[b]The Nexus![/b]

It all went wrong when the Rot Star chased you out of here, didn't it? All of you, all of you lovely, frantic handmaidens. But now that its champion has been brought low by everyone's favorite beautiful heroine, Yuki Edogawa, it's safe to come back inside and survey the damage.

Oh, Eclair, Eclair, Eclair. You thought that the paladin's place was bad? Welcome to the Nexus, where Heron tossed everything useful that she came across. The contents of every interesting crate, every breakable-looking vase, every chest of doubtless-symbolic treasure found in the depths of the Outside, it's all here. I'm sure that as soon as you make [i]any[/i] sort of comment about organization, Cair will end up right at your elbow to make a case for it.

But that's not even the worst part. The worst part is that it's absolutely choked with vines. Also, the wandering, aimless undead, like someone decided that the Hero of Ages needed an "endless dungeon" mode with limited enemy variety.

Well. Other than that adorable undead mouse full of moss. That's variety, isn't it?

Mayzie clings to your sleeve, Eclair, doubtless because she's [i]just as overcome[/i] by the state that the most legendary hero ever has left her secret base in. You must, of course, reassure her - and, oh you Handmaidens, now is the time to be excellent hosts, if ever you had the power to be so!

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[b]Yuki![/b]

"I still think you should have come here for university, yah?"

Seli shoves a guard off-balance with a perfectly executed blade lock and shove, then cuts a rope holding up a tapestry so that it falls on them. She flourishes her heartblade with a wink.

"The university at Lapis Lazuli is so very renowned, yes," Keli adds, keeping three other huntresses at bay with a swirling pirouette. "We're majoring in dance [i]and[/i] finance!"
"We're getting [i]such[/i] good grades in it, you know--"
"--we can definitely be trusted with any questions you might have--"
"--or information you need explained--"
"--or kept in a safe location, yah!"

The big guard (there's always a big guard, isn't there?) flings a silver tea-tray at your head. Better do something clever about [i]that[/i] before it smacks your noggin [i]and[/i] gives these two wicked girls an opportunity to give you a lesson in personal finance!

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[b]Hazel![/b]

Isn't it just so unfair when a boss has both a very big weapon (for reach) and quick recoveries after moves?

The way that this woman fights (with a grin, her nose crinkling right next to her eyepatch as she leans in with every swing, showing off sharp teeth and an intense fixation on you specifically) is just like bosses from that one game you all play, the [i]Elven Ring[/i]? When she swings her heart down onto the ground in a two-handed pound, it's all you can do to roll out of the way, and she's got a very strong swing-swing-pound dodge canceling into thrust-thrust-backspin.

This is certainly too much for a silly boy to handle, isn't it? You should just give up now. Let her squish your cheeks with one hand as she mocks you for how easy you were to defeat...