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|Description=The people of Sander are suffering because of crimes breaking out to steal the missing El. There's nothing that can be done other than watching this tragedy unfold?<br>Why isn't the Goddess watching over us?<br>Is there truly no way to break this chain of tragedies?
|Description=The people of Sander are suffering because of crimes breaking out to steal the missing El. There's nothing that can be done other than watching this tragedy unfold?<br>Why isn't the Goddess watching over us?<br>Is there truly no way to break this chain of tragedies?
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*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''.......''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Lady Vayur. Why can't we reveal where the Wind El is located?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Villages are attacked everyday for the possibility of holding the Wind El because the actual location is hidden.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''.......''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''You know they're only looking for an excuse, Lady Vayur.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Once a village settles and prosper, they appear.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''They connect the villages' prosperity with the El, and use that as an excuse to plunder the village and set fire on the houses.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''At least for the people suffering in Sander, we can't let them use the El as an excuse to raid the villages!''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''I cannot allow that, Ruda.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Why not? The Wind El is housed inside the Behemoth.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''If they know where the El is located, and realize they have no way of obtaining it...''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Then maybe we can stop this tragedy!''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayu:''' ''Ruda, do you not realize the contradiction in your own words?''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Those ruffians are attacking the villages out of their own self-interest. Do you truly think they'll stop because they know the location of the El?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But...!''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''And what makes you think they won't touch the Behemoth?''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda... Keep in mind. The Behemoth has gone berserk and destroyed Sander in the past.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''That tragedy has ended when the Wind Priestess at the time sacrificed her own life to quell the Behemoth.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''If those ruffians awaken the Behemoth in order to acquire the El... The tragedies of the past may repeat again.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Even if that doesn't happen, the Wind El will surely be in danger.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda... You must remember that we ae much more fortunate than others.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Other places do not stop at pillaging, and are dealing with full-scale wars to claim the El.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''So what, am I supposed to dance with joy?''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''... I apologize.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda... I understand your feeling. The situation brings me grief as well.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''But there's nothing we can do. We must protect the Wind El. We must protect it and wait.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''When the Goddess looks after us again, the El will be joined once more, and the chain of tragedies will finally end.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But what about now? The people suffering from the bandits... Is there nothing we can do to help them?''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''No. There is. We can protect them. Stop the unjust, and tend to the wounded.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda.... Be patient. And you must protect yourself.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''You cannot lose to despair and sadness. You cannot give up.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''.......''
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|Description=The innocent people suffering between the tribe of wind who has forgotten shame and the ruffians blind with greed.<br>They are slowly losing the will to resist, consumed by despair.<br>Is there any meaning to this patience? How are they supposed to resist the future if they cannot change this moment?
|Description=The innocent people suffering between the tribe of wind who has forgotten shame and the ruffians blind with greed.<br>They are slowly losing the will to resist, consumed by despair.<br>Is there any meaning to this patience? How are they supposed to resist the future if they cannot change this moment?
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*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[It calmed down once I chased away the Harpies.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''They ran with the riches while I was fighting.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Is this why they involved the Harpies...? Conniving crooks.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I will not fall for the same trick again.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I've swallowed my bitterness and called out to the villagers hiding in their homes.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Everyone! It's safe now!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Though I could sense their presence, I did not hear any sound. I went to the closest house and knocked on the door.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Is anyone here?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[When I heard no reply, I had a sudden bad feeling and felt shivers down my back.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Thankfully, I heard a voice. It was weak and in despair.]''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''Lady Ruda...''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''You're here! Are you safe?''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''Lady Ruda... We are safe, but what use is it? It's all for nothing.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I swallowed my greeting. Of course. There was no relief to be felt. They have already paid a sacrifice too big to ask for anyone.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Kalmahari is not a land with abundant resources. It was the patience and perseverance of the people that has led to the success of this village.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But the bandits attacked the village two times like this...!]''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''This is their second attack. I'm sure for the bandits, our village looks like well fed cattle for slaughter.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Don't say that...''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''The way they come by and take out belongings like they are entitled to it seems to suggest that's how they view us.''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''So you don't have to worry about us any more, Lady Ruda. We will be leaving.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''... Do you have a place to go?''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''The land is as vast as the sky. Surely we can find somewhere we can settle.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''It's hopeless. They have lost most of the wealth they have accumulated. Even moving to another village would be difficult endeavor.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But... There's nothing I can say. I said my farewells and returned.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''There will be more letters to inscribe on the wall.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I have yet again failed to protect them...''
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*''[Village Outskirts]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[On the way out, I fond a bandit who has yet to run away in a house partially destroyed by bandits.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Because of you, innocent people, who didn't have to lose their lives...!''
*''(TAP TAP TAP...!)''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I chased down the bandit desperately running away again and again, until I cornered him.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''The bandit, trapped by the wall, sank to the ground.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[... He was a terribly skinny young man.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[He was barely twenty. It was hard to tell, because of how emaciated he was, but he must have been around that age.]''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''I'm young! I was just, so, so, hungry! I didn't kill anyone! Please... Have mercy...''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[The dull sword he dropped did not have a single drop of blood.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I could see his bony arms and legs between his battered clothes.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[When I saw his sunken stomach, with his ribs all visible... I have lost my will to fight.]''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''I swear! I only followed them because they told we won't have to wander, to starve if we find the El!''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''And then, I saw a pot covered by a lid in the kitchen, and hope maybe, there would be food...''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''I'm telling the truth... I didn't steal anything! I couldn't find the El... I don't even know what that looks like!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''You idiot! The Wind El cannot be found! It's been sealed with the Behemoth aleady, ages ago!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Without meaning to, I yelled in sorrow.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[The boy did no understand what I said. He only cowered in fear and sobbed because he was afraid of me raising my voice.]''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Ahhh... Ahhh...! Goddess, why must such tragedies exist!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''This hunger, this grief...! How long do we have to repeat this cycle!''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''{{color|#F1670A|(Ruda... Be patient. You must.)}}''
*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''{{color|#F1670A|(When the Goddess looks after us gain, the El will be joined once more, and the chain of tragedies will finally end.)}}''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''No! No, Lady Vayur! You're wrong... That day will never come!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I have seen it... The wind whispered to me!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I saw the land burn, the people aim their weapons to each other!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''The war to claim the El will never end! Out patience will never be awareded!''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''What are we praying for?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''What do we have to do to escape this tragedy!!''
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|Description=What Lithia experienced was a strange dream.<br>What meaning could be behind this dream that she started having since she received the curse from the wraith?
|Description=What Lithia experienced was a strange dream.<br>What meaning could be behind this dream that she started having since she received the curse from the wraith?
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*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''Now there's Sander village... But I heard in the past, there were many tribes and villages that led a nomadic life.''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''This must be a story of that time...''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Yeah... It was a very strange and sad dream.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''I've had similar dreams, but this was the first time it felt so real.''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''... Wait, this wasn't your first time?''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Nope. It started after I received that curse from the wraith.''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''You didn't say anything...!''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''I didn't?''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''Come on...! I know I didn't heal you right when I was little, but show me some faith!''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''It IS my job! It's how I make a living!''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Alright! Calm down! I wasn't trying to hid it or anything.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''You don't really remember your dream when you wake up from your sleep, right? So I just didn't remember.''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''... Really?''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Yeah! You know I always traveled by myself. So, when I suddenly had to travel with two snorers, I thought I was dreaming from my sleep being disturbed.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Anyway... I wasn't aware then, but I learned a lot, thanks to the dream.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Of course, it didn't answer any of the questions I actually wanted answers for, like what the curse is, why I got cursed, or why my mana increased.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''But I was able to figure out the identity of the wraith in Sander's tomb and what the building was for.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''But back then, I was too preoccupied to think about it. The dream was too shocking to worry about the implications.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''A feeling of becoming someone other than myself...''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''I would get confused when I wake up because of that. Like, I would think, huh? Why am I here? I thought I was in Sander...''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''.......''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Next memory... I don't really want to think about it. I did something realy dumb, after all.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''But... I guess there's no helping it.''
*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''.......''
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