Sometime later, Briar is able to beat the game.

Eepl happily says, "Yeah! We got it this time!

"Hmm. I guess that's a passable score for a beginner," Ortho says, "We may run into them at any time. Beware of Okay, this MIGHT be entertaining. You may enter Tartarus. If Vil Schoenheit is the tankI wonder what classes would suit Rook Hunt and Epel Felmier. Oh, and Briar Hawthorne, Sereia, and Trinket, too. I can't wait to see how your party shakes out as you navigate the dungeon. You're about to enter a high- level dungeon swarming with real monsters. I'll be waiting for you at the next stage. Heh heh heh!"

Soon the projection of the game, and Ortho's hologram is gone. With that, the elevator takes them down to Tartarus and the door opens. They soon walk out to Tartarus's emergency stairs.

"Hmph. Those brothers are a pair of clowns," Ortho says, "Just you wait, Ortho. Enjoy acting like a final boss while you can."

Epel looks around and says, "So this is what Tartarus is like on the inside..." then turned to the elevator, "The elevator's stopped running. Looks like we'll have to take stairs from here."

Vil then says, "According to the staff in the control room... The phantoms on the upper levels have already thawed, so it's likely they're up and about. We may run into them at any time. Beware of your surroundings."

Everyone nods in agreement.