Scenario:Sevilbarra - Fate in the Demon Blade
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Fate in the Demon Blade
Airships carrying Knickknack Shack goods are attacked by a powerful gang of thieves, so (Captain) and the crew agree to transport the goods and hopefully capture the villains. Sevilbarra seems to know something about the unusual sword carried by the thieves' leader.
The crew visits the Knickknack Shack in search of work.
There they find Sierokarte in a very somber mood.
Vyrn: What's the matter? You look really serious...
Sierokarte: Well... a crew of thieves is plaguing the sky, and they keep going after ships carrying my goods.
Sierokarte: Supplies are getting stolen, people are getting hurt, and the other merchants and I just don't know what to do.
Sevilbarra: That sounds terrible. I bet they have guards too, if they're carrying precious cargo.
Sierokarte: Sure... But I hear the thieves' leader has an unusual sword and the strength to wield it.
Sevilbarra: An unusual sword? What kind of sword?
Sierokarte: Um... I'm terribly sorry, but that's all I know.
Sevilbarra: I see.
Sierokarte: Those goods should have gone to my customers, so I'm hoping you can take some replacements to them...
Vyrn: Leave it to us! It sounds like a piece of apple cake!
Sierokarte: Thank you so much! I knew I could count on you guys!
Sierokarte: But do be careful if you run into those thieves. I'd be thrilled if they got caught of course...
Lyria: We'll stay safe! I promise! Let's go, (Captain)!
Sevilbarra: ...
Vyrn: What's wrong? If you keep sitting there, you'll get left behind!
Sevilbarra: Right! Sorry... I'm coming!
Sevilbarra: (A man with an unusual sword... Could it really be him this time?)
The crew accepts the goods from Sierokarte and departs on the airship.
Fate in the Demon Blade: Scene 2
Sevilbarra tells (Captain) that the man with the sword might be who he's pursuing, but an airship crashes into the Grandcypher from behind before he can elaborate, and thieves rush aboard. They fight back to save their ship.
Everything seems to be going well as (Captain) and the crew approach their destination.
While watching for monsters from the deck, (Captain) comes across Sevilbarra standing off to one side by himself.
Sevilbarra: Huh? Oh, it's you.
Sevilbarra: Not that I have anything to report...
Sevilbarra: What's that? You think I'm acting strange? Heh-heh... Maybe I am.
Sevilbarra: So you noticed I haven't really been myself since I heard about the man with the unusual sword?
Sevilbarra: To be honest, that man might be an enemy from my past...
(Captain) gets ready to listen as Sevilbarra starts opening up about his past for the first time.
But before Sevilbarra can say another word, an airship rushes toward them from behind.
Sevilbarra: Wha? They're going to crash right into us!
The airships collide, and the impact sends (Captain) tumbling to the deck.
Sevilbarra: Are you all right, (Captain)? What's going on here?
As Sevilbarra helps (Captain) get up, men from the other ship pile onboard.
Thief Crew Member: Damn it... What's wrong with that guy? We'll just have to commandeer this ship instead!
Sevilbarra: Commandeer? That doesn't sound very nice. I think it's time to rake you over the coals.
Thief Crew Member: Shut up! We got no other choice... Men! Take these guys out and claim this ship!
Sevilbarra: Oh well... Looks like the man with the unusual sword isn't with this bunch.
Sevilbarra: But we still have to deal with this cannon fodder. Let's go, (Captain)!
Fate in the Demon Blade: Scene 3
After the thieves' ship makes an emergency landing, the young Harvin Krelkulkil emerges. He was engaged to Sevilbarra's sister and seeks the same revenge. Once he leaves, Sevilbarra tells the crew that he seeks to avenge his sister's murder and to destroy the stolen sword that caused her death.
Thief Crew Member: Argh! What the hell! These guys are crazy strong too...
Sevilbarra: What do you mean? Was there someone else?
Sevilbarra: Uh-oh! We're losing altitude because of that collision!
Sevilbarra: Ignore these thieves for now. We need to make an emergency landing!
Urged on by Sevilbarra, (Captain) rushes to the ship's bridge.
They make an emergency landing on a nearby island, and the other ship follows suit.
Lyria: Whew... I'm glad we made it. Are you okay, (Captain)?
Vyrn: What in the endless sky was going on with that other ship?
The moment Vyrn voices his concerns, a young Harvin man emerges from the other ship.
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He is holding a long sword too big for his body in one hand and dragging a large bedraggled man behind him with the other.
Thief Crew Member: Ugh! B-Boss! No... Even my sword's broken!
Krelkulkil: This isn't him either...
Muttering in annoyance, the young man pulls the large man forward and throws him on the ground.
As (Captain) eyes the young man warily, Sevilbarra steps between them.
Sevilbarra: Krelkulkil.
Krelkulkil: Sevilbarra!
Krelkulkil: So you've been looking for him too.
Sevilbarra: Yeah... But this was unfortunately another miss.
Sevilbarra tries to continue speaking to Krelkulkil, but the young man turns his back to him.
Krelkulkil: The rare flower has not yet bloomed. But some day I shall scatter its barren petals!
Spitting out the words like venom, Krelkulkil vanishes from sight.
Sevilbarra: Krelkulkil... There's nothing I can say to him now...
Seeing the self-derision in Sevilbarra's features in profile, (Captain) and the others hesitate to speak.
Sevilbarra: I'm sorry. I've gotten you mixed up in all of this, and I haven't even told you what's going on.
Lyria: Um... Sevilbarra? Who was that man?
Sevilbarra: His name is Krelkulkil. We're both after the same enemy.
Lyria: An enemy?
Sevilbarra: I'm the heir to an ancient school of swordsmanship.
Sevilbarra: Our school involves wielding demon blades, which hold great power but drive those who wield them to madness.
Sevilbarra: The school's goal was to provide the physical and mental training necessary to wield such blades safely.
Vyrn: Sounds terrifying... Was that what the guy earlier was carrying?
Sevilbarra: Yes. That was the demon blade kept by Krelkulkil's family.
Sevilbarra: Special sorcery has been handed down through his family that seals away the blade's power. That's how they kept their sword through the generations.
Sevilbarra: Over the years our school has dwindled in number. We weren't sure if we would find a successor.
Sevilbarra: So my younger sister was betrothed to Krelkulkil, and our Demon Blade would have been entrusted to his family.
Vyrn: Huh? Betrothed? As in marriage? So that guy was your brother-in-law!
Sevilbarra: Yes... He was supposed to be anyway.
Sevilbarra: But then a man attacked my sister's bridal procession. He was after the blade. All my relatives were killed.
Sevilbarra: Even my sister... She had looked so happy until that morning... when her bridal gown was stained with blood!
Lyria: That's terrible... It's just too cruel!
Sevilbarra: I'm ashamed to say that I got badly hurt in the attack, and he stole the demon blade right out from under me.
Sevilbarra: Krelkulkil lifted the seal on his family's demon blade and took it to chase after the man, my sworn enemy.
Sevilbarra: Once I was all healed up, I left my hometown in search of him just like Krelkulkil.
(Captain) and the others are at a loss for words after hearing the gruesome story of Sevilbarra's past.
Sevilbarra: If it weren't for that demon blade, none of this would've happened...
Sevilbarra: That's why I've made it my mission to break the sword in two.
Sevilbarra: Then I can finally stand before my clan's grave!
Sevilbarra's resolve is unshakable, the result of firm determination hardened by anger and hatred.
Two men, bereft of the ones they love, walk the path of revenge. To what conclusion will it lead them?
All (Captain) can do for now is watch as Sevilbarra's fate unfolds.