"...So this is what fate...had in store for me... I'm so cold... I still had...a lot...to learn…"
"Noooo!" I had dropped my controller turning to my brother who had not been paying any attention. "Hey Sonic? What should I do?" I turned to face the only other person in the room. My voice was uneasy and a bit shaken.
"Hm?" He looked over with disinterest in his voice. "I-…Rolf is dead! I have never done a playthrough without my cute green-haired adorable archer by my side!"
"Reset." Was his response.
I looked back at the screen it had been turn 10 of 18 turns. Rout Enemy. Two enemies left in my sights and could die this turn.
Battle save: Turn 3 Enemies:16
Now was not the time to reset. I had killed the remaining enemies and the next scene had activated my body frozen beside the finger pushing the cutscene along.
'Is it OK to save?' The game had asked. The file was Easy mode. I was doing a speed run. Adding time to this speed run sitting, debating. Every single one of my total 7 playthroughs of Radiant Dawn I had always gotten Rolf to his level cap. I always brought him to the Tower of Guidance. So many battles would have been lost.
I clenched my fist, "I…I don't know if I can do this."
"What about Shinon?" My brother asked snapping me out of my angsty episode.
"No." Was my simple reply. "His gains are horrible! He never kills when you want him to and when to don't want him to kill he gets a crit!" I was not about to replace my most favored unit with some fighter of lower class and standards.
Rolf's stats by the end of the game had always surpassed the Black Knight's. That's when my brothers and I had dubbed him 'The Rolf Knight'.
I had been pushing back and forth on the plus shaped button on my controller switching between the 'Yes' and 'No' options.
Yes.
The words 'Now Saving' Had appeared on the screen. My body felt like ice. My stomach had started to feel sick.
I had felt like I had betrayed a loyalty I had to not just Rolf the to the game.
I had made a vow.
"From this day and moment. I vow to become a better tactician. I will not let my beloved comrades die before me."
In reality, you can't press reset. In reality, you can't bring your friends back because of every a small misstep and mistake you caused.
I closed my eyes and sat back into my chair.
After a small break I had continued on the Base had shown up and my preps were supposed to be made.
Scrolling down to 'Supports' Just out of curiosity. "Oh Rhys I could have sworn you could have support this battle, eh whatever." Glancing over the available supports none I found good or worth it.
A base conversation had given me a 'Silver Card'. "Yes everyone more weapons for all!" I threw my hands up in the air. Once everything needed a bought I had sold the Silver Card and left the base.
'Choose Units'
"Hm lets see… Rhys, Mia, Boyd…"
I looked up at the number and 1 was there. Scrolling up and down the list of units I began to panic up and down the list almost three times. That's when the words slipped from my mouth out loud.
I had hadn't relized what I had said until after the question had been asked. Tears began welling up threatening to spill over.
"Where's Rolf?…"
