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Riesenlied was born as far back as 79 PC, to a time when living metal was at a dire shortage.  Demons produced during this year were of particularly defective quality due to impurities found in the batch, leading to a sizeable number of Demons to become branded as the '''Tainted'''.  Though she does not speak much about it, many other elder demons are often quick to comment how she was, and still is, a demon of inferior quality -- something that is often used against her in demon politics.
Riesenlied was born as far back as 79 PC, to a time when living metal was at a dire shortage.  Demons produced during this year were of particularly defective quality due to impurities found in the batch, leading to a sizeable number of Demons to become branded as the '''Tainted'''.  Though she does not speak much about it, many other elder demons are often quick to comment how she was, and still is, a demon of inferior quality -- something that is often used against her in demon politics.


The '''Tainted''' are demons without much of the advantages of metal demons -- they have strength, agility and endurance only comparable to that of a human's, instead of the greatly enhanced ones of Metal Demons.  They're often 'stuck' in their form and unable to transform like other metal demons; depending on the deformity, this makes it impossible for them to blend in with other demons.  The Tainted were treated as little better than Metal Beasts during their time.
The '''[[Tainted|Tainted]]''' are demons without much of the advantages of metal demons -- they have strength, agility and endurance only comparable to that of a human's, instead of the greatly enhanced ones of Metal Demons.  They're often 'stuck' in their form and unable to transform like other metal demons; depending on the deformity, this makes it impossible for them to blend in with other demons.  The Tainted were treated as little better than Metal Beasts during their time.


Riesenlied is the commander of the '''Ebony Wings''', an elite division within the Metal Demons' hierarchy, and owner of the '''Ebony Roost''', a facility within the Photosphere that is dedicated to producing elite Metal Dragons.  Currently, she's largely cut off from the both of them -- management is largely delegated to other members of the Ebony Wings back home, and the Roost has always had its own staff of experts as Riesenlied is not a scientist, but largely serves as a stakeholder and planner in the future of the Roost.
Riesenlied was first noticed in 80 PC, when she discovered a large cache of dragon fossils that she returned with in 80 PC, drawing the attention of Quarter Knight Siegfried, starting their [[2018-07-02:_Song_of_the_Giants|long relationship]].


Riesenlied's accomplishments include leading the Tainted as an impromptu scouting unit, eventually discovering a large cache of superior dragon fossils that they hauled back in 80 PC, ending the living metal shortage and allowing the impurities to be engineered out.
Riesenlied eventually became the commander of the '''Ebony Wings''', an elite division within the Metal Demons' hierarchy, and owner of the '''Ebony Roost''', a facility within the Photosphere that is dedicated to producing elite Metal Dragons.  Currently, she's largely cut off from the both of them -- management is largely delegated to other members of the Ebony Wings back home, and the Roost has always had its own staff of experts as Riesenlied is not a scientist, but largely serves as a stakeholder and planner in the future of the Roost.


In 389 PC, the Ebony Wings joined with the Metal Demons when the Veruni assaulted them.  The Photosphere came under massive siege, one that pierced its forcefield and damaged the ship's structure.  Riesenlied collaborated with the Quarter Knights, and led the Ebony Wings to charge the mountains and create a snow avalanche that split the Veruni forces clean in half.  Even divided, it was only with the combined efforts of all the Demon's forces that they repelled the Veruni and defended their home from destruction.
In 389 PC, the Ebony Wings joined with the Metal Demons when the Veruni assaulted them.  The Photosphere came under massive siege, one that pierced its forcefield and damaged the ship's structure.  Riesenlied collaborated with the Quarter Knights, and led the Ebony Wings to charge the mountains and create a snow avalanche that split the Veruni forces clean in half.  Even divided, it was only with the combined efforts of all the Demon's forces that they repelled the Veruni and defended their home from destruction.


In 497 PC, the Ebony Wings participated in the assault of Arctica Castle -- a lightning assault that was preceded by the long-range bombardment of the castle's siege weapons and fortified walls, allowing for the Demons' ground forces to infiltrate and overwhelm the rest of the castle's defenders.  
In 497 PC, the Ebony Wings participated in the assault of Arctica Castle -- a lightning assault that was preceded by the long-range bombardment of the castle's siege weapons and fortified walls, allowing for the Demons' ground forces to infiltrate and overwhelm the rest of the castle's defenders. Riesenlied was revealed to have been reluctant, attempting to spare those that she can -- even though she was ultimately unable to secure passage for very many people.
 
== Chapter 1, Act 1 ==
 
Riesenlied's journey to Ignas began in pursuit of rumours of Garlyle forces within the Kislevi-Aveh war... and in pursuit of the red light of the Demon of Elru, whose destruction she'd witnessed upon that fateful day in Garlyle Castle.  There, Riesenlied first posed as a Drifter beastwoman, eventually meeting many allies that sowed a lot of further hesitation in her heart. 
 
Amongst other tasks, she assisted in [[2017-04-29:_Attack_on_Descartes%27s_Base!|the rescue of the King of Lacour]] and met the Wolves to help in the pursuit of the Automaton ARM Gryndille.  But the location of the Teardrop would soon force her to turn upon her new comrades as [[2017-05-27:_Operation_Gungnir|Operation Gungnir]] unfolded.
 
Despite the success of the Metal Demon's attack, Riesenlied became embroiled in getting their injured out.  This culminated in the Demons' forward base, Old Petra, [[2017-06-30:_The_Day_The_Sky_Turned_Red|being decimated by the very same Demon of Elru]] she'd come to pursue.  Utilising the light of Laevateinn, Riesenlied accidentally formed a psionic link between herself and Id, who promised to share the experience of all his deaths with her before she expired.
 
Riesenlied tried to make amends by funneling all her funds towards Adlehyde, in particular to [[Jacqueline Barber]].  But the bounty upon her head would grow more and more, and as the Demons' attention turned westward, such attempts would seem futile as they launched another attack upon the Guardian Temple.
 
Or at least it would be, until a chance encounter led [[Noeline]], [[K.K.]] and Riesenlied [[2017-08-19:_Geas|with the Guardian of the Sword, Equites]] in which she pleaded for her Tainted brethren.  To her surprise, Equites relented, ordering a geas upon her to show that they could be more than killers.
 
Thus, Wayside Village was born...
 
== Chapter 1, Act 2 ==


At the end of 499 PC, Riesenlied finally made a stand and declared [[2017-12-10:_A_Fateful_Proclamation|her intention]] to separate from the primary force of Metal Demons.  Now, Wayside and the Ebony Wings stand as a rogue faction, which has led to a violent skirmish with the Quarter Knights that have left [[2018-02-24:_Our_Final_Stand|Wayside decimated]] and the survivors fleeing on their airship, the '''Fereshte'''.  Following [[2018-02-28:_When_Birds_Fly|a pursuit from Gebler forces]] due to a tracking device installed on the Fereshte, they were marooned in the Pleasing Gardens...  
At the end of 499 PC, Riesenlied finally made a stand and declared [[2017-12-10:_A_Fateful_Proclamation|her intention]] to separate from the primary force of Metal Demons.  Now, Wayside and the Ebony Wings stand as a rogue faction, which has led to a violent skirmish with the Quarter Knights that have left [[2018-02-24:_Our_Final_Stand|Wayside decimated]] and the survivors fleeing on their airship, the '''Fereshte'''.  Following [[2018-02-28:_When_Birds_Fly|a pursuit from Gebler forces]] due to a tracking device installed on the Fereshte, they were marooned in the Pleasing Gardens...  


There, at the tower of Life, Riesenlied met Odoryuk once more.  She managed to find a measure of inner peace and strength with the Guardian of Life and was able to summon him using the extant energies spread through the tower at personal cost.  Following the battle with the Lord of Calamity, the Tainted were all teleported to Lunar.
There, at the tower of Life, Riesenlied met Odoryuk once more.  She managed to find a measure of inner peace and strength with the Guardian of Life and was able to summon him using the extant energies spread through the tower at personal cost.  Following the battle with the Lord of Calamity, the Tainted were all teleported to Lunar.
== Chapter 1, Act 3 ==


In Lunar, Riesenlied was initially overwhelmed by the errant Malevolence on the planet; she and Noeline banded with the Black Wolves to get their bearings, establishing a hideout in Vane in the Wolfsbane Tavern.  Finding Vane to be deeply similar to Wayside, Riesenlied offered a lot of her own personal time and energy to assist the beleaguered town of refugees.   
In Lunar, Riesenlied was initially overwhelmed by the errant Malevolence on the planet; she and Noeline banded with the Black Wolves to get their bearings, establishing a hideout in Vane in the Wolfsbane Tavern.  Finding Vane to be deeply similar to Wayside, Riesenlied offered a lot of her own personal time and energy to assist the beleaguered town of refugees.   
Riesenlied ventured with Noeline and the others to Earthspire Peak, where they discovered a long-lost ally of Siegfried's: Lombardia.  There, she told them about [[2018-06-24:_Dragons_and_Illusions|the truth of 500 years ago]] and what had happened between Siegfried and the humans he befriended -- and how his hope had been broken, fuelling a further desire for her to connect with the man she wishes to call father.


Their luck turned a corner when Hammer contacted them from Taben's Peak, having located the Fereshte.  There, they found that the survivors of Wayside had mingled in with the orphans that Nall were taking care of.  Reunited with her people, Riesenlied turned her efforts to gear up for their eventual return to Filgaia: to establish the '''Wayside Outreach''' as a replacement for the Ebony Wings.
Their luck turned a corner when Hammer contacted them from Taben's Peak, having located the Fereshte.  There, they found that the survivors of Wayside had mingled in with the orphans that Nall were taking care of.  Reunited with her people, Riesenlied turned her efforts to gear up for their eventual return to Filgaia: to establish the '''Wayside Outreach''' as a replacement for the Ebony Wings.
The Wayside Outreach found its first duty when a mysterious creature came upon Azado's shores and caught the city in a supernatural disaster.  Riesenlied, Noeline and the Black Wolves grouped together with other Drifters to rescue the town's refugees, eventually descending into a great pit that landed them in the Flooded Ruins.  There, they returned to Filgaia once more...
== Chapter 1, Act 4 ==
''To be Continued...''


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* '''Leadership and Charisma''' - More than anything else, Riesenlied is known for her ability to inspire and lead others; it is what brought about her rise to fame from nothingness, and leadership in the face of physical weakness was what made the Tainted go to where they are now.  She is experienced and versed at mentoring younger Demons and finding ways to make them excel and reach their potential.
* '''Leadership and Charisma''' - More than anything else, Riesenlied is known for her ability to inspire and lead others; it is what brought about her rise to fame from nothingness, and leadership in the face of physical weakness was what made the Tainted go to where they are now.  She is experienced and versed at mentoring younger Demons and finding ways to make them excel and reach their potential.


== Rising Heart, Fallen Sword ==
== Combat Style ==
Riesenlied's primary combat style is called '''Rising Heart''', a style she's cultivated over the many centuries from the Fereshte non-lethal sword and bow styles, and accompanied by the photon phenomenon she's able to generate from her body.  This is her default style, a merciful and disabling style that seeks to render the opponent incapable of fighting rather than wounding or killing themIn particular, Riesenlied is fond of disarming techniques, whether through ripostes or precise arrows of light created from within her own being.
Riesenlied has largely been rendered incapable of fighting, due to the significant degeneration that her body has enduredHowever, she continues to provide assistance to her allies in the form of various empathic powers and channeled powers of healing and inspiration.   


== Fallen Sword ==
First seen in [[2017-05-27:_Operation_Gungnir|Operation Gungnir]], the weapon Riesenlied calls the '''Fallen Sword''' is an extension of Riesenlied's primary fighting style.  The Fallen Sword itself is an extraordinarily advanced ARM created out of her own body, drawing on much of the mass of her wings -- as a result, it cannot be used without harming herself in the process.
First seen in [[2017-05-27:_Operation_Gungnir|Operation Gungnir]], the weapon Riesenlied calls the '''Fallen Sword''' is an extension of Riesenlied's primary fighting style.  The Fallen Sword itself is an extraordinarily advanced ARM created out of her own body, drawing on much of the mass of her wings -- as a result, it cannot be used without harming herself in the process.



Revision as of 02:41, 5 September 2018

Riesenlied
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IC Information
Full Name: Riesenlied
Gender: Female
Age (Birthdate): 420 years old (79 PC)
Hometown: Photosphere
Hair Colour: Ashen Blonde
Class: Tainted Dragon
Role: Drifter
Bounty: 575,000 gella (as the Deceiver)
OOC Information
Theme: Original Character
Major Group: None
Minor Groups: Ebony Wings
Player: User:Merilan

"I shall spread my wings... I shall seek the new world where we can all flourish!"

Riesenlied is a 400-year old Tainted Hyadean and leader of the Ebony Wings, a now known traitorous contingent of the Metal Demons. Preferring the term 'Hyadean', and rejecting the label of 'Metal Demon' as ancient pejoratives, she espouses a collaborative path and a desire to nurture peaceful culture for her people to seek coexistence with the other races of Filgaia. Recent events in Wayside have exposed how she stands against the order to destroy the Guardian Statues to resurrect Mother -- this decision has ultimately cast her and the Wings against the rest of her brethren, who now inevitably seek their destruction...

Background

Powers and Abilities

  • Leadership and Charisma - More than anything else, Riesenlied is known for her ability to inspire and lead others; it is what brought about her rise to fame from nothingness, and leadership in the face of physical weakness was what made the Tainted go to where they are now. She is experienced and versed at mentoring younger Demons and finding ways to make them excel and reach their potential.

Combat Style

Riesenlied has largely been rendered incapable of fighting, due to the significant degeneration that her body has endured. However, she continues to provide assistance to her allies in the form of various empathic powers and channeled powers of healing and inspiration.

Fallen Sword

First seen in Operation Gungnir, the weapon Riesenlied calls the Fallen Sword is an extension of Riesenlied's primary fighting style. The Fallen Sword itself is an extraordinarily advanced ARM created out of her own body, drawing on much of the mass of her wings -- as a result, it cannot be used without harming herself in the process.

The Fallen Sword is a crystal sword with a bright, clear blade, and acts as both a focus and the base of her photon particles. Fragments of the sword can be launched in order to create Pinions, remote blades the size of daggers that travel weightlessly in a trail of motes. The Fallen Sword is also necessary for Riesenlied to create its full form, Laevateinn, a shimmering sword of light said to be able to connect hearts and minds together for discourse even in the heat of battle.

Riesenlied has also been seen to be able to disintegrate herself into floating photon particles, and reconstruct herself with the help of several Pinions forming a portal-like gate upon which her body can be rebuilt on the spot. This teleport manuever does her a significant amount of harm and is currently only used for emergency purposes.

Currently, the Fallen Sword also has a sharply limited operation time -- somewhere in the span of one and a half minutes. After this mode ends, Riesenlied has a tendency to overheat and lose consciousness.

Weaknesses

  • Magic - Like many other metal demons, Riesenlied does not tolerate magic very well, and Crest Sorcery and Symbology both have effective means to disrupt her physiology. Healing magic also has a reduced effect, given that she's composed of liquid metal.
  • Tainted physiology - Riesenlied's liquid metal is extraordinarily impure and, as a result, brittle and inflexible. This results in her physiology being quite weak compared to other metal demons -- she has about as much strength, agility and endurance as a normal person, and is incapable of transformation. As a result, she has to compensate with cunning, skill and tactics.
  • ARM desynchronisation - The other significant drawback of the Tainted is that they're incapable of forming signatures that allow them to bond with most Metal Demon ARMs, and one of the reasons they're so ostracised by their peers. Riesenlied is no different.

Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 1, Act 1

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Chapter 1, Act 2

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Chapter 1, Act 3

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Chapter 1, Act 4

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Chapter 1, Epilogue

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Chapter 2, Act 1

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Chapter 2, Act 2

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Chapter 2, Act 3

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Chapter 2, Act 4

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Chapter 2, Epilogue

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Chapter 3, Act 1

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Relationships

Odjn

"Ooooooooh when a person tries to kiss a girl
I know she oughta give his face a smack!
But as soon as someone kisses me
I somehow sorta want to kiss him back!"
            -- Odjn, Drunken Stupors, Best of (vol. Filgaia 1)

Odjn is Riesenlied's lifelong companion and Metal Dragon, found deep within a mineshaft that had apparently struck proverbial gold when it unearthed the site of a battle dating back from the Metal Demon Wars. Odjn is a sassy smartmouth, always with a quick quip or a witty repartee to her so-called 'mistress', a term she uses in a rather vitriolic manner. She also appears to have a deep love for singing, especially from a genre that ancient records would show is the 'power ballad' genre. Odjn's smart-alec comments often conflict with Riesenlied's mild and collected manners, though perhaps in this case it is true that opposites do attract.

Odjn doesn't have many memories before Riesenlied found her -- and this is something that greatly troubles her. Sometimes, events and actions cause her to have painful flashes of horrifying memories. Unfortunately, they're too hazy for her to really remember the exact details, but she confides in Riesenlied that she feels worried she was involved in something horrible.

Relationships

I have been ever so privileged to encounter so many people in my time outside of the Photosphere. Travelling to Ignas, and having met so many Drifters thus... it has been an eye-opening and changing journey for me.

NOTE: Updated for the end of Act 2.

Our Family

  • Noeline - Noeline... what can I say about where we've ended up? We've gone through so much, been through what I don't believe any of our brethren have gone through... I've said as much, and... I can only hope that the world finds a way to accept us both. My love for you has not diminished in the slightest, even in these bleakest of times.
I think of our household, the way it has grown from literally nothing. I think of how I wake up by your side, with Mikaia snugged in her blanket beside me; how the first droplets of frost start to melt away to the typically harsh Filgaian dawn at our windowsill. More times than not, Janey is already up and about -- or perhaps she didn't sleep! She's always clattering with machinery, keeping Trouble and Strife company even when they must recharge. And just when I'm sure I can slip out without waking you... you turn to me, hold my hand, and greet the morning with me.
I'd never trade that for anything else. Even if we must change the landscape of our hearth, the warmth that it has provided for us in the days since we arrived at the Badlands... shall never fade away. This is our family. This is our love. Together...

Our Closest

  • Lily Keil - My mirror. She has a power that I do not understand, but she has a confidence and poise that is infectious to me. I ... will try hard to make the talents that work for me aid you.
  • Leon Albus - You are Lily's guiding light, Mister Leon. You may have told me you're no hero, but I think your heart is in the right place.
  • Lydia Seren - It is a bad habit, but I've come to see myself as a mother to you, Lydia. You've saved Wayside with your skills.
  • Fei Fong Wong - You've been there for Wayside at its worst time, Fei. You are a true friend... but... what is this that I sense when you are near?
  • Ambrosius - Ambrosius... I respect that you must fend for your people and follow your master's orders. But... please do not lead yourself down a slope you cannot climb back from... I trust you.
  • Kaguya - You are still my daughter, no matter what. I love you, Kaguya, and I will continue to seek a solution for your ills.
  • Jacqueline Barber - You've fostered a wonderful community, Miss Jay. Let's... be kind to each other, and not overburden ourselves. It's a promise.
  • Maya Schrodinger - Maya is a steadfast friend who has seen me through thick and thin and saved my life. I will repay her any way I can.

Our Brethren

  • Jedan - Jedan, I trust you wholeheartedly and can safely say this whole operation would not have been possible without your experience. I know you're quiet and grumpy, but you're here to look after us when we get in over our heads...
  • Dva - I forgive you, Dva... and I am sorry, for not abating your fears sooner.
  • Cetiri - Cetiri... you are my mother, no matter what they say. That you have provided for me... I will not forget that.
  • Sedam - Sedam, I hope that we will be able to one day restore you... I won't let go of you until then.
  • Devet - Devet, you are responsible for your own self-development, but I will see that you receive the due training and care that you require.

Our Friends

When Noeline and I struck out with the Tainted on our own, we well knew we would need friends to survive. These are the people who have been our steadfast allies...

  • Sephilia Lampbright - You're home now, Sephy. I hope your trip to Filgaia has made you grow.
  • Lynnai Albrek - She claims to be an acquaintance of Zed's. That man has scoured the fields of Filgaia more than I have... I hope that he does not run into bad company.
  • Arleph Ardan - A pleasant man indeed, with a bit of a drawl to his accent. Accents are a curious thing, one I've never quite adapted. I wonder if it is because of our physiology?
  • Talise Gianfair - Talise has been a strong ally at our side... but I scarce know what her relation in Lunar is...
  • Vash the Stampede - I won't let you bear your sorrows alone. This is something I have learnt for myself, through Wayside, through Noeline, through my children.
  • Shalune Amira - Stay strong, Shalune. You're the light in Lunata and Jacqueline's life, I can see it.
  • Kourin - I wonder if I can yet still impart fencing lessons, weak as I have become.
  • Catenna - You have taught me of your kin, and I will not forget the mercy you've offered me.
  • Cyre H. Lorentz - I hope Wehaca will stand strong on its two feet again. We will aid you.
  • Jean - Jean... no matter what sorrow you hold within your heart, remember that you've your friends. It is only by that measure that I was able to hold on this long...
  • Lemina Ausa - Thank you for your concern, Miss Ausa... you truly have a good heart. I can only hope I can aid you in Lunar.
  • Hiro - I can feel the truth behind your emotions upon that tower, before we were transported to Lunar.
  • Ruby - Odjn looks so much happier with you, that I wonder if I am a good partner for her sometimes...
  • Gwen Whitlock - Let us look to the stars together sometime, once more.
  • Lucia - I feel a deep empathy in how the world has treated you, Miss Lucia. I will do all in my power to aid you and your friends.
  • Xantia - Powerful, but untempered... Miss Xantia, I have no doubt that you'll excel as a martial artist someday.
  • Bart Fatima - Untamed and young... but with a drive deep within...
  • Sorey - Sorey seems a very kind young man, and he was more than willing to listen to me when others would not. I am grateful for that... and he looked after Odjn, even though he didn't have to.
  • Cecilia Adlehyde - I do not expect to be forgiven. I have not forgiven myself either. But... thank you, for your patience, Princess.
  • Rudy Roughnight - There is too much sorrow in this world. Living as long as I have, you can simply see it in people's eyes. What does it take, to dispel that sadness? There is no easy answer.
  • Claude C. Kenny - He does remind me of Zed, in a strange way... human boys will be human boys, as I often hear the saying goes.
  • Tethelle Cirdian - I felt reservation and hesitance from her, but... she aided me from a mortal blow against Heldalf. I hope we can see eye to eye some day...
  • Tipheria Ardor - A skilled huntress, and one of the Vile Tribe... it pains me to hear that such discrimination exists in Lunar too. I shall do what I can to aid your tribe, Miss Tipheria.
  • Zed - You made a decision and stood with us at Wayside. I will never forget the sacrifice you gave us.
  • Matilda Whitehead - Please look after Kaguya for me, Miss Matilda. We'll find a cure for her together...

It's Complicated

Things are not always so black and white... but...

  • Ethius Hesiod - I am afraid that Mister Ethius may see me as an irreconcilable existence in the end.....
  • Seraph Ragnell - Miss Ragnell has been at my side and provided useful information, but I feel a faint kind of sorrow from her... a kind of lingering regret... you have been hurt, have you not, miss Ragnell?
  • Ida Everstead-Rey - Miss Ida... I have seen how power can guise itself as freedom, and how it has misled others. ... I am no match for you in battle now, but I shall not give up on you. Not when I am partially responsible for what has happened...
  • Rosaline Calice - Just what happened, Miss Rosaline? You were once so gentle...
  • Jack van Burace - Vengeance will not satiate you or your blade. It will not give repose to those that have been lost. I will not deny I have had a hand in what you have become, but... much like Ida -- I shall not give up on you. I will not fail you again.
  • Siegfried - Our Master. Leader of the Metal Demons. The man I wish I could call father... and the one who gave me my name. I... have taken too long to speak my mind, and we have both suffered for it. Arctica and now Adlehyde... just how far down the slippery slope will you go, Lord Siegfried? I love you, but I cannot follow where you go...
  • Lady Harken - Lady Harken... your memories do not seem consistent from each of our meetings. What has Alhazred done to you?
  • Kalve - Ferroflora... Kalve, you are a genius -- and you may well be the one to physiologically save our kin from destruction. But... where does your heart lie, now that Ida has turned to Malevolence?
  • White Knight Leo - Honorable, and extremely powerful. But do not mistake devotion for blindness, Mister Leo...
  • Amelia Rose - I can sense the kindness within you that your experiences have tempered. I just hope... we can find a way to coexist.
  • Janus Cascade - What is is that you seek, Janus? You would work with Kaguya, but... to what end?
  • Fenrir - Enthusiastic, yet I hope that she can forgive herself in time. ... I know the sorrow such scars can bring.
  • Yarobeleedt - Yaro... I've wounded you. At that time when I first told you I do not believe Mother and Lord Siegfried were in the right... I know I've hurt your expectations, no matter how low they may be. How can I... best help you? I want to, but I do not know if I can get through to you...
  • Agatha Pyrelight - Despite her machinations, despite her provocations... there is something about her words... has the harsh truth of immortality worn her down so? Will I become someone like that, seeking the next thrill that only comes once every generation or so? Is this... the truth of what we are resigned to?

Our Enemies

And... unfortunately... there are those that are not as fond of us as well.

  • Kent Hauch - I cannot abide by how you have used those that only sought shelter. ... I... I cannot forgive that.
  • Alhazred - I shall not hand over my Dragons or our future generation to you. You do not represent us!
  • Berserk - Berserk... I pity you. Even if you wash your hate against me... and call me 'trash'... the circumstance of how you all landed a thousand years ago have made you what you are. I... will do better for our future generations.
  • K.K. - That love that you hold within you... it is an indefatigable shine that transcends even death. Yet you turn to Malevolence and have corrupted a kingdom. I... do not believe your trial is what the world needs.
Strength should not come from fire. This is not the new world I seek -- so Trial Knight... this I show to you -- I shall spread my wings and fly, for that is what birds must do!

Cuccos

Soundtrack

Act 2 Tracks

With this, I have the ability to hope...
Even if this world were to announce its end now,
The bell rife with happiness shall surely reverberate.
Ah, it's almost like praise for pure love...
If someone is definitely able to love deeply...
Then surely the arriving future shall exist.

Act 1 Tracks

Stories of danger, fearless attack,
Specters of plague and pain.
All of these ghosts of our own delusions are back;
Have we been fighting in vain?
Come to me, Ebony Wings! Battle awaits us!
I wish that someway, somehow
That I can save everyone of us
But the truth is that I’m only one girl
Maybe if I keep believing my dreams will come to life, come to life...
Here in an enclosed garden of Hellfire she is born upon an inhuman path!
Turning against the heavens, a harlequin on the end of a puppet’s wire!
This young girl challenges her accursed fate
Set in the forefront of a devilish midnight tragedy