Kassandra made her way up to the [[Parthenon]], meeting Aspasia outside.
Kassandra made her way up to the [[Parthenon]], meeting Aspasia outside.
*'''Aspasia:''' ''There you are, Kassandra. Quickly - Perikles may be inside.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''There you are, Kassandra. Quickly—Perikles may be inside.''
Kassandra held her eyes shut, unable to even look Aspasia in the eye.
Kassandra held her eyes shut, unable to even look Aspasia in the eye.
*'''Aspasia:''' ''What's gotten into you?''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''What's gotten into you?''
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*'''Aspasia:''' ''No, I... it's not true. Phoibe wanted to go. She told me she would be all right.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''No, I... it's not true. Phoibe wanted to go. She told me she would be all right.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''And you believed a child.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''And you believed a child.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''You know Phoibe - she wouldn't have taken no for an answer. It was out of my hands.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''You know Phoibe—she wouldn't have taken no for an answer. It was out of my hands.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Out of your hands? you sent her away. You could have protected her.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Out of your hands? you sent her away. You could have protected her.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''What I asked of her was needed to protect Perikles. She lived to help others, Kassandra. She lived to help ''you.'' ''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''What I asked of her was needed to protect Perikles. She lived to help others, Kassandra. She lived to help ''you.'' ''
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*'''Aspasia:''' ''Oh, no. Dear Phoibe.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''Oh, no. Dear Phoibe.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''She died alone in the street.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''She died alone in the street.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''No, you found her - she wasn't alone. I know how much of a friend she was to you.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''No, you found her—she wasn't alone. I know how much of a friend she was to you.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I won't let them get away with this.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I won't let them get away with this.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''You have to fight. For her.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''You have to fight. For her.''
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*'''Aspasia:''' ''If he's here, he's inside praying. He refused to stay safe in the villa.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''If he's here, he's inside praying. He refused to stay safe in the villa.''
*'''Hippokrates:''' ''Things have gotten even worse in the agora. It's madness.''
*'''Hippokrates:''' ''Things have gotten even worse in the agora. It's madness.''
*'''Sokrates:''' ''Speak later and act now. Perikles -''
*'''Sokrates:''' ''Speak later and act now. Perikles—''
They heard a commotion within the Parthenon, and Perikles's voice amidst it.
They heard a commotion within the Parthenon, and Perikles's voice amidst it.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Go!''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Go!''
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*'''Deimos:''' ''I'm going to destroy everything you ever created. Athens is mine.''
*'''Deimos:''' ''I'm going to destroy everything you ever created. Athens is mine.''
He restrained Perikles and looked up at the four with an evil smile across his face. Kassandra extended her arm to keep the other three back. Aspasia tried to run to him, but Sokrates and Hippokrates quickly restrained her.
He restrained Perikles and looked up at the four with an evil smile across his face. Kassandra extended her arm to keep the other three back. Aspasia tried to run to him, but Sokrates and Hippokrates quickly restrained her.
*'''Aspasia:''' ''Perikles -''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''Perikles—''
Deimos stared them down as he wielded his [[Sword of Damokles|sword]] and pulled it across Perikles's throat. He dropped his body and stood as Kassandra readied the [[Spear of Leonidas]]. He simply shook the blood from it as two Cult guards stepped forward.
Deimos stared them down as he wielded his [[Sword of Damokles|sword]] and pulled it across Perikles's throat. He dropped his body and stood as Kassandra readied the [[Spear of Leonidas]]. He simply shook the blood from it as two Cult guards stepped forward.
*'''Deimos:''' ''Stay out of my way!''
*'''Deimos:''' ''Stay out of my way!''
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*'''Aspasia:''' ''Time to go, Kassandra.''
*'''Aspasia:''' ''Time to go, Kassandra.''
They stood in the ''Adrestia's'' shadow and turned back to the men.
They stood in the ''Adrestia's'' shadow and turned back to the men.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''And I expect to see you both again - alive.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''And I expect to see you both again—alive.''
Hippokrates waved and Sokrates bowed. The women boarded the ship and cast off from Athens.
Hippokrates waved and Sokrates bowed. The women boarded the ship and cast off from Athens.
Revision as of 03:39, 8 June 2019
Athens's Last Hope was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Aspasia:If he's here, he's inside praying. He refused to stay safe in the villa.
Hippokrates:Things have gotten even worse in the agora. It's madness.
Sokrates:Speak later and act now. Perikles—
They heard a commotion within the Parthenon, and Perikles's voice amidst it.
Kassandra:Go!
The four entered the Parthenon to witness Deimos crouched over a bleeding Perikles and whispering to him.
Deimos:I'm going to destroy everything you ever created. Athens is mine.
He restrained Perikles and looked up at the four with an evil smile across his face. Kassandra extended her arm to keep the other three back. Aspasia tried to run to him, but Sokrates and Hippokrates quickly restrained her.
Aspasia:Perikles—
Deimos stared them down as he wielded his sword and pulled it across Perikles's throat. He dropped his body and stood as Kassandra readied the Spear of Leonidas. He simply shook the blood from it as two Cult guards stepped forward.
Deimos:Stay out of my way!
Deimos walked off as Kassandra was left to face the two Cult guards. After she dispatched them, Aspasia knelt before her husband's corpse.
Aspasia:All is lost now.
Hippokrates:He was a great man. Perhaps greater than we even knew.
Sokrates looked over to Kassandra.
Sokrates:We need to get her out of Athens.
Kassandra:We'll take my ship.
She looked down at Aspasia. She rose to her feet as Kassandra spoke.
Kassandra:We have to leave. Don't let him in die in vain.
Athenian Strategos:Kleon has ordered that no one leave Athens.
Athenian Strategos:And he wants Aspasia brought to him.
Aspasia:I'm not going.
Kassandra signaled to her companions.
Kassandra:Leave!
She stood against the soldiers as the three withdrew to safety.
Athenian Strategos:Don't let them go!
Kassandra dispatched the Athenian soldiers as the Adrestia was made ready to sail.
Kassandra:It's all clear now. Let's go.
Hippokrates and Sokrates discussed something and then revealed their decision to the women.
Hippokrates:We're going to stay, Kassandra.
Kassandra:What? Why?
Hippokrates:My work is here. I can't leave the Athenians in the state they're in.
Sokrates:You don't need us to protect Aspasia. Leave Athens to us.
(If players chose "Athens is ruined.")
Kassandra:The city has been taken. This isn't the Athens you used to know.
Sokrates:That is why I must stay. We must begin again.
(If players chose "You'll be killed.")
Kassandra:You saw what happened to Perikles. You want the same to happen to you?
Sokrates:If every dissenting voice disappears, the people won't turn against him. They need me here.
Kassandra made sure they wanted to stay.
Kassandra:You're sure?
Sokrates:I have lived as an Athenian, and I will die as an Athenian.
Kassandra:Then do something for me. Both of you.
Hippokrates:Of course.
Kassandra:Retrieve Phoibe's body. Give her a proper burial.
Sokrates:Everything she deserves and more.
Kassandra:Thank you.
Aspasia:Time to go, Kassandra.
They stood in the Adrestia's shadow and turned back to the men.
Kassandra:And I expect to see you both again—alive.
Hippokrates waved and Sokrates bowed. The women boarded the ship and cast off from Athens.
At sea, the sun rose. Aspasia stared back at the city with sadness. Kassandra walked up to her.
Aspasia:The farther we get from Athens, the quieter it grows. As though it's peaceful. But I know better.
Kassandra:I'm sorry, Aspasia. About Perikles. And Athens.
Aspasia:You have no need to apologize. For anything.
(If players chose "I did what I could.")
Kassandra:I did everything I could to keep people safe.
Aspasia:No one thinks otherwise, Kassandra. The Cult of Kosmos simply had a plan we didn't see soon enough. And they struck when the time was right.
(If players chose "I should have done more.")
Kassandra:It feels like... I let everyone down. I didn't get to them quick enough. Didn't make the right decisions.
Aspasia:It's not your fault. There's no one to blame but the Cult of Kosmos.
(If players blamed Aspasia for Phoibe's death)
Kassandra:About Phoibe...
Aspasia:No, allow me. Phoibe was my responsibility. I should have kept her closer to me. It was a mistake.
Kassandra:No, I wanted to apologize. It wasn't your fault. I'm sorry.
Aspasia:Yet another murder to the Cult's credit.
Regardless, Kassandra vowed revenge against the Cult.
Kassandra:I'll make each of them beg for mercy before I kill them.
Aspasia:That time will come. For now, let us look to the future. Do you have a heading?
Kassandra:I was hoping you would help me with that.
Aspasia:Yes, of course. This woman...
Kassandra:Phoenix. Her ship was called Siren Song.
Aspasia:Phoenix. Yes, I know the name. Last anyone heard, her ship was docked on the island of Naxos.
Aspasia gestured to Naxos on the map painted onto the ship's deck.
Kassandra:Then, we go to Naxos... to see Phoenix.
Outcome
Perikles perished during the Plague of Athens of 429 BCE, allowing Kleon to seize power in the city. With Kassandra's aid, Aspasia escaped to sea before Kleon could capture her.
Kassandra learned the location of Phoenix, the moniker used by her mother Myrrine, and set sail with Aspasia to reunite with her.
Gallery
Kassandra, Aspasia, Sokrates, and Hippokrates briefly mourns for Perikles's death.
Kassandra leads Aspasia, Sokrates, and Hippokrates to escape aboard Adrestia.
Kleon took power and immediately banned any departure from Athens.
The philosopher and the physician decided to stay and help the people of Athens.
Aspasia has heard of the captain Phoenix and her ship Siren Song, and remembered that she last heard of her docked at Naxos island.
