| abstract | - When they first arrived at this area, Lyner Barsett and his friends were amazed to see how large and complex it was, while Lyner also noted that there were several lifts in the area, but none of them seemed operational at the moment, prompting them to search for the switches necessary to supply power to them. However, when they were reaching the final switches, and complained about how longer it would take them to finish up this area, Ayatane Michitaka appeared before them, saying that they were only half-way through the place.At first, Lyner was glad to see him, and told Ayatane to help them to rescue Shurelia from Mir's possession. However, Ayatane merely brought up the fact that he and Lyner had defeated many enemies together, and that all of their experiences together had been a charade he was throwing away that moment: he declared that humans were already being targeted for total extermination, and told him to stop climbing the Tower at once to avoid terrible consequences to both of them. Lyner was dumbfounded upon hearing this, and asked Ayatane to step aside to let them save Shurelia. However, Ayatane made fun of Lyner's stupidity, and revealed to him his true identity: he was actually one of Mir's viruses, and his mission was to sneak into Platina and let Mir take control of Shurelia's mind. Lyner was enraged upon learning this, while Ayatane replied that he was only trying to carry out his mission, and that Lyner felt betrayed because the illusory world in which he lived was just destroyed before him, and that their relationship was always like this. Ayatane then reiterated his warning to make them stop climbing the Tower, and enjoy in the world below the little remaining time they had before disappearing. The rest of the party was enraged and shocked from this revelation, and this only reinvigorated their wishes to reach the place where Mir was and defeat her.
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