At the Crystal Tower they find Sephiroth, who prepares to fight them when the Cloud of Darkness intervenes, offering Sephiroth her assistance in the fight. The heroes fight, and are victorious again, but Kefka escapes. Lightning and the Warrior continue to the Sky Fortress Bahamut and encounter Kefka Palazzo and Ultimecia, who attack them. The two Warriors of Cosmos prevail and Garland vanishes, mocking their strength. In the battle, Garland uses The Emperor as an assist, while Lightning may use the Warrior of Light. The Warrior of Light prepares to engage him, but Lightning steps forward to fight Garland instead. The Warrior of Light approaches them and warns that enemies are nearby, and he and Lightning run to engage them.įinding Garland and The Emperor in the Chaos Shrine, Garland taunts the two for waiting for them to make the first move. Kain suggests Lightning and the Warrior of Light fight to see who is stronger, but Lightning rejects the idea. Kain agrees, as they have no grasp of their allies' strength. Lightning says she is hesitant to work with a team. Jecht and Kain Highwind approach Lightning and ask if she disagrees with something the Warrior of Light said earlier. The story mode, titled "Chapter 0 - Unfamiliar Allies," opens in Order's Sanctuary, where Lightning narrates how she was called to fight for Cosmos, and explains that none of the Warriors of Cosmos have any memories, and cannot return to their own worlds until Chaos is defeated.