Protection With Love
After regrouping in the sleeping chambers, the warriors left the cave. Bahumut had managed to part the gas in order for them to pass with ease. Once outside, Rutee used her Dragon form and began to fly them all to Darilshied.
The first thing they did was return to Hugo's mansion. When he saw his daughter alive and well, the nobleman began to cry. After the little reunion was finished, everyone filed into the dining room for a huge banquet.
Once the eating was finished, they began to fill Hugo in on what was going on. It was time to piece the facts together and work out a plan of attack on the demons. Since the Demon's Eye was no longer cursed, it was now useless to them. So there would be no more need for Kronos and Laser to take hostages in order to acquire it.
"I've been doing research on my own end, and have discovered the demons' hideout," Hugo told the nine warriors.
"Where is it Father?" inquired Leon, "We must go there immediately."
Hugo replied, "Scouting out the origins of demon activity, it is apparent that they are hiding out in Fitzgald. More specifically, in the very forest where the people have been disappearing all these years. It seemed that they were the cause of all of those deaths."
"So it wasn't the Growlith who'd done that," commented Stahn.
"Duh," Rutee said, "We never killed humans, only wounded them. And only if they came into our part of the forest in the first place."
"I want you to got there and dispose of all the demons before they can destroy another city. I'm sure Kronos plans to strike again," Hugo told them.
In unison, all the warriors yelled, "Let's get to it." Then they went to the store in order to buy more supplies. Since it was late, everyone stayed in Darilshied the rest of the night.
* * *
Late in the night, Stahn found Rutee in her mother's favorite chair, looking at a family album. It contained pictures of herself and the rest of her family. A tear fell on a picture of her parents sitting on a picnic blanket with herself and Leon sitting nearby.
"Can't sleep again?" asked Stahn.
Rutee nodded. "I'm just thinking about my past. What if the ship didn't sink? Would I have known my family all these years? Could my mother and I have had a close knit friendship?"
Stahn took her in his arms, and gave her a kiss. "Don't worry," he told her, "I'll always be by your side. No matter what happens."
* * *
The next day, they all left the city. Rutee transformed and everyone got on. Then, she flew them all to Fitzgald, where - - after she de- transformed - - they all began their search through the forest in order to find the demons.
Soon, Rutee discovered something lying in the grass. When she ran to pick it up, a white haze began to permeate the air. Vapor began to howl, alerting the others. Soon, the mist began to take shape, and became a young woman with long black hair and violet eyes.
"Rutee. . .I knew you'd come eventually," she said.
Rutee's eyes began to mist. She knew in an instant who it was. "Mother, I haven't seen you since I was a baby. Why have you appeared before me now?"
Chris replied, "You see, I left my essence in that amulet to give you this message, once I knew that I wouldn't make it out of the burning ship alive. The demons that live here decided to destroy our ship in order to stop the power growing inside of you. Only you and your friends have the power to save the whole world from destruction. Take my powers along with you."
The ghost grabbed a knife and cut her hair in a neat arc just like her daughter's. Then, she smiled at the young Summoner, and covered her with a pure white mist. After that, the mist that was covering the forest disappeared.
Rutee began to cry. "Mother. . .you became a Spirit in order to help save the world, didn't you. What must I call you in this form?"
Chris's voice echoed throughout the forest, "You may call me Luna, Spirit of Light. No matter what happens, I will always protect you."
* * *
After Rutee finished her cry, she resumed the search for the entrance to the demon's lair. Soon, they all saw a cave, that was just screaming out suspicious. Everyone silently agreed that it must be the place, and went to have a look.
Sometime later, they saw Laser standing in front of a door. Once she saw them, a smile crossed the demoness's face. "I knew you'd all come," she cackled, "Humans are just so predictable. They all believe that they can kill an all powerful demon."
Stahn pulled his spear out from the leather hold he had on his back. "We don't just think we can do it. We know we can." Everyone then began to bring out his or her own weapon. They then pointed them directly at Laser.
"Well then, try to beat me. But you will never succeed. Let your deaths ring in a new era for the demon kind," Laser boomed.
- - - -
Battles next time. Did anyone besides me - - who managed to find the summoning items - - think that Luna resembled Rutee. Note, I don't exactly know where to find them, since I have a Gameshark for such things (used only once I've beaten a game once, and then mostly only for level ups and infinite gold, I have some dignity). Well, I used to joke that Rutee's mom must have been some sort of goddess if she was summonable. So I added that little joke into this fic.
After regrouping in the sleeping chambers, the warriors left the cave. Bahumut had managed to part the gas in order for them to pass with ease. Once outside, Rutee used her Dragon form and began to fly them all to Darilshied.
The first thing they did was return to Hugo's mansion. When he saw his daughter alive and well, the nobleman began to cry. After the little reunion was finished, everyone filed into the dining room for a huge banquet.
Once the eating was finished, they began to fill Hugo in on what was going on. It was time to piece the facts together and work out a plan of attack on the demons. Since the Demon's Eye was no longer cursed, it was now useless to them. So there would be no more need for Kronos and Laser to take hostages in order to acquire it.
"I've been doing research on my own end, and have discovered the demons' hideout," Hugo told the nine warriors.
"Where is it Father?" inquired Leon, "We must go there immediately."
Hugo replied, "Scouting out the origins of demon activity, it is apparent that they are hiding out in Fitzgald. More specifically, in the very forest where the people have been disappearing all these years. It seemed that they were the cause of all of those deaths."
"So it wasn't the Growlith who'd done that," commented Stahn.
"Duh," Rutee said, "We never killed humans, only wounded them. And only if they came into our part of the forest in the first place."
"I want you to got there and dispose of all the demons before they can destroy another city. I'm sure Kronos plans to strike again," Hugo told them.
In unison, all the warriors yelled, "Let's get to it." Then they went to the store in order to buy more supplies. Since it was late, everyone stayed in Darilshied the rest of the night.
* * *
Late in the night, Stahn found Rutee in her mother's favorite chair, looking at a family album. It contained pictures of herself and the rest of her family. A tear fell on a picture of her parents sitting on a picnic blanket with herself and Leon sitting nearby.
"Can't sleep again?" asked Stahn.
Rutee nodded. "I'm just thinking about my past. What if the ship didn't sink? Would I have known my family all these years? Could my mother and I have had a close knit friendship?"
Stahn took her in his arms, and gave her a kiss. "Don't worry," he told her, "I'll always be by your side. No matter what happens."
* * *
The next day, they all left the city. Rutee transformed and everyone got on. Then, she flew them all to Fitzgald, where - - after she de- transformed - - they all began their search through the forest in order to find the demons.
Soon, Rutee discovered something lying in the grass. When she ran to pick it up, a white haze began to permeate the air. Vapor began to howl, alerting the others. Soon, the mist began to take shape, and became a young woman with long black hair and violet eyes.
"Rutee. . .I knew you'd come eventually," she said.
Rutee's eyes began to mist. She knew in an instant who it was. "Mother, I haven't seen you since I was a baby. Why have you appeared before me now?"
Chris replied, "You see, I left my essence in that amulet to give you this message, once I knew that I wouldn't make it out of the burning ship alive. The demons that live here decided to destroy our ship in order to stop the power growing inside of you. Only you and your friends have the power to save the whole world from destruction. Take my powers along with you."
The ghost grabbed a knife and cut her hair in a neat arc just like her daughter's. Then, she smiled at the young Summoner, and covered her with a pure white mist. After that, the mist that was covering the forest disappeared.
Rutee began to cry. "Mother. . .you became a Spirit in order to help save the world, didn't you. What must I call you in this form?"
Chris's voice echoed throughout the forest, "You may call me Luna, Spirit of Light. No matter what happens, I will always protect you."
* * *
After Rutee finished her cry, she resumed the search for the entrance to the demon's lair. Soon, they all saw a cave, that was just screaming out suspicious. Everyone silently agreed that it must be the place, and went to have a look.
Sometime later, they saw Laser standing in front of a door. Once she saw them, a smile crossed the demoness's face. "I knew you'd all come," she cackled, "Humans are just so predictable. They all believe that they can kill an all powerful demon."
Stahn pulled his spear out from the leather hold he had on his back. "We don't just think we can do it. We know we can." Everyone then began to bring out his or her own weapon. They then pointed them directly at Laser.
"Well then, try to beat me. But you will never succeed. Let your deaths ring in a new era for the demon kind," Laser boomed.
- - - -
Battles next time. Did anyone besides me - - who managed to find the summoning items - - think that Luna resembled Rutee. Note, I don't exactly know where to find them, since I have a Gameshark for such things (used only once I've beaten a game once, and then mostly only for level ups and infinite gold, I have some dignity). Well, I used to joke that Rutee's mom must have been some sort of goddess if she was summonable. So I added that little joke into this fic.