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"..." is speaking and '...' are thoughts
I think this is the best chapter I've ever wrote! ^_^ yay!! Coz of many things, including the number of words (which passed the 10,000 O_O) and the way of speaking and such. So, hope you like it! :D and now read the story! :P
Chapter 9: Truth
--Southernmost part of Usamën--
Iramsy was guiding them through the land. They passed Vou, for that river surrounded Ylnmën, and it was the same river in which Cloud entered before, for it divided into many more rivers that spread beside Ylnmën and Tïv. And they could pass it, for it was not as deep as the other rivers all around Attem. Greatest of all the rivers was Näd, which started in the northern coast of Usamën, Nedie, and went southward, passing Tïv and ending at the Southernmost Coast, Tidie. And Iramsy was glad that they didn't had to cross Näd, for its currents were strong and if thou enter it nowadays, thou shan't get out again, for in the Nirkara did it was beautiful and peaceful, but now, since Jomhä disappeared, everything in whole Attem has gone out of control, alongside with its people.
These were Iramsy's memories. Ay, he was remembering when he came here ere, in the Nirkara, for only he could came over to Attem, for he was the first Yhiku ever created. He remembered when peace still lurked everywhere and hatred and loathing didn't ever existed, for the one that first started it all was Midas. Iramsy remembered also when he came to the shores of Usamën, Nedie, and they were once the most beautiful ones in both Attem and Gonêm, for they were the dream shores that everyone had, and that place was where almost all of the Humans ever dream of, dreaming that they were at a beautiful beach with the ones they loved the most, or just alone, trying to figure something out by themselves.
They were reaching the coast now, and Aradia was glad that they had finally got away from Tïv, for they needed to keep away from that land, for Tïv is where almost all of the Second Essanth dwell, the servers of Midas. And in Usamën dwelled the Late Essanth, also called the Vacaltë, for they have rebelled against Midas and his servers since they first appeared, thus war is almost always seen in these lands and besides Ylnmën also, for that is where both Usamën and Tïv join. And Ylnmën was also a part of Tïv, thus they were not safe in that land, that is the why of their quick departure, otherwise, they would've just stayed there and talk.
And hence on was where Usamën started, and both Aradia and Iramsy thought that they were finally safe, for this was now property from the Vacaltë. That's what they thought, that all of the Vacaltë still lurked here, how very wrong they were by thinking that, for something had happened that they did not saw coming.........
Aradia sensed that something was not right here. She was right indeed, for she looked ahead and she did not saw Vacaÿah as she always did when she was nearing these lands, but instead of that she saw Fire, a great one that is. She then started to run faster and faster and faster until she reached the City and saw no one, for surely they had been or either killed or they had fled hence, fearing to be either killed or tortured by the Second Essanth, for they had already gone mad just by the fact of being servers of Midas, and even more by the capturing of Jomhä.
--Vacaÿah--
Houses fell. Trees burned to the ground. Crisping. Scorching. Burning. That was what was happening to all of the things that were at Vacaÿah. Smoke covered the entire City, until Aradia reached and as she is one of the Lëzdem, then nothing like that can touch her, for the power of a Lëzde is far greater that anything else thou can ever imagine. An aura encircled her that did not let the smoke to touch her and to probably contaminate her with its poison. She then started to look for any survivor, but she found none, for most of them were dead and had disappeared for the rest of the Eternity and some of the survivors, which were few, were hiding, but she did not knew that still, for they thought that danger had already passed and they had decided to stay there. Not yet, they weren't ready to go out yet, for they weren't sure if those people that just came were either allies or foes. You must not trust that easily in Attem, for danger lurks always around you; let that be a first lesson for you to know, now that thou will wander from now on around this World, and maybe, just maybe, to the other Worlds.
Aradia then turned to see as Iramsy hurriedly came to join her and she could see panic in his eyes, for maybe they would loose against their fight with Midas now that all of the Vacaltë were dead or gone, surely far away now from that place, and they did not had the time or speed to follow them, for the Darkness could confuse them and they could get lost in Attem, something that was dangerous indeed, for many beasts lurked all around the World, even though if they had been defeated before, they would still once more get back into the surface to Live, for the Present Humans do have a great imagination. The Lëzdem exchanged quizzical looks, wondering who or what had possibly done this; so they spoke.
"Not even in Nirkara had something like this happened." said Iramsy. "Nor have Midas tried to do something similar to this, for all he ever wanted to accomplish was to turn the Vacaltë to his side, not to kill them!"
"Ay, but thou must remember that the Mijinh is much different to the Nirkara, and ideals and things do change, no matter by how little, but they do change. So, we must continue everything without aid from the Vacaltë, for surely had they been killed or the survivors have gone far away, deeper into the Darkness; place in which we cannot follow them. We have to fight, no matter what, even if we loose, for we must fight for Nersun; even if we die trying."
"Nay. What we must fight is for Nerlïb, for if we do not fight now, then what will happen to Nersun? Now is what matters the most, not what Will Be." said Iramsy. Of course, these where 2 different point of views, and as they were different, they needed to be debated, but sometime later on. Then, Iramsy looked back at the rest of the group slowly approaching, for they had left them behind by their quick pace when they had seen the great Fire arising in the horizon. He then asked one more thing to Aradia, turning around to face her once again.
"Do we tell them about Gaëmen?" he asked intently.
"Nay; they must not know of what happened and of the reason of why it happened. They just think of it as an accident, an earthquake, and also that it was Letsumä fault, and that is how it must remain to them; as an earthquake that occurred just when they were at that exact place." She said without hesitation.
"Very well then, that is how it shall remain, but if they discover it by other means, then there is nothing we can do."
"Indeed." was all that responded Aradia, for the rest of the group were now besides them, and surely would they question them about what they were talking in that place. Then Iramsy spoke to all of them, in a high voice, and fair enough to convince the rest of the Vacaltë that they were not foes, but allies, for they had never heard a Lëzde nor an Yhiku speak before, thus they were convinced that they were here to help them, thus they went slowly out of their hiding places, while Iramsy spoke to Cloud and the rest of the group.
"There is nothing left here, for everything has been destroyed and the Vacaltë have been assassinated. Thus, we have to keep moving towards Tidie, the coast of Usamën, and we shall remain there until it is the right time to continue in our journey. Thus I shall say to all thee, make haste!; for if we go thither, then we shall be even more protected than here, for I fear that the Second Essanth might return once more, looking for survivors, and that will not be good for us, for they outnumber us by many. So, let's continue our journey, for there is something we need to speak to you about." And he turned around just to see a Vacaltë nearing them to salute them. And his name I will not tell to thee, for we do not dare utter a dead Essanth's name that has died before. Bad luck some say that it brings to thee, but what I think is that its just customs of us that have appeared since the Nirkara. And do not think that he was dead when he talked to our little group, for he was alive when he spoke to them.
But I can tell thee which were his looks, for that is still permitted nowadays, but I think that it will not be long until they take away that custom also. The Vacaltë was about 6'4", had short black hair and black beard, had brown eyes, and dark skin. He also had big muscles, was dressed in green pants and a brownish jacket. But what was more peculiar in this Essanth, was that he had a gun arm.........
Cloud was astonished, and so were Aeris and Tifa, for they hadn't thought to see him in here. Barret. Cloud was about to ask him what he was doing there and how was it that he was there, but Iramsy stopped him by talking in his head.
"Nay! He has not met you before, for he is a Late Essanth. A Vacaltë, that is. And he looks like your friend, for somebody dreamed of him, thus they created the Essanth in front of us. So do not speak to him yet, for I shall talk to him before, to see what is it that he wants to speak to us about." And Cloud was silent as he saw Iramsy walking towards 'Barret' and started to talk to him in another language foreign to the Yhiku, Essanth, and Human; for it was the language of the Vacaltë, and it was derived from the other 3 languages. But it was not foreign for a Lëzdem did understood, for they know Nerelde, so they spoke.
"Nalilandeulin!" said 'Barret' to Iramsy.
"Jiz lin mï." responded Iramsy.
And they remained silent, looking into each other's eyes, to see if one of them flinched or did anything wrong, for if one did, then the other knew immediately that he was not to be trusted, and would not talk to him and avoid him. And this was a custom that was practiced in whole Attem and Irlëm, but not in Gonêm, for you can easily deceive there, and that custom has long been lost there; and it is called the Zamquë, the Truth Seeker, in the language of the Vacaltë, and it has many more names throughout Attem, but I shall only give you the most important one, the one that we will use on this journey. And of cours, we know that Iramsy But this time, both Iramsy and 'Barret' remained still, without even blinking, and when they saw that they were with trustful people, they started to talk. But they were talking at such a quick pace that I could not keep up to catch all of what they were saying, but some of the most important parts did I catch. They were talking of what had happened here before, of why where they hiding, if they had once fought with all of their might. Also, of who had done this, but to that question did 'Barret' not answered, for it was like the passing of a Shadow in the Darkness, for nobody saw who or what had done all of this in such a little time. So Iramsy said that they were leaving the City towards Nedie, for they needed to be in a place where they would not be disturbed, so 'Barret' understood of his speaking and he wished all of them good luck, for him and the rest of his people were leaving the City also, lest the Shadow might return once again and this time, to kill them all.
"Kïlvass!" finally yelled 'Barret' before going out of eyesight, into the Never-ending Horizon, with the rest of the Vacaltë. Who knows where they were heading to, but surely to a safe place, and not on the open fields like here, in Vacaÿah. All were silent now. How was it that another 'Barret' was here with them, and then had left? Nay, it was not possible, the real Barret would have stayed with them and tried to help them, so they asked.
"Who was that?" asked Tifa.
"Yeah, who the hell was him?" also said Cloud.
"What is he doing here?" finally asked Aeris, but Iramsy would not answer to all of this, thus he screamed at them for their impatience.
"Quiet!!!" he screamed with a mighty voice that sounded in all Usamën, for he had grown tired of their questions which would all be responded later on. That took them off-guard, for they hadn't expected him to shout so loudly, so they were silent, until he said.
"Had not I told you before that Aradia and me would answer all of thy questions? Now, let us be gone from this land, now that there is time for us to be able to." And he started to walk hurriedly towards the north, Nedie. They all followed him hesitatingly, but this time Aradia stayed behind, for now she knew that the Shadow had been here before them, and she feared of the safety of everyone on the group. She waited until Sephiroth, Vincent, Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris went behind Iramsy, but she remained some more time, and she said to herself.
'Why is she doing this? That was not necessary.' But then, she saw that they were some distance away from her, and she decided to start to follow them now, but before doing so, she looked back at the City and then turned around and started to run.
--Nedie--
The coast was in view now. And every time they got closer they saw Light. Aye, thou heard right, Light, but this was not a strong Light nor a dim light, like the one of the Ylnhoss, but an evening-type of Light, all Orange and Red, for it was an Eternal Evening, thus it was also called Nalindië, and it never became Dark, for Humans are indeed strong altogether, and together they made this beautiful sight for the eye to see. And whence did this Light came from? Nobody knew for sure, not even the Lëzdem, but theories exist that have been told among the Vacaltë, whom came here every time they could. Maybe there was Light because too much Humans ever dreamed about this place. Aye, maybe so, and this was the most accepted theory among them. Many more exist, ay, they do, but Time is running out for us, thus I shan't tell them all to thee.
Iramsy stopped walking when he reached the shore. He waited until the rest of the group came up to him, and surrounded him. And until they were all there together, he would start to speak, but he noticed that Aradia was nowhere to be seen, for she had been left behind long time ago. But at last did he saw her far away, coming out of the Darkness, and approaching them but slowly, for she was still thinking about the Shadow, thus she did not wanted to join them yet, but she would soon. Iramsy then started to talk to them, for Aradia knew Nerelde and she did not need an explanation.
"What is it that thou desire to know first?" he asked them, as he slowly turned to look at the Horizon, looking for peaceful memories of the Nirkara, which they did not existed anymore, for they all went with the using of Holy, in the Nirkara, altogether with the Light from Attem. Then, there was silence, for they did not knew of what to ask, for Iramsy had caught them all off-guard with this question of his. But then, Sephiroth was the first one to speak, and he said.
"Who are you? What is this place? What has really happened throughout all these years? What the hell happened to me, that I just felt as if I was on a void place?" impatient, was he, but he soon slowed down, for questions ran thin in his head, thus he went silent and Iramsy responded to him.
"Both the Essanth and the Yhiku call me Iramsy, the Man of Light, but it all started with the Yhiku, for when I used Holy, I died, but my body did, not my soul, thus I just looked one last time at Gonêm before leaving it forever, but when I did, the Yhiku saw my face up on the Sky, and named me like that, for they saw me when the Blinding Light was at work. Now with the second question, this place is called Attem, the Dark World, or the World of the Dreams also. The Essanth dwell here, for they cannot leave it, unless they are or a First or a Second, for they are the strongest ones of all. Darkness rules here, for Holy took all of the Light it once endured here, and it used it to stop Meteor from falling from the Sky. But this World is bound to the life of the First World, for Life flows through the dreams towards here, and as all the time there is more than someone sleeping, then it will never die. But if Meteor falls, then the Humans will die and also will this World and the Essanth also. You were captured, Sephiroth, in an Ylnho. And those orbs are damned, some say, for nobody can unmade them nor can they free the Gatiok inside of them, the Damned Souls, for it needs the blood of it was used to capture that soul, and as Midas is the only one that uses them, and as no one is able to touch him without being killed or captured, then it has been impossible to the Late Essanth, the Vacaltë, to free them." Then there was a long pause, for Iramsy had answered the questions that had been given to him. But then, at last did Vincent spoke.
"Who was that man, whom I fought before he captured me? And why, do you use Cloaks?" he said this while signalling Iramsy, Cloud, Sephiroth, and Aeris, who were wearing Grey and White Cloaks. "Why am I not wearing one, as you do?" Aeris and Tifa both looked at Cloud, as though as they hadn't ever seen him wearing the Cloak and Iramsy responded.
"The man you fought before is called Praya, and he is called Vacaltë among the Vacaltë themselves, for he has been traitorous to them. He joined Midas in his fight against the Humans ever since he was created. But lest he might get challenged by someone and get killed, he wears a Grey Cloak, that which only the First Humans and Second Essanth use. But thou must not get tricked by that, for it is only used as a disguise for him to be safe, he uses it only to create fear. But now, thanks for him wearing that Cloak, it has made him even stronger than how he was before, and even more difficult to defeat, for a Vacaltë is mortal, but now, he has got stronger and more resistant to wounds. And now that I mentioned the Cloaks, I shall tell thee which ones everyone uses. The Yhiku wear White ones, as thou can see," he said while signalling Aeris and himself. "The First Essanth wear Black ones, and the only one I've ever seen wearing one since the Nirkara is Midas, for he is the last one left alive from them, for Holy killed almost all of them, almost I said, for just some time ago did I saw another one." And he glanced Cloud, telling him that it was true, that it was indeed a First Essanth whom he had spoken before, and he told him this only with the look on his face. He then continued, "The Second Essanth wear Grey ones, and so do the First Humans do, as you can see with Praya and these two, in front of you." Of course that he meant Cloud and Sephiroth, and Vincent knew this, but then, Iramsy had to finish. "And the last ones are the Present Humans and the Vacaltë. They are the weakest ones of all, for they are not immortal as are the other ones. And they aren't as strong also. Many they are, that is the why of their weaknesses, but that is the why also of their dominion they have over both Gonêm and Attem. The Present Humans ruling Gonêm and the Vacaltë expanding even more throughout Attem. Now is it clear now, what was once a doubt?" and Vincent nodded, for his questions were now answered, but still, many more had the rest of the group, which we shall hear in a few moments.
Now it was someone else's turn to ask something. Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa were looking at each other, asking not with words, but with movements and gestures of their bodies, to see who would go next in asking something that troubled their minds. But then, Tifa decided to ask first, by saying.
"Who is Midas? I saw him in one of my dreams, but that's as far as I go remembering him."
"Yeah, me too. I fought him once back in a black roomy place, but then I ran because someone told me to." also said Cloud.
Iramsy had waited for this question to be asked, for this one lead back until the Nirkara, when the Yhiku were born and also the Essanth. But then he heard the last statement that Cloud said, and he wondered who could've been that had warned him from the danger, but decided to ask that until later on.
"Midas.........is probably the worst that has ever happened to Nerâle. He is a First Essanth, created by none other than me, and I regret going to sleep that fateful day. I remember it so clearly, how I dreamed of someone rebelling. How stupid of me to do that, especially at that time. After that night, problems arose among the Yhiku, and nobody knew the reason of that, until I woke up and to escape all those wars and problems. But as I was nearing the Gate, I heard voices coming from outside, and I eavesdropped them, but I couldn't hear clearly, thus I opened slightly the Gate, and I was able to see him, standing in front of the Gate, giving out orders to his servants and entering other Gates, and then I instantly knew what was happening. So I went back to Gonêm to warn the rest of the Yhiku but they didn't listen to me, thus I went to seek for Aradia, whom we hadn't heard of since the incident at Gaëmen. And I looked for her for days and days until she found me, for she was also looking for my help, and she told me that a great peril was indeed going to appear soon in the Sky. I did not know of what she was speaking, and I asked, but she did not said anything more about it, but instead said to me how to make nehob by creating Nehoss. I was amazed when she showed me one of them, and I immediately decided to help. But the how to create them, I wont tell to you, for that information only do the Lëzdem know, and it would be of great peril if we tell you. And it is not that we do not trust you, but someone else could hear or learn how to create them, and once again another peril could appear. Then I created Holy, and waited, and there it appeared in the Sky, Meteor, and it started to fall at such a quick pace, for it was its master the one that casted it, thus it came down quicker. But I was ready, and I prayed for Holy, but Aradia had warned me before that I had to die in order to be able to use it, thus I died, and that is when the Yhiku saw my face high in the Sky, looking at them deep into their souls and calming them down. But before doing all that, I had to die, and I appeared at the Silamne, and there, I ran, for I knew that if I stayed there, then I would disappear, for Holy used indeed a great strength that would shake the All. So I entered Arattë, but before doing so, I saw that there were orbs all around it, and I knew instantly what was it that was inside them. Souls. Aye to that, but it was too late, and I could do nothing for them, so I left them there, and they were destroyed, and the souls inside them also, but by doing so, Irlëm was created, and now every time an Yhiku dies, his soul goes over to Irlëm, and not remains in Gonêm, in the Onosselä. And I was relieved, thining that Midas was destroyed by Holy, but how wrong was I of thinking that. He survived somehow, and now he is trying to do the same he once did in the Nirkara. He is trying to cast Meteor and to kill every single Human living there, so that the Two Worlds would crumble, and by doing so, Gaëath would get weak and he could enter it, and he alone could kill all of the Yhiku once more, for they are no longer immortal, for they have already died once and they would disappear for the rest of the Eternity. That is what I want to stop, and that is the why of me asking for your help. Not even do the Vacaltë have the enough strength to stop him, even though they are many more than his servants. Many they are throughout Attem, but many names do they have also. The ones thou saw are the Vacaltë, and they have rebelled against Midas since he once came to talk to them, trying to make them to turn on his side. But his plan didn't worked, so he has fought with them ever since. But now, we've seen that the City has been destroyed, and also the majority of the Vacaltë have been murdered also. By whom, that I will never know for sure." And he glanced at Aradia, who now was with them, and she knew what he meant. He meant that he will never know, for surely Aradia would lie to him if he asked. So he kept silent, and waited for the next question.
This time, Cloud did not hesitated, for he wanted to know something that had started to disturb his mind a long time ago. Aeris. Why was she here? He thought that he had died, and surely had she gone over to the Promised Land, but nay, she was here with them. How was that possible? He would soon know.
"I want to know something else."
"What is it?" asked Iramsy.
"How is it possible that Aeris is here with us? Wasn't she killed?"
"Yes, she was killed. And the reason of why she is here with us, only can she answer that." He said, for he had not been there when all of that had happened. They all turned to look at Aeris, who looked very puzzled, for she did not remembered a thing from before, she only remembered Darkness, and she had thought that that was the way of how being dead felt like. So she said.
"Em......... sorry to disappoint you, but I don't remember a thing. Just all darkening and then........." but she was trailed off, for she did not wished to give all the details that had happened inside the Ylnho, but that was alright, Iramsy did understood, but Cloud did not, and he wanted to know.
"What, what happened Aeris?" she remained silent. "Aeris." Silence. "Are you ok?" he asked. But then, Iramsy interrupted.
"Speak no more to her and even less question her." He said with almost fury on his eyes, for who would not protect his daughter from any harm? "She already told thee that she does not remember. Isn't it clear enough for you?!" and now, Cloud was astounded that Iramsy was almost yelling at him, for he had almost always been calm and peaceful. And he was like this overprotective, for he had not seen his daughter since the Nirkara, before he even used Holy. But then, Aradia intervened.
"Silence, Iramsy. Have not thou heard that he was only preoccupied for her? From what I can see and hear, thou are too exalted to speak, thus I shall continue talking to them. Why don't thou go to walk around Nalindië, to see if you find the Follower?" and he went, for he was wise indeed, and he did not wanted to get more angrier than how he was right now. So, they all saw as he went far away, and Aradia then came up to them and took Iramsÿ post.
"Well, then. Are you going to continue with thy questions, or shall we continue over to Dalale? For that is our next destination from here."
Cloud then remembered that he had seen that Iramsy had another sword hidden, but he had not yet revealed to whom it belonged to. But he could not ask Aradia, for surely she did not knew of that, since it was Iramsy and not her. So he remained silent, and Tifa decided to ask something else.
"What happened to Zack?" but then, Cloud said.
"He was killed. He was killed while he tried to protect me, on the outskirts of Midgar." And they were all silent, especially Aeris, for now she knew what had really happened to her lost boyfriend. But then, Aradia said.
"That is .........not true."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Cloud. "I remembered later on. He was killed; I remember seeing that with my own eyes!"
"Indeed, I shall say, for the eyes do not lie. But they can be easily fooled and deceived."
They did not comprehended what she meant, and how could they? For they were none of them were aware of what had really happened at the time. Then, Aradia decided to continue.
"It is true that he was shot. Aye to that! But he was not killed then.........he was still alive, and you, Doëmn, were on the verge of Death itself! And I could not let thee to get killed, so I used the only remaining power left around that place, which was Dry, for the Present Humans had used all of the Onosselä from miles around. That Present Human had indeed a great strength inside him, just enough to make you able to walk until you reached that dreadful city in which I did not entered at the time, otherwise the energy inside me would of have been taken and used as Light. But something else passed to you than just his energy as I transferred it to him to you." She said that last thing slowly, for them to acknowledge of what was that she was speaking of.
"His memories." said Cloud, whom had understood perfectly and now had the answer to his enigma. Tifa and Aeris both understood perfectly of what was what she meant, but not Vincent or Sephiroth. And Sephiroth recognized the name Zack immediately, and heard of what had happened to him, and said.
"What did you do to him?" he said with a cold voice, while crossing his arms, for he did not want to sound so worried all of a sudden. Aradia answered.
"Do not worry, for I made a Chocobo to take him over to the city and there, he was safe. But when Meteor appeared, I knew almost immediately that everyone in the city were in danger, so I went in there as fast as I could and took him outside, into the Fields. But I sensed that that was not a safe place also, so I took him over to Gaëmen, and there, he was taken care by the doctor from there and nurse. So I left, knowing that he was safe, and I remember later on, that I watched as Meteor slowly came down into the city, and destroyed it completely, but I saw as the Blinding Light came at work, and as the Onosselä came to aid it. And I was glad, for I knew that we would not loose, and I left Gonêm for many a time, until Midas came once again, to try to disturb Peace once more. And I remember that I returned to Gonêm and I saw that the Present Human was nowhere to be seen in Gaëmen, so I asked the doctor and he said to me that he had left a long time ago, but I could not sense him on the surface anymore, for his energy had passed on to thee, Doëmn, so I could only sense him where you were, and I knew that it was you and not him. Alas! What a great loss, for his strength would be of great use right now, since we are few now that Vacaÿah was destroyed and so the Vacaltë. But I am not afraid, for many more allies do we have throughout Attem, and I know for sure that we will not loose this battle."
"So do I." said a voice behind them. And it was Iramsy, whom had finally returned from his little trip, but he had not gone to the end of the coast, or he would have not returned yet. Nay, he had only gone some distance away, and then he returned, for now he was calmed and he desired to speak to them again. Then, Cloud said.
"You have another sword, Iramsy, I have seen it. To whom does it belong to?" he asked, for indeed was he interested to know that. Iramsy was shocked, for how could have Cloud been so fast to see the sword under his White Cloak? He then decided to show them the sword, so he unsheathed it, and took it out. It was indeed big, and sharp also. It was one of the Nirelorë, the First Swords, and they were the most powerful weapons in the All, for who had forged them, that we will never know. And it is said that the one who posses these two Swords will unleash an unimaginable power, capable of even destroying the Nerâle. And they were all amazed by its beauty, for it also had a thin line running from the hilt to the tip of the sword, made of amendê, and also the entire hilt was made of onostë and balë. But not any kind of bale or onostë, but of the first ones, that appeared in the Nirkara, and they do not exist any more now, only in this sword and in the other Nirelorë, for there are only two of them in the All.
"Mëarck it is called throughout Attem, for stories are told about this sword, things that were made with it, wonderful and amazing things that is. None can wield it, not even can I do, for if you look carefully, I can barely even lift it from the ground. Only can its true master do that, and I shall give it to him later on."
"Aye to that!" said Aradia, for she did not wish to reveal yet who he was. Maybe it was Vincent. Aye, he could be......... but also it could be Sephiroth, or Cloud, or even Aeris. But why should I delay you with questions that will lead you to even more questions? Let us continue with the story.
Then Iramsy remembered that he had the Masamune from Sephiroth, and he could now give it to him, for he was awake now and they were out of danger also. So he sheathed Mëarck once again and walked forward towards Sephiroth and out he took the Masamune and handed it to him. Sephiroth hesitated to take it, for what if it was only a trap from these people around him? But then, he decided to take it, and Iramsy was glad indeed that they were progressing with the trustfulness among them. And now, Sephiroth was relieved that he at least had something to protect himself with, and also because he had not grabbed his sword in a long time. He decided to unsheathe it and swing it a few times, only to hear the sound it made when it passed cutting the air. He loved to hear that, for it made him remember when he would be fighting against enemies, long before he was captured. It also made helped him to relax a little bit, at least a little but it was something. Up and down. Left to right. He then decided to guard it again and put it on his side and now he was even more interested on what was happening all around him. He did not knew that almost 200 miles eastward was the great river Näd. Neither did he knew that 100 miles westward were the great mountains, Mïn, and that the greatest one of all was called Mï, the Head of the Earth, for it went high into the skies, higher than the rest of the other mountains. And if Mï was the head, then Mïn was its body. Nay, he did not knew all of this. But what he did knew was that something ahead of them, on the Horizon, was coming towards them. He decided to ignore it, thinking that it was probably just a bird, but he saw that it was getting bigger by the second, and was approaching them at a remarkable speed. He then decided to inform the rest of the group, but he did so just when Cloud was asking something else.
"Oh, yeah, I wanted to ask you. Why do you call me Doëmn?" he finally asked.
And this is just when Sephiroth interrupted them, not giving the chance to Iramsy to answer Cloud. And he said.
"Something is coming towards us." He said while signalling into the Horizon.
"Aye to that." Said Aradia, whom already had seen the figure long before Sephiroth, but decided to stay quiet, for maybe the figure would just go away or even pass them by without even noticing them. But nay, that would not happen, she sensed. Sensed, that is, not knew. Then, Iramsy thought of something and told them his worries.
"Could it be one of the Fadamta?" there was silence after he said this, for in deep thought was Aradia, and the rest, who were trying to figure out what was a Fadamta, but they would soon know, when they would see it more closely.
"It could be." said simply Aradia. But then, she decided to take out Eön just to be prepared, and also, an Eönevui. The others, like Cloud, Iramsy, and Sephiroth, took out their swords and got ready for the upcoming battle. Aeris had not a weapon, but did she have magic, a very strong magic that is that only can the Yhiku use. And Tifa had her gloves, but if it was indeed a Fadamta then she would need something stronger to attack it. But Vincent was nowhere near Fear, for it affects only those who already know of it, and also those who are not brave enough to confront it. And he got out a pistol, but nay, it was not Death Penalty, for when he had been captured, he had another one at that time, and it was the Quicksilver. And this pistol was one of the most powerful ones in Gonêm among the Past Humans, for they do not longer exist but they were also named back then Present Humans, for it will always be Present, even in the Future, where we will still call them Present Humans, that is, if one of them survives of what will come to pass.........
They all saw as the figure started to go up and down, and then it suddenly went up and spread its wings and a shadow did it created, blocking them the Light, and that was not good. So then, Aradia decided to shoot the Eönevui to it, and she hit the wing of the creature, which howled in pain, for the Eönevuil do not have that name for nothing. Its name means "Dividing Arrow from Eön" and did it divide things, for it passed through them, no matter how hard their scales were or their skin or even their defence were. But the Fadamta saw this coming, and moved just in time, but it did hit it on the wing. And who would not want revenge from someone that did something bad to you? Everyone wants revenge, no matter by how little, they do want revenge. So it came soaring down to them, and now could we see that it was Letsumä, and its rage was terrible. And someone in Gonêm was having a nightmare of it attacking again. That was Iramsy's deduction. And he was right, for we go back into Gonêm to see who was the responsible of this.
--Gonêm, North Corel--
Yuffie hath been in the little town not long ago. She was exhausted from the long trip and decided to go to the hotel to rest some. She was dreaming when she fought with Letsumä many times, along with the rest of AVALANCHE. And she dreamed that it revived and attacked everyone once again. That, of course, would not happen in Gonêm right now, but it was indeed happening in Attem, and she was afraid, for it was a nightmare and she did not had the power to control or to stop nightmares or even dreams. But by dreaming she gave Life to Attem and also did she created another being in there, which was good and bad also. So, they could not do a thing to stop her from dreaming that, only could they fight the Fadamta and defeat it and stop her nightmare.
--Attem, Nalindië--
But as I said before, she dreamed of her being with AVALANCHE, and the place where they were was in Mideel, where both Cloud and Tifa were inside the hospital, thus she did not had a dream about them fighting Letsumä. And as Nedie was the place where the Vacaltë appeared, or were born, they all appeared there, Yuffie, Cid, and Red XIII, for Barret hath not fought with them at the time, nor had Cait Sith. They all appeared from a Light, a strong one that is, and they fell to the ground, and our little group was shocked indeed, for they have never behold something like this before, except of course, Aradia and Iramsy, whom knew Nerelde. So they all ducked, for Letsumä came soaring upon them, and it went up once again, and the Lëzdem used of this time to go to the newly born Vacaltë and helped them up. Then Letsumä came down once more, but this time, Sephiroth was ready and when it passed upon them, trying to attack them, he ducked and cut it, with a swift movement of the sword. It howled in pain indeed, and was furious now, so it went up into the Air, and started to prepare to attack with its Beam. It started to charge and out came a Blue Beam coming towards them, but Aeris was prepared for this, and she casted a powerful barrier, called Xaeqüm, and not only did it stopped the Beam, but it reflected it, making it to go Up once more, and it hit Letsumä, but did not do so much damage for it was its own Beam. And now, the Newly Born Vacaltë were aware of what was happening and decided to help our little group, and 'Yuffie' threw her weapon at it, but he evaded it, and came towards them and attacked her, but it did not killed her, for she was strong indeed, and survived the attack.
Now, the Fadamta landed on the ground to be able to attack them all, without being missing so much. And then, Iramsy came soaring towards it and with one attack, he almost killed it, for Balor was indeed one of the greatest swords in the All. But it did not perished, thus Cloud came with Ultima Weapon on both hands, and attacked it, and killed it. Everyone was calmed, for the peril was away, but then they heard some noises all around them, and out came the other 4 Fadamta! There was Onostë, Kimpalë, Octë, and Amendê. Nightmares were what Yuffie was having. And this was not the right moment to be having them, but to be dreaming of fair things. But that cannot be changed, so they had to fight the Fadamta, all at the same time, if necessary.
And all of them used their Beam at the same time, trying to kill their enemies, and this force could not be stopped by Xaeqüm, or by any other Ancient Magic. And down came the Four Beams, and it seemed like the End, for the destruction all around them was great indeed. And I said all around them, for it did not touch them. They were being protected by the power of the two Lëzdem, who were planning what to do next, which Fadamta to destroy afterwards. So they decided, that both Onostë and Amendê were the most powerful ones, thus they had to wait, and they would first destroy Octë and Kimpalë, otherwise they would just get on their way and slow them down.
This was all decided in about a second on the Mind of the Lëzdem, and what was decided was that Iramsy would destroy Kimpalë and Aradia would destroy Octë. And just a second passed after the explosion from the Beams ceased, when the Lëzdem jumped high in the Air, and they started to attack the two Fadamta, Kimpalë and Octë. Iramsy started to attack Kimpalë at the chest and head, and Aradia shoot many Eönevuil at Octë at the head and arms. And when the Fadamta started to charge to use their Beams, the Lëzdem would start to attack even more rapidly, and in a matter of minutes the two Fadamta were destroyed and they Disappeared, for you do it only once if you are killed in Attem or in the Silamne. And now the only ones left were Onostë and Amendê, and this time, they would all need to fight together, that is what they all thought.
Now, Onostë charged and fired its Beam at Red XIII. He could not dodge it, for it took him off guard, and that error cost him greatly. His injuries were great and he was now very weak indeed. He could barely stand, but as Yuffie was still dreaming and was connected with them all, she gave life to them, making him to recover but slowly. Meanwhile, Amendê was attacking Sephiroth. It threw its tentacles deep on the ground, and they came out behind Sephiroth. But he used of this opportunity and started to attack the body, and not the tentacles, for he wanted to kill him, not the tentacles. And he thrust his weapon many times on Amendê's body, piercing and cutting and wounding it greatly, but it was not yet time for it to be destroyed. Soon, but not yet, for great was the will of a Fadamta to continue living and to continue fighting its enemies, and that very will made it almost impossible to destroy one. Almost, that is. And it drew its tentacles out of the ground and retreated until it was besides Onostë and there, it rested to regain some strength that was now lost.
And now, it was the time for our group to start attacking and stop defending themselves. And Cloud came running towards Onostë, and he started to attack it by using Omnislash indeed, for that was what Yuffie was dreaming about, and that was what had to happen in Attem, even if you liked it or not. And he swung his sword many times, hitting Onostë in the body, legs, and arms, and it was a great damage, and Cloud stopped and came to the ground once more. But now, Onostë used its Onostënne, making each one to regain life, and all of the Onostënne started to attack each member of our group, each giving a great damage to both life and magic. But as the Fadamta are wise indeed, the ones that attacked the magic attacked Aeris the most, for it had seen that she had a great magic inside her, thus attacking her more than the rest of the group. But then, the attacks ceased, the little Beams being fired no more, and leaving a greatly exhausted group.
And now, Amendê had regained a great part of its strength, and decided to attack them while they were weak. And it went with Aradia, and it lifted its leg high in the Air, and tried to step on her on an attempt to finish her off. But she evaded the attack, taking a step away from where the leg would land, and she took out an Eönevuil and shot it at its other leg, making Amendê to scream in pain and to fall. She then went to its head and shot a last Eönevuil at its head, which made it to perish instantly, Disappearing for all the Eternity. Now, there was only one Fadamta left for them to finish off, and it would be much simpler for them to destroy, for there were no other left to help or to try and stop them.
And Fear laughed at it and was glad, for now did he had a hold on the Fadamta. And that was a good thing, but bad for the Fadamta also. But it would not falter, it would continue on attacking its enemies, until dead or until they died, which would be better for Onostë. And it jumped high in the Air, and landed on top of Tifa, making a lot of damage on her, but as souls are indeed immortal, she did not died, otherwise she would have now Disappeared, just like the Fadamta have all of this time. And now, Vincent shot many bullets at Onostë, but it was still not enough. Thus, both Sephiroth and Cloud went to attack it with their swords, cutting everywhere. Gashes. Blood. And yet, it was not enough. Then, Aeris decided to try on another magic, and she used Jollav, the Killer Spell. But she could not use it, for the Onostënne had left her with no magic at all, thus she could not do a thing, just watch. And Yuffie, as it was her dream, attacked with her Shuriken, for that was the weapon she dreamed to have at that time. And it hit Onostë square on the head, and at last did it was defeated! And blood appeared from the gash, and the blood disappeared and now did Onostë also Disappeared, leaving everyone glad that their enemies had finally perished.
Now everyone guarded their weapons, and looked at each other. The ones that were most confused here were Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, Sephiroth, and Vincent, all of whom had no idea of what had just happened, for they had just beheld the born of the Vacaltë, thing that was rarely seen in Attem. But the Newly Born Vacaltë were not confused on who these people were, for Yuffie was still dreaming, and they came from her, and they knew of everything she knew. And the Lëzdem knew of this, that Yuffie was still connected with Attem, and they used of this and talked to the Vacaltë and they said.
"Yuffie," said Aradia, "can you hear us?"
And they talked to her, and not to the Vacaltë, for there were things left undone in Gonêm that needed to be settled down. And she did heard them, but could not answer, and the Lëzdem continued speaking.
"Do not try to speak to us, for thou are not able to." Said Iramsy. "And thou might be asking to yourself, who are these people? And we shall say that we are the Lëzdem, and we just want to ask you a favour." And she did not accepted, but also she did not denied the request, for she wanted to know what was what they wanted her to do. Then, Aradia spoke to her, but to her soul, to not let anyone else hear about this, for special requests were what the Lëzdem wanted her to do. And she talked for a long time with her, for now, Yuffie could answer her and ask her whatever she wanted to know. And Aradia patiently explained the situation, and what was really happening all this time. And it is not necessary for me to repeat it to thee, for thou already know what happened before. So, Yuffie agreed with her, and Aradia thanked her, and she was glad, for what Yuffie would do would make things safer there in Gonêm, and that would also help them all in what they were going to do some time ahead. And now, as Yuffie knew of the Lëzdem and of everyone else, the Vacaltë knew also, and they acted as normally as they could, and Yuffie woke up in Gonêm, and they continued normally, for a Vacaltë remains as how you leave him. And now, it was time for them to depart Nalindië, so Aradia spoke.
"We must leave these lands, for we need to find someone else to aid us on our future fight with Midas. We have to go northwards, and there, take a boat that shall take us to Dalamën, the Land of Crystals. But if we find not more aid there, then we have to continue looking for it throughout the whole World, for if we go alone, I fear that we might loose and the All shall be lost in a Darkness so great that not even the Light shall be able to help it." And they all nodded, for they understood of what could happen if they faltered on their quest. So they started walking northwards, and they were heading to Lusäm, the Peninsula of Usamën, and there, there were boats indeed, for Late Essanth dwelled there and could lend them a boat for them to be able to cross the sea, and for them to be able to reach Dalämen.
--At the Silamne—
Midas stood there, lying on the floor of the Silamne, waiting for all of his servants to come to him. And almost all of them already did, but a great part still had not come to his side. And he wondered the reason to that, for they were all supposed to come at the same time, but they didn't. They had got separated, was what he thought at first, but then, he grew worried that someone had interfered with them and probably defeated them. But they could not be destroyed, he thought, for they were immortal and could not Disappear. And he was angry indeed, for he did not knew of what had happened to the rest of his servants, and that was a bad thing indeed. So, he sent some of them to Attem once more, to find out what had happened to the remaining servants. But he had sent them long ago, and they still had not returned, and that only made him to grow in anger. And he got up, and went to walk around, to release tensions and to think more clearly. And that's when he felt that the Ylnhoss had been deactivated and where no longer in use, for a Creator was always in close touch with its Creation. And he said to all of his servants, loudly for all of them to be able to hear.
"Be prepared, for more visits than expected shall come to pay a little visit to us."
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I have to make some quick notes for everyone:
-In the 3 languages that we have so far,(Essanth, Yhiku, and Vacaltë) the 'j' is said as 'dg', as in Fajï, it is said Fad-gee. So now every time you see a 'j', pronounce it as 'dg'.
-Also, some of the vowels are doubled every time you see an '' on top of them, as in ü, double it. For example, Soüla is said Suu-lah.
-On the names of mountains, rivers, and such of Attem, that is a different thing, but we shall learn about it on the next chapter, or in other chapters.
-Also, the 'X' sounds like sh, as in Xaeqüm, it is Shaekuum :P Glad to clear that up and I hope you liked this chapter! ^_^
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Letsumä: Ultima Weapon.
Mijinh: "Now"; the Present.
Nerelde: "All that Was"; the Past.
Nerlïb: "All that Is".
Nersun: "All that Will Be"; the Future.
Nerâle: "All the Things"; the All.
Nirkara: "the First Days"; the Beginning.
Onostënne: You know which they are, don't you? ;)
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Prexistence: that line, I did not like it at all!! Rather disturbing *shudders* anyway, hope you liked this chapter and continue reviewing ;)
Clorith: oh, that was sad. :*( I don't like the pairings coz of that! And I don't think ill put one in this story, except of course if somebody else tells me to or if I feel like. :P Anyway, continue reviewing and updating your story! ;)
Chibi Sephy: Aye, oh great master! :P Glad to know that you liked this chapter, and don't worry, nothing's going to happen to Sephy ;) (For now at least :D)
Shadow And Light: Good question! What I do is that I don't work on the languages for only a day!! I've been working on them for a very, very long time :P The languages are there, but I decide to use them every now an then. Oh, and the pairings, like I said to Clorith, I really don't like writing them, but if you want to, I can put in some (but they'll suck coz I suck at writing pairings and love and such -_-; ) so the decision is up to thee :P (and everyone else, of course).
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hm...... the things I'm going to do are still undone, for I'm preparing them to be perfect :P or at least, the best that I can do -_- also, I'm trying to make a site of this fic, but as I said, I'm trying! Anyway, I'm going to tell you latter what the things that I'm doing are and see you soon! ;)
Midas
"..." is speaking and '...' are thoughts
I think this is the best chapter I've ever wrote! ^_^ yay!! Coz of many things, including the number of words (which passed the 10,000 O_O) and the way of speaking and such. So, hope you like it! :D and now read the story! :P
Chapter 9: Truth
--Southernmost part of Usamën--
Iramsy was guiding them through the land. They passed Vou, for that river surrounded Ylnmën, and it was the same river in which Cloud entered before, for it divided into many more rivers that spread beside Ylnmën and Tïv. And they could pass it, for it was not as deep as the other rivers all around Attem. Greatest of all the rivers was Näd, which started in the northern coast of Usamën, Nedie, and went southward, passing Tïv and ending at the Southernmost Coast, Tidie. And Iramsy was glad that they didn't had to cross Näd, for its currents were strong and if thou enter it nowadays, thou shan't get out again, for in the Nirkara did it was beautiful and peaceful, but now, since Jomhä disappeared, everything in whole Attem has gone out of control, alongside with its people.
These were Iramsy's memories. Ay, he was remembering when he came here ere, in the Nirkara, for only he could came over to Attem, for he was the first Yhiku ever created. He remembered when peace still lurked everywhere and hatred and loathing didn't ever existed, for the one that first started it all was Midas. Iramsy remembered also when he came to the shores of Usamën, Nedie, and they were once the most beautiful ones in both Attem and Gonêm, for they were the dream shores that everyone had, and that place was where almost all of the Humans ever dream of, dreaming that they were at a beautiful beach with the ones they loved the most, or just alone, trying to figure something out by themselves.
They were reaching the coast now, and Aradia was glad that they had finally got away from Tïv, for they needed to keep away from that land, for Tïv is where almost all of the Second Essanth dwell, the servers of Midas. And in Usamën dwelled the Late Essanth, also called the Vacaltë, for they have rebelled against Midas and his servers since they first appeared, thus war is almost always seen in these lands and besides Ylnmën also, for that is where both Usamën and Tïv join. And Ylnmën was also a part of Tïv, thus they were not safe in that land, that is the why of their quick departure, otherwise, they would've just stayed there and talk.
And hence on was where Usamën started, and both Aradia and Iramsy thought that they were finally safe, for this was now property from the Vacaltë. That's what they thought, that all of the Vacaltë still lurked here, how very wrong they were by thinking that, for something had happened that they did not saw coming.........
Aradia sensed that something was not right here. She was right indeed, for she looked ahead and she did not saw Vacaÿah as she always did when she was nearing these lands, but instead of that she saw Fire, a great one that is. She then started to run faster and faster and faster until she reached the City and saw no one, for surely they had been or either killed or they had fled hence, fearing to be either killed or tortured by the Second Essanth, for they had already gone mad just by the fact of being servers of Midas, and even more by the capturing of Jomhä.
--Vacaÿah--
Houses fell. Trees burned to the ground. Crisping. Scorching. Burning. That was what was happening to all of the things that were at Vacaÿah. Smoke covered the entire City, until Aradia reached and as she is one of the Lëzdem, then nothing like that can touch her, for the power of a Lëzde is far greater that anything else thou can ever imagine. An aura encircled her that did not let the smoke to touch her and to probably contaminate her with its poison. She then started to look for any survivor, but she found none, for most of them were dead and had disappeared for the rest of the Eternity and some of the survivors, which were few, were hiding, but she did not knew that still, for they thought that danger had already passed and they had decided to stay there. Not yet, they weren't ready to go out yet, for they weren't sure if those people that just came were either allies or foes. You must not trust that easily in Attem, for danger lurks always around you; let that be a first lesson for you to know, now that thou will wander from now on around this World, and maybe, just maybe, to the other Worlds.
Aradia then turned to see as Iramsy hurriedly came to join her and she could see panic in his eyes, for maybe they would loose against their fight with Midas now that all of the Vacaltë were dead or gone, surely far away now from that place, and they did not had the time or speed to follow them, for the Darkness could confuse them and they could get lost in Attem, something that was dangerous indeed, for many beasts lurked all around the World, even though if they had been defeated before, they would still once more get back into the surface to Live, for the Present Humans do have a great imagination. The Lëzdem exchanged quizzical looks, wondering who or what had possibly done this; so they spoke.
"Not even in Nirkara had something like this happened." said Iramsy. "Nor have Midas tried to do something similar to this, for all he ever wanted to accomplish was to turn the Vacaltë to his side, not to kill them!"
"Ay, but thou must remember that the Mijinh is much different to the Nirkara, and ideals and things do change, no matter by how little, but they do change. So, we must continue everything without aid from the Vacaltë, for surely had they been killed or the survivors have gone far away, deeper into the Darkness; place in which we cannot follow them. We have to fight, no matter what, even if we loose, for we must fight for Nersun; even if we die trying."
"Nay. What we must fight is for Nerlïb, for if we do not fight now, then what will happen to Nersun? Now is what matters the most, not what Will Be." said Iramsy. Of course, these where 2 different point of views, and as they were different, they needed to be debated, but sometime later on. Then, Iramsy looked back at the rest of the group slowly approaching, for they had left them behind by their quick pace when they had seen the great Fire arising in the horizon. He then asked one more thing to Aradia, turning around to face her once again.
"Do we tell them about Gaëmen?" he asked intently.
"Nay; they must not know of what happened and of the reason of why it happened. They just think of it as an accident, an earthquake, and also that it was Letsumä fault, and that is how it must remain to them; as an earthquake that occurred just when they were at that exact place." She said without hesitation.
"Very well then, that is how it shall remain, but if they discover it by other means, then there is nothing we can do."
"Indeed." was all that responded Aradia, for the rest of the group were now besides them, and surely would they question them about what they were talking in that place. Then Iramsy spoke to all of them, in a high voice, and fair enough to convince the rest of the Vacaltë that they were not foes, but allies, for they had never heard a Lëzde nor an Yhiku speak before, thus they were convinced that they were here to help them, thus they went slowly out of their hiding places, while Iramsy spoke to Cloud and the rest of the group.
"There is nothing left here, for everything has been destroyed and the Vacaltë have been assassinated. Thus, we have to keep moving towards Tidie, the coast of Usamën, and we shall remain there until it is the right time to continue in our journey. Thus I shall say to all thee, make haste!; for if we go thither, then we shall be even more protected than here, for I fear that the Second Essanth might return once more, looking for survivors, and that will not be good for us, for they outnumber us by many. So, let's continue our journey, for there is something we need to speak to you about." And he turned around just to see a Vacaltë nearing them to salute them. And his name I will not tell to thee, for we do not dare utter a dead Essanth's name that has died before. Bad luck some say that it brings to thee, but what I think is that its just customs of us that have appeared since the Nirkara. And do not think that he was dead when he talked to our little group, for he was alive when he spoke to them.
But I can tell thee which were his looks, for that is still permitted nowadays, but I think that it will not be long until they take away that custom also. The Vacaltë was about 6'4", had short black hair and black beard, had brown eyes, and dark skin. He also had big muscles, was dressed in green pants and a brownish jacket. But what was more peculiar in this Essanth, was that he had a gun arm.........
Cloud was astonished, and so were Aeris and Tifa, for they hadn't thought to see him in here. Barret. Cloud was about to ask him what he was doing there and how was it that he was there, but Iramsy stopped him by talking in his head.
"Nay! He has not met you before, for he is a Late Essanth. A Vacaltë, that is. And he looks like your friend, for somebody dreamed of him, thus they created the Essanth in front of us. So do not speak to him yet, for I shall talk to him before, to see what is it that he wants to speak to us about." And Cloud was silent as he saw Iramsy walking towards 'Barret' and started to talk to him in another language foreign to the Yhiku, Essanth, and Human; for it was the language of the Vacaltë, and it was derived from the other 3 languages. But it was not foreign for a Lëzdem did understood, for they know Nerelde, so they spoke.
"Nalilandeulin!" said 'Barret' to Iramsy.
"Jiz lin mï." responded Iramsy.
And they remained silent, looking into each other's eyes, to see if one of them flinched or did anything wrong, for if one did, then the other knew immediately that he was not to be trusted, and would not talk to him and avoid him. And this was a custom that was practiced in whole Attem and Irlëm, but not in Gonêm, for you can easily deceive there, and that custom has long been lost there; and it is called the Zamquë, the Truth Seeker, in the language of the Vacaltë, and it has many more names throughout Attem, but I shall only give you the most important one, the one that we will use on this journey. And of cours, we know that Iramsy But this time, both Iramsy and 'Barret' remained still, without even blinking, and when they saw that they were with trustful people, they started to talk. But they were talking at such a quick pace that I could not keep up to catch all of what they were saying, but some of the most important parts did I catch. They were talking of what had happened here before, of why where they hiding, if they had once fought with all of their might. Also, of who had done this, but to that question did 'Barret' not answered, for it was like the passing of a Shadow in the Darkness, for nobody saw who or what had done all of this in such a little time. So Iramsy said that they were leaving the City towards Nedie, for they needed to be in a place where they would not be disturbed, so 'Barret' understood of his speaking and he wished all of them good luck, for him and the rest of his people were leaving the City also, lest the Shadow might return once again and this time, to kill them all.
"Kïlvass!" finally yelled 'Barret' before going out of eyesight, into the Never-ending Horizon, with the rest of the Vacaltë. Who knows where they were heading to, but surely to a safe place, and not on the open fields like here, in Vacaÿah. All were silent now. How was it that another 'Barret' was here with them, and then had left? Nay, it was not possible, the real Barret would have stayed with them and tried to help them, so they asked.
"Who was that?" asked Tifa.
"Yeah, who the hell was him?" also said Cloud.
"What is he doing here?" finally asked Aeris, but Iramsy would not answer to all of this, thus he screamed at them for their impatience.
"Quiet!!!" he screamed with a mighty voice that sounded in all Usamën, for he had grown tired of their questions which would all be responded later on. That took them off-guard, for they hadn't expected him to shout so loudly, so they were silent, until he said.
"Had not I told you before that Aradia and me would answer all of thy questions? Now, let us be gone from this land, now that there is time for us to be able to." And he started to walk hurriedly towards the north, Nedie. They all followed him hesitatingly, but this time Aradia stayed behind, for now she knew that the Shadow had been here before them, and she feared of the safety of everyone on the group. She waited until Sephiroth, Vincent, Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris went behind Iramsy, but she remained some more time, and she said to herself.
'Why is she doing this? That was not necessary.' But then, she saw that they were some distance away from her, and she decided to start to follow them now, but before doing so, she looked back at the City and then turned around and started to run.
--Nedie--
The coast was in view now. And every time they got closer they saw Light. Aye, thou heard right, Light, but this was not a strong Light nor a dim light, like the one of the Ylnhoss, but an evening-type of Light, all Orange and Red, for it was an Eternal Evening, thus it was also called Nalindië, and it never became Dark, for Humans are indeed strong altogether, and together they made this beautiful sight for the eye to see. And whence did this Light came from? Nobody knew for sure, not even the Lëzdem, but theories exist that have been told among the Vacaltë, whom came here every time they could. Maybe there was Light because too much Humans ever dreamed about this place. Aye, maybe so, and this was the most accepted theory among them. Many more exist, ay, they do, but Time is running out for us, thus I shan't tell them all to thee.
Iramsy stopped walking when he reached the shore. He waited until the rest of the group came up to him, and surrounded him. And until they were all there together, he would start to speak, but he noticed that Aradia was nowhere to be seen, for she had been left behind long time ago. But at last did he saw her far away, coming out of the Darkness, and approaching them but slowly, for she was still thinking about the Shadow, thus she did not wanted to join them yet, but she would soon. Iramsy then started to talk to them, for Aradia knew Nerelde and she did not need an explanation.
"What is it that thou desire to know first?" he asked them, as he slowly turned to look at the Horizon, looking for peaceful memories of the Nirkara, which they did not existed anymore, for they all went with the using of Holy, in the Nirkara, altogether with the Light from Attem. Then, there was silence, for they did not knew of what to ask, for Iramsy had caught them all off-guard with this question of his. But then, Sephiroth was the first one to speak, and he said.
"Who are you? What is this place? What has really happened throughout all these years? What the hell happened to me, that I just felt as if I was on a void place?" impatient, was he, but he soon slowed down, for questions ran thin in his head, thus he went silent and Iramsy responded to him.
"Both the Essanth and the Yhiku call me Iramsy, the Man of Light, but it all started with the Yhiku, for when I used Holy, I died, but my body did, not my soul, thus I just looked one last time at Gonêm before leaving it forever, but when I did, the Yhiku saw my face up on the Sky, and named me like that, for they saw me when the Blinding Light was at work. Now with the second question, this place is called Attem, the Dark World, or the World of the Dreams also. The Essanth dwell here, for they cannot leave it, unless they are or a First or a Second, for they are the strongest ones of all. Darkness rules here, for Holy took all of the Light it once endured here, and it used it to stop Meteor from falling from the Sky. But this World is bound to the life of the First World, for Life flows through the dreams towards here, and as all the time there is more than someone sleeping, then it will never die. But if Meteor falls, then the Humans will die and also will this World and the Essanth also. You were captured, Sephiroth, in an Ylnho. And those orbs are damned, some say, for nobody can unmade them nor can they free the Gatiok inside of them, the Damned Souls, for it needs the blood of it was used to capture that soul, and as Midas is the only one that uses them, and as no one is able to touch him without being killed or captured, then it has been impossible to the Late Essanth, the Vacaltë, to free them." Then there was a long pause, for Iramsy had answered the questions that had been given to him. But then, at last did Vincent spoke.
"Who was that man, whom I fought before he captured me? And why, do you use Cloaks?" he said this while signalling Iramsy, Cloud, Sephiroth, and Aeris, who were wearing Grey and White Cloaks. "Why am I not wearing one, as you do?" Aeris and Tifa both looked at Cloud, as though as they hadn't ever seen him wearing the Cloak and Iramsy responded.
"The man you fought before is called Praya, and he is called Vacaltë among the Vacaltë themselves, for he has been traitorous to them. He joined Midas in his fight against the Humans ever since he was created. But lest he might get challenged by someone and get killed, he wears a Grey Cloak, that which only the First Humans and Second Essanth use. But thou must not get tricked by that, for it is only used as a disguise for him to be safe, he uses it only to create fear. But now, thanks for him wearing that Cloak, it has made him even stronger than how he was before, and even more difficult to defeat, for a Vacaltë is mortal, but now, he has got stronger and more resistant to wounds. And now that I mentioned the Cloaks, I shall tell thee which ones everyone uses. The Yhiku wear White ones, as thou can see," he said while signalling Aeris and himself. "The First Essanth wear Black ones, and the only one I've ever seen wearing one since the Nirkara is Midas, for he is the last one left alive from them, for Holy killed almost all of them, almost I said, for just some time ago did I saw another one." And he glanced Cloud, telling him that it was true, that it was indeed a First Essanth whom he had spoken before, and he told him this only with the look on his face. He then continued, "The Second Essanth wear Grey ones, and so do the First Humans do, as you can see with Praya and these two, in front of you." Of course that he meant Cloud and Sephiroth, and Vincent knew this, but then, Iramsy had to finish. "And the last ones are the Present Humans and the Vacaltë. They are the weakest ones of all, for they are not immortal as are the other ones. And they aren't as strong also. Many they are, that is the why of their weaknesses, but that is the why also of their dominion they have over both Gonêm and Attem. The Present Humans ruling Gonêm and the Vacaltë expanding even more throughout Attem. Now is it clear now, what was once a doubt?" and Vincent nodded, for his questions were now answered, but still, many more had the rest of the group, which we shall hear in a few moments.
Now it was someone else's turn to ask something. Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa were looking at each other, asking not with words, but with movements and gestures of their bodies, to see who would go next in asking something that troubled their minds. But then, Tifa decided to ask first, by saying.
"Who is Midas? I saw him in one of my dreams, but that's as far as I go remembering him."
"Yeah, me too. I fought him once back in a black roomy place, but then I ran because someone told me to." also said Cloud.
Iramsy had waited for this question to be asked, for this one lead back until the Nirkara, when the Yhiku were born and also the Essanth. But then he heard the last statement that Cloud said, and he wondered who could've been that had warned him from the danger, but decided to ask that until later on.
"Midas.........is probably the worst that has ever happened to Nerâle. He is a First Essanth, created by none other than me, and I regret going to sleep that fateful day. I remember it so clearly, how I dreamed of someone rebelling. How stupid of me to do that, especially at that time. After that night, problems arose among the Yhiku, and nobody knew the reason of that, until I woke up and to escape all those wars and problems. But as I was nearing the Gate, I heard voices coming from outside, and I eavesdropped them, but I couldn't hear clearly, thus I opened slightly the Gate, and I was able to see him, standing in front of the Gate, giving out orders to his servants and entering other Gates, and then I instantly knew what was happening. So I went back to Gonêm to warn the rest of the Yhiku but they didn't listen to me, thus I went to seek for Aradia, whom we hadn't heard of since the incident at Gaëmen. And I looked for her for days and days until she found me, for she was also looking for my help, and she told me that a great peril was indeed going to appear soon in the Sky. I did not know of what she was speaking, and I asked, but she did not said anything more about it, but instead said to me how to make nehob by creating Nehoss. I was amazed when she showed me one of them, and I immediately decided to help. But the how to create them, I wont tell to you, for that information only do the Lëzdem know, and it would be of great peril if we tell you. And it is not that we do not trust you, but someone else could hear or learn how to create them, and once again another peril could appear. Then I created Holy, and waited, and there it appeared in the Sky, Meteor, and it started to fall at such a quick pace, for it was its master the one that casted it, thus it came down quicker. But I was ready, and I prayed for Holy, but Aradia had warned me before that I had to die in order to be able to use it, thus I died, and that is when the Yhiku saw my face high in the Sky, looking at them deep into their souls and calming them down. But before doing all that, I had to die, and I appeared at the Silamne, and there, I ran, for I knew that if I stayed there, then I would disappear, for Holy used indeed a great strength that would shake the All. So I entered Arattë, but before doing so, I saw that there were orbs all around it, and I knew instantly what was it that was inside them. Souls. Aye to that, but it was too late, and I could do nothing for them, so I left them there, and they were destroyed, and the souls inside them also, but by doing so, Irlëm was created, and now every time an Yhiku dies, his soul goes over to Irlëm, and not remains in Gonêm, in the Onosselä. And I was relieved, thining that Midas was destroyed by Holy, but how wrong was I of thinking that. He survived somehow, and now he is trying to do the same he once did in the Nirkara. He is trying to cast Meteor and to kill every single Human living there, so that the Two Worlds would crumble, and by doing so, Gaëath would get weak and he could enter it, and he alone could kill all of the Yhiku once more, for they are no longer immortal, for they have already died once and they would disappear for the rest of the Eternity. That is what I want to stop, and that is the why of me asking for your help. Not even do the Vacaltë have the enough strength to stop him, even though they are many more than his servants. Many they are throughout Attem, but many names do they have also. The ones thou saw are the Vacaltë, and they have rebelled against Midas since he once came to talk to them, trying to make them to turn on his side. But his plan didn't worked, so he has fought with them ever since. But now, we've seen that the City has been destroyed, and also the majority of the Vacaltë have been murdered also. By whom, that I will never know for sure." And he glanced at Aradia, who now was with them, and she knew what he meant. He meant that he will never know, for surely Aradia would lie to him if he asked. So he kept silent, and waited for the next question.
This time, Cloud did not hesitated, for he wanted to know something that had started to disturb his mind a long time ago. Aeris. Why was she here? He thought that he had died, and surely had she gone over to the Promised Land, but nay, she was here with them. How was that possible? He would soon know.
"I want to know something else."
"What is it?" asked Iramsy.
"How is it possible that Aeris is here with us? Wasn't she killed?"
"Yes, she was killed. And the reason of why she is here with us, only can she answer that." He said, for he had not been there when all of that had happened. They all turned to look at Aeris, who looked very puzzled, for she did not remembered a thing from before, she only remembered Darkness, and she had thought that that was the way of how being dead felt like. So she said.
"Em......... sorry to disappoint you, but I don't remember a thing. Just all darkening and then........." but she was trailed off, for she did not wished to give all the details that had happened inside the Ylnho, but that was alright, Iramsy did understood, but Cloud did not, and he wanted to know.
"What, what happened Aeris?" she remained silent. "Aeris." Silence. "Are you ok?" he asked. But then, Iramsy interrupted.
"Speak no more to her and even less question her." He said with almost fury on his eyes, for who would not protect his daughter from any harm? "She already told thee that she does not remember. Isn't it clear enough for you?!" and now, Cloud was astounded that Iramsy was almost yelling at him, for he had almost always been calm and peaceful. And he was like this overprotective, for he had not seen his daughter since the Nirkara, before he even used Holy. But then, Aradia intervened.
"Silence, Iramsy. Have not thou heard that he was only preoccupied for her? From what I can see and hear, thou are too exalted to speak, thus I shall continue talking to them. Why don't thou go to walk around Nalindië, to see if you find the Follower?" and he went, for he was wise indeed, and he did not wanted to get more angrier than how he was right now. So, they all saw as he went far away, and Aradia then came up to them and took Iramsÿ post.
"Well, then. Are you going to continue with thy questions, or shall we continue over to Dalale? For that is our next destination from here."
Cloud then remembered that he had seen that Iramsy had another sword hidden, but he had not yet revealed to whom it belonged to. But he could not ask Aradia, for surely she did not knew of that, since it was Iramsy and not her. So he remained silent, and Tifa decided to ask something else.
"What happened to Zack?" but then, Cloud said.
"He was killed. He was killed while he tried to protect me, on the outskirts of Midgar." And they were all silent, especially Aeris, for now she knew what had really happened to her lost boyfriend. But then, Aradia said.
"That is .........not true."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Cloud. "I remembered later on. He was killed; I remember seeing that with my own eyes!"
"Indeed, I shall say, for the eyes do not lie. But they can be easily fooled and deceived."
They did not comprehended what she meant, and how could they? For they were none of them were aware of what had really happened at the time. Then, Aradia decided to continue.
"It is true that he was shot. Aye to that! But he was not killed then.........he was still alive, and you, Doëmn, were on the verge of Death itself! And I could not let thee to get killed, so I used the only remaining power left around that place, which was Dry, for the Present Humans had used all of the Onosselä from miles around. That Present Human had indeed a great strength inside him, just enough to make you able to walk until you reached that dreadful city in which I did not entered at the time, otherwise the energy inside me would of have been taken and used as Light. But something else passed to you than just his energy as I transferred it to him to you." She said that last thing slowly, for them to acknowledge of what was that she was speaking of.
"His memories." said Cloud, whom had understood perfectly and now had the answer to his enigma. Tifa and Aeris both understood perfectly of what was what she meant, but not Vincent or Sephiroth. And Sephiroth recognized the name Zack immediately, and heard of what had happened to him, and said.
"What did you do to him?" he said with a cold voice, while crossing his arms, for he did not want to sound so worried all of a sudden. Aradia answered.
"Do not worry, for I made a Chocobo to take him over to the city and there, he was safe. But when Meteor appeared, I knew almost immediately that everyone in the city were in danger, so I went in there as fast as I could and took him outside, into the Fields. But I sensed that that was not a safe place also, so I took him over to Gaëmen, and there, he was taken care by the doctor from there and nurse. So I left, knowing that he was safe, and I remember later on, that I watched as Meteor slowly came down into the city, and destroyed it completely, but I saw as the Blinding Light came at work, and as the Onosselä came to aid it. And I was glad, for I knew that we would not loose, and I left Gonêm for many a time, until Midas came once again, to try to disturb Peace once more. And I remember that I returned to Gonêm and I saw that the Present Human was nowhere to be seen in Gaëmen, so I asked the doctor and he said to me that he had left a long time ago, but I could not sense him on the surface anymore, for his energy had passed on to thee, Doëmn, so I could only sense him where you were, and I knew that it was you and not him. Alas! What a great loss, for his strength would be of great use right now, since we are few now that Vacaÿah was destroyed and so the Vacaltë. But I am not afraid, for many more allies do we have throughout Attem, and I know for sure that we will not loose this battle."
"So do I." said a voice behind them. And it was Iramsy, whom had finally returned from his little trip, but he had not gone to the end of the coast, or he would have not returned yet. Nay, he had only gone some distance away, and then he returned, for now he was calmed and he desired to speak to them again. Then, Cloud said.
"You have another sword, Iramsy, I have seen it. To whom does it belong to?" he asked, for indeed was he interested to know that. Iramsy was shocked, for how could have Cloud been so fast to see the sword under his White Cloak? He then decided to show them the sword, so he unsheathed it, and took it out. It was indeed big, and sharp also. It was one of the Nirelorë, the First Swords, and they were the most powerful weapons in the All, for who had forged them, that we will never know. And it is said that the one who posses these two Swords will unleash an unimaginable power, capable of even destroying the Nerâle. And they were all amazed by its beauty, for it also had a thin line running from the hilt to the tip of the sword, made of amendê, and also the entire hilt was made of onostë and balë. But not any kind of bale or onostë, but of the first ones, that appeared in the Nirkara, and they do not exist any more now, only in this sword and in the other Nirelorë, for there are only two of them in the All.
"Mëarck it is called throughout Attem, for stories are told about this sword, things that were made with it, wonderful and amazing things that is. None can wield it, not even can I do, for if you look carefully, I can barely even lift it from the ground. Only can its true master do that, and I shall give it to him later on."
"Aye to that!" said Aradia, for she did not wish to reveal yet who he was. Maybe it was Vincent. Aye, he could be......... but also it could be Sephiroth, or Cloud, or even Aeris. But why should I delay you with questions that will lead you to even more questions? Let us continue with the story.
Then Iramsy remembered that he had the Masamune from Sephiroth, and he could now give it to him, for he was awake now and they were out of danger also. So he sheathed Mëarck once again and walked forward towards Sephiroth and out he took the Masamune and handed it to him. Sephiroth hesitated to take it, for what if it was only a trap from these people around him? But then, he decided to take it, and Iramsy was glad indeed that they were progressing with the trustfulness among them. And now, Sephiroth was relieved that he at least had something to protect himself with, and also because he had not grabbed his sword in a long time. He decided to unsheathe it and swing it a few times, only to hear the sound it made when it passed cutting the air. He loved to hear that, for it made him remember when he would be fighting against enemies, long before he was captured. It also made helped him to relax a little bit, at least a little but it was something. Up and down. Left to right. He then decided to guard it again and put it on his side and now he was even more interested on what was happening all around him. He did not knew that almost 200 miles eastward was the great river Näd. Neither did he knew that 100 miles westward were the great mountains, Mïn, and that the greatest one of all was called Mï, the Head of the Earth, for it went high into the skies, higher than the rest of the other mountains. And if Mï was the head, then Mïn was its body. Nay, he did not knew all of this. But what he did knew was that something ahead of them, on the Horizon, was coming towards them. He decided to ignore it, thinking that it was probably just a bird, but he saw that it was getting bigger by the second, and was approaching them at a remarkable speed. He then decided to inform the rest of the group, but he did so just when Cloud was asking something else.
"Oh, yeah, I wanted to ask you. Why do you call me Doëmn?" he finally asked.
And this is just when Sephiroth interrupted them, not giving the chance to Iramsy to answer Cloud. And he said.
"Something is coming towards us." He said while signalling into the Horizon.
"Aye to that." Said Aradia, whom already had seen the figure long before Sephiroth, but decided to stay quiet, for maybe the figure would just go away or even pass them by without even noticing them. But nay, that would not happen, she sensed. Sensed, that is, not knew. Then, Iramsy thought of something and told them his worries.
"Could it be one of the Fadamta?" there was silence after he said this, for in deep thought was Aradia, and the rest, who were trying to figure out what was a Fadamta, but they would soon know, when they would see it more closely.
"It could be." said simply Aradia. But then, she decided to take out Eön just to be prepared, and also, an Eönevui. The others, like Cloud, Iramsy, and Sephiroth, took out their swords and got ready for the upcoming battle. Aeris had not a weapon, but did she have magic, a very strong magic that is that only can the Yhiku use. And Tifa had her gloves, but if it was indeed a Fadamta then she would need something stronger to attack it. But Vincent was nowhere near Fear, for it affects only those who already know of it, and also those who are not brave enough to confront it. And he got out a pistol, but nay, it was not Death Penalty, for when he had been captured, he had another one at that time, and it was the Quicksilver. And this pistol was one of the most powerful ones in Gonêm among the Past Humans, for they do not longer exist but they were also named back then Present Humans, for it will always be Present, even in the Future, where we will still call them Present Humans, that is, if one of them survives of what will come to pass.........
They all saw as the figure started to go up and down, and then it suddenly went up and spread its wings and a shadow did it created, blocking them the Light, and that was not good. So then, Aradia decided to shoot the Eönevui to it, and she hit the wing of the creature, which howled in pain, for the Eönevuil do not have that name for nothing. Its name means "Dividing Arrow from Eön" and did it divide things, for it passed through them, no matter how hard their scales were or their skin or even their defence were. But the Fadamta saw this coming, and moved just in time, but it did hit it on the wing. And who would not want revenge from someone that did something bad to you? Everyone wants revenge, no matter by how little, they do want revenge. So it came soaring down to them, and now could we see that it was Letsumä, and its rage was terrible. And someone in Gonêm was having a nightmare of it attacking again. That was Iramsy's deduction. And he was right, for we go back into Gonêm to see who was the responsible of this.
--Gonêm, North Corel--
Yuffie hath been in the little town not long ago. She was exhausted from the long trip and decided to go to the hotel to rest some. She was dreaming when she fought with Letsumä many times, along with the rest of AVALANCHE. And she dreamed that it revived and attacked everyone once again. That, of course, would not happen in Gonêm right now, but it was indeed happening in Attem, and she was afraid, for it was a nightmare and she did not had the power to control or to stop nightmares or even dreams. But by dreaming she gave Life to Attem and also did she created another being in there, which was good and bad also. So, they could not do a thing to stop her from dreaming that, only could they fight the Fadamta and defeat it and stop her nightmare.
--Attem, Nalindië--
But as I said before, she dreamed of her being with AVALANCHE, and the place where they were was in Mideel, where both Cloud and Tifa were inside the hospital, thus she did not had a dream about them fighting Letsumä. And as Nedie was the place where the Vacaltë appeared, or were born, they all appeared there, Yuffie, Cid, and Red XIII, for Barret hath not fought with them at the time, nor had Cait Sith. They all appeared from a Light, a strong one that is, and they fell to the ground, and our little group was shocked indeed, for they have never behold something like this before, except of course, Aradia and Iramsy, whom knew Nerelde. So they all ducked, for Letsumä came soaring upon them, and it went up once again, and the Lëzdem used of this time to go to the newly born Vacaltë and helped them up. Then Letsumä came down once more, but this time, Sephiroth was ready and when it passed upon them, trying to attack them, he ducked and cut it, with a swift movement of the sword. It howled in pain indeed, and was furious now, so it went up into the Air, and started to prepare to attack with its Beam. It started to charge and out came a Blue Beam coming towards them, but Aeris was prepared for this, and she casted a powerful barrier, called Xaeqüm, and not only did it stopped the Beam, but it reflected it, making it to go Up once more, and it hit Letsumä, but did not do so much damage for it was its own Beam. And now, the Newly Born Vacaltë were aware of what was happening and decided to help our little group, and 'Yuffie' threw her weapon at it, but he evaded it, and came towards them and attacked her, but it did not killed her, for she was strong indeed, and survived the attack.
Now, the Fadamta landed on the ground to be able to attack them all, without being missing so much. And then, Iramsy came soaring towards it and with one attack, he almost killed it, for Balor was indeed one of the greatest swords in the All. But it did not perished, thus Cloud came with Ultima Weapon on both hands, and attacked it, and killed it. Everyone was calmed, for the peril was away, but then they heard some noises all around them, and out came the other 4 Fadamta! There was Onostë, Kimpalë, Octë, and Amendê. Nightmares were what Yuffie was having. And this was not the right moment to be having them, but to be dreaming of fair things. But that cannot be changed, so they had to fight the Fadamta, all at the same time, if necessary.
And all of them used their Beam at the same time, trying to kill their enemies, and this force could not be stopped by Xaeqüm, or by any other Ancient Magic. And down came the Four Beams, and it seemed like the End, for the destruction all around them was great indeed. And I said all around them, for it did not touch them. They were being protected by the power of the two Lëzdem, who were planning what to do next, which Fadamta to destroy afterwards. So they decided, that both Onostë and Amendê were the most powerful ones, thus they had to wait, and they would first destroy Octë and Kimpalë, otherwise they would just get on their way and slow them down.
This was all decided in about a second on the Mind of the Lëzdem, and what was decided was that Iramsy would destroy Kimpalë and Aradia would destroy Octë. And just a second passed after the explosion from the Beams ceased, when the Lëzdem jumped high in the Air, and they started to attack the two Fadamta, Kimpalë and Octë. Iramsy started to attack Kimpalë at the chest and head, and Aradia shoot many Eönevuil at Octë at the head and arms. And when the Fadamta started to charge to use their Beams, the Lëzdem would start to attack even more rapidly, and in a matter of minutes the two Fadamta were destroyed and they Disappeared, for you do it only once if you are killed in Attem or in the Silamne. And now the only ones left were Onostë and Amendê, and this time, they would all need to fight together, that is what they all thought.
Now, Onostë charged and fired its Beam at Red XIII. He could not dodge it, for it took him off guard, and that error cost him greatly. His injuries were great and he was now very weak indeed. He could barely stand, but as Yuffie was still dreaming and was connected with them all, she gave life to them, making him to recover but slowly. Meanwhile, Amendê was attacking Sephiroth. It threw its tentacles deep on the ground, and they came out behind Sephiroth. But he used of this opportunity and started to attack the body, and not the tentacles, for he wanted to kill him, not the tentacles. And he thrust his weapon many times on Amendê's body, piercing and cutting and wounding it greatly, but it was not yet time for it to be destroyed. Soon, but not yet, for great was the will of a Fadamta to continue living and to continue fighting its enemies, and that very will made it almost impossible to destroy one. Almost, that is. And it drew its tentacles out of the ground and retreated until it was besides Onostë and there, it rested to regain some strength that was now lost.
And now, it was the time for our group to start attacking and stop defending themselves. And Cloud came running towards Onostë, and he started to attack it by using Omnislash indeed, for that was what Yuffie was dreaming about, and that was what had to happen in Attem, even if you liked it or not. And he swung his sword many times, hitting Onostë in the body, legs, and arms, and it was a great damage, and Cloud stopped and came to the ground once more. But now, Onostë used its Onostënne, making each one to regain life, and all of the Onostënne started to attack each member of our group, each giving a great damage to both life and magic. But as the Fadamta are wise indeed, the ones that attacked the magic attacked Aeris the most, for it had seen that she had a great magic inside her, thus attacking her more than the rest of the group. But then, the attacks ceased, the little Beams being fired no more, and leaving a greatly exhausted group.
And now, Amendê had regained a great part of its strength, and decided to attack them while they were weak. And it went with Aradia, and it lifted its leg high in the Air, and tried to step on her on an attempt to finish her off. But she evaded the attack, taking a step away from where the leg would land, and she took out an Eönevuil and shot it at its other leg, making Amendê to scream in pain and to fall. She then went to its head and shot a last Eönevuil at its head, which made it to perish instantly, Disappearing for all the Eternity. Now, there was only one Fadamta left for them to finish off, and it would be much simpler for them to destroy, for there were no other left to help or to try and stop them.
And Fear laughed at it and was glad, for now did he had a hold on the Fadamta. And that was a good thing, but bad for the Fadamta also. But it would not falter, it would continue on attacking its enemies, until dead or until they died, which would be better for Onostë. And it jumped high in the Air, and landed on top of Tifa, making a lot of damage on her, but as souls are indeed immortal, she did not died, otherwise she would have now Disappeared, just like the Fadamta have all of this time. And now, Vincent shot many bullets at Onostë, but it was still not enough. Thus, both Sephiroth and Cloud went to attack it with their swords, cutting everywhere. Gashes. Blood. And yet, it was not enough. Then, Aeris decided to try on another magic, and she used Jollav, the Killer Spell. But she could not use it, for the Onostënne had left her with no magic at all, thus she could not do a thing, just watch. And Yuffie, as it was her dream, attacked with her Shuriken, for that was the weapon she dreamed to have at that time. And it hit Onostë square on the head, and at last did it was defeated! And blood appeared from the gash, and the blood disappeared and now did Onostë also Disappeared, leaving everyone glad that their enemies had finally perished.
Now everyone guarded their weapons, and looked at each other. The ones that were most confused here were Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, Sephiroth, and Vincent, all of whom had no idea of what had just happened, for they had just beheld the born of the Vacaltë, thing that was rarely seen in Attem. But the Newly Born Vacaltë were not confused on who these people were, for Yuffie was still dreaming, and they came from her, and they knew of everything she knew. And the Lëzdem knew of this, that Yuffie was still connected with Attem, and they used of this and talked to the Vacaltë and they said.
"Yuffie," said Aradia, "can you hear us?"
And they talked to her, and not to the Vacaltë, for there were things left undone in Gonêm that needed to be settled down. And she did heard them, but could not answer, and the Lëzdem continued speaking.
"Do not try to speak to us, for thou are not able to." Said Iramsy. "And thou might be asking to yourself, who are these people? And we shall say that we are the Lëzdem, and we just want to ask you a favour." And she did not accepted, but also she did not denied the request, for she wanted to know what was what they wanted her to do. Then, Aradia spoke to her, but to her soul, to not let anyone else hear about this, for special requests were what the Lëzdem wanted her to do. And she talked for a long time with her, for now, Yuffie could answer her and ask her whatever she wanted to know. And Aradia patiently explained the situation, and what was really happening all this time. And it is not necessary for me to repeat it to thee, for thou already know what happened before. So, Yuffie agreed with her, and Aradia thanked her, and she was glad, for what Yuffie would do would make things safer there in Gonêm, and that would also help them all in what they were going to do some time ahead. And now, as Yuffie knew of the Lëzdem and of everyone else, the Vacaltë knew also, and they acted as normally as they could, and Yuffie woke up in Gonêm, and they continued normally, for a Vacaltë remains as how you leave him. And now, it was time for them to depart Nalindië, so Aradia spoke.
"We must leave these lands, for we need to find someone else to aid us on our future fight with Midas. We have to go northwards, and there, take a boat that shall take us to Dalamën, the Land of Crystals. But if we find not more aid there, then we have to continue looking for it throughout the whole World, for if we go alone, I fear that we might loose and the All shall be lost in a Darkness so great that not even the Light shall be able to help it." And they all nodded, for they understood of what could happen if they faltered on their quest. So they started walking northwards, and they were heading to Lusäm, the Peninsula of Usamën, and there, there were boats indeed, for Late Essanth dwelled there and could lend them a boat for them to be able to cross the sea, and for them to be able to reach Dalämen.
--At the Silamne—
Midas stood there, lying on the floor of the Silamne, waiting for all of his servants to come to him. And almost all of them already did, but a great part still had not come to his side. And he wondered the reason to that, for they were all supposed to come at the same time, but they didn't. They had got separated, was what he thought at first, but then, he grew worried that someone had interfered with them and probably defeated them. But they could not be destroyed, he thought, for they were immortal and could not Disappear. And he was angry indeed, for he did not knew of what had happened to the rest of his servants, and that was a bad thing indeed. So, he sent some of them to Attem once more, to find out what had happened to the remaining servants. But he had sent them long ago, and they still had not returned, and that only made him to grow in anger. And he got up, and went to walk around, to release tensions and to think more clearly. And that's when he felt that the Ylnhoss had been deactivated and where no longer in use, for a Creator was always in close touch with its Creation. And he said to all of his servants, loudly for all of them to be able to hear.
"Be prepared, for more visits than expected shall come to pay a little visit to us."
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I have to make some quick notes for everyone:
-In the 3 languages that we have so far,(Essanth, Yhiku, and Vacaltë) the 'j' is said as 'dg', as in Fajï, it is said Fad-gee. So now every time you see a 'j', pronounce it as 'dg'.
-Also, some of the vowels are doubled every time you see an '' on top of them, as in ü, double it. For example, Soüla is said Suu-lah.
-On the names of mountains, rivers, and such of Attem, that is a different thing, but we shall learn about it on the next chapter, or in other chapters.
-Also, the 'X' sounds like sh, as in Xaeqüm, it is Shaekuum :P Glad to clear that up and I hope you liked this chapter! ^_^
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Letsumä: Ultima Weapon.
Mijinh: "Now"; the Present.
Nerelde: "All that Was"; the Past.
Nerlïb: "All that Is".
Nersun: "All that Will Be"; the Future.
Nerâle: "All the Things"; the All.
Nirkara: "the First Days"; the Beginning.
Onostënne: You know which they are, don't you? ;)
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Prexistence: that line, I did not like it at all!! Rather disturbing *shudders* anyway, hope you liked this chapter and continue reviewing ;)
Clorith: oh, that was sad. :*( I don't like the pairings coz of that! And I don't think ill put one in this story, except of course if somebody else tells me to or if I feel like. :P Anyway, continue reviewing and updating your story! ;)
Chibi Sephy: Aye, oh great master! :P Glad to know that you liked this chapter, and don't worry, nothing's going to happen to Sephy ;) (For now at least :D)
Shadow And Light: Good question! What I do is that I don't work on the languages for only a day!! I've been working on them for a very, very long time :P The languages are there, but I decide to use them every now an then. Oh, and the pairings, like I said to Clorith, I really don't like writing them, but if you want to, I can put in some (but they'll suck coz I suck at writing pairings and love and such -_-; ) so the decision is up to thee :P (and everyone else, of course).
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hm...... the things I'm going to do are still undone, for I'm preparing them to be perfect :P or at least, the best that I can do -_- also, I'm trying to make a site of this fic, but as I said, I'm trying! Anyway, I'm going to tell you latter what the things that I'm doing are and see you soon! ;)
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