Echocalypse: Scarlet Covenant story · Main story, Act 30: Sign of the Ancient One
146. Nevka
Abyss hasn't stopped pulsing from the moment it was born from the explosion. At first, researchers thought the pulsation was the echo of the explosion's fluctuations in the Abyss. Now it appears to be the heartbeat of the Ancient One.
2 scenes, 37 lines
1. Nevka
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What did you just say?
Once again, our planet as a whole is a big egg.
Fenriru also said that my sister was undergoing infusion with the Ancient One.
If the whole planet is an egg, it is almost impossible for us to call a stop to the first step.
There is something wrong with Fenriru's statement. The truth is, your sister and the whole planet are becoming the embryo of the Ancient One.
How... come...
Rayna is far gone?
Brace up, commoners! I believe Vedfolnir just said ''almost'' impossible, right?
As I see it, the combination of the sperm with the egg requires the acrosome reaction and the zona pellucida reaction.
According to the notebook, the cells will start to proliferate on April 4, that is, the embryo will start to grow on that day.
We may still have a chance if we can get Rayna out of the Crystal before that.
2. Stage 146-10, after the battle
26 linesYes... Before April 4, we still have a chance.
Your Honor! Where is the record about the Relic in your notebook?
Here...
To prevent it from being discovered by its believers... the Prince ordered his men... to hide the last bit of hope... underground.
Its believers... refer to the Rasparta people, right? But who was the Prince?
Here's his name.
Prince... Nevka?!
What's wrong? Do you know him?
I met someone called Nevka in Nebu, who helped us obtain a Relic component.
Do you mean... a person who died five thousand years ago helped you?
That's right.
Damn. The more I investigate, the more I'm confused.
For starters, I don't think the person who died thousands of years ago would have helped me. That's just a coincidence.
Second, can you tell me something about Prince Nevka?
I don't know much about him. The only thing I know is that he once did the same thing as we do.
Fighting with the Ancient One?
Yes, that was thousands of years ago. He almost succeeded actually, but he betrayed his companions at the last moment.
His people were exiled by the followers of the Ancient One to Nebu's desert and forced to pledge allegiance to the Ancient One forever.
The Ancient One won at last but was seriously injured. In the following hundred years, the Echo Crystal and magic disappeared with the Ancient One.
The weapons that injured the Ancient One were destroyed in massive numbers. Their prototype was dismantled and distributed to different places under the order of Prince Nevka.
Relic...
... Great Relic.
But... the Relic component in Nebu is already in our hands. So this clue is meaningless to us.
Have you got no other clues?
I didn't expect you had gone so far... But I'm sorry. There are no other clues so far.
What is this...