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0,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_00","Lahabrea would discuss lingering questions concerning Athena."
1,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_01","Given what you know so far, Lahabrea suggests that recent events likely began with Professor Claudien being lured to Azys Lla by the Heart of Sabik's aetherial signature, which led to Athena's awakening. Much remains unclear, however, and the only path to answers lies through Pandæmonium's final gate─and through Themis. While you do not relish facing your quondam ally in battle, you hold on to the hope that Athena's spell can be broken, and make ready to set forth to wherever he awaits.
0,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_00,Lahabrea would discuss lingering questions concerning Athena.
1,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_01,"Given what you know so far, Lahabrea suggests that recent events likely began with Professor Claudien being lured to Azys Lla by the Heart of Sabik's aetherial signature, which led to Athena's awakening. Much remains unclear, however, and the only path to answers lies through Pandæmonium's final gate─and through Themis. While you do not relish facing your quondam ally in battle, you hold on to the hope that Athena's spell can be broken, and make ready to set forth to wherever he awaits.
※Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle can be accessed via the Duty Finder."
2,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_02","Themis proves to be an adversary worthy of his station, but you emerge victorious against the emissary. Although he is injured, his aether remains stable─for how long, however, is uncertain."
3,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_03","By reinforcing Themis's dissipating aether with your own, you manage to grant him extra time in your own age. He is grateful for your efforts, and vows to judge Athena's actions as his position demands. You return to the entrance of Pandæmonium, where Erichthonios and Lahabrea stand eager to hear what the now-freed emissary has to say."
4,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_04","Themis reveals that Athena's vessel, which will become her next stepping stone toward godhood, is none other than Professor Claudien. Although this ought to be impossible, Themis's time as Athena's puppet provided useful insight in how it works, as he observed her calling Claudien by a familiar name─Erichthonios. This revelation is a shock to all present, save Lahabrea, whose cryptic statement suggests he saw it coming for some time."
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24,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_00","Enter Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle."
25,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_01","Enter Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle."
26,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_02","Speak with Erichthonios."
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48,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000","The monster unleashed Ultima? I can only guess that it was Athena's hand that placed such magic within the Heart of Sabik...if so, it's only natural she would gift her own creations with such terrible power."
49,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_010","...I have told you all I know of Athena and the many secrets she kept hidden from the world."
50,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_011","If she indeed stored her memories within the Heart of Sabik, we must ask ourselves how they were awakened in this age. When was the crystal last sighted?"
51,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_000","What will you say?"
52,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_000","During my fight with the Ultima Weapon."
53,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_000","In the hands of the Ascians, presumably."
54,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_014","In which you triumphed, but failed to recover the Heart. Yet according to your colleagues, there was another on the battlefield that day. An Ascian..."
55,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_020","Based on the information your colleagues provided, I presume the same. If an Ascian was present during your defeat of the Ultima Weapon, it stands to reason that he recovered the Heart."
56,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_025","And this selfsame Ascian was later struck down at a location known as the “Aetherochemical Research Facility.”"
57,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025","I've heard that name...and recently! The site of Professor Claudien's disappearance."
58,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_025","Indeed. He was tracing an aetherial signature resembling that of the memory crystal in his possession─a signature that may well have belonged to the Heart of Sabik. In which case, it is no coincidence that Athena's awakening followed."
59,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_026","But what reason would he have to bring her back to life? Was his mind not his own?"
60,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_027","...Yet more questions without answers."
61,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_027","Although Athena's essence is that of memory, her magicks have not suffered for lack of a physical body. As the world is now, it should not be possible, but she must have found a suitable vessel."
62,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_027","If Elidibus is to be believed, she readies this vessel for godhood─and is perilously close to success."
63,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_102_027","It beggars belief. As you well know, you were the lynchpin of her ambition."
64,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_028","Yours was the only form that could contain the immense power Athena required, and it has long since turned to dust."
65,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_031","As pleasant as this discussion is, we require more information if we're to unravel this mystery."
66,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_032","You know who awaits you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>: Themis. I fear you won't find him so cooperative as we're accustomed to."
67,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_032","We know not how vast the space beyond these gates may be, but somewhere within lurks Athena, with Elidibus leashed at her side."
68,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_033","...This may be a simplistic theory, but hear me out. If Themis arose from his memories intact, he will be eager to see reason. We need only break the magicks that bind him to regain our old ally."
69,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_034","When I had fallen under Hephaistos's influence, you didn't stop trying until I was freed. I would ask that you do the same for Themis."
70,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_035","Though none of us are real in the conventional sense, I feel it must be done. Themis would never have wished to be your enemy."
71,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_036","While Erichthonios's perspective is a sentimental one, Elidibus may possess privileged knowledge. To question him unimpeded by magicks would be ideal."
72,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_037","Agdistis broke free of her bonds in her final moments, suggesting that Athena's hold weakens under the weight of combat. You might use the same principle to unshackle Elidibus's mind."
73,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_038","But remember that our very nature is fragile. Even if he inhabits a vessel with which to meet you in battle, I am certain it is not meant to endure."
74,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_039","If left weakened for too long, his aether may dissipate back into the aetherial sea. You had best act quickly."
75,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_050","We know not for how long we'll have free rein to go between here and the Aitiascope. We'll remain here for now unless absolutely necessary."
76,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_055","The crystal? I have returned it to the safekeeping of your colleagues. I could find nothing new amongst the memories stored within."
77,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_056","This space, on the other hand, is fascinating. Wrought by the same power the keywards wielded, perhaps."
78,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_400","The fog...has lifted. I knew that Athena's magicks magnified the desires of their victim at the expense of aught else, but I never guessed what desire of mine she could exploit..."
79,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_401","Since the moment we met, I have made plain my interest in you─my desire to understand your nature. I suppose that curiosity extended to how each of us would fare in a match of strength."
80,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_402","What is this?"
81,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_403","Free... Then I am no longer needed."
82,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_404","Do not look so crestfallen, my friend. These few moments of clarity are more than I could have asked for."
83,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_100","What will you say?"
84,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_100","<Emphasis>We</Emphasis> need you, Themis."
85,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_100","Your work isn't over yet."
86,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_100","You must render judgment of Athena's actions."
87,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_405","This warmth... Your aether..."
88,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_406","You've grasped the fraying strands of my being and tied them together with your own..."
89,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_407","Nevertheless, I fear that I am here on borrowed time."
90,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_408","I only hope that I can see you through the last of our battles. Until then, I will cherish every moment."
91,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_409","I am Elidibus...the Emissary."
92,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_410","As such, it falls upon me to judge Athena, who would disrupt our carefully maintained balance to fulfill her own desires. I swear I shall not waver in this duty."
93,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_411","Let us return to Erichthonios and Lahabrea. There is much I would share with you before we embark upon our final ascent."
94,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_420","As I surmised, Elidibus was constructed with the strength to see your battle done. Yet I fear his aether may not sustain him through another..."
95,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_425","The four of us are together once again. Although I may not have directly experienced our adventures, my memories make our bonds as real as any other."
96,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_450","Themis, it's good to see you. I knew <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> would guide you to our side once again."
97,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_451","I am grateful <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> had the patience to tolerate my lapse in manners. Athena's hold upon me is broken, and I pledge every moment of my remaining time to seeing that she answer for her deeds."
98,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_452","Very good. To that end, I would have you share what you know of her plan."
99,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_453","Of course. As I mentioned, Athena possesses a vessel that may serve in the creation of a god."
100,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_453","It is someone <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> knows well─a man by the name of Claudien. By a twist of fate, his body proved to be ideal for Athena's purpose."
101,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_455","The creation of a person requires not just body, soul, or memory, but rather all three."
102,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_455","We are made from the memories of our ancient counterparts, etched upon drifting souls and given form through the infusion of aether. We lack a physical body, yet you can see and feel us all the same."
103,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_101_455","Athena is different. She has carved her memories into Claudien's soul while it was still within its body, and thus made both her own. "
104,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_102_455","But even she is prone to error. After the sundering, beings became more fragile in both body and soul, and this difference prevents Athena from realizing the full extent of her desires."
105,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_103_455","So that's why she has turned her sights toward <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>... <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Her<Else/>His</If> uncommon strength rivals even the mightiest of our age."
106,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_104_455","By scrutinizing <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> feats in battle, Athena aims to deduce the secret of <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>'s prowess and use it to fortify her own vessel. Only then will the culmination of her research be at hand."
107,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_200","What will you say?"
108,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_200","We have to save Claudien!"
109,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_200","Can't we simply remove Athena's memories from Claudien's body?"
110,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_200","Then to fight Athena, we must fight Claudien as well..."
111,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_460","An arduous task, but not impossible."
112,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_465","We need not hasten to the man's destruction."
113,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_470","Athena can inscribe herself upon another's soul, but she cannot erase its will. If we awaken Claudien's spirit to the reality of his bondage, he might be compelled to wrest his body from Athena's clutches."
114,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_473","We still don't know why she chose Claudien... What makes him more suited than anyone else?"
115,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_474","Although I have never spoken to Claudien, I did witness an incident that may prove revelatory."
116,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_475","When instructing the vessel to do her bidding, she called it by a familiar name─Erichthonios."
117,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_476","What!? Why would she...?"
118,"TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_477","It is as I thought..."
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2,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_02,"Themis proves to be an adversary worthy of his station, but you emerge victorious against the emissary. Although he is injured, his aether remains stable─for how long, however, is uncertain."
3,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_03,"By reinforcing Themis's dissipating aether with your own, you manage to grant him extra time in your own age. He is grateful for your efforts, and vows to judge Athena's actions as his position demands. You return to the entrance of Pandæmonium, where Erichthonios and Lahabrea stand eager to hear what the now-freed emissary has to say."
4,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_04,"Themis reveals that Athena's vessel, which will become her next stepping stone toward godhood, is none other than Professor Claudien. Although this ought to be impossible, Themis's time as Athena's puppet provided useful insight in how it works, as he observed her calling Claudien by a familiar name─Erichthonios. This revelation is a shock to all present, save Lahabrea, whose cryptic statement suggests he saw it coming for some time."
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24,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_00,Enter Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle.
25,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_01,Enter Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle.
26,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_02,Speak with Erichthonios.
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48,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000,"The monster unleashed Ultima? I can only guess that it was Athena's hand that placed such magic within the Heart of Sabik...if so, it's only natural she would gift her own creations with such terrible power."
49,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_010,...I have told you all I know of Athena and the many secrets she kept hidden from the world.
50,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_011,"If she indeed stored her memories within the Heart of Sabik, we must ask ourselves how they were awakened in this age. When was the crystal last sighted?"
51,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_000,What will you say?
52,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_000,During my fight with the Ultima Weapon.
53,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_000,"In the hands of the Ascians, presumably."
54,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_014,"In which you triumphed, but failed to recover the Heart. Yet according to your colleagues, there was another on the battlefield that day. An Ascian..."
55,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_020,"Based on the information your colleagues provided, I presume the same. If an Ascian was present during your defeat of the Ultima Weapon, it stands to reason that he recovered the Heart."
56,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_025,And this selfsame Ascian was later struck down at a location known as the “Aetherochemical Research Facility.”
57,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025,I've heard that name...and recently! The site of Professor Claudien's disappearance.
58,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_025,"Indeed. He was tracing an aetherial signature resembling that of the memory crystal in his possession─a signature that may well have belonged to the Heart of Sabik. In which case, it is no coincidence that Athena's awakening followed."
59,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_026,But what reason would he have to bring her back to life? Was his mind not his own?
60,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_027,...Yet more questions without answers.
61,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_027,"Although Athena's essence is that of memory, her magicks have not suffered for lack of a physical body. As the world is now, it should not be possible, but she must have found a suitable vessel."
62,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_027,"If Elidibus is to be believed, she readies this vessel for godhood─and is perilously close to success."
63,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_102_027,"It beggars belief. As you well know, you were the lynchpin of her ambition."
64,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_028,"Yours was the only form that could contain the immense power Athena required, and it has long since turned to dust."
65,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_031,"As pleasant as this discussion is, we require more information if we're to unravel this mystery."
66,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_032,"You know who awaits you, Player: Themis. I fear you won't find him so cooperative as we're accustomed to."
67,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_032,"We know not how vast the space beyond these gates may be, but somewhere within lurks Athena, with Elidibus leashed at her side."
68,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_033,"...This may be a simplistic theory, but hear me out. If Themis arose from his memories intact, he will be eager to see reason. We need only break the magicks that bind him to regain our old ally."
69,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_034,"When I had fallen under Hephaistos's influence, you didn't stop trying until I was freed. I would ask that you do the same for Themis."
70,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_035,"Though none of us are real in the conventional sense, I feel it must be done. Themis would never have wished to be your enemy."
71,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_036,"While Erichthonios's perspective is a sentimental one, Elidibus may possess privileged knowledge. To question him unimpeded by magicks would be ideal."
72,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_037,"Agdistis broke free of her bonds in her final moments, suggesting that Athena's hold weakens under the weight of combat. You might use the same principle to unshackle Elidibus's mind."
73,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_038,"But remember that our very nature is fragile. Even if he inhabits a vessel with which to meet you in battle, I am certain it is not meant to endure."
74,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_039,"If left weakened for too long, his aether may dissipate back into the aetherial sea. You had best act quickly."
75,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_050,We know not for how long we'll have free rein to go between here and the Aitiascope. We'll remain here for now unless absolutely necessary.
76,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_055,The crystal? I have returned it to the safekeeping of your colleagues. I could find nothing new amongst the memories stored within.
77,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_056,"This space, on the other hand, is fascinating. Wrought by the same power the keywards wielded, perhaps."
78,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_400,"The fog...has lifted. I knew that Athena's magicks magnified the desires of their victim at the expense of aught else, but I never guessed what desire of mine she could exploit..."
79,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_401,"Since the moment we met, I have made plain my interest in you─my desire to understand your nature. I suppose that curiosity extended to how each of us would fare in a match of strength."
80,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_402,What is this?
81,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_403,Free... Then I am no longer needed.
82,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_404,"Do not look so crestfallen, my friend. These few moments of clarity are more than I could have asked for."
83,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_100,What will you say?
84,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_100,"*We* need you, Themis."
85,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_100,Your work isn't over yet.
86,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_100,You must render judgment of Athena's actions.
87,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_405,This warmth... Your aether...
88,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_406,You've grasped the fraying strands of my being and tied them together with your own...
89,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_407,"Nevertheless, I fear that I am here on borrowed time."
90,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_408,"I only hope that I can see you through the last of our battles. Until then, I will cherish every moment."
91,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_409,I am Elidibus...the Emissary.
92,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_410,"As such, it falls upon me to judge Athena, who would disrupt our carefully maintained balance to fulfill her own desires. I swear I shall not waver in this duty."
93,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_411,Let us return to Erichthonios and Lahabrea. There is much I would share with you before we embark upon our final ascent.
94,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_420,"As I surmised, Elidibus was constructed with the strength to see your battle done. Yet I fear his aether may not sustain him through another..."
95,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_425,"The four of us are together once again. Although I may not have directly experienced our adventures, my memories make our bonds as real as any other."
96,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_450,"Themis, it's good to see you. I knew Player would guide you to our side once again."
97,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_451,"I am grateful she had the patience to tolerate my lapse in manners. Athena's hold upon me is broken, and I pledge every moment of my remaining time to seeing that she answer for her deeds."
98,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_452,"Very good. To that end, I would have you share what you know of her plan."
99,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_453,"Of course. As I mentioned, Athena possesses a vessel that may serve in the creation of a god."
100,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_453,"It is someone Player knows well─a man by the name of Claudien. By a twist of fate, his body proved to be ideal for Athena's purpose."
101,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_455,"The creation of a person requires not just body, soul, or memory, but rather all three."
102,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_455,"We are made from the memories of our ancient counterparts, etched upon drifting souls and given form through the infusion of aether. We lack a physical body, yet you can see and feel us all the same."
103,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_101_455,"Athena is different. She has carved her memories into Claudien's soul while it was still within its body, and thus made both her own. "
104,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_102_455,"But even she is prone to error. After the sundering, beings became more fragile in both body and soul, and this difference prevents Athena from realizing the full extent of her desires."
105,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_103_455,So that's why she has turned her sights toward Player... Her uncommon strength rivals even the mightiest of our age.
106,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_104_455,"By scrutinizing her feats in battle, Athena aims to deduce the secret of Player's prowess and use it to fortify her own vessel. Only then will the culmination of her research be at hand."
107,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_200,What will you say?
108,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_200,We have to save Claudien!
109,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_200,Can't we simply remove Athena's memories from Claudien's body?
110,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_200,"Then to fight Athena, we must fight Claudien as well..."
111,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_460,"An arduous task, but not impossible."
112,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_465,We need not hasten to the man's destruction.
113,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_470,"Athena can inscribe herself upon another's soul, but she cannot erase its will. If we awaken Claudien's spirit to the reality of his bondage, he might be compelled to wrest his body from Athena's clutches."
114,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_473,We still don't know why she chose Claudien... What makes him more suited than anyone else?
115,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_474,"Although I have never spoken to Claudien, I did witness an incident that may prove revelatory."
116,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_475,"When instructing the vessel to do her bidding, she called it by a familiar name─Erichthonios."
117,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_476,What!? Why would she...?
118,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_477,It is as I thought...
119,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_000,
120,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_015,
121,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_021,
122,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_030,
123,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_471,
124,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_472,
125,TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_454,
1 key 0 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_00 1 Lahabrea would discuss lingering questions concerning Athena.
2 # 1 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_01 Given what you know so far, Lahabrea suggests that recent events likely began with Professor Claudien being lured to Azys Lla by the Heart of Sabik's aetherial signature, which led to Athena's awakening. Much remains unclear, however, and the only path to answers lies through Pandæmonium's final gate─and through Themis. While you do not relish facing your quondam ally in battle, you hold on to the hope that Athena's spell can be broken, and make ready to set forth to wherever he awaits. ※Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
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0 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_00 Lahabrea would discuss lingering questions concerning Athena.
1 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_01 Given what you know so far, Lahabrea suggests that recent events likely began with Professor Claudien being lured to Azys Lla by the Heart of Sabik's aetherial signature, which led to Athena's awakening. Much remains unclear, however, and the only path to answers lies through Pandæmonium's final gate─and through Themis. While you do not relish facing your quondam ally in battle, you hold on to the hope that Athena's spell can be broken, and make ready to set forth to wherever he awaits. ※Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
3 2 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_02 2 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_02 Themis proves to be an adversary worthy of his station, but you emerge victorious against the emissary. Although he is injured, his aether remains stable─for how long, however, is uncertain. Themis proves to be an adversary worthy of his station, but you emerge victorious against the emissary. Although he is injured, his aether remains stable─for how long, however, is uncertain.
4 3 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_03 3 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_03 By reinforcing Themis's dissipating aether with your own, you manage to grant him extra time in your own age. He is grateful for your efforts, and vows to judge Athena's actions as his position demands. You return to the entrance of Pandæmonium, where Erichthonios and Lahabrea stand eager to hear what the now-freed emissary has to say. By reinforcing Themis's dissipating aether with your own, you manage to grant him extra time in your own age. He is grateful for your efforts, and vows to judge Athena's actions as his position demands. You return to the entrance of Pandæmonium, where Erichthonios and Lahabrea stand eager to hear what the now-freed emissary has to say.
5 4 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_04 4 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_SEQ_04 Themis reveals that Athena's vessel, which will become her next stepping stone toward godhood, is none other than Professor Claudien. Although this ought to be impossible, Themis's time as Athena's puppet provided useful insight in how it works, as he observed her calling Claudien by a familiar name─Erichthonios. This revelation is a shock to all present, save Lahabrea, whose cryptic statement suggests he saw it coming for some time. Themis reveals that Athena's vessel, which will become her next stepping stone toward godhood, is none other than Professor Claudien. Although this ought to be impossible, Themis's time as Athena's puppet provided useful insight in how it works, as he observed her calling Claudien by a familiar name─Erichthonios. This revelation is a shock to all present, save Lahabrea, whose cryptic statement suggests he saw it coming for some time.
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27 26 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_02 26 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_TODO_02 Speak with Erichthonios. Speak with Erichthonios.
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49 48 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000 48 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_000 The monster unleashed Ultima? I can only guess that it was Athena's hand that placed such magic within the Heart of Sabik...if so, it's only natural she would gift her own creations with such terrible power. The monster unleashed Ultima? I can only guess that it was Athena's hand that placed such magic within the Heart of Sabik...if so, it's only natural she would gift her own creations with such terrible power.
50 49 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_010 49 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_010 ...I have told you all I know of Athena and the many secrets she kept hidden from the world. ...I have told you all I know of Athena and the many secrets she kept hidden from the world.
51 50 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_011 50 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_011 If she indeed stored her memories within the Heart of Sabik, we must ask ourselves how they were awakened in this age. When was the crystal last sighted? If she indeed stored her memories within the Heart of Sabik, we must ask ourselves how they were awakened in this age. When was the crystal last sighted?
52 51 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_000 51 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
53 52 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_000 52 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_000 During my fight with the Ultima Weapon. During my fight with the Ultima Weapon.
54 53 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_000 53 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_000 In the hands of the Ascians, presumably. In the hands of the Ascians, presumably.
55 54 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_014 54 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_014 In which you triumphed, but failed to recover the Heart. Yet according to your colleagues, there was another on the battlefield that day. An Ascian... In which you triumphed, but failed to recover the Heart. Yet according to your colleagues, there was another on the battlefield that day. An Ascian...
56 55 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_020 55 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_020 Based on the information your colleagues provided, I presume the same. If an Ascian was present during your defeat of the Ultima Weapon, it stands to reason that he recovered the Heart. Based on the information your colleagues provided, I presume the same. If an Ascian was present during your defeat of the Ultima Weapon, it stands to reason that he recovered the Heart.
57 56 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_025 56 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_025 And this selfsame Ascian was later struck down at a location known as the “Aetherochemical Research Facility.” And this selfsame Ascian was later struck down at a location known as the “Aetherochemical Research Facility.”
58 57 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025 57 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_100_025 I've heard that name...and recently! The site of Professor Claudien's disappearance. I've heard that name...and recently! The site of Professor Claudien's disappearance.
59 58 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_025 58 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_025 Indeed. He was tracing an aetherial signature resembling that of the memory crystal in his possession─a signature that may well have belonged to the Heart of Sabik. In which case, it is no coincidence that Athena's awakening followed. Indeed. He was tracing an aetherial signature resembling that of the memory crystal in his possession─a signature that may well have belonged to the Heart of Sabik. In which case, it is no coincidence that Athena's awakening followed.
60 59 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_026 59 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_026 But what reason would he have to bring her back to life? Was his mind not his own? But what reason would he have to bring her back to life? Was his mind not his own?
61 60 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_027 60 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_027 ...Yet more questions without answers. ...Yet more questions without answers.
62 61 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_027 61 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_027 Although Athena's essence is that of memory, her magicks have not suffered for lack of a physical body. As the world is now, it should not be possible, but she must have found a suitable vessel. Although Athena's essence is that of memory, her magicks have not suffered for lack of a physical body. As the world is now, it should not be possible, but she must have found a suitable vessel.
63 62 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_027 62 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_101_027 If Elidibus is to be believed, she readies this vessel for godhood─and is perilously close to success. If Elidibus is to be believed, she readies this vessel for godhood─and is perilously close to success.
64 63 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_102_027 63 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_102_027 It beggars belief. As you well know, you were the lynchpin of her ambition. It beggars belief. As you well know, you were the lynchpin of her ambition.
65 64 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_028 64 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_028 Yours was the only form that could contain the immense power Athena required, and it has long since turned to dust. Yours was the only form that could contain the immense power Athena required, and it has long since turned to dust.
66 65 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_031 65 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_031 As pleasant as this discussion is, we require more information if we're to unravel this mystery. As pleasant as this discussion is, we require more information if we're to unravel this mystery.
67 66 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_032 66 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_032 You know who awaits you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>: Themis. I fear you won't find him so cooperative as we're accustomed to. You know who awaits you, Player: Themis. I fear you won't find him so cooperative as we're accustomed to.
68 67 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_032 67 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_100_032 We know not how vast the space beyond these gates may be, but somewhere within lurks Athena, with Elidibus leashed at her side. We know not how vast the space beyond these gates may be, but somewhere within lurks Athena, with Elidibus leashed at her side.
69 68 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_033 68 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_033 ...This may be a simplistic theory, but hear me out. If Themis arose from his memories intact, he will be eager to see reason. We need only break the magicks that bind him to regain our old ally. ...This may be a simplistic theory, but hear me out. If Themis arose from his memories intact, he will be eager to see reason. We need only break the magicks that bind him to regain our old ally.
70 69 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_034 69 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_034 When I had fallen under Hephaistos's influence, you didn't stop trying until I was freed. I would ask that you do the same for Themis. When I had fallen under Hephaistos's influence, you didn't stop trying until I was freed. I would ask that you do the same for Themis.
71 70 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_035 70 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_035 Though none of us are real in the conventional sense, I feel it must be done. Themis would never have wished to be your enemy. Though none of us are real in the conventional sense, I feel it must be done. Themis would never have wished to be your enemy.
72 71 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_036 71 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_036 While Erichthonios's perspective is a sentimental one, Elidibus may possess privileged knowledge. To question him unimpeded by magicks would be ideal. While Erichthonios's perspective is a sentimental one, Elidibus may possess privileged knowledge. To question him unimpeded by magicks would be ideal.
73 72 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_037 72 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_037 Agdistis broke free of her bonds in her final moments, suggesting that Athena's hold weakens under the weight of combat. You might use the same principle to unshackle Elidibus's mind. Agdistis broke free of her bonds in her final moments, suggesting that Athena's hold weakens under the weight of combat. You might use the same principle to unshackle Elidibus's mind.
74 73 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_038 73 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_038 But remember that our very nature is fragile. Even if he inhabits a vessel with which to meet you in battle, I am certain it is not meant to endure. But remember that our very nature is fragile. Even if he inhabits a vessel with which to meet you in battle, I am certain it is not meant to endure.
75 74 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_039 74 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_039 If left weakened for too long, his aether may dissipate back into the aetherial sea. You had best act quickly. If left weakened for too long, his aether may dissipate back into the aetherial sea. You had best act quickly.
76 75 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_050 75 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_050 We know not for how long we'll have free rein to go between here and the Aitiascope. We'll remain here for now unless absolutely necessary. We know not for how long we'll have free rein to go between here and the Aitiascope. We'll remain here for now unless absolutely necessary.
77 76 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_055 76 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_055 The crystal? I have returned it to the safekeeping of your colleagues. I could find nothing new amongst the memories stored within. The crystal? I have returned it to the safekeeping of your colleagues. I could find nothing new amongst the memories stored within.
78 77 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_056 77 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_056 This space, on the other hand, is fascinating. Wrought by the same power the keywards wielded, perhaps. This space, on the other hand, is fascinating. Wrought by the same power the keywards wielded, perhaps.
79 78 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_400 78 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_400 The fog...has lifted. I knew that Athena's magicks magnified the desires of their victim at the expense of aught else, but I never guessed what desire of mine she could exploit... The fog...has lifted. I knew that Athena's magicks magnified the desires of their victim at the expense of aught else, but I never guessed what desire of mine she could exploit...
80 79 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_401 79 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_401 Since the moment we met, I have made plain my interest in you─my desire to understand your nature. I suppose that curiosity extended to how each of us would fare in a match of strength. Since the moment we met, I have made plain my interest in you─my desire to understand your nature. I suppose that curiosity extended to how each of us would fare in a match of strength.
81 80 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_402 80 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_402 What is this? What is this?
82 81 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_403 81 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_403 Free... Then I am no longer needed. Free... Then I am no longer needed.
83 82 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_404 82 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_404 Do not look so crestfallen, my friend. These few moments of clarity are more than I could have asked for. Do not look so crestfallen, my friend. These few moments of clarity are more than I could have asked for.
84 83 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_100 83 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_100 What will you say? What will you say?
85 84 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_100 84 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_100 <Emphasis>We</Emphasis> need you, Themis. *We* need you, Themis.
86 85 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_100 85 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_100 Your work isn't over yet. Your work isn't over yet.
87 86 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_100 86 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_100 You must render judgment of Athena's actions. You must render judgment of Athena's actions.
88 87 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_405 87 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_405 This warmth... Your aether... This warmth... Your aether...
89 88 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_406 88 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_406 You've grasped the fraying strands of my being and tied them together with your own... You've grasped the fraying strands of my being and tied them together with your own...
90 89 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_407 89 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_407 Nevertheless, I fear that I am here on borrowed time. Nevertheless, I fear that I am here on borrowed time.
91 90 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_408 90 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_408 I only hope that I can see you through the last of our battles. Until then, I will cherish every moment. I only hope that I can see you through the last of our battles. Until then, I will cherish every moment.
92 91 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_409 91 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_409 I am Elidibus...the Emissary. I am Elidibus...the Emissary.
93 92 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_410 92 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_410 As such, it falls upon me to judge Athena, who would disrupt our carefully maintained balance to fulfill her own desires. I swear I shall not waver in this duty. As such, it falls upon me to judge Athena, who would disrupt our carefully maintained balance to fulfill her own desires. I swear I shall not waver in this duty.
94 93 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_411 93 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_411 Let us return to Erichthonios and Lahabrea. There is much I would share with you before we embark upon our final ascent. Let us return to Erichthonios and Lahabrea. There is much I would share with you before we embark upon our final ascent.
95 94 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_420 94 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_420 As I surmised, Elidibus was constructed with the strength to see your battle done. Yet I fear his aether may not sustain him through another... As I surmised, Elidibus was constructed with the strength to see your battle done. Yet I fear his aether may not sustain him through another...
96 95 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_425 95 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_425 The four of us are together once again. Although I may not have directly experienced our adventures, my memories make our bonds as real as any other. The four of us are together once again. Although I may not have directly experienced our adventures, my memories make our bonds as real as any other.
97 96 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_450 96 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_450 Themis, it's good to see you. I knew <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> would guide you to our side once again. Themis, it's good to see you. I knew Player would guide you to our side once again.
98 97 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_451 97 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_451 I am grateful <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> had the patience to tolerate my lapse in manners. Athena's hold upon me is broken, and I pledge every moment of my remaining time to seeing that she answer for her deeds. I am grateful she had the patience to tolerate my lapse in manners. Athena's hold upon me is broken, and I pledge every moment of my remaining time to seeing that she answer for her deeds.
99 98 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_452 98 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_452 Very good. To that end, I would have you share what you know of her plan. Very good. To that end, I would have you share what you know of her plan.
100 99 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_453 99 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_453 Of course. As I mentioned, Athena possesses a vessel that may serve in the creation of a god. Of course. As I mentioned, Athena possesses a vessel that may serve in the creation of a god.
101 100 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_453 100 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_453 It is someone <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> knows well─a man by the name of Claudien. By a twist of fate, his body proved to be ideal for Athena's purpose. It is someone Player knows well─a man by the name of Claudien. By a twist of fate, his body proved to be ideal for Athena's purpose.
102 101 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_455 101 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_455 The creation of a person requires not just body, soul, or memory, but rather all three. The creation of a person requires not just body, soul, or memory, but rather all three.
103 102 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_455 102 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_100_455 We are made from the memories of our ancient counterparts, etched upon drifting souls and given form through the infusion of aether. We lack a physical body, yet you can see and feel us all the same. We are made from the memories of our ancient counterparts, etched upon drifting souls and given form through the infusion of aether. We lack a physical body, yet you can see and feel us all the same.
104 103 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_101_455 103 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_101_455 Athena is different. She has carved her memories into Claudien's soul while it was still within its body, and thus made both her own. Athena is different. She has carved her memories into Claudien's soul while it was still within its body, and thus made both her own.
105 104 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_102_455 104 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_102_455 But even she is prone to error. After the sundering, beings became more fragile in both body and soul, and this difference prevents Athena from realizing the full extent of her desires. But even she is prone to error. After the sundering, beings became more fragile in both body and soul, and this difference prevents Athena from realizing the full extent of her desires.
106 105 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_103_455 105 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_103_455 So that's why she has turned her sights toward <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>... <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Her<Else/>His</If> uncommon strength rivals even the mightiest of our age. So that's why she has turned her sights toward Player... Her uncommon strength rivals even the mightiest of our age.
107 106 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_104_455 106 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_104_455 By scrutinizing <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> feats in battle, Athena aims to deduce the secret of <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>'s prowess and use it to fortify her own vessel. Only then will the culmination of her research be at hand. By scrutinizing her feats in battle, Athena aims to deduce the secret of Player's prowess and use it to fortify her own vessel. Only then will the culmination of her research be at hand.
108 107 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_200 107 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_Q1_000_200 What will you say? What will you say?
109 108 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_200 108 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A1_000_200 We have to save Claudien! We have to save Claudien!
110 109 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_200 109 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A2_000_200 Can't we simply remove Athena's memories from Claudien's body? Can't we simply remove Athena's memories from Claudien's body?
111 110 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_200 110 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_200 Then to fight Athena, we must fight Claudien as well... Then to fight Athena, we must fight Claudien as well...
112 111 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_460 111 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_460 An arduous task, but not impossible. An arduous task, but not impossible.
113 112 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_465 112 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_465 We need not hasten to the man's destruction. We need not hasten to the man's destruction.
114 113 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_470 113 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_470 Athena can inscribe herself upon another's soul, but she cannot erase its will. If we awaken Claudien's spirit to the reality of his bondage, he might be compelled to wrest his body from Athena's clutches. Athena can inscribe herself upon another's soul, but she cannot erase its will. If we awaken Claudien's spirit to the reality of his bondage, he might be compelled to wrest his body from Athena's clutches.
115 114 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_473 114 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_473 We still don't know why she chose Claudien... What makes him more suited than anyone else? We still don't know why she chose Claudien... What makes him more suited than anyone else?
116 115 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_474 115 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_474 Although I have never spoken to Claudien, I did witness an incident that may prove revelatory. Although I have never spoken to Claudien, I did witness an incident that may prove revelatory.
117 116 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_475 116 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_475 When instructing the vessel to do her bidding, she called it by a familiar name─Erichthonios. When instructing the vessel to do her bidding, she called it by a familiar name─Erichthonios.
118 117 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_476 117 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_476 What!? Why would she...? What!? Why would she...?
119 118 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_477 118 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_477 It is as I thought... It is as I thought...
120 119 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_000 119 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_A3_000_000
121 120 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_015 120 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_015
122 121 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_021 121 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_021
123 122 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_030 122 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_LAHABREA_000_030
124 123 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_471 123 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_471
125 124 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_472 124 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_ERICHTHONIOS_000_472
126 125 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_454 125 TEXT_AKTKRA303_04758_THEMIS_000_454
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