Long ago, before the Zilart had the vision of entering Paradise and becoming gods, there existed a darkness that existed only as a force in Vana'diel. It consumed all that it touched and used the memories drained to create a new world. This soon became the shrouded realm of Dynamis, where a demon known as Diabolos was soon born. He rose to power and became the Celestial Avatar of Dreams, Guardian of Dynamis. However, Diabolos was only a servant of the true Lord of Dynamis. This fiend saw the sin of greed that the Zilart would soon commit, and decided to use them for his own plans, to conquer the world of Vana'diel, which was untouched by the emptiness. Through the two brother rulers of the Zilart he managed to have indirect influence on the world seperate from his own, and soon taught the Zilart how to tap into the power of the Great Crystals. The Zilart believed they could use the Crystals to enter Paradise, however, they were merely gateways to the shrouded realm. They used the Crags of Mea, Dem, Holla, and Vahzl to channel energy through to Delkfutt's Tower to achieve their own plans... however, the Crystals reacted violently. The power was directed deep into the Vahzl Crag, which overloaded and was obliterated, taking the Northern Region with it. Deep inside, the seal of the shrouded realm had been broken, and demons came in great numbers through it.

No matter how powerful any warrior was, none could stand up to the strength and numbers of the armies of Dynamis. Until, of course, that one fateful day, when a great Warlord stepped forth, wielding a blade he called the Amanomurakumo. With this blade and his own skill, he pushed back the armies of Dynamis and entered the shrouded realm itself. Inside, he used the true power of the Amanomurakumo, the blade of sealing given to him by Altana. The realm of Dynamis was sealed off from Vana'diel, and the only thing that came out again was the blade, which faded slowly from the world, to return again only if a pure soul was alive when the portal to Dynamis opened again.

The Amanomurakumo was last seen wielded by Seijuro, last Samurai of the Royal Knights of San d'Oria. However, with his disappearance, the blade was lost forever. Now that the Lord of Dynamis once again has his sights on Vana'diel, a hero who can wield the blade will soon be needed... or else, all will be lost to the emptiness. That is what I have learned thus far about the ancient legend of Dynamis. The Promyvion within the crags was just excess energy from the sealing of the shrouded realm... I could only imagine the horrors that the true Dynamis possessed.

"Father..." a voice said.

"What? Father?" I asked.

"You need not worry about the future of Vana'diel. Protect the present, and heroes shall arise again when needed in the future. Good luck."

I wondered about what the vision was all about, but decided to get some rest. Tomorrow we would set out on our journey once more, and I had a feeling I would be needing all the sleep I could get.