"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." - Chinese Proverb
Tidus and Yuna stood in the center of Besaid as the giant eel – like monster approached them. The villagers were long gone; they had fled to the safety of Luca weeks ago. Tidus drew his Brotherhood sword.
Wakka, Lulu, Rikku, and Kimahri also stood ready to attack the approaching Fiend, as they always would. For they had sworn an oath to protect Yuna, even at the cost of their own lives.
Yuna had traded her staff for a sword; it was of no point to still carry the metal rod if she was unable to summon any Aeons.
The large eel-like creature slid up the beach and quickly traversed the path into town. Tidus instinctively stood in front of Yuna to protect her as the battle for life and the continuing existence of Spira began.
Kimahri jumped forward first and struck his spear against the fiend. The spear crumbled in his hands, reduced to dust. Lulu, seeing this, cast her strongest fire spell, hoping to incinerate the beast. Instead a tidal wave of water came out of nowhere, washing away Lulu.
Tidus looked at the carnage around him, as the beast mercilessly attacked his friends, no, his family, leaving them unconscious or worse. He knew what he had to do. The fayth had taught him what to do the day they had returned him to Spira, and he knew what it could mean for Yuna. The fayth would just have to hold up their end of the bargain, and they did moments later.
A giant spike flew out of the belly of the beast before them, aimed at Yuna's head. Suddenly, it began to slow down, and eventually stopped a foot from its intended target.
"Wha..?" was all that Yuna could choke out. She had never seen anything like this.
"Yuna." Tidus said. "We need to talk."
"About what." Yuna asked.
"About how to defeat this… thing." Tidus replied. "The only way the fayth knows is one. They take our souls and merge them into one being. As a combined force we kill this beast and then the fayth thinks that it can return our souls to our bodies. But…." Tidus' voice trailed off.
"But what?" Yuna asked.
"The fayth knows they can return my soul to my body, they did it once already. But they don't know about you. They have never tried it on someone of mixed heritage before.
Yuna looked at Tidus. So willing to give his life just to save hers. 'How many times?' she asked herself. 'How many times has he been willing to die for me? Just because he loves me, he is willing to die for me, so that I won't have to know pain?'
Yuna looked up at the sky. "What happens if I decide to try this the old fashioned way?"
Tidus walked up to Yuna and gently placed his hands on her shoulders. "Then we all die." He replied, mournfully. "Everyone in Spira dies, including Hiran. And the cycle that we broke begins again, with this," Tidus motioned at the creature before them. "Becoming the new sin."
Yuna couldn't allow that to happen. At least her son would live, if she didn't. "Ok" She said. "I'll do it." A tear trickled down Yuna's cheek. Tidus brought his right hand up and wiped it away. "I love you." They said simultaneously. Tidus kissed Yuna and stepped back
"Are you ready?" He asked.
Yuna nodded her head and Tidus began a prayer. He took Yuna's hand in his and a soft glow began emanating from both of their bodies. The glow stopped suddenly as two bright orbs shot out of the top of Yuna and Tidus' heads. Their bodies, now just empty vessels, fell to the ground.
The two orbs danced around each other for a moment and then merged into one. Time resumed. The large spike now flew harmlessly over Yuna's body and out to sea.
The Orb now began to glow a bright green as it shot forward and struck the creature at its weakest point. It fell backwards and dematerialized into pyreflies. The orb turned a soft blue and hovered over Tidus and Yuna's bodies. It split in half, becoming two orbs. The orbs re-entered Tidus and Yuna's bodies and they began to breathe again. Tidus looked up at the sky and mouthed the words 'Thank You' before losing consciousness.
You didn't actually think I would let her die, did you? Shame on you! As always, please read and review my story, and I will post a new chapter as soon as I can. Please e – mail me any thoughts as to how I could change this story at starbase385@hotmail.com
Have fun and always dream, for it is dreams that make up the reality we live in.
Tidus and Yuna stood in the center of Besaid as the giant eel – like monster approached them. The villagers were long gone; they had fled to the safety of Luca weeks ago. Tidus drew his Brotherhood sword.
Wakka, Lulu, Rikku, and Kimahri also stood ready to attack the approaching Fiend, as they always would. For they had sworn an oath to protect Yuna, even at the cost of their own lives.
Yuna had traded her staff for a sword; it was of no point to still carry the metal rod if she was unable to summon any Aeons.
The large eel-like creature slid up the beach and quickly traversed the path into town. Tidus instinctively stood in front of Yuna to protect her as the battle for life and the continuing existence of Spira began.
Kimahri jumped forward first and struck his spear against the fiend. The spear crumbled in his hands, reduced to dust. Lulu, seeing this, cast her strongest fire spell, hoping to incinerate the beast. Instead a tidal wave of water came out of nowhere, washing away Lulu.
Tidus looked at the carnage around him, as the beast mercilessly attacked his friends, no, his family, leaving them unconscious or worse. He knew what he had to do. The fayth had taught him what to do the day they had returned him to Spira, and he knew what it could mean for Yuna. The fayth would just have to hold up their end of the bargain, and they did moments later.
A giant spike flew out of the belly of the beast before them, aimed at Yuna's head. Suddenly, it began to slow down, and eventually stopped a foot from its intended target.
"Wha..?" was all that Yuna could choke out. She had never seen anything like this.
"Yuna." Tidus said. "We need to talk."
"About what." Yuna asked.
"About how to defeat this… thing." Tidus replied. "The only way the fayth knows is one. They take our souls and merge them into one being. As a combined force we kill this beast and then the fayth thinks that it can return our souls to our bodies. But…." Tidus' voice trailed off.
"But what?" Yuna asked.
"The fayth knows they can return my soul to my body, they did it once already. But they don't know about you. They have never tried it on someone of mixed heritage before.
Yuna looked at Tidus. So willing to give his life just to save hers. 'How many times?' she asked herself. 'How many times has he been willing to die for me? Just because he loves me, he is willing to die for me, so that I won't have to know pain?'
Yuna looked up at the sky. "What happens if I decide to try this the old fashioned way?"
Tidus walked up to Yuna and gently placed his hands on her shoulders. "Then we all die." He replied, mournfully. "Everyone in Spira dies, including Hiran. And the cycle that we broke begins again, with this," Tidus motioned at the creature before them. "Becoming the new sin."
Yuna couldn't allow that to happen. At least her son would live, if she didn't. "Ok" She said. "I'll do it." A tear trickled down Yuna's cheek. Tidus brought his right hand up and wiped it away. "I love you." They said simultaneously. Tidus kissed Yuna and stepped back
"Are you ready?" He asked.
Yuna nodded her head and Tidus began a prayer. He took Yuna's hand in his and a soft glow began emanating from both of their bodies. The glow stopped suddenly as two bright orbs shot out of the top of Yuna and Tidus' heads. Their bodies, now just empty vessels, fell to the ground.
The two orbs danced around each other for a moment and then merged into one. Time resumed. The large spike now flew harmlessly over Yuna's body and out to sea.
The Orb now began to glow a bright green as it shot forward and struck the creature at its weakest point. It fell backwards and dematerialized into pyreflies. The orb turned a soft blue and hovered over Tidus and Yuna's bodies. It split in half, becoming two orbs. The orbs re-entered Tidus and Yuna's bodies and they began to breathe again. Tidus looked up at the sky and mouthed the words 'Thank You' before losing consciousness.
You didn't actually think I would let her die, did you? Shame on you! As always, please read and review my story, and I will post a new chapter as soon as I can. Please e – mail me any thoughts as to how I could change this story at starbase385@hotmail.com
Have fun and always dream, for it is dreams that make up the reality we live in.