Part 93: Showdown with Alexei

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Which tells me Yeager was useless.



I thought surely he'd come through in the end, but oh, how I was mistaken.
Is toying with the destinies of others how you have your fun?
Alexei! What happened to the ideals you held? What changed?!
Flynn, are you still saying things like that?!
Nothing has changed, except my methods.







You should understand this well.



Whoa, whoa. Don't tell me you're actually listenin' to this drivel.
...Why have you taken such a hurtful path? Someone of your stature could have found another way...



I promised to free this world from the Entelexeia, from the aer, and from this pitiful empire!



I don't give a damn what you're doing this for. But you're making a lot of people cry.

















Yuri! Alexei's getting away!!

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Hey boss, so you really want to go through with this?



None of you--NONE--thinks the empire is in the right.
The ends don't always justify the means, boss. These kids taught me that.



If you truly have no intention of changing your ways, then...



Using force will surely breed resentment and contempt. You do know that, don't you?
There's no guarantee the world you'd make would be any better than this one!





However, all the aer in the world is now in my grasp. You have no hope of victory.



What? Rita, what do you mean?
This guy still hasn't completely unlocked Zaude's controls.
Is he just buying time?!



Are you serious? And you think you can change the world? Don't make me laugh.



Very well, then this will be one more trial along my path to my rightful place as ruler.









He doesn't, but he may have enough.
Heh, he's betting the world on this. He's gotta pull out all the stops.




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Listen to the full conversation!

This world will be reborn! Do not interfere!
I don't remember agreeing to that.
Nobody gives a damn about whatever world you want!!
Stop this now! You're gonna destroy everything!



You're a fool to cross swords with me.
Damn, he may be crazy, but he still fights like a commandant.
Ugh... you're pretty strong, commandant.
We've come this far, we won't lose!



So, the tool turns on its master?
Heh. Tools can kill ya if they aren't used properly.



You are foolish to rebel against your destiny!
I've chosen my own destiny. To fight you!



Not a single one of you could best me!
You've chosen the wrong path!
This is for the Don!
You're abusing knowledge!
There's no place in this world for you, or for Hermes.
That's it, boss. We're done.



We finish this now!



So this is it, the battle against Alexei. He hits very hard and has a pretty big variety of moves. Still, nothing that could stop us!



In fact, we're gonna open up (well, after everyone is done talking) the battle with Estelle using her Mystic Arte!

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Probably not the best time to actually use it, since it heals every party member in addition to dealing damage, but whatever.





As said, Alexei has a lot of attacks, including physical attacks, magic,





and even some altered variations of our own Artes, such as the Guardian Frost here.





Which, like Guardian Field, also heals the user.



Oh, and like a lot of bosses at this point, he's got a Mystic Arte.























Like Yeager's, this can kill you, and Alexei's can even hit multiple party members at once if you're not spread out over the battlefield!





Apart from that, not much to say. This is a pretty straightforward battle with no gimmicks.





I think that's enough for now.
Now the law will give you your due punishment.
You'll be stripped of your title as commandant.


The secret mission here is similar to Schwann's, in that you have to hit him after his Mystic Arte.

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Not that difficult, the time you have after the Mystic Arte to hit him is fairly short, but gets longer each time he uses his Mystic Arte so you should get it eventually.



The reward for this mission is actually pretty damn good!



He also drops a Spring of Wistom either way, for synthesis.



Achievement/Trophy:

Secret Mission 18 (360) / Secret Mission 19 (PS3)


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Is this the top of Zaude?



Is that the core? It's so big.











Noo!!











Grraah!






















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That... It was on the mural...







This cannot be...
The Adephagos?! Did you use that much aer?
...No.



Wh-what do you mean?
The Adephagos was never eliminated.







You mean Zaude had been holding it back this entire time?!



Look out!



We were never more than worms writhing before an approaching storm.


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Yeah well, guess they didn't really say they destroyed that thing. They just went off and left this piece of crap remnant behind.

Knight armor rattling from behind.



Flynn?