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[Lyric Note] The sun rises high overhead as the crowd begins to gather outside the walls of the factory-turned-fortress. Even the small army of rebels dare to leave the relative safety of their southern stronghold. They cautiously slip into the throng. Drawn, like the rest of the city, to the mystery As Albert Wily steps out onto the battlement above thе great wall surrounding the complex, hе is greeted with a rumbling murmur, a mixture of excitement and fear. He smiles a tense smile as he addresses the crowd beneath him He tells them that, in a failed assassination attempt, Thomas Light has been captured. That this finally brings to an end this crazed dissident's years-long reign of terror The rebel army, scattered across the back of the crowd, looks nervously to their leader. Just hours ago, she had broken the news that Megaman refused to join their fight. Now, the look of confusion and helplessness on her face causes panicked whispers to sweep through their ranks The large gate beneath Wily opens just enough to allow a battalion of robot guards to force the broken and beaten husk of the prisoner out into the space between the wall and the crowd. Their whispers rise in waves of anguish Megaman saw all of this as well. Standing in the empty streets of the city, his energy completely depleted, he watches in horror as the towering screen tells him exactly where he must go. Ignoring the exhaustion that threatens to overwhelm him, he forces his limbs to action again. He wills his depleted systems to maintain full function just a little longer as he races toward the eastern side of the city. Wily's incessant drone from the speakers passes by in a blur, emphasizing the distance that still lies between himself and his father From the wall, Wily makes a motion and the gate opens fully, revealing a simple. gallows with a single robot standing atop the platform. The guards force Thomas to walk to the steps Time slows as Megaman crashes into the back of the great sea of people. He desperately throws innocent bodies to the side. His cries are engulfed by the din Light slowly climbs the steps and Stands beneath the crossbeam, the Rope dangling in front of his face. He looks out Over the crowd and, for a brief instant, catches a flash of blue before the cloth plunges him into darkness. He breathes slowly and deliberately against the fabric as the rope slips around his neck He takes another deep, slow breath and closes his eyes He thinks of Emily-