Turns out I did get that achievement. It just didn't pop up.
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"And so we began to climb the frozen peak of Mt. Vesuvio. It was filled with monkeys who threw rocks at us before we could reach them. The smart ones towards the top are smart enough to ambush you by jumping out of the snow and causing a minor avalanche. There's an ice beetle that can burrow under the snow to get the "drop" on you. There are caves in here filled with devil penguins who slide at you. There's also a bear.
But there's only one path up. There's a nice slide towards the end, though. And then we heard harp music. Remnos was waiting here, just as Leo said. But I didn't sense any hostility. In fact, all he did was tell us they knew about the Mask of the Moon. It's here, but there's only half of it behind him. He didn't try to fight us and decided to walk away. Karna tried to tell him how she felt, but it fell on deaf ears once again. Remnos donned his mask and started leaving, but then he stopped.
The mask did something to him. It dropped him to a knee before paralyzing him altogether. Bami appeared to condemn him. Ever since Remnos broke her curse, she had been watching him, waiting for him to disobey an order. Remnos was instructed to return to Mask of the Moon. He disregarded the order and would let it, broken or not, fall into our hands. The fake ask would now kill him. She went to collect it, calling backup as she did. We made quick work of the soldiers before trying to care for Remnos. He apologized before passing out. General Leo caught up to us and confirmed our suspicions. Remnos has actually been working for us as a mole. Seeing him send away the Elduke guards made me wonder about his motives. And Leo demanded we go after Bami as well. His pomp is gone, so who really is Leo? But we took his advice and went to the top.
Bami was waiting for us, and she was annoyed. She decided to end our pursuit here and now. She put on one of her masks, and its power warped her. The Enchanting Magician, Bami, is now a harpy. She flies through the air and tries to summon flies. Her aerial prowess was nullified by Karna's knives. But the witch's magic is potent and constant. Balls of fire and darkness flew across the battlefield, only ceasing to kick us in the air. She would occasionally stand there to summon lightning. Had we been aware and not dealing with her bugs, we could have stopped it. But we survived the storm, and Karna finished her off with her own weather conditions.
A treasure chest was on the altar behind her. Inside was half of the Mask of the Moon. The Roda Tree did say it felt the mask in two locations. Perhaps the other part was in that second location. We visited the Roo's Nest. Leo took Remnos here to rest. Rem was alive but still out. But he was safe, so we continued on.
The Lake Tolmes Ruins is located to the east of the mountains. It's surrounded by the cleanest water I've ever seen. It was quite the scene! Frieda told us that, despite the name, it's still functional. It's also a pain in the ass to navigate. We'll need to flood the first room by using the water in the second room. Getting there took us through a lot of water filled with giant frogs, lizards, and a dinosaur. We can't attack well underwater, but our enemies could. As we crossed the array of platforms and reached the back of the temple, the air began to reak. The smell was horrible, but we had to keep on. As we did at the mountain, we saw an altar. But we also noticed how polluted the waters were. How does this reach the river between Casnan and the Primal Lands as clean water?
And then Gadis showed up. As he did, several spardas rose from the waters. They spewed their poison, and it cleansed the water. Gadis told us spardas don't poison water. Their cleansing stuff can be overpowering, though. Too much of a good thing makes a bad thing. He continued to mock Ozma for his actions, but Ozma changed. He acknowledged the sins of his people's past but vowed to change them. This upset the Beast Master for some reason, so he put on a mask. As it did to Bami, he transformed. It's less exciting, but he was more threatening.
The Sadiatic Beast Tamer was ferocious. He summons bears more often than Bami did, so I was preoccupied with them. Ozma was a madman and went after Gadis the whole time. His primary attacks were large sweeping blows with his shield hand. More often than not, he'd shoot artillery into the sky. It would shock the battlefield and hurt! He decided to stand there to charge something up, but we were prepared. We didn't let him act and stunned him. Ozma put him down for good. We got the second half of the mask and returned to the Roo's Nest.
Remmoa was awake. We could hear his harp, and the roos were fans. Apparently, they were a demanding audience. But he was alive and well. All of us spoke to the Grand Roo, hoping he'd know how to repair the Mask of the Moon. He suggested we visit the location it was made at, the Columbia Ruins. It's situated in the heart of the battlefield where Eldeel and Lafance fought, so it might not go well. And there was the door guard there, too. But Grand Roo knew about that. He gave me a sword that could defeat the bio-mechanical creatures made during this time. Remnos wanted to come along, but Karna convinced him to recuperate here. Let's hope we can find something there.
-Adol
PS: During the last few days, I've seen memories from other people: rival explorers, Leo, and even King Lafance. My memories of the King indicated that neither he nor Eldeel were comfortable with their titles. Eldeel was even already planning his retirement. Was it because of the "otherside" he mentions? And why did the Mask of the Moon seem so important.
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We're coming down to the wire now. My map exploration is at 98 percent!
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