Echocalypse: Scarlet Covenant story · Main story, Act 2: Teslovik
6. Belief
I can never rationally face the Nebu Alliance... Sorry.
5 scenes, 64 lines
1. Belief
10 lines
Lieutenant, does Awakener need to keep training?
Well, according to training schedule, his next challenge is...
The Nebu Alliance.
... It is true.
With all due respect, Lieutenant, couldn't the Nebu Alliance module be delayed?
There are certain things Awakener is not ready to face.
What you say makes sense. But who is to decide when she is ready?
In battle the enemy does not wait for you to get all your ducks in a row.
I understand, Lieutenant.
Don't pull a face. Niko will be taking charge of that section. That girl has a good head on her shoulders.
2. Stage 6-1, before the battle
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Hi there. I'm Niko.
I'll be helping with your VR Training today. The objective of today's training will be the final territory for mainland expansion.
Yes? Do you have any questions?
Not really. It's just a relief to finally meet a regular person.
Is it? Shelly and Stara have got a lot of personality, which is a good thing.
I didn't mean to criticize them.
Sure.
We're in the Nebu Alliance, in the southern desert. Oh, suddenly I feel a bit homesick! How strange.
Everybody feels homesick sometimes.
Generally speaking, that is true.
But the Nebu Alliance is not a place usually associated with pleasant memories.
The desert is not a place suitable for life. Lifeforms that cannot adapt to its harsh rules wither away and die.
The desert is the ultimate test of faith.
Treacherous, chaotic, primitive, desolate.
Barbaric, shifting, powerful and mad.
Be afraid! Tremble! For the deserts of Nebu eat away at the souls of all men!
3. Stage 6-3, before the battle
19 linesErgh... This place really sucks.
The real thing is much worse.
The VR version is pretty cushy to be honest with you.
But then again, we've been at it for some time. I think you've probably got a general idea by now.
... Rasparta.
I can see Raspartan troops hidden in the Nebu force.
Well spotted... and you kept your composure. But you're wrong about one thing.
These Raspartan troops are not hidden in the Nebu force; they're a part of it.
Rasparta is part of Nebu?
Are you saying Rasparta has the backing of the Nebu Alliance?
No, just the opposite. Rasparta provides the Nebu Alliance with technical support.
Unlike Teslovik, at the time of the Scourge Rasparta was already very old.
Compared to Rasparta, the Nebu Alliance is a relatively new power. But Rasparta no longer seeks the limelight, instead concealing itself within the Nebu Alliance.
Older than the Scourge! Much older than the four great powers... Rasparta didn't have anything to do with the Calamity, did it...?
Niko!
... I'm fine. It's just VR. Don't overthink. Just focus on your training.
No more slip-ups, I promise.
4. Stage 6-10, before the battle
10 linesWho's this? She looks very powerful.
Of course she is. She single-handedly forged the Nebu Alliance and is the greatest leader of our age...
The current leader of the Nebu Alliance, Horus.
You admire her?
I respect her. Everyone in Nebu respects her.
She's the main reason Rasparta is only part of the Nebu Alliance and not fully in control of it.
The Empress of Nebu, who conquered Rasparta...
Don't worry. It's just a hologram. You're not... going to make a complete meal of it, are you?
Ha. I will win.
This is just the beginning. I will win and keep winning, until Rasparta is no more and I get Rayna back!