Le Roof: Ah, Protectors, you have carried out your mission well. You have proven yourselves, and I can enlighten you with the secret of Algol's genesis. Many billions of years ago, a spiritual life form split into two lesser beings, who eventually began to fight... After a long and terrible battle, there was finally a victor. The winner banished the enemy spiritual life form to another dimension. We call the victorious side The Great Light and the defeated one The Profound Darkness. Chaz: I see, 'Light' and 'Darkness'... Le Roof: The Great Light feared the resurrection of the Profound Darkness and placed a seal over the dimensional portal... Rune: A seal? Le Roof: That's right... a gigantic seal of three planets on one fixed star... Rune: That can't be... Le Roof: Yes, it is. The Algol star system. The Great Light also distributed the Protectors of the seal between three tribes -- the Palmanians, the Motavians, and the Dezorians. But there were fluctuations in the strength of the seal. Once every thousand years, its power would weaken drastically. As a warning of this phenomenon, The Great Light created Rykros, which returns to Algol once every thousand years, and myself, Le Roof. Chaz: But what use is an invisible planet as a warning? Le Roof: The Great Light knew that, through the generations, the Protectors would forget their mission. So Rykros was designed to break the silence when the seal's final moment came... to remind the Protectors of the mission they were born to do. Rika: The seal's final moment? What do you mean by final moment? Le Roof: Throughout time The Profound Darkness has seethed with animosity and the need for revenge. And once every thousand years, when the strength of the seal weakens, the most intense part of The Profound Darkness' hate-filled spirit is able to break through the portal and come to Algol in physical form. Rune: So that's what Dark Force was! Le Roof: Every time, a courageous person would defeat Dark Force and bring about a brief period of peace by expelling it. But The Profound Darkness is patient, and finally it destroyed the planet of Palma in battle. Rika: That means that part of the seal is gone! Le Roof: That's right. And now, a thousand years later, The Profound Darkness is trying to break completely free at last. Chaz: The seal's final moment... Are you saying that it's happening now? Le Roof: Maybe. Rika: Maybe? Le Roof: The Darkness will once again wield its frightening power, and completely break the seal, or... Chaz: Or what? Le Roof: Someone will conquer the Darkness and render the seal meaningless. Chaz: Someone like us. Le Roof: Protectors, listen carefully... If The Darkness escapes, the seal, that is, the Algol star system, will certainly be destroyed. The only way to prevent this is to go to the Darkness, enter its dimension, and destroy it. As long as you have those Rings of the Stars, you should be able to withstand the largest part of the power of The Darkness. So the time has come. Obey the will of The Great Light and attack the Profound Darkness. This is the very mission that you, as Protectors, have been born to. Chaz: Who the hell do you think we are?! Rika: Chaz... Chaz: I've been listening patiently, and you keep talking about this mission! I'm not going to fight for no mission! And anyway, where is this Great Light now? What's it doing? Le Roof: The Great Light is no longer present in this galaxy. It has gone far away... Chaz: You're telling me, he hands down missions and he goes off somewhere? Give me a break! Missions, 'Protectors', who the heck cares?! It has nothing to do with us! No way am I gonna fight for someone like that! I'm going to live by my own will! Rika: Chaz! Rune: There is no one single truth... Chaz! Le Roof: Chaz Ashley... You have set foot on Rykros... You must hurry... Whatever path you choose... Rika: Chaz, what are we to do? Chaz: Rune... Rune: What is it, Chaz? Chaz: To tell you the truth, I don't know what's going on... Rune: Oh, great... Chaz: When Alys died, you explained things to me... and Rika tried to lift my spirits... But in truth, I really didn't understand! I could only see that the person who taught me everything had died. I would have sacrificed anything, even my life, for the peaceful repose of Alys' soul. But gradually, I found out that there were people who depend on me to fight. Rune: That's all fine, isn't it? Chaz... Chaz: But! I can't leave the fate of all Algol rest on my shoulders! Moreover, this fighting is a mission handed down from The Great Light! If we have to dance to its tune, we're no different than Zio! Rune: Hmmm... I can't blame you for thinking that way, but... Chaz, there's someone I want you to meet. Let's go to the Esper Mansion. The answer lies there!
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PURE MAGIC
Melody of Fables.
Thank you! I was at my desk humming this and was going crazy.
Le Roof: Ah, Protectors, you have carried out your mission well. You have proven yourselves, and I can enlighten you with the secret of Algol's genesis. Many billions of years ago, a spiritual life form split into two lesser beings, who eventually began to fight... After a long and terrible battle, there was finally a victor. The winner banished the enemy spiritual life form to another dimension. We call the victorious side The Great Light and the defeated one The Profound Darkness.
Chaz: I see, 'Light' and 'Darkness'...
Le Roof: The Great Light feared the resurrection of the Profound Darkness and placed a seal over the dimensional portal...
Rune: A seal?
Le Roof: That's right... a gigantic seal of three planets on one fixed star...
Rune: That can't be...
Le Roof: Yes, it is. The Algol star system. The Great Light also distributed the Protectors of the seal between three tribes -- the Palmanians, the Motavians, and the Dezorians. But there were fluctuations in the strength of the seal. Once every thousand years, its power would weaken drastically. As a warning of this phenomenon, The Great Light created Rykros, which returns to Algol once every thousand years, and myself, Le Roof.
Chaz: But what use is an invisible planet as a warning?
Le Roof: The Great Light knew that, through the generations, the Protectors would forget their mission. So Rykros was designed to break the silence when the seal's final moment came... to remind the Protectors of the mission they were born to do.
Rika: The seal's final moment? What do you mean by final moment?
Le Roof: Throughout time The Profound Darkness has seethed with animosity and the need for revenge. And once every thousand years, when the strength of the seal weakens, the most intense part of The Profound Darkness' hate-filled spirit is able to break through the portal and come to Algol in physical form.
Rune: So that's what Dark Force was!
Le Roof: Every time, a courageous person would defeat Dark Force and bring about a brief period of peace by expelling it. But The Profound Darkness is patient, and finally it destroyed the planet of Palma in battle.
Rika: That means that part of the seal is gone!
Le Roof: That's right. And now, a thousand years later, The Profound Darkness is trying to break completely free at last.
Chaz: The seal's final moment... Are you saying that it's happening now?
Le Roof: Maybe.
Rika: Maybe?
Le Roof: The Darkness will once again wield its frightening power, and completely break the seal, or...
Chaz: Or what?
Le Roof: Someone will conquer the Darkness and render the seal meaningless.
Chaz: Someone like us.
Le Roof: Protectors, listen carefully... If The Darkness escapes, the seal, that is, the Algol star system, will certainly be destroyed. The only way to prevent this is to go to the Darkness, enter its dimension, and destroy it. As long as you have those Rings of the Stars, you should be able to withstand the largest part of the power of The Darkness. So the time has come. Obey the will of The Great Light and attack the Profound Darkness. This is the very mission that you, as Protectors, have been born to.
Chaz: Who the hell do you think we are?!
Rika: Chaz...
Chaz: I've been listening patiently, and you keep talking about this mission! I'm not going to fight for no mission! And anyway, where is this Great Light now? What's it doing?
Le Roof: The Great Light is no longer present in this galaxy. It has gone far away...
Chaz: You're telling me, he hands down missions and he goes off somewhere? Give me a break! Missions, 'Protectors', who the heck cares?! It has nothing to do with us! No way am I gonna fight for someone like that! I'm going to live by my own will!
Rika: Chaz!
Rune: There is no one single truth... Chaz!
Le Roof: Chaz Ashley... You have set foot on Rykros... You must hurry... Whatever path you choose...
Rika: Chaz, what are we to do?
Chaz: Rune...
Rune: What is it, Chaz?
Chaz: To tell you the truth, I don't know what's going on...
Rune: Oh, great...
Chaz: When Alys died, you explained things to me... and Rika tried to lift my spirits... But in truth, I really didn't understand! I could only see that the person who taught me everything had died. I would have sacrificed anything, even my life, for the peaceful repose of Alys' soul. But gradually, I found out that there were people who depend on me to fight.
Rune: That's all fine, isn't it? Chaz...
Chaz: But! I can't leave the fate of all Algol rest on my shoulders! Moreover, this fighting is a mission handed down from The Great Light! If we have to dance to its tune, we're no different than Zio!
Rune: Hmmm... I can't blame you for thinking that way, but... Chaz, there's someone I want you to meet. Let's go to the Esper Mansion. The answer lies there!
Thank you for uploading all the phantasy star 4 songs in extended version. This is still my all time fav rpg.
Very nice theme to listen to. Can I request you do some from PSIII? The Dungeon and Shusoran tracks?