Final Fantasy X: Dark Reality- Dark Side
Rikku looked around the campfire. A paladin, a ninja, a black mage, a dragoon, and a spell sword. Along with herself, they were all guardians for a Summoner. Not a normal Summoner, but a Dark Summoner. They were driven to defeat Saint, a holy-based demon of evil nature. In reality, Saint would be good, and Dark Summoners would be evil. But this wasn't reality, not quite. This was a dimension forged from the darkness in the hearts of all mankind. Such a place had Dark Aeons, Shadow sendings, and Mystics. As Rikku thought about these things, she reflected on the events that had led up to this moment.
Tidus: (while being flung off the ship) NOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Sin had attacked the Al Bhed ship, and Tidus was flung into the raging sea. The Al Bhed weren't very mournful of his probable death, for they didn't like him anyhow. Rikku was the only one who seemed to care. At all. Seriously. She was the only one.
Rikku: Hey guys, you don't think he's dead, do you?
Al Bhed #1: 500 gil says a gigantic fiend swallowed him whole.
Al Bhed #2: Nah, I bet 1000 gil that he drowned and was picked apart by various fish. And then I bet some random blood sucking water fiend used an odd form of technique to separate his blood from the water and drink it. Then.
Al Bhed #3: Okay, okay, enough. Why are you betting when you guys know that we wouldn't be able to check what happened to him anyhow?
Al Bhed #1&2: Uh.
Al Bhed #1: It's the principle of the thing!
Al Bhed #2: Yeah, that's it!
Al Bhed #3: You guys are such losers.
Al Bhed #2: Shut up!
Al Bhed #1: Hey! Don't talk to him like that!
Al Bhed #2: What are you defending him for? He just called you a loser!
Al Bhed #1: Did he? Or did your evil influence force him to?
Al Bhed #2: ..I'm going to kill you one day. And when I do.
Rikku: Guys, aren't you even a little worried about Tidus?
Al Bhed #3: Pft. No!
Al Bhed #1: Yeah. He's a dumb blonde anyhow.
Rikku: AHEM!?
Al Bhed #1: Not to say you're stupid, of course.
Rikku: (sighing) Well, I guess we should devise our next big mission, huh?
Al Bhed #1, 2, &3: (cheerfully) Yeah!
Suddenly, the sea started to rumble like crazy. Waves formed that were at least twice the size of the ship. Naturally, the ship was tossed back and forth from the force of the waves. At that moment, an enormous, diamond-colored fiend rose from the depths of the sea.
Al Bhed #2: What's that thing?
???: Why, it's Saint of course. Isn't it obvious?
Rikku: Huh? (Looks over) Who are you?
Aura: My name is Aura. I have been trained all of my life for one purpose. That is to defeat Saint.
Al Bhed #1: Uh, question.
Aura: Hmm?
Al Bhed #1: Yeah, uh. if this fiend is evil, why is it called "Saint?"
Aura: Hmm. well, when you put it like that.
Rikku: (smiling) Shouldn't we concentrate more on the thing that's going to obliterate us?
Al Bhed #3: You know, it's almost freaky how you smile all the time. Actually, when you think about it a bit.
Al Bhed #2: Shut up! Aura, can't you ward it off with some sort of magic?
Aura: Not really. All I have is holy magic.
Al Bhed #2: Okay, you've been training your whole life to defeat a thing with a name like Saint and all you bothered to learn was holy magic? That's just plain stupid.
Al Bhed #1: He's right. It is pretty stupid.
Aura: It is, when you think about it.
Rikku: Guys, I don't mean to be a downer, but Saint's right above us.
Al Bhed #2: Oh, sh.
The entire ship (along with it's crew) was swallowed up by the gigantic white mass that is Saint. When Rikku regained consciousness, she was swimming in a white, yet clear, liquid material. It was pretty think, and hard to swim in, but it was apparently oxygenated. Somehow. As Rikku was swimming, she noticed two of her Al Bhed companions, lost in conversation.
Rikku: Hey guys!
Al Bhed #2: For the last time, I was going to say shoot!
Al Bhed #1: A likely story. You were so going for. nope, I won't stain my lips like you did.
Al Bhed #2: I'll kill you someday. I'll kill you and laugh for all of eternity. Yeah, that's what I'll do.
Rikku: (sighing) I guess they've lost it.
Rikku reached the surface of what seemed to be a body of water. She climbed onto a platform. It seemed to be a part of her ship, and Aura was standing at the other side of it.
Rikku: (still hanging on the edge of the platform) Aura!
Aura: (coldly and mysteriously) This is your story.
Rikku: Huh? What are you talking about?
Aura: (cheerfully) I don't know. It sounded cool though didn't it?
Rikku: .Mind helping me up, please?
Aura: Nope. I have to throw you into the watery depths now. I don't quite know why, though.
Aura lifted Rikku's arms and then threw her into the water. There was a loud splash.
Rikku: Uh, that wasn't a very long fall.
Aura: Yes it was. Now make with the being unconscious so you end up in a place far away.
Rikku: No, seriously. I'm not tired or hurt.
Aura: Then just pretend or something. Close your eyes.
Rikku: (sighing) Fine. Buh-bye.
Almost immediately after Rikku closed her eyes, she ended up in a dark, cold environment. It almost looked like the Baaj Temple ruins, but something about it was different. It had a much more evil feeling to it. Rikku decided to swim forward. As she climbed on top of a platform and walked across a stone bridge, what she was standing on was smashed and she fell into the ocean. Three black sahagins appeared. Rikku swiftly took them out with three swift swipes of her claws. Afterwards, a gigantic fish-like creature appeared.
Rikku: My dad always said, "When you're up against a fiend that's a lot bigger than you are, do what I do. Run away!" So, I guess that's what I'll do.
Rikku swam away as fast as possible. When she reached a platform that lead into a temple, she quickly leaped onto it and scrambled into the building. It was a bit brighter in there, but a lot colder.
Rikku: I need to make myself a fire. It's just like my dad always says: "Rikku, get your butt over to the control panel!" Actually, that doesn't have anything to do with anything, but I guess that's besides the point. And why am I talking to myself?
Rikku searched through the ruins for materials for making a fire with. Over time, she found flint, a bouquet, and a fireplace. She started a fire and then laid herself down on the ground.
Rikku: Boy, I sure am hungry. My dad always said.
???: Enough with the "my dad always said" stuff already!
Rikku: Uh, who said that? Deraj: It is I, Deraj, supreme guardian of the sacred Kysku Temple!
Rikku: (looking at Deraj) Ahh!! You're a fiend and you can talk!
Deraj: Um, no I can't. ROAARRR!
The four-legged beast leaped at Rikku. Rikku tried to defend with her targe, but Deraj slashed it in two. Rikku ran from it as fast as she could until she remembered the grenades in her pockets. She pulled them out and tossed them at the beast. At the moment Deraj was struck, he let out a load shriek.
Deraj: Argh!! What is this magic?
Rikku: Thank you, technology.
Deraj: Don't think I'm beaten yet!
Just then, a band of warriors rushed into the room.
Rikku: Are you going to help me out?
???: (Nods)
Rikku: Cool!
???: Vena Cfunt!
Rikku: ?
No sooner than the words had left the boy's mouth that his sword was engulfed in flames. The boy struck Deraj with his sword that was covered in fire. From what she saw, Rikku figured "vena cfunt" meant "fire sword" though she didn't know the language that the boy was speaking.
Deraj: Curse you, Ryu! I'll be back!
????: She's a fiend! Let's kill her!
Rikku: I can't understand.
?????: Shut up!
????: Yeah!
Ryu: Hey guys, lighten up!
??????: But, Ryu!
Ryu: Hey, if she was a fiend, I'd be able to tell.
Rikku: I don't understand your language!
?????: See? Who but a fiend would say that?
Ryu: (sighing) You don't know what she said you freaking idiot!
????: He's right. You are pretty stupid.
Ryu: (walks toward Rikku) (in English) Sorry about this.
Rikku: ?
Rikku felt herself being punched at that moment. She was knocked unconscious. When she awoke, she found herself on a small airship, flying high in the sky. She looked around to find many people with wings on their backs.
Ryu: Ah, you're awake. That's good.
Rikku: You can speak the same language as me?
Ryu: Yep. I'm very fluent in many languages.
Rikku: Hey wait a minute!
Ryu: What? Something bothering you?
Rikku: Yeah. Deraj said he couldn't talk but he did!
Ryu: .
Rikku: Anyway, what was that language you were speaking back at the temple?
Ryu: That was Tyng Tnykuh language. We ARE Tyng Tnykuhc after all. Couldn't you tell?
Rikku: I've never heard of those.
Ryu: That's odd. Were you near Saint or something?
Rikku: I was, but I've never met anyone who's ever heard of Saint until recently. Where am I anyhow?
Ryu: This is Skike.
Rikku: So we're not in Spira?
Ryu: Spira? What's that?
Rikku: .
Ryu: You must be losing it or something, since you were near Saint and all. Well, don't worry. I'm sure you'll be better in no time. So, where do you live? Do you remember that?
Rikku: I'm from Bikanel Island.
Ryu: (frowning) Are you, uh. are you sure about that?
Rikku: Yeah. Why?
Ryu: There was a war on Bikanel Island centuries ago. It was waged between the Al Bhed and Dark Mystics. Nothing really serious would have happened to the island or the Al Bhed, but the Dark Mystics, they unlocked Omble, the Shadow Region. Many dark fiends were released, and they destroyed Bikanel Island. It's been a wasteland ever since. And as for the Al Bhed.
Rikku: What? What happened to the Al Bhed?
Ryu: They were wiped from the face of the planet.
Rikku: .
Ryu: Oh well. That's all ancient history. We were talking about you, me and the boys, and we decided to let you stay, but only if you work.
Rikku: Okay. What do I have to do?
Ryu: You and I are going on a little expedition. We found some really cool machina up there in the cloud tower, and we means to salvage it. By the way, you might want to change out of that wet suit and stretch your wings. It's a long flight, after all.
Rikku: Nah, I got something on underneath this so I'll just. wait a minute! Do you mean to tell me that those wings of yours are real?
Ryu: Yeah. Do you mean to tell me yours aren't?
Rikku: I don't have wings!
Ryu: Uh, I guess I have to carry you then.
And so, Ryu carried Rikku to the cloud tower, which was, in fact, completely made of clouds. Ryu landed at the tower's base, and he and Rikku then proceeded into the building.
Ryu: Okay, the machina's just on the next floor.
Ryu and Rikku rushed up the stairs and entered the room. There was a lot of machinery, but the most distinguishing feature of it was the gigantic monster in the center of the room. It looked like a wolf-dragon hybrid. The first thing it did was knock Rikku straight out of the tower's window, sending her plunging down to the ground.
Rikku: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryu: NOOOO!!! (Looked back at the dragon) Well, this sucks.
Fin
Rikku looked around the campfire. A paladin, a ninja, a black mage, a dragoon, and a spell sword. Along with herself, they were all guardians for a Summoner. Not a normal Summoner, but a Dark Summoner. They were driven to defeat Saint, a holy-based demon of evil nature. In reality, Saint would be good, and Dark Summoners would be evil. But this wasn't reality, not quite. This was a dimension forged from the darkness in the hearts of all mankind. Such a place had Dark Aeons, Shadow sendings, and Mystics. As Rikku thought about these things, she reflected on the events that had led up to this moment.
Tidus: (while being flung off the ship) NOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Sin had attacked the Al Bhed ship, and Tidus was flung into the raging sea. The Al Bhed weren't very mournful of his probable death, for they didn't like him anyhow. Rikku was the only one who seemed to care. At all. Seriously. She was the only one.
Rikku: Hey guys, you don't think he's dead, do you?
Al Bhed #1: 500 gil says a gigantic fiend swallowed him whole.
Al Bhed #2: Nah, I bet 1000 gil that he drowned and was picked apart by various fish. And then I bet some random blood sucking water fiend used an odd form of technique to separate his blood from the water and drink it. Then.
Al Bhed #3: Okay, okay, enough. Why are you betting when you guys know that we wouldn't be able to check what happened to him anyhow?
Al Bhed #1&2: Uh.
Al Bhed #1: It's the principle of the thing!
Al Bhed #2: Yeah, that's it!
Al Bhed #3: You guys are such losers.
Al Bhed #2: Shut up!
Al Bhed #1: Hey! Don't talk to him like that!
Al Bhed #2: What are you defending him for? He just called you a loser!
Al Bhed #1: Did he? Or did your evil influence force him to?
Al Bhed #2: ..I'm going to kill you one day. And when I do.
Rikku: Guys, aren't you even a little worried about Tidus?
Al Bhed #3: Pft. No!
Al Bhed #1: Yeah. He's a dumb blonde anyhow.
Rikku: AHEM!?
Al Bhed #1: Not to say you're stupid, of course.
Rikku: (sighing) Well, I guess we should devise our next big mission, huh?
Al Bhed #1, 2, &3: (cheerfully) Yeah!
Suddenly, the sea started to rumble like crazy. Waves formed that were at least twice the size of the ship. Naturally, the ship was tossed back and forth from the force of the waves. At that moment, an enormous, diamond-colored fiend rose from the depths of the sea.
Al Bhed #2: What's that thing?
???: Why, it's Saint of course. Isn't it obvious?
Rikku: Huh? (Looks over) Who are you?
Aura: My name is Aura. I have been trained all of my life for one purpose. That is to defeat Saint.
Al Bhed #1: Uh, question.
Aura: Hmm?
Al Bhed #1: Yeah, uh. if this fiend is evil, why is it called "Saint?"
Aura: Hmm. well, when you put it like that.
Rikku: (smiling) Shouldn't we concentrate more on the thing that's going to obliterate us?
Al Bhed #3: You know, it's almost freaky how you smile all the time. Actually, when you think about it a bit.
Al Bhed #2: Shut up! Aura, can't you ward it off with some sort of magic?
Aura: Not really. All I have is holy magic.
Al Bhed #2: Okay, you've been training your whole life to defeat a thing with a name like Saint and all you bothered to learn was holy magic? That's just plain stupid.
Al Bhed #1: He's right. It is pretty stupid.
Aura: It is, when you think about it.
Rikku: Guys, I don't mean to be a downer, but Saint's right above us.
Al Bhed #2: Oh, sh.
The entire ship (along with it's crew) was swallowed up by the gigantic white mass that is Saint. When Rikku regained consciousness, she was swimming in a white, yet clear, liquid material. It was pretty think, and hard to swim in, but it was apparently oxygenated. Somehow. As Rikku was swimming, she noticed two of her Al Bhed companions, lost in conversation.
Rikku: Hey guys!
Al Bhed #2: For the last time, I was going to say shoot!
Al Bhed #1: A likely story. You were so going for. nope, I won't stain my lips like you did.
Al Bhed #2: I'll kill you someday. I'll kill you and laugh for all of eternity. Yeah, that's what I'll do.
Rikku: (sighing) I guess they've lost it.
Rikku reached the surface of what seemed to be a body of water. She climbed onto a platform. It seemed to be a part of her ship, and Aura was standing at the other side of it.
Rikku: (still hanging on the edge of the platform) Aura!
Aura: (coldly and mysteriously) This is your story.
Rikku: Huh? What are you talking about?
Aura: (cheerfully) I don't know. It sounded cool though didn't it?
Rikku: .Mind helping me up, please?
Aura: Nope. I have to throw you into the watery depths now. I don't quite know why, though.
Aura lifted Rikku's arms and then threw her into the water. There was a loud splash.
Rikku: Uh, that wasn't a very long fall.
Aura: Yes it was. Now make with the being unconscious so you end up in a place far away.
Rikku: No, seriously. I'm not tired or hurt.
Aura: Then just pretend or something. Close your eyes.
Rikku: (sighing) Fine. Buh-bye.
Almost immediately after Rikku closed her eyes, she ended up in a dark, cold environment. It almost looked like the Baaj Temple ruins, but something about it was different. It had a much more evil feeling to it. Rikku decided to swim forward. As she climbed on top of a platform and walked across a stone bridge, what she was standing on was smashed and she fell into the ocean. Three black sahagins appeared. Rikku swiftly took them out with three swift swipes of her claws. Afterwards, a gigantic fish-like creature appeared.
Rikku: My dad always said, "When you're up against a fiend that's a lot bigger than you are, do what I do. Run away!" So, I guess that's what I'll do.
Rikku swam away as fast as possible. When she reached a platform that lead into a temple, she quickly leaped onto it and scrambled into the building. It was a bit brighter in there, but a lot colder.
Rikku: I need to make myself a fire. It's just like my dad always says: "Rikku, get your butt over to the control panel!" Actually, that doesn't have anything to do with anything, but I guess that's besides the point. And why am I talking to myself?
Rikku searched through the ruins for materials for making a fire with. Over time, she found flint, a bouquet, and a fireplace. She started a fire and then laid herself down on the ground.
Rikku: Boy, I sure am hungry. My dad always said.
???: Enough with the "my dad always said" stuff already!
Rikku: Uh, who said that? Deraj: It is I, Deraj, supreme guardian of the sacred Kysku Temple!
Rikku: (looking at Deraj) Ahh!! You're a fiend and you can talk!
Deraj: Um, no I can't. ROAARRR!
The four-legged beast leaped at Rikku. Rikku tried to defend with her targe, but Deraj slashed it in two. Rikku ran from it as fast as she could until she remembered the grenades in her pockets. She pulled them out and tossed them at the beast. At the moment Deraj was struck, he let out a load shriek.
Deraj: Argh!! What is this magic?
Rikku: Thank you, technology.
Deraj: Don't think I'm beaten yet!
Just then, a band of warriors rushed into the room.
Rikku: Are you going to help me out?
???: (Nods)
Rikku: Cool!
???: Vena Cfunt!
Rikku: ?
No sooner than the words had left the boy's mouth that his sword was engulfed in flames. The boy struck Deraj with his sword that was covered in fire. From what she saw, Rikku figured "vena cfunt" meant "fire sword" though she didn't know the language that the boy was speaking.
Deraj: Curse you, Ryu! I'll be back!
????: She's a fiend! Let's kill her!
Rikku: I can't understand.
?????: Shut up!
????: Yeah!
Ryu: Hey guys, lighten up!
??????: But, Ryu!
Ryu: Hey, if she was a fiend, I'd be able to tell.
Rikku: I don't understand your language!
?????: See? Who but a fiend would say that?
Ryu: (sighing) You don't know what she said you freaking idiot!
????: He's right. You are pretty stupid.
Ryu: (walks toward Rikku) (in English) Sorry about this.
Rikku: ?
Rikku felt herself being punched at that moment. She was knocked unconscious. When she awoke, she found herself on a small airship, flying high in the sky. She looked around to find many people with wings on their backs.
Ryu: Ah, you're awake. That's good.
Rikku: You can speak the same language as me?
Ryu: Yep. I'm very fluent in many languages.
Rikku: Hey wait a minute!
Ryu: What? Something bothering you?
Rikku: Yeah. Deraj said he couldn't talk but he did!
Ryu: .
Rikku: Anyway, what was that language you were speaking back at the temple?
Ryu: That was Tyng Tnykuh language. We ARE Tyng Tnykuhc after all. Couldn't you tell?
Rikku: I've never heard of those.
Ryu: That's odd. Were you near Saint or something?
Rikku: I was, but I've never met anyone who's ever heard of Saint until recently. Where am I anyhow?
Ryu: This is Skike.
Rikku: So we're not in Spira?
Ryu: Spira? What's that?
Rikku: .
Ryu: You must be losing it or something, since you were near Saint and all. Well, don't worry. I'm sure you'll be better in no time. So, where do you live? Do you remember that?
Rikku: I'm from Bikanel Island.
Ryu: (frowning) Are you, uh. are you sure about that?
Rikku: Yeah. Why?
Ryu: There was a war on Bikanel Island centuries ago. It was waged between the Al Bhed and Dark Mystics. Nothing really serious would have happened to the island or the Al Bhed, but the Dark Mystics, they unlocked Omble, the Shadow Region. Many dark fiends were released, and they destroyed Bikanel Island. It's been a wasteland ever since. And as for the Al Bhed.
Rikku: What? What happened to the Al Bhed?
Ryu: They were wiped from the face of the planet.
Rikku: .
Ryu: Oh well. That's all ancient history. We were talking about you, me and the boys, and we decided to let you stay, but only if you work.
Rikku: Okay. What do I have to do?
Ryu: You and I are going on a little expedition. We found some really cool machina up there in the cloud tower, and we means to salvage it. By the way, you might want to change out of that wet suit and stretch your wings. It's a long flight, after all.
Rikku: Nah, I got something on underneath this so I'll just. wait a minute! Do you mean to tell me that those wings of yours are real?
Ryu: Yeah. Do you mean to tell me yours aren't?
Rikku: I don't have wings!
Ryu: Uh, I guess I have to carry you then.
And so, Ryu carried Rikku to the cloud tower, which was, in fact, completely made of clouds. Ryu landed at the tower's base, and he and Rikku then proceeded into the building.
Ryu: Okay, the machina's just on the next floor.
Ryu and Rikku rushed up the stairs and entered the room. There was a lot of machinery, but the most distinguishing feature of it was the gigantic monster in the center of the room. It looked like a wolf-dragon hybrid. The first thing it did was knock Rikku straight out of the tower's window, sending her plunging down to the ground.
Rikku: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ryu: NOOOO!!! (Looked back at the dragon) Well, this sucks.
Fin
