-pg151- Retribution: Lost Children Pursuers -pg152- Beard Hey, get a hold of yourself. Woman That could be our son in there! Beard We don't know that! Jill's Dad Keh... -pg153- Crowd A-an army? Why are they here? More fighting? E-everyone, to the forest! Hurry! Priest Wait! There is no need to worry! Crowd Father Hobbes... Hobbes .....it can't be, not here.... Did someone see him? -pg155- Farneze Company halt! Forgive the rudeness of my compatriots. You are the Priest in character of this Parish... Hobbes It is my honor. I am known as Hobbes. -pg156- Farneze I have accepted a duty for divine authority before the Vatican. They have dispatched me to this land. I am the commander of the Knights of the Holy Iron Chains, Farneze. Hobbes Divine authority... And why these border lands? Farneze Forgive me, but it is connected to this matter. What has happened here? Hobbes Let us discuss that in the town church. I cannot speak before their grave. Farneze At ease, men! Help fill in the grave in shifts! Azan! Serpico! Go with me! Azan&Serpico Ah... Certainly, sir! Jill's Father ....... -pg157- Hobbes Elves and... The Black Swordsman. Serpico ......... Hobbes You may not believe me. I swear before god that every word is true. They are actually our children... Farneze Though it is certainly a surprise, I want to believe your story. Hobbes You do? Farneze The purpose of our visit to your lands is to determine what is truth and what is lie. -pg158- Farneze We... Are in pursuit of that Black Swordsman. Jill's Dad ....... Farneze You have not provided us with all the details, but... I think we already know. For a few years now, evil has been spreading like an epidemic in every place. And it seems it is always accompanied by many such reports. Hobbes Reports...? Farneze They describe the evil spirits that traditionally inhabit rivers, mountains, and the like. Hobbes ....... Farneze Those who have contacted the strangeness have been pouring into the Vatican in increasing numbers over the last two or three years. There were too many people for us to dismiss the rumors as unfounded, of course. The Vatican is dealing with this one step at a time. -pg159- Farneze There is but one thing common between all the reports we have received. And that... Is the Black Swordsman. Hobbes ......... Farneze We have been pursueing him, relying on the flow of those rumors. The scale of the carnage he leaves in his wake is astonishing. And... With this matter here... Whoever that man is... In truth, I cannot pretend that he does not make us uneasy. Or rather, this is no mere evil escaped criminal dogged by rumors... Or rather... -pg160- Farneze Or rather... This affects our very faith. And we take his existance very seriously. Jill's Dad .......... Hobbes I see. I do not fully understand the matter, but it seems you have sufficient reason to move again that man. I did not meet the man myself, so am uncertain as to his appearance. Furthermore, I am too frail to face the Black Swordsman. I am told he has gone into the Misty Valley, an exceedingly dangerous place. And most of the townsmen are hard at work restoring the town's defenses. Prehaps one of them will be able to lead you, but I have no idea who... Jill's Dad Y-your eminence! -pg161- Jill's Dad Heh heh....heh. Wait but a moment, good sirs. Heh heh... Jill's Mum Jill... Jill's Dad Haaaaaah hah hah hah! I'm gonna get 'im now! Jill's Mum Dear? Jill's Dad I'm leavin' in a sec. Oi!! Where the hell is it Jill's Mum It? Jill's Dad It, woman, it! I'm gonna be fighting, so I need the helmet I had in here! Hah hah! I'm not sure how... But the gods are with me today!! -pg162- Gatts .......!! -pg163- Gatts They're much smarter than the other insects... Mantis We were knights. There rest were mere infantry, troubling only in quantity. Gatts I see. Makes sense. The strong ones... -pg166- Gatts Shit... They're coordinating their attacks... -pg167- Gatts Not good!! While I dodge one, the other attacks! I can't get them both in one shot! -pg168- Gatts Both charging at once... I can't dodge this one... Even if I avoid the big one, I can't match the speed of the other... How can I...!? If they come front and back... Then I'll kill them both at once! -pg170- Retribution: Lost Children - Pursuers - The End