The Last Verse
CHAPTER 1:
DEPARTURE
The Pauper Prince
After a while pushing Regalia, Noctis and friends arrives at Hammerhead and meet with Cindy Aurum and her grandfather, Cid Sophiar for the very first time. But Cid is no stranger to Regalia as he is immediately notice as King Regis’s car. The car will need sometime to be fixed so Noctis and friends will have to wait a little while. A moment later, Noctis and friends realize that they didn’t bring any money with them so they decide to borrow some cash from Cindy.
Cindy will then “teach a lesson” to Noctis and friends by having them to do some errands. Including saving Dave the Hunter (David Auburnbrie) and slaying some monsters that were being annoyance to the neighborhood.
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The Errand Prince
After completing some errands for Cindy, the Regalia is finally repaired. Cindy will ask for final request to deliver package to Longwythe Rest Area. Noctis accept the request since Longwythe Rest Area located just before Galdin Quay anyway. Noctis and friends need to go to Galdin Quay for a ferry boat trip to Altisia.
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A Gentleman’s Aggreement
Upon arriving at Galdin Quay, Noctis meet with suspicious purple haired guy who inform that there is no ferry boat can take them to Altisia. The suspicious purple haired guy later known as Ardyn Izunia
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As Noctis and friends tries to figure out what to do, a nearby reporter catch Noctis attention. The reporter introduce himself as Dino Ghiranze. The reporter explains that during the peace treaty event there will be no vessel allowed to leave Altisia. Thus Dino offers an agreement to Noctis if he help him investigate some issues that he is planning to report, Dino will help Noctis get a special boat to Altisia. Among some investigations, one particular investigation relate to suspicious group of Niflheim soldiers who conjuring dark arts near Imsomnia.
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The Laughing Octopus
Based on the location given from Dino, Noctis and friends arrive at a quiet place near The Callaegh Steps, overwatching a group of Niflheim soldiers chanting something. A moment later, some big tentacles coming out from the middle of ground swallowing the Niflheim soldiers one-by-one. Noctis and friends immediately steps into the chaos trying to stop the monster. After a brief moment of fighting the tentacles, the monster reveals itself. The giant purple octopus later revealed itself as Ultros, a fallen astral monster have lecherous interest to female. The Ultros was summoned by the Niflheim to help them in the upcoming attack to the Imsomnia city.
Ultros (speaking in astral words):
“Ekkkkkk no female sighted. I’m outta here!”
Prompto:
“What is it saying?”
Noctis:
“Have no idea”
Gladiolus:
“Heyy it is getting away!”
Suppressed by Noctis and friends, Ultros decide to run away. Chasing Ultros, Noctis and friends reach the top of cliff where they can see a couple of Niflheim ships parked down below.
Gladiolus:
“Hey Noct! Look down below”
Noctis:
“What are the imperials doing down there?”
Ignis:
“It appears that Niflheim are tricking us. It doesn't look like the peace treaty will go well along the way”
Prompto:
“Look! There are some kingsglaives on the other side of the cliff!”
- Cutscenes from Kingsglaive the movie where the kingsglaive starts inflitrating the taking off Niflheim war ships. -
Ignis:
“Judging by the direction, the ships are heading to Imsomnia!”
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Gladiolus:
“I think we can forget about the peace treaty being signed”
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Noctis:
“I am worried about my father. Let’s go back to the crown city!”
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Noctis and friends rushing back down to the Regalia to go back to Imsomnia, forgeting Ultros in the chase.
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Prompto:
“Err guys…. we forget about the octopus…. Where do guys think that giant octopus hiding?”
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Noctis:
“I don’t know and I don’t care. Going back to Imsomnia now is our first priority”
Editor’s Note
This chapter serve as the tutorial part of the game, introducing to the overall gameplay (explore and battle system). I will not include the detail quests regarding the tutorial, just some major quests related to the main story. My main change to the story is the role of Dino Ghiranze, a reporter that apparently having more interest in stone collecting rather than chasing a story (-___- duh). My idea of change is to bring back his role as a reporter who currently chasing a story that will end up explaining to us “why a giant octopus monster doing inside a Nifhheim warship”. This Dino’s quest will serve a bigger connection to the Kingsglaive: The Movie and making more “making-sense” of Dino’s role/character in the game. Since there is no explanation of what is Ultros and how he could appear in this universe, I just assumed that Ultros is an underworld monster, being summoned by the Niflheim to help them in the battle, just like how they bring “Diamond Weapon” and “Cerberus” during the attack at the start of the Kingsglaive: The Movie.
At first my initial idea to change the story here is to include the scene of Crowe’s death, killed by Luche. But in the movie, it explains that Crowe’s death happens a couple of days before the treaty sign ceremony, and it would be very weird to have Noctis witness the death of one of his father’s kingsglaive and not making a return to Imsomnia to report what happens. But if Noctis to return to Imsomnia before the treaty sign ceremony that would change the story way too much because a lot of things could be happen :D.