Preface
The World Has Changed
Full Summary: Many years after Lightning and the other l'Cie saved the world from the scheme of Barthandelus, their children have all been chosen to be revived in order to save the world again from Barthandelus and the other Sanctum fal'Cie. Led by Lightning's son Nick "Thunder" Farron, can these six new l'Cie heroes- guided by Fang and Vanille- win against the biggest enemies that even their parents ever faced? Read to find out...
It has been centuries since the l'Cie incident that showed the citizens of Cocoon that the world of Gran Pulse below them wasn't entirely a total savage wasteland occurred. In those many years, the migrants from Cocoon have established a society free from fal'Cie rule. Cie'th Stones scattered around Gran Pulse have multiplied, people actually giving themselves to Pulse for the sole purpose to be more powerful and to travel more safely through the vast landscapes of Gran Pulse and failing to find out their Focus. Some people accomplish their focus, and due to their non-dependence on the fal'Cie that ruled over them in the past, are never turned to Crystal, but their brand is burned into an ashy white mark that marks them as a former Active l'Cie (l'Cie with a Focus to accomplish) but they are still able to use their l'Cie powers. Sometimes, these people band together when going outside of the new cities they have built as to ensure the survival of the people. Using the Cie'th Waystones scattered around Gran Pulse, they also are able to travel safely from place to place, but most people like to travel around and do battle with anything they can find.
Somewhere around two to three hundred years after Cocoon was crystallized, the Pulse fal'Cie that had been killed by Claire 'Lightning' Farron, Sazh Katzroy, Snow Villiers, Oerba Dia Vanille, Oerba Yun Fang and Hope Estheim came back to life and began their lives anew. Anima, finally able to resume it's original purpose, kept watch over the now prospering city of New Oerba. Dahaka, back from the dead and knowing that the world below its domain in the sky was becoming what it used to be before the war with Cocoon, sat atop Taejin's Tower, halting travelers making their way to New Oerba from time to time. Now, Bismarck (who had not even been battled) does not just stand guard at Sulyya Springs, but now travels through the air using basic air magic to travel between bodies of water to keep watch over them all. Titan still gathers creatures from around Pulse and pits them against each other, also waiting for worthy l'Cie to come and prove themselves to him. Atomos now works alongside the humans to dig caverns, using control over some machines. He also has a large open cavern for himself, that visitors are able to go to and converse with the giant machine, Atomos using machinery placed within the cavern to talk to the visiting people.
Now, though, the world of Gran Pulse seems to be in danger. Unknown to the people, but all of the fal'Cie can sense something is amiss. And, being a denizen of the sky, Dahaka has been sensing some strange energies coming from the now crystallized Cocoon. Anima has reported to the other fal'Cie that Oerba Yun Fang and Oerba Dia Vanille may be waking from their crystal slumber soon. The reasons as to why, when they sacrificed themselves to save the world, are as of yet unknown. But, when and if that time comes, Anima knows that new l'Cie must be made in order to save the world once again. But, all Pulse fal'Cie have their doubts about the coming use of l'Cie, for they know that if these new chosen l'Cie are to win, they should not be Active l'Cie, in case of the transformation into Cie'th was to occur. So, using their combined powers, they chose to turn a few more l'Cie into crystals so that they may be revived when the time was right. Not all six of these newly chosen l'Cie never met each other, but yet they all share one thing with the l'Cie known as Vanille and Fang: a friendship forged and kept intact over the hundreds of years since Cocoon was crystallized in the sky above Gran Pulse.
The world has changed. Something seems to be amiss. Now, hundreds of years after Vanille and Fang sacrificed themselves to save the world from an ill-made plot, it seems they will be needed again to help guide newer, younger l'Cie in this new quest. This is Final Fantasy XIII- The Revival.