The Story of a Crusader
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I do not or ever will own the characters or setting from Final Fantasy X, they belong to
Squaresoft. Pietro and Ryu are just name I have given to two characters with no back story. Now they have one.
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Chapter Three: "The path less taken"
As Ryu and Pietro boarded the wagon loaded with supplies, they saw that we were not going to be traveling alone. Nor was their wagon going to be the only one. There were an additional four carts that were loaded with weapons and what look to be the framework of a tent. "What's going on here? Are we all going to be traveling together?" asked Pietro.
"What do you think? Yeah, of course we are. You thought you were the only one?" one the other men replied. "We're the fifth convoy to leave this place. And this base isn't the only taking part in the mission. Sin is a huge monster, most of the Crusaders are going to help in this operation. We pretty much need every person we can get."
Pietro finally realized that the size of the mission. If all the Crusaders were going to take part in the operation and something went wrong, a lot of people were going to be dead. That thought was enough to make Pietro question his sanity for actually agreeing to join. The bad feeling he had last night while sleeping was suddenly beginning to get worse.
"You ready there, newbie. It's time to move out."
"Okay, sure, whatever you say," Pietro replied. They began their trek to the base of Operation Mi'ihen. The road was smooth with hardly a bump or rut in it. The wagon train was making decent time. During the journey, they were joined many other wagons and men. Some of the wagons looked to be cages on wheels, and inside them were what looked to be various fiends from around Spira. Pietro wanted to question the sanity of transporting monsters. What if one of them broke loose, would the Crusaders be able to stop it? Pietro was able to answer that himself. If they all had weapons and knew how to fight , sure there would no problem in stopping a monster. Then he looked at his son and the worry came back. There were many children amongst the ranks of the Crusaders. Were they expected to fight Sin as well. The thoughts kept bouncing inside his head until he was forced back into reality when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked down at his son. "Yes, what is it?"
"The others are stopping right now. I think we're going to rest for the night," replied his son.
"Okay." And he slowly stopped the wagon. He quickly dismounted and asked what was going on.
"We're going to stop and wait for the Al Bhed to arrive. So sit back and relax, we might be here a while," answered the man at the head of the convoy. Pietro left the man behind and walked back to where his son was.
"You were right. We're going to be here a while, so why don't you get some sleep," Pietro told his son. As his son nestled down to fall asleep, Pietro leaned against the side of the cart and breathed slowly.
Thirty minutes later, the man from the head of the convoy came back and said, "Might as well set up camp. I received a message from the Al Bhed, they're going to meet us at the site. Get some shut eye."
"So the Al Bhed weren't coming, if we can't trust them to come as planned, how are we going to trust them with our lives? I don't trust them or their machina." As these thoughts were beginning to form inside Pietro's head, he fell asleep.
As he awoke, he found his son looking down at him smiling. "Get up, it's time to leave dad." Pietro stretched a little to work out stiff joints and began to climb back into the wagon. The other carts began to move and leave the campsite behind. He whipped the animals pulling his wagon and started to leave as well.
As they traveled, they saw a petite woman at a travel agency. She was looking to rent a Chocobo. She noticed the long group of wagons and approached. "May I question you as to where you are going."
"We are going to defeat Sin. We have no time to talk to you or your god," replied the driver of the first cart.
"Please, you must hear me out. Yevon's teaching say that violence is not the answer to Sin. Sin is our punishment for our vanity. He can never be defeated until we repent for our past transgressions," the priestess said. The lead wagon just kept moving along. "Why will you not listen to me, I speak the truth. I speak the word of Yevon."
"We don't listen to your Yevon, because he wasn't there for us when we needed him the most," a Crusader said to the woman. "My father was taken away from me by Sin, I want revenge," another said. "I'm the only one left of my family, what else do I have to live for," came another reply. The priestess kept receiving answers that all sounded all the same. Each member of the group had lost someone dear to them, why should they have to listen to a person who had not felt their pain.
As Pietro and Ryu were passing by, Pietro asked "May I ask your name, priestess?"
"My name is Shelinda."
"Thank you. I am Pietro and this is my son, Ryu. We are just like the rest. We lost our family in the attack on Kilika and feel much pain. Yet, unlike the rest, we appreciate your concern. Again, I thank you and wish you a safe jouney."
"Thank you. Good luck to you on your path, wherever it may lead you," Shelinda said sorrowfully.
The wagons were almost at their destination when they left the priestess behind. They would be at the base within the hour and have two days to rest and train for the upcoming battle.
To be continued…
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Author's note: Okay, I'm the first to admit it. That was boring, but we go to see a little bit about why Shelinda was so worried about the Crusaders. The title sort of fits if you're Shelinda. She's the minority in the chapter, since she wasn't one of the Crusaders. And did I get the title right? I think its from a Robert Frost poem, I don't know. Almost at the end of this story, maybe another few chapters. Please review, thanks. (
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I do not or ever will own the characters or setting from Final Fantasy X, they belong to
Squaresoft. Pietro and Ryu are just name I have given to two characters with no back story. Now they have one.
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Chapter Three: "The path less taken"
As Ryu and Pietro boarded the wagon loaded with supplies, they saw that we were not going to be traveling alone. Nor was their wagon going to be the only one. There were an additional four carts that were loaded with weapons and what look to be the framework of a tent. "What's going on here? Are we all going to be traveling together?" asked Pietro.
"What do you think? Yeah, of course we are. You thought you were the only one?" one the other men replied. "We're the fifth convoy to leave this place. And this base isn't the only taking part in the mission. Sin is a huge monster, most of the Crusaders are going to help in this operation. We pretty much need every person we can get."
Pietro finally realized that the size of the mission. If all the Crusaders were going to take part in the operation and something went wrong, a lot of people were going to be dead. That thought was enough to make Pietro question his sanity for actually agreeing to join. The bad feeling he had last night while sleeping was suddenly beginning to get worse.
"You ready there, newbie. It's time to move out."
"Okay, sure, whatever you say," Pietro replied. They began their trek to the base of Operation Mi'ihen. The road was smooth with hardly a bump or rut in it. The wagon train was making decent time. During the journey, they were joined many other wagons and men. Some of the wagons looked to be cages on wheels, and inside them were what looked to be various fiends from around Spira. Pietro wanted to question the sanity of transporting monsters. What if one of them broke loose, would the Crusaders be able to stop it? Pietro was able to answer that himself. If they all had weapons and knew how to fight , sure there would no problem in stopping a monster. Then he looked at his son and the worry came back. There were many children amongst the ranks of the Crusaders. Were they expected to fight Sin as well. The thoughts kept bouncing inside his head until he was forced back into reality when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He looked down at his son. "Yes, what is it?"
"The others are stopping right now. I think we're going to rest for the night," replied his son.
"Okay." And he slowly stopped the wagon. He quickly dismounted and asked what was going on.
"We're going to stop and wait for the Al Bhed to arrive. So sit back and relax, we might be here a while," answered the man at the head of the convoy. Pietro left the man behind and walked back to where his son was.
"You were right. We're going to be here a while, so why don't you get some sleep," Pietro told his son. As his son nestled down to fall asleep, Pietro leaned against the side of the cart and breathed slowly.
Thirty minutes later, the man from the head of the convoy came back and said, "Might as well set up camp. I received a message from the Al Bhed, they're going to meet us at the site. Get some shut eye."
"So the Al Bhed weren't coming, if we can't trust them to come as planned, how are we going to trust them with our lives? I don't trust them or their machina." As these thoughts were beginning to form inside Pietro's head, he fell asleep.
As he awoke, he found his son looking down at him smiling. "Get up, it's time to leave dad." Pietro stretched a little to work out stiff joints and began to climb back into the wagon. The other carts began to move and leave the campsite behind. He whipped the animals pulling his wagon and started to leave as well.
As they traveled, they saw a petite woman at a travel agency. She was looking to rent a Chocobo. She noticed the long group of wagons and approached. "May I question you as to where you are going."
"We are going to defeat Sin. We have no time to talk to you or your god," replied the driver of the first cart.
"Please, you must hear me out. Yevon's teaching say that violence is not the answer to Sin. Sin is our punishment for our vanity. He can never be defeated until we repent for our past transgressions," the priestess said. The lead wagon just kept moving along. "Why will you not listen to me, I speak the truth. I speak the word of Yevon."
"We don't listen to your Yevon, because he wasn't there for us when we needed him the most," a Crusader said to the woman. "My father was taken away from me by Sin, I want revenge," another said. "I'm the only one left of my family, what else do I have to live for," came another reply. The priestess kept receiving answers that all sounded all the same. Each member of the group had lost someone dear to them, why should they have to listen to a person who had not felt their pain.
As Pietro and Ryu were passing by, Pietro asked "May I ask your name, priestess?"
"My name is Shelinda."
"Thank you. I am Pietro and this is my son, Ryu. We are just like the rest. We lost our family in the attack on Kilika and feel much pain. Yet, unlike the rest, we appreciate your concern. Again, I thank you and wish you a safe jouney."
"Thank you. Good luck to you on your path, wherever it may lead you," Shelinda said sorrowfully.
The wagons were almost at their destination when they left the priestess behind. They would be at the base within the hour and have two days to rest and train for the upcoming battle.
To be continued…
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Author's note: Okay, I'm the first to admit it. That was boring, but we go to see a little bit about why Shelinda was so worried about the Crusaders. The title sort of fits if you're Shelinda. She's the minority in the chapter, since she wasn't one of the Crusaders. And did I get the title right? I think its from a Robert Frost poem, I don't know. Almost at the end of this story, maybe another few chapters. Please review, thanks. (