......

*Huff* *huff...*

Lugi, you walk too fast!

I know Elder Grah made it sound like we don't have time to spare, but...

...hey, what's wrong with this place?

This is awful! The forest is desolate... I can't sense any life from the trees.

What in the world happened here?

This forest has been this way for 20 years. The plants aren't coming back.

It's all that demon's handiwork.

What demon?

No idea... Whoever it was just appeared out of nowhere, laid waste to the area...

...and made the region...the living hell you see before you.

To do this much damage... Was it an Ishgrian demon?

It wasn't nearly that pleasant. "It" was definitely a demon, but...some other kind of demon.

What was that?!

Looks like you sensed it too, Hans.

Let's go!

Wait, what?! Why did you both run off?

H-Hey, wait!

Urgh... He is six hours and 26 minutes earlier than anticipated. No, perhaps I was slow.

......

I would prefer to avoid any struggle here. You might as well be all that remain of the old Abel Faction, Garrett, Mel...

We...We were so close!

I know why you're here, in this region.

However, I have no intention of letting you carry out your plan.

Aughh!

You fiend!

Oops.

So, I suppose that means you won't give in and take the fall?

Even so, I'm under considerable pressure myself, here. I'll have to get serious...

...!

*Huff* *huff...* He's right! Everybody, stop fighting.

Lugina?! Why are you here?!

I'll explain later.

For now, all of you, put down your weapons!

Put down our weapons?! You ask us to surrender as prisoners?

Don't be ridiculous!

I won't lose...

Lugina...you come all the way here to stop us from fighting?

If so, I'm afraid I cannot accept that.

If you stand in my way, I will use everything I have at my disposal, even if it's against all of you!

No way...

Tsch. I knew it would be like this. I figured you weren't going to listen.

Fine, then. I'll take Bertz!

Hans, you handle Garrett and Mel!

...!

I cannot...allow myself...to fall here!