So much for Asmodian promises. You and the Elyos are as bad as each other! You said you'd cooperate, but now you're at each other's throats as much as ever. Did you really think I'd never find out?

Tiamat must be laughing at us now. All this squabbling merely plays into our enemy's hands!

Well, the time for the decisive battle is upon us, and I have decided that we Reians can no longer afford to trust you. We will defeat Tiamat alone.

Player: "But we can aid you!"

Don't waste your words. My mind is made up. It now falls to you to deliver this message to your superiors. Go to Convent of Marchutan and tell High Priest Agehia of my decision. Don't worry, I'll be giving the same message to the Elyos when they show their faces.

I will face Tiamat alone, and I will be victorious.

The Reians would be better off if you'd never found this place.

Player: "If that's what you wish."

Kahrun is refusing our help outright, you say? Shame. He must know that dividing our forces like this can only result in ruin for us all.

If we can't be part of this fight, Siel's Relics will be lost to us--either to Israphel or to the Reians. We must secure them, or our fight against the Elyos will be lost.

Perhaps you can accomplish this. Lord Marchutan must have guided you to me for a reason.

Player: "How may I serve?"

Lord Marchutan wishes to give you these orders directly.

He approaches. Make yourself ready to speak with him.

Player: "I'm ready."

Lord Marchutan honors you with his command, Player.

Now, deliver his message to Kahrun, and do what you can in the fight against Tiamat. Make sure that Siel's Relics do not fall into the wrong hands.

Player: "Of course."

So the Empyrean Lords themselves are now meddling in my business? Well, if Marchutan commands it, I suppose I cannot refuse.

First, Player, I need your reassurances. I must go to the Throne of Blood and face the Dragon Lord, but I do not wish to throw my best soldiers into what could be a suicide mission. If you and your allies accompany me, there will be no reinforcements coming.

Will you give yourself to this fight, even if it means your final death?

Player: "It is my duty."

Good. The Asmodians may have failed me, but it seems they still have one worthy warrior.

I must make preparations. Go to Skafir, and ask her to show you the way to the Throne of Blood. I will meet you there.

Don't waste too much time, or I will have to go ahead without you!

Player: "Blood for Blood, Kahrun!"

Kahrun has agreed to take you to the Throne of Blood? How in the shadows did you convince him?

It'd take something pretty big to get him to change his mind.

Player: "Lord Marchutan himself commanded it."

You... spoke... to Lord Marchutan? You must have a vital role to play in Asmodian fate.

We must fulfil the Lord's wishes immediately. Go to the Asmodian Breakout inside Tiamaranta's Eye, and search for a group of Reian wizards. They have been working to create a Portal to the Throne of Blood. Use it to follow Kahrun.

Player: "Right away!"

(Kahrun must already have gone ahead.)

(Hurry up and join him, before he gets too far.)

Player: "This must be the place."

(Kahrun's going to get himself killed if you don't back him up!)

(Looks like a touch on this jewel will send you to the upper level, where Tiamat awaits.)

Player: "I'm right behind you!"

What's this, Kahrun? You've brought me a plaything!

How thoughtful. It's been hours since I heard the crack of Daeva bones!

Player: "..."

Lord Marchutan...? I thought he had refused to help us in person!

Wait... You set this up, didn't you? You Asmodians, and your Empyrean Lord--you're in league with Israphel! This whole thing was a play to steal Siel's Relics!

Player: "We do not wish to steal them."

Even if I were to believe you, your so-called Lord is another story. Kaisinel could have helped us from the beginning, but he just watched.

If Lord Israphel hadn't showed up, it would have been Kaisinel who stole the Relics. I should have known better than to trust you! This is the final trick I'll let you Asmodians play on me. We're done.

At least one good thing has come out of this debacle: Tiamat is dead. I will return to Kamar with the news.

Player: "And that is good news indeed."

I did not foresee Israphel's intervention. Perhaps I should have... No, it's too late for recriminations. We need to make plans.

Hmm. I must confer with the other Empyrean Lords, and decide what to do about the relics, and about the power vacuum that will occur in Tiamat's absence.

Will you carry out further tasks for me?

Player: "Yes, Lord."

Player, I'm putting you in charge of the efforts against Lord Israphel. I need you to notify Commander Skafir of all that has happened, and then wait for further news.

I've sent scouts to track Israphel, but they don't have the strength to fight him themselves. I've instructed them to report to you, and then it will be up to you to retrieve Siel's Relics at all costs.

Are you with me?

Player: "At all costs, Lord."

That can't be right! We've been waiting so long for the day that Tiamat would no longer be a threat to Asmodae, only to be betrayed in our moment of triumph by one of our own Empyrean Lords?

You must speak of this to nobody for now. I'm sure orders will arrive from Pandaemonium before long.