Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie

Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie is the first part of the Trailblaze Continuance chapter A Foxian Tale of the Haunted. It begins after completing Obsequies Performed, A Long Road Ahead and reading a message from Guinaifen.
==Steps==
# Receive a message from Guinaifen
# Chat with Guinaifen at Aurum Alley
# Go to Fyxestroll Garden with Guinaifen
# Explore the Fyxestroll Garden! Bring it on, schmucks! Huh!
# Explore Fyxestroll Garden! Bring it on, shades!
# Chat with Huohuo, and get her to guide you out
# Find Guinaifen in Locufox Forest
# Find the exit of the Illusory Maze
#* Search out clues from supernatural stories
# Meet up with Huohuo
# Chat with Huohuo, and comfort her
#* (Optional) Chat with Cirrus
#* (Optional) Chat with Tail
# Find the exit of the Illusory Maze
#* (Optional) Search out clues from another volume of supernatural stories
# Listen to the voice in the mirror, and determine whether it's real or fake
# Chat with Xueyi and learn the truth about Fyxestroll Garden
# Go to Swallowsong Pavilion as proposed by Cirrus and chat with Furynox
# Talk to Xueyi and come up with a strategy
# Defeat the host and collect heliobus fragments
# Go to the Verdant Terrace to meet up with Xueyi
# Defeat Cirrus
# Talk with Huohuo
#* (Optional) Talk with Xueyi
#* (Optional) Talk with Cirrus
# Go to Aurum Alley and talk with Sushang
==Gameplay Notes==
* This mission features Trailblazer (Destruction) as the sole Trial character during Step 8.
* This mission requires the use of Huohuo, and provides her for use as a Trial character.
==Trial Character==
==Dialogue==
===Receive a message from Guinaifen===
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===Chat with Guinaifen at Aurum Alley===
;(Talk to Guinaifen)
:Guinaifen: Yo, it's you! You're interested in the supernatural, right?
:Guinaifen: Lucky for you, I just finished editing my stream — it's all the proof you need...
:Guinaifen: But before you watch it, I gotta ask you a question... do you believe in ghosts?
: I believe!
::Guinaifen: I knew it! Curious cats like us usually have a better sixth sense — it's easier for us to perceive the unseen...
: Vids or it didn't happen... and no clickbait.
::Guinaifen: Hehe, I think you're in for a surprise...
::Guinaifen: This video is gonna prove that the Xianzhou is full of supernatural phenomena.
: My beliefs aside, your messages...
::Guinaifen: Uhh, that was me copying video titles from the hottest streamers on the Luofu... I heard they help attract more viewers.
:Guinaifen: Enough chit-chat — look! This is the weird stuff that happened yesterday when I was streaming in Fyxestroll Garden!
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;(Cutscene plays)
::Guinaifen: What's up guys, Little Gui here. We've come to the scariest, most haunted place on the Luofu — Fyxestroll Garden.
::Guinaifen: Don't forget to like, follow, and share — or else I'm gonna chicken out!
::Sushang: They say there's been paranormal activity, here—
::Guinaifen: You're such a scaredy-cat... You said you'd protect me!
::Sushang: How do I stab something that doesn't have a body!?
::Guinaifen: I think I just saw something move!
::Sushang: D—Don't panic! I've got your back...
::???: Ooooh, what a terrible way to die...
::A few hours later
::Guinaifen: A—And a group of flames suddenly grew suuuuper big!"
::Guinaifen: A—And then they floated right up to us, and they were like "gahhhh!"
::Guinaifen: A—And Sushang was like "Eeeeek!" A—And then she fell over.
::Huohuo: Miss Sushang, can you get up? Aren't you getting cold?
;(Cutscene ends)
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:Guinaifen: Me and my bestie got kicked out of the garden straight after... but did you see the key moment?
: The "ghosts" were cheap special effects?
::Guinaifen: What!? No! There was a freezing chill, not to mention the way they drifted through the air... They were legit ghosts! Anyway, the key point was...
: Why is it in third-person perspective at the end?
::Guinaifen: Ugh, it's called editing? I edited it! That way I can show what happened before and after. Anyway, the key moment was...
: The comments all look like bots wrote them...
::Guinaifen: Why are you so focused on all the wrong things?
:Guinaifen: It wasn't the Realm-Keeping Commission or the Cloud Knights that came to deal with it. It was the judges from the Ten-Lords Commission!
: Judges from the Ten-Lords Commission? That's crazy!
::Guinaifen: That's what I'm saying! At first, Sushang didn't believe that Fyxestroll Garden was haunted. But after the judges showed up...
: What's... the Ten-Lords Commission?
::Guinaifen: You've been on the Xianzhou for this long and you've never heard of the Ten-Lords Commission?
::Guinaifen: They're the most mysterious organization on the Xianzhou! Their investigators always pop up out of nowhere, then disappear without a trace. If they show up, you know something serious is going down!
:Guinaifen: In other words, something BIG must have happened in Fyxestroll Garden for them to show up.
: They went to Fyxestroll Garden to catch ghosts...
::Guinaifen: Exactly! Now do you believe that my content isn't clickbait?
: Maybe it was just a false alarm?
::Guinaifen: Possibly... but the judges kicked me and Sushang out of there straight away. It looked like they were setting something up in the garden before we left.
::Guinaifen: There has to be a conspiracy... Uh, I mean — ghosts!
:Guinaifen: Actually, do you have some free time? Do you wanna explore Fyxestroll Garden together, just the two of us? I guarantee you we're gonna reveal the truth this time.
: Let's face the ghosts together!
::Guinaifen: Hee-hee, I knew it! This is what people like us live for. Let's go!
: You're going despite the risk?
::Guinaifen: High risk, high reward, high view count. As we grow up, our curiosity for the unknown gradually fades... I'm not gonna let myself become a boring grown-up.
::Guinaifen: Why are the ghosts haunting the garden? A lingering grudge, perhaps... or maybe they're an omen of some impending disaster? Aren't you curious?
:: ...Sure.
:::Guinaifen: Don't be scared. When the time comes, just hide behind me.
:: No.
:::Guinaifen: I get it — you're scared. I'm scared too. I'm sure you'll find your courage sooner or later. I'll be here waiting for you when you do!
: I'm a little scared. Let me think it over...
::Guinaifen: I understand — I'm scared too! I'm sure you'll find your courage sooner or later. I'll be here waiting for you when you do!
;(Talk to Guinaifen again)
:Guinaifen: Yo, how's that super strong sixth sense of yours?
:Guinaifen: Wanna explore Fyxestroll Garden with me? I KNOW we're gonna get to the truth this time.
: Let's face the ghosts together!
::Guinaifen: Hee-hee, I knew it! This is what people like us live for. Let's go!
: I'm a little scared. Let me think it over...
::Guinaifen: What? What's there to think about? I get it. I'll be waiting for you here when you're ready!
===Go to Fyxestroll Garden with Guinaifen===
;(Upon arrival in Fyxestroll Garden)
:Guinaifen: It's so dark in here... It feels like we're being watched...
:Guinaifen: Did anyone ever tell you the scary stories about Fyxestroll Garden?
: Don't think so...
::Guinaifen: Then allow me! As a streamer, I've done my fair share of research. Let me find my script...
::Guinaifen: "Wandering Fox Spirits and Ghostly Tails..." Fyxestroll Garden was originally a garden delve constructed by a Foxian craftmaster. It was a place for their kin to rest, write poems, and feast... et cetera et cetera.
::Guinaifen: It's said the elite pilots of the Foxians were almost wiped out in the Denizens of Abundance Wars thirty years ago. People went to the Foxsomn Tomb in Fyxestroll Garden to grieve for the departed... Because of this, Fyxestroll Garden rarely saw visitors and was bereft of joy.
::Guinaifen: Over time, Fyxestroll Garden became full of flickering ghostly flames, and weeping lamentations echoed through the air. The rumor that the garden was haunted spread like wildfire among Xianzhou Luofu residents.
:: Sounds like the hauntings in Fyxestroll Garden could be true after all?
:::Guinaifen: I know, right? I did a lot of research before I decided to film here...
:: ...Aaaand who wrote that for you?
:::Guinaifen: Ugh, man, is it that obvious? I paid Mr. Xiyan to write it up for me. Sounded a little too professional, huh?
: Could you make it quick?
::Guinaifen: Sure, I guess now's not really a good time for stories... Don't worry — I can sum it up in a single sentence.
::Guinaifen: Fyxestroll Garden used to be a garden delve, but people started coming here to mourn fallen Foxian fighters at the Foxsomn Tomb, and rumors spread that the garden was haunted.
:Guinaifen: I know it's easy to cast doubt, but the Ten-Lords Commission actually showed up this time.
:Guinaifen: Speaking of which, we have to avoid running into the judges. If we get kicked out, it'll all be for nothing.
:Guinaifen: Anyway, that's the background. Let's keep moving, and watch your step...
===Explore the Fyxestroll Garden! Bring it on, schmucks! Huh!===
:Guinaifen: Whoa, this place feels pure evil... Hee-hee, time to get some footage.
:Guinaifen: I wonder if this thumbnail would be approved...
:Guinaifen: Shh, follow me. Keep quiet and tread lightly...
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;(Attempt to approach Ten-Lords Commission spiritfarers)
:Guinaifen: Wait, wait, wait — stop.
:Guinaifen: ...There are Ten-Lords Commission spiritfarers on patrol. Let's go the other way — we'll head to the Foxsomn Tomb first, then cut through the Locufox Forest.
===Explore Fyxestroll Garden! Bring it on, shades!===
;(Approach marked location)
:Guinaifen: Hey, hey, it looks like there's someone up ahead. Let's go around.
;(Optional, fight and/or , )
;(After the battle)
:Guinaifen: Wow, I didn't know you were so strong, bro! But these are Luofu officials... if we're interrogated, we need to get our story straight...
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;(Approach marked location)
:Wraith Warden: Halt!
:Guinaifen: ...Wh—What's up guys, hear me out!
:Wraith Warden: State your name and your business! Arrest them immediately!
;(Begin battle against , )
::Wraith Warden: Suspicious individuals in a restricted area are detained first and interrogated later. No exceptions.
::Guinaifen: Restricted area? Since when were you in charge of Fyxestroll Garden?
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;(After the battle)
:Hanya: At ease, Wraith Warden. These two are not your enemies.
:Aurumaton Spectral Envoy: Understood, Your Honor.
:Guinaifen: (Trailblazer), look how pale she is! And it seems like her eyes aren't even focusing... Is she a ghost?
:Hanya: As a member of the Ten-Lords Commission, you may as well consider me a member of the dead. I am a judge, alias "Hanya" — responsible for the four duties of detention, incarceration, interrogation, and punishment. Therefore, I know a thing or two about you.
:Hanya: Guinaifen, an Outworlder, unemployed... You entered Fyxestroll Garden with Sushang, a Cloud Knight, the day before yesterday.
:Guinaifen: Huh? Unemployed? I'm a and a streamer who reports on current events! A streamer! It's a legit operation!
:Hanya: As for this one here...
: I'm (Trailblazer). Nice to meet you.
::Xueyi: ...A passenger on the Astral Express and a guest of the Seat of Divine Foresight. You assisted the Cloud Knights in resolving the Ambrosial Arbor calamity and are a friend of the Alliance.
::Huohuo: H-Hello... I'm a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission. My name is Huohuo.
::Xueyi: As a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission, you should speak with more confidence, Huohuo.
::Huohuo: ...O—Okay.
: Your Honor, it was all Guinaifen's idea!
::Guinaifen: A—Are you really selling me out that fast? Whatever, I'll take the hit... It's true, I persuaded to come along.
::Hanya: Regardless whose idea it was... This place has been designated as a restricted area. No one is allowed to enter.
: You must have heard of... the Galactic Baseballer.
::Xueyi: You are a passenger on the Astral Express and a guest of the Seat of Divine Foresight. You assisted the Cloud Knights in resolving the Ambrosial Arbor calamity and are a friend of the Alliance.
::Huohuo: ... the Nameless? From the train?
:Hanya: Tell me, Guinaifen. Why did you return here?
:Guinaifen: Uh, no reason. I haven't posted anything for ages, so I wanted to film some ghosts for my videos... hehe.
:Xueyi: We have already told you there are no ghosts on the Xianzhou — it is a ridiculous superstition. As a resident of the Xianzhou, you should refrain from believing or spreading rumors.
:Guinaifen: But I saw them! They had ghostly flames coming out of their body, and they were cackling! And Sushang saw them too—
:Huohuo: Miss Guinaifen, it's hard to explain, but those things aren't ghosts. Please don't bring legends from your home world onto the Xianzhou...
:Huohuo: The roaming entities you saw are extremely dangerous energy parasites... We call them "heliobi."
:Guinaifen: ...I... Really? I don't believe it. "Heliobi"? What's that? Ohh, I get it — "heliobi" is just another word for "ghost" on the Xianzhou, right? That's gotta be it.
:Huohuo: Maybe we should let Mr. Tail out for a bit... M—Mr. Tail?
:???: I heard you, I heard you! Tsk, unbelievable... What am I, her pet?
:Guinaifen: Mr. Tail...?
:Tail: I'm a heliobus! We're not ghosts. Got it? Now scram!
:Guinaifen: ...
:Guinaifen: GHOOOOOOOOST!!!
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:Hanya: What a strange girl. Here to film ghosts, yet terrified when she lays eyes on one...
:Guinaifen: Deep breaths, Little Gui, deep breaths...! Ahem, c—can I have a small chat with this... "Mr. Tail?"
:Tail: I said scram. I have no time to talk nonsense with you.
: What a rude ghost!
::Tail: I told you, I'm not a ghost! If I have to repeat myself again I'll be eating every one of you!
::Huohuo: Please don't be afraid, he's only kidding. Mr. Tail is a vegetarian.
: Let's go. He doesn't want to talk to us.
::Tail: Finally, someone with common sense.
::Guinaifen: N—No way! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get something for my vids!
:Guinaifen: Your Honor, if I may ask, what exactly is this... fire thing? How can we prevent it from hurting people? ...And why is a judge carrying one around with her...?
:Xueyi: I believe we're done here. We have important matters to attend to. Huohuo, please see them off.
:Huohuo: Y—Yes, ma'am.
:Hanya: Sister, don't be angry. Most of your time is spent in the field — you're not accustomed to dealing with others. Leave this to me. If I explain the reasoning, they will leave.
:Hanya: As things stand, the situation in Fyxestroll Garden is sure to keep drawing attention. If we forcibly dismiss these two today, their curiosity will remain — who knows what might happen if they decide to come back. They might not be lucky enough to run into us next time.
:Hanya: As I said, sister, I will handle this.
:Hanya: I assume the two of you heard about the damage done to the Artisanship Commission's Creation Furnace? The "heliobi" sealed within escaped and have been haunting this place. The Ten-Lords Commission has orders to capture them. I am strongly advising you to leave — for your own safety.
:Hanya: If you have any questions, raise them now — I will do my best to satisfy your curiosity. But I hope you will keep any information you hear in strict confidence... and then leave Fyxestroll Garden — never to return.
:Guinaifen: Th—That's very reasonable, Your Honor! Thank you. I promise we'll leave after asking our questions.
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:Hanya: As a clerk at the Hall of Karma, my knowledge on these matters is somewhat limited, but I will try my best to satisfy your curiosity. Please proceed.
: What exactly are heliobi?
::Hanya: According to the Divination Commission's classification, they are energy parasites from the cosmos itself. They are "Starfire Essence" that materialize in the form of strange fire.
::Hanya: Metaphorically speaking, they are like moths to a flame... but that flame is the thoughts of sentient beings.
: Are heliobi dangerous?
::Hanya: Yes. They attach themselves to sentient beings, feeding off their host's experiences and emotions.
::Hanya: A heliobus will slowly take root in its host's nervous system, using their deepest desires and weaknesses to create wild delusions. They manipulate their host like a chess piece. The host has no choice but to obey the heliobus, so we refer to it as "possession."
::Hanya: By that point, the host is no longer who they once were, but a heliobus both similar to and completely different from their past self. The host's body will soon be exhausted by the heliobus — like burnt firewood.
:: So, Tail is dangerous, too?
::Tail: Dangerous!? You don't know the half of it! The other heliobi are nothing compared to me!
::Huohuo: Tail... was subdued and sealed in my tail by Madam Hanya. He won't harm others.
::Hanya: Regrettably, heliobi are not flesh-and-blood, and so they are difficult to destroy. Before the restoration of the Creation Furnace, the Ten-Lords Commission plans to set up an "Evil Binding Matrix" in this abandoned garden to imprison these abominations.
: I don't have any other questions.
:Hanya: As you can see, the Evil Binding Matrix has not yet been completed, and not all the escaped heliobi have been recovered. This area is still very dangerous. I will ask Judge Huohuo to escort you out of the garden.
:Guinaifen: "Not all the escaped heliobi have been recovered..." So that means the other supernatural stuff that's been happening on the Luofu might be related? Your Honor! I have loads of info sources! Maybe I can help you!
:Xueyi: Unnecessary. Those not involved should leave now. Go.
:Huohuo: Um... Excuse me... We should go.
===Chat with Huohuo, and get her to guide you out===
;(Talk to Hanya, optional)
:Hanya: Fyxestroll Garden is full of abnormalities — even the Ten-Lords Commission cannot guarantee your safety. I suggest you leave immediately.
;(Talk to Xueyi, optional)
:Xueyi: This place is dangerous. You should leave at once.
;(Talk to Guinaifen, optional)
:Guinaifen: Ghosts? Heliobi? Possession...? That was a big info dump, my brain is still loading...
:Guinaifen: ...It all sounds more like an urban myth than a ghost story. "Energy parasite" sounds more cool than scary... don't you think?
: Myths are born out of ignorance.
::Guinaifen: Yeah, I guess so... I still feel like my audience will see them as ghosts, to be honest.
: Ghosts can't exist without mystery.
::Guinaifen: ...Mm, I never thought about it like that. Nice take!
::Guinaifen: My audience likes getting to the bottom of mysteries, secrets, and conspiracies... We streamers have to cater to that, you know?
:Guinaifen: *sigh* I've got loads more questions, but my curiosity is satisfied for now. We better leave before the judges decide to arrest us.
:Guinaifen: ...I'm gonna see if I can get a video of Mr. Tail on the way back — I've already got the title: "Demonic Fire Suddenly Appears in Fyxestroll Garden! Innocent Foxian Girl Possessed!" What do you think? That'd get so many views...
:Guinaifen: ...Can you give me a hand?
: What are we gonna do with you...
::Guinaifen: Wow! That's a yes, right...?
: Nope.
::Guinaifen: Okay, fine! No need to be so blunt about it.
: You'll be handed a few centuries of jail time if you irritate the judges.
::Guinaifen: Mm, true, but I'd probably only do a few decades, hehe.
:Guinaifen: Let's go.
;(Talk to Guinaifen again)
:Guinaifen: Yo, remember, I'll need your help. Let's go.
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;(Upon leaving towards the south)
:The Wraith Wardens who guard the Locufox Forest entrance wanted to prevent you from leaving, but they held themselves back.
:They must have realized that you and the bat in your hands have never feared any ghosts or spirits. Any form of hindrance would be a waste of time. No one can stop you — you have access to the Space Anchor, after all.
:However, Guinaifen is still waiting for you. You should listen to Xueyi and let Huohuo take you two out of here.
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;(Talk to Huohuo)
:Huohuo: ...Excuse me, can we go now?
: Is Tail coming too?
::Huohuo: Yes... he's trapped in my tail, so...
::Tail: Bah — trapped for now... Sooner or later I'll find a way to make you break the seal...
::Huohuo: You think I like spending time with you?
: You look nervous...
::Huohuo: I—I'm just a bit scared about the heliobi reports... b—but I'll carry out my duties and escort you out of the garden. I should be able to do that, at least...
::Tail: Tsk... If you can't then you better give up the day job and start peddling desserts...
::Huohuo: Hmph, i—if it weren't for you, I would've opened a dessert stall ages ago!
:Huohuo: Shall we go?
: Yes. Please lead the way.
::Huohuo: Let's go.
: I still have something to do.
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;(Talk to Huohuo again)
:Huohuo: Shall we go?
: Yes, thank you.
::Huohuo: Let's go.
: I still have something to do.
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:Huohuo: Let's go this way. It's quicker...
:Guinaifen: Miss Huohuo, can we have Mr. Tail come out for a photo?
:Huohuo: Miss Guinaifen, I'm on official duty right now...
:Huohuo: It's so quiet... It's getting scarier and scarier...
:Huohuo: Please stay close to me...
:Guinaifen: Did you hear that!? Wh—What was that sound?
:Guinaifen: It's a ghoooost!
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:Huohuo: Wahhhh! Wh—Wh—What's happening?
: D-D-Don't be scared!
::Huohuo: I—I—I'm not scared! I just can't stop my legs shaking...
: Is it the same kind of thing as Mr. Tail?
::Huohuo: Tail, is it another heliobus?
::Tail: It's nothing. You scaredy-cat, I didn't see a single thing.
: We're all good. Let's keep going.
::Huohuo: ...Oh... I heard Miss Guinaifen yell, so I got scared...
:Huohuo: ...Wait a minute... where did Miss Guinaifen go? Miss Guinaifen...!
:Huohuo: ...
:Huohuo: ...D—Did we lose her...?
===Find Guinaifen in Locufox Forest===
;(Talk to Huohuo, optional)
:Huohuo: Oh no... W—We have to find Miss Guinaifen...
:Tail: You should consider your own safety, first...
:Huohuo: Is it me or is this place starting to feel weirder and weirder...? I'm scared... Can you stay close to me? I don't want to lose you, too...
;(Upon trying to leave the area)
:Huohuo: We need to find Miss Guinaifen, first... Stay close to me — please...!
;(Upon returning after teleporting to another area)
:Huohuo: I thought I'd lost you, too. I'm so scared... Please don't leave me here all on my own...
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:(Trailblazer): Guinaifen? Where are you? Huohuo, stay close...
:(Trailblazer): Huohuo? Oh no. Where did she go...?
:(Trailblazer): Is this... a mirror? It looks a little creepy...
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;(Cutscene plays)
::(Trailblazer): Hi
;(Cutscene ends)
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:(Trailblazer): (...Where am I?)
:(Trailblazer): (Is this... Fyxestroll Garden? But it looks different somehow...)
:(Trailblazer): (... I should keep moving.)
===Find the exit of the Illusory Maze===
:(Trailblazer): Isn't this where I started?
:(Trailblazer): (I need to look closely around this place again... Maybe I can break out of the cycle.)
:(Trailblazer): (Wasn't I... just here a moment ago?)
:(Trailblazer): (I need to look closely around this place again... Maybe I can break out of the cycle.)
:(Trailblazer): (What is going on? I looped back again?)
:(Trailblazer): (I need to look closely around this place again... Maybe I can break out of the cycle.)
:(Trailblazer): (It seems like the paths here are being twisted by some sort of illusion...)
:(Trailblazer): (I need to look closely around this place again... Maybe I can break out of the cycle.)
:(Trailblazer): (What is going on? I looped back again?)
:Faraway Voice: Hehe, you've noticed it, no? All roads are but puzzles in this place...
:Faraway Voice: Come, lost one! Do you desire to leave? Then come and find me!
;(Note: To proceed, the player must move until they find a room with hanging lanterns and a broken pillar, then enter the door with two paper dolls on each side. A Sustenance Anchor will be activated.) 
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:Mysterious Voice: Hmm, you have a strange scent on you. You must be...
:Mysterious Voice: I have heard the whispers of the leaves that fall in Fyxestroll Garden. The flames weep and profess to me that a powerful mortal approaches...
:Mysterious Voice: They carry the scent of a great battle... with none other than Phantylia...
:Mysterious Voice: You... You are the one who drove Phantylia away...
:Mysterious Voice: ...What power... Your presence alone is delicious enough to make one tremble!
:Mysterious Voice: Let me taste you, please! One bite! Just one bite! I can't wait to savor you!
;(Begin battle against )
::(Trailblazer): These are no ordinary ingenia.
::Mysterious Voice: Of course not. They are mere pawns dancing to my whim.
::Mysterious Voice: Crush them! Smash them to pieces!
::Mysterious Voice: What a peppery fighting spirit! Such an addictive flavor!
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;(Cutscene plays)
::Unknown Heliobus: Let me see...
::Unknown Heliobus: The one who defeated Phantylia...
::Unknown Heliobus: I wonder...
::Unknown Heliobus: ...what they taste like?
;(Cutscene ends)
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:Unknown Heliobus: Hehe, you fought well... you were fighting for your survival, after all...
:Unknown Heliobus: I'll take that as my invitation to inhabit you for a while...
: Who are you? What do you want?
::Unknown Heliobus: Oh, my delicious host, you taste so special... different from anyone else I've ever possessed. But what is this at your core? A Sun? Agh! It burns!
::Cirrus: You can call me Cirrus. As for what I want... rest assured — I only want to leave this place... I have no desire to harm you.
: I said no! Get out!
::Unknown Heliobus: Argh, resisting are we...? Impressive willpower! How painful, how delectable!
::Unknown Heliobus: You're different from anyone else I've ever possessed... but what is this at your core? A Sun? Agh! It burns!
::Unknown Heliobus: Worry not, I have no interest in making you my home — I'll be gone before you know it. Let's get along while it lasts, shall we?
::Cirrus: You can call me Cirrus. I only want to leave this place... I have no desire to harm you.
: Fine. Just stay put and don't cause trouble.
::Unknown Heliobus: ...Incredible, such a relaxed specimen — a soft cake of a host... It's almost as if... as if this body doesn't even belong to you? What makes you so detached, young ?
::Unknown Heliobus: And what is this at your core? A Sun? Agh! It burns!
::Unknown Heliobus: Never mind. I won't be staying for long, so let's get along while it lasts, shall we?
::Cirrus: You can call me Cirrus. I only want to leave this place... I have no desire to harm you.
:Cirrus: Allow me to explain what's happening... The Xianzhou natives call it a "ghost lock." You're walking in a circle, and no amount of walking will get you out of it.
:Cirrus: So, I'm going to help you break free of the circle that Furynox created, and you're going to help me evade the judges of the Ten-Lords Commission. It's a win-win... How does that sound?
: What did you just say? Who's "Furynox?"
::Cirrus: You must have figured out that I'm not the master of this place... It was created by another heliobus named Furynox.
::Cirrus: Unfortunately, I'm the only one who can help you escape from here.
: I've already found clues that can get me out of here...
::Cirrus: You mean the talismans left behind by "little lost fox judge"? Those won't help you.
::Cirrus: Now that I'm possessing you, I can make you see things that you couldn't see before.
: Fine. This is just a strategic partnership.
::Cirrus: Good. I'm glad we understand each other.
: I refuse to work with you.
::Cirrus: What a stubborn fool — you won't ever get out of here without my help. Anyway, I'm not here to ask your opinion.
:Cirrus: As a courtesy, I shall leave you intact, for the time being... As soon as I get what I want, I'll be gone.
:Cirrus: Now, go and look at those talismans again — the paper dolls. You'll know where to go.
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:Cirrus: Hehe, go — find all those clues your judge friend left behind. Find the talismans...
:Cirrus: You can trust me. I want to leave this place, too. We are useful to each other.
:Cirrus: In any case, doesn't matter if you don't trust me. It's not like you can be rid of me, hahaha.
====Search out clues from supernatural stories====
;(Approach marked location)
:Cirrus: Hey, use your eyes... I made the talismans float. Pay attention!
:Cirrus: There are so many paper dolls over there. Surely your judge friend left some clues for you. Won't you take a look?
;(Upon walking away from the crates)
:Cirrus: Hey, hey! I'm trying to help you. Go and look at the clues.
:Cirrus: ...Do I have to make you drag yourself over there?
;(Investigate crates)
;(Quick Read)
::
::...It is said that, in his mansion that day, General Teng Xiao was in deep thought, devising strategies and conducting simulations to break the encirclement of the borisins' forces. Suddenly, a strange wind blew through the hall, causing the curtains to flutter.General Teng Xiao stood up with his hands behind his back and spoke to the empty room. "It is impolite to be an uninvited guest, and even more so to hide in the shadows. Show yourself quickly!"Laughter echoed through the empty hall and suddenly, a formless green flame appeared, resembling a ghostly eye, fixating its eerie gaze on the general."I've heard that each of the Reignbow's Arbiter-Generals possess exceptional abilities, and seeing you today confirm those rumors.""I entered these halls without prior notice, and for that, I apologize. However, my purpose here is to assist you in breaking the encirclement.""The borisins' forces are closing in with the intention of completely annihilating the Luofu. Your troops are few, and resisting the enemy is as difficult as reaching the heavens."Although the green flame had no mouth, it seemed to converse like a person. It hovered through the air, illuminating the dark corners of the hall. The guards in the hall stood expressionlessly, as if trapped in a dream."Facing life and death in battle, mortals tremble in fear. But if you allow us, the heliobi, to possess you, you'll have no fear of the blade or the enemy. Defeating them will be as easy as turning your hand.""Your help freely offered must come with an exchange. I've heard that the Reignbow once exchanged their mortal body for aid from the Flint Emperor. I assume you have similar intentions?""I, Ignamar, seek nothing more than your body and emotions, General of the Reignbow." The jade flame burned brighter, growing to a size hundredfold bigger than before. "I have been dormant for a millennium, and there's no better corporeal offering for us than this!"The general remained unfazed, signaling Ignamar to continue."At midnight tonight, I shall await your answer in Fyxestroll Garden. At the garden entrance, there will be several porcelain vases, some cerulean and some vermillion. If you refuse my offer, leave the cerulean vases pristine and . At the same time, with the , you should if you accept my offer and wish for bloody battle.""That is how I will be able to decipher your reply, general. After tonight, if you wish to meet me again, knock with the left door knocker three times, followed by the right knocker three times. No more, no less."The general frowned and sighed, "A mere malevolent spirit dares to steal one's soul and mimic human behavior. Away, and I will respond in time."...
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:Cirrus: Do you understand? This story of the supernatural is in the illusory maze for a reason. It contains the clue to help us get out of here. Come back and read it again if you need to.
;(Investigate door, optional)
:The gloomy doors are silent. You follow the instruction in the book and knock on the doors, three times on the left, three times on the right.
:Voice From Behind the Door: The door will not open without the proper courtesies. Return from where you came, visitors...
:Everything returns to normal.
;(Investigate door after breaking all vermillion vases)
:The gloomy doors are silent. You follow the instruction in the book and knock on the doors, three times on the left, three times on the right.
:Voice From Behind the Door: The courtesies have been performed. Enter, oh honored guest.
:The door cracks open a sliver. Through the crack, you notice that there is no one behind the door, as if the voice from before never existed.
:Cirrus: It seems like we're ready. Now, we just have to get out.
;(Approach marked location)
:Cirrus: Hehe, see? I told you I'd help you. The way out is straight ahead. Just keep going...
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:Cirrus: Stop. Do you remember our deal? You need to help me evade capture.
: There's a judge up ahead. What, are you scared?
::Cirrus: Ha! THAT judge? I can taste her fear from miles away! That coward has no right calling herself a judge.
::Cirrus: But... that thing attached to her is the tricky part. That's something I don't wish to face.
: I'm getting her out of here, too.
::Cirrus: Ugh... Is this what humans call "sympathy"? How acerbic. Yuck...
: I keep my promises.
::Cirrus: Mm, I can taste your integrity — such a rich flavor. A little hard to digest...
: I did NOT make a deal with you.
::Cirrus: Aren't you a stubborn one? But that's okay. You'll come around once you've walked a few more circles in this place.
:Cirrus: Forget about the judge — just get us both out of here.
===Meet up with Huohuo===
;(Upon walking away from Huohuo)
:Huohuo: ...Wait! Please don't leave me!
:Huohuo: Please, I'm begging you! Can you please come closer? I'm so scared...
;(Proceed to "...Um have you seen Miss Guinaifen?")
;(Talk to Huohuo)
:Huohuo: (Trailblazer), it's you! I—I finally found another living soul!
:Huohuo: I'm so happy! I thought I was gonna be stuck here forever... I'm so happy to see you!
:Huohuo: ...Um, have you seen Miss Guinaifen? I still haven't found her. Is she gonna be okay...?
: Let's go find her.
: She's probably trapped somewhere around here.
: Forget about her — I got possessed by a heliobus!
:(Trailblazer): Give it up. Guinaifen was probably eaten by the heliobi already.
:Huohuo: H—H—How can that be!? If that could happen to someone as lively as Miss Guinaifen... that means I'm in even more danger...
: (Did I really just say that...?)
::Cirrus: (Hehe... Did you know that the larynx is the easiest muscle to control in the human body?)
: (Did Guinaifen really get eaten by heliobi?)
::Cirrus: (Why don't you take a guess?)
:Huohuo: (Trailblazer), you can find the way out, right? Please take me with you...
:Tail: Ugh, not this again! You're a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission — why are you always begging others for help?
:Huohuo: You know I'm not cut out to be a judge. I thought maybe if I worked long enough in the Ten-Lords Commission, I'd get braver. But now... I know it's impossible.
:Tail: Tsk, useless brat. Why was I sealed in with someone like you?
:Huohuo: You talk tough all day long, then let both of us get stuck in a trap... Who's the useless brat now!?
: Calm down! I'll get you out of here!
: I can't find the way out either. It's all up to you.
: HELP! I got possessed by a heliobus!
:(Trailblazer): There's no point in following me. I'm leaving, and you're not coming with me. Goodbye!
:Huohuo: Ah! No! P—Please don't leave. Wait, please...
: I didn't say that!
::Cirrus: (Oh, but you did... and can you swear that you don't want to leave her behind? Not even a little?)
: Cirrus, you beast...
::Cirrus: (Beast? From a taxonomic perspective, I believe you're closer to that definition...)
: ...
::Cirrus: (Oh, you're not gonna fight back anymore? Then let me make up some lines. Just be good and say it with me.)
:(Trailblazer): The Ten-Lords Commission needs to overhaul their hiring criteria. How did someone as useless as you ever become a judge?
:Huohuo: *sob*
:Tail: Hey, cut it out. I'm the only one around here who gets to tell this kid off... Me and those other judges. Got that!?
:Tail: ...Wait. Hold on. I smell something familiar...
:Tail: Cirrus... it's you. Still a fan of your pathetic ventriloquist act, I see.
:(Trailblazer): Haha... Hahahaha! Oh, this is funny! This is just too funny! I thought you'd already escaped the Furnace's destiny of torture!?
:(Trailblazer): Who would have thought that a piece of Ignamar the Great — the fragment with the most fight in it — would become a guard dog sealed inside a crybaby...
:(Trailblazer): Oh! Forgive me! Did I say guard dog? No, no, no, that won't do... You're just a guard dog's "tail," right? Just a tail, a tail, a tail!
:Tail: Laugh while you can, coward! I'm gonna swallow you whole the second you leave that body!
:(Trailblazer): H—H t—t—terrifying, ahahaha...! The joke's on you!
:(Trailblazer): You couldn't leave that judge's body if you tried! You can't eat her, let alone escape from her. Ahahaha, "Mr. Tail." You're pathetic~
:Tail: ...Darn it! Think of something, you wimp!
:Huohuo: (Trailblazer), take this talisman and stick it to your body — it'll temporarily suppress the heliobus's influence...
:Huohuo: *sob*
:Tail: Hey! ! Say something nice to Huohuo. Her crying is like a mosquito in my ear.
===Chat with Huohuo, and comfort her===
====(Optional) Chat with Cirrus====
;(Talk to Cirrus)
:Cirrus: Ahhhh, what a feast! Human emotions are simply delicious. Your sorrowful tears are like bottles of potent wine~
: Don't you ever talk through me like that again.
::Cirrus: Hehe, I'm simply enjoying my freedom. Didn't you use the talisman already? I'm tame as a kitten...
: Does it amuse you to make a little girl cry?
::Cirrus: Does the Xianzhou sail through the cosmos?
::Cirrus: For a heliobus that enjoys provoking your weak human sentiments, I can assure you there is nothing more amusing.
:Cirrus: Now, don't forget about our deal. I will leave only once I've got what I wanted.
: Say, are you still possessing me?
::Cirrus: Of course. Surely you don't think I've left you just because you can see me? So naive!
: (Leave quietly)
;(Talk to Cirrus, optional)
:Cirrus: I know what you want to ask. Yes, it does amuse me to make a little girl cry, and no, I haven't left your body. There, now you can save your breath.
====(Optional) Chat with Tail====
;(Talk to Tail)
:Tail: Cirrus talks nothing but nonsense... but even so, Huohuo has a sensitive heart. You. Go say something nice to the girl.
: Aren't you looking down on her all the time?
::Tail: Yes, which is why she needs other organic beings like you to support her! Get it? Go!
: Why don't you go say something nice to her?
::Tail: Keep dreaming. I have nothing nice to say to anyone.
: You can roam free even though you're sealed?
::Tail: Roam free!? Is that what you call this? This is as far as I can get from her.
::Tail: You think I'd be here playing house with you numbskulls if I could fly away?
: (Leave quietly)
;(Talk to Tail, optional)
:Tail: What are you staring at? Go. Say something nice to the girl.
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;(Talk to Huohuo)
:Huohuo: *sob*
: I'm sorry, Huohuo... Are you okay?
::Huohuo: It's not your fault... It was that bad heliobus making us fight...
: Stay strong, Huohuo — you're a judge.
::Huohuo: ..If I were any other judge, you'd already be saved...
:Huohuo: Someone as nice as you wouldn't say such mean things — only a possession would make you act like that. Still, what the heliobus said was true...
:Huohuo: I've always been shy and scared... My life's been a nightmare ever since Tail possessed me...
:Huohuo: When I was at school, people were always asking me why my tail was on fire... Everywhere I went, people would notice.
:Tail: Oh, so it's all my fault? If you'd just let me devour you at the start, I could've spared you the trouble!
:Huohuo: Th—Then I got into the Ten-Lords Commission. Everyone there is weird, so I thought I'd found somewhere I belonged. But the job... the job is too dangerous! I have to fight demons and ghosts and bad guys every day...
:Huohuo: I... I'm just not cut out for it. If I make it back alive... I'm handing in my resignation.
:Huohuo: Who thought making a heliophobe with a heliobus in her tail hunt heliobi was a good idea... I'm sorry, I've been so useless...
: You're doing very well already, Huohuo.
::Huohuo: ...R—Really?
: You're the one who left the paper dolls for me. Thank you.
::Huohuo: ...I—I'm glad it helped...
:Tail: You hear that? Stop crying. You're useful. And your paper dolls are useful too.
:Tail: Ugh, I've had enough of this! As soon as I swallow that coward Cirrus, I'm going to devour this little crybaby too!
:Cirrus: What a pity that "Mr. Tail" is nothing like he used to be. If we still had our old power, we could forget about this maze and devour its creator, Furynox.
:Huohuo: Your old power?
:Cirrus: Well, "Mr. Tail," seems she knows nothing about your past... Little missy, do you know why the heliobi are gathered in this abandoned garden instead of seizing human habitations?
:Huohuo: ...Team-building?
:Cirrus: ...
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:
:Cirrus: Because over a thousand years ago, this very garden was the site of an epic battle between the general of Luofu and the great heliobus Ignamar.
:Cirrus: Now that the furnace is broken and the heliobi have escaped, fragments like us, who once constituted Ignamar the whole, have returned here — with the desire to challenge the general again.
:Cirrus: The battle between the general and Ignamar was an earth-shaking contest of devastating proportions! Ignamar underwent countless transformations, causing floods, fire, and thunderous landslides... They were locked in a standoff — an evenly matched fight!
:Huohuo: Evenly matched... Really?
: Evenly matched... Really?
::Cirrus: Of course!
: I didn't know Jing Yuan had such a history.
::Cirrus: The general who fought for the Luofu against the heliobus was named "Teng Xiao."
:Huohuo: ...The Ten-Lords Commission records say that Ignamar was soundly defeated by General Teng Xiao...
:Cirrus: Of course the human records would flatter their general!
:Cirrus: The great Ignamar absorbed the power of countless fellow heliobi, but ultimately underestimated human deceit... They were narrowly defeated by the general.
:Cirrus: We heliobi could never condense into physical form after that battle. We scattered into fragments and were sealed into the Creation Furnace...
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:Cirrus: ...but there's an exception to everything. "Mr. Tail," I thought you'd escaped to freedom... Who could've guessed you'd be sealed in this tiny Foxian girl? Humiliating...
:Tail: Sealed my foot! My power was weak when I ran into this fox child. It was bad luck, nothing more!
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:
:Huohuo: When I was littler, I saw a ball of fire that looked like it was about to turn to embers...
:Huohuo: I felt sorry for it, so I picked it up and put it on my tail... and then... Mr. Tail tried to eat me! If the judges hadn't arrived, it would've been over...
:Tail: Bah, I did no such thing — you're barely big enough to be an appetizer.
:Huohuo: All the pain I've suffered since I met you must be retributions for my stupidity back then...
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:Cirrus: Hilarious! it's a pity "Mr. Tail" didn't devour you... He might've recovered his power and turned the Xianzhou upside down... just like Ignamar did!
: Why did the heliobi challenge the general?
::Cirrus: Why? Does there have to be a reason?
::Cirrus: The official answer is that the Xianzhou is sealing heliobi in a cage and forcing them to supply energy to the ship... In reality, however, we just want to fight the general... and see what the Xianzhou is truly made of!
: Do you have a grudge against the Xianzhou?
::Cirrus: Grudge? How shallow. If you must know the forced behind our actions...
::Cirrus: ...there's a pinch of envy — envy towards the potent emotions you corporeal beings have. Then there's a dash of aggression — the desire to see whether the heliobi or bodies of flesh and blood are stronger. Lastly, there's a drizzle of desire. We desire to possess your physical bodies, so we can eat, love, and hate.
:Cirrus: We heliobi were carefree lifeforms, but were tainted with the illness of humanity once we came into contact with it. It's humanity's fault for having such intense emotions and desires — now, we can never, never return to the purity of our past.
:Cirrus: I want to be free again! I want to return to the cosmos! Mr. Tail, you don't want to regroup with the fragments, and you don't want to be her tail forever — why don't you return with me to the great beyond?
:Tail: ...Don't get ahead of yourself, Cirrus.
:Huohuo: That's impossible. Mr. Tail was sealed by the judges of the Ten-Lords Commission. He can't escape... and neither can you...
===Find the exit of the Illusory Maze===
:Huohuo: Wahhhh! That door just opened on its own!
:Tail: Less screaming, more thinking — this is an opportunity, is it not? Let's go in and check it out.
;(Investigate door, optional)
:The gloomy doors are silent. You follow the instruction in the book and knock on the doors, three times on the left, three times on the right.
:Voice From Behind the Door: The door will not open without the proper courtesies. Return from where you came, visitors...
:Everything returns to normal.
====(Optional) Search out clues from another volume of supernatural stories====
:(Trailblazer): (There's a book of ghost stories here, just like before. Could it have anything to do with this puzzle?)
;(Investigate crates)
;(Quick Read)
::
::...Speaking of Fyxestroll Garden, there's a place within its boundaries known as Locufox Forest, which was built by Foxian craftsmen for the enjoyment of the garden's visitors. Over the years, they expanded it with elegant buildings, marking it with exceptional opulence.General Teng Xiao entered this area, but instead of seeing its beauty, he found it in ruins and desolation, filled with eerie and sinister atmospheres. He wondered how a place like this could fall into such disrepair when Fyxestroll Garden had only been completed decades prior. He suspected this was the work of heliobi's illusions.He arrived at a courtyard and was greeted by a young servant who bowed and offered him a food box. When he examined it closely, he noticed that the young servant had milky eyes, indicating impairment of sight."The food is simple, as a mere token of goodwill. You've come a long way, hungry and tired, so my master wishes for you to dine before we discuss matters further.""I've passed through at least ten moon gates to get here, but in all my visits to Fyxestroll Garden, I don't remember encountering so many gates. If your master wishes to negotiate, they should do so openly and with respect. Where does it find the audacity to play tricks on me?"The young servant remained unperturbed by Teng Xiao's stern words, as if deaf to his thunderous reprimand."With the tricks your master has played with dark arts, if I were to eat from this box, I'd probably find a lump of black mud in my mouth." With a flick of his sleeves, General Teng Xiao tossed the food box onto the ground. Sure enough, it grew spider-like limbs and skittered away."General, with your divine insight and clear vision, you've already passed the test. As a token of acknowledgment, my master wishes to present you with a gift," answered the blind servant calmly."In the side room, there are various chests to choose from. Please select the .""As for the porcelain vases at the entrance..." The blind young servant's face twisted into a disturbing smile, no longer resembling that of an innocent child. "My master said:'General, after enduring so much on the battlefield, I'm sure you'd show compassion for the wounded and fallen soldiers. Please the cerulean vases. As for the , they must .'""It seems that we are guaranteed to strike this deal." The general let out a long sigh. He looked up and found that the clear moon had disappeared, replaced by thick, enveloping clouds."Let's hope your master doesn't come to regret its decision." Teng Xiao strode forward, pushing open the final gate....
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:Huohuo: I feel much safer with you here... Still feel like I'm gonna faint, though...
:Huohuo: May the Arbiter protect us!
;(Investigate door after opening the Basic Chest and breaking all cerulean vases)
:The gloomy doors are silent. You follow the instruction in the book and knock on the doors, three times on the left, three times on the right.
:Voice From Behind the Door: The courtesies have been performed. Enter, oh honored guest.
:The door cracks open a sliver. Through the crack, you notice that there is no one behind the door, as if the voice from before have never existed.
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:Huohuo: Look! Th—There's a mirror behind the door...
:(Trailblazer): (Didn't I see a similar mirror when I was dragged in?)
:Voice From the Mirror: That... sound... Huohuo... this way.
:Huohuo: What's going on...? Th—There's a voice in the mirror?
===Investigate the strange bronze mirror===
:Huohuo: That voice sounds familiar...
;(Investigate mirror)
:Voice From the Mirror: Huohuo, are you in the mirror? I finally found you!
:Huohuo: Madam Xueyi!?
:Xueyi: Fyxestroll Garden has been enveloped by an unknown power... You must be careful!
:Huohuo: We still haven't found Miss Guinaifen... I don't know where she went...
:Xueyi: The task at hand is to save you from this illusion. Come. Pass through the mirror and come to our side.
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:Huohuo: Are we... back in Fyxestroll Garden?
:Cirrus: Hmm, so many bronze mirrors. Could it be that...
: Not all the mirrors are real.
: This illusion is shifting.
:Tail: You're right, . This place is changing. It's trying to stop us from escaping.
:Huohuo: But one of these mirrors must contain the exit, right? Let's check them all...
===Listen to the voice in the mirror, and determine whether it's real or fake===
;(Investigate central mirror, optional)
:Xueyi: Huohuo, sweetie! Come to big sister Xueyi.
:Tail: Yuck — that judge would never say something so sickly.
:Huohuo: Let's go look at the next mirror.
: Pass through the mirror.
::Huohuo: But...
: Investigate other mirrors.
;(Investigate rightmost mirror, optional)
:Xueyi: This is the exit, you useless brat! Come here!
:Huohuo: Ah! M—Madam Xueyi can be a bit of a meanie, but she'd never talk to me like that... That doesn't sound like her... Come to think of it, it kinda sounds like Tail.
:Tail: Constructive criticism!
:Huohuo: Hmph... Let's go look at the other mirrors.
: Pass through the mirror.
::Huohuo: But...
: Investigate other mirrors.
;(If the player passes through the wrong mirror)
:Huohuo: ...This isn't the right place. We picked the wrong bronze mirror.
;(Investigate leftmost mirror)
:Xueyi: The situation in Fyxestroll Garden is getting worse. Why have you not left? Is something the matter in there?
:Huohuo: Over here, that sounds like the real Madam Xueyi.
:Xueyi: The real Madam Xueyi? Are there pretenders inside the illusion?
: There are multiple bronze mirrors here.
: The heliobus is trying to trick us.
:Xueyi: I see. Do not be afraid. Huohuo knows me well — she will be able to discern me from the counterfeits.
:Huohuo: B—But what if I can't tell the difference?
:Xueyi: You must trust yourself. Come.
: Pass through the mirror.
: Investigate other mirrors.
::Huohuo: But...
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;(Investigate leftmost mirror, optional)
:Xueyi: Hurry, Huohuo. Pass through the mirror and come to me.
:Huohuo: ...Wait. I want to ask a few questions... to see if you're the real person.
: What's the relationship between Xueyi and Hanya?
::Xueyi: We are both Judges of the Ten-Lords Commission. Evidently, we are colleagues.
::Huohuo: The heliobus that trapped us here wouldn't know that Madam Xueyi and Madam Hanya are twin sisters...
: How did Huohuo manage to become a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission?
::Xueyi: A powerful heliobus possessed her tail... It is a power that I dream of having for myself.
::Huohuo: Never knew you were so popular, Mr. Tail...
::Tail: Tsk, very funny...
: That's all I have to ask.
:Huohuo: So, we're gonna...
: Pass through the mirror.
::Huohuo: But...
: Investigate other mirrors.
;(Investigate rightmost mirror, optional)
:Xueyi: Hurry, Huohuo. Pass through the mirror and come to me.
:Huohuo: ...Wait. I want to ask a few questions... to see if you're the real person.
: What's the relationship between Xueyi and Hanya?
::Xueyi: Who is Hanya...?
::Huohuo: Uh, never mind. Forget I said anything.
: How did Huohuo manage to become a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission?
::Xueyi: Likely through some secret means that I am unaware of.
::Huohuo: I—I didn't have any connections at all!
: That's all I have to ask.
:Huohuo: So, we're gonna...
: Pass through the mirror.
::Huohuo: But...
: Investigate other mirrors.
;(If the player passes through the wrong mirror)
:Huohuo: ...This isn't the right place. We picked the wrong bronze mirror.
;(Investigate central mirror)
:Xueyi: Hurry, Huohuo. Pass through the mirror and come to me.
:Huohuo: ...Wait. I want to ask a few questions... to see if you're the real person.
: What is the relationship between Judge Xueyi and Judge Hanya?
::Xueyi: Hanya is my younger sister, but this alone cannot prove who I am. Ask me something else.
: How did Huohuo manage to become a Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission?
::Xueyi: "By decree of the Ten-Lords: Spiritfarer Huohuo is skilled and diligent, capable and worthy of officialdom. She is hereby promoted to the position of judge."
::Xueyi: I still remember the decree for her promotion.
::Huohuo: That's her! This has to be Madam Xueyi behind the mirror...
: That's all I have to ask.
:Huohuo: So, we're gonna...
: Pass through the mirror.
: Investigate other mirrors.
::Huohuo: But...
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:Tail: Mirrors again... what a surprise.
:Huohuo: Look around us, Mr. Tail. I think we're at the edge of the illusion...
:Tail: Maybe these are the only mirrors left?
;(Investigate leftmost mirror)
:Xueyi: Come here, Huohuo. Come through the mirror.
:Huohuo: I—I need to ask you some questions about myself first...
: What do you think about Huohuo's personality?
::Xueyi: ...As a judge responsible for capturing criminals, her cowardice is a dereliction of duty. I will reprimand her severely once you leave the illusion.
::Huohuo: Huh? That doesn't sound like Madam Xueyi... right?
::Tail: Stupid girl. This is obviously a fake!
: What do you think about Huohuo's tail?
::Huohuo: Her tail will be extracted and suppressed after the job is over.
::Tail: Hehe, you fraud... I'll deal with you once I get out!
: That's all I have to ask.
:Huohuo: So, we're gonna...
: Pass through the mirror.
::Huohuo: But...
: Investigate other mirrors.
;(Investigate central mirror)
:Xueyi: Come here, Huohuo. Come through the mirror.
:Huohuo: I—I need to ask you some questions about myself first...
: What do you think about Huohuo's personality?
::Xueyi: Her caution is a skill all judges of the Ten-Lords Commission should possess.
::Tail: Ha, That's a funny way of describing cowardice. Nauseating.
: What do you think about Huohuo's tail?
::Xueyi: It's the most powerful fragment of Ignamar's demise. Who would have guessed it still contained so much power after so many years...?
::Tail: Ha, you've given the game away.
: That's all I have to ask.
:Huohuo: So, we're gonna...
: Pass through the mirror.
::Huohuo: But...
: Investigate other mirrors.
;(Investigate rightmost mirror)
:Xueyi: Hurry, Huohuo. This should be the last mirror.
:Huohuo: I—I need to ask you some questions about myself first...
: What do you think about Huohuo's personality?
::Xueyi: She will be expelled after tonight's operation. She is not fit for her job at the Ten-Lords Commission.
::Huohuo: Really? So I don't even need to write a resignation letter...?
::Tail: Stupid girl. This is obviously a trick!
: What do you think about Huohuo's tail?
::Xueyi: An insignificant demon... I can't wait to devour him myself.
::Tail: Aha! Not even trying to hide your true colors!
: That's all I have to ask.
:Huohuo: So, we're gonna...
: Pass through the mirror.
::Huohuo: But...
: Investigate other mirrors.
;(If the player tries to pass through a mirror again)
:Huohuo: ...We already passed through this mirror. The Madam Xueyi behind this mirror is most likely a fake. Let's not go there again.
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;(After investigating all three mirrors)
:Huohuo: I'm not the best judge of things... but these mirrors...
:Tail: Not a single one is the real thing!
:Huohuo: None of them show Madam Xueyi as I know her to be...
:Tail: That puppet judge never respected me, but she also never let her guard down.
:Huohuo: I've spent a long time working with Madam Xueyi. She's always known that I'm scared and timid, but she never told me off...
:Tail: Tsk, the Ten-Lords Commission never cared a wink about your frail constitution. You're the only one who makes a big deal about it...
:Tail: ...and as long as you don't drag me down, I don't really care how much of a coward you are, either...
:Huohuo: Tail...
:Tail: Hey, hey, hey — get away from me...
: Your judgment was pretty accurate.
::Tail: See? People say good things about you. What are you gonna do about it?
: You two actually get along pretty well...
::Tail: What do you know!? Tsk... And what are we even talking about? We need to focus...
:Huohuo: The illusion wants to keep us in, but it can't possibly keep expanding its borders forever. I think there's gotta be a fourth mirror somewhere.
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:Huohuo: I think there's a mirror on that floating island... but it's a bit far away...
;(Approach marked location)
:Huohuo: C-C-Could I crawl my way there...?
:Tail: Quit stalling and get on with it!
;(Investigate mirror)
:Tail: Ha, I didn't think you'd be able to, hehe. All these years and you finally started to grow up a bit.
:Xueyi: Hurry, Huohuo. This should be the last mirror.
:Huohuo: ...I don't wanna go back the way we came, but I need to ask some questions about myself to make sure!
: What do you think about Huohuo's personality?
::Xueyi: Everyone is different. A judge is not a soldier, and they need more than just courage.
::Xueyi: It is the decree of the Ten Lords for Huohuo to be elevated to a judge. There must be some meaning in it.
::Tail: ...Just what do those old fogeys see in this coward?
: What do you think about Huohuo's tail?
::Xueyi: It is merely a sealed heliobus, a tool carrying out the will of the Ten Lords.
::Tail: Hmph. I may not like it, but that is how she sees me.
:Huohuo: ...Let's go. This is the right mirror.
===Chat with Xueyi and learn the truth about Fyxestroll Garden===
:Huohuo: Are we... back in Fyxestroll Garden?
:Xueyi: You have returned safely. It seems the Ten-Lords Commission is not down on our luck today.
:Huohuo: Madam Xueyi, I'm so happy to see you're alright!
:Xueyi: Did you encounter anything strange on your way here?
: The game's up, Cirrus.
: Cirrus, get out of my body. Now.
: I got possessed! Help me!
:Cirrus: Hehehe, no wonder she's a judge. Very perceptive...
:Huohuo informs Xueyi of what you have experienced so far...
:Xueyi: I understand. This isn't the time to deal with Cirrus. Fyxestroll Garden has been dragged into a powerful illusion by an even mightier heliobus, and the spiritfarers who went to suppress it have lost contact with me.
:Xueyi: Huohuo, if both Hanya and I are unable to suppress that demon, then you will have to defeat it.
:Huohuo: Huh? I-I won't be able to do it! I'm not as powerful as you two... I always run and hide before a battle...
:Xueyi: Do not underestimate yourself. A heliobus cannot possess a body that is already possessed by another heliobus — such is your absolute advantage as a judge.
: I'm possessed too — do I also get an advantage?
::Xueyi: Correct. However, Huohuo has had many more years of training and is more experienced in fighting heliobi than you.
::Xueyi: That is why the Ten-Lords Commission is not down on our luck today. We're lucky that you have all returned at this opportune time.
::Tail: You hear that, scaredy-cat? You're the ace of the Ten-Lords Commission.
: Indeed. Even the weakest person has their strengths.
::Huohuo: I know you're trying to comfort me... but that sounded a little weird.
::Tail: You need to start filtering out the stuff you don't wanna hear. That's what I do.
:Xueyi: The heliobi are aggressive beings, but they cannot shake their desire for a flesh and blood body. And yet, during the 38 years you have worked for the Ten Lords, you have been constantly able to suppress the monster within your tail and maintain your personality. You are already a fitting judge. Be confident.
:Xueyi: On that point, none of the other judges can surpass you.
:Huohuo: Suppress the monster... B—But I don't think I've ever had to suppress Tail! I guess we're more like... friends?
:Tail: Friends!? Bah! I don't make friends with food.
:Cirrus: Hehe, "Mr. Tail," puny fragments like us were deprived of Ignamar's power long ago... If a little girl can subdue us, then perhaps it's time for some humility.
:Tail: Shut your trap!
:Xueyi: Though Furynox is powerful, we have a chance of suppressing them if we can break them into multiple fragments.
:Cirrus: You have a sound plan, Your Honor... and since the stage is set, allow me to offer my assistance. Let's find somewhere more open first... like Swallowsong Pavilion, over there.
: Let's listen to Cirrus's plan.
::Xueyi: Let's go.
: Wait, let me think about it.
::Xueyi: I understand. Take your time.
----
;(Talk to Huohuo, optional)
:Huohuo: Cirrus already helped us in the illusion maze. Maybe... we can trust them for now?
: Cirrus may have ulterior motives.
::Cirrus: You can believe whatever you like. I just want to get out of here. That's all I want.
: Both you and Madam Xueyi are here. They can't escape.
::Cirrus: Yes, yes, you're right. I can't escape. Do you trust me now?
:Huohuo: I—I guess we can go with Cirrus's plan. It's not like we have any of our own...
;(Talk to Xueyi)
:Xueyi: Have you made up your mind?
: Let's listen to Cirrus's plan.
::Xueyi: Let's go.
:;(Enter Exploratory Excursion Fyxestroll Garden)
: Wait, let me think about it.
::Xueyi: I understand. Take your time.
===Go to Swallowsong Pavilion as proposed by Cirrus and chat with Furynox===
:Cirrus: You've heard the story of Ignamar and the great heliobus's glorious fight against the general. They were an entity born of many heliobi fusing together...
:Cirrus: ...but heliobi are gradually tainted by the emotions and desires of those we possess. We tend to spite each other and don't like to fuse together — it's like having multiple personalities inside a single head. It leads to "infighting..."
:Cirrus: A powerful heliobus like Ignamar or Furynox might be able to swallow a lesser heliobus and placate them for a while...
:Cirrus: ...but this internal balance is easily broken when exposed to external forces — just like how we were torn apart and reborn after Ignamar fought the general.
:Xueyi: Therefore... this might be the way to defeat Furynox. We can cause them to break apart and reduce their power, then the Ten-Lords Commission can use their sacred vessels to seal up all of Furynox's fragments.
:Xueyi: I have a question. Why are you betraying your own kin? Why would you help the Xianzhou when we have sealed you for so long?
:Cirrus: Why? Must heliobi always have a reason for their behavior? Perhaps I don't want Furynox to devour me. Perhaps I dislike idiots who use force and nothing else. Perhaps I wish to fight the general myself...
:Cirrus: ...or maybe I just want to do a favor for the Ten-Lords Commission that will ensure I can leave here in one piece?
: We should allow Cirrus to go ahead with their plan.
: Don't believe Cirrus!
:Xueyi: Judges of the Ten-Lords Commission always keep our promises. If you can truly deal with the problem at hand, I will ask for your freedom from the Ten Lords. However, I cannot guarantee the outcome of the appeal.
:Cirrus: How conventional. Fine, I accept... but you better keep your promise, puppet.
:Cirrus: Hehe, me and Furynox were "furnacemates..." I know them well. They are powerful, but as naive as a child and obsessed with victory. I only need to say three things to incite them.
:Cirrus: (Trailblazer), I'll need your body for a while longer.
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;(Approach marked location)
:(Trailblazer): Furynox! Furynox...!
:*There is a vague sound from far away. A response, possibly.*
:(Trailblazer): Before you duel the general, why don't you fight me?
:Distant Voice: ...Cirrus? What makes you worth my time, weakling?
:Distant Voice: I've turned this garden into my territory and made the dogs of the Ten Lords my puppets! As soon as the general arrives, the heliobi will have our rematch. Why should I fight my own at this crucial moment?
:(Trailblazer): That group of amateurs you've put together? Hah. They're nothing compared to me.
:(Trailblazer): I have already obtained the most wonderful pawn for myself — a piece that once expelled Phantylia!
:Distant Voice: ...Phantylia? Phantylia! I remember! What a wonderful host... I want it!
:(Trailblazer): Then send the spiritfarers under your control to find me. If you can defeat this Nameless I'm possessing, then you can swallow me up and let my strength aid you in your fight against the general. What do you say?
:Distant Voice: Deal! My pawns and I will show you no mercy!
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:Cirrus: See? Easy-peasy.
:Tail: Tsk, does that mean all the spiritfarers out there have fallen? What a useless army.
:Huohuo: ...Does that mean we'll be fighting our friends...?
:Xueyi: ...
:Cirrus: Oh, do puppets feel empathy? Or do you not wish to defeat Furynox anymore? We heliobi think of such matters as business transactions. As long as something can bring us victory, we will destroy everything — even allies and kin.
:Cirrus: Make the decision. Furynox's pawns — your companions — must be destroyed.
:Xueyi: ...
:Xueyi: ...Please come over here. I need to give you something.
===Talk to Xueyi and come up with a strategy===
;(Talk to Xueyi)
:Xueyi: You two, take this before we fight Furynox.
:Xueyi: This is the Lunaumbra Gourd, a sacred vessel made by the Artisanship Commission. The Ten-Lords Commission has made some changes to it to better suppress heliobi. After you fight the puppets controlled by Furynox, make sure you seal their heliobi fragments in here.
:Xueyi: Also...
: I'll look after Huohuo.
::Xueyi: Her time as a judge has been brief — she is still inexperienced. Apart from that, please also have mercy on the spiritfarers that have fallen under Furynox's control.
: I'll go easy on the spiritfarers.
::Xueyi: The Ten Lords will not forget your acts of kindness. Thank you.
:Huohuo: Mr. Tail, we're gonna fight some really dangerous enemies now. Please lend me your strength, too.
:Tail: Oh-ho? Sounds like someone finally learned to talk tough.
:Tail: I would've believed you if your legs weren't shaking so much!
:Huohuo: Don't point that out! It took me a lot of effort to be this brave! All this time I've just been hiding behind (Trailblazer). I'm such a bad judge...
:Huohuo: Madam Xueyi said those possessed by a heliobus can't get possessed again... I'm the only person who can help everyone!
:Tail: Exactly! You're welcome, by the way... So, what are we waiting for? Let's go!
:Xueyi: Huohuo, though I am of ingenium body, I too am feeling a sliver of fear.
:Huohuo: Madam Xueyi... you're afraid too?
:Xueyi: Faced with a demon that can manipulate life at will, of course I'm afraid... Afraid that I won't ever work with my sister again.
: Huohuo, I'm afraid too.
::Huohuo: ...I—I guess if even you two are afraid, then... I—I feel a little better now.
: Afraid or not, we're still gonna beat the heck out of it!
:Xueyi: Let's go! I will find my own way to defeat the pawns possessed by Furynox... and before that foolish heliobus has realized what's happening, I will suppress all of their fragments within the Lunaumbra Gourd.
:Huohuo: ...So we'll need to activate the Evil Binding Matrix, right?
:Xueyi: Once my task is done, I will meet you at the Verdant Terrace and activate the Evil Binding Matrix at its matrix core.
:Huohuo: Okay.
===Defeat the host and collect heliobus fragments===
:Huohuo: If Furynox is so powerful, why would they allow themself to break apart so easily?
:Cirrus: The stronger you are, the more you underestimate your enemies... sometimes being weak and humble is the way to survive.
;(Approach marked location)
:Huohuo: Those are... possessed Wraith Wardens...
:Tail: Don't expect me to hold back.
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;(Fight )
::Huohuo: Help me, Mr. Tail!
::Tail: What happened to talking tough!?
;(After the battle)
:Furynox's Fragments: Aaaah—
:Huohuo: Fragments of Furynox have been sealed in the gourd.
:Huohuo: Thank the Arbiter!
----
;(Fight , , )
::Tail: Take your paper dolls out, quickly! Do you remember the incantation?
::Huohuo: P—P—Paper to might, carry this fight! Talisman of strength, evils to spite!
;(After the battle)
:Furynox's Fragments: Let us go. Let us go!
:Huohuo: ...There are plenty of heliobi in the gourd now. Let's go and meet up with Madam Xueyi.
===Go to the Verdant Terrace to meet up with Xueyi===
;(Approach marked location)
:Huohuo: It's Madam Xueyi... and Miss Guinaifen! Thank goodness she's alright...
:Huohuo: There are so many spiritfarers lying on the floor!
;(Talk to Xueyi)
:Guinaifen: (Trailblazer)! Huohuo! I'm so glad you're okay!
:Xueyi: I have defeated all the spiritfarers controlled by Furynox... It was quite troublesome taking them down without doing any harm.
:Xueyi: How goes your task?
:Huohuo: We're doing well. We've sealed most of Furynox's fragments.
:Xueyi: Now, we shall seal the fragments absorbed by the Lunaumbra Gourd into the Evil Binding Matrix. Once Furynox's power has been stripped, it will no longer be able to influence reality in Fyxestroll Garden.
:Guinaifen: This gourd is so pretty! Is this what they call a "sacred vessel" on the Xianzhou?
:Huohuo: Miss Guinaifen, please be careful... You might feel dizzy if you get too close to the matrix...
:Guinaifen: It's okay. It's okay. This is my first time seeing the Ten-Lords Commission's exorcising tools up close~
:Tail: Huohuo, get her away from her!
:Her face emotionless, Guinaifen smashes the gourd on the ground and countless heliobi break free.
:She faints right after.
:Huohuo: Oh no!
:Escaped Heliobi: Cirrus~ It's Cirrus~ You won~ You won...
:Escaped Heliobi: Don't leave us... help us... take us... to restore Ignamar's glory together!
:Cirrus: Muahahahaha⁓
:Cirrus: Thank you, Your Honors, for helping me clear so many obstacles and collect so many heliobus fragments.
:Cirrus: I told you I'd leave your body, (Trailblazer).
===Defeat Cirrus===
;(Cutscene plays)
::Cirrus: Excellent. I will keep my promise.
::Escaped Heliobi: Absoooorb ussss⁓! Absoooorb ussss⁓!
::Huohuo: Oh no! They're stealing the power of other heliobi.
::Cirrus: With this strength...
::Cirrus: ...I will be...
::Cirrus: ...undefeatable!
::Cirrus: Pawns, let's go again, shall we?
;(Begin battle against )
::Huohuo: You monster!
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;(After the battle)
:Xueyi: This demon... is quite troublesome...
:Huohuo: Is everyone okay!?
:Xueyi: They've consumed too many heliobi...
:Xueyi: We'd die from exhaustion before we manage to weaken it.
:Tail: We've still got a chance, puppet...
:Tail: Cirrus said it themselves. There's a fragile balance when heliobi fuse together.
:Tail: You know what to do, don't you, Huohuo?
:Huohuo: But...
:Tail: But what? Aren't you gonna be living the life you've always wanted once I'm gone?
:Huohuo: ...
:Cirrus: Ugh, these pawns are no fun. Why don't you join in too, hmm?
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;(Cutscene plays)
::Cirrus: Why struggle? Be my subject!
::Xueyi: If you can't win... you just cheat!
::Tail: Grrrr, useless!
::Tail: Get yourself together!
::Huohuo: *sob* They just won't die!
::Huohuo: We can't beat them...
::Tail: Not so fast... you've got me, haven't you!?
::Huohuo: Tail...?
::Tail: See you on the other side, Huohuo!
::Cirrus: You wretch! What are you doing!? Get out... get out!
;(Begin battle against )
:;(Gameplay note: Huohuo, who had lost Tail, will provide support from the sidelines)
::Cirrus: G—Get out!
::Tail: Hey Cirrus, why don't you try swallowing ME too, huh?
::Cirrus: Are you insane? Why are you helping humans!?
::Tail: Why? You need a reason? How about this one...
::Tail: I'd rather help a human than a conniving simpleton like you!
::Cirrus: Uwhaaaa—!!!
::Huohuo: I—I won't let Mr. Tail sacrifice himself in vain!
::Huohuo: T—Talismans. On my command!
::Huohuo: Talismans! Talismans!! Talismans!!!
----
;(Cutscene plays)
::Huohuo: Tail...
;(Cutscene ends)
:The unanticipated turmoil of the Heliobi Disaster turned in a rain of fire. Cirrus grasped the chance to possess a spiritfarer, only for the Ten-Lords Commission to subdue it. Tail, however, is nowhere to be seen...
===Talk with Huohuo===
:(Trailblazer): (I wonder how Huohuo is doing... I should check up on her.)
====(Optional) Talk with Xueyi====
;(Talk to Xueyi)
:Xueyi: The one possessing Huohuo... seems to have disappeared. I don't know if I should be happy or sad for her...
:Xueyi: Never mind. I've never been good at figuring out emotions.
:Xueyi: Thank you for your assistance, Nameless. Reinforcements from the Ten-Lords Commission will be here soon, and Guinaifen will be sent to an apothecary.
: Your body seems to be severely malfunctioning.
::Xueyi: It is only an artificial ingenium body. I can swap into another one easily. Do not worry.
: I don't see Judge Hanya anywhere...
::Xueyi: Hanya returned to the Ten-Lords Commission after you left. She is coming with the reinforcements as we speak.
: Is Cirrus dead?
:Xueyi: No. The demon lives on. They even possessed a young spiritfarer under my command. "As Starfire Essences, the heliobi will never die" — the records in the Ten-Lords Commission's evil-binding tomes were all real...
:Xueyi: Cirrus lost most of their power and poses no danger for the time being. But they will remain a threat for as long as they exist...
:Xueyi: Thankfully, the Ten-Lords Commission had prepared other sacred vessels to suppress the heliobi. We will construct a matrix all over this abandoned garden and seal the heliobi within. The Xianzhou will live to see another day.
:Xueyi: We can leave the rest to the Ten-Lords Commission from here... Even I feel like I need a rest.
;(Talk to Xueyi, optional)
:Xueyi: We can leave the rest to the Ten-Lords Commission from here... Even I feel like I need a rest.
====(Optional) Talk with Cirrus====
;(Talk to the Possessed Spiritfarer)
:Possessed Spiritfarer: ...Grahhhh, don't even think about sealing me in the matrix!
:Possessed Spiritfarer: You wretched fools! Tail, the judges, you... One day...
:Possessed Spiritfarer: ...one day, sooner or later, I'll tear you all to pieces. I'll crunch your bones to dust, sap every drop of your strength, and spit you out into the dirt where you belong...
: ...Cirrus?
::Cirrus: Already forgetting me?
:: Wanna hug, sweety?
:::Cirrus: Tsk, your human tongues are no less poisonous than ours.
:: I hope you repent.
:::Cirrus: Heliobi are faced with only a single punishment — eternal imprisonment. They can lock me up, but they can't kill me.
: Leave the kid alone.
::Cirrus: Kid? As a spiritfarer, he's already experienced more than you could in a lifetime.
::Cirrus: For as long as I'm sealed in the matrix, I will inhabit this body. The judges can stick as many talismans and pour as much enchanted water on this flesh as they like — I don't care. As long as they want to save their own, I still have a bargaining chip.
: What tricks can you possibly pull as you are now?
::Cirrus: There are many, (Trailblazer)... I will exist forever.
::Cirrus: I have lived for countless years. I existed before the Alliance was even an idea. And once the Alliance has turned to dust, I will continue to exist for countless more Amber Eras.
::Cirrus: I can wait. I'll wait for humans to let their guard down. I'll wait till the matrix drawn over Fyxestroll Garden collapses. Time and opportunity will always be on my side.
: Goodbye.
:Cirrus: ...We will meet again.
:Cirrus: I wasn't the only heliobus to escape when the Creation Furnace was destroyed... there are more of us than the mere few in Fyxestroll Garden. Where are they now? And what will they do to the Luofu?
:Cirrus: I look forward to seeing how the Ten-Lords Commission responds in the coming days...
:Cirrus stares at you in silence, and you can tell from their eyes that they are conspiring.
;(Talk to the Possessed Spiritfarer, optional)
:Cirrus stares at you in silence, and you can tell from their eyes that they are conspiring.
----
;(Talk to Huohuo)
:Huohuo: Tail... Mr. Tail...
: What happened to Tail...?
::Huohuo: Tail distracted Cirrus... He helped us so much... B—But now he's gone...
::Huohuo: I can't sense him anywhere... He's gone.
: Huohuo...
::Huohuo: What kind of judge am I...
::Huohuo: If I were stronger, Mr. Tail wouldn't have had to sacrifice himself...
:Huohuo: It was because of him that I ended up in this terrible job...
:Huohuo: ...and I've thought so much about how much better my life would be if I never met him... but now that he's actually gone... I feel so empty inside...
:Huohuo: I really am useless... I've been looking forward to this day for so long, but now that it's here... I don't feel happy at all.
: Heliobi don't die that easily.
::Huohuo: Wait, you're right... Madam Xueyi said that heliobi are eternal flames that will never burn away. Mr. Tail... He must still be out there somewhere.
: He's free now.
::Huohuo: ...I guess he is...
:Huohuo: Don't worry, (Trailblazer)... I'm okay. I need to pull myself together and finish the job...
:Huohuo: Oh, the Ten-Lords Commission contacted Miss Guinaifen's friend — Miss Sushang. I can't leave my post, so... could you let Miss Sushang know what happened...? She'll be relieved.
;(Talk to Huohuo, optional)
:Huohuo: ...Thank you. I'm much better now. Could you please let Miss Sushang know what happened...? She'll be relieved.
===Go to Aurum Alley and talk with Sushang===
:Sushang: Little Gui kinda gave me an outline of what happened in the apothecary... Can you tell me more?
:You explain what happened in Fyxestroll Garden to Sushang, and she seems to realize the seriousness of the situation
:Sushang: Thanks for telling me everything. I didn't think things would get so out of hand...
:Sushang: I would've been able to help you if I were there too... and maybe Little Gui wouldn't have ended up in the apothecary... *sigh*
:Sushang: You don't need to worry about Little Gui. She won't be able to sit still, even in a sick ward. I'm sure she'll come find you again in no time.
:Sushang: I'm heading to the apothecary to check up on her. Catch you later.
;(Mission completed)
:;(Obtain Achievement The Dangers in My Heart)
==Gallery==
Trailblaze Continuance Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie - Guinaifen's Livestream
Trailblaze Continuance Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie - A Strange Mirror
Trailblaze Continuance Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie - Heliobus Possesses Trailblazer
Trailblaze Continuance Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie - Cirrus Absorbs Heliobi
Trailblaze Continuance Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie - Tail's Sacrifice
Trailblaze Continuance Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie - Cirrus' Defeat
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