Lithia and the member of Society got sucked in to the Void Dimension beyond the giant Rift. Beyond the Rift where Joy tried to send Felix back, was not a place that people could live.
Quest Completion Dialogue
Lithia:... And then, the Rift opened up, causing the whole area to shake. The whole lab fell apart and got sucked in.
Rift:.......
Rift:Uhm... yeah, this isn't the first time you're telling the story, but...
Lithia:It was dumb?
Rift:No... I wouldn't...
Lithia:I celebrated too early and messed everything up?
Rift:I wouldn't go that far...
Lithia:Ahhhhh!! If I can go back in time, I want to smack myself in the head!
Lithia:I should have escaped immediately instead of standing arond! You dummy! Idiot!
Rift:Um... If the pull was strong enough to destroy the building, it probably wouldn't have mattered even if you started moving right away...
Lithia:That doesn't give me comfort...
Rift:Hm... I wonder what happened to that Society member?
Lithia:She's probably somewhere in this realm of chaos.
Lithia:She probably met someone she wanted.
[Rift, after falling into the Void Dimension]
Lithia:Ack! Pant, pant! What's going on! There's nothing here except for this platform! Where is this?
Lithia:This is beyond the Rift? Where Felix came from? No... It's different from what I heard...
Lithia:This is what Joy's been researching? Can people actually live in a place like this...?
Society Member:This is not a place to live.
Society Member:This is a primordial realm. The origin of life and the sea of stars... Those are the words used by poets and bards, but not something entirely accurate.
Society Member:This is a realm where the rules of time and space do not apply. The realm of void itself.
Lithia:......Ok.
Lithia:No, never mind. Nothing's ok about this. I don't understand your words at all.
Lithia:Where's the exit? Just tell me how to get out of here.
Society Member:I don't know.
Lithia:Aw, stop kidding around! You may have business here, but I don't.
The member of the Society was actually a member of an organization that believe in the ancient god, Henir. Lithia hears more about this organization from the Society member.
Quest Completion Dialogue
Lithia:[After that, I talked more with the Society member, but didn't gain anything useful that will help me escape.]
Lithia:So, you didn't actually plan to come here? Uh, what did you say? Hen...
Society Member:Henir's Order.
Lithia:So the Society is a front you use, but in actuality you're a religious organization worshipping Henir?
Society Member:Worshipping is not the right description. We merely follow what is proven to exist to reveal the lies of this world.
Lithia:Uh huh... Is that so... Sigh, what are the lies of this world?
Society Member:Everything that we live and breathe.
Society Member:In the beginning, the world was similar to this realm. There was only this disorder.
Society Member:But order exists even in chaos. Like a carelessly thrown pen can stand straight as it lands.
Society Member:But interference of the god of order invaded into the realm of chaos...
Lithia:... And that's the world we live in?
Lithia:I don't get it. How can you figure that out? And why does it matter?
Society Member:It's perhaps something too complex for you to understand. But you might want to think about it....
Society Member:Pain you don't have to feel if we are complete beings, and the possibility of natural order, not being natural at all.
Society Member:It's not easy to doubt and deconstruct what you believe in... But once you begin, it can be a step towards having a bigger purpose.
Joy:Lithia, theories that have been widely accepted in the past, may be revealed to be false in present day.
Joy:That's why as scholars who study knowledge, we have to have flexible minds... constantly doubting and asking questions.
Lithia:Huh... That sounds like something Joy would say. I suppose magicians do have overlapping views in some way.
Lithia:... Is it possible to become one here? That, complete being or whatever.
Society Member:If you want.
Lithia:Hm, but you don't even know how to get out of here. What if you're wrong?
Society Member:That merely means you didn't want it.
Lithia:Ha! That's convenient isn't it? It sounds like you're making up excuses to me.
Lithia starts a long battle to escape without giving up. But during that time, someone's life is flickering away.
Quest Completion Dialogue
Lithia:[That's when my struggle to escape this place began.]
Lithia:Argh... I can see the Rift sometimes appearing outside. Can't we just use it to escape this place?
Society Member:Time and space is not linear in this place. The outside view we see may not be the world we came from.
Society Member:Or, even if it is the same place, it could be far in the future or the past.
Lithia:Ugh, how is that even possible? I don't believe it.
Society Member:You're here. You're seeing and experiencing this first hand, yet show a lack of faith.
Lithia:Oh no, whatever should I do.
(ZIING...)
Lithia:Oh, there's another one!
(TAP TAP TAP....)
Rift:.......
Lithia:Ah... This is as far as it goes. I can't reach it like this.
Lithia:Hey! Heeyyy!! Is anyone there? If you hear me, please answer me!
Rift:(.......)
Lithia:I definitely felt a presence... Ah... Maybe I can reach it if I jump really well?
Society Member:Aren't you tired?
Lithia:No. I'm too busy being angry and frustrated.
Society Member:Is that so? Well, I am exhausted. I'm also hungry and thirsty.
Society Member:They say humans can live for 3 days without food and water and 7 days with just water.
Lithia:You're complaining about being hungry when you haven't even done anything? I even gave you my water bottle because you said you were thirsty. Why don't you restrain youself!
Society Member:Thank you, but I think this is the end.
Lithia:... What do you mean?
Society Member:Aren't you hungry?
Lithia:Not really. I'm not particularly thirsty either... Why do you ask?
Society Member:As I thought... It seems you are protected from this chaos realm.
Lithia:What kind of protection?
Society Member:I don't know. But it's a powerful one.
Society Member:When I arrived and saw a stable platform we can stand on, I doubted that this was the chaos realm I was looking for.
Society Member:Stability is balance, something opposite of chaos.
Society Member:But it seems the stability around us is due to your influence. As evidence, unlike you, I am slowly dying.
Lithia:This became a safe place because of me? I don't understand... More importantly, are you alright?
Society Member:I'm fine.
(SLIP....)
Society Member:... I'll get going now.
Lithia:Where are you going? You said this was the only safe place!
Society Member:I didn't come here for a safe place. I came to look for somewhere I can become complete.
Society Member:I am ready. I'm going to meet the daughter of someone who became great before me.
A familiar place is created over and over again in the void. A place where happy memories were made with loving people. That makes being alone in this place more lonely.
Quest Completion Dialogue
Rift:Lithia... Cheer up.
Rift:... Look around. This place, it's almost like a home now. Do you remember?
Lithia:Of course I remember. I used to live here. Mathi used to visit all the time, too.
Rift:Yeah. This place felt more like home to me than the camp.
Rift:Over there is Joy's workshop. We could hear her pen scratching the paper if we stayed really quiet.
Lithia:Yeah. I remember. Joy used to keep her door open as she worked. When was it...
Rift:... Ever since we blew up the chair in the living room to practice our spells?
Lithia:Hahaha, that's right.
Lithia:...... It's almost time to destroy everything again.
Rift:Um... Lithia? Do you want to? We could leave it alone like this.
Rift:It's your home. Somewhere you miss. It will make you feel much better than the barren environment of this place.
Lithia:That's why I have to destroy it.
Lithia:... You know, I regretted a lot of things since I came here.
Lithia:Why did I decide to travel with them? Why did I get them swept up in my mess? It's all my fault.
Rift:No... Vera and I were not the ones that were swept. It's the other way around.
Rift:Even if we didn't meet you, we would have headed to Velder, since that was our destination.
Rift:We would have arrived at the port on time, and without the Rift, we could have gotten on a fancy cruise to arrive in Velder.
Rift:There, Vera would have turned into a monster, and I...
Rift:.......
Lithia:... I think he would have tried using the forbidden healing magic on Vera. Like me, he's stupid, and thinks he has something to atone for.
Lithia:But, if that's the case, this is kind of unfair, isn't it?
Lithia:I saved two kids who could have turned into monsters, and this is what I get? I have the right to feel frustrated.
Lithia:But... Why do I feel so sad and painful?
(BOOM!)
Rift:Please, stop Lithia! You only have to hang on a little more...
Lithia:It's all their fault!
Lithia:I still have a hole in my heart in the shape of Joy and Felix.
Lithia:Whenever there's chilling wind, or when I see happy families, that empty space begins to ache.
Lithia:That's why I never wanted something like this again...! Why did you have to come into my heart?
(SMACK, SMACK, BOOM!)
(SHAKE!)
Lithia:If you weren't important to me, then I wouldn't have felt the same pain again!
Lithia:I hate this... I might have to stay in this place forever.
Lithia:I'm staring at a wall, imagining there's someone beyond going slowly crazy!
Lithia:But you know what's worse? What if they're hurt? What if they died? And I won't even know!
Lithia:I'm scared I'll be lured by the illusion created by this realm and become and absolute shell of a person!
(BOOM!)
Lithia:Damn it! I thought this was supposed to be a realm of chaos without rules! Why does it keep creating this place that's precious to me!
Lithia:It feels like Joy will appear at any moment... Sniffle, sniffle... uh....
Lithia:Waaaah-!!
Rift:.......
Lithia:If I can't see anyone, I don't need to become something complete!
Lithia:Let me out! Let me see other people!
Lithia:I want to know what happened to Joy's research! I want to meet Felix again!
Lithia:I just... I just want everything to be how it was before...
Rift:I'm sorry. I didn't think about what you were feeling. I... I only wanted you to feel some relief while you were here.
Rift:The reason why I told you to keep remembering the past was because I was afraid you would give up living.
Rift:But maybe it would have been better if I didn't. You're so much stronger than I think, so you probably would have been fine.
Rift:... I'm sorry for worrying you.
Rift:Lithia?
Lithia:.......
Rift:Are you sleeping?
Rift:... I was serious for nothing.
Lithia:Zzz... Heheheh.
Rift:Sigh... What did I expect? Don't ever change.
Rift:Though, I suppose it's a relief. Because it means despite how long it has been, this experience didn't hurt you enough to change who you are.
Lithia:Zzz... Ahm....
Rift:I'm sorry for making you wait this long.
Rift:But... They're finally here. You'll be able to leave soon.
Lithia:Mm....
Lithia:... Tada!
Joy:Wow, that's beautiful! A way to utilize the gem without creating a Chrysona? Impressive!
Lithia:Heheh! You flatter me too much. It's you who first came up with the method.
Joy:Huhu... I suppose I was. But I never used it.
Joy:This is your invention, Lithia. I'm so proud of you, my darling.
Lithia:Heheh... How have you been, Joy? I missed you so much.
Joy:You'll be surprised! I'm on a great adventure!
Lithia:Whoa! How? Where? Can you tell me more?
Joy:It's still a secret... But I'll give you a hint. I am traveling where stars were born.
Joy:It's where everything is created, and where some return. It's fascinating because you can learn so many things here.
Lithia:A place like that exists? Wow....
Joy:Huhu, that's all I can tell you!
Lithia:Aww, no fair.
Joy:I'm sure you'll learn soon enough. Perhaps you'll come to visit one day.
Joy:Now, it's my turn. What kind of adventure did you experience, Lithia? Did you make good friends?
Lithia:Yeah!
Lithia:No. Uh... I don't know.
Joy:Aw, did you fight with your friends?
Joy:To tell you the truth, Lithia, I had a hard time making friends. Whenever I'd become close with someone, I had an awful certainty that I'll eventually disappoint them.
Joy:Nobody said anything to me, but I wanted to be free from my self-imposed restriction... Which is why I admired the world Felix came from.
Joy:I thought a place like that must have someone who would like an oddball like me...
Lithia:I love you, Joy! Felix, too.
Joy:... Thank you. I wonder why I didn't remember.
Joy:If I knew, I never would have hurt you...
Joy:Meeting the two of you was the greatest fortune and gift.
Joy:Thank you, my little princess. ...Muah!
Lithia:Hahaha! That tickles!
Joy:You know, I always thought you were so brave and strong. I thought you were very admirable.
Lithia:Me?
Joy:Yes. Even here, I know better than anyone what you've been through.
Joy:You've helped many people and made great friends. I thought I was going to get jealous.
Lithia:Don't worry. You're the only one for me, Joy! Oh, and also Felix.
Joy:Are you sure? The Lithia I know is insatiable. Are you sure Felix and I are enough?
Joy:Come here, my little darling.
(HUG)
Joy:Lithia, you know...
Joy:No matter where you are, as long as you love me, that's enough.
Lithia:Joy...?
Joy:Chaos and order are like two sides of a coin. Close, yet so far. Just like how right now, we cannot see each other's faces despite holding on to each other.
Joy:But we can feel the warmth, and hear the sound of the heart beat.
Joy:... Though you'll forget once you wake up from this dream... Please remember one thing.
Joy:I'll always be on your side... And I love you, so very much.