4 4 301 DialogEnable No. 21 rushes toward the basement after the battle is over.
5 5 301 Standing before the door to the basement—no, it is not a door anymore. Bloody handprints and scratches left by metal claws envelop it, turning it into a silent gravestone.
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7 7 301 No. 21 gently opens the door and steps in.
8 8 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The hidden memories unveil once more.
10 10 301 AniZhuanchangEnd You cannot see anything at first. There is only the rotten, moldy smell of the basement and the touches of the heaps of junk as you run into them.
11 11 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Then a bright light tears down the darkness. You cannot help but open the door slightly and look out carefully through the gap, and all you can see is a corner of the staircase.
14 14 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The sound of metal dragging over the wooden floor gives you a shiver. Then you hear the heavy thud of a body hitting something, and nothing after that.
15 15 301 An impulsion drives you to scream Lucia's name... but you must not. You bite down your lips as if the pain can keep your fear in check. But the pain is nothing in comparison.
16 16 301 Dead silence.
17 17 301 You thought you could hear thunder before realizing that is just your heart beating loudly.
18 18 301 The artificial heart is wailing and thumping because of the memory of someone unrelated.
19 19 301 The longer the silence lasts, the more your desperation grows. The darkness in the basement weighs on your back, almost breaking you.
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21 21 301 Then you hear a loud bang near you as a body in red and black rolls down the stairs and lands at its base.
22 22 302 No... 23
23 23 301 You subconsciously cover your mouth, trying desperately not to scream.
24 24 301 After a few seconds, or maybe longer, the body shifts, followed by a painful moan.
25 25 301 The young Lucia crawls on the floor, her tiny arms supporting her body as she slowly climbs up.
26 26 301 Blood drips down her temple, dying her eyes, collars, and fingers red.
27 27 302 L-Lucia... 28
28 28 301 Weakly you cry out, powerless to do anything.
29 29 301 But the horror is not over. A large shadow cast from the top of the stairs shrouds Lucia's body. She cannot even stand straight.
30 30 301 But she looks fearless.
31 31 301 Taking its time, the monster walks down the stairs, its shadow encroaching.
32 32 301 RImgBg1Shake Before you can react, the door to the basement is pushed open. Sunlight pours in, and the orange, warm glow coats you as you stand at the door.
33 33 302 I won't let you hurt her— 34
34 34 301 The blood is pumping in your veins like a tidal wave, thunderous and earthshaking.
35 35 301 You raise the "weapon" in your hands, your heartbeat so loud that it drowns out the monster's shriek. All you can see is the wounded, bloody girl lying before you.
36 36 301 —Even when your "weapon" is nothing but a ridiculous stuffed animal.
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38 38 301 1 Lucia LUNA!! 1
39 39 301 Lucia's expression changes—a fear she has not shown even when confronting the horrid Corrupted.
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42 42 301 RImgBg1Shake She tries to run toward you, but the pain causes her to fall again. So she starts crawling.
43 43 301 Lucia Luna! GO BACK! 1
44 44 302 I can protect you too... I want to protect you— 47
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47 47 301 1 Before she can finish, the Corrupted, its eyes glowing bright crimson, leaps toward you, noticing its new prey. 1
53 53 301 No. 21 reaches out, but she catches nothing.
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56 56 301 No. 21 ... 1
57 57 301 No. 21 ...What happened next? 1
58 58 301 This is as far as the memory goes. You have no idea if Luna has lost the memory of what followed, or if she refuses to remember them.
59 59 301 No. 21 Am I hurt? 1
60 60 301 No, 21 touches her face. Her cheeks are cold to the touch, but there is nothing there.
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62 62 301 No. 21 ...Something important is lost. 1
63 63 302 ...You're right. 65
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65 65 301 These feelings are alien to her. Having never experienced, seen, or felt something like this, No. 21 just stands there, perplexed.
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67 67 301 No. 21 I... don't like this feeling. 1
68 68 301 No. 21 She has done... so many bad things. 1
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70 70 301 No. 21 Why is she showing me this? 1
71 71 302 She's not the one showing us this. 72
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73 73 301 It is difficult for you to explain it to her, so you give No. 21 a simple explanation.
74 74 301 "Everyone has a past. Even when you think your past is a blank... it is still a past."
75 75 301 "Everyone becomes who they are because of what they have been through. Your past made you who you are. Maybe I'm not the ideal person to tell you this way..."
76 76 301 "But... do you like who you are now? Do you like what you have?"
77 77 301 "If you do, then don't deny your past. The past isn't the point, nor is it the future... It's now. Here and now."
78 78 301 "This is Luna's past... That's it."
79 79 302 (Tell her what you think) 80
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81 81 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Right then, you hear a loud bang from the door.
