Disclaimer: Final Fantasy (and ) still does not belong to me or anyone else except for Square Enix.
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After the final boss free for all was over, things returned to normal, except with a little more Ibuprofen. And, as usual Kefka and Sephiroth were in heated banter over a card game. "Now I play this card in face down position!" Kefka announced. "You can't do that," Sephiroth replied."It's poker."
"It's whatever the hell I want it to be!"
"Cool it, Pennywise!"
"No!"
"Why are we even playing this stupid game!?"
"I don't know!"
"And why are we still yelling!?"
"I don't know!"
"Then let's stop."
They stopped. Then Sephiroth, in a much quieter voice then said,"We shouldn't just be sitting here playing pointless card games! We should be conquering! Becoming gods! Stabbing innocent girls in the back!"
Then Kefka replied sarcastically," Yeah, and we all know well that worked the first time around.."
"Yes, but with my power, and my power, anything is possible!"
After another large argument, they finally agreed (!!)and set off to conquer, become gods, and stab innocent girls in the back.
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Now the party of good guys was on their way to the Seventh Sanctum, the alleged resting place of the Excalibur 2. While Shadow was cutting himself with the oborozuki, and Relm was drawing a picture of cake, Locke was making sure Setzer was going to the right place. "The Sanctum is in the mouth of the Serpent's Trench," said Locke, still holding the map, convinced by Relm to quest for the Excalibur 2.
"Just land directly in the middle Setzer, and we'll be in the sanctum."
"There had better be mountains of Gil in there!"said the very annoyed gambler. "I don't want to do all this pinpoint flying for nothing!"
After several (dozens)of failed attempts, they were able to land in the Sanctum. After exiting the airship, they found themselves in a lobby of sorts, with mirrors making up the floor, ceiling, and walls. They also saw 8 doors, one huger than the rest. The huge one had seven spherical openings that obviously opened it. Why else would they be there? Then, a booming voice came out of nowhere and yelled,"GREAT HEROES! AND EMO TAG ALONG! WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH SANCTUM, HAVEN TO THE MIGHTY IN BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT! THE OBJECT YOU SEEK LIES BEYOND THE GREAT DOOR, OPENED BY THE SEVEN ORBS OF THE SEVEN TRIALS! THE ORBS OF FIRE, WATER,LIGHTNING, WIND, EARTH, STEEL, AND VOID! YOU MAY TAKE THE CHALLENGES IN ANY ORDER YOU LIKE!"
Then they heard it gasp for breath, clear it's throat, and the room fell silent. After a while the silence was broken by Locke who said,"Ookaaay. That was convenient. I say we start at door number one." The rest of the party, still freaked out by the disembodied voice, quietly followed(except for Shadow, who was too distracted by how alone he was). Eventually, Shadow was left behind, and door number one was sealed behind them, and the 1st of the seven trials began.
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Disclaimer: Final Fantasy (and ) still does not belong to me or anyone else except for Square Enix.