Their attention turned back to the gargantuan beast in the endless orange sky. Sin glowed in a crimson red flame as it prepared to unleash an ultimate attack. When it finally gathered enough energy to perform its attack, it fired a colossal beam that fell from the sky as if it were some sort of falling ray of destruction. The beam flew at breakneck speed as it intercepted with the peaceful Kilika Village.
A devastating blow tore through the village, ripping it into shreds. Floating debris covered the bloodstained waters. Sin then turned around and dived back into the vast ocean. A ripple of tidal waves swept onto the ruins of the village, all traces of humanity washed out by the residing wave.
Survivors stared in horror, disbelief and sorrow as they saw their home being destroyed in front of their own faces. They wept in bitterness as they all looked to the temple priest for guidance. The temple priests immediately brought them inside the temple to pray to Yevon for help and assistance.
Zephaniah, Leon and Alyssa turned speechless as they realized that they had let the entire village down. They were unable to stop Sin when the village needed them most. They did not even do anything to protect the village from Sin. They were too busy being preoccupied by a minor foe - Sinspawn Geneaux. Although they protected the temple grounds, many lives and stories were ended on this very day as Sin annihilated approximately the entire Kilika population.
"I'm going to send the dead…" Lady Alyssa said as she picked up her wand and headed towards the sunken village.
Leon looked around curiously as he wanted to know what Alyssa meant by saying that she was going to send the dead. He decided that he would witness what she meant by following her to the seaside. Zephaniah played along as he followed along, taking slow steps down the stone steps leading to Kilika Forest.
Zephaniah then led the way through the dense, green forest. They encountered some fiends in which were taken care of by the black mage and swordsman. When they finally reached their destination, Alyssa stopped right in her tracks as she broke down and allowed her held-back tears to flow freely down her smooth and radiant cheeks. The bitter tears that she shed then landed on and seep into the coarse sand.
Lady Alyssa then closed her eyes and imagined the Farplane (a place where dead people went after being sent). When she opened her eyes, the sun reflected the glittering tears in her serene eyes. She then took a step forward as she placed her other foot on the surface of the cold ocean.
She continued to take slow and steady steps on the water surface as she walked to the middle of where the village once used to be. Alyssa then began to twirl around and dance with her wand. Alyssa's movements were mesmerizing and calm that everyone watching The Sending became speechless and awestruck by her elegance.
Pyreflies that were lost in the sea then rose out as they rose towards the sky. Alyssa was now dancing on what seemed like a rising fountain of seawater. She continued her mysterious dance until the fountain gradually calmed down. She took slow steps on the ocean surface and back onto the land.
Leon was completely mesmerized by her elegance and finally understood what Alyssa meant when she said that she was going to send the dead. He promised himself that he would never allow her to do another sending, not unless he was dead.
The beauty of the Sending dissipated sin's wrath. Even though the dance had finished, an aura of tranquility hovered over the area. However, nothing could ever reverse the cataclysm. For once, the sunset over Kilika Village did not seem as beautiful.
Alyssa, Leon and Zephaniah then made their way back to the Kilika Temple to catch some sleep. None of them talked to each other after the sending. They had isolated themselves from each other because they were too speechless to say anything to the other individual. All three of them went back to their individual rooms and slept with a heavy heart full of anguish. Alyssa's pillows were becoming soaked in tears from her tender eyes. Leon tossed and turned around in bed, unable to forget what had happened today. Zephaniah stared at the ceiling and wondered whether his Black Magic would be enough to protect Lady Alyssa.
"What am I thinking? I'm not even her guardian!" Zephaniah said to no one in apparent.
The exterior of the temple was as silent as always. The fiery torches of Kilika temple burned on as the boundless night sky allowed its stars to sparkle as if they too could feel Kilika's pain.