From the Echoes of Destruction is the eighth act in Chapter I of the Main Quests.
Summary[]
Yangyang has sent word that a Bloom Bearer from the Black Shores is currently in the Port City of Guixu and may have important information about your identity. Upon your arrival in the city, you happen to run into Chenpi's apprentice, Youhu...
In the Port City of Guixu, you meet Niya, a Bloom Bearer who quickly recognizes you. She warns of an abnormal frequency detected in Guixu that must be urgently brought back to the Black Shores. If left unresolved, it might trigger another Lament...
Upon arriving at the coordinated provided by Niya, you find the bodies of several Black Shores members who have died under mysterious circumstances. There, you encounter a mysterious Bloom Bearer named Hoda, who claims to know about your past but cannot divulge the details. Before disappearing, Hoda directs you to Youhu for further clues...
Youhu reveals that the clue Honda mentioned is an artifact from Mt. Firmament, discovered by her and Master Chenpi. Now, it seems connected with the Black Shores. The frequency tied to Hoda is hidden within this artifact, and it seems linked to the deaths of the Bloom Bearers. Reporting this matter to Niya and the Black Shores is now a matter of urgency.
As you traverse the Sonoro Sphere, you finally arrive at your true beginnings. Yet, the person who waits here remains beyond your grasp...
Steps[]
- Head to the Port City of Guixu and meet with Yangyang
- Search for the Black Shores researcher
- Head to the designated coordinates
- Investigate the abnormal Tacet Discord
- Defeat all abnormal TDs: (0/5)
- Head to the designated coordinates
- Investigate the surrounding and report to Niya
- Investigate the anomaly under the bridge
Gameplay Notes[]
- Completing the second "Head to the designated coordinates" step awards the player File:Item Model HL-1.pngFile:Item Model HL-1.png Model HL-1.
- Completing the step "Investigate the anomaly under the bridge" will award the player the Rover's Journey trophy Butterfly Across the Sea.
Dialogue[]
Quest Description
- (Head to the designated location)
- ???: Well, well! Look who I bumped into—a Midnight Ranger!
- Yangyang: Ah! Rover, you're finally here...
- ???: So you're the Rover, huh? Delighted to make your acquaintance.
- Yangyang: This is Youhu from Jinzhou. Like Mr. Chenpi, she's an expert in antiques.
- Youhu: That's me!
What brings an antiques expert here?- Youhu: To uncover clues about hidden antiques, of course! Since Mt. Firmament reopened, Master and I noticed artifacts from there popping up in the market.
- Youhu: Aside from Court of Savantae gadgets, there are still plenty of mystery items that don't exactly scream Mt. Firmament, ya know?
- Youhu: So...
- So...
- Youhu: So I'm betting they're from the Port City of Guixu!
I received a message from Yangyang.- Yangyang: Yes, I remember you mentioned wanting to learn more about your past ties to the Black Shores.
- Yangyang: The battle in Norfall Barrens is over, and the Black Shores should be withdrawing... but they've asked the Midnight Rangers to monitor the area around the Port City of Guixu.
- Yangyang: I thought this might be your chance to gather more information about them...
- I'm touched you remember what I said.
- Yangyang: Ah!?
- Yangyang: You, er, brought it up before.
- Youhu: Aw, Yangyang's got a soft spot for you, huh? Are you her SPECIAL someone?
- Yangyang: Oh, come one. I-I just know it means a lot to you.
- Youhu: Relax, I'm just teasing. So (Rover), you're tracking the Black Shores too?
- I still have this Blake Bloom that Aalto gave me.
- This should lead me to them, right?
- Youhu: Since we're on the same trail, how about teaming up?
- Youhu: Let THIS master be your guide! You and me, dream team. Nothing is going to slow us down.
- That's a little dramatic, to say the least.
- Youhu: Not to boast, but epic adventures tend to have a way of finding me.
- Yangyang: Since Rover's here, let's talk to that Bloom Bearer first.
- (Talk to the Black Shores Member)
- Black Shores Member: That's weird. These parameters are correct, but nothing's happening. What's going on...?
- Are you a Bloom Bearer from the Black Shores?
- Black Shores Member: Yes. Need something?
- Black Shores Member: Oh!? So... y-you're the one Aalto invited earlier?
- The one and only.
- Black Shores Member: Ohhh! Sorry I didn't recognize you!
- Black Shores Member: Golden pupils and this Blake Bloom. Yeah, it's you alright!
- Niya: I'm Niya, A Bloom Bearer from the Black Shores. Didn't expect to meet someone as important as you under these circumstances...
- Niya: I know it's unusual, but... could you help me out now that we're working together?
- Hold on, I haven't decided if I want to join the Black Shores.
- Niya: Really? But Encore mentioned you'd be joining soon...
- Can you explain what's going on first?
- Niya: Actually, we're monitoring abnormal parameters and detected a problematic frequency that needs to be taken back to the Black Shores.
- Niya: The Port City of Guixu was decimated by the Lament. If this frequency goes unchecked, it could trigger another catastrophe...
- Are the stakes really that high?
- Niya: Yes, that's why the Tethys System sent us to locate and recover this frequency as soon as possible, to prevent a potential disaster.
- Niya: Our agents relayed the coordinates, but...
- Niya: Since then, I've lost contact with them, which doesn't sit well... I'm stuck here monitoring, can't leave my post.
- Niya: Do you think you could help check out what happened?
- Niya: If things aren't looking good, we might need to inform Jinzhou's City Hall, like we did before.
- Yangyang: We will need to act fast, then.
- Niya: That's the worst-case scenario. If we contain the frequency as the Tethys System advises, nothing bad will happen.
- Yangyang: (Rover), I want to help her.
- Yangyang: As an Outrider, it's my duty to safeguard the peace.
- Guess I'll take charge. No surprise there.
- You're right. We can't just sit this out.
- Niya: Thank you! It's reassuring to have a Midnight Ranger with us. I'll send you the coordinates of the abnormal frequency.
- By the way, what do you mean by "abnormal frequency"?
- Niya: Could be the Reverberations or something in the Sonoro Spheres.
- Niya: In Solaris, frequencies can be anything. One thing's for sure though, this frequency represents gravity.
- Niya: It's abnormal because... it has its own gravitational center. You should be able to feel a palpable anomaly near it. That's how you can locate it.
- Niya: I trust you'll handle it smoothly. But remember, your safety matters most. Don't hesitate to retreat if you run into any real danger.
- Niya: And once you're back, we'll hurry to the Black Shores to upload it to the Tethys System... Oh! I forgot you haven't been to the Black Shores, have you?
- Not yet, at least.
- Niya: No worries. I'll be your guide then.
- (Optional - Talk to the Blurred Figure)
- Blurred Figure: The new Final Fancy Defense comes out tomorrow.
- Blurred Figure: Ugh, still have to wait a week to get my shell credits...
- (Optional - Talk to the Blurred Figures)
- Blurred Figure: Mommy, when's the next subway?
- Blurred Figure: Oh, sweetheart, it's just ten minutes away. It won't be long.
- Blurred Figure: Grandpa and Grandma are making your favorite dishes.
- (Optional - Talk to the Blurred Figure)
- Blurred Figure: They're too short-sighted to spare a glance at the stars above.
- Blurred Figure: Those who don't rever the stars will eventually fade into history.
- (Optional - Talk to the Blurred Figure)
- Blurred Figure: Oh my... Where's my pocket watch?
- Blurred Figure: ...Oh, I sent it for repairs yesterday.
- Blurred Figure: How come I forgot something from just yesterday?
- (Head to the designated location)
- Yangyang: I sense the presence of Tacet Discords below.
- Youhu: What's the big deal? Just some pawns. I won't even break a sweat.
- Yangyang: Something feels... different about them. Be careful.
- (Approach the Tacet Discords)
- Unknown Tacet Discord: R... Run...
- Unknown Tacet Discord: The building collapsed...
- Unknown Tacet Discord: They're all trapped... It's completely jammed...
- (Head to the designated location)
- Youhu: What...
- Yangyang: Look for survivors, quick!
- Yangyang: It's... too late.
- Youhu: So, they're the agents Niya was waiting for...
- Yangyang: What happened here...
- ???: Welcome.
- ???: Astral Modulator, the Rover (himselfhimself/
herselfherself). We have awaited this reunion for a long time. - We?
- ???: Yes... WE.
- ???: We are the gravitational force you seek.
- ???: Time... is running out. Hoda. My name is Hoda.
- ???: This is MY name. I once lived under it... as a Bloom Bearer.
- Is this your doing with the Bloom Bearers?
- ???: Heh heh, "you"? Which one of us are you talking to? Men or women, elders or children?
- ???: Do you hear the echoes of our "lament"?
- ???: Remember... Remember it all...
- ???: Remember your past, the past you turned your back on... The past as one of the Black Shores...
- ???: And respond... respond to the promises you made, to the future we're bound to share.
- ???: Salvation... is forging a world where saving is no longer needed.
- ???: No, no! They want you to become a part of them. I can't let it happen.
- ???: Run! RUN! (Rover)!
- ???: What you seek... is on the girl...
- ???: She has it...
- Youhu: Eugh! What does any of this have to do with me?!
- Yangyang: Where did it go? No, wait. Don't go over there, (Rover)!
- It claimed it was the gravitational center we're looking for.
- It must be the abnormal frequency the Black Shores want recovered.
- Yangyang: The remaining frequency there is in extreme chaos. It's dangerous.
- Youhu: Hold on! Hey, what's happening?! It's starting to glow!
- Youhu: It must be from the Black Shores! Look at this!
- A mysterious object pulses with rhythmic light, seemingly harboring some form of frequency.
- Youhu: I need to learn more about this thing. My master and I guessed it's from the Black Shores, and not it looks like we were right!
- Yangyang: The abnormal frequency definitely links to the deaths of those Bloom Bearers.
- Yangyang: Now it's hiding in this object, but I can still feel its strong attachment to the Black Shores.
- Yangyang: Solving this issue is beyong our capabilities. Besides, they also mentioned Rover and the fall of the Port City of Guixu.
- Youhu: We should meet with that Bloom Bearer first and explain the situation. This is best left to the experts.
- You're right. We need to keep her informed.
- Yangyang: Let's go, (Rover). I've a bad feeling about this.
- Yangyang: I sense there's more to this than meets the eye...
- Yangyang: Port City of Guixu must hold secrets waiting to be discovered.
- As the group moves forward, Yangyang informs the Midnight Rangers of the situation and begins preparations to recover the Bloom Bearers' bodies...
- (Approach the designated location)
- (Cutscene plays)
- Youhu: Whoa!
- Yangyang: Thanks...
- Youhu: Huh? Up there!
- ???: Welcome home.
- (Cutscene ends)
- ???: The wandering traveler... (Rover)...
- ???: At last, you have returned...
- ???: Here, the story both ends and begins anew.
- ???: I am pleased to see you back on these shores.
- ???: Wherever you venture, be it Huanglong or Rinascita, I will always be here, waiting.
- ???: No matter how far you wander, you will always find me here... on these black shores.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
 English | From the Echoes of Destruction |
 Chinese (S) | 来自毁灭的回声 |
 Chinese (T) | 來自毀滅的回聲 |
 Japanese | 破滅が奏でる反響 |
 Korean | 파멸 속의 메아리 |
 French | L'Écho de la destruction |
 German | Echos aus der Zerstörung |
 Spanish | Desde los ecos de la destrucdión |
Change History[]
Released in Version 1.3
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