Did... did Avery just call over more spirits?
Was that screaming some kind of fucked up last-minute distress signal or something? And does it mean that this many spirits were hiding around for back up all along?
Fuck, has Avery just been LYING this whole time, since the very start?
If not, then...
What in the world is this murderous trap!?
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...H-HUH?
WHY... why...
W...h...y... is EVERYONE... h-here!?
Nino: Steel yourself.
WHY? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
A-ANSWER ME, PROXY!
Clearly, it's too late to dosh out second chances now.
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They're treating you like an afterthought, an unimportant variable.
Instead, they're all rushing towards...
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- Nino: Mei!!!
- Meimona: Ah...!
Damn you, PROXY...!
You... you USED me!?
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I-I-I WON'T F-F-FORGIVE YOU!
This is NOT happening again.
This time, you absolutely can't fail.
You will NOT lose her again.
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You have to make it in time, please!
But even if you get there, what can you even do?
How in the world are you going to protect her from multiple attacks coming in all directions at once!?
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Then... then...
Avery?: Who are you even fighting for?
I didn't... want to be the VILLAIN!
This... this is NOT who I am...
You TRICKED me, you USED ME!
But, I, I...
Am I really this POWERLESS now!?
So POWERLESS, I can't even MAKE them STOP!?
You wasted so much of your energy over a simple illusion...
Of course your existence means so little now.
Surely, you realize you're in no position to make demands either, no?
There is nothing you can do.
Nino: You're dealing with something that seems overwhelming, but you shouldn't give up. Your ability responded once before, keep on using it and overcome this challenge.
After all, you can always try again later.
And next time,
Don't break any more promises.
I'll break you again,
just like this.
Nino: This body can handle anything, right?
NOOO...!!!
Nino: Fortify.
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"It was darker than night, brighter than day, unlike sunset or sunrise, unlike anything we'd ever seen before."
"And I swear, in that moment, I felt the presence of something."
"It covered the whole world with a shade so great, so overwhelming that, without realizing it, my knees gave out on their own."
"It didn't gaze at anyone in particular."
"It sat there for what felt like eons, just waiting, in silence."
"And then, in the blink of an eye..."
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"We were back to that brutal battlefield, like nothing had happened."
"And when I looked up..."
"The walls of an impenetrable cage, what we came to call a 'barrier', had suddenly manifested."