Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy XIII
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FINAL FANTASY XIII
The New Tale of the Crystal
Like the light that shines through the Crystal,
the universe shines with multi-colored content.
Games
Each game is led by different developers of the Square Enix team. Final Fantasy XIII is led by the team that led other installments of the Final Fantasy franchise while Final Fantasy Versus XIII is being led by the team that made Kingdom Hearts. Although all games take place under the same name, they are not directly related to each other and are neither sequels or prequels to one another. They will, like many games throughout Final Fantasy, have many recurring elements related only to the series itself such as L'Cie and fal'Cie.
The trademark Final Fantasy Haeresis XIII was registered by Square Enix in 2006; however there have been no announcements of any plans to make a game of that title, and the trademark was later abandoned in 2011.
Mythology
In the beginning, the god Buniberzei defeated his mother, the goddess Muin, to take control of the world for himself as Muin disappeared into the invisible world. But fearful of his eventual death due to the curse Muin left on whatever lives within the Visible World, Buniberzei created the first three fal'Cie: Pulse, Etro, and Lindzei. Giving no power to Etro due to her unintended resemblance to Muin, Buniberzei gave Pulse the task of terraforming the world so the doorway to the Invisible World could be found with Lindzei serving as the god's protector as he enters a deep rest until the time comes for him to awaken once Pulse succeeds. However, fueled by their Focuses, Pulse created the fal'Cie of Gran-Pulse while Lindzei fashioned the fal'Cie that would rule Cocoon. As for Etro, motivated by her powerlessness, faded into the Invisible World after unknowingly creating humanity from her self-mutilation. By then, Etro finds Muin as she is consumed by the chaos caused by unstable worlds. Though unaware of the meaning behind the goddess's final words to ensure the stability of the worlds, out of love for the humans destined to follow her in death, Etro gave humanity pieces of chaos called "hearts". Soon after, as their Maker Buniberzei remains in deep sleep because of the balance restored by Etro's act of compassion, Pulse and Lindzei were worshiped by humans while Etro herself became known as the goddess of death.
