Iria: Episode 2 - Hero's Return: The Trap

The Saga: Iria

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To start Episode 2, open the Chapter Info menu, select the "Chapter 5 The Saga" tab, click the Watch button, and select "EP 2 - Hero's Return: The Trap" under "Iria". You may not play other episodes while playing Episode 2. Replaying Episode 2 costs 5,000 Gold. Warning: Choosing to stop the Episode at any point will erase all progress. You can not skip the cutscenes on your first playthrough of the Episode.

“	You met the greatest shaman of this world, Akule, in Courcle. Akule crafted a Relic for you with Millia's help, insisting that it would protect you from demons. However, a huge black dragon appeared right at the climax of the ritual...	„

Iria: Episode 2 - Hero's Return: The Trap is the second episode of The Saga: Iria. Millia and the Milletian, refusing to believe that Akule is dead, try to locate him within the Mysterious Karu Forest Ruins only to find that it is all a trap laid out by the Black Dragon. Meanwhile, Shamala is interrogated by a familiar yet aged man in the same area.

The Shadow Mission difficulty is based on your total level:

Beginner for 1~99 total
Intermediate for 100~299 total
Advanced for 300~999 total
Hard for 1000+ total

NPCs involved in Hero's Return: The Trap

NPCs involved in Episode 2 - Hero's Return: The Trap

NPC	Occupation	Location
Black Dragon	-	Mysterious Karu Forest Ruins
Black Dragon Knight	-	Mysterious Karu Forest Ruins
Millia	Shaman-in-Training	Various
Mysterious Karu Forest Ruins	-	Karu Forest
Shamala	Shaman	Mysterious Karu Forest Ruins
Unknown Man	-	Karu Forest

Head to the Ruins again

	Name	Head to the Ruins again	NPC	Millia
	Information	What happened?! Where's teacher?! - Millia
Instruction	Talk to Millia near the Lappa Village Mana Tunnel. Talk to Millia in Karu Forest near the Giants Spring artifact to the northeast. The quest will auto complete and you will be rewarded 10,000 EXP.

A Letter from Akule

	Name	A Letter from Akule	NPC	Millia
	Information	Is that letter from teacher? Come on! Read it! - Millia
Instruction	The worn mailbox and its location. Talk to Millia in Karu Forest near the Giants Spring artifact to the northeast. Interact with the Worn Mailbox west of Millia's location. Examining it will start the Shadow Mission, "Identity Revealed". Millia will assist you. Enemies: Demonic Ghouls × 8 + Demonic Headless × 1 → Demonic Warriors × 6 + Demonic Archers × 4 → Demonic Poets × 3 + Demonic Archers × 4 → Demonic Argus × 2 → Demonic Lesser Lichs × 4 + Demonic Lich × 1. Millia does rather low damage, but has high Defense and Protection. You will be doing most of the damage. The Demonic Warriors possess Heavy Stander. The Demonic Argus is rather bulky despite lacking Passive Defenses. The Demonic Lich will summon more Demonic Lesser Lichs at will. The Lesser Lichs will multi-aggro, aggro instantly, and deal rather high damage. Taking proper measures to combat the Lichs is advised. All the Demonic Lichs possesses Teleportation It is possible to have Millia take some of the aggro away by attacking a Lesser Lich you are nearby or targetting. Any spawned Lesser Lichs summoned by the Demonic Lich will disappear upon its death. Attacking it first is advised. Dragon Support does not hurt Millia and can be used to defeat the Demonic Lichs. The quest will auto complete and you will be rewarded 10,000 EXP.

Becoming a Demon Again

	Name	Becoming a Demon Again	NPC	Unknown Man
	Information
Instruction	Talk to the Unknown Man north of where the Worn Mailbox was. A cutscene will occur and you will enter the RP Shadow Mission, "Becoming a Demon Again", where you will role-play as Demonic Elizabeth. Demonic Elizabeth is a Level 200 Banshee with 1,040 Health, 999 Mana, and Stamina, 1056 Intelligence, 116~169 Damage, 209 Magic Attack, 4~13 Injury, 60% Balance, 34 Defense, 350 Protection, 6 Magic Defense, 52 Magic Protection and 1 Armor Pierce. The skills Demonic Elizabeth has are Rank 1 Defense, Smash, Counterattack, Windmill, Lightning Bolt, Firebolt, and Icebolt, along with Novice Chain Casting. Demonic Elizabeth has 1056 Intelligence, 98% Protection, and also possesses Advanced Heavy Stander. Enemies: Apprentice Spies × 3 + Interim Royal Guards × 3 → Interim Royal Guards × 6 → Apprentice Spies × 6, → Apprentice Spies × 8 + Interim Royal Guards × 8. A cutscene will occur before the final wave. Enemies: Secret Agent K + Spy Q + Operations Officer × 1 + Intelligence Officer × 1 + Apprentice Spies × 4 + Interim Royal Guards × 4. Secret Agent K, Spy Q, Operations Officer, and Intelligence Officer can teleport and are slightly stronger than the other mobs. Firebolt and Windmill are effective in taking out single and multiple enemies respectively. Demonic Elizabeth has a rather large Windmill radius due to her size. Manually complete the quest. [10,000 EXP]

Into the Ruins

	Name	Into the Ruins	NPC	Millia
	Information	All of the Demonic mobs are much weaker compared to their Shadow Mission and/or normal counterparts. Completion of Episode 2 does not result in Shamala returning to Cor.
Instruction	Talk to Millia in Karu Forest near the Giants Spring artifact to the northeast. Prompted: Wait just a little bit or Follow her. Talk to the Mysterious Karu Forest Ruins nearby. A cutscene will occur and you will be sent inside Karu Forest Ruins. This is a 2 floor dungeon version of normal Karu Dungeon, similar to its last two floors. The entire first floor map is visible, but the second is not. Demonic Archers, Demonic Warriors, Demonic Ghouls, and Demonic Headlesses appear on the second floor. These mobs are much weaker than their Shadow Mission counterparts, regardless of the user's total level. A cutscene will play upon entering the Boss Room. You will be teleported the Mysterious Karu Forest Ruins Undergrounds dungeon. This dungeon consists of 5 short floors. Only the entire first floor map is visible. This is similar to the previous dungeon, except with different monsters and three extra floors. Masked Goblins, Demonic Poets, Demonic Archpriests, Demonic Archers, Demonic Specter Fighters, Demonic Specter Leaders, Demonic Skeleton Ghosts, Stone Imps, and Stone Zombies appear in this dungeon. The Demonic Specter Leader possesses Heavy Stander. A cutscene will play upon entering the Boss Room. Manually complete the quest. [100,000 EXP, Complete Saga Box, Saga EP2 Box]. Replaying Episode 2 does not reward a Complete Saga Box. You may only obtain up to 1 Saga EP Box a day for all episodes. However, you will always receive a box for the first time finishing the episode. The Daily Bonus is applied on Monday, Saturday, and Sunday. This resets at EDT: 10:00am UTC: 2:00pm AEDT: 1:00am 7:00am PDT100.