(The scene opens on Shigure, Kana, Kanaya, Siegbert, Owen, Forrest, Luna, and Timpani walking together through the palace of Valla.)
Kana: I know it hasn't been long since our last fight, but I still have a bad feeling about this... Do you think that Thalone is going to send more troops after us soon?
Siegbert: We know for sure that he has our parents under his thumb. It's only a matter of time until he decides that he's done fooling around with us. When that time comes, we have to be prepared.
Kanaya: I'm not looking forward to it at all... I hope this doesn't go too poorly for us...
Siegbert: I understand that you are all concerned, but we'll be fine. I know that we can power through this... However, I do get the feeling that something is coming as well.
Owen: I agree. We should prepare ourselves for battle. Something has to be coming our direction. It isn't like Thalone to leave us alone for this long. He has to be planning something for when we arrive.
Forrest: He has no shortage of foes to throw at us... The fact that he let us off after that last battle means that he must have something up his sleeve.
Timpani: It seems you were right to be suspicious... If you would kindly turn your attention to the area ahead of us, you can see what Thalone was planning.
(The group follows Timpani's advice, and a large number of soldiers can be seen ahead.)
Luna: Of course... And there are some familiar faces among them as well. Perhaps he thinks this will slow our steady advance.
Shigure: We'll simply have to prove him wrong then. Fighting our family has not stopped us before, and it won't halt our advance now either.
Kanaya: We can handle this... I'm sure of it! We'll be fine! We've come this far, and letting it get us down now would make all of our work amount to nothing.
Kana: If we fought against soldiers from the timeline where Hoshido won last time, I guess we'll have to battle those from Nohr this time around...
Siegbert: We can't let that stop us. The future is counting on us to find victory regardless of who we face off against here today.
Owen: I don't see any royals among them... We'll deal with them later, it seems.
Forrest: We have more than enough on our hands right now anyways. If we run into them later, then that's alright. We'll deal with that when it comes.
Timpani: I think that we've talked for long enough. I want to get this over with so that we can go and get rid of Thalone himself soon.
Luna: I'm inclined to agree with Timpani. The fight begins now!
(The battle begins. Your units are positioned at the bottom of the map in a crowded hallway inside the castle of Valla. The goal is to defeat all the bosses, consisting of Nohrian units from the first generation. The full list of these bosses is Laslow, Selena, Peri, Niles, Beruka, Mozu, Gunter, Anna, Benny, Felicia, Jakob, Flora, Arthur, and Effie. The bosses are scattered around the map with a few other enemies in between them. Jakob and Flora both appear twice, and they are paired up with each other. They share boss conversations between the different copies as well.)
(If Soleil initiates combat with Laslow, this dialogue plays out.)
Soleil: Hey there, Father... It's been a while since we saw each other, huh?
Laslow: Kill...
Soleil: I know that you're not the same person I once knew... But it's still hard.
Laslow: Die...
Soleil: You always told me to smile in the face of hardship, so... I hope this is a comforting last sight for you, Father.
(If Ophelia initiates combat with Laslow, this dialogue plays out.)
Ophelia: We might not have shared blood, but... I was glad to get to know you through my father before this started.
Laslow: Die before the great Anankos...
Ophelia: Ophelia Dusk bows to no god, and I will free you so that you do not have to either!
(If Timpani initiates combat with Laslow, this dialogue plays out.)
Timpani: Father always cared greatly about you... He wouldn't have wanted you to fall to this fate.
Laslow: You will perish...
Timpani: I'm afraid that I'll be surviving for today. However, I can free you from the control of another, and I will do so no matter what. For the sake of my father, I will succeed!
(If anyone else initiates combat with Laslow, this dialogue plays out.)
Laslow: You will die for the sake of the gods... You have no other options...!
(When Laslow is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Laslow: I... I am free... M-Mother... Forgive me for not... Coming home... One last time... My final dance... Was with death... And not for you...
(If Soleil initiates combat with Selena, this dialogue plays out.)
Soleil: Hey there, Mother... I didn't think I would see you again in a place like this.
Selena: Die...
Soleil: You don't need to be so harsh... I'll do what I have to in order to help you... Don't hate me too much for this, okay?
(If Ophelia initiates combat with Selena, this dialogue plays out.)
Ophelia: My father always valued your company so much... I remember countless days spent with you... My unofficial aunt.
Selena: Family ties mean nothing...
Ophelia: I'll do what I must in order to save you... The incredible Ophelia Dusk will bring you salvation!
(If Timpani initiates combat with Selena, this dialogue plays out.)
Timpani: It's strange to think of how much has changed so quickly... I never would have imagined fighting against you once upon a time, but things have changed, I'm afraid.
Selena: You must die...
Timpani: No... I can't let that happen when we're so close. I'm sorry for what is about to happen, but... I know it's for the best.
(If anyone else initiates combat with Selena, this dialogue plays out.)
Selena: Anankos will purge you from this land...
(When Selena is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Selena: Why do I have to die here...? Y... Ylisse...
(If Nina initiates combat with Peri, this dialogue plays out.)
Nina: You always told me your stories of war, Mother... And I hoped that I would never have to endure what you did.
Peri: You must die... You will perish...
Nina: Enough of that. I know you don't mean it. You wouldn't wish this fighting on anyone, much less your daughter... And I wouldn't wish it on you either, which is why I have to do this.
(If anyone else initiates combat with Peri, this dialogue plays out.)
Peri: The blood will turn red when it is stained with your blood...
(When Peri is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Peri: I... Death has finally found me... I... I'm sorry...
(If Nina initiates combat with Niles, this dialogue plays out.)
Nina: Here I thought you would never let anybody control you... Always a wild card. It seems I was wrong.
Niles: This is my choice...
Nina: You have never told a more obvious lie. How insufferable. How about we get this out of the way? I'm sure you have other business to take care of in the afterlife, and I don't want to be the one to keep you.
(If anyone else initiates combat with Niles, this dialogue plays out.)
Niles: You have no way to escape... Death is inevitable...
(When Niles is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Niles: Hm... At last, I die... I just wish... It wasn't here... Then again... What right does a rogue have... To choose...?
(If Luna initiates combat with Beruka, this dialogue plays out.)
Luna: You always looked after me and did all that you could to teach me your craft... In a twisted way, this is how it best ends. You killed the one who taught you... And so the cycle continues.
Beruka: ...
Luna: Even now, you're not much of a talker... I'm not surprised. Some things remain the same even to the bitter end... Such as my loyalty to you. Perhaps that's the real reason I'm doing this now. My sincere apologies that it has to be this way.
(If anyone else initiates combat with Beruka, this dialogue plays out.)
Beruka: You must die...
(When Beruka is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Beruka: I thought it would be sooner than this... But the time has come... To move on...
(If Jasper initiates combat with Mozu, this dialogue plays out.)
Jasper: I... I don't know what I can say at this point. I know it's justified, but that doesn't make it any easier.
Mozu: You... You stand in his way...
Jasper: Hey, you unholy abomination. Stop using my mother's mouth to speak to me. Come out and do it yourself, coward... If you refuse, I'll take it into my own hands.
(If anyone initiates combat with Mozu, this dialogue plays out.)
Mozu: You will not defeat us... Anankos will find victory...
(When Mozu is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Mozu: I... Is this what death feels like...? It's... Colder... Than I imagined...
(If anyone initiates combat with Gunter, this dialogue plays out.)
Gunter: In the name of the lost god, you will die...
(When Gunter is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Gunter: Death... I don't know what I expected, but... This is it...
(If anyone initiates combat with Anna, this dialogue plays out.)
Anna: You have no option here... You must die...
(When Anna is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Anna: This... This wasn't part of the plan...
(If Ignatius initiates combat with Benny, this dialogue plays out.)
Ignatius: I-I wish it wasn't like this... But I'm not as weak as I once was. I know I have to do this.
Benny: You don't have to... You can still join him...
Ignatius: That was never an option in the first place. There are people I want to save, and I can't do that at his side. I-I'm sorry about this...
(If anyone else initiates combat with Benny, this dialogue plays out.)
Benny: Anankos will wipe out you all... It's only a matter of time...
(When Benny is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Benny: Defeat is oddly... Peaceful... May the gods welcome me despite my sins...
(If Ignatius initiates combat with Felicia, this dialogue plays out.)
Ignatius: I wish we didn't have to fight each other... Even if I know there isn't another option, it hurts.
Felicia: I will win today...
Ignatius: I can't let that happen, and... I ask that you forgive me for it. I don't want to hurt you, but... But...
(If Brand initiates combat with Felicia, this dialogue plays out.)
Brand: I know you aren't the mother I grew up with... I know that, but why does it still hurt?
Felicia: Suffer...
Brand: You wouldn't ever say that to me... It's not like you... That's why I have to do this, even if I wish things could be different.
(If anyone else initiates combat with Felicia, this dialogue plays out.)
Felicia: Be vanquished from this world...
(When Felicia is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Felicia: I-I'm free... Finally... I-I'm sorry...
(If Dwyer initiates combat with Jakob, this dialogue plays out.)
Dwyer: There are two of you... One of you raised me while the other is from a different timeline... I can't tell the difference, and that might be best. It'll make this easier.
Jakob: You will never defeat me...
Dwyer: Good to know some things never change... Let's finish this already, Father.
(If anyone else initiates combat with Jakob, this dialogue plays out.)
Jakob: I won't let you succeed...
(When Jakob is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Jakob: I didn't expect... To fall here...
(If Dwyer initiates combat with Flora, this dialogue plays out.)
Dwyer: I'm not sure if you're really my mother... One of you has to be, but I don't know which one.
Flora: Die...
Dwyer: Let's get this over with. I don't want to think about this anymore.
(If anyone else initiates combat with Flora, this dialogue plays out.)
Flora: I will defeat you... No matter what...
(When Flora is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Flora: At last, this nightmare ends... Even in death... I am happy...
(If Percy initiates combat with Arthur, this dialogue plays out.)
Percy: You taught me all about justice and what's right... I doubt you would agree with what you're doing.
Arthur: I will prevail...
Percy: No... Justice will succeed, and I am the one on its side today. For the sake of your teachings, I must win!
(If anyone else initiates combat with Arthur, this dialogue plays out.)
Arthur: I'll smite you here and now...
(When Arthur is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Arthur: Thank you... For saving me...
(If Percy initiates combat with Effie, this dialogue plays out.)
Percy: I didn't want to have to do this, but I don't have a choice. I wish things could be different, but the future asks me to do this.
Effie: Perish...
Percy: I can't do that... Don't be too mad, alright?
(If anyone else initiates combat with Effie, this dialogue plays out.)
Effie: You will fall here today...
(When Effie is defeated, this dialogue plays out.)
Effie: It seems... I'm not as invincible... As I thought...
(After the battle ends, Shigure, Kana, Kanaya, Siegbert, Owen, Forrest, Timpani, and Luna stand at the center of what was a battlefield a short few minutes earlier. Luna looks down at the spot where Beruka died silently, and Forrest approaches her. He places a hand on her shoulder with hopes of comforting her.)
Forrest: Um... Luna? I'm sorry about what happened.
Luna: You don't need to apologize. We had no choice.
Forrest: Still, I must apologize that you must endure such a thing.
Luna: It's fine. Beruka would have wanted me to do what was right.
Forrest: Beruka... You still do not call her your mother?
Luna: ...I have no reason to.
Forrest: But--
Luna: We need to talk. Before the next battle, we need to talk about something. There's something I need to tell you, and it's incredibly important.
Forrest: I... I suppose that it wouldn't hurt... You seem to think that it's crucial to discuss, so I will gladly accept.
Luna: Thanks.
Forrest: What is it about?
Luna: We can talk about it later. For now, let's keep going.
Shigure: We're getting closer... There aren't many familiar soldiers that he can throw at us at this point, so we should be prepared for the final battle sooner rather than later.
Siegbert: It's hard to imagine that it can get worse than it already has... Still, perseverance is key, and we can't stop now.
Owen: We'll see success soon enough. This is all building up to the coming victory.
Timpani: But until then, we'll do what we must. I'm sure they understand.
Kanaya: They have to get it... Right?
Kana: I'm sure they do... In their own special ways.
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