Fate/Grand Order story · Chaldea Gate
4th Door: God Doesn't Speak
Chaldea Gate. Chaldea Gate
2 scenes, 145 lines
1. Before the battle
99 lines
Oh, good. You're awake.
You can hear me, right Fujimaru? I can tell.
There's something I want to tell you. It's a record from a long time ago, a tale of vengeance...
A story of emotions that never faded, even if everyone forgot about them.
It is the story of a man.
...Good morning, Fujimaru.
I'm sorry I'm whispering.
You see, this morning... I'm not sure if it's morning, though...
Avenger seems rather angry about something.
So... You should probably try to not aggravate him.
He's always angry.
Is he? He doesn't seem that way to me.
Usually he looks like he's having fun. But today...
Is he that mad?
He usually seems to be having fun.
...Huh? Is that wrong?
It's not obvious, but he does seem to be enjoying himself...
But things are different today. He seems very upset...
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...You're awake.
We're going to the fourth Judgment. Don't fall behind.
...You're right.
He's gloomier than usual?
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Yes, that's right. Oh, and please take care today.
I'll be praying that you come back safe, and don't get hurt.
...I'll say this before we start.
What you will kill this time, in the fourth Hall of Judgment, is the avatar of Wrath.
Wrath. Anger. Fury. I define these as the strongest feelings.
It can be a private rage that exists only within oneself, or an open rage against the entire world.
Righteous rage draws people more than anything. Sometimes they even praise the tragedies it brings.
A splendid vengeance, they call it.
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you are. All humans love stories of revenge.
And!
That bastard refuses to admit this! She denies anger, the most pure emotion!
Even placed in the role of the fourth lord, she still speaks of salvation and forgiveness!
Unforgivable. Unforgivable! False salvation makes me want to vomit.
Do you like wrath that much?
Don't ask something so stupid. Let's go.
"That bastard"?
Indeed! That bastard! People may forgive, and God may forgive, but I will not!
You! You will fight her in the next Hall of Judgment! You can use me in the next battle all you want.
I shall gladly aide you! It will be an honor to rip her apart!
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...You're here, then. Enemy of the righteous, who would lead the lost soul to further abyss.
The other me was inflicted with madness, but I am Gilles de Rais, the knight who stands with the holy banner!
My blade of righteousness shall condemn you!
Saber Gilles de Rais!?
He's slightly different than the last one. That bastard must have dragged him here.
Right behind that knight. Behold.
The fourth Lord...
No. The fourth Lord is standing behind him. Look.
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Look! There she is! Bearer of the holy banner! She who foolishly calls herself a mediator, who speaks of God's blessing!
Servant Ruler! I know your true name
Cursed Jeanne d'Arc! The woman who willingly came to the prison tower to stand in my way!
...Avenger. Yes, your words are true.
I have come here to stop you. As one who was once a leader, I stand in your way.
Holy Maiden Jeanne!
She's the avatar of Wrath?
That's right! Jeanne d'Arc is the avatar of Wrath! You should know this by now!
She believed in humanity, believed in God, and was betrayed and burned at the stake!
An eternal flame must burn within her heart. No, that flame should be her core!
You should know sadness! You should be black flames of anger, hatred, and rage!
You! You are the one most worthy of the fourth judgment!
No, Avenger. I never felt wrath.
I will not judge Fujimaru. I lack the right, and the will.
Even if I did not manifest here properly... it matters not.
...What?
It is you, Avenger.
Poor, raging soul who is destined to hate the world and humanity forever.
I will save you. Just as the holy banner still shines within the Château d'If.
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
SHUT UP!
Jeanne, please stand back! My blade belongs to you and God, and now is the time to wield it!
Gilles! No, he needs my
That dark presence! That black hatred! In this prison tower, even the salvation of the Lord cannot reach his soul!
Oh Holy Maiden, that is not the soul you think it is! A soul gone mad must be judged by the blade!
Hahahahaha! That's right! I am an Avenger, from beyond the horizon of love and hatred!
Everyone says that is what I must be. They tell me to hate, to kill, to bury all my foes!
And so that is what I shall be! I shall exact my vengeance on the world, as you wish me to!
My beloved Haydée isn't here, nor is the noble Abbé Faria. So even God cannot save my soul!
Haydée? Abbé Faria?
You too! My temporary Master, you won't save me either!
You cannot! These black flames shall never disappear!
Haha! Hahahaha! Hahahahahahaha!
Say it in a way I can understand!
Yes, you're right! I'm saying I'll kill the fourth lord for you!
I shall tear her banner of hope in two! Her light, her holiness, they mean nothing to me!
That which is noble! That which is holy! It's all equally worthless!
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...I have no choice. I cannot stop you with words.
I will fight. Gilles, lend me your power!
As you wish! Oh Holy Maiden, may victory go with you and the banner of the Lord's light!
Hahahaha! Come! Come! I always wondered what God thought of me!
Listen, Master! No matter what she says, she is a lord of the Hall of Judgment!
Thus, you must fight, and win! If you want to survive
Kill that Holy Maiden!
2. After the battle
46 lines...It's the story of a man.
The man was a sailor in Marseille. A happy man betrothed to a beautiful woman.
But the man fell victim to a cruel trap.
He was falsely convicted... And sentenced for the crime of treason.
No one came to his aid.
He was denounced in secret, betrayed by an old friend.
Even the judge became his enemy out of greed.
And the man...was sent to a prison tower in the bay of Marseille.
Yes. The prison tower. The island of despair. The Château d'If, from which no one returns alive.
He was trapped inside a living hell, his days and years stolen from him.
Sometimes the man wished that he might starve to death, so great was his despair.
And then...
There was someone to give him a bit of guidance. An ancient wise man imprisoned there, Abbé Faria.
The Abbé brought him hope. He was a tiny light shining at the bottom of the darkness.
The man learned much from the Abbé, and when the priest died he escaped.
He took the place of the Abbé's corpse in its bag, and escaped from the prison.
By the time he made it out... fourteen years had passed.
With the treasure of Monte Cristo, he began his revenge.
He enacted revenge upon those who had forgotten him for fourteen years. On the cruel world which had allowed his betrayal.
The man took the life of those who had sent him to that hell one by one...
...Yes, it is a very cruel, brutal story.
But the people loved it. They applauded him for bringing righteous wrath against evil.
He called himself the Count of Monte Cristo.
The one man to return alive from the living hell made by man and society.
The man who abandoned pity, ethics, and everything good in the human heart, and chose revenge.
He... He is the world's most well-known seeker of vengeance.
His name is
Haha! Hahahahahahaha! A mere fragment of a soul!
...You cannot extinguish the flames of my vengeance! Behold! Your knight has fallen in battle!
And now it's your turn! Jeanne, you false saint!
...I admit it. This battle is yours.
But I won't give up. I will stop you. All of your plans
She's gone! Haha! There's nowhere to run! Someday I will kill you!
This is the Château d'If! None can ever return alive!
Haha! Hahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Who are you, Avenger?
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...Why are you asking this now?
I am the one who guides your soul.
I didn't tell you where we're going, did I? Oh, it's not to the Lord whom that Saint and her knight worship.
I will only take you to one place... A place beyond the horizon of love and hatred.
Whether you give up or not, your soul is going there.
When that happens, will you return alive? Or...
Will you be trapped forever, despair, go mad, and die?
Look forward to it. I know. That is what I should have said.
Wait. And hope.