Shuza...
The Nadir of Anguish
We've had word that you've re-established the Black King Suppression Army.
We received a request for reinforcements.
However, we will not fight alongside the Suppression Army.
You will not win with your methods.
We will defeat the Black King.
What gives you the right to talk like that?
Who do you think you are?
Restrain yourself.
This man is Shuza, First Lord of the Nine Territories of Fire in the land of ogres.
I am Second Lord, Yoshitsugu.
I like your spirit, brat.
I'm not a brat!
I'm Aram!
I'm tired of your nonsense, idiot!
Don't just stand there! Say something, Yuri!
Hand over the Chain Chronicle.
I'd never give it to the likes of you!
Move.
Shuza.
Now's not the time for in-fighting.
You haven't changed, boy.
Did I not warn you?
Mercy will only hold you back during war.
That is why you lost to the Black King.
Use any means necessary when fighting the Black King.
Be prepared to use your comrades as shields if necessary.
Mercy will only hold you back.
This is how I fight.
Yuri!
Sheathe your sword!
We would prefer to avoid any unnecessary bloodshed.
Now, then.
The Chronicle's power only manifests for those it has chosen.
Then I'll just make it choose me.
Do you think you can do that?
That's why I'm standing here now.
Stop!
Try as we might to quell the riots, the people are still restless.
If crossing swords with the Black Army is a form of battle,
then so is fighting your own anxieties.
I fight daily against my own anxieties.
My duties as one of the Seventeen Clerics of the Great Shrine...
As a decision-maker, with the world on the verge of collapse,
I must choose who to entrust with leading the world into the future.
As a cleric—no, as a human being—
I have been troubled by the duty with which I am faced.
But it is no longer the time for that.
What I must do has already been decided.
You're right, Lilith.
What we must both do
has already been decided.
I must let the people know what I am thinking.
I don't know if it'll alleviate their fears, but I must convey my thoughts.
Please gather the people.
Until now, Louise, Einslotte, and I have shared the duties of the Holy Queen.
You helped me when I lacked experience,
but I've been using that as an excuse to shirk my responsibilities.
Juliana...
Seeing the nation in its current state, I finally understand what I must do.
To quell the people's fears,
a ruler must first show them how to move forward and how to live their lives.
I will carry out my duty as the successor to the throne.
Juliana...
I admire your determination.
Her Majesty Juliana will be succeeding the throne.
We will thus be holding a coronation ceremony.
Aram! Take care of Phoena!
All right.
I'd expect nothing less from the Second Lord of the Nine Territories.
Bring it!
Shuza.
Can we not fight alongside one another again?
Enough.
I was given a choice between light and dark.
If you choose to follow the path of light,
then I shall follow the path of darkness.
I will take everything.
The Nine Territories.
Yggdra.
And the power of the blackness.
I will claim this power as my own, and become the true Black King!
Yuri!
Begone, weaklings!
Captain!
A chain attack, quick!
Seize...
Captain!
Yuri!
He broke their chain!
You're pretty sure of yourself, brat.
Aram!
Now, hand it over.
No.
Stop!
Shuza!
Who the hell are you?
Its name is Olzada.
An ancient golem said to bring calamity.
Isn't it cute?
It's time for you to come home.
A demon.
Oh?
It seems you're not unlike us.
Want to come along, too?
Don't make me laugh, scum.
Oh?
Then I hate to say it, but you'll have to die.
Protect the lord!
How ugly.
I have no use for the weak.
Beautiful.
I'll cut you down!
Let's burn them all down!
You pests.
Come, let us go join the King.
Your fate was sealed the moment you appeared in front of the Black King.
That's nonsense.
You're already stained black.
Now, let's go.
Why do you hesitate?
Look.
You failed to protect your friends.
No!
And you let the Chain Chronicle be stolen.
Yet again.
W-Well...
It's the truth.
Dammit...
Aram...
Phoena.
The Chain Chronicle...
I'll get it back.
Yuri, no!
You can't go!
I'll stop him!
You shall not interfere.
You already understand, don't you?
You're weak.
I, I...
Now, accept it.
I... I...
Now...
I almost had you.
I vowed to defeat the Black King this time.
I will not waver!
I will prevail, with my friends!
Your friends?
Why do you think your friend, Burckhardt, became a demon?
Aram!
Take a look at your friends.
I won't hand Yuri over!
It's his fate.
I don't care!
Everyone has their rightful place.
I was rejected by the person I gave my all to.
That's when I understood the mistake I'd made.
I have no idea what you're talking about!
You're a wreck.
So are they, see?
Oh, no.
Yoshitsugu, why?
You could have stopped Shuza.
Me? Stop him?
I have my honor as an ogre.
I bet what little life I have left on Shuza.
Just as you bet yours on Yuri.
I will fight for the one I placed my trust in.
Same goes for me.
The poor things.
They're going to die, all because they decided to believe in you.
It's all your fault.
It's my...
That's right. You can't protect anyone.
I... I...
Yuri!
Don't go!
You knew you weren't a hero.
You knew you didn't have the ability to protect your friends.
But you couldn't admit that to yourself.
No, the people around you wouldn't let you.
That's not true!
There isn't a single ray of hope in this world.
It will all soon be engulfed in black.
But when that happens, you will be set free.
What is the point in suffering or making your friends suffer any longer?
I...
The peace you seek is, in fact, in the world of darkness.
Do your friends—your people—the kindness of ending things with your own hands.
That is the only path left to you.
Kindness? Ending... things?
Yuri!
Come with me.
To the world where you belong.
You can't protect anyone any longer.
Follow your heart.
I... I...
Yuri!
I won't let the blackness defeat me!
Is that your answer?
Kain... Why...
Captain...
You severed that fleeting bond with your own hands.
Kain!
Are you all right, Captain?
I...
As long as you're okay, that's all that matters.
The Black King Suppression Army needs you.
Kain.
Kain!
Captain!
What?
We'll gather troops from every corner of the land
and form a Black King Suppression Army.
Our leader has high hopes for you.
Follow the path you believe to be true.
Hope?
How does that help?
The people begged you to save the world.
The world tasked you with saving it because you are a hero.
I've been waiting for you.
This continent of Yggdra is faced with an unprecedented trial.
And this nation, too, has been engulfed in darkness with no end in sight.
But that doesn't mean all hope is lost.
Today, I have made the decision to—
Who do you think you are?
It's your fault.
It's your fault we lost the war!
Yeah!
When my father was killed by the Black Army,
my heart fell into the depths of despair. I lost the light.
Obsessed, I threw myself into a fruitless battle to avenge my father.
I involved friends who were dear to me, causing them to suffer.
That's when a certain warrior stopped me.
He scolded me with sincerity.
He was concerned for me, and he confronted me.
Thanks to him, I was able to stop myself.
Alas, when I returned,
I found my people devoid of light, as I was before.
I know from experience that only ruin awaits if we continue down this path.
That's why I must be strong.
You are like family to me, after all.
I have made the decision to take the throne.
To bring the light of hope back to our hearts.
We must now become one and fight together.
This ancient Holy Kingdom has avoided many a tragedy with our strong bonds.
With such bonds, there is nothing against which we cannot prevail.
We will never be defeated by the darkness.
For the noble Holy Kingdom and for its proud people,
let the light of hope shine bright!
In the name of the Seventeen Clerics,
Juliana, I hereby crown thee Queen of the Holy Kingdom.
Torn Apart
Fate is set in motion.