Final Fantasy XIII starts in the city of Cocoon as the citizens of Bodhum are being purged (evicted) from Cocoon after coming in contact with something from Pulse. Throughout the game, the player is shown different flashbacks pertaining to the events of the 13 previous days. This includes a fal'Cie from pulse being discovered near Bodhum. Lighting's sister, Serah, had found the fal'Cie and was turned into one herself. On the other hand, Lightning and Sazh derail and destroy a Purge train on their way to Pulse in order to save Serah. In another battle, Snow leads his resistance group, NORA, to exile the Purge.Several of his teammates are killed including Hope's mother. While Snow heads to the fal'Cie Anima to save Serah, he is joined by two other exiles Hope and Vanillle.
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