UNTOLD FANTASY
Prologue: The Moon That Ties Them
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EXCEL
It had been two years. Two long, quiet years. There were no wars, no hate. Everyone lived peacefully and helped each other. This was Teal's wish, for everyone to live free of hate and to build a better future, for everyone. Of course, there were still Guards, still monsters roaming, still reason to need to protect.
That's all he had ever wanted, to protect. He was living with Aureolin and Scarlett in the rebuilt Guard tower in the center of town. Their hometown, Arms Isle, was small; it was easy to see far beyond the town gates atop the Guard tower's lookout. That's where Teal was right now, looking off into the sunset, a clear red-orange lit sky that grew more hazy, almost pastel-like, the closer it got to the horizon. This was the other thing he had wished for. Teal had rid the world of those dreaded foggy skies, everything was clear now. He looked away, in the direction where the moon would rise.
Teal thought about his friends. It had been a long time since they had parted.
He was sure Yynx had made Dojo Master by now, and she and Jett were to be married tomorrow. He'd be sure to be there. Lukahs had earned a fortune in the Arena, and had used it to rebuild the orphanage and find the children good homes. He had adopted Lola and Keyo, so that they didn't have to be separated. Briar and Blaine had made a treaty and formed an alliance between their hometowns, and now both were active in trade and organized hunts together often. Teal was sure they were learning more and more about each other, making up for so many lost years. He remembered that Arc and Kunori were from a place where time is slowed, they'd probably be back there. Thy was no doubt learning how to lead his pack, and still performing those beautiful songs he used his magic to create. Teal thought back on the year he spent in Thy's hometown. Thy would be grown now, having only been 15 when they met and 16 when they parted. Teal remembered how happy he was when his uncle, Dens, came back from Skye, and then remembered the horrified look on the kid's face when his uncle died in that last fight…
Teal never wanted to see anyone that way again. But his friends were resilient, they'd all gone their separate ways, and moved on with their lives in peace.
That's what he had been hoping for, for everyone to make new lives. The Beast was gone, he had defeated it with his allies, his friends. Excel was at a time of peace, and Teal would make sure it would stay that way forever.
That's what Cyan would want.
SPIRA
Yuna stood over the waters of Besaid, on the dock, looking out to the horizon.
The sun wasn't setting on this side, but that didn't matter. She liked the look of the purple mixing with the blue in the sky, shifting to orange-red to her left. The sight of the darkened waters flowing endlessly as if they had nothing holding them back. That's how she felt right now. Aside from having to go to bed for the big day tomorrow, she realized there was nothing stopping her from jumping in, taking a swim and feeling free. Was this why Tidus loved the water so much?
She sat at the edge, and dipped her pale feet into the dark water. It felt too cold at first, but her feet warmed up to it after a few moments. Yuna hummed the Hymn of the Fayth to herself, looking out to the direction opposite the sunset- that's where the moon would be rising very shortly. She was the only one who had noticed it; everyone else was so preoccupied preparing the ceremony.
Raising her feet out of the water, Yuna slid backwards a bit, and pulled her feet onto the dock.
It would be there tonight, as well. On the very top of the moon, a small gap between the outline and the sky, shaded white. As if the sky were paper and someone had erased part of a drawing. Yuna laughed to herself. That was a funny way of putting it, but it did look like that. She began to think back on everything that happened the last few years. Starting her pilgrimage, meeting Tidus. Yuna remembered all of the hardships they had faced together, all of the trouble she had put her friends through. And then Tidus disappearing… He was a dream of the Fayth, something thought up.
After they saved Spira from Sin, after she brought the Eternal Calm. Her friends helped her get through it, but then Kimahri left to help at Mt. Gagazet, Auron vanished as well, having been unsent all along. That left Lulu, Wakka and Rikku.
Rikku convinced her to leave, and that's what she did. It was what she needed, and it helped. She met Paine, joined the Gullwings, became a Sphere Hunter- and saved the world, again. She got Tidus back after that. It's been two years since then, two years of peace, calm. The thing was… Yuna was scared. She had felt something calling to her, just recently. And she was the only one who noticed this thing with the moon. But that wasn't going to stop her big day.
Yuna and Tidus were getting married! She realized when she got him back- she never wanted to be without him again. When he proposed she had accepted without even wavering. Yuna had spent her life giving for Spira, now she finally had something for herself. She sighed, smiled and looked up. How much time had passed? The moon was nearly half visible, a large white gray spot out in the now dark purple horizon. Sure enough, there it was. At first, she had thought it was the moon's glow. But this was different. It was clearly something to worry about- looking into the water confirmed her thoughts. The white gap had no reflection. It was no light, it was behind the moon.
Standing up, Yuna brushed herself off and headed back to the hut her and Tidus shared. Something was about to happen in Spira.
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