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Therefore, when the spirit appears to Xelha, he's given up on humanity entirely he intends in the novel not to rejoin her, but merely to say goodbye before he returns to the spirit world for good. He's also, as we all were at this point, quite angry toward Kalas, to whom the spirit initially will not refer by name, only as "aitsu," which in this context can be interpreted as *him*. He rails about how most humans (at least those of Xelha's age) are self-centered jerks who want just to save their own hides and goes on about how he doesn't care about how Melodia's involved with Malpercio or what she's trying to do or what "horrible fates" are going to befall Xelha's four companions. The Guardian Spirit occasionally serves as the book's narrator, and he (the spirit is later revealed, or at least strongly suggested, to be male) is actually a bit of self-interested git. The novel starts out immediately after Kalas's heel turn in the Lava Caves, as the Guardian Spirit, adrift between worlds after being sundered froom Kalas, follows Xelha's cries back to the human world. Prologue: The Inscrutable Hearts of the Gods Believe me, we'll all be confused enough by the time this is all over. I've used the names from the English version for simplicity's sake.
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One final note before we start: some characters in Baten Kaitos have different names in the Japanese version (and novel) than they do in the English version. I don't think the novel's worth a translator's time to translate fully, considering how long such projects take, but in an attempt to satisfy curiosity about the book, I've put together this synopsis.Īlso: I usually try to veer away from grade-school profanity in these documents, but at certain points, as I'm sure you'll understand as you read, it was unavoidable. Character motivations are replaced with more simplistic ones, and the themes of the original game are no longer present. Many supporting characters, such as Larikush, Ayme, and Folon, are completely excised (even Giacomo is reduced to a walk-on cameo), and the ones who are present exist mainly to sockpuppet the author's disapproval of Xelha. Kalas's role in the proceedings is greatly reduced, and the other four playable characters, Mizuti and Gibari in particular, might as well not even exist. Xelha is the main character, yes, but only so that the author can heap abuse upon her when things go (ridiculously, implausibly) wrong. (If you're looking for an easy way to distinguish the novels by sight, then Destruction of Truth, the one we're discussing here, is the one that also has Melodia on the cover Castle of Storms features only Kalas and Xelha.)ĭestruction of Truth is an extraordinarily frustrating novel, for one overriding reason: the author's writing decisions are motivated near-completely by his extraordinary hatred of Xelha, and he has completely rejiggered plot & character motivations without rhyme or reason in an attempt to satisfy his grudge. I have no idea why two Baten Kaitos novels were published practically simultaneously. Truth was published by Super Dash, an imprint of Shueisha Castle was published by Famitsu. The novels were published in the same month, March 2004, though there's conflicting information over which was first (Amazon Japan puts Castle first by about a week the publication dates in the books put Truth first by a day). Oddly, the novels do not form a continuous story each is an independent, separate retelling of the events of the game. The book is one of two Baten Kaitos novels, the other being Tadashi Aizawa's Baten Kaitos: Arashi no Shiro ( Baten Kaitos: Castle of Storms). This is a synopsis of the novel Baten Kaitos: Shinjitsu no Hakai to Yakusoku no Uso ( Baten Kaitos: The Destruction of Truth and the Lie of the Promise), by Osamu Kudou. NOT AS OBVIOUS NOTE THAT IS NO LESS IMPORTANT: It is advised that those who like Xelha have something available to fling across the room at appropriate intervals. (Also, this document should not be anyone's first exposure to Baten Kaitos, which actually has some pretty good spoilers, so if you're unfamiliar with the game, I highly suggest you git.) Baten Kaitos: Shinjitsu no Hakai to Yakusoku no Uso Novel Synopsis Synopsis of Baten Kaitos: Shinjitsu no Hakai to Yakusoku no UsoīIG OBVIOUS NOTE: This synopsis contains spoilers for the entire Baten Kaitos game.