Reaching the now unblocked summit of the pyramid, they confront the Sphinx that acts as the cognitive existence of Wakaba. Unlike previous palaces, the Phantom Thieves deliver the calling card to Futaba and immediately enter the palace in the same day. The party manages to reach the topmost floor of the pyramid and Shadow Futaba instructs them to send a calling card to the real Futaba. Shadow Futaba has been fighting for the control of Futaba's mind with the Sphinx, the cognitive existence form of Futaba's deceased mother Wakaba Isshiki that embodies the representation of Futaba's self-loathing and belief that her mother hated her. The Phantom Thieves do not initially transform into their Thief clothing and do not do so until they enter the Palace itself for the first time, as Futaba does not think of them as threats until her agoraphobia strikes and she starts instinctively pushing them away. Murals that depict how Futaba's life was ruined also appear in the Palace, which seal her memories unless she investigates and overcomes their contents. It is guarded by Shadows resembling mummies. Instead of hieroglyphs, a lot of modern symbols and characters can be seen on the walls, such as binary or signs. The pyramid is also an oxymoron because it is ancient yet full of technology, symbolic of Futaba's love for computers, hacking and technology. The interior is cooler because of Futaba's cognition of living inside with air-conditioning. It appears as a large pyramid surrounded by a city in the middle of a hot and sunny desert. Unlike the previous Palaces, it is not formed from corruption of any sort, but from Futaba's distorted self-destructive desires, paranoia towards her deceased mother and her belief that her home would be her "tomb." The Phantom Thieves of Hearts plan a heist to steal Futaba's heart after making a deal with her to stop a group of hackers called Medjed that threatens to declare war against them. A world within the Metaverse created by Futaba Sakura.
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