The Fate of the First Hero of Light
Sky Pirate Captain Zelda stands in front of a tavern, she is wearing her Captain Sky Pirate dress.
The motley crew of her Pirate Sky Ship, The Aqua Queen, is standing aside her.
She reads on the board it says the "The Sandsea." underneath the name is writ "All airlubbers are welcome too."
"Is there no other inn in Rabanastre? Why must we meet here? I can almost feel that fools kisses on my hand!"
The motley crew laughs at her words.
Captain Zelda walks inside.
"Hello Captain kupo, Geir is on the upper level kupo."
"Thank you Turdy." Zelda smiles towards the diminutive moogle.
She walks up the wooden stairs, they creak loudly, she sees a dark shadow for a moment, then it disappears.
"It must have been Venat, I wonder what they were talking about?"
She sees Geir he is wearing his bloodied parka again!
"GEIR!? If you walk around wearing that! The whole city will notice us! Geir you..."
She looks towards him. He has his hands to his face. He sees her and wipes his face on his sleeve.
"Geir were you crying?"
"Zelda what took you so long? Where are the others?"
"Was I imagining it?" thinks Zelda.
"They will be here soon. Did Venat come to visit?"
"Yes, he was greeting me farewell." says Geir.
"WHAT?! What do you mean "farewell"?" asks Captain Zelda.
"He is leaving, we will never see him again."
"Geir I am sorry."
"Do not be concerned."
The party members enter the tavern, they walk up the creaking stairs.
"Claurilly where is Fran and Balthier?" asks Estonix.
"Estonny we will not be seeing them anymore." says Geir.
"I see." says a sad Estonix.
"Geir, when is Doctor Cid going to arrive?" asks the Captain.
"Doctor Cid is dead."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" screams the party.
"Yes, the Doctor fell in battle."
"Who did this?" asks the Dark Elf.
"It was Princess Ashe of Dalmasca's party, Balthier and Fran were also present."
"WHAT!?" screams Captain Zelda.
"Why did this happen?"
"Zelda the Doctor did not approve of my methods. He wanted short term results."
"What do you mean Geir?" asks Captain Zelda.
"The Doctor wanted to destroy the Nethicite as soon as he could. When we acquired the Sword of Kings he set out to find the Sun-Cryst."
"The Sun-Cryst?"
"It is presumably the largest Nethicite crystal in Ivalice, many legends surround it."
"Did the Doctor believe if he could destroy it, the Nethicite threat would be over?"
"I do not know, but destroying the Nethicite was the worst possible choice that he could have made."
"Geir does that not solve the problem?" asks Captain Zelda.
"When people learn of these crystals destructive potential, they will be weaponized. This Nethicite is abundant even the smallest of a nation can learn how to use them effectively."
"Geir you said the Doctor looked for short term results?"
"Yes, he wanted to be rid of the threat immediately, if only he could have understood my true intentions and looked beyond the present."
"Geir why would you say that?"
"Zelda what powers the mechanisms in our world?"
"I do not know of every machine but are most not powered by the stones with Dwarven Runes on them?"
"Yes, Zelda but these Runes hide a terrible secret. This Nethicite can be used to replace the Rune stones. I had already bought the mines, if only the Doctor could have waited, we could have reached a true resolution."
"MINES!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?" screams the startled Sky Pirate Captain Zelda.
Geir's sad heart recovers, he rubs his evil hands together, the Rupee sign shines in his eyes.
"We are going to strip mine Ivalice bare. The Dwarfs are already busy, I have even contacted Great Father Voltec Woldgrog of the Dwarven Afterlife our Ancient Dwarven Forebears are already busy clearing the caverns and mines of the Nethicite. My precious Nethicite."
Geir lets out a hearty laugh.
"WHAT WAS THAT?!" screams Zelda.
"My Dwarfication is almost in its final phase."
Everyone is dumbfounded at hearing this.
"Geir what are we going to do now?"
"Zelda?"
"The Doctor called us here to help. He is no longer alive and it seems the problem has been solved. Should we not return?"
"Yes, let us leave."
"What about us?" the motley crew look disappointed.
"You already have posts and lodgings in the Tulok country."
"THE TULOK COUNTRY!" "HELL YEAH!" "ALL THE BEST DRINKS AND WOMEN STAY THERE!" "Is that really true?" "BETTER BELIEVE IT!" "Let's go!" the motley crew looks now very undisappointed.
Captain Zelda puts her hand to her face, she sighs.
"Claurilly..." says a sad looking Estonix, he thinks of the beautiful Viera Fran.
"Estonix that is just how life is, I am sorry, but at least you will always have Zelda."
"GEIRRRRR!" Geir jumps down from the upper level, barely missing Zelda's daggers, aiming to kill him.
CRASH
A table is broken.
"WHO DID THAT?!" screams Tomaj the bar owner.
Geir goes to apologize and pay reparations.
After greeting everyone the motley crew departs homewards.
The Dark Elf looks to be lost in thought.
"Vivi." says a concerned looking Geir.
"Geir I am leaving. Do not wander for too long." says the Dark Elf.
"Vivi was it a premonition?"
"I am not sure, but when I used your pokenom cards to augury, I pulled two sabublaurs, a namcharder and a kipachi." says the Dark Elf.
"A KIPACHI AFTER A NAMCHARDER!" Geir is almost white from shock at hearing this, a kipachi after a namcharder a very ominous pairing.
Previous Sky Pirate Captain Zelda walks past the broken table.
She moves towards Geir and the Dark Elf.
"Nani, Nani, what is going on?"
The Dark Elf explains.
"TWO SABUBLAURS?! Do you have the cards with you Vivilara?"
"Yes, Zelda."
The Dark Elf produces a magical binder from the ether, it is opened.
The Pokenom cards are in immaculate condition.
They are stored inside magical clear sleeves, magics binds them to the clear sleeves.
They cannot be released.
The Dark Elf wants to release the magical bindings.
"Vivi go wash your hands." says Geir he has a stern look on his face.
"Geir there is no time..." says the Dark Elf.
"Vivilara go wash your hands." Geir stares at his wife, looking very seriously.
"Geir that is no way to talk to your wife.." says the motley crewless Sky Pirate Captain Zelda.
"Zelda you too, here is a toothbrush as well. I do not want your unpleasant breath on my cards."
"Geir..." Zelda looks to Geir, the cold look he gives her, she understands immediately. They are handed a large block of expensive soap the kind you use at a medical facility, Zelda receives a magical toothbrush and a bag of bath salts to use with the brush.
The Dark Elf and Captain Zelda leave to the cloak room.
They return, in the corner Geir is preparing a table. The cheap wooden table shines as he has polished it. The broom he used to wipe the floor stands ready.
He has white gloves on.
He inspects the Dark Elf and Zelda's hands closely, he smells Zelda's breath.
He weaves the hand signs, Captain Zelda has never seen such an intricate spell.
The spell is undone, the book is open, the cards can be removed from their sleeves.
"Here let me see." Zelda moves to remove the first card from its clear container.
"Not those ones, take these."
Geir flips to the back of the magical binder he pulls on the last page, a giant heap of cards fall out. These smell like tobacco and cheap ale, they have burn marks and stains on them, some even have dried blood droplets on them.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" screams Zelda.
"These are the ones we play with in the barracks."
"WHY DID I HAVE TO WASH MY HANDS AND BRUSH MY TEETH! THESE CARDS ARE SO FILTHY! YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY ME TO TOUCH THEM!"
"Zelda if you felt that way. Why did I have to risk damaging my cards."
"DAMAGE?!"
"Yes, the sun can damage parchment, the air is so musty inside of here, they might have lost some of their value."
"WHAT?!"
Geir picks up the disgusting cards and carefully sorts them by numbers, then by the type of cards. He binds them carefully and folds the corners flat, making sure not to damage them.
Zelda looks with amazement at this.
"GIVE THOSE HERE!"
"What do you want now Zelda? I have to protect them, but now you want them again! Decide."
While gagging from the smell and some of the cards sticking to her hand.
Finally the divination using the pokenom cards is finished.
"Vivilara it was just as you said, I pulled two sabublaurs, a namcharder and a kipachi. But there was a korba stuck to the kipachi card's backside."
"A KORBA BEHIND THE KIPACHI! Zelda we must leave immediately." says the Dark Elf she stands ready to run.
"Vivilara what do you mean?" asks Captain Zelda.
"Zelda think of a number, double it, add four, halve your answer, then take away your original number."
"Yes, Vivilara I have my answer."
"Zelda take the pokenom deck of cards and cut it in the middle. Put the bottom half on the top half and take the first card."
Zelda looks with despair at the filthy deck of cards, the thought of touching them again almost being to much too bare, begrudgingly she complies.
"Zelda I'm writing the number down, look at the card." says the Dark Elf she has her belongings ready.
"This card is totally wrong this isn't my number!"
"Look here the Dark Elf shows the number to Zelda."
"HOLY MOTHER! TWO! THAT IS MY ANSWER!" Zelda grabs all her equipment and belongings in one motion. She affixes them and runs.
"Geir we are leaving!" The Dark Elf kisses her doomed husband. She runs out of the tavern, they move back homewards.
"Claurilly."
"Yes, Estonix."
"They look very strong."
"Yes, Estonix what do you want to do?"
A muffled voice...
"Judge Zargabaath my answer was also two, how is this possible?"
"Silence!"
At the entrance of the Sandsea stands a very tall man wearing black metal armour, his cape reaches the floor. The helm has the shape of a bulls horns on the sides, his visor is closed.
"Estonix, I sense the same power as the Nethicite inside of his body somehow."
"That would be a problem, my ability can nullify any magical ability. It seems it will not work this time." Estonix is analyzing the situation running scenarios looking at all the possible outcomes.
"You there with the bloodied parka what is your name?"
"Normally you introduce yourself before asking others for theirs." Estonix starts grinning, he knows how abrasive Geir's personality can be.
"FOOL! THIS A JUDGE OF THE ARCHADIAN EMPIRE!" screams one of the soldiers accompanying the tall man.
Estonix is noting every bit of information.
The tall man reaches to his side, instantly the Dominitus men have passed him, they push the swing doors open.
"When I rip out your heart, you might have a spasmodic seizure and break some of the glassware inside of the tap house. Let us move outside Judge of the Archadian Empire." says Geir
Estonix is thinking.
He is right handed, his left leg was injured in training it never healed correctly. He is very prideful, my Claurilly will push him over the edge very soon. I need a weapon, my rapier cannot penetrate his armour. There are no weak points on it. I will either have to break his bones or lock the armour's joints by bending the metal to immobilize him. Claurilly has Aunt Teelee's training sword.
The bloodlust being expelled from the House Dominitus men is palpable the streets are cleared in not even long times.
Estonix closes his hand in an abnormal fashion, Geir notices.
The Archadian soldiers have them surrounded.
"Estonny do you have the coin?"
"The Houses coin?"
"Yes."
"Claurilly do you want to have a death battle with me now?"
"NO, JUST GIVE IT HERE!"
"Oh, alright no need to shout."
Estonix hands Geir a coin.
"Heads or tails?" asks Geir.
"Excuse me?" asks Estonix.
"Choose which one is going to fight the Judge of the Archadian Empire, the other one will have to fight the underlings."
"I see what a brilliant idea, but I do not have a sword on me?"
"Here." Geir throws his sword Estonix catches the heavy broadsword with one hand.
"IT CANNOT BE!?" says Estonix acting surprized.
"Yes, it can." says Geir he knows Estonix's plan.
"This is the sword Aunt Teelee used to train us with!" "We will strike then flee Claurilly. That is the only option we have now." thinks Estonix
"I understand, I know this sword very well, here I'll take House Dominitus."
"Then I'll take the Kingdom." Geir shoots the shiny coin high into the air, all the enemies are looking at it.
"AAAAAAIIIIIIIIII!..."
Blood curdling screams are heard for brief moments, then total silence.
The normal zenny coin drops on the ground, the street is full of blood.
The Arcadian soldiers are all decapitated. Their frozen bodies break into red shards that start bleeding.
Estonix's massive strength is overpowering the Judge, he is on his one knee. The Judges blade is starting to crack, the damage from the impact of the blunt side of Geir's blade almost shattered it.
Geir is instantly behind the Judge. He made an ice scythe, he is aiming for the helm's backside, he will puncture the man's nape and then decapitate him in one movement.
"ENOUGH!" the Judge lets out a power similar to what the Nethicite crystals produce.
It flows outwards from his body.
Estonix withdraws his blade, he smashes the road it is broken, as if it were a spade, he scoops up parts of the broken road with the blade.
He casts the debris and dirt into the Judges visor.
The Judge is temporarily blinded.
His eyes clear he prepares to defend.
No one attacks, he looks the road is empty.
Beneath the streets of Rabanastre, in the area they call Low Town.
"Estonix that was almost disastrous." says Geir.
"Yes, Claurilly what are we going to do? We will not be able to leave now without giving the way to our realms entrance away."
"Yes, if there are many more like him. This could cause huge problems for us."
"Why would you say that Claurilly?"
"If either you, Micheal or myself die and there are no others left to fight. They can invade us!"
"I had never thought of that! What should we do?"
"Let us go find this Princess Ashe and her party, if they could kill the Doctor, we may still defeat these Judges and return home unnoticed."
"But Claurilly were you not very close to the Doctor?"
"Estonny remember he is from this world. If someone from another world killed him, I would avenge him. But here it is different."
"I am not sure I understand. What should we do?"
"First we need to find the fool."
"CAN I SEE HER AGAIN!?" says an ecstatic Estonix.
"We will see, here they come."
The Archadian soldiers enter Lowtown.
Estonix and Geir disappear into the shadows.
Finish.