A ride on a demon horse across Inferno, then one duel with the Lumen Sage.
A short chapter in two verses with nothing to collect: a ride on a demon horse across Inferno, then a single duel. The duel carries an Umbran Tear for winning it without being hit once, which is hard on a first run; if you are hit, finish the fight anyway and try again by replaying the chapter from Chapter Select after the story. The Chapters X-XII Complete Tear arrives when the chapter ends.
Chapter start: ride through InfernoArea
Location
Chapter XII · Chapter start – The chapter opens by itself once Chapter XI's results are over, and the ride begins after the opening scene.
Chapter XII · Verse 1 – After the opening scene you are on the horse's back and it runs on by itself. Jump the obstacles and steer clear of falling rubble; enemies that get in the way go down in about two strikes of its horn. Fire off Umbran Climax and every slash also throws a wave forward. The duel follows a scene at the end of the ride.
The Lumen SageHidden spoiler – activate to revealBossMinor spoiler
Location
Chapter XII · Verse 2 – The fight starts after the scene that ends the ride. He moves quickly and often strikes with almost no wind-up; a yellow glow is the warning before his heavy blows and his giant blades. Watch for the wide light-blade sweep that reaches far, the pair of huge lasers he swings together, and the volley of feathers, and dodge as late as you dare for Witch Time; he can also block with a shield. He has a time-slowing spell of his own: if it catches you, waggle the stick to break free.
Umbran Tear: Darkness Envelops Light (Ch XII boss, no damage)Achievement
Location
Chapter XII · Verse 2 – It pops when the duel above ends without you losing any health; one hit spoils the attempt. Play the ride clean as well, since it isn't certain whether a hit there counts. If it doesn't come now, replay Chapter XII from Chapter Select after the story: the Tear names no difficulty, and Bat Within, bought later in the guide, widens the window for a dodge.
A Tear for beating the Chapter XII boss without taking a single hit.
Nintendo Switch
On Wii U the Select Game screen can copy a save file, so a copy made after the ride lets you retry the duel alone. Whether the Switch release keeps that option isn't confirmed.