Garo Makai Dream

ESKK: Hey here's the long awaited chapter of Garo Makai Dream and just so you all know the Makai Knight to be Zero has already been decided but we still need a submission for a Makai Priestess so set the polls at high.

(Start)

The group were traversing through the jungle and Leon had learned a little on Kimhari's battle style they arrived at the Steps leading to the temple. Though they had to take the long way sense the main path was blocked by a large Fiend who is apparently the King of Kilika jungle. How that was Leon chose not to ask and continue on his way.

As they walked Wakka spoke up to Leon as he looked at the steps. "These Stone Steps have a history y'know." Wakka as Leon looked up. "Yep Lord Ohalland, a high Summoner, trained here at his peak." He said as Leon looked at the Aurochs who were stretching with a laugh.

'Seems they want to race.' Zaruba said through the mental link. 'Go on Leon loosen up a little.' Zaruba continued to which Leon shrugged.

"Sure I'll race you but I won't go easy." Leon said as Wakka then turned to Yuna.

"Yuna if you would?" Wakka asked before Yuna nodded before running to the side to start the race.

"Ready!?" She called with her hand raised. She then laughed and ran off no doubt to win the race herself before Leon sighed and gave chase. Lulu chuckled a bit as she had one thought.

"Kids." She said just as Leon ran after them.

"You won't beat me!" Leon declared before he jumped, literally, ahead of Yuna.

As Leon was ahead he soon arrived at a spot at the steps and stopped as a large being was in the way. Leon stopped just as the Yuna and the Aurochs arrived and ran away. "Sin Spawn!" They yelled as drew his weapons and took a battle stance and stood protectively before Yuna. Wakka had his Blitzball ready while Kimahri and Lulu arrived at were shocked.

"Looks like one of Sins spawns got left behind during the attack." Zaruba said as Leon was ready.

"Any information you can see?" Leon asked as Zaruba analyzed. Behind them were Vines of sorts before Zaruba finally spoke.

"It seems to be in a defensive form the only thing that can possibly get through its shell is magic." Zaruba said as Lulu nodded.

"Allow me then." Lulu said as she prepared her spell. "Fire!" She invoked but the plant like tentacles behind them glowed and absorbed the magic.

"So that's what those are for." Zaruba said as Leon nodded.

Leon charged in and slashed one of the tentacles.

"Guys! We need to get rid of the tentacles first!" Leon called out before he destroyed it.

Kimahri came and slashed at the other one as Wakka kept the Sin Spawn busy. The Sin Spawn of course wasn't going to have any of that as it began casting Water Spells to do damage to the group before following it up with a "Sigh," of poison gas which the held there breaths against and once it aired out Leon then came at the Tentacles before he and Kimahri both slashed at it. Once both were down Leon then stabbed Brotherhood into the ground. Yuna then began to perform a summoning and Leon summoned his armor and then Garo and Valefor took the stage while Leon picked up Brotherhood.

"Ikuze Valefor!" Garo said before charging again. Valefor began performing Thunder Spells as Garo slashed at the Sin Spawn but the shell was hard even for the Garoken.

That was when it began to move as began to uncurl and once done it now stood in its true form as the shell formed at the back like wings and its face was quiet monstrous as its arms were the tentacles from before. It roared as Garo took his battle stance.

"Leon its defenses are down hurry attack it!" Zaruba called as Leon nodded and charged at the Sin Spawn as Valefor flew over him to assist.

Garo took out a lighter and he lit up the GaroKen, making it a green fire sword. Garo roared before charging at the Sin Spawn and cutting it in two causing it to vanish. Once it was gone Garo reverted to Leon as he looked at the crater that was the Sin Spawn. "What was that?" Leon asked as he looked.

"That was a Sin Spawn." Lulu said as she walked by.

"Sin Spawn I've heard the name but never seen it look like that." Zaruba said as Lulu looked.

"They are fiends who fall from Sin's body in his wake and in turn attract Sin." Lulu explained as Zaruba then spoke.

"Then Sin is very troublesome then." Zaruba said as Wakka walked over to Leon.

"You handled yourself pretty good back there." Wakka said as Leon nodded.

"Thank you it is my duty after all." Leon nodded as he looked to Wakka with the praise.

"Well we should head to the Temple then." Yuma said as everyone nodded.

That Sin Spawn I noticed it was different from the one from my world. I thought they evolved differently and my mind then drifted what was Wakka's anger against Machina I became curious before burying it that was a line I did not wish to cross.

Leon began climbing the steps to Kilika Temple as he followed the rest of Yuna's Guardians.

(Later)

*Insert Final Fantasy x Hymn of the Fayth

The group are now at the top of the temple and they see a few guys coming out of the temple.

The group walked up to the group in a uniform as Leon identified them as possible Blitzball players. Leon of course saw the smug arrogant look they had and already didn't like them.

*Pause OST

When they stopped in front of them Wakka spoke trying to be the nice guy. "You here to pray for victory too?" Wakka asked as the leader scoffed.

"Us? Pray?" They man asked clearly arrogant. "Who needs to pray? They Luca Goers always win." They leader said as Leon glared.

"Oh yeah then why are you here?" Wakka asked trying to be nice but also had the slightly since of smack talk.

"We've been praying for some competition this year." A member of the Goers said.

"So what's your goal this year, "To do your best" again?" The leader taunted as his voice was dripping with sarcasm at Wakka's team old modo which was getting on Leon nerves. "Ha! It's too bad your best isn't good enough. Why bother even showing up." They leader asked as a member laughed a bit.

'Leon watch your temper.' Zaruba said through the mental link.

"This time we play to win." Leon said as he glared at the team. "Besides all those victories you have just proves you're overdue for a lost." Leon said as before the Luca Goer leader could retort Leon continued. "Plus with that arrogance you clearly let whatever skills you have folly as you see no way for you to lose which means victory for the Besaid Aurochs is assured." Leon said as the leader growled.

"And what are you a die-hard Aurochs fan?" He asked as Leon glared.

"No I'm their ace in the hole." Leon said as the situation was rising steadily.

"Well then play away but remember even kids can play." The Luca Goers leader said before leaving.

"See you at the finals." Wakka said before Leon went to the Temple.

"Let's go." Leon said as with them gone his temper subsided.

"Leon you ok?" Yuna asked her new guardian seeing that he didn't like the Goers.

"Yeah they just annoyed me." Leon said as he walked to the temple.

"Ok." Yuna said before she followed Leon and the rest of her Guardians to the temple.

At that time I thought I was being childish to allow them to get to me but thinking about how they let their arrogance get to their head reminded me of the arrogance Mendoza had at Immortality, heh at least he got what he deserved.

*continue Hymn of Fayth

The group entered the Temple as Leon say it wasn't that different from the Besaid temple other then it having a fire theme. Wakka had begun praying to a statue as Leon looked before shrugging and prayed alongside Wakka even though he was skeptical on this Yevon stuff. "Lord Ohaland guide our feet." Wakka said as Zaruba chuckled.

"I'm sure he will help." Zaruba said as Wakka smiled.

It was then that another Summoner walked out of the door at the top of the stairs. The woman seemed to be tropical as she was dressed in what seemed to be a green Summoner uniform as near her was a man who seemed like a very serious man. "A Summoner are you?" She asked as she looked down on them.

Yuna walked up to the two as Leon and Wakka finished praying. "My name is Yuna from the Isle of Besaid." Yuna said as the woman looked.

"Dona." The woman introduced before continuing. "So your High Summoner Braska's daughter. That's quiet the name to live up to." Dona said as her tone showed she was talking down on Yuna.

"My, my, my and all these people are your guardians? My, what a rabble." She said as Leon stopped prayed and looked at Dona with a glare not liking how she's talking down on Yuna. "As I recall Lord Braska had only two guardians. Quality of Quantity, my dear. Whatever were you thinking?" Dona taunted as Leon walked up and glared.

"Yuna has as many guardians as people she can trust." Leon said as Dona looked.

"Well then little Guardians I only have need for one guardian. Right Barthello?" Dona asked to her stiff guardians as the stiff man then nodded.

"As Leon said I only have as many guardians as there are people I can trust." Yuna said as was trying to keep her kindness up. "I trust them all with my life." Yuna said as Leon smiled at Yuna's courage. "To have so many guardians is joy and an honor." Yuna said as Kimahri listened. "Even more so then being my father's daughter." Yuna continued as her speech even if it wasn't affecting Dona. "Of course I would never think of questioning your ways either. So lady Dona I ask of you: Please leave us in peace." Yuna said as Dona scoffed.

"You do what you want. Barthello we're leaving." She said before they began to walk away. When she was gone Yuna sighed in relief as that must have troubled Yuna. Yuna then turned to Leon and smiled as Leon blushed a bit.

A Guardian is someone a Summoner can rely on. Someone she can trust with her life. I wondered, did Yuna feel that way about me? What's she smiling about?

Yuna then walked away as Zaruba then spoke up. "Love troubles Leon?" Zaruba joked as Leon glared.

"Hey!" He called as Zaruba chuckled. Leon looked to Wakka who was getting up as they headed to the Cloister of Trials with the rest of Yuna's guardians. As they entered through the doors they stood before the elevator before Wakka turned to them.

"The Fayth is bellow let's do it." Wakka said as Leon was confused.

"The Fayth?" He asked as that was an odd name.

"But first the Cloister of Trials. Kimahri? Wakka? Leon? Ready?" Lulu asked before the three nodded.

"Strength everyone." Yuna said as they then got on the elevator.

The Elevator then lowered to enterer the Cloister of Trials and gain a new Aeon.

*End OST

(Scene Break)

Leon walked in another room, feeling like he has to do another puzzle like back in Besaid.

"This is going to be a repetitive thing isn't it?" Leon finally asked as Yuna looked.

"Quite possibly so." Yuna said as Leon sighed.

"Let's get through this." Leon said as luckily they had a chat sheet in the form of Zaruba.

(Later after getting though the puzzle)

*Insert Final Fantasy X HD Remastered OST: Hymn of the Fayth Ifrit

The group arrived at the Chamber of the Fayth as Yuna nodded to them before she entered the room beyond this chamber. The room was very ancient and had fires inside stone torches, the wall was kept beyond a platform so all Leon can easily do is stand but around this stone platform seemed to be a very ornate design of sorts. The door was round as above it was the same one Leon had saw in Besaid as the door had a design impossible to describe.

Leon then turned to Lulu before speaking. "Lulu." Leon began a Lulu looked. "What is a Fayth?" Leon asked as Lulu looked.

"A Fayth are people who gave their lives to battle Sin, Yevon took their souls, willingly given from their still living bodies. Now they live forever trapped in Statues. But when the Summoner Beckons the souls of the Fayth emerge once again, that is what we call an Aeon." Lulu explained while standing before Leon as Zaruba then spoke.

"Interesting so even these people spirits choose to keep battling even after death." Zaruba said as Lulu nodded to that.

"So what is Yuna doing it there then?" Leon asked as he looked to the door.

"She prays with all her heart for a way to defeat Sin." Wakka said as he looked to Leon.

Leon though through this entire explanation was troubled by this. Yes he understood that these people were trying to give Summoners the strength to battle Sin but that is basically the equivalent to being what the people have called an Unsent. When Sin is defeated Leon will be sure to release those people from there purgatory.

Then came silence as the Guardians of Yuna awaited for Yuna to finish her praying to the Fayth of whatever Aeon she was trying to gain. Zaruba was silent as so far the Madou Ring had learned information on all the Fiends they had fought between here and Besaid as Zaruba had a near photographic memory when facing none human enemies.

Leon on the other hand was deep in thought as every time Sin has appeared thus far his arm would tingle it made him wonder why his mother should be in the Makai yet Yuna claims to have met her so if that was so would that mean this world and his were the same but different era's it would support sense the Makai order was here as well but wouldn't that mean his mother should have moved on to the next world. Leon had so many questions but every time he got an answer to one more popped up.

Seconds turned into minutes and minutes turned into an hour as Leon was getting worried that Yuna would possibly die during this trial. But soon his worries were blown away as Yuna came out though exhausted as she collapsed to her knees as Wakka, Lulu, and Kimahri helped her up.

There was something I didn't tell anyone that day. That song in the Tempe I heard it before back in my world whenever I slept, I used to hum it a lot when I was younger I never knew why but the song was just there like a tune you can't forget. To me it was proof that my world and Spira were connected somehow. At least I believed so, maybe that was why I suddenly felt like I just wished to go home. I wanted to tell them to say something even tell the of Yuna's condition with the Horrors Blood but the words wouldn't come. Seeing them all so happy to see her it didn't occur to me that there was a chance Yuna wouldn't be able to complete her missions and not by a fiends hands but by the power of her own Aeons mixed with the Horrors Blood.

"Welcome back, Yuna." Leon said as Yuna nodded and smiled.

"So what is the new Aeon?" Zaruba asked as Yuna smiled

"It's a surprise." Yuna said with a mischievous smile on her face as Leon nodded.

"We should go don't want to over stay our welcome." Leon said before everyone nodded and left.

*End OST

(Later Outside)

*Insert Final Fantasy X HD Remastered OST Hymn of the Fayth

The group walked outside as Leon looked and saw the people gather around Yuna, wave to her, even did the prayer to her.

Seeing those people happy to see Yuna, seeing them happy to see the daughter of high Summoner Braska carrying on her father's work I couldn't break that dream with the fact Yuna could die if the infection isn't handled soon. The emotions that had built up inside me with this fact kept growing bigger and bigger to the point that if I summoned Garo right now I would enter Lost Soul Beast Mode and possibly never return from it.

The group soon began to walk away as Leon stopped for a moment as Yuna stopped behind him. "Are, are you ok?" Yuna asked as Leon was looking down.

"I... I don't know." Leon said as Yuna had a feeling he knew what he was thinking about.

"What do you want to do?" Yuna asked as she looked to Leon.

"To scream real loud is one of the things I want to do." Leon said as Zaruba chuckled.

"At least you're being honest." Zaruba said as Yuna looked before, she, chuckle.

And Leon then did something completely out of character he screamed real loud shocking Wakka as the other two Guardians seemed unaffected.

*End OST

(Later At the Docks)

"Off to Luca at last." Wakka said as he sat up ready to go. The group soon began entering the Ship as Wakka spoke. "The Matches start as soon as we arrive so rest up on the way, ya?"

"Don't have tell me twice." Leon said as he followed the group.

(Later that Night on the boat)

*Insert Final Fantasy X HD Remastered OST Tidus Theme

It was night as the seas were calm. Wakka and Lulu were at the lookout deck while the Luca Goers were gathered around Yuna under Kimahri's watchful eyes. Meanwhile Leon was below deck resting as though he was sitting against the wall his eyes were closed. That was when his eyes opened that he stood up and stretched, he and the Aurochs had to share a sleeping cabin with the Goers but Leon tolerated them even though one of the female members tried flirt with him. Leon walked out of the cabin to stretch his legs, and possibly do a little training.

As he walked out of the sleeping cabin the a merchant man stopped him as he looked. "Ooh them's fascinating clothing you are wearing, and in pristine condition if you were to sell them they would make quite the profit or me name isn't O'aka." O'aka said as he walked to the side a bit. "Don't look like you have much money though." He said as Leon looked.

"Who are you?" Leon asked making sure to keep an eye on his possessions less they be stolen.

"O'aka XXIII, merchant extraordinaire." O'aka said with pride.

"Who?" Leon asked as he honestly never heard of him till today.

"Don't know me? Well, not many people do, not yet." O'aka said as he slumped down a bit. "But mark my words the name O'aka will spread far and wide. Ey you wouldn't happen to have Gil to lend would ye?" He asked as Leon sighed before giving O'aka 100 Gil.

"Don't worry about paying me back." Leon said before walking off. Leon then entered the power room just to explore as when he arrived he was met with large yellow birds who were running inside a machine a Leon was surprised but noticed the girl not too far away.

"What are those?" Leon asked as he looked at the birds.

"W-what the heck is what?" The girl asked amused with Leon.

"What is this place?" Leon asked as the girl looked.

"The Power Room like it says on the door and these are Chocobo's." She said as Leon looked.

"Chocobo's?" Leon asked as the girl was shocked.

"Don't tell me you never seen a Chocobo before. What kind of back water island did you come from anyway?" She asked before Leon simply sighed and walked away.

Miracles and oddities were starting to become a regular occurrence on this trip.

Leon then headed to the main deck and pulled out Brotherhood seeing how the blue bade seemed to glow with the same color as the deep blue ocean. He then sheathed it till Zaruba sensed it.

"Leon I sense another piece of the Al-behd language in the room next to you." Zaruba said before Leon nodded and entered to grab it. After words Leon looked around as he noticed the Luca Goers talking with Yuna.

"What are you all talking about?" Leon asked as the red head turned and to Leon's regret it was the Luca Goers leader.

"Who are you supposed to be?" He asked as Leon was unintimidated.

"Leon Luis." Leon calmly said as he glared at the Luca Goer.

"Ah I remember him the arrogant yguy from Kilika." He said as Leon smirked.

"Oh really is that your pride talking or your ego?" Leon smirked as the man Graav glared.

"Who do you think your talking too." Graav demanded as Leon saw Graav had made it to easy.

"I don't know like I said I'm Leon Luis what's yours?" They asked as even some of the Luca Goers had to hold back a laugh.

"Why you!" Graav yelled as he grabbed Leon by the collar of his shirt but that was when Yuna spoke up as she didn't want this to escalate any farther.

"PLEASE STOP!" Yuna yelled as the Luca Goers and let Leon go.

"Whatever your ladyship says." Graav said as he and his team then left.

"I could have handled this myself." Leon said as Zaruba spoke.

"Yes but it's better to not fight them at all less they attract a Horror and they were already giving off Inga." Zaruba said as Leon nodded.

Leon then looked to Yuna and walked up to her. "Are you ok?" Leon asked as Yuna nodded.

"Yes I am but you've been hiding something from me haven't you." Yuna said as Leon looked at her.

"Yeah... I have..." Leon said as Yuna looked.

"Kimahri can you leave us for a bit?" Yuna asked as he Ronzo nodded and left.

Once they were sure he was gone Leon spoke. "I have been trying to tell you in private but the Horrors blood infection has spread it seems by performing your Summoning's you have accelerated the time though by how much I'm not sure and it looks like performing Sending's does the same." Leon said as Yuna was shocked as Leon looked sadly.

"I'm not telling you to quiet being a Summoner but what I am asking it to summon sparingly for the time being." Leon said showing concerned for Yuna.

"I understand Leon, but Leon can you promise me something?" Yuna asked as Leon looked.

"Of course." Leon said as Yuna looked to Leon.

Keep protecting me until the end." Yuna said as Leon nodded.

"I promise." Leon said before he walked away to get some training in.

Leon walked over to the front deck and pulled out the Garoken and looked at it. This was the symbol of Garo whose very name means hope in Makai. Leon had to be this world's hope as so long as Sin roams more Horrors will be summoned and more people will die. "Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns yet by the blade knight's mankind was given hope." Leon said remembering that creed many Makai Knights took to heart. "Lara, mother, dad I promise you all I will protect this world." Leon said as he then put the Garoken away and drew it and thus began his training.

(TBC)

ESKK: Well I hoped you all enjoy this bit of a filler chapter, anyway glade to see more people are liking this by the day so ja ne.