The Story of a Crusader
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy X in a legal sense, Squaresoft does. I'm just borrowing the setting and characters.
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Chapter Six: Hell breaks loose
Pietro was deafened by the cannons as they were fired towards the huge monster known as Sin. The sound of the blasts echoed throughout the small alcove that the foot soldiers were located. The men and women looked on as the shots hit Sin all across its monstrous form. They noticed that pieces of the beast were falling towards the cold waters of the sea he just recently emerged from and they thought the plan was working.
They were wrong. They were soon to realized the horrifying truth. The "pieces" were, in actuality, sinscales and they were moving quickly toward the front line of troops. The Chocobo knights also noticed the smaller monsters swimming at their comrades and decided to charge and join the battle.
Sin had learned from the first barrage of cannon shots and put up a protective barrier around its body. The rest of the fusillades were deflected into the sea. The primitive weaponry was rendered useless against the harbinger of death as he began to charge up for an upcoming attack of its own. Many Crusaders and knights neglected this fact and continued on to battle the tiny sinspawn.
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Ryu watched in horror as the sinspawn that was used to lure Sin attacked the headquarters. He looked for his commander, Gatta, but could not find him anywhere in the vicinity. He scared to death, he didn't know what to do. Where could he go? He looked up and saw the conical tower up near the apex of the cliff and ran towards it, hoping that it would be a bastion of safety.
*
Pietro watched in horror as his comrades lost themselves in their rage. They were determined to kill the scales no matter the cost, because that is what they were ordered to do. The fighters slashed at the monsters and killed many of them. A few men were beginning to gut the creatures to make sure that would not rise to attack them from behind. The soldiers continued on towards where the water met the sand, fighting and stabbing the fiends as they went.
Pietro wasn't stupid, he knew that the fighting was pointless. The scales kept coming without stopping, it was like Sin had an infinite supply of them. He had also noticed that an aurora of energy was forming near the head of Sin, and he didn't like it at all. He decided to run and report this to his superiors at the base.
As he ran up the slope, he noticed a dark-skinned young man heading towards the front line. He hoped that it was a messenger with orders to retreat and regroup. As the man drew nearer, he finally realized who it was, it was Gatta. "What are doing here? You should be up there guarding the command center," he shouted at the descending figure.
"Why? I came here to fight and help to defeat Sin, not babysit some brats. I need to be on the line, and you won't stop me." Both men stopped as they near each other, there was tension in the air. Both soldiers stared at the other and shot daggers with their eyes.
Pietro broke the silence when he said, "You bastard, my son is up there and you abandoned him. Why don't you go down there and die, because that's what's going to happen. This operation was doomed from the start. As for me, I'm going to headquarters to protect my son." Pietro quickly ran away after his diatrabe was finished.
Gatta just stared at the retreating man and swore, "You coward."
*
Ryu was almost to the tower when he saw Sin fire and beam-like energy burst at the beach. He was petrified. He knew that anyone there was dead. Nothing would be able to survive. He began to cry as he realized that his father was stationed there. He wept as he started running to the weapon again.
*
When Pietro reached the command tent, he saw a frightening sight. The fabric of the tent was slashed and torn all around, the poles that were used to hold it were snapped and uprooted from the ground, and in the center stood a giant monstrosity with two claws. As he looked in disbelief, he noticed that three people were fighting the monster. One of the people reminded him of the summoner who had performed the sending at Kilika. The others he hadn't seen before, one was dressed in a maester's robes and the other man wore a red longcoat. They were winning in their desperate fight to destroy the huge creature, and Pietro knew it was a matter of time before it was over.
He began to look for son among the prone bodies, yet none of them were his son. He was worried. He hadn't seen him on the path from the beach to headquarters and they were few other places to hide. He then looked up and saw that the Al Bhed machina he had seen on his first day here was ready to fire. "No," he gasped under his breath.
*
The energy weapon of the Al Bhed was charging up as Ryu approached. He knew he would be safe here, nothing would be able to prevent this attack from killing Sin. He ran closer to the base of the tower and looked up in utter amazement as the cannon unleashed its electrical charge at the beast.
*
The beam of crackling energy erupted from the twin cones at the top of the tower and proceeded to hit the energy shield Sin had raised. The barrier held for a few seconds, but then began to recede little by little. The attack seemed to be working. It would only be a couple more seconds until the energy ripped through the giant fiend. Pietro hoped that the weapon would actually win its duel with Sin.
Unexpectedly, the energy surrounding Sin started to expand, as if the attack fueled the barrier itself. The Al Bhed decided to add more power to their assault and fired away. In turn, Sin absorbed the extra energy and fired another beam-like burst towards the tower. The shot cut through the support structure and caused to explode.
Pietro watched in horror as the top of the weapon began to fall to the ground below. He had a feeling that he had just lost the last of his family and he started to cry once more.
*
All in all, the battle was lost. Not many members of the gathered forces had survived the fight. Pietro had searched the area where the Al Bhed weapon had stood and discovered the body of his son under a wooden plank. His eyes were closed and they would never open again. He took this knowledge with him to the beach where sat down and stared at the horizon. Along the way, he had seen many men that lay dormant, one among these was Gatta. He had told the impetuous man that he would die, and he regretted doing so. He felt sorry. Many people were going to mourn when the news broke. He just sat and watched as the summoner he saw fight in the command center danced and sent the lost souls onto the farplane.
He soon decided, as he witnessed his third sending, that he would leave on a journey to seek a meaning for his life. He did not how long he would wander, but he knew that it had to be done. He got up from the blood soaked sand and began to prepare for his travels ahead.
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Author's Note: Yeah, this story is finally complete. I hope you enjoyed it. I need to say that Pietro's travels are far from complete, I'll probably be writing another two arcs (goodie, a trilogy). I'm going to need time to plan it out, though. If you have any suggestions, please contact me. If I like them, I most likely will use them (don't worry, I give you credit). You have been warned! (Laughs maniacally)
I killed Gatta, due to the fact that I hated him. I thought he was an idiot, he had the tendency to say some pretty stupid things. He's better off dead.
I actually had to sit through the battle sequence a few times to get enough notes to write a halfway decent ending. Pretty pathetic, huh?
Please review, and speak your mind. If you liked Gatta, you can bash me, it's fine with me. Until next time, goodbye.
By tabris17
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy X in a legal sense, Squaresoft does. I'm just borrowing the setting and characters.
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Chapter Six: Hell breaks loose
Pietro was deafened by the cannons as they were fired towards the huge monster known as Sin. The sound of the blasts echoed throughout the small alcove that the foot soldiers were located. The men and women looked on as the shots hit Sin all across its monstrous form. They noticed that pieces of the beast were falling towards the cold waters of the sea he just recently emerged from and they thought the plan was working.
They were wrong. They were soon to realized the horrifying truth. The "pieces" were, in actuality, sinscales and they were moving quickly toward the front line of troops. The Chocobo knights also noticed the smaller monsters swimming at their comrades and decided to charge and join the battle.
Sin had learned from the first barrage of cannon shots and put up a protective barrier around its body. The rest of the fusillades were deflected into the sea. The primitive weaponry was rendered useless against the harbinger of death as he began to charge up for an upcoming attack of its own. Many Crusaders and knights neglected this fact and continued on to battle the tiny sinspawn.
*
Ryu watched in horror as the sinspawn that was used to lure Sin attacked the headquarters. He looked for his commander, Gatta, but could not find him anywhere in the vicinity. He scared to death, he didn't know what to do. Where could he go? He looked up and saw the conical tower up near the apex of the cliff and ran towards it, hoping that it would be a bastion of safety.
*
Pietro watched in horror as his comrades lost themselves in their rage. They were determined to kill the scales no matter the cost, because that is what they were ordered to do. The fighters slashed at the monsters and killed many of them. A few men were beginning to gut the creatures to make sure that would not rise to attack them from behind. The soldiers continued on towards where the water met the sand, fighting and stabbing the fiends as they went.
Pietro wasn't stupid, he knew that the fighting was pointless. The scales kept coming without stopping, it was like Sin had an infinite supply of them. He had also noticed that an aurora of energy was forming near the head of Sin, and he didn't like it at all. He decided to run and report this to his superiors at the base.
As he ran up the slope, he noticed a dark-skinned young man heading towards the front line. He hoped that it was a messenger with orders to retreat and regroup. As the man drew nearer, he finally realized who it was, it was Gatta. "What are doing here? You should be up there guarding the command center," he shouted at the descending figure.
"Why? I came here to fight and help to defeat Sin, not babysit some brats. I need to be on the line, and you won't stop me." Both men stopped as they near each other, there was tension in the air. Both soldiers stared at the other and shot daggers with their eyes.
Pietro broke the silence when he said, "You bastard, my son is up there and you abandoned him. Why don't you go down there and die, because that's what's going to happen. This operation was doomed from the start. As for me, I'm going to headquarters to protect my son." Pietro quickly ran away after his diatrabe was finished.
Gatta just stared at the retreating man and swore, "You coward."
*
Ryu was almost to the tower when he saw Sin fire and beam-like energy burst at the beach. He was petrified. He knew that anyone there was dead. Nothing would be able to survive. He began to cry as he realized that his father was stationed there. He wept as he started running to the weapon again.
*
When Pietro reached the command tent, he saw a frightening sight. The fabric of the tent was slashed and torn all around, the poles that were used to hold it were snapped and uprooted from the ground, and in the center stood a giant monstrosity with two claws. As he looked in disbelief, he noticed that three people were fighting the monster. One of the people reminded him of the summoner who had performed the sending at Kilika. The others he hadn't seen before, one was dressed in a maester's robes and the other man wore a red longcoat. They were winning in their desperate fight to destroy the huge creature, and Pietro knew it was a matter of time before it was over.
He began to look for son among the prone bodies, yet none of them were his son. He was worried. He hadn't seen him on the path from the beach to headquarters and they were few other places to hide. He then looked up and saw that the Al Bhed machina he had seen on his first day here was ready to fire. "No," he gasped under his breath.
*
The energy weapon of the Al Bhed was charging up as Ryu approached. He knew he would be safe here, nothing would be able to prevent this attack from killing Sin. He ran closer to the base of the tower and looked up in utter amazement as the cannon unleashed its electrical charge at the beast.
*
The beam of crackling energy erupted from the twin cones at the top of the tower and proceeded to hit the energy shield Sin had raised. The barrier held for a few seconds, but then began to recede little by little. The attack seemed to be working. It would only be a couple more seconds until the energy ripped through the giant fiend. Pietro hoped that the weapon would actually win its duel with Sin.
Unexpectedly, the energy surrounding Sin started to expand, as if the attack fueled the barrier itself. The Al Bhed decided to add more power to their assault and fired away. In turn, Sin absorbed the extra energy and fired another beam-like burst towards the tower. The shot cut through the support structure and caused to explode.
Pietro watched in horror as the top of the weapon began to fall to the ground below. He had a feeling that he had just lost the last of his family and he started to cry once more.
*
All in all, the battle was lost. Not many members of the gathered forces had survived the fight. Pietro had searched the area where the Al Bhed weapon had stood and discovered the body of his son under a wooden plank. His eyes were closed and they would never open again. He took this knowledge with him to the beach where sat down and stared at the horizon. Along the way, he had seen many men that lay dormant, one among these was Gatta. He had told the impetuous man that he would die, and he regretted doing so. He felt sorry. Many people were going to mourn when the news broke. He just sat and watched as the summoner he saw fight in the command center danced and sent the lost souls onto the farplane.
He soon decided, as he witnessed his third sending, that he would leave on a journey to seek a meaning for his life. He did not how long he would wander, but he knew that it had to be done. He got up from the blood soaked sand and began to prepare for his travels ahead.
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Author's Note: Yeah, this story is finally complete. I hope you enjoyed it. I need to say that Pietro's travels are far from complete, I'll probably be writing another two arcs (goodie, a trilogy). I'm going to need time to plan it out, though. If you have any suggestions, please contact me. If I like them, I most likely will use them (don't worry, I give you credit). You have been warned! (Laughs maniacally)
I killed Gatta, due to the fact that I hated him. I thought he was an idiot, he had the tendency to say some pretty stupid things. He's better off dead.
I actually had to sit through the battle sequence a few times to get enough notes to write a halfway decent ending. Pretty pathetic, huh?
Please review, and speak your mind. If you liked Gatta, you can bash me, it's fine with me. Until next time, goodbye.