Le gasp! Why hello there, ! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Ooo, and with something kinda awesome, in my opinion. lol I've been doing very little fan related work lately due to life constantly badgering me, along with my original story. BUT... finally, a love was reborn, and FFX is to be thanked. XD
LG is a story centric on the relationship Auron and Yuna have, and they will be the primary characters I deal with. Additionally, as you may have noticed in the summary, this story is also AU. But don't worry - I'm not writing anything like the stereotypical high school nonsense where say Yuna, as a student, falls in love with Auron, her teacher. lol No, this is a story I plan to put my heart and soul in as I take on the heavy plot of FFX and thus see if I can tweak it some more to accommodate my goals.
While this story is for entertainment, I have to admit that I'm also writing this as a testament to myself: to say that I can still do this and that my creativity will not die because of life's cruelty. I pray to God that one day I'll have this finished for eager readers.
Last, but not least - please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own FFX or any of its lovelies. Drat.
Legendary Guardians
Standing against him – a powerful being born of a man's wish to change the future, but wrought in suffering and terror. Behind him – a reverent entity fostered into celestial radiance to vanquish the forced evil it was levied against, but would soon consume its caller.
He named her "Deliverance", for she was his protector in more ways than one. She loved him sincerely, though she was a child in the eyes of others. She sought to rid Spira of Sin as well, but wished it could have been done a different way. Now, she was transformed into the aeon she never wanted to see take shape, and he was about to fulfill the last of his duties.
He cast one last spell on the corrupted aeon before him and then beckoned for Deliverance to usher judgment on those who dared to oppose it. She threw her wings back, sending a mighty gust of wind behind her and then swooped too high for a human's eyes to observe. As she swept among the stars and clouds, she gathered strength and power of the cosmos to form one massive orb of glory that would vanquish its foe and bring the Calm once more.
The wait was like eons to him, but he cherished these last moments, imagining her face that made all of his worries go away with ease. Deliverance was the embodiment of what he wanted for Spira – to bring more than hope to his people. She would find some way to save them all.
Deliverance came rushing back down on the scene, carrying the forces she had collected on her back and let that power clash with her foe. The dark aeon screeched in agony as it was engulfed in flames both earthly and cosmic – the burning scorched and ripped away more than flesh. The soul that had conjured that force was already fading, much to the disappointment of one young man running to catch the elder one before he fell entirely, emotion stirring so much in the air one could almost taste the others thoughts.
Tidus screamed at the top of his lungs as he reached for his fast-fading father, cradling the man for a few precious moments before he would be gone. He wept shamelessly for the first time in years, muttering words he no longer meant of hatred for his father, but his tears said what he couldn't out loud. This was all the time they had left.
And he didn't have much left either; Deliverance now was staring at him, her glowing white eyes searching hungrily for relief of the pain now taking shape within her. Her lungs seemed as though they were collapsing – the power she had used to conquer her opposition had drained her so much to the point that her very soul seemed to be withering. The soul was screaming for her summoner to not do what he was now charged with, but the body she had was begging for his aid.
"Deliverance… my love, I know what you need. You don't have to be afraid to tell me…" he said gently, walking towards her to gingerly touch one of her wings.
"No! Don't do it! I'll kill you!"
He smiled at the feeling of her smooth, heavenly feathers against his skin. If only things had worked out differently, they could have had a better future together. But now he had one last duty to perform, and that was to grant his chosen guardian the means for which she could exist.
Opening his arms, he bade her to take what she required, though he did so with sadness as he heard Tidus weep fervently in the background. He hoped the boy would be all right…
"Come, my dear and take what you desire. You will live on in one way or another. Either way, I trust you to take care of yourself as you always have once I'm gone. You have done well, my beloved guardian."
Against her fighting will, Deliverance wrapped her wings around him and absorbed all that her summoner had to give, his life energy leaving his body and becoming her own. She wrestled with guilt over watching his body being literally torn to shreds under the sheer brutality of her power's feasting. Her new form craved so much for the power to stop feeling pain and she had no control over it whatsoever, despite how horrible it was to watch through eyes that were no longer her own.
Finally, her wretched task was complete and she felt reprieve for a brief second as she began to fade to be called on again soon. As she started to vanish, she saw the party standing there, watching the scene cautiously – one beheld her in fear, another in quiet understanding, and Tidus looked at her with expecting eyes. Deliverance almost felt she was being judged, but he didn't look at her critically – it was a silent communication meant to say that he understood, and yet still felt terrible for the circumstances.
Deliverance couldn't erase his expression and wailed on the inside, which on the outside came as a screech before she faded entirely. The grief was so much to bear and she could no longer do anything about it – not until she was summoned again for whatever purpose it may be.
When Auron and Yuna arrived on the scene, they realized with utter horror that they were too late. Sin had been defeated again only to eventually be reborn – their plans needed to be changed drastically now.
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