Nemesis, Scorched by Golden Blood is the seventh part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Light Slips the Gate, Shadow Greets the Throne. It automatically begins after completing Passages, Knocking Echoes in Dreams.
Steps[]
- Speak with Aglaea and discuss countermeasures
- Start to entrap the Flame Reaver
- Head to the battlefield
- Join the battle
- Report back to Aglaea
Dialogue[]
Speak with Aglaea and discuss countermeasures[]
- Phainon: We're back, Aglaea.
- Aglaea: I already know the good news. Tribbie's safe return is proof of that.
- Aglaea: You should have come to me first, Phainon.
- Okhema is currently in grave danger. Tribbie: Agy, there's no need to scold Snowy...
- Titans humankind can still rely on fell in such quick succession... I've never seen the golden thread pulled this taut, as if it could snap at any moment. Aglaea: I know. It's beyond my imagination that the only two
- Aglaea: Phainon... Tell us your plan. Time is of the essence.
- Phainon recounts Anaxa's discovery...
- Coreflames, too? Tribbie: This being is not just hunting Titans, but taking the
- black tide has spread further. Phainon: Yes, just like the Flame-Chase Journey is doing. Professor Anaxa thinks the Flame Reaver's arrival is likely a sign that the
- Aglaea: Regardless of whether you're right, this being is still far more aggressive than we expected.
- Phainon: But its madness is also an opportunity for us. If its goal is the Coreflame, then that means us humans can lure it into a trap.
- Cerces' Coreflame while we were on the way to the Abyss, so he can make preparations for the battlefield. Phainon: Anaxa had already left the holy city with
- Aglaea: Tell me, what makes you think this won't end with us losing another Coreflame?
- Phainon: Because this time, the power from beyond the sky is also at our side...
- (He/
She) is the key.
Phainon: I knew it. Of course it's got to be me.
Really? Are you sure I can do it?
I have a Stellaron. Can we pass it off as a Coreflame?
- Phainon: We need your other companion too.
- Mem: Oh...
- Mem: Do you mean... me?
- Aglaea: I see. Phainon, that "battlefield" you mentioned...
- Castrum Kremnos? Aglaea: Is it
- Trailblazer) performed with (his/
her) companion during the battle with Nikador and how they awakened Castrum Kremnos' past.
Phainon: Yes. I'm sure everyone remembers the astonishing miracle ( - Oronyx's power to once again open a passage to the past and lure our enemy inside... Phainon: That will be the key to our victory — We will use
- Phainon: Then, we'll "seal" the Flame Reaver in the Maze of Time.
- Janus' divine power already belongs to Okhema. Once we take back the Coreflame, the swordmaster will have no means of escape. Aglaea: Impressive. Oronyx has fallen, and
- Aglaea: It's very clever, using the element of surprise instead of brute strength.
- Aglaea: Can you do it, little one?
- Mem: I just have to throw that black-cloaked guy into the past, and lock them there, right? With the memory fragments, I can open a door no problem. As for the rest...
- Mem: Well, let's just say that (Trailblazer) and I can do anything as long as we're together!
That's right! We can do anything!
- Mem: Yeah! Can you feel their fervent gazes? This is a big deal! We can't let everyone down!
Really? I'm not so sure about this...
- Mem: Aw, come on! Can't you feel their fervent gazes? This is a big deal! We can't let everyone down!
Really? Then I'm gonna make a wish!
- Mem: Aw, come on! Can't you feel their fervent gazes? This is a big deal! We can't let everyone down!
- Aglaea: Such enthusiasm. I'm glad to see you're confident.
- Council of Elders declared a state of emergency when Tribbie went missing. Caenis and her following have heard tell of the incident at the Grove and are galvanizing support in secret. I fear she'll make her move before the next assembly of the citizens. Aglaea: By the way, the
- Tribbie: What are they plotting...
- Chrysos Heirs have outlived their usefulness and is making preparations for her next step. That ugly side of humanity is something we'll have to deal with eventually. Aglaea: That short-sighted politician likely believes the
- Castorice ahead to the Council with a message. She should be able to keep the situation under control for the time being. Aglaea: ...But that's a problem for another day. I've sent
- Aglaea: Phainon, it is my hope that we can come to an understanding on this: We must take down the Flame Reaver in one go and retrieve the Coreflame, and in doing so, grant ourselves an advantage against the Council of Elders.
- Phainon: Of course. You may count on me to lead the charge.
- (Mr./
Miss) (Trailblazer), but Okhema is currently beset by enemies from within and without.
Aglaea: I apologize for tasking you to spearhead the plan once again, - Aglaea: The situation brooks no delay, and we have precious little time to confer and discuss the plan with you... That being said, you are the key to our success, and I shall respect any decision you make.
How do we make sure that the plan will work?
- Tribbie: I may not be as masterful as Trianne when it comes to the Century Gate, but even I can open a nice, big gate if I have enough time.
- Aglaea: As for whether we can take back the Coreflame... that will be up to Anaxa's capabilities.
- Phainon: Based on what I know of him, he can do it.
How do we guarantee my safety?
- Phainon: I'll be honest — we can't.
- Phainon: But the Flame Reaver will have step over my dead body if they wish to do you harm.
Whatever Mem's plan is, I'll follow.
- Mem: Hooray! I was so worried that you'd be mad at me.
We reserve the right to withdraw at any time.
- Aglaea: Of course. Should you feel fatigued after our confrontation with the Flame Reaver, you are free to withdraw from the battlefield. We will find another way.
- Aglaea: We are grateful to you for your aid, and to the rest of you as well. Now, let us be off to begin the hunt.
- Kephale sharpen our gaze and grant us victory over the enemy. Aglaea: May
Feels like we're missing someone.
- Mydei? He's dealing with a different problem. Phainon: You mean
- Phainon: Don't worry. That man would never miss out on this fight.
- Vortex of Genesis, Okhema
- Hephaestion: Farewell, my dear friend. You must... lead us back home...
- Old King Eurypon: You and I, we're both the same... We feast on strife and fear...
- Krateros: If you're truly capable of leading our people beyond this bloodstained fate, then prove it to me once more, Mydeimos.
- Mydei: ...
- Phainon: I knew you'd be here.
- Mydei: I heard you're about to set off on an expedition.
- Phainon: That's right. It's going to be a tough battle, and our destination is... turns out to be Castrum Kremnos.
- Mydei: Is that why you're here? To pray to the dead Nikador?
- Phainon: No, just the opposite. I'm here to tell you...
- Phainon: You can entrust the front line to us this time. You can't afford to lose your upcoming battle either.
- Mydei: Hmph...
- Geocles the Mountainbreaker? Mydei: Have you heard the story of
- Chartonus. That's the name of the legendary Mountain Dweller, right? Phainon: Sounds like you've spoken with
- Mydei: Let's have a chat before we go our separate ways.
- Mydei: Chartonus told me that back in ancient times, the Mountain Dwellers lived in seclusion. They spent their days quarrying and gathering, living a simple and peaceful life away from strife.
- Mydei: But Geocles was different. He resisted their traditional way of life, yearning for the world beyond the mountain. Their safe but humdrum culture was like fetters around him.
- Phainon: He sounds a lot like you.
- Mydei: Yes, that is why he, too, faced the same dilemma as I do. One day, during one of Geocles' many ventures beyond the mountain, he spied a battalion of Ladonians stationed at the foot of the mountain.
- Mydei: The Ladonians were at war with their archenemies, the Campanians, and they used the mountain as a base to carry out guerrilla warfare operations. When Geocles, who had taught himself the common tongue, approached a soldier, he learned a shocking piece of news:
- Mydei: The Ladonians were planning to plant mines and explosives all over the mountain, and then lure their enemies within. With danger lurking with every step, the Mountain Dwellers' homes were no longer safe. Geocles quickly returned to his village to bring the news to his people, but...
- Phainon: Let me guess: They refused change and chose to put up with the situation instead?
- Mydei: ...That's right. The Mountain Dwellers were fearful of even the smallest change to their lifestyle, let alone leaving their home. Despite the imminent war, the elders would rather negotiate for peace instead of leaving the mountains. This made Geocles both angry and sad.
- Mydei: But he didn't give up. If you were in his shoes, what would you have done?
- Phainon: Lead my people on a resistance, perhaps? I'm not sure. I can't think of a solution that would make everyone happy.
- Mydei: "A solution that would make everyone happy," huh... That's how naive we are. Well, let me tell you what Geocles did.
- Mydei: He took the Mountain Dwellers' store of gemstones and traded them with the Ladonians for a massive amount of gunpowder — but he didn't do this to fight the Campanians. Under the cover of night, he set ablaze the forests surrounding the settlement, forcing his people to flee the mountain.
- Mydei: That great fire marked the beginning of Mountain Dweller history. Since then, their people became part of civilization, and giants became a common sight in the holy city. Meanwhile, that mountain they once lived in has turned into little more than foam inside the black tide.
- Phainon: But leaving their homeland also brought many Mountain Dwellers misfortune. They —
- Mydei: They were hunted by Kremnoans or enslaved. Indeed, that is undeniably also part of their history.
- Mydei: But that is Geocles for you. The merits of his actions — or the lack thereof — have been scrutinized by many, but historians nevertheless hail him as the Mountainbreaker. Why do you think that is?
- he took action and enacted change with his own hands. He didn't try to make everyone understand him, nor did he even waste time trying to make everyone happy. Mydei: It's simply because
- Mydei: He started a great fire and burned the shackles of tradition to ashes, and then... forced everyone to march toward the coming of a new era.
- Phainon: ...You've made up your mind, haven't you?
- Mydei: I'll be leaving Okhema soon to fight the greatest darkness of this world... and to shoulder Nikador's destiny.
- Mydei: So, listen well: If there comes a day when we meet again on the battlefield, and I stand opposed to the flame-chase...
- Remember to stab your sword into my back through my tenth thoracic vertebra. That's my weak spot, and the only way to kill me. Mydei:
- Phainon: ...
- Phainon: You have my word.
- Mydei: Go now. Your battlefield calls. Send that flame-thieving hyena to their death.
- Mydei: But if you find yourselves with no other recourse, then pray to that blade in the sky...
- Mydei: ...And loudly call out the name of the new god.
Start to entrap the Flame Reaver[]
Speak with Phainon and start the entrapment[]
- (If the Exploratory Excursion Entrap the Flame Reaver is quit)
- (Enter Exploratory Excursion Entrap the Flame Reaver)
Head to the battlefield[]
Step Description
The final battle with the Flame Reaver takes place in Castrum Kremnos. Against this mysterious mighty foe, the Chrysos Heirs must fight with everything they have.
- Phainon: That's the sound of an all-out war. Not the kind of ruckus Professor Anaxa can raise on his own.
- Phainon: Let's hurry. The battlefield is just ahead.
- (Approach the first landing)
- Phainon: No way... A Kremnoan?
- (Idle chats)
- Kremnoan Soldier A: Nikador is with us!
- Kremnoan Soldier B: We won't bring dishonor to the king!
- Kremnoan Soldier C: For Kremnos! For the king!
- Kremnoan Soldier D: Glory to the Godshield Brigade!
- (Approach the marked warrior)
- Phainon: I didn't think she'd manage to send the Kremnoans to assist. Brave warrior, what's the situation on the front line?
- Exhausted Kremnoan: ...An Okheman? Why are you here...?
- Phainon: What...? Didn't Aglaea tell you? We have been instructed to assist you in trapping the Flame Reaver.
- Exhausted Kremnoan: Aglaea... That vile usurper! I spit on her name!
- Exhausted Kremnoan: Our king... will be back soon... He'll be able to... deal with you... and that black-robed...
- A hoarse curse lodged in his throat, refusing to escape. Moments later, he convulsed, his head drooping as his spirit departed his body, drifting towards the abode of Thanatos.
- Phainon: ...The Kremnoans really are just like their king.
- Phainon: Rest in peace. May your glory last forever.
Join the battle[]
- Phainon: Did they come to fight on their own accord? Or...?
- (Idle chats)
- Kremnoan Soldier A: I can still... fight...
- Kremnoan Soldier B: You must become king...
- Kremnoan Soldier C: That sound... It pierces my ears...
- Kremnoan Soldier D: I can't see...
- (Approach the staircase)
- Phainon: We're almost there...
- (Approach Tribbie)
- Tribbie: Once we take back the Coreflame, Janus' passage will open. When that happens, you must evacuate immediately. Don't stay behind.
- Tribbie: The rest... will be up to how well we work together.
- Phainon: But remember what Mydei said before? "Cast aside all distractions once you're on the battlefield"...
- Phainon: Let's go, partner! Today, destiny shall stand with us!
- (Cutscene plays)
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- Anaxa: Finally.
- (Trailblazer): Mem... It's all yours!
- Mem: Mem~
- Phainon: Repent in the memories of the dead —
- Phainon: — Executioner!
- (Cutscene ends)
- (Begin battle against
Flame Reaver of the Deepest Dark)
- Anaxa: You sure know how to keep a man waiting...
- Anaxa: Any later, and I fear the Titan would have sacrificed me.
- Cerces: Heh. Frail child of humanity... 'tis more effort keeping you hale and whole against that blade than it is in seeking the truth of the world.
- (When Flame Reaver uses But Suffering is Essential)
- Phainon: They're trying to overwhelm us with numbers... Split up and take them out!
- Cerces: Oho, what a spirited display, "Deliverer."
- (Below 10% HP)
- Phainon: Get ready, Prof! We can't hold out much longer!
- Anaxa: Quiet! I know what I'm doing!
- (Cutscene plays)
-
- Anaxa: At long last!
- Tribbie: Century gate... Open!
- Mydei: How embarrassing, "Deliverer."
- Phainon: Heh. You didn't come down from the sky?
- Mydei: This city is mine anyway...
- Mydei: So why shouldn't I go through the front door?
- (Cutscene ends)
- (Continue battle against
Flame Reaver of the Deepest Dark, now in phase two)
- Mydei: Minion of the black tide, I, king of the Kremnoan legion, will be your opponent today.
- Cerces: Long time no see... Nikador.
- (While using Blood of "Strife" for the first time)
- Mydei: Hmph, such petty tricks!
- (While using Blood of "Strife" subsequent times)
- Mydei: Rejoice, for I grant you the honor of sharing your final resting place with Kremnos' departed heroes!
- (When Flame Reaver uses Cry Not For The Discarded)
- "Flame Reaver": Vanity... leads to self-destruction.
- "Flame Reaver": I am but sending a dynasty to its end.
- Mydei: Well fought! That was a good opener to the ceremony!
- Mydei: Now, we honor the fallen gods with this fight to the death!
- (When Flame Reaver uses Cry Not For The Discarded again?[guessed the condition by dialogue])
- Phainon: Not the same trick again... Mydei, I'll follow your lead.
- Mydei: This is nothing to be worried about. Just fight to your heart's content!
- (When Flame Reaver is reduced to 1% HP)
- Flame Reaver: ...It's time to end this.
- Mydei: Come! The Kremnoans' spear always finds their mark — Fate itself shall forge my speartip!
- (Cutscene plays)
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- Mydei: Heroic souls of Strife, heed my call...
- Mydei: I am the Lance of Fury...
- Mydei: The agony this world needs!
- Mydei: Witness this...
- Mydei: A new god has come to Castrum Kremnos.
- (Cutscene ends)
- Chattering Citizens: Look, the warriors have returned!
- Chattering Citizens: But... are the rumors true? Has Oronyx fallen?
- Chattering Citizens: It's as the Council of Elders said. We face a dangerous threat, yet the Chrysos Heirs are only inciting more chaos. They don't care about the people's safety...
- Chattering Citizens: They really gave the Coreflame of "Strife" to a Kremnoan at the end...
- Mydei: What a noisy crowd...
- Phainon: This... doesn't feel right.
- Tribbie: It's probably because Oronyx is gone...
- Tribbie: Oronyx was a generous Titan in the eyes of the people. They graced us with miracles, allowing humanity to reap many a convenience from the past...
- Phainon: What they don't know is that the Titan didn't do all of that of its own volition.
- Phainon: Regardless, the Titan has fallen, and we must surrender Oronyx's Coreflame.
- Anaxa: Heh... a meeting with that woman again so soon? I just can't catch a break.
- Phainon: Professor Anaxa, why don't you... find someplace to rest first?
- Phainon: Matters that require Aglaea's attention are piling up. You two meeting again will — forgive my honesty — only distract her.
- Phainon: Just... try to stay on your best behavior, if you know what I mean.
- Anaxa: That's not up to me, I'm afraid. I've been trapped in her prison the moment I set foot in this holy city. The price of having a Titan living in my head, I suppose.
- Anaxa: Don't worry. I don't want trouble either.
He and Aglaea don't get along, huh?
- Phainon: They have... differences in ideology.
- Phainon: Alright, I suppose that's putting it lightly. Don't worry, you'll figure out the intricacies of these relationships sooner or later.
That prof's kinda eccentric.
- Phainon: Professor Anaxa can be a bit... Unrestrained. Don't worry. You'll get used to it.
- Mydei: I'm sure you don't need my help handling Oronyx's Coreflame, so I'll be off. I have some personal matters to attend to.
- Tribbie: It somehow feels like De has closed himself off even more after he completed his trial.
- Phainon: Yeah. A lot has happened in the past few days...
- Phainon: You've been lost in thought for a while now too, Tribbie. Did Trinnon bring news?
- Tribbie: Yes... She has found Trianne.
- Tribbie: ...She was at the bottom of the valley outside the temple. But... that's where the good news ends.
- Phainon: ...I'm sorry.
- Tribbie: It's alright. They also found someone else besides Trianne.
- Hyacine arrived. He had suffered more cuts than could be counted and leaped off a cliff from a great height, all to free Trianne's body from the clutches of the black-robed swordmaster. Tribbie: He was no better than a corpse when Trinnon and
- Phainon: What a brave soul. Do we know who he is?
- Tribbie: Yes...
- Tribbie: It's Krateros.
- Not long ago...
- ???: ...Stop!
- Flame Reaver: Heh.
- Krateros: If you want this girl dead, you'll have to kill me first.
- Flame Reaver: How ludicrous... Your body, made of flesh and blood as it is, will not survive more than a single strike from me.
- Krateros: "Valorous Death Before Glorious Return." As a Kremnoan, I know not the fear of death.
- Flame Reaver: She's lost her divinity. I have no interest in an empty shell.
- Flame Reaver: But answer me this, child of Strife. Why do you raise your shield for her?
- Krateros: Hmph...
- Krateros: As the leader of the Godshield Brigade's elite, I protected the king against the black tide with this very shield. And I've done this over and over, hundreds and thousands of times...
- Krateros: A pathetic killer like you could never understand the weight it bears.
- Flame Reaver: Pity.
- Flame Reaver: Then crumble like rusted iron.
- Krateros: Good! Supreme glory shall be mine as I indulge in the libations and incense offered by my descendants!
- Krateros: Come, let us fight! For Kremnos! For my king!
- Amphoreus! Krateros: ...For
- Aglaea: ...
- Aglaea: We foresaw this cruel parting a thousand years ago. Today is but a reminder of that bitter taste.
- Hyacine: But Lady Aglaea, I don't understand... It wasn't life itself that Lady Trianne lost...
- Hyacine: Why does she look like she really turned into a doll? I... I don't understand...
- Trinnon: Don't be sad, Hyacine. Trianne has used up her borrowed time from Janus, that's all.
- Trinnon: Her spirit is now riding the west wind, flying ahead to a world free of sorrow.
- Hyacine: If a world like that truly exists...
- Hyacine: Does that mean everyone from the Grove is there too?
- Aglaea: It exists, Hyacine. Do you not remember? The prophecy that guides the Chrysos Heirs is the voice of Kephale before it fell silent.
- Aglaea: It loves all of its creations dearly, and would never bear to lead us astray with lies.
- Aglaea: What about the Kremnoan veteran? How is he doing?
- Twilight Courtyard has done all we can. Even so, we've only managed to keep him from breathing his last. Hyacine: The
- Hyacine: I had to use the Sky Priests' techniques to help him walk again, but if light ever disappears from Okhema for good... No, let's hope that never happens.
- Dan Heng: This is already nothing short of miraculous. When we found Krateros, he was no better than a corpse.
- Aglaea: The Parting Hour is upon us, yet the golden thread runs slack. The heroes have returned with their spoils.
- Aglaea: ...Everyone, please take this opportunity to rest and prepare for what awaits us.
- (Obtain
Coreflame of Time)
- (Unlock Achievement Warrior, Why Do You Question Thy Origins?)
Report back to Aglaea[]
Mission Description
Depleting her divine power, Trianne manages to send Tribbie and Trinnon away from the battle. The heroes gather in the city to plan tactics for rescuing Trianne and hunting down the Flame Reaver.
- Aglaea: You've returned unscathed and brought tidings of triumph. Truly a moment worthy of celebration.
- (Approach Aglaea)
- Phainon: It's incredible to think that we returned Nikador's Coreflame not so long ago... It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that (Trailblazer) and your friend's arrival has melted the glaciers of history.
This is what Trailblazing is.
Where a Nameless goes, trouble follows.
We've melted a real glacier before...
- Aglaea: You could say this is the true face of history. It slumbered for a thousand years, only to awaken for this one moment. Alas, now is not the time for a study of history.
- Aglaea: I do not see Anaxa around. Was this under your instructions, Phainon?
- Phainon: ...Yes. It just seems much more efficient than letting you two go at it endlessly.
- Aglaea: A rash decision. After all, he still bears a Coreflame with him.
- Aglaea: I do concur with your assessment of efficiency, though. Now, let us table the issue concerning him for the moment. The more urgent matter is the Coreflame of Oronyx.
- Aglaea: The Chrysos Heirs had initially crafted a plan regarding the order to return the Coreflames. For Titans like Oronyx and Cerces, who harbor no intentions of harming humanity, our strategy entailed assuming their divinity only at the very end.
- Aglaea: But this unforeseen turn of events has thrown everything into disarray.
- Tribbie: If we don't return the Coreflames to the Vortex of Genesis and we leave the Titans' divine positions vacant... we can't even begin to imagine the disaster that would follow!
- is that we haven't found the Chrysos Heir capable of bearing Oronyx's divinity. Tribbie: But the most pressing issue at hand...
- Aglaea: Phainon, Castorice, Mydei, and Hyacine... Tribbie and I devoted a millennium scouring the world, only to find these few people.
- Aglaea: Only a chosen few possess the capacity to assume divinity, the elite among the Chrysos Heirs. We would never hastily extend our invitation without first verifying their potential to bear such power.
- Aglaea: Yet we cannot compel anyone into divinity, as it would be no different from sentencing them to the gallows.
- Phainon: Truly a dilemma...
- Tribbie: Yeah...
- Mem: Well...
- Mem: How about letting (Trailblazer) give it a try?
I've been waiting for someone to say that, friend.
So, you're okay with sentencing me to the gallows?
The owner isn't liable for their pet's words.
- Mem: I'm serious! You're special to Amphoreus, and we all know that. Now, about Oronyx...
- Mem: The one projected me into this world and granted me this body... Isn't Oronyx just a little Titan even more capricious than a child?
- Switching to Mydei's POV...
- Mydei has arranged all his affairs. Now, it is time to go home...
Other Languages[]
Language | Official Name |
---|---|
English | Nemesis, Scorched by Golden Blood |
Chinese (Simplified) | 仇寇啊,且领受金血烧灼 |
Chinese (Traditional) | 仇寇啊,且領受金血燒灼 |
Japanese | 仇敵よ、黄金の血に焼かれよ |
Korean | 원수여, 황금 피의 뜨거운 불길을 받아들여라 |
Spanish | Némesis, ardiente en sangre dorada |
French | Ennemi juré brûlé par le sang doré |
Russian | О неприятель, пылающий золотой кровью |
Thai | ศัตรูเอ๋ย จงแผดเผาด้วยโลหิตทอง |
Vietnamese | Hỡi Kẻ Thù, Hãy Nhận Lấy Máu Vàng Bỏng Rát |
German | Erzfeind, von goldenem Blut versengt |
Indonesian | Musuh, Rasakan Darah Emas yang Membara |
Portuguese | Nêmesis, Abrasados pelo Sangue Dourado |
Change History[]
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