Nolan, Falconer and Juni wake up in a strange place, where colors blend in unusual ways, where memories are playing on their surroundings, an ostrich passes them by…
Nolan: Where are we?
Juni: I don’t care…I BLAME YOU
Juni resumes her relentless assault against Nolan
As she puts her punches into Nolan’s face, he just watches as she brutally assaults him
Falconer: Guys…stop this….
Nolan gives up and lets Juni continue to pummel him, Falconer begins to cry
Falconer: Juni…are you even the person I knew
Juni: …, I must continue…or what…what will I have left….
Nolan: I already have nothing left…Edera was the brightest star in my sky
Juni gives up her assault
Juni: You…can’...just say that to me…
Nolan: My world feels cold and empty without her, since she’s the reason my world still revolves…
Falconer: I’m sorry to hear that
Nolan: But it’s the same with you, isn’t it?
Falconer: What do you mean
Nolan: Hyane was why you stuck around in your guild so long, he gave you a reason to live.
Falconer: Uh…
Nolan: Now that he’s gone, you have no idea what to do with your life as he’s no longer at your side..
Juni: Falconer…
Nolan: You want to say things you wanted him to hear, you wanted him to hear those things, to feel how you feel, you can’t go on knowing that he won’t ever be in your life again, it’s the dark pit that goes to swallow you whole…
Falconer: That’s correct…I can’t…go back…
Nolan: And, Juni, I bet you feel the same way…
Juni: I-
Nolan: Zaylee and Hyane provided a kind of sense of purpose for your life, now they are gone from your life, you’ve got no one else but Falconer who gets you, the real you
Juni: That’s…
Nolan: Watching Zaylee get her chest punched through provided you with so much despair, it felt like a black hole appeared and swallowed your soul
Juni: I had so much of my life I wanted to spend with her…only for that monster to come and rip our future right out of our hands….
Nolan: You can’t bear the thought of moving on with your life without that person you love
Juni: I-
Nolan: I feel the same way about Edera and how I wanted to give up the Guild Life and start a new life with her, put all the pain and the past behind us, I wanted a life where I could really move on…but the world is cruel..and keeps trying to rip my life to shreds…
Falconer: I believe that even though you caused the person I cherished the most so much agony, that you deserve to be happy, just like everyone else…it’s because…I forgive you for everything that has happened…
Juni: I use everyone else as a scapegoat for my actions because I feel like it’s the only way I can fight back against a world…my breakdown earlier was to stop you from going to fight The Buzzard, I thought if we could just turn back, that everything would be ok in the end…
Falconer: Juni…you should have known you weren’t alone in the pain…but we still have a duty..we can’t run away from a fight as long as we live this life…we have to bear the pain and continue to fight..
Nolan: Everyone in our life that we lost has meaning, because we’re meant to carry their memory with us anywhere we go…
Nolan begins crying
Nolan: Edera would want me to see the world for all the beauty rather then all the pain it’s caused me…even though I want to fall through the world and see her again…but I know she would yell at me for it
Falconer: Hyane told me to enjoy life and help protect the smiles and joys…protect those fleeting memories…
Juni: Zaylee shined bright even though her true power was so far away…but I’m right here…and I can shine brighter than every star in the sky…
Falconer: I believe that…she’d love you to shine…
Nolan: I can’t ever give up on living…because Edera used to say that life was the greatest gift we got, she’d told me to get out of my own misery if she saw me like this…
Nolan’s tears begin drying
Nolan: And in this situation…Edera would ask how we’d get out of this place…
Falconer’s Falcon flies down…
The Falcon: Hello
Juni: You can talk?
The Falcon: Here I can, you are in a collective dream...where I’ve brought you three together because it seemed like you need a moment…
Falconer: The token has that power
The Falcon: Indeed…
Nolan: So how do we wake up…
The Falcon: Oh go into the big blue void over there…
Falconer: Hehe, thanks
The Falcon: No problem…
Falconer: Anywhere…we go…we’ll be together…
The Falcon: I know…and maybe…you need something else aside from my help
Juni: Wait what
The Falcon: Don’t move
The Falcon flies into Falconer’s body
Falconer: I think…it’s a part of me now…
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Juni: More than it was…
Nolan: So you and The Falcon are one and the same now…
Falconer: That’s right…
Nolan: So…let’s wake up…we have no business still being here…there are people who need our help…
Juni: Zaylee would want us to get out there…and go…
Falconer: Then what are we waiting for…
Falconer, Juni and nolan jump into the big blue void and wake up on the backs of really big eagles…
Falconer: Huh
The Detective: Oh hey you guys are awake…
Juni: Why are we on big massive birds circling the city…
Nest: Wanted to keep on eye on things while keeping you lot safe in case The Buzzard came back…
Nolan: So that explains why we’re so high up
The Detective: The Astral Energies seem to have been amplified a significant amount, as I can see it flood the streets from up here…
Nolan: Let’s get low
The Eagles descend into the streets as people are getting stuck in the now fluid Astral energies
Nolan: Part of this guild is rescuing people…
Nolan, Falconer and Juni jump off of the eagles…
Nest: Wait, I’m coming with you
The Detective: As will I
Nest jumps off The Eagle as well. Nolan and Juni join your party
Begin helping people out of their predicaments
When you’ve saved 5 people…
Nest: This feels good…
The Detective: Maybe guild life would be for you…
Nolan: Maybe it would…we need more people passionate about saving people
Nest: I believe…I could really bring something to the tabel
Resume
When you’ve saved 10 people
Grateful Citizen: Thanks for everything…
Juni: When we work together…we can really accomplish things huh…
Nolan: I think the most powerful weapon we have is each other…
Falconer: He’s right…
Resume
When you’ve saved 15 people
The Detective: I wonder if this city has the same level of togetherness in times of crisis
Nest: I don’t think it matters where your from, people band together in times of trouble no matter what…it’s human nature to help each other…
Juni: I believe that’s pretty amazing
Nolan: It is…
Resume
When you’ve saved 20 people
Nolan: So what now…I don’t see anyone else
Falconer: Well I think I know what’s next…
Juni: The Buzzard
Suddenly, a dark cloud reappears, but it’s shaky and unstable, The Buzzard reappears but he has wings growing out of him and talon like feet
Buzzard: Why hello there…the rest of you got a death wish?
Juni: Yes…yours…
The Buzzard simply staggers back….as he begins to revert, the astral energy completely shrouds him
Buzzard: GRAAAH, I’M STILL NOT GONNA LOSE
The Buzzard reverts back into his true form…a massive black buzzard
Buzzard: I’ll kill ya like this
Nolan: No you won’t
Nolan fires off a powerful arrow that pierces the wing of The Buzzard, knocking him down
Buzzard: Grrrr
Falconer: This is where you meet the end of your rope
Falconer uses the astral energies around him and transforms into a massive falcon
Falconer: Let’s dance
Falconer picks up The Buzzard and flies away with him into the sky, The Buzzard escapes his grasp
Buzzard: I hate you so much, it powers me to kill you
Nest: Wait…I got an idea
Nest also surrounds herself with Astral Energy, transforming herself into a massive bird with other birds surrounding her, she flies into the sky to knock into The Buzzard
Falconer: How does a two on one sound
Buzzard: Sounds easy
Nest: Sounds fair
Fight against The Buzzard
When he’s at 75% health, another arrow from Nolan pieces his wing
Buzzard: You people tire me…
Nest: We’re finally gonna bring you down…
Falconer: Why don’t you accept defeat gracefully
Resume
When he’s at 50% health, the stars around them begin shifting
Buzzard: What is this?
Juni: Eat this ya big stupid bird
A massive ray of Aether hits The Buzzard in the face
Buzzard: AGH
Juni: Not so invincible now
Resume
When he’s at 25% health, another arrow and aether blast hit The Buzzard
Falconer: I’m tired of you and your whole deal
Buzzard: I’ll rip you apart, tear you to shreds and then feast on your remains…
Nest: We’ll see about that
Resume
When he’s at 10% health, the token shoots a powerful light through The Buzzard
Nest: EY
Buzzard: I’ll kill you…I’ll kill you all
Falconer: Uh, now that’s no way to act
Resume
When he’s finally defeated
Buzzard: Grrr…GRRR
Falconer: Hey Nest?
Nest: Yeah?
Falconer: I got an idea?
Nest: Yeah, what is it?
Falconer: Why don’t we give that old crone all our extra Astral Energy
Buzzard: What?
Nest: Oh good idea
Buzzard: NO WAIT-
The Buzzard is blasted by Nest and Falconer and as they fall down to Earth, the excess Astral energy they unleash evaporates The Buzzard
Nest and Falconer’s fall is broken by Nest’s bird friends cushioning their fall as they bring them back down to the rest of the party
Nest: So…what now
The Astral Energy previous flooding the streets floats back into the sky
Nolan: I think…I need a minute…to process everything that happened today…
Falconer: Who could blame you for that…
Juni: I’m so terrified of what happens next…
Falconer: I genuinely don’t know what’s next
Nolan: I know what I’m going to do…
Juni: And what is that?
Nolan: I’m going to leave and head off into the great world beyond…
Nest: Why would you do that?
Nolan: Edera wanted to see the world…and now…I can see it for her…and all the hopes and dreams of the people there…
Juni: And that’s the ending you choose for yourself…
Nolan: I want to see the world too..I just wanted to do it with her…but I can do it by myself as well…
The Detective: It’s clearly something that sounds exciting…
Nolan: I think we’ll meet again…but after I’m wiser and more learned…
Juni: Jumping right in huh…
Nolan: And what about the rest of you?
The Detective: I’m going to keep investigating the paranormal from right here, there’s gonna be a lot of chaos now and I gotta stay and help
Nest: I think I will join The Neighborhood Watch
Nolan: What!
Nest: I want to help people…and I think that would be a great way to do so
Nolan: You’d be one hell of a member for them to have…
Nest: But if the Century Corps ever needed my help, I’d be there in a heartbeat!
Nolan: Juni and Falconer…what do you two want to do?
Juni: What do I want to do…
Falconer: I know what…but first…I have to go back home…
Juni: Why…
Falconer: I can’t just leave my armor here
Juni: What? Are you suggesting what I think you’re suggesting?
Falconer: We deserve a form of peace don’t we…
Nolan: Well…those are your choices to make…but best of luck in whatever you do
Nolan leaves the party and disappears into the woods…