Ardyn and the Imperial Army
The later parts of Final Fantasy XV start to pick up a lot of speed as things continue to go south for Noctis, his friends, and the quest for the Crystal. The train is besieged by the Imperial Army, leaving the gang to split up and protect those on board. Ardyn himself makes an appearance as soldiers attack from all sides including from the sky.
As Noctis boards the ships overhead, blasting them out of the sky using their own machinery, Ardyn boards the train in order to take out his team members. Thankfully, Noctis returns quickly, finding Prompto and Ardyn fighting atop one of the cars. He quickly pushes Ardyn off, sending him to a world of hurt, but it was yet another trick from the Niflheim Chancellor. He had altered time and space to switch places with Prompto, leading the prince to cast his own friend off from the speeding train before once again disappearing with a smile.
While he wants nothing more than to turn back for his childhood friend, Gladio and Ignis urge their prince to move forward, in pursuit of Ardyn who is sure to have answers about their missing party member.
Before continuing on, though. they must find a safe means of travel for all the passengers on board. After an attack from the military, they are shaken up, and Noctis doesn’t want to bring them along on what is definitely going to be a dangerous ride. A surprise helping hand comes in the form of Aranea, the Imperial Army’s commodore. After realizing that nothing was as it seemed, she parted ways with the military and is now helping out the people of Eos, including our prince and his friends.
It would appear that not only has your party figured out that Ardyn is more than what he seems, but there is plenty of in-fighting, as well.
