Part 19: The Most Unexpected Help of All

After a few more sidequests I moved on to Chapter 7.

Gladio informs Noctis that he has his own 'business' to take care of and we have to go to the Vesperpool to get the mythril without him. Yet he doesn't state what it is he's actually doing. I should be suspicious of this. I really should. But there is LITERALLY NOTHING TO BE DONE to stop him.

So we go to the Vesperpool with only Noctis, Ignis, and Prompto. As we do, despite Iris' warning about it being under Imperial control, we're let in as if it's not. Which leads to Prompto figuring out the obvious. IT'S THAT *squee!* AGAIN. IS THIS GUY FOR US OR AGAINST US?! MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND.

But I did a few sidequests again. This time, it didn't take very long because your stuck in a relatively small region until the end of the chapter.

Afterwards, we head to the area where the mythril is... and... YEP. THERE HE IS IN HIS ASSHOLIC GLORY. ARDYN.

Apparently... someone will be 'escorting' us as we explore the dungeon the mythril is within under false pretenses as new 'recruits' who need 'training.'

Who is it? Who do you think?

THE *squee!* WE JUST GONE DONE MESSING HER FACE UP. Areanea.

About the only positive spin I can put on this is that at least she'll be temporary 'with' us instead of against us. Still though. I HAVE MY EYE ON YOU.

The dungeon was... not overly difficult. Despite it being Daemon filled. Probably somewhat due to my over-leveled status. Areanea is actually quite the badass as an ally.

We even get some conversations from her that she may leave the empire due to their suspicious activity. YES. DO SO. RIGHT NOW. BETTER REDEMPTION THAN STARLIGHT GLIMMER.

At the end we find a large beast called Quetzalcoatl. Not a summon this time unfortunately. Once again due to my over-leveled status it wasn't an overly difficult fight and ended only moments after it began.

Our prize is the mythril that we were searching for. Once out of the dungeon, Areanea states she'll 'train' us some more the next time we meet.

IF THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE SOME SORT OF CHALLENGE THEN YOUR ON *squee!*. I KICKED YOUR ASS ONCE IT WON'T BE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DO IT AGAIN.

That was pretty much it honestly. The dungeon was pretty fun and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy having a former boss as a temporary ally. I don't think I've ever seen ANY game do that. Seriously. Props FFXV.

Even though I only have 3 party members I think I'll give the optional dungeon in the Vesperpool area a try. It's called the Myrlwood. Although I'm concerned due to the fact that I only have 3 party members right now, the fact that I'm over-leveled leaves me to believe that I can probably do it. I may have to abuse more items than normal but that's okay.

Next time:

I can't do sidequests due to being stuck in one area. So about the only thing I'll be able to do is the Myrlwood before moving on to the next chapter. Looks like we'll be crossing the sea soon.