Opening 15
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As Furina declares the commencement of the trial, a Garde approaches Lucius.
Esmond: Sir Prosecutor, please allow me to pass this along...
Lucius: A document?
Esmond: This is a document that Miss Charlotte applied for and received permission to share with you during the trial. According to her, it should speed up the proceedings.
Lucius: (nods) Thank you.
The Garde nods and leaves as Lucius flips through the pages.
Lucius: This document... it's the "exclusive interview" that she did with us before.
Paimon: So she's already finished it, huh? Wait, then that means this document is a perfect timeline of everything that's happened ever since we stepped foot in Fontaine... So in other words... we can refer to this "anthology of evidence" every time we want to use something from our journey as evidence for an argument!
Lucius: A practical gift from her, I would say...
Neuvillette: The prosecution and the defense are both in position. The trial shall now begin.
Furina: Come on, Neuvillette. There's no need to repeat all the unimportant legalese. Just fast forward to the part where the prosecution lays out my offenses. As the defendant, and the lead actress of this performance, I still haven't even been informed of my supposed guilt in all of this. Of course, it is only natural for humans to struggle to understand the actions of a god. However, you will need more than that to convict me of a crime...
Lucius: Thing is, my charge isn't about your conduct as an Archon. Instead, I charge you as a fraud who's never been the Archon in the first place.
Furina: ...!
Hearing his charge causes Furina to become flabbergasted while the audience could not believe it.
Audience 1: Wait... what was that? Lady Furina's a fraud?
Audience 2: Hey... I came here thinking that we were going to try the Hydro Archon for forsaking her duty, but did I hear that right? She's not our Archon at all?
Neuvillette: Charge accepted. Lady Furina. Do you plead guilty to the charge?
Furina: ...
Neuvillette: Lady Furina?
Furina: I plead not guilty. How can I be guilty? There is no way that I, Focalors, otherwise known as Furina de Fontaine, a member of The Seven, and the Regina of All Waters, Kindreds, Peoples and Laws of Fontaine, could be anything other than your true Archon.
Audience 1: Yeah... Even though Lady Furina can be rather eccentric, isn't it going too far to doubt her very identity?
Audience 2: Yeah, I've never questioned her identity either. Sure, Lady Furina can be super irresponsible, but what grounds does that prosecutor have to make such a huge claim...
Furina: I have cause to believe that common sense will prevail in this case. Many of the members of the audience have known me as the Hydro Archon ever since they were born — there would be no fooling their memory. See? Even the Oratrice has decided to show me its favor. Are you sure you want to commit to a charge that will never be upheld?
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Fanfiction"We were just orphans... living by the day with no purpose or goal, and now we're here, separated. We had no time to say goodbye... so let's not call it that." Lucius, a 19-year-old boy, having lived a life full of hardships, is mysteriously transpo...
