The Lost Temple
Scene: Post FFX-2, Bikanel Island
Prolouge
Sand dunes quickly passed the young Al Bhed woman as she sped through the desert on a sand mobile, approaching a newly-discovered object that had been seen from the camp with the aid of machina. Her best guess is that a recent sandstorm had unearthed it, revealing it for the first time in many, many years. As she pulled up to the partial structure, a smile came to her face when a door hit her eyes. Parking her sand mobile and climbing up a few stairs, the door opened easily despite having been buried under many layers of sand.
When she entered the main hall, immediate recognition hit her as the familiar inside of a temple appeared. Seeing rows where the stone statues would normally be, it looked to be new and unfinished. There was only one large statue done of a high summoner, however, it wasn't one that she recalled. Seeing a plaque at the base of the mysterious statue, her curiosity got the best of her and she went over to read it. A frown appeared when the plaque was in an ancient form of Al Bhed. Her frown turned into a grimace when she remembered her dad making her sit through history lessons and learn what was known of the ancient tongue. Deciding to rack her brain from top to bottom, she began to try to translate the plaque.
'Something something to commemorate the something of our order, with our something carved for all to something.' Rikku wiped her forehead, surprised when she felt cool air, like that of Mount Gagazet, filter in. She was surprised, being in the middle of the grueling, relentless desert. Focusing on the plaque once again, she noticed that some of the words were now lit up, the words she'd guessed correctly. Once again trying the phrase, she furrowed her eyebrows, and took a deep breath.
"I want to commemorate the start of our order, with our statue carved for all to see." Looking around, she didn't see any changes, so she tried again. Something inside her told her to keep trying to say the phrase out loud. "We want to commemorate the inception of our order, with our man for all to remember." Seeing the word 'remember' light up, she smiled once again. "Okay...Group is to commemorate the birth of our order, with our founder for all to remember." At once the 'is' lit up. She smiled, having another word lit up; that one had been pure luck. "We is to commemorate the founder of our order, with our leader for all to remember." Seeing part of the word light up, she quickly frowned when it dulled. 'So, that word has found in it. Maybe…' "You is to commemorate the founding of our order, with our warrior for all to remember." Another word, 'founding', lit up.
She decided to sit down, resting her hands on her knees. "This is to commemorate the founding of our order, with our...hm, swordsman?...for all to remember." Seeing the word 'this' light up, she only had one more word. So far, it hadn't even partially lit up, not even once. "Oh, what could the word be?" Lying on her back, she closed her eyes, running the phrase in her mind. 'This is to commemorate the founding of our order with our something for all to remember. What word fits? I've come this close, I know I can get it!' As she pondered various words, she suddenly blurted out "patriarch". Suddenly sitting up and wondering where that had come from, the word briefly lit up before dulling, and she smiled. The phrase was complete! "This is to commemorate the founding of our order, with our patriarch for all to remember." The entire phrase lit up, and Rikku jumped to her feet when a hidden door opened. She went through, seeing something that brought the former guardian to a shocked standstill.
In front of her were two blurred, opaque, non-corporeal figures that looked to be charging each other. As she watched the two, she could make out one of the figures swinging a long arm and hitting the other. She heard a loud growl come from the floor as the entire building shook, causing the Al Bhed to cower in fear. Afterwards, the figures fizzled into nothing and all was quiet.