-1Yuna's last word only calmed everyone down by a pinch. Tidus nodded reluctantly as he was panicked to see the result of what she was going to do next, just as everyone else was. Yuna then, without a second though, stepped off the edge.

"Yuna!" Shouted Tidus's voice.

Seymour dragged Remora with him as he, Mika, and a few of the monks walked over the edge to find her. She was falling fast, and a few feathers came off of her dress. But suddenly a very bright orange barrier revolved around her, and her hands reached out in front of her as if trying to grab or offer something. But then a large light came out from above the palace and out came a flying creature diving towards her, and it went underneath Yuna just in time to break her fall and rescue her. Remora noticed it's unusual composure, and could immediately tell it was another aeon that she had not claimed yet. Seymour and the others left the edge back to the center of the tower, but Remora was still peeking over it. Yuna caught her stare and smiled at her, and Remora could tell that there was nothing to worry about. Rikku's voice then disturbed her silent moment.

"Cover your eyes!" She yelled.

"Remora, get over here!" Fang then called out. Remora turned to see that Rikku threw something at Seymour's feet, and it looked like a bomb or a grenade. Remora then hesitated a little from the fact that Rikku had said her warning once she threw it over, and was too late to close her eyes before a very blinding flash blurred out everything in sight. Fang's voice yelled again.

"Hurry, Remora!"

"Wait- I can't see!"

"Remora, look-!" Rikku replied.

"I just said I can't see!" Remora repeated, aggravated by the light. Someone had grabbed her arm roughly and pulled her off somewhere. "Hey, wait-!"

"Wh-What was that?!" Wakka asked.

"An Al Bhed flash bomb!" Rikku yelled out.

"Lemme go! I'm going to kill that Seymour!" Tidus complained.

"Yuna said leave! We leave!" Kimahri said.

"But what about Remora!?" Fang asked suspiciously.

"I don't think she's there anymore. We'll join up with her and Yuna later!" Lulu explained.

"Break through!" Auron shouted. The constant shouting was also greeted with coughing and hacking. The group ran off to a different spot of the palace, finally away from pursuit. Fang huffed a little from the fast running, for her stamina wasn't exactly as long.

"Where'd Yunie go?" Rikku asked quietly.

"Bevelle palace is temple. Yuna goes to one place only." Kimahri explained.

"The Chamber of the Fayth!" Tidus realized.

"Do you think Remora's there too?" Fang asked anxiously.

"Maybe. But it could be possible that she already spoke to the Fayth." Lulu said.

"Well lets go check it out."

Vera's face was blank as she stood in between the two giant halls of the library she visited. There were two books that she was aiming for, and both of them didn't have titles but did have strange looking symbols on them. She was still sore from the unnatural event that happened a night ago, and Rouge wasn't around but gave her the whole day to roam the library. Vera had to beg the doctors to let her leave the hospital for a day, since it was important to find out as much as she could on her own if she was going to save Remora. She decided to grab the book with the symbol of what looked like an eye with many tribal marks around and below it. It was just a book, but something felt odd just by staring at it, so she turned to the first page, and it was a photo of what looked like a giant palace. The top was mostly all white and blue, but the surrounding buildings and towers were of a reddish color, and had a few other secondary colors to them as well. It looked as though it had a giant city right below it all. Vera checked the bottom of the page to see a very small text; 'Palace of Bevelle - Heart of Yevon'. Why did the word 'Yevon' seem so familiar to her? The scratches on her neck throbbed underneath her bandages as she continued to flip through the pages, and the first few seemed like rules or laws by Yevon. Bevelle was apparently where it's government was living at, and it's teachings seemed important to the citizens. This had to be a book about Spira. She knew no place in the world that's name was Bevelle, nor heard of a teaching based on this 'Yevon'. These were one of the things that Vera didn't know about yet, out of all of her fifteen years of studying it whether it was by herself or with Remora (whenever around). She's been away from her for too long now, and it begun to hurt her mentally and (most recently) physically. She kept on skimming the pages until she reached a section that was marked 'People of Yevon'. She halted there for a moment to see what it said; it looked like another set of rules, but it would probably be worth the read.

I. Yevon disregards any use of forbidden machina. Ignorance of this law can have lethal consequences.

II. Once a person or fiend dies, they are dead, but their souls are unsent. It's a commoner's duty to send the unsent peacefully to the farplane. Otherwise it will eventually reincarnate into a fiend.

III. Behavior and composure shall be educate and well mannered while within Bevelle's territory. Violation of this code can lead to banishment.

IV. We figure that all of Spira's citizens act in the same manner as their race or category. If there is a suspicious, new, or unknown figure roaming the cities, he or she shall be on hidden probation by the Maesters of Yevon. Any unusual or misconduct of that person shall be reported to Bevelle and may have to go through a number of tests of whether he or she can live or not.

There were more rules, but Vera's eyes greatly dilated at the last code that she read. She immediately knew that someone was (or is) following Remora.

"And...to make matters worse..."

"Jeckt? Where are you?" Vera asked, still in slight surprise.

"Unfortunately, too much time has passed, and I can no longer show my human form."

"Human form? What do you mean?"

"It's been years since the day I agreed to be a Fayth, and I have become Sin itself. But I only had a limited time to show myself as a person before my Fayth side overcame me."

"Jeckt, you're scaring me. You're telling me that all this time you were Sin?!"

"Sorry I had to save it for now, especially with what you're going through presently. But...I see that you're finally getting the point of what I've been telling you."

"Jeckt, what do I do?! There are people that are watching Remora, and she doesn't realize it! How do I get up there?!" There was a long silence, and the air became cooler without Vera knowing. She pushed a bit of her hair behind her head since it had became a little damp just by lying on her face for an unusual reason. "Jeckt?" She called out again. It was so quiet that she could hear someone else's breathing, so she knew that he was still there.

"That you have to read more about. That storm that occurred the day Remora vanished was a rare game. But what about the way that Fang came here?"

"How did she go there?"

"I think either a spirit or a person came here to tell Fang of her endangered friend, and managed to easily lead her into Spira with his or her power. And it wasn't me."

"But how can I get someone from Spira over here to me besides you?" More silence, and then a grunt.

"Seymour."

"Who's Seymour?"

"The man that you saw in your dream...that attacked you."

"What!? He nearly killed me! You actually believe that I want to see him again to ask him to take me to Spira!?"

"Do you have any better ideas, Vera!?" His voice was sharp and he did have a point. It may have not been Seymour that spoke to Fang, but it was him and Jeckt that she only had real contact with. As much as she would hate to do so, she really didn't have any choice if she wanted her daughter back. But she would have to think about the choice before she actually attempted anything of the sort.

"How do I get to him."

"He came to you the same moment that Remora had put herself in grave danger by killing him, not that I'd blame her; he was plotting to kill her from the very get-go. And that's when he turned his eyes to you, where she got her charm."

"I still don't know what he wants with me..."

"But...I have a premonition...that she may wound up in danger again. For you see, Seymour is one of the four maesters of Yevon, which is why she was in trouble for his death, but he's still alive as a soul. But everything that Remora has, she gotten from you; which is why he finds you as another source of his power. He wants to use the summoner's energy to destroy Spira!"

"But wait...what do you mean 'summoner'?"

"I know I've got a lot to explain to you before I completely vanish. I'm close to that end. But when Remora arrived, she became reborn, as a summoner. Seymour said that he could tell that there was a special gene in her that no one else, or any other race, has heard of. She was later accompanied with guardians, one of them is my son, and Fang came by as a guardian too, later warning her the truth about Seymour. I watched it all, the poor girl."

"And Seymour thinks she had gotten all of that from me..."

"But either way, he'll either come to you, or you call him."

Vera blinked and looked up at the ceiling, despite no one was visibly there. "What do you mean?"

"Use your own mind to bring him to you. That's how I got to you and partially how he got to you. If we both can reach you, then you must have the same ability to use with us. But you can't really connect with anyone by your thoughts until they've called or seen you, which is why Seymour and I are the only ones that reached you."

"...I see." That was all that she had to do to get to him. It would most likely put her in high risk of being hurt again, but she had to do it.

"Vera...you're willing to do this? Like you said before, he nearly killed you."

Vera shook her head but it wasn't a yes or a no. If she said yes, she would put in as much effort and assertiveness as she could to get through her plan. If she said no, she'd force herself to do it anyway. The first response was only a nod, and her cheek warmed up a little.

"Yes, I am."

It surprisingly took a while to find the real entrance into Bevelle's main tower. The entire place was a giant maze, so there was no reason to be questioning. The hall that the group walked through was lit up with some blue and green hues and no one else was around.

"It's too quiet. A trap?" Lulu warned.

"Who cares? Yuna's waiting for us! And possibly Remora too!" Tidus replied. The group was going to start walking again, but Rikku noticed something out of the Yevon category.

"Huh?" She questioned. She poked a console that was connected to one of the doors, and it looked similar to a machine, in other words, a machina.

"What's a machina doing in this temple?" Wakka asked suspiciously.

"I suppose it comes in handy." Rikku guessed.

"That's not what I mean! The teachings! What about the teachings!?"

"Hey, don't look at me!"

The group continued walking until they reached the lift that lead to the Cloister of Trials. On the way down Rikku wasn't the only one who had good eyes, Fang noticed that there was another console nearby too and poked at it curiously. Later on the group got off the lift and Rikku lowered the force field and Wakka had groaned.

"Another machina? Man..."

"So this is Yevon's true face. They betray their own teachers." Auron said coldly. Then Fang realized that when she saw Remora at the wedding, she wasn't wearing her charm necklace.

"Wait...remember the wedding? I just realized that Remora wasn't wearing her charm necklace."

"The one with the Yevon symbol and glowed certain colors?" Rikku asked.

"Yeah. She wasn't wearing it. But could it have mislead her too if she worn it for too long?"

"The only thing it could do was look through other people's hearts and their surroundings, and tell if it were real or fake, friend or foe. I don't think she had gotten tricked." Lulu explained. It relieved Fang to hear that.

"They treated us like dirt." Wakka started again. They continued to walk through the halls, Tidus and Fang partially in the lead, until they met another lift that possibly lead right to the Cloister of Trials. It glowed a little possibly sensing the approach of the guardians.

"The entrance to the trials." Said Lulu, sounding a little quiet.

"I wonder if Yunie and Rem are really in there?" Rikku said standing on her tiptoes.

"There's only one way to find out." Stated Fang.

"Let's go and see!" Wakka replied.

"Let's go." Lulu said.

"You know you are a special girl."

Remora was still with Maester Mika and Seymour, but Maester Kelk Ronso was the other maester she has not met in person until now, and spoke to her with great concern.

"But the actions you've done, so unreasonable. I never expected, a girl of your kind -of your world, could cause such drama."

"I always have my reasons." Remora replied, looking blank. She didn't look at Seymour, not since the wedding ended, and didn't want to, but Seymour didn't really respect that.

"You'll be able to explain as much as you can tell once you go to trial." Kelk continued. Remora almost forgot to use her other foot for her next step.

"Trial?"

"Is there any other way to find out the real deal about your causes?"

"Am I the only one? What about the others? Where did my guardians go?"

Mika filled in the answer to her questions. "They managed to escape, but we've tracked down where they're headed, and Maester Kinoc and a few of his monks are going down there right now to bring them back here. It's about time we've heard of the reasons of their intentions."

"I can assure you anything we've done, right or wrong, it wasn't our fault, and we actually think before we do something!" She paused, and wanted to glare at Seymour, but she kept her blank face looking on forward, but by being greeted from a glance from Seymour, she knew that he could tell what she was going to say. "All of this was because of..." She turned her head to the side so she wouldn't get the urge to take in Seymour's stare. He smiled at her struggle, but probably wouldn't fight with her.

"Don't worry Remora. You'll have a chance to tell your side of the story. This is a fair trial after all." Mika replied.

"Remora, we all know that you are a person from a world called 'Earth', and you're not completely knowledgeable of Spira's ways, so just consider this as a warning." Kelk said.

"What about Fang?"

"Fang?" Mika questioned, stroking his beard again.

Seymour chuckled at their confusion. "A newcomer, also a girl from Earth. She came as one of Remora's guardians. She has the same personality of the son of Jeckt and isn't very fond with strangers."

"Then unfortunately we're not so sure about this Fang of yours." Kelk replied. Remora sighed. This is what she got for being one of Spira's most wanted. She didn't expect her arrival to Spira to come this far, and she didn't want anyone to get hurt because of her. All of this was because of Seymour. But he was a maester and a Guado leader, so scheming or not, no one of Spira would probably believe her if they told them that he was the traitor.

"Who's the son of Jeckt?" Remora asked, her head still turned.

Seymour chuckled again. "You don't know who he is?"

"I figured she was with him the whole time since they've met." Mika said, looking like he was smiling underneath the white hair on his chin. Seymour closed his eyes and hummed a sinister laugh.

"Dear, you've got a lot to learn."

The guardians solved the very confusing Cloister of Trials and was transferred to the next room, where most guardians were supposed to wait for their summoners to stop speaking to the Fayth. But neither Yuna or Remora were inside.

"Yuna? Remora?" Tidus called out.

"When we went to Djose, Yuna went inside before Remora. So if neither of them is here, that means only one is in there." Lulu figured out.

"But which one?" Fang asked.

"We're going to find out!" Tidus said, trying to lift the door.

"H-Hey!" Wakka cried out in surprise.

"You can stuff your taboos!" Tidus replied to Wakka's reaction. Kimahri walked up to the door and forced Tidus to move to the side, then he lifted the inner door slowly and Tidus and Auron walked in. Yuna was inside, which meant Remora wasn't around the area. Yuna was still in her wedding dress and was speaking with what looked like faded boy that floated over the giant mural in the center of the floor.

"What is that?" Tidus asked Auron quietly.

"A Fayth. They join with the summoner, and together receive an aeon. They are human souls, imprisoned in stone by ancient Yevon rites." Auron paused for a moment, so they both stared at the Fayth, who looked like he had a few final words to tell Yuna. But then he smiled. "The dead should be allowed to rest." Auron ended.

The Fayth had became a beam of light and swiftly entered inside of Yuna, who had collapsed after the slight shock of the transfer. Tidus freaked a little.

"Yuna!" He yelled as she went to pick her up. Then he went over and attempted to open the door.

"Wait, don't come out!" Rikku yelled from the outside, but was a little late of warning. Tidus had walked out with Yuna in his hands anyway, Auron following behind, and all of the group was surrounded by a party of warrior monks, Maester Kinoc up in front, earning a glare from Fang.

"There's the last of them." Kinoc told his monks, but then turned his attention to the group. "You are to stand on trial."

Auron made a dry chuckle. "I expect it will be a fair trial."

Kinoc smirked and chuckled a little. "Heh-heh. Of course it will."

Everyone was in the main hall of the Bevelle Palace. Remora was standing with maester Seymour on one of the balconies while the other three maesters were on their own balcony. Yuna took a stand as the guardians were behind her. They both were back in their usual attire, but Remora still lacked her pendant. She hoped that they wouldn't be too hard on them, since they've done what they knew was right. Maester Kelk Ronso stood in the middle balcony as judge.

"The High Court of Yevon is now in session. The sacred offices of this court seek nothing but absolute truth, in Yevon's name. To those on trial: Believe in Yevon, and speak only the truth."

Lulu most likely noticed Fang's confused look, so she told the judge's name to her.

"Maester Kelk Ronso."

Fang nodded as Kelk continued to talk.

"Summoner Yuna, Summoner Remora." Kelk looked down at Yuna and then to the side balcony where Remora stood with Seymour. "You have sworn to protect the people of Yevon, true?"

"Yes." Yuna and Remora said together.

"Then, consider: You have inflicted dire injury upon Maester Seymour Guado...conspired with the Al Bhed and joined in their insurrection. These are traitorous and unforgivable crimes that disturb the order of Yevon. Tell this court what possessed you to participate in such violence."

Yuna's expression didn't change, and her composure was still and she didn't hesitate to say her explanation. "Your Grace...the real traitor is Maester Seymour! He killed his father Jyscal with his own hands!"

Kelk stepped back a little. "What is this!?"

Seymour looked over and his reply was nonchalant. "Hmm? Hadn't you heard?" Remora couldn't take any more of the lack of trust from the other maesters and walked over to the other side of the balcony where she was closest to Kelk.

"It's true. Seymour killed Lord Jyscal so he could have some power of his own, and he's trying to use everyone to gain that power!"

"That cannot be true! Can you not see, Summoner Remora, that you are under oath?"

Seymour walked up to Remora stood and his hand rested on her head, and her eyes dilated from seeing his sharp nails poking at her forehead. "Ah, but it's all truth, Maester Kelk." Remora shook her head to shake away Seymour's hand, and he only chuckled at her resistance. Yuna continued her statement.

"Not only that, but Maester Seymour's already dead!"

"It's a summoner's sacred duty to send the souls of the departed to the Farplane. Yuna and Remora were only doing their jobs as summoners!" Lulu spoke out. Yuna had stepped forward a little bit while grasping her own hands.

"Grand Maester Mika...please, send Seymour now!"

Mika was quiet for a second. "Sent the unsent to where they belong?"

"Yes!" Yuna replied frantically. Mika had chuckled, leaving her dumbfounded. "Maester?"

"Send the dead...hmm?" He replied, and then pyreflies had emerged around him and he became a little transparent. Remora gasped from the other balcony as she glanced at Seymour and then back at Mika. "You would have to send me too."

"What!?" Wakka and Fang had both cried out in shock. Yuna gaped in surprise.

"Grand Maester Mika is a wise leader. Even in death, he is invaluable to Spira." Kelk said. Kinoc spoke for the first time during trial afterwards.

"Enlightened rule by the dead is preferable to the misguided failures of the living."

Remora could see Seymour's head turn back to her, smiling grimly, and then turned back to the guardians. "Life is but a passing dream, but death that follows is eternal."

"Men die. Beasts die. Trees die. Even continents perish. Only the power of death truly commands in Spira. Resisting its power is futile." Mika explained. Yuna went from confident to anguished.

"But what of Sin? I am a summoner, my lord, like my father before me! I am on a pilgrimage to stop the death that Sin brings. Are you... Are you telling me that, too, is futile? Grand Maester Mika, I am not alone! All the people who have opposed Sin... Their battles, their sacrifices-- were they all in vain?"

"Not in vain. No matter how many summoners give their lives, Sin cannot be truly defeated. The rebirth cannot be stopped. Yet the courage of those who fight gives the people hope. There is nothing futile in the life and death of a summoner."

"Never futile, but never ending." Auron replied quietly.

Mika tilted his head up. "Indeed, that is the essence of Yevon."

"That's not fair!" Remora shouted from the balcony, eyes wide as they continued to stare at Maester Mika.

"Lord Mika!" Yuna then shouted.

"Yevon is embodied by eternal, unchanging continuity, summoners." Mika stated to both Remora and Yuna.

"No...that can't be right!" Yuna replied. Fang stepped forward next to Yuna.

"I can't believe you call yourselves a government of teachings! You even ignored them at this place, planting little bits of machina place by place. Your teachings don't deserve praise!"

"Those who questions the truth -- they are traitors!" Mika replied.

"Lord Mika!" Yuna repeated frantically. But that was all she could say before a few warrior monks appeared behind them.

Fang was put in the birdcage like prison cells along with Wakka and Rikku. She had no idea where Remora, Tidus, Auron, Yuna, Lulu, or Kimahri were. It was just the three of them in a giant cage. Rikku was sitting at one of the curved corners cross-legged, seeming to wander in a world of her own in thought. Wakka completely differed, and looked as though he wanted to pick a fight with someone as he stood with his back towards Fang and his head was down while his arms were crossed as if he were thinking. It was so quiet and it frightened Fang a little bit.

"Where do you think Remora or Yuna are?" She asked.

Rikku rose her head from her slight doze. "No idea. They're probably safe though."

"You'd better hope." Wakka replied, turning around but still had his head down. Fang sighed.

"How couldn't I hope. Remora's my childhood friend and Yuna's the sweetest girl you could ever meet. I have no idea how we all got separated at Macalania, but seeing them both in so much danger is way too much for me..."

"It's too much for all of us. I mean, we're her guardians, so we have to follow the code until they've finished their pilgrimage." Wakka explained. Fang remembered how Rikku poured her heart out to Tidus back at Home. She still remembers the shock that she felt once she heard that all of the summoner's pilgrimages end with death, and some how it came right back the moment she thought of it.

"Um...Rikku?" Fang started. Rikku looked up again with a questionable expression. "What you said back at Home...is it true that...you know, that a summoner will die once he or she summons the Final Aeon after the pilgrimage?"

Rikku didn't reply, but the expression on her face told Fang that it was no lie. "There has to be another way..."

Wakka looked down, peering at Fang. "But what other way?"

The conversation was interrupted suddenly by an opening gate at one side of the chamber. A warrior monk had stepped out of the open gate to walk over to face the trio.

"It looks like the three of you are next."

Fang stood up straightening her shirt a bit. "Next for what?"

"All three of you. Come with me."

"I'm going to ask again. What is this all about?"

"Your sentence." The guard said, unlocking the cage that they were in. Rikku and Fang exchanged glances looking a little frightened while Wakka had walked in front of them. They ended up following the guard to what looked like a small pool. The hole was enough to fit one body in, and it looked like it lead to an underwater pathway. Fang suddenly had an idea about what their 'sentence' would be. The guard was suddenly behind Fang and nudged her with a baton. "Jump in. Now."

"Tell me where Remora and the others are first!" Fang replied, glaring daggers at the guard.

"Probably somewhere down there." He replied grimly. He poked Fang with his stick with more force and she had cried out as she fell through the water hole. The cold water had surrounded her as she fell in, but to her surprise she could still breathe. She wondered if it had something to do with the type of water, or some new ability she gained from arriving at Spira. She was glad that she went to the beach everyday back at Siren City, otherwise she wouldn't be able to swim. A few seconds later Rikku and Wakka fell in, and they seemed to have reacted the same way Fang did.

"I can breathe." Fang said to them.

"That was a really well thought out sentence they had for us, wasn't it?" Rikku asked sarcastically.

Fang laughed and looked around. It did look like an underwater jail route. Everything looked mechanical and metal, so they could possibly find their way out easily. They swam for a little while in a couple of directions, trying to find the exit, but then later on ran into Tidus. He smiled as he swam over to Wakka.

"Oooh! You made it!" Wakka said, high-fiving Tidus once they met. Rikku and Fang swam over to join them.

"What's out sentence?" Tidus asked.

"They expect us to give up and die down here." Wakka said, smirking a bit. Tidus snorted.

"Well that's a lame way to kill someone."

"Was Yunie or Rem with you?" Rikku asked.

"No. And I don't know where either of them are either." He replied.

"Think we should wait for them?" Fang asked.

"Hmm...let's wait at the exit." Tidus suggested. Wakka swam ahead, seeming to know what he was doing.

"If there is an exit." Rikku added. They all caught up to Wakka to then find the exit in the large underwater maze.

"How fares the Ronso Maester?" Mika asked curiously.

Seymour chuckled. "It seems my father's murder troubles him."

"I know how he feels..." Remora replied quietly, not exactly caring how the others would react. Remora was still with the three maesters after the trial had ended. She greatly hoped that the others were alright, especially with the trouble the trial put them all through. All four stood apart to form a little square, Remora being in between Mika and Kinoc since she could no longer tolerate Seymour's company, as they discussed their next scheme. Mika chuckled at Seymour's reply.

"Ever the Ronso. Hard-headed, hardly useful."

"However..." Seymour started. His eyes went straight to Remora, smirking as she tried to avoid his gaze. "The summoner Yuna, daughter of High Summoner Braska...and you Remora." He paused, making sure she heard her name come out with his tone. "You both may be of use to us alive."

"Don't you think you used me enough, Seymour?" Remora replied. She regretfully looked at him, but she glared sharply at him.

"They have disturbed the order of Yevon." Mika replied. "They cannot be allowed to live."

Remora huffed at Maester Mika's last reply, but Seymour didn't seem to argue either. "I understand."

"Let it go, Seymour. No one thrown into Via Purifico has ever survived." Kinoc stated. But he was a quarter wrong, since Remora awoken there before the trial even started, and lived.

"Yet there is always a small chance that they might." Mika said. "Place guards at the exits. Kill anyone who emerges."

Seymour smirked and bowed politely. "Sir. Leave that to me."

Mika had raised an eyebrow. "First your father, then your own summoner, and now your bride?"

"Allow me to do this because she is my bride." Seymour replied. Remora took a small step back, not wanting to be any part of what he was planning.

"Wait." Kinoc said. He stepped forward looking a little suspicious. "I will go, too."

Seymour had smiled, yet his eyebrows raised. He had slowly walked over to Remora, who let her guard down once she stepped away from him, and laid a hand on her cold shoulder. She shuddered at his touch. "You do not trust me?"

Remora had shrugged his hand off of her shoulder and stepped away once more. "Don't touch me." She said.

Kinoc had darted his eyes from Remora to Seymour. "She does have a point, Seymour. Would you trust a man who murdered his father?"

Seymour didn't seem offended. "Very well. As you wish." He replied. He walked out the door while Kinoc followed, but then he turned around.

"You'd better come with us, Remora." He said before he began walking again. Remora sighed and walked up until she caught up with them, unaware that Maester Mika stayed in his place with a grim plan in mind.

After a long swim through the underwater tunnels and a hectic chase from an underwater dragon-like fiend, Fang, Tidus, Rikku, and Wakka managed to find the exit and found themselves on the high bridge of Bevelle. Fang wrung out her hair as they stepped in the middle of the top bridge, seeing that it was around nighttime; Fang guessed around midnight. They waited for just one moment, and then they heard other footsteps. Fang turned to see Yuna, Kimahri, Lulu, and Auron in another group walking towards the first to be reunited.

"Yunie!" Rikku shouted, her confused face immediately turning into a smile. She ran over and embraced her tightly. You're all right!? We were so worried! It's good to have you back!"

Yuna smiled as all of the group had joined together as one once again. "Thank you." She replied. Well, almost all of the group.

"Wait a minute...Remora's still missing...!" Fang realized. Tidus realized it too, but seemed to be looking at something else.

"Um...I...uh..." Was all he could say. Everyone looked at him to find that he was staring ahead where the Bevelle palace entrance was, then they all turned to see what he was looking at. Seymour was slowly approaching them with three other Guado warriors. A warrior monk was with them too, looking like he was carrying Maester Kinoc, who looked limp. Right when the two groups were almost a few feet away from each other, the warrior monk dropped Kinoc to the ground, which the group later on found out was dead.

"Kinoc!" Auron yelled out, eyes dilated. Tidus growled.

"Why you-!"

"I have saved him. He was a man who craved power. And great power he had, but he feared losing it. Trembling at unseen enemies, he spent his days scheming petty schemes. Chased by his fears, never knowing rest. You see... Now, he has no worries. He has been granted sleep eternal. Death is a sweet slumber. All the pain of life is gently swept away... Ah, yes. So you see...if all life were to end on Spira, all suffering would end. Don't you see? Do you not agree?" He had said with a grim smirk on his face. He then turned to Yuna, who's expression was blank but she held her rod tight to her chest. "That, Yuna, is why I need you. Come, Lady Yuna. Come with me to Zanarkand, the lost city of the dead. With death on our side, we will save Spira, and for this...I will take from you your strength, Yuna, your life, and become the next Sin. I will destroy Spira! I will save it!"

Fang walked out in front of the crowd, glaring suspiciously at Seymour. "Where's Remora?!"

"Oh, I almost forgot about her." He replied. He slowly stepped aside, and what was behind him was Remora, but her image was very frightening. Her eyes had no color or pupils, and her gaze was completely blank. Her clothes were ripped and torn at some parts and her hair had black ends instead of red. She was wearing her charm necklace once again, and the charm itself glowed a blood red hue. The entire way that Remora was frightened Fang, especially her charm. Then her fright turned into rage.

"What did you do to her?!"

"She's simply drained of most of her energy. Probably from her past visit from Via Purifico."

"You're lying! You did something to her!" Fang yelled back, seeming to step closer. Seymour only smiled at her anger.

"She was only trying to keep you all away from harm, but consequently from the shock that had overcame her momentarily, all of her stamina has rushed out of her. For now, she is only a walking shell. She will not die though, if you carefully abide by my orders."

"You're totally nuts!" Tidus said, side to side with Fang at that point. Kimahri had suddenly stridden forward and planted the point of his spear in Seymour's chest. Seymour closed his eyes but his expression remained the same.

"Unpleasant...very well. I will give you your death. You seem to want it so."

There was a sudden flash and Seymour's attendants were wiped out and absorbed, including Maester Kinoc. Remora however only backed up, but her status remained the same. Her gaze met Fang's as something dreadful had happened right next to her. Fang no longer saw the cheerful Remora that she used to just by looking into her eyes; there was no emotion inside or out. Seymour, however, was surrounded by a dark blue mist and a few rays of darkness, and Remora was no longer the only one that didn't look like herself. Seymour's skin seemed metallic, and his hair and unusual attire he wore was dark and navy as well. His eyes were only white shells, staring aimlessly at the group, but Kimahri still stood frozen in front of him. Seymour had other more transformations around or on him, but Kimahri turned, resolve in his eyes.

"Run! Protect Yuna!"

Auron seemed to heed the warning, and made sure the others heard him. "Go!"

Tidus resented. "No way! I'm fighting!"

"Me too!" Fang said. She was about to walk forward, but the tip of Auron's big sword was suddenly towards her neck, immediately making her halt.

"I said go!" He ordered. Fang gave into the command and all of the group ran all the way towards the other end of the bridge, leaving Kimahri, Seymour, and Remora alone at the front. Fang could have sworn she saw Remora take her own staff out from afar, and she immediately knew that Seymour was controlling her. Yuna had stopped running and had looked back at the other side of the bridge with worry in her face. Once everyone realized they were one runner short, they all stopped too.

"I won't leave Kimahri or Remora behind!" She cried out.

"He is a guardian. Protecting you is everything." Auron replied, walking back up to her.

"Auron!"

"And Remora is a summoner as well. Despite her current state, she has the power to crush Seymour right there if she had to. Even without guardians."

"That's right!" Tidus said, walking up to her. "We're all guardians! You know what that means? Yuna...anywhere you go, I'll follow!"

"Anywhere I go?" Yuna questioned.

"Yeah, anywhere!"

"Well then..." Yuna stated, smiling brightly at Tidus. "Let's go!"

"Hey, Kimahri! Leave some for us!"

Wakka gaped. "Hey, wait for me!" He yelled out running with them.

"Me, too!" Rikku shouted.

Fang was in between Lulu and Auron, who both glanced at her at once.

"Remora will be fine. I promise." Lulu said. Fang felt a little bit of encouragement come back to her. Then Lulu looked over and grinned apologetically at Auron. "I'll go, too!" She finished before running off.

Fang then turned curiously to Auron. "Auron, shall we?" She said coyly. He snorted at her question, amused.

"Heh." Fang took that as a yes, so she ran off to catch up to the others. Auron hefted his sword above his shoulder and then followed along with her.

Kimahri...Remora...hold on!