This is the script for Carmine's Arcade Mode stories.
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH[]
Prologue[]
Carmine: Heh, heh, heh… It's finally come around again. The "Hollow Night." Of course, it pisses me off that it always gets so freaking noisy.
But it usually works out in my favor. Those dumbass In-births always seem to flock together.
They think they're hot shit because of their powers.
But I'll kill them… Impale them all with my Blood Spike!
Not only them… This time, I'm out for the infamous Hilda, a.k.a. Paradox.
No clue where she is, but I do know where to find some pretty potent EXS.
Until I find her, I'll just kill everyone that comes my way.
After all, it'd be boring as shit if I started cutting off the snake's head without enjoying myself a little… Heh, heh, heh…
What the hell's she calling herself now… Amnesia, or some shit? Nothing pisses me off more than a bunch of incompetent pricks wreaking havoc.
I'm already pissed off because of those Licht Kreis assholes…
Paradox… I hope you're loving that Hollow Night Abyss that you've made your stronghold… Because I'm turning that into Amnesia's grave! Just sit tight, I'll be there soon!
Stage 3[]
Carmine: Hey, you there! Yeah you, punk-ass clownfish. Let me guess, another reckless idiot just walking around the Hollow Night? (※Clownfish… A type of tropical fish. If you're not sure what it is, ask your dad!)
Hyde: Hm? What the hell are you supposed to be then, some kinda crayfish? You still think all that red's supposed to be intimidating? You'd be better off using those scissors of yours. (※Crayfish… Look them up online! These fish are cray!)
Carmine: Wh--?! You son of a bitch… You really know how to piss someone off… You just had to insult the one thing I'm proud of… my Blood Spike. I'm REALLY sick of you now, punk! Imma kick your ass!
Hyde: You're not a member of the Licht Kreis, are you…? Naw, of course not. And it doesn't seem like you're working for Paradox, either… Are you just picking fights for the hell of it?
Carmine: The hell'd you say?! Licht Kreis? Paradox? Hah! I'm here to kick the shit out both of them!
And any power-wielding punk who gets in my way is going to DIE! HAHAHAHA!
Hyde: Everything about this Night is way too complicated and filled with drama to begin with. Anyway, I'm all for fighting someone whose motives are easy to understand!
Carmine: Right on! In honor of your gracious behavior, I'll make your death a quick one!
Stage 6[]
Carmine: Hey there, poor little rich kid. What're you doin' out this late? Comin' back from school or something?
You should really watch your ass around here… There are a lot of crazy bastards roaming the streets… HAHAHAHA!
Seth: It would appear so. All the more convincing, coming from you. My apologies, but I'm in a hurry. I need to put an end to this meaningless battle.
Carmine: Ah, straight and to the point. Now we're talkin'.
But I'm bored. I know you're busy and all, but sorry, you're gonna have to play with me…
Anyway, my little catfish, you got a couple of big weapons there, don't you…
Seth: Catfish? Isn't that a little too cutesy, even for me? I guess you could make it a little twisted, but I'm still an assassin. Couldn't you have come up with something a little more menacing?
Then again, if we're staying on the fish theme, then perhaps you'd be a crayfish…? You desperately try to make yourself appear bigger than you are in order to intimidate your opponents.
Carmine: A cray--?! Y-You little… That's what that clownfish punk from before called me. It is popular or something? This crayfish thing or whatever…?
Seth: …I have no idea if it's popular or not. I only said what came to mind at the time. Never mind that. I'm more interested in this "clownfish punk" you mentioned.
It sounds like the person I'm searching for. Tell me, where exactly did you see him last?
Carmine: Oh, ho…? Could it be that the clownfish and the catfish are BFFs?
Seriously, just relax. I just beat the ever-loving shit out of your little friend earlier.
Seth: What was that…?
Carmine: I didn't deliver the killing blow, so who knows. If he's REALLY lucky, he might still be alive.
Why don't you go check up on him?
Or maybe you'd prefer to just hold hands and play together in hell? AHAHAHAHAHA!
Seth: Heh… If he really was defeated by the likes of you… My interest in him would wane just as quickly… As for you, I must admit, I have no idea how to prepare crayfish.
Then again, most things taste good boiled…
Stage 9[]
Gordeau: If it isn't the lone wolf, unbeholden to any known organization. The In-birth, Carmine Prime. This isn't the first time we've crossed paths, is it?
Carmine: The hell--?! Aren't you the "Harvester of Greed" or some shit? Damn it, why do I keep bumping into asshats like you? If you run away now, I'll pretend I didn't see you.
Gordeau: Come on, you already know why I'm here, standing in front of the Abyss on the Hollow Night. If you want to see Paradox, you'll have to go through… Ah, don't make me do the spiel. It's embarrassing.
Carmine: …You were the strongest member of Amnesia, and now you're nothing but Paradox's lapdog… I'm already tired of hearing you yap at me!
Gordeau: The "strongest," huh…? That idea's like sand slipping through my fingers… Just an echo of the past. For someone who's abandoned everything, it's hardly an accurate description.
At any rate, even that fool of a woman was once a comrade… It'd be a hassle if you wandered into the Abyss and started causing trouble. So, why don't you just drop dead right here, Carmine?
Carmine: Heh, heh, heh… Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about, Harvester of Greed! I suppose you'll do as a warm-up before I face off with Paradox!
Final Stage[]
Carmine: Hey, you! Are you supposed to be Paradox or whatever? Looks like you've been havin' a lot of fun, puttin' together a whole collection of miserable little piss-ants.
Hilda: Indeed. And another miserable piss-ant just walked through my door. Tonight has been oh-so-much fun!
Carmine: Tch… You've got a mouth on you, don't you? Stupid bitch… I think courage like yours deserves a reward, so I'll be sure to throughly BEAT THE LIVING SHIT out of you!
Hilda: My, aren't we scary? So, who sent you? What did you come here for?
Carmine: Just cut the crap already…
You there, sitting on your throne while all of these useless punks do your bidding. That's EXACTLY why I can't stand you… And that's why I came here, to pound you into mulch.
Hilda: Unbelievable… That's your reason for storming through my gates?
Carmine: Damn straight… I'm gonna beat the crap out of you, just because I don't like you. Nothing you say will change that. Isn't that what you've been doing all along?
You just throw all of the power-wielding rejects you've recruited at each other and see who comes out on top. That's how we work? Right, Paradox?!
Hilda: I suppose you do have a point, but I cannot even begin to describe your appalling lack of class… However, I think I might have a use for an unruly puppy such as yourself.
I know! Why don't I give you an extra-SPECIAL present…? How about a collar for that beautiful little neck of yours?!
Epilogue[]
Carmine: What's the matter? Is the big, bad Re-birth tapping out already?
Hilda: How is this possible…? I'm supposed… to become… Eternal…! But to be defeated by a mongrel like HIM…?!
Carmine: Guess it means I'm just that strong, huh? When you get to Hell, make sure to warn all the demons about me, okay? HYAHAHAHA!
Hilda: I am Paradox… I cannot be vanquished… Not like this… The next time we meet, I'll make you crawl on your hands and knees, begging for my forgiveness!
Carmine: Heh, heh, heh… Aw, look at the pathetic little puppy… How cute.
But seriously, feel free to show up at my door whenever you want. Just be sure you show me a good time. I'll gladly beat on you until your spirit is completely BROKEN!
Anyway, as much fun as it is to kick around puppies…
I still sense something around here… I'm guessin' that behind those doors is something way more dangerous than you.
Hilda: Door…? Wh-What are you thinking?! If you go through that gate, everything will be devoured!
Carmine: Like I care. And something there's gonna "devour" me? I'd love to see 'em try…
(With Hilda's protests fallen on deaf ears, Carmine opens the Door to the Abyss…)
What the hell? There's nobody here. Did they already run away?
Hilda: What?! The seal… The Cradle of Resurrection… The Cocoon of Eternity is disappearing…?! But where is it disappearing to?!
Carmine: I get it… This is what you were depending on, huh? Judging from your reaction, it looks like your backup plan just went to shit.
Carmine: What a let-down… Later, Paradox. You be sure to tell the coward that ran away… That on the next Night, I'm coming for his pansy ass. Heh, heh… HAHAHAHAHA
(Ending theme: Crimson World That I Arc)
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II SYS:CELES[]
Prologue[]
Carmine: Dammit… Now I'm really pissed off…
Tonight's the Night when that Immortalize, or whatever that Aeon punk called it, is gonna kick off…
Just had to drop in on me on the last Night, didn't you? You've had me craving it ever since… I need it so bad, I'm going insane…
Hwa ha ha ha… Hwaaa ha ha ha ha ha!
Might as well get it all out right here, right now, since there ain't gonna be a "next time." I'll put an end to this pathetic event once and for all.
Hands shaking… Heart beating intensely… So damn thirsty I can't see straight… My body's breaking down…
It's gotta be this EXS that's causing it all… Pfft… Guess I partied a little too hard.
Keh heh heh… But hey. As far as endings go, it ain't half bad. Paying with my own lifespan to party 'til the end… The perfect way for a scumbag like me to go out.
Listen up, Mr. High-and-Mighty Lord of Eternity… If you thought you could kick back on your throne forever, you're dead wrong.
I'm gonna find you… and kick your ass right off it.
Just sit tight by the Abyss 'til I get there…
Stage 3[]
Phonon: (Humming)… …Hmm?
Carmine: Look at her, prancing around without a care in the world. Seeing someone so damn happy pisses me off! I wanna trip her and watch her slam into the ground…
But then I'd have to hear her crying… I'm just gonna try and ignore her.
(Carmine leaves)
Phonon: …Whoa-ho-ho-hold it! Wait up! Wait, wait, waaait! Do! Not! Ig! Nore! Me!
(Carmine returns, looking very annoyed)
Carmine: Tch… Figures. She's every bit as annoying as her face looks.
Phonon: What the hell? Who's got an "annoying" face? Just look at how cute I am! Then look at yourself! You're really one to talk about faces!
Carmine: Cute…? Hmph. Sure, you're cute all right.
Cute like a little kid on her way to school picture day! Ready to say cheese, little princess? Gyaa ha ha ha ha ha! You're too much, kid!
Phonon: Mrrrgh! …No, no, keep cool… If you get upset now, you're just giving him exactly what he wants… Ahem! I'm with the EFG. I'd like to have a word with you.
…Yeesh, what's going on with your EXS? It's all… gooey and bloody. You have high cholesterol or something? Whatever it is, it's not normal. I bet you'd go Void the second you got near the Abyss.
Carmine: None of your damn business! Someone I hate is out there, waiting for me to come whoop his ass. As long as I get to see his face squirm, everything else is a fart in the wind for all I care.
Phonon: Uh… charming. How dare you use such a disgusting metaphor in front of a delicate young lady like me, you creep?! Ah, well. I guess negotiation isn't getting us anywhere, is it?
I did what I could to handle this through words… but if you won't listen, I've got no choice but to use force. Consider yourself lucky I'm even bothering to kick your ass.
Carmine: "No choice but to use force," huh? If you don't like 'em, punch 'em? Sure, I like the sound of that. Skip the damn small talk next time! Just keep your mouth shut and attack as soon as you see me.
Phonon: Uh, that's not how normal people act. You know that, right? So I'll pass. You know, because I'm normal.
I've got a lot to get done before the Night's over, and the whole EFG's breathing down my neck. I'm gonna take care of you in no time!
Stage 6[]
Carmine: Heya, crabcakes. Ready to die?
Tsukuyomi: Is this a friend of yours, Byakuya? You should be more careful with the company you keep… though it does seem like you would have much to talk about.
Carmine: That so? You know what I'd like more than hearing him talk? Hearing him squeal.
Byakuya: Hmmm. I feel like I'm being dissed somehow.
Carmine: Hyaa ha ha ha! Nice catch! So c'mon, you ready to die or what?!
Byakuya: Right… I love how you can just barely call this a conversation. You know, it's all thanks to you that people think so lowly of me.
Tsukuyomi: Who does, Byakuya? I don't think lowly of you at all. In fact, it seems like the two of you could be the best of friends. You should cherish him.
Byakuya: …
Carmine: Are you two twits done saying your goodbyes yet? Can't say it'll be too satisfying to kick your scrawny asses off, but at least it'll be fun to slap the smarm outta your mouths.
I'm gonna hit you, and hit you, and hit you some more until the tears stop…
Tsukuyomi: …Byakuya, this friend of yours… Perhaps he… You know…
Byakuya: You're right, Sis. He doesn't have much time left. And would you please stop calling him my friend?
Tsukuyomi: To see him being consumed by the ever-growing power of EXS… Losing himself… It stirs a memory burned deep inside me. I can't stand to see it again. Please, Byakuya. Put him out of his misery.
Byakuya: Right. If that's your wish, Sis… I'll eliminate any bad memories from your sight.
Carmine: Ugh, are you done yet!? You two'll have plenty of time to yak your heads off up in heaven! Now c'mon, let's go!
Tsukuyomi: …We two? This man must mean to send me to heaven with you, even though I've done nothing wrong. That won't do.
Byakuya: Ah ha ha… It sure sounds that way. I'd be glad to die with you, Sis. You know that.
Tsukuyomi: Byakuya, you must win at all costs. You'll never hear the end of it if you lose.
Final Stage[]
Carmine: Finally, my long trip's over. Now c'mon out, small fry! I know you're here somewhere!
(Kuon appears)
Kuon: Oh… Looks like this guest could use some manners. This place is sensitive. I'd appreciate it if you kept your voice down. …Hmm? You've got an interesting body…
Carmine: What the hell…? This gloomy little shit's the one pretending to be the Lord of Eternity?
Kuon: Your body holds a corrupted and blazing power… Far worse than the EXS of the Voids. And yet you're still human… somewhat. How could such a tainted fusion occur? It's fascinating…
The crimson calamity… No other words could describe your current state so well…
Carmine: You done with your spiel yet? You oughtta do a lot less talking and a lot more listening. You'll have plenty of time for talking and thinking when you're dead.
Kuon: Ah, I apologize… It appears neither of us is really listening to the other, though, so I hope we can call it even.
Let me start over. My name is Kuon. Kuon the Aeon. It's true that I might be a "gloomy little shit," but I beg to differ on the "pretending to be the Lord of Eternity" part.
And your name is…? No, at this point, it doesn't matter. In the next five minutes, one of us will disappear from this world…
Carmine: Damn straight! I'm already sick of listening to you blabber on. Formal introductions are the epitome of lameness anyway. I mean, just lemme kick your ass already!
Kuon: Sure. It'd be a pain if you were to turn into a Void and start wreaking havoc here. Allow me to pluck your life away before that happens.
I will defend the Abyss, then tear open the veil of the Night…
And venture…
…to the other side.
Epilogue[]
Carmine: You want to go to the other side, don't you? Well, there you go! One one-way ticket across the Night!
(Carmine finishes off Kuon)
"Lord of Eternity"? Don't make me laugh! You fooled around, you found out.
I took everything I had pent up inside of me for a while… and let it loose on the one person I hated the most.
I feel so good, I could collapse at any moment…
Now you know that I'm stronger than you…
Now you see that I'm faster than you…
Now you can feel that I'm scarier than you…
I don't give a shit how many centuries you've lived! You're still no match for me! Wanna cry about it?! Huh?! Keh heh heh… Hyaa ha ha ha… Gyaaa ha ha ha ha ha!
(Oof… Consciousness fading… Must be about time. I can barely keep my body moving… Hell, I can barely keep it standing…)
(So now I get swallowed up by the Voids, and that's the end of it…?)
Something's welling up inside me.
Something's trying to consume me.
Something's trying to take my place…
Dammit, I'm gonna get sucked dry by some lousy power… God, that sucks… What kind of shitty ending is this?!
???: "Hurry up and get some rest, you stubborn moron…"
Carmine: I'm losing it. Even thinking is too much now… What a pain in the ass. Maybe I'll just give up and get swallowed whole.
???: "That's right. It's not so bad after all… If everything's such a 'pain in the ass,' just go to sleep forever…"
Carmine: Screw living a long life! I put down the one I hated the most. Hurry up and lower the curtain already…
???: "Yeah, yeah, great job. Are you satisfied now? Great, now get the hell out…"
Carmine: Yeah…
…
…Wait, hold up! I'm not gonna just let this slide!
I am me! I'm Carmine! I don't know who the hell YOU are, but you better quit getting smart with me!
…What was that just now? Who was I talking to…? Nobody tells me to "get the hell out"… Nobody… except… me…
…
Damn, you're full of yourself. Whoever you are, you're not taking shit away from me…
Cause I'm gonna take it! Isn't that right… Carmine Prime?
(Using what little consciousness he has, Carmine manages to pull himself awake and retain both his body and personality)
Keh heh heh… Now it's mine… All mine, forever… There's nobody standing in my way…
You hear that, power? Quit swirling around this damn Abyss and get over here… Become mine… Become one with me!
I'm done with that creep who thought he was the real me! It's me and only me now!
Carmine: The one who's gonna rule the Night… is me!
(Ending theme: Close your eyes)
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