[ He'd mentioned it once before, how they'd failed to stop the Starscourge, but that...evidently wasn't the end of the journey, even after Noctis had disappeared into the Crystal. Even if those were the last memories of his life on Eos, that hadn't been the case for Gladio. And there had been something Ardyn had said to him, the first night they'd landed on the surface. You're not as you should be. Like he remembered a different Prompto. Older, maybe.
But that's still a life he'd never known - and one he wouldn't, now. ]
We were basically fugitives at that point, but Noct had some things he had to do to level up. Find ancient weapons, make pacts with gods...you know, really normal, everyday things. [ His tone, a bit teasing, sobers again. ] We eventually did make it to Altissia so Noct could meet up with Luna and get Leviathan on his side, but...
The Empire was already there. Noct was able to make his pact, but Luna, she...
[ His eyes flutter shut a moment. ]
She didn't survive the battle. [ Because of him. Ardyn. And here he was, walking among the rest of them like he hadn't tried to destroy their entire lives. ] Noct was...a mess. Ignis was injured, and he...lost his eyesight. But we couldn't stop then, even when everything around us was falling apart.
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[ He'd mentioned it once before, how they'd failed to stop the Starscourge, but that...evidently wasn't the end of the journey, even after Noctis had disappeared into the Crystal. Even if those were the last memories of his life on Eos, that hadn't been the case for Gladio. And there had been something Ardyn had said to him, the first night they'd landed on the surface. You're not as you should be. Like he remembered a different Prompto. Older, maybe.
But that's still a life he'd never known - and one he wouldn't, now. ]
We were basically fugitives at that point, but Noct had some things he had to do to level up. Find ancient weapons, make pacts with gods...you know, really normal, everyday things. [ His tone, a bit teasing, sobers again. ] We eventually did make it to Altissia so Noct could meet up with Luna and get Leviathan on his side, but...
The Empire was already there. Noct was able to make his pact, but Luna, she...
[ His eyes flutter shut a moment. ]
She didn't survive the battle. [ Because of him. Ardyn. And here he was, walking among the rest of them like he hadn't tried to destroy their entire lives. ] Noct was...a mess. Ignis was injured, and he...lost his eyesight. But we couldn't stop then, even when everything around us was falling apart.