Astalon Tears of the Earth - Playthrough Part 12 (Ending)

The final showdown against the Black Knight was at hand. The fight with him had multiple phases and you'd need to utilise your party to its full potential. At one point he even fuses with the last Gorgon. Defeating him makes the tower crumble, but not before he manages to throw one last shot at Algus. To my surprise Epimetheus does take Algus' soul and the homunculus didn't serve as a decoy, but you can see it in the end credits, so it may serve as a copy of Algus for future adventures. During said credits you can see what has happened with all the characters and how they saved their village. Even there you can see little details like Kyuli wearing her griffon boots. There is a challenge where it requires to defeat the Black Knight after collecting 100% of the items and having the whole map revealed, so I'm guessing this is where the true ending is hidden. I immediately got on that task and discovered the Banish Spell, which allows Algus and Zeek to damage ghost-type enemies. From there I fought the undead bride again (this time being able to kill her) and got her cursed ring, which reveals rooms with hidden passages, making the exploration of the remaining rooms that much easier.