More shells shot at us like bullets. Four pierced the ground directly in front of us and then behind us. The bird-like creatures sprouted from within the shells and snapped at us again.
"Don't bother going after all of them," Auron advised, "Cut the ones that matter, and run!"
I took out my sword and sliced the two that was in my way. They died in one hit and then some weird kind of light floated out from their bodies. What is that? I thought to myself.
We ran down the street again. A large pillar jettisoned from Sin, stabbing itself into the ground before us. It had large tentacles erupting from the top of it with balls of light at the very tips and four more of the bird-like creatures stood by it.
"Get out of my town!" I screamed at it and I then lunged forward at it. I did a flip and with immense concentration I sliced some tentacles off the pillar, killing the ugly birds at the same time! In retaliation, the monster gave off this black light. I screamed in pain and I fell suddenly to my knees. Auron threw me something and said, "Drink it." I took the cork off the top of the vial and shot the liquid into my mouth. "Ew!" I said. It tasted like chalk, but afterwards a refreshing coolness came over my body. I felt all my wounds magically heal in an instant . . . I got off my knees and picked up my sword once again.
The monster swiftly attacked Auron with one of its tentacles.
"Some can't wait do die!" Auron said. He soared into the air, and with sudden power, he struck his sword into the ground. Fire erupted from it, followed by a sudden blast. The monster was instantly engulfed in the flames! All the tentacles disappeared from the monster and the floating light balls emerged from its body, signaling our victory.
We ran past the building with my old man's picture on it. It was blinking, probably because of the lack of electricity. "What are you laughing at old man?" I said to the picture, as if it was human, "Auron! Let's get out of here!"
'We're expected," he said.
"Huh?" I said bewildered.
Auron was the type of guy who never really explained anything to anyone. He ran along again, in the oncoming direction of Sin! "Gimme a break, man!" I said angrily and trailed behind him.
Thousands of the shells shot out from Sin. It pierced the ground like arrows before us. I turned around, preparing to run back from where I came from, but more shells shot through the air, blocking my path. We were surrounded . . .
Well, when you can't run, I guess you gotta fight!
Auron and I were fighting an endless battle. One after another we killed the stupid monsters, but more kept on coming back.
"Hmph," Auron grunted, "This could be bad." He looked towards a huge tanker that was halfway on the road.
"That!" he said, "Knock it down!"
"What!?" I shout in surprise. He must be insane . . .
"Trust me. You'll see."
We took turns hitting the tanker. I thought it was a pretty stupid idea really—how would knocking down a tanker destroy all these birds?
It took more than eight hits with our weapons for the support cable to break on it. Half of the tanker fell into the water, discharging. The explosion caused the building with my old man's picture on it to collapse.
"Whoa!" I yelled. The building collapsed on the road that I was standing on! I ducked out of its way, keeping myself from being crushed in its path. Hey, at least it exterminated all the birds.
Sin was getting closer to us every moment. It was ripping the road up and absorbing it like a plant would absorb water.
"Go," Auron said quietly. I nodded my head and sprinted forward. The road was collapsing right from under our feet. I leaped on to the ledge of next road, just barely grasping on to the edge. This road was being consumed by Sin!
"Auron!" I shout, trying to pull myself up, "Auron!"
He just stood there, looking at me. He then turned his head to Sin and said, "You are sure?"
He was talking to it!
I struggled to get up, nearly loosing my grip. He turned back around, grabbing me by my clothing. My legs were up in the air; Sin was preparing to suck me in.
"This is it," Auron said, still gripping my clothing. "This is your story . . . It all begins here." He was sucked into Sin, like liquid through a straw. I could feel my body almost being ripped apart, as I was consumed by it as well. The last thing I remember was screaming for my life. All of a sudden, everything turned a bright white.