Friday, May 22, 2020

Tales of Link, main story: 2.8.02 - The Power of Bonds, End

Tales of Link
Starlight Sinking Into the Blue
Chapter 8: Starlight
Scene 2: The Power of Bonds, End
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We put our hearts into our attacks, and our blows pierce the demon's chest.
Feil: Gaaaaaaaaaah!?
It seems to work.
A blinding light flares—
Link: We'll show you our strength!
Feil: Ahh, ahhhh…
Cracks begin to form in the shell enveloping the demon—
Thump… with a loud sound, he falls.
So now—
Feil: It can't… be… not again… I…
His fusion with Asmodeus falls apart.
He's lost all his strength. Most likely, in his state…
Lippy: ...he's barely breathing… but our attack earlier was insufficient punishment for the crimes he's committed!
Lippy: I'll purify you with holy flames until not even ash remains!
Lippy focuses magical power, preparing to deal the final blow.
But—
Zephyr: Lippy! Wait!
Lippy: Bwah!? But… but why, Master Zephyr!?
Zephyr: Now that we have the chance… there's a spell I'd like to try.
Sara: What spell…?
Lippy: But in that case… what secret arte do you propose to use to eradicate the root of all this evil?
Zephyr: ...well, I guess it would eradicate the evil… but the method's a little different.
Zephyr: But I dunno if it'll work.
Zephyr approaches the demon where it lies and begins attempting to cast a spell.
Zephyr: I saw it a bunch of times. ...I think I've got a pretty good grasp on the composition.
Feil: …! You're… that spell… no…!?
The magical power collects in the tip of his finger, and he brushes Feil's demon arm. Then—
A seal wraps around the demon arm and a crystal emerges. Zephyr takes that crystal into his palm.
Zephyr: Looks like it went well. I'm pretty great at this, huh…
Almost before he finishes speaking, Zephyr places the crystal into his own arm.
Kana: ...um, Zephyr, what you doing?
Zephyr: I'm gonna borrow Asmodeus's power for a bit.
With that said, he places that hand on Feil's head.
Zephyr: Oh… okay. That's fine.
He lets go of Feil and dispels the Anchor Snatch.
Feil: ...hahaha… I see… this… is terrible…
Feil: You all… are my… destroyers…
Feil: It's quite… irritating… I'm going to… throw up…
Feil: Ahhh… how… absurd…
Those—
Were the last words of the man called Feil, the source of boundless malice throughout all of eternity.

Our long battle is over.
We descend into the castle town and walk down the road, each of us lost in our own thoughts.
There's something I've been worrying about, and so I ask Zephyr.
Link: Zephyr… at the end there…
Zephyr: It was nothing, really. I read his memories.
Yuri: His memories—!? Why'd you wanna do that…
Zephyr: Kana. Do you remember your seventh birthday?
Kana: Huh!? That came out of nowhere, Zephyr. I do…
Zephyr: Good. Everything up to then…
Zephyr: That was the real Feil who raised you.
Kana: Huh!?
Velvet: You… peeked at that? How tasteless.
Zephyr: It's not like I did it for fun…
Zephyr: Well, anyway… it was really bothering you, right? Isn't it better to lay it to rest?
Kana: Zephyr… yeah… thanks…!
Kana's smile blossoms like a flower in the sun.
And that in turn makes all the rest of us smile—
That marks the end of our adventure in Clariye.

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