[Laby] Chapter 8: Sage of Fluone
After waking up, Laby learns a bit more about Gaia's identity, but she was more curious about Denif, since she thinks he might tell her something he might know. She learns that it took three of the significant El events for her to be able to leave, though she's still relucant about tell Denif about Nisha as she listens to the priestess' stories when hearing about Calonne.
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- Complete the I Know You story quest
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Laby makes it out of the barrier.
Bellonde finds her and hurries towards the El Tower in hopes of healing her injuries.
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 Laby: Ugh... Where is this... Outside...? Good ting... We must have made it outside, Nisha... Bellonde: Laby?!- Laby: Ah, it's the real teacher...
- Bellonde: You're hurt...! What happened in there?!
- Laby: Laby's ok, it's going to be ok.
- Bellonde: It's not ok. You're seriously injured! We need a healer... Let's go to the El Tower, please, hold on Laby...!
- Bellonde: Help! We need a healer immediately!!
 Sasha: How did an outsider come all the way here... Anduran: That girl looks very hurt! Denif: ! You're...- Bellonde: Teacher... Please... I beg of you... Laby... Someone important to me was injured within Henir's Barrier. I'm not worried about her injuries... But I'm worried about the secondary effects from Henir's energy... So, please...
- Denif: Calm down, we need you to explain the situation as calmly as you can. Darkmoon, will you take a look at her injuries?
 Darkmoon: ... Yes, understood. Gloria: I will go get the bed ready! Artea: Thank you Gloria, now we'll take her from here.- Bellonde: ... Are you...
- Artea: Oh, I am the Earth Priestess, Artea. This is the Moon Priestess, Darkmoon. The Moon El has the power to heal and restore. Darkmoon is especially talented, so the girl should soon recover.
- Bellonde: ... Thank you. I'll leave Laby in your care.
- Denif: Did you compose yourself? It's been a long time. We have much to discuss... But first, I am glad you've finally come.
- Bellonde: Ah... Were they...
- Denif: Yes, they are the current El Priestesses. Their presence show us that the priestesses 500 years ago have continued with their duties even after we have been asleep... Including your sister, Earth Priestess Verdel.
- Bellonde: ...... Pardon my manners, I wasn't in the proper state of mind to greet anyone... It's been a while, teacher... I mean, Master Denif. I, Bellonde Gaia, have come to resume my duties as Earth Master.
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| Quest Acceptance Prerequisites
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Objectives
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- Complete the Arrive at Elrianode story quest
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Something has changed with Spring of Memory. Laby opens her eyes and sees unfamiliar faces who introduce themselves as the El Priestesses.
Laby learns that Bellonde is with the sage and goes to find him.
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- Laby: Uuuuh... Uh?
- Darkmoon: Are you awake?
- Gloria: Are you alright? How do you feel?
- Laby: Mmm... Alright! Laby feels ok! Perfect! Um... Who are you? Teacher said we were going to El Tower...
- Sasha: Don't worry, you're in the right place. We are the priestesses guarding the El Tower.
- Darkmoon: You were horribly injured... You should rest...
- Laby: It's ok, Laby is tough! Laby's really fine! Um, did you see Laby's teacher though? He's really tall, and really strong!
- Artea: Teacher...? Oh, you mean Master Gaia.
- Laby: Gaia? That's not right, teacher's name is Bellonde!
- Artea: Bellonde Gaia is the name of the man who you were with. He is one of the El Masters that protected the El Lady.
- Anduran: He was really worried for you! We're all glad you look ok!
- Sasha: Master Gaia is currently conversing with Master Denif. He'll be here as soon as that conversation is over.
- Laby: El? Master? Laby's never head about them before...
- Artea: I see... He must have kept everything related to the El to himself. Do you have any questions, then? I will try to answer to the best of my abilities.
- Anduran: After all, you're someone important to Master Gaia!
- Laby: Really? Thank you! In that case, who is Denif?
- Artea: Master Denif is the Water El Master. He is very wise, and holds a lot of knowledge.
- Anduran: Oh, come to think about it, didn't Master Gaia call Master Denif, teacher? I wonder if Master Denif taught Master Gaia how to control the power of El.
- Laby: Teacher's teacher!! So Denif is the sage that teacher was talking aobut! I want to go see! I'll ask teacher directly! Let's go, Nisha!
- Gloria: Wait, Laby...!!
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- Denif: So the one you've brought here... Hm?
- Laby: Teacher!!
 Gaia: Laby! Are you healed already?- Laby: ...!
- Gaia: Laby?
- Laby: Whooooa!! Is this morning? It is!! Teacher! This is it! What Laby saw in the forest before meeting teacher! Third morning! The light that allowed Laby to finally leave the forest!
- Gaia: What? But this is...
- Denif: Forest? Morning? What do you mean?
- Gaia: Oh, you see... I met Laby at the Black Forest. She said she was trapped there for a very long time.
- Laby: Yeah. Laby lived there for a really really long time! Before seeing the morning!
- Denif: Did you say... Black Forest? The Black Forest has a high concentration of demonic energy, enough to be commonly known as the origin of monsters. She can't be an average human being if you met here there... I'm sure you're aware...
- Gaia: ... Yes, I'm well aware. That's why I couldn't just leave her there.
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| Rewards
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Selective Rewards
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| EXP |
5,154,470 |
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N/A |
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N/A
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| ED |
2,911,100 |
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0 |
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| Quest Acceptance Prerequisites
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Objectives
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- Complete the Entering El Tower story quest
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The energy of the restored El was weaker than Laby remembered, but it was definitely 'Morning'.
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- Denif: Is that so... I understand. I'm sure you have your reasons.
- Laby: Do you want to know why teacher brought Laby here?
- Denif: Yes, do you have the answer?
- Laby: The reason why teacher brought Laby here is..... Bam ba baam!! Because teacher's teacher is going to tell Laby what Laby is!!
- Denif: ... Hm?
- Gaia: Ha, ha... I'll explain, Master Denif.
- Laby: Denif? Then are you teacher's teacher, and the sage that knows who Laby is?
- Denif: I do not know who you are, but I have taught Gaia briefly in the past.
- Laby: Oooh!! Denif! Nice to meet you! I'm Laby!
- Gaia: L, Laby... It's good that you're friendly, but perhaps you should show some respect...
- Laby: Respect? How do you do that?
- Gaia: Hm... Call him Master Denif...?
- Laby: Ohh, ok. So Master Denif doesn't know who Laby is? Why not?
- Gaia: Uh... That' not exactly what I mean...
- Denif: This is fine. That's not the important part. Let's return to the topic at hand. This is the first time you and I met. I do not know anything about you, so it's inevitable that I do not know who you are. If I had more information, perhaps I could come up with something...
- Laby: You need to know about Laby? So when Laby was...
- Denif: ... Not all at the same time. We can take it more slowly. There's something I wanted to ask you, anyway. Since the priestesses are coming this way, let us include them in our conversation.
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| Quest Completion Dialogue
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- Gloria: Ahhh... You're so fast, Laby...
- Denif: Gloria, did Darkmoon finish healing her?
- Gloria: Well, when you say finish...
- Gaia: What do you mean? Is she not healed yet?
- Gloria: No... She had no injuries.
- Darkmoon: ... By the time I tried to heal her, most of her injuries were gone. She barely needed healing.
- Gaia: I knew Laby healed quickly... But the injuries looked so severe...
- Laby: See? Laby told you! Laby is tough, so Laby gets better quickly!
- Denif: Gaia, it seems you already knew about her healing capabilities, am I correct?
- Gaia: Yes... I saw minor injuries healing in an instant. Laby stayed in the Black Forest for a long time without being influenced by demonic energy... Perhpas that has something to do with her healing capabilities.
- Denif: She wasn't influence by the demonic energy from the Black Forest? I would like to know why you were in the Black Forest, but we can talk about that later. Your name is Laby? You called the El, 'morning,' when you entered. I'd like to ask what you meant by that.
- Laby: It was always night where Laby was, but there were three mornings!
- Denif: Night? Are talking about the Black Forest? Why were you living in the Black Forest?
- Laby: Laby's not sure... Laby was always there. Whenever Laby tried to leave, Laby would hear a voice telling Laby not to leave. When Laby heard that voice, Laby didn't want to leave anymore. Since Laby didn't know what was outside the forest, Laby just stayed.
- Denif: Mind magic? I heard that was the demons's specialty... Then can you tell me what you mean by 'morning'? Is that how you were finally able to leave the forest?
- Laby: Uh huh! Every morning was special! They all shined with blue light, but they all felt different. First morning, it felt like the nice, soft feeling that was with Laby in the forest went away! Laby tried to follow it, but then Laby heard the voice again, and had to stay... Oh! Come to think about it, that's when there was more of that demonic energy teacher talked about.
- Artea: Master Denif... Is this...?
- Denif: Hm, let's allow her to finish.
- Laby: Second morning was fun! The ground was moving going all tutatatata!! It was always quiet in the forest, so everything was so exciting!! But when everything was over... the blue energy in the forest was almost gone, so it felt really lonely... Even that felt a bit different than before, but when third morning came, everything changed!! The nice, soft feeling before first morning came back! And after that light, Laby didn't hear the voice anymore!
- Gaia: So that's what happened...
- Laby: And this is the morning that Laby saw! It looks a lot weaker than before, but Laby knows!
- Denif: Three mornings...? Could it be?
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Selective Rewards
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| EXP |
5,154,470 |
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N/A |
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N/A
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| ED |
2,911,100 |
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N/A |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Quest Acceptance Prerequisites
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Objectives
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- Complete the Three Mornings story quest
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Laby's Morning, three incidents involving the El, and Elsword...
It's clear now, how Laby was able to leave the Black Forest.
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- Denif: If we assume 'morning' is El's light, there's only one possible explanation. It has to have been a significant event in order to have impacted the Black Forest. And there were only 3 occasions when the El was significantly altered.
- Sasha: The first morning must have been the end of the Nasod War, when the power of El deteriorated.
- Artea: Then the second morning must be the El Explosion, 500 years ago. A massive earthquake had divided the lands, and the power of the El was at its weakest.
- Darkmoon: Then the third, must be... The El restoration.
- Anduran: But... to have lived since before the El became unstable... that's so long ago...
- Laby: But Laby did stay really long in the forest. If the time Laby spent traveling is like a cup of water, then the time Laby spent in the forest is like all the water from the sea!
- Denif: There are not that many beings that could have lived that long, but it's not impossible. Considering that Laby lived in the Black Forest until now, it actually makes sense that she's a being with an extraordinarily long life and abilities.
- Gloria: So you weren't able to leave the forest until after El's restoration?
- Laby: Uh huh! Before third morning, Laby was not able to leave at all!
- Sasha: If Laby was in the forest since before the El was unstable... Why wasn't she able to leave in the very beginning, when the El was at its fullest potential?
- Anduran: Perhaps there's a difference between the newly restored El, and the El before the explosion...
- Artea: Or perhaps it's the added variable when the El was restored.
- Denif: That's a possibility. Since Elsword was involved in restoring the El...
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| Quest Completion Dialogue
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- Gaia: Elsword... Do you mean the young swordsman from the El Search Party?
- Denif: Yes, the boy decided to sacrifice himself to restore the El, and was almost absorbed into the El. If it weren't for his friends, Elsword would have become one with the El and completely disappeared.
- Gaia: Unbelievable... Is it truly possible for someone other than the El Laby to impact the El that much?
- Denif: I am not quite certain how he was able to do what he did. I only suspect he's an Elrian with never before seen potential, or a being close to the El, not unlike the El Lady.
- Laby: Then... Was Laby able to leave the forest because Elsword restored the El?
- Denif: It seems that way.
- Laby: Ooohh! Laby wants to meet him! Maybe he knows who Laby is!
- Denif: Hm... It's possible, but now likely. He doesn't even seem to be aware of his own potential...
- Laby: Huh? He doesn't know who he is? Doesn't he have a name? Wait! But you said his name is Elsword!
- Denif: It is possible to know one's name, without being aware of one's identity. For example, you go by the name, Laby, but you are still unaware of what you are. One's fundamental being is not something that other people decide, or something that can change just because one wishes it to.
- Laby: Mm... Laby doesn't really understand Master Denif...
- Gaia: Laby, when you heard someone call me Gaia, did you think I was someone different from the Bellonde that you knew?
- Laby: Eh?! No! Teacher is teacher! And teacher is Bellonde!
- Gaia: Yes, that's what Master Denif was talking about. Even if your name changes, you are you, because who you are, is still the same.
- Denif: ... Looks like you have been taking your role as a teacher seriously.
- Gaia: Haha... It's only because I had a good teacher, that I could be one for her.
- Laby: Laby understands now! So Elsword is similar to Laby right? Then is he trying to figure out who he is too?
- Denif: Not exactly. He is very aware of his goals and what kind of person he wants to become. But... We just suspect that he maybe special in some other way, in ways that he himself is not aware of. Now, let's stop talking about someone who isn't even here. Instead, can you tell me what that is? It seems different from the Nasod that the El Search Party had...
- Laby: Oh! This is Nisha! Nisha is...... Laby's friend!
- Denif: ... You are very good at avoiding the answer without lying. I take it, you're not prepared to answer yet.
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| Rewards
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Selective Rewards
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| EXP |
5,154,470 |
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N/A |
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N/A
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| ED |
2,911,100 |
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N/A |
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N/A
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0 |
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0 |
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| Quest Acceptance Prerequisites
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Objectives
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- Complete the The Boy and the El story quest
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Laby talks about the demon she met in Northern Empire.
Gloria pales.
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- Denif: The restoration of the El... Black Forest... And a girl who is not effected by demonic energy...... Certainly she's not an ordinary girl... It's likely she's not human.
- Darkmoon: Um...
- Gloria: Oh, do you have something to say, Darkmoon?
- Darkmoon: ... Maybe she's a demon? She was fine in an environment where there was a lot of demonic energy... And she feels similar to those demon commanders that kidnapped us...
- Laby: Oh! Calonne thought Laby might be a demon too! Um... He said lower demons go... berserk? When they receive a lot of demonic energy, but Laby was fine after this bad guy tried to use his... So he said Laby might be a higher demon...
- Anduran: But if you were, you wouldn't have come all the way here, right?
- Laby: Yeah! Colonne said Laby didn't have any demonic energy to be a demon.
- Denif: Higher demons and lower demons? Who is Calonne? He seems very knowledgeable about demons.
- Laby: Mmhm! That's because Calonne is a demon. He's really good at baking!
- Sasha: ...!
- Artea: Laby, where did you meet this demon?
- Laby: Huh? Um... Mao said Northern Empire...?
- Anduran: I thought the El Search Party god rid of all the demons when they took care of all the demon commanders... But maybe there are more in Elrios than we thought...
- Gloria: Demons in Northern Empire...
- Darkmoon: ... Sister?
- Gloria: I see... So they are still there...
- Laby: Um... Does everyone hat demons? Laby knows that demons were really bad, but Calonne is not like that!
- Gloria: ... I still remember when Darkmoon asked me for help. Although demons took the Moon El, she was still trying to fulfill her duties as the Moon Priestess. In order to get the El back... She came all the way to Lanox, where we promised to meet. Demons tried to kidnap us. Artea and Ignia were forced to assist them.
- Artea: Gloria...
- Gloria: Even after Darkmoon came to Elrianode, she kept blaming herself for the misfortune that fell on Ara's village. Even if he's nice... That doesn't excuse him from the pain demons have caused us... I still can't forgive them...
- Darkmoon: Sister...
- Laby: ......
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- Sasha: ... But you still believe in Lu, right?
- Gloria: ...! Well, but she's...
- Sasha: I was also kidnapped by Ran. My part of the prophecy was almost stolen by him. Hamel will never forget the pain demons have brought to us. But just like Rod Ross, a despicable human that tried to hand over his city to demons... I believe the demons that invaded Hamel are the ones specifically at fault. What's important is not whether they are human or demon, but what kind of action they take. Humans, demons, we all have our values that we act in accordance to.
- Gloria: ... Sasha...
- Sasha: So please, don't deny any future friendship because of your pains in the past...
- Laby: ...!
- Sasha: Do not be sad, I always feel happy when I see you smile.
- Gloria: ...... Thank you... I need to hear that. I... Must have been on edge since Ignia passed out... I'm sorry, Laby. I was out of line.
- Laby: Uuuhh... It's not Gloria's fault! It's because someone bullied everyone first, right? You come to Laby if there's anyone like that again! Laby will beat them into a pulp!
- Gloria: Haha, yes, will do.
- Laby: Also...
- Gloria: Yes?
- Laby: Calonne... You didn't meet him yet, but he's really nice, so don't hate him, ok? If you tell him about all the mean demons, Laby knows he'll be angry with you.
- Gloria: ... I see. If it's someone you trust, I think I can trust him too.
- Laby: Really? Yay! Calonne is really nice, you know. He even made Laby some honeyed peach! They're really cood!
- Anduran: Oh! I'm sure he's wonderful! Someone who cooks delicious food is not capable of being bad!
- Denif: I don't believe those necessarily correlate... In any case, since demons took the Moon El from the Moon Temple at Fahrmann, it doesn't surprise me that there are still demons in Northern Empire... But it's interesting that he was amicable to you.
- Laby: Calonne and other demons looked like they didn't like each other. Calonne refused when they tried to make him do something bad.
- Gaia: And internal conflict among demons?
- Denif: That is a possibility. Their plans were thwarted multiple times by the El Search Party. I heard that things have settled down but... In either case, it's good news for us.
- Laby: The El Search Party fought with demons too?
- Denif: The reason why they came to Elrianode was to learn what the demons were doing to prevent them. We received a lot of help when Elrianode was first restored, but now is not the time to discuss. You must be tired going through the barrier. Why don't you both take a rest?
- Laby: Huh? Laby is ok, though.
- Gaia: Thank you for your consideration, Master Denif. Come along, Laby. Even if all your injuries are healed, there's probably some fatigue left over. If you don't rest, you might not be able to to move tomorrow.
- Artea: He's right. You should rest some more.
- Laby: Mmm... If you say so...
- Anduran: Oh! Then let me cook for you! Anduran's special vegetable dish! It's really good!
- Darkmoon: Though... Ignia said it was... Interesting...
- Anduran: You tease me! It's only because Ignia likes spicy food! Come, come! Let's go eat!
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Selective Rewards
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| EXP |
5,154,470 |
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N/A |
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N/A
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| ED |
2,911,100 |
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N/A |
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| EP |
0 |
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