Auron looked up to the sky with a sigh, then back to the sphere that was recording him. He wanted the perfect words to come to him, but they never did.
"I might as well start," he stated reluctently. " Tidus and Yuna's story is almost over, so I guess it's about time to tell mine from begining to end." He shifted uneasily, he didn't even know why he was doing this.
"Ten years ago is when my life, my story, really started. That's when I became a guardian for my Lord Braska, also when I met Jecht. Ten years ago I fell in love and had my life distoryed. All in the name of Sin, Yevon, and Spira." he stopped. Memories floodes his head, pain filled his heart.
"If any of you are watching this, then I've must have already been sent. Tidus, I hope you did find a way to save Yuna. I never forgave myself for letting Sin destory everyone I cared for, and I know you wouldn't either. You're brash like your father, but in many ways, you're a lot like I was. This shall be for you, maybe my story can show help you to be strong enough to save the ones you love.
" So I guess I'll start near the begining. Lord Braska was already well on his pligramige, and Jecht was with us as well. We were on the ferry heading from Kilika to Luca. It was here that we met another summoner on pligramige as well."
"We should say hello." Braska said, " I'm interested in who else is on the same journey as I." Jecht and I followed him as he headed to the bow, were a female summoner and her three guardians were.
I examined the seen up ahead. Two of the guardians were on the steps to the bow. one was drapped in a large black cloak, with a large hood covering his face. The other was sitting relaxed next to him, she had her eyes closed and they were chatting. The last guardian had his hands wrapped around the summoner as they looked out over the vast sea. I made a face at this, even though Lady Yunalesca had her husband as a guardian, that type of realionship shouldn't be on a pligramige. Too many emotions, usually ends in failure.
"Good day." Braska said as we aproached. The hooded man turned his head to look at the voice.
"Woah, look at his eyes..." Jecht whispered to me, noticing the glowing red that peirced the shadows of the cloak, " Is that natural here? In Spira, I mean?"
The summoner turned to great us. She was a young girl, a couple of years younger than I. She had golden blonde hair that gleamed in the sunlight, she moved gracefully in front of Braska.
"Good Day to you as well, fellow summoner." She said with a strange smile on her face. They exchanged the prayer of Yevon.
"My name is Braska. These are my two guardians Sir Auron, and Sir Jecht." I bowed, Jecht copied my movements blindly, "We are pleased to meet you."
" I am Lady Lerana." she stated like we should have known, " tell me, Lord Braska... how long have you been on your pilgramige? "
"We have but only just started, we have just come from praying at Kilika temple. How long have you been journeying, my Lady?"
" For a little longer..." she trailed off, she was looking Jecht and me over.
"Okay, she's either got the hots for us or she's sizing us up." Jecht whispered again to me.
"Jecht!" I snapped quietly, " this isn't the time for-"
"Heh. yeah, yeah, all I'm saying is that's the way I look at the other team before a game of blitzball...ya know?" I couldn't argue with him on that. Lerana had an unsettling gleam in her eyes.
"Who are your guardians?" Braska asked innocently, noting she never bothered to introduce them.
"Oh," she sighed, and looked at the cloaked figure. He stepped forward.
"My name is Saydr," he stated solemnly, " This is my twin sister, Alya, and our younger brother Zeon." The younger brother bowed, but Alya never even stirred from where she layed. Suddenly, Lerana pipped up again.
" I perpose a duel." she bluntly. Saydr whipped his head at her. Braska looked at her startled, "What?"
"My Lady, I don't think we have such time for somethi-" The black mage growled, before Lerana cut him off.
"Nonsense! We have plenty of time. We're stuck on this god awful boat remember? And don't worry, you can fight too. Braska, you verus me, and my guardians against yours."
My mouth dropped. Guardians never went into such fight. Aeons fought, not humans.
" Lady Lerana," the black mage retorted again, " I think they would prefer to rest, not battle. Besides, that sort of fight would not be even, we out number them."
"I think my husband can sit out, he's only a white mage. You don't have a problem with it, do you Zeon?" Lerana said grinning.
"Of course not my lady." he said quietly. It was the first time I really looked him over. He was a lot smaller then his siblings, Saydr, himself made the boy look like a dwarf. Zeon, just seemed very weak, he was then and had a pale look on his face. I guessed he was most likely on this pilgramige because of his wife. I couldn't agree with such a thing. Their was more of a chance one would turn back in the end.
"Let's begin!! Alya, get up, choose who you will fight!" the summoner yelled already calling forth her first aeon, not giving Braska a choice in the matter. The female guardian stood up reluctenly from where she rested. She look at me, I looked stupified at her ice blue eyes, I held in a small gasp.
Saydr picked up a long staff. I feared in fighting him. he was not like other sorcerers, his body was not hidden inside the cloak like his face. It was one built for a warrior. Although I pryed didn't have to fight him, nevertheless I didn't want the fool Jecht to lose to him either.
"I guess we have no say in this brother," she said looking at her twin, "Choose your mark." Jecht and I drew our swords, I didn't know what to expect. Saydr looked at Jecht. Alya drew her sword.
"Mark." he said solemnely.
"No, I'm Jecht actually." the blitzball player said with a laugh. I shook my head. Light flashed from the aeons.
"Now."the girl said. She was about 15 feet away from me. Waiting, I blinked, then she was a foot away with a sword coming down on me. I heard a yelp of surprise from Jecht, he got the same surprise as well.My sword met hers just barely enough to stop the katana from hitting me.
"I'm sorry about this. We can't stop Lerana from making bad decisions yet." Alya said. She moved again, an attack to my flank, her blade clashed with my bracer. She's too fast, I thought.
"It's not your fault, summoners do stupid things. The best we can do is protect them when they do it." I said blocking her next move. "to keep them on their pilgrmige."
She laughed, I had to spin to catch her attack from behind.
"I see, you're a pretty blue book type of guardian, aren't you?" I found a moment to strike her side, but she gracefully parried it away. It left an impressed look on her face.
"What exactly do you mean by that?" I shot viciously. She smiled sweetly, and my anger melted away. The swords clashed again.
"You stick to the rules, "she said, " it's not a bad thing however,(clash) your summoner has a pure heart(clash). He needs a guardian like you to keep him on the right path." It was amazing that she could say that, after just meeting us.
"The other one, Jecht, I believe, is also necessary. He can keep Braska, and you for that matter, looking at the bright side, ya know?"
I had to laugh at that, Jecht necessart? That was hard to believe. The battle between the two of us had become surreal to me. With every graceful move, I looked at my oppenent more intregued.
She had jet-black hair that fell out of its hold with each bit of movement. She was tall like her twin, but more delicately built than him. Her movement were like a dancers, but as deasly as a samurai's.
I reliezed that I found a way to end this fight. She was pinned between me and one of the walls on the boat. I moved right after one of her attacks, her guard was down just long enough to slip my sword across her neck. I held it there.
"You're dead." I said breathing hard, with a small smile. She returned it evilly.
You are as well my friend." she stated, and pressed a small dagger into my kidney just enough so I could feel it, "though, I must say, yours would be a much more painful one."
"When did you?!" I said shocked.
"Remember," she said still smiling, "I'm fast." I laughed, and we sheathed our weapons. I never in my life had such a hard fight. Alya was a true challenge for me.
"Shall we go back?" I asked, trying to surpress my laughter. She nodded.
Her summoner looked at us impatiently when we walked back. The other four men were talking and laughing behind her. They looked at us when we returned.
"Well?" Lerana asked annoyed, I could tell she loat to Lord Braska, I couldn't help but rejoice.
"We tied." I stated plainly.
"What?!"she exclaimed, even angrier.
"Looks like it was a complete tie, my lady." Alya said, " My lady are you stasified enough to rest?"
"Wait, how did you know I lost?" Jecht wondered She looked at Saydr, his hood was down, he smiled.
"Good guess?" She said innocently. I was fascinated by her brother's face. It matched everything else about him. He had was just as black as hers, but the tips were spiked and as red as his eyes. A deep scar ran across the bridge of his nose and a small one vertically over his left eye. He pulled his hood up, and nodded to Zeon.
"Shall we retire then?" he asked, "that was a good fight Jecht. I look forward to the day you beat me. It was nice meeting you Braska, I pray you have a safe journey." he did Yevon's prayer and started walking towards the bunks. Zeon did the same and followed.
"My lady?" Alya asked, "are we going?" Lerana sigh annoyed, and stromed off. Alya smiled.
"Sorry, she has a temper." she said happily, looking into my eyes. "See ya!" She ran off to catch up to her comrades.
"Ooohhh!!! Auron has a girl-friend!!" Jecht said laughing and moveing out of hitting range.
"What?!" I asked stiffly, " What in Spira's name are you talking about?!" Jecht started laughing hesterically.
"Nevermind, he's to much of a stiff to attrach women."
"Excuse me?!" I heard Lord Braska snicker, "Lord Braska!"
"We should turn in as well" he said and started walking, Jecht laughing hard, followed.
"Hey!!" I shouted, and ran after them.
-End Fateful encounter-
"I might as well start," he stated reluctently. " Tidus and Yuna's story is almost over, so I guess it's about time to tell mine from begining to end." He shifted uneasily, he didn't even know why he was doing this.
"Ten years ago is when my life, my story, really started. That's when I became a guardian for my Lord Braska, also when I met Jecht. Ten years ago I fell in love and had my life distoryed. All in the name of Sin, Yevon, and Spira." he stopped. Memories floodes his head, pain filled his heart.
"If any of you are watching this, then I've must have already been sent. Tidus, I hope you did find a way to save Yuna. I never forgave myself for letting Sin destory everyone I cared for, and I know you wouldn't either. You're brash like your father, but in many ways, you're a lot like I was. This shall be for you, maybe my story can show help you to be strong enough to save the ones you love.
" So I guess I'll start near the begining. Lord Braska was already well on his pligramige, and Jecht was with us as well. We were on the ferry heading from Kilika to Luca. It was here that we met another summoner on pligramige as well."
"We should say hello." Braska said, " I'm interested in who else is on the same journey as I." Jecht and I followed him as he headed to the bow, were a female summoner and her three guardians were.
I examined the seen up ahead. Two of the guardians were on the steps to the bow. one was drapped in a large black cloak, with a large hood covering his face. The other was sitting relaxed next to him, she had her eyes closed and they were chatting. The last guardian had his hands wrapped around the summoner as they looked out over the vast sea. I made a face at this, even though Lady Yunalesca had her husband as a guardian, that type of realionship shouldn't be on a pligramige. Too many emotions, usually ends in failure.
"Good day." Braska said as we aproached. The hooded man turned his head to look at the voice.
"Woah, look at his eyes..." Jecht whispered to me, noticing the glowing red that peirced the shadows of the cloak, " Is that natural here? In Spira, I mean?"
The summoner turned to great us. She was a young girl, a couple of years younger than I. She had golden blonde hair that gleamed in the sunlight, she moved gracefully in front of Braska.
"Good Day to you as well, fellow summoner." She said with a strange smile on her face. They exchanged the prayer of Yevon.
"My name is Braska. These are my two guardians Sir Auron, and Sir Jecht." I bowed, Jecht copied my movements blindly, "We are pleased to meet you."
" I am Lady Lerana." she stated like we should have known, " tell me, Lord Braska... how long have you been on your pilgramige? "
"We have but only just started, we have just come from praying at Kilika temple. How long have you been journeying, my Lady?"
" For a little longer..." she trailed off, she was looking Jecht and me over.
"Okay, she's either got the hots for us or she's sizing us up." Jecht whispered again to me.
"Jecht!" I snapped quietly, " this isn't the time for-"
"Heh. yeah, yeah, all I'm saying is that's the way I look at the other team before a game of blitzball...ya know?" I couldn't argue with him on that. Lerana had an unsettling gleam in her eyes.
"Who are your guardians?" Braska asked innocently, noting she never bothered to introduce them.
"Oh," she sighed, and looked at the cloaked figure. He stepped forward.
"My name is Saydr," he stated solemnly, " This is my twin sister, Alya, and our younger brother Zeon." The younger brother bowed, but Alya never even stirred from where she layed. Suddenly, Lerana pipped up again.
" I perpose a duel." she bluntly. Saydr whipped his head at her. Braska looked at her startled, "What?"
"My Lady, I don't think we have such time for somethi-" The black mage growled, before Lerana cut him off.
"Nonsense! We have plenty of time. We're stuck on this god awful boat remember? And don't worry, you can fight too. Braska, you verus me, and my guardians against yours."
My mouth dropped. Guardians never went into such fight. Aeons fought, not humans.
" Lady Lerana," the black mage retorted again, " I think they would prefer to rest, not battle. Besides, that sort of fight would not be even, we out number them."
"I think my husband can sit out, he's only a white mage. You don't have a problem with it, do you Zeon?" Lerana said grinning.
"Of course not my lady." he said quietly. It was the first time I really looked him over. He was a lot smaller then his siblings, Saydr, himself made the boy look like a dwarf. Zeon, just seemed very weak, he was then and had a pale look on his face. I guessed he was most likely on this pilgramige because of his wife. I couldn't agree with such a thing. Their was more of a chance one would turn back in the end.
"Let's begin!! Alya, get up, choose who you will fight!" the summoner yelled already calling forth her first aeon, not giving Braska a choice in the matter. The female guardian stood up reluctenly from where she rested. She look at me, I looked stupified at her ice blue eyes, I held in a small gasp.
Saydr picked up a long staff. I feared in fighting him. he was not like other sorcerers, his body was not hidden inside the cloak like his face. It was one built for a warrior. Although I pryed didn't have to fight him, nevertheless I didn't want the fool Jecht to lose to him either.
"I guess we have no say in this brother," she said looking at her twin, "Choose your mark." Jecht and I drew our swords, I didn't know what to expect. Saydr looked at Jecht. Alya drew her sword.
"Mark." he said solemnely.
"No, I'm Jecht actually." the blitzball player said with a laugh. I shook my head. Light flashed from the aeons.
"Now."the girl said. She was about 15 feet away from me. Waiting, I blinked, then she was a foot away with a sword coming down on me. I heard a yelp of surprise from Jecht, he got the same surprise as well.My sword met hers just barely enough to stop the katana from hitting me.
"I'm sorry about this. We can't stop Lerana from making bad decisions yet." Alya said. She moved again, an attack to my flank, her blade clashed with my bracer. She's too fast, I thought.
"It's not your fault, summoners do stupid things. The best we can do is protect them when they do it." I said blocking her next move. "to keep them on their pilgrmige."
She laughed, I had to spin to catch her attack from behind.
"I see, you're a pretty blue book type of guardian, aren't you?" I found a moment to strike her side, but she gracefully parried it away. It left an impressed look on her face.
"What exactly do you mean by that?" I shot viciously. She smiled sweetly, and my anger melted away. The swords clashed again.
"You stick to the rules, "she said, " it's not a bad thing however,(clash) your summoner has a pure heart(clash). He needs a guardian like you to keep him on the right path." It was amazing that she could say that, after just meeting us.
"The other one, Jecht, I believe, is also necessary. He can keep Braska, and you for that matter, looking at the bright side, ya know?"
I had to laugh at that, Jecht necessart? That was hard to believe. The battle between the two of us had become surreal to me. With every graceful move, I looked at my oppenent more intregued.
She had jet-black hair that fell out of its hold with each bit of movement. She was tall like her twin, but more delicately built than him. Her movement were like a dancers, but as deasly as a samurai's.
I reliezed that I found a way to end this fight. She was pinned between me and one of the walls on the boat. I moved right after one of her attacks, her guard was down just long enough to slip my sword across her neck. I held it there.
"You're dead." I said breathing hard, with a small smile. She returned it evilly.
You are as well my friend." she stated, and pressed a small dagger into my kidney just enough so I could feel it, "though, I must say, yours would be a much more painful one."
"When did you?!" I said shocked.
"Remember," she said still smiling, "I'm fast." I laughed, and we sheathed our weapons. I never in my life had such a hard fight. Alya was a true challenge for me.
"Shall we go back?" I asked, trying to surpress my laughter. She nodded.
Her summoner looked at us impatiently when we walked back. The other four men were talking and laughing behind her. They looked at us when we returned.
"Well?" Lerana asked annoyed, I could tell she loat to Lord Braska, I couldn't help but rejoice.
"We tied." I stated plainly.
"What?!"she exclaimed, even angrier.
"Looks like it was a complete tie, my lady." Alya said, " My lady are you stasified enough to rest?"
"Wait, how did you know I lost?" Jecht wondered She looked at Saydr, his hood was down, he smiled.
"Good guess?" She said innocently. I was fascinated by her brother's face. It matched everything else about him. He had was just as black as hers, but the tips were spiked and as red as his eyes. A deep scar ran across the bridge of his nose and a small one vertically over his left eye. He pulled his hood up, and nodded to Zeon.
"Shall we retire then?" he asked, "that was a good fight Jecht. I look forward to the day you beat me. It was nice meeting you Braska, I pray you have a safe journey." he did Yevon's prayer and started walking towards the bunks. Zeon did the same and followed.
"My lady?" Alya asked, "are we going?" Lerana sigh annoyed, and stromed off. Alya smiled.
"Sorry, she has a temper." she said happily, looking into my eyes. "See ya!" She ran off to catch up to her comrades.
"Ooohhh!!! Auron has a girl-friend!!" Jecht said laughing and moveing out of hitting range.
"What?!" I asked stiffly, " What in Spira's name are you talking about?!" Jecht started laughing hesterically.
"Nevermind, he's to much of a stiff to attrach women."
"Excuse me?!" I heard Lord Braska snicker, "Lord Braska!"
"We should turn in as well" he said and started walking, Jecht laughing hard, followed.
"Hey!!" I shouted, and ran after them.
-End Fateful encounter-