4.1 Time Compression Items In This Area: 1x Samatha Souls, 8x Megalixir, 6x Flare Stone, 4x Holy Stone, 1x Meteor Stone. Magic In This Area: Slow - climb up the stairs, along the way to the room. Triple - at the Wilderness. Guardian Forces: N/A. Save Points In This Area: At the Commencement Room. The first one is usable.

Note that the attributes of Rinoa are based on her current level, not her junctions; Junctioning does not help her.

Squall's current level when this walkthrough was compiled: 100.

BOSS 29: Adel Level: 46 HP: 20,000+ Rinoa Level: 46 HP: 9,036 Information: Adel - Esthar's ruler before Laguna confined her. Released by Ultimecia and regaining strength. Rinoa - Junctioned to Adel: Adel absorbs her powers. Can released by defeating Adel. Attacks: Adel: Drain, Meteor, (Swipe), Energy Bomber. Rinoa: N/A. Facts: Adel: N/A. Rinoa: N/A. Draw: Adel: Firaga, Thundaga, Blizzaga, Flare. Rinoa: Esuna, Dispel, Regen. Squall's Lv: 100. AP Gained: 0. Mug: Adel: 1x Samatha's Soul. Rinoa: 8x Megalixer. Win: N/A. Strategy Party Member: "Gotta to save Rinoa" -> Rinoa's HP must not fall to 0. Squall: "Just go for Adel" -> attack only Adel. Rinoa: "Ahhhh..!" -> she needs help! This battle can be pretty tough if you have low levels - anything below 40 and you're asking for a harder time, although it is still possible if you have done some good junctioning. Remember that you should try not to harm Rinoa, and try to keep curing her with something like Recovery at regular intervals. Adel will Drain a certain amount of HP from Rinoa, so it's advisable to cast Regen on her (which can be Drawed from her). Adel can dish out a lot of damage with Ultima and Meteor, especially on party members with their Spr stat below 50. Cast Double on one or more of your characters, and then Regen on all your characters (including Rinoa). Make sure everyone's HP is above 3000 at all times and note that when the message 'Magical Powers are concentrated on Adel' appears, you should get ready for some strong attacks from Adel. Method 1 Irvine and Zell's limit breaks can cause a lot of damage (although do not use Zell's 'My Final Heaven' or Irvine's Shotgun, Pulse and Fire Ammo). Don't use Squall's Limit Breaks as there is a chance that he will use 'Blasting Zone' and 'Fated Circle' in his final blow. All group attacks should be avoided, including Guardian Force's and group-based magic such as Ultima, Meteor, Quake and Tornado. Holy magic is highly recommended (use Triple to cast three times in one turn), and other magic attacks such as Aero (with Triple) can mount up the damage inflicted on Adel. Use physical attacks, especially if you have the best weapons and strong junctioning stats. Method 2 If you have lower levels, experiment with Junctioning to get your character's HP more or less up to 9999 (you can do a lot of levelling up before this battle, so it is recommended if you already haven't). Make sure you have the 'Recovery' ability equipped to one of your characters and Rinoa's HP is as high as possible. Once in battle, cast Double and then Triple on one or more of your party members and then Shell on Rinoa. Use your GF's to dish out the damage on both Rinoa and Adel. Adel will receive more damage than Rinoa, as she has Shell. If you have a feeling that Rinoa is running low on HP, use 'Recovery' on her (You can use Scan to keep an eye on her if you want). Keep doing this and eventually Adel will be defeated.

Once Adel has been defeated, Laguna and Ellone will appear on the scene: Laguna will tell Ellone to free Rinoa of Adel's spirit (where is Seifer??). After a short conversation, Laguna and Ellone will leave and it will be time for Time Compression to begin, shown with a beautiful FMV sequence:

After the Time Compression, you will be in the room at Deling City where Rinoa confronted Edea near the end of Disc 1 - without Rinoa. Note that you can't use the Save Point that is there, so before approaching it, make sure that your party is back to full health. Once you have touched the Save Point, a dozen will appear; make your way to the next room to find what appears to be Edea sitting down. It will rise and split into two - they are Sorceress' produced from Time Compression. Prepare for a fairly easy battle...

BOSS 30: Sorceress 'A' (x6) Level: 45 HP: 3,390 Sorceress 'B' (x5) Level: 45 HP: 4,496 Sorceress 'Final' Level: 45 HP: ???? Description: Sorceress from beyond time who appears due to Time Compression. Uses Magic, but is not very powerful. Attacks: Sorceress 'A': (Swipe), Fire, Thunder, Thundaga. Sorceress 'B': (Flick), Meteor, Double, Haste. Sorceress 'Final': (Creepy Touch), Ultima, Double, Meteor. Facts: Sorceress 'A': N/A. Sorceress 'B': N/A. Sorceress 'Final': N/A. Draw: Sorceress 'A': Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga. Sorceress 'B': Haste, Double. Sorceress 'Final': Flare, Holy. AP Gained: 55. Squall's Lv: 100. Win: 5x Ultima Stone, 6X Flare Stone, 5x Meteor Stone. Mug: 3x Meteor Stone or Ultima Stone. Strategy Overall, you will fight 12 Sorceress', with the 'final' one being the toughest (the 11 before will only take 1 good Guardian Force attack, and you'll move onto the next). You fight in different areas for each Sorceress: 1. Commencement Room 6. Bika Snowfield (Trabia) 2. Timber Town 7. Outside Balamb Garden 3. Rinaul Shores (Balamb) 8. Inside D-District Prison 4. Esthar City Area 9. Fire Cavern 5. Balamb Training Center 10. WinHill Town After defeating each Sorceress in each of the above areas, you will face the final, and hardest one, in an unknown area. This is a pretty easy battle, even if you have low-level characters as you should have done some junctioning to raise your stats (especially HP). The Sorceress has a 'Creepy Touch' attack which can do 1,000+ damage. Once you have inflicted enough damage (mostly with your Guardian Force's), it will start to do a countdown from 5 to cast Ultima on your party.

Once you have defeated the last Sorceress, you will be transported to Edea's House. Explore a bit and make your way to the small beach where you previously spoke to Edea. Here you will find SeeDs from the future, and view a FMV of Ultemicia's Castle, which seems to be anchored to the mainland.

Once the scene has switched to that of a more sinister look, make your way and turn at the stairs. You will come across some more dead bodies and a Draw Point [Triple]. Now make you way up the huge chain which anchors down the castle and you will come across three doors emitting a colourful light - these are paths back to the outside world (the World Map), which you can visit for the last time before entering Ultemicia's Castle:

The Doors to the Outside World

1st Door - The door nearest to Ultimecia's Castle: leads to the Grandidi Forest where you will find the Chocobo Holy Area. The Chocobo Holy is located north-west from the door.

2nd Door - The door in the middle of the three doors: leads to the Centra-Serrengetti Plains where you find the Centra Ruins.

3rd Door - The door nearest to Edea's house: leads to the Galbadia area where you find the Missile Base.

4th Door - The Hidden Door: located on the right of the chain and leads to the Ragnarok. The door will only be uncovered upon entering it.

Use the 1st Door and you can do some final exploring and levelling up before you enter the Castle.

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