Chapter 3: New Land.
It was dark again then Bahamut appeared again. "It seems that you chose to aid Spira" he said with little too happy smile. "like I had any choice in the matter" I murmured to him. "Now I am as far away possible from my fatherland and left my brethren fight there all because of you!" I pointed my finger at him and shouted. "But I have heard that you wanted away from the war" he noted. That was partially true but I said to him "Even If the war is tiring I never would leave my fatherland in peril" and I holded my hand on my heart like making a vow. "Your loyalty could be useful aid to the summoner" he remarked. Then he asked me "What will you do". "First thing that I will do is find my friends and second a way out of here and back to Finland" I snapped at him. "I couldn't care less what happens here or to your summoner!" I spatted at him. He was quiet a moment then jus smirked and said "We shall see". He was turning away but before he went he said "Oh forgot to tell you that the grenade that exploded near you messed up your arrival time you arrived on Besaid two weeks early" he paused and then continued "Tidus will arrive on the fourteenth day, after that your journey will begin so you have more time to think but I think I know your answer already" Then he snapped his fingers then I woke up.
As I opened my eyes First thing I saw was not sky but ceiling. I was laying on a bed and my jacket boots backpack and rifle were next to the bed. I rised to sit and felt little pain from my right side. I looked and there were bandages around my waist then I remembered the grenade. It hurted a little but I managed to grab my boots and I started to put them on. I was putting the jacket on when I heard a voice behind me "Oh you are awake already". I turned around to see who was the person. It was the girl who Bahamut had showed me. The very same girl. "You shouldn't get up so fast the wound isn't completely healed" she said when I took my backpack. "Was it you got off the beach and patched me?" I asked. "Yes I was just walking on the beach when I saw you lying on the beach so I casted a minor healing spell on you and ran back to the village to get carrying help" She said. "But it is still not fully healed my healing skills are not so advanced yet" After that she looked me little nervous when she asked me "How did you get here?" I sighed and holded my hand under my chin. "What I can recall is that I got sucked in to a whirlpool with my two friends and next I remember was that I was laying on the beach bleeding" I finally said. "But I really should thank you for your help Miss?" I realized that I hadn't ask her name yet when I said that question. "Yuna my name is Yuna" she said smiling. "Right Yuna I thank you but I must ask you have anyone come across two man that wear similar uniforms like me" Yuna thinked for some time and finally said "No I can't recall anyone else found near the village" I scratched my beard and sat down thinking what do next. "Um sorry to interrupt you but I never got your name" Asked Yunas voice. "Oh yes" I blinked "Sorry about that my name is private Mauri Talvela" I rose up shaked her hand. "Now then if they are not yet found I must go and check the island" Before Yuna could say anything I rised up grabbed my helmet and rifle and strolled off without looking back.
I walked to the edge of the village and saw forest path. I first decided to check the coastline around the island. As I walked around the path I heard noices in the bushes. First I thought it was nothing but the three menacing looking dog creatures proved me wrong. As one of them started running at me I took my rifle and aimed for it. One bullet was enough to deal with it. As it falled lifles on the ground it started to scatter in tiny lights and disappeared. I scratched my head in wonder because everything I have killed before would always leave a body. I woke from the wonder when I saw one of the dogs biting my ankle "Damit!" and the I pushed my knife in its neck. Before the third one did anything I shot it. Both of them dissolved in to tiny light balls. I reloaded my rifle and checked my ankle. Nothing serious only bleeding theet mark. Then I continued forward the path. I met few more of the dog creatures but easily take care of them with my Mosin. I finally got to the beach."Not living soul around" I said to myself as I looked around the beach. I had to keep my hand over my eyes to see better because of the sun. I started to walk along the coast.
I had walked hours around the beach and hadn't found any clue that they had been here. I sighed and took my helmet of and sat down the beach. "I guess they didn't make it" I said sadly as I looked at the sea. Suddenly the earth started shaking a bit. Then I saw something swimming towards the beach. I stood up trying to see what it was. When it got closer it jumped from the water and slammed partly in the sand. It looked like squid only bigger that I had seen in the pictures. It glowed with a dim blue light and waved it tentacles wildly. Then above apeared a black ball and then I was pushed to the ground like the gravity just had increased. When the pressure stopped I stood up holding my chest. "So this worlds creatures have some tricks but let see what you think of my bullets" I shouted at the thing. It was casting another of the black things. I managed to jump under it and then turned to aim at it. I aimed at one of its tentacle and fired. The bullet took the tentacle of and it dissolved. It didn't even make any kind of noise only casted another black thing above me. This time it hit me but wasn't so bad even tough I coughed bit of blood. I shot few of its tentacles of. I used the bolt too fast and it got stuck. It didn't move an inch. Shit I thought to myself. The thing casted again the black stuff on me. It flinged the rifle from my hand. I couldn't get up. The pressure had worn me down so I couldn't stand right away. "So I die here" I thought. But then I saw something flying towards the thing. It was a ball? It hitted the creature and the ball returned at its thrower. The thrower was tall little muscular taned skinned man with reddish-orange hair that was pointing upwards. "you okay ya? he asked me. "Yes" I managed to say from the ground. The monster then lit on fire burning few of its tentacles. Next to the man was a woman with black hair and black dress. She also had god knows how many belts and she holded a doll. "Lets finish this sinspwan" she said to he man. "Right" he said. Then the woman waved her hand and the creature were struck by lightning multiple times. Then the man spinned the ball and it was surrounded by electricy. Then he kicked it back to the creature. It was too much for it. It started to dissolve into lights. I just watched amazed how they controlled elements so. They walked near to me and the man got something from his pocket and threw it on me. "This potion should heal you ya" he said. I felt better so got up from the ground.
"I thank you for helping me" I said to them and bowed a little. "Nah it was nothing" said the man. Before the man said anything else the woman asked me "Who might you be because you certainly aren't an islander". "Right let me introduce myself I am private Mauri Talvela" I said as I offered an hand shake. The man shook my hand but the woman didn't. "My name is Wakka be sure to remember that ya" he said and I nodded. The woman stared me little bit but then said "And I am Lulu". "So what brings you to besaid" Wakka asked. "Well I am not here by choice I was teleported here from my own world" I said. "I was with my two friends right then but they doesn't seem to be anywhere I guess they were teleported somewhere else or.." I didn't finish that sentence. "But anyway I was rescued by Yuna from the beach and after that I was searching this island and attacked by that sinspawn you said it was?" I said and asked at the same time. "Did you know that Yuna will be a summoner soon" asked Lulu. "No I didn't" That was a partial lie because Bahamut had told me. "What is a summoner anyway" I asked. "You really are an outsider if you don't know summoners" Lulu said little amused. "Summoner is a person who makes pilgrimages for fayths to get aeons to fight against Sin to bring the calm" she explained. "Her father defeated Sin ten years ago" she continued. "But if Sin was defeated why it is still around" I asked. "Because we haven't yet attuned from our sins from the machina wars" Wakka said. "Yevons teachings say that Sin will go away if we stop using forbidden machina" he added. Yevon must be a god around here I thought. "Its getting dark we should return to the village you can ask more questions later" Lulu said. I taked my rifle from the ground. Wakka then asked "Isn't that a machina weapon ya" he asked staring it. "Technically yes but I am not from this world and these aren't forbidden use in my world" I scoffed at him. He gave it a long stare"Yes you are right" he then said. And we started walking towards the village.
We made it back to the village again I got stares from some of the villagers. "Let's go see Yuna and think what we should do with you" Lulu said and we walked to her house. "Mauri can you stay her for while ya" Wakka said. "We just have a quick private talk with Yuna" Lulu said. "Fine by me" I said and took my helmet of and sat to the ground. It taked few minutes then they came back. "It seems that you didn't find your friends" Yuna asked. I shook my head "No but I am positive I find them" I said with little confidence behind my words. "I'm sorry about that but what are you going to do next" she asked. I scratched my beard thinking. "I think I need to go on other islands to look for them but how to get there" I pondered. There was a moment of silence then Yuna clapped her hands to together and said "I think I have a solution". She smiled at me and said "when I go on my pilgrimage you could join me to find your friends". I heard Lulu say what at the back as she said that. I was little surprised myself. "and you wouldn't mind me travel with you?" I asked. "Not at all" she smiled. I thought about it a moment and then I said. "I just let you know that after I find my friends I shall leave your party untill that I will travel with you" She nodded. "Can you make a guess when you shall leave on your pilgrimage" I asked. "well I am not yet a summoner but I will soon take the temple trial to get my first aeon" she said. "But when I'd say two weeks max" She nodded and said. "Thank you Yuna but if I am going to be here still two weeks I'm going to make camp to sleep then" I said and begun walk away. "You don't have to sleep outside" Yuna shouted behind me. "I am an outsider remember its better for the villagers if I don't stick too close to the village" I shouted back. "I'll come help ya" I heard Wakka saying as he ran next to me. "Okay" I said.
Wakka taught me about Yevons teachings as we putted my tent up. He gave me the short version about it but it mostly went in and out of my ear. Haven't really cared much about religion anyway. He also told me that him Lulu and someone named Kimahri are going to be Yunas guardians that would protect summoners life with their own. When the camp was ready Wakka took his leave and sat down and took my family pocket watch and looked it long. "I wonder do you two see me up there" I said to the sky. "Your son is out of war in a new land but don't worry I shall find a way back to fatherland" then I spoke all that happened today to the sky to my parents it always calmed me down. After I had said everything I said the last thing " Even tough I know fatherland still stands it's frustrating to not help but I focus now finding my friends" I closed the watch and went to sleep.
The days went by rather quickly. Some days I helped to deal with creatures called fiends here if they were harassing the village. Some days I just sat on edge of cliff watching the sea sculpting piece of wood with my knife. Occasionally Yuna and Wakka came to speak with me. Lulu talked me one time about if I did anything to Yuna on her pilgrimage she would make sure I was sended to the fraplane this world heaven I guess. She taught me bit about magic when I asked and helped to build resistance against it so I could handel better caster fiends. Every night I would open my watch and spoke to my parents at least I think I spoke to them. After I closed the watch I heard Yunas voice behind me "Um Mauri is this a bad time" she asked little nervous. "No I was just thinking" I answered "Well whats on your mind" I asked. She sat next to me on the cliff. "Well tomorrow I will take the temple trial and become a summoner" she said. I looked in her eyes and saw some sadness in them. "then why do you look so sad" I asked. "Um... you know what my father did ten years ago" she said nervously. I nodded. "Well he died in there" she said. I was little shocked but asked anyway "What does this have to do in anything". She was quiet for a time but said "In the last thousand years every summoner that has defeated Sin has died". I had to ask "If every summoner had died against Sin and Sin has always returned the why would you want to be a summoner" Again she was quiet for a time. "For spiras people" she said. "For spiras people?" I repeated. "Yes to the people calm is time without sin time without fear even if its only for a little while" she paused and then continued "For that I am ready to die for" I felt those words I would do the same thing for my fatherland for the people of Finland. Then I snapped from my thoughts when she asked "Or don't you approve" I quickly answered "No I approve your decision completely because I would do the same to my fatherland if i had to" I squeezed my hand for a second in anger because I wasn't there now but turned back to Yuna "But I say you this that sacrificing yourself should be the last resort if you find another way don't hesitate to use it" She seemed to be in little loss of my outburst but I tapped her back and I said "Now go to sleep you have big day tomorrow" She rised up left but before she left she said "Thank you Mauri for confidence" Then I realized I just talked like my old sergeant. I wonder how is he doing. I sat 15 minutes on the cliff just looking at the stars. Then I returned to my camp.
Authors note: Well three chapters down im getting hang of the writing this chapter feels better than the first two. And to point out that there will be no other romance than the one that was in the game and again I hope you enjoyed and tell me how bad the english was. Thanks.