FFVI: Divergent Paths

No dice. Ive also tried Mesen S since my last message. Across 4 emulators, and replaying the full fight from the last in game save point at least 12 times, it NEVER gets passed the black screen at the end of Kefka's fight. It just plays that roaring sound and hangs on the black screen. Ive tried the fight without using Leo, Gogo, Umaro, or Kappa. And fast forwarding doesn't do anything. It doesn't sound like the fast forward key is even doing anything at that point, judging by how the sound doesn't change.

Ive attached my save state for ZSNES and the .srm file.
Celes is in the process of an X-Jump in the save state. She'll either come down and kill Kefka or leave him just near enough death to squeeze a victory out if you move quick enough, since he's about to use Fallen One.