Final Fantasy X-2
The Chronicles of Andris and Lesca
Ch. 1: The Life of a Mercenary
My name is Alex. I have no idea where I was born. I was raised by adoptive parents in Bevelle. How kind were those people to give me the nickname "The Forbidden Child" simply because I was different from everyone there? I had one real friend and one real rival…Chris, a user of Holy powers was my friend where as Kyle, a kid with dark powers such as Demi, was the rival… When I was 12 I left home and joined the Bikanel Mercenaries hoping to become tougher…well…let's just say I was lucky just to survive the initiation…
The Bikanel Mercenaries are the best of the best elite fighting forces in all of Spira. It's not a group for wimps. Hell, the initiation I mentioned earlier about surviving, I wasn't exaggerating. One that wants to even have a chance to be in the group has to survive a barrage of not only gunfire, but a seemingly endless about of Thundara bolts. Grr…The thought of how close I came to death that moment still haunts me…
Alex AHH! CHILL WITH THE THUNDER AND GUNFIRE ALREADY!
Jake Hu lryhla! Ed'c uhmo paah rymv yh ruin! Oui cdemm ryja 30 seh du ku!
Clyde Damn…he's good…
Zylgym … Dra ouihk myt'c tuehk kuut vun rescamv...ra tavehadmo ryt knayd budahdeym...budahdeym dryd E pameaja ra'c oad du naymewa...
By some miracle I was able to survive the full hour without taking a single hit…But if you think that was the end of it, you're dead wrong. The last part of the test was rigorous… I was taken to a remote part of the desert and had to survive the whole day on my own. I don't need to tell you how hot it was…which ironically…wasn't so bad. I think it had something to do with my special sphere I've had since I was little. But anyway, what made THIS test a pain in the ass was the 3 sand worms that wanted me for lunch. Now, the way of a mercenary is to use anything at your disposal to do whatever it is you need to do. I spotted a board, don't ask where it came from because I don't know, and lets just say I learned how to sandboard rather quickly. After hours of dodging and maneuvering, I came up with a reckless idea for a final escape. So with everything I had left, I surfed through the sand worm weaving in and out from their area until they inevitably got themselves tied up. I didn't make it back to the base until nightfall. I don't remember what happened after that because I passed out the moment I set foot in the base. The next morning, I found out that I didn't wake up as a common civilian, but the newest mercenary on the force. I was in.
The leader, Sethekrd Zylgym, which if I remember right was Midnight Jackal in Al Bhed, assigned me with 2 of the best on the force. Clyde, a blonde headed, blue eyed gunner with unbelievable accuracy and clever tactics, and Jake, a brown haired, brown eyed warrior with an ego that rivaled the size of the desert. They reminded me a lot of Chris and Kyle, Clyde became a new friend and Jake became a new rival. The only difference between Kyle and Jake was that Jake ACTUALLY COULD back up his claims and defeat me…on several challenges against each other…but I don't feel like talking about that…
Now the life of a mercenary is…well…let's just say one learns to take care of themselves rather quickly. Everything there is earned, never given. Whether it was money, new weapons, anything that came from the base's own supply was earned by hard work. But let us get more specific. The live of a tacand nuugea, Al Bhed for desert rookie, is the worst! As if dealing with the fact that you have NO respect with ANYONE isn't bad enough, me, along with all fresh recruits are stuck with meaningless tasks such at trash duty, clean-up duty, and we were pretty much servants of any top mercenary in the group. But as time went on, and missions went by, it wasn't very long at all before one of the respected. It got so far as to where I guess Jake thought I was becoming a threat…We ended up fighting in the duel arena and with all that I accomplished up to this point I guess I was a little cocky in our fight. I got thrashed, smashed, crushed, and just down right OWNED! I really believed I would've died right then if it hadn't been for Zylgym. Right before I lost consciousness, I saw him spring from nowhere and knock out Jake with one blow. I could tell he was furious at fellow comrades fighting each other, but I didn't find out later it was only Jake he was pissed at. It seems that wasn't the first time he's caused someone trouble like that. Well wounds healed and time went on. For a week or so I barely said a word to anyone. I guess at that point it set in as to what it really means to be a mercenary. The only person you can truly rely on is yourself, hesitation invites failure, and careless invites death…
Then about four years later…it happened. The biggest job of our lives was handed to us. We were hired by Bevelle officials to take out a huge underground Fiend Trade. I found that ironic because those idiots would normally want nothing to go with Al Bheds. But it didn't matter, once the money was paid, we set out to do the job. I expected this to be an easy mission. I expected all we had to do was infiltrate some base and capture the leader. Well…once again I was wrong. Those people fought us as if we were fighting a world war. The only thing that gave us and edge was the fact that we attacked from all points; land, sea, and air. Clyde, Jake, Zylgym and I came with the air unit. This was the cool part. The airship we were on shot cables down to the roof of the base and we grinded down them as if snowboarding. After fighting our way through we reached the boss. With all the guards I expected that he'd be some fat slob in a suit. You think I was right? C'mon, you gotta know better than that by now…This guy even gave Zylgym a run for his money. Somehow we wore him down in the fight and he tried to make a retreat. As I made a dash to stop him I heard a loud bang. A sharp pain through my chest followed which seemed to slow down time. As soon as I hit the floor I knew this was it…I had been shot…and have fallen…never to get up again…
…and then it happened. In a flash, my vision returned. I could feel my body rising as a raging, yet familiar, power surged through me. Whatever it was, I was completely at it's mercy for I wasn't able to control my own movements at that point. My vision became so bright I couldn't see. I could only hear what sounded like blood gurgling screams along with flesh and bone being shredded and broken as I passed each enemy. Within seconds it was all over. I felt myself exhausted as I stood still. My vision returned and I was able to see all the damage I had done. Corpses everywhere…pools of blood, and severed bodies lay through every hallway and room. I guess it does without saying that the scene left every unit of the force paralyzed with shock. I couldn't think of anything to do at that point…other than sling the blood from my sword and sheath it and stay silent. Before anyone had time to recover from shock, the base began to rumble. Not a single person hesitated to abandon the area when Zylgym gave the order. Before we took off I heard someone mutter something about a hostage still lost in the area. Without hesitation I split from the group in search of the person. I had no Idea who I was searching for, let alone where to look. I was relying purely on instinct, which has always gotten me out of jams before and now has led me to the young boy in the building. "C'mon!" was all I yelled before taking him up in my arms and bolting to the nearest window. We both managed to make it to the window only to be forced out purely by the explosion behind us. The kid managed to get up and bail just before I did to clear the area of the collapsing building.
That was the last battle I had with Spira's elite mercenary force. I was on my own at this point. That wouldn't have been so bad if not for one thing… An unknown group of assassins began coming after me for my life. I spent a great amount of time fighting them at every turn. They were determined to see me die, so I decided to fulfill their wish. The last group that came after me I led them into an abandoned warehouse. I reached a dead end on the inside and was instantly surrounded. They thought they had me where they wanted me. But it was the other way around. With a remote I found I shut the only exit to the building…and then I snapped again…I lost all feeling. However, this time I didn't unleash an onslaught of attacks like this time. My rage built energy like a bomb and released itself within the warehouse setting all the explosives stored in it off, completely obliterating the area, assassins and all. Surely this was truly my last fight…
However, once again, I was wrong. I woke up a few days later in a bed on an airship belonging to a group of sphere hunters. According to the pilot of the ship, Mike, they found me near the burning site and brought me aboard and tended to my injuries. They all said it was a miracle I recovered so quickly because I was on my feet again by the next day. I stayed with them for about a year and had fun like I never thought I had. I helped them find all sorts of treasures and even got to meet the High Summoner who defeated Sin, Yuna and her friends Rikku and Paine. And somewhere along the way, I picked up a pair of strange but small penguins that wouldn't stop following me. For the first time in a long time I felt…fairly relaxed. Then one day, I got this feeling I couldn't ignore. It got so strong that I immediately requested a quick trip to Zanarkand because it seemed to be calling me there. I don't know what exactly caused it…but it was here where I met…her… The one that I would have priceless experiences with…the one that would forever change my life…this is my story…
Al Bhed Translations:
Jake No chance! It's only been half an hour! You still have 30 min to go!
Zylgym The young lad's doing good for himself...he definitely had great potential...potential that I believe he's yet to realize...
There's the 1st half of the epilogue. The next half will be up once Huyana Jaganshi finishes. This is both of our story that started out as an RP we formed together. Let us know what you think of it! Read and Review!