"I dunno anymore man," Kalyun said. "maybe you're really just making it all up."
"Can you explain why the Papsque gave me a sword that I can't even remove from it's sceath, let alone use to spar against anyone with?"
"Well... no... not really." He responded, also confused at the Papsque's actions. "Maybe it's just his way of comforting you for not being able to help anyone here."
"Heh... maybe you're right," I replied. "I guess I do feel a bit better having a weapon at my side."
"Kazu... Kazu..." a voice said from behind me. "Kazu... help me..."
"Who's there?" I asked, looking quickly behind me to see only an empty space on the floor.
"...Are you alright Shinta?" Kalyun asked.
"I heard a voice... calling out for Kazu's help, just behind me." I responded.
"You should go get that checked out." He added.
"I wasn't kidding." I said, walking off towards the dormitories to clear my mind. What was it that I saw? Who was it? Why were they asking for Kazu's help?
I looked outside, and nearby I saw a young hume girl standing on a balcony, as well as a perfectly calm and peaceful night in San d'Oria- which wasn't possible since the war began. Behind her, hidden in the shadows was a knight wielding a lance, most likely a Dragoon.
"I know what I'm doing is wrong..." she whispered. "but... I can't just let my mother keep suffering. I'll do whatever it takes to pay for her operation... please... Altana, please help me save her! I beg of you, let me find a way to help my mother!" She began to cry, and I saw the knight step out of the shadows and put his hand on her shoulder. She turned around quickly and said, "It's you!"
"Don't fret, I know of your need for the money, and you can keep it. Is there something that I could help you with?" The knight asked her.
"Why would you want to help a thief like me?" She asked in response. "You're supposed to be a cold-hearted killer, right? Well... that's what everyone else in the Kingdom says, so why not kill me right now and get it over with?"
"I've comitted many crimes in the past, and taken the lives of many innocent people as well," he replied. "I know that many people will never forgive me for what I have done in the past. However, that will not stop me from trying to help those in need of it now. The suffering people of this world, such as you and your mother, do not deserve such cruelty upon them. But who is to help them? Their government? Unlikely. Thus, I have deticated my life to protecting the weak from anything that brings them harm."
"...Batosai..." she said, taking in what the knight just told her. "Is there a way to save my mother?"
"That is something you will learn on your own," he said. "but you must first walk the path of life that your heart has chosen for you. I will see to it that your mother gets the best of care San d'Oria has to offer. Now please, get some sleep. You need it if you wish to stay healthy." He jumped off of the balcony, and landed softly on the ground, then went off to the North.
"Shinta! Hey, are you daydreaming again?" Kalyun said, snapping me out of my vision.
"What is that girl doing there?" I asked.
"Dude... what girl?" He replied. "There haven't been any San d'Orians outside of the Cathedral for years, you know that!"
I looked back at the balcony, but saw the normal San d'Oria, and ruins of what used to be a home. I went back to my bed to try and sort things out, but nothing made any sense. Why did I hear someone asking for Kazu's help? Who were those two people I had seen on the balcony? How can I see and hear things that others cannot? None of it added up!
I got up and looked at my sceathed sword, and decided it was time to learn the answers with my own strength, following my own path. I took the sword, put it on my belt, then went down to the original doorway to the Cathedral.
'If I ever want to discover the answers to my visions... and to my fate...' I thought to myself. 'Then I must wield this sword!'
I charged the doorway, putting my hand on the handle of the sword. "Tachi:" I began, drawing the sword from it's sceath. "ENPI!" I struck twice forming an X with two powerful wave attacks which broke through the barrier around the doors. I looked at the sword in awe, noticing the blue hue as it glowed in the darkness of night.
"Thank you for everything," I said, walking out of the hole as it began to close. "I'll be back... when I get my own answers... to restore order to San d'Oria!"
I walked out into the war-torn Kingdom, readying myself for whatever threats could possibly come my way in this new world.