Vesta

A powerful dragon who has manipulated everything from behind the scenes. Her plan was to exterminate humanity, only to be thwarted by Yomi's servants.

## Abilities

Dual-Soul

Floating

Endurance

Fortitude

Brutal

## Skills

Guard

Impact

Venom Claws

Fire Breath

Berserk

Ether Burst

**Vesta** is a dragon monster, a former friend of Yomi's, and the temporary dungeon lord of the Sakura Dungeon.

Fittingly, she is one of the most powerful monsters in the entire game. She must be fought twice - once at level 62, and then again at level 63 when she goes all out. Her blend of melee power, ranged attacks, and magic makes a devastating combination, capable of destroying almost any unprepared opponent.

She is the final boss of the main game.

Vesta is a former disciple of Yomi and a former childhood friend of Sylvi. Over the years, she grew jealous of Yomi's power, and, fearful of the power and influence the human kingdoms were gaining, she usurped Yomi's power, aided a group of adventurers in overthrowing her, and took over the dungeon in the process, forming pacts with the Abyss to increase her own power. Through power alone, she managed to establish herself as an overlord, but her paranoid nature made this victory hollow; in the end, she had obtained power but was ever terrified of losing her position and of being overtaken. Her bid for power had won her no peace.

Vesta decided that if she could destroy all humans, she would no longer have to be afraid, for only monsters would exist in such a world. Towards this end, she gathered her power and forces, sending Assassins to destabilize the human kingdoms and turn them against one another, weakening them sufficiently so that her forces could conduct her genocidal war of conquest. In this she saw the elven kingdoms as just one more enemy to vanquish, making abundantly clear that once Ceri's homeland was destroyed, the Elven Metropolis Sylvi hailed from was next. It is suggested that Vesta would likely continue to attack those she felt were dangerous to her until nothing was left. Anubis hadn't stopped her because Vesta had not posed a threat to the mortal world *yet*; it is likely that if she were left unchecked, eventually Vesta's army and power would have, eventually, allowed her to defeat the guardian of the Abyss with ease.

Vesta's brutality ultimately proved to be her undoing. Being willing to bully and brutalize lesser monsters in her path meant she had no real friends and her allies were only there so long as they feared her. With Yomi making deals with the various monsters and Vesta's paranoia leading her to imprison greater monsters like Ryuuou and Queen Bee, the wily fox spirit was able to essentially recruit, willy-nilly, from the best of Vesta's staff with the promise of a better path. Even the Reapers, Ella and Emma, wound up uniting under the fox's banner, and as she was forced to exhaust her forces to stop Yomi, she was ultimately left alone.

She was captured by Yomi's entourage and imprisoned after the battle, as Yomi believed she could eventually be reformed.

## Progression

Vesta cannot be recruited normally, but is available via console commands.

If added to the group, Vesta is an impressive force of destruction with an arsenal of abilities and stats that put even Anubis and Ryuuou to shame. She resists every element and has an arsenal of traits that essentially make her one of the most powerful frontliners in the game.