Mysidian Legend The Mysidian Legend is a legend passed down in the town of Mysidia in " Final Fantasy IV " . It foretells of a Chosen One who is destined to end all evil in the world . " Final Fantasy IV " ( SNES ) . " One to be born " < br > " From a dragon " < br > " Hoisting the light " < br > " And the dark " < br > " Arises high up " < br > " In the sky to " < br > " The still land . " < br > " Veiling the moon with " < br > " The Light of Eternity , " < br > " It brings " < br > " Another promise " < br > " To Mother Earth with " < br > " A bounty and mercy . " < br > " Final Fantasy IV " ( J2e ) . " One born " < br > " from the mouth " < br > " of a dragon , " < br > " rising towards " < br > " the heavens " < br > " with Light " < br > " and Darkness , " < br > " a sleeping promise " < br > " shall awaken . " < br > " Veiled in the light " < br > " of eternity , " < br > " Mother Earth " < br > " shall be blessed " < br > " with mercy " < br > " and salvation . " < br > " The moon " < br > " has begun to seek " < br > " its own light . " < br > " One man , " < br > " separated from his world " < br > " by the stream of time , " < br > " sleeps . . . " < br > " Final Fantasy IV " ( PlayStation , GBA and PSP Remake ) . " One born of a dragon " < br > " Bearing darkness and light , " < br > " Shall rise to the heavens " < br > " Over the still land . " < br > " The moon ' s light eternal " < br > " Brings a promise to Earth " < br > " With bounty and grace . " < br > " Final Fantasy IV " ( Nintendo DS Remake ) . " Birthed from womb of Dragon ' s maw " < br > " And borne unto the stars " < br > " By light and darkness cast aloft " < br > " Are dreamtide oaths resworn " < br > " Moon is swathed in ever - light " < br > " Ne ' er again to know eclipse " < br > " Earth , with hallow ' d bounty reconciled " < br > < br > " Yet fleeting is the reverie " < br > " When moon from shadow has egressed " < br > " Guided forth anew by light made manifest " < br > < br > " Two bound by ties of blood " < br > " By Time and Fate when wrest apart " < br > " Unto lunar light and Gaian breast " < br > Interpretation . The Elder of Mysidia interprets this legend , and he believes that Cecil Harvey is the one " birthed " . He justifies this because Cecil wields the Mythgraven Blade after becoming a Paladin , and it was also passed down that only the Chosen One would wield this sword . King Giott interprets this legend to justify the existence of the " Lunar Whale " , an airship which can take passengers to and from the Red Moon . In the DS version , Rydia notices that the land of Mysidia itself resembles the head of a dragon , with the Lunar Whale rising up out of the sea , which forms the dragon ' s " mouth " . Thus , the Lunar Whale could be considered to have been " birthed from womb of dragon ' s maw " . In actual fact , Cecil is the son of the previous Paladin , and to say that he bears darkness and light is to say that he ascended from Dark Knight to Paladin . The prophecy also refers to accessing and using the Lunar Whale in order to reach the moon and awaken Fusoya in order to restore Golbez to his former self and defeat Zemus . Essentially , the Legend is the basis for the entire game .