07G: Over the Edge

07G: Over the Edge

Fang and Van deep background

Fang and Vanille are in a flashback to Day 5, in a power plant.  We see the story of how Fang and Van get separated, and learn a little about what they are doing there.  Fang takes over as the narrator for a bit - and then we fade in to Fang and Lightning!

Before you head along the path reverse direction and grab the 15 Bestial Claws from the Sphere behind you, and then follow the path!  Fang has some banked CP thanks to our fighting with Hope and Snow so apply that to her jobs now before we get too far into this and have to fight.  Follow the jump points up to the save point and use it - and then fight your way along the path to the stairs and an Orion you get to kill.

Taking out the Orion is a lot easier if you cast slow on it first - and then kick its butt!  Once it is down and you have collected your spoils, proceed on the path along the left side so you go along the upper balcony instead of the lower path (this is a brief split here).  This lets you approach the next Orion from behind, which means you get the drop on it and get a few free-shots at the enemy.  Love that! 

Once you take out the Orion and the Scavenger grab the Gae Bolg from the Treasure Sphere that is situated where the Orion was standing - the Gae Bolg is one of Fang's weapons.  Now continue along the path and up the stairs where you will encounter a Lodestar Behemoth!  This is another mob that we have never encountered before, so be sure to Libra it as it would be good to ID this thing quickly both to improve our combat and add it to our collection!

Hit him with slaw at a minimum and it should be a very brief fight.  Once you have the Behemoth down continue along the path and trigger the next CS.   Fang tries to get Snow but the comm system is still disrupted - Lightning speculates about the safety of the other team members, and Fang offers her an opinion that is something less than nice about the people of Cocoon.  As you exchange information it turns out that the propaganda used on both sides was pretty similar.

After the CS ends you have a fight with some Corps soldiers and then a pair of Orion - which should not be too big a challenge now that you know the secret to taking them out quickly.  At the top of the ramp after the fight is a Treasure Sphere with an Axis Blade in it - that is one of Lightning's weapons and another we can cross off of the list!

Follow the path around to trigger the next CS in which Fang talks about the L'Cie brands - and how you can tell how much time you have left to complete your Focus by the design of the brand.   Good information to have I would guess.  Fang is worries about Van's brand, worried that the time is growing really short for her friend.  Lightning bemoans her lack of any real path and goals, pointing out that there is nothing for her to fight for...

Just as the conversation is wrapping up a military patrol rips overhead and Fang worries that it means that they have found Snow.