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Chapter X: Controlled from Within

Marie and Mason were inside the home of their parents. Mason remembered the old small home. He had grown up in Kilika, and once knew all the young adults who lived in the village. It had been three years since he been in Kilika. Their home had three small bedrooms, one kitchen, a living room, and bathroom. It was simple and clean, and it annoyed Mason. His mother was a perfectionist, and his father was a solider; pride and honor.

Marie went to the kitchen to surprise their mother, who was cooking dinner. Then he heard someone coming from the hallway, and it was his father, Ray. Once Ray reached the living room he just stared at Mason with a look of betrayal. Then his expression changed back to normal look; mad and serious. He crossed his arms as he approached Mason.

"What are you doing here?" he asked with his teeth clenched.

"Dad, give Mason a break," Marie's voice said from the kitchen.

"I only came, because I am a guardian now," Mason replied coldly.

"A guardian to whom? There is no traveling priest at this time."

"I guard a Guado priestess," he retorted quickly.

"A Guado! How dare you even guard one of those vermin? Don't you know how many of our friends and family they've killed only because we don't look like them," his father screamed.

Mason could not take it, "Do you think we're any better? We think the same way about them, but this priestess is not bound to her people. Her religion is her guide to judgment, and her guardians are there for her before they choose what side to be on."

"Religion, humph. There's nothing to believe in anymore. All there is left is family and your people. Those Guado pretend to care for all living things, but they rather rule all living things," Ray said with angrily irritated.

"Maybe so, but I have faith in my priestess," Mason proclaimed.

Marie and their mother were standing in the archway of the kitchen and the living room.

"Are you both finished?" their mother, Sherri, asked.

Sherri looked like Marie with blonde hair and it was curly. She was exceptionally shorter then Ray. Ray had short military cut hair that was silver, and he was very tall.

The both of them joined the men in the living room. Something was now aching at the back of Mason's mind. The pain was becoming worst as he thought about it. He fell to the ground, and he held his head as he screamed in pain. He could make out his sister and mother running to his aid.

The last thing he heard from his mother, "Mason, what's wrong?" Then he lost conscious.

Marie didn't understand what happened to her younger brother. He was on the floor, and was fast asleep. Then he suddenly began to jerk convulsively for several moments. It stopped after the moments went by, and then Mason opened his eyes all the way. He brought himself up and left them and the house. Mason never spoke a word.

"Marie, what is wrong with Mason?" her mother asked.

"I don't know, but stay here. I'll look into it."

Marie left her parents, and followed Mason out in to the streets of Kilika. They were heading for the temple ruins.

The three Ronso were now face to face with Renac. Two humans had Connie held down, and Fixxm was next to Maylina with several Al-Bhed.

"Who is this lovely lady? She looks Guado yet she isn't," he said to Renac.

"She is none of your concern human. You will have to deal with me before I even allow you to touch her," Renac replied still looking at the Ronso.

"Yeah right. Boys, beat him down to the ground," he said.

The Ronso began to hitting Renac. At first Renac was able to avoid the first hits, but soon the three Ronso over powered the one Guado. But not before Renac was able to stab with his spear one of the Ronso; in thus killing them. The other two were able to take his spear, and knocked him out.

Fixxm went down to Maylina, and began stroking her face with his hand.

"What is she Al-Bhed woman?" he asked Connie.

Connie was more willing to answer, "She is half-Guado and half-human."

"Interesting. Her kind is quite rare. It's unfortunate I'll have to kill her, but not before I enjoy her human blood."

Fixxm pulled out his dagger from its sheath, and ran it lightly across her outfit. Then he brought it back up to her shoulders, and tore at her shoulder sleeves. He cut one sleeve when from behind him he heard his men falling to the ground. He picked up the sleeping woman, and held the dagger to her neck as he faced the new intruder. It was a human with a liquid sword. There was water in the sword, and it was like a lantern shining in the shadows. This one man had taken out all his men, and had defeated the other two Ronso. Fixxm had not even seen the man's face yet, but knew his clothes matches the darkness he stood in.

"Who are you? If you try anything funny this tramp half-breed will know death," he said to the mysterious man.

Fixxm slid the dagger along Maylina's chest, and it cut lightly causing it to bleed slightly.

The man came out of the shadows with his sword, and he was human. He was as tall as Fixxm, but was a few years younger then him. He had silver hair, but something was wrong with him. He gave off an aura like someone possessed him. His silver hair had a blonde tinge to it, and his eyes were discolored, almost like his eyes were in a haze.

"Let the woman go now or you will face death," he demanded.

"Ha, don't make me laugh. It's your time to die."

Then he suddenly felt something from behind him lift him up. He dropped the dagger and Maylina as he was lifted up. Fixxm looked down, and saw a metallic claw stuck out from his chest. His death was instant, and his body went limp.

Marie was behind Mason, but when she reached the temple an odd creature was holding a man with its claw and he was dead. Maylina was on the ground. Mason was next to her, but he was different. She saw someone else inside of Mason's body.

She went to the two as the hideous monster threw the dead young man aside. The creature had feline metallic claws, a horse face, a snake for a tail, and a horn upon its forehead, and the rest of its body was a beast of some kind. It turned its attention to the three of them, and screamed a high pitch screech.

"Mason we need to get her out of her," Marie began to hesitantly.

The person to reply was not Mason, but someone else, "I'm not Mason, and I plan to stop this fiend. You're going to help me out too."

"Where's my brother?" she asked hysterically.

The man inside of Mason's body turned his head to her, and his face was not his own.

"I am Tidus, and if you help with your black magic we can defeat this monstrosity," he answered quickly.

"Fine, but I expect an explanation if we survive."

With a nod Tidus ran after the creature, and Marie began wielding her magic.

Renac awoke, and went to Maylina first. Marie was casting magic at a creature that was fighting Mason. Renac was going to join Mason when suddenly Maylina awoke from her coma and got up quickly. She turned to Renac and she looked different. Her eyes were different colors; one was blue and the other was green. Her long blue hair was becoming shorter, and turning to a darkened brown. Her tattoos were gone, and now she looked almost completely human.

"What happened to you Maylina?" Renac asked in distress.

"I am Yuna, and I have come to guide you."

This Yuna possessing Maylina bent down and picked up her staff. She began dancing a dance that Renac had only seen in holospheres. The dance was an ancient ceremony when a priest would summon an aeon.

As she danced, fire began emerging from the staff, and the ground beneath her was shaking. Then Renac realized a burning sensation over whelming him. From his chest he saw a mystic fire grow and shoot down into the ground below him. From the ground a demon emerged underneath Yuna, and he grabbed her as they landed down to the ground. She got off the demon.

"Ifrit, guardian of Kilika, of courage and fire, attack with Hell's fire. This demon came from your soul Renac for you are the carrier of it and its courage."

The demon aeon obeyed her commands, and used its special attack. From his mouth fire was born, and he shot a large fireball at the creature. The fire ball hit it, and at the same time Tidus got out of the way. The attack was strong enough to give the final blow. It fell to the ground, and would never move again.

Then a dragon-like creature emerged from the creature. Yuna threw her staff into the air, and the said, "Come Leviathan, guardian of the seas and waters; giver of unity."

Leviathan did as it was asked, and went to the staff.

"Now the power of Leviathan is mine."

The man that was once Marie's brother joined Yuna. They embraced each other and kissed.

"We have found each other," Yuna said with happiness.

Renac joined Marie as he picked up Connie.

"What the hell is going on? Where's my brother and Maylina?" she yelled.

The two strangers turned to her.

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