Final Impalement

Final Impalement "I will instruct Hisame to conduct the final impalement. We must not allow the Rift to spread." Kanji 最後の咎打ち Location Kuze Shrine Participants Handmaidens Frequency Only in dire circumstances Purpose To contain the Rift Game Fatal Frame III

In Fatal Frame III, Hisame Kuze is ordered to carry out the Final Impalement by the Kuze Family Head, a ritual/act only carried out in extreme circumstances, if all existing Sacrificial Pillars had failed to prevent the Unleashing. It was necessary since the Tattooed Priestess's eyes had become mirrors and caused the Unleashing. The Rift was spreading too fast to be contained simply by the sacrifices of shrine workers alone, so the Handmaidens, too, had to give their lives.

The Ritual

The eldest (or most responsible) Handmaiden is ordered to impale and kill the other Handmaidens before presumably killing herself. The ritual of the Sacrificial Pillars is also performed along with this ritual if needed. In the case of Hisame, she was forced to perform the ritual to help contain the Rift, alongside the carpenters. The Final Impalement took place in the Enclosed Room, above the Sacrificial Pillar Room, a significant location in between the Shrine of Sleep and the Rift Shrine.

Result

More sacrifices are created to help contain the spread of the Rift.

Misc. Info

• The Final Impalement seems to be the same as the "final command" referred to in Map with a Mark.