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The Tower of Rem was filled with countless replicas. We also saw Noir, from the Dark Wings--which means Jeremy must be here too!
Noir asked us to stop Jeremy. Of course we will. We won't let him die!
But the door to the elevator leading to the top of the tower closed on us. We'll have to climb the stairs instead.
We managed to use energy from golems and make it onto the elevator. There we found the replica of Mary, Christian's sister, who said that the replicas were waiting at the top of the tower for Lahari to save them. And we found out that Jeremy had asked them to sacrifice themselves. He really is serious about this...
Just then, Camire flew in and attacked, saying he had come to destroy the replicas at Lahari's order. We fought Camire to protect the replicas, and defeated him. Camire's last words before his machine exploded were that Mohs had forsaken the replicas.
The replicas seemed to fall into despair at learning that they no longer had a place on Eldrant.
Then Jeremy arrived, to prod the replicas into making a decision. We tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen, and he descended in the elevator, saying he would wait for the replicas to make their choice.
We can't let him go like this. Let's go after Jeremy and convince him to stop!
The Dark Wings were waiting for us at the entrance of the Tower of Rem, and they told us that Jeremy had gone to Daath. Then we'll just have to follow him there.
When we reached Daath, the summit had already begun. Apparently Jeremy had shown up as well, and left a letter saying that he would work with the replicas to eliminate the miasma and asking that the replicas be given shelter if he succeeded. He then left for the Sephiroth in Mt. Zaleho to look for the jewel of Sol. We told them the truth about Jeremy's plan--that he was going to die in order to get rid of the miasma.
I was sure the three leaders wouldn't permit such a thing, but they only stood silently. They can't believe that letting Jeremy die, even to clear out the miasma, is a good thing?!
But when Emrls spoke the alternative, I realized that that was probably the best way, the only way. The three leaders must have been thinking the same way as well.
I'm the one that has to die, not Jeremy. I'm a replica, and Asch is the original, after all. If one of us has to disappear, it obviously ought to be me, the defective one. They told me to think about it, but I doubt there's much to think over. They've probably already reached their decision. So this is the future that Sion saw...
Everybody except Emrls tried to stop me, but I've already made my decision. I mean, I don't really want to die, but this is the only way, so I don't have a choice, do I...
To be honest...I'd be happier if Jeremy died instead of me. That's how much I want to stay alive...but that's not an option we have.
I guess it's time to go and inform everyone of my choice...
But on the way back, I ran into Jeremy. He told me to look for the Jewel of Sol myself because he was going to disappear. So I told him that I'd die to neutralize the miasma instead.
We got into an argument. It must have sounded stupid... Neither of us want to die, and yet both of us were saying we'd die in the other's place. Eventually Emrls broke us up, and Jeremy headed for the Tower of Rem again, ignoring my words. I returned to the chapel to inform the leaders of my decision.
The leaders accepted my resolution. Vyers said that there had once been a mining town near where the Tower of Rem is, so if I do succeed in my plan, it will end up fulfilling Crystal's Score, that Score foretelling prosperity-- I'll die in a mining town, taking thousands of people with me.
It seems that all the other issues raised at the summit were resolved: a three-way alliance, the stopping of the Planet Storm, and an attack on Eldrant. All were accepted. The only thing left is for me to eliminate the miasma.
...Let's go to the Tower of Rem.
Foxraikov · Wed Jun 06, 2007 @ 02:06pm · 0 Comments |
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