Of wandering guardians and sphere hunters Chapter 1, a final fantasy x-2 fanfic

Of wandering guardians and sphere hunters.

Chapter 1.

By: Kin-Ryu Chikara

This is a fan fiction based on the ps2 game Final Fantasy X and X-2. I have no rights to this game, names or characters from the game. That right belongs to Square Enix. This story is based on the game and may differ slightly from the game play.

"Regular speech"

" VERY LOUD YELLING OR VERY LOUD SPEECH."

'thought'

"Song"

(A/N: my notes during the story. Stands for author's notes)

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After the meeting in Luca, we boarded Cid's airship. He took us to Besaid, where I and Yuna decided to live. It wasn't much of a difficult choice though, Yuna having lived in Besaid for the last ten years, and I not having lived anywhere for the last twelve.

We lived with Wakka and Lulu for a couple of months before our own hut was built and we moved in.

The first year went by without much excitement, the only break from the, in my opinion, boring days were Wakka and Lulu's wedding, mine and Yuna's wedding anniversary and the anniversary for the day Sin was destroyed. And of course, Lulu's announcement that she was pregnant.

Almost two years after Sin's defeat, I started to feel uneasy and restless. The feeling didn't go away, and Yuna noticed but didn't say anything until a couple of days passed.

When I stopped sleeping, Yuna had enough and confronted me when we sat down to eat breakfast.

"Is something wrong, stud?" she asked worriedly and I had to smile at her concern, but the moment of amusement only lasted a moment.

"Babe, I'm sorry, but I have to leave soon." I said sadly. Yuna practically flew up and banged her knee against the table. I stood up and knelt down before her to rub her knee.

"Why? Why do you have to leave?" Yuna said, and I saw tears in her eyes when I looked up. I stood up and wiped them of with my thumb.

"I have felt that the elements have started to become violent up north. I don't know exactly where, so I have to find that place and bring the elements under my control again. Please don't worry, I won't be gone long, I hope." I said sadly, and Yuna's tears returned.

"But I don't want you to leave. Can't I come with you?" she asked, but I shook my head.

"No you can't." I said sadly, and when I saw her crushed expression I rubbed her cheek.

"Don't get me wrong. I would much rather have you with me than go alone, but I don't know where the raging elements are, and if I take to long to find them, they will go wild and the whole area they are will be filled with all the elements. I am the only one immune to all the elements, and I don't want you to get hurt." I said soberly and she nodded hesitantly after thinking for a while before she wrapped her arms around me and hugged me hard.

"Please be careful, and hurry back okay?" she said and I nodded against her embrace.

Early the next day, I left Besaid. I was clothed in my summoning outfit again, but instead of a staff I carried Caladbolg and had a heavy cloak cowering me. On my back I carried a durable backpack, which was empty but I intended to fill it in Luca. I got on the ship to Luca, and stood on the deck, watching as I left Besaid behind. It thought I saw a red airship land near Besaid, but I didn't take to much notice. My hearth was heavy, but also a bit excited. I was going to travel again. I missed travelling, force of habit I suppose.

In Luca, I put on the hood to avoid getting recognised and I wandered the streets. I heard some people talking about the sphere race and sphere hunters. We had heard of sphere hunters in Besaid, but none had come. I kind of envied them and their freedom.

I walked into the same place I had my equipment get fixed before I went to Besaid before I meet Yuna. In there, I bought a lot of potions and other healing stuff. The owner recognised me and I took of my hood.

"High Summoner Salmar. A pleasure to see you again. How are you?" he asked

"Oh, just fine. Living a quiet life with my wife, although my duty calls me up north." I said, smiling gruffly. The man raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, you're married? I had no idea. Who is the lucky girl?" he asked.

"Lady Yuna." I simply said and the man grinned widely.

"Oh, you are both very lucky then. By the way, which group do you belong to?" he asked. I was confused.

"Group?" I asked.

"Yes. The Youth League, New Yevon, Machine Faction, sphere hunters or the Fire Lord Searchers." He said. By now I had heard of the Youth League, New Yevon, Machine Faction and sphere hunters, but not the last group.

"What is the Fire Lord Searchers?" I asked curiously.

"It is a group that searches for the Fire Lord. Some sphere hunters found a temple near Zanarkand dedicated to the Fire Lord. He is a person who controls the elements. One of the sphere hunters tried to go into the chamber where the Fire Lord is chosen, but he only heard several voices telling him that only one Fire Lord can exists. Meaning he is walking around Spira right now. The sphere hunters formed the Fire Lord Searchers, and have searched for him ever since. Their group has grown, and I think that the sphere hunters and the Fire Lord Searchers have, at least partially, merged and joined causes." The man explained. I slowly nodded before I smiled.

"I see. And the answer is no, I don't belong to any of those. I try to hold myself outside political influences, although I have heard only the Youth League and New Yevon are politically active. By the way, do you have some new weapons? I have this sword…" I said and patted the hilt of Caladbolg, "but I feel the time is for a reinforcement of my arsenal. Any suggestions?" I asked and the man thought for a while before he nodded, ran away for a bit and came back with a case filled with guns.

"These are the best guns I have. You'll be able to hit accurately from over a hundred meters if you practise enough." He said and held up two guns. They were silver and blue in colour, about thirty centimetres long, the barrel ten centimetres from top to bottom, the grip fit perfectly in my hand, the trigger was made up of three golden triggers to make sure that I could fire rapidly.

"What kind of ammo do they use?" I asked.

"Magic" the man said happily. I raised an eyebrow at him and he laughed.

"When you fire the guns, they take a small proportion of your magic and make it into ammo. If I were to take a guess, I would say that someone as strong as you could fire these guns for hours before getting exhausted." He said and I nodded.

"Sounds good. I'll take them." I said and he smiled happily.

"Alright then. I'll even throw in these two holsters for you." He said, and gave me to black holsters for the guns.

After I paid the man, I left and headed north. I checked my map to see where I was heading.

'Omega Ruins. Sounds like a dangerous place.' I thought before I put on my backpack again, placed my hood back so it cowered my face and set off.

Yuna stood alone and watched as Salmar left. She felt lonely, lonelier than she had ever been and she sighed sadly before turning and walking back to their hut. Once inside, she went to the bed to try and get some sleep.

But then, after what seemed like way to little time in Yuna's opinion, someone knocked and called her name.

"Yunie. Are you there?" Rikku asked, poking her head into the hut. Yuna sat up on the bed and rubbed her eyes.

"Rikku? It's early. Why are you here?" Yuna asked. Rikku walked in, followed by a leather clad woman with silver hair and red eyes. Rikku plumped down on the bed beside Yuna.

"Where's Flames?" Rikku asked in her usual cheerful tone.

"He left, probably not an hour ago. He had some work to do, and said it was too dangerous for me to come along." Yuna said and hung her head. Yuna the raised her head and looked at Rikku's companion. The silver haired woman was clothed in black and red leather that empathised her curves and belts with skulls on. She also had a claps shaped like an X, holding the leather piece across her chest in place. The woman managed to look intimidating and pretty at the same time. She looked older than Rikku, and held herself in a way that said that she could inflict serious injuries if she wanted. Yuna got the impression that the woman was a loner who didn't like to interact with other people.

Rikku hadn't changed much, although her hair was much longer and she now had several braids. Other than that, Rikku hadn't changed much, perhaps growing a bit, but she was every bit as cheerful and energetic as before.

"So, Yunie, what's with the tail?" Rikku asked. Yuna had grown some of her hair really long and had collected it to form what looked like a tail cowered in red ribbon. The rest of Yuna's hair hadn't changed other than the fact that it was more flowing now and not the simple, and according to Salmar, slightly boring style she had during the pilgrimage.

"I wanted a change. And Flames liked it." Yuna said with a shrug. Rikku was about to ask more questions when the silver haired woman interrupted.

"Rikku, the sphere!" she simply said, and Rikku nodded, although a bit hesitantly. She reached into her pouch and took out a glowing sphere. She handed it to Yuna.

"Here. Kimahri found this on Mount Gagazet. I think you should see what it shows." Rikku said soberly. Yuna hesitantly started watching the sphere.

It showed a cage with a blonde man sitting in it. Someone, Yuna assumed it was the one that had recorded the sphere complained about a war dragging on because Zanarkand refused to surrender. The man inside the cage spun around and said: "You're wrong." He said something else as well, but Yuna didn't hear. She was to busy with her thoughts.

'Its him. It has to be. He looks just like him, but…something is off.' Yuna thought. The man inside the cage looked exactly like Tidus. The sphere ended and Yuna looked up at Rikku.

"Is that…was that really him?" she asked.

"We don't know. It seems like him. We're hoping to find other spheres or clues about what happened to him." Rikku said.

"We?" Yuna said and looked at the silver haired woman, who looked busy trying to gauge Yuna's reaction.

"I and Brother formed a sphere hunter group called the Gullwings." Rikku said happily.

"And your friend?" Yuna asked, nodding towards the silver haired woman. Rikku gave a little eep and jumped up to stand next to the woman.

"This is Paine. She is part of the Gullwings. Paine…Yuna. Yunie…Paine." Rikku said happily. Paine nodded to Yuna.

"Nice to meet you High Summoner." She said.

"Nice to meet you too." Yuna replied. 'She sounds nice enough' Yuna thought.

"Have you found anything yet?" Yuna asked hopefully, but Rikku shook her head.

"No, we haven't. But we'll keep trying." Rikku said while maintaining her usual air of confidence. Yuna thought for a while before she asked.

"What do you do? I mean, what does a sphere hunter do?"

"Well, we travel around Spira, looking for spheres, and although I know who he is, we are also supposed to look for the Fire Lord, although I don't bother. I know where he is, and all that. But when I think of it, the life of a sphere hunter is a lot like when we were on the pilgrimage, travelling and stuff. Its fun." Rikku said while she grinned. Yuna thought for a bit more.

"Well, both Flames and I have started to become bored with just living quietly here in Besaid, and I'm sure he won't mind another adventure. Do you think we can join?" Yuna asked and Rikku didn't even stop to think.

"Yeah, that would be great. You and Flames on the team. Wouldn't that be great Paine?" she asked. The silver haired woman didn't reply, but crossed her arms instead.

"Okay, I'll join then, and I'm sure Flames will join as well once he gets back. But one question, why are so many sphere hunters looking for the Fire Lord?" Yuna asked.

"They want him to lead them. After Yevon's fall, many wanted something to believe in. The Fire Lord seemed like a good choice, so now a lot of sphere hunters try to find him. I still find it hard to believe that Rikku knows him though." Paine said.

"Hey, I do!" Rikku insisted.

"Yes, she's right. He fought with us against Sin." Yuna said and Paine looked slightly surprised but didn't say anything.

"Anyway, when do you want to leave? We have a airship where the whole team stays. You and Flames can move in and have your own room too." Rikku said with a mischievous grin on her face. Yuna thought for a moment, and decided to ignore the grin on Rikku's face, before she came to the conclusion that she should follow Salmar's example and leave as early as possible. He had left very early because that lessened the risk of seeing and upsetting someone he knew.

"Can we go now? I'll just pack a few things and we can be off." Yuna said. Rikku nodded and Yuna began throwing things into a suitcase, things belonging to her and Salmar.

An hour later, three shadows left Besaid village and headed for the beach. There a huge red airship waited and they boarded. Yuna was introduced to the team.

There was Brother, who she recognised as the pilot of Cid's airship, Yuna remembered he was also the big brother of Rikku. Buddy, another Al Bhed who appeared to be a childhood friend of Brother, Shinra, an Al Bhed kid with an exceptional intellect, and Barkeep, an Hypello that took care of the bar on the ship, that was called the Celsius. The crew welcomed Yuna, who smiled at them and thanked them for being able to join.

"Oh, no problem Yuna." Brother said affectionately. That earned him a kick in the butt from Rikku.

"Hey, she's married. Stop flirting with her." Rikku yelled and Brother growled something. The Gullwings laughed at that and Paine took Yuna down to the cabin and showed her to her room.

"Thanks Paine." Yuna said and started to unpack. She was about to ask something when she noticed that she was alone.

'Quiet girl' Yuna thought and continued to unpack. After she was done, she took the elevator up to the bridge again.

"Can we make a quick stop in Luca. I want to by myself a new wardrobe. I think it's time I changed my style a little." Yuna said and Rikku chuckled.

"yeah, can't stay a summoner forever. But Shinra was just about to explain something about some dressphere." Rikku said and Shinra nodded. He held up a sphere.

"This is a movie sphere, but it can also be used as a dressphere. Dresspheres are spheres that enable the user to change clothes in seconds. Also with each dressphere, the users abilities are boosted, each sphere boosts a different skill. For instance, this one, the warrior dressphere, Paine's default, boosts physical strength and sword fighting. This one…" Shinra said and held up another sphere. "…is the thief sphere and boosts speed, agility and stealth. Of course they boost more than that, but that is the main bit of it. By combining an invention of mine, the garment grid, you can change between multiple dresspheres in the middle of a battle. The dressphere and garment grid is really useful, if I may say so myself. You can find more dresspheres as we find more spheres around Spira." Shinra finished his explanation.

"My default dressphere is the thief. What do you want to be yours Yunie? You can chose between gunner and songstress." Rikku said.

"Can I try them on before I decide?" Yuna asked and Shinra nodded.

"Yes, here." he said, and handed Yuna two spheres, one square piece of metal card, and one earpiece.

"The earpiece is a communicator. That'll enable us to contact each other. And the metal card is the garment grid." Shinra said. Yuna nodded and took the elevator down to go to her room.

In her room, she tried on the gunner first. The outfit was made out of a very small pair of sweatpants, a blue and white half skirt cowering her right foot, black boots that reached up to her knee, a yellow pouch, a pink and white shirt with a huge cleavage, barely covering her breasts. Between the breast-pieces of the shirt, a black emblem hung. It looked suspiciously like the mark that Tidus had on his shorts. Two yellow pieces of cloth with black stringing cowered her biceps and a black belt was around her right wrist. A pink hood was attached to the shirt. Two yellow bands went around her stomach. Yuna stood in front of the mirror in her room, and studied her reflection. She liked the outfit, but something was missing. She remembered what it was and took on her necklace and wedding ring. Also the beads hanging from her ear were put back in place before she took the earpiece and put it in her ear. Surprisingly she didn't even notice it was there.

Yuna turned in front of the mirror and smirked to herself. The sweatpants clung very nicely to her behind and she couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Salmar's reaction.

Deciding to see what weapons the dress had, she pulled out two guns. She didn't know, but they were identical to Salmar's.

"Wow, I never thought I'd use guns. Anyway, I don't need to see the other outfit. This is my default." Yuna said to herself and walked back to the elevator.

Once back on the bridge, she saw that Rikku had also changed. Rikku wore a blue bandana, red and yellow scarf, a yellow bikini top, a green miniskirt, two yellow pouches, blue and white boots and white sleeves. The style, while a bit…no…very revealing, seemed to suit Rikku and she looked happy. She wielded two red daggers.

Paine was in the same clothes she wore when Yuna meet her, but now she had a heavy looking sword with a skull by its hilt. The sword was black.

"Good, you have chosen the gunner then. Those guns use magic to make ammo. They are deadly if used right." Shinra said.

"Okay, now what?" Yuna asked.

"Let's go down into the cabin and celebrate that Yuna has joined us." Brother suggested. They went down and had a few drinks, sharing stories and Buddy kept asking Yuna who her husband was and if she knew anything about the Fire Lord. Yuna said that he would meet her husband soon enough and that she didn't know much about the Fire Lord. Buddy seemed a little disappointed at that.

The next day, Yuna woke up, got dressed in her new outfit, and went down to the bar to eat. She had been told that the bar was used just as much without alcohol as with alcohol, since it was the only kitchen in the ship. She had been pleasantly surprised when Barkeep had placed a big plate with her favourite breakfast in front of her.

"Missh Yuna musst eats, yessh" Barkeep said. Yuna nodded happily and started eating.

As she ate, Rikku joined her, yawning.

"Morning. had a nice sleep?" Yuna asked.

"Mhm, yeah. You?" Rikku replied, and frowned when Yuna shook her head.

"No, I had real trouble falling asleep. Perhaps it's the constant movement of the Celsius, or because I haven't slept alone in two years, but what ever the reason I didn't sleep well." Yuna said and Rikku noticed dark rings under Yuna's eyes.

"Well then, we'll just have to find Flames then, so you can get a decent sleep." Rikku teased. Just then Paine walked down and joined the two.

"Who is that "Flames" character?" Paine asked, trying to sound as indifferent as possible.

"Why? You curious all of a sudden?" Rikku asked, nudging Paine in the ribs.

"No, its just that I knew someone who might have that nickname." Paine said.

"He's name is Salmar, my husband. We call him Flames because…" Yuna began but Paine interrupted.

"…because he has flames inside his body." She said and shrugged when she saw the stares she received.

"How…how did you know?" Rikku asked. Paine shrugged again and walked away. But before she left, she said:

"I think we should go look for him. It would be nice to meet him again."

And then she left her two very confused team mates starting after her.

"Okay, so all three of you want to find High Summoner Salmar? What for and how do we locate him?" Buddy asked.

"He's Yunie's husband and she misses him. Do we need a better reason?" Rikku asked.

"Okay, but how do we locate him?" Brother asked, looking slightly depressed.

Paine looked at Shinra and said in a stern tone:

"Try scanning for the highest concentration of the fire element in Spira. Perhaps we'll find him that way."

Shinra didn't ask why he should scan for fire, and did. He typed in something on his screen and a few tense moments went by.

"I think I've got him. There is also a huge fire concentration here on this ship, but the other is on the Mi'hen highroad." Shinra said.

"Let's go!" Rikku yelled, pumping a fist in the air. Yuna joined in with an excited bounce.

'How come master married her?' Paine thought while watching Yuna.

The three girls jumped of the ship on to the Mi'hen Highroad, and went looking for Salmar.

They didn't find any sign of him, at all. This frustrated them, but they kept looking, wandering and running up and down the highroad several times, until Rikku got impatient.

"Where is he Shinra?" she asked over the comlink.

"How should I know? I'm just a kid." Shinra replied innocently. He only managed to make Rikku even madder.

"Oh, just leave it Rikku. Let's look some more, okay?" Yuna said and Rikku nodded.

Just then someone bumped into Yuna and they both fell down. Yuna lost the Songstress dressphere and it rolled a little away and a blonde haired woman picked it up. She brandished her fan and laughed.

"Just think of all the fun I can have while posing as the great High Summoner Yuna. Come on boys!" she said and ran off. The someone who had bumped into Yuna, a tall man with blue clothes, jumped up and ran after the woman accompanied by a fat man with a huge shield.

"Hey, give that back!" Rikku yelled, and ran after them. Paine helped Yuna get up and they followed as well.

They ran after the thieves and watched as the woman changed into the Songstress sphere and the resemblance to Yuna was striking.

"Oh no you don't. I won't let you do anything bad looking like me." Yuna said and increased her speed. Unfortunately some goons appeared and blocked her path.

"Get out of the way!" Paine growled but the goons merely chuckled.

"Don't think so little girl. Our orders are to merely keep you occupied while the boss has a little fun. Now be a good girl and stay back." The goon said. Moments later he lay on the ground, moaning as blood oozed from a large cut on his back. The three girls continued to run after the thief, but she had gotten away.

The girls continued searching for the thief, completely forgetting about Salmar, but they didn't find any signs of the thief. They rented a room in the travel agency and stayed the night there. Yuna had trouble sleeping; she spent all night wondering what her impostor was going to do. Also she wondered why they hadn't found Salmar yet. Realising she could lie there thinking for hours without getting anywhere, she resumed her attempt to sleep and eventually feel into an uneasy slumber.

The next day, the girls woke up and heard that High Summoner Yuna was going to hold a concert in Luca the next day. Lots of people were hurrying to the city and that made finding the impostor, who would surely be the one holding the concert, even more difficult. The girls got picked up by the Celsius to create some sort of strategy.

Brother was pacing back and forward on the bridge, thinking as much as he could about the situation. But he was beaten by Shinra.

"Yuna can't show herself. People would recognise her and realise something was wrong. We have to disguise Yuna somehow." Shinra said.

"I've got it. Yuna can be a moogle." Brother exclaimed and nodded happily to himself. He then ran out of the bridge, and moments later came back with a moogle costume.

"This is the Gullwings pride mascot. Yuna can wear this and no one will recognise her." Brother said and trusts the costume into Yuna's hands.

"Then she can remain disguised while Rikku and Paine deal with the impostor." Buddy said and Rikku bounced with excitement.

"Yay, this will be fun. Let's kick some impostor ass." She said and Yuna laughed a bit before looking sourly at the costume.

"Do I really have to wear this?" she asked and Brother nodded.

"Yes, that is an order." He said, trying to sound as manly and leaderly as possible.

Yuna's head slumped down in defeat. Rikku patted her cousin's shoulder.

"Aw, don't worry Yunie. At least Salmar won't see that. If he did, I think he would have a hard time breathing and stopping himself from laughing." Rikku said and Yuna looked at her sourly.

"Not helping."

The next day Yuna, Rikku and Paine exited the Celsius on the outskirts of Luca. Rikku and Paine in their usual outfits, but Yuna in the moogle costume.

"Oh, come on. It can't be that warm inside that thing, can it?" Rikku asked.

"Yes, it can." Yuna protested.

"Well it was a order from our high and mighty leader, so Yuna, you'll just have to bear with it." Paine said in her usual tone.

"Now, be a good moogle and we'll see you later." Rikku said and she and Paine ran of towards the blitz ball stadium.

Yuna spent some time wandering around Luca, and suddenly found herself giving out balloons to the people she meet. In the shadows someone watched and thought:

'Where do I know that moogle? Oh well, time to sneak into the concert. Wonder why she's holding one in the first place.'

Meanwhile Rikku and Paine had snuck past the guards, beaten up a couple of them as well. While Rikku hid one of the unconscious guards, Paine ran ahead and found herself a place in the audience. There she briefly wondered if the people around would see that it was an impostor singing. Then Rikku's voice ran over the comlink: "Y.R.P, in position. It's show time girls."

Yuna heard that, and started to hurry to the place on the docks that they had agreed that she hide in.

Then the concert started with Yuna's impostor standing in the middle of the stage, wearing Yuna's summoner outfit. Then the music started and she started to dance. The summoning outfit dissolved and left behind Yuna's impostor in the Songstress outfit. Brown boots that reached up to just under the knee, grey half skirt that reached down to the knee, a dark blue skirt under that, dark blue shirt with white lacings down the front, blue sleeves from the elbows down, black strings holding the sleeves in place, and a microphone. The impostor danced and sung well, in fact so good that almost no one saw that it was an impostor. That almost included a dark clothed man.

'Damn, she looks so good. But why is she…huh? No, that's not Yuna. She doesn't move like that. And she certainly doesn't come close to tripping on her own feet. That's an impostor. Then where is the real Yuna?' the dark person thought.

Then the song ended and Rikku and Paine jumped up on the stage. The dark person raised an eyebrow when they did and started making his way towards the stage too. But after what looked like a short fight, which the audience thought was rigged, the impostor escaped with Rikku and Paine in hot pursuit, none of them noticing the dark shadow following.

Rikku and Paine caught up with the impostor at the docks and the two men that had followed her showed up. After a quick fight, the two girls were driven a bit back when the real Yuna showed up. She fired a couple of shots to stop the advance of the impostor and her men, and jumped over them to join her friends.

"Give back my dressphere." Yuna said angrily. The impostor laughed.

"Oh, you'll have to fight for it love." She said and the tall man started firing his guns at the girls. Yuna quickly crouched down and placed her hands on the ground. Fire erupted in front of her and stopped the shots. Rikku smirked while Paine was dumbstruck.

'How did she do that? I thought only master could do that.' Paine thought.

"So, you can shield yourself as well? Doesn't matter, my shield is much better" the fat man said and charged at Yuna, his shield raised to strike. But when he reached the fire, he was off course burned, badly. Running back to the impostor, he whined:

"She burned me. Boss, help!"

The impostor shook her head and sighed.

"Off course she burned you; she still had the fire up. Moron." She said and charged up a thunder spell.

Yuna readied herself and fired a volley of shots towards the three, but the fat man blocked with his shield.

"See, you're not the only one to block shots." The fat man bragged.

In the distance, a shadow was watching with amusement. He had almost popped his eyes out of their sockets when he saw Yuna, and he didn't even see her close enough to see the details of her outfit.

'Okay, now I have no idea who the real Yuna is, but she's changed a lot.' He thought, and continued to look between the two Yuna's. 'Although I have a suspicion that the one with the guns is the right one.' He added before starting to move towards the group.

Meanwhile, the girls were doing well. They were virtually untouched thanks to Yuna's fire, but their opponents weren't so fortunate. The two men lay bloody and beat up and the impostor barley stood on her feet.

"Give it back." Yuna growled. The impostor chuckled.

"I don't think so love. See you!" she said and threw a smoke bomb on the ground. Yuna, Rikku and Paine coughed and spat and when the smoke cleared they expected the impostor to be gone. What they saw made two of them gasp in surprise. Instead of running, the impostor hung in the air, a strong hand holding on to her neck. The person holding the impostor in the air was clothed in a dark cloak and had a hood cowering the head. The only part of the person showing was his arm, which were well muscled and had some scars on it, some of the scars looked like they were inflicted recently.

"Give it back!" the person growled, and Yuna thought she recognised the voice, but it was slightly muffled by the hood.

"No, why should I?" the impostor said and tried to kick her capturer. Who laughed and increased his pressure on her neck.

"Because, that sphere is not yours, and if you don't, I'll snap your neck like a twig. And Yuna gets her sphere anyway. The only difference will be that you will be dead." The person said.

The impostor gulped and nodded.

"Here!" she said, changed into her own dress, a purplish one with a weird fan as a weapon, and threw the sphere to Yuna, who caught it happily. The impostor, back to her own appearance growled and yelped as the person let go of her. She sat in front of him, moaning and rubbing her sore ass, which had made a rather harsh meeting with the ground.

"You'll pay for what you did to the boss." The fat man said, jumped, placed his shield under him and attempted to squash the person. Who chuckled and moments before the fat man made impact smashed his hand trough the shield and into the fat man's stomach. The fat man yelled in pain and where thrown back.

"Get out of here!" the person growled and the blonde woman and the tall man scrambled to their fallen comrade and carried him away as fast as they could. The person turned to the three girls that were now eying him closely. He bowed stiffly, like he didn't want to move too much. Yuna gave a short bow in return, Paine crossed her arms while Rikku tried to get a look inside the hood.

When the person straightened, he looked at Yuna and said: "You look good babe. Huge change, but I like it." he said. Rikku and Yuna's eyes widened and Paine raised an eyebrow questionably. Then Yuna squealed, rushed over to the person, jumped up and hugged him. Rikku smiled and didn't notice that the person stiffened when Yuna hugged him. Paine and Yuna did however, and Yuna reached up and pulled back the hood, earning a gasp from Paine.

"Hello stud!" Yuna said and kissed her husband.

After making out with Yuna a bit, I broke the kiss and looked at my wife. I had to blink a few times and swallow a few times before finding my voice again.

"You look really good in that outfit!" I said and let my eyes roam all over Yuna's body. She smiled and took a step back before doing a spin, clearly showing off for me. I had to swallow again, or else I might have drooled.

"Like what you see?" Yuna asked playfully and I nodded.

"Of course he does. You look great Yunie!" Rikku said while walking over. Paine followed and I was about to say something to her when Yuna reached inside my cloak and ran a hand over my stomach.

"What's up with the cloak?" she asked playfully.

"Look at your hand babe!" I said and Yuna pulled back and stared at her hand. She gasped. It was cowered in blood. I took of my cloak, revealing my shredded clothes and many bloodied bandages. Some of the wounds that had closed were opened by my sudden movement when the fat man attacked.

"What happened?" Yuna asked worriedly before she reached up and stroked my cheek. She noted that I had two more scars in my face than I had before I left Besaid.

"I fought a strong fiend that enjoyed torturing others, but I'll be fine with some rest and new bandages. Why don't you show me how you look with that sphere." I said, trying to change the subject. Yuna looked at me and was about to say something when Rikku interrupted.

"I think that is a good idea. Perhaps the thief gave you a bogus sphere. You should try it out Yunie." She said. Yuna sighed and looked sternly in my eyes.

"Okay, but afterwards you're coming with us to the ship and you're going to tell us the whole story!" Yuna said and when I nodded, she changed into the Songstress sphere.

When she changed, she immediately started dancing.

"Huh? Hey, what the?" Yuna said before she started to laugh and have fun. I could only stare, mesmerized by her movements. Then she stopped dancing and a red air ship came and landed beside us.

"Welcome to the Celsius, the airship belonging to the Gullwings." Rikku said happily.

Before we boarded, I put on my cloak again. I followed Yuna and Rikku while Paine went in after me. If I had seen her look, I would have recognised it as anxious.

First Yuna and I went to the cabin, where Yuna insisted that I change my bandages. Rikku and Paine went to the bridge, probably to announce my arrival. I took of my shredded shirt and pants and removed my bandages. Yuna gasped when she saw my back filled with cuts, most shallow but some deep.

"What did this to you?" Yuna asked worriedly.

"A fiend called Omega. He was the one disrupting the elements, so I had to take him out. He was strong, and had…sharp claws, which he was very fast with. But most of the cuts are closed and almost fully healed now. I opened some of them when that fatso jumped me. Don't worry babe." I said and walked up to her, tilted her head backwards and kissed her. She sighed before pulling back.

"We searched for you on the Mi'hen Highroad, but we didn't find you. Why?" Yuna asked.

"How should I know? I've been in Luca for a few days. I went back to Besaid, but you had already left, so I went to find you. I remembered on the ship to Luca that I left Besaid without changing clothes. I felt rather stupid then. And just as I got enough of these shreds I heard you were going to hold a concert and I snuck in. only I saw it was an impostor, so I followed and here I am." I said. Yuna looked at me before smiling.

"Okay, it doesn't matter. Let's get you bandaged and…oh, I forgot." She said, and stopped in the middle of bandaging my arm.

"Forgot what?" I asked, trying to finish my other arm.

"I have joined a sphere hunter group, the Gullwings. I was hoping you would join as well." Yuna said anxiously while she continued to wrap my arm. I smiled at her and nodded.

"If your leader will let me, then of course I'll join. Finally a chance for some fun again." I said grinning and Yuna grinned back.

"Thank you. Now stay still and let me finish with you back." She said and started wrapping my torso in bandages.

When she finished, I pulled on my pants again, and put the cloak over that. No use putting on the shirt, since my entire upper body was cowered in bandages. Then we went to the bridge, where Rikku, Brother, Paine, and two other Al Bhed were waiting. We walked down the stairs, and Rikku ran up to Yuna.

"Are Flames all right?" she asked and Yuna nodded.

"yeah, he is now." she said.

"So, it looked like you were enjoying yourself down by the dock." Rikku said.

"I was. When I changed into the sphere, it felt like some other person's excitement just took over." Yuna said.

"That can happen when you use the garment grid and the dressphere. If the emotions of the person who made the grid and the sphere are strong enough, they take over like that." The youngest, unknown Al Bhed said. He sat in front of a screen and was typing in something.

"Isn't that dangerous?" Rikku asked anxiously.

"I can't really say." The kid said

"But it's your invention!" the other unknown Al Bhed said.

"I'm just a kid." The kid replied.

Then Brother started coughing, sounding very fake also.

"Dancing Yuna? I want to see!" he said. Rikku ran up to him and hit him in the head.

"Stupid." She just said, and we laughed a bit. Yuna then got a evil glint in her eyes.

"it'll cost you." She said and Brother started searching trough his pockets.

"One moment…" he said, and I very nearly fell down laughing.

'This is my new boss? Cheesh.' I thought.

"She's kidding." Paine said and Brother looked down.

"Yuna, why don't you introduce us?" I said.

"Oh, right. Everyone, this is my husband, Salmar. This is Rikku, Paine, Brother, Buddy and Shinra." Yuna said.

"Hello!" I said and Brother walked up to me.

"You the one that used the main gun's power? Against Sin?" he asked and I nodded.

"Great, and you're joining us, right?" he pressed and Yuna leaned in against me.

"Of course he is. But we have to find him a new outfit." She said.

"Why? What's wrong with the one he has on now?" Buddy asked. I shook my head and opened the cloak, and was meet by gasps.

"Can't go around in shreds now, can I?" I said and the kid, Shinra stepped up to me.

"Perhaps you can use this. It's the only dressphere for males we have. We found it before Yuna joined." He said and handed me a sphere that glowed with the colour of all four elements, and a metal thing that he said was a garment grid. It had motives of fire, water, ice and thunder on it.

"Combining the garment grid and the dressphere, you can boost the abilities each dressphere is specialised in. For some reason that one is called…" Shinra explained, but I cut him of.

"…the Fire Lord." I said and he nodded. Yuna looked at the sphere.

"Where did you find it?" she asked and suddenly Rikku and Brother looked really uncomfortable. Buddy, Shinra and Paine didn't understand why however. No one answered.

"Where did you find it?" I asked angrily and Paine spoke up.

"The temple of the Fire Lord." She said. I looked at her before I turned to Rikku and Brother, both ghostly white now. I could feel Yuna tense up beside me. When I spoke, it was in a low voice, but the sheer magnitude and power almost made Brother soil himself.

"You went into my temple and…and STOLE FROM IT?" the last part I yelled and Brother fell down, shaking so much that I could hear his teeth rattle.

I walked towards Rikku and Brother.

"WHat business did you have at MY temple without me accompanying you?" I asked, enraged that something had been stolen from the place I and Yuna would eventually rest at.

"What do you mean 'my' temple? We went to the temple of the Fire Lord." Shinra said.

"Exactly. Who do you think Salmar is?" Yuna asked, she too was very angry.

"One of the two High Summoners to live after defeating Sin?" Buddy tried. Then Rikku broke down sobbing.

"That's right, but he is also the one to control the elements. The Fire Lord, and both Rikku and Brother knows that." Yuna said forcibly and Rikku's sobs increased.

"WHAT?" Buddy, Shinra and Paine yelled. To prove Yuna's statement, I raised my hand and created an orb made out of all four of the elements. Brother and Rikku visibly cringed but Shinra and Buddy looked interested.

"This is proof that I am what Yuna says. Be grateful that I consider you friends, because if you two were any others, you would have been very hurt by now. I am taking back this sphere, and I guess you found this grid there too?" I asked and Shinra nodded.

"Well then, I'll take that as well. If I ever find out that any of you, and I mean any of you…" I said and looked at each person in the room, except Yuna, "…goes in that temple without my approval, I won't hold back." I finished. Buddy and Shinra looked really scared by now, and Brother and Rikku couldn't stop trembling or sobbing.

I looked at the sphere before looking at Rikku and Brother again.

"All right you two, I won't hurt you. I'm sorry if I was a bit harsh, but that temple is a holy place, and when I die, I'm going there to rest. The thought of someone stealing from there really makes me angry and you two should know better." I said softly. Yuna walked over and helped Rikku up again. She still trembled, and looked downwards when she spoke.

"I'm sorry." She said. I shook my head and walked up to her. Placing a hand on her head, I ruffled her hair.

"As long as you won't do it again." I said and she nodded. Brother also stood up and gave a apology as well.

Turning away I looked at the sphere again.

"I'll go try this out." I said and left for the cabin, where I changed into the sphere and threw away the shredded clothes.

In the bridge, Paine walked up to Yuna, a bit hesitantly.

"Why was he only mad at Rikku and Brother?" she asked.

"Because they knew that he is the Fire Lord, and should have known better than taking that sphere." Yuna said simply. Paine didn't ask anything else, but walked back to her place and crossed her arms again.

Then I walked back in. My new outfit was called the Fire Lord for a reason. It was made for me. Black boots, black pants and black sweat shirt. The boots and pants had images of red flames, blue water, white ice and yellow lightning running up and down, and the shirt had the same elements flow in a circle in towards the centre of the shirt, making a circle of elements on my stomach. Inside the circle was the image of my sword, Caladbolg. On my hips my guns hung and on my back Caladbolg was in it's holster. A yellow pouch hung from a red belt. The outfit looked good and Yuna smiled when she saw me, while Rikku, who appeared to be back to her cheerful self again, whistled.

"That looks very good on you stud!" Yuna said and I grinned.

"What special abilities does the garment grid offer?" Shinra asked.

I thought for a bit before disappearing in a burst of all four elements. Reappearing beside Yuna, I scared her pretty much.

"I can do that. Short distance travel in an instant. Should be handy to have. Also I think I get more protection against non-elemental magic, so spells like Flare is just as effective on me as Yuna." I said.

"What's the difference if you don't use the grid?" Shinra asked.

"All non-elemental spells are twice as effective against Flames as against us." Rikku said.

"Flames?" Buddy asked.

"My nickname. And Rikku is right; I have a disadvantage against non-elemental spells. On the other hand, no element hurts me, so I guess it evens out." I said.

"Here!" Brother said and handed me the earpiece. "Welcome to the Gullwings."

I looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"What makes you so sure I want to stay?" I asked. His expression was priceless.

"Just kidding." I said and took the earpiece and placed it in my ear. Then some sort of alarm went of and Brother yelled: "Gullwings. To your positions."

I rubbed my ear and looked at Yuna.

"What does he mean?" I asked.

"Come!" she said and pulled me towards the glowing sphere in the middle of the bridge.

"When he says that, it means we are called here. My and your position is here. You, me, Paine and Rikku are going to be out in the field. The others are backup for us." Yuna explained.

"Oh, okay." I said and Yuna smiled before dragging me over to Shinra, who was by his screen again.

"Shinra is a real whiz kid. He can help us with everything that has something with technology. Shinra, can you show him the sphere?" Yuna said and Shinra nodded. He pulled up a image on his screen and a movie played. It showed someone looking like Tidus.

"Ah, so that's why! And here I thought you joined to have fun." I said and Yuna blushed. She then pulled me forward towards the pilot seats. In the one to the right Rikku sat.

"Not sure I feel secure on a ship you're flying." I said to Rikku, who snorted.

"I'm not flying. Brother is." She said.

"Oh, is that better?" I asked and she laughed. Yuna then turned to Brother.

"Yuna…has my talking…gotten better?" Brother asked.

"Oh yes. Keep practising." Yuna said and pulled me towards Buddy.

"He said he practised just so he could speak to me more." Yuna said.

"How nice." I said sarcastically.

"I'm still analysing. And you shut up!" Buddy said, interrupting Brother.

"Buddy and Brother are old friends. He is the one who scans for sphere waves. Did you know Buddy was on board the airship two years ago?" Yuna asked.

"Is that so? Then he should have known what I am." I said.

"When you showed us that ball, I remembered. Sorry for forgetting." Buddy said.

"Quite alright." I said, and Yuna pulled me towards Paine. Rikku also came running up to us.

"This is Paine. I look up to her as a sphere hunter and as a friend…" Yuna whispered to me.

"…Paine is a very good sphere hunter, and she fights well too." Yuna said.

"But she doesn't say much." Rikku said. Then they noticed Paine's expression. She looked anxious, like she was waiting for a verdict of some sort.

"Nice to see you again Paine." I said and smiled. Yuna and Rikku looked at me questionably. Then Paine bowed and both Yuna and Rikku looked really surprised.

"Nice to see you again master." Paine said when she straightened up, and smiled at me.

"M…m…master?" Rikku stammered.

"I didn't expect you to become a sphere hunter. Are you having fun?" I asked, but Rikku interrupted.

"What did she mean by 'master'?" she asked. I sighed and rubbed my temples.

"Rikku, remember about five years ago? Master Shan left and I said that I was going to take on an apprentice?" I asked.

"Yeah, but the next time I see you, you're a summoner along with Yunie." Rikku said.

"Paine was my apprentice, and she was a good wandering guardian as well, but she quit about two years after she joined." I said.

"If I had stayed any longer, I would have lost my sanity. It was because of you master, that I'm still sane. Those were some terrible days." Paine said. I smiled grimly.

"I know. It still is. Even now, with the Eternal Calm, fiends pose a big threat to people, and wandering guardians still wander. They will always do." I said sadly.

"Wait, Paine couldn't make it two years in that group and you did twelve?" Rikku asked.

"That is why I was so excited to start working under him. In the wandering guardians, the ranks are formed by how long someone stays. The ones, who are a wandering guardian the longest, have the most authority and power. Master holds the record for longest active duty, and to be accepted an apprentice of one of the top three wandering guardians is a huge honour. Master had lots to teach me, and I remember most of it even now. It really has helped even after I left." Paine said.

"Paine was an excellent student, and she soaked up my techniques very fast. But some aren't cut out to be a wandering guardian for long, and she did the right thing leaving when she did." I said and smiled at her.

"And here you are, reunited and working together again. Cool." Rikku said. Paine responded by crossing her arms.

Just then, Buddy called.

"Hey, get over here. I'm finished." He said and we walked over. Rikku pulled me back a bit.

"Hey, can you tell me about Paine. She doesn't like to talk about herself." Rikku said. Yuna also seemed to want to know, but Paine tensed.

"Sure. Why not. Paine is a woman with red eyes and silver hair. She is skilled with the sword, which I gave her by the way, and a good friend to boot. Very loyal if she respects you and find you worthy." I said and Rikku pouted.

"I knew that. I mean juzy stories of her past." She said. I chuckled and shook my head.

"Nope. Won't tell you." I said and Rikku pouted even more.

"Hey, pay attention. We have treasure sphere waves! They're coming from those ruins they found at Gagazet." Buddy said.

"Alright!" Rikku said, obviously excited.

"Next stop! Gagazet!" Brother yelled.

"Hey, the rocks are floating." Yuna said.

"Don't tell me we gotta climb up that thing?" Rikku whined.

"No worries. I'll take you to the top." Buddy said when we arrived and saw the floating ruins above Gagazet. Moments later we jumped of the ship to stand on a ledge, looking up at the ruins.

"Careful. These rocks are slippery." Paine said.

"Don't look down." I said. Of course, that only made Yuna look down. I had started walking when I heard a gasp and Paine and Rikku yell: "Yuna!" I spun around and saw Yuna fall of the edge. Paine and Rikku managed to catch her, but the rock under their feet broke, and they fell too.

"Oh shit." I said and jumped after them.

"What's your status?" Brother asked.

"Disasterrific" Rikku replied.

"That is not a word. Say 'disastrous' like the rest of Spira!" Brother scolded. Just then, the three girls landed on a rock. I cursed as I flew by. The girls managed to hear me say:

"Oh shit" closely followed by: "Now that was a stupid idea."

"Rikku, come in!" Brother said.

"You want me to hurt him?" Paine asked.

"That'd be great!" Rikku said. Then what had happened registrated in their minds.

"SALMAR!" all three girls yelled and peered over the edge. They saw a hole in the layer of clouds under us. Then they heard something land behind them.

"Phew, that was a little close for comfort. Did you know that clouds are very wet?" I said and the three girls looked at me.

"How?" Rikku began.

"My new ability. Remember?" I said and shook my head before looking upwards.

"You three alright?" I asked and they nodded. I smiled and grabbed their hands and the four elements surrounded us and suddenly we were standing where we had fallen.

"Hey, we're back." Rikku said.

"I'm sorry. Guess I don't cope with heights very well." Yuna said.

"No kidding." Paine replied.

"Come in!" Brother yelled over the comlink.

"We're here. Everything is fine now!" Yuna said, and Brother sighed in relief.

"Yuna, keep an eye on Rikku!" Brother said.

"Yes sir." Yuna replied. I snorted and started walking again.

We walked, ran, jumped and climbed until we came to a big chasm.

"We're not getting across this way." Rikku said.

"Let's find another route." Paine said and we started to climb downwards. We came to what looked like a dead end. Yuna, Rikku and Paine stepped onto a square on the ground, and Yuna looked at a button on the wall.

"Think this machina still works?" she asked.

"Try it." Rikku said. Yuna touched the button and the elevator started moving.

"Hey, wait for me!" I said and jumped after them. But just as I jumped, the elevator went into freefall mode and I found myself in the air with nothing under me.

"Not again." I said as I fell down. The elevator stopped suddenly.

"It stopped." Yuna panted.

"Owie." Rikku said. Then they hear a yell and a bang and I lay in a heap in the middle of the elevator.

"If you think you have it bad, look at him." Paine said.

"Not funny." I mumbled.

"What happened? Is Yuna okay?" Brother asked.

"Things are…disasterrific." Yuna said.

"Disasterrific? I am on my way!" Brother said.

"What about me?" Rikku whined.

"He sure likes you babe." I groaned and tried to sit up. Paine walked over and helped me, winching as my dislocated joints popped back into place.

"Well, I'm not leaving you, if that's what you're afraid of." Yuna said and crouched down by me.

"Heh, never crossed my mind." I said with a weak smile.

"Can you walk?" Paine asked. I tried to stand up and Paine and Yuna helped me. I stumbled a bit before standing still.

"Give me a little space. I think I'll be able to walk in my Fire Lord state." I said. Yuna and Paine backed a bit of, and I brought out my power. I could feel it surge trough my body and focus on my damaged bones, speeding up the healing.

"Okay, let's go." I said and shakingly took a step and started walking.

After a lot of(rather painful) climbing, we came to a flat path and started running there. The girls had to slow down a bit, since I couldn't keep up.

Then suddenly we heard a gasp from behind us. Turning we saw the woman who had stolen Yuna's sphere.

"Who are you?" Rikku asked.

"L…Leblanc. Remember that name well loves." Leblanc said. I snorted but winced when I tried to move. Yuna noticed and laid a hand on my shoulder.

"Ah, the thief!" Yuna said tiredly and I chuckled at her tone.

"Whatever do you mean? Ugh, that's what I hate about amateurs…" Leblanc said.

"Maybe she'll go away if we ignore her." Rikku said.

"You! I head that!" Leblanc said angrily. "Just as I was saying: amateurs!"

I was about to reply when I remembered I was injured. Not immobilized, but in a less than favourable situation.

"They know nothing about what it takes to be a true sphere hunter." Leblanc continued.

"She's really annoying. Does anyone have a X-potion? I want to show her who is the amateur." I said.

"Besides, you call us amateurs? Weren't you following us?" Paine said stiffly. Yuna and Rikku were searching trough their pouches to see if they could find a X-potion.

"Following? A mere coincidence." Leblanc said. Then the fat guy showed up.

"Hey boss, following those Gullwings really paid of." He said and I laughed.

"Coincidence huh?" I asked and Leblanc growled, while the girls laughed as well.

"Laugh while you can. Ormi, show them how you fight." Leblanc said. The fat man, apparently named Ormi spun and swung his shield at Yuna. She dodged and I was about to move but I felt the tip of a gun against my temple.

"Don't move or I'll blow your brains out." The tall man said.

"Good job Logos." Leblanc said.

"Thank you boss!" Logos said.

"Hey, get away from him." Yuna said.

"Not a chance. Now give us your spheres or we'll be forced to take actions." Leblanc said. At that I yawned. That enraged Leblanc.

"Hey, I'm talking about blowing your brains out. Pay attention!" she commanded.

"Does anyone at least have a potion? I really want to be able to move now." I said. Rikku smiled and threw a potion at me. I felt a little better, not much but enough.

"What are you going to do?" Logos asked me.

"Would you be terribly disappointed if I said 'kill you'?" I asked. Logos tensed up when he hear that and I saw my chance. I rammed an elbow into his stomach, and the other into his temple. He stumbled backwards and I grabbed his guns, and with a surge of fire, melted them. He recovered quickly though, and ran over to Leblanc.

"It was a mistake to try and hurt my husband!" Yuna said angrily.

"You'll pay for that!" Paine said and Rikku joined in: "Yeah! Yeah!"

"Don't think so!" Leblanc said and threw a smoke bomb on the ground. She and her two minions then started to run towards the top.

"No fair. We have an injured person here. We can't run as fast as you!" Rikku yelled after the fleeing people.

"Wow, thanks Rikku. Now I feel all better." I said sarcastically.

"So that was the Leblanc syndicate. I'm sure we'll run into them sooner or later." Paine said. I snorted and placed a hand on Rikku and Paine's shoulders.

"Hey babe. Hang on!" I said. Yuna looked puzzled before hugging me. A small eruption of elements later and we were right in front of Leblanc and her two pests. They were startled and tumbled over the edge of the cliff and barely had time to hang on to the edge.

"Let's go. A sphere awaits." I said and we continued to climb. We walked trough a doorway and found ourselves in a huge hall. At the end a door was located but above the door was a spider like fiend.

"It figures we'd run into something like this." Rikku said.

"It comes!" Paine warned before the spider landed before us. The girls rushed forward and attacked. I decided to sit this one out and watch. The fiend didn't have a chance and after it fell, we went trough the door.

"Why didn't you help?" Rikku asked.

"Didn't think I had to. You three did just great without me limping around." I said. Then we found the sphere on a pedestal in the middle of a room. Just as Yuna was about to take it, Leblanc came limping in. She tried to compose herself, but it was rather ruined by her face contracting in pain.

"It's obvious to the trained eye, that sphere is just a dud. Perfect for the Dullwings." She said arrogantly. When she turned to leave, Rikku giggled.

"Youth wins again!" she said and Yuna picked up the sphere.

"I guess we'll be taking this." she said and did an exited bounce.

"That's new. Someone's gotten cheerful since last time we travelled together." I said and Yuna blushed a bit. She turned from slight pink to scarlet when I laughed and said:

"I like it. We'll have to find more spheres so Yuna can bounce again."

The room was filled with laughter after that.

Sequel to 'Of wandering guardians and summoning arts'. I hope the honourable readers will enjoy it as much as possible.

Read and review please.