Final Fantasy: A Ronin's Love
Chapter 1: Birth of a Ronin
Author's Note: All Characters appearing in Final Fantasy X and X-2 are the property of SquareEnix and Hironobu Sakaguchi. All additional characters are the property of sut69. This Fan Fiction is for entertainment purposes only and I will make no money from it in any way.
Feedback: This is my first Fanfic so please feel free to offer any suggestions etc you may have for me. Keep in mind that I imagine this work will not be perfect in any shape or form due to my inexperience, so please try to make any criticisms constructive.
Type: Action/Adventure/Romance.
Rating: PG-13
Foreword: This story takes place 3 years after the events of Final Fantasy X-2 and the defeat of Vegnagun. Yuna, Rikku, Paine, Brother, Buddy and Shinra still make up the Gullwings.
Chapter 1: Birth of a Ronin
(These events take place 5 Years ago, during Yuna's pilgrimage)
"Hahahaha, pathetic mortals" mocked Seymour, throwing the limp bodies of the attacking Ronso across the clearing where they fought. As the few remaining Ronso rallied a final attack against the Evil Maester, a small figure silently strode up the path from the base of the sacred mountain Gagazet towards the battlefield. Moments later, as the last Ronso fell dead in the blood stained snow, Seymour was about to continue giving chase to the young summoner Yuna's party. As he turned to make his way up the mountain trail, a quiet but firm voice rang out, catching the Guado's ears over the noise of the blizzard swirling around them.
"Maester Seymour, I request a battle with you" questioned the young woman.
The Maester turned to face the girl to identify this diversion from his task, only to find her head bowed, and her face hidden. Looking her up and down Seymour found himself slightly amused at the slight figure. Dressed in a Samurai warrior's attire and wielding a katana of impressive size, the pint sized girl could have been no more than fifteen years old he figured. "Why do you wish to die, my child?" quizzed Seymour, he himself more than a little curious at this point.
"Although there is no honour in this, it is purely for personal revenge. I am the daughter of Master Wes Kinoc, Adelya. I can not forgive you for my father's death and must take your life as compensation. Even though I realise a true samurai would not pursue such a selfish quest, I am no longer truly a samurai. Seeing as though you have slain my father and master, I am now a Ronin forever destined to wander Spira without worth or honour. For this you will pay, I assure you. It is by my blade your life will end. Do you wish to say anything before I relieve you of your twisted life?"
Seymour grinned, he had not expected such worthy practice before meeting Yuna and her comrades. "I see, if it is what you wish, then I will end your short and worthless life. I agree to your challen…"
But even before he could finish his words, the young samurai was rushing towards Seymour with surprising speed. The Maester just managed to avoid the swing of Adelya's lethal blade, sidestepping at the last moment.
What, how could I miss. He is impressively quick, I can see this will be no easy fight.
Adelya swung round, anticipating an attack. Too late, Seymour had already launched a barrage of Blizzaga magic at her. Gathering all her ki, Adelya blocked the powerful spell and prepared to strike a countering blow. Even as she ran at Seymour though, he was charging an even more powerful spell.
Shit! He's TOO quick, how does he recover so quickly?
As Adelya swung her blade, Seymour unleashed the full power of his magic. Adelya's katana was vaporised as it hit home, leaving her standing there, unarmed and stunned at the power of Seymour. As he fired the full force of a Flare spell at Adelya, she closed her eyes, a moment later her burnt body flying against the mountainside with a sickening crunch.
Where am I?
Am I dead?
Dad, I couldn't avenge you. I'm sorry.
Slowly, Adelya's eyes crept open. As her sight improved, she tried to sit up, only to find her whole body racked with pain.
Aaarrgghh! God that hurt.
She tried again, carefully this time and was more successful in her efforts, managing to work herself into a sitting position. Surveying her surroundings, she realised someone must have found her and brought her in. No longer on the slopes of Gagazet, she sat in a small room containing only the bed she was on and a wooden table with a plate of food resting on it. Not feeling hungry, she made her way to the door to see if the person who rescued her could be found. Adelya opened the door to a larger room, seemingly the main room of a small house, although she did not recognise the structure.
Where the hell am I? I suppose I'd better check if anyone's around.
"Hello. Is anyone there?"
Footsteps could be heard from behind a door across the room. The door opened to reveal a man who looked well into his fifties, although he was still pretty well built. His face wore a look of shock however as he pointed at Adelya.
"w..w..what are y..y..you d..oing?" the man managed to whisper.
Adelya didn't quite know why the guy was so worked up. "er…I just woke up in your house. I thank you…for rescuing me. I surely would have died if I had been left on the mountain. In fact, it's a wonder I didn't die in the first place."
"b..b..bu..but y..ou're d..d..d.."
"What are you trying to say?" asked Adelya. "And why are you stammering like that? Please calm down and answer me"
"s..sorry" stammered the man. He took a deep breath and seemed to calm himself, although still noticeably rattled. "Y..you, w..we found you on the m..m..ountain, you were b..barely alive. All the R..Ronso were d..dead so we carried you b..back down here to my house."
"OK" Adelya thought for a moment. "Where is this exactly, and why are you so scared of me?"
"T..this is my house, its in a valley between the calm lands and the mountain. B..but you a..are, I m..mean you're d..d.."
In spite of her samurai training and emotional control, Adelya was getting increasingly irritated. "Look, what are you trying to tell me? Just say it."
The man gathered his wits and said quietly "You d..died, a couple of nights ago."
Adelya didn't know what to say. "W..wh..what?!?"
The man continued "I did everything I could, but you were too far gone. I couldn't save you. I even called for a summoner to come and perform the sending for you, they'll be here tomorrow. S..surely this isn't p..possible…is it?"
Adelya didn't know, but she didn't particularly want to wait around for the summoner to come and send her. In an instant she was running toward the door, and a moment later was outside and sprinting as fast as her legs would carry her away from the house. A million thoughts flew through her head as she ran, but she couldn't make sense of any of them.
Oh God! Oh God! OH GOD!! What am I doing? I've got to calm down.
She had to find somewhere to go, but she couldn't go anywhere populated if she was dead now could she. Suddenly, she spotted a cave cut into the wall of the valley.
Its better than nowhere, and I haven't got anything to lose at this point.
Still sprinting, Adelya entered the cave, not caring what the hell was in there as long as she could be alone.
The old man had given up the chase when he realised how quick the young samurai was. His old legs didn't stand a chance of catching her, he just wished he knew what the hell was going on.
Poor girl, she thought I was gonna force her to face the summoner. She'd better be careful, or the fiends'll have her before morning. Sheesh, the youth of today. Hmph.
And with that, he retired back into his small dwelling, feeling more than a little sorry for the girl. She was just a kid, she didn't stand a chance he figured.