Part 51: Slouching Towards Oblivion

Last time on Let’s Play Mana Khemia…

Video- “The Ultimate Power”

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It won’t be long. You can bear this.
Weh…er…?
…Huh?
Teacher… Why…?
You’ll be fine. I’m confident.
Err… Vayne…
No… This is a joke, right?
I killed her. I’m sure of it.

Everything just went black.



???: Just wish…
Again…! Who are you!?
???: Make a wish and it’ll come true… It’s simple and understandable…
If I wish… Is that my…?
???: Do you want to help her? Do you want to save her? Then wish…
That’s… Of course… I want to save her… I want to save her…

I’m remembering more and more of what’s happening now.



I was able to bring Jess back, at least.



Ah, I’m so glad…
Why…? Vayne, did you…?
Do you understand the truth about you now? What your power is?
……
You can fulfill your own… anybody’s wishes.
But…you can’t just do that! It’s like…murder!
What purpose did that serve? To kill a student? What are you after?
I thought if you lost your cat, your contract master, then maybe…
But, that didn’t work… Now there’s only one way.
Answer me.
The power to restore life with just a wish can take it away just as easily.
Used inappropriately, it can conquer the world. I cannot overlook that…
The world…?
But that doesn’t mean… You didn’t have to…
It was all his fault. He caused all of this by creating such a power.
But…I won’t let anyone degrade his glorious name any further!
Ms. Isolde… You…
You and Dad were…
So that’s the truth…
While your power is still maturing… Before it’s full-fledged… Disappear!

Isolde tried to kill me again.

Video- “Isolde”

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Boss Battle: Isolde
We’re fighting Isolde again, and a lot of the same information applies. She’s still got her Baxim Bite, Nail Blow, Grand Gaze, and Gravity Burst attacks. She adds a few new moves to the mix, though. She can silence the whole party with Choke, create tons of damaging time cards with Thunder Rain, and hit someone several times with Grand Ray. Her Sword Creation has been replaced by Bunker Pillar, a brutal attack that does hundreds of damage and always Breaks the target. She’ll also use Ancient Secret as her health gets low, which gives her three turns in a row right after it. Even more so than the first time you want to have Muppy ready to soak up her Gravity Burst when she’s low, because it’s going to smash through your whole party otherwise. Overall your improved power should make up for hers, just keep it together once she starts with the Bunker Pillars. You get the recipe for the Aroma Material from this.

We won, but maybe it would have been better if she’d succeeded.

Video- “The Beginning of the End”

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Ms. Isolde…
I’m so stupid… I knew too well that this would happen.
I would never be able to defeat you… But…even now, I…

She was really serious this time, she was very badly injured.



We have to get help! Hurry!
Alright!
Theofratus…I know you never wished for this.
But, you’re gone now…
What was I supposed to do? I was left behind…
I wanted to do something for you… But…
I’m sorry… Theofratus…
Teacher!

We rushed her down to the infirmary. I know she’s done a lot to us, but still…



A dangerous existence, with an even more dangerous power…
Would I be allowed to stay?
Should I be allowed to live among people? Ms. Isolde… Dad…