Final Fantasy VII: Origins
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Chapter 2
Ramuh walked through the caves inside Cosmo Canyon. They lead out to a back entrance of the village. Inside the caves were a private chamber that none but the chief of the village could enter. Ramuh did a form of greeting that came from tradition of the Cetra. The greeting was from when the Cetra were all from Spira and it carried on to today, though the meaning was mostly forgotten.
The door to the chamber opened and Ramuh walked in. The room had a large crystalized floor which held the body of a person. Ramuh got on his knees and prayed. "Ramuh, my old friend. What brings you back?"
"Ixion, I come asking you to watch over my children as they go out on their test."
"Your children will do well I'm sure. They have the power of this planet and mine. Though we Fayth wanted to sleep, we realized we couldn't leave our people alone. We may be forgotten but we will fight on."
"Why must your fight continue?"
"Lady Yunalesca lives on and she sails the cosmos searching for us. That is why my brethren have chosen to be reborn so they might defeat her and I hope to do the same in a way." Ixion says.
"How so?"
"I will combine my soul with one who is willing to accept me as my final fayth bonding. I will empower them with all my storm magic. I sense Yunalesca, she is coming and quick. This world will face a great threat."
"I will be happy to join our life forces together."
"Perhaps my friend. For now, as the last of the Fayth still bound to this crystal tomb, I will monitor for Yunalesca."
"Why is she a threat? All knowledge of her is lost now."
Ixion tells the story of Yunalesca. She was a powerful summoner from the great city of Zanarkand. During the great Machina war between Bevelle and Zanarkand Yunalesca helped her father in performing the ultimate summoning of the great beast known as Sin. Zanarkand was destroyed by Bevelle and Sin destroyed everything else.
To save Spira, Yunalesca sacrificed her husband to stop her father and Sin who had become one in the same. She knew her father would not truly die as his soul bound itself to her husband, Zaon. Yunalesca became what was known as an unsent and she watched over Spira from Zanarkand.
Every ten years Sin would return at full strength. Yunalesca couldn't defeat Sin anymore because she was dead and could no longer bind herself to a fayth to perform the final summoning to end Sin for a time. She sought out summoners and gathered them in Bevelle which had been decimated. Yunalesca passed on her knowledge of her fellow summoners who were performing a summoning to keep Zanarkand alive in a memory.
Thus a religion was created to cover up her father's actions. Yunalesca would for a thousand years fool the people of Spira until a summoner with the namesake of Yunalesca would break the cycle and destroy Sin once and for all. Yunalesca was destroyed but due to her attachment she could not be sent to the farplane and instead became even more corrupt and dark, than she already was.
She slowly began to consume the farplane and increase her power. The people of Spira, lead by the summoner who destroyed Sin forever fled Spira as Yunalesca destroyed it. Using her new found power, Yunalesca destroyed Spira and used it as a vessel to sail the cosmos to find the one that ruined her plans.
Yunalesca's mind was destroyed and now mixed with the negative thoughts of all the dead. Her only desire was to consume more life energy. Towards the end of Summoner Yuna's life before she and her people fled from Spira, she called on the Fayth she once worked with to destroy Sin. The Fayth, Valefor, Ifrit, Ixion, Shiva, Bahumut, the Magus sisters, Yojimbo and Anima all joined to seal Yunalesca away in the Farplane temporarily so people from the planet could escape.
Yunalesca broke free from her binds and unleashed the power of the Farplane. All of Spira slowly decayed. As the last vessel began to leave the planet, Yuna recorded her final message on a sphere and gave it to her son and daughter. She and twelve heroes gathered around her to help her fight Yunalesca.
"We will end this now." Yuna begins. She gathers the last remnants of power from the Farplane and sacrifices the twelve heroes. "Tidus, you and these twelve will seal this monster away. Come forth my Knights of the Round! Ultimate End!"
Yuna falls to the ground as her body weakens from her summoning. The great Aeon that she created appeared. Twelve knights slashed Yunalesca and then the final knight, the leader of them all, delivered one final blow and slashed Yunalesca across the chest. A piece of her was severed from her and flew across the area towards the ship.
Yuna reached out towards her children and smiled. She wished them a safe journey. Yuna's son grabbed the small portion of Yunalesca which formed into a black sphere. He ran onto the ship and the door began to close. With the last of her strength, Yuna made a small crystal form. She sealed her newly created Aeon inside and threw it towards the ship. The sphere containing her Knights of the Round managed to fly through the opening in the door. It made it in just before the door closed and the ship flew off into the sky and left for a new world.
Ramuh and Ixion talked for a while. Ramuh eventually parted and returned to his home. He looked for the sphere that had been in his family for generations. They were rare in to find in this world. Most of them no longer worked but this one was kept safe and in good condition.
Ramue activated it and an elderly woman appeared. "Braska, take care of your sister Reina. You all are heading to a brand new world that will be a paradise. I know it will be hard for you to understand why I must stay behind but I am doing it to protect you. You're father and I will make sure you get away. We will not be able to destroy Yunalesca as she is too strong now. She is no longer Yunalesca but rather "Jenova" for she is the calamity. A time may come when finds your new world. I won't be there to protect you but I will make sure your father is. He will watch over the world and our family forever. I love you and be good." The image ends.
"Jenova, the calamity. I hope we don't have to face her. Yet should we, perhaps this Aeon should be found." Ramuh says to himself.
Deep in the canyon far from Cosmo Canyon, Ashura was face to face with the beasts that have flaming tails that had been tormenting his people. He was frightened but knew he could defend himself if needed. Ashura noticed that one of the beasts was bleeding from his shoulder. Looked like he was cut with a sword or something.
Ashura walked to the beast and held his hand out. Green light shone from his hand and the wound on the beast was healed. The beasts all looked at one another and then to the beast that was healed. They began to howl back and forth to one another.
He realized that these beasts were more intelligent than his people thought. Ashura wondered if he could help that. He closed his eyes and put both hands on the beast he healed. He concentrated hard and light shone from his hands and into the beast.
"Can you speak now?"
The beast looked at Ashura. The young warrior asked again slowly to show how to speak. "S-speak? This is speaking? How is this possible?"
"I used the power of the planet to bestow the knowledge of speaking to you. I can for all of your kind. We would never have to fight again. We could live in harmony."
"Harmony? Living together as one?"
"Yes, you're rightful inhabitants of this canyon and together we can feed and protect one another from the true darkness in the world." Ashura offers.
"I am not the leader of my kind, he is back in our den. Do what you can for them and I will go to him and bring him here."
"Alright, I am Ashura by the way. Ashura Strife."
"I am Katulu." The young beast says. He howls to his companions so they would let Ashhura perform his magic. Katulu ran off to the den to get his alpha.
While Katulu was gone, Ashura used his power and granted the ability to speak to all of the beasts. Ashura and the wolf like beasts spoke over the canyon and everything in the world so he could learn more.
Katulu eventually returned with his alpha and the two wolves walked to Ashura. The young warrior got down on his knees and held his hands out but bowed his head first to get permission. The alpha turned his head and looked at Katulu who then nodded. The alpha nodded and Ashura placed his hands on him and used his power to give him speech.
"I am Igaluk, alpha of the Leo-Lupus. We have lived in the canyon and guarded over the eternal flame until you humans arrived and banished us. Katulu tells me that you want peace between us. That you wish us to live as one?"
"Yes, Now that we can speak to one another, there is no reason we can't live in harmony and protect one another. As you said you hold dominion over the canyon and the fire that never burns out. There are other humans though that would seek to war over the land and they have ways to hurt you as we have in the past but together we can fight and have true peace. My father is a reasonable man who only wants harmony with the planet. I know he will listen to you if you wish for peace as well."
"You gave us the gift of speech that you humans have and for that we thank you. I will give your father a chance."
"Great, follow me back to Cosmo Canyon and we can begin peace! I will make sure you're safe. My people may be alarmed at your kind but my magic will protect you." He says. Ashura and the Leo-Lupus began their journey back to Cosmo Canyon.
Indra arrives at Midgar and makes his way through the thriving metropolis. The people seem happy and cheerful. He wonders why he is at the city if they are doing well. Indra heads to a large castle in the north of the city. When he gets to the doors of the castle, Indra explains who he is and the guards take him to see Edea Shinra.
The woman leader of Midgar was beautiful and dressed elegantly. She smiled at the young man before her. "Welcome, I am Edea Shinra, leader of Midgar. Who might you be?"
"I am Indra Strife of Cosmo Canyon, son of Ramuh Strife, the leader of our land. He has sent me here to act as representative and see to your needs." Indra says as he walks towards the elegant woman.
Edea offers him a seat at her table and a glass of wine. Indra accepts and takes a seat. "Well to business then. I have asked you here because my summoners have sensed a foe from our past. You of the Canyon are ancestors of my people too. It is our duty to stop this creature for it knows nothing but death. We don't have records on what it is for it was all lost long ago. The only thing we have to remember it by is a black orb and the name, Jenova. We are asking for Cosmo Canyon to join us and the people of Oblitus from the Northern Continent to fight this creature when it arrives." Edea explains.
"How long will it be before it arrives?"
"One moon from now." Edea informs.
"I will need to speak with my father and let him know. First I would like to see this black orb." Indra responds.
Edea motions for her personal attendants to show Indra the stone. The young warrior is escorted to the top of a tower in which the black stone was kept. Indra's eyes eyes connected with the stone and he felt his heart race. He walked up to it and placed his hand on it. He felt a surge ran through his head. Indra pulled his hand away.
"This is filled with vile magic." Indra says aloud. The attendants respond the stone is a piece of Jenova that broke off in a confrontation with it. The magic he senses is Jenova's power.
Indra gives his regards to Edea but she stops him before he could leave. She offers Indra a room to stay a night and enjoy the comfort of her city. Indra thanks her and accepted her offer.