Conclusion of the Crossing Roads (Silver Snow)/Script

Narration

Part II

Silver Snow

Garland Moon

Conclusion of the Crossing Roads

After storming the streets of Enbarr and bringing imperial forces to their knees, the resistance army surrounds the Imperial palace. To topple the Empire and save Rhea from its clutches, the resistance army steels itself for battle against Emperor Edelgard.

Event: The Imperial Palace

• Seteth: Everyone. It is probable that Rhea is within the castle walls. We must defeat Edelgard and rescue Rhea in one fell swoop, no matter what stands in our way.
• Byleth:
  • Choice 1: I don't want to kill Edelgard.
  • Choice 2: Perhaps we can walk the same path as Edelgard...
• Seteth: She is one of your students. I understand your desire for a path to peace. But she will never bend to our will. You do understand that, do you not? We have no choice but to kill her.

(Byleth nods)

• Ferdinand: We have already killed Hubert. Now is no time to hesitate.
• Caspar: She has it coming! After all, she started this war!
• Bernadetta: Someone has to stop her, and that someone is us!
• Linhardt: As her former classmates, I feel we owe it to her to try talking it out.
• Petra: This battle will be a deciding one. I am believing that it is her wish to be facing us.
• Dorothea: Poor Edie... Professor, wherever you lead, I'll follow.
• Cyril: I... I'll fight with all I got to save Lady Rhea!
• Alois: In the name of the Knights of Seiros, we'll bring the hammer down on the Imperial army!
• Flayn: The lives of Lady Rhea and everyone here are more important than all else. I shall be prepared.
• Seteth: I leave this mission in your hands. Say the word, and we shall begin!

Battle: Confrontation at the Palace

• Victory Conditions: Defeat the enemy commander.
• Defeat Conditions:
  • (Casual Mode) All of your units fall in battle.
  • (Classic Mode) Byleth falls in battle.

Beginning of Battle

• Edelgard: They've made it into the palace, but it's actually the perfect chance to turn the tables on them. Defeating them all will turn the tide of the war instantly. Taking a risk on dragging us back from the brink is the only option. Everyone! Prepare for a bitter struggle! Victory to the Adrestian Empire!

Player Phase One

• Seteth: The throne room is tightly locked. But wherever there are locks, there are also keys.

Player Phase Three

(Dedue enters the map from the northeast)

• Dedue: So close... Must press on...

Enemy Phase Three

(Imperial Soldier enters behind Dedue)

• Imperial Soldier: Infiltrators! Kill them!

Entering the northwest/northeast stairwell rooms

• Seteth: Block off the stairwells! Stop their reinforcements from getting through!

Both reinforcement tiles are blocked

• Seteth: Well done! Their reinforcements are cut off.
• Edelgard: Clever tactic. It's going to be difficult to turn the tables now.

Dedue

Talking to anyone

• Dedue: I cannot vanquish her alone. So I will join you in this battle. But if I fall, leave me. My only wish is for Edelgard's head.

Edelgard

Vs Anyone

• Edelgard: So you're another of the goddess's vanguard. You don't have a shred of self-awareness, do you? Come at me, so that I may put you out of your misery!

Vs. Former Black Eagles Student

• Edelgard: This has nothing do to with where you were born. That we are fighting now is only a result of the choices you've made. So I'm going to give that the response it deserves. I will crush you with everything I have!

Vs. Byleth

• Edelgard: Professor... I suppose you think you can defeat me. Is that right? But I will never give up. Even if my arms and legs failed me, I would still find a way to move forward. I will smash that false goddess and her minion into the ground! I will fight to free this world from her vile grasp!

Vs. Flayn

• Flayn: Edelgard! Please! Release Rhea... Release Fódlan!
• Edelgard: If you strike me down, they will return. I cannot permit what you desire. You are a child of the goddess. You must not be allowed power over the people!

Vs. Lysithea

• Edelgard: Lysithea. You and I are so alike. We could have walked the same path.
• Lysithea: We're alike? You don't mean to tell me... It can't be!
• Edelgard: Yet now, we are at a crossroads. There's no turning back. Must we fight each other for the things we believe in!
• Lysithea: That's exactly what's going to happen. And I will defeat you, Edelgard.

Vs. Seteth

• Seteth: Edelgard! Return Rhea! Release your grip on Fodlan!
• Edelgard: If you strike me down, they will return. I cannot permit what you desire. You are a child of the goddess. You must not be allowed power over the people

Vs. Constance

• Constance: What use are words? We are both set on our path.
• Edelgard: How predictable. But so be it. I will now show you my true power!

Movie: Death of the Flame Emperor

(Edelgard leans against her sword for support as she pants for air. She kneels on the floor in front of her throne, watching Byleth. Byleth stares calmly at her.)

• Edelgard: It looks as though... my path... will end here.

(Edelgard reaches for her Hero's Relic, Aymr, which lays on the floor beside her. The crest stone within briefly glows as she wraps her fingers around it.)

• Edelgard: My teacher... claim your victory.

(Byleth closes their eyes.)

• Edelgard: Strike me down. You must!

(Byleth furrows their brows, and then opens their eyes again, looking at Edelgard.)

• Edelgard: Even now... across this land, people are killing each other. If you do not act now, this conflict... will go on forever.

(Byleth's gaze is unwavering as they watch Edelgard struggle to speak. But sadness is shown on their face.)

• Edelgard: Your path... lies across my grave. It is time for you to find the courage to walk it.

(Edelgard leans forwards towards Byleth, lowering her head in grief as she speaks her last words.)

• Edelgard: If I must fall... let it be by your hand.

(Byleth's grip on the Sword of the Creator tightens. They slowly walk towards Edelgard as she kneels down facing the floor. Light from the windows behind Byleth envelopes them, creating a halo, as if they were brought into the world to right the wrongs. Byleth's gaze doesn't have guilt or hesitance anymore, but instead displays determination. They lift their sword up, preparing to strike down.)

• Edelgard: I wanted... to walk with you...

(As soon as those words fall, the Sword of the Creator swings down. The screen fades to black.)

After Battle

• Seteth: At last, it is over... Now we must find Rhea.
• Flayn: Professor! Brother! I have a letter. The Imperial general asked me to deliver this to my instructor.
• Seteth: Who is it from? Hurry up, Professor. Read it at once.
• Ferdinand: It is from...Hubert? Though he has left this world, he is reaching out through this letter...
• Hubert's voice: If you are reading this letter, that means I have perished. As Her Majesty would never surrender to another, I can only assume she has fallen as well. It greatly pains me to think of this coming to pass... That said, as the survivors, I must ask you to settle certain affairs in our stead. You must destroy the threat that slithers in the dark. I am sure you must recall Monica and Tomas.

Their allies yet live. They hold deep resentment against the children of the goddess and the people of the world, and they are biding their time until they can exact revenge. If left to their own devices, it is certain they will eventually bring unimaginable calamity and suffering to the world. I detected their sorcery when you took Fort Merceus. I have deduced the location of their stronghold, Shambhala.

You will find its whereabouts enclosed. There is no question that they are the enemies of everyone in Fódlan. Do not allow yourselves to forget that. Lastly... While I cannot say she is in good health, the archbishop resides in a secret chamber in the Imperial palace. I have shared the location of the entrance to that secret chamber with the person to whom I have entrusted this letter.

I believe that Her Majesty will be victorious... Even still, I must plan for her defeat as well. If you wish to lead this world, I challenge you to rise to the occasion and surpass my estimation of you. Such is your obligation as the victors... and the only fitting tribute to all that Lady Edelgard sacrificed.

• Seteth: What Hubert has written here... I cannot... No, I know it must be true. And if that is the case, then all else makes sense now. I must speak with Rhea. It seems our battle is not over just yet. Those who slither in the dark... We must kill every last one of them, or Fódlan will never again know peace.
• Flayn: They are allies of Monica and Tomas... Correct? The ones who were after my blood. And also the ones who destroyed Fort Merceus with that mysterious light...
• Seteth: We shall discuss this more after we have rescued Rhea.

Event: Ambitions in the Dark

Imperial Palace (Enbarr, the Imperial Capital) | Daytime

(Backdrop is Byleth standing while Rhea, weak, leans against their arms)

• Rhea: You... You have come to save me... Is this... Is this a dream? I have longed to see you again... all this time... Is it truly you?

(Backdrop disappears. Byleth nods)

• Rhea: Seteth, Flayn... You are here as well... Thank you for supporting the professor, and for rescuing me.
• Seteth: Rhea... I am overjoyed that you are unharmed. I could not stand losing another of our kind.
• Rhea: Yes... I am reminded of the past... of reuniting in Enbarr...
• Seteth: It is truly nostalgic. I would love nothing more than to lose ourselves in memories of the old days, but... I must tell you something, Rhea. We have received incredible news, albeit from the Empire. They have told us the identity of our enemy. Those who slither in the dark... It is time for us to stop hiding the truth about the goddess—the progenitor god. The truth about us. It is time for us to tell the people everything.
• Rhea: Those who slither in the dark...
• Flayn: We are told they despise the children of the goddess, as well as those who live above ground. They are planning something horrible.
• Rhea: ...
• Seteth: Please, tell the professor everything about these vile people. There must be things that only you know.
• Rhea: I understand. Dear child... I will now tell you all that I know. It is true that there is a group of people who have slithered in the darkness and threatened the peace of Fódlan since ancient times. I am sure you have heard the stories of a man named Nemesis...
• Byleth:
  • Choice 1: The King of Liberation...
  • Choice 2: The wielder of the Sword of the Creator...
• Seteth: Nemesis, the King of Liberation... The man who received the Sword of the Creator from the goddess and became a hero. However...
• Rhea: Nemesis was originally the leader of a group of bandits. He plundered the Holy Tomb and stole the remains of the progenitor god. When Nemesis appeared in Zanado some time later, he already wielded the Sword of the Creator.
• Byleth:
  • Choice 1: In Zanado?
  • Choice 2: How did he get the Sword of the Creator?
• Seteth:
  • Response 1: The Red Canyon. We journeyed there five years ago. Do you recall?
  • Response 2:
• Rhea: I do not know how Nemesis obtained the sword, or why he appeared in Zanado. But he used that sword to massacre the people there. The children of the progenitor god. From their corpses he gained even more power, and brought war to Fódlan... A mere bandit like Nemesis would not have been capable of anything so monstrous on his own...
• Seteth: It was surmised that someone was collaborating with Nemesis, and there was a massive investigation to uncover who it was. But the truth was never discovered. I am now certain that his accomplices were Those who slither in the dark. And this time, they have utilized the imperial army to send Fódlan back into the flames of war...
• Flayn: So, Edelgard has made a temporary alliance with them in order to achieve her own aims... Professor, we must journey to Shambhala and stop them!

(Byleth nods)

• Rhea: You must not allow Fódlan's bloody history... the Red Canyon Tragedy... to repeat itself...