This entry concludes round two of the crystal hunt.
Congratulations, Warriors of Chaos, on your victory by one point.
Unlike the previous round, characters will be able to roam around the dimension instead of being confined to their bases.
Last time, Cosmos offered "upgrades" for characters lacking in firepower and Chaos forced his warriors to train for a given time. This time, due to certain ongoings within the log there is an additional consequence for the Chaos side.
Warriors of Cosmos: Will wake up with all battle wounds. Every single character will have had their abilities (any skills, be it magic or other similar techniques) converted to ones that heal in order to nurse their companions back to health. This conversion will last for a week. This means no offensive techniques outside of regular physical attacks will be feasible until the allotted time is up.
Warriors of Chaos: According to Chaos (and as we know it), quite a few people indirectly betrayed their faction by aiding a member of Cosmos and/or killing a member of Chaos. He's downright furious with them and proud of the rest. Examples include but are not limited to Kain, who helped Cecil and Rosa; Toothless, who killed Haseo; and Zelos, who healed the enemy. If your character falls under this category, feel free to drop a note here to let your fellow Chaos folks know who's been branded. If a warrior of Chaos manages to off one traitor, s/he will receive a reward -- it could be a weapon, a status upgrade, or whatever, and this will be determined when it happens.
Remember, the brand is a sizable blue "x" that is on one part of the traitors' body where skin is showing. For instance, it would show up on Zelos' bare shoulder instead of his clothes, and somewhere on Kain besides his armor.
Last but not least, you're still free to continue and wrap up your threads in the log!