Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : My Life as a King Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : My Life as a King , released in Japan as Chiisana Ōsama to Yakusoku no Kuni : Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ( subtitle translated as " The Little King and the Promised Land " ) , is an installment in the " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " series for the Nintendo Wii available through the WiiWare download service . It is a country - building simulation which follows King Leo , a young Clavat king rebuilding his father ' s kingdom from the ground up . Gameplay . The magic of Architek is powered by elementite , which must be gathered from the dungeons surrounding the kingdom . Because the player is in the role of a king , and is therefore too important to risk their life , certain residents can be hired as adventurers who will leave the safety of the kingdom to gather the elementite . The player must also tend to the needs of their residents by building amenities such as a bakery to increase their happiness , or a weapons shop to better equip their adventurers . Job Classes . The main character cannot go on missions , and instead sends off Adventurers from the Kingdom to complete these missions . There are four job classes : Story . Set after the events of " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " , " My Life as a King " revolves around King Leo , whose old homeland was destroyed by the Miasma . He is now attempting to rebuild the new land established by his father , using the power of " Architek " received from the crystal . The story is narrated from the point of view of the Chancellor in her reports . After a long journey , the king and his two retainers finally reach upon a frontier land established by the young king ' s father many years ago . Only the castle and a remains as notable landmarks in the desolated town . After gazing upon the Crystal , it greets the little king and bestows him with the crystalline art of Architek , for it is its wish to restore the land . After trying his new - found ability , the first house of the town is constructed ; however , a surprised Clavat woman would appear from the house , revealing that she and her son were from the king ' s former homeland . The king use his new power to bring back more people from his former homeland , but when he is unable to build anymore , the crystal reveals to him that crystals known as Elementite s need to be collected in order to create more buildings . As the king is to important for the sake of the kingdom , adventurers are commissioned to take on the mission to gather this material from the nearby dungeons ; and so , the reconstruction of the kingdom begins . However , one day , alarming news come from the adventurers . The monsters around the realm are getting more ferocious , even though the miasma has faded away . Rumors start to spread about a Dark Lord , who forced out those inhabiting the land when the king ' s father first established it . One night , the people are assembled around the Crystal , pondering on the possibility that the tragedy would befall once again to the realm . Then the Dark Lord himself appears before them , but he , to the surprise of everyone , is none other than King Epitav , who encourages the young king to keep constructing the realm . Chime says not to listen , that the king ' s father was not like that . After that , the Dark Lord disappears , leaving the town in distress . Next morning , the king is seen preoccupied about the possibility of his father been the dreaded Dark Lord ; however , Hugh Yurg shows up and tells him that the adventurers got together and decided that they will defeat the Dark Lord so everyone can be safe . Chime wonders why the Dark Lord wants the town built up if he had previously destroyed it . Yurg notes that , whatever may be the case , the only way to stand against him is to build up the city anyway . One night , the wandering moogle Stiltzkin shows up . He happens to be rather close to Epitav , so the king invites him inside to see if he knows anything about his . As it happens , he ran into Epitav soon after the miasma cleared , and told him a story about architek : The Dark Lord shows up and Chime yells at him to take off the disguise . The Dark Lord complies , shedding the form of Epitav and revealing his true self . He asks the king why he wishes to stop him , as his goals are the realm ' s prosperity as well . When asked why , then , he destroyed the kingdom Epitav had built , he replies that Epitav was foolish and refused to accept him . The kingdom once belonged to the Dark Lord where he tried to create a safe haven for monsters , but when the miasma cleared , his dream was destroyed . So he trapped his heart inside the crystal , waiting to be reunited with his body . Time passed and one day , King Epitav showed up . Having gained the power of Architek , he started rebuilding the town . One day , the Dark Lord appeared to him and offered him power and the title of archlord in exchange for freeing him from the crystal . Epitav refused to comply and the Dark Lord trapped him " where his heart rest " . The next day , the king and his court decided that King Epitav must surely still be alive and in the temple where the Dark Lord ' s heart rests . The king is reminded again that he is needed in town and cannot go rescue his father himself , but should rely on the adventurers he has commissioned . Once the entrance to the Shrine of Awakening has been found , the king behests the subjugation of the Dark Lord and the rescue of his father that had imprisoned by him for a long time . Once the Dark Lord has been defeated , everyone goes to the gates to welcome the heroes , but the king feels a strange presence coming from the Crystal . The Dark Lord appear and tries to take the king to the world of the dead with him ; however , after everyone attempt to protect the king he realize the little king has achieved something greater he never could : the heart of his people . The king finishes off the fading Dark Lord and , with his final words , recognizes Leo as the only one who has been worthy of the title of Archlord . A new day breaks in and the people prepare for the coronation of a new king , as Lord Epitav abdicates the throne in favor of his son . The country takes its first steps into a brighter future . Downloads . " My Life as a King " features additional downloadable content which includes extra costumes , new buildings to construct , extra dungeons , and adventuring races to recruit . Additional content is priced between 100 and 800 Wii Points . Users who purchased and downloaded the game before April 1 , 2008 were required to re - download an updated version of the game in order to access the new content . Downloadable content is unlocked for all save files when purchased , and unique rewards obtained in dungeons unlocked by downloadable content , such as buildings for other races or sacred shrines , can be carried over when starting a game from clear save data .