I SOMEHOW BROKE FREE FROM THE CHAINS, BUT...
DAMN IT!!
HOW DID I END UP LIKE THIS...?!
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME? I EVEN LOST MY HAND!
DEON AND ROXANA...
...WERE THE ONES WHO WERE MEANING TO BETRAY FATHER IN THE FIRST PLACE!!
SHOUT
I DON'T DESERVE THIS!
DAMN YOU, SICK BASTARDS...!!!
I'M GOING TO GROW MY FORCES ONCE I LEAVE THIS PLACE.
FIRST, I'M GOING TO KILL FATHER AND DEON.
FONTAINE, I...
I WAS GOING TO MAKE HER MINE... HOW DARE SHE STAB ME IN THE BACK?!
OH, WELL... I'LL HAVE TO KILL THAT B*TCH TOO--
HUH?
A SWORD...?
WHY...? WHO...?
OH, YOU'RE NOT LANTE AGRECE.
K EG H
I FOLLOWED THE FOOTPRINTS FROM THE UNDERGROUND DUNGEON, BUT IT APPEARS I'VE WASTED MY TIME.
OH, MY!
GOOD AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN, I DECIDED TO ACCOMPANY MY FATHER TO THIS ASSEMBLY.
I'M HONORED TO MEET YOU ALL.
MY NAME IS CASSIS PEDELIAN.
I'M LUZARK CASTRO.
I HEARD THAT THE WHITE HEIR HAS BEEN DECIDED. I WONDER WHO IT IS...
I'M CURIOUS TOO.
AHEM!
I HEARD THAT THE GOLD VERTIUM IS LED BY A CHILD...
LOOK AT HIM! HE'S SO WIMPY.
WHAT A LUCKY BASTARD. I GUESS THE PEDELIANS DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THE THRONE!
HE GIVES OFF A DIFFERENT AIR,
BUT I'M POSITIVE THAT...
...HE'S THE PEDELIAN HEIR I SAW YEARS AGO.
I DON'T GET IT, THOUGH.
I HEARD THAT ROXANA KILLED HIM...
I WISH I COULD RIP HIM TO SHREDS, BUT I'M TOO WEAK RIGHT NOW.
LANTE AGRECE ESCAPED BEFORE I DID...
IS THAT SO?
DEON WENT THROUGH HERE TO CHASE AFTER LANTE A FEW MOMENTS AGO. YOU'LL FIND LANTE IF YOU FOLLOW AFTER DEON.
PEDELIANS ARE KNOWN TO BE UPRIGHT.
HE STABBED ME BECAUSE HE THOUGHT I WAS FATHER, SO I DON'T THINK HE'LL ATTACK ME AGAIN.
YOU'LL ALSO FIND YOUR ARCHENEMY, ROXANA.
COME TO THINK OF IT, YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO KILL HER.
YES, YOU IDIOT.
WE'RE FIGHTING AGAINST THE SAME ENEMY! NOW F*CK OFF!
THEN IN THAT CASE, I MIGHT AS WELL KILL YOU RIGHT NOW.
WHAT?
WHAT THE HELL...? DID I HEAR HIM WRONG?
WAIT!
BUT I'VE DONE NOTHING TO YOU...!
A RIGHTEOUS PEDELIAN?
WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP.
FUCK
THIS WAY.
I WAS TOO SHOCKED TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS BACK IN THE ROOM.
WHY DID SHE SEND HER ASSISTANT TO ME...?
YOU'RE...
IT'S BEEN A WHILE, MY LADY.
WHAT ABOUT XANA...?! IS SHE OKAY?!
WHERE IS SHE?!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HER.
LADY ROXANA ORDERED ME TO HELP YOU ESCAPE THE ESTATE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN...?
THE ESTATE WILL DISAPPEAR SOON. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
WHAT WAS SHE TALKING ABOUT?
THE AGRECE ESTATE WILL DISAPPEAR...?
B-BUT...
THEN WHAT ABOUT XANA?!
WHAT ABOUT MY BABY?! YOU LEFT HER THERE ALL ALONE!
LADY ROXANA HAS ALREADY ESCAPED.
YOU MIGHT BUMP INTO HER IF YOU COME WITH ME.
THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO FOLLOW HER, BUT...
DON'T WORRY, MY LADY. WE'LL BE ABLE TO ESCAPE SAFELY WITHOUT RUNNING INTO THE INTRUDERS.
I'M WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU,
XANA...
"IF YOU REALLY CARE FOR ME,"
"I DON'T SUGGEST DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN. IT ONLY CAUSES ME MORE TROUBLE."
"I'D HATE TO THINK OF YOU AS A BURDEN, MOTHER.
WHAT IS THIS SMELL? I THINK SOMETHING IS BURNING--
WE MUST MAKE HASTE.
MY LA--
PLEASE STEP BACK.
ARE YOU OKAY, MY LADY?!
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE--
DEON?!
Roxana Chapter Draft 44 opens with the wounded man who broke free from his chains and lost his hand, swearing oaths of rage and revenge. While accusing Deon and Roxana of betrayal and vowing to kill his father, Deon, and Fontaine, he encounters a mysterious sword-wielding figure. Then, as Cassis Pedelian and Luzark Castro are introduced at the council, a woman on the escape route receives a warning from Roxana's aide that the mansion will be destroyed and worries for Roxana.
