| In a time of both sophisticated technology and powerful magic, an evil futuristic sorceress corrupts the world's largest military powers through manipulation and deception, enslaving mankind to do her bidding. Her goal is not something as simple as world domination; but to completely conquer all of space and time. To counter the turn of events, various leaders from around the world head special combat training schools, known as Gardens, that are made to produce elite fighting forces. Known as SeeDs, they defend, they serve, and they protect humankind from the sorceress. The sole purpose of the academies and the SeeDs themselves is to vanquish the sorceress and save humanity as we know it, taking tasks on the side to make profits. A small loose - knit group of SeeD graduates from the Garden of Balamb then find themselves wrapped in a much bigger endeavor than simple military combat. Now, a gunblade specialist, along with a diverse group of young heroes and heroines, must set aside his childhood fears, face the emotions he has run away from since youth, and become the leader that he never wanted to be. |