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Byleth, Rhea, Claude enter the scene
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Rhea
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I am happy to see you two...
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Claude
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Sorry to interrupt your rest.
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Claude
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But there are some things that we absolutely must ask you.
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Rhea
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It seems I do not have much time left. I do not intend to hide anything any longer.
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Claude
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Rhea... I have to ask. You're the Immaculate One, aren't you?
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Claude
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If what I'm thinking is correct, that's what the children of the goddess is referring to. In other words, you—
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Rhea
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I am the last child of the progenitor god.
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Rhea
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A long time ago, the progenitor god came from somewhere far away and descended upon this continent.
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Rhea
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She changed her form to resemble that of a human, and gave her own blood to birth her children.
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Rhea
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The progenitor god and her children shared knowledge and skills with the people of the land. Together, they built a prosperous civilization.
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Rhea
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But the humans turned their backs on the teachings of the progenitor god and engaged in senseless wars.
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Rhea
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Eventually people began to think of themselves as gods and challenged the progenitor god herself to battle.
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Rhea
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The land was scorched in the war that ensued and the majority of humans were annihilated.
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Rhea
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I believe that those who slither in the dark are the descendants of those who retreated beneath the ground during that time.
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Claude
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So they had been waiting all that time for their chance at revenge...
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Rhea
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It took the progenitor god an astonishing amount of time to revive the ravaged world.
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Rhea
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But eventually, the continent found peace again, and the progenitor god, having fulfilled her duty, fell into a long slumber in the Holy Tomb.
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Rhea
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The children who stayed behind built a settlement in Zanado to protect the Holy Tomb as they quietly lived out their lives.
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Rhea
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But then...Nemesis appeared, bringing tragedy along with him.
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Rhea
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Even now I cannot forget the sight...of that massive canyon, painted red with blood...
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Rhea
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I was never able to forgive those who proudly wielded weapons crafted from the corpses of my brethren.
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Rhea
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I was the only survivor of Zanado, and all I could do was wander across Fódlan clinging to my desperate desire for revenge.
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Rhea
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I called myself Seiros, fostered the founding of the Empire, and prepared to oppose Nemesis and his followers.
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Claude
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Unbelievable...
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Rhea
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I put Zanado behind me to gather the remaining children who were scattered across Fódlan...
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Rhea
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Finally, we killed Nemesis on the Tailtean Plains, and I took back the Sword of the Creator.
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Claude
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Let me get this straight... Saint Seiros...is you?! You're kidding me, right?
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Knight of Seiros enters the scene
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Knight of Seiros
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Professor. Claude. There's something you need to hear right away...
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Rhea
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If you have something to report, do so at once. There is no need to let my presence worry you.
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Knight of Seiros
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As you wish... We're receiving a constant stream of express messengers from cities to the east.
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Knight of Seiros
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They claim that an unidentified military force is attacking and that there have already been a large number of casualties.
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Claude
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What?!
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Knight of Seiros
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The reports indicate that the cities and towns along the East Gronder Thoroughfare in the old Hrym territory have already been destroyed.
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Knight of Seiros
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Some villages were razed completely, leaving no survivors...
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Claude
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Damn it! Did they come from Shambhala? Could it be that there were some remnants of that wicked group hiding there?
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Knight of Seiros enters the scene
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Hilda enters the scene
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Knight of Seiros
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I have a report! The unidentified military force has crossed the Great Bridge of Myrddin!
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Knight of Seiros
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Alliance forces met them in battle, but it seems they have already broken through!
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Claude
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They've already made it so far. Is Count Gloucester unharmed?
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Hilda
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The count is fine, but apparently my brother joined with reinforcements and was gravely injured...
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Claude
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You mean to tell me they easily got past a general as skilled as Holst?
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Hilda
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They say the enemy general has a weapon that resembles the Sword of the Creator. Even my brother was powerless to stop him...
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The Sword of the Creator?
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Claude
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That's not possible...
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Knight of Seiros
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The enemy forces are flying a banner bearing the Crest of Flames as they continue their march west along the Airmid River.
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Rhea
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Knight of Seiros
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We believe they're marching toward Garreg Mach. We are preparing to meet them in battle.
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Rhea
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A weapon that resembles the Sword of the Creator... and banner bearing the Crest of Flames...
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Rhea
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There is only one explanation. The one leading the enemy force...is Nemesis himself.
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Claude
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Nemesis? That Nemesis? Do you really think the ancient King of Liberation has been brought back to life?
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Rhea
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Perhaps the seal was broken when Shambhala fell...
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Rhea
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An incredible power that we children cannot hope to match dwells within the blood of the progenitor god.
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Rhea
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Nemesis obtained that blood, so it would not surprise me if that were the case.
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Claude
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The blood of the progenitor god... That's right, he did take the remains from the Holy Tomb, didn't he...
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Rhea
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From the blood of the progenitor god, Sothis, he acquired the Crest of Flames. From her bones and heart, he crafted the Sword of the Creator.
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Claude
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The Sword of the Creator is made from her bones and heart?
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Rhea
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The heart of Sothis is the Crest Stone that was placed in the Sword of the Creator.
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Rhea
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The same is true of the Crests of the 10 Elites and the other Crest Stones... They were born of the blood and hearts of the progenitor god's children.
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Rhea
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Those who slither in the dark created them. Stole them. Sothis never gifted that power to the humans.
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Claude
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The Crests of the 10 Elites, the Crest Stones, and the Heroes' Relics... I can't believe those who slither in the dark made them all.
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Claude
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And after that, Nemesis used the Sword of the Creator to massacre all of the progenitor god's children in Zanado...
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Claude
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In other words, the citizens of Zanado were killed by weapons made from the remains of their brethren... How atrocious.
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Claude
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But I don't get it... The Sword of the Creator that Teach wields doesn't have a Crest Stone.
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Claude
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So how is Teach able to wield its full power?
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Rhea
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The Crest Stone of the progenitor god...dwells within your professor.
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Claude
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Rhea
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After I battled with Nemesis as Saint Seiros, I reclaimed the heart of Sothis.
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Rhea
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I wanted to use that heart to...to resurrect her.
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Rhea
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Even though I had to do some...questionable things to achieve that goal, I wished to see Sothis... my mother...once more.
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You placed her heart in me?
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Rhea
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Yes. I believed that if I could resurrect my mother, I could regain all that had been lost...
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Claude
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So...that's the truth of it.
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Rhea
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I suspected that your body housed the consciousness of Sothis.
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Rhea
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Those suspicions were correct. And yet, she merely gave you her power and vanished...
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Rhea
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My dearest wish did not come true... But you did inherit the power of the progenitor god.
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Rhea
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Now, you must use that power to defeat Nemesis once and for all.
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Rhea
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Fódlan's blood-stained history...must end.