After being punished by Marinella for their shared sins, Tau'luk divulges that the Legion Void's appearance means the invasion has entered its final stage, but that hope for the future can still win out. Just then, Lyria's condition deteriorates, and the island is engulfed by a sinister miasma, trapping both parties.
Marinella
Tau'luk...
Tau'luk
It's been a while, Marinella.
Marinella slowly approaches her husband, seemingly overwhelmed by emotion.
Marinella
I've never seen you dressed so casually. Letting your hair down now that you've abdicated the throne, are you?
Tau'luk
Yes, I suppose. As it is now, I am no longer a king, but merely a lone skydweller concerned about the future of the Sky Realm.
Marinella
I see. Then there's no need for ceremony.
With this, Marinella puts her hands on Tau'luk's shoulders.
Marinella
Hngh!
The next moment, she headbutts him with all her might.
Tau'luk
...
Alliah
...!
Marinella
Oww... I expected my forehead to take a beating, but I think I twisted my neck a little too...
Tau'luk
Is this about Pholia?
Alliah
(Pholia?)
Marinella
That's right. I'm just as guilty as you are, so I thought it was only right for me to share your punishment.
Wearing a satisfied expression, Marinella turns back to the crew, rubbing her forehead.
Marinella
Sorry for the interruption. Back to our discussion of that monstrosity growing out of the island—the "Legion Void," was it?
Vyrn
R-right...
Zwei
(What a bunch of weirdos...)
Clearing his throat none too subtly, Tau'luk begins to share the information at his disposal regarding the incursion of the Otherworld.
Tau'luk
The Legion Void...
Tau'luk
Its appearance means that the invasion of this Sky Realm has entered its final stage.
Tau'luk
Though the Legion Void remains silent at present, it will soon begin to consume this sky.
Violet Knight
By then it will be too late. There will be nothing even we Seven Luminary Knights can do, not even if we had primal beasts and dragons at our command.
Violet Knight
The Great Wall itself was only able to cause negligible damage to it.
Mikaboshi
Even the Great Wall is ineffective?
Tau'luk
Correct. In this way, the Otherworld was able to completely destroy the Sky Realms that no longer remain.
Faced with this casual revelation of the worst-case scenario, Gran and the crew clench their fists.
Violet Knight
In my estimation, neither the power of the skies nor the stars is capable of defeating it in its entirety.
Violet Knight
It's completely different on a fundamental level. And I don't just mean in terms of strength—it's literally in a whole other dimension.
Violet Knight
So in order to fully defeat the Legion Void, you'd probably need that same dimensional power, or at least something comparable.
Gandharva
Heh, are you sure about that? Maybe your forces were simply too weak.
Violet Knight
If only that were the case. Even Walfrid was no match for it, I'll have you know.
Gandharva
Oho? Even Walfrid?
Io
So no matter what sort of power we use, we can't win...
Io
What exactly are we supposed to do, then?
As Io addresses the elephant in the room, Tau'luk calmly answers her question.
Tau'luk
There is still hope. The Otherworlders are not all-powerful beings.
Tau'luk
It is true that they are capable of rewriting reality, and that the power of the skies and stars have little effect against the Legion Void.
Tau'luk
However, they are unable to handle concepts that are beyond their scope.
Tau'luk
As the veritable embodiment of the apocalypse, that which is their antithesis—the resolve to move forward, hope for the future—can become their undoing.
Loki
Hope...
Tau'luk
If we continue to fight without yielding, we can drive away the Otherworlders.
Tau'luk
By doing so, that which was lost will return. In the same way that we reclaimed Edan, if only a portion of it.
Tau'luk
All that they have stolen from us can be recovered. We have not truly lost anything yet.
Katalina
We can reclaim what we've lost. And that in itself gives us hope, I suppose.
Vyrn
As long as we don't throw in the towel, everybody who got erased will come back...
Io
In that case, giving up is definitely not an option! We'll take back everything they took from us!
Eugen
Even though the world's at stake and all that, it really boils down to a battle of wills.
Rosetta
That works just fine for me. No need to make it overly complicated.
Seeing a faint glimmer of hope, Gran and the crew renew their resolve to fight.
Lyria
...
But while the others gather together, Lyria alone remains standing quietly to the side.
Tau'luk
And this remains pure speculation... but I believe that they have another weakness.
Tau'luk
Most likely, the Otherworlders—
Lyria
...
Katalina
Lyria!
Seeing Lyria collapse suddenly, Katalina and Gran immediately rush over to her.
Katalina
Are you all right? Don't tell me you were injured in the battle earlier...
Lyria
No... I'm not hurt. At least, I don't think I am...
Lyria
But it's a little hard to breathe... and my body feels weak...
Marinella
Here, let me examine you. Could I ask you to take a seat?
Marinella sits Lyria down and gives her a thorough checkup.
Marinella
...
Marinella
Your pulse is a little fast, but I don't see anything else out of the ordinary.
Vyrn
What about you, Gran? Still feelin' okay?
The captain nods, holding on tightly to Lyria's hand.
Rosetta
How strange. What could possibly be happening to Lyria?
Io
Wh-what do we do? There are plenty of beds here, so should we have her lie down and rest for the time being?
Eugen
Not sure rest is the answer here, but it can't hurt.
Meanwhile, the two Astrals watching from a distance turn to mutter to each other.
Mikaboshi
Hmm... This is not good.
Loki
It sure isn't. Lyria's inherently connected to the stars, so we can sense it.
Katalina
What do you mean? It sounds like you know something...
Tau'luk
It means the worst has happened.
Tau'luk stares out the window at what appears to be a storm swirling outside.
Eugen
Huh? Weren't the skies clear just a sec ago?
White Knight
Wait, that's... But how can this be!
The White Knight frantically throws open the door and rushes outside, followed by several other members of the group.
Peering through the tempest, they see that Edan is completely covered in raging wind and rain.
White Knight
This is no ordinary storm. I know this sinister miasma...
Violet Knight
It's exactly like... the Grim Basin.
Though impossible to believe, the scene before them is unmistakable—
The wall of miasma that divides the skydoms is enveloping Edan Island.
166: Island of Medicine 
