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This realization prompts Ariel to enter that moment of supreme contentment, setting his deal with Mephisto into action. Musically, it begins almost like a ballad, but quickly builds in speed and intensity. In this moment, as Ariel's soul leaves his body, everything falls into place within his mind. He understands at last that, even having found this universal truth of love, he can never be truly satisfied in this world. That death comes to everyone. That no human is simply good or evil. That he alone is the master of his destiny, and that he creates the meaning of his own life. That everyone has their own beliefs, and that none of them are infallibly correct. With this final existential revelation, under Mephisto's binding promise, Ariel's soul departs. But it does not come into Mephisto's clutches. Having rejected evil even in the face of certain damnation, Ariel has, beyond all hope, redeemed himself at last. His soul is saved, and ascends to Heaven to join Helena. Mephisto, his divine bet lost, is cast forever into Hell. Musically, this is shown through his long, wailing death grunt and screams. The song fades back into the ballad form from which it began.
Here, the story of Ariel properly ends. But there is a bit more to the tale.
Mephisto character by Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir.
Helena character by Mari Youngblood.
Oboe by Wolfgang Dietrich.
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