" Why ? " Noctis asks
" You thank me for this later " Gladiolus responds swinging his greatsword and releasing a shockwave at Noctis' direction.
Noctis quickly summons a sword to fend off the attack. " Good now come at me " Gladiolus calls back to his friend. Noctis throws his sword and warps into the greatsword used by Gladiolus vanishing in a blur of blue leaving behind after-images in its wake. Slamming his blade into the greatsword again then pressing his blade against it.
The meaning of this act is then explained to Serah by Ignis , he was not trying to hurt Noctis instead he was trying to spur his resolve and get him to reflect on himself. Noctis then presses his blade hard against Gladiolus and disarms him , the greatsword vanishes as it hits the ground.

Noctis then drops to the ground tired. Gladiolus then walks up to him telling him that it is time to get serious and pulls him up. Noctis then sighs " you are right I got a duty to fulfill as king no matter if I like it or not " and continues ahead deeper into the mine. Prompto then brings up a foul small.
" Yeah I smell it too " Serah responds and again they were surrounded by six daemons. Ignis then tells the others " We got no time to waste. " They then cast thunder which fries all the daemons to a crisp. Noctis then heads to the entrance of the tomb finding it to be covered in monster eggs.

A giant monster then springs up behind them. Serah and Prompto then asks " What is that ? "
Backing up and circling away Noctis responds " something real bad. " With a wave of his hand he summons Armiger Arsenal striking the giant monster with a long string of attacks. The monster then inhales and exhales a black cloud blinding the group forcing them to retreat rendering Warp-strike near useless as he cannot get close.
" I got to shut that thing's trap " Noctis thought but was unable to find any openings.
" don't panic " Serah calls out to the others and using her magic to protect the group.
" Yeah , there has to be a way " Ignis responds and throws a fire Elemancy into the monster's grapping maw. The attempt worked and he then calls to the others " now. " The team combined their attacks and slays the monster.

The group then approaches the tomb. Gladiolus then tells Noctis " whisking them will only make a mess better to fry them " Noctis then throws a fire spell at the eggs using Elemancy. When the flames die down there behind it was the Royal Tomb. Noctis then states that he wishes that they would had found a better place to build it and unlocks the door. Approaching the statue in the center of the room Noctis holds his hand over it a crystal sword then flies up and strikes Noctis in the chest as it enters him. Noctis is then surrounded by six crystal weapons.

Gladiolus then responds " alright time to go. " The group is then stopped by Ignis who brings into light his condition and vow to stay with the party and should it go bad he may have to bail out. Gladiolus then disagrees stating that war is a matter of life and death , that they have to look after him. Serah then steps in " Ignis should have the right to choose " Prompto also agrees with her , but the final decision remains with Noctis in which he looks down and nods yes. The decision is now made and they must all be ready. After reaching the surface of the mine the group agrees to stop at Tenebrae if it helps Noctis move on with his life.


" Ignis's resolve forces a reconcilation between Noctis and Gladiolus and restores harmony to the group. With renewed vigor, the four friends reboard the train and head for Tenebrae , home of the late Lady Lunafreya. "

Before they board the train Noctis' friends then approach him " we are here for you. "
Serah then takes his brother's hand " and don't forget me , let me help you as well. "

Little did they know that they are spied on by Ardyn who also boards the train heading for Tenebrae. Ignis and Noctis then talk among themselves. Ignis talks about the events surrounding the awakening of Leviathan resulting in his injury. He then brings up a rumor that the nights are by now getting longer very soon the entire world will be engulfed in darkness. Explaining that the longer nights will mean more daemons , and now whole world is in chaos.
Ignis then gets up when Gladiolus arrives joining him to investigate further this phenomenon that is plaguing their world. Noctis is again left alone and a short time later Prompto walks by " There you are buddy. "

Prompto then looks out the window " do you see this ? its unreal "
Noctis also agrees " I have not seen anything like it. This does not make any sense. "

Dark clouds seem to cover the sky blocking out the sun. A short time later everything seems skewed as if time had stopped. But Noctis and Serah is unaffected. " what is going on ? " they thought and immediately thought of each other.
" Brother "
" Sister "
They thought out loud and proceeds to find each other. Ounce they did they embraced " I am glad you are safe " they then ask each other " what is happening ? "
" That is a mystery " said a voice.

They turn around and see Ardyn , Noctis then blocks his sister when she attempts to approach him.
Ardyn then continues " I am not likeing that snow cloud . it gives me the chills...Like who comes up with this stuff , I could not dream something like this even if I tried. It is such a wondrous world "
Noctis then walks up to Ardyn and attempts to punch him " what the hell is going on ? "

Ardyn then ducks out the way " Whoa , what is going on ? "
He then taunts Noctis and Serah " easy there my friends , I did not see that coming. You alright ? "
Noctis then summons his sword and attacks " Shut up. " While Ardyn continues to back away. " Easy there " he then responds.
" Wait , is this for real ? " Ardyn then asks and then vanishes to a train car further back while Noctis pursues him leaving Serah behind. Ardyn then hides in a private room.
" Show yourself " Noctis calls out and opens the door but Ardyn was already gone and sneeks up behind him. " Oh Noct "

Noctis swings his arm back " that son of a bitch " but Ardyn is already gone again. Noctis continues following Ardyn and tells Noctis that he is scareing him and to cut it out. " you are causeing a scene and it is not safe " he tells Noctis.
Noctis draws a sword and attacks again " you think this is funny ? "
" Dude you seriously trying to kill me ? "
" Why wouldn't I "
Noctis responds " I got you now "

In the next car Noctis corners Ardyn telling him " What you are after , following me around this whole time ? It is your fault. "
Noctis then pins Ardyn against the back wall.
" What are you talking about ? " Ardyn then asks." Do you really mean that ? Noct "
" Of course I do. You cannot talk your way out of this. "
" You do not even let me , Noct please can we talk for a sec. "
" Never "

Ardyn then hits Noctis in the gut knocking him out. The train then arrives at the next stop.