After ruling for a great many years, Garon has grown old and weathered. The early years of his rule were known for being kind and warm, and he was a constant source of light for those under his reign. However, he gave in to thoughts of conquest the longer that he sat on throne after grief took hold of his life. All of this is about to draw to a close as the era of King Garon ends, but unexpected factors get in the way of the end of all. Thalone has grown unstable after calling Laslow, Selena, and Odin from a faraway world, and his desire for revenge against Hoshido, the land that provoked Nohr to violence, and Nohr, the nation that destroyed his home, has become too much for him to bear, leaving him desperate to eviscerate all that exists in his path.
(The chapter opens to show Garon sleeping in bed.)
Garon: ...
(The scene shifts into a space of purple and blue shadow. Thalone appears, and he has clearly grown hardened from years of isolation following the events of Hidden Truths.)
Thalone: On his last legs of life... Oh, he looks so pathetic... Who could have ever imagined that he was responsible for so many atrocities?
(The gameplay segment of the chapter begins. The objective is to take Thalone to Garon's bedside. After such has been accomplished, the following dialogue plays out.)
Thalone: King Garon of Nohr... Your life is finally at an end.
Garon: Who are...?
Thalone: I am Thalone, reincarnation of the Midnight Dragon Anankos. You were the one responsible for the death of my previous incarnation, and as such, I will be taking my revenge against you.
Garon: Where...
Thalone: This is the afterlife... I have unlocked my full power, granting me influence over both life and death. Your life is ending, but it will begin anew. I will be using you to finish this continent off once and for all... You are no longer deserving of the gifts that the gods have offered you, and your treatment of one another and your gods will end all of your lives.
Garon: ...
Thalone: Speechless, are we? I suppose it matters not... Just close your eyes... It will all be over soon, and once I take over your body, you will be an agent in my favor. You will serve only Anankos, the one who you once killed and shoved aside for your own gain. You disgust me, but it won't have to be that way for much longer. Soon, I will show you just how large of a mistake you made by killing me and razing Valla to the ground. You deserve death, but I will give you no such mercies. From now until the day your body truly expires from my influence, you are under my thumb... You're pathetic and barely can be called human, allowing anger to get the best of you after one simple incident of grief... Look at you, killing others because you were hurt. Do you think of that as justified? Is this alright to you?
Garon: ...
Thalone: No answer... I shouldn't have expected someone so pathetic to respond. It matters not. You are now mine, and there is nothing that you can do to escape the influence that I have over you.
(In a flash of light, Garon rises to his feet, seemingly unharmed despite his previous sickness.)
Thalone: Speak.
Garon: Of course, my liege.
Thalone: This is the only fitting punishment for you... At long last, the continent is being driven closer to its downfall... This is what you pathetic humans deserve for your defiance and petty acts of harm. Soon, all shall be under the influence of the one and only Anankos... All shall be as it should.
The last chapter of this path is coming tomorrow oh boy
-Digital
