What is that?
That monster's been evolved by one of those orbs too, hasn't it?!
The parasite's attached itself to... the Corpse Flower, Titan Arum.
That ain't good...
So many Magic Stones...
It's evolved...
Wh-what is it doing?!
No... It's...
Aria!
A spirit...
Are they usually this creepy?!
Aria, I've missed you! I've missed you!
Let us be joined as well.
Let me devour you.
Tarinai mono sagashi utsumuitara
Konna suteki na basho ni deaenai
Aimai na monosashi wa mou shimaou
Yuuki ga ichimen hirogaru kara
Hitomi ni wa uso no nai ima ga utsutte
Iranai tsuyogari o sutete
Issho ni naki egao ni narou
Hajiite sorezore no speed de suki na you ni kazatta
Kimi ga ireba kiseki mo okiru RE-ILLUSION
Terashiai kagayaite
Sono saki de yume to yume mazariatte
Soujou kouka o unde
Shoushin shoumei no katai kizuna de sekai watatta
How could that thing be a spirit?
A bit different from how I remember them in the story books.
So this was all a means to funnel power into that being...
Which means those new species were created only to be a food source of Magic Stones and energy.
This oughta be good. The evolution of a spirit, huh?
Aria, go to Level 59.
There, you should find the answer to what you seek.
This is the answer Miss Ais was meant to find?
Aria! Aria!
I've been waiting for you, waiting for so long!
Come, let me devour you!
The path!
Everyone, prepare for combat!
Finn, I'm heading to the front too!
Doesn't change anything. This bitch is goin' down!
Are you ready, Ais?
Proud warriors. Archers of the forest...
It's dense!
And fast! It's dense!
Finn, I'll back you up!
I'll torch those vines and get you in close to the-
Wait!
My thumb won't stop tingling... something is coming!
Earth, roar...
An incantation?!
Come, come, come, shell of the Earth.
Shining sparks of black iron. Hammer of the stars.
Negate the pact of creation.
A monster chanting?! That's not possible!
A Greater Incantation?
Riveria, get us under a barrier!
Raul, Lefiya, Tsubaki, stop that incantation!
Y-yes, Sir!
Dance, spirit of the atmosphere, Lord of Light.
Make your vow with the guardian of the forest...
Fusillade Fallarica!
No way...
It had no effect at all?!
Don't falter! Keep at it!
Y-yes, Sir!
Scorch the sky, crack the earth, build a bridge to the Heavens.
Rain down your axes from the sky, calamity of destruction.
Envelop us in the songs of the Earth, let them surround us.
I command thee in the name of the Agents.
The Name bestowed upon me, Gnome,
Avatar of the Earth, Queen of the Earth!
Light of the forest, become a great barrier and protect us.
My name is Alf!
Everyone, fall back under Riveria's barrier!
Meteor Swarm!
Via Shilheim!
The barrier!
Hold fast, Riveria!
I'm trying!
Is it over?
So this is the power of a spirit...
Damn hag thinks she can take us down. I'm comin' for you this time!
Wait, Bete.
What?
Something else is coming.
Come, fire...
Consecutive Chanting?!
Burn, burn, burn, vortex of flame, walls of crimson.
Howls of Hellfire, use the strength of the tempest to close off the world.
Burning sky, burning earth, burning sea, burning fountain, burning mountain, burning life.
She's fast! Turn all to ash and loose the signal flare of hatred and despair in exchange for the hero's life.
Again already?!
Right after casting such a powerful spell?!
I command thee in the name of the Agents.
The name bestowed upon me, Salamander, Avatar of Flame, Queen of Flame!
Look out!
Fire Storm!
Miss Riveria!
Gareth! Protect Ais and the others!
Rive-
Old Man!
You're not getting through me!
Riveria... Gareth...
It's absorbing the magical energy...
The pests are back.
Th-they're coming from behind us too!
We will defeat this monster!
I ask for your courage!
What do your eyes see?
Fear? Despair? Destruction?
My eyes see only an enemy I must defeat. I see only victory!
Retreat was never an option.
With this spear, I will carve a path through!
I swear in the name of the Prum goddess Fianna, we will have victory!
Follow me!
Or is the weight of only mimicking Bell Cranel too much for you to bear?
Tch! Like I'd lose to that small fry!
Excellent.
We've got our own adventuring to do.
Bell Cranel...
Raul, Tsubaki, support the rear!
The rest of you, come with me!
Lefiya, you too!
Right!
Riveria, Gareth...
Is this to be your end?
Rest now. I'll take it from here.
Let's go!
Damn that cocky little Prum.
Oy, you disagreeable Elf.
You gonna sleep all day?
Shut up, you Dwarf savage.
Will you ever lose that glib tongue of yours?
Riveria! Gareth!
Raul, my axe!
Yes, Sir!
I'll begin my incantation!
Tsubaki, cover me!
Of course!
I'll be at your aid.
Ais, gather up all of your strength! You're going to finish this in one final blow.
The rest of us will do whatever we can to create an opening for you to strike!
I'll attack with everything I've got.
Demonic spear, pierce my brow and take this blood offering!
Hell Finegas!
Follow the Boss!
Come, fire.
Here comes another spell!
Gods dammit!
Burn, burn, burn, vortex of flame, walls of crimson.
Howls of Hellfire, use the strength of the tempest to close off the world.
Burning sky, burning earth, burning sea, burning fountain, burning mountain, burning life.
Turn all to ash and loose the signal flare of hatred and despair in exchange for the hero's life.
Now!
Plunge forward, spear of thunder.
My Name is Tonitrus. Avatar of Thunder, Queen of Thunder.
A short incantation?!
Thunder Ray!
Be thine shield! Holy grail of light! Dio Grail!
Lefiya!
Pull through it!
I need to catch up.
So... I can do this...
I can do this!
Nice one!
Storm of snow, three bitter winters.
Advent of death. The flames will soon be unleashed!
They're still coming!
I think it's time for an upgrade.
M-Miss Tsubaki, dual-wielding two heavy weapons... it's too dangerous!
Nonsense!
I'm a smith. I've been testing out weapons like this my whole life!
She's serious...
Scorch them, Sword of Surtr! My name is Alf!
Rea Laevateinn!
Riveria.
You have your path...
Now go!
Burn in hell!
Come on! Hit like you mean it, Finn!
Old Man!
What took you so long?
I don't have to ask, do I?
Not a word out of you!
Out of the way, you damn vines!
Is that all you've got?!
Go!
Ais, now!
Aria!
My name is not Aria.
I don't know who you are,
but I can't let you exist here.
That much I do know!
Icicle Edge!
Miss... Ais...
Unleash a streak of light, bow and arrow of the holy tree.
There's someone I have to reach... Unleash a streak of light, bow and arrow of the holy tree.
Right now, I can't reach her no matter how far I stretch out my hand. Thou art master of the bow.
But I know... someday I will... Thou art master of the bow.
But I know... someday I will...
Fire, O Elven archer. May your arrow strike true!
Arcs Ray!
Icicle Edge!
Lefiya?!
Tempest!
Flash of light, pierce through. Slash apart the darkness.
My Name is Lux. Avatar of Light, Queen of Light!
I won't be defeated by you...
Ais!
Do it!
Come on!
Tear it up!
You can do this.
Miss Ais.
...because my friends are by my side!
Light Burst!
LIL LAFARGA!
Miss Ais!
Ais!
You were brilliant, Loki Familia.
Thanks.
I witnessed something great today.
Ohayou mado o akete
Doko e datte ikerunda
Kibou wa itsumo sasayaita
Doko made mo aruitekou
Narabete kurabete tameiki tsuite
Wakatteru wakatteru
Yasashisa to ka nukumori to ka
Kimi datte ano ko datte
Itsuka kitto ai o shirunda
Asu no kimi ga kyou no kimi o
Omoide ni kaete
Oikoshite susundeku
Ame ga yande kao o agete
"Arigatou" tte sunao ni waraeru hazu sa
Hello hello hello
Dareka no tame ai o utaou
So, are you saying that monster was the fallen shadow of a spirit?
Or the offshoot of one, more accurately.
I believe its true form lies in an even deeper level.
This appears to have been placed there as support...
To guard a far more powerful entity.
In ancient times, spirits were those blessed with the will of the gods, who aided the heroes of old...
The so-called offshoots of the gods, were they not?
This spirit's existence was surely turned inside out,
subsumed by a monster while still maintaining its own identity.
Consumed by the primal impulse of survival: eat or be eaten.
A corrupted spirit, as it were.
So it's been alive for more than a thousand years?
And those new species of monsters and creatures... the products of that corrupted spirit as well?
The irony of it all.
A spirit who was once sent here to save mankind now threatens the whole of Orario.
The problem does not end there...
Its accomplice... Or rather, its leader.
Enyo.
The one who will wipe Orario off the face of the Earth.
The Destroyer of Cities...
Ah... they took it down.
Aria is a powerful one, indeed.
Hush. Be still.
I'll devour her before she gets very far.
Wait for me, Aria...
The Loki Familia has returned from their expedition.
They traversed 58 levels until finally reaching 59.
And your dear companion came back safely, did she not?
Y-you mean... Lefiya?
Yes. All participants returned safely.
It wouldn't hurt to show a bit more joy, then, would it?
I see...
So it was a corrupted spirit that was waitin' for ya on Level 59.
That's right.
It's clear now why the enemy has been so focused on Ais.
Because the blood that flows through her veins is descended from spirits.
And it wants to devour her, huh?
For being as difficult as she is, she sure gets targeted a lot.
We're in a real mess, huh?
Baby Ais belongs with us!
I know another difficult person in this room right now...
So, whaddya think these guys are really after?
They'll send monsters to the surface,
turn those orbs into more parasites and feed on their Magic Stones until another one of its offshoots emerges.
In other words...
They're summoning spirits to the surface.
And not just one at a time, either.
If that comes to pass, Orario will surely fall to ruin.
Come on, now's not the time to despair.
All we have to do is prevent that from happening.
We've got some promising youngsters on our side as well.
Lefiya, I want to thank you for what you did back there.
If it weren't for your magic, none of us would have come back here alive.
I-it was luck! I just happened to be there at the right time!
I only wanted to... to catch up to you, so...
Um, Miss Ais?
From here on out, could I always, always...
...always follow you?
Of course you can.
Th-thank you!
This isn't a dream, for once it's actually real!
Ais? Lefiya?!
What are you two doin' over there?
O-oh, we were just...
No fair!
Let me in!
Lookie! A heavenly harem!
Lemme in on this, girls!
H-huh?
You did it, Lefiya!
You've grown so much!
Oh, but I just... reacted...