Ghost of the Past

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Ghost of the Past was a Daily Mission on Jarilo-VI.

The mission was located in three different locations at random: Backwater Pass, Rivet Town, or the Corridor of Fading Echoes.

Steps

Solve the Fragmentum echoes' predicaments and release them from their problems

Dialogue

Leisurely Senior Version

First Time

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The leisurely senior wants to fix his phone...

Backwater Pass

(Talk to Senior at Leisure)

Senior at Leisure: Oh? It's rare to see someone walking down this street.

It's rare to see someone walking down this street.

Senior at Leisure: Oho, then you must be a regular to this commercial street, too.

Senior at Leisure: I take my strolls around here, but I've never seen you before.

Aren't you scared?

Senior at Leisure: Haha, it's just a small commercial street. What's there to be scared about?

It's dangerous to be in the Fragmentum!

Senior at Leisure: Fragmentum? I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll be careful. Thank you, kid.

What a stubborn old man.

Senior at Leisure: Haha, I'll head back early if you insist.

Senior at Leisure: I may look old and useless now, but I once fought on the battlefield with Madam Alisa... Nothing will faze me.

Senior at Leisure: Besides, I'm old now. I don't get surprised anymore.

Senior at Leisure: Hmm, I do have a gadget with me from before the war. It can help us talk to people across the skies and memorialize your surroundings in images. Pity it's broken now, and no one knows how to fix it anymore...

Senior at Leisure: Kiddo, what you have in your hand looks similar to my gadget — Can I please ask you to give a good look at this thing?

Of course.

Senior at Leisure: Thank you, kid. I hope this won't take a lot of your time.

(Solve Magflow Link puzzle)

Senior at Leisure: Ohoho... Amazing! I didn't think my old bones would live to see this light up again... This old one will show you my treasure as a reward.

The old man's wrinkled fingers shake as they glide over the display, calling up a program that seems to be an album.

All the images in the album show a loving young couple and an adorable child. The only differences between the images are composition and people's pose.

Senior at Leisure: Look, kid. This is my family, and this is my wife... That was the happiest period of my life.

Senior at Leisure: But my wife left me early... My son thought I was a bother in my old age and went off to work somewhere else.

What do you mean, your wife left you?

Senior at Leisure: You know about the Eternal Freeze, right? She got sick from the cold and didn't make it through.

Are you still in contact with your son?

Senior at Leisure: At first, I couldn't find him at all. Then I got his contact number from a relative and got back in touch, haha.

Senior at Leisure: My son had wanted to become a judge, but these are bad times — He had to settle with a position in Belobog's heating system and make a living that way.

Senior at Leisure: I periodically get letters from the Bank of Belobog... Those seem to be money sent to me by my son, hahaha.

He's a good son.

Senior at Leisure: Yes, a good son...

Has he ever considered moving back here to live with you?

Senior at Leisure: *sigh* Honestly, instead of receiving money, I did dream about living with him. That might be better for me, but it will affect his job, so I didn't push for it.

Senior at Leisure: ...Let's stop here. I'm sorry for taking so much of your time. I must thank you for fixing this gadget.

Senior at Leisure: Thank you, kid... Thank you.

You're welcome. Please take care.

Senior at Leisure: Ah! Wait. Kid...

Senior at Leisure: I want to ask... Are you going to be here every day at this time?

...Yes, I will.

...No, I won't.

Senior at Leisure: Hahaha, I see...

Senior at Leisure: Take care of yourself as well.

As you turn to leave, you try to get one last look at the old man, but he is already nowhere to be found.

Subsequent Times

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The leisurely senior wants to fix his phone...

Backwater Pass

(Talk to Senior at Leisure): Senior at Leisure: Oh? Wait, kid. You're holding...; Senior at Leisure: I have a similar gadget with me from before the war. It can help us talk to people across the skies and memorialize your surroundings in images. Pity it's broken now, and no one knows how to fix it anymore...; Senior at Leisure: Kiddo, what you have in your hand looks similar to my gadget — Can I please ask you to give a good look at this thing?; Of course.; Senior at Leisure: Thank you, kid. I hope this won't take a lot of your time.

(Solve Magflow Link puzzle): Senior at Leisure: Ohoho... Amazing! I didn't think I'd live to see this light up again...; Senior at Leisure: My most precious treasure is kept inside this machine. Thank goodness it's fixed...; Senior at Leisure: Thank you, kid... Thank you.; You're welcome. Please take care.; Senior at Leisure: Hahaha... Take care of yourself as well.; As you turn to leave, you try to get one last look at the old man, but he is already nowhere to be found.

Excited Miner Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The excited miner is waiting for the restaurant to open...

Rivet Town

(Talk to Excited Miner)

Excited Miner: Yo! You're here for a feed too?

Excited Miner: Pity they haven't opened yet. Wanna wait for them together? I'm telling ya, I'm a regular here. Their Spicy Puffy Mushroom is an absolute treasure...

This shop is abandoned.

Excited Miner: Hah? Are you pulling my leg? Aren't the lights still on?

Can Fragmentum echoes eat?

Excited Miner: What's a Fragmentum? What's an echo? I ain't getting whatcha trying to say.

Excited Miner: Whatever, let's just wait. I reckon they're about to open up. I'll be starving if they don't...

(Trailblazer): (Seems like he won't give up unless there's food before his face...)

(Opens select menu to either give Yucky Fried Rice or Diet Fried Rice)

(Upon giving the Excited Miner Diet Fried Rice)

Excited Miner: What, you want me to eat this? This fried rice looks pretty tasty. Did you make it?

Excited Miner: Alright, I'm hungry anyways — It ain't smart to pass up food shoved in front of my face!

Excited Miner: ...

Excited Miner: This fried rice... What did you do with it? It has no flavor! It tastes like mine dust...

(Upon giving the Excited Miner Yucky Fried Rice)

Excited Miner: What, you want me to eat this? This fried rice looks a bit nasty... Just look at this color. Um, you really want me to eat it...?

Excited Miner: W—Wait! Don't shove it in my mouth argh... *cough*

Excited Miner: *cough* What are you doing all of a sudden! Ouch... That almost choked me!

Excited Miner: But this fried rice... It doesn't taste like anything. It ain't as bad as it looks, but it feels like eating mine dust...

I told you that you can't eat.

Do you see the problem now?

Excited Miner: Did something happen to my tongue? What's going on? I don't get it...

You have lost the physical body forever.

You've turned into a ghost...

Excited Miner: So... I'm dead?

Excited Miner: Then how come I can still talk to you? Are you also...

You're just a creation emulated by the Fragmentum.

That's a bit rude...

Excited Miner: Yeah, alright. I don't really get what's this Fragmentum thing you talk about, but I think I understand...

Excited Miner: So... I can't eat tasty food anymore? That's really sad...

The man before you show [sic] a lonely expression before dissolving back into the Fragmentum soil like a collapsing sand castle.

Nervous Man Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The nervous man seems to be plotting something...

Rivet Town

(Talk to Nervous Man)

The man before you seems rather awkward. His expression is unsettled and nervous. His eyes dart everywhere, yet always return to your bulging pockets.

You soon realize this man is probably a thief. You feel upset, but also a bit sorry for him — He probably has no idea what items you are carrying.

Nervous Man: ...Hey! (Boy/Girl), what are you looking at? Nothing to see here!

I'm looking at you being suspicious.

Nervous Man: Huh? Suspicious? You're just looking down on me! You just think I look like a thief...

Nervous Man: ...Tch, slip of the tongue.

I'm looking at you being handsome.

Nervous Man: Y—You dare mock me? You just think I look like a thief...

Nervous Man: ...Tch, slip of the tongue.

I just want to look at you. What about it?

Nervous Man: Y-You're taunting me!? I wanted to swipe something quick then sneak away... But now I have to get tough with you.

Nervous Man: Come with me, friends! Don't let this one report us to the Guards!

(Enter battle against Automaton Beetle ×1, Vagrant ×2, Automaton Spider ×1)

(After winning the battle)

Nervous Man: *cough*... I just wanted to get some money to keep myself fed, but now I'm all beaten up... (Sir/Ma'am), you're really violent!

If you want money, go find a proper job.

Nervous Man: A proper job... Heh. Easier said than done.

Nervous Man: Belobog just finished fighting the war, and the outside is all snow and blizzard... It's so tough to earn money.

Nervous Man: I have no other way! It would have been okay if I just needed to look after myself, but I ran away from home and now feel bad for my Dad... I need to repay him somehow.

Nervous Man: But what you say is right. I should find a proper job. I used to think stealing would make a quick buck, but it's like walking on a tightrope on top of Qlipoth Fort... I'll end up falling to my doom sooner or later.

Ran away from home?

Nervous Man: Yeah. I was young, and was convinced I could get a great job under the Minister of Justice, but my Dad disagreed. Then... Then we fought and didn't speak to each other again.

Nervous Man: Then I realized Dad was right — I'm never gonna be good enough for that kind of jobs. But I can't just starve, can I? So I begged and asked everyone to give me a job...

Nervous Man: But the world is way too hard. I couldn't find a suitable job at all... So, I had to become a thief. I mail my Dad some money every month under the pretense of working for Belobog's heating system.

Nervous Man: I did feel bad at first, and I felt it was dishonorable to be a thief. But I had bills to pay and I got used to this life... *sigh*.

You can't lie forever.

Nervous Man: You are right. I can't continue like this anymore — If my Dad ever finds out, I would never be able to face him again.

Leave the past behind and start over.

Nervous Man: Definitely! I can't continue like this anymore — If my Dad ever finds out, I would never be able to face him again.

(Mission completed)

Then leave the past behind and start over.

Nervous Man: Definitely! I can't continue like this anymore — If my Dad ever finds out, I would never be able to face him again.

(Mission completed)

You have the guts to try justifying your actions?

Nervous Man: I—I didn't say anything! I won't... I won't do it again! I promise! I'll go get a proper job, I'll never steal or rob or lie ever again...

The man before you lowers his head in defeat, and starts to sob in anger and frustration.

After a while, the hoarse sobbing dissipates together with the man's form.

Dying Guard Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The dying Silvermane Guard wants to say something...

Corridor of Fading Echoes

(Talk to Dying Silvermane Guard)

Dying Silvermane Guard: Ahh... Who is there? Is it you, captain?

Dying Silvermane Guard: I can't see anything... Is my helmet covered with something?

Dying Silvermane Guard: Where... are my legs? I can't feel... *barfs*...

A guard leans against the wall, looking as if her time had come. If the Fragmentum can replicate scents, then you should have smelt the thick tang of iron after that wretched barf.

Stop talking! Hang in there!

Dying Silvermane Guard: Captain... I... I know my time has come...

Dying Silvermane Guard: Can you tell me... How was I on the battlefield?

You were brave.

Dying Silvermane Guard: Brave... My father and... mother... will they be proud of me?

Dying Silvermane Guard: I'll never know... I can't... go back now...

Don't be silly. You will be fine!

Dying Silvermane Guard: Haha... Another joke of yours...

Dying Silvermane Guard: I... I can't...

(Look at her in silence.)

Dying Silvermane Guard: Captain... captain...

Dying Silvermane Guard: Voice... I can't hear your voice... Where are you?

Dying Silvermane Guard: I... can't hold on anymore...

Dying Silvermane Guard: I... I'm sorry...

The poor guard stops making a sound. You gently place her body into a sitting position and put her battle-hardened spear into her arms, trying to give her a respectable funeral worthy of a warrior.

You salute her in the most ceremonial way you know. As if in response to you, her body, made by the Fragmentum, shatters and returns to dust in an instant.

Cheerful Guard Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The cheerful Silvermane Guard seems to be concerned about his duties...

Corridor of Fading Echoes

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: The casualty figures are discouraging. If only we could invent something to reduce the casualty rate...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Hello, soldier! I'm looking for inspiration for a new invention. I'm sorry I didn't notice you earlier.

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: So... What's the matter? If it is not too urgent, please submit a written report to my deputy and say it's for Richard Balakin.

(Submit Life Transmitter ×1)

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Oh, are these your design blueprints? Mind if I have a look, soldier?

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: ...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Is this thing called... Life Transmitter? What an amazing invention...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: With this, the survival rate for emergency treatments on the battlefield could be doubled. And it would also be used in field hospitals...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Nice! Soldier, you have done us a great service!

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: It shouldn't be difficult to build it from your blueprints. If we succeed, you will be a hero to the Guards! Hahaha...

(Submit Simple Protective Gear ×1)

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Oh, are these your design blueprints? Mind if I have a look, soldier?

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: ...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Is this thing called... Simple Protective Gear? Hmm, not bad...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Your idea is good, but... this gear doesn't seem to be as protective as our current uniform. And if we wear it outside the uniform, it may restrict our movement.

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Hmm... Anyway, I'll keep thinking along these lines. Thank you for your valuable advice, soldier.

(Submit Camo Paint ×1)

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Oh, are these your design blueprints? Mind if I have a look, soldier?

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: ...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Is this thing called... Camo Paint? Haha, interesting...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: So, you're saying that if we are covered with this stuff, the monsters won't be able to see us, right? Interesting stuff, but we don't know for sure if the monsters are using their sight to locate enemies...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: But I personally think it's a very interesting invention, and I will follow your line of thinking and see if it can be made... Thank you for your valuable advice, soldier!

(Submit Healing Spray ×1)

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Oh, are these your design blueprints? Mind if I have a look, soldier?

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: ...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Is this thing called... Healing Spray? What an incredible idea...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: With this, our wounds can be quickly taken care of on the battlefield, and it's also safer than our previous methods...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: It's just... the materials mentioned in your blueprints seem to be hard to come by. But if you do manage to make it, then all of the Guards will remember your name! Ahahaha...

(Submit High-Tech Protective Gear ×1)

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Oh, are these your design blueprints? Mind if I have a look, soldier?

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: ...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: Is this thing called... High-Tech Protective Gear? What an astounding idea...

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: As far as I can tell, the protection offered by this gear is much higher than our current uniform... Maybe twice as much!

Cheerful Silvermane Guard: It's just... the materials mentioned in your blueprints seem to be hard to come by. But if you do manage to make it, then all of the Guards will remember your name! Ahahaha...

The guard standing in front of you laughs as if he had found a great treasure. You fancy you can see his excitement even under his full-face iron helmet.

As he thinks about how to materialize the plans in the blueprints, he paces towards the depths of the Corridor of Fading Echoes until the traces of his appearance completely dissipate — As if he had never been here.

Stern Guard Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The stern Silvermane Guard mistook you for a thief...

Backwater Pass

(Talk to Stern Silvermane Guard)

Stern Silvermane Guard: You! That's right, you! Don't you run away this time!

Who are you?

Stern Silvermane Guard: You pretending to be dumb? Everyone knows you've been stealing things left and right!

What is this? Are you trying to start a fight?

Stern Silvermane Guard: You've got guts, little thief! Not only do you steal all day, you're also trying to resist arrest?

Stop. Just stop...

Stern Silvermane Guard: What are you talking about? Theft isn't a serious crime. I won't go tough on you if you don't resist arrest.

(Both dialogue options will lead to the following response)

I don't know what you're talking about.

I didn't steal anything. You've got the wrong person.

Stern Silvermane Guard: Alright, enough yapping. Just give it up already! I'm telling you, if you admit to your crimes, the Minister of Justice may even let you go!

Stern Silvermane Guard: But if you insist on resisting arrest... then I may have to go tough on you!

(Enter battle against Silvermane Gunner ×2, Silvermane Cannoneer ×1, Silvermane Soldier ×1)

(After winning the battle)

Stern Silvermane Guard: How can it be...!? I—I need to call for support...

I told you, you've got the wrong person.

Stern Silvermane Guard: No way! You're the only one on the road. Who else would it be...

Where are you going to get other Guards in the Fragmentum?

Stern Silvermane Guard: What? Fragmentum? What are you talking about...

Stern Silvermane Guard: Wait. Are you saying...

You're trapped in the past.

Stern Silvermane Guard: I — How? What do you mean, trapped in the past?

Put it simply... You are now a ghost.

This is the Belobog of the past.

Stern Silvermane Guard: This is the Belobog of the past? You mean, you're from the future? No, that's not right...

You're now merely an echo in the Fragmentum.

Stern Silvermane Guard: I — But how? What Fragmentum? What echo?

Stern Silvermane Guard: Are you saying that I... I'm dead?

You can think of it that way, yes.

(Remain Silent)

Stern Silvermane Guard: ...Please say something. Is that true?

Stern Silvermane Guard: That's... That can't be real...

Stern Silvermane Guard: What about my brothers-in-arms? Boss Goethe? Madam Alisa? There's no way Madam Alisa would be dead!

Stern Silvermane Guard: She... She led us to victory against the monsters from the sky! Even the monsters couldn't hurt her... How could she die?

Stern Silvermane Guard: And if everyone is dead... If the people I swore to protect are all gone... Then why am I still protecting this street?

As the Guard mutters to himself, he gradually turns to dust and dissipates into the empty Fragmentum.

Nervous Guard Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The nervous Silvermane Guard wants to repair the Barrier Generator...

Corridor of Fading Echoes

(Talk to Nervous Silvermane Guard)

Nervous Silvermane Guard: Ahh... Excuse me, could you help me fix this Barrier Generator?

Nervous Silvermane Guard: I can't turn it on... There seems to be a problem with the wiring... But I don't know how to fix it...

Nervous Silvermane Guard: I... only came to the front lines yesterday. I still don't know much about the Barrier Launcher... Can you please take a look at it?

Nervous Silvermane Guard: I heard that a large number of monsters are approaching here... If we can't fix it, we're all going to die!

Let me have a look.

Nervous Silvermane Guard: Th–thank you!

(Solve Magflow Link puzzle): Nervous Silvermane Guard: Ahh... It's fixed! Thank you so much!; Nervous Silvermane Guard: The Barrier is activated... It can at least fend off those monsters for a while! I have to evacuate the civilians... You look after yourself. We can't have good folks like you die!; Nervous Silvermane Guard: May Belobog stand forever! May the Supreme Guardian live forever!; The ill-at-ease recruit gives you a bow of thanks despite his shaking body, then rushes towards the depths of the fort. You watch from a distance as his skinny form dissolves into broken light in the freezing Fragmentum.

Crying Kid Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The crying kid got lost when traveling with his parents...

Backwater Pass

(Talk to Crying Kid)

Crying Kid: *sob*... *sniffle*...

Crying Kid: Mom, Dad... Where did you go...

What's wrong?

Crying Kid: *sob*... I'm waiting for my Mom and Dad...

It's very dangerous here. You should head home.

Crying Kid: *sob*... But... Mom and Dad aren't back yet...

Crying Kid: Mom and Dad said they'll just be gone for a little bit... They'll be back in a flash...

Crying Kid: They said... I should be a good kid and wait for them here... But they're still not back...

Crying Kid: Don't Mom and Dad... want me anymore...?

Your Mom and Dad aren't around anymore.

Crying Kid: Aren't around... What does that mean?

You... don't belong to this world anymore.

You're... stuck in the past.

Crying Kid: What does that mean...?

Crying Kid: I don't get it... I just started grade school. I don't understand a lot of things...

Crying Kid: Did my Mom and Dad... throw me away?

Crying Kid: No... No! I'm scared!

The child before you starts to wail. As you bend down and try to pat her head in comfort, you see your fingers go through her small figure.

Then, this tiny echo trapped in the Fragmentum scatters into particles of light and disappears.

I saw them. They said...

Crying Kid: You saw my Mom and Dad? What did they say?

They'll be back soon. Just wait right here.

Crying Kid: *sob* O-Okay...

Crying Kid: I'll... I'll stay here. I won't go anywhere...

The child before you starts to wail. As you bend down and try to pat her head in comfort, you see your fingers go through her small figure.

Then, this tiny echo trapped in the Fragmentum scatters into particles of light and disappears.

They're waiting for you at the entrance of the shopping street.

Crying Kid: *sob* O-Okay...

Crying Kid: I—I'll go find Mom and Dad! Thank you!

The child before you wipes her tears away and runs toward the direction you pointed to as if her parents are indeed waiting for her, as if these foregone streets sculpted by the Fragmentum indeed still exist.

You watch as this tiny echo trapped in the Fragmentum dives between the alleyways, then fades into scattered particles of light.

Outgoing Kid Version

Mission Description

Some Silvermane Guard patrols spotted illusory echoes in the Fragmentum who are stuck inside due to unfinished businesses. Help them.
The outgoing kid wants to take a photo of themself as a souvenir...

Rivet Town

(Talk to Outgoing Kid)

Outgoing Kid: Hello! C–Can you take a picture of me?

Are you talking to me?

Outgoing Kid: Yep. There's no one else around.

Sure. Why though?

Outgoing Kid: It's actually my birthday today! Miss Natasha wants to take a photo of me and mail it to my Mom and Dad, so they can see how much I've grown!

Outgoing Kid: But I can't find Miss Natasha at all... Then you passed by and I thought maybe I can ask you, hehe.

Well, do a pose then. Here I go~

Outgoing Kid: Yay! Thank you!

(Tap/Press/Click) the function button below to take a picture with the Camera

(Talk to Outgoing Kid)

Outgoing Kid: Did you take it? Let me see!

Outgoing Kid: ...Huh? Why is there nothing in this picture?

Probably because you’re only an echo of the Fragmentum.

Outgoing Kid: Fragmentum... Is that the very dangerous place the adults talk about?

Outgoing Kid: Did I... become a Fragmentum monster?

Yes.

No, you are more like a ghost.

Outgoing Kid: Oh! I get it.

Outgoing Kid: But I should still show up in the photographs.

Outgoing Kid: Mmm, it's probably not because of your photography skills... I'll ask someone else to take one for me!

It’s because of my bad photography skills. Sorry...

Outgoing Kid: Hehe, it's okay! I'll just ask someone else to take one for me!

Outgoing Kid: Thank you anyways!

This nice and polite child puts on a bright smile as their figure radiates a dim light, then disappears from the streets constructed by the Fragmentum.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Ghost of the Past
Chinese (Simplified)	过去之灵
Chinese (Traditional)	過去之靈
Japanese	過去の霊
Korean	과거의 영혼
Spanish	Un fantasma del pasado
French	Fantôme du passé
Russian	Призрак прошлого
Thai	วิญญาณจากอดีต
Vietnamese	Linh Hồn Xưa Cũ
German	Geist aus der Vergangenheit
Indonesian	Hantu dari Masa Lalu
Portuguese	Fantasma do Passado

Change History

Released in Version 1.1

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Version 3.0

Ghost of the Past was removed.

Version 1.1

Ghost of the Past was released.