Paralogue 22: The Wellspring of Truth
Contents
Pre-Battle
Chrom
...Wellspring of Truth? What is that, some sort of local superstition?
Frederick
Closer to legend, milord. Apparently the nearby ruins house an unusual spring. Many believe its waters reflect one's true self. ...Whatever that means.
Chrom
Whatever indeed. I don't need some glorified puddle to tell me who I am.
Robin
My true self...
Aversa
......
Robin
Huh?! Aversa?!
Aversa
Are you the real...? Or are you the illusion...?
Robin
Wh-what?
Aversa
If you would learn the answer, give chase.
Robin
What in the...
Chrom
Something wrong?
Robin
There, just now I... I may have seen Aversa.
Chrom
...You MAY have?
Robin
She seemed...odd, somehow. She said I should give chase to learn the truth.
Chrom
If she's alive, she could be spreading more of her venom across the land. Perhaps it's best we made certain.
Start Battle
Aversa
This spring reflects the truth. If doubt hounds you, have a look and drown that dog forever. You may just find new life in death! ...Or the other way around, perhaps.
Chrom
Enough of your riddles! Who are you? I want the truth, and I want it now!
Wh-what?! Another...me?
>camera shifts to the north
Chrom
I am the reflection of your true self. Face me. And in one of our deaths may the truth prevail.
>camera shifts to the south, to the real Chrom
Chrom
If killing this guy stops this madness, then I'm all for it. ...Still, I don't relish the idea of fighting someone who knows my every move.
>Start Battle
Ally Aversa Defeated
Aversa
Heh... I've earned...far worse than this...
Robin VS Robin
Robin
If you know who I am, please tell me... Am I fit to stand with Chrom and the others?
Chrom VS Chrom
Chrom
None will stand in my way! Least of all me!
Aversa VS Aversa
Aversa
Now, let's have an answer. Just who am I?
Post-Battle
If Aversa survived
Aversa
Aaaah! No... NO!
Chrom
What is it?! What did you see?
Aversa
I s-saw...myself... A girl enslaved mind, body, and soul by Validar...
Chrom
Enslaved?
Aversa
Truth is a bitter satisfaction. I would sooner have died than to know it. I should never have come here...
Chrom
What did you see?
Aversa
I thought I was so clever all this time... In truth, I was nothing but a fool. Validar stole my memory and filled my mind with a false past. Saving my life? Taking me in? ...All lies. An entire history invented just so he could use me like a puppet.
Robin
Gods. That's horrible...
Aversa
I was a girl like any other before he met me. Well, a bit gifted, perhaps, but otherwise I led a normal life. Fate alone led Validar to my village, where he first learned of my talent. But cruel design saw him kill all who knew me and strip away my past. Then he had the audacity to play the role of savior...
Robin
How depraved...
Aversa
After that, I became the woman you all know and love. Say what you will about Validar, the man knew talent when he saw it. But in the end, I was just another pawn in his game. ...A pawn working in the service of her parents' murderer. Gods, I could not be more of a fool.
Chrom
What will you do now?
Aversa
Validar is dead, but the one he served still lives. I'll bury Grima deep, and perhaps my past life with him. Puppet or no, I have wrought terrible atrocities. Slaying Grima will not unwork that evil, but perhaps it may spare others my fate.
Chrom
If you would fight, fight with us. We'll stand a better chance together than going it alone. I've seen you fight, Aversa. You'd be a most welcome ally.
Aversa
Heh. Even after all we've been through, you'd still have me at your side... Hmm... Very well, then. They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but surely this war trumps all, no?
If Aversa did not survive
Chrom
What were those things? Phantoms? Or something more? I suppose it's up to us to decide for ourselves who we truly are...
>To world map
