Fate in Haze Spoilers  

The following are transcripts and video for the Wings of the Goddess mission WG26 - Fate in Haze. You can view this cutscene at the bard Zidalf at H-8 in Southern San d'Oria (S).

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Cast

Southern San d'Oria (S)

Raustigne: Ah, greetings, Thayos. Glad am I to see you returned unscathed.

Raustigne: Sir Ragelise awaits within. Please come with me, if you will.

Lilisette: Rum... Sir Ragelise...

Lilisette: Please forgive us. We... we failed to rescue Portia.

Lilisette: Well, that's a half-truth of sorts, to be honest. She was deceived and willingly --

Ragelise: Beg your pardons, but have we met?

Lilisette: What?

Ragelise: Your outfit tells me you're a dancer from Troupe Mayakov, though I must confess, I do not recall having had the pleasure of seeing you on stage.

Lilisette: !?

Ragelise: With regards to Portia, Sir Vestillet came and briefed me on the situation but a moment ago.

Ragelise: On behalf of the Royal Knights, I apologize that a civilian has been put in harm's way. On my honor, I swear I shall not rest until she is safely returned to within the Kingdom's walls.

Lilisette: No...

Lilisette runs outside, and you chase her. You find her sitting beneath a tree, alone.

Lilisette: ...

Lilisette: Thayos...

Lilisette: Even Father... ... has forgotten about me.

Lilisette: What's going to happen?

Lilisette: The future we came from... ... is it really going to disappear?

Cait Sith: Should things continue as they are, your future is grim indeed.

Cait Sith: The enemy always seems to be one step ahead of us. Have the upper hand.

Cait Sith: Unless the tides can be turned, and soon, your very existence is at stake.

Lilisette: ...

Lilisette: But what can we do? I've tried so hard... ... yet nothing seems to change.

Lilisette: Is it because I'm... too weak?

Lilisette: Would we stand a chance of winning... ... if I were stronger and more grown-up... like that Lady Lilith?

Meanwhile, in the chateau...

???: I understand you'll strike for Valdeaunia, sir.

Ragelise: Aye.

Ragelise: A battle of colossal proportion is set to be joined in Xarcabard. I will take to the field with the Ironcrest Hawks.

???: If I may venture to speculate your true objective, sir...

Ragelise: ...?

???: Portia -- your wish is to rescue her, is it not?

Ragelise: I... No. My duty is to serve the Kingdom.

???: So all other concerns -- Portia's welfare include -- are relegated to secondary status.

???: Precious little good though it may do, sir, you have my sympathy.

Ragelise: It... cannot be helped.

???: If I could again be forgiven my audacity, are you certain this is how you wish things to be?

???: Let us suppose that the Allied Forces triumphed over the beastmen.

???: But victory came at a price most dear: the life of your beloved. Would a future bereft of her tender presence hold any meaning?

???: Thoughts such as these are racing through your mind, I'm sure.

Ragelise: ...

???: Far be it from my station to advise you, sir, but is it not time you became true to your feelings?

Ragelise: But, I...

???: 'Tis not an easy decision to make, choosing between love and duty. If I could be permitted to speak but once more, I've one final suggestion to offer...

Cait Sith: Pull yourself together, lass. Now isn't the time to be sulking. Crying into your knees.

Lilisette: ...

Cait Sith: Remember always that you are the chosen ones! The Champions of the Dawn!

Cait Sith: Hand-picked out of obscurity by my noble kin and I!

Cait Sith: Have faith in who you are and take pride in what you do, for numerous are those who rely upon you! Isn't that right, PLAYERNAME?

Lilisette: But... but...

Cait Sith: (Go on, PLAYERNAME! Say something else to cheer her up! Append a few words!)

Lilisette: Thank you, PLAYERNAME. I'm feeling a little better now.

Lilisette: Just the knowledge that I'm not alone... that you're with me gives me heart. I'll stay strong from now on. I promise!

Lilisette: Cait Sith. You said that two futures are in contention for survival. What must we do to ensure the continued existence of our own?

Cait Sith: Wh-what? You're asking me? Um, ah... infinite possibilities... ... unaccountable factors... ...

Lilisette: Are you really a servant of the Goddess? Your lack of solutions makes me wonder sometimes...

Lilisette: Come on, PLAYERNAME. We'll put our heads together and figure this out.

Lilisette: Let's begin by reviewing the knowledge we have so far on the enemy.

Lilisette: First of all, where did Lady Lilith and her lackeys come from?

Your answer: The Vana'diel of the Future.

Lilisette: And what kind of world is that?

Your answer: War has yet to end.

Lilisette: And PLAYERNAME, where do you think the key to victory lies?

Your answer: The Crystal War.

Lilisette: That's right. Their future is one where the Crystal War never ended.

Lilisette: Which means that at some point in the war is a decisive moment, a point of divergence from where the two futures branch out.

Cait Sith: Yes, yes. A sound assumption.

Cait Sith: Do you recall the glowing object rising towards the heavens when you had felled the band of demons at the glacier?

You have a flashback of defeating the demon, and seeing a small orb rise up from it.

Cait Sith: True to its mindless nature, Atomos is devouring the future indiscriminately.

Lilisette: So when we defeated the demons, a fragment of their future is devoured.... ?

Lilisette sees orbs rising up from Mayakov dancers standing nearby...

Cait Sith: It is as a game of chess, wherein two sides struggle for dominion with a limited number of pieces at their disposal.

Lilisette: Chess pieces...

Lilisette: Portia...

Cait Sith: It's becoming clear to me now. Making sense. With Portia in their grasp, they intend to execute the next move...

Lilisette: ...At the Battle of Xarcabard!

Cait Sith: It's highly likely that some movement on their part can be observed there. New developments.

Lilisette: Then this is what we must do.

Lilisette: We takek back Portia and all of our chess pieces -- for in doing so, we reclaim our future.

Cait Sith: And to prevent any more of your future from being devoured, we must reduce the tears of suffering. Put an end to the Crystal War.

Lilisette: That woman...

Lilisette: She called Portia... "Mother."

Cait Sith: That she did. So she said.

Lilisette: ...

Lilisette: Well, she's gravely mistaken if she thinks she can keep Portia.

Liliestte: I'll bring her back... whatever it takes!

Xarcabard (S)

Lady Lilith is on a magical platform floating toward Castle Zvahl, accompanied by a spitewarden of each race.

Lady Lilith: The hour of reckoning is nigh.

Lady Lilith: Spitewardens. Make ready for war.

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