Shin Megami Tensei II (真・女神転生II) Translation/FAQ/Walkthrough Written by Kage no Tenshi Re-Miel (陰の天使 玲美) v. 1.1 ---====--- ------------------- SECTION 1 - GENERAL ------------------- ----> 0. About this translation and its author. This is a translation for Shin Megami Tensei II on SFC by Atlus. It is written by myself and is (C) 2003, Re-Miel. Any reproduction or modification of this document is prohibited without explicit written permition from the author. Latest versions of this translation can always be obtained at GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com/) and follow the links to Shin Megaten II section from there. Credits and thanks: To Masakado, for providing me with the rom text dump. To Adam Herbert and Satsu, for corrections to the translation text. As for me, I am Kage no Tenshi Re-Miel (陰の天使 玲美) - Re-Miel for short. I can always be reached by going to Megatenist Haven at http://www.kuzunoha.net/haven/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=5 and asking for me there. I welcome any questions, comments, problems, etc about this translation, in particular, and Shin Megaten II in general. If you have any problem with the game feel free to ask me. Now to handle an unfortunate but necessary topic - I would also like to point out, that this translation is result of unbelievable time and effort for me. You don't want to know how long I worked on it. As result, I will react not at all well, if this translation is stolen, changed or submitted anywhere with fake credits. I.e. I will stop any further translation work I am doing. If you want to see similar translations for the rest of the Megaten games - do not abuse this one. Oh, and the last thing - if you want to put this translation or a link to it on your website, PLEASE e-mail me and ask me first. I will of course have no objections, but _I want to know_ where does this translation go. ----> 1. General explanation This is a walkthrough for 'Shin Megami Tensei II', a direct continuation of the famous "Shin Megami Tensei" RPG. It was released by Atlus for Super Famicom in 1994. And later, in 2002, it was re-released for Playstation as part of Atlus's marketing runup to the release of Shin Megaten III. In Playstation re-release, the graphics received - no, not facelift but merely some polishing. The interface is much more convinient, the dungeons are smooth-scrolling etc - but mostly the game remains unchanged. Be aware of the issues with the first-print of the Playstation remake: when first released, the game contained showstopper bugs which rendered it all but unplayable. This was all fixed in a second print - but if you got stuck with the original, buggy version: good luck. [g] Unlike most RPGs on the market it is not a fantasy game - the game takes place in post-apocalyptic Tokyo in year 20XX. It concerns itself with the Second War between Heaven and Hell which broke out in the end of the Millenium. For some decades after the climactic shodown of Shin Megami Tensei I peace has reigned, but now the flames of this War are about to flare up higher than ever before. The game features three paths through it - LAW, CHAOS and NEUTRAL. Depending on the decisions you make throughout the game your alignment will change between these three. And depending on your alignment, NPCs will react to you differently. The storylines for each alignment diverge completely towards the end of the game, with you joining opposite sides of the same conflict depending on your alignment. There are, naturally, three different endings to the game. ---->2. Notes on the structure of this FAQ More or less this is the translation of every single scrap of the character dialogue in the game I was able to dig out after several playthroughs through the game AND hacking the ROM to get out the text that I missed. It is at the moment features only the ending for NEUTRAL path through the game, but the other two endings - LAW and NEUTRAL will be added in the subsequents versions of this FAQ. Basically this is a storyline translation - I didn't translate menus, combat commands and such. It assumes you will be able to, one way or another, to hand combat, demon fusion and suchlike parts of the game by yourself. There are four main sections to this FAQ: 1). Section 1, "General" - the one you are reading now. General notes, table of demons and such. Can be read before playing the game, contains no spoilers - just general info. 2). Section 2, "Walkthrough" - this is a complete walkthrough of the game, with translations of all the storyline dialogue - all the important storyline encounters. 3). Section 3, "Locations" - this is a translations of all the dialogue you get when you meet with various people at various locations in the game. It will not have one-off dialogues which advance the story, but it will have all the conversations with people you find in various towns. However take care reading through it, as you might run into spoilers by accidentally reading some dialogues which aren't meant to occur yet. 4). Section 4, "SPOILERS" - item lists, demon lists, secrets and most other miscellanea. Essentially 'Walkthrough' sections is translation of the game in chronological order, that you could follow along as you play, while 'Locations' section is layed out in geographical order, so that you consult it for each area to read all the optional conversations. ---->3. Notes on translation. Firstly, let me tell you that you will get most out of this translation if you know hiragana and katakana - two phonetic Japanese alphabets. It doesn't take more than a few days to learn them, and you wouldn't believe how much easier it will become for you to play import games. If you know hiragana and katakana, you will be able, easily, to choose options in menus, fuse demons, use items - all without any actual knowledge of Japanese itself. If you don't, you should still be able to get through those elements of the game by trial and error, but it will take you more time. (In a nutshell - if you have any serious intention to slog through import Japanese games, go and learn hiragana/katakana _NOW_. It's good for you.) Few words on the style of the translation - while I make an effort to stay as close to original Japanese text as possible, my first priority is producing English which sounds like it is English. If you want 100% literal, no paraphrasing translation - go learn Japanese. Nothing less will ever satisfy you. However, there were cases where I was extremely reluctant to translate some of the titles, terms of endearments, etc, because they translate very poorly, if at all. As result, here is a short list of Japanese words you can expect to run into, in the course of the walkthrough: 1. 「大魔王」 'Dai' (大) means 'great' and Maou(魔王) means Dai-Maou 'demon lord, demon king', so the whole thing translates as Great Demon Lord. It is a title traditionally given to Lucipher - as opposed to mere Maou - Demon Lords - such as Belial, Astaroth, Mara, Arioch, etc. 2. 「魔界」 Makai 'Ma'(魔) is the kanji for demon, 'Kai' (界) is the kanji for world. Often Makai is used to mean Hell, but in these games it's more than that. Hell is but a part of Makai. Makai, in Megaten, is the astral world, the spirit world, where all supernatural creatures live, both good and evil... 3. 「結界」 Kekkai Protective circle. Spiritual barrier. In general, a supernatural barrier put up around something - either to keep bad things out or sometimes to keep worse things in. A protective pentagram in which, in Western ceremonial magic, a mage would stand when summoning a demon is an example of Kekkai. ---->4. Notes on alignment. The alignment of a creature in most Megaten games is measured across two different scales: (LAW/NEUTRAL/CHAOS) + (LIGHT/NEUTRAL/DARK) That is, there are 9 alignments altogether: LIGHT-LAW, LIGHT-NEUTRAL, LIGHT-CHAOS, NEUTRAL-LAW, NEUTRAL-NEUTRAL, NEUTRAL-CHAOS, DARK-LAW, DARK-NEUTRAL, DARK-CHAOS. From the game manual, the meanings of alignments are as follow: --LAW You believe in law and order, in logic and reason. You do your best to uphold the structure of society. --CHAOS You believes in chaos, in emotions over cold logic, in 'purpose justifies the means'. --LIGHT You are warm-hearted person, who selflessly commits good deeds for the sake of others. --DARK You are evil, descructive and will not stop before kill or hurting someone if it achieves your goal. Essentially, LAW believe in order and structure, in rigid hierarchy, in strict loyalty, in conservativeness and traditions, in logic over feelings and mind over flesh. While CHAOS believe in disorder, in dynamism, in constant change and self-improvement, in one's standing in the world depending only on one's own merit, in the endless cycle of destruction and rebirth. Their beliefs are summarised by 'Might makes right', 'Do what thou wilst shall be the whole of Law', 'Purpose justifies the means', 'To be born, one first has to die." LIGHT value the lives of others, tries to help those around them, believes in kindness, altruism and self-sacrifice. DARK relish in murder and destruction, do not care about those around them, do not balk at hurting people to achieve their goals. Demons can have any of the nine alignments, but the main character is only restricted to LIGHT-LAW, LIGHT-NEUTRAL or LIGHT-CHAOS - you are automatically assumed to be on the side of LIGHT. ---->5. Notes on demons: Demons, demons, demons... They are an integral part of any Shin Megaten game. You fight them, you fuse them, you talk to them, you get them to join your party... In any case, 'demon'(悪魔) is somewhat misleading word to use. Everyone from elves to gods are included in that description. Basically, in the world of Megaten 'demon' is any supernatural creature. All demons are classified into Major-Races, and each of those further into Races. The latter can be thought of as the species and the former as the family of species, grouped around common traits. These two determine demon's alignment, the way it will behave in Fusion, its reaction during negotiations and a lot of other things. The Races are grouped into Major-Races as follows: Major-Race | Races -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIN-ZOKU | SHINRYOU, AMATSUKAMI, MEGAMI, MAJIN (God-race) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- KISHIN-ZOKU | HAKAISHIN, JIBOSHIN, KUNITSUKAMI, JASHIN, SHINSHOU (Fiercegod-Race)| -------------------------------------------------------------------- MA-ZOKU | YOUMA, YAMA, YOUSEI, MAOU (Demon-Race) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- HITEN | DAITENSHI, TENSHI, DATENSHI (Heavenly Ones) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- RYUU-ZOKU | RYUUJIN, RYUU-OU, JARYUU (Dragon-Race) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOU-ZOKU | REICHOU, YOUCHOU, KYOUCHOU (Bird-Race) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- JUU-ZOKU | SHINJUU, SEIJUU, MAJUU, YOUJUU (Beast-Race) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- KI-ZOKU | CHIREI, YOUKI, KIJO, JAKI (Ogre-Race) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- SEIREI | SEIREI (Elementals) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- JUREI | YOUJU (Tree-Spirits) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- JARYOU | SHIKI, YUUKI, AKURYOU (Evil Spirits) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- GEDOU | GEDOU, DEMONOID (Lost Ones) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- HITO | MESSIANS, GAIARTHS (Humans) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- MASHIN | MASHIN, VIRUS, VACCINE (Machines) | -------------------------------------------------------------------- The descriptions of the Races are as follows (from the game manual and 'Shin Megaten II: Akuma Daijiten'): LIGHT-LAW 1). 神霊 - SHINRYOU [ Shin (God) + Ryou (Spirit) ] These spirits have been recognized since the ancient of days to have no individual identity of their own, but merely be manifestations of various aspects of One God. Their names have been recorded in the ancient scriptures of Judaic faith. 2). 大天使 - DAITENSHI [ DAI (Great) + TENSHI (Angel) ] The holy spirits who stand a rank above ordinary angels. They possess great magical potential, some of them can be as destructive as HAKAISHIN. 3). 天津神 - AMATSUKAMI [AMA(Heaven) + TSU (Haven) + KAMI (Gods)] In the myths of Ancient Japan, these are the clan of gods who have descended from Heavenly Land down to Earth and became the rulers of Japan. Their leader is the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu-oomikami. Many of them are worshipped in Shinto practices to this very day. 4). 霊鳥 - REICHOU [REI (Spirit) + CHOU (Bird)] Sacred birds who serve as the vehicles and messengers of gods. They are the very powers divine, sublimated in form and flesh. Their appearances tend to have strong symbolic implications. LIGHT-NEUTRAL 1). 魔人 - MAJIN [Ma (Demon, Magic) + Jin (Person)] These are the deities which are worshipped the most in our day and age. They have the most followers and hence possess the power, which is second to none, which gives them dominion over most demons. Many amongst them have epicurean, pleasure-seeking tendencies. 2). 女神 - MEGAMI [Me (Female) + Gami (God)] These are those female deities who possess gentle nature, full of love and compassion. While their magical powers are just as strong as those of MAJIN, they choose to use them for healing the wounds rather than inflicting them. They tend to be beautiful in appearance, as mercy is often said to be the symbol of beauty. 3). 神将 - SHINSHOU [Shin (God) + Shou (General)] The twelve guardian-gods of Yakushi-Nyorai, who each possesses an aspect of the Twelve Sacred Animals from Chinese calendar. They are also the guardians of Time and of Directions. 4). 神獣 - SHINJUU [Shin (God) + Juu (Beast)] Some of these beasts are animal forms of higher gods. Some are vehicles emplyed by them. Either way, they are the manifestations of wild, ferocious aspects of divinity. They bring forth the strongest of powers in battles with the creatures of evil. These beasts have long been worshipped in various parts of Earth, and amongst all the animalistic demon races they stand the highest. 5). 精霊 - SEIREI [Elemental = 'Sei' (Ghost, Fairy) + 'Rei' (Spirit)] Astral personifications of four basic elements - Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. They are divided into two groups - high-elementals and low-elementals. Fusing an elemental with a demon of another race strengthens or weakens the result, depending on the race's affinity for the said element. 6). 聖獣 - SEIJUU [Sei (Holy) + Juu (Beast)] The sacred beasts, comparable to REICHOU. They reside in the World of Illusion and were idolised by humans since the ancient times. Their appearance usually carries an element of fragility and vulnerability to it. Some of them humans consider to be omens of good fortune, while some of them have traditionally served as ritual sacrifices to gods. LIGHT-CHAOS 1). 破壊神 - HAKAISHIN [Hakai (Destruction) + Shin (God)] These are the gods of immense magical power, who stand in opposition to MAJINs. They are the rulers of Destruction and Rebirth - their purpose is to destroy all of creation and then recreate the universe anew. 2). 地母神 - JIBOSHIN [ Ji(Earth) + Bo (Mother) + Shin (God) ] The is the race of Earth-Mother Goddesses. The goddesses who combine in them the harsh aspect of the wild nature around us, of the world we live in with the gentle aspect of a mother figure, of kind parent who gave birth to us. These are some of the oldest deities around, some of the most primieval archetypes to form within a mind of a man. 3). 国津神 - KUNITSUKAMI [ Kuni(Country) + Tsu (Haven) + Kami (God) ] Allies of KISHIN, these are the clan of native Japanese gods in the mythology of Ancient Japan. They are thought to have arisen as focii of nature worship in various parts of Japan. After Amatsukami have descended from Heavenly Land and claimed the rulership of Japan, many of Kunitsukami tried to resist them, but were defeated and sealed off. 4). 龍神 - RYUUJIN [Ryuu (Dragon) + Jin (God)] Elders of Dragon races, RYUUJIN are ancient even by the standards of gods. They possess abilities far surpassing the human intellect, and an equally inscrutable value system. NEUTRAL-LAW 1). 天使 - TENSHI [Angel = Ten (Heaven) + Shi (Messenger, To Use)] Lower orders of angels, these are the holy spirits who serve as the eyes and the ears of One God. But when confronted with enemy, they take up the arms and fight most boldly. 2). 妖鳥 - YOUCHOU [You (Mysterious, Strange) + Chou (Bird)] These are malicious wind-demons, who are attracted to human souls. They have a habit of stealing away anything that catch their fancy. Originally, a lot of them have been responsible for transportation of souls. They often have feminine aspects to their outward appearance, which facilitaties seducing humans into giving up their souls. 3). メシアン - MESSIANS Religious fanatics, these are zealots of the Messiah Faith, who view all demons as nothing but a manifestation of wickedness and await the coming of the Messiah, who will deliver humanity from the hands of demons. NEUTRAL-NEUTRAL 1). 夜魔 - YAMA [Ya (Night) + Ma (Magic, Demon)] Fearsome spirits of the night, they possess little in a way of physical body. However their magical power is even greater than that of YOUMA. Amongst all the demons, they are probably closest in character to humans and, like YOUSEI or CHIREI, often play pranks on them. But their pranks are more malicious in nature and as often as not result in death of their object. 2). 魔獣 - MAJUU [Ma (Majic, Demon) + Juu (Beast)] Ordinary beasts, who lived so long and grew so powerful they gained a demonic nature. They vary in their intellegence levels, but even the least of them are smart enough to understand human speech. They are dangerous, but not as such evil. 3). 妖魔 - YOUMA [You (Mysterious, Strange) + Ma (Demon, Magic)] Monsters possessing of a high magical power, but with a nature which has more light to it than darkness. In some ways, they are similar to YOUSEI. Their ranks are very diverse - some of them were worshipped by humans as gods, others reviled as monsters. And while their outward appearance varies greatly, it is always incorporeal to some extent - their physical aspects are very weak. 4). 地霊 - CHIREI [Chi (Earth) + Rei (Spirit)] Spirits of Earth and Nature, who lived around humans since the ancient times. Most of them have huge, powerfully built bodies and possess incredible physical strength. But their magic is quite low and in general they are not very warlike. Indeed, while nominally a 'KI-ZOKU', they lack the fierceness common to that major-race, and are much closer to YOUSEI in spirit. However, when challenged, they will defend themselves with unequalled ferocity. 5). 龍王 - RYUUOU [Ryuu (Dragon) + Ou (King)] Dragons, who possess powers second only to those of gods. But they are inferior to RYUUJIN in that their power is purely that of flesh, while their mind is weak and bestial. 6). デモノイド - DEMONOID Artificial lifeforms, developed as a part of 'Messiah Project' in the labs of the 'Center' with the use of technologies absorbed from Demon Summoning Program and Demon Fusion System. Modeled after various demons, they have been re-modeled to be of practical use to the population of 'Center'. 7). 妖精 - YOUSEI [Fairies = You (Mysterious, Strange) + Sei (Fairy, spirit)] The fairies of Western folklore, YOUSEI are bright and cheerful demons, who hold no interest in good or evil or any other kind of morals. Selfish, capricious pranksters, they live doing as they please and as they will. Many of them are very beautiful in appearance. Particularly female YOUSEI - their hauntingly good looks spell trouble - and more - for any human they meet. NEUTRAL-CHAOS 1). 鬼女 - KIJO [Ki (Oni, Ogre) + Jo (Woman)] Female demons of cold and cruel nature, who sow destruction and murder wherever they go. When confronted with enemy, they kill without a glimmer of mercy. Their outward appearance, most often, is that of a female head on a bestial body. Some of them can be quite beautiful if they choose to, but that beauty is of deadly kind. 2). 妖鬼 - YOUKI [You (Mysterious, Strange) + Ki (Oni, Demon)] As opposed to JAKI, YOUKI would never accept someone else's rule. They are driven by rage and rage only. But they do not live for destruction alone and though driven by the rage, they never let it take control of them completely. A proudful race of warrior-demons. 3). 堕天使 - DATENSHI [ Da (Fall) + Tenshi (Angel)] Angels, who have once rebelled against One God, but when their rebellion was crushed by Seraphs, they Fell into the depths of Makai. Now they are considered as demons and indeed their calculative, self-interested, profit-oriented nature makes them closest of all to what is usually meant by that word. 4). ガイアーズ - Gaiarths Followers of the Gaia Sect, which preaches acceptance of demons in this world and humanity's co-existence with them. They scheme for the destruction of the 'Center' and revival of the demon-worship. DARK-LAW 1). 邪神 - JASHIN [Ja (Wicked) + Shin (God)] The most evil amongst the Fallen gods, they have served for the humanity since the ancient times as symbols of all that is terror. Their very existence is in causing the anger, the fear and the suffering amongst the humans, and towardsthat aim they endlessly wreak destruction and havoc. 2). 凶鳥 - KYOUCHOU [Kyou (Evil) + Chou (Bird)] Greedy devourers of human souls. They are birds of ill omen, which carry bad luck on their wings. Humans have always feared these birds, giving birth to stories of curses and misfortune which follows in their wake. 3). マシン - MASHIN Mechanical robots. Their power source and operation mechanisms vary from one to another, but all of them are operated and directed by demons through magical means. Many of them are remains of the military and security robots. 4). ワクチン - VACCINE Embodiment of a computer program, designed to destroy computer viruses. It can automatically change attack pattern depending on identity of its opponent. DARK-NEUTRAL 1). 妖獣 - YOUJUU [Yo (Mysterious, Strange) + Juu (Beast)] Demons of unsatiable appetite. While their intellect is not low, per se, most of their actions are dictated purely by greed and self-interest. They revel in destruction and many of them desire for the creation to be returned to nothingness. Their magical powers are weak, but their physical strength is not to be underestimated. 2). 邪鬼 - JAKI [Ja (Wicked) + Ki (Oni, Ogre)] Originally gods and powerful spirits, the members of this race have fallen long and hard, led by their insatiable desires. Now reduced to mere servants of Jashins, they live for nothing but revenge and destruction. 3). 屍鬼 - SHIKI [Zombie = Shi (Corpse) + Ki (Oni, Ogre)] Unlike YUUKI and AKURYOU, who are the products of human mind, these are born of the human fleshed. They are the 'undead': corpses, raised from grave and animated through demonic powers. Many of them still retain the memories of their lives, although they retain no emotions of their own, blindly obeying the will of their summoner. 4). 妖樹 - YOUJU [You (Mysterious, Strange) + Ju (Tree)] These are plants who gained demonic sentience and began to attack humans. It is not known what exactly caused this mutation, but radiation is suspected. These demons are personification of the anger of the Mother Nature herself. DARK-CHAOS 1). 魔王 - MAOU [Ma (Demon, Magic) + Ou (King)] Ancient gods, who at one time or the other Fell into the depths of Makai. They reside there still, commanding hosts of demons and fallen angels and forever scheming to regain the Throne. In that they differ from JASHIN, who exist for nothing but pure destruction. They have many latent powers and in magical strength they are an equal of MAJIN. 2). 邪龍 - JARYUU [Ja (Wicked) + RYUU (Dragons)] These are the dragons posessing least in the way of intellegence. Living purely by their instincts, they are constantly driven onwards by their greedy appetites and destructive urges. In the purity of their greed, these are the very incarnations of the powers of darkness. 3). 幽鬼 - YUUKI [Yuu (Ghost) + Ki (Oni, Ogre)] Sometimes, human hatred grows so strong that it persists in our world even beyond death. Given a catalyst, it then gives birth to one of these revenants. But they do not have a clear sense of purpose, and satisfy their desire for revenge by inflicting harm on any human they can. 4). 悪霊 - AKURYOU [Aku (Evil) + RYOU (Spirit)] Similar to YUUKI, these are the spirits born of lingering hatred and malice. However they are wholly incorporeal, lacking the ability to take material form. Consequently, they always seek to possess human flesh, spelling death for unfortunate human involved. Because they lack flesh, their attacks are subtle and cunning. 5). 外道 - GEDOU ['Ge' (Outside, wrong) + 'Dou' (Road)] Demons, who didn't have enough magnetite to materialise properly. The result is an ever-shifting, amorphous creature, who can never again regain its true form. Often, GEDOU are born when a human allows a demon to take over their mind. 6). ウィルス - VIRUS An embodiment of a computer virus program. Most of them lurk within the depths of Virtual Terminals, but some of them have broken a wall into our reality and can appear in the physical world. ---->5. Notes on negotiation with demons Large part of this game consists of negotiating with the demons you meet. Before every random encounter you usually get a choice - whether to fight the demons you've encountered or to talk to them. Choosing to talk enters the negotiation mode - through which it is possible to get of the combat altogether or even to get demon to do something nice for you - give you money, magnetite or, most importantly, agree to become your Ally (中魔). There is a Japanese pun here - the word for 'ally' in Japanese is 'nakama' (仲間). But when referring to demons fighting on the side of the player in a Megaten game, the second kanji is different - instead of 'ma'(間) for 'space', it is 'ma'(魔) for 'demon'... The main characters carries around a hand-held computer, in which the demons who became your Allies are stored. They can, at any time, be summoned to your party, where they fight alongside the human PCs. Throughout the game, player encounters a number of Jakyou-no-Yakata (邪教の舘), where several Allies can be fused to form a stronger Ally. And unless you want to be torn to shreds by some of the stronger demons you will meet, you better learn how to get demons to agree to join you as your Allies. Unfortunately, there is no way I can translate the negotiation process - the dialogue with demons is largely random, so you will have no way of telling which line is demon using. It is, however, more than possible to learn how to do that by trial and error. The first time conversation starts - you are presented with two tones in which you can start the conversation: - 友好的 (Friendly) - 威圧的 (Bullying) After you choose, demon will respond and you will get several choices of how to continue the conversation. Basically, this will continue until the demon either leaves, attacks you, gets angry (you can not talk any more this round) or the haggling will start towards it joining you as an Ally. You will usually know that it happened, when the demon will start asking you for money or magnetite (you will see '23MAG' or 'makka',that funny sign which means money, followed by some number) or other gifts. You want to keep answering yes and hoping that you have whatever the demon asks for next. Eventually it should join you. Of course there are abberations, demons whom you have to coax in a special way, as well as very quick way to get some demons to join you without having to give them anything. I will try to include some of the more common patterns in the next revision of this FAQ. Remember also that you can never gain a DARK monster as an Ally through conversation, although you can fuse them if you know how. Also, on a Full Moon night all demons are far too uplifted and riotous, so you can not hold a coherent conversation with them. ---->6. Notes on fusion. In 'Jakyou-no-Yakata' you can fuse 2 or 3 Allies into a stronger Ally. The level of the resulting Ally depends directly on the levels of the Allies used in the fusion. And the race of the resulting Ally is determined from their races. For 2-demon fusion, the race is determined according to following table: Race| Mj Mg Am Hs Jb Kn Yo Ya Ys Da Ts Dt Rj Ro Rc Yc Sj Ej Aj Kj Yk Cr Dm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mj | -- ** ** -- Mg Hs Mg Yo Ya -- Mg Hs Hs Rj Da Dt Hs Sj Sj Jb Kn Kn Yj Mg | -- ** Mo Mj Jb Am Mo Yo -- Dt Mj Jb Rj Rj Dt Hs Mj Sj Rj Jb Jb Jr Am | %% Da Mg Mj Mg Dt Ts Mj Rc Yc Mj Mg Da Mg Mj Da Ej Hs Sj Kn Yc Hs | -- ** ** Sj Js Yk Js Am Js Js Rj Rj Jb Mj Mj Rj Js Js Tj Kn Jb | -- ** Mg Hs Kj Mg Da Mo Mj Rj Rj Mg Rj Mg Ro Js Kn Kj Kj Kn | %% Kj Jb Mg Hs Rj Ro Hs Jb Am Jb Rj Hs Ro Hs Ro Ro Cr Yo | %% ** ** Mo Dt Ya Jb Rc Ro Dt Hs Jr Yk Ro Kj Ys Ya Ya | %% ** Yo Yc Yo Ro Jr Dt Yo Aj Yj Yc Jr Jk Aj Uk Ys | %% Ts Yc Ts Sj Ej Ts Dt Ro Aj Ej Yc Dt Yk Cr Da | -- ** ** Hs Rj Mg Rc Mj Sj Sj Mg Kn Mg Js Ts | %% ** Js Ej Mg Ys Rj Sj Dt Rc Yo Yk Ya Dt | %% Jr Kj Yo Ya Yo Aj Yk Yc Yo Jk Uk Rj | -- ** Hs Am Jb Kn Kn Kn Kn Js Ro Ro | %% Rj Kj Kn Rj Ej Yk Dt Kn Jr Rc | %% ** Am Sj Ej Mg Ya Yo Yc Yc | %% Rc Rc Yk Rc Kj Ys Kc Sj | %% ** ** Ya Ro Jb Ej Ej | %% ** Jb Aj Ro Aj Aj | %% Ya Yj Yk Yj Kj | %% ** ** Yk Yk | %% ** Cr Cr | %% Jk Dm | %% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race| Mj Mg Am Hs Jb Kn Yo Ya Ys Da Ts Dt Rj Ro Rc Yc Sj Ej Aj Kj Yk Cr Dm Race Abbreviations: Mj: Majin Mg: Megami Am: Amatsukami Hs: Hakaishin Jb: Jiboushin Kn: Kunitsukami Yo: Youma Ya: Yama Ys: Yousei Da: Daitenshi Ts: Tenshi Dt: Datenshi Rj: Ryuujin Ro: Ryuu-Ou Rc: Reichou Yc: Youchou Sj: Shinjuu Ej: Seijuu Aj: Majuu Kj: Kijo Yk: Youki Cr: Chirei Dm: Demonoid Js: Jashin Mo: Maou Jr: Jaryuu Kc: Kyouchou Yj: Youjuu Jk: Jaki Uk: Yuuki Oj: Youju Sk: Shiki Ar: Akuryou Gd: Gedou Symbol Explanation: %% - Seirei (Elemental) race demon If you fuse together two demons of the same race, you get a Seirei. What makes Seirei special is how they behave in fusion process. When fused with another demon they do not change the race of that demon - instead you get a demon in the same race, but one/two rankings higher/lower. Whether it is one or two rankings and whether it is higher or lower depends on the race of target demon and this dependance is different for each of the eight Seirei demons. If you want to know details, look up the spoilers in section 4. NB: By ranking of an ally with race I mean the following - imagine a list of all the demons within a given race ordered by their level, highest to lowest. Then the demon 'one ranking higher than a given one' is the next demon up on the list, i.e. the next highest level demon of the same race. ** - Close-race fusion This indicates that demons you are fusing come from two races within the same major-race. The fusion between them is determined using special rules, different to normal ones. Result will be a demon of the same major-race. -- - No fusion is possible ---->7. Notes on Magnetite. In the world of Megaten, Magnetite (MAG) is the source of organic energy that any creature needs to exist in our physical world. So, any supernatural creature such as a demon, needs a constant supply of Magnetite to create and maintain material body, needed for its existence in physical world. Naturally, when you slay the enemy demons, you can take the surplus magnetite that they had before they dies. In terms of game mechanics, this means that every demon you have summoned into your party uses up a small amount of Magnetite every step. The amount is shown as CP (Control Points) on the status screen of the demon. The more powerful is the demon, the more Magnetite it uses up. And to obtain Magnetite, you must defeat demons of DARK alignment. ---->8. Notes on names. The main characters in Shin Megami Tensei II all have default names: Hawk, Hiroko, Beth, Gimmel, Dareth, Zain. These are the names I will be using throughout this walkthrough. ----------------------- SECTION 2 - WALKTHROUGH ----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION - FROM GAME MANUAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 199X: 'Great Destruction of Tokyo' Thorman presses the button, which launches ICBMs. 203X: 'Great Flood of Tokyo' As a result of large-scale changes in the movements of tectonic plates, the outskirts of Tokyo cave in and are flooded. 203X: 'Formation of the social community ' Free community forms which accepts all comers, be they of Gaia or of Messiah faith. 204X: 'Messiah Faith rises to power' 'Gaia Rebellion' The Brotherhood of Gaia and its followers rise in rebellion, opposing the Messiah Church's bid for power. The rebellion is ruthlessly supressed by the Temple Knigths. 205X: 'The construction of 'Center' is completed' At great expense, the building that used to be the Cathedral is completed and given a new name - 'Center'. The 'Citystate "Millenium"' project is announced. 'Development of Demonoids' The research continues into a creation of artificial lifeforms, to serve as menial labor force. 206X: '"Millenium" nears completion' In Valhalla and Factory areas, the construction of facilities necessary for them to start accepting their first residents are 95% completed. Recreational needs of the future citizens are also being catered to, with several Casinos and other suchlike establishments. 'Enviromental pollution' The greenhouse effect, the destruction of ozone layer and the radioactive pollution make most lands outside 'Millenium' unsuitable for human life. As result thousands of people flee to 'Millenium', whose facilities offer perfect enviromental conditions. 'Temple Knights are made into a special police force' Temple Knights, an armed unit which has been employed to supress the repeated insurrections of Gaia followers, are re-assessed by 'Center' and turned into an elite enforcer unit with the authority of a secret police. This signals the start of concerted effort by 'Center' to strengthen its control over other regions of 'Millenium'. 20XX: 'Present day, Present Time' The megalopolis, that was once called 'Tokyo'. Many are the names and the shapes that it took throughout its long history. But it survived. And even in this day, it lives on... As 'Tokyo Millenium'... The city of the Messiah Faith. The faith, which gathered under its wings the hearts and minds of millions who cry out for the advent of the Messiah. Back in the beginning, it was being built to turn the dream of the Thousand Year Kingdom into a reality. But neither God nor Messiah have appeared within its wals. And time went. And very soon some of its citizens became much more equal than others... * At the helm of 'Millenium' is the governing body known as 'Center'. * Under direct authority of 'Center' are the 'Temple Knights' - elite military group which serves the function of a police force. * The elite of 'Millenium', are the First Rank Citizens are those who are given the right to enter and leave the 'Center' freely. * There there are those, who are permitted the ownership of the Arm Terminal. They are the Second Rank Citizens. * And last come those, who are merely recognized as residents of the 'Millenium'. They are the Common Rank Citizens. One of the particularly prosperous parts of 'Millenium' is the 'Valhalla Area'. It's famous for the cruel sport of the arena fighting, practiced there to this day. Men fight each other, risking their lives to thrill the blood-thirsty crowds. Recently, a new fighter, named 'Hawk' trailblazed onto the scene like a comet. The audience gapes at his prowess. The crowds go wild over his unbroken string of victories. But no one knows who he is or where he came from... Not even Hawk himself... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART 1 - "This is the first day of the last days..." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The game starts with someone calling out to you. Man's voice: "Wake up !" You find yourself in a room, that looks like a gym. A man with a strange looking cybernetic eye is standing in front of you. Okamoto: "Oi, are you going to sleep forever or something ? Hawk ! Wake up ! Quickly ! Do not just lie about ! You have won every fight all the way up into the final fight of the Tournament... On that day, you were wandering lost about Valhalla city... You were attacked by the demons, and the way you fought them ! It was wonderful ! I recognized your strength immediately. Well, that time, it was my strength, that saved you... Aren't you thankful to me for that... I had you try out the Virtual Battler. And all of a sudden you get the High Score, and without a single miss too. I was so surprised. Aren't you thankful, that I provided the money that time ? You've lost your memory, so I gave you the name 'Hawk'. Bringing you up as a Colloseum fighter was tough. Until now I did not have much luck with students, but at last the luck seems to be coming round. If you win and become the champion, that idiot Haneda will not be making a fool of me any more. My, that was quite a speech..." You are asked, whether you understood his speech. If you say yes, he says: "In that case, quickly start on your training for today." You are asked, what do you want to do. Choices are: 'Save' 'Training' 'Go outside' Choose 'Training'. Okamoto: "Quickly, get into Virtual Trainer." You get into the Trainer. "Well, Hawk, are you prepared ? Then we start..." You are transported into VR setup. Map out a simple maze. Random encounters are not too difficult. In the end is the first boss - Shiki Zombie. If you beat him, Okamoto appears before you. Okamoto: "Well done, you got here." You are transported back to real world. "Ah, well done." You are given same choice as before - Save/Training/Go outside. Now choice 'Go outside'. Okamoto: "Take this and go to improve your skill a bit to the town's Virtual Battler." You are given &200. Now you can explore the building you are in. There are several important encounters you must have, that are vital to the storyline unfolding. One happens when you pass by the fortune-teller's place for the first time. You will hear a voice. Woman's voice: "Hey, hey, you, youngster over there. This way. To your right. Stand before me and listen to my voice. Then the way will open for you." Turn to your right and face the door. "Go on, come inside..." Go inside. Fortune-teller: "I will drive away your doubts and your worries and guide to the right path... Is this the first time you are here ? Then this time I will read your fortune for free... Ummmmm....Ummmm..... One woman's name is buried deep, deep inside your mind. Do you remember that name ?" If you answer yes, you are asked to enter that name. If you answer no, she says: "You do not remember it ? Then I will tell that woman's name to you... The name is... Hiroko. Do not forget that name - Hiroko." Then you are shown out of her shop. Another one happens when you enter a room with a green-haired man in it. Green-haired man in a suit and cyberglasses: "There was someone looking for you. Who was it...?" Everything blurs before your eyes. Next moment, you find yourself in a strange lab of some sorts. A middle-aged man, with a cane, is standing in front of a huge glass tank, in which a human-like figure is suspended. It seems to be male... Man: "...of all of you, he is the one in whom the sheer power runs strongest... I would like you to name him. Fine ?" You can choose whether to name him or not. If you answer 'Yes', you will get to give the person in the vat a name of your own choosing. If you answer 'No', the man will ask you to confirm it: Man: "I hoped you would name him for me. Will you not ?" If you answer 'Yes' (you would not), he will say: "I see. Then I will tell you the name which was given to him. His name is 'Zain'...' Everything blurs again. When you come to, you are back in the Shopping District, in front of the green-haired man in cyberglasses. Man: "Oi, what's with you ? Listen, when someone is trying to tell you something ! The person who was searching for you... He called himself 'Zain'." After that you leave. The other two important encounters happen in the Virtual Battler, which is - incidentally - where you were told to go by Okamoto. So when you finished exploring, head off there. You will find, anyway, that no shops would sell anything to you - everyone knows that Okamoto is penniless and owes everyone money. So no one would sell anything to him or to you, for that matter... The Virtual Battler is the door with the sign 'Virtuals' above it. Go inside. Virtual Girl: "Wel-co-me ! In the Virtual Space you too are Hero ! You can read more about Virtual Battler system in Miscellaneous FAQ. For now, out of the options menu, choose the Battler (first options). You get a choice of levels. Try level 1. Just as you will turn the first corner, you will see a figure in a wheelchair disappearing in the distance. Follow the figure, wherever it is heading. After couple of turns you will catch up with it in the dead end. It turns out to be a man in a red suit, seating in a wheelchair. Wheelchair-bound man: "Yaa ! I am not a demon ! I have had myself entered into the matrix of the Virtual Battler so that I could meet you. My name is... Let's call me Steven... The thing is - there is something I want to give to you. It is my own creation... a Demon Summoning Program. Very shortly, thanks to a certain incident, this 'Tokyo Millenium' will be overrun by demons. Tokyo Millenium has been supressing the appearance of demons for a long time now, but now they wouldn't be able to do it any longer. There is no stopping the demons from entering this world now. If humanity doesn't start to use the power of demons, it will perish. I will pass to the one, who has power to use demons this program. I have created it for a day like this. What kind of person are you, I do not know. Nor would I try to to learn. I am merely giving this program to someone who posesses the power." You are asked, whether you understood his speech. Answer yes. "Good. You seem to be quite bright. I will transfer the program to your Arm Terminal. And handle it with care." You receive Demon Summoning Program. "I have high hopes for you. Perhaps will meet in the Virtual Battler again. It's a pleasure to be working with you. Be seeing you later." You are shown out of the Virtuals. If you come back, you can traverse the regular courses, as normal, with one important exception. Go to the course 1. Shortly after entering it you will hear someone's voice: Voice: "If...receive...this message...come...to me..." Everything fades. You find yourself in a laboratory of some sorts. A middle-aged man with a cane is standing in front of a glass vat, in which a human-like figure is suspended. Man: "His wisdom is above all others... Give him a name." You can choose to do so or refuse. If you say no, he says: "You will not give him a name ?" If you answer yes, he says: "So be it... Then I will tell you a name, that was given to him... His name is Gimmel." You are transported back into Virtual Battler. Voice: "...Gimmel..... ...This is Gimmel... ...I am...now...in Arcadia..." Now you can explore the course. The boss in the end is Gedou Slime. If you beat him, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Is not it wonderful ? You defeated Slime.. Do you want to still continue ?" You can do the rest of the courses if you like. It's nice-ish exercise in level-upping. Read Locations section, if you wish, for further details When you finished playing around with the battler, head back to the Gym. Okamoto will meet you. Make sure you have walked around Valhalla Shopping Center and had the three encounters where you get to to name Hiroko, Zain and Gimmel. When you get back to the Gym, Okamoto greets you and gives you the news. Okamoto: "Tomorrow is the final battle of the Tournament. Just one more victory - and you are the Champion... Now just rest and get ready for tomorrow..." You go to sleep and are given a chance to save the game. Then, next morning: Voice: "Hey, Hawk, get up !" Okamoto: "Hurry up to the Colosseum ! By now, you ought to know well how to get there, right... As always go North, past the gym of that wanker Haneda. Aw, you'll be allright. You are strong, you are. You will definitely win ! As long as you stick to all the stuff that I taught you... Or maybe you'd like to rest some more ?" If you answer yes, you will rest and get a chance to save the game again. If you answer no, he says: "Well, go on then !" Now go as you were told - out of building you are in now (Valhalla Business Centre) past next building (Haneda's Gym) and from there north - to the Colosseum. Collosseum is a fairly small building - about the onlt thing to look at is the Hall of Fame to the left of the entrance. When you are finished, go straight ahead from the entrance and you will be met an by official. Colloseum's official: "Hey. Looks like Hawk, fighter from Okamoto's gym is here. Do not lose too quickly or the spectors will go wild and start rioting.. The final battle will be a Dungeon Match. You start each from your own entrance and proceed through the dungeon towards the arena in its center. Various items have been placed throughout the dungeon. If you pick up a few of them, they will come in handy in a fight. Furthermore, demons have been released into the dungeon, so be careful. When both fighters have entered the arena, the fight will start properly. Of course, if you slay your opponent before than, you'll still win. Did you understand the rules ?" If you say no, he just repeats it all again. If you say yes, he says: "Well then, Hawk. Go on up." Okamoto appears. Okamoto: "You've made it this far - there is not much left I can say... Believe in your own power ! You are strong ! You will win ! You will come back alive ! Go on then !" You go up to the tournament dungeon. Announcer: "And now today's main event ! The final battle of the tournament is starting ! Competing for the title of the Champion are... Red Bear ! ...and Hawk ! Ready ? Go !" You are transported into dungeon. There are various armors and a good sword ('Slicer') lying around in the chest. The arena is in the middle. When you emerge into it, you are confronted by your opponent. Red Bear: "You..." Everything fades once more. Once again you see the strange lab and a middle-aged man, standing in front of a vat. In the vat, dimly, you can make out a human shape. Man: "...He resembles you a lot. You almost each other's equals in power. Have you decided, what his name should be ?" [1] If you answer yes to [1], you get to name him. If you answer no to [1], he asks: "...you can not think of a name for him..?" [2] If you answer yes to [2], he says: "I see... Then, I shall tell you the name that was given to him... His name is Dareth..." You find yourself back in the ring, Red Bear towering in front of you. Red Bear: "Hey, where are you looking ? You oughta listen when someone is talking to you ! Trying to ignore me - are you a great man... or a common fool...? Hawk. You fought well to stand here today. I shall praise your victories... and I shall mourn your death !" You fight Senshi Red Bear. If you beat him he says: Red Bear: "Just one more victory... and I would have became... a Champion... ...would have went... to 'Center'..." He dies. The announcer appears. Announcer: "The champion has been decided ! Hawk has won ! New Champion Hawk ! New Champion..." You find yourself back in the gym Okamoto. Okamoto: "You are really a Champ...! Our gym is now way better off too. Now we can well gloat over that poof Haneda. And the shops in town would actually sell us stuff again. Now just continue winning and making us money..." Yeah... If you keep winning, one day Madam might notice you... and invite us to her mansion... Uhuhuhu... Madam-sama. Ha-Hawk. What are you staring at me for ? You are the one who gets to become the citizen of 'Center'... Eh ? Looks like you have a guest..." Woman appears. Woman: "Is this where I can find new Champion Hawk...? Ah.... You are Hawk ? I am Hiroko. I came from 'Center'." Okamoto: "What could a lady from 'Center' possibly want here ?" Hiroko: "I came to ask something of the new Champion... I would like him to help me to search for someone. Truth is, there was an accident in 'Center' half a year ago. An explosion. And during all the confusion and chaos, one small boy had gone missing. It appears that the explosion was caused by caused by two scientists - Mekata and Hanada. After the commotion has died down, the two of them were nowhere to be found. I started searching for the boy immediately, but there weren't really any clues as to where he might have gone. But we found where Hanada, one of those two scientists, is hiding. He is here in Valhala, in Madam's mansion. I heard, that as a Champion you were invited there. Please, take me with you ! I have no other way of getting into Madam's mansion. Please !" [1] If you answer no to [1], she cries: "Please ! I have no one else left to ask ! Please !" and asks you again. If you say no, Okamoto speaks out: "Look, when a cute girl is begging you like this you mustn't say no..." and Hiroko joins the party. If you answer yes to [1], she says: "Re-really ? Thank you, Champion !" Okamoto: "Oi, oi, Champion does not have any time to waste. Ah, well..." and Hiroko joins the party. Either way, after she joins Okamoto speaks: Okamoto: "Looks like there is another visitor." A formally dressed man appears. Man: "Are you the new Champion Hawk ? I was sent here by Madam. She desires to see you. Please come to the mansion. Here is a 「招待状」 (Letter of Invitation) from Madam. You can have up to one person accompanying you. If you wish to come, you are awaited at the Madam's mansion in the north-east of Valhalla." You receive the 'Letter of Invitation" and the man disappears. Okamoto: "Oh, crap... Only two people can go to Madam's mansion ? Ah, well. We have to keep our promise... Hurry up to the mansion, you two.." You leave Okamoto's office. You are now in what used to be Haneda's Gym, but it belongs to Okamoto now. Look around, if you wish, abd then exit the building. Go north-east to Madam's mansion. It is past the Terminal Building, past the huge bridge and through a little forest. At the gates, you are met by two guards. Gatekeeper: "Do you have a 'Letter of Invitation' ? You...you are the new Champion, Hawk-sama ! Please, please, to the elevator..." You are asked if you want to go up in the elevator. Answer yes. You come out of the elevator into a huge hall. Proceed towards the door in the end. As you enter it, everything fades once more. And again you see a strange lab and again a middle-aged man is standing in front of a vat. But now it is a female figure that you see floating behind the dimly-lit glass. Man: "She is... your... You should give her a suitable name..." [1] If you answer yes to [1], you get to name her. If you answer no to [1], he asks: "...you will not give her a name..?" [2] If you answer yes to [2], he says: "I see... Then, I shall tell you the name that was given to her... Her name is Beth..." You find yourself back in Madam's mansion. A servant appears. Alfred: "Ah. The new Champion Hawk... Welcome, welcome... Madam is waiting for you... Madam ! New Champion Hawk just arrived..." Curtain in front of you rises, revealing a huge screen. On it an image of a woman appears. Madam: "I am the governess of the Valhalla. Everyone calls me Madam. 'Center' has given me complete authority on anything concerning this area. I opened the Colosseum... the Casino... all these places where people can gather and throw themselves into their short-lasting pleasures. And so Valhalla thrives in peace and prosperity. People live enjoyable life, free of wars and struggles. Is not this as it should be ? I think that the way Valhalla is right now is the best it could be. But, please take a look at this." The image of Madam fades and instead a figure of huge pyramidal building appears. "This is 'Center'. It controls and governs Millenium . And now plans are afoot within it to bring the rest of the Millenium under a much tighter leash. But I want to keep Valhalla a free area, that it always was." Madam's image reappears. "...and now a troublesome thing happened. One of the scientists I had in my employment had ran away. He want to open the gate between our world and Makai - and summon many demons through it. I called you to my mansion to ask you to find him... and bring him back to me. Will you do it ? The scientist's name is Hanada." Hiroko: "Hanada !? Hanada is not here anymore !?" Madam: "Yes. He appears to have escaped to the Slum City. I rely on you to bring him back, Hawk... Oh and... I will lend you my pet... Come, Cerberos !" Screen goes off. Majuu Cerberos appears. Madam: "Cerberos will lend his strength to you. You will no doubt find him useful. Cerberos, say 'Hello' to Hawk..." Cerberos: "You are the new Champion Hawk ? I do not normally serve humans of lower level than me, but since Madam asked me, I will make an exception for you. Pleased to be working with you..." Majuu Cerberos joins the party. Madam reappears on the screen. Madam: "Well then, Hawk. I am relying on you." You are shown out of the room. Take the elevator and exit Madam's mansion. You now need to go to the Slum Town. To get there, you will need to go via the Highway - huge bridge like structure just before the forest leading to Madam's mansion. As you enter, you find yourself in the elevator, that will take you up. Pass along it and another elevator in the other end will take you down. Slum Town is near the edge of the newly accesible area. It's not normally visible on the map, as it is hidden behind one of the brown buildings. Enter it and explore. Cerberos will help you few times. He can sense demons by smell, and he will pointing out to you from which direction does the demonic stink comes. Following his directions (or by just searching the place. ) find the staircase down to B1F. Shortly after descending to B1F, you will find Hanada. As you enter the room, decorated with various occult paraphernalia, he shouts at you: Hanada: "Who the hell are you ! This is a research laboratory of the super-genius scientist, Dr. Hanada. Get out ! I am in the middle of something very important." What ? You came to take me back !? A great genius like myself must be given a complete freedom of research. Neither those simpletons in 'Center', nor that old hag Madam never really understood that. And so I decided to do research completely on my own. And I've succeeded in opened the passage to Makai. No longer I have to go through all the usual rigmarole. Now I can summon as many demons as as often as I like... Now, I need to assemble the followning items: First, 「わらうにんぎょう」 (Laughing Doll). Then, 「なくにんぎょう」 (Crying Doll). Then, 「おこるにんぎょう」 (Angry Doll). And lastly the 「おどるにんぎょう」(Dancing Doll). I place these dolls, full of spirit energy, on a spot where Makai and our world come close to each other. And the gate to Makai will open !. Watch !" The dolls vanish in a flashes of spiritual fire. When the last one goes, the ground starts rumbling - and then the pentagram on the wall crumbles and the gaping hole opens in the wall. The gate to Makai. "Come, Mercurius ! Kill these simpletons, who disturbed my previous research ! Wa... wa... wait !! It's... them you are supposed to kill.... not me..." He falls to the ground slain. And Youma Mercurius steps over his body and stands in front of you. You fight it. When you beat him, the 4 dolls which Hanada used reappear. You take them all and exit the room. Now go back to Madam's mansion. As you enter the reception room, Alfred greets you. Alfred: "Welcome back, Hawk-sama. I will call for Madam right now..." He disappears. Cerberos speaks. Cerberos: "And so we must part. Even though we did not succeed in bringing Hanada back, you've showed yourself to be quite strong. I like you. Maybe one day, we shall meet again." Cerberos leaves the party. Image of Madam appears on TV screen. Madam: "Thank you for your efforts, Hawk. I thought if anyone could bring back Hanada it would be you. It's a pity things things had to turn out this way. By the way, there is someone here to see you. Messenger from 'Center'." Image of Madam disappears. Man appears in fron of you, wearing Messiah Faith colours. Man: "So you are the one who became a new Champion...? Hawk... Remember ! Remember your own name...! Your name..." Everything fades away. You find yourself in a now-familiar laboratory... but now you are seeing from the other side. Now you are the one floating in the big glass vat, . The the liquid is drained away and vat is opened. The middle-aged man appears in front of you. Man: "You have awoken...? Will you become a servant of God...? Will you become an agent of Demons ? That our big 'gamble'. With the future of all humanity at stake... So then. Will you give yourself a fitting name ?" If you answer yes, you get to name yourself. If you answer no, he speaks: "Why...? Do you still not understand who you are...?" If you answer yes to this, he says: "I see... Then I shall tell you the name that was given to you... Your name is 'Aleph'..." Everything blurs again. You are back at the Madam's mansion. The man from 'Center' is standing in front of you. Man: "Your name is Aleph ! Well ? Do you remember now, Aleph ? I am Zain. I have been looking for you for quite a while. You see, originally you were a citizen of 'Center'... Aleph. And you, Hiroko-san. Orders has been given for you to also return to 'Center'. Both of you, please make your way there as soon as possible." Zain leaves. Image of Madam re-appears on the screen. Madam: "That was quite a surprise... So, you were a citizen of 'Center' from the start... Then you didn't actually need to go through all those dangerous battles in the Colosseum. Well, you are not someone who belongs there anymore... Go then. Hurry on to 'Center'..." Screen fades. Next you find yourself in what looks like a control room in the 'Center' in 'Center'. A priest is standing in front of you. Bishop of 'Center': "And so the two of you come here. Or should I say both of you *returned* here. Anyhow, I am glad you are all right. This 「しみんIDカード」(Citizen ID Card) is yours. At last I can give it back to its rightful owner." You get 「しみんIDカード」(Citizen ID Card). Bishop of 'Center': "Now then, Hiroko. Our glorious Temple Knights are not supposed to just leave 'Center' and go outside whenever they please. We will listen to your explanation in there. Someone, take Hiroko away." Two Temple Knights appear, to take her away. Hiroko: "Thank you for all your help Aleph. Pity we did not find the boy. I hope we will meet again, one day..." She is led away. Bishop of 'Center': "Aleph ! It is good, that you have returned to us. When he kidnapped you from 'Center' Mekata erased your memory. So you probably do not remember what you were originally meant to do. Aleph ! You are to become Messiah. You were born to a destiny of becoming Messiah. Your astounding power is there in order to save the people. Here, in this place which once bore the name of 'Tokyo', we have created the city of 'Millenium'. Created it to save all the people abandoned to cruel game of survival in our ruined, broken world. To make into reality the dream of Thousand Year Kingdom, where all people live out their lives in peace and harmony. But to make our 'Millenium' into a true Thousand Year Kingdom there was a need for Messiah to guide us. And that is what you were born to. You are undoubtedly the man whom God had sent amongst us to become a Messiah. God has also given his Messiah a suitable partner. Beth ! Come in !" A very cute girl in Messiah colours runs in. Beth: "Welcome back... Well, I say that, but I am sure you do not remember me. Aw, poor Aleph... But from now on I will stay by your side. If you will keep remembering things, even little by little, then one day we will have our old Aleph back completely. I will not be parted from you again..." Beth joins the party. Bishop of 'Center': "Aleph ! A terrible thing happened in Holy Town. King Frost has frozen the whole area up and Basilisk is spreading its poison gas around. Thousands have died. Please save the people of Holy Town. Take the west exit from 'Center'. The passcode '0352', should get you into the Holy Town." You leave the Control room. You are now on the 21F of the main building of the 'Center'. Go down to 20F. There are shops here, Terminal, other facilities. Explore, look around, chat to the residents. But before leaving this floor, make sure you use Virtuals. Choose the first course. First time you do so, you will see Steven again. Follow him, as before, and you will get talk to him again. Steven: "So you are coming to Virtual Battler regularly now, for some serious training ? Good idea, good idea. Is the Demon Summoning Program working properly ? I have something here for you. I didn't give it to you first time around. but I think you are OK for it now. It's a 'Devil Analyze' plugin. It will, from now on, record the data on the demons meet. I think it should come in handy, so use it well." You receive 'Devil Analyze'. Steven: "I look forward our next meeting." Now follow Bishop's instructions. Exit the control tower, take the western passage, enter '0352' code at the locked door. You will emerge in the Holy Town. In Holy Town at some point you will be attacked by Jaryuu Basilisk. He will either breath poison gas at you and run, just run or will stay to fight. If he stays to fight you can kill him, but be careful - he is rather tough. Head past the highway to the Messiah church. Enter it. In one of the rooms is King Frost. As you enter room, he speaks: King Frost: "Hiii ! Hoo ! Hihohiho ! Hiihoo ! Hii ! Hoo ! We are very pleased. We can freeze whatever we like... Hi-hoo... Hi-ho ? What ? You came to try and stop us ? We will freeze you ! Hii ! Hoo !" You fight Maou King Frost. If you beat him, he disappears. After you kill King Frost the frost covering Holy Town melts. All the frozen doors unlock. Once you have killed both King Frost AND Basilisk, the Holy Town is saved. So you can go back to control tower of the 'Center' and speak to the Bishop once more. As you enter Control Room, he speaks: Bishop: "Aleph ! Thank you for exterminating the demons in Holy Town. Meanwhile, Hiroko has told us about Hanada's death. It would seem he had far too much confidence in his skills as a sorcerer... Only Mekata remains now. But where on Earth could he be ? Who knows what he will do, if we leave him be. He is even more dangerous than Hanada." Voice: "Bishop-sama !" A priest runs in. Priest: "Bishop-sama ! A most horrible thing has happened..." He tells bishop his story. Bishop: "...Thank you, I appreciate your efforts." Priest leaves. Bishops turns back to you. "...Aleph ! Again a disaster strikes us. Betelgius has appeared in the mines under the Factory Area. And, perhaps because of that, our flocks of Deminandi that we raise for food have started going berserk. This endangers all our people who work in Factory Area. Please defeat Betelgius and Deminandi and save the people of the Factory. Take southern exit from 'Center' and go underground. The passcode to enter the Factory Area is 6191." You leave the control room. Do whatever preaparations you feel necessary and follow Bishop's instructions on how to get to Factory. First go to the farm, to the west of entrance. As you arrive, you meet a girl working there. Girl: "All of a sudden, our Deminandi have went berserk. They are dangerous. Do not let them close to you. Aaah ! Here they come again !" Demonoid Deminandi appears. You fight it. If you beat it, girl says: "Thanks to you, the rest of the Deminandi have calmed down. Thank you !" Now go to the entrance to the underground excavation and go down to the B3F. In one of the rooms there, you will find Datenshi Betelgius. You will fight him. If you beat him, he dies and the worker appears. Man: "Thank you for beating Betelgius. Now we can work properly again." After you have both killed Betelgius and calmed down Deminandi, go back to the 'Center' to report to the Bishop. When you enter the Control room, you will be met by Zain. Zain: "Good work. Our thanks. You have saved man people's lives. By the way there is a place I would like you to see. You should go and visit 'Arcadia' Area. It is a district of the Tokyo Millenium in which the dream of Thousand Year Kingdom is being made real. Also, Gimmel lives there. Do you remember him ? If you still don't, you should pay him a visit. To go to Arcadia take the eastern passage from 'Center'. The passcode is 9103." Well, do what the nice man said. Take the eastern passage. When you arrive at the locked door, enter the pass code and use the Terminal room beyond. It will transport you to Arcadia. Lush green land - forests, lakes, small buildings scattered through the fields. People leading idyllic, peaceful existence. If you wish, you can talk to various residents of Arcadia by entering their houses. To find Gimmel, whose house is hidden in a small forest, walk 'into' the trees just west of Messiah building. You will arrive at his house shortly. Enter it. Gimmel: "It's been a long time, wasn't it Aleph... I am Gimmel. What do you make of the Arcadia Area ? While you were missing, I have made this area into an ideal world. You know that what the Millenium is aiming at to make the dream of Thousand Year Kingdom real, right ? Well the Arcadia area is the test case to determine what the world will be like when Thousand Year Kingdom becomes reality. Here there is no fighting with demons nor any conflicts between people. Everyone lives in peace and harmony. It is when the whole world become like this, that we will be able say that Thousand Year Kingdom became reality. If you like this place, Aleph, feel free to come back at any time. You are always welcome here. And also, could tell Zain of 'Center' for me that Arcadia has been a great success." You exit the room. Go back to the Messiah Church and use the Terminal to transport back to 'Center'. Something is obviously amiss, however, because the enemy counter is flashing orange and you get attacked by demons. Halfway to the Control room you are met by Zain. He shouts: Zain: "Oh ! Aleph ! It's terrible ! We must hurry, there's no time to talk. The Bishop will fill you in on the details..." Continue to the Control room. As you enter it, Bishop addresses you. Bishop: "My God ! The demons have managed to enter the 'Center'. And that is not even the worst of it. A false Messiah has appeared ! He - very skillfully - captured the imagination of the masses. If we do not do something about him, Millenium will be thrown into chaos. Reports of false Messiah have came in from Holy Town and Valhalla, but we do not know precisely where he currently is. Who and for what purpose would call himself Messiah ? You must find the answer to that." Some bar conversations in Valhalla - and the M.N.N. broadcast, if you bother to watch the telly - tell you that the fellow who is claiming to be the Messiah is called Dareth and that he is currently in Colosseum, waiting to do batttle with you. So head to Valhalla to Colosseum. Enter the Colosseum and head for the entrance to the arena. Colloseum official will meet you there. Colloseum Official: "So you have come, Champion. You will be fighting with Dareth here. Do you understand why ?" If you say no, he says: "Then I shall tell you about it. Dareth is the man whom people of the Millenium recently started to think to be the Messiah. Indeed he claims that he is the one, true Messiah, and wishes to battle with you to prove it. You and Dareth are both said to be Messiah. Fight between you will be interesting and quite a good deal for me. So I have arranged for this special match." You are asked if you understood. If you say yes, he continues: "Then go. Dareth is waiting for you inside." You ascend to the arena. Voice: "So he comes ! Aleph ! The Anti-Messiah ! The one who offers the hand of false help, who leads people astray ! For the sake of the world, for the sake of the people, I can not let you live." You find yourself in familiar dungeon of the Colosseum. Make your way through to the center. Halfway through to the entrance to the arena, you will hear a voice. Voice: "Look ! Here comes the imposter, the false Saviour, the Anti Messiah !" Enter the ring. You are then confronted by Dareth. Dareth: "So you've come this far. But it is the will of God, that you, the imposter, are to perish here ! Anti-Messiah ! Prepare yourself !" You fight Senshi Dareth. You beat him first time and he says: Dareth: "*I* am the Saviour ! In the name of Messiah, I shall defeat you !" You fight him again. When you beat him second time, he says: Dareth: "Taste the power of the True Messiah !" He hits Aleph for 100+ hit points. He laughs. Dareth: "You are a stubborn one ! But - this is the end !" Beth throws herself at Dareth. Beth: "Watch out ! Aleph, get back ! Aaaaaaaah !" Dareth unleashes his spell. The explosion surrounds them both. Beth falls to the ground. Dareth survives. He stand up and shouts: Dareth: "Yo...you bastard ! How dare you use a girl as a shield !" You fight him again. This time, when you beat him, he is finished. He falls onto the ground crying: Dareth: "Why...did I... I...who...should be...Messiah... why...did...I...lose... Why..." You are asked, if you want to finish off Dareth. [1] If you answer yes to [1], Beth appears: "Aleph, no... Don't... kill him..." You are asked if you are quite sure you want to finish off Dareth. [2] If you answer yes to [2], Beth says: "No... you mustn't kill him..." and then it continues as if you answered no to [1]. If you answer no to [2], Beth says: "You've... changed your mind..." and then it continues as if you answered no to [1]. If you answer no to [1], Beth appears: Beth: "Listen to me, Aleph... I am finished now... But I want him to live... And I want you to live too... My duty was to help you... It was only... a short while... but while I was... with you... I was... happy..." With these words she dies. Dareth: "Shi..shit... I won't forget you this...!" Dareth flees. Bishop appears, leading a crowd of people. Bishop: "Dareth, who falsely named himself the Messiah, was defeated ! As was written in the gospels of our Lord, the Anti-Messiah, who attempts to leads the people astray, has appeared and was slain at the hands of true Messiah ! Aleph, beyond any doubt, is a true Messiah ! At last God sent a Saviour amongst us !" Voice: "Hurrah to Messiah Aleph !" Eventually you leave the Colosseum. Outside you are met by a child. Child: "A strange old man told me to give you this. Here !" Child gives you a note. The note contains the following: "I would like to tell you the truth about what is happening. I ask you to come to the back of the Gaia Temple on the 1F of the Slum Town. Mekata." You get 「めかたのメモ」(Mekata's Note). If you now consult the Bishop in the control room in the 'Center' he will tell you: Bishop: "It seems that the cause of the earthquakes, that recently started to occur more and more frequently, lies in the Underworld. By the way, about the missing Dr. Mekata. It seems he is hiding in Slum Town." So head off to the Slum Town, to the Gaia Temple specified in Mekata's note. As you enter the room, Mekata will greet you. Mekata: "It's been a long while... Aleph...! It's me...! Although, you probably do not remember... I heard all sorts of rumors. You power appears to have turned out to be more than anything I've anticipated. Are your memories starting to come back now ? Anyhow, the time has come to tell you the truth about yourself. But before that, I have one thing to ask of you. Remember the girl from 'Center' who came looking after you ? Well, she got imprisoned and is now held in the Factory area. Will you not free her ? She merely went outside 'Center' to look for the little boy who went missing. And now 'Center' will put her to trial as a deserter. Please, Aleph, free her. If you will do so, I will tell you everything... To get to the place where she is kept, you will have to pass through the Underworld. Ask the man in the westernmost part of the passage joining the Valhalla and 'Center', and he should show you the way. Please - I have not one to ask this of but you..." Do as he says and seek out the man in the passage between 'Center' and 'Valhalla'. The man will tell you following. Man: "So, you've listened to what old man Mekata had to say... I will let you pass through here then. The passcodes you will to get where you are going are 1213 1834 9192. but which to use where, I do not know. You whould be able to figure it out yourself..." Pass through the door, the man was guarding. Down the stairs, into the elevator and down to B7F. At the entrance to the level, you will be met by Dareth. Dareth: "So you've came, Aleph. Here, now, I shall pay you back for my disgrace at the Colloseum !" You fight Senshi Dareth. Again. If you beat him, he cries: Dareth: "Damn ! You will pay for this ! I am not giving up yet !" As he leaves, he drops something. You pick up the 「火星のピラー」(Pillar of the Mars). Go through the door and shortly you will emerge in the Underworld. There is not much available to you - the only other things in the area are a hokora (small shrine used in Shinto rituals) and an entrance into the side of a cliff. The hokora bit is - for now - optional, so enter the door at the side of the cliff. Explore the area. There are two ways into the camp - one by opening all three doors and fighting the boss who guards the passage and the other by exploring the are between second and third codelock, until you find a room with a child-like figure standing in the middle. Naja: "Now, you are quite a nice bloke... I like you. I will become one of your Allies." You are asked if you want to let her to become your ally. If you answer yes, she says: Naja: "Ufufu. You'll let me become you Ally...? Thankies..." If you answer no, she says: "What ? A nice bloke like you shoudn't be shy...!" Either way, she will join the party. Naja: "You want to go to the concentration camp, no ? I can show you little something..." She takes you to the door outside the place with steel grating. Step in. Seeing the grating, Naja will speak: "This is the way to the Factory Area Concentration Camp. You want to go ?" If you answer no, you just leave. If you answer yes, Naja opens the grating and you can pass through. So answer yes. Get in the the elevator and ride up to B1. On that level you will find Zain, standing outside one of the doors. Zain: "So you've come, Aleph. I am sorry, but I can not let you free her. Hiroko was imprisoned for commiting a crime, for leaving the 'Center' without a permission. I do understand her explanations, but breaking the laws of the 'Center' is a crime. All the laws must be obeyed. All the crimes must be atoned for. If you are breaking the law, Aleph, you leave me no choice but to fight you. I do not want to defy the orders of the 'Center'." You fight Senshi Zain then. If you beat him, he says: Zain: "Well fought indeed. You sure are the Valhalla Champ. This battle helped me to make up my mind. Certainly the laws must be obeyed. But *mistaken* laws must be corrected. I shall no longer blindly follow the orders of the 'Center'. I have decided to go and do what I feel I should be doing. You go and help Hiroko. But at the moment she is not quite her usual self. Getting her to come with you won't be easy..." Once he leaves, you enter the cell where Hiroko is kept. Hiroko: "Who ? Aleph ? I have nothing to do with you. Go away." She will not move. (If Naja isn't summoned) You hear Naja's voice: "I... will help this girl... will help this girl..." (If Naja is currently summoned) You are given a choice: Take her out by force Give up If you choose to give up, you leave. If you try to take her out by force, you open the cell and she cries: Hiroko: "What are you doing ? Get away from me ! I am *supposed* to stay here ! Stop it !" Naja appears. Naja: "Is this girl your lover ?" If you answer no, she says: "But you do love her, don't you...? I can tell, I can tell..." If you answer yes, she says: Naja: "Liar. You have not held her hand, you have not kissed her. Liar. Liar. Liar. Liar." Either way, she continues with: "I... It looks like there is no place for me in your heart. But if I give my power to Hiroko... If I were be inside Hiroko too... Then every time you think of her, you'd also be thinking about me... I decided, I decided ! I will give her my power..." Naja fuses herself with Hiroko. All Hiroko's abilities are increased by one. Hiroko: "Eh... What was I doing... ? It feels like from the moment I was taken to the Factory, I was controlled by something... by someone... And you, you came to save me... Thank you, Aleph. How did you find out where I was kept ?" ....you've met Mekata !? Quickly, let's go and meet him. He must know the truth of it. The truth which I am seeking..." Hiroko joins the party. (Yaaaaaaaay !! - Re-Miel). Now take the staircase up to the 1F and find the exit. You will emerge at the deepmost level of the Factory mines. Yes, that's right - the Underworld passage was merely a side entrance to the Concentration Camp it actually belongs to the Factory Area. You will see more of it later. But now go across the screen to the other building on the level (you will only see it, when you are up close) enter it and take the elevator down to B7F. You are now back to the big level below the Concentration Camp. Re-trace your steps, pass back through the Underworld and up to Valhalla-'Center' passage. Just before the exit to Valhalla you are met by Zain. Zain: "Oh my God... Valhalla was swallowed up by Maou Abaddon. It has to be the doing of the 'Center'. Looks like to have their precious Thousand-Year Kingdom completed, they no longer choose their methods. We can't let them go on like this. Someone... must *do* something... But... where is Maou Abaddon... Is he in the Underworld ?" You can try going out into Valhalla - but you will find that where Valhalla area once was, there is now but a rift in the space. It was indeed swallowed by Maou Abaddon. As you turn to go back to the 'Center' you hear someone's voice. Voice: "Hey ! You are Aleph, aren't you ? It's me ! It's me ! Cerberos." Majuu Cerberos appears. Cerberos: "It was terrible what happened. I almost got swallowed up by Abaddon along with the rest of Valhalla. Madam's mansion got swallowed along with Madam herself. I owe the lady quite a lot, but I couldn't get there in time to save her. By the way, may I join you ? I like strong people like yourself... Aah... Madam was a strong person too.... Come, let me join. I hardly make a poor Ally, do I ?" Cerberos joins the party. Well, the course of action is clear. You must save Valhalla. You must find Mekata again and learn the truth from her. Truth about your birth, truth about the 'Center' and the whole of Tokyo Millenium. The only clue you have as to Maou Abaddon's whereabouts is that he might be in the Underworld. And so to the Underworld you must go... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART 2 - "In the cave of the mountain king..." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, first you could try going to 'Center', to find out just what is going on. But you will find that the doors of the 'Center' tower are shut. Looks like Zain might have been right. So - Underworld. But how would one get there. Well, if you need information first thing to do is go around the bars and listen to the rumors. In the bar of Factory area, you will just hear the vague rumors that Underworld lies deep in the ground below the Millenium. When you go to the Holy Town, however, you will start hearing rumors that Zain has betrayed 'Center'. Indeed, if you listen to what TV towers are broadcasting, you will hear the following: "M.N.N. - Millenium News Network. We report all the lastest information reports. Today we have something very regrettable to tell you. Zain, whom a lot of you might know, has betrayed the 'Center'. He appears to be spreading false rumors about them, full of all sorts of malicious disinformation. With this betrayal of his...." Suddenly image of Zain appears on the screen: "Allow me shed some light on the true aims of the 'Center', the organization which rules the Millenium. Peace-filled Thousand Year Kingdom, that 'Center' is promising to construct will be the world in which only a handful of chosen people will live. Millenium, in the first place, was constructed as a tool for selection of the people who will be permitted to live in the Thousand Year Kingdom. When that is done, Millenium will become useless... ...and will be obliterated ! Already the Valhalla Area became useless. And so the 'Center' had disposed of it, by having it swallowed by Maou Abaddon. The fate of Valhalla Area today... ...is the fate of the whole of Millenium tomorrow !" Now go to the Bar of the Holy Town. The conversations there will have changed. You will hear that the Stalkers who were blocking the passage to the Underworld in the Grand Church of the Holy Town are gone. How nice. So set out towards the Grand Church. As you are walking on the overhead map, you will run into Zain in front of a crowd of people. Zain: "Listen to me ! 'Center' has had Valhalla swallowed up by Abaddon ! Why did they do it ? It is simply because they do not need Valhalla anymore ! This isn't just someone else's problem, this concerns us all ! The fate of Valhalla today is the fate of the Holy Town tomorrow ! Other areas of Millenium are nothing but tools to them ! The only ones to live in the true Thousand Year Kingdom... ...will be the citizens of the 'Center' themselves ! Yo, Aleph. You heard my speech ? I have decided to make a stand against the 'Center'. Maybe if we reveal to the whole of Millenium what the 'Center' is aiming to do, it will cause them to re-evaluate their approach. What they are now doing is simply wrong. According to their current plans, most of the Millenium's population will be quite simply abandoned..." With that he leaves. As for you - continue through the Holy Town and to the Church. Go up to the 3F. Go to the door, where normally a Stalker would tell you that they are looking for treasure and can not let you thr1ough. Instead, you will be met there by Dareth. That gentleman really, really doesn't appear to give up. Dareth: "Aleph ! This time I won't lose !" You fight Senshi Dareth. What else is new under the God's blue skies. If you beat him, he cries out: Dareth: "Shit ! Lost again...." He flees. Beyond the door is the elevator. It takes you down to 1F. There you will find another elevator. That will take you down to B60F. All the way to the Underworld. Go west and enter the small building which takes you into a large underground area. This is what once used to be the district of Shinjuku area. Shortly into it, you are met by a Fairie. Fairie: "Oh ! You are new here, aren't you...? Did you escape from the Millenium too ?" Then a litle while afterwards, a familiar figure blocks your way. Dareth: (Does this man, like, EVER gives up ? - Re-Miel) "So you came ! Aleph ! This time, I will definitelly stop you ! I won't try to inflict physical damage this time ! In fact, you won't even know that I have done anything to you. But it should stop you surer than anything I tried before. Go, Puck !" Yousei Puck: "All right ! This is gonna make you feel *real* good ! Catch !" Puck sprinkles Aleph with 「浮気そう露」('Dew of Unfaithfulness'). Hiroko: "Watch out !" The dew settles on Hiroko instead. Puck: "Oh, no ! Sorry... Sorry... Bye !" Puck runs away. Dareth: "Crap ! Did Puck mess it up !? Damnations !!" Hiroko: "Aaah... Dareth-sama... So you are the man I was searching for...!" Dareth: "Oh.. oh no ! Get away ! Do not come near me..." Dareth flees. Hiroko: "Whe...where are you going ? Dareth-sama, wait !" Hiroko runs off, chasing after Dareth. Elven girl appears. Elven girl: "Uhm... Erm... As a matter of fact... The 'Dew of Unfaithfulness' that Puck sprinkled on that lady is a magic potion of sorts, that makes one to fall in love with a first one sees. It was supposed to be sprinkled at you... so that... so that you... so that you would fall in love with me... Anuune... I am really... I am really sorry !" She runs off. Well, this is a bother. And we only just saved Hiroko too. So go to the town and enter the Drug shop (there are two entrances, front and back. It doesn't matter which one you choose). You will see a familiar figure mixing potions. Anuune: "Ah... Sorry... The shop is.... Oh... A..Aleph-san... O-only Oberon, the King of Fae, can lift the spell cast by the sprinkling of the "Dew of Unfaithfulness. If... if you want me, I can... I can try and ask Oberon-sama to lift the spell for you..." Answer yes: "Then... then I will try and plead with Oberon-sama for you..." Well, now you have to find King Oberon. Go to north-eastern part of the level. Shortly out of the central part, you will meet a small, wiry creature. Goblin: "Puck is not really a bad fellow at heart... It's just that his pranks sometimes get a bit too harsh... You better take care too..." Continue searching the level until you find the staircase. Go down to B1F. Oberon's throne-room will be righ in front of you. Enter it and Oberon will meet you. Oberon: "I have heard the story from Anuune. That rascal Puck is up to his usual trouble again.... He probably thought I would be really angry at him, because he went out the 1F and fleed east from there. Human ! If I am to help you, first you must catch Puck and obtain from him the "Dew of Unfaitfulness." Go back to 1F. On the way you will meet Goblin, who will say: Goblin: "Are you looking for Puck ? It seems Puck is playing around in a dungeon to the east." Go to the exit of the Shinjuku and go to find the Puck's Playground, which is a building in the eastern part of the accessible overhead map. Enter it. Shortly after, you will meet Puck: Puck: "Ah...! You are Aleph ! Oh, dear...! Sorry for sprinkling your friend with "Dew of Unfaithfulness". But I had no choice. Dareth has made me do it. Please forgive me." You are asked, whether you want to forgive Puck and stop chasing him. If you say yes, he says: "Hehehehe. Thanks." and runs away. If you say no, he says: "I beg you ! Forgive me !" Then he does something nasty (poison, sleep, damage, seal off magic) to the party and runs away. To catch him and get "Uwakisou no Tsuyu", you must keep refusing to forgive him (and you will encounter him a LOT), take the damage and keep moving until i you will corner him in his hideout on 3F. There will be teleporters, pits and every kind of fun to make your life miserable. When you do so, he will say: Puck: "Oh, bother ! You found me ! Well, you can have the "Dew of Unfaithfulness", if you give me &10000." You are asked whether you want to give him &10000. If you answer yes, you give him &10000 and receive the dew. If you answer no, he says: "Just kidding, just kidding... Here, I'll give it to you." He holds out you "Dew of Unfaithfulness". You are asked, if you want to take it. If you say yes, you get it. If you say no, he says: "Aw... You... you _are_ angry, right ? Here, I will give you &10000 too. Please forgive me..." You are asked if you would forgive him. If you say yes, you get the dew and &10000. If you say no, Puck runs off - but leaves the dew with you. Either way, you get the dew so you can go to Shinjuku to see King Oberon. Oberon: "You brought me the "Dew of Unfaithfulness"... Good work. I shall lift the spell cast on Hiroko. Go and and find her now. " Go down to B2F. Outside one of the doors, you will be met by Anuune. Anuune: "In there...in there are Hiroko-san... and him... uhm... Dareth-san. I got told by Oberon-sama to come here but... Please, Aleph-san, let's go in together..." Well, turn right and enter the room. Hiroko is shouting at Dareth: Hiroko: "Just what do you think you are doing ! Dragging me forcibly to such a place ! Lech ! Molester ! Pervert !" Dareth: "What ! *You* were the one who followed *me* here ! Shit ! I did not do anything ! What the heck is going on ? This girl sure has some mood swings !" Hiroko: "Aah ! Aleph ! You came to rescue me !" Hiroko returns to the party. Suddenly Anuune sprinkles "Dew of Unfaithfulness " on Dareth. Dareth: "Aaah... What a beautiful elf you are ! I will dedicate myself to your beauty !" Anuune: "Erm... erm...... It makes me... it makes me very happy to hear... to hear you saying such things... Aleph-san. Thank you very much. Take good care of Hiroko-san." Well, continue downwards in this dungeon, until you will emerge to yet another section of the Underworld. This is what used to be Akasaka district of Old Tokyo. Go and find Akasaka itself. It now became a city of Chirei.Go through it, to the elevator, down to the B4F and out into Underworld again. The old Roppongi disctrict. You will see a number of Altar Stones around. Enter the small building right in front of you. It is Roppongi itself. First head for the virtuals. Use it and you will meet Steven again. Steven: "So you are still alive. Splendid, splendid. I'd guess you are starting to feel that maximum amount of demons you can stock is a bit too low. So I will give you a new version of Demon Sumoning Program, which allows you to store up to the total of 9 demons. I suceeded in making the size of the data used up by an Ally smaller. As result, it is now possible to store more Allies in the same amount of memory." Your Ally Stock is increased up to 9. Steven: "I am hoping to eventually make the Ally data size even smaller, but it will take some time." Now go down to B2, then using elevator at the opposite corner of the B2, ascend up to the different part of 1F. As you enter a room, you meet two mutants with a small figure standing between them. Voice: "Go away ! Stay away from me !" Mutant: "Leave immediately ! Or you will regret it !" Voice: "Wait ! You do not look like you've came here to kill me. Humans who came to the Underworld... Will you listen to a request of mine ?" [1] You are given a choice to say yes or no. If you say no to [1], the figure speaks: "I see... You wouldn't listen..." And you just leave. If you say yes to [1], the guards part and a small mutant appears from behind them. Hiruko: "I see... You will listen... Aleph, were you ? I am... Hiruko. As for my request... It is to revive Lord Masakado. Lord Taira-no-Masakado, the protector god of Tokyo, whose body was torn into six pieces and scattered. Our Lord fell victim to the in-fighting between the Yamato gods." (Re-Miel's Note: Yamato was one of the countries in the ancient Japan. Although these days 'Yamato' is sometimes used to mean the whole of 'ancient Japan'.) "Since Ookuninushi of Izumo was made to hand the rule of the land over to Amatsukami, they governed it and Kunitsukami had to obey them." (Re-Miel's Note: This is a famous story in Japanese mythology. Ookuninushi is the descendant of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinada-hime. Susanoo-no-Mikoto was exiled from Takamagahara (The Sky Land) by Amaterasu-oomikami, the leader of Amatsukami (Gods of Heaven). After being exiled, he defeated the great serpent Yamato-no-Orochi, married Kushinada-hime and started to rule the lands below. His descendants became Kunitsukami (Gods of Earth). Ookuninushi (also known as Oonamuchi) became their ruler. But Amaterasu was not happy about this state of affairs. The lands below must be ruled by her son Amenooshihomimi-no-mikoto. So she sent an envoy after envoy to the world below to force Ookuninushi to hand the rule of it over to her son. Eventually, she suceeded in her intent. The delegation of Amatsukami - headed by Ninigi-no-mikoto (grandchild of Amaterasu) descended from Takamagahara to the world below and started to rule it with Kunitsukami as their servants.) "But near the end of last century the demons appeared once more in our world, causing great chaos and confusion everywhere. Including the land of Yamato - and the Kunitsukami saw it as their chance. As an opportunity to throw off the yoke which was forced on them millenia ago. Kunitsukami wanted to seal Amatsukami away and rule the land of Yamato once more. But their desire got used by the demons. Lord Masakado was torn to pieces and Kunitsukami, too, have been sealed into the small shrines ('hokora') in the Underworld here. But Kunitsukami, before they got sealed away, have secretly managed to locate all the scattered pieces of the Lord Masakado's body. At present, each of them has a part of the Lord's body. If you wish to bring peace to the long-suffering city of Tokyo, you must release the seals on Kunitsukami and resurrect Lord Masakado. And if you do, then mayhaps my sin of betraying Amatsukami and giving the demons opportunity to enter the land will be forgiven..." Then you are asked, if you want to listen to his speech once more. [2] If you answer no to [2], he asks: "Then will you release Kunitsukami from their seals and resurrect Lord Masakado ?" [3] If you answer no to [3], he says: "Are you are saying, that you refuse... But sooner or later, you will *need* the power of Lord Masakado for..." If you answer yes to [3], he says: "I see. Thank you. I am powerless in face of it - but you, you might yet do it... Good luck..." Now you have to go and collect the six pieces of the body of Lord Masakado. Five of them you get from the Kunitsukami sealed in the hokora once you release them from their seal. Last one, the head, you get from that Stalker on 3F of the Grand Church in Holy Town. Checklist: 1. '公の胴' (Masakado's Chest) - Kotoshironushi (Hokora #1) 2. '公の左腕' (Masakado's Right Arm) - Oonamuchi (Hokora #2) 3. '公の右足' (Masakado's Right Foot) - Ooyamatsumi (Hokora #3) 4. '公の左腕' (Masakado's Left Arm) - Sarutahiko (Hokora #4) 5. '公の左足' (Masakado's Left Foot) - Sukunahikona (Hokora #5) 6. '公の首' (Masakado's Head) - Stalker (Grand Church, 3F) When you get all the six parts, go back to Roppongi and talk to Hiruko again. Hiruko: "You have gathered all the parts of Lord Masakado's body ? Then next you need to fuse them together." Well go to any Jakyou. As you enter it, the Master will say: Master: "Ooh ! You have gathered all the pieces of Lord Masakado's body, haven't you ? Then we must certainly fuse them. Bringing Lord Masakado back to life through fusion is the highest pleasure I, as a Master of a Jakyou, can think of. Please, this way..." You are asked, if you want to fuse the body of Lord Masakado. If you say no, you just leave. If you say yes, the fusion goes ahead. The figure: "I... am... Tyrano.. Masakado..." You receive 「将門の体」(Masakado's Body). Master: "Uhh.. We got the body of Lord Masakado, but it seems something is still lacking..." Well, Hiruko should know what is going on. Go to him. Hiruko: "To bring Lord Masakado back to life, truth to be told, you need his soul, which I have in my possession. When you place the soul in his body, Lord Masakado's resurrection will be complete. You have done well in putting Lord's body back together. Let's us insert the soul then." The soul is placed into the body. The body... well... _changes_... Hiruko: "Lord Masakado has been resurrected..." Lord Masakado: "Ooh... Every vein in my body is overflowing with sheer power... ...Hiruko ? I was brought back to life again ?" Hiruko: "Lord ! It has been the work of this man here. It is Aleph whom we have to thank for your resurrection." Lord Masakado: "I see... Aleph, is it ? I owe you my gratitude. By the way, Hiruko... We must hurry, must we not ?" Hiruko: "Yes, my Lord. Let us depart immediately for the Cave of the Seal (封印の岩戸)." Well, go to the Cave of Seal. The entrance to it is in the side of the mountain west of Roppongi. The one sealed by a huge rock. When you arrive there, Hiruko and Lord Masakado are already there. Hiruko: "My Lord ! Please, open the way..." Lord Masakado: "As you will, Hiruko-dono..." The rock, blocking the entry to the mountain, moves. Lord Masakado: "It is done. It was rather... strenous, given that I've just been brought back to life. Aleph, I would like to thank you properly for gathering together my body. I shall give you two gifts." You then receive as your reward 「太陽のピラー」(Pillar of the Sun) and 「将門の刀」(Katana of Masakado) . Lord Masakado: "Now I shall go and rest for a while to recover my strength. Farewell." He leaves. Hiruko: "Inside this Cave are the sealed Amatsukami. Hurry !" You are asked, if you want to go inside. If you say yes, you enter the Cave of the Seal. You have to make your way to B4F, lift the seal from Amaterasu (and the other four Amatsukami if you wish) and then exit the cave. Outside you will be met by Hiruko and Amaterasu. Amaterasu: "Hiruko..." Hiruko: "Amaterasu... Still you shine so brightly... Without the light in this world, the darkness..." Amaterasu: "Hiruko ! You must have suffered too... To have asked these people to lift the seal from us... Aleph. Hiroko. It is you now who are shining bright. Once more - I thank you. And now Hiruko... Shall you come with me ? To the Kongou-shinkai... To heal our wounded bodies..." (Re-Miel's Note: 'Kongou-shinkai' (金剛神界), meaning literally 'diamond(adamantine) world', is the term that comes to us from buddhist teachings. Kongou-shinkai is the world of buddhas - eternal, undying, immutable, pure light. It is the world free of the chains of the incarnation (輪廻), separate from the Six Worlds of the Karmic Wheel (六道界). The world that lies beyond the highest of the twenty-eight Heavens of Ten-kai (the Heavenly World, 天界)) The two of them leave. So much for you going to Makai... It's alright for some, huh ? Well, time to do what you usually do when stuck for a place to go - scout the Bars for clues. In bar in the Akasaka, you meet Louis Cypher again. He tells you that Abaddon is not in the Underworld. He was betrayed by the 'Center' and is probably in the Makai right now. From the Green Kobold in the same bar, you hear something even more interesting: "I heard of a way to go to the Makai, you see... Now, how did it go... You gather the 7 Pillars... Yeah, you gather them... and one of them... Mutant Elder... Ah, it's no good. I forgot." Right. Pillars. By now you could (and should) have four of them. Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Sun. See the Altar Stones description in Old Roppongi section of the Locations part of the walkthrough for more detail. Three more to go. The kobold seemed to think that Mutant Elder has one. You could go and visit him - he is in B2F of Roppongi. Unfortunately he won't tell you anything new. Ah, well, back to the drawing board. The other bunch of rumors you hear - mostly in Holy Town - concerns strange electro-magnetic wave in the Factory area and Zain raising hell about the Factory being one big concentration camp. Might as well help the nice man, if we have nothing better to do... Go back to the Holy Town and talk to Zain. He is preaching to a crowd of people you find him if you try to go a bit south from the shopping district. Zain: "The Factory, the industrial area in charge of goods manifacture... The people who work there, they are worked to their deaths ! We must help them ! We must liberate that concentration camp 'Center' calls Factory ! ...Aleph. It's as you heard - I am going to the Factory. If you have any hear left, lend me a hand! Let us save the people of the Factory !" Well, why not help a nice man ? Go to the Factory Area. Go down to the mines and out to the B2F level of the overhead map in the mines. Approach the tunnel leading into the cliffside, where previously Temple Knights have blocked your way. Now, Zain will be wainting for you there. Zain: "Aleph ! I knew you would come ! Let's liberate the people they keep locked up here !" Zain goes inside. You are asked if you want to go inside as well. If you answer yes, you enter the bulding. In various rooms, you will find some people, but none of them want have any wish to be liberated. In the end of the passageway, you will meet Zain again. Zain: "Why ? Why wouldn't any of them try to escape ? Oh... ! It got to be the tower ! There's something very strange about the top of it..." He leaves. Well, exit the camp, go back to the surface of the Factory area and go to the gate to the tower. When you approach it, you will be asked if you want to open the door and go inside. If you answer yes, you enter the tower. Make you way up the floors. On the 13F, in front of one of the rooms, you will see Zain, lying on the floor. Zain: "The overseer... of the Watchtower... was a demon... of all things... What is... 'Center' thinking.... Be careful... He is strong... I could not handle him on my own..." You enter the room. On the balcony, Belphegorl is sitting. Belphegorl: "Fu-fu-fu-fu... You are the second ones to come here today. That's quite a feat, you know, even being able to see this tower. Still, the last one ran away with his tail between his legs..." You fight Maou Belphegor. If you beat him, he says: Belphegorl: "That strength... And all these demons at your side... What on Earth are you..." Then go and find the room with Youchou Siren in it. You will see Youchou Siren sitting in a cage and singing in a sad voice. It is her song that controls the minds of the people in Factory area. However, at the moment you can not do anything about it. So get out of the Tower and go back to the Holy Town. When stuck, cruise the Bars, remember ? In the Bar in the Holy Town, there will be a drunk who'll tell you this: Drunk Man: "Hey there ! I've got something real sweet to tell you. But first treat me to a cup of Miracle Tonic." You are given a choice to do it or not. If you say no, he says: "Tight bastard ! Not even a cup, huh..." If you say yes, he says: "Thanks muchly. Now then, listen to what I have to say. What flows through the air of the 'Factory' is not a electro-magnetic wave. It's a song. Siren's song. It is said to have ability to ensnare the mind of anyone who listens to it. Siren used to live happily in Makai with her lover - but then she was separated from him and forcibly brought to the 'Factory'. Ever since her song of grief flows through the air of the 'Factory' - and people there live under it's thrall. But Siren herself does not mean to control people's minds. She merely sings out of the sadness which overflows her. Poor Siren... I guess she can't help it but keep singing...." So to stop the song of the Siren, we have to go to Makai. Wonderful. Tell us something we do not know. Fortunately, it's Makai, Jim, but not as we know it. This is when you get seriously happy that you are reading a walkthrough, because it is just about to save you hours of pointless wandering about. Except for that oblique hint you get off of the NPCs in the Holy Town, you've little to go on to guess what you must do next. Remember the place in the Grand Church of Holy Town where gate to Makai can be opened ? And the man in the Holy Town Shopping District who was telling you about the guy he met, who was talking about going to Makai ? Well, go to Great Church. On 2F, you will find a room in front of which you'll hear the loud voice from the inside. Voice: "Aargh! That's it, I give up !" Go in. You will see a man there. Man: "...Eh ? What ? You want to know what am I doing ?" If you say no, the man replies: "Who cares if you don't..." If you say yes, the man will reply: Man: "I am a man who had a high ambition of finding a way to Makai.... Still have not succeeded though. Do you, too, want to know a way of going to Makai ?" If you say no, the man replies: "Who cares if you don't..." If you say yes, he continues: "Then I will tell you. First you need to collect four dolls which possess mysterious powers and then you need to place those dolls in a location where our world and Makai are close to each other. If you do it correctly, the Gate to Makai will open. Problem though is that out of those four dolls, I have only managed to find one. This 「眠る人形」(Sleeping Doll). Say, do you want it ?" If you say no, he says: "Well, suit yourself." If you say yes, he says: Man: "All right. I will give it to you." You receive 「眠る人形」(Sleeping Doll). "...and with it I hand over to you my ambition of going to Makai. Do your best." Well, we have five dolls now. Wait, didn't the nice man say that we need only four ? Well, quite. This is why it didn't work out before, placing dolls near the Gate. That's why Hanada failed when he tried. One of the dolls he had - and the ones we picked up after defeating him is obviously a fake. After thinking about it, 'Dancing Doll' really does seem an odd one out. So go up to the 3F to the place where Gate is set up. You will be asked if you want to use the dolls to open the Gate to Makai. Answer yes. Then you will be asked if you want to use 「笑う人形」(Laughing Doll). Answer yes. Then you will be asked if you want to use 「泣く人形」(Crying Doll). Answer yes. Then you will be asked if you want to use 「怒る人形」(Angry Doll). Answer yes. Then you will be asked if you want to use 「踊る人形」(Dancing Doll). That's the odd one out, so answer no. Then you will be asked if you want to use 「眠る人形」(Sleeping Doll). Answer yes. Now the Gate to Makai will open properly. You are asked, if you want to step through to Makai. If you say yes, you will enter Makai. Finally. After emerging in the Makai, go directly south. Around there you will be met by a strange man with a guitar. Petersen: "...You have come from the physical of flesh, did not you ? You wouldn't know where my sweetheart is, would you ? My sweetheart, Siren, was abducted by someone and taken to the physical world. It was probably becuase of her songs, they are said to power over people's minds. To tell you the truth, originally, I too was a captive of her songs. But then, before we knew it, we fell in love with each other. We were together for a long time... I not longer have a physical body now, so there is nothing I can do to help her. I am so sad... so bitter... Please take me to where she is... I beg you." You are asked, if you want to take Petersen to Siren. If you say yes, he says: Petersen: "You will take me to where she is ? Thank you ! I can not do much, but I will follow you." If you want, you can explore around the Tiphareth area of Makai. At the very least, do the true Arcadia subquest - it reveals some very interesting things... To do that subquest, explore the burning cross in the eastern part of the map, check out the Locations section for more detail. When you are finished, go back to the physical world and head for the tower in the Factory, to the room on 13F with the Siren in it. As you enter, you once again see the Youchou Siren singing... Petersen: "Siren ! Your song of grief is at an end ! If it is me you long for, I am right here before you !" Siren: "Darling ? Is it you ? I thought I wouldn't ever see you again..." Petersen: "Siren ! Siren: "My dear...!" Petersen: "......" Siren: "......" Petersen (standing by Siren's side): "... Aleph-san. Thank you so very much... The two of us will return to Makai now. Nothing shall ever part us again. Good-bye !" You can leave the tower now. Hmm, now what. What is this proper way to enter Makai then ? Well, when stuck - cruise the Bars. When you get to the Holy Town, you will see the whole area is in the uproar over what's being broadcast over the TV Towers. So check it out - you will see the following broadcast. Bishop: "From 'Center' to Zain. Present yourself at the 'Center', immediately. In case you will not present yourself at the 'Center' within the day, we will shall cut off all the supply of air to the Holy Town. That shall most likely result in deaths of everyone living in the Holy Town, but we have been left with no other choice. We repeat. From 'Center' to Zain. Present yourself at the 'Center', immediately..." Seems 'Center' finally means business. Well, can't let them kill off the whole Holy Town, can we ? So head for the 'Center'. On the way (if you go from Holy Town), you will meet Zain at the usual spot: Zain: "Finally, the Senate has moved against the Holy Town. For the sake of destroying myself alone, they are ready to destroy the whole Area. I shall go to the 'Center and fight the Senate. So as to free the Millenium from their rule and their misguided plans for Thousand Year Kingdom. Farewell, everyone..." He leaves. You follow. When you get into the 'Center', before doing anything else, visit 'Virtuals.' There you will meet Steven again. Steven: "We meet again, eh ? Looks like your level has went up quite bit. Today I will set up one more function you can use on your Arm Terminal. It is a appraising facility, that allows you to immediately learn all about an item or a spell. With it, you won't not need any more Appraise shops... Well, not quite. Use it well." You get Appraise Facility. Steven: "See you later." Now to the bar. There you will hear the following from a Temple Knight. Temple Knight: "We shall never forgive Zain for turning traitor. But unfortunately as he knows the passcode '5261' he can go up above 21F." Right, now go to Control room. You will find the Bishop there. Bishop: "Aleph...? It is not up to me now to give orders to you. The Senators want to talk to you personally. Go to 22nd floor. The passcode is 2784." Make your way to the 22F. The Temple Knights who were blocking your way before will now say: "We were told to let you pass. Zain has already went in..." At some point, an blue robed figure will block your way. Senator: "The Senate are mistaken ! They may say that by creating God's Thousand Year Kingdom, they are bringing about the eternal peace... But in reality, what they have created is the world where people live in servitude, deprived of their most basic freedoms ! That is against the will of our Lord..!" Shortly afterwards a huge stone slab with face carved into it, blocks the passage in front of you. The face speaks. Voice: "Who are thou, that tries to pass here. If thou art to pass, heed mine words and answer..." Then you are asked three questions, which you have to answer 'Yes' or 'No' to: First Question: 「汝の母が悪魔に取りつかれ...」 "Thy mother was possessed by a horrible demon. In great pain and agony, she asks thee for release from her suffering. Wilst thou finish off your mother ?" Second Questions: (YES to first question) 「汝は高い武器を買うため...」 "Thou hast with thee &100000 needed to buy a very expensive weapon. But before thee, thou see crowds of starving people. Wilst thou give up thy money for their sake ?" (NO to first question) 「罪も無い少女が とらわれている...」 "A innocent girl is being apprehended for the crime she didn't commit. But thou hast an important pledge to attend to. It leaves thee with no time to rescue the girl. Wilst thou rescue her nonetheless ?" Third Questions: (YES to the first, YES to the second questions) "Thou hast prevailed against thy mortal enemy in battle. Thy enemy hast lost his will to fight and pleadeth for his life. Wilst thou finish him off ?" (YES to the first, NO to the second questions) (NO to the first, YES to the second questions) 「正体不明の集団と出会った...」 "Thou hast encountered a group of strangers. Thou both stare at each other and neither stands ready to give the way. Wilst thou strike against them before they can strike against thee ?" (NO to the first, NO to the second questions) 「行方を共にしていた仲間が...」 "An ally whom thou shared thy travels with hast fallen in battle. There is no easy way to take his mortal remains with thee. Wilst thou abandon thy ally corpse to ravens ?" ---- Depending on your answers, your alignment will receive some shift. What the face speaks next depends on what will your alignment end up being: (Alignment ends up LAW) 「汝は 神のため 人のため 戦う者...」 "Thou fighteth for the Lord and for the people. Thou are the true Messiah. Glory be to thy name..." (Alignment ends up NEUTRAL) 「汝は 何者にも頼らず 自らの道を...」 "Thou pursueth thy own path relying on noone but thyself. Long is thy road and many are thy hardships. Yet great is thy reward." (Alignment ends up CHAOS) 「汝は 戦い 混沌をもたらす者...」 "Thou bringeth with thee the War and the Chaos unbound... Praised be thee as a warrior, but cursed are thy blood-stained hands..." After then, it is not too long before you shall stand before the entrance to the hall where Senate hold congress. Just in front of that door, you see a stone slab with outlines of Zain's body emerging from the surface. You are told, that Zain was turned into stone. Step forward and enter the room. You see three old men, in yellow, red and green robes, sitting on the floor. Senator: "You've come chasing after Zain, Aleph ?" They all stand up. Senator: "He ended up a statue of cold stone. Such is the fate of all traitors !" Senator: "You too shall be consigned to oblivion !" The foremost Senator disappears. The other two transform... ...into Archangel Raphael and Archangel Uriel. Raphael and Uriel: "Die ! A failure of a Messiah !" You fight them. If you beat them, remaining Senator cries: Senator: "You will pay for slaying Raphael and Uriel !" He transforms into Archangel Michael. Michael: "Now, I am your opponent !" You fight him. If you beat him, he says: Michael: "Lo... Lord ! Deliver us ! The judgement... on this one..." He dies. Fourth Senator appears. The one in the blue robe. Senator: "Oh. You have slain them all ? It's a pity... But there was no other way... There still an enemy left. Take care..." He heals you and disappears. Above you, a gigantic face materialises... One God: "You, who defied me ! I shall destroy you all !" You fight Shinryou YHVH. He is MEGA-tough. If you beat him, you hear: Voice of One God: "Thee, who raised thy blades against me... Until the end of reincarnation and beyond, cursed be your souls. Countless disasters shall rain upon your head in punishment...!" And then it's gone. Three Daitenshi - Michal, Raphael and Uriel - who ruled Millenium under the guise of 'Senate' lie slain. You leave the hall. That senator, in blue robe, appears before you again. Senator: "You've done well, Aleph. I am..." He *changes*. "...Tenshi Gabriel. Together with Michael and the rest, I have worked, obeying the will of the Lord, to build the Thousand Year Kingdom, that would be humanity's salvation... Well I, at least, have tried to follow the will of the Lord. ...But once the Millenium was finished, Daitenshi started to rule it. According to the words of the Lord, after Thousand Year Kingdom stands complete, a Messiah would appear who would guide the people.... But no Messiah appeared in the Millenium. When Messiah that they waited for did not appear, Daitenshi decided that they will create their own Messiah. It was there that their actions have parted from the will of the Lord. And it was there that the Lord had forsaken Daitenshi. I was told that I was to distance myself from Michael and follow the true path... Thanks to you, it was possible to bring Zain back to flesh. He waits for you in the Control Room right now..." Gabriel leaves. You make your way to the Control Room. Zain: "Thank you, Aleph. Thanks to you defeating Michael, I too was liberated. With the Senators gone, no one rules the Millenium now. But that also means that no one is making sure the place is all running as it should. What will happen to Millenium now, that's the main concern..." Suddenly an alarm goes off throughout the 'Center'. Voice: "Emergency ! Emergency ! A tremendous surge of energy has been detected in Holy Town...! Emergency ! Emergency ! A tremendous surge of energy has been detected in Holy Town...! Emergency..." Zain: "Whatever happened !? My body has not completely recovered yet, I still can not move very well. Could you please go to the Holy Town and find out what happened for me ?" Well go to the Holy Town. Nothing seems to be amiss near the business center, so head off in the direction of Grand Church. At some point, you will encounter a man: Man: "To the east of Grand Church the ground is shaking. Something is wrong..." As you come near the Church, you see some sort of gigantic drill break out from the underground. Approach it. There appears to be precious little you can do about it. So go back to the shopping district. Talk to people in the bar. Then go back to Zain in the 'Center'. Zain: "So the tower which appeared in the Holy Town is a demon's tail... That must be pretty huge demon. A demon that big, his actual body must be in Makai. But how should one go to Makai ?" Well, it always comes down to the same thing - we need to go to Makai. Unfortunately, we need time to find the 'front entrance', which Louis Cypher was talking about when you met him in Tiphareth. Remember that Mutant Elder who is supposed to know something about one of the 7 Pillars you need to gather to go to the Makai ? Well, in absence of any other clues we might as well go and visit him in B3F of Roppongi again. At first he will speak just as before, but in the end he will add: "...What ? A huge tower appeared in the world above ? I think it must be the tail of Maou Moloch. If it's Moloch, than he lives in the Makai. I shall give you this. You will need it, if you are to go to Makai..." You receive 「金星のピラー」(Pillar of the Venus). "There are seven Pillars all together. One would need all of them - having just one is no use. So I'll give mine to you..." So - Pillars. You need all seven Pillars. Check Locations file for the checklist of all the Pillars and where to get them. By now you should definitely have five Pilars: Pillars of Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn. The remaining two Pillars are obtained as follows: for the 'Pillar of the Jupiter', you need to remember the Worker in the Factory Mines who said that he dug it up the other day. So go and visit him again. Worker: "What... What am I doing here ? I will give you this 「木星のピラー」(Pillar of the Jupiter). Every time I'd look at it, it would only remind me of how I used dig, dig, dig... like someone possessed..." You receive 「木星のピラー」(Pillar of the Jupiter) Very good. Now the last pillar. For this, go to the Holy Town area and visit the Disco there again. You learn two interesting new pieces of information. A Virtual Girl tells you following: "Welcome ! In the Virtual space you too... Argh. It's my day off today... Oh, yeah. They say that a strange man on a wheelchair was seen in the cyberspace recently. Even though we never programmed in anything like that..." And a woman tells following: "At the next Rave Party, there's gonna be a Dance Contest. I am so going to take part. The first prize is the 「月のピラー」 (Pillar of the Moon)." Well, that makes clear where the last pillar is. But let's deal with Steven first. Go out of the Disco and head for Virtuals. There you will meet Steven again: "I've done it, at last. I've managed to reduce the size of data block needed to store an Ally, so I've done a new version of Demon Summoning Program. It allows you to store up to 12 Allies at the same time." Your ally stock is increased up to twelve. "Truth is, we aren't going to meet for a while now. It's pity, but it can't be helped. But some day, some place, we will meet again..." Well, well. The last pillar, now. Enter the Disco during the Full Moon. You will meet a man there, who will say: Man: "It's the full moon night ! At the Moonlight Rave of the Full Moon Night, LET'S GET DANCING ! First, the Dance Contest. From the first entry number, LET'S GET DANCING !" Several people dance for the contest. Man: "Come on ! Walk-in participants are also very welcome ! A gorgeous prize is waiting for the winner ! Do we have anyone ?" You are asked whether you want to join in and participate. If you say no, the winner of the contest is announced and you leave. If you say yes, he says: "All right ! You there ! LET'S GET DANCING !!" You dance. Man: "And now, the announcment of a winner ! The winner is..." If Aleph's 「魔力」(Magic Power) is 9 or less: "Girl with entry number 6 ! Congratulations !" If Aleph's 「魔力」(Magic Power) is 10 or more: "Our walk in participant ! Congratulations ! We present you with the 「月のピラー」(Pillar of the Moon) CONGRATULATIONS !" You receive 「月のピラー」(Pillar of the Moon). Well, now that you have all the pillars, it is time to go to the Makai at last. Go to the bottom level of the Underworld, where the Altar Stones are. Place the first six pillars, one at each Altar Stone: 「水星のピラー」(Pillar of the Mercury) 「金星のピラー) (Pillar of the Venus) 「火星のピラー」(Pillar of the Mars) 「木星のピラー」(Pillar of the Jupiter) 「土星のピラー」(Pillar of the Saturn) Every time you approach a new altar you are told that one of the Pillars starts to shine and are asked if you want to place it. Answer yes, at every altar. When you place all the Pillars, the ground shakes, violently, and a giant stone face emreges out of the ground in the center of the circle formed by the six Altar Stones. That's the Gate to the Makai. Approach it. When you do, you are told that 「太陽のピラー」(Pillar of the Sun), your last Pillar, starts to shine. Then you place it. Then the Gate draws upon the six Altar Stones as foci for the spell, a hexagram of power is formed and then the Gate opens at last... Transporting you beyond the boundaries of Malkuth, of the physical world, Assiah, to Yesod, the ninth Sephirah, the lowest Sephirah of the astral world, Yetzirah. The place which human usually call the Makai (魔界). You have made your first step up the Tree. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART 3 - "The Stairway to Heaven" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shortly into Makai you will meet, right on the overhead map, your first local: Makai Ihabitant: "It's kinda rare that we have visitors from Malkuth... Oh, 'Malkuth' ? It's the name for your world, the world of humans." If you turn left right after you meet him, you will arrive to Yesod itself. Once inside, go to the Terminal first. There, you will be met by Steven. Steven: "Long time no see, no ? Come to think of it, this is the first time we meet outside the Virtual Space, isn't it ? This Terminal Stone will allow Recording (saving the game) and Transmission (teleportation) within the Makai. I will set it up so that you can use it too. Meanwhile, you can wait outside." You go outside. Now you can use the Terminal Stones whenever you wish. From the conversations in the Bar, you learn several things. Namely, that the way forward lies through Yetziratic passage, that it is occupied by Hekate, and that moonlight grants Hekate invulnerability. Moonlight... Hmm... So, when you've finished exploring Yesod, enter the Yetziratic Passage. Exploring around, you will soon find the room with Hekate. Normally, as you enter it you are met by Hekate. Hekate: "By the orders of Lucifer-sama, I am not to let anyone pass. And weaklings like you can't even touch my moonlight-clad body !" You are thrown out. Well let's think. Moonlight grants Hekate her invulnerability ? Then we shall confront her at a time when there is no moonlight - during the New Moon phase. If you do that, then as you confront her she will say: "By the order of Lucifer-sama, I am not to let anyone pass. And someone like you I don't even need moonlight to defeat ! Prepare for your death !" You fight Maou Hekate. If you beat her, she speaks: "...Lucifer...sama... They ...are...stro...strong..." She dies. Now you are asked, where you want to go: Tiphareth Netzach Hod Yesod It doesn't matter which order you do Hod and Netzach in, but let's follow the standard order of Sephirah and so do Hod first. In Hod area there is just one building, Hod itself. Enter it and search the place. In one of the rooms you will find Tiamat. As you enter, she rises to meet you. Tiamat: "So you are the humans of whom Lucifer-sama spoke ? I know not how much power you have, but you are merely humans. Hardly a threat, but Lucifer-sama said not to underestimate you. Oh, how long has it been... Make me hold nothing back in this battle !" You fight Jaryuu Tiamat. If you beat her, she says: Tiamat: "And you are human...!? What strength ! I could have never held back on you...!" You get 「アインの鍵」 (Key of Ain). Now go back to crossroads in Yetziratic Passage and head for Netzach. There is not much in the Netzach area, so just enter the city. From the various conversations with the locals, you learn that Crowley is putting up a Sabbat during a full moon night. So enter the big throne room in the center during the Full Moon. You will see a robed man standing in the middle of it. Crowley: "Damnations... It's Full Moon night out there. The night most suitable for a Sabbat... And Lucifer prohibited me to hold it...! Oooooooh ! I just can't hold it in...! I'll sacrifice you all in a fountain of blood !" He transforms. You fight Youma Master Therion. If you beat him, he says: Crowley: "Aaargh... I thought... if it's Makai... I could abandon myself in Sabbats..." You get 'ラメドの鍵' (Key of Lamed). Now that you have cleared both Hod and Netzach, you can proceed to Tiphareth. At the end of the respective section of the Yetziratic passage, you will see the gate of Tiphareth. It is locked. But then you use 「アインの鍵」(Key of Ain) and 「ラメドの鍵」(Key of Lamed) to open it. Enter the now-familiar Tiphareth area. Head for the Tiphareth itself. When you enter Tiphareth, go to the Bar. Talk to people there. Strange girl near the entrance to the Briatic Passage, huh ? Well, head off towards the place where the entrance is supposed to be. As you near it, you will meet girl on a horse. Gomorie: "Heh. So you are Aleph ? Little surprise Lucifer-sama was uncertain about you. I am Gomorie. A humble servant of Daimaou Lucifer-sama. By the order of Lucifer-sama, I am to take you to Castle Kether. Come now." You are taken across the whole stretch of Makai to the top of the Castle Kether. There, a familiar red-headed man is standing. Louis Cypher: "And so we meet again, Aleph-kun. Why, meeting you in a place like this... I am very pleased that you did me the honor of accepting my invitation... What ? Gomorie took you here without your consent ? Well, I am sure she wasn't rough with you. Anyway, it does not really matter. You could not have refused it. Daimaou Lucifer's..." ...transforms... Lucifer: "..MY invitation can not be refused. Now then, Aleph ! Smart little Angels, thinking they act in God's will, have created Millenium. What they created, actually, ran counter to His intention. I didn't even have to step into the matter, God's retribution was inevitable. I merely sat and waited for it. But whom were the Angels defeated by ? You, Aleph. Who are you ? Who are you who have slain even the fake One God, whom the belief of the Angels forsaken by the true God have created. Are you Satan, he who comes to judge us all ? To ascertain that I have brought you here. ...and fortunately, it would seem you are not Satan. But I saw many signs of his imminent coming. For example, Set is struggling to awaken from his slumber. And Set is a half of Satan body. Long time ago, Satan was defeated and rent asunder. And one half, Set, was sealed away by God. If Set awakens from his sleep, then the coming of Satan is at hand. If Satan appears, he will hold the grand judgement and all the things will be erased from this world. Not only you, humans, but we, the inhabitants of the Makai whom you call 'demons', will be wiped out from this world. I am the king of the Makai. I can not just sit here and do nothing, awaiting our common destruction. I shall challenge Satan in the last battle. And I must prevail, at any cost. I may need your power too. But is there enough power in you for what I need ? We shall test it. Aleph ! If you have the will and the power to fight Satan, then we shall meet again here, at this place, at the summit of my Castle Kether. I shall wait for you. Come here with your own feet..." You are taken back to Yesod area. Gomorie: "Aleph was not Satan... I am rather relieved. Like the Lucifer-sama, I too shall wait for you to come to the Castle Kether. Try your very, very best, will you..." She disappears. Voice: "...So it was you then..." Gabriel appears. Gabriel: "Aleph. It's been a while... Zain wants to meet with you. Come with me." Archangel gestured with his hand... ...and you are instantly whisked away to an iddyllic looking place: Gabriel: "This is Eden. It was created to resemble that fabled garden of ancient days... Come, Zain is waiting for you over there.... " You find yourself on overhead map in Eden. To meet Zain, go just to the North of where you are. If you attempt to approach the central building, Gabriel will appear and say: "Now, quickly, go to Zain. He is waiting for you." So go to the northernmost part of Eden. There, in a little field, Zain is waiting for you. Zain: "Aleph. You've met with Daimaou Lucifer. You've heard what he had to say. God ! You didn't accept his invitation, I hope !? He desperately wants to stop the coming of the world of peace. So first he is trying to destroy the Millenium. Methods of the former Senate were certainly too much, but we mustn't forget that it is thanks to the Millenium that humanity could survive. We mustn't allow the Millenium to be destroyed. We've had enough victims." --- (LAW alignment) "To get true peace in our hands, we must fight together ! Aleph ! But Lucifer plans to completely destroy the Millenium. He is trying to awaken Set, who sleeps in the Tiphareth of the Makai. I, myself, can't leave this incomplete Eden yet... Sorry to bother you, but could you go and check up on Set for me ? Whatever could the Lucifer's agents be planning..." Then you leave and find yourself on your own in Eden. You must now get back to Tiphareth and go to the building where Set lies in slumber. (NEUTRAL Alignment) "Aleph, won't you help me ? Let's defeat Daimou Lucifer, rebuild the Millenium and try to build an ideal world in which everyone would live in peace. A true Thousand-Year Kingdom. Help me, Aleph !" By answering 'yes' you choose to join the forces of LAW for good, and your alignment is permanently changed to LAW. Zain cries: "You will help me !? Thank you ! I am grateful, Aleph ! Let's build a new Thousand-Year Kingdom ! But Lucifer plans to completely destroy the Millenium. He is trying to awaken Set, who sleeps in the Tiphareth of the Makai. I, myself, can't leave this incomplete Eden yet... Sorry to bother you, but could you go and check up on Set for me ? Whatever could the Lucifer's agents be planning..." Then you leave and find yourself on your own in Eden. You must now get back to Tiphareth and go to the building where Set lies in slumber. By answering 'no', you retain your present alignment and leave yourself the option of ending up on either NEUTRAL or CHAOS path. Zain says: "..... Well, so you aren't the kind of people who should be allowed into Eden. I shall have you leave this place. Like the ancient Adam and Even, you are forever exiled from the Paradise. Farewell, Aleph !" You fall... and fall... and fall... ...and land in Millenium just outside the 'Center' tower. Your goal is now to get back to Tiphareth and go to Briatic Passage entrance again. (CHAOS alignment) [not complete yet] --- The order of the following two events depends on your alignment. If you are LAW, you must go to Set's temple first and then have encounter outside Briatic Passage. If you are NEUTRAL or CHAOS, it's the other way around. --- Briatic Passage encounter: You are met by Louis Cypher. Louis Cypher: "Aleph ! Today I came to say farewell to you. From now own, we shall never meet again. Because I will take your life with my own hands !" He transforms and is revealed to be Astaroth. Astaroth: "Ho-ho-ho-ho...! And so you swagger in...! Lucifer-sama thought far too highly of you, you brats ! Someone like you could have never been Satan. Never mind being the Messiah ! You are just a foolish human ! u I shall grant you a death befitting a foolish child of man !" You fight Maou Astaroth. If you beat him, he says: Astaroth: "So you weren't... a mere child of man... after all... Satan... Messiah... I don't care... With that power... return me to my original form... that of the beautiful... goddess of plentiful harvest... Ishtar..." He vanishes. From now on, you are allowed to fuse Maou Astaroth. (LAW alignment) You can proceed to Briatic Passage entrance. (NEUTRAL alignment) Louis Cypher appears: "Are you all right, Aleph ? Astaroth...! How dared he to assume my shape. And I told him you weren't someone on whom his little make-believe tricks would work. But you are strong. Strong enough to defeat Astaroth. I want this power of yours even more now. Walk by my side, striving for the chaos that shall bring about the new rebirth." If you answer 'yes', you choose to join with the forces of CHAOS for good and your alignment is permanently changed to CHAOS. Louis Cypher: "Then I shall wait for you at Castle Kether. Come there soon." He leaves. You must now go to the Set's temple. If you answer 'no', you choose to walk the path of BALANCE and your alignment is permanently changed to NEUTRAL. Louis Cypher: "Heh... So we weren't destined to walk the same path then...? It's a shame. I didn't want to have you as my enemy... But next time we meet shall be the last you see the light of day..." He leaves. You must now go to the Set's temple. (CHAOS alignment) [not complete yet] --- --- Set's Temple encounter: (LAW alignment) You are met by Gomorie. Gomorie: "Are you trying to stop the sealing of Set !?" Set awakens. He awakens, flies up and disappears into the sky. Gomorie: "Set was set free. With this, Satan is revived." (NEUTRAL alignment) As you approach the stairs, you see Set coming awake and flying away. Afterwards, you leave and must now proceed to Briatic Passage entrance proper. (CHAOS alignment) As you approach the stairs, you see Set coming awake and flying away. Louis Cypher appears: "..." --- Either way, you shall end up coming to Briatic Passage entrance - or rather the place where entrance has been. Now, the space there is warped and you see something BREATHING there. You are asked, if you want to be inhaled. Answer yes, and you shall be inhaled into a rather strange place. After navigating through several levels of dungeon, you shall encounter Madam there. Madam: "Who's it ? Is someone there...? Alfred ? ...You..you are Hawk.. Aleph, that is... You were swallowed by Abaddon too ? I may be Madam-sama, the ruler of Valhalla area, but even for me this is the end, wouldn't you say ? The 'Center' entrusted me with with Valhalla and I made it into a free area, where many people have gathered. It flourished... And the 'Center' stayed silent and watched.... so that they could use us to choose citizens for Thousand Year Kingdom. After all they... The Senate... were the ones who hired me in the first place. But now I am no longer useful to them - and this is how I end up. I would have gladly gave my life, if that alone could save the citizens of the Valhalla..." She is gone. Another door, on the same level, will lead you to the Slum Town in the Valhalla area. Go there and go to the room, where Mekata was meant to be waiting for you all that time ago... Mekata: "Ooh.. Is that Aleph ? So you've found me even in the stomach of Abaddon... To think that the 'Center'... no, the Senate would make Abaddon swallow up the Valhalla area... The Senate did not want for us to meet, you see. But although they knew that I was hiding somewhere in Valhalla, they could not find me. And the there was the fact that the Valhalla was not of any real use to the 'Center' anymore. So they had Maou Abaddon swallow up Valhalla. That way they could stop me and destroy a useless area at the same time. By the way, both of you being here means that you rescued Hiroko from the concentration camp. Then I will tell you the truth as I promised. Aleph... that is - you - are a human who was created by the 'Center' to become the Messiah. After the Great Destruction decades ago, the world was ruined and desolate. Messiah Church, in order to save the people living in it, tried to build their own Thousand Year Kingdom. The result of that was 'Tokyo Millenium'. And then they waited for the appearance of the Messiah. But the Messiah... never appeared. So the Senators of the 'Center' decided to create with their own hands the Messiah they desired. That, Aleph, was you. At the time, four other people were genetically engineered to be your satellites. Beth to be your Partner. Gimmel to be the Messiah of the Virtual World, to test out the Thousand Year Kingdom. Dareth, to be the Anti-Messiah - defeated in order to raise the charisma of the Messiah. And Zain to keep his eyes on you... But you were different from them... First, a fertilized human ovum was improved and strengthened in the bio lab and then it placed into the body of a superior young woman. Then you were born. Immediately on birth you were separated from the body of that woman. Then, in just a day, you were grown the equivalent of ten years." You are asked, if you want to hear his story again. If you say no, Hiroko speaks. Hiroko: "It... it cannot be... That means... that means..." Mekata: "Yes. Hiroko, your child was Aleph." Hiroko: "........................." Mekata: "I too, was once just following the orders of the 'Center' without a doubt in mind.... but I could not find it in myself to go through with this Messiah project. Creating their own personal Messiah... Using my own daughter in the project... Everything... So I got Hanada to help me, erased your memory, set up an explosion to create a disturbance in the 'Center' and escaped. Hiroko... I wanted to take you with me. But there was no time to erase the planted memories of being a Temple Knight. But you, by yourself, set out in search for Aleph. This was something I haven't expected. Ah, well... All things sucked in by Maou Abaddon vanish after a while. Seems to be end of the road for me too. But you - you should quickly escape. I give you 「MAGプレッサー」(MAG Pressor). With its help, it should be possible to materialise Abaddon's body. Slay him and escape." You get 「MAGプレッサー」(Mag Pressor). Mekata: "Farewell my supreme creation, Prototype One.... Farewell, my beloved daughter..." He disappears. Hiroko: "Wait !! More ! Tell us more ! You being my father ! Aleph being my child ! What the hell is this !? Tell us more !! Don't you dare to just vanish !!! Coward !!!" He is gone. Well, go back into Abaddon's body. Find your way to the heart. When you enter you will hear a disembodied voice: "Thank you for taking such a trouble to come here. Unfortunately my body is here... and isn't here - at the same time. That is - thanks to a dimension warp, it is immaterial. Substanceless. This means you can't really 'slay' me. Might as well give up and slowly get absorbed by me... Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha..." Aleph uses 「MAGプレッサー」(Mag Pressor). "Eh...? What...? What did you do...!? My... my body...!!" Maou Abaddon's body appears. "You may have managed to materialise my body... But you shall soon regret you have ever done it !" You fight Maou Abaddon. "You are the ones... who've slain... Michael... Michael... promised... to restore me to angel... once more... So I did... as he said... and swallowed... Valhalla..." He dies. You get thrown back to the Tiphareth area. Now you can enter the Briatic Passage properly... First go to Chesed. It has the form of a grand Temple, where all the lost souls gather, waiting for Mahavairocana-tathagata to grant them salvation. There are many ghosts from the past here, both close and distant. One of these lost spirits you definitely want to meet. In one of the rooms, you can find the soul of Beth... "Aleph, why are you here ? It... it can not be.... Aah. Good. You have not died yet... But because I died, I can not be of any use any more... There is but one last thing that I can do for you. To invest you with the last of my strength... We shall never meet again in this world. But I am glad that I saw you one last time and I am glad I could be of use to you once more... Farewell... Aleph..." All Aleph's abilities go up by 1. When you finished exploring the Temple of Chesed go to the throne room. There, you shall meet Vairocana himself. Vairocana: "I am Dainichi-Nyorai. I grant help to all those who pray to me, whether they are good or bad, just or unjust." (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "You are the agents of the One God, who would save only the chosen few and persecute those who don't conform. Receive my Divine Light !" You fight Majin Vairocana. If you defeat him, he dies. (CHAOS Alignment) "You have left countless deaths behind your back, but none the less you do look like people, who are able to receive my help... Recognize the evil deeds you have commited and never forget them." If you visit him again: "Aleph, wasn't it ? Don't forget the karma, brought about by the deaths you left behind your back..." Well you are finished with Chesed now, so go back to Briatic Passage. Next is Geburah. As you enter it, you will be told about 12 Shinshou (神将), who occupied it. Well, head for the fortress of Geburah itself and enter it. Shortly into it, you will come upon a ceremonial room with a figure towering in the middle of it: Vikarala: (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "Meet Shinshou Vikarala, counted to be one of Twelve Shinshou. On my name, you shall not pass here !" You fight Shinshou Vikarala. If you beat him, he says: Vikarala: ".....Is....Shinshou....Vikarala...defeated...here ?" He dies. You pass beyond his room. (CHAOS Alignment) "Aleph ! This Shinshou Vikarala would test your power !" You fight Shinshou Vikarala. If you beat him, he says: "The victory is yours ! Truly, your strength is as great as it was rumoured to be... Come, you can pass here..." You can pass beyond his room. Shortly afterwards, you will come upon the room with Shinshou Catura. The conversation is exactly the same as with Vikarala. Take the staircase to B1. There you must meet and defeat Shinshou Sindura, Makura, Pajira, Indara, Sandira and Majira. Then you descend to B2. There you fight Shinshou Andira, Mihira, Vajra and Kumbhira. Then, finally, you find Atavaka. Atavaka: (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "My servants, the Twelve Shinshou... Have you slain them all ? But by the orders of Lucifer-sama, you will not pass here." You fight Majin Atavaka. If you defeat him, he says: Atavaka: "To think that this Daigensui-Myouou Atavaka would lose to a mere human and his pet demons... .....Long live...Lucifer-sama..!!" He dies. (CHAOS Alignment) "You are Aleph...? I must test your power..." You fight him. If you defeat him, he says: "I was told by Lucifer-sama - do not let him pass, unless he can defeat you. You have defeated me. You can pass. Go now... To Lucifer-sama !" You can pass now. Through the door just beyond his throne room you will enter the Atziluthic Passage. It leads to Binah and to Chokmah. First go to Binah area. If you go immediately North, you can find a special location on the shore of the sea of Binah. There you will see Hourie taking a bath. You are asked, if you want to get her beautiful dress - 「羽衣」'Hagoromo'. The Hagoromo has a special ability to mask its wearer's alignment. Whether you need that ability at the moment or not, it is advisable to take Hagoromo with you. Since when you bring it back Hourie, you are rewarded for your honesty by having each of your abilities raised by 1. Find the central building and explore it. There is no obligatory things to do here - but if you do not mind doing some creative fusion, you can do a bonus subquest - the ressurection of the rightful ruler of Binah, Chiboshin Ishtar. Check the Locations section for details. One you are finished with Binah area, go back to Atziluthic passage and head for the Chokmah area. Once you arrive there, head for the Tower of Chokmah itself - there is no one else around on the overhead map. The tower is 4 floors high. The the throne room of Mara is on the 4th floor. Beware of many pit traps on that floor. The correct path from the stairs to Mara's throne room is: L, F, L, F, R, 2xF, R, 2xF, R, F, L, F, R, 2xF, L, F, R, 2xF, R, 2xF, L, 2xF, R, F, R, 2xF, L, 2xF, R, 2xF When you enter the throne room, the Tempter King Mara, the demon-lord of Sixth Heaven, will greet you: (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "Welcome to my Tower of Chokmah. Aleph. You certainly have the sheer strength. But are you a man who could be allowed to tread with your feet the Tower of Chokmah, the origin of all wisdom ? If you truly are a man possessing of wisdom in abundance, you should listen to me well. First, as a prize for coming thus far, I shall give you &999999..." You are asked if you will accept &999999 from Mara. If you answer yes, Mara laughs: "Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...! You so perfectly fell prey to my temptation ! Vanish from this world, fools !" Then you fight him. If you answer no, he continues: "I see. So you are not interested in money... Then I shall raise you level up by 10." You are asked if you agree to it. If you answer yes, Mara laughs: "Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...! You so perfectly fell prey to my temptation ! Vanish from this world, fools !" Then you fight him. If you answer no, he continues: "I see. So someone as strong as you isn't even interested in raising his level anymore... Then I shall offer you the whole of the world. Both Satan and Lucifer shall kneel before you..." If you answer yes, Mara laughs: "Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...! You so perfectly fell prey to my temptation ! Vanish from this world, fools !" Then you fight him. If you answer no, he continues: "You've done well, to resist my temptation ! Then I shall fight you !" You fight Maou Mara. If you defeat him, he says: "..........." and perishes. (CHAOS Alignment) Mara: "Human child Aleph ! Should you be really passing through here ? I will test you. Aleph ! Is your Wisdom above 15 ?" (#1) If you answer no to (#1), he tells you: "Then you should raise your Wisdom and come back here..." If you answer yes to (#1), he tells you: (If your Wisdom is below 15) "Liars ! Cowards ! If you wish to pass through here, with this kind of Wisdom, you will have to fight me !" You fight him. If you defeat him he says: "Then I will let you pass. Beyond this wall is Castle Kether. Castle Kether, ruled by Dai-Maou Lucifer-sama..." (If your wisdom is 15 or above) "It seems that your Wisdom is above 15. Then I will let you pass. Beyond this wall is Castle Kether. Castle Kether, ruled by Dai-Maou Lucifer-sama..." You are asked, if you want to go to Castle Kether. Well, if you are ready, then answer yes. You shall be teleported into the Kether area of Makai. North of you, tower the gates of the Castle Kether. The end is nigh... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENDGAME - NEUTRAL ROUTE "And Justice for All..." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you stand at last before the gates of the Castle, the gates itself speak out to you. Spirit of the Right Gate: "This place is Castle Kether" Spirit of the Left Gate: "This is the place of Lucipher-sama." Spirit of the Right Gate: "Lucifer-sama gave orders not to let anyone pass." Spirit of the Left Gate: "Lucifer-sama gave orders not to let anyone pass, except for the people of Chaos." Spirit of the Right Gate: "Would Lucifer-sama have allowed this gentleman in ?" Spirit of the Left Gate: "Lucifer would not permit him to enter." Spirits of Both Gates: "By the orders of Lucifer-sama, you shall not pass through this gate." Suddenly Masakado's Katana (将門の刀) starts to glow. Spirit of the Right Gate: "O... Oh...! This... this light !" Spirit of the Left Gate: "It's blinding...!" The Spirits of the Gate dissipate and vanish. Once the light dies out, Masakado's Katana crumbles, becoming a heap of scrap metal. You gain Hihiirokane (ヒヒイロカネ). You can give it to the Dwarven Smith in Akasaka, who will forge ? for you. See Locations section for more detail. (Re-Miel's Note: Hihiirokane is a mysterious metal from the apocryphal Japanese legends. It is chief mention is in Takenouchi section of Koshi-Koden. It is said to be soft as gold in its pure form, but made into an alloy it becomes hard as platinum. Various legendary swords were made from it and the roof of the Imperial Palace in the age of legends was said to be made from it. It never rusts, is unusually cool to the touch and under certain circumstances emits radiant light. There are surprising similarities between it and Orihalcon from the legends of Atlantis...) Enter the Castle Kether. This is a rather long dungeon, so be prepared, have powerful demons fused and don't forget to go back to save from time to time. When you ascend to the 9F of Castle Kether, you are met by Lucifuge Lucifuge: "Greetings ! We have not met yet. I am the Lucifuge, trusted and devoted servant of Lucifer-sama. I serve Lucifer-sama in many duties. Making '&'(makka) is one of them. Plesed to be meeting you. Oo ! What a strength ! I must report this to Lucifer-sama immediately !" With this he vanishes and you can proceed. Pass through the door to ascend to the roof of the Castle Kether. Lucifer: "So you've come... But what a weak creature a human being is. All this way, and you still couldn't decide whether to join with me or with Satan. Now here you stand, ready to challenge Dai-Maou (大魔王) Lucifer in combat. Neither a servant of Daitenshi(大天使) Michael nor an agent of Shinryou(神霊) Satan, but a simple human being... What a fearsome strength. But you have no more than abandoned yourself to combat, losing your self... the reality... the terror... I, Dai-Maou Lucifer shall teach you the true meaning of terror !" You fight Dai-Maou Lucifer. If you defeat him, he says: "So you've grown as strong... as to defeat me.. But it would do you well to remember... Humans aren't as strong creatures... as to be able to survive entirely on their own. ... I have had Moloch to suck in the magnetite from the physical world and fed all that energy into Kuzuryuu (九頭龍), the nine-headed dragon who makes up the mountains of Makai. It was the One God who ordered me to have Kuzuryuu carry out the true Great Destruction. And I have made a... pretense of obedience... For true Great Destruction would have been a great catastrophe for the Makai as well as the physical world. I have thought to use the power of Kuzuryuu not for the Great Destruction but for the better of the Makai... One God, knowing of my rebellious intentions, have had Gabriel to prepare another tool for carrying out the Great Destruction... That secret lies now in Eden. Kuzuryuu will soon awaken... Millenium would probably be destroyed... Aleph... If you were as strong as to defeat me, then you must cast both Kuzuryuu and Eden down into the same oblivion. That is your destiny. But don't forget... If humans are to prosper, then one day the Great Destruction will come again... will be repeated again..." With these words he dies. You find yourself outside the Castle Kether. Dareth appears before you. Dareth: "Aleph... You have defeated Lucifer, but it is no time to rest yet. Lucifer had caused Kuzuryuu to awaken. If Kuzuryuu is not defeated, then the whole of Makai - not to mention the Earth and the Underworld - will be destroyed. I have came here to speak for all of the Underworld. We beg you ! Defeat Kuzuryuu ! Hurry to the south of the Underworld. You are our only hope !" So go to the Underworld. As soon as you emerge on the overhead map there you are met by Steven: "Finally, Kuzuryuu awakened. That's how the Dai-Maou Lucifer is. Even after his death everything proceeds according to his plan... ...except that it doesn't. If you don't want to die, you must defeat Kuzuryuu. Go then !" You are transported towards the mountains, where you see Kusuryuu awaken. Then you battle Jaryuu Kuzuryuu. If you defeat him, you see Steven again. Steven: "Well done, Aleph ! I made a right choice when I've given the Demon Summonning Program to you ! But this is not the end yet. It wasn't Lucifer alone who was trying to destroy this world. You must go to Eden. And hurry - or soon there will be no returning..." You are returned to the overhead map. You must go to Eden now, which is located at the top of the 'Center' tower. So make your way to the 'Center'. Use the Terminal to teleport to the Holy Town and make the rest of the way on foot. Once in 'Center' talk to the man in the bar to find out about the new level and the passcode needed to get there. You are told first three digits, the full passcode is '3470'. You can use it to unlock the last passcoded door on 22F and get to the gates of Eden. There you are accosted by a pair of Cherubim. Cherubim only allow those of the LAWFUL alignment in. So, as you are NEUTRAL, you need something to mask your alignment. If you recall, Hourie's Hagoromo is supposed to do that. If you didn't take it back then, now is the time to go to Binah and fetch it. When you approach the gates cloaked in Hagoromo, the Cherubim shall speak: "The gates of EDEN open only for the chosen ones. We can tell who is chosen and who is not... You... ...are most definitely a chosen one. Come, enter the Paradise..." In the EDEN you can talk to a lot of people on the overhead map and then you have two choices of places to go - the tower to the north and the grove to the south. If you try to enter the tower, Gabriel will bar your way: Gabriel: "This is not a place for you to enter. Zain is down south. You should go and meet him." So south it is. Go to the grove. There, in a ritual circle, stands Zain. Zain: "Aleph ! I have learnt at last what I am. I have learnt what I was born into this world for. I have learnt what should I do and where must I go. I will now regain my true form. Watch... My lo.. this lost half of mine is here at last..." He raises his hands. Set flies in from above and fuses with him. ...: "I am SATAN ! The one sent to this world to be the Judge of both the men and the demons. ... DEFILER ! There is no place for you in Paradise ! Fall to the bottom of the hell !" You fall all the way down to the Underworld. There you see Steven again. Steven: "So the newly-appeared Satan was quick to rough you up, huh... But you have no time to waste. Watch. He started to move immediately." You see the top part of the 'Center' tower to detach from the rest of the Millenium and launch into the skies. Steven: "Satan had an Ark build in 'Center'. EDEN is inside it too. Bearing the chosen ones to create a new world, the Ark was launched into the skies. And inside it also bears... Megido Arc. Megido Arc is a super-powerful laser. If it is fired... All life will be wiped out from Earth. And Satan will do just that, without any hesitation. It is an order from One God. And there's no one to stop him. Earth, Millenium, Underworld, Makai... One God has abandoned them all. Aleph. I shall give you one last chance to stop the destruction. Come to any Terminal." He disappears. Before taking next step, make sure you've done everything you want in the Millenium/Underworld/Makai. They will become inaccessible from now on. For example, painful as it is, you might want to make your way on feet to Binah to return the hagoromo to Hourie. For that, you will be rewarded with all your attributes increased by one. Next go to any terminal. Steven will meet you there: "Thank you for coming. This is the Virtual Space inside the networks. In other words - my hideout. I shall send you from here to the Terminal inside the Ark." He does just that. Steven's voice: "Well, go now..." You find yourself on 52F of the EDEN. Now you have to make you way up. Before the staircase to 53F, you come upon room where amidst great light many voices speak in unison. Sebaoth: "The Ark is only to be boarded by people, who are suitable for living in the new world. Why have you come here ? So that the new world wouldn't be full of violence and malice, so that it wouldn't have to be destroyed again, only those who excel in honoring the Lord and obeying his will - only they were to be chosen. You, who murder and destroy without an end ! You, who through the practice of heretical arts fuse demons as it pleases you ! Sinful creatures ! There is no place for such as you on the Ark !" You fight Shinryou Sebaoth. If you defeat him, he dies and you are free to proceed to 53F. At the end of the level, you came upon a room where in a brilliant radiance, a great eye stares down into you very soul. Shaddai: "So you came... The demon child, born of the foolish intention to handcraft a Messiah, in denial of the order of things established by God... To be so conceited, as to think that you can twist the destiny set down by the Lord Himself ! I, Shaddai, the High King of Destiny, am not forgiving you !" You fight Shinryou Shaddai. If you defeat him, he dies and you are free to proceed to 54F. It's one of those floors with many teleporters. The correct path, from the staircase, is: R, F, L, F; R, F; L, F, R, F, R, F, L, 2xF; R, 3xF; R, F; L, 2xF, L, F, R, F, L, F, L, F Then you enter a room, where you are engulfed in a swirling maelstorm of potentials, currents, forms, archetypes. A *presence* speaks down to you. Elohim: "You, who were born against the will of the Lord ! You, who summon demons at will and have them do battle for you ! Truly you are a demon child ! Demon child ! Shall you listen to the devil's voice, summon your flock of demons, take up your demon sword and raise it against me !? Be undone !" You fight Shinryou Elohim. If you defeat him, he dies and you can proceed to 55F. It's a small level, and you will soon come upon a door from the other side of which someone would call out to you: Voice: "Aleph. You may enter." Take a step in. You will find yourself in the pilot room of the Ark, with a familiar figure standing before you. Satan: "Aleph. We were both, you and I, manufactured as a part of 'Center's project. Why do you think I, who was Zain, suceeded beyond Beth... Beyond Gimmel... Beyond Dareth... Beyond even you ?" He changes his form back to that of Zain. Zain: "The Lord has abandoned Tokyo Millenium. He, in his infinite grace, knew that as long as humanity, as it is now, persists - there is no hope for making an ideal world into reality. That's why even though the Messiah Church and the Angels have tried to build an ideal world... the Thousand-Year Kingdom... the Lord has not sent amongst them the Messiah. The Senate of 'Center' has then attempted to manufacture their own Messiah. That was the 'Messiah Project'... And amongst the five products of the project, my - that is Zain's - abilities were to have been the most superior. Why ? Because I was the one who would be the Lord's faithful servant. Not the Messiah, but an incarnation of Satan... the Judge... Through me, Tokyo Millenium... Archangels... Humans... Demons... all are to be judged. And also to be judged is the one who has risen against the Lord most defiantly. Aleph. It didn't want to have to judge you. I wished for you to become a part of the new world... But it's too late for that now. Farewell, Aleph." He changes back into Satan. Satan: "Well then, Aleph ! Accept the judgement of the Lord and fall into the fiery depths of Hell !" He transforms... ...and you fight Shinryou Satan. If you defeat him he speaks: "Even the Lord's judgement... you managed to repel... What... are you doing... Where... are... you going..." Then you hear a thundering voice. "Thou hast slain Satan !? Who art thee !? Come and show thyself before Me !" You are then asked if you want to go to the owner of this voice. If you say no, you exit the room. If you say yes, you get transported on to a silvery path in a sea of nothingness. Keep moving forward. After few steps you will hear the voice again: "Thou hast slain Satan !? Who art thee !? Come and show thyself before Me !" After some more steps, it will speak out again: "To have slain Satan, a servant of mine..." After some more steps: "To have slain Sebaoth, Shaddai and Elohim, the sacred spirits who are each a part of Me..." After some more steps: "Cursed beings, who carelessly play with countless lives..." And after some more steps, you finally stand in the Presence. YHVH: "Praised be mine name ! Praised be mine glorious and unequalled name ! Aleph ! Hiroko ! Ye show yourselves before me at last, ye cursed children ! Aleph ! Thou art a wicked being, created in denial of mine laws ! Hiroko ! Thou had offered thy body to manufacture this wickedness ! Both of thee hast broken mine laws. Not only that, but ye commited crimes beyond count to stand here before me. Crimes, which ye couldn't atone for through a ten thousand deaths ! I shall condemn ye to Hell, and after ye have suffered its endless torments, ye shall be reborn... over and over again... only to suffer calamity after calamity, until the ends of reincarnation... That is your punishment ! So stricken be by mine lightning and fall to Hell ! Burn forever in the hellfire ! Demons ! And the human who stroke a bargain with them !" You fight Shinryou YHVH. If you defeat him, he speaks: "Cursed creatures ! Finally, ye commit the greatest of all sins. Destroying your Creator ! Now that ye have destroyed me, who is the Father of all there is, there is nothing left for you to rely on... to lean on... Ye have even disposed of Lucipher, the lord of Makai... Ye stand in an empty world, completely alone. What shall ye do now ? Remember these words well: humans are not strong enough creatures to live without relying or without leaning on someone. And so, just as the humans shall cry out to me for deliverance, the fabric of this vast universe shall spin me out again and again..." Everything fades. You find yourself in Holy Town again. None of the shops really work, the only thing you can do is to head outside. There, Hiroko will speak to you: "We no longer have anything to lean or rely on, huh... But you have me... And I have you... Let's go then. To the world we shall build with our own hands." You see the sun rising over the remains of the TOKYO MILLENIUM. Congratulations ! You've completed Shin Megami Tensei II. You now see all the major scenes in the game unfolding backwards - from the launching of the Ark all the way back, to the 'Messiah' project and your own creation... Finally, you see a strange feminine-shaped spirit launch itself into darkness... ...and as it flies, in this emptiness, you see titles roll... ...then it arrives. Somewhere. Some temple. Almost as if it was... a goddess ? THE END ----------------------- SECTION 3 - LOCATIONS ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALHALLA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->1. Valhalla Shopping District. A huge shopping centre, where the citizens of Valhalla come to spend their money. It has Weapons, Armors, Junks, Appraise, Fortunes, Virtuals. Please note that in the beginning of the game none of the shops will sell you anything - because Okamoto, your Gym master, is well-known to be penniless and owes EVERYONE money. This changes after the conclusion of tournament. ------->.<------- 1). Man. "The scientist who worked at Madam's place seems to have managed to get something real dodgy going..." 2). Man. "All sorts of people gather in the Bar. If you are after some information, better spend some time in the Bar." 3). Man. "There are many different areas in Tokyo Millenium... And ruling all of them is the 'Center'." 4). Man. "Damn ! Lost all my money... again..." 5). Man. "The money used in the Millenium is Makka. There is no kind of currency changing hands, other than '&'." 6). Man. "I'd love to meet Madam, at least once. If a ruler is beautiful, it is a pleasure to be ruled by her. I went to her mansion, in the north-eastern Valhalla, but the guards chased me off..." 7). Woman. "Hawk ! It's final fight at last, isn't it ? Well, you better try hard, 'cause if you do you'll become the citizen of the 'Centre'..." 8). Woman. "When buying stuff in the shops, choose what your are buying with 'Up' and 'Down' arrows. You can increase or decrease the quantity with 'Left' and 'Right' arrows. This makes all the shopping real easy. Common sense, no ?" 11). Casino. If you try to go into Casino, Okamoto appears. Okamoto: "Hawk ! If you have free time to play around in a place like this, then get back to Gym !" You go back. 12). Messiah follower. "Soon, the God will send the Messiah amongst us. Those who believe in God will all be saved..." 13). Green-haired man in a suit and cyberglasses: "There was someone looking for you. Who was it...?" Everything blurs before your eyes. Next moment, you find yourself in a strange lab of some sorts. A middle-aged man, with a cane, is standing in front of a huge glass tank, in which a human-like figure is suspended. It seems to be male... Man: "...of all of you, he is the one in whom the sheer power runs strongest... I would like you to name him. Fine ?" You can choose whether to name him or not. If you answer 'Yes', you will get to give the person in the vat a name of your own choosing. If you answer 'No', the man will ask you to confirm it: Man: "I hoped you would name him for me. Will you not ?" If you answer 'Yes' (you would not), he will say: "I see. Then I will tell you the name which was given to him. His name is 'Zain'...' Everything blurs again. When you come to, you are back in the Shopping District, in front of the green-haired man in cyberglasses. Man: "Oi, what's with you ? Listen, when someone is trying to tell you something ! The person who was searching for you... He called himself 'Zain'." After that you leave. If you come back in again, the man says: "That's an Arm Terminal you have there, isn't it ? You must have got it by winning fights in Colloseum... It's a cool thing to have, because if you have it you can use Terminal... Terminal...? It's to the east of this Shopping District, isn't it..." 14). Woman's voice. First time when you pass by the fortune-telling shop, a voice will call out from the inside: "Hey, hey, you, youngster over there. This way. To your right. Stand before me and listen to my voice. Then the way will open for you." Turn to your right and face the door. "Go on, come inside..." Go inside. Fortune-teller: "I will drive away your doubts and your worries and guide to the right path... Is this the first time you are here ? Then this time I will read your fortune for free... Ummmmm....Ummmm..... One woman's name is buried deep, deep inside your mind. Do you remember that name ?" If you answer yes, you are asked to enter that name. If you answer no, she says: "You do not remember it ? Then I will tell that woman's name to you... The name is... Hiroko. Do not forget that name - Hiroko." Then you are shown out of her shop. If you come back in, it will be a regular fortune-telling. ------->.<------- New conversations after defeating Red Bear: 1). Woman: "Hawk ! Well done ! I always, always knew that weren't just an ordinary person..." 2). Man: "Congratulations ! Congratulations ! Now that you became a Champion, were you invited to Madam's Mansion ?" 3). Haneda (in the Gym): "Awwww ! This isn't fair ! Red Bear lost to someone like you. And I am really down and out as result..." ------->.<------- New conversations after Hanada incident: 1). Messsiah Follower: "Even though demons have appeared, there is nothing to fear. Demons can't touch one who believes in God..." 2). Man: "It seems that thanks to that scientist who escaped from Madam's place, demons gained entrance to this Valhalla area." ------->.<------- New conversations post Fake Messiah appearance: 1). Woman: "Hawk ! Are you going to fight again !?" 2). Man: "Even though demons have appeared in Valhalla, Madam is going to do something about it. As long as we have Madam, we don't need any Messiah !" ------->.<------- Disco Encounters: 1). Woman: "Aha-ha-ha-ha ! It's fun ! Getting out of Slum Town was a really good move ! Coming from the North-West of Valhalla... It was very hard. Next time, I want to go to Colosseum !" 2). Woman: "What are you looking at ? If you fancy me, too bad. Since I came here, I must dance !" 3). Man: "If I was just a little stronger, I think I would have signed up with the Haneda's gym to became a fighter... Haneda's gym ? It's eastwards of this town..." ------->.<------- Bar Conversations: 1). Dandy: "There seem to be some peope who seen a wheelchair-bound man inside the Virtual Battler..." 2). Crazed Woman: "Oh, Hawk ! Do your best in the final battle ! If you win, I will do anything for you." 3). Old man: "Are you Hawk ? What are you doing, hanging around in a place like this ?" 4). Suspicious man: "This final battle is Red Bear vs. Hawk. Expected winner is... ...(Red Bear/Hawk - depends on circumstances)." ------->.<------- Bar Conversations (After beating Red Bear): 1). Old Man: "In the Jakyou, in Slum Town, you are told to bring demons with you. What a weird place !" 2). Gaudy Woman: "Congratulations, Hawk ! You are new Champion ! That's wonderful !" 3). Suspicious Man: "But when the next Tournament going to be ?" ------->.<------- Bar Conversations (Post Hanada Incident): 1). Dandy: "Demons appearing in Valhalla... Even here isn't safe anymore..." 2). Old man: "Is there not a person somewhere who will exterminate all demons..." 3). Suspicious Man: "Demons appearing - is that the fault of that Hanada ?" ------->.<------- Bar Conversations (Post Fake Messiah appearance): 1). Dandy Man: "Currently drawing most attention in Valhalla: Colloseum Special Match: Messiah Dareth vs. Hawk/Aleph" 2). Crazy Woman: "I say that, that Dareth fellow will not defeat you. Hawk, you will _certainly_ win !" 3). Middle-aged Man: "Dareth... Him or you - which one is the true Messiah ?" 4). Suspicious Man: "Dareth should have went to Colosseum by now.." ------->.<------- ---Valhalla Virtual Battler--- 1. Course 1 - &20 entrance fee. You can explore the course. First time you enter it, though, you do not go to the normal course - instead you meet Steven in a pre-scripted encounter: just as you will turn the first corner, you will see a figure in a wheelchair disappearing in the distance. Follow the figure, wherever it is heading. After couple of turns you will catch up with it in the dead end. It turns out to be a man in a red suit, seating in a wheelchair. Wheelchair-bound man: "Yaa ! I am not a demon ! I have had myself entered into the matrix of the Virtual Battler so that I could meet you. My name is... Let's call me Steven... The thing is - there is something I want to give to you. It is my own creation... a Demon Summoning Program. Very shortly, thanks to a certain incident, this 'Tokyo Millenium' will be overrun by demons. Tokyo Millenium has been supressing the appearance of demons for a long time now, but now they wouldn't be able to do it any longer. There is no stopping the demons from entering this world now. If humanity doesn't start to use the power of demons, it will perish. I will pass to the one, who has power to use demons this program. I have created it for a day like this. What kind of person are you, I do not know. Nor would I try to to learn. I am merely giving this program to someone who posesses the power." You are asked, whether you understood his speech. Answer yes. "Good. You seem to be quite bright. I will transfer the program to your Arm Terminal. And handle it with care." You receive Demon Summoning Program. "I have high hopes for you. Perhaps will meet in the Virtual Battler again. It's a pleasure to be working with you. Be seeing you later." You are then sent back to the real world. If you enter the course again, one more special thing will happen - shortly after entering you will hear someone's voice: Voice: "If...receive...this message...come...to me..." Everything fades. You find yourself in a laboratory of some sorts. A middle-aged man with a cane is standing in front of a glass vat, in which a human-like figure is suspended. Man: "His wisdom is above all others... Give him a name." You can choose to do so or refuse. If you say no, he says: "You will not give him a name ?" If you answer yes, he says: "So be it... Then I will tell you a name, that was given to him... His name is Megiru." You are transported back into Virtual Battler. Voice: "...Megiru..... ...This is Megiru... ...I am...now...in Arcadia..." Now you can explore the course. Any time you enter it again, nothing more special will happen. The boss in the end is Gedou Slime. If you beat him, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Slime... Do you want to still continue ?" 2. Course 2 - &30 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Youju Oodorii. If you beat him, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Oodorii... Do you want to still continue ?" 3. Course 3 - &40 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Jaki Gremlin. If you beat him, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Gremlin... Do you want to still continue ?" 4. Course 4 - &50 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Youjuu Garuma. If you beat him, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "Congratulations ! Now that you have beaten Garumu, you are a Virtual Master. Now there is nothing for you to fear! ...In the Virtual Space, that is..." ------->.<------- ----->2. Haneda's Gym In this building is the gym, owned by Haneda, Okamoto's rival. There is a Virtual Battler here. ------->.<------- 1). Haneda's Office. Haneda: "Welcome to my gym ! Well, what do you know... Okamoto's moneyless gym's only fighter, isn't it ? You probably can't even get any decent training in that dump of a gym, can you ? Say, what about it ? Why don't you join my gym instead ? I have a likingu for fighters like you. If you want to use my Virtual Battler, I don't mind. You'll have to pay, though, just like everyone else. If you want to do some training, talk to people in the Gym. Heh. No matter how much you train, though, you are never going to much my fighter - Red Bear. O-ho-ho-ho-ho...!" 2). Training Hall. Fighter: "Haneda's gym is the largest gym in Valhalla. Many Champions were trained in this gym." 3). Fighter: "I know next time I will lose... I do not want to die yet.." 4). Fighter: "You ain't gonna beat Red Bear..." 5). Fighter: "You look really strong.." 6). Virtual Battler There is a Virtual Battler in this building. As usual there are four courses. 1. Course 1 - &45 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Mashin Iron Maiden. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Iron Maiden... Do you still want to continue ?" 2. Course 2 - &55 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Gedou Jack Ripper. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Jack Ripper.. Do you still want to continue ?" 3. Course 3 - &65 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Vaccine Jaws. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Jaws.. Do you still want to continue ?" 4. Course 4 - &75 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Vaccine Police. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "Congratulations ! Now that you've defeated Police, you are the Virtual Master. You have nothing to fear now... in the virtual world, that is..." ------->.<------- (After the conlusion of the Tournament event, the encounters change to:) 1). Okamoto (in the office): "My Gym got bigger and I said good-bye to being poor. What else could I want ? But even though you became a Champion, Hawk, do not lose your hungry spirit. Now you will have provide your own money for the Virtual Battler..." 2). Fighter. "Aah, Champion-sama. I admired you so much, I join this gym.." 3). Fighter. "You are Champion... I want to know why are you so strong..." 4). Training Centre. Fighter: "This is a gym in which new Champion Hawk trains. It's the most popular gym right now. Oh ! Yo... you are the new Champion !?" ------->.<------- ----->3. Colosseum This is where Fighters fight each other in the Colosseum for amusement of the masses. To the left of the entrance, there is a small museum. ------->.<------- 1). Museum Museum Guide: "Through there is the Hall of Fame. In it you can see the statues of the past Champions, who suceeded in winning the Tournament and went on to become the citizens of 'Center'." Then you go through a number of rooms each containing the statue. 1st Statue: "Outomo Akira Though of a slender build himself, he defeated a succession of formidable opponents. He was famous for his ability to make use of the powers of his opponents." 2nd Statue: "King Muscle He was known for being altogether too proud of his physical beauty as well as for his incredible luck." 3rd Statue: "Gou Mifune A most worthy man, whom people often called 'true samurai', as he always fought fairly. Even today he has many fans." 4th Statue: "Thomas Tank Fighter with a very strong punch, the amount of MAG in his body was said to be three times that of normal human.." 5th Statue: "Feather Adonis A single strongest fighter since the founding of the Colosseum - almost unhumanly so. His struggle with Killer-Tsune is still remembered by the fans." 6th Statue: (Gee, this looks familiar. - Re-Miel) "The Hero The founder and first Champion. He was said be able to summon demons freely." 2). The Official. (When you come to take part in Tournament) Colloseum's official: "Hey. Looks like Hawk, fighter from Okamoto's gym is here. Do not lose too quickly or the spectors will go wild and start rioting.. The final battle will be a Dungeon Match. You start each from your own entrance and proceed through the dungeon towards the arena in its center. Various items have been placed throughout the dungeon. If you pick up a few of them, they will come in handy in a fight. Furthermore, demons have been released into the dungeon, so be careful. When both fighters have entered the arena, the fight will start properly. Of course, if you slay your opponent before than, you'll still win. Did you understand the rules ?" If you say no, he just repeats it all again. If you say yes, he says: "Well then, Hawk. Go on up." Okamoto appears. Okamoto: "You've made it this far - there is not much left I can say... Believe in your own power ! You are strong ! You will win ! You will come back alive ! Go on then !" You go up to the arena. (After defeating Red-Bear). "Yaa, Champion. That was a great fight. Try to do your best next time as well. Did you get the money from Okamoto ? The prize for the final fight was &1000000. What ? You did not get a share of it ? That old man must have been in the Casino again." 3). Tournament Dungeon You only get to come here once - when fighting in the final battle of the tournament. There isn't much encounters - except for main even in the center room, the arena. The treasure boxes are: 1 x Furittsu Helmet 1 x Shin Guards 1 x Kaiser Armor 1 x Riveted Knuckles 1 x Slicer 1 x Normal Bullets 1 x Desert Eagle ------->.<------- ----->4. Passage to Center Small dungeon, the entrance to which is in the back of Valhalla Terminal Building. There is Jakyou is the southern part of it. The treasure boxes are: 1 x Di-Stone 1). Temple Knights At certain point, a pair of Temple Knights blocks your way. (Before you obtained citizenship of 'Center') Temple Knights: "Valhalla citizens are not permitted to enter 'Center'..." (After you obtained the citizenship) The Knights are not there. 2). Man At another point, a man in a very strange outfit blocks your way. Man: "You can not pass here." (After you've talked to Mekata) Man: "So, you've listened to what old man Mekata had to say... I will let you pass through here then. The passcodes you will to get where you are going are 1213 1834 9192. but which to use where, I do not know. You whould be able to figure it out yourself..." ----->5. Valhalla Terminal Station There is a Terminal and a Messiah shrine here. Not much else. ----->6. Highway Nothing much here. This is just a bridge, connecting most of the Valhalla with the bit containing Slum town. ----->7. Madam's Mansion A mansion where the ruler of Valhalla Area, the infamous Madam of Valhalla, resides. The guards at the doors only let you pass if you possess the 'Letter of Invitation'. Inside is just a big hall with one room in the end. 1). Madam (First time you come, after winning the Tournament) As you enter, everything fades once more. And again you see a strange lab and again a middle-aged man is standing in front of a vat. But now it is a female figure that you see floating behind the dimly-lit glass. Man: "She is... your... You should give her a suitable name..." [1] If you answer yes to [1], you get to name her. If you answer no to [1], he asks: "...you will not give her a name..?" [2] If you answer yes to [2], he says: "I see... Then, I shall tell you the name that was given to her... Her name is Beth..." You find yourself back in Madam's mansion. A servant appears. Alfred: "Ah. The new Champion Hawk... Welcome, welcome... Madam is waiting for you... Madam ! New Champion Hawk just arrived..." Curtain in front of you rises, revealing a huge screen. On it an image of a woman appears. Madam: "I am the governess of the Valhalla. Everyone calls me Madam. 'Center' has given me complete authority on anything concerning this area. I opened the Colosseum... the Casino... all these places where people can gather and throw themselves into their short-lasting pleasures. And so Valhalla thrives in peace and prosperity. People live enjoyable life, free of wars and struggles. Is not this as it should be ? I think that the way Valhalla is right now is the best it could be. But, please take a look at this." The image of Madam fades and instead a figure of huge pyramidal building appears. "This is 'Center'. It controls and governs Millenium . And now plans are afoot within it to bring the rest of the Millenium under a much tighter leash. But I want to keep Valhalla a free area, that it always was." Madam's image reappears. "...and now a troublesome thing happened. One of the scientists I had in my employment had ran away. He want to open the gate between our world and Makai - and summon many demons through it. I called you to my mansion to ask you to find him... and bring him back to me. Will you do it ? The scientist's name is Hanada." Hiroko: "Hanada !? Hanada is not here anymore !?" Madam: "Yes. He appears to have escaped to the Slum City. I rely on you to bring him back, Hawk... Oh and... I will lend you my pet... Come, Cerberos !" Screen goes off. Majuu Cerberos appears. Madam: "Cerberos will lend his strength to you. You will no doubt find him useful. Cerberos, say 'Hello' to Hawk..." Cerberos: "You are the new Champion Hawk ? I do not normally serve humans of lower level than me, but since Madam asked me, I will make an exception for you. Pleased to be working with you..." Majuu Cerberos joins the party. Madam reappears on the screen. Madam: "Well then, Hawk. I am relying on you." You are shown out of the room. ----->8. Slum Town. A place where refuse of Valhalla's society gathers. The dregs of the human pool live in the lawless town. There are Jakyou, Garage and Gaia Temple here. ------->.<------- 1F: Treasure Boxes: 1 x 'Incense of Luck' 1 x 'Dis-Poison' 1 x 'Ointment' 1 x &224 1 x 480 MAG 1). Girl. "Lucifuge, a servant of Lucifer, is said to be responsible for the creation of money in Makai." 2). Man. "Valhalla is a free area. Even 'Center' can not just do as they will around here." 3). Old Man. "Feels like these days Tournaments are happening less and less often..." (After the Tournament event, he adds:) "You might end up being the last Champion..." 4). Man. "In the old days demons used to roam all through the city. Nowdays, thought, you hardly ever see them." (After the Tournament event, he adds:) "It seems that demons, who appear in the Colosseum are summoned by subordinate scientists of Madam." 5). Gaia follower: "Since Tokyo Millenium was built, our Gaia faith, has only declined and declined..." B1: 1). Scientist (Before Madam's Request) "At last I can do my research as much as I like ! Don't bother me... Mwa-ha-ha-ha..." You leave. (After Madam's Request) As you enter the room, decorated with various occult paraphernalia, he shouts at you: Hanada: "Who the hell are you ! This is a research laboratory of the super-genius scientist, Dr. Hanada. Get out ! I am in the middle of something very important." What ? You came to take me back !? A great genius like myself must be given a complete freedom of research. Neither those simpletons in 'Center', nor that old hag Madam never really understood that. And so I decided to do research completely on my own. And I've succeeded in opened the passage to Makai. No longer I have to go through all the usual rigmarole. Now I can summon as many demons as as often as I like... Now, I need to assemble the followning items: First, 「わらうにんぎょう」 (Laughing Doll). Then, 「なくにんぎょう」 (Crying Doll). Then, 「おこるにんぎょう」 (Angry Doll). And lastly the 「おどるにんぎょう」(Dancing Doll). I place these dolls, full of spirit energy, on a spot where Makai and our world come close to each other. And the gate to Makai will open !. Watch !" The dolls vanish in a flashes of spiritual fire. When the last one goes, the ground starts rumbling - and then the pentagram on the wall crumbles and the gaping hole opens in the wall. The gate to Makai. "Come, Mercurius ! Kill these simpletons, who disturbed my previous research ! Wa... wa... wait !! It's... them you are supposed to kill.... not me..." He falls to the ground slain. And Youma Mercurius steps over his body and stands in front of you. You fight it. When you beat him, the 4 dolls which Hanada used reappear. You take them all and exit the room. (After defeating Mercurius) You are told that the passage to Makai opened by Hanada is still here. But, it seems as if it is one way only - from Makai to physical world. ------->.<------- ----->9. TV Tower Huge TV Tower, form which 'Center' broadcasts informational programmes and news. There are several different reports, you get one at random. 1). News Caster: "M.N.N. - Millenium News Network. We report all the lastest news. In Holy Town, 13 Gaia followers, who built a pagan shrine were slain by Temple Knights. No mercy to heathens, who disturb the peace of Millenium." 2). News Caster: "M.N.N. - Millenium News Network. We report all the latest news. information reports. Current status of demonic activity - there are presently no reports of any demons appearing in any of the areas. The danger level of all areas of Millenium is below 1. So today, too, pray to the Lord to keep you safe.." 3). News Caster: "M.N.N. - Millenium News Network. We report all the latest news. Old man, who is happily working in the Factory has donated &10000 to the Messiah Church. 78 year old Takemura-san had worked for 50 years to save up the &10000 he has donated..." (Post returning to 'Center') 4). News Caster "M.N.N. - Millenium News Network. We report all the latest news. Former Coloseum Tournament Champion Hawk was recently revealed to have really been 'Center' citizen Aleph. He has been issued with a new ID card and now he is living in 'Center'. (Post Fake Messiah appearance) 5). News Caster "M.N.N - Millenium News Network. We report all the latest news. A man who saved lives of many people and who is widely thought to be the long-awaited Messiah has recently appeared in the Valhalla area's Colloseum... He claims he wants to battle with Aleph, another man who is rumored to be the Messiah..." 6). News Caster "M.N.N - Millenium News Network. We report all the latest news. At last, the Messiah has appeared ! The place is the Colosseum of Valhalla area. The name is 'Aleph'. He has defeated Dareth, the man who went around recently claiming to be the Messiah. '...and amongst you shall rise the Anti-Messiah, but the True Messiah shall defeat him....' It happened, indeed, just like the teaching of Messiah faith foretold. The True Messiah, Aleph, is amongst us at last..." (Post freeing Hiroko) 7). News Caster "M.N.N. - Millenium News Network. We report all the lastest information reports. Today we have something very regrettable to tell you. Zain, whom a lot of you might know, has betrayed the 'Center'. He appears to be spreading false rumors about them, full of all sorts of malicious disinformation. With this betrayal of his...." Suddenly image of Zain appears on the screen: "Allow me shed some light on the true aims of the 'Center', the organization which rules the Millenium. Peace-filled Thousand Year Kingdom, that 'Center' is promising to construct will be the world in which only a handful of chosen people will live. Millenium, in the first place, was constructed as a tool for selection of the people who will be permitted to live in the Thousand Year Kingdom. When that is done, Millenium will become useless... ...and will be obliterated ! Already the Valhalla Area became useless. And so the 'Center' had disposed of it, by having it swallowed by Maou Abaddon. The fate of Valhalla Area today... ...is the fate of the whole of Millenium tomorrow !" (Post releasing Amaterasu) 8). Zain: "...what the 'Center' calls 'Factory Area' is in reality one big concentration camp ! People who are sent there are made to work themelves to death ! We must do something about it or there'll be just more victims...!" (Post freeings Siren) 9). Bishop: "From 'Center' to Zain. Present yourself at the 'Center', immediately. In case you will not present yourself at the 'Center' within the day, we will shall cut off all the supply of air to the Holy Town. That shall most likely result in deaths of everyone living in the Holy Town, but we have been left with no other choice. We repeat. From 'Center' to Zain. Present yourself at the 'Center', immediately..." (Post dealing with Senate) Nothing is being broadcast any more. ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->1. 'Center' Tower This tower is the heart of the 'Center' area. From its heights, the 'Center' rules Tokyo Millenium with its iron fist. ------->.<------- 22F: This floor is divided into two unconnected parts. First one is a small room accessible via elevator. There is only one encounter there, Hiroko's parents. The other, larger one, will only be made available much later into the game. It is accessible by taking stairs up from 21F. (Smaller central section) 1). Messiah Followers: "Our daughter is a very able child. She managed to become a Temple Knight... She was such a good child. Why did Hiroko decided to go outside without permission ?" (After coming here with Hiroko) As above, but then Hiroko continues: "Mother...? Father...? Don't you recognize me...? What's wrong ? Hey ! Hey, answer me !" Neither of them replies, so you leave. Outside Hiroko speaks to you: "Something's is really wrong with them two. Them forgetting me ? I just can't... believe that..." (Main part of the floor) Treasure Boxes: 1 x 「霞の壷」(Bottle of Mist) 1 x 「エンゼルへあー」(Angel Hair) 2). Door locked with Passcode. The passcode is 2784. It is told to you by the Bishop, when he tells you to go speak with the Senate. 3). A Figure in the Blue Robe. Senator: "The Senate are mistaken ! They may say that by creating God's Thousand Year Kingdom, they are bringing about the eternal peace... But in reality, what they have created is the world where people live in servitude, deprived of their most basic freedoms ! That is against the will of our Lord..!" 4). Door locked with Passcode #2 The passcode for this door is 3470. First three digits are told to you by the man in the bar after choices at Tiphareth. 5). Gates of Eden. The gates are guarded by a pair of Cherubim. (LAW Path) (NEUTRAL and CHAOS paths) If you do not have Hourie's hagoromo with you: Cherubim: "The gates of EDEN open only for the chosen ones. We can tell who is chosen and who is not... You... ...are not a chosen one. You, most definitely, can not enter the Paradise..." If you do have Hourie's hagoromo with you: Cherubim: "The gates of EDEN open only for the chosen ones. We can tell who is chosen and who is not... You... ...are most definitely a chosen one. Come, enter the Paradise..." ------->.<------- 21F: This level is also divided into two unconnected parts. First one is a small hall, which holds Control room and an elevator down to the 20F. Second half, accessible only by taking stairs up from 20F is the main part of the floor. There are Arsenal and Bio Lab. 1). The Control room. The control room of the 'Center'. The Bishop is in there. Usually he just sums up your current mission for you. 2). Arsenal. Researcher: "This is an R&D department, where the weapons to protect the citizens are researched. Do you want to hear about the weapons we have in development ?" If you choose yes, you can see the stats for a few weapons that you will have later on in the game: Plasma Sword, Gyro-Jet, Giga Smasher, Railgun, Blaster Gun. 3). Bio Lab. Researcher: "Here we do bio-technological research. Items that are created through such research are distributed to all citizens. Is there anything that you want ?" If you choose yes you can buy some useful items or get an explanation on what they do. 4). Temple Knights. "You can not pass through here." (Once Bishop told you to go and speak with the Senate) "We were told to let you pass. Zain, has entered too." 5). Door locked with Passcode The passcode for this door is '0920'. You learn it from a worker in Akasaka once the 'Center' becomes accessible again in latter part of the game. Beyond this door lies the lab in which five main characters were created. You should be familiar with it from the flashbacks you saw earlier on in the game. And when you enter the control room of the lab, you experience another flashback. You see the same lab with two scientists standing in the middle of it. You know the two of them - they are Professor Mekata and Professor Hanada. Mekata: "You will be escaping with us now. We have erased those illfortunate memories of yours. And though you may remember your own name, that in itself is the cause of your suffering..." Hanada: "Bad luck, Mekata. Looks like they've caught on to us." Mekata: "But there still four of them left... Oh, well. Then we must escape with just the Aleph, at least... All right, Hanada. Let's start on it." Hanada: "Cool. I am gonna hit the switch now. That should teach them all... Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha..." Everything fades... ------->.<------- 20F: Main floor of the Tower. There are Virtuals, Messiah, Terminal and Bar here. 1). Outomo Akira: "Mwa-ha-ha-ha ! I fought in Valhalla, with my life at stake - and now I can lead an easy life. When I was a Champion - well, it may have looked cool but in reality... 'Defeat equals death" is no joke..." 2). Messiah Follower: "There is a rumor, that '&' is the money made by demons. I find it strange, that such money are used in Millenium, the country of God." 3). Messiah Follower: "Explosion accident that happened here some time ago was not such a big thing. It's just that the communication lines inside 'Center' were down for an hour and it all became very chaotic..." 4). Messiah Follower: "Soon, God will send Messiah amongst us. All those who believe in God, will be saved." 5). Messiah Follower: "Truly, Bishop-sama is governing Millenium wonderfully ! Although I've heard it said, there he has certain people advising him." 6). Messiah Follower: "There are five amongst the Temple Knights who excel far beyond their comrades... It is said that one of them could be the Messiah..." 7). Door locked with Passcode. The passcode is '5261'. You can learn it at any time from the Temple Knight in the Bar. Behind the door is the staircase, leading to 21F. 8). Virtual Battler There is a Virtual Battler in this building. As usual there are four courses. 1. Course 1 - &80 entrance fee. First time you enter this couse, you get whisked away to a special area - where you a familiar man in a wheelchair awaits you. Steven: "So you are coming to Virtual Battler regularly now, for some serious training ? Good idea, good idea. Is the Demon Summoning Program working properly ? I have something here for you. I didn't give it to you first time around. but I think you are OK for it now. It is 'Devil Analyze' plugin. It will, from now on, record the data on the demons meet. I think it should come in handy, so use it well." You receive 'Devil Analyze'. Steven: "I look forward our next meeting." If you re-enter the course, you get to do it properly. The boss in the end is Datenshi Gakison. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Gakison... Do you still want to continue ?" 2. Course 2 - &100 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Youki Hannya. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Hannya.. Do you still want to continue ?" 3. Course 3 - &120 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Gaias Jiraiya. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Jiraiya.. Do you still want to continue ?" 4. Course 4 - &140 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Gaias Onmyouji. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "Congratulations ! Now that you've defeated Onmyouji, you are the Virtual Master. You have nothing to fear now... in the virtual world, that is..." ------->.<------- (Post Fake Mesiah appearance) 1). Temple Knight "We will protect 'Center' ! We will chase the demons away !" 2). Messiah Follower: "It would appear Messiah-sama was in Valhalla..." (After defeating the Fake Messiah) 1). Messiah Follower: "At last, the Messiah is amongst us ! Messiah Aleph ! Save our souls !" 2). Messiah Follower: "Is Aleph the True Messiah ? Or is it Dareth ? This is something that only Lord knows for sure..." (POST Senate) 1). Messiah Follower: "God's teachings are always correct. If people see any mistakes in them, that only means their own mind is mistaken..." ------->.<------- (Post choices at Tiphareth) 1). Messiah Follower: "I still can not go to Eden... It must be that my actions go against the God's will... " 2). Messiah Follower: "I can't believe anything anymore. The only thing left to believe in is '&'(makka)..." 3). Messiah Follower: "Why can't I go to Eden ? Does God make mistakes too ?" ------->.<------- Bar Conversations: 1). Temple Knight: "It is good that you returned home, Aleph. Do your best for the sake of the Millenium. By the way, do you remember the Passcode to go up the stairs to 21F ? It is 5261..." 2). Female citizen of 'Center': "I am really happy to be in 'Center'. There are not any troubles, demons do not appear - it's the best !" 3). High-class Man: "I will tell you about four entrances leading into 'Center'. North entrance is from Valhalla. East entrance is from Arcadia. West entrance is from Holy Town And South entrance is from Factory." 4). Suspicious Man: "It seems that Basilisk is spreading its poison gas throughout the Holy Town." ------->.<------- (Post Fake Messiah appearance) 1). Temple Knight: "Something terrible happened. A fake Messiah has appeared ! And as if it wasn't bad enough, demons have appeared in the 'Center' !" 2). Suspicious man: "No way. Demons have appeared in the 'Center'... I do not want to get killed by them..." ------->.<------- (After defeating the Fake Messiah) 1). Temple Knight: "Oh my God... You were the Messiah !? I am really, really impressed..." 2). Female Citizen of 'Center': "Even though the Fake Messiah has been defeated, the demons still keep coming. What's going to happen now...?" 3). Elegant Man: "Ladies and gentlemen ! Let's raise our glasses to the Messiah, who appeared amongst us at last ! As long as Messiah is with us, we need not fear any demons..." 4). Suspicious Man: "Both Messiah and 'Center' are being controlled by 'them'... And neither even suspects it..." ------->.<------- (Post freeing Siren) 1). Temple Knight: "We shall never forgive Zain for turning traitor. But unfortunately as he knows the passcode '5261' he can go up above 21F." 2). Suspicious man: "The reason we are in this mess in the first place, is that those Senators were allowed to do as they please." ------->.<------- (Post choices at Tiphareth) 1). Suspicious man: "Zain has went to a new level, built on the very top of 'Center'. It seems he intends to govern the 'Center' now. The passcode that opened the way was 347...something or other..." ------->.<------- ----->2. Passage to Holy Town. This is the passage joining the 'Center' and Holy Town. It also contains a Codebreaker, run by Nandi. Treasure Boxes: 1 x Kintan 1 x Maha-Ragi Stone 1 x Kizugusuri ------->.<------- 1). Temple Knights. "We heard from 'Center'. You can pass." 2). Door locked with passcode. Enter passcode. It is 0352, you are told this when Bishop asks you to go and save Holy Town. ------->.<------- ----->3. Passage to Factory. This is the passage joining the 'Center' and the Factory. Treasure Boxes: 1 x &480 1 x Maha-Jio Stone 1). Temple Knights. "We heard from 'Center'. You can pass." 2). Door locked with passcode. Enter passcode. It is 6191. You are told this when Bishop asks you to go and save the Factory. ------->.<------- ----->4. Passage to Arcadia. This is the passage joining the 'Center' and Arcadia. Treasure Boxes: 2 x 16 MAG 2 x Damage Trap 1). Door locked with passcode. Enter passcode. It is 9103. You are told this by Zain, when he asks you to go and visit Megiru in Arcadia. 2). Terminal Room. This serves as an exit to Arcadia. ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLY TOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people whom you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are listed below. ------->.<------- (After you save the Holy Town and the Factory) 1). Man: "This is Holy Town. It's an area where 'Center' built a great church and tried to gather people in. But it failed. Why did it fail ? Because all people gathered at Valhalla, where they have the Colosseum and the Casino instead." 2). Man: "Those Stalker guys are still running around, trying to scavenge stuff..." 3). Messiah follower: "Thanks to you getting rid of the demons, people can live in this town again. Now we can preach Messiah faith here once more. Thank you..." ------->.<------- (After freeing Hiroko) 1). Man: "They are saying on TV that Zain has betrayed 'Center'..." ------->.<------- (Post freeing Siren) 1). Messiah Follower: "If it is God's own will that we must all perish here, then there is nothing to be done about it..." 2). Man: "This is Holy Town... I wonder if it will soon be no more..." 3). Man: "Have you saw the broadcast by Messia Church !? How dare they to do something like that..!?" ------->.<------- (Post dealing with Senate) 1). Man: "This town might be a mess, but at least it's not in danger of dying out now... Emergency ? There seems not to be anything unusual around here. But you could try going to the Grand Church..." 2). Man: "Our air supply might not have been cut, but I wonder what will it be next..." 3). Messiah follower: "Whatever may come... Whatever may happen... We must not abandon our prayers to the God..." ------->.<------- (Post appearance of Tower in the Holy Town) 1). Man: "Is it the 'Center' who caused that strange tower to appear..?" 2). Man: "A tower has appeared near the Grand Church... And there are a lot of people who are collapsing due to loss of strength..." 3). Messiah follower: "Whatever may come... Whatever may happen... We must not abandon our prayers to the God..." 4). Man: "I... I feel weak..." (After choices at Tiphareth) 1). Man: "This is... the end... of the Holy Town..." 2). Man: "Since that tower... appeared... Our bodies... started to get weaker... and weaker... When we realised... it was too late..." 3). Messiah Follower: "We must not... give in... to the pain... No matter what happens... the prayers to the Lord..." ------->.<------- ----->1. Passage to 'Center' A passage connecting Holy Town to 'Center'. ----->2. Highway A highway connecting the part of the Holy Town with the Shopping Centre to the part of the Holy Town in which Messiah Church lies. ----->3. Messiah Church Here, the citizens of Holy Town offer their prayer to God. Unfortunately, until you defeat King Frost, the town is all frozen up. So several doors inside the Church are frozen and will not open until King Frost is defeated. ------->.<------- 1F: 1). Messiah Shrine. Inside there a Stalker offering to heal everyone (HP/MP/Bad Status - but not ressurrection of dead party members) for &2000. (After defeating King Frost) Inside there is a Messiah Priest, asking you to donate &1000. 2). King Frost: "Hiii ! Hoo ! Hihohiho ! Hiihoo ! Hii ! Hoo ! We are very pleased. We can freeze whatever we like... Hi-hoo... Hi-ho ? What ? You came to try and stop us ? We will freeze you ! Hii ! Hoo !" You fight Maou King Frost. He is not THAT difficult - just make sure you get Beth to cast Me-Dia regularly. If you beat him, he disappears. ------->.<------- 2F: Treasure Boxes: 1 x &736 1 x 1040 MAG 1 x 「魔力の香」(Incense of Magic Strength) [Blocked off area] 1 x Magic Chest (Full Moon, Emerald) [Blocked off area] 1). You hear a voice outside room. Voice: "Shit ! Failed again ! Enter the room. Man: "Eh ? What ? Do you want to know what am I doing ?" Answer yes. "No, I will not tell you. ------->.<------- 3F: Treasure Boxes: 1 x Metal Card 1 x 「知恵の香」(Incense of Wisdom) [Beyond Stalker] 1). Strange room. You enter the room. "Looks like somebody is trying to open gate to Makai here." You are asked, whether you want to open gate to Hell, using your four dolls. If you answer yes, you are asked which dolls do you want to use. The correct dolls to use are 'Laughing Doll', 'Crying Doll', 'Angry Doll', 'Sleeping Doll'. However you don't obtain 'Sleeping Doll' until Petersen subquest. If you answer no, you just leave room. 2). Stalker: "I picked up a bodyless head. It's too freaky. I can not sell it to anyone..." (If you talked to Hiruko) Stalker: "What ? You want this head...? You want it ? What about &20000 ?" If you say yes, you pay and get the head. If you say no, he says: "Do you want it or not ? Make your mind up !" You get a choice: Admit defeat Threaten Give up If you choose 'Give up', you walk away. If you choose 'Admit defeat', the stalker offers you the head for &10000. If you agree - you buy it, if not - you walk away. If you choose 'Threaten': "OK, OK. Here you are. Please put away those weapons..." You obtain 「公の首」(Masakado's Head). 3). Stalker. "In that direction, we are presently searching for some loot. We can't let you pass yet." ------->.<------- ----->4. Holy Town's Shopping District. Before defeating King Frost: "The door is frozen and would not open." After saving the Holy Town, you can enter it freely. But no people come back to it until you also save the Factory district. The place has Virtuals, Junks, Weapons, Armors, Bar, Casino and Fortunes, Disco, Jakyou, Garage and Terminal. First time you enter Junks, you will receive 「水星のピラー」(Mercury Pillar) when leaving the shop, as a free gift. ------->.<------- 1). Woman: "Messiah-sama saved my sister. She lives in Valhalla Area. ." 2). Old Man: "Are you the Messiah ? Looks like you have a lot to do..." 3). Woman: "You are Messiah ? Do not lie ! Messiah is Dareth-sama !" 4). Man: "There used to be a fellow around here, who was talking about trying to get to Makai. 'Grand Church is fine'... 'What about the dolls ?' - he was talking all sorts of nonsense..." 5). Virtual Battler There is a Virtual Battler in this building. As usual there are four courses. 1. Course 1 - &100 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Shiki Corpse. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Corpse... Do you still want to continue ?" 2. Course 2 - &150 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Kyouchou Gururu. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Gururu... Do you still want to continue ?" 3. Course 3 - &200 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Akuryou Inferno. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Inferno... Do you still want to continue ?" 4. Course 4 - &250 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Gaias Onmyouji. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "Congratulations ! Now that you've defeated Onmyouji, you are the Virtual Master. You have nothing to fear now... in the virtual world, that is..." ------->.<------- (Post Fake Messiah Appearance) 1). Old man: "Are you Messiah ? Looks like you have a lot to do. This time, it seems, you will have to exterminate fake Messiah in Valhalla." 2). Woman: "You are Messiah ? Do not lie ! Messiah is Dareth-sama ! Dareth-sama has went to Valhalla..." ------->.<------- (Post Dareth's Defeat) 1). Woman: "Dareth-sama being a fake Messiah..." ------->.<------- (Post rescuing Hiroko) 1). Woman: "Are all these rumors about Valhalla being swallowed by Abaddon, true ? I am worried for my sister who lives in Valhalla..." ------->.<------- (After defeating Belphegorl) 1). Man: "The other day, I met that guy again, who said that he was going to go to Makai. He looked rather sick of it." ------->.<------- (Post freeing Siren) 1). Woman: "Cutting off our air supply.... So all that talk about the 'Center' commiting atrocities was true..." 2). Old Man: "Are you the Messiah ? If you are the Messiah, quickly present Zain to the 'Center'..." 3). Man: "Those bastards at the 'Center'... To do something as rotten as this... Well, with the lives of the citizens of Holy Town held hostage, there is nothing Zain can do but submit..." ------->.<------- (Post dealing with Senate) 1). Old Man: "Zain went to 'Center' ? We have been saved ?" 2). Man: "Because Zain went to them, 'Center' did not move against us... But what in the world has happened there ?" (Post appearance of the Tower in the Holy Town) 1). Old Man: "Recently it just doesn't feel like there's any strength left in my body..." 2). Man: "Because Zain went to them, 'Center' did not move against us... But what in the world has happened there ?" Bar conversations: 1). Seedy man: "Now that the place has become safe again, everyone just came flooding back in. Mercenary bastards..." 2). Soldier: "I came to this town to try and make my fortunes in one shot. Are you trying to do the same ?" 3). Suspicious Man: "Are you the one who exterminated Jack Frost ? Could it be that you are the Messiah ?" 4). Drunk: "I shaw him ! I shaw him ! Look, I shaw zhe Messhiah ! ... You shee... you beating all zhe demonsh and saving everyone izh getting kinda tired... And what wazh zhat Messhia's name.. Aah, yeah... Daresh..." ------->.<------- (Post Fake Messiah appearance) 1). Seedy man: "Now that the place has become safe again, everyone just came flooding back in. Mercenary bastards..." 2). Soldier: "I came to this town to try and make my fortunes in one shot. Are you trying to do the same ?" 3). Suspicious Man: "It's said big profits are to be made in the Underworld. But those Stalker bastards wouldn't let me use the passage in the Grand Church. Shit, ain't nothing I can do either..." 4). Blonde man. (Hmm, have we seen him before ? - Re-Miel) "Hey. I don't think we've met before... or have we ? My name is Louis Cypher. Please to meet you. I've heard all about you, Aleph-kun. You seem to have been a very busy boy recently. Me, I've came to take a look at this Millenium, the creation of the Messiah faith. The checkups in the 'Center', where you work, were really stern though. I couldn't get in." ------->.<------- (After defeating Fake Messiah) 1). Shabby Man: "You are the Messiah...? Then come and save a poor man like myself..." 2). Soldier: "It was a good idea coming here, but I just got to relax a bit... Maybe I should quit being a soldier..." 3). Suspicious Man: "It's said big profits are to be made in the Underworld. But those Stalker bastards wouldn't let me use the passage in the Grand Church. Shit, ain't nothing I can do either..." 4). Drunk: "Reshently.... there'sh jusht too much trash around... Shome of them are jusht too crap to be allowed to shtay in Millenium... Zhey oughtta... be shent down to zhe Underworld.." ------->.<------- (After rescuing Hiroko) 1). Seedy Man: "Valhalla Area has disappeared ? Oh, thanks God... You see, I run off without paying up my losses to the Casino there..." 2). Blond Man (Louis Cypher) "But to have the whole of Valhalla to be swallowed by Abbaddon... Those people can play pretty rough too... Wasn't Abaddon supposed be in the Underworld ?" 3). Suspicious Man: "Recently, we've had a far more earthquakes than usual... Damn - just when those meddlesome Stalker guys in the Grand Church went away, these earthquakes make going to the Underworld far too dangerous..." 4). Junk-seller. "I've heard that a man called Hanada was gathering dolls he needed to to open the gate to Makai... But because he mistakenly used 'Dancing Doll' instead of a 'Sleeping Doll', he had failed..." ------->.<------- (After releasing Amaterasu) 1). Seedy Man: "Have you seen the stuff on the TV tower ? That Zain fellow was saying all sorts of lots of stuff. Who could have thought the 'Center' was that kind of place !" 2). Soldier: "To hell with those 'Center' bastards ! I am supporting Zain !" 3). Suspicious Man: "There is a rumor going around that a strange electro-magnetic wave is flowing through the atmosphere in the Factory. Unless your Wisdom (知力) is above 10, you go a bit funny..." 4). Drunk Man: "What... do you believe shomeone like Zhain...? He ushed to be zhe agent of zhe 'Shenter'...!" ------->.<------- (After defeating Belphegorl) 1). Seedy Man: "Have you seen the stuff on the TV tower ? That Zain fellow was saying all sorts of lots of stuff. Who could have thought the 'Center' was that kind of place !" 2). Soldier: "To hell with those 'Center' bastards ! I am supporting Zain !" 3). Suspicious Man: "There is a rumor going around that a strange electro-magnetic wave is flowing through the atmosphere in the Factory. Unless your Wisdom (知力) is above 10, you go a bit funny..." 4). Drunk Man: "Hey there ! I've got something real sweet to tell you. But first treat me to a cup of Miracle Tonic." You are given a choice to do it or not. If you say no, he says: "Tight bastard ! Not even a cup, huh..." "Thanks muchly. Now then, listen to what I have to say. What flows through the air of the 'Factory' is not a electro-magnetic wave. It's a song. Siren's song. It is said to have ability to ensnare the mind of anyone who listens to it. Siren used to live happily in Makai with her lover - but then she was separated from him and forcibly brought to the 'Factory'. Ever since her song of grief flows through the air of the 'Factory' - and people there live under it's thrall. But Siren herself does not mean to control people's minds. She merely sings out of the sadness which overflows her. Poor Siren... I guess she can't help it but keep singing...." ------->.<------- (After freeing Siren) 1). Seedy man: "What the Hell ? First Valhalla gone, now's our turn ?? What can we do...?" 2). Soldier: "I want Zain to take on the 'Center' as much as anyone else, but what with everyone's lives held hostage..." 3). Suspicious man: "Everyone talks big talk , but when push comes to shove they only care about their own skin..." 4). Blonde man: (Hello, Lui ! - Re-Miel) Louis Cypher: "Well, well... Now that they've been cornered, they reveal their true colours at last... The Senators, who control the 'Center'..." ------->.<------- (After dealing with Senate) 1). Seedy man: "The town was not destroyed. It's a relief. But it feels like I am getting weaker and weaker recently." 2). Soldier: "And in the end, there was nothing I could do... I am a failure as a soldier..." ------->.<------- (Post appearance of the Tower in the Holy Town) 1). Seedy man: "Maybe it's because of the relief at this town managing to survive... But recently I've been feeling very weak..." 2). Suspicious man: "Looks like it's because of that tower that we are feeling weak. 3). Drunk: "That huge tower is the tail of Moloch, who lives in Makai... Or at least, that's what Louis Cypher said..." (After choices at Tiphareth) 1). Drunk: "I can't drink... anymore... Make it... end..." ------->.<------- Disco Conversations: 1). Man: "Long time ago one drunkard in the BAR told me to collect Pillars. Whatever was he talking about ? That drunkard also told me he is a messenger from Jupiter or something..." 2). Woman: "I heard a rumor, that on a full moon a Rave Party is held here." 3). Woman: "Ah, I am the number one after all ! How do you like this Magic Power 9 dance ? At the next rave, I will top the score! I am so looking forward to the full moon !" 4). Virtual Girl: "Welcome ! In the Virtual space you too... Argh. It's my day off today..." 5). Woman: "I got tired of Valhalla Disco, so I came here." 6). Woman: "Aah ! Dancing feels great !" ------->.<------- (Post appearance of the Tower in the Holy Town area) 1). Woman: "Dance, dance some more ! Moloch's tail !? Whazzat ?" 2). Man: "Long time ago one drunkard in the BAR told me to collect Pillars. Whatever was he talking about ? That drunkard also told me he is a messenger from Jupiter or something..." 3). Woman: "Ah, I am the number one after all ! How do you like this Magic Power 9 dance ? At the next rave, I will top the score! I am so looking forward to the full moon !" 4). Woman: "At the next Rave Party, there's gonna be a Dance Contest. I am so going to take part. The first prize is the 「月のピラー」 (Pillar of the Moon)." 5). Virtual Girl: "Welcome ! In the Virtual space you too... Argh. It's my day off today... Oh, yeah. They say that a strange man on a wheelchair was seen in the cyberspace recently. Even though we never programmed in anything like that..." ------->.<------- ----->5. Plaza. ----->6. TV Tower. A large TV screen, from which 'Center' broadcasts its information broadcasts and its propaganda. ------->.<------- 1). Stalker: "TV was frozen. It is not showing anything." After you defeat King Frost, it shows usual kind of broadcasts. ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACTORY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people whom you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are listed below. ------->.<------- 1). Woman: "This is the Factory. Here all the things which Millenium needs are produced." (After freeing the Siren) "Great many people were forcibly brought to this area and made to work." 2). Encounter just before the gates of the Watchtower. (Depending on your Wisdom (知恵)you get one of the following encounters:) (Low Wisdom) Man: "Work is our joy ! Work is our life !" (High Wisdom) "Oh, you can see that tower..? All the people here are controlled by the singing voice which flows from it. That's what makes them work." (After Petersen and Siren) Man: "The song isn't flowing from the top of the watchtower anymore. Now, everyone is free. It is now up to each person themself, whether they want to work or not..." ------->.<------- ----->1. Passage to 'Center' A passage connecting Factory Area to 'Center'. See the approriate section of 'Center' area data. ----->2. Messiah Building This is where the population of Factory offer their prayers to God. It has a Messiah Healing Place and a Terminal. ----->3. Factory Shopping Center. ------->.<------- 1). Man: "Today the work was quite hard. I will try harder tomorrow..." 2). Messiah Follower: "Soon God will send Messiah amongst us. All who believe in God will be saved. Blessed are those who work hard. For to them the helping hand of God shall be extended." ------->.<------- Bar Conversations: 1). Male worker. "I was working on the 3rd level of mines here and dug up parts of some strange machine. But then a demon has appeared there. So now I can not work. It's not good..." 2). Female worker. "On the farms in the Factory Deminandi are raised for food. But recently they started to go berserk. They are quite dangeroous like that." 3). Drunken worker. "Today.. just like every day... I worked real hard. I am a model of a worker." 4). Suspicious man. "People, who work in this area, they all seem so happy. Is their work really all that enjoyable...?" ------->.<------- Bar Conversations (After Saving Factory): 1). Male worker. "Now that you've defeated Betelgious I can go back to mines again..." 2). Female worker. "Deminandi are the demonoids, originally based on nandi. They are raised for food." 3). Drunken worker. "Today.. just like every day... I worked real hard. I am a model of a worker." 4). Suspicious man. "People, who work in this area, they all seem so happy. Is their work really all that enjoyable...?" ------->.<------- Bar Conversations (after defeating Fake Messiah): 1). Male worker: "From now on I will spend all my life working for Aleph-sama... For everyone..." 2). Female worker: "You are the Messiah... Aleph-sama... Having you even notice me is like a dream come true..." 3). Drunken worker: "There ishn't a worker better shan me... Honeshtly.. I am sherious... Don't gamble... or womanise... Almosht don't drink shake... Jusht work..." ------->.<------- (After saving Hiroko) 1). Male worker: "The other day I dug up a sign saying 'Akihabara' while I was working..." 2). Suspicious man: "A woman has escaped from the Concentration Camp in the mines. It seems that she was originally from 'Center'. But how did she manage to get her mind ba... Ooops, I better not say any more..." 3). Drunken Worker: "Y'know... They shay... below zhish ground we are shtanding on, zhere izh another world... The Underworld... zhey call it... All rubbish I shay... Look at all theshe mines... Where izh that shtupid Underworld... Damn, my head hurts... Must drink more sake..." ------->.<------- (After rescuing Siren) 1). Worker: "Many people left the Factory now, but I've stayed. If Factory doesn't keep manufacturing things, people in Millenium won't be able to exist... And it's not like I really hate my work either..." ------->.<------- ----->4. TV Tower Usual kind of broadcasts. ----->5. Worker's Hostel This is where workers come to relax. Contains Code-Breaker ----->6. Farm. A farm in the western part of the Factory, where Deminandis are bred for food. First time you come here, you meet a girl working in the fields. Girl: "All of a sudden, our Deminandi have went berserk. They are dangerous. Do not let them close to you. Aaah ! Here they come again !" Demonoid Deminandi appears. You fight it. If you beat it, girl says: "Thanks to you, the rest of the Deminandi have calmed down. Thank you !" ----->7. Entrance to the mines This is the entrance to the mines where majority of the population of Factory is employed. There are three levels to it - to get from one to another you pass via the overhead map. ------->.<------- B1F: Treasure Boxes: 1 x Damage Trap B2F: Treasure Boxes: 1 x きずぐずり 1 x 体力の香 1 x Damage Trap 1 x 力の香 B3F: Treasure Boxes: 1 x Magic Chest (Never ?) 1). Betelgius First time you come to this room, you fight Datenshi Betelgius here. If you beat him, he dies and the worker appears. Man: "Thank you for beating Betelgius. Now we can work properly again." (After you have already beaten Betelgius) Worker: "Work is my life ! Dig, dig, dig, dig ! The other day I dug up 「木星のピラー」(Pillar of the Jupiter). I will dig up even cooler stuff !" (After freeing the Siren) Worker: "What... What am I doing here ? I will give you this 「木星のピラー」(Pillar of the Jupiter). Every time I'd look at it, it would only remind me of how I used dig, dig, dig... like someone possessed..." You receive 「木星のピラー」(Pillar of the Jupiter) ------->.<------- ----->9. Tunnel in the side of the cliff. This is is a well-guarded passage even further into the depths of the earth. You find it on the overhead map in between two parts of B2F of Factory Mines. In reality it leads into a Concentration Camp, located deep in the mines of the Factory. The Concentration Camp itself is divided into two big block, inaccessible from each other. First one is the block where Hiroko will be imprisoned. It is accessible only via the side entrance through the Underworld - check the Underworld area guide. Second is the main section which is where most of the prisoners are held. That's where this tunnel leads to. When you approach it early on in the game, your way is blocked by an armed guard. Temple Knights: "This is off limits !" (When you've agreed to help Zain to free the Prisoners) You are met by Zain instead: Zain: "Aleph ! I knew you would come ! Come, let's liberate the people from this concentration camp !" Zain goes inside. You are asked if you want to go inside as well. ------->.<------- 1F: (Main block - when freeing prisoners with Zain) 1). Woman. You enter the cell and see a woman inside. You are asked, if you want to help her. If you say yes, she cries: Woman: "Stop it ! Where are you trying to take me !?" 2). Child. You enter the cell and see a child inside. You are asked, if you want to help him. If you say yes, he cries: Child: "You're demon, aren't you ! Where are you taking me ?" 3). Thomas Tank: "To stay alive, I had to killed many people in battles. Now, I pray here for their happiness in next world." 4). Man. You enter the cell and see a man inside. You are asked, if you want to help him. If you say yes, he cries: "Eh ? Just why should I go anywhere ? My job is to work here for the sake of the people." 5). Gou Mifune: "Aah ! It feels so good to work for the sake of everyone, for the sake of the Messiah !" 6). Man. You enter the cell and see a man inside. You are asked, if you want to help him. If you say yes, he cries: "Where are trying to take me ?" (Side block - when freeing Hiroko) B1F: 1). Zain. You see Zain standing outside one of the cells. Zain: "So you've come, Aleph. I am sorry, but I can not let you free her. Hiroko was imprisoned for commiting a crime, for leaving the 'Center' without a permission. I do understand her explanations, but breaking the laws of the 'Center' is a crime. All the laws must be obeyed. All the crimes must be atoned for. If you are breaking the law, Aleph, you leave me no choice but to fight you. I do not want to defy the orders of the 'Center'." You fight Senshi Zain then. If you beat him, he says: Zain: "Well fought indeed. You sure are the Valhalla Champ. This battle helped me to make up my mind. Certainly the laws must be obeyed. But *mistaken* laws must be corrected. I shall no longer blindly follow the orders of the 'Center'. I have decided to go and do what I feel I should be doing. You go and help Hiroko. But at the moment she is not quite her usual self. Getting her to come with you won't be easy..." 2). Cell with Hiroko. You enter the cell. You see Hiroko standing inside. Hiroko: "Who ? Aleph ? I have nothing to do with you. Go away." She will not move. (If Naja isn't summoned) You hear Naja's voice: "I... will help this girl... will help this girl..." (If Naja is currently summoned) You are given a choice: Take her out by force Give up If you choose to give up, you leave. If you try to take her out by force, you open the cell and she cries: Hiroko: "What are you doing ? Get away from me ! I am *supposed* to stay here ! Stop it !" Naja appears. Naja: "Is this girl your lover ?" If you answer no, she says: "But you do love her, don't you...? I can tell, I can tell..." If you answer yes, she says: Naja: "Liar. You have not held her hand, you have not kissed her. Liar. Liar. Liar. Liar." Either way, she continues with: "I... It looks like there is no place for me in your heart. But if I give my power to Hiroko... If I were be inside Hiroko too... Then every time you think of her, you'd also be thinking about me... I decided, I decided ! I will give her my power..." Naja fuses herself with Hiroko. All Hiroko's abilities are increased by one. Hiroko: "Eh... What was I doing... ? It feels like from the moment I was taken to the Factory, I was controlled by something... by someone... And you, you came to save me... Thank you, Aleph. How did you find out where I was kept ? ....you've met Mekata !? Quickly, let's go and meet him. He must know the truth of it. The truth which I am seeking..." Hiroko joins the party. (Yaaaaaaaay !! - Re-Miel) B7F: This level is a large cave complex below the Concentration Camp itself, which holds an exit into the Underworld. Treasure Chests: 1 x Magic Chest (Always Empty ?) 1 x &1600 1 x 「知恵の香」(Incense of Wisdom) 1 x 2080 MAG 1 x 「体力の香」(Incense of Stamina) 1 x 「力の香」 (Incense of Strength) 1 x 「早さの香」(Incense of Dexterity) 1 x Magic Chest (Full Moon, Opal) 1). First door locked with passcode. The passcode is 9192. 2). Second Door locked with passcode. The passcode is 1213. 3). Third Door locked with passcode. The passcode is 1834. 4). Grating. A steel grating blocks the passage. You need Naja to get through here. (If Naja is in your party) Naja: "This is the way to the Factory Area Concentration Camp. You want to go ?" If you answer no, you just leave. If you answer yes, Naja opens the grating and you can pass through. 5). Naja. You enter the room and see a figure of a child. Naja: "Now, you are quite a nice bloke... I like you. I will become one of your Allies." You are asked if you want to let her to become your ally. If you answer yes, she says: Naja: "Ufufu. You'll let me become you Ally...? Thankies..." If you answer no, she says: "What ? A nice bloke like you shoudn't be shy...!" Yousei Naja joins the party. Naja: "You want to go to the concentration camp, no ? I can show you little something..." She takes you to the door outside the place with steel grating. 6). Strange two-headed figure. . As you enter you see a strange figure. (If you don't have Naja with you) Yanus: "Do you wish to pass through here ? Would you try to pass through here ?" If you anwer yes: "We can't let you pass here. You can't be allowed to pass. We can do as we please with those who try. We can do with those we try as we please. So we were told, o-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho...! So were we told, heh-heh-heh-heh-heh..." You fight Youma Yanus. You you beat him, you get to pass through to the elevator leading to the Concentration Camp. If you answer no: "What, you are turning away ? Why are you turning away ? Boring... How boring..." And you leave. (If you have Naja with you) Naja: "Ah. Looky, looky. There are some VERY stupid looking guards here. Don't fight with this kind of guy, nope. It's this way, this way." ------->.<------- ---->10. Watch Tower Towering above the Factory, from here the whole of work done in factory is supervised and controlled. Normally, you can't enter here. But later on in the game, when you agree with Zain to do so, you CAN enter here, but only if your Wisdom is above 10. 1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 496 MAG 2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「マハブフストーン」(Maha-Bufu Stone) 3F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「ヒランヤ」(Hiranya) 4F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「魔力の香」(Incense of Magic Power) 5F: Treasure Chests: 1 x Damage Trap 6F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 7F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 992 MAG 8F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「ディストーン」(Di-Stone) 9F: Treasure Chests: 1 x Damage Trap 10F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「早さの香」(Incense of Speed) 11F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「マハジオストーン」(Maha-Jio Stone) 13F: 1). Belphegorl You enter the room. On the balcony, Belphegorl is sitting. Belphegorl: "Fu-fu-fu-fu... You are the second ones to come here today. That's quite a feat, you know, even being able to see this tower. Still, the last one ran away with his tail between his legs..." You fight Maou Belphegor. If you beat him, he says: Belphegorl: "That strength... And all these demons at your side... What on Earth are you..." 2). Locked Door You see an electric grating before you. It is locked. (After you defeat Belphegorl) The grating is open. You are asked if you want to enter. If you say yes, you go through to the room inside. There, you see Youchou Siren sitting in a cage. Siren is singing a sad, sad song... (If you have Petersen with you) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCADIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meet right on the main map. The conversations are listed below. ------->.<------- 1). King Muscle. "I am a Champion. The strongest man in Valhalla. It is only fitting that a beautiful athlete like me was chosen to live in Arcadia. Look at this beautiful flesh...!" ------->.<------- ----->1. Passage to 'Center' This is the passage which connects Arcadia to 'Center'. ----->2). Messiah Church Here, citizens of Arcadia offer their prayers to God. It has a Messiah Shrine and a Terminal. ----->3. TV Tower Usual kind of broadcasts. ----->4. House of Arcadia Citizen. ------->.<------- 1). Arcadia citizen: "We all have Megiru-sama to thank for our lives of peace and harmony. It is him, surely, who is the true Messiah. Megiru-sama lives in the mansion which lies some way into a forest..." ------->.<------- ----->5. House of Arcadia Citizen. ------->.<------- 1). Arcadia citizen: "Ooh, how wonderful you are, our Arcadia. Truly, this is an ideal world !" ------->.<------- ----->6. House of Arcadia Citizen: ------->.<------- 1). Arcadia citizen: "All who live in our Arcadia, live without knowing any of the world's hardships. Only death can not be avoided. If only we could find the way to cheat death, we wouldn't have to fear anything..." ------->.<------- ----->7. House of Arcadia Citizen: ------->.<------- 1). Arcadia Citizen: "Thanks to our Messiah, Megiru-sama, we live here lacking for nothings. But, there are some who wish for immortality on top of that. Deep is the human greed... Me, I am happy enough as it is..." ------->.<------- ----->8. House of Megiru: Here your old acquintance Megiru lives and governs the Arcadia Area. ------->.<------- (First time you visit him) 1). Megiru: "It's been a long time, wasn't it Aleph... I am Megiru. What do you make of the Arcadia Area ? While you were missing, I have made this area into an ideal world. You know that the Millenium is aiming at to make the dream of Thousand Year Kingdom real, right ? Well the Arcadia area is the test case to determine what the world will be like when Thousand Year Kingdom becomes reality. Here there is no fighting with demons nor any conflicts between people. Everyone lives in peace and harmony. It is when the whole world become like this, that e will be able say that Thousand Year Kingdom became reality. If you like this place, Aleph, feel free to come back at any time. You are always welcome here. And also, could tell Zain of 'Center' for me that Arcadia has been a great success." ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERWORLD - TOP PLATEAU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a small area at the very top of the Underworld, close to the surface. It is isolated from the Underworld proper. You enter it from under the Valhalla - 'Center' passage and it also contains a back door to the lowest level of the Factory mines. ------->.<------- ----->1. Passage back to surface. This is where you entered the Underworld for the first time. It leads back to levels beneath the passage joinging Valhalla and 'Center'. ----->2. Hokora #1 'Hokora' is a small wooden shrine, that is traditionally used in Shinto rituals. ------->.<------- Inside, you see a stone statue carved after the shape of Kunitsukami Kotoshironushi. You are asked if you want to unstone him. If you say no, you simply leave. If you say yes (and you have Di-Stone item), Aleph uses Di-Stone. Kotoshironushi returns to flesh. Kotoshironushi: (If you didn't yet talk to Hiruko.) "Thank you. You have released me from stone... But having being just unstoned, my body doesn't move very well..." (If you did agree to help Hiruko.) "You have talked to Hiruko ? I see. Then I shall give you the "公の胴" (Masakado's Chest)." You receive 「公の胴」(Masakado's Chest). ------->.<------- ----->3. Side Entrance to the Concentration Camp This is an entrance to a huge cave complex (B7F) that allows the passage from the Underworld to the Concentration Camp run by 'Center' deep in the mines of the Factory area. See an appropriate section in the Factory area guide for the details. ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERWORLD - OLD SHINJUKU AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meat right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- 1). Man: "Long time ago three men have appeared out of nowhere. This is the place where it happened. They have went through the post-Destruction Tokyo and went away to somewhere else." (Re-Miel's Comment: This is the reference to the original "Shin Megami Tensei". The three men are the Hero, the Law Hero and the Chaos hero, and this is where they have came back from Kongou-Shinkai at.) ---->1. Passage to Surface. Small cave, which containts the elevator which runs 60 floors up to the 1F of Grand Church in the Holy Town. ---->2. Shinjuku These are the remains what what used to be Shinjuku district in Old Tokyo. Presently, it is governed by Oberon of Fae. There are Terminal, Gaia, Armors and Drug here. ------->.<------- 1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x Magic Chest () 1). Fairie: "Oh ! You are new here, aren't you...? Did you escape from the Millenium too ?" 2). Elf: "This is the Underworld. A place where Yousei and Chirei, who came here from Makai live together with humans, who escaped from the world above." 3). A writing appears in the in the air. Writing: "From here onwards lies the land governed by Oberon, King of Fae. All must obey the King !" 4). Goblin: "Puck is not really a bad fellow at heart... It's just that his pranks sometimes get a bit too harsh... You better take care too..." 5). Goblin: "It is said that in various parts of this Underworld, pieces of Tairo-no-Masakado's body lie hidden. It is also said, that if Tairo-no-Masakado is revived, he could destroy the whole of Millenium... What do you think ?" (Re-Miel's Note: Taira-no-Masakado is one of the famous warlords who lived in 10th century, during the big war between Taira and Minamoto clans. After his death, he was worshipped as the guardian god of Tokyo.) 6). Messiah Follower. "I came to this place to preach the gospel of the Lord.. But no one wants to listen to me... Everyone worships those pagan gods, sealed in this land. But one day, I *will* build a church of Messiah here..." 7). Back entrance of Drug Shop / Front Entrance of the Drug Shop (First time) A girl is standing over the boiling pot and mixing potions. Anuune: "Ah... Sorry... The shop is.... Oh... A..Aleph-san... O-only Oberon, the King of Fae, can lift the spell cast by the sprinkling of the "Dew of Unfaithfulness. If... if you want me, I can... I can try and ask Oberon-sama to lift the spell for you..." If you answer yes: "Then... then I will try and plead with Oberon-sama for you..." If you answer no: "I see..." (If you've asked her to plead with Oberon for you already) "Ah... Sorry... The shop is.... Oh... A..Aleph-san... Have you met with Oberon-sama yet...?" 8). Dryad. "Now... Do not tell it to anyone, but... Looks like the drugstore girl, Anuune, really fell for Dareth, who came from the world above..." B1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「反魂香」(Han-Gon Incense) 1). Throne Room of Oberon. You enter the throne room of Oberon, King of Fairies. (First Time) Oberon: "I have heard the story from Anuune. That rascal Puck is up to his usual trouble again.... He probably thought I would be really angry at him, because he went out the 1F and fleed east from there. Human ! If I am to help you, first you must catch Puck and obtain from him the "Dew of Unfaitfulness." (After you brought back the dew) Oberon: "You brought me the "Uwakisou no Tsuyu"... Good work. I shall lift the spell cast on Hiroko. Go and and find her now. " If you come back again, the throne room will be empty. B2F: 1). Dareth and Hiroko (Before you had Oberon lift the spell) As you come into the room, you see Dareth and Hiroko inside. Hiroko: "Ah... Dareth... The feelings for you overwhelm me... I need only to think of you, and my heart is ready to burst..." Dareth: "Oy... What's with you !? Stop talking nonsense...! Oy ! Get away from me !!" He notices you. "Eh...? Aleph...? This woman... she just would leave me alone... Oh, I give up...!" (After you had Oberon lift the spell) Anuune: "In there...in there are Hiroko-san... and him... uhm... Dareth-san. I got told by Oberon-sama to come here but... Please, Aleph-san, let's go in together..." Well, turn right and enter the room. Hiroko is shouting at Dareth: Hiroko: "Just what do you think you are doing ! Dragging me forcibly to such a place ! Lech ! Molester ! Pervert !" Dareth: "What ! *You* were the one who followed *me* here ! Shit ! I did not do anything ! What the heck is going on ? This girl sure has some mood swings !" Hiroko: "Aah ! Aleph ! You came to rescue me !" Hiroko returns to the party. Suddenly Anuune sprinkles "Dew of Unfaithfulness " on Dareth. Dareth: "Aaah... What a beautiful elf you are ! I will dedicate myself to your beauty !" Anuune: "Erm... erm...... It makes me... it makes me very happy to hear... to hear you saying such things... Aleph-san. Thank you very much. Take good care of Hiroko-san." B3F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「メタルカート」(Metal Card) 1 x Magic Chest (Full Moon, Aquamarin) 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1). A writing appears in the in the air. Writing: "From here onwards lies the land governed by Oberon, King of Fae. All must obey the King !" ------->.<------- ---->6. Puck's Playground These are old ruins which were chosed by Puck as his playground and as a hideaway from the wrath of Oberon, King of Fae. Anyone travelling through this place will have to deal with prank-loving Puck. 2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「早さの香」(Incense of Speed) 2 x Damage Trap 3F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「力の香」(Incense of Strength) 1 x 「魔力の香」(Incense of Magic Power) 1). Puck's Hideout After a long chase, you corner Puck here. Puck: "Oh, bother ! You found me ! Well, you can have the "Dew of Unfaithfulness", if you give me &10000." You are asked whether you want to give him &10000. If you answer yes, you give him &10000 and receive the dew. If you answer no, he says: "Just kidding, just kidding... Here, I'll give it to you." He holds out you "Dew of Unfaithfulness". You are asked, if you want to take it. If you say yes, you get it. If you say no, he says: "Aw... You... you _are_ angry, right ? Here, I will give you &10000 too. Please forgive me..." You are asked if you would forgive him. If you say yes, you get the dew and &10000. If you say no, Puck runs off - but leaves the dew with you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERWORLD - OLD AKASAKA AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->1. Passage to Old Shinjuku This leads to B3F of Old Shinjuku area. ----->2. Hokora #2 'Hokora' is a small wooden shrine, that is traditionally used in Shinto rituals. This one is very difficult to navigate, because of all the sliders on the floors. ------->.<------- 1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x Damage Trap 2 x 「見渡しの鐘」(Seer's Bell) 1 x 「知恵の香」(Incense of Wisdom) 1 x 「早さの香」(Incense of Speed) 2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「力の香」(Incense of Strength) 1). Baphomet: "Leave immediately ! Or I shall send you on a date with Yomotsu-shikome in the Land of the Dead !" You are asked if you want leave quietly. If you say yes, you leave. If you say no, Baphomet cries: Baphomet: "Then you won't leave here alive !" You fight Datenshi Baphomet. If you beat him, Oonamuchi appears. Oonamuchi: "You've defeated him...? Please, accept my gratitude..." (If you agreed to help Hiruko): Oonamuchi: "You have talked with Hiruko...? Well, then you know what to do with this..." You receive "公の右腕" (Masakado's Right Arm). ------->.<------- ---->3. Dwarf Mines At the entrance to the mines, you are met by Dwarf. Dwarf: "We dig here to find weapons. They fetch a handsome price on the market. There are so many of them buried here, we could never dig them all up. To be quite honest, we are short of hands. Would you help us ?" If you say yes, he says: "Thank you. Then dig here. Good luck..." After a LONG while, he comes back. Dwarf: "Haar. Good work there. You really did help us out. Let me give you this in return..." You get 「土星のピラー」(Saturn Pillar) Dwarf: "If we are ever short of hands again, come and help us." With that you leave. ------->.<------- ---->4. Hokora #3 A small wooden shrine, the kind that is used for Shinto rituals. It's locked. (If you agreed to help Hiruko) Voice of Hiruko: "Enter this shrine !" You then choose if you want to enter the hokora. ------->.<------- The shtick in this shrine are the one way walls. There are actually four 4x4 sections to each floor - but they are divided out from each other by one-way walls. The way the walls are aligned is such that you will have to traverse each of the four sections (SW, SE, NE, NW) vertically, going between 1F and 4F four times until you arrive to your destination - meeting a with Kunitsukami Ooyamatsumi somewhere in the NW section of 3F. 1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「コアシールド」(Core Shield) 2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x Damage Trap 3F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「体力の香」(Incense of Stamina) 1). Kunitsukami Ooyamatsumi: At certain point of the NW section of 3F, you meet a huge looming figure. Ooyamatsumi: "Aah... Say, you there ! Help me ! I am lost here, I can't find my way out ! Please, take me with you !" Ooyamatsumi joins the party. 4F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「魔力の香」(Incense of Magic Power) Exiting the shrine: (If you brought Ooyamatsumi with you) Ooyamatsumi: "Say.. You really helped me out. I will give you this in return." You get "公の右足" (Masakado's Right Foot) Ooyamatsumi leaves the party. ------->.<------- ---->5. Akasaka These are the remains what what used to be Akasaka district in Old Tokyo. Presently, it was turned into a city of Chirei. There are Terminal, Appraise, Weapons, Armors, Bar, Gaia and Jakyou here. ------->.<------- 1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「パンチガン」(Punch Gun) 1 x Magic Chest (Full Moon, Garnet) 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1). Writing in the air. "This is the City of Chirei. All who work hard are welcome here !" 2). Kobold: "If you exit this level and go east, you know the huge hole in the ground there... It's a mine, where we dig up weapons. And you know, they even come from the world above to buy them. It's all supposed to be very secret though..." 3). Kobold: "Are you a fighter type of person ? ...I can guess it just from the way you look. Then, do you know about old smith ? He re-forges the weapons we dig up and makes brand new weapons out of them. He is very good. It could be a good idea to go and see him." 4). Worker: "Damn ! Those Chirei guys really don't know how to treat human... I just can't take it anymore..." (After freeing Siren) "The real reason I had to run away from the 'Center' is because I learnt a certain secret. The secret is '0920'. Figure out the rest by yourself." 5). Gaia follower: "Here, in the Underworld, the power of our Gaia faith has not completely diminished yet... It hasn't !" 6). Smithy. Smith: "We are busy as you can see. If you have no business here, go away." (If you have Hihiirokane) Smith: "Wha... what is it that you have there !? Isn't that 'Hihiirokane' !? Quickly, give it here !" The Dwarven Smith snatches Hihiirokane out of your hands. Smith: "I'll make you a real good one ! Wait and look forwad to it." If you come back immediately: Smith: "It's not ready it ! A good one takes a long time to make. Don't be in such a hurry." If you come back here after several mooncycles: Smith: "It's done. Here." You get Masakado's Katana (マサカドのかたな). Smith: "Who could have thought that would get to create such a work in my lifetime..." ------->.<------- Bar Conversations: 1). Master Dwarf: "Recently I've heard a new rumor. There seems to be some connection between the sealed Yamato gods and torn-to-pieces Lord Masakado." 2). Green Cobold: "Lord Masakado, who long ago was the protector of Tokyo, was torn to pieces." 3). Yelllow Kobold: "Ah ! That girl ! She is the one who chased Dareth around, right ? ... Has she changed the partner then ?" ------->.<------- (After resurrecting Lord Masakado and releasing Amaterasu) 1). Master Dwarf "Lord Masakado was ressurected... In that case... I wonder if he could send me back to Makai..." 2). Green Kobold: "I heard of a way to go to the Makai, you see... Now, how did it go... You gather the 7 Pillars... Yeah, you gather them... and one of them... Mutant Elder... Ah, it's no good. I forgot." 3). Yelllow Kobold: "Oi, you ! The two of you get on quite well with each other, don't ya..." 4). Blonde Man: (Hello, Louis ! - Re-Miel.) Lois Cypher: "Aleph-kun... If you are looking for Abaddon, he is not in the Underworld. He did as the 'Center' told him and swallowed up Valhalla... But then he was betrayed. Right now, he is probably in the Makai..." ------->.<------- (After freeing Siren) 1). Master Dwarf "Lord Masakado was ressurected... In that case... I wonder if he could send me back to Makai..." 2). Green Kobold: "I heard of a way to go to the Makai, you see... Now, how did it go... You gather the 7 Pillars... Yeah, you gather them... and one of them... Mutant Elder... Ah, it's no good. I forgot." (After choices at Tiphareth) 1). Master Dwarf "Lord Masakado was ressurected... In that case... I wonder if he could send me back to Makai..." 2). Green Kobold: "Huh...? You went from the Underworld to the Makai ?" 3). Yellow Kobold: "Recently I am all alone all the time... It's getting pretty lonely... Shit ! Right, tonight I am getting slaughtered again...!" ------->.<------- B2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x Magic Chest (Full Moon, Diamond) ------->.<------- B3F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「毒矢」(Poison Arrow) ------->.<------- B4F: 1). Brownie: "Through that exit, over there, you can get to the community where humans have been gathering. For humans, they are very cool. Sorry to say this, but much cooler than you. However, despite being so cool, they seem to have had to flee here from the world above." ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERWORLD - OLD ROPPONGI AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- 1). Mutant: "Look at that mountain ! It is said to be the body of Kuzuryuu, the nine-headed dragon upon whom the whole world rests. It just appeared here one day - no one quite knows why..." (After awakening of Kuzuryuu) Mutant: "Kuzuryuu has awakened and flew off somewhere." ------->.<------- ---->1. Roppongi. These are the remains what what used to be the Roppongi district in Old Tokyo. Now it it is inhabited by a community of mutants. There are Terminal, Virtuals, Fortunes, Rag's, Garage, Gaia, Weapons, Armors, Casino and Appraise here. ------->.<------- 1F: 1). Writing in the air: "Mutant Community. Humans from the world above are prohibited to enter." 2). Mutant: "What have you come here for ? This is not the place for normal humans like you. Leave, now." (After talking to Hiruko) "We, mutants, were persecuted in the world above - and finally banished here, to the Underworld." 3). Virtual Battler There is a Virtual Battler in this building. As usual there are four courses. First time you enter it, however, you are transported not the course you chose, but to a special space. Shortly into it, you will see a man in a red wheelchair in front of you. Steven: "So you are still alive. Splendid, splendid. I'd guess you are starting to feel that maximum amount of demons you can stock is a bit too low. So I will give you a new version of Demon Sumoning Program, which allows you to store up to the total of 9 demons. I suceeded in making the size of the data used up by an Ally smaller. As result, it is now possible to store more Allies in the same amount of memory." Your Ally Stock is increased up to 9. Steven: "I am hoping to eventually make the Ally data size even smaller, but it will take some time." 1. Course 1 - &200 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Messian Temple Knight. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Temple Knight... Do you still want to continue ?" 2. Course 2 - &300 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Tenshi Archangel. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Archangel... Do you still want to continue ?" 3. Course 3 - &400 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Messian Zelator. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "You did it ! Isn't it wonderful ? You defeated Zelator... Do you still want to continue ?" 4. Course 4 - &500 entrance fee. You can explore the course. The boss in the end is Messian Terminator. If you beat it, Virtual Girl appears. Virtual Girl: "Congratulations ! Now that you've defeated Terminator, you are the Virtual Master. You have nothing to fear now... in the virtual world, that is..." B1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「練気の剣」(Renki no Ken) 1 x Magic Chest (Perl, Full Moon) B2F: 1). Writing in the air: "Mutant community. Humans from the world above must not enter." 2). Mutant Elder: "...Here, in the Underworld, lies the original city of Tokyo. In the series of great cataclsyms, the city was destroyed and had sunk deep under the ground. Moreover, to create this 'Millenium' thing, they ensured that the original city was completely sealed into the Underworld. 'Center' did not permit us, Mutants, to live in Millenium. They exiled us. So in the end, we thought up to escape to the Underworld. And here, though far from the light of day and warmth of the sun, we have survived. We do not need anything. We do not ask for anything. Just to see the light of day once more... Sorry to bother you. And thank you for listening to all this long-winded speech..." (After appearance of the Tower in Holy Town) The elder gives you the same speech, but in the end adds: "...What ? A huge tower appeared in the world above ? I think it must be the tail of Maou Moloch. If it's Moloch, than he lives in the Makai. I shall give you this. You will need it, if you are to go to Makai..." You receive 「金星のピラー」(Pillar of the Venus). "There are seven Pillars all together. One would need all of them - having just one is no use. So I'll give mine to you..." 3). Mutant: "It is said, that Lord Masakado had the powers which allowed him to enter the Makai. In this place I have no hope and no dreams. I'd have liked for our Lord to take me to Makai with him." 4). Mutant: "'Center' banished us from Millenium because we look grotesque. Having lost the place to live, we had no other choice but to flee to the Underworld. That was the only way to survive. This grudge... We will never forget this grudge, not until the day the Millenium lies in ruins." 5). Gaia follower: "Here, in the Underworld, the gods of Yamato are sealed away. We, Gaia followers, together with the citizens of the Underworld, are waiting for these gods to be brought back to life..." B1F (Other Side): Treasure Chests: 1 x 「メタルカート」(Metal Card) 1 x Magic Chest (Ruby, Full Moon) 1F (Other Side): Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1 x 「知恵の香」(Incense of Wisdom) 1 x 「体力の香」(Incense of Stamina) 1). Mutant: "That girl... With that beauty, I am sure _he_ will open his heart to you.." (Post meeting Hiruko) "Hiruko-sama was persecuted because he knew a secret related to Lord Masakado..." 2). Hiruko: As you enter a room, you meet two mutants with a small figure standing between them. Voice: "Go away ! Stay away from me !" Mutant: "Leave immediately ! Or you will regret it !" Voice: "Wait ! You do not look like you've came here to kill me. Humans who came to the Underworld... Will you listen to a request of mine ?" [1] You are given a choice to say yes or no. If you say no to [1], the figure speaks: "I see... You wouldn't listen..." And you just leave. If you say yes to [1], the guards part and a small mutant appears from behind them. Hiruko: "I see... You will listen... Aleph, were you ? I am... Hiruko. As for my request... It is to revive Lord Masakado. Lord Taira-no-Masakado, the protector god of Tokyo, whose body was torn into six pieces and scattered. Our Lord fell victim to the in-fighting between the Yamato gods." (Re-Miel's Note: Yamato was one of the countries in the ancient Japan. Although these days 'Yamato' is sometimes used to mean the whole of 'ancient Japan'.) "Since Ookuninushi of Izumo was made to hand the rule of the land over to Amatsukami, they governed it and Kunitsukami had to obey them." (Re-Miel's Note: This is a famous story in Japanese mythology. Ookuninushi is the descendant of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinada-hime. Susanoo-no-Mikoto was exiled from Takamagahara (The Sky Land) by Amaterasu-oomikami, the leader of Amatsukami (Gods of Heaven). After being exiled, he defeated the great serpent Yamato-no-Orochi, married Kushinada-hime and started to rule the lands below. His descendants became Kunitsukami (Gods of Earth). Ookuninushi (also known as Oonamuchi) became their ruler. But Amaterasu was not happy about this state of affairs. The lands below must be ruled by her son Amenooshihomimi-no-mikoto. So she sent an envoy after envoy to the world below to force Ookuninushi to hand the rule of it over to her son. Eventually, she suceeded in her intent. The delegation of Amatsukami - headed by Ninigi-no-mikoto (grandchild of Amaterasu) descended from Takamagahara to the world below and started to rule it with Kunitsukami as their servants.) "But near the end of last century the demons appeared once more in our world, causing great chaos and confusion everywhere. Including the land of Yamato - and the Kunitsukami saw it as their chance. As an opportunity to throw off the yoke which was forced on them millenia ago. Kunitsukami wanted to seal Amatsukami away and rule the land of Yamato once more. But their desire got used by the demons. Lord Masakado was torn to pieces and Kunitsukami, too, have been sealed into the small shrines ('hokora') in the Underworld here. But Kunitsukami, before they got sealed away, have secretly managed to locate all the scattered pieces of the Lord Masakado's body. At present, each of them has a part of the Lord's body. If you wish to bring peace to the long-suffering city of Tokyo, you must release the seals on Kunitsukami and resurrect Lord Masakado. And if you do, then mayhaps my sin of betraying Amatsukami and giving the demons opportunity to enter the land will be forgiven..." Then you are asked, if you want to listen to his speech once more. [2] If you answer no to [2], he asks: "Then will you release Kunitsukami from their seals and resurrect Lord Masakado ?" [3] If you answer no to [3], he says: "Are you are saying, that you refuse... But sooner or later, you will *need* the power of Lord Masakado for..." If you answer yes to [3], he says: "I see. Thank you. I am powerless here - but you, you might yet do it... Good luck..." (Once you have gathered all six parts of Masakado's body) Hiruko: "You have gathered all the parts of Lord Masakado's body ? Then next you need to fuse them together." (Once you have fused together Masakado's body) Hiruko: "To bring Lord Masakado back to life, truth to be told, you need his soul, which I have in my possession. When you place the soul in his body, Lord Masakado's resurrection will be complete. You have done well in putting Lord's body back together. Let's us insert the soul then." The soul is placed into the body. The body... well... _changes_... Hiruko: "Lord Masakado has been resurrected..." Lord Masakado: "Ooh... Every vein in my body is overflowing with sheer power... ...Hiruko ? I was brought back to life again ?" Hiruko: "Lord ! It has been the work of this man here. It is Aleph thank we have to thank for your resurrection." Lord Masakado: "I see... Aleph, is it ? I owe you my gratitude. By the way, Hiruko... We must hurry, must we not ?" Hiruko: "Yes, my Lord. Let us depart immediately for the Cave of the Seal (封印の岩戸)." They both leave. ------->.<------- ---->2. Hokora #4 A small wooden shrine, the kind that is used for Shinto rituals. It's locked. (If you agreed to help Hiruko) Voice of Hiruko: "Enter this shrine !" You then choose if you want to enter the hokora. ------->.<------- You see before you Kunitsukami Sarutahiko. Sarutahiko: "I shall not hand it over ! Never ! No one else can have it !!" You fight Kunitsukami Sarutahiko. If you defeat him, he stands there for a moment, stunned. Then he cries out: "What... What have I been doing...!?" What on Earth was I doing ...?" (If you agreed to help Hiruko) "Ah, I see... So you want this..." You get '公の左腕" (Masakado's Left Arm). Then you leave. If you visit the shrine again, Sarutahiko is no longer there. ------->.<------- ---->3. Hokora #5 A small wooden shrine, the kind that is used for Shinto rituals. It's locked. (If you agreed to help Hiruko) Voice of Hiruko: "Enter this shrine !" You then choose if you want to enter the hokora. ------->.<------- The shrine has one level to it. It is divided in several disjoint sections, acessible from each other via teleporters. The correct sequence of teleporters to get to Sukunahikona is: E,W,E,E (E = East, W = West, C = Centre) 1). Kunitsukami Sukunahikona. You enter the room and a figure of a tiny archer is standing in front of you. Sukunahikona: "Who are you ? You would approach me knowing that I am Sukunahikona ? Anyhow, you do not appear to be an evil man... To tell you the truth, I have been imprisoned in this place. It is rather unfortunate. You've came here to help me ? Thank you." Sukunahikona joins the party. 2). Exiting the shrine (If you have brought Sukunahikona with you) When you exit the shrine, Sukunahikona appears before you. Sukunahikona: "You have led me out of the shrine. Thank you. In return, I shall give you this. It could yield you a fearsome power..." You get "公の左足" (Masakado's Left Foot.) Sukunahikona leaves the party. ------->.<------- ---->4. The Cave of the Seal A cave leading deep into the side of the mountain , this is where Kunitsukami have sealed all the Amatsukami years ago. Normally when you come here, you see a gigantic rock tightly sealing the entrance to the cave. If you have resurrected Lord Masakado and agreed to help Hiruko free Amatsukami, then when you come here, you shall see Hiruko and Lord Masakado standing before the rock sealing the entrance. Hiruko: "My Lord ! Please, open the way..." Lord Masakado: "As you will, Hiruko-dono..." The rock blocking the entry to the Cave moves aside. Lord Masakado: "It is done. It was rather... strenous, given that I've just been brought back to life. Aleph, I would like to thank you properly for gathering together my body. I shall give you two gifts." You then receive as your reward 「太陽のピラー」(Sun Pillar) and 「将門の刀」(Katana of Masakado) . Lord Masakado: "Now I shall go and rest for a while to recover my strength. Farewell." He leaves. Hiruko: "Inside this Cave are the sealed Amatsukami. Hurry !" You are asked, if you want to go inside. If you say yes, you enter the Cave of the Seal. ------->.<------- Each of the first four levels (1F-B3F) of the Cave of the Seal is a 4x4 square with teleporters in certain cells. In the scheme below, the NW corner of each level is written as (0,0) and SW corner is (0,3). Then teleporters are at: 1F(2,1) ----> B1F(3,2) B3F(3,0) ----> B1F(0,3) B1F(2,0) ----> 1F(0,0) B3F(3,3) ----> B2F(2,3) B1F(2,3) ----> 1F(3,2) B3F(2,3) ----> 1F(0,1) B1F(0,1) ----> B2F(2,1) B3F(1,0) ----> B2F(0,1) B2F(1,2) ----> 1F(2,3) B3F(1,2) ----> 1F(0,3) B2F(3,3) ----> 1F(3,0) B3F(0,0) ----> B1F(2,1) B2F(3,0) ----> B1F(3,0) B3F(1,3) ----> B4F B2F(1,0) ----> B1F(1,2) B2F(0,3) ----> B3F(3,1) So the correct path is (from the entrance): F,R,F,2xR,3xF,R,F,2xR,2xF,R,2xF,3xF,L,2xF,L,F B4F: 1). Tadzikarao You see Tadzikarao standing inside a seal. You are asked if you want to lift the seal from him. If you say no, you leave the room. If you say yes, you do it. He speaks: Tadzikarao: "Oh ! Thank you ! Ah, how pathetic... To have gotten sealed away just like that, in spite of all my power..." You leave. 2). Omoikane: You see Omoikane floating within a seal. You are asked if you want to lift the seal from him. If you say no, you leave the room. If you say yes, you do it. He speaks: Omoikane: "Who could have thought it...! The demons took advantage of the quarrel between us, Amatsukami, and the Kunitsukami... Thank you for releasing me from the seal. As a reward, I will tell you one thing. The gods whom you lift the seals from, you will be able to obtain via fusion." You leave. 3). Tsukuyomi: You see Tsukuyomi standing within a seal. You are asked if you want to lift the seal from him. If you say no, you leave the room. If you say yes, you do it. He speaks: Tsukuyomi: "You have realised me from the seal. My thanks. By the way, have you helped my sister Amaterasu, yet ? If you haven't yet, then hurry ! Release her from her bindings and set her free." You leave. 4). Takemikadzuchi: You see Takemikadzuchi standing within the Seal. You are asked if you want to lift the seal from him. If you say no, you leave the room. If you say yes, you do it. He speaks: Takemikadzuchi: "That bastard ! The one who tricked me into being sealed !! I will show him ! Get out of my way !!" Takemikadzuchi runs off. You leave. 5). Amaterasu: You come in, contained within the Seal. She addresses you: Amaterasu: "Son of man ! Listen to me ! Listen to how I, the ruler of Yamato gods, was trapped and bound by this seal. The Kunitsukami, who back in the ancient of days accepted our rule, have rose against us. They borrowed the help of Hebrew gods and demons and placed us, Amatsukami, under a seal. But Kunitsukami did not get to rule in our stead as they intended. They too have been sealed away. They were nothing but pawns in the struggle between the Hebrew divinities. We, Amatsukami and Kunitsukami, both the deities of the land of Yamato, should have never allowed a strife to come between us... It was so foolish..." You are asked, if you want to release the seal on her. If you say no, you leave the room. If you say yes, you do so. She speaks: Amaterasu: "You would release me from the seal ? Who are you, a son of man ? Who are you, who possesses such fearsome power... The power that may rivaling even that of my brother Susano-oh. Aleph ! I owe you my gratitude..." She leaves. ------->.<------- ---->5. The Altar Stones Standing in a circle at the bottom of the underworld are a six ancient altars. Each consists of a stone podium surrounded by gigantic stone pillars, a-la Stonehenge. When first you approach them, they seem abandoned and half-ruined - but if you carry with you an appropriate magical pillar, you will discover that the magic sleeping within them is still very much alive. There are six altars stones - each dedicated to a certain planet. If you carry with you a 'pillar' dedicated to the same planet, it starts to shine and you are asked if want to place it on the podium. If answer 'yes' you do just that - and the altar is activated. Below is the list of the Altars and the Pillars required to activate them: 1. Mercury (水星) Altar Stone You get 「水星のピラー」(Pillar of the Mercury) from the Junks Shop in Holy Town first time you visit it. 2. Venus (金星) Altar Stone You get 「金星のピラー) (Pillar of the Venus) when you visit Mutant Elder in the B3F of Roppongi after the strange tower appeared in the Holy Town. 3. Moon (月) Altar Stone You get 「月のピラー」(Pillar of the Moon) by winning it at Rave Party at the Disco at the Holy Town. To do that, you need to enter the Disco during Full Moon (that's when Rave Party is held), then to enter Dance Contest and win it. To win Dance Contest, Aleph's Magic Power (魔力) must be 10 or above. 4. Mars (火星) Altar Stone You get 「火星のピラー」(Pillar of the Mars) when you defeat Dareth on your way to rescue Hiroko from the Concentration Camp. 5. Jupiter (木星) Altar Stone You get 「木星のピラー」(Pillar of the Jupiter) by visiting the worker at 3rd level of mines in Factory Area, after the Siren has been freed. 6. Saturn (土星) Altar Stone You get 「土星のピラー」(Pillar of the Saturn) after helping the Dwarves with the work in their mines near Akasaka. Once all the six Pillars are placed at their respective altars, the Gate - shaped as a giant stone face - rises from the ground to the surface. 7. The Gate to Makai To activate the Gate, you need 「太陽のピラー」(Pillar of the Sun), which you receive from Lord Masakado as a reward for freeing him. Once the gate is activated, it allows for transportation between the physical world (Malkuth) and the first Sephirah of the Makai (Yesod). ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NB: Before we start on Makai, a little note. The Spirit World, Makai, in this game is copied, exactly, from Quabalah - esoteric branch of ancient Judaism. It looks just like Tree of Life - central symbol of Quabalah. It is divided into ten areas - just like Tree of Life is divided into 10 Sephiroth (Well, eleven, according to some modern Quabalists, but ancient scriptures do not mention Daath as a Sephirah). Names of the areas are the same as names of the Sephiroth. That's for those curious of you. For gameplay purposes, Makai is dealt with area-per-area below. It is just too large, on the whole. Also - once you enter it properly, you will start, as you are supposed to, at Yesod and will travel upwards, in traditional order, to Kether. BUT. Before entering it properly, you will enter it, very briefly, near the Tiphareth area, for certain purposes. Because of that I put Tiphareth area descriptions out of order below, as the first one to come. Afterwards, it will follow in the standard order you will be travelling through them. Good Luck ! - Re-Miel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - TIPHARETH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- 1). Elf: "This is Tiphareth. The busiest place in the whole of Makai." 2). Makai Woman: "Recently the mountains here in the Makai have started to move. Just look around, and you'll see what I mean... I heard that they are the the body of Kuzuryuu... (9-Headed Dragon, 九頭龍)." 3). Arcadia Citizen: "I came from Arcadia Area seeking the art of achieving immortality. I wonder if I can find it here ? If I can get my hands on it, we can make Arcadia into a true utopia..." (After saving Siren) 4). Petersen and Siren "We owe our gratitude to you. Thanks to what you've done, we can live together in happiness. The song she sings now is the song of joy..." (After awakening Set) 1). Makai Woman "Have you seen Set flying off ? It was almost as if he was summoned by something..." 2). Elf "I saw Set flying off. Wonder where he went to..." ------->.<------- ---->1. The Gate back to the Physical World. This is the gate you opened up from the 3F of Grand Church in Holytown. You can return to physical world this way. ---->2. Yetziratic Passage. The gates of Tiphareth are shut. They are shut, until you open them from the other side with 'Ain Kagi' and 'Lamed no Kagi'. That's all when you enter the Makai properly. ---->3. Entrance to Briatic Passage #1 (Until you deal with Abaddon) Empty space stretches as far as the eye can see. (Hmm... We wonder what's this all about... -Re-Miel) (After you deal with Abaddon) Several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic paths. This passage is an entrance onto one of them. The Briatic Passage connects Tiphareth, Chesed and Geburah. ---->4. Set's Temple (When entered Makai via the back-door Gate at Grand Church) You see Set, deep asleep within a seal. (Look carefully. Set is *very* mean puppy, according to Egyptian mythology. - Re-Miel) (After opening Gates of Tiphareth) You see Set, stirring a little. ---->5. Tiphareth. Tiphareth means 'Beauty'/'Harmony'. In Quabalah, Tiphareth is the central of all Sephiroth in the Tree of Life, holding everything else in balance. It carries with it meaning of mediation, of balance, of harmony, of peace. The Vice of Tiphareth is Pride. The town of Tiphareth in the game has Kaifuku, Terminal, Weapons, Armors, Fortunes, Jakyou, Bar, Disco, Junks. The Terminal is not working - it will not work until you enter Makai properly. And as you can see, it kinda looks strange. ------->.<------- Treasure Chests: 1 x Magic Chest (Nothing ?) 1). Dryad: "Welcome to the town of Tiphareth." 2). Elf: "Near the town, Set lies sealed... No one knows how long ago did he come to be like that..." 3). Woman: "Because 'Tiphareth' means 'Beauty', this town is just the place for beautiful people like me." ------->.<------- Bar Conversations: (When entered Makai via the back-door Gate at Grand Church) 1). Male from Makai: "In the south-east, a Siren used to live with her lover. Sadly, she was abducted..." 2). Skeletal Male: "I met this really strange guy to the east of here. Wonder where did he come from..." 3). Blonde Man. Louis Cypher: "Why imagine meeting you in such a place, Aleph-kun... Congratulations on finding your way to Makai. But it looks like you have only came here through a back-door entrance. You should try and find a way to come in through the front door..." ------->.<------- (After entering Makai properly and opening Gates of Tiphareth) 1). Makai Female: "To the East of here is the entrance to the Briatic Passage. It leads to Chesed and Geburah. If you turn South a little way from here, there will be entrance to the Yetziratic Passage. It leads to Hod, Netzach and Yesod. But the space around the entrance to Briatic Passage has been warped. You can not get it. Whatever could have happened to it...?" 2). Makai Male: "Tiphareth is right in the center of the Makai. A whole lot of roads intersect here... But recently, by Lucifer's orders, the roads are being shut. Why ?" 3). Skeletal Male: "There was this strange girl near the entrance to the Briatic Passage." 4). Louis Cypher. Louis Cypher: "Looks like you came here by your own strength, all the way from Yesod. Well done, well done." ------->.<------- (After the awakening of Set) 1). Makai Female: "Everyone's is talking about it. Set has started to stir... Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes... It is rumored that even Lucifer-sama is terrified by Set's ressurection... And the Kuzuryuu mountains are moving too... I am worried..." 2). Makai Male: "You can't get into Briatic Passage without doing something about Abaddon." 3). Skeletal Male: "They are saying that Set's body stirred... Is that true ? He was sealed since aaages ago. Have you seen it ?" ------->.<------- (After the awakening of Set) 1). Skeleton: "Now that Set has been resurrected, what will Lucifer-sama do ?" 2). Makai Woman: "See, Set has been resurrected, just like I said he would. But where did he flew off to...?" 3). Makai Man: "The way Set flew off, he was heading for Malkuth..." 4). Suspicious Man: "Not only Set flew off, but it seems that now Abaddon awakened too... After he swalled up the Valhalla Area of Millenium he went to sleep for a while..." ------->.<------- (After defeating Abaddon) 1). Skeleton: "Now that Set has been resurrected, what will Lucifer-sama do ?" 2). Makai Male: "Looks like Abaddon has vanished. His body, which used to disintegrate all things that were sucked into it, was disintegrated itself... Now the Briatic passage is accessible again, so we can go to Chesed or Geburah..." ------->.<------- (After meeting on castle Kether) ------->.<------- Disco Conversations: 1). Thriller-kun: (Wonder who this is... - Re-Miel.) "I hate quarells... I love a child's mind..." 2). Woman: "All I need to be happy, is to dance... I just don't understand all those people who go to Chesed seeking help..." 3) Zombie: "Looks like Geburah is becoming a fortress. All the 12 Shinshou are gathering there..." ------->.<------- ---->6. Burning Cross. A distortion of the space. You are asked, if you want to enter it. If you answer yes, you find yourself in a strange building. In there, you will find the secret behind Arcadia. A word of advise: if you decide to through the other exit from the building (*not* the one you entered via), then unless you destroyed a certain computer on the fifth floor already, you are in for a long trip back. ------->.<------- 1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1). Arcadia Citizen: "Whatever Zain may say, Arcadia is an ideal world ! Ah, our beautiful Arcadia... Surely, you are a true Utopia !" 2). Second exit. This leads to the True Arcadia area. 2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1). Arcadia Citizen: "For us, the words of Megiru-sama are everything. What Zain says is obviously a lie..." 3F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1). Arcadia Citizen: "Megiru-sama will get Zain dealt with. Him and anyone like him, all who dare to say such wicked words..." 4F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1). Arcadia Citizen: "We are believe in our Messiah, Megiru-sama. We remain calm. Nothing Zain says has anything to do with us." 5F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 5). Megiru: "You saw it, didn't you... My god, you've seen it now... The true form of this area I built... Yes, as you can see indeed this place is not a true Utopia. It is but a fake, called 'virtual reality'. But fake as it may be, was it so wrong to try and give people the world of peace that they desire ? What is the truth ? Truth is what everyone believe in. And you have seen the truth that mustn't be exposed. I can not let you live now..." You fight Senshi Megiru. When you beat him, he disappears and Computer speaks: Computer: "Messiah Megiru deleted. Please input the name of a new Messiah." You are given a choice: Input a name Destroy computer Go outside If you choose to input a name, you input name "Aleph" (and your alignment shifts towards Law). If you choose to destroy computer, you damage the mainframe in front of you (and your alignment shifts towards Chaos). ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - TRUE ARCADIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a very small area located partly in the real world and partly in Makai. One of the entrances leads to the Arcadia <-> Center passage and it is one-way only and so unacessible for the first part of the game. The other building here is the True Arcadia itself - and that has another entrance/exit which connects it to the Tiphareth area of the Makai. That entrance is how you'd normally get to this area in the first place. ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meat right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- (If you've entered your name as new Messiah) 1). King Muscle: "Long live new Messiah ! Long live Aleph-sama !" ----->1. Arcadia <-> Center Passage Entrance This takes you to the room behind the Terminal, located in the Arcadia <-> Centre entrance, which takes you to the 'fake' Arcadia. ----->2. True Arcadia Entrance Building which holds the true Arcadia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - YESOD AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- 1). Makai Ihabitant: "It's kinda rare that we have visitors from Malkuth... Oh, 'Malkuth' ? It's the name for your world, the world of humans." 2). Elf. "What you see to the east of here is Moloch. Moloch gathers up MAG inside its body and burns it..." ------->.<------- ---->1. Gateway back to Malkuth. A huge stone face on the ground, that is the gate which you entered Makai through. You can use it to return to the physical world. ---->2. Entrance to Yetziratic Passage #1 Several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic passages. This is an entrance to one of them, the Yetziratic Passage, which connects Yesod, Hod, Netzach and Tiphareth. ------->.<------- ---->3. Yesod. Yesod means 'The Foundation'. In Quabalah, Yesod is the etheric plane which envelopes the physical world and supports, like a foundation, its existence in spiritual world. It has strong affinity with the Moon. The Vice of Yesod is Idleness. It has Terminal, Fortunes, Armor, Weapons, Kaifuku, Bar, Junks. ------->.<------- Treasure Chests: 1 x Magic Chest (Nothing ?) 1). Makai inhabitant: "Using the Terminal Stones, you can transport yourself quickly to any place you have been to before and you can record your progress. Surely, there can't be such a nice thing in Malkuth, the kingdom of humans ?" If you say yes: "Exactly, exactly..." If you say no: "Do...do not lie !" 2). Makai inhabitant: "If you go out of here and go east, you'll find an entrance to the Yetziratic Passage. It leads to Netzach, Hod and Tiphareth." 3). Makai inhabitant: "Tiphareth is such a cool place. However I've heard that its gates have been shut. It would appear you need to use two Keys to open them again." ------->.<------- Bar Conversations: 1). Makai Male: "You are humans ? Welcome to the Makai. Do you want me to tell you about the place ?" Say yes to the nice man. "Overall, the Makai consists of 9 lands. And there are three Passages linking these lands together. This place, Yesod, is the entrance to the Makai. It connects the Makai with your world, Malkuth, the world of humans. Also, Yesod is linked through the Yetziratic Passage to Hod, Netzach and Tiphareth. From Tiphareth the Briatic Passage comes out, leading to Geburah and Chesed. Beyond Geburah, the Atziluthic Passage leads to Binah and Chokmah. And beyond those lies Kether." 2). Skeletal Male: "Hekate has occupied the Yetziratic Passage. You can not get past her." 3). Makai Female: "Hekate draws her power from the moonlight and becomes invulnerable." ------->.<------- ---->4. Moloch. The huge creature you see off the eastern end of the Yesod area is Moloch, the magnetite draining beast whose tail is ravaging the Holy Town. ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - HOD AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---->1. Entrance to Yetziratic Passage #2 Several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic passages. This passage is an entrance onto one of them. The Yetziratic Passage, which connects Yesod, Hod, Netzach and Tiphareth. ---->2. Hod. Hod means 'Glory'. In Quabalah, Hod is primarily Sephirah of the forms of concrete mind and intellect. It has been always affiliated with magic, magical forms, esotericism and philosophy. The Vice of Hod is Falsehood, Dishonesty. It has Kaifuku (Law). ------->.<------- Treasure Chests: 1 x Magic Chest (Nothing ?) 1). Tiamat. (Story). As you enter, Tiamat rises to meet you. Tiamat: "So you are the humans of whom Lucifer-sama spoke ? I know not how much power you have, but you are merely humans. Hardly a threat, but Lucifer-sama said not to underestimate you. Oh, how long has it been... Make me hold nothing back in this battle !" You fight Jaryuu Tiamat. If you beat her, she says: Tiamat: "And you are human...!? What strength ! I could have never held back on you...!" You get 「アインの鍵」 (Key of Ain). ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - NETZACH AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are given below. ------->.<------- 1). Netzach Male: (Before you defeat Master Therion) "This is Netzach. It is ruled by great Crowley-sama. You haven't heard of him ? How rustic..." (After you defeat Master Therion) Zombie Man: "Crowley-sama is dead...? No way !? But it was Crowley-sama who brought me back to life...! If Crowley-sama dies, then I die too..." 2). Makai inhabitant: "Over there is Yesod. You can see Moloch... Seems he is there on orders of Lucifer-sama. There is a rumor going round, that he pushed his tail into Malkuth and is sucking up all the Mag from there..." ------->.<------- ---->1. Entrance to Yetziratic Passage #3 A several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic passages. This passage is an entrance onto one of them. The Yetziratic Passage connects Yesod, Hod, Netzach and Tiphareth. ---->2. Netzach. Netzach means 'Victory'. In Quabalah, it is the Sephirah of creative imagination, of creativity, of non-analytical thought, of emotions and feelings. It's symbol is Rose. The Vice of Netzach is Lust. It has Kaifuku (Chaos), Junks, Weapons, Armors, ------->.<------- 1). Woman: (Before you defeat Master Therion) "There was never a human born with as much magical power as Crowley..." (After you defeat Master Therion) "I thought Crowley was so powerful, magically. But it was all because he was Master Therion. He was no longer human, you see..." 2). Makai Inhabitant: "This Sabbath - was it at the Full Moon night ?" 3). Pixie: (Before you defeat Master Therion) "Crowley, you see... He is going to hold a Sabbat. But.. Holding a Sabbat in the Makai... It's kinda weird, no ?" (After you defeat Master Therion) "Crowley, you see... He was going to hold a Sabbat. But... When he said Sabbat, you see... In truth... He just want to run an ecchi party, he did... So Lucifer-sama got angry with him..." 4). Throne room. (Normally) No one is here.. (If you enter during the Full Moon phaze) Crowley: "Damnations... It's Full Moon night out there. The night most suitable for a Sabbat... And Lucifer prohibited me to hold it...! Oooooooh ! I just can't hold it in...! I'll sacrifice you all in a fountain of blood !" He transforms. You fight Youma Master Therion. If you beat him, he says: Crowley: "Aaargh... I thought... if it's Makai... I could abandon myself in Sabbats..." You get 'ラメドの鍵' (Key of Lamed). ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - YETZIRATIC PASSAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) (Yesod Section) 1 x 「封魔の鈴」(Demon-Seal Bell) (Hod Section) 1 x 「体力の香」(Incense of Stamina) (Netzach Section) 1 x 「力の香」(Incense of Strength) (Tiphareth Section) 1). Crossroads Room (If you enter during a moonphase other than New Moon) As you enter you are met by Hekate. Hekate: "By the orders of Lucifer-sama, I am not to let anyone pass. And weaklings like you can't even touch my moonlight-clad body !" You are thrown out. (If you enter during a New Moon) As you enter, you are met by Hekate. Hekate: "By the order of Lucifer-sama, I am not to let anyone pass. And someone like you I don't even need moonlight to defeat ! Prepare for your death !" You fight Maou Hekate. If you beat her, she speaks: "...Lucifer...sama... They ...are...stro...strong..." 2). Magic Chest (Tiphareth Section) ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - ABADDON'S BELLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1F: 1). The Heart (Section 5) (If you don't have the MAG Pressor) As you enter, you hear a voice coming from somewhere: "Thank you for taking such a trouble to come here. Unfortunately my body is here... and isn't here - at the same time. That is - thanks to a dimension warp, it is immaterial. Substanceless. This means you can't really 'slay' me. Might as well give up and slowly get absorbed by me... Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha..." (If you have the MAG Pressor) As you enter, you hear a voice coming from somewhere: "Thank you for taking such a trouble to come here. Unfortunately my body is here... and isn't here - at the same time. That is - thanks to a dimension warp, it is immaterial. Substanceless. This means you can't really 'slay' me. Might as well give up and slowly get absorbed by me... Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha..." Aleph uses 「MAGプレッサー」(Mag Pressor). "Eh...? What...? What did you do...!? My... my body...!!" Maou Abaddon's body appears. "You may have managed to materialise my body... But you shall soon regret you have ever done it !" You fight Maou Abaddon. "You are the ones... who've slain... Michael... Michael... promised... to restore me to angel... once more... So I did... as he said... and swallowed... Valhalla..." He dies. 2). Madam. (Section 7) As you enter a room, you see Madam half-emerging out of the living wall. Madam: "Who's it ? Is someone there...? Alfred ? ...You..you are Hawk.. Aleph, that is... You were swallowed by Abaddon too ? I may be Madam-sama, the ruler of Valhalla area, but even for me this is the end, wouldn't you say ? The 'Center' entrusted me with with Valhalla and I made it into a free area, where many people have gathered. It flourished... And the 'Center' stayed silent and watched.... so that they could use us to choose citizens for Thousand Year Kingdom. After all they... The Senate... were the ones who hired me in the first place. But now I am no longer useful to them - and this is how I end up. I would have gladly gave my life, if that alone could save the citizens of the Valhalla..." 3). Exit to the Valhalla Area (Section 7) This leads you to the Valhalla Area which is now lost within the stomach of Abaddon. Through this teleporter you can access the Slum Town there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - BRIATIC PASSAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x Magic Chest (Nothing ?) B2F: Treasure Chests: 2 x 「運の香」(Incense of Luck) 1 x 「知恵の香」(Incense of Wisdom) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - CHESED AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---->1. Entrance to Briatic Passage Several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic paths. This passage is an entrance onto one of them. The Briatic Passage connects Tiphareth, Chesed and Geburah. ---->2. Chesed. Chesed means 'Mercy'. In Quabalah Chesed is the Sephirah of the ultimate manifestation of form, of benevolent rulership, of love, majesty and mercy. Its symbol is Shepherd's Crook. Its Vice is Tyranny. It has Kaifuku (Chaos) and Junks. ------->.<------- 1). Makai Inhabitant: "This place is the Temple of Chesed. It is a place where lost souls gather, seeking salvation. Dainichi-Nyorai-sama (大日如来) saves all souls." (NB: 「大日」(dainichi) literally means 'Great Sun'. It is the name of Mahavairocana-tathagata, the Supreme Budda in Japanese esoteric Buddhism. 「如来」'(nyorai'), means '-tathagata', 'perfected one'. It is the suffix used for highest ranking Buddhist deities.) 2). Makai inhabitant: "Dainichi-Nyorai-sama holds out a helping hand even for the bad people..." (POST) Makai inhabitant: (LAW alignment) "Dainichi-nyourai-sama ga nakunaru wake ga arimasen tada shibaraku no aida okakure ni natta dake deshou." (NEUTRAL alignment) "Even though the mountains are violently shaking, I still serve Vairocana-sama only..." 3). Soul of Ozawa: "After Great Destruction I ruled the Shinjuku in peace, but then an evil demon user came along. He brought strife to Shinjuku and took my life from me. Then I fell to this place... And here even the guys who used to be my followers don't want to know me anymore..." 4). Ozawa Followers. Ozawa follower A: "We did everything Ozawa told us to do, but then Missiles came and - boom ! Sucks for us..." Ozawa Follower B: "That slimeball Ozawa lived himself a long and nice life and then comes strolling in here. No way we are gonna even talk to him. Especially since he's a boring old man now..." Fat boy: "I am hungry..." 5). Gotou: "My plan was perfect. Just a little bit more, and it would have suceeded... But because of the interference of that weird couple it failed !" 6). Soul of Man: "When I died, I realized just how sinful I was. So I came here, before Vairocana-sama, to confess and repent my sins..." 4). Soul of Man: "They say that Vairocana grants salvation even to the bad people.i Lucky me I guess..!" 5). Red Bear's Soul: "Aleph, you bastard ! It was because of you, I didn't get to go to the 'Center'..." 6). Soul of Gaia Follower: "I was slain by a Temple Knight of the 'Center'. They tried to wipe the Gaia faith out of this world." 7). Soul of Messiah Follower: "Gaia followers, used their demons to wreak havoc throughout the Millenium. They attacked the Church in the Holy Town too. I do not regret giving up my life to save the Church !" 8). Beth: "Aleph, why are you here ? It... it can not be.... Aah. Good. You have not died yet... But because I died, I can not be of any use any more... There is but one last thing that I can do for you. To invest you with the last of my strength... We shall never meet again in this world. But I am glad that I saw you one last time and I am glad I could be of use to you once more... Farewell... Aleph..." All Aleph's abilities go up by 1. 9). Vairocana: "I am Dainichi-Nyorai. I grant help to all those who pray to me, whether they are good or bad, just or unjust." (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "You are the agents of the One God, who would save only the chosen few and persecute those who don't conform. Receive my Divine Light !" You fight Majin Vairocana. If you defeat him, he dies. (CHAOS Alignment) "You have left countless deaths behind your back, but none the less you do look like people, who are able to receive my help... Recognize the evil deeds you have commited and never forget them." If you visit him again after that: "Aleph, wasn't it ? Don't forget the karma, brought about by the deaths you left behind your back..." ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - GEBURAH AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people you meat right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- 1). Makai Inhabitant: "Oh, it is terrible ! Daigensui-Myouou Atavaka took over this land, Geburah ! And what's more shocking, is that he borrowed 12 Shinshou (神将、Heavenly Generals) from Yakushi-Nyorai and brought them here with him. Geburah is now an iron-walled fortress. Just between us, it seems each of the 12 Shinshou has a weak point. But you would probably get killed before you discover it. " (NB: Daigensui-Myouou (太元帥明王) is title of Atavaka, Generalissimo of Vidya-rajas. Yakushi-Nyorai (薬師如来) is also known as Bhaisajyaguru or Pindola, The Healing Buddha.) 2). Dryad: "I wonder why are they making sure Geburah is protected so thoroughly. The way it's now, not a mouse can get through..." 3). Skeletal Man: "When Atavaka took over Geburah, he chased us all out here. We can't enter the Atziluthic passage now, so we can't go on to Binah or Chokmah..." (POST defeating Atavak): "Now that Atavak and the rest are no more, you can go to Binah as well. To tell you the truth, there is something good to see in Binah. What is there to see ? He-he-he-he-he. ....It's a secret." ------->.<------- ---->1. Entrance to Briatic Passage Several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic passages. This passage is an entrance onto one of them. The Briatic Passage, which connects Tiphareth, Chesed and Geburah. ---->2. Geburah Fortress Geburah means 'Severity'. In Quabalah, it is a Sephirah of adjustment and assessment, of active rulership, of war and of justice. It is sometimes known as 'Hall of Justice' or 'Hall of the Lords of Karma'. It's symbol is a Sword. It's Vices are Cruelty and Wanton Destruction. It has Terminal, Kaifuku (Law), Fortunes, Weapons and Armors. ------->.<------- 1). Shinshou Vikarala (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "Meet Shinshou Vikarala, counted to be one of Twelve Shinshou. On my name, you shall not pass here !" You fight Shinshou Vikarala. If you beat him, he says: Vikarala: ".....Is....Shinshou....Vikarala...defeated...here ?" He dies. You pass beyond his room. (CHAOS Alignment) "Aleph ! This Shinshou Vikarala would test your power !" You fight Shinshou Vikarala. If you beat him, he says: "The victory is yours ! Truly, your strength is as great as it was rumoured to be... Come, you can pass here..." You can pass beyond his room. 2). Shinshou Catura, Sindura, Makura, Pajira, Indara, Sandira, Majira, Andira, Mihira, Vajra and Kumbhira. The encounters with them are exactly the same as Vikarala, above. B2F: 1). Magic Chest (?) 2). Atavaka (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "My servants, the Twelve Shinshou... Have you slain them all ? But by the orders of Lucifer-sama, you will not pass here." You fight Majin Atavaka. If you defeat him, he says: Atavaka: "To think that this Daigensui-Myouou Atavaka would lose to a mere human and his pet demons... .....Long live...Lucifer-sama..!!" He dies. (CHAOS Alignment) "You are Aleph...? I must test your power..." You fight him. If you defeat him, he says: "I was told by Lucifer-sama - do not let him pass, unless he can defeat you. You have defeated me. You can pass. Go now... To Lucifer-sama !" You can pass now. ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - ATZILUTHIC PASSAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B1F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「魔力の香」(Incense of Magic Power) 1 x 「運の香」(Incense of Speed) 1 x Magic Chest (?) B2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「早さの香」(Incense of Speed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - BINAH AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people whom you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- 1). Elf. "This place is the Sea of Binah." 2). Makai Inhabitant: "Now that Set is revived, what on Earth is going to happen ?" 3). Makai Inhabitant: "Binah is the sea of the Harvest. But at present, there is no one worthy of governing that Harvest..." 4). Dryad: "If you want to go to the Lucifer-sama's castle of Kether, then you can not do it from here. You will have to climb the tower of Chokmah." 5). Fairy: "The Sea of Binah was the origin of all the life in Makai..." ------->.<------- (After saving Ishtar) 1). Elf: "This place is the Sea of Binah. Now that Ishtar-sama was resurrected, I have a feeling everything is going to change..." 2). Makai Inhabitant: "Ishtar-sama being ressurected, Set being ressurected.... What on Earth is going on these days..." 3). Makai Inhabitant: "Ishtar-sama, more than anyone else, is suited to governing Binah..." 4). Demon child: "Wa-i ! I have just been born from the Sea ! I am gonna grow up to be a real nice demon !" ------->.<------- ---->1. Entrance to Atziluthic Passage Several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic passages. This passage is an entrance onto one of them. The Atziluthic Passage, which connects Geburah, Binah and Chokmah. ---->2. Shore of the Sea of Binah You see a Hourie swimming naked in the sea. You are asked if you want to grab her Hagoromo. If you answer no, you leave, if you answer yes - you obtain the Hagoromo. (Bringing back the Hagoromo) Hourie turns around. "Aah... You have it... Please, give me back my Hagoromo..." You are asked, if you want to do so. If you answer yes, you give Hagoromo back to her. She speaks. "Ah, thank you very much... It went missing while I was bathing and I couldn't find it. I was worried " She puts on her Hagoromo. (My, she looks pretty... - Re-Miel) "Thank you once more. I am truly grateful that you returned it to me. I will give you something nice too. Farewell then..." All Aleph's abilities are raised by 1. ---->3. Binah. 'Binah' means 'Understanding'. In Quabalah, it is the Sephirah of forms, of shapes, of archetypes, of manifestations and of femininity. It is sometimes known as the Womb of Life, for it gives form and shape to any potential. Its Vice is Avarice. Its Symbol is a Cup or Chalice. It has Kaifuku (Balance), Kaifuku (Law), Kaifuku (Chaos) and Terminal. ------->.<------- 1). Dryad. "Do you want me to tell you about Hourie's Hagoromo ?" (#1) If you answer yes to #1: "Then give me &20000, please." (#2) If you answer yes to #2: "Hourie's Hagoromo has a power to it that can make one's alignment to appear to be different from what it is..." If you answer no to #1 or #2: "Ah, well. Bai-bai !" 2). Makai Inhabitant: "I heard that a celestial maiden came to take a bath in a sea here. There is a skeleton in Geburah, who wanted to see her." 3). Throne Room (Normally) The room is empty. (If you have Maou Astaroth, Lv. 52, in your party) Astaroth: "Aleph ! Listen ! I ask of you - return to me my original form in this place !" You are asked, whether you want to do as he says or not. If you say no, you just leave. If you say yes, he speaks: "At long last ! At long last I will regain my true form ! Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho !" His figure starts to flicker and transform... ...until it separates into two. Fierce Majin Ashuta and gentle Chihoushin Ishtar. Ashuta: "At last, I am free ! I am Majin Ashuta. Thank you, Aleph !" Ashuta leaves. Ishtar: "..... I am Chiboushin Ishtar. Long time ago, my freedom was stolen from me by One God. He has forced me to fuse with Ashuta, and thus we were trapped within the form of Maou Astaroth. At long last, I have regained my true form. Aleph, I can not possibly thank you enough for this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart..." Ishtar's body begins to shine. Aleph and Hiroko's bodies are filled with power. Then you leave the room. If you visit her again, she will say: "Ah, Aleph ! It is nice to see you again, truly. The Sea of Binah, too, is slowly regaining its former abundance..." ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - CHOKMAH AREA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --->1. Entrance to Atziluthic Passage. Several sets of passages connect up the Sephirotic Areas of the Tree of Life. These are the Yetziratic, Briatic and Atziluthic passages. This passage is an entrance onto one of them. The Atziluthic Passage, which connects Geburah, Binah and Chokmah. --->2. Tower of Chokmah. 'Chokmah' means 'Wisdom'. In Quabalah, it is the Sephirah of dynamic thrust, of the power potential, of active action and of masculinity. It is sometimes called 'Supernal Father'. Chokmah is considered to be at such a high level of mystic realisation, so close to the Unmanifest, that there is no Vice associated with it. Its Symbol is a Tower. It has Kaifuku (All), Kaifuku (Chaos), Saving Stone. ------->.<------- 1F: 1). Makai Inhabitant: "This place is the tower of Chokmah. Its king is the most gracious Mara-sama." 2). Steel door, sealed by Mara's magic. This is the elevator, going through all 4 floors of the Tower of Chokmah. It is sealed by Mara's magic and is impossible to operate until Mara is defeated. 2F: Treasure Chests: 1 x 「コアシールド」(Core Shield) 1 x 「霞の壷」(Jar of Mist) 1 x 「見渡しの鐘」(Seer-Bell) 1 x 「リアクトシート」(Reactor Sheet) 1 x 「地返しの玉」(Orb of Resurrection) 1 x Magic Chest (?) 4F: 1). Mara's Throne Room Mara: (LAW & NEUTRAL Alignment) "Welcome to my Tower of Chokmah. Aleph. You certainly have the sheer strength. But are you a man who could be allowed to tread with your feet the Tower of Chokmah, the origin of all wisdom ? If you truly are a man possessing of wisdom in abundance, you should listen to me well. First, as a prize for coming thus far, I shall give you &999999..." You are asked if you will accept &999999 from Mara. If you answer yes, Mara laughs: "Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...! You so perfectly fell prey to my temptation ! Vanish from this world, fools !" Then you fight him. If you answer no, he continues: "I see. So you are not interested in money... Then I shall raise you level up by 10." You are asked if you agree to it. If you answer yes, Mara laughs: "Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...! You so perfectly fell prey to my temptation ! Vanish from this world, fools !" Then you fight him. If you answer no, he continues: "I see. So someone as strong as you isn't even interested in raising his level anymore... Then I shall offer you the whole of the world. Both Satan and Lucifer shall kneel before you..." If you answer yes, Mara laughs: "Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha...! You so perfectly fell prey to my temptation ! Vanish from this world, fools !" Then you fight him. If you answer no, he continues: "You've done well, to resist my temptation ! Then I shall fight you !" You fight Maou Mara. If you defeat him, he says: "..........." and perishes. (CHAOS Alignment) Mara: "Human child Aleph ! Should you be really passing through here ? I will test you. Aleph ! Is your Wisdom above 15 ?" (#1) If you answer no to (#1), he tells you: "Then you should raise your Wisdom and come back here..." If you answer yes to (#1), he tells you: (If your Wisdom is below 15) "Liars ! Cowards ! If you wish to pass through here, with this kind of Wisdom, you will have to fight me !" You fight him. If you defeat him he says: "Then I will let you pass. Beyond this wall is Castle Kether. Castle Kether, ruled by Dai-Maou Lucifer-sama..." (If your wisdom is 15 or above) "It seems that your Wisdom is above 15. Then I will let you pass. Beyond this wall is Castle Kether. Castle Kether, ruled by Dai-Maou Lucifer-sama..." ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKAI - CASTLE OF KETHER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---->1. Top of the Tower of Chokmah This is the point where the top of the Tower of Chokmah enters Kether. Using it you can pass between Kether and Chokmah. ---->2. Castle Kether 'Kether' means 'Crown'. In Quabalah, Kether is the highest of all Sephirah, it is the fount of Creation, a point where life wells up from the deeps of Unmanifest. It is the First Manifestation, the beginning, the experience of union with divine. Its Titles are the Ancient of Days, the Crown of Creation, the Most High, the Concealed of Concealed. It has no vices. Its symbol is a Crown (or sometimes, a point withing a circle). ------->.<------- 1). Gates of Castle Kether Spirit of the Right Gate: "This place is Castle Kether" Spirit of the Left Gate: "This is the place of Lucipher-sama." Spirit of the Right Gate: "Lucifer-sama gave orders not to let anyone pass." Spirit of the Left Gate: "Lucifer-sama gave orders not to let anyone pass, except for the people of Chaos." Spirit of the Right Gate: "Would Lucifer-sama have allowed this gentleman in ?" (LAW alignment) Spirit of the Left Gate: "Lucifer would not permit him to enter." Spirits of Both Gates: "By the orders of Lucifer-sama, you shall not pass through this gate." (NEUTRAL Alignment) Spirit of the Left Gate: "Lucifer would not permit him to enter." Spirits of Both Gates: "By the orders of Lucifer-sama, you shall not pass through this gate." Suddenly Masakado's Katana (将門の刀) starts to glow. Spirit of the Right Gate: "O... Oh...! This... this light !" Spirit of the Left Gate: "It's blinding...!" The Spirits of the Gate dissipate and vanish. Once the light dies out, Masakado's Katana crumbles, becoming a heap of scrap metal. You gain Hihiirokane (ヒヒイロカネ). (CHAOS Alignment) Spirit of the Left Gate: "Lucifer-sama would allow him in." Spirits of the Both Gates: "On the order of Lucifer-sama, we permit you to pass through these gates. 1F: 1). Makai Inhabitant. "This is Castle Kether. It is the castle of Lucifer-sama, the ruler of Makai." 2). Makai Inhabitant. "In this castle reside the mosted trusted servants of Lucifer-sama, first among whom is Lucifuge-sama..." (LAW and NEUTRAL alignment) "If you are planning on going further into the castle, then you will never come back alive...." (Remiel's Note: Lucifuge Rofocale is one of the chief demon princes, the arch-demon of Binah and the ruler of Satariel. His name means 'The One Who Flees Light'. In medieval hierarchy of hell, he is the Prime Minister of infernal spirits, his power is over all the treasure of the world and over all its contracts. The black magicians in the act of selling their soul, would call upon him to seal the contract.) 3). Woman: (LAW and NEUTRAL alignments) "Could it be that you are thinking of defeating Lucifer-sama ? It's impossible, purely impossible. You'd better give up." (CHAOS aligment) "You want to gain Lucifer-sama as your Ally ? What a bold thought..." 6F: 1). Beelzebub (NEUTRAL Alignment) "...Who goes there ? You dare to wittingly tread upon the domain Dai-Maou Beelzebub !? ...Are you this Aleph that Lucifer-sama spoke of ? Certainly, to have come thus far you are no common human. What do you say. Shall you let this Beelzebub have a more thorough taste of your power ?" If you answer no to this question, Beelzebub laughs. "Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha... Looks like your value your life indeed. Then get out." You leave. If you answer yes, Beelzebub chuckles: "Well, well. That's good spirit there. Then I won't hold back either... Come !" You fight Maou Beelzebub. If you defeat him, he speaks: "Lucifer-sama was right... to be troubled... It's your... win... My flesh is lost... for a while... When you shall recreate my flesh once more, I shall serve you. Be seeing you... in Jakyou no Yakata..." (CHAOS Alignment) "...Who goes there ? You dare to wittingly tread upon the domain Dai-Maou Beelzebub !? this is a domain of Dai-Maou Beelzebub ? You are that Aleph, aren't you, whom Lucifer-sama came to be somewhat fond of ? I will lend you my power too. But not just like that. Be seeing you... in Jakyou no Yakata..." 9F: 1). Lucifuge Rofocale: "Greetings ! We have not met yet. I am the Lucifuge, trusted and devoted servant of Lucifer-sama. I serve Lucifer-sama in many duties. Making '&'(makka) is one of them. Plesed to be meeting you. Oo ! What a strength ! I must report this to Lucifer-sama immediately !" With this he vanishes. 2). Lucifer Morningstar (NEUTRAL path) Lucifer: "So you've come... But what a weak creature a human being is. All this way, and you still couldn't decide whether to join with me or with Satan. Now here you stand, ready to challenge Dai-Maou (大魔王) Lucifer in combat. Neither a servant of Daitenshi(大天使) Michael nor an agent of Shinrei(神霊) Satan, but a simple human being... What a fearsome strength. But you have no more than abandoned yourself to combat, losing your self... the reality... the terror... I, Dai-Maou Lucifer shall teach you the true meaning of terror !" You fight Dai-Maou Lucifer. If you defeat him, he says: "So you've grown as strong... as to defeat me.. But it would do you well to remember... Humans aren't as strong creatures... as to be able to survive entirely on their own. ... I have had Moloch to suck in the magnetite from the physical world and fed all that energy into Kuzuryuu (九頭龍), the nine-headed dragon who makes up the mountains of Makai. It was the One God who ordered me to have Kuzuryuu carry out the true Great Destruction. And I have made a... pretense of obedience... For true Great Destruction would have been a great catastrophe for the Makai as well as the physical world. I have thought to use the power of Kuzuryuu not for the Great Destruction but for the better of the Makai... One God, knowing of my rebellious intentions, have had Gabriel to prepare another tool for carrying out the Great Destruction... That secret lies now in Eden. Kuzuryuu will soon awaken... Millenium would probably be destroyed... Aleph... If you were as strong as to defeat me, then you must cast both Kuzuryuu and Eden down into the same oblivion. That is your destiny. But don't forget... If humans are to prosper, then one day the Great Destruction will come again... will be repeated again..." ------->.<------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->0. Outside Encounters There are several people whom you meet right on the main map. The transcripts of the conversations with them are below. ------->.<------- (When first brought here by Gabriel, on LAW path) 1). Man: "Gabriel-sama brought me to this place." (POST Mara and/or Castle Kether): 0). Man: "I understand now why Gabriel-sama has brought me here. I am one of those who were born with the destiny of living in the new world..." 1). Soldier: "I don't know anything, except how to fight... And yet I heard the voice of God and now I am in EDEN. I don't even know, what can I do for the new world... This must be what they call 'destiny'..." 2). Girl: "I just can't believe I am in Eden..." 3). Worker: "I heard the voice of the Lord. Then an Angel appeared before me... ...and I was brought to EDEN. From now on I will work here for the sake of the new world." 4). Old man: "Someone as old and feeble as me being chosen... For what little is left of my life, I shall labor here to build a new world..." 5). Temple Knight: "I thought Millenium itself was a mistake. And then the Lord Himself spoke out to me. We who heard the true words of the Lord were chosen to build a new world." 6). Woman: "Here stand gathered, with no distinction by rank or creed, the people who heard true words of God..." ------->.<------- ---->1. Exit to the 22F of the 'Center' tower. There is where EDEN connects (or used to connect) with Tokyo Millenium. (When first brought here by Gabriel) As you try to approach the exit, Archangel Gabriel appears: "Now, quickly, go to Zain. He is waiting for you." (POST the launch of the Arc) The gates of Eden are not longer there. ---->2. The Grove The is in the southernmost corner of EDEN. (POST Zain's rebirth) No one is here... ---->3. The Hill (Northernmost part). At first, you meet Zain here. (POST Mara) Gabriel: "This is still incomplete. You can not come in. If you want to meet Zain, who is in the South, you should go and meet him." (CHAOS path, after Kuzuryuu awakening) There is now a huge tower, leading even further up, in place of the hill. (NEUTRAL path, after Kuzuryuu awakening) Gabriel: "This is not a place for you to enter. Zain is down south. You should go and meet him." 52F: There are Terminal and Messiah here. 1). Terminal. (NEUTRAL path) You see Steven here. He asks you: "How are you doing ? Anything bothering you, Aleph ? If something is, I'll try and help. I can take you from the Ark to wherever you want to go. But only until you finish up what you've to do there. Afterwards, I must return you here. Where do you want to go ?" You get a choice of: Jakyou Repair Garage Outside Save (CHAOS path) 2). Sebaoth: (CHAOS and NEUTRAL paths) "The Ark is only to be boarded by people, who are suitable for living in the new world. Why have you come here ? So that the new world wouldn't be full of violence and malice, so that it wouldn't have to be destroyed again, only those who excel in honoring the Lord and obeying his will - only they were to be chosen. You, who murder and destroy without an end ! You, who through the practice of heretical arts fuse demons as it pleases you ! Sinful creatures ! There is no place for such as you on the Ark !" You fight Shinryou Sebaoth. If you defeat him, he dies. 53F: 1). Shaddai: (CHAOS and NEUTRAL paths) "So you came... The demon child, born of the foolish intention to handcraft a Messiah, in denial of the order of things established by God... To be so conceited, as to think that you can twist the destiny set down by the Lord Himself ! I, Shaddai, the High King of Destiny, am not forgiving you !" You fight Shinryou Shaddai. If you defeat him, he dies. 54F: (CHAOS and NEUTRAL paths) 1). Elohim: "You, who were born against the will of the Lord ! You, who summon demons at will and have them do battle for you ! Truly you are a demon child ! Demon child ! Shall you listen to the devil's voice, summon your flock of demons, take up your demon sword and raise it against me !? Be undone !" You fight Shinryou Elohim. If you defeat him, he dies. 55F: 1). Closed door: (Neutral path) (CHAOS path) Lucifer appears. "Beyond that door is Satan. No one but me can open this door. Stand aside !" He blasts the door with his Light. Now the door is open. 2). Satan. "Aleph ! False Messiah ! Finally you come here... But here it is that you will meet your ending. You should rejoice at your good fortune - your body will not be burnt with Megido Arc ! Or do you wish to persih together with your world ? Lucifer: "Satan ! Do not shoot the Megido Ark ! Creating the new ideal world, at the cost of destroying everything !? Such an idiocy I am not forgiving !" Satan: "Lucifer ! What are you doing - have you forgotten the mission given to you by God - true Great Destruction using Kyuutou-Ryuu ? Since when have you became a lackey of humans ?" Lucifer: "The destruction I commit is for the sake of releasing humans and demons from under the rule of One God and creating a new world ! -------------------- SECTION 4 - SPOILERS -------------------- ----> 1. The Demon List LIGHT-LAW Daitenshi Ramiel Lv. 28 Daitenshi Tzaphkiel Lv. 32 Daitenshi Haniel Lv. 37 Daitenshi Raguel Lv. 40 Daitenshi Ophanim Lv. 47 Daitenshi Kushiel Lv. 52 Daitenshi Sariel Lv. 59 Daitenshi Khamael Lv. 64 Daitenshi Metatron Lv. 68 Amatsukami Ame-No-Torifune Lv. 29 Amatsukami Tadzikarao Lv. 33 Amatsukami Omoikane Lv. 38 Amatsukami Hinokagutsuchi Lv. 44 Amatsukami Takeminagata Lv. 48 Amatsukami Tsukuyomi Lv. 54 Amatsukami Amaterasu Lv. 59 Reichou Sparna Lv. 15 Reichou Phoenix Lv. 22 Reichou Yatagarasu Lv. 31 Reichou Suzaku Lv. 41 Reichou Garuda Lv. 49 LIGHT-NEUTRAL Majin Indra Lv. 27 Majin Thor Lv. 34 Majin Horus Lv. 37 Majin Ashtar Lv. 40 Majin Odin Lv. 48 Majin Atavaka Lv. 55 Majin Baal Lv. 58 Majin Kalki Lv. 61 Majin Vairocana Lv. 64 Majin Aldernalisuvara Lv. 67 Megami Ame-no-uzume Lv. 21 Megami Arianhrod Lv. 27 Megami Sarasvati Lv. 35 Megami Freya Lv. 39 Megami Parvati Lv. 45 Megami Lakshmi Lv. 52 Shinjuu Nandi Lv. 25 Shinjuu Sphinx Lv. 29 Shinjuu Nrisinha Lv. 35 Shinjuu Anubis Lv. 41 Shinjuu Genbu Lv. 45 Shinjuu Barong Lv. 51 Seirei Earthies Lv. 9 Seirei Airies Lv. 10 Seirei Aquans Lv. 11 Seirei Flamies Lv. 12 Seirei Gnome Lv. 26 Seirei Sylph Lv. 28 Seirei Undine Lv. 30 Seirei Salamander Lv. 32 Seijuu Hecet Lv. 12 Seijuu Unicorn Lv. 16 Seijuu Apis Lv. 20 Seijuu Bastet Lv. 28 Seijuu Pa Bil Sag Lv. 32 Seijuu Byakko Lv. 42 LIGHT-CHAOS Hakaishin Aries Lv. 30 Hakaishin Chernobog Lv. 39 Hakaishin Seiten-Taisei Lv. 48 Hakaishin Susano-O Lv. 61 Hakaishin Shiva Lv. 72 Jiboshin Taueret Lv. 26 Jiboshin Hariti Lv. 33 Jiboshin Kikuri-Hime Lv. 38 Jiboshin Durga Lv. 47 Jiboshin Ishtar Lv. 56 Jiboshin Kali Lv. 65 Kunitsukami Ooyamatsumi Lv. 27 Kunitsukami Sukunahikona Lv. 30 Kunitsukami Hitokotonushi Lv. 35 Kunitsukami Sarutahiko Lv. 43 Kunitsukami Kotoshironushi Lv. 46 Kunitsukami Oonamuchi Lv. 50 Kunitsukami Takeminakata Lv. 53 Kunitsukami Arahabaki Lv. 57 Ryuujin Maya Lv. 34 Ryuujin Pek-Yong Lv. 36 Ryuujin Quetzalcoatl Lv. 39 Ryuujin Seiryuu Lv. 43 Ryuujin Itzam-Na Lv. 50 Ryuujin Rahab Lv. 54 Ryuujin Ananta Lv. 59 NEUTRAL-LAW Tenshi Angel Lv. 21 Tenshi Archangel Lv. 28 Tenshi Principality Lv. 32 Tenshi Power Lv. 36 Tenshi Virtue Lv. 44 Tenshi Dominion Lv. 52 Youchou Bennu Lv. 9 Youchou Okypete Lv. 16 Youchou Celaeno Lv. 21 Youchou Aello Lv. 25 Youchou Neamhain Lv. 31 Youchou Macha Lv. 35 Youchou Morrigan Lv. 38 Messian Butcher Lv. 9 Messian Neophyte Lv. 15 Messian Executor Lv. 21 Messian Temple Knight Lv. 26 Messian Zelator Lv. 34 Messian Terminator Lv. 40 Messian Adept Lv. 51 NEUTRAL-NEUTRAL Yama Alp Lv. 8 Yama Empusa Lv. 12 Yama Nightmare Lv. 15 Yama Lilim Lv. 23 Yama Vampire Lv. 35 Yama Nyx Lv. 47 Majuu Cait-Sith Lv. 12 Majuu Cu-Sith Lv. 14 Majuu Nekomata Lv. 20 Majuu Ortoros Lv. 26 Majuu Serket Lv. 30 Majuu Dun Lv. 39 Majuu Cerberos Lv. 43 Youma Mercurius Lv. 14 Youma Haoca Lv. 27 Youma Tengu Lv. 31 Youma Genie Lv. 37 Youma Ganesha Lv. 43 Youma Hanuman Lv. 46 Chirei Knocker Lv. 6 Chirei Sudama Lv. 11 Chirei Dwerger Lv. 18 Chirei Tsuchigumo Lv. 27 Chirei Upelluri Lv. 34 Chirei Titan Lv. 44 Ryuu-Ou Nozuchi Lv. 19 Ryuu-Ou Naga Lv. 28 Ryuu-Ou Mizuchi Lv. 33 Ryuu-Ou Otohime Lv. 36 Ryuu-Ou Naga-Raja Lv. 42 Ryuu-Ou Vritra Lv. 48 Ryuu-Ou Yamata-no-Orochi Lv. 53 Demonoid Spartan Lv. 2 Demonoid Oracle Lv. 3 Demonoid Slave Lv. 6 Demonoid Heracles Lv. 7 Demonoid Demi-Nandy Lv. 11 Demonoid Frankie Lv. 16 Yousei High Pixie Lv. 7 Yousei Jack Frost Lv. 12 Yousei Jack Lantern Lv. 13 Yousei Dark Elf Lv. 18 Yousei Banshee Lv. 25 Yousei Nadja Lv. 30 Yousei Cuchulain Lv. 40 Yousei Oberon Lv. 45 Yousei Titania Lv. 48 NEUTRAL-CHAOS Kijo Hag Lv. 14 Kijo Lamia Lv. 24 Kijo Arachne Lv. 29 Kijo Cailleach Bheara Lv. 38 Kijo Gorgon Lv. 45 Kijo Volvo Lv. 50 Kijo Rangda Lv. 55 Youki Ihika Lv. 7 Youki Azumi Lv. 13 Youki Hannya Lv. 19 Youki Turdak Lv. 28 Youki Yakshini Lv. 33 Youki Shutendouji Lv. 40 Youki Yaksha Lv. 46 Datenshi Ukobach Lv. 10 Datenshi Gagison Lv. 15 Datenshi Betelgius Lv. 24 Datenshi Eligor Lv. 29 Datenshi Baphomet Lv. 37 Datenshi Berith Lv. 41 Datenshi Gaap Lv. 49 Datenshi Agares Lv. 57 Gaiarth Puppeteer Lv. 8 Gaiarth Jiraiya Lv. 15 Gaiarth Onmyouji Lv. 22 Gaiarth Ashura Lv. 30 Gaiarth Kamen Hijiri Lv. 39 DARK-LAW Jashin Naragiri Lv. 41 Jashin Tezcatlipoca Lv. 47 Jashin Nyarlathotep Lv. 53 Jashin Pazuzu Lv. 59 Jashin Chtulhu Lv. 67 Kyouchou Chonchon Lv. 4 Kyouchou Furiae Lv. 17 Kyouchou Gurr Lv. 26 Kyouchou Anzu Lv. 38 Kyouchou Hresvelgr Lv. 48 Mashin Crazy Dummy Lv. 5 Mashin Iron Maiden Lv. 8 Mashin Junk Lv. 21 Mashin Golem Lv. 26 Mashin Labi Lv. 30 Mashin Medusa Lv. 37 Vaccine Jaws Lv. 10 Vaccine Police Lv. 15 DARK-NEUTRAL Youjuu Garm Lv. 10 Youjuu Bicorn Lv. 15 Youjuu Nue Lv. 20 Youjuu Gyuuki Lv. 29 Youjuu Black Widow Lv. 31 Youjuu Scylla Lv. 45 Youjuu Manticore Lv. 50 Youjuu Behemoth Lv. 60 Jaki Gremlin Lv. 6 Jaki Wendigo Lv. 11 Jaki Ogre Lv. 22 Jaki Rakshasa Lv. 30 Jaki Cyclops Lv. 40 Jaki Ekimmu Lv. 48 Jaki Girimekra Lv. 54 Jaki Hekatoncheires Lv. 59 Shiki Zombie Dog Lv. 1 Shiki Zombie Lv. 5 Shiki Bodyconian Lv. 12 Shiki Workaholic Lv. 15 Shiki Zombie Priest Lv. 19 Shiki Corpse Lv. 23 Youju Audrey Lv. 7 Youju Mandrake Lv. 18 Youju Arlaune Lv. 29 Youju Yggdrasil Lv. 38 DARK-CHAOS Maou Hekate Lv. 42 Maou Loki Lv. 49 Maou Astaroth Lv. 52 Maou Bael Lv. 55 Maou Mara Lv. 62 Maou Beelzebub Lv. 65 Jaryuu Wyrm Lv. 16 Jaryuu Wyvern Lv. 28 Jaryuu Tarasque Lv. 35 Jaryuu Nidhogg Lv. 43 Jaryuu Kingu Lv. 46 Jaryuu Tiamat Lv. 51 Yuuki Gaki Lv. 3 Yuuki Ghoul Lv. 14 Yuuki Ghulah Lv. 16 Yuuki Man-Eater Lv. 25 Yuuki Yaka Lv. 32 Yuuki Vetala Lv. 44 Akuryou Poltergeist Lv. 2 Akuryou Hanged Man Lv. 13 Akuryou Depth Lv. 15 Akuryou Inferno Lv. 29 Akuryou Legion Lv. 38 Gedou Slime Lv. 6 Gedou Jack The Ripper Lv. 9 Gedou Chris-The-Car Lv. 17 Gedou Black Oooze Lv. 28 Gedou Doppelganger Lv. 39 Gedou Old One Lv. 49 Virus Moebius Lv. 3 Virus Spider Lv. 8 Virus Andromeda Lv. 20 ----> 2. Fusion mechanics: 2-Demon Fusion There are several sets of rules governing two-demon fusion, depending on which two demons are being fused. The possible cases, in the decreasing order of precedence are: A). Special 2-Demon Fusion B). Slime Fusion C). Same-Race Fusion D). Human Fusion E). Elemental Fusion F). DARK Fusion G). Same Major-Race Fusion H). Normal 2-Demon Fusion In cases when the same pair of demons falls into more than one of these categories, the preference is given to the one higher up the list. For example when fusing GEDOU Slime with any other DARK demon, the rules for Slime fusion will be used instead of the ones for DARK fusion. The detailed description of each of these fusion types is given below: A). Special 2-Demon Fusion There are some special pairs of demons, which have been fixed to produce a specific demon as result, disregarding all the usual rules of fusion. Usually, there is something significance to it coming from the mythological background of the demons. These special pairs are: HAKAISHIN Shiva + MEGAMI Parasvati = MAJIN Aldernalisuvara HAKAISHIN Shiva + JIBOUSHIN Kali = MAJIN Aldernalisuvara HAKAISHIN Shiva + JIBOUSHIN Durga = MAJIN Aldernalisuvara MEGAMI Parasvati + JIBOUSHIN Kali = JIBOUSHIN Durga MEGAMI Parasvati + JIBUSHIN Durga = JIBOUSHIN Kali JIBOUSHIN Kali + JIBOUSHIN Durga = MEGAMI Parasvati AMATSUKAMI Amaterasu + AMATSUKAMI Tsukuyomi = HAKAISHIN Susano-O AMATSUKAMI Amaterasu + HAKAISHIN Susano-O = AMATSUKAMI Tsukuyomi AMATSUKAMI Tsukuyomi + HAKAISHIN Susano-O = AMATSUKAMI Amaterasu SHINJUU Barong + KIJO Rangda = HAKAISHIN Shiva B). Slime Fusion GEDOU Slime can be used in fusion to strengthen another demon. This is not suprising, considering it's practically a pure, formless magnetite. When fusing GEDOU Slime with any other demon, the HP/MP maximums of that demon are increased to 1.25 of their original values. But this can only be done once. C). Same-Race Fusion When fusing two demons of the same race, for some races the fusion is impossible and for the others a SEIREI demon is produced. The races for which such fusion is possible are listed below, along with the resulting SEIREI demon: Race | Seirei ---------------------------------------- Shinjuu | Salamander Amatsukami | Undine Ryuu-Ou | Undine Kijo | Undine Tenshi | Sylph Reichou | Sylph Kunitsukami | Gnome Youki | Gnome Datenshi | Flamies Seijuu | Flamies Majuu | Flamies Yousei | Aquans Youchou | Airies Youma | Airies Chirei | Earthies Demonoid | Earthies Yama | Earthies D). Human Fusion Special rules apply when fusion includes a human: MESSIAN or GAIARTH races. It is impossible to fuse two humans together, but it is possible to fuse and human and another demon. First consult the following chart to find the alignment of the resulting demon: MESSIAN + LAW/NEUTRAL Demon = LAW MESSIAN + CHAOS Demon = NEUTRAL GAIRTH + LAW Demon = NEUTRAL GAIARTH + LAW/NEUTRAL Demon = CHAOS Then calculate the maximal level of the resulting demon according to following formula: (Lv. of Human + Lv. of Demon + Lv. of Aleph ) / 3 + 3 Within these restrictions on the alignment and level, the result of the fusion is chosen at random. More spectacularly, demons of higher level than Aleph are permitted to be fused. E). Elemental Fusion When fusion includes a SEIREI demon the following special rules apply: when fusing a SEIREI demon and a non-SEIREI demon, then non-SEIREI demon will be either go down a rank, up a rank or up two ranks within its race, according to following table: Race | Salam. | Undine | Sylph | Gnome | Flamies | Aquans | Airies | Earthies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Da | +1 | +1 | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Am | +1 | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Rc | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | XX | XX | +1 | XX Mg | XX | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Mj | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Sj | +1 | XX | XX | +1 | +1 | XX | XX | XX Ej | +2 | +1 | XX | +1 | +1 | XX | XX | +1 Hs | XX | XX | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Rj | +1 | +1 | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Jb | +1 | XX | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Kn | +1 | XX | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Ts | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 Yc | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 | XX Ro | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | XX Yo | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | XX | +1 | +1 | XX Aj | +2 | +1 | XX | +2 | +1 | +1 | XX | +1 Ya | XX | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | XX | +1 | +1 Cr | +1 | +2 | XX | +2 | XX | +1 | XX | +2 Ys | XX | +2 | +2 | +1 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 Dm | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 Dt | +2 | +1 | +1 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 | XX Yk | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | XX | +1 Kj | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | XX | +1 | XX | +1 Js | +1 | XX | XX | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX Kj | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 | XX Jk | XX | +2 | XX | +2 | XX | +1 | XX | +2 Yj | +1 | +1 | XX | +2 | +1 | +1 | XX | +1 Oj | XX | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 Sk | XX | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 Mo | +1 | +1 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX Jr | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 Uk | XX | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 Ar | XX | +1 | +1 | +2 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 Gd | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 | XX | +1 | +1 | +1 When fusing two SEIREI demons with each other, first determine the race of the resulting demon according to the following chart: | Salam. | Undine | Sylph | Gnome | Flamies | Aquans | Airies | Earthies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Salam. | -- | Da | Hs | Sj | Dt | Ts | Dt | Ej Undine | | -- | Mg | Jb | Ts | Kj | Yo | Ro Sylph | | | -- | Rj | Dt | Yo | Rc | Ya Gnome | | | | -- | Yk | Kj | Ya | Cr Flamies| | | | | -- | Ts | Yo | Aj Aquans | | | | | | -- | Ys | Cr Airies | | | | | | | -- | Cr Earth. | | | | | | | | -- then within that race, the resulting demon is the highest level demon whose level is still lower than Aleph's level. If there are no demons in that race whose level is lower than Aleph's, the result is GEDOU Slime. F). DARK Fusion When the fusion includes a DARK demon, the following rules apply: When fusing a higher-level DARK demon with a lower level non-DARK demon, add up their levels. If the result is a multiple of two, the DARK demon will go one rank up within its race, otherwise the result will be a GEDOU Slime. When fusing a lower-level DARK demon with a higher level non-DARK demon, add up their levels. In the increasing order of preference: if the result is a multiple of 2, the DARK demon will go one rank up down within its race. If the result is a multiple of 3, the non-DARK demon will go one rank down. If the result is a multiple of 5, the non-DARK demon will go one rank up. Finally, if the result is a multiple of 7, the non-DARK demons will go two ranks up. Example: If you fuse level 20 DARK demon with level 22 non-DARK demon, then the non-DARK demon goes up two ranks. This is because 42 being a multiple of 7 takes precedence over it being a multiple of 2 or of 3. When fusing two DARK demons of a different race, the higher level demon goes on rank up within its race. When fusing two DARK demons of the same race, first consult the following table to find the target race: Race | Result Race | Result ------------------- ------------------- JASHIN | HAKAISHIN MAOU | MAJIN JARYUU | RYUUJIN KYOUCHOU| REICHOU YOUJUU | SEIJUU JAKI | KUNITSUKAMI YUUKI | YAMA AKURYOU | YUUKI SHIKI | CHIREI YOUJU | YOUSEI GEDOU | DEMONOID then calculate the target level with the following formula: (Lv. of 1st Demon + Lv. of 2nd Demon) / 2 + 2 The result is the demon within the target race with the level closest to the target level. G). Same Major-Race Fusion When fusing two demons of the same major-race, first calculate the target level with the following formula: (Lv. of 1st Demon + Lv. of 2nd Demon) / 2 + 3 The result of the fusion will be the lowest level demon within the target major-race whose level is higher than the target level. In case of two possible such demons, the preference is given to the one of the race which comes first in the table in the section 1.5, which gives the grouping of the races into major-races. H). Normal 2-Demon Fusion The rules governing the ordinary 2-demon fusions are as follows: first consult the table in the section 1.5 to determine the target race based on the races of the demons being fused. Then calculate the target level with the following formula: (Lv. of 1st Demon + Lv. of 2nd Demon) / 2 + 3 The result of the fusion will be the lowest level demon within the target major-race whose level is higher than the target level. ----> 3. Fusion mechanics: 2-Demon Fusion Similar to the 2-demon fusion, there are several sets of rules governing 3-demon fusion: A). Special 3-Demon Fusion B). Elemental Fusion C). Human Fusion D). DARK Fusion E). Demonoid Fusion F). Same Major-Race Fusion G). Normal 3-Demon Fusion The detailed descriptions are provided below: A). Special 3-Demon Fusion There are some special triplets of demons, which have been fixed to produce a specific demon as result, disregarding all the usual rules of fusion. Usually, there is something significance to it coming from the mythological background of the demons. These special triplets are: MEGAMI Lakshmi + MEGAMI Parsvati + MEGAMI Sarasvati = AMATSUKAMI Amaterasu MEGAMI Parsvati + JIBOUSHIN Kali + JIBOUSHIN Durga = HAKAISHIN Shiva YOUCHOU Aello + YOUCHOU Celaeno + YOUCHOU Okypete = REICHOU Phoenix YOUCHOU Morrigan + YOUCHOU Macha + YOUCHOU Neamhain = REICHOU Yatagarasu REICHOU Suzaku + SHINJUU Genbu + RYUUJIN Seiryuu = SEIJUU Bastet REICHOU Suzaku + SHINJUU Genbu + SEIJUU Byakko = RYUUJIN Ananta REICHOU Suzaku + SEIJUU Byakko + RYUUJIN Seiryuu = SHINJUU Nrisinha SHINJUU Genbu + SEIJUU Byakko + RYUUJIN Seiryuu = REICHOU Garuda B). Elemental Fusion When a fusion involves a demon of SEIREI race, the following special rules apply: When fusing one SEIREI demon with two non-SEIREI demons, first use the 2-demon fusion rules on the latter two. Then, take the result and move it one rank up within its race. Finally, use the 2-demon fusion rules on the resulting demon and the SEIREI demon. When fusing two SEIREI demons of the same element (Fire, Water, Wind, Earth) and one non-SEIREI demon, first consult the 2-demon Elemental fusion rules and find out the rank modifiers (+2, +1 or -1) each of the two SEIREI demons would impose on the non-SEIREI demon. Take the sum of the values and add one. Apply the resulting rank modifier to the non-SEIREI demon to obtain the result of the fusion. Example: suppose TENSHI Angel is being fused with SEIREI Gnome and SEIREI Earthies. Gnome and Earthies would each add +1 to the rank of the TENSHI race during the course of ordinary two-demon fusion. Thefore we take the sum, +2, and add one to it. The result, +3, is the rank modifier we obtain to the TENSHI Angel, so the result of the fusion will be TENSHI Power. When fusing two SEIREI demons of different elements and one non-SEIREI demon, first use the 2-demon fusion rules to fuse the two SEIREI demons and move the result one rank up within its race. Then use 2-demon fusion rules again on the resulting demon and the non-SEIREI demon to obtain the result of the fusion. When fusing three SEIREI demons together, you either have two low-elementals (Flamies, Aquans, Airies, Earthies) and one high-elemental (Salamander, Undine, Sylph, Gnome), or you have two high-elementals and one low-elemental. First use the 2-demon fusion rules on the pair of high-elementals or the pair of the low-elementals, then use the 2-demon fusion rules on the result and the remaining elemental. Finally, move the demon you get one rank up within its race to obtain the result of the fusion. In case of fusing three SEIREI demons together, following combinations are exceptional ones which disregard the rules outlined in the paragraph above: Salamander + Undine + Sylph = DAITENSHI Kushiel Salamander + Undine + Gnome = RYUUJIN Maya Salamander + Sylph + Gnome = SHINJUU Sphinx Undine + Sylph + Gnome = JIBOUSHIN Kikuri-hime Flamies + Aquans + Airies = SEIREI Gnome Flamies + Aquans + Earthies = SEIREI Sylph Flamies + Airies + Earthies = SEIREI Undine Aquans + Airies + Earthies = SEIREI Salamander C). Human Fusion The only 3-demon fusion including a human (MESSIAN or GAIRTH races) which is permitted is the one which includes a human and two non-human demons. In such a case, first a human and the lower level demon are fused according to the 2-demon fusion rules. The result is then fused with the higher level demon and finally the demon obtained is moved one rank up within its race. D). DARK Fusion Following rules govern the fusions which involve a DARK demon: When fusing a DARK demon with two non-DARK demons, first use the 2-demon fusion rules to fuse the two non-DARK demons. Then move the resulting demon one rank up within its race and use the 2-demon fusion rules to fuse it with the DARK demon. When fusing two DARK demons with one non-DARK demon, first use the 2-demon fusion rules to fuse the two DARK demons. Then move the resulting demon one rank up within its race and use the 2-demon fusion rules to fuse it with the non-DARK demon. When fusing three DARK demons, first choose select the highest level demon of the three. Then this demon is moved 3 ranks up within its target race. This fusion type is special, in that you are allowed to fuse demons up to 9 levels higher than Aleph's current level. E). Demonoid Fusion Following rules govern the fusions which involve DEMONOID race demon: When fusing DEMONOID demon with two non-DEMONOID demons, first the two non-DEMONOID demons are fused using 2-demon fusion rules. The resulting demon is then fused with the DEMONOID demon. Finally, the result is moved one rank up within its race. When fusing two DEMONOID demons with one non-DEMONOID demon, first the higher level DEMONOID demon is fuse with the non-DEMONOID demon using the 2-demon fusion rules. Then the result is fused with the remaining DEMONOID demon. Finally the resulting demon is moved one rank up within its race. When fusing three DEMONOID demons the result is fixed to be SEIREI Gnome. F). Same Major-Race Fusion When the two lower-level demons are of the same major-race, then first they are fused using the 2-demon fusion rules. Then the result is fused with the remaining demon. Finally, the resulting demon is moved one rank up within its race. G). Normal 3-Demon Fusion First take two lower-level demons. Look at their major-races, and consult the following table: |SHINZOKU|KISHINZOKU|MAZOKU|HITEN|RYUUZOKU|CHOUZOKU|JUUZOKU|KIZOKU| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHINZOKU | %% | AA | BB | CC | DD | EE | FF | GG | KISHINZOKU| | %% | GG | HH | II | JJ | KK | LL | MAZOKU | | | %% | MM | NN | OO | PP | GG | HITEN | | | | %% | QQ | RR | SS | HH | RYUUZOKU | | | | | %% | TT | UU | KK | CHOUZOKU | | | | | | %% | VV | JJ | JUUZOKU | | | | | | | %% | KK | KIZOKU | | | | | | | | %% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- With '%%' are marked the cases where you should be consulting the rules for the case F (Same Major-Race Fusion) above. Otherwise, take the obtained letter of alphabet, look at the major-race of the remaining demon and consult the following table to obtain the race of the resulting demon: |SHINZOKU|KISHINZOKU|MAZOKU|HITEN|RYUUZOKU|CHOUZOKU|JUUZOKU|KIZOKU| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AA | Mj | Hs | Mj | Mo | Mo | Da | Rj | Rc | BB | Mo | Mj | Hs | Hs | Hs | Jb | Hs | Hs | CC | Da | Mo | Jb | Mj | Mo | Hs | Kn | Rj | DD | Mg | Hs | Hs | Rc | Jb | Jb | Hs | Js | EE | Am | Am | Da | Rj | Da | Da | Rj | Rc | FF | Rj | Rj | Kn | Kn | Mj | Rj | Js | Sj | GG | Kn | Js | Jb | Rj | Hs | Da | Rj | Kn | HH | Js | Mj | Am | Rc | Sj | Hs | Rj | Jb | II | Hs | Sj | Mg | Hs | Js | Am | Mj | Rj | JJ | Am | Am | Da | Jb | Am | Mg | Rj | ?? | KK | Sj | Sj | Rj | Sj | Kn | Rj | Js | Sj | LL | Kn | Js | Js | Am | Sj | Mg | ?? | Js | MM | Da | Mg | Mg | ?? | Mo | Am | Am | Jb | NN | Jb | Mg | Jb | Hs | Jb | Mg | Jb | Sj | OO | Mg | Rj | Da | Am | Mg | Da | Kn | Da | PP | Rj | Mj | Hs | Kn | Kn | Rj | Sj | Kn | QQ | Rc | Mg | Jb | Mj | Js | Am | Jb | Mg | RR | Mg | Am | Mg | Mg | Am | ?? | Am | Am | SS | Rj | Rj | Kn | Rc | Kn | Rj | Sj | Ej | TT | Am | Am | Hs | Am | Jb | Da | Mo | Jb | UU | Jb | Mg | Mo | Mj | Sj | Mj | Kn | Rj | VV | Rj | Rj | Kn | Am | Mj | Mg | Ej | Kn | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The '??' means that a random demon with a level less that Aleph's current level will be produced. Otherwise the table gives you the target race of the fusion. Next, calculate an average of the levels of the three demons who went into the fusion. Next look at the alignments of the demons and consult the table below: Alignments | Modifier --------------------------------- 3 NEUTRAL Demons | -4 1 LIGHT + 2 NEUTRAL | 0 2 LIGHT + 1 NEUTRAL | +4 3 LIGHT Demons | +8 Add this modifier to the average of the levels calculated above to obtain the target level. The result of the fusion is then the lowest-level demon within the target race with level greater or equal to the target level. ----> 4. Fusion mechanics: Sword Fusion There are certain swords in this game, which can be fused with each other and with demons to produce new swords. They are the so-called 'fusion swords'. Three of them, like most normal swords, are dropped by various demons throughout the game: 「練気の剣」(Refined-Spirit Sword) Dropped by: TENSHI Principality, YOUKI Turdak 「雷神剣」(Thunder-God Sword) Dropped by: YOUMA Yaksha 「風神剣」(Wind-God Sword) Dropped by: YOUMA Hanuman The rest are obtainable only through the sword fusion (except for Kongou-Shinkai, of course, which doesn't count.) Once you have any of the fusion swords in your possession, there will be new fusion options in Jakyou-no-Yakata: A). Sword + Demon Fusion All possible such fusions are listed below: 練気の剣 + 邪鬼 = クチナワの剣 (Refined-Spirit Sword) (Any JAKI) (Kuchinawa Sword) 雷神剣 + 邪鬼 = ルナブレード (Thunder-God Sword) (Any JAKI) (Lunar Blade) 風神剣 + 邪鬼 = ソルブレード (Wind-God Sword) (Any JAKI) (Solar Blade) 練気の剣 + 妖獣 = デスブリンガー (Refined-Spirit Sword) (Any YOUJUU) (Death-Bringer) 小狐丸 + 邪鬼 = 練気の剣 (Kogitsune-Maru) (Any JAKI) (Refined-Spirit Sword) 練気の剣 + 霊鳥スパルナ = 小狐丸 (Refined-Spirit Sword) (REICHOU Sparna) (Kogitsune-Maru) 妖刀村正 + 邪鬼 = 小狐丸 (Demon-Blade Muramasa) (Any JAKI) (Kogitsune-Maru) 小狐丸 + 霊鳥フェニックス = 雷神剣 (Kogitsune-Maru) (Reichou Phoenix) (Thunder-God Sword) 風神剣 + 妖獣 = 雷神剣 (Wind-God Sword) (Any YOUJUU) (Thunder-God Sword) 小狐丸 + 妖獣 = 風神剣 (Kogitsune-Maru) (Any YOUJUU) (Wind-God Sword) 雷神剣 + 妖獣 = 風神剣 (Thunder-God Sword) (Any YOUJUU) (Wind-God Sword) 備前長船 + 邪鬼 = 風神剣 (Bizen-Osafune) (Any JAKI) (Wind-God Sword) 風神剣 + 霊鳥ヤタガラス = 備前長船 (Wind-God Sword) (REICHOU Yatagarasu) (Bizen-Osafune) 銘刀虎徹 + 邪鬼 = 備前長船 (Meitou-Kotetsu) (Any JAKI) (Bizen-Osafune) 雷神剣 + 霊鳥スザク = 銘刀虎徹 (Thunder-God Sword) (REICHOU Suzaku) (Meitou-Kotetsu) 備前長船 + 天津神アメノトリフネ = 銘刀虎徹 (Bizen-Osafune) (AMATSUKAMI Ame-no-Torifune) (Meitou-Kotetsu) 般若長光 + 邪鬼 = 銘刀虎徹 (Hannya-Nagamitsu) (Any JAKI) (Meitou-Kotetsu) 銘刀虎徹 + 天津神タヂカラオ = 関の兼定 (Meitou-Kotetsu) (AMATSUKAMI Tadzikarao) (Seki-no-Kanesada) 備前長船 + 国津神オオヤマツミ = 般若長光 (Bizen-Osafune) (KUNITSUKAMI Ooyamatsumi) (Hannya-Nagamitsu) 般若長光 + 天津神ヒノカグツチ = 妖刀村正 (Hannya-Nagamitsu) (AMATSUKAMI Hinokagutsuchi) (Demon-Blade Muramasa) 関の兼定 + 天津神オモイカネ = 妖刀村正 (Seki-no-Kanesada) (AMATSUKAMI Omoikane) (Demon-Blade Muramasa) 無想正宗 + 邪鬼 = 妖刀村正 (Musou-Masamune) (Any JAKI) (Demon-Blade Muramasa) 妖刀村正 + 天津神タケミノヅチ = 無想正宗 (Demon-Blade Muramasa) (Any JAKI) (Musou-Masamune) 関の兼定 + 国津神サルタヒコ = 無想正宗 (Seki-no-Kanesada) (KUNITSUKAMI Sarutahiko) (Musou-Masamune) 関の兼定 + 国津神サルタヒコ = 無想正宗 (Seki-no-Kanesada) (KUNITSUKAMI Sarutahiko) (Musou-Masamune) 銘刀虎徹 + 国津神ヒトコトヌシ = 無想正宗 (Meitou-Kotetsu) (KUNITSUKAMI Hitokotonushi) (Musou-Masamune) 無想正宗 + 天津神ツクヨミ = 乾雲丸 (Musou-Masamune) (AMATSUKAMI Tsukuyomi) (Ken'un-Maru) 般若長光 + 国津神オオナムチ = 乾雲丸 (Hannya-Nagamitsu) (KUNITSUKAMI Oonamuchi) (Ken'un-Maru) 妖刀村正 + 国津神コトシロヌシ = 乾雲丸 (Demon-Blade Muramasa) (KUNITSUKAMI Kotoshironushi) (Ken'un-Maru) 無想正宗 + 国津神タケミナカタ = 坤竜丸 (Musou-Masamune) (KUNITSUKAMI Takeminakata) (Konryuu-Maru) In a group of their own, are very special Sword+Demon fusions involving the ultimate sword, Hinokagutsuchi. These produce not swords but the ultimate set of equipment for the Hiroko and the best gun in the game. The full details are below: ヒノカグツチ + 破壊神シヴァ = ブラフマーストラ (Hinokagutsuchi) (HAKAISHIN Shiva) (Brahmastra) ヒノカグツチ + 龍神アナンタ = ホゥアコン (Hinokagutsuchi) (RYUUJIN Ananta) () ヒノカグツチ + 国津神アラハバキ = タップスアン (Hinokagutsuchi) (KUNITSUKAMI Arahabaki) () ヒノカグツチ + 魔人カルキ = パーホゥラット (Hinokagutsuchi) (MAJIN Kalki) () ヒノカグツチ + 天津神アマテラス = カムライターオ (Hinokagutsuchi) (AMATSUKAMI Amaterasu) () B). Sword + Sword Fusion Be careful here - unlike any other fusion in the game - the order in which the two swords go into the fusion DOES affect the result. Below, all possible fusions are listed: 八束の剣 + 乾雲丸 = 関の兼定 (Two-Feet Sword) (Ken'un-Maru) (Seki-no-Kanesada) 八束の剣 + 坤竜丸 = 備前長船 (Two-Feet Sword) (Konryuu-Maru) (Bizen-Osafune) 八束の剣 + 天叢雲 = 天沼矛 (Two-Feet Sword) (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Ame-no-Nuboko) 八束の剣 + 天沼矛 = 無想正宗 (Two-Feet Sword) (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Musou-Masamune) 乾雲丸 + 八束の剣 = 天叢雲 (Ken'un-Maru) (Two-Feet Sword) (Ame-no-Murakumo) 乾雲丸 + 坤竜丸 = 八束の剣 (Ken'un-Maru) (Konryuu-Maru) (Two-Feet Sword) 乾雲丸 + 天叢雲 = 天沼矛 (Ken'un-Maru) (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Ame-no-Nuboko) 乾雲丸 + 天沼矛 = 関の兼定 (Ken'un-Maru) (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Seki-no-Kanesada) 坤竜丸 + 八束の剣 = 天叢雲 (Konryuu-Maru) (Two-Feet Sword) (Ame-no-Murakumo) 坤竜丸 + 乾雲丸 = 無想正宗 (Konryuu-Maru) (Ken'un-Maru) (Musou-Masamune) 坤竜丸 + 天叢雲 = 天沼矛 (Konryuu-Maru) (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Ame-no-Nuboko) 坤竜丸 + 天沼矛 = 備前長船 (Konryuu-Maru) (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Bizen-Osafune) 天叢雲 + 八束の剣 = 妖刀村正 (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Two-Feet Sword) (Demon-Blade Muramasa) 天叢雲 + 乾雲丸 = 銘刀虎徹 (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Ken'un-Maru) (Meitou-Kotetsu) 天叢雲 + 坤竜丸 = 備前長船 (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Konryuu-Maru) (Bizen-Osafune) 天叢雲 + 天沼矛 = ヒノカグツチ (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Hinokagutsuchi) 天沼矛 + 八束の剣 = 妖刀村正 (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Two-Feet Sword) (Demon-Blade Muramasa) 天沼矛 + 乾雲丸 = 銘刀虎徹 (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Ken'un-Maru) (Meitou-Kotetsu) 天沼矛 + 坤竜丸 = 備前長船 (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Konryuu-Maru) (Bizen-Osafune) 天沼矛 + 天叢雲 = ヒノカグツチ (Ame-no-Nuboko) (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Hinokagutsuchi) C). 2 Swords + Demon Fusion 魔人アタバク + 風神剣 + 妖刀村正 = 妖刀ニヒル (MAJIN Atavaka) (Wind-God Sword) (Demon-Blade Muramasa)(Demon-Blade Nihil) 神獣スフィンクス + 小狐丸 + 妖刀村正 = 妖刀ニヒル (SHINJUU Sphinx) (Kogitsune-Maru) (Demon-Blade Muramasa)(Demon-Blade Nihil) 龍神セイリュウ + 雷神剣 + 妖刀村正 = 妖刀ニヒル (RYUUJIN Seiryuu)(Thunder-God Sword)(Demon-Blade Muramasa)(Demon-Blade Nihil) 地母神ドルガー + 練気の剣 + 妖刀村正 = 妖刀ニヒル (JIBOUSHIN Durga)(Refined-Spirit Sword)(Demon-Blade Muramasa)(Demon-Blade Nihil) 女神アリアンロード + 練気の剣 + 風神剣 = 関の兼定 (MEGAMI Arianhrod)(Refined-Spirit Sword)(Wind-God Sword)(Seki-no-Kanesada) 神獣ナラシンハ + 練気の剣 + 小狐丸 = 妖刀村正 (SHINJUU Nrisinha)(Refined-Spirit Sword)(Kogitsune-Maru)(Demon-Blade Muramasa) 女神フレイヤ + 小狐丸 + 天叢雲 = 無想正宗 (MEGAMI Freya) (Kogitsune-Maru) (Ame-no-Murakumo) (Musou-Masamune) 神獣ゲンブ + 雷神剣 + 風神剣 = 無想正宗 (SHINJUU Genbu) (Thunder-God Sword)(Wind-God Sword) (Musou-Masamune) 神獣アヌビス + 雷神剣 + 風神剣 = 無想正宗 (SHINJUU Anubis)(Thunder-God Sword)(Wind-God Sword) (Musou-Masamune) 女神ラクシュミ + 風神剣 + 備前長船 = 乾雲丸 (MEGAMI Lakshmi) (Wind-God Sword) (Bizen-Osafune) (Ken'un-Maru) 女神パールヴァティ + 雷神剣 + 備前長船 = 乾雲丸 (MEGAMI Parsvati)(Thunder-God Sword)(Bizen-Osafune) (Ken'un-Maru) 神獣バロン + 小狐丸 + 備前長船 = 坤竜丸 (SHINJUU Barong) (Kogitsune-Maru) (Bizen-Osafune) (Konryuu-Maru) 破壊神セイテンタイセイ + 風神剣 + 銘刀虎徹 = 坤竜丸 (HAKAISHIN Seiten-Taisei)(Wind-God Sword)(Meitou-Kotetsu)(Konryuu-Maru) 破壊神チェルノボグ + 雷神剣 + 銘刀虎徹 = 坤竜丸 (HAKAISHIN Chernobog)(Thunder-God Sword)(Meitou-Kotetsu)(Konryuu-Maru) 龍神ケツアルカトル + 小狐丸 + 銘刀虎徹 = 坤竜丸 (RYUUJIN Quetzalcoatl)(Kogitsune-Maru)(Meitou-Kotetsu) (Konryuu-Maru) 龍神アナンタ + 小狐丸 + 関の兼定 = 八束の剣 (RYUUJIN Ananta) (Kogitsune-Maru) (Seki-no-Kanesada) (Two-Feet Sword) 龍神ラハブ + 小狐丸 + 般若長光 = 八束の剣 (RYUUJIN Rahab) (Kogitsune-Maru) (Hannya-Nagamitsu) (Two-Feet Sword) 龍神イツァム・ナー + 小狐丸 + 無想正宗 = 八束の剣 (RYUUJIN Itzam-Na) (Kogitsune-Maru)(Musou-Masamune) (Two-Feet Sword) 魔人バール + 小狐丸 + 無想正宗 = 天叢雲 (MAJIN Baal) (Kogitsune-Maru) (Musou-Masamune) (Ame-no-Murakumo) 魔人オーディン + 備前長船 + 銘刀虎徹 = 天叢雲 (MAJIN Odin) (Bizen-Osafune) (Meitou-Kotetsu) (Ame-no-Murakumo) 魔人アシュタ + 銘刀虎徹 + 関の兼定 = 天叢雲 (MAJIN Ashtar) (Meitou-Kotetsu) (Seki-no-Kanesada) (Ame-no-Murakumo) 魔人ホルス + 備前長船 + 般若長光 = 天叢雲 (MAJIN Horus) (Bizen-Osafune) (Hannya-Nagamitsu) (Ame-no-Murakumo) 破壊神シヴァ + 銘刀虎徹 + 関の兼定 = 天沼矛 (HAKAISHIN Shiva)(Meitou-Kotetsu) (Seki-no-Kanesada) (Ame-no-Nuboko) 破壊神スサノオ + 備前長船 + 般若長光 = 天沼矛 (HAKAISHIN Susano-O)(Bizen-Osafune)(Hannya-Nagamitsu) (Ame-no-Nuboko) 地母神イシュタル + 小狐丸 + 無想正宗 = 天沼矛 (JIBOUSHIN Ishtar)(Kogitsune-Maru) (Musou-Masamune) (Ame-no-Nuboko) 地母神キクリヒメ + 関の兼定 + 般若長光 = 天沼矛 (JIBOUSHIN Kikuri-hime)(Seki-no-Kanesada)(Hannya-Nagamitsu)(Ame-no-Nuboko) 天津神ヒノカグツチ + 小狐丸 + 天沼矛 = ヒノカグツチ (AMATSUKAMI Hinokagutsuchi)(Kogitsune-Maru)(Ame-no-Nuboko)(Hinokagutsuchi) ----> 5. Gemstones Throughout the game, 12 kinds of gemstones can be encountered. Normally, they are obtained either by opening a Magic Box at the right moonphase or by slaying a monster which carries it. The table below lists all the 12 kinds and the monsters which drop each of them: Amethyst: AKURYOU Poltergeist, YOUCHOU Bennu, KYOUCHOU Furiae, GEDOU Old One Aquamarin: KIJO Hag, AKURYOU Depth, KYOUCHOU Gurr, YOUJUU Manticore Emerald: YOUCHOU Neamhain, JARYUU Nidhogg, KIJO Gorgon, JAKI Hekatoncheires Onyx: YUUKI Ghulah, YOUCHOU Celaeno, YAMA Vampire, YAMA Nyx, JAKI Girimekra Opal: YOUMA Mercurius, YOUJUU Black Widow, MAJUU Dun, JASHIN Pazuzu Garnet: YOUJUU Bicorn, YOUCHOU Aello, MAJUU Ortoros, JARYUU Wyvern, KYOUCHOU Anzu Sapphire: YOUSEI Banshee, YUUKI Man-Eater, GEDOU Doppelganger, RYUU-OU Vritra Diamond: CHIREI Upelluri, YOUSEI Oberon, JASHIN Nyarlathotep Turquoise: SHIKI Bodyconian, DATENSHI Gagison, KYOUCHOU Hresvelgr Topaz: YOUCHOU Okypete, CHIREI Tsuchigumo, YOUMA Ekimmu Pearl: MAJUU Serket, YOUJUU Scylla, JASHIN Chtulhu Ruby: YOUJU Arlaune, YOUMA Ganesha, YOUJUU Behemoth, YOUSEI Titania These gemstones, once obtained, can be used in a number of ways. First, they can be given to demons when the latter demand it during the negotiation process. Secondly, in the old Roppongi there is a special shop, called 'Rag's Shop', where any single gemstone can be exchanged for an item and any pair of gemstones can be exchanged for a SEIREI demon. The tables detailing these exchanges are given below: Gemstone | Item ----------------------------------------------------------- Amethyst | Fuuma Bell (封魔の鈴) Aquamarin | Blue Paper Roll (青巻紙) Emerald | Core Shield (コアシールド) Onyx | Maha-Bufu Stone (マハブフストーン) Opal | Seer-Bell (見渡しの鐘) Garnet | Maha-Jio Stone (マハジオストーン) Sapphire | Jar of Mist (霞の壷) Diamond | Han-Gon Incense (反魂香) Turquoise | Spiral Bomb (スパイラルボム) Topaz | Red Paper Roll (赤巻紙) Pearl | Sooma (ソーマ) Ruby | Orb of Resurrection (地返しの玉) ----------------------------------------------------------- Gemstone | Gemstone | SEIREI ----------------------------------------------------------- Amethyst | Amethyst | Earthies Amethyst | Aquamarin | Earthies Amethyst | Emerald | Earthies Amethyst | Onyx | Airies Amethyst | Opal | Airies Amethyst | Garnet | Airies Amethyst | Sapphire | Aquans Amethyst | Diamond | Aquans Amethyst | Turquoise | Aquans Amethyst | Topaz | Flamies Amethyst | Pearl | Flamies Amethyst | Ruby | Flamies | | Aquamarin | Aquamarin | Earthies Aquamarin | Emerald | Airies Aquamarin | Onyx | Airies Aquamarin | Opal | Airies Aquamarin | Garnet | Aquans Aquamarin | Sapphire | Aquans Aquamarin | Diamond | Aquans Aquamarin | Turquoise | Flamies Aquamarin | Topaz | Flamies Aquamarin | Pearl | Flamies Aquamarin | Ruby | Gnome | | Emerald | Emerald | Airies Emerald | Onyx | Airies Emerald | Opal | Aquans Emerald | Garnet | Aquans Emerald | Sapphire | Aquans Emerald | Diamond | Flamies Emerald | Turquoise | Flamies Emerald | Topaz | Flamies Emerald | Pearl | Gnome Emerald | Ruby | Gnome | | Onyx | Onyx | Aquans Onyx | Opal | Aquans Onyx | Garnet | Aquans Onyx | Sapphire | Flamies Onyx | Diamond | Flamies Onyx | Turquoise | Flamies Onyx | Topaz | Gnome Onyx | Pearl | Gnome Onyx | Ruby | Gnome | | Opal | Opal | Aquans Opal | Garnet | Flamies Opal | Sapphire | Flamies Opal | Diamond | Flamies Opal | Turquoise | Gnome Opal | Topaz | Gnome Opal | Pearl | Gnome Opal | Ruby | Sylph | | Garnet | Garnet | Flamies Garnet | Sapphire | Flamies Garnet | Diamond | Gnome Garnet | Turquoise | Gnome Garnet | Topaz | Gnome Garnet | Pearl | Sylph Garnet | Ruby | Sylph | | Sapphire | Sapphire | Gnome Sapphire | Diamond | Gnome Sapphire | Turquoise | Gnome Sapphire | Topaz | Sylph Sapphire | Pearl | Sylph Sapphire | Ruby | Sylph | | Diamond | Diamond | Gnome Diamond | Turqouise | Sylph Diamond | Topaz | Sylph Diamond | Pearl | Sylph Diamond | Ruby | Undine | | Turquoise | Turqouise | Sylph Turquoise | Topaz | Sylph Turquoise | Pearl | Undine Turquoise | Ruby | Undine | | Topaz | Topaz | Undine Topaz | Pearl | Undine Topaz | Ruby | Undine | | Pearl | Pearl | Undine Pearl | Ruby | Salamander | | Ruby | Ruby | Salamander Finally the third, and in the humble opinion of this FAQ's writer the most beneficial, way to use the gemstones lies in the fact that when you accumulate 9 gemstones of the same kind, Aleph receives a boost to his abilities as detailed below: Gemstone | Bonus ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Amethyst | INT +1, STM +1, LCK +3 Aquamarin | INT +1, STM +1, LCK +3 Emerald | STM +3 Onyx | STR +1, MAG +1, DEX +3 Opal | STR +1, INT +3, STM +3, MAG +1, DEX +1 Garnet | MAG +3 Sapphire | STR +2, STM +1, MAG +1, LCK +1 Diamond | STR +2, INT +2 Turquoise | STR +1, INT +1, STM +1, MAG +1, DEX +2, LCK +2 Topaz | STR +2, INT +2, STM +2, MAG +2, DEX +1, LCK +1 Pearl | STR +1, INT +2, STM +1, MAG +2, DEX +2, LCK +1 Ruby | MAG +3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----> 6. Coming in the next FAQ revision: * Law/Chaos Engame translations * Kongou-shinkai * Alignment: All That You Wanted to Know, But Were Always Afraid to Ask * Item lists * Magic Inheritance * Fuse DAITENSHI Metatron at Level 10 ! * Secret Majins * Russian Roulette