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              28th May 2008

      ASCII Art & FAQ by defunct32

 WELCOME BACK: STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE
 Seeing things?  No, you're not. I've revamped this whole FAQ, cut down and
 removed  unnecessary  rubbish  to  make this guide less cluttered and more
 easy on the eyes. The previous one was somewhat "busy" and looks  annoying
 I cringe every single  time I see it, I can't believe no one has complain?

 Anyway!  I'm always improving,  but  then again it's also because I've too
 much free time on my hands nowadays. ;P oh! And brand new ASCII Art I made
 myself, it's nothing mind-blowingly awesome but hey! At least I created it
 from scratch. Hoorah!

 LEGAL/DISCLAIMER & ALL THAT (BE SURE TO READ THIS):
 Feel free to download (as in save to your hard disk) my guide for your own
 personal and private use. You, of course may not copy or redistribute  any
 part of this FAQ for profit or whatsoever reasons.  I'm not one to blabber
 about laws and police cause I know them higher ups got better things to do
 than  to  monitor  game  FAQs  on the internet, just remember that, no bad
 deeds go unpunished so don't steal/plagiarize, ask and you shall receive.

 CHANGES MADE TO THE GUIDE:
 o New layout/look/format
 o Improvised/updated text
 o Improvised tips
 o Proofread and rectify the whole guide

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 <STATISTICS>

 BASICS:
 o Luminous Arc (Strategy RPG) for the DS
 o http://www.atlus.com/luminousarc
 o Release Date: 14th August 2007 (US)
 o E-Mail Me: defunct 32 @ hotmail . com (no spaces)

 VERSION & DATE:
 o Version 5.00
 o 28th May 2008

 & LASTLY:
 o STARTED ON: 17th August 2007
 o FINISHED ON: 13th September 2007
 o LAST REVISED ON: 28th May 2008

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 <ADJUSTING>

 ADJUST YOUR NOTEPAD:
 I  created  this FAQ using Notepad in Windows XP, if you're using the same
 Operating System, then set the following under FORMAT > FONT:

 o Font: Courier New.
 o Font Style: Regular.
 o Font Size: 10.
 o Maximize your Notepad window.
 o Go to FORMAT > WORD WRAP, make sure it's NOT ticked (Turn it off).

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 <SLOWLY IT BECOMES...>

 VERSION HISTORY:
 Latest updates at the top:

 o VERSION 5.00:
   Clean  up the Skills, Flash Drives & Sidequests Section. This should  be
   the  final update for this FAQ, will only update with miscellaenous info
   provided  by players/readers every now and then. Consider this FAQ DONE!

 o VERSION 4.50:
   Updated and given the Characters section a "graphic"/layout overhaul.

 o VERSION 4.25:
   Proofread for typos/punctuation & the like.
   Reformatted the Skills/Spells/Flash Drive section.
   Added "DEBATE CORNER" go check it out in the contents.
   Tweaked a couple of things.
   Fixed more typos and grammar. *sigh*

 o VERSION 4.00:
   Brand new layout format.
   Cleared away unnecessary rubbish.

 o VERSION 3.75:
   Added ASCII Art for the "Controls" section.
   Reorganized the "Table of Contents."
   Brushed up on the Copyright & Legal bullshit.

 o VERSIO?N 3.25:
   Added a new section called "House of Trolls."
   Added tips for "Leveling Up" under "Players' Strategy."

 o VERSION 2.00:
   Reformatted this FAQ.
   Updated information for "Skills/Magics" and "Sidequests."
   Added a new section called "Players' Strategy."
   Updated 4 new Chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20.

 o VERSION 1.75:
   The credit section has been updated.
   Updated Chapter 13, 14, 15, and 16.

 o VERSION 1.25:
   Updated Chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12.
   Updated the Skills/Magics/Flash.

 o VERSION 1.00:
   Added more depth to the Characters description.
   Updated the "Flash Drives."
   Brushed up the FAQ (typos/errors).
   Added Chapter 6.

 o VERSION 0.50:
   Updated the Skills/Magics Chart.
   Added/fixed/updated a couple of Chapters.

 o VERSION 0.25:
   Tweaked/fixed a couple of things throughout the FAQ.
   Updated the "Known Glitches & Issues" section.
   Completed the "Table Of Contents".
   CREATED THE FAQ!

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 <APPROVED & ALLOWED>

 AUTHORIZED SITES:
 Webmasters  feel  free  to grab the latest copy I'll try my best to update
 myself  but  chances are I'll neglect the other game sites and only upload
 to GameFAQs. Sorrry! :\

 o www.gamefaqs/spot.com................................... [GAMEFAQS/SPOT]
 o www.cheatcc.com......................................... [CHEATCC]
 o www.neoseeker.com....................................... [NEOSEEKER]
 o www.cheatplanet.com..................................... [CHEATPLANET]

 Above are the 4 allowed sites (GFAQs/Spot are brothers yo!), absolutely no
 more request/s though you MAY try your luck. if you're a newly established
 game  site  or  a  specific fansite looking for materials then I'll oblige
 just  drop  an e-mail, but if I've never heard or been to your site before
 then your chance of success is 0%. Thank you.

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 <MISCELLANEOUS>

 MESSAGE FOR YOU!:
 I would like to  THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU  for all of your support.
 There are too many names to list here,  but each and  every  one  of  your
 contributions  are  appreciated.  My  FAQ is nothing if it weren't for you
 guys. You made everything possible! So thank YOU!

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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR & THIS FAQ:
 Hello! My name is, Dil. This is my first FAQ...  So please go easy  on  me
 umm... I need to mention that English is not my native language, I'm Asian
 yes I'm using  the  "I'm-Asian-so-please-excuse-my-bad-sentences/mistakes/
 grammars-and-whatnot card."

 Ok!  I actually hate writing about myself,  let's  talk a little bit about
 gaming shall we? I promise to make this simple, short and sweet. :)

 My very first game was "Crono Trigger"  back  in  1995  by Squaresoft (now
 Square-Enix)  when  I  saw  my  brother  playing  it  on  his  SNES, I was
 intrigued,  so when he was off to work, I would fire up his SNES and  load
 the game in...

 I was hooked! The experience was amazing! I was drawn into the story,  the
 magic animations were crazy-cool  back then and still is now, the combined
 techniques was "wow!"  it was then I realized I've a thing for RPGs... Any
 form of it,  SRPG/Action-RPG/Card-RPG  (Yggdra Union for the GBA comes  to
 mind).  But the  game that  got me into the SRPG genre was  "Final Fantasy
 Tactics" for the PS1. Typical huh? I know.

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 HOW I DISCOVERED LUMINOUS ARC:
 All thanks to word of mouth and  especially to a friend,  since  I've been
 rather vocal of my love for  RPGs and SRPGs  in general, L.A. was  brought
 to my attention. After watching a couple of previews and videos on YouTube
 I knew I had to have this game no matter what!  I'm just itching for a new
 SRPG experience. ;)

 Some of the best SRPGs I've played so far includes:

 o Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2)/ now as Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
 o Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (PS2)
 o Final Fnatasy Tactics (PS1)
 o FFT Advance (GBA)
 o Yggdra Union (GBA) / one of my favourites

 *Sigh* sadly I no longer posesses the PS2,  but I sure am looking  forward
 to getting a PSP all for the classic titles: FFT and yes Disgaea too...

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 <PICK YOUR POISON & DRINK TO THE LAST DROP>

 TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 o BASICS.................................. [00^]
  + Game Story............................. [ST!]
  + Characters............................. [CH!]
  + Controls............................... [CT!]
  + Using The Walkthrough.................. [UW!]
  + Tips................................... [TI!]

 o WALKTHROUGH............................. [01^]
  ! The Preparation Screen................. [PR^]
  ! Shopping In Luminous Arc............... [SL^]
  + 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#]

 o POST-GAME............................... [02^]
  + New Game+: After You've Saved.......... [NG*]
  + Debate Corner: Let's Talk Nonsense..... [DC*]

 o EXTRAS.................................. [03^]
  + Spells................................. [SP$]
  + Skills................................. [SK$]
  + Flash Drives........................... [FD$]
  + Synergy................................ [SY$]
  + Sidequests............................. [SQ$]
  + Player's Strategy...................... [PS$]
     X - Leveling Up Strategy.............. [LS&]
     X - Leveling Up Guide................. [LU&]
     X - Vivi's Sidequest Strategy......... [VV&]
     X - Cecille's Sidequest Strategy...... [CC&]

 o LEFTOVERS............................... [04^]
  + Questions & Answers.................... [QA+]
  + Glitches & Issues...................... [GI+]
  + Links.................................. [LI+]

 o GOODBYE................................. [05^]
  + Hall of Fame........................... [HF+]
  + House of Trolls........................ [HO+]
  + E-Mail Me.............................. [EM+]
  + Famous Last Words...................... [LW+]

 THE SEARCH FUNCTION:
 I've  implemented a "search function" in this FAQ, it's a keyword found at
 every end, example: "Characters.........[CH!]" this way you won't have too
 many problems finding your desired section.

 1. In Windows: Ctrl + F
 2. Type in [CH!] or just CH!
 3. Hit Enter or "Find Next"

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   B  A  S  I  C  S  [00^]

   I  strongly  suggest  you  go  through the basics of this FAQ first, get
   yourself  familiarize  with  how I organized and arranged my FAQ. And if
   you happened to have a manual-less game then this section will brief you
   on a little bit about the game's story, background and controls.

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 o GAME STORY [ST!]
   The story in this game  is nothing out of this world,  it's very generic
   actually,  and it wasn't well put together, you can tell who's  the good
   and  the  bad  guy  fairly  early  in  the  game,  and it seems the word
   "subtle"  does  not  exist in their dictionary; every little things they
   try  to  hide from you gives everything away. Make sense? I hope so, but
   bizarre stuff really.

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BACKGROUND:

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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 o CHARACTERS [CH!]
   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, a
   powerhouse  and  all  that  jazz! There's something for everyone to play
   with.

   Also! These are just my personal assesments, OPINIONS! So don't get  all
   personal  and  crazy  and  then e-mail me telling me how good Pollon is,
   and  how  I  am  going  to  burn in Hell for disagreeing with you. Cause
   chances are; I'm stubborn and am not gonna agree but I will respect your
   opinion,  and so should you (be respecting my opinion that is). Shall we
   begin?

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THE 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.  TGC  consists of a
few youngsters; you will be introduced to  5  of  them  early  in the game.
These descriptions are taken from the game manual. Also if you're wondering
what  the  God  in  Heaven is NAME'S INITIAL at the end of my "MY OPINION,"
it's just a reference I'll use later in the guide, so just take note.

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                   A  L  P  H  /  R  I  F  L  E  M  A  N
                             ==================

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:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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. NAME'S INITIAL (A).          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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          L  U  C  I  A  /  P  A  R  T  -  T  I  M  E    M  A  I  D
                             ==================

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:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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. NAME'S INITIAL (LU).     |
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             C  E  C  I  L  L  E  /  P  R  I  E  S  T  E  S  S
                             ==================

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:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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. NAME'S INITIAL (C).                                       |
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                      T  H  E  O  /  A  R  C  H  E  R
                             ==================

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

He will change class.

   MY OPINION:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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. NAME'S INITIAL (T).                                              |
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                   L  E  O  N  /  F  I  G  H  T  E  R
                             ==================

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:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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? Indeed. NAME'S INITIAL (L).    |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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              H  E  A  T  H  /  A  R  C   K  N  I  G  H  T
                             ==================

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:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | Seriously   Heath  +  Leon  =  AWESOME!  He  left  early  but  he will |
 | return  to  your  party  eventually...  OMG  SPOILERS?! :O He's  great |
 | individually too. *mumble* *mumble*. NAME'S INITIAL (H).               |
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 o OTHER CHARACTERS (SPOILERS?):
   When you progress further and further into the game, you will meet other
   characters along the way that will  help aid you in your cause, they add
   a little more flair  and  diversity into your  team,  but  I  personally
   dislike  an  RPG with too many people, it's not like I will be using all
   of them and leveling them up is a chore,  and  most  of them are fillers
   A.K.A.  "I'm here to take up space and be an eyesore,  I also have sucky
   stats and skill/magic set" anyway.  The  only  game  that pulled off the
   "too-many-characters-card"  are  the Suikoden series and Final Fantasy 6
   AND CRONO TRIGGER, of course CT being the best cause I'm biased. :P

   They're NOT listed in order.

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                       S  A  K  I  /  N  I  N  J  A
                             ==================

Saki  has  one  of  the  worst  Skill  Set (next to Theo) in the game in my
opinion.  Skills  like "Fire & VoltCard," inflicts very little damage while
"SpdJutsu"  raises your own speed for 4 turns but what's the point in doing
this? Saki is already a character  of  speed!  "ChiStrike"  may possibly be
one of her better skill since it hits far and wide. You're better off using
physical  attack to deal real  damage with Saki or better yet; use her as a
decoy or shield BUT even that is a task too hard for her to undertake, Why?
Cause she die fast too.

Saki = Bloody Eyesore & a waste of people's time and space. PERIOD.

NAME'S INITIAL (S).

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                             ==================
                 N  I  K  O  L  A  I  /  S  A  V  A  N  T
                             ==================

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. Nikolai isn't too bad with
his greatbow like Theo he's able to aim far, in fact much farther than Theo
ever could. NAME'S INITIAL (N).

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                             ==================
                      K  A  I  /  S  A  M  U  R  A  I
                             ==================

Like  Saki  Kai's  Skill  Set is a little disappointing they're pretty much
selfish  skills  that buffs or raises the user's stat. Though Kai's able to
deliver  the  hurt  pretty  well on the battlefield, but he's seems to be a
little  weak.  Not  much to say about him here... Except maybe Samurais are
way cooler than Ninjas. NAME'S INITIAL (K).

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             M  E  L  /  T  O  R  R  E  N  T   W  I  T  C  H
                             ==================

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. Take
time  to  level  her  up  until she has access to her most powerful healing
magic  known as "SALVATION." Once you've that consider yourself invincible.
Bring Mel in every battle possible. NAME INITIAL (M).

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             M  A  V  I  /  N  A  T  U  R  E   W  I  T  C  H
                             ==================

Don't use Mavi for her magic; first being the fact that her line-up is
effin' lame, 2nd she's weak magically you'll find that having her attack
physically with her fist will yield more damage than you ever will with
her spells. The only redeeming magic she ever possess is the stats-buffing
spells like "Guard UP" and so on. NAME'S INITIAL (MA).

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                             ==================
         C  L  A  I  R  E  /  T  H  U  N  D  E  R   W  I  T  C  H
                             ==================

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.
Though she's a little slow in the speed department. NAME'S INITIAL (CL).

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                  V  I  V  I  /  S  K  Y   W  I  T  C  H
                             ==================

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 inflicts
Confuse  status  on the enemy,  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. NAME'S INITIAL (VV).

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                             ==================
           V  A  N  E  S  S  A  /  F  I  R  E   W  I  T  C  H
                             ==================

Original name was Vanessa Witch of Immolation, but what the heck that's a
name too long I prefer Crimson Witch or something like that. Keep things
simple please. Anyway Vanessa is pretty much an an all-rounders, her
ATK, DEF and MAG aren't all that shabby use her whenever you get the
chance, though sucky thing is she joins your party as a permanent member
late in the game. NAME'S INITIAL (V).

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               P  O  L  L  O  N  /  K  O  O  S  A  N  Y  A
                             ==================

Ok! Since I added him I might as well do a small review on this guy, he got
a  high  Attack/Strength stat I admit, but his accuracy needs a little more
work...  Even  with  everything combined to raise his accuracy Pollon still
misses a lot.  I  don't  know maybe some of you guys will find him a gem or
something  but  I  see  nothing.  And  yes that's it my review, *sticks out
tongue* NAME'S INITIAL (PP).

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 o 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." ;)

   Actually! I made this ASCII art of a DS Lite about a couple of days ago,
   I don't know I guess I just wanna show you guys I've MaD ASCII SkiLlz!

   Nah kidding! Anyways... Ignore the smilies please, I was bored. ._.


                           NINTENDO DS LITE
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                         ASCII Art by defunct32

Controls instruction taken from the manual.

1. TOP SCREEN:
   o Display your status in battle
   o Display name of town/dungeon/etc

2. TOUCH SCREEN:
   o For you to touch
   o Where most of the action takes place

3. D-PAD (Directional-Pad)
   o Use this to choose options and move your characters, etc

4. BUTTONS:
   o For you to press
   o In battle:
      + X - Display health
      + A - Yes/confirm/double confirm/YES!
      + B - Back out/cancel
      + Y - Display affinity terrains
      + L - Switch between characters' status
      + R - Switch between characters' status
   o START - Not in use I think?
   o SELECT - Toggle between control options

   o Outside battle:
      + X - Not in use I think?
      + A - Yes/confirm/double confirm/YES!
      + B - Back out/cancel
      + Y - Not in use I think?
      + L - NIL
      + R - NIL
   o START - Display in-game options
   o SELECT - Not in use I think?

5. STYLUS:
   o Don't even think about using this thing, this game is not Stylus-
     Friendly

6. POWER SLIDER
   o To switch on/off your Nintendo DS

7. VOLUME SLIDER
   o To increase and lower the volume

8. CRACKED HINGES 
   o Please check! HAHAHA. Just kidding, but yes TOUCH WOOD! ._.

...........................................................................

 o USING THE WALKTHROUGH [UW!]
   The  main  walkthrough  is spilt up into different "sections" to make it
   more  neat, organized and easy to understand and read. Please read below
   for more information.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

 This FAQ uses the following format:

 +--------------------------------+
 |         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|
 +--------------------------------+

 o PTY: Party I used or the game chose for us.
 o LVL: My party level.
 o OBJ: Objective of the battle, what is required to win.
 o ENE: Enemies you're fighting for the chapter/map.
 o RWD: Reward, Rico ($) you'll be receiving.
 o 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.

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

...........................................................................

 o 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... They're not
   in order.

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

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02. And don't be stingy with your Save Slots L.A. allows up to 3 save slots
    right?! Abuse all three.

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

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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...

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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

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

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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.

...........................................................................

   W  A  L  K  T  H  R  O  U  G  H  [01^]

   Here we are, in the walkthrough section but before we proceed let's take
   a couple of minutes to go through a few things below.

...........................................................................

 o PREPARATION SCREEN [PR^]
   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 in "Preparation Screen:"

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; lets you talk with party members.                            |
 | o Shop; allows you to upgrade your equipments and re-stock on items.   |
 | o Return to the  World Map; yeah... Return to the World Map.           |
 | o Advance The Story; Move on and make progress in the game.            |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

   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  interesting to interact and talk with the others.

 o SHOPPING IN LUMINOUS ARC [SL^]
   There will be a shop in almost every town found in  Luminous Arc,  some-
   times 2 to 3 in a row,  whether you choose to upgrade/spend the money on
   equipments to upgrade is up to you, but I'd like to say that: before you
   buy anything CHECK the difference in stats growth.

   If a weapon/armor  only increases by  +1 or +2  DON'T BOTHER  but if you
   feel unsafe for fear of  giant cocks  *cockatrice*  raping you,  then go
   ahead, proceed with the purchase, but if I were you I'd rather  save the
   Rico  (L.A.'s currency) or stock up on ViTonics/Mints. And then wait out
   for a better shop, later in the game you'll get to imbue anyway...

   NO!  I never bother to imbue,  IMHO it's waste of time, money, and space
   the  only plus point for imbuing is (I THINK/GUESS) is for Wi-Fi battles
   but I don't have access to Wi-Fi so yeah.

Now shall we proceed with the actual walkthrough?

...........................................................................

 o START YOUR GAME:
   Start a new game,  the moment the game starts there will be some talking
   and  you  will  then be required to pick any word, this will affect what
   items you'll receive from a certain someone later in Chapter 14.

...........................................................................

   ############################
   CHAPTER 1: HOLY GARDEN [HG#]
   ############################

 "Protect the Light, Condemn the Dark"

You'll see a  scene between  two monks yapping  about  blasphemy,  God  and
Witches  and  especially about a 13 year old boy (though he very much looks
like a girl).  They were soon caught by the Cardinal and was given a tongue
lashing,  Johaness  then step in (talk about Divine Intervention?) and make
everything ok.

The scene will then switch to two guys who  are in the middle of  sparring.
A lot of cringe-worthy vocals going on (namely that one person in green).

After much talking you'll be introduced to Leon, Heath, Cecille and the two
brothers earlier...   And then it happened, a civilian will come running to
you screaming for help,  seems like while they were harvesting  herbs  they
were attacked by *Giant Cocks* and Minotaurs. HAHAHA COMEDY GOLD A+.

  PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; lets you talk with party members.                            |
 | o Shop; allows you to upgrade your equipments and re-stock on items.   |
 | o Return to the World Map; yeah... Return to the World Map.            |
 | o Advance The Story; Choose this! Nothing else matters really.         |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

                  +--------------------------------+
                  | 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
####

This is one of those easy battles in L.A.  if you lose to those giant cocks
then shame on you! Haha, make full use of Heath's "Sturm" Theo is an Archer
if  you haven't realized so if you don't want him to take the rollercoaster
ride to Hell please have him far away from the frontline.

Not much strategy to offer, this map is really, really easy.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

Civilian  saved,  mission  accomplished  now head back to Holy/Ever Garden,
when you're on the World Map go ahead and save.

####################
REMEMBER TO LEVEL UP
####################

Remember to at least level  up  once in a while  between  each chapters (if
applicable), it takes only  100 EXP  to go to the next level, so try not to
overleveled  or it'll take the fun out of the game. Use your best judgment.
And ugh! Don't e-mail me about how I spell "judgment" it's JUDGment without
the "e" in judge. English is one funny language.

...........................................................................

   ##############################
   CHAPTER 2: GIRL IN WHITE [GI#]
   ##############################

    "Yowza! What a cutie" - Leon

You'll  be  greeted  (some sort)  by  a  new person in the dorm she started
calling everyone smelly and especially Alph: sweaty, she'll then introduced
herself as Lucia turned out she's a new maid Heath or whoever hired.

The  crew  will  then argue about who will wash the dishes and show the new
maid around. Alph gets the honour.

  PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; feel free to interact with the others.                       |
 | o Shop; NOTHING MUCH, but feel free to check it out.                   |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; it's time to move on, choose this.                |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Later that night Alph had a dream  and  heard  a voice akin to Lucia, so he
decided to  seek out the maid;  after  much  argument,  a three-headed wolf
appeared  out of nowhere it seems like  our hero had forgotten to clean his
weapon after the first battle he had with the giant cocks. ._.;

                  +----------------------------------+
                  |      BATTLE 02 - NIGHT RAID      |
                  +----------------------------------+
                  |      PTY: Alph & Lucia Only      |
                  +----------------------------------+
                  |     LVL: 2, 5, (respectively)    |
                  +----------------------------------+
                  |      OBJ: Defeat All Enemies     |
                  +----------------------------------+
                  |   ENE: 2 Cerberuses, 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 AIs
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 s hort 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.

#########
AFTARMATH
#########

Alph  then  realized  that  Lucia's  a Witch, what a plot twister? Well not
really.  Just then Leon then appeared and demanded that we venture into the
Palu Forest.

#####################
PROVEN FACT YOU GUYS!
#####################

It  has been verified that "L.A.'s" AIs are really dumb and will almost all
the  time  come  for  you.   Don't let other people tell you otherwise  ok?
Exceptions goes to  MAGIC USERS and ARCHERS, anyone with half a brain knows
that  long-range shooter/attacker  won't  foolishly come up close to you to
deliver  the  damage... Sheesh! Don't leave your brain at the doorstep.

...........................................................................

   #################################
   CHAPTER 3: CONDEMN THE DARK [CT#]
   #################################

    "I stare because I care" - Leon

Make  track  to Palu Forest once you take a step inside there will be a few
scene between a couple of people,  the  interesting one being Leon flirting
with Cecille and then Heath butting in.

And  then the developers annoy you with more  dialogues.  Don't  burst  (no
pun intended) a blood vessel now...

  PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; Ignore...                                                    |
 | o Shop; NOT APPLICABLE.                                                |
 | o Return to the World; prepare/save/etc.                               |
 | o Advance The Story; Yes, choose this.                                 |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Heath will warn Alph about how strong the enemies will be from here on out,
to be honest with you this guy is full of bull. Period.  The  highlight  of
this  conversation  is  actually  the  ability to do INTERMISSION with your
party members after every battle INCLUDING RANDOM ENCOUNTERS.

                +-----------------------------------------+
                |        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
####

If  you bring in Theo  be  sure to protect him; he isn't much of a tank let
Alph, Leon  and  Heath  deliver the damage. Cecille can help by not being a
nuisance  unless  to  help  heal her allies. Alph can assist with his Rifle
skill  and  Theo  can  aid  from afar with his bow, if you lose to that one
particular Cleric in this fight, then AHA! Shame on you! ;D

Make short work of all the Archers and Fighters, then just send Heath to go
after  that  Cleric  lady, when the lady dies this battle will be over. Yea
obviously right? Haha.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

Leon  will  act  like as if he single-handedly eliminate the enemies all by
himself, Lucia got a little upset and ran off.

More talking.

Later  that  night Lucia called Alph dumb cause the lady they just defeated
is not really a ... But she isn't really innocent either cause she's a  ...
Lucia will  go  on  to say that Witches are actually way more powerful than
anything else combined. Oh really? Lol.

...........................................................................

   ####################################
   CHAPTER 4: WITCH OF IMMOLATION [WO#]
   ####################################

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

The  townspeople  praised TGC for their effort against the monsters they're
pretty much talked about around town. Theo will feel overwhelmed, the whole
crew will then head for the  Luminous Church  to meet the  Cardinal,  Lucia
asked  whether  it's  ok for her to  visit  Kingston (considering  she's  a
Witch?)  Heath insisted that she comes along since he regards her as one of
the Children.

Alph worries and started whispering to Lucia and then more drama ensues.

  PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; Nothing left to say here. Get a move on                      |
 | o Shop; NEW STUFF! NEW STUFF*.                                         |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; NOT NOW.                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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

   HOLY ZEHAAL! IT'S SHOPPING TIME!:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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.                                     |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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 in a bright white light Leon asked who she is etc, long
story short, you will be fighting the Witch of Immolation.

                +-----------------------------------------+
                |       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
####

Theo, Leon and Cecille were at Level 3 when I started this fight, I suggest
that you go level them up a bit more to level 5 or 6. This battle may seems
a little bit intimidating at first but it's nothing much really.

Start  out  by  spreading out but not towards your enemies let the Hikopins
come  in closer to you. Use Alph's Rifle skill, Theo can help assist adding
damage  by  attacking,  not  forgetting Heath's 2 panels physical attack is
really  handy  too also take note Heath is physically and mentally solid he
can absorb quite a bit of damage.

Have Leon use Charge on himself to bolster his attack power,  I  believe it
lasts  for  at  least 4 turns  so do some calculation. I quickly make short
work  of  the  Hikopins  with Heath, Alph, Leon and Theo. Then I dispatched
everyone  except  Heath to focus on the Behemoths, since Heath is going for
Vanessa with Cecille aiding him with some HP-Restoring spell(s).

All in all just remember to stay healthy and everything will be alright.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

Lucia  discovered  that  Alph  is the very person she has been looking for,
her mission is now complete and she revealed herself as the Dawn Witch much
to everyone surprise. Heath got all hot and bothered, Mel appeared on  time
and take Lucia away...

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################################
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS & INTERMISSION
################################

If you haven't done so already,  now  is  the time to do some intermission,
it's a nice addition to this game,  just  pretend you're playing "Who Wants
To Be A Millionaire"  except  you  get some really lame prizes for guessing
the right answer...

Also random encounters  aren't  really  random, the  enemies  are  all pre-
determined,  I blame the lazy developers. Hey devs! It's either you buck up
or back out.

...........................................................................

    ##########################
    CHAPTER 5: DEPARTURE [DP#]
    ##########################

  "THE WITCH BUSTERS? ._." - Dil

Damn!  I forgot what's the name of the place we're supposed to go, but lol!
Don't worry you can  NEVER EVER get yourself lost in this game, once you've
reached the said place,  there  will be loads of injured soldiers, Alph and
crew will be shocked at the state of things.

Cecille will of course offer her help to the ailing soliders,  but  alas it
didn't  turned out that well since one soldier  mistook her  for  a monster
(A+, soldier) and started running amok  while  screaming  something about a
bright, white light (Vanessa comes to mind? No.)

Kingston arrives and started parting words of wisdom to you,  soon TGC will
be renamed to "The Witch Busters" Leon objects and Heath  suggested an even
more annoying name "The Fatal Hounds..." nice.

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; I don't pay attention to this.                               |
 | o Shop; NEW STUFF!.                                                    |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; not now.                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Go shopping now! There's new stuff available

   MAY I HAVE WAFFLE & CHEESE PLEASE?:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | WEAPON:                                                                |
 | Liuyedao for Alph (verified*)                                          |
 | 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).          |
 |                                                                        |
 | *Jimmy Salim has verified that Liuyedao is indeed Mandarin.            |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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.

Heath will propose a challenge to Alph, get ready!

                +-----------------------------------------+
                |    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
####

I was level 8, Heath was 10,  I'm not sure if this is  pre-determined?  Can
anyone verify?

Anyway...

Alph's Rifle won't hit for much, so save your MP for later, take note  that
Heath's attack is 2 panels forward (or something like that), so it's always
good  to  stay  a  couple  of  tiles away from him, whenever you are low on
health, JUST RUN TO A CORNER 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.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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, talk about sour
grapes.

You will be given directions to go seek out Nikolai... Also, Flash Drive is
now  available to a couple of characters. Nothing fancy. The animations are
weak, *dun dun dun* *drum rolls*... lazy developers.

...........................................................................

   ########################
   CHAPTER 6: REUNION [RE#]
   ########################

 "BING! BING! BING!" - Nikolai

You'll arrive at  "Port Town Ridget"  Cecille  will mention of how peaceful
the  town  is,  Leon  will talk about burning ashes reduced to something...
which I beg your freakin' pardon Leon; what the effin' hell are you talking
about?

He  also further adds that he once bathed with Cecille when they were kids,
._. tsk! That's out of topic and 50 shades of wrong.

Alph  and  crew soon discovered  that  everything is in shambles all around
seems like  the  Witch of Immolation  was  here  to razed everything to the
ground,  Cecille then offered her help,  but no one was hurt,  the civilian
also adds that someone  came  long  and cast healing magics... (it must  be
Lucia?).

This  Chapter  is  also  where  you'll be introduced to Saki, pretty much a
character of  speed she also came coupled with some of the crappiest skills
I've  ever  laid my eyes on. And who the Hell voiced her? She sounds like a
freakin' robot...

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; speak with your party members if you want.                   |
 | o Shop; NEW STUFF!.                                                    |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; not now.                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Go shopping now! There's new stuff available.

   KEEP 10% OF YOUR MONTHLY PAYCHECK!:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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.                                                  |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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 does not allow you to remove your
weapon. Save your game if you want. Then choose to advance the story.

You'll be on  board  a ship and will soon be greeted by a girl with a mush-
room  hat, after much talking she introduced herself as Mel, yeah! A Witch,
a Torrent Witch (Water).

More talking... And then you'll be drawn into a battle.

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |         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       |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####

First thing first,  it's always best to deal with the Hikopins.  Characters
like Leon (with Fire affinity) will take extra damage from Water Spells, so
keep  an  eye out,  have Cecille heal whenever necessary but  keep her at a
distance as well, she does not deal with magic attacks very well.

What I did was to have Leon use Charge ASAP, and then send him to the front
line  to  deal  with  all of the Hikopins, of course with Cecille's healing
POWERZ~!

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

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
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.

Umm...  I never really use Theo, and Nikolai was there buffing everyone up.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

Mel will cry and blab on about  "Fated Kinship" and  "Rym," it got Alph all
pissed off not knowing what  the hell is a Rym?!  Lucia  will come to Mel's
aid and they will both teleport themselves out of the ship.

...........................................................................

   ##############################
   CHAPTER 7: THE INFORMANT [TI#]
   ##############################

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

Imagine  this:  You're  trapped  in  a  burning  building and all exits got
blocked out, right next to you is Nikolai who sounds like an annoying prick
with  an  extremely high-pitch voice screaming "HELP!" "HELP!" "BING! BING!
BING!"  non-stop.  Behind  you  is Saki who keeps on wimpering "we're gonna
die" over and over in a dreadful, monotonous yet very robotic tone, NOW TOP
THE  ICING  with  the  sweltering heat. You've lost all hope to survive, in
your final moment what will you do? E-mail me your answer.

And... WHO THE FREAKIN' HELL VOICED ALL THESE CHARACTERS?!?! UGH!... *ahem*

Anyway...


Theo will immediately notice an argument going on, someone was denied entry
to access the  "Holy Capital" due to the Witches recent antics; the capital
was placed under Martial Law.

Cecille will  recognize the person as Nikolai  (a new addition to your ever
growing party).  After  much talking,  Nikolai will  mention  something the
Witches and then everyone got hungry and decides to hit the local pub.

#############
ABOUT NIKOLAI
#############

Nikolai is a long-range character, he's like Theo albeit much, much  better
and he's the master of Support Magic. I'll have you know that I dumped Theo
and have Nikolai replace him.

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; your call.                                                   |
 | o Shop; NEW STUFF!.                                                    |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; not now.                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Go shopping now! There's new stuff available.

   THERE'S ONE FOR EVERYONE; I THINK SO:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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."                                    |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Well, they never eat they TALK.

And then Nikolai sensed a Witch.

And then you'll 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.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

Vanessa will be pissed that she lost to a bunch  of kids,  and  proceeds to
perform some kind of magic on Alph,  but Theo blocked the  attack and  took
the hit  for his brother,  very brave indeed  I wouldn't  even think  twice
about running away haha. ;D

Some interesting dialogues and  Vanessa will go away,  but  this is not the
last you'll see of her.

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

#######
A+ SAKI
#######

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

...........................................................................

   ##################################
   CHAPTER 8: THE METAMORPHOSIS [ME#]
   ##################################

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

You'll find yourself in the  mining town of I-forgot-what's-the-name-and-I-
couldn't-be-bothered-to-go-and-check/confirm/verify. Just know that  it's a
mining town, Leon and Theo will talk about food and a civilian will  pop up
and ask who you people are...

Theo will then feel sickly from the after-effect of Nogila Megila.

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; ...                                                          |
 | o Shop; NEW STUFF!.                                                    |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; not now.                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Go shopping now!  There's  new  stuff available. Seems like every town have
something new to offer.

   FEELING GENEROUS?:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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 characters |
 | and Magic+ stuff for Cecille.                                          |
 |                                                                        |
 | ITEMS:                                                                 |
 | VitaMints ALWAYS.                                                      |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Now choose to advance the story.

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

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |      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 Cerberuses, 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 offer.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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!

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

The  villagers  will  go against your crew, the only way to get around this
is to get out of town. Smart move.

...........................................................................

##############
REGARDING LEON
##############

Now is the time to go  and level up Leon,  he will leave your party  FOR  A
WHILE  and it hurts my heart that I didn't level him up enough, and he came
back with the level that he left your party with.  Not  that he's  weak  in
general but it seems a little unbalanced.

   ############################
   CHAPTER 9: FURNACE GOD [FG#]
   ############################

  "Facial Mounds? -_-;" - Godor

Supposedly there's a Lapistier here in this town that people referred to as
God! A civilian will pop up and tell you more about it. The "God" was  used
to make weapons.

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; try talking to Cecille                                       |
 | o Shop; NEW STUFF!.                                                    |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; not now.                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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!

Verified: 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!

   ARE YOU COMING WITH ME?:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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.                                                 |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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.

You will meet your good friend  Nogila Vanessa Megila,  after  much talking
you will be drawn into a brawl.

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |        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
will HURT you.  My strategy for this map is:  Leon = Charge + X-Slash  he's
able to solo this map seriously, and 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.

It's not all that hard, if you take your time and plan everything out. Well
if succumbed to Vanessa and lose  (ha! SHAME ON YOU),  there's always a 2nd
chance (TRY AGAIN).

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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 the Church made up!

"???" will appear to stop Vanessa in her track, seems like the Wtiches have
internal issues?

Vanessa will then "yoink" the  Fire Lapistier  and vanish! Now it's time to
uncurse Theo!

...........................................................................

   ######################
   CHAPTER 10: WIND [WI#]
   ######################

"I had a nice loooooong nap!" - Vivi

We're on the way to the Witches' Hideout, coveniently named "Witch Village"
you'll be required to get something deep in the forest first though.

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; ...                                                          |
 | o Shop; NOT AVAILABLE!.                                                |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; choose this.                                      |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Advance the story.

Cecille will be super extra reluctant.

You'll be introduced to Vivi,  a lazy,  sleepy Witch that just takes life a
little too easy;  Lucia  will  mention something about the "Cronos Gem" but
before you could have it, Vivi suggested a game of tag.

#####################
THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT
#####################

Go ahead and  dispatch those Hikopins,  they're in the way.  BUT DON'T EVER
KILL VIVI or it's game over for you.

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |          BATTLE 10 - CATCH THE WIND           |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |               PTY: YOUR CHOICE                |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |             LVL: NOT APPLICABLE               |
              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |       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                     |
              +-----------------------------------------------+

##############################
IT'S NOT EVEN A MATTER OF LUCK
##############################

Use Saki,  and another fast-moving character to catch Vivi.  Also Vivi will
tend to run into a corner so just send everyone after her you'll eventually
trap her.

################
GAME'S OVER VIVI
################

Vivi  will  pass  you  the "Chronos Gem" Rejoice! The Lapistier is actually
meant  to save the planet?  Are you confused?  Yeah  the Witches aren't the
bad guys, I WAS SO SHOCKED, DAMN? *SARCASM*

##########
NEW FORMAT
##########

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  pretty
much all villian in this game are insignificant except for ... and ...

Fast forward! The two oafs are here to take Theo away for experiments! What
the  hell  is the Church up to?

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |         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.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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."

...........................................................................

   ##############################
   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!

              +-----------------------------------------------+
              |       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're inflicted with the poison status) 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.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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.

I recommend you level up your party a little if they're in their early 20s.
Use your best judgment.

...........................................................................

   #############################
   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...  Chances  are you'll encounter one WHICH
WILL happen to be muching on a "D. Geocide"

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
ensue.

######################
MEL OR VIVI? YOUR CALL
######################

I replaced Vivi with Mel cause Mel is a potent healer and will prove useful
you're  given  8 units to deploy whoever 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 Triheads, 3 Gigas, 2 Salamands, 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) Mel,  Cecille  and Lucia 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.

You will figure this out and overcome this battle in no time.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

Alph  will  reprimand Lucia and she will apologize, the  "Draconic Geocide"
will be in your hands.

You'll meet  Master Papa who will ask his apprentice  Pollon Pollon to turn
the rock into a charm to  "contain"  Theo's curse,  but  Theo will still be
able to unleash his dragon powers at will (which still sucks anyway).

Theo will change class to "Rym Guardian."

Also, you will now be able to to imbue or "add effects" to your equipments,
someone on  GameFAQs.com  has already submitted a FAQ on it, so go check it
out. And Wi-Fi is now accessible.

Vanessa  will make a ruckus the next morning,  and  your team decides to go
after her.

###############
REGARDING WI-FI
###############

I  Wi-Fi this game with a friend of mine about a couple of weeks ago and it
super-duper  sucks  elephant's  trunk it's slow, stupid, ridiculous and has
a  time limit?  What gives?  I suggest you stay off Wi-Fi and play the game
normally.

#########
LEVEL UP!
#########

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...

I've  already warned ya! So don't come bitching at the forums and scream at
everyone about how the next Chapter sucks so bad. :)

...........................................................................

   #######################
   CHAPTER 14: TABOO [TA#]
   #######################

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

Everything is in a mess, no time to mourn it's time to fight the Witch from
Hell!

              +------------------------------------------------+
              |          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 all upset and annoyed, I did warned
you before about leveling up right? Here are some pointers:

 o Level up (at least to mid 30s)
 o Stock up on VitaMints, as many as you possibly can
 o Spread out, but also remember to dish out the attacks
 o Heal whenever necessary; don't be afraid

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 it can be done.

When  you get  the chance  to use Leon,  same  formula  applies  "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, I repeat:

 o Send Leon and Mavi to the front
 o Alph, Theo and Nikolai back up from afar
 o Cecille, Mel and Lucia heal non-stop
 o 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.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

The  Wind Lapistier will calm itself down,  Kingston will soon appear  with
"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...

              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |         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... uhh... easier? Best of luck! *haha*

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

Kingston  will  ask  Iris  to activate "Hyper Mode" Iris will then activate
said mode,  Vanessa will then urge everyone to run to her,  V's magic  will
get  everyone out of that place to a nearby  town called  "Madrasta"  after
much talking V will disappear.

Save your progress on the World Map

...........................................................................

   ##############################
   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's, Alph will cue
the crew to take a break, you will get the...

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; ...                                                          |
 | o Shop; Upgrade your equipments.                                       |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; not now.                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Visit  the  shop. I only buy equipments for my 8 MOST used Characters, this
way  you won't be wasting too 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 dungeon.

   NO MORE SHOP PLEASE!:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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!        |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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!
Heath will calm everyone down,  the crew will approach him,  Heath'll  then
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!

                +-----------------------------------------+
                |   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:

 o VitaMints/Tonic.
 o Rifle or Magnum.

The  moment  you  get  hit,  just  use VitaMint Heath will attack you first
followed 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 also try to stay as far away as you can (yah! I know I  repeat
this like many, many times).

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

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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.

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.
Very disturbing.

You  will  escape after much  talking,  you  will  be  introudced  to a new
character --  Kai!  Now  is  the time  to  level up Leon as much as you can
Cause he will be leaving your party. Or better yet, level up your preferred
party of 8.

...........................................................................

   #################################
   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!

              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |               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  (if you chose to
bring the monk's health down  instead of completely killing them)  and this
map will finish.  Don't  forget to  keep healing  and  use  VitaMints/Tonic
whenever necessary.

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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 on ahead and carry
out your mission with the Witches.

Everyone will knock some sense into Alph! It's time to find Lucia.

...........................................................................

   ####################################
   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! Iris! Lucia's insist that she can fight
alone! D:

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.

   PREPARATION SCREEN:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | o Action; ...                                                          |
 | o Shop; Check out the store.                                           |
 | o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc.                           |
 | o Advance The Story; later...                                          |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

   SOME MORE NEW STUFF:
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
 | 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...                                        |
 o------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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...

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
slots? Can anyone verify please?

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

              +-------------------------------------------------+
              |         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.

You  may want to have your Alph cast "RymShld" on Lucia to protect her from
suffering any damage for three turns... Ok JUST BLOODY CAST IT 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.

Leveling up prior to this fight also helps tremendously!

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

You'll head back to  "Lethe Forest"  to bring  Mother Lapistier back to the
Witch Village...

This is not the last you'll see of Iris.

...........................................................................

   #################################
   CHAPTER 18: LIKE, AN ANGEL? [LA#]
   #################################

   "Shiiinnyyy, Shiinnnnyyy" - Vivi

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.

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. Wow...

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.

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

You'll then 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...

              +------------------------------------------------------+
              |              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! Allow me to demostrate:

                                    ME
                                 ME :( ME
                                    ME

                                   :O :)

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

#########
AFTERMATH
#########

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?!

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!

<HOLY ZEHAAL!>
Oh! My keyboard's capslock was screwed hence is why everything is in  upper
case, I didn't said this before right? I'm kind of lazy to bring everything
to  their  right  "case" just pretend I'm not yelling k. It's not like  I'm
worked  up  over  something  like darkness controls destiny, the developers
sure have a weird sense of humor.

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LEVEL UP, LEVEL UP!
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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."

CECILLE IS A GODDESS NOW!

This is intentional, not due to capslock issue k.

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   CHAPTER 19: ALTAR OF SOULS [AO#]
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 "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 ALL OF YOUR DAMN MOUTH!

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

You'll meet Iris here A.K.A. a fight is inevitable.

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