upon arriving, soma is forced to watch celia kill mina. furious, he begins to succumb to his dark power. the talisman that mina gave soma is able to slow the transformation, enabling arikado to arrive in time to inform soma that the "mina" who celia killed was a doppelgänger. this aborts the transformation, but a soul leaves soma and enters the doppelgänger, which takes on the appearance of dmitrii. dmitrii says that when soma defeated him he allowed himself to be absorbed, wishing to use his powers to copy soma's ability to dominate the souls of dracula's minions. he then leaves with celia to absorb the souls of many powerful demons and monsters in an attempt to increase his power. soma and arikado chase after the pair, and find them in the castle's basement. dmitrii, using celia as a sacrifice, seals arikado's powers, and engages soma. however, his soul is unable to bear the strain of controlling the demons he has absorbed, and they erupt out of him, combining into one gargantuan creature called menace. soma manages to defeat it, but the souls that composed the demon begin to fall under soma's dominance. he becomes overwhelmed and rejects them, fleeing from the castle with arikado. soma is conflicted over the present situation. he believes that it was his responsibility to become the dark lord, and that the events of the game were the result of his not accepting this responsibility. arikado convinces him that his fate is not fixed. soma then shares a tender moment with mina, much to the amusement of his onlooking friends.