Scenario:Zahlhamelina - A Light in the Rainstorm

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A Light in the Rainstorm

Zahlhamelina and (Young Cat) head into the forest, where they are soon attacked by a little boy. They escape the shadows and continue searching for the others. A girl's voice guides them to Vyrn, who appears to be possessed by a shadow as he points a knife toward himself. Zahlhamelina uses her magic to drive the shadow away, saving her friend.


Zahlhamelina and (Young Cat) wander through a dark forest, in search of (Captain), Lyria, and Vyrn after they were spirited away by shadows.
So far their journey has been filled with only cold raindrops and muddy dirt.
Zahlhamelina: Is someone there?
Hearing what sounds like a voice through the falling rain, Zahlhamelina turns around. She sighs upon finding nothing—not even the ghost of a presence.
Zahlhamelina: I have to remain levelheaded... Especially in a situation like this.
Zahlhamelina: There's no telling what traps the shadows have placed, considering this is their territory... Right, my feline friend?
She looks down at her feet, but (Young Cat) is nowhere to be found.
Zahlhamelina: Oh dear... Did we get separated?
More noise interrupts her thoughts. Extremely wary, she observes her surroundings even closer than before.
Zahlhamelina: Hello? Is somebody out there?
Boy: Ahh... Hiccup... Mommy...
Zahlhamelina: Is that... a child taken by the shadows too?
Zahlhamelina: (It's far too dangerous out here, especially alone. I have to help him!)
Zahlhamelina: Wait! You shouldn't run off by yourself—
Zahlhamelina: Ah!
Her stomach flips with the feeling of weightlessness as the earth gives out beneath her. She instinctively grabs onto a nearby rock.
But her fingers slip off its wet surface, and she is sent tumbling from the edge of a cliff.
Boy: Ahahaha! She fell for it!
Zahlhamelina: (Don't tell me, he's friends with those shadows!)
The boy's snickers echoing in her ears, Zahlhamelina squeezes her eyes closed as she awaits the coming impact.
???: No!
Zahlhamelina: Ah!
A faint shout precedes a strong gust of wind which blows Zahlhamelina into the branches of a leafy tree.
Zahlhamelina: I'm saved? The tree cushioned my fall...
Zahlhamelina: ...!
The boy from earlier materializes before Zahlhamelina, his mouth twisting into a frown.
Boy: Still alive? That's not right!
Zahlhamelina: What in the skies...
Boy: Come... Let's go together...
Zahlhamelina: ...!
(Young Cat): Hiss!
Boy: Agh!
From the brush leaps (Young Cat), scratching and tearing at the shadow, before he lands in Zahlhamelina's lap.
(Young Cat): ...
Boy: It hurts... so much... It's cold... So cold...
Zahlhamelina: He disappeared... What was he?
(Young Cat): Meow?
Zahlhamelina: Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for coming to my rescue.
(Young Cat): Meooow.
Priestess and cat climb down from the tree. Upon setting foot on the ground, the two feel themselves being watched by unfriendly forces.
(Young Cat): Meow...
Zahlhamelina: I didn't sense anything until now...
Zahlhamelina: Whatever is out there must be a friend of those shadows, much like that boy.
Zahlhamelina: If they were truly trying to kill us a moment ago... then (Captain) and the others must be in danger too.
(Young Cat): Meooow.
Zahlhamelina: Right, we need to find them sooner rather than later. Let's go.
More cautious than ever, Zahlhamelina and (Young Cat) resume their search through the forest.
(Young Cat): Meow.
Zahlhamelina: What's wrong?
Her feline friend suddenly comes to a halt, his eyes staring into a dark thicket.
(Young Cat): ...
Zahlhamelina: Is there something you want to check out in this direction?
(Young Cat): Meow.
He nods without dropping his gaze. Zahlhamelina also peers into the brush.
Nothing is solidly visible in the pitch black darkness.
But that isn't to say the space is devoid of any presence.
Zahlhamelina: Who's there?
Something moves in the darkness, indistinguishable no matter how much Zahlhamelina squints.
Zahlhamelina: (What is it? It doesn't feel like a person... But it also doesn't seem hostile.)
Zahlhamelina: Maybe a light will reveal what's hidden...
She conjures a flame into her hand and extends it toward the darkness.
Zahlhamelina: The flame's shape is changing?
Girl: This way...
The person-shaped flame points deeper into the darkness, before fading away.
Zahlhamelina: That was the same voice I heard when I fell from the cliff...
(Young Cat): Meow.
Her four-legged friend pulls on her sleeve, motioning toward a nearby path.
It appears to lead exactly the way the figure had pointed.
Zahlhamelina: (Is this another trap to take our lives? Or...)
Zahlhamelina: (That voice definitely saved me though. In which case...)
(Young Cat): Meow?
Zahlhamelina: I've made my decision. We follow this, wherever it leads.
Zahlhamelina: It could be a trap, but I choose to believe otherwise.
(Young Cat): Meow.
With a purr of approval, (Young Cat) scampers down the path.
Zahlhamelina follows not far behind.
Vyrn's Voice: Ahahahaha!
Zahlhamelina: Was that Vyrn just now?
Seeking out the source of her friend's voice, she quickly spots him through a gap in the trees.
Zahlhamelina: Vyrn! Thank goodness you're all right!
(Young Cat): Meow!
Zahlhamelina: Ah!
The moment they try to approach Vyrn, an invisible barrier repels them.
Zahlhamelina: Is this... a wall?
Vyrn: Is that right? Oof, I get what that's like...
Zahlhamelina: Vyrn?
Zahlhamelina: (That's weird... I don't hear anyone else with him. He's acting very strange too.)
Zahlhamelina: Vyrn! Please speak to me!
(Young Cat): Meow!
Zahlhamelina: He can't hear us. What should we do?
Vyrn: You sure 'bout this? Guess I'll give it a try...
Zahlhamelina's eyes grow wide as she watches Vyrn pick up an object.
It is a knife glistening in the darkness—one which Vyrn points at himself.
Zahlhamelina: Don't do it, Vyrn! Snap out of it!
Vyrn: Hehe, my heart's racin'... Here goes nothing!
Zahlhamelina: Vyrn! I didn't want to resort to force, but you leave me no choice!
Zahlhamelina: O light of the sun, I beg of you... Banish the darkness which hinders us so!
Dark Shadow: ...!
Vyrn: Wh-whoa, what the heck!
The flames Zahlhamelina summon break through the invisible wall and drive a black shadow out of Vyrn's body.
The shadow then flees into the darkness, leaving a confused Vyrn behind.
Zahlhamelina: Vyrn, are you all right?
Vyrn: Y-yeah! Uh... Yikes! Why am I holdin' a knife?
Zahlhamelina: It's so good to see you back to your usual self.
Vyrn: My what? What just happened?
Vyrn: Where're (Captain) and Lyria? Did they wander off?
Zahlhamelina: Er... Let me explain one thing at a time.
She gives a brief overview of recent events to her lost friend.
Vyrn: Say what? You seriously telling me one of those nasty shadows took control of me, and tried to take that knife and...
Vyrn: Holy smokes, I'd be a goner right now if you hadn't come along when you did.
Vyrn: I owe you one!
Zahlhamelina: I'm glad we found you in time. But we can't celebrate just yet.
Zahlhamelina: If all the shadows are capable of possessing bodies and forcing people to take their own lives...
Zahlhamelina: Then (Captain) and Lyria are most likely in similar danger.
Zahlhamelina: I also had my own close call... We need to find our friends before it's too late!
Vyrn: Yeah! I'll fly up high and see if I can't spot 'em!
Zahlhamelina: Good idea! Thanks, Vyrn!
By a twist of good fortune, Zahlhamelina has saved Vyrn in the nick of time.
She follows in the direction the shadow disappeared, hoping it will lead her right to (Captain) and Lyria.

A Light in the Rainstorm: Scene 2

The three continue searching for (Captain) and Lyria in the forest, but soon realize they are going in circles. The little girl from before appears and points them in the right direction, and they eventually find (Captain) and Lyria, empty-eyed and surrounded by shadows. The shadows immediately rise up to attack Zahlhamelina and company, swallowing them.


Attempting to track the fleeing shadow down, Zahlhamelina, Vyrn, and (Young Cat) head deeper into the forest.
???: ...
Eerie laughter and chattering whispers seem to follow the group wherever they go, as if entertained by their struggle.
Vyrn: Sheesh! Where is all this creepy stuff comin' from?
Zahlhamelina: I'm willing to bet it's those mysterious shadows at work. Stay vigilant. There's no telling where another trap might be...
(Young Cat): Meow!
Zahlhamelina: Ah!
Vyrn: Talk about a close call... We were almost turned into pancakes!
Zahlhamelina: Thank you, friend. You saved us.
(Young Cat): Meow.
???: ...
Vyrn: Wow, they were tryin' to herd us into a trap.
Vyrn: Heh! You're gonna have to do better than that to get us!
???: ...
Zahlhamelina: They're getting more and more irritated. We better hurry before they try anything else.
(Young Cat): Meow.
The group picks up the pace after that.
But no matter how high or low they search, they come across no clues as to where (Captain) and Lyria have gone.
Vyrn: How big is this forest? Feels like we've just been goin' in circles, on account of everything we pass lookin' the same.
Zahlhamelina: This is the shadows' territory. I wouldn't be surprised if they're somehow leading us astray.
Vyrn: Wait, why'd you stop walkin'?
Zahlhamelina: If they're leading us astray... Doesn't that mean we're already playing into their hands?
Vyrn: H-hey now, let's not jump to scary conclusions... Maybe there's another reason we're not gettin' anywhere?
(Young Cat): Meow...
Vyrn: Don't gimme that worried meow... You're gonna get me all worked up too.
Vyrn: Actually... Kinda feels like the more scared I get, the scarier everything looks. It's super dark to boot...
Zahlhamelina: (If they're truly using their power to delay us, then how will we ever...)
Zahlhamelina: (No, no, I can't let myself become disheartened. I swore to keep these children safe, and so I will!)
Zahlhamelina shakes her head, trying to rid herself of doubt, when a familiar sensation spurs her into looking around.
Zahlhamelina: That just now...
Vyrn: Huh? Do you hear (Captain) and Lyria or something?
Zahlhamelina: No, not them... But this breeze...
She closes her eyes, following the flow of the wind.
Zahlhamelina: You're here, aren't you?
With a quiet murmur, she conjures a small flame into her hand.
Her hunch is immediately proven correct.
Vyrn: Gah! Is your fire movin' by itself?
Vyrn: You're that girl from the gate! This is all your fault, isn't it!
Vyrn: You're that girl from the gate! This is all your fault, isn't it!
Zahlhamelina: Calm down, Vyrn. This girl isn't the enemy. She's the one who's been guiding us.
Vyrn: Huh?
Zahlhamelina: We wouldn't have found you if she hadn't showed us the way.
Vyrn: Y-you serious?
Reacting to none of the crew's conversation, the girl raises a hand and points in a direction.
Girl: Hurry, before it's too late... Go...
That is all the girl says before her flames flicker out.
Vyrn: So, uh... There's no path over where she told us to go... Only trees...
Zahlhamelina summons another flame and stares determinedly into the thicket.
Zahlhamelina: Judging by the way she helped us find you, there should be a path of some sort...
Zahlhamelina: O sun, I beseech you... Light the way forward!
Vyrn: Wh-what the heck? The trees and grass all vanished...
Vyrn: And now there's a path...
Vyrn: (Captain) and Lyria have gotta be ahead!
Zahlhamelina: Indeed. Let's go!
They run forward, hope in their hearts.
Eventually they come upon the blackened remains of a forest scarred by a great fire.
Zahlhamelina: (Captain)! Lyria!
Dark Shadow: ...
Sitting on the ground with empty eyes and surrounded by shadows are (Captain) and Lyria.
Vyrn: Hey! Get away from them!
Shadowy Figure: Why are you... getting in the way...
Zahlhamelina: Wait, Vyrn!
As Zahlhamelina grabs Vyrn and pulls him back, the shadows form into the figure of a girl.
Vyrn: You're the one from earlier...
Zahlhamelina: No. The aura of this girl is different from the one who aided us.
Zahlhamelina: In fact, I'm certain this is the culprit behind all the kidnappings!
Shadowy Figure: I won't... let you have them! Never!
Shadows ooze from the furious girl, then launch themselves at Zahlhamelina and company.
Vyrn: Wah!
Zahlhamelina: Vyrn!
By the sun's power...
Zahlhamelina: They swallowed my flames?
Shadowy Figure: No... No, no, no! It's hot! It's bright! It hurts... Get it away!
Waves of shadows pour from the girl as she screams.
Vyrn: There's so many... Gaaah!
Zahlhamelina: My power isn't strong enough to fight them!
Zahlhamelina: Ahhh!
The area is drowned in a sea of darkness.
Helpless against the tide, Zahlhamelina and friends are swallowed into its depths.

A Light in the Rainstorm: Scene 3

Within the shadows, the crew sees the memories of the people who perished in the forest fire. Unable to free themselves from their negative feelings, the departed have become spirits that lead victims into the forest before killing them. Zahlhamelina prays and conjures flames in the shape of soulfish that help the shadows to move on and rest in peace. (Captain) and company suddenly find themselves back in town, the forest gone and a beautiful rainbow arching across the sky.


Dark Shadow: ...
Zahlhamelina: There's just no end to them!
Dark Shadow: ...
Zahlhamelina: (The shadows will descend upon me the moment I let my flames fade...)
Zahlhamelina: (I have to get out of here and help the others as fast as I can.)
Dark Shadow: ...op.
Zahlhamelina: What?
The sound of what seems like a voice catches Zahlhamelina's attention.
She finds herself stilling as a result, and the shadows cease their movements as well.
Dark Shadow: ...
Zahlhamelina: Did you just... speak? What were you trying to tell me?
Sensing the shadows have something to convey, Zahlhamelina closes her eyes, relaxes her limbs, and focuses only on listening.
Dark Shadow: It hurts here... I'm so lonely...
Dark Shadow: I want to see... my family again...
Dark Shadow: Someone... Anyone... Take me away from here...
Numerous voices wail in pain and suffering.
As Zahlhamelina notices their presence, a vision begins to take shape.
Zahlhamelina: (Is this... their memory?)
Boy: Hot... It's too hot, Mom, Dad!
Man: Hurts so much, can't move... Someone... help!
These are the memories of the shadows—their last moments before death in this forest.
Zahlhamelina: (Their agony and regrets... I can feel them overflowing...)
The poor people, engulfed by flames, never had their remains found. Forgotten over time, they succumbed to loneliness and despair.
Those dark emotions became etched into their souls, binding them to the land in a curse which turned them into vengeful spirits who hunted the living.
A steady stream of tears pours down Zahlhamelina's cheeks as she learns the truth of the shadows.
Zahlhamelina: You were only trying to free yourselves from the loneliness and despair... Your wishes were twisted into a curse which robbed others of their lives...
Zahlhamelina: But even still, you wish for salvation, no matter what you have become...
Dark Shadow: ...
Zahlhamelina: (I want to save these people. They've been suffering for so long... They deserve to move on to where they belong.)
Zahlhamelina: (But how? I've no idea what will release them from this forest...)
A familiar image comes to mind just as Zahlhamelina chews over the issue.
She recalls the beautiful goldfish lanterns hanging throughout town, meant to guide the dead.
Zahlhamelina: That's right... Their light would definitely illuminate the path forward for these people.
Zahlhamelina: If only I could produce a similar flame... No, there's no room for doubt. I must do it!
Zahlhamelina: O sun which lies beyond the curtain of darkness... Guide these lost souls from everlasting gloom into the warmth of your embrace!
Dark Shadow: ...!
A ball of fire blooms into the shape of a goldfish as Zahlhamelina prays.
Zahlhamelina: The heavens above have answered... Everything will be all right now. The light will show you the way.
Lights multiply and fill the sky, illuminating it like little fireflies, until the darkness all around fades away.
Dark Shadow: ...
Vyrn: Get your paws offa me, ya inky punk!
Vyrn: I said, lemme... go?
(Young Cat): Meow?
Suddenly freed from the shadows assaulting them, Vyrn and his feline companion stare as numerous flames float through the air while Zahlhamelina gestures toward the sky.
Zahlhamelina: It's time to go... Follow the light, and you shall find your place to rest in its safety.
She releases a large soulfish-shaped flame and lets it rise high above their heads.
Dark Shadow: Ah... The sun is here...
Dark Shadow: The rain... has stopped...
Vyrn: L-look! The shadows are changing into people!
Man: I can finally go see my family...
Boy: It doesn't hurt anymore... It doesn't burn anymore... Thank you...
Glittering particles drift upwards as grateful voices of the saved resound throughout.
They trail after the small goldfish-shaped lights in the sky.
Zahlhamelina: (Captain)! Lyria!
Zahlhamelina and friends rush over to where (Captain) and Lyria are lying.
Lyria: Augh... Where...
Vyrn: Gosh, are you a sight for sore eyes!
Zahlhamelina: Are you okay? Do you hurt anywhere?
Blinking awake, (Captain) checks for any injuries or abnormalities, but finds nothing amiss.
  1. Where are we?


Choose: Where are we?

Zahlhamelina: In the forest outside of town. Dark shadows kidnapped you and Lyria, and we only freed you a moment ago.
Zahlhamelina: I'm so glad you're both all right.
Lyria: Dark shadows... Now that you mention it, I feel like I was dreaming, and...
Lyria: It was so very dark. I couldn't see anything, and it was both freezing cold and blazing hot... I was crying the whole time...
Zahlhamelina: Lyria, that's...
Girl: That was the memories of... everyone who was tied to this place, trying to make you one of us.
Light footsteps accompany the new voice. When the crew look over, they find a young girl wrapped in a gentle light.
Lyria: You're the girl that was standing at the gate...
Girl: I'm sorry for forcing you into this mess...
Girl: I had to search for somebody who could free me and everyone else cursed to remain here.
Girl: Otherwise more people would keep dying... Just like I did.
Zahlhamelina: The shadows kidnapped you too, and took your life, didn't they...
Girl: Yeah. That's how I died.
Girl: Most of the other victims eventually forgot who they were and became shadows themselves.
Girl: I didn't want the same thing to happen to me, so I did whatever I could to resist and ran away.
Girl: But as soon as I left the forest, I stopped being able to move... I stood at that gate for a long, long time.
Girl: I kept hoping someone would notice me... That they could purify the shadows and free me.
Zahlhamelina: That explains why you were waiting there...
Girl: But every time I managed to get a person's attention, they ended up dying in the forest too. I had already become one of them...
Girl: I realized if someone could hear me, that meant they could hear the other shadows and be tricked to their doom. So I eventually stopped speaking.
Vyrn: Which is why you were givin' us the silent treatment when we met, huh...
Girl: I knew I shouldn't have stayed at the gate. People would see me, grow worried, and come over...
Girl: But if I returned to the forest, I would get swallowed up by the other shadows and lose myself... That terrified me.
Girl: It's all my fault you were put in danger. I'm very, very sorry.
Zahlhamelina: Perhaps that's true, but... I believe it's thanks to you that we were all saved.
Zahlhamelina: So thank you. For saving us.
Girl: I caused so many people to lose their lives... You shouldn't be thanking me.
Zahlhamelina: It's all right. None of that changes the fact that we owe our lives to you.
Zahlhamelina wraps the crying girl in a hug and gently pats her on the head.
Zahlhamelina: Thank you. You did your best by yourself... You did a good job.
Girl: It was hard... I was so lonely... and scared!
Tears pour down the girl's cheeks, as if a dam had broken. Zahlhamelina continues to comfortingly pat her.
Girl: I have to go now... I'll become a new shadow if I stay any longer...
Zahlhamelina: I see... Then let me send you off with a light just for you.
Zahlhamelina: Here. No more getting lost. This will guide you to where you belong.
Zahlhamelina conjures a new flame.
It forms into a soulfish that swims through the air, gliding its way over to the girl and pulling at her hand.
Girl: It's warm... Nice like the sun...
Girl: Thank you... Goodbye.
With a smile, the girl fades into light particles which then accompany the soulfish upward.
They join the other souls and flames in the sky as they ascend. In reverent silence, the crew watches them all until they fade out of view.
Zahlhamelina: Hm?
Vyrn: Huh? Weren't we just in the forest?
In the blink of an eye, the crew find themselves suddenly in the middle of the bustling town.
The burnt trees, broken gate, and thick forest are nowhere to be seen.
  1. It's like we just woke up from a dream.


Choose: It's like we just woke up from a dream.

Vyrn: This is super weird... The rain stopped at some point too.
Lyria: You're right. The skies are so clear, it's like it never happened...
Lyria: Oh, look! A rainbow!
Sure enough, a bright ray of colors stretches across the sunny skies.
Lyria: Everyone from the forest made it up there, right?
Zahlhamelina: With all this brilliant sunlight to brighten the way, I'm sure they did.
Zahlhamelina: They can rest freely now, free from the dark and cold rain.
Lyria: Yeah... Good night, everyone...
She folds her hands in a small prayer as she looks up.
Vyrn: Can't help but feel hungry, now that we're in the clear.
Zahlhamelina: Haha, we did run an awful lot. I'm feeling a bit hungry myself.
Lyria: Let's get food from the stalls! I saw a lot of them selling some tasty-looking dishes!
(Young Cat): Meow!
Vyrn: Hey! Head starts are no fair!
Lyria: Wait for me!
Zahlhamelina: You shouldn't run, or else you'll take a tumble!
Zahlhamelina: We should hurry after them before they get lost, (Captain).
Zahlhamelina holds her hand out. With a nod, (Captain) takes it.
Beneath the rays of the shining sun, a warm breeze blows through the blue skies.
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