Destiny Odyssey IX Destiny Odyssey IX , subtitled Melodies of Life , is a storyline in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " which follows the journey of Zidane on his quest for his crystal . Chronologically , it begins shortly before Bartz ’ s chapter . This chapter has a difficulty rating of three stars . Story . The story begins with Zidane and Bartz deciding to have a race to see who can find their Crystal first . Though Bartz approaches the contest with enthusiasm , Zidane has doubts about their progress but keeps them to himself . When the two find a Crystal Bartz runs for it , and vanishes . Kefka appears and Zidane attacks him , demanding to know what has happened to Bartz . He prevails and Kefka tells him Bartz has been teleported to enemy territory , and he will never find him . Behind the scenes , the Crystal was a trap laid by Kuja , who had intended for Zidane to be caught instead of Bartz . Zidane blames himself for Bartz ' s abduction , but vows to find him and continues on . Zidane heads through Ultimecia ' s Castle and spies Squall preparing to battle Ultimecia and Garland . Zidane tackles Garland aside and berates Squall for showing off , offering to fight Garland while Squall faces Ultimecia . The two win , and Squall claims his Crystal as Garland departs and Ultimecia fades . Zidane tells him Bartz was captured , and the two set off to find him , following a golden light from the chocobo feather good luck charm Bartz gave Squall . The two find Bartz who has managed to escape Chaos ' forces , and shows them a Crystal he stole while wandering their territory , declaring himself the winner of their contest . Zidane reaches for the Crystal to examine it , and a bright light envelops him . As the light fades Zidane opens his eyes to find himself at the Chaos Shrine , Kuja appearing before him : the Crystal Bartz found was another trap that spirited Zidane to him . Kuja tells Zidane he wants to test him as one who shares his fate , and see if Zidane ' s spirit breaks as he realizes he is powerless to protect his friends . Kuja vanishes to leave Zidane alone . As Zidane mopes alone , Cosmos appears to him and encourages him to keep fighting , telling him to believe in his friends . Zidane agrees , rationalizing they won ' t be defeated as easily as Kuja thinks , and runs off to fight his way back to them . Zidane runs across Kuja again , who asks if loneliness has become intolerable for him . Zidane tells him he believes in them , and asks if Kuja feels the same about his own friends . Angered at being associated with " those animals , " Kuja attacks Zidane . Zidane emerges victorious and claims his Crystal , but asks Kuja why he doesn ' t trust others . Kuja says he feels this way because Zidane only clings to his friends to cover his own helplessness , and refuses to listen to his words as he fades . Zidane ' s Crystal glows and floats away , and as Zidane runs after it he is teleported back to Bartz and Squall , thinking he can face down any hardship to get back to the place he belongs . Stages . Destiny Odyssey IX - 1 . There is not much difficulty to be had with this stage - the positioning of the enemies is simple , and all of them are low - level . The player begins this stage with five DP . There are limited chances to end the stage with much DP . Defeat the Capricious Thief at C3 , then defeat the Counterfeit Youth at F3 . Finally , defeat the Capricious Reaper at H5 and move to the Stigma of Chaos to end the stage with three DP . Destiny Odyssey IX - 2 . This stage is very compact with few enemies , making it simple to chain them to conserve Destiny Points . Kefka is faced as a boss at the end of the stage . The player begins with four Destiny Points . To earn the most DP , first move to C1 and chain the Counterfeit Youth and Fallacious Wanderer . The player should then move to E3 and engage the Capricious Reaper . It ' s defeat opens the path to the Chaos Piece and lets the player end the stage with four DP . The chest at D2 and the Delusory Knight at E3 that spawns when it is opened should be avoided , as the Delusory Knight rewards no DP . Destiny Odyssey IX - 3 . In this stage the Chaos Piece is protected by four locked areas . An Expert Battle Piece here can prove challenging if the player is not prepared , as it is a high level enemy with many Brave to HP attacks . Zidane fights Garland at the end of the stage . The player starts this level with six DP . As all the enemies in this stage allow the player chances to earn more DP , they have their pick of which enemies to face . The simplest solution to the stage is to use Jump to jump over either the Transient Lion at E1 or the Imitation Despot at G3 , then chain either of them with the Delusory Warlock at G1 . Then simply move around the board fighting to the Chaos Piece , making sure to fulfill the DP requirements for each enemy . This lets the player finish the stage with six DP . Without Jump , the most that can be earned is five DP . Destiny Odyssey IX - 4 . The enemies on this stage are very strong , and their placement means the player will have to chain enemies and fight them in succession to proceed . The player begins with five Destiny Points . Earning the most DP possible is simple in this stage . Move to C2 and chain the Capricious Reaper at C1 with the Transient Lion at C3 to open the locked area at F3 . Then move to F2 and open the treasure chest at F1 , chaining the two adjacent enemies . This causes the Capricious Reaper at C5 and the Ephemeral Phantom at D4 to spawn : move to chain them and open the locked area blocking the Stigma of Chaos , finishing the stage with seven DP . Destiny Odyssey IX - 5 . There are quite a few enemies here , and many barriers that must be unlocked by defeating them . Fortunately every enemy that appears in this stage allows the player to earn more Destiny Points , so maintaining DP is not difficult . The player begins with five Destiny Points . To earn the most DP in this stage , the player should first fight the Counterfeit Wraith at B1 , then move to D1 and fight the Imitation Despot at D2 and the Ephemeral Phantom at E1 . Go to G4 and defeat the Fallacious Tree and Capricious Thief , then defeat the Delusory Knight at B5 . This opens the way to the Chaos Piece , allowing the player to end the stage with seven DP .