Guardian
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CHAPTER TWO- BOAT ATTACK
Karin and Kazune walked beside each other to the temple. Karin couldn't help but look at his eyes, so blue. His eyes would remind her of the sea in Besaid, calm and aquamarine colored.
"Hey, girl! Stop dazing off!" Kazune said smacking her in the back of the head. Karin felt her anger increase and her temper was at its limit.
"YOU IDIOT! I WASN'T DAZING OFF!" Karin shouted throughout the jungle.
-10 minutes later-
The two returned to the village, Kazune with a bruise on his cheek and Karin a bump on her head, and saw Himeka in front of the temple with Miyon and Yuuki.
"Hey, come here, you two." Yuuki said. When the two reached the steps, Karin was handed a long staff (A/N her goddess staff).
"Cool! What do I do with it?" Karin questioned in confusion.
"You can call forth black magic. You can use fire, blizzard, thunder, and water to harm enemies. When there is a fiend that has an elemental power, use the opposite element to defeat it. Example, thunder and water, blizzard and fire…when you're more experienced with the black magic, you're magic power will increase and you'll use stronger elements, like bio, which poisons enemies, death, which eliminates enemies in one blow, and flare, which uses a fire-like powerful attack." Miyon said. Karin stared at the staff more.
"Wait, we're going to encounter fiends along the way?" Karin asked nervously.
"Yup, they're all over Spira." Miyon replied.
"Crap." Karin mumbled.
"Here, Kazune, this is yours, right?" Yuuki handed Kazune his original staff he carried in the temples. (A/N Kazune's god form staff)
"Does Kazune have magic powers in his staff, too?" Karin asked. Kazune bonked her lightly on the head with the staff.
"No, I just attack with it. It lost its magic thousands of years ago. It was made in Zanarkand, when it was a city that never sleeps. But, now, it is where summoners defeat Sin." Kazune said sadly during the last sentence. Karin looked at everyone else. They looked at the ground and said nothing. Karin was totally confused. If Himeka was going to beat Sin, why was everyone so upset about it?
"Anyway, my staff attacks are more quicker than any other normal attack. They are more swift, so I can attack fiends such as coyotes or wolves." Kazune said changing the subject. Karin looked at the staff that was created thousands of years ago. It was very detailed in decoration and had a beautiful red stone that looked slightly drained in color.
"Himeka, what do you do?" Karin asked. Himeka giggled.
"It's not much, but I heal all of you!" Himeka said as she held out her own staff. It was yellow with a lavender orb at the end of it and two angel-like feathers hang down from the orb.
"What do you mean it is not much? It could prevent us from dying." Kazune said. Karin's jaw dropped. A cute girl like Himeka prevents people from dying?
"Lookit what I can do!" Miyon said. Miyon wore a strange beige arm warmer with a claw connected to it. She also wore a new outfit. A red strapless top with brown shorts, brown shoes, beige arm warmers (with matching leg warmers ;), and a small miniature messenger bag with lots of stuff in it. She took out a grenade and threw it into the air.
"Watch out!" Yuuki screamed and shoved Miyon out of the way. The grenade exploded.
"Oops, sorry. I forgot I lit it." Miyon said clumsily. Everyone sweatdropped.
"At least everyone is all right." Himeka said assuredly. Miyon nodded and stood up from the ground.
"Anyway, I can steal or mug items from enemies and fiends! I can also mix them together to make new items! Woohoo!" Miyon squealed in happiness. Yuuki sighed.
"Miyon, is it really that special?"
"Of course it is! My attacks are just as swift as the High Priest's son!" Miyon said. Kazune chuckled.
"Just call me Kazune, please." He said. Miyon nodded.
"Sure, whatever you like." Miyon said happily. Karin felt her anger begin to rise again.
"WHY DO YOU BELIEVE IN A PIG LIKE HIM?" Karin shouted at Miyon.
"You okay, Karin-chan?" She asked kind of nervously.
"Perfectly…fine…" Karin said through gritted teeth. How she just wanted to attack Kazune and tell him to stay in Besaid instead of become a guardian for Himeka's pilgrimage across Spira.
"Anyway, do you want to see what I can do?" Yuuki asked Karin. Pretty soon, Karin forgot about her temper and went over to see Yuuki's weapon, a long spear.
"I can also learn different abilities by using "lancet"." Yuuki said.
"Cool!" She exclaimed as Yuuki tested out his spear in the air. Himeka watched too, until Kazune grabbed her shoulder.
"We need to talk." He said. Himeka nodded and they both walked behind the large temple.
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"She doesn't know." Kazune said as he sat on the stone of the temple. Himeka blinked.
"Who?"
"That girl, Karin. She doesn't know what is going to happen to you." Kazune said. Himeka looked at Karin, who was watching Miyon run around with her stash of items, then looked back at Kazune.
"You can tell?" Himeka questioned.
"We were talking on the beach this morning, and…well…something in her eyes was confused about something when I said you were a summoner. She just thinks summoners can beat Sin time and again every ten years or so. Then how come they all died on the day when Sin was destroyed and the Calm came? Huh? Is Karin really that stupid?" Kazune asked Himeka. Himeka said nothing and stared at the ground.
"She's not the smartest person I know, but you don't have to say it like that, cousin." Himeka said in a sad tone of voice.
"She is the same age as you and she never knew from the start that summoner's are killed by the Final Aeon, too. Does that sound intelligent to you? Does it?" Kazune said. Himeka said nothing for a while again.
"Karin…Karin is my friend. And I would do anything to keep my death a secret from her. What do you think will happen if she found out Sin was going to die along with me at Zanarkand? What would she do?" Himeka asked her older cousin. Kazune frowned and looked away. That was true, he thought. Karin wasn't the type to be "OK" with everything, and he knew it somehow.
"She would want to stop your pilgrimage, right?" Kazune asked.
"Exactly." Himeka said nodding her head.
"But do not forget that it is your decision to go on a pilgrimage, not hers. She is just a guardian, not a controller of your life." Kazune said with a serious look in his eyes.
"Kazune-chan." Himeka said. Kazune stood up.
"This talk is over. We will leave in one minute." Kazune left to the front of the temple while Himeka just stood there.
"Kazune-chan…Kazune-chan…" Himeka whispered.
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Everyone was prepared to leave. Himeka got in her summoning clothes, a purple kimono-dress with white sandals, and her staff. Everyone else was ready, too (Yuuki's outfit is his school uniform, by the way, I didn't know what kind of outfit would really suit him.).
The five walked into the jungle to the beach where a ship was to leave to their first destination, Kilika Island. Kilika Island was similar to Besaid, besides the fact that their jungle was much larger as well as the temple. Karin was first on the ship, Miyon and Himeka followed, then Yuuki, then Kazune. Everyone from the village waved goodbye, some children cried, and some people threw some gifts to Himeka onto the ship as a goodbye present.
"Goodbye everyone." Himeka said. Then, the anchor was pulled up and the ship slowly left the dock. Off to Kilika Island…
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"Wow, this view is totally amazing!" Miyon squealed as she had a pair of binoculars and looked out at the sea ahead of them.
"So blue…so wicked awesome!" She kept saying for every minute. Karin sat on some barrels of the ship and looked out to what Miyon was looking at. They weren't the only ones on the ship. They were going to have a blitzball tournament in Luca soon, so the Besaid Aurochs were also on the ship as well. Then, Himeka and Kazune were crowded with people. Yuuki walked over to where Karin was sitting down.
"Summoners are really popular, huh?" Karin said.
"Yeah, they are going to be known for defeating a monster like Sin." Yuuki replied. Karin nodded her head.
"Himeka's tougher than she looks! She can go back to Zanarkand and beat him again if she needed to!" Karin said with encouragement. Yuuki closed his eyes and looked at the ocean.
"Only if she could…" He whispered in solemn. Karin turned to her friend.
"What did you say? Huh?" She asked confused.
"It's nothing…" Yuuki said walking over to Miyon. They started a conversation as Karin sat there, on the barrels. Something's up and I don't know what it is…
Before her thoughts can ponder any longer, the ship violently shook. Karin grabbed onto a rail tightly while the boat shifted to a sharp curve. People tumbled and tried to reach anything to keep them on the ship. What was causing this chaotic event? Then, Karin heard Himeka scream.
"Himeka-chan!" Karin got up, but trembled as the ship curved the other way. Karin screamed as her feet slipped and she felt her legs feel the burn as her soft, fragile skin brushed against the hard wooden planks. Kazune ran up to her and grabbed her wrist right at the edge of the boat and brought her to a safe place with lots of things to grab on to. Yuuki saved Himeka as Miyon sprinted over to the same area as Karin and Kazune.
"Are you guys okay?" She asked worriedly. Karin nodded, for some reason, still clutching onto Kazune. She glared and let go of him. Before they would start another argument, the ship shook many times again and from the water came a terrifying sight.
"SIN!!" A ship passenger screamed. The passenger sprinted over to a harpoon launcher.
"What do you think you're doing?" Yuuki asked.
"What does it look like, young man?" The passenger stated. Miyon ran over.
"If you put a harpoon in it, we'll all be dragged under!" She exclaimed with fright. Everyone knew this decision was very risky.
"But, Sin is headed towards Kilika Island! We have families there! Who knows what Sin will do to cause troubles in Kilika!" Another passenger said, grabbing hold of a second harpoon launcher. The passengers both looked at Himeka, who had her fist to her chest as her eyes looked nervous and had fear in them.
"Forgive us, Himeka-Sama…but, we have no other choice…so sorry this journey only began for you and your guardians…" A passenger said. Himeka nodded sadly.
"No! We will not give up so quickly!" Kazune said with anger. He took out his weapon and ran towards the harpoon launchers. "If we weaken Sin, we will not be dragged under and Kilika may still be safe!"
"May, but not will…forgive me, High Priest's Son…" The first passenger said as he aimed the harpoon at Sin.
"No!" Karin yelled. But it was too late; the harpoons were launched, connecting the boat to Sin. Immediately, the boat's speed turned rapid while Sin pulled the boat. Kazune fell on the ground and stood up, quickly thinking of a strategy to do. He then had an idea.
"Ranged attacks…" He said. He then turned the Himeka and the rest of the group. "Ranged attacks! Karin and Yuuki are needed for this!" Karin and Yuuki stared at each other, then back at Kazune.
"Yuuki, use your lancet to weaken Sin, Karin, use your black magic." Kazune yelled. Yuuki nodded and ran closer to the front of the boat and started to absorb some of Sin's life, giving him new abilities to learn for future battles. Karin just stood there…Sin looked so powerful, and it was only his fin they were fighting! She wanted to run up beside Yuuki, but her feet wouldn't budge. Kazune was about to help out Yuuki with his absorbing, but he turned and saw Karin, standing still like a statue during the fighting.
"Karin! What are you doing? Help us!"
"I…can't move at all…I'm just so scared…Sin…is terribly frightening…"
"You idiot! Look out!" Kazune screamed. Karin looked up and didn't notice that Yuuki's work paid off, but Sin was no longer connected to the harpoons as he shook them off, leaving one aiming towards Karin. Karin could finally move, but she tripped over the harpoon that landed on the ground in front of her feet and her body fell off of the ship.
"Karin-chan! No!" Himeka screamed loudly. Her friend went into the depths of the water, which was deadlier with Sin in it.
Karin managed to use her strength to swim up and breathe in oxygen. She rubbed her closed eyes open and then she suddenly wished she hadn't. The thing she saw first was Sin heading towards Kilika Port full speed. And soon, it summoned a huge tornado, sucking in all homes, planks of wood, men, women, and children. And as Karin saw in horror everything being destroyed, a blitzball floated slowly over to her along with broken planks of wood. Kilika Port was destroyed.
To Be Continued!