Scenario:Sarunan - Diminishing Flame
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Diminishing Flame
Sarunan has sacrificed some of his own life force to extend the life of Kazann, the spirit he loves. He hopes to restore her physical form, but time is running out for both of them, so he considers sacrificing others for her.
Sarunan not in crew
On a certain island, (Captain) and company meet a young Erune named Sarunan.
This unusual man, who can use powerful magic to wipe out monsters, seems to be talking to someone—but there's no one in sight.
After a series of complications, he ends up joining (Captain) and company since they're all headed to the same place.
Sarunan: Come on, Honey! Let's trounce those monsters with the power of our love!
Sarunan: Honey, you're breathtaking. You're so beautiful and strong! I'm just so happy to have met you.
Vyrn: Hmm... No matter how hard I squint, it still looks like he's just talking loudly to himself. It gives me the willies.
Sarunan: Wha? What are you saying, Honey? Vyrn is helping me? How?
Vyrn: Huh? What's Honey saying about me?
Sarunan: Sorry, I don't feel like reciting it word for word.
Vyrn: But only you and Lyria can hear her...
Honey: ...
Sarunan: Huh? You want to know why I'm in such a bad mood? How can you ask me that with a straight face?
Sarunan: You already know what's wrong! We've hardly had any you-and-me time lately!
Behind Sarunan is a spirit named Kazann who goes by the nickname Honey. Her voice is audible to only a few people.
Her natural life span as a spirit has ended, but Sarunan is prolonging her life with a magic spell.
Honey: ...
Sarunan: Wha? How could you say that?
Vyrn: Huh? Lyria, what'd she say? We can't hear her.
Lyria: Um... She said something about his bad attitude preventing him from ever picking up social skills.
Sarunan: But when it's just the two of us, I don't need to bother explaining things to anyone!
Sarunan: Our hearts are connected, so actually verbalizing things seems unromantic somehow.
Sarunan: All we have to do is gaze into each other's eyes to share our thoughts. Hee-hee.
Honey: ...
Sarunan: What, Honey? What do you mean our communication needs serious work?
Vyrn: Good grief. That monologue could stand to be a little more internal.
Sarunan and Honey are on a journey to Estalucia, the Island of the Astrals.
They hope to find a spell there that will enable them to restore Honey's physical form before her life force runs out again.
Some time has passed since Sarunan joined up with (Captain) and the crew.
Though he initially appeared to be just a strange young man, his demeanor has recently changed.
Sarunan is a crew member
Some time had passed since Sarunan joined the crew.
Initially, he appeared to be just a strange young man, but now that had changed completely.
Sarunan: ...
Vyrn: Hey, you okay, Sarunan? What's going on with you lately?
Sarunan: I’m exhausted. Heh-heh. Thanks to Honey, every night is a sleepless one for me.
Lyria: Really? Are you staying up all night just to talk to her?
Sarunan: Not exactly. I'll let you fill in the blanks yourself.
Honey: ...
Lyria: Ah! Honey! Hee-hee. So you two have been pretty friendly with each other lately!
Honey: ...
Lyria: Huh? You want to take this opportunity to tell us the truth? What do you mean?
Sarunan: Let's not, Honey. Why would we tell them the secret behind our intimacy?
Honey: ...
Lyria: I see. So to maintain the strength of the seal, you use Sarunan's?
Sarunan: ...!
Whoa there! Let's not get carried away!
Whoa there! Let's not get carried away!
Honey: ...
Lyria: What? Sarunan's life force? Why do you need his life force?
Sarunan: Honey! Stop!
Honey: ...!
...!
...!
Lyria: No way! Your life force is running out? You won't live much longer?
Sarunan: Ugh...
Vyrn: Seriously? You better tell us more!
Sarunan: Sigh... All right, I give up. This was supposed to be a secret between me and Honey though.
Sarunan: The spell I used on Honey sealed her into my staff and extended her life.
Sarunan: But to do that, I had to sacrifice some of my own life force, which now flows into her through the staff.
Lyria: That's terrible...
Vyrn: You know, I get that you're sharing your life force with her...
Vyrn: But you guys haven't known each other all that long, right? Does she really use up your life force that quickly?
Sarunan: Well, a mortal's life isn't worth the same as a spirit's life, you see.
Sarunan: A skydweller's life is fragile. We can't live without these vessels we call bodies.
Sarunan: In contrast, spirits live independent of a physical form, and our life spans are nothing compared to theirs.
Sarunan: So using a mortal life to maintain hers is barely a drop in the bucket, so to speak.
Honey: ...
Sarunan: At this rate, I'll only live another year at best—or possibly only six months.
Lyria: Wha? B-but what about your goals?
Sarunan not in crew
Sarunan: My life will probably end before we reach Estalucia.
Sarunan is a crew member
Sarunan: My life will probably end before we reach Estalucia.
Choose: So what are you going to do?
Choose: What are you planning?
Sarunan: What if nothing can be done?
Vyrn: Hey! Wait! Aren't you going to get a body for Honey on the Island of the Astrals?
Sarunan: I wish I could, but I'll just have to pass Honey and my staff on to someone else.
Sarunan: Not that it'll be easy. I doubt anyone else would devote as much to Honey as I have.
Honey: ...
Sarunan: Oh, so you don't want that either, Honey?
Sarunan: You mean you just want to die with me, right? I'm glad you finally admitted it.
Honey: ...
Sarunan: What! What do you mean you have a problem with that too? Ugh...
Sarunan staggers as if he's sustained a blow, but he manages to stop himself from collapsing.
Vyrn: Hey, you're looking pretty shaky. Are you really okay?
Sarunan: Ugh... Maybe it's the lack of sleep, but I get a little dizzy whenever I shout.
Sarunan: Ah... Perhaps I said too much.
Choose: You can have some of my life force.
Choose: I’ll give my life for yours
Vyrn: Whoa! Don't be so quick to offer that up, (Captain)!
Lyria: Exactly! What will happen to me and Vyrn?
Honey: ...!
Sarunan: While I appreciate your offer, (Captain), there's also another reason why I can't accept.
Vyrn: Why's that?
Sarunan: You see, Honey has been sustained thus far using my life force, and become acclimated to it.
Sarunan: (Captain)'s powers are so different from mine, I fear the combination might jeopardize Honey's reincarnation.
Sarunan: Ideally, my successor should be someone with as similar an aura to mine as possible.
Sarunan: Oh! Ugh...
Lyria: Hey! You all right? You look like you're in pain.
Sarunan: Ah... Perhaps I said too much.
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Honey: ...
Sarunan: Ugh... Maybe it's because I gave up too much of my life force, but I've been dealing with insomnia and other health problems.
Sarunan: I'm going back to my room. Even if I can't sleep, I can at least lie down. Let's go, Honey.
(Captain) and company quietly watch Sarunan stagger off to his room.
Sarunan: (Well, what should I do?)
Sarunan: (Honey and I will both perish at this rate.)
Sarunan: (Damn it! That would be too awful! I have to do something about this.)
Honey: ...
Sarunan: (Should I look for a successor? I really need to think about that.)
Sarunan: (Ideally, they would be an Erune capable of using magic. But more importantly...)
Sarunan: (It would have to be someone with a long life ahead of them. A child perhaps.)
Sarunan: (Maybe I should kidnap a child. My magic would make it easy enough to brainwash one. Children are young and impressionable after all.)
Sarunan: (That settles it then. There's really nothing else I can do.)
Honey: ...
Sarunan: ...!
What's the matter, Honey? I can't bear it when you're so sad.
What's the matter, Honey? I can't bear it when you're so sad.
Honey: ...
Sarunan: What? Yes, I was trying to think of a way to save you.
Sarunan: Huh? I was scowling? Oh, it might be because I'm not feeling well.
Honey: ...
Sarunan: ...
Sarunan: I think I'll lie down. I'm not exactly tired, but I should probably be in bed.
Sarunan: (Kidnapping kids and brainwashing them? What's wrong with me?)
As the end of Sarunan's life draws near, the thought of it eats away at him.
Hoping to keep his feelings from Honey, he hides under his blanket.
Thus begins another of his long, sleepless nights.