A.N: The storyline of this fanfiction occurs quite some time after the events of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, though it is also a cross-over with Final Fantasy X. While the O.C will add to the plot of this story, for the most part, it remains the same as that of Final Fantasy X. It should also be mentioned that this is my first fanfiction, so please, keep this in mind as you read the story.
Disclaimer: The elements used in this fanfiction, with the exception of my O.C, are not owned by me. They are owned by their respective owners.
Final Fantasy: Aria of Ruin
Chapter One: An Invitation to Another World
Kyoto, Japan, 2061. Ever since he had joined a top secret government agency by the request of a man named Genya Arikado two years ago, Jack Morris had made the move from his homeland of Transylvania over to Kyoto. In his workplace, however, he looked... distant. Almost as if he had just lost his best friend. Granted, it was exaggerating, but he did in fact lose his best friend two years ago. He never dared mention it to anyone, but Arikado knew this as well. He was there. Yet he could do little to comfort the poor hunter.
"Mr. Arikado, is Mr. Morris here?", Sam Hakuba asked the ever stoic and silent man. A young boy of about 17 with brown eyes and red hair, wearing red clothing all over, he got along very well with Jack Morris. Maybe it was because he was interested in taking up arms as a vampire hunter, or maybe it was because the hunter himself knew how Sam felt when his mother, Mina Hakuba, died a week ago, but it mattered little. He was offered a place in Jack's home on the continent when his mother died, and he appreciatively accepted said offer. "He's in his workplace, Sam. Though I imagine a visit from you would do him some good. He's been... distant as of late. I think you can help him where I could not", Arikado answered, gesturing to a door to his right. "Thank you, Mr. Arikado", Sam replied before heading towards said door and knocking on it.
"Come in", a voice replied, which gave the redhaired boy the all clear to open the door. The sight that awaited him was a nicely organized office with a worktable. In the chair that was at the worktable was none other than Jack Morris himself. A strong and hardy man of 19, he had ocean blue eyes, blonde hair, and he wore a workman's attire not unlike Arikado's. "Well, if it isn't Sam. How might I be of assistance?", the hunter added, smiling. "Just wanted to come by and visit, see how things are holding up", Sam replied. Before long, though, Jack returned to filling out the paperwork that he had, then looking out the window at the ever busy streets.
"You alright, Jack?", the redhaired boy asked, concerned. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Just some memories, is all", the hunter replied, though hesitantly. Sam didn't seem quite convinced, though. "I think there's more to this than what you're letting on...", he accused. Silence followed for a second before another smile, though small, was let loose from Jack. "You'd be correct in thinking that. But you wouldn't believe me if I told you what exactly happened. Curses, even Arikado had a hard time believing it, and he was with me some of the way", the hunter admitted. "But Dracula did exist, didn't he? Everyone seemed to believe he didn't until the 2000's, and look where it got them", Sam pointed out.
Granted, it was indeed the truth. Dracula did in fact exist. He wasn't alive now, but he did exist. Heck, even though Arikado wanted Jack to refrain from telling anyone but his own family when he started one, the man himself was living proof of this. "Well, when you put it that way...", the hunter began, though he paused. "Yeah! So, what's eating you? You've been a bit... distant, or so Mr. Arikado says", the redhaired boy added. "It's a long story, kiddo. One that might bore you for quite a while. You sure you want to hear about it?", Jack asked. "100%", was Sam's answer. "Alright, then. Don't say I didn't warn you. I also ask that you don't mention any of what I am about to tell you to anyone save for Mr. Arikado, okay?", the hunter finished. A nod was seen from the redhaired boy, which prompted Jack to begin his story...
Little did Sam know that Jack's warning about his story coming through as unbelievable was definitely for a good reason. For he began to tell the redhaired boy of a world known as Spira. A world tormented by a great being, one that has existed for over a thousand years, as punishment for a war fought with ever-growing machinery. A being aptly named as Sin. The inhabitants of that world fight against Sin to protect their home, sending forth summoners capable of summoning great beings to bear the brunt of the attack. Sin is beaten and driven back, time and time again, but it always returns, ever bent on the intent of consuming Spira.
Two years ago, Sin still lived, and Spira's inhabitants grew weary and desperate in the fight for survival. Just when the battle appeared to be a losing one, however, Spira's inhabitants were unaware of a ray of hope. A ray of hope that came from outside. Far away, within the distance of the innumerable stars in the sky, from another world. One where people now lived, knowing that their lives could be threatened by evils the likes of which only a select few know of, let alone fought against.
Two years ago...
"If only there was something I could protect now", said Jack Morris. A young man of the Morris bloodline, Jack longed for something worth fighting for. Count Dracula is no more. He never was, since 2036, when Soma Cruz succumbed to his destiny. The Count was resurrected, but the Belmont clan, a clan of ever vigilant vampire hunters, along with others, saw to the end of his reign.
It has been 23 years since that day. The Morris clan has since then kept their vigil, as the Belmont clan faded with the passing of Julius Belmont. As a result, the Morris Clan was the only clan readily available to fight off evils like Count Dracula should they ever surface. But for Jack, it has been more of a fight against boredom than the fight his predecessors fought. The Lord of Darkness was not due to resurrect for the next 30-40 years at the earliest. As a result, Jack longed for the opportunity to save a world from the grasp of evil, just as he was trained to do. Little did he know of the part he was to play far away from his home, within the distance of the innumerable stars in the sky.
In these days, Jack Morris wore a blue tailcoat, a red tanktop, black jeans, and combat boots. He was the only surviving member of the family that he knew and loved. His mother, father, and younger brother were all heartlessly murdered by dark cultists who sought to revive an evil like Count Dracula, using Jack's family as sacrifices for the cause. Though the threat was quelled by Jack, thanks to the aid of a man named Alucard, the two went their separate ways shortly thereafter. Since then, Jack barely made it through each day with what money he garnered from hunting down dangerous animals in the name of justice.
It has been a week since that cult was bested in combat. 'At least Alucard has an eternal slumber to hold him over until evil threatens to claim this world. I, on the other hand, have little to no idea for what to do now', Jack thought. His thoughts were interrupted by the ground at his feet shaking. Before long, the ground cracked and within its depths, he saw a being, bigger than the monsters he envisioned in the many tales he was told of the many battles fought against Count Dracula.
'What the curses are you...?', Jack thought. This being looked more powerful than he even imagined Count Dracula. 'I am known simply as Sin.', a voice echoed in Jack's mind. 'It is time for you to begin a journey you never have imagined. One that will take place in a new world.'. 'A journey...?', was all Jack thought before he was sucked into the great beast, and knocked unconcious. And as suddenly as this "Sin" had appeared, it disappeared, without a trace. The ground was quickly back in place, as if nothing ever happened.
It was not long before conciousness returned to Jack. The first thing he noticed was that he was definitely not on his world any longer. 'Where am I...?', he wondered. As if to answer his thought, a voice nearby answered. "You are now in a world called Spira, good hunter. While the method I used in bringing you here may have been harsh, know that I do not intend to harm you any more than you force me to."
'You can... read my thoughts? How...?!' was all Jack's mind could muster up in response to the being.
It was a couple minutes later before Jack saw a man within the confines of the great being's interior. "Who are you...?", Jack asked. The man, seemingly in his 40's, looked at him and simply answered, "The question you ask was already answered back on your homeworld. I am known simply as Sin.". "Hold on... you're the being I'm inside of?", Jack asked, surprised. The man nodded. "Why are you doing this to me?!", Jack asked angrily. "You have been chosen to help my son. It will not be long before I am completely one with Sin. Once that happens...", the man answered. "... So, you're trying to... atone for your wrongdoings?", Jack guessed. The man, though surprised, slowly nodded. "Yes, I am attempting to atone for the wrongdoings I will surely do once I become one with Sin.", the man said. Though Jack was still angry, he relaxed a bit. "Well, at least you were able to at least attempt it... most of the evils I've heard of were not so fortunate", Jack said.
The great being that Jack and the man were inside of then opened its mouth, and it was from the spot Jack occupied that he saw a distant island, looking to be in peace and prosperity. "What... are you doing?!", Jack asked. "The very thing that Spira wants to stop me for, good hunter. Though it pains me to do this, if you need proof of the words I say to you, then let this event serve as exactly that", the man simply said. Jack could do nothing but watch in horror as the being caused a gigantic tidal wave towards a small town near the island's shores. The destruction that wave caused was indescribable, to even think the least of. Children were being taken with their mothers, even as people ran in fear and panic, trying to find safety. The entire town was flooded, before the carnage caused began floating upwards. Jack was able to see part of a whirlwind around the great being, full of debris and corpses.
"Now that you have seen the carnage, do you still need proof of what I say, hunter?", the man asked Jack. "No. I get the picture now... don't expect me to show you mercy for it, though!", Jack angrily said at the man. "Not like I expect you to, anyway.", the man said. "I'm just like the being your world fought against. A monster, mercilessly destroying lives, destroying everything in its path." Jack was about to say something further, but the man vanished from within the great being. And shortly thereafter, the good hunter lost conciousness again.
