Well, let's start up the second part of this story. This part follows Rydia. We start this story in Mist. The people are gathered around a grave.
Village Chief: Peaceful days have finally returned to our homeland... We have taken up the goals you strove for in life. I only hope that we will receive your blessing.
Hmm, I guess this is shortly after we defeated Zeromus. Rydia shows up and walks towards the people.
Villager: Rydia!
Village Chief: What's the matter, Rydia? I thought you were supposed to be in the Feymarch.
And now Edward's shown up.
Edward!
Edward: How has it been, Rydia? I'm so glad to see you well!
Rydia: What brings you here today?
Edward: Just trying to do what I can to revive the fortune of this village.
Rydia: But doesn't Damcyan have it hard enough right now?
Edward: Don't worry. Damcyan has many citizens to help aid in it's reconstruction. Those of us with power, like Cecil and I, must think about more than just our own lands. We worry over the fate of villages like Mist, too.
Rydia: Cecil, too...?
And now we've cut to Eblan.
Your Young Highness!
Edge tries to leave the throne.
Seneschal: Where might you be going?
Edge: Just for a little training session.
Seneschal: I have heard that many of Eblan's great treasures are being sold for profit.
Edge: And why not? What's wrong with using Eblan's treasures to help with Eblan's recovery?
Seneschal: I can only hope that proves to be the case, Your Young Highness.
Honestly, he's probably spending the money on gifts for Rydia. It'll never work, but that seems likely.
Edge: Anyways, I'm off.
He leaves, and now we're back at Mist.
Edward: Of course. I have word that Fabul is providing vast shipments of vital resources, too.
Rydia: Even Yang...!
Edward: It was all thanks to your help, Rydia, that we all made it through the last war.
Rydia: Oh, don't be silly. Everyone helped each other back then!
Later, in Baron...
Cecil: Calm down, Cid.
Cid: I can't believe you're taking this so lightly, Cecil! She's been at it for half a day, now!
In comes Rydia.
Rydia: Is it over yet?
Cid: Rydia!
Cecil: Here for the big day, huh?
Rydia: Has the baby been born!?
Cid: Well...
???: Wahhh! Waaahhh!!!
I'll take that as a yes. The three head up to Cecil's bedchamber, where Rosa and baby Ceodore are resting.
Rydia: It's a healthy baby boy!
Cid: You did us proud, Rosa!
Cecil: Thank you, Rosa.
Rosa: Heh...
Rydia: So does he have a name?
Cecil: Yes. We've already picked one.
Rydia: Oh? What'd you decide on?
Rosa: Ceodore.
Cid: Hmm! I like it.
Rydia: Nice to meet you, Ceodore!
And not one person says "That's not even a name!" Anyway, back to Mist in the present. Some kids come barging into Rydia's house.
Rydiaaa!
Hey, where's Rydia?
Village Chief: She is off visiting her other homeland, though she doesn't make it there often any longer.
Her other homeland?
Village Chief: Yes. The Feymarch.
Speaking of the Feymarch...
Rydia: Your Majesty...
Eidolon King: Oh! Rydia, my child! Much time has passed since we last met.
Queen: Why are you here?
Rydia: ...
Queen: Have I not made it clear enough? You are not welcome here in the Feymarch anymore.
Rydia: I-I'm sorry... I just wanted to see everyone...
Queen: Then you have seen us. Now it is time for you to leave.
Wow, Asura's become a huge bitch in the last 17 years.
Rydia: ...
Queen: In case you have forgotten, you are not a citizen of the Feymarch, Rydia.
Rydia: But...! Can't I at least come back to visit every now and then? You won't even let me do that?
Queen: We cannot.
Eidolon King: Rydia is like a child to us. Surely it wouldn't hurt to let her come by... !
Rydia: What is it?
Eidolon King: No... My dear Rydia, you must leave here at once.
Rydia: What? Why all of a sudden!?
Queen: There is nothing to fear.
So Rydia gets teleported out.
Rydia: !
Eidolon King: What do you want?
We know where this is going. In comes that girl.
Mysterious Girl: Your power. I am here to take it.
Queen: We'll see about that.
Mysterious Girl: Bahamut is already under our control.
Eidolon King: The Hallowed Father of the Eidolons! Who are you?
And she casts the spell that turns them to stone.
Eidolon King: !
When Rydia comes to, she's near the way out of the Feymarch. She notices one of the stoned Eidolons.
Rydia: What just happened!? Snap out of it! Are you all right? Oh, no... He's been completely petrified! Who... who would do something like this?
Well, we're now in control, and with a new party member.
Rydia
Class: Summoner
Same Black Magician Girl from the last game. She still uses whips, she still nukes the hell out of everything, but her Summon spell list is empty. Eh, it's probably best to not let us have Bahamut yet anyway.
Well, not that nobody can stop us, let's loot the place! We find some consumables and an Ice Rod. That rod's weaker than Rydia's starting Whip, but odds are I'll put it on once we start fighting monsters, as we'll want the free Blizzard casts. We also find some Kokkol Ore, which will be useful later.
Let's try to see Leviathan and Asura again.
Rydia: !
They're still stoned, but can still speak to us, I guess telepathically? They just tell us to get outta here, we shouldn't have come here, blah blah blah.
Rydia: Your Majesty... Your Highness... This is all my fault! I came back here despite your warnings, and now look at what I've caused!
Oh dear... Now she's having flashbacks to Cecil and Kain wrecking Mist.
Rydia: No more... I don't want to lose anyone else anymore... Never again!
Well, next time we better get out of here.
Stats:
Rydia: Lv 15 HP:330 MP:175 Strength:8 Speed:11 Stamina:7 Intellect:19 Spirit:14 Attack:15 (2x53% Accuracy) Defence:8 (1x25% Evasion) Magic Defence:4 (1x7% Evasion)
