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Chapter 4: Death Claims A Maester
The battle with the Crawler and Negator machina was over now, and they had won easily. Since they had no more distractions to deal with, it was back to getting themselves to the temple. There were overturned snow sleds all over the battlefield, and Wakka was, as usual, eyeing them with a certain high level of hate. Rikku didn't know what his deal was with machina; it wasn't like they were there just to go after him.
She was in the process of imagining one of those little machina chasing a terrified Wakka around when Auron's voice broke her train of thought. Startled, she looked to him, "Huh?" A small smirk of amusement crossed his face, "I said, can we use these to get to the temple?" Finally, someone who wasn't afraid of machina, other than Tidus that is, "Of course we can use them to get to the temple!" After saying that, she knelt down and started moving things around on one of them before it started up, "Yeah!"
Once they had them all started, Kimhari jumped on one and sped off as Rikku stared after him, "I didn't know Kimhari could drive one of those." Wakka glared at one of them and then got on one with Lulu behind him, her laughing lightly before he sped off after Kimhari. Rikku was just about to ask Yuna if she wanted to ride with her, when Tidus walked up to Yuna and helped her onto his speeder. Yuna waved to Auron and Rikku before Tidus sped off behind the others.
This was not going to be a good idea, being alone with Auron wasn't a very good idea at the moment. The lone guardian looked to her and then walked over to the last speeder, "I'll drive this time." Rikku stared at the man and then blinked a few times, "Are you sure you know how?" Silently he got on the last one and then waited for her to get on behind him. Deciding not to tempt fate and that big sword of his, she got on behind him and held onto the sides, "Alright then, let's go."
They took off after the others, being pretty far behind them now. The wind was icy on her and she was freezing half to death, Auron must have noticed this because he spoke to her, "You're shivering..." She rolled her eyes and then answered back, "Y-yeah...i-its cold!" He stopped the speeder and then turned to her, "Step off and then come to my right side, and don't worry, I'm not leaving you here..."
She did as he told her to and got off, moving to his right side, "ok?" He opened his jacket and then moved back from the front, "Sit down." Still not arguing, she sat down in front of him, about to ask what he was doing when she felt his arms going around her to reach the handle bars. The coat fell around her in a protective way, keeping her warm as he started off again.
The rest of the ride was spent in silence, neither of them daring to speak to the other for fear of saying something that they would regret later. It wasn't like they hated each other, but with her emotions running on high gear she wasn't going to take a chance with upsetting them both.
They reached the temple and then regrouped before walking up to the door. There was a Yevonite there at the door, and when Rikku got close enough he pointed a finger at her, "You are not allowed to enter the sacred temple of Yevon!" Rikku looked shocked, but a very calm Auron stepped past her toward the man, "She is a guardian, you cannot disallow a guardian entrance to the temples of Yevon. And there are no laws forbidding Al Bhed to be guardians." The man could only sigh and allow her passage into the temple, "Very well...you may proceed."
As Rikku walked by the man, she smirked and then skittered on up to the rest of the group. Upon entering a room, they found that Yuna was already inside the Fayth. Seymour was standing at the bottom of the stairs being as creepy as always. Yuna emerged from the Fayth and saw them all there waiting for her, looking from her friends to the Maester. It looked as if she were about to cry until she ran to them, being hidden behind Tidus, Wakka and Auron.
Rikku watched as Tidus yelled at Seymour, but she couldn't hear them. There were so many thoughts going through her mind that she couldn't concentrate on just one thing. The only thing she heard was when Yuna yelled out, "I will fight you too!" No sooner than the words had been spoken, the battle started with her Tidus and Yuna in battle first. Not only was Seymour there, but his guardians were there too, and they had the auto potion ability. Tidus nodded to Rikku and she ran at one of the guardians, stealing his Hi-potion so that he couldn't heal himself.
Tidus took his chance and ran toward the guardian, striking him with his sword, the guardian cast a protect spell on Seymour before dying, leaving one guardian and Seymour. This time it was Seymour who attacked, casting a Firaga spell on Rikku and then Tidus. Yuna stepped up and used her pray ability to help them recover some strength after the attack. Now it was back to Rikku as she ran forward and stole the Hi-potion from the last guardian, leaving the rest to Tidus.
Auron watched from the sidelines as Tidus and Rikku worked together to take out both of the guardians, now that only left Seymour. That was what everyone else was thinking before Seymour laughed evily, "Come Anima!" That word sent shivers clear down to Rikku's toes, that aeon was not something she wanted to mess with. Tidus looked to Yuna and nodded, meaning he wanted her to let someone else in to take her place. She nodded back and then looked to Auron, the two of them switching places.
Rikku smiled a bit as he ran into battle beside her, but she quickly turned her attention back to the hideous aeon that was before her. She ran at it, striking it twice before jumping back to her spot in the line up. Tidus followed suit and attacked the monster, this now filling up his overdrive meter. Auron was next up, using his giant sword to attack the horrid aeon, but it still wasn't enough. Knowing what she had to do, Rikku ran out of the battle and let Yuna take her place once more.
Yuna smiled to Rikku and then summoned Shiva, from there on it would be a battle of the aeons. Shiva attacked with Blizzaga as Anima attacked with it's own eerie powers. It wasn't long before Shiva's overdrive meter was full, and Yuna ordered her to attack with Diamond Dust. The attack took a lot out of Anima, and thus it used it's own hellish overdrive. Shiva managed to survive that, and then cast Blizzaga on herself to heal. Again her overdrive was full and Yuna ordered another Diamond Dust, this time it destroyed Anima and Seymour was left to his own devices. Yuna called Shiva away and then switched out with Rikku again.
Back in battle once more, Rikku's overdrive, as well as Tidus and Auron's, was full. Tidus was the first to attack with his overdrive, Auron following, and then her last of all. The attacks took a lot from Seymour, but they would still need to attack as much as possible. The overdrives from them only made Seymour more upset with them and he started casting multi spells on the group, seriously injuring Rikku.
Auron saw the pain Rikku was in and then he ran at Seymour, attacking him with all his might, but the master still stood through the attack. Tidus followed suit and attacked Seymour, but he was still standing. The wounded Rikku pushed herself to her feet and then pulled out a grenade, tossing it at Seymour. An explosion sounded and then when the smoke cleared, Seymour was on the ground.
The battle with the master had been won, but Yuna looked upset. Rikku watched as her cousin ran to his side, finding that she had killed him. Tidus glanced to Rikku and saw that inside she was upset about killing Seymour, but she wasn't going to feel pity for him now. Just as they thought it was over, the guado came into the room and drug their fallen leader out of the room, locking the doors behind them. Now the group would have to face the icy Macalania Temple Cloister of Trials before they could escape.
a/n: What do you think?! Good or bad? Let me know, and sorry it took so long to get this chapter up here!
Chapter 4: Death Claims A Maester
The battle with the Crawler and Negator machina was over now, and they had won easily. Since they had no more distractions to deal with, it was back to getting themselves to the temple. There were overturned snow sleds all over the battlefield, and Wakka was, as usual, eyeing them with a certain high level of hate. Rikku didn't know what his deal was with machina; it wasn't like they were there just to go after him.
She was in the process of imagining one of those little machina chasing a terrified Wakka around when Auron's voice broke her train of thought. Startled, she looked to him, "Huh?" A small smirk of amusement crossed his face, "I said, can we use these to get to the temple?" Finally, someone who wasn't afraid of machina, other than Tidus that is, "Of course we can use them to get to the temple!" After saying that, she knelt down and started moving things around on one of them before it started up, "Yeah!"
Once they had them all started, Kimhari jumped on one and sped off as Rikku stared after him, "I didn't know Kimhari could drive one of those." Wakka glared at one of them and then got on one with Lulu behind him, her laughing lightly before he sped off after Kimhari. Rikku was just about to ask Yuna if she wanted to ride with her, when Tidus walked up to Yuna and helped her onto his speeder. Yuna waved to Auron and Rikku before Tidus sped off behind the others.
This was not going to be a good idea, being alone with Auron wasn't a very good idea at the moment. The lone guardian looked to her and then walked over to the last speeder, "I'll drive this time." Rikku stared at the man and then blinked a few times, "Are you sure you know how?" Silently he got on the last one and then waited for her to get on behind him. Deciding not to tempt fate and that big sword of his, she got on behind him and held onto the sides, "Alright then, let's go."
They took off after the others, being pretty far behind them now. The wind was icy on her and she was freezing half to death, Auron must have noticed this because he spoke to her, "You're shivering..." She rolled her eyes and then answered back, "Y-yeah...i-its cold!" He stopped the speeder and then turned to her, "Step off and then come to my right side, and don't worry, I'm not leaving you here..."
She did as he told her to and got off, moving to his right side, "ok?" He opened his jacket and then moved back from the front, "Sit down." Still not arguing, she sat down in front of him, about to ask what he was doing when she felt his arms going around her to reach the handle bars. The coat fell around her in a protective way, keeping her warm as he started off again.
The rest of the ride was spent in silence, neither of them daring to speak to the other for fear of saying something that they would regret later. It wasn't like they hated each other, but with her emotions running on high gear she wasn't going to take a chance with upsetting them both.
They reached the temple and then regrouped before walking up to the door. There was a Yevonite there at the door, and when Rikku got close enough he pointed a finger at her, "You are not allowed to enter the sacred temple of Yevon!" Rikku looked shocked, but a very calm Auron stepped past her toward the man, "She is a guardian, you cannot disallow a guardian entrance to the temples of Yevon. And there are no laws forbidding Al Bhed to be guardians." The man could only sigh and allow her passage into the temple, "Very well...you may proceed."
As Rikku walked by the man, she smirked and then skittered on up to the rest of the group. Upon entering a room, they found that Yuna was already inside the Fayth. Seymour was standing at the bottom of the stairs being as creepy as always. Yuna emerged from the Fayth and saw them all there waiting for her, looking from her friends to the Maester. It looked as if she were about to cry until she ran to them, being hidden behind Tidus, Wakka and Auron.
Rikku watched as Tidus yelled at Seymour, but she couldn't hear them. There were so many thoughts going through her mind that she couldn't concentrate on just one thing. The only thing she heard was when Yuna yelled out, "I will fight you too!" No sooner than the words had been spoken, the battle started with her Tidus and Yuna in battle first. Not only was Seymour there, but his guardians were there too, and they had the auto potion ability. Tidus nodded to Rikku and she ran at one of the guardians, stealing his Hi-potion so that he couldn't heal himself.
Tidus took his chance and ran toward the guardian, striking him with his sword, the guardian cast a protect spell on Seymour before dying, leaving one guardian and Seymour. This time it was Seymour who attacked, casting a Firaga spell on Rikku and then Tidus. Yuna stepped up and used her pray ability to help them recover some strength after the attack. Now it was back to Rikku as she ran forward and stole the Hi-potion from the last guardian, leaving the rest to Tidus.
Auron watched from the sidelines as Tidus and Rikku worked together to take out both of the guardians, now that only left Seymour. That was what everyone else was thinking before Seymour laughed evily, "Come Anima!" That word sent shivers clear down to Rikku's toes, that aeon was not something she wanted to mess with. Tidus looked to Yuna and nodded, meaning he wanted her to let someone else in to take her place. She nodded back and then looked to Auron, the two of them switching places.
Rikku smiled a bit as he ran into battle beside her, but she quickly turned her attention back to the hideous aeon that was before her. She ran at it, striking it twice before jumping back to her spot in the line up. Tidus followed suit and attacked the monster, this now filling up his overdrive meter. Auron was next up, using his giant sword to attack the horrid aeon, but it still wasn't enough. Knowing what she had to do, Rikku ran out of the battle and let Yuna take her place once more.
Yuna smiled to Rikku and then summoned Shiva, from there on it would be a battle of the aeons. Shiva attacked with Blizzaga as Anima attacked with it's own eerie powers. It wasn't long before Shiva's overdrive meter was full, and Yuna ordered her to attack with Diamond Dust. The attack took a lot out of Anima, and thus it used it's own hellish overdrive. Shiva managed to survive that, and then cast Blizzaga on herself to heal. Again her overdrive was full and Yuna ordered another Diamond Dust, this time it destroyed Anima and Seymour was left to his own devices. Yuna called Shiva away and then switched out with Rikku again.
Back in battle once more, Rikku's overdrive, as well as Tidus and Auron's, was full. Tidus was the first to attack with his overdrive, Auron following, and then her last of all. The attacks took a lot from Seymour, but they would still need to attack as much as possible. The overdrives from them only made Seymour more upset with them and he started casting multi spells on the group, seriously injuring Rikku.
Auron saw the pain Rikku was in and then he ran at Seymour, attacking him with all his might, but the master still stood through the attack. Tidus followed suit and attacked Seymour, but he was still standing. The wounded Rikku pushed herself to her feet and then pulled out a grenade, tossing it at Seymour. An explosion sounded and then when the smoke cleared, Seymour was on the ground.
The battle with the master had been won, but Yuna looked upset. Rikku watched as her cousin ran to his side, finding that she had killed him. Tidus glanced to Rikku and saw that inside she was upset about killing Seymour, but she wasn't going to feel pity for him now. Just as they thought it was over, the guado came into the room and drug their fallen leader out of the room, locking the doors behind them. Now the group would have to face the icy Macalania Temple Cloister of Trials before they could escape.
a/n: What do you think?! Good or bad? Let me know, and sorry it took so long to get this chapter up here!