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- Quest giver
- Ryne
- Location
- The Crystarium (X:7.1, Y:11)
- Quest line
Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
┗ Newfound Adventure Quests- Level
- 90
- Experience
49,728- Gil
2,265- Previous quest
In Defiance of Fate- Next quest
- Down in the Dark
- Patch
- 6.5
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 847 / 987 (85.8%)
Endwalker Progress: 149 / 155 (96.1%)
“You spy a tinge of sadness in Ryne's eyes...
— In-game description
Rewards
- Choose one of the following options:
Steps
- Speak with Beq Lugg in the Ocular.
- Speak with Varshahn at Meghaduta.
- Speak with Livingway near the Drowning Brand.
- Speak with Zero.
Journal
- You spy a tinge of sadness in Ryne's eyes...
Dialogue
Accepting the quest
Ryne: Well, I suppose this is it. I don't know if you had any other preparations to attend to or people to visit, but I'll go on ahead to the Ocular.
Optional Dialogue
Ryne: It seems Zero is already back in the vessel. I would have liked to talk to her more, but it'll have to wait till next time. And there will be a next time. I'm sure of it.
Lyna: Before we said our farewells, Zero thanked me, saying that she learned much during her time in Norvrandt. While I don't believe I'm owed such gratitude, I'm nonetheless glad that she found the experience worthwhile.
Speak with Beq Lugg in the Ocular.
Beq Lugg: The tower stands ready to send Light into the rift, and Zero's soul is secure in her vessel once more. Lyna: Our helpers across the realm have also sent word that the transmitters are in place. Lyna: Once the others have been set on the moon of Zero's world, we should have the foundation for our aetherial current. Beq Lugg: To make matters easier, the transmitters broadcast a powerful signal that can be detected by the tower even across the rift. Upon confirming that the void ones are active, we will send forth the Light! Ryne: The rest will be up to you. We'll all be praying for your success. Beq Lugg: Now go─make haste back to the Source, and save your worlds!
Optional Dialogue
Beq Lugg: Worry not, I can manage the tower well enough. Return to the Source, and finish it!
Ryne: With so many people willing us on, I have faith that we will succeed.
Lyna: The Exarch's spirit abides in this tower. It will surely deliver the Light where it is needed.
Y'shtola: Welcome back, [Forename]. I presume the preparations in the First are complete? That is well, for time grows short.
Speak with Varshahn at Meghaduta. (Cutscene)
Varshahn: [Forename], thank heavens you've returned! Varshahn: The Loporrits report that the brands are on the verge of failing. We have no time to spare. Y'shtola: I shall restore Zero to her body at once. Zero: Ah, that's better. Zero: I was worried that the soul transference process might affect the Light I absorbed, but it feels as potent as before. Y'shtola: The radiance of your soul was impossibly blinding. I don't know how you would have managed without Ryne's help. Zero: While Ryne helped me to contain the Light, it was you─all of you─who gave me the courage to even make the attempt. Your friendship. Your acceptance. Zero: That includes the people of the First. The Night's Blessed, in particular, showed me great kindness. As did Runar─whose only regret seemed to be that you could not join us. Y'shtola: A regret we share. Ours is a reunion long overdue. Varshahn: If all is in readiness, then I will assume my dragon form and fly to the moon. Varshahn: In the meantime, pray make your own way to the Drowning Brand. There we shall reconvene before sallying forth once more into the void.
Optional Dialogue
Urianger: The Darkness groweth stronger with every passing moment. Doubt not but that Zeromus shall soon attain full strength.
Estinien: The hour is upon us. If everyone is ready, then so am I.
Y'shtola: 'Tis a terrible Darkness indeed that should so test the restraints which once held Zodiark, but with the Light from the First, I am confident we will prevail.
Zero: Golbez will be ready for our return. We must likewise be ready for him.
Mappingway: Oh, thank goodness you're back! The seal will break at any moment, [Forename]! Any moment!
Speak with Livingway near the Drowning Brand.
Livingway: Time to take the fight to the enemy, is it? Livingway: The Darkness has been utterly relentless, gnawing at the seal like I might an iron carrot. Livingway: Strike fast and hard, because you won't get another chance. Mappingway: As a precaution, we've further enhanced the combat supporters. You don't need to worry about us while you're away. Urianger: I shall maintain my vigil over the brands. Pray see that thou art ready to depart as soon as Vrtra and the others have assembled. Urianger: May the Light shine the way to victory, and deliver you all safely home.
Optional Dialogue
Y'shtola: In order to unleash the most concentrated burst of Light possible, we will route the energy to multiple transmitters before directing it to converge at a single point. I will survey the area for suitable locations.
Estinien: It's too quiet. Surely they know we're here...
Vrtra: This time, Sister... This time, I will save you...
Speak with Zero. (Cutscene)
Zero: The dark pall over the crater has grown thicker. Zero: And on the other side lies Golbez's domain. He'll have altered the terrain to hinder us. Zero: I don't sense his presence, but I wager he is in the crater... Y'shtola: 'Twould be ideal if he were. I shall hurry and place the transmitters. Y'shtola: Once they are activated, our cross-rift aetherial current will be established, and Light will flow freely from the First. In theory, at least. Zero: It will work. It must.
| Voiced cutscene | Y'shtola: All is in readiness. Without further ado, then... Light from beyond the rift, shine forth and banish the Darkness! Beq Lugg: Excellent. The tower is replete with Light from Nabaath Areng. Beq Lugg: Commencing transmission! Beq Lugg: It works! It works! Light is flowing into the void! Lyna: May this Light illuminate your way! Ryne: You can do it, Zero. I believe in you. Estinien: Look─an opening! Y'shtola: It worked. Let us waste no time and sally forth. Y'shtola: Alas, I fear the breach may be too narrow for you, Vrtra. Vrtra: For a blessing, I prepared my simulacrum for such an eventuality. Varshahn: My true form shall stand guard here while we explore the chasm. Varshahn: 'Tis faint, but I sense the presence of a dragon. No doubt my sister's essence trapped within Zeromus. Varshahn: Not where she was held captive before, but somewhere much deeper. Zero: The descent will not be so easy this time. Zero: The chasm swarms with voidsent. Y'shtola: Summoned by Golbez, perhaps, or born of the residual Darkness. Estinien: However they came to be, we shall cut a path through them. Is everyone ready? Estinien: Zero...? Zero: That Light should shine in the void once more... Y'shtola: No single one of us could have made it so. Only by joining hands were we able to kindle this Light. Zero: Do you see, Golbez? We needn't damn others to save ourselves. Zero: You knew this once, surely. When you tried to befriend me. When you were one of the precious few left willing to trust in another. Zero: But that man is gone, and in his place a mockery of his beliefs. Zero: It's the same as before... Though we walk different paths, we seek the same destination. And yet... Zero: There is something I must know. A truth that lies waiting in the dark. | Voiced cutscene end |