Re: Final Fantasy
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Final Fantasy
Chapter 0- Prelude
The world lies shrouded in darkness...
The winds die...
The seas rage...
The earth decays...
But the people believe in a prophecy, patiently waiting for its fulfillment...
"When darkness veils the world, four warriors of light shall come..."
After a long journey, four young travelers did at last appear...
...And in the hand of each was clutched a crystal...
The morning dew lingered in the grass, a chirp broke the silence of this malevolent forest, covering great distances of a kingdom and the sight brought a natural aesthetic to its formality.
But it held its darkest secrets beneath the roots, the earth had been writhed and corruption had welcomed itself, there was no sincerity that once enveloped the life of this masquerade, instead it held a heavy burden.
Bushes rustled, branches broken, a silhouette quickly passes through the dense forestry as it sprints with no intention of stopping. This embodiment was covered in midnight blue armor that outlined with amber, he wore a beige cape that flew and crumpled jumping over a fallen tree and sliding down a slanted hill littered with opened branches and shrubbery. He breaks through with ease, jumping off and running back onto flat ground, he pushes away more branches, ducking his head for his helmet had two short curved, ivory horns pointing up in the front of his helm.
He held what seemed to be a red crystal in his left hand- he clutched with utmost importance. His sword in its sheathe, had a bright red ribbon tied onto the hilt, his silver hair blew in the wind sputtering out of his helmet that gave him a regal look even under extreme situations. His breathing was heavy but controlled, he'd sometimes look in the corner of his eyes or even just turn his head around behind before looking forward as some of the wildlife would seize and then scurry away from sight.
He took a right, grabbing a tree branch and swinging himself over a small river with one hand, he then climbed his way out of a small trench, jumping off boulder to boulder and back onto solid ground before emerging out of what seemed like a maze, onto a paved dirt road. Leaves were gliding off his armor, there he stopped to catch his breath, but in the corner of his eye, he looked up to see a man on the road waving and jumping from afar, his voice was distant, too quiet to hear from this length as he clicked his tongue,
"Tch, fool!"
He ran again, this time with full intent on escaping...
The wind howled throughout the entire forest, the leaves fluttered in anguish as a deep breeze rolled in blowing the man's hair and unbuttoned vest. Giant, white masses of clouds ever so often blocked the sun giving its chilly rupture.
He stood in the middle of a paved dirt road looking beyond the forest as if in a meditation. He wore brown leather shaolin monk shoes with eminence sarouel and a sleeve-less vest. He also wore a red cloth belt, wristbands, and a headband around his short brown hair with a few spiky strands sticking out in front.
A sigh passed out of his breath. He turns around and to his surprise, two horns sticking out of what seemed to be a figure that stuck out like a sore thumb. He smiled before jumping up and waving his hand towards the figure,
"Leo!" He yelled gleefully,
"Leo! Hurry up! Noah and Sam are waiting for us down further!" He never stopped smiling, his mind was set on getting his friend out of here and he'd wait for him without questioning.
For Leo, he kept a calm but glaring look towards the monk, eventually running past him and up a small hill,
"Oh come on Leo! Not even a "I'm glad you're here!" Wait up Leo!" Taking long strides up the hill he caught up and ran side by side with Leo,
"So, did you get what I asked fo-" He was then interrupted by the warrior who turned to face him,
"One, I did get what you asked for. Two, I saw that you didn't clean up after yourself back at the camp and I had to deal with some pests left by you, Willie Gladiolus." He said sternly- Willie could almost imagine a hot red vein bloating on his head- as Willie scratches the back of his head chuckling nervously,
"And third, this is the last time I run like a Hyenadon for you." He whipped back his face forward, presuming to leave Willie behind,
"W-wait Leo! You didn't mean that did you? C'mon, that's not what I think of you! Believe me man!" Willie was practically begging him to not be angry towards him, Leo didn't look back but waved his hand,
"Whatever..." His tone now neutral, Willie couldn't tell if he was being serious or sarcastic as they made their way to the top.
A carriage awaited by the side of the road, pulled by two golden horses with blue grandiose manes and crimson hoofs. Sitting in the front was a mage clothed in a pure white robe with a red patterned design along the sleeves and front that ended at the bottom of the garb.
She held a daisy in her hand, slowly twirling it and admiring the pulchritude. She took off her hoodie as her luminous blonde hair gushed out flowing down her back, it was just as beautiful as the crystal she held close to her chest. She delicately perched the daisy onto her left ear, making sure it wouldn't get damaged or fall off by accident. A moment later, she quickly put her hoodie back on and made sure it was hidden underneath.
Another mage clothed in azure robe and a rather big aureolin hat, sat in the back looking at the white mage in boredom before looking back at the hill. There was no indication of seeing the face as the hat created a dark shadow over the mage's face- the only facial appearance you could see was the bright golden yellow eyes that glowed ominously. Playing with a knife and dozing off once in a while, the black mage focused their attention to see two individuals running down the hill, the black mage quickly got up and patted the shoulder of the white mage,
"W-wait, what? What is it Sam?" Sam moves to the side and points to the monk and warrior approaching quickly.
"Ah! Leo and Willie are here!"
Leo and Willie started to slow down once they got to the bottom of the hill, grinding to a halt and catching their breath,
"Hey guys!" Noah jumped off the carriage and quickly made her way to the fatigued duo,
Leo held a hand out, as his other was resting on his knees, "One moment to breathe please."
"For Eden's sake, what did you guys do?" She crossed her arms, awaiting her answer from the two. Willie couldn't even give a nervous chuckle, turning to Leo. Leo rolled his eyes and stood straight as soon as he caught his breath,
"Willie over here, left some unexpected guests waiting for me when I was getting his stone and at this very moment their closing in on us."
"W-what?! Are you serious?! How?!" Noah turned her head instinctively to Willie who was shaking in a cold sweat,
"Ehh, hehe. Guess I forgot to eat the last of the mutton." Leo shook his head in spite of what they said to leave no trail behind,
"Ughh, let's discuss this another time. Sam!" Sam threw a wooden staff immediately towards Noah, catching it without even looking as Sam stood by her side afterwards,
"Alright, let's plan our counter attack before they-" Snarls rattle from the top of the hill, a pack of wolves with yellow stripes down their backs had them in their sights. The party, on instinct, assumed formation with monk and warrior in front and mages back of them.
Leo tosses a red gem to Willie who fumbles for a bit before fully grasping and sliding it into his pocket, "Take your rock back and don't lose it."
Willie just smiled back, "No problem, chief! And, what's the plan if you have one already?" One of the wolves howled and instigated a charge down the hill,
Leo scoffed in response, "The plan... The plan is charge!"
The warrior held his sword to his cheek, the monk clenched his fists and the mages conjured their spells. The wolves had the mad blood lust in their eyes as they descended upon the party and the party charged forward with equal force.
Leo cleaned his blade onto his gauntlet, sheathing his sword; corpses laid on the road as each one started to disappear into ether. Leo wanted to just leave the crime scene as soon as possible only to get frazzled by Willie,
"Ahhh, I knew we could do it Leo." He laid his arm around his neck, laughing as if nothing happened.
"Get off me will ya!" He slipped under Willie's grasp and walked away from him. Noah gave Willie the "cut-it-out" look as she followed Leo, cutting in front of him,
"Hey Leo, you're alright? Was Willie getting on your nerves, cause with everything that's happened so far I agree." Leo looked at Noah, then to Willie who was messing around with Sam,
"What's done is done. The problems been solved. Even though I would've like to seen Willie get a dose of his own medicine."
Leo looks back at Noah, he was about to say something morally again but notices the flower hidden on her ear underneath her hoodie. Though his face was visibly expressionless, he places his hand on her shoulder,
"Don't worry, it's a gag of his but he'll learn the hard way sooner or later. Somehow... Besides, you'd think he notice the new look?" Noah was confused at first but after a moment of wanting to bring down her hoodie, she remembered, retreating her hands back into her sleeves,
"Probably not. Especially with the atmosphere you two created. But we should make up for lost time." Leo nodded in agreement,
"Yes ma'am. Maybe next time, Eden will be on your side." He lets go of her shoulder, walking back to the carriage where Willie sees him and begins to bow in apology.
Noah is left looking at the last of ether, gathering and then disappearing into the blue sky before walking back with a small grin of both disappointment yet hope,
"Alright, shall we get going?" Noah abruptly stated towards the two,
Leo nodded, gesturing to the other two to pay attention, "Its seems we're finally done here, and just to remind you all about our course of destination: We're heading for the Kingdom of Allduin, Castle Cornelia, so lets not waste anymore time. Sam, you drive." Sam nodded giving a thumbs up,
The rest sat in the back of the carriage, anxiously awaiting the possible encounters, events and the ever elusive future hanging in the back of their heads as the carriage begins to move and return to it's route.
Leo stared behind their descent, almost shutting his eyes, but the internal clock that seems to manifest inside him goes off. Looking down at his pocket, he reaches in and pulls it out for himself to see. A blue crystal that had a dull shine. It felt as though his energy had been rejuvenate yet taken away. He grasps it but loosens his grip soon afterwards. Rotating it in his hand, his thoughts began to conspire elsewhere back to a past memory, one where everything was a blank canvas of eternal white. The only exception was him and the voice,
"Tell me, Eden... What do you see in us?"
"The Warriors of Light..."
AN: Gonna keep this short and say this is my first story to write on this website and I quite like to think I've done a subliminal job for a prelude. Review and tell me your thoughts about this one.
Thanks for reading and until next time!