[Video]

[bound_skyward]

[Kain is still a little pale and sick-looking, but... he's alive.]

I've returned from true death twice now. I wonder whether this makes my luck better than average... or far worse.

[Worse for the dying in the first place, but better because... well, twice now he's faced what he thought was an eternal end for him, and come back both times. Kain pauses for a moment, gathering his thoughts. Going through death again reminds him though, of an important thing about what he saw.]

That dragon in the dream... I've encountered it before. All of Cosmos' warriors would have at the end of every cycle, whether they recall it or not. Its significance cannot be underestimated.

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[Video]

[bound_skyward]

He was one of my comrades during the war of the gods. It didn't happen on this world, or yours, but another entirely.

[Video]

[dies]

I see.

[He's heard a few references to this war now. It seems unthinkable that a mere child would be selected by the gods to fight, but he has no reason to doubt.]

...you seem to be familiar with the Emperor, as well.

[Video]

[bound_skyward]

He was on the side of Chaos- the enemy. I fought plenty of his imitations during the course of the battle.

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[dies]

I see.

There is a saying about the enemy of my enemy, I believe. I am Scott Kashuan. It is good to meet on who has faced the emperor and lived to speak of it.

[Video]

[bound_skyward]

Likewise, it's good to meet an ally. I'm Kain Highwind.

[Video]

[dies]

...Highwind?

[Video]

[bound_skyward]

You say that as if it's familiar.

[Video]

[dies]

It is. ...this may seem odd, this is a different world, but are you familiar with a man named Ricard Highwind?

[Video]

[bound_skyward]

My father... how do you know his name?

[Video]

[dies]

I fought the Emperor at his side before being brought here, but- he can't exist in two different worlds, surely. Is there any way I could speak to him?

[Video]

[bound_skyward]

...

He died, several years ago.

[But if Kain came back, could that mean... No. He'll ask Porom about it perhaps, but he's sure there's some catch to it. For one, Kain had been aware enough to call out to the living. He's never had such contact with his father.]