Final Fantasy D: Time Will Judge - Kingdom to My Heart pt. 1

Ivalice

I don't know much about when I got here, or what was going on, but here is the situation. I had appeared in the capital of Arcadia (or was that the city name....can't remember) as it was under assault. Running into one of the local high athorities, a Lord Gabranth, I had to explain myself quick. It seemed that the assault had been orchestrated to take the life of the beloved Lord Larsa. After I quickely swore my alliegence to the Arcadian Empire, Lord Gabranth (who later revealed to me that he was the second Gabranth, the first was his twin brother who had died in a great battle with Larsa's brother, Vayne) armored me up some....well....at least gave me some leather plates to go on my legs and then a pauldron and armored sleeve on my right arm to protect my weapon arm as he put it. And back to back we headed into the battle. That is where todays story starts.....

"Dymagox, are you doing fine back there?" Judge Gabranth yelled for me, the din of battle was ferocious, arcadia's gates have never seen an assault like this. But Lord Larsa was a ruler that the people believed in, so he must be guarded at all cost. "Is this your first war? Why do you fight?"

"I'm fine, you keeping up?" I asked with a smuggness, "you could almost say that this was my first war, all the other stuff has been minor incursions against a race called the beastmen in the land of Vana'Deil. But the reason I fight is to keep all that is good alive. Why do you fight Gabranth"

The battle had been escalating, the Judge and I were back to back fighting off a wave of people who wanted to see the young lord dead. Gabranth was communicating to me to keep my nerves down, a nervous sword in battle is a fallen sword. The Luckball has been working so far, as to at least leave the enemies unconscience and prone.....how could such a young leader gain an enemy with an army so big.....or was it the kings of the past that raised the ambitious hatred to the young ruler?

"I fight for my brother who bore this name before me, I fight for my friends, and I fight to defend a ruler that I believe in," Judge Gabranth's words were like a shield of light defending this land from the darkness that laid in it for so long before. "And this land of Vana'Deil...I have never heard of it. Is it a beautiful country?"

The battle just kept on esculating, I had swung the staff Shantotto had given me and taken out one that had came in a bit to close to use the blitzball against. "It is the most gorgeous place I have ever been. Three allied kingdoms are the major rule there, though there are a few neautral grounds themselves. I claimed loyalty to the kingdom of San d'Oria." A smile cracks on my mouth as I think of the Runfaure and of the La Theine Plains and of course the city of San d'Oria itself. "To bad the Royal Knights weren't here to help us, I have a feeling that San d'Oria and Arcadia would get along great!"

Oh no, now they got airships coming it! I throw up the blitzball and kick it as Jecht had shown me, using his great technique. It hits the engine, getting pulled deep into it and clogging it. The ship them swings right running into a second one. After the dust cleared from the fall, I could see my ball laying on the ground...they sure build them strong! I start to run towards it as it lays there.....then everything goes white.........

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Dymagox, wake up.....wake up Dymagox.....it's time......

"GABRANTH!!!!" I wake with a start to see myself not where I was before, but in a place that had a thin layer of water throughout the ground as far as my eyes could see. Directely ahead of me was what looked like a giant oyster, opened with a throne sitting in the middle. An elabrate looking woman sat apon the throne....where was I? "Where am I? Take me back to the battle, Judge Gabranth needs my help!!!"

"Don't worry child of time and space, Lord Basch shall be fine. This battle is won at his command," The lady spoke with such a soothing voice it was hard not to believe that she knew the outcome some how. "And for your next question....who am I....I have been called many things. Cosmos....Goddess....but you, you can call me Fabulae."

"Ok Fabulae, why am I here?" The words came off my tongue like a sharp dagger towards the woman. It wasn't because I was mad at her, but more because I was mad at the situation I was removed from. I should be there, I should be helping. But instead I am here talking to a woman claiming to be dietistical.

"Because I needed you here. The battle was won in Arcadia already, you were just another soldier in the army. But the war throughout time has yet to be decided." The womans body language and gestures were unique to say the least, like some blind seer leading the romans to victory. Or like the fates coming down and speaking themselves to the nords......what was her game? "First off, a powerful figure has appeared where I cannot travel, you will know the threat when you see him. This task threatens the fabric of reality itself, but it in itself is just the first of many threats in the overall war with chaos."

Ok, I definetly don't like the sound of this.....I'm no hero, just a child out of time. "And what if I refuse, or what if I fail?" I spoke to her now out of fear....I wasn't sure if I believedher or not, but I didn't believe the situation fully yet either.

"Then all the people you have ever met shall perish at the cause of chaos. If one champion cannot stand, they all shall fall." These words didn't come off as a threat but more a cautionary warning.....giving me the illusion of choice. I wanted to back down, I wanted to just leave and go home. But I could never live with myself if I let down the people I met on the way.

"Then you have my sword so to say," My ball, my ball was still on the field! Oh no, that was a gift.....I would have to make without, next time I see Jecht I would have to apologize for loosing it.

"I am glad you have seen it my way. Now be warned, the place you are heading is different from anywhere you have ever been. You will run into people you know, but they may not know you, such is life, and such is death...." At that a white light came over me just like the one that brought me here......and when all came into sight I was standing on an island over looking somewhere that looked like it was in Maine. I was there standing right outside of a cave. Five girls dressed in what appeared to be Green and Purple Pixie outfits...wait not outfits, these definetly weren't just outfits, they were flying. The girls flew into the cave and went into what looked to be a portal, but I could hear the one that appeared to be their leader speaking to the rest.

"Man, doesn't Phobos take a break? I mean seriously, it's new years! I wanted to spend it with Matt....."

New Years? Am I home......

Next time, hopefully within the week....Prt 2 of Kingdom of my Heart: The Future Yesterday