Basin. As you are the first guests I've ever welcomed here, I'm afraid the only refreshments on hand are spirits.
Lyria: The Grim Basin? But the atmosphere seems so peaceful here...
Pijiu: That is merely due to my efforts in keeping the sanctum stable. You need not worry—I shall safeguard you within its bounds.
Vyrn: So... wanna tell us what the deal with you is?
Vyrn: One moment it's miracles, the next, you're askin' us to kill ya. And now you've brought us to this grave-riddled place.
Pijiu: I have already told the truth unfaltering: I am an accursed existence.
Pijiu: An existence... capable of destroying the very skies.
Lyria: The skies?
Pijiu: I shall explain everything. You will understand why I must be slain.
Pijiu: The Cardinal Saints and beasts... Tell me: How much do you know of them?
Chichiri is a crew member, Uruki is a crew member, Shushuku is a crew member, Ami is a crew member, Koku is a crew member
Vyrn: We know a fair bit—we've heard plenty about them before.
Lyria: Pijiu, are you friends with the Cardinal Saints?
Pijiu: They are as my own children. You have my gratitude—for Koku as well. Are they well?
Lyria: They're... each dealing with difficult problems, I think. They're traveling with us right now.
Pijiu: Good. Let them savor those fleeting moments of joy while they can, for I have burdened them with so cruel a purpose.
Pijiu: Even should disaster loom on the horizon, may the gift of transient peace touch their hearts, however briefly.
Lyria: No, I've never heard of them...
Pijiu: They are my children, forced to shoulder a cruel fate.
Pijiu: I shall spare you of the particulars. Rather, you should know of the disaster yet to come.
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Lyria: Disaster?
Pijiu nods solemnly and casts his spirits upon the earth.
The soil, moistened by sacred droplets, begins to radiate light, and four talismans emerge from the ground, levitating in midair.
Pijiu: Arise, my children.
The four talismans flash brilliantly with light, causing the atmosphere to tremble as a powerful shift stirs.
Cardinal Beasts: ...!
Zhuque arises from the inferno's embrace, Qinglong cleaves the skies asunder, Baihu thunders forth with the earth's unrelenting rage, and Xuanwu rises with crystalline splendor.
Vyrn: Wh-what the!
What are they doin' here?
What are they doin' here?
Cardinal Beasts: ...!
Lyria: Are they... angry? No... It's more like they're overwhelmed with sorrow...
Pijiu: A reflection of myself. Creatures bound by the duty to die, yet trapped, unable to fulfill their purpose, raging endlessly in despair.
Pijiu: It is because the Cardinal Saints failed in their roles that I, too, continue to live.
Vyrn: You sayin' these beasts are gonna calm down if you bite the dust?
Pijiu: Indeed.
Pijiu slowly brings his hands together in a firm clap.
Cardinal Beasts: ...!
The cardinal beasts' forms begin to warp, stretching and twisting like clay figures melting together, their essences merging into one.
Shenxian: ...!
The merged beast writhes in fury, summoning flames, stirring winds, cloaking itself in water, and shattering the earth as it surges toward the crew.
Vyrn: Urk!
Pijiu: A final curtain is drawn. Singularity—prove yourself worthy. Stand firm and cast it back.