Memories from Battlefield/Story

Winds of Hesitation
Several Centuries Ago

??? All ready? Waterlord. Lightlord. Boltlord.

Veritas of the Water Of course... Heavenlord. I was born ready for this fight.

Veritas of the Light Exactly. We're going to get our revenge on those who cast us aside!

Veritas of the Heaven From all that we have learned, it seems that the crystals might hold the key to everything.

Veritas of the Bolt But if the theory is correct, and the crystals do bind us here...

Veritas of the Bolt Then our bid for vengeance might put this land and its people in danger. Are we to do it regardless?

Veritas of the Light Of course. What do I care about the lives of this world's people?

Veritas of the Heaven Still... there are some other issues to be addressed.

Veritas of the Water Other than understanding that the crystals play some role, there is still far more that we do not know than what we do.

Veritas of the Heaven Our other allies are scattered across the lands of this world. We should split up for now.

Veritas of the Light You come with me, Boltlord. I'll make sure you remember what it was like to desire revenge.

Veritas of the Water Then I guess we ought to be going. Several Centuries Ago Veritas of the Heaven This place... has a good wind.

Veritas of the Heaven The wind blew like this the day I married my wife... And again, the day my daughter was born...

Veritas of the Heaven But... I have lived too long in this body of mine.

Veritas of the Heaven Even if I return to my homeland, they will be long gone...

Veritas of the Heaven Such foolishness... I knew what it meant when I donned the armor.

Veritas of the Heaven There is only one path left open to me. The path of vengeance...

Veritas of the Heaven I can feel the great energy that drives this wind from its source... Perhaps I will take on the wind and see who wins.

Guided by the Wind
Veritas of the Heaven This entire place is crawling with monsters...

Dwarf Lali-ho! A human fellow in armor took care of all the monsters for us. Y'see that?

Dwarf Yeh've been a big help, aye!

Dwarf Ach, we dwarves couldn't get any ore because of those pesky monsters, no we couldn't.

Dwarf Can't do no ironwork if yeh don't have the iron, y'know? And a dwarf that can't smith is no kind o' dwarf at all!

Veritas of the Heaven Dwarves? I seem to recall hearing that they are rather skilled craftsmen...

Dwarf That's not all, friend! We also never forget to repay a debt!

Dwarf And we owe you a right proper debt now, aye!

Dwarf Our forge is yer forge, friend!

Veritas of the Heaven No, I really don't...

Veritas of the Heaven (Perhaps they might know something, though, if they are familiar with the land.)

Veritas of the Heaven Well, then... If you insist.

Dwarf That's the spirit! Come along, friend!

Obligation
Veritas of the Heaven What is it the dwarves do in this land?

Dwarf Forgin', and craftin', and some mechanical work, yeh know. Dwarves are much the same wherever yeh find us.

Dwarf The humans come an' ask us for help, so we fix up their armor an' clockwork an' things for 'em.

Veritas of the Heaven Clockwork?

Veritas of the Heaven (That's right... This pocket watch hasn't worked for years and years now...)

Veritas of the Heaven (I dared not ask any of my allies to fix it. I could never show such weakness to them...)

Dwarf Now that is quite that ol' watch, I'd say! Doesn't the cover come off, eh?

Dwarf I can't even hear a single click or clack from the gears, och. I'd say it's stopped dead, all right.

Dwarf But we've got the tools yeh need at the forge. We'll have it fixed up in no time!

Dwarf We'll fix it up while we're fixing you up to a bit of hospitality, hah!

Veritas of the Heaven Oh, no, I... Ah... Too late...

Time Ticks Away
Dwarf All better, aye!

Dwarf Y'see? You just pop the top off here, an' you can tell the time perfectly!

Veritas of the Heaven This...

Dwarf On the back of the cover? That picture of your family, yeah? I polished the glass up nice an' clean, and it's clear as still water now!

Veritas of the Heaven (It's true... It's the first time I've seen their faces clearly in so long...)

Veritas of the Heaven I... thank you.

Veritas of the Heaven (No... That's not enough. Words alone cannot repay this. But what can I give anyone? As I am now...)

Dwarf That is one fine watch yeh've got there, though! If yeh don't mind me saying. I sure learned a whole lot form workin' on it!

Veritas of the Heaven (Such rampant intellectual curiosity... Yes, once I was much the same... chasing after dreams of the sky...)

Veritas of the Heaven (That's right... I suppose if these people are interested in technology, then...)

Veritas of the Heaven I happen to know... about far more fascinating machines than that simple watch.

Veritas of the Heaven If you all would like, I could teach you. As a way of repaying you for the watch.

Dwarf Not many kinds of tinkerin' we can't best humans in, eh. We can make machines to do just about everythin' but fly in the sky.

Veritas of the Heaven Heh... But I could teach you. To make ships that fly through the sky.

Dwarf Ships that... Yeh mean an airship!?

Dwarf I've heard about them in the old men's tales, aye!

Veritas of the Heaven Well then, let us start with a basic blueprint. I will explain the principles to you.

??? There you are, Heavenlord. I was wondering why we hadn't heard from you in so long, and here you are playing with these creatures...

Veritas of the Heaven Earthlord. You're as hot-blooded as ever.

Veritas of the Earth Don't you realize that we don't have the time to play at making toys with these lowly creatures?

Veritas of the Heaven ...Toys? Is that would you would call the craftsmanship of an airship?

Veritas of the Earth An airship!? You're actually teaching the miserable people of this land to make real airships!?

Veritas of the Earth But... I suppose we could use the extra airships. You haven't forgotten what it is we are after, have you?

Veritas of the Heaven How could I?

Veritas of the Earth Good. Then you do as you please until then. As for me, I'm going to go to try to find the strongest warriors to battle against.

Dwarf Was that... a friend of yers? He's a rather loud one, eh?

Veritas of the Heaven You can forget about him. More importantly, have a look at this. This is how you adjust the tail, and...

Dwarf Och! Would yeh look at that! It flew! It actually flew, bless yeh!

Pure Waters
Several years hundred ago Veritas of the Water Sigh... How many years have we spent now chasing our homeland?

Veritas of the Water I hate it... I hate all of it... And yet... I feel so alone...

Veritas of the Water ...I mustn't despair, though. I swore myself to our cause. My allies are depending on me.

Veritas of the Water I must do the task I was assigned. I will investigate, just as I was aksed to, and not waste time moping.

Veritas of the Water The water in this land... There is something unusual about it.

Veritas of the Water Something here... calls to something within me.

Veritas of the Water But I cannot tell what it is from here. I must get closer to the water.

The Waterlord's Interest
??? Waterlord! How's it going?

Veritas of the Water Flamelord? You hate the water. Why you come to a place like this?

Veritas of the Flame Not by choice. My skin is crawling. This place is so... so... moist.

Veritas of the Flame But, you know, that doesn't bug me as much as knowing that all is not well with my comrade.

Veritas of the Water I... I'm fine. I can still fight.

Veritas of the Water And... I've learned all there is know about this land.

Veritas of the Water This place is protected by its pure waters, which keep the monsters at bay.

Veritas of the Water Though it loses this power if it is defiled, I've found.

Veritas of the Flame So wherever we find strong monsters in this world, that means it's because the water's unclean?

Veritas of the Water It appears so. If we try to trace the power of this water to its source, it may lead us to a crystal.

Veritas of the Flame You sure you're up to that kind of task? I mean, you look... well...

Veritas of the Water The waters of this land lend me their power.

Veritas of the Water Of us all, I am best suited to investigate this place.

Veritas of the Flame All right then. Consider the job all yours. Justry not to push yourself too hard, got it?

Veritas of the Water I won't. You stay safe, as well.

Unclean Waters
Veritas of the Water There seem to be a great deal of monsters in this area...

Veritas of the Water I see... The water here is unclean.

Veritas of the Water ...If I were to exterminate the monsters, would the waters regain their clarity?

Veritas of the Water ...Well, I might as well try it. I'd just been hoping for a bit of action to distract me!

Tenacity
Veritas of the Water Hah... hah... Phew. I've grown rusty...

??? You seem tired.

Veritas of the Water Darklord? ...I'm fine.

Veritas of the Dark I have heard that you aren't. I've heard that you seem quite worried about something.

Veritas of the Water Not when I flight. I can forget everything when I fight.

Veritas of the Water And besides... if I worry, it is only about us realizing our most desperate wish.

Veritas of the Water ...No matter what it takes, we will destroy everything. We will get our revenge.

Veritas of the Water I have no intentions of stopping or failing before we do. You needn't worry about me.

Veritas of the Dark Not matter what it takes... Is that how you would do it?