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Final Fantasy Adventure Part 5: Kidnapped, again!

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The red mage is back! Unfortunately, he only says this.

The rest of the townsfolk don't say anything interesting, though there is talk of a dwarven cave to the west, and a weird comment about the Mana Tree being beautiful. Like, maybe it's just me, but I don't usually hear of trees being described that way. Forests, plantations and fields, sure, but a single tree? Nahhhh.


The sacred town has an armament shop, casting some curious implications on its religion. It sells better armor, which is a welcome sight for Revi - he has been wearing his bronze set since his escape!


Welp. Here's Cibba, the big man himself. He remarks on her pendant being the "symbol of Mana" and then makes her step on the octagon.


This summons her mom's ghost, who was the leader of the last revolution. She says Luna is a child of the Mana family, a seed of the Mana tree, and must guard the tree. She also reveals that her pendant is the key to a magical seal on the waterfalls leading to the tree, and reiterates that we must guard it. Well, I don't think we're any closer to accomplishing anything. I guess we try and find a way back to the waterfalls near the evil castle?


Suddenly, the screen shakes violently! The red mage drops in, saying that the evil empire is attacking the place! He quickly whisks Luna away, promising to take her to a safe place.


It takes Cibba and Revi all of five seconds to figure out that there's something really fishy going on.


Sure enough, the red mage was Julius in disguise! Revi tries to stop him from abducting Luna, but gets trashed badly.


With their one mildly good lead gone, Revi and Cibba have no choice but to attempt mounting a rescue. Supposedly his airship is somewhere in the west, and we'll have to go catch up to it, somehow.

He also gets a new spell, but it's pretty uninteresting - it's just a status curing spell.


Our way westward is blocked by an oddly thick forest.


It takes me a while, but I eventually figure out that the axe can cut through trees, and completely chop some of them down, opening new paths. Seen here is the aftermath of some wanton deforestation.


Ahead, we run into this weird cave, who refuses Revi entry and spits him out.


We also find a dwarven cave, where they mostly talk about Watts and how he went adventuring for silver in an abandoned mine.


And, sure enough, there's a mine nearby, complete with its own minecart.

We shall ride on it next time, in search of Watts.
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