As Gran and the others creep ever closer to the heart of the miasma, the monsters they encounter grow stronger.
Eugen
We're seeing fewer and fewer of the little guys... Think we're getting closer to Leviathan?
Lyria
We're close... Just a little further now.
Io
So it's almost time... I'm actually getting kind of nervous.
Rackam
That's because you're fidgety. But you wouldn't wanna be too calm anyway, you know?
Io
Mind your own business, old man!
Vyrn
Nervous? You'd never know just listening to you...
Katalina
Are you ready to go, Gran?
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Let's move.
Vyrn
Right on! That's how a leader's supposed to sound!
Katalina
Let's go then... Time to meet the guardian of Auguste!
At the center of the miasma, Gran and the others prepare to finally face the berserk Leviathan and restore the enraged primal beast to its place of former glory in Auguste.
Leviathan
Groooaaagh!
Eugen
So this is Leviathan, the guardian deity of Auguste...
Leviathan
Grgh... Groooaaagh!
Katalina
It seems to have lost its mind... I don't think our usual methods are going to work.
Lyria
I'm sorry. This wouldn't have happened if I'd noticed sooner...
Rackam
I'm guessing we're gonna have to do something drastic, eh?
Io
I know medicine's nasty and all... but you need to take it if you want to feel better! Right, Lyria?
Lyria
Yeah! Hold on just a little longer... We're here to help!
Eugen
Gran, I'm beggin' ya... Leviathan's always been there for us.
Eugen
You've gotta help me repay the favor! I'm askin' this on behalf of the people of Auguste...
Eugen
Leviathan's hurt. Auguste's going to be swallowed up.
Eugen
Nobody wants to see that happen, so please! You've gotta help me return Leviathan to normal!
Vyrn
You've got it! Right, Gran?
Vyrn
Let's show this beast what we're made of!
Just as Leviathan falls, a mysterious girl appears and absorbs Leviathan's power like Lyria. The Black Knight refuses to say anything of the girl, but claims the crew can find the answers they seek on the Lumacie Archipelago.
Leviathan
...
Lyria
Did that hurt? I'm sorry... But it's going to be okay.
Lyria
Come here, Leviathan...
Leviathan
...
Eugen
She's absorbing Leviathan's power...
???
My apologies, but I'm taking some of that power for my friend here.
???
Drool...
Katalina
The Black Knight? What are you doing here?
Black Knight
I told you, didn't I? We all have our parts to play.
Black Knight
Now, my dear. Your meal awaits.
???
Mmm... I'm starving...
Katalina
What's the meaning of this?
Lyria
Eep! Oh my gosh...
Rackam
Did that little girl just absorb Leviathan's power? I thought Lyria was the only one who could do that!
???
That was... delicious...
Vyrn
What's going on here? She can do the same crazy stuff Lyria can?
Io
Hold on, knight face! Tell us what's going on! Who are you two anyway?
Black Knight
I don't believe I have an obligation to answer that.
Black Knight
But if you wish to know more, come to the Lumacie Archipelago.
Black Knight
Of course, whether you find the answers you seek depends entirely on you... Come, my dear.
???
See you...
The Black Knight and girl soon vanish without a trace.
Katalina
The Lumacie Archipelago, eh?
Vyrn
At least they didn't swipe the sky map piece out from under us. What do you want to do, Gran?
Eugen
We have to go. It's about the only lead we've got.
Lyria
Yes... I'd like to know too.
Lyria
I want to know who I am... And who the Black Knight and that girl are.
Lyria
I can't let this chance get away!
The signposts left by the Black Knight are faded indeed, but they may just point Gran and the crew toward the truth.