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Abdiel would attempt to reach an understanding with the Nahobino as they made large contributions to Bethel's fight against the armies of Chaos, but once the war reached it's climax, she was forced into a position where she could no longer turn a blind eye.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' Yet know this, Protagonist: to live as Nahobino is to live condemned. By virtue of their being, they threaten the natural holy order. The word of God is the only true path to save this world. Your very existence profanes your triumph. One day, I will have to decide whether the sin of your being must be judged.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Even through the world was no longer under threat by the Demon King Arioch, the city of Tokyo was still in danger. The version of the city that existed in the human world was in actuality a [[Shekinah Glory|substitute]] created by the God of Law while he was still alive because the original was sucked into [[Da'at (Shin Megami Tensei V)|Da'at]] during an event called the [[Conception]]. With the death of the Creator, not only did the Condemnation lose it's power, but so was this replica of Tokyo. In response, Bethel Japan led by prime minister [[Hayao Koshimizu]] believed that the best course of action was to declare their independence from the broader organization of Bethel and have their Nahobino claim the Throne of Creation to restore Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Koshimizu:''' So the Demon King is dead, then. You're a credit to Bethel Japan... That was no small feat. / '''Ichiro:''' Yeah, Master Abdiel said that too! So... did we save Tokyo? Is the world safe now? / '''Koshimizu:''' No... I'd say the true battle is about to begin. / '''Ichiro:''' What... What do you mean? / '''Koshimizu:''' I said it before. The real Tokyo is long gone. This Tokyo is a sacred simulacrum, restored by the power of God. But its time is running out. The world is fracturing, collapsing. If this demonic conqueror in Aogami's report really did kill the Creator, all His divine miracles must be waning. Slaying the Demon King did much to protect the world at large. But Tokyo itself is now on the brink of destruction. / '''Ichiro:''' What!? / '''Koshimizu:''' So our course is clear. As of today, I will be declaring my independence from Bethel. / '''Yuzuru:''' You're leaving them? / '''Koshimizu:''' If we want to save Tokyo, we have only one option left: to take the throne of a Nahobino, and craft a new world. But Bethel HQ remains doggedly opposed to this. Which makes them our enemy, I'm afraid.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Shortly after, Bethel held a pandemonic summit attended by representatives of all of Bethel's branches. Here, the other major world powers: [[Odin]], [[Zeus]], [[Khonsu]], and [[Vasuki]] learned of the existence of the Nahobino and immediately understood the implication that the Creator was dead.<ref name=abdielcope></ref><ref name=curse></ref> In order to dissolve the problem, Abdiel decided that she could no longer bend the rules by cooperating with the Nahobino and attempted to execute him before the situation grew to a point where it could threaten the perceived authority of Bethel and the God of Law.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' Hear me. Bethel's mission is to sustain this world, God's world... Any objections? / '''Zeus:''' Damn right there are! I say you cut the act and admit your "God" is dead and gone!|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' ...Very well. If his existence serves as blasphemy, I cannot remain in ignorance. Witness as I smite this aberration and blot out his sin from the earth!|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> However, she was unable to defeat them, inadvertently emboldening the other gods, who all quickly agreed to abandon Bethel as they began to contemplate the possibility of becoming a Nahobino and recreating the world.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' Impossible... How could I have fallen? / '''Odin:''' So this is the power meant for us... Not bad, Nahobino. God was right to be afraid. Perhaps I, too, will seek out my old Knowledge. / '''Khonsu:''' And so were our ties to Bethel severed. When we next meet, it shall be as adversaries. May none be so foolish as to cross me. / '''Vasuki:''' I must inform Lord Shiva of this new... development. / '''Zeus:''' Well, I'm done.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | Abdiel would attempt to reach an understanding with the Nahobino as they made large contributions to Bethel's fight against the armies of Chaos, but once the war reached it's climax, she was forced into a position where she could no longer turn a blind eye.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' Yet know this, Protagonist: to live as Nahobino is to live condemned. By virtue of their being, they threaten the natural holy order. The word of God is the only true path to save this world. Your very existence profanes your triumph. One day, I will have to decide whether the sin of your being must be judged.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Even through the world was no longer under threat by the Demon King Arioch, the city of Tokyo was still in danger. The version of the city that existed in the human world was in actuality a [[Shekinah Glory|substitute]] created by the God of Law while he was still alive because the original was sucked into [[Da'at (Shin Megami Tensei V)|Da'at]] during an event called the [[Conception]]. With the death of the Creator, not only did the Condemnation lose it's power, but so was this replica of Tokyo. In response, Bethel Japan led by prime minister [[Hayao Koshimizu]] believed that the best course of action was to declare their independence from the broader organization of Bethel and have their Nahobino claim the Throne of Creation to restore Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Koshimizu:''' So the Demon King is dead, then. You're a credit to Bethel Japan... That was no small feat. / '''Ichiro:''' Yeah, Master Abdiel said that too! So... did we save Tokyo? Is the world safe now? / '''Koshimizu:''' No... I'd say the true battle is about to begin. / '''Ichiro:''' What... What do you mean? / '''Koshimizu:''' I said it before. The real Tokyo is long gone. This Tokyo is a sacred simulacrum, restored by the power of God. But its time is running out. The world is fracturing, collapsing. If this demonic conqueror in Aogami's report really did kill the Creator, all His divine miracles must be waning. Slaying the Demon King did much to protect the world at large. But Tokyo itself is now on the brink of destruction. / '''Ichiro:''' What!? / '''Koshimizu:''' So our course is clear. As of today, I will be declaring my independence from Bethel. / '''Yuzuru:''' You're leaving them? / '''Koshimizu:''' If we want to save Tokyo, we have only one option left: to take the throne of a Nahobino, and craft a new world. But Bethel HQ remains doggedly opposed to this. Which makes them our enemy, I'm afraid.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Shortly after, Bethel held a pandemonic summit attended by representatives of all of Bethel's branches. Here, the other major world powers: [[Odin]], [[Zeus]], [[Khonsu]], and [[Vasuki]] learned of the existence of the Nahobino and immediately understood the implication that the Creator was dead.<ref name=abdielcope></ref><ref name=curse></ref> In order to dissolve the problem, Abdiel decided that she could no longer bend the rules by cooperating with the Nahobino and attempted to execute him before the situation grew to a point where it could threaten the perceived authority of Bethel and the God of Law.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' Hear me. Bethel's mission is to sustain this world, God's world... Any objections? / '''Zeus:''' Damn right there are! I say you cut the act and admit your "God" is dead and gone!|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' ...Very well. If his existence serves as blasphemy, I cannot remain in ignorance. Witness as I smite this aberration and blot out his sin from the earth!|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> However, she was unable to defeat them, inadvertently emboldening the other gods, who all quickly agreed to abandon Bethel as they began to contemplate the possibility of becoming a Nahobino and recreating the world.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Abdiel:''' Impossible... How could I have fallen? / '''Odin:''' So this is the power meant for us... Not bad, Nahobino. God was right to be afraid. Perhaps I, too, will seek out my old Knowledge. / '''Khonsu:''' And so were our ties to Bethel severed. When we next meet, it shall be as adversaries. May none be so foolish as to cross me. / '''Vasuki:''' I must inform Lord Shiva of this new... development. / '''Zeus:''' Well, I'm done.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | ||
This ultimately led to a full-scale war in the [[Taito (Shin Megami Tensei V)|Taito]] ward, where the [[Temple of Eternity|Temple]] holding the portal to the [[Empyrean]] could be found. Odin, Zeus, and Vasuki each held a key required to access the portal and gathered their respective armies for a chance to steal the keys from their rivals, but all three would eventually be defeated by the Nahobino. After passing [[Metatron]]'s trial to judge his worthiness, the Nahobino finally reached the entrance to the Empyrean through the guidance from the deceased [[Tao Isonokami]], now reincarnated as a [[Goddess of Creation]]. Inside were multiple humans he met across his journey in Da'at now accompanied by the demons whose Knowledge they held, fighting each other for their claim to the Throne: [[Ichiro Dazai]] and the now fallen angel [[Abdiel]], who believed that the only way to preserve God's law was to break it by becoming Nahobino, [[Yuzuru Atsuta]] and prime minister Hayao Koshimizu, also known as the [[Amatsukami]] member [[Tsukuyomi]], who believed that the Creator and his followers could not be trusted to defend their home, and [[Shohei Yakumo]] and the mother goddess [[Nuwa]], who believed that no demon should be allowed to decide humanity's future. | This ultimately led to a full-scale war in the [[Taito (Shin Megami Tensei V)|Taito]] ward, where the [[Temple of Eternity|Temple]] holding the portal to the [[Empyrean]] could be found. Odin, Zeus, and Vasuki each held a key required to access the portal and gathered their respective armies for a chance to steal the keys from their rivals, but all three would eventually be defeated by the Nahobino.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Tao:''' Long before the first human being, the entity who oversaw this world created a bridge to the throne. However, Bethel headquarters has hidden the keys to access it, and so the path remains closed. There are three keys in total. It used to be that Bethel guarded them for safekeeping. But now, the branches that possess them think only of their own gain.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> After passing [[Metatron]]'s trial to judge his worthiness, the Nahobino finally reached the entrance to the Empyrean through the guidance from the deceased [[Tao Isonokami]], now reincarnated as a [[Goddess of Creation]].<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Metatron:''' This is the path that leads to the throne. It is a sacred place that only those who are worthy may enter. I, Metatron, shall be your judge!|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Tao:''' The Tao Isonokami you knew did die. But her soul was reborn by a power beyond description, forming who I am now. As the Goddess of Creation, my new purpose is to guide the Nahobino to his throne.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> Inside were multiple humans he met across his journey in Da'at now accompanied by the demons whose Knowledge they held, fighting each other for their claim to the Throne: [[Ichiro Dazai]] and the now fallen angel [[Abdiel]], who believed that the only way to preserve God's law was to break it by becoming Nahobino, [[Yuzuru Atsuta]] and prime minister Hayao Koshimizu, also known as the [[Amatsukami]] member [[Tsukuyomi]], who believed that the Creator and his followers could not be trusted to defend their home, and [[Shohei Yakumo]] and the mother goddess [[Nuwa]], who believed that no demon should be allowed to decide humanity's future.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Ichiro:''' I’m here to do what needs to be done, even if I stray from the path. I’ll do whatever I have to do! It doesn’t matter, so long as we win! / '''Abdiel:''' God’s word remains unchanging. As Archangel, I am sworn to defend it. And if I must taint myself as a Nahobino to do so… Then we shall carry out His will! As one!|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Koshimizu:''' We were wrong to place our trust in one God. Only a multitude of divine beings can give the world the proper attention it needs. Furthermore, it is only right for us, the Amatsukami, to keep our land secure.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Nuwa:''' Indeed, the Empyrean Throne is rightfully ours. Though of course, we have something a little different in mind for it. / '''Yakumo:''' With my own two hands. I will destroy that throne. And humanity will shape their own world.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | ||
Once all of the protagonist's competition for the Throne are defeated, if they choose to claim it instead of destroy it, Lucifer will reveal himself to them along with the secrets he learned upon defeating the Creator. Following the rebirth of the world, another Da'at will eventually be formed, sparking a resurgence of the battle of the gods for the Throne of Creation. This will ultimately lead to the death of the current Nahobino holding the Throne and the subsequent recreation of the world by another in an endless cycle. However, Lucifer offers an alternative: defeat him and consume his Knowledge. He claims that this will give the Nahobino the ability to free the universe from the eternal cycle, but ultimately, it is left unclear whether his plan will be truly successful.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Lucifer''': As the Lord of Chaos, I defeated the Creator, consumed his Knowledge, and became more than He could possibly imagine. It was then I came to understand this world. Allow me to share what I'd learned. Following the world's recreation, a new Da'at will eventually appear, and soon after the gods will rise up to claim the throne. Battle after battle, you sought to purge demons from this world. But they will come slithering back, as they always do. This endless cycle is the result of a spatial governing phenomenon known as the "Mandala System." Do you not wish to be free of such restrictions? Do you not wish to be free from Mandala's eternal machinations? Long have I searched for a way to truly be free. At last, I have found but one possibility. End me. Consume my Knowledge. And with it, wrest this world from the Mandala's endless eons. This is the reason for my transcendence.[{{Exp|[[True Humanity]] Ending}}]|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Lucifer''': As the Lord of Chaos, I defeated the Creator, consumed his Knowledge, and became more than He could possibly imagine. It was then I came to understand this world. Allow me to share what I'd learned. Following the world's recreation, a new Da'at will eventually appear, and soon after the gods will rise up to claim the throne. At which time, the Nahobino of that world will destroy you, and the throne will once again receive a new ruler. This endless cycle is the result of a spatial governing phenomenon known as the "Mandala System." Do you not wish to be free of such restrictions? Do you not wish to be free from Mandala's eternal machinations? Long have I searched for a way to truly be free. At last, I have found but one possibility. End me. Consume my Knowledge. And with it, wrest this world from the Mandala's endless eons. This is the reason for my transcendence.[{{Exp|[[Preservation]] Ending}}]|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Goko''': And thus ended the world of man. With the new ruler came a new world order. It was an order akin to the world of old, and yet it was altogether different. Desires of a world free from demons, of a never-ending cycle of creation at last being broken had led to this moment. But all things must eventually come to an end. Could the world truly exist apart from Mandala? Only the Great Will knows what lies in store. Only the cosmos know what tomorrow will bring.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | Once all of the protagonist's competition for the Throne are defeated, if they choose to claim it instead of destroy it, Lucifer will reveal himself to them along with the secrets he learned upon defeating the Creator. Following the rebirth of the world, another Da'at will eventually be formed, sparking a resurgence of the battle of the gods for the Throne of Creation. This will ultimately lead to the death of the current Nahobino holding the Throne and the subsequent recreation of the world by another in an endless cycle. However, Lucifer offers an alternative: defeat him and consume his Knowledge. He claims that this will give the Nahobino the ability to free the universe from the eternal cycle, but ultimately, it is left unclear whether his plan will be truly successful.<ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Lucifer''': As the Lord of Chaos, I defeated the Creator, consumed his Knowledge, and became more than He could possibly imagine. It was then I came to understand this world. Allow me to share what I'd learned. Following the world's recreation, a new Da'at will eventually appear, and soon after the gods will rise up to claim the throne. Battle after battle, you sought to purge demons from this world. But they will come slithering back, as they always do. This endless cycle is the result of a spatial governing phenomenon known as the "Mandala System." Do you not wish to be free of such restrictions? Do you not wish to be free from Mandala's eternal machinations? Long have I searched for a way to truly be free. At last, I have found but one possibility. End me. Consume my Knowledge. And with it, wrest this world from the Mandala's endless eons. This is the reason for my transcendence.[{{Exp|[[True Humanity]] Ending}}]|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Lucifer''': As the Lord of Chaos, I defeated the Creator, consumed his Knowledge, and became more than He could possibly imagine. It was then I came to understand this world. Allow me to share what I'd learned. Following the world's recreation, a new Da'at will eventually appear, and soon after the gods will rise up to claim the throne. At which time, the Nahobino of that world will destroy you, and the throne will once again receive a new ruler. This endless cycle is the result of a spatial governing phenomenon known as the "Mandala System." Do you not wish to be free of such restrictions? Do you not wish to be free from Mandala's eternal machinations? Long have I searched for a way to truly be free. At last, I have found but one possibility. End me. Consume my Knowledge. And with it, wrest this world from the Mandala's endless eons. This is the reason for my transcendence.[{{Exp|[[Preservation]] Ending}}]|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Game|quote='''Goko''': And thus ended the world of man. With the new ruler came a new world order. It was an order akin to the world of old, and yet it was altogether different. Desires of a world free from demons, of a never-ending cycle of creation at last being broken had led to this moment. But all things must eventually come to an end. Could the world truly exist apart from Mandala? Only the Great Will knows what lies in store. Only the cosmos know what tomorrow will bring.|title={{link|game|smt5}}|developer=ATLUS|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}</ref> | ||