Acceptance Ending



The basic ending of the game is unlocked by beating the Acceptance escape sequence and jumping into the warp in Ruin 1.

Events shown in the ending
After saying goodbye to the Friend, Ash hastily makes his way back to the start of Ruin, as the unstable orb is about to blow up.

Ash attempts to escape the explosion by jumping into the warp and ends up back at home, in Anguish. From the building he sees bright light of the explosion rising from Ruin and covering the city, getting closer to Ash with passing each moment.

Ash realizes that there is no escape, and accepts his death with a smile on his face.

In the background, right before the explosion reaches Ash's home, Mother can be seen growing around Ash, surrounding him from all sides.

Transcript of Ash's last "dialogue" with the Friend

 * "When I found you attached to this giant... creepy... glowing orb very deep beneath the earth, I-I didn't know what to think!


 * You-you know, when you left, the world was... it just got fucked! And you know what?! The world was pretty damn fucked to begin with!


 * Ugh...


 * Part of me wanted revenge for what you have done to my life and... another part wanted to save you from whatever was taking you from me, but...


 * Ugh... You, know, I think I see the whole picture now.


 * When I saw you down there, on that weird creepy glowing orb... I-I think I understand. We-we're just different people, you and I...


 * As we shared our last exchange, as your final parting gesture you... wiggled your foot at me and... something deep inside me told me it was time to say...


 * Goodbye."

Lyrics of the song in the ending cutscene

 * I used to think laughing was an easy thing,


 * A tiny silver bell which learned to ring...


 * Now I haven't left the house in a little while,


 * Unread letters in a dusty pile...


 * The end is nigh, my friend,


 * I will be brave.


 * Pick up the pieces of a dream I save...


 * I'll miss the sound of your voice


 * Inside my head tonight...


 * Dropped my penny in a wishing well.


 * Nice to have a friend in this burning hell.


 * Lazy eye and a crooked grin,


 * Didn't have a heart 'til you let me in...


 * The end is nigh, my friend,


 * I will be brave.


 * Pick up the pieces of a dream I save...


 * I'll miss the sound of your voice


 * Inside my head tonight...


 * Levelled and twisted in the frozen ground...


 * What kind of prison is the love I found?


 * Bombs are falling like lemon drops,


 * Blood shooting out of the chimney tops...


 * The end is nigh, my friend,


 * I will be brave.


 * Pick up the pieces of a dream I save...


 * I'll miss the sound of your voice


 * Inside my head tonight...


 * ...my head tonight...

Trivia

 * The music track used in the Friend encounter is So Below.
 * The Acceptance ending is the only cutscene in the game which uses a song with vocals.