Yeah, not sure why Helldrake doesn't give more. What message are you talking about? Am I just not remembering it, or did I miss it?
Also stuck with the Onimusha, that last phase's last attack is some major BS
I think you can get there on 0 SP by ignoring the boss in the crash chamber and going straight to the blood swamp and from there to Mushroom forest. The serpent god is in the Cathedral with lizard Bill
I don't think the fairy tales affect endings, I think they just give a gallery scene? But I think you just get fairy tales from companions after they die.