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- -matoi
- "Both you and I were really exhausted from everything that'd happened when she appeared, but..."
- "Even then, we couldn't even touch her. It wasn't a difference in power. But then, what exactly was it?"
- -xiao
- "We're still digging up what we can on this 'Last Goddess', Shiva. We're talking to Aurora and Lisa too, of course."
- "Though being strictly accurate in Lisa's case, it's not just HER we're speaking to, of course..."
- "Once we've got to grips with the picture as a whole, I'll let you know. Until then, I want you to rest yourselves up."
- -xiela
- "We weren't able to trace where exactly Shiva went. As such, her current whereabouts are a mystery."
- "And I mean it when I say we weren't able. Our systems simply aren't capable of it..."
- "Was it some kind of tech she's using, or a power she has...? Either way, it's way beyond us to crack it."
- -alma
- "I heard the jist of what happened. But... I'm sorry, I really need to rest right now."
- "I kind of overdid it back there, and if I overexert myself I might not be able to hold myself together. Sorry, I know it's a bad time, but..."
- "Once I'm back to my usual self, I'll do all I can to help, so... can you give me just a little time?"
- -lisa
- "We'll talk things through properly another time, okay? Xiao's digging up all he can, and it's not right to speculate now, is it?"
- "So you should go rest your body up. Because you're not gonna get another chance to for quite a while after this, I think~"
- -eucrita
- "The Last Goddess, Shiva... I asked Aurora about her, but apparently the name itself was unfamiliar to her."
- "There were a 'pantheon' of twenty that were called Gods and Goddesses, but... she was an exception, someone fated from the beginning to be sacrificed."
- "I can empathize with what she's been through, but... that doesn't give her the right to do whatever the hell she wants."
- -mellandia
- "The Last Goddess... which I suppose means she might have been the last Photoner to be born, do you think?"
- "I know Photoners were called that because of their mastery over Photons, but... I wasn't expecting them to be that overwhelming."
- "There has to be something... more to it, mustn't there?"
- -zeno
- "The Last Goddess, Shiva, huh. The idea she could beat ol' Regius and Maria is bad enough, but that she took you to the cleaners too..."
- "At least she left after saying her piece, but... I'm gonna be no use at all at this rate. Gotta find some sorta way to fight her..."
- -echo
- "We still hadn't recovered from all this stuff with The Profound Darkness, and now this Last Goddess drops on our laps..."
- "Not used to being hit with just... unease, straight out of the gate. What are we even gonna do against this one...?"
- -klarisklaes
- "She fought you and my predecessor, along with Regius and Maria, and wiped the floor with the lot of you. If that was a matter of pure strength, she'd be the strongest fighter we've ever seen..."
- "If Huey or I had been there, I doubt we'd have been even the slightest bit of help..."
- "But there's gotta be some sorta reason she can pull off all that crazy nonsense she's doing. It's our job to find out how, and counter it."
- "We weren't beaten in a contest of strength. We all think that, we all believe that. So hold your head up high. We'll get through this."
- -quna
- "We've got all hands on deck at the Intel Division looking through the old records. Digging out anything we can on this Last Goddess."
- "I'm not exactly hopeful we'll find much, but we're giving all of Luther's surviving data from Wopal another look with a fine-toothed comb."
- "If we can find some kinda hint as to how to bring her down, that'd be great, but..."
- -aika
- "You want to know about the last Goddess, I assume? I'm sorry to say it, but there's really not much information to provide."
- "Were there no records of her to begin with, or did Luther just wipe them all clean? It's hard to say, really."
- -pati
- "Ever since that Shiva lady showed up, it kinda feels like the time for our joking around's kinda gone, huh?"
- "Considering she took down not just two of the Pillars, but two Guardians as well, everyone's real on edge right now."
- "But that makes it more important for Patientia to work with smiles on our faces! First things first, we've gotta look into this Last Goddess!"
- -tia
- "The way she showed exactly what she was capable of in front of an audience was good strategy. She's got everyone terrified of her, sure enough."
- "But she didn't actually BEAT you. All she did was let us know exactly how strong she is. Now, we've just gotta figure out how to beat that."
- "We believe in you, after all. You've always gotten us through whatever stood in our way before, so I'm sure ARKS will pull through this one too."
- -io
- "...I'm so sorry, ma'am. When you were here fighting before, I... couldn't even get myself to move."
- "It wasn't just me, either. Everyone was just... paralyzed by the strength of that woman, the... Last Goddess."
- "I've always figured I could give my all, no matter who I was up against... but I guess I've got a long way to go, huh."
- -fourier
- "I saw what happened. And... her. That... 'Last Goddess', Shiva."
- "More than that, I think I... felt her. I felt the emotions within her bubbling away."
- "This... silent anger, and a sense of great despair. For all her smiles and posturing, she was cold, sharp-eyed... and terrifying."
- -logio
- "This Last Goddess used all the energy that The Profound Darkness was in possession of in our world in order to materialize here."
- "So does that mean The Profound Darkness as we knew it is just... gone, now? That seems a little too convenient..."
- -aki
- "Just when I think we'll get a chance to rest after we finish analyzing all this data on The Profound Darkness, now we have the Last Goddess' to look over too."
- "They do like to keep me working hard. Not that I think we can afford to do anything else, at this point in time."
- -light
- "We've apparently found mention of the Last Goddess in the digging we've been doing, but that's just it - nothing concrete about her at all."
- "Or rather, it's more the records themselves are full of holes. Seems a lot of it had been deleted, so it's proving hard to really dig anything up."
- -zieg
- "Well, well. I wasn't expecting to meet someone Regius' Worldbuilder would be totally ineffective on. Gets me all pumped up, that does!"
- "If the weapons we have aren't gonna cut it, then I'll just have to make ones that do! ...Heheheh, just you watch!"
- -reda
- "Kinda a bad vibe in the air, ain't there? Ever since that... whatcha call her, Last Goddess showed up, yeah? Seems like real bad news if ya ask me."
- "Ya think we even stand a chance? Don't look like Photons even work on her, huh?"
- -klotho
- "The Intel Division is furiously trying to dig up what they can on this Last Goddess. And that girl Aurora's providing her assistance, too."
- "But even with all that manpower, it doesn't seem like there's much there to find."
- "Perhaps they didn't want to leave record of their failures. I can understand that, of course, but... it's certainly making our lives difficult."
- -ohza
- "The Last Goddess, Shiva, huh? We still haven't put The Profound Darkness to rest, and now another thing to deal with..."
- "Just as I start thinking we're a step closer to living in peace, along comes a twist in the tale to set us back. How frustrating."
- -marlu
- "...The Last Goddess, Shiva. We might not know much about her, but... we can certainly tell she's powerful."
- "I'd thought if we dealt with The Profound Darkness, we'd be at peace, but... it seems life won't be that easy."
- -azanami
- "Well, this is a real spanner in the works. Never thought I'd see someone that you, Regius AND Maria couldn't beat come along."
- "But that's all it was. You couldn't beat her that time. But maybe you will the next. Or maybe the time after that?"
- "Blind optimism won't help, but neither will being defeatist. We just have to do what we can. And right now, that means getting rest and recuperating."
- -saga
- "So, our next foe is this 'Last Goddess,' is it? She seems like she might be even worse news than The Profound Darkness was."
- "Not only is our foe a total unknown to us, but she's clearly got us in her sights. Most troubling indeed."
- "...The question is, what's her next move? That's what we have to keep our eye on."
- -katori
- "Now ANOTHER weird foe's shown up! Don't you just wish they'd give it a rest for five minutes? Honestly!"
- "I'm not averse to running from my troubles, but I would never force my whims on others like that! It takes quite the ego to see the world as your plaything!"
- -pietro
- "Hello there, my friend! Things have taken a most nasty turn, haven't they?
- "Revenge is a word that leaves a most unpleasant taste! How can she bring happiness to anyone with her heart so set on such things?"
- "For when we suffer in life, we should always strive to bring that much more happiness to others! Even my darling children lament for her, alas!"
- -stratos
- "Guardian! You holding up okay?"
- "I saw your fight the other day... and I feel so pathetic that all I could do was watch!"
- "A Hero should be out on the frontlines, leading the fight, showing her strength..."
- "I've gotta grow stronger! So that I can stand shoulder to shoulder with you! So I can help you when you need me!"
- -lubert
- "Hey, coach! This Last Goddess, Shiva that showed up before seems unfathomably powerful..."
- "What exactly is her deal? I just can't tell exactly what she's capable of..."
- "But even if I can't match her strength, I can train my spirit to not fold in the face of danger! Hah!"
- -lottie
- "Hello, ma'am. ...Is your body holding up okay?"
- "I saw your fight the other day, and... watching was all I could do, really."
- "I'm a proper Arks now and everything, but I was just so scared, I couldn't stop shaking... I feel so pathetic."
- -cressida
- "The heck was with that lady who showed up in the Shop Area the other day?"
- "She seems different from any Arks I've met. Like she was rejecting the entire world around her. It practically punctured my spirit just looking at her..."
- -philia
- "Looking into what's happened, and figuring out what to do, is Xiao's job. It's up to you and Matoi to rest up and get your strength back."
- -hans
- "The heck's with that Last Goddess lady?! I think dealing with that one's beyond even my incredible skills!"
- -laverte
- "This one seems genuinely dangerous. She might be a foe beyond our wildest reckoning, but even so. It's our duty to take her down."
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