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[chaotic_dirge]

[Vincent arrives on the beach and immediately draws his gun. His mind is still in fighting-mode and it takes a while to shake that. Eventually, he puts the weapon away, as memories flood back of what happened. Right... It didn't end well. He's not out there anymore. But where IS here...? He glances around and notices the familiar sight of mountains

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[Voice]

[unseenspy]

I hadn't heard of anyone defeating the General this time. Only that there were several others who fought him and died.

You were killed, weren't you?

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

Several...? No one managed to beat him?

[He goes quiet a moment, considering that. As for what happened... it's put him in a broody frame of mind but death is actually far from the most traumatic experience he's been through.]

...That's right. I died fighting him. What became of the draft overall?

[Voice]

[unseenspy]

Overall, the draft was a success, although the Third Party soldiers that attacked on the third day were significantly stronger than the ones we'd fought before.

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

I came across some of those fighters.

[Or rather, Chaos did.]

They saved their strongest fighters for the end... assuming that was the final day of fighting?

[Voice]

[unseenspy]

Yes, the draft was only three days, shorter than the previous ones. They were certainly getting serious with this attack. We need to show some seriousness of our own next time. We need to become stronger.

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

We have no choice but to prepare more thoroughly next time. The General... was incredibly powerful. He withstood my strongest attack.

[Voice]

[unseenspy]

The General...what all do you know about him?

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

I know that he isn't invulnerable, despite this last conflict... but that he can always revive from death the same as us...

[Trails off a moment to reflect on that. To continually fight an enemy who can always return... it seems very futile. Yet what choice do they have?]

[Voice]

[unseenspy]

Of course, all of them have the same obvious weakness. But you said the General survived your strongest attack...? What other weakness would he have if he could survive that?

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

The wings are as weak for him as for any of us... the one who defeated him before said it was essentially luck that he beat him then. He's apparently only grown stronger since.

[Voice]

[unseenspy]

Yes, I would expect that from any opponent who survives a battle. They would learn from their mistakes, train to grow stronger. They would make certain not to lose again.

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

Even though... she killed him? I don't know if penalties apply to them as well... but it seems what happened to him didn't adversely affect him.

We will have no choice but to become stronger as well.

[Voice]

[unseenspy]

There are various death penalties, are there not? They don't seem to get in the way of living, from what I can see. As for whether the Third Party suffers these penalties after death, it would certainly be worth looking into.

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

[True, if he was penalized, the General probably just got away with something he'd hardly miss...]

That's possible... at any rate, we'll have to be more prepared for the next battle. Everyone who faced him this time did so alone, as far as I know...

[Voice]

[unseenspy]

Facing him alone was certainly not a smart idea.

At the very least, I am glad that we have the Battle Dome to train with now. We can better stimulate real battles, which would be much more effective in our training.

[Voice]

[chaotic_dirge]

It was... but what's done is done.

The Battle Dome will be useful for preparing ourselves.