Forces of Will/Morgan: Fated Darkness


Morgan	...
Him! There’s no mistaking him. He led the Risen in the world fallen to Grima...		Lucina
Peony	Oh, hello, Lucina? What are you up to, hm? Oh! Is that the Morgan who was just summoned recently?
... He is our enemy... He is an extension of Grima, who led Ylisse to ruin.		Lucina
Peony	What?! So this Morgan is completely different than the Morgan who’s always laughing and smiling?
Yes. Even though he looks much the same... But not only that, the Grima to whom he’s sworn loyalty has also been summoned here... If they are able to work together, something terrible could happen to Askr and the Order at large...		Lucina
Peony	This is bad... I hope nothing happens with him.
...		Lucina


Lucina	...
Hm? And you— Oh, a child of the Exalt Chrom. One of Naga’s.		Morgan
Lucina	How... Did `【Summoner】` summon you? What are you after in Askr?
I have no goal here, no plan. I was simply...summoned.		Morgan
Lucina	...
I can imagine a reason for the summoner to call me, but... None of it changes that my true loyalty lies with Master Grima. Nothing can change that.		Morgan
Lucina	You plan to bring calamity in this world too?!
Who’s to say? For now, like I said, I have no plan. Master Grima is the one who makes the plans.		Morgan
Lucina	I will not allow this! Even... Even if it costs me my life!
How often must I repeat myself? I have no intentions for you to ”not allow.” I will simply be making use of the summoner’s power while I have the opportunity.		Morgan
Lucina	...


Peony	That’s good to hear. So, Morgan is our ally then, right?
No. We can’t trust anything he says.		Lucina
Peony	But at least we know that he doesn’t bear us any ill will... I find that a comforting thought.
I suppose... Maybe he’s bound by something in the contract he formed with `【Summoner】`...		Lucina
Peony	Something like, “No evil allowed!” ...Like that?
... In order to save the future, my father and I...we dispatched those who would become our future foes...		Lucina
Peony	What?! No, you can’t do that... Not here! ...You’d fight Morgan?
Hm. I suppose then and there, here and now...they’re not the same. Perhaps here I can even hope for the possibility of coming to an understanding between us...		Lucina

Morgan	You again? What do you want now?
You and I... Grima and Naga... We are enemies. And in the future, we will fight one another as enemies. But here, in Askr, we will fight as allies, together, for its cause.		Lucina
Morgan	...
So can we work to understand each other while we do so? Is it possible for us to use this time to find another way for our fate to unfold? Can we avoid war?		Lucina


Morgan	Avoid war?
...		Lucina
Morgan	Impossible. No matter what words we exchange, we cannot change our fate.
N-no! That’s not true!		Lucina
Morgan	We are victims of the winds of fate... We cannot control the wind.
My father told me that fate can be changed by the power of a person’s will alone.		Lucina
Morgan	Well, let me ask you this: Would you turn against your own father?
I...would never think of it.		Lucina
Morgan	There is your answer. We both have someone we could never betray. Those connections? That is fate.

...		Lucina
Peony	So he didn’t want to solve things by talking it out?
When he asked me about betraying my father...I wasn’t able to answer. I think that, in his heart, he must feel deeply connected to Grima. I cannot believe it is like the bond I share with my father...but it must be as deep and as strong.		Lucina
Peony	I think I understand—a connection so strong that even if that someone were to do something wrong... Nothing is enough to truly sever the bond you share... I wonder if that is how Morgan feels.
Even so...I won’t give up! Even if the chance of persuading him is small... There must be some reason fate would bring two foes, destined to fight to the death, together as allies. I will work to find that reason for as long as it takes!		Lucina

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