CHAPTER I: BATTLE AT THIEVES FORT

[Several Death Corps fighters huddle together in the wreck of an old fortress.]

MILUDA: Communication with the main unit's been cut off. It's over.

DEATH CORPS PRIEST (Female): No way! It's not over yet!

PRIEST (Female): I agree. It continues until the nobles apologize to us!

MILUDA: My brother.... His views are too optimistic.

[A watchman turns to alert them as to the presence of Ramza's party.]

DEATH CORPS GUARD (Male Thief): Enemy attack!!

[Several members of the group move out to meet them.]

ALGUS: Ramza helped me save the Marquis. I'll stay on till the end!



[BATTLE BEGINS]



MILUDA: Who do you think you are!? We're not animals! We're human, just like you! There's no difference among us other than our families! You ever been hungry? With only soup to eat for months? Why do we have to suffer? Because you nobles deprive us our right to live!

ALGUS: Human? Hmph, ridiculous! From the minute you were born you had to obey us! From the second you were born you were our animals!! Human? Hmph, ridiculous! From the minute you were born you had to obey us! From the second you were born you were our animals!!

MILUDA: Says who!? That's nonsense! Who decided all this?!

ALGUS: It's the Will of Heaven!

MILUDA: Heaven? God would never say such things! In his eyes, all are equal! He'd never let this happen! Never!

ALGUS: Animals have no God!!

MILUDA: !!!!

DELITA: Ramza, Is she really our enemy...?



[BATTLE ENDS]



RAMZA: Lay down your swords. Surrender and we'll spare you.