Battle of Carteneau The Battle of Carteneau is a conflict in " Final Fantasy XIV " . It is fought between the Allied Forces of Eorzea , comprising of the Grand Companies of Ul ' dah , Gridania and Limsa Lominsa against the forces of the VIIth Imperial Legion of the Garlean Empire . The Allied Forces were led by General Raubahn Aldynn of the Immortal Flames , Elder Seedseer Kan - E - Senna of the Twin Adders and Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn of the Maelstrom . On the other side , the remnants of the VIIth Imperial Legion fought following the will of their late general , Nael Van Darnus . This was the final battle of the Sixth Astral Era , and the result of this battle plunged Eorzea into the Seventh Umbral Era . Events . Prelude . Because of the maniacal schemes of Nael Van Darnus , the crimson moon of Dalamud was set to crash into Eorzea . Through the valiant efforts of the adventurers , Nael was defeated . However , Dalamud could no longer be stopped . The Archon , Louisoix , sought to summon the The Twelve , deities of great power , in order to stop Dalamud ' s descent . He has the adventurers pray at the Deity Stones scattered across the land to prepare for the upcoming effort and battle , but the deities can only truly be summoned in a place with high aetherial concentration . Battle . The Battle of Carteneau , taking place in the near center of Eorzea within Mor Dhona , officially began when the main host of the Eorzean Alliance clashed with the main host of the VIIth Imperial legion . Prior to and during this conflict , the adventurers of Eorzea were tasked with hindering remnants of the legion that hadn ' t yet joined the main Imperial host . The Empire made liberal use of their advanced technology , and attacked the Allied Forces with gunfire and magitek armor . The Allies however , responded with a barrage of elemental spells cast by their Black Mages and Thaumaturge s . In response to the Garleans ranged firearms , Bard s and Archers took to ranged battle . In melee combat , the Alliance met the Empire head on with Warriors , Paladins , Gladiators , Marauder s , Lancers , Dragoons , Pugilists and Monk s . All the while , the crimson moon of Dalamud plummeted towards Eorzea . As the battle raged on , Dalamud drew closer and closer to the planet . Mid - battle , the satellite fractured , dropping a spire - like object from its surface . Looking on in awe and terror , both sides watched helplessly as Dalamud , the moon they had been observing for years , broke apart before their very eyes , revealing something nobody , save Nael Van Darnus , could have foreseen . End of an Era . Having been sealed within Dalmud since the time of the Allagan Empire , the Elder Primal Bahamut emerges from his prison . With an almighty roar , he shatters his crimson prison , sending debris all over the continent . Enraged after eons of duress , Bahamut unleashes his wrath upon the realm in the form of his devastating Gigaflare attack , spewing forth endless fire and destruction . Louisoix quickly conjures a barrier to protect what remains of the Eorzean Alliance , and then begins the arcane rite that will channel the power of the Twelve and focus it into rebinding Bahamut . At this moment , a pillar of light erupts from Gridania . Then another from Ul ' dah , then Limsa Lominsa . All over Eorzea , the Deity Stones are sending up enormous pillars of blue light , forming a circle around Mor Dhona , and Bahamut . Rekindled with the hope of sealing Bahamut , Louisoix summons a similar pillar of light from the Deity stone beneath him . These lights become giant magical spikes which briefly float around Bahamut before shooting into the sky and back down towards the dragon . With a roar of anger , Bahamut shields himself with his wings . The spires connect , and begin enveloping Bahamut in a new Dalamud - like prison . All of Eorzea becomes a huge sealing spell , with glyphs of the Twelve appearing in a circle around the newly - forming prison . The symbols of the Twelve begin to rise , indicating the summoning of the Deities and the near completion of the sealing spell . But Bahamut breaks the sealing spell and gathers his power to unleash his Teraflare . All hope for the battle is now lost . Louisoix , knowing of the scope of the attack Bahamut is about to make , channels the power of Althyk the Keeper , god of space and time , to send those surviving heroes into the Rift , where they are to remain untouched by the passing of the seasons until it is once again safe to emerge and continue their struggle to forge Eorzea ' s future . With that done , as the last living person in Carteneau , Loiusoix accepts what fate has for him . Flames of Truth . As Louisoix awaits his fate at the hands of Bahamut , he receives a vision from the Twelve in the form of the light spears that attempted to seal Bahamut . These spears give Louisoix the remaining aether from the attempted summoning and he is granted incredible powers . Taking to the skies , Louisoix flies straight into Bahamut ' s Teraflare , creating a barrier in an attempt to repel the massive fireball . Bahamut sees this and fires a burst from at Louisoix before flying down face to face with his Elezen adversary . The Elder Primal bears down on Louisoix , shattering the aetheric barrier . In one last desperate attempt to stop Bahamut , Louisoix harnesses the mass amounts of aether in the area . Combined with the prayers of thousands of Eorzeans , Louisoix takes on the form of the Primal Phoenix . In a massive burst of aether , Louisoix in the aetheric cloak of Phoenix , ascends through Bahamut ' s Teraflare , pushing the Elder Primal out the other side while crystallizing the massive Teraflare orb . Bahamut ' s chest is pierced as Louisoix pushes out the other side . Returned to his mortal form and his aether spent , Louisoix crystalizes and shatters , Bahamut doing the same shortly after . With the destruction of Bahamut , the Crystallized Teraflare shatters , raining destruction down upon Mor Dhona and leveling the entire southern half of the area . Aftermath . Eorzea was forever changed by Bahamut ' s rampage after the battle , though no one knew how the Primal was defeated . The " Final Fantasy XIV " servers were officially temporarily shutdown at the conclusion of the battle . Version 2 . 0 , " A Realm Reborn " , saw the adventurers of the battle return from the Void they were placed in by Louisoix , into Eorzea once more . The devastation in the Carteneau Flats had exposed numerous Allagan ruins , including a buried superweapon known as Omega , which became contested by the city - states of Eorzea . To resolve this conflict without fracturing the alliance , the Grand Companies agreed to a civilized conflict within Carteneau . This did little to stop the schemes of Ul ' dah n Monetarists seeking the weapon , who incited unrest in the city - state , culminating with the Ul ' dahn Revolution . But despite his defeat , Bahamut would live on thanks to the machinations of the Binding Coil of Bahamut , remnants of Dalamud that would constantly ensure the Elder Primal ' s resurrection . Through Allagan technology and the entire race of Meracydian Dragons in stasis constantly praying for Bahamut ' s salvation , Bahamut could not be permanently defeated . Furthermore , Bahamut ' s will reached out and enslaved Louisoix ' s spirit to serve him as both his protector and as the Primal Phoenix . It was only when Louisoix ' s grandchildren Alphinaud and Alisaie Leveilleur enter the Binding Coil that they learn the true end of the Battle of Carteneau but decide to not unveil this truth to the public . Musical Themes . " Answers " plays during the " End of an Era " scene and the opening movie of " A Realm Reborn " . It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and sung by Susan Calloway .