Amnesia: The Dark Descent

"Do you see, Daniel? A whole other world - isn't it beautiful? I can finally return... home. But you... I am sorry Daniel. You won't be able to enter. You are still tainted - branded by the Shadow. It will consume you either way."

"Thank you my friend. Your sacrifice won't be forgotten. You will be celebrated, forever!"

"No, you fool! You have ruined us!"

"No, don't do that."

"I realize, you doubt my intentions. Why would I take such extreme measures to save your life? Maybe, I'm saving mine too."

"Stop it, Daniel, you are ruining it. We are so close - I beg you."

"I'm just like you, Daniel. A prisoner of circumstance. Trapped in a world I no longer recognize. As you gain your freedom, will you deny me mine? We are so close now. Closer than I've been for centuries."

"No, you fool! You killed us - you killed us both!"

"One day I will return. If it wasn't for the thought of you, my love, I wouldn't be able to go on. When I find myself doing terrible things, I take comfort in you. As long as I am able to think of you and long for a life together, I know I'm better than the others. I weep for them, they lust for power without restraint, where I only crave fair judgment and a safe return."

"When will it be my turn? Have I not shown restraint? My patience spans centuries. From where I came, mankind is not even wasted a breath, yet I bow to you. I have done so much for you and I have gained nothing in return. Agrippa, I trusted you. It was I who in all fairness should have entered that gate."

"I fear for Daniel, for he is reckless. He is tainted by the approaching Shadow and will not be able to pass the gate. Will he be able to accept this in the end? My love, I've seen evil in him. How am I to trust him with the truth? What cruel irony that I have to do unto him what Agrippa did unto me."

"Is it you, my love, I miss the most, or is it perhaps myself? I know what I have become, I am not blind. I am a monster to them, a demonic sultan perched on a dark mountain top. There is little I can do to redeem myself. The Black Eagle fears me and after Napoleon's defeat it is only a matter of time before they will demand my head on a platter. I must remove myself from this land. This time it must work. If I can't return home now, I shall perish."

"In court, the order of the Black Eagle spew their politics at each other while I sit quietly in place, willfully forgotten. Once in a while someone will notice me and lose themselves in a silent cower before regaining their senses. They all know I am the one and same Alexander who helped their fathers and grandfathers to found this great Order. I've seen them take their fathers' places, and they too will grow old and pass away. While I remain the same, aged not by time, but by anguish."

"Help me... pull the switch... next to me... please."

"Thank you, you have my gratitude. My name is Agrippa, who might you be? ...Daniel? Like the prophet thrown into the lion's den? Tell me - are you among the lions, Daniel? You want to stop Alexander? Oh my... so Babylon shall fall, you say? You worry too much, Alexander is toothless without an Orb... he has one? That's... that's not very promising at all. The Sanctum is basically impenetrable while guested by an Orb. It could be breached by another, but Alexander broke his, I mean, my Orb, a long time ago. ...Really? Well, if you tell the truth, by all means seek out the pieces of the broken Orb and mend away. I believe he uses them for torture now. They practically leak madness, which is quite useful I understand. There should be six of them. Look around the Choir and the Transept, you should be able to find them there."

"Daniel, I hate to bother you further, but... if you are really going after Alexander, would you consider... taking me with you? I know it sounds ridiculous - I mean look at me. But if you find anything concerning a man named Johann Weyer, would you please bring it to me? I believe he was working on a way to help me. A recipe for some sort of potion - a tonic to free me from this husk of mine."

"So, the laboratory is locked. That is unfortunate. But it can wait. Find the Orb pieces and the ingredients for Weyer's tonic. We'll have to deal with the laboratory door later."

"What lever? Oh, that one. So many of Alexander's things are breaking down. Look around, maybe the other room. There are machine parts hidden all over this place. You'll find a way to fix it."

"You got the doors open? Good going. I knew you could do it."

"Incredible - you found Weyer's recipe. Then there still might be a chance. Listen carefully. Alexander is working on opening a gate - a door to another world. It is where he wants to go. If you could put your anger aside, let him open the portal before you take your revenge. Let me pass the gate, Daniel. Please, find the ingredients and prepare the tonic Weyer describes and do so before you assemble the Orb. The barrier keeping you from the Inner Sanctum will only be breached for a short time. Unless everything is taken care of before, you won't be able to save me."

"I see you have found some Orb pieces, but there should be more. Alexander would most likely keep them close to torture contraptions. Check the Choir and Transept for more."

"You seem to have found all the Orb pieces used in the Transept. Go to the Choir and find the rest."

"Looks like you cleaned out the Choir. Head for the Transept and find the rest of the Orb pieces."

"I see you have all the Orb pieces you need. I know I have no right to ask anything of you, but if you could find it in your heart to gather the ingredients for Weyer's tonic before attempting to mend the Orb, there might still be a chance for you to save me. Please, my fate is in your hands."

"You have everything, what are you waiting for? Head towards the Chancel and find a way into the laboratory. Inside, you should be able to produce the tonic Weyer talked about."

"Daniel, good to see you..."

"Was there something else...?"

"Ah, you again..."

"How are things coming...?"

"Who, me? I am Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. I was once quite important, you know. Baron Alexander has sustained my soul in this dead husk for years. Who knows how many... hundreds I presume."

"Alexander is quite impressive in many ways. But he has grown impatient."

"Why me? I'm the next best thing. Alexander really wanted none other than Johann Weyer... you've never heard of Johann Weyer?! My God, boy! He is probably the greatest man in history and you don't know him?! Or is it the world who has forgotten him? [sigh]... Weyer was my pupil - my pupil. Yes, I do take pride in that fact. Is it so wrong?"

"I found a Mithraeum once. One which had not been plundered. Do you know of Mithraism? I suppose it doesn't matter. It's an old faith - building temples out of caverns. The dark walls being the universe and inside are its followers... humans watching the sky slowly turn. But the followers do have one thing to allow them a real sense of connection to creation... the Orbs."

"Not many Orbs are left. They sometimes consume themselves or break when used by an uninitiated. I was lucky. The Orb I found spared my life and returned to where I had found it. I know, because Alexander took it and brought it to Brennenburg."

"Weyer was a brave man and dared to proceed where I did not. He unearthed a number of cavern temples and gathered a whole collection of Orbs. But unlike every other finder since the fall of the Mithraic faith, he was able to unshackle the horror you and I connect with the Orbs. He used them and was able to travel far and wide. Beyond the world itself."

"Me, powerful? Not in the way I had hoped for. I have done all that I can to escape this prison, but now I use all my strength merely to stay alive."

"My pupil, Johann Weyer, said he had found a way to take me with him beyond the stars. But I was too afraid to come along. Silly really... and now all I can do is regret it. I always hoped Weyer would return and give me a second chance. But so does Alexander, that's why he keeps me here... as a hostage, hoping Weyer will reveal himself."

"You are a good boy, Daniel, and I appreciate your company, but I believe you have more important things to take care of."

"You should hurry, Daniel. No time for sitting around."

"Daniel! I thought I had lost you. The castle trembled and I could hear the Chancel collapse. The laboratory might be accessible now. Make haste. You are more than ready to make the tonic. Go on, you should find everything you need in the laboratory."

"What are you doing? Time is running short. Hurry, you'll find everything you need in the laboratory."

"You did it. Thank goodness! Now, pay attention. First feed me the tonic, and then use the saw to remove my head. As the tonic begins to work you will be able to cut off my head without taking my life. Then take my head and bring it with you as you enter the gate Alexander is opening in the Inner Sanctum... what do you mean? Why wouldn't you enter the gate? We can't argue now - you need to act."

"Don't get ahead of yourself. First we need the tonic."

"Quickly! Off with the head! And Daniel, whatever happens - get me through that gate."

"There he is. Do you see him, Weyer? He deserves so much more. Please help him, I know you can. Don't worry, Daniel. It will be alright."

"The door slammed shut behind him and he knew he would never again see the old tailor at Berkeley Square. Another lone soul in London - seemed appropriate somehow."

"The other children cheered him on. His name voiced in a steadily rising pace, urging him to do it. "Am I really doing this?", the young boy thought and struck his victim with a rock."

"He fell to the kitchen floor. Tears were beginning to well in his eyes as he received the first kick in his stomach. Hazel remained hidden, in fear she too would be punished."

"A fragrant taste of rose lingered in his mouth. Turkish Delights, he thought, just like the ones at the consulate in Constantinople."

"Traveling to Dover meant going through Canterbury. He made sure to pay a visit to avoid the sense of guilt connected with the neglect of family."