How much farther is it to the top?!
This tower was built as a means to go to another planet.
It's no wonder it's so high.
My legs feel like jelly already!
You can do it, everyone!
I don't want to hear that from you!
And you, you look fine.
I'm a soldier, after all.
Ah, right.
The Dark Wings, Ginji, and Noelle are doing a good job preventing more replicas from entering.
Let us hurry.
Watch out.
Thank you, Luke.
Natalia, you should rest a little.
But Asch is...
While we're doing this, Asch is...
I won't let Asch die.
He mustn't die.
Luke...
Let's go.
I've already told you.
There's no place for you to live in this world.
Since you're going to die anyway–
Asch!
So you've come, dreck.
Asch!
What are you trying to do?
You are not really...
Natalia...
Sister!
I am not your sister.
I am 8-027.
General Frings. Mr. Iemon...
They're all replicas.
Please stop this foolishness!
It's the only way to eliminate the miasma.
But you don't have to be the one to do it.
Are you saying you're going to die instead?
Thank you, big sister.
I don't know what you are planning to do, but it's useless.
You will all die here.
Dist!
Now, of all times...
What are you doing here?
I came to eliminate the excess replicas.
Eldrant has already risen.
We are "excess"?
Master Mohs said that he would come and fetch us.
And you believed a promise like that?
Even if you wait thousands of years, it won't happen.
No...
Damn you!
What do you think these people are?
Replicas are all living beings.
I will not forgive you.
Everyone, how about you all stand back?
Jade!
He has been bothersome long enough now.
Let's settle things with him here.
Jade...
Heh, I know your little secret.
Because of the fon slot seal that Largo put on you, you cannot use powerful fonic artes.
Just what are you talking about?
Could the Colonel have undone the seal by himself?
Is that even possible?
But this power...
O admonishing melody...
Jade... are you serious?
Arise in the name of the Necromancer!
Have you really given up on Professor Nebilim's resurrection?
Don't you want to go back to those days with the Professor?
Mystic Cage!
Jaaade!!
Goodbye, Saphir.
What are you going to do?
There's no place for you anywhere.
We've been thrown away, haven't we?
Yes.
Asch!
That's why I'm offering you a deal.
I promise to find a place for the many replicas who haven't reached this tower yet.
In exchange, I want the lives of all the replicas that are gathered here.
Asch!
I'll give you some time.
Decide among yourselves.
I see. So we could use ten thousand replicas to annihilate the miasma.
Father, please don't allow the sacrifice of the lives of Asch and all those replicas.
There must be another way...
Kimlasca, Malkuth, and even Daath couldn't find a solution, no matter how hard we tried.
Father...
While we sit idly by, the miasma is spreading.
We don't have much time left.
Grandfather. How could you...?
Jade, don't you have anything to say?
The only alternative I could offer would be even crueler.
Colonel, you don't mean...!
Me, Jade?
Master!
You bastard! Are you asking Luke to die in Asch's place?
Don't you dare even think about it!
No! I will not permit it!
I want both Luke and Asch to live!
I...
You've only been alive for seven years!
You're only seven years old. Don't act like you know everything!
You should be clinging to life with everything you've got!
Guy...
Let me think about it a little.
Ion, what were you feeling then?
Anise?
Master Ion, and now Luke...
How can you throw your lives away so recklessly?
It's not reckless.
It is!
Everyone is telling you to stop.
If you die, it's true that the miasma might disappear, but all the people who know you will suffer forever.
Anise...
I don't want to see anyone else disappear like Master Ion.
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
Master...
I don't mind if you hate me.
Even if you die with the other replicas, your original who has stable powers would remain.
Not only would the miasma be annihilated, but the problematic number of replicas would also be decimated.
There are only advantages.
Jade, are you telling me...
"Please die,"
is what I would say, if I were responsible for the country.
Although, as your friend, I would like to stop you.
I didn't know you considered me your friend.
Did you not?
Of course.
I am a cold person.
I am sorry.
Have you made up your mind?
Hey, I once said that I would die if it meant reviving Akzeriuth, remember?
Yes.
It's like you said.
I really didn't understand anything.
Luke...
I'm scared.
My whole body is shaking.
I don't want to die.
That's normal!
But Asch chose this path.
And Asch isn't someone who'd choose to die.
There probably isn't any other way.
You are such an idiot.
Tear.
Everyone has tried to stop you, right?
But I won't do that.
I decided to accept the risk to my health so that the Passage Rings could be activated.
And you allowed me to do it.
If you're resolved to go through with it, then you must have given it a lot of thought.
But, even if the miasma goes away because of this...
I will despise you.
Even if everyone praises you...
I won't accept it.
Idiot.
I will do it.
Nothing will change your resolve?
Nothing.
There's a chance for him to survive, right?
No, I don't think so.
Then we have to send you to your death, don't we?
Grandfather!
If we don't act, everyone will die.
You may resent us.
I understand if you find us inhuman.
But we have to protect our citizens.
Luke, this is the second time I'm sending you to die.
I'm sorry.
Uncle...
How ironic.
The Tower of Rem was built in the center of a mining town that used to be on the Qiubi Peninsula.
If Luke were to succeed...
he would have fulfilled Yulia's Score.
"ND2018. The young scion of Lorelei's power shall bring his people to the miner's city."
"There, the youth will turn power to calamity and be as a weapon of Kimlasca, destroying himself and the city."
Van told us, didn't he? That Yulia's Score could never be evaded.
Stop it.
Why did you come?
Are you the one who will walk the path to death alongside us?
So the replicas have made their decision too?
I still cannot allow you to become sacrifices!
We are not sacrificing ourselves for the originals.
It is for all the other replicas who will remain behind.
This is our decision.
Kimlasca and Malkuth have promised to find a place for the replicas to live when the miasma disappears.
Then we will build our country with our corpses.
Master!!
What the hell are you doing?!
I told you I'd do it.
Why did you come here?!
Asch!
Get out of here now!
You're a replica. If you stay here, you'll disappear as well!
If that happens, who will free Lorelei?!
The one who should free Lorelei isn't me. I couldn't even get the Jewel! It should be you, the original.
So–
Shut up!
I don't have time for that.
Move!
No! I can't let you die!
This is...
The Sword is reacting.
The Jewel must be near...
Let me go!
I agree with Luke.
If we must choose one, it should be the original.
Everyone, please give me your lives!
I'm going with you!
Luke!!
Don't come!
Guy, thank you.
You idiot...!
I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die!
I want to stay here!
Not for anybody else...
I want to live!
But...
It's not... working...?
This is odd.
The Seventh Fonons that gathered are dissipating!
At this rate, the miasma won't disappear.
It's the Jewel!
The Jewel's power to disperse fonons is interfering!
Damn. That idiot just didn't realize he had it!
Asch...
Why do I always have to clean up after you, replica?
Don't worry, I have no intention of dying with you.
I'm just lending some power to your hyperresonance.
You can die on your own.
Thanks, Asch.
You promised.
Find a place for the remaining replicas.
I, Natalia, Princess of Kimlasca, swear on my life that I will fulfill that promise.
Me too. I won't abandon the replicas.
In honor of your sacrifice, like that of my sister.
I'm... alive?
Why?
Thank goodness.
I thought you were going to disappear.
That's great, Master!
T–This is...?
The Jewel of Lorelei.
That?
How? You couldn't find it anywhere!
He got it just fine, after all.
He just absorbed the fonons that compose the Jewel into his body.
And to think he didn't realize it until his body started disintegrating...
What a moron...
Wait!
Where are you going?
We've finally found the Key of Lorelei. Come with us...
If we're together, the other God-Generals will come after us.
We're better off acting separately until we locate Van's whereabouts.
Luke.
It is good that you survived, but you've used a power that should have destroyed you.
I am very concerned.
Please get a medical examination in Belkend.
Ah, yeah.
How was the examination?
My blood fonons are a bit low, but I'm fine.
Really? That's great!
Luke, you're really tough~
I am relieved.
That's wonderful.
Well, we can relax now.
But you must be tired.
Let's rest here for today.
Yes! Now that I can relax, I feel so hungry!
Let's have dinner!
We still have to release Lorelei.
Yeah, we should build up our strength for that.
What a naughty boy, telling lies again.
I really can't hide anything from you.
The fonons binding your cells together are separating and declining dramatically.
That means...
It's highly likely that your cells will disintegrate very soon, and then you will die.
I will go along with that lie of yours.
Jade...
However, refrain from overexerting yourself.
Make sure you don't use your power unless you really need to.
It will only accelerate the separation of your fonons.
Okay. Thanks, Jade.