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From the Darkness
From the Darkness is the last tale of Act 2, where Jin goes against his uncle's orders and sneaks into Castle Shimura to poison the Mongols. It gives you the Ghost Armor and ends with the story moving north to Kamiagata.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Toyotama
- Province
- Kubara
- Rewards
- Major Legend increase, Ghost Armor
Storylines
Part 19 of 26 in Jin's Journey
Found in
- Castle ShimuraCastle Shimura is the seat of Clan Shimura in Toyotama and the biggest battle of Act 2. Khotun Khan holds it after the invasion, and you retake it in The Fate of Tsushima alongside every ally you have gathered.
KamiagataKamiagata is the snowy northern region of Tsushima and the setting for Act 3. It is thinly settled and harsh, and it is where you chase Khotun Khan to his final stronghold at Port Izumi.- ToyotamaToyotama is the central region of Tsushima, between Izuhara and Kamiagata. Act 2 plays out here: you rally allies, liberate Yarikawa and march on Castle Shimura, while side tales for Norio, Yuna and Yuriko open up.
Good to know
- Final tale of Act 2: Retake Castle Shimura. It follows The Fate of Tsushima.
- It takes place at Castle Shimura in Kubara, Toyotama.
- Rewards: major Legend increase and the Ghost Armor.
- Yuna gives you the Ghost Armor at the start so you can wear it for the infiltration.
- The target is the Mongols' fermented milk, which Jin poisons in two batches.
- Raising the alarm during the poisoning sends you back to the last checkpoint.
- It ends with a duel against Ryuzo, then leads into Honor and Ash and Act 3.
Why Jin does it
The first day of the siege stalls. Lord Shimura wants another honorable frontal charge, which Jin fears will end like Komoda Beach. Jin decides to use poison instead, knowing it breaks the samurai code and his uncle's wishes.
Getting into the castle
Talk to Yuna, then grapple across the bridge to the rocks in the river. Climb the fallen tree, jump to the cliff and work around the right side of the grounds. Quietly clear the first keep, then cross the garden on rope lines, kill the archer in the lookout tower and squeeze through a gap behind a shack.
Poisoning the milk
Kill the guard on the half wall to your left, hop the stairs and take the one by the yurt. The patrol in front of the stairs never looks back, so ignore him. Use Focused Hearing on the guard pacing near the logs and kill him there. Poison each batch with R2 once nearby guards turn away.
What happensSpoilerShow
The poison works and Jin enters the main keep to face the Khan, but has to beat Ryuzo first. Ryuzo is tougher than in your first duel, so stay patient. A string of cutscenes then carries the story to Kamiagata and Act 3.
- Ghost ArmorThe Ghost Armor is the dark stealth outfit Taka made and Yuna gives Jin during From the Darkness. It slows enemy detection, gets you into Ghost Stance faster and makes kills scare nearby enemies, so it fits a hit-and-vanish style.
- Ghost HeadbandGhost Headband is a headband you get from "From the Darkness", a main story tale in Jin's Journey. There is nothing to search for: play the tale and it arrives with the rewards.
- Ghost MaskGhost Mask is a mask you get as soon as you start "From the Darkness", from Jin's Journey. It is a story reward, so playing the tale is the only way to add it.
Jin SakaiJin Sakai is the samurai you play in Ghost of Tsushima and the Iki Island expansion. He is Lord Shimura's nephew and the last lord of Clan Sakai. After the Mongol landing he trades the samurai code for stealth and fear, and the people start calling him the Ghost.
Khotun KhanKhotun Khan is the Mongol general who leads the invasion of Tsushima and the main villain of Ghost of Tsushima. He studied Japanese language and customs before landing, and he uses the samurai code against the island's defenders. You chase him from Komoda Beach to the north of the island.
Lord ShimuraLord Shimura is the jito of Tsushima, the shogun's appointed ruler of the island, and Jin's uncle. He raised Jin as a samurai after Jin's father died. He leads the defence at Komoda Beach and is the man you spend Act 1 trying to rescue. He also has his own Tale of Lord Shimura in the main story.- RyuzoRyuzo is Jin's childhood friend and the leader of the Straw Hat ronin. After the Mongols nearly wipe out his men, he joins Jin to raid for food and help free Lord Shimura. His friendship with Jin is the heart of The Tale of Ryuzo and several main story tales.
- Sadanobu IshikawaSensei Ishikawa is a famous archer and one of Jin's allies. He teaches Jin the bow and sends him after Tomoe, the student who now trains Mongol archers. His nine-part storyline, Ishikawa's Tales, starts with The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa in the main story.
- YunaYuna is a thief from Yarikawa and Jin's closest ally in Ghost of Tsushima. She pulls him off Komoda Beach, teaches him to fight from the shadows and coins the name Ghost. She also has her own four-part storyline, Yuna's Tales, about the slavers who stole her childhood.
Related missions
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Shadow of the Samurai
Shadow of the Samurai is the final tale of Act 1: the assault on Castle Kaneda to rescue Lord Shimura. You climb in as the Ghost, open the gates for your allies and fight up to the keep, including a duel along the way.
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A Reckoning in Blood
A Reckoning in Blood is the Act 2 tale where Jin raids Fort Koyasan to settle things with Ryuzo before the attack on Castle Shimura. It is one of the darkest tales in the story, so finish any prep you want first.
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Honor and Ash
Honor and Ash is the opening tale of Act 3, where Jin escapes Castle Shimura unarmed and rides into the snowy north of Kamiagata to find Yuna. It ends with a hostage rescue at Jogaku Temple, which becomes your new base.
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Eternal Blue Sky
Eternal Blue Sky is the Act 3 tale where Jin and his allies attack Port Izumi under cover of the storm to take down Khotun Khan. It's the big final battle of the Mongol story, with a multi-phase boss fight against the Khan himself.