"Gnaeus, are you confident in your trial?" Calypso asked.
"Mm." Gnaeus nodded.
The scene shifted once more.
This time, they arrived at the Soul Forging Zone of Castrum Kremnos.
Under Yan Huan's watchful gaze, Calypso looked at Gnaeus and said gravely:
"It seems thou hast made up thy mind."
"Mm." Gnaeus nodded. "This is the safest course."
On the platform above the scorching lava, Calypso looked around and addressed the statues.
"Separate [Courage], [Glory], [Fortitude], [Sacrifice], and [Reason] in their entirety..."
"Ah, you really do know how to set impossible tasks."
Gnaeus looked seriously at Polysia, who sat nearby in a wheelchair.
"I'm counting on you, young lady... Bear witness to my fall."
Then he looked at Calypso.
"Lord Calypso, I leave the [Soul Rending Ritual] in your hands."
Seeing the warrior march so resolutely toward death, Polysia found it hard to understand.
"I don't understand." Polysia looked at Gnaeus and asked:
"Why would you dare sacrifice yourself for a future you cannot witness?"
"Because that is our destiny." Gnaeus's gaze was unwavering.
"The power that belongs to me is so violent that one day, I too will be swept away by it."
"Besides—[Better to die fighting than return in disgrace]—I set foot on this path long ago."
"I believe that if it were your sister, or Kaos, they would make the same choice."
Polysia lowered her head, pondered for a moment, then denied it.
"But... I'm not that brave."
"I don't know how to face something so heavy..."
Noticing the girl's confusion, Gnaeus could not help but comfort her.
"As one chosen by [Death], yet you still do not know how to face it..."
"Let us talk, young lady."
"Perhaps my journey should not end so carelessly."
"There is still time. I do not mind making fate wait a