"What happened to everyone in Midori, huh Dad?" An elvaan boy asked his father.
"Well..." the father said. "Kirith retired as a Guaridan of Windurst and went to live with Kalnor, and both worked together to keep Bastok safe as personal guards of President Ken. Seldzar became a Royal Knight of San d'Oria and quickly rose through the ranks to lead them alongside Rahal. Nighthawk continued to wander Vana'diel as a Minstrel... and..."
"What about Kazu, Konami, and Mikan? What happened to them?" The boy asked.
"Well," the father responded. "no one heard of them since they arrived back at Jeuno. Some say they went off together to live the rest of their days where no one else would find them again, to appear again only if Vana'diel was ever in danger."
"Wait... Dad, our wyvern has the same name as Kazu's wyvern... does that mean?" The boy asked.
"Nah... couldn't be." The father said, putting his hand on his wife's shoulder and winking secretly at her.
'I'll tell him later... when the time is right,' I, the father, thought. 'he doesn't exactly need to know that his parents are actually Kazu and Konami, the heroes of his bedtime stories.'
'My father...' the boy thought. 'is almost as cool as Kazu! I sure wish I could be like either of them when I grow up!'
And so, peace had been restored to the world of Vana'diel. The north lands were
restored in all of their glory, all nations had signed a peace treaty, and Kazu's
actions as Batosai had finally been repented. To the azure skies lay new adventures,
for the next generation of heroes of Vana'diel...
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Thanks for reading everyone! I had a lot of fun writing Crimson Light, and I hope at least someone had just as much enjoyment in reading it. Until next time, when Vana'diel is again in need of heroes, I bid you all farewell.
-Batosai, a Dragoon of FFXI Ragnarok Server