The Son of Auron: The Ruba Spheres
Chapter 3
The Broken Soal
"I truly wish to continue my story now, but unfortunately, this sphere only holds so much recording room," the masked figure said to Clasko.
It continued, "But, if you care enough to see what else is left, then the next sphere lies in the home of the thunder horse, Ixion. Find the correct source and speak the right question."
With that, the hologram buzzed off.
Clasko stared at the blank sphere in awe.
His thoughts echoed over and over in his mind that he must hear more.
Rain now soaked the soil as he departed on his Chocobo and headed for Djose.
-
The looming electric tower now faced the rider who slowly paced toward its entrance.
The inside of the temple was not very crowded and Clasko found it quite welcoming but he had to find what he was looking for.
He decided to ask a shadowy figure standing in the corner, so Clasko approached him.
"Excuse me sir," Clasko said.
The man looked up from under a large mass of red hair and said in a nervous voice "Is there a problem officer?" (Ha ha ha! Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
"No, I was just wanted to ask you a question. Uh, do you know the son of the legendary Sir Auron?" Clasko asked.
The man seemed bewildered at first then said, "THE Auron? I have never even known he had a son, just as much as know him."
Clasko bowed and thanked the man for his time.
Clasko then decided to check the miniature rooms of the temple where he found no person who could possess the sphere.
Clasko then decided to try his last resource, the Cloister of Trials.
He was admitted by the guard, which he was lucky to have been for only summoners and law enforcers were permitted inside.
He journeyed as far as he could without using the spheres to enter new rooms and finally entered the furthest point.
There, he found a stone column where summoners were to place spheres.
There rested a single sphere in the center of the statue.
He walked toward it when suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the piece and hit the sphere.
Clasko expected the sphere to shatter, but instead, it held on the bolt as if it defended it.
Then, a man came out of the room behind him and stood between the sphere and Clasko.
Clasko realized it to be the exact same old man that gave him the map in on the highroad agency.
"It's you!" said Clasko and the old man nodded.
Clasko continued, "Why did you lead me to the sphere recorded by that masked man?"
The old man answered immediately when Clasko finished the sentence, "Is that your question for you only get one chance."
Clasko then remembered that he must ask the proper question in order to receive the next sphere.
"Uh, I guess the right thing to ask would be if I could have the sphere, but- no, I take that back!" Clasko stuttered.
He thought and suddenly got an idea, "Who is Olo Eopia?" he asked.
The old man paused for several seconds and then smiled.
Clasko looked at him strangely but gasped when the man reached into the lightning with one hand and pulled out the sphere and handed it to him.
When the sphere left the pedestal, the lightning ceased.
Clasko turned to leave, but turned back to say thanks to the old man.
When he looked back, the old man was gone.
-
Clasko had rented a room at the inn outside of the temple, firstly because the sun was setting and secondly because he wanted to see the newest sphere.
He sat on the bed and activated the sphere.
The familiar masked figure suddenly appeared again.
He spoke, "So, you have seen the first sphere and now you wish to continue? I shall not stop you from listening but I must give caution for what comes next. It is probably the most painful event to happen in this story."
-
The judges watched as the many soldiers flocked the halls, ready for the combat trial to begin.
Close by, stood Olo with his broad sword in his hand.
The other competitors looked tough, but he knew he was ready.
Soon, Lord Mi'hen stood at a large balcony and said to the silenced soldiers, "I welcome you to the combat trial for the crusaders. At the whistle, you are all to enter the large room behind me in to a specially prepared forest-like area filled with a large variety of fiends. You must survive for two hours and not be injured in critical state or killed."
He continued, "Now, on my whistle... GO!" he said blowing his whistle.
-
I sat up quickly and looked around.
I had been napping on the couch in my living room and must have dreamt.
I looked outside as the sun was just setting.
I then noticed something odd on the horizon close to Gagazet.
They were very dark rain clouds, but they were moving faster than any kind I had ever seen.
I would be seeing another rainstorm, just like when daddy left, I thought to myself.
I told my mother of it so she told me close the door and windows, which I did.
I looked out the window again at the nearing storm.
Somehow, I felt a strange feeling when I looked at it, like the storm would kill me.
Looking back on it, I was right in some ways.
-
The rain was now hitting the house with full force and we could hear the tapping all over the place.
Thunder sounded and lightning crashed but I wasn't very afraid.
Most kids my age would be afraid of lightning, but I found it a little comforting.
My mother and I sat in our living room listening to the downpour when I remembered something and said to her, "Mother, you don't think that it is him causing the rain, do you?"
There was an old story that had been used for many generations by parents to keep their children at their best behavior.
It was about a maniac who had lived in the times when Zanarkand was still young and thriving.
The crazed man was said to have hated Yevon even more than anyone else ever to exist.
This changed him into a very powerful fiend, who some called the God of the Fiends.
He caused misery, death and mayhem whereever he walked.
It was said that whenever he traveled out in the open, a vast storm would follow him.
The soldiers and maesters of Yevon finally trapped him in the ruins of a collapsed underground cavern, where he is said to only come out, when children are naughty.
She shook her head and laughed and I soon got the picture and joined her.
We suddenly stopped when we saw a large object pass our window.
"Mommy, what was that?" I asked in fear.
"I don't know, I'll go check but you stay here." She said as she headed for the window.
She looked out then returned and said that she had seen nothing.
Then, something wet dripped down from the ceiling and hit the floor with a hiss.
We looked down at a small drop of what appeared to be acid that was rapidly eating through our floor.
We looked up to see a thin hole in the ceiling.
Then, more holes started appearing as more acid hit the floor.
I ran to the window and looked up to the roof but could not see, so I dashed outside into the pouring rain with my mother shouting after me.
I looked up to the roof once more, but this time I could see that it was coming from the rain. It was like some sort of energy rain with an acidic effect.
I was about to yell to my mother but suddenly, everything around me just stopped.
I looked around to see even the heavy rain frozen.
I could now tell that for some odd reason, the energy rain was only pouring on my house and water was all that fell elsewhere.
Just then, I heard a voice that seemed to come from everywhere around me.
It said, "Your moment and purpose is about to surface. There is no escaping you destiny."
I said out loud, "What are you talking about, are you a ghost?"
The voice remained silent for a few seconds and then said, "I am your friend, and I am your enemy but that does not matter now. What matters is that you know what that the journey of Spira's fate is about to begin. You must face it no matter what. Your journey will begin now."
Suddenly, the rain began to fall again and I heard something from behind me.
I turned and wished that I hadn't.
Before me stood the most frightening creature that I had ever seen.
It was about thirty feet tall and two sets of spiny, armored arms and legs.
Its face seemed to make my heart freeze and it had a long segmented tail.
"W-who are you?" I muttered in fright.
The creature seemed to smile and said, "I serve the God of the Fiends. I am a weapon. I was sent here by master to retrieve something important and it looks like I have."
I then turned and ran back to my house but before I could reach the doorway, the monster leaped up and landed between us.
I screamed and tried to run the opposite way but something grabbed me and threw me into the cliff wall next to our house.
I began to cry in pain as the monster approached me.
Just then, I saw my mother run out of the house and between me and my attacker.
"Run Jack!" she yelled but I could hardly lift a leg off the ground.
The weapon then sneered and grabbed my mother by the arms and held her up above its head.
It then threw her high into the air and as she came down, its tail shot out spearing her though the waist and pinning her to the ground.
"MOTHER!" I yelled as the creature sneered in satisfaction.
I then looked around in desperation for a way to escape but I found nothing.
Then a thought came to my mind.
I remembered the incident at the cliff walls at my secret spot where I was attacked by Scartra.
I had done something to cause my whittled stick to come from my hand.
I had yelled "Daddy" that must have been what had triggered the event.
I shook off the pain in my legs as best as I could and slowly stood to face the beast.
Then I screamed "DADDY!" and faced my palm out but nothing happened.
The monster began to laugh as I tried again and again.
Eventually, it grew bored and grabbed me my shirt collar as I quivered in fright.
"Where's your parents now?" it taunted.
At those words, a great rage rose from within me.
I held out my hand once more and yelled "DADDY!"
This time, my stick responded and shot out of my hand and I caught it with the other.
The beast dropped me and said, "Well, the worm now has a weapon, let's see what you can do."
I grasped my semi-weapon and with all of my strength, leaped towards the beast.
It caught me and threw me back to my place.
I charged again and my body hit his fist and I went flying into the wall.
Though blood and tears dripped down my face, I still attempted to attack.
Each time though, he counter-attacked and sent me even more pain than the previous assault.
Finally, the beast tossed me into the cliff walls with such force that I thought I would die but I did not.
The monster then laughed, looked at my house that was now half eaten by the energy rain.
It grunted and then cast a fire spell on it for the flames to consume the rest.
He looked at all of the other houses dotting the Calm Lands and cast a fire spell on all of them as well.
He then returned his gaze to me again and said, "It looks like my work here is done. My master will be most pleased. I will now leave you with nothing. Enjoy your mercy that I have shown you and you had better hope that we do not meet again."
With that, he and the storm dashed away back to Gagazet and vanished behind the bend in almost no time at all.
I crawled toward my mother who lay still as a grave.
I could see that she was hardly breathing but she looked into my eyes and said, "J-jack."
"I'm here mommy," I said as she struggled to continue.
She said weakly, "My time is almost... up but you will live on. I want you to find your ...father, for he will... know what to do."
She closed her eyes for a few seconds then opened them again and said, "I want you to find... your father. Just know... that I will... always... be with you." She said this and her eyes closed for the last time.
I knew what had just happened and I buried my head on her shoulder and cried.
The rain had just stopped by the time I had looked up and noticed that our house was completely burned down. I also heard screams coming from burning houses throughout the Calm Lands.
I didn't know who that creature was. I didn't know why it had attacked me and burned my house down. I don't know who it worked for and I didn't know why it had ruthlessly killed my mother but I knew that they would pay and that I would never live in happiness until this was carried out.
No matter how long it would take, I had to avenge my mother.
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A/N: Woohoo! I finished another one! To all of those reading this fic, I am soooooo sorry for the long delay. There are three things to blame for this, writer's block, school, being grounded, chores, and school. I will try to update faster next time but it depends on how my schedule will be. I want to thank all that reviewed and I appreciate every one of them.
StoryweaverOne- Thanks for the information on braska, and I'll try to put you in the fic as soon as I can. Darkness Kingdom: Well, nobody has ever told me I'm their favorite. That's really nice, thanks. The Final Fantasy Warrior: Thanks, I'll try to make my fics more flowing, but I can't promise anything. Amerowolf: Well, thanks for the review. Don't worry though, what I have planned for this fic will probably make our fics way different.
Once again, I want to thank everyone for their review and I hope I get more for this one. Thanks.
~Callik~
Chapter 3
The Broken Soal
"I truly wish to continue my story now, but unfortunately, this sphere only holds so much recording room," the masked figure said to Clasko.
It continued, "But, if you care enough to see what else is left, then the next sphere lies in the home of the thunder horse, Ixion. Find the correct source and speak the right question."
With that, the hologram buzzed off.
Clasko stared at the blank sphere in awe.
His thoughts echoed over and over in his mind that he must hear more.
Rain now soaked the soil as he departed on his Chocobo and headed for Djose.
-
The looming electric tower now faced the rider who slowly paced toward its entrance.
The inside of the temple was not very crowded and Clasko found it quite welcoming but he had to find what he was looking for.
He decided to ask a shadowy figure standing in the corner, so Clasko approached him.
"Excuse me sir," Clasko said.
The man looked up from under a large mass of red hair and said in a nervous voice "Is there a problem officer?" (Ha ha ha! Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
"No, I was just wanted to ask you a question. Uh, do you know the son of the legendary Sir Auron?" Clasko asked.
The man seemed bewildered at first then said, "THE Auron? I have never even known he had a son, just as much as know him."
Clasko bowed and thanked the man for his time.
Clasko then decided to check the miniature rooms of the temple where he found no person who could possess the sphere.
Clasko then decided to try his last resource, the Cloister of Trials.
He was admitted by the guard, which he was lucky to have been for only summoners and law enforcers were permitted inside.
He journeyed as far as he could without using the spheres to enter new rooms and finally entered the furthest point.
There, he found a stone column where summoners were to place spheres.
There rested a single sphere in the center of the statue.
He walked toward it when suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the piece and hit the sphere.
Clasko expected the sphere to shatter, but instead, it held on the bolt as if it defended it.
Then, a man came out of the room behind him and stood between the sphere and Clasko.
Clasko realized it to be the exact same old man that gave him the map in on the highroad agency.
"It's you!" said Clasko and the old man nodded.
Clasko continued, "Why did you lead me to the sphere recorded by that masked man?"
The old man answered immediately when Clasko finished the sentence, "Is that your question for you only get one chance."
Clasko then remembered that he must ask the proper question in order to receive the next sphere.
"Uh, I guess the right thing to ask would be if I could have the sphere, but- no, I take that back!" Clasko stuttered.
He thought and suddenly got an idea, "Who is Olo Eopia?" he asked.
The old man paused for several seconds and then smiled.
Clasko looked at him strangely but gasped when the man reached into the lightning with one hand and pulled out the sphere and handed it to him.
When the sphere left the pedestal, the lightning ceased.
Clasko turned to leave, but turned back to say thanks to the old man.
When he looked back, the old man was gone.
-
Clasko had rented a room at the inn outside of the temple, firstly because the sun was setting and secondly because he wanted to see the newest sphere.
He sat on the bed and activated the sphere.
The familiar masked figure suddenly appeared again.
He spoke, "So, you have seen the first sphere and now you wish to continue? I shall not stop you from listening but I must give caution for what comes next. It is probably the most painful event to happen in this story."
-
The judges watched as the many soldiers flocked the halls, ready for the combat trial to begin.
Close by, stood Olo with his broad sword in his hand.
The other competitors looked tough, but he knew he was ready.
Soon, Lord Mi'hen stood at a large balcony and said to the silenced soldiers, "I welcome you to the combat trial for the crusaders. At the whistle, you are all to enter the large room behind me in to a specially prepared forest-like area filled with a large variety of fiends. You must survive for two hours and not be injured in critical state or killed."
He continued, "Now, on my whistle... GO!" he said blowing his whistle.
-
I sat up quickly and looked around.
I had been napping on the couch in my living room and must have dreamt.
I looked outside as the sun was just setting.
I then noticed something odd on the horizon close to Gagazet.
They were very dark rain clouds, but they were moving faster than any kind I had ever seen.
I would be seeing another rainstorm, just like when daddy left, I thought to myself.
I told my mother of it so she told me close the door and windows, which I did.
I looked out the window again at the nearing storm.
Somehow, I felt a strange feeling when I looked at it, like the storm would kill me.
Looking back on it, I was right in some ways.
-
The rain was now hitting the house with full force and we could hear the tapping all over the place.
Thunder sounded and lightning crashed but I wasn't very afraid.
Most kids my age would be afraid of lightning, but I found it a little comforting.
My mother and I sat in our living room listening to the downpour when I remembered something and said to her, "Mother, you don't think that it is him causing the rain, do you?"
There was an old story that had been used for many generations by parents to keep their children at their best behavior.
It was about a maniac who had lived in the times when Zanarkand was still young and thriving.
The crazed man was said to have hated Yevon even more than anyone else ever to exist.
This changed him into a very powerful fiend, who some called the God of the Fiends.
He caused misery, death and mayhem whereever he walked.
It was said that whenever he traveled out in the open, a vast storm would follow him.
The soldiers and maesters of Yevon finally trapped him in the ruins of a collapsed underground cavern, where he is said to only come out, when children are naughty.
She shook her head and laughed and I soon got the picture and joined her.
We suddenly stopped when we saw a large object pass our window.
"Mommy, what was that?" I asked in fear.
"I don't know, I'll go check but you stay here." She said as she headed for the window.
She looked out then returned and said that she had seen nothing.
Then, something wet dripped down from the ceiling and hit the floor with a hiss.
We looked down at a small drop of what appeared to be acid that was rapidly eating through our floor.
We looked up to see a thin hole in the ceiling.
Then, more holes started appearing as more acid hit the floor.
I ran to the window and looked up to the roof but could not see, so I dashed outside into the pouring rain with my mother shouting after me.
I looked up to the roof once more, but this time I could see that it was coming from the rain. It was like some sort of energy rain with an acidic effect.
I was about to yell to my mother but suddenly, everything around me just stopped.
I looked around to see even the heavy rain frozen.
I could now tell that for some odd reason, the energy rain was only pouring on my house and water was all that fell elsewhere.
Just then, I heard a voice that seemed to come from everywhere around me.
It said, "Your moment and purpose is about to surface. There is no escaping you destiny."
I said out loud, "What are you talking about, are you a ghost?"
The voice remained silent for a few seconds and then said, "I am your friend, and I am your enemy but that does not matter now. What matters is that you know what that the journey of Spira's fate is about to begin. You must face it no matter what. Your journey will begin now."
Suddenly, the rain began to fall again and I heard something from behind me.
I turned and wished that I hadn't.
Before me stood the most frightening creature that I had ever seen.
It was about thirty feet tall and two sets of spiny, armored arms and legs.
Its face seemed to make my heart freeze and it had a long segmented tail.
"W-who are you?" I muttered in fright.
The creature seemed to smile and said, "I serve the God of the Fiends. I am a weapon. I was sent here by master to retrieve something important and it looks like I have."
I then turned and ran back to my house but before I could reach the doorway, the monster leaped up and landed between us.
I screamed and tried to run the opposite way but something grabbed me and threw me into the cliff wall next to our house.
I began to cry in pain as the monster approached me.
Just then, I saw my mother run out of the house and between me and my attacker.
"Run Jack!" she yelled but I could hardly lift a leg off the ground.
The weapon then sneered and grabbed my mother by the arms and held her up above its head.
It then threw her high into the air and as she came down, its tail shot out spearing her though the waist and pinning her to the ground.
"MOTHER!" I yelled as the creature sneered in satisfaction.
I then looked around in desperation for a way to escape but I found nothing.
Then a thought came to my mind.
I remembered the incident at the cliff walls at my secret spot where I was attacked by Scartra.
I had done something to cause my whittled stick to come from my hand.
I had yelled "Daddy" that must have been what had triggered the event.
I shook off the pain in my legs as best as I could and slowly stood to face the beast.
Then I screamed "DADDY!" and faced my palm out but nothing happened.
The monster began to laugh as I tried again and again.
Eventually, it grew bored and grabbed me my shirt collar as I quivered in fright.
"Where's your parents now?" it taunted.
At those words, a great rage rose from within me.
I held out my hand once more and yelled "DADDY!"
This time, my stick responded and shot out of my hand and I caught it with the other.
The beast dropped me and said, "Well, the worm now has a weapon, let's see what you can do."
I grasped my semi-weapon and with all of my strength, leaped towards the beast.
It caught me and threw me back to my place.
I charged again and my body hit his fist and I went flying into the wall.
Though blood and tears dripped down my face, I still attempted to attack.
Each time though, he counter-attacked and sent me even more pain than the previous assault.
Finally, the beast tossed me into the cliff walls with such force that I thought I would die but I did not.
The monster then laughed, looked at my house that was now half eaten by the energy rain.
It grunted and then cast a fire spell on it for the flames to consume the rest.
He looked at all of the other houses dotting the Calm Lands and cast a fire spell on all of them as well.
He then returned his gaze to me again and said, "It looks like my work here is done. My master will be most pleased. I will now leave you with nothing. Enjoy your mercy that I have shown you and you had better hope that we do not meet again."
With that, he and the storm dashed away back to Gagazet and vanished behind the bend in almost no time at all.
I crawled toward my mother who lay still as a grave.
I could see that she was hardly breathing but she looked into my eyes and said, "J-jack."
"I'm here mommy," I said as she struggled to continue.
She said weakly, "My time is almost... up but you will live on. I want you to find your ...father, for he will... know what to do."
She closed her eyes for a few seconds then opened them again and said, "I want you to find... your father. Just know... that I will... always... be with you." She said this and her eyes closed for the last time.
I knew what had just happened and I buried my head on her shoulder and cried.
The rain had just stopped by the time I had looked up and noticed that our house was completely burned down. I also heard screams coming from burning houses throughout the Calm Lands.
I didn't know who that creature was. I didn't know why it had attacked me and burned my house down. I don't know who it worked for and I didn't know why it had ruthlessly killed my mother but I knew that they would pay and that I would never live in happiness until this was carried out.
No matter how long it would take, I had to avenge my mother.
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A/N: Woohoo! I finished another one! To all of those reading this fic, I am soooooo sorry for the long delay. There are three things to blame for this, writer's block, school, being grounded, chores, and school. I will try to update faster next time but it depends on how my schedule will be. I want to thank all that reviewed and I appreciate every one of them.
StoryweaverOne- Thanks for the information on braska, and I'll try to put you in the fic as soon as I can. Darkness Kingdom: Well, nobody has ever told me I'm their favorite. That's really nice, thanks. The Final Fantasy Warrior: Thanks, I'll try to make my fics more flowing, but I can't promise anything. Amerowolf: Well, thanks for the review. Don't worry though, what I have planned for this fic will probably make our fics way different.
Once again, I want to thank everyone for their review and I hope I get more for this one. Thanks.
~Callik~