Ferryman, Ferry Me Across the Stream of Souls is the seventh part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Through the Petals in the Land of Repose. It automatically begins after completing Pathstrider, Set Sail Upon the River of Souls.
Steps[]
- Speak to Castorice
- Search Dragonbone City and find the entrance to the nether realm
- Speak with the Styxian Spirit of the Dead
- Use Oronyx's Miracle to cross the River of Souls
- Continue exploring Dragonbone City and speak with the spirit of the centurion
- Check the souls remains
- Continue exploring Dragonbone City and head higher
- Continue exploring Dragonbone City and speak with the spirit of the court scholar
- Continue exploring Dragonbone City and enter the royal vault
- Seek a pathway to higher ground
- Check the souls remains
- Continue exploring Dragonbone City and speak with the spirit of the alchemist
- Speak with Mydei
- Continue exploring Dragonbone City and seek a path to higher ground
- Ask Mem to use Oronyx's Prayer
- Continue exploring Dragonbone City and proceed upward with the chains of the past
- Borrow the Philosopher's Stone and complete the alchemical ritual
- Speak with Castorice and head to the nether realm
- Return to the nether realm via "Netherwing" Pollux
- Complete sub-mission Sea of Flowers, Adored Only by Death
Dialogue[]
Speak to Castorice[]
Mission DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
The Philosopher's Stone provided by Anaxagoras and the art of alchemy can summon the Titan lurking with the River of Souls, and the alchemical materials should be found in the city as well.
- Castorice: Are you feeling alright?
- Ugh... I swear she was speeding...
- Where am I? Are we still in Amphoreus?
- Castorice: She's the demigod of Trickery. When she flips the Coin of Whimsy into the air, she gains incredible speed that lets her travel anywhere in an instant.
- Castorice: ...Just like how she clearly had no intention of lingering here for even a second longer. We can only depend on ourselves for the rest of the way.
- Mem: Don't worry. Mem's here to help!
- So you came!
- Can you teleport too?
- Mem: Being cute isn't my only forte. I'm strong, too!
- Mem, did you pay your fare?
- Mem: Um... I don't think I even meet the height requirement for the ticket, so I won't need one, right?
- Castorice: This is Styxia, the city of dragons and waves... Anaxa hypothesizes that the missing Thanatos is somewhere in these ruins.
- Castorice: This is the land of their birth... Or perhaps of their death.
- Are there any other clues?
- How would we find them?
- Aha, I know this one! They returned whence they came!
- Castorice: Anaxa had used a secret alchemical art to temporarily fuse his soul with Cerces and Kephale. And when he was on the verge of death, he was pulled by Thanatos and caught a glimpse of the flowing River of Souls.
- Castorice: This alchemy, considered a sacrilegious act, might actually make the souls of mortals and Titans attract each other...
- Castorice: Even though Thanatos has been missing for a thousand years and even their followers haven't been able to find them... perhaps that special attraction could summon them here.
- Mem: Oh! So are we going to use that Philosopher's Stone to... conjure the Titan?
- Castorice: I guess that's the only way. The only leads we have now are the name of this city and the fairy tale about the dragon...
- Mem: Thanatos is even more mysterious than I am...
- Castorice: Indeed. Even one as erudite as Anaxa could only point us to this place, and no further. We will be entering the unknown as soon as we take our first steps... But that won't be the first time in my long journeys.
- Castorice: I believe that...
- Castorice: Rather than standing still, taking action is by far the better option. Perhaps fate might take pity on us today and show some compassion.
Search Dragonbone City and find the entrance to the nether realm[]
- (Approach the bridge)
- ???: Go back whence you came... Go back...
- ???: Ahead lies the realm of the dead...
- (Approach the marked location)
- Mem: What a beautiful butterfly. Is it talking to us?
- Castorice: This is a Eulogistic Butterfly. They are found in places where many have met their demise.
- Castorice: In Aidonia, some think of them as manifestations of Thanatos' benevolence. By turning the lingering obsessions of the deceased into these creatures, it is as if the Titan has made life into a specimen.
- Castorice: Others think of them as Thanatos' messengers that guide the departed to the nether realm.
- Mem: The second theory sounds more believable. After all, the things they're saying are rather... um, direct?
- Castorice: Perhaps. But the fact that we're able to hear their whispers proves that we're fast approaching the realm of the dead.
Speak with the Styxian Spirit of the Dead[]
- (Go through the door)
- Castorice: These shadowy figures... are they illusions reflected by the River of Souls?
- (Listen to the two children, optional)
- Young Girl: Mommy told us to go ahead first, but she's still not here yet.
- Young Boy: One, two, three... I don't even know how many days have passed since then.
- Young Girl: Perhaps Mommy will be back once you finish counting the days on all ten fingers.
- Young Boy: One, two, three... It's been much longer than ten days since we left Mommy.
- Castorice: Strange... For reflections in the River of Souls, they seem oddly... animated.
- (Listen to the two blacksmiths, optional)
- Apprentice: But master... Did that lady really lie to us?
- Apprentice: The centurion personally instructed us to inlay the inscription into his shield.
- Apprentice: But now she's taken it away...
- Blacksmith: My child... that shield can never be cast, and there's no need for it anymore...
- Blacksmith: ...
- Blacksmith: Come, child, what is the name of that centurion again? Actually... Never mind, forget I said that.
- Blacksmith: I'll wait with you for her to come back. When that happens, you'll be able to keep making shields.
- Mem: Don't be afraid, (Trailblazer). Let's open our eyes wide... together!
- (Approach the merchant)
- Marketplace Merchant: Do you... want to buy any fish?
- Mem: Huh? He can see us?
- Marketplace Merchant: Wait... More living people?
- Marketplace Merchant: I'm not selling my fish to... living people. You lot are too... shameless. Buying fish without paying... If I ever see her again, I will... I will...
- Castorice: Could it be that... You're all dead souls that never achieved rest?
- Marketplace Merchant: The nether realm... Does not exist...
- Marketplace Merchant: Titan... Rejects... You... Me...
- Marketplace Merchant: So... do you want to buy any fish?
- Mem: But there aren't any "fish" nearby...
- Marketplace Merchant: Are the fish... gone? The people... are gone, too...
- Marketplace Merchant: I can only... keep selling fish. So... do you... want to buy any fish?
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: Apologies, I don't have much in the way of savings, but perhaps there's another way for me to release you from your suffering.
- Castorice: Please relax. May you fall asleep peacefully... amid a gentle field of flowers.
- Marketplace Merchant: This... this...
- Castorice: I knew it. These people aren't illusions. They're the souls of the deceased.
- Castorice: They're supposed to reach the end of the west wind by floating down the River of Souls... Yet they have floundered upon the shoals of the stream, unable to move forward.
- Castorice: Did Thanatos reject them? Or perhaps they didn't really die at all?
- Are they in the same situation as me?
- Perhaps all of us can still use some CPR.
- Mem: Why are you identifying as a dead person now? Don't give up on yourself!
- Castorice: I have no idea. This circumstance... is completely unprecedented.
- Castorice: Hang on...
- Castorice: Didn't he say... "more living people"? So that means he's seen other members of the living apart from us?
- Castorice: Could it be that these souls are stuck here due to someone's deceit?
- ???: If something is done out of goodwill, are you really gonna call it "deceit"?
- Castorice: Goodwill? I can't see anything good out of—
- Castorice: Wait a minute... Lady Cipher?
- Cipher: That's me.
- What are you doing here?
- Are you dead too?
- Cipher: Umm... I still belong to the land of the living as of now, thank you very much!
- Castorice: Could it be that... You are the living being that those souls met...?
- Cipher: I couldn't take their behavior anymore, so I stole some things here and made up some lies there... Just trying to give them something to look forward to, you know?
- Mem: ...It's because of vile living creatures like you that we're being misunderstood by all of them!
- Cipher: What else am I supposed do? You can see the mess this place is in — These poor souls are denied by the nether realm, so now they're stuck in a few brief moments of their life, unable to move forward or back.
- Cipher: Did you see those two blacksmiths on the way? They've been here for as long as the sun's been around, wailing over and over about casting a shield... Styxia is so freaky.
- Castorice: Then why have you come back, Lady Cipher?
- Cipher: Hey, I'm not here to aid your adventure. I hate water more than anything else in this world, especially that stinky River of Souls...
- Cipher: But... I just discovered some stuff before I left, and I reckon you should know about it.
- Cipher: It's about that boy who defied death... I found traces of him here.
- Castorice: Lord Mydei...?
- Cipher: Oh right! That's his name! Well, now you know. As for whether that info is actually useful, that's for you lot to figure out.
- Cipher: ...So long, Princess Homebody! So long, Gray Mystery!
- Mem: Huh? She disappeared just like that?
- Castorice: Lady Cipher has always been a... free spirit. In any case, she has brought us some valuable information.
- Castorice: If Lord Mydei is also somewhere along the river shoals right now, then he will certainly become our signpost. After all, he's different from those wandering souls... He will find his way even in the realm of the dead.
- Speaking of "finding the way"...
- ...How are we supposed to get over there?
- Mem: Don't worry. It's time for me to shine...
- Mem: Oronyx's Rune of Recollection is nearby. Use prayers to return the river to before it got flooded!
Use Oronyx's Miracle to cross the River of Souls[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
Use Oronyx's Miracle to cross the treacherous waters of the River of Souls.
- Mem: Hey, over here!
- Pick Up Rune
- Interact with the rune base to obtain the Rune of Recollection. With the rune in possession, the Miracle Orb's illumination radius moves with your character, and reverses the surrounding space-time.
Interact with the rune base to obtain the Rune of Recollection. With the rune in possession, the Miracle Orb's illumination radius moves with your character, and reverses the surrounding space-time.With the Rune of Recollection in possession, interact with the rune base to drop the rune, and the Miracle Orb's illumination radius will stop following your character.
With the Rune of Recollection in possession, interact with the rune base to drop the rune, and the Miracle Orb's illumination radius will stop following your character.- (Unlock Achievement Spotlight Effect)
Continue exploring Dragonbone City and speak with the spirit of the centurion[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
The spirits of Anaxagoras repeatedly recount the past. They seem to be those who fell during Era Chrysea.
- Castorice: Oronyx's miracle has appeared...
- Mem: Amazing! It's like we're inside a giant bubble. Even the river got parted.
- (Approach the wooden bridge, optional)
- Mem: Huh... So this path actually didn't exist back then?
- (Approach the group of warriors)
- Castorice: There are wandering souls of the deceased here as well...
- Castorice: We must first return to "the present" before we can communicate with them.
- (Idle chats)
- Soldier A: Someone's coming, ready...
- Soldier B: Formation!
- Soldier C: Look! Pink puppies do exist!
- (Talk to the Centurion)
- Centurion: Ah, by the looks of it... you must be the foreign warriors that the queen had mentioned, right?
- Centurion: Since the current campaign requires the utmost care, I wasn't able to make time to welcome all of you. Please, forgive me.
- Castorice: ...Foreign warriors?
- Centurion: A priestess, a warrior, and a, um... a divine beast... You look identical to the blessed saviors that the queen described!
- This is my pet, so I'm actually of the Hunter class.
- Mem: What...?
- Oh darn. No healer on this team.
- Castorice: A campaign? Who are you campaigning against?
- Centurion: Nobody knows... as of now.
- Centurion: Of the scouts that went ahead, only one has managed to return. He says that the land ahead is a forbidden land that should not be approached, as it's the doorway between the netherworld and the mortal realm...
- Centurion: As for the rest of the scouts... They've completely lost their souls and are decaying by the day.
- Centurion: While there is still dissension within the city, the scholars agree that this calamity was so unprecedented that it needed to be given a new designation.
- Castorice: An unprecedented calamity? Could it be... "Death"?
- Centurion: It seems that you have indeed heard about this. Well... "Death" is just one of the possibilities. It's too early to come to a definitive conclusion.
- Castorice: A world that has never seen "Death"... Looks like these people lived in the Era Chrysea, before the Calamity Titans descended upon the land.
- Castorice: May I ask... where is the scout who managed to came back?
- Centurion: Though he returned to Styxia... he only had enough left in him to last no more than half a day. However, it was his intel that convinced us to rally together.
- Centurion: He said that he witnessed the demonic specter of an evil dragon at that treacherous land. The apparition opened its giant maw and devoured everything in sight, and thus brought Styxia that thing called "Death."
- Castorice: Styxia... an evil dragon that brings Death...
- Mem: It all sounds rather familiar... Wait, wasn't this part of that fable?
- Castorice: Sir, could I... ask how the queen and princess are doing?
- Centurion: The queen?
- Centurion: — Ah, by the looks of it... you must be the foreign warriors that the queen had mentioned, right?
- Echo?
- I think he asked that already.
- Is he set to loop on repeat?
- Mem: It's the same lines... Looks like he's still trapped in the moments before his death.
- Castorice: ...Leave it to me.
- Castorice: Sir, the war ended long ago. Styxia... no longer exists.
- Centurion: Styxia... is no more?
- Centurion: Th—This cannot stand! Newcomers, hurry up and go take your positions!
- Mem: Looks like it's difficult for this gentleman to accept reality.
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: Sir, I am the Maiden of War sent here by the queen herself. If you accept my blessing, then today's battle will be smooth sailing.
- Centurion: Maiden of War? I've never heard of this... There's little time to waste. Please don't take too long.
- Castorice: Don't worry. I'm typically... unwilling to prolong such a moment.
- Centurion: Is it over...? Have we... won?
- Castorice: ...
- Mem: Cas... Are you all right?
- Castorice: I—I'm fine. I just didn't expect that I would still have to "embalm" others even in the realm of the dead...
- Castorice: Is this... a remnant of his soul?
Check the souls remains[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
The spirits of Anaxagoras repeatedly recount the past. They seem to be fallen who lived during Era Chrysea.
The remains left by these spirits seem to have a connection with alchemy and Thanatos.
- (Listen to the souls remains)
- "Aglaea": Well, then. Why should I place my trust in you...
- "Aglaea": Holy maiden from afar?
- Castorice: W—Wait, this is...
- "Castorice": I don't quite understand what you're trying to say...
- "Aglaea": Since the oracle has already pronounced your name as Chrysos Heir of "Death," Okhema ought to treat you as an esteemed guest.
- "Aglaea": However, you seem to have no intentions of concealing your involvement with the Council of Elders... While most likely being aware of my issues against them.
- "Castorice": I cannot deny your claim. It was the Council that offered this room to me, and they had only one request... They want the curse of "Death" to be completely subjugated to your will.
- "Castorice": I... was agreeable to that request.
- "Aglaea": But why?
- "Castorice": I am... unable to rid myself of this innate curse. However, from this day onward, I shall use it according to your will. I will never make any superfluous moves on my own.
- "Aglaea": I see. So that is how they plan to control the Flame-Chase Journey...
- "Aglaea": They have shifted the heavy responsibility of granting death over to me. If I ever become obsessed with executing people, they will then have ample reason to terminate the Chrysos Heirs' journey.
- "Castorice": And yet, you seem to... not mind? This is quite surprising to me.
- "Aglaea": That's because... the fate that we were born with is a burden far heavier than that of an individual's life.
- "Aglaea": I've woven many unforeseen events into the tapestry of fate. This is but one instance.
- "Aglaea": Tidy up your precious garments and come with me. Okhema welcomes you, Castorice.
- You seem to hear a sigh of contentment, as if it comes from the mouth of some colossal being.
- Then, the scenes of the past abruptly dissipated...
- Mem: I didn't think that we'd find vestiges of memory here... Maybe they've got something to do with Oronyx's rune?
- Castorice: ...Perhaps, but I do not need a reminder from them. This memory is one that I will never forget.
- So it seems that the Council of Elders has manipulated you once already.
- Castorice: Indeed. While my relationship with the Council has always been quite ambiguous, Lady Aglaea has never taken any precautions against me. Instead... She's shown me nothing but complete trust.
- Aglaea trusts you unreservedly.
- Castorice: I... really want to repay her for that trust.
- Castorice: But... why would this memory appear right now? Is this really Oronyx's power?
Continue exploring Dragonbone City and head higher[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
Everything points to the highest towers at Styxia. There, remains left by the great dragon linger.
- (Approach the group of monsters)
- Mem: Could these dead monsters actually be...
- Castorice: If Lady Cipher is to be believed... this could be the handiwork of Lord Mydei.
- Castorice: He's still fighting against the black tide, even in the nether realm...
- (Approach the marked location)
- Mem: Ah! Why are the black tide monsters here too? Can they swim in the River of Souls?
- Castorice: Even Thanatos wouldn't be able to accept black tide monsters into their realm...
- Castorice: These traces seem to suggest that anybody who trespasses upon "Death"... will pay a heavy price.
- Will we suffer the same fate as well?
- We're also here to trespass upon the Titan.
- Castorice: Since the realm of the dead must remain peaceful, it's imperative that we rid the place of such discordant noise.
- Castorice: Please stay back... Let me deal with these enemies.
- (Begin battle against Tide-Eroded Blade ×2, Black Tide's Corroded Axe ×2)
- (Approach the Rune of Recollection)
- Castorice: The path ahead is blocked by the River of Souls again...
- Mem: In that case, let us go back to "the past"! This miracle sure is handy...
- Castorice: ...This is yet another aspect of a Titan's divine power.
- (While crossing the River of Souls towards the elevator)
- Mem: If Dan Heng was around, he'd definitely be able to raise the waters of the River of Souls into the sky...
- Castorice: If Lady Hysilens was still alive, I think she might be able to do that, too.
- (Approach the exit while carrying the Rune of Recollection, optional)
- Mem: We can't get through here. Let us return to "the present."
Continue exploring Dragonbone City and speak with the spirit of the court scholar[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
The spirits of Anaxagoras repeatedly recount the past. They seem to be those who fell during Era Chrysea.
- (Put back the rune near the double doors)
- Castorice: You seem to be able to discern both the past and the future...
- (Listen to the Aidonian Spirit, optional)
- Aidonian Spirit of the Dead: Ah... Why isn't there a god yelling in the distance...
- Aidonian Spirit of the Dead: "Indeed, my downtrodden fellow... Your sorrow and joy are but means for me to amuse myself."
- Aidonian Spirit of the Dead: I will at least derive some comfort... If all the tears that I had shed were determined by some mightier being above.
- Castorice: It's... you people...
- (Go through the door)
- Mem: This place... must have been a beautiful courtyard in the past.
- (Approach the Court Scholar)
- Court Scholar: Please excuse me. I am but a scholar from a distant land who had the misfortune of falling into the River of Souls and turned into a member of the dead...
- Mem: Huh? This one... seems to know that she's already dead.
- Court Scholar: Oh, I was merely speculating. But it seems I was right.
- Court Scholar: And you... You... I recognize you. You're the Holy Maiden of "Death" from Aidonia, right?
- Castorice: I'm sorry... I cannot bring you back to life. However, should you desire it, I can end your prolonged limbo.
- Court Scholar: Hah, I'm well aware of that. Even if you were able to revive me, I would never choose that option.
- Court Scholar: That's because I didn't fall into the River of Souls by accident. Instead, I leaped into it to seek my death.
- Castorice: ...Why?
- Court Scholar: If you could see the life I've led, then you would not reproach me so. My life... was far too miserable.
- Court Scholar: But I did not expect that things stay the same even in death! What a joke! In escaping my mortal life, I've entered a millennium of pain instead.
- Court Scholar: Cerces above! What cowards humans are, for we fear both life and death simultaneously?
- Castorice: I'm sorry... I'm also powerless to answer that question.
- Court Scholar: That's alright, Holy Maiden. At least you are able to respond to me. Please... grant me "Death."
- Court Scholar: Cerces above... Does this count as thinking till the moment I die?
- She seems... free.
- I can't imagine what it'd feel like to roam around this void for centuries...
- Castorice: I have seen too many farewells... Her distress is quite commonplace. There are those who will end their lives over what seems to be the smallest of worries.
- Castorice: For some people... This power that I possess is a "blessing" rather than a curse.
- Castorice: ...But I never managed to convince myself of that.
- Mem: Cas... Are you still trying to create a world without "Death"?
- Castorice: Yes. Because... When placed under time's vast scales, there is no worry in this world that cannot be solved.
- You should chat with Dan Heng about this.
- I can't agree with you on this.
- Castorice: This is a wish that I've held for almost a millennium. My mind might have changed once upon a time if people managed to strike up a friendship with me...
- Castorice: But I've never been more firm in my conviction, now that I've learned about your near-death state — It is my duty to wipe "Death" from the face of this world.
Continue exploring Dragonbone City and enter the royal vault[]
- (Approach the marked location)
- Mem: Wow... This place is so spacious! Is this the kingdom's vault?
- It's time to use Oronyx's miracle!
- Mem: That's fine and all, but we need to lay down some rules. We're not gonna return to the past to steal things.
- I get scared when I see these vertical structures.
- Mem: Broken stairs, blocked paths... This place is gonna fall down soon...
- Mem: Do we need to enter that doorway to climb even higher? There seems to be a person... more like a soul guarding it.
Seek a pathway to higher ground[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
Everything points to the highest towers at Styxia. There, remains left by the great dragon linger.
- Castorice: But how should we get up there?
- (Approach the Tome of Miracles on the first floor)
- Castorice: The path is blocked yet again.
- Mem: Oronyx's aid always appears in times like this. How convenient...
- (Approach the elevator)
- Mem: Look. There's even a platform lift over there.
- (Approach the Tome of Miracles on the second floor)
- Mem: A "Chest of the Past" has been left behind, but none of its treasures remain inside...
- (Trailblazer): (I'm crying!)
- (Traveling across the bridge on the third floor)
- Mem: W—Wait! What if the miracle suddenly loses its effect?
- Castorice: Mem... Do you really want me to answer that?
- (Approach the Vault Officer)
- Ghost Voice: Stay back... Don't come any closer!
- (Talk to the Vault Officer)
- Vault Officer: D—Don't come near me...
- Mem: Huh? Why does he look so panicked? Did the black tide monsters frighten him?
- Mem: Or... is he actually scared of his own extraordinary power?
- Lemme fight him!
- Ah, these are the troubles that powerhouses like us face...
- Castorice: There's no need to be alarmed. We're just passing by the area. See? None of us look threatening.
- Vault Officer: ...
- Vault Officer: You have a point, although...
- Vault Officer: While this might once have been the royal vault, it's since been plundered empty... So, please go away right this instant!
- Castorice: You've misunderstood us... We simply heard your shouts as we were passing by, then decided to come over to find out what happened.
- Vault Officer: My goodness, did I really yell out loud? How rude of me...
- Vault Officer: I'm sorry to have bothered you. I merely saw a... warrior. While that spirit didn't harm me, his blows... really packed a hefty punch.
- Castorice: A warrior? Could it be...
- Vault Officer: Wait a minute. You seem to be quite different from him... Are you actually alive? How can you walk around here while alive?
- Castorice: It's a long story... We're here to seek an audience with Thanatos.
- Vault Officer: Thanatos? Who's that?
- Mem: Is it possible that... he's also living in the era before "Death" descended?
- Vault Officer: "Death"... Could it be that you are here to defeat the evil dragon Pollux?
- Castorice: Pollux... Is that the embodiment of Thana — no, "Death"?
- Vault Officer: According to the warriors under the centurion's command, that evil dragon has been dead for quite a while. The curse that condemns people to death didn't originate from it...
- Vault Officer: But they saw a girl within the dragon's embrace... And she is the true Reaper!
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: ...Pray tell, where is that girl right now?
- Vault Officer: I've heard that the queen spared no effort in bringing her back to the castle. Her Majesty intends to control all of Amphoreus with this unprecedented power...
- Vault Officer: As for whether this rumor is true... Well, no one knows.
- Castorice: You have my thanks for the invaluable insight that you've given us.
- Castorice: Please treat this touch... as a token of my gratitude.
- Vault Officer: You... Are you...
- Vault Officer: Thank you...
Check the souls remains[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
The spirits of Anaxagoras repeatedly recount the past. They seem to be fallen who lived during Era Chrysea.
The remains left by these spirits seem to have a connection with alchemy and Thanatos.
- Castorice: This is his...
- (Listen to the souls remains)
- "Amunet": Then, you granted him death?
- "Amunet": That isn't like you... You would have refused even if I commanded you to do so.
- "Castorice": I... don't know.
- "Castorice": I did it out of sympathy, believing that I wouldn't be racked with agony, but... I am still in a state of turmoil.
- "Amunet": Sympathy? Sympathy for that youth who triumphed in every battle?
- "Castorice": That young man was favored by Talanton, who taught him a move that will defeat any mortal enemy with a single blow and emerge victorious every time.
- "Castorice": He could rely on that move to always achieve victory during Era Chrysea. However, now that death has descended upon the mortal realm, that divine swordplay also means he can send others to death at will. In other words...
- "Amunet": You feel that he's similar... to you?
- "Castorice": Yes. Since he can never be inferior to others in martial combat, death would be the inevitable outcome every time he strikes.
- "Castorice": That's why he approached me and pleaded... Pleaded for me to put an end to all of this.
- "Amunet": You are perhaps feeling lost from making your peace with "Death" in so abrupt a manner.
- "Castorice": I... have not made peace with death.
- "Castorice": I've seen the people of Aidonia stand tall and proud in the face of death. Even before the fated finale arrived, they were already content with the lives that they'd lived...
- "Castorice": They had such proud expressions... Expressions that made me believe "Death" would be an insult to these mortals if the concept is truly a power that a god had carelessly cast down upon the world.
- "Castorice": Perhaps death's authority was never meant to exist in this world... just like how I shouldn't exist.
- "Amunet": I won't refute your beliefs for now, but would you be interested in listening to a story of mine?
- "Amunet": It's a fairy tale from foreign lands, told by the person who brought you to me in that ice field long ago...
- "Amunet": ...A tale told by the Queen of Styxia.
- Mem: What? W—W—W—Wait a minute...
- Mem: That means... The girl born in the dragon's embrace... The personification of "Death" these souls talked about... That's you? Cas???
- Castorice: I've already had an inkling for a while now... But I honestly have no memories of Styxia...
- Castorice: My memories only begin... After Amunet brought me to Aidonia.
Continue exploring Dragonbone City and speak with the spirit of the alchemist[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
Everything points to the highest towers at Styxia. There, remains left by the great dragon linger.
- (Go through the double door)
- Eulogistic Butterfly: Don't look back... Keep moving forward, always.
- Castorice: It's yet another Eulogistic Butterfly... Are we getting closer to the nether realm?
- (Listen to the Styxian Spirit, optional)
- Styxian Spirit of the Dead: Shut up... Just shut up!
- Styxian Spirit of the Dead: Even if that girl is evil, there's no reason for you to absolve that monster.
- Styxian Spirit of the Dead: It was the both of them... The both of them who trapped us in this crevice between life and death!
- Castorice: ...
- Mem: D—D—Don't be scared. They haven't noticed us at all.
- (Approach the marked location)
- *A rumble from the distance*
- Mem: This... This is...
- (Use the elevator and reach the top floor)
- Alchemist: ...Living ones?
- (Approach the alchemist)
- Alchemist: Oh... Could you be the scions of Styxia?
- Alchemist: Did you hear about the great work that I'm doing here, and have thus arrived to give me the last material that I need for transmutation?
- Castorice: Great work?
- Alchemist: Have you heard of the great name of Pollux, perchance?
- I've definitely heard that name many times today.
- Its pilot is probably right here.
- Castorice: You don't have to describe it like that, (Mr./
Miss) (Trailblazer)...
- Castorice: You don't have to describe it like that, (Mr./
- Alchemist: You have? Then that's good.
- Alchemist: During the age of myth, a time likely before your birth, I was the unsurpassed zenith of alchemy that none could reach! On the shoals of the River of Souls, I shall make Pollux soar again... and bring "Death" back to the world!
- Mem: But... didn't that dragon already bring "Death" to the world?
- Alchemist: Oh...? Looks like you don't know the whole picture.
- Alchemist: While it's true that the missing girl can grant death to mortals... Pollux, the one who delivered her onto this world... Makes it so that humankind "cannot die."
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: So... It's just as I feared...
- What did you figure out?
- You and that dragon... Are you the two sides of the same coin?
- Castorice: This is my guess...
- Castorice: The deceased are supposed to drift down the River of Souls until they reach the end of the west winds, but this river of souls was blocked... by Pollux's fall.
- Alchemist: That's right! That's why it's imperative that I bring the dragon back to the mortal realm and make it soar the skies again! I have long since prepared my alchemical matrix in the tower, although... I am still missing the most crucial material of all.
- Alchemist: That final ingredient... The final sacrifice... Is none other than the girl who lives out her days with death!
- Mem: Huh? What's going on? You didn't touch him, did you...?
- Alchemist: I know that I am no longer capable of carrying out that task. Take this, all of you, and please, fulfill that great undertaking on my behalf...
- Castorice: This...
- "Queen of Styxia": We had been inebriated in Phagousa's feast for too long before we began to seek divine-bestowed "Death," so that we could be freed from the whims of fate... However, that brought doom upon us.
- "Queen of Styxia": Instead of summoning a supreme god, we encountered a monster that cut off the River of Souls. That detestable dragon Pollux denied all the dead from the gates of the nether realm.
- "Queen of Styxia": Unable to rest in peace, these departed spirits engulfed Styxia like a roaring tide. As a result, my city and its people no longer exist...
- "Queen of Styxia": That child is the only person whom I managed to save. Born within the evil dragon's abdomen, she has possessed the talent of "Death" since her birth. She must have been granted to us by the gods as a chance for us to atone for our sins...
- "Queen of Styxia": Please, you must nurture her to adulthood... and prevent her from experiencing all of the suffering that we went through.
- "Amunet": ...I promise that I will care for her as a mother, that I will protect her from the evils of "Death."
- "Queen of Styxia": By Phagousa above, thank you for your kindness...
- "Queen of Styxia": As her mother, please bless this child with a name... Before I am swept away by the River of Souls, please let me know how I should address her in my next life.
- "Amunet": ...
- "Amunet": Like how a transient raven butterfly, a fleeting papilio castor, perches on the twig of "Death"...
- "Amunet": "Castorice"... That shall be her name.
- Castorice: That's... where my name comes from?
- *A massive roar in the distance*
- Mem: Th—Th—The sound's back... What is making that ruckus?
- Alchemist: Living ones, don't waste your time bickering. The nether realm's "wrath" is falling upon you...
- Castorice: Black tide creations... When did they...
- Castorice: (Mr./
Miss) (Trailblazer), please fight them with caution... - Alchemist: ...Be careful not to suffer the same fate as those black tide creatures!
- (Begin battle)
- Wave 1: Tide-Eroded Blade ×2, Black Tide's Corroded Axe ×2
- Castorice: ...Everyone, hide behind me!
- Wave 2: Black Tide's Corroded Daemon ×1, Tide-Eroded Blade ×1, Black Tide's Corroded Axe ×1
- Mem: There's so many of them... How are we holding up?
- Wave 3: Black Tide's Corroded Daemon ×2, Tide-Eroded Blade ×2
- ???: Mere... Morsels...
- ???: For the feast of "Strife"... Upon their triumphant return!
Speak with Mydei[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
Illusions of Mydei's soul seem to have appeared on the banks of the River of Souls as he slaughters his way out of the nether realm.
- (After the battle)
- Mydei: You...?
- Castorice: Lord Mydei...?
- I missed you so much that it almost killed me... Uh. Pun unintended.
- You're adventuring in the River of Souls, too?
- Castorice: Lord Mydei... You've been through some tough battles once again.
- Mydei: That black tide... is endless. My death... is only temporary.
- Mydei: I will find my path of return... Go back to the world of the living... and continue my "protection."
- Castorice: Lord Mydei, I have always wanted to... Why does Death reject you?
- Mydei: I'm the one... resisting it. I must resist... the temptation to go with the flow...
- Mydei: I'll go against the current... and kill my way out of this cursed nether realm...
- Mydei: That is... my destiny.
- He seems to be stuttering...
- Is this really the proud Mydei?
- Castorice: It seems like he's completely focused on resisting the temptation of the deads' whispers... He's working hard every minute to deny death.
- Castorice: It seems... his battlefield is not limited to the world of the living.
- Castorice: Lord Mydei, are you willing to travel with us?
- Castorice: We're headed for the matrix inside that tower... to summon Thanatos from their prolonged concealment.
- Mydei: Tha... natos...
- Mydei: Challenge... death.
- Castorice: That's right. If we can work together and defeat them... You won't have to be troubled by the curse of immortality any longer.
- Mydei: Let's go together, Castorice...
- Mydei: Let the person who has brushed against death countless times... guide your way...
- Mem: Cas... Are you sure you want to do this? The alchemist said he wanted you to be a sacrifice...
- Castorice: ...I'm not afraid. There's no reason for us to turn back anymore.
- Castorice: "Rather than standing still, taking action is by far the better option. Perhaps fate might take pity on us today and show some compassion."
Continue exploring Dragonbone City and seek a path to higher ground[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
Everything points to the highest towers at Styxia. There, remains left by the great dragon linger.
- (Approach the marked location)
- Before you are rusted and broken chains, remnants of a path that once led to the tower.
- Castorice: ...This is going to be difficult.
- Didn't Castrum Kremnos also have this...?
- Mydei: I'm familiar... with this kind of mechanism.
- Mydei: But I've never repaired... broken chains.
- Watch me jump over!
- Castorice: ...Please calm down. If you were to fall into the icy cold River of Souls... I'm afraid that you really would die here.
- Mem: Ugh... If I was more powerful, I would be able to carry one person with each limb and fly the four of us to the other side.
- Mem: The Rune of Recollection is here, but I can't find a Miracle Orb anywhere. So weird...
- Mem: Could it be in that collapsed tower in the distance?
- Looks like it's your time to shine.
- Mem: It's still up to me to step up in a crisis... Wait here. I'll go check things out!
- One minute of Mem being useful comes from a thousand days of training Mem.
- Mem: That sounds so weird... Forget it. Just leave it to me!
Ask Mem to use Oronyx's Prayer[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
The path ahead has been severed. Mem, capable of flying and using Oronyx's Miracle, has restored the Miracle Orb in a distant tower.
- (Talk to Mem)
- Mem: Just shout for me when you need my help!
- Go, Mem!
- Please, Mem!
- Mem: Got it. Just leave it to me!
Continue exploring Dragonbone City and proceed upward with the chains of the past[]
- Step DescriptionStyxia, the City-State of Dragons and Waves... At present, the River of Souls has encircled this pitiful city.
Everything points to the highest towers at Styxia. There, remains left by the great dragon linger.
- (After fixing the tower)
- Castorice: Mem did it...
- Mydei: The pink squirrel... is very smart.
- Mem: ...Why am I a squirrel now?
- (Traveling across the chain)
- Castorice: The miracle's range is limited. Please come a little closer...
- (Unlock Achievement Twin Moons' Embrace)
- Mem: Heehee. Aren't I a good fit for Oronyx's priest?
- Castorice: Of course, you're the most competent priest ever.
- (Approach the double door)
- Castorice: The alchemical matrix... should be behind this door.
- (Go through the double door)
- Castorice: Is that...
- Castorice: ...
- (Approach Trianne)
- Trianne: Wow, there are so many of you!
- Trianne: It's Little Cas, and Little Gray! There's also... Little De and the pink puppy!
- Mem: Trianne? Aren't you...
- ...Dead?
- Trianne and Mydei... I get it now.
- Mem: G-Get what? I'm getting even more confused...
- Mydei: Heh...
- Mydei: This is... the first time I've encountered a deceased friend while going upstream in the River of Souls.
- Castorice: It really... works like this.
- Castorice: Just like the other departed spirits we've encountered along the way... I'm also unable to sense the aura of the living on Lady Trianne.
- Trianne: Yup! You're right. Trianne already knows that she'll not be able to return to everyone's side.
- Trianne: But Trianne believed that Little Cas would eventually return to the nether realm...
- Trianne: So Trianne has been standing here, at this spot closest to the world of the living, and waiting for Little Cas!
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: It must have been... very tough for you.
- Mem: But according to what Trianne said... We're almost at the entrance of the nether realm.
- Trianne: Trianne promised Tribbie and Trinnon that when Little Cas got here, Trianne would get the gift ready and be the first person to run over and welcome you.
- Trianne: So, Little Cas, don't cry! Please accept this...
- Trianne: ...We finally finished it!
- Castorice: This is what Lady Tribbie once mentioned...
- Castorice: The gift for me... that you didn't manage to finish...
- Mydei: The Holy Maiden of Janus... Even when separated by life and death, their thoughts are still connected.
- Trianne: Trianne spent a lot of time drawing this! Trianne hopes that Little Cas likes it.
- Castorice: Mmm... Seriously...
- Castorice: It's seriously... A wonderful drawing, Lady Trianne...
- Mydei: This is... our "Flame-Chase Journey"...
- Trianne: Little Cas, we don't know what your journey was like before. Tribbie has always said that it must have been a very harsh and frightening journey.
- Trianne: But Little Cas no longer has anything to fear now, because everyone is here with you in this Flame-Chase Journey!
- Castorice: That's right...
- Castorice: Only now, when I see Lady Trianne's gift, do I realize that I've already obtained so many things I would never have dared to dream of since I embarked on the Flame-Chase Journey.
- Castorice: It's the first time I've gained so many companions, the first time I picked up the hobbies of crafting and photography, the first time I had dinner with someone else, the first time I went to the market to buy the chimera doll I'd liked for a very long time and hugged it to sleep...
- Castorice: The first time I wore a dress personally made by Lady Aglaea... the first time I went for a walk with Lady Tribbie, Lady Trianne, and Lady Trinnon... the first time I enjoyed the night breeze and looked up at the stars with Miss Hyacine... the first time I took care of dromases with (Trailblazer)...
- Castorice: Looking back at all these experiences I never thought were possible... it feels as though the scales of my life had shrunk from centuries and decades down to minutes and seconds, and all of them are so precious...
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: I took countless photos in the past, but they're all black-and-white landscapes. I don't have a single one with friends.
- Castorice: If I had known... I would have taken more pictures...
- Then shall we take one now?
- Trianne: Trianne says yes! Trianne likes Little Cas and would love to take a picture with Little Cas!
- Mydei: Sadly...
- Mydei: Being departed souls, our images cannot be captured in the world of the living.
- Castorice: ...I thought so, too.
- Mem: What? Are we seriously going to leave any room for regret?
- Castorice: There won't be any regrets...
- Castorice: This vivid drawing surpasses any photograph from the world of the living.
- Trianne: Little Cas smiled! Tribbie, Trinnon, and Trianne's wish has finally come true.
- Castorice: I remember you once said that fate is not the flowers that bloom at the end of the road, but where people tread beyond the gate... Now, the path that belongs to me is about to reach the end.
- Castorice: Thank you... for bringing me the final key.
- Trianne: Key? Little Cas, why are you talking in riddles all of a sudden?
- Castorice: I have a feeling that soon, this gift of yours will become the key to saving (Mr./
Miss) (Trailblazer)'s life. - Trianne: Wow! That's amazing! Then keep smiling and carry on bravely!
- Trianne: Little Cas, Little Gray, everyone — see you tomorrow!
- With a blinding smile, Trianne's golden form disappears in the thin fog of Styxia's moonlit night.
- Castorice: Lady Trianne...
- Mydei: The aura of this place... We have indeed reached the end of the Stream of Souls.
- Mydei: If I go any further... I might lose myself. I must leave now, for the black tide still wreaks havoc in the realm of the living.
- Can you find your way out?
- Mydei: I have broken free from the chains of death countless times... This time will be no different.
- Don't you want to know the truth behind Thanatos?
- Mydei: I seek not to enter the door of the nether realm.
- Mydei: Castorice... Will you fulfill your duty for the Flame-Chase?
- Castorice: I...
- Castorice: I have yet to make my decision, Lord Mydei.
- Mydei: Heh...
- Mydei: No matter... Make the choice your heart desires. Even if it takes a thousand years of waiting...
- Mydei: I will continue to fight till I die... Then rise from death... til the miracle descends.
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: There is one more thing you should know, Lord Mydei.
- Mydei: ...What is it?
- Castorice: Professor Anaxa may have deduced the principles behind the Era Nova. You and I... may be reincarnated as "Strife" and "Death" in the next cycle, becoming calamities wreaking havoc upon the world.
- Mydei: ...I see.
- Castorice: ...Is that all? Are you going to accept such a fate without complaints?
- Mydei: Do you have... a strategy to shatter the shackles of our fate?
- Castorice: I... haven't found it yet. Perhaps I never will...
- Mydei: Then... cease wasting your thoughts on futile matters.
- Mydei: Control what little you can. And when fate's inescapable grasp comes...
- Mydei: Resist it with the strength of your mighty will.
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: Thank you, Lord Mydei. I will find the right decision.
- Mydei: In the name of "Strife"... may you meet a fitting end.
- Castorice: This must be the alchemical matrix the spirit mentioned. Let's see... We need to insert "Aquila's Sky," "Georios's Earth," "Kephale's Fire," "Phagousa's Ocean"...
- Castorice: And "Mnestia's Love"...
- Cipher: It seems our sweet Princess Homebody has made up her mind...
- Cipher: In that case, Seamstress, I suppose I no longer need to deliver your message — my time is rather precious, after all.
- Aglaea: Whether you wish to break free from death or not, please follow your heart. By the promise you once made, I ask that you fulfill your duty one final time —
- Aglaea: Castorice, please live as a human... And die as one.
- Castorice: According to that alchemist, the final piece is supposed to be me...
- Castorice: However, he is not privy to the past and therefore cannot see the full picture.
- Mem: ...The past?
- Castorice: I saw the twins of "Death" in Kephale's memory, and now I am certain that I was one of them.
- Castorice: The trial of the "Hand of Shadow" demanded "taking the life of your family." I died during that trial, falling before the gate to the new world... And my sister, whom I never met, became the Titan Thanatos of this cycle.
- Castorice: She was consumed with regret over my death, so she used the Titan's authority to reforge my soul. Yet, it also means she has never revealed herself to anyone, hidden away from the entire world...
- Castorice: That's because the Titan she became already fell at the start of everything... They died for me and now lie in slumber in the River of Souls.
- Mem: You mean... Pollux?
- Castorice: That's right. The River of Souls is no material river. It cannot be blocked by ordinary means. Only a divine corpse can prevent the dead from reaching the next world.
- Castorice: And that's why we have to awaken Pollux from death before we can retrieve the Coreflame of "Death"...
- Castorice: We have to reforge its body with the power of "alchemy."
- Mem: But Cas, if that alchemist speaks the truth... does that mean you're also part of the dragon body?
- Castorice: According to those departed spirits, I was indeed born as the dragon's twin...
- Castorice: But before we talk about that... Have you heard the sighs?
- I did when I was collecting the souls...
- You sighed many times on the way here...
- Castorice: No, not from me. The sounds that come from the memories when we were collecting the souls.
- Mem: Ah, I heard them too! So, what are those?
- Castorice: I think... it's probably the sign of Pollux's wish being fulfilled.
- Castorice: They must have realized how heavy a price they'd need to pay when they used their divine authority to resurrect a dead woman. That's why they exerted every ounce of their strength to send me to Styxia, a city that called for "Death" — A land where none is hostile to "Death."
- Castorice: They never saw their wish fulfilled and fell so prematurely, all because they wanted to give me a new life... Pollux must really want to know how their sister has been after giving their all to save her.
- Castorice: That wish is the reason Pollux's soul still lingers in the mortal realm even after their fall, quietly watching and documenting every detail of their sister's life...
- Mem: Ah! So, instead of picking up objects on the way here...
- Castorice: ...We were instead showing things to a strand of yearning that lingers here. Now we must weave these yearnings together and restore them into Pollux's complete soul.
- Mem: But all of this is just a hypothesis, right? What if we go through with the ritual, and it turns out totally different?
- Castorice: That's fine. As Professor Anaxa often reminds us, such is the nature of alchemy. The true outcome can only be known once the process is complete. This is why alchemy is also known as the "Miracle of Creation."
- Castorice: Now, the puzzle of Pollux's yearnings is nearly complete, with only one final piece remaining —
- Castorice: I shall reveal what they have been yearning to know in the alchemical matrix — I will show them my whole life since I left Styxia...
- Castorice: ...Lady Trianne has already drawn a picture of my entire life, and it is now in my hands.
- (Obtain Trianne's Hand-Drawn Picture)
Borrow the Philosopher's Stone and complete the alchemical ritual[]
- Step DescriptionWith Anaxagoras's Philosopher's Stone, Styxia's alchemical array, and the spiritual remains in Castorice's hands, the alchemical preparations are ready.
According to data from the Grove, "All things come into being through the combination of the Four Roots and perish with their separation." Complete the alchemical array and summon the Titan.
- (Investigate the marked location)
- Castorice: Then... let the ritual begin.
- Castorice: "...And now, the objective is complete. That is all."
- Castorice: Such is what Professor Anaxa always says after preparing for an alchemical ritual. And now —
- Castorice: Pollux, I shall lift you from the River of Souls and reforge your soul. Perhaps you will be disturbed by this, and your body may become horrifying to behold...
- Castorice: But if even the slightest trace of your soul remains, the soul that once ferried me to this side of the shore, then please look at me. I wish to thank you in person — I have obtained everything you sacrificed your divinity for.
- Castorice: Lady Amunet...
- Mem: Did she recognize you...? She must be the first soul we can communicate with here, right?
- Castorice: I'm afraid she is just another spirit trapped here, like the rest of them. The only difference is that I was there when she died.
- Castorice: ...Please, go on. I'm listening. Are you about to tell the story of Styxia?
- Amunet: Yes. You're just as smart as I imagined, but...
- Amunet: ...Nevermind. Now's not the time.
- Castorice: There's no need to worry, Elder. Take a look around you... You're already at the resting place of the dead.
- Amunet: The world of the dead? But how...
- Castorice: I understand that you chose to remain silent about the story to protect Castorice, the girl who coexists with death...
- Castorice: But you no longer need to hide that story. I can assure you that you have protected that girl's life well.
- Amunet: ...
- Amunet: ...Well, in that case, let me begin.
- Amunet: Styxia, the pearl of the ocean, plagued by unwarranted calamity and ravaged by death in the fairy tale — It was the first city-state to shift their faith towards "Death," even before Aidonia did.
- Amunet: From where you stand now, I suppose that's a bit hard to believe, right?
- Castorice: Indeed... I cannot imagine that those from the Era Chrysea, blessed with eternal life, could ever yearn for death.
- Amunet: Heh... I have pondered the same question, child. But I'm afraid there is no clear answer to it.
- Castorice: "Journeys and epics are only glorious and magnificent because all things eventually fade to dust." That's how someone once explained to me why death is necessary to the world.
- Castorice: But I still can't take that as the final answer... Would a world without journeys and epics be worse off?
- Amunet: Heh... I take it the one who spoke this line was a general? Or perhaps a warrior?
- Amunet: I, however, did find some inspiration in these words. Would you like to hear my thoughts, Castorice?
- Castorice: Please enlighten me, Lady Amunet. Though I have already made up my mind on how to handle the authority and Coreflame of "Death"...
- Castorice: Your words might truly guide me toward the path forward.
- Amunet: You and I are neither warriors nor generals. Therefore, journeys and epics cannot truly resonate with us.
- Amunet: But what if I reframe it like this — what if "love" is not a trait bestowed upon mortals by Mnestia, but a blessing from death?
- Castorice: "Love"...
- Amunet: No one ever invented the word "cherish" in the era when life was eternal, for all the good things in the world could be revisited endlessly, and every bond formed carried no risk of being severed.
- Amunet: The so-called Era Chrysea was an age devoid of both virtue and sin. People did not truly live — they simply existed, going through the motions without passion or purpose, then waiting for something to happen.
- Amunet: Perhaps the people of Styxia chose to embrace death not out of fascination with its cruel and fearsome side...
- Amunet: But instead became fixated and obsessed with the impulses and desires tied to a finite existence.
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: Therefore, "Death" is not a thing of fear and desperation, but...
- Amunet: That's right, Castorice. It is the reason we shed tears when parting ways... and also the original spark that ignited the passion of mortals.
- Amunet: If you truly intend to deprive the world of "Death," then be prepared to witness it return to a state of stagnation.
- Castorice: ...
- Castorice: I understand, Lady Amunet.
- Castorice: Our limited lifespan shapes all that we know and love... Not even the Death Titan has the right to take that away from humankind again.
- Castorice: "Mnestia's Love" was the Chrysalis of Gold's first blessing, but it most likely wasn't understood by mankind. We only learned to interpret this wonderful gift after Thanatos' arrival.
- Castorice: If the world was bereft of death, then the Queen of Styxia wouldn't have played midwife in delivering me into this world... You wouldn't have welcomed me into Aidonia... And Aglaea would never have invited me to join the Flame-Chase Journey. None of these stories would ever have happened.
- Castorice: And I... Would never have lived, let alone found happiness.
- Castorice: Thank you, mother...
- Castorice: I will use all the "love" I've experienced in this long life to complete the final miracle.
- (Cutscene begins)
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- Castorice: My teacher, Anaxagoras,
- Castorice: grant me the wisdom of all things.
- Castorice: I call upon thee...
- Castorice: The stripped Netherwing's corpse —
- Castorice: Rises from the earth, falls from the sky.
- Castorice: As above, so below...
- Castorice: This is the greatest power of all powers, unstoppable in this world.
- Castorice: The great work that commands all death,
- Castorice: I shall grant you embrace!
- (Cutscene ends)
- (Begin battle against Pollux, Netherwing Husk, Ferry of Souls)
- (When Pollux, Netherwing Husk, Ferry of Souls uses The Living Shan't Flee)
- Castorice: Is the girl who once saved my life... truly gone?
- Castorice: Or will you show yourself again... once we eradicate this hatred and regret?
- (When Pollux, Netherwing Husk, Ferry of Souls enter the Enhanced state)
- "Netherwing" Pollux: ...
- Castorice: And I know you're anxious... Shh, don't be afraid...
- (When Pollux, Netherwing Husk, Ferry of Souls enters the second phase)
- Castorice: There's no more need to weep in grief. I... will grant you peace.
- "Netherwing" Pollux: Sis... ter...
- Castorice: Yes, it's me. I'm back.
- (When Pollux, Netherwing Husk, Ferry of Souls enter the Enhanced state again)
- Castorice: Be careful. They may be moving by instinct, but there is fury welling up within them —
- (When Pollux, Netherwing Husk, Ferry of Souls is reduced to 0% HP)
- "Netherwing" Pollux: ...
- "Netherwing" Pollux: Please... don't... turn back... to... the nether realm...
- (Cutscene begins)
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- Castorice: O, Death...
- Castorice: ...Sleep in peace.
- (Cutscene ends)
Speak with Castorice and head to the nether realm[]
- Step DescriptionThe remains of Netherwing forged by the River of Souls. It carries Castorice to a shore none could cross.
Before Castorice makes her move, speak with her again.
- "Netherwing" Pollux: ...
- Castorice: I'm sorry I have to wake you up from ancient death...
- Castorice: And I know you're anxious... Shh, don't be afraid...
- "Netherwing" Pollux: ...
- Castorice: Do you remember me? I'm the girl you once carried across the Sea of Souls.
- Castorice: I'm sorry I wasn't able to remember you, but with the help of many people, I was finally able to pick up these broken fragments of my past...
- Castorice: ...I'm back, Pollux.
- Castorice: I know this might not be what you wanted.
- "Netherwing" Pollux: ...
- Castorice: But I have to do this.
- Castorice: So please, carry me across the Sea of Souls again and return me to the nether realm, just like you did in the past...
- Castorice: Please take me to where the Coreflame of "Death" rests.
- Castorice: ...I'll be going now.
- Great, let's go.
- Uh... We won't have to go into an egg, right?
- Castorice: They may look scary, but as long... as... we...
- (Trailblazer): (What's... happening...)
- Mem: Huh...? What's wrong...!?
- I feel dizzy...
- I think I...
- I'm done for...
- Castorice: Are you...?
- Mem: What's wrong with (him?/
her?) - Castorice: (His/
Her) time is almost up. If I don't go now, I'm afraid (his/ her) soul will return to Thanatos' embrace before me. - Mem: What! Oh no... Is there anything we can do?
- Castorice: Don't worry. I promised I would ask Thanatos for the Trailblazer's right to roam the earth again.
- Castorice: Mem, stay here and keep a close watch until I return, alright?
- Mem: Alright! I'm the best at taking care of others.
- Mem: Go on, Cas. Make sure not to leave yourself with any regrets.
- No regrets...
- Take your time. I can still hold out...
- I'll go too. Let's see who gets to the nether realm first...
- Mem: That's not funny!
- Castorice: It's a deal then.
- Castorice: Please...
- (Screen fades to black)
- Castorice: Wait for me.
Return to the nether realm via "Netherwing" Pollux[]
- Step DescriptionThe remains of Netherwing forged by the River of Souls. It carries Castorice to a shore none could cross.
The twins will soon reunite at the other shore.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Ferryman, Ferry Me Across the Stream of Souls |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 摇船啊，请载我横渡冥流 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 搖船啊，請載我橫渡冥流 |
| Japanese | 渡船よ、ステュクスの向こうへと運べ |
| Korean | 나아가는 배여, 날 태우고 저승을 건너다오 |
| Spanish | Barquero, llévame a cruzar el río Estigia |
| French | Ô passeur, emmène-moi sur le fleuve de l'Au-delà |
| Russian | О лодочник, переправь меня через поток |
| Thai | ฝีพายเอ๋ย โปรดพาข้าข้ามธารอนธการ |
| Vietnamese | Thuyền Ơi, Hãy Đưa Tôi Vượt Qua Dòng Chảy Âm Giới |
| German | O Fährmann, bringe mich über den Strom der Seelen |
| Indonesian | Kapal Bergoyang, Bawalah Aku Menyeberangi Arus Jiwa |
| Portuguese | Barqueiro, Me Leve Pela Corrente das Almas |
Change History[]
Released in Version 3.2
