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“In these situations,” the scholar began, the fighter cries out to the fiery eyed dragon
straightening her monocle, “a lot of mass
healing and group damage will take place, so
we’ll have to be on our toes and keep that
medica II handy.”
The white mage looked stunned and
whispered to the fighter by her side. He patted
her shoulder reassuringly and with a timidly
deep breath she shyly spoke. “I don’t…I don’t
have ‘Medica II’.” A sudden realization sends a
smile across her face. “I do have Heal though
and Life in case someone falls.”
The scholar’s face gets more perplexed.
“Heal? Life? I haven’t heard of those spells.
How much MP do those cost?”
“MP? I don’t understand. I have spell slots
if that’s what you mean.” A sense of pride
came across her face and she stood a little bit
taller. “I can cast Heal 5 times and Life twice.”
“That’s it! I’m done,” the summoner threw
up his hands in disgust. “I’m voting to abandon
duty.”
“We can’t, since it hasn’t been fifteen
minutes yet.” The monk responded not even
looking up from sharpening his claws.
“You know what, I’ll take the penalty.
Garuda-Egi and I are out.” The summoner
suddenly vanished as he quit and it wasn’t long
before each member of the original group
followed suit. The last was the paladin who
took one last moment to frustratingly stare at
the Cornelians. Shaking his head, he mumbled
something about a blacklist before warping
away as well.
With the Eorzeans gone, the fighter
reached into the pouch he kept tied to his belt
and fumbled around briefly for his recently
acquired token proving his parties valor and
strength. The trophy feels cold and slightly
rubbery to the touch. His fingers dance along
its edges as memories of their conquest still
fresh in his mind brings him a sense of hope
that his journey can soon come to swift and
victorious end. “Great Dragon King Bahamut,”
“If only I knew how to teleport. If only I was
hovering above his arena. “We have fulfilled
our part and conquered the Citadel of Trials.
We vanquished the dragon zombies and
retrieved the Rat’s Tail for you. Please grant
us your strength to aid us in our quest against
those bent on bringing chaos into this world.”
The fighter holds up the Rat’s Tail as he
hesitantly walks forward with his eyes staring
into those of the Dragon King. It didn’t take too
many of his steps until Bahamut’s eyes
sparked ablaze once more as bright as the
crystal of fire that hung around the fighter’s
neck. Bahamut landed amongst the warriors of
light while a ring of intense flame erupted
around them and he let out a deafening roar
that echoed throughout the chamber.
“Terraflare in 5…”
“Terraflare? What’s that?” The black mage
asked the white mage gripping his brightly
shining crystal of earth tightly.
“…4…”
“I have no idea. I assumed it was your type
of magic,” she responded moving ever so
much closer to the thief whose roguish mind
was already seeking an escape plan in case
this confrontation went horribly wrong.
“…3…”
“We have no choice,” the thief solemnly
spoke, realizing escape through the flames
was impossible. “All we can do is have faith we
past our trial.”
“…2…”
“Wait, which of the dragon caves were we
supposed to enter again?” the thief blurted out
to the fighter perhaps finally realizing their
mistake.
“What do you mean? We went in, I don’t
know, the seventh one.” he replied.
“But,” the white mage interjected, “there
are only six caves on Cardia Islands. So,
where are we, then?”
“…1…”
a wizard. Damn, so close.” The black mage
looked towards the fighter to see him kneeling,
eyes closed in prayer while gripping his crystal
firmly. He thought he could faintly hear the
fighter whisper, “Please no, not again. Give us
one more chance. Provide us better luck in our
next adventure.”
A bright light overcomes the warriors.
“…Terraflare!”
“I love the idea of taking FF characters with
one kind of fighting style and throwing them
into a game that operates by completely
different rules. Some of the exchanges were
cute, such as the modest mage boasting of her
skill at casting Heal and Life, thus causing the
FFXIV characters to quit in disgust. That part
of the story - getting rid of the FFXIV
characters and setting up the confrontation
with Bahamut - was deftly done”
– Lic
“The thing that impressed me the most about
this piece is the sheer imagination behind it.
The idea of taking the original Warriors of Light
and throwing them into a Final Fantasy XIV
Raid was brilliant. The idea could have been
funny enough on its own, but it's coupled with
some pretty solid characterization from what
would be otherwise cardboard cutout
characters. The humor and attention to detail -
for both the references to Final Fantasy I and
Final Fantasy XIV - makes this one worthy of a
top spot”
– Micah