Apparently, Inanna is holed up in Aphsaranta.

That was Apsu’s capital city.

I think I know why she wanted to throw off her pursuers.

She must want to get to the Heart of Aphsaranta.
Yes, the Heart of Aphsaranta.

That was Apsu’s palace, where he lived together with his closest followers.

He was then murdered by Tiamat in the Heart of Aphsaranta too.

The majority of Apsu’s power is probably still there.
Exactly. She wants to wield that power.

If she gets her hands on that part of Apsu’s power that still lingers in the Heart of Aphsaranta, Inanna’s awakening will probably succeed.

We need to put a stop to it.

Please leave immediately for the Heart of Aphsaranta.
A search party is already on the way, but they haven’t reached the Heart of Aphsaranta yet.

Getting inside is tough because of Stella.

We can’t do that without you, Player.
Oh, did I scare you with my appearance by any chance?

I already put some measures in place when I handed over Tempus Ipsum recently.

Most importantly, I foresaw that it would come to an emergency in the event that it had to be used.

I added a summoning spell that will let you set off immediately once Tempus Ipsum is active.

Be calm, Player. I will help you.
Hmm, luckily Tempus Ipsum was active at that moment.

The awakening mustn’t have finished yet.

And it’s not currently happening either. I can’t see any change in the waves.

This is our chance!

We have to prevent the awakening and make sure that it doesn’t end in a catastrophe.

Player, do you know how we can stop the awakening.
Convince...

Will that work on a Balaur who is just about to awaken?

I’m sorry but I don’t like that plan.
Yes. Since you ask me... I’ll leave it to you.

In my vision of the future, it was you who showed up and not me.

So then now you’ll have to find Inanna first. She should appear soon.

You can convince her with words or with violence. As long as you can stop the awakening, it’s a success.
Before me...

Oh, what does that matter?

Soon nothing will matter.
How ridiculous.

Don’t try to convince me.

I’ve already made my decision.

It’s my calling to become a Dragon Lord.
I thought we were friends.

You’re not even listening to me.

There’s a reason why I have to become a Dragon Lord.

Once I’ve become invincible, I’ll fundamentally alter this absurd world.

If you don’t understand that, then I have nothing to say.
That’s enough.

I’m going to lose my patience if you keep trying to stop me.

Out of my way!
Were you able to convince her?

Were you successful?
That was probably asking too much.

It also took far too long.

Her awakening will be complete even if you get going on your way now.

Maybe it’s better that way.

We still have a chance.
We still have Tempus Ipsum, surprisingly.

Actually it gets destroyed and disappears if you use it once.

Isn’t that curious?

This appears to have been an unusual place.
It’s suffused with incredible stability.

I sense a strong power that leaves things in a certain radius unchanged. Something like a deep resentment.

That must also be why the Tempus Ipsum doesn’t just simply vanish.

I don’t know how it works exactly, but if we use it more often..

Then we can use the power of time to visit the pasts of nearby time zones.
Is that how we’re supposed to change the future?
Damn, even killing Apsu Ipso didn’t do anything.

There’s nothing I can do about that.

I guess we have to try and destroy Apsu’s Crown.

That’s where Apsu’s power resides, not in Apsu Ipso. If we destroy it before Inanna finds it, maybe we’ll still have a chance.
But the problem is destroying it.

The crown contains the compressed power of Apsu. It’s almost impossible to destroy with conventional methods.

Hmm, we’re almost out of time too...

(He seems to be really worried.)
Oh, that’s a good point.

Tiamat’s power, which Apsu broke, can only be the counterpart. I wasn’t thinking that far ahead.

Also, Apsu was murdered there.

Tiamat’s power will still be present somewhere.

We have to try and exploit this power that contains this destructive earth magic for ourselves...
I’ll make sure that the ectoplasm that constitutes the medium for the awakening can’t leak out of the crown.

Player, find Tiamat’s power, which is still here, and bring it to me.

Hurry, we have no more time to lose.
(Strong magic is concentrated in the large, sharp crystal spikes.)

(On closer observation, you notice an energy whose power can still be sensed near the crystal.)

(You have a bad feeling.)

(This Skeletite seems to possess a power that opposes that of Apsu.)
Check this out.

I can’t believe it looks so wretched behind the illusion...

I actually noticed signs of an illusion, but the fact that it covered the whole area...

I’ve never seen such a powerful illusion before. But that was destroyed too.

So, what should we do now?

Tempus Ipsum is still present, but we’re slowly running out of options.
Yes...

As long as Tempus Ipsum is maintained, not all is lost.

The problem is that nobody knows how long we can use this power for.

It’s still too uncertain.

We also have to face reality now and act objectively.

If the awakening is successful, we’ll have to take new countermeasures.
I think that’s a good thing.

If the awakening is successful, it’ll all end in tragedy. We’re just not strong enough.

We need to warn them ahead of time.

Explain the situation and request help.

The agent... No, the gods themselves will have to help us.
We tried so hard, but in the end we were unable to stop the awakening.

Oh, yes.

If your report is correct, Player, we didn’t have a chance.

I think now we have to accept that we can’t prevent the awakening. We should get ready to fight.

Please report to Agent Outremus too.