Summary:
Kain tries to get the crystal from Edward, but Edward holds fast, and
pulls the most awesome of gambits. In the end though, Kain gets the
crystal and, revealing his primary motivation to kill Cecil, takes Rosa.
They head to Baron. Hooded Man and Ceodore finish the fucking waterway
and meet up with Cid and Edward in Damcyan.
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Damcyan
-Back to the meeting of Edward and Kain in the Damcyan throne room.
-Edward calmly finds out Kain’s main goal, and then denies him the crystal.
-Kain moves to kill Edward then. Yeah, this must be Mirror!Kain. And yet… he wanted to try this peacefully rather than bringing in soldiers for a frontal assault. So he’s not, like, mindlessly bloodthirsty.
-“???: Kain, stop!” STOP DOING THAT GAME, stop introducing interesting people off screen with “???.”
-Well, at least they immediately after tell us it was Rosa.
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The Fucking Underground Waterway
-Not much to say here. Ceodore and Hooded Man get to the waterfall and jump.
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Damcyan
-LOL. Rosa checks Kain for brainwashing but Kain says he’s not brainwashed. I love that a brainwash-check on Kain is pretty standard at this point.
-Ah.
-Now I see.
-Kain wants to kill Cecil to get Rosa. My new working theory: Kain’s id busted out of the mirror and is running wild, acting on his bases desires and impulses.
-Baron’s zombie soldiers stream in and still Edward refuses to give up the crystal. Even in the face of zombie-induced death. Wow.
-And then Edward UNLEASHES THE CARNELIAN SIGNET EM!CECIL GAVE HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE IN HIS OWN THRONE ROOM TO DESTROY KAIN’S/BARON’S ZOMBIE ARMY
-Oh no. Oh no.
-Combat. I’m playing AS Kain, AGAINST Rosa and Edward. Not fair.
-I can’t hit Rosa, but can definitely hit Edward. Kain KOs Edward. He then starts backing Rosa against the wall as we fade to black. It’s probably not implying what I thought it was implying at first, but still shows how incredibly creepy this Kain is.
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Fucking Underground Waterway
-Yup. A reskinned “Octomammoth,” this time named “Octokraken.”
-I learned my lesson (hopefully) from last time, and ignore the tentacles. Instead, I spam the band attack, “Cross Slash” against the main body of Octokraken, and with some heals tossed in occasionally, succeed in killing him/her.
-Just as they exit the Fucking Waterway, they see the Baronian airship leaving. Does Kain now have any reason to follow-through on his deal with EMG now that he has Rosa?
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Airship
-Just Rosa and Kain here.
-HA! Cid’s airship to the rescue! These are the ass-kickings of the U.S.S. Enterprise! Its five year mission: to explore strange new ways to swoop out of nowhere to save the day. To seek out falling protagonists and new attachments like the drill. To boldly kick Kain's ass like no one has kicked it before!
-Well, not so much. Kain gets away, and Cid’s ship lands.
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Damcyan
-Edward’s okay!
-But Rosa’s still gone. Ceodore, as you can imagine, is not happy. I keep forgetting that Ceodore is the son of Rosa and Cecil, and sees them as parents rather than just friends or party members.
-HM is shocked to learn Kain took Rosa, and definitely impacted by this. Again, is he the illegitimate elemental fiend son or what?
-Off they got to get Kain and Rosa! (They = HM, Ceodore, Cid, Edward.)
-Cid: “What in the heck is going on here anyway?” Thank you, Cid. Thank you.
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Airship
-Kain and Rosa on a Baron-bound airship.
-Kain has gone full-on, mustache-twirling villain. He literally says, “Muhahahaha!” as he talks about killing Cecil. So I guess he does fee he has to kill Cecil to make his dreams come true.
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Next time, on “Coldrun Plays Final Fantasy”: the thrilling conclusion of Kain’s tale! ADVENTURE! EXCITEMENT! THE DRAGOON CRAVES THESE THINGS!
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Damcyan
-Back to the meeting of Edward and Kain in the Damcyan throne room.
-Edward calmly finds out Kain’s main goal, and then denies him the crystal.
-Kain moves to kill Edward then. Yeah, this must be Mirror!Kain. And yet… he wanted to try this peacefully rather than bringing in soldiers for a frontal assault. So he’s not, like, mindlessly bloodthirsty.
-“???: Kain, stop!” STOP DOING THAT GAME, stop introducing interesting people off screen with “???.”
-Well, at least they immediately after tell us it was Rosa.
---
The Fucking Underground Waterway
-Not much to say here. Ceodore and Hooded Man get to the waterfall and jump.
---
Damcyan
-LOL. Rosa checks Kain for brainwashing but Kain says he’s not brainwashed. I love that a brainwash-check on Kain is pretty standard at this point.
-Ah.
-Now I see.
-Kain wants to kill Cecil to get Rosa. My new working theory: Kain’s id busted out of the mirror and is running wild, acting on his bases desires and impulses.
-Baron’s zombie soldiers stream in and still Edward refuses to give up the crystal. Even in the face of zombie-induced death. Wow.
-And then Edward UNLEASHES THE CARNELIAN SIGNET EM!CECIL GAVE HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE IN HIS OWN THRONE ROOM TO DESTROY KAIN’S/BARON’S ZOMBIE ARMY
-Oh no. Oh no.
-Combat. I’m playing AS Kain, AGAINST Rosa and Edward. Not fair.
-I can’t hit Rosa, but can definitely hit Edward. Kain KOs Edward. He then starts backing Rosa against the wall as we fade to black. It’s probably not implying what I thought it was implying at first, but still shows how incredibly creepy this Kain is.
---
Fucking Underground Waterway
-Yup. A reskinned “Octomammoth,” this time named “Octokraken.”
-I learned my lesson (hopefully) from last time, and ignore the tentacles. Instead, I spam the band attack, “Cross Slash” against the main body of Octokraken, and with some heals tossed in occasionally, succeed in killing him/her.
-Just as they exit the Fucking Waterway, they see the Baronian airship leaving. Does Kain now have any reason to follow-through on his deal with EMG now that he has Rosa?
---
Airship
-Just Rosa and Kain here.
-HA! Cid’s airship to the rescue! These are the ass-kickings of the U.S.S. Enterprise! Its five year mission: to explore strange new ways to swoop out of nowhere to save the day. To seek out falling protagonists and new attachments like the drill. To boldly kick Kain's ass like no one has kicked it before!
-Well, not so much. Kain gets away, and Cid’s ship lands.
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Damcyan
-Edward’s okay!
-But Rosa’s still gone. Ceodore, as you can imagine, is not happy. I keep forgetting that Ceodore is the son of Rosa and Cecil, and sees them as parents rather than just friends or party members.
-HM is shocked to learn Kain took Rosa, and definitely impacted by this. Again, is he the illegitimate elemental fiend son or what?
-Off they got to get Kain and Rosa! (They = HM, Ceodore, Cid, Edward.)
-Cid: “What in the heck is going on here anyway?” Thank you, Cid. Thank you.
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Airship
-Kain and Rosa on a Baron-bound airship.
-Kain has gone full-on, mustache-twirling villain. He literally says, “Muhahahaha!” as he talks about killing Cecil. So I guess he does fee he has to kill Cecil to make his dreams come true.
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Next time, on “Coldrun Plays Final Fantasy”: the thrilling conclusion of Kain’s tale! ADVENTURE! EXCITEMENT! THE DRAGOON CRAVES THESE THINGS!
