Episode 31

Darkened Justice

This happens after Episode 30.

In Dark Magic Research Tower.
	Mercure: So, Colt's finally left, huh?
	Platton: Of course, it was the Captain's call. Colt's surprisingly obedient to the Captain.
	Mercure: ....And yet she acts like she answers to no one. Ah, right. I have good news. My test subjects has finally started adapting to the power.
	Platton: Test subject? ... Don't tell me it's-
	Mercure: Yes! The one that was living in hiding in that odd place.
	Platton: * Sigh* I specifically told you not to, and yet you went ahead and did it anyway?
	Mercure: You have no right to get between me and my experiments! That was one of my conditions for us working together, was it now?
	Platton: Refraining from doing unnecessary things just for the sake of satiating curiosity was also one of those conditions, if you recall.
	Mercure: Did you just dare to call my experiment unnecessary? Ohh, you just wait and see. When you finally gaze upon my masterpiece, you'll bow down before me in awe.
	Platton: You're beyond absurd. How can you possibly call something a masterpiece if you had to merciless sacrifice someone for it...? Besides, we're still unsure of his abilities and mental strength. What do you intend to do if something terrible happens?
	Mercure: Just a small price to pay for the greater good. I thought you were aware of our goal - more so than anyone else, in fact. But perhaps I thought wrong... I'm telling you! This experiment was a complete success!
	Platton: Just a small price'...? Seriously, I don't know where you get the confidence to say such a-
	Mercure: Are you really still upset that I did it without telling you? come on already. Look priest. The captain condoned it, and the experiment was successful. What more do you need? Dellons himself said my masterpiece will be great help and suggested that I test it.
	Platton: ....Suit yourself. You're free to think what you want.
	Mercure: Just sit tight and recite the words of the Goddess or whatever, like the devout priest you are. You'll see something amazing soon enough. I'll go for a walk until everyone shows up.
Mercure leaves the room.
	Platton: Just as I thought...None of this bodes well. Him, this situation....everything...
In Heaven's Staircase.
	Mercure: What the hell you doing here?
	Dellons: Just dropping by to check on things. So, I assume our honorable priest wasn't too happy today either, eh?
	Mercure: We both knew he would react that way. Nothing surprising.
	Dellons: He won't be able to get in our way that easily. This Captain of yours will be his obstacle.
	Mercure: How can you be so sure?
	Dellons: ... You still haven't noticed? Well, I don't suppose you need to now such a trivial matter.
	Mercure: You know, you always talk like you know everything, and always end up being right. I wonder how your prophecy will turn out this time. You'd made a fascinating test subject...
	Dellons: Ha! It'll be several millennia before that will ever happen. Just keep an eye on the one you have for now. Did you make sure to hypnotize it properly?
	Mercure: Of course. There's nothing I can't manage. He did put up a good fight to resist, but he became tame as soon as I mentioned Power of Destruction like you suggested. To my surprise, it seemed like he was quite adapt at handling the Fragments of Destruction.
	Dellons: That's great, but a new hound is inexperienced and very much in need of some practice. Soon, this place will be consumed in the rampage of the curse. It'll be a perfect place to practice hunting, don't you think? If you can prove yourself with this, then I'll find an even bigger hunting ground for you.
	Mercure: Well, you better start finding one now. This experiment was a complete success.
	Dellons: ....You are overly confident.
	Mercure: What?
	Dellons: No, that confidence...It's not all bad, I suppose. l.
	Mercure: ...I hate that smirk of yours. Let me ask you this. Why did you choose him as my test subject?
	Dellons: That's fairly obvious. He's gotten his hands on the Power of Destruction and knows what it is. And even now he still has regrets about the past.
	Mercure: Intriguing. So we're using his regret to our advantage.
	Dellons: The stronger his regret is, the better result you can expect out of him. Even as his memory becomes troubled, he wont be free of the subconscious obsession he has.
Outside of Dark Magic Research Tower.
	Silvesta: Long ago, the Power of Destruction threatened the world, and I believed I was the only one who could stop it. But my naive sense of justice couldn't stop the destruction and I had to disappear.
	Silvesta: Much time has passed since then, and the calamity I failed to stop is attempting to continue its cycle of misery. The new dark magic has granted me a chance for my atonement. I have to appear once more. I must purify all things with my hands. It's..not enough.... I must gather..all the Power of Destruction... I must purify...for my atonement.... It will be different from last time. As a complete vessel..For sure this time....I will eradicate everything...with my own hands.....