- For the Scarlet Blaze version of this chapter, see here. For the Azure Gleam version of this chapter, see here.
—Epimenides
Into the Chasm is the sixteenth chapter of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. It is only accessible if you recruited Byleth and Jeralt in Chapter 10 of the Golden Wildfire route: Love and Loss.
Story[]
Shez, Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude are all drawn into the void of Zahras. Edelgard is wary of Shez after they attacked Byleth, and Shez tells Edelgard they heard a voice sounding like Arval's telling them to "slay the Ashen Demon." Shez no longer feels Arval's presence within them, but they do sense that Arval is somewhere within Zahras. The three lords decide to put their differences aside for the moment and search for a way out of the realm.
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After entering a spatial distortion, the group is attacked by a being who looks and sounds like Arval, but refers to himself as Epimenides, an ancient sorcerer who has vowed to kill Sothis in the name of the Agarthans. To this end, he passed down his consciousness into multiple vessels through the ages, eventually creating Arval, who would later have Shez as a host. Epimenides taunts the three lords and tells them they will never be able to escape Zahras and attacks them with powerful phantom soldiers resembling their most trusted vassals (Hubert, Dedue, and Hilda), and twisted versions of themselves.
Shez and the lords defeat the illusions and Epimenides himself, causing Zahras to crumble around them. As Epimenides lays dying, Arval speaks to Shez one last time before also disappearing from the world. Before long, Shez and the lords return to the mountains where they first disappeared and decide to go their separate ways. Edelgard tells Shez that they have to return to Garreg Mach immediately, as she suspects Rhea is poised to attack it at any moment.
Enemies[]
First Phase[]
Second Phase[]
Third Phase[]
- Epimenides (Boss)
- Phantoms of Shez and Byleth
Items[]
- Blutgang (S-rank reward)
- Master Seal (First-time clear reward)
- Hrotti (Dropped by Epimenides)
Trivia[]
- Edelgard and Dimitri are controllable by the player for this chapter, but just like in A Chance Encounter, their levels are fixed and they do not gain any EXP.
- This is also the only chapter where support conversations between characters are unlocked automatically. Claude will receive his C-rank supports with Edelgard and Dimitri here. To unlock the support between Edelgard and Dimitri, one must play the Scarlet Blaze or Azure Gleam versions of this chapter.
- By examining the distortion in the center of the room, the player can access most of the facilities from base camp. The only exceptions are the Kitchen Master, Chore Master, and training via the Training Instructor (although you can still use it to level up and unlock new classes).