To be on an adventure with the one I care for the most…is a dream come true
Eon woke up in a stupor that he was completely unprepared for, he was dreaming for what seemed to be the first dream he'd ever experienced. He may have awoke in a weary state but in his mind he was still thinking of what happened the night before…still thinking of her. All the while, they ate quickly and even if it wasn't filling it'd be enough to keep them moving.
"Will be heading due south, It's a constant danger zone, so be ready" Lightning warned
"Have you actually been this far out, Lightning?" Fang asked
"Not…really but I portal this sides parameter" She said softly
"Then we have nothing to worry about" Fang said sarcastically
"Well it is true we don't have anything to worry about if things haven't gotten bad here in the last few weeks I've been on vacation: Lighting said with a hint of remorse
"Oh great…well if the whole place is a giant crater will never get there" Eon said in a nonchalant tone
Lightning let out a stressed sigh not even bothering to continue the argument, the closer they got the more distraught they got, until they finally made it to the passage…and a passage wasn't much of one if anything
"This…place is littered with Cie'th," Vanille said with a gasp
"An army of Cie'th…awesome just something I'd think would happen" Eon said stretching
"What are you thinking, we can't charge through that will have to find a detour"
"Can't you summon your Eidolons?"
"That was the last time we could the last of our powers as L'cie vanished after that." Vanille said in defeat.
"Then…I'll take care of this" Eon said softly
"What can you do, you're just a kid!" Lightning said condescendingly
"I said I'm going to help get them home…no…to our home and I'll keep that promise…I'm going to do it just you watch!" The same power from before came forth, although weaker from before. He charged forward stringing strikes from the blue attacking in an estranged pattern striking any and all Cie'th in his way it only lasted a few seconds, when he finished only a few remained to which lightning rushed in along with fang to take them down after striking the last of the pack they continued although Eon was completely winded.
"What…is this power I hold…why am I the one who has it?"
"You are the only hope left for me…" A voice rang out
"Who…are you?"
"I have no name…all I know is that I'm trapped here and you seem to be the only one I can reach."
"What do you mean by 'only' are their others?"
No response
"Hey if your there…say something"
Nothing the voice vanished without a word
Eon's strength was sapping more and more every step he took. He latched onto the closest person to him, which was Vanille she was worried for the black haired swordsman even if she hadn't known him long a bond was being created between them, she just couldn't tell on what that bond would mean for her.
"If it turns out anything like last time…I really won't have a reason to run from death…will I?"
A hand snaked around her collarbone and clung to her in support, Eon's normal calm features now clouded with a pale shine worry was plastered to Vanille's face
"Fang…" She whispered out
The tribal woman turned around to see the black haired teen growing pale even more so than normal this is when her own suspicions came into play.
"If that power is used to protect someone you care about…then what's the cost…will it be your life…will you give your life to get us home…or will you…"
"Will stop here he needs rest" Fang commanded
"I suppose that'll do we got here faster because of him but the next part is going to be a lot harder," Lightning explained
"Why would it get any harder?" Vanille asked
"Because at the end of this is a cliff over looking a castle, I haven't been there I don't know what's there but…I hear the people there are insane and may try to kill us, so we better rest up, we don't have a lot of time, will camp here and decide on what to do" Lightning decided
"You hear that, will be able to rest up, so get some sleep otherwise-"
"…Lets just go through it" Eon said weakly
"What are you talking about; you can barely stand let alone fight whatever that power is it's probably going to kill you if you keep relying on it!" Fang shouted
"If…it helps you…my friends get home I'll do it, I'll take down anything at the cost of this weak shelled body of mine"
"How…How can you be so selfless, how do you think we'd feel about this, how do you think your friends back home would-"
"What friends I never had anyone except Ari and she had her hands tied the villagers hated me because I was apparently an abomination, the mayor only let me stay because I was helpful to the villagers even if they wanted nothing more than to see me die…I'm…just a walking shield"
"No…your are friend…you have a place, and you'll meet more people like us who won't let you think your worthless so don't throw your life away especially when the people your willing to protect want nothing to more than to see you live through this!" Vanille preached
"If you give in…you will never be the same again, you will forever be in my control my last hope"
"But…to save them, to save her I'd give in…to anything…even if it meant she'd hate me forever"
"Do you want to be the one to cause her heart ache…to cause her to cry because of your actions?"
Eon sighed and sat back down and looked out towards the rising sun and eventually laid down looking towards the sky above
"I wonder…what these powers are that I have…and why is it only me with them…"
"Do you think…it could have to do with orphan or Ragnarok?"
"Why…would…oh"
"It couldn't have" Lightning said commandingly
"Why?" Fang asked perplexed
"How old are you Eon?" Lighting asked
"I'm nineteen years old," he said
"You'd be nine at that time if he was affected he'd have some affect on us…that or some marking or even a L'cie brand" An occurrence came to Lightning
"Eon…Take off your clothes," Lightning commanded
"W…What!" He asked perplexed
"You heard me do it; we need to see if you have a brand do it now!"
"Wh-What why I don't want you looking at me, I'm also the only guy here!"
A silence came over the group as ropes latched onto the black haired swordsman pinning him down he looked up to notice Vanille and Fang with mischievous grins on their faces and he sweat dropped immensely
"Oh, c'mon not you two?" He said pathetically
"Relax, this will only take a minute," Fang said in a sarcastically seductive voice
"N-No don't c'mon stop!"
In the castle below
"Do you think they'll be willing to help us…with this ceremony?" A male asked
"If not…that family would do as a nice form of blackmail but that boy…he has an ability that we can't do without"