Anabaseios Eleventh Circle Theme "Fleeting Moment" - FFXIV OST 

This guy saw bits and pieces from our entire history with him and chose to call us "friend" despite everything. This is why closure is important.

"You know what we should put in between all these sick chill edgy beats?" "What?" "A happy sunshine version of To The Edge"

The way he sees the Convocation, bright and golden heroes, contrasted with Emet-Selch's dark and melancholic Amaurot.

HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, YOUNG-OLD MAN?!

I really like how comparably happier this rendition of the theme is, showing that this Elidibus we’re fighting hasn’t lost his way yet

Finally, a proper bout with Elidibus. No masks, no mistaken identity, the truest form of the Emissary. And this song the best companion to such a duel.

This fight felt like a dance between good friends -- like the solo instance with Venat in Elpis did. I'm so happy we got this with Elidibus

Someone on twitter pointed out that in P10 it's raining. Once we reached P11, the rain has ceased.

He finally got to put his duty aside and do what he wanted, and it's shown by the emphasis on the daylight shining through. The rain has ceased, and rather than continue to work, he chooses to enjoy the beautiful day

I'll never get tired of To The Edge

This hit´s even more after I realize something... three years ago soken wrote "to the edge", what helped him fighting cancer. Now we have this one: hope, light and life

The Thirteenth Seat vs. The Fourteenth Seat and this time both of them know it.

To the Edge: "It's so over..." Fleeting Moment: "WE'RE SO BACK"

The fact that Themis reveals in the end that he has some of the memories of the soul he was created from and still wanted this last clash as rivals, not bitter enemies, and then finally calls us his friend I think is not just a great ending to Pandaemonium, but to the ShB/EW arc and to the story of the Ascians as a whole. Such a well told story and Pandaemonium is such a good epilogue to it.

What a beautiful finale for a beautiful character.

This song screams Themis’ love and care for the people around him at your face until your ears go numb. Hearing the crescendo of the Amaurot theme come back at 1:50 but filled with *hope* while the piano climbs higher and higher, contrasting every other time we’ve heard it elsewhere, is just wonderful.

The seats of the fourteen, sunny amaurot outside, finally having a proper fight with Themis…I cried

One thing I really like is that we are finally in the Amaurot but not in the Tempest one. It’s sunny outside and it’s just beautiful. The one at the Tempest is also really great, with the color tone of the Tempest you can feel how depressed Emet was. This arena gives a really different feeling. It’s probably how Amaurot originally looks like Reminds me one of Emet's dialogue from 5.0 “And then there was Amaurot... Never was a city more magnificent. From the humblest streets to the highest spires, she fairly gleamed... Not that you would remember any of this.”

One thing I love is how his stack marker mechanic is the same as Zodiark's. Nice little callback to his eventual role.

I love the title being "Fleeting Moment" in contrast to the Amaurot dungeon theme being titled "Mortal Instants". Both songs play in the same context, an ephemeral vision of Amaurot shown to you by a member of the Convocation, precipitating the fall of the Ancients' civilization. Both titles say the same thing, a passing glimpse of what was, and what you know will soon be gone. But while one is a stark, mournful reminder of how quickly life can end, how abruptly and unfairly everything can fall apart around you, the other is a joyful reminder of how wonderful life is, how beautiful and precious the time you spent together was, no matter how brief.

This arena is likely the chamber the Convocation sat in, Themis' line "I am the Emissary and I will never die" and the Heart amplifies desire and wishes. The thing Themis wanted most was to be the Emissary with his friends forever

PLEASE KEEP REARRANGING THIS SONG IDC IF IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE TO. JUST HEARING THE FIRST NOTE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TO GET ME EMOTIONAL

“COME WARRIOR OF DARKNESS! Let us finish this!” **Three years later** “I am Elidibus and I will never die” OH COME ON

This is the kind of song that gives me an impression that we are just sparring with a dear old friend while having laughs and fun in between.

I can't fight you through all these tears, Elidibus, but I will damn well try

Yelling "I am the Emmisary and I will never die!" at us when he already knows full well we've fought before and the WoL killed him just goes to show that Themis has an incredible sense of humour, actually.

No wonder this pure hearted kid became Zodiark’s heart.

"In these fleeting moments, a spark. Blinding, brilliant; gone too soon." Tbh I didn't really get what he meant until this fight.

Knowing that all the Ascians are *officially* gone and that this might be the last time we hear the "To the Edge" motif brings tears to my eyes 😭😭💔💔

No lyrics just pure unadulterated angelic bliss

I'm sure we all know the story of how Soken wrote "To The Edge" while in the hospital with cancer This more upbeat, happier version of it is the first remix to come after his cancer went into remission I like to think of this as Soken's victory song

Just when you think you're out a new rendition of To the Edge comes in three years later to get you with a nine iron to the feels.

Thinking how this is the third and most likely final time we fight Elidibus, it's really emotional. You've known him since ARR and then you fight him in his boss fight and then understand what he's been through. This theme is like the finale version of "To The Edge" ( Seat of Sacrifice theme ). It's a song that tells us that Themis is done with his duty and that this is his farewell not as the guy who tried to stop you and destroy all the reflections, but as a friend. It really did put a tear in my eye. Farewell, Themis.

This and the subsequent events that happened is such a sweet send off to Elidibus and Themis.

I cant help but feel that this is a farewell to Amaurot and the Ancients but the theme is hopeful underlying the message that even though the Ancient way of life is gone the people still endure to the current era in different forms. It’s sad but still has glimmers of hope. Compared to SoS which was the Ancients realizing their end was close.

Never did I imagine we'd get to dance with Elidibus again. And somehow it hurts even more than the first time. At least this time, he's smiling , and gods dammit so am I.

It's cool how similar this model looks to Zodiark, especially the wings Kind of like a cross between Zodiark and the Warrior of Light, fitting since this fight uses both light and dark mechanics

The rematch I did not know I needed till it was there. Out of all the fights I had the dumbest grin on my face the entire duel. something about this fight to me said nothing of a fight for our lives. It was a clash of hearts and friends. Azem and Themis, Elidibus finally getting to see just how good we (Azem) really are, why we are herald so highly by Emit and Hythlo. Why the hero's he looked up to spoke so fondly of us. In my eyes this was not a Fight it was a lesson. A lesson to Themis that his conviction mattered, and a lesson to us that our perseverance matters. it's really a beautiful fight.

“Do you miss Shadowbringers yet?”: The Raid

Messing with my boy's soul AND making me fight him with an hopeful version of To the Edge? Why would you do this to me Square?

Ah yes, the music for each of the new raid encounters: Banger Banger A critical direct hit in the feels that instantly gives you all the sacred vuln stacks Banger

"In transformation I present to you my truth, I am Elidibus!" *PIANO DROPS* This moment made me cry rivers, I'm so happy to see him again.

I love that his design is a glimpse of Zodiark if he was balanced and not aspected to darkness.

In the original timeline, Elidibus saw us as nothing but an obstacle and a pest, he couldn't possibly see an equal ground between the Ancients and the fragments that now live, weight down by his duty as the Emissary, similar to how Lahabrea and Emet-Selch felt. But after you bested him and sought his help to go back to Elpis, something changed in him, similar to Emet-Selch. While Emet-Selch saw your worth and you proved yourself to be an equal and worthy of respect, Elidibus' fragmented mind vaguely remembered your time in Pandaemonium and saw fit to help you, and the WoL even feels bad for Elidibus' sacrifice which he couldn't understand at the time. Now that Athena plucked his soul from the aetherial sea and give form, albeit a bit puppetered until you free him from it, he's finally complete and able to remember both past and present. Free of duty, he can fight you in equal measure with no masks or titles, as Themis. This isn't a test of your strength, this is a sparring match in his heart. He remembers you from days of eld and how you managed to help Erichtonios and Lahabrea back in Elpis, you're an equal, you're a colleague, a dear friend of his. So, different from the sentiment that Hades and Hythlodeus gives us, Themis is able to reconcile and accept us, and gladly smile at you and call you his friend, for not only have you helped him so many times, but despite clashes and calamities, you still hurt at casting him down. And now, free of burden and guilt, he's thankful he can go back to the aetherial sea now complete, and making ammends with you. And now, we know he has accepted this new world, because the very last scene, we see that he's about to be reborn into this world. Goodbye, Themis. I'll miss you.

Fighting Elidibus in The Seat of Sacrifice: *"KICK HIS ASS!"* Fighting Elidibus in Anabaseios: *Sad Warrior of Light noises...*

there's something really comical about "I will show you my truth! I am Elidibus!" and then the title card comes in and calls him themis

tfw when the boss music feels like the boss just asked you to marry him and im absolutely going to say yes

A Battle with a Friend.

So this was all so the kid could have a round two with us? Elidabus, ya could have just asked

The part at 1:06 is straight up my favorite musical phrase in the game, going low with just the piano and vocals as a callback to the sadness of amaurot and to the edge, then reintroducing drums and string instruments to rebuild back up to the high energy chorus, the perfect sendoff since this tier is the last time we're gonna see him

"In one fleeting moment, from the Land doth life flow Yet in one fleeting moment, for anew it doth grow In the same fleeting moment, thou must live, die, and know"

To The Edge but happy. This couldn't be any more perfect.

"To the Edge" sounded like a heartbeat, a final and desperate struggle to the end against your enemy. This sounds like a dance shared between friends. I just love the genius behind Soken and his team.

I daresay this is probably the most beautiful raid fight we've seen, from the stage, to Themis' true form, to the music.

All of the new music are amazing in this tier but this one is probably my favorite. Its a hopeful version of The Tempest yet it makes me very emotional. It's Elidibus before he lost his way...Also that stack attack where he shoot dark and light beam at everybody, that is a lot like Zordiak's stack attack, which make sense since he is gonna be Zordiak's heart

Out dearest friend Elidbus You shall never die.

I like how Elidibus' form is a combination between the FF1 Warrior of Light and a baby Zodiark.

a warrior of light AND dark, i believe is the truest form of elidibus, not just either or, hes the emisarry, hes supposed to walk both lines also i really really love this rendition of to the edge, and i kinda wish we still had the ticking clock

Anyone else sing the lyrics of To the Edge while this played during the boss fight?

This boss fight easily one of the best in all of pandemonia doesn't mean it's the easiest when it's in Savage

People talking about the music and all, I just want to point out something different. Look at the mechanics in that fight. All of them are very similar to the original fight in spirit. The Light & Dark themes, the "cutting lines", the fact that almost all his attacks are "In and Out" patterns. Such a well done fight. One of my favorite fights in the whole game, from the start of ARR.

This remix is so powerful and it almost sounds like the Ancients' last hoorah. Like it's their last battle and they're fully enjoying it, fully coming to terms with things and just wanting to end it on a good note. //proceeds to sob ugly tears

"Will Light embrace or Darkness consume?"

I love how majestic and pretty it looks, so much more happier than the recreation made by Emet-Selch. At the same time it's so funny how it seems like such a royal thing to me when it was just a workplace for our previous self (the rare times when they didn't skip a meeting because they were traveling around I mean, at least that's my head canon. :D ) Hanging around there in the world unsundered was "just another Tuesday", and yet it looks so special to me, like diving into an old photograph or painting from days long gone and ending up in Narnia.

Good thing i listened to this here and not in the actual fight, i would see absolutely nothing with all of the tears in my eyes.

Elidibus is one of my favorite characters of all time. I was excited for this raid tier because “oh he might be voiced in some fights!” BUT TURNS OUT HE IS THE FIGHT?? I was not ready for that I was getting worked up saying goodbye for the 4th time. But then the actual end? Holy SHIT I was SOBBING. Flow was playing in the background and him saying he does remember his time after the Sundering with us too. I love that little guy so much. I’m glad that the aeatherial sea sounds comforting for him, he needs to for the first time have his soul be unshackled by millennia’s worth of responsibilities

It's beautiful. This is a fitting end to the story of the Ancients. I was worried but this tier has dispelled my fears. Onward, to the next tale, remembering the moments that came before.

You just know that this time Elidibus knew what the invocation of eld (though not of Hydaelyn's making) actually was.

I love the little hints of Close the Distance in this

why is this song so comfy for such an intense battle?

Isn't "Fleeting Moment" a line from Answers? In this one fleeing moment, you must live, die, and know

The rains have ceased, and we have been graced with another beautiful day. But you are not here to see it. But I shall push forward, and remember you as you were. as you would want me. I shan’t forget. is the kinda vibe I get from this song

I love how this fight theme is very piano centric Of course the original 'Neath Dark Waters is mainly a piano piece too, but this is Themis's theme. Elidibus is playing a piano on a cover of an official ffxiv album, and Soken himself dressed as a white-robed Ascian in a piano performance. Because of this, Themis being a pianist is a common headcanon, and as it originates from SE itself, his theme being mostly played on piano could be very intentional!

レイドの為に石田さん呼んでもらったの感謝しかないねぇ

In that same fleeting moment, thou must live, die and know

Best prog music, hands down. I never get tired of this theme, remix, rearranged, slow, original, all the best! Cant wait for the savage.

"A truth that fills my heart..."

1:50 that part makes me cry when i hear it first time tbh^^

2:21 ITS THAT PIANO AND THAT RISE, MAN. I SWEAR TO GOD. THE WHOLE SONG WAS AMAZING BUT ITS THAT RISE ITS THAT HOPEFUL RISE IN THE INSTRUMENTS GOD DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN I CANNOT NOT CRY TO THIS MASTERPIECE I FUCKING LOVE THIS GAME

The rains have ceased, and we are blessed with another beautiful day. And you are here to see it!

To the edge: "you say run" version

This song is such a masterpiece, it bring metears of joy and sorrow of what was lost.

Ngl i cried when it started playing

Glad to see they found a way to have a fight with Elidibus with less of an urge to cry

What I do like most about this music and encounter? How hopefull it actually is, full of joy and excitement and promise of something beautiful. Exact same feelings I've got from fight with Venat when she wanted to test us for the first time. You're not fighting another foe, there is no battle to save the world, you're not forced to fight for survival on peak of the Crystal Tower. Its like... idk like you indulge your friend? Answering his challenge for a friendly duel.. and that's actually fills me with so much joy I can't even describe it 😭😭😭😭

What an exceptional fight on every level. Great callbacks to Seat of Sacrifice, the theme being a rearrangement of Neath Dark Waters, him using quotes from other Ascians... He even uses an Ahk Morn-like ability similar to the one in Zodiark, but with light added into it. It's really, really damn good.

It's pretty awesome how when we fight Themis in shb, he has weakened over the years at level 80 and at an extreme level fight at that. But we are level 90 and are fighting an ancient ancestor in his prime and more with unlimited aether at savage level and really shows how strong the convocation really are once they were ready to battle

The theme gives off a battle between a good friend vibes.

Masterpiece soundtrack. Comforting yet ‘let’s fight on’ all at once

"I saw you there.. On Elpis."

His smile and optimism, still there.

The piano is going wild here with this lighter and happier rendition of To The Edge and I love it. This is probably my top favorite out of all the Pandaemonium raids.

His mechanics are all about balancing the light and dark (those circles give party a buff only after the split). Just like Elisibus's role as Emissary that's guarding the balance in Source's aether.

Seat of Sacrifice is my favorite trial in the entire game, every week i always queue to the normal fight just for the funs. When i saw the the convocation's seats and this song started playing i almost cried

This might be the most beautifully orchestrated song in the game.

This felt like the last, LAST send off to the ancients and the last character left to give it to. Hit me like the end of Endwalker all over again

the opening gives off that “you say run” buildup and vibe ngl and it hits that point a few times w how they remixed the original track and have a building and layer cadence to it just hyping emotion so bloody well done

When I saw who it was we were fifhting, I fucking cranked my volume (me and my neighbour have an unspoken agreement about getting loud ever now and again)

The real challenging and hardest part about this entire boss is the music. It's quite impossible to stay NOT emotional and fight THE Elidibus in his purest form with a straight face While the theme of Amaurot playing in its full glory and is filled with hope. Damn you Elidibus,You knew being emotional is my weakness all along...

Definitely think Square knew that people were curious about Themis' transformation and threw us a bone with this fight lmao