Ginnungagap
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The Ginnungagap is the final dungeon in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.
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[edit] Purpose
The Ginnungagap is an existing gap between dimensions, which can be accessed via the Otherworldly Gate. Within it is the door that separates the human world from the demonic realm, Niflheim. Ratatosk serves as the guardian of this door. His duty is to make sure the door does not open, with help from the power of the eight Centurions.
[edit] Story
[edit] Before Dawn of the New World
Some two years ago prior to Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Sybak researchers, Richter and Aster, had entered the Ginnungagap with the help of Centurion Aqua. It was here that the two met with Ratatosk, and tried to convince him to reform the mana of the recently unified world composed of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. However, an argument over beliefs resulted in Ratatosk killing Aster.
[edit] The Eternal Bond
Now, two years after that, Emil, Lloyd, and friends must travel here to seal the door, which had weakened due to Ratatosk's absence. The area's Sorcerers's Ring challenge is bruning all the crystalized roots of the old world tree to open up new floors, after opening all the floors and entering the bottom route all the original Tales of Symphonia characters will be seperated from Emil and Marta since they hold the Derris Emblem and teleported some where else. After walking a few more steps Emil and Marta will faced Decus and Alice here one final time and put them to rest once and for all. After heading to the final area of the Ginnungagap, Emil and Marta will find Lloyd unharmed (because he was protected by Martel) with all the other characters petrified from the trap set by Ratatosk, which reacted from the Dherris Emblem, but Emil just touches them with his hand and breaks the curse. After the party learns about Richter's true ambition and must face Aqua who has changed into a giant hydra (Ladon) after defeating her the party moves to the entrance to the door and prepares to face Richter. After defeating Richter it is revealed he wanted to kill Ratatosk, bring Aster back to life and would attempted to seal the door without the aid of Ratatosk, using the Cruxis Crystal and the Sacred Stone.
[edit] Etymology
Like many of the characters and locations that are related to the Aselia world, Ginnungagap is named after an important location in Norse mythology. Ginnungagap was the vast, primordial void that existed prior to the creation of the manifest universe. In the northern part of Ginnungagap lay the intense cold of Niflheim, to the southern part lay the equally intense heat of Muspelheim.
