"Cecil: It's because I have friends that I can fight! Both light and darkness give me the guidance I need. Thus - I can turn Darkness...into hallowed light! Behold!"

"Golbez: You are a knight. If there is such determination behind your thoughts...prove it with your blade, my brother!"

"Golbez: It looks as though our difference are irreconcilable."

"Cecil: Brother...I do not travel with companions to cover my own weakness. Their presence gives me strength. They encourage and support me. I travel with them so that I can aid them as they have aided me. A certain strength can only be born in the presence of my friend. That's why! This what I believe!"

"Cecil: Yes, I will return to my friends"

"Golbez: There is a different air about you. You seem to have made a decision."

"Cecil: I...I must do this!"

"Cosmos(as she leaves): The answer can be found inside you"

"Cecil: Cosmos, does this mean--"

"Cosmos: You already know in your hear. To depend on others, and to work together with others--are they the same things to you? I know you can reach the light because you are worthy."

"Cosmos: Do not be trouble. Cast your worries aside, for that which you seek lies near."

"Cecil: How could that--"

"Cosmos: Do you look to me for answers? The crystal does not shine on those who only depend on others. What your brother says is absolutely true."

"Cecil: Cosmos... I'm not sure of anything anymore. Not once did I doubt that we could find the crystals by working together. In fact, I believed cooperation to be the only way. But my brother -- Golbez says that I must seek the crystal alone. Have I been naive to think we could work together? Is the bond I have with my friends really only an illusion?"

"Cosmos: Still confused?"

"Cecil: Brother..."

"(Golbez leaves)"

"Golbez: Now do you see? The bonds between people are unreliably fragile. The friendship you believe in is nothing but an illusion."

"(Knocks Cecil down with a blast)"

"Golbez: So I see. In that case--"

"Cecil: But I cannot abandon my friends if they are in need! All I want is for us to look for our crystals together!"

"Golbez: You cling to the skirts of your companions. Is that the sign of a strong will? The crystal will never shine on those who always depend on others. You must act alone to accomplish the goal you have bee given."

"Golbez: To set you on the proper path."

"Cecil: Brother! You came!"

"(Golbez appears)"

"Cecil: I should return to my friends. But--"

"Cecil: Brother...! Why?"

"Golbez: You disappoint me, Cecil. Like this, you will not receive the crystal's eternal light."

"Cecil: What?"

"Golbez: Enough. I am merely your shadow. I could not accept the darkness, yet I do not belong to the light."

"Cecil: I must tell my friends what you just told me. They too seek their own crystals. Once the crystals are gathered, the battle will be over. Then, you and I, we could--"

"Golbez: What?"

"Cecil: I only fought him for you...Please, won't you join me?"

"Golbez: You took on Exdeath yourself without depending on my aid. you've shown you have the ability to achieve what you desire. The crystal shines upon those who exhibit the strongest will. That is its secret. Seeing you are you are now, I thought you would be able to obtain it..."

"Cecil: What's wrong?"

"Golbez: Why has the crystal not appeared?"

"(After fight with Exdeath)"

"Golbez: And why have you come all this way? Most likely for the same reason. A brother cares for his kin. Cecil...I am here to gauge whether or not your are worthy of obtaining the crystal."

"Cecil: Why tell me the secret of the crystal?"

"Golbez: So you've come, Cecil."

"Golbez: *laughs* What exactly do you think the crystals are? The true brilliance of the crystal is not visible to the eye. Casting about you gaze will not reveal a single mote of its light."

"Cecil: I lose my way because it is a dream."

"Golbez: Lose yourself in the fog of doubt and reverie, and you will never reach the crystal. It will forever remain but a dream."

"Cecil: Brother!"

"Golbez: You seem to be in a pensive mood, Cecil."