Light to All/Chapter 8

''Zidane had parted and then reunited with Squall, but Bartz was nowhere to be seen. What exactly happened in Zidane and Bartz's travels is a turbulent story yet to be told...''

Chapter eight, titled Trust (8章：信じる気持ち) is a retelling of Destiny Odyssey IX in the Story Mode of Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. This chapter features Zidane.

Story
The story begins with Zidane and Bartz deciding to have a race to see who can find their Crystal first. Though Bartz approaches the contest with enthusiasm, Zidane has doubts about their progress but keeps them to himself. When the two find a Crystal Bartz runs for it, and vanishes. Kefka appears and Zidane attacks him, demanding to know what has happened to Bartz. He prevails and Kefka tells him Bartz has been teleported to enemy territory, and he will never find him. Behind the scenes, the Crystal was a trap laid by Kuja, who had intended for Zidane to be caught instead of Bartz. Zidane blames himself for Bartz's abduction, but vows to find him and continues on.

Zidane heads through Ultimecia's Castle and spies Squall preparing to battle Ultimecia and Garland. Zidane tackles Garland aside and berates Squall for showing off, offering to fight Garland while Squall faces Ultimecia. The two win, and Squall claims his Crystal as Garland departs and Ultimecia fades. Zidane tells him Bartz was captured, and the two set off to find him, following a golden light from the chocobo feather good luck charm Bartz gave Squall. The two find Bartz who has managed to escape Chaos' forces, and shows them a Crystal he stole while wandering their territory, declaring himself the winner of their contest. Zidane reaches for the Crystal to examine it, and a bright light envelops him. As the light fades Zidane opens his eyes to find himself at the Chaos Shrine, Kuja appearing before him: the Crystal Bartz found was another trap that spirited Zidane to him. Kuja tells Zidane he wants to test him as one who shares his fate, and see if Zidane's spirit breaks as he realizes he is powerless to protect his friends. Kuja vanishes to leave Zidane alone.

As Zidane mopes alone, Cosmos appears to him and encourages him to keep fighting, telling him to believe in his friends. Zidane agrees, rationalizing they won't be defeated as easily as Kuja thinks, and runs off to fight his way back to them. Zidane runs across Kuja again, who asks if loneliness has become intolerable for him. Zidane tells him he believes in them, and asks if Kuja feels the same about his own friends. Angered at being associated with "those animals," Kuja attacks Zidane. Zidane emerges victorious and claims his Crystal, but asks Kuja why he doesn't trust others. Kuja says he feels this way because Zidane only clings to his friends to cover his own helplessness, and refuses to listen to his words as he fades. Zidane's Crystal glows and floats away, and as Zidane runs after it he is teleported back to Bartz and Squall, thinking he can face down any hardship to get back to the place he belongs.

Moogle Shops

 * "CONTINUE MISSION RECEIVE kp GIVE GOODS" — Shop Moogle


 * "You can't always shop when you want to. Be sure to shop when you can, kupo!" — Shop Moogle

Gateway to a Micro Desert

 * KP Chance: Win within 90 seconds
 * Bonus Line: Lv. 2
 * Rules: Enabled
 * Skills: Enabled

A Straight Chain at C3 can chain the four enemies, the +1 KP emblem doubling the winnings to 32 KP. Enemies in Zidane's tale use accessories that greatly boost their damage output when their Bravery is at its base value or higher.

Gateway of Trials

 * KP Chance: Win within 90 seconds
 * Bonus Line: Lv. 3
 * Rules: Enabled
 * Skills: Enabled

A Multichain at E1 will chain four enemies present, but the player will have to deal with the red emblem sapping Zidane's initial Bravery to zero in each battle.

Southern Lufenia Gateway

 * KP Chance: BRV Break within 60 seconds
 * Bonus Line: Lv. 7
 * Rules: Enabled
 * Skills: Enabled

A Multichain at D4 will chain four enemies, but this is not the way to earn the most KP. The +1 KP emblem at E4 allows the player to chain the three battle pieces there without needing to use up a chain skill, earning 18 KP. The player can then move to A2 and chain the two remaining enemies without a chain skill for an additional 4 KP. This earns a total of 22 KP, as opposed to 17 KP for chaining the four enemies with the Multichain.

Ryukahn Gateway (Repeatable)

 * KP Chance: BRV break within 60 seconds
 * Rules: Enabled
 * Skills: Enabled

A Multichain at C4 or D3 will chain the four enemies.

Gateway of the Great Will

 * KP Chance: BRV Break within 60 seconds
 * Bonus Line: Lv. 12
 * Rules: Enabled
 * Skills: Enabled

A Jump Chain at C4 will chain the five enemies present.

Gateway of Sullen Eyes (Repeatable)

 * KP Chance: BRV Break within 60 seconds
 * Rules: Enabled
 * Skills: Enabled

A Cross Chain at E3 will chain the four enemies.

Inherited Memories

 * KP Chance: Win within 90 seconds
 * Bonus Line: Lv. 16
 * Rules: Enabled
 * Skills: Enabled

A Jump Chain at D4 will chain four of the enemies present, missing the Hard Battle Piece at E1. If the player still wishes to chain four enemies but lacks a Jump Chain, they can defeat either the Strange Battle Pice at C4 or the Normal Battle Piece at D3, then move onto the Booster x5 emblem at C3 and use a Cross Chain to chain the remaining four enemies. A Multichain at E4 can also chain four enemies, in this case missing the Hard Battle Piece at B3.

Trivia

 * A small glitch occurs during the introductory cutscene: After Zidane challenges Bartz to a race, Terra's Theme from Final Fantasy VI plays, while in the original Dissidia, Mambo de Chocobo from Final Fantasy V played instead. The reason for this glitch may be due to Mambo de Chocobo being used during Dissidia's Data Install while Dissidia 012 uses Terra's Theme during the Data Install - presumably when the tracks were changed a programming oversight lead to Mambo de Chocobo being replaced with Terra's Theme in both circumstances.