Dissidia Calamitas Infinita NT/Fallen Cradle/Decision

Right. I managed to get out of Fallen Cradle's 2nd cradle- sphere where White bird's influence is the strongest. I can still feel White bird's influence over me, but at least the solid ground of the first stratum provides a better sense of security. My body is not completely healed from the Vial, so might as well come up with a better plan to destroy White bird. Range approach is out, I can probably beat it at close range, but its auto-repair capability is a persistent roadblock. My best bet is to down it with a powerful strike, but there's always a possibility of it fleeing. Goddamn it...! I was so close to destroying it. If only there's a way to stop it from escaping...

Footsteps...another warrior? Going by the sound from the cracked surface floor, it looks like it's just one person. It's Evon. Evon? That's right...Evon said he's a mage. I kept thinking about the botany topic that I forgot that he's a mage, too.


 * Evon: Ruger?
 * Ruger: Hey.
 * Evon: Are you alright? I was researching the machinery around here and there was this large laser going against an energy wave in the distant snowfield.
 * Ruger: It's spread to here, huh?
 * Evon: I don't even want to know what could've happen if the wave wasn't scattered. Does White bird not care about it? Wait, what you don't mean "to here"?
 * Ruger: I shot White bird with that laser.
 * Evon: You what?
 * Ruger: I fought White bird, head-to-head in a shootout, and-
 * Evon: No, not that! What the hell? Your 'shootout' could've taken out the entire Domain and everything in it!
 * Ruger: Don't worry, I prioritized in shooting down White bird. I mean, it's not like I didn't neutralize the wave as well.
 * Evon: Well, did you manage to shoot it down?
 * Ruger: Sadly no. I only managed to shot off its right arm. But I've already have a pretty good grasp in how to destroy it. You're a mage, right?
 * Evon: Yep. But what does that have to do with...whatever that you just mentioned?
 * Ruger: Are you interested in helping me destroying White bird? I need help in-
 * Evon: Slow down, first you say you went on ahead gunning this summon, then you said you have an idea to destroy it, and you're recruiting?
 * Ruger: Yeah. I'll split White bird's parts with you. Since it can process Aether to such a degree, it wouldn't be out of the question that it'll help in your research.
 * Evon: Ruger, are you alright?
 * Ruger: What?
 * Evon: You sound desperate.
 * Ruger: Look, if you don't want to help, it's fine. I'll just come up with something else-
 * Evon: That's not what I meant. Why are you so deadset on destroying White bird?
 * Ruger: Didn't you hear from Delta? The longer I coexist with it, the stronger it gets.
 * Evon: You're lying. What exactly is that Summon to you?
 * Ruger: I don't know what are you talking about.
 * Evon: I'll consider your offer if you tell me the truth.
 * Ruger: .... White bird- reminds me of someone dear to me. She's...a special woman, and her control of Aether is eerily similar to that of White bird's.
 * Evon: What happened to her?
 * Ruger: She's dead.
 * Evon: I'm sorry.
 * Ruger: Well, it...can't be helped; it's either her dying or the world gets glassed.
 * Evon: ...You killed her, didn't you?
 * Ruger: Yeah. Fighting White bird brings back this sensation as if I'm fight- killing her again.
 * Evon: I don't know what happened between you and that woman, but you have to calm down. You're projecting onto White bird.
 * Ruger: I know it's not her. But I can't help it, even in vicinity of its control of Aether is driving me up the wall.
 * Evon: Get a grip. You expect to beat White bird in this state? At this rate, even with my help, it won't change the outcome. Remember what Delta said? This place maybe what ties you and White bird. But what you remember is not the same as it.
 * Ruger: Your point?
 * Evon: You're insulting the memory of the woman dear to you by forcibly overlapping her with White bird.
 * Ruger: I-
 * Evon: Look, obviously killing her is not a pleasant memory for you. But it would be even more insulting to her if that one moment is all you can remember her about. If she is truly someone dear to you, the best you can do, is to remember her as-is. All the good and the bad.
 * Ruger: You're right... I'm sorry.
 * Evon: Hey, it's alright.
 * Ruger: I'm still going to destroy White bird though. I'm not wasting my shootout.
 * Evon: Fair enough. I'll take up your offer. You have a plan, right? Let's hear it.