The Son of Auron: The Hope of Spira
Chapter 6
The Jupiter Relic
The next morning, Tidus sat up and stretched out.
He had slept in, which was why everyone was eating breakfast around him.
"What is that?" he asked.
"Sushi," said Wakka, matter-of-factly.
Tidus sprang up, downed the remaining food and belched so loud that one of the entrances vanished and re-appeared.
"Holy crap!" said Yuna.
The room gasped at her.
"Oops," said Yuna, blushing.
"I believe that it is time we got to know each other." said Jack, as he stood.
"My name is Jack. I am the son of Auron."
Every one quieted down and stared at him.
"Anyway," he continued, "I am an Emrys as some of you may know," he said looking at Rikku.
Tidus looked at Rikku.
"You knew all of this and you never told us?" he demanded.
"I promised him that I wouldn't tell." She said.
"Like I was saying," Jack said looking annoyed.
"An Emrys is someone who can summon holy weapons that they come in contact with.
I keep my face hidden until I have conquered my greatest enemy.
Now, I must show you something," Jack said as he pulled out a stone fragment from his robes.
It looked old.
Strange writing were engraved within.
He lightly waved his hand over the face of the rock.
The soft sweet voice of a woman echoed around them.
The group listened to the prophecy.
When it ended, Lulu looked up at him.
"You believe that you are the Hope of Spira." She said.
"I just don't get something." Said Wakka.
"It said that this so called hero shall use a weapon called a Callikiller. His sword is called Olo Eopical or something."
Jack exclaimed, "Long ago, Mi Yevon created a sword that was indestructible.
It was more powerful that any other thing know to this world.
Yu Yevon became jealous of this power and split the weapon into two blades that he was immune to.
The two were scattered across Spira and lost for thousands of years.
They were finally found by a man a woman.
Mi Yevon using her powers of light brought them together.
The two fell into a deep love binding their spirits to the swords hoping that one day, they may reunite.
The sabers were named after their founders.
The man, Olo Eopia
The woman, Rhianon.
I seek to find these swords and use them to destroy their maker, now controlled by Yu Yevon."
There was a long silence.
Finally Tidus spoke, "The pyreflys spoke of defeating the resurrected aeons."
"This is true, we must fly to Besaid. There we can defeat the Ronso." Said Yuna.
"Then we shall do this," said Jack.
"I have recharged the cell-o-porter. Is everyone ready?"
The others nodded.
They all grabbed on to him.
He punched in the coordinates and Jack silently waved goodbye to his sacred home as it vanished before his eyes.
Seymour and Tromell walked down the halls toward the palace balcony.
"I have done as you have requested," said Tromell.
"Very good," said Seymour as he stopped just outside the balcony.
Tromell stepped forward to look down apon the thousand of thousand Guado army.
"Our prayers have been answered." Tromell's voice boomed over them.
"Our savior has returned. I give you, Lord Seymour!" he said as Seymour stepped forward.
"My fellow, Guado, I bear tragic news of the previous summoner, Lady Yuna.
She said that she brought the eternal calm but Yu Yevon is still well alive.
She brought him back.
It was a trick.
She did this to gain your trust.
There was uproar of anger.
Luckily, I have gained a valuable gift.
I can now control the one we fear. The fiends!
We must used all options to conquer all Spira as our own or we shall be doomed."
The crowd shouted with agreement.
Seymour smiled to himself.
His army had been forged.
The group arrived to a Besaid, but not to the one they knew.
This Besaid was full of bloodshed.
All around them, fiends slaughtered defenseless people.
The local crusaders fought against the attackers but the fiends had an eventual victory.
"Let's help them!" cried Wakka.
They approached a Behemoth and eventually cut it down.
Before they moved to another fiend, a Behemoth appeared from the temple.
"They come from the temple!" shouted Lulu.
"Let's go!" they shouted as they rushed inside.
Inside, the temple was still and quiet.
They spied people around them, frozen in their spots as if time had stopped.
"Flee to the chamber of faith." Said Yuna.
They entered to find a Ronso standing before them.
He had blue fur and was small for his kind.
"It can't be." Said Yuna.
Kimahri turned to the arrivals.
"I thought he was dead." Said Wakka.
"He is," said Jack.
Mi Yevon has chosen his form for the aeon. He isn't the Ronso isn't the friend that you once knew, just a copy."
Kimahri drew his Spirit Lance.
Together, Yuna, Tidus, Jack, Wakka, and Lulu whipped out their weapons as well.
Kimahri charged.
The party waited, ready for the strike.
He got closer… closer…closer, until he disappeared inches from the guardians.
"What?" they all said.
"Careful!" said Jack.
Kimahri appeared behind them.
The group turned instantly.
He then began to grow until he was as big as a shoopuff.
Then, weapons of every sort appeared on him.
"Uh oh." Said Wakka.
"Stand back!" said Jack.
"Only I can harm him."
He drew his sword and faced the beast.
They charged.
Kimahri pointed his spear at Jack.
Jack used all his strength and leaped up to slash the Ronso with his sword.
The sapphire blood spilt the floor as Kimahri roared in anger.
Kimahri used fire breath on Jack, setting his clothes to flames.
He threw his robes aside, and slashed at Kimahri's legs.
His blow connected and amputated the target.
The wounded Ronso pulled out his bow and fired a round of arrows at his attacker.
Jack tucked and rolled, dodging the arrows; one arrow pinned him to the ground.
Kimahri took this opportunity to draw a sword and bring it down on him.
Jack pulled out the arrow just as the saber missed his face but implanted a deep gash in his arm.
His screamed in pain as he slowly got up.
"Yuna, some white magic would really help right now,' he said.
Yuna realized what he meant and casted cure on him.
Jack felt stronger as his wound closed up.
Jack then noticed that Kimahri was relying on his staff to prop up his lost leg.
He lunged himself at him and sliced through the lance.
He quickly followed this with a sharp turn to the remaining leg, which he then severed.
He ducked in cover as the aeon came crashing to the floor.
He jumped on top of the creature and ran towards the neck.
Reaching it before the Ronso could recover, he stood above it.
"My-master-shall-prevail!" Kimahri said weakly.
Jack responded to this by spinning his sword in his hands, stopping it above Kimahri's throat, and ending the beasts suffering.
The slayed beast vanished, leaving behind a strange glowing object resembling the fifth planet.
Wakka picked it up and examined it.
"I think this is mine, ya!" he said.
"Then we will go to activate it," said Jack as he picked up his charred robes.
The robes then restored to the pale blue that they had once obtained.
"This was a souvenir from my past," he said as he put it back on.
"It was said that you could tear it, burn it, boil it, or whatever else you want but it will still return to normal."
"Now let's go, we run short of time," he said.
"What about the fiends?" asked Tidus.
Jack looked up, "Kimahri summoned them. When he goes, they go."
The survivors walked out the gates to the temple.
Author's note: Booya! Chapter 6 is done at last! I had total writer's block and it seemed like years to me waiting to write this but I did it. I'd like to take this time to point out that the names Rhianon and Olo Eopia are not mine. They are actually the names of two characters in The Lost Years of Merlin series, which I strongly recommend to all readers. Still, they were all I could think of. And no, Jack isn't a takeoff of Samurai Jack, so please stop e-mailing me about that. Jack is my own original creation. I also put in more action like you have wanted and didn't leave you at that big a cliffy.