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==== [[Binding Coil of Bahamut|The Binding Coil of Bahamut]] ==== After felling stronger incarnations of Ifrit, Garuda and Titan, the Warrior of Light is informed by Urianger that none of the primals match the aetheric patterns that accompanied the roar at the beginning of the Seventh Astral Era. To discover and forestall this threat before it alights on Eorzea, a certain individual has volunteered to lead the investigation. Said individual is revealed to be Alisaie Leveilleur, twin sister to Alphinaud who preferred to work away from the political scene of Eorzea. Having kept tabs on the Warrior's exploits, she requests their aid in performing the investigation, which begins with an exploration of the caverns underneath Castrum Occidens in La Noscea, formed in the wake of the 7th Umbral Calamity. Through their expedition they uncover Allagan machina and technology littering the formations, giving credence to the idea that Dalamud was in truth an Allagan prison for Bahamut. They also discover what appear to be preserved limbs of the Dreadwyrm itself, something that should not be possible if the primal was dead. After defeating a powerful enslaved dragon, the Warrior and Alisaie come across the head of one of the shards of Dalamud that pierced the earth and, after interacting with the controls, open it up to reveal the head of Bahamut slowly reforming around a pulsating crystal heart, being supplied with aether from 3 similar Dalamud shards. To compound on this revelation, Alisaie spies what appears to be her grandfather Louisoix Leveilleur alongside and individual clad in white armor. Shocked, they return to the surface and report their findings to Urianger. Alisaie leaves to research more on the nature of Dalamud, asking for the Warrior's continued assistance when the time comes. Some time later, Alisaie and Urianger again call upon the Adventurer. After researching and sharing their findings with the Sons of Saint Coinach, the two have reached the conclusion that Bahamut can be banished if they shut down the fragments of Dalamud holding in captivity and supplying it with aether, massive airships known as 'internment hulks' or 'coils'. Their information shows that one of these coils is located in North Shroud, and have dispatched agents to secure a route into the structure. Rendezvousing at Fallguaed Float, the Adventurer is surprised by the arrival of Alphinaud, who is being informed of the expeditions progress by Urianger. He asks the Adventurer to watch over Alisaie and make sure she is not led astray by her love for her grandfather, before he quickly heads off without his sister's notice. The Warrior and Alisaie make their way to the fragment, combating corrupted and mutated wildlife, before entering the coil proper. There they are confronted with the white armored individual from before, the apparently still-living Nael van Darnus, or Nael Deus Darnus, as the now tempered legatus prefers to be known by. Darnus warns the party from continuing on and disturbing the sleep of "Bahamut's children", before heading deep into the coil. Shocked by the legatus' survival, but undettered, the party continues on, fighting through waves of monstrous Allagan chimeras and powerful machina, during which Alisiae shows admiration and approval of the Warrior, before boarding an elevator into the coil's depths. They reach a simulation of the Rivenroad, where Darnus was last defeated, and once more confront the White Raven. Alisaie lands a blow on Darnus, removing the signature helmet and revealing the Raven to be a woman, but is sent back by the Adventurer when she transforms into a draconic-man hybrid. The Adventurer confronts Darnus in an epic battle, barely managing to pull through, and Darnus herself, in the verge of death, seems to return to an un-enthralled state. When Alisaie attempts prying the truth of the Calsmity from the legatus, Darius is finished off by a spear of light with Alisaie recognizing the cold voice accompanying it. At the bottom of the internment hulk, Alisaie is shocked by Bahamut's regenerative process as they quickly shut down the coil to delay the process. But she and the Adventure are then confronted by Louisoix Leveilleur, now a enslaved thrall of Bahamut. The former Archon warns his granddaughter and the Warrior from further interference with the coils before disappearing. Horrified by his fate, Alisiae swears to end Bahamut and the twisted mockery of her grandfather. The party returns to the surface and reports to Urianger. Alisaie heads off to process everything that unfolded while Urianger will make headway into finding routes into the remaining 2 coils. Sometime later, the Warrior and Alisaie journey to the Burning Wall in Eastern Thanalan and the Singing Shards in Mor Dhona to see if Alisaie's assistants have found routes into the coils. Told the direct approach is impossible, they are called upon to Northern Thanalan by Urianger, who claims to arrived upon a solution. In both of the prior expeditions in the coils, the Warrior and Alisaie would end up returning to crystal formation known as Dalamud's Talons when teleporting back to the surface. The Archon and his accomplices have theorized they maybe able to use this connection to teleport into the remaining coils. At the Talons, Alphinaud reveals himself to Alisaie as Urianger's key accomplice. Having been informed of events, he wishes to join the expedition on this last journey, both in order to lay his grandfather to rest, and see his sister's resolve. The party arrives in one of the Internment Hulks, where countless storage containers hold various chimerical beasts and, to Alisaie's puzzlement, countless dragons in suspended animation. Fighting through the defenses, Alisaie questions why the Allagans would store so many dragons within Dalamud. Alphinaud asks if she has determined who were the worshipers that brought Bahamut into existence, leading to the realization that the dragons themselves were the ones who summoned the Dreadwyrm. Heading deeper into the labyrinth, the party comes across a giant replica of Dalamud, believed to be the device that regulates the primal's regeneration, before reaching the control deck of the coil. There they see that Bahamut has almost been completely been restored, and before they can shut the ship down, are confronted by Louisoix. The enslaved Archon regales to them the tale of the dragons of Meracydia. During the 3rd Astral Era, the Allagan Empire laid siege to the southern continent, resorting to many amoral practices in their conquest. Faced with such relentless onslaught, the dragons prayed for deliverance to one of the First Brood, Bahamut, and brought him into the world, but the Allagans managed to capture him as well. Entombed within Dalamud, the primal was subjected to the tortured cries of his suspended worshippers for millenia, his hatred for man growing to unfathomable heights. Louisoix concludes that man is irredeemably flawed, and thus must be removed from the world. The twins reject his belief, with Alphinaud noting how his grandfather seems to be excluding himself from men. It is then that Louisoix reveals his greatest secret, transforming into the primal Phoenix. Shocked, Alisaie asks the Warrior to defeat the hero of Eorzea, and they engage in battle, the primal dispersing into aether upon defeat. However, Louisoix is not yet dead, and returns to his true form, the battle allowing him to regain his free will. He reveals to the party the truth of what happened during the calamity. After the sealing spell of the Twelve failed to contain Bahamut, Louisoix sent the present Warriors of Light to safety using the power of Althyk, the Keeper, while preparing to meet his end. But the hopes and prayers of Eorzeans everywhere allowed him to utilise the leftover aether from the spell to transform into Phoenix, ancient symbol of rebirth. With that power, the Archon was able to defeat Bahamut, rendering a blow so mighty it all but tore him apart, and released the aether back to the land, hoping to begin restoration. But Louisoix underestimated Bahamut's as the Primsl held on to his existence despite being in fragments, tempering Louisoix and consuming what remained of the aether. The coils then burrowed deeper and deeper, eventually finding the primal's crystal heart, and began the restoration process. Opening a direct path to the final coil, Louisoix entrusts his remaining power to his grandchildren, and asks the Warrior to see the battle ended. Alisiae and Alphinaud share one last farewell with their grandfather before he returns to the Lifestream, and the party continues onward. At the control deck of the final coil, Bahamut, now without his thralls, awakens to directly attack the party. Alisaie, now knowing the whole truth and being inspired by the Warrior's countless deeds of heroism, shields the party stating her resolve to protect and nurture the potential of man. Overjoyed that his sister has found her own path, Alphinaud joins his powers unto hers, creating a path to allow the Warrior to warp into the primal's heart, where they confront and defeat an incarnation of it's will. Back at the coil, Alisaie shuts it down, causing Bahamut to finally dissipate into aether and bringing the tale of the 7th Umbral Calamity to a close. The party returns to Urianger at the Ceruleum Processing Plant to share what has happened. Alphinaud asks his sister to give her consent to concealing the truth. She agrees as knowledge of the primal of rebirth, Phoenix, would temper misguided peoples to attempt summoning it to complete Eorzea's restoration. Alphinaud and Urianger go to deal with the Eorzean Alliance, while Alisaie asks the Warrior to meet hit her one more time at the Burning Wall. There, she offers a prayer not only to her grandfather, but also to Nael, Bahamut, the Meracydian dragons, and all who lost their lives in the Calamity. Alisaie thanks the Warrior for their unwavering support through the expedition, and tells them that one day she wishes to return the favour. As she is now, she would not be able to, and so has decided to go on a solo journey through the realm, meeting with new people and hoping to gain the strength she needs. She bids farewell, under the promise they will meet again one day.
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