Everyone wakes up in the village, but everyone is in denial of what happened last night. Colette is the only person we know is thinking about it because he's actually the main character. He's pretty sure they're all on edge. That being said, he has his reasons to think good thoughts. Croix has been with them for a while and never shown any signs of being "that."
Alouette brings up that Croix makes her think she's about to remember something from her own past but isn't sure what. She then tells us she's been having a bad dream lately. It's a dream that foretells her death. Colette, ever the brave puppy, promises to protect his crush. Alouette doesn't really think he can do it, but she greatly appreciates the thought and calls the boy like a litter brother. The poor kid... Appreciative regardless, she gives him a kiss on the cheek. This action removes Colette from the world of awareness.
Everyone arrives at the town square, and they quickly sweep everything that happened under the rug. Everyone quickly heads out after Prier yells at her brother to catch up.
Our destination is the ghost town. When we arrive, it's snowing. Despite being in the desert, we're surrounded by a winter wonderland. Alouette tells us dark energies have corrupted this place and are affecting the weather. Prier points towards the townsfolk, but Colette says they're ghosts. One comes over to us and confirms the suspicion. They tell us this place isn't for the living and that we should leave. He says they've been like this since the Dark Prince was born and directs us towards a hill.
At the hill, Croix recognizes that he's been here. As his body shakes again, Alouette has a mild health scare because of it. More importantly, we're greeted by the first demon lord we fought on the Escargot. He does the usual stuff, and a fight breaks out.
I had my first team wipe here. Those damn mages, man... The zombies are nothing to forget, either, so focus on the boss. I took out the point zombie and a mage on round one. The other mage on round two and went all out on the boss after. I lost most of my team but won out in the end.
Just as Prier is about to lay the final blow, the lord tells us his secret plan. His existence is keeping all the ghosts here. If we kill him, they go too. Despite that, Alouette commands Prier to kill him. Colette gets mad at her for saying such things, but she remains absolute. After a tense sequence, four villagers teleport in and drag the lord to the afterlife with them. A remaining boy asks us to follow him to the hill. At some point, Homard alluded to his past, but I don't care.
On top of the hill is a tree, and the sun shining on it. But we're still in a snowfield. This place looks familiar, and even Croix states it. The ghost tells us this is where the Dark Prince was born and fades away. Colette goes to apologize for the altercation but gets the cold shoulder. He remains stunned for the rest of the scene. Eclair finds two names on the tree. "Croix and Angelique" Is this our Croix? Who's the girl? Croix says that name sounds familiar, and one of the flowers in front of the tree glows brightly. When it stops, we're out of the snowfield. The group thinks the Goddess sent us back in time.
We return to the village, and it's not filled with ghosts. The first person we see calls out to Croix, and she's the same woman we've seen flash before his eyes. She wonders why Croix is here and not shopping like he said he was, so we come up with an alibi that makes her think we're different people. But her Croix and our Croix look so much alike. Angelique then drops the bomb that she and her Croix are engaged. Prier is stunned and acts like her brother earlier. Eclair thinks she and Prier look a lot alike. Eventually, Angelique invites is over for dinner.
We can explore the town first to learn the empire is hunting Poitenne followers and labeling them witches. Angelique is an incredible healer that the whole village loves and is willing to protect from the evil empire. There are no shops, so head to Angelique's house.
She's a great cook, person, and woman. Prier wants to hate her but can't. She is, however, quite jealous. But Angelique's Croix is still gone. This worries Angelique because the night brings out Croix's dark side. Everyone has a light and dark side, but his darkness can be terrifyingly powerful. It's been tough on their relationship; she's a healer, and he's a vagrant. Thankfully, Angelique believes Poitenne has helped them both. We then bond over the shared worship of our boob deity, despite her reverence being illegal. Angelique then asks if Prier and her Croix are dating, and he leaves the room. Shortly afterwards, a man from the village rushes in. There was an accident at the hill, and the people need her help. Angelique goes to the hill, and we wait here. Before she does, and with Croix out of the room, Alouette asks if Angelique is pregnant. She is.
Two hours later, she's still gone. Alouette tells us she's not coming back. Alouette knows that Angelique is supposed to die tonight, and Prier gets mad at her. Why wouldn't we try to save her? We then have an argument about time travel and whether or not the Goddess sent is here to save the world or just watch it start to die. Prier refuses to do that, and Colette agrees. The whole group heads to the hill. Alouette wonders if this is the Goddess' plan.
At the hill, we see the man who told us there had been an accident. We hear him talking to himself about how this isn't his fault; it's Angelique's. We confront him, and he says he loved Angelique, but she went with Croix. Because of his stupid jealousy, he's contacted the authorities to kill her. They show up, and we need to fight through them.
But we shouldn't. Something about killing innocents sits badly with the group, despite these guys not being innocent. Aren't they supposed to die tonight anyway? To get through these battles, we need to avoid combat. This sucks because the mobs hit hard, block our narrow path, and it's at least three fights long. No killing, no healing, only dying. I couldn't do it, so I'll figure out how to do so tomorrow.
This is taking longer to play than I had hoped. One way or another, I'll be starting a new game on Monday. Hopefully.
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