{This is spoken in Sin's telepathy.}
Final Fantasy X belongs to Square Enix, not me!
Later that night, while everyone rested up for the impending battle, Yuna met up with Sin at the coast of New Zanarkand.
{Are you nervous?} asked Sin.
"A little," answered Yuna, "I just hope we succeed against Yevon. I wonder what he would think if he knew more about you."
{I doubt that Yevon would change his opinion about me, regardless. Even so,} replied Sin, {I faced far worse than what he has inflicted.}
"Then," asked Yuna, "what was the worst thing you ever dealt with?"
Sin didn't say anything, but he turned his glance away from Yuna. Was he anxious?
"Oh great," thought Yuna, "I offended him."
"I-I'm sorry," stammered Yuna, "y-you don't have to tell me about it if you don't want to."
Sin returned his glance at Yuna.
{It's all right,} assured Sin, {I have already overcome what occurred fifty thousand years ago, and I can live with that memory.}
"Fifty thousand years ago?" responded Yuna, "wasn't that the year of that cataclysm?"
Sin nodded.
"Could you tell me more about it?" requested Yuna.
{Are you capable of shouldering this burden?} asked Sin.
"Yes," nodded Yuna.
{Are you sure?} warned Sin, {these visions can frighten you.}
"I'll risk it," insisted Yuna.
{Then close your eyes,} instructed Sin.
Yuna closed her eyes as told while Sin leaned his head closer to her, his eyes beginning to glow. She felt a couple of tendrils caress her back and the back of her head, and then she felt some force of energy enter through her eyelids.
The next thing she knew, Yuna found herself floating above what appears to be a prehistoric Spira, and then a galaxy.
{Three thousand years before the global crisis,} explained Sin, {the Espers and I began keeping an eye out on a nearby star on the brink of its death.}
"Stars can die, too?" thought Yuna.
{I'm afraid so,} replied Sin, {gods are the only beings in the universe that can attain immortality.}
"And I guess gods understand more about the universe than humans do, right?" said Yuna.
{Correct,} replied Sin.
Yuna then found herself gazing at the mentioned star undergoing a supernova.
{Two thousand and five hundred years past,} continued Sin, {the star exploded, and it projected a gamma ray burst directly at Wilderia.}
"Wilderia?" pondered Yuna, confused.
{Wilderia is the name of the planet that Spira resides on,} explained Sin, {and a gamma ray is a powerful form of electromagnetic radiation, but it can be hazardous to life forms.}
Yuna cringed at the sight of the gamma ray burst hitting Wilderia, and then she saw prehistoric animals dying from some sort of plague. Or was it something else?
{The gamma ray burst damaged the atmosphere and several hundred species became extinct,} continued Sin, {as the God of Balance, I am responsible for protecting the balance of life, so the Espers and I had the atmosphere restored and the resulting radiation neutralized. After that, I sent Ramuh to keep an eye out for star fragments.}
Yuna then found herself glancing at a massive star fragment about half the size of the moon floating toward the planet.
{After five hundred years, Ramuh detected a massive star fragment on a collision course,} continued Sin, {I instructed the other Espers to escort the life forms to safety as I prepared to divert the star fragment's path.}
The next thing she knew, Yuna saw prehistoric civilizations beginning to panic. Some of them abandoned their villages while others went to their sages for wisdom as the star fragment inched closer to impact. She then saw a massive volcanic eruption.
{However,} continued Sin, {the planet reacted to the star fragment's presence. Massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occurred across the planet, and I had to reduce the collateral damage.}
Yuna then noticed Sin at an early time as he unleashed a massive energy shield that contained the eruption.
{I may have succeeded,} continued Sin, {but multiple occurrences of these calamities was rather stressful, and even when the strongest of Espers struggled to keep the star fragment at bay, it was too much for them. And then, on that day, our worst fears have been realized.}
Yuna cringed in fear as she saw the star fragment collide with Wilderia, triggering a huge shockwave and massive earthquakes that began tearing apart the terrain.
{There was not much time left when it happened,} continued Sin, {so I used all of my strength to keep the planet from dying.}
Yuna then saw a vision of Sin at the ocean floor, as he planted his fins onto the rocky surface before sending powerful shockwaves into the planet. Several of these shockwaves somehow calmed the roaring quakes.
{Had I not done this,} mentioned Sin, {the planet would've been torn to pieces. I used the last of my strength to prevent the ashes from spreading into the atmosphere before the stress finally took hold of me.}
Yuna then found Sin collapsing to the ocean surface after he released another powerful force that contained the soot and collapsed it into the crater. After a while, an Esper she didn't recognize appeared before Sin.
"Master!" called the Esper, "are you all right?"
Sin glanced at the Esper, still exhausted.
{Alexander,} instructed Sin, {teleport me to Gagazet.}
Alexander then summoned a magical pattern that formed underneath himself and Sin. This pattern teleported them to the ancient shrine of Gagazet, where Exodus and Bahamut were waiting.
{I thank you for your help,} announced Sin, {but now, I must rest.}
"Master," protested Bahamut, "you can't be serious!"
{There is no other way,} replied Sin, {I'm sorry. Wait for ten thousand years; only then you can awaken me safely.}
"What shall we do until that time?" asked Alexander.
{Protect the balance of life in my place,} instructed Sin, {should there be any other crisis before I can awaken safely, seek outside help if needed.}
"Master…" breathed Exodus.
{Do you remember the procedures required to awaken me?} asked Sin.
Alexander, Exodus and Bahamut nodded.
{Then,} concluded Sin, {I'm counting on all of you.}
Sin summoned a barrier that sealed him underneath the shrine as he entered a comatose state.
Just then, the flashback ended. Yuna collapsed to her hands and knees in shock as she gasped for breath.
{Did I frighten you?} asked Sin, {I apologize.}
After a moment of silence, Yuna slowly got back to her feet and glanced at Sin.
"Sin," whispered Yuna, "I'm surprised you've been through so much at that time. I guess I didn't need to rely on the teachings of Yevon to learn more about you."
Yuna then walked up to Sin and embraced onto his face as he stroked her back with his tendrils.
{Yuna, there are times when you can't change the inevitable,} said Sin.
"I know," replied Yuna.
{For now,} suggested Sin, {I advise you get some rest.}
Yuna nodded in agreement as she climbed up Sin's fin and onto his back, where she nestled in for the night.
When morning came in, the rebels began preparing the coast of New Zanarkand for battle after a spot of breakfast. After a while, they assembled at the coast as Yuna, Auron and Cid took several steps ahead before turning their glance at the crowd.
"When Yevon took over Spira a thousand years ago," announced Yuna, "he used fear, violence and deceit. But throughout these years, Sin taught us the teachings of Yevon are nothing but lies. Thanks to Yevon, everyone has lost homes, dreams, and even friends, but this pattern of suffering stops now. This time, we will defy Yevon to the very end. Today, we take back Spira, and rebuild it, with new hopes and new dreams!"
Yuna turned her glance at Auron.
"Sir Auron?" said Yuna.
Auron took a few steps toward the crowd.
"On this day," finished Auron, "Yevon shall be no more!"
Auron then raised his fist high into the air, eliciting a massive cheer from the crowd, including Yuna's guardians. Yuna and Sin glanced at each other with confidence for a moment. Sin then turned his glance into the distance.
"All right," announced Cid, "bnabyna vun pyddma!"
On cue, the rebels scrambled into positions as Sin headed for a suitable place to wait until it was time to strike. After a few final preparations, they were all ready to fight Yevon. The airship hovered ahead of New Zanarkand with Wakka, Lulu, Baralai and Gippal on the deck. Nooj and Paine were in charge of the turrets that lined along the coast as Lucil and Elma kept a lookout for the Dreadnought.
At midday, the Dreadnought rose out of the ocean, although only at a distance.
"Here they come!" shouted Lucil.
Meanwhile, on the airship, Lulu, Wakka, Baralai and Gippal were embracing for battle as the airship intercepted the Dreadnought.
"All right," announced Baralai, "we disarm the Dreadnought before it reaches New Zanarkand. If we are lucky, that will give the God of Balance a chance to finish it off with Giga Graviton. Cid, take us in!"
"Don't be falling now!" replied Cid over the intercom.
The airship hovered closer to the Dreadnought. Not surprisingly, turrets emerged from the massive machina and began firing projectiles at the airship. Fortunately, Lulu took out the projectiles with her Firaga and Flare spells as Baralai and Gippal fired their machine guns at the turrets. Wakka also helped Lulu with taking out the projectiles with his blitzball.
Meanwhile, on the bridge of the Dreadnought, Yevon gazed at New Zanarkand through the window. Standing by his side was administrator Velkin.
"I thought I had Zanarkand destroyed a thousand years ago!" growled Yevon.
"I believe the survivors fled here and built another Zanarkand as backup," replied Velkin.
"Dispatch the troops," commanded Yevon, "I want to wipe this city clean off the map!"
The Dreadnought dispatched smaller ships that accelerated toward New Zanarkand.
Meanwhile, at the coast, swarms of Insidious Ruin, Menacing Ruin, Drifting Ruin and Colossal Ruin began emerging from the ground, and the rebel squadron charged at them. Not a minute later, the smaller ships landed in random places of the coasts and out came wave after wave of possessed Yevonites and swarms of Bitch Babies.
Tidus, Rikku, Gatta, Patravi and dozens of other rebels helped fight the Insidious and Drifting Ruin with Auron. Jecht, Dona and Isaaru fought the Colossal Ruin with Seymour and the Espers. Kimahri, Biran, Yenke, Barthello and Maroda were among the rebels that fought the Menacing Ruin and the Bitch Babies alongside Yuna.
Meanwhile, Lulu, Wakka, Baralai and Gippal took out some of the Dreadnought's turrets, but there were still more to go. To their surprise, a massive turret emerged from the Dreadnought's back and aimed at the airship.
"Heh, I have a nice surprise for Yevon," announced Cid over the intercom, "but you better hold on to something! Here we go!"
Lulu, Wakka, Baralai and Gippal stood their ground as the airship hovered away from the Dreadnought, but its nose turned toward the massive turret, which was starting to charge up. Soon, a large energy gun emerged from the airship and it fired an energy beam at the turret, which set off an explosion.
"Yee-haw!" cheered Cid over the intercom, "that should do the trick! Now we disable the main cannon."
However, just as the airship began aiming for the hull, one of the remaining turrets launched a few projectiles at the airship.
"Watch out!" yelled Lulu.
Unfortunately, the projectiles planted onto the airship's pinwheel engine and exploded.
"Oh, shit!" shouted Cid over the intercom, "everyone, hold onto something! It's going to be a bumpy ride!"
The airship was soon falling out of the sky as it hovered away from the Dreadnought. Fortunately, Brother operated the right controls which allowed the airship to land safely in the water. To add more luck, Lulu, Wakka, Baralai and Gippal survived the fall.
"What about the main cannon?" asked Wakka.
"The main engine is busted," replied Cid over the intercom, "we can only resort to the turrets on the coast, now. And if not, we will resort to the summoner."
"Understood," acknowledged Baralai, pulling out a small device.
Meanwhile, the Dreadnought was hovering closer to New Zanarkand and the rebels began charging up their turrets.
"All right," announced Paine, "aim at the main cannon and the main turrets."
"And don't let the Dreadnought reach the city limits," added Nooj.
Darma and Intan were among the rebels controlling the turrets as they fired at the Dreadnought. Meanwhile, Kimahri received a signal from his device before turning his glance at Yuna.
"Yuna," shouted Kimahri, "go!"
Yuna nodded before scurrying out of the fray. She began racing for the beacon while dodging projectiles of lethal substance from the Drifting Ruin and Bitch Babies. It was only a while before she reached the top of the beacon.
Overhead, she could see the Dreadnought launching projectiles at the turrets, setting off explosions that killed some of the unfortunate victims. She wasted no time as she pulled out the Eyestaff. After charging it up for a brief moment, she launched flares into the sky. Then, after giving the Eyestaff a wave, the flares rained down on the hull. Moments later, Sin emerged from his hiding place as Bahamut flew by the beacon.
"Lady Yuna," said Bahamut, "it's time!"
Yuna nodded as she jumped into Bahamut's arms. Bahamut then flew toward Sin.
"Master," reported Bahamut, "I found Yuna."
{Thank you, Bahamut,} replied Sin.
Yuna jumped onto Sin's back before Bahamut flew back into the fray.
{Yuna,} instructed Sin, {brace yourself.}
Yuna nodded before embracing onto one of the structures on his head while keeping her gaze at the Dreadnought.
Meanwhile, on the bridge of the Dreadnought, the crew inside were just recovering from the recent blow to the hull. All the while, Yevon gazed at Sin, his eyes burning with rage.
"It's Sin," shouted Yevon, "after him!"
"Release the main cannon!" commanded Velkin.
As the Dreadnought hovered closer to Sin, it revealed its main cannon from its hull, aiming at New Zanarkand. At the coast, the rebels gasped in horror at the sight. Darma and Intan fired their turrets at the main cannon, but to their surprise, it did little damage. The Dreadnought then launched projectiles onto the coast, which triggered more explosions that killed some unlucky rebels, including Gatta, Yenke, Biran and Maroda.
The Dreadnought's main cannon began charging up energy, but Sin quickly turned his glance at it, his eyes beginning to glow and his skin slowly turning a darker color. He even sprouted his wings.
{Not this time, Yevon,} growled Sin.
Sin summoned an energy sphere which sent a shockwave across the coast of New Zanarkand as he gradually opened his mouth. He then launched the energy sphere at the Dreadnought, triggering explosions that not only destroyed the main cannon, but it also wrecked the Dreadnought itself.
Yuna sighed in relief as the Dreadnought collapsed to the ground, but she knew that it's not over yet.
Al Bhed lines as translated:
- "Bnabyna vun pyddma!" - "Prepare for battle!"