Is Halatali HM set in the past?

[Anonymoose]

Is the demon in the end of Halatali HM also the same old demon in Halatali?

At the end of Halatali (Lv. 20), the boss was an ogre; ogres have been heavily implied to be Voidsent. At the end of Halatali (Lv. 50), the boss is a Manticore. Not much, if any, lore exists on manticores right now, but in FFXI, denizens of that world believed they were demons raised from the underworld by the Shadow Lord until they figured out they were just very scary, strange, natural beasts. Until we're told otherwise, I'm guessing Manticores are probably a Beastkin to carry on that tradition.