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Yanfei | The invasion of monsters from Khaenri'ah, the battle in The Chasm, and Yelan's ancestor... I have a feeling that somehow, these are all connected. |
Yanfei | Life is full of coincidences, but this is too much of a coincidence. Could this all be related to the Fantastic Compass mentioned in the will, too? |
Xiao | What will? |
Yanfei | Oh, right. I came here because of a will. |
Yanfei | Maybe it's not something you've come across much before? But both mortals and adepti sometimes write out their final wishes so somebody else will carry them out after they've passed. It's known as a last will and testament. |
Xiao | And this... can be done at any time? |
Paimon | Whoa, whoa, you wanna write a will now!? |
Xiao | ... |
Xiao | It was no accident that you saw my illusion that day. This place used your desire to find me to create a trap that you would willingly walk into. |
Xiao | Pure deception is easy to spot, but the truth laced with lies can be a fatal combination. What you heard were really things that I said. |
Xiao | It made sure you heard my real voice to create panic. This one-way communication was the bait. |
Xiao | If we hadn't managed to get in touch through the spatial rift, we may well have lost someone by now. Rather than murdering in cold blood, this space seems more intent on consuming souls. |
Traveler | How is this even possible... |
Xiao | Our opponent is very clever. It is not safe to stay here. |
Xiao | Everyone, whether I accomplish what I came here to do or not, I must find a way to get you out safely. |
Yelan | ... |
Xiao | I rejoined to warn you that it's extremely dangerous here. If you stay here too long... this space may well devour you. |
Traveler | But how do you know? |
Xiao | ...You might become a shadow of your former self, wandering the underground like a lost soul. |
Yelan | Sounds like you saw them too... |
Yanfei | Yelan, you're back. |
Yelan | I've been back a while. I was listening to the conversation. |
Yelan | I've seen some strange things here, too. Objects that shouldn't be here, strange figures appearing then vanishing... I don't think any of it's real. |
Yanfei | So they're just illusions? |
Xiao | At first, I had the same thought. |
Xiao | But it's not that simple. There may come a day when these illusions become real and attack you. |
Yelan | From what you were saying a moment ago, it sounds like you know a way out of here? |
Xiao | I can't say for sure... it's just a guess. |
Xiao | As Yanfei said, this space is chaotic and unstable, but it has its weaknesses. By attacking the point where both spaces connect, I was able to create a rift and move from one to the other. |
Xiao | So... If I use all the energy I have, I may be able to tear a passage out of this chaotic space. |
Yelan | Really... So powerful attacks can affect the space itself. I'd wondered if that was a possibility. |
Yanfei | Whoa whoa whoa, but what do you mean by all the energy you have? |
Xiao | ...I mean, it will take everything I've got. |
Paimon | Wait a minute, when you said you were gonna get us out safely, you mean... you're gonna stay here? |
Yelan | You can't be serious... |
Xiao | ... |
Xiao | I saw Bosacius underground. That's when I realized the horror of this place. |
Xiao | A single blast can only create a very small opening. To send you back to the outside world, I may need to continuously channel power in order to keep the tunnel open. |
Xiao | ...I know how to fight to the bitter end. I can do this. |
Traveler | But if this takes all the energy you have, you'll...! |
Yanfei | No... No way. Even if what you're saying is true, I can't agree to this. |
Paimon | Paimon neither! It's not much of an escape plan if we've gotta leave someone behind! |
Traveler | We should leave together. |
Xiao | It's only a good or bad plan if there are other options to compare it to. But that's not the situation we're in right now. I doubt you'd still be stuck here if anyone had a better idea. |
Yanfei | But can you be certain that your plan will work? |
Xiao | I cannot. |
Paimon | What is wrong with you? You can't bet your life on something if you don't even know it's gonna work. It's not worth it! |
Yanfei | To conclude, I'm not agreeing to this plan. |
Xiao | What if I told you... this is my last will? |
Yanfei | You... |
Yelan | That's your strategy, huh? |
Yelan | No offense, but we have no guarantee this plan of yours will succeed, or even that it's safe. |
Yelan | You said it yourself, yakshas pose a danger to humans. You really expect us to accept your self-righteous plan just because you say so? |
Xiao | The battlefield is a treacherous place. Every opportunity you take, you put everything on the line for. If you fear sacrifice and failure, you can never be victorious. |
Yelan | I've been in my fair share of treacherous battles. So I know full well that you never bring up extreme measures like this until the very, very end. |
Xiao | ... |
Yelan | You say these things in the hope that we will understand and accept them. But if you don't even know that your self-sacrifice is going to pay off, all you're doing is hurting morale. |
Yelan | Besides, if you were really so determined to end it all, you wouldn't have given us the opportunity to share our opinions. You think you're oh-so cold and ruthless, but I'm not buying it. |
Yelan | And anyway, losing one of us so the rest can escape? Some victory that is. |
Yanfei | Yelan... Don't be so harsh... |
Yelan | ... |
Yelan | Point is, it's not time for drastic measures yet. It's possible there's a hidden passage leading to the exit that we just haven't discovered. |
Xiao | What if there isn't? Or if we don't find it? And in the end, I'm so weak that I don't have the strength left to sacrifice myself... what do you propose we do then? |
Yelan | As things stand, there's no difference between sacrificing you and trying to find another way out in terms of the likelihood of success. If we can't say that one strategy is better than the other, we certainly shouldn't be rushing into a risky course of action. |
Xiao | Ugh! ...*cough* |
Xiao | Enough... phantom, be gone! |
Paimon | Xiao, are you okay? |
Traveler | You haven't even recovered from your injuries yet... |
Xiao | This is my purpose. Don't worry about me. |
Yelan | So your invisible opponent was the legendary Bosacius, Marshal Vritras? |
Xiao | Yes. |
Xiao | So excuse my stubbornness. Bosacius has been missing for centuries... This may have been the last time I will ever see him. |
Paimon | He was saying something about holding the line at all costs... |
Xiao | He fought here. The nameless yaksha from the legends... it was him. |
Paimon | But didn't you say he'd always announce his name? How could his name be lost to time? ...What happened? |
Xiao | ... |
Xiao | I don't know. Maybe he forgot who he was. |
Yanfei | Because the karma you spoke of drove him to madness? |
Xiao | Bosacius had already gone mad before he disappeared. There was no way of knowing if his memories were intact. |
Yelan | He still took part in the battle of The Chasm, despite having gone mad? |
Traveler | ... |
Xiao | We yakshas are not a race that thrive in peacetime. It's likely that he was drawn by the scent of bloody war. |
Xiao | Slaughter is what we do best... Maybe it's the only thing we know. |
Traveler | ... |
Xiao | This battle confirmed my suspicions. As we had speculated, this space reflects information from people's minds. |
Xiao | In other words, despite going mad, Bosacius came here. The illusion we saw just now is the impression he left behind. |
Xiao | This space recreated him as he was during the battle. The way he fought was so self-destructive... He couldn't possibly have survived. |
Traveler | He fought the monsters... |
Yelan | Bosacius's illusion said he'd discovered the monsters' weakness and lured them underground. |
Yelan | What kind of place could this be? Defeating Khaenri'ah's monsters is no small feat, that's for sure. |
Yanfei | Guys, it could just be me, but... I think I'm suddenly feeling more tired than I was. |
Yelan | This space is really starting to affect us. |
Xiao | I believe Bosacius stayed here, underground. But now he is gone, and only his illusion remains. |
Xiao | If we don't leave, we may meet the same fate. |
Traveler | Let's go. |
Xiao | Time to move on. |
Xiao | You fought well, Bosacius. Goodbye. |
Xiao | I will maintain the energy flow |
Yelan | Understood |
Xiao | Everyone, stand back |