Endings

## Overview

 8: Two Srceressess
Master's Disciple
 9: Time Traveler
Talespinner
 10: Roshtari Lineage | Roshtari Progeny
Fairy Godmother
 11: Little Magic Soldier | Awakened
Unbreakable Sword
 12: Court Wizard
Master's Disciple
 13: Unbound Soul
Heart of Steel
 14: Grimoire's Scholar
Unbreakable Sword
 15: Noble's Duty
Saint
 16: Saint's Miracle
Necromancer
Saint

## Character Endings

#### 2: Angel's Hymn (Kaya's Ending)

Before the final quest, when researching Roshtari in the library, Kaya discovers that many people believe them to be a 'cursed race that brings misfortune'. Heiser enters and she asks him what he thinks, only be told that it's nonsense and he should know as he's Roshtani himself.

Still not convinced, Kaya goes to Domino for his opinion and is told the same thing. She also confides in him about her memory gaps and general strange feeling, which Domino chalks up to overwork and simply tells her not to overdo it and to remember to relax in her room too. Aria enters and tells Kaya that Heiser has sent her a package, much to Domino's bemusement.

Kaya opens the package in her room and finds it contains a dress so beautiful that even Aria is envious, but refuses to try it on, saying she wants to save it until the right time.

On the final quest:

Kaya looks in the mirror in her room and her mouth begins to move on its own. She realizes that she's been possessed by Taril, the Archmage who lived (and died) in the Dark Tower a thousand years ago, and learns that Taril will gradually become more and more powerful until Kaya vanishes completely, leaving Tamil in complete control of her body.

Frantically, Kaya rushes to Domino and begs him to see if a Possession spell has been cast on her, explaining what happened. Domino is skeptical at first, saying that this kind of magic was lost a thousand years ago, and nobody can use it today, but finally agrees to examine her and has her take her clothes off and lie down, as this kind of magical examination can only be done skin-to-skin.

Initially, Domino is astounded by Kaya's power and wonders aloud when her magic became so strong, growing suspicious when he realizes there's no way it could have increased so much so quickly, to the point where he acknowledges it to be even more powerful than his own.

Taril seizes control of Kaya's body and speaks to Domino, taunting him and telling him that he's nowhere near as powerful as she is, a statement that Domino reluctantly agrees with. Taril says that her soul and Kaya's are now bound together completely and not even magic can separate them now. She also tells him that Kaya is merely a stepping stone, that her real target is Domino himself.

Desperate, Domino enlists Olga's help and her holy power succeeds in driving Taril away. Domino examines Kaya again and says that the spirit is gone, and Kaya falls into a deep sleep.

The next day, Kaya is back to normal, but the peace doesn't last as a message comes saying that the Pope has collapsed, causing Olga and Rosetta to rush back to the capital. Fianna and Tillet also say they're leaving with Olga and Rosetta, although all four promise to come back as soon as they can.

The next night, Kaya looks into the mirror again and sees the same thing as before; her reflection moving on its own. Taril says that while Olga's power was certainly strong enough to 'almost erase' her, it wasn't enough to cast her out and she's now powerful enough to take over Kaya completely and seize control of the Tower. However, she offers Kaya one last day in control to allow her to say her goodbyes and say anything she wants to say to her friends, on the condition that if Kaya says or does anything to reveal Taril's presence, Taril will instantly kill everyone around her.

Kaya reluctantly agrees, changes into the dress she got from Heiser, and calls Domino to her room where she confesses she's fallen in love with him. Domino says he feels the same way and the two spend a romantic night together.

The next morning, Kaya announces to Aria that she wants to bake all of Aria's favorite foods and hold a party for everyone. Puzzled but pleased, Aria agrees, and everyone in the tower turns up. At the end, Kaya thanks everyone, apologizes and attempts to kill herself in an effort to prevent Taril from returning, only to be stopped by Domino.

This causes Taril to reappear and she admits that Kaya's idea would have worked if Domino hadn't interfered, then casts a spell to transport everyone to the heart of the Tower, where Mariella and Domino had previously visited and Mariella had spotted an unusual stone.

Taril explains that this is the place where the Tower key can be used to unlock the full power of the Tower. Domino says he'll never give her the key, only to be told that Taril swapped it with a fake one while Kaya and Domino were together that night.

Taril unlocks the strength of the Tower and magic fills her body, giving her the power of a god. She attempts to kill Domino but her spell is deflected by Mauresumo, who arrives in the nick of time with Constantine. Mauresumo tells Domino that as Taril is now fully bonded to the Tower, her fate is linked to it, and destroying the Tower will also destroy her.

Domino declares that he will destroy the Tower, and Taril retaliates by calling Sepha, who serves Taril as the new Master of the Tower, and ordering her to kill everyone.

Mariella shouts that they have to destroy the central stone, as this is what's supporting the whole of the Tower's weight. Taril laughs and confirms this, but tells them there's no way they'll be able to do so, even going so far as to blast the stone with her own magic to prove her point.

Aria manages to break the spell on Sepha, who starts singing the Roshtari song she learned from Kaya, causing Taril unbelievable pain and enabling Kaya to fight her for control. When Domino attempts to destroy the stone, Taril reminds him that her own power wasn't enough to do so and the archmages of his time are far weaker than she is. Domino retorts that yes, they've forgotten plenty of things, but they've learned things and developed new magic as well. He casts a spell called Mana Vanish, destroying the stone, the Tower and banishing Taril for good.

Taril screams at Kaya to join with her again, and throws a final attack her way, but Domino throws himself in the way and the attack hits him instead, seconds before he teleports everyone to safety with Momento Transcire.

Outside and safe, Domino collapses and lies on the ground bleeding heavily. Kaya frantically attempts to revive him with Revivificare, but fails, and Domino dies.

Some time later, Kaya is back in the Roshtari ruins where she grew up. She speaks to her mother as if she were present (something she learned from Domino, who told her that the people she loved would always be there in her memory) and apologizes for leaving her but tells her she's never going anywhere else again. She also mentions that she has lost all her magical ability.

Sepha is with her and Kaya asks her if an angel's song can reach heaven. Sepha replies that she doesn't know, but she'll give it a try if it's what Kaya wants, and starts to sing Kaya's Roshtari song, eventually flying up into the sky.

Kaya hears Domino's voice saying that it's the song of an angel from above, and replies that it's almost like Sepha is blessing the island. Domino agrees and says it's getting cold, and they should be getting back, to which Kaya happily agrees. The final scene shows Kaya completely alone while wearing the dress from Heiser.

It's unclear whether Sepha's song really did enable Domino to communicate from heaven, or whether Kaya is simply imagining his side of the conversation, although the second explanation is much more likely.

Aria's fate is unknown.

#### 5: New Dream (Olivia's Ending)

Before this quest, we've learned that Fianna's mother died when she was very young, and the new queen is greedy. Because she wanted the Crown Sword of the Nile Kingdom, she instigated the King to invade them. This upsets Olivia for undisclosed reasons.

On the final quest:

A griffin is seen nearby, and Olivia feels that she can't miss this chance, asking for the girls' help. She and Domino argue whether it's an acceptable mission, but she shows off her hole card - a magic *Whip of Control* that she got from Elmore, and which she thinks may allow her to control the griffin. It's the hidden item that has made her the Beast Queen of the gladiator rings. Domino reluctantly agrees, saying he'll help as much as he can from the Tower.

They find the griffin, and fight it. Kaya controls it while Aria attacks it, and once it's halted Olivia tries the whip. It fails the first time, and she's wounded, but lashing it several times eventually works. She collapses in blood.

Domino shows up, presumably by teleport, with Olga in tow. She heals Olivia, but says that a normal person would have died and Olivia must have a reason she can't die yet. Domino takes her back to the tower, and we fade to black, and Olivia's voice feeling warm, big hands and musing she has nowhere left to call home.

We switch to Princess Fiona's Tea Party, where she announces that her father the King will be coming to visit the region soon for an exhibition of the work she's been doing. She has commissioned Mariella to design a gathering space outside, since they'll need more space that is available inside. All the girls volunteer to help, then realize that none have them have seen Olivia recently. Domino says nothing.

A man hires Olivia to kill the king, warning that if she fails she'll have to be killed. He vanishes, and Olivia deduces that the client is the queen. The time is finally come for which her entire slave/gladiator career has been preparation, and she vow to send someone to Hell.

Domino hears that she's leaving the tower, and charges her with turning her sword on His Majesty. She tries to play dumb, but Domino points out that she's from the Nile Kingdom, and reveals that she's part of the royal family. She denies it; he claims that certain facts about her prove it, including her intimate knowledge of the Sword. She asks why he hasn't already turned her in for treason. He surprises her by telling her she's more important to him than the King. In turn, she has a request - for him to make love to her.

After they finish, he realizes this had been her first time, and passes out. Olivia decides this is convenient & serves him right, and ties him up before leaving the Tower, leaving him to be discovered by an upset Kaya.

At the exhibition, Domino blows off Fianna, and foists Arya & Kaya off on Constantine to see a play. Meanwhile, Olivia prepares to attack the King, remembering when she lost everything, vowing to kill King & Queen before dying herself. She goes to attack and Domino intervenes, moving them to onstage where their dialog is taken as lines in the play. Then the actors reveal they have real swords and move to threaten the King; Rosetta calls the guards to protect the King & Princess, before Olga sends her off to protect "him" with Aria & Kaya. Fianna stands confused, and her father the King throws himself in front of the assassins to protect her... triggering Olivia's memories of *her* father the king of Nile being struck down protecting *her* on the battlefield.

She sends her dogs in after everyone, then summons her Griffin. Olga sends Rosetta to protect the Princess, Domino sends Aria & Kaya to support the guards with magic, and goes after Olivia himself. She attacks him; they fight; and Domino calls for Sepha, who defeats the Griffin trivially. He orders her to defeat the enemies without killing; she complains, but does so. In the aftermath, the King has died protecting Fianna, who was wounded but is under Olga's care. Olivia has survived.

Mariella returns from the capitol, having heard of the carnage. Fianna still hasn't woken, and Mariella tells Domino that the Queen was assassinated at the same time. News of the deaths is still being suppressed until succession is settled. Domino asks who was behind it, and she says that the Queen ordered the King assassinated, and the King ordered the Queen assassinated, although it will be given out that she committed suicide over his death.

Mariella speaks for her father Grandback, who wants to put Fianna on the throne. Apparently, Fianna asked Grandback to look for remnants of the Nile Kingdom, and they somehow discovered that the bloodline hadn't died out and that Olivia was the survivor. Mariella hands a petition to Domino to be given to Olivia, saying he's the right one to do it because no one cares for her more than him.

Olivia is contemplating her upcoming execution in her room, when she is summoned by Fianna. Fianna says that she heard from Domino why Olivia attempted to kill the King, and asks Olivia to forgive her parents, who have been punished enough. Fianna then gives Olivia the Nile Sword, asking for Olivia never to forget that as far as Fianna's concerned she is one of her precious friends. Olivia asks why Fianna doesn't hate her for attempting to kill her parents; Fianna acknowledges that she should hate Olivia, but cannot bring herself to do so. She asks if Olivia's heart has cleared after the King's death, and says she'd rather take Olivia's hand and walk with her than kill her, asking if that makes her a fool. Olivia says that she herself is more of a fool that she'd thought, saying that she'd wanted Fianna to go through the same pain she did, and that had been what Olivia had lived for until today. And now she felt as Fianna did, for the second time. Fianna asks if the first time was Domino, and Olivia admits it. She says she had intended to die, and had no idea what to do now.

Later, Domino comes to talk, and sees that Olivia has the Nile Sword now, so must have talked to the Princess. Olivia says that she had forged herself into a blade just like that, but that there was nothing to point the blade at anymore, and there was no sheath for her. Domino tells her she's a person, not a sword, and important to him. She breaks down, saying that he and Fianna had barged into her heart. If she didn't have her revenge to live for, what were the last ten years for? How could she face her dead parents? She has nothing left.

Domino points out the flower that several quests were about, saying that the time and effort she made to raise it were proof she wasn't a sword; she didn't even realize that she was gentle enough to grow flowers. He tells her that there are things she can never forget, but that she didn't have to carry everything by herself - he wants to help carry at least a little. She breaks down more, crying on his chest.

After she recovers, he gives her the petition. It's from surviving Nile Kingdom subjects. She objects that she no longer has the right after being a gladiator and a spectacle; he tells her they need a ruler that loves the Nile Kingdom; who else could it be? He points out the Fianna set this all in motion and will soon be queen. Olivia wonders if the Nile Kingdom can truly be restored, and asks Domino if she's really important to him (yes) and asks if she can care about him too (yes).

They make love again, with her leading, and she reveals that Olivia isn't her real name - it's only the name she used as a gladiator. She'll tell Domino the real name when she's ready to give up being Olivia. After, she confirms she'll try to revive the Nile Kingdom, and asks him to come with her. He agrees.

Months pass; Fianna becomes Queen and enacts laws to help revive the Nile Kingdom. Flash forward to Olivia and Domino, taking a moment to appreciate the birds and each other before moving on. She says that Olivia will move on soon, and her name is ... drowned out in the wind when she says it, and she laughingly refuses to say it to him again. Narration tells us that the real name of the first queen of the new Kingdom is buried in history, but everyone knows of her and the wizard in red....

The girls fates are unknown.

#### 6: Magnum Opus (Mariella's Ending)

(-- will indicate an unspecified time gap - there are a lot of these in this ending)

Mariella goes through the blueprints for the tower, and finds a hidden room.  Aria and Kaya investigate, and behind one of the walls of the hidden room they find a hidden hall behind it.  That leads deep into the tower to a door, behind which is another room.  In that, they only find a notebook.

They bring the notebook back to Domino and Mariella, who realizes it's the original notes from the architect who designed the tower back in the Age of Towers.  She gushes over her chance to understand him, and her pride that after over a thousand years that she would be the one who was chosen to get this chance.

--

Domino comes to speak to Mariella in her room.  There's been an accident at Grimoire, at the site where they're repairing the sixth spire to her design.  They don't yet know if there's a problem with the design.  Mariella is convinced that the blueprints and management were flawless, and there couldn't have been an accident.  But Domino tells her that the report is true.

Mariella reviews her design, until she's convinced there was no flaw in the design, and says she trusts the supervisor more than anyone.  So... this is a sign from God that she should build an even more perfect building, and she's stayed up all night drawing up blueprints for it!

--

Mariella rushes into Domino's room.  She's just heard news that her foreman, who is her long-trusted right hand man, wants to quit because her new blueprints are bad.  She refuses to believe it, and says of course she has architect's ego, any artist has ego.  Domino tells her that's not it, that she's prioritizing herself over the building.  She doesn't get it.

--

Tillet informs her that there's been a complete ban on all construction related to the Grandback Workshop.  Aria is the one that says that this seems set up, that the decision came way too quickly.  Olivia agrees, saying a lot of money must have changed hands.  Mariella ruefully agrees, wondering how much the Guild VIPs would have paid.  The discussion becomes general, until Domino realizes that the decree may be construed to include the Dark Tower.  If so, she'd have to leave.  Tillet says that they've already thought of that and are working on it, so Mariella shouldn't get discouraged.  But Mariella decides she's going to the capitol anyway to investigate.

--

Half a month later, Mariella returns.  She won't tell them anything about the accident and asks to be left alone.  Domino gets a contact from Ferdinand, who tells him that there are bad rumors about her.  Only rumors, but they run deep.  Grimoire is apparently in bed with the Guild.  Because she's living in the Dark Tower, people are starting to think he's pulling the strings behind it all; her father is being accused of being deep in it with royal officials, and it doesn't have to be true to be a scandal.  Ferdinand recommends he stay out of it, but Domino feels he has to fight the injustice. Ferdinand tells him to pick his fights carefully, but Domino feels he can't ignore anyone going after her.

--

Grandback comes to visit, and Domino presses him about the rumors, and about the royal official.  He dismisses them as baseless, and believes they won't last long.  Domino asks how they will affect Mariella, and directly asks if Grandback will protect her or desert her to save himself.  Grandback claims that for a merchant, there's nothing more important than trust.  He admits that he's had frequent business with the court, and is on good terms with them.  And no merchant can rise as far as he has without getting his hands dirty.  But Mariella is his daughter, and he would never abandon her.  Domino believes him, and he gives Domino a bunch of parchment for Mariella which he says has written what she should do.

Domino goes up to see Mariella, and presses her on what happened.  She says the blueprints and foreman were perfect, that the problem was the materials provided by the Guild.  Domino asks if she has proof, but she says that it's too late.  He asks if she's really OK with giving up, pushing her until she breaks down and cries, saying she can't give up, her dream hasn't come true yet.  He says that finally she's said what she really wants, and tells her that Grimoire and the Guild were working behind the scenes to set her up.  The reason that Grimoire asked for her was for her to be a scapegoat when their corruption resulted in an accident like this.  She says that made no sense, the Guild would be harmed too.  He says that he's only guessing, but that she and he were both threats to their organizations.  She realizes he's being threatened because he helped her, so she feels that she has to give up to keep from hurting him or her father.  Domino pulls out Grandback's parchment and gives it to her.  She tells him these are for drafting.  He says the parchment are her father's feelings for her; putting ink to them must be her own will.  She makes one last protest that she can't do it if it will drag them into her problems; he points out that no one will be happy then, and asks her to be strong and wait for her chance.  When she hesitates, he asks about her dream, and convinces her to not give up.

She finally agrees, and as a thank you, she says she doesn't care about the law of the Guild any more and jumps his bones.  When they're done, she says this means he's not her client anymore.  When he says too bad, she says nope - they can be even closer now.

--

Domino is contacted by Ferdinand, who says that the winds have shifted in the capital.  The law blocking her from working is still in place, but complaints have been pouring in from past clients - quality like hers doesn't come through luck alone.  The other side looks bad now.  Domino asks about the Guild fraud, and it seems that evidence has been collected and reported to the proper authorities, and an investigation of the Guild is underfoot, which also swings the rumors back in her favor.  The Guild is now learning how terrifying rumors can be.

--

Domino goes to Fianna, thanking her for the law being abolished by royal decree.  She declines credit, saying she just wrote to tell him how comfortable her rooms were in the Tower.  Tillet adds that she wrote the King too, telling him who designed those rooms... but that the final decision was His Majesty's, and that she did nothing either.

He goes to Mariella, finding her hard at work on a new blueprint.  She says that her eyes are now open, and that what \*she\* wants is the most important thing.  She sees that regular people use what they have to measure themselves, but Domino doesn't.  She remembered what she thought was beautiful:  Art. Architecture.  And she didn't care anymore what anyone thought, she just wanted to give her love for architecture shape.  He realizes that she's been working instead of sleeping, and says that geniuses really aren't like the rest of us.  She says she doesn't care about being called that either, and has never felt so refreshed before, and that she'll show him when she's done.

--

Mariella stops by with good news and bad news.  The bad news is that the Guild is being reorganized, and she's been temporarily removed from membership.  So has everyone else, and only urgent work is being done.  But the good news is that the Guild is being reorganized, cleaned out, and should be back better than before.  More good news:  work on the Sixth Spire has resumed, with her new blueprints, which have inspired her foreman to return.  He congratulates her, saying it's only a matter of time before her reputation recovers, and that all her work is what brought things to this point.  She thanks him, but when he protests that he didn't do anything she agrees immediately.   When he protests, she invites him for a drink that night....

--

Kaya and Aria chat about Domino and Mariella.  She went back to the capital.  The scandal made her a household name, and coming out clean made her very popular with the masses.   She is more popular than ever, and Olivia points out that her work is actually Domino's chief rival for her affection.  Olivia claims he spends most of her time drinking in her room.  Tillet comes rushing in with the news that Mariella's just returned to the tower.

Mariella is drawing a blueprint.  When Domino asks, he's told there is no client - this will be the house that they will live in together... okay?  He asks about the extra rooms and is told two girls, two boys.  He laughs and agrees that it will be her true masterpiece.

#### 7: Adventurer Pair (Merrett's Ending)

Merrett's ending is unusual in that it's split over two parts: The main part is her Star Quest, which must be finished by week 101. The second part comes if the girls fail the second exam.

Part One: Merrett sends the girls off on an errand to deliver something to the hidden village in the elven forest. They find it, using Horamen Secretum and Moderatio Herba.

Meanwhile, back at the tower, Merrett goes to find Domino to apologize. They reminiscence about old adventuring times, Domino now thinking about his early magic from his new teacher's perspective.

Then Merrett brings up the events that split up their party. We go to a flashback where we see Merrett not give Domino time to disarm traps before going to read inscriptions on a ruin. They banter, and Merrett sees something else that Domino can't. She goes to look at it, and as Domino warns her again about traps, she triggers one that drops the ceiling on them. He uses magic to stop the falling rocks long enough for her to get out, but he gets caught in them.

Current day, he denies any memory of these events. She takes that badly, asking if he remembers why he's afraid of the dark. He claims not to, that he "just realized it one day." She probes for more memories, and when he doesn't follow her lead she gets more and more upset until she slaps him and bursts into tears.

Just then, Aria and Kaya return, full of excited joy over finishing their mission. Merrett rushes out. Aria and Kaya blame Domino for upsetting her, and tell him to go after her, which he does.

Merrett reaches her room atop the tower and we get another flashback to her getting the rest of the party to go find Domino and dig him out without quite admitting that she was the one who tripped the trap. Domino is in very bad shape, and the others carry him off to the doctor while Merrett apologizes over and over. Present day, we see she's still stunned he had forgotten.

Domino finds her, and they go to her space. She tells him that it's been almost a year, and she'll be leaving soon... and asks if he wants to have sex like the old days. They banter, and Domino confesses that he didn't forget - that was a lie. He remembers everything about her and their time together. They begin, and during the act she realizes from his more subtle technique how much he's matured since the old days.

After, she tells him she loves him. She finally makes the apology she came to make, that she was sorry she made him protect her but couldn't help when he was in his worst trouble. He says that she did protect him, and says that his desire to protect her in turn was what drove him to become the archmage he now is.

She says that she needs to leave anyway, because before she was traveling to find him and give him his apology. Now she wants to travel for herself, to grow herself to be worthy of the man he now is. And that her time in the tower will be the treasure of her eternal life.

Interlude: During the beginning of week 103, Merrett says her goodbyes to all the others much more thoroughly than on the normal path. At the end, she pulls Domino outside privately to give him a gift of the broken glasses he used to wear (probably the pair mentioned during the Part One flashbacks, which were enchanted with Lectum and taken from his teacher). She tells him that if he ever finds a partner he has to protect, to do it with everything he has. He agrees, and she leaves.

Part Two: After the girls fail their test (harder than it sounds - I passed my first try by complete random luck), we find Merrett in the forest where she and Domino broke their party. He runs into her there, and tells her that he apparently wasn't good enough to be the girls' teacher. He wants to adventure again, and asks if she'll form a new party with him. She agrees happily, and they head off to new adventure.

The girls' fates are unknown.

#### 10: Roshtari Lineage

Requires Diplomas Roshtari Progeny (Quest: Ruins Exploration) Insatiable Scholar (Quest: The Towers History) and Fairy Godmother (Quest: Feelings)

Kaya has become an archeologist, and while Mariella wonders if that's an appropriate job for a wizard, Kaya explains that being a wizard doesn't just mean someone who uses magic, it's important to protect and preserve the ruins of the past, and many of the spells she learned help her in her work. She and Mariella return to the Roshtari ruins for study and to learn how to best restore it. When they find a fresco with cracks in it, Mariella expresses her displeasure until Kaya remembers that this is where her mother measured her height as she grew up. Mariella decides to measure Kaya now and add her height to the chart in the fresco, saying that this is Kaya and her mother's home. Kaya looks at the marks as memories of her mother and thanks her mother for helping her grow up.

#### 11: Little Magic Soldier

Requires Diplomas Awakened (Quest: Bounty Hunt) Heart of Steel (Quest: Goblin Extermination) and Unbreakable Sword (Quest: Flood Relief)

Under Olivia's tutelage, Aria has become a gladiator who combines magic with swordplay. After defeating an opponent, Aria meets Olivia and proudly says she's almost to her level. Olivia disagrees and says Aria surpassed her long ago. Aria doesn't believe her, and says using magic is like cheating, but Olivia says it's just an excellent source of strength. When Olivia asks Aria if she's sure about wanting to pursue the path of a gladiator, Aria says the hardest part was convincing Olivia and Domino to accept her decision. Olivia tells her that there's nothing else to teach her, and is considering passing on the title of Beast Queen to her, but Aria tells her she's not ready for that. Then Olivia remembers something she has to teach her, and wants to go someplace private. Aria thinks it must be a strong technique if they can't do it in public, and Olivia agrees it has a certain destructive charm. Olivia admits she's been holding it back for a long time, and holds Aria amorously, much to Aria's confusion and dismay as she realizes what Olivia really meant.

## Bad Endings

#### 17: Together Forever

You will receive this epilogue if you do not get a set of matching diploma. Play through the game avoiding a set of three. Kaya and Aria will remain as Domino's apprentices and nothing will change (although it's implied that the two of them are actually throwing the tests).

#### 18: Farewell...

Fail your first exam on Month 13, Week 4 (**52/156**)
Aria and Kaya must learn a spell each before this date and cast it during the exam to pass. The spells required are random.

No story for the girls after they fail the exam. Domino must leave the tower; Fernando talks with him to encourage him to keep studying at Grimoire, and he says Farewell to the tower hoping that he can return.

#### 19: A Journey of Reflection

Fail your second exam on Month 13, Week 4 (**104/156**)
Aria and Kaya must accumulate 30 (or 50 if you're doing a second playthrough with all the spells from the first run) of a stat during the exam to pass. The stat required is random, and will usually differ between the girls. Honestly, you'll have to try to fail this.

The girls apologize for failing, and Domino tells them they tried their best. He will return to Grimoire, as he promised, though it will be lonely without them. They say they will be lonely without him and want to come, but he says he'll try to visit but this is something he must do, and leaves.

Failing this exam after meeting all of Merrett's requirements will trigger her epilogue instead.

#### 20: Friends Forever

Fail your third exam on Month 13, Week 4 (**156/156**)
Aria and Kaya must learn a spell each before this date and cast it while also accumulating 100 of a stat during the exam to pass. The spells and stat required is random.