Mourning the death of Lunafreya, the prince Noctis Lucis Caelum struggles to carry on as the king while journeying to Cartanica. Ardyn Izunia, the murderer who killed Lunafreya in his quest for revenge against the Lucian and Fleuret bloodline, comes to mock and kill Noctis. Meanwhile, Ravus Nox Fleuret, the high Commander of Niflheim, sees Asura destroying everything in his berserker form and stops him from his rampage.