Akarana Corridor

The Akarana Corridor's entrance.

fThe Akarana Corridor (アカラナ回廊) is a mysterious space-time stretch featured in Raidou Kuzunoha Vs The Soulless Army and Raidou Kuzunoha Vs King Abaddon.

Appearances

• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS): Mentioned
• Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army: Final level
• Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon: Extra level

Profile

The Akarana Corridor is a strange expanse described as a tunnel binding space and time, which can be used to traverse between different timelines. Several spirits gather in the Corridor: Time Tourists, passing spirits out to see different timelines, or Lost Souls, spirits lost to the immensity of Akarana and have no way of returning to their point of origin. Several spirits remark that the year Raidou comes from, Taisho 20, never actually came to pass in timelines they originated, as a reference to real-world history.

It is implied that at some point in the futures of certain timelines, regular travel by means of the Corridor will be possible, but will be strictly regulated so all visitors become spirits, both to protect established status quo and the visitors themselves, though the Art of Spirit Cast-Away used by Raidou is an alternate option to enter the Corridor, allowing him to retain his corporeal shape.

The Corridor is buffeted by debris from many realities, with items, demons and astral bodies being a constant nuisance to the visitors. Many powerful demons also make their homes in the Corridor's floors.

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

When the protagonists meet Raido Kuzunoha XIV, he will mention he traveled through the Corridor to their era, describing himself as a Time Tourist. When dual-summoning the Soulless God Oumagatsu, Raidou Kuzunoha XIV will mention both he and Raido somehow acquired it in the Corridor.

Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. The Soulless Army

Raidou Kuzunoha XIV was first cast into the Corridor by Rasputin after destroying Mishaguji at Waden One. Expelled from the universe, he ended up falling to the parallel world of Raido Kuzunoha XIV, where he was forced to gather the pieces of the sacred Amatsu Kanagi in order to return to his homeworld through the Art of Spirit Cast-Away as cast by his double.

Rasputin claims he has been sent to this world by the Center of Tokyo Millennium, in order to investigate an unknown factor which left their timeline (the events of Shin Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei II) into the current timeline of Taisho 20. Rasputin would, however, abandon his mission in favor of living his own life in this world.

After the destruction of Tai-Itsu, Raidou was led there again by the voice of Gouto-Douji, who instructed him to follow the mysterious spirit possessing Kaya Daidouji. This spirit turns out to be the anomaly Rasputin is tasked to investigate, leaving through the Akarana Corridor in his desire for a new future. He used Kaya and other Daidouji family members as anchors to the current timeline.

The Corridor has several machines called Hourglasses, which can be used to view details from different timelines and to create dimensional walls. Upon reaching to destroy them, Raidou will be forced to relive past battles. While navigating the Akarana Corridor, a majority of the items present can only be revealed using a demon with the Inspect skill. This skill can also uncover dimensional rifts to rooms containing more items and additional Dragon Caves.

In the last steps of the Corridor, the future Raidou will admit to the pointlessness of his actions, stating he has changed nothing and his dream of a new world is no more, and he can't even return to his own timeline. Deciding to confront the Fourteenth as a form of revenge, he uses the Soulless God Oumagatsu as a final weapon, but is eventually defeated and is cast away into the vastness of Akarana.

Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. King Abaddon

Raidou revisits the Corridor after saving his dimensional counterpart, Raido Kuzunoha the XIV, from the demon lord Mara. It is revealed Raido goes to the Corridor for practice, confirming the Corridor can indeed be used as a nexus to connect normally separate timelines.

In the case file "A Critical Request", Asura travels here to leave for the future, in order to lead the forces of Chaos against the forces of Law, confirming the Corridor can be used to travel into the future state of a timeline, rather than just to another timeline.

On New Game Plus should Raidou have gone Chaos on a previous playthrough, the case file "By the Coast of Time..." has Louis Cyphre face Raidou for the third and final time here, giving him access to the parts of the Akarana Corridor not accessible prior to this quest. Raidou battles Louis in the form of Lucifer on the same floor where he once faced Raidou Kuzunoha the XL and the Soulless God.

Items

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

• Red Crystal (Asuka Mirror x1, )
• Red Crystal (Wood Ornament x1, )
• Red Crystal (Asuka Mirror x1, )
• Balm of Life x1
• Jin Dan x1
• Red Crystal (Persian Vase x1, )
• Red Crystal (Asuka Mirror x1, )
• Red Crystal (Roman Coin x1, )
• Red Crystal (Wood Ornament x1, )
• Giza Mask x1
• Bead of Life x1
• Lu Incense x1
• St Incense x1
• Ma Incense x1
• Vi Incense x1
• Lu Incense x1

Inspect

• Bead x1
• Chakra Drop x1
• Chakra Drop x1
• Soma Drop x1
• Persian Vase x1
• Roman Coin x1
• Javanese Figure x1
• Rakuyou Chalice x1
• Asuka Mirror x1
• Great Chakra x1
• Chakra Pot x1
• Chakra Drop x1

Demons

Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

Level	Order	Demon	HP	MP	Weak	Strong	Null	Drain	Repel	Skills
5	Fury	Obariyon	132	75	Ice/Force	-	Death	-	-	Combo, Use Force, Sneak
10	Pyro	Pyro Jack	191	162	Ice	-	-	Fire	-	Agi, Pulinpa, Ignite, Fly
17	Fury	Turdak	299	111	Fire/Force	Phys	-	-	-	Makajam, Use Force
18	Frost	Jack Frost	285	210	Fire	-	-	Ice	-	Bufu, Mabufu, Cool Down, Scavenger
22	Fury	Oni	373	138	Elec	Phys	-	-	-	Berserker, Use Force, Provoke
25	Skill	Leanan Sidhe	362	267	Fire	Mind	Ice	-	-	Dormina, Diarama, Pulinpa, Demonstrate, Allure
29	Skill	Nekomata	399	243	Elec	Mind	-	Force	-	Dormina, Venomstrike, Marin Karin, Demonstrate, Allure
35	Pagan	Utai-gaikotsu	466	333	Phys/Force	-	Death	Fire	-	Mudo, Petra, Read Mind, Fly
38	Fury	Ikusa	489	234	Elec	-	-	Death	-	Winged Fury, Use Force
39	Pyro	Gdon	513	213	Ice	Fire/Mind	Gun	-	-	Venomstrike, Ignite
39	Frost	Raja Naga	489	321	Fire	Elec	Ice	-	-	Bufudyne, Media, Berserker, Cool Down
41	Wind	Kurama	544	375	Elec	-	-	Force	-	Patra, War Cry, Zandyne, Scout, Fly
41	Fury	Triglav	528	291	Force	Phys	Gun	Ice	-	Tarukaja, Petra, Winged Fury, Use Force
43	Frost	Tarrasque	622	261	Fire	Phys/Ice/Elec	-	-	-	Frenzy, Frostbite, Cool Down
44	Pyro	Throne	541	420	Ice	-	Elec/Force/Death	Fire	-	Blaze, Makajam, Makakaja, Ignite, Fly
44	Fury	Rakshasa	565	288	Force	-	-	-	-	Diarama, Berserker, Frenzy, Use Force, Provoke
46	Volt	Parvati	571	450	Force/Death	Phys/Elec	-	-	-	Makajam, Media, Spark, Inspect, Allure
47	Skill	Scathach	593	417	Elec	Mind	Force	-	-	Flurry, Makara Aura, Rakukaja, Demonstrate, Fly
48	Pagan	Gashadokuro	656	312	Fire/Force	-	Death	Ice	-	Mamudo, Ziodyne, Venomstrike, Read Mind, Provoke
50	Frost	Ouyamatsumi	701	270	Fire/Force	Phys/Ice	Null	-	-	Frenzy, Mabufudyne, Cool Down
51	Wind	Power	611	393	Death	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force	-	-	-	Mazandyne, Scout, Fly
51	Pagan	Incubus	595	453	Elec	-	-	Death	-	Mamudo, Marin Karin, Combo, Read Mind, Allure
52	Fury	Shouten	689	264	Death	Phys/Ice/Force	-	-	-	Mighty Blow, Pulinpa, Use Force, Loose Change
53	Frost	Arahabaki	662	459	Phys	-	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Death	-	-	Mudo, Tarukaja, Petra, Cool Down, Loose Change
54	Pyro	Muspell	628	342	Ice	-	-	Fire	-	Maragidyne, Agidyne, Ignite
55	Volt	Oumitsunu	730	330	Force	Phys	-	Elec	-	Spark, Maziodyne, Mazandyne, Inspect
56	Skill	Futsunushi	663	372	Death	Mind	-	-	-	Mighty Blow, Demonstrate, Fly
58	Pagan	Lilith	626	558	Ice	-	Phys	-	-	Dormina, Mudo, Makajam, Read Mind, Allure
61	Volt	Thor	704	363	Force	-	-	Elec	-	Maziodyne, Mighty Blow, Inspect, Allure
61	Fury	Siegfried	728	351	Elec	Phys	Mind/Death	-	-	War Cry, Mazandyne, Mighty Blow, Use Force, Intimidate
63	Frost	Orochi	745	513	Elec	-	-	Ice/Gun	-	Makara Aura, Combo, Bufudyne, Cool Down
70	Fury	Susano-o	782	414	Ice	Phys	Death	Fire	-	Berserker, Winged Fury, Maragidyne, Use Force, Fly
74	Wind	Sandalphon	779	582	Death	-	Force	-	-	Flurry, Diarahan, Mabufudyne, Scout, Fly

Gallery

One of the Corridor's floors.

Final confrontation in the last steps of the Corridor.

Trivia

• Akarana is the Avestan (ancient Persian religious language) word for "boundless," "infinite" or "without end."
• Being a space caught among times and realities, there are several allusions to characters and events from previous Shin Megami Tensei games, namely Shin Megami Tensei and Shin Megami Tensei II.
• The various time tourists in the Corridor speak using words from Nadsat, a conlang invented by author Anthony Burgess for use in his novel A Clockwork Orange, as a shorthand to help hint at a future different from Raidou's own.