Fate/Grand Order story · Part 2: Cosmos in the Lostbelt, Lostbelt No.5: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods, Atlantis
Section 23 Node 3 Super Recollection Quest (3/3)
Lostbelt No.5: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods, Atlantis. Dark Ocean
2 scenes, 210 lines
1. Before the battle
40 linesThe man in the storm stands tall, as cold and unmoving as steel.
I can barely breathe under his piercing gaze. It feels like he's looking right through me.
As one of Troy's most formidable enemies, Paris should hate him more than anyone, yet he can only cower in fear.
This man standing before us sides with neither good nor evil.
There's something too fundamentally different about him for that. It's almost like he's from another species entirely.
Above all else, he's frightening. He terrifies me to my core.
There's no need for formalities. We've both played our hands as best we could.
All that remains now is to let fate decide the victor.
Fate...
Which side is superior? Which one of us is superior?
Where do we fall short, and how?
I could stand here and list Proper Human History's flaws all day, and you could point out reasons why our Lostbelt should be pruned...but none of that matters now.
The only way to determine who will win this now is through battle.
And I have been chosen by the gods for that very purpose.
...Aha. Now I see.
That might be where I made my mistake.
Perhaps the elation at having been chosen led to arrogance clouding my decisions.
...Oh well. At this point, none of that matters.
Every regret and humiliation I have suffered to date can and will be made up for in this battle.
For in order to win...
...all we need do is kill you, Fujimaru.
Yeah, that's not happening.
We're going...to beat you! Just watch us!
You have nothing further to contribute. You are already out of the fight.
So what!?
Maybe I can't fight anymore, but that doesn't mean I can fall back here!
Even if it means I have to slog through the same desperation I felt the last time I fought you!
Paris!
Well said, Paris. I think this time I can lend you a bit of my power.
Please do...Lord Apollo...!
...I was quite certain that I had avoided underestimating any of you.
Still, I'm impressed you made it so far, weak as you all are.
We handsome men of the sea laugh at danger. From where I stand, you're just another wave waiting to be crested over.
...None of you will be cresting over anything. You will never reach Olympus as long as I still breathe.
Prepare for battle!
Here they come!
Get ready to fight, Master. This will be our last stand on the sea!
...Let's go!
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Right! I promise I'll do my best!
2. After the battle
170 linesWe've been hitting it over and over, but it just won't stop moving!
(Huff, huff, huff)
Ghh... This is...pretty rough...
I can...still fight...!
(Bartholomew and Paris are both nearly done for... So I guess it's all up to me to hang in there!)
...Overload the Poseidon Klironomia. Prepare for detonation.
Aw crap! He's gonna blow himself and his men up just to take us out!
...Not if I have anything to say about it!
You're not going anywhere!
Defending Olympus is our sworn duty! Our lives are a small price to pay to fulfill our duty!
Every one of these soldiers has long dreamed of one day ascending to Olympus.
For them, even death is a form of salvation.
That's messed up, Odysseus!
You can't just toss away innocent lives on the gods' say-so when they don't even really understand the situation!
You are our enemy; your judgment means nothing to us. My duty is to ensure we prevail over all of you; nothing more.
So I will use all that I must to secure victory.
...And that's why you've lost, Lord Odysseus.
You may know all about how to use people, but you know nothing of how to love them anymore.
Not when your beloved Penelope never even existed in this world.
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Le Rêve Ensoleillé!
...!
Ah
...Heh.
Did you think I would fail to notice your absence?
Have you forgotten that we are connected by virtue of being Master and Servant?
That connection still holds even if you no have abandoned your loyalty to me.
So, you took a small boat to come here on your own.
I suppose you deserve some credit for managing to hide your intent to kill me up to the last moment...
...but in the end, that's all you were able to do.
Charlotte!!!
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Master...
Farewell, my Servant.
...!!!
You bastard!!!
Did you truly expect to catch me off guard with such a pathetic attempt at a sneak attack?
The only thing you've managed to do is send that Servant to an early
...Le Rêve Ensoleillé.
You did.
I always knew that a sneak attack would never work on you.
You were sure to be wary of an assassination attempt the moment you realized I was nowhere to be seen.
After all, the fact that I'm an Assassin, even a lowly and pathetic one...
...meant there was always a chance I could turn the tables on you.
And if you were ever going to leave yourself open to me, it could only be because of how you underestimated me.
You thought you knew my abilities inside and out...
...so you ignored the possibility that I might attack you more than once.
What do you...mean?
I gave myself a new skill when I received the Athena Klironomia.
A special skill that would let me act even after I'd died.
Battle Continuation... I see. I didn't realize...how far you were willing to go...to achieve victory...
I misjudged...your tenacity...
But you would also do well... not to misjudge mine...
Lady Artemis... I won't restrain you any longer.
I've just sent the signal...to fire your primary cannon...
...So...there was someone...I loved... in Proper Human History...
I wonder what...she was like...
Phew...
Charlotte!
What do you mean?
The Battle Continuation I acquired from the Athena Klironomia is a little different from the usual one.
It only lets me act until I've managed to kill Odysseus.
So I can't remember anything about any of you anymore. Not your names, faces, memories... Nothing!
In fact, I don't even remember why I wanted to kill him so badly in the first place anymore.
That's... This is...
Anyway, I'm glad it seems I was able to help you all out, even if I don't remember why.
...I really don't remember why I did this at all.
But for some reason, there is one feeling I still remember.
I remember I wanted to be useful to someone.
I don't remember that person's name, or what they looked like, or anything about them anymore...
...but I remember I loved them so, so much!
So much that I didn't even think twice about sacrificing my life or my memories to help them!
Tears spill down my cheeks. I don't even know what I'm shouting anymore.
I can't believe I'm so worked up over someone I don't even recognize.
...I never would have dreamed I'd be doing something like this one day.
But what else could I do? There was something I wanted to accomplish even if it cost me my life.
...If there's no point in living, then I want to make sure those who are alive never forget me.
Gruesome, horrible, incredibly painful feelings come spilling out of me.
I wanted to stick my knife into someone. I wanted to hack away at them. I wanted them to bleed.
I wanted that, even if it left terrible, ghastly scars. Even if it meant I would have to say goodbye to them forever.
Because those scars are the only mark I could leave behind.
Whoever this person is, I don't want them to forget me. I don't want them to put me on a pedestal and remember me as someone better than I really was.
I want them to remember me so vividly they'll wake with a start in the dead of night, thinking of me.
I want to make sure they'll never forget about plain, ordinary, Charlotte Corday.
I'm sorry. Whoever you are, I'm so sorry!
I know this is incredibly unfair, and selfish, and cruel of me! But, all the same...I hope you'll let me go.
After all...you were my first love. A love so great and all-encompassing it felt like it would swallow me whole.
...Goodbye, everyone.
Goodbye forever, my love.
...I hope you have a wonderful life!
Charlotte!!!
A love that swallowed her whole, huh...?
...Fujimaru, I know this is a lot to ask of you right now.
But we need you to hang in there a little longer. Keep your feet firmly planted on the ground.
...Yeah. You're right.
I know...!
... Master!
Raaaaaah!
But...I thought this battle was over!
Hell no! Not by a long shot!
We all swore to Lord Odysseus that we would devote our lives to this war. Death is nothing for us to fear!
Now come on, let's go!
Dammit!
That bastard Odysseus even planned beyond his own death!
If we stay here too long, we'll all get caught in Artemis's blast!
We have to get to Nemesis Island before that happens!
Ghh... Now! Do it now!
What are they talking about?
...Shit! They're planning to blow up their ship's engine!
Mandricardo, get that anchor off my ship! We need to get out of here, now!
Dammit, we're so close!
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Got it! I'll go pull it off right
Oh, no you don't!!!
Come on... Just a little...longer!
There! The engine's all set to blow!
Great work!
Understood! Releasing True Name, frozen deployment...!
I'll hit 'em with my Noble Phantasm! I just hope the shock wave doesn't come back this way!
(Is this gonna be enough to contain it? ...Dammit, I don't know! I hope it is, but)
Out of the waaay!
What!?
The Argo! Jason, you son of a gun!
There, that got the anchor off! Now come on, get out of here already!
You got it! Hard to port!!!
Jason!
What, are you worried about me? You don't have time for that! Just go!
Wait! What about you, Jason!?
You're not going anywhere! After them!
Don't you go dragging them down now, you fools! You already lost! Just accept it!
Stilly as it feels to say something so clichéd...
If you want to get to them, you'll have to go through me first!
Get out of our way, you pathetic weakling of a soldier!
Ghh! Well, excuse the hell out of me for being born weak!
Shut down the engine before it blows! ...Dammit, we're too late!
Ha. Dammit... I always did have the worst luck!
Jasooon!
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No way did he escape that blast...
He couldn't possibly have survived...
We lost a good ship today...
Jason...
I thought I was done for!
...
Wipe that dumbfounded look off your face! Of course I'm alive!
You're alive!!!???
Believe me, I'm as surprised as you are! It was way, WAY too close for comfort, but yes, I'm still alive!
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That said, I'm not going to be much use for a while after taking that blast right in the back! I can't move, so I'm going to sleep!
The Argo did well hanging in there this long, but this is as far as it goes!
The rest of you can take it from here. Good night!
Will do! Now that we've got a clear path forward, all that's left is to follow it!
Full speed ahead! Like a storm!
As a certain captain to whom we owe a great debt would say; the Wild Hunt's about to begin!