MK2: Two things, first off.
-Chapter 8 boss was pretty solid.
-The mana kings are morons.
Chapter nine now, supposed to go the Deep Ruins. I presume this is the end of the game (for this path, at least) but I'm trying to invent everything I possibly can before I go in there. Some items require items I've never seen and are possibly found only within the ruins, a couple others just take items that are a pain in the ass to find (rainbow feather--I know the harpies in the chapter 8 dungeon drop them because I got one the first time through, but I just went back to get more and didn't draw a single one of the required enemy through something like fifteen fights. Arghlefuck. And twilight berries...which I haven't found at all, but presume are obtained by searching that one gathering point late in the day).