A/N ~ Alive...yes...We believe we are alive...
Chapter: 5
Zeke suddenly pulled on the reins of the bird, bringing them to an erupt stop. Rikku clenched her teeth, and forced herself not to be thrown forward; she suceeded in not falling off.
Zeke leapt off, tearing his bag off the saddle of the bird as he did so. Rikku gazed at him with tired blurry eyes, and tumbled off.
"So how much longer do you think, till Mt. Gagazet?" Rikku inquired as she watched him build a ring of stones.
He paused in his construction, eyeing the circle as if it was a work of art that lacked one thing...
"Light a fire," he commanded, and threw her his bag.
Raising an eyebrow at him, she mumbled under her breath and began to dig around in the bag."Where's Lulu when you need her?"
Something struck her hand, drawing blood. She was dimly aware she was supposed to light a fire, but all she could think about was how bags shouldn't have teeth...
*
Yuna yawned and stretched. It seemed all she ever did now was sleep...and have nightmares...and then sleep some more.
Rising to her feet, she made her way over to the door, pressing her ear against it. Maybe she'd be able to hear something...or someone.
It was a futile attempt, one she made each day, or night. She could no longer tell what time it was when she woke up. There were no windows in any of the rooms she was kept in, and she couldn't remember the last time she'd seen sky.
Unless nightmares counted. She'd seen more than she wanted to of darkened skies and slithering serpents.
A sound brought her out of her thoughts. Someone was plodding their way down the hall, toward her room...Alex?
Worried, Yuna threw herself across the room and onto the pile of blankets she called a bed.
Seconds later, the door creaked open, and a young lady walked in.
"Who-?" Yuna began, picking up a little bit of courage.
"Hello, hello," the lady puffed out, excited for no apparent reason, "I am Amelia Werkta, a Novice in the Fayth of the Serpent, and I am here to-"
Yuna cut her off, bewilderment giving her more courage. "The Fayth of the Serpent?!"
"It is a new religious order, without the old fayths and suchlike no one really knows what to belive in. Some have even started to doubt in the Farplane. Of course it isn't really a real Fayth because there's no trials, and no summons, and of course all the summoners are gone, and..." the lady blushed. "I'm rambling again aren't I? I always tend to ramble."
Luckily for Yuna, Amelia stopped speaking, but Yuna was more confused then she'd been before.
"W-why are you here?" she asked, wondering what had happened to her courage. What would the Fayth of the Serpent want with her?
Amelia gave her an astonished look, "I'm to take you to the Temple."
Yuna stared at her blankly.
"To bring you into the Order of course. Alex has commanded that you be initiated into our highest ranks," she paused, a little curious as to why a look of horror covered Yuna's face, "you should be honored."
*
"Rikku?" Zeke muttered frantically, "Rikku?!"
She just lay there, barely breathing, her bandaged hand still bleeding freely, even with all the cloth he'd wrapped around it.
His eyes hardened as he considered his position.
He had a stolen bird, a wounded girl he'd just met, no sign of what bit her, and who knows how many miles between him and Mt. Gagazet.
Lifting her up in his arms easily, he put on the chocobo and jumped on behind her.
Pulling on the reins, he swung the bird in a circle, dropping his bag into the ring of stones as he did so.
He no longer trusted it.
"Mt. Gagazet is probably the closest thing to us out here," he mumbled to Rikku as the chocoboo sped up.
*
She was dressed in crimson red robes, tied with a silver belt with a serpent on its clasp.
Around her in a circle were the Keepers of the Fayth of the Serpent, all dressed likewise.
"Yuna," one spoke, although she couldn't tell which one,"you have been chosen to become a part of us, to join with the new Order."
"Do you accept?" asked another.
Yuna didn't answer right away, just kept her gaze on the serpent that one of the crimson robed was bringing towards her.
"Do you accept?" someone repeated.
"It is either this or the bite of the snake..."
'Forgive me, Tidus,' Yuna thought feverishly, 'for not being brave enough.'
"Y-yes, I accept," Yuna whispered, eyeing the scaly thing.
The group began to clap, and the serpent slid from the robed ones arms and onto hers, slithering its way around her neck, where it rested like a necklace.
It was then she noticed, the other's wore serpents too.
"Welcome," the circle hissed together.
Something happened and Yuna passed out.
Chapter: 5
Zeke suddenly pulled on the reins of the bird, bringing them to an erupt stop. Rikku clenched her teeth, and forced herself not to be thrown forward; she suceeded in not falling off.
Zeke leapt off, tearing his bag off the saddle of the bird as he did so. Rikku gazed at him with tired blurry eyes, and tumbled off.
"So how much longer do you think, till Mt. Gagazet?" Rikku inquired as she watched him build a ring of stones.
He paused in his construction, eyeing the circle as if it was a work of art that lacked one thing...
"Light a fire," he commanded, and threw her his bag.
Raising an eyebrow at him, she mumbled under her breath and began to dig around in the bag."Where's Lulu when you need her?"
Something struck her hand, drawing blood. She was dimly aware she was supposed to light a fire, but all she could think about was how bags shouldn't have teeth...
*
Yuna yawned and stretched. It seemed all she ever did now was sleep...and have nightmares...and then sleep some more.
Rising to her feet, she made her way over to the door, pressing her ear against it. Maybe she'd be able to hear something...or someone.
It was a futile attempt, one she made each day, or night. She could no longer tell what time it was when she woke up. There were no windows in any of the rooms she was kept in, and she couldn't remember the last time she'd seen sky.
Unless nightmares counted. She'd seen more than she wanted to of darkened skies and slithering serpents.
A sound brought her out of her thoughts. Someone was plodding their way down the hall, toward her room...Alex?
Worried, Yuna threw herself across the room and onto the pile of blankets she called a bed.
Seconds later, the door creaked open, and a young lady walked in.
"Who-?" Yuna began, picking up a little bit of courage.
"Hello, hello," the lady puffed out, excited for no apparent reason, "I am Amelia Werkta, a Novice in the Fayth of the Serpent, and I am here to-"
Yuna cut her off, bewilderment giving her more courage. "The Fayth of the Serpent?!"
"It is a new religious order, without the old fayths and suchlike no one really knows what to belive in. Some have even started to doubt in the Farplane. Of course it isn't really a real Fayth because there's no trials, and no summons, and of course all the summoners are gone, and..." the lady blushed. "I'm rambling again aren't I? I always tend to ramble."
Luckily for Yuna, Amelia stopped speaking, but Yuna was more confused then she'd been before.
"W-why are you here?" she asked, wondering what had happened to her courage. What would the Fayth of the Serpent want with her?
Amelia gave her an astonished look, "I'm to take you to the Temple."
Yuna stared at her blankly.
"To bring you into the Order of course. Alex has commanded that you be initiated into our highest ranks," she paused, a little curious as to why a look of horror covered Yuna's face, "you should be honored."
*
"Rikku?" Zeke muttered frantically, "Rikku?!"
She just lay there, barely breathing, her bandaged hand still bleeding freely, even with all the cloth he'd wrapped around it.
His eyes hardened as he considered his position.
He had a stolen bird, a wounded girl he'd just met, no sign of what bit her, and who knows how many miles between him and Mt. Gagazet.
Lifting her up in his arms easily, he put on the chocobo and jumped on behind her.
Pulling on the reins, he swung the bird in a circle, dropping his bag into the ring of stones as he did so.
He no longer trusted it.
"Mt. Gagazet is probably the closest thing to us out here," he mumbled to Rikku as the chocoboo sped up.
*
She was dressed in crimson red robes, tied with a silver belt with a serpent on its clasp.
Around her in a circle were the Keepers of the Fayth of the Serpent, all dressed likewise.
"Yuna," one spoke, although she couldn't tell which one,"you have been chosen to become a part of us, to join with the new Order."
"Do you accept?" asked another.
Yuna didn't answer right away, just kept her gaze on the serpent that one of the crimson robed was bringing towards her.
"Do you accept?" someone repeated.
"It is either this or the bite of the snake..."
'Forgive me, Tidus,' Yuna thought feverishly, 'for not being brave enough.'
"Y-yes, I accept," Yuna whispered, eyeing the scaly thing.
The group began to clap, and the serpent slid from the robed ones arms and onto hers, slithering its way around her neck, where it rested like a necklace.
It was then she noticed, the other's wore serpents too.
"Welcome," the circle hissed together.
Something happened and Yuna passed out.