Assembly of Nihilo

The Assembly of Nihilo is a particular group featured in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne: Antagonists

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The Assembly of Nihilo is the group created by Hikawa in the Vortex World to serve his vision of a world of silence. It is a group that places intellect above strength and thus considers the rival Mantra Army as a mere annoyance in the great scheme of things: while Mantra plots to rule above the chaos of the reconstucted Tokyo, the Assembly's plan is to rewrite reality itself through the power of Kagutsuchi. To this end, they siphon the free-floating Magatsuhi from the Vortex World with a complex system.

The Assembly's dome is situated near Ginza, though it remains inaccesible until the Hito-Shura has successfully contacted Gozu-Tennoh, unwittingly prompting the inasion by the Mantra Army. Following this, the Assembly is attacked and the core unit of their Magatsuhi-absorbing machine apparently destroyed. However, the Hito-Shura will find Hijiri in the ruined core unit, where he will learn the system was not damaged and in fact the Mantra has been fooled into attacking a dummy base.

Further into the Assembly's building, the true core unit lies, protected by four special keys. When the Hito-Shura successfully penetrates the defensive lines until reaching the core unit, searching for Yuko Takao, instead he will find Hikawa, who commends him for his efforts but decries them as useless. Following this, he summons Ose and activates his special weapon, the Nightmare System, instantly weakening the Mantra Army and leaving the Assembly as the, at the time, sole power structure left in post-Conception Tokyo.