Author's note: I finally posted this chapter. It has been tough getting the
time, but I pulled it off. I just wanna leave a little warning that there
is a big lack of action throughout this chapter. This chapter basically
opens up the plot for the reader. Just to let you know.
The Son of Auron: The Hope of Spira
Chapter 4
The Relics of Yunalesca
"We're here." Said Rikku.
Yuna looked around. " Do you think that it's safe?"
"Don't worry Yuna," said Tidus.
" We defeated Sin for them, they owe us."
"Lady Yuna, what a surprise!" said the withered voice of Lord Tromell.
" It is an honor to see you on such a fine day."
" Sup, Tromell. Wazzup!" said Wakka, giving Tromell the rock on sign with his hand.
" That's Lord Tromell to you, and I don't fancy Rock. My choice is classical music." Said the leader.
" We are on our way to the Farplane." Said Yuna.
"Is it crowded?"
"Heavens to Betsy, no. It's never crowded. Please, go on ahead. But if I may, who is it that you have lost?"
" Kimahri." She said sadly.
The man sighed, " Oh, I'm so sorry Lady Yuna. How did it happen?"
Lulu cut in, "We don't wish to speak of that right now."
" I'm sorry to keep you busy. Please carry on. If you need me, I shall reside in the palace." Said Tromell as he scurried to the palace as fast as his shriveled legs would carry him.
" Let's go." Said Rikku.
As Yuna and her friends headed toward the Farplane, Rikku noticed the youth walking behind the others.
"What's up with him?" she asked Tidus.
Tidus just shrugged.
As they came to the Farplane gates, Rikku stopped.
"Hey guys, I'm gonna wait outside."
Tidus slumped. " Come on! There's gotta be some loved one that you'd want to see in there, right?"
Rikku frowned, " I told you before, I wish to keep my memories private."
"Your loss," said Tidus.
"I shall wait as well," said the boy, now leaning against the stairway.
" Will you two be all right?" asked Lulu.
"Sure." Said Rikku.
Turning, Tidus Yuna, Lulu, and Wakka entered the Farplane.
Meanwhile, at the Guadosalam Palace Tromell entered and sat on his throne.
He loved being ruler of the city.
He relaxed in his chair and closed his eyes.
A couple of minutes later, he re-opened them and his eyes rested on a person whom he had feared to return.
"L-L-L-Lord Seymour!" he said.
The maester smiled. "Yes, it is I. I have returned.
I'm sorry that our meeting had to be like this but I'll have to possess you.
Please do not take it seriously. I only require your authority if Mi Yevon is to change what has been written by Yunalesca."
Before Tromell could respond, Seymour placed a hand on Tromell's quivering face.
"DARKNESS, I SUMMON YOU TO POSESS THIS CONDEMNED SOAL!
TAKE HIS LIFE AS YOUR PUPPET, AND ALLOW ME TO BE HIS MATER!" hissed Seymour.
Slowly, Tromell's eyes changed to a dark red.
Seymour relaxed. "Now Tromell, I request a favor of you."
Tromell then stammered without emotion, " Yes Lord Seymour. I will serve you until the end."
Seymour smiled evilly. "This will be easier than I thought." He thought.
He then remembered something, "But first, we must deal with that summoner."
A couple of minutes passed and Rikku turned to the boy who was just staring out into space.
Finally, she tested her luck.
"Hi. My names Rikku." She said.
The boy just ignored her.
She tried again, "What's your name?"
He turned to her. "You will find out when the time is ready, as will everyone else."
Rikku sighed and looked back up at him. " You can trust me."
The boy turned to her again and looked straight at her for a few seconds.
Finally, he said, "We'll see. You may ask what you wish, but I will not tell all."
Rikku gave him a weird look but this quickly vanished.
"Uh. what's your name?" she asked.
The boy thought for a moment as if considering weather to tell her or not.
"My name is Jack." He said finally.
"Hi Jack, I'm Rikku."
"Pleasure." He said flatly.
"So, where are ya from?"
" I truly don't know." He said.
"I grew up in the Calm Lands."
"Oh that's cool." Said Rikku.
"How old are you?" she asked.
" I am 16." He replied.
"Me too!" she said.
Rikku smiled. She had gotten to him. "I should be a therapist!" she thought.
Then, she asked, " One thing that's been bugging me is, how did you get that sword to shoot out of your hand when you were fighting Seymour?"
" I am an Emrys.
They're people who can summon a weapon that they have come in contact with in the past.
It is a rare ability." He replied.
Rikku's jaw dropped, "Wow! It must be cool having a gift like that."
Jack looked away, "I would call it a curse."
"What do you mean?" asked Rikku.
"Nothing." He replied.
Rikku then pushed herself to the limit. " So why do you wear all that gear over your face? Are you hiding?"
"Lets just say that it's a part of me that I wish to keep hidden." He said.
"Wanna talk about it?" she asked.
"Maybe another time" he said.
" For now, we must wait to see what lies before us."
Rikku didn't ask any more questions for now she heard footsteps down the long corridor.
"What could Kimahri want us to have done at the Farplane?" asked Wakka.
"Beats me." Said Tidus.
As the people entered the platform, the pyreflies had already formed the image of the beloved Ronso.
Yuna walked up to him, closely followed by he friends.
"What? What could you have wanted us to come here for?" she asked.
To her and everyone else's surprise, the image said, "Are you lady Yuna?"
Yuna was shocked. "Y-Y-Y yes," she said.
"We have a message from the spirit called Kimahri." They said in unison.
"He has found out about Mi Yevon while in the Farplane from the spirits of the past.
He has found that you need ingredients born of the Farplane to adjust your legendary weapons so that they may slay the resurrected aeons of Mi Yevon.
They are referred to as the relics of Yunalesca.
Without them, evil shall prevail.
The aeons are beginning to take control of Spira.
This must not happen.
Once you find all of the relics, you can find locate the aeons in the temples of the lands that they have already conquered.
The Ronso aeon can be found inside the Besaid Temple.
Omega can be found inside the Omega Ruins.
The Al Bhed may be found within the Cavern of Stolen Faith.
The aeon of Yunalesca is located within the Zanarkand Ruins, and we have yet to know the location of the fifth.
They each carry a relic.
Once you have all of the relics, you will be able to defeat Mi Yevon."
"Oh no! They've conquered Besaid!" cried Yuna.
"How can we defeat any of them without any relics to start with?" asked Lulu.
"The answer to that lies within the clutches of the boy, as does the prophecy." Said the pyreflys, putting surprise on the faces of their beholders.
" Now, we pyreflys must speak a message of our own.
Our brothers of darkness are beginning to conquer the confines of our world. Save us before it is too late." They said.
As the party watched, the image of Kimahri began to change.
The group gasped.
Kimahri's body melted to that of a man.
It was Seymour, only he now looked different.
"Too bad you will not live to gather the pieces, I shall see to this." He said with a smile as he vanished.
" Run! We must leave, Immediately!" cried Yuna.
The four ran with a panic out of the area.
As they left the gates, they found Rikku and Jack bound by ropes that resembled serpants.
There were swords at their throats.
Instantly, a group of guards blocked two exits.
The dark Seymour appeared before them. "I guess I already have re-written the words of Yunalesca." He said as he snapped his fingers, making the same snake ropes bind the others. "Kill them." He said. "Immediately!"
Author's note: Hooray! Chapter 4 is done! I'm so relieved. The good news is that I've been getting even better ideas for future chapters than ever before! I'll type them up as soon as I can spare. Keep up the reviews, I've been getting great ones so far!
The Son of Auron: The Hope of Spira
Chapter 4
The Relics of Yunalesca
"We're here." Said Rikku.
Yuna looked around. " Do you think that it's safe?"
"Don't worry Yuna," said Tidus.
" We defeated Sin for them, they owe us."
"Lady Yuna, what a surprise!" said the withered voice of Lord Tromell.
" It is an honor to see you on such a fine day."
" Sup, Tromell. Wazzup!" said Wakka, giving Tromell the rock on sign with his hand.
" That's Lord Tromell to you, and I don't fancy Rock. My choice is classical music." Said the leader.
" We are on our way to the Farplane." Said Yuna.
"Is it crowded?"
"Heavens to Betsy, no. It's never crowded. Please, go on ahead. But if I may, who is it that you have lost?"
" Kimahri." She said sadly.
The man sighed, " Oh, I'm so sorry Lady Yuna. How did it happen?"
Lulu cut in, "We don't wish to speak of that right now."
" I'm sorry to keep you busy. Please carry on. If you need me, I shall reside in the palace." Said Tromell as he scurried to the palace as fast as his shriveled legs would carry him.
" Let's go." Said Rikku.
As Yuna and her friends headed toward the Farplane, Rikku noticed the youth walking behind the others.
"What's up with him?" she asked Tidus.
Tidus just shrugged.
As they came to the Farplane gates, Rikku stopped.
"Hey guys, I'm gonna wait outside."
Tidus slumped. " Come on! There's gotta be some loved one that you'd want to see in there, right?"
Rikku frowned, " I told you before, I wish to keep my memories private."
"Your loss," said Tidus.
"I shall wait as well," said the boy, now leaning against the stairway.
" Will you two be all right?" asked Lulu.
"Sure." Said Rikku.
Turning, Tidus Yuna, Lulu, and Wakka entered the Farplane.
Meanwhile, at the Guadosalam Palace Tromell entered and sat on his throne.
He loved being ruler of the city.
He relaxed in his chair and closed his eyes.
A couple of minutes later, he re-opened them and his eyes rested on a person whom he had feared to return.
"L-L-L-Lord Seymour!" he said.
The maester smiled. "Yes, it is I. I have returned.
I'm sorry that our meeting had to be like this but I'll have to possess you.
Please do not take it seriously. I only require your authority if Mi Yevon is to change what has been written by Yunalesca."
Before Tromell could respond, Seymour placed a hand on Tromell's quivering face.
"DARKNESS, I SUMMON YOU TO POSESS THIS CONDEMNED SOAL!
TAKE HIS LIFE AS YOUR PUPPET, AND ALLOW ME TO BE HIS MATER!" hissed Seymour.
Slowly, Tromell's eyes changed to a dark red.
Seymour relaxed. "Now Tromell, I request a favor of you."
Tromell then stammered without emotion, " Yes Lord Seymour. I will serve you until the end."
Seymour smiled evilly. "This will be easier than I thought." He thought.
He then remembered something, "But first, we must deal with that summoner."
A couple of minutes passed and Rikku turned to the boy who was just staring out into space.
Finally, she tested her luck.
"Hi. My names Rikku." She said.
The boy just ignored her.
She tried again, "What's your name?"
He turned to her. "You will find out when the time is ready, as will everyone else."
Rikku sighed and looked back up at him. " You can trust me."
The boy turned to her again and looked straight at her for a few seconds.
Finally, he said, "We'll see. You may ask what you wish, but I will not tell all."
Rikku gave him a weird look but this quickly vanished.
"Uh. what's your name?" she asked.
The boy thought for a moment as if considering weather to tell her or not.
"My name is Jack." He said finally.
"Hi Jack, I'm Rikku."
"Pleasure." He said flatly.
"So, where are ya from?"
" I truly don't know." He said.
"I grew up in the Calm Lands."
"Oh that's cool." Said Rikku.
"How old are you?" she asked.
" I am 16." He replied.
"Me too!" she said.
Rikku smiled. She had gotten to him. "I should be a therapist!" she thought.
Then, she asked, " One thing that's been bugging me is, how did you get that sword to shoot out of your hand when you were fighting Seymour?"
" I am an Emrys.
They're people who can summon a weapon that they have come in contact with in the past.
It is a rare ability." He replied.
Rikku's jaw dropped, "Wow! It must be cool having a gift like that."
Jack looked away, "I would call it a curse."
"What do you mean?" asked Rikku.
"Nothing." He replied.
Rikku then pushed herself to the limit. " So why do you wear all that gear over your face? Are you hiding?"
"Lets just say that it's a part of me that I wish to keep hidden." He said.
"Wanna talk about it?" she asked.
"Maybe another time" he said.
" For now, we must wait to see what lies before us."
Rikku didn't ask any more questions for now she heard footsteps down the long corridor.
"What could Kimahri want us to have done at the Farplane?" asked Wakka.
"Beats me." Said Tidus.
As the people entered the platform, the pyreflies had already formed the image of the beloved Ronso.
Yuna walked up to him, closely followed by he friends.
"What? What could you have wanted us to come here for?" she asked.
To her and everyone else's surprise, the image said, "Are you lady Yuna?"
Yuna was shocked. "Y-Y-Y yes," she said.
"We have a message from the spirit called Kimahri." They said in unison.
"He has found out about Mi Yevon while in the Farplane from the spirits of the past.
He has found that you need ingredients born of the Farplane to adjust your legendary weapons so that they may slay the resurrected aeons of Mi Yevon.
They are referred to as the relics of Yunalesca.
Without them, evil shall prevail.
The aeons are beginning to take control of Spira.
This must not happen.
Once you find all of the relics, you can find locate the aeons in the temples of the lands that they have already conquered.
The Ronso aeon can be found inside the Besaid Temple.
Omega can be found inside the Omega Ruins.
The Al Bhed may be found within the Cavern of Stolen Faith.
The aeon of Yunalesca is located within the Zanarkand Ruins, and we have yet to know the location of the fifth.
They each carry a relic.
Once you have all of the relics, you will be able to defeat Mi Yevon."
"Oh no! They've conquered Besaid!" cried Yuna.
"How can we defeat any of them without any relics to start with?" asked Lulu.
"The answer to that lies within the clutches of the boy, as does the prophecy." Said the pyreflys, putting surprise on the faces of their beholders.
" Now, we pyreflys must speak a message of our own.
Our brothers of darkness are beginning to conquer the confines of our world. Save us before it is too late." They said.
As the party watched, the image of Kimahri began to change.
The group gasped.
Kimahri's body melted to that of a man.
It was Seymour, only he now looked different.
"Too bad you will not live to gather the pieces, I shall see to this." He said with a smile as he vanished.
" Run! We must leave, Immediately!" cried Yuna.
The four ran with a panic out of the area.
As they left the gates, they found Rikku and Jack bound by ropes that resembled serpants.
There were swords at their throats.
Instantly, a group of guards blocked two exits.
The dark Seymour appeared before them. "I guess I already have re-written the words of Yunalesca." He said as he snapped his fingers, making the same snake ropes bind the others. "Kill them." He said. "Immediately!"
Author's note: Hooray! Chapter 4 is done! I'm so relieved. The good news is that I've been getting even better ideas for future chapters than ever before! I'll type them up as soon as I can spare. Keep up the reviews, I've been getting great ones so far!