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When their attempt to open the main door failed and they fell into the prison, they made short work of the guards who confronted them, and dressed up as Dragoons themselves. They then explored, getting in trouble several times. When they found the treasure room, they took an item only to be thrown into a trap in Luccia's lab; she tested a new creature on them, and let them leave. They also talked to Karsh and Zoah to learn more about the history of the manor.

They then entered the library, where they found Belthasar, who spoke of [[Opassa Beach]]. [[Marcy]] then challenged them to a fight; they defeated her and found the raising throne in the main hall. Kid then confronted General Viper, who had been discussing matters with Lynx in the secret room behind his office. Lynx employed a shadow to fight the party, then had them surrounded by his shadow cats. Riddel came in to see what the ruckus was about; Kid quickly held her knife to her throat, offering her life in exchange for safe passage out. The entire group slowly backed out onto the balcony. There, Lynx quickly threw a dart containing [[Hydra]] poison at Kid; she was struck and wounded, and fell over the balcony to the sea below. Serge soon joined her, leaping over to avoid capture. Viper Manor was afterward vacated by the Dragoons, who took up a defensive position at [[Fort Dragonia]]. The [[Porre]] military capitalized on the event, invading El Nido and seizing Viper Manor. They set up a base of operations there with the Porre Superior leading, and also brought in [[Guillot]] and [[Grobyc]] for combat testing. Norris attended as well. Riddel was caught in the resulting confusion, and interrogated; before she was to be tortured and killed, Serge returned to the manor with one of the Devas and effected her escape. He battled Guillot and Grobyc; the latter decided to help him after the fight, surmising that Serge was a worthy opponent. Guillot pursued them through the manor, even to the library; there, Grobyc goaded it to jump on the chandelier, which he then cut, sending the monster crashing to the ground.

The others escaped outside; as the Porre military swarmed upon the stable, the doors burst open and a stampede of Dragons flattened the troops. Serge's party then retreated to [[Hermit's Hideaway]]; the Porre military, embarrassed and without a solution to the question of the Acacia Dragoons' whereabouts, left a skeleton guard and withdrew its main force from the manor.

In [[Home World]], the manor was vacated in 1017 A.D. after Lynx led the Acacia Dragoons on a doomed expedition to the [[Dead Sea]]. Whether by fire or lightning, the manor somehow came to ruins in the following years, becoming a mess of broken stone. It was totally abandoned, even by the Porre army; only the lower dungeon survived. Serge first came to the Home World Viper Manor while exploring; he found a [[Revive]] [[Element]] in the dungeon. Later, after [[Dario]] was found and cleansed on the [[Forbidden Island]], he came to the manor and spoke with the Acacia Dragoons from Another World. He noted that he would try and rebuild Viper Manor, and organize the Acacia Dragoons anew. Riddel suggested he create an orphanage in the meantime; he acquiesced, and soon the courtyard was full of swingsets, sandboxes, and other pleasurable pursuits made available to children. While Dario wasn't initially keen on babysitting, he realized the worth of restoring the Dragoons. This was later parodied in one of the endings, in which the children assemble before Lord Viper in the main hall and then run around playfully.