Tales of the Abyss 17

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Tales of the Abyss
EPISODE 17 “Darkness and Light”
Pg. 1

Pg. 2
Luke – Where am I?
That dream . . . again?

Jade – Excuse me
I don’t want to listen to any foolish excuses

Luke – Eh?
Jade?

Pg. 3
Everyone!?
Natalia – I really misjudged you . . .
Anise – You’re just one terrible spoiled brat!!
Ion – I’m sorry

Luke – Wait, everyone!! Tear!!
Listen to me!!

No . . . No!!
I was just

Pg. 4
Natalia – I think it’s also important for us to know what Van’s objective is

Ion – I agreed
It’s also partly my fault that this happened

Anise – I’ll help along if you said so then~
Jade – There’s something I want to know as well . . .
So I don’t object it

Pg. 5
Luke – Huh . . . ? What is it now?
Jade - Belkend’s Fon Machine Laboratory No. 1?
Commandant Van often goes there?
Ion – But first we must get back up . . . to the Outer Land

Luke – The continuation of the dream?
But somehow
This looks so real . . .

Ion – What about Luke then?

Pg. 6
Luke – Me?
Of course, I’m going with all of you!!
Because I’m the leader!!

Am I right, everyone?
Everyone?
What’s wrong?

Tear - . . . Luke will continue to sleep here

Pg. 7
It isn’t very sensible to take an unconscious person along

Luke – Tear? What are you saying?
Tear – And even if he wakes up
He can’t be anything more than a burden right now
Natalia – You’re right . . .
Luke – Everyone . . .
Wait!! But I’m right here!!

Tear – As you’ve heard
That’ll make it as a temporary break from our fight, alright?

Pg. 8
Asch

Pg. 9
What was that!? Just now!?
I’m wearing Asch’s clothes . . .
Did I just become Asch?

No . . . I’m inside Asch!?

Pg. 10
Teodoro - It looks like you’ve took a very good care of my granddaughter, Tear

Luke – It changes again . . . did the time just go by?
Asch – . . . I didn’t do anything
Luke - . . . Granddaughter?

Then that means this old man is Tear’s . . .
Teodoro – What do you think about Qliphoth?

Asch – It’s just like what I heard from rumors
Not a very pleasant place to be in
Luke – Hey! That wasn’t very nice of you

Teodoro – This place, Qliphoth, is completely blocked out from the sun by the miasma and the Outer Land . . .
The ground is flowing on one part of the liquefied Earth crust directly above the mantle

The only place where we can call as a city is this Yulia City
Any places outside of that is not a place for humans to live in

Luke – Wow~ Then why do these guys living in the place like this?
Asch – How about moving to the Outer Land then?

Pg. 12
Teodoro - You should already know it . . . we have our duty as the watchers
I’m the major of this city
I cannot possibly leave this place

Luke – Watcher?
What are they watching then . . . ?
Teodoro – You came to this city through the Yulia Road, correct?
You all can return to the Outer Land using that path

Pg. 13
Luke – It’s changing again!!

Natalia – It has been seven years . . . right?
Luke . . .

Pg. 14
We’re heading for Belkend tomorrow, correct?
That place . . . is your father’s, Duke Fabre’s land

In the past . . . we used to go there together . . .

Asch – . . . I’ve already forget about things in the past

Pg. 15
Natalia – I still remember it even now though
Your . . . proposal words!
Right, Luke!!

Asch – Don’t call me by that name
That is . . . no longer my name

Pg. 16
Luke – That’s right . . .
I wasn’t the one who made a vow about the future with Natalia when she was young
It was Asch who made that vow

That proposal words . . . there’s no way I could’ve remembered that

Pg. 17
Everyone is helping Asch
. . . That’s obvious
So many people died because of me
And I’m just a fake

Ah . . . this is really a nightmare
It would be good if I can wake up quickly
Quickly

If not

Pg. 18
Everyone will be gone,
Leaving me behind
Jade – So, let’s return to our world, shall we?

Tear – I’m sorry, but I have something I want to investigate a bit here
I’ll catch with you later, so please go on ahead

Jade – Alright . . . I won’t stop you
This is your hometown after all
Anise – Come to think of it, where’s Mieu?

Pg. 19
He said he wants to stay beside his master
Luke – Eh?
Anise – Amazing!! He still can call that guy a master?

He said . . . that he also accidentally killed his people before in the past
So he does understand how Luke feels . . .

Luke – Mieu . . . you . . .

Guy – I’m staying behind as well

Pg. 20
Natalia – Guy!!

Guy – I’m worried about Luke
So I’ll wait for him till he wakes up

Anise – What!? You could just leave that idiot alone!!
Natalia – Guy . . . you’re Luke’s best friend and servant, correct?
The real Luke is right here

Pg. 21
Guy - You’re right . . . but
My best friend is probably more of that idiot, to be honest

I’m even more worried if I’m not around to look after him
And also
I do believe that he can fix himself . . .

Pg. 22
Luke – Guy . . .
Guy
Thanks
For still calling me as your best friend

What . . . what is it with me?
Being blind just because of the word hero
Being scared of accepting my own action
And ended up saying really mean stuff to everyone

Pg. 23
I get it now

This really isn’t a dream

It’s the truth!!

The picture that Asch is seeing
Is flowing into my head!!

Pg. 24
Ever since that strange experiment back in Choral Castle
I kept on hearing his voice in my head

And that’s what is happening right now as well

Natalia – Did we . . . come back to the Outer Land now?
Asch – Yes, let’s go

Once we passed this spring
Then we’re at the north-west of Daath

Pg. 25
Tch . . . this is bad
The land around South Rugnica probably had just collapsed

Luke – What!?
Anise – What!! But why!?
Asch – It’s because Luke already destroyed the Sephiroth Tree supporting the South Rugnica
Other part of the land which are just barely floating with the Sephiroth would have reach its limit by now

Pg. 26
Luke – You’re kidding . . . !! More people are going to die because of me . . . ?!!
Jade – What about its effect on the other continents . . . !?

Asch – Did you forget that we used to kidnap Fon Master Ion and had him open the Sephiroth doors . . . !?

Ion - . . . Does that means!!
But even if the doors are open, the Passage Ring itself is sealed as well. No one should be able to use it!!

Pg. 27
Asch – I don’t know how he did it, but
Van actually can use that thing!!
Ion – Then . . . his goal is!!

Even more collapse of the Outer Land . . . !!

Pg. 28
Luke – Hah
Hah
Mieu – Master!? You are awake now!?
I’m so relieved!! I’m so relieved!!
Luke – Hah . . .

Whe- . . . Where am I?
Did I . . . return to normal now . . . ?

Pg. 29
Ye-!! Yeah, the Outer Land is in danger!!
Mieu – Mieu
Luke – I’ve to tell Tear and Guy!!

Oh

Mieu – Master?

Pg. 30
Tear – Luke . . .
You’re awake now . . .

Pg. 31
Luke - . . . Ah . . .
AH!! That’s right!!
I want to get back to the Outer Land!!

The other towns are going to fall as well!!
So, we got to get back up there by that Yulia Road thing quickly!!
Tear – Wait, Luke

What are you saying?
You were asleep . . . up till just now

Pg. 32
Luke – I do know!! Asch told me like that!!
Asch and I are connected!! So . . . !!

Tear – Even if that’s the truth
How are you planning to prevent the collapse . . . ?

Luke – Eh?

Pg. 33
Tear – You don’t understand it . . . at all
Swaying along with other people’s words
Not even try to think for yourself of what had happened

That’s just the same as back then, with Akzeriuth . . .

Pg. 34

Pg. 35
. . . You’re right . . .

Pg. 36
Because Master Van said so
Because Asch said so

That’s all there is
All I see up till now . . . was only myself and myself only

Pg. 36
No
I can’t even see myself . . . !!

Tear
You bring a knife with you, right? Can I borrow that?

Tear – Yes . . . OK, but
What’re going to do?

Pg. 37-38
Luke!?

I . . . want to change

Pg. 39
No, I HAVE to change!!!

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