![]() Sein tells Ori that the Spirit Tree used the rest of its light to revive Ori and that the fate of the forest now rests on their shoulders. ![]() She stole Sein from the Spirit Tree's branches and disrupted the balance of the three Elements of Light, throwing Nibel into chaos. During the Light Ceremony that was intended to call Ori back home, the Spirit Tree and Ori's kin were attacked by the dark owl, Kuro. They travel to the Spirit Tree and revisit the reason why Nibel has begun to decay. Sein becomes Ori's guide and support and protects them from enemies. The ball of light is Sein, the eyes and source of the Spirit Tree's light. At this moment, the prologue ends and the game officially starts.Īfter being revived, Ori travels through the Sunken Glades evading enemies until they find a mysterious light. At this, the Spirit Tree uses the last of its power to revive Ori, creating a vibrant display of white flowers. With the last of its strength, Ori crawls onto a log positioned in the foreground of the Spirit Tree and draws its last breath. ![]() ![]() Ori travels through the darkened forest of Nibel, alone, scared, and increasingly weakened from hunger. Ori briefly curls up on her with grief before eventually leaving Swallow's Nest, "with no reason to stay". Upon entering the cave, Ori gladly offers Naru some of the fruit, but is heartbroken to find she has passed away, likely due to starvation. Just before entering the cave, a silhouette of Gumo is visible in the foreground. With an armful of fruit, Ori returns to the cave, seeing transparent, ghostly figures of its life with Naru along the way mirages of Ori's memories. Concerned for its adoptive mother, Ori goes out and is able to retrieve the last of the fruit from the top of the tree via a hollow at the base. She offers Ori one last piece of fruit, kindly declining it herself, before resting on the cave floor. Naru returns to the cave, defeated and saddened, where Ori still rests peacefully. Naru's search for any nourishment turns up empty and the few (and presumably last) little clusters of fruit are nestled high in a tree, far from her reach. Even the Spirit Tree, which once watched majestically over Nibel, is reduced to a crumbled silhouette amongst dusty gray clouds. Where beautiful greenery and blossoms once bloomed, only wilted plants and dry trees can be found. She leaves a sleeping Ori in the cave and attempts to find more food, but once outside, it is obvious that Nibel has been drastically altered. Finally, as the Spirit Tree narrates that "hope never came", the player's control shifts to Naru. Several fades show the change in Swallow's Nest over time, each passing moment revealing dying vegetation and less fruit. Ori stares in shock at this amazing event, only to be pulled to the safety of the cave by Naru, fearful of the Spirit Tree's summoning cry.įollowing the devastation during which Kuro stole the Spirit Tree's light (a plot point not revealed until later), the forest begins to decay. At the entrance to the cave, Ori is stopped by a dull roaring in the distance, as the Spirit Tree calls out to them in a brilliant display of light. Ori and the Blind Forest Cover Concept ArtĪfter Naru and Ori make it to the other side of their part of the forest and collect an abundance of fruit to consume, the player controls Ori to return to the cave where they live, carrying a pile of fruit in their arms. They spend their days harvesting fruit from the lush trees and building bridges and nests over the sparkling creek, as the player directs Ori throughout Swallow's Nest. As the Spirit Tree narrates, Naru adopts the spirit, named Ori, as her own and raises it as her child. Naru lifts the illuminated form of the sleeping spirit and brings it into a loving embrace. She watches as the leaf makes its descent to the ground, subsequently bursting in a gleam of light which subsides to reveal a small, white spirit, weakened and exhausted. She suddenly spies the shimmering leaf as it flies overhead, and she follows it through Swallow's Nest. Naru, a creature of Black Root Burrows, sits idly on a ledge overlooking the woods. A powerful gust of wind sends the leaf tumbling in fluid, dazzling motions along the air currents, far from its home. A great storm breaks out, pummeling the forest with heavy rain and lightning and breaking off one of the shining leaves of the Spirit Tree. The peace in the forest of Nibel, which at first glance seems to be kept well by the harmonious branches of the Spirit Tree, is suddenly shattered with a breathtaking roar of thunder. (The prologue offers minimal gameplay with control alternating between Ori and Naru)
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