Sara's Memories

Old Leon the Lion says he is too creaky to explore the cracks in space and time near him, and asks you to look through the one he can see Payon through. What you find is the day Sara Irene's mother died. The run is a short story with a few big fights, and it is part one of the Heroes' Trail.

The device is closed to you until you have talked to Leon first. After a run it stays shut until you report back to him and the wait is over.

You arrive at (250, 155). The story is told by announcements in white text and by talk NPCs. Most scenes play when the party leader talks to the NPC. The fights are in the order below.

You meet Sara (a girl with flowers) and Doyen Irene, her father, who glares at you before Sara gives him the flowers and his mood lifts. Two old men wander off, you overhear strange voices, and a message says Sara might be in danger. You follow her to a house. The door opens: a woman lies near death on the floor and the Doyen stands over her with a bloody sword. A gem rolls from the woman's hand to Sara, the Doyen turns around and sees her, and Sara runs, with guards on her trail.

The room announces where she went. Walking that way triggers a guard zone, and you cannot move on until the guards are dead. The number of guards per zone:

The guards are

1st Payon Soldier and

2nd Payon Soldier (level 101, about 20,000 to 21,000 HP, about 1,100 base EXP each), and

1st Guard Dog and

2nd Guard Dog (same level and HP). The 2nd version of each is a little stronger. Counting the eight at the Doyen's room too, there are 170 of them in the run, a mix of all four kinds.

After zone 4 you reach the room where the Doyen stands with his soldiers. Eight guards fall first, and the Doyen shouts "I am getting too old for this" and "For Payon!". When they are down, the room announces "Doyen Irene draws this blade!" and

Doyen Irene appears at (155, 226). He shouts "I will have revenge for Sara's mom!".

He is a level 101 Demihuman, Neutral, with 433,110 HP, and gives 11,360 base EXP and 29,735 job EXP. He is not an MVP.

When he falls the room announces "Doyen Irene has fallen." He tells the leader the truth: an assassin had already stabbed Sara's mother, and the Doyen killed him. Everyone has been fighting the wrong man. He asks you to find Sara and tell her. The room points you in the 8 o'clock direction.

At the end of the path stands Sara. The leader talks to her, and a blow knocks you down from behind. Two cloaked strangers tell you to go back "to the time where you belong". They cover Sara with a cloak and all three vanish. The exit at (16, 143) opens and takes you back to Dimensional Rift · Dimensional Rift 134/111.

Report to Leon after every run. He pays EXP and sets the wait:

There is no item reward. On a repeat run you can also give up at Leon, which skips the EXP.