I scratched my head while looking at the old ruins. I suddenly wished I was back home in Luca, this place had a thousand songs I wanted to compose.The pyreflies were everywhere! It was amazing and sad at the same time. All these lives lost, because of some silly war with Bevelle. Imagine what a great place this could be, if only it were not destroyed. Imagine, the buildings, sky scrapers, shopping malls, parks, people...blitzball! Stadiums and movie theaters, actors and actresses, singers and business men and women, a metropolis! Like Luca, but bigger, much bigger!
"that used to be the sphere dome..." I saw partial ruins, but the other half was rebuilt in pyreflies, so that I could see what it was ages ago.
"what?" Jecht steped up beside me, his head tilted to the side, trying to figure out what I was talking about.
"that building, it was a..." I looked to the others, Braska and Auron were looking at me with these confused looks. Did they not see the pyreflies rebuilding the building for them? "...sphere dome..."
"There is plenty of sphere domes in Zanarkand..." Jecht told me. I think he was in shock, seeing his home like this must have been. He was still thinking that he had a home to go back to, even though he confessed that he didnt see a chance in hell of getting back there.
"Have you been here before?" Braska asked, in his calm tone.
"I'm not so sure...It feels like I have..." I sighed, lowering my eyes.
in this time, Jecht must have left us, perhaps trying to take this Zanarkand in. He didnt say much about how he felt, at least not to me, but we all gave him time alone. Braska and Auron chatted amongst themselves, though not without glancing over my way, perhaps checking to see if I was feeling alright.
from behind them came this great wave of water, but, at the same time, it wasn't. It was a creature that was made of the water, or of the water itself. On its back was a tiny city that resembled Zanarkand, there were even lights inside the buildings! This, thing, was so large that it blocked out all the light, we all stood in its shadow, staring up with our mouths open. We knew Sin was lurking about here, but I guess, at least for myself, thought that perhaps it had left. We had to fight, weaken it ...so that we could reach the building before us, and meet with a woman that Braska called Yunalesca.
I did not know much about the Lady Yunalesca, except that she was the first summoner to defeat Sin. She must have been from my time, a thousand years ago, but I just couldn't remember her, did she come after the war?. That was my thoughts, I didnt realise how important it was. With Sin above us, I didnt have time to think why I thought that I was from Yunalesca's time
"we fight..." was all I heard from Auron.
I took my place, but my attention was on Jecht running down a hill. He looked unwell, as if he were poisoned. His face green, his step wobbly. He must have come across a fiend with the posion attack.
"Here" I threw the antidote his way and waited until he caught it. Of course, with in Sin in front of us, and me not paying attention, I was the first knockd on their ass.
"sin spawn..." Jecht breathed, taking my place in the line, launching his blitzball at the hideous creature.
I gasped, jumping to my feet. Spinning around, I placed my back to the others, in an attempt to ward off the sinspawn from attacking Auron, Braska and Jecht from behind. I had gained experience in weilding a sword, and the spawn were no problem. I was more worrid for the others, who were up against Sin itself!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Jecht wipe the sweat off his brow, Auron was attacking now, hitting the beast with a mental attack that would hopefully slow it down some. Braska was already conjuring up a black spell, and I could tell from the sound of it, that it was thundaga.
"Nothing like fried sin to get you up in the morning..." I placed my back against Jecht, we nodded, and switched places. Now I was in the same rank as Auron and Braska, Jecht fighting off the sinspawn.
I had a little trick I had been saving for a while, there was not going to be another time to use it, so I figured..."no time like the present..." I cast hasteaga on the group, and hit Sin with a series of special attacks I had learned on our way, before finishing off with a Hit and Run, which I ran up as close as I could get to the thing, and hit it a couple of times before running back to the rest of the group. By casting the hate magic, I sped up Auron and Braska, who hit Sin with all they had, causing the large fiend to back now....at least for now.
"run!" I heard Auron cry out, and we all high tailed it for the Dome before us. I heard the magnificent cry as Sin went down back into the Ocean from whence it came. It knew its days were numbered. Braska would call the Final Aeon...and it will all be....Over....
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The Final Aeon. I couldn't belive my ears when I heard the spirit of Lady Yunalesca explain to us what had to be done. I wasn't expecting this, and neither was everyone else. I would have gladly offered, I had grown quite attatched to my group of friends, even though I did not know them for very long. But, I was already dead. The Lady sensed that, and tried to send me! I remember Auron stepping between us, but it was no use, Yunalesca had already begun...but found that she could not sent me. Everyone was confused.
"I see...the Fayth still have something instore for you Tanita" Yunalesca smirked, padding barefoot away from me and closer to Braska. She reached her hand out to him, and told him to chose his Final Aeon. The rest is history I guess...It was Jecht that offered, and Jecht that followed Braska to the upper level.
Auron protested, I stood off to the side, watching the pyreflies swirl about my body. I dont know if it was just me, or if I was attracting past memories, friends...relatives. I wasn;t surprised when Yunalesca called me Tanita, infact I felt rather angry that she spoke to me so informally. I was of course a summoner of a thousand years ago, even before sin, before Yunalesca herself. I didnt say a word however, the mind of my re incarnatedself was still beliving that I was just a normal human being, with no powers what so ever...
It would be hours before someone told us to proceed to the upper level. So, it was done...I think Auron was more afraid to go up there than I was, but I can remember grabbing his hand to walk up those steps together. He was shaking, I squeezed his hand, but he didnt show any sign of feeling it. I think he did, but was much too embarassed. My mouth felt dry, I continued to swallow, but nothing worked. We both took each step at a time. I can't speak for Auron, but I wanted to run, but I also wanted to take it slow...I was afraid of what I would see.
Then the doors opened......There was...nothing! Just Yunalesca standing there with a smirk on her pale face, arms crossed, watching us. She was pleased, but what for?
"Jecht..." I tried to get the words out. .
"Is Sin..." Yunalesca finished.
I glanced to my side, Auron looked as if he were about to explode. All the anger and the pain, his fear and his sadness were building up. I didnt dare touch him, fearing I would set him off. Instead I watched as the pyreflies rose up to the starlit sky. Ididnt know which one was Braska, but I felt that he was home...with his wife. That I felt, but all I felt was sorrow for Jecht.
"This is wrong..." I shook my head, I heard what she told us before Jecht and Braska went inside, but I thought that perhaps this time it would be for real. I guess thats what every Summoner thinks when they come up to face Sin. That it may be the last time. "Why do we fight, when Sin only comes back after the Calm? Will there ever be a last time?"
Yunalesca sighed. "The Summoned Beast that defeats Sin then, itself, becomes a new Sin...Thus must occur the rebirth.forget about the teachings, and accept the truth of it...Hope, is all that Spira has left"
I bit my lip, Auron steped forward. "Stop lying to us! It's not the only something to rely on! Braska sacrificed his life because he believed the teachings! Jecht sacrificed himself because he believed in Braska!
"And they died for what they believed." It looked as though Yunalesca was growing quite annoyed with us. I was about to ask Auron to leave with me when he broke lose, attempting to attack Yunalesca with his sword. He was knocked down rather quickly. A blow that did not seem so damaging, yet I was wrong.
I stood back, but when Auron didn't move...when he just lay there.
"Auron!!" I cried, running to his side. The strike to his body caused him to fly into the air, and land on his neck. I couldn't tell if it was broken, or..what had happened. He just lay there, unmoving. To see his chest rise and then fall brought me relief, for I knew he was still breathing.
"You..." I turned my head to glare at Yunalesca. My black hair came lose, It trailed over my cheeks while I wacthed this woman, who called herself a Summoner grin at me, backing away. Those bare feet, how they annoyed me now, how I wanted rip them off and feed them to her. "you shall pay..."
"No one can kill me...Tanita..." She growled.
It made me smile, even in my anger. "no, but I bet I can seriously hurt you for the next decade or so..." I raised my eye brow, and jerked my head, slowly standing now. Eyes always on her, making sure she didnt run away. Ah, but who was I kidding, she was going to fight, she had that look in her eye. Most proably a similar look that flashed in my eyes.
"One day someone will rid of you, I'd like to be there when it happens...for now you will feel my wrath!!!"
I raised my hands up to the sky, calling forth whatever power I had left. Its hard to explain. Because I did not know I was dead, I was emitting energy to keep myself visible. Subconsious thing perhaps, but it does take up certain amount of energy. Still, I found that I had just enough to put a beating into this little twit. Hope is good and all, but false hope...? no, one day there will be an end to Sin...
A bright light flashed all around me, I Saw the look of shock in her eyes, and smiled at her while my body changed. I was no longer Tanith, but the Summoner Tanita of a thousand years ago. Older than Yunalesca herself, older than Sin. I may not have had the energy to defeat her then, but she sure knew who was boss the moment my battle clothes dissappeared into the light, and were replaced with a gown dress of blue and gold. It looked like an evening dress, a long slit up along the side, revealling a toned pale leg, my belt hung lose, over my hips, as it was the fashion of my day...I had no sleeves, just bangles on my wrists, and a deep v neck which revealled my sapphire talisman.
When the transformation was over, I looked her right in the eye, winked. "so, now whose the fairest of them all, Yunalesca..."
"it is Lady Yunalesa..." She sneered...
"then it shall be Lady Tanita to you..." I wasn't about to begin the battle. I was just preparing myself, I knew she would fight, she felt threatned, any sudden movement would most likely set her off. I was ready and waiting.
"Fine..." Her voice was low, as if she were losing her vocal chords, which was very possible since she began to transform into what I can only describe as a Medusa of sorts. I was afraid to turn to stone if I looked at her. Luckily she did not possess that ability, and when she made her first shot at me, I reached out and grabed one of the tentacles she had for hair and yanked, throwing her across the floor.
"so, you think you have what it takes to battle a summoner of old?" I asked, stalking towards her body on the floor.
"You've only just discovered you are who you are..." Yunalesca got up, I let her. "You've not the energy..."
I back handed her, and sent her sliding across the floor once more. I was stronger than I thought, and had a lot of anger to take out on this unfortunate soul. She is viewed as the first person the defeat sin, but in reality she didn't defeat anything. She just caused her husband, Lord Zaon to become Sin itself. Just like Jecht was now Sin...There was nothing I could do to stop it, but I knew that someone was going to come along to do it.
"get up..." I sighed, but Yunalesca would not stand. I thouhgt it odd that she would fall so easily, to just a couple of shots, but I could see the fear in her eyes.
"there is nothing I can do, this is just the way!" she cried out. But I knew diffrent.
"One day, you will come face to face with the one who will rid Sin of Spira forever, do not forget my words....ah, but you will.." I waved my hand at her, and let her fade away with the other pyreflies.
"Tanith?"
"Auron!" I ran to his side. I nearly forgot about him, I was so busy venting my anger on Yunalesca..."are, are you ok?"
"Help me...get to Bevelle...Yuna..." His words were broken, but I understood. He made a promise to Braska that he would get Yuna to Besaid. "I have to keep my promises..."
"that used to be the sphere dome..." I saw partial ruins, but the other half was rebuilt in pyreflies, so that I could see what it was ages ago.
"what?" Jecht steped up beside me, his head tilted to the side, trying to figure out what I was talking about.
"that building, it was a..." I looked to the others, Braska and Auron were looking at me with these confused looks. Did they not see the pyreflies rebuilding the building for them? "...sphere dome..."
"There is plenty of sphere domes in Zanarkand..." Jecht told me. I think he was in shock, seeing his home like this must have been. He was still thinking that he had a home to go back to, even though he confessed that he didnt see a chance in hell of getting back there.
"Have you been here before?" Braska asked, in his calm tone.
"I'm not so sure...It feels like I have..." I sighed, lowering my eyes.
in this time, Jecht must have left us, perhaps trying to take this Zanarkand in. He didnt say much about how he felt, at least not to me, but we all gave him time alone. Braska and Auron chatted amongst themselves, though not without glancing over my way, perhaps checking to see if I was feeling alright.
from behind them came this great wave of water, but, at the same time, it wasn't. It was a creature that was made of the water, or of the water itself. On its back was a tiny city that resembled Zanarkand, there were even lights inside the buildings! This, thing, was so large that it blocked out all the light, we all stood in its shadow, staring up with our mouths open. We knew Sin was lurking about here, but I guess, at least for myself, thought that perhaps it had left. We had to fight, weaken it ...so that we could reach the building before us, and meet with a woman that Braska called Yunalesca.
I did not know much about the Lady Yunalesca, except that she was the first summoner to defeat Sin. She must have been from my time, a thousand years ago, but I just couldn't remember her, did she come after the war?. That was my thoughts, I didnt realise how important it was. With Sin above us, I didnt have time to think why I thought that I was from Yunalesca's time
"we fight..." was all I heard from Auron.
I took my place, but my attention was on Jecht running down a hill. He looked unwell, as if he were poisoned. His face green, his step wobbly. He must have come across a fiend with the posion attack.
"Here" I threw the antidote his way and waited until he caught it. Of course, with in Sin in front of us, and me not paying attention, I was the first knockd on their ass.
"sin spawn..." Jecht breathed, taking my place in the line, launching his blitzball at the hideous creature.
I gasped, jumping to my feet. Spinning around, I placed my back to the others, in an attempt to ward off the sinspawn from attacking Auron, Braska and Jecht from behind. I had gained experience in weilding a sword, and the spawn were no problem. I was more worrid for the others, who were up against Sin itself!
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Jecht wipe the sweat off his brow, Auron was attacking now, hitting the beast with a mental attack that would hopefully slow it down some. Braska was already conjuring up a black spell, and I could tell from the sound of it, that it was thundaga.
"Nothing like fried sin to get you up in the morning..." I placed my back against Jecht, we nodded, and switched places. Now I was in the same rank as Auron and Braska, Jecht fighting off the sinspawn.
I had a little trick I had been saving for a while, there was not going to be another time to use it, so I figured..."no time like the present..." I cast hasteaga on the group, and hit Sin with a series of special attacks I had learned on our way, before finishing off with a Hit and Run, which I ran up as close as I could get to the thing, and hit it a couple of times before running back to the rest of the group. By casting the hate magic, I sped up Auron and Braska, who hit Sin with all they had, causing the large fiend to back now....at least for now.
"run!" I heard Auron cry out, and we all high tailed it for the Dome before us. I heard the magnificent cry as Sin went down back into the Ocean from whence it came. It knew its days were numbered. Braska would call the Final Aeon...and it will all be....Over....
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The Final Aeon. I couldn't belive my ears when I heard the spirit of Lady Yunalesca explain to us what had to be done. I wasn't expecting this, and neither was everyone else. I would have gladly offered, I had grown quite attatched to my group of friends, even though I did not know them for very long. But, I was already dead. The Lady sensed that, and tried to send me! I remember Auron stepping between us, but it was no use, Yunalesca had already begun...but found that she could not sent me. Everyone was confused.
"I see...the Fayth still have something instore for you Tanita" Yunalesca smirked, padding barefoot away from me and closer to Braska. She reached her hand out to him, and told him to chose his Final Aeon. The rest is history I guess...It was Jecht that offered, and Jecht that followed Braska to the upper level.
Auron protested, I stood off to the side, watching the pyreflies swirl about my body. I dont know if it was just me, or if I was attracting past memories, friends...relatives. I wasn;t surprised when Yunalesca called me Tanita, infact I felt rather angry that she spoke to me so informally. I was of course a summoner of a thousand years ago, even before sin, before Yunalesca herself. I didnt say a word however, the mind of my re incarnatedself was still beliving that I was just a normal human being, with no powers what so ever...
It would be hours before someone told us to proceed to the upper level. So, it was done...I think Auron was more afraid to go up there than I was, but I can remember grabbing his hand to walk up those steps together. He was shaking, I squeezed his hand, but he didnt show any sign of feeling it. I think he did, but was much too embarassed. My mouth felt dry, I continued to swallow, but nothing worked. We both took each step at a time. I can't speak for Auron, but I wanted to run, but I also wanted to take it slow...I was afraid of what I would see.
Then the doors opened......There was...nothing! Just Yunalesca standing there with a smirk on her pale face, arms crossed, watching us. She was pleased, but what for?
"Jecht..." I tried to get the words out. .
"Is Sin..." Yunalesca finished.
I glanced to my side, Auron looked as if he were about to explode. All the anger and the pain, his fear and his sadness were building up. I didnt dare touch him, fearing I would set him off. Instead I watched as the pyreflies rose up to the starlit sky. Ididnt know which one was Braska, but I felt that he was home...with his wife. That I felt, but all I felt was sorrow for Jecht.
"This is wrong..." I shook my head, I heard what she told us before Jecht and Braska went inside, but I thought that perhaps this time it would be for real. I guess thats what every Summoner thinks when they come up to face Sin. That it may be the last time. "Why do we fight, when Sin only comes back after the Calm? Will there ever be a last time?"
Yunalesca sighed. "The Summoned Beast that defeats Sin then, itself, becomes a new Sin...Thus must occur the rebirth.forget about the teachings, and accept the truth of it...Hope, is all that Spira has left"
I bit my lip, Auron steped forward. "Stop lying to us! It's not the only something to rely on! Braska sacrificed his life because he believed the teachings! Jecht sacrificed himself because he believed in Braska!
"And they died for what they believed." It looked as though Yunalesca was growing quite annoyed with us. I was about to ask Auron to leave with me when he broke lose, attempting to attack Yunalesca with his sword. He was knocked down rather quickly. A blow that did not seem so damaging, yet I was wrong.
I stood back, but when Auron didn't move...when he just lay there.
"Auron!!" I cried, running to his side. The strike to his body caused him to fly into the air, and land on his neck. I couldn't tell if it was broken, or..what had happened. He just lay there, unmoving. To see his chest rise and then fall brought me relief, for I knew he was still breathing.
"You..." I turned my head to glare at Yunalesca. My black hair came lose, It trailed over my cheeks while I wacthed this woman, who called herself a Summoner grin at me, backing away. Those bare feet, how they annoyed me now, how I wanted rip them off and feed them to her. "you shall pay..."
"No one can kill me...Tanita..." She growled.
It made me smile, even in my anger. "no, but I bet I can seriously hurt you for the next decade or so..." I raised my eye brow, and jerked my head, slowly standing now. Eyes always on her, making sure she didnt run away. Ah, but who was I kidding, she was going to fight, she had that look in her eye. Most proably a similar look that flashed in my eyes.
"One day someone will rid of you, I'd like to be there when it happens...for now you will feel my wrath!!!"
I raised my hands up to the sky, calling forth whatever power I had left. Its hard to explain. Because I did not know I was dead, I was emitting energy to keep myself visible. Subconsious thing perhaps, but it does take up certain amount of energy. Still, I found that I had just enough to put a beating into this little twit. Hope is good and all, but false hope...? no, one day there will be an end to Sin...
A bright light flashed all around me, I Saw the look of shock in her eyes, and smiled at her while my body changed. I was no longer Tanith, but the Summoner Tanita of a thousand years ago. Older than Yunalesca herself, older than Sin. I may not have had the energy to defeat her then, but she sure knew who was boss the moment my battle clothes dissappeared into the light, and were replaced with a gown dress of blue and gold. It looked like an evening dress, a long slit up along the side, revealling a toned pale leg, my belt hung lose, over my hips, as it was the fashion of my day...I had no sleeves, just bangles on my wrists, and a deep v neck which revealled my sapphire talisman.
When the transformation was over, I looked her right in the eye, winked. "so, now whose the fairest of them all, Yunalesca..."
"it is Lady Yunalesa..." She sneered...
"then it shall be Lady Tanita to you..." I wasn't about to begin the battle. I was just preparing myself, I knew she would fight, she felt threatned, any sudden movement would most likely set her off. I was ready and waiting.
"Fine..." Her voice was low, as if she were losing her vocal chords, which was very possible since she began to transform into what I can only describe as a Medusa of sorts. I was afraid to turn to stone if I looked at her. Luckily she did not possess that ability, and when she made her first shot at me, I reached out and grabed one of the tentacles she had for hair and yanked, throwing her across the floor.
"so, you think you have what it takes to battle a summoner of old?" I asked, stalking towards her body on the floor.
"You've only just discovered you are who you are..." Yunalesca got up, I let her. "You've not the energy..."
I back handed her, and sent her sliding across the floor once more. I was stronger than I thought, and had a lot of anger to take out on this unfortunate soul. She is viewed as the first person the defeat sin, but in reality she didn't defeat anything. She just caused her husband, Lord Zaon to become Sin itself. Just like Jecht was now Sin...There was nothing I could do to stop it, but I knew that someone was going to come along to do it.
"get up..." I sighed, but Yunalesca would not stand. I thouhgt it odd that she would fall so easily, to just a couple of shots, but I could see the fear in her eyes.
"there is nothing I can do, this is just the way!" she cried out. But I knew diffrent.
"One day, you will come face to face with the one who will rid Sin of Spira forever, do not forget my words....ah, but you will.." I waved my hand at her, and let her fade away with the other pyreflies.
"Tanith?"
"Auron!" I ran to his side. I nearly forgot about him, I was so busy venting my anger on Yunalesca..."are, are you ok?"
"Help me...get to Bevelle...Yuna..." His words were broken, but I understood. He made a promise to Braska that he would get Yuna to Besaid. "I have to keep my promises..."