Willow's End is the final location found in Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
It occupies the roots of the Spirit Willow. The Decay has ravaged this once-majestic heart and guardian of Niwen to the point where it is now a rotting husk of its former self that is on its last legs.
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Willow's End is the last location Ori goes in Ori and the Will of the Wisps. It can only be reached after obtaining Burrow, as the only path to it is blocked with sand. However, Burrow alone cannot fight the Willow's dangers, and more abilities are required to finish the area.
There is an unknown substance flowing within and out of the Spirit Willow that is a bright magenta in color. It is similar to the lava in Mount Horu in that touching it causes instant death. This fluid is presumably closely related to if not a direct result of the Decay.
Upon entrance, Ori is told that in order to clean the Willow, they must destroy the Corrupted Hearts. While doing so, Ori will encounter the Willow Stone mini-boss, which when defeated will grant Ori access to one of the Corrupted Hearts. There are a total of eight Corrupted Hearts within Willow's End.
After clearing all of the Corrupted Hearts, Ori goes to the top of the Willow, where Seir briefly receives the Spirit Willow, who tells Ori that they must merge with Seir in order to save Niwen. As Ori and Seir are about to merge, Shriek appears and separates Seir from Ori. She then engages in a fight with Ori, in which Ori wins but is hurt. Ori then limps to Seir while reflecting on their past life, and merge with them, disappearing into a flash of light. This causes Ku to be healed, along with her wing, and results in the growth of a new Spirit Tree.
Naru, Ku, Gumo, and a small group of Moki head to the site of Ori's merging, and witness Ori's spirit tree sprouting. Over the course of a number of years, Naru and Gumo help Ori's spirit tree grow. Naru eventually passes away, lying at the Tree's roots. Now having grown into a giant spirit tree, a spirit leaf flies away from Ori's tree branch to begin a new life.
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