the two protagonists were warned to not do what they did for the entire game and did it.
the end.
lightning has been crystal since nearly the start of the game btw.
im not in a mental state to properly fill you in atm. someone else will. maybe.
lightning became crystal EARLY in the story, shes attempting to become the new etro, according to heresay. nothing is confirmed until dlc or FFXIII-3 (lol)
[details=Spoiler]The final boss is defeated. When that happens, everything goes down. Something is about to crush you, when you hear a voice. You wake up.
New Jersey, 1:04AM. The bartender kept asking you to leave the place, he was about to close it. Your vision is blurry.
With the little you can see, you check yourself, your skin color is black, you aren’t the same person you thought you were during your whole journey. However, you can’t make out much from it in your condition.
You go to the bathroom, your face needs some water. Your blurry vision becomes clear, you see and remember you were Sazh Katzroy.
On your way out of the bar, you remember most of your dream. You know you were fighting strange beasts, and you even saw yourself, having a children then, and some strange bird in your afro hair. However, you weren’t yourself then, you were another person.
You reach outside and think “What a strange dream, I should lay down with the alcohol”. You check your watch, it’s 1:17AM, it’s too early to be asleep.
You decide to go to the bar three blocks away while you think “That dream was pretty interesting. Getting drunk again will surely let me see how it ends”.
THE END.
Thank you for playing Final Fantasy XIII: Sazh’s Alcoholism Edition.[/details]