Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Renegades of Fate

Chapter 7: We are Renegades, after all.

Nightfall came over Tipa village. The torches were unlit, as the many villagers scattered to their homes in fear of being spotted by the opposing husks of armor. The only light sources was the dimming Tipa Crystal and the church. Deep within the vast, dark, cold, and oppressive church was the head Minster Ibluis pointed at a small pedestal, that moved turned into a stair way. He watched to husk knights drag a screaming selkie child into the red glow lighted basement, The pedestal closed the opening.

" Are you having a midnight snack, or are you trying replace your broken toy?" The old minister heard another voice.

He turned to find a small, short pink haired clavat or selkie looking young girl. She wore a long gothic style dress. His glowing red eyes matched her own, while the girl gave Iblus a toothy grin.

"Lunica….Get out of my sight, you little pest!" The minister growled.

"Aw, someone's grouchy. I thought you'd be happy? The moon will be full in a few weeks, hate, and mistrust between the four tribes here has been worse then it's ever been. The villagers are brainwashed. You've burnt almost every Bible…and the two kids of the big bad L monster are dead. Oh wait no that last part is wrong." The child known as Lunica said in a mocking tone.

"What?" Iblus asked

"Oh yes, The lizard men din't do such a great job. Zero came back, and saved the caravan again…and he's been mighty pissed at you. Then again, with what you've done, I don't blame him."The girl muttered while checking her finger nails.

"That accursed yuke! I knew I should have killed the drunk, and his crystal bearer wife myself! The crystal bearer is out of my grasp….My husks can't find the Cids….No my revenge can't be ruined! Master Xehanort promised me the Order of the Crimson Moon rule would be restored." Iblus cursed.

"Well, you had better do something fast, otherwise not only will you have to deal with Zero, his army and Minister L's kids, but….The Keyblade wielders are also on their way." Lunica warmed in hushed whisper.

"…You jest!" Ibluis growled.

"No jest, and one of them is a Princess of Heart who knows how to use Holy….Oh, and if I remember that's very bad for demons. Have fun!" The girl exited while waving in puff of smoke with a big bright smile on her face.

This left the elderly yuke alone in his church, His body twisted and, and turned until it dropped to the floor like it was cheap suit…only to expose something…horrifying screaming an inhuman roar of pure hate.

Nina and Sash were both tapped on the shoulder by Fuzz, as Zero handed, Fuzz, Nina, and Sash, their own jackets. Lee-Roy looked rather annoyed, as Zero was left to light a few torches.

"What, they get jackets, but I don't? That's favoritism!" Lee-Roy asked slightly insulted.

"You haven't done much to not have Nina, or Sash to not be his favorite. If he even has one kupo." Fuzz remarked while the moogle quickly slipped his wings, and arms in the jacket. The fuzzy moogle felt rather comfortable.

"You'll get your's when your fully recovered." Zero muttered, he thought that it was better to hear the kid mouthing off. He'd smack him later, but it showed the yuke that he wasn't dead, or mentality damaged. He hadn't the tools, or a room set up here to handle such a delicate matter. He was far from his newer base that had all the tools that Eva could use to take care of it.

Nina's eyes were trying to adjust to the light, as Zero made the room brighter. Brushing off the yuke's feathers on to the floor from her gift. It looked identical to the one Zero wore, however unlike Fuzz, and Zero, her's and Sash had no wing holes. The Selkie girl looked around to find some large stone, wooden, and marble statutes of people. Some yukes, some clavats, some selkies, some lilties, and even a few moogles. The were around the walls, and between the door. Other then that, and the torches, and a few maps pinned to the walls, the room was kinda barren.

"You said this place was Mother Base, and Im guessing this a an army base, since you're a captain." Nina deducted while putting her own jacket, it was a bit big for her, but she was a rather skinny girl. Missing a meal, once a week would do that. She wouldn't hold that against Tabby, or Tim. Sash however was even worse then her. He mummified torso and waist was even slimmer.

Zero turned to them all.

"Smart girl." The older yuke said with a slight headache. He wanted a drink, and he felt like he was going to need one for the talk he was about to give. He quickly sat down, and in a way telling them to sit down.

"I'm the Captain, and Co-Founder of the Renegades of Fate. A Crystal Caravan for Hire." Zero started to explain. This caused Nina, Lee-Roy, and Fuzz's eyebrows to raise,with interest.

The larger villages like Tipa, Shella, Fum, Alfitaria, Marr's Pass, and even Leunda, can supply their own caravans for myrrh collections. However the smaller ones, have less advantages then the larger villages." Zero said like he was teaching a class.

Nina, Sash, Fuzz, and Lee-Roy kept listening.

That's where we come in. The RoF acts as a caravan for the smaller villages, guardians of their boarders from monster attacks, and we even train their caravans to get stronger." Zero stated.

"How do you make money off of this service, and is that why you came to Tipa, cause we were weak?" Lee-Roy asked slightly disgusted that they were being pitted.

"Well, Lee-Roy, The RoF get it's funding from lost treasure that went missing from history, and we make a pretty gill killing corrupt rulers and nobles who enslave their subjects. It's our way of giving, back to the community, and we make a nice profit on the side." Zero bluntly put it.

Lee-Roy suddenly feared for his life, since his father had a nasty way of collecting debt, while Nina gave a low cackle that worried both Fuzz and her brother. Zero though in theory ,she would enjoy that.

"So why did you come to help the Tipa Caravan kupo? Not that Im complaining, they'd be dead, and I'd have been a monster's lunch." Fuzz asked. Nina, and Lee-Roy was also curious.

"Well as Lee-Roy said earlier, the Tipa Caravan has been... Less then stiller since, Sash and Nina's father's died, and my wife and I were banished." The Yuke gave a reason, which made Nina wonder why they were banished. Knowing Ibluis how had the village in his pocket it was something petty.

Zero went on." Oh sure they got the water of life, however….only that smiling psychopath ever came back. So I figured I'd come back home and give it a hand, and something else." Zero muttered with a small spark in his eye.

"What was that something you were going to give Tipa?" Nina asked. Then something hit her.

"Your…you're planing on killing Ibluis!" Nina gasped. Lee-Roy, and Sash looked at Zero. Fuzz looked confused, while Zero covered face gave a large smile.

"Oh yes, and I want the Tipa Caravan to join the RoF to take Tipa back. Fuzz you can join too, I know Moogles have it out for demons." Zero tempted.

"What?!" The Tipa Caravan asked.

Zero stopped talking, and thought.

"Nina, sweetheart…did your dad ever read you his notes. Or did Tabby ever keep a copy of those notes?" Zero asked.

"Well….Tabby and Tim's house was….set on fire, and we had to get another house…cause everything was gone…including all of Dad's old stuff, and Tabby hasn't been able to write any of it down." Nina huffed sadly.

"Perfect." Zero groaned. "Okay, Fuzz you might be a bit ticked, and the rest of you might piss yourself, but Iblus…is in fact a demon, actually he's the last demon of the Order of the Crimson Moon."

The four stood quiet, gazing at their leader. Fuzz however was fuming mad.

"You're lying…Selkie girl..err Nina tell him to stop lying!" Lee-Roy yelled in a panic.

"He's not lying." Sash said in a quiet voice. He quickly put the hood over his head.

"What Sash?" Nina asked.

"He's….not….lying! I've seen what he really looks like. When...When I tired to get out." The Crystal Bearer stuttered out while he started to shake, and rock back and forth.

Nina tightly held her brother, to calm him down. Since his near break down made things worse for Lee-Roy. The moogle was fuming mad.

"So..is it, still trying to do what the Order of the Crimson Moon was doing?" Fuzz asked.

"If you mean using the Crystal at it's weakest point to steal the souls of the whole village then yes." Zero confirmed the moogle boy's fear, while adding onto Mina and Lee-Roy's fears.

"WHATTTT!?" They both screamed in alarm.

"You didn't know that kupos?" Fuzz asked

"I thought all those notes was just Dad telling Ten-Ten, Sash and me stories…I didn't think that demons could do that or take over a dead person's body." Nina gasped. "Or even take a person's soul and eat it." Nina shuttered.

"What do you think happened to Tida Village?" Zero asked.

"I heard that the caravan died and they couldn't get myrrh for their crystal." Lee-Roy said.

"Wrong! The Order of the Crimson Moon killed the village's caravan for taking in what L's dad was selling. They damned them and used the full moon to turn the crystal red and their ritual sucked the souls out of all of them! " Zero corrected.

"Your kidding." Nina gulped horrified.

"I was there. Your Dad was their and lost his arm, saving your Aunt Tabby." Zero told the girl.

"That's why hardly anyone has been able to leave….or the magic ban." Nina thought.

"…That, crazy son of a bitch is going to kill us all if the Miasma doesn't." Lee-Roy muttered.

"Not unless we take him out., we'l be able to get the rest of the Myrrh as time goes on, and I'll train all of you to fight off Iblus and win. So what do you say?" Zero asked once again.

"If it'll keep Tabby, Tim, and Ten-Ten safe then I'll join. Also I've been looking for an excuse to get payback on him for years. Also this is payback for Sash too." Nina declared, making Zero very happy.

Zero looked at the Crystal Bearer.

"…I'll help Nina, and I wanna make sure he never hurts anyone ever again." Sash said seeing his sister smile.

Zero then looked at Fuzz who was fluttering.

"Demons are the enemies of moogles everywhere. Oh course I'll help my kupos!" Fuzz said with a cheer.

" I'll be sure to have my people, or your new comrades widen the search for your mother….I never did ask, what is her name?" Zero asked.

"Aki Moogle." Fuzz stated.

"All right, how about you Lee-Roy?" Zero asked.

The Lilty looked at his fellow caravaners.

"Do we get paid?" The rich Lilty asked.

"Full benefits." Zero answered.

"Im in." Lee-Roy said.

"Excellent. Now since your all rested up…lets get to training."" Zero ordered while pulling out his sword. Making his new recruits sweat bullets. The Yuke stopped, and quickly tossed Fuzz two crossbows, and Sash a shield, and a crossbow of his own. However this one looked more like a yellow metallic mini cannon. The two boys examined their weapons.

"You two were unarmed, and that cross bow will fire magic then arrows, it's also easy on your arms." Their captain explained.

"So…when can we stop?" Nina questioned.

"When I say you can stop, or when your bodies give out." Zero stared while picking up his sword again.

"….Why do I get the feeling i won't be able to write tonight?" The selkie keyblade wielder thought to herself.

Nina had been correct. Her body along with everyone's was so too sorry to do anything, For the past three hours Zero had been training them in dodging, parrying attacks, magic, crossbow play, and focus attacks. The Selkie girl while trying to dodge an attack from Zero, finally mastered the back flip, however Nina was in mourning for the loss of her long hair. Something she had always taken care off. Nina lazily looked to find Fuzz asleep next oddly right next to Zero, while cuddling up to the older man. Lee-Roy slept next to a statue. Sash was unlike the rest trying his hardest to stay awake next to his sister.

"Sash..what are you doing?" She asked tiredly.

"I…don't wanna…go to sleep. ..What if I wake up…back in that room…with him..next to me…with that whip?" The younger sibling muttered while shaking. Nina slowly put her hand on his chest.

"Sash..I promise you. He will never lay another hand on you. I won't let him." Nina promised.

"And..I won't let him hurt you Nina. I promise." Sash promised his sister with a big smile on his face.

"I'll keep you to that mister. Now try and get to sleep okay? We have a village to save, and we don't wanna keep Ten-Ten waiting.

The crystal bearer nodded his head, and slowly fell asleep, however Nina could felt his oddly strong grip on her hand. Nina, herself slowly drifted to sleep.

"Tabby, Tim…why didn't you tell me about this?" The selkie girl thought before passing out.

End of chapter.

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