Author's Notes – Hey, here's a description of Auron's departure for the
farplane. Maybe it would be better if I wrote it out now. (This is related
to the previous story!)
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Yuna had begun her sending of the aeons. Yu Yevon had been defeated and so was Sin. I looked at the somewhat happy ending. My promise to Braska and Jecht had been fulfilled; I was now able to depart for the farplane. I felt someone nudge me from behind.
"Auron..." Rikku stood before me, carrying a small brown book and a sphere in her hands. "This is for you. I know your time here is up." She handed the items to me. I looked at her as her face showed calmness but had hidden a wave of sorrow from within. I push back her hands, filled with the items.
"I can't take that Rikku," I replied. "But I will remember you for eternity." She hung her head low, probably disappointed. 'Auron..you are such a moron...she wants you to remember her,' my mind shouted at me. She slid a hand into her pocket and took out a golden mechanical watch.
"If you can't accept my 'lavish' gifts," she brought the watch before me. "Then take this." Rikku place the watch on my hand and slowly made me enclose it in my fist with her fingers. She took out the same sphere again. "You must have this." She replied as I nodded, taking the sphere from her. As soon as she had done what she did, Rikku ran to in front to face Yuna.
***
As remaining aeons of Yuna burst into clouds of pyreflies, I could notice that pyreflies were beginning to rise from my unsent form. I looked at the sky; Ellone was floating with her hand outstretched to me.
"The time has come Auron," she spoke. "Say your farewells now for you won't be meeting them for a rather long time." I nodded. Yuna turned around to see my body being sent and froze.
"Tsudukero [Don't stop]," I assured her with a brave heart. All eyes were on me as I looked around, including looking at Rikku.
"But I..." Yuna butted in, her voice trailing off.
"Kore wa iisa [It's all right]," I interrupted. It was now time to say the final goodbye. I looked at Wakka and proceeded to Kimahri. 'Good bye Wakka, farewell Kimahri,' I gave them a mental message as I gave a friendly hit on the blue Ronso.
'Farewell Lulu,' I looked at the black mage who was stunned to discover that I was actually unsent. I turned my focus to her, Rikku. She looked calm and seemed unfazed that I was leaving for the farplane. I stared at her for the longest. 'Goodbye my love,' I looked at her, hoping that she would receive my message through our connected hearts. I felt a heart- wrenching feeling as I turned away to look at the boy whom I had taken care of for nearly a decade.
Tidus looked at me with sorrow. I supposed that he was going to lose his guardian of ten years. I looked at him. 'Don't worry Tidus, you still have your story to continue with Yuna,' I assured him mentally through our exchanged looks. I proceeded to step near Yuna. Somehow I felt her message.
'Sir Auron,' Yuna seemed to talk to me mentally. 'Remember to say hello to my father and Sir Jecht.'
'Okay,' I gave her back a mental message, hoping that she would receive it. I turned around to look at my fellow guardians. Holding up my katana, I looked at everyone before focusing on Rikku.
'Goodbye Rikku,' I tried to talk to her through our hearts. 'I'll always remember you for opening me up and breaking down my barriers. I will wait for you at the farplane.' At this time, feelings of sadness filled my heart, forcing a large wave of tears to hit my eyes. I tried to prevent the tears from flowing.
"Mou...omaetachi no jidai da [It's your world now]," I looked at Rikku tearfully, feeling my heart being slowly crushed. Before I could know it, I discovered that I was beginning to rise from the ground. I flew up to see a smiling Ellone stretching out her hand.
"Come Auron," she held out to me. "Your story shall start anew but in the farplane." I gave a close grip as we flew into the clouds. As I looked down, I saw Rikku with her head bowing down, with Lulu beside her.
'Rikku...I'm so sorry,' I looked at her from the air. 'Goodbye, we shall meet someday.' I turned back to see a blinding flash before I felt somehow sleepy before blacking out.
***
"Hey Auron," a female voice awoken me. It was Ellone. "We're in the farplane now." I got up, my head still a little dizzy. As I looked ahead, I saw a large waterfall, which bended around a cliff like a horseshoe. In the distance was a dim orange sun. "Goodbye Auron, my job has been completed and may you lead a new story anew..." Ellone faded away. I nodded, giving my last farewell and thanks to her as she dematerialized.
"Heya Auron!" I heard a familiar voice from behind. Turning back, I saw Jecht and Lord Braska coming up to greet me. I ran and rushed into their arms.
"Milord, how I missed you!" I ran into his embrace. For the first time, I allowed my smile to be restricted.
"Auron..." he spoke. "You have certainly grown." He deduced as he looked at my aged face full of graying hair.
"Hey stiffy," Jecht commented and held up a golden mechanical watch. "I didn't know yer kept such a watch." I grabbed back the watch. "Hey, what's wrong ya?"
"It's none of your business," I scrutinized the watch and closed my eyes, enclosing my hands around the ticking contraption.
"Oh..." Jecht teased me once again. "Seems like that girl gave it to ya..." I gave him a stare.
"Just shut up for once!" I replied. I realized I never had been so protective before. Rikku...she's still in Spira but I will always love her. I looked at the sky. "Where do you live, milord?"
"Live?" Lord Braska replied to me in amazement. "We don't need to rest in the farplane, time is endless here until you are re-incarnated again." I smiled back at him.
"Would you mind giving me some solitude for a while?" I replied before hearing silence before me. I opened the watch to reveal one face the watch's face and the other a picture of Rikku. A white piece of paper fell out. It read: 'Please look at the sphere.'
I turned on the sphere to see its contents, and began to look at the fuzzy picture that was forming within it. The Al Bhed girl appeared in the screen onboard her airship.
"Hello Auron," Rikku spoke in the sphere. "I guess you must be in the farplane now when you are watching this final message of mine." I nodded my head, continuing to look at the sphere. She put her hands behind her back and looked down.
"I'm sure you didn't want to go," she continued with a soft tone. "But I guess you had no choice, so I won't force you too." Rikku looked up to show a faint smile. She reached for her pocket and took out the same golden watch that had been passed to me earlier on.
"Here," she held up the watch. "Always remember me with this watch forever..." The sphere blacked out once more. I opened my fist to look at the golden watch. I turned at the back and noticed the engraving on it: "E muja oui".
"Don't worry Rikku," I held the watch close to my chest, closing my eye. I re-opened it and looked at the ever-rosy sky of the farplane. "I promise...I'll wait for you here...forever and ever until the day you come here." I sat on the tall cliff of the farplane.
Rikku, I love you.
I'll wait for you forever here....
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Hehe...this is the end. Maybe I'll write a sequel.
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Yuna had begun her sending of the aeons. Yu Yevon had been defeated and so was Sin. I looked at the somewhat happy ending. My promise to Braska and Jecht had been fulfilled; I was now able to depart for the farplane. I felt someone nudge me from behind.
"Auron..." Rikku stood before me, carrying a small brown book and a sphere in her hands. "This is for you. I know your time here is up." She handed the items to me. I looked at her as her face showed calmness but had hidden a wave of sorrow from within. I push back her hands, filled with the items.
"I can't take that Rikku," I replied. "But I will remember you for eternity." She hung her head low, probably disappointed. 'Auron..you are such a moron...she wants you to remember her,' my mind shouted at me. She slid a hand into her pocket and took out a golden mechanical watch.
"If you can't accept my 'lavish' gifts," she brought the watch before me. "Then take this." Rikku place the watch on my hand and slowly made me enclose it in my fist with her fingers. She took out the same sphere again. "You must have this." She replied as I nodded, taking the sphere from her. As soon as she had done what she did, Rikku ran to in front to face Yuna.
***
As remaining aeons of Yuna burst into clouds of pyreflies, I could notice that pyreflies were beginning to rise from my unsent form. I looked at the sky; Ellone was floating with her hand outstretched to me.
"The time has come Auron," she spoke. "Say your farewells now for you won't be meeting them for a rather long time." I nodded. Yuna turned around to see my body being sent and froze.
"Tsudukero [Don't stop]," I assured her with a brave heart. All eyes were on me as I looked around, including looking at Rikku.
"But I..." Yuna butted in, her voice trailing off.
"Kore wa iisa [It's all right]," I interrupted. It was now time to say the final goodbye. I looked at Wakka and proceeded to Kimahri. 'Good bye Wakka, farewell Kimahri,' I gave them a mental message as I gave a friendly hit on the blue Ronso.
'Farewell Lulu,' I looked at the black mage who was stunned to discover that I was actually unsent. I turned my focus to her, Rikku. She looked calm and seemed unfazed that I was leaving for the farplane. I stared at her for the longest. 'Goodbye my love,' I looked at her, hoping that she would receive my message through our connected hearts. I felt a heart- wrenching feeling as I turned away to look at the boy whom I had taken care of for nearly a decade.
Tidus looked at me with sorrow. I supposed that he was going to lose his guardian of ten years. I looked at him. 'Don't worry Tidus, you still have your story to continue with Yuna,' I assured him mentally through our exchanged looks. I proceeded to step near Yuna. Somehow I felt her message.
'Sir Auron,' Yuna seemed to talk to me mentally. 'Remember to say hello to my father and Sir Jecht.'
'Okay,' I gave her back a mental message, hoping that she would receive it. I turned around to look at my fellow guardians. Holding up my katana, I looked at everyone before focusing on Rikku.
'Goodbye Rikku,' I tried to talk to her through our hearts. 'I'll always remember you for opening me up and breaking down my barriers. I will wait for you at the farplane.' At this time, feelings of sadness filled my heart, forcing a large wave of tears to hit my eyes. I tried to prevent the tears from flowing.
"Mou...omaetachi no jidai da [It's your world now]," I looked at Rikku tearfully, feeling my heart being slowly crushed. Before I could know it, I discovered that I was beginning to rise from the ground. I flew up to see a smiling Ellone stretching out her hand.
"Come Auron," she held out to me. "Your story shall start anew but in the farplane." I gave a close grip as we flew into the clouds. As I looked down, I saw Rikku with her head bowing down, with Lulu beside her.
'Rikku...I'm so sorry,' I looked at her from the air. 'Goodbye, we shall meet someday.' I turned back to see a blinding flash before I felt somehow sleepy before blacking out.
***
"Hey Auron," a female voice awoken me. It was Ellone. "We're in the farplane now." I got up, my head still a little dizzy. As I looked ahead, I saw a large waterfall, which bended around a cliff like a horseshoe. In the distance was a dim orange sun. "Goodbye Auron, my job has been completed and may you lead a new story anew..." Ellone faded away. I nodded, giving my last farewell and thanks to her as she dematerialized.
"Heya Auron!" I heard a familiar voice from behind. Turning back, I saw Jecht and Lord Braska coming up to greet me. I ran and rushed into their arms.
"Milord, how I missed you!" I ran into his embrace. For the first time, I allowed my smile to be restricted.
"Auron..." he spoke. "You have certainly grown." He deduced as he looked at my aged face full of graying hair.
"Hey stiffy," Jecht commented and held up a golden mechanical watch. "I didn't know yer kept such a watch." I grabbed back the watch. "Hey, what's wrong ya?"
"It's none of your business," I scrutinized the watch and closed my eyes, enclosing my hands around the ticking contraption.
"Oh..." Jecht teased me once again. "Seems like that girl gave it to ya..." I gave him a stare.
"Just shut up for once!" I replied. I realized I never had been so protective before. Rikku...she's still in Spira but I will always love her. I looked at the sky. "Where do you live, milord?"
"Live?" Lord Braska replied to me in amazement. "We don't need to rest in the farplane, time is endless here until you are re-incarnated again." I smiled back at him.
"Would you mind giving me some solitude for a while?" I replied before hearing silence before me. I opened the watch to reveal one face the watch's face and the other a picture of Rikku. A white piece of paper fell out. It read: 'Please look at the sphere.'
I turned on the sphere to see its contents, and began to look at the fuzzy picture that was forming within it. The Al Bhed girl appeared in the screen onboard her airship.
"Hello Auron," Rikku spoke in the sphere. "I guess you must be in the farplane now when you are watching this final message of mine." I nodded my head, continuing to look at the sphere. She put her hands behind her back and looked down.
"I'm sure you didn't want to go," she continued with a soft tone. "But I guess you had no choice, so I won't force you too." Rikku looked up to show a faint smile. She reached for her pocket and took out the same golden watch that had been passed to me earlier on.
"Here," she held up the watch. "Always remember me with this watch forever..." The sphere blacked out once more. I opened my fist to look at the golden watch. I turned at the back and noticed the engraving on it: "E muja oui".
"Don't worry Rikku," I held the watch close to my chest, closing my eye. I re-opened it and looked at the ever-rosy sky of the farplane. "I promise...I'll wait for you here...forever and ever until the day you come here." I sat on the tall cliff of the farplane.
Rikku, I love you.
I'll wait for you forever here....
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Hehe...this is the end. Maybe I'll write a sequel.