So im going to try something a little different this time, below i have 4 pieces of music from final fantasy 8, for those of you who have completed the game the 4 tracks will bring back a few memories, for those who havent im going to try a little imagination experiment. SPOILERS for anyone intending to complete the game.
So squall leonhart and his companions have fought there way though a castle full of traps, their powers sealed by the sorceress ultimecia, ulitimecia is trying to combine all time periods together into one so that she can enslave every living creature together. Upon crossing a great bridge there sealed powers return to them. They walk up a large set of stairs to huge wooden doors with large metal ring shaped handles.
They push open the doors to reveal a throne room of sorts, sitting in a large chair is ultimecia, imprisoned beneath her is Rinoa, Squalls love of his life, rinoa received the powers when squall defeated the previous sorceress and ultimecia wanted absolute power and was sucking the lifeforce from rinoa. Ultimecia turns to squall and his companions and a battle ensues.
After carefully attacking ultimecia she falls to the ground, refusing to let go of rinoa, angered by squalls defiance she gets up an pulls the amulet from her chest "now its time to call upon the legendary beast, my lifeforce fused with griever" she plunges the amulet into her chest. She screams out then laughs deeply as she morphs into part griever, facing squall was part ultimecia, part griever a beast which resembles a lion with foot long claws, but now melted together with ulitimecia the lions upper body was attached to a slug like body with clawed feet. Squall resumes his attacks...
After a hard fought battle squall hacks the lower body of the beast from the lion, leaving the upper body of griever writhing in pain...
With one final blow the beast is slain, falling to the ground in one deafening scream and blinding burst of white light. Everything disapears, they appear the be nowhere when the light clears a creature lowers down, in a pose with its hands out to the side trapped beneath it is rinoa, it speaks, "i am true ultimecia, my power is absolute, kneel" she snaps her fingers and squall and his party falls to one knee in agonising pain. As they recover the final battle begins...
So what i decided to do this time is share 4 great pieces of music from final fantasy 8 while trying to describe what is happening during each different part of the final battle in the game/piece of music. Its a very long an tough last fight starting with what seems easy fight with ultimecia then turns into a mix of griever and ultimecia, then just griever alone and finally true ultimecia who can almost wipe you entire team out in one hit. The battle can take upto and hour to complete depending on your level in the game.
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