Lightning obtains Eradia from rescuing a soul.
As the savior, you have a special life force—I call it Eradia. It's the power of God's light... It gives you your powers...
Hope Estheim explains Lightning the Eradia.
Eradia (気力, Kiryoku?, lit. Energy) is a term from Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It serves as a source of power granted by Bhunivelze to the savior and is used by Hope Estheim to extend the lifespan of Nova Chrysalia by giving it to Yggdrasil, which is placed in the Ark within the artificial Cocoon. Hope speculates that Eradia being Lightning's life force now makes her less and less human and more and more like a deity.[1]
In-game, Eradia is gathered by releasing people's souls from their bodies, usually by awakening or resolving long-buried feelings. Sidequests and the five main quests award Lightning with Eradia, but Canvas of Prayers quests do not.
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- ↑ Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Hope: I think it's because you've been made something more than human. Something almost divine. (...)
Hope: The savior is God's chosen servant. The Eradia is your life force now. It's the light of God himself, inside every cell of tour being. What I'm saying is... It's as if you're turning into a god yourself.