Ruby of Grief

A Ruby of Grief is an object from Final Fantasy XIII-2, found only in the Yaschas Massif. The Rubies of Grief appeared when people started to fall victim to the paradox effect and the strong emotions that were left over caused the Rubies to manifest as large, crimson spheres. When a person is close enough to a Ruby, he can hear a distorted sound.
==List of victims==
:Note: This is list of how the Rubies of Grief are unlocked in the game.
===Karl – 100 AF===
===Marie – 110 AF===
===Abraham – 110 AF===
==Story==
Arriving at the city of Paddra between the years 100 and 110 AF, Serah, Noel and Mog learn of a phenomenon whereby people are being sucked into a local paradox, with their last thoughts and emotions manifesting as red orbs who whisper to those nearby: they are eventually given the name "Rubies of Grief" by the Academy workers who look after and investigate the Paddraean ruins. Eventually it is revealed that long ago, the city of Paddra was threatened by a beast that consumed time itself. The seeress Yeul broke the law of the Farseers by using her powers to distort the timeline and seal the monster away in the Void Beyond.
Serah resolves to help release the victims from their burdens. Each time Serah and Noel fulfill the wishes of one of the victims, they are released from their burdens and the Rubies vanish. Along with this, the pair enter time distortions springing up in the area and resolve parts of the general paradox. The last of the Rubies is revealed to belong to the incarnation of Yeul that created the paradox. After the monster is found and defeated, the paradox is resolves and Yeul's ruby vanishes.
==Etymology==
Category:Final Fantasy XIII-2