While Aragami is distraught for killing his comrades, Sora is grateful for the opportunity to see him again.ДЄfter Sora expires, Yamiko frees herself with the talismans and reveals her true form. He, Sora, Hikaru, and the other captains led the Kaiho to purge the evil shadow army of the Nisshoku from the land many years before, but Ryo sacrificed himself to complete the spell that imprisoned the Shadow Empress. As she lies dying, Sora recognizes him by his demeanor: he is the spirit of Ryo, the first general of the Kaiho, and the memories of the light wielder are his own. Sora, the general of the Kaiho, impedes his progress, but he fights his way to the temple and mortally wounds her. Aragami survives, and Yamiko admits that she is the Shadow Empress, but claims she was ashamed to tell him because of her helplessness.ДЄfter finding the last talisman, Aragami travels to the temple where Yamiko is held. Before dying, Hikaru makes a remark implicating Yamiko as the Shadow Empress, before killing himself in an explosion of light in an attempt to kill Aragami. He encounters Hikaru, the last captain of the Kaiho, the other captains having died in the war. Yamiko becomes upset and swears vengeance, and Aragami promises to help her attain it. They find Hyo's sword fashioned as a grave marker, confirming his death. He also witnesses memories of another person who wielded light, concluding that they are the memories of the enemy general he was summoned to kill. He sees Yamiko's former life as an orphan hiding out in the mountains, and of her being trained alongside the Nisshoku guild's leader and the Shadow Empress's advisor, Hyo. This must be done before the night's end, for Aragami will dissolve if sunlight touches him.ДЄs Aragami retrieves the talismans, they trigger strange memories in him. She requests Aragami's help in freeing them, for which she needs six talismans to unlock the prison. She claims that after winning the war, they imprisoned the Empress and her retainers in the Nisshoku's main temple, including Yamiko. She describes them as oppressors who conquered the land from the shadow aligned Nisshoku, led by the Shadow Empress. Shrines placed sparsely throughout the level will refill all of the player's equipped techniques.ДЄragami is summoned into existence one night by an astral projection of Yamiko, a girl who identifies herself as a captive of the Kaiho, an army of light adepts. 'Techniques' are more powerful, but have only two uses, cannot harm bosses, and can only be equipped one at a time (though the player can switch among them at any time). 'Abilities' either rely upon Aragami's Shadow Essence or have infinite uses. Scrolls can be spent to unlock various useful skills, such as the ability to become temporarily invisible or to make corpses vanish. The player can also die by falling into water.ДЄs the player explores the levels, they may find several hidden scrolls. Any successful hit by a guard will kill Aragami instantly, returning the player to the last checkpoint to try again. If they find a corpse or see the player clearly, they will blow a horn, temporarily making all the guards actively search for Aragami, and causing them to become more suspicious if the player evades detection. Observing evidence of the player's presence (such as the sound of their comrades dying or spotting the player in the distance) will make guards suspicious, causing them to draw their swords and investigate. A guard can be killed instantly by attacking him within a certain range, but the only enemy that must be killed to complete a chapter is the boss (if present). There are also archers that patrol elevated areas and can spot the player at a longer distance while aiming, and swordsmen circled by a torch that kills the player on contact. Basic sword-wielding guards are the most common enemy, and can throw light projectiles to kill the player. Later in the game, the player gains a raven that will show the player the location of objectives through walls, and a set of bells that can be rung to lure enemies elsewhere.Д®ach chapter is patrolled by many guards. Shadow Essence is replenished by standing in the shadows, and drained by standing near intense light sources such as lanterns. Aragami can teleport to any part of the map in a certain radius where a shadow is cast, but doing so expends 'Shadow Essence', displayed as a meter on his cape. To complete a chapter, the player must go to certain areas to collect items or destroy obstacles and reach the level's exit. The player controls a shadow spirit, Aragami, attempting to reach the end of all thirteen open-world chapters in order.

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