Lake Bresha Lake Bresha is a lake on Cocoon ' s outer - rim , directly underneath the Hanging Edge , in " Final Fantasy XIII " . Ruins are scattered around the shore . Lake Bresha is crystallized when the fal ' Cie , Anima crash - lands there after being defeated by Lightning and her companions . Lake Bresha is an unrevisitable location that comprises the game ' s third chapter . The Crystarium system is unlocked at the start of the chapter , and the party ' s base paradigm roles become available , and enemies now give CP . Datalog . " Lake Bresha is located near Cocoon ' s outer rim , directly beneath the Hanging Edge . Once a bustling center of activity , this desolate area is now home only to monsters that lurk amongst the centuries - old remnants of civilization . " " The final wave of power released by the falling Pulse fal ' Cie has locked the waters of the lake in solid crystal form , creating a beautiful and unsettling landscape . " Story . " Final Fantasy XIII " . The party falls down to the crystallized Lake Bresha after the Pulse Vestige is destroyed by PSICOM and discovers they have become l ' Cie . They try to discern their Focus but only remember a shared vision of Ragnarok attacking the Sanctum capital of Eden . After finding Serah ' s crystal stuck in a bigger crystal structure , Snow decides to stay behind and dig her free while Lightning leads the others to outdistance PSICOM . They come across the " Palamecia " deploying troops to find them and Purge survivors . They eventually arrive at ancient ruins at the lake ' s edge , where they fight a Garuda Interceptor and find an airship to make an escape before it is shot down and they crash in the Vile Peaks . As Snow continues to try and free Serah , PSICOM finds Snow and outnumbers him . Overwhelmed , Snow unwittingly summons the Shiva Sisters to wipe the soldiers out , but is forced to face the Eidolons in a battle to prove his worth to them . He defeats them but is apprehended by an unknown group of soldiers , and meets another Pulse l ' Cie named Oerba Yun Fang who takes him captive along with the crystallized Serah . He departs Lake Bresha on board a Cavalry airship , the " Lindblum " . " " . A young freight air pilot and associate of Sazh Katzroy named Cielo is flying towards Eden to deliver packages when he spots a speeding military aircraft that appears to leave from the remote area around Lake Bresha , and receives an order to make an emergency stop . He sees unmanned PSICOM attack ships in pursuit of the unknown airship . Cielo figures the airship is being piloted by a person as he watches it outmaneuver the PSICOM ships by guiding them into the molten plasma of the fal ' Cie Phoenix . He watches the spectacle from the edge of his seat , admiring the skills of the mystery pilot and secretly cheers for those being chased by PSICOM . The airship is struck by approaching reinforcements and falls towards the Vile Peaks , prompting Cielo to pray for the safety of those on board . Creation and development . Lake Bresha does not make an appearance in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " , but " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 Ultimania Omega " reveals concept art for a scenario where the late capital of Cocoon , Eden , would have crashed into Lake Bresha after Cocoon was crystallized . The area in " Final Fantasy XIII " where Garuda is battled is only seen in a cutscene , but can be made playable via hacks . Musical themes . For most of the area , the theme " Lake Bresha " is played . In the ruins found on the edge of the lake , the theme " Gapra Whitewood " plays . " Lake Bresha " also plays in the dummied Seventh Ark location if it is hacked into . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Lake Bresha 1 . Lightning and her party have fallen to Lake Bresha , a body of water turned to crystal by the magic of the fal ' Cie Anima . Now branded l ' Cie , they flee from their PSICOM pursuers . Lake Bresha 2 . Unable to abandon Serah ' s crystal , Snow finds himself surrounded by PSICOM forces . As they close in , his l ' Cie brand blazes with light . . .