Navali
Some ends are peaceful, even quiet. Some are bloody, loud, and reckless. Some are lonely… and those are the worst. But the End of Time is not to be feared. It is a release. A mercy. All the pains of a long and weary existence will fall away from us. Then… we shall see the world with innocent eyes once more.
Warrior
I never had the chance to feel young and free… Are we doomed to do this all again?
Witch
Hah, innocent eyes? Sure. So, you truly believe in the Cycle of Time?
Sorceress
Ah, I see. You fear the end, but long for the new beginning.
Monk
You speak of renewal. Of new life.
Ranger
That sounds… lovely. Like the cycle of life, the end is not to be feared.
Huntress
I’ve never felt so small. It’s humbling.
Mercenary
Forgive me, miss, but it sounds like you {remember} all these dooms.
Druid
Ye call it mercy… but what mercy’s there in livin’ the same hurts, over and over, with no chance to mend ‘em?
Sounds like no matter what I do… I’m bound to end up here again.
Navali
It is not a question of belief. Hinekora has seen it - and through her eyes, so have I.
Navali
They are one and the same. The end gives birth to the beginning. The beginning, to the end.
Sorceress
[NOAUDIO] And in between… I will end up back here.
Navali
All life is renewal. All death, return. The circle closes, only to open again.
Monk
And at the end of it all, we’ll be here… having the same conversation.
Navali
You are not small, child. Only part of something vast.
Huntress
And this {vastness} just… never ends?
Navali
It ends… and begins. And ends, and begins. On and on into eternity.
Navali
I do, and so much more besides.
Mercenary
What about this? Do you remember this chat we’re havin’ right now?
Navali
Yes. You and I shall have this conversation again… …as we have before… many times.
Witch
Of course. And how long is one of these Cycles, supposedly?
Navali
The life of an Elder, but twice, a hundred times over, then thrice and once.
Witch
That’s… um… quite specific…?
Navali
That is the longest we have ever endured. But really, It depends on the nature of the end…
Witch
When are we now, compared to all that?
Navali
There are very few prophecies that have yet to come to pass.
Witch
So… this is what fear feels like… I don’t think I like it.