Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy X or Final Fantasy 7 nor do I own any of the characters.
In my other crossover which was a Final Fantasy X2 and 7, I had the X2 girls go to Gaia, now I am having Genesis go to Spira and help with the pilgrimage and then do more than that as well
Genesis had just been struck down by Zack, the sting of the cold metal was all that he felt as he fell towards the damp ground of the cavern that he had chosen to make his final stand. He expected to die right then, it was an understandable expectation, especially since he had killed so many people himself and he had caused everyone so much suffering. He didn't think as his eyes closed that he would ever open them again and that this was truly the end, he didn't get the gift of the goddess like he had wanted and he wasn't going to die from this painful degradation like he had once thought. This, by the hand of Angeal's student was how he was going to meet his tragic end.
Except something else had happened, His eyes had opened once more, but he was not in the cold, wet cavern and he didn't see Zack anywhere. Instead he found himself in a dimly lit chamber full of lifestream, This was pure lifestream he was standing in and by all means he should be feeling something..Anything that would suggest that the lifestream was affecting him in some way like it should be. He didn't feel woozy, lightheaded, or even pain, now that he thought of it, he has never felt this great before. He has not felt like this in years, before he could bask in the fact that the pain that had always plagued him was no longer around, he saw a bright light at the end of the chamber and then he started to think that maybe the reason he felt so good was due to the fact that he was dead.
Genesis laughed to himself thinking of how cliché it was right now, that there was a light like most people on their death bed claimed, he had thought it would be a hallucination they were having and once someone died, then there was nothing but darkness to greet them when they all died and returned to the planet someday. He didn't actually expect there to be a light at the end of the chamber, he was standing in and he didn't expect that some of what the people said before, they passed on was true, but now nothing should surprise him considering he did have the cells of an alien entity in him that had caused this problem. Genesis walked forward towards the blinding bright white light, keeping a hand up to keep his red hair out of his face and to try to shield his sensitive mako filled eyes from the harsh light, after a moment he pulled a lock of hair in front of his face in order to inspect it closely whenever he realized it was red again, not the bleached out white he had grown accustomed to over the past few years. His hair was normal and he couldn't help but start to inspect himself, he took his red glove off for a moment to see the angry black veins that had been present were no longer there and that the skin of his hand was as pale and flawless as before.
Joy that was what filled Genesis, for the first time in years he felt joy. He didn't think that he would ever feel like this again, that he would be able to feel happy once more. How could he not feel overjoyed? His pain was gone and from what he could tell his physical appearance had been restored, he was whole again. He was not broken and cracked on the verge of death like he had been just an hour prior, no that wasn't him anymore. He was a new man at the moment and it seemed like the nightmare of rotting from the inside out was just that, a nightmare and never his reality.
Genesis kept walking forward, wading through the lifestream that gently brushed up against him as he walked through it determined to reach that light. The light seemed to be inviting him and he was not one to decline an invitation now.
When he reached the light after what seemed like forever, he was amazed to see a tall, beautiful woman in armor standing before him, her long blond hair flowed in the same pattern as the life stream shimmering with an otherworldly glow, her blue eyes shone with wisdom and kindness as they looked right into him almost as if she was looking for something. The woman held a staff in her right hand, watching him when he got closer to her. She looked at him and bowed her head a little in what would seem like acknowledgement and to be acknowledged by this beautiful, mysterious woman would have meant the world to him especially since he was dead.
He felt the lifestream curl around him like a blanket keeping him in a firm hold as he reached up recognizing that the woman was Minerva and that she was the goddess that he had worshipped for so long. he had no clue what was happening at the moment and wondered if everyone went through this when they died, but after a moment he heard a soft voice whisper to him,"Genesis Rhapsodos, I am Minerva, I have been watching over you through the lifestream. I am the embodiment of its will and the souls of the ones you have murdered have come here to judge you for your crimes. You tried to destroy Gaia, you have killed countless innocent people. Though, instead of punishment the souls have called for your help, our world is not the only one in this universe and ours is not the only one who cries for help. I am unable to assist the world that begs for salvation and so the spirits of the deceased have all agreed that you are to save the summoner and the dream. You have much to learn Genesis and you have many more things to experience, I will bestow upon you the gift that you have been seeking. Now go young one, go and save the summoner and the dream, repent for what you have done."
And with that the lifestream constricted around Genesis like a Midgar Zolom would when killing its prey, rendering him unconscious as he thought of what the goddess has just told him.
After awhile Genesis woke up on a white beach, his blue eyes slowly opened before closing a bit as the sun hurt his sensitive mako filled eyes. He looked around the area noticing that he was being watched, he moved a little bit feeling stiff and wondering how long he had been laying there. He sat up quickly scaring the person who was looking down at him. He wanted to see where he was at and remembered that he was told that he would be taken to a different place, at first he thought he was in Coste De Sol when he saw the beach which reminded him of the one there and thought maybe he hallucinated everything, but when he saw the old fashioned clothes that the people were wearing and he saw their unfamiliar faces but then again he didn't know everyone in the world.
He knew he was anywhere but Coste De Sol due to the fact everything looked so primitive and he could see wreckage above the treetops, He would have prayed to Minerva that he wasn't in a strange land like she had told him that he would be going to, but if his memory was correct Minerva was the one who put him in this situation and so that meant praying to her would only amuse her. He had to admit though that if he hadn't tried to destroy Gaia then he wouldn't be on a strange beach wondering who the hell these people were and where the hell he even was.
He glanced over to a tan skinned man who wore baggy pants, a shirt that he left open, and his rusty red hair was fashioned to look like the crest of a Chocobo, beside him was a blond haired man who looked like he was both curious and starving. The blond haired guy's eyes went wide when he saw Genesis and he wondered why the man was giving him that look.
The chocobo crested man said, his voice full of amusement as he crossed his arms over his chest, looking at them,"It's not every day that two strangers wash up onto Besaid beach. Are you two brothers? You two look like twins, ya?"
Genesis looked at his surroundings still trying to figure out where he was and wondered why the man would even think they were twins, he said to him annoyed that he would be mistaken for someone else. He was Genesis Rhapsodos a one of a kind! There was no one that could ever look like him," No, I do not even know this man."
So the blond haired young man had washed up as well, he looked to be about a few years younger than him and it would have been obvious that it would have been impossible for them to be twins due to that little obvious age gap. Then again this guy didn't appear to be all that bright, the brightest part about him was probably the hair.
The red haired man scratched his head a little and said, sounding confused over the fact that they were not related, Genesis rolled his eyes turning away from the man inspecting the place and at the same time making sure none of them could attack him,"Must be a coincidence, ya."
It irritated Genesis that this man ended every sentence with ya, just like Reno had the habit of starting each one with Yo most of the time. It was really annoying and he wondered if any of them ever got an education and if not, then they needed to go get one before he smacked his loveless book in their faces. Though he needed to know where he was at and so he couldn't afford to be rude to this man at the moment. He turned to the man and asked, "What is the name of this place?"
The red haired man said in a carefree way not even thinking about why he would be asked that question as he made sure to introduce himself as well,"I am Wakka and you are on Besaid beach."
The blond haired man stayed quiet as Genesis asked, his voice showing his irritation finding that the answer did not help him much at all. He knew he was on a beach and he frankly didn't care what the beach was called, it was a beach full of sand and nasty little critters that made it to where no one could pay him to sit on the beach and here he was having just laid on it and probably had all kinds of nasty creatures in his coat and hair,"What is the name of this planet called?"
Wakka gave him a strange look before answering and his answer made Genesis's blood run cold as his suspicions were confirmed by the stupid man, even though he was now being treated as though he had said something strange and most likely to this man he had said something strange,"How could you not know? This is Spira, ya."
Of all people he didn't expect the Blond haired man to bail him out when everyone started to inch away from Genesis probably think he was crazy or maybe a lunatic for not knowing the name of the very planet that he was on,"Hey! go easy on him, he most likely got too close to Sin like me and the toxin is messing with his head."
He then turned to Genesis and said with a smile, acting a bit too cheerful considering he had been washed up as well from the sounds of it,"Hey there! The name is Tidus! What's your name?"
He eyed the blond haired, blue eyed man with suspicion as he stood in front of the ex soldier smiling as if he didn't have a care in this stupid world before reluctantly saying to him not going to go into very much detail about who he was,"Genesis."
Wakka listened in on them introducing themselves to each other and said to the duo," Praise be to yevon that both of you made it out alive, not many people survive an encounter with Sin and you two managed to get away with your lives. Your memories will come back though, but right now we should head to the village. Follow me and I will show you the way!"
Genesis was not stupid and knew he couldn't just say that a goddess sent him to a different planet to these people and ask for their help, they would think he was even stranger than they already do and most likely they wouldn't want anything to do with him and try to kill him like Shinra. Then again this could be him, letting his imagination take control.
He was wondering what the hell had she meant by save the summoner and the dream, what were those? Where they people? Objects? Well, he knew what a summon was and a dream. But were they the same things here? Or was it all something different? He needed information and he was going to question the two young men with him and see if they had any of the answers that he desired, he decided that he would corner the blond look alike whenever he got the chance and question him about the situation and see how much he really knew.
Genesis saw the two men walking off and started to follow them grabbing the trench coat that he had not even noticed had slipped off until he nearly tripped over it, his assumptions he found were correct and that it had been filled with sand. He couldn't wash leather and sand was so hard to get out! Tidus and Wakka looked at him in amusement while he wrestled with the leather coat making sure all of the sand was out as he put it back on feeling annoyed that they appeared to be holding back laughter over the small dilemma he just had.
He felt relieved when he reached down and felt that he still had his rapier with him, at least he was not going into this unarmed and that he would have some means to defend himself against whatever trials he would be facing in the future. All that he had to do now was follow these two young men and learn what he had to and get this over with, maybe he could return to Gaia if he was to hurry up and save the dream and the summoner. That he would be able to go back to his home world, even though he would not have a home to return to and then he could try to repent for his crimes over there as well and hope that he could find a way to make up for the murders and crimes he had committed.
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