World of Ruin ( Final Fantasy VI ) The World of Ruin , also called WoR or Post - C ( Bonus section ) , is the second of two worlds in " Final Fantasy VI " . The World of Ruin is characterized by barren wastelands , deserts , burned forests , and polluted water . It consists of a series of small islands that dot the world , and those islands are where most people live . Story . The World of Ruin was created when Kefka Palazzo moved the Warring Triad out of alignment on the Floating Continent . This delicate balance was the key to sealing the World of Balance in place . When Kefka moved them out of balance , they went haywire and began destroying the world in an event that would become known as the end of the world . The result was the World of Ruin . At the center of the former imperial continent , Kefka ' s Tower , a monument to destruction , was formed with the debris . Atop this monument Kefka uses his Light of Judgment to exert his will on the world and destroy those who disobey him . Many monsters of legend were released when the world shifted — including Humbaba , Deathgaze , and the eight legendary dragons — and they were invited to wreak havoc on the world at will . Many of the weaker monsters also mutated into stronger , more violent beasts . A year later , Celes Chere wakes up on the Solitary Island where she had been cared for by Cid Del Norte Marquez . She takes a raft to the Southern Continent from where she begins her travels to find her lost companions . She runs into Sabin Rene Figaro in the town of Tzen after Kefka strikes it with his Light of Judgment . When the town ' s tallest building begins to collapse , Sabin uses his strength to hold it up while Celes saves the child inside . Afterward , Sabin joins her . The two find Edgar Roni Figaro disguised as a thief named Gerad who has recruited the best thieves around the world to form a gang known as the Crimson Robbers to help him get into Figaro Castle that has become stuck underground . Celes and Sabin catch up to him in Nikeah and follow him through South Figaro and South Figaro Cave through a secret passage to the castle . The pair follows him to the engine room where Edgar reveals his true identity . Celes and Sabin help him defeat the monster that disrupted the engine , and Edgar rejoins the two . They use the castle to travel to Kohlingen where they meet up with Setzer , who helps them unearth the airship , the " Falcon " , from Darill ' s Tomb . With the airship the party begins recruiting their former allies to assemble their party to confront Kefka . Terra Branford resides in the village of Mobliz , which was attacked by Kefka ' s Light of Judgment , killing all adults , and the orphaned children have latched onto her . Terra stays to care for the kids and initially believes herself a burden and declines to join the others . When Humbaba attacks the town a second time Terra sees her friends in danger and joins the battle in her esper form and helps them defeat the monster . The children are startled by her appearance , but recognize her as their " mama . " Terra realizes what she had been feeling is love for the children and with the epiphany entrusts the care of Mobliz to Duane and Katarin , the two eldest orphans , and joins the party in their battle against Kefka . Cyan Garamonde finds an anxious Lola in Maranda , worrying because her ( dead ) boyfriend is not writing her . Cyan makes his home atop Mt . Zozo and sends letters and hand - made silk flowers to Lola in the stead of her boyfriend . When the rest of the party finds him at Mt . Zozo , he rejoins . Cyan returns to what is left of Doma Castle and takes a rest there . He is haunted by the three Dream Stooges : Laragorn , Curlax , and Moebius . The rest of the party go inside his mind and help him clear his thoughts by defeating Wrexsoul , a manifestation of Cyan ' s fear and anger . Gau has returned to the Veldt . He rejoins the party , and Sabin decides Gau should meet his father — but first , Gau is given a makeover . Sabin takes him to Jidoor and dresses him up . When Gau meets his father , the latter doesn ' t recognize him , and mentions having had a " dream " of throwing away a supposed demon child into the Veldt . He compliments Gau ' s " parents " for raising such a nice young man . Sabin threatens to beat up Gau ' s father , but Gau is happy his father is still alive . Relm has been hired by Owzer , a wealthy art collector in Jidoor , to help him remove a demon named Chadarnook that has possessed one of his prized paintings . The party shows up to help out and after the fight , Relm rejoins . She accompanies the party to the Cultists ' Tower where Strago Magus has become a member of the Cult of Kefka to mourn for Relm whom he believes dead . Relm snaps Strago out from his trance with a few choice words , and he rejoins . Relm and Strago return to Thamasa where they find Strago ' s old friend , Gungho , apparently injured by Hidon , a monster he and Strago used to hunt in their youth . Strago and Relm go to defeat Hidon , and return victorious . Locke Cole heard a legend of the esper Phoenix said to revive the dead . He wants to use it on his late girlfriend Rachel and heads for the Phoenix Cave where the rest of the party locates him and invites him to Kohlingen . Locke uses the esper to revive Rachel who tells Locke to stop feeling guilty . She dies again , restoring Phoenix to life . Locke , exculpated , joins Celes and the others to fight Kefka . If the party waited for Shadow on the Floating Continent a year ago , he is found , wounded , in the Cave on the Veldt ( otherwise , Relm appears in his stead ) . The party rescues him and takes him to Thamasa to recover . Shadow heads for the Dragon ' s Neck Coliseum in search of the legendary dagger , the Ichigeki . If the party wagers it , they fight Shadow and if they win , Shadow rejoins the party . Narshe has become overrun by monsters , and most of the townsfolk have fled or been killed . Many doors are locked and require Locke to open them . Mog has returned to the cave in the Narshe Mines , and is the only moogle left . When the party finds him , he rejoins and tells them to find Umaro , whom he claims would be helpless without him . After the party finds and beats Umaro in battle , Mog bosses him around and orders the yeti to join the party . Gogo lives in the stomach of the Zone Eater on Triangle Island . When the party is eaten by a Zone Eater they can head to the room where Gogo awaits , and he joins the party . With their assembled forces the party tackles Kefka ' s Tower and faces Kefka himself at the top . When the party first enters the tower they question the fate of magic , espers , and Terra if they destroy the Warring Triad — since the three deities are the source of magic , their destruction would cause it to vanish from the world . When the party confronts Kefka at the tower ' s summit , he declares all life is meaningless and expresses his desire to continue destroying the world until humans have no hope or dreams . The party engages Kefka ' s final minions before battling Kefka himself . With Kefka dead , the tower begins to collapse , and Terra transforms into her esper form to lead the party out of the tower . The party races to the airship as Terra flies into the air to lead them to safety , her powers fading . As the party escapes , the magicites they have collected vanish . Maduin , one of the party ' s espers and Terra ' s father , comforts her with the knowledge she can survive if her human side has a strong emotional attachment to the world . Terra loses her powers but due to her love for the children of Mobliz , awakens as a human . The party members , sans Shadow who chooses to remain behind , make their way to the airship and fly across the world watching the people amid an effort to rebuild the ruined world . Other appearances . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . The World of Ruin serves as the background for the Field Music Sequence for " Searching for Friends " . Narshe and the northern mountains and Figaro Castle and the outlying desert appear as specific features in the scenery . Reflecting the World of Balance that serves as the background for " Terra ' s Theme " , where the World of Balance background featured the Phantom Forest , in the World of Ruin it is replaced with a desert . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . The World of Ruin appears in a Field Music Sequence . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . The World of Ruin is the setting for a dungeon in the Challenge Event Back to the Skies . Musical themes . The overworld theme for the World of Ruin is " Dark World " until the party acquires the " Falcon " , after which the theme changes to " Searching for Friends " . A live recording of " Dark World " is included on the " " album .