Mental Lock 14 - Identity of THE END

kVP09lhSPm4 - The Beginning is The End

So. Somehow, one of the final Mental Locks before we begin breaking through the Hyperlocks got unlocked by Patrice last night. I will say, without Elara's help, I have extremely high doubts we would've solved this. Please read over the following conversation with all of the names translated. All of them... except for one. For some reason, Luna's memory banks does not have any knowledge of who Person X is. I do not understand why. Usually, when Mental Locks are defeated, Luna remembers everything. But in this case, no. That said, the identity of the group orchestrating Solarshade is revealed.

Person X - So this plan of yours. I take it everything is going to plan?

Chandra - Correct. Everything is falling into place, pawns are dropping, and our Knight has been sacrificed. The Flesh Pile Killer is no more. Its targets are neutralized, and the souls' mana are being converted. Just as you asked. Project SOLARSHADE will be ready on April 8th.

Person X - Good. Thank you. The endgame is upon us. The king flees from checkmate. And the Queens on both sides of the chessboard are raring for a showdown. It should be very entertaining for our benefactors. Hehehe. Just imagine, the Sun and the Moon clashing. Fireworks, nothing like our World has ever seen!

Elara - ... I understand. The End is coming. And with that, a new beginning! A new beginning for Capital City. A new beginning for our WORLD! Our time is coming.

[The trio look towards a screen on the wall. On it, an image of a green star with a red heart inscribed within and a yellow arrow shot through it is seen. The group seems to smile at the image.]

Elara - So. What do you think? I've been cooking our new logo for a while.

Chandra - Interesting. Very very interesting. [Redacted]?

Person X - I like it. Very simple. But more than enough to show what we're about. Soon, the citizens of Capital City will know OUR name.

Elara - ...dad, are we doing the right thing?

Person X - What do you mean? You're an Estelle, this was always our goal.

Elara - Yeah but. Why can't we just tell them?

Chandra - Because they will be able to counter us. Do you not want the chaos to end?

Elara - But still! They need to know so they don't have to--

[Person X stands up and glares at Elara, which causes them to whimper]

Person X - SILENCE! YOU WILL NOT LEAK INFORMATION TO THEM YOU UNDERSTAND ME? THEY ARE OUR ENEMIES. THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN STOP OUR PLANS FROM REACHING FRUITION. OR DO YOU NOT WANT YOUR MOTHER BACK?

[Elara goes silent for a few moments. Then after taking a deep breath and playing with something on their wrist for a moment, they respond]

Elara - No. I-- I understand. I'll do as you say dad.

[Chandra chuckles]

Chandra - Hah, yeah I see what you mean. Like father like daughter. What's that on your wrist?

Elara - Oh this? It's a bracelet I was given for Christmas this year. By a friend. A real friend unlike you chucklefucks. One who actually gives a shit about me.

[Chandra shakes his head and chuckles lightly]

Chandra - "Friend"? Who the fuck would be friends with a creep like you?

Elara - I swear you have the worst laugh, how the fuck are you even here??

Person X - Silence. We are getting off track. We must prepare for the eclipse. Our time is soon. We have to prepare the battleground.

Elara - Battleground? Where is this taking place?

[Chandra's hood falls off its head. A wicked smile stretches, shaking its jet black hair. A grip on its tome strengthens.]

Chandra - Heh. Right outside our doors. In a way, this is my revenge for six months ago. And I couldn't have done this without the assistance of our Commander.

Elara - I'm not going to let you hurt them! They are my friends! Why are we doing this???

[Person X snaps his fingers and Elara's mouth is no more, almost as though it were just skin covering where the mouth used to be. Elara screams in agony, but it all comes out muffled.]

Person X - Fool. You were the reason this whooole thing started. Friends? What kind of tripe is that? In doing this, you've betrayed them! How does this make you feel? HUH?

[Elara tries to scream at Person X but it doesn't work. Instead, she flips him off with the bracelet hand. Person X rips the bracelet off of her wrist, the infinity symbol clanging to the ground. The infinity symbol seems to glow for some unknown reason.]

Person X - Apologize to me.

[Elara points to her mouth. Person X snaps his fingers once more as her mouth reforms. Reforming a mouth like this is rather painful as tears drip from Elara's eyes. It feels like a hot knife ripping through sensitive skin.]

Elara - Fine. I'm sorry. You're right, friends are fucking worthless.

Chandra - Good. Now you see it our way.

[Elara goes silent as she rescues her poor broken friendship bracelet and places it into her pocket.]

Person X - Right. All is going well then. Just you wait CAPITAL CITY. THE RETURN OF NOVA INDUSTRIES IS COMING TO FRUITION! HAAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHA!! THE ESTELLE FAMILY IS COMING BACK CAPITAL CITY. YOU THOUGHT WE WERE DEAD, BUT YOU WERE DEAD WRONG!!

[Person X slams his fist on the table. It seems to trigger the room to shift in color from a boring drab office to one decorated head to toe in Nova insignia.]

[Elara has been silent this entire time. Person X and Chandra leave the room after celebrating. Elara digs into her backpack and presses a button on one of the many giraffe plushies she brought along with her. Then she speaks into it.]

Elara - ugh great, so now I gotta fuckin encrypt the shit out of this and send it to Luna. Hopefully she can figure out what to do with it. And if not, I hope she knows to come find me. I have so many of these Renald clones, there's no way anyone can find it. Luna, thank you.