The Story of a Crusader
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I don't own the following characters or the setting in this story. They are the property of
Squaresoft. Pietro is the name I have given one of the people seen in the background of the
game.
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Chapter Two: Preparations
As Pietro and his son walked the two crusaders, the men and small boy discussed the terrible scene that had played out at the village of Kilika. "That was just horrible. Why did Sin have to come and wreck our beautiful home? Why? We never did anything to it, why couldn't Yevon protect us?" asked Pietro.
"You can blame Yevon if you want, but the truth of the matter is you should only trust yourself to protect your family. Yevon may be omnipotent and all, but you are always going to be there to fight. That is what we Crusaders believe," replied Luzzu.
"So what you're saying is, if we want to defeat Sin, we have to do it ourselves," Pietro said. "We can only trust ourselves and not some mythical being who may not exist."
"Yes, that is exactly right. Having faith in something is good and all, but what does it get you in the end? Nothing but an empty feeling inside your soul and in your case, the loss of loved ones," the Crusader said matter of factly.
"I don't know about you two, but Sin must be defeated at any cost. There has already been too many lives lost to that monstrosity. That is why the Crusaders have come up with a way to destroy Sin. We are going to team up with…"
"Be quiet, Gatta. You have said too much at the moment. We shall inform them of the operation at headquarters," Luzzu disciplined.
"Yes, sir." Gatta said.
"Are we at your base yet, commander?" asked the little boy.
"My you certainly are polite and well-mannered, you should take lessons from this child Gatta. May I ask your name?" Luzzu inquired.
"My name is Ryu, sir," replied the boy. "My parents taught me to respect my elders and to speak kindly to all people."
"That is very good and I admired them for that. You raised yourself a fine son, Pietro. Ah, we are here at last," Luzzu said.
At the base, the two Crusaders took Pietro and Ryu to there armorer. Pietro was hand a pair of red and white pants, a blue shirt, red boots, and a metal faceplate to wear. The armorer then looked at Ryu and frowned. Anything that he gave the boy would probably be too large for him. After a few minutes of scrounging around, he found a pair blue shorts, a white shirt, and a red hat. The boots that he gave the child were much too big, they came up past his knees and about half way up his upper legs.
"That should do it for the two of you. I'm a little concerned about the boots on the boy though. They might cause him to trip and fall if he had to run," the armorer said to the four.
"Thank you, and do not concern yourself. Hopefully, the young boy will not have to run," Luzzu told the armorer. And with that they left to go to the weapon room.
As they entered, the two new recruits stared in awe at the wide selection of weapon that were gathered for use by the Crusaders. There were swords of every kind, lances and spears, bows, and staves of all sorts. As the men walked farther in, the boy was drawn to the collection of swords. "Ah, I see you are attracted to those. Go ahead, pick one up and see if you can carry it," Gatta said.
At this invitation, the boy pick up a short sword and lifted it over his head. "Man, it's so light. I think I should be able to handle this."
"I think I'll take a sword as well. Ah, this should do perfectly." As Pietro said this, he picked up a long sword that had a slight curve at the tip of the blade.
"Very well, now that you have your weapons and armor, we should go and eat lunch." Luzzu guided them to a small tent in the center of the camp and entered. Inside they went and helped themselves to some roasted meat and sat down at a table.
"Earlier you said something about an operation," Pietro said in between bites of meat. "What operation are you talking about?"
"You get right to the point. Gatta was talking about Operation Mi'ihen. It is going to be a joint operation with the Al Bhed and Chocobo knights. The Crusaders are going to lure Sin towards the beach below the Mushroom Rock Road. We are going lure Sin to us with the help of Sinspawn that we have captured. We believe that Sin will be attracted to them and attempt to retrieve them." Luzzu took another bite and continued, "We will engage the monster with the help of the knights, while the Al Bhed take aim with their machina weaponry. If all goes as planned, Sin will be destroyed with minimal loss of life."
"That is well thought out, but how do you know that it will work? Something might go awry," asked the father.
"It will work, and if it doesn't, we won't be around to worry," replied Gatta.
"I'm glad to see you're confident. When does it start?" asked Ryu.
"In four days time. We ask that you and your father travel there ahead of time and practice. You will also take medical supplies and rations with you. A cart will be prepared for you tomorrow morning, until then please get some sleep," replied Luzzu. "There are some beds two tents down. Good night."
"Very well, if we don't see you, good luck," Pietro said.
Pietro and Ryu walked towards the tent with beds and slept comfortably until the next morning. Yet during the night, Pietro had a bad feeling. He thought, "This isn't going to go as expected. Something bad is going to happen."
The next day, the father and son started their journey to the base of operation Mi'ihen.
To be continued…
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Author's Note: Hopefully the next part will be more exciting. As always review please, I loved to hear what you have to say about the stories I write. (
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I don't own the following characters or the setting in this story. They are the property of
Squaresoft. Pietro is the name I have given one of the people seen in the background of the
game.
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Chapter Two: Preparations
As Pietro and his son walked the two crusaders, the men and small boy discussed the terrible scene that had played out at the village of Kilika. "That was just horrible. Why did Sin have to come and wreck our beautiful home? Why? We never did anything to it, why couldn't Yevon protect us?" asked Pietro.
"You can blame Yevon if you want, but the truth of the matter is you should only trust yourself to protect your family. Yevon may be omnipotent and all, but you are always going to be there to fight. That is what we Crusaders believe," replied Luzzu.
"So what you're saying is, if we want to defeat Sin, we have to do it ourselves," Pietro said. "We can only trust ourselves and not some mythical being who may not exist."
"Yes, that is exactly right. Having faith in something is good and all, but what does it get you in the end? Nothing but an empty feeling inside your soul and in your case, the loss of loved ones," the Crusader said matter of factly.
"I don't know about you two, but Sin must be defeated at any cost. There has already been too many lives lost to that monstrosity. That is why the Crusaders have come up with a way to destroy Sin. We are going to team up with…"
"Be quiet, Gatta. You have said too much at the moment. We shall inform them of the operation at headquarters," Luzzu disciplined.
"Yes, sir." Gatta said.
"Are we at your base yet, commander?" asked the little boy.
"My you certainly are polite and well-mannered, you should take lessons from this child Gatta. May I ask your name?" Luzzu inquired.
"My name is Ryu, sir," replied the boy. "My parents taught me to respect my elders and to speak kindly to all people."
"That is very good and I admired them for that. You raised yourself a fine son, Pietro. Ah, we are here at last," Luzzu said.
At the base, the two Crusaders took Pietro and Ryu to there armorer. Pietro was hand a pair of red and white pants, a blue shirt, red boots, and a metal faceplate to wear. The armorer then looked at Ryu and frowned. Anything that he gave the boy would probably be too large for him. After a few minutes of scrounging around, he found a pair blue shorts, a white shirt, and a red hat. The boots that he gave the child were much too big, they came up past his knees and about half way up his upper legs.
"That should do it for the two of you. I'm a little concerned about the boots on the boy though. They might cause him to trip and fall if he had to run," the armorer said to the four.
"Thank you, and do not concern yourself. Hopefully, the young boy will not have to run," Luzzu told the armorer. And with that they left to go to the weapon room.
As they entered, the two new recruits stared in awe at the wide selection of weapon that were gathered for use by the Crusaders. There were swords of every kind, lances and spears, bows, and staves of all sorts. As the men walked farther in, the boy was drawn to the collection of swords. "Ah, I see you are attracted to those. Go ahead, pick one up and see if you can carry it," Gatta said.
At this invitation, the boy pick up a short sword and lifted it over his head. "Man, it's so light. I think I should be able to handle this."
"I think I'll take a sword as well. Ah, this should do perfectly." As Pietro said this, he picked up a long sword that had a slight curve at the tip of the blade.
"Very well, now that you have your weapons and armor, we should go and eat lunch." Luzzu guided them to a small tent in the center of the camp and entered. Inside they went and helped themselves to some roasted meat and sat down at a table.
"Earlier you said something about an operation," Pietro said in between bites of meat. "What operation are you talking about?"
"You get right to the point. Gatta was talking about Operation Mi'ihen. It is going to be a joint operation with the Al Bhed and Chocobo knights. The Crusaders are going to lure Sin towards the beach below the Mushroom Rock Road. We are going lure Sin to us with the help of Sinspawn that we have captured. We believe that Sin will be attracted to them and attempt to retrieve them." Luzzu took another bite and continued, "We will engage the monster with the help of the knights, while the Al Bhed take aim with their machina weaponry. If all goes as planned, Sin will be destroyed with minimal loss of life."
"That is well thought out, but how do you know that it will work? Something might go awry," asked the father.
"It will work, and if it doesn't, we won't be around to worry," replied Gatta.
"I'm glad to see you're confident. When does it start?" asked Ryu.
"In four days time. We ask that you and your father travel there ahead of time and practice. You will also take medical supplies and rations with you. A cart will be prepared for you tomorrow morning, until then please get some sleep," replied Luzzu. "There are some beds two tents down. Good night."
"Very well, if we don't see you, good luck," Pietro said.
Pietro and Ryu walked towards the tent with beds and slept comfortably until the next morning. Yet during the night, Pietro had a bad feeling. He thought, "This isn't going to go as expected. Something bad is going to happen."
The next day, the father and son started their journey to the base of operation Mi'ihen.
To be continued…
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Author's Note: Hopefully the next part will be more exciting. As always review please, I loved to hear what you have to say about the stories I write. (