When they finally catch up with the giant snake it lies exhausted, its mouth forced wide open by a giant magic mirror. Aria tries talking to it, but the poor thing can only think of how tired and hurt and hungry it is. So they try to remove the mirror as gently as they can, Aria opening the snake's mouth just a little further while Tora tries to push the mirror out sideways, but her grip slips and they touch the reflective surface and -
They run up to a small crowd of people, some kneeling, some standing, with one of them chanting - "O Kephale, Throne of Worlds, please end your long silence and grant humanity protection..."
There's strife titankin climbing onto the road along the cliff on which it's build.
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"Minions of Strife, you shall not harm these people!" Phainon exclaims, before charging at them with his sword.