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The Lagoon<
Always liked that one. When I finally heard it again in chapter 2, it just felt good. Like I'd returned home once again to the way...
I'm still not super happy with it though... any opinions?
EDIT:
I was also thinking about what might be in a mod...
If there were different routes to take in the game, I'd say the culmination of your choices should come down to the events that occur on Estrana's fateful day. If Estrana survived, it would be a very different outcome for Rhue.
Say, if for instance : Rhue didn't run out and miss Lexus' plunge. And instead of saving Kloe, you end up going to Val Parra.
During Lexus' fateful day, instead of running right away; maybe with her fighting spirit raised she runs after Slade initally and sees her father die. She doesn't have a sword I suppose, or she would have fought with Slade [she's good!].
She then runs, with HeWhoMustNotBeNamed hot on her tail, so she's being chased properly.
As they near Rhue, he catches up to her nearly; and she screams. Rhue would know that scream, and have a chance to properly save Lexus this time. He might be too much for Rhue to handle, but as long as you hold out until Slade arrives...
In any event, she lives, and their organization now marks Rhue an enemy, and will NOT be fufilling his desire to see Cetsa about the pendant.
If she lives, she might be able to try and organize a swift retaliation attack immediately for their treachery and her father's death; she knows all the details of what took place; putting you in a revenge mission to attack the umm... group (Aristozi?) with the guards or people who worked for her father (Um... The Order?) [you being with Lexus and Slade.]
If those events played out, Lexus might change a little after that long night. Rhue would be a bit different as well.
If the Aristozi were stopped then, the secret of Sacrifa wouldn't be revealed in the same way, and the wife might be spared.
Perhaps, Lexus would go on to fight Strata... Lyrra cheering for her "Champion" and Rhue there knowing what she has recently been through... and with Rhue's help she would WIN! (Or would she lose instead?)
Then Rhue would go on to fight Tranziun!!!! and you would lose...
But, in the end with Lexus vs Tranziun; Lexus would win the tournament...
If she instead lost to strata, then Rhue would go on to fight... Tranziun!!!!!!! and after a smoking hot battle, Tranziun whomps you, and loses to Strata like normal.
Or, Rhue would go on to fight Strata, like normal... with Lyrra cheering for her "Champion" and Lexus there, giving Rhue a new hope to win. Which now becomes possible... [Not easy, but not cheating impossible!]
Then that puts Lexus against Tranziun... If it isn't time for Tranziun to lose, she will put up a great fight and after losing ... Rhue vs Tranziun for the GOLD...
Or if Lexus WON and Tranziun decided it was okay to accelerate his plans to lose (Hey, a pumped Lexus isn't to be trifled with...) And assuming you didn't slow the Blood Lyn down by saving Kloe, then that would put....
Lexus vs Rhue........! That would be an interesting plunge.
If Rhue OR Lexus won (Is that the end of the tournament? Or did Strata have to face another opponent after Tranziun?); they could possibly attempt ask to pardon Cetsa/Dancing Violet.
Otherwise, if Strata wins as usual...
Then it would be up to Lexus, Tranziun and Rhue to plan her escape.
Or a completely different alternative :
If Lexus is unable to seek revenge after surviving the attack (perhaps she can't convince them about the traitor), then both Lexus and Rhue (and maybe Slade) would be in constant danger and a very different set of events leading up to the fateful day for Estrana would occur.
Perhaps they make it to the day, and help Sacrifa prevent his wife's death somehow. You go to save Cetsa with Lexus and Slade in tow this time, and reveal the truth behind the traitor. Things get out of control as usual; but Tranziun swoops in and distracts enough for you to make an escape. [Gaius might turn on the Traitor, or Tranziun might have a way to distract him]
That would put all of you from the run from the city, as it is locked down.
Yes, in this scenerio you would be on the run from :
The Aristozi
The Guided
The Order
The Guards
Anyone who saw you save Cetsa at the time
The Blood Lyn
And lands who knows what else
The mini-game would be to survive your escape of the city... to some location...
Perhaps before you get very far, or after you've exhausted your options to escape; someone loyal to Sacrifa tells you the way to the underground/the Mines/the Pits.
So, in that scenerio :
Rhue, Lexus, Cetsa, Slade?, Tranziun? would all be on the run from Estrana by descending deep into the depths.
(Is Janwen's ruins really under Estrana? Or was that just part of Dream Estrana? [That Lost City WAS Janwen right? Or was it supposed to be even deeper than that...?)
In any case, that would be a very different adventure if they ended up down there... Would probably bump into Scatha at some point. If Slade is with you, I wonder how they would interact? [Well at least how Scatha would...]
...
There would be no Dream Estrana probably since the PS didn't absorb all those auras. This means there would be an entirely different chapter 5 and 6 that would NOT explain the truth behind Serena.
I'm sure such a different direction would be fun, but I am not sure how purposeful it might be. You probably wouldn't learn the truth behind yourself and Serena. But, perhaps there are other things to experience and learn... Assuming Rhue becomes a different Rhue with all these different decisions and events.
Would this be a Cetsa route? Lexus and Cetsa together would be a troublesomely interesting combination. Would Dancing Violet in the flesh steal Lexus' attention, now that her idol is in front of her? Or will she have grown into her own woman after all these events?
...
Perhaps the pits escape would be better suited as a Scatha/Cetsa/Lexus route? (With bonus Lexus route?!)
Perhaps the dream estrana could be the Serena truth/Kloe route? (With bonus Lexus route?!)
And perhaps there could be one more major route for Lyrra/Fake Serena/Sorya... (With bonus Lexus route?!)
Lastly, a chapter 7 would be awesome ><
How would it continue after Dream Estrana?
Well... We know that time is very weird within the PS. Episode 6 occured within a few seconds, and it took AGES within the PS.
If Rhue decides to choose Lexus and live within the PS, his body or something jumps into the mists with the sword disappearing...
Rhue could live a small eternity with Lexus within Dream Estrana, before somehow having the PS ending up somewhere in the Way. Where someone finds the sword, possibly waking Rhue or another Aura within the sword that might take over the new owner's body? Is that even how the sword works? Or does the sword not possess a person; unless it's "Rhue/Anomoly"? If "Rhue" cannot take over a new body... Then perhaps with the death of the PS shadow, after all this time; he would become the new shadow?
Hmm...
Oh, one unrelated question :
What does the sword on the wall at Ballar's house during that attack in Ep2 do? It makes a clicking sound, but I never saw what it does... I guess I should cheat and look in the editor...