Treachery of the Gods / Chapter 1 " Cosmos , the goddess of harmony , imbued us with the power she said we would need in order to fight Chaos . What she gave us was something we had no way of using on our own - divine energy that would rest inside us , awaiting the proper catalyst . According to her , it was a strength that would be tempered through battle - by our own wills - and would eventually coalesce to form a crystal . As she told it , that crystal would then grant us , her soldiers , power to rival that of the gods themselves . So , simple as that . Fight the armies of Chaos , collect your crystal , and go take down the god of discord . At least that was the plan , as we all headed back to the field of battle once again . What we found when we got there was something else entirely : opposition of a form we never could have expected . < br > - - - Lightning " Chapter one , titled A New Threat is the second level available on Story Mode in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . This chapter features Lightning . Story . Some time after leaving Order ' s Sanctuary with Cosmos ' power , Lightning , Tifa , Laguna and Vaan head back out to the field of battle . Entering a Gateway they find a strange creature in the image of Lightning that attacks them . Unsure what the creatures are , the group decides to return to Sanctuary to consult Cosmos before they get overwhelmed by the increasing number of enemies . At the end of the next Gateway they find Kuja and Kefka , the latter of which goads Kuja to attack them . Lightning sends the others ahead while she fights Kuja , and Kefka laughs afterwards . When Lightning questions his lack of concern for the death of his allies Kefka replies that he ' ll come back , but vanishes without explaining what he means . Lightning continues to the next Gateway alone , and in the Chaos Shrine finds Kain and a wounded Bartz . When Bartz groans Kain ' s name as Lightning kneels next to him , she narrowly evades Kain attacking her . The two battle , and afterwards Exdeath and Garland enter . Kain takes Bartz and escapes , Exdeath pursuing him . Garland tells Lightning that an army of manikins will sweep across the land soon and annihilate them , and thus he does not need to fight her himself . Telling her the automatons are merciless and cruel , and her allies have already " departed " , Garland takes his leave , bidding her farewell . Gateway s . Crescent Lake Gateway . As this is the first true Gateway the player goes though , there is nothing notable about it or the enemies inside . The player should have no difficulty clearing out the Gateway , though the Delusory Dragoon at C6 is stronger than the other three enemies and should not be underestimated if the player is new to the game . Sage ' s Path . In this gateway the player has the chance to make good use of Chain skills . A Straight Chain used at C3 will allow the player to earn 16 KP and opens the path to both chests . If the player has been fortunate enough to find a Multi Chain , using it at D3 allows them to chain all five enemies and earn 25 KP . Gateway of Fools and Hope . In this gateway the player can use a Straight Chain at C4 to chain the enemies or Multichain to chain all of them .