The iridescent sun was shining gloriously on Besaid Island that day. In the island, a very cheerful and tranquil village called Besaid Village could be found. Neither fiends nor creatures dared venture into this village. The populace inside was mostly summoners-in-training and crusaders (guardians-in-training). Summoners were the ones who would try and heal the corrupted world with the paranormal powers they possessed. Guardians, however, were the ones that were given the task of protecting the summoners with their lives.
The healthy palm leaves of the coconut trees swayed as a gentle zephyr blew across the village. Many small huts made of simple materials such as straw could be seen situated on top of the muddy ground. Young boys as well as teenagers could be seen training with their swords. The swishing sound of short swords made of iron could be heard coming from the beach. Chanting and sweet singing voices could be heard coming from the insides of the temple. Teenage girls could be seen trying their best to focus on how to utilize their white magic (healing powers).
Though there were many summoners-in-training, they were put to the test when they reached their fifteenth birthday. Many innocent girls have perished as they were sent into the heart of the Kilika Forest and were expected to come out of it alive after defeating "The Lord Of Kilika Forest". They were, however, allowed to pick a crusader to follow them into the forest and guard them.
Fear could be seen in her delicate and somber eyes. Tears welled up in her eyes as she boarded the wooden boat that would send her to Kilika Forest. She prayed to Yevon (their god) as her destiny drew closer and closer. Her crusader, Leon, tried his very best to comfort the weeping summoner-in-training. She dried her tears as she was reassured by his sheer confidence.
Soon the olive foliage of the forest came into their sight. Leon raised his razor-sharp iron broadsword as he nodded once again to reassure the Summoner-in-training. The fifteen-year-old girl nodded back as she picked up her glowing rod. They placed their feet on the coarse grains of Kilika sand. Leon then signaled for the girl to follow him into the heart of the woods.
She reluctantly followed her crusader into the dense forest. Leon hacked through the leaves and fiends that were in his way. Whenever Leon was hurt, she raised her wand and healed him with her white magic. By doing this, they finally reached their destination. However, a giant and poisonous fiend stood between them and their "graduation".
Lord Ochu looked like a giant and green pitcher plant with two legs. It was armed with two very lethal, poisonous claws. Many previous summoners-in-training and crusaders were poisoned to death when they fought "The Lord Of Kilika Forest". It began swinging its poisonous claws around while trying to assail the girl with them. Leon tried to fend off the claws while trying to lacerate it with his broadsword. Leon managed to pound Lord Ochu with a few hard blows but before he could strike the final blow, the massive fiend slapped him out-of-the-way with one of its claws, knocking him into a tree. Leon then blacked out, leaving the girl to fend for her own self.
The girl took gradual steps backwards as she tripped and winced in pain as she landed on the hard forest floor. She tried to reach for her wand but she was in too much pain. Lord Ochu then proceeded to try and slash her with its claws. Before the giant fiend could lay a claw on the girl, a stream of fireballs flew right into its face. A mysterious figure then emerged from the tree it had been resting on. He jumped off the tree and landed unharmed on the ground before he unleashed another dose of Fira at the fiend. The walking pitcher plant screamed in anguish as one of its claws turned black like charcoal. Lord Ochu then tried to run away into the safety of a cave. The person placed his hand out as the girl gripped it. He pulled her up and handed the girl her wand. He then channeled his black magic into the wand as the summoner-in-training closed her eyes and allowed her white magic to coalesce with the mysterious boy's black magic. She then fired a blast of white magic at Lord Ochu, causing it to turn into a flurry of pyreflies.
The girl's legs then buckled as she collapsed onto the ground and fainted as weariness sapped her of her energy…