When they get there, the group is met by High Entia guards who address Melia as "Lady", to the others' confusion. Melia goes with the guards and tells the others to wait while she gets the aid they need. But after she leaves, more guards arrive, arrest the group, and imprison them in a fancy aerial room. Unaware of the group's arrest, Melia proceeds to meet with the Emperor and give the group sanction. As she heads there, she is watched by three disgusted individuals: her stepmother Yumea , Yumea's masked servant Tyrea , and an adviser, Lorithia.
It is revealed that Melia is actually the daughter of the High Entia emperor, Sorean , and has an older brother named Kallian. She informs them that the Telethia has been slain, and Sorean announces that she will be next in line to the throne. She then learns of the group's arrest; Kallian explains that, according to a prophecy, the true heir to the Monado Shulk will use the sword to destroy the High Entia. Melia says Shulk would never do that, but Sorean has already sent the High Entia's chief adviser, the Divine Seer, to interrogate them.
In the prison, only Shulk remains convinced that Melia would never betray them. They meet the Divine Seer - Alvis. Alvis finds them not guilty, and allows them to roam around Alcamoth at their own leisure. Shulk tries to ask him about the Monado, but he leaves. With nothing else to do, Riki tries to go find Melia, but instead they decide to help the High Entia Guards with a rescue mission. While the group is away, Sorean and Kallian prepare Melia's inauguration ceremony. Yumea, who is Sorean's First Consort and Kallian's birth mother, suggests that the Trial of the Tomb , a ritual not used in centuries due to its lethality, be used for the ceremony.
Kallian protests, but Sorean, recognising the prestige it would bring, agrees, as does Melia. Yumea later conspires with Tyrea: she has always hated Homs, believing them to be worthless and filthy, and has a desire to eliminate them from all contact with the High Entia.
Kallian sees this take place, but does not hear their words, although he notes Tyrea's mask. After returning to their room having rescued the High Entia worker, the party see High Entia gathered below outside. From a balcony, Sorean announces that Melia, seen wearing a garment that completely covers her body with a ceremonial mask , is the new heir to the throne.
Dunban is the only member of the party not surprised by this. Melia is to depart for the trial of the tomb immediately. After the ceremony ends, Shulk has a vision in which Melia is killed at an altar. After Shulk relays the vision to the others, they are confronted by five assassins dressed like Tyrea. Alvis arrives to help, having foreseen the attack, but arrives after the assassins are defeated.
Kallian follows soon after; Alvis believes the assassins to be part of a supposed-mythical terrorist group called the Bionite Order , who once served the imperial family, but were eradicated for their extremism. Kallian recalls Yumea's meeting with Tyrea,and Shulk explains his vision of Melia being assassinated. Kallian, due to High Entia law, cannot permit the group to enter the Tomb despite Reyn's complaints , but Dunban works his way around it by saying they are not obligated to follow this law due to being Homs.
Kallian relents, and Alvis takes them to the tomb. At the entrance, Shulk asks again about the Monado. Alvis reveals himself as part of a long line of Divine Seers with the ability to see the future and use the Monado. However, their visions happen through a "ritual" as opposed to Shulk's sudden visions; Alvis interprets this as Shulk having greater power than the Seers.
Just before they enter the Tomb, Alvis also notes "The Bionis is stirring". Melia enters the tomb via a scan determining her a genetic analysis. When the group reach the same place, Reyn presses the same button and is also analysed - but as a Homs, he is deemed an intruder, and a trap door opens causing the party to fall a long way down into a pool of water.
Apparently, Melia's ancestors have long searched for a cure to a curse, and only a specific gene sequence will relinquish them from it. The party survive their fall, and belittle Reyn for pressing the button.
Alvis notes that they were lucky, and can still reach Melia albeit less directly. Traversing the tomb, they encounter and defeat several Orluga Rufus before reaching Melia just as Tyrea attacks her, revealing that Melia is half Homs a surprise to Shulk.
As they arrive, a large Telethia appears above them, forcing the group to fight both. After the battle, Tyrea's mask is knocked off and the Telethia absorbs too much ether. The group ends up in the blast radius, but Alvis uses another power to absorb the explosion; during the confusion Tyrea escapes. Shulk thanks Alvis and Melia, removing her mask, thanks the group for saving her, holding a happy Riki in her arms.
Melia goes to her father and brother with Alvis, and they explain the events in the tomb. Melia's coronation is scheduled to a year following Sorean's death. The party relax in their room, but Dunban is curious to why Melia is to be the next ruler instead of Kallian. As they ponder it, Shulk is summoned before Sorean. Sorean asks why the group wants to defeat the Mechon, and Shulk tells him.
Sorean then tells Shulk that the Mechon invasion is depleting the ether levels in Bionis, and that according to an ancient prophecy, the Monado is the sword that will save the people; he thus grants the group sanction to assault the Mechon.
Shulk asks to go to Prison Island, but Sorean says that an ancient secret that even the imperials do not know completely about is located there, and no one is allowed there in order to avoid negatively disturbing the secret; Shulk reluctantly obliges. Sorean then asks one more thing "as a father" ; he asks Shulk to remain Melia's friend forever, which Shulk accepts.
Sharla wonders if Melia's true persona is that of the frail girl they met in Makna Forest or the formal princess they know now. Shulk says she is both, a little uncertainly. Meanwhile, Lorithia and Alvis discuss a plan. One month earlier, Alvis showed Sorean a vision of the future.
Sorean acknowledges this, and Alvis states it will occur soon. On Mechonis in the present day, Vanea meets with an obscured figure that orders a strike on Prison Island. Metal Face starts taunting a smaller silver-faced Mechon - the same one Vanea was working on earlier - along the way.
They encounter the High Entia's Anti-Mechon aerial tanks and engage them in combat. Desiring to see Melia, the group decides to visit her home. This is the first time she is seen with her head uncovered; her High Entia wings are smaller thn all other High Entia seen and the villa is the only place she is allowed to have them visible.
After the group admires the villa's garden, Melia explains the marital practice of the imperial family; Emperors are required to have polygamy one High Entia - in this case Yumea, Kallian's mother - and one Homs - Melia's mother, who died years before the events of the game due to High Entia longevity Melia is The practice of marrying a Homs has generated controversy among some High Entia, so Melia, being half Homs, must cover herself fully when in public.
Melia then invites the group to a banquet, which they gladly accept. As she begins to leave in preparation, Shulk has a vision similar to the one that Alvis showed Sorean in the latest flashback - and with the same outcome. This horrifies Shulk, who relays it to Melia just as the Mechon warning sirens begin to sound. The party rush to the audience chamber to stop Sorean, but find that he has already left. On Prison Island, Sorean intends to create a large barrier that will protect Alcamoth and greatly weaken the invading Mechon.
However, to do this he must disturb the secret kept inside Prison Island. The barrier is created and works very well. As it is made, the secret is revealed - a member of an ancient, long-thought extinct species known as Giants , who greets Sorean as if he already knows him. The party unlock the two seals required to enter Prison Island and defeat an ancient creature , transporting up to a large gate on the island. They see a statue depicting an ancient High Entia, but Reyn and Riki note that the statue resembles a Telethia.
After Melia opens the door via another genetic analysis, the group proceeds. Shulk sees another vision, in which he is with the Giant, and the Giant decides to "let the shackles be released". Shulk tries to tell the group, but they cut him off. The group ascends to the pinnacle of Prison Island, where Sorean is with the Giant.
The Giant reveals himself to be Zanza , the creator of the Monado. He asks Shulk if he wants him to unlock the Monado so that he can damage Face Mechon. Shulk agrees, despite Melia's hesitations, and frees the Giant. Metal Face arrives and launches a spear at Zanza, breaking through the ether barrier and killing him.
Metal Face proceeds to explain their use of ether to disintegrate matter to make killing easier. Metal Face falls to the ground and Sorean hugs Melia, but his attack is not strong enough; Metal Face rises back up and Sorean pushes Melia out of the way right before being stabbed by Metal Face. As Zanza dies, Face Nemesis asks him to stop, but he dismisses her.
Shulk is furious that he could not prevent Sorean's death, but with Zanza's words the Monado changes; it becomes significantly more powerful. Shulk lunges forth with all his strength and attacks Metal Face only to be blocked by Face Nemesis, whose torso is damaged enough to reveal that the Mechon has a pilot - a Homs. The Homs removes her helmet to reveal Fiora , apparently alive but uninterested in talking to them. Metal Face and Face Nemesis retreat to avoid further damage from the Monado, to Shulk's horror as he watches Fiora leave again.
Sorean, dying, says that this was how it was supposed to be; that Melia is now the empress of the High Entia. Alvis is later seen talking candidly to the either where Zanza was killed. He vaguely mentions how he could have "filled in" for Zanza. In the Audience Chamber, Kallian tells the assembled ministers that Melia will ascend the throne in one year, and until then he shall assume imperial duties as regent.
Lorithia proposes a round-table discussion on strategy concerning the Mechon. Shulk, troubled that Fiora did not recognize them, leaves to find Dunban. Dunban tells him it is unsettling, but he is happy to know she is still alive and they must help her to remember. Kallian summons the party to tell them of his plan to form an allied army and asks them to present this plan to the Homs and Nopon, but Shulk requests time to think it over.
The party returns to their quarters, where Melia encourages Shulk to go find Fiora, saying she will stay to help assemble the army. Kallian interrupts their departure and asks Melia to go with Shulk, introducing a woman who will serve as Melia's stand-in during her absence. Alvis tells them they must travel down Valak Mountain to reach Sword Valley, and he will accompany them as a guide as he is familiar with the mountain. A short-range pod takes them to Makna Forest, where they reach the passage to Valak Mountain.
She ponders why he took the risk of releasing the Monado's restraints. She finds that she is experiencing feelings for Shulk, and decides she must see him again. Metal Face sees her leave, and remembers that she is Dunban's sister. The party proceeds down Valak Mountain, stopping to rest in Ose Tower. Alvis explains that the Monado had been locked away there until it was found by the Homs, and that his and Shulk's ability to see the future was acquired by touching the Monado, which can change the future by disrupting the ether upon which their world is based.
Continuing down to the base of the mountain, they are confronted by Fiora inside Face Nemesis. She still does not remember them, and addresses Shulk as "Heir to the Monado" , saying she wishes to talk to him. They are interrupted by the arrival of Metal Face, who shoots Nemesis to disable it and demands the Monado in exchange for Fiora's life. He complies, and Metal Face's chest opens, revealing the pilot to be none other than Mumkhar.
Dunban demands he answer why he attacked Colony 9, to which Mumkhar says is because it was Dunban's home. Dunban charges straight for him, but Mumkhar remote controls Metal Face to aim a claw at Fiora's neck, threatening her life. He then demands they surrender the Monado - which Shulk does - and beg, but Melia blasts Mumkhar and Metal Face with an ether attack, knocking Metal Face down and the Monado out of Mumkhar's hand, which Shulk takes back. Mumkhar then releases his claws and engages the group in battle.
Partway through the fight, a volley of Mass-Produced Faces drop from the sky as well as a giant golden Mechon, and the pilot says that it is the strongest Mechon built, and introduces himself as Egil , the creator of the Faced Mechon, leader of Mechonis, and agent of Meyneth. Shulk then demands he answer why he puts Homs in the Mechon, however Egil brushes him off and leaves with Mumkhar and Fiora.
After hearing about Mumkhar and Fiora, he departs with Alvis back to Alcamoth. The party travel through Sword Valley, until just before Galahad Fortress, where Mumkhar again is lying in wait. Dunban almost kills him but is stopped by Shulk; who points out that Fiora could be in the same position.
Dunban relaxes a bit and then Shulk has a vision of Mumkhar lunging at the party and then accidentally killing himself. Shulk, noticing the events from that vision coming to reality, tries to tell Mumkhar to stop, but Mumkhar refuses to listen.
Mumkhar then shoots a beam that breaks off a pillar that impales him right through his body and sends him, inside his Face, plummeting towards the ocean.
The group find Egil and Face Nemesis waiting to fight them at the base of the fortress. Egil disables the Monado and overcomes the group easily. Fiora begs Meyneth, still controlling her body, to help Shulk. Meyneth breaks free from Egil's control and attacks him with a power that surprises Egil; much of Galahad Fortress is destroyed and Nemesis greatly damaged. As the fortress crumbles, Nemesis slides out, and Shulk dives after her as the rest of the party falling off into the ocean.
Back in Alcamoth, Kallian receives word that Galahad Fortress has collapsed. Dickson says he has an idea where Shulk's party has ended up, and urges Kallian to begin the attack. Shulk awakes next to the broken Face, quickly removes Fiora from it, and lays her on the ground. He then makes a fire and waits for her to wake up. Shulk attempts to wake her up by giving her water, but due to the fact that she is unconscious she is unable to drink it.
Instead, he drinks it and gives the water to her mouth to mouth by kissing her; she wakes, saying that it was her first kiss. Shulk asks her if she remembers him, which she does, as Meyneth has receded in her mind leaving her in charge again. She explains that she could see everything happening but had no control over her body while piloting Nemesis. They share a warm hug and she asks for some water which Shulk gladly gets for her. They then set off to find the rest. They reunite with Dunban and the others in a village, where they meet the Machina , the people of Mechonis.
Linada , a doctor, takes Fiora to the infirmary to examine her, and Sharla goes with them. Shulk and the others meet with Miqol , the village leader. Miqol tells them Egil is his son, and asks them to kill Egil. After Otharon and Dunga agree, Dickson leaves to find Shulk's party, and Kallian asks him to deliver a message. She succeeded in stopping the Bionis, but Egil is now blinded by a desire for revenge for the Bionis' attack. After Fiora's body is repaired, Shulk tells Miqol they must return to the Bionis to warn Kallian of Egil's new weapon, but Dickson arrives and says he will deliver the message.
As Shulk and the others depart, Miqol tells them to seek help from Egil's sister, Vanea, who is still in the Mechonis. Meanwhile, Egil contemplates the situation, realizing that Faced Mechon are flawed because the Homs residing in them still retain memories of their past life.
He decided to erase their memories completely, and calls for "Face " , who retains memories of Sharla. Egil deletes these as the Mechon thrashes. The group leave the village and head towards the Mechonis capitol, Agniratha, by travelling up Mechonis through Mechonis Field.
On the top floor of Mechonis Field they are ambushed by Jade Face , who is revealed to be Gadolt , Sharla's supposedly dead fiance. He does not recognize her, and fires his cannon at the party in a killing attempt.
Shulk finds himself floating in empty space, and hears Alvis's voice telling him to find "the true Monado". He awakes to find that he and the others have survived. Vanea greets them and tells they they were protected by Lady Meyneth's power. She explains that Gadolt has his memories erased and that the Faced Mechon are created to counter the Monado since it initially could not harm the races of Bionis.
She also reveals that Zanza is the progenitor of the Homs and is the one who devastated Mechonis. She says she will take them to Agniratha.
Meanwhile, the allied forces arrive at Sword Valley and the battle begins. Upon reaching the Data Centre in Agniratha, Fiora is temporarily taken over by Meyneth, now known to be the goddess of the Mechonis. Shulk and the others learn that Bionis and Mechonis were once at peace, before the former inexplicably attacked the latter, killing many of the Machina.
Understanding Egil's desire for revenge, the group heads for the Meyneth Shrine where Egil is located. Before they can reach it, they are attacked by Gadolt once more, who opens fire on the group. However the group notice that he is missing Sharla on purpose, and realize that he can still be saved.
Meyneth, in control of Fiora once more, assists in bringing Gadolt back to his senses by breaking the control Egil has on him. He then tells Sharla that Egil had good in him before, but was consumed by fear, turning him into who he is now. The group heads off to the Meyneth Shrine, with Gadolt asks for Reyn to take care of Sharla as he is too weak to move. The group reach the shrine, where Vanea tries to reason with Egil once more, but is unsuccessful.
Egil then reveals to Shulk the reason for his attacks: while holding no hostility towards the Bionis lifeforms, he holds hostility towards the Bionis itself, and the beings there serve as its sustenance so it may awaken once again, so by eliminating the lifeforms of Bionis, he weakens Bionis itself.
Shulk fights Egil, successfully impaling him through the shoulder with the Monado. He tries to reason with Egil once more, but Egil is unmoved, and removes the Monado easily. Realizing that Agniratha is about to be destroyed, Shulk and the group attempt to escape. Sharla, seeing that Gadolt is missing, tries to return to find him, but Reyn convinces her that Gadolt will have left.
They fail to outrun the explosion and are about to be obliterated, but Gadolt in his Face appears and shields them, sacrificing himself. The Mechonis fires an energy beam at the Bionis. Kallian realizes that the Mechonis is awakening and orders an immediate retreat from the sword. Shulk's party find themselves falling, but are caught by Junks, the Machina having been warned by Alvis that they were in danger.
Back in the village they discuss the situation and decide to use Junks to reach the Mechonis Core. Inside Central Factory they decide to first head for the Apocrypha Generator which is still restraining the Monado's power. Shulk begins to wonder if he should use the Monado, given what he now knows about Zanza and the Bionis, and cannot figure out why his abilities to know what comes next have changed - he has no visions, just understands what is about to happen.
He experiences an abrupt seizure and falls to the ground in pain, similar to what Dunban went through, and after some encouragement from Reyn, he explains that it was not caused by the Apocrypha but a different kind of power.
On the way to the generator, Shulk begins thinking about the connection between the Bionis Monado and the one he holds, and remembers the dream he had about not being there anymore. They destroy the Apocrypha Generator as the Mechonis begins to move, attacking the Bionis. The party reaches the Mechonis Core and battles Egil; they defeat him before he can destroy Bionis, and Shulk decapitates Yaldabaoth, leaving Egil defenseless. Shulk raises the Monado to kill Egil, convinced that he wants this despite outcry from Fiora and Vanea and encouraged by Zanza's disembodied voice, which he doesn't recognise.
He remembers all that has led up to this moment and realises that he doesn't have to kill Egil - at the last minute he deflects the Monado to avoid Egil, and sits down beside him. Egil asks why he held back, as doing so would've ended the war, to which Shulk says he has forgotten that. He has realized that he and Egil are similar, and have no reason to fight. Egil says that he still has a reason to kill Shulk, and asks if he will resist killing him even if Egil kills everything on Bionis.
Shulk replies that he can stop Egil, and will again and again until they see eye-to-eye. Egil considers this, and commends Shulk for using the Monado well, but asks him if he believes himself its true master. He tells Shulk of the past, when the Bionis and Mechonis lived in harmony; Arglas, the Giant possessed by Zanza, asked what lay beyond the titans, beyond even the sea.
He expressed that one day the descendants of the Giants and the Machina should leave to explore and discover new worlds, and that the inhabitants of the two titans should continue living in peace for eternity. Egil tells Shulk that the peace between Bionis and Mechonis was disturbed by the presence of the Monado, which permitted the existence of only itself.
Arglas took up the Monado, and in the process, he was possessed and turned into Zanza. He then engaged the Mechonis in battle before finally being sealed by the High Entia on Prison Island. Shulk asks if one turns into Zanza if they wield the Monado, to which Egil says that the Monado is Zanza himself, and that he inhabits and possesses the bodies of his own creations to continue his existence.
However, he notes that Shulk is a different case, seeing how he maintained a sense of self, and deems that Shulk can break the curse of Zanza, and asks Meyneth, who he accepts as his god once more, if that was not precisely their wish.
Shulk says that while he does not understand the curse, he can at least promise him that Bionis and Mechonis, as well as its people, can live in peace again, to which Egil agrees, and the two prepare to make a truce.
As Shulk reaches for Egil's hand he is shot in the back - Dickson has arrived, and taken the shot. Shulk falls and is caught by Yaldabaoth's hand. Everyone asks Dickson why he shot Shulk, to which he replies that he is just doing his job, then proceeds to focus his sights on Egil, who recognises him as a Giant and Disciple of Zanza. Dickson then tells everyone to prepare for Zanza's return; Shulk's body starts glowing and rises into the air.
Egil tells Zanza that he will not allow his return, and fires a shot from Yaldabaoth, which is absorbed by Shulk and fired back at Egil, damaging Yaldabaoth.
Zanza, the god of the Bionis, appears out from Shulk's body as a blond man dressed in white and gold. He takes the Monado and tells everyone not to be surprised about his return, as it was predestined, and has been since he first resided in Shulk.
Meyneth, speaking from Fiora, explains that after the great battle Zanza grew weak and his soul - the Monado - was sealed in Ose Tower. Dickson reminds them that he "rescued" Shulk with the Monado, having "found" the others dead, as the Monado had drawn the life from them to sustain itself. Zanza tells them that Shulk only appeared alive due to Zanza being inside him; Shulk has been dead since childhood and was chosen at random from the researchers.
Dickson confirms that Shulk's ability to use the Monado and his visions, were Zanza's, and that everything that has happened has been by design. Zanza declares that the time for the destruction and recreation of the world is nigh, but he must first eliminate the Mechonis, and the Bionis awakens once more. Egil engages Zanza in battle, despite protests from Vanea that he is too weak to fight more.
He claims he does not care, for he will gladly give up his life to defeat Zanza to attain peace. Zanza converts the Monado to a new form, even as the Monado appears as the sword of light in the hand of the Bionis, and Zanza easily destroys the Mechonis' sword and bisects Yaldabaoth and the Mechonis' head.
He then prepares to lay waste to Mechonis, but Meyneth, finally unleashing her own Monado, successfully protects it and Shulk and his friends. She tells Zanza that she understands that their life forms' lives are theirs to control, and if he will not accept that, she will fight for them, and she engages him in battle in Fiora's body. Meyneth is overpowered by Zanza, who notes that her strength has significantly dropped from their last conflict.
Realizing that Shulk is important to both Meyneth and Fiora, Zanza prepares to kill him, but Meyneth shields his body and takes the blast herself. Zanza tells Meyneth to face him like a god, and releases another powerful blast; Meyneth expels herself from Fiora's body and takes the full attack.
She suggests that they create a world with no need for gods before disappearing, leaving only her Monado, which Zanza takes for himself. Laughing, Zanza disappears, transporting onto Prison Island, which he sinks into the Bionis' head, releasing high concentration ether waves that affect the High Entia in Alcamoth.
Back on Mechonis, Vanea rushes to Egil, who apologizes for everything he is done, and insists he fulfill Meyneth's final wish. Vanea accepts his judgement, and the party escape with Shulk's comatose body. The party leave on Junks, but Zanza intercepts tried to destroy them with the Bionis' Monado. Egil uses one of the arms of Mechonis to block the attack, and the other to punch a hole through the Bionis' chest. In response, Zanza orders Egil to die, before swinging the Monado full force at Mechonis, causing it to glow blue as it prepares to explode.
Egil then begs for Shulk that for the sake of both their worlds, he must succeed, then calls Meyneth's name before he and the Mechonis are killed. With life on the Bionis in chaos from the ether event, Bionis moving, and the destruction caused by the Mechonis' attacks, Junks aims to get free - but as they pass between Mechonis and Bionis, Dickson attacks the group with a horde of Telethia and prepares to finish them off, until he is stopped by Kallian and his Havres squadron from the Sword.
Kallian is informed of Dickson's betrayal, and prepares to fight him. Dickson calls for Lorithia to reveal herself, and she releases high concentration ether waves from the Havres - made by her design - turning the High Entia soldiers into Telethia. Kallian apologizes to Melia for burdening her, having known that this could one day happen, and uses the last of his will to direct his Telethia form to take out Dickson and Lorithia, allowing the group to escape back to Colony 6.
Junks lands in Colony 6, Shulk unconscious in the infirmary. Fiora places a Replica Monado made for him by the Machina beside him. As everyone discusses their options, Melia sees Fiora leave and follows her outside the colony, where Fiora confides that her new body's time is limited now that Meyneth is gone.
A siren sounds and they rush back to Junks, where they learn a swarm of Telethia is approaching. The party reaches the main entrance in time to see the Telethia arrive, led by Dickson. Shulk again finds himself floating in empty space, and wonders whether his life has been pointless, having been dictated by Zanza.
Alvis appears and tells him only he may decide that; Zanza's need for a physical host limit him, and he must perpetuate his existence by the destruction of the world. Shulk resolves to stop Zanza, and Alvis tells him he knows what he must do.
Shulk places a hand on his own chest, and a white light spreads from his hand across the scene. At Colony 6, the party fight the Telethia, but find themselves surrounded. Shulk arrives, fully awake and competent even without the Monado, and Dickson sends his own Sureny Telethia to attack them. When they defeat it, Shulk tells them he could still see the future.
Dickson calls for Alvis to join them, revealing him to be another of Zanza's Disciples, who sends another Telethia to attack the party. When the party defeat it, Dickson and Alvis flee. The group uses Junks to reach the Bionis' Interior through the wound from Egil's final attack. When they reach the heart they find Lorithia, who taunts them by revealing that Kallian is still alive, albiet an unconscious Telethia.
Lorithia fuses with Kallian's Telethia and the party fights and defeats her. During Lorithia's death throes Melia has a vision, where she speaks with Kallian's spirit. She apologizes for failing to protect her people, but Kallian reassures her that the High Entia's transformation into Telethia was inevitable, that she would not suffer the curse of their people, and that she was the hope of the High Entia, thus he and her father were happy to sacrifice themselves for her.
He then explodes into light along with Lorithia and tells Melia she must now live her own life and make her own choices, for that is the hope of the High Entia. Riki hears the words, and Melia hugs him. Dickson arrives to tell the party that he is waiting for them at Prison Island.
The party then travels back to Prison Island to fight Dickson. After chasing him throughout Prison Island, and slaying all of the monsters he sets on them, the party finally reaches the top, and encounter him as turns into his true form: a Giant.
The party initially struggles and Dickson reveals to Shulk that since Fiora lost Meyneth's Monado, she has little time to live. However, she convinces Shulk that she is fine, and will fight with him until the end. This, along with the encouragement of their friends, allows Shulk and Fiora to unlock the remnants of Zanza's and Meyneth's power and they defeat Dickson, much to his surprise.
He reverts back to his Homs form before dying, and the party leaves as he dies from his wounds smoking one last cigar, but not before expressing pride at how far Shulk has come.
Meanwhile, in space, Zanza attempts to look into the future, where he sees the Telethia attacking the Homs, the Bionis in a state of stagnation, and finally, Shulk and his friends engaging him in battle - but the vision cuts off after that.
Zanza wonders why he cannot see past that point, stating that with both Monados in his possession, he should be perfectly connected with the passage of fate. He realizes that both Dickson and Lorithia have died, and wonders if the Telethia weakening if they are continuing to be felled.
He recalls Meyneth's dying words: wishing for Shulk to create a world with no need for gods. Zanza scoffs at this, as no world can exist without a god. He declares that the world belongs to him before imbuing himself in a mass of energy. Upon transporting from Prison Island, the party find themselves in what appears to be a simulation of the Solar System, in which they fight silent ghosts of important encounters; Mumkhar , Xord , Alvis' Telethia , and Gadolt.
At the end of the simulation, they catch a brief view of the planet Earth before facing Zanza, now a god-like monster representing the Bionis, and wielding his and Meyneth's Monados. He tells Shulk that he had planned to use his body as a dwelling place for the next millenium, but thanks to obtaining Meyneth's Monado, he can proceed immediately.
He thanks Shulk for this, and offers to make Sulk a new Disciple of his. Melia calls out his arrogance and treatment of his creations, but Zanza shows no understanding, as High Entia are just Telethia given sentience Telethia are his own cells; he feels they should be grateful for what existence they had. Shulk rejects the offer of immortality, as he simply wants to live in a world without Zanza. Zanza expresses disappointment that Shulk thinks this way, but believes that the vision of mortals will remain limited.
He expresses disappointment that Homs have become disobedient and in need of destruction as he deemed the Machina, saying that he had longed for friendship, but now believes that granting intelligence to his creations was a mistake. Shulk refutes this; Meyneth was able to exist with them, that she saw them as her friends; Zanza could not as he never saw his creations as anything more than food.
Zanza brushes it off, saying the Telethia will eliminate every being from Bionis, and that he will create a new world as he has many times before. Shulk insists that the party will stop him. He tells the group to behold the true form of a united world before the fight continues. Throughout the fight, Shulk still has visions, confusing Zanza as Shulk is without a Monado.
Fiora tells Zanza that even if they can see the future, it is not set, for there are infinite possibilities depending on what path each individual takes, then tells him that he should know of this more than anyone else, for that is how he has existed. Zanza replies that such a right is reserved only for gods, which Shulk refutes; their destiny is their own. Suddenly, light erupts from each of his friends' weapons and directs itself to Shulk's Replica Monado.
Fiora tells Zanza that he is not the only one that has the right to decide people's fates; every living being does. Zanza is shocked by the appearance of another Monado, having believed he and Meyneth held the only two in existence. The party overcome Zanza; Alvis' disembodied voice tells Zanza that the world's providence has limited Zanza, and Zanza berates him for disobeying him.
Alvis says that he - Alvis - is the Monado; he existed at the beginning, and will proclaim the end, to Zanza's disbelief. Alvis asks again if the world belongs to Zanza or Shulk, to which Shulk says that that decision was made long ago.
Shulk declares that today, they use their power to fell a god; he charges at Zanza and swings the Monado III full force at him. The God-Slaying Sword cuts through Zanza's body, splitting him in two in an explosion of light.
After the battle, Alvis appears before Shulk as a green star, and shows him a vision of the past. Zanza was once a human scientist named Klaus; he and Meyneth performed an experiment attempting to create a new universe, but destroyed their own in the process. They were given power over the new world, and arose as the Bionis and Mechonis. Needing a physical host, but unwilling to risk their departure for other worlds, Zanza initiated a cycle of destruction and rebirth to keep life on Bionis, creating beings from the ether and destroying them with the Telethia when they threatened to leave.
Alvis then tells Shulk that in all truth, Zanza did indeed wish for friendship, but lost his way. Shulk believes that Zanza's future and their own could have coexisted, which Alvis confirms was once a possibility. Alvis reveals that he was originally the administrative computer of the space station where the experiment was performed; an AI.
He informs Shulk that their world is expiring, and that Shulk, as its new god, must decide whether to let the old world stagnate or evolve it to the next stage. Shulk says that he only wanted to stop Zanza, and that he himself cannot be a god.
Reyn appears from behind and agrees; the rest of the party follow. Fiora expresses that none of them want to be gods either, and that they can live life as it comes. Reyn notes the everyday life is fine for him.
Sharla says that being with loved ones is enough. Melia adds that everyone changes, so no one day will be the same as the last; the future will still be unknown. Riki says it is better not to know. Fiora says that the small surprises in life are what make it great; they may be worrying, but also exciting.
Dunban notes that the fact that they're still evolving is progress itself, and that they do not need a more dramatic change. Shulk agrees and says that little changes, as every day passes, should be how everyone lives, and that this is their world.
RennanNT posted What is with you and assuming all these arbitrary things are in the game? You can completely skip sidequests if you want. And yep, there are multiple party members and NPCs in love. Not all of them get a happy ending in that aspect though. User Info: MonadAlvis. User Info: TheRewster. Unlock the true power of the Ponado. More topics from this board I find this game very overwhelming. How do I use Art manuals?
General 3 Answers How can I even come close to killing Face nemesis' defending mechon? General 2 Answers Do you always need Shulk to help with Mechon? Build 1 Answer Framerate? Tech Support 2 Answers. Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password? Can you please let me know we are going to buy the game soon User Info: ratatapa ratatapa 6 years ago 2 how about you buy the game.
Roughly how much longer do i have? Xenoblade Chronicles Friendly Discord Server! Where do you see resistances?
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