Editing Final Fantasy XIII (section)

==Storyline==
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''Final Fantasy XIII'' begins in Cocoon thirteen days after a series of events instigated by [[l'Cie]] and a [[fal'Cie]] from [[Gran Pulse]] lead to "The Purge", a mass-murder by PSICOM special forces disguised as a large-scale deportation of Pulsian threats. Lightning participates in derailing a train destined for this slaughter to save her sister Serah from the fal'Cie Anima, with support from [[Sazh Kathroy]]. In the subsequent battle, Snow Villiers leads his resistance group, NORA, to save the exile civilians, with Nora Estheim getting killed in this struggle. As Snow heads to the Pulse fal'Cie to save Serah Farron, his fiancée, he is followed by Nora's son, [[Hope Estheim]], and the mysterious [[Oerba Dia Vanille|Vanille]]. The groups meet in the heart of the fal'Cie's lair over a barely-conscious Serah, who urges them to save Cocoon before turning to crystal, to Lightning and Snow's dismay. They find themselves fighting Anima as it brands them with the mark of the l'Cie - ones who are doomed to a fate of completing their ''Focus'', the task appointed by the fal'Cie, or becoming Cie'th, mindless monsters. During this transformation, the newly crested l'Cie all have the same vision of a monster called Ragnarok. The group argues over the ambiguous nature of the vision and Serah's last words, culminating with Snow's decision to remain with the crystallized Serah as the others leave. He is then attacked and captured by the Calvary, a splinter group in Cocoon's military headed by Cid Raines that believes humans, not fal'Cie, should control the Sanctum. During his captivity, he meets another l'Cie, [[Oerba Yun Fang|Fang]].

Meanwhile, the others manage to escape from PSICOM before crashing in the Vile Peaks. They soon part ways: Hope and [[Lightning]], seeking revenge on the Sanctum for initiating the Purge, make their way to [[Palumpolum]] through the [[Gapra Whitewood]] as Vanille and Sazh go the opposite direction toward Nautilus, hoping to escape from their troubles once and for all. Lightning learns of Hope's mother and unintentionally supports his desire for revenge by giving him the knife Serah gave her for her birthday. However, once at Palumpolum, Lightning realizes her mistake and instead tries to convince Hope not to carry out his vengeance on Snow. There, they find Snow and Fang, but promptly separate to throw off their PSICOM attackers. Fang, on the way, reveals that she and Vanille are the l'Cie from Pulse who'd awakened from their crystal slumber thirteen days before the Purge and thus were indirectly responsible for the chain of events that lead to the current situation. Meanwhile, Hope nearly takes his revenge against Snow but is knocked unconscious. A seriously injured Snow saves his life and apologizes for Nora's death. Soon after meeting up and taking refuge in the house of Hope's father, Bartholomew, the l'Cie are forced to leave the city with the Calvary's aid to ensure everyone's safety. Meanwhile, Sazh tells Vanille how a Cocoon fal'Cie branded his son, Dajh, in self-defense, and how the boy was consequently taken by PSICOM to find out his Focus. When the l'Cie arrive in Nautilus, they are caught in a PSICOM trap by Jihl Nabaat, who used Dajh's focus and ability to find Cocoon l'Cie against his father. Jihl then reveals that Vanille and Fang are the Pulse l'Cie that caused Dajh's transformation into a l'Cie. Dajh, his focus complete, is crystallized while his father and Vanille are captured and detained on the Palamecia, pending their immediate execution.

With help from the Cavalry, the other l'Cie launch a daring rescue aboard the Palamecia. After reuniting with Vanille and Sazh, the party confronts the Sanctum's primarch, Galenth Dysley, who is actually the human incarnation of the fal'Cie [[Barthandelus]]. The fal'Cie reveals their Focus is the destruction of the fal'Cie Orphan, which would cause Cocoon to crash into the surface of Gran Pulse. Vanille and Fang were, in fact, the same l'Cie who had attempted the feat centuries ago, with their actions resulting in Cocoon's shell being cracked and Gran Pulse being devoid of human life. After they learn about the fal'Cie's intentions to bring back the Maker by sacrificing Cocoon from Cid, who is revealed to be a Sanctum l'Cie, the party escapes to Gran Pulse to find clues about removing their l'Cie marks. However, they reach a dead end at Vanille and Fang's hometown, Oerba. The group faces [[Dysley]] again, who reveals a back up plan: by manipulating Cid to become the new primarch and bringing Pulse monsters to Eden, he will force the Calvary into action, killing Cid and Orphan in a bloody coup d'état during the chaos.

The party infiltrates Eden after returning to Cocoon, only to find that the Cavalry have been turned into [[Cie'th]]. The group confronts Yaag Rosch, the leader of PSICOM, who sacrifices himself to cover the party's advance into Orphan's Cradle. Inside, the party encounters and mortally wounds Dysley. However, Orphan awakens and absorbs him to forge creating a multi-faced shell to cover it while overpowering the group. Orphan, hoping to force Fang and Vanille to become Ragnarok, turns the others into Cie'th as Fang attempts to become Ragnarok to destroy Orphan to Vanille's dismay. However, when the attempt failed, Orphan starts torturing Fang to resume the form as Vanille refuses to stand by. However, the group regain themselves with a new Focus and deliver a powerful attack, rescuing Fang and revealing Orphan's true form. Emboldened by their new Focus, an image of Cocoon's people safe and happy, the l'Cie then team up to slay the fal'Cie. Lightning, Snow, Sazh, and Hope escape Cocoon as Vanille and Fang transform into Ragnarok. Together, the two sacrifice themselves to prevent a collision between Cocoon and Pulse by creating a crystal pillar between the two worlds. Afterward, the others awaken on Gran Pulse and find that their l'Cie brands have vanished. The game ends with the former l'Cie reuniting with Serah and Dajh as Vanille and Fang, once again turned to crystal, oversee a new beginning for Cocoon's people.