32. Black Dragon

Wiped... her memories...

(Nanook is sound asleep on the floor, her fluffy tail resting on her leg)

What are you waiting for? Pick up the remote, CAREFULLY.

Uh... Yeah...

Let me disarm it.

Did you really think it would be so simple?

That's... YULIA'S VOICE!!!

Awakener, Sui, put your headphones on!

No need for that. Our revolution doesn't require the measly services of you lot.

Long live General Yulia!

...!

...!

Of course, they're not the only ones to join our cause.

There are the workers in the power plant.

You're going to bury them all here, together...

As long as Niz abdicates, nobody will die.

Don't drag them into it! They've done nothing wrong!

Fenriru has taught you well.

But this is where it must end.

...!

As warriors, you are deserving of respect.

Restrain them.

Ugh...

You... won't win...

Maybe learn to walk before you run kiddos.

It's 2:50pm. One hour and ten minutes to go.

Now we wait, for news of Niz's resignation.

Or maybe... KABOOM!!!

One hour to go. Give me the remote.

Aren't you going to run? Echo Crystal radiation will kill you where you stand.

I'm not going to abandon my allies and troops. Besides, if I flee, they will hunt me down.

It's a shame the Relic Component will be vaporized in the blast as well.

Maybe it could be... moved outside the blast zone?

I need it... to save my sister...

That's a pity... Fenriru sent you on a wild goose chase, huh?

Sorry, but the world is full of disappointment.

It doesn't have to be.

Drake?

Oh wow, you remembered my name! That doesn't happen often!

The trooper who waited outside?

Well, I thought about it and decided to come back and help you guys instead of running away.

Pfft... Hahaha... Drake... Drake.

Oh, hey Little Bear.

Hi, Yulia.

What the...

EH?!! That's... whatchamacallit... from training...

Niz...

How do you feel? You wanna talk about it?

Ass.

I left Mori in charge and came right over here to see you.

We can leave aside the matter of the bomb for the moment, okay?

KILL THIS PRETENDER!!!

You want us... to attack her?

But it's Niz...

What?

You know what they say, Yulia, when you're in a hole, stop digging.

As for you workers, you're the best in Bifrost Industries, but you threw your lot in with a known war criminal and rebel. Where is your honor?

If you continue down this path, you will be expelled from Bifrost.

...

Don't expel us, General Niz!

Chairman...

Chairman!

What are you waiting for?! Have you forgotten WHY you serve me?!

(Weird. Has the Relic Component stopped working?)

Remember, Yulia, I've served as Bifrost Chairman for many years.

I am more than a person. I am a symbol of Bifrost's power and authority.

You used the Great Relic to incite the people to ''Declare war on Eastrise'' and also attack me.

But my position and authority compel them to turn their guns and rage against you.

... NO!!! How is this possible?

You're a war criminal. Everyone in Bifrost knows it. You have been branded with the mark of a killer.

You might have bewitched them, but you can never expunge that memory.

As soon as true authority appears, you can no longer control them!

Now, either you can break the control of the Great Relic before these angry workers tear you apart...

Or... come quietly.