Soul of Rebirth The Soul of Rebirth is a bonus quest in the " " , " 20th Anniversary " , and smartphone versions of " Final Fantasy II " . It becomes available after defeating The Emperor and completing the game . The player can then select " Soul of Rebirth " from the menu . Story . Minwu awakens in a new area following his sacrifice to unseal the door guarding the Ultima tome . He overhears a battle and sees someone resembling Gordon fighting off some Imperial soldiers . Minwu assists him and the man explains afterwards he is Scott , Gordon ' s brother . Minwu informs him of the pivotal role in the resistance that Firion , Maria and Guy have become , and the two surmise they are in the Jade Passage , the pathway to Hell , since they are both dead . Continuing onwards they find Josef fighting Zombie Borghen , and assist him in dispatching the count once again . The three find a Roundworm and approach it when Ricard appears and helps them fight it , saying it followed him to Hell when he killed it before . The four finally emerge from the cave in Machanon , a village in the mirror image of Poft where the citizens are dead victims of the Emperor ' s conquest , including Cid and Tobul . The people tell the group they appeared in this mysterious realm full of monsters without reason and have lost many of their number to these monsters , fleeing and building this makeshift town when they found a safe area . Additionally , a mysterious teleporter at the north edge of town has appeared since the four arrived , and the village takes hope in them fighting off the monsters . Another portal leads to a chamber resembling the Ultima chamber , where Minwu discovers another copy of the Ultima spell , but the Ultima Weapon must be killed to claim it . Cid tells the group that though the region is full of deadly monsters , he doesn ' t believe it to be Hell , as if it was it is unlikely innocent children would have appeared here . Cid asks Minwu and the group to find out where they all are and why they have been called here . The four enter the teleporter at the north edge of town and enter what Minwu says is Pandaemonium , palace of Hell , and climb to the highest floor where they find the Emperor on the palace ' s throne . However , Ricard notes this Emperor is different from the one he faced . The Emperor explains that when Firion and his allies killed him , his soul was split into two . The Emperor ' s " dark half " fell to Hell and acquired more power , while his light half - the Emperor they now see - ascended to Heaven . The Emperor explains that though the two look alike , they now stand in Arubboth , palace of Heaven , and the cave they traveled through was actually Raqia , the place where fallen angels are cast down to become demons . The Emperor explains he called them all here to ask for forgiveness on the behalf of his dark half , and offers them eternal life with him in Arubboth if they agree to forgive his sins . Though the four are tempted with his offer , apparitions of their loved ones appear and show them a vision of Firion and his allies battling the Dark Emperor in Pandaemonium . Realizing this Light Emperor is just as evil as the original , the four reject his offer and engage him . Defeated in battle , the Light Emperor declares their history of war and violence will continue , then dies just as Firion and his allies vanquish the Dark Emperor . As the rebels in the world of the living celebrate their victory , the specters of Minwu , Scott , Josef and Ricard watch them and wish them well . When their former allies leave , the four turn to each other and agree that their time is up , and they fade away into peaceful rest . Minwu comments that if anyone can change man ' s legacy of violence , it is Firion and his friends . Gameplay . Soul of Rebirth gives the player a party consisting of three party members they had in the past , with the addition of Scott . Except for Scott , those three join the party with whatever spells , equipment and stats they had when they left the party , so the player is advised to plan for this ahead of time during the main game if they plan to play Soul of Rebirth - in particular , the player may wish to teach Ricard Ultima or equip him with the Blood Sword in the main game , as he will carry these skills over to Soul of Rebirth where they can be quite effective . The vast differences in stats between the party also means the player will likely have to do a lot of level grinding to build up their stats enough to complete the quest . The shops in Machanon sell higher level equipment than what the party likely has initially , and many monsters in Arubboth drop rare and powerful armor . In addition , an " ultimate " weapon can be found in chests for each of the four party members .