Aura Gate 2 Free Realm Story (21F to 30F)
Floor 21
Entrance
Xana: And here we are in a new Realm.
Xana: This is the third Realm. I hear it's called the Free Realm.
Xana: I wonder what kind of Realm this is...
Xana: I just hope it's not as depressing as the last one...
Xana: However it may be, we've already seen the two Realms leading up to this one get destroyed.
Xana: Unleashing demons to destroy Realms... If that is Ixaya's wish, there might not be a way for the Hollows to oppose him.
Xana: There's no way that the powerless Hollows can stand against demons...
> An extremely buff, mohawked "punk" Hollow donning spiked shoulder pads and a hoodie torn at the chest comes into view. They look to have been an escapee from Hokuto No Ken.
??? (Punk Hollow): Hell yeaaaah!
> Suddenly, a band of Hollows appear.
> And they are in pursuit of a demon...!
Punk Hollow A: Die demon die!
Punk Hollow B: Demons need to be exterminated.
Punk Hollow C: Vroomvroomvroomvrooooom!
Demon (Ikusa): Aaaaaaah! I'm really really sorry, okay?
Punk Hollow A: Ahahahahaha! Then pay up!
Demon (Ikusa): H-Here, take this Macca...
Punk Hollow B: Worthless! You can't even use this to wipe your ass!
Punk Hollow A: You demons don't even deserve to breathe air!
Punk Hollow C: Vroomvroomvroomvrooooom!
Demon (Ikusa): Aaaaaaah!
> They pass by without noticing you.
Xana: ...
Xana: There's no way that the powerless Hollows can stand against demons...
Xana: They kinda can, though.
Xana: And is it me, or is this Free Realm a bit too free?
NPC Encounters
Buff Hollow: Hell Yeeeeeah! This place is so free! It's the Free Realm!
Buff Hollow: Do whatever you want! To your heart's content! As you desire!
Buff Hollow: Yo! What an ugly bitch! Ugly face! Ugly face!
Buff Hollow: Hey! Don't get mad girl! I'm free to say anything I want, right?
Xana: ...
Xana: I'm starting to think this Realm should be destroyed...
Buff Hollow: Ugly face! Ugly face! Ahahahaha.
Buff Hollow: Man, it feels great to be able to say anything I want!
Hollow Woman: Everybody's having fun! I should do what I want too!
Hollow Woman: First... I'll get a mohawk! It's the symbol of freedom!
Xana: I don't think that's true.
> You encounter a Hollow leading a bunch of demon minions.
Buff Hollow: Don't you think attacking people is very human?
Buff Hollow: I really want to give it a try... Okay? Okay?
> Found an enemy icon. (Orthrus) Fight Enemy?
> Fight and win.
Buff Hollow: Wow that was fun! It feels good to attack people!
Buff Hollow: It must feel even better if I could've won. Next time, you'll let me kill you right?
> The Hollow leaves.
> You encounter a Hollow leading a bunch of demon minions.
Buff Hollow: I wanna test them! I really wanna test how strong my demons are!
Buff Hollow: Hey you there! Let's have a duel!
> Found an enemy icon. (Shiisa) Fight Enemy?
> Fight and win.
Buff Hollow: Shit! I lost! My demons were weak!
Buff Hollow: Your demons man... They're real nice. Are those what you'd call rare demons?
Buff Hollow: I gotta find me some powerful demons to train...
> The Hollow leaves...
> A demon cowers.
Demon (Preta): W-What is it with this Realm! It's ridiculous...
Demon (Preta): Those human knockoffs are supposed to be our prey! Why are WE the ones being hunted down?
Demon (Preta): I don't know what would happen if I let those lunatics catch me...
CHOICE: You'll get killed for sure.
> Demon agrees and promptly ends the conversation.
CHOICE: Something fun for sure.
Demon (Preta): R-Really? Maybe it's okay to get captured?
Demon (Preta): Take this key to go and feel them out for me, will ya?
> Obtained Key to 21F Boss.
Demon (Preta): I don't think they'd do anything too drastic to you because you're a human.
END OF CHOICE
> If you return to the demon that gave you the key before addressing the Punk Hollows at the 21F door...
Demon (Preta): Please, use the key I gave you to go and feel them out for me okay?
Demon (Preta): I don't think they'd do anything too drastic to you because you're a human.
Demon (Preta): ...Presumably.
Boss Intro
Punk Hollow A: Hey look, a woman... There's a human with her too.
Punk Hollow B: Hell yeah! That's one sweet piece of ass!
Punk Hollow C: *Gulp*
Xana: W-W-What do you want!? You picking a fight?
Punk Hollow A: Hehehe. You do know this is the Free Realm right?
Punk Hollow B: It means we're free to do whatever we want, and that includes killin' and plunderin'.
Xana: ...I'm warning you, this human here is pretty good in a fight.
Punk Hollow A: Oh really? Who the hell are you?
CHOICE: The Savior.
Punk Hollow A: Okay... So you're the Savior of the post apocalyptic world?
Xana: What does post apocalyptic mean?
Punk Hollow A: It's a vibe. It's just our thing.
CHOICE: A Dx2.
Punk Hollow A: Dee... Two? You can't be... Are you...?
Xana: Do you even know what you're talking about?
END OF CHOICE
Punk Hollow A: Well, it doesn't matter who you are anyway.
Xana: Then don't ask.
Punk Hollow A: You're shit outta luck runnin' into us. Now prepare to meet your fate.
Punk Hollow A: We don't even have to fight you ourselves. Hey! Let loose the demons we caught.
Punk Hollow A: It's huntin' time! Hell Yeeeeeah!
Post Boss
Punk Hollow A: The human's too strong...
Punk Hollow B: Let's make a run for it. After all, we're free to fight or flee as we choose.
Punk Hollow C: Vroomvroomvroomvrooooom!
> The punks flee.
Xana: Are things gonna be like this all through this Realm?
Xana: It's... how should I put it? A real pain in the ass.
New Dialogue in this Floor
Demon (Preta): Ah! It's you! So what were they doing?
Demon (Preta): What? Demons were being used harshly and died because of it?
Demon (Preta): And you were the one that killed them? You're a lunatic too!
Demon (Preta): To hell with this place! I'm outta here!
> The demon runs away distraught.
Floor 22
NPC Encounters
Buff Hollow: This is a warp point!
Buff Hollow: Stand on it and you'll be warped to another place!
Buff Hollow: I'm using this to get around freely!
> (Tutorial text explaining that some warps give you the choice to take the warp as transport. Other warps will warp without a prompt, acting as a trap space. Some warps need to be unlocked like doors.)
Buff Hollow: Don't be shy now, come and warp! You can move freely between places!
Hollow man: I ain't afraid of no demon! They always get scared and run away!
Hollow man: Power is everything in this realm! There is nothing here for the weak except tears!
> A Hollow woman is arguing with her son.
Hollow mother: W-What is it honey? Where are you going?
Hollow man: Mom! I want to be free! And being a son is just too much of a restraint!
Hollow man: That's why I'm leaving. I'm gonna go search for my own freedom!
Hollow mother: No... that's so dangerous. It's safer to stay here!
Hollow man: The path to freedom is supposed to be dangerous! If you love me, then let me go!
Hollow man: You're free to do whatever you want too, mom. Alright, I'm gone!
> The son leaves.
Hollow mother: Wait... Please...
> You go up to the Hollow mother.
Hollow mother: My son left me, so I'm no longer a mother.
Hollow mother: Family ties between Hollows aren't real, so I guess that it can't be helped.
Hollow mother: But, that child... I wonder what has become of him...
Hollow woman: It's too free... It's too free!
Hollow woman: These flappy arms! This sagging belly! All this extra body fat, it's too free!
Buff Hollow: Augh! It's so damn hot here! I'm just gonna take off all my clothes!
Buff Hollow: What? Why're you trying to stop me? Humans do this too!
Buff Hollow: I want to be "free" of these "restraints" that are called clothes!
Buff Hollow: Everybody! Be "free" of these "restraints" that are called clothes!
> A Hollow is fighting a demon.
Hollow man: Damn this demon's strong! I tried to catch it but I messed up!
Hollow man: Hey! You there! Come and help me man!
> Found an enemy icon. (Nue) Fight enemy?
> Fight and win.
Hollow man: Yeeees! Hey! Wait a minute!
Hollow man: Why did you kill the demon? I wanted to capture it!
Hollow man: You people have no consideration at all!
> The Hollow leaves...
Buff Hollow: I'm hooked on drinking Purge Extract. I can't do without it...
Buff Hollow: Gimme some Purge Extract Agility! And I need three of them!
> Give Purge Extract Agility x3?
CHOICE: Don't give.
> End of conversation
CHOICE: Give.
Buff Hollow: *Pant* Purge Extract... I need some Purge Extract...
Buff Hollow: Really?! G-Give it to me, now!
> The Hollow drinks the Purge Extract.
Buff Hollow: ... Ahhhh.
Buff Hollow: Man, that is bliss. I feel totally purged.
Buff Hollow: Oh. Sorry you had to see that. I'm like that when I'm out of Extracts.
Buff Hollow: Thanks man. You can take this in return.
> Obtained Key to 22F Boss.
Buff Hollow: Whoa, that feels so good...
Buff Hollow: Drinking Purge Extract makes you feel you're purged of all your troubles man. It's like you're free as a bird.
Buff Hollow: ...Wait a minute, who are you? Come to think about it, who am I?
END OF CHOICE
Boss Intro
Punk Hollow A: Hey look, it's them again...
Punk Hollow B: Hell Yeeeeeah! Again so soon? This must be our lucky day!
Punk Hollow C: *Gulp*
Xana: Oh god, here we go again...
Xana: I think I get what the human word "irritating" really means now.
Punk Hollow A: What are you blabberin' about! You think this is a joke?!
Punk Hollow B: This time we'll exterminate you for sure!
Xana: Then you'll fight us yourselves this time? Without demons?
Punk Hollow A: R-Ridiculous! What if we lose? We'd be killed!
Punk Hollow B: We invokin' our right of self-defense! We have the freedom to protect ourselves, you know?
Xana: Now they're starting to use logic that doesn't make any sense...
Punk Hollow A: A-Anyways! Call out the demons!
Post Boss
Punk Hollow A: R-Retreatin' requires courage too...
Punk Hollow B: I'm ashamed to admit it, but runnin' might be all we can do.
> The punks flee.
Xana: Hell Yeah. Gotcha. Take that, you little punks.
> Xana tries to shout her sass but presently lacks the strength.
Xana: ...
Xana: It sounded fun. I couldn't help myself...
Floor 23
Entrance
Xana: You know, maybe being free isn't as good as it sounds after all.
Xana: We need some discipline and order as well.
Xana: But those guys were Hollows, so all this must be just an imitation of human behavior.
Xana: I wonder if there are a lot of anarchists like that in the human world.
Xana: If so... then maybe being human isn't as good as it sounds either...
NPC Encounters
Hollow man: Power is everything! What a great Realm to be born in!
Hollow man: It's the same with humans, right? The strong do whatever they want!
Hollow man: This is what being human is all about!
> Two Hollows are fighting.
Buff Hollow 1: Hey you! You stepped on my foot just now!
Buff Hollow 2: What the hell are you talking about?! YOU stepped on MY foot!
Buff Hollow 1: Well it's my freedom!
Buff Hollow 2: It's my freedom too!
Buff Hollow 1: You son of a...!
> The fight drags on.
Buff Hollow 1: My freedom!
Buff Hollow 2: No, mine!
Hollow man: There's a Hollow who's very good at unlocking warp points living on 22F.
Hollow man: I think it's the Hollow who plays the son in that mother and son duo.
> It's the Hollow son from 22F. He's now living in 23F.
Hollow man: Hey! We've met before, right? When I was still living with my mom?
Hollow man: I couldn't quite find the freedom I wanted. Now I feel... kinda lonely.
Hollow man: Oh, you want to unlock the warp point? That's easy.
> The Hollow emits a flash of light.
Hollow man: Okay, you can use the warp point now.
Hollow man: I know a lot about warp points. I don't know why, I just know.
Hollow man: It was nice to see a familiar face. I'll see you on the next floor then.
> The Hollow leaves.
Buff Hollow: This warp point belongs to me, and no one's free to use it except me.
Buff Hollow: Oh? You want to use it, do you? Too bad! You can't!
Buff Hollow: If you insist on using it, you'll have to fight me for it! Ha!
> Found an enemy icon. (Kwancha) Fight enemy?
> Fight and win.
Buff Hollow: Shit! I lost!
Buff Hollow: Alright you win. You're free to use the warp point as you please.
Buff Hollow: See ya!
> The Hollow leaves...
Hollow woman: Eeek! Who are you?! Oh no! You're with those punks, aren't you?
Hollow woman: P-Please! I'll do anything you say! J-Just don't hurt me!
CHOICE: Hell Yeeeeeah!
Xana: Not you too!
> Conversation ends
CHOICE: I won't harm you.
Hollow woman: R-Really? You're not one of them?
Hollow woman: I've been hiding here so the others wouldn't harm me.
Hollow woman: ...I just want to escape this Realm. I hate freedom.
Hollow woman: It's because I'm very weak.
Hollow woman: When my freedom and someone else's freedom collide, I always lose.
Hollow woman: Hey, can you please take this and open the gate to the next floor?
> Obtained Key to 23F Boss.
Hollow woman: Then I can try and sneak out...
END OF CHOICE
> If you return to talk to the Hollow woman that gave you the key...
Hollow woman: When you've opened the gate to the next floor, I'll try to sneak out.
Hollow woman: I hope I can find a place where I can be free...
Hollow woman: I'm the idol of this Realm because I decided I am!
Hollow woman: And because I'm the idol, I'm here to deliver smiles to everybody!
Hollow woman: That's what an idol is supposed to do, right?
> If you return to speak with the Hollow woman that wants to be an idol...
Hollow woman: I'm the idol of this Realm!
Hollow woman: Everybody, I love you!
Hollow woman: Oh, let me get a drink of water first okay?
Boss Intro
Punk Hollow A: Humph! This must be your lucky day!
Xana: Okaaaay... What is it this time?
Punk Hollow A: I've decided today's the day I don't kill anyone.
Punk Hollow A: S-So I'm letting you off the hook just this once, okay?
Xana: C'mon. Look at you. You're scared shitless.
Punk Hollow A: S-Shut up! This happens to people sometimes!
Punk Hollow B: Freedom to kill! Freedom to not kill! We have the freedom to choose!
Xana: Alright, whatever. We'll just move on, okay?
Punk Hollow A: You do that. Just remember it's only because I LET you. Out of the kindness of my heart!
Xana: Just shut it already.
??? (Demon): Teeheehee. Itsy bitsy soul fragments, so full of yourselves...
Punk Hollow A: Huh? Who the hell are you?
Demon (Incubus): You've been running roughshot over us demons up till now...
Demon (Incubus): But now that "His Magnificence" has arrived, you're all going to die.
Punk Hollow B: His Magnificence? What? The Immortan is coming or somethin'?
Demon (Incubus): Teeheehee. You don't need to know that, because I'm going to kill you right now!
Post Boss
> You defeat the demons, but...
> You feel a colossal presence approaching...
??? (demon): So you've defeated my underlings. But you are so small, so small...
Punk Hollow A: W-What's going on? What's this pressure I'm feeling?
Punk Hollow B: I-It's coming!
Punk Hollow C: *Gulp*
Mara: Ahahahahaha! I am the tyrant Mara!
Mara: Little ones, praise me for I am mighty!
Punk Hollow A: Ooooooooooh!
Punk Hollow B: W-What...! What magnificence!
Punk Hollow C: ... *Faints*
Mara: Ahahahahaha! Of course! I am not small and meek like you!
Mara: Hear me, Hollows! I am here to conquer this Realm!
Mara: Worship me! Pay homage! Bow before your master!
Mara: In return I will satisfy your burning lust, and give you freedom for all eternity!
Mara: But if you dare defy me, death awaits! I will skewer your puny little souls like meat on a stick!
Mara: Struggle if you want! I am always waiting!
Mara: Ahahahahaha!
> Mara leaves.
Xana: Well that was a shock...
Xana: I couldn't even look at him. Or rather, didn't want to...
Xana: Are we going to have to fight that thing?
Xana: I think I'm gonna be sick... *Barf*
Floor 24
Entrance
> The punks are in a state of despair.
Punk Hollow A: It's over. A thing of such enormity...
Punk Hollow A: There's no choice but to obey. We might as well say goodbye to our freedom.
Punk Hollow B: B-But hey, he said he'd give us freedom for all eternity!
Punk Hollow C: Don't be stupid. The nature of liberty lies in freedom from oppression!
Punk Hollow C: Freedom under dominance is no freedom at all!
Xana: Now they're getting philosophical...
Punk Hollow C: To defy the constraints of others, to be the master of one's own fate!
Punk Hollow C: Isn't that what true freedom is?!
Xana: Wait a minute. You're the guy mimicking all the engine noises.
Xana: Why are you acting smart all of a sudden?
Punk Hollow A: Then what should we do?
Punk Hollow C: Fight! We fight for our freedom!
Punk Hollow B: Fight? Against that giant thing?
Punk Hollow C: Yes! Freedom cannot be given! It has to be won!
Punk Hollow C: That is the last piece of freedom we have left!
Punk Hollow A: Fight... for freedom...
Punk Hollow B: Resist... oppression...
Punk Hollow C: Yes! The freedom in our hearts is the one thing they can't take from us! We are freeeee!
Punk Hollow A: Yes... We are free! We are freeeee!
Punk Hollow B: Hell Yeah Freedoooooom!
> The punks run off, all hyped up.
Xana: Umm, I think things just got a little bit stranger...
Xana: Can those Hollows really win...?
NPC Encounters
Buff Hollow: The Tyrant Mara... I've never even imagined that I'd encounter a demon of such enormity.
Buff Hollow: Makes me realize just how small and insignificant I am...
Buff Hollow: We can't win. There's no comparing...
Hollow woman: So that's Mara...
Hollow woman: Lord Mara... *Swoon*
Hollow woman: I wonder if my friend on the 25th floor is doing well...
Hollow woman: It's hard to move between floors now that things have become unstable in this Realm.
Hollow woman: I'm really worried about that girl... Wait. I just had an idea.
Hollow woman: If you're going down to the lower floors, can you deliver this letter for me?
> A letter is handed to you.
Hollow woman: My friend is a Hollow girl living on the 25th floor. Give this to her when you find her.
Hollow woman: Oh, and don't read the letter!
> A demon stands poised.
> Upon closer inspection, its body is full of bruises and scars.
Chagrin: We meet again human... We last met on floor 17, where you beat me up.
Chagrin: You beat on cute and cuddly ME! I will never forget the humiliation I suffered at your hands.
Chagrin: You see these scars? They're from the intense training I went through just to exact my revenge on you!
Xana: This is some strange Karma we have here...
Xana: Looks like more trouble than it's worth. Let's just ignore it.
Chagrin: Oh no you don't!
Chagrin: You'll have to beat me if you want the key to the next floor!
Xana: Oh great... What a bother...
Chagrin: I have now become more than just a Chagrin. I am Super Chagrin! Prepare to meet your doom.
> Found an enemy icon. (Chagrin) Fight enemy?
> The Chagrin in this fight has roughly his normal stats, with a special passive called "Burning Chagrin". It activates the following Chain Effect on the Chagrin at the beginning of the first turn; cast Rebellion. Suffice to say, Chagrin is still a pushover.
> Fight and win.
Chagrin: I-Impossible! I can't win even with the power of Super Chagrin?
Chagrin: J-Just you wait and see... This isn't over yet... Not by a long shot!
Chagrin: Adversity breeds perseverance!
> The demon runs off.
Demon (Preta): Lord Mara now stands tall! It's over for you, you fake humans!
Demon (Preta): These phonies were so full of themselves, now look at them run! Haha, serves 'em right.
Hollow woman: P-Please! Don't hurt me!
Xana: That's the girl from the 23rd floor. She's being attacked!
Buff Hollow: Hell Yeeeeeah!
Buff Hollow: Let's have some fun with her!
Xana: Typical pieces of shit... Simple but effective... in making me sick.
Buff Hollow: Huh? You again? Don't you even think about interfering or I'll kick your ass, got it?
> Found an enemy icon. (Ammut) Fight enemy?
> Fight and win.
Buff Hollow: Oh shit! Our demons lost! Let's get outta here!
Buff Hollow: Damnit! ...Alright, the girl's yours!
> Only the Hollow girl is left.
Xana: ...You okay?
Hollow woman: Thank you... But this floor turned out to be the same as the last one.
Hollow woman: If I search harder, would I really be able to find my freedom? I wonder...
> The Hollow girl leaves...
Post Boss
Punk Hollow A: Splendid work, human!
Punk Hollow B: You are helping us with our struggle for freedom, I see!
Punk Hollow C: Thus sound the battle drums of freedom!
Xana: Wait, we're not really on your side...
Xana: And is it just me or did you guys change the way you talk?
Punk Hollow A: That monstrous tyrant Mara is presumably waiting for us on the 30th floor.
Punk Hollow B: We shall go forth and vanquish him on that floor!
Punk Hollow C: Gather all! Under freedom's flag! Vroomvroomvroom!
> The punks run off.
Xana: I don't know about this...
Floor 25
NPC Encounters
Hollow man: I've heard that humans will fight for their freedom.
Hollow man: And that that's a very noble thing to do. Something worth risking your life for.
Hollow man: But hey...
Hollow man: It's all over when you die, right? So what's the point?
> You find the Hollow woman that's friends with the letter writer on the 24th floor.
Hollow woman: A letter? From my friend on the 24th floor? Oh! How lovely!
> You give her the letter.
Hollow woman: Yes. Uh hum... Oh I see now.
> She hands you a letter.
Hollow woman: Okay, here. It's a response letter.
Hollow woman: But of course I'm responding. That's what people do, right?
Hollow woman: Can you please deliver it to my friend on the 24th floor?
> You return to the letter writer on the 24th floor.
> You hand over the response letter.
Hollow woman: Oh thank you! I'm so happy!
> The Hollow reads the letter carefully.
Hollow woman: Yes! A letter from her... A letter from my friend...
Hollow woman: ...What the? Stop peeking! You perv!
Hollow woman: Here, take this. This is what you get for trying to take a peek.
> It's another letter.
Hollow woman: It's a response to a response. Now deliver it to the 25th floor!
> If you choose to talk to the letter writer again...
Hollow woman: Give this letter to my friend who's a Hollow girl living on the 25th floor.
Hollow woman: Oh, and don't read the letter!
> You go back to the Hollow woman who responded to the letter on the 25th floor.
Hollow woman: Oh, another letter? Isn't it simply just wonderful to have friends?
> You give her the response letter.
Hollow woman: Okay, this is from me. A response to a response to a response.
> You get yet another letter.
Xana: Wow... That was fast. TOO fast.
Xana: Now I'm starting to wonder what you wrote in the letter.
Hollow woman: No! Don't look inside the letter okay? It's private.
Hollow woman: Please remember to deliver it to my friend on the 24th floor, okay?
> You head back up to 24F to meet with the letter writing Hollow.
Hollow woman: You delivered my letter again? And she responded again?
> You try to hand her the letter, but she drops it by mistake.
Hollow woman: Ooops... Sorry. Guess I was too eager.
> You look at the letter.
> It's completely blank.
Xana: Ummm, there's nothing written on this letter...
Hollow woman: Actually, we can't read or write at all.
Hollow woman: But sending letters to each other, that's what friends do right?
Xana: Maybe... I wouldn't know.
Hollow woman: Thanks for going back and forth like this, here's something for your trouble.
> Obtained Key to 25F Boss.
Hollow woman: A letter from my friend... I'm so happy...
> She hugs the blank letter gently in her arms.
> Back down to 25F, you return to where the letter writer's friend was standing.
> It's the Hollow's ghost.
Hollow woman ghost: I wonder when the next letter is coming... I can't wait!
Hollow man: Those who are afraid of Mara have all run off somewhere.
Hollow man: But they kind of ransacked the whole place during the process.
Hollow man: The key? I think I saw one in one of the places that got ransacked.
Hollow man: And I think someone has the other key. I can't really remember...
> The place has been ransacked by Hollows.
CHOICE: I will do no such thing.
> End of conversation.
CHOICE: Loot the place.
> You loot the place.
> (Three locations return the message "There's nothing useful here". However, one location has the following...)
> You find a key!
> Obtained Key to 25F Boss.
Hollow man: Did you find the key? I think I should be getting out of here too...
> You encounter two Hollows who look kind of familiar.
> They appear to be the Hollow son from 22F and the Hollow woman desperately seeking shelter from 23F.
Hollow man: Y-You! You're so cute! Absolutely beautiful!
Hollow woman: ...
Hollow man: M-Marry me! You're the one!
Hollow woman: But I remember hearing you say that you're going off to search for freedom.
Hollow man: Freedom is nothing compared to you! Please, marry me!
Hollow woman: ...If I marry you, will you protect me?
Hollow man: Of course I will! Here! Come with me!
Hollow man: We are going off on a "Honeymoon"! Isn't it great? Just like humans!
Hollow woman: ...
> The two of them leave.
Hollow woman: I will fight for my freedom! It is the most important thing to me!
Hollow woman: I will kill all who dare to try to take it away!
Floor 26
Entrance
???: Hell Yeeeeeah! Hand over everything you own!
Xana: Hmm, I thought we were through with this sort of thing...
Xibuki: Shut up and hand it over! And the crop seeds too!
Xana: What? Wait a minute, aren't you Xibuki?
Xibuki: What did you say? Who the hell do you think you're talking to you...
Xibuki: Oh, hey! It's you, human person! And Xana too! Long time no see!
Xana: You have some explaining to do. What the hell are you doing here acting like one of the punks?
Xibuki: Oh, that. Well, I came to this Realm and found that everybody just does whatever they want.
Xibuki: I thought that very human, so I followed suit.
Xana: You don't have to imitate these idiots!
Xibuki: No, I'm gonna work hard! I'm gonna work hard at this Hell Yeeeeeah thing!
Xibuki: Later guys.
> Xibuki runs off.
Xana: Talk about easily influenced...
NPC Encounters
> You encounter a heavily injured Hollow.
Hollow man: Ugh! W-Who is it... Oh, it's you...
Hollow man: W-We were attacked by demons... That put a quick end to our Honeymoon...
Hollow man: I pushed my wife into the warp point so she could escape. I locked it behind her.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
Hollow man: I just unlocked the warp point... Can you... take a look and see if she's okay? Please...
Hollow man: *Groan*
Hollow man: I sought freedom, but still ended up seeking solace in another soul...
Hollow man: That reminds me... I wonder how my mom's doing...
> The Hollow ceases to move.
Hollow man: ...
> There is a dead Hollow.
> Revising 22F to see the Hollow mother...
Hollow mother: ...I know. He's dead, right?
Hollow mother: Somehow I just knew that he's gone...
Hollow mother: Maybe I AM a mother after all...
> Back to 26F...
Buff Hollow: In this Realm power is everything. Only the strong can have the freedom to do as they please.
Buff Hollow: So it makes perfect sense that Lord Mara should dominate this Realm.
Buff Hollow: That's why I'm going to use my freedom to give up.
> You find the Hollow woman seeking shelter behind the warp that the Hollow man had locked up.
Hollow woman: ...So, he's dead.
Hollow woman: Yes, he died so I could escape.
Hollow woman: I'm shocked that he really did protect me. I didn't expect that.
Hollow woman: We... we were planning to escape to the next Realm...
> Obtained Key to 26F Boss.
Hollow woman: Take this key. I can't make it to the next realm on my own anyway.
Hollow woman: What shall I do now... What I want to do, my freedom...
Hollow woman: There's only one thing I can think of...
Hollow man: I hear there are those who obey Mara because they're afraid to die.
Hollow man: And they call this the Free Realm! What a joke!
Hollow woman: Look. I made this Lord Mara doll as a symbol of my loyalty.
Hollow woman: Isn't it cute? Come and take a closer look!
Boss Intro
> You come face to face with Mara...
Mara: Ahahahahaha! Foolish Hollow! How do you like my tentacles?
Xibuki: Aaaargh! Heeeelp!
> Xibuki is caught in Mara's tentacles, being smeared all over in slime.
Xana: OMG... This is SO bad.
Mara: I came up here for some fun and what do I find?
Mara: An impertinent little Hollow doing the Hell Yeeeeeah thing!
Mara: And that got me all riled up!
Xana: I just KNEW something like this would happen...
Xana: So this is what you get for working hard at the Hell Yeeeeeah thing...
Xibuki: Oh, hey! Human person!
Xibuki: Oh Mara the magnificent! I think that human wants to be slimed too!
Mara: What?
Xana: That self-centered piece of shit is at it again. He'll do anything to save his own ass!
Mara: Now I am aroused! Very well, I will penetrate you through and through!
Post Boss
Mara: Ahahaha! You're not half bad.
Mara: But I can't blow my load just yet.
Mara: I will be waiting for you yonder. We shall have another go at it when we next meet.
> Mara leaves.
Xana: Xibuki you sack of shit!
Xibuki: Y-You're scaring me Xana.
Xana: You sold us out again! Let's settle the score, shall we?
Xibuki: Well, you know... It turned out that the whole Hell Yeeeeeah thing was harder than I thought it'd be...
Xibuki: I guess you kinda need to have some power to live free...
Xana: Well yeah, of course you do.
Xana: It's the same with humans too. The weak do the bidding of the strong.
Xana: If living free were that easy, everybody would be doing it.
Xibuki: You're right. And since I'm weak, I think it's best that I make do with just a little bit of freedom.
Xibuki: So it looks like this Realm isn't for me.
Xibuki: I think I'll move on to the next one then. See ya!
Xana: Oh he got away! I wanted to settle the score...
Floor 27
NPC Encounters
Buff Hollow: Man, I just saw Lord Mara slime some dumb looking Hollow.
Buff Hollow: Oh those disgusting tentacles... I was traumatized just by watching...
Buff Hollow: I mean, at least do it to a cute girl or something. That would've been nice.
Buff Hollow: Can someone please wipe that memory from my mind?
Buff Hollow: I'll take out Mara!
Buff Hollow: But to do that I'll have to work out hard and build some muscle first.
Buff Hollow: I'll start with 3 sets of 30 second push-ups... Then I'll...
Buff Hollow: Just you wait Mara!
> If you talk to the buff Hollow working out again...
Buff Hollow: *Pant* D-Don't talk to me while I'm training!
Buff Hollow: Just you wait Mara!
> You encounter a demon holding a key.
Demon (Jack Frost): Hee-ho! I found the key-ho! So pretty-ho!
Demon (Jack Frost): Hee-ho? A human here-ho? So you want this key-ho?
Demon (Jack Frost): But I won't give it to you-ho!
Demon (Jack Frost): I found this to give it to his majesty King Frost-ho.
Demon (Jack Frost): It doesn't matter how many times you come and ask me ho. I'm not giving it to you-ho.
Xana: ...It looks like there's nothing we can do here without King Frost.
> Returning to the Jack Frost with a King Frost in the active or reserve party...
> You encounter a demon holding a key.
Demon (Jack Frost): Hee-ho! I found the key-ho! So pretty-ho!
Demon (Jack Frost): Hee-ho? A human here-ho? So you want this key-ho?
Demon (Jack Frost): Hee-ho? Is that his majesty King Frost-ho?
Demon (Jack Frost): I will gladly give this key to you for the sake of his majesty-ho.
> Obtained Key to 27F Boss.
Demon (Jack Frost): I feel good for doing a good deed ho! I'm going home-ho!
Buff Hollow: The emergence of Mara must be some kind of punishment from God or something.
Buff Hollow: I bullied other Hollows, and now I'm being punished.
Buff Hollow: If I only knew, I wouldn't have been intoxicated with freedom.
> If you talk to the bully Hollow again...
Buff Hollow: What should I do... This must be some kind of punishment to me for bullying other Hollows...
Floor 28
NPC Encounters
Buff Hollow: I hear that there are these punks opposing Lord Mara...
Buff Hollow: That's just crazy. It's the only way to describe doing something like that...
Buff Hollow: But they have my support man! Just my moral support, of course!
Hollow man: The wall to my right looks like a normal wall, right?
Hollow man: But if you run into it, you can actually go through it.
Hollow man: There are various places on this floor where this kind of go-through wall can be found.
Hollow man: Hollows who are afraid of demons use them for hiding.
> (Tutorial text clarifying that the game's auto-move feature will not traverse through "go-through" walls; they must be accessed manually by having the player attempt to walk through them.)
Hollow man: Sometimes you can find Hollows hiding behind these go-through walls.
Buff Hollow: I hear that there are Hollows hiding behind walls here.
Buff Hollow: That's so selfish! If I find them I'll give 'em a piece of my mind!
> You traverse though a go-through wall to find a lone Hollow.
Hollow woman: Eek! Who is it?!
Hollow woman: Oh! I was hiding but you find me. Please... don't tell anybody, okay?
Hollow woman: You can have what's in the Treasure Box behind me so please...
> The treasure box behind the Hollow woman has 20000 magnetite.
Hollow woman: I was hiding but you found me... Please... don't tell anybody, okay?
> You traverse through a different go-through wall to find another Hollow.
Hollow man: W-Who is it? How did you know I'm here?!
Hollow man: No, that doesn't really matter. Please! Let me go!
CHOICE: I won't do anything.
Hollow man: R-Really? I'm saved...
> End of conversation.
CHOICE: Nothing's for free!
Hollow man: W-Wait! I-I can give you this...!
> (Player Name) obtained a Life Stone!
Hollow man: Don't tell the other Hollows about this place, okay? Okay? Promise?
END OF CHOICE
> Attempt to talk to the Hollow man behind the go-through wall again...
Hollow man: W-What more do you want from me? Can't you just let me go?!
CHOICE: I won't do anything.
Hollow man: R-Really? I'm saved...
> End of conversation.
CHOICE: Nothing's for free!
Hollow man: Not for free? But I don't have anything ...
Hollow man: O-Okay! I still have something I can give you!
> Obtained Key to 28F Boss.
Hollow man: This is really the last thing I have to give. Please just let me go!
Hollow man: I'm gonna survive... I will NOT be killed by Mara!
Hollow man: Did you find any go-through walls?
Hollow man: If you can find them, so can demons.
Hollow man: That's why I'm here. Because it's no use hiding.
Boss Intro
> You encounter the punk Hollows again...
Punk Hollow A: Hey, what's wrong?
Punk Hollow C: The demons... they're tough. The road to freedom is a long and tedious one...
Punk Hollow B: Too true. It took all our effort just to get here...
Punk Hollow C: Is it really the right choice to continue fighting like this...?
Punk Hollow A: You're questioning that now? We made the decision to fight for our freedom, remember?
Punk Hollow C: You're right. We have to fight for our freedom.
Punk Hollow C: We have no other choice but to fight, right?
Punk Hollow A: Yeah, of course.
Punk Hollow C: That's what's strange about this whole thing though.
Punk Hollow A: What are you talking about?
Punk Hollow C: You see, freedom is about having choices. For example, if there's something you want...
Punk Hollow C: You can buy it. You can steal it. You can even choose to kill for it.
Punk Hollow C: You have multiple choices. That's freedom.
Punk Hollow A: Y-Yeah, that may be true...
Punk Hollow C: Then we should have the choice not to fight, right?
Punk Hollow A: ...Whoa?
Punk Hollow C: I want to be free! I'm sick of all this fighting!
Punk Hollow C: So I quit!
Punk Hollow A: You serious? You were the one who said we should fight to begin with...
Demon (Pisaca): Then let me eat your soul.
Punk Hollow C: What the...? Hey! Stop it... Aaaaaargh!
> The punk Hollow gets eaten by a demon!
Xana: This whole thing is getting convoluted, but let's deal with the demon first!
Post Boss
Punk Hollow A: H-He got eaten...
Punk Hollow B: ...
Punk Hollow A: But the fight for freedom lives on!
Punk Hollow A: We cannot stop now! Right?
Punk Hollow B: Umm... yeah.
> The punk Hollows leave.
Floor 29
NPC Encounters
Hollow man: We Hollows were born free.
Hollow man: It's because we were born with the wish to be free as a human.
Hollow man: But are humans really free? Are they not bound by something as well?
Hollow man: Would we know the answer to that question when we become human?
Buff Hollow: Oh, a human! Please. Take this key and push on.
> Obtained Key to 29F Boss.
Buff Hollow: We're not good in a fight, so we're counting on you to pave the way.
Abaddon: Well, well... A human and a female Hollow.
Abaddon: How convenient... I failed to kill the female one when I attacked a pair of Hollows awhile back.
Abaddon: I will take my frustration out on you!
Abaddon: Fight me if you want the key!
> Found an enemy icon. Fight Enemy?
> Fight and win.
Abaddon: Damn it... I've grown too used to killing Hollows...
Abaddon: Now I've been caught off guard by someone who can put up a real fight...
> The demon crumples.
> You hear something opening somewhere. It is a path to the boss room.
Buff Hollow: This is where all the offerings to Lord Mara are stored.
Buff Hollow: It's been sealed, and no one except Lord Mara himself may pass.
> If you come back with a Mara in your party of demons, the barrier will be removed, and a treasure chest containing 10 Strength Mitama Extract will be easily for the taking.
Hollow woman: I'm sick of this Free Realm!
Hollow woman: There's a Harmonious Realm upstairs, right? I think I'll go there.
Hollow woman: What? The Harmonious Realm is destroyed? Then where am I supposed to go?
Boss Intro
> Punk Hollow A is tied up.
Punk Hollow A: Damn it! I never would've thought... You betrayed me!
Punk Hollow B: No hard feelings, okay? I choose to be on the winning side.
Punk Hollow B: I accept Lord Mara's magnificent rule.
Punk Hollow B: I'm free. So I have the freedom to betray my comrade.
Punk Hollow A: That's bullshit. Can't you even tell right from wrong?
Punk Hollow A: What shall we become if we don't even have morals?!
Punk Hollow B: The notion of good and evil is just an obstruction of freedom!
Punk Hollow B: Why can't you think more freely? There's nothing holding your freedom back except yourself!
Xana: ...Looks like things are falling apart from the inside. Let's leave them to their troubles and be on our way...
Punk Hollow A: Oh human! You've come at the right time!
Punk Hollow A: Please, help this warrior of freedom out!
Xana: Here we go again. Umm, ask someone else. We don't want to get involved!
CHOICE: Let's help him.
Xana: You serious? What do we stand to gain from this?
Punk Hollow B: Very well. I'll take you both down!
CHOICE: Let's leave him.
Punk Hollow B: Nope. You're not getting away that easy. You're enemies of Lord Mara!
END OF CHOICE
Punk Hollow B: If you please, my demon friends.
Post Boss
> You defeat the demons.
> You have the traitor cornered.
Punk Hollow A: Freedom is about having choices. That is indeed true.
Punk Hollow A: We can forgive the traitor for what he's done, or we can kill him.
Punk Hollow A: I have these choices now.
Punk Hollow B: P-Pleeeeease! Don't kill me!
Punk Hollow A: Shut up and die!
Xana: Oh!
> The traitor's body gets run through by the punk Hollow's weapon.
Xana: What have you done...
Punk Hollow A: Don't worry about it.
Punk Hollow A: We're free, so it's okay to kill a friend.
Xana: How does that kind of freedom benefit anyone?
Punk Hollow A: It's not about benefitting. Freedom is something that comes bursting from within.
Xana: ...
Punk Hollow A: C'mon, the cursed oppressor is on the next floor.
Punk Hollow A: Come! Let us become liberators!
Floor 30
Entrance
Ixaya: Hey Savior.
Xana: Ixaya... You here for the show again?
Ixaya: Can you be a bit less hostile?
Ixaya: At the very least, I am not an enemy of the Savior.
Xana: But you're MY enemy, is that it?
Ixaya: That depends on who and what you are.
Ixaya: But enough of that. How is the Free Realm, Savior?
Ixaya: These Hollows are just doing whatever they want, right?
Ixaya: There are no rules and no morals. They're not even bound by their own personality. They can do whatever they want.
Ixaya: Isn't freedom wonderful?
CHOICE: Exactly. (Chaos alignment points)
Ixaya: *Chuckle* You humans just LOVE your freedom, don't you?
CHOICE: I don't think so. (Law alignment points)
Ixaya: Oh really? So it's better to be ruled and suppressed?
END OF CHOICE
Ixaya: It is human nature that compels humans to seek freedom. That is why it is viewed above all else.
Ixaya: If it's for freedom, it doesn't matter how much blood and tears are shed.
Ixaya: Yes I know it's all about balance.
Ixaya: Extreme freedom will plunge the world into chaos. Human behavior needs to be checked by rules and morals.
Ixaya: This realm lacks that balance, that's why it's so twisted.
Ixaya: Just like the Harmonious and Luminous Realms before it.
Xana: Is it because Hollows are incomplete creatures?
Ixaya: Yes, Hollows are not real humans. So unlike real humans, they cannot reach a balance.
Ixaya: That is why we Hollows look up to humans.
Ixaya: We can sense that we are missing something inside. Something important.
Ixaya: So we feel that if only we could become human, we could become whole.
Xana: Why are we... born such flawed and incomplete creatures?
Ixaya: That is due to the nature of the Aura Gate...
Ixaya: No, I should say the nature of the "Incubator".
Xana: The Incubator?
Ixaya: I'll tell you about it one day, Xana. Along with how this world was created.
Ixaya: But for now, the end of this Realm is upon us.
Ixaya: I'll be waiting just over there.
NPC Encounters
Hollow man: What is true freedom?
Hollow man: If not being bound by someone is true freedom... then it can never be obtained as long as someone else exists.
Hollow man: But if everyone else ceases to exist...
Hollow man: Then I will truly...
> You see Hollows being chased by a demon.
Buff Hollow: I-It's Mara! A demon looking like THAT must be Mara!
Hollow man: What a monstrosity... Aaargh!
> The Hollow crumples to the ground.
Mishaguji: Like I said, you are mistaken. I am Mishaguji!
Mishaguji: But I guess it's all the same if you get it right or not. Killing the weak is my duty.
> Found an enemy icon. Fight enemy?
> Fight and win.
Mishaguji: I lost... So I was the weak one...
Mishaguji: I shall unlock the path to one of the two keys. It is the duty of the conquered...
> The demon crumples.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
Demon (Preta): The human mock-ups mean to survive by serving us.
Demon (Preta): Hehehe! What a bunch of gullible idiots! They actually trust demons!
Hollow woman: That hateful Mara is on this floor. This is the last battle.
Hollow woman: Fight! Win! For our freedom and our rights!
> You see a group of Hollows and demons.
Buff Hollow: Hell Yeeeeah! It's the human! Master! We found the human!
Buff Hollow 2: Let's kill Lord Mara's enemy!
Girimekhala: Hmmm. These fake humans are so restless, even though they are all doomed to die.
Girimekhala: Well then, human who is not a fake...
Girimekhala: If you wish to have an audience with Lord Mara, then you'll have to go through me.
Girimekhala: I will not allow the weak to waste Lord Mara's time!
> Found an enemy icon. Fight enemy?
> Fight and win.
Girimekhala: Good... You may pass.
Girimekhala: Go and satisfy Lord Mara!
> The demon crumples.
> You hear something opening somewhere.
Buff Hollow: P-Please forgive us! We were forced to serve these demons...
Buff Hollow 2: Your victory should have unlocked the path to one of the two keys!
Buff Hollow 2: We're totally rooting for you, Lord Human! Go kill that son of a bitch Mara!
> The Hollows run off.
Boss Intro
Punk Hollow A: Monstrous oppressor! Feel the blade of Freedom!
> The punk Hollow hacks at Mara! ...Only to have his blade bounce back uselessly.
Mara: It is well to act on your desires.
Mara: Be as you are, do what you wish! Enjoy chaos!
Mara: But that privilege is for the Strong.
Mara: The Weak have no need of freedom!
Mara: The Weak need only bow to the Strong and obey! You fools!
CHOICE: My thoughts exactly.
Mara: Words well spoken. Now, back them up with force!
CHOICE: Freedom is for everyone. (Chaos alignment points)
Mara: Don't make me laugh! You dare oppose me you puny little weakling?
Mara: Then try and force me into submission!
END OF CHOICE
Mara: I will show you that I am a true pillar of might!
Post Boss
Punk Hollow A: Is it... over? Was freedom defended?
Xana: Come to think of it, the Hollows of this Realm weren't exterminated this time.
Xana: I thought Ixaya meant to destroy all of the Realms...
Ixaya: It's all the same to me.
Xana: ...Oh, you're here.
Ixaya: With the coming of the "Day of Initiation", everything will come to an end, only to start anew.
Ixaya: But enough of that. You, the punk dude over there.
Punk Hollow A: ...?
Ixaya: Your Realm didn't end, but that is by no means a salvation, right?
Ixaya: I mean, you lost all your friends, and now you're all alone.
Ixaya: Do you cry out for freedom, even so?
Punk Hollow A: ...
Punk Hollow A: Solitude, huh? That's just great.
Punk Hollow A: Now I don't have to abide by any rules, or care about someone else's feelings.
Punk Hollow A: I can decide everything on my own now. That's the ultimate freedom, right?
Ixaya: Solitude is the ultimate form of freedom, you say? I see. That's one way of looking at it.
Punk Hollow A: Ah, yes! It's great to be alone!
Punk Hollow A: Hell Yeeeeeeah! I'm alone! From now on I'll live alone!
Punk Hollow A: I am not bound by anyone! Nobody is bound by me! This is true freedom!
Punk Hollow A: I found it at last! Ahahahahaha!
> The Hollow runs off with tears in his eyes.
Xana: ...Ixaya, can you tell me something?
Ixaya: What is it?
Xana: What exactly is it that you want?
Ixaya: To become human of course. That was the goal ever since the very beginning.
Ixaya: No, it's not just me. All Hollows want that. We hope for it.
Ixaya: But not you, Xana. Am I right?
Xana: ... Yes.
Ixaya: What then, is it exactly that YOU want? What hopes and dreams brought you into this world?
Xana: I...
Xana: I don't want to become human.
Xana: I just want to _learn about_ them... That is what I hope for.
Ixaya: I see... Just as I thought, YOU ARE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN US.
New Dialogue in Previous Floors
> Back at floor 21...
Buff Hollow: ...
> The Hollow is dead.
> He can no longer do anything.
Buff Hollow: ...
> The Hollow is dead.
> He can no longer say anything.
Hollow woman: What happened to getting a mohawk? Nah, I ditched that idea.
Hollow woman: I chose to be free to not get a mohawk.
> Back at floor 22...
> You return to where you found the Hollow man who wasn't afraid.
Hollow ghost: I diiiiiied! *Sobbing
Buff Hollow: I was running around naked and was attacked by demons. I nearly died because I wasn't wearing any protective gear.
Buff Hollow: I guess these "restraints" called clothes were also the "protection" that prevented me from harm.
> You return to where you found the Purge Extract addict.
Buff Hollow: ...
> The Hollow is purged of all his memories.
> Back at floor 23...
> You return to where you found the Hollow who was convinced that strong humans can do whatever they want.
Hollow ghost: Power is everything!
Hollow ghost: I'm dead because I was weak! No complaints!
Hollow ghost: It's the same with humans, right? The weak can't complain!
> You return to where you saw two hollows fighting.
Buff Hollow 1: M-My freedom... *Pant*
Buff Hollow 2: N-No... I-It's my freedom...
> The fight drags on...
Hollow woman: *Pant* All this smiling is starting to tire me out.
Hollow woman: It'd be so much easier if I could just say "You pig!"...
Hollow woman: But no, I'm not that kind of idol! I won't give up!
Hollow woman: Everybody, I love you!
> Back at floor 24...
Hollow woman: Lord Mara has fallen. He no longer stands erect...
Hollow woman: It's so sad I'll no longer be able to gaze upon his magnificence... Oh. No wait, I didn't mean that.
Hollow woman: I wonder if my friend who gave me this letter is well.
Hollow woman: When things settle down in this Realm, I'd like to go visit her.
> She hugs the blank letter gently in her arms.
Demon (Preta): I-I can't believe it...! Lord Mara has been defeated...?
Demon (Preta): N-No! Please don't kill me! I'm a good demon! I really am!
> Back at floor 25...
Hollow man: As I said...
Hollow man: It's all over when you die...
Hollow woman: Mara has fallen! Victory to our freedom!
Hollow woman: Let this be known. We will continue to kill all who dare to try and take our freedom!
> Back at floor 26...
> You return to where there was a Buff Hollow who planned to surrender.
Buff Hollow: You vanquished the mighty Mara...? Then you must be the strongest being in the whole realm.
Buff Hollow: You're free to rule this Free Realm as you please!
Buff Hollow: What? You don't want to? Then why did you become so strong in the first place?
> You return to where the Hollow son who ran off to get married had died.
Hollow man: ...
> There are two dead Hollows.
Hollow woman: ...
> You return to where you met the Hollow mocking the Hollows who chose to surrender.
Hollow ghost: Mara got me...
Hollow ghost: Maybe I should've obeyed...
Hollow woman: What's that? What happened to the Lord Mara doll?
Hollow woman: I threw that damn thing away of course!
> Back at floor 27...
> You return to where you found the Hollow doing push-ups.
Buff Hollow: What? You took out Mara? Never mind that. Take a look at THIS!
Buff Hollow: Look at these muscles! See my pecs? Aren't they awesome?
> You return to where you found the Hollow who liked to be a bully.
Hollow man: The guy who was here? He killed himself.
Hollow man: He was afraid of being punished for his deeds, and the fear became too much for him to bear.
Hollow man: What a coward. Punishment for bullying Hollows? That's nonsense.
Hollow man: You kill demons, and you're not being punished. Are you?
> Back at floor 28...
Buff Hollow: Mara's been defeated?! Looks like my moral support helped!
Hollow ghost man: I died because I didn't hide. Maybe I should've hid.
Hollow ghost man: But then, hiding in fear just isn't for me, so...
Hollow ghost man: That was my life. No, that was my Hollow life.
Hollow ghost woman: I was hiding, but I got killed. Somebody must've ratted me out...
Hollow ghost woman: You...? It's not you, is it...?
> You return to where you found the Hollow man behind the go-through wall.
Hollow man: Mara's gone? But there are still demons about, right?
Hollow man: I'm hiding here until all the demons are gone!
> Back at floor 29...
Hollow ghost man: I desired to be free, but now I am dead and bound to this place.
Hollow ghost man: It's funny but... I somehow feel more human now.
Hollow ghost man: Maybe these are just the delusions of a Hollow who failed to become human.
> You return to where there was a buff Hollow standing in front of a room of offerings to Mara.
Buff Hollow: Mara's been defeated, so he won't be needing all these offerings now.
Buff Hollow: I thought of taking it all for myself, but now there's nobody who can break the seal.
Buff Hollow: No one except Mara himself may pass, so I guess there's nothing we can do.
Hollow woman: Yeah Mara's gone, but the Free Realm is still a dangerous place.
Hollow woman: If I can't go to the Harmonious Realm, what about the Luminous Realm...?
Hollow woman: What? That's been destroyed too?!
> Back at floor 30...
> You see a demon battered and bruised.
Demon (Preta): Shit! The moment Mara went down, those Hollows turned on us!
Demon (Preta): They're acting just like real humans... I guess we demons were the gullible idiots...
Hollow woman: Mara has fallen! We have won!
Hollow woman: Now it's time to kill all those Hollows who sided with Mara!
Hollow woman: After all, that is the right of the strong. Right?
To be continued...