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Act 2 - The Awakening Lions | Rean was saved from the perilous situation aboard the Pantagruel thanks to his friends and allies coming to his rescue. In the end, the situation was defused, and both sides cautiously stepped away. With Alfin successfully freed from the Noble Alliance’s clutches, the group welcomed her aboard the Courageous.
Once things were settled, everyone celebrated their various reunions. In addition to the princess, the group had also found Prince Olivert, who had been missing since the start of the civil war, and Viscount Arseid, Laura’s father. From there, the group began discussions on the state of the war.
The main topic was one posed by Prince Olivert: What did the members of Class VII intend to do from here on? Rean took it upon himself to answer in his classmates’ stead. Class VII had come face-to-face with the country’s many problems during their field studies. And due to that experience, they were uniquely qualified to help the country through its new crisis. Hearing this, Prince Olivert decided to leave the Courageous to them.
He intended to travel to western Erebonia-- where the fighting was fiercest--to help. Meanwhile, eastern Erebonia would be left in Class VII’s care. They were given full use of the Courageous, and Towa was named acting captain. Claire and Toval also left the group at this point, needing to return to their respective organizations.
After seeing them off, the group took Towa’s suggestion and narrowed down their goals to a more manageable ‘what’ and ‘how.’ For the former, they decided their first order of business should be to take back Thors from the Noble Alliance. As for the ‘how’... ...they would increase their numbers by finding their fellow students scattered through the country and bringing them on board the ship.
Having settled on their new goal, the group put their all into accomplishing it. Some time after this, they were contacted by Angelica, whose family belonged to the Noble Alliance forces. According to her, the Reinford Company had been occupied by her uncle. What’s more, Alisa’s mother, Irina, was being confined within the building.
Hearing this, the group wasted no time in heading to Roer. There, they met up with Angelica, who had formed something of a resistance.
She had tried to convince her father to withdraw from the Noble Alliance, but to no avail. Instead, Marquis Rogner told her the only way she could convince him was by force. Having taken his words to heart, she had begun plans to rid Roer of the Noble Alliance well before Class VII had even arrived.After convincing Angelica to let them help, Class VII’s first order of business was to rescue Irina.
Fortunately, Angelica had already located her. She was being held on a train currently stopped within the Sachsen Iron Mine. After a series of fierce battles with the jaegers hired to guard her, and a chance reunion with Sharon, they successfully freed Irina from her imprisonment. Continuing the momentum from this victory, they rode the train back to the RF building and proceeded to seize it from within.
All that remained was Angelica’s father, Marquis Rogner. Wishing to settle this on her own, Angelica engaged him in a one-on-one duel with Panzer Soldats. And as the dust settled on the century’s greatest family feud, Angelica stood tall as the victor. Accepting his defeat, Marquis Rogner announced his withdrawal from the war entirely. Losing the support of one of the Four Great Houses would prove a heavy blow to the Noble Alliance. As had become the norm, however, things would not proceed quite so smoothly.
Vulcan, a member of the Imperial Liberation Front, appeared in a gargantuan Soldat to challenge Rean. Rean accepted this challenge, hoping to finally bring things to a close. While Vulcan’s new model of Panzer Soldat proved a difficult foe, Rean was eventually able to best it. However, the battle put a significant strain on the massive Soldat’s systems, putting it at risk of self-destructing.
Vulcan ignored Rean’s pleas for him to exit the machine, having already decided this would be his final resting place. Finally, the Soldat’s engine hit critical, resulting in a massive explosion. When the dust had cleared, there was no trace left of the machine...or Vulcan. This tragic turn of events left a deep scar of regret within Rean’s heart. He blamed himself for not saving Vulcan from his fate.
But with the situation in Roer now under control, the group had to set their sights on their next target: Erebonia’s spirit shrines. They did so in order to collect the pieces of Zemurian Ore housed within the shrines. With enough ore, they could create a more powerful weapon for Valimar.
However, one day, they received word from the 4th Armored Division that Celdic had been set ablaze... ...under orders from none other than Duke Albarea himself. Jusis attempted to leave the group to confront his father on his own, but the others argued that this was something they needed to handle together. No sooner had they steeled their resolve to act, than they received a message from Rufus.
He informed the group that the Noble Alliance took no part in the attack and did not condone the duke’s actions. He also told them that while he would not take direct action against his father, he could not let his actions pass. Knowing Rufus was just using them, Class VII nonetheless decided to make use of his info and headed to Aurochs Fort to restrain Duke Albarea.
With backup from the 4th Armored Division and the RMP, they were able to reach the fort. Once they did, however, they were met by the Imperial Liberation Front’s Scarlet. Much like Vulcan, she appeared piloting a unique type of Panzer Soldat; one specialized in speed. Also like Vulcan, she challenged Rean, hoping to find a resting place of her own. Rean, however, refused to allow events to repeat themselves. He accepted her challenge, but was determined to prevent her from dying. Though she was a formidable opponent, Rean was able to best her in the end. In a further parallel to Rean’s last encounter with a member of the ILF, the strain of the battle caused her Soldat’s engine to begin to self-destruct.
Without an ounce of hesitation, Rean dashed in. With a single precise slash, he tore off the Soldat’s cockpit and leapt away from the explosion. Though her machine was in pieces, Scarlet herself was unscathed. Rean had saved her. The group breathed a sigh of relief and headed into the fort. Rean, however, stayed behind to make sure Scarlet was okay.
His relief at seeing she was fine was cut short by a familiar voice. It was Crow. He had come out of concern for his last remaining team member. Seeing she was safe, he left the group with some parting words of encouragement before flying off. After watching him leave, Rean turned his focus to the fort once more.
He arrived just in time to bear witness to the end of Sara’s solo battle against the Northern Jaegers. Having convinced them to leave, Sara stayed behind to rest. The rest of the group continued on ahead, eventually facing off against Duvalie. Class VII defeated her again, causing her to leave in a huff. Upon speaking with Duke Albarea, it was clear he had no remorse for his actions. Yet, he quickly fell into despair upon learning all his allies had abandoned him. Having lost his will to go on, Duke Albarea was arrested by his own son. When this was announced, the soldiers still working under the duke retreated, effectively ending the Albarea house’s role in the war. The Noble Alliance was shaken by the loss of yet another of the Four Great Houses. In a final gambit, they gathered a majority of their forces around Heimdallr. In doing so, they lowered their grip on the rest of the country, however.
Trista was one such place affected by this turn of events. As soon as they heard Captain Claire’s report, Class VII knew this was the chance they had been waiting for. Wasting no time, they began their plan to retake the academy.
Knowing a number of Panzer Soldats lurked in the area, Rean charged in with Valimar, making quick work of their foes. Thanks to that, they were able to effortlessly drive back the remnants of the Noble Alliance troops still stationed around Trista. With peace restored to the town, its residents gave their liberators a warm welcome home. But before they could celebrate, Class VII still had one more task: freeing the academy itself.
Arriving on the campus, they were greeted by the upper-class students who had been placed in charge of the academy. Led by Patrick, they had named themselves the Order of the Lion. Considering themselves Class VII’s rivals, they wished to stake their pride and honor on a battle against them.
After a fierce clash between the two groups of students, Class VII proved victorious. Finally acknowledging Rean as an equal, Patrick
disbanded the Order of the Lion and pledged the upper-class students’ support to the Courageous. Finally, after all their struggles, the group was able to take back the academy. With all the students of Thors united under one banner, the academy now truly represented a third path for Erebonia.
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