These are one sided caves, so just make your way through the first section and head towards the bottom, grabbing the two chests. The next room houses no monsters, but the survivors of the attack on Eblan's Castle. Nothing here is worth buying, so just rest if you'd like, then head out south. Now you're in the Pass to Bab-il. Head to the north part, you'll see a wounded guard and he'll tell you that the Prince has went to the Tower alone. Go into the next room, and another wounded guard is there, along with a Shuriken in the chest. Grab it and head down into the next room. In here, go right to a hidden pass with two Elixirs. Come back and grab the three chests below the hidden passage. Now, head north and to the next room. You'll find a save point along with a BloodSword hidden in the secret passage between the two rocks on the wall, but you'll have to defeat the SteelGolems to get it, not a difficult task. Note to self - don't use the BloodSword on undead enemies, as you'll give them HP and lose your own! So, rest and save your game, then exit out and head up to where the Prince of Eblana, Edge, is attacking someone called Rubicant. It's all for nothing, as Rubicant makes short work of Edge and tells him to try again later. The party goes to Edge, of course to find out he's a silver spooned brat, but could be useful as his Ninja skills are above par. He'll join you and you will all go through the opening to wind up in...yep, back in the Tower of Bab-il!
Check some things here. Party should hopefully be in the high 40's for levels, and have Rydia and Rosa in the 2nd and 4th slots, with Cecil, Kain, and Edge in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th slots, with Rydia and Rosa in the back rows. Now, let's continue. Go near the wall and press Cancel. Edge will sneak the party in and BOOM you're in! Head over and around to reach a door. Follow the path south and go across the bridge to get an OgreAxe, but you gotta kill a few Ogres to get it, not a difficult task. Grab the Axe and head left to the door and go in. Head into the next door you see in this room. Now, go right and enter the door at the end of this path. In this room, the first door you see holds a save point, I recommend you use it. Now, go out and enter the next door to continue. In here, just head to the only door you see. Now head south and you'll see a few bridges. Ignore the longest bridge, and head to the three short bridges. The middle bridge here will give you 82000 gil. Head to the longest bridge, and now you'll see the King and Queen of Eblana...but they're not themselves...and attack! BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ King Eblana Queen Eblana
HP: 60000 each
Well, guess what? Just attack and keep the HP's up. After so much damage, they'll come to their senses, but sadly won't last long before expiring. They'll say their goodbyes to Edge, who will become enraged. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, Rubicant, the Fiend of Fire and the last remaining Fiend, will appear and try to console Edge, blaming his parents' fate on Dr. Lugae. Edge isn't buying it, and with his enraged state, draws out the hidden power of Flood and Blitz. Now, make sure that Cecil has his Ice equipment on, and go talk to Rubicant and he'll heal the party automatically, then start yet another...BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Rubicant
HP: 34000
This is actually an easy fight. Just attack with Cecil, Edge, and have Kain jump, with Rydia calling Shiva...but only when he's not hidden in his cape! When he's concealed, any damage that Shivan or any Ice element inflicts will heal him, so when his left leg is sticking out, he's vulnerable! When he's open, innovate that BLACK MAGE VIOLENCE with Ice2 or Ice3 or have Shiva come out for some SUMMONER MAYHEM. Rosa should Aim with the Ice Arrows or show off the WHITE MAGE GOODNESS with Cure spells to keep the HP up and soon enough Rubicant will be gone. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
When you enter the room above, you will fall into a pitfall dropping you to the floor below. In this next area, pick up a HIPOTION at the top and move on. In this next room just proceed to the top. Here you will be on the 6th floor. Continue down and to the right to the next room. In this next room at the end of a long bridge, Edge will come across...an airship?! Edge will take the controls and lovingly call it Falcon. When you gain control of the Falcon, head back to the Castle of Dwarves.
Now, talking to Jiott, he'll ask you to retrieve the last of the crystals, in the Sealed Cave to the Northwest. He'll ask Luca to hand over her necklace, which is also the key to the sealed cave. With this, you can go in and retrieve the last Crystal before Golbez does! Now, head to the center room and to the left to where the resting room is, to find Cid. He'll furnish the Falcon with heat-resistant siding for the lava. After talking to him, head out and to your Falcon, then head northwest of the Castle to the cave that is sealed off with a small patch of land in front of it, this is the Sealed Cave. I suggest you be around 50 if you are not there yet. Use a tent, save the game, and go in and use the Luca Key to open the way.
Every door in this cave is a TrapDoor - they will attack you and almost always kill off one of your members. Just keep attacking them and they'll die quickly. It's wise to keep a load of Life and HiPotions for this particular cave. Now, I'll ignore every battle with the TrapDoors, and hopefully you're at level 50. Now, head in and go south and then west and then north to the lone door. Defeat the TrapDoor and go into the new room. In here, go left and cross the rope to see another TrapDoor. Yea, you'll get annoyed of these things real quick, trust me. Kill him and in the next room, head south to the ladder, and go down. Now, go down through the rope walkway, and go up to the 2nd door from the right. Kill this TrapDoor and go in and grab the LightSword for Cecil. Now, go back out and to the fourth door, where after killing it, is a save point. And lord knows you need this, so rest and save. Now back out into the main room, head left and down to another TrapDoor, kill it and go in. Once in this new room, head to the left stairs and go into the middle of the room and ride the rope ladder down. Head right, kill the TrapDoor, and go into this room to grab an Ether2 and an X-Potion. Now, go back out and head towards the left and into the next room. Now, in here is a save point, so rest and save again. Keep heading down and ignore the rope ladders. Head around and over to the middle, and go into the center room. By now, you should be on the 5th floor. Go into the center room, defeat the last TrapDoor, and enter the crystal room and grab it. Voila, the Crystal is yours! Right at this point, it's my advice that you go to your menu screen, go to Config, and set the ATB mode to Wait, and your battle speed to 3 or 4. Now, head back out...but before you get too far, the ground will shake and you'll notice the walls closing in...yep, BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ DemonWall
HP: 28000
This is your hardest fight yet. The DemonWall will attack hard as he closes in, and when he's about mid-to-near-right on the screen, he'll use CrashDown to wipe out your characters one by one. Of course, you have to take him out before he gets close enough. Rydia should call Titan or utilize that BLACK MAGE VIOLENCE with Bio. Rosa should cast Haste on Cecil and Edge and Kain and Rydia. Edge will throw all he can, and attack afterwards. Kain will Jump and Cecil will straight out attack. Have Rosa show that WHITE MAGE GOODNESS and keep the HP's up and hopefully, the Wall will go down before too long. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, heal up and when you get back to the next room after exiting the Crystal Room, have Rydia cast Warp over and over until you're at the entrance. Now, make your way out....and that wretch Golbez will call out to Kain to return the crystal to him, but Kain won't listen to it.....yet attacks Cecil and talks about how with all the Crystals in hand, the path to the moon will now open. Kain turns on the party again and leaves with the Crystals. Nothing else you can do but to head back to the Castle. At this point, before heading back, you can get some help for Rydia. Save outside the sealed cave, and head a bit northwest to a small cave on an island. This is the Land of Summoned Monsters.
Immediately upon entering, use Float on the entire party. Now, head a bit south, then left, and up, then left again to the next room. In here, use Float on everyone again, then go right, and go up to the next floor. In this room, use Float on everyone yet again, and proceed to the grey portal. You will now be in the Town of Summoners.
Head south to pick up 6000 gil from a chest, and another 5000 gil. In the bottom section, there is a small bit of floor that is different from the rest, step on it to be warped to a single room with 4 chests. Loot them and go back to where you came from. Now, head back right and all the way up and left to another teleporter with a chest on the other side. Step on the teleporter and go the next floor, then step back and you'll see you're on the teleporter itself. Go down and grab the Rat's Tail from the chest, now step on the teleporter to the next floor. Head to the house in the upper left, where a save point is. Rest and use it. Now, head out, and south to the center of town, where a Chocobo is standing outside a building. This is the Library. Go in, and head up the staircase and through another portal. You'll be in the King and Queen's room. Talking to the man in the room will result in blind ignorance, so talk to the woman, who is Queen Asura. She'll agree to help Rydia...but first, they must test her will and strength, so say Yes when she asks, and this means...BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Asura
HP: 32000
If you don't have the Wall spell, you're screwed. If you've been leveling up like I've suggested, then you're good to go. Cast Wall on Asura...and just attack. Everyone attack. Even Rosa. Straight out attacks. That's all. With Wall in place, Asura will resurrect, cure, protect your party, and all you have to do...is attack. Soon enough, you'll win...and receive the Asura call spell. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, head back to that save room in the upper left part of the floor, rest and save, and go talk to the ignorant old man, who will reveal himself as the Master of the Seas....Leviathan! Agree to be tested, and the waves will gather...yep...BOSS FIGHT!!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Leviathan
HP: 51000
This one's gonna be tough. When Leviathan is stretched out, he'll use the Big Wave attack, resulting in anywhere from 600 to 1300 HP of damage. Cecil should fight, Edge should throw and fight, Rydia should call Titan and use Lit3, and Rosa should show the WHITE MAGE GOODNESS and heal/revive when necessary. This guy will take a while, but soon enough, he'll cough up the goods and once you win, you'll earn the Levia call spell. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, head back out and have Cecil or Rosa cast Exit, to warp back outside. Now, head to the Dwarf Castle and go see Jiott. The party will be saddened at the loss of the Crystals...but Jiott will explain about the legend of the Big Whale, which sounds like...Mysidian Legend! Now, with this knowledge, and the fact that the upper and lower worlds are linked, head out, but Cid will appear again, and furnish a drill for the party to head outside to the Upper World. Now, head to the crater and head back up.
Now once outside, there are a couple of things we can do before heading to Mysidia. Let's go to where the Enterprise is, near the ruins of Eblana, and land the Falcon, and board the Enterprise. Use the hook to grab the hovercraft, and head to the town of Mithril, south of Fabul. Land the hovercraft and Enterprise, and take the hovercraft to the small cave nearby. In here, the man will not talk to you unless you have a Rat Tail. Give him the one you have and in exchange, he'll give you the Adamant Ore. Now, head back to Enterprise, and fly back to wher you left the Falcon, by Eblana. Board the Falcon and head to the hole by Agart, and head down to the Dark World. Once back in here, go immediately south and you'll come across a little place. This is the home of Kokkol, the legendary blacksmith, who when you enter, seems to have lost his touch. Talk to him, and give him the Adamant ore. This will revitalize him, and he'll take the Legend Sword from you and now, you'll just have to leave while he goes to work. Leave, and head back out to the Upper World.
There is one more summon spell Rydia can acquire before heading to Mysidia, but it's a doozy. Head to Baron and land, and go into the castle, and make your way to the Right Tower. In here, keep heading downstairs and you'll see a long path, go right and head down the stairs at the end. In this room, you'll see a vacant throne...and who should appear but King Baron! He tells you that he can help you, but he'll need to test you first, and he'll attack as the legendary Odin! BOSS FIGHT!! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Odin
HP: 21000
You have 60 seconds to defeat him. Yep. 1 minute. If you do not defeat him in one minute, he'll use the Z-sword attack to inflict around 6000 HP, killing your entire party. He's got one weakness...lightning. So have Rydia use Lit3, Cecil attack, Edge throw what he can, and Rosa Aim. By this point, you should be at 50 or above, so he may not even be much of a problem. Once you've won, King Baron will give Rydia the Odin call spell. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Now, go back out, rest and save if you'd like, then head back into the Falcon and go back to the Dark World. Head south to Kokkol's Smith Shop and go see him, and he'll reward you with the Excalibur sword, which is way stronger than your current sword! Equip this, and head back outside, and to the Upper World to Mysidia.
In Mysidia, the Elder will greet you at the gate upon walking in, and take you to the Praying Tower. With the wishes of the Mysidians, they resurrect the chosen ride to the Moon....the Big Whale! After the Whale reveals itself, the Elder will tell you of a voice he heard...so hop in the Big Whale, and look around a bit! Going to the center panel at the very top and pressing your confirm key will enable you to pilot the Big Whale like a regular ship! At the very bottom is a Fat Chocobo who will store your goods, and in the middle are sleep compartments for a quick rest whenever you need it! Now, let's talk to the Crystal of Flight in the middle...and head for the Moon!
Interesting, um....digs here on the moon. Flying over for a bit, you'll notice several caves, a cave surrounded by a huge circle of rock, and a giant Crystal Palace. Well, first things first, let's see what that voice calling you from the moon was. Land a bit east of the Crystal Palace, near a cave. Now, rest if you need, save if you'd like, and head into the cave. This cave doesn't have much in here, except for a couple of chests, one of them to the right of the entrance giving you a Golden Apple after a battle with Procyotes and Juclyotes, whom given your current levels, shouldn't be a problem. Head north and to the exit. Now, you're back on the mainland. Head a bit southeast to the next cave, and just head south to the exit. Now, you're in view of the Crystal Palace. Head west to the Palace and enter.
