HCBailly plays Final Fantasy IV (Super Famicom) - Part 42 of 70

Our venture into this makeshift town nets us a new ally...

Eblana Cave Map (by FlyingArmor)

At the weapon shop, get a Boomerang. Even though nobody can equip one yet, you'll meet someone who will.

At the armor shop, get the Black Robe for Rydia. For some reason, it increases your Will by five, not your Wisdom.

You'll be able to talk to the survivors in the makeshift town, and you can find a Potion in two of the jars near them. You'll find out that someone known as the "Young Master" has promised to kill the bad guys. You'll also hear that even though he is foul-mouthed and temperamental, he is an honorable man and is digging a passage to the Tower of Bab-il to avenge his parents, the King and Queen, who have been captured...though he may do something rash.

Passage To Bab-il

Map (by FlyingArmor)

You'll eventually find a passage to the Tower of Bab-il. You'll find a few chests in this area with some healing items in them as you go through it. One will contain a Bomb Spirit; another will contain Shurikens. By talking to the downed soldiers, they will tell you to stop the Young Master, as he may go too far in his efforts and do something he might regret as he goes after Rubicante.

To the right of the save point is a hidden passage leading to the Blood Sword, which can absorb enemy health by decreases all stats by five points. To get it, however, you'll have to face two Steel Golems. Cast Ice 2 and use Kain's Jump command to take them out.

At the end of the path, you'll meet the Young Master...and Rubicante! You'll find out the Young Master is Edge, and that he is a ninja. You'll see the two men fight, but Rubicante wipes Edge out before leaving him to survive so they can fight again. Cecil and company check on Edge, and the bickering between Edge and Cecil gets so heated that Rydia has to tell them to shut up or else the lives of everyone they have lost will be in vain.

Rosa heals Edge with Cure 2, then Edge joins the party.