Into Eternal Night

==Steps==
# Reach the Night Kingdom
#* The player will be teleported into the Quest Domain "Realm of the Night Kingdom" automatically from the previous quest domain.
# Follow Mallko
# Go deeper into the mist
# Keep following "Mallko"
# Defeat the roused monsters
# Talk to Kachina
# Check on the Wayob
# Defeat the Abyss Herald
#* 
# Talk to your companions
# Leave the Night Kingdom
#* If the player fails to escape, they will need to talk to "The Great Spirit of This Land" to start the escape sequence again.
# Talk to Kachina
==Gameplay Notes==
* During step 6, a trial Kachina joins the party.
* During step 8, the active party is limited to a trial Mualani and Kachina.
* During step 10, the active character will be restricted to the Traveler.
** The Abyssal energy visual effect at the edges of the screen is an indicator of how close the player is to escaping, not how close the Abyssal wall is.
* Completing step 6 grants the .
* Completing the quest grants the .
==Trial Character==
==Dialogue==
;(Continues from previous quest)
: Paimon: Hey, you don't have to drag Paimon. You're pulling too hard!
: Mualani: Looks like we made it. This is the Night Kingdom.
: Iansan: It looks so different from what I imagined in the stories.
: There's Abyssal energy everywhere...
: Mualani: That overflow of energy is probably what trapped Kachina here in the first place.
: Chasca: From this point forward, everything we know about the real world no longer applies. Anything can happen here.
: Paimon: Paimon's more worried about how we're gonna make it out... We obviously can't go back the way we came.
: Chasca: Do you see that patch of light on the ground? It's shining down from that fissure in the sky.
: Paimon: Oh, yeah, right in front of us. So, that's coming from up there... Whoa, it's so high up! Did we really fall that far down!?
: Chasca: Just like I said — our real-world knowledge doesn't apply here. We fell all this way, yet came out completely unscathed.
: Chasca: If this was the real world, we'd have to climb our way back up to the entrance. But, here, all we have to do is stand underneath the light and offer a prayer.
: Paimon: Th—That's it?
: Don't try it now.
:: Paimon: Right, right... We've still got a job to do.
: Don't try to run away.
:: Paimon: You really think that little of Paimon? That's not even why Paimon asked!
: Mualani: So that means all we need to do is find Kachina and bring her to this location.
: Chasca: Exactly. This light is streaming in from the real world. It's a link between the two realms.
: Iansan: Hmm, the terrain looks difficult to navigate, and the visibility's not great, either. How are we supposed to find Kachina in these conditions?
: Paimon: Yeah, these floating black things don't look super friendly, either.
: ???: Those are all manifestations of Abyssal power. Be careful.
: Paimon: G—Ghost! A talking ghost!
: ???: Calm down, I'm here to help. You're the ones who helped Vichama, right?
: Wait, does that mean you're...
: Mallko: Yes. I'm Vichama's friend, Mallko. I was completely lost to this realm until I sensed a mysterious power calling out to me.
: Mallko: It's like it was seeking me out, attempting to reassemble the pieces of who I used to be. Of course, it could only do so much...
: Mallko: I'm sorry I can only appear before you in this imperfect form.
: Chasca: No, we should be the ones apologizing. If the Spiritspeaker Stone hadn't become corrupted by the Abyss, we could've done much more.
: Chasca: But, we had to destroy it, otherwise Vichama and his tribe would have been in danger.
: Mallko: Of course. Thank you for protecting him. I never imagined that, even after all these years, he'd still take such a risk for me...
: Mallko: Under the power of the Stone, it felt like our souls were connected.
: Mallko: Turns out even our regrets were exactly the same...
: Mualani: Whether in triumph or death, you want your best friend by your side.
: Mallko: Exactly. That may not be in the cards for us, but... It's not too late for you.
: Mallko: You're looking for a young girl from the Children of Echoes, right? She's being chased by an embodiment of Abyssal power.
: Mallko: I'd like to help her while I'm still in this form, so follow me.
: Mallko: Be careful. This place has been severely corroded by the Abyss.
;(After the cutscene)
: Paimon: Paimon didn't realize it had gotten this bad...
: Iansan: It's like a seething volcano ready to engulf our world at any moment.
;(If the player is hit by a manifestation of Abyssal power for the first time)
: Paimon: Ouch...!
: Mallko: Quick, get back here. You can't go wandering off, it's too dangerous!
;(While following Mallko)
:;(Mallko forms a shield)
: Mallko: Stick close to me. My power will be able to ward off attacks for the time being.
: Mallko: We won't be able to keep this up. Let's try another route. This way.
:;(Mallko's shield disappears)
;(Approach Mallko in the area at the side)
: Mallko: Not good... More monsters...
: Mualani: We shouldn't waste our time on them.
;(Follow Mallko after defeating the monsters)
: Paimon: Whoa, Paimon can't see anything...
: Mallko: It's easy to get lost here. Just stick close.
;(Follow Mallko to the open area)
:;(Many floating black manifestations of Abyssal power surround the Traveler, who appears to be completely alone)
:;(The Traveler gets ready to fight, then suddenly the manifestations all vanish)
: Mualani: D—Did you hear that?
: Iansan: What!?
: Mualani: Never mind... It was probably just my imagination.
: Paimon: Don't scare Paimon like that!
: Chasca: I heard it too. It was a voice from the Abyss.
: Paimon: Eek!? W—What did it say?
: Chasca: Doesn't matter. It certainly doesn't harbor good intentions.
;(Follow Mallko)
: Whisper: Journey... Lies...
: Paimon: Ahhh, Paimon just heard it too!
: Paimon: Let's keep going! Paimon wants to get out of this place!
;(Approach northeast instead of following Mallko northwest, optional)
: Mallko: Hey, wrong way! Get back here!
;(Defeat the enemies on the path northeast until it crosses Mallko's path, optional)
: Mallko: Wow, I'm impressed. You're an extremely skilled group of adventurers.
;(Approach Kachina)
:;(Rifthounds appear, then disappear, then many floating black manifestations of Abyssal power surround Kachina from her point of view)
:;(Kachina runs and falls, and the manifestations close in on her)
: Mualani: We're here, Kachina!
: Kachina: Mualani!? You made it!
;(Behind Kachina, there are Rifthounds but no manifestations)
: Mualani: Looks like our reunion will have to wait until we take care of these monsters!
: Kachina: Good idea. Let's go!
;(After defeating the Rifthounds)
: Kachina: You're here, you're finally here! *sobbing* Thank you so much...
: Kachina: That monster can appear from anywhere... It almost caught me a bunch of times.
: Kachina: The Wayob's power helped keep me hidden, so I just tried to stay out of sight until you got here.
: Mualani: Attagirl! You did so well! And most importantly, you weren't hurt!
: Paimon: Should we start heading back, then?
: Kachina: Actually, I have a request. Will you come visit the Wayob with me?
: Kachina: I can't exactly put it into words, but something's wrong with the Ode of Resurrection, and I know it has something to do with the contamination from the Abyss.
: Iansan: That was the Pyro Archon's theory as well. Everything we've seen here certainly seems to back it up.
: Mallko: In the Night Kingdom, there are six main totem poles, representing the Wayob of each tribe.
: Mallko: You can think of them like the body of each Wayob. Additional totem poles, like the ones around here, serve as proxies to which the Wayob can extend their consciousness.
: Mallko: There are countless proxies scattered around the Night Kingdom. Through them, the Wayob can extend their consciousness over the entire realm and track down souls no matter where they roam.
: Mallko: But if a proxy were to become severely contaminated, then a soul could become lost within the Night Kingdom.
: Iansan: Judging by the current situation, I don't think we're dealing with just one contaminated proxy. Even if we could drive back the Abyssal power from one of them, that probably wouldn't even put a dent in the problem.
: Kachina: Still, we can't just leave the Wayob to suffer. It's protected me this whole time...
: Saving one is better than saving none at all.
: Chasca: I agree. We might even manage to draw out the monster that's been hunting Kachina.
: Chasca: Getting rid of the monster might help slow down the deterioration of the Night Kingdom.
: Kachina: Ugh, ugh... Argh...
: Mualani: Kachina? What's wrong?
: Kachina: N—Nothing, just a headache, and that voice again... telling me to abandon the Wayob and leave this place...
: Paimon: Maybe we really should leave... Kachina's already been here for too long.
: Kachina: No, I... I'm fine. I don't plan on listening to that nonsense. I can hold on.
: Where's the totem pole?
: Kachina: Just up ahead. I'll lead the way. Besides, I can still fight, so please... help me out a little longer.
: Mualani: Listen to me, Kachina. We'll come with you, but that's because we want to help the Wayob, not because we have something to prove.
: Mualani: You don't have anything to prove, either. It's okay if you reach your limit. We'll be there for you.
: Iansan: Alright, the sooner we get this done the better.
: Chasca: We've already come all this way, so we might as well try to get to the bottom of this.
: Kachina: Let's go. This way.
: Mallko: I'll stay here and try to stall the Abyss monster.
: Mualani: All by yourself!? That's too dangerous!
: Mallko: It's alright. I may not be as strong as that monster, but I'm definitely more familiar with the area. Besides...
: Mallko: I don't have much time left. If you're anything like my friend, I'm sure you're not particularly fond of goodbyes.
: Mallko: So, go. Achieve your goal, and return to the world where you belong.
: Iansan: Thank you for everything.
: Mualani: You're a true hero.
: Mallko: Hahaha, thank you.
: Mallko: "No one fights alone."
;(After the cutscene)
: Mualani: Does your head still hurt? Let me help you walk.
: Kachina: I'm fine, I'm fine! You should know I'm made of stronger stuff than that!
;(Approach the totem)
: Kachina: Wayob? Wayob! I'm back! My friends and I are here to heal you!
: Kachina: Wayob! Can you hear me? Wayob!
: : ...
: Mualani: So, we were right. The contamination is already too severe. It's preventing the Wayob from answering our calls.
: Mualani: Alright, get ready, everyone. Time to purge the Abyssal energy from this place.
: I'll help, too.
: Chasca: Careful. We've got company.
: Iansan: Already!?
: Comonqui: You really think that puny soul could slow me down... Courage in the face of futility is pure folly.
: Comonqui: He tried to get in my way, so I disposed of him.
: Paimon: You... You killed Mallko!?
: Comonqui: He would have dispersed with or without me. Rather than worrying about him, I would urge you to focus on yourself.
: Comonqui: You may have defeated others of my kind in the past, but underestimate me now, and it will be to your peril.
: Are you the one behind all of this?
: Comonqui: No. The power of the Abyss is intoxicating. The destruction it seeks captivates like a masterful work of art. I strive only for the opportunity to see it up close.
: Comonqui: I thought this naive little girl was an exception, but it turns out... humanity is full of lambs willing to offer themselves up to the slaughter.
: Comonqui: That is the tragedy of your short lives. You understand nothing of all-encompassing power.
: Comonqui: Ancient Names? Pride? Friendship? All empty ideas invented to give you a false sense of self-worth. They possess no power at all.
: Comonqui: The Pyro Archon created those grandiose ideals out of pure selfishness! Anything to avoid sharing power. Anything to avoid handing over the Primordial gift to ordinary people like you.
: Comonqui: Don't believe me? Then ask yourself — why is the Pyro Archon strong beyond measure, while you, Kachina, remain so pathetically weak?
: Kachina: I... I...
: Mualani: Kachina.
: Mualani: Give me your hand.
: Mualani: Feel that? I'm right here next to you.
: Kachina: Thanks, Mualani. You're right... I have nothing to fear.
: Kachina: Because I'm not alone anymore.
: Comonqui: Huh?
: Mualani: You're right... Maybe comforting ideals don't have any power.
: Mualani: But, you also couldn't be more wrong. You've never had to work for your own strength, so you will never understand the true source of our power.
: Comonqui: What!?
: Mualani: The courage we have to stand before you and not back down... It comes from our friendship.
: Mualani: The power lies not in the ideal itself...
: Mualani: But in our commitment to upholding that ideal, and in our decision to stand together and fight!
: Paimon: Well said!
: Mualani: Let's go, Kachina. It shouldn't take more than two of us to handle an enemy like this.
: Kachina: Sorry in advance, but you... you deserve what's coming to you!
: Mualani: There aren't many in Natlan who can beat us when we're together. It's time he got a taste of that kind of power.
;(Defeat the Abyss Lector)
: Kachina: We won! We actually won!
: Nice job!
: Turns out, he wasn't any stronger than the ones we've fought in the past.
: Iansan: That's what he gets for underestimating you two.
: Mualani: Fantastic work, Kachina! Absolutely fantastic!
: Mualani: This makes me so... unbelievably happy...
: Kachina: I'm happy too, Mualani. Together, we really are unstoppable, hehe!
: Mualani: Huh? Wh—What's happening?
:;(Mualani's Ancient Name descends from the sky, then begins to glow)
: Mualani: My Ancient Name... is glowing? But, I thought I didn't bring it with me...
: Chasca: It's probably a projection from the real world, but that doesn't explain why it's glowing all of a sudden...
: Iansan: Wait, does that mean you're...!?
:;(A giant shadowy figure glowing gold with the same letters as Mualani's Ancient Name glowing on his chest emerges from Mualani's Ancient Name)
: ???: That was a bold move... diving head first into the fire to save your friend, especially in a place so overrun with Abyssal corruption.
: ???: Still, seeing you pull it off was really something.
: ???: Everything you said was exactly right. As isolated individuals, we stand no chance against the power of the Abyss.
: ???: It took years' worth of scars and lots of unnecessary suffering for me to understand that for myself.
: ???: The Pyro Archon's plan will unite us as one. Everyone has a part to play.
: ???: Only then will we have the power to defeat the strongest of foes.
: Mualani: Wh—Who are you...?
: : Tupac, a warrior from the People of the Springs. I fought against the Abyss during the invasion five hundred years ago.
: Mualani: I've heard that name before! You were the "Giant" who saved all of Natlan!
: Tupac: Since you were able to awaken my words from your Ancient Name, that means you've fully embodied the aspirations of the Wayob.
: Tupac: Under the Name "Umoja," you shall the tribes and save Natlan from its impending doom.
: Mualani: M—Me...?
: Tupac: "As long as blood still runs through your veins, even the tiniest spark of steel against stone can ignite a flame."
: Tupac: "Its blaze will become one with our vision for Natlan."
: Tupac: "Even amid everlasting darkness, our bonds remain eternal."
:;(Tupac and Mualani connect their fists, then Tupac disappears)
:;(Mualani glows with the visual effects of her Nightsoul's Blessing)
: Mualani: Aaagh!!!
: Kachina: Wh—What's wrong, Mualani?
: Mualani: So many memories... My brain was just flooded with everything he once knew...
: Mualani: So that's what happened...
: Paimon: What do you mean? Did you just figure something out?
:;(Mualani stops glowing)
: Mualani: Five hundred years ago, they foresaw the very crisis we're facing now. Efforts to save Natlan started all the way back then...
: Iansan: We can go over the details once we get back. We shouldn't linger here longer than we have to.
: Does that mean... you already know about this whole thing?
: Iansan: I know bits and pieces, but I had no idea Mualani was also part of the plan.
: Kachina: This sounds like something that's going to need a lot of explaining. Let's focus on saving the Wayob first.
:;(The Traveler uses their power of purification while Paimon looks on and the rest send elemental energy to the stone)
:;(The Abyssal corruption is cleared from the stone, which now glows gold)
: Kachina: Okay, that should be enough! Wayob... Wayob? Can you hear me?
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": I hear your voice, Kachina... my dear child.
: Kachina: Great... Well then, I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye. I just wanted to make sure you were okay before we leave, but we can't afford to stay here any longer.
: Kachina: I was going to ask why you bestowed an Ancient Name upon someone like me, but it's okay...
: Kachina: I'll keep searching within myself for the answer. I'll never stop trying to improve my strength. One day, I'll live up to the hero you saw in me!
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": You are already an outstanding child in my eyes, Kachina, no matter what happens.
: Kachina: Huh?
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": You are all my most beloved children. It has always been my honor to protect and nurture you.
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": Your Ancient Name is just that... a name. Much like your parents chose to name you, "Kachina," I also gave you a name, but it need not define you.
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": Focus on who you want to be. You are already worthy of your Name. Now, you need only devote yourself to becoming a better "you."
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": The story of your Ancient Name is for you to continue. Just like your parents, my love for you will never change... no matter what the future holds.
: Kachina: ...
: Kachina: *sobbing* Thank you, Wayob...
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": It gladdens me to see the Pyro Archon's plan move another step towards completion, but it is time for you to leave this place. The situation here is getting worse.
: "The Great Spirit of This Land": Go now, my children. Save Natlan on behalf of all you hold dear.
: Mualani: I know we've never met before, Wayob, but I just want to say...
: Mualani: Thank you for encouraging Kachina... It was exactly what she needed to hear.
: Paimon: Whoa! Wh—What's going on? An earthquake!?
: Iansan: We're out of time.
: Mualani: It's the power of the Abyss! Quick, we need to run!
: Paimon: It's a Seelie! The Seelie opened the way for us!
;(If the player fails to escape)
::
:;(Talk to "The Great Spirit of This Land")
:;(Sequence restarts from "Whoa! Wh—What's going on? An earthquake!?")
;(While escaping the corruption)
: Paimon: The opening in the sky... It's closing!
: Iansan: We need to hurry, or we'll be stuck here!
;(A giant obsidian pillar falls)
: Kachina: Watch out for the falling rocks!
: Mualani: Quick! Through the middle!
;(A cinematic plays)
::Iansan: Come on! Faster!
::Paimon: We'll never make it!
:;(They fail to reach the light)
:;(The top of the realm is seemingly shattered by Mavuika)
::Mavuika: You've done well
::Mavuika: Now, come home
:;(Cinematic ends)
: Kachina: We're... back?
: Iansan: The Pyro Archon saved us.
: Paimon: But, she's not here...
: How did she regain her strength?
: Paimon: Yeah... Didn't she say she used it all up?
: Iansan: She's still in the Speaker's Chamber. What we saw in the Night Kingdom was just her consciousness.
: Paimon: So you're saying... Her consciousness did all that!?
: Iansan: ...Every great display of power comes at a price.
: Kachina: *coughing*
: Mualani: You must feel terrible, Kachina... Just hold on, we'll get you to a doctor soon.
: Mualani: Let's get back to the Stadium. The Pyro Archon said she'd have a doctor waiting for us.
: Chasca: I recommend getting a full check-up, just to make sure no damage gets left behind.
: Paimon: Paimon feels okay! What about you, ?
: I'm completely fine.
: Paimon: Right, you always seem to do pretty well against the Abyss.
: Iansan: Let's get going. We need to share what we learned in the Night Kingdom, as well.
: Paimon: Right! The Wayob mentioned something about the Pyro Archon's plan. What is it, exactly?
: Iansan: I'll let her explain everything. We're all a part of the plan now.
: Iansan: Every move we make from here on out will decide Natlan's ultimate fate.
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