# [Nova Awakening] Danger and Trials

**Quest No Raw**: 131439
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 367
**Entry (questId)**: 2

## Giver Label

_Ahib_

## Objective

The Ahib told me that if I wish to face the questionable threat head on, the Queen of O'dyllita will test my mettle first. Defeat the Manes at Manes Hideout.

_Defeat Manes at the Manes Hideout;_

## Summary

I saw how you commanded the guards.
You truly are most like S.
Close to the point of perfect...and yet,
you can't replace S. At least, not yet.

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [[Nova Awakening] Invitation from S](/quest/65903.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [[Nova Awakening] Invitation from S](/quest/65903.md) — The Black Spirit told you to go meet with someone in Tariff after having read something written on the back of...
- **Current:** Entry #2 — [[Nova Awakening] Danger and Trials](/quest/131439.md) — The Ahib told me that if I wish to face the questionable threat head on, the Queen of O'dyllita will test my m...
- Entry #3 — [[Nova Awakening] Cold Trace](/quest/196975.md) — Talk to the Ahib to examine the chill of frost placed upon the Memorial Stone at the Soldiers' Cemetery.
- Entry #4 — [[Nova Awakening] Provocation](/quest/262511.md) — The Ahib said the wielder of this cold is none other than the one who sent the invitation from S, who has been...
- Entry #5 — [[Nova Awakening] Flame of Mercy](/quest/328047.md) — The Ahib wants to trade the secret of your origins for Flame of Mercy, that which can free the shackles of the...
- Entry #6 — [[Nova Awakening] Echidna Convent](/quest/393583.md) — Dwarves who fled from the Crypt of Resting Thoughts in O'dyllita told you to look at the records they stole. R...
- Entry #7 — [[Nova Awakening] The Witch's Army](/quest/459119.md) — The signs of dead winter are reported to be found not only in the Soldiers' Cemetery but also at the Elric Shr...
- Entry #8 — [[Nova Awakening] The Goddess' Amusement](/quest/524655.md) — The Black Spirit wants to get closer to the truth the Ahib spoke of. Let's examine the littered corpses, and t...
- Entry #9 — [[Nova Awakening] Memories' End](/quest/590191.md) — Defeat the one who claims to be the real Francesca Seric at the Ancient Stone Chamber, then acquire the king's...
- Entry #10 — [[Nova Awakening] Queen of Thorns](/quest/655727.md) — The Black Spirit exclaims that you are the rightful Queen of Thorns, and suggests you take on the Thorn of Qut...
- Entry #11 — [[Nova Awakening] Thorn of Quturan - Combo](/quest/721263.md) — Perform a combo using simple Thorn of Quturan (sting) skills.
- Entry #12 — [[Nova Awakening] Thorn of Quturan - Practice](/quest/786799.md) — Perform a combo using simple Thorn of Quturan (sting) skills.
- Entry #13 — [[Nova Succession] King of the Dead](/quest/852335.md) — Read the last part of Francesca Seric's Journal. It tells the tale of Axian, the King of the Dead.
- Entry #14 — [[Nova Succession] Distorted Pact](/quest/917871.md) — The Black Spirit urges you to finish Axian's summoning ritual that Francesca Seric couldn't complete, and says...
- Entry #15 — [[Nova Succession] Submit](/quest/983407.md) — Axian, King of the Dead, declares to summon him to the world of the living requires another pact, and seeks to...
- Entry #16 — [[Nova Succession] Blood Pact](/quest/1048943.md) — Axian seeks to make a blood pact with you.