The Celsius sped along Arkinlae looked out the window. It saved walking she thought. Before them was green. The Calm Lands. A gorge that people from Bevelle and Zanarkand had fought out a long and great war. This place troubled Arkinlae as much as it had anywhere else.
"Land over there." She told Bekayla pointing to the point in the gorge leading to Mt Gagazet.
The Gullwings got off the Celsius and went down the path towards Mount Gagazet. However instead of going over the bridge as most summoners would do at this point they went right down a path that was unseen until you got on to the bridge. The Gullwings followed Kinny down the path. Seshay couldn't help feeling a bit nervous. It was as if there was something there watching. I see them; I see them all from my hidey-hole. Arkinlae heard in her head, they don't see all of me watching them.
"Shut up." Arkinlae muttered teeth gritted.
The Gullwings continued going down until they were in another gorge. The Gullwings were then lead by Kinny to the entrance of a cave. Seshay was bit hesitant to go in.
"Come on Sesh think of it as another temple. That's all it is really." Zen comforted her.
"You guys can wait here if you want." Arkinlae told them, "I don't think I really need guardians for this one if you'll excuse me." With that Arkinlae disappeared inside the cave. She walked down the path into a hall like part. It was then that she heard the sound of the Hymn.
(Play FFX Song of Prayer-Bodyguard.)
It was a mans voice it was deeper than all the others she had heard. More mature. This was and older than either of the two other male Fayth at Kilika or Djose. It sounded familiar though Arkinlae couldn't seem to remember where she had heard it before. She carried on down the paths sometimes taking a wrong turn and finding dead ends. It was dark in the cave and she was really using the sound of the mans voice to guide her. She eventually used fire after her impatience was starting to get to her. Fifteen minutes she had spent blundering around in the dark. The fire enabled her to see a door leading to nowhere else but the Chamber. The mans voice grew louder as she stepped inside. There was light in the Chamber. If the Fayth had wished it, it was so.
Arkinlae saw the back of a man. Dressed in long sea green robes. He looked a lot like a Guado from the back with his short dark blue hair seeming to float like a sea anemone. Looking closer he seemed to look as if her was entirely made up of water. Arkinlae was enchanted by this Fayth and put out her hand to touch him. Her hand went right through him. The man turned round and Arkinlae saw the silver skinned mans face. It was grave and serious and sad. Arkinlae gasped and jumped back and the Fayth's eyes widened.
(End Song of Prayer-Bodyguard.)
"I… I know you." Arkinlae said in surprise.
"You have come again." The man said to her, "How dare you enter these halls."
Upon hearing his voice Arkinlae was taken into a memory, she knew this man better than anyone else would have. He looked different then. Now it seemed as if he was a stranger.
"Not you too." Arkinlae said, "I have changed I am going to defeat him."
"People like you never change." He replied, "She hasn't given you her aeon why should I? After the embarrassment upon me, my family and the destruction of Spira!"
"Don't be angry I have changed, I swear it!"
"The other aeons don't seem to have gone in your favour. Another test you have failed."
"Test is that all life is a test! Has my life been a test? Is my life a test! I could sit by and watch Spira crumble, but I am doing something!"
"Spira will crumble anyway you will ensure that! I will not be a tool in its demise!"
"Oh shut up you miserable old coot! You always were that you know!"
"Remember who you are speaking to Arkinlae!" The Fayth exploded
"I'll speak to you how I like! Your dead you can't do anything about it! You're stuck in your statue asleep! Well stay asleep for all I care and watch Spira die, but you'll be sorry!"
"GET OUT NOW LEAVE! I NO LONGER KNOW YOU!" The Fayth boomed.
"YOU NEVER KNEW ME TO BEGIN WITH AND WHAT IF I DON'T!" Arkinlae retorted.
She soon found her answer. The Fayth let out a roar and the whole cave began to shake. Bit of rock in the Chamber started to fall around the statue. Arkinlae just ran clear of a huge piece of rock followed by debris and dust fall over the Chamber entrance. Then a transporter appeared in front of the blocked entrance at the Fayths will. Something drove Arkinlae to go back in, but the Fayth stopped her. Arkinlae's anger subsided and she decided to leave, it would be the best thing to do.
The others met her outside and were relieved she was all right.
"Fayth I was scared for you Kinny." Sesh told her
"There was all this shouting and then this roar and rumbling it sounded like an earth quake."
Bekayla was standing away from the others listening to a communicator.
"What is it Becks?" Zen asked in Al Bhed
"Listen." Beckayla held the communicator up to Zen's ear.
"Whatsit?" Sesh asked
"Rikku's communicator, Becks tuned into it. Seem Yuna's in a spot of trouble. In Bevelle." Zen turned to Arkinlae, "Seymours back."
"Unsent." Arkinlae said as if to answer Sesh's question that might have come afterwards, " I wouldn't have put it past Seymour do that."
"I say we go and stop him. Come on guys back in the Celsius." Zen ordered
"No!" Arkinlae said, "Becks send the Celsius back to Home, but bring the drill they have on there." Everyone looked at Arkinlae bemused, "Look Tidus and the others will come from the air right? It's obvious so why don't we go the opposite way. Seymour thinks we're out of their story for good so it will be a nice surprise for him. Come on guys we're gonna crash through the Vio Purifico.
"Of course!" Zen said congratulating her, "Come on." And with that they all charged back up the gorge path as fast as they could.
After they had got the drill from the engine room inside the Celsius they ran as fast as they could and they got to the Macalania Woods entrance to Bevelle. There were no guards immediately at the entrance but there were tons on the walkway.
"Obviously to keep out unwanted guests. AKA us or the others." Zen said pointing out the guards.
"They seem to be out of earshot which is good." Arkinlae said, "Now Bevelle is that way." She pointed her hand in the rough direction, "So if we drill that way and then take a left when I say we'll get there."
"Al right let's go!" Seshay said impatiently.
"Time to crash Seymour's party." Zen agreed.
Bekayla started the drill up and pointed it at the ground. Zen helped to push it. The drill whirred and bits of earth went flying out on all sides. Another journey was starting they were sneaking into Bevelle.
AN: Short chappie I know but this should hopefully get you going for the next chapter, which I particularly like. Please review all the same.
Oh PS sorry if you couldn't read Shadowland (the song Kinny sings in Macalania Temple.) I went through it and corrected it in the Document manager, but it still went funny. Sorry about that.