Heart of Aspiration

The **suppression of Heart of Aspiration** is the second Abnormality battle on the **Floor of General Works**. It is unlocked by opening all four Lower Floors (the **Floor of History** through the **Floor of Literature**) and reaching  Urban Legend. Roland and one Assistant Librarian are available for use.

Completing the suppression will raise the realization level and maximum reachable Emotion Level of the Floor to III. This will also unlock the Floor's second Assistant Librarian, as well as three new Abnormality Pages (see below).

## Overview

In this suppression, Heart of Aspiration stays on the defensive, building up Light until it becomes able to use its Combat Page  to buff the Lungs of Craving. The Lungs of Craving focus on applying constant damage pressure using , which becomes more dangerous if Heart of Aspiration is able to land a hit on a Librarian and buff the Lungs.

Heart of Aspiration's stage is made of flesh, resembling the inside of a human body, with various blue and white veins sprawling across the stage. The sound of a beating heart can be heard throughout the battle.

### Formation

* Heart of Aspiration ×1
* Lungs of Craving ×2

## Enemy Units

* Heart of Aspiration
* Lungs of Craving × 2

## Stats

#### Behavior

* Heart of Aspiration has three max Light, but starts the reception with none available.
* Its deck revolves around building up Light in order to use its Combat Page  to buff the Lungs of Craving.
	+ If the attack hits, the screen will begin to rapidly pulse and the sound of the beating heart will quicken. This effect lasts until the end of the next Scene.

#### Passive Abilities

Does not have passives.#### Deck

## Stats

#### Behavior

* Lungs of Craving has three max Light, but starts the reception with only one Light available.
* Lungs of Craving's deck focuses on constant damage pressure with .

#### Passive Abilities

 Aspiration
Lose 4 HP if the character did not deal any damage for a Scene.#### Deck

## Combat Dialogue

### Abnormalities (floating text)

* If there was any meaning to everything we wished for…
* Only self-destruction awaits at the end of excessive aspiration.
* Every time something goes wrong, the beats will become faster and faster.
* If you keep craving and do nothing to sate it, it’ll become too big and burst eventually.

**On hit with Beats of Aspiration*** Join me in this feverish and quick pulsation.
* Even if it means I must burst someday, I want to see the end of it.

### Librarians

Roland and the Assistant Librarians have special combat dialogue for this reception.

**Death*** I didn’t expect to die to some weird monster…

**On Kill*** That ended pretty quickly for a fight against weird creatures, huh?

**On Kill*** That was alright. Except for the nauseating feeling I’m getting from all this blood around here…

## Abnormality Pages

By completing the suppression of Heart of Aspiration, the player acquires the following Abnormality Pages.

*Excessive aspiration would bring about unwarranted frenzy.*
* Why won’t you wish for anything when you’ve earned such power?
* He who holds power should rightfully wield it.
* Yes, feel the rapid beating of your heart.
 Lv Ⅰ   0 Urging
*When borrowed, its rate of contraction will double, enhancing the borrower’s vigor and strength.*
* Don’t you want to see the end of this thrill that’s about to burst?
* Give a meaning to all things we’ve wished for.
* Join me in this feverish pulsation.
 Lv Ⅱ   -3 Fervent Beats
*A heart without an owner; it still beats even after being removed from its body.*
* If you keep craving and do nothing to sate it, it’ll become too big and burst eventually.
* Join me in this feverish and quick pulsation.
* Even if it means I must burst someday, I want to see the end of it.
* The more you aspire, the faster the beats will get.

## E.G.O. Page

The following E.G.O. Page is related to Heart of Aspiration.

## Battle Symbol

The following Battle Symbol is related to Heart of Aspiration.

 Use The Heart of Aspiration's Abnormality or E.G.O pages 10 times.

## Story

### Background

The Heart of Aspiration appeared in the prequel game, *Lobotomy Corporation*, as a **TETH**  Tool Abnormality. Only the heart itself appeared in the prequel; the Lungs of Craving associated with this Abnormality are original to *Library Of Ruina*.

## Gallery

Heart of Aspiration's StageHeart of Aspiration's BackgroundHeart of Aspiration's Sprite sheetLungs of Craving's Sprite sheet