Breath of Fire

Breath of Fire: Princess of the Wings

Volume 1: A New Crisis

Stage One: A New Crisis

p. 5

Narration (Nina)
...my heart was pounding so hard - I thought it would burst open!
The Dark Dragon king, Zorgon, was right in front of my eyes! The time for the
final battle had finally come!!
But it was strange! He didn't frighten me at all... But...!!

p. 6

Narration (Nina)
That was because I had the best allies in the world to back me up!!

p. 8

Narration (Nina)
The Light Dragon warrior, Ryu!!
Giliam, from the Forest People!!
The thief boy, Danc!!

Manillo
How about buying an herb before I kick your butt?

Narration (Nina)
The sea merchant, Manillo!!

p. 9

Narration (Nina)
The giant of the Iron Ogres, Builder!!
The great sorceress, Deis!!
Mogu, from the Earth-Eating Clan!!
And me...
The princess of the Wing Clan, Nina!!

p. 10

Zorgon
Damn you all, you whelps!

p. 12

Ryu
(yells)

(Speaker unclear)
Zorgon! Prepare yourself!!

p. 13

Narration (Nina)
When the eight heroes combined all their power, they just barely managed to
defeat the Dark Dragon king, Zorgon...!!
...But...!! But it really wasn't the end!!

Manillo
Ookay - and when I add the fee for all this hard work into the loan...

p. 14

Boy #1
...a-and then?!

Boy #2
What happened next?!

(Text)
Wyndia

(Speaker unclear)
C'mon, Princess!

Nina
(giggles) That's...
...a secret!!

Boy #1
Whaaat? That's mean!

Girl
What is it?!

Boy #2
Have mercy!

Nina
Later, all right? If all of you go home now and do your chores and lessons like
good little boys and girls, I'll tell you.

p.15

Boy #1
Awww!

Girl
You're amazing, Princess!!
I wish I were like you...

Nina
Um... really? You think so...?

Boy #2
Mom and Dad always say that if you hadn't stopped Zorgon, who knows what would
have happened to Wyndia, Princess...
That you're the pride of Wyndia!!

Nina
But - just like in the story I just told you - I didn't bring back peace on my
own!!
All of my allies... and Ryu... worked so hard for that...

Girl
Papa said that you and Ryu look perfect together, Princess.

p. 16

(Speaker unclear)
Oh... the princess is flying off...

Nina
Oh, no... Ryu and I aren't... not yet...
Neither of us really knows what the other feels...
Of course... maybe we really are perfect together...
I'll just have to wait and see what happens...

p. 17

Nina
Sieg... Raifel... huh?

Sieg
I thought you might not show up for your practice at swordplay... so you've been
goofing off here!!

Nina
Uh... no... I...

Raifel
Please, Princess... if you don't do it, the ones the king'll get mad at are the
people teaching you - us...

Boy #1
So you're trying to get out of lessons, too...

Nina
O-of course not! I just forgot!!
Believe me!
Okay, okay! Let's go back to the training grounds, Sieg, Raifel!!

Boy #1
Don't you think the princess' story sounded kinda made-up in some places?

p. 18

Boy #1
Why would somebody who could take down the Dark Dragon king still be learning
swordfighting? Isn't that weird?

Girl
But the princess is a healing magic specialist.

Boy #2
Exactly. That's why it went okay even though she's not too great with swords.

Boy #1
But doesn't that mean that all she did was help the other heroes?!

Raifel
(laughs) So they're saying things like that about you. You wanna show those
kids that you really can use a sword?

Nina
Hmph. What are you talking about, Raifel? I'm not so childish that I'd let
what those kids are saying bother me...

(Speaker unclear)
And about Ryu...

Boy #1
Yeah... he used to come to see the princess every now and then...

Girl
That's right - he's been completely ignoring her lately...

Boy #2
Really?!

Boy #1
Heroes always like girls who're "busty."

(Picture)
Like this!

Boy #1
When it comes to that, the princess is kinda...

Girl
You're right... I guess she's not big enough...

p. 19

Raifel
(laughs) Probably not!!

Sieg
R-Raifel...

Girl
So that's it for Ryu and the princess!!

Sieg
Princess!!

Raifel
Oh - there she goes!

Children
Waaah! The princess hit meeee!!

Nina
But what is Ryu doing, anyway? Even if he does come to see me sometimes...
geez!

p. 20

Sieg
Ohh... I can't believe the princess...

Raifel
(laughs) It's all right, Sieg!
I like that about her.

Sieg
Princess, you have to go back and apologize later!

Nina
What?

Raifel
Nope - even when it comes to children's quarrels, you've gotta use some
distinction.

Nina
That's rude - I'm not a kid anymore!

Narration
It has already been two years since the heroes crushed the ambitions of the Dark
Dragon Clan and returned peace to the world...
The eight heroes, who had been guided by the threads of fate, had again returned
to their homelands, where the people of their clans awaited them... with the
sure bonds of friendship left in their hearts, devoting themselves to the
restoration of their various homelands......

p. 21

Narration
It seemed that the world had, perhaps, returned to the tranquil flow of
time.........
...but....!
Those who will try to shatter this moment of stillness... appear now!!

Sailor
Captain! Look starboard...! The sea level's rising... at two o'clock!!

Captain
?!
What... what the?!

p. 24

Captain
An... iceberg?!
That's impossible! These are the southern seas!

Sailor
Oh!

p. 25

Captain
!!
..................!!

(screaming)

p. 26

(Text)
Industrial City Gantz

Man
B-Builder, it's terrible! Come quick!!

Builder
?!
Uh... huh?!

p. 27

Builder
W-what is this?!
What's happening...?!
They're all frozen!!
...and this floating ice!!
Ice floating from the southern seas...?!

Zazan
You're Builder, one of the eight heroes, right?

Builder
!!

Zazan
(growls)

p. 28

Zazan
(growls)

Builder
Wh-who are you...?!

Zazan
Zazan! The strongest warrior of the Ice Dragon Clan!!

Builder
I-Ice Dragon Clan...?!

p. 29

Builder
Da... damn!!
G--

Man
Builder!

Zazan
(laughs)

p. 30

Nina
......u-um, Ryu...

Ryu
What is it, Nina?

Nina
Um, we don't know when we'll see each other again... so I... I want to go ahead
and tell you something....

Ryu
Oh... okay... actually, there's something I've wanted to tell you, too...

Nina
Huh...? Wh-what...?

Ryu
You know...
You should put a little more meat on your bones! Girls've gotta be "busty"!

p. 31

Nina
So what?!
(yells)
......
O... oh......
A nightmare... I can't believe I dreamed something like that... geez... it's
because of the weird things those kids were saying...

p. 32

Nina
I wonder if he really does like "busty" girls...?
?!
It's cold...! That's strange... It's not even fall yet...
Snow?!
No way... what's going on...?
Strange weather...?! But......
*... What is this... this... uneasiness... I don't know why, but I......*
...Ryu...
Where are you...?
Ryu...

p. 33

(screaming)

(Speaker unclear)
R-Ryu...!! (screams)

Ryu
Ah...!!
Damn... it...

Kruce
My...
You're persistent, aren't you...?

p. 34

Kruce
I've heard that the Light Dragon Clan is weak against the cold,
but even if that's not true, that you've withstood my ice magic so far is quite
admirable, Ryu.

Ryu
Heh...!
Do you think you can take me down with just that...?!

Kruce
Then how about this...?
This is a bit different from the attacks I've used until...
now!!

p. 35

Ryu
(groans)
!!
(screams)
Da... damn!
Agh...

p. 36

Ryu
(screams)

Kruce
(laughs)
Freezing... freezing! Freezing everyone!! Freezing everything!!!
First you, the eight heroes, and then...
the whole world will freeze!!
(laughs)

(Text)
Merchant City at the Bottom of the Sea, Makka

p. 37

Man
Th-this is terrible!
Boss! Manillo! The surface... the entire surface of the sea is frozen!!

Boss
Wh-what did you say?!

Manillo
What?!

Boss
It's true......

Manillo
It's really freezing, boss......

Man
Of course it is - I wouldn't gain a cent by telling you a lie like that!!

Boss
But... this is a pretty serious matter.... don't you think, Manillo...?

Manillo
Exactly, boss! Now we can't go sell anything anywhere!!
Aargh... I can't take it!
Huh? Am I wrong?

Boss
You idiot!! Is that how one of the heroes who saved the world acts?!
This isn't the time to be selling things! It's... it's the world that's
important right now!!

p. 38

Danc
Heh... How pitiful......
Danc, the greatest thief in the world, dying in a place like this...

p. 39

Mogu's Sister
Mogu... I'm sleepy... I'm going to sleep...

Mogu
Hey, you've gotta hang on...
Oh...
.........It's no good...
I'm too sleepy to go on any longer, too...

p. 40

(Text)
Wyndia

Man
...the Imperial Capital, Gantz, Jyun... it seems that all the southern countries
have been completely frozen!

Older Man
The damage may even have already spread to Gramor, the City of Darkness, and the
other areas slightly to the north...

King
It's unbelievable... a cold wave coming from the south...
Nothing like that has ever happened before......
Oh!
From the south?! It couldn't be!!

Older Man
Your Majesty! At this rate, our land, too... but to be frank, we don't know
what kind of countermeasures we can take... there's no way this could be a
normal cold wave...

Nina
Father! I'll go find Ryu and the others, and we'll investigate the cause of the
cold wave! I know Ryu can figure out the mystery of this cold wave!!

p. 41

King
I'm afraid... that won't do any good, Nina...

Nina
Why, Father?!

King
Ryu was in the Imperial Capital... the place closest to the origin of the severe
cold wave...

Nina
What...?!

King
...I've heard that the Light Dragon Clan is weak against the cold......
Even Ryu probably couldn't...
Nina!

Nina
You can't stop me! I'm... going to the Imperial Capital!!

King
No!!
I won't allow it!!

Nina
No, I'm going!!

King
Everyone! I command you in the name of the king!
Seize Nina!!

p. 42

Nina
!

Guard
Y-yes, Your Majesty!!
Forgive us, Princess! The king, your father, gave us an order!!

Nina
Sorry, but I can't let you catch me!

p. 43

Nina
I wasn't just showing off when I fought Zorgon!!

Guard
Ah!

King
Nina!!

Older man
Princess!!

Nina
I'm sorry, Father... but... but no matter what, I have to......
(Shrieks)
Sieg!

p. 44

Nina
Let go of me!
I said, let go, Sieg!!
I'll pluck your wings!!

Sieg
What should I do with the princess, Your Majesty...?

King
... Hmm...... Shut her in her room.

Nina
No.....! That's tyrannical!

Sieg
Yes, Your Majesty, I'll do that...

Nina
Father, you're such a stubborn idiooooot!!

Older man
Your Majesty...?

King
... I wonder if Nina hates me.

Older man
Of course not... nothing like that... You simply might have been a bit too
forceful...

King
"Forceful"... but... if... if... this severe cold wave is the work of that
clan... of the Ice Dragon Clan...
How could I let my dear daughter go to the Imperial Capital - just stand by and
allow her to die......?

p. 45

Nina
Oh, great!! They've even sealed the blinds shut from outside!!
.........
That something's happened to Ryu... do you really think... that would happen...?
I'll never believe it what they say - not until I see it with my own eyes.....
And that's I want to go to the Imperial Capital, no matter what!!
There aren't... any other places left that I could escape from, except for that
stained glass window, but... it was just made to let in light, not to open...
!

p. 46

Nina
Ryu!!

p. 47

Nina
Ryu......
I...
have to go!!

p. 48

Sieg
P-Princess! What was that noise?! (yells) Unlock the door! Hurry!!

Soldier
Y-yes, sir!!

Sieg
Princess!!
Oh!
P-Princess!!

Nina
!!
... what a terrible blizzard...! But that's not going to stop me!!

Raifel
I thought that if you were going to escape, it'd be from there.

p. 49

Raifel
I can't let you go, Princess.

Nina
Raifel......

Sieg
Well, Raifel, even you can do well when you try!!

Raifel
Hey...

Sieg
I'll never be able to face the king if I let the princess go...
Hm?!
Even though the princess could get through it, it looks like I can't - this
window!! It's too small - I'm stuck...

Raifel
Hey!
What're you doing?

p. 50

Raifel
Now, Princess, why don't you just quietly do what we say?
Not that I don't understand how you feel, but......

Nina
Just shut up and let me leave, Raifel...
Otherwise, I'll...

Raifel
Use force......?
... That's reckless... I'm the one who's been teaching you swordfighting,
remember?

p. 51

Sieg
Raifel! Don't hurt the princess!!

Raifel
You're certainly not bad with a sword, Princess...
... at least, for a girl. But no matter how hard you may try, that's all. Don't
forget that you're nowhere near good enough to go off on a dangerous journey
alone.

p. 52

Nina
... I know...... The only thing I'm good for is healing magic...... but that's
why!!
I don't know what's happening to Ryu... but even if something has happened, I
might be able to help him with my magic!!
... I can't believe I can't do anything for the people I care about most, when
something terrible happens, even though I've worked so hard to learn healing
magic... this healing magic.........!!
I... no matter how dangerous it might be... no matter what happens... I want to
be there for Ryu!
Please, Raifel!!
Raifel!!

p. 53

Raifel
(laughs)
You win! I lose! You win, Princess!!
If you're willing to go that far, there's nothing I can say back! I'll let you
do whatever you want!! But! I'm coming with you! It'd be too dangerous to let
you go alone!!

Nina
Raifel...
Okay...!

Raifel
So, Sieg, I'm with the princess from now on - sorry!

Sieg
W-what?! You idiot!!
Can't you understand how his majesty, her father, worries about her?!

Raifel
Unfortunately, unlike you, a bachelor like me is more moved by a lover's
devotion!

Nina
Sorry, Sieg!!

p. 54

Raifel
I you wanna stop us by force, Sieg, then give it your best shot!
I'll fight you anytime!!

Sieg
(groans)
(yells)

Raifel
Wha?! You're really gonna...?!

p. 55

Sieg
RAIFEL!!

Raifel
H-hey! You're not seriously trying to kill me?!

Sieg
Below you!

Raifel
What?!

p. 56

Nina
Wha-what are they?!

Raifel
I don't know! I've never seen anything like them!!

Sieg
Gather all the guards! Something's attacking - hurry!!

Soldier
Yes sir, Sieg!!

p. 57

Raifel
They're back!!
Don't underestimate me!!
One of them's going for the princess!!

p. 58

Raifel
Princess, look out!!

Nina
(yells)
!

Sieg
Are you all right, Princess?!

Nina
Thanks.

Sieg
I doubt that this is over, so don't let your guard down, Princess!!

Nina
Right!

Raifel
This's gonna make the path to the Imperial Capital a thorny one!

Nina
But... do you think that, maybe, these are the ones controlling the cold
wave...?

Kruce
Exactly.

Raifel
Who's there?!

p. 59

Kruce
My name is Kruce!
The strongest sorcerer of the Ice Dragon Clan!!

Nina
The Ice Dragon Clan?! I've never heard of that clan!

Kruce
Nina, Princess of the Wing Clan! If you'll allow our fangs to strike and not
resist, we'll allow you to adorn this land as one of the beautiful pillars of
ice for many years to come, once we rule.

Raifel
You've got a lot of nerve to say something like that!

Nina
Why in the world are you creating this cold wave?!

p. 60

Kruce
We, the Ice Dragon Clan, are merely trying to freeze the world to make it easier
for us to live in and control... Quite a clear, simple reason, actually.

Nina
We'll never let you do something so horrible! I don't know what hole you
crawled out from under, but my allies - the heroes - and I will take you down!!

Kruce
(laughs)

Nina
What's so funny?!

Kruce
My younger brother, Zazan, and I have already frozen almost all the lands... I
wonder how many of your allies, the eight heroes, are left?
Perhaps just you?

Nina
Do you think
I believe that?!

Kruce
Ah, yes... Like Ryu of the Light Dragon Clan, who I personally turned into a
pillar of ice in the Imperial Capital...
I suppose that they're all just lumps of ice now...
(laughs)

Nina
......!
Ryu...?
Pillar of ice...?!

p. 61

Nina
*...almost as if he were encased in ice...*
Ryu...!!
I swear by those who govern the bonds of life... by the proud wings of Wyndia!!

p. 62

Nina
Kruce! I will kill you!!

Soldier
Sieg!
We've finished mobilizing the soldiers!!

Sieg
Don't let down your guard!!

(Speaker unclear)
Yes, sir!

Kruce
Come! My soldiers, born of ice!!

p. 63

Kruce
(laughs)
Princess Nina,
It will also be amusing to stain your beautiful white wings with crimson
blood......

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