Here it is, the next chapter. Gonna get around to the start of the final chapter of Partitio's storyline after Ochette's is done. Hard not to feel bad for the Darkling, thinking about it.
Disclaimer: Octopath Traveler II and its characters and settings were created by Square Enix.
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Hikari braced himself alongside Castii as the corrupted Malamaowl let loose with dark wind, blowing the group back a ways just as the Darkling closed in for an attack with its beak. Hikari dodged the attack and slashed back, narrowly missing it.
Ochette fired a couple arrows and lunged, but was blown off the cliff alongside Akala by the Malamaowl's Dark wind.
"Ochette!" Juvah and Castii rushed to the edge in time to see the Huntress fall into the water, below.
Priscilla furiously cast a couple of fireballs, narrowly missing the Malamawol. The Malamaowl countered with another Dark Wind, forcing the group back a ways. Hikari moved to slash back, driving the Malamaowl back while Osvald hit it with a barrage of fireballs.
"Will Ochette be all right?" Hikari asked Castii.
"She'll be all right, a fall into the water shouldn't kill her, still, I am worried" Castii said as she turned her attention to the large Malamaowl, moving in with an Ice attack.
She wanted to go after Ochette to make sure she is okay, but she doubted that the abomination will give her a chance to. The Malamaowl moved to counter with a strike of its talons, which Castii narrowly dodged. Hikari slashed again, striking the corrupted Malamaowl's side. Osvald followed with a Thunder spell.
As the battle raged on at the surface, Ochette had meanwhile found herself in a mysterious void with a light shining"Ochette..."
"Huh?" The Beastling listened, curiously"Who are you?"
The voice was warm and soothing as it replied"Your heart is warm.. Believe in yourself, and in the power I shall bestow upon you and your companion."
"Huh?" Ochette was curious as a flame appeared"A blue flame... Heh, this feels nice."
The flame went to Akala and engulfed him in a blue, fiery aura.
"Open your eyes, pure-hearted one... It is not your time to die." The voice said, one more time"Go... With the flame..."
With that, Ochette and Akala found themselves returned to the Moonshadow Cliffs, the Jackal still brimming with the aura of the flame. Akala murmured in amazement"I feel a surge of power flowing through me..."
Ochette was amazed, smiling at her friend as she stood up to go rejoin the others"I know what I have to do."
The Malamaowl was still engaged against the others and seemed to pause and turn its attention to Ochette"Mroo..." She hooted, weakly. Her voice was distorted as she spoke"Let the world... Be plunged into darkness..."
Prisiclla noted how pained the Malamaowl sounded, even if she couldn't understand what she said"I pity you..." She then noticed Ochette standing nearby, alive and well"Ochette."
Castii noticed the beastling and hurried over to her, relieved"You're all right. Ah, and what is this aura coming from Akala?"
"Its a new kind of power, which I understand. Someone... The voice of the flame I think, gave Akala and I a power boost." She smiled"Mama, I love this island, and you, Prissy, Hikarin, Pops, Master Juvah and Agnie. I know what I need to do." She turned her attention back to the malamaowl, just as another power surge emitted from Cacta, empowering her and her friends.
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Octopath Traveler II: Crusaders of Justice
FanfictionWhat is the measure of justice and forgiveness? A Scholar from a remote island sets out on a journey for justice, struggling to come to terms with her estranged brother and journeys alongside other Travelers on their own precarious quests.
