Descent of the Dragoon (Day 92)

It's hard to say who's the hero of Final Fantasy IV because although Cecil is made to be the leader of the final party of five, Kain seems to have won the hearts of many game players. Kain, the solemn dragoon that pairs up with Cecil at the beginning of the game and is later manipulated to betray him, is shrouded in mystery. Not only does he betray him, but he does it twice! Although Cecil passes the trial of ordeals through the mountain, Kain finds himself returning to the dark side a couple of times before he joins them in the end. Nevertheless, he comes back strong every time. Not to mention his implicit affection for Rosa, which might have been used to divide him and Cecil. He steals your equipment but we still love him though. Hell, he's the one on the original logo design of Final Fantasy IV. He brought the dragoon class to North American audiences, and we won't see another one like him until well... Final Fantasy IX's Freya Crescent?

So my adventure continues as I go on to collect the elemental crystals and defeat the guardians that Golbez commissioned to protect them. After disposing of Baigan and the fake king of Baron, I enter the Tower of Zot. My party now consists of Cid, Tellah, Cecil, and Yang, an interesting team of front line fighters. Who do you find at the top floor of the tower? three girls that are under Barbaricia's command, better known as the Magus Sisters. It's odd how of all the things that resurface from Final Fantasy IV, it's these three sisters that return in Final Fantasy X. Sandy is lanky, Cindy is fat, and Mindy is short. I guess they were meant to be a joke, but they did make a nice impression on us.

After disposing of them we battle Barbaricia herself and confront Golbez. Tellah loses his life casting Meteor (Meteo in the former version), and Kain and Rosa return. They realize that there are Dark Crystals in the underworld, literally the underworld and they travel to Agart to dive into the earth. Cid leaves the party. A fight with a possessed doll brings Golbez back into the picture, but Rydia returns to save the day.

A race to the tower of Babel leaves Yang killed in an explosion, and thrusts you back to the over-world. Saving the prince of Eblan, Edge, brings you back to a party of five. From there the fight leads you to find Yang again in the Sylvan cave. A return to the Cave of Summons grants you a visit with Asura and Leviathon, King and Queen of the land of summons. Alas Kain betrays me a second time at the Sealed Cave and retrieves the last Dark Crystal for Golbez. I fly to the moon to find FuSoYa and learn about my Lunarian lineage. I return to defeat the robot from the Tower Babel, and now the "End Game" Begins.

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• Game Time: 13 Hrs and 59 mins
  
• Days: 92