The Ashen Past
Side Quests
Laevatain Complete location No map marker available
Brief
After obtaining the necessary information, you decide to return to the Stasis Core of Dijiang to once again utilize the Protocol Singularity and enter the Protocol Space in search of Laevatain.
Unlock
Opening dialogue
9
Perlica
Endmin, you're back.
Perlica
Please keep Laevatain safe and bring her back here. Most importantly ... make sure you return safely as well, Endmin.
Perlica
Finding Laevatain in the Protocol Space is ... theoretically feasible, but risky too. Your physical condition ... has got me a little concerned...
Perlica
Understood. Fiona and I just completed a plan.
Perlica
Simply put, Laevatain would have looked for a suitable rift "opening". Then, by using memories as a clue, she would have forcibly entered the matching Protocol Space.
Perlica
The recent Æther activities of Valley IV gave her an opportunity. This is why she got in touch with you, Endmin.
Perlica
We can use the same method ... with the Protocol Singularity and your abilities. By following traces of Laevatain's Originium reactions, you can locate the Protocol Space she went to.
Perlica
Yes. Both the Protocol Space and reconveners are somehow related to you. Your thorough search is definitely going to help us locate her.
Fiona
Endmin! We finished analyzing the parameters of Laevatain's Originium reactions. You're good to go, anytime!
Steps
1 Touch the Protocol Singularity again
Dialogue
Laevatain
You're here ... Endmin. Didn't keep me waiting for too long.
Laevatain
It's nothing. Just walked a long way before coming here.
Laevatain
Let's go. I don't think we should stay here.
Laevatain
Found nothing so far. But that wouldn't stop me. What about you?
Laevatain
Hmph. Then we should make good on our promise, and start our memory search together.
Laevatain
Then it's a deal.
Laevatain
What is this place...?
Laevatain
"Home"... A place welcoming you back, even when you've forgotten about it...
Laevatain
But I found none of this in my memories...
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Awww, poor Endmin, forced to tag along with your shenanigans.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
After all this diving in the Protocol Space, you still ended up with nothing.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Don't you understand, Laevatain? Your happiness is false. Your hatred is false. Even the thing you've been searching for ... is false.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
This is why you'll never find "home" — you're just an empty shell, a pretty husk without a soul!
Laevatain
An empty shell...?
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
The past of Surtr ... isn't your concern.
Endministrator
Laevatain! Are you alright?
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
I've never opposed you. You're the one who keeps hurting yourself. I'm only trying to protect you — what you're seeking will destroy you.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Since you started doubting who you are and longing for your memories, I have existed.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
You'll never find something that you *never* owned. Such is your fate. You can only abandon your self, and live on as a mere tool.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Give up. Why not stop resisting and just take one of these fragments ... and treat it as yours?
Laevatain
What a load of ... crock... Give up? Pfft...
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Well then, let's see what you can walk away with ... after you reach Surtr's "home".
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Since you insist so stubbornly and foolishly, I'll let you take the path of self-destruction. Go to Kazdel. Go to her home.
Laevatain
Then it's time to reclaim my memories!
Laevatain
Why? Why are you ... going against me?
Radio
Endministrator
She's ... gone.
Endministrator
I haven't found Laevatain yet...
Endministrator
Your condition...
Laevatain
My legs a little heavy ... but I'm okay.
Laevatain
It's nice having you around, Endmin.
Endministrator
We're fellow companions, after all.
2 Keep advancing No map marker available
Dialogue
Laevatain
Perhaps we can treat it as our "final goodbye".
Laevatain
We just need to do one thing —
Laevatain
Sever all ties to the residues of the past, set them alight till they become ash.
Endministrator
What's at the bottom of this...?
Laevatain
End of the maze.
Laevatain
And a confluence of all remaining memories.
Laevatain
Well then, let's make this a worthy spectacle.
Laevatain
Endmin, why do reconveners need another person's memories from the past...?
Laevatain
Then what about me? What about my memories?
Laevatain
That's probably a reason exclusive to me.
Radio
Laevatain
When you drop a mirror, it breaks into shards that can cut.
Laevatain
It's a shame to abandon what I'd been seeking. But if I have to, let's just burn them all to ashes.
3 Keep advancing No map marker available
4 View the memories and progress
Radio
I
Illusion of an Endfielder (Illusion of an Endfielder B)
Welcome home, Endmin!
5 View the memories and progress No map marker available
6 View the memories and progress
Radio
Endministrator
This is...
Laevatain
Don't look back. The memories behind are of no use.
7 Go to the next corridor No map marker available
8 Look for Laevatain
Radio
V
Voice of Surtr
We still have a lot of time together ahead of us. Keep your faith in my sword.
9 Look for Laevatain
10 Defeat the enemies
Radio
Laevatain
Memories ... I must bid you adieu now.
Laevatain
Tread carefully. Try not to drown in the depths of memories.
11 Look for Laevatain No map marker available
Radio
Laevatain
Let everything burn.
12 Observe the room
Radio
Laevatain
Better start moving. We don't have much time to waste.
13 Observe the room No map marker available
14 Follow the trail and witness the memory No map marker available
Dialogue
S
Surtr
Good. You're finally behaving. Now you can say goodbye to the flaming giant you once were.
Laevatain
Journeys and adventures... Did she actually give up her memory-search because of these?
S
Surtr
I don't care how many people wielded you before. I'll be the last of them.
S
Surtr
From now on, you shall only follow one voice. Surtr's voice — my voice.
S
Surtr
And if you dare order me around, I will annihilate you completely, with your own powers.
S
Surtr
You're joining my journey. We'll eat good food and beat up people who have it coming.
V
Voice of Flaming Giant (Flaming Giant)
Bend to me! Become the Envoy of the Fire!
S
Surtr
No.
V
Voice of Flaming Giant (Flaming Giant)
Then you will never leave!
Radio
V
Voice of Surtr
Are you trying to say I can rely on you, too?
15 Follow the trail and witness the memory
Dialogue
L
Laevatain & Endministrator (Laevatain, Endministrator)
Surtr.../Laevatain...
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator B)
Congratulations on your first anniversary at Rhodes Island! Do you like it here?
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator A)
Rhodes Island is your home. And we prepped three crates of ice cream that can be claimed at the Procurement Department. There won't be any field operations this week. So, enjoy your break.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator B)
We know you like the thrill of freedom, so we got you a skateboard as a gift!
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator D)
A special lava slug bloodbrew cocktail — super cooled with liquid nitrogen! Don't worry, it's safe. No crazy chemical reagents were added this time ... I think.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator C)
Interested in an after-party at One More Shot? Or enjoy the fresh air on the top deck?
S
Surtr
This place is my home. So why should I obsess about finding the last one I had?
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator A)
This album is an anthology of all the operations we did together! If you have trouble finding your past, just know that everyone's here for your future.
S
Surtr
It seems that people without a past ... can also choose to live in the present.
Laevatain
If I saw this at the moment of my awakening, would I choose a different path...?
Endministrator
It's a shame ... but it also gave you the freedom of choice.
Endministrator
You get to choose how to go "beyond" the memories.
Laevatain
Choice...
Laevatain
She chose to love Rhodes Island as "home".
Laevatain
I think I understand that sensation. A noisy place filled with hassles, but it's also warm and ... interesting.
Laevatain
That's why she gave up ... 'cause finding the past is no longer that important.
Laevatain
But I'm different. I haven't found the people or things to make me give up those memories.
Laevatain
I can't find my own "Rhodes Island" on Talos-II.
Endministrator
Perhaps ... you can find your own Endfield?
Laevatain
...Making your move already? Never expected you to be the cunning type, Endmin.
Endministrator
Only if you're willing.
Laevatain
Hmph. I'll accept your invitation.
Endministrator
Looks like you've sorted things out.
Laevatain
This is just the beginning.
Laevatain
Whether I can free myself from this mire of memory ... will depend on what I discover at Endfield.
Endministrator
I give you my word as Endministrator: Endfield will become your "home".
Laevatain
Home...
Laevatain
Alright. I'll see how you make good on this promise.
S
Surtr
Rhodes Island... A place that welcomes me home whenever I want. A place that lets me do what I want.
Laevatain
...So that's how you "answered" the question...
S
Surtr
Ooh. You actually can feel the cold. That means more ice cream is coming your way.
Laevatain
All the frustrations and pain from the memories... This is how they ended in peace.
V
Voice of Flaming Giant (Flaming Giant)
The icy cold ... the stinging sensation ... the cloying sweetness...
V
Voice of Flaming Giant (Flaming Giant)
Ridiculous... But why is the sensation ... so comforting...
S
Surtr
No. I just heard about their fancy ice cream machines. Gonna try them out.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator B)
Apologies, Operator Surtr. The cafeteria pantry is out of ice cream... But an emergency batch is being made right now! Just wait a minute!
S
Surtr
It's okay. I can wait.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator C)
Surtr! Where's your next field operation?
S
Surtr
Laterano, I think.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator C)
Are you going there to validate some memories?
Laevatain
This is when she joined Rhodes Island... She treated these memories ... with great importance.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator A)
Is there any codename you want?
S
Surtr
Just call me Surtr.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator A)
Clinical analysis has confirmed that you are infected with Oripathy.
S
Surtr
I don't know how to wield Arts.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator A)
That won't be necessary. We have a good understanding of your potential. Welcome to Rhodes Island.
S
Surtr
I just hope you won't bore me.
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator A)
Don't worry. Our clauses and terms ... are not restrictive.
S
Surtr
But I can deal with all sorts of problems. Need a demo?
V
Voice of a Rhodes Island Operator (Rhodes Island Operator A)
Cell-Originium assimilation is at 1%. No signs of infection on the surface of the body. Blood Originium-Crystal Density is at 0.10u/L, but Originium Arts Assimilation...
Radio
Laevatain
These seem like your memories at Talos-II, but they've got nothing to do with me.
Endministrator
Perhaps you can leave something on Talos-II as well.
Laevatain
......
16 Follow the trail and witness the memory
Radio
V
Voice of Surtr
A seaside holiday... And the beachwear's for me?
17 Follow the trail and witness the memory
Radio
V
Voice of Surtr
Better make some space. I'm bringing souvenirs back to Rhodes Island.
18 Follow the trail and witness the memory
Radio
V
Voice of Surtr
The memories since I came to Rhodes Island feel so different. They are more real.
19 Escape the corridor No map marker available
Dialogue
Laevatain
Looks like a malicious being is remaking this maze of memories.
Laevatain
Memories aren't easily cast aside ... they resurface as enemies.
Laevatain
Be prepared to fight the past. If our minds fail to escape quickly enough, they might be trapped here forever.
Laevatain
Now it wants to "keep" us.
Radio
Laevatain
Keep running and jump.
20 Escape the corridor No map marker available
21 Keep advancing No map marker available
22 Keep advancing No map marker available
23 Keep advancing No map marker available
Radio
V
Voice of Surtr
You guys really helped me out in that battle... Thanks, medics.
24 Keep advancing No map marker available
25 Keep advancing No map marker available
26 Defeat the last enemy No map marker available
27 Leave this place No map marker available
Radio
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
Come play with me!
28 Observe the room
Radio
Endministrator
Laevatain, are you...
Laevatain
......
29 Investigate the nearby area
Radio
Laevatain
What else did Surtr leave behind...?
Other dialogue
134 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
Laevatain
Tsk... This is slowing me down...
Laevatain
Even if this is going to take my life, nothing's more important than finding the truth in my memories.
Laevatain
I can sense the whereabouts of Surtr's "home". It's close.
Laevatain
But time's running out... I gotta act quickly.
Endministrator
Wait!
Laevatain
......
Laevatain
You ... found me.
Laevatain
I arrived at Surtr's "home" but...
Laevatain
I only saw a girl whose name has been lost...
Laevatain
A refugee escaping the fires of war...
Laevatain
A hand stinging and burning from the scorching heat...
Laevatain
A family and home in the dust that I do not recognize ... and many other things...
Laevatain
I have seen every memory fragment of this place... But found nothing... None of them can tell me "who I am"...
Laevatain
I want to keep going ... but ... where else could I go...?
Laevatain
I don't want to live out my life ... as an empty shell...
Endministrator
No. You are not an empty shell.
Endministrator
I bear witness to your existence.
Laevatain
My ... existence?
Endministrator
You are my companion — you ended my confusion and taught me to see through falsehoods...
Endministrator
I remember your name, your fire, and your pursuit for the truth...
Endministrator
All these belong to Laevatain and no one else.
Laevatain
But isn't this "search for memories" the sole reason I exist?
Endministrator
No. It's "self-discovery" that gives you meaning.
Endministrator
And I can help you. Do not give up.
Laevatain
You consumed yourself ... to stabilize my existence... Why? You've just awakened, and you're fighting a powerful enemy...
Endministrator
Because I promised to help you recover your memories.
Endministrator
And helping another Chief Amnesiac like me ... goes without saying.
Laevatain
This is ... Surtr's "answer"...
Endministrator
Let's take it.
Laevatain
So this is Dijiang...
Laevatain
Show me the places we saw in that maze.
Laevatain
It's quite different from Rhodes Island.
Laevatain
Excellent.
Laevatain
Yes. For a new beginning.
Laevatain
From now on...
Laevatain
I shall be Laevatain, and fulfill the promise made to my fellow companion.
Laevatain
I know. So you gotta make new memories for me.
Laevatain
I can be your operator, your sword, and your fire.
Laevatain
But in return, I demand a unique journey ... a unique adventure and ... a unique "home".
Laevatain
That will give me an Endfield of my own.
Laevatain
A place where I can forget about my memories.
Endministrator
......
Laevatain
What. That's too much for you?
Endministrator
This place won't disappoint you, Laevatain.
Laevatain
Neither will I disappoint you, Endmin.
Laevatain
Ginny? Is that the name of this child?
Laevatain
Where the wind was soft ... and the meadows were quiet... I took my naps at that place.
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
Hi, pretty lady. What flowers do you like? Just take them!
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
Come play with me! We can make colors from the petals and draw everyone!
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
Do you like flowers?
Laevatain
Petals brushed against my face, carrying a subtle fragrance.
Laevatain
Ironically, this is just one of the many fragments that do not belong to me.
Laevatain
Yet, it is also one of the very few beautiful memories carried within my mind.
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
So, have you seen flowers that make you happy?
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
That doesn't count! That place has no flowers!
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
No! Only scary pipefaced people live there!
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
Hmmm... Would you consider that your own happiness?
I
Illusion of Ginny (Ginny)
Don't give up! Keep looking around!
Laevatain
Ah ... thank you.
Laevatain
Flowers... I remember something ... a time when there was no fire, nor battles, nor a sword by my side.
Laevatain
It was the most idyllic moment I remember.
Laevatain
Is this your enemy?
Laevatain
Enemies... My memories have plenty of enemies.
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
*Mumbles*
Laevatain
*Sigh*... Perhaps...
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
You! "END-MINI-STRATOR", huh? Why treat us as your enemy?
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
Still dreamin' about your lies? We will bury you, "SAVIOR"!
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
HELP?! Lies! ALL LIES! An excuse to make your forgetful self feel better!
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
*Mumble*! Puppet! The old world of Originium is finished! The future is in the Æther!
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
You... Your struggles are useless!
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
I'LL KILL YA!
Laevatain
Zip it, or I'm burning you to ash, right now.
Laevatain
All I felt were instilled fury, shame, frustration...
Endministrator
This place...
Laevatain
See anything familiar?
Laevatain
Then let's look around and see what they have.
Laevatain
I know... But an injured body is hardly a concern when compared with broken memories.
Laevatain
Indeed. We shall press forward together.
Laevatain
I never dwell on a clue that came too late. I just keep going and never turn back...
Laevatain
That's how I'll find my true self...
Laevatain
Instincts tell me that the answers I seek can be found here...
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion B)
She...? Tell me about her colors and shades.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion B)
There isn't anyone with that color. I only remember the spotless blue skies of Sami after snow.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion B)
Never seen that before. I only remember tender green shoots watered by snowmelt.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion B)
Oh, I know. It's her... She brought the war-like hues and walked amongst us.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion B)
Go forth and catch up to her.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion B)
What are you looking at?
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion C)
And what is the name of this ... someone you're looking for?
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion C)
A visitor bearing this name ... left the ruins in a hurry, and gave nothing but a sigh.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion C)
That's not her. The entity no longer belongs to this place.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion C)
I'm afraid this is the wrong place ... to learn about yourself.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion C)
Go catch up to her, but watch the deep beneath your feet.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion C)
I don't recognize you. What brings you here?
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion D)
The girl bearing fire... Why is she here?
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion D)
No. She's more than willing to harm herself in her own pursuits.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion D)
That's her. And she's asking everyone if they had seen a girl with her likeness.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion D)
Think about it. She cares little about hatred. "Her identity" is what matters to her most.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion D)
Make yourself a guest at her home. But be quick. She is very exhausted.
I
Illusion of a Civilian (Illusion D)
You're finally here.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
You already know what's going to happen to Laevatain. Why risk diving into the Deep? Who is she to you?
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Do not go any further.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
Cease this pursuit, and don't be like Laevatain. She ignores the risks of overreaching and will get herself killed.
Endministrator
Hmph, I will bring her out safely.
Laevatain
After all this walking, I hardly met anything that can be considered "happy"...
Endministrator
*Gentle laugh* Maybe it's just at the next stop.
I
Illusion of a Landbreaker
The annoying peeps are here.
Endministrator
She should've left a trail somewhere...
V
Voice of Surtr
Feranmut shard? I don't care. Just shut up.
V
Voice of Surtr
Ah, I'm hurt. Ouch. My palm's scratched. Never thought there would be a day I got distracted enough to get ambushed by Originium Slugs.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
She wants to rest. Let her sleep.
U
Unrecognizable Voice (Sarkaz A)
Sarkaz. A nation accursed. A people without roots.
U
Unrecognizable Voice (Sarkaz A)
We are fated to have nothing in a world twisted by Originium.
U
Unrecognizable Voice (Sarkaz A)
In the Land soaked by blood and war, we have been ordained to face one destruction after another.
U
Unrecognizable Voice (Sarkaz A)
We no longer have a home, for home has given way to barren desolation.
V
Voice of Surtr
Meteorite, just wait for me outside and guard the entrance!
V
Voice of Surtr
My past memories seem to be drifting away... But this doesn't feel bad.
V
Voice of Surtr
I'm more than happy to fill my head up with freshly made memories.
Laevatain
Ah. This is a lost fragment of mine...
Laevatain
It can restore my power.
W
Worried Male (Sarkaz B)
Stop crying already. Otherwise a Wendigo will appear in the night and eat you up.
G
Gentle Female (Sarkaz C)
Don't scare her like that. It's her birthday tomorrow. She hasn't seen the outside world before.
W
Worried Male (Sarkaz B)
Once she gets older, the sun might shine over this place again.
W
Worried Male (Sarkaz B)
But now...? I'm sorry, my love.
A
Anxious Female (Sarkaz C)
Civil war has erupted, and the fighting's spreading here.
W
Worried Male (Sarkaz B)
I know... They're settling the old scores ... and the children might not be spared...
W
Worried Male (Sarkaz B)
They need me to forge their weapons. But our child...
A
Anxious Female (Sarkaz C)
She's so young! We might not be able to avoid this disaster, but for her sake...
P
Panicked Caller (Panicked Caller)
If you receive this emergency call, please respond on this frequency! We can't call beyond the Gate ... we've lost touch with Terra! The main channel has been severed!
P
Panicked Caller (Panicked Caller)
The attack on Sector Σ is far worse than we expected. Central Control has gone dark. The entire place is probably ... destroyed.
P
Panicked Caller (Panicked Caller)
We tried to seal the passage, but nothing worked. Those things ... flooded the entire floor. Our people kept disappearing...
P
Panicked Caller (Panicked Caller)
Tell the others! Our real enemies are ... far more terrifying than the Aggeloi.
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
It seems you've made your choice. Do you really think that's enough to make you yourself?
M
Mysterious Illusion (Illusion of Laevatain)
You abandoned the past, but these memories will never let you go.
Laevatain
Go ahead and try, my "past".