@Pokem:
Heheh yeah, I need to fix up those squids' heads. The person in the cloak is still a "secret" (quoted because despite not officially announced, there's an highly likely candidate). Reivier referred to him as "him" because while cloaked, in general you can still tell the gender through voice, body and the like; and he's had a few close encounters with him.
I think the story's flow did have some trouble in this chapter. The general consensus has been that there's been a lot of time spent on revealing plot points, but much less time developing the characters in detail. When I get to fixing the chapter up, I'll probably try to insert more spotlight on the individual characters' vacillations more for this round.
@Goldbar:
It's really okay to post negative feedback on your own account (though preferably constructively without the attempt to insult), there's no need to register a new account just to tell me that. I understand your frustration - it can be mind-boggling to see something that is out of the list of what you enjoy to receive attention. I've been there, and it tastes bitter. But I hope that you can just accept it for what it is: a strange mix of putting on a show with the medium of a "game".
When I picked up RPG Maker, I had the specific intention to not make a game, but rather to see a story that I was writing on a visual and audio medium - and RM was simply the most feasible way. I've always stated that this project is not that of a typical game but an interactive show, and I hope people can see for themselves whether this strange mix is for them. I hope you can understand!
@Kiriashi & Moogle:
No worries, it's not Serai for sure. They co-existed on the same map at the beginning of Chapter XI. c:
I uploaded a video of playthrough for a portion of the underwater level in Chapter XI. In the process I did find that I ran into problems that the feedbacks have been echoing, mainly about the lack of directions and difficulty (this was recorded on Easy mode). I'll be trying to fix that when I get the chance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNEOPUGpfXg