Chapter 22: Chaos in Grymoire Part 2

Quistis appeared on the screen

Quistis: Do you have a moment?

Ryuji: Yeah, what is it?

Quistis: We've located the king of Bahamut and his Lieutenants.

Ann: Really!?

Quistis: Really.

Yusuke: Where are they?￼

Quistis: The end of the Chain.

Morgana: The what?

Quistis: You already know the town's under Federation control are anchored to chains that extend into the sky.

Ann: What!? Don't tell me!

Quistis: On, I'm telling you. We know now that all those anchors were fired from the same exact location. And that spot must be Bahamut's seat of power.

Makoto: So you're saying their castle--- it just floats there?

Quistis: Apparently. If Balamb Garden can do it, then why not the Federation?

Tama: Great! Then we can just sail the-up ￼there in our airship!

Quistis: Not quite. Here's the problem. Their Castle sits at a much higher attitude. The Airship simply isn't build to travel that high.

Ryuji: Aw, Come on. Then what do we do!?

Quistis: First, you should visit a cathedral.

Haru: A Cathedral?

Quistis: Yes. At the heart of every town that's a part of the federation, you're certain to find one.￼ They're sanctuaries that only admit people chosen as Architects. And they're much more than that. You need to see it. Once you have, then I'll explain how to get to the castle.

Yusuke: A Cathedral, huh?

Futaba: Where are we supposed to find that?

Akira: Remember that strange town we visited--- the one where you said something felt kind of "off"?

Lann: Yeah, the one where you told me we should keep a low profile, right?

Reynn: I bet that was a cathedral in the middle of town.

Tama: We've seen lots of towns like the-since. We shouldn't have to go the-far to find one.

They made it here and see all the Cogna

Lann: Wh...what happened here?￼

Tama: Once the Cogna invade a town and take the-control, it looks like then town becomes the-corrupted.

Reynn: There's Mirages here. Be Careful.

They went the Cathedral

Lann: So, the building in the center of town is the cathe.... The cathe... Co-Theartrhythm?

Tama: Hweh? Did you want to the-listen to some music or something?

Reynn: It's "Cathedral." Just keep an eye out for Mirages, okay?

They made it here to the Cathedral and see the soul

Agunimon: Wh... What is all this stuff?

Akira:

Reynn remember something

Flashback has started

Brandelis: Tell me, Segwarides, what of the soul crystal? How much of the populace have we harvested?

Segwarides: If I had to offer up a guess, then just about four souls in every ten.

Flashback has ended

Reynn: No way. The architects... were they...

Shelke: All this is the True face of the Federation.

Lann: I already knew that I didn't like them, but this just turns my stomach.

Ryuji:

Metis: The Architects are making the world better. It's true-- if you're the federation. That's exactly what they do. The Architects can live the remainder of their lives in peace, and never want for food. Yes, the moment their souls turn to crystal, and ascend to Bahamut's castle, their wish becomes reality, since the crystals don't fight or eat. As for work, all they are required to do is become energy. And so they get their life of leisure as well.

Lann: So what, everyone should be happy? That's insane!

Morgana:

Tama: Lann and Morgana is the-right! This is--- this is completely the-messed ￼up!

Makoto: Metis, Shelke, did you know about it?

Shelke: We did, in fact, we were put in a cathedral.

Ann: Huh?

Metis: At first, I believed what they said, and becomes an Architect. I was admitted to a cathedral... And I nearly had my soul crystallized. But by sheer coincidence, an accident halted the system, and I managed to escape. Later, Shinra took me in, battered, broken soul and all. They helped me.

Quistis: When we learned the truth, we knew we had to act, and that's how the anti-federation resistance got started. Still, until the world fell into chaos, this--- breaking into a cathedral--- was out of the question. But now we know. These are the entrances to our enemy's castle.

Lann: Really?

Akira

Reynn: You mean... The chains. They're the way. They deliver all of the crystal.

Metis: Correct. Once the Architect souls have been crystallized, the chains conduct them all the way up to the castle.

Tama: But, but, how are we the-supposed ￼to take the chain all the way to the top?

Quistis: Wells if you're human and animal... it sounds like you have to be a Jiant to use the chain.

Yusuke: What?

Metis: Akechi and Hauyn explained how it works. You see, they took the Chainroad ￼when they went to the Castle.

Akira: They're up there?

Quistis: She said the road was designed for the Bahamutian Army. You need to be both a Jiant and a Mirage user in order to traverse it.￼ So...

Lann: Yes, it's gotta be us...

Akira: What?

Ryuji: Guys, come on. If we're the only ones who can go, then there's no room for debate here.

Morgana: Yeah, we know. So Joker, are you ready?

Akira:

Lann: Um, Morgana. Why you call Akira, Joker?

Morgana: Because he's our trump card when it comes to fighting strength. Because it is his Codename.

Reynn:

Morgana: You see, we Phantom Thieves have to use our codename when we infiltrating the Castle. So we cannot use our real name, the Shadows and the Cogna will know who we are.￼ So we have to use our codename, if they know we're here, Shadow and the Cogna will gonna tell Brandelis and his Lieutenants that we're coming.

Lann:

Morgana: My Codename is Mona. Makoto's ￼Codname is Queen. Ryuji's Codename is Skull. Lady Ann's Codename is Panther. Yusuke's Codename is Fox. Futaba's Codename is Oracle and Haru's Codename is Hour.

Lann:

Morgana: Well, since you and Reynn are with us. I think we should started your Codename. Let's see... How about Price and Princess?

Lann: Too royal for us.

Morgana: How about Knight and Mage?

Lann:

Morgana: Okay! You're Codename is Knight and Mage.￼