Noctis wakes up and finding himself in a surreal world of dreams again in his child form with Serah laying there next to him also in her child form. He then gos to Serah and gently shakes her. " Sister ... Sister wake up "
" Brother ? "
" Yes , I am here "
" Where are we ? "
" I do not know. "

They then hear a voice calling to them from the distance and a young girl comes into their view.
" so you two had found your way here , and you found me. "

the girl then turns away " a chance to see you two ounce more. Who would had thought "
Serah looks at her brother confused and her brother then asks " what do you mean , why would you not see me ? "

" Because my prayers had been answered , my calling fulfilled "
" But that does not have to come between us or my sister you and her are friends. "

The girl then walks up to Noctis " the stars shine for you and your sister now , That which belongs to you and her by right shall be restored to you both "

She then brings up a memory of the three of them being together and the flowers blooming at Tenebrae. Noctis then asks if she can join them again. The girl shakes her head " I wish I can join you and your sister , but this moment will have to be enough. "
Noctis looks down sad " is not right , all I wanted was to save you "

The girl then picks up a flower " When you find yourself alone in a lightless place , look to the distance know that I am there that I will watch over you always in spirit but you are not alone you have your sister. Farewell dear Noctis ... "

She then passes the Ring of the Lucii to Noctis , before being consumed by the Astral energy around them, and the world proclaims her to be dead, unable to find her body.


The battle with the imperial forces along with the tsunami had destroyed nearly most of the city of Altissia. Noctis awakens in a room inside the city. He then looks around the room was medium sized with a few chairs and tables next to him is another bed with another person laying on it.
Noctis then sits up to get a closer look gritting his teeth as he does so. He then hears a voice say " back with us ? " it was the voice of Ignis. The man then gets up slowly and this time is seen wearing dark shades as opposed to glasses before.
" I will go tell the others , though it may take a bit "
" You are hurt "
" A small sacrifice for the greater battle "
" And Luna ? "

Ignis then turns around " she has passed "
" What about my sister ? "

Ignis then points to the person that seems to be sleeping next to him. " That person was found near you also wearing one of the Lucian rings "
Noctis then looks in his hand and there it was a matching black ring in the opposite color as opposed to the silver one worn by the female person next to him. Ignis then turns to walk outside the room but not before stopping to say " umbra left that for you " pointing to a red journal on the bed next to Noctis.

Noctis then flips through the pages and on one of them is a pressed blue flower. He closes his hand on the ring and begins to sob.

After feeling well enough to walk around Noctis heads outside and grows distant to the rest of his team and frequently visited Serah. While Serah was still lost to him. The only physical sign that told him she was still alive was her breathing and the occasional twitch, but even that was rare.
It wasn't until late on the second day, that Serah let out a low moan, signaling that she was coming to Noctis quickly rushed to her side, watching anxiously as her eyes fluttered open halfway.

Serah stared up blankly, dazed mind unable to make sense of the figure looming over her. That person was talking to her , asking how she felt, but she couldn't get herself to reply. After a few moments, Serah's vision started to clear, and she could see that it was Noctis leaning over her. However , she couldn't imagine why he looked so worried.

" Sister are you ok ? " Noctis yet again, hoping he would get a reply.
Finally, Serah was able to push through the haze enough to respond. " Yeah… Why wouldn't… I be ...? " she asked , her voice heavy.
Noctis gives her a nervous glance. " How are you feeling ? "

Serah then attempts to sit up but a wave of sudden dizziness pushed her back down " Ugg , I am aching all over. " Noctis then picks up Serah and sits next to her letting her lean on him. To Noctis it just felt it was the right thing to do he was the older brother and was supposed to watch his sibling.
Eventually , Serah was pulled back down into unconsciousness , her body forcing itself to rest as she was still weakened from the use of her ring also known as the Astral ring its power allows the user to cross fuse with Astrals as well as a abundant amount of white magic power. Only those who are pure of heart can use the ring fully , those who do not get burned.
Noctis can only watch as Serah began to fade. He knew that she needed to rest, but the small possibility of her never waking up terrified him to the core. He had lost her ounce and he will not want to lose her again.
All he could do was sit there and watch her.

A week passed , and Serah was still in terrible condition. She spent most of the time asleep. Noctis had been keeping a constant vigil never moving away to a point it concerns his companions mainly Ignis who now tells him that he will take over. " Even a king must rest " he tells Noctis , he also harbors some feeling for Serah but keeps it to himself due to their social status.