"Kazu?" Hogosha asked me, walking up onto the deck.
"Is everything alright, Hogosha?" I asked.
"...Mostly." He said. "I just wanted to know if you've seen anything besides a New Moon lately."
I looked into the sky again, and no moon appeared to me. "Sorry Hogo," I said to him. "I haven't seen any other phase of the moon for weeks now."
"It's as I thought." He said, clenching his fist. "We have to hurry to Windurst, they're in danger!"
"What?" I asked.
"It's the Full Moon Fountain," he began. "the energy that lay within is a mystical one. It not only gives the Star Sibyl her powers, but controls the phases of the moon, and seals away the spirit of Karaha-Baruha. Fenrir is the being that keeps the Fountain pure, and if it becomes tainted, then the light of the moon will fade, along with the powers of the Star Sibyl."
"That can't be good at all." I said.
"It's not," Kirith said, walking onto the deck. "without her powers, the Star Sibyl will not be able to keep the Yagudo at bay, and Windurst will be under siege. Hogosha is right, we have to speed this ship up!"
Thirty minutes later, we arrived at Windurst, and noticed that everything seemed fine.
"To Heavens Tower!" Kirith and Hogosha yelled. "We have to warn the Star Sibyl!"
We made it to Heavens Tower, and before we could even catch our breath they were off towards the Star Sibyl's room.
"I have been expecting you." A tarutaru said inside, next to a sleeping Star Sibyl.
"You better not have hurt her!" Hogosha said.
"Me? Hurt the Star Sibyl? Oh no, no no no, my friend. I could never hurt such a perfect display of beauty."
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I am Karaha-Baruha, master of Fenrir and Guarian of the Full Moon Fountain." He said, bowing.
"But you're..." Kirith said, backing up slowly. "you're supposed to be dead!"
"Ahhh, but I am dead." He said, grinning a little. "While in my slumber in the Fountain, I heard a voice call out to me from beyond. It taught me ways to restore my body and fuse it to my spirit with necromancy and alchemy, and I did it successfully, as you can see. Now I can be with the Star Sibyl all I want..."
"Don't you know what you've done?" Hogosha shouted. "Your spirit was the seal of the shrouded realm, you were sealed away there not just as a punishment for using Fenrir against his will, but to prevent the shrouded realm from taking control of Windurst."
"Heh..." Karaha-Baruha said. "The shrouded realm... the realm of dreams, Dynamis. Yes... that is where I have sent this beauty, and it is where I shall join her,to live together eternally."
"You're twisted." I said to him.
"Oh really?" He asked me. "Wouldn't you be upset having been betrayed by your own people, who you sacrificed your own life to save? I no longer care about the safety of Windurst, as long as I can be with the Star Sibyl. Now... let the servants of the Dynamis Lord rise and take this land under his name!"
The ground began to shake as many demons passed through the Full Moon Fountain, tearing apart whatever stood in their path.
"Please," Hogosha said. "keep the people safe. Kirith, I trust you can rescue the Star Sibyl?"
"Of course." Kirith said.
"Good," Hogosha replied. "let's get to work!"
We relocated the surviving citizens while slaying all the demons that were attacking, hopefully making it easier on Hogosha and Kirith for whatever they were doing.
"I've got him!" Kirith yelled. "Your turn, Hogosha!"
"Here goes," Hogosha said, closing his eyes as he began to focus all of his energy. "Fountain of the Heavens, Power of the gods, hear my voice. Let the shadows of Windurst be dispelled from this realm, and the fountain be purified by the tears of the avatars."
His energy formed into a spirit form of Fenrir, which covered his entire body. With one massive howl, the demons shattered like glass and were drained back into the fountain. Afterwards, Fenrir went into the fountain, making it glow a bright purple hue, dissolving Karaha-Baruha's body and sending his spirit back to seal Dynamis off once again.
"Hey, that was awesome Hogosha!" I said, walking up to Hogosha, who was unresponsive.
"Hogosha?" Konami asked.
"The purification of the Full Moon Fountain isn't something a mortal can do more than once," the Star Sibyl said, waking up. "it requires every single bit of life energy a mortal has, killing them after the process has been complete." Tears began welling down her eyes as she added, "If only it was me and not him... he could have lived on in this world... so much promise he had."
Konami comforted the Star Sibyl, who went back to her room about an hour later to get back to sleep in preparation for the ceremony.
The next morning, just before the ceremony, she told me that Hogosha had come to her in spirit, saying that he would always watch over Windurst as a Guardian, just as he had promised before. To all of the Windurstians, she declared Hogosha an honored Hero of Windurst, a very deserving title to he who gave his life to protect innocent people of a nation.
Later that evening, we took the airship to Jeuno, hoping to gather our thoughts there and decide the next course of action.