Eyes of Etro The Eyes of Etro is the ability to have visions , bestowed upon humans by the goddess Etro in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . It is the trait of the incarnations of Paddra Nsu - Yeul , the seeress of the Farseers , who can have visions of any moment in the timeline at any random time . Those who possess the Eyes of Etro have a strong connection to chaos since Valhalla is at the heart of every vision , and all of time can be seen from there . Sometimes when a seeress has a vision a glowing glyph is imposed over her eyes , supposedly the symbol of the goddess herself . The gift doubles as a curse as it drains the seeress ' s life force each time she has a vision , and if she has one strong enough , the seeress will die . The seeress knows the moment of her death but according to the law of the Farseers , is forbidden from changing history to save herself , and therefore risk dooming others to worse fates . In " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Ultimania Omega " , it is revealed the seeress ' s lifespan shortens the more the number of possible futures grows . The novel " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Fragments After " elaborates that upon entering Valhalla , Yeul ' s soul would never fade unlike the other souls , and taking pity on her , Etro would send Yeul back to the Mortal Realm with a new heart so she would not be lonely . It is suggested Yeul obtained the Eyes of Etro as a side - effect of being reborn . Lightning can also have visions but does not suffer the lethal side - effects like Yeul , supposedly because death does not exist in Valhalla , allowing her to have visions without the risk of dying . Datalog . History and Myth . " The ' Eyes of Etro ' is another name given to Yeul ' s power to see changes in the timeline . Not restricted to the past or future , Yeul can witness any period in history . This ability is associated with the power of chaos , and is thus seen as a blessing of the goddess . The fact that Serah shares this ability is a sign that she has come under the gaze of Etro at some point in the past . " " Every time a seeress has a vision , a part of her life force is drained away . For this reason , all the Yeuls in history have died before their twentieth birthdays . The Eyes of Etro cannot be voluntarily closed , and most often when history undergoes a significant upheaval . Noel is afraid that every change they make during their journey is eating away a little more of Serah ' s life span . " Fragment s . Tablet of Memory " Valhalla is a world that is connected to every age , every timeline . When the seeress of the Farseers gazes into the future , Valhalla is at the heart of the vision . " " The seeress also has the power to send her inner voice through Valhalla and then to the time and place of her choosing . However , only those with great chaos in their hearts are able to hear the words of the seeress . " Tablet of Memory " The seeress of the Farseers knows the exact moment she will die . However , she is forbidden to change the timeline in order to save herself . " " The seeress has no choice but to accept her preordained end . This is the law of the Farseers . Each change of the timeline creates new victims , spawns new tragedies , and not even the seeress can tell how great those losses shall be . " Yeul ' s Confessions " The part we humans call ' soul ' is a gift of the goddess . In all our hearts flickers a small piece of the chaos of Valhalla . " " From Valhalla , you can see every age , every timeline . I see the future because Valhalla lives in my heart . The Eyes of Etro is not a unique gift , reserved for the special . Every human who claims a soul can gaze into the future . " Story . The seeress Yeul and the Farseers of the Paddra nation in Yaschas Massif worshiped Etro as their patron goddess . With her Eyes of Etro , Yeul led her people with her prophecies of the future . She prophesied the destruction of Paddra , which caused chaos among the people , as some wanted to flee the city while others fought among themselves . Civil war broke out , Paddra fell as Yeul had seen it , and the survivors fled into the wilderness of Gran Pulse , becoming a nomadic tribe . In every generation of the Farseer tribe , a girl with the same appearance , gifted with the Eyes of Etro , would be born and named ' Yeul ' . She would continue to act as the leader to her people , implanting her visions into an Oracle Drive or her Guardian until the time of her death . After Lightning enters Temple of the Goddess in Valhalla , she looks through the Eyes of Etro and witnesses moments from the past and future . Lightning ' s vision compels her to stay in Valhalla and serve as Etro ' s champion . As a result of Etro releasing her and her friends from their crystal stasis at the end of " Final Fantasy XIII " , Serah Farron gains the Eyes of Etro . Awakening after the meteorite crash and stepping outside , Serah sees a future version of her village of New Bodhum , a desolate wasteland void of life . In the Bresha Ruins 5 AF , Serah has two more visions when she looks into a Time Gate : the first is of Ragnarok saving Cocoon , the second is of her fiancé Snow Villiers and the Royal Ripeness . In the Sunleth Waterscape 300 AF , Serah hears Yeul ' s voice and speaks as if possessed , reciting Yeul ' s prophecy of Cocoon ' s fall . She has another vision of Snow about to be killed by the Royal Ripeness . After Serah and Noel defeat the Proto fal ' Cie Adam in Augusta Tower in 200 AF , she has a vision of Caius stabbing Noel and striking her down . She briefly falls unconscious but Noel brings her back . Serah learns about her having the Eyes of Etro after speaking to several Yeuls in Valhalla ' s shade in the Void Beyond . After she saves Noel from becoming trapped in his dream world , Serah learns the Yeul he knew died at only 15 , and how the visions take a toll on the seeress ' s body . Despite learning of the death that awaits her , Serah continues her journey to change the future . After they defeat Caius in Valhalla and fix the timeline , Serah and Noel return to Gran Pulse at 500 AF . After the portal to Valhalla closes Serah has a vision and dies in Noel ' s embrace , moments before the chaos of Valhalla engulfs the New Cocoon and all of Pulse , making the world take on Valhalla ' s image . In the Unsolved Mysteries section of the " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Ultimania Omega " , it is said that even though Serah ' s last vision is unknown , if she is hopeful for a bright future like Yeul , she might have had a vision of salvation .