A Story And Addendum For Memoirs Of The Heroes. (Previously "Memoirs Of An Adventure's Child."))
(All Characters Are Ficticious And bare no resemblence to living people. Any resemblence to fictional characters is only by chance. Special Thanks to Howard Phillips Lovecraft)
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I had been pacing the walls of my fortress for the past few days.
For about five years, it was one of the few strongholds that St. Marius
couldn't defeat, mainly due to the deserts instability. It was a
big fortress, but it was a reminder of another time. The time this
structure was from I had reseached with Isis' help before St. Marius took
over Vet's body. It was during that time that Ouroboros sent me back
in time. Now I was Mask, and the same thought bothered me now as
it did a few days ago. Do I tell JaNa who I am? My thoughts
were cut short when I heard a pounding at the fortress entrance.
I ran down to it, only to see my father, Rich, fall into the open door.
As I pulled him in the door, I said, "Rich, what's wrong? What happened
to you?" I didn't know if I should tell my father who I really am.
As I closed the door, I heard Rich say, "I did a foolish
thing. I tried to find Vet, but I couldn't. I then figured
you were the only one who can keep these safe." He held out two round
orbs, almost marble sized. I was stunned when I saw them. One
was black, one was white, but both were Materia.
I took them and said, "Where did you find these? They
are very dangerous, especially this one. The Meteor Materia."
I had done tons of research on the Materia. I knew the history of
the world before ours, before the Ancients like Isis saved it from their
bad kind.
I heard Rich cough and said, "Vet was imprisoned by 6 people.
Meg is one of them. Someone named Lord Osbert tricked me into getting very
far into the tomb or Aeris."
Now I knew what happened. "I heard about Aeris, and
her tomb. The tomb was built in her memory, but part of a small group
manage to put what was left of Sephiroth in it. Their plan was to
reawaken him, however the group was captured and executed. Some legends
said that there were still some members of the group around."
I watched as my father looked at me and said, "Mask, how
much more is there to worry about?"
I shook my head and then said, "My fortress won't be safe
for much longer. Another part of the legend mentions the Weapons.
They were four in total, each a dangerous creature to defeat. With
the Materia located where it is, they might help do Sephiroth's task, the
complete distruction of all life."
I saw my father shudder. "This is all my fault.
I should have never tried to prove the man was lying."
I looked at him and said, "Do the Guardians know?"
When he nodded, I said, "That might be a benefit. Scattered in our
world are the parts of Jenova. If they recapture all those parts,
then there will be no stopping them."
My father looked at me again and said, "Mask, how long have
you been studying this legend?"
I looked at him and said, "For a long time. I live
in it, since this fortress was one of the structures from that time.
Isis helped me with it after you revived her. My fortress has always
been a place where I could learn about the past. I have a keen intrest
in time."
Rich looked at me and said, "It appears that way.
My friend, I know you can keep these safe. If you have to move, do
so in a hurry, and warn the others in this world. The towns may become
unlivable."
I nodded and said, "I know. If the Weapons start roaming
around, we will all need to hide under the surface." I watched as
my father got up. "Are you going to try and warn your wife and kids?"
He nodded and said, "I don't want Sephiroth or any of his
followers threatening them." I nodded in agreement. "Besides, I have
to find Vet. This whole ordeal has taken a toll on JaNa." My
heart stopped when he said that. Maybe I should tell him. Before
I could say anything, he ran out the door.
I ran to the window to watch if he would make if far enough
to the pillar. I watched as that idea got dashed. Sephiroth
and his followers had ambushed my father. I ran to the door and started
out towards them. As I got closer, covered by the sands, I heard
Meg say, "The Materia aren't on him, my lord." I realized what they
had done. My father was dead.
I dropped to the ground and heard Sephiroth say, "They must
be in the desert somewhere. Ruby shall fetch them for us. Let
us wait at the edge of the desert." I watched as they vanished from
sight. I wondered who Ruby was. Was Ruby one of the Weapons?
That thought chilled my blood.
I quickly ran for my father and said, "Rich, are you alright?"
I saw his eyes open, and he said, "I'm alright, Max.
At least, I'll be alright soon."
I was taken back when he said my name. I just gasped
and said, "How did you know?"
I saw my father smile very weakly as he said, "I always
knew after you disappeared. I took time to think about it."
There was so much I wanted to tell him, but now wasn't the time. He then
said something that struck a nerve. "When you see your mother, tell
her that I be waiting for her with Skiz?"
I started to cry, "No dad, you can't die. Not now."
He took my hand and said, "Take care of JaNa, and my grandchildren,
please. I know about Lynn." This remark puzzled me and then
he said, "I'm being called. I'll see you again some day."
I could feel it as my father died. His spirit had
departed and headed for the realm of the dead. The only constant
in our world. "Goodbye father." I stood up and heard a loud
rumbling. I turned to see a giant figure in the south. It was one
of the Weapons. The Ruby Weapon. It was roamed this area long
ago, and now was searching the desert for the Materia. I ran into
my fortress and quickly went to the communication device I had. I
quickly sent out an emergency message. Hopefully, Radr would understand
it. I then ran for a Door. I quickly openned it and ran into
it, hoping I picked someplace other than what used to be Asura's town.
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As I ran out of the Final Dungeon, where the door had brought
me out, I looked out at the sky. I saw a figure flying in the distance.
Just by the size, I knew what it was. It was another weapon.
All of a sudden, I heard a siren, and saw all the people in town making
their way for the dungeon. Part of the group was my family.
I couldn't tell them who I was, not yet. Not with what I had to tell
them. When my mother saw me, she said, "Mask, why are you here?"
I just lowered my head and said, "Rich stopped by after
the task he went on. He was fooled into doing a very bad thing."
She looked at me and said, "What do you mean? Is that
thing part of it?" I nodded and then she said, "Where is my husband
now? Is he alright?"
I couldn't make it any nicer. "He stopped by my place
to ask me to guard something. When he left, the people who fooled him killed
him. I'm sorry." I could see the tears welling up in my mother's
eyes. I then saw JaNa hold her with concern. I want to say
something else, but I figured now wasn't the right time. I then noticed
Lena for the first time. She had changed. She was almost a
Crystoid, but I didn't see the crystal that made Crystoids what they were.
I did however see that the Eye was now imbedded in her chest. I took
Lena aside and said, "I'm sorry about your father."
She nodded and said, "It's alright. I wish there was
something I can do to help." I pulled out the one Materia and gave
it to her. "What is this?"
I looked at her and said, "The Black Materia. I need
for you to teleport it somewhere where they can't reach it. I'm going
to try and find Vet. It's what your father would have done." She
nodded after I said that. I looked out of the cave and saw the figure
fly away over the mountains. Now the world needed all the help it
could get.
Continued...Yes It will be