Sealed Area

The Sealed Area () is an ancient ruin belonging to the ancient Zemurian civilisation that lies beneath Grancel Castle.
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=== Background ===
The Sealed Area is discovered by Colonel Richard and the Intelligence Division in his quest to find the Aureole and use it to put Liberl in a position of power. After the drilling operation first reaches the hidden facility, he and 2nd Lieutenant Lorence are attacked by archaisms, but they swiftly destroy them.
Estelle, Joshua, Scherazard, Olivier, Kloe and Zin discover the elevator built in the castle's treasury after rescuing Queen Alicia, who unlocks it for them and asks them to stop Colonel Richard. They're joined by Professor Russell, Tita and Agate, who join them on the descent to the Sealed Area while the Queen, 1st Lieutenant Julia Schwarz and the Royal Guardsmen stay behind to cover them.
Proceeding through the hallways of the facility and undaunted by the archaisms left behind, the bracers reach the halfway hall where Captain Amalthea reappears to stop them, having retreated from the castle after her previous defeat. Now able to partially control the archaisms, she is defeated once again as the bracers push forward down to the bottom level, the deepest part of the facility.
There, Colonel Richard is trying to use a Gospel to activate the ancient device. He explains that his goal was to obtain an ace for Liberl's army now that Cassius Bright, and the Aureole was meant to be it. Estelle and Joshua refute him, and point out that Richard had no way of knowing the location of the facility, accusing him of having had his memories altered like Kurt Nardin had. Richard responds by engaging in combat, with the bracers managing to push back until the Gospel activates the Orbal Shutdown Phenomenon.
However, instead of revealing the Aureole, the ancient Ring Guardian Reverie is released. The bracers fight the Reverie and seemingly disable it, but the Guardian stands up again while they're too tired to move. Colonel Richard intercepts it by himself, and is almost defeated when Cassius arrives and frees him with a single strike, making an opening for the others to finally destroy Reverie.
After confirming the situation aboveground as secure, Cassius confronts Richard for putting him on a pedestal, and demands that he atones as he arrests him.
=== Maps ===
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1st Level
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=== Enemies ===
Enemy 	1st Level 	2nd Level 	3rd Level 	4th Level 	Bottom Level
Broken Piece 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	
D-Series Doom 	Chest 6 	Chest 14/15/17 	Chest 24/27 	 	
Guard Minion 	Chest 2/5/8/11	W/ Broken PieceChest 16/20	W/ Broken Piece	W/ Broken Piece & S-Series DoomChest 32/39	
Gundoll - 1 	 	 	 	Chest 36/37 	
M-Series Doom 	 	 	 	Chest 32/36/37/39 	
Photon Judge - 1	Chest 2/5/8/11	Chest 16/20 	 	 	
S-Series Doom 	 	 	✓ 	✓ 	
Gundoll - 2 	 	 	Story 	 	
Captain Amalthea	 	 	Story 	 	
Photon Judge - 2	 	 	 	 	Story
Colonel Richard 	 	 	 	 	Story
Left Forceps 	 	 	 	 	Story
Right Forceps 	 	 	 	 	Story
Reverie - 1/2/3 	 	 	 	 	Story
Alpha Drone 	 	 	 	 	Summoned by Reverie - 2
Beta Drone 	 	 	 	 	Summoned by Reverie - 2
=== Treasure Chests ===
Level	Key	Contents 	Chest Quote
1st 	1 	Celestial Balm	There is a note inside. It says, 'I saw what you did...'
1st 	2 	Magesta 	Monsters: Photon Judge ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
1st 	2 	Magesta 	It wouldn't be empty if you hadn't taken the stuff in it.
1st 	3 	Teara Balm 	Tooooooooo late...
1st 	4 	Celestial Balm	This chest has been picked clean...
1st 	5 	Daedalus Arm 	Monsters: Photon Judge ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
1st 	5 	Daedalus Arm 	You've returned to the scene of the crime, I see.
1st 	6 	Royal Guard 	Monsters: D-Series Doom ×3, Broken Piece ×2
1st 	6 	Royal Guard 	The chest mocks you with its emptiness.
1st 	7 	Tear All Balm 	What did you expect to find in here?
1st 	8 	Nine Tails 	Monsters: Photon Judge ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
1st 	8 	Nine Tails 	You already got the treasure. Don't be greedy!
1st 	9 	EP Charge EX 	This chest is now full of disappointment...
1st 	10 	Teara Balm 	You open the empty chest and stare inside. The chest stares back accusingly.
1st 	11 	Berserker 	Monsters: Photon Judge ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
1st 	11 	Berserker 	You already took everything it had to offer. What more do you want?!
2nd 	12 	Teara Balm 	Treasure doesn't respawn, you know.
2nd 	13 	Teara Balm 	It's...empty.This is not entirely unexpected, right?
2nd 	14 	Atlas Gear 	Monsters: D-Series Doom ×3, Broken Piece ×2
2nd 	14 	Atlas Gear 	An empty chest! Scandalous!
2nd 	15 	Sylphen Boots 	Monsters: D-Series Doom ×3, Broken Piece ×2
2nd 	15 	Sylphen Boots 	The chest is empty. I wonder whose fault that is...?
2nd 	16 	Hauteclere 	Monsters: Photon Judge ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
2nd 	16 	Hauteclere 	Back for more? Are you a hero or a scavenger?!
2nd 	17 	Valkyrie Dress	Monsters: D-Series Doom ×3, Broken Piece ×2
2nd 	17 	Valkyrie Dress	It's empty?! Villainous!
2nd 	18 	Tear All Balm 	You have found the ultimate treasure...air.
2nd 	19 	Teara Balm 	Way to be thorough, hero!
2nd 	20 	Thor's Hammer 	Monsters: Photon Judge ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
2nd 	20 	Thor's Hammer 	Reduced to searching empty chests?That's really sad.
3rd 	21 	Teara Balm 	What? The stuff you took before wasn't enough?
3rd 	22 	EP Charge EX 	The chest is empty...because you've already been here.
3rd 	23 	EP Charge EX 	The chest is empty... Nefarious!
3rd 	24 	Sylphen Boots 	Monsters: D-Series Doom ×3, Broken Piece ×2
3rd 	24 	Sylphen Boots 	Hey, close my lid!What, were you born in a barn?!
3rd 	25 	Teara Balm 	It's empty. You have only yourself to blame.
3rd 	26 	EP Charge EX 	What? The stuff you took before wasn't enough?
3rd 	27 	Atlas Gear 	Monsters: D-Series Doom ×3, Broken Piece ×2
3rd 	27 	Atlas Gear 	I'd point and laugh, but I have no fingers.
4th 	28 	Tear All Balm 	Say, haven't we met before?
4th 	29 	Tear All Balm 	An empty chest is a tragic thing indeed.
4th 	30 	Tear All Balm 	It's empty! Treachery!
4th 	31 	Tear All Balm 	The chest is so empty it hurts.
4th 	32 	Royal Guard 	Monsters: M-Series Doom ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
4th 	32 	Royal Guard 	Double-dipping is against the rules.
4th 	33 	Celestial Balm	It wouldn't be empty if you hadn't taken the stuff in it.
4th 	34 	Celestial Balm	YOU again!
4th 	35 	Celestial Balm	The chest is empty. Are you surprised?
4th 	36 	Arc Rod 	Monsters: Gundoll, M-Series Doom ×2, Broken Piece ×2
4th 	36 	Arc Rod 	...Nope, still empty.
4th 	37 	Erbe Blades 	Monsters: Gundoll, M-Series Doom ×2, Broken Piece ×2
4th 	37 	Erbe Blades 	Ask again later.
4th 	38 	EP Charge EX 	You came back! I knew you would!
4th 	39 	Valkyrie Dress	Monsters: M-Series Doom ×3, Guard Minion ×3, Broken Piece ×2
4th 	39 	Valkyrie Dress	Hahahaha...no.
4th 	40 	Tear All Balm 	So, when do you plan on giving me my stuff back?
=== Quests ===
*Aureole
=== Shops ===
==== Russell Orbal Factory ====
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=== Background ===
Julia Schwarz escorts Kevin Graham to see the Sealed Area and the Reverie, and they discuss the nature of the Aureole and the facility's purpose, which Kevin seems to understand.
During Estelle and Joshua's attempts to stop the Enforcers at the Tetracyclic Towers, they find terminals with Data crystals that explain the Seal Mechanism used to seal the Aureole and the purpose of the Sealed Area.
The entire facility is the remains of Celeste D. Auslese's secret facility where she and fifteen companions worked to undo the influence of the Aureole and seal it away to save their people. They succeeded in their task with moments to spare, as the plan was leaked when the Aureole probed the mind of someone connected to the plan. The facility was attacked by Reveries, with one breaching the defenses and nearly making it to the sealing mechanism at the bottom level before being cut off when the Aureole was sealed in an alternate dimension, deactivating. This same Reverie was the one Estelle and Joshua had to fight when Richard undid the first seal. The Auslese family then built the castle on top of the ruins and established the origins of Liberl, and the existence of the facility became myth and legend in the royal family.
The underground facility's function was to draw energy from the surrounding septium veins. The light fired from the facility would reflect on the Ahnenburg's inner wall, converging on the Aureole floating in the sky and sending it to another dimension. The facility would then keep the Aureole frozen in time, preventing its energy from reaching the Reveries until the mechanism was disabled by Richard's Gospel. Afterwards, the Device Towers were activated, acting as a second layer to the seal and preventing the Aureole from escaping the dimension.
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=== Background ===
Kevin, Ries and Julia reach the Sealed Area after obtaining the key to the castle's Treasury from a mysterious ghost. In the Sealed Area, they find the elevator immediately after the hall, which tips Kevin towards the nature of Phantasma and what lies ahead. The elevator takes them to the bottom level instantly, where they find the Lord of Phantasma waiting for them.
The Lord confirms Kevin's suspicion: the Grancel they've been investigating is a replica of the real city, modified for their purpose. The Lord also reveals a Sealing Stone in their possession, offering it as the final reward of the Second Plane, and summons Rostrum the Savage, one of the Seventy-Seven Devils that guards the gates of hell.
After defeating Rostrum, the Lord gives them the Sealing Stone, and Kevin tries to interrogate them. The Lord answers cryptically and taunts Kevin, goading him into shooting them down. However, Kevin reveals the figure in front of them to be an illusion, and prompts the rest to return to the Hermit's Garden to release Kloe and Sieg before continuing on.
=== Maps ===
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Bottom Level
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=== Enemies ===
*Rostrum: Story
*Rostrum Bug: Story
=== Treasure Chests ===
There are no treasure chests in this area.
=== Quests and Doors ===
*Phantasma: Kevin and Ries reach the Sealed Area after investigating the castle.
=== Monuments ===
==== Sealed Area - Bottom Level ====
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|-|Synthesize Quartz=
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== Gallery ==
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Category:Ruins
Category:Liberl Locations
Category:Phantasma