CHAPTER 25: THE TRUTH

PART 3: AGAIN

1. go to balcony on 3rd floor
2. go to DELCACOSTA coast to investigate the strange phenomenon
3. CETOS is available again, us him to fly to the village of GOD's people
4. go to the leader of the inhabitants - he's at the ancient altar, north west of town
5. go to the temple in the center of the village
6. you have to investigate the three hidden saplings of the TREE OF LIFE
                north-east of BANDERFON in some ruins (CETOS only)
                DULDA HAMLET, right at the entrance
                on a cliff at western edge of DAHARA CONTINENT (CETOS only)
7. after the scene, touch the tree
8. touch it again
9. after hearing the whole truth, talk to the prophet again
10. return to the VILLAGE OF GOD'S PEOPLE and talk to the leader
11. go to the TOWER OF OBLIVION and talk to the "guardian"
12. you are now ready to face the game's TRUE FINAL BOSS...question is: are you strong enough to beat it?

...SENYA senses an evil power emerging... everyone runs to the balcony and looks to the sky. the great HERO STAR is falling towards LOTOZETACIA.

at the altar near the BAKLAVA SAND HILLS, the BLACK YOCCHI is staring into the sky, his arms waving, as if commanding the falling sphere.

the star crashes down and a giant is released from it. inside a dark cloud it begins to float, hovering in the air. watching. it's time for the party to find out the whole truth about LOTIU's journey, URNOGA and the wicked god.

at the coast of DELCOSTA, the prophet shows up again. the party is able to use CETOS once more (or for the first time, depends on who you ask).

but the strangest thing happens while talking to the prophet...

TORTE has now seen many of his or her appearances. but then the prophet suddenly looks exactly like URNOGA, telling TORTE that he forgot about the fact that "URNOGA" is his name in this world...

with the help of GOD's PEOPLE, the group then tracks down three saplings of the TREE OF LIFE. each one shows them a part of LOTIU's adventures. that way they find out that CETOS needs some kind of armor in order to break through the sphere that protects NISZELPHA.

when the vision of the third sapling is over, the prophet appears again.

this time, he uses SENYA and VERONICA to grow a tree. this tree holds much more information and the vision it shows TORTE and his friends is going to explain everything.

in order to find a way to defeat NISZALPHA, the hero and his companions travelled the world just like TORTE did. his close friends right by his side.

NELSON, the warrior. SENKA, the sage. and URANOS, the magician.

during the final battle with the wicked god NISZELPHA, the hero's group was on the road to victory. but right before LOTIU could finish the enemy off, he was betrayed:

URANOS, the magician, stabbed the HERO. he did not want the wicked god to die. that moment, he just wanted it's power.

LOTIU died moments later.

since the hero's power wasn't there to destroy NISZELPHA for good, SENKA sealed the wicked god inside the magic barrier that she sent to the skies.

it was later known as the HERO STAR.

the sage than took the HERO'S BLADE back to the tree. afterwards, she disappeared. she went into hiding at the ANCIENT LIBRARY. SENKA wanted to find a way to bring her friend back to life. eventually, she stumbled upon the TOWER OF OBLIVION. and although she was able to save LOTIU, she did become the guardian of this place.

"i wanted to see you just one more time."

how could the prophet know all these things?

he finally reveals his true appearance:

URANOS.

the prophet is another version of him, from another timeline.

during the battle agains NISZELPHA, URANOS heard a strange voice. he wasn't strong enough to resist it, and so - by his hands - the great hero LOTIU had to die.

URANOS became upset with NISZELPHA's power. eventually, he became the being that TORTE and his friends got to know as URNOGA.

so it all had started with the influence of the wicked god. URANOS lost himself and became URNOGA. since he possessed a part of NISZELPHA's power, URNOGA's death gave the wicked god a chance to return to this world.

that is the whole reason, why TORTE was chosen. the wicked god has never been defeated. it is resting within the BLACK SUN, that hovers above LOTOZETACIA.

the prophet gives TORTE the mysterious cog and disappears.

at the TOWER OF OBLIVION, the party is finally able to strengthen CETOS, so that he can crush the BLACK SUN.

thank you, SENKA, for all your help.

now there is only one thing left to do: finish what LOTIU has started, many many years ago...

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