The Arcadion

The Arcadion is a battle arena in Final Fantasy XIV. It is the location, where the high-end series of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail takes place.
==History==
The Arcadion was built in Solution Nine as an entertainment venue for the people. Within, combatants utilize souls of feral beasts to amplify their strength and then battle in different arenas suited for them. King Zoraal Ja was the one who introduced feral souls for combatants to use for researching the souls. It was number one entertainment venue for Alexandrians, but when Zoraal Ja directed all resources to the war against Tuliyollal, the Arcadion was closed. Many of the combatants were disappointed with this, and they begged Queen Sphene to reopen the arena. However, her authority wasn't enough to reopen the arena.
===Part 1: Light-heavyweight===
The handler and announcer of the Arcadion, Metem, re-opened the Arcadion after the death of Queen Sphene to bring joy for the people of Alexandria grieving the loss of their beloved queen. He spotted the Warrior of Light and gave them an opportunity to combat as a challenger in the upcoming tournament, the Ascencion Arcadia Championship, as he was the one who protected the people of Alexandria from Zoraal Ja and was also the one who defeated him. The Warrior agreed.
Metem explained the workings of the Arcadion and the tournament itself. It was divided into three tiers: light-heavywight, cruiserweight and heavyweight. He then explained how the combatants use feral souls to amplify themselves with soul regulators. Since the Warrior didn't wear a regulator, they couldn't use feral souls themselves. Instead, Metem allowed the Warrior to use seven souls of former champions to level the playing field. The Warrior was against this, since it was like using the Endless, which they saw was against natural order. To allay Warrior's doubt, Metem agreed that after every victory, he will release any of the souls the Warrior uses. This was enough for the Warrior to accept.
Warrior's first opponent was a Hhetsarro-rookie called the Black Cat, who utilized the feral soul of a feline beast named Cath Palug. The battle was rough, but Warrior emerged victorious. The Black Cat then came to them, amazed how they were able to beat her without a regulator, and she wanted to know what they are. Metem directed the Warrior's attention to the next opponent: Honey B. Lovely, a Tonawawta, who utilizes a feral soul of a venomous bee and charms her opponents. Despite Honey B.'s charms, the Warrior brought her low.
Metem congratulated the Warrior for their second victory, and Black Cat was also thrilled. Metem suggested the Warrior recruit a second for themselves to help them out in the tournament. Since the Black Cat was defeated and couldn't fight for a while, she insisted on becoming the Warrior's second. The Warrior accepted, and the Black Cat introduced herself as Yaana.
Yaana led the Warrior to her gym. Outside the Arcadion, fans were swooning over them, mainly because they didn't use a regulator. But others, of course, were disappointed that their favorite's lost. Some were even annoyed at Yaana, because she wasn't like her sister, a fighter known as Wicked Thunder. Yaana and the Warrior slipped into her gym, where the Warrior met Yaana's younger sister, Neyuni. Neyuni was grateful to the Warrior for looking after Yaana. Yaana explained her background; her parents were Turali, who got trapped within the dome, when the interdimensional fusion happened. While they were integrated into Alexandrian life, they never wore regulators. They worked as hunters, but one day they went on a hunt and never returned. This was the reason Yaana took interest in the Warrior, as they reminded her of her parents. Although Yaana and Neyuni now use regulators, they still remember their parents, since they died without wearing them. It was their eldest sister who insisted the sisters begin using them. Neyumi asked the Warrior to wear a regulator, but they refused, and Yaana told her it's a matter of culture and upbringing.
The three then celebrated with energy drinks, and Yaana and Neyumi told the Warrior more about their sister, Eutrope. She used to be a fighter in the heavyweight division of the Arcadion and was about to be immortalized, but just before that she disappeared. Immortalizing is the highest award for a contestant, as they are invited to live in Everkeep's highest level and live a life of comfort. Using feral souls constantly takes a heavy toll on the body, which is why Arcadion fighters retire young. The fighters, who reach the age of twenty while fighting are immortalized.
The Warrior and Yaana headed back to the Arcadion for the next match, a Tonawawtan known as Brute Bomber, utilizing the feral soul of a bomb king. Yaana warned the Warrior that he is the reigning champion of light-heavyweight division, and that he fights dirty. Despite Brute Bomber using forbidden substances to gain an edge, the Warrior put him out. This victory made the Warrior the new champion of light-heavyweight division.
A ceremony for the Warrior's victory was held, but in the middle of it, Brute Bomber underhandedly interrupted the ceremony and demanded a rematch, since the Warrior's victory was unfair, since it was eight against one. He used his feral soul, even though Yaana said to him to fight without it. Brute Bomber attacked the Warrior, but in the middle of it, a bolt of lightning struck him unconscious and the arena went dark. When the lights came back on, everyone, especially Yaana, were astonished to see the Wicked Thunder, Eutrope, standing on the arena. She challenged the Warrior into a match, wanting their soul. Eutrope, however, had no right to fight in the Arcadion, but the president of Ascension Arcadia allowed an exhibition match between the Warrior of Light and Wicked Thunder. Despite the Warrior's opponent being her sister, Yaana nevertheless urged the Warrior to win.
After a brutal match, the Warrior beat Eutrope, and she retreated. Back at Yaana's gym, Eutrope appeared. The Warrior was wary, but she claimed she didn't come to fight them, but talk with her sisters. Yaana was upset about her disappearance, and demanded answers. Eutrope first explained that if Yaana wants to live, she has to give up fighting in Arcadion immediately. Eutrope revealed she vanished, because she discovered the ugly truth about the fighting in Arcadion. Excess usage of feral soul transfiguration causes a disease called psychonecrosis, which eventually causes the person's own soul to degrade, leading to eventual death. She also revealed that immortalizing isn't what it is described to be. The life of luxury and comfort is a lie. The fighters, who are immortilized, are simply taken away and held in a secret facility, where their regulators are removed and they are kept in confinement until they die. This is also why Yaana still remembers the immortalized, but never actually met them. When Eutrope began to notice the condition in her, she went to get counsel of the immortalized, and it was when she snuck into the president's office that she discovered the truth. She then disappeared and went on searching for a cure. She eventually discovered that a soul dense enough can in theory cure psychonecrosis, which is why she wanted the Warrior's soul (the Warrior's soul being possibly densest in all of the Source after the Ascians). Eutrope bore no ill will to the Warrior, but at the moment, their soul is her only hope for survival. Yaana urged her sister to stop, as taking the Warrior's soul just to save herself is wrong. Eutrope lashed at her saying she doesn't know how it feels to have your soul to be eaten away.
Suddenly, everyone heard a noise outside, and Eutrope ran away. It was Metem, who came to see how Yaana and Neyuni were feeling after the sudden appearance of their sister, when he happened to overhear their conversation with Eutrope. Metem assured everyone he had no idea what really happens to the immortalized. He always believed fighting in Arcadion was safe. Yaana said they have to make this knowledge public and stop the fights. Metem said that would be the worst possible thing to do right now, because of the president. He suspected that Eutrope kept her silence about this, because she understood, that everyone would be in danger if the truth is revealed. And the president could just cover it all up. In order to stop all of this, Metem claimed they have only one recourse; the Warrior must triumph in the tournament and become the grand champion. Since the Warrior doesn't use a regulator, they are in no danger of psychonecrosis. And the grand champion is given access to all the souls in the repository, allowing the Warrior to do with them as they pleased, even releasing them back to the aetherial sea. Metem then left. Yaana promised to support the Warrior as best as she can, while also try to find with Neyuni an alternative cure for Eutrope, one that doesn't involve taking the Warrior's soul.
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==Citations==
Category:Raids in Final Fantasy XIV