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1. Help for Hydaelyn, or, A Final Fantasy 14 SI by WalkingTheRoad

   Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   01 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Au ra warrior of light - Character
   • Minfilia Warde
   • Y'shtola Rhul
   • Thancred Waters
   • Urianger Augurelt
   • Alphinaud Leveilleur
   • Alisaie Leveilleur
   • Cid nan Garlond
   • Female Warrior of Light
   • Mentions of Supporting Characters and NPC's
   • Biggs (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Wedge (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Yda Hext
   • Papalymo Totolymo
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • some world building
   • Character Building and Exploration
   • Focus on Character Interaction
   • will add tags as they apply
   • FFXIV A Realm Reborn - Freeform
   • Multi-Classed Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • But that's because Tomoyo's knowledge of canon is incomplete
   • she's trying
   • But she's going to be very wrong at times
   • And it may have consequences
   • Self-Insert
   • Patch 2.0: A Realm Reborn Spoilers
   • Patch 3.0: Heavensward Spoilers
   • Patch 4.0: Stormblood Spoilers
   • Patch 5.0: Shadowbringers Spoilers
   • General Spoilers for entire Final Fantasy Series
   • Final Fantasy XV Spoilers
   • Final Fantasy XIII-2 Spoilers
   • Panic Attacks
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Further Tags in Notes
   • Partially beta'd
   • We Die Like Y'shtola Doesn't

   Summary

   Past life memories can be inconvenient, especially when they’re awakened on accident by meddling gods. Past life memories that give you just enough information to be dangerous to the various bad guys, but not enough to act on that without risking a lot of lives with unknown gains? Inconvenient, stressful, and not great for sleep.

   Once, I was Tanya of Earth, a relatively new fan of Final Fantasy 14 after I got introduced to the story by Shadowbringer. Now I’m Tomoyo the Raen, formally of Othard, now of the La Noscea archipelago. And now, I’m the Warrior of Light, best of a bunch of bad options according to the Mothercrystal.

   My knowledge is spotty, my axe is sharp, and I’ve got a drive to learn and a new appreciation for all things magic and weird. If only I’d spoiled myself on Endwalker instead of holding off hoping to play it after release.

   But hey, I’ve got my own chocobo. That’s got to count for something, right?

   [A ‘live’ reaction to FF14’s A Realm Reborn, with spoilers from up to 5.4 due to metaknowledge, as written shortly before the release of Endwalker.]

   (Next update on Saturday, February 1st!)

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