Xana: ...So we're finally here. This is the World's End of the Hollow World.
Xana: They call it the "End Realm".
Xana: They say this is where Hollows longing to become human end up after they have gone through failure and despair...
Xana: (Player Name)... Where do you think we'll end up at the end of this journey? Will my travels end...?
Xana: No, now's not the time. Let's press on.
Xana: I can feel a strange presence here.
Hollow Woman: We can become human! We can become human!
Hollow Woman: What shall I do when I'm human? Any suggestions?
Hollow Woman: I can dress up, I can fall in love, I can... Oh, I can't wait!
Hollow Man: You hear that?
Hollow Man: The First Day has come! Hollows will become human!
Hollow Man: I can finally become human! This is the moment I've been waiting for so long!
Hollow Woman: The End Realm... But what is it exactly that's ending?
Hollow Woman: It'd be nice if it were the end to all the sadness.
Hollow Child: Doesn't it sound strange to you that it's the "First Day" when we're in the "End Realm"?
Hollow Child: The beginning and the end. I wonder which one would win in a fight?
Hollow Woman: We can become human!
Hollow Woman: That's why all the surviving Hollows are gathering in this Realm.
Hollow Woman: You're here because you've heard as well, right?
Xana: No, I'm...
Hollow Woman: Come on! There's nothing to be ashamed about! We're all here for the same thing!
Hollow Woman: Let's all become human. We'll do it for all the Hollows who have died.
Hollow Man: It turned out I'm still a loser...
Hollow Man: Losers always lose, and get eaten...
> You encounter a demon.
Demon (Tam Lin): ...
Xana: Ah, here comes the enemy. Please take care of it like you always do.
Demon (Tam Lin): Wait lass, have I seen you somewhere?
Xana: So this is what they call a pickup line. Sorry, but I'm not in the mood right now.
Demon (Tam Lin): No, though I am fond of young lasses, that's not what I mean.
Demon (Tam Lin): I was summoned by the human you were with, Hayate.
Xana: Now that you mention it, I might've seen you once or twice around Hayate...
Xana: What brings you here to this Realm, though?
Demon (Tam Lin): I got separated from Hayate during the battle in the Subjugated Realm.
Demon (Tam Lin): I'm trying to find him, do you know where he is?
CHOICE: ...
CHOICE: Hayate is dead.
> Both choices lead to the same conclusion.
END OF CHOICE
Xana: ...It was all my fault.
Demon (Tam Lin): Hayate is dead? That's odd.
Demon (Tam Lin): If my summoner died, I should have returned to whence I came.
Xana: But it's true... I saw it with my own eyes.
Demon (Tam Lin): I'd hate to doubt the words of a fine lass like you, but it's hard to believe.
Demon (Tam Lin): Pardon me, but I think I will continue my search just a while longer.
> Obtained Key to 41F Boss.
Demon (Tam Lin): This is for my lack of courtesy. Please, take it.
Demon (Tam Lin): I will take my leave now. Fare thee well.
> The demon leaves.
Xana: ...You can search, but you'll never...
Demon (Berserker): Hey human. You know this is called the End Realm, right?
Demon (Berserker): That's why I'm gonna end you right here.
Demon (Berserker): Just think of it as a welcoming present from me! Here you go!
> (Tutorial text explaining that from now on, some NPC encounters lead to battles that you cannot refuse.)
> Fight and win.
Demon (Berserker): Tsk, I was the one that got ended.
Demon (Berserker): But they don't call this the End Realm for nothing.
Demon (Berserker): You'll meet your end too. Real soon...
> The demon crumples.
Xana: ...! What the...!
> You see a tower of piled up Hollows extending high in the air...
> It continues to grow as more Hollows fall from the sky on top of the pile.
Hollow Man 1: T-The agony...
Hollow Man 2: Help...
Xana: These are all... Hollows? What is going on here...
??? (Ixaya): ...Let me explain.
> From out of nowhere, you hear Ixaya's voice.
Ixaya (hologram): It has finally arrived, the "First Day" is upon us.
Ixaya (hologram): What you're seeing right now is the proof of that.
Xana: THIS is the First Day? This abomination?
Xana: What exactly are you trying to do, Ixaya?
Ixaya (hologram): How many times do I have to tell you?
Ixaya (hologram): The First Day is the day when Hollows become human. Or to be precise...
Ixaya (hologram): The day when "I" become human.
Xana: You...?
Ixaya (hologram): Yes. You see, all these Hollows are just "parts". Components I use to become human.
Ixaya (hologram): And today I will merge with these parts and be reborn! As a human! Human! Human!
Ixaya (hologram): I will finally become what I always wanted to be, a human! Ahahaha!
Xana: ...Reborn?
Xana: Ixaya, I don't even understand half of what you're talking about... No idea whatsoever.
Xana: But there's one thing that's very clear to me, and that's the fact that you piss me off so bad, you make me wanna puke!
Ixaya (hologram): Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it then?
Xana: ...I'm gonna whoop your ass.
Xana: You did all this to the Hollows so you can become human yourself?
Xana: If you think I'm just gonna let you do it, you better think again!
Xana: (Player Name), will you help me?
CHOICE: You can count on it.
Xana: That's good to know. Cuz you're pretty... No, VERY badass.
CHOICE: I'm gonna kill that bastard (Chaos alignment points)
Xana: W-Whoa, someone's itching for a fight today...
Xana: But that's good to know, cuz you're very badass.
END OF CHOICE
Ixaya (hologram): ...Hmm. Looks like you're not here to give me your blessings, Savior.
Ixaya (hologram): That makes me so sad. I loved you so much.
Ixaya (hologram): But I guess it can't be helped, it was meant to turn out like this anyway.
Ixaya (hologram): Actually, all this still isn't enough for me to become human.
Ixaya (hologram): I'm missing one last component. Can you guess what it is?
Ixaya (hologram): That's right! A real human! That's the essential part!
Ixaya (hologram): Come, Savior! Become one with me!
Ixaya (hologram): Obey me, my servants! Add the Savior to the pile of bodies!
Ixaya (hologram): Just as I thought, you would not succumb peacefully.
Xana: Of course not. This human is NOT one of your components!
Ixaya (hologram): Oh really? Okay, whatever.
Ixaya (hologram): You're both here to kill me anyway, right?
Ixaya (hologram): Then there's no hurry. You'll come to me eventually.
Ixaya (hologram): I'll be waiting for you at the bottom of this "End Realm".
Ixaya (hologram): We'll see whether the Savior will become mine, or reach my humble abode and kill me.
Ixaya (hologram): Let's just wait and see.
Ixaya (hologram): You see, I'm very good at waiting. Until this day, I've been waiting... and waiting and waiting and waiting. All alone, I've waited...
Ixaya (hologram): So... Let's continue the celebration of the First Day!
> The voice fades away.
Xana: Well the shit's hit the fan now.
Xana: Every existing Hollow is probably being gathered here as we speak, and I don't think that piece of shit Ixaya really cares whether the "parts" he's using are alive or not.
Xana: That's why he was killing Hollows in the other Realms with his demons.
Xana: And I'll bet he's still trying to hunt down all the survivors even now.
Xana: I don't know how much time we have left before he kills all the Hollows, but we have to hurry!
Hollow Man: E-Everybody's getting killed?!
Hollow Man: Isn't this the First Day?! Have we been duped?!
Hollow Woman: Did you see that tower of piled up Hollows?
Hollow Woman: ...That's such a horrible way to die.
Hollow Woman: I'd rather have died sooner than become a spare part.
> You see a Hollow next to a colored switch.
Hollow Man: By flipping this switch, you can make walls appear and disappear.
Hollow Man: If we make good use of this, we might be able to avoid demon attacks.
> (Tutorial text further explains that the switch activates walls of the same color. The switch can be toggled between states of green or purple. There's no limit to how many times a switch can be pushed to alternate between activating green or purple colored walls, and the colored walls are visible on the automap.)
Hollow Man: We have to get out of here fast or we're dead!
Hollow Man: But I dropped the key back there, and I couldn't get to it because of some weird wall...
Hollow Man: What am I to do...
> You encounter a demon.
Demon (Tam Lin): Ah, we meet again, fair lass.
Xana: You're Hayate's...
Demon (Tam Lin): Aye. After we parted ways, I searched far and wide...
Demon (Tam Lin): But it would seem that Hayate really is no more, just as you so said.
Xana: ...
Demon (Tam Lin): I bear you no ill will, lass. On the contrary, I am quite content.
Demon (Tam Lin): To think a violent man like him chose to save you in his dying moment...
Demon (Tam Lin): Perhaps it was not a mistake to form a bond with him after all.
Xana: Yes, but then why are you still in this plane of existence?
Demon (Tam Lin): Exactly. By all accounts I should have vanished from this world by now...
Demon (Tam Lin): Could it be that I am drawn to you...?
Xana: Again? I told you your pickup lines won't work on me.
Demon (Tam Lin): Hahaha, it was just a jest. Partially at least.
Demon (Tam Lin): But I am interested in seeing how things will turn out for the lass Hayate gave his life for.
Demon (Tam Lin): So I will wander this world a while longer, until I am content.
Demon (Tam Lin): I will take my leave now. Fare thee well.
> The demon leaves.
Xana: ...
> Xana tightens her grip on Hayate's smartphone.
Demon (Tlaltecuhtli): You're still alive human? Some girls just don't know when to move on.
Demon (Tlaltecuhtli): Things would be so much easier if you'd only give in to the Creator...
Demon (Tlaltecuhtli): Alright. I guess I'll just have to deal with you myself then.
> Found an enemy icon. Fight enemy?
> Fight and win
Demon (Tlaltecuhtli): Some girls just don't know when to move on...
Demon (Tlaltecuhtli): Don't tell me you plan to survive even after this world has ended?
> The demon crumples.
> You see something on the ground.
CHOICE: I'm not touching that.
> Ends conversation.
CHOICE: Pick it up.
> You pick it up.
> And it's a key!
> Obtained Key to 42F Boss.
END OF CHOICE
> From out of nowhere, you hear Ixaya's voice.
Ixaya (hologram): The Dragon Stream... Where the circulation of souls takes place...
Ixaya (hologram): Souls are the substance of life. They are spiritual data.
Ixaya (hologram): But data gets lost, so eventually a soul will become fragmented.
Ixaya (hologram): That's why there are countless fragmented souls flowing within the Dragon Stream.
Ixaya (hologram): One day, one of these soul fragments had a wish.
Ixaya (hologram): It wished to become human...
Ixaya (hologram): And that was a long long time ago.
Xana: So that was you Ixaya?
Ixaya (hologram): Yes. Come now, become one with me.
Ixaya (hologram): ...So Xana, you're not one of us, are you?
Ixaya (hologram): Technically you're still a Hollow because you were a soul fragment as well.
Ixaya (hologram): But you were born of a different wish than the rest of us.
Ixaya (hologram): You did not wish to become human, you just wanted to learn about them.
Xana: ...
Ixaya (hologram): So let me ask you this, Xana.
Ixaya (hologram): After spending so much time with a human, did your wish come true?
Ixaya (hologram): Wait, what were you planning to do after this, anyway?
Ixaya (hologram): The human will leave this place eventually, either as a part of me, or after having stopped me.
Ixaya (hologram): Then what? You'd be all alone here in this Hollow world.
Ixaya (hologram): Since you're not human, you can't exist anywhere else...
Ixaya (hologram): Even so, you'd...
> Ixaya's voice fades away.
Xana: ...When this journey is over...
Xana: When you're no longer here...
Xana: What then? What will I do?
Xana: He's right... I don't know. I have no...
Hollow Man: So if I merge with this Ixaya fellow, I can become human as a part of him.
Hollow Man: If you think of it that way, it doesn't sound too bad...
Xana: You really think so?
Hollow Man: ...
> You encounter a gathering of Hollows.
> They come from all the different Realms.
Hollow Man: If we stay in this Realm we're finished! We have to escape to another Realm!
Hollow Woman: B-But where do we go?
Hollow Man: H-How about the Luminous Realm?
Hollow Woman: I hear the people there were deceived by a fake god and all ended up killing each other.
Hollow Man: That's horrible! W-What about the Free Realm?!
Punk Hollow C: Vroomvroomvroomvrooooom!
Hollow Man: I-Incomprehensible!
Hollow Woman: Dammit! All the Realms are destroyed!
> You encounter the demon Hayate summoned.
Xana: ...We keep bumping into each other. This is getting too frequent to be a coincidence.
Demon (Tam Lin): Haha, but it is in my nature to seek out pretty lasses.
Xana: Well, go seek them out somewhere else then.
Demon (Tam Lin): What a cold and distant thing to say. But alas, I am actually here for another reason.
Demon (Tam Lin): It seems to me that you are radiating Hayate's presence. I can sense it.
Xana: Me?
Demon (Tam Lin): Aye. So maybe you really are the reason I'm still here.
Xana: Just as I thought, another pickup line. No thank you.
Demon (Tam Lin): That's not what I meant...
Demon (Tam Lin): Alas, this is a curious thing indeed. I could swear that I was your...
Demon (Tam Lin): But do pardon me for rambling. I will take my leave now. Fare thee well.
> The demon leaves.
Xana: Why does Hayate's demon pay me so much attention?
Xana: Can it be...
> Xana looks at Hayate's smartphone.
Hollow Child: It's all the humans' fault!
Hollow Child: Because humans die, we Hollows have death too!
Hollow Child: Why do you humans have to die? Please, I beg you. Don't die!
Demon (Sphinx): What is the creature that walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three in the evening?
Demon (Sphinx): You're right! A human, like you! Now answer another riddle!
Demon (Sphinx): Who will be the human left standing at the end of this conflict? You or the Creator?
Demon (Sphinx): We shall find out the answer in our battle!
> Fight and win.
Demon (Sphinx): Though you have won, my riddle still stands...
Demon (Sphinx): As long as this conflict continues, so does the riddle. Until the very end...
> The demon crumples.
> You search a room right behind where the Sphinx was standing...
> You find a key.
> Obtained Key to 43F Boss.
Hollow Woman: You know we're all going to die soon, right?
Hollow Woman: Am I scared? Of course I'm scared!
Hollow Woman: But dying is so human, don't you think? I mean, humans all die too. Right?
> From out of nowhere, you hear Ixaya's voice...
Ixaya (hologram): The soul fragment that wished to become human.
Ixaya (hologram): One fateful day, a miracle happened to this insignificant existence.
Ixaya (hologram): The "Incubator" fulfilled its wish.
Ixaya (hologram): The Incubator...
Ixaya (hologram): It is a magical receptacle created from the great Aura itself.
Ixaya (hologram): A supernatural contraption that was co-created by a sorcerer and a demon long ago.
Ixaya (hologram): The Incubator gave the soul fragment a form.
Ixaya (hologram): And I was born.
Xana: Ixaya... So you're saying you're the first Hollow?
Ixaya (hologram): Yes, and you're the last one to be born.
Ixaya (hologram): You will be the last Hollow, and spend an eternity alone in this world after I become human.
Ixaya (hologram): The Hollows spent an endless amount of time here mimicking human behavior.
Ixaya (hologram): It made them happy though, because they longed to be human.
Ixaya (hologram): Your dream, on the other hand, cannot be fulfilled without human presence.
Ixaya (hologram): How will you bear living alone then?
Ixaya (hologram): With the memory of time spent with humans and a feeling of incompleteness eating away at you from the inside...
> Ixaya's voice fades away.
Xana: The last Hollow...?
Xana: Tell me, (Player Name).
Xana: If the human race were to go extinct and you were the only one left, what would you do?
CHOICE: I will die in solitude.
Xana: Oh, okay... That's kinda...
Xana: Sad.
CHOICE: I will live in solitude.
Xana: If you really mean that after having given it careful thought, then you must be a strong person.
Xana: I envy you.
END OF CHOICE
Xana: What about me, though?
Xana: Which path would I choose...
Hollow Woman: Hollows are being killed left and right, and it's going to be my turn someday...
Hollow Woman: I'm tired of waiting for the end in fear. Maybe I should just kill myself...
Hollow Man: Oh my God, everybody's dead. It's no use. I'm going to die too.
Hollow Man: If I'm going to die, I wish I had...
Hollow Man: I wish I had friends!!
Xana: Yikes, that Hollow is glaring at us...
Hollow Man: I want friends!!!!
CHOICE: ......
> End of conversation.
CHOICE: I'll be your friend.
END OF CHOICE
Hollow Man: Huh? You'll be my friend?! For real?!
Xana: You really like to take chances, don't you? This guy too...
Hollow Man: I'm so happy! A Hollow like me gets to have a human friend!
Hollow Man: I have hope in life now! Thank you my dear friend!
Hollow Man: Alright, I'll fight to survive! Until next time, my best friend!
> Your BFF leaves.
Xana: ...I only have a vague idea of how friends and friendship work...
Xana: But do human friends behave like that too?
Hollow Man: Hey, can you spare a bit of cash? Just a little...
Hollow Man: 5 Macca is all I ask. Please...
CHOICE: Don't give
> End of conversation.
CHOICE: Give
Hollow Man: Thank goodness... You see, since I'm going to die soon, I have to have money or they'll torture me in Hell.
Hollow Man: I need to save up some more, so I can find happiness in death...
Hollow Woman: This switch won't work because some demon came and put a seal on it.
Hollow Woman: The demon told me to tell this to the human passing by.
Hollow Woman: They want you to look for them on this floor if you want to use the switch.
Hollow Woman: Yes, they left me alive to deliver this message to you.
Hollow Woman: Now that I've delivered the message, they're going to kill me.
Demon (Kama): Hi there, Savior.
Demon (Kama): And you're called... It's Xana, right?
Demon (Kama): So I hear you two have been a real pain in the ass to the Creator.
Demon (Kama): I think it's about time you two get what's coming to you.
Xana: This demon... It reeks of danger.
Demon (Kama): *Chuckle* By the way, you'll need to fight me to break the seal.
> Found an enemy icon. Fight enemy?
> Fight and win
Demon (Kama): S-Such power. You got me...
> The demon crumples.
Demon (Kama): ...Fooled you.
> The demon shoots an arrow at Xana before crumpling to the ground.
Xana: ...!
Demon (Kama): My last task... The Creator hated your existence so...
> The arrow speeds towards Xana.
Demon (Tam Lin): ...!
> A shadow appearing out of nowhere blocks the arrow with its body.
Xana: You...!
Demon (Tam Lin): That was close... Good thing I made it in time.
Demon (Kama): Oh damn, I failed... Pain in the ass indeed...
> With that, the demon who shot the arrow dissipates.
Demon (Tam Lin): Phew, that one was full of tricks. Good thing I came.
Xana: Thank you for saving me... Are you okay?
Demon (Tam Lin): This? This is but a flesh wound. I'm just glad that you're not hurt.
Xana: But why are you doing all this for me?
Demon (Tam Lin): I will not have you shot through the heart by a demon other than me, lass.
Demon (Tam Lin): Besides, I'm just doing what Hayate would have wanted.
Xana: ......
> You hear something opening somewhere.
Demon (Tam Lin): Ah, the path is clear now that the demon is defeated.
Demon (Tam Lin): ...I will rest here a bit. You two go on ahead.
Demon (Tam Lin): Fare thee well, lass. Though I plan on meeting you again.
Xana: Okay. ...See you around then.
> Xana turns and takes a step forward.
> Behind her, the demon begins to fade.
> You search within a room past the switch that Kama had sealed.
> You find a key.
> Obtained Key to 44F Boss.
> From out of nowhere, you hear Ixaya's voice...
Ixaya (hologram): The Incubator gave me a form. The form of a Hollow.
Ixaya (hologram): Yes, a Hollow. Not a human.
Ixaya (hologram): That's because the Incubator can only fulfill wishes in a distorted way.
Ixaya (hologram): That's its function.
Ixaya (hologram): But it did give me a "chance" at becoming human.
Ixaya (hologram): And that was the other Hollows and this Hollow world.
Ixaya (hologram): I needed to merge countless soul fragments into one to be reborn as a human.
Ixaya (hologram): For this purpose, the Hollows were created in the likeness of humans...
Xana: So you're saying this world and all the other Hollows were created for you?
Ixaya (hologram): That was the form of miracle bestowed upon me by this place, the Incubator...
Ixaya (hologram): Or as the humans like to call it, the Aura Gate.
Ixaya (hologram): But I have no complaints. Because of this, I never felt lonely.
Ixaya (hologram): I was with my fellow Hollows whom I am to one day become one with.
Ixaya (hologram): Unlike you, who have been alone since the moment you were born...
> Ixaya's voice fades away.
> At Floor 44...
> You revisit where the Hollow Woman was contemplating death.
Hollow Ghost Woman: It turned out that I couldn't kill myself.
Hollow Ghost Woman: When the demons came, I fought till the very end.
Hollow Ghost Woman: I still died, but at least I tried my best.
> You revisit where the Hollow Man seeking Macca was standing.
Hollow Ghost Man: No, I can't die yet...
Hollow Ghost Man: I need to save up some more, or they'll torture me in Hell.
> You return to the Hollow woman standing around the switch.
Hollow Woman: We Hollows weren't even supports to be born at all.
Hollow Woman: So I am content.
Hollow Woman: Even though I was fated to die, I am grateful that I was born.
> Back up to Floor 43...
> You revisit where a Hollow was contemplating merging with Ixaya.
Hollow Ghost Man: What the heck... I wasn't even able to become part of Ixaya?
Hollow Ghost Man: Or maybe it was true that it wasn't what I really wanted...?
> You revisit where three Hollows were gathering.
Hollow Ghost Man: In the end, there was no escape...
Hollow Ghost Woman: But at least we didn't die alone. That's something, right...?
Ghost Punk Hollow C: Vroomvroomvroomvrooooom...
> Back up to Floor 42...
> You revisit where a Hollow was expressing distress over the tower of Hollow bodies.
Hollow Ghost Woman: What the hell! There's still a bit of me left!
Hollow Ghost Woman: If you're going to kill me, at least have the decency to not leave any leftovers...
> You revisit where a Hollow was standing next to a colored switch.
Hollow Ghost Man: I wasn't able to survive, even with the switch...
> Back up to Floor 41...
> You revisit where a Hollow was cheering for the First Day after waiting so long.
Hollow Ghost Man: I will... Be human... I've waited... So long...
> You revisit where a Hollow was encouraging Xana to celebrate the First Day.
Hollow Ghost Woman: Let's all become human. We'll do it for all the Hollows who have died.
Hollow Ghost Woman: We have to...
Hollow Ghost Woman: ......
Hollow Ghost Woman: What shall I do when I'm human...?
> You revisit where a Hollow was reprimanding themselves for being a loser.
Hollow Ghost Man: In the Subjugated Realm, I was picked on for being a loser.
Hollow Ghost Man: Now I finally get to be human. Those days really paid off.
Xana: So I was alone from the moment I was born, and will always remain so...
Xana: What is this feeling I get inside when I think about that?
Xana: Learning about humans seems to have made me very...
Xana: Vulnerable...
Hollow Man: Is it true that this world was created by that Ixaya guy?
Hollow Man: So, that makes him God?
Hollow Man: If that's true, and he wants us to die, we have to obey him.
Hollow Man: Work... It never ends...
Xana: Looks like you're from the Subjugated Realm. You're still working?
Hollow Man: Yes, it never ends...
Hollow Man: And you're the reason why.
Hollow Man: To exterminate all Hollows and humans, that was the job given to me by the Creator!
Xana: OMG, he's...!
> The demon shows its true form.
Demon (Ganesha): Time to finish the job!
> Fight and win.
Demon (Ganesha): Now I can't... Finish my job...
> The demon crumples.
Xana: It was a trap... We have to be more careful from now on.
Hollow Man: A frozen wall... Just like my frozen heart.
Hollow Man: To melt it you will need a great fire...
> You use Fire magic to break the wall.
> The ice melts. You can now pass.
Hollow Woman: It's so lonely here because everybody's hiding in secret rooms.
Hollow Woman: I think if we're going to die, we should all die together. I don't want to die alone.
> You push into a wall, and find yourself through an invisible door!
Demon (Oberon): Hahaha! There's no use hiding!
Hollow Man: Aaaargh!!
> A demon blows away a Hollow.
Demon (Oberon): Find and kill Hollows in hiding. This is just like a hunt!
Demon (Oberon): Oh, a human! What an enticing prey!
> Fight and win
Demon (Oberon): No... I'm supposed to be the hunter, not the prey...
> Inside the room, you find...
Hollow Man: ......
> There is a dead Hollow.
> There is a key beside it.
> Obtained Key to 45F Boss.
> You see your Hollow BFF.
Hollow Man: Ah! If it isn't the human, my soul friend!
Xana: When did you get promoted to soul friend?
Hollow Man: Oh that trivial stuff is of no matter when you have true friendship!
Xana: Wow, friendship sure is convenient.
Xana: You know, all you do is TALK about friendship, but aren't friends supposed to help each other?
Hollow Man: I knew you'd say that! So here! As a token of my friendship!
> Obtained Key to 45F Boss.
Hollow Man: You need this key, right? I found it after searching long and hard.
Hollow Man: But you don't have to thank me! What are friends for, right?
Xana: Hmm, you're more useful than I thought.
Hollow Man: Really?! Then going through all that trouble was worth it!
Hollow Man: You know, life is just so meaningful when you know you have a friend!
Hollow Man: The power of friendship!
Xana: He's radiating a weird light...
Hollow Man: Well, until next time. Take care!
Hollow Man: ...
> You find a dead Hollow.
Hollow Man: ...Just leave me alone.
Hollow Man: We all have to die alone anyway, so let me die in peace.
> From out of nowhere, you hear Ixaya's voice...
Ixaya (hologram): By imitating human behavior, the Hollows slowly developed their fragmented souls.
Ixaya (hologram): They did this so that one day, on the First Day, they can become human.
Ixaya (hologram): Then I absorb their souls to be reborn as a human.
Ixaya (hologram): But no matter how many Hollow souls I took in, it wasn't enough to make me human.
Ixaya (hologram): That is because we are all fragmented, and none of our incomplete souls really knew what a real human was like.
Ixaya (hologram): You can shape a bunch of sand into the form of a human, but no matter how detailed the form is, it's still just sand.
Ixaya (hologram): So I waited. I waited until a human stumbled into our world.
> You return to the Hollow contemplating if they should obey the Creator, Ixaya.
Hollow Man: I'm rooting for you, human!
Hollow Man: If you beat Ixaya, we won't have to die, right?!
Hollow Man: I'm rooting for you so hurry! Hurry up before I die!
> You return to the Hollow standing beside where there used to be a frozen wall.
Hollow Ghost Man: A frozen wall...
Hollow Ghost Man: If only there was a great fire to melt it...
Hollow Ghost Man: If only I had such a fire...
> You return to where there was a Hollow worrying about dying alone.
Hollow Ghost Woman: I am grateful that I was born...
> You return to where a Hollow wished to be left alone.
Hollow Ghost Man: Okay, I'm dead.
Hollow Ghost Man: My death better have meant something, okay...?
Hollow Man: Hmm, I wonder when they'll kill me. Hope they make it fast.
Hollow Man: What? You want the key?
Hollow Man: I think the Hollow over there has it...
Hollow Man: ...
> There is a dead Hollow.
> You can't find anything on it.
Demon (Succubus): Oh dear, if it isn't the human fellow.
Demon (Succubus): You know, you should know better than to reject becoming one with the Creator.
Demon (Succubus): Or... Do you wish to become one with me? That'll work too.
Demon (Succubus): I'll chop you up into tiny pieces and eat you! Then we'll be one!
> Found an enemy icon. Fight enemy?
> Fight and win
Demon (Succubus): Oh dear... I've never been rejected like this before...
Demon (Succubus): That's no way to treat a lady. I'll get the Creator to give you a good scolding...
> You see your Hollow BFF.
Hollow Man: My greatest ally! It is my utmost pleasure to see you again!
Xana: I see you still have no sense of personal boundaries.
Hollow Man: Of course not! There are no boundaries between us!
Xana: ...You wouldn't happen to have a key, would you?
Hollow Man: Great guess! I do have a key!
> Obtained Key to 46F Boss.
Hollow Man: I went through a lot to get that key, so use it wisely!
Hollow Man: Phew...
Xana: You look exhausted.
Hollow Man: N-Not at all! See? The power of friendship!
Xana: It's that weird light again...
Hollow Man: Take care then. Till we meet again!
> The Hollow leaves.
Xana: He's good at finding keys, I'll give him that...
Xana: Wait a minute, this key...
Xana: Is that blood on it?
Xana: ...
> From out of nowhere, you hear Ixaya's voice...
Ixaya (hologram): What was missing was the heart. The human spirit, if you will.
Ixaya (hologram): That's why I waited for you to come.
Ixaya (hologram): Savior...
Ixaya (hologram): Can you even imagine the joy I felt when my voice reached you and you arrived in this world?
Ixaya (hologram): So please, my Savior. My salvation.
Ixaya (hologram): Come... COME AND BECOME ONE WITH ME!
Ixaya (hologram): Uggh! Why?! Why won't you be mine?!
Ixaya (hologram): This is so aggravating! I'm so on edge! I envy! I hate!
Ixaya (hologram): Oh but these are human emotions...
Ixaya (hologram): These feelings are proof that I am drawing close to my goal...
Ixaya (hologram): I'm so excited... I can't wait...
> Ixaya's voice fades away.
> Back up to Floor 45...
Hollow Ghost Man: I told you to take out Ixaya before I get killed...!
Hollow Ghost Man: I'm not rooting for you anymore! I hope all of you die just like me!
Xana: Hey... (Player Name).
Xana: On second thought, maybe we ought to call it quits here. It might not be such a good idea to go on...
CHOICE: No can do.
Xana: Yeah, I kinda had a feeling you'd say that. But...
CHOICE: Why the sudden change?
END OF CHOICE
Xana: I guess I'll just tell the truth, I'm scared...
Xana: I'm scared of being alone. I'm scared of being left here on my own.
Xana: ...Tell me, you humans live with these kinds of emotions all the time, right?
Xana: It's hard to believe that you do though.
Xana: I mean, how can anyone live a normal life with these feelings kept inside?
Xana: You must all be insane!
CHOICE: Calm down.
Xana: ...Right. Sorry I lost control.
Xana: I'm not human, so there's no point in being scared like one.
CHOICE: I won't leave you.
Xana: ...I'd say I don't need your words of sympathy, but...
Xana: I do feel relieved because it's you who said it.
END OF CHOICE
Xana: ...Sorry about that. Let's move on.
> A child is beating on a demon.
Hollow Child: This is for killing my mom you filthy demon!
Chagrin: Hey! Knock it out! You're hurting me! C'mon!
Xana: Wait, look at that demon. Isn't it the one we've fought several times?
Chagrin: Look kid! It wasn't me! It was some other demon!
Hollow Child: You're a demon too, so it's all your fault mom's dead!
Chagrin: That's ridiculous! Look, I'm gonna get angry if you don't stop!
> The demon shakes the kid off.
Hollow Child: Dammit! Some day I'll exterminate all you demons!
> The child runs off crying.
Chagrin: What the hell was that...?
Chagrin: Oh well, that kid'll just get himself killed by some other demon acting like that.
Xana: ...
Chagrin: Oh, it's you guys. Sorry but can you challenge me some other time?
Chagrin: I'm kind of worried about that kid, so I'm in no mood to finish our fight...
> The demon leaves.
Hollow Man: There aren't many Hollows left now.
Hollow Man: We have to work together and find a way to survive!
Hollow Woman: The Hollows have all gone a bit mad out of fear.
Hollow Woman: They're really good people at heart, it's just they're desperate right now.
Hollow Woman: So please look kindly upon them...
Hollow Man: Give you my key?! Hell no!
Hollow Man: It doesn't pay to be nice to people these days!
Hollow Man: Go ask someone else if they have the key. I'm not giving you mine!
> A child is beating on a demon with a stick.
Hollow Child: Take that you filthy demon! How about this?! Does it hurt?!
Chagrin: S-Stop it! There's no point! It only hurts a little!
Xana: ...What in the world are you fooling around here for??
Chagrin: It's you! Well don't just stand there, put a stop to this! This kid's stubborn as hell!
Xana: Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, but why aren't you fighting back?
Chagrin: The kid's got spirit. He won't give up. I can't help but empathize...
Xana: Oh yeah. You never knew when to quit either, annoyingly enough.
> The child is exhausted.
Hollow Child: Dammit! I failed again! But one day I'll avenge my mom!
> The child runs off crying.
Chagrin: Phew... What a drag. I told the kid that I didn't kill his mom, but...
Chagrin: And he's never really going to be able to avenge his mother because he'll just die.
Chagrin: ...I guess it's time for me to cut this vacation short and go back to where I came from.
Xana: ......
Chagrin: So I'm sorry about all this, but can you challenge me some other time?
Xana: No problem. In fact, we have no intention of challenging you at all.
> The demon leaves.
> You see a Hollow beside a demon.
Hollow Man: You're still alive, you damn human!
Hollow Man: The Hollows are finished! And I'm taking you with us!
Xana: ...Even if we die, you won't be saved!
Hollow Man: I know that! Yes I do! But you know what?
Hollow Man: It'd be unfair if only you two get to survive!
Xana: ...
Hollow Man: C'mon demon! Kill these two! Then you can have my life as promised!
Demon (Anubis): *Chuckle* I don't know why you're doing this, but it sounds interesting...
Demon (Anubis): I'll kill the human first, as promised.
> Fight and win.
Demon (Anubis): Ugh... If I can't kill you, at least I can kill this Hollow...!
> The demon attacks the Hollow and disintegrates.
Hollow Man: Argh!
Hollow Man: I-I knew it...
Hollow Man: We Hollows were meant to die from the very beginning...
Hollow Man: And that includes you, girl...
> The Hollow dies.
> You see your Hollow BFF.
Hollow Man: Oh, my Best Friend! J-Just give me a little more time!
Xana: ...? He's acting weird today.
Hollow Man: Y-You need the key, right? I-I'll find it for you right away!
Hollow Man: I'll do anything for you, my friend! Cuz we're still friends, right?!
> The Hollow runs off.
Xana: Why was he in such a hurry? Wait. You don't think he...
> Returning to the place where you found the Hollow who would not give up his key...
> Two Hollows are fighting.
> One of them is your Hollow BFF.
Hollow Man 1: Hey! Just gimme the key okay?!
Hollow Man 2: Whoa! We're both Hollows! Why're you doing this?!
Hollow Man 1: Shut up! I need that key or... Or my friend will abandon me!
Hollow Man 1: If you don't give me the key, I'll kill you like I did the others!
Xana: What the hell are you doing?
> You intervene.
Hollow Man 1: Huh? Why are you stopping me, best friend? You need this key...!
Xana: Yes we need this key, but this isn't the way to get it.
Xana: Oh my god. The keys you gave us before, you didn't...
Hollow Man 1: B-But you needed them, right?!
Hollow Man 1: A friend has to be useful! Or else—
Hollow Man 1: Or else you wouldn't be friends with a Hollow like me!
> The Hollow runs off.
Xana: ...There he goes.
Xana: Friends that aren't useful are no friends at all... That's not true, right?
CHOICE: A friend is a friend.
Xana: Yes, that's what I thought.
CHOICE: Friends have to be useful.
> Xana sasses the player over this choice.
END OF CHOICE
Hollow Man 2: Hey... Was that guy working for you?
Hollow Man 2: Alright, I'll give you the key. Just leave me alone from now on.
> Obtained Key to 47F Boss.
Hollow Man 2: I don't like being nice, but it's better than being killed...
Xana: Hmm, guess there's no way to explain ourselves.
Xana: I think maybe we are partially to blame.
Xana: ...Now where did that Hollow go?
> Attempting to speak with the key Hollow again...
Hollow Man: I told you to just leave me alone!
> You see your Hollow BFF?
Hollow Man: What?
Hollow Man: I got no key.
Hollow Man: Hey...
Hollow Man: Are we... Friends?
CHOICE: Yes.
Hollow Man: Yeah, that's right... Of course we are...
Hollow Man: ...
Hollow Man: Stop lying man.
CHOICE: No.
Hollow Man: Yeah, that's right... Of course we're not...
Hollow Man: Haha.
Hollow Man: H-Haha.
END OF CHOICE
Xibuki: Ah, human person. You're here at last.
> You see Xibuki amidst the tower of Hollow bodies.
Xana: Xibuki...
Xibuki: Yeah, I guess it's finally time for me to meet my maker.
Xibuki: Though I have no idea what a maker is.
Xana: Hold on! We'll get you down!
Xibuki: Huh? You're being awful nice today, Xana...
Xibuki: But it's no use. Half of me is gone anyway.
> True to his word, half of Xibuki has already merged with the other Hollows.
Xana: No...
Xibuki: I'm gonna die... I don't want to die...
Xibuki: Actually, to tell the truth, I don't really understand what death is because I'm not human. But...
Xibuki: The things that happened to me, like meeting you guys, talking to you and making you angry and stuff...
Xibuki: All that will all be lost. That makes me sad...
Xana: ...
Xibuki: Whoops. Watch out. Here comes the guardian!
Xibuki: Oh, and it's not a trick this time, okay?
Xana: I know! I know...
Xibuki: ...Guess this is goodbye then.
Xana: So you're leaving me too...
Xana: Even someone like you is kinda nice to have around as company, but...
Xibuki: In that case, remember me.
Xana: Huh...?
Xibuki: Humans say it all the time, right? The dead can live on in your memory.
Xibuki: So let me live on in yours, Xana.
Xibuki: Even though we've only known each other briefly, we existed together...
Xibuki: And I existed here... Don't forget that.
Xibuki: I'd rather have someone remember me than just being consumed by Ixaya.
Xana: ...
Xana: You want to live on even after death?
Xana: You really will... Do anything... To survive... You bastard...
Xibuki: That's me. That was my one human trait.
Xana: ...Okay. I'll carry the memory of you with me.
Xana: I'll grant you your wish.
Xibuki: Good... That's comforting...
Xana: Xibuki!
> Xibuki dissolves into the pile of Hollows.
Hollow Ghost Man: The remaining Hollows ended up fighting each other to survive...
Hollow Ghost Man: No wonder we couldn't become humans...
Hollow Ghost Woman: Please look kindly upon the Hollows...
Hollow Ghost Man: Are we... Friends?
Xana: (Player Name), I've made up my mind.
Xana: ...We have to stop Ixaya.
Xana: Xibuki and the other Hollows were all alive in their own way.
Xana: To take that away from them to fulfill the desires of just one...
Xana: What Ixaya's doing is unforgivable.
Xana: ...I'll fight too. That's right, I will.
Xana: I don't care about what's gonna happen to me in the future anymore.
Xana: We're going to avenge Xibuki and the Hollows!
Hollow Woman: All those Hollows, and now most of them are gone...
Hollow Woman: Who will be the last one to survive...?
> You see only weeds.
Hollow Child: I'm tending the flowers. I think they're about to bloom.
Hollow Child: But I'm going to die soon, aren't I?
Hollow Child: Without someone to tend them, they'll wither.
Hollow Child: So if you survive this, will you tend to these flowers for me?
Hollow Child: So please live on, human person. For me.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): I heard some annoying asshole was looking for me, so I came looking for them instead. You the one I'm looking for??
Xana: It's not us.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Shit. Well, my orders are to kill every Hollow and human anyways.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Since I'm here, might as well dispose of you two!
> Fight and win.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Shit that was close! You almost got me!
> The demon turns its back.
Xana: Hey! You sonuvabitch! You're running away?!
Demon (Hecatoncheires): I got other business to settle, that's all. I'll deal with you after I'm done squashing that annoying Hollow that's trying to get revenge on me!
> The demon runs away.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
Xana: It got away...
Xana: Revenge... Such a disturbing word.
> You see a demon and a child on the other end of the corridor.
> The demon is clasping the child in its hand.
Hollow Child: S-Stop it! What the hell!
Demon (Hecatoncheires): I hear you've been looking for me, so here I am.
Hollow Child: Y-You're...!
Hollow Child: You're the demon that really killed my mom! Dammit, if it weren't for you...!
Demon (Hecatoncheires): How about I send you to your mother? As another spare part for the Master!
Chagrin: Hold it right there!
> Chagrin appears.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Huh? You're a demon, why're you interfering? The Master told us to kill Hollows.
Chagrin: Sorry but I'm a demon from another world, so I don't take orders from your Master.
Hollow Child: Y-You? Why...?!
Chagrin: Well I got pretty depressed being called a murderer, so I thought I'd take it out on the real culprit and have him pay.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Alright, I've had it with you! I'll squash you both like the bugs that you are!
> The demon attacks Chagrin but Chagrin dodges and slashes the demon with its claws.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Hmm, not bad.
Chagrin: Right? If you know what's good for you, you better...
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Fortify my defenses?
> The demon uses the child as a shield.
Chagrin: What the—! That's low!
Demon (Hecatoncheires): What's low? All I did was pick up a shield.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): I don't care what happens to him! Hollows are expendable!
Chagrin: Damn...!
> The demon attacks Chagrin, who can't fight back.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Garrr!
Chagrin: Argh!
Hollow Child: W-What are you doing...? Kill me along with this demon!
> The demons and the Hollow child move further down the corridor, continuing their fight.
> You see a demon using a child as a shield and Chagrin lying at its feet.
Chagrin: ...
Xana: It's hurt bad... It's probably...
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Tsk, interfered again?
Demon (Hecatoncheires): By a human too. I don't have enough arms for this.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): But! I'm sorry to say that it's no use interfering—
> The demon grabs the child by his head.
Hollow Child: *Screams*
Xana: ...!
Demon (Hecatoncheires): Because I hear this kind of thing really works well on you humans!
Demon (Hecatoncheires): You're going to meet the same fate as that demon over there. Fight me if you dare!
> The demon now has a special passive called "Hollow Shield" that's a six turn defense buff.
> Fight and win.
Demon (Hecatoncheires): You... Why didn't the hostage work on you?
Demon (Hecatoncheires): I guess I... Underestimated you humans...
> The demon crumples.
> Chagrin lies dying.
Xana: Are you... Okay?
Chagrin: ...
Chagrin: I messed up. Should've minded my own business...
Chagrin: How's the kid...?
Hollow Child: *Groan* Oh... Everything's so dark... Can't see...
Chagrin: Still alive, huh... But he won't last long with those wounds...
Hollow Child: M-Mom...? That voice... Is that you, mom?
Chagrin: ...Yes dear, it's me.
Hollow Child: Listen mom... I have some good news. I avenged you.
Hollow Child: I killed the demon with my own two hands. I kicked ass...
Chagrin: ...Thank you dear. For all that you've done for me.
Hollow Child: Hehe, it was nothing. I'll kill all the demons...
Hollow Child: ......
> The Hollow child dies.
Chagrin: ...It's okay, this was always how it was going to end.
Chagrin: *Sigh*
Chagrin: That was some vacation.
Chagrin: A lot happened on this trip...
Xana: ......
Chagrin: Sorry we couldn't finish our fight...
Chagrin: ...
> Chagrin ceases to move.
> Obtained Key to 48F Boss.
> You find a key on the ground.
From out of nowhere, you hear Ixaya's voice...
Ixaya (hologram): C'mon, Savior. Don't you think it's about time you gave up?
Ixaya (hologram): I'm very vexed with the situation we're in right now because I'm not having my way.
Xana: Then how about you show yourself?!
Xana: I'll avenge all the Hollows you killed, right here right now!
Ixaya (hologram): Ohhh. Yes, you're right.
Ixaya: I'll do that then.
Xana: ...!
Ixaya: Here I am, by popular demand.
Ixaya: So won't you give in and be mine?
Ixaya: You might as well. You can't beat me, you know?
Ixaya: This world was created for me from the start.
Ixaya: I can generate as many minions as I want here.
Ixaya: ...Come forth, my servants!
Ixaya: You think you've won? It's no use struggling!
Ixaya: This is my dominion! I can create as many minions as I want!
> Ixaya creates more demons...!
Ixaya: See? Caught you!
> Caught off guard, you are captured by Ixaya's demons.
Xana: No!
> Electricity courses through your body.
Ixaya: That should keep you at bay for awhile.
Ixaya: Oh Savior! You're finally mine!
Ixaya: Yes! It's time! Let us become one!
> Ixaya reaches for you, but you can't move!
Xana: Not on my watch!
> Xana slams into Ixaya!
Ixaya: ...! Stop irking me you goddamn bitch!
Xana: Argh!
> Xana is knocked away!
Ixaya: Just sit there and watch, you fake human trash!
Ixaya: Go cry in self pity and lament your own weakness!
Xana: ...No.
Ixaya: Huh?
Xana: I said no you sonuvabitch!
Xana: I made up my mind to fight! To avenge the Hollows!
Xana: I will NOT stand by and watch in fear!
Ixaya: You're just an anomaly, born out of chance!
Ixaya: There's nothing you can do, so shut your mouth!
> Ixaya raises his fist to strike Xana...
Xana: *Wince*
> Suddenly, a light bursts forth from Xana's bosom...
Xana: What's this...?
> Hayate's smart phone is lit with a bright blue hue.
Xana: The "smart phone" Hayate gave me...?
CHOICE: Call out demons!
CHOICE: That is YOUR power!
> Both choices lead to the same conclusion.
END OF CHOICE
Xana: Okay!
Xana: Devil... Download!!
Ixaya: Impossible!
> Tam Lin appears.
Demon (Tam Lin): ...
Xana: This is... My demon?
Xana: Oh... Right. This is...
Xana: Thank you Hayate, for giving me the power...
Ixaya: A Hollow summoning demons? Inconceivable...
Xana: Well, I'm just as surprised as you are.
Xana: But thanks to this, I can kick your ass!
> Xana's demon rams Ixaya!
Ixaya: Tsk...!
> The demon pushes Ixaya towards the Gate leading to the next floor...
Xana: (Player Name), you stay here and rest.
Xana: I'll buy you some time to recuperate.
Ixaya: You damn bitch!!
Xana: And when you're recovered, come and help me okay?
Ixaya: Damn youuuuuu!
> Ixaya and Xana disappear through the Gate.
> After some time has passed...
> You regain control over your body.
> Ixaya and Xana are nowhere to be found.
Hollow Ghost Child: I used to tend flowers here, but I died.
Hollow Ghost Child: So if you survive this, will you come and take a look at the flowers for me?
Hollow Ghost Child: So please live for me, human person.
> You see only weeds.
> You don't see Xana anywhere.
Demon (Preta): Oh so much to do, and not enough time!
Demon (Preta): Have to be ready for the arrival of his eminence...!
Demon (Preta): Outta my way! What? Ixaya? Who the hell cares!
Demon (Preta): If I don't hurry, someone far worse will get mad!
Hollow Ghost Man: Lord Savior... Please give us an end...
Hollow Ghost Man: Please bring an end to everything that is, and free us from this misery and sadness.
> You hear Hollows groaning in agony...
Hollow Ghost Man: I wished to become human, to fill the missing parts of my soul...
Hollow Ghost Man: But... It was a wish that could never be fulfilled...
Hollow Ghost Man: Clay will always be clay... No gold can ever come out of it...
Hollow Ghost Man: Oh please... Please put an end to all this...
Demon (Gucumatz): Huh? You not eaten?
Demon (Gucumatz): Me thought me ate every Hollow. But me wrong.
Demon (Gucumatz): Me ate everyone. Me eat you, me finish meal!
> Found an enemy icon. (Gucumatz) Fight Enemy?
> Fight and win.
Demon (Gucumatz): Me unable to eat you...
Demon (Gucumatz): But you get eat by Creator...
> You hear something opening somewhere.
> You find a key.
> Obtained Key to 49F Boss.
> You hear Hollows groaning in agony...
Hollow Ghost Man: Oh... I'm melting...
Hollow Ghost Man: My thoughts, my wishes... they are all melting away... into nothing...
Demon (Rakshasa): Just give it up already, human!
Demon (Rakshasa): The Creator's probably killed that girl who was your partner by now!
Demon (Rakshasa): So maybe you should join her. You're partners, aren't ya?
> Found an enemy icon. (Rakshasa) Fight Enemy?
> Fight and win.
Demon (Rakshasa): Dammit! You got me!
Demon (Rakshasa): Now I can't be there when the Creator becomes human!
Demon (Rakshasa): You asshole...!
> You hear something opening somewhere.
> You find a key.
> Obtained Key to 49F Boss.
> The ground shakes violently. Something is happening.
> You look around, but you were able to find neither Xana nor Ixaya...
> A guardian attacks you...!
> You hear a voice echoing throughout the surrounding area... Xana's voice!
Xana: I knew you'd come, (Player Name).
Xana: But it looks like you were a bit too late.
Xana: Please, you must survive.
Xana: And defeat that piece of trash.
Xana: Or I'll definitely puke, okay?
Xana: So you'll have to...
> The voice fades away...
> You hear Hollows groaning in agony...
Hollow Ghost Man: Even if we were just imitations of humans... Poor copies of the real thing...
Hollow Ghost Man: We existed here... We lived...
Hollow Ghost Man: Please, take the memory of us with you...
Demon (White Rider): I am the guardian of the gates. Witness to the end of the End Realm.
Demon (White Rider): Human who remained. By the decree of the Creator, I will claim your life.
Demon (White Rider): All for the realization of the Creator's lifelong wish! Accept your demise!
> Fight and win.
Demon (White Rider): So I have met with my demise...
Demon (White Rider): Unable to bear witness to the realization of the Creator's lifelong wish...
Demon (White Rider): ...
> The demon disintegrates.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
> You hear Hollows groaning in agony...
Hollow Ghost Man: Everything is just a dream... A fleeting dream...
Hollow Ghost Man: A wish that came true on a whim, manifested in a passing dream...
Hollow Ghost Man: Adieu... Our dream...
Hollow Ghost Man: Adieu... Precious days...
Hollow Ghost Man: Adieu...
Demon (Beelzebub): Human, you would defy my master even now?
Demon (Beelzebub): All the Realms are destroyed. You were not able to save them.
Demon (Beelzebub): You are but a powerless fool, just like the Hollows.
Demon (Beelzebub): And now that the play has ended, fools no longer have a place.
Demon (Beelzebub): If you will not leave the stage willingly, I will drag you from it!
> Fight and win.
Demon (Beelzebub): So I am but a fool as well... Making my exit like this...
Demon (Beelzebub): If you believe you still have a part to play, then you must put everything into your performance.
Demon (Beelzebub): But it does not matter, for the ending is set. The End Realm ends in a...
Demon (Beelzebub): ......
> The demon disintegrates.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
> You hear Hollows groaning in agony...
Hollow Ghost Woman: Harmonious, Luminous, Free, Subjugated and End...
Hollow Ghost Woman: Was there any meaning to this world? Did we exist only to die?
Hollow Ghost Woman: You will surely decide for us...
Demon (Mara): Those who live the way they desire are the ones who are truly strong!
Demon (Mara): The Master desires to be "human", so he killed all the Hollows.
Demon (Mara): What desire!
Demon (Mara): What strength!
Demon (Mara): What is it that YOU desire, human? Do you have something that drives you?
Demon (Mara): If you have nothing but some feeble motive, then you have no right to stand before my master!
> Fight and win.
Demon (Mara): What is this power that I sense from you? It does not feel like the flames of desire.
Demon (Mara): Is it anger? Do you fear for the life of that Hollow girl Xana?
Demon (Mara): You are no match for the Master's desire, for you are easily swayed by the life and death of another...
Demon (Mara): But even so... You were still able to...
Demon (Mara): Slay me... Ugh!
Demon (Mara): ......
> The demon disintegrates.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
> A key floats in mid-air.
> It is the key to the final floor.
> You obtain the key.
> Obtained Key to 50F Boss.
Demon (Orcus): Well met, human. You have reached me, though you do not realize your path leads towards death.
Demon (Orcus): The dead all end up at my gate to the underworld...
Demon (Orcus): And one day all living things must succumb to death.
Demon (Orcus): For you that time has come, human. You shall be swallowed by the gate and die!
> Fight and win.
Demon (Orcus): So this is the power you humans possess... You have succumbed even me to death...
Demon (Orcus): But I have a question for you, human.
Demon (Orcus): What makes a human?
Demon (Orcus): Why does the Master wish to become one?
Demon (Orcus): There is life and there is death. It is the fate of all the living.
Demon (Orcus): What then, is the meaning in becoming human...?
Demon (Orcus): ...Just a meaningless question...
> The demon disintegrates.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
> A key floats in mid-air.
> It is the key to the final floor.
> You obtain the key.
> Obtained Key to 50F Boss.
> Light shines through trees overhead in an eerie blue grove.
> Countless Hollow corpses cover the ground...
> The strange mist emanating from the bodies must be their souls...
> At the center of this swirling mist is Ixaya.
> And lying at his feet, Xana.
Xana: ......
> Ixaya has transformed to a figure covered in varicose veins and many blue, outstretched hands. He looks straight through you.
Ixaya: Too late, Savior. You're too late.
Ixaya: All the Hollows are dead, and the Hollow world has ended.
Ixaya: How do you feel, having witnessed the end of a world?
Ixaya: What runs through your mind, seeing the extinction of the race called Hollows.
CHOICE: Let Xana go.
Ixaya: Oh, such a hasty disposition.
Ixaya: Or are you anxious about her safety?
CHOICE: Shut it.
END OF CHOICE
Ixaya: Like I said, it's too late.
Ixaya: I have taken Xana's soul, just as I have all the other Hollows.
Xana: ......
> Xana's eyes are lifeless. Hollow...
Ixaya: Though she was not a needed component for me to become human, a Hollow Devil Downloader is quite the rare specimen.
Ixaya: So I took her anyway.
Ixaya: Hmm, are you angry?
Ixaya: *Chuckle* Yes, I know the feeling. Yes I do.
Ixaya: Because I'm almost human.
Ixaya: I've absorbed the soul of every Hollow. I'm ready to be reborn.
Ixaya: The only thing I'm lacking now is you.
Ixaya: Once we are one, I shall become human as I've dreamt for so long!
Ixaya: Please, bless this miracle!
CHOICE: I refuse. (Law alignment points)
Ixaya: ...That's too bad.
Ixaya: It's such a lonely feeling when you have something to rejoice but no one to celebrate with...
Ixaya: When I become human, I'll be sure to make a lot of friends.
CHOICE: I'll kill you. (Chaos alignment points)
Ixaya: Ahahaha, it's useless. Useless I say.
END OF CHOICE
Ixaya: Now that I am ready to be reborn, I am capable of becoming anything I want.
Ixaya: Wheither it be human, or demon.
Ixaya (Rama): See? Like this.
Ixaya (Alilat): How about this?
Ixaya (Seraph): As I said, anything I want.
Ixaya: This is the power given to me by the Incubator.
Ixaya: Now, let's put an end to this!
Ixaya: You and I will become one...
Ixaya: And I will become human!
> After defeating his inital three forms, Ixaya screams...
Ixaya: Aaaaaaaaaargh!
Ixaya (Black Ooze): Why... Why am I like this...?!
> Ixaya as Black Ooze has three powers; "I can still go", "I want to become human", and "I don't want to die". All of them are essentially useless and his only remaining moderately effective attack is his normal attack, which does very little damage but has a curiously high chance of landing critical hits.
Ixaya (Black Ooze): Why... Why am I like this...?!
Ixaya (Black Ooze): Ah! It must be Xana!
Ixaya (Black Ooze): Dammit! Got to get that filthy girl out...!
> Ixaya vomits something from his mouth, and life returns to Xana's eyes.
Xana: You finally realized, mister dumbass.
Xana: Serves you right for being greedy.
> After expelling Xana from his body, Ixaya starts to revert back to his original form (Interipelli note: well, with hands and veins, but close enough). But...
Ixaya: No. Dammit! My body's crumbling...
Ixaya: The souls... They're returning to the Dragon Stream...
> Ixaya's body slowly starts to break up as the souls he has absorbed continue to leak out...
Ixaya: Oh... My wish... My dream...
Xana: In the end, we're just soul fragments. We're pieces of information, not human.
Xana: It was all too much to wish for.
Ixaya: So... This is how it ends.
Xana: Yes. This is the end.
Ixaya: Oh... What...
Ixaya: What tragedy...
Xana: Yes, it is a tragedy.
Xana: So...
Xana: Rest now. You have wished long enough.
Ixaya: ...
> Ixaya's body continues to crumble...
Ixaya: Looks like... This really is the end of the line...
Ixaya: Okay. I understand now, Xana...
Ixaya: But I have something to ask of you. One last wish.
Ixaya: Please... Take the memory of my existence with you...
Ixaya: At least let me live on inside you...
Xana: ...Okay. I'm already carrying someone with me anyway.
Xana: One more won't make any difference.
Xana: No, not just one more.
Xana: I'll carry the memory of all the Hollows with me.
Ixaya: Is that so. Thank you.
Ixaya: Then as a token of my gratitude, I will give you part of my soul...
Ixaya: It won't make you human...
Ixaya: But it might allow you to be reborn... so you could leave this world to live among humans...
Xana: Ixaya...?
Ixaya: Savior.
Ixaya: I have a request for you as well.
Ixaya: Please... Some day...
Ixaya: You must destroy the Incubator.
Ixaya: So that this kind of tragedy will not repeat itself...
Ixaya: Ah, it's time to return to the Dragon Stream...
Ixaya: With its current, I will travel through worlds, go beyond time...
Ixaya: And next time... I will truly become...
Ixaya: Human...
> With that, Ixaya crumbles entirely.
Xana: ...It's over.
Xana: ...But the Hollows are all dead. Their world is destroyed...
Xana: They have faded back to nothing, their wish unfulfilled.
Xana: This... This is just the worst ending ever.
CHOICE: No it's not.
Xana: Why?
Xana: Huh? Because I'm still here?
Xana: ......
Xana: I guess you're right. I AM still here.
CHOICE: Maybe it is.
Xana: Yes...
Xana: ...Wait. On second thought, maybe it isn't.
Xana: Because I'm still here.
END OF CHOICE
Xana: I carry the memory and the wishes of Xibuki, Ixaya and the other Hollows with me.
Xana: As long as I'm alive, some part of them remains.
Xana: And Ixaya gave me a part of his soul. He said I'll be able to live in the human world or something...
Xana: That sombitch did all those horrible things, but chose to do this one good deed at the end...
Xana: I guess that's a human trait too...
Xana: If so, then maybe at the moment of his death, he was able to become human after all...
Xana: Whoa! (Player Name)?
Xana: You're becoming transparent!
Xana: ...Are you returning to your own world?
Xana: W-Wait a minute! You're just gonna leave me here?!
Xana: Alone?!
Xana: Hey!
> The background changes, as both you and Xana find yourselves at the entrance to the Aura Gate, outside the Hollow world.
Xana: ...Huh?
Xana: Where am I?
Xana: What? The human world? Whoa... No way...
Xana: I really got out into the real world...
Xana: Hmmm, I have no idea how to live here though. There's only one solution to this problem.
Xana: You'll have to take care of me.
Xana: You'll have to feed me, teach me the ways of this world, and spoil me like a princess.
Xana: You're the one who brought me here, so I'm holding you responsible!
Xana: Here's to a bright future!
> You bring Xana to the Liberator's hideout in Akihabara, Tokyo.
Xana: Wow, so this is a human dwelling place. Very different than the ones in the Hollow World.
Xana: Ooh, that must be the "Teevee" I've heard so much about. This is so modern...
> Xana is brimming with curiosity.
Shiang Sun: Huh? There's a stranger in the house... Who's this?
Xana: Hello, my name is Xana. I come from a mysterious world.
Xana: I'm not human, but nice to meet you just the same.
Shiang Sun: Umm... What?
> Time passes...
Megakin: ...Aight. Now I think I get the gist of it.
Megakin: Of course you're welcome to stay here, Xana. You can stay as long as ya like.
Xana: Oh, that's very generous of you. I owe you one dude. Thanks for having me.
Ririn: Wow! Who's this hottie?! She's gorgeous!
Ririn: Wait. Does that mean I'm allowed to smell her?
Megakin: Reign it in Ririn.
Ririn: But I don't wanna-
Ririn: But hey, she's staying here, right? Then there should be plenty of chances for me to...
Shiang Sun: So... She can summon demons too, right?
Xana: Yes, I became a so called Dx2 because this and that happened.
Shiang Sun: Umm... I don't think that really explains anything...
Ririn: Oh, so you're joining the Liberators?
Xana: Liberators...?
Xana: Oh right, the group that whacked poor Hayate.
Xana: No thank you, my reasons being this and that.
Ririn: That... Still doesn't really explain anything...
Xana: But since you're allowing me to live here, I'm gonna earn my keep. I'll even fight when called upon.
Xana: I'm probably pretty strong.
Megakin: Haha, aight. I'm down with that.
Megakin: We'll be countin' on ya, Xana!
> Xana joined the team.
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