Chapter 13: Of Sacred Blood (Script)

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Pre-Battle

Aversa
Greetings, Prince Chrom. Plegia welcomes you.

Chrom
Aversa!

Aversa
What can I say? It seems fate has designs for me yet.

Chrom
You serve the new king, then? This...Validar?

Aversa
I do.

Frederick
They say he worships Grima...

Aversa
Why yes, of course he is Grimleal. We are both believers. My liege often says it was his faith that got him through, after Gangrel's passing. It was a difficult time... But he kept order where there might have been chaos. We had meant to arrange an official visit to Ylisstol, but-- Ah, here is my lord now.

>Validar enters

Validar
An honor to finally meet you, sire. I am Validar, king regnant of Plegia.

Chrom
The honor is mine, good king. ...Is it possible we've met before some... Gods! It can't be.

Validar
Oh ho, I'm quite certain I would remember any encounter with Ylissean royalty.

Chrom
(Psst! Robin!)

Robin
(I know! He looks just like the assassin that came after Emmeryn...)

Validar
And you must be Lady Robin.

Robin
You know of me, sire?

Validar
The whole world knows of Ylisse's master tactician! And indeed, I see the sparkle of wisdom in your eyes.

Chrom
(But we killed him, Robin!)

Robin
(I know but... The resemblance...it's uncanny...)

Chrom
(How could he possibly--)

Validar
My, the negotiations haven't even begun and already so much whispering...

Chrom
...My apologies, King Validar. We meant no disrespect.

Robin
(Chrom? What should we do?)

Chrom
(Nothing for now. But stay close, and be ready for anything...)

Validar
Then let us get to it.

Aversa
Plegia can offer no soldiers, but will provide 800 warships and 200 transports. In addition, we would be pleased to fully fund the campaign against Valm.

Frederick
That is...surprisingly generous of you, milord. We could not ask for more, quite literally. You offer most all your assets...

Validar
I would give troops as well, but our army remains in shambles from the last war. I trust the gold and ships will suffice as a sign of our commitment to the cause?

Chrom
Of course it will. Thank you, King Validar.

Validar
The honor is ours, my prince. I look forward to building a strong bond between our two nations.

Chrom
As do I. Then, if there's nothing else? My men and I must hurry back to Port Ferox.

Aversa
Oh, so soon? But I have one more introduction to make.

Chrom
...Yes? And who would that be?

Validar
A hierophant, the highest of her order in all Plegia.

>Mysterious figure enters

???
......

Robin
...So you lead the people in worship? We were just discussing religion earlier...

???
......

Robin
...I'm sorry, have I said something to offend you?

???
...The heart still sleeps, but the blood flows through it. And the blood is strong...

Robin
...Huh? Bed pardon, were you talking to me?

Frederick
Good hierophant, I would ask you lower your cowl. In Ylisse, it is a courtesy expected of one in the presence of royalty.

???
...... ...You are a long way from Ylisse, sir. ...But very well...

>Mysterious figure removes hood

???
Is that better?

Robin
What?!

Chrom
By the gods!

Frederick
What manner of sorcery--

Robin
She looks just like...me.

???
My name is Robin. Oh and that was YOUR name as well, wasn't it? What a strange coincidence...

Validar
Why that IS rather curious, now that you mention it... What are the odds? In any case, I believe we are finished here. We will let you be on your w--

Chrom
Hold just one moment!

Aversa
Milord?

Chrom
What is the meaning of this? Why do your hierophant and Robin--

Aversa
I'm afraid we've no time for such trivial matters now, Your Highness. We have aid preparations to attend to, and you have a long, hard journey ahead... Oh, and do be careful on your way back to Port Ferox. This time of year the highroads of Plegia can be quite treacherous...

>scene change

Robin
...... It's no use. I can't sleep. Who was that woman? How could she bear my same face?

???
Robin... Heed me, Robin...

Robin
Huh? Who's there?! Th-there's no one. I'm alone...

???
Heed my call, Robin...

>Robin clutches head in pain

Robin
Nngh... This voice is...in my head! Who are you?! What's happening?!

>Validar appears

Validar
Why do you close your heart to him, Robin?

Robin
V-Validar?

Validar
Have you truly forgotten?

Robin
You were...calling me... Augh! My head! Get out of my mind!

Validar
Heh heh. Such arrogance! You dare take such a tone...with your own father?!

Robin
...My what?

Validar
You are of my flesh, but of sacred blood. You are to serve a glorious purpose! Search deep in your heart. You already know it is your destiny...

Robin
No... Get...out...

Validar
Why do you resist us, Robin? Your rightful place is at my side. Not wasting your time with these doomed servants of Naga! Give yourself to Grima! Let me join your strength to the fell dragon!

>Chrom comes running on screen

Chrom
Robin!

Validar
...Pah! Not this one again... No matter. In time you will see the truth. And that is all it will be--a matter of time...

>Validar vanishes

Chrom
Robin! Are you all right? I heard shouting.

Robin
Nngh... Ahh... Ahh... I-I think so... Yes, Chrom, thank you. I'm...I'm fine.

Chrom
"Fine" is a poor choice of words! What's happened?!

Robin
...King Validar, he... He spoke to me...in my mind. He said I was his...his daughter...

Chrom
What?! ...Is this true?

Robin
I don't know... But I also don't know it's a lie. Loath as I am to say it, I felt a...a strange connection, between us.

Chrom
Oh, gods... That hierophant doppelganger... Could she be the king's daughter, as well? Are you twins?

Robin
I... I'm sorry, Chrom. I can't remember... But if I'm being honest...it would explain much... I'm not even sure I want to know the truth of my past anymore...

Chrom
You are yourself, before you are any man's daughter. Remember that.

Robin
...Thank you, Chrom.

Chrom
Can you walk?

Robin
Yes...yes I think so.

>Frederick comes running on screen

Frederick
Milord, we are under attack! Risen have encircled the camp!

Chrom
But...we posted sentries! How did this happen?

Frederick
They made a stealthy approach, milord. I've never seen Risen behave like this. Either they are learning our ways, or someone is commanding them...

Chrom
Validar! This is his doing--I'm sure of it. Equip anyone who can bear arms, and tell them we fight for our lives!

Start Battle

>Flock of crows appears on the map

Chrom
Wh-what's that? A storm of...crows? Gods, it's upon us!

???
CAW! CAW! Are you folks lost? Or perhaps a lost CAWs? Heh ha!

Chrom
Who's there?! Show yourself! Gods' breath, I can't see anything through all these damned birds! Shoo! Scat! Away with you!

>Crows scatter

Henry
What's wrong? CAW-strophobic? Nya ha ha! Oh, I slay me!

Chrom
Not if these Risen do it first! This is no time for japes! Hide yourself, boy!

Henry
You know, I thought you were all right... Turns out you're all FRIGHT! Nya ha ha! I'd wish you good luck killing these monsters, buuuuuut... They're ALREADY DEAD!

Chrom
We are well aware!

Henry
The ravens wanted me to give you a message. "Caaw... C-caw-caw." Roughly translated, it means... Hmm, now what was the human word for that again? ...Traipse? ...Tripe? Oh, TRAPPED! Right! ...They say you're trapped.

Chrom
We know, damn it! Gods... Where did they all come from?

Henry
Well, see, when a mommy zombie and a daddy zombie love each other very much... Nya ha ha!

Chrom
Perhaps I should save the Risen the trouble and silence you myself.

Henry
Hey, wait! I want to join your CAWs--I mean, I can help you! I know magic! What do you say... Birds of a feather and all that?

Chrom
Those robes... A Plegian dark mage? ...Why would you help us?

Henry
Oh, don't let all the joking around fool ya--I've got kind of a thing for killing. Most funny people do, you know. The two things must be linked somehow. Ever talk to a jester when he's off duty? Those guys are some sick dastards!

Henry
Oh! The ravens also said to keep an eye on those fortresses. If you're nearby when more monsters emerge, it could CAWs quite a stir!

>Battle start

VS Boss

Risen Chief
Grrr...kill...prince... Bwaaarg!

Boss Defeated

Risen Chief
Kill...priiii...agh...

Post-Battle

Chrom
That's the last of them. Gods, I thought it might nev--

Robin
Chrom, look out!

>Assassin appears

Chrom
Huh?! Ah!

Marth
Father, no!

>Marth runs onto map

>Chrom and Marth enter battle against the assassin; Marth blocks the attack

>Assassin vanishes

Marth
Thank the gods you're safe!

Chrom
...You called me "Father."

Marth
Did I? I... ...Perhaps we might speak privately?

Chrom
Perhaps we should, yes.

>scene change

Marth
I don't even know where to begin.

Chrom
I already know you're not "Marth," though I've nothing better to call you... But I'll ask nothing of you that you don't wish to reveal. Whoever you are, Ylisse owes you a debt beyond repaying.

Marth
Thank you, but... I think I would prefer you know the truth.

Chrom
As you wish.

Marth
Here... Look closely, and all will be made clear.

Movie: 'Marth No More'

Chrom
That's the Brand of the Exalt...
Lucina...
You deserved better from me than one sword and a world of troubles.
I'm sorry.

Lucina
Oh, Father!
Father...

>end movie

"Are you really my daughter?"

Olivia's Version

Chrom
......

Lucina
......

Chrom
Better, Lucina?

Lucina
Yes. Father... I'm sorry. It just all rushed back at once.

Chrom
Father...

Lucina
Should I call you something else?

Chrom
No, it's just strange to my ear. ...I like it.

Lucina
...Father! Heh heh...

Chrom
Hah! Yes, it will take some getting used to!

Robin
I'm sorry--Chrom?

Chrom
Hmm? Oh, Robin. What is it?

Robin
It's just that... You two are out here alone, and Marth is...crying. This is how ill rumors are born.

Olivia
Oh, Chrom... I thought we would last forever! *sob*

Chrom
Olivia? Why are you crying?

Olivia
It's all right. She's beautiful, and your happiness should come first... WAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Chrom
We have to tell her, Lucina.

Lucina
Of course.

Olivia
"Lucina"? I don't understand...

Chrom
Olivia, this will come as a shock, but... I'll just say it, then: This is our daughter.

Olivia
...Do you think I'm an IDIOT?!

Lucina
It's true, Olivia. Look closely. Prove it with your own eyes by looking into mine.

>Lucina's eye CG

Olivia
Ah! You have the Brand!

Chrom
The same Brand carried by all House Ylisse's bloodline.

Olivia
Our baby's is identical...

Chrom
You see now?

Olivia
No, I...I don't understand any of this. What happened to our child? Is this some sorcerer's trick?

Chrom
Peace, Olivia.

Lucina
Your baby is right where you left her, and perfectly safe. I am her from another time. From a time that is yet to be.

Olivia
You mean...the future?

Lucina
Yes, more than 10 years hence. After history takes a dark and most destructive turn...

Robin's Version

Chrom
......

Lucina
......

Chrom
Better, Lucina?

Lucina
Yes. Father... I'm sorry. It just all rushed back at once.

Chrom
Father...

Lucina
Should I call you something else?

Chrom
No, it's just strange to my ear. ...I like it.

Lucina
...Father! Heh heh...

Chrom
Hah! Yes, it will take some getting used to!

Robin
I'm sorry--Chrom?

Chrom
Hmm? Oh, Robin. What is it?

Robin
It's just that... You two are out here alone, and Marth is...crying. This is how ill rumors are born.

Robin
I trust you, Chrom, but is there a reason you and Marth need to be alone?

Chrom
Can we tell her, Lucina?

Lucina
Of course.

Robin
Lucina?!

Chrom
Robin, this is going to come as a shock, but... I'll just say it: This is our daughter.

Robin
...What?! Have you gone mad?!

Lucina
It's true, Robin. Look closely. Prove it with your own eyes by looking into mine.

>Lucina's eye CG

Robin
Ah! You have the Brand!

Chrom
The same Brand carried by all House Ylisse's bloodline.

Robin
Lucina's eye bears the exact same pattern...

Chrom
Do you see now?

Robin
...No, no I can't say that I do. If this is Lucina, what has befallen our baby back at the palace?

Chrom
Nothing. She's fine.

Lucina
Your baby is right where you left her, and perfectly safe. I am her from another time. From a time that is yet to be.

Robin
You mean...the future?

Lucina
Yes, more than 10 years hence. After history takes a dark and most destructive turn...

Movie: 'Dire Future'

Lucina
I believe the woman you want...
...is ME!
We can't let these things win.
Now grab a sword...
...and FIGHT!

>end movie

After Save Screen

Robin
But why? What happens in the future?!

Lucina
The fell dragon, Grima, is resurrected. His roar is a death knell for man, a scream that silences all hope... Death everywhere...

Robin
Chrom? ...Our whole company? All of us? Dead?!

Lucina
...Yes.

Robin
...I...I don't know what to say.

Chrom
A tale that beggars belief, and yet the truth of it stands before us. She carries Falchion, my same sword. And the same sword the first exalt used to defeat Grima long ago.

Lucina
Your blade and mine are one, Father. It was... It was all I had left of you.

Chrom
There is only one Falchion, Robin. I believe her.

Lissa
Yeah, and so do I! Heck, I saw her COME from the future! She fell right out of the sky! I've never seen anything like it...

Lucina
Thank you, Aunt Lissa. Naga, the divine dragon, feared mankind would face Grima again. In preparation for that day, she devised a ritual. It allows one to return to the past and alter events already written. I made the journey together with others, but...we became separated.

Lissa
Don't worry, Lucina. If they're out there, we'll find 'em!

"Mother and Daughter"

Olivia's Version

Olivia
...... You're really...my daughter?

Lucina
Yes. I swear it.

Olivia
But you're so strong and beautiful... Nothing like me!

Lucina
Everything like you...milady.

Olivia
You don't want to call me Mother?

Lucina
I...thought you might mind.

Olivia
Mind? It would make me happier than anything!

Lucina
*Sniff* Oh, Mother...

>Olivia and Lucina hug

Olivia
I love you, Lucina.

Lucina
I've missed you more than you'll ever know...

Robin's Version

Robin
...... My daughter...

Lucina
Yes, Robin. Your daughter.

Robin
You have grown into such a strong and beautiful woman... Chrom and I are truly blessed.

Lucina
Thank you...milady.

Robin
Will you not call me Mother?

Lucina
I...thought you might mind.

Robin
Of course not! I love you with all my heart!

Lucina
*Sniff* Oh, Mother...

>Robin and Lucina hug

Robin
You are the finest daughter a woman could hope for, Lucina.

Lucina
Mother... Oh, I've missed you more than you'll ever know...

>To world map