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Intermission - Aboard the Pantagruel | After being strong-armed into coming aboard by Duke Cayenne, Rean found himself in the expansive halls of the Pantagruel. The duke’s goal in doing so was to have the opportunity to invite Rean to join the Noble Alliance. With Chancellor Osborne out of the picture, his priority lay in ending the war as swiftly as possible, or so he claimed. A goal which could be accomplished with much more ease if Rean agreed to join their ranks.
Escorted to a private room to think it all over, Rean found himself at a loss over what to do. In the midst of his thoughts, Crow paid him an unexpected visit. Realizing that he hadn’t changed much at all in spite of everything, Rean began to question him. Why did he loathe Chancellor Osborne so much? What led him to form the Imperial Liberation Front? Unable to resist Rean’s earnest questions, Crow gave in and agreed to talk.
At a young age, he had lost both his hometown and family to Osborne’s schemes. He then wandered the country until he met Duke Cayenne. The two allied over their shared grudge for Osborne, and, funded by the duke, Crow sought out likeminded people to form the Imperial Liberation Front. During this time, Vita, who had been in contact with Duke Cayenne, guided Crow to become Ordine’s awakener.
Finally, he enrolled himself in Thors as a cover for his true goal... ...to assassinate Giliath Osborne and rid Erebonia of him once and for all. Though Rean was visibly upset by this story, Crow insisted that he not let it influence his decision. Crow then took his leave, recommending Rean visit the ship’s guest of honor room.
Rean took the opportunity to wander around the ship, gathering information and speaking to the various people aboard, before finally heading to the guest of honor’s room. There, he found none other than Princess Alfin. According to her, Elise was currently being held with the rest of the Imperial family. After they briefly exchanged information, Alfin posed a question. Would Rean join the Noble Alliance forces, or would he escape from the ship? Rean, however, did not yet have an answer for her.
His heart was telling him not to side with the Noble Alliance under any circumstances. Yet he also felt the desire to end the war as soon as possible. For Elise’s sake. Hearing this, Alfin couldn’t help but set Rean straight with a heartfelt speech. She told him he shouldn’t use Elise as his excuse, not when Elise’s greatest desire was for Rean to follow the path he believed in most. This opened Rean’s eyes. He finally came to the realization that those he cherished felt the exact same way about him.
And with that realization came further growth. The power he was once unable to control would no longer torment him.
The only thing he had left to do was listen to his heart. And his heart’s message was loud and clear. He would take Alfin and escape from the airship. With the help of his power, he was able to shake off all who stood in his way. Thus, they successfully reached the ship’s deck.
But Crow was already there, waiting for them. This led to a duel between Rean and Crow, no Divine Knights involved. Rean was able to use his power to gain the upper hand...
...but said power ran dry before he could land a decisive blow. What’s worse, it gave time for those pursuing him to finally reach the deck, too. With nowhere left to run, the situation couldn’t have been any more dire.
Suddenly, a red streak zoomed through the skies overhead. The Courageous had come to the rescue.
A number of trusty allies leapt from the cruiser and landed on the deck of the Pantagruel. Emma teleported herself and the rest of Class VII aboard, as well. Rean was both relieved and stunned at this turn of events, but the biggest surprise had yet to come.
Prince Olivert, owner of the Courageous and chairman of Thors, also made his appearance. With both sides having assembled formidable rosters of equal strength, it was concluded the battle would likely end in a draw. Appearing soon after, Vita suggested that the Noble Alliance take their leave to avoid a pointless battle. Thanks to her intervention, Rean and the others were able to leave the Pantagruel unscathed.
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PROLOGUEThe Depths of Despair ACT 1Ashen Chronicles INTERMISSIONAboard the Pantagruel ACT 2The Awakening Lions FINALE Forward, Relentlessly DIVERTISSEMENTThe Occupation EPILOGUEWinter's End