Bastok. It was Kalnor's hometown, so he was very anxious to get there and defend it from any attacks. With him pushing us, we arrived at Bastok in just two days.
In the great Republic, we saw more examples of Hume cruelty towards the Galka, and small Galkan revolts. It was a sad sight indeed, yet Kalnor had strong desires to protect not just the Galka or Humes of Bastok, but every single Bastokan as a whole. He believed that if the two could ever join together in combat, that Bastok would become the strongest nation in existence. Since all seemed safe for the moment, we decided to stay at the Inn and be ready for anything.
Once inside, we saw Atlan again. "Oh, hello there." He said. "Have you all had a pleasant journey?"
Konami explained all that had happened to us while Kalnor showed Nighthawk,
Hogosha, Kirith, and Seldzar around.
"You all have been through quite a lot together, I'm amazed. Your quest is not yet over, however- not as long as this new evil exists." Atlan said to us.
"What brings you to Bastok, Atlan?" I asked.
"I heard a voice calling me here, so I figured I might as well stay for a while. It was good that I did, though, since you all showed up." He responded.
Later that night, just before dinner, Atlan called me aside. "Worry not about your brother," he whispered. "you will see him very soon."
"What?" I asked, but got no response.
"Kazu, come on and eat already," Konami said. "if you don't, you'll go hungry!"
"Coming!" I said, walking quickly to the table.
"You! Galka!" A Hume warrior said walking in. "You know better than to sit at a table, that's something Galka don't deserve."
"Don't talk to Kalnor lik-" I said, but was interrupted by Kalnor.
"No," he said. "it's alright. I'll eat elsewhere."
"Was that really necessary, Ken?" Atlan asked the Hume.
"Yeah it was," he responded. "those good for nothing Galka don't know their own place anymore."
We all got up except for Atlan, and went to eat with Kalnor. "You lot are just as bad as those worthless Galka!" Ken shouted to us as we left.
"You all didn't have to do that." Kalnor said as we walked towards him with our plates in our hands.
"No, we didn't," Kirith said. "but we did anyway, because you deserve to be with your friends while you eat, at least."
A single tear rolled down Kalnor's cheek, and he said, "Back when we were kids. Ken and I used to try out best to protect Bastok together. We always dreamed of finding a way to unite our two races to fight together as one, but it was apparently just a childish dream."
"That doesn't sound childish to me at all." Kirith said, drying the tear from Kalnor's face.
"Since when did you start caring so much?" Kalnor said with a smile. The conversation stopped after that, both sitting a little closer to each other than before.
The next morning, word got out that the President had been assassinated, and the rumors going around stated that he was killed by a Galka.
"The Galka must die!" Humes yelled, running around the streets and attacking every Galka in sight, innocent or not.
"I wonder if Ken feels the same way..." Kalnor said.
"The hatred of the Humes towards Galka, and the rage the Galka have over being enslaved." a voice said. "The two evils come together to break the heart of Gustaberg, to give strength to the Lord of Dynamis."
"Who goes there?" Seldzar asked.
"I do." Atlan said, stepping out of the shadows. "I am the Keeper of Dynamis-Bastok, and this nation belongs to the Dynamis Lord from now on!"
Atlan jumped out of the window, and triggered the portal to Dynamis. Once done, he began killing all in sight- Hume and Galka alike.
"Atlan!" Ken yelled as demons began pouring out of the portal. "Bastok does not belong to you nor whatever this Dynamis Lord is! Bastok belongs to both Humes and Galka, no one else!"
"Ken..." Kalnor said, watching his old friend from the Inn.
"I don't care who wants to claim this piece of land honestly," Atlan said, charging Ken. "but I do know that all must die!"
Just before Atlan could strike Ken, he was stopped by Kalnor's massive arm. "Before you attack my friends," he said. "you have to get through me!"
"Kalnor..." Ken said, realizing that even through all the cruel things he had said and done to his old friend, Kalnor still was willing to be his friend. "I'm..."
"It's alright Ken," Kalnor said. "we can worry about all of that later, but first- let's protect Bastok together!"
"Yeah... let's go!" Ken shouted. That scene got the attention of all the Humes and Galka in Bastok, and soon their focus changed instead to the army of demons.
"Come on!" Kirith said. "Let's go help out those Bastokans!"
We all left the Inn and helped dispatch the demons while Kalnor and Ken fought off Atlan.
"Why?" Atlan asked. "Why do you two not fight each other?"
"Because," they said together. "we believe in hope for a better future!" They both struck Atlan down with their swords, expelling the emptiness from his heart.
A bright light shined from Atlan's body, which engulfed him and all of Bastok. The light faded, and the demons, the Dynamis portal, and Atlan had all faded. In their place was a single etheral being.
"...Altana." Hogosha whispered.
She flew away, leaving us to wonder what happened to Atlan. Two weeks later, the results for the vote of the next President came in- and Ken won the election by a landslide. Under his leadership, Humes and Galka united together to bring Bastok to a brighter future. Two nations had been saved, but our quest was still not over... not just yet.