The New Era

We're at the Temple of Alexander, the closest thing to a final dungeon this game could have. It's the last act, so let's finish this!


Chapter Twenty Six: Alexander, King of the Holy Dragons
 
We're all at the door to the Temple of Alexander, the Holy Dragon responsible for Orelus' past, the Holy Dragon's ire, and Yoyo's pain. Without him closing the gate to Orelus, Sauser doesn't conquer the world, and we don't come here. Actions have consequences.

When you're ready to go, speak to Matelite. He'll go tell something to Palpaleous because this may be the last thing both are alive. He asks Byuu if he should say everything or a shorter version of it. I wanted to hear it all, but I don't know if it matters. As Matelite begins, the world starts shaking. Alexander is done waiting.

The battle's goal is to kill Alexander. He's in the back and hard to find because the only square we can target is the same color as the washed out background. We're against more of the ring mages, nine advanced temple knights, and three groups of healers. I went after the mages first because I didn't want them to summon. They're pretty fragile, and they still use Armageddon. I still think they're the worst thing on the board. Go after the middle because the other two will swarm in. This lets you attack with your summons and black magic to attack everyone. The dark scepters can use self destruct, so watch out for that. While all this is going on, Alexander will be in the back, lobbing Heaven's Rage in a wide AoE. Let your dragons do the closeup stuff because Al has a hard time hitting them. At this point, my six attack dragons have max stats and can win any battle alone.

Once it's over, we'll all be happy. It's short lived, though, as the screen begins to shake again. Dragontites are around the Temple, and they're being used as they're supposed to. So it seems there's one last battle!


Final Chapter: We, Who Cannot See into Tomorrow

It's the last time to prepare. At this point, though, you should only need to buy items. Make sure you have 99 magic gins, high drugs, and litancibles. You're gonna need them for this long, drawn out final boss. Speak to Matelite when you're ready. I don't recall if this was optional dialog or not, but Yoyo has a plan to stop Alexander from being revived again.

We're in a strange dimension with a technicolored, kaleidoscopic floor of unicorn vomit. This was the only thing I remembered about the game from my dark ages. The goal is to defeat Alexander, and there's only one target. But where do we hit him? And which head? There are four targets that blend in terribly with the sprite. The head in the upper right is responsible for healing. The upper left one casts dragon attacks that our guys can do. The lower left can do some nasty status, and the middle one is the one we need to slay. This one uses summon magic on us. When you attack it, we'll get a message saying it didn't work. It indicates we need to take out the other heads first. What order you do this in probably doesn't matter, but I took out the lower left one first, which I think was correct. This killed Byuu, stoned a few others, and did some other debuffs to us. It's also where a lot of our characters start, so it just made sense. I finished off the healer boy next before taking on the elemental lad. After that, I let the dragons partake in the traditional RPG style attacks while we lobbed spells from afar. This is why you need to make sure you're full up on items. You will take several thousand points of damage every turn, so hope Alexander spreads his love around. Use the drugs to heal up and the litancibles to get back up because you don't want your dragons wasting their turns to heal. Everyone but Matelite's group ran out of MP twice, hence the need for the magic gins. I ended up using half of my high drugs and a quarter of gins. We've got to take out just under 150000 HP, so be prepared. It doesn't matter, but Yoyo and Leviathan got the final hit.

As he did last time, Alexander will begin his reviving process. But Yoyo starts her plan. She asks Palpaleos, Sendak, Matelite, and Byuu to help her. The others do instantly, but we need some prodding. Yoyo tells us we're still someone important to her, and we get in formation. What else were we gonna do? Fight forever? Yoyo will begin to call out to Alexander and use her dragnar powers to force him into her mind. We'll see the spirit of Alexander plunge into the group, throwing us aside. Palpal wonders if Yoyo is fine, but she quickly gets up to confirm she is. This whole journey has made her strong. With the help of our dragons, comrades outside, Dragonmaster, and the Lucilia crew, she's outgrown her "weak mind," and another Holy Dragon won't harm her further. But what about the rest of the Holy Dragons? Is the war still waging on? At this point, no. Several dragonites step forward, each one being reborn into the Holy Dragons we've met. Alexander, though, does not get one. They're out of usable lizardfolk, and we think it would be trouble anyway. Yoyo, by her own admission, seems fine with having the emotions of this "Holy" Dragon in her mind. With this now settled, it's time to return to Orelus. Palpal and Yoyo walk pass, and Yoyo makes some motion towards us as she goes. It doesn't seem to work, so Matelite has to do it. He knows we're struggling with a broken heart, but he knows that Byuu is special. He thanks us for our work and gives us enough energy to return. He asks how we'll make our return, and I select "laughing." We laugh before our friends as the final cutscenes happen.

We start with our first comrades, the Kahne Dragon Squad of Rush, Truce, and Bikkebakke. The four of us are outside the house that Byuu returned to after the fall of Kahne. Apparently, this was Byuu's house, but we're giving it to these three now. They start to reminisce on everything, but they quickly stop and finish with a simple sentence. "I'm glad we met."

We cut to Lukia, looking for Danfan in Mahal. The new King is to be crowned, and our annoying lancer thinks it's him. Lukia hits him and says that it's Taicho. Taicho is with Gunso in the throne room of Mahal, but he's unsure if he deserves the title. Gunso assures him he's the only one suitable. Jeanne, Lukia, and Donfan rush in and agree.

Palpaleos is around Sauser's still empty bed. He laments that his friend is gone even if the world is at peace. Despite everything, Palpal thinks the Emperor started a war to bring peace. Whatever... We jump to him on the terrace where the two once watched the sky. Two people rush in and demand that Palpal owe up to starting the war. The two thugs pull out knives, and Palpaleos seems to put up no fight. There's no definitive answer if he's dead, but it's sensible.

We jump to Yoyo in her med in Kahne. She gets a sudden chill as Sendak enters the room. Yoyo asks where Matelite is, and Sendak says he's muttering to himself in front of the throne, as is usual. Matelite has a soliloquy about his friends. He's proud that Yoyo has become strong and that Byuu has become a great knight. He's happy to have such good friends and knows Kahne is in good hands.

We get some final narration telling us all the nations of the world, including Granbelos, have made a peace treaty and formed one country. So Souzer wins twice, I guess. Meanwhile, Byuu had been selected to watch over the skies of the new world. "Together with that dragon of legend..."

More narration happens, but I think this is Bikkebakke talking now. He sums up our adventure, the Holy Dragon War, and the new era we've opened. He's unsure what that new era really is, but, since we can't see into tomorrow, it doesn't matter. Life is about dreaming and trying to achieve those dreams. Living is a difficult thing, and we should always be looking towards tomorrow. He then tells us that Alexander has chosen to stay in Orelus to be the guardian dragoon, whatever that means. He finishes by wondering how much time has passed since the world's name was changed to... "Bahamut Lagoon."

The credits roll as we see one last glimpse of some of our characters. Matelite is watching over Kahne, Taicho is standing near to where the Rainbow Bridge was seen, and the mini devils are dancing somewhere. Finally, we see Byuu traveling the skies on a dragon that doesn't look like Salamundo. ...?

The End