The Ancients

The Ancients are a group of post-Moon Lord bosses. They can be fought after Azana has been defeated and they can be fought anywhere at any time of the day. They are the current final bosses of the mod.

Summoning
They do not spawn on their own and are summoned by either clicking Question from the Storyteller after Azana has been defeated or can be summoned by using a Resurrection Sigil.

Phase 1
Krechus


 * Spawns with an invunerable ring of blades.
 * Dashes at the player.
 * Every few seconds, performs one of four attacks:
 * Horizontally dashes at the player.
 * Summons a wall of blades.
 * Stops and summons multiple blades which move horizontally.
 * Circles around the player, creating an arena.

Kirvein
 * Shoots green arrows at the player.
 * Below 50% health, fires a burst of four arrows instead.
 * Shoots a super-charged arrow, leaving a trail of explosions.
 * Fires a missile into the air, which splits into six homing missile and explode after a few seconds.

Xernon


 * Shoots water bolts at the player.
 * Below 60% health, water bolts explode upon contact with the player.
 * Below 30% health, explosions release a burst of six water bolts.
 * Every few seconds, flies above and below the player, releasing water bolts.

Izaris
 * Flies above the player and avoid contact.
 * Summons energy seekers, which occasionally charge at the player.
 * Summons crystal serpents which attempt to ram the player.

Upon defeating all four of them, the crystals will rearrange to the Ancient Amalgamate.

Phase 2
Ancient Amalgamate

The Ancient Amalgamate has 11 different attacks to choose from at different stages of health, sometimes using more than one attack at once

At all times:
 * Occasionally, he will disappear shortly and creates projections of the ancients which deal contact damage, move up and down, left and right.
 * He spins his hands around, creating a crystal shield which reflects all projectiles.
 * Teleports to the sides of the player and charges at them.

Above 85% health only:
 * He flies around and swings his hands at the player, similar to Skeletron, but faster.

Above 50% health only:
 * Shoots out circles of crystalline kunais.

Above 25% health only:
 * Creates a galaxy of kunais.

Above 50% health; additionally:
 * Moves around and creates crystal clusters which that appear around the player.
 * Shoots down homing projectiles from above.

Under 50% health; additionally:
 * Occasionally shoots exploding projectiles.
 * Teleports around the player and shoots at them.

Under 25% health; additionally:
 * Shoots both exploding projectiles and cluster attack.
 * Creates a flower pattern of crystalline kunais.

Aftermath

 * After the Ancient Amalgamate has been killed, A Shock wave will send the player back a few blocks, shortly after the shock wave has passed you, up to and some Super Healing Potions will appear. Shortly after, you will be sent into a credit scene.

Trivia

 * The theme of the first phase is called "Forgotten Resurrection" and was composed by Universe.
 * The second phase currently shares the same theme.

Lore
Eons ago in the darkened lands, hidden away from the eyes of humans, crystalline lifeforms created the four beings known as the Ancients. Though great power dwelt within their souls, they longed to gain more - enough to become the most powerful beings in the world. To fulfill this desire, they sought the help of the divine being Abraxis. He granted their wish, but with a warning; a curse would be placed upon them if they ever misused the elemental power they had received. In their hunger for power, they ignored this warning, unleashing an infection to overtake the darkened lands. This abuse of their great blessing activated the curse, sealing their souls away. For ages, the world was protected from their rampage, but not forever; the tyrannical moon god heard legends of their abilities, and freed them to add that might to his own.

Immediately, the Ancients thanked their liberator with an attempt to destroy him, but not before they were stopped by Abraxis. He sealed much of their power into an unholy crystal and hid it away, never to be seen again. Though they had been defeated, they made a successful retreat. To conceal themselves from Abraxis, the Ancients fused together and used their remaining power to assume the form of a human. They searched far and wide in a fruitless endeavor to reclaim their power, until one day they found a solution. A terran with the potential for greatness. A fool they could manipulate into defeating the beings that had taken everything from them and use to regain the power they so desperately desired. Assuming the guise of an elderly storyteller, they made their appearance and set their plan in motion, guiding the terran down a path that would eventually restore them to their rightful place as unchallenged rulers of the world.