I asked Sephex to bump this thread so I wouldn't have to double-post. That's why he just acted like he's been into the Black Crack. Wasn't expecting Psy.
Chapter XI: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Well, the forest won't let us in, might as well try the stick
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The hell? It worked?
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Do I sense foreshadowing here?
The forest is pretty annoying; we can only see a little bit of room around us, and we have to poke squirrel-holes in order to open tunnels to keep going. The random encounter rate is also ludicrously high. There's lots of treasure, but I don't know what else we're going to fi--
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/05crap)
Yep, that was definitely foreshadowing
That fire got big fast.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/06fire.jpg)
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Looks like we're thoroughly fu...huh?
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Maybe moogles are good for something besides eating. We'll just hang out here until the fire burns out
Once the flames subside, we head back outside.
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Holy crap.
There's still treasure to be had
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/12no.jpg)
No. I don't.
It's about what you'd expect
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Surely there's a point to coming all the way out here and burning down this forest, though, right?
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Inside...
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Routine boss battle ensues.
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Bet you can guess who that is
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/20sawthatcoming.jpg)
Yep.
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Tzep zaps us with some freaky lighting stuff that shoots out of the crystals. I still do not understand this.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/22sayingthatmakesithappen.jpg)
Saying that makes it happen
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Called it!
It's Cara! She seems better!
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Tzep can't stand this.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/28ignoring.jpg)
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Seeing his daughter about to get sent to Hell galvanizes Galuf.
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Galuf challenges Tzepish alone, and predictably, within a few rounds his HP is 0, and it's game ov...what?
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/31zerohp.jpg)
The battle is not without cost, however.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/32ohnoes.jpg)
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A titan has fallen...We give Cara some time to come to grips with ther loss, when..
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/38what.jpg)
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Nope. He's dead.
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Didn't you just say that?
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WHAT.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/43withyoualways.jpg)
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/44thing.jpg)
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Worst grandfather, or worst grandfather ever?
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/49oddly.jpg)
Funny how that works out
We've given her enough time. Let's go outside and see Cara.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/50sorry.jpg)
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/51roffle.jpg)
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/52itsme.jpg)
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/53cara.jpg)
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![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/56should.jpg)
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/57before.jpg)
In summary: Galuf is a dick.
We head back to BFE to see how people have reacted to us burning their forest to the ground. Surprisingly well.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/58burned.jpg)
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That about wraps up all of the loose ends. Time to take on Tzepish in his lair. The barrier tower has been down for a long time now.
Turns out we don't have to destroy the other four.
Inside Tzepish's Castle, we hit a dead end.
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/60ninjawolf.jpg)
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Good to catch up on old times. You will be missed, Ninja Wolf.
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Nothing else of interest happens until we reach Tzepish at the end, where he predictably barfs out another one of his long diatribes.
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BOSS FIGHT!
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He's....he's finally dead?
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/73typical.jpg)
Oh, crap. I mean, it is predictable, but it still sucks. Good thing we're invincible. Except Galuf, obviously, but even he got a new body by stealing his 12-year-old granddaughter's
Later...
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![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/75where.jpg)
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/76tycoon.jpg)
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Can it really be?
![](http://www.bastardly.org/bleys/ff5sp/11/78homesweethome.jpg)
Tuesday Morning, Chapter 12: My Home Sweet Home?