Fate/Grand Order story · Part 2: Cosmos in the Lostbelt, Lostbelt No.2: The Eternal Icy Fire Century, Götterdämmerung
Beyond the Gaze
Lostbelt No.2: The Eternal Icy Fire Century, Götterdämmerung. Village 23
4 scenes, 247 lines
1. Before the battle
68 linesGo forth, valiant heroes! My runes shall give you invisible wings with which to fly!
Take to the skies. Defeat the great destroyer, and extinguish his flames!
Each of my villages makes use of the earth's leylines in order to maintain a hospitable environment.
There is little mana left in these lands thanks to Surtr's last assault, but what is there should still prove helpful.
His choice to attack this land will be his undoing! I shall draw upon the leylines' power and use it to bless you with my protection!
...The world shall finally have its revenge for what he did during Ragnarök!
Hmm, so that's why you're on the ground too, huh. I can see the sense in that...
...but what were you thinking, asking me to help with support magecraft!? Runes don't come easy to this Spirit Origin, you know!
Now, now, do not be like that, Freyja.
You should be honored by this chance to touch the Primordial Runes bestowed upon me by Odin himself.
Oh, fine! I'll back you up with Louhi's magecraft! Just don't expect a miracle or anything!
Mash! Fujimaru! Sigurd! Brynhild!
I've got a good view of everything from here in the Border. So far, Surtr has yet to do much!
Don't start attacking him until you're within at least a hundred meters. Got that?
Speed is of the essence! You need to take out his Spirit Core before he has time to regenerate!
Got it!
Understood.
Maintaining flight speed of two hundred kilometers per hour. We should reach the target soon.
S-so, um... How's Ophelia doing...?
Mash Kyrielight, Ophelia gave me a message for you.
She says she's sorry she can't be there fighting beside you, and that she's praying for your victory.
...That is all.
...Understood. Please tell her I hope we can talk again after the battle.
I will.
Thank you!
Mash...
Let's do this as quickly as we can!
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Thank you, Master. I'm going to increase our speed. Please hold on tight!
We've reached our destination. We are now approximately one hundred meters away from Surtr!
"How impudent."
"How annoying."
"Fragile fools of Proper Human History..."
"...Seeing you buzzing about like pests displeases me."
"Clearly, I must remind you of your place."
"Human, Heroic Spirit... You are all merely fuel for my fire."
Be wary, my love. Surtr is about to unleash his flames upon us.
...I know. I will simply have to meet him with the power of the true sun!
Demonic sword, released. Demonic sword, complete.
Surtr! You may have made yourself at home in my soul, but you were unable to properly wield Gram. Now, let me show you its true power!
The fact that I remain under Odin's protection means that the gods' love endures!
Once I have cast this blade, you will know why Bölverkr means "the one to bring about disaster"!
My ultimate technique is ready. Demonic sword of the sun, now is the time for you to wreak destruction!
...Bölverkr Gram!
"Graaaaaaaaaaaah!"
"Opheliaaaaaaaaa!"
Surtr! You would destroy the world merely to satiate your tremendous greed!? Then you are an evil dragon!
You may not have wings, but you have become Fafnir nonetheless! You are the embodiment of greed and evil!
And so my blade will strike you dead in a single blow, for I am a hero who made his mark on humanity by slaying a dragon!
"Grr, graaaaaah...!"
"Your demonic sword cannot hope to...!"
I just got a message from Ophelia! She says Surtr's connection to the Tree of Emptiness has been severed!
What's more...we've got confirmation he dropped the Paper Moon when his head was destroyed!
Now is our chance to retrieve it! Hurry! We won't get another!
I trust you can hear me, proud warriors!?
Do not give Surtr time to regenerate! I expect we have no more than two minutes before he begins rebuilding his form at an alarming pace!
So this regeneration occurs automatically in response to his Spirit Core being threatened... I see. Scáthach-Skadi certainly does know him well!
Very well, you heard Her Majesty! Hit him with everything you've got!
Got it!
It shall be done.
...It's all up to you now, Ms. Kyrielight! Mr. Fujimaru!
Ortinax, maximum output! Full functionality released! Readying bunker bolt for maximum output strikes!
Master! Mash Kyrielight, good to go!
Ooh la la!
Ooh la la! Initiating combat!
This is it. Don't hold anything back!
Understood. ...Initiating combat!
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2. After the battle
32 lines"How...!?"
"How could I...!?"
"Ophelia! Ophelia! Ophelia!"
"Graaaaaaaaahhh!"
"Am I truly going to die by human hands!?"
"How can mere humans kill fire!?"
"Who? Who!? WHO!?"
"Who dares attempt to extinguish my flames!?"
"It's you."
"You're the key... Master of Chaldea...!"
"Then, if I must fall, I shall take you with me"
No!
You will NOT!
"GraaaAAAAAAHHH!"
"No, no, no, no, no!"
"You may have cut off my arm, but it's too late."
"I've already inscribed a death rune upon him..."
...Senpai!
"Die, Master of Chaldea!"
(Glare at him)
Then you will witness them for yourself.
You will witness the King of Giants' final, endlessly cruel smile. You will witness the darkness lurking in his eyes as he cries out in joy at your death.
Strength immediately fades from your body...
(Close your eyes and use a Command Spell)
As a Mystic from the Age of Gods, the death rune's effects are absolute.
Death will come well before you can even draw upon your magical energy. Strength will immediately fade from your body...
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...and then, a fall.
But you will not collide with the ground. No, your body will catch fire and burn to ash.
By the time you reach the ground, there will be nothing left of you.
That Mash girl will cry out your name, her shield falling from her grasp in shock, but you will already be gone.
That white beast, Fou, will yelp from his spot on the ground. And then, it will all be over.
3. Before the battle
58 lines...!
Mas...ter...!
Master! Maaaaaaaaaster!
"Yes."
"Yes, that's what I like to hear."
"Yes, life does have worth."
"The screams of one crying out in despair. That is life's one redeeming quality."
"Did you really think I would fall alone?"
"Haha, if I must die, I'll bring all of humanity down with me..."
"...Ophelia..."
"What!?"
...What a pleasant dream you appear to be having. I pity you, king of giants.
...?
Wh-what's going on? As soon as...Surtr pointed his fingers towards Master...
What the...?
It was like he just froze in place...
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Wait. I've seen this sort of thing before... Brynhild must have used her reality distortion rune!
Surtr is no longer strong enough to resist my runes. He must be having a lovely dream indeed.
No doubt it was a dream of burning someone or something to cinders.
Brynhild. It is time to end this.
Yes, my love.
Let's go.
"GAAAAAAH!"
"This... This can't be how I die!"
"I was... I was going to destroy...this entire world...!!!"
"...Opheliaaa!"
His death cries ring out. The Fiery King of Giants crumbles away under many watchful eyes.
One set belongs to the shield-bearing girl. Another, to the boy with black hair.
Yet another belongs to the Dragon Slayer with the demonic sword. Another still, to the eldest Valkyrie.
There they watch in silence, floating five hundred meters above the ground, the howling wind whipping around them.
And then, a few seconds later...
...the king of giants, along with his flaming sword, are gone.
Not a trace remains.
...I had lost all hope.
...I had tried rebelling against my fate. I failed to trigger the end-time, as I was meant to.
...Now, all I could do was seethe, waiting for my world to be pruned away.
...And then, one day...she found me.
"I am...me. A woman who was supposed to die in a world consumed by flame."
...She saw me, like no one else had.
"Who are you?"
...Maybe it was no more than coincidence. Maybe she was frightened of my destructive flames.
"Well that's not how the legend goes."
"According to myth, your flames consume the Norse Age of Gods, but it's followed by the Age of Humanity."
...But that was the first time something...unexpected had happened in my life. Something that wasn't part of my fate.
...It was a genuine surprise.
"I see. You failed too."
...Ophelia Phamrsolone. ...Such a pitiful, foolish woman.
"So your world's ending, too."
...The woman who taught me what it was to be surprised when I had no future. The woman who found me.
...The only one who ever spoke to me through my smoldering flames.
...Ahh. ...I wish there was something I could do for you.
...But I'm nothing more than fire and destruction. ...So then, how...?
"Then you and I have that in common."
...How can I ever repay you?
"It was nice to meet you, Fiery King of Giants. But now, I guess this is goodbye."
4. Before the battle
89 lines...The time has come, my love.
Indeed. Our magical energy is all but spent. It seems this is as far as we go...
Sigurd... Brynhild... You're both...burning...
(Stare, speechless)
(Watch them until the very end)
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We reached deep into Surtr's core during our attack. We knew doing so would burn us to ash.
You need not concern yourselves with us. I'm sorry for dragging you into this, Brynhild my love.
Not at all, Sigurd. I only did what I was always meant to do.
I am overjoyed. Never could I have imagined an opportunity to wield my spear at your side.
I could not ask for anything more.
It's like a dream come truea dream I never dared to let myself even hope for.
I am ready to fall to your spear at any time.
Should we ever meet again, do not hesitate to kill me.
If that is how you express your love...then I shall survive, and prove I love you all the same.
...All right.
Fujimaru. Mash.
This is where I must say goodbye. Thank you for bringing me with you on this wonderful journey.
If I should ever see you two again...
...I hope I will be able to help you once more...
The next time we meet...I hope I will be able to be of help to you from the start.
Thanks, Sigurd.
I'm sure we'll see both of you again someday.
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Sister...
We are returning to base!
S-so, um... Can I ask where Ophelia is...!?
She's in the infirmary. My technical advisor and this Lostbelt's queen are treating her as we spea
Thank you!
...Sirius Light.
The most powerful ability given to the Crypters. It is their trump card.
But the cost of using it...is their life.
And there is nothing that can be done to avoid paying that price.
It matters not how many salves or medicines are administered, or how effective a Mystic Code may be at healing.
Not even the Primordial Runes can help. If one makes full, unadulterated use of their power, as Brynhild did, it may be possible to gain a reprieve...
...but even that could buy her no more than a few minutes at best.
Unfortunately, that means...
Mash... Mash?
I'm here, Ophelia. We...
We destroyed Surtr. It...
It was all thanks...to you...
You're amazing, Mash. You actually defeated that thing.
I guess I can't blame Kadoc for losing to you anymore. Neither of us ever...
...had a chance...
... ...
I wish...I could see you grow even more...
But, I can't. I'm sorry, Mash.
I can't betray Lord Kirschtaria. And, I don't want to.
That's all
Hey, Mash? You know what?
I...I may not compare to...Brynhild, and her love for Sigurd...
...but...for me, and Lord Kirschtaria...
...I know.
I admit I'm not familiar with...exactly what it is, but whenever you stare at him...
...I could sense it was with the same sort of romantic feelings I've seen and read so much about.
...It was?
That's strange... I didn't think...that was how I felt...
I'm a mage, through and through... Romance has never even crossed my mind...
Then I guess mages do fall in love, too. And there's nothing wrong with that.
At least, that's what I think.
I see...
Yes, you may be right. I guess...you see a lot more than I ever did, Mash...
...You've grown up so beautifully. ...I'm so happy to see that.
Seeing you trapped in Chaldea, looking out the window at the icy wasteland...it was like looking at myself.
...Though of course, I doubt you're pleased by the comparison to me back when I lived in fear...
I always...
(...wanted to be your friend.)
...Please. Keep going.
Keep moving forward, Mash Kyrielight.
Yes. I will, Ophelia. I promise. We won't stop for anything.
I'm sure we'll find a way to protect humanity, to survive, and...
...to save the world...
Yes.
You all just might be able to do that.
Though, I have to admit...I have mixed feelings about that...
Oh, right...
If...you happen to see...Napoleon again...
I...doubt he'll still remember me, but...
...tell him I said, "Thank you."
Tell him...I may have refused to marry him...
...but the rainbow...was beautiful.
Please...
Hmm. Well this is a fine pickle!
So you don't believe I'm sincere about my proposal, huh. You don't believe it was love at first sight?
All right then, how about this, Crypter?
Before this Spirit Origin's time is up, I'm gonna give you the best present you'll ever get.
Haha! Hope you like surprises, ma chérie!
No thank you. I'll pass.
...Besides, aren't you already married!?