Ignis trys to speak but the king cuts him off. " I know this will betray the ideals you had made for yourself up to this point , I herd it from the others that you been running yourself ragged since my passing and the end of the Starscourge. Now that I have healed you get some rest.
There is still one thing you are not telling me Prompto told me. When we reached the altar, the ring was lying next to your hand and was asking someone for forgiveness. "
" Very well. " and Ignis hesitated for a bit when he herd of Lunafreya " That was ,... in regards to Lady Lunafreya , which I had failed to save.. so forgive me "
Noctis lets out a sigh " all this time and you still been holding on to that ? Iggy , you done nothing to apologize for. You did everything in your power to get to me and Luna. But due to some external force things took a bad turn. so put your heart at ease now. A blessing it is but me and Luna is back in this world "
Ignis took a seat in his assigned room at the Citadel as he brought a hand up to his head as he leans back. He feels a heavy weight been lifted off of him , his vision restored by the power of the crystal and Noctis. ( " seems like my brother has grown up without me " ) as well as the last thing he said ,
( " one cannot change what has already past only its memory or how we feel about it , what we can is shape the future. do not stop fighting for what you think is right. " ).
Then thinking out loud " this must be another test "
Things were getting back to normal at the Citadel and around the crown city , with Noctis around and support of the people of lucis he grew to be a trusted and honorable king. But for Noctis himself due to the Light of the Providence , and those glaives of rulers past , the Lucii ring became he became the eyes of the astrals his soul immortal and burdened with the power of prophecy or rather his bloodline is.
Bahamut also needed someone to guide the world , to him what is better then the true king himself and his friends and family to serve as the savior. They will be the ones to prove humanity's worth to him. Since Shiva had shown sympathy towards humanity , which Bahamut considers a deviation from her role as a protector of Eos. He begins to show emotion , as he struggles to understand why he has tears coming from his eyes with each human death. These tears manifest as snow on Eos.
Insomnia - Years after the war
During the years of rebuilding Lucis... Noctis and Lunafreya had two children. One of which a female they named Eirika and a boy named Ephraim.
Ignis was also convinced by his friend to also live for himself.
" I know you love my sister and I also give you my blessing "
Ignis and Serah were wed with the blessings of Noctis and all of the Kingsglave. The tale of the love that grew between a princess and a Glave became a beloved romance in Insomnia.
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A thirteen year old Ignis thought back to his youth...He was raised alongside Noctis and Serah to be adviser to the heir apparent and took up the role when he was six
Noctis was five at the time when his father King Regis was told by the kings of old that his son was the chosen king prophesied to sacrifice himself to save the world. Regis wanted Noctis to live a full, normal life, and Noctis had a relatively usual childhood , such as being enrolled in a regular school.
While Serah remained in the Citadel. She often wondered why her brother is away a lot. Ignis remains silent on that matter and offered to fill in the role.
" you can call me brother "
Sometime later Noctis fell victim of a daemon Marilith, implied to have been unleashed upon them by Niflheim. The empire that has been at war with Lucis for hundreds of years. The servants who accompanied him perished while Noctis was gravely injured, but he was saved by Regis and his attendees.
Serah finds solace with Ignis during the times her older brother was away in the country of Tenebrae recovering after waking up. Noctis befriended the young Princess Lunafreya: while their time together was short they bonded and she showed Noctis a red notebook they would come to use for secret correspondence, using her magical dog Umbra as a messenger.
Noctis learned about the Crystal of Lucis and how his father is its sworn protector from Lunafreya, who explained he is the Crystal's chosen to banish the plague of darkness from the world. Noctis promised to do it, although he didn't understand what was asked of him. Noctis also met Gentiana, the mysterious High Messenger of the gods who stays by Lunafreya's side. Gentiana was pleased the future king of Lucis would have such a close relation to the Oracle.
That event of Noctis getting injured is what got Serah to pick up learning swordplay. Serah speaks to Ignis ,
" let me train alongside you , i do not want to be a burden to my family and to the Crownsguard and Glaive. I wish to fight alongside them if time comes. "
Ignis remember Serah was only around nine at the time and yet a strong will but detests violence... But sometimes one must fight to protect what is right. It was these events that got the princess close to Ignis.
Vaan , Penelo , Balthier , Fran , Basch and Ashe had long since returned to Tenebrae their homeland after the ending of the Starscourge. To aid in reconstruction efforts. They had escaped the imperials when the war hit taking refuge in Insomnia. Lucis , Niflheim , Accordo had been rebuilt over the course of the next several years. Again Niflheim begins to expand their territory. Accordo still seeks to remain unalligned. Lucis is again pushed back from the sudden onslaught.
Tenebrae's refugees are again forced out of their homeland back to Lucis. However their home was not fully destroyed like the last war instead occupied by Vayne Carudas Solidor with his oath of office he declares...
" I will stand fast. I will endure your hatred, suffer your slings and arrows. I will defend our homeland. Here I will pay my debt ! I swear it now ! Though Lady Ashe be gone, she stand ever at the side of their people. In honoring peace...you do honor to their memory, and to our world. What I ask, I ask plain. My hopes now rest with you. Lucis will know order "
Ignis brings news that the region of Cleigne , as well as Tenebrae has fallen to the imperials to the King's war room. Surely all the lands of Lucis will be next.
Noctis assembles the kingsglave at hammerhead.
" We all had visions of a future and yet we are thrown into war again , all because of those power hungry Nifs , first the daemons and now this will it mean that the darkness still exists... ? "
" we do not know for certain , perhaps in time we will find an answer " Ignis responds to the others.
