It took me a full 35 minutes and 21 seconds to perform the ritual.

Argh! I would have finished sooner, if not for this injury.

Garrett!

The demon... It hasn't been resurrected yet. Looks like we made it in time.

So you have made it here already... No matter! You certainly have not made it in time.

The ritual that awakens the demon...is already complete!

Garrett, why you...

Garrett...

Mel?!

I wondered why you had not returned. Now I see you were captured.

However, that is not a problem now.

You bought me enough time to complete my endeavor.

Demon, resting in this land...hear my call...and awaken!

This... This is the demon that left St. Creek in ruins?!

I could never forget it...

This is it! This is the demon! This is the one that destroyed my home, Roux Chess!

Lugina, you must remember, if you witnessed the same hell I did!

Yeah...I remember.

Argh... I wanted to end things before it came to this.

But we're out of options now. Let's do this! Hans, Bertz, get ready!

*Roooaaarr...* *grrrraaaarrrr!*

Hold on a second! Something doesn't seem right...

Urgh... What is...?! My strength is...fading...

Is the demon draining my life energy?

...!

Get away from it! Hurry! If you stay near that demon any longer, you'll...

......

He he he, so be it.

If my life energy is what it takes to revive this demon, it is a small price to pay for bringing us a step closer to Lord Rahnas's dream.

Demon, take what you need!

You're insane! You're going to sacrifice your life to a demon?!

You madman...why are you doing this?!

You have to ask? If my only other choice is to surrender to the likes of you...

...then I will sacrifice everything, and remain true to Lord Rahnas's wishes! That is why!

Garrett!

Mel...you, too... Give the demon...your life...

That is how...we will aid...Lord Rahnas...

Now...no one...can stop it... This is...

Lord...Rah...nas...

Garrett, you...

This is what happens to people who can't leave the past behind...in the end.

Tsch. I knew he was crazy, but to choose that kind of death...

Garrett...

......

Understood...I will...give my life...

Mel!

Mel, stop! You don't have to follow that kind of order!

...I am...sorry...

But you can't...stop me.

I will give everything for Lord Rahnas. I have no future... This is what I exist to do.

......

Lord...Rahnas...

Argh!

...! You...saved me?

......

Why? You were the one...who said I was a puppet.

Yes. And I meant it, you are a puppet.

Even under these circumstances, you try to follow such ridiculous orders.

Then...just leave me...

Look... Even I don't fully know why I decided to save you.

But it was probably...because I couldn't allow it.

I couldn't let this thing take more lives...more futures...

No matter who they belonged to, including my own.

I do not...understand what you mean...

Even if I survive now, I...

If you don't have a future...then I will make one for you.

That seems perfect, wouldn't you say, as my first new goal? Don't you agree, Lugina?

Tsch... Don't get ahead of yourself.

Grh... So...

...!

Shh, you've said enough! Here, I'll have you healed right away!

Just let me say this. Lugina, Hans...

Kill that demon for me.

Not for what happened in the past, but for the future that I...that all of us are going to build!

Hmph, I was going to anyway!

After all, I've got a lot of debts to settle with this one!

You know the drill, Hans! We hit it as hard as we can until it's down!