Cocytus

Following Odessa east, we come to Mount Chug-chug. That’s its nickname. Its real name Mt. Elecartia, or something. It houses the mineral needed for Skype calls, so it’s kind of a big deal. It’s also kinda empty. All the elevators are dead now, so travel until you kick a minecart into a hole. Go back a bit to where a fork was, kick the cart again, and you’ll follow it to a control panel. After Ashley dislodges a shiny rock from it, he’ll turn on the elevators. Go back up, fall in a hole, and carry on until you reach the outside. Here we met another member of Odessa.

Ptolomea is a one-eyed giant, and I think we saw him escaping Illviel Prison earlier. I should have mentioned him, but my phone battery issue is making me rush. Regardless, he claims he’s a kind man since he’s not gonna kill us. But he will fight us! It's another easy fight, though. Whale on him until he dies. It turns out he was only buying time for his airplane to fuel up. We see the four members of Odessa board, and we return to Valena Chateau.

Valena gives us a moment of respite, and Ashley uses it to return home. He wants to gift Marina the rock he found in the mines. The three boys distract him for a moment before he gets to his totally-not-girlfriend. Ashley tells her that, with this stone, they’ll be able to emotionally connect from anywhere on the planet. The other ARMS members show up to tell him his orders have come in.

We’re told about the borders between countries. Apparently, nations take border security very seriously on Filgaea. Our next goal is to talk to the leaders of the four nations on Filgaea. Gaining their permission is the only way for ARMS to cross those borders without issue. Our first destination is Sylvaland. To reach the queen, we need to activate the Life Reflector that lies dormant in the nearby forest.

We find it and immediately sense that other people are nearby by. We find them in the next room, and they’re the boys from Meria. The young ARMS members (who are the same age as Lillia) are here exploring. Everyone thinks it’s too dangerous for them to return home now, so they continue with us. It doesn’t last long, as the next room is the engine to the place. The engine doesn’t work, but something is happening, and we’re attacked by the boss. Elebart. He’s the Thunderbolt Monster, so I think that means he’s weak to stone. I didn’t have that spell, but I dispatched him without issues.

After the fight, the engine still doesn’t work. Fortunately, Tim’s medium, the equipable thing I mentioned I needed to learn, activates. It activates the motor, and we all head back down to the teleporter. The boys say farewell, and we head to Sylvaland. The camera then cuts away from the planet as light reflects off of several mirrors around the world. How advanced were the progenitor races on this planet?

The castle is nearby, and we head straight there. The queen is really into border security, ao she doesn’t allow is free passage. What if we become like Odessa? She cares naught for heroes, it seems. And then, a guard rushes in and informs us the town of Halmetz is under attack. With no way of getting her guards together in time, she sends us. We head to the town and find it empty. Oddly enough, freshly cooked food can be smelt throughout the streets. After some investigation, we met another member of Odessa. Judecca blows up the church, hoping we’d have fallen for his trap. We didn't, so he sicks his friend, Trach, on us. Trach is trash. Alas, he has plot armor. Humans can’t kill him, but the inner voice of Ashley begins to echo. They talk until a blinding white light wipes Trach away. It also knocks us out, allowing Judecca to take us to jail.

Golgotha Prison is another jail, as the name would suggest. To exit, fix the tilted bin in the corner, pull it away, and follow the path. Switch between characters when you need to, and you will, until you reach the townsfolk in a giant cell. They were abducted to lure us in! Ashley goes ahead to scout while Lillia and Brad hang back to protect everyone. As he exits the building, we see Judecca waiting for us. Lillia and Brad were captured and are currently being crucified behind us. Trach attacks us again, the inner voice echoes again, but, this time, something odd happens. Ashley turns into a red armored knight. He easily vanquishes Trach and saves the day. Marivel shows up with the citizens behind her and says more strange things. Eventually, she talks about the knight that Ashley turned into. The KnightBlazer is the combination of the Demon Summoning and Argetlahm. One great evil, and one great good.

We all return to Sylvaland, the queen grants us passage, and we return to the chateau. Ashley has a flashback with Marina, who really doesn’t want Ashley to go on dangerous missions and resents him being a hero. Why does he have to sacrifice himself when no one else will? Back, still, in the chateau, we get our next mission. We need something to counter Odessa’s plane, so we’re gonna go find some ancient technology!.

Which I’ll do tomorrow!

A few times throughout tonight, we saw glimpses of Odessa. It mostly showed that they're financially in trouble. I don't think I've ever seen a great evil talk about the economics of being evil before. It's oddly refreshing to see something so relatable out of my big bad guys.

Things slowed down! I dig it. Looking forward to more characters getting story, but I am interested in Ashley. I want to know more about Brad, as well as Lillia's sister.