{Part Two: Emerald Tempest} Chapter Twenty-Three: Shattered City II

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When the conclusion of the moon arrives, You are quick to get up and prepare for the battle ahead. Seraphine appears at your side as per usual.

Seraphine: This is it... We're finally off to finish everything once and for all. Assuming that nothing else gets in our way, that is... Though I suppose that's impossible to gauge for sure given how much trouble we've had with it up to this point.

You say that You are confident this is going to be where everything finally reaches its conclusion.

Seraphine: I'm glad to see that you're so confident... But we can't do anything about this right now. Let's go on and find the others.

You make your way to the front of the monastery as Seraphine dissipates. The other Knights of Seiros can be found there, and You greet them with a firm nod as Cordelia begins to speak.

Cordelia: This is going to be it, everyone... Our final battle in Shambhala.

Piers: This is most certainly a long time coming.

Kaeta: It doesn't even feel real that we're finally here after all this time... I don't know what to say.

Yuliya: As far as I'm concerned, you don't have to say anything. We should just take care of it.

Wynne: Then what are we still standing around here for?

Cordelia: There are a few words that I want to share before we set out.

Derric: Go right ahead then. You have our full attention.

Cordelia: I want to say that no matter what happens next--in Shambhala, the greater war, or the continent's history--I'm glad that we were able to fight together. This is going to be the deciding battle for everything that we've been working up to. No matter what comes of this, I'm proud to have been able to know all of you. This is the day that everything changes, and we need to be prepared for everything that's waiting for us on the other end of this. I know that you'll be able to handle it... Stay strong with me until we're able to see the future. This is going to be something glorious for everyone, and I'm counting on you being able to witness it with me.

Rodain: We'll be at your side no matter what comes next. That much I can promise you.

Cassia: You'll hardly be able to get rid of us so easily after everything that we've accomplished together.

Miriam: It seems that we all understand what must be done from here then.

Cordelia: So it seems... In that case, let's set off. This is going to be the battle that decides everything that comes next in this continent's history, and we had best be ready for it. Hopefully for the last time of this war... Knights of Seiros, move out!

You watch as the Knights of Seiros start to leave the area, and You smile to yourself as everyone trails in Cordelia's footsteps. You are proud that You were able to fight alongside them as well, and while You may not know what is bound to come next, You are confident that You will be at their sides no matter what comes next. You take a deep breath before following them into the final encounter.

You arrive in the Empire's territory at the conclusion of the march that follows this conversation. You find yourself standing before the area that will allow You entrance to Shambhala, and You look down at it solemnly.

Cordelia: This is it, everyone... Everything that we've been working towards has led to this moment.

Yuliya: The end of this tunnel is going to take us to Shambhala at long last.

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