Ancient Evils

Oh...

Hey! Are you okay?!

My apologies. I was simply taken aback by the magic.

Magic?

You all appear to be travelers. Have you seen any strange weapons?

Strange weapons, you say?

Hmm...you'd have to be more specific, I think.

How do you mean, "strange"?

I suppose it would be faster to simply show you an example.

This is one of the weapons. They should be scattered across the various lands, I believe...

Oh, you mean this?

Y-yes, that's it! I hardly expected you to have one!

Huh...what is it?

Sorry, I don't think we've seen anything that looks like that around.

I see...

Huh...what is it?

These weapons contain powerful magic within them. This magic grants great strength to anyone who can wield them, or so the legends say.

Powerful magic? They must be amazing weapons.

However, their power is so great that they may bring an unprepared wielder to ruin, or even death.

Who are you, who is so wise in these legends of magic weapons?

Apologies. My name is Absyth. I am a mere traveler, wandering in search of magical items.

What for?

These are eight magical weapons created by my ancestor to defeat an ancient, terrifying evil. But when the beast was slain, its foul magic corrupted the eight weapons that felled its body. The armaments were scattered across the world, their locations and history lost to time...

Eight magic armaments, with the magic of an evil monster sealed away inside them...

That's kind of long. Can't we just call them Devil's Arms? And so, you're looking for the people wielding them?

Exactly. Should you find any, could you please bring them here to me in Ratle?

Sure. We'll bring them back if we happen to find any.

But what will you do once you have all the Devil's Arms?

They are incredibly dangerous. We'll seal them away, so they will never be misused again.

Who are you?

This is my assistant. He's helping me in my search.

We'll perform the sealing in a quiet place rife with spiritual energy. That will quell the danger forever.

I see. Then we shall do it.

You truly found them all?! Thank you so much! Let us not waste a moment before the sealing ritual.

We need a good place for the ritual. We can't do it just anywhere.

Okay, what's a good place?

The shrine on the Zol Plains. We'll do it over there.

Okay, let's hurry!

......

Thank you for waiting. Please hand me the Devil's Arms.

Everything...could be mine...

Absyth?

Such power... So these are the Devil's Arms...

Sir Absyth! Pull yourself together!

...Ah! My apologies. The dark power almost took me.

I'm starting the ritual.

Y-yes, please.

It's been so long...

Huh?

But I can finally reclaim my power!

What are you talking about?

The power within these weapons originally belonged to me, before it was split up and sealed! And now, Nebrione returns!

Could it be?! The ill omen I sensed!

This is my true form.

What about the sealing?!

A lie, obviously. I merely manipulated you in order to gather the scattered Devil's Arms back into my possession! Now that I've regained my true power, I will remake this world in blood and chaos!

You tricked us?!

You won't get away with this!

You would oppose me? Then fall into endless darkness!

You truly found them all?! Thank you so much! Let us not waste a moment before the sealing ritual.

We need a good place for the ritual. We can't do it just anywhere.

Okay, what's a good place?

The shrine on the Zol Plains. We'll do it over there.

Okay, let's hurry!

......

Thank you for waiting. Please hand me the Devil's Arms.

Everything...could be mine...

Absyth?

Such power... So these are the Devil's Arms...

Sir Absyth! Pull yourself together!

...Ah! My apologies. The dark power almost took me.

I'm starting the ritual.

Y-yes, please.

It's been so long...

Huh?

But I can finally reclaim my power!

What are you talking about?

The power within these weapons originally belonged to me, before it was split up and sealed! And now, Nebrione returns!

Could it be?! The ill omen I sensed!

This is my true form.

What about the sealing?!

A lie, obviously. I merely manipulated you in order to gather the scattered Devil's Arms back into my possession! Now that I've regained my true power, I will remake this world in blood and chaos!

You tricked us?!

You won't get away with this!

You would oppose me? Then fall into endless darkness!

I-impossible...

The beast's magic has been scattered to the winds once more.

Ugh...

Are you okay?!

W-what about Nebrione?

Don't worry, we defeated him.

Oh? Some vestiges of magic still cling to these weapons.

Huh? Is that safe?

Most of Nebrione's power scattered when you defeated him, so I believe it shouldn't be a problem. In fact, if you can draw out this magic, it should make the weapons incredibly strong!

My goodness! Can such a thing truly be done?

Yes. It will take a bit of work... I know.

I would like to offer these weapons to you all.

Huh? Are you sure?

Yes. I trust warriors of your strength will be able to resist the dark magic, and use these arms for good. What's more, you've saved my life, and possibly the whole world, today. You deserve fitting rewards.

Okay. We'd be happy to take them.