Toal walked into a room surrounded by sand and was promptly ambushed. He took care of the demons in the blink of an eye, but it was all for naught. They got back up and prepared a counter. An immortal being will always counter. The sound of a bell rings out through the room, and the monsters disappear. A voice calls out to Toal, and the goddess Reah teleports in.
She's glad to see him, but she's also mad. Reah can't believe Toal would run off and die without even saying goodbye! She's upset about his actions when Ys took to the skies. Just as Feena, Reah didn't care that Toal joined the Darklings. Reah's also not even mad that he's the reason her sister is in magic jail. Reah states that it made the twins wonder if their friendship was a lie. Toal became furious at this and said how wrong she was. He was shocked at his outburst and admittance that he still cares for them. Reah laughed at the fact Toal Fact believed her acting and his gullibility. Toal tries to flip it back by reminding her he's a traitor, promising more evil deeds. He offers Reah a chance to join Feena peacefully, but she can't. Reah knows following Toal's plan will lead to his death, and she won't allow that. Regardless of what happens, Toal will not survive. Even IF his plan could work. Reah read Toal's face and knew he wanted to destroy the Black Pearl. But doing that will require Toal to go mad to even accomplish that, and the fallout of such an act will destroy all demons, including the hypothetical mad Toal. Toal keeps trying to tell Reah she's wrong and transforms. Reah begs him to stop, knowing that form is hard to maintain. She reminds him of their last conversation when he told her she's not perfect, but that's alright. He obliged but demanded to know their plan to end this. He knows the demonic essence can't be controlled. Unfortunately, Reah doesn't answer. She just tells him to trust the twins and flies off. She gives him the Silver Chines as a gift. Toal thinks he has an idea of what's going on, but he needs to talk to Feena. Rado's Annex is just above him.
It's mostly empty, with only Epona standing guard. Toal asks her to stay here, which the girl thinks is scandalous, but she'll remain on the bottom floor.
Toal transforms to open the door and tells Feena what happened with Reah. The two discuss how the Black Pearl affects cleria ore and that the Darklings didn't summon the demons. But Dalles' crew had to come from somewhere. The twins believe there is a traitor among the ranks of Ys, which is why they didn't tell anyone they were coming to Darm. As for how to stop this... The angel wings Feena and Reah have are how they control the Black Pearl. They're willing to sacrifice those wings to seal it, even though it will cost them and cause them to fall into a deep sleep. Toal bursts into a laugh. His entire mission changes with this information. He tells Feena that he knows what to do to save everything, and Feena sees it in his eyes....
After defeating the Demon General, Hugo finds his brother about to ascend the stairs. Toal doesn't sense any hostility, which would be correct. Hugo just wants to know how Toal became so powerful, even without the demon form. Toal answers and even praises his brother in the process while explaining his actions of giving up his inheritance. He says some vague stuff about trusting in your own abilities and forgetting whatever their dad said. Hugo understands, and Toal offers a rematch whenever his brother wants it. Toal heads into the Blighted Blood, but Hugo is greeted by Dalles...
[The Blighted Blood is empty and straightforward for Toal. He doesn't interact with the petrified knights, and the only scene is Epona giving him the boss key after she lets on she's into Hugo. But...]
With the sixth Demon General dead, Toal steels himself to climb to the tops of Darm, where things are going to get hard. But there's a surprise roadblock. Dalles, Zava, and a dead faced Hugo teleport in front of him. Dalles is aware of Toal's actions and knows he's gone rogue. He'll kill him now. And by "he," Dallas means Hugo. Hugo calls forth four Eyes of Fact and shoots four fire beams at Toal. This is too much for the double agent. Out of pride, Dalles allows Toal to live. He wants to see the lowly retch climb the rest of the tower... If he can.
Toal tries to get to his feet, willing himself through the pain. A white light glows from beneath him, and his wounds are cured. Father Shion is behind him. He's heard the whole story from Feena and is here to help Toal. Further abandoning his Darkling alliance, Toal accepts the Lila Shell, rejoining Ys. With a new outlook, Toal enters the Demonic Core...
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I had a feeling this was coming, but I'm not sure how good a reveal it was. Seemed kinda rushed, but there are only twenty five floors to explore this change, and they did a good enough job of it. We're almost at the end!
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