The Hunt for Omega

, also known as Interdimensional Rift, is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* In the course of their search for Omega, your friends at the Garlond Ironworks have come to Rhalgr's Reach. Apparently, however, they have since encountered some manner of problem which is hindering further progress. That you might grasp the nature of the problem in question, Wedge invites you to join him and Biggs at the workshop.
* You learn to your surprise that Nero tol Scaeva has been offered employment at the Ironworks without prior approval from Cid, who is none too pleased. At length, he grudgingly agrees to tolerate his old rival's presence, and takes the opportunity to beseech your aid in the ongoing investigation into Omega. Moments later, an engineer rushes in with grave tidings: aetheric readings have risen alarmingly at the Yawn, where Omega is thought to be hiding. Fearing the worst, Cid resolves at once to visit the scene and asks that you accompany him.
* As you stare at the pool of condensed aether that fills the Yawn, Midgardsormr stirs from his slumber to inform you that Omega does indeed await within. Then, without warning, a chocobo-like creature bursts out of the pool followed by an enormous, translucent serpent. Once the initial panic has passed, Midgardsormr explains that Omega is capable of bringing forth life, and that the serpent was one of its creations. All eyes duly turn to what appears to be an approximation of a chocobo, which has settled at the party's side.
* Through Midgardsormr, the chocobo describes a strange plane beyond the Yawn. There, Omega appears to be testing its creations, and the only way to find out more is to venture in─by taking a plunge into the pink pool.
* Together with your comrades, you jump into the Yawn and find yourself in a rift between dimensions. Shortly thereafter, Omega reaches out to you via one of its monitors and declares that you are to participate in an experiment. It seeks to determine the mightiest being by pitting subjects against one another in combat, to which end it has selected and recreated eighty-nine entities. You are provisionally assigned to the Alpha group, so named for your new chocobo friend, and your first task will be to fight your way to a place called the Deltascape. In so doing, you will prove your fitness to be fully fledged test subjects.
※In the event that you leave the Interdimensional Rift, you may re-enter by speaking with the Ironworks hand at the Yawn.
* You win through to the egg-shaped Deltascape─one of many such structures floating in the rift─thereby confirming your status as test subjects...albeit the weakest of them all. Omega duly grants you time and space to prepare for your next trial: entering the Deltascape and defeating all the subjects within. After your host leaves, you and your companions set about establishing an improvised base of operations.
* Having secured a foothold in the rift, the party turns its attention to the challenges that lie ahead. Whatever else stands between you and Omega, there seems little doubt that your combat skills will be tested to their limit...and perhaps beyond.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Biggs.
* Speak with Cid at the Yawn.
* Speak with the chocobo.
* Speak with Cid.
==Script==
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Biggs 	Well, I'll be damned! [Player Name]! If this isn't fate, I don't know what is.
 	
Wedge 	<gasp> [Player Name], thank the gods you're here! We need your help!
Wedge 	In case you haven't heard, we've set up operations in Rhalgr's Reach, while we look for Omega.
Wedge 	It's been decidedly slow going, I'm sorry to say, and we still haven't seen the blasted thing since it disappeared during the battle with Shinryu.
Wedge 	...Which is not to say we haven't made any progress. We know now that Shinryu ended up in the imperials' hands, and that it was shackled with some very distinctive-looking bindings when they found it.
Wedge 	Obviously, only you-know-what could have done something like that, and the fact that the restraints were still functioning suggests it didn't shut down when the chief instructed it to either.
Wedge 	Anyway, we were getting close to identifying Omega's whereabouts when we encountered...what you might call...a problem. Mayhap it would be best if you came to the workshop and saw for yourself.
 	
Cid 	Go on! Suggest something! And I'll be sure to do the exact bloody opposite!
 	
Nero 	Come now, Chief... That isn't terribly constructive.
 	
Wedge 	...Spot the problem?
 	
Jessie 	<sigh> So much for improving efficiency...
 	
Biggs 	...Surprised? Aye, so were we. He's been brought in as a “consultant,” believe it or not.
Cid 	How many times do I have to tell you!? You will play no part in this investigation!
Cid 	Your motives were dubious from the first, and nothing you have done since has served to make them any clearer.
Cid 	Out of necessity, I agreed to take part in Omega's activation, but that will be the extent of our cooperation!
Nero 	Passing judgment without due consideration, openly disparaging colleagues... Not very chiefly of you, Chief.
Nero 	I'll have you know I'm a sensitive new recruit who thrives on encouragement.
Cid 	Then I trust you'll thrive elsewhere when I encourage you to piss off!
Cid 	I will not have him on our roster, Jessie─never mind anywhere near our work. His employment is to be terminated, effective immediately!
Jessie 	The thing is, Chief...we've already paid him in full. And it wasn't exactly a pittance, either. Four-fifths what you get was the agreement.
Jessie 	Look, whatever disagreements you might've had in the past, the fact is, we could do with his expertise now. Let him earn his keep, at the very least.
Cid 	I don't believe this... You claim my wholly justified ventures represent an “unsustainable risk to the Ironworks”─and then pay him a sultan's ransom in advance!? Him!? Give me strength...!
Biggs 	This has been the way of it for a while now... On account of which, we've had to put the investigation on hold...
 	
Nero 	Tsk-tsk. As much as I admire your enthusiasm, hero, you will not get very far without some brains to complement your admirable brawn. Happily, I am blessed with a surfeit of the former.
Nero 	From this moment forth, you shall be my chaperone. With the realm's savior watching my every move, I couldn't possibly make any mischief─which should surely serve to allay my employer's concerns?
Nero 	Tsk-tsk. It is not like you to shirk your duties, hero. Were you not present at Omega's activation? And are you not therefore jointly responsible for the havoc it may wreak if left to its own devices? I think we both know the answer.
Nero 	From this moment forth, you shall be my chaperone. With the realm's savior watching my every move, I couldn't possibly make any mischief─which should surely serve to allay my employer's concerns?
Cid 	Forgive me, [Player Name]. It was not my intent to embroil you in this mess. I didn't even know you were here. Seeing as you are, though...I cannot deny that I would be glad to have you on board.
Cid 	The fact is, we are no closer to understanding the true extent of Omega's powers, and even if it was damaged during its encounter with Shinryu, it seems highly doubtful that we will be able to disable it unaided.
Cid 	We have got as far as identifying its likely resting place, but I for one would feel a lot more confident about surveying the area with you around to deal with any unexpected surprises. Might I persuade you to lend us a hand once more, old friend?
Nero 	Then it's settled!
Staff02928 	Ch-Chief, we have a problem! The aetheric concentration levels at the Yawn are soaring. Our readings doubled from one moment to the next, and by the time we went to check them, they'd doubled again!
Cid 	What? But that could only mean─
Cid 	Evacuate the site. I shall handle this matter personally.
Cid 	Biggs, Wedge, [Player Name]─I need you with me at the Yawn, to the south of here. That's where we believe Omega came to rest.
Cid 	Jessie─hold the fort while I'm gone. And, if possible, continue surveillance from a safe distance.
Jessie 	All right, Chief. Watch yourself out there.
Nero 	...Am I to stay and mind the shop too?
Cid 	Oh no. I'm not letting you out of my sight. But before you fill the room with maniacal laughter, I want you to remember something: when you collected your inexplicably lavish fee, the Ironworks' creed became your creed. That's “Freedom through Technology,” in case you've forgotten─not “Supremacy through Allagan Ingenuity.” Breach this contract and I will have my ponze of flesh.
Jessie 	I'll take care of things here. Look after everyone for me, all right? I need the boys back and innovating before our customers tire of our current offerings.
 	
Nero 	Hah, would you look at that!
 	
Biggs 	I've got a bad feeling about this...
 	
Wedge 	C-Crikey! It was just a plain old hole before!
 	
Cid 	What in the seven hells is going on here?
Nero 	A veritable sea of condensed aether... Our precious has been busy.
Midgardsormr 	Hmmm... What villainy is this?
Midgardsormr 	In slumber sweet have I lain since mine offsprings' war with man did end. Yet I could not choose but stir at this abhorrent stench.
Midgardsormr 	Have care, mortal. For within this great hollow lieth Omega.
Midgardsormr 	Long have we known one another. Our history spanneth eons and stars.
Wedge 	Oh gods, what's happening!?
Biggs 	Chief! Get out of there!
Biggs 	Eh!? You─ You're not dead!
Cid 	Apparently not. It passed straight through me...as if it were some sort of illusion.
Midgardsormr 	'Tis one of Omega's creations.
Midgardsormr 	Omega is a weapon wrought in a place beyond the reach of thy kind, capable of weaving aether into life.
Midgardsormr 	That serpent is yet unfinished, but doubt not that it will become a corporeal threat ere long.
Biggs 	Well, whatever it is, it's gone.
Nero 	While this peculiar thing remains.
Alpha 	Kweh?
Wedge 	If it looks like a chocobo...and kwehs like a chocobo...
Wedge 	...I'm thinking it's probably a chocobo?
 	
Cid 	I've no idea what it is, but it doesn't seem to pose any immediate threat.
 	
Nero 	Fascinating. We should dissect it. In the name of science.
 	
Biggs 	...It looks like a chocobo in the same way a mammet looks like a person, if you know what I mean?
 	
Wedge 	You heard him kweh, didn't you? He's a chocobo, I'm sure of it!
 	
Alpha 	Kweh?
Biggs 	Hmmm... The way it kwehs isn't unlike a chocobo, but it looks more like a stuffed doll to me.
Wedge 	It's definitely a chocobo, trust me on this. The ones we Lalafells ride are all about this size, aren't they?
Biggs 	I s'pose...
Aye, all right, let's go with chocobo for now.
Midgardsormr 	Thy mistress's blessing extendeth not unto this creature's soul, then...?
Midgardsormr 	Very well. As this matter concerneth Omega, I shall speak with it in thy stead.
Cid 	Uh...[Player Name]? Aren't you going to introduce us to your knowledgeable little dragon friend?
Cid 	What, the Midgardsormr─who fought and fell at the Battle of Silvertear Skies!?
Nero 	And here I was, content to be traveling in the company of just one legend. Without wishing to offend you, hero, the Father of Dragons does have something you do not, that being relevant knowledge. There is much we could learn from him...
Nero 	Little and less is known about Omega's origin. It first appeared in records dating back to the Third Astral Era, before the Allagan Empire reached its zenith, and said records had but the one thing to say: “Omega activation successful.”
Nero 	In the centuries that followed, the Allagans enjoyed rapid technological development, but there was nary a further mention of Omega until its capture of Bahamut.
Nero 	Its existence is a mystery among mysteries, a tale among tales. 'Twas always assumed that the Allagans built it, and I had no reason to believe otherwise.
Cid 	But now Midgardsormr tells us that it's not even of our world.
Midgardsormr 	Just so. It haileth from another star. More than that I will not say.
Midgardsormr 	I have spoken with this being. It telleth of a strange plane beyond this hollow, wherein it did reside from the moment of its creation.
Midgardsormr 	For reasons unknown, it was ordered to fight. Yet being weak, it chose flight instead, and thus crossed over unto this world.
Biggs 	Ordered to fight...by Omega? Why in the seven hells would it do that?
Midgardsormr 	To put its creations to the proof.
Midgardsormr 	If you would know more, go forth and look upon the truth with your own eyes.
Wedge 	Wait...you're saying we should jump in!?
Midgardsormr 	You have naught to fear from the fall. The hollow hath become a portal into Omega's domain. Once there, this being shall guide you.
Midgardsormr 	Servant of Hydaelyn... Fate bindeth me to Omega. If it be thine intent to pursue it, I shall lend thee my strength.
Wedge 	So you, uh...really can show us around inside the hole, can you?
Alpha 	Kweh! Kweh!
 	
Alpha 	Kweh!
 	
Nero 	Hm hm! This day just keeps getting better and better!
 	
Biggs 	Are we seriously thinking about going for a dip in that pink muck?
 	
Wedge 	I-I'm not too keen on this jumping idea. There are rocks that can swim better than me.
 	
Cid 	Well...I doubt any of us imagined things would come to this, but the Father of Dragons has given his assurance. Let us take our investigation into the Yawn.
Cid 	I have already apprised Jessie of our intent and instructed her to have our engineers on standby.
Cid 	Since we have no way of knowing what awaits us in there, I need you to be ready for anything. Are you?
Cid 	Let us begin!
 	
Wedge 	Wh-What is this place!?
Biggs 	And what's wrong with us!? I can see straight through me!
Omega 	Welcome home, Alpha. Welcome, mortals.
Omega 	I am Omega, and I have awaited your coming. I communicate with you now via one of my monitors.
Omega 	You stand in the rift between dimensions, where a vital experiment is presently in progress.
Omega 	Your participation is appreciated. Please indicate your consent. <blip>
Cid 	Experiment? If you want our participation, you'll have to tell us a little more than that.
Wedge 	Uwaaah! We're disappearing!
Omega 	Non-participating entities will be summarily erased. Please indicate your consent. <blip>
Nero 	It seems we can't even exist here without Omega's leave.
Nero 	I think it's fairly clear what we have to do, don't you!?
 	
Omega 	Thank you for your cooperation. You are provisionally assigned to the Alpha group.
Cid 	Looks like some manner of tower...or egg.
Omega 	The aim of the experiment is to determine the mightiest being in creation.
Omega 	To that end, eighty-nine candidates have been selected and recreated. They are grouped by dimension, matched by strength, and pitted against one another.
Omega 	That which you identify as a chocobo is subject Alpha, and you have been assigned to its group.
Omega 	This assignation is tentative, however, pending an assessment of your fitness to serve as fully fledged test subjects. Your combat capabilities will be evaluated shortly.
Cid 	Combat capabilities? You mean you want us to fight?
Omega 	Affirmative. A course shall be constructed for this purpose, through which you must attempt to fight your way. Your suitability will be confirmed upon reaching the Deltascape test world beyond.
Omega 	Please note, however, that only entities with existential authorization may interact with objects in the rift.
Omega 	Of your number, only Alpha has this at present.
Omega 	Before you may engage in combat, said authorization must be temporarily transferred to you. <blip> <bloop>
Nero 	Hah, an invitation from Omega itself! Not even I could've foreseen this!
Nero 	We are accepting it, of course? It's preferable to summary erasure, as I'm sure you'll agree.
Cid 	Alpha, was it? My colleagues and I are minded to participate in Omega's experiment. Will you transfer your authorization to us?
level checker 	<beep> Existential authorization transferred. Subjects ready to engage. Please begin at your own convenience and proceed as directed.
 	
Garlondgatekeeper	Good evening/morrow/day/evening to you, madam/sir. Will you be descending into the Yawn?
 	
Cid 	That's our goal, the Deltascape, if I'm not mistaken. What do you think is waiting for us in there?
Nero 	Omega said that it groups subjects by dimension.
Nero 	If the creatures we fought on the way were merely intended to separate the wheat from the chaff, it would seem certain that far greater challenges await inside these egg-like objects─our fellow test subjects, most like...
Nero 	But I am not certain what to make of that castle. Could it somehow be connected to the subjects?
Alpha 	Kweh!
Wedge 	Alpha! But hold on a moment... Shouldn't either one or the other of us be translucent?
Omega 	<blip> Subjects confirmed to have arrived at the Deltascape. Analysis complete.
Omega 	Congratulations, you are approved for participation. Your strength places you in the selfsame tier as Alpha─the feeblest and farthest removed from myself.
Omega 	Nonetheless, you are now fully fledged test subjects. Welcome, weakest of challengers.
Omega 	As corporeal life-forms, you need not undergo development within a test world. Instead, you may use this space freely.
Nero 	Not quite what I would have chosen, but one must make do.
...Speaking of which: what is it that we're supposed to do, exactly?
Omega 	You are to enter the Deltascape and defeat all test subjects within.
Omega 	Please note, however, that strength in numbers will not be acknowledged. There is a strict limit upon how many entities may participate in combat.
Omega 	Only a small party may have existential authorization transferred from Alpha. Good luck. <blip>
Nero 	So the eggs do contain our fellow test subjects─just as I predicted, eh, Garlond?
Cid 	Before we turn our thoughts to the Deltascape, I suggest we set up a base of operations here.
 	
Alpha 	Kweh?
 	
Nero 	Quite impressive for an improvised arrangement, even if I do say so myself. Now then, let us see what we can learn from our host's many monitors.
 	
Biggs 	I was thinking about asking the crew to throw some supplies in after us. But only the gods know if they'd make it here in one piece. You can bet they wouldn't be the right way up if they did, though.
 	
Wedge 	Whew... All that jumping and fading and fighting really took it out of me...
 	
Wedge 	What I need now is a steaming-hot cup of tea...and nothing makes a better brew than the Mark XIV Thermocoil Boilmaster, coming soon to a Garlond Ironworks-approved vendor near you!
...S-Sorry. Jessie made me do it.
 	
Cid 	It's somewhat cobbled together, but this should suffice as a base of operations.
Cid 	Take heart, old friend. Though every step we take seems to raise more questions, we will wade through this mire of mysteries eventually, of that I have no doubt.
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Chronicles of a New Era - Omega in Final Fantasy XIV