Shiva and Ifrit Shiva and Ifrit is a story from " " . The story is about the spirits of fire and ice , Ifrit and Shiva , both boasting about who is stronger . They decided to prove their strength by stopping travelers from gathering fruits from the great tree , but in the end both did not manage to do so . The story is based on , a fable attributed to . Volume 1 : Lunging for Lasans . Story . Prologue . " Once upon a time , there existed Shiva , the spirit of ice , and Ifrit , the spirit of fire . " " One day , Ifrit boasted , " " " Fire has the power to incinerate anything in the entire world ! nothing is mightier than flame ! " " " Shiva coolly responded , " " " But ice has the power to freeze anything in the entire world ! there couldn ' t possibly be anything greater " " " " Never ! Fire melts away ice with ease ! " retorted Ifrit . " " " But fire is merely extinguished by the water that runs off from the ice . " " " The two spirits eyed one another for a moment , and then Ifrit declared , " " " Very well , then ! We shall have a contest to see which is the strongest ! Travelers should soon arrive at the great tree to gather lasans . Whoever can cause them the most trouble shall be declared the victor ! " " " " Too easy ! " " " And the contest began between Shiva and Ifrit . . . " Epilogue 1 : Hellfire . " Travelers began arriving at the great tree to collect the precious lasans , so Shiva and Ifrit began their contest in hopes of victory - and shooing off the invaders . " " However , any flames hurled by Ifrit were extinguished by Shiva ' s ice . Similarly , any travelers frozen by Shiva ' s ice were thawed out again by the heat of Ifrit ' s flame . " " Due to this , the travelers were able to steal away all the precious lasans they desired , much to the furious anger of the spirits . " " " This is all your fault ! " " " " No I believe it is your fault ! " " " " What ? ! How dare you ! " " " Writhing in uncontrollable rage , Ifrit unleashed a mighty torrent of flame that engulfed the great tree and burnt it to the ground . " " The two of them had allowed their silly argument to destroy was what most important to them . " Epilogue 2 : Nobody knows . " Shiva and Ifrit continued fighting as the travelers arrived at the great tree . Ignored by the spirits , they had no trouble snatching up all the lasans . " " " This is all your fault ! " yelled Ifrit . " " " You always talk to me like that , you - " " " " Shut yer trap ! " " " Lost in rage , Shiva unleashed an endless barrage of ices while Ifrit countered with a raging firestorm . " " Their battle lasted for three days and three nights . Finally the sun rose on the forth day . . . " " Surrounding the great tree was a glistening pond of water formed from fire - melted ice . " " But where did Shiva and Ifrit go ? To this very day nobody knows . . . " Epilogue 3 : Handshake . " While the two spirits fought , the travelers had no trouble snatching up all the lasans . " " After seeing this , Shiva and Ifrit began to battle even more fiercely than before . Their fighting went on and on until they both grew weary . " " Just at that moment . . . " " " Look ! " " " " Oh , no ! " " " The great tree had begun to wither after being bombarded by ice and fire . " " " We have to do something ! " " " " Fine ! I ' ll help ! " " " The two worked together to create a warm pool of water made from melted ice . They poured it onto the tree and restored its health . " " " Thank goodness you noticed in time . " " " " But I couldn ' t have done it without you . " " " The two shook hands . Then something truly miraculous happened ! " " The carbon dioxide given off by Ifrit ' s inferno was frozen by Shiva ' s power and turned into dry ice ! " " Using dry ice , which is far colder than normal ice , the two were able to preserve the fruit of the great tree for ever and ever . " The Game . The aim is to slide the chocobo to catch falling lasans while avoiding the fire and ice . Battle Mode . The players must compete against each other for the highest score . Trial Mode . The chocobo has three lives must catch as many falling lasans as possible . Volume 2 : Leaping for Luchilles . Story . Prologue . " Although there had been a time when Shiva and Ifrit argued about anything and everything , the two had finally made amends and became the best of friends . They had also come to terms with each other ' s strength . " " " Ice is incredibly useful ! Nothing is better when storing food . " " " " No , fire is much more useful . Food is so much more delicious when cooked ! " " " " But ice glimmers so beautifully in the light ! Nothing can compare . " " " But without fire , there wouldn ' t be any light ! Surely fire is most beautiful . " " " Ifrit grew a bit perturbed by how Shiva was responding to his comments . " " " You do know that when complemented , it ' s only polite to accept it , right ? " " " " I was just trying to be nice ! " " " " Just be quiet ! Ice is best ! " " " " No , fire is best ! " " " " Let ' s settle this with a contest again ! The winner gets to decide who is best , once and for all . This time , we ' ll use those travelers who have come for luchilles . " " " " Sounds good to me ! " " " " It won ' t be so easy this time , though . These travelers have magical cloaks that allow them to fly ! " " " " No problems here ! " " " And so the contest began yet again between Shiva and Ifrit . . . " Epilogue 1 : Bittersweet . " Shiva and Ifrit both did their best to get in the way of the travelers . " " However , the skilled travelers had no problem gathering up all the luchilles they wanted . " " Upon seeing this , Ifrit ' s expression turned into one of utter disbelief . Then he suddenly called out . " " " Haha ! You fools ! Those luchilles aren ' t even ripe yet ! Their tartness will make you eyes water ! " " " Take them ! We don ' t mind ! " " " Even as the two spirits laughed openly , they knew the real fact of the matter in their hearts . " " Those luchilles were perfectly ripe . And plenty delicious . " " " Those . . . fools . . . yeah . . " " " " How could they be . . . so stupid ? " " " After sharing a quick grin , Shiva looked to the side and let out an ice - cold sigh of discontent . " Epilogue 2 : Celebration . " " Shiva and Ifrit both did their best to get in the way of travelers . " " However the skilled travelers had no problem gathering up all the luchilles they wanted . " " " I think it ' s safe to say who got the best of us , " said Ifrit , pointing at the victorious travelers . " " " I can ' t argue with that . They took all our precious fruit . " " " " Looks like the jokes on us " " " Ifrit let out a great sigh and Shiva began laughing . The fiery spirit resigned himself as well , and the pair shared a hearty chuckle . " " Shiva laughed so hard she cried . The teardrops were heated by Ifrit ' s flames and evaporated into the sunlight . " " Suddenly , a great rainbow appeared and stretched across the heavens . " " It was almost as if the rainbow glistened in silent celebration of the bond between the two spirits . " Epilogue 3 : Friendship . " The travelers easily dodged the incongruous assault from Shiva and Ifrit and made away with all the luchilles . " " " I can ' t believe it . . . " " " " All our precious fruit . . . " " " The two spirits wept in sadness . " " Then , something truly miraculous happened ! " " The teardrops of Shiva and Ifrit transformed into sparkling jewels ! " " Ifrit ' s red tears came to be known as rubies . " " Rubies are the stones of passion , gaining this trait from the intense feeling of losing the luchilles . " " Shiva ' s tears came to be known as sapphires . " " Sapphires are stones of sincerity , reflecting emotions not of conflict , but of cooperation . " " The two offered each other the jewels as a sign of their everlasting friendship . " " Thanks to the sapphires , Ifrit was able to keep from being so hot - headed all the time . " " Thanks to the rubies , Shiva was able to become a bit more enthusiastic . " The Game . The basic idea of this game is to launch the chocobo into the air to snatch as many luchilles as possible while avoiding the fire and ice . Battle Mode . In this mode , the player has a thirty second time limit and must aim to beat the enemy ' s score . Trial Mode . The player must collect as many luchilles as possible and can only hit fire or ice three times before the trial ends .