Urgh, we missed a few Bands last update. Let's grab these before I forget.
Rydia and Palom both using Black Magic gets Thunderstorm. Some icy thunderbolts hit several targets, dealing all right damage.
Luca, Ceodore and Ursula all using Attack gets Delta Evolution. Ursula knocks the enemy towards Luca, who hits the enemy into the air for Ceodore to slash through.
Cid using Risk Strike, Luca using Analyze, Edward using Salve and Harley using Gil Toss gets Weapon in Progress. The four work together to create some item. The effect is random.
Rosa using Aim, Rydia using Black Magic, Izayoi using Illusions and Harley using Gil Toss. Rosa aims for an ememy, who the other three distract. After the attack hits, hearts fly around the enemy, causing an explosion.
As far as I can tell, that's it. Now, as for the party we're going to bring. Every Save Point, a cutscene occurs and you learn a Band, assuming you imported the correct Tales to have the characters involved. I'm going to send in the people in these cutscenes, because otherwise, the characters involved manage to teleport between the Lunar Whale and the dungeon, making this story even less coherent.
And let's see what's been suggested... um, themed teams. Well... I think I can work with this. I'm bringing Ceodore and Ursula, and let's go with Edward, Palom and Porom. We currently do not have much power in terms of Black Magic, but we'll be fine. Just need to get Palom a few levels.
Outside, we move off the raised area we start on and head northwest. This takes us to Subterrane. A warp tile is here, and the place it takes us to is... identical to the Lunar Subterrane? But isn't this a different moon?
Anyway, we take the western secret passage all the way down to B3. This gets us the Genji Shield. We then head back to B1 and see some shattered... thing.
Ceodore: Look at these black shards... They couldn't be...
Well, let's move on. Palom learns Blizzaga down on B2, where we find Genji Armor.
On B3, we find... a Crystal.
Porom: !!!
Palom: That smell!
Ceodore: What!? I feel something near!
Ursula: My hands... They feel so hot!
Edward: Here it comes... The enemy's trump card!
Get used to the party saying inane stuff every so often. It happens a lot. The Crystal breaks, forcing us into an encounter with... Baigan?
Palom: I knew it!
Porom: What's this!?
Baigan: I am reborn... by the Crystal...
Yes, the game, having run out of events they can reasonably rip off, decided to just throw the bosses from FFIV we haven't encountered yet, all in the final dungeon.
Anyway, we want Slow and Blink up, and then kill one of his arms. One spams Constrict and the other spams Bloodfeast, so whichever of Paralyze and Sap you hate more, target that arm. Don't target both, or he regenerates them. After that, it's just a matter of dealing lots of damage.
Baigan: Please... while I still have life...
Eh? What was that? Whatever. He counters Black Magic with Reflect, so Palom can only get in one hit then has to wait a while, but it is a strong hit.
Baigan: Beware... It still lives...
He dies, and the arm that wasn't taken out explodes.
Palom: What does that girl want?
Porom: I felt nothing evil about him... not like there was before.
Ceodore: What... what did he mean?
Ursula: My father... He told me about him.
Edward: That armor... That belonged to a Baronian guardsman.
The Crystal shattering revealed a Save Point, which we use automatically.
That night...
Ceodore: ...
Ursula comes up to him.
Ursula: How is King Cecil faring?
Ceodore: He hasn't changed a bit.
Ursula: Oh, I see...
Ceodore: But I have a strange feeling... I think he understands what is happening here. All of it.
Ursula: You've changed, Ceodore.
Ceodore: Huh?
Ursula: The Ceodore I knew always acted like there was a heavy burden placed on his shoulders. That burden of being the prince of Baron... No, the burden of having Cecil and Rosa's blood in his veins.
Ceodore: ...You're right.
Ursula: It always made me wonder. Why did you never feel a sense of pride about your family?
Ceodore: ...I guess I had to learn how to.
Ursula: From whom?
Ceodore: From Kain, and Biggs and Wedge. And from all the people my father once fought with.
Ursula: ...I always hoped that you would learn it for yourself.
Ceodore: ...
Ursula: ...I suppose my father did, too, come to think of it. Don't worry. I'm sure your father will be back to normal in no time.
Ceodore: Thanks.
We learn Twin Rush. It's a pretty simple "two people attacking at once" Band. Nothing too special.
Well, next time, we'll continue further down the dungeon.
Stats:
Palom: Lv 41 HP:1515 MP:418 Strength:22 Speed:21 Stamina:24 Intellect:61 Spirit:24 Attack:65 (4x85% Accuracy) Defence:37 (2x30% Evasion) Magic Defence:22 (2x30% Evasion)
Ceodore: Lv 50 HP:2811 MP:284 Strength:58 Speed:38 Stamina:63 Intellect:22 Spirit:38 Attack:131 (10x99% Accuracy) Defence:76 (7x48% Evasion) Magic Defence:22 (2x27% Evasion)
Porom: Lv 41 HP:1496 MP:413 Strength:18 Speed:22 Stamina:19 Intellect:33 Spirit:60 Attack:69 (4x85% Accuracy) Defence:36 (2x30% Evasion) Magic Defence:7 (2x18% Evasion)
Ursula: Lv 41 HP:2118 MP:103 Strength:66 Speed:38 Stamina:50 Intellect:19 Spirit:33 Attack:100 (11x99% Accuracy) Defence:53 (4x38% Evasion) Magic Defence:11 (2x16% Evasion)
Edward: Lv 41 HP:1693 MP:174 Strength:32 Speed:28 Stamina:20 Intellect:30 Spirit:35 Attack:53 (6x99% Accuracy) Defence:35 (3x29% Evasion) Magic Defence:3 (2x11% Evasion)
