Dreamslip Tower of Time - Prayer of a Dreamer

If you are returning to your base, then I shall go back to the castle. This isn't over yet, Miglance. ...But we can table our fight for now.

Fine with me.

Guildna, I'd like...to stay with Feinne, Harle and the others for now.

Do what you want, Altena. It's your life. All I ask is that you don't interfere with my work...

Hm. Actually... Feel free to do that too.

Guildna... Thank you.

Let's head back to base.

Thanks for the help back there, Aldo.

I have to say I'm surprised to see you. We thought the two of you were gone for sure.

Yeah...well it's a bit complicated.

What do you mean?

It'd take too long to explain. Let's talk when this is all over, yeah?

Let me guess, something about a parallel dimension, yada, yada?

How did you... Wait, why are you here, Ashtear?

Why wouldn't I be, Aldo? I'm a lot more resilient than you give me credit for.

We owe a lot to Lady Asthear. She's been developing a lot of new weapons for us.

Wow, Ashtear! You really are amazing!

Yeah, I know. Nice to see you're as pure as ever though, Feinne!

*sigh* For once I wish you'd just stay in the village, where it's safe...

Well, maybe if you had been around I might have? Where have you been? We were worried sick! Your grandfather never stopped believing you'd come back.

Sorry Grandpa...

So...then it's safe to say we really did...

Did what?

Nothing! Listen, when this is all over we'll all sit down and talk about all this.

Sounds like you've been through a lot... Well, fine. You promise?

I promise.

So do I!

We're investigating the matter of the Tower of time. Our scouts should be back shortly.

In the meantime, get some rest. You're gonna need it.

You've gotta be exhausted, right? We can talk next steps later.

Merci, Kid... For stopping moi back zere.

Wha? I just didn't like the idea of you bein' that dumb dragon's slave. That's all!

Even so...

Whatever. And while we're on the subject. That bastard Lynx? He didn't care what happened to you at all.

Oui... I know. Our relationship is... one of convenience. He uses me, and I use him.

As long as you understand that. You better not betray Serge, though. If you do, you know what's comin'.

I promise. I won't.

Pft. Like yer promises mean anything.

Serge.

Feinne? Something wrong?

I have this memory, from a long, long time ago...I was crying alone in the woods... I was scared... There was a cat there, I think it was Kyros, and then Aldo was there...

I'm sorry, I don't know what I'm talking about.

You too, Feinne?

I've got the same kind of memory... One I can barely remember.

My dad... I loved my dad, you know. He was with me...trying to save me... I had this fever, it was so high I don't even know what was real and what part's a dream.

And then this black monster attacked...

......

I think we were supposed to meet. Or maybe, something brought us together. I hope we find out why someday.

I can't agree more.

Our scouts are back with information about the Tower of Time.

All right, so it sounds like we need to go to the Tower of Time and defeat this "God of Destiny."

Indeed. It would appear this is the reason we were brought here. To stop the being that created this "another world" in the first place.

I have no doubt that the future the two of you lost has something to do with that Visus Embryo.

Our lost future...

My future...

Want us to come with you, Aldo?

We'll be okay. You stay here and regroup. There's no telling when the beast horde may attack again. We'll be fine on our own.

All right, then. Take care, Aldo.

You too. And good luck, Your Majesty.

The area around the Tower of Time has become almost its own world. You're going to need our help if you want to get close.

So let me know when you're ready to go.

The area around the Tower of Time has become almost its own world. You're going to need our help if you want to get close.

So let me know when you're ready to go.

Got it.

Be on your guard, you two. And if you should need anything, just call.

Got it! Thank you!

Okay guys. Let's go. We've got to get to the bottom of all this. And our answers lie in the Tower of Time! And if we can, bring back the me and Feinne of this world!

What the... This is definitely not the Tower of Time we know. Looks completely different now.

The inner workings could be completely different from the one we found in antiquity. Be on your guard for anything out of the ordinary.

Hmmm... Even the Visus Embryo itself has changed...

The Visus Embryo was created with the express purpose of seeing the dream of the planet. However...

It would appear it is currently seeing two different dreams.

...What do you mean?

The origins of the extra dream is undetermined, but it appears to be entangling itself with the planet's dream.

Hmmm... Perhaps that explains why it looks bigger than before.

All right, so it's dreaming someone else's dream... But whose is it?

So you came after all.

Lynx!

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised you were the ones to oppose fate. Hmph. Now, listen here.

When the embryo and the planet's dream were linked, the two worlds were connected, causing a rift. That was how Serge, Kid, Harle... and I wandered into this time and space. And also at that time, the Visus Embryo came in contact with Fate, the God of Destiny from our world.

Fate is the main system at Chronopolis, when the Visus Embryo connected with it, Fate took over. And when Fate sent it's clone program, it was transformed by Visus and merged with it.

Planet's dream? Chronopolis? Fate? ...What?

It all began the moment you went beyond time and space in the Moonlight Forest, Aldo. That's when I knew I had to be rid of you and your sister.

Unfortunately for you, getting rid of them is what brought us here.

Mmm...Yes. It is true. I did not account for that.

The planet's dream must have interfered. Perhaps to keep Visus in check. At any rate, that interference is how the two worlds began to become intertwine.

Too bad for you, eh Lynx? Why don't we settle this and put the Visus Embryo back to sleep for good!

Lynx... Feinne and I saw dreams back when we were young. The worst kind of dreams.

And because of that we took something important...and warped it beyond repair...

But we're not about to run from the dreams we created.

We're going to face them head on.

So be it. Now let's see how much you believe those words!

Visus Embryo! Let love bleed...

Darker and deeper than the seas of Hell!

Visus Embryo! Let love bleed...

Darker and deeper than the seas of Hell!

That should be it right? Dream over. Everything back to normal...

I wouldn't be so sure, Aldo.

What?!

The Visus Embryo was seeing a dream of the future as ordered by their father Chronos. But that was not all. No. This time the Visus Embryo wanted its own dream. One where it was loved by its mother...

And so within the Embryo, a mother was born. The mother also known as FATE!

It can't be...

And all this time, Fate was growing... It was preparing for its eventual birth from within the Embryo's bleeding love!

Witness the rebirth of the God of Destiny. The birth of a NEW FATE! My TRUE form!

Lynx?! No! Stop!

So this is FATE, eh?

Forgive me Lynx... This is all my fault.

We don't belong in this world. We have to stop this.

It is too late, Serge. Your words can no longer reach him. What a pity.

Father...

Enough of this nonsense. Come. Thou who triggered this world. Thou who crossed a scar on time. Let us see how the fire in your hearts stand up to the eventuality of FATE and the darkness of time! Those who stand against the darkness. Your time ends now! In this FINAL BATTLE!

Enough of this nonsense. Come. Thou who triggered this world. Thou who crossed a scar on time. Let us see how the fire in your hearts stand up to the eventuality of FATE and the darkness of time! Those who stand against the darkness. Your time ends now! In this FINAL BATTLE!

NOW! We're going to settle this once and for all!

Let's do this, Serge! We'll end it.

Okay!

I'm sorry...Fate... For the dream of the planet that led us here...and the visus dream of these children...

Will bring your creaking illusion to an end!

May I, Serge? I'd like to end him moi-même!

Okay!

I'm sorry...Fate... For the dream of the planet that led us here...and the visus dream of these children...

Will bring your creaking illusion to an end!

I... No. Destiny may be defeated... But this world is without its saviors... Aldo, Feinne, without them... Regardless of your actions... This world will always fall to darkness... Fare...well... To the dreamers...of the radical dream...and those loved by it...

Like hell it will. We haven't given up on saving them yet.

That's right. We can and we will! All we have to do is work together!

Altena?!

Ashtear! But how?

I'll just open up a gate that takes us to right before we lose Aldo and Feinne.

And I'll do it with my handy dandy Gate Holder!

A Gate Holder... You don't mean...

Exactly. I'm not the me from this time. I'm from the future. The adult Aldo from this world asked me to come back.

Once I finished with the work I was doing on the Gate Holder back in Elzion, that is. Specifically, to save you two from falling at the battle between beasts and humans.

Says his life got saved the same kind of way.

Serge. You open the gate.

Me?

This thing can fix an unstable wormhole AND it can open time tunnels. But the one thing it can't do, is set an exit.

Why do you need me for that?

You've experienced this whole thing before on your world, right Serge?

So you know where time was split, and where the gate should appear, right? We need to find exactly where the other end of that gate is. Think you can do that?

But am I capable of doing that?

You bet you are! You can trust me. I'm a genius.

Okay, but who is going to jump through the wormhole and bring them back? I suppose it'd have to be me and...

No, Aldo. Allow me...

No and NO! I can't leave a job this delicate to you dolts. This is a job for Feinne, Altena and Harle.

Huh? Why?!

Feinne's geo power, Altena and Harle's bonds with great mystical powers... I doubt a normal human could handle a job like this.

You can count on me!

And me, too!

Well, obviously you can count on moi!

Tch. What am I, chopped liver?

There can't be two gates open in the same place at the same time. So if we miss this chance, that's it. It's over.

You only get one chance. Got it?

I can't keep it open for very long, it's way too unstable. So make sure you're ready to do this! So, are ya ready?

You can count on me.

One chance is all we're gonna need!

Okay Serge. It's time.

Right. I'll open the gate and find the exit. This is it. We're going to rescue Aldo and Feinne.

The door that leads to our hopes and prayers, the door of time... I bid you! Open now!

Off you go, now! Take back what must not be lost!

The rest of us just need to wait here, right Ashtear?

No... If they find the exit, then that likely means...

In between life and death... When even angels are lost... In the great flow of time.

There it is! The door to our future!

Feinne!

I won't let you fall!

It's nice to see you again, Feinne.

Huh?! Feinne?! How did you...

You finally have him, Feinne. Hold on tight, and don't let go!

O power of the planet! Come out from within, and deliver us!

Huh?

Feinne, Altena... Lend me your power!

Pick up ze pieces of zis dream! So that we may see it continue!

The gate is closing! We have to hurry!

Aldo! Feinne!

Are you two okay?!

Good work, you three.

Phew. Zat was pretty crazy.

My CPU temperature has returned to nominal values. Auto-cooling mode and terminal fan deactivated.

We must end the fighting between our people, Beast King. What do you say?

Agreed. But remember, this was a fight the humans started. Not us. Just because we agree to peace, does not mean my people will give up on their pain.

Understood. Let's just take things one step at a time.

You hear that Feinne?! We can be together and no one will stand in our way!

I am so happy, Feinne...

You guys know what you're gonna do next?

Yeah. Until a gate leading back to El Nido appears, we'd like to continue this adventure. With you.

It was a lot of fun adventuring with you guys, to be honest.

I've always wanted to go on all sorts of adventures anyway...

To see ze world with mes own eyes... To feel a wind zat is all Harle's!

Heh. Well if yer askin' us to stay, guess I might as well, eh?

Wouldn't wanna get back to El Nido, without some otherworldly treasures to show for it, right mate?

Hey there little guy. Are you lost, too? There's something written on your collar...is that your name?

Hm? Is someone coming? A cat that becomes a human... And a human that became a cat... Huh...what a funny story.

Huh? That big cat guy... First he was there, and then he wasn't... Wonder what that was all about?

Well, would you look at the time? If you're really lost Kyros, why don't you come with me? We can go on adventures together! Wouldn't that be great?