▶ EXTRA : Long, long ago,
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▶ EXTRA : a beautiful kingdom floated high in the sky.
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▶ EXTRA : On its throne sat a round, noble, white cat,
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▶ EXTRA : and a muddy, black cat fell in love with her.
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▶ EXTRA : That was how it all began.
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▶ EXTRA : "Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE"
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▶ EXTRA : "Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE"
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▶ EXTRA : "Chapter 1: The Land Protected by Light"
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▶ Airis The sky is groaning.
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▶ Airis I refuse to surrender the Progenitor Rune!
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▶ EXTRA : There you are.
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▶ EXTRA : You look fully prepared.
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▶ Prince of Darkness I am.
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▶ EXTRA : Let's bring something home today!
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▶ EXTRA : I'd like to have some meat once in a while.
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▶ EXTRA : Up above the clouds, they can live
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▶ EXTRA : What I wouldn't give for that life.
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▶ EXTRA : --Hey! Monsters are coming!
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▶ EXTRA : Damn, so they've finally come here, too!
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▶ EXTRA : Take the kids and run!
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▶ EXTRA : There's a cave on that hill.
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▶ EXTRA : Hide in there!
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▶ Prince of Darkness G-Got it!
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▶ EXTRA : If you can move, grab a weapon!
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▶ EXTRA : We haven't got time to be scared!
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▶ Prince of Darkness --Let's go!
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▶ EXTRA : Take care of them!
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▶ EXTRA : We'll handle things here.
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▶ EXTRA : We'll try to bring down a big one
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▶ EXTRA : They're here!
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▶ EXTRA : Everybody! We're going to protect our village!
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▶ EXTRA : Yeah!
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▶ Prince of Darkness Come on!
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▶ Prince of Darkness Are you all right?
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▶ EXTRA : Y-Yeah. Thanks.
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▶ Prince of Darkness We're almost there. Can you run?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Damn you!
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▶ Prince of Darkness Run to that hill!
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▶ EXTRA : Okay!
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▶ EXTRA : Watch out!
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▶ EXTRA : Go.
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▶ EXTRA : Take care of my sister.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Hey!
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▶ Prince of Darkness Is anyone there?!
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▶ Skeers It must be up ahead.
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▶ Skeers I'll have a short rest.
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▶ Skeers What are you doing?
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▶ Skeers I was told that there's a village nearby.
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▶ Prince of Darkness It's gone.
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▶ Skeers Gone?
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▶ Skeers Then, what are you doing here?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Digging a hole.
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▶ Skeers A hole?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Is that wrong?
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▶ Skeers What is it for?
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▶ Prince of Darkness For the people killed by monsters.
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▶ Prince of Darkness What do you want?
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▶ Skeers Are you going to keep digging?
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▶ Prince of Darkness They got the neighboring villages, too.
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▶ Skeers Stop, boy.
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▶ Skeers You'll die for nothing at this rate.
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▶ Prince of Darkness I don't plan to.
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▶ Prince of Darkness I'm getting enough sleep.
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▶ Skeers And food?
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▶ Skeers Eat.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Why give me this?
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▶ Skeers Don't be so wary.
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▶ Skeers It's just a whim.
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▶ Skeers My name is Skeers.
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▶ Skeers What's yours, boy?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Call me what you like.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Everyone else did.
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▶ Skeers I see.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Hey, mister.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Doesn't the King of Darkness rule this country?
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▶ Skeers He does.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Then why does he let
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▶ Skeers No doubt the king has his own concerns.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Is the king concerned about the right things?
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▶ Skeers What do you think the "right things" are?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Everyone being happy.
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▶ Skeers How superficial.
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▶ Prince of Darkness That's why I'm digging a hole.
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▶ Skeers How long will you keep digging?
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▶ Prince of Darkness It's still too small.
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▶ Skeers How deep is deep enough?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Deep enough to reach the sky.
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▶ Skeers Fascinating. What do you mean?
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▶ Prince of Darkness I won't ask you to understand.
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▶ Prince of Darkness It's just...
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▶ Skeers Just what?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Sometimes, bright light shines
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▶ Prince of Darkness I... like that.
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▶ Prince of Darkness It seems like even-handed kindness.
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▶ Skeers I see.
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▶ Prince of Darkness There's no point obsessing over land and sky.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Everyone's the same when you're in a hole.
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▶ Prince of Darkness That's just... how it seems to me.
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▶ Skeers Pick it up.
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▶ Skeers I'll teach you how to improve things
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▶ Prince of Darkness Huh?!
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▶ Skeers What's wrong?
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▶ Skeers We're not done yet.
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▶ Prince of Darkness I didn't ask for this.
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▶ Skeers I suppose not.
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▶ Skeers But why didn't you refuse to face me?
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▶ Prince of Darkness You're trying to tell me
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▶ Prince of Darkness to get strong enough to
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▶ Skeers Who said anything like that?
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▶ Skeers Die.
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▶ Skeers If despairing and cursing the world
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▶ Skeers your life has no value!
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▶ Skeers Well now.
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▶ Prince of Darkness What are you thinking?
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▶ Prince of Darkness If you want to kill me, why hold back?!
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▶ Skeers Just a whim.
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▶ Prince of Darkness You save or kill people on a whim?!
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▶ Skeers I do.
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▶ Prince of Darkness What gives you the right?!
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▶ Skeers Will you accept it if I tell you?
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▶ Skeers That right exists.
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▶ Skeers It belongs to someone
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▶ Skeers That's the truth.
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▶ Skeers But what good will knowing the truth do you?
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▶ Skeers Will you obey as long as there's a reason?
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▶ Prince of Darkness You mean the King of Darkness?!
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▶ Skeers Exactly.
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▶ Skeers To obey the King of Darkness
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▶ Prince of Darkness But you're not the king, are you?!
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▶ Skeers True.
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▶ Skeers I'm not the king,
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▶ Skeers I'm a fool who tried to become king
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▶ Skeers What's wrong?!
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▶ Skeers Are you the kind of person
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▶ Prince of Darkness Don't act so high and mighty!
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▶ Prince of Darkness Damn it!
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▶ Skeers No one can fault your ideals!
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▶ Skeers But making people happy isn't easy!
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▶ Skeers It takes more than half-hearted resolve!
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▶ Prince of Darkness I know that!
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▶ Skeers What will you do, then?!
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▶ Skeers Just dig holes forever
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▶ Skeers and wait for help from the sky?!
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▶ Skeers It's time you came to your senses!
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▶ Skeers Those who have glimpsed an ideal
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▶ Skeers have a duty to devote their lives
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▶ Prince of Darkness Then I'll do it!
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▶ Prince of Darkness I'll become king, or whatever it takes!
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▶ Prince of Darkness What?
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▶ Skeers I'm glad.
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▶ Prince of Darkness What for?
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▶ Skeers I never imagined such a miracle
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▶ Prince of Darkness This isn't over yet.
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▶ Skeers No, time is up.
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▶ Skeers For me.
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▶ Prince of Darkness H-Hey, mister!
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▶ Skeers I fought the current King of Darkness
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▶ Skeers Of course I'm old.
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▶ Skeers Boy, take this sword and go to the capital.
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▶ Skeers I have a mansion there.
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▶ Skeers I may not look it, but I'm from a noble family.
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▶ Skeers The one who bears that sword
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▶ Skeers Then, declare yourself.
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▶ Skeers Declare that you are the Prince of Darkness,
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▶ Skeers There's a knight called Vallus.
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▶ Skeers He is just.
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▶ Skeers If he sees your skill with a sword,
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▶ Skeers Earn his recognition,
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▶ Prince of Darkness I never said I'd go.
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▶ Skeers You're supposed to nod,
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▶ Prince of Darkness Me, like you?
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▶ Prince of Darkness You've gotta be kidding.
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▶ Skeers Watch your language.
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▶ Skeers I trust you can do that much.
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▶ Skeers I felt it, too, you know.
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▶ Skeers Rest, not just in darkness,
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▶ Prince of Darkness Mister... Skeers,
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▶ Prince of Darkness are you really done for?
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▶ Skeers I've been an empty shell for a long time.
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▶ Skeers I'm no longer being supplied with
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▶ Skeers Please, boy.
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▶ Skeers The world is not right as things stand.
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▶ Skeers Change it... in your reign!
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▶ Prince of Darkness I will.
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▶ Skeers He was born in Black, but that light...!
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▶ Prince of Darkness Is it coming... from me?
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▶ Skeers I'm counting on you.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Skeers.
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▶ Prince of Darkness All right.
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▶ Prince of Darkness I'll start by becoming the King of
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▶ Prince of Darkness Once I do that, I'll be able to do it, right?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Make everyone in the world happy?
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▶ EXTRA : "No. 01 The Two Worlds"
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▶ EXTRA : "They are shaped like an hourglass; they could
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▶ Airis Rune, obey my will!
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▶ Airis Calida Lux, Puram Lucem!
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▶ Airis Darkness, begone!
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▶ Airis There are still so many!
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▶ Phious Defend the queen!
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▶ Phious Knights of Light, do not lose courage!
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▶ Airis Phious!
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▶ Phious The Rune's protection is with us!
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▶ Phious Do not let monsters of darkness
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▶ Sheama Support them!
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▶ EXTRA : Yes, ma'am!
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▶ Sheama Rune that the priestess commands,
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▶ Sheama lend us a fraction of your power.
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▶ Sheama Light, become a shield and repel evil!
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▶ Phious Thanks, Sheama!
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▶ Phious Don't miss this chance!
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▶ Phious Rout them!
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▶ Airis As I thought, it's expanding.
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▶ Airis The balance won't hold at this rate.
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▶ EXTRA : Her Majesty has returned.
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▶ EXTRA : She drove off the darkness.
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▶ Theo Oh, Phious!
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▶ Phious I'm back, Theo.
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▶ Sheama Now then, let's all rest
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▶ Sheama I'll inform you if anything happens.
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▶ EXTRA : Yes, ma'am!
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▶ Sheama May the Progenitor Rune protect you.
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▶ Theo Welcome back, Sheama.
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▶ Sheama Thank you.
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▶ Theo How was your work?
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▶ Theo Are you hurt?
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▶ Phious Don't underestimate the leader
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▶ Phious Darkness will never get the better of me.
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▶ Theo That's my big brother!
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▶ Sheama Aren't you forgetting my support magic, Phious?
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▶ Phious Support magic? Are you sure?
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▶ Sheama Well now! I could swear
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▶ Phious Just kidding.
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▶ Sheama You realize the knights aren't
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▶ Sheama We mages are putting our lives on the line, too.
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▶ Phious Yes, and so is Her Majesty.
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▶ Sheama With the Progenitor Rune's power, she might be
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▶ Phious But she can't afford to use up all her power.
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▶ Phious You receive the Rune's protection
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▶ Sheama That's true.
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▶ Sheama Still, I wonder...
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▶ Sheama Darkness is essential to the balance.
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▶ Sheama Could that be causing her to hesitate?
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▶ Phious Her Majesty is wholly dedicated to
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▶ Sheama I hope so.
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▶ Phious Sheama, this is just between us.
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▶ Phious I know you, so I don't mind,
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▶ Sheama I understand.
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▶ Sheama I am
the court mage and a commander.
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▶ EXTRA : Your Majesty.
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▶ EXTRA : Queen Iris, are you well?!
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▶ Airis What?
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▶ EXTRA : You didn't use too much power?
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▶ Airis No. You needn't worry.
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▶ Airis How many times does this make?
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▶ Airis We managed to repel the
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▶ Airis but it may not go so well next time.
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▶ EXTRA : Then, the darkness really is...
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▶ Airis The King of Darkness.
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▶ Airis That embodiment of instinct is
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▶ Airis Who can say how long my power
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▶ Airis I'm sorry, but we need even more
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▶ EXTRA : Yes, Majesty.
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▶ Vallus You there.
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▶ Vallus Where did you get that sword?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Do I have to tell you?
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▶ Prince of Darkness I heard Skeers's mansion is in this city.
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▶ Prince of Darkness Do you know where it is?
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▶ Vallus Mind your manners, thief!
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▶ Vallus I demand that you return my lord's pride!
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▶ Prince of Darkness Hey, are you Vallus?!
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▶ Vallus How do you know my name?
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▶ Vallus Where is Lord Skeers?
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▶ Prince of Darkness He's dead.
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▶ Vallus Did you kill him?!
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▶ Vallus No, one such as you could never
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▶ Vallus Why did you come here?
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▶ Prince of Darkness Those who have glimpsed an ideal
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▶ Prince of Darkness have a duty to devote their lives
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▶ Vallus You say that while groveling in the dirt?
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▶ Prince of Darkness What's wrong with groveling?!
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▶ Prince of Darkness I am the Prince of Darkness,
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▶ Vallus I shall acknowledge you as my lord.
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▶ Vallus I shall guide you to the manor.
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▶ Vallus This way.
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▶ Airis Progenitor Rune,
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▶ Airis give us your protection.
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▶ Sheama When I see you like that,
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▶ Sheama the title "White Priestess" seems
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▶ Sheama Can't you sleep, Your Majesty?
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▶ Airis Please don't stand on ceremony.
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▶ Airis You're like an older sister to me, Sheama.
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▶ Airis We've been together a long time.
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▶ Airis We trained together to become
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▶ Sheama And you won.
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▶ Airis Sheama.
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▶ Sheama I'm not bitter.
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▶ Sheama You couldn't help it.
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▶ Sheama Say, do you remember?
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▶ Airis What?
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▶ Sheama The previous Queen of Light.
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▶ Airis I don't.
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▶ Sheama It's strange.
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▶ Sheama I remember that she was here
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▶ Sheama but I can't remember any details.
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▶ Sheama Just that she always had
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▶ Airis Somehow, I understand.
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▶ Airis Accumulation isn't necessary
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▶ Airis You just have to always
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▶ Sheama Does the Progenitor Rune tell you that?
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▶ Airis I suppose so.
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▶ Sheama Still,
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▶ Sheama the forces of darkness have
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▶ Sheama Is their entire country
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▶ Airis No, that isn't it.
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▶ Airis The Kingdom of Black's people are no different.
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▶ Airis It's just that their king has gone out of
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▶ Sheama I wonder.
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▶ Airis I'm sure that under the next King of Darkness,
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▶ Sheama You may have been forgotten by then, you know?
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▶ Sheama Maybe no one will even remember that you
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▶ Airis As long as the future is peaceful, I don't mind.
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▶ Sheama I see.
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▶ Sheama Goody two shoes.
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▶ Airis I'm not--
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▶ EXTRA : Pardon me!
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▶ Airis What's wrong?
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▶ EXTRA : The western capital is under attack.
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▶ EXTRA : It's Bahl.
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▶ Airis Bahl!
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▶ Sheama Your Majesty!
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▶ Airis We'll set out at once!
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▶ Airis Sheama! You and Phious ready the troops!
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▶ Sheama Yes, Majesty!
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