Chapter 1: Sea of Flames (Dirge of Cerberus)

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	なんだ……

Vincent	ヴィンセント
What's going on?	これは？

A trio of soldiers approach on the rooftop behind Vincent. From their line of vision we see a sort of computer screen with the words "Vincent Valentine", "Gender: "Male", "Blood Type: "A" at the top left of the screen. We cut to a scene of a girl with an elaborate device covering the top half of her head.

???? (Girl)
Found you.	みつけた

The camera pans out as we see she's plugged into a collection of wires. Back to the soldiers, whose screen notifies that Vincent is wanted Dead or Alive. They spring to action, but Vincent is faster and shoots them all down.

The gameplay begins; Vincent traverses several rooftops, killing many of these soldiers, eventually reaching the ground.

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Now where am I supposed to meet Reeve?	リーブとの待ち合わせ場所は……

Vincent continues through the streets, saving civilians when he can, with dialogue that's unimportant to this script. We see a scene of a helicopter carrying away a container filled with people. Vincent goes about his business. We see a scene of a mother and daughter running away from a horde of dog-creatures; we see a similar screen as the guards who saw Vincent Valentine saw. The girl has a green tint with the word "Clean" beside her. The mother has a red tint with the words "Geostigma detected" beside her. One dog creature pins down the mother while another dog drags the girl away, and takes her inside a container. Vincent finds the container and frees her; the girl runs away crying "Mommy!", to which the mother replies "Rio!"

Vincent continues through the town, saving civilians and generally killing a lot of bad guys. Eventually he gets to the town square.... and a helicopter faces him. Boss battle vs. Dragonfly. At the end of the battle the Dragonfly fires off a few missiles before crashing - Vincent dives into a nearby house via its open doorway to avoid them.

Cut back to the girl with the strange headgear. She takes off the helmet.

???? (Girl)
Vincent Valentine.	ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタイン……

A closeup of her face reveals her eyes are bright orange.

???? (Girl)
We've found you.	やっとみつけた……

Her eyes return to a blue colour. A rather large brute approaches her from behind.

???? (Guy)
Is this the one?	こやつか？

???? (Girl)
Yes.	はい

Back to Vincent, who makes his way through the house. On the 2nd floor, a loud crashing is heard; there's a big hole in the wall, and in walks the large brute from before. He's muscular, has blue hair and almost appears more beastly than human. The girl accompanies him.

???? (Girl)
The Protomateria.	どこですか？

Her eyes turn orange.

???? (Girl)
Tell us where it is.	エンシェントマテリアは

Vincent just looks at them.

???? (Guy)
Hail Weiss.	ズィーガー、ヴァイス……

Several soldiers in the room also shout "Heil Weiss!"

Gameplay: "Vincent kills them all. Back to the large brute.

???? (Guy)
Challenge accepted.	いいだろう

The girl suddenly faints. He looks at her. A random voice off-screen says "This way!"

???? (Guy)
Luck is on your side.	ふ、興をそがれた

He picks up the girl and walks away.

???? (Girl)
I'm sorry.	すみ……ません……

The brute turns around.

Azul	アスール
I am Azul. We will meet again.	我が名はアスール。 また会おう

The voice from before enters the room.

????
What happened here!?	な、なんだ……？

In runs Reeve and a guy in a white uniform.

Reeve	リーブ
Vincent Valentine!	ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタイン！

Reeve	リーブ
Are you alright?	無事でしたか？

Vincent	ヴィンセント
	あぁ

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Reeve, nice to see you again. Not a very interesting outfit, though.	リーブ、久しぶりの再会だが…… ずいぶんと、普通の姿だな

Reeve	リーブ
It took me a while to decide which costume I'd put on for today.	はは、ここに来るまで、 どのぬいぐるみにしようか悩んだのですが

Reeve	リーブ
But enough of the small talk. Who were those soldiers that just left?	っと、そんなことより、 先ほどの連中はいったい？

Vincent	ヴィンセント
I don't know. The large one called himself Azul.	さぁな、 男の方はアスールと名乗ったが

Vincent	リーブ
	！？

Reeve	リーブ
Azul the Cerulean?	蒼き、アスール

Reeve	リーブ
Of the Tsviets!?	ツヴィエートの１人？！

Reeve	リーブ
Then that could only mean...	やはり、これは……

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Commissioner!	局長！！

Reeve turns around, and we see several enemy soldiers entering the ground floor of the house.

Reeve	リーブ
We'll discuss this later.	話は後にしましょう！

Reeve	リーブ
WRO troops have arrived and commenced rescue operations.	世界再生機構の部隊も展開を始めました

Reeve	リーブ
We could use your help, Vincent.	あなたも協力してください

Reeve begins to walk away.

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Reeve.	リーブ

Reeve stops and partially turns around.

Reeve	リーブ
	？

Vincent	ヴィンセント
I don't know what you are up to, but I want absolutely no part of it.	何が起こっているのか知らんが……、 面倒に巻き込まれるのはごめんだ

Reeve	リーブ
But... You fought alongside us three years ago!	な？！ さ、３年前に一緒に戦った仲じゃないですか？！

Reeve	リーブ
We need your help once mor--	今は、あなたの力が必要……

A hail of gunfire bursts through Reeve's stomach; Vincent shoots down the enemy soldier, before running to Reeve's side.

Reeve	リーブ
	かはっ！

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Reeve!	リーブ！？

He goes to pick up "Reeve", who falls apart into several pieces. Out pops Cait Sith.

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
That was a close one! Never was good at fighting.	はは、やっぱり、あきまへんなぁ。 自分、戦うの苦手なもんやさかい、今日は

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Luckily, I came out wearing "Reeve."	《リーブ》を着込んできたっちゅうワケですわ

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
You're really not a bad bloke, are you, Vincent? You pretend not to care, but you always come through in the end.	せやけど、ヴィンセントはんは優しいわぁ。 何やかんや言うても、助けてくれはりますんやから

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Alright, what do you want me to do?	……で、何をさせたいんだ？

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
Let's run those lads outta town.	あいつらを街から追い出しましょ

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
I'll leave the method up to you. When you've tidied things up,	やり方は、まかせますさかい。 好きなだけぶちのめしてたってください

Cait Sith	ケット・シー
meet me at the square in front of the east church.	後で、東の教会広場で合流っちゅうことで！

Vincent departs the house and continues to go around Kalm, assisting the WRO and killing enemy units. To give you some insight as to who the WRO is, I'll include some optional dialogue Vincent can have with one WRO member.

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Sir!	は！

WRO Member	WRO隊員
The WRO was originally established three years ago after Meteorfall.	ヴィンセント様と同じく、先のジェノバ戦役の 英雄であられますリーブ様を局長とし

WRO Member	WRO隊員
With Jenova War hero Reeve Tuesti at its helm, our organization is dedicated to aiding the healing process of the planet,	３年前のメテオにより、大きな傷をおって しまった、星の再生を手助けするため

WRO Member	WRO隊員
as well as protecting it from any who attempt further harm.	星に害をなす、あらゆるものと戦う、 そういった組織であります

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Proceed to the east church just past these buildings.	この先にある教会を目印にお進みください

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Hurry. We will assist you in securing the area.	私たちも、ここを制圧しながら向かいます

Eventually he reaches an open area in front of a church. The Dragonfly from before shows up! Boss fight vs. Dragonfly GL. After the boss fight, Vincent jumps into the air, fires at the Dragonfly a few times, then, landing on top of it, transforms into the Galian Beast and punches it. He jumps off, the helicopter explodes, and he transforms back to Vincent. Enemy soldiers emerge from the vicinity and fire at Vincent; a truck drives in front of him, shielding him from the gunfire; WRO members pour out the back and return fire, accompanied by the real Reeve, who nods at Vincent. Vincent nods back.

Scene change; relative calm has been restored to Kalm (no pun intended). Vincent sits on a crate while Reeve is talking to a WRO commander. At the end of the conversation they salute, followed by Reeve walking over to Vincent.

Reeve	リーブ
Good work, Vincent.	お疲れさまでした

Reeve	リーブ
The enemy is retreating. It seems they have finally begun their withdrawal from Kalm.	とりあえず、といったところですが、 やつらは、カームから撤退したようです

Vincent	ヴィンセント
Good.	そうか

Reeve	リーブ
However, we still require your assistance.	ですが、もう少し付き合ってください

Reeve	リーブ
Reports are Edge is under attack.	エッジも襲われています

Vincent looks down... he's got a job to do.

Scene change: "two WRO members are taking cover behind crates. One of them is engulfed by black smoke.

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Hey, toss me another clip.	おい、弾をくれ

He turns around to see no one is there, before being engulfed himself. We see a group of four WRO Members running by, with the fourth one being engulfed by the smoke. The remaining three run into a warehouse.

WRO Member	WRO隊員
	えっ？

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Where did everyone go?	さらわれた人たちはどこだ？

A noise is heard above and the WRO Members look up. A scantily-clad girl with red hair and red eyes holding a weapon of some sort smirks at them. Her voice sports a slavic accent.

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Who the hell are you!?	なんだ、お前は？

Rosso	ロッソ
Rosso.	ロッソ

Rosso	ロッソ
Rosso the Crimson.	みな、朱のロッソと呼ぶわ

WRO Member	WRO隊員
Tsviets?	ツ、ツヴィエート？！

Her weapon opens up. Instantly she appears behind the three WRO members and in one broad move slashes them in their necks. They fall down.

Rosso	ロッソ
The mighty WRO...	歯ごたえのない連中

Rosso	ロッソ
They wouldn't last a day in Deepground.	ディープグラウンドじゃ１日だって生きられない