I didn't use the title I hinted at last
issue, but that's for the best.
In this case, we're just looking at
trying to defend the nation of Fabul and its Crystal of Air. There's
no boss fight here, per se, but there are a few plot points that
happen here, so it's as good a place to break for a moment as any.
Needless to say, this doesn't go well
from the start. The first sign of just how badly things are going to
go comes when the king asks Rydia and Rosa to take refuge with the
women and children and they accept.
And, sure, the first bunch of ground
forces that Baron throws at you are more of the same soldiers that we
kicked the shit out of in Kaipo to protect Rydia. It's no problem
for Cecil, Yang and Edward to hand them their asses here, either.
But then they send in the Red Wings to drop bombs on the place. The
party retreats a short ways into the castle. This time, it's an
encounter with actual monsters. Again, not too terribly difficult,
but enough to cause another retreat, at least in part because
Edward's still a pussy.
This second retreat leads to an area
guarded by some of Fabul's soldiers, who get killed almost
instantly. After fighting the guys off in a more fair fight, Cecil
and crew retreat to the throne room this time, where Yang says where
the crystal is. Turns out the guard who's been coming along with our
heroes is a traitor, who opens the door for the monsters. At least
there's more than one round of fighting to be had here. Edward takes
a hit in a cutscene between fights. Keep that in mind. It's gonna
be important at a couple points in the future.
After all the fighting's done in the
throne room, the party retreats to the castle's crystal room.
Instead of more fighting, our good buddy Kain shows up after having
gone missing after the quake at Mist. Thing is, he's not here to
join the party again because he's working for Golbez. Kain kicks
Cecil's ass in a one-on-one duel, after which the ladies come in to
show a little concern for Cecil. Right behind them is the man
himself, Golbez.
In true Final Fantasy villain fashion,
Golbez is kind of a dick. Right here, he casts a lightning spell on
Yang and Edward, kidnaps Rosa, and orders Kain to hork the crystal
the way Cecil did in Mysidia.
Cecil gets pouty about it, but not as
badly or unnecessarily as some heroes in later games do. He gets
over it and the team decides they should head off to Baron to get
their own airship so they can fight on something almost like equal
terms. The king gives the remaining team a ship to go to Baron with.
He also gives Cecil the last weapon upgrade as a Black Knight: the
Black Sword. Also available in Fabul's shops and chests are the
remaining Black items to round out the set.
Seeing how all of this works out will
be a matter for next issue. See you then, folks!
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