Omen in the Trees
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"Is it that hard to change our past?"
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Omen in the Trees is the sixth part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Memories are the Prelude to Dreams. It automatically begins after completing The Moment Before My Death.
Steps
- Check the dolls in the area
- Uncover the truth
- Choose a path to proceed on
- Continue to investigate the Dreammaster's schemes
- Find the jigsaw pieces
- Complete the Dream Jigsaw
- Continue to investigate the Dreammaster's schemes
- Choose a path to proceed on
Dialogue
- Dreamflux Reef, Mikhail's will hence flows into tomorrow...
- Firefly: Did they enter that dream bubble?
- Gallagher: That's right. Unfortunately, you won't be able to follow them in so easily, even if you've traveled together as companions.
- Gallagher: That old man can be so stubborn sometimes... He'd rather have the Nameless be the ones to witness his legacy.
- Firefly: No, I think it's quite romantic.
- Firefly: A legacy left in the past will give them the courage to continue walking towards the future. Even if I can't walk alongside them, I'm content in knowing this.
- Gallagher: Hah. You're quite like the Nameless. Awkward, but admirably so.
- Firefly: Maybe we can't walk the same path, but...
- "Contact Doll": Passphrase, passphrase, respond at once: Why does life slumber?
- Firefly: ...?
- Gallagher: Ignore that. Must be some meme. How did it end up here?
- Firefly: Sorry, I want to go check that out real quick. Be right back.
- Gallagher: Oh? So you're into "fluffies" too? You've got taste! Better not wander too far though.
Check the dolls in the area
Mission Description"Why does life slumber?" This is the passphrase for the Stellaron Hunters' current mission. It means the true collaborator is somewhere close.
- (Investigate "Contact Doll")
- "Contact Doll": Passphrase, passphrase, respond at once: Why does life slumber?
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: Because people are afraid to wake up from the dream?
- "Contact Doll": Perfect, identity confirmed. Welcome, Agent Mech Tycoon. Please proceed to the next rendezvous point. Our people will be waiting for you there.
- Firefly: Is this... really necessary?
- "Contact Doll": Gotta stay in character! Follow the instructions, Mech Tycoon!
- (Investigate "Snap-on Doll")
- "Snap-on Doll": Hello, please submit identity verification for Agent Ultra Firepower Instant Star Traveler.[Note 1]
- Firefly: ...Who?
- "Snap-on Doll": "Mech Tycoon" wasn't cool enough, so...
- Sparkle: So Miss Sparkle went ahead and changed it!
- Firefly: Masked Fool, you shouldn't be here.
- Sparkle: Well, someone's been kept in the dark this whole time, completely oblivious to their real buddy standing right in front of them.
- Firefly: ...Buddy?
- Sparkle: Don't tell me you still haven't noticed? That Memokeeper has already stabbed you in the back once!
- Sparkle: No way... Silver Wolf never mentioned me? But she's the one who invited me to team up. The Family's omnipotence in the sweet dream — that was my intel. Now you all are going back on your word?
- Firefly: Your intel...
- Firefly: (With Kafka's Spirit Whisper, my cognition shouldn't be susceptible to distortion. Could things be different now that I'm in a dream?)
- Firefly: Before heading to Penacony, Silver Wolf did tell me to keep an eye out for anyone asking "why does life slumber." But as evidence, that's not enough.
- Sparkle: Oh really? Then what if... you were to die three times in the sweet dream?
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: Then why is this the first time we're comparing notes?
- Sparkle: What else could I do? As a Fool, how could I ever catch up to a Memokeeper in a dream? Every single time, just when I was about to reach you, poof, she'd vanish with you.
- Firefly: Who exactly is Constance?
- Sparkle: She works for the Dreammaster, but she definitely has her own agendas. She secretly made a deal with me.
- Sparkle: She pointed to a nightmare, in which all the Dreammaster's schemes would be carried out.
- Sparkle: I've been looking everywhere for you just to give you this spoiler.
- Firefly: A nightmare... What exactly is in it?
- Sparkle: Tell you straight up? No way. I went through hell and back for this.
- Sparkle: Here's the short version: After you've lived through the best of times, soar toward the sky with all your might. You'll hear insects chirping at the oak's crown.
- Firefly: That's way too cryptic. I can't trust you.
- Sparkle: Please, we're working together. I'm not some lackey. Just because someone else fooled you doesn't mean you get to pin it on me!
- Gallagher: You're back sooner than I thought... Any results?
- Himeko: Yes... And now, it's up to us to forge ahead.
- Firefly: Sorry, I'll catch you later.
- Firefly: But... thanks. At least you brought good news.
- Sparkle: ...Which part was good news?
- Firefly: "The best of times."
- And now, the Dreammaster's plan begins to turn like clockwork... and so too does destiny.
- Black Swan: What does the Dreammaster gain from recreating the Swarm Disaster?
- Aventurine: Hah...
- Aventurine: Reminds me of the good old days during the War of Gods...
- Aventurine: Oh, silly me, I almost forgot — I need to retrieve a certain lost item. Otherwise, there's a lady who won't be too pleased.
- Aventurine: Sorry, but I need to get going.
- The Dahlia: Sorry, but you're not going anywhere.
- The Dahlia: This is the land chosen by Gopher Wood to "meet disaster," but he doesn't want the Swarm to truly surge forth and devour the world.
- The Dahlia: ...The Swarm Disaster will be trapped here, and so will you in your weakened state.
- Aventurine: Unless a kind Memokeeper lends a helping hand, right?
- The Dahlia: But I can't find a reason. So far, there hasn't been a single case of one of the Ten Stonehearts being killed. It's driving me crazy with curiosity!
- Argenti: Glory above all! My friends, in the face of the Omen of Evil, we must stand united more than ever! Allow me to prove our resolve with my spear and pierce through this darkness!
- Aventurine: ...
- Aventurine & The Dahlia: Whose backup is this?
- Argenti: Pardon my late introduction. I am Argenti of the Knights of Beauty, traversing the cosmos to eradicate all that is unsightly in this world.
- Argenti: In the name of Beauty, the One and Only has brought me to this place. Perhaps it is destiny's guidance that led me here. In this dreamscape tainted by the Propagation, I shall uphold the name of Beauty and clear the path for all of you!
- Aventurine: ...Ah, passing knight, you've found just the right person. I am an IPC envoy trapped here. Lend me your aid, for Idrila the Beauty is the most peerless beauty of them all!
- Black Swan: Someone's a quick learner...
- Black Swan: Nothing else to say? This is far too much of a coincidence.
- The Dahlia: What else is there to say? Would this Sir Knight even listen to us try to reason with him?
- The Dahlia: That's the fascinating thing about destiny. Some people are just born lucky. Let them be. We should get moving now.
- Black Swan: ...Where are we going?
- The Dahlia: To find your dance partner, darling. By an unexpected turn of events, the Dreammaster's plan is about to come to fruition, and to deal with him...
- The Dahlia: ...We'll need an Emanator to step in.
- Not long after, in the Moment of Scorchsand, at the end of the sermon...
- Sunday: Since the future of the Stellaron, Penacony, and even the entire Cosmos is at stake, let's draw a conclusion there, in all fairness.
- March 7th: Does that mean he wants to fight us during the Charmony Festival?
- Firefly: I'm afraid so.
- Himeko: Anyway, we can't leave the Stellaron unchecked. This is about Trailblazing a bright future for Penacony and fulfilling the long-cherished wishes of Mikhail and our other predecessors.
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: (After you've lived through the best of times, soar toward the sky with all your might. You'll hear insects chirping at the oak's crown... It's all over now.)
- Firefly: (So that's how it is. Well then, it's time for me to depart.)
- Firefly: They've harnessed the will of an entire planet to create an Aeon... This confrontation is far more complicated than a simple power struggle. To secure Penacony's future, fighting on the stage alone is not enough.
- March 7th: What do you mean? Are you not coming with us...?
- Himeko: I believe Firefly is trying to say that she's heading off to another battle.
- Firefly: Mhmm.
- Firefly: ...Before I left, Destiny's Slave told me that this journey would bring unforgettable rewards. Even though the script he gave me only had a few lines, I couldn't ignore them.
- Firefly: Because one of the lines said... I'll experience "death" three times in the land of the dreams.
- March 7th: Three times!? This can't be serious, right...?
- Firefly: The first time was a painful death when I was stabbed by the blade of "Dormancy," which led to all subsequent events. The script will always come true, but in a way... that will only be revealed when that page is turned.
- Firefly: But the death granted to me by the Planet of Festivities was merciful enough.
- Firefly: For my first death, I chose how it would come and what it would change. For the next two, I want to try my best to achieve the same outcome.
- Himeko: Have you... made up your mind, Firefly?
- Firefly: Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be here.
- Himeko: Thank you again for your assistance for the Astral Express. May we meet again in reality.
- Firefly: Yeah, farewell, everyone. May your Trailblazing expedition never end.
- (Cutscene begins)
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- Firefly: I dreamed of a scorched earth.
- Himeko: Everyone, are you ready?
- Firefly: A new shoot sprouted from the earth.
- Firefly: It bloomed in the morning sun,
- Firefly: and whispered to me...
- Firefly: Like fireflies to a flame... life begets death.
- Firefly: May we meet again in reality.
- (Cutscene ends)
- "After you've lived through the best of times, soar toward the sky with all your might. You'll hear insects chirping at the oak's crown."
- Oak Dream — The Place of Birth, The Place of Death
- Firefly: Is this the place...
- Firefly: ...Where the Dreammaster executes all his schemes?
- "Dreammaster" Gopher Wood (?): Or perhaps, it's the place where he'll find redemption.
- Firefly: ...Dreammaster!?
- "Dreammaster" Gopher Wood (?): No... just one of his "divine laws".
- Firefly: Don't think I'll let my guard down. I know your true nature. Whatever your goal is, I will stop you.
- "Divine Law (III)": No need to be so tense, Miss Firefly. I am but a thought formed from memory. Feel free to strike me if you wish to verify this.
- "Divine Law (III)": But his actions aren't baseless. There's a reason for my presence here.
- Firefly: ...Please continue.
- "Divine Law (III)": Thank you for your openness.
- "Divine Law (III)": I'm equally unaware of the Dreammaster's malicious plans, but he's been waiting for your arrival. That Glamoth Knight he killed with his own hands... through me, he hopes to restore "justice" for her. And you, her friend, are meant to witness it.
- Firefly: ...Justice?
- "Divine Law (III)": Indeed. I'm quite familiar with this place and can guide you. This has its own significance for you, too. Witnessing his confession is tantamount to unveiling his crimes.
- Firefly: I don't need your guidance to get this done.
- "Divine Law (III)": But you need someone to decipher the truth. Force alone won't solve anything.
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: It's not like you'll stop here if I refuse. Lead the way, but I'll be keeping my eye on you.
Uncover the truth
- Mission DescriptionThe Dream of Gnawing Oak, the place where the Dreammaster executes all his schemes... Of course, the words of the laws can't be taken at face value. Since I've ended up here by a twist of fate, I'll see if I can find more clues about the Dreammaster.
- Firefly: What is this place?
- "Divine Law (III)": Oak Manor, once part of the Dewlight Pavilion. Before becoming the Dreammaster, he used to hold family councils here, but it's been abandoned for years now, sinking into the Primordial Memory Zone.
- (Activate Crank to create a path)
- Firefly: Is that...
- "Divine Law (III)": I'm afraid it's... pain.
- (Approach the marked location)
- Firefly: Did Oak Manor always have decor like this?
- "Divine Law (III)": After taking over the sweet dream, he never turned away any sincere dream seekers, even if they were shady characters.
- "Divine Law (III)": Walking along the Harmony, he firmly believed that even villains could be transformed by Xipe's benevolence. To show mercy, act with justice, and walk with humility.
- Firefly: It seems his wishes didn't come true.
- "Divine Law (III)": Indeed, those villains never learned their lesson. They even conspired with one another, foolishly attempting to establish their own family lineage. Such arrogance! They went as far as sending a messenger across the vast cosmos to seek permission from the Main Family.
- "Divine Law (III)": In the end, they only brought shame upon themselves.
- Firefly: And then there was a revolt?
- "Divine Law (III)": Fortunately, his heart was already aligned with the Oak Family, allowing him to survive by sheer luck... though he could never leave the sweet dream again.
- "Divine Law (III)": Soon after, the manor was decorated this way.
- Firefly: Was he trying to warn himself?
- "Who is Imprisoned in Dreams": If your beliefs lead you down a path of plight, why stubbornly cling to them?
- "Divine Law (III)": ...That's exactly what I'm getting at.
- Firefly: At least now... I can understand those feelings.
- "Divine Law (III)": And I think I've come to understand why I exist here.
- "Divine Law (III)": At that moment, Gopher Wood stood at a crossroads, pondering whether the Harmony was still the right path. But my fragmented memories have not yet revealed where this would ultimately lead...
- "Divine Law (III)": Since he was about to commit a great evil, perhaps the Dreammaster who left behind these laws was hoping I would choose a different path.
- Firefly: But it's too late to change anything now.
- "Divine Law (III)": Not necessarily. We might as well keep moving forward. Good intentions are always the final creation of evil deeds, for they know they must be stopped. And his past choices will reveal his schemes to us.
Choose a path to proceed on
- Firefly: In your opinion, which path would the Dreammaster choose?
- "Divine Law (III)": Probably the path of "force." But Miss Firefly, feel free to do as you please. I have no other thoughts today.
- (Floating texts on the left)
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- You must use "force"
- Cast stones at the guilty
- If the wicked cannot suffer disgrace
- How shall righteousness be shown?
- (Floating texts on the right)
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- "Deceit" is the only way
- Press on, even without a path
- To keep hope alive in people's hearts
- Never reveal the inevitable death.
- (After choosing a path, the other collapses)
- "Divine Law (III)": The road not taken can never be retraced. Even in dreams, this truth remains...
- (Approach the marked location)
- "Divine Law (III)": In the end, all paths lead to the same destination. Human will, it seems, truly has very little impact.
- Firefly: Is this...
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: The manifestation of Nanook and the fall of the Eternal Centurion... Such news has shaken the universe, and I've long since known about it. So why would a messenger of the Main Family take the trouble to visit this frontier?
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": Just so you know, I'm here to deliver punishment, and you're the guilty one.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: ...
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: I barely escaped death, and I still can't reveal my true form. Tell me, why have I been branded a criminal upon returning to this place?
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": You've already confessed to your crimes.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: ...!?
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": The Family doesn't tolerate incompetence, even from a branch leader on the frontier. Not only did this one fail to quell the situation, he was even murdered. If it weren't for Nanook's manifestation, the Eternal Centurion would have descended upon Penacony to eliminate these villains.
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": But you survived by sheer luck, and I set out for this very reason. You must settle this matter yourself and reclaim your lost respect... not for yourself, but for the Family.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: ...To survive, but without the power to do anything.
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": Therefore, your crime shall be punished with a "blessing"...
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": I shall bestow upon you another crime. Its evil reaches even the heavens, and once known, the name Gopher Wood will lose all meaning. You will be alive in body but dead in spirit.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: I know my sins. Please bestow your punishment.
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": Here and now? That's not possible. Before I lead you to that honeyed fountain, I shall tune you so that you can no longer speak out.
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": People believe it to be a creation of the Destruction, for it always arrives coupled with calamity.
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": I shall clear the shadows before your eyes, so that you may once again behold that almighty force that giveth and taketh, and worship the mercy bestowed by the Triple Face...
- "Family's Envoy, Awoken Mode": The Harmonic Cancer, the Stellaron.
- "Divine Law (III)": ...
- Firefly: Did the Dreammaster already know back then that the Stellaron was actually a creation of the Path of Harmony... Was he forced to manipulate the Stellaron under the Family's orders?
- "Divine Law (III)": I'd like to defend him, but calling it "forced" would be self-deception...
- "Divine Law (III)": He claimed he was "powerless," not that "Xipe taught us we shouldn't do this." Whatever The Family's true face may be, right now, Gopher Wood is no longer a follower of the Harmony.
- Firefly: What if you were the one standing there?
- "Divine Law (III)": Perhaps I too would betray the Harmony. But in any case, that would only mean I found the Family unworthy of obedience. It doesn't justify the Dreammaster's heinous acts.
- "Divine Law (III)": ...Miss Firefly, have you ever pondered over destiny?
- "Divine Law (III)": I often wonder, if we could face our past decisions again, would we really make different choices?
Continue to investigate the Dreammaster's schemes
- (Floating texts)
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- The Stellaron is the Harmonic Cancer
- What can I do with it?
Find the jigsaw pieces
- (Approach the jigsaw piece)
- "Divine Law (III)": It's in that puppet's hand, Lady Firefly.
Complete the Dream Jigsaw
- (Collect the puzzle piece)
- Firefly: Got it.
- (After completing the Dream Jigsaw)
- Rest in peace now, old friend.
- Firefly: Mikhail... Was it you who killed him?
- "Divine Law (III)": Is that what you think of the Dreammaster? Someone so unforgivably evil?
- "Divine Law (III)": He was once the Dreammaster's closest friend, but they ultimately parted ways due to their differences over the sweet dream. Mikhail once gave the Dreammaster a wristwatch, and even though it's broken now, he still treasures it to this day.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: I came for a "confession," old friend. I wonder... what did death feel like to you...
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: I died once, yet returned to the mortal realm. If you were as fortunate as I was, would we still walk different paths?
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: ...In my eyes, you can still hold onto hope precisely because you've never faced inevitable death.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: Would you blame me? Would you, Mikhail?
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: I tried to unveil Xipe's third face, but I was wrong. It wasn't the Propagation. Yet destiny was so merciful, making me realize...
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: The Propagation was able to continuously evoke people's prayers for the Order through the fear brought by the Swarm. When the Swarm Disaster ravaged the universe, that was also when the Order reached its unprecedented peak.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: But after that, the Great One deliberately ignited a war among gods, leading to THEIR own downfall. THEY would rather fall than let the Order ascend upon a staircase of falsehoods.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: THEY were wrong too.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: The Great One wished to restore justice to the mortal world, but what people prayed for wasn't justice. It was "freedom from fear."
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: Will you forgive me? Will you, Mikhail?
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: I shall commit an act of transgression, mending the errors of the gods. I will restore the missing hand to the celestial clock and show mankind death.
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: I know my sins. They are ever before me. But I shall never repent.
- Firefly: Using the Propagation to lay the foundation for an eternal paradise... So what he meant was...
- Firefly: Recreate the Swarm Disaster, using fear to force people to... pray for the Order's return?
- "Divine Law (III)": Perhaps that's why your friend was killed. The Dreammaster wanted to find out how the Glamoth Iron Cavalry obtained the Propagation's power.
- Firefly: That's not a power that can be easily controlled. We need to pick up the pace.
Continue to investigate the Dreammaster's schemes
- Mission DescriptionThe Dreammaster's intentions are now painfully clear... I have to stop him. But how on earth does he plan to pull all this off?
- (Floating texts)
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- Paradise have I wrought,
- Yet men discern it not.
- In the fairest place,
- They seek for sorrow,
- For they deem
- None worthy of felicity.
- Should the Swarm Disaster recur,
- the Order will surely return
- (Approach the marked location)
- "Divine Law (III)": Past this point lies the grand hall at the end of Oak Manor.
- "Divine Law (III)": And before us lies his final decision: where to go after turning away from the Harmony.
- Firefly: Since he wants you to choose again, which side will you take?
- "Divine Law (III)": Go ahead with whichever path you think is right. I'll take the other one.
- Firefly: ...?
- "Divine Law (III)": Don't worry, I can't change anything. Even if I have a sudden awakening, it would only give the Dreammaster peace of mind.
- "Divine Law (III)": He deserves absolute punishment, and must be brought to heel.
- Firefly: So you made a different choice after all.
- Firefly: I will stop him.
- "Divine Law (III)": I hope everything goes well. This is goodbye then.
Choose a path to proceed on
- (Rotate Dream Module to northwest direction)
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: Let the Propagation rain down heavenly fire once more, heralding the mournful cry of "death."
- (Rotate Dream Module to northeast direction)
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: Let the Harmony's lies be exposed in an instant, revealed by the piercing blade of "truth."
- (Rotate Dream Module to southeast direction)
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: Even if you look back a thousand times, the path you've taken can't be retraced, leaving only sighs of "futility."
- (Enter hidden area in southeast direction, optional)
- "Divine Law (III)": Déjà vu... I can smell the "resentment" lingering in this place.
- (Collect the Undelivered Prayer Book, optional)
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- (Unlock Achievement My Sin Is Ever Before Me)
- Firefly: Is this...
- (Quick Read)
Undelivered Prayer Book - You're not the only one who can draw others into play, old friend.At midnight, paradise shall be born, eternal and transcendent because of me.Our paths still diverge, and when we meet again, you'll curse my name.But Mikhail...I want to fix your clock, too.
No one knows when or by whom it was written. It was never sent, and no chance remains to send it.
- "Divine Law (III)": Just a sigh of sorrow, Lady Firefly, of futility.
- (Approach the marked location in either northwest or northeast direction)
- "Divine Law (III)": Well then, our paths diverge here. You go towards life, and I towards death. Which path is better, only the gods know.
- Go to the northwest direction
- Go to the northeast direction
- (If the northwest direction was chosen)
- Firefly: So many... Could Gopher Wood's plan already be in motion?
- Firefly: No... Impossible...
- (Enter Oak Manor)
- Firefly: This place already looks... We need to hurry.
- (If the northeast direction was chosen)
- Firefly: What a desolate sight...
- (Floating texts)
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- If you willfully sink to ruin,
- Why press so hard for the truth?
- (Enter Oak Manor)
- Firefly: Nothing seems out of place... Did I pick the wrong one?
- (Enter the opposite room, optional)
- (Floating texts)
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- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: If I were to have no choice
- Dreammaster Gopher Wood: Nor shall you
- (Approach the door)
- (Floating texts)
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- From death, comes life?
- From death, comes life?
- The secret of receiving the Stellaron
- Seize the pathstrider of Propagation
- With this, I shall recreate the Swarm Disaster
- and welcome the arrival of the Great One
- (Approach the marked location)
- Firefly: No doubt about it, this is the place.
- "Divine Law (III)": My apologies for keeping you waiting, Lady Firefly.
- Firefly: Ah, it's you. It seems the other path leads here too.
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: What is this?
- "Divine Law (III)": It's the terror that humanity dares not recall: the Swarm Disaster's Chrysalis of Extinction.
- "Divine Law (III)": The Dreammaster's devastating strike, like a torrent of fire, lies hidden behind the stained glass, waiting to shatter it and unleash the Swarm Disaster once again.
- Firefly: ...How did the Dreammaster become this powerful?
- Firefly: We need to stop him.
- "Divine Law (III)": Or maybe... stop me.
- Firefly: (As expected...)
- "Divine Law (III)": I shall end this matter on his behalf. This thought, together with the power beyond the window, completes a single, true "divine law."
- Firefly: ...Divine law?
- "Divine Law (III)": Everything you saw along the way, none of that was meant for you. It was meant for me, so that I could bring you justice.
- Firefly: ...I don't see any justice in any of this.
- "Divine Law (III)": Lady Firefly, I assume you've pondered over destiny too?
- Firefly: I don't think it can be used as an excuse for anything.
- Firefly: Even if the ending is predetermined, we can still decide how we get there.
- "Divine Law (III)": That's just self-deception. You've never been able to change the course of events.
- "Divine Law (III)": When we stand at the crossroads of choice, no matter how many times we start over, we'll always make the same decision. By that moment in time, we've already been shaped by our past, believing that choice to be the only correct path.
- "Divine Law (III)": All the past you've left behind has already determined your future.
- "Divine Law (III)": Your friend tried to escape destiny, only to meet the same end. And now, here you are, no different.
- Firefly: ...
- Firefly: But the person you met today is someone who has rewritten their destiny.
- "Divine Law (III)": Well then, I'll offer you my sympathy, Hunter. As far as I know, there's only one way to rewrite destiny.
- "Divine Law (III)": Give up your true desires and stop walking your own path. In doing so, your destiny will indeed change, and you may even sway the course of the world.
- "Divine Law (III)": But from that moment on, you will have killed yourself... alive in body, but dead in spirit.
- Firefly: This is the price we're willing to pay to defy destiny. Not everyone chooses to surrender with their hands up.
- Firefly: "Everyone has the power to see the world as it is, and to bear that weight. This is the true meaning of sacrifice."
- "Divine Law (III)": I admire your resolve. Since you don't mind sacrifice...
- "Divine Law (III)": That's enough talk. Stand down, Hunter. You can't stop that strike.
- Firefly: I won't let you get away with this.
- "Divine Law (III)": Oh really? How did the Harmony succeed in spreading its cancer across the universe then?
- "Divine Law (III)": ...?
- Firefly: Though she wasn't my true companion, that Cremator left me with a spark of her flame.
- Firefly: I never trusted you. During our journey together, I planted it on you, and now, I'll let it reignite. It can burn away a thread of thought with ease.
- "Divine Law (III)": Impressive, but do you really think you can get ahead of me?
- Firefly: If I can't, I still won't run away. If that strike is inevitable, I'll be the only one who dies in this nightmare.
- "Divine Law (III)": Your courage shines like pure gold. Even so...
- "Divine Law (III)": "11:45█Paradise shall fall into this world of sorrow, and once dawn breaks, it will shatter in the light of day. How could anything golden abide in glory forever?"
- "Divine Law (III)": Come forth and present yourself, last heir of the Empire. I permit you to unveil the true face of Order...
- "Divine Law (III)": I permit you, with mortal hands, to bring forth the Great One!
- (Cutscene begins)
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- "Divine Law (III)": The Swarm will again devour all things...
- "Divine Law (III)": And fill the hearts of the lost with terror.
- "Divine Law (III)": ...Someone must cast down rage in THEIR stead.
- "Divine Law (III)": All that lives...
- "Divine Law (III)": Will one day die.
- Firefly: Even so, I will still do as I've always done,
- Firefly: And pray that I can stay alive.
- Firefly: I can do it, right?
- "Divine Law (III)": But "death" will come because you, out of all people...
- "Divine Law (III)": Are the foremost in seeking "life."
- (Cutscene ends)
- Not long ago, 3 system hours until Charmony Festival — Penacony Grand Theater
- Sunday: Your last confession took me by surprise.
- Sunday: Mr. Gopher Wood, no... the Final Divine Law.
- Sunday: I suspect there was never any Chrysalis of Extinction from the Swarm Disaster to begin with, was there?
- Sunday: What exists in Oak Manor is nothing but a disguise. The only thing hidden within is a Stellaron.
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": True, I never unraveled the secrets of the Propagation. Now split into four parts, a single strike of mine cannot harm that Hunter.
- Sunday: But if a pathstrider of the same origin as the Swarm were to be deceived by tuning, mistaking what lies before them as certain death... If they were to make a wish "to live" before the Stellaron... The outcome would twist into a catastrophe that brings death: the Swarm Disaster.
- Sunday: Her life shall "beget death," and that death shall "beget life" unto this world. But why are you so certain that nothing will go wrong?
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": I've already glimpsed the secrets of the Stellaron, and I have no need for certainty here. Even if she never entered the game, that strike would still fall at the appointed time, causing the Stellaron to shatter.
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": The dreamers will learn that the power to destroy their own lives comes from the Harmony, but that it is ultimately the worst option.
- Sunday: ...
- Sunday: You should know that I won't agree with this.
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": Too late, child. The hands of time have struck midnight. Look up at the stars. Do you know why they are so cruel?
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": That reason shall be the final "divine law." And with this, we entrust everything into your hands...
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": "00:00█Because the stars belong to everyone, they have never belonged to anyone. If you love everyone, then you love no one."
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": Well, that's where our conversation ends. Go ahead. The 107,336 souls of the Oak Family have dreamed of this moment too many times...
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": The opening is near. Go, my child. Seize the power of the Harmony and reveal your karma.
- Sunday: I shall walk the path of the Order to its end, as you wish. But I can no longer accept your divine laws. If I become the only star in the sky, even if I belonged to no one, there would still be no cruelty.
- "Divine Law (IV): Midnight": ...?
- Sunday: The stars are cruel, only because they have never shared their heat with the masses, burning fiercely only for themselves.
- Sunday: Well, there can't be two suns in the sky. I'll step up and take down the other sun if necessary.
- Sunday: Moreover, how could I allow other stars to shine during the day?
- Sunday: Paradise shall soon be created, not at midnight, but at "noon." I shall initiate the first and only divine law of the Great Septimus...
- Sunday: "12:00█I shall ascend to the heavens, becoming the scorching sun. Bathed in my light, my people shall flourish, while all evil shall be eradicated."
- "Fading Last Words": Very well, child... do what you must. Perhaps I was never without choice, merely too entangled with the fear of losing, never knowing what was possible if I chose to act.
- "Fading Last Words": I should become a Watchmaker too. The harmony I seek has but one note repeating endlessly, never falling out of tune...
- "Fading Last Words": Life, too, has its time.
- Firefly: We did it... He faded first, causing that power to lose control.
- Firefly: Is that...
- Fate closed its premonitions, and arrived in due time.
- Firefly: How... did you...
- "Fading Last Words": Death comes for us all eventually.
- Returning to Trailblazer's POV...
- When you have a chance to make a choice, make one that you know you won't regret.
- The Dahlia: I'm starting to hate how powerless I am. How I wish that I had some way to comfort you right at this moment. Don't worry. That was all in the past.
What happened to Firefly?
- The Dahlia: She had almost reached her demise, yet she survived. Her second death hadn't come yet. It would be upon her soon.
- What did the Dreammaster do?
- The Dahlia: He lured a Glamoth Iron Cavalry to face a Stellaron after years of plotting. Though everything Firefly had learned since entering the dream was true, they were only truths that the Dreammaster wanted her to see.
- The Dahlia: And that... is often regarded as the highest form of deception.
- The Dahlia: The Stellaron answered Firefly's desire to keep living. In response, it recreated within the sweet dream the Swarm Disaster... and the Aeon Ena.
- ...The Swarm Disaster?
- The Dahlia: It was confined within the dream. Even a Stellaron could not truly revive the Swarm Disaster. The Dreammaster's actions could only evoke fear in those already dreaming.
- The Dahlia: Yet this Swarm was frighteningly real when you considered the next steps of his plan... Ena's Dream had enveloped the entire star system, which meant the Swarm Disaster would gradually become indistinguishable from reality.
- The Dahlia: The Propagation would awaken the most primal fears in all dreamers. Through their cries, the Path of Order would be sustained... until the entire cosmos drowned in a singular dream.
- The Dahlia: You engaged in a decisive battle with Sunday at the Penacony Grand Theater afterward. He had, without question, become an Emanator at that time after usurping the Harmonious Choir.
- The Dahlia: But you showed no fear and gave it your all in your fight against him, and you emerged victorious with the help of your allies.
- The Dahlia: Yet that battle, the setbacks, the victory... was just an illusion woven by Sunday. Ena's Dream had already enveloped the entire Asdana System.
- The Dahlia: It was impossible for you to beat Sunday at that time. Ena's Dream was so terrifying that even Memokeepers could not act freely in it.
- The Dahlia: Fortunately, we sought out Acheron first, and she lent us a helping hand. That allowed us to take action along with that quarrelsome "friend" of ours and try waking people one by one.
- The Dahlia: Indeed. Don't forget that, even within the sweet dream, there were still many people yearning, striving, and pushing forward with all their might.
- The Dahlia: At that moment, you, too, would face a similar deathmatch. Being woken up by Black Swan was a watershed moment. Due to the existence of Ena's Dream, your memories from that point onward can no longer be viewed from the same perspective as before.
- (Oneric Memoir opens and everything beyond Trailblazer: Confronting Sunday burns away)
- The Dahlia: It's not that they're "not real enough." Things always look different when viewed from different angles... Ever thought about whether we've truly seen our authentic selves in a mirror?
- The Dahlia: And from that moment forth... I would also no longer be able to help you.
- The Dahlia: Your memories belong to you alone at the end of the day. Destiny only allows me to intervene this far. However, you must remember this...
- The Dahlia: How your memories manifest is ultimately up to you.
- The Dahlia: People can't dream of things they've never seen before. They're afraid to wake up because the sweet dream is woven from their own past, a past they still can't let go of.
- The Dahlia: It's just like your actions at this very moment... Only by embracing the past can you find the strength to walk towards the future.
- The Dahlia: Firefly, me, the Stellaron Hunters, this entire world... We're all waiting for you to reach that moment.
- The Dahlia: I can hardly tell if this is nervousness or excitement. (Trailblazer)... You are different, unique, and worth waiting for.
- The Dahlia: Go, and write a prelude to memories once more!
- (Tap and hold to retrieve memories)
- The Dahlia: From within the ashes of time... You must reignite "destiny."
- (Unlock Achievement The Past Is the Future's Reflection)
Trivia
- Sparkle (when controlling "Snap-On Doll") calling Firefly "Agent Ultra Firepower Instant Star Traveler" is a reference to Vita's mech, Star Traveler, in Honkai Impact 3rd.
- Sparkle invited Vita to join the Masked Fools in Honkai Impact 3rd main story Part 2 Chapter V, and has fought Vita and the Star Traveler before.[1]
Notes
- ↑ "Agent Ultra Firepower Instant Star Traveler" (Chinese: 特工「超强火力必秒度星者」) fully translates to "Agent 'Super Powerful Firepower Will Instantly Eliminate Star Traveler'" in Chinese.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Omen in the Trees |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 树上的灾兆 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 樹上的災兆 |
| Japanese | 樹上にある災いの兆し |
| Korean | 나무 위 재앙의 징조 |
| Spanish | El presagio en el árbol |
| French | Présage dans les arbres |
| Russian | Знамение среди деревьев |
| Thai | ลางร้ายบนต้นไม้ |
| Vietnamese | Điềm Báo Trên Cây |
| German | Omen in den Bäumen |
| Indonesian | Pertanda Bencana di Pohon |
| Portuguese | Presságio nas Árvores |
References
- ↑ Honkai Impact 3rd (October 29, 2024). Honkai Impact 3rd x Honkai: Star Rail Crossover Concept Trailer — Confrontation. YouTube. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
Change History
Released in Version 3.8
- Updated audio and text for English:
- Old: The Dahlia: Fortunately, we sought out Acheron first, and she lent us a helping hand. That allowed us to take action and try waking people one by one.
- New: The Dahlia: Fortunately, we sought out Acheron first, and she lent us a helping hand. That allowed us to take action along with that quarrelsome "friend" of ours and try waking people one by one.
- Omen in the Trees was released.
