This is a part of my ZTS series.
Created back in 1996, before FF came to be.
All places, characters and info belong to me!
Irth, a Yautja, belongs to Rider of the Mystics.
Sorry but this story is MINE!!©
Hours have passed, they went deeper into space and Irth landed his ship at the Forbidden Plain. Zack ran outside and smelled the air, Irth came out with his weapons at the ready, Jack was sitting on Irth's shoulder.
"The scent is strong, Memory Trees? Why the hell are they here?"
Irth walked into the sands and Zack followed.
"Hey man, how far is it anyway? We could just fly there you know. What the hell is that?!"
They look up in the sky to see Hujtis soaring around like vultures. They are a weird crossing of gargoyle and Pegasus. Immune to light unlike their gargoyle cousins, their skin the color of grey blood and smoke white. Their four wings of flesh and talon, they were like gargoyles with Pegasus torso.
Jack hides behind Irth's head and hangs onto the dreadlocks. Irth shook his head and Jack hanged on.
"Why did I have to bring these two?" Irth thought.
"No need to rush, right? Hey Zack, you knuckle head, why don't you just scare them off like you usually do?"
"Fuck you Jack, the last time I did that I was bombed by crap!"
Irth drew his whip as Hujtis swooped down toward them, when one got close Irth struck it down and burned any that got close. Zack looks at the whip more closely.
"If my name ain't Dick then set me on fire! That whip is made from Izludes hair! Shit man, is he still alive?"
The Hujtis swarmed over them, Zack drew the Sword of Courage.
"Be gone!"
Zack threw the sword into the air and cuts down all the Hujtis that were attacking them. Irth stood there watching as blood fell from the sky like rain, the Hujtis' bodies were cut into small pieces, almost like dust. Zack grabbed his sword and walked forward, Irth kept looking at the bodies of the Hujtis, now like dust, circle the air.
"Come on. If you just stand there you'll get more than a light shower of blood!"
Irth walked fast over to Zack, the remains of the Hujtis' fall to the ground and catch of fire. Irth watches in fascination and awe.
They have walked for thirty minutes now and still no sign of the oasis.
"This is annoying!"
Zack jumped into the air and flew upward, he stopped at one thousand feet and looked around as Irth used his helmet to search. It was Jack who spotted the oasis, he jumped up and down on Irth's shoulder pointing toward the East.
"There! I just saw it!"
Zack looked in the direction, as a cloud passed in front of the sun the oasis appeared. He lands and they run to it, entering the forest was really nice. Zack looked all around and ran right into Irth.
"Whoops! Sorry dude, my bad. So where is her place anyway?"
Irth pointed down the path with glowing trees. Jack looks at Zack and stuck out his tongue.
"Shut up!"
They walked all the way to the ivory castle, upon entering the garden Ruah was standing there fully armored for battle. As they got closer to Ruah, Ruah knelt and changed into human form.
"My king, Oracle is glad you came."
"Get up, I'm still not use to the fact that I'm king man!"
Ruah stood up, Zack looked at the entrance to the castle and Oracle was standing there in human form. Her blonde hair was braided all the way to her waist, her robe was pure white tied around her waist by a small rope of silver, jade, ruby and ebony. Zack trembled at the sight and staggered forward. Irth was confused and astonished, when Zack and Oracle stood in front of each other they just stared. Oracle placed her hands on her hips.
"Well now, where should I begin?"
"Mom I didn't do it!"
She walked over to him and studied him.
"Hm, it looks like you've grown a bit. Yet Blaze's presence still hurts you."
Zack scratches his arm and looked at the ground. He knew that she knew that Blaze had tainted him someway.
"Mom..."
He looked up just as she hugged him, Irth watched Oracle's tears become crystals. Zack hugged back trying not to shed his tears of joy. Ruah walked over to Oracle and watched the two. Oracle and Zack haven't seen each other for years, not since they last fought together during the B.D. Period. As they moved away from each other Zack grabbed Ruah in a head lock and gives him a nuggie on his nice amber hair.
"Ah! No!"
Jack busted up laughing and fell off Irth's shoulder, Irth just watched as the King Dragon acted like a young teen.
"That's for bowing and for being my so many great grandson!"
Zack left go and Ruah tries to fix his hair, Oracle rubs Zack on the head.
"That's my boy." She looks at Irth, he walks over to her. "Thank you, now you will have more aid on your quest."
Irth nods his head and looks at Zack, Zack looks up at him and smiles.
"So... you hungry?"
After eating a huge meal, Zack laid back in the chair and looked at Irth.
"So, why am I tagging along with you for? I forget."
Irth looked up at Zack and shook his head, Zack leans forward and knocks on his head.
"You see Irth, I've been hit on my head countless times and yet I forget things. You don't ever want to walk in my shoes dude."
Oracle tapped her fingers on the table, all the dirty dishes float up and started to float away into another room.
"Well?"
"Zack, I called him to get you so he could lead you to Blaze and Kazer. After all, you're the only one that can kill them both. You two are brothers and the only way to settle this is to kill him and any who follow him. Irth, make sure he helps you."
Irth bowed his head and cleared his throat.
"May I ask who Blaze is?"
Zack shot Irth an evil look, Irth just looked at him.
"I'll give you a short summary after we leave. It's best not to talk about him here, he still wants mother."
Irth looked at Oracle and she smiled.
"Don't worry Irth, Zack is very friendly but he has a score to settle since Kazer revived Blaze and freed him from Oblivion. He'll tell you all about him."
Zack looked at Oracle and laughed.
"Oh boy this trip is going to be fun!"
NOTE: Irth has help now on his quest, read Irth by Rider of the Mystics and Moon Knight by GracefulWhiteDragon to understand what is going on! Stay tune!