Forbidden memories of the past lay buried in ashes and ruins. The ominous "fractured star" beckons, holding untold secrets within its shadows. Secrets that still burn within a cindered heart.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_59_4.oggYangyang: I remember reading about something like this. People held large-scale ancient rituals periodically in their villages, driven by certain beliefs.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_106_13.oggYangyang: It seems to only repeat these lines... This is not a common Tacet Discord.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_106_14.oggYangyang: Tacet Discords attack other living beings, because they need to feed on those frequencies to make themselves whole again. When frequencies are scattered and recombined, a new Tacet Discord is born.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_106_16.oggYangyang: Turning the last bits of a human's consciousness into such monotonous mumbles... Are these words the last cries of someone innocent? Who is behind this twisted plot?
Yangyang crouched down, hand on the Tacet Discord's head. As she focused on the Streams, sorrow filled her expression.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_38.oggYangyang: No, that's beyond my ability. I just sensed some complex feelings from it... A mixture of deep sadness and eager anticipation.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_41.oggYangyang: It seems to be begging for help, but it's not asking us to help it. I can sense the pained cries of this Tacet Discord... No, the cries of this whole village.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_43.oggYangyang: Something truly awful must have happened here... And the victims' Reverberations still linger.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_44.oggYangyang: Based on the evidence we've found and the condition of these ruins, that didn't happen all too long ago. I can still feel it in the Streams.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_45.oggYangyang: Perhaps the Tacet Field has kept this village from being discovered, or maybe someone has been intentionally concealing it. Anyway...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_46.oggYangyang: There must be something we can do. We may find the victims nearby. I can feel someone connected to what happened here is still close... This place is dangerous.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_47.oggYangyang: I'll inform Chixia about what happened here. Can we continue our search before the official investigators arrive?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_2_48.oggYangyang: Sorry, I know it doesn't sound very convincing... It's just a hunch of mine, and I don't have any evidence to back it up.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_56.oggYangyang: Yes. I don't know much about the Fractsidus, but as an Outrider, I've worked on related cases.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_57.oggYangyang: It's a group of extremists obsessed with fusing humans with Tacet Discords. They've caused terror attacks of various scales around the world.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_59.oggYangyang: We've seen signs of their presence in Jinzhou, left by lower-ranked members called "Artificers".
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_60.oggYangyang: Above the Artificers are the Overseers, leaders with eerie abilities and unknown intentions. They pose a far bigger threat...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_61.oggYangyang: No one knows their true intentions. Some members speak of world destruction, while others claim they seek eternal power.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_62.oggYangyang: And there is one particularly insane Overseer. He's crazy even by Fractsidus standards...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_63.oggYangyang: A man who sees no order and revels in destruction... I've seen similar cards in the physical evidence file of the Fractsidus-related cases.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_64.oggYangyang: They belong to this one Overseer I'm talking about. They call him... Scar.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_3_65.oggYangyang: If he's responsible for what happened to these villagers... Who knows what kind of cruel and twisted atrocities he's capable of...
(Investigate where the weird noises are coming from)
(Cutscene plays)
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_4_1.ogg??: Guess you won't need my self-introduction. Aww, I spent so much time on it.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_11.oggScar: Well, let's just enjoy our time together for the moment. Forget about that irrelevant person, will you? I have a lot to share with you.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_17.oggScar: That makes sense, given how fragile you were when you woke up. Or I would've questioned the authenticity of those rumors.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_23.oggScar: Before you knew anything about this world, you were already the center of conflict.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_24.oggScar: You are the unknown variable we've been waiting for. Forces have been fighting for possession over you.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_25.oggScar: From the moment you opened your eyes, everyone you've met, including that girl you care so much about... They all knew how valuable you are.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_26.oggScar: The world is a cruel place. You are a living, breathing person, but you're just a pawn to many.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_27.oggScar: That's why I'm here... Because I see you as a dear friend, and I want to tell you the truth. I am so, so sorry for everything you are about to face.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_63.oggScar: As you learn more about this world, your true desires will surface, and our little game will become... even more entertaining.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_35.oggScar: And before that, I don't want anyone to disturb my precious alone time with you... That's all.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_39.oggScar: I won't tell you everything just yet. That's too boring. As I said, why don't you take a look around and see for yourself?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_47.oggScar: Ah, how typical. The age-old tale of savage wolves and helpless lambs. Good and evil as clear as day. It's a tired story that people cling to in their mundane lives. Oh, how it keeps them in check.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_48.oggScar: But let me ask you this: do you truly believe the real world can be that simple?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_60_57.oggScar: False devotion, fleeting kindness, collective deceit, senseless killings, and... The one vulnerable soul, pushed onto a path of destruction by the masses.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_61_6.oggScar: But I'm not telling you more. Not yet. Wouldn't want our first conversation to become a boring exchange of words, just parroting each other's lines.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_61_14.oggScar: Strike now and risk being crippled. And what a shame it would be to miss out on these crucial clues right in front of you.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_61_21.oggScar: Play nice and go investigate the clues in this village, then I might show your girl some "gratitude" for leaving us be.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_63_2.oggScar: The shepherd brought them promises of abundance and protection. The lambs, drawn in by his words, soon lived in comfort and security...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_63_11.oggScar: Imagine you were one of those lambs, facing irresistible temptation and pressure from your peers. Wouldn't you bow down and beg for food from your master?
We are all created equal. There should be no hierarchy.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_63_14.oggScar: You are right, but the world we live in falls short of our ideals. The shepherd still reigns, and the lambs have grown complacent.
A crumpled page from a children's book, silently resting on the ground.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_64_1.oggScar: The lambs reveled in endless bonfire parties, celebrating their new god every night, except... the one little black lamb.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_64_2.oggScar: As each night passed, it was the only one to notice how its flock was dwindling away.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_64_3.oggScar: Rover, do you think someone would give you what you want without taking anything from you?
As you lean in closer to look, you notice some faint markings on the wall.
Words like "MONSTER", "WITCH", "BANISH HER" and "ALL HER FAULT" are written thickly on the wall.
A crumpled page from a children's book, silently resting on the ground.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_66_1.oggScar: Later, the shepherd openly blamed the black lamb for the flock's decline.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_66_2.oggScar: On the next day, the white lambs welcomed the rising sun as usual, but the black lamb was nowhere to be found.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_66_3.oggScar: The shepherd introduced an unspoken rule to this village, one that our black lamb violated by telling the truth.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_66_4.oggScar: Suddenly, the once doting "god" stopped fulfilling wishes, because no more sacrifices were being made.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_66_5.oggScar: After witnessing the black lamb's actions, and hearing from their almighty shepherd... What do you suppose the white lambs did?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_66_6.oggScar: Ah, those oblivious lambs. Little did they know, the most fearsome demon was right under their noses.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_11.oggScar: He held all the power, fulfilling wishes at a price. The lambs knew the risks, yet succumbed to temptation.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_12.oggScar: Unfortunately, in the face of such temptation, they disregarded all the hidden risks, as disaster had yet to befall them.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_13.oggScar: If they were given another chance... I believe they would still choose the same path.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_14.oggScar: Inevitably, they accepted their fate and paid the price when their time came.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_16.oggScar: The true culprit was not the shepherd, but the white lambs who chose to follow his rules.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_17.oggScar: The shepherd never forced them into anything. He merely presented a choice, a possibility.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_18.oggScar: No one would have been killed if they simply refrained from making those wishes. Their greed and indifference were the cause of it all.
The black lamb.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_19.oggScar: Oh? So you're siding with the white lambs, blaming it all on the one who challenged the status quo?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_20.oggScar: Haha... But in another version of this story, the black lamb got to unleash its vengeful wrath upon the flock and the shepherd, eventually becoming the new rule-maker.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_37_M.oggMedia:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_37_F.oggRover: The shepherd was granting wishes by sacrificing the lives of lambs. The flock found out the truth but chose to be his accomplices, and they willingly offered the black lamb as another sacrifice.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_39_M.oggMedia:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_39_F.oggRover: The shepherd was granting wishes by sacrificing the lives of lambs. The flock never found out about it. They were deceived into believing the black lamb was the culprit.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_44.oggScar: Little lambs cowered and huddled in their village, terrified of the relentless wolf packs.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_45.oggScar: Until a shepherd arrived, bearing the gift of wishes and providing shelter and sustenance.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_46.oggScar: Slowly, the shepherd gained control over the flock, and the lambs lived contented lives... but this is not the end of our story.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_47.oggScar: The shepherd found the solitary black lamb in his flock, and offered to grant any wish it desired. In exchange, he wanted one of its companions as a sacrifice.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_48.oggScar: The black lamb refused, and it was shunned by its flock, left without shelter or sustenance.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_50.oggScar: The shepherd then blamed that black lamb for breaking the rules, and withheld his wish-granting power as punishment.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_51.oggScar: From the very beginning, the lambs knew the risk of making wishes—they too could become sacrifices for those of others.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_53.oggScar: Meanwhile, some lambs reasoned that since they had already risked being sacrificed for someone else's wish...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_54.oggScar: It was then only fair to pass on that risk for a chance at fulfilling their own desires. And so, they continued to play the game.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_68_65.oggScar: All the shepherd had to do was execute the rebel. That's how he kept the flock in check and maintained the status quo.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_995_9.oggScar: Such speed, such brutality... Aah, can't you see? We are kindred spirits, after all...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_995_10.oggScar: Shh... Don't be so quick to deny it. Now that I have you here, standing before me, I'd love to hear your answers...
(Defeat Scar)
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_994_11.oggScar: Tell me. Do you want to be the rule-setting shepherd, or the rule-breaking black lamb?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_994_12.oggScar: If a sane person manages to survive in a realm of lunatics, would you call them the last one of reason... or the sole apostle?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_994_13.oggScar: Think about it. The shepherd is not the preordained embodiment of truth. Once he is gone for good, the black lamb can reclaim the trust of its herd...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_70_21.oggYangyang: Scar's Resonance Abilities appear to involve teleportation and the manipulation of space. He trapped me in confinement, and I could only sense that it wasn't far from here.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_70_22.oggYangyang: It took me some time to break that barrier. Sorry, Rover, if only I could've reached you sooner...
You tell Yangyang about what just happened and the leads you gathered.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_70_32.oggYangyang: It seems all the tragedies in Qichi Village were linked to that "ritual"...
...And Scar was feeding me bits of info.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_70_47.oggYangyang: Making up stories based on real life to support his twisted beliefs... That does sound like something he might do...
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_70_34.oggYangyang: We cannot take his words for granted. Now we must locate where the "ritual" took place and see for ourselves.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_71_2.oggYangyang: How odd... This place should have been soaked in water, but everything is dry here. Even the vegetation is thriving.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_71_3.oggYangyang: Did Scar do this? Given his powers, it doesn't seem too hard for him.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_72_2.oggYangyang: The air was heavy in that place, without any wind to speak of, but I could still feel so many emotions and desperate cries for help... I... I couldn't handle it.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_72_3.oggYangyang: The villagers were a complex mix of emotions... hope, resentment, and despair. And as I read the diary, I could feel the intense sorrow and longing of its owner.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_72_4.oggYangyang: What was the diary's owner longing for? Was it the peaceful life she once had, or did she miss her only family—the person who pushed her towards such tragic end?
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_72_10.oggYangyang: It was tragedies like this that made me want to become an Outrider... to become someone with the strength to stop them from ever happening again.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_72_11.oggYangyang: I cannot stop the Lament, but at least I should do everything in my power to help those affected by it.
Media:Vo hlmq 1_4_72_15.oggYangyang: Dwelling on it won't do us any good... Let's go. I'll compile a report on what had happened here, and send it in along with the clues we've gathered.
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