You finished Ala Mhigo, Doma and Zenos. This picks up at Shadowbringers and goes to the end.
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Shadowbringers · 1580 · playing as Warrior of Light
The First and the Light
In this chapterThe Warrior of Light is summoned to the First, a mirror world consumed by Light and Sin Eaters.
On the First, the Warrior sees a world drowned in Light, with Sin Eaters and a Crystarium that stands for the last hope. They fight through Lightwardens and meet Emet-Selch. Emet-Selch explains the Ascians' goal: to undo the Sundering and bring back their lost world. The Warrior defeats him, but the truth is not a simple evil.
Shadowbringers is widely seen as the series' peak. Its villains have understandable goals, and its heroes have to accept that the Ascians' sorrow is real. The Crystal Exarch's identity is a surprise that ties the story together. Emet-Selch's death reframes the whole conflict as a tragedy of loss.
What unfolds
The Warrior meets Ryne and the Crystal Exarch, and fights alongside Thancred, Urianger and Y'shtola.
Emet-Selch, an Ascian, reveals that the world was once one and was sundered to defeat Zodiark's rival, Hydaelyn.
The Warrior defeats Emet-Selch and the Lightwardens, and the Light is restored to balance.
Endwalker · 1585 · playing as Warrior of Light
The Final Days
In this chapterThe Warrior of Light and the Scions travel to Garlemald and beyond to stop the Final Days, brought by the Telophoroi.
The Warrior and the Scions race to Thavnair, Garlemald, the moon and the edge of the universe to stop the Final Days. They discover that Meteion's despair was provoked by her observation of countless dying worlds. Zenos' ultimate duel with the Warrior ends in his death. At the end, Meteion and Zodiark are defeated, and the star is saved.
Endwalker closes the story that began in A Realm Reborn. Its theme is that life's value lies in its struggle, not in its permanence. Meteion's tragedy mirrors the Ascians': both were made for a purpose and then turned to despair. The Warrior's journey ends with hope: the world was saved by the choices of its inhabitants, not by a single hero.
What unfolds
Zenos is revealed as a vessel of Elidibus and is slain after a last duel with the Warrior.
Meteion, the Emissary, is revealed as an artificial being created to reach other civilisations and now believes in despair.
The Warrior defeats Meteion and Zodiark, and the Final Days end.
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Every sentence above is built from facts confirmed by at least two independent sources. Sources used: Wikipedia, Final Fantasy Wiki.
