The Let's Play Archive

Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword

by Artix74

Part 115: Karel

Support Conversations: Karel

Karel/Guy

Light/Fire
C - Attack + 1, Defense + .5, Accuracy + 5, Avoid + 2.5, Critical + 5
B - Attack + 2, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 10, Avoid + 5, Critical + 10
A - Attack + 3, Defense + 1.5, Accuracy + 15, Avoid + 7.5, Critical + 15

C Support

: Y-You...! Hold on! You’re Karel, aren’t you? You’re the Sword Demon...
: ...
: Oh, forgive me! I am Guy, a warrior from Sacae. I would like you to teach me the art of the sword!
: ...
: Hm! What’s with you? Why don’t you-
: Be grateful for your inexperience. If you were stronger... I would cut you down where you stand.
: I... I don’t- What’s your problem!?

B Support

: Master! Wait for me! Master Karel!
: ...
: Please, I implore you! Teach me the art of the sword! I want my name to be known far and wide in Sacae!
: When my fame first spread in this land, many worthless dogs aspired to swordsmanship. Then they all fell, one by one... Forget it, pup. Leave my sight.
: D-Don’t go! You want someone to fight, don’t you? Then make me your opponent!
: ...
: I know I’m not good enough to fight you now. So, just train me in the sword. In one year’s time, I swear I will master the art. Enough to match you- enough to best you!
: ...You seem to mean it, don’t you?
: Y-Yes!
: Very well. From tonight, we begin your training. You will learn the sword.

A Support

: Master!
: ...
: Master! How goes my training?
: ...
: I really think I am getting the hang of it. Maybe I’m, you know, gifted or something? I’m still no match for you, but soon...
: Guy.
: Hm?
: Your training is over.
: Huh? Why?!
: You are strong enough. If I teach you any more than this... Then I will have to cut you down where you stand. I would cleave you in two before you could take a single breath.
: ...!
: Even now, I can barely restrain my blade. It longs to bathe in your blood, to test your steel. The thought alone makes my blood roil.
: M-Master!
: Leave. Never speak to me. Forget your offer to seek me out in a year’s time.
: M-Master! Thank you! I owe you so much. But when I said I would challenge you, that was no lie. I will grow stronger. I will beat you.
: ...So be it. When next our swords cross, we will see. Let us meet one year from now. Then I will know your skill. Until then.
: Yes...Master.

Karel/Geitz

Light/Thunder
C - Attack + .5, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 2.5, Avoid + 2.5, Critical + 5, Crit Evade + 2.5
B - Attack + 1, Defense + 2, Accuracy + 5, Avoid + 5, Critical + 10, Crit Evade + 5
A - Attack + 1.5, Defense + 3, Accuracy + 7.5, Avoid + 7.5, Critical + 15, Crit Evade + 7.5

C Support

: ...
: Hey, you there.
: ...
: Hold on there! Listen, you! Are you deaf?! Aren’t you the one they call Karel? The sword-demon?
: ...What do you want?
: They told me to join you and fight beside you. Didn’t someone give you the same orders?
: ...
: Hey, hold up there!
: This is no tea party, boy. Stay out of my way.
: Whoa... That guy gives me the creeps...

B Support

???: You...

: Wha...! What are you doing!? Do you want to fight me?
: ...Bring it.
: Huh!?
: Show me your skill. I want to see you fight.
: Yeah? How’s this!?
: I see... You have much to learn.
: What? That’s it!? Hey, come back here! What was all that about? Man, I just don’t get that guy!

A Support

: Hey, Karel! Karel! I know you’re here somewhere! Hey! Come on out! ...Please!
: ...
: You’ve been following me, haven’t you? If you’re nearby, just say so! It’s creepy!
: So then... You noticed.
: Of course I did! I got goose bumps!
: I’ve been watching you. Watching you fight. You have natural gifts, honed well in battle. Your sword arm is much improved.
: Yeah, so what!? Stop being so weird! You sneak up on me like death itself and... Wait... You’re not trying to ambush me, are you?
: Pfah...
: Give me a straight answer! “Pfah” is not good enough!
: Pfeh...

Karel/Dart

Light/Fire
C - Attack + 1, Defense + .5, Accuracy + 5, Avoid + 2.5, Critical + 5
B - Attack + 2, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 10, Avoid + 5, Critical + 10
A - Attack + 3, Defense + 1.5, Accuracy + 15, Avoid + 7.5, Critical + 15

C Support

: ...
: What do you want!? Are you trying to start a fight!?
: You smell like...like the sea... Are you a sailor?
: What’s it to you? I am Dart, feared member of Fargus’s pirate crews! Know my name, and fear my blade, mate!
: ...I just wanted to ask you one thing.
: Huh? I thought you wanted to fight...
: Tell me... Who is the strongest warrior on Elibe?
: That’s easy! You’ll find no one tougher than Fargus’s pirates!
: At sea, perhaps. But who is the strongest on land?
: Hey! I don’t much like the tone of your voice! But fine, I’ll tell you. If you can afford it...
: Take what you want...
: Ha! Woo-hoo! Well, well, I’m starting to like you more already! Now then, let’s see... I’ve heard rumors in many a port town. You’ll have to confirm them yourself.
: Spit it out.
: Well, it’s like this... Out on the Western Isles, there’s a stone giant that men call Kelles. He’s thrice the size of the tallest man, and he can swallow your whole, from your head to your-
: He’s dead.
: Huh? Really?
: Yeah.
: ...Seems like I heard about him only recently. You must get news quickly.
: ...Next.
: Wait...I just remembered... There’s a mage in Ilia who has the power to freeze your blood in its veins. He found an ancient ice tome that-
: Yeah, he’s dead, too. About a month ago.
: I... Well, that’s... Are you serious? How could you know that?
: ...Next.

B Support

: Hey, it’s you again!
: ...
: You wanted to know about the strongest warriors in the land, right?
: I did, and still do. But those whom I have met did not strike me as being very strong at all.
: Well, I remembered a bunch more. ‘Cause you know, I felt like I hadn’t given you your money’s worth.
: Out with it.
: But hold on. I was hoping you could help me out, too. I am looking for a certain treasure in Elibe. If you know anything, please tell me.
: I’ll tell you what I know.
: All right then, you’ve got a deal. Have you ever heard of the Princess of Swords?
: No.
: Really? Well, she’s supposed to be gorgeous. She appears at tournaments and slices through her foes with ease. Then she just disappears. From what I’ve heard, she’s looking for a man from her past.
: Hmm...
: Speaking of women, let me tell you about the Wyvern General. You know about the three Wyvern Generals in Bern, right? Well, she’s a fourth, and she’s mightier than the other three!
: Hmm... Interesting. I will remember her.
: Now it’s my turn! So you’ve traveled all over Elibe, right? Have you ever heard of the treasure of the pirate king?
: No.
: One word!? You call that an answer!?

A Support

: Hey there you are! I forgot one!
: What is it?
: You know, what we were talking about? The tough guys! Well, I forgot one, but now I’ve remembered it!
: Spit it out.
: I hear about this guy wherever I go! He uses a fairy sword and cuts people in half! He leaves behind only a mountain of bodies and a sea of blood. He is the “Sword Demon,” who lives only to kill! And his name is... Karel!
: ...Sword Demon?
: Yeah. You only hear the absolute worst thing about him... Like how he single-handedly wiped out an entire army of knights! Yeah, but it’s gotta be a myth... One against a thousand? That sounds like a tall tale to me, mate...
: ...
: How ‘bout it? You’re pretty good, but there’s always someone better, right? Why don’t you try acting all big after you’ve beaten him?
: I apologize, but I cannot duel myself.
: Hunh...? You’re joking... No way... So you’re the... You’re THAT Karel?!
: I am only one Karel, but that is my name.
: Well, pucker my portside! Why didn’t you say so?
: You didn’t ask.
: So if you’re Karel, then... Hey! Do you really have a thousand swords from the men you’ve slain?
: ...What are you talking about?
: Don’t hide it! I heard all about it! That you laugh on the battlefield as you gather dead men’s swords!
: ...I guess the rumors have embellished the truth...

Karel/Lucius

Light/Light
C - Attack + 1, Defense + 1, Accuracy + 5, Critical + 5
B - Attack + 2, Defense + 2, Accuracy + 10, Critical + 10
A - Attack + 3, Defense + 3, Accuracy + 15, Critical + 15

C Support

: ...
: Oh, ahh... Hello...
: I smell...blood.
: Wha-? What’s-
: Ah, so you are a servant of Saint Elimine? I have no use for you. Begone.
: So...err... That smell of blood thing...
: It will rain soon. Blood will fall like rain...
: ...But aren’t we going to prevent all that? That’s why we’re fighting...
: You, too... Your hands will also be stained red with blood...
: What!
: You are not a fool. The more you see your own impurity, the closer you are to me. And I will not have to kill you...
: ...Why...

B Support

: Err, umm... Karel...
: If you want to babble about your cult, find another victim.
: M-My name is Lucius! And I would speak with you!
: Very well, Lucius. Speak.
: Well, before... You said something... Something I had also been thinking for a while.
: Yes, that even the hands of the acolytes are stained with blood. So what would you do? Become disgusted and give up?
: No! My beliefs give strength to my will! I just...I wondered how you knew...
: ...I live by the sword. My body is a weapon. I cannot live without the taste of blood.
: But have you no compassion at all? How could you know even grief without some kind of feeling?
: ...You are weak. Your blood means nothing to me.
: ...

A Support

: Lucius.
: Karel...
: ...You are not a fool. And you are weak. That is why I do not need to kill you.
: ...
: Perhaps that also is why... When I am near you, I feel...calm.
: ...You look tired.
: ...What?
: Your face seems pallid, drawn, and worn. It looks unhealthy.
: Perhaps...I am...tired. When I fight, my entire body is filled with a hunger I cannot suppress. ...I have never had the luxury even to imagine fatigue...
: I don’t care about your fighting. I cannot change the way you live. Nor would I. We both follow our beliefs.
: ...
: I don’t know why you believe this killing is your destiny, but I pray that you will someday know peace.
: I want...to sleep. If only for a while...
: Rest now...