Alexei
Astal.
Alexei
How does it feel to face
your last moments in the very
temple built to worship you?
your last moments in the very
temple built to worship you?
Alexei
Hah hah hah.
Astal
Wre..tched...hu...man...
Estelle
Enough!
Alexei, please stop this!
Alexei, please stop this!
Alexei
Hah. If you are so eager to
free him from his suffering...
free him from his suffering...
Alexei
Why not use your healing
artes to comfort him?
artes to comfort him?
Estelle
...
Alexei
Hah hah hah hah!
You're utterly powerless.
You're utterly powerless.
Alexei
Alone, you are nothing
more than a poisonous
blight to this world.
more than a poisonous
blight to this world.
Alexei
I'm sure you understand
that now.
that now.
Yuri
Estelle, are you all right?!
Flynn
Your Highness!
Karol
Estelle!
Patty
We've come to rescue you!
Alexei
You again. What stubborn,
misguided fools you all are.
misguided fools you all are.
Estelle
Yuri! Flynn! Everyone!
Rita
Estelle, we're going to
save you right now!
save you right now!
Alexei
Humph. You are incapable of
saving this princess. I am her
only hope for salvation.
saving this princess. I am her
only hope for salvation.
Yuri
Spare me!
Alexei
The most glorious
moment for any tool is
when it is finally used.
moment for any tool is
when it is finally used.
Alexei
Even the poison of this
world can be a blessing,
if used correctly.
world can be a blessing,
if used correctly.
Alexei
And only I can do that.
Alexei
Now Princess, come
with me. Without me, I
am afraid your power...
with me. Without me, I
am afraid your power...
Flynn
Alexei!
Estelle
Aaaaah!
Judith
Alexei, stop!
Aah!
Aah!
Estelle
Judith!
Astal
Gr...ah.
Alexei
Hah hah hah. Weren't you
Entelexeia supposed to be
masters of this world?
Entelexeia supposed to be
masters of this world?
Yuri
Stop it!! Let Estelle go!
Alexei
Oh, how disappointing.
He's dead.
He's dead.
Estelle
But how can that be...?
Alexei
Smaller than I would have
hoped. No matter. It can be
used in any number of ways.
hoped. No matter. It can be
used in any number of ways.
Yuri
Alexei...
Alexei
Ah, you've come this far. Now, be
baptized in the aer your dear princess
charged with her own hands!
baptized in the aer your dear princess
charged with her own hands!
Karol
Aaaah!
Rita
Ugh!
Estelle
No! Please stop this!!
Yuri
Gr... Take this!
Alexei
What? What are you
doing with that sword?
What happened to Duke?
doing with that sword?
What happened to Duke?
Yuri
He gave this to us
before he took off.
before he took off.
Yuri
And he didn't seem all
that worried about you.
that worried about you.
Alexei
...What irony. That which
I have searched for all
these years...
I have searched for all
these years...
Alexei
That it would arrive at
my feet only when I no
longer have a need for it...
my feet only when I no
longer have a need for it...
Alexei
With the Child of the Full Moon,
the apatheia, and my knowledge,
Dein Nomos means nothing to me.
the apatheia, and my knowledge,
Dein Nomos means nothing to me.
Yuri
Talk to yourself a lot, huh?
Not a good sign. Now shut
up and let Estelle go!
Not a good sign. Now shut
up and let Estelle go!
Alexei
Heh. Are you certain that is
what the Princess wants?
what the Princess wants?
Judith
Estelle?!
Estelle
...
Flynn
Your Highness?!
Rita
Estelle! What's going
on?! Estelle!
on?! Estelle!
Estelle
I...I don't know.
Karol
What are you talking about?
Estelle
As long as I'm with you all
I'll only cause you harm.
I'll only cause you harm.
Estelle
But... I want to be with
you! I just don't know
what I should do!
you! I just don't know
what I should do!
Patty
Estelle, pull yourself together!
Yuri
Forget about that, Estelle!
Get over here!
Get over here!
Yuri
If there's something you're unsure
about, we'll work it out together!
about, we'll work it out together!
Estelle
Yuri...!
Yuri
Gaah!
Karol
Agh!
Rita
Aah!
Judith
Ugh!
Flynn
Whoa!
Patty
Aah!
Estelle
I...I can't take this...
Alexei
Now now,
Mister Yuri Lowell.
Mister Yuri Lowell.
Alexei
Such brash behavior does not
befit a young lady's escort. Not
very gentlemanly of you at all.
befit a young lady's escort. Not
very gentlemanly of you at all.
Yuri
Sorry for my lack of manners.
There aren't many gentlemen
where I'm from.
There aren't many gentlemen
where I'm from.
Alexei
That sword is nothing more
than an annoyance now.
I will rid myself of you here.
than an annoyance now.
I will rid myself of you here.
Estelle
Yuri! Everyone!
Rita
Get out of the way!
Rita
Who's he?!
Flynn
Captain Schwann...!
Yuri
I thought you always let your
knights handle things for you.
What's with the change?
knights handle things for you.
What's with the change?
Repede
Woof woof... Woof!
Yuri
What is it, Repede?
Schwann
...I suppose there's no
fooling the nose of a dog.
fooling the nose of a dog.
Judith
...
Karol
...That voice...
Wait...Raven?
Wait...Raven?
Patty
What? The old man?!
What's going on?!
What's going on?!
Judith
...This doesn't look like a joke.
Rita
One of the Union's most
important members is a
captain in the Knights?
important members is a
captain in the Knights?
Flynn
When we first met, I thought
it wasn't possible...
it wasn't possible...
Yuri
Huh, so that's what
was going on.
was going on.
Karol
Wait! But what about
the Don, Raven...?
the Don, Raven...?
Flynn
First the Commandant
and now you... Why?!
and now you... Why?!
Schwann
Conversing with you is
not one of my duties.
not one of my duties.
Karol
Raven...!
Yuri
We're in a bit of a hurry,
so let us through.
so let us through.
Yuri
Wait, you're not really
thinking of trying to
stop us, are you?
thinking of trying to
stop us, are you?
Yuri
What the hell?!
Schwann
Schwann Oltorain, First
Captain of the Imperial
Knights. Ready to do battle.
Captain of the Imperial
Knights. Ready to do battle.
Schwann
Arrgh.
Yuri
Hey!
Flynn
What is that?!
Schwann
Heh...I would have thought
such a blow would be the end
of me...of this cursed body.
such a blow would be the end
of me...of this cursed body.
Rita
What the... Is that a
blastia in his chest?!
blastia in his chest?!
Judith
...It's his heart.
Judith
Or rather a blastia that
has taken its place.
has taken its place.
Schwann
...The original was
lost ten years ago.
lost ten years ago.
Karol
Ten years...you mean
in the Great War?
in the Great War?
Schwann
I lost my life
during that war.
during that war.
Schwann
But Alexei saw fit to give
it back to me with this.
it back to me with this.
Patty
Alexei did all of this...
Judith
...So that must be a
Hermes blastia as well.
Hermes blastia as well.
Judith
Why did Ba'ul not
notice it then...?
notice it then...?
Schwann
I would imagine that is
because it isn't powered by
aer, but by my own life force.
because it isn't powered by
aer, but by my own life force.
Rita
...A blastia powered only by
human vitality? No way...
human vitality? No way...
Karol
What was that?
Patty
This is bad!
We're locked in!
We're locked in!
Schwann
...That would be Alexei.
He intends to bury you alive.
He intends to bury you alive.
Flynn
No way, with you still inside?
Schwann
He couldn't pass up a chance
to dispose of that sword, now
that it's of no use to him.
to dispose of that sword, now
that it's of no use to him.
Yuri
So he was using Estelle
to lure Duke here.
to lure Duke here.
Yuri
This guy is even more
twisted than I thought.
twisted than I thought.
Rita
Hey, old man! This is no
time to be standing around!
time to be standing around!
Schwann
The end has finally
arrived for me.
arrived for me.
Judith
You...never intended to
leave this place alive.
leave this place alive.
Flynn
Captain Schwann...
Yuri
Who said you just
get to lay down
and die right here?
get to lay down
and die right here?
Yuri
Even if all your travels
with us were just
some joke to you...
with us were just
some joke to you...
Yuri
Are you trying to tell me
your anger at the Don's
death was just an act, too?
your anger at the Don's
death was just an act, too?
Yuri
I thought the guilds never
quit until the job was done...
Wasn't that his dying wish?!
quit until the job was done...
Wasn't that his dying wish?!
Yuri
You go on living until the end!
Schwann
...Man, you really can
be a downer sometimes,
ya know that?
be a downer sometimes,
ya know that?
Patty
Look out!
Yuri
Damn! We're not
gonna make it.
gonna make it.
Karol
Raven...?!
Rita
No! If you use your blastia
like that in the condition
you're in, you'll...!
like that in the condition
you're in, you'll...!
Schwann
I can't keep this up forever...
Get outta here.
Get outta here.
Yuri
Old man!
Flynn
Captain Schwann!
Schwann
Alexei's headed for the
capital. There he'll implement
the final stages of his plan.
capital. There he'll implement
the final stages of his plan.
Schwann
The rest...I'll leave in your hands.
Karol
Raven! Raven!!
Yuri
...Karol, come on.
Karol
But!
Yuri
Move!
Karol
...
Schwann
Heh. Must be gettin'
soft in my old age...
soft in my old age...