▁defeated , ▁all ▁players ▁are ▁awarded ▁with ▁items ▁and ▁equipment ▁that ▁can ▁carry ▁over ▁into ▁the ▁single - player ▁campaign : ▁those ▁who ▁performed ▁the ▁best ▁receive ▁higher - quality ▁equipment ▁and ▁" tit les " ▁to ▁distinguish ▁them ▁from ▁other ▁players . ▁The ▁co - op ▁batt les ▁allow ▁players ▁to ▁carry ▁over ▁their ▁equipment ▁and ▁character ▁levels ▁from ▁single - player , ▁with ▁the ▁available ▁characters ▁being ▁restricted ▁to ▁Z ael ' s ▁mer cen ary ▁group . ▁De fe ating ▁a ▁b oss ▁ear ns ▁players ▁items ▁them ed ▁around ▁it . ▁In ▁both ▁modes , ▁players ▁communicate ▁using ▁a ▁stock ▁of ▁script ed ▁responses ▁both ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁single - player ▁campaign ▁and ▁spe cially ▁created ▁for ▁multi player . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁The ▁Last ▁Story ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁Laz ul is ▁Island , ▁a ▁vast ▁se abor ne ▁for tr ess ▁ruled ▁by ▁Count ▁Ar gan an ▁and ▁al lied ▁to ▁an ▁un named ▁human ▁emp ire ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁crisis ▁as ▁the ▁land ▁dec ays ▁and ▁dies . ▁D ag ran , ▁a ▁mer cen ary , ▁travel s ▁to ▁Laz ul is ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁employ ment ▁with ▁the ▁mer cen ary ▁band ▁he ▁leads : ▁Z ael , ▁Sy ren ne , ▁Y ur ick , ▁Low ell ▁and ▁Mir ania . ▁During ▁the ▁journey , ▁Z ael , ▁who ▁dream s ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁kn ight , ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁myster ious ▁force ▁and ▁is ▁brand ed ▁on ▁the ▁hand ,