Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin is a game that takes a lot of inspiration from Dark Souls, which is why the Four Fiends from the first Final Fantasy could function in a similar manner to the Lord Souls. Dark Souls has an open design that lets the player tackle areas in a number of different ways, and this could be repeated in Stranger of Paradise.
In Dark Souls, players will eventually need to acquire an item called the Lordvessel, as it's necessary for completing the game. They need to defeat four powerful bosses in Dark Souls and take their Lord Souls in order to power the Lordvessel. These four bosses are Gravelord Nito, the Four Kings, the Bed of Chaos, and Seath the Scaleless. The player is free to tackle them (and their associated dungeons) in any order they choose.
It's clear from the demo that Stranger of Paradise is heavily inspired by Dark Souls. There is also a lot of evidence to suggest that the game is a remake of the original Final Fantasy. If that is the case, then the Four Fiends from Final Fantasy could function in the same way as the Lord Souls in Stranger of Paradise.
There's a recurring theme in the Final Fantasy series of four powerful elemental beings serving the main bad guy. These include the Archfiends from FF4 and the Vile Four from Mystic Quest. This is a concept that dates back to the original Final Fantasy. Chaos was served by the Four Fiends, who each represented an element. The players would first encounter Lich, the Fiend of Earth, which is a powerful undead sorcerer. The second is Marilith, the Fiend of Fire, who is heavily inspired by a demon from Dungeons & Dragons. The third is Kraken, which is a huge sea monster. The final one is Tiamat, the Fiend of Wind, who resides in a floating citadel.
If Stranger of Paradise is a retelling of Final Fantasy, then the Four Fiends should be a major part of the game. It would make a lot of sense for them to function in a similar manner to the Lord Souls from Dark Souls. Instead of facing them in order, the player could choose when to tackle them and their dungeons. This would help make the game less frustrating, as one of the best aspects of Dark Souls was that the player was rarely forced into one route. This meant that the player could go and tackle another challenge, rather than being stuck trying to complete one difficult task. If the Chaos Shrine had four massive elemental dungeons that could be played in any order, then it would give players the freedom to chip away them, one enemy at a time. So, these Four Fiends could certainly be similar to the Lord Souls if they appear in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, which seems likely.
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