First Battle of Fabul

The Siege of Fabul was part of Golbez's forceful attempt of gaining the Elemental Crystals in Final Fantasy IV. The Army of Baron invaded the Kingdom of Fabul by land while the Red Wings conducted at the same time aerial bombing.

Cecil Harvey, Rosa Joanna Farrell, Prince Edward Chris von Muir of Damcyan and Rydia of Mist, along with Yang Fang Leiden lead Fabul's monks for the ground assault. After being thrown back with loss, the invasion force turns to the Red Wings. The bombing forces the monks to retreat into the castle. Afther this, the ground assault is renewed and little by little the monks are defeated until Yang and the remaining defenders retreat into the throne room. There, a Baron soldier, disguised as a monk, opens wide the door instead of locking it and Yang is forced to retreat once more, into the Crystal room. After this, Kain Highwind, under the control of Golbez, forces his way in and meets the party once again. Kain fights Cecil and defeats him. At this point, Rosa and Rydia attempt to aid Cecil but Golbez storms in, casts a bolt spell on Yang and Edward and orders Kain to take the Crystal. He then takes Rosa as a hostage and leaves for Baron.

Aftermath
Cecil and the party, having recovered from the battle, immediately made sail for Baron, since its navy was not nearly as strong as its air force, as he pointed out. On their way, a massive whirlpool formed beneath the ship, as Leviathan rocked the vessel and caused Rydia to fall overboard. Yang attempted to rescue her and fell overboard as well. After an unfruitful struggle against the waves, the ship was wrecked and the party was dispersed. Cecil was ultimately cast ashore near the town of Mysidia.