The Empress Reversed

*This article is about the ending. For the character, see The Empress.*

## Prerequisites

The address to the Train Station, which is obtained from the phone call with Strupnev. The phone call will occur upon exiting the bathroom after practicing facial expressions in the mirror.

## Description of Events

* Lila goes to the train station as Strupnev requests. She meets him and they begin to talk, Strupnev not realizing it isn't William that he's speaking to. The two of them discuss the fire that destroyed the apartment and all other members of The Lawrence Fraternity.
* Strupnev laments that Lila no longer communes with him after the fire and asks "William" whether she's still talking to him. Lila will say no, but if she makes a scared expression while doing so Strupnev will realize she's lying and threaten her with murder. Any other expression and he will accept her answer, even if somewhat begrudgingly.
* The conversation carries on and Strupnev states that there is something waiting for "William" in the train depot, left by Father Lawrence. He refuses to elaborate on what that something is, and Lila decides to enter as he instructs.
* Strupnev is inside, waving a flashlight around and looking for "William". He rambles to himself and to Lila, expressing his frustration that she is still in contact with William and has chosen to abandon him. He goes on to claim that he will "carve [Lila] out of [William]".
* A stealth segment begins, where Lila must avoid Strupnev's capture as she navigates through the many rooms of the train depot. Eventually, she will enter a dark room, wearing a strange smile on her face with her eyes closed. She says "It's her again..." and the room brightens to reveal the lady in the boilers, a large, terrifying, shrimp-like creature.
* Strupnev follows in after her, expressing confusion at the sight he's seeing. Lila says to him "So you wanted to see so badly? Well. **FEAST YOUR EYES, STRUPNEV.**" Strupnev's body contorts into a horrific shape, seemingly getting killed by witnessing the sight of the lady in the boilers. The screen fades to white, then back to normal, with Strupnev and the lady in the boilers completely gone.
* We see narration that she "hid in the boilers again", and Lila asks whether she is satiated now. The Empress, as the dialogue header calls her, refers to Lila by name and calls her a "**naughty, naughty girl**". She states that she does not desire to feed for now and gives her the address to the Burned Apartment. Lila expresses anger over Lawrence, and William's ability to hide the address from her. The Empress states that she finds Lila's endeavors amusing but states that its time for them to cease.

## Yu's Office

*Detective Yu*: “Have you ever heard of the term “Devouring Mother”?"

“...”

*Detective Yu*: “It’s a Jungian term. It describes an archetype - a mother, incredibly protective, but in the same amount selfish. It is a mother, who devours her children, stealing them from the real world.”

“Disgusting.”

*Detective Yu*: “For many, it is. Do you have a good relationship with your Mother, Lila?”

“Are you trying to be funny, detective?”

*Detective Yu*: “Hehe, no need to be so hostile, Lila. After all, you are the one who came here.”