Instead, he pressed Continue.
The Paladin’s sprite stood motionless. The ambient music had changed too. Not the battle theme. Not the town theme. A slow piano melody, single notes falling like rain on tin.
Ethan walked the Paladin to the edge of the map. The transition screen appeared: Loading... . zenonia 2 psp rom
He’d laughed. Saved. Turned off the PSP.
The Paladin walked automatically now. Ethan wasn’t pressing anything. The sprite moved east through the flowers, toward a tree he’d never seen before—a massive, gnarled thing with leaves the color of rust. Instead, he pressed Continue
Not an NPC. Not a generic model. It was her . Luiza’s character. The same green tunic, the same silver bow, the same idle animation of brushing hair from her eyes.
The title screen bloomed: Zenonia 2: The Lost Chronicles . Two heroes standing back to back—the Berserker and the Paladin. He’d always played the Paladin. Luiza had played the Sharpshooter. Her save file was Slot 2. Not the battle theme
And then the credits rolled.