XA...XANA--
I MEAN, REALLY, MOTHER...
WHAT COULD YOU HAVE POSSIBLY DONE TO HELP ME BACK THERE?
EVEN NOW, FOR INSTANCE...
WHICH ONE OF US IS BEDRIDDEN FROM THE SHOCK OF HAVING ENCOUNTERED THE MONSTERS?
ME? OR YOU?
XANA--
LIKE I SAID, I'M ABSOLUTELY FINE.
YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT YOURSELF.
IF I HAD BEEN IN DANGER...
...DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU WOULD BE CAPABLE OF SAVING ME?
NOT ONLY THAT,
BUT WHAT IF SOMEONE HAD USED YOU AS BAIT TO ESCAPE FROM THOSE MONSTERS?
THE HUTCH WASN'T THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAD TODAY.
WHAT IF MY TOY HAD HURT YOU OR TAKEN YOU AS HOSTAGE,
IN ORDER TO ESCAPE THE MANSION?
DID YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT THOSE POSSIBILITIES BEFORE YOU CAME LOOKING FOR ME, MOTHER?
IF YOU REALLY CARE FOR ME...
I DON'T SUGGEST DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAIN. IT ONLY CAUSES ME MORE TROUBLE.
I'D HATE TO THINK OF YOU AS A BURDEN, MOTHER.
LADY ROXANA.
HE'S JUST GONE THROUGH THE MAIN GATE.
VERY WELL.
LET'S GO.
I HAVE TO GET TO HIM BEFORE ANYONE ELSE DOES.
I HAVE GOOD NEWS, FATHER.
Oh
GOOD NEWS FOR ME?
YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION.
I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY...
THE STAGE IS SET.
NOW,
...HATCHED THE POISON BUTTERFLY EGG.
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO BEGIN THE FINAL ACT.
I SEE, WHAT KIND OF BUTTERFLIES ARE YOU PLANNING TO RAISE THEM AS?
AS KILLER BUTTERFLIES, OF COURSE.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAMILY...
...BY CONTROLLING ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IN EXISTENCE.
I ALWAYS HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR YOU, ROXANA.
THANK YOU, FATHER.
WHAT A SHAME I ONLY SLAPPED ONE SIDE OF YOUR FACE.
WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO DO IF CASSIS HADN'T SAVED MY MOTHER?
NOTHING.
I TOLD YOU ALREADY...
I ENJOY SEEING YOU CRY.
THAT'S TOO BAD, THEN.
BECAUSE...
...THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN...
...FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
MOTHER,
I'VE FINALLY BECOME THE PERSON YOU WANTED ME TO BE.
I AM A PROUD AGRECE,
AND THE PERSON WHO RESEMBLES FATHER THE MOST.
YES...
...I'VE FINALLY BECOME THAT PERSON AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
OH,
HOW REPULSIVE.
NO--
YOU CAN'T DIE. GET UP.
PLEASE...
THIS IS...
...A REPRESSED MEMORY FROM THE PAST.
"A POWER YOU CANNOT CONTROL IS NOT A GIFT, BUT A CURSE."
"YOU ARE NOT TO USE YOUR POWER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS EVER AGAIN."
"WE ARE THE NOBLE JUDGES,
THE PEDELIANS."
"NEVER FORGET THE MEANING OF YOUR NAME."
"WHOEVER LOSES HIS DIGNITY SHALL PERISH."
"YOU ARE NOW...
...FORBIDDEN FROM USING YOUR POWERS."
YOU SHOULD GET SOME MORE SLEEP.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
THIS IS ONLY A HALLUCINATION, AFTER ALL.
YOU'RE IN THE HALLUCINATION ROOM.
I'M NOT EVEN REAL,
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD.
I'M SORRY, BY THE WAY.
I Haven't Felt An Emotion Like This In A Long Time.
THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY MOTHER.
YOU HAD NO REASON TO, BUT YOU DID IT ANYWAY.
I CAN FEEL HER FAINT BREATH ON MY FACE.
I WISH YOU WERE SOMEONE THAT I COULD HATE.
THAT WAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO DEAL WITH THIS.
WHAT A STRANGE NIGHT.
GET SOME REST.
SO MANY THINGS HAPPENED THIS MORNING,
BUT IT'S ALMOST AS IF NONE OF IT MATTERS ANYMORE.
THIS IS A BRIEF MOMENT WHERE WE CAN BOTH FORGET ABOUT THE MESS WE'RE IN.
YOU'LL BE BACK IN THE REAL WORLD ONCE YOU OPEN YOUR EYES AGAIN.
I HOPE THIS MOMENT...
...LASTS FOREVER.
In Roxana Chapter Draft 19, Roxana harshly scolds her mother after the encounter with the monsters, accusing her of being a burden. She then tells her father the good news that she has hatched the poisonous butterfly egg, saying she will contribute to the family with killer butterflies. After Cassis saves her mother, she thanks him in the hallucination room and wishes for a brief moment of peace on this strange night.
