Azem smiles, gesturing towards the door. "I am. I'll see you tonight -- now, go get him."

A shot of Hythlodaeus from the nose down as he hurries out of the door after Emet-Selch. "Right," he says. "Emet-Selch! Wait!" In the background, Azem and Venat can be seen distantly laughing to themselves.

A shot of Kirika, holding her hand to her heart and looking down at the ground worriedly. Azem says, "Now, then..."

Azem confidently holds up a finger and says, "...let's get to work, eh, Little Soul?" Venat stands beside her, both of them smiling.

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 9 of 9

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The moment breaks as Azem smiles wryly, looking over at Hythlodaeus beside her. Hythlodaeus raises his brows as he looks back at her as she says, "...Hyth, love, go with him. He's liable to bite someone in this mood."

Hythlodaeus smiles worriedly, reaching up to brush some of Azem's hair out of her face. "What about you?" he asks.

Another angle of Hythlodaeus brushing Azem's hair away from her face, this time focusing on her as she smiles up at him. She says, "I'm alright. Besides, should I feel faint again, Venat is a very capable healer."

Hythlodaeus shrugs. He trusts the Azems, past and present, and is more than happy to acquiesce. "Fair enough," he says. "So long as you're certain..."

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 8 of 9

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Azem pulls away from both of her boys. Hythlodaeus stays near, one hand on her back and a worried expression on his face. She has a determined look on her face as she touches a hand to her heart and says, "I... I can't. I need to see this through."

Emet-Selch is tired of this. He looks away, done with this conversation. If she is determined, arguing is pointless. "Fine," he says. "Stay out of my way, then. And be careful."

His piece said, Emet-Selch strides back out of the building into the midday sun.

The four left behind watch him go. From left to right, Hythlodaeus looks on with a frown, Azem crosses her arms, Venat turns to look over her shoulder with a slightly sad look, and the WoL looks over her shoulder with an almost frightened expression.

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 7 of 9

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Emet-Selch looks hurt, the wind taken out of his sails a little as he frowns at Azem. He says, "...of course not. I could never..." The thought that his actions may have convinced his friend that he hates her makes him upset.

Emet-Selch approaches Hythlodaeus and Azem, still standing together in the corner. Hythlodaeus watches his friend approach with a worried expression, still holding his girlfriend. Azem looks up at Emet-Selch with a sad expression as he reaches for her.

Another angle of the same shot, showing Emet's face as he holds Azem's hand. He looks down at it sadly, stroking his thumb over her knuckles.

Emet-Selch looks up at Azem as he says, "Come. Let's take a walk. You can join me in my assessment." He wants to get her out of here, away from whatever this is. He wants things to be normal again.

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 6 of 9

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Emet-Selch scoffs, one hand raised as he says, "...what? You can't seriously --"

Hythlodaeus looks worried as he helps Azem to her feet. Azem leans on him with one hand as she looks down at the ground and says, "--I watched you die, Hades." The use of his true name cements how serious she is being.

Emet-Selch is not having it, shrugging and looking off to the side as he says, "A trick! A dirty trick, Azem, nothing more. And, if not that, then--"

Hythlodaeus is now holding Azem, looking down at her worriedly as she holds one hand to her head and yells, "-- Do not tell me that you still think this all to be a practical joke. You cannot hate me so to believe that I would go to such lengths. You cannot."

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 5 of 9

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A shot of Hythlodaeus's worried face as he leans over someone who appears to be on the ground. He is framed by an eye-shaped black vignette, showing someone opening their eyes as he says, "...hear me? Beloved, you're alright, you're safe..."

Hythlodaeus and the top of Azem's head are visible in the foreground, blurry and out of focus. Behind them, still near the table, stand the WoL, Venat, and Emet-Selch, in that order from left to right. Kirika bends at the waist, clutching one hand to her head, still caught in the throes of the Echo. Venat stands in front of her, shielding her from Emet-Selch, who is pointing over Venat's shoulder as he shouts, "...did something to her! Assault of a sitting member of the Convocation is illegal in the highest --"

Azem, hugging her knees to her chest, looking directly at Kirika off screen. "...it's true," she says. "All of it. You weren't lying."

Kirika, now collapsed to one knee, looks over at Azem with a sad, pained look on her face.

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 4 of 9

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Three shots. In the first, Azem reaches over to touch the WoL's shoulder, smiling reassuringly. The WoL looks sadly at the table as Azem says, "Please, don't worry about him. He'll come around eventually..." The second shot is a close up of Azem's hand as it makes contact with Kirika's shoulder. The third shot is an off-center shot of Azem's face, surprised, eyes staring off into the distance. Behind her, a glass-shattering effect represents the wall between herself and the WoL being broken, forcing a connection.

Four shots of echo memories, all from the original version of this cutscene in the game. The first shows the Mothercrystal. The second is of Emet-Selch walking the streets of Amaurot. The third is Zodiark's death. The fourth shows the planet being engulfed by the Final Days.

Two shots. The first is the city of Amaurot on fire during the Final Days. The second is a shot from Vanaspati, showing the land ablaze and the sky filled with beasts.

Two more shots. The first shows the Hythlodaeus shade in Amaurot performing the thinking emote. The second shows Emet-Selch after the Hades trial, a hole in his chest as he smiles softly at someone off screen.

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 3 of 9

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A shot of Emet-Selch again. He is looking off to the side, towards where Azem is standing near the head of the table. He says, "…stay, or come. As a member of the Convocation, you have a right to be present as I continue my assessment. I care not which you choose — so long as you do not get in my way."

Azem says nothing, holding her hand to her heart as she looks sadly towards the WoL, who is also looking sadly at the table. The intent is clear - she can't leave yet.

Emet-Selch looks at Azem expectantly for a moment, processing.

Emet-Selch looks down, disappointed, and murmurs, "...right."

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 2 of 9

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A shot of Emet-Selch in Elpis. He is inside of Venat's accommodations in Poieten Oikos, looking down and glaring as he says, "I've had my fill of your fiction. I will return to my duty... and you will not bother me again."

Azem, a woman with brown skin, freckles, a large, aquiline nose and dark curly hair tied back in braid with a black and gold mask, stands from where she was sitting at the head of the table by his side. Kirika, the Warrior of Light, and Au Ra Raen, is visible in the chair nearby. Azem says, "Now, Emet-Selch, let's not -"

A shot of just Emet-Selch from the nose down. He shouts, "Azem! Enough!"

Azem looks shocked by his outburst, clutching one hand to her heart. In the background, Kirika also looks surprised.

☄️ The Truth - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 2 ☄️

PART 1 of 9

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Emet-Selch in Elpis. He has his arms crossed and is looking off to the left as he says, "I am still unconvinced this is not somehow your doing. 'Myself from the future' sounds exactly like the sort of nonsense you would try to trick me into believe."

Azem leans in close from beside him, grinning as she says, "Oh, come now, Emet-Selch... Am I not one of your dearest friends? How can you think so little of me?" He is refusing to look at her and trying very hard to pretend like his cheeks are NOT red right now.

I don't want to gpose every little conversation they have in Elpis, but I know that Azem is thrilled about the idea that Kiri is "me from the future" and Emet-Selch is as pouty as ever.

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"Pray, do not give up hope, my friend. All will be well."

Kiri was so small and so sad in Heavensward ;n;

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we've reached heavensward on my alt! i call this one "kiri experiences frostbite"

(cid gave her the coat on the way to coerthas bc she was wearing just a dress and not much else ;w;)

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🌌 Elpis Rewrite Scene Thread 🌌

A thread for the series of fake cutscene-style gposes I'm making for my Endwalker replay! These are made to accomodate my canon of Azem being present for the events in Elpis. \o/

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Azem, grinning, gestures towards Kirika as she says, "A soul the same color as my own, you say?" Hythlodaeus looks at her with a raised eyebrow.

Two shots. The first shows Azem approaching Kirika, leaning down with her hands on her hips as she grins with excitement. Kirika leans away from her, eyes wide, frozen with apprehension. She clasps her hands together near her face. The second shot is just another angle to better show Kirika's frightened face.

Azem performs the think emote once more as she begins to circle behind Kirika, murmuring, "Hmm..." Kirika half turns her head to attempt to track where Azem goes, afraid to be touched by her past self.

Azem clasps her hands behind her back and leans over Kirika's shoulder, smiling as she says, "Fascinating!" Kirika still looks scared, leaning away from Azem.

☄️ A Fated Meeting - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 1 ☄️

PART 6 of 6

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Emet-Selch crosses his arms and glares with suspicion as he says, "Really? You expect me to believe you had no idea I would be here?"

Azem smiles and says, "As always, my dearest friend, I expect you to believe whatever it is you want to believe."

Emet-Selch points accusingly at Kirika, who flinches with what could only be described as fear. He is not looking at her, but at Azem off-screen, though Kirika is looking at him. He shouts, "You can no seriously expect me to believe that this thing is not yours! Not when it has a soul the exact shade, tone, and hue of your own!"

Hythlodaeus looks at Emet with disdain, frowning as he says, "Emet-Selch..." Azem is standing beside him performing the think emote and clearly looking away from Emet, likely towards where Kirika is standing.

☄️ A Fated Meeting - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 1 ☄️

PART 5 of 6

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Emet-Selch shrugs with annoyance as he says, "Was it not enough to send your familiar here to spy on me? Still, you would attend in person to -- what, ensure you have vexed me as much as possible?"

Hythlodaeus and Azem look on with confusion.

Azem recovers quickly and says, "Nice to see you, too," as she smiles and points a finger amicably.

Azem shrugs, eyes closed and smiling, as she says, "Unfortunately, I've no idea what you're on about. I came here to help Venat a few days ago -- I had completely forgotten you were planning to visit as well."

☄️ A Fated Meeting - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 1 ☄️

PART 4 of 6

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A shot of Hythlodaeus, Azem, and Venat. Ignoring what Emet-Selch just said, Azem turns to Venat and says, "By the by, thank you for your swift interference, Venat. It seems I chose the wrong direction when attempting to locate that oreias..."

The same shot, though this time Azem is performing the 'think' emote and Venat is laughing. Azem adds, "...though, it would seem the bugger has gotten away regardless."

Venat smiles and says, "Of course. I could hardly stand idly by while that shark made a meal of our friends, here."

Emet-Selch interrupts, holding both hands out. He says, "Hold on -- Hold on! What is the meaning of this?"

☄️ A Fated Meeting - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 1 ☄️

PART 3 of 6

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Azem begins to run up the hill, grinning as she says, "Hythlodaeus!"

A picture of Azem, embracing Hythlodaeus and pressing a kiss to his cheek. He smiles softly as she does.

Azem grins up at Hythlodaeus as he gently brushes the backs of his knuckles against her cheek. She says, "'Tis so good to see you, my love!"

A shot of Emet-Selch and Kirika, an Au Ra Raen with opal scales, gold cracks on her fin-like horns, and glowing silver eyes, looking on with surprise. Emet-Selch stammers, "What -- You --"

☄️ A Fated Meeting - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 1 ☄️

PART 2 of 6

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Elpis Emet-Selch as scene from slightly below, saying, "Easier said than done thanks to your unruly successor."

A shot of an Ancient, their eyes cut off by the edge of the camera. The focus is on the black and gold Mask of the Traveler. The dialogue bubble says, "??? - 'Unruly successor?' Please, tell her how you really fee, O Honourable Emet-Selch."

The camera pulls back from the first image to reveal the stranger's face. Azem, a woman with dark hair, brown skin, and silver eyes, smiles up at where the Warrior of Light, Emet-Selch, Hythlodaeus, and Venat are standing, hand on her hip. Hythlodaeus exclaims, "Azem!"

A shot back with Emet-Selch and company. Only Emet and Hythlodaeus are visible. Emet looks surprised, while Hythlodaeus smiles and says, "Fancy meeting you here!"

☄️ A Fated Meeting - Elpis Rewrite - Scene 1 ☄️

PART 1 of 6

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why is he doing that sexy elezen idle that looks like a model pose while looking at the stinky gobbue

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A few days before Emet-Selch's visit to Elpis, another familiar face returned to the isles...

☄️"Andromeda!!"
🌌"Little Star!"

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"...promise me that you'll still be here when I get back?"

"I promise."

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Three images. The first is inside of the Rising Stones. Andromeda, a human woman with dark hair and brown skin, is in the foreground, in the process of leaving. Minfilia behind her says, "Hold a moment, please, Andromeda. There is... something I have been meaning to discuss with you." The second focuses on Minfilia as she looks sadly to the side. Andromeda's face mirrors this, though she has not turned to look at Minfilia. Minfilia says, "You know that I remember you from before the Calamity. When you returned, I thought it a miracle." The third image is in the Echo coloring. Andromeda, younger with her hair worn differently and notably duller eyes, speaks to a younger Minfilia in the Waking Sands. Minfilia is laughing. Minfilia says, "As far as I could tell, a dear friend had returned to me. Yet, things were... things ARE strange... you are different..."

Two images, still in the Echo coloring. The first shows only half of Nabriales's face covered by his mask with Minfilia in the background. Minfilia continues, "When we faced Nabriales... what you said to him..." The second image shows Andromeda, speaking and pointing at Nabriales who is off screen. Moenbryda is visible behind her, holding an axe. Andromeda says, "...you may not remember me, but I have ALWAYS hated you."

In this image, Minfilia's face has hardened. Andromeda has her eyes closed, the positioning similar to the image with Nabriales. Minfilia says, "I think you are not my friend. I think you are..."

The same image, but with the focus on Andromeda's face. She has opened her eyes and is looking upward toward the camera. Minfilia finishes by saying, "...something else."

"...who are you?"

Minfilia is the only person to ever figure out that Andromeda is something more than who she says before the Scions cross paths with one Emet-Selch in the First.

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and thats how minfilia became the only person to know who andromeda really was before shadowbringers and she took it to her grave ;w;

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i wanted to take notes throughout my replay on the alt for story purposes but the political bullshit in post-patch ARR does not interest me and interests kirika, as someone who was not born here, even less like jfkdfjslfjd

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i love him.... i have kiri glamoured on whenever i go talk to him in game. its so good

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HAURCHEFAAAANNNTT 🥺

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every time i go to talk to haurchefant i am immediately taken with how down bad immediately he was holy shit

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edited the emissive layer on her eyeballs so the glow isn't QUITE so blinding and this is perfect. emet-selch is only going to realize that her eyes are exactly the way they're supposed to be after he's like 2 inches away from her face :3c

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alphinaud mansplaining doma to kiri, who just turns and starts speaking almost fluent doman to yugiri, who is like "oh thank the gods"

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