Secret area

A secret area is an optional location within some dungeons of World of Final Fantasy. These areas often contain exclusive Mirages or treasure, and are either off the main path or require some prerequisite to access them. The names of these areas often have "Secret" followed by the name of the areas in the dungeon (as shown when pulling up the map screen).
Most Mirages found in the secret areas are encountered on the field or inside Murkrifts, but for some, walking to otherwise empty spots triggers a cutscene and a battle is then initiated with them. Defeating the Mirage(s) often unlocks a memento that allows the player access to its transfiguration. Non-Murkrift enemies respawn when the player travels back to Nine Wood Hills and returns to Grymoire.
==List of secret areas==
Secret Area 	Location 	Special Mirage(s) 	How to access 	Notes
Secret Cavern 	The Nether Nebula 	None 	On the eastern fork of Cavern 4, past the boulder with a , and over a gap with pair of s. 	Notable for being the location of Fritts, Bablizzes, and Zapts.
Secret Backroad 	The Watchplains 	Black Chocochick 	All the way to the end of Backroad 3, down the stairway to the left of the Exit Gate. 	—
Secret Branch 	Pyreglow Forest 	Magic Jar 	From Branch 4, following the path of pyres through Branches 5-8. 	—
Secret Slip 	Icicle Ridge 	Holy Dragon x2 	Requires activating a Puzzle Switch at Slip 3, then going northwest. 	—
Ghost Ship 	Saronia Docks 	Kupicaroon x6 	Requires examining the dock bells in Station 2 in the exact order—Seaweed, Clam, Fish—and clearing the Murkrift blocking the way. 	—
Secret Scar 	The Dragon Scars 	Cerberus 	From Scar 3, going all the way down the main path, and past the Red Dragon blocking the way. 	The only required secret area in the game.
Secret Cauldron 	Valley Seven 	Phoenix 	In Cauldron 3, requires activating the Puzzle Switch in the northwest, then clearing the Murkrift blocking the way. 	—
Secret Fen 	The Windswept Mire 	Flan Princess, Malboro Menace	In Fen 2, requires activating the Puzzle Switch in the northwest. 	—
Secret Toil 	The Phantom Sands 	Sphinx 	In Toil 3, entering the pit from the north. 	—
Secret Toil 	The Phantom Sands 	Moomba x3 	In Toil 4, entering the pit from the south. 	Available only in the Maxima version.
Secret Ophion 	Underground Prison 	Mist Dragon x2 	At the bottom of Ophion 4, past the gap with the pair of s. 	Available upon regaining access to Mirages after Chapter 14.
Sector 6 	Mako Reactor 0 	Gigantuar, Gigantrot 	In Sector 4, at the elevator in the northeast. Requires first activating a switch near a Save Crystal that lowers a door blocking access to it.	—
Secret Segment 	Big Bridge 	Iron Giant 	Requires defeating the lone Mythril Giant in Segment 4 to cause a nearby floating platform to drop down that the player can access. 	—
Secret Necropolis	The Train Graveyard	Nightmare 	In Necropolis 5; requires activating a Puzzle Switch at the end of the area. 	—
Secret Quacheon 	Sunken Temple 	None 	At the end of Quacheon 7. 	Accessible after clearing Intervention Quest, "The Sunken Temple's Secret".
Secret Respite 	The Crystal Tower 	Titan 	At the bottom of the spiral stairway in the First Floor and examining the amber Warp Crystal. Requires vanquishing the four Gimme Golems. 	—
Secret Ascent 	The Chainroad 	Paleberry King 	From Ascent 5, going south from the Teleport Device to another one at the southern end. 	—
Secret Ordeal 	Castle Exnine 	Elasmos 	In Ordeal 11, going all the way to the end and examining the purple Warp Crystal. 	Accessible after clearing the Postscript.
==Musical theme==
"Prismelody: Festival of the Hunt", an original arrangement of "Festival of the Hunt" plays during battles with most Mirages in the secret areas.
Category:Gameplay in World of Final Fantasy