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Gabriel is sent by the Brotherhood of Light to the Lake of Oblivion,[23][24] where his deceased wife, Marie,[25][26][27] tells him that Spirits who founded the Brotherhood said that the Lords of Shadow's power will save the world.[28] A man from the Brotherhood called Zobek introduces himself to Gabriel,[29] who states that a prophecy has been kept a secret by a select few, which tells of a pure-hearted warrior who will claim the Lords of Shadow's power to overcome evil.[30][31] He says that they must enter the lands of the Dark Lords in order to unite the Heavens with the world again, and that with this Gabriel can bring Marie back from the dead.[32] Gabriel defeats Cornell (Richard Ridings[33]) and Carmilla (Sally Knyvette[33]) for the first two pieces of the God Mask on his journey,[34] while learning that they were once one of the three founding members of the Order who fought the spawns of Satan in God's favour until they transformed into the Spirits, with power only second to God's. After they ascended to the Heavens they left behind their dark sides, who were known as the Lords of Shadow.[35][36]
Gabriel then departs for the Land of the Necromancers for the last part of the mask. Zobek then appears before Gabriel with the Devil Mask over his face, and divulges that he is the Lord of the Necromancers and that he grew tired of the Lords of Shadow diverting the power amongst the three of them instead of combining it. Orchestrating the events of the story, he searched Hell for this power until an evil force entered him and expanded his knowledge of the dark arts, which allowed him to cast the spell that separated the Earth from the Heavens so that the Spirits would contact the Brotherhood. Zobek discloses he used the Devil Mask on Gabriel to kill Marie and that all he needed was for Gabriel to restore the power of the Spirits to avoid suspicion from them.[37][38] Satan (Jason Isaacs[39]) emerges and takes the God Mask from Zobek, revealing himself as the mastermind who gave Zobek his powers so he could have revenge on God and return to the Heavens.[40][41] Gabriel confronts Satan and defeats him, releasing souls of the deceased from limbo.[42][43] Gabriel discovers the God Mask cannot bring Marie back and that it only allows him to see through God's eyes. Marie tells him he has been given a new life to redeem himself before she departs with the God Mask.[44]
The story is expanded in two DLC packs titled Reverie and Resurrection[45][46] and both episodes take place in between the ending and the epilogue.[47] Reverie has Gabriel returning to Carmilla's castle to contain an ancient evil, the Forgotten One, with the help of Carmilla's daughter Laura (Grace Vance[48]), who is also a playable character that assists Gabriel in some sequences of the DLC. Before entering a portal into the Forgotten One's prison, Laura tells Gabriel he cannot enter it in his mortal form and dies after she has Gabriel drink her blood to turn him into a vampire.[49] During Resurrection,[50] the Forgotten One aspires to destroy the humans' world, but he is defeated by Gabriel who claims his power for himself. Corrupted by the Forgotten One's power, Gabriel destroys his Combat Cross and leaves through the portal. In a post-credits scene after the main game's ending, Zobek is seen alive during modern times, and has uncovered Gabriel living as a vampire called Dracula.[51] Zobek mentions the acolytes of Satan are preparing for his return and that they must stop him before he takes revenge on both of them.[52] Before Gabriel disappears, Zobek tells him he will free him of his immortality if he helps him.