Part 34: The Mansion

Update 34: This update made possibly by Syrg's awesomeness.


This will be a smaller setback than one would think. The enemies now are dropping more and more money. Not enough, but at least they are dropping more.



Gale keeps being the same when upgrading.


"Colonel took a scouting party inside, and it's been our base ever since.
When he found the innermost room, the Colonel flew into a rage.
Please, I'm giving you information... Don't devour me..."
Notice. He is not referring to Varin as "Varin", he is no longer that person. He has changed, and he does not like the change.




"If we knew to think like cowards, you would be prisoners by now."
Bad strategic thought. Hurr.



"In us, the Karma Temple has engineered its own demise."



There is this here Large Terminal. Useful.



But one can't get out of here. Not yet, anyway.

"Look at that building. Seen it before, haven't you?"



"The only thing I can do... is pray.
He had already been... Overtaken by the virus..."
Sera being mysteriously cryptic once more. This is also relevant, but what's that about a virus?


"Serph, isn't that...?"
I do not comprehend why she hesitates. Again, everything will make sense in time. EXCEPT the things that won't.



Lots of money. See? That's why I said that the expensive mantras won't be such a problem. Not for a little while, anyway.



No durr.

That... Mansion, yeah, mansion, that thing is the headquarters of the Brutes.
It also reminds the members of the Embryon of something they should not remember.


Death. And nondeath. Reincarnation?
There are many that have mentioned that they remember events and details of past lives.


"It looks like it's made a' digital images or sumthin'.
Doesn't it look weird?"



It looks weird and out of place.
But then again, so did the amusement park.

And now, for something different:
A strange and mysterious recording (Gamevee)
That might or might not make things more confusing, or clear up things ( Viddler)
In any case, its relevance may be high. (youtube)





There is a presence there.
The recording goes on and on and on (watch the video)

Meanwhile, The Embryon enters.


ANGER! Anger and violence!


And yet, the recording goes on...
"Hello, um...
Hello, um..."



The Brutes' base is strange.


"Enmity is vibrating through the entire structure."


"The structure of the building seems to have changed.
Negative energy can be felt from the west side of the mansion."




Well, then to the West Wing it is. Wasn't that the forbidden wing in Beauty and the Beast?




Oh boy! It is Raiju!
And it looked better on Devil Summoner.

Wikilink!




There is also an ominous blue aura all over the place, out of the building. Creepy.


No surprises there.

Treasures and save spots are abundant in this place. Heal spots, not so much.



And then, there is this weird... Corridor. Yeah. What other word could be used to describe it? I don't know.
Someone tell me.



Durr, obviously. It has to be opened.



"Our perimeter guard should have been perfect. Where'd they come from?"



And then he transforms into this ugly motherfucker.

Wikilink!



Goddamn that is ugly.

Problem is, it is damn dangerous.
It has Stone. And Gate of Hell, which can petrify the entire party.

And guess what happened.



This.
And then again, with a single gate of hell in the beggining of the battle.

That triggers this:

The game over screen! (Gamevee)
It is interesting, but not as awesome as Nocturne's or Raidou's. (Viddler)
And it isn't supposed to make sense. Yet. (Youtube)

Ominous, isn't it?


Third time's a charm, and Catoblepas falls to the might of the party. yes.



"Strong enmity still surges through the building."



The aura is gone. The rain still remains.



Cielo being neglected sure makes things easier when it is time to get him some cheap mantras.

This is positively cheap now. One or two random battles pay for that.



"Between them there's a... force. I'm not sure how to describe it.
Be careful."




Again, no surprises there.



Her magic is pretty much obscene. It is going to get better/worse, too.


Ah, a ruined library.

Good treasures.



This. This is annoying. When one tries to access a part of the building that the shift does not cover, this happens. This causes a teleport.
And thus, this is a minor teleporty dungeon. You know how much I hate those, don't you?
Yes, you do. You do. You do know that I hate them. Hate them a lot, WHY GOD DAMNED TELEPORTY DUNGEONS ARGH
At least these show you taht there is a difference in the location because of the textures and such. It is far less confusing than in other games.



"They feel just like those strange walls... And those cells that the Temple is collecting.
Whatver those things are.. They don't feel like a part of this world."




Yup.

To the east it is!



Damn monkey!
Wikilink


Its design has not changed much.



"Mazanma
Force Drain"



Megaten Wikilink

Less unpleasant than Ganesha's evil twin, Vetala.


Argilla is definitely more exagerated in her focus than Heat.

Another corridor.
Hallway?
Whatever.



"So, the leader of the Embryin likes poking around places he doesn't belong."


And then he transforms into...
Hahah! He got turned into A GIRL.
One of the nonfurry egyptian gods!
Wikilink


Rather awesome character design, I would say.



Unfortunately, it gathers more.
That's not good.

Is a good sub boss, I must say.


"Great Feast
Skull Cleave
Chi Blast"



"Ingest
Power Wave
Mute Blow"



Lucky bastard.


"Strong enmity still surges through the building."

Well, there's only one more pillar with a thing inside, so Varin must be close.


Heat also has cheap-o things.



Gale doesn't unfortunately.

This wasn't too expensive, either.

Last one with something inside.

Northwest, eh?

Always good to see these.
The dungeon crawling in this area is much less boring than the waterways. The areas are not as big, and they have more... Colors?
It is just less boring. I don't know why.

Goddamn trapped things.

Figures. Trapped.



But what a lame trap. Titanias.

They left good loot, though.



RAGE.
I HATE YOU TELEPORTY DUNGEONS.

On the other hand, TF2 has fun teleports. Yes. THANK YOU MY HARD-HATTED FRIEND. Er. yeah, yes. Okay.

Yurlungur, is as always, awesome. But his magic resistances have been nerfed.

Wikilink



And then, Sati!
Wikilink



"Agidyine
Fire Amp"



Yes. I like luck. Sue me.



Gale doesn't. AND we need all the luck we can get.

This can be considered cheap now.

You know the drill by now.




GRAAARGH TELEPORTY.

"Double Slash
Counter
First Strike"



"Makajamon
Calm Death
Makakaja"

Calm Death kills any sleeping enemy. ANY. Unfortunately, bosses are most likely null to Sleep.



"Materazi
Earth Drain"



A Dining Room! That must mean that we are close to the boss!



Better yet! A Small Terminal! This must be it!

This is expensive now.


And this, laughably cheap.



Cielo!



Red,

Bye bye, Red.



Was expecting something better.


Oh yes. Boss time. I can feel it. I can feel it in my bones.


Well, this is a surprise.
"Colonel Beck isn't the only one who wants to get the hell out of here!"




This is an awesome battle.
Why?
Because of THIS.
He eats the other Niddhoggr and becomes BIGGER, BETTER, STRONGER.
He has the technology to do so.


Can't be devoured. But as long as it doesn't reach the final size, it won't attack.

Nomnomnom.

Oh my. Another object.

This better lead to Mr. Omega. If not...