Thank you all for pausing to read my story. I know it dragged in points, and that the final fight with Griever took too long, but there will be less of that and more plotline in the next fanfictions.

"The Griever Saga" was mostly my prelude to the Final Fantasy series. It basically told about how the espers came into the world and how the Third Age, the Age of Espers, began. (I won't write about this, but I will allude to it later in the story, but what the espers don't know is that there have already been two other ages on Gaia, the Age of Creation, and the Age of Corruption.)

Coming Soon: I will begin posts on the next fanfiction in "The Servant" series, "The Chaos Legacy". As the espers set about becoming independent and forming their own kingdom, the seeds of evil within their hearts germinate to produce a wickedness that threatens the world… This fanfiction will take place in between the time period from the end of "The Griever Saga" all the way to the end of the first Final Fantasy. It will begin to allude to the other FF games as well at points (particularly FFIX), so if you like that then keep reading!

Now that I am finally done, I wanted to throw in a bonus. You may or may not want to read this next section. If you don't, don't worry about it. It's not that important. This is just something I came up with that I thought was interesting. I have quantified the power within each of my characters in "The Griever Saga" in a numerical format. I think of it like their HP level or something. Then I made a chart comparing their powers to each other throughout the saga. If you have odd little quirks (like me :P) for that sort of thing, read on! If not…see you next fanfiction!

Power Ratings:

Average Human (For Reference): 5

This seems like a good estimate to me. Most humans are weak and sickly after being abused by Griever for so long. And this is a time in history before humans had people who had a lot of "HP" or "power" or whatever.

Beginning

Bahamut: 43

Wyvern: 41

Odin: 50

Leviathan: 22

Ogopogo: 20

Starlet: 17

Phoenix: 11

Crusader's Wisdom Form: 3,764

This is a look at what the espers and their matron looked like at the beginning of the series, after the espers were teenagers. They don't appear much, but even now they are much stronger than anything on Gaia. Also note how Odin is the strongest at this point. Crusader is also incredibly powerful, dwarfing their own strengths.

Bahamut and Wyvern vs. Lich I and II

Palad: 2

Jadea: 0.5

Lich: 502

Bahamut (After learning Pyrin): 98

Wyvern (After learning Pyrin): 83

Palad was just a kid, so he only started with a 2. Jadea is an old man, so he had even less. As you can see, Lich is much stronger than either esper, yet still nothing compared to Crusader. The previous numbers for Bahamut and Wyvern were theirs for the first fight. Also, you can see how much strength the two espers get, but are still far inferior to Lich.

Bahamut, Wyvern, and Odin vs. Lich and Kary

Kary: 781

Odin: 103

Odin with Zantetsuken: 488

Bahamut and Wyvern's numbers are the same as they were in the last battle. As you can see, they were nothing compared to the fiends, especially Kary. Odin is a bit below Lich, but Lich also didn't use any tactics or moves, and had lost his temper and fought recklessly.

The Seven Espers vs. The Four Fiends

Odin (After training): 564

Leviathan (After training): 177

Ogopogo (After training): 120

Starlet (After training): 118

Phoenix (After training): 92

Palad (After training): 8

Lich Z: 1,004

Kary with Pyrosuken: 1,098

Kraken: 1,124

Tiamat: 1,680

Wyvern: 809

Bahamut: 1,200

Tiamat's Pyron: 2,530

Bahamut's Megapyrin: 4,230

The espers increased dramatically over their original values, but it's plain to see they never had a chance against the fiends. It also shows that Bahamut only blew Lich away so easily because Lich was weak against fire. You may wonder how he was able to keep up with Tiamat at this level, but note that he was getting tired and injured far more easily than Tiamat. Also, note that Bahamut's Megapyrin could blow away Crusader's Wisdom Form, just as Tiamat claimed.

Odin, Ogopogo, Leviathan, and Starlet vs. Crusader's Wisdom Form

Odin (Recovered): 706

Leviathan (Recovered): 503

Ogopogo (Recovered): 231

Ashura: 4,090

Crusader still had the same power as she did in the beginning. As you can see, even all three espers wouldn't do much good. Ashura was only a little above Crusader, but note that she was armed and had more limbs.

Odin, Ogopogo, Leviathan, Phoenix, and Wyvern vs. Crusader's Courage Form

Crusader's Courage Form: 6,555

Wyvern (Recovered): 2,800

Ashura might have been able to last longer against this form, however her Ashura transformation worked something like a "trance" and maximized her power. She couldn't maintain that level of combat long. As you see, Wyvern was boosted far above the others, but he was still nothing even against the courage form.

Bahamut, Odin, and Wyvern vs. Crusader's Power Form

Crusader's Power Form: 9,210

Bahamut (Recovered): 7,004

Crusader's Power Form (After Omni): 18,420

Odin's Gunge Lance: 13,098

Bahamut was still well below Crusader's Power Form when he arrived. But keep in mind he wasn't trying to directly slug it out with the form, but that he was trying to fight intelligently. After Omni, it's clear why Crusader was mopping the floor with Bahamut, and why even an attack of Odin's Gunge Lance didn't work.

The Seven Espers vs. Crusader's 4th Form

Crusader's 4th Form: 28,000

Wyvern (Revived): 3,278

Bahamut's Megapyrin: 20,333

Note that Crusader's 4th Form is close to the sum of the three separate form's powers, because the 4th Form is nothing more than all three at once. When Wyvern was revived, he was revived at full power, and being reborn gave him a slight boost. At this level, you can see how he was able to go toe-to-toe with the Wisdom Form. Bahamut's Megapyrin also did more damage now that Bahamut was revived, but it failed to succeed against the full power of the 4th Form.

Bahamut vs. Partial Griever

Partial Griever (5th Form): 45,866

Bahamut (Borrowing power): 21,632

Bahamut (Borrowing power with Wyvern): 54,288

These jumps may seem a bit drastic for Bahamut. If you were confused at this point, here's the explanation. The thing was, because the others had been physically training, they were actually stronger in a physical sense than Bahamut. They had more raw power, they just were unable to use it fully. Bahamut was able to use most of his power to its best ability, so giving him more of the same enabled him to rocket up in power.

Bahamut vs. Griever

Griever (6th Form): 67,000

Bahamut (After attaining Omniapex): 70,040

Griever's Shockwave Pulsar (Attempted): 80,000

Bahamut's Sol-pyrin: 100,000

As you can see, unlocking the last of his hidden powers only gave Bahamut a moderately little boost over his previous level, and that he was still just a little above Griever. The reason Griever lost was because it fought more recklessly and lost control, but also because Griever was not used to operating so much power in a single body, and like Bahamut said he was burning himself out. Note the "attempted" on Griever's Shockwave Pulsar. If the attack had detonated, it would have been stronger. Here's how it works in my stories. Both attacks canceled each other out until one overcame the other. By that point, there was only about 20,000 worth of power left in the Sol-Pyrin. But it was still an incredibly powerful attack, and Griever was already tired and unstable, so it made it break.

Bahamut vs. Crusader's 4th Form

Crusader's 4th Form (Restored): 17,000

Crusader's Purifier: 120,000

Bahamut's Final Megapyrin: 30,000

As you can see, the attack was so strong that it left Crusader with no chance of winning. But you also see that his Purifier was, in fact, stronger than his last move. Even if Bahamut had managed a Sol-pyrin, he still would have lost. But it didn't take long at all for him to make a Megapyrin that would overwhelm the little power Crusader had left.

Final

Bahamut Scholangi: 3

Bahamut Voltaries: 100 (Each)

As it is clear, Bahamut had to relinquish his power to make the Bahamut Voltaries, at the expense of his own strength. He was weaker than Palad at that point.