Norah will now leave your party. In her place, you should use the skills of Tristis. Use Tristis’ skill points to unlock Haste level 2. From here on, work toward getting the highest levels of Ultimate Armor and Unstoppable. Tristis’ skills will be invaluable against all bosses from now on.

11. The Highest of the High, Child of Light

This is the point where Aurora says goodbye to her friends because she thinks that Norah is leading them both home. After entering the door, Aurora won’t be accompanied by Igniculus, meaning that you can’t collect some treasures until Igniculus joins Aurora again. Ignore all treasures you can’t grab; you should collect them later on when Igniculus rejoins Aurora. Enter the mirror and Aurora and her friends would be imprisoned by Umbra. Norah, who is now known as Nox, has led Aurora and her friends to a trap. This is the reason why you shouldn’t have let Norah consume any Stardusts because she is useful in only two areas of the game.

Aurora, with the help of Óengus, breaks out of prison. Advance and complete Óengus’ quest line and he would permanently join Aurora. The main reason why you should recruit Óengus is his ability to tank enemy attacks. Óengus’ skill Taunt directs all enemy attacks to him for a number of turns, freeing other allies to focus on dispatching of enemies one at a time. Casting Taunt should be accompanied by the skill Armor of the Titans to reduce the physical damage that Óengus takes. Use Óengus’ skill points to get at least Armor of the Titans and Kiss of Death. The skill Kiss of Death has a chance to instantly kill an enemy whenever Óengus uses his melee attack.

Ignore all enemies (and treasures) for now until you have rescued all members of your party. Óengus can help Aurora during battles, but you should only fight whenever necessary. Concentrate on completing Óengus’ quest line as quickly as possible.

Óengus and Golem are useful in this area to tank enemy hits. Equip at least a Faceted Diamond in Óengus’ accessory slot to boost his casting speed by 9%. In his armour slot you should equip at least a Faceted Amethyst to help reduce any physical damage he receives from enemies. As Óengus will take most if not all hits due to his skill Taunt, it doesn’t matter which oculi you equip in his weapon slot. However, a Faceted Emerald is recommended for Óengus’ weapon slot. Whenever possible, use Óengus’ melee attacks to help Aurora defeat enemies.

While Óengus tanks hits, use Aurora’s skills or melee attacks to target multiple enemies at once. Enemies in this area are vulnerable to melee attacks and Aurora’s light magic. Light Ray is especially effective against the dark wolves. Equip at least a Tumbled or Faceted Citrine in the weapon slot of Aurora. In case Óengus is low on HP, bring in Golem to fight alongside Aurora.

Notable loots:

• Potent Healing Tonic x 5
• Unstoppable Elixir x 8
• Defense Elixir x 5
• Magic Defense Elixir x 6
• Potent Magic Potion x 7
• Lull Elixir x 5
• MP Stardust
• Magic Stardust
• Dodge Stardust
• HP Stardust
• Strength Stardust
• Rough Ruby x 7
• Tumbled Ruby x 3
• Rough Sapphire x 12
• Tumbled Sapphire x 4
• Rough Emerald x 8
• Tumbled Emerald x 4
• Rough Tourmaline x 2
• Rough Citrine
• Tumbled Diamond. Obtained after defeating the area boss.

Crepusculum

Equip at least a Faceted Amethyst in Aurora’s armour slot to boost her physical defense. Equip at least a Faceted Citrine in her weapon slot to add light damage to her melee attack. For Rubella, equip a Brilliant Diamond in the accessory slot to increase her casting speed, at least a Tumbled Amethyst in the armour slot to boost physical defense, and at least a Tumbled Diamond in the weapon slot to increase her speed on the timeline. Use a similar setup for Tristis. Boost the physical defense of Óengus and Golem as much as possible.

Start the fight by letting Aurora consume an Unstoppable Elixir and cast Elevate Damage. Let Rubella cast Ailment Protection on Aurora and heal Aurora as necessary. Bring in Tristis to cast Ultimate Armor, Unstoppable, and Haste on Aurora and restore her HP with potions as necessary. The boss is accompanied by two wraiths. Use Aurora’s skill Light Ray (All) to defeat the wraiths as quickly as possible. The boss itself has high defense against Aurora’s light magic. Use Aurora and her allies’ melee attacks against the boss.