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In these next ten battles, the fighting is punctuated by ominous thunder, but the enemies I face aren't all that much tougher (though, in the last couple battles, a couple of my weaker party members end up standing around not doing anything because they can only do chip damage and gain 1 EXP in exchange).
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The layouts for these battles feel kind of lazy and low effort. Given that it's a bonus dungeon the devs could have made some really interesting challenges here, but I'm pretty much just fighting every tier of enemy clumped together for easy pickings.
Marcia picks up a weapon upgrade for Karen.
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More end-game armor. I give it to Fam.
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Nice! Ophelia picked up an upgrade for herself.
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Finally, an interesting layout, and with very tanky enemies to boot. Even though they are super weak to lightning I can only defeat them at a rate of one per turn because they're so scattered.
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Ophelia picks up a weapon upgrade for T. T.
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One last armor upgrade, this time going to Ophelia.
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Seeing this unusual layout makes me all the more disappointed that so few battles had any sort of creativity to them.
Karen picks up a sword upgrade for Leon and I promptly forget that it exists.
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At the end of the battle, a cutscene plays out:
Lee-Ann: The storm has finally quieted...
Marcia: It's almost dawn.
Ralph: Looks like the last stop is just above us.
Ophelia: Yeah...and I can feel a terrible energy. I don't know what's waiting for us up there, but I'm sure it's not human.
Leon: Not human, huh...it's finally time [for the last battle].
Final Stage: Dawn
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Ralph: Doesn't look like there's anybody there.
T. T.: It's too dark to see clearly.
Lee-Ann: No, there's someone there.
Leon: But who...?
(The camera pans up as a dark silhouette comes into view.)
Leon: That...can't be....
Fam: No way...I saw [his corpse] with my own eyes...how is this possible?
(The light grows.)
Lee-Ann: Father!
(The music grows ominous as Avi raises his arms and summons several large demons.)
This is it. The final battle. I could go straight for Avi, but some of the demons have drops and I also don't want them alive to pester me. Still, I trigger the usual boss aggro dialogue to get it out of the way.
Lee-Ann: Father, stop! Don't you recognize me?
Avi: ......
Ophelia: Lee-Ann! He isn't your father any more! I can't believe that scumbag Baruk would leave behind something like this!
T. T.: I've heard something about this from my friends who know [more] magic [than I]...could this be the legendary "Crazed Warrior"?
Leon: What? But isn't that Avi--my father?
T. T.: They'd snatch the hearts of the living or the dead, then infuse unusually power into it, turning them into abnormal creatures with a terrifying curse. That's a "Crazed Warrior".
Fam: Isn't there some way we can save him!?
T. T.: He's already dead...now all we can do is release him from the agony of a fate worse than death.
Lee-Ann: No...father! Father!
(At this point there's a jump in the video because I had to edit out loading from the start of the turn. Dunno if it's the emulator being a derp or the game itself having problems, but if I keep it running too long the animations stop playing properly and the game also doesn't remove dead enemies from the field.)
Also, I forgot to highlight Avi's stats while playing the game, so here they are:
(Description: "Was given the title of the strongest warrior. However, he has since lost his conscience and become a killing machine that thirsts for blood.")
I slowly whittle away the minions and then surround Avi and beat his face in, giving the last hit to Brian.
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Lee-Ann: Father...father...father!
Avi: That voice...Lee-Ann...?
Lee-Ann: Father!?
Leon: Wonderful! He's still alive!?
T. T.: So he's returned to the way he was when alive...but, that means...
Ophelia: Indeed.
(Beat; the music changes)
Lee-Ann: Father...it's me. Big brother is here as well...
Avi: Leon...you...there?
Leon: I'm here, Father...
Avi: You call me father? Though I once abanonded you, you're still willing...?
Leon: Because of Lee-Ann, I was able to understand why Father dedicated himself to the monsters...so...
Avi: Forgive me...I can't make up for anything no matter how much I apologize...
Leon: Father, I....will also go to Turuk and work with Sir Helios to complete Father's dream of creating a country where men and monsters can live together. So, come with me, Father...
Avi: You...will? But, I don't think...you need my help...any more...I'm...already...
Leon: Father...
Avi: Please forgive this foolish father of yours...Lee-Ann...Leon...thank you...
Lee-Ann: Father!!
(The camera pans up and fades to black.)
And that's it for Farland Saga 1! Farland Saga 2 to begin sometime next week, hopefully.