You're Not Alone

You're Not Alone

Quest giver

Alisaie

Location

Ultima Thule (X:25.9, Y:27.7)

Quest line

Endwalker Main Scenario Quests

Level

90

Gil

 1,475

Previous quest

Forge Ahead

Next quest

Endwalker

Patch

6.0

“

If Alisaie is discouraged, she betrays no hint of it.

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

• 
  Aether Current

Steps

• Explore the Nekropolis.
• Speak with Alisaie.
• Speak with Alphinaud.
• Make your way to Absolute Horizon.
• Speak with Alisaie.

Walkthrough

"Explore the Nekropolis" vantage points:

• Right behind Meteion
• Tree surrounded by tables
• One of the tables next to the tree
• At the Bar Counter.
• A Rusty Door at 23.5, 27.5.
• 23.0, 26.3

Dialogue

Alisaie:

• Whatever Meteion may have said, we should confirm it with our own eyes. We need to have a look around.

Alphinaud:

• Indeed. At the very least, it doesn't appear to be a sprawling place like those before. If we split up, it shouldn't take too long to cover the area.

Alisaie:

• Player, take a look at this. If the road was a little longer, we could take it to just beneath the dead sun.
• But I suppose this is where the reconstruction ends...
• How about you? Did you find anything of interest?
• I see. I noticed the same things─cups left upon tables, chairs out of place... I don't know what happened here, but I do know I don't want to be alone anymore...
• We've searched enough for now. Let's find Alphinaud and compare what we've learned.

Alphinaud:

• Did you find anything?

Alisaie:

• No. This place is completely deserted, and I can't see how we're supposed to move on from here.

Alphinaud:

• Neither can I. It's quite the quandary...
• There are no denizens to bar our path, yet there is no way forward.

Alisaie:

• For another mystery, we did find signs of very recent life. You'd swear everyone just vanished into thin air.
• I wonder, how many ruined worlds like this has Meteion seen?

Alphinaud:

• Could it be...? Yes... Yes, I believe I may have puzzled this out.
• Despite how it appears, it's no different this time. There is someone here who has wished for this ruin.
• And I believe that, together, Alisaie and I can overcome their will.
• I'm afraid it has to be done. For our comrades, for everyone on Etheirys...and for myself.
• I will not pretend otherwise. I have my fears.
• Not for myself, but for you. The last to remain.
• You are no stranger to carrying the burden of others.
• But I can only imagine how heavy the weight would be this time.
• As your friend, I cannot bear the thought of making you suffer so.

Alisaie:

• Then why suggest such a thing!?
• It's too much to ask of anyone─even her!
• Why must she be the one? Why must she fight alone?
• More than a hero, she's a dear friend.
• Not only to us, but to so many others. There are so many people in the world who care for you, and yet...
• And yet...

Alphinaud:

• Alisaie. I have an idea.
• Given the nature of this realm, it may be possible to do more than unbar our friend's path. We might also pave her a new one.
• For instance...
• A path where she finds happiness at journey's end.
• This much, I think we can believe with the utmost conviction. No matter how deep our despair.
• So please, believe in us too. And press on.
• Thank you...

Alisaie:

• If the plan's decided, then let's not dally.

Meteion:

• Ah, there you are. It was as I said, was it not?

Alphinaud:

• It was. We couldn't find anyone.
• But this place isn't entirely deserted, is it? You are here.
• You sought out a star of promise and found a ruined husk.
• Like us, you explored the devastation. Like us, you were stricken.
• Horrified by the thought that so many lives could be snuffed out as if they were worth nothing.
• And the thought that you would have to bear the terrible tidings to Hermes.
• That which you saw and felt, you shared with your sisters. As did they share their own grim findings with you.
• Overcome by the pervasive despair of these stars, some of you inadvertently ushered their peoples to their ends.
• Knowing the horrors you know, anyone would feel the same. They would fear what lies ahead, and struggle to move forward.

Meteion:

• Fear... I had forgotten that such a thing existed, so focused have I been on shepherding despair.

Alphinaud:

• If you can remember, then you can still face and overcome your own fear.

Meteion:

• Why would I bother with such an insignificant emotion? If the despair I command is as a raging river, then fear is but a trickling stream.
• It can do nothing to alter my flow.
• You spoke with the Ea, yes? Heard their tale of what awaits the universe?
• It's true. The stars grow colder and more distant. Eventually all will enjoy frozen solitude.
• Using the power of dynamis, I am hastening that process.
• In so doing, nothing will be born ever again. Everyone will remain dead.
• Alas, it will take time for that to happen. So in mercy I sent you my gift, to spare you needless suffering.
• Don't worry. Even if no living witnesses remain to mark the event, I'll make certain that Etheirys has a proper end.

Alisaie:

• For all the power you wield, you're more fearful than the familiar you used to be.
• That Meteion feared simply to move forward, but your fear is such that you've given up on everything.
• I know it well. That sense of defeat. I've tasted my fair share of it.
• But as many times as we've fallen down, we've learned how to pick ourselves up and carry on.
• We take each other's hand. Share in each other's courage. Follow in each other's footsteps. And turn sorrow into strength!

Alphinaud:

• There are times when we fail. We bear wounds that do not heal.
• But these experiences are part of life, and they make us stronger!
• We rise, fall, and rise again!

Alisaie:

• Don't worry about us. You must take the next step, and all the rest after that.

Tataru:

• Please... Please... Oh, please let them all be safe...
• Krile? Are you all right?

Krile:

• It's nothing... Just a headache.
• They'll be fine... I know they will...

Worldly Affairs Official:

• Apologies for the interruption! A man arrived on the last ferry. An associate of the Scions!
• He wishes to speak with you at once!

When the player is walking toward Absolute Horizon

• Voice from the Past (Ardbert): If you need a push, I'll be right there behind you.
• Voice from the Past (Haurchefant): Do not despair! You are not without allies.
• Voice from the Past (Merlwyb): What we have sown in blood, we have reaped in suffering, and it cannot go on.
• Voice from the Past (Aymeric): Upon the souls of they who have sacrificed themselves to pave the way for peace, we will never abandon our cause.
• Voice from the Past (Nanamo): While it is true that man succumbs all too often to anger and avarice, he may yet overcome his baser instincts through the forming of bonds with others.
• Voice from the Past (Raubahn): Such victories are rarely won without sacrifice. But the prize is worth the price.
• Voice from the Past (Kan-E-Senna): And we for our part are glad indeed to be able to welcome friends both old and new...
• Voice from the Past (Hien): Save your tears for the morrow. You may be sure we will have ample cause to shed them, be they for joy or despair.
• Voice from the Past (Papalymo): From tragedy and sacrifice we rise to greet a new dawn.
• Voice from the Past (Edmont): A future shaped by the choices we made, in ways we could never have foreseen.
• Voice from the Past (Beq Lugg): Yet miracles do happen. So let us pray, and will our friends home.
• Voice from the Past (Ryne): I won't stop praying until I know they're safe.
• Voice from the Past (Midgardsormr): Strong art thou, mortal.
• Voice from the Past (Minfilia): Look to the light within, that you may continue to serve as a beacon to others.
• Voice from the Past (Ardbert): Let's finish this.

Meteion:

• Here the path ends. There is no way to reach our nest.
• I told you. Resignation and acceptance reign in this place.
• The rejection of life by those who came to curse it.
• Those whose dreams were unfulfilled. Whose prayers were unheard. Whose labors were unrewarded.
• Hope cannot deliver you unto hopelessness. Our refuge is beyond you.
• Always has it been. Such is the nature of this place.
• You should have remained on Etheirys.
• Struggle will avail you naught, nor will it grant your comrades peace.
• Come, let me relieve you of your burden. You have suffered enough.

???:

• I bid them remember, but all this time, I'm the one who had forgotten... A right fool you've made of me, Hermes.
• And to add insult to injury, I've been denied a sound rest, forced to watch this clamorous show.
• Oh come now, it's been a gripping tale. Unbreakable bonds and noble sacrifice, sprinkled with moments of levity to counterbalance the pathos. It's got it all.
• I for one would have been perfectly content to watch enraptured from the stalls...

Hythlodaeus:

• But I won't say no to a bit part!

Meteion:

• What are you?

Emet-Selch:

• Half-faded souls of the dead. Isn't it painfully obvious?
• Worry not─we haven't the power to defeat you. Nor is it our duty to do so. Not anymore.
• That being said, we do have a score to settle.
• So, here I am, Venat. I suppose you needed me to tie it all together, these frayed threads of our history─but knowing you, I suspect there's a joke in it too. Oh yes, I can imagine you gloating over my forgetfulness.
• Were I feeling charitable, I might assume you had left room for the possibility of this outcome.
• Even so, you'll get no applause from me. A single gesture will not lighten the burden I've had to bear.
• Still, you must be commended. Our methods would not have brought mankind this far.
• And so, as a show of respect to the last of us, I make this declaration.
• You will not end our journey!
• That is our answer! The answer of all lives of Etheirys, past and present!

Hythlodaeus:

• As you've called us to the stage, so shall we perform. And creation magicks never fail to please.
• Drawing upon the hopes of your comrades, we will make for you a new path.

Emet-Selch:

• What form said path takes depends on you. So focus─focus and envision that which rejects the claim that you cannot attain your goal!

Hythlodaeus:

• Ours is the wisdom to weave the fabric of reality...
• Ours is the power to create!

Emet-Selch:

• These Elpis blooms serve as proof that this realm is not utterly devoid of hope. No more can you deny its power. No more is yours the dominion of despair.
• In case the practical implications were lost on you, your comrades no longer need fight their fight.
• So, go on. Call them back to your side.

Thancred:

• How disappointing. Not even a single scar in the making to brag about.

Estinien:

• You'll find a way regardless.

Y'shtola:

• Honestly... This is far more than any of us could have hoped for. Let us be thankful.

Urianger:

• Indeed. That we thus stand reunited is a gift. Let us not squander it, and see that we all return to Etheirys.

G'raha Tia:

• Aye, as soon as we've averted the Final Days!

Alisaie:

• Good to see you again. Our heroic sacrifice paid off, I take it?

Alphinaud:

• Come, my friends. Let us carry on and finish it─together.

Meteion:

• Can you...hear me...?
• The voices within... Crying in pain, wailing in sorrow... Hurting... Hurting...
• End it...silence it... Silence our song of oblivion!

Hythlodaeus:

• The way is open. They can proceed.

Emet-Selch: So it seems.

Alisaie:

• You're leaving!?

Emet-Selch:

• Of course. The encore is finished, and I will not suffer myself to live again by Hydaelyn's magick.
• But more than that, the future you seek is not the past we loved. That is why we fought. And why I lost.
• But though you defeated me, my ideals are inviolate. Invincible.
• Spare me your pity. I have no use for it. If you would do something for me─save our star.
• See this tale to a triumphant conclusion, and with elation in your hearts, bid the final curtain fall.
• Only then may it rise again and a new tale begin─with new parts for all to play.
• Tell me, have you been to the ruins beneath the waters of the Bounty?
• Or the treasure islands beyond the frozen waters of Blindfrost, in Othard's north?
• The fabled golden cities of the New World? The sacred sites of the forgotten people of the south sea isles?
• What about Meracydia, the southern continent? Do you know aught of its present state of affairs?
• ...I thought not. Even of your little Eorzea, you know precious little. The true identities of the Twelve, for instance.
• All of which is to say: expand your horizons. Go forth and seek discovery. Some of the civilizations in the reflections will surprise you.
• As the bearer of Azem's crystal, you may consider your duty to see at least that much.
• I certainly did.

Hythlodaeus:

• I pray we meet again. If not in this life, then perhaps another.
• Whensoever it should be, I trust it will be a most joyous reunion.

Emet-Selch:

• For you, maybe. I want nothing to do with it.

Alisaie:

• I don't think I ever knew what to say to the man. In retrospect, it always felt like the wrong thing...
• But the past notwithstanding, he came to your aid in your moment of need.
• We are here, and we will not squander this chance he has given us!
• We will see this tale to a triumphant conclusion, and bid the final curtain fall!