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When he did, black pyreflies burst from the spider form, but he still remained. Yuna stepped forward, and began to dance the sending.

Someone shouted "Auron!", and I looked over at him. He was fading like Yu Yevon. Yuna looked over, and froze. Auron said wearily "Don't stop."

Yuna said hesitantly "But I..."

Auron smiled at her. "It's all right. It's been long enough. This is your world now." Yuna nodded sadly, and continued. Auron walked to the spot where Jecht had been, and disappeared, Sent to the Farplane.

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Next was Sending Sin. We stood on the deck of the Airship, while Yuna started to Send it. The Aeons were there as well.

As she danced, I blinked, and felt something collapse. I knew it was coming, though.

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The Mewtwo blinked, and his blue skin began to disappear. Luin's trademark black clothes covered him, and his tail disappeared. His head shifted, and became human, and two fingers sprouted from his hands, as they began to resemble human hands and fingers.

The formerly bare feet were covered with a beat-up pair of shoes, and his body structure lost its catlike form. Finally, his blue hair (which had been a very short fuzz before) began to grow into its characteristic mussed up style.

Luin sighed wearily as he became almost fully human. Key word, almost. Something had remained, even with the passing of the Fayth. Mewtwo had some human DNA in him already… and now Luin had a bit of pokemon DNA inside his genes. A bit of Mew's DNA.

Rikku didn't seem surprised at what happened, though Wakka had exclaimed in shock when he noticed.

The sending finished, Sin exploded into billions of pyreflies, and the Fayth disappeared. Luin raised his hand in farewell to them, and then wearily fell into Rikku – though she'd reacted fast enough to catch him.

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Tidus said to Yuna "Yuna, I have to go."

Yuna looked down, and shook her head, saying silently "no…"

Tidus continued "I'm sorry I couldn't show you Zanarkand… bye!"

He walked to the edge of the airship, and looked like he was getting ready to jump. Wakka shouted "Hey!"

Rikku added "We're gonna see you again...?"

Luin, cradled in her arms, said softly to her "hopefully… we will." Rikku gave him a questioning look, and he responded by kissing her weakly on the lips. "Looks like I'm not going anywhere…"

Yuna ran over to Tidus, and tried to catch him in an embrace. Unfortunately, she ran straight through him, and tripped over. Tidus was becoming fainter and fainter all the time. She got up slowly, her eyes watering.

Yuna said to Tidus "I love you."

Tidus smiled, and gave her a hug, even though neither could touch the other. He waved goodbye to everyone else, and jumped off.

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I watched as Yuna whistled, trying to call to Tidus. We were in Luca, and she was supposed to be getting ready for some speech. Frankly, I wish that she didn't have to go through the same thing I had. The torture, pain… it's horrible to go through. And there's only so much I can do, even though she knows I've gone through it, and I'd know what I was talking about.

Because it was brought by her hands that Tidus disappeared. I'd failed to protect, she'd actually had a hand in the taking away.

Lulu said softly "Yuna, it's time."

Yuna turned to us, tear tracts visible. She'd been crying a lot now. "Tidus…"

I blinked, trying to blink away my tears. Softly, I began to hum the one song that has always haunted me.

Suicune looked over at me, and then did the same, except she somehow made it seem like instruments were playing the song.

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Yuna came out of her misery in shock, listening to the song that Luin and Suicune were singing together. Several other people, who had shown up to congratulate her (though to her, it wasn't ever the time to celebrate), began to outright weep.

She didn't recognize the voice, though she'd heard it before. It said in a consoling tone of voice, "Yuna, I'm sorry."

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Everyone in Luca cheered as Yuna took the stage. She was escorted by her guardians… most of them. Several people noted that two were missing.

And in return, she was also escorted by the strange Aeons that the blue haired guardian somehow summoned. Two were flying around the stadium (identical-looking ones), two hovered in the air, and the remainder escorted the High Summoner.

Yuna cleared her throat, and said "Everyone...everyone has lost something precious. Everyone here has lost homes, dreams, and friends. Everybody... now, Sin is finally dead."

The crowd applauded, and she continued after they stopped "Now, Spira is ours again. Working together... Now we can make new homes for ourselves, and new dreams. Although I know the journey will be hard, we have lots of time. Together, we will rebuild Spira. The road is ahead of us, so let's start out today."

The crowds applauded again. Wakka, Lulu, and Kimahri looked happy. Rikku and Luin stood together, and embraced each other lightly.

Yuna waited again, and then said "Just, one more thing... The people and the friends that we have lost, or the dreams that have faded..." She paused, and it was easy to tell she was thinking of precisely that – those that she had lost… the one she had lost. "Never forget them."

There was a brief silence, and then the crowd cheered. Luin smiled sadly, and then ghosts of the past appeared in front of Yuna. They showed various times of her journey… and not all of them happy. It showed bleeding guardians, a dead Wakka with Yuna desperately working to bring him back, and demon-Seymour. People gasped as the images continued for a short while, then disappeared.

By then, Yuna had gone as well, as had the guardians and strange Aeons.

Psymachine, high in the air, smiled slightly before he floated away.


Author's notes: Don't you DARE think this is over. IT ISN'T! There are two chapters remaining.

They'll be posted within a week. After that, I probably won't be in this section for awhile, if ever. And as for the sequel, I am currently working on that project. Again, though, it will NOT be posted until it is completely finished.

Winds of Hope will not be posted for about a year, maybe more. I might do a mini story in-between the two stories, I might not. It's up in the air.