Echocalypse: Scarlet Covenant story · Themed biography
Hope for Tomorrow
You're the king, and she's the queen, living in a fairy-tale castle. In this dark dungeon, you've encountered all the imaginary characters that don't really exist.
17 scenes, 404 lines
1. Dungeon
28 linesIn the unknown darkness, I have no idea how much time has passed..
The distant voice has returned.
You heard it, and you understood it. That voice wasn't whispering, it's narrating.
Our traveler has stepped into the story. They've become the protagonist, the king of Myselburg.'
The king's ■■ has disappeared, the queen is ■■, ■■■■■......
The noise was getting chaotic. Your head felt like it's being picked with needles, a pain so intense that it forced your eyes open.
Ha... ha...
Your breath heavily, as if you've been rescued after drowning.
You regain vitality with each gulp of air you take in. Your mind slowly becomes clear.
Ughh... Where is this?
You finally have the energy to look at your surroundings. It's dark and damp, with a pervasive smell of decay in the air.
Just a moment ago, you were taking deep breaths of this decaying air, but now you're just feeling disgusted.
*Cough
You are coughing violently, as if trying to expel all the decayed air you've inhaled.
Is this a prison?
There are no windows here... Am I underground? Have I been locked up?
You checked your body. No signs of injury, and no chains holding you down.
Strange. Not only am I not chained up, I'm not in a prison at all!
As you're lost in thought, you hear faint footsteps approaching.
*clip-clop...clip
You didn't turn around. That irritating whisper crept back into your mind, hissing in a language you've never heard before.
But this time, you understood it.
'Mother.'
The footsteps behind you are getting closer. Too close.
The footsteps stopped.
Something warm and soft has grabbed your arm, and a presence began to close in.
My lord, why are you standing here?
... Damonica?
2. King
29 linesMy lord, why are you speaking so strangely? I am your queen.
Damonica leans on you, her actions are intimate, as if you two have been together for a long time.
You are my queen, and I... am the king?
Your Majesty, are you alright?
I'm fine.
Your body hasn't fully recovered. Your breathing is still uneven, and you know Damonica has noticed.
Please stop pushing yourself, my lord. Even if you are deeply worried about your daughter, you can't neglect your own health.
My daughter...
The king, the queen, and the daughter, the words spark a memory, but then a sharp pain pierces your mind, and voices fill your head again.
Once more, you understood the language, like a mother softly telling a tale.
The king's most beloved daughter vanished. The queen was distraught, and soldiers have searched the kingdom with no traces of her.
In order to find the princess, the king imprisoned everyone who had been in contact with her.
A grating noise began to emerge, you knew you couldn't listen to that sound for too long.
My lord?
Perhaps you've been silent for too long, and Damonica has moved even closer to your body. The warmth of her breath can directly reach your ear.
The warmth grazed your ear, and the whispers of the unknown language slowly faded. It dawned on you, you had stepped into the story itself.
You begin to recall the you heard in the whispers, the voice becoming firm.
... I've searched the entire kingdom, but there's no trace of her anywhere. I've even started to forget what she looks like.
Your Majesty, please don't frighten me. Our little princess has hair as white as snow and is as adorable as an elf. How could you possibly forget what she looks like?
Snow white hair...
(Snow White like the princess? No, Snow White has white skin, not hair.)
Even though I'm not her biological mother, I've never forgotten what she looks like.
My lord, you are truly exhausted, so much so that you're talking nonsense.
...
(It really is Snow White? Then the culprit behind the disappearance of the king's daughter would be...)
Why have you fallen silent, my lord?
Go and take a look at the criminals I've captured.
There may be clues of a princess on them.
Yes, Your Majesty.
3. Big Bad Wolf
34 linesYou and Damonica have arrived in front of a prison cell, where a black-haired canine Case girl is being held captive.
AWOO!!
She's Lyra the 'Big Bad Wolf', who once attacked many young girls.
The girl she recently attacked is Little Red Riding Hood, a brave soul. Thanks to her, we finally caught the Big Bad Wolf.
The Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood...
The girl in the prison, you've seen her when you were investigating in Myselburg. She was also one of the invited guests.
Has she had contact with the princess? When?
I don't know.
Don't you know?
Regarding the Big Bad Wolf, we only know that she targets young girls, and the princess fits her attack criteria.
We suspected that she had attacked the princess, so we brought her in.
So, what's the outcome? Did she actually make a move against the princess?
I have already given the answer, Your Majesty.
After capturing her with the help of Little Red Riding Hood, she lost her ability to speak, making our interrogation meaningless.
Awoo, awoo...
Lost the ability to speak..
(I remember, Snow White's stepmother was a witch.)
Awoo, Awoo! Woo!!
The canine Case girl suddenly broke free from the chains and lunged outside the cage.
Bang!!!
In just a moment, the prison door was broken by the young girl.
Your Majesty, be careful!
*Sniff...
The moment you defeated the canine Case girl, you heard a crisp shattering sound.
*Click
The sound was as clear as a sudden crack in the glass.
You subconsciously wanted to hear more clearly, but that voice disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
Damonica checked the cell, then put the canine Case girl back in.
Why did she suddenly break out of the cage?
This person is very cunning, she secretly bit and broke the chain, pretending to be bound all the time.
It was not until we approached her that she suddenly attacked.
Indeed, the Big Bad Wolf is truly wicked. Unfortunately, she was too greedy and impatient. If she had been a bit more patient and waited for us to get closer before launching a sudden attack..
At that time, I will stand up to protect Your Majesty.
You are quite considerate.
4. Queen
16 linesYour Majesty, would you like to continue inspecting the prisoners?
Yes?
Our prison security is too laid back, I'm worried that the incident with the big bad wolf might happen again.
You are the king of this country, you cannot constantly expose yourself to such risks.
But they might know the news about the princess.
A satisfactory answer?
Do you know who took the princess away?
How could it be, the princess is also your daughter, I believe you.
Thank you for your trust.
So let's continue.
5. Within Fairy Tale
13 lines(If this is indeed the story of 'Snow White', then the one who pursued Snow White was the hunter sent by the queen.)
(In other words, aside from the hunter, all the other characters making cameo appearances from other fairy tales are not the real targets.)
(But it's okay, my goal is not to find the princess, but to leave here.)
(The crackling sound after the battle with the Big Bad Wolf was no coincidence...)
Your Majesty, are you still doubting me?
Do you know that I am doubting you?
Of course, this is not the first time you've doubted me.
The hunter who accepted my employment to go to the forest outside of Myselburg, isn't it because of this that you have captured her?
... Hunter?
(The hunter got caught too?)
Please follow me, Your Majesty, the hunter is in this cell.
Um...
(The queen seems to know more clearly than I do about who is imprisoned in each cell, the hunters and these other people... Did 'I' really capture them?)
6. Hunter
26 linesThis, is the Hunter.
...
In the prison, the frail girl heard the voice of Damonica and struggled to lift her head.
She is also the person you've met in Myselburg, the one who told you that there's a creature in Myselburg capable of transforming into others.
Mochizuki Mitsuha.
What?
You want to explain that this girl is not called Hunter, she's got a name, Mochizuki Mitsuha!
But you can't speak up.
A certain kind of noisy, intense sound suddenly invades your brain, shaking you to the point of wanting to retch.
Nothing... really.
As you give up explaining the content related to Mochizuki Mitsuha, that intense sound also disappears from your mind.
My King...
Ahem... Are you here to interrogate me?
Have you seen the princess?
Yes, I have seen it.
The princess vanished right before my eyes, Your Majesty..
What on earth is going on? Speak up.
I saw a dragon, a colossal red dragon, a wicked dragon that coveted the wealth and beauty of the princess.
She took away the princess from the neighboring country and your daughter, right in front of me.
Immediately assemble the troops.
There's no need for such trouble, Your Majesty.
That vicious dragon is now also in this prison.
Evil dragon..
... Why are you asking?
7. Evil Dragon
38 linesYou have arrived at the cell where the evil dragon is imprisoned.
From a distance, you could already smell a strong scent of blood, and as you approached, you could feel wave after wave of heat.
The red-haired woman was covered in wounds, with blood flowing from them and dripping onto the ground, making a sound as if burning the stone slabs.
(Mordred? Didn't she leave? Why would she appear here?)
Your Majesty, this is the Evil Dragon.
I am Mordred Campbell, not... what... a wicked dragon.
Mordred's expression remained unchanged, but with every word she spoke, an exaggerated wound would appear on her body.
More blood dripped onto the ground, and the temperature of the air suddenly rose by a Tier.
You...
It hurts... It really hurts.
But to think that I would surrender at this level, isn't that underestimating me too much!
Mordred's words remind you of Mochizuki Mitsuha and that canine Case girl, who also struggled like Mordred.
However, they compromised.
You didn't speak up because you realized that you were completely unaware that you could resist.
Speak up, Awakener..
The scorching blood directly melted the chains of the prison. Regardless of whether Mordred is playing the Evil Dragon, she is now extremely dangerous.
And... DA-MO-NI-CA!
Mordred's injuries were too severe. You didn't last long against her attack before she collapsed on her own.
It seems that today's fairy tale can only be told up to this point.
Fairy tale?
This place is nearing its limit.
*Click
This time, you heard it very clearly, it was the sound of glass gradually shattering.
All of this was arranged by you, right?
When you open your mouth, that noisy and intense sound reappears in your mind.
Only this time, the incomprehensible language contained emotions that were tinged with a bit more frustration and despair.
*Click
You are the protagonist of the story.
*Click
I don't want to hear meaningless riddles. Tell me, who exactly are you?
How much do you know about Bartholomew, no, about my sister Lena?
Please be patient, Your Majesty.
As a reward for playing with me for such a long time, I will answer your questions.
Firstly, who am I.
Rasparta, the overall person in charge from the Augustine Empire, Damonica, codenamed Witch.
Do you like this answer?
8. Shattered
28 linesYou are... a person from Rasparta!
Please calm down, Your Majesty, I haven't finished answering your question yet.
The second question, who is Rayna?
Your sister, the girl sealed in the Echo Crystal, is the necessary Life Essence in the grand plan of Rasparta, and most importantly...
The Advent attempts to create a vessel for the ancient gods to descend.
*Click
Glass, or some invisible, fracturing object, is shattering at an accelerating rate.
Shut up! My sister is not a vessel for the ancient gods!
You rush to the front of Damonica and attacked her with all your might.
*CLICK
You didn't hit Damonica. Instead, you increased the shattering speed of the invisible object.
Are you angry?
So, I want to apologize to you.
I just want to answer your question, Your Majesty.
What... exactly do you want to do?
So, this is the third question, what is my purpose?
The answer is quite simple...
I hope Teslovik becomes my strength.
Bang!
Finally, that unknown entity shattered completely, and the surrounding space also began to fracture.
You're dreaming!!!!
You ignored the gradually shattering space, grasped a fragment, and rushed towards Damonica's position.
The shards of space as fragile as glass cannot stop you, and the potentially fatal spatial rifts can't even leave a scratch on you.
Thus, you beheld an indescribably massive gate.
Crimson tentacles swarmed out of the door, each appendage covered in black eyeballs. There were so many eyeballs that some were even squeezed out, falling to the ground.
Your body is tearing apart, your brain is screaming, your eyes, eyeballs, lenses, are staring intently at the door.
That is an indescribable accumulation of blood and flesh..
'Black Goat.'
9. Rewards
4 lines10. King
Side story · 29 linesMy lord, why are you speaking so strangely? I am your queen.
Damonica leans on you, her actions are intimate, as if you two have been together for a long time.
You are my queen, and I... am the king?
Your Majesty, are you alright?
I'm fine.
Your body hasn't fully recovered. Your breathing is still uneven, and you know Damonica has noticed.
Please stop pushing yourself, my lord. Even if you are deeply worried about your daughter, you can't neglect your own health.
My daughter...
The king, the queen, and the daughter, the words spark a memory, but then a sharp pain pierces your mind, and voices fill your head again.
Once more, you understood the language, like a mother softly telling a tale.
The king's most beloved daughter vanished. The queen was distraught, and soldiers have searched the kingdom with no traces of her.
In order to find the princess, the king imprisoned everyone who had been in contact with her.
A grating noise began to emerge, you knew you couldn't listen to that sound for too long.
My lord?
Perhaps you've been silent for too long, and Damonica has moved even closer to your body. The warmth of her breath can directly reach your ear.
The warmth grazed your ear, and the whispers of the unknown language slowly faded. It dawned on you, you had stepped into the story itself.
You begin to recall the you heard in the whispers, the voice becoming firm.
... I've searched the entire kingdom, but there's no trace of her anywhere. I've even started to forget what she looks like.
Your Majesty, please don't frighten me. Our little princess has hair as white as snow and is as adorable as an elf. How could you possibly forget what she looks like?
Snow white hair...
(Snow White like the princess? No, Snow White has white skin, not hair.)
Even though I'm not her biological mother, I've never forgotten what she looks like.
My lord, you are truly exhausted, so much so that you're talking nonsense.
...
(It really is Snow White? Then the culprit behind the disappearance of the king's daughter would be...)
Why have you fallen silent, my lord?
Go and take a look at the criminals I've captured.
There may be clues of a princess on them.
Yes, Your Majesty.
11. Big Bad Wolf
Side story · 34 linesYou and Damonica have arrived in front of a prison cell, where a black-haired canine Case girl is being held captive.
AWOO!!
She's Lyra the 'Big Bad Wolf', who once attacked many young girls.
The girl she recently attacked is Little Red Riding Hood, a brave soul. Thanks to her, we finally caught the Big Bad Wolf.
The Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood...
The girl in the prison, you've seen her when you were investigating in Myselburg. She was also one of the invited guests.
Has she had contact with the princess? When?
I don't know.
Don't you know?
Regarding the Big Bad Wolf, we only know that she targets young girls, and the princess fits her attack criteria.
We suspected that she had attacked the princess, so we brought her in.
So, what's the outcome? Did she actually make a move against the princess?
I have already given the answer, Your Majesty.
After capturing her with the help of Little Red Riding Hood, she lost her ability to speak, making our interrogation meaningless.
Awoo, awoo...
Lost the ability to speak..
(I remember, Snow White's stepmother was a witch.)
Awoo, Awoo! Woo!!
The canine Case girl suddenly broke free from the chains and lunged outside the cage.
Bang!!!
In just a moment, the prison door was broken by the young girl.
Your Majesty, be careful!
*Sniff...
The moment you defeated the canine Case girl, you heard a crisp shattering sound.
*Click
The sound was as clear as a sudden crack in the glass.
You subconsciously wanted to hear more clearly, but that voice disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
Damonica checked the cell, then put the canine Case girl back in.
Why did she suddenly break out of the cage?
This person is very cunning, she secretly bit and broke the chain, pretending to be bound all the time.
It was not until we approached her that she suddenly attacked.
Indeed, the Big Bad Wolf is truly wicked. Unfortunately, she was too greedy and impatient. If she had been a bit more patient and waited for us to get closer before launching a sudden attack..
At that time, I will stand up to protect Your Majesty.
You are quite considerate.
12. Queen
Side story · 16 linesYour Majesty, would you like to continue inspecting the prisoners?
Yes?
Our prison security is too laid back, I'm worried that the incident with the big bad wolf might happen again.
You are the king of this country, you cannot constantly expose yourself to such risks.
But they might know the news about the princess.
A satisfactory answer?
Do you know who took the princess away?
How could it be, the princess is also your daughter, I believe you.
Thank you for your trust.
So let's continue.
13. Within Fairy Tale
Side story · 13 lines(If this is indeed the story of 'Snow White', then the one who pursued Snow White was the hunter sent by the queen.)
(In other words, aside from the hunter, all the other characters making cameo appearances from other fairy tales are not the real targets.)
(But it's okay, my goal is not to find the princess, but to leave here.)
(The crackling sound after the battle with the Big Bad Wolf was no coincidence...)
Your Majesty, are you still doubting me?
Do you know that I am doubting you?
Of course, this is not the first time you've doubted me.
The hunter who accepted my employment to go to the forest outside of Myselburg, isn't it because of this that you have captured her?
... Hunter?
(The hunter got caught too?)
Please follow me, Your Majesty, the hunter is in this cell.
Um...
(The queen seems to know more clearly than I do about who is imprisoned in each cell, the hunters and these other people... Did 'I' really capture them?)
14. Hunter
Side story · 26 linesThis, is the Hunter.
...
In the prison, the frail girl heard the voice of Damonica and struggled to lift her head.
She is also the person you've met in Myselburg, the one who told you that there's a creature in Myselburg capable of transforming into others.
Mochizuki Mitsuha.
What?
You want to explain that this girl is not called Hunter, she's got a name, Mochizuki Mitsuha!
But you can't speak up.
A certain kind of noisy, intense sound suddenly invades your brain, shaking you to the point of wanting to retch.
Nothing... really.
As you give up explaining the content related to Mochizuki Mitsuha, that intense sound also disappears from your mind.
My King...
Ahem... Are you here to interrogate me?
Have you seen the princess?
Yes, I have seen it.
The princess vanished right before my eyes, Your Majesty..
What on earth is going on? Speak up.
I saw a dragon, a colossal red dragon, a wicked dragon that coveted the wealth and beauty of the princess.
She took away the princess from the neighboring country and your daughter, right in front of me.
Immediately assemble the troops.
There's no need for such trouble, Your Majesty.
That vicious dragon is now also in this prison.
Evil dragon..
... Why are you asking?
15. Evil Dragon
Side story · 38 linesYou have arrived at the cell where the evil dragon is imprisoned.
From a distance, you could already smell a strong scent of blood, and as you approached, you could feel wave after wave of heat.
The red-haired woman was covered in wounds, with blood flowing from them and dripping onto the ground, making a sound as if burning the stone slabs.
(Mordred? Didn't she leave? Why would she appear here?)
Your Majesty, this is the Evil Dragon.
I am Mordred Campbell, not... what... a wicked dragon.
Mordred's expression remained unchanged, but with every word she spoke, an exaggerated wound would appear on her body.
More blood dripped onto the ground, and the temperature of the air suddenly rose by a Tier.
You...
It hurts... It really hurts.
But to think that I would surrender at this level, isn't that underestimating me too much!
Mordred's words remind you of Mochizuki Mitsuha and that canine Case girl, who also struggled like Mordred.
However, they compromised.
You didn't speak up because you realized that you were completely unaware that you could resist.
Speak up, Awakener..
The scorching blood directly melted the chains of the prison. Regardless of whether Mordred is playing the Evil Dragon, she is now extremely dangerous.
And... DA-MO-NI-CA!
Mordred's injuries were too severe. You didn't last long against her attack before she collapsed on her own.
It seems that today's fairy tale can only be told up to this point.
Fairy tale?
This place is nearing its limit.
*Click
This time, you heard it very clearly, it was the sound of glass gradually shattering.
All of this was arranged by you, right?
When you open your mouth, that noisy and intense sound reappears in your mind.
Only this time, the incomprehensible language contained emotions that were tinged with a bit more frustration and despair.
*Click
You are the protagonist of the story.
*Click
I don't want to hear meaningless riddles. Tell me, who exactly are you?
How much do you know about Bartholomew, no, about my sister Lena?
Please be patient, Your Majesty.
As a reward for playing with me for such a long time, I will answer your questions.
Firstly, who am I.
Rasparta, the overall person in charge from the Augustine Empire, Damonica, codenamed Witch.
Do you like this answer?
16. Shattered
Side story · 28 linesYou are... a person from Rasparta!
Please calm down, Your Majesty, I haven't finished answering your question yet.
The second question, who is Rayna?
Your sister, the girl sealed in the Echo Crystal, is the necessary Life Essence in the grand plan of Rasparta, and most importantly...
The Advent attempts to create a vessel for the ancient gods to descend.
*Click
Glass, or some invisible, fracturing object, is shattering at an accelerating rate.
Shut up! My sister is not a vessel for the ancient gods!
You rush to the front of Damonica and attacked her with all your might.
*CLICK
You didn't hit Damonica. Instead, you increased the shattering speed of the invisible object.
Are you angry?
So, I want to apologize to you.
I just want to answer your question, Your Majesty.
What... exactly do you want to do?
So, this is the third question, what is my purpose?
The answer is quite simple...
I hope Teslovik becomes my strength.
Bang!
Finally, that unknown entity shattered completely, and the surrounding space also began to fracture.
You're dreaming!!!!
You ignored the gradually shattering space, grasped a fragment, and rushed towards Damonica's position.
The shards of space as fragile as glass cannot stop you, and the potentially fatal spatial rifts can't even leave a scratch on you.
Thus, you beheld an indescribably massive gate.
Crimson tentacles swarmed out of the door, each appendage covered in black eyeballs. There were so many eyeballs that some were even squeezed out, falling to the ground.
Your body is tearing apart, your brain is screaming, your eyes, eyeballs, lenses, are staring intently at the door.
That is an indescribable accumulation of blood and flesh..
'Black Goat.'