Apocalipsis

Apocalipsis

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Transcript of Textual Narrative in Apocalipsis
By Dysthymia
While visual storytelling is being used through most of Apocalipsis, the flashbacks of Harry's memories feature a third-person omniscient narration, accompanied by subtitles. Herein said text has been transcribed for archival purposes.
   
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First Memory Fragment
When you lose someone forever, it is often the end of your world. And if you were like Harry — the boy who found love for the first time — you'd do whatever it took to get her back.
Second Memory Fragment
Whenever Harry closed his eyes, those memories were already there. That evening Harry and Zula were resting at the top of a hill. All of a sudden a star with a long, bright trail fell from the sky. Zula, hypnotised by what she saw, decided to follow it. Harry wanted to go with her, but Zula stopped him, explaining that according to an old legend it's a girl who finds a fallen star that will be given the gift of eternal love.
Third Memory Fragment
Harry would never forget what happened next. The water surrounding the village rose up and turned pitch black, people dropped dead where they stood, and crows circled in the sky above. Someone said they had seen Zula following the star a few days earlier. That was enough to accuse her of witchcraft.

Note. The last part of the second sentence is slightly different in the subtitles: "[...] and crows could be seen circled in the sky above them."
Fourth Memory Fragment
If only Harry could erase this terrible memory. Ordeal by water was supposed to reveal the truth about Zula, but Harry didn't believe in the guilt of his beloved. Although sometimes, when she would disappear in the night, disturbing dreams were haunting him. In them he's seen Zula deep in the dark forest, dancing frantically by a fire.

Note. This section is repeated in "One Night in the Woods" in an abridged form: "Harry didn't believe in the guilt of his beloved. Although sometimes, when she would disappear in the night, disturbing dreams were haunting him. In them he's seen Zula deep in the dark forest, dancing frantically by a fire."
Fifth Memory Fragment
Zula's words were ringing in his head each time he closed his eyes. Amidst the crowd taking her away, Zula managed to let out one final shout. She let him know that only the wormwood rite can save her. He'll have to get [to] the witch's hut hidden in the forest. Harry didn't hesitate even for a moment.

Note. The last sentence does not appear in the subtitles.
Other Text
A heptagram in the last level bears the inscription "Contra vim mortis non est medicamen in hortis" — a Latin maxim that translates to "There is no remedy in the gardens against the power of death".