Yaschas Massif - 010AF

This should be your location of choice once completing the Bresha Ruins 005AF. If you took a brief trip to the Sunleth Waterscape you should be well aware of the difficulty of that location. Aside from the Feral Behemoths, most of the enemies here should be simple enough to tackle with a bout of Relentless Assault or Cerberus. You will start at the very south end of the Pass of Padra. Speak to the man directly in front of you to acquire the Map for this location.

With this in hand snag the two spheres to your left and right (one requiring Moogle Hunt) for a Metal Armband and 500 gil. Next head east, then north, and then west. You will reach a darkened area and you will get a brief instruction on the purpose of the pools of light. If you're looking for a bit of a challenge you can ignore this instruction and fight a handful of Feral Behemoths. You can handle them by using Delta Attack with a Pulsework Knight sentinel. If you're party is buffed up enough you will easily get 5 stars per battle, increasing the drops for the various types of Slivers. If you've leveled a few monsters up to their second level (or snagged one of the rares from te previous location) this is an excellent opportunity to start leveling them up some more. You can also pick up a Behemoth Fang for the Misery's Bead quest.

If you find yourself unable to handle the Behemoths then stick to the pools of light to avoid them. On the west side of the semi-open area you will find a sphere with 960 gil and one with 8 Mana Slivers. At the bottom of the southeast center area is a box with the Tablet of Padra that you'll need for a quest in Yaschas Massif 01XAF. To the east of this area is a sphere with 8 Mana Bolts. If you've got Moogle Throw there are two extra things to pick up. There is a small area you cannot reach unless you have a chocobo (of which there are none in this time period). However, if you stand by Chocolina you can toss Mog up to get a sphere with a Unicorn Horn and a sphere with the Fruit of Fenrir for the Sword of Lachesis quest in 01XAF.

Once you pass Chocolina you'll find a box containing the 'Scars' Gate Seal and a sphere with Gysahl Greens. Rounding the next bend, you'll find a sphere containing 540 gil. When you reach the bend north search to the left for a Moogle Hunt sphere containing a Pearl Necklace. Pass Chocolina for a second time and speak to the woman by the barrier.

Boss: Aloeidai

You'll find yourself facing a creature with over 50,000 HP that can hit all of your party members at once. It's possible to defeat it quickly with Relentless Assault and Tri-disaster, but if you find yourself having trouble switch to Delta Attack and Mystic Tower, bringing in a medic if necessary. If you're lucky you can take down Aloeidai with the first Stagger. Upon beating it you will receive the Aloeidai Fragment.

You'll be reunited with Hope and Alyssa in a brief cut-scene. Afterwards speak to the guard and follow Hope. Follow him and talk to him each time he stops. You'll reach the base of operations and be rewarded with a cut-scene and the Hollow Artefact.

After this it's time to head to your next gate at the dead end in the eastern end of the Pass of Padra. There are a few fragment quests here so if you'd like you can complete them before activating the gate.