Auron smiled, this wasn't so hard. He pushed his glasses up, and brushed his hair back. He looked to the sky, and laughed half-heartedly. Even if it wasn't completely true, he didn't laugh often. Though now if he wasn't himself he would cry.So much pain raced through his mind. The memories of the past and the horrors that lay ahead of him. He didn't want Yuna to die, and the final aeon... would Tidus follow the in the footsteps of his father? Or did he grow up with more of Auron's own personality. The spirit sighed a lonely sigh.
"Those were happier times, I guess." he stated mostly to himself, "I mean, everything seemed to get so much harder after that. The whole time, right from the beginning Braska had been true to his journey. However what was to come after we left Djose, seemed to shake him like nothing else. It shook all of us. I always knew it was because of you, Yuna. He had to bring the Calm, to keep you safe."
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I sat in silence across from Jecht. Had he been serious about not drinking? As much as I disliked him, I had to respect him. I could see him changing as we journeyed. He had to be homesick. I didn't believe his Zanerkand stories, I just saw them as drunken lies. I thought he wamted to forget a bad past, but now...
Braska sat down peacfully beside me, and looked out at the moonflow.
"We seemed to be moving closer and closer." he said with a heavy sigh. I looked at him worried.
"Lord Braska, you're not having second thoughts are you?" I asked. He laughed out.
"No! No, of course not! It's just... we seem to be moving too quickly through all of this. It almost feels like we're missing something. I don't know what or why, but this is moving so fast. Maybe there is something that Yevon wanted us to see." I looked at him stupifed. I had never thought of our adventure like that before. I really just wanted to help Lord Braska bring the Calm.
I looked back to the water, I really wished Lerana could kill Sin before Braska even made it to Zanerkand. Then Yuna could have her father, who would stop at nothing to show her the whole of Spira.
"You must give Jecht a break." the summoner said suddenly. "He may be a loud mouth and a fool at times, but if I believed he was always like that then I would have never asked him to become one of my guardians." I looked to the ground, ashamed.
"I'm sorry my Lord. I just don't see much in him." I stated and looked over at my comrade. He was sleeping by the river bed. He looked so peaceful.
"Jecht is torn apart." Braska said solomnly, weither his story of Zanerkand is true or not, I believe it. He's not only only miles away from his wife and son, but thousands of years as well. With much as I love my little Yuna, I don't know if I could bare his pain. Yet, he wants to bring help to my quest to save Spira from an evil he's never heard of or even seen."
"You mean you think he doesn't believe he's ever going back?" I asked sadly. Even though Jecht always talked of the things his was going to do when he got back home, it made me wonder why he would accompany us on such a dangerous journey?
"I fear he will be destoryed when he sees the holy city today..." Braska was cut off by the cry of a Shoopuf.
"Jecht better not be-" I growled spinning around but stopped short by the horror that was before my eyes. A claw covered the body of a gigantic Shoopuf crushing the life from it.
"Is that thing Sin?!" Jecht said in terror, as he ran over beside us. I drew my sword, and prepared to protect Lord Braska, Jecht followed my lead. Sin spawn began to emerge and shoot to the ground.
Slicing through the first couple, I kept an Sin itself. watching as it continued to move, not really noticing us. Screams of the villagers filled the air, as Jecht and I killed one Sin spawn after another.
"It's moving towards Guadosalm!" a chocobo knight yelled out in a panic.
" Sir Auron! We can't allow it! There's so many people there!"Braska gasped. Jecht and I attacked full on trying to reach Sin. I felt a burning blaze behind me as Ifrit was summoned.
Helpless, I wathed as Sin hit the water of the moonflow. The beast was slow on land, however in the water, he was faster then any of the war boats in Bevelle. The Sin spawn kept me from going after it. Almost as if Sin could read my mind, they surrounded all of us. It seemed as if there was a sea of them.
In steady beats I continued to bring down my sword on one spawn to the next, with no avail. Blood sparyed into my eyes, and their cries deafened me. Every movement was like the moonflow, liquid that couldn't be stopped. All of the pains from the stings and bites of the creatures had drained away as soon as my adreniline had kicked in.Though with each one I killed, another came. They didn't want me to reach Sin
Then, as soon as it started, it was over. Sin was gone, and Jecht and I finished of the rest of the spawn. I collapsed panting, I had failed. I looked to Lord Braska. He stared blankly as the bits of lightning vanished, his aeon disappearing to where it had come. Sweat covered his body, he had fought just as hard as we had.
"I was wrong..." he muttered. Jecht limped over to him.
"What are you talking about?" he asked, his voice hoarse.
" I convinced myself we were supposed to learn or find something on this journey. However, I had just hoped to prolong this pilgrimage so Yuna could see something in this world..." Braska said lowering his head, " Sin just showed me the truth of what must be done. We must stop at nothing to bring the Calm, not only for my love, but for all of Spira."
There was nothing I could say to him. All I could do was to prepare for the hard work that lay ahead of us.
- End A Sign from Yevon -
"Those were happier times, I guess." he stated mostly to himself, "I mean, everything seemed to get so much harder after that. The whole time, right from the beginning Braska had been true to his journey. However what was to come after we left Djose, seemed to shake him like nothing else. It shook all of us. I always knew it was because of you, Yuna. He had to bring the Calm, to keep you safe."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I sat in silence across from Jecht. Had he been serious about not drinking? As much as I disliked him, I had to respect him. I could see him changing as we journeyed. He had to be homesick. I didn't believe his Zanerkand stories, I just saw them as drunken lies. I thought he wamted to forget a bad past, but now...
Braska sat down peacfully beside me, and looked out at the moonflow.
"We seemed to be moving closer and closer." he said with a heavy sigh. I looked at him worried.
"Lord Braska, you're not having second thoughts are you?" I asked. He laughed out.
"No! No, of course not! It's just... we seem to be moving too quickly through all of this. It almost feels like we're missing something. I don't know what or why, but this is moving so fast. Maybe there is something that Yevon wanted us to see." I looked at him stupifed. I had never thought of our adventure like that before. I really just wanted to help Lord Braska bring the Calm.
I looked back to the water, I really wished Lerana could kill Sin before Braska even made it to Zanerkand. Then Yuna could have her father, who would stop at nothing to show her the whole of Spira.
"You must give Jecht a break." the summoner said suddenly. "He may be a loud mouth and a fool at times, but if I believed he was always like that then I would have never asked him to become one of my guardians." I looked to the ground, ashamed.
"I'm sorry my Lord. I just don't see much in him." I stated and looked over at my comrade. He was sleeping by the river bed. He looked so peaceful.
"Jecht is torn apart." Braska said solomnly, weither his story of Zanerkand is true or not, I believe it. He's not only only miles away from his wife and son, but thousands of years as well. With much as I love my little Yuna, I don't know if I could bare his pain. Yet, he wants to bring help to my quest to save Spira from an evil he's never heard of or even seen."
"You mean you think he doesn't believe he's ever going back?" I asked sadly. Even though Jecht always talked of the things his was going to do when he got back home, it made me wonder why he would accompany us on such a dangerous journey?
"I fear he will be destoryed when he sees the holy city today..." Braska was cut off by the cry of a Shoopuf.
"Jecht better not be-" I growled spinning around but stopped short by the horror that was before my eyes. A claw covered the body of a gigantic Shoopuf crushing the life from it.
"Is that thing Sin?!" Jecht said in terror, as he ran over beside us. I drew my sword, and prepared to protect Lord Braska, Jecht followed my lead. Sin spawn began to emerge and shoot to the ground.
Slicing through the first couple, I kept an Sin itself. watching as it continued to move, not really noticing us. Screams of the villagers filled the air, as Jecht and I killed one Sin spawn after another.
"It's moving towards Guadosalm!" a chocobo knight yelled out in a panic.
" Sir Auron! We can't allow it! There's so many people there!"Braska gasped. Jecht and I attacked full on trying to reach Sin. I felt a burning blaze behind me as Ifrit was summoned.
Helpless, I wathed as Sin hit the water of the moonflow. The beast was slow on land, however in the water, he was faster then any of the war boats in Bevelle. The Sin spawn kept me from going after it. Almost as if Sin could read my mind, they surrounded all of us. It seemed as if there was a sea of them.
In steady beats I continued to bring down my sword on one spawn to the next, with no avail. Blood sparyed into my eyes, and their cries deafened me. Every movement was like the moonflow, liquid that couldn't be stopped. All of the pains from the stings and bites of the creatures had drained away as soon as my adreniline had kicked in.Though with each one I killed, another came. They didn't want me to reach Sin
Then, as soon as it started, it was over. Sin was gone, and Jecht and I finished of the rest of the spawn. I collapsed panting, I had failed. I looked to Lord Braska. He stared blankly as the bits of lightning vanished, his aeon disappearing to where it had come. Sweat covered his body, he had fought just as hard as we had.
"I was wrong..." he muttered. Jecht limped over to him.
"What are you talking about?" he asked, his voice hoarse.
" I convinced myself we were supposed to learn or find something on this journey. However, I had just hoped to prolong this pilgrimage so Yuna could see something in this world..." Braska said lowering his head, " Sin just showed me the truth of what must be done. We must stop at nothing to bring the Calm, not only for my love, but for all of Spira."
There was nothing I could say to him. All I could do was to prepare for the hard work that lay ahead of us.
- End A Sign from Yevon -