Luminous Arc: The Experience Presents: Defunct32's Walkthrough

Hey Guys! Welcome to Luminous Arc: The Experience. I'm sure as you've noticed the majority of the guides here are written by myself, but every now and then the work has been done so well that it'd be a shame to do it over.

For that reason I present the full walkthrough, provided with permisson from Defunct32.

Updated!

-Admin



Luminous Arc: FAQ/Walkthrough by defunct32
Version 3.00, Last Updated 2007-09-14


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                     STRATEGY RPG FOR THE NINTENDO DS
                     http://www.atlus.com/luminousarc
                         Guide By Defunct32 (Dil)
                         Copyright 2007 defunct32
                   defunct 32 @ hotmail.com (no spaces)
                       - Version 3.00 - Complete -
                           13th September 2007

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Come On In:
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Spoilers  abound?  I think  so? But  I  usually  censored most of my stuff,
whatever  the  case may be, *USE MY GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK*, ok? Ultimately
just have good fun! ^.^;

"Christofori's  Dream"  by  David  Lanz  was  played throughout while I was
making this FAQs.

Started On: 17th August 2007 (Friday)
Finished On: 13th September 2007 (Thursday)

This  guide is now COMPLETE in term of main walkthrough, but the "In-Depth"
section  and  the  rest  may  need  a  little more work, I will update as I
discover  new  stuff  or when players contribute :) otherwise consider this
FAQs finished!

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Before You Go On:
=================

COPYRIGHT PERTAINING TO THIS GUIDE:
-----------------------------------
While  I do not claim this guide to be the very best, the fact remains that
I  did  invest *a lot of time and energy* into this FAQs I work hard on it,
so please don't steal or take my work away!

The  following  sites  can snatch this guide without my express permission:
- www.gamefaqs/spot.com (where this guide is hosted)
- www.cheatcc.com
- www.neoseeker.com
- www.cheatplanet.com
- www.latactics.com (Luminous Arc: The Experience)

No more... Sorry. ^^;

I  created  this FAQs using Notepad on Windows XP, if you're using the same
Operating  System,  then  set  your  font  to  "Courier  New,"  Font Style:
"Regular" and Size: 10.

This  guide  is  now fully "justified"/reformatted so the paragraph aligned
beautifully in  a  single  file, no hanging indents, no hanging whatsoever.

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Table Of Contents:
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For easier access, use "Control + F" and type in the reference at the end in
the search box example: [IT!].

BASICS:
- Update Log............................. [UL!]
- Introduction........................... [IT!]
- Using This Guide....................... [UG!]
- Game Story............................. [ST!]
- Characters............................. [CH!]
- Controls............................... [CT!]
- Tips................................... [TI!]

WALKTHROUGH:
- Chapter 1: Holy Garden................. [HG#]
- Chapter 2: Girl In White............... [GI#] 
- Chapter 3: Codemn The Dark............. [CT#]
- Chapter 4: Witch Of Immolation......... [WO#]
- Chapter 5: Departure................... [DP#]

- Chapter 6: Reunion..................... [RE#]
- Chapter 7: The Informant............... [TI#]
- Chapter 8: Metamorphosis............... [ME#]
- Chapter 9: Furnace God................. [FG#]

- Chapter 10: Wind....................... [WI#]
- Chapter 11: Holy Judgment.............. [HJ#]
- Chapter 12: Lethe Forest............... [LF#]
- Chapter 13: Witch & Rym................ [WR#]
- Chapter 14: Taboo...................... [TA#]
- Chapter 15: Parting Ways............... [PW#]

- Chapter 16: Second Thoughts............ [ST#]
- Chapter 17: A Hero's Awakening......... [AH#]
- Chapter 18: Like, an Angel?............ [LA#]
- Chapter 19: Altar of Souls............. [AO#]
- Chapter 20: Lion's Pride............... [LP#]

- Chapter 21: Holy Eclipse............... [HE#]
- Chapter 22: Round Table Council........ [RT#]
- Chapter 23: Cocoon of God.............. [CO#]
- Chapter 24: The Portal................. [TP#]
- Chapter 25: The Light.................. [TL#]

IN-DEPTH: (Work In Progress)
- Spells................................. [SP$]
- Skills................................. [SK$]
- Flash Drives........................... [FD$]
- Synergy................................ [SY$]
- Sidequests............................. [SQ$]
- Player's Strategy...................... [PS$] (Submit Your Strategy!)

MISC:
- Frequently Asked Questions............. [FQ+] (Submit Away)
- Known Glitches/Issues.................. [KG+] (Submit Away)
- Links.................................. [LI+]
- Credits/Thank You...................... [CR+]
- Contact/Submissions.................... [CT+] (Contact Information)
- Last Words............................. [LW+]

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| |_/ / /_\ \\ `--.  | | | /  \/\ `--. 
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| |_/ / | | |/\__/ /_| |_| \__/\/\__/ /
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 BASIC STUFF, YOU NEED TO KNOW, SO...

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Update Log: [UL!]
=================

Date.Month.Year (latest updates on top).

Version 2.00

13.09.07
- 1.56AM / Oh! My babies my guide is almost complete, just need to cover  2
           more Chapters then I will be able to concentrate on other  games
           :D  everything   will  be  finished in a day or two. SOON! CAN'T
           WAIT  FOR  "LUMINOUS  ARC 2: WILL,"   I  will of course  write a
           guide for it ^^;

12.09.07
- 2.28PM / Oops!  I  got  way too distracted with "Castlevania: Portrait of
           Ruin" >.< but I'm back on track now, gonna finish this guide  up
           so I can finally say "YAY! ALL DONE!"

11.09.07
- 10.30PM / Reformatted this guide, just so the end paragraph  aligned  and
            no more hanging indents whatsoever, I'm hoping to finish all  5
            Chapters A.S.A.P. Also thanks to all those  who've  contributed
            to  this guide, you people made  everything  just wonderful and
            convenient for everyone else ;D by the way I've  also  added  a
            new section called "Player's Strategy" take a look [PS$].

07.09.07 
- 11.13PM / Thanks  to  Matt  (Furio)  for  e-mailing  me  the   Sidequests
            information  that  everyone  worked  hard  on to compile at the
            forums, I  gladly  added  it  to  my guide for convenient's and 
            everyone's  sake  no  more bumping :) credits FULLY GIVEN! MUCH 
            THANKS!

06.09.07
- 2.31PM / Updated  4  Chapters  (17, 18, 19 and 20) ahhhhh I'm all drained
           from  working on this FAQs, I've also added the Synergy section.
           I'm  hoping  to  finish  this  guide  by next week :) then I can 
           concentrate  on  the  "in-depth"  section, whatever needed to be
           added/updated...

Version 1.75

04.09.07 
- 11.22 AM / Some  major  update -- Updated  Chapter 13, 14, 15 and 16  the
             credit  section  cleaned  up/polished  this guide a little bit
             more.  I've  also  beautify  this guide's "Battle Screen" with
             boxes  for  a  more  clean  cut  professional  look, please go
             through the "Using This Guide" section for more info  [UG!]  9
             more Chapters to go, Ahhh! UPDATED the skill/magic/FD list too
             and  added  link  to  the site for "Luminous Arc 2" :O I can't
             wait!

Version 1.25

30.08.07
- 11.38 AM / Updated  Skills/Magics/Flash Drives  and two Chapters 11 &  12
             this guide is almost half-way complete, once I've finished all
             the  25  Chapters,  this  guide will be considered complete, I
             will  of  course  do  some  minor  updates here and there, the
             "In-Depth" section needs a little bit of help if ever.

29.08.07
- 11.01 AM / Updated  Chapter 9 & 10. That's all for now, gonna clean my DS
             up a bit, later. ^^;

28.08.07
- 12.37PM / Updated Chapter 7 & 8 for now.

- 11.00AM / I've been downed with Flu for the past few days, so I  couldn't
            keep  up  with the FAQs, but many have submitted e-mails to  me
            regarding  glitches  and  issues  with  the  game! Thanks  guys
            I've also abolished my "INTERMISSION"  section,  xNinjaOfChaosx
            did  an  amazing  job  @  compiliing all the right answers in a
            guide jump to [LI+] for the link.

Version 1.00

24.08.07
- 11.18AM / Added  Chapter  6,  and brushed up the FAQs abit (typos/errors)
            also  updated  the  "In-Depth" section with the "Flash Drives."
            section.  [FD$],  wow!   Seriously  writing  up  a  chapter  is
            seriously hard work...  Enjoy whatever there is for now, ok? =)

23.08.07
- 9.59PM / Added  more  depth  to  the Character's description [CH!]. Added
           more  information for the Characters section [CH!].  Added stuff
           to the "Known Glitches/Issues section [KG+}.

Version 0.50:

21.08.07
- 6.21AM / Added INTERMISSION section to this guide [IT$]. Updated  Chapter
           5. Added  Skills  for  Leon,  Alph  and Heath. Fixed some typos,
           updated  the  whole  FAQs to fit GFaqs' standard and other  misc
           (which you won't notice, minor updates).

20.08.07
- 10.08PM / Fixed  some  "reference code" typos. Added a new section called
            "Contact"  [CT+],  abolished  one section off the FAQs. Updated
            Chapter  4.  and updated the Skills and Magics section. Updated 
            the walktrhough till Chapter 3 added skills for Alph.

Version 0.25:

19.08.07
- 12.25AM / Updated  the "Known Glitches/Issues"  section [KG!].  Completed
            the Table Of Contents, and tweaked a couple of things.

18.08.07
- 8.00PM / Bought the game. YEAAAAAH!

17.08.07
- 11.54AM / Created this FAQs, added Table Of Contents & other misc.

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Introduction: [IT!]
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Author:
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"LOLOLOLOLOL --  I just love the extra O's and L's, love it as much as salt
and  pepper on my beef steak!" - Dil. Yes my name is Dil or you can call me
defunct32. Whatever works for you.

Proper Introduction:
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Hello!  This  is  my  first guide ever I've never written any FAQs prior to
this,  but hey everything has its first time right? I will try to make this
FAQs  as  easy  to  understand,  use and navigate, and this FAQs will be as
basic as it gets.

I will  not  try  to  put  my  hands on where I am unsure of, so I won't be
covering Wi-Fi (lol?), or some other funky jazz like that.

I  would  also  like  to add that, I'm NO EXPERT in SRPGs, BUT! I enjoy the
genre very, very much, but then again, that doesn't justify anything right?
So  if  my strategies are "n00bish" or ametuer like that, please forgive me

If  there's  anything that is not right please send me an e-mail right away
[CT+]. THANK YOU! *goes to pray next to Cecille*.

Why Do You Create This Guide?:
------------------------------
I've  been  using GameFAQs.com for a long time now, it's time to give back,
and  also  the many FAQs on that site are really inspiring for me to go and
start  one  of my own, and I chose "Luminous Arc" for the Nintendo DS to be
my  first.  I  hope  this guide will help everyone in the long run... I can
only hope! *Went off to pray.*

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Using This Guide: [UG!]
=======================

SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION:
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The   Table   Of   Contents  are  divided  into  four  sections:  "BASICS,"
"WALKTHROUGH," "IN-DEPTH" and "MISCELLANEOUS," (MISC) use the "system code"
located  at  the  end of each "....." to quickly access the information you
want.

Notepad:
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- Ctrl + F
- Type in the search box, example: [CT!]
- Enter

UNDERSTANDING THIS GUIDE:
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The  guide  is  divided  into  Story  (Chapter Start), Preparing Your Party
("Preparation Screen"), *mumble* *mumble* (Extra Dialogue), fight  (Battle)
and finally After Battle.

01. Chapter Start
02. "Preparation Screen" (if applicable)
03. Extra Dialogue (if applicable)
04. Battle
05. After Battle

GUIDE'S "BATTLE SCREEN":
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+--------------------------------+
|         BATTLE 01              |
+--------------------------------+
|   PTY: Alph & Lucia Only       |
+--------------------------------+
|  LVL: 2, 5, (respectively)     |
+--------------------------------+
|   OBJ: Defeat All Enemies.     |
+--------------------------------+
|ENE: 2 Cerberus, 1 Behemoth     |
+--------------------------------+
|         RWD: 500R              |
+--------------------------------+
|SPS: VitaMint, Antidote, Catseye|
+--------------------------------+

PTY: Party I used or the game chose for us.
LVL: My party level, it is not an indication of a "recommended level to be at."
OBJ: Objective of the battle, what is required to win.
ENE: Enemies you're fighting for the chapter/map.
RWD: Reward, Rico ($) you'll be receiving.
SPS: Spoils, items you found on the battlefield.

In later part of the game the "LVL box" will be invalid and a new set will
take its place, as follow:

+-----------------------------------------------+
|        BATTLE 11 - WHOAMG PLEASE!             |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (21), M (22), T (18), L (22),    | 
|            C (17), S (21), N (20), LU (18)    |
+-----------------------------------------------+
|         OBJ: Defeat All Enemies               |
+-----------------------------------------------+
|    ENE: 5 Monks, 1 Archer, Hugo and Andre     |
+-----------------------------------------------+
|                RWD: 2300R                     |
+-----------------------------------------------+
|  SPS: SilkCape, IronBrce, HolyWing, FP-Max    |
+-----------------------------------------------+

I use initials as the names are too long to fit in a box, refer to [CH!]
for more information.

PTY (LVL): Party I used or the game chose for us. (The character's level).
OBJ: Objective of the battle, what is required to win.
ENE: Enemies you're fighting for the chapter/map.
RWD: Reward, Rico ($) you'll be receiving.
SPS: Spoils, items you found on the battlefield.

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Game Story: [ST!]
=================

Luminous Arc: Taken from the manual

Background Story:
----------------- 

Light And Peace
The Eunus Knights from the East and the Zephyroth Knights from the West are
the holy protectors of the Luminous Church. Protected by these Knights, the
Luminous  religion  has  led  the  people of the world into a golden age of
peace and prosperity,

The Shadow Comes
As  a  new millenium drawns, a taint of evil has begun to spread across the
land.  Recent  attacks  by monsters and supernatural phenomena appear to be
the  work  of  the evil "Witch of Immolation" that appeared with a burst of
scorching  flames.  The  people  have  been  reminded of the destruction at
Aldheld, a world-shattering battle that took place a thousand years before.
..

The Protectors
"Protect  the  Light,  Condemn  the  Dark". This is the motto of Heath, Arc
Knight  in  the  Luminous Church, and leader of the Ever Garden, a facility
created to train a group of special soldiers to protect the Church in these
times of strife.

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Characters: [CH!]
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In "Luminous Arc" (L.A. from here on out) sports a diverse number of  party
members,  as  with all SRPGs there will be a healer, a magic user, *mumble*
*mumble* you get the idea?!

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GARDEN CHILDREN:
================

The  Garden  Children are a bunch of kids taken in by the Church since they
were  young,  raised  to  fight against the Witches. These descriptions are
taken from the game manual. Later in the game, you will get to deploy up to
8 characters max, so I will be using their initial when I get to that point
in game for convenient's sake (IF NECESSARY).

Also!  I've  included  my  personal assesments of each characters, how they
fare on the battlefield, don't agree? I don't really care, lol. ^^ it's all
up to you who you want to use in the end though.
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Alph (Rifleman): (A) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME!
================

A  boy  who  lives  in  the  Ever  Garden with his comrades and his younger
brother  Theo.  He  is  a  bit stubborn at times, but has a strong sense of
right  and  wrong. He cares greatly for his brother and for his friends. He
greatly admires Heath and wants to be a Knight like him one day.

My Opinion:
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The  hero  of  the  game,  not really admirable on the battlefield, but his
skill set  are pretty decent, since most of them hit far and wide, "Magnum"
is  awesome,  remember  that. Also he gets slightly better in term of skill
set/stat later in the game.

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Lucia (???): (LU)
============

A mysterious maid who came to work for the Ever Garden. She may come off as
cold,  but  she  actually cares for people despite her guarded personality.
She  takes  care  of  cleaning at the Ever Garden with the exception of the
dishes. She cares a lot for Alph, for some reason.

My Opinion:
-----------
In  all  honesty,  I rarely use Lucia, if ever, her list of Magic Spells is
nothing  to  write home about, her stats are sub-par, I mainly just use her
for healing purposes, nothing else.

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Cecille (Priest): (C) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME!
=================

A  priestess  at  the  Ever  Garden.  She strongly believes in the Luminous
religion and enjoys the peace she gets by serving the Light. She is kind to
others,  with  a  warm heart, and believes in the teachings of the Luminous
Verses.

My Opinion:
-----------
Lol! Die fast and so hard at that too but she does her job well, just abuse
her  as  a  healer,  she will be a much better character later in the game,
otherwise it's off to praying with you Cecille.

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Theo (Archer): (T) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME!
==============

Alph's  younger  brother. Theo looks up to Alph more than anyone else. He's
usually training with Alph in the Ever Garden.

My Opinion:
-----------
A character who has yet to visit "Puberty Land," obsess with eggs and  love
his  brother  like  no other, I hated his voice-acting, but Theo can really
shoot with his bow, his skill set are the worst I've seen, I shall  pretend
that  it  never  exist.  =O  also, Theo's not a tank, so putting him on the
front line is like, totallyyyyy sending him to Hell.

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Leon (Fighter): (L) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME!
===============

Leon  has  lived in the Ever Garden since he was a small child, and grew up
with  Alph  and  the  others. His father was a renowned Knight in the heavy
cavalry,  known  as  the "Lion King," who lost his life in battle. Leon has
always  looked  up  to his father, and strives to become a stronger warrior
and live up to his father's legacy.

My Opinion:
-----------
Even though I pretty much hate Leon for his lame dialogue in the game, I've 
to  admit  he's good on the battlefield, he delivers crazy damage and takes
in very little, a powerhouse? YES. USE HIM ALWAYS.

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Heath (Arc Knight):
===================

Heath  is  an  Arc  Knight  for  the  Luminous  Church.  He is known as the
"Cleansing  Flame,"  and  is  respected  by those around him for his strong
faith  and skill in battle. He is prepared to throw himself into any battle
to fight for justice. Heath's title suits great knowledge of combat. He has
a  deep  hatred  of Witches, and believes that they should all be condemned
under the Luminous Church's power.

My Opinion:
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| |    |  \/  | / _ \|  _  | |
| |    | .  . |/ /_\ \ | | | |
| |    | |\/| ||  _  | | | | |
| |____| |  | || | | \ \_/ /_|
\_____/\_|  |_/\_| |_/\___/(_)
  GOD'S LAPDOG GOD'S LAPDOG

No,  seriously  Heath + Leon = AWESOME! He left early but he will return to
your party eventually. He's great individually too. *mumble* *mumble*.

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OTHERS:
=======
 ___________ _____ _____ _      ___________  _____ 
/  ___| ___ \  _  |_   _| |    |  ___| ___ \/  ___|
\ `--.| |_/ / | | | | | | |    | |__ | |_/ /\ `--. 
 `--. \  __/| | | | | | | |    |  __||    /  `--. \ CHARACTERS
/\__/ / |   \ \_/ /_| |_| |____| |___| |\ \ /\__/ /
\____/\_|    \___/ \___/\_____/\____/\_| \_|\____/
  SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS
   SKIP THIS NOW! HURRY! WHOAH! QUICK WHOAMG!

Not in order:

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Saki (Ninja): (S)
=============

Saki  has  some  really  sucky  stats, takes in a lot of damage and hit for
less,  her  skill  set  are like "oxymorons" for lack of a better word, for
example: "Speed Jutsu" really lost its meaning since Saki is already a fast
character to begin with, I don't usually use her. Period.

=================
Nikolai (Savant): (N)
=================

Nikolai sports an interesting set of Magic List, they're mostly buff (stat-
increasing  magics)  spells, beside having an annoying voice-acting in  the
game he's pretty useful, I always start with him casting ATK UP/SPEED UP on
Alph,  Leon  and  all my powerhouse characters. Otherwise, he's pretty much
contend praying in a corner with Cecille. (I DON'T USE HIM MUCH, LOL).

==============
Kai (Samurai): (K)
==============

A  powerhouse?  Not  really?  His  skill set are lame, he's not good on the
front-line, he's just a filler character that appears out of nowhere... But
I still use him though.

====================
Mel (Torrent Witch): (M)
====================

Advocate of the Water Element, Mel is just another Cecille, to take in  her
place when Cecille becomes WHOAMG! SHE'S EXTREMELY USEFUL AS A HEALER.

====================
Mavi (Nature Witch): (MA)
====================

Nature Witch, she hits harder physically than magically, her Magic List  is
again  nothing  to  write home about, she also seems to be weak  physically
too? I rarely use her.

=======================
Claire (Thunder Witch): (CL)
=======================

HIGH  MAGIC  STAT,  I love using her "Drang" spell, level her up as much as
you can she's much more stronger magically than anyone else in the game.

=================
Vivi (Sky Witch): (VV)
=================

What can I say about her? Beside being lazy and always wanting to sleep, VV
can move  really far with her flying carpet (much like Saki, cept' Saki has
no  carpet),  and  I really like her "Raging Wind"(?) spell, that inflicted
Confuse  status  on the enemies, it really helps a lot, otherwise her magic
set aren't all that impressive, take in quite a bit of damage and her magic
stat are nothing to be amazed about.

==============================
Vanessa (Witch of Immolation): (V)
==============================

She  comes  and go, but she will eventually become a permanent member later
in  the  game,  I  haven't reached to the point where she's permanent, so I
can't  really say much (not that my opinion matters ^^), but her magic  and
spell list are decent, she hits hard too.

==================
Pollon (Koosanya): (PP)
==================
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| |    |  \/  | / _ \|  _  | |
| |    | .  . |/ /_\ \ | | | |
| |    | |\/| ||  _  | | | | |
| |____| |  | || | | \ \_/ /_|
\_____/\_|  |_/\_| |_/\___/(_)
   A SAD STATE OF AFFAIR!

===============
Controls: [CT!]
===============

In  L.A. there are two types of control, the button control and the Stylus.
To switch between these two, press Select (in battle), or go to Options  to
change manually. Or better yet, go and read the "Instruction Booklet." It's
there for a reason. =)

===========
Tips: [TI!]
===========

Some  general  tips  to  keep  in  mind,  these  are not "sure-win" tips or
anything but something to help you keep in check of stuff...

NOT IN ORDER:

01. As with all SRPGs (Strategy Role Playing Game) or RPGs for that matter,
    remember to save often.

02. And don't be stingy with your Save Slots, L.A. provide you with 3 slots
    right?! Abuse all three.

03. If  you  find  yourself always dying or too weak to survive a map, it's
    time you back-track and level up.

04. Never send all your units to meet their maker, spread them out, so they
    don't  clutter  and  be  the target of multiple attacks. Apparently the
    enemies in L.A. tends to go over to you, so...

05. ALWAYS  STAY,  DON'T  MOVE. Let the enemy come to you, when you've them
    cornered, unleash whatever you havw unto them. MAKE SHORT WORK OF  THEM
    ALL, HIT THEM HARD, HIT THEM FAST. =O

06. It  always  hurt  so much more hitting from the SIDE or the BACK, avoid
    the front if possible.

07. Always,  always have a healer member in your party, level them up,  and
    don't be afraid to use their healing spells when you need it. You can't
    fight if you're dead right?

08. In  L.A. characters need to earn only 100 EXP to go to the next  level,
    and each time they level up, they regained their HP/MP fully, which  is
    a  NICE  touch,  here's a tip: 1) if a character is dying and he/she is
    about to go to the next level, let him or her attack  or  perform  some
    kind  of  action  to regain health and magic point completely for free,
    another thing, if let's say Leon has about 99 EXP don't use him to deal
    the finishing blow, cause whatever EXP he will earned for that kill  he
    will only earned 1 point, the rest? Gone case.

09. Always  attack  and  gang  up on the same enemy, if possible, trying to
    "multi-task" and attack different monsters individually will only  drag
    the  battle,  make  short  work of any monsters as fast as you can, the
    lesser the enemies the better.

10. Much  later  in  the  game,  around  Chapter 5 or so, you will gain the
    ability  to  execute  "Flash Drive" think of "Flash Drive" as something
    similar to the Final Fantasy's series "Limit Break." (I'm sure you have
    at least played that overhyped game), the moment you have the chance to
    use  it, go ALL out and use it, cause you can't "save" on "Flash Drive"
    the bar will reset after every battle. You will of course would like to
    save  it  for the best moment when you actually need it, but don't ever
    waste an FD by not executing it. Got it? ^^ surviving a battle and  not
    dying is really satisfying you know.

11. To check health at a glance, tap the X button, it will display all  the
    character's health on screen including the enemies, so don't be healing
    the  wrong  party  I tell you, I swear this game feels very "lazy" they
    could have chosen a different color for the enemy's health bar maybe  a
    red one? WHOAMG! ARE YOU LISTENING MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE EPOCH?
    If  you  make  a  sequel  brush  up  on the game, clean it up give us a
    quality end product and I will love you and Cecille forever! ^^;

12. You  will  earn  30 EXP for any Magics/Skill that help improve/aid your
    allies, people like Mel, Lucia and Cecille are your healers, as long as
    you heal another person other than yourself, you will earn 30 EXP, this
    work for buff (stat-increasing) spells too (Nikolai's Speed UP/Guard Up
    etc) I also just realized Theo has that "FirstAid" skill that will also
    net him 30 EXP, abuse it!

13. Flash  Drive  will never hurt your allies, so if you're going to use it
    and one or more of your allies are in the way, just use it, they  won't
    be included in the attack which is nice.

                I really don't like Cecille's In-Game Voice
    _    _  ___   _      _   _______ _   _ ______ _____ _   _ _____  _   _ 
   | |  | |/ _ \ | |    | | / /_   _| | | || ___ \  _  | | | |  __ \| | | |
   | |  | / /_\ \| |    | |/ /  | | | |_| || |_/ / | | | | | | |  \/| |_| |
   | |/\| |  _  || |    |    \  | | |  _  ||    /| | | | | | | | __ |  _  |
   \  /\  / | | || |____| |\  \ | | | | | || |\ \\ \_/ / |_| | |_\ \| | | |
    \/  \/\_| |_/\_____/\_| \_/ \_/ \_| |_/\_| \_|\___/ \___/ \____/\_| |_/
      ARE YOU READY? I HOPE YOU ARE! CAUSE I AM READY, READY WHEN YOU ARE!

Let's get started! If you have any tips/strategy whatsoever for any of  the
battles,  then  feel free to contact me, go to [CT+] at the bottom for more
information.

Oh yeah!  This  game  will have a lot of those "Preparation Screen" (well I
call  it  "Preparation Screen" for lack of a better term) you can choose to
do  a  couple  of  things,  Action -  talk  with  party  members,  Shop (if
applicable)  buy  equipments/items,  Return  to  the  World Map and Advance
The  Story.  Whatever it is I won't tell you to go and talk to your members
it's your choice, I will just say "go buy things and advance the story" but
it  is  important  that you talk, to understand what is going on I know the
game  yaps  a  lot  but  it's  an interesting to interact and talk with the
others... Ohhh MARK MY WORDS LOL! ^^
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Start  a new game the moment the game start there will be some talking, you
will  then  require to pick any word, I don't generally know what will this
serve  in  the  long run?! But I guess discovering is part of the fun eh? I
picked... I FORGOT, LOL! Anyway on to Chapter 1...

   ==============================
   Chapter 1: Holy Garden - [HG#]
   ==============================

"Protect the Light, Condemn the Dark" - Holy Words? LOL

There  will  be alot of yapping, blasphemy, God, Witches and a 13 year old,
and a pair of gossipy monks (monks these days?!) Then more voice-over scene
between Alph and crew. Get all that out of the way and...

A civilian will scream for help! While picking herbs they were attacked  by
monsters! OH NOES! WHAT'S NEXT?

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Yes, move on! Choose this.

FIGHT!

                  +--------------------------------+
                  | BATTLE 01 - SAVE THE CIVILIANS |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |  PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Heath  |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  | LVL: 1, 1, 1, 1 (respectively) |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |    OBJ: Defeat All Enemies     |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |  ENE: 2 Roosters, 2 Minotaurs  |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |           RWD: 400R            |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |    SPS: VitaMint, Antidote     |
                  +--------------------------------+

Tips:

Pretty  much  a straightforward battle really, I never use Theo or send him
out there (unless to deliver the finishing blow, so he could farm the EXP),
he's pretty fragile and take in massive damage, Heath have a nice spell  at
his  disposal  "Sturm"  use  it to make easy work on the monsters. Not much
strategy to offer for this map. It's veeery easy.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Civilian saved, mission accomplished, Leon got somewhat reprimanded, now to
head back to the Holy Garden/Ever Garden. World Map, save if you want, WELL
I  recommend that you save anyway. So do you see "NEXT?" on the World  Map?
Go on...

=====
NOTE:
=====

This  game  is  very  linear  so  I  won't  be an annoying bugger and said,
"go  here,"  "go there,"  etc I'll just jump chapter to chapter and provide
tips  for story-based fights, YOU of course need to level up as much as you
can  in  between chapters I will point out if you're required to, otherwise
it's  a free game. Do what you want. Overleveled/underleveled your call! ^^
I will not dictate how you play your game.
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   ================================
   Chapter 2: Girl In White - [GI#]
   ================================

     "Yowza! What a cutie" - Leon

Everyone  will  be  surprised to see a girl in white (with white hair too!)
appear  out  of  nowhere  when  they got back, she started calling everyone
smelly,  and  then  introduced herself as "Lucia" (she sounded a bit like a
man,  who knows? Who knows?). Turned out she's a new maid Heath or  whoever
hired. More talking, broom, dorm and then some...

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - Nothing interesting. But go ahead, check it out.
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Yes, move on! Choose this.

Cut to the chase: Later that night, after some lame dreams, Alph decided to
seek out Lucia, bla bla bla bla, yes Lucia is ..... =O out of nowhere (LOL)
a three-headed wolf appear, it seems like our hero forgotten to cleanse (or
was  it  clean?)  his  weapon  after  fighting  the  monsters  earlier, the
demons were attracted to the scent of blood found on Alph's sword.

FIGHT!

                  +--------------------------------+
                  |    BATTLE 02 - NIGHT ATTACK    |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |     PTY: Alph & Lucia Only     |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |    LVL: 2, 5, (respectively)   |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |     OBJ: Defeat All Enemies    |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |   ENE: 2 Cerberus, 1 Behemoth  |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |          RWD: 500R             |
                  +--------------------------------+
                  |SPS: VitaMint, Antidote, Catseye|
                  +--------------------------------+

Tips:

Just  stay,  don't move, the enemies will come to you, seems like L.A.'s AI
are  "unique"  in  the  sense that they love coming for you, instead of you
going over to them, might as well wait it out, since I just started playing
this game, I can't verify if it's the same thing every battle? Anyone wanna
verify?

Anyway  Lucia  came  "equipped"  with  "Shine"  and  "Aid" the former is an
offensive  spell,  the  latter  is  a healing spell, I spammed "Shine" like
crazy  and  made short work of the two Cerberus, and suprisingly Lucia hits
pretty  hard  with her broom too (a witch or is it because she's level 5?),
so  you  can  go  both  ways  with  her,  attacker  or  a  healer.  Another
straightforward battle, get this done and over with.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Alph realized Lucia's a lolololol. They argued for a bit, then the annoying
Leon appeared out of nowhere and blabbed some really annoying stuff and off
you go to... PALU FOREST (HA HA HA).
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   Chapter 3: Condemn The Dark - [CT#]
   ===================================

    "I stare because I care" - Leon

So  you  and your merry men, invaded the ever so amazing "PALU FOREST" just
because  they  heard  a Witch is hiding in a masion at the edge of the ever
so  amazing  "PALU FOREST"  (HOW MUCH MORE AMAZING IS THIS FOREST? =O) Leon
blabs  something  about  bursting chest with Cecille then Heath interuptted
and silenced the two of them once and for all. Such annoying characters.

More talking, wow! They love to talk huh? Lolol.

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Yes, move on! Choose this.

Heath  will get extra annoying and warned Alph about how strong the enemies
will  be  from  here on out, and in order to maintain good spirits you must
talk  to  your  party  members, "INTERMISSION" is now available AFTER EVERY
BATTLE INCLUDING RANDOM ENCOUNTERS.

FIGHT!

                +-----------------------------------------+
                |        BATTLE 03 - THE LAPISTIER        |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |  PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Heath, Cecille  |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |    LVL: 3, 1, 2, 3, 3 (respectively)    |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |        OBJ: Defeat All Enemies          |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |  ENE: 3 Fighters, 2 Archers, 1 Cleric   |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |              RWD: 800R                  |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |     SPS: VitaMint, Cape, HolyFthr       |
                +-----------------------------------------+

Tips:

Be sure to protect Theo if you bring him along, cause he's isn't much of  a
tank, let the others attack and let Theo deal the finishing blow from afar,
this  will  net  him  some  decent  EXP, OH! How could I forgot the ever so
amazing  I-must-pray-every-day-without-fail  Cecille,  she's  only good for
healing, so get her out of the way but within reach of people who obviously
need  healing  (like Theo), luckily the "Aid" spell's range is pretty good,
it covers a number of tiles. 

Make short work of all the Archers and Fighters, then just send Heath to go
after  that  Cleric  lady,  I  think  her  name  is Tricia, but it could be
something else? Who knows? It could be Mary in your copy of L.A. or Rosy or
whatever. When the lady dies this battle will be over.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Leon acted like as if he single-handedly destroy all the enemies by himself
Leon  please  go  away...  Lucia  got a little upset, maybe she's hungry? I
don't know. More dialogue, this blows! :(

Later  that  night: Lucia called Alph dumb, cause the lady called Tricia is
actually  not a ZOMG! But she's isn't really LOL either cause she's a LMAO!
Lucia  go  on  to  say  that  Witches  are  actually way more powerful than
anything else combined. What? Lol.
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   ======================================
   Chapter 4: Witch Of Immolation - [WO#]
   ======================================

   "Hey, lady in Red who are you?" - Leon

The townspeople will be praising the Children for their effort against  the
monsters,  Leon  will  appear out of nowhere and started being an annoyance
all  over  again,  Theo will feel embarassed, Cecille talks about Light and
boring stuff like that (just go and pray in a corner and leave us alone ok?)

The  whole  crew  will  then  head  for  the "Luminous Church," Lucia asked
whether  it's ok for her to visit the Cardinal (considering she's a witch),
Heath insisted, since she's one of the "Children" Alph worries and  started
whispering... BLABLABLABLABLABA SO MUCH DIALOGUE, I'm feeling faint,  Andre
where  are  you? Lend me your shoulder, assist me to your... I mean my room
and  provide  me  some  painkillers  please, my world is spinning round and
round.

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop. - NEW STUFF! NEW STUFF!*
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Nope, not now.

*I suggest you go shopping, I bought a couple of stuff for my "Children"

WEAPON:
Long Sword for Alph
Nodachi for Leon
Flatbow for Theo
Heal Staff for Cecille

HEAD:
Fedora for Theo

ARMOR:
Scale Mail for Alph, Leon and Heath
White Robe for Cecille

ITEM:
Stock up on VitaMint, if you want.

I ran out of cash pretty fast, so I sold off my old equipments you can  try
random  encounter  to  earn some money, but I opted to sell away all my old
equipments,  either  way,  your  call!  Now,  go  save  your game, and pick
"Advance the Story."

"???" will appear out of nowhere in a blistering, bright white light.  Leon
asked  "Hey, Lady in Red who are you?"  Now,  thanks  to  our beloved Leon,
we're all gonna be roasted by the Witch of Immolation -- Vanessa (you sound
like  a man, by the way, who was it that voiced you? =O), Leon will act all
high and mighty again. It's time to...

FIGHT!
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |       BATTLE 04 - THE LADY IN RED       |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |  PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Heath, Cecille  |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |    LVL: 6, 3, 3, 5, 3 (respectively)    |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |        OBJ: Defeat All Enemies          |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |  ENE: 3 Hikopins, 2 Behemoths, Vanessa  |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |              RWD: 1300R                 |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |     SPS: ViTonic, HolyFthr, Toy Ring    |
                +-----------------------------------------+

Tips:

STAY!  DON'T  MOVE  =O  the  enemies will come over to your side, I suggest
taking  out  the  "Fire Elementals"  A.S.A.P. as it could use Fire Magic on
your  party,  Alph's  "Rifle" as well as Theo's attack really helps in this
battle,  Heath's 2 panels physical attack is really handy too (to skew that
bloody Hikopins on the other side), I also would like to mention that Heath
can take in both physical and magical attacks pretty well, (maybe because I
upgraded his armor?).

While  waiting  for  the  enemy  to  come in closer, use Leon's "Charge" to
bolster  his  attack  power  (it lasts for 4 turns, so do some calculation,
don't  just  use  "Charge"  right  away),  I quickly make short work of the
Hikopins  with  Heath  and  Alph  (RIFLE,  RIFLE),  while  Theo  and   Leon
concentrates  on the Behemoth, Vanessa soon crawled over to my side  within
my reach, I sent out Leon to attack Vanessa from the back (hit her hard for
56  DMG,  lucky),  Heath  Speared her from the side and dealt the finishing
blow! WIN!

Oh! Cecille was busy praying in the corner. I'm not kidding.

=============
After Battle:
=============

More  dialogue  ensues, Lucia discovered Alph is a ZOMG! Her mission is now
complete,  she  revealed  herself as a Witch to everyone, Heath got all hot
and  bothered  Mel  appeared  in  time and they disappeared into the bright
white light...

YEAAH! BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT!
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===============================
RANDOM ENCOUNTER & INTERMISSION
===============================

I will not be covering tips/strategies on random encounters, they're pretty
easy  to  overcome just abuse whatever skills you have/items and go all out
if you're defeated, you can always try again.

Also,  now  is  the  time  to go and level up a bit, before you advance the
story,  and  try  out  some  fun  INTERMISSION! Try to level up after every
(storyline)  battle,  or  at  least level up till you earn very little EXP,
cause you know by then, the enemy is lower level than you. Stop and move on
(do this for every chapter, highly recommended really).
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   ============================
   Chapter 5: Departure - [DP#]
   ============================

 "THE WITCH BUSTERS? =O NOOO!!!" - Dil

I  forgot  what's the name of the place we're supposed to go, lol! But yeah
once you reached there, there will bucketload of injured soldiers, everyone
will  be  shocked  at the unisightly sight! (WHOAMG! So gruesome!). Cecille
will  offer  her  "service"... scratch that, she will offer her help to the
ailing  soldiers,  but alas it didn't turned out all that well, one soidier
mistook  her  for  a  monsters  (YES! TAKE THAT, NOW GO PRAY IN A CORNER LA
CECILLE)  and started screaming about some BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT! (VANESSA WAS
THAT YOU?!) =O

MORE  DIALOGUE  ensues!  Kingston  arrives (I just noticed this guy have no
eyes?  The artwork reminds me of Suikoden Tactics for the PS2! WHOAMG EVERY
NPC  IN  ST HAVE NO EYES!) and started blabbering about God and His orders,
soon  the  Garden  children  will  be known as "THE WITCH BUSTERS" ALL HAIL
CARDINAL KINGSTON HEY!

Leon's  unhappy  with  the name, now thanks to him, Heath suggested an even
more  degrading  name "FATAL HOUNDS," cause we're God's lapdog carrying out
His every command! LEEEEEON!!

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - NEW STUFF!
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Not now.

Go shopping now! There's new stuff available

WEAPON:
Liuyedao for Alph (verified [CR+])
Bihander for Leon
Longbow for Theo

HEAD:
Fedora for Theo

ARMOR:
Ring Mail for Alph, Leon and Heath
Vestment for Theo

ITEM:
STOCK UP on VitaMint, I bought a couple (10 VitaMints total).

Done? Sell off your old equipments, for more money! Now go talk to everyone
if you want, I did, it was fun, go and save your game and choose to advance
the story.

Oh noes!  Heath wants to challenge Alph? What do we do, what do we do? What
else?...

FIGHT!

                +-----------------------------------------+
                |    BATTLE 05 - IT'S EITHER YOU OR ME    |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |            PTY: Alph Only               |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |                LVL: 8                   |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |           OBJ: Defeat Heath             |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |              ENE: Heath                 |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |              RWD: 1400R                 |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |     SPS: FP-Fizzy, Mittens, Greaves     |
                +-----------------------------------------+

Tips:

=O Heath is at level 10! (I think this depends on Alph's level too).

Alph's  "Rifle"  won't  hit  much,  save  your MP for later, take note that
Heath's  attack  is 2 panels, so it's always good to stay a couple of tiles
away  from  him,  whenever you are low on heatlh, JUST RUN TO A CORNER (BUT
PLEASE DON'T PRAY) and use VITAMINT, then when Heath goes over to you, this
is  your  chance to attack him from the side or back (I usually only manage
to attack from the side though).

When  he's  low  on health, Heath will try to get away, by then he would be
around 20 HP and below, now is the time to use your Rifle, it hits for 100%
fire away and finish him off.

I  didn't  had much difficulty with this battle, (leveling up prior to this
is also recommended).

=============
After Battle:
=============

Alph  gets  appointed  as leader of the "Fatal Hounds!" Cool, I think so...
Leon  gets  excessively jealous (and annoying too) and said something along
the  line  of "I'd have chosen a different leader," lol, some people really
are lame (like me! :( what's up with lol!, zomg! All throughout this guide,
nooo!).

You will be given directions to go seek out Nikolai... Also, Flash Drive is
now  available  to  certain  characters,  find  out  for  youself!  Oh  the
amazingness of discovering new things. =O
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   ==========================
   Chapter 6: Reunion - [RE#]
   ==========================

 "INSERT WITTY COMMENT HERE" - Dil

Port  Town  Ridget,  yeaaah,  port  town, must be fun huh? Everyone started
talking  about  how  peaceful the place is (especially the Priestess), Leon
added  that  the battles of whatevr is reduced to ashes, ha ha lol! I never
understood that LEON! I DEMAND YOU EXPLAIN TO ME NOW!

Theo  then  mentioned about Lucia, Alph got annoyed and snapped back at the
egg lover that he doesn't know or care about Lucia, Leon: "Oh! Hey, Lucia!"
Alph: "Huh!? Where!?" UP THERE HIDING INSIDE YOUR NOSE ALPH -_-

BLA BLA BLA... *mumble* *mumble*

ONE HOUR LATER

WHOAMG!  LEON  BATHED  WITH CECILLE?! Ew, was she praying in the tub as you
splashed water on her Leon? =O

*mumble* *mumble*

They soon discovered the town in shambles all around, *weeps* *weeps* seems
like the Witch of Immolation was here to razed everything to the ground, oh
my, how disastrous? No?... =( Cecille then offered her service to ~everyone
FABULOUS! PRIETESS, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED LOL! NOW OFF WITH YOU.

The  civilian  said, someone came along and cast Healing Maigcz~ (Lucia, is
that  you?)  this game needs to practice some subtlety! Then SAKI appeared,
rejoice, another character to use!

Saki  sounds like a robot. Wow... Everyone will talk about finding Nikolai,
Cecille  will  ask the obvious "So, are we going to the Western Continent?"
YES PRIESTESS!

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - NEW STUFF!
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Not now.

Go shopping now! There's new stuff available.

WEAPON: 
NONE

HEAD:
Leather Helmet for both Alph and Leon
Panama for Theo

ARMOR:
Chain Mail for both Alph and Leon
Burlap for Theo
Down Robe for Cecille

ITEM:
Stock up on VitaMint.

I suggest  you  keep  your  equipments  for  now, well to be specific, your
WEAPONS  only,  later  in  the  game,  you  will  have  the option to imbue
(upgrade)  your  weapons, and this game is FABULOUS for not allowing you to
remove  your weapon. Save your game if you want. Then choose to advance the
story.

You  will  be on the ship next, more dialogue ensues. everyone will mention
how  peaceful  and  FABULOUS  the sea is, then Cecille will add anoher GOLD
comment:  "Oh!  It's  SO  PEACEFUL"  yeah? Now go to the deck and pray your
heart out PRIETESS.

Out  of  nowhere,  a girl with a mushroom hat and Keropi will appear, seems
like every other person in this game love to appear out of nowhere randomly
huh?  She  introduced  herself  as the Torrent Witch, advocate of the Water
Element Mel, why is everyone and their dog is Water Elemental? =(

Well, get the dialouge done and over with, cause it's time to

FIGHT!

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |         BATTLE 06 - THE TORRENT WITCH         |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              | PTY: Alph, Saki, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Nikolai |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |    LVL: 11, 12, 6, 11, 7, 14 (respectively)   |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |          OBJ: Defeat All Enemies              |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |    ENE: 5 Hikopins, Mel (Torrent Witch)       |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |               RWD: 1800R                      |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |      SPS: ToxiCharm, FP-Fizzy, MagiSoda       |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
                Lol! I forgot to record the rewards for this

Tips:

Stay, don't go anywhere, let those Water Elementals come over to you, (I'VE
NOTHING  NEW TO SAY, LOL I MIGHT AS WELL COPY AND PASTE!). Once you get the
chance  to  control  Leon,  use his "Charge" skill. If Theo is in range, he
can  deliver the first damage, if you want, this will actually speed things
up just a little bit.

Saki's attack range goes for 2 tiles, so you don't have to go the Hikopin's
side to attack, take note that the enemy can cast healing spells, and  they
will  not  hesitate  to use when they're low on health. So what I did is to
quickly  finish  off  the Hikopins one by one FAST. Don't try to multi-task
unless you can perform a one-hit kill, otherwise ganging up is recommended.

Cecille  is  not all that useful in this battle, she has little MP to spare
(or-maybe  she's  just  way  too  underleveled  in  my case?) this is why I
bought ViTamints like crazy, about 15 of them.

Flash  Drives  will  prove  to  be very crucial (especially Leon's) in this
battle,  so  the  moment you get the chance to use it, ABUSE IT! Don't SAVE
it  for  Christmas.  Oh  and remember whatever the case is, DO NOT LET LEON
die,  he  is your primary attacker, trust me, he's good with his hands than
with his mouth.

Once  you've gotten rid of all the Hikopins, just gang up on Mel, (with the
exception of Cecille, keep her close so she can "Aid" whenever  necessary),
use  "Charge"  on Leon again and if he still have any FD's left, unleash it
on Mel and with everyone else attacking, Mel will go down in no time.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Mel  will  be  furious  that she lost, more dialogue ensues, Mel also has a
raspy  annoying  voice going on for a kid... She cried and everyone felt at
lost,  Mel  kept  on  mentioning  about  "Rym"  and "Fated Kinship" ARE YOU
CURIOUS  MY  READERS? WHOAMG! DON'T BE, cause it's not anything near earth-
shattering, lol, you will find out in due course anyway.

Lucia  will  APPEAR  OUT OF NOWHERE and take Mel away... Well actually it's
more  like  Mel  teleported  their  asses out of the ship! BLIIIIISTEEERING
BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAMGGGG!
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   ================================
   Chapter 7: The Informant - [TI#]
   ================================

  "WHERE. ARE. THE. WITCHES." - Saki

Theo will immediately notice an argument going on "over there," a lady with
red hair got a little upset that she couldn't get a ship out to the  "Holy-
Capital"  the  person  in charge will mention about Witches and thus making
the Capital under Martial Law. o_o? whooops?!

Cecille  will  be  all  excited  to  see  Nikolai, "U R NIKOLAI RITE? RITE?
RITE!!!!" YES! THAT'S RIGHT PRIESTESS! ................... Nikolai's VA....
lol I don't know what to say?... BING BING BING BING, LET'S MAKE SHORT WORK
OF THE LENGTHY DIALOGUE!

FAST FORWARD.

LOL! Leon got offended when Nikolai *sigh*

*FAST FORWARD*

SAKI SOUNDS LIKE A ROBOT "WHERE. ARE. THE. WITCHES."

*FAST FORWARD*

Nikolai  said  something  about  Witches's Secrets in the Western Continent
then  everyone got hungry (lol) and Theo sounds reaaally annoying, I'd have
shoved  a  ping-pong  ball  down  that  boy's throat in a hearbeat. JUSSSST
KIIIDDDING, don't send me hate-mail now. ;'(

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - NEW STUFF!
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Not now.

Go shopping now! There's new stuff available.

WEAPON:
Sabre for Alph
Claymore for Leon
Yumi for Theo
Short Staff for Cecille
Mizudori for Saki

HEAD:
Skullcap for both Alph and Leon
Stetson for Theo, Saki and Nikolai
White Hood for Cecille

ARMOR:
Dash Mail for both Alph and Leon
Overalls for Theo and Nikolai
Brown Dogi for Saki
Silk Robe for both Cecille and Nikolai

ITEM:
As always, stock up on "VitaMints."

I  went  out  to  battle  some  random  encounters  and  level up my party,
especially  Cecille  she  was  way too underleveled, you can do the same if
you want. Once you're ready, choose to advance the story.

The  party  went to eat @ the pub (I think), Leon of course looks extremely
happy ^^  of  course, beside loving the ladies, he loves food too. Theo: "I
WANNA  egg  salad  sandwich"  wanna?  Wanna?  Wanna?  "I  want to egg salad
sandwich?" Theo, you're so wrong on so many level!

Leon then suggested the "Saint's Shark Fin" fresh from the Saint Sea,  lol,
Cecille  will  love this, she's game for anything God/Holy/Light and Saint.
The robot will interrupt and mentioned something about Intel and stuff like
that, I wonder where is the switch off button?!

Nikolai then sensed a Witch nearby *FAST FORWARD*

Vanessa will appear out of nowhere lol! Spending some quality adult time...
Cecille  will  mention  something  about not being able to keep a man, this
coming from a Priestess? WHOAMG! Well let's just cut to the chase...

FIGHT!

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |              BATTLE 07 - VANESSA              |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              | PTY: Alph, Saki, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Nikolai |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |   LVL: 14, 16, 12, 13, 13, 14 (respectively)  |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |           OBJ: Defeat All Enemies             |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |   ENE: 3 Hikopins, 2 Behemoths and Vanessa    |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: 1900R                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              | SPS: RuneCharm, RubyBand, RubyRing, FP-Fizzy  |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

Tips:

There  will  be  a  Hikopin on the table to your left, Saki will be able to
reach  the  Fire  Elemental so send her that way remember she can hit for 2
panels, so don't send her next to the Hikopin just 2 panels away and attack
you  should mostly be able to move first, so send everyone to kill that one
Hikopin, but try to spread out as much as you can.

Nikolai  should  just buff party members, (what buffs? Your call!), Cecille
like always heal whenever needed/necessary, when you get the chance to  use
Leon  "Charge"  him  as  usual, and abused his "X Slash" he will make short
work  of  the  Hikopins  really  fast,  and since Leon is Fire Elemental he
should be able to withstand the heat, use VitaMints when necessary.

If  you  get the chance to use your FD, then use it right away! Vanessa can
attack multiple target with her fire spell so be careful. Nikolai should be
healing too with "VitaMints"

With  everyone  healing  and  whatnot, this battle shouldn't be too hard to
overcome,  also  if a couple of your allies died, it's ok I'd probably say,
they're too weak to survive this map, people like Cecille, Theo and Nikolai
once you're done with the Witch of Immolation this battle is over.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Rym,  Rym,  Rym  Alph  will  get annoyed! Vanessa will chant something very
sexy  "Nogila  Megila!"  =O  Theo  will  *squee* like a girl "look~~ out~~~
brooother~~~" Theo gets hit. Theo will faint, so much drama... Fast Forward

Vanessa will disappear in a BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT! =O

Next day Leon will suggest seeking out the rest of the Lapistier good  idea

Cecille: Where did you go Saki?
Saki: Picking flowers

THAT'S  RIGHT  PRIETESS  SAKI  WENT  TO PICK FLOWERS? ARE YOU MAD SHE'S NOT
PRAYING WITH YOU? LOL =O
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   ====================================
   Chapter 8: The Metamorphosis - [ME#]
   ====================================

 "'Fetal Clowns?' What's that?" - Civilian

Everyone  will  reach  the  the mining town of Geerr..? Forgot the name Ow!
Leon  will  mentioned  something  about food, Theo wants some "egg custard"
blablabla, came a civilian *mumble* *mumble*.

Theo will feel sickly and then...

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - NEW STUFF!
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Not now.

Go shopping now! There's new stuff available.

WEAPON:
Estoc for Alph
Mana Blade for Leon
Sceptre for Cecille
Fuuka for Saki
Chukonu for Nikolai

HEAD:
Helemt for both Alph and Leon
Antlers for Theo, Saki and Nikolai
White Hood for Cecille

ARMOR:
Wafuku for Theo and Nikolai
Blue Dogi for Saki
Heavy Robe Robe for both Cecille and Nikolai

ACC:
Your  call!  I never usually bother with this one, but if you must get them
I  suggest  you  go for Attack+ for all the powerhouse charactrs and Magic+
stuff for Cecille.

ITEMS:
VitaMints ALWAYS.

Now choose to advance the story.

Monster will attack the Mining Town, FATAL HOUNDS on the ready!

FIGHT!

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |      BATTLE 08  - FATAL HOUNDS IN ACTION      |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              | PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Saki, Nikolai |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |   LVL: 17, 13, 16, 14, 16, 17 (respectively)  |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |           OBJ: Defeat All Enemies             |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |    ENE: 2 Cerberus, 2 Red Snakes, 1 Gigas     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: 2000R                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |   SPS: BlueRock, Belt, SilkCape, HolyWing     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

Tips:

The  Cerberus  has  a  Wind  spell  and the Red Snake a Fire spell at their
disposal, but it's still nothing to worry about it.

Leon  as  always  use "Charge" when it is Nikolai's turn, use "Guard Up" on
Theo,  Cecille,  Saki  and  Nikolai himself, Theo can shoot from behind the
rock  along  with  Alph's  "Rifle/Shotgun"  Leon  + "X-Slash" = Dead Enemy,
Cecille  heal  as  always  (to  check health at glance, press the X button)
attack,  heal  when  necessary, use FD when you get the chance, this map is
seriously a joke not much strategy to implement. :\ get all that out of the
way and...

=============
After Battle:
=============

The  Civilian  thanked the crew, but the monster still appears Theo came to
the  rescue but something is amiss, seems like Theo's hand turned into that
of  a  dragon, whoah! Theo ~*FiErCe*~ but your voice could do some work! =O

More  drama  ensues,  Alph got angry, Theo got defensive, everyone else got
upset  and  confused, topped this with some lengthy dialogue = ZZzzzZZZZzz.

The  villagers  will  go against your crew, the only way to get around this
is to get out of town, LIKE NOW!
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=====
NOTE:
=====

Before I begin this Chapter I'd like to add that you might want to level up
Leon as MUCH as you can in every chapter, cause he left your party for  OMG
reasons and came back with the level he left your party, bummer! I know.  I
won't  say  at what chapter he left though (I'm cRuEl LiKe ThAt :P) so just
level him up! You will never regret it I tell you.

   ==============================
   Chapter 9: Furnace God - [FG#]
   ==============================

   "Facial Mounds? -_-;" - Godor

The  crew  is  very much welcome in the smithery town of ... I forgot! Lol.
Leon  said  perhaps  they're  happy they're getting visitors (yeah like who
would visit a Smith town?).

Cecille  will  asked  about some stone the civilian will mentioned that the
stone  is  a  God  called ... Man I forgot! Cecille who was shocked replied
"The  stone  is  a  God?"  "NO PRIESTESS!" after much talking, you will get
the... 

I LOVE THIS: TA DA!!

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Talk to Cecille
- Shop - NEW STUFF!
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Not now.

If  you  talk to Cecille she will mentioned about picking herbs up, this is
actually  a  sidequest, as I can't be bothered to do any quests on the side
it's up to you if you wish to take up her offer (travel all the way back to
Ever Garden). This quest last till Chapter 13 as in do it before you  reach
Chapter  13  I'm  not sure how true this is, don't quote me on that. Either
way  I'm  not  going  to  cover any SQ for now, I might in the future as an
add-on to this guide, otherwise it's all the main story for now!

Edited: I think you're supposed to finish chapter 9 THEN you travel back to
        Ever Garden to trigger the Sidequest (SQ).

Now check the shop!

WEAPON:
Falchion for Alph
Stone Bow for Theo
Zanka for Saki
Kite Eye for Nikolai

HEAD:
Lux Helm for both Alph and Leon
Lumin Cap for Theo, Saki and Nikolai
Silk Hood for Cecille

ARMOR:
LumnMail for both Alph and Leon
Black Dogi for Saki
MinkRobe for both Cecille and Nikolai

ITEM:
Stock up on VitaMints.

It's  up  to you if you want to upgrade your equipments cause I swear every
town will have something new so upgrade whatever necessary I didn't upgrade
much except for the weapon.

Now  after  you're done you may check the Library for some useless backdrop
about the town or just advance the story.

The crew will visit the Workshop to meet "God of Fire" lol =O oh! I finally
remember  that  stone is called "Harnes" OH OOPS! It's "HERNAS!" Need to go
and get my eye check. :(

"FACIAL MOUNDS!"

*mumble* *mumble*

You're doing that on purpose aren't you? x(

Vanessa  will  appear out of nowhere. Alph will demand that Vanessa uncurse
his  brother  and instead get mocked at, they also learnt that they're both
dragon like wow?!

FIGHT!

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |        BATTLE 09 - THE CRIMSON WITCH          |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              | PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Saki, Nikolai |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |   LVL: 19, 14, 19, 15, 18, 18 (respectively)  |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |           OBJ: Defeat All Enemies             |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |    ENE: 5 Hikopins, 2 Behemoths and Vanessa   |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: 2100R                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |  SPS: Barette, SaneCharm, LuminCap, FP-Fizzy  |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

Tips:

You  may  want to use FP-Fizzy on Leon the moment you get your first chance
to move.

SPREAD OUT!  If  you're  slow  and  Vanessa comes up to you, her fire spell
really hurt. My strategy for this map is: Leon = Charge + X-Slash he's able
to solo this map seriously Cecille should always, always heal but don't put
her in range of enemy's attack she's Water Elemental remember.

Alph  should  abuse  his "Rile" the Hikopins are susceptible to his "Rifle"
hitting  for  quite  a bit of damage, now when you get the chance to attack
Vanessa  from  the back with Leon in charge, unleash Leon's FD "Edge Slash"
on her I managed to hit her for 212 DMG and conveniently Alph was in  range
I executed "Rifle" and Vanessa went down, the rest are easy to tackle.

Don't be afraid to RUN and use VitaMints whenever necessary.

This  game  is  a  ~jOke~ not to sound over-confident or arrogant ^^; sorry
if I came off sounding like that, but this game is really a breeze to play.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Vanessa will be pissed she messed up then forces Theo to fight by her side,
Nikolai  added  that  the  dragons  are supposed to be the Witches' enemies
Vanessa  snapped back saying that's just a lame myth your (lol) Church made
up!

*mumble* *mumble* Protect planet.

"???"  will  appear  out of nowhere "THAT'S ENOUGH" YEEAH I HAD ENOUGH WITH
THE  LENGTHY  DIALOGUE  lol! turned out another Witch is here, Nikolai will
"bing"  like  crazy  to  irritate  your ear drums, oh Lucia is here too =*>
hehehe.  Oh  the  other Witch's name is "Mavi." blablablabla Alph will seek
Lucia's help.

Vanessa  will  "yoink" the Fire Lapistier and disappear in a.... eee what's
are  those black spot doing in those random areas? :( now I can say "bright
white light" Damn!

Now off with you to uncurse Theo!
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   ========================
   Chapter 10: Wind - [WI#]
   ========================

"I had a nice loooooong nap!" - Vivi

We're  all  going  on a field trip to WITCH VILLAGE! TELL ME YOU'RE EXCITED
LOL?!  Alph  will  asked  Lucia  the  obvious  like  whoah!  I like Lucia's
character cold and sarcastic.

Before  you  actually enter the village you will need to get something deep
within the forest...

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with Cecille.
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Later...

=====
FALSE
=====

Speak  with  Cecille  she will be reluctant to enter the village, I believe
this  trigger another SQ? I don't know I think you've to escort her back to
the Ever Garden or something, *verified.*

=====
FALSE
=====

Otherwise just advance the story.

Cecille  will  be  super extra reluctant, I guess this is what will trigger
the SQ don't quote me on this, I'm not sure if this is actually a SQ.

Anyway moving on you will soon meet up with Vivi. Such a cute and  gorgeous
VA!  I'm  a  biggggg  fffaaaaan~~~  by  the way Vivi I love to sleep too =>
hehehehehe!  Lucia  will  said  something  about  the "Chronos Gem" an item
needed to uncurse Theo, Vivi will suggest a game of Tag.

"Here we gooo... Ready... set, goooo!"

====================
What You Need To Do:
====================

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |        BATTLE 10 - CATCH THE WIND             |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |            PTY: YOUR CHOICE                   |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |     LVL: NOT APPLICABLE (respectively)        |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |       OBJ: CATCH VIVI DON'T KILL HER          |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |    ENE: Hikopins, Vivi (Don't kill her)       |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: -----                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |  SPS: --------------------------------------  |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |You need to trap Vivi with two characters like |
              |so:                                            |
              |                                               |
              |        YOU                                    |
              |         :(        OR     YOU :( YOU           |
              |        YOU                                    |
              |                                               |
              |              YOU = YEAH YOU!                  |
              |                 :( = Vivi                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

You just need to trap her EITHER way. I can't give any more tips. It's  all
a matter of luck, though it's recommended to remove all those Hikopins, get
them  out  of  the  way. Also use Saki and another fast-moving character to
catch  Vivi.  Also  Vivi  will  tend  to  run  into the corner so just send
everyone after her you will eventually trap her.

====================
After Catching Vivi:
====================

Vivi  will  pass  you  the "Chronos Gem" Rejoice! The Lapistier is actually
meant  to save the planet? Are you confused? To be quite honest,  I'm can't
be bothered LOL!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

=====
NOTE:
=====

We're  reaching  the point where we're able to deploy up to 8 (eight) units
so,  I'll  be  using  initials  to list my party check my Character's [CH!]
initials. The one in the (bracket). =>

   =================================
   Chapter 11: Holy Judgment - [HJ#]
   =================================

"I will kill you all with my huge muscles..." - Andre

You'll  be  at "Ring End Falls" pretty interesting backdrop, but that's all
there  is  to it. You're pretty near the "Witch Village" after a little bit
of  talking Mel will appear again! And asks all of you to follow her, there
will  be  a  "Preparation Screen" but nothing interesting so just choose to
advance the story.

Andre  will  appear  out of nowhere *bummer! :|* AND a new chracter will be
"introduced"  to  you, his name is "Hugo" funny how his name appear without
any proper intorduction first, but alas he's pretty insignificant =O pretty
much  all villian in this game are significant except *mumble* and *mumble*

Fast forward! The two oafs are here to take Theo away for eXpErImEnTs! What
the  hell  is the Church up to? (lol "Hell" and "Church" should never be in
the  same sentence... =<) blablablabla you will eventually get into a fight
with them.

FIGHT!

I  will now use Character Initials for reference go to [CH!] and the number
in bracket are their levels.


              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |         BATTLE 11 - DRAGON'S DESTINY!         |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              | PTY (LVL): A (21), M (22), T (18), L (22),    |
              |            C (17), S (21), N (20), LU (18)    |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |         OBJ: Defeat All Enemies               |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |    ENE: 5 Monks, 1 Archer, Hugo and Andre     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: 2300R                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |  SPS: SilkCape, IronBrce, HolyWing, FP-Max    |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

Tips:

The Archer will come forth take her out ASAP Hugo will also not hesitate to
use  his  healing  magic  to  heal his allies, so... Leon + Charge + Normal
Attack  will  do the trick on the Archer. After that pesky shooter is gone,
you  can  now  concentrate  on  either Hugo or Andre, if you're able to use
Alph's  FD  "Burst Attack" I recommend you use it on Andre, the "Paralysis"
effect has a 50-50 chance of happening, in my case it did inflicted causing
Andre  not  being  able  to move and exposed to Leon :) OH! I got lucky and
Hugo got paralyzed too.

Send  everyone  on  the right, all the way to the left they seriously can't
handle  the  5  monks, once the monks come running after you, send Leon and
Alph  to  destroy  them  Theo  can assist from the back and the rest of the
Witches spam healing magics!

If  you  managed  to  get Leon up to Level 23, he should have "Burning Leo"
as  part  of  his 2nd level "Flash Drive" now this thing is pretty handy if
you  have  2  level of FD bar filled up and the Monks are standing in a row
of two, abused this with "Leon + Charge + Burning Leo" you can take out two
Monks in a turn. Sweet eh?

Once you get most of them out, this map will be easy to tackle.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Andre  will hurled some ridiculously hurtful remarks... :*( ~tears of pain~
just flowed down my cheek! LOL~ anyway Alph and gang will now be labeled as
"traitors"  no big deal you will get around this ^.^ after much talking you
will now head for the "Witch Village."
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   ================================
   Chapter 12: Lethe Forest - [LF#]
   ================================

     "*sniff* *sniff*" - Claire

You will be at the entrace of "Lethe Forest" Mel will remove the barrier so
you  can access the place and meet the other Witches. You will soon get the
"Preparation  Screen"  nothing  to prepare here, if you haven't save before
you  start  this Chapter, then you might want to return to the World Map to
save, up to you :) once you're done, choose to advance the story.

You  will  meet  Claire  who  will  demand  a  fight with you, to test your
strength! Yes.

FIGHT!

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |       BATTLE 12 - WITCHES OF THE FOREST       |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |  PTY (LVL): A (23), T (19), L (24), C (19),   |
              |             S (22), N (21), M (23)            |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |         OBJ: Defeat All Enemies               |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |ENE: 4 Hikopins, 3 Witches (Claire, Mavi, Vivi)|
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: 2400R                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |    SPS: Tiara, Red Rock, OpalBand, FP-Max     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Fighting  against  3  Witches is not a funny business!... Vivi will get the
first  move  if  she  uses "Poison" the moment you get a chance to move use
Antidote (if you suffer from the poisoning) then move away spread out.

Same  formula  apply for Leon - Charge + X-Slash or Burning Leo will almost
guarantee a victory, Leon should of course try to aim for the Witches while
the  rest (Alph, Theo and Nikolai) can help aid in killing the Hikopins Mel
and Cecille back up the rest with healing spells.

If  you  keep  up  with  the  healing and be out of the attack range of the
Witches, this battle won't be that hard.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Claire  will finally understand your true strength and welcome you to their
village well the Witches aren't all that bad? I'm sure you could've guessed
by  now  where this is going, after much mumbling, Claire will reveal that,
that is not a curse but a spell that will return Theo to its original form,
so  yes  Theo  is  a  dragon  and so is his brother, Shocked?! Well I'm not
really :<

In order to neutralize the curse you will need an item called the "Draconic
Geode"  by  the  volcanic  mountains  of  I  forgot the name! LOL Lucia has
already  gone out to get the item though, which means, we will of course be
going  there  too.  You will have Vivi as an ally for the rest of the game.
VVvvvvvv!!!!!! :>

I recommend you level up your party a little if they're in their early 20s.
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   ===============================
   Chapter 13: Witch & Rym - [WR#]
   ===============================

      "Sorry, babydoll." - Mel

Vivi will call everyone slow Leon called her a cheater and Mel appeared out
of nowhere, what a weird bunch, you will soon get the "Preparation  Screen"
not much option! You can choose to talk to your members otherwise choose to
advance the story.

I  really  like  the  BGM (Background Music) so darn mysterious, anyway Mel
will  said  that  the "Draconic Geocide" can usually be found "around here"
but monsters love eating rocks... So... Lol!

Leon  will  notice  a  couple  of monsters "over there," Lucia will be in a
little bit of trouble, Alph came to the rescue a little bit of argument and
then it's time to...

FIGHT!

I replaced VV with Mel, cause Mel is a potent healer and will prove  useful
you're  given  8 units to deploy whatever you choose is up to you, but this
guide will follow and use my preferred party. ^.^;

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |        BATTLE 13 - WITCH IN DISTRESS          |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |  PTY (LVL): A (25), LU (19), T (23), L (26),  |
              |             C (21), S (23), N (22), VV (27),  |
              |             M (24)                            |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |     OBJ: Defeat All Enemies/Protect Lucia     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |ENE: 2 Trihead, 3 Gigas, 2 Salamand, 1 Keythong|
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: 3000R                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |          SPS: Wias, Ru, Nahta x2              |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Lucia will start in the middle surrounded by 3 Gigas and a couple of others
my  strategy here is that the moment you get to move Lucia, move her out of
the way, if Lucia gets hit by an enemy heal her right away! Remember you've
three  healers  (if  you  bring  in Mel) Lucia herself, Mel and Cecille are
three people who can "Aid/Heal."

You can actually clutter together and leave only *one space* for the  enemy
to land and attack you, those who can attack from afar (Nikolai,  Theo  and
Alph)  can  chip  in, and those who can heal can just heal any other person
(they get exp) and stuff this battle is so full of win I don't think I need
to provide anymore tips than this ^^;

Oh!  Of  course if the enemy is waiting for you on the other side, send out
your powerhouse (Leon) to finish them, L.A.'s AI are "smart" that way.

You will figure it out.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Alph  will  scold  Lucia!  Lucia will apologize which is rare, Nikolai then
interrupt and said that Alph should be thanking Lucia instead of yelling at
her. After much talking you guys will head for the "Witch Village." to meet
the Sage.

You  will  meet  Master Papa! (Lol!) everyone will be surprised. And Payan-
Payan  will  end  almost all of his sentences with "yes," "yes," "yes" YES!
You  will  also  be  introduced  to lol... POLLON POLLON! He will join your
party soon, so perfect and indispensable, ya! ya! ya! ya! YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYA

Pollon  Pollon  will  soon turn the "Draconic Geode" into a marvelous Charm
that  will  "contain" Theo's curse, but Theo will still be able to advocate
his dragon powers at will.

You will also be able to imbue or "add effects" to your equipments, I think
someone  will  make  a  guide on that one, I won't be covering it, too much
work hahaha! ^^; also you're now able to Wi-Fi.

More  dialogue ensues the next morning Theo will change class from "Archer"
to  "Rym  Guardian"  why not last night, yesterday or right after he put on
the  charm?  Lol,  I  don't  know, but this doesn't mean Theo is any better
after the class change, he still kind of suck though in my opinion.

You  will get the "Preparation Screen" but nothing much to do now, you  may
want to read up in the library or talk your party members, otherwise choose
to advance the story.

There will be a fight between Vanessa and Claire (oh wow I really like  the
BGM for this) and a slew of others, after much yapping the crew will decide
to go after Vaneesa! DONE now head on over to Jeidath.

=====
NOTE:
=====

And  please  level  up all your characters or only the 8 you will be using.
You will need the extra level, try to hit the mid 30s (32 - 34 if possible)
this  is  not  required  but will help tremendously in your next fight with
WHOAMG!
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   =========================
   Chapter 14: Taboo - [TA#]
   =========================

 "DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU?" - ????

The crew will reach only to find the place in a whole mess, argued with the
Witch Vanessa and it's time to...

FIGHT!

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |        BATTLE 14 - RAGING HELLFIRE!           |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              | PTY (LVL): A (28), T (27), L (27), N (24),    |
              |            C (24), LU (23), MA (31), M (27)   |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |          OBJ: Defeat All Enemies              |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |ENE: 5 Fire Elementals, 2 Behemoths, 1 Vanessa |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |                RWD: 3600R                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |      SPS: FireRing, Elyuto, Esta, Nahta       |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Ok  this  is  the  battle that got everyone "WHOAMG! I'M GIVING UP *WEEPS*-
*WEEPS*" it's actually not that hard, PROVIDED YOU:

- Level up (mid 30s)
- Stock up on VitaMints
- SPREAD OUT
- HEAL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN

Now when you first start try to spread everyone out do not clutter together
the  Hikopins  and Vanessa have fire spell that can hit 5 panel (+), spread
your  party  out,  I know it's a little hard since there's isn't much space
but can be done.

When  you get the chance to use Leon, same formula apply "Charge + X-Slash"
if you  level him up prior to this chapter, he should be powerful enough to
easily  take a Hikopin out team him up with Mavi = AWESOME! If you've Alph,
Nikolai  and  Theo in your party they can assist Leon and attack from afar.

I had Mel, Lucia and Cecille spam "HEAL" like crazy and by the fourth  time
they  cast  it,  they auto-full heal and gained a level, the basic strategy
here is simple:

- Send Leon and Mavi to the front
- Alph, Theo and Nikolai back up from afar
- Cecille, Mel and Lucia heal non-stop
- Keep  everyone spread out but near enough for Heal to reach the necessary
  party
- AND use VitaMints whenever necessary

The  Behemoth  may  prove  to  be quite a challenge since Vanessa will most
probably  raise  their attack power, but no biggie, just heal up as much, I
took  out  all  the  Hikopins  first and slay the Behemoths later and still
managed to clear this map fine on my first try. :)

Keep  up with the healing, and this Chapter is a breeze, no more tears  and
making useless topics at the web forum *AHEM!* ^^

=============
After Battle:
=============

The Wind Lapistier will calm itself down, Kingston will soon appear with  a
"something"  new...  Well  that "something" new is the Steel Witch IRIS! =O
blablablabla  the  Thunder  Lapistier will popped up Saki will get agitated
and  finally  realized  the  Church had a hand at raiding her hometown many
years  ago  to  steal  the  Thunder Lapistier. You will soon enter a battle
with the Steel Witch...

FIGHT!

              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |         BATTLE 14 PT. 2 - IRIS OF DOOM!         |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |  PTY (LVL): A (29), V (32), T (29), L (30),     |
              |             N (26), C (25), LU (25), M (29)     |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |           OBJ: Defeat All Enemies               |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |ENE: 2 Gargoyles, 3 Bolt Golems, 2 Reptiles, Iris|
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |                 RWD: 4000R                      |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |          SPS: Nitl, Simul, Vio, Cin             |
              +-------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

This  battle should be easy with Vanessa on your side and a lot of space to
move  and  spread  out,  you  shouldn't  be  havng  any "out of this world"
difficulty ^^;

The  moment  you  get  to  move  Vanessa,  use  "AtkUP" on Leon and whoever
happened  to  be  standing  next  to  him,  the Gargoyle will probably move
towards  you,  so  just send Leon out there and X-Slash the enemy to death.
The rest with healing spell will of course just spam them to =O DEATH!  The
minions are a joke.

The  Steel  Witch  is  even...  ugh  easier? I don't know I don't think any
strategy is needed here, get them all out of the way and you will soon  win
this map.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Kingston  will  ask  Iris  to activate "Hyper Mode" Iris will then activate
said mode Vanessa will urge everyone to run to her (lol!) hmm would you?!?!
:>  anyway  V's  magic will get everyone out of that place to a nearby town
called  "Madrasta" after much talking V will disappear, Cecille will wonder
if  it's  safe  to close her eyes to pray?! And Mel countered that with "if
you have your eyes open, you can what's happening in front of you." =O OMG!
PRIESTESS IN UR FACE! HA HA HA!

Anyway  lame  crap  aside,  you  will  soon be back on the World Map,  it's
time to save your progress!
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   Chapter 15: Parting Ways - [PW#]
   ================================

  "SIR HEATH?... ERROR. ERROR." - Iris

Everyone  will  be  in a state of panic! Wanting to escape from the Witches
Lucia  stressed  that it wasn't the Witches' fault but Iris', Alph will cue
the crew to take a break, you will get the...

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - It's high time you UPGRADE your equipments
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - INVALID... FOR NOW!

Visit  the  shop. I only buy equipments for my 8 MOST used Characters, this
way  you  won't be wasting so much money decide on your 8 and upgrade their
"wears"  in  later  part  of  the  game  you  may want to purchase upgraded
equipments for all of your characters, as there will be a New Game+ with  a
new dungeon available and then you can imbue before you end the game and go
straight for the new "stuff."

WEAPON:
Rapier for Alph
Changdao for Leon
Iron Bow for Theo
Vitbrand for Cecille
Chizuru for Saki
Owl Eye for Nikolai
MapleRod for Lucia
Palm for Mel
SilvLamp for Vivi
Caestus for Mavi
Messer for Pollon

HEAD:
IronHelm for Alph, Leon and Pollon
Cat Ears for Theo, Saki and Nikolai
FrogHood for Cecille, Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi

ARMOR:
HvyMail for Alph and Leon
Wht Dogi for Saki
MagiRobe for Cecille and Nikolai and Pollon
SilkCoat for Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi

ACC:

-----

ITEM:
Spend allllll your money on VitaMints/Tonics, you will need it!

Done?  Now  return  to  the  World Map and Save, go back in and advance the
story.

The Crow Knights -- Heath will arrive everyone and their mom will  rejoice!
=D  (and  so  should  you!)  Heath  will  calm everyone down, the crew will
approach  him  Heath will start scolding all of you blablablabla! And Heath
will  punish  you  with his own hands! Of course you won't let that happen,
let's knock some sense into that thick skull of his!

FIGHT!

                +-----------------------------------------+
                |   BATTLE 15 - ANGER OF THE ARC KNIGHT   |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |            PTY: Alph Only               |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |                LVL: 29                  |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |           OBJ: Defeat Heath             |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |              ENE: Heath                 |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |              RWD: 4300R                 |
                +-----------------------------------------+
                |     SPS: Clie, Fom, Mustto, Nogila      |
                +-----------------------------------------+

Tips:

Be  as  far away from Heath as you can. Two things you should always abuse:

01. VitaMints/Tonic.
02. Rifle or Magnum.

The  moment  you  get  hit,  just  use VitaMint Heath will attack you first
follow  by  his  Flash Drive, guaranteed (unless he switch pattern which is
rare?)  once  he has unleashed his attack on you he will run away, use your
"Magnum" and try to stay as far away as you can.

I managed to paralyzed him with Alph's "Burst Attack" that last for 2 turns
really turn the table around, you may wanna try your luck with that.  Heath
will be easy once you run his health down. So not much strategy really.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Heath will insist that Witches are evil beings and that he doesn't care  if
God eats the world up, Kingston will appear out of nowhere and demands that
Iris  destroy  them  all!  Iris obeyed but soon fall apart when she saw Sir
Heath, she must be ~mEsMerIzEd~ ya'll!

Kingston  will  further  add  pressure  on  Heath  to  catch us all, but he
hesitated  so  the Cardinal executed the order himself and the Knights will
soon  come  running after you! Though fear not, cause someone will save you
and his name is *dun dun dun*, he's a Samurai who will help you in the name
of justice, man how nice! Haha.

Jojo  will butt in and talk about giving her body away and stuff like that
SHE irritates me the most! >:( *mumble* *mumble*

You  will  escape  and  much  talking later you will be introudced to a new
character --  Kai!  Now  is  the time to level up Leon as much as you want!
Cause he will be leaving your party. Or better yet, level up your preferred
party of 8.
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   ===================================
   Chapter 16: Second Thoughts - [ST#]
   ===================================

    "Goodbye, you crybaby" - Lucia >;|

Alph will get all emotional that Sir Heath refuses to listen to him,  Lucia
will try to console Alph but it turned into something like "I can't  depend
on  you, and I really can't depend on you at all" talk. Lucia will  stormed
off on her own; "Goodbye, you crybaby" :'(

"Preparation Screen,"  not  much  to  do  here you may want to save, well I
suggest you just save anyway then you advance the story.

IT'S  Andre! Saki's right, how unfortunate that we should encounter him  of
all people in the planet! You will soon...

FIGHT!

              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |               BATTLE 16 - ANDRE                 |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |  PTY (LVL): A (31), T (31), L (31), N (27),     |
              |             C (26), K (33), MA (31), M (30)     |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |           OBJ: Defeat All Enemies               |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |  ENE: 5 Monks, 1 Cleric, 1 Magician and Andre   |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |                 RWD: 4800R                      |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |        SPS: Andre Ar, Ranta, Ru, Wias           |
              +-------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

The  monks  are seriously pushing the envelope, since I didn't really level
up  my  party  that  much  I'm  suffering  here a bit. Well the basic still
applies  though -- "Leon + Charge + X-Slash"  (hit  from  the side or back)
will  almost  decimate  a monk's life. If you bring in Mel and Cecille they
should be your primary healer, please put them far away but near enough  to
lend a helping hand to the melee fighters in your party.

If you bring in Mavi and Nikolai, Nikolai can cast "Atk UP" on Kai and Alph
and Mavi can execute "GuardUP" on them. Your choice.

Andre will no doubt abuse his Flash Drive whenever he gets the chance, this
is crazy since Lucia isn't here your healing PoWeRz has gone down a  notch,
though  taking  out  Andre  with Leon might be tempting, I strongly suggest
taking  out those pesky magic-users, then get those monks out of the way or
at least bring their health down, they will run away, once you shooed  them
off, you can concentrate all your attack on Andre.

Once  Andre  is  gone,  shift your attention to the monks and this map will
finish.  Don't  forget  to  keep  healing  and use VitaMints/Tonic whenever
necessary.

=============
After Battle:
=============

Leon will find out that Andre was the culprit behind his father's death. So
he decided to go after the metalhead while you guys go ahead and carry out
your mission with the Witches.

Mavi and everyone will knock some sense into Alph! Finally! It's time to find
Lucia...
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   ======================================
   Chapter 17: A Hero's Awakening - [AH#]
   ======================================

        "YOU WILL DIE ALONE" - Iris

Lucia  will  be  all  by her lonesome self, talking and thinking about Alph
when  suddenlty  a  voice  was heard saying "YOU WILL DIE ALONE" well, it's
none  other  than  my  favourite robot! I R I S! (I didn't say this earlier
but  I  kind  of like Iris) :D Lucia's fierce and insist that she can fight
alone!

The  screen  will  switch  back  to the crew frantically looking for Lucia,
Claire will appear before you and said that she was worried cause she  felt
Alph  and  Lucia  separating, and that she also sense the Thunder Lapistier
and Lucia nearby, Mel will demand that everyone to step on it, Claire  will
*mumble* to herself (I like Claire also). :O

------------------
Preparation Screen
------------------

- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - Check out the store
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Later...

WEAPON:
Kazakiri for Saki
AshRod for Lucia (I think)
Cycad for Mel
EagleEye for Nikolai
SilvLamp for Vivi
Myrmex for Mavi
Pugio for Pollon

HEAD:
Hvy Helm for Alph
Top Hat for Theo, Saki, Nikolai and Kai
Lux Hood for Claire, Cecille, Vivi, Mel and Mavi

ARMOR:
FldPlate for Alph
Suit for Theo, Nikolai and Pollon
BlckBelt for Saki and Kai
FineRobe for Cecille and Nikolai

ACC:
Up to you...

ITEM:
Stock up on VitaMints/Tonics...

Done? Save and then choose to advance the story.

Lucia  will  be  experiencing  a lot of trouble with the Steel Witch, seems
like  the  Lab Experiment prove to be quite a threat?! No...? Alph and crew
will  arrive   on   time   and   apologize  and  stuff, Lucia said that she
believed in Alph all along, now, now if I were Lucia I'd say the same thing
too,  Iris  is  kicking my butt I don't wanna die :'( so say something nice
and convince them to fight with you...

They both will perform some weird "ritual" of closing your eyes,  lol  this
artwork reminds me of Theo & Alph's "Rym's Impact" Synergy except it's Theo
ugh! Anyway Alph will finally change class to "Rym Hero."

Such  a snazzy outfit Alph ;D his last three skills will change too, I have
yet  to  earn them while Alph still a Rifleman, so I don't know if the last
three  skills  as  a  Rifleman  exist  or  not? Or maybe it's left empty on
purpose  so  when  you change Class the new 3 skills will fill up the empty
slot? Can anyone verify please? ^^;

Alph and Lucia will learn "Shining Ray" as their Synergy. Rejoice! Now it's
time to...

FIGHT!

              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |         BATTLE 17 - IRIS OF DOOM PT. 2          |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |  PTY (LVL): A (33), LU (27), T (36), N (31),    |
              |             C (29), CL (36), MA (34), M (30)    |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |           OBJ: Defeat All Enemies               |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |  ENE: 4 Knights, 2 Clerics, 1 Magician and Iris |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |                 RWD: 5600R                      |
              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |          SPS: Rym x2, Alche, Nogila             |
              +-------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Alph  and  Lucia will be in the middle of the map, and the rest down below.
You should move both Alph and Lu all the way down and team up with the rest
as soon as their turn comes up of course dispatching the Cleric and  Knight
along the way, they will be sandwiched anyway.

Iris  will  definitely  use her "Flash Drive" I suggest bringing in Mel and
Cecille  (you're  bound  to  bring  one of the healers anyway right? Well I
brought both), Theo and Nikolai can assist with their attack from the back,
if you bring in Mavi you can push her to the front but be sure to have  one
of  your  healer  backing  her  up,  I'm  sure everyone and everything will
squezze  at  the bottom screen, which is fun ^^; cause this battle is easy.
Iris  is  no threat unless she start abusing her FD's but couple with a lot
of healing and VitaMints you shouldn't be experiencing a lot of trouble.

Oh! Leveling up prior to this fight also help tremendously!

==============
After Batttle:
==============

All of you will be headed for the "Lethe Forest" to bring Mother  Lapistier
back to the "Witch Village."

Iris.... Is NOT DEAD! That is all lol, the lengthy dialogue is killing  me,
I  mean dialogues/talking/cutscenes are a given in RPGs/SRPGs but man  this
game  talk  waaaaaaay tooo much in MY OPINION, don't agree? I don't  really
care lol ^^;
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   ===================================
   Chapter 18: Like, an Angel? - [LA#]
   ===================================

    "Shiiinnyyy, Shiinnnnyyy" - Vivi

HA HA HA! From here on out this game will get extra interesting, with a new
villian! xD preeeseeenting:

(P)riel's (R)eally (I)rritating (E)veryone (L)OL! That was lame =O

Did  I  spoilt  you?  =O well it's just a name, don't get so upset now like
omg! Let's go!

Hugo will try to bring the barrier down with the Round Table Council's  new
invention  but  it  didn't  work,  Priel will lol'd and destroy the barrier
single handedly, indddeeeed she's an *annoying but funny* Angel.

The screen will soon switch to your crew, Claire will sense something amiss
she  sensed  that  the  barrier has been destroyed, Vanessa will appear and
repeat  the  same  thing  (durr!)  Claire  was called an idiot and admitted
herself to being one *sob* *sob*

Therese and Alice will cry and said that some strange man went by  straight
to  Mother  Lapis,  you will get the "Preparation Screen" but there's isn't
much  to  do now, feel free to save if you want otherwise choose to advance
the story.

Blablablablabla, Priel will destroy Mother Lapis, Cecille will have a
headache and fainted right away...

When she awakened -- "HA I JUST REMEMBERED MY TRUE DUTY" THAT'S RIGHT!

You  will  get  an  improved  and much better Cecille -- The Twilight Witch
ahhhh! You will now also learn a new Synergy for both Cecille and Saki. Now
it's time to...

FIGHT!

              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |              BATTLE 18 - GOD'S ANGEL                 |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |   PTY (LVL): A (35), V (38), C (33), T(39),          |
              |              N (34), K (35), MA (38), M (31)         |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |              OBJ: Defeat All Enemies                 |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              | ENE: 2 Knights, 2 Rangers, 2 Magicians, Priel & Hugo |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |                   RWD: 6200R                         |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |         SPS: Vespe, Melan, Teros, OnyxRing           |
              +------------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Cecille realllly helps in this fight! Her "Abyss" hits for high damage  and
for 5 panels (5 persons), her "HealAll" covers a wide range and heals for a
lot  too,  Vanessa  can really delivers damage with just her attack. So you
have great people on your side, and I can honestly, frankly, truthfully say
this  battle  is  very,  very easy, if you get own by Priel... I don't know
what else to say, OMG perhaps? Like so totally OWNZ by Priel is not cool =O

Now when you first start, spread out, the map is generous with space so you
can place your characters anywhere, bring in Mel for extra healing  powers,
Priel  will  of  course abuse her Flash when she gets the chance to use it,
but  it  will  only  hit  for  200+  damage but still it hurts, so heal the
victims  ASAP I actually gang up on Priel and it was soooo fun! LOL I  show
you a diagram:

                                    ME
                                 ME :( ME
                                    ME

                                   :O :)

ME = MEEEEEEE!
:( = Priel
:O = Cecille - Spam Dark (not Abyss unless you want ME to get hurt)
:) = Mel - Spam Heal
Priel = OWN!

Attacking  on  all four side is really awesome, once Priel is gone, you can
concentrate  on  the lesser enemies, they're easy to cull so just give your
all,  I  didn't  mention  Alph  eh? Cause when Cecille became the "Twilight
Witch," Alph as a "Rym Hero" fails on so many levels. HA HA HA!

=============
After Battle:
=============

Hugo  and  Priel  will make their escape, Vanessa will run after them, Alph
will wonder how could something like that be an Angel? (well I'm  wondering
too) ha ha! Oh... Mel said she is MORE surprised that Cecille's a Witch, oh
well the first time when she entered the "Witch Village" the part where she
said  she  heard  a voice saying "welcome back" is a dead giveaway, so I am
not surprised Mel, I'm more confused than surprise actually...

Cecille  said that she left the village and sealed her memory and according
to  the  Garden  Children  they  were  together since they were kids, so is
Cecille  saying  that  she left the forest as a kid to join the rest of the
Garden Children? How did the Lapistiers got scattered all over the world? I
think they  did  cover about this topic, I think I overlooked? And how come
the  Witches  never mention anything about the "Dark Rune?" As in,  there's
6  of  them, if the planet is indeed governs by 7 elements, why aren't they
talking about where is "The Twilight Witch" their missing sister?  Cecille?

I don't know where the hell am I going with this?! :O THIS GAME'S STORY  IS
cOnFuZING!

ALSO  DARKNESS CONTROL DESTINY? HOW DO YOU DEFINE PATH AND DESTINY IF  IT'S
GOVERNS  BY DARKNESS? EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE SO DARK!!!! I'D RATHER  THE
DAWN WITCH GOVERNS FATE AND DESTINY!

=====
NOTE:
=====

Before you start the next Chapter I suggest you go level up your party of 8
Cecille will be super handy now that she has a couple of healing/aid spells
"Restore"  will  completely revive a fallen character (full HP/MP), HealAll
covers  a  WIDE  range  and  heals for a lot more... Her "Abyss" and "Dark"
spells are definitely perfect for "mass killing."
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   ==================================
   Chapter 19: Altar of Souls - [AO#]
   ==================================

 "ERROR. I PLAYED AN INCORRECT FILE." - Iris

You  will  be  at  the  "Altar  of Souls" Cecille will try to re-create the
barrier by using her "Dark Lapistier" everyone will be annoying and  repeat
the  same  thing  in  different  phrases and words "let's seal this place,"
"that's right ya'll let's seal this place," "yes Zehaal must not be  revive
let's seal this place," "LET'S SEAL THIS PLACE AT ONCE" IF I'M IN THE  GAME
I WILL SEAL YOUR MOUTH FIRST!

You  will  get the "Preparation Screen" now is the time to go back and save
if you want. Done? Advance the story.

OH  IRIS!  She  will  be overjoyed that she found YOU WITCHES lol! She will
play something nice for you, lol haha wrong track, she will  play  the real
one  and  accuses you all of killing Sir Heath! Of course this will lead to
so much dialogue and finally a...

FIGHT!

              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |            BATTLE 19 - IRIS OF DOOM PT. 3            |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |  PTY (LVL): A (36), LU (31), T (39), N (36), C (33), |
              |             CL (36), MA (39), M (33)                 |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |              OBJ: Defeat All Enemies                 |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |     ENE: 3 Armors, 2 Rangers, 2 Deacons and Iris     |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |                   RWD: 6800R                         |
              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |            SPS: Farv, Chino x2, Rovm                 |
              +------------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Iris  is  a  darn  cheater  she starts with 3/3 FD's, so what I did is push
every  one  to  the  back leaving the one with the most HP in the front, so
Iris  can  waste  her  drive  on  that one person, now the moment you get a
chance  to  move  heal the victim, unless you plan on making him or her the
scapegoat, then leave the person to die.

Do  not  stay  cluttered  together,  Iris and her minions have multi-target
spells.  I  know there's isn't much space but do you know you can jump over
to the side where the Rangers are? Oh! Talking about Rangers, they're quite
a  pest,  I took them out right after I've taken away the Armors (Knights),
Iris will of course keep on abusing her FD whenever she gets the chance and
will  also use her most powerful spell, she will run out of MP pretty  fast
though,  so  the  key  to  this fight is HEAL, HEAL, HEAL! It also helps if
you're  level 41 and above, I'm pretty low level, but miraculously I'm able
to pull this map off.

Yes strategy + luck I supposed? If only Leon was here :'(

=============
After Battle:
=============

Vivi will smell many people coming your way! Saki will go and appraise  the
size  of  the  pursuers,  turned  out to be a whole fleet of Army and their
commander is none other than Sir Heath (Iris' favourtie), Iris will butt in
and  call  Sir  Heath,  Heath will be shocked to see Iris! =O and--- *Priel
butts  in*  follow  by  Kingston whoa! We have quite a party here eh? Lol @
"Witches, traitors and 500 fools" after Priel snuffed out all those 500 men
you will see an interesting cutscene between Heath and Iris.

It's  very  interesting,  I  really like the voice-acting in this part. You
will  soon  discover that Iris was an orphan Heath took care of and she has
since  love Heath as an older brother, Kai will step forward and Heath will
thank Kai for protecting Alph and the others. Turned out Heath has been  on
our  side  all  along, (such dramatic plot twist? *predictable really :|*).
Alph will be happy that Heath is back, Lucia will make fun of Alph  sobbing
over him, Kai and Sir Heath will learn the Synergy "Holy Knights"

You  will  now  head  for the "Holy Capital." I recommend that you level up
your party of 8 to at least above level 41+
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   ================================
   Chapter 20: Lion's Pride - [LP#]
   ================================

 "you're nothing but a guard dog" - Leon

"The  Holy  Eclipse"  is  proceeding smoothly according to Heath, Alph will
demand  that  we  stop  them right now! But Heath refuses saying about some
crows  blocking  the  way bummer! VV will smell sweat and blood coming from
"that  direction"  so  you guys decided to check it out. Of course you will
now  get  the "Preparation Screen." Not much to choose so pick "Advance the
Story."

You will see Leon arguing with Andre, seems like Mr. Dre is really proud to
be  guarding  these  "Holy  Gates"  Leon will smack it right in his face by
saying  "you're  nothing  but a guard dog" GO LEON! Woot~ you sound awesome
for once.

After  much  talking...  Alph  will butt in more talking... Then Andre will
summons  crows  and stars alike, lol according to Andre they're the best of
the best! Wait till they meet Cecille's and her "Culling" spell. :> Cecille
is a ~*Goddess*~ now you will...

FIGHT!

             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             | BATTLE 20 - THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE'LL SEE YOU ANDRE |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |  PTY (LVL): A (40), L (36), H (40) T (41), C (41),    |
             |             K (36), LU (35), M (35)                   |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |              OBJ: Defeat All Enemies                  |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |        ENE: 5 Kungfus, 2 Bishops, and Andre           |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |                    RWD: 7200R                         |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |               SPS: Regulus, Aide x3                   |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

First! Move away but position everyone so that they won't miss out on the
buffings!

Oh lol! Did you level up Leon? Well I didn't lol! But that's not the point,
anyway  I  brought  Cecille,  Mel  and Lucia along now the moment I get the
chance  to  move  Cecille  I  cast "Magic  Up"  on  the three Witches,  the
moment  I  get to move  Heath I cast "Protector" on the three Witches also,
when I get to use Alph I cast "RymShld" on Leon.

BUFF GALORE!

Oh yes! Andre will come "equipped" with full FDs (3/3) so it's always  good
to  steer  clear  of him first, let the monks come over to you, the Bishops
will  be  more  of  a nuisance than a threat, since they tend to heal their
wounded allies which is not cool.

What I did is to clear out all the monks first (perserving my FDs as  well)
then lure Andre out into the open he will hit hard if you're low-level  and
will of course abuse his FDs whenever he got the chance, this is where  the
three Witches will come in handy, spam Heal as much as you can, also  Mel's
"Hail" will really hurt the monks since they're of the Fire Elements,  once
the monks are taken care of, you can choose to shift your attention to  the
Bishops  I  took  care  of  Andre  first by ganging up on him, then finally
remove all the irritants that are called "Bishops."

This  fight  is  easy! You've a lot of space to move very generous you just
need to heal very often!

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After Battle:
=============

Andre will finally be defeated Theo will comment with his squeaky voice....
Oh  baby I cringed! x\ everyone will butt in and commend on Leon's superior
skills,  you  will  obtain  the  "Regulus Heart." Leon will be surprised at
Cecille's  transformation,  cool!  After much talking Nikolai and Leon will
learn  a  new  Synergy "Rival Strike" man these two should just hook up and
learn  another  Synergy "Lovers' Strike" always bickering over Cecille. Why
hello! There are other hotter girls sheez!

Leon will change class to "Sword Master" fabulous! But it's just a  name...
Lol! Now get your ass up and head to San Reise! ^^; OH LOL! I MUST SAY THIS
IS THE BEST "LIFE OF KOPIN" ever! Oh that sexy, long, luscious legs! LOLOL!
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   Chapter 21: Holy Eclipse - [HE#]
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 "You cuties all look so, like steamed!" - Priel

You will be at San Reise: The Holy Capital the place where they  supposedly
trying  to revive God. Everyone will be in a hurry to stop the ceremony but
your (not mine) favourite Manatee had to be a wet blanket and  asked  for a
breather! =O  Leon  argued that there's no time for break, but the Koosanya
had the backing of a child -- Theo! Nooooooo.....

You'll get the "Preparation Screen" there's a shop! xD time to upgrade your
8 warriors!

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Preparation Screen
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- Action - Speak with your party members.
- Shop - Check out the store
- Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here.
- Advance the Story - Later...

WEAPON:
Kilij for Alph
Steel Bow for Theo
Flame Horn for Cecille
Ohka for Saki
Hawk Eye for Nikolai
Rune Rod for Lucia
Lily Pad for Mel
Gold Lamp for Vivi
Sphairai for Mavi
Kukri for Pollon
Kai your choice, I went with Genbu (Guard + 20)
Sage Book for Claire
Ranseur for Heath

Ignore Demon Scythe for Vanessa

HEAD:
Grand Helmet for Alph, Pollon, Heath and Leon
Bowler for Theo, Saki, Nikolai and Kai
Fine Hood for Claire, Cecille, Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi

ARMOR:
Grand Mail for Alph, Heath and Leon
Fine Suit for Theo, Nikolai and Pollon
Cobra Kai for Saki and Kai
Magi Coat for Claire, Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi

ITEMS:
Stock up on ViTonics.

Don't  forget  you  have "Andre Armor" I used that on Alph. Done? Return to
the World Map and save, then advance the story.

Lucia  will  noticed a fight near the entrance, turned out it's our  lovely
Vanessa,  she  will now join your team permanently which is cool! Now I can
present you my Greatest 8:

01. Alph
02. Leon
03. Heath
04. Lucia
05. Cecille
06. Mel
07. Claire
08. Vanessa

I  will  use the above till I send God to Hell. Claire will urged the Big V
to  fight  together, Vanessa will of course "shoot" Claire for her lameness
which  in turn will make the purple-haired Witch cry. :\ after much talking
you will soon:

FIGHT!

             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |   BATTLE 21 - STOP GOD'S REBIRTH; IT'S NOW OR NEVER!  |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |  PTY (LVL): A (43), V (42), L (37), C (42), LU (36),  |
             |             CL (41), M (37), H (43)                   |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |              OBJ: Defeat All Enemies                  |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |    ENE: 3 Tamplars, 2 Wizards, 1 Bishop, 2 Marksmen   |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |                    RWD: 7400R                         |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |            SPS: Lakto, Skon, Notos x2                 |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

This  battle  is  really easy, just don't let the Templars empower you, you
can  ignore  the  Wizards  for  a bit, but try to take out the Bishop cause
she  heals  her  wounded allies  as  well  as  the  Marksmen -- Archers are
annoying.

What  I  did  is to buff up my primary attackers, Vanessa will have "AtkUP"
Heath  have  "Protector" (Guard  UP),  Cecille have "Magic  UP" apply it on
your attackers/healers  (atk UP/Magic  UP  respectively). I  sent  out Leon
to  dispatch the Templars with Mel backing him up with healing spells, Alph
can  aid by using "Rifle/Magnum" or "Shotgun" Lucia and Cecille can help in
healing the rest...

To  make this fight even easier, once you've earned Cecille's "Culling" you
can  use it to take out most of the enemies. There's isn't much strategy to
offer here ^^;

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After Battle:
=============

Kingston and Lady JoJo will be inside the Church! What the Hell are they up
to?  xO  Priel  is  in there too! She will call you cuties... Lololol. Jojo
will  greet you, hell another Theo whom I can't stomach, I hate that hairdo
it  reminds  me  of my 5 year old niece. I disgress Priel mention that JoJo
will become one with God!

JoJo  will  also  asks Kingston to deal with you, so Kingy will present you
with  his latest invention the "Rune Weapon" while you're busy being in awe
with Kingston new toy, Jojo and Priel will be busy preparing to revive  God

Crazy stuff going on here. You will fight again!

FIGHT!

             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |         BATTLE 21 PT. 2 - KINGSTON'S NEW TOY          |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |  PTY (LVL): A (43), L (39), C (43), LU (37), CL (41), |
             |             V (43), M (37), H (44)                    |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |               OBJ: Defeat All Enemies                 |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |            ENE: 4 Alch Eyes and Alkemion              |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |                    RWD: 7800R                         |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |           SPS: Clie, Val, Ruma and Weis               |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Oh lol! What  kind  of  bizarre  end  product is this? The 4 "eyes" are not
really  something  you  should be worried about, let them come over to you,
seems  like  the only spell they ever spit out is "Drang" which still hurts
over  190+ HP anyway, so be sure to spam Heal/or higher tier magic spell as
much as you can. They're rather easy to gang up on.

The  real  "boss" is even easier, all it ever does it sit there and do some
occasional  lol attacks. I seriously shouldn't be giving any tips much less
strategy for this fight! >.<

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After Battle:
=============

Kingston's new toy  failed  miserably, Vanessa will rub it in his face some
more  with  some comments, Kingston will escape and meet up with The Angel.
"Oh  no!  You  guys totally lost  already?"  what a ditz :\ lolz. Jojo just
started to form the cocoon, whatever that means...?

You will  soon see a picture of it, oh Jojo just 13 and you think it's cool
to  be a cocoon? Lol!  I really dislike that girl. Priel said that once the
cocoon  hatches Master  God will be resurrected, to be born out of a Cocoon
is  really insulting that proves God is noting more than just a caterpillar
wait  till  he grows into  a  butterfly  with Jojo on His back lol! Oh such
horrid images is flashing inside my mind x\ *shakes head*.

Alph  will  threathened  to smash that cocoon to bits, "you are soooo lame.
I'm not gonna let you do that, I mean" oh lol God's Angel?... Priel will be
super mad now... Sooo you're like gonna fight her NOW!

FIGHT!

             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |         BATTLE 21 PT. 3 - SCORN OF AN ANGEL!          |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |  PTY (LVL): A (45), L (40), C (44), LU (38), CL (44), |
             |             V (44), M (39), H (45)                    |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |               OBJ: Defeat All Enemies                 |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |      ENE: 2 Armors 1 Mage, 1 Deacon and Priel         |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |                    RWD: 8000R                         |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+
             |               SPS: Rowm, Chino x3                     |
             +-------------------------------------------------------+

Tips:

Since  you  can't  save your game and this is your third battle in a row, I
suggest  you  suspend  your,  you  know  L.A.'s  funny  by  not making your
suspend  date  disappear right after you load it. So why not take advantage
of it?

This  battle  is  surprisingly  easy.  Oh  my God I've been saying easy for
almost  every  battle,  but  I'm  not kidding, one of the Armor will almost
certainly  attack  one  of  your party members, what's next? Gang up on him
thank  the  Heaven Priel did not come with full FDs (3/3) so you can ignore
the  valley  girl for a while, clear away all the lesser enemies, then just
gang up on Priel. >.<

There! I  know my tips are beginning to get "lazy" but I swear upon my life
this  game  is  getting  reaaaaally  easy.  So  I'm  not  gonna insult your
intelligence by telling you to do this and that. Also new formula for  Leon
"Charge + HoundClaw" = Sure Win! xD

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After Battle:
=============

Master  God's  cocoon  is  complete!  What?  Nuuuuuu!  Priel will disappear
leaving  Kingston  behind, crazy stuff! Heath will try to stop Kingston but
alas, Kingston had that flashy Bright White Light magic to get away...

All  of  you will decide to go to the "Kurgusasasasd Continent" however you
spell  that,  Theo  will  ask a 1 million dollar question, "is God strong?"
Not  really  lol! This is also where you will learn the Synergy for the two
brothers  "Rym's  Impact"  you should try it, the artwork for it, is really
ugh... Brothers looking at each other in the eyes is so wrong, even I don't
look  at  my  brother in that way in my 22 years on Earth. But then again I
don't really like my brother, crazy stuff.

OH!  LIFE  OF KOPIN! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE LOL THIS AND THE PREVIOUS ONE WINS
AT LIFE xD! Also it's time to level up your party of 8 the battles ahead is
easy, but it doesn't hurt to level up a little right?!

Ugh! The battle at the ship... The lag is a bloody torture!
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