Everyone likes Leviathan so much. Hee hee. I think he's happy. I actually hadn't planned for him to be in my story too much, but I might decide to change that. ^^

Thanks again for all the reviews! I'm glad I'm actually getting them, and the fact that people like the story… makes me feel all warm and squishy inside. (Ano… sounds like my insides are melting.)

I really didn't feel like describing the Cloister of Trials that much… sorry 'bout that.


Kirei na Kanjou

"Hmm…" Ku said as she examined the foreign glyph on the wall in the back of the stone corridor. "Wonder what this is."

"You touch it," Brother said bluntly.

Ku backed away from the wall instinctively. "No. I am not touching anymore walls." Brother gave her the strange look that she had been getting a lot lately. "Every wall I've touched has messed something up. First, I touch a wall in Zanarkand, and I end up in Spira. I touch another wall in Home and I find Leviathan. I am not touching the wall." She pointed to the wall in question. "You touch it."

Brother shook his head and placed his hand on the wall. The green glyph glowed brightly and disappeared. The symbols to their right started to emit the same eerie glow.

Ku pointed to those and Brother touched them. The wall seemed to crack open, unveiling a staircase and a small blue sphere, which she picked up gently, its cold touch almost soothing.

They eventually came to a thick granite door with a small hole in the middle. Brother imitated pushing an object into it. Ku stuck the sphere in, opening the door.

They passed through, and Brother grabbed the sphere at the last minute. The two found another recess in the wall, and the sphere fit nicely into it. Another corridor was behind it, and at the end was yet another sphere, this time a light green.

Finally, it appeared they had reached the end. A pedestal sat at the end with a slot for a sphere. Ku put it in, but nothing happened.

"Um… Brother? What do I do now?" He walked around it, checking for some kind of switch or button. Finding none, he grunted and shrugged. "Hmm…" Looking farther, she noticed a dent in the ground. "Maybe it should go in there?"

Ku tried to push the large object, but it didn't budge. Brother sighed as he watched his somewhat pathetically weak Summoner. Gingerly pushing her to the side, he started moving the pedestal to the place she had pointed out. Ku followed him.

When the pedestal had fallen into place, it sank into the ground and a platform raised up in its place.

"I guess we should get on it then," Ku stated obviously. They both got on and the platform started to rise.

At the top was a circular room. Statues lined the walls, and a great stone door stood at its end, leading to the Chamber of the Fayth.

"I wait," Brother said slowly. He went over to the door to the chamber and leaned against the wall to rest. Ku nodded to him and continued to the chamber.

The first thing she noticed after she had walked past the transparent pink leaves was how loud the hymn had become. Its loud melody resonated through the room, and it almost seemed to sink into her skin to her bones. A few hairs on the back of her neck stood on end as she kneeled down to pray.

Cid said you pray to the fayths, she thought. You ask it to help you on your pilgrimage. I hope…

What is it that you wish for, Summoner?

Ku looked up in surprise and stood. A woman in a long robe floated above the relic of Valefor, her pigtails resting lightly on her back. The Summoner realized then how different this fayth was from Leviathan. They each had a manner all their own and held themselves so differently. Valefor was calm and gentle, a kindness vibrating off of her. Leviathan also felt calm to an extent, but you could always feel a sort of longing around him, a different feeing that had long been hidden away.

"I want to ask you to help me on my pilgrimage. To grant me your power."

I sense that there are many reasons for this.

Ku averted her eyes from the fayth. "Yes…" The fayth reached one arm out to her, holding it in place, and closed her eyes.

I see. You believe you are from Zanarkand…

"Valefor," she implored. "Please tell me… what happened to Zanarkand? You, as a fayth, must know…"

The woman turned her back to her.

…Zanarkand is a city destroyed 1000 years ago by Sin. All that is left is a city of ruin, a… dream.

"A dream?"

I will grant you my power. You will find the answer yourself, I am sure.

Valefor floated down to Ku and wrapped one hand around Ku's wrist. Valefor was about to bestow her power to the Summoner when a blue light appeared and threw Valefor away from her.

That is… Leviathan?! Why do you have that… heathen with you?

So he is not liked even by the aeons… Ku thought. "Yes, Leviathan is with me… He joined me in Home. Please… he has been kind to me and hasn't done anything wrong. Don't think badly of him…"

The shocked aeon looked at her. She sighed and walked back to Ku.

It is strange to find a Summoner of your kind. Not only do you fight for the Al Bhed who defy Yevon's teachings, you travel with a forbidden Aeon… many look down on people like you, yet you still continue. For that, I will watch over you. I give you my power, Summoner.

Ku performed the prayer gesture. "Thank you," she said. She walked back to the exit and had parted the leaves when she heard Valefor say one last comment.

Be careful, Summoner. Yevon does not look kindly upon traitors like you.

Ku swallowed tensely and exited the Chamber of the Fayth.


"The green glyph glowed…" Hee. I'm even using alliteration.

I'm wearing a beret and a tube scarf right now from my friend who went to France. I'm thinking of wearing it to flute lessons, just so everyone can stare. ^^

Decided to make it short this time, just cause I feel like I should update again. This seems like a fairly good place to end. Valefor sounds too… Valefor-y. (…I am so horrible with adjectives.)