Whew... Finally, half-way up...

If the air were a little more stable,
I could get Ba'ul down here...

My consciousness... This is what
it means to become a spirit...

...Oh, to think of all the things
that were hidden from me...

Good morning to you.

Guess she's awake.
Um...

So...would you still prefer
to be called Khroma?

No... I am no longer
the Entelexeia known
as Khroma.

You should give me
a new name.

Well... How about Sylph?

It means the binder of winds.

Sylph... Very well, that
shall be my name.

Okay, Sylph. Nice to
meet you...again.

A pleasure to meet you too.

...Sylph, would you
tell us why Duke
hates humans?

...Very well.

...You know about the Great War, right?

There were Entelexeia who chose
to live with humans, and those
who chose to oppose them.

The Great War was between humans
who broke an ancient prohibition and
the Entelexeia who opposed them.

And the war ended when
the hero Duke won victory
for the humans.

Duke's a hero?!

Really...?

That's one of the truths
the empire's hiding.

Covering unpleasant truths
with convenient rumors...

It's a simple trick, but it does the job.

...Patty?

Humans alone could not
have won that war.

Elucifur, the leader of the Entelexeia
advocating living with humans,
fought alongside them, and granted
them victory.

Are you serious?
Even I never heard that...

But...what does this
have to do with Duke
not trusting humans?

Elucifur was Duke's friend.

Duke fought with Elucifur against
the leader of the ones who opposed
humans, and defeated him.

However, once the war ended, the
empire feared Elucifur's power.

They assaulted the injured
Elucifur and took his life.

Even though those very people promised
Duke they would watch over him.

No...

Now I get it. Anyone would stop
trusting humans after that.

I had no idea that was going
on during the war.

Duke... I feel sorry
for him.

...But it doesn't matter how
badly he was betrayed.

He has no right to sacrifice
every human life.

If you do not destroy the Adephagos
before Duke, in the end...humanity
will be destroyed.

Hurry.

I have calmed the winds.
I believe Ba'ul can reach
you now.

Thank you, Sylph.

So the spirits are working out all right, but...

Duke isn't.

...Yeah.