Chapter Five : Wave of Destruction
Hatsue and Ryun had just left the temple at Djose and were heading for Moonflow, where a boat could take them to Guadosalam. It was an easier path to take than to walk around the river, even though it cost some money to get a Shoopuff. The temple had lent them money just incase they did not have enough. They seemed very desperate for a summoner to relieve Spira of Sin. Hatsue could tell by how they kept urging her on to go to the temples as soon as she can and hope that her prayers can be heard.
"So. uh.." Ryun spoke up, as there has been a few minutes of awkward silence between the two. It gave them some time to think, and whenever someone has time ot think alone, it is usually about the same thing, Sin. No one wants to thin about it, so they try to diverge their mind from it and try to bring up something else, maybe something a little bit more cheery, "Do you have any siblings?"
"No I don't. My mom and dad set off for their pilgrimage a year after I was born. If Sin wasn't around." Hatsue looked up at the sky, looking at the radiant sunset. The sun glowed an orange as it began to sink down, everything shined with a tint of the dark orange. Clouds were scattered among the sky. The wind had a slight breeze, rustling the grass. Hatsue was hesitant to continue, "I bet I would. What about you?"
"I have a little sister." He responded and looked in her eyes which seemed to show some sign of sadness ever since the topic ever came up. He placed one of his hands on her cheek and stared deeply into her eyes, "Her eyes are just like yours. The look in them a little bit different though." He continued and curled his lips into a smile. Hatsue slightly smiled back. He took his hand off of her cheek.
"How is it like. being an older brother?"
"It's okay, but you always feel that you have to be perfect or you set a wrong example. And I am not that great at giving advice to her when she needs it. She doesn't really to notice of Sin's presence. that's a nice quality about her. She always looks on the bright side of things. Her smile resemvles when the sun is up and shining to its fullest." 'She's like a fish. You just got to lure her in.' Ryun thought to himself as he smirked at his thought.
The two finally reached Moonflow, right in front of the entrance was an line of men. Men wjho fought against the teachings. Hatsue can tell this because no where on them was the sign of Yevon, which means they do not believe in the religion. The entire wave looked at Hatsue and Ryun. They all noticed the summoner, and knew they ere ones with the religion.
"You shouldn't have come here, summoner," One of the men said. His eyes peered over to the man, "and waste the life of your guardian as well." He laughed as he said this, the other men in the line laughed as well. They all had their sdwords withdrawn and most of them had blood at the tips, indicating that a battle was fought at the Moonflow earlier today. The two looked behind them to see that men sprung out from behind. They were being ambushed. There was no way for them to get out. The good thing about this was, they were tired from just having fought a battle and their numbers were severly decreased.
Hatsue did not feel scared and shocked like she has in previous times. She came to the realization that life is now full of fighting and death and she will just have to participate in the blood bath. If she shows her emotions she is weak, and if she's weak she will not survive on this pilgrimage. She was doing Spira a favor, and if those who oppose her ways want to stop her, then they are signing a death warrant. She felt a sense of being confident in herself, she already escaped death more than once, one more time won't do any more harm. She extended out her arm wielding her staff, ready to use it as a physical weapon, "You'll be the ones regretting not to let us through!"
"You're a summoner. You use beasts to fight for you. You don't fight." One of the men barked back. They all began to laugh, "Some girl won't break down through our ranks. We're much stronger than you. Just give up if you want us to spare us your life."
"Hatsue, we can't win. There is like fifty of them and only two of us. Our only option is to flee." Ryun whispered looking over towards here. None of the men or the duo had moved towards each other at all.
"I know. But what should we do. We're completely surrounded. If only I had enough space to summon my Aeon it could help us escape."
"Should we fight?" Hatsue only nodded.
"Power of light, blind their sight!" Hatsue raised her staff into the air. Her staff glowed a white as blinding light was sent out in all directions dazing all of the men. They were not able to see in a second all they saw was that white flash. Hatsue and Ryun began to run through the men, Hatsue jabbing those in her way with the her staff, which didn't hurt them at all. Ryun slashed them until they fell onto the ground dead. The lights effect wore off; most of them had regained their vision again, this time the duo more at a disadvantage.
Now they were separated and stuck in a mob of men. They tried to fend them off with their weapons. The men seemed endless though and kepot jumping at them. Hatsue did not know any spells that could ward them away or hurt more than one at once, and Ryun was in a sword battle with more than one man at the same time, this was not looking good for them.
"Summoner, you're a good fighter. If you were a man you'd make quite the warrior once taught how to use a sword." One of the men said. Hatsue managed to get out of the mob of men, but Ryun was still caught inside. Hatsue was backing away from the man who held two swords, one in each hand. She looked behind her seeing the flowers that only Moonflow possessed. They released a sparkle into the air, which glittered, a beautiful sight for one to see. The pollen floated gently in the air, being swayed back and forth through the gentle breeze.
"Well. Thanks for the compliment." Hatsue said, her eyes were driven up as she saw two silver streaky lines come from above right towards the man. The two lines hit in straight in the deck, which appeared to be a set of Sai, a short weapon with three points at the end like a spork. The man fell onto the ground and began to drown in his own pool of blood. A woman jumped from a tree, which towered above Hatsue. She wore all black. Long black pants which went all the way down to her ankle where she wore black shoes with a short heel. On her upper torso was a black top, which was completely sleeveless. Her chestnut colored eyes looked right into Hatsue. Long dark brown wavy hair fell down to below her chest. She twirled the two Sai in her hands. She was an inch or two taller than Hatsue, but was around her age.
"Who are you?" Hatsue asked looking at the woman who just saved her life.
"Names Lela. I work as an ambassador for the Crusaders that are inside the shack at the end of the Moonflow. You go and save them lady Summoner, and I'll help your friend." A man came rushing at the new woman who just arrived. He quickly slashed his sword but Lela kicked, it deflecting the sword. She then threw the Sai in her right hand into the man's neck. Who immediately fell onto the ground, "Go!" She barked.
Hatsue immediately ran away from the crowd of men and to the shack where the Shoopuff where located. None of the Shoopuff were there, neither were their owners. She saw that there were men tied up around the shack, who all seemed to be on the verge of death. Many of them had bad wounds and were bleeding to death. Some of their heads was down and no movement meaning they died while being taken hostage. All of them seemed too weak to speak or say anything, but this was not the time for answers.
She rushed to them immediately and began to tie the dozen or so men one by one and heal them of their wounds, but her white magic wasn't powerful enough to cure them of all of their wounds, and she didn't have enough white magic power in her to cure them all. She only cured the ones who seemed to need medical aid the most. This took a very long time; she heard cries from the men who were battling just a few yards away from her. None of the men noticed she was gone, they probably assumed she was dead. For the men she couldn't heal with her magic, she went inside of her robes and grabbed every item of healing she can. She tried all the potions; most of them seemed okay after she nursed them back to health. None of them spoke though, still too weak.
"Tough battle back there. Most of the men began to ran seeing there was no point in staying." Ryun said as he and the woman walked close to her. Ryun was covered in blood, but the other woman seemed to be okay. Hatsue immediately tended to his wounds.
"There's no Shoopuff here. We cannot go to Guadosalam this way. We must walk around." Hatsue announced as she looked at the water, which seemed to be endless. "But, you're name is Lela? You are an excellent fighter. what do you do exactly."
"I don't try to persuade the people to join the crusaders. I'm trying to get people to realize how they must stick to the teachings and it's the only way to truly defeat Sin. Most of their morale's are down now that this war is going on and Sin is at large. and Luca being destroyed recently. My father taught me how to fight, he said I would need to know how to protect myself some day." She gave a faint laugh, "I guess he was right. I'm pleased to meet you lady summoner." She extended out her hand. Hatsue extended her hand out to; they exchanged a handshake.
"My name is Hatsue, daughter of the summoner Aida." She said bowing as she introduced herself, "And this is my guardian, Ryun."
"We must get these men back to the inn at Djose." The three began to help the men up, now after they had some time to recover they were a little bit capable of moving. They helped the ten or so survivors back to the temple of Djose and the inn right by.
(Authors Note: so here is chapter five, I beg of you guys PLEASE REVIEW IF YOU ARE READING THIS. so I know that someone is enjoying this fiction at least. And I posted up a new fiction called 'Obsession' so check it out if you want too.)
Hatsue and Ryun had just left the temple at Djose and were heading for Moonflow, where a boat could take them to Guadosalam. It was an easier path to take than to walk around the river, even though it cost some money to get a Shoopuff. The temple had lent them money just incase they did not have enough. They seemed very desperate for a summoner to relieve Spira of Sin. Hatsue could tell by how they kept urging her on to go to the temples as soon as she can and hope that her prayers can be heard.
"So. uh.." Ryun spoke up, as there has been a few minutes of awkward silence between the two. It gave them some time to think, and whenever someone has time ot think alone, it is usually about the same thing, Sin. No one wants to thin about it, so they try to diverge their mind from it and try to bring up something else, maybe something a little bit more cheery, "Do you have any siblings?"
"No I don't. My mom and dad set off for their pilgrimage a year after I was born. If Sin wasn't around." Hatsue looked up at the sky, looking at the radiant sunset. The sun glowed an orange as it began to sink down, everything shined with a tint of the dark orange. Clouds were scattered among the sky. The wind had a slight breeze, rustling the grass. Hatsue was hesitant to continue, "I bet I would. What about you?"
"I have a little sister." He responded and looked in her eyes which seemed to show some sign of sadness ever since the topic ever came up. He placed one of his hands on her cheek and stared deeply into her eyes, "Her eyes are just like yours. The look in them a little bit different though." He continued and curled his lips into a smile. Hatsue slightly smiled back. He took his hand off of her cheek.
"How is it like. being an older brother?"
"It's okay, but you always feel that you have to be perfect or you set a wrong example. And I am not that great at giving advice to her when she needs it. She doesn't really to notice of Sin's presence. that's a nice quality about her. She always looks on the bright side of things. Her smile resemvles when the sun is up and shining to its fullest." 'She's like a fish. You just got to lure her in.' Ryun thought to himself as he smirked at his thought.
The two finally reached Moonflow, right in front of the entrance was an line of men. Men wjho fought against the teachings. Hatsue can tell this because no where on them was the sign of Yevon, which means they do not believe in the religion. The entire wave looked at Hatsue and Ryun. They all noticed the summoner, and knew they ere ones with the religion.
"You shouldn't have come here, summoner," One of the men said. His eyes peered over to the man, "and waste the life of your guardian as well." He laughed as he said this, the other men in the line laughed as well. They all had their sdwords withdrawn and most of them had blood at the tips, indicating that a battle was fought at the Moonflow earlier today. The two looked behind them to see that men sprung out from behind. They were being ambushed. There was no way for them to get out. The good thing about this was, they were tired from just having fought a battle and their numbers were severly decreased.
Hatsue did not feel scared and shocked like she has in previous times. She came to the realization that life is now full of fighting and death and she will just have to participate in the blood bath. If she shows her emotions she is weak, and if she's weak she will not survive on this pilgrimage. She was doing Spira a favor, and if those who oppose her ways want to stop her, then they are signing a death warrant. She felt a sense of being confident in herself, she already escaped death more than once, one more time won't do any more harm. She extended out her arm wielding her staff, ready to use it as a physical weapon, "You'll be the ones regretting not to let us through!"
"You're a summoner. You use beasts to fight for you. You don't fight." One of the men barked back. They all began to laugh, "Some girl won't break down through our ranks. We're much stronger than you. Just give up if you want us to spare us your life."
"Hatsue, we can't win. There is like fifty of them and only two of us. Our only option is to flee." Ryun whispered looking over towards here. None of the men or the duo had moved towards each other at all.
"I know. But what should we do. We're completely surrounded. If only I had enough space to summon my Aeon it could help us escape."
"Should we fight?" Hatsue only nodded.
"Power of light, blind their sight!" Hatsue raised her staff into the air. Her staff glowed a white as blinding light was sent out in all directions dazing all of the men. They were not able to see in a second all they saw was that white flash. Hatsue and Ryun began to run through the men, Hatsue jabbing those in her way with the her staff, which didn't hurt them at all. Ryun slashed them until they fell onto the ground dead. The lights effect wore off; most of them had regained their vision again, this time the duo more at a disadvantage.
Now they were separated and stuck in a mob of men. They tried to fend them off with their weapons. The men seemed endless though and kepot jumping at them. Hatsue did not know any spells that could ward them away or hurt more than one at once, and Ryun was in a sword battle with more than one man at the same time, this was not looking good for them.
"Summoner, you're a good fighter. If you were a man you'd make quite the warrior once taught how to use a sword." One of the men said. Hatsue managed to get out of the mob of men, but Ryun was still caught inside. Hatsue was backing away from the man who held two swords, one in each hand. She looked behind her seeing the flowers that only Moonflow possessed. They released a sparkle into the air, which glittered, a beautiful sight for one to see. The pollen floated gently in the air, being swayed back and forth through the gentle breeze.
"Well. Thanks for the compliment." Hatsue said, her eyes were driven up as she saw two silver streaky lines come from above right towards the man. The two lines hit in straight in the deck, which appeared to be a set of Sai, a short weapon with three points at the end like a spork. The man fell onto the ground and began to drown in his own pool of blood. A woman jumped from a tree, which towered above Hatsue. She wore all black. Long black pants which went all the way down to her ankle where she wore black shoes with a short heel. On her upper torso was a black top, which was completely sleeveless. Her chestnut colored eyes looked right into Hatsue. Long dark brown wavy hair fell down to below her chest. She twirled the two Sai in her hands. She was an inch or two taller than Hatsue, but was around her age.
"Who are you?" Hatsue asked looking at the woman who just saved her life.
"Names Lela. I work as an ambassador for the Crusaders that are inside the shack at the end of the Moonflow. You go and save them lady Summoner, and I'll help your friend." A man came rushing at the new woman who just arrived. He quickly slashed his sword but Lela kicked, it deflecting the sword. She then threw the Sai in her right hand into the man's neck. Who immediately fell onto the ground, "Go!" She barked.
Hatsue immediately ran away from the crowd of men and to the shack where the Shoopuff where located. None of the Shoopuff were there, neither were their owners. She saw that there were men tied up around the shack, who all seemed to be on the verge of death. Many of them had bad wounds and were bleeding to death. Some of their heads was down and no movement meaning they died while being taken hostage. All of them seemed too weak to speak or say anything, but this was not the time for answers.
She rushed to them immediately and began to tie the dozen or so men one by one and heal them of their wounds, but her white magic wasn't powerful enough to cure them of all of their wounds, and she didn't have enough white magic power in her to cure them all. She only cured the ones who seemed to need medical aid the most. This took a very long time; she heard cries from the men who were battling just a few yards away from her. None of the men noticed she was gone, they probably assumed she was dead. For the men she couldn't heal with her magic, she went inside of her robes and grabbed every item of healing she can. She tried all the potions; most of them seemed okay after she nursed them back to health. None of them spoke though, still too weak.
"Tough battle back there. Most of the men began to ran seeing there was no point in staying." Ryun said as he and the woman walked close to her. Ryun was covered in blood, but the other woman seemed to be okay. Hatsue immediately tended to his wounds.
"There's no Shoopuff here. We cannot go to Guadosalam this way. We must walk around." Hatsue announced as she looked at the water, which seemed to be endless. "But, you're name is Lela? You are an excellent fighter. what do you do exactly."
"I don't try to persuade the people to join the crusaders. I'm trying to get people to realize how they must stick to the teachings and it's the only way to truly defeat Sin. Most of their morale's are down now that this war is going on and Sin is at large. and Luca being destroyed recently. My father taught me how to fight, he said I would need to know how to protect myself some day." She gave a faint laugh, "I guess he was right. I'm pleased to meet you lady summoner." She extended out her hand. Hatsue extended her hand out to; they exchanged a handshake.
"My name is Hatsue, daughter of the summoner Aida." She said bowing as she introduced herself, "And this is my guardian, Ryun."
"We must get these men back to the inn at Djose." The three began to help the men up, now after they had some time to recover they were a little bit capable of moving. They helped the ten or so survivors back to the temple of Djose and the inn right by.
(Authors Note: so here is chapter five, I beg of you guys PLEASE REVIEW IF YOU ARE READING THIS. so I know that someone is enjoying this fiction at least. And I posted up a new fiction called 'Obsession' so check it out if you want too.)