Valrika has a slightly more complicated history with Fantasian’s big bad, Vam, than expected.
Head to the Chaos Caverns to help her.
And then there are some quests that appear seemingly randomly, disconnected from the main story.
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You’re never strictly told of this quest existing.
Rather, you just have to stumble upon it.
The first Voice Crystal isfound right at the beginningin the Bridge.
The next is found right after exiting the Bridge,beside the stairs.
Nice and easy, and you’re loaded up on a lot more lore now, too.
After this, amuch larger Voice Crystal than usual will appear in the main engine room.
Here’s where you’ll face Yim herself, or whatever is left of her.
This is one of the more difficult fights in the game, so prep yourself appropriately.
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To start off with, she will attack with elemental attacks.
These are all powerful, though manageable.
After a while, she will use a move calledNihil Summoning.
Their attacks aren’t what you should probably worry about.
It’s Yim’s follow-up attack, Nihil Calamity.
This summons a void that absorbs any remaining enemies andfires them back at you for massive damage.
You’ll need as many turns as possible.
Adolfo Slash and Impact are helpful, as are any of your typical piercing moves.
Arrow rain in particular is helpful here.Prioritise defeating the Sandphinover damaging Yim.
Later in the fight, she will useNihil Despair.
This casts both Curse and Seal on the party, blocking the usage of magic and any buffs.
This is why it’s so important to have a character immune to this.
One of Yim’s most terrifying moves is Distortion of Reality.
She will also perform a move called Reset before this that removes any debuffs on her.
It’s pretty devastating, though she is still mostly manageable as she doesn’t change her pattern otherwise.
Just like his son, Fantasian’s Bernard loves laying down traps.
Here’s how to complete the Hidden Valley and beat its bosses.
