Acceptance

Acceptance is the fifth and final stage of the game.

The Monochrome House
You awaken in a monochrome, barren room with a bed and a few shelves. It's very quiet and desolate. The only thing you can do here is exit through the door, which will lead you down a long hallway. Once you open the door, you can only move forward. At the end of the hall sits a man in a chair; Manu from the previous cutscene. When you approach him, Enu attempts to touch his face, only for Manu and the room around him to disintegrate.

The Tower
You now find yourself standing at the edge of a bottomless pit, with a starry sky at the bottom. Around you, black shades are diving into this abyss. You can only move forward, and doing so causes Enu to fall into the sky, too.

The House
It's before dawn, and Manu is sitting in the same chair from earlier holding a key. He then stands up, and you are able to play as Manu. The house is no longer monochrome and gray, but instead a normal house. The room you begin in has a living room to your left, kitchen to your right, and a hallway in between. You can walk and take a look around as much as you like, but once you enter the hallway you can only walk forward. He uses the key to open the door at the end of the hall and enters the room you were once in. In this room there are various toys that you can pick up and look at. They are the same items you picked up in the game. When you try to exit the room, you turn and see an apparition of Enu. Manu sits next to him and gives him a hug, before he fades away leaving his red cape in his hands. If you collected all the white shades, a ghost of Enu's mother will also appear shortly. Manu goes over to the window and releases Enu's cape, completing the Acceptance stage.

Collectibles
There are no collectibles in Acceptance.

Symbolism
The Acceptance stage represents the final process of grief, which is coming to terms with tragedy and allowing yourself to move forward. For Manu, this means accepting the loss of his child Enu, represented by letting go of the red piece of cloth and letting it drift into the horizon. For Enu, it quite literally means moving on into the afterlife, represented by him willingly falling into the starlit sky at the bottom of the tower.

This chapter also reveals that Enu's journey throughout the game has been heavily influenced by Manu's process of grieving his loss.