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Chapter 18 of 24 · Finish the story

Rescue the House and reach the credits

Witness the event in Erebus, clear Chronos once more, rescue the captive family, and complete the credits sequence.

Spoilers: endingReady when these are doneThe family rescue and credits have played.The True Ending achievement is recorded.Post-ending routes and the Fates epilogue are now available.

Do these first

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  1. Enter Erebus without a Chaos Trial active
  2. Finish that night or prepare one safe follow-up
  3. Defeat Chronos after Hecate is taken
  4. Follow the House sequence to its end
  5. Finish the chariot scene and credits

The final rescue chain is available

Zagreus has provided Gigaros and Typhon has been defeated after Disintegration of Monstrosity.

Once both route keys are complete, the ending follows a short fixed chain. Leaving for an unrelated objective only delays it.

Know the events that must happen in sequence

  • The next ordinary Erebus visit replaces the Hecate fight with a story event.
  • The following Chronos clear uses Gigaros as part of the ending sequence.
  • The story event requires an ordinary run with no active Chaos Trial or bounty. Fear itself is not the gate.
  • The True Ending achievement is awarded by the finale and credits, not by a fixed clear count.

Reach the credits without guessing at run counts

  1. Enter Erebus without a Chaos Trial active

    Take the ordinary Underworld route. When you reach Hecate, Chronos abducts her instead of starting the usual Guardian fight.

  2. Finish that night or prepare one safe follow-up

    Keep the aspect, Arcana, Familiar, Hex, and Keepsake sequence that already cleared Chronos. Use zero Fear for the least demanding attempt, but do not confuse that recommendation with the actual gate: no active Chaos Trial or bounty.

  3. Defeat Chronos after Hecate is taken

    Reach Tartarus and win the fight. The ending path now changes the defeat sequence and sends you onward instead of returning immediately to the Crossroads.

  4. Follow the House sequence to its end

    Complete the Zagreus bedchamber memory, continue into the restored House, and interact with the captive family when prompted. Do not leave an available story interaction unused.

  5. Finish the chariot scene and credits

    The rescue leads directly to the departure and credits. Let the sequence finish and return to the Crossroads. The True Ending achievement confirms completion.

    Death to Chronos

If the next story event does not trigger

If Hecate fights normally, first confirm Zagreus's fifth memory, Typhon's defeat after Disintegration of Monstrosity, and that no Chaos Trial or bounty is active. If Hecate has already been taken, the next required action is an ordinary Underworld clear, zero Fear is the beginner-safe setting, not a story requirement.