Hello again! We last left off with Tidus learning about Yevon and summoners. And we get to return today! What'll happen? Let's find out! But first, don't forget to check for my new story coming up near Christmas time! Oh, and Tetsusgirlfriend, I am sorry for ignoring you that day... Anyway, let the story commence!
Chapter 13: The Cloister of Trials
I'm in a dark room. There is nothing there, not even a floor. I'm looking around, desperately trying to find a way out. Then, a door opens. Light pours inside. I flinch, not used to the light. But I head towards it. I start to run. But as I head closer to the light, the light dimmed. As I was a hand's length away, the light was gone. I screamed.
I woke up. Sweating profusely from my nightmare, I glanced around. It was dawn. Pink and orange beams of light poured through the tent flap. Steam rose from the oven. I sniffed the air. Well-cooked lobster and pike. Yummy! As I got off of my bed, I noticed that Tidus was already gone. Wakka was gone too. Knowing where Tidus went, I left the tent and ran towards the temple.
The temple doors were still shut. Typical. The monks were too careful these days. I pushed the doors open.
To my surprise, the torches were lit. I found it odd that the temple was locked and the torches were aflame. I saw Tidus and Wakka at the bottom of the stairs. As I walked towards them, I overheard what Tidus was yelling.
"Why don't you go in and help?"
Wakka sighed. "Because it's forbidden," he replied. "Only guardians are allowed in there."
But Tidus didn't back down. "What if the summoner dies?" he shot back. "That's what the priest told me!" Without hearing what Wakka had to say, he ran up the stairs and in the door.
I followed Tidus, without even greeting Wakka.
I found myself in a room. There was a glyph on the back wall. I decided to touch it. It felt so rough, it must have been carved into the wall. Suddenly, I hear a low rumble coming from behind me. I turned around quickly. Another glyph appeared. But it was a neon green. I looked at it. Suddenly, it disappeared and the wall rose, revealing a secret passage.
"Well that could have given me a heart attack," I said to myself. Then I slapped my forehead. I've played this game several times before! I should have known about this. Duh! But I walked into the passage and down the stairs.
As I descended the stairs, there was a glyph on the wall. There was also a small holder under it. A green orb pulsated on the holder. I took it.
"Sweet, a Glyph Sphere!" I exclaimed.
I ran down the stairs to find a door in my path. I tried to shove it open, but it wouldn't budge. Then I found a panel. Without thinking, I inserted the sphere. The door creaked open. I shrugged and walked inside.
A few minutes of running around inserting spheres like crazy (A/N: If I described the process of the Cloister of Trials, it would take about two pages), I found a chest in front of a glyph. I opened the chest. Inside was a large staff. "Yay! A Rod of Wisdom!" I yelled to myself.
I returned to a large room with a pedestal near the center. I decided to push it towards the flashy thing on the ground. It caught and sunk to the floor. Suddenly it disappeared. I found myself moving. Down.
When the elevator stopped, I walked towards the circular room. There was Lulu, a young woman with black hair, black lips, black dress, black boots, and black belts around her legs. In fact, everything was black except for her eyes. They were red.
There was also Kimahri, a tall blue being known as a Ronso. For his species, he was very short. He had gray hair and a large blue armlet. He also had a traditional Ronso banner around his waist, held up by a red rope. And there, in the middle of the room, was Tidus.
I ran up to him. I spun him around. "Do you have any idea what the hell you're doing!" I shouted in his face. He flinched every word I said.
"I... I... I don't know!" he replied quickly.
As soon as I was going to yell at him again, movement caught my eye. It was Wakka.
He walked up to us. "You're in a lot of trouble, you know that!" he shouted at us. Before Tidus started to talk back, I took over. "Sorry, I was trying to stop him," I replied.
Wakka looked at me. He sighed. "Whatever. Since you're here, might as well introduce you to everyone here." He pointed towards Lulu. "That's Lulu. She has a bit of a short fuse, but she's pretty cool most of the time." Then he pointed at Kimahri. "That's Kimahri. He's a Ronso. He's been Yuna's friend since she was four."
Tidus cocked his head. "Who's Yuna?" he asked.
I was just about to answer his question when the Fayth door opened. Two young women stepped out. One was Yuna. She had brown hair and wore a blue dress skirt. She had a yellow ribbon around her waist with these white and pink arm cuffs. As she slowly walked out, she tripped. Tidus started, but Kimahri got there first. He caught her before she hit the ground. Yuna stood up. "I did it," she said. "I finally became a summoner!"
Another woman stepped forward. She looked oddly familiar. She had a black garment fairly similar to Lulu's. I gasped as she descended the stairs. She had her Cactuar doll out. "She's not the only one who became a summoner. I did too!" she shouted.
I walked up to her. "Kinshi! Is that you?" I asked her.
The girl looked at me. She smiled.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What a twist! Not only did I meet Yuna, but Kinshi was here too! That marked an amazing day in my calendar! Well, Kinshi explains how she got here, and why she chose to become a summoner with Yuna. Tune in next time!