Battle of Cleyra The Battle of Cleyra ( January 23 , 1800 ) is an event in " Final Fantasy IX " that takes place two days after the Battle of Burmecia , where Queen Brahne ' s Alexandria attacks Cleyra to capture their Desert Star . Prior to the battle . When Brahne of Alexandria slaughtered most of Burmecia ' s citizens , a few - including the King of Burmecia - managed to escape the massacre . They subsequently took refuge in the neighboring , Cleyra , which opened its doors to them despite having had no contact with the outside world for a century . When attacking Burmecia , Queen Brahne was originally after the Desert Star . Unaware it has been in the hands of Cleyra for the past 500 years , she assumes the King of Burmecia brought it with him when he escaped . Few Burmecian exiles doubt Alexandria will follow up with an attack on Cleyra , yet they assume the sandstorm that surrounds the settlement will keep them safe . Zidane , Freya , Vivi , and ( optionally ) Quina climb up the giant tree , atop which the settlement lies . They are greeted by the Cleyran oracles , who tell Freya that the King of Burmecia has escaped the ruined city and has safely arrived to Cleyra , along with a few survivors . After rescuing Prince Puck from the enraged Antlion , the Cleyrans ask Freya to participate in the ritual dance that will strengthen the perpetual sandstorm surrounding the settlement . While performing the dance , the strings of the accompanying harp break . The sandstorm comes to a halt , and Cleyra becomes exposed . Battle . The party begins to climb down the trunk in order to find out the reason behind the sandstorm ' s halting . After fighting a few scattered Alexandrian soldiers , they meet with Puck again , who tells them the real invasion force , the black mages , is teleporting directly into the settlement , slaying every Burmecian in its path . The soldiers on the trunk were merely a diversion . Zidane goes back and leads the few survivors to the Cathedral , where he hopes to make a final stand ; however , upon reaching it , they are surrounded by black mages . Suddenly , Sir Fratley jumps in and saves the party . Inside the Cathedral , Sir Fratley reveals he has lost his memory and remembers nothing of his past . General Beatrix comes in and snatches the jewel . The party does battle with her , but she manages to defeat them . With her mission completed , Beatrix orders a withdrawal and all the black mages teleport to the " Red Rose " . Zidane , Vivi , and Freya all hop onboard the " Red Rose " by means of the black mages , following Beatrix ' s example of using their teleport spells . Only Quina opts to escape the city on foot since s / he doesn ' t like heights . Despite having achieved her aim , Queen Brahne is excited to see her eidolon in action . She summons Odin , who completely destroys Cleyra . Aftermath . With both of their realms destroyed , the Burmecian s are scattered all around the world . Zidane can meet many of them during the following events of " Final Fantasy IX " . It is unknown if the settlement ever recovers from the attack after Kuja is defeated and peace is restored to the world , as all that remains of the once - beautiful city is the charred stump of the tree that once housed it . Although she remains loyal to Queen Brahne , Beatrix questions why she unnecessarily destroyed Cleyra after the jewel had been captured .