Treachery of the Gods Main Scenario 012 : Treachery of the Gods is the name of the initial story mode in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Each chapter is unlocked by completing the one before . Completing the Epilogue unlocks Light to All , and unlocks Confessions of the Creator in the PP Catalog . Story . Early in the 12th cycle , Lightning , Kain , Laguna , Yuna , Vaan and Tifa are travelling back to Order ' s Sanctuary when they are summoned by Cosmos . Cosmos imbues them with her power and tells them to fight , as eventually her power will manifest as a Crystal for each of them , which will give them great strength . Lightning , Laguna , Tifa and Vaan set out together , but are confronted by strange enemies called Manikins . A confrontation with Kuja separates Lightning from the others , and she soon finds that Kain has struck down Bartz , and that a large horde of Manikins is about to sweep over the land . As the group tries to fight their way back to Sanctuary , Laguna discovers from the Cloud of Darkness that the Manikins are emerging from a portal to The Void . At Order ' s Sactuary , the Warrior of Light tells Lightning that Kain is striking down his allies to save them from permanent defeat at the hands of the Manikins - once they are incapacitated he is hiding them away to await awakening in the next cycle . Unwilling to accept this plan , the group heads out to find the portal the Manikins are emerging from and close it , the Warrior of Light remaining behind to protect Cosmos from the approaching Manikin army . Tifa and Kain meet up with the four and agree to assist them . At the portal , Kain being forced to remain behind to battle Exdeath along the way , the five remaining warriors defeat five of the Warriors of Chaos who appear to stop them . Kain rejoins them , and the group rushes into battle against a large force of Manikins , while at the same time the Warrior of Light fights to protect Cosmos from the Manikin army now at Order ' s Sanctuary . The six warriors at the portal fall in battle , but they succeed in closing the portal and destroying many Manikins . The weakened Warrior of Light is saved from an attacking Manikin by Cosmos , who expends her power to destroy the rest of the army . At this time , Shinryu descends , teleporting the various fallen warriors to another dimension where he absorbs their memories and revives them . The six at the portal , have expended all their strength to close it , fade away , and Shinryu departs . The Warrior of Light reappears at Order ' s Sanctuary and collapses , marking the end of the 12th cycle and the beginning of the 13th . Chapters . Prologue - Path to Sanctuary . In this chapter , player controls Lightning . Chapter 1 - A New Threat . In this chapter , player controls Lightning . Chapter 2 - Stern Eyes . In this chapter , player controls Vaan . Chapter 3 - Clues . In this chapter , player controls Laguna . Chapter 4 - Where Memories Wait . In this chapter , player controls Yuna . Chapter 5 - Decision . In this chapter , player controls Lightning . Chapter 6 - Indiscernible Truth . In this chapter , player controls Kain . Chapter 7 - Ally . In this chapter , player controls Tifa . Epilogue - An Undocumented Battle . In this chapter , player sets up a party consists of all the characters , and Kain as an Assist .