 As Yonah 's illness , the Black Scrawl , is terminal , Nier sets out to look for a cure . As he does , Nier finds a talking book , Grimoire Weiss , which suggests that the two team up to use Weiss ' magic and to find a cure for Yonah 's disease . In their search , they encounter Kainé , a hot @-@ tempered and foul @-@ mouthed swordswoman ; and Emil , a blindfolded boy whose eyes <unk> anyone they see . After journeying for a time , the village is attacked by a giant shade ; the battle culminates in Yonah being carried away by a master Shade that suddenly appears — the Shadowlord — who carries his own book , Grimoire Noir . 
