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{{quote| ''Dusk's requiem comes to an end,<br />

''Twilight's shadow takes First Breath,<br />

''Where passes Terror's Embodiment?<br />

''The hallowed halls tremble in silence...'' }}

{{quote|''Cradling the soul, and all around,<br />

''Past becomes lingering Present.<br />

''And I wander, and wonder that,<br />

''Maybe one day, looking around,''<br />

''I'll find''<br />

''you haunt me''|''no more.''}}

'''Wraith''' is an indie computer game made by Neo Kuriyo, or Neok as he is known on the RPGmaker.net forums. It's a horror-based [[Adventure Game]] made with RPG Maker 2003, and was Neok's first game on the site.

The object of the game is to peruse the darkened manor, tracking down the servants and students before the titular wraith can get to them, then discover a way to destroy the soul-sucking entity on the loose.

The game features both [[Multiple Endings|a good and a bad ending]], complete with unlockable cutscene CGs for certain events in the game. It features an overhead retrogame view and a [[First -Person Shooter]]-like battle screen. In terms of RPG Maker games, it is short, with around 4 hours of playthrough for those well-versed in the game. The game is on its third and final update (the second version accidentally caused the Good Ending to be impossible to achieve as it did not allow for some of the characters to be rescued). Apart from the inability to speed up text, the game is quite enjoyable.

* [[A House Divided]]: Kana's believes that the story of an escaped wraith is too incredible to believe by word of mouth, so she takes Lily to another portion of the mansion to prove it. Kana then has to round up the servants and other students in order to save them, often having to retrieve Lily from another floor and traverse back over the mansion in order to get them all.

** And if Kana takes too long, {{spoiler|the wraith sucks out the soul of anyone not rescued, save for Lily and the Wellingtons}}.

** {{spoiler|Victor and Ramius}}.

* [[Almost -Dead Guy]]: Supposedly dying people are able to say an ''awful'' lot before finally kicking the bucket in this game.

* [[And I Must Scream]]: It's alluded to that anyone, including Kana, has the potential to suffer this fat, as if s/he spends too long around the Wraith, s/he may {{spoiler|become one themselves}}.

* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: Some of the notes from the scientists found throughout the underground labs have the feel of this.

** Also, {{spoiler|Victor's journal in the good ending}}, to a degree.

* [[Attack of the Killer Whatever]]: This would be the wraith itself -- a menacing supernatural entity that you can only temporarily frighten off, but not kill.

** To make matters worse, {{spoiler|it can respawn in every new screen you enter}}.

* [[Big Screwed -Up Family]]: {{spoiler|Because of Victor Wellington's abusive father and unfortunate ancestors, he leads to his own family's doom trying to overcome his inherited bad blood}}.

* [[Blind Without 'Em]]: Ryan.

* [[Body Horror]]: Poor {{spoiler|Ramius and Regina Wellington; he prematurely ages, she becomes a mutant}}.

* [[Child Byby Rape]]: Orvince Wellington, one of Victor's ancestors.

* [[Cryptically Unhelpful Answer]]: Victor's meaning behind why he {{spoiler|said he "chose" Kana}}.

** Although, {{spoiler|in the good ending and the sequel, "Sainth", there is enough information for the gamers to put two and two together}}.

* [[Eleventh -Hour Superpower]]: Using {{spoiler|the Hand icon}} in the final battle allows Kana to use {{spoiler|the soul mirror}} as a weapon, which basically functions as an infinite-use lightstone.

* [[Evil Is Visceral]]: The mutants look very disturbing because of this.

** [[Why Won't You Die?]]: {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Eugene]]}} says ''this line exactly'' to the aforementioned character after {{spoiler|he is brought back from the brink of death by Ristof}}.

* [[Non -Action Guy]]: Todd and Ryan, as well as the male servants.

* [[NoWon't SellWork On Me]]: Members of the Agency (and {{spoiler|humans injected with Victor's mutagen}}) are completely immune to the wraith's soul-draining touch. In fact, the sequel reveals that their souls are so powerful, the ''wraith'' will be consumed if it tries to drain it.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Kana {{spoiler|when she learns that the only way to destroy the Wraith is to be trapped in an elevator with it, then lure it to a glass cell until the scientists can destroy it}}.

** This is likely the reaction of the player every time the wraith shows up, as it appears without warning throughout the game.

* [[Self -Made Orphan]]: {{spoiler|Ramius kills Victor halfway through the game}}.

* [[Wanton Cruelty to Thethe Common Comma]]: Since this was Neok's first game, it has a large number of typos and grammar mistakes. Most frequently, there are quite a number of commas in places they shouldn't be, and some commas missing from places they ''should'' be.

* [[Weakened Byby the Light]]: Wraiths, which is why lightstones are so effective against them.

* [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|Eugene. He only wanted to let Erina die peacefully.}}

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Lily purposefully throws her destined battle with Kana, so she can give Kana the essence of a sainth, in order to prevent her from becoming a wraith. [[Subverted Trope|This ends up backfiring]] ''[[The End of the World Asas We Know It|horribly]]''.}}

* [[Mid -Air Bobbing]]: {{spoiler|Candice}} and {{spoiler|Kana's image during her recorded messages}}.