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Note: I'm sorry that i haven't updated for a while!! I went to D.C for 3 days for a very important event, so yeah, I hope you guys can forgive me. And also, thanks for the reviews! I think this chapter may be very...entertaining. :D
Chapter 6
Temple's Ambush
My body...won't move. It's like Leila's glare is immobilizing my body with...fear. What the, fear? When I fought her in the beginning, I just fought her without any trace of fear. But why now? ...Wait, is it because, I finally know that behind the werewolf mask, its a human being? Yeah, that's probably it.
Leila howled into the night sky, and charged towards me. I reverted my right arm into my scythe blade arm, and ran. I can't fight her, she's a human! Man, who put me up to this?
I didn't notice it then, but Leila was right in front of me again. She swiped her claws downward, but I had to dodge backwards to avoid the blow. Instead of hitting me, she punched the ground, creating a crater. Oh man...I think my bones would've been broken if I got hit by that. Leila then backhanded me quickly and sent me flying into a tree. With a loud thwack, I just sat there on the base of the trunk. Dang, I'm already losing energy. Why is she so angry...whenever she's in her werewolf form? And then a flashback occurred to me.
Remember, I had my back leaning on the shower stall door while Anuy was taking a shower?
"Hey Anuy, can you tell me how many people has been killed by the werewolf?" I can sense that she's washing her body now.
"Well...there are alot of killings. A whole family was killed when the werewolf first began to appear. Their daughter was the only one alive, but she was naked and had alot of blood on her. And then their was a young couple who died at the pier. They were ripped in two and were thrown out to the water. Then in the forest, when a little girl was stomped flat into the ground. And then there were more...but...sniff..." Anuy started sobbing. I closed my eyes and pictured all those deaths. That werewolf...must've hated people being happy?
Wait, family being slain. A lone girl that survived the onslaught, naked and covered with blood? It can't be...
Flashback Ended
I looked up from my position, and saw Leila charging towards me again, growling in the process. I'm gonna have to break that sad heart of hers...and make her joyful once again.
"Leila! Did you kill your family?!" Leila didn't respond, she still kept on charging. "Leila, if you did, just get over it! Come on, Leila! You already have a family! You have me, and Movaak, Anuy, and even Tsuki! Just hear me out, will yah?!" That's when Leila got right in front of me and executed a downward slash. I closed my eyes and held my scythe blade up. I don't know what just happened, but I didn't feel any attack from her. Looking up, I saw Leila's werewolf face. There were...tears streaming down her cheeks.
"L-Leila?" I was surprised when Leila growled and howled right in my face. The howl was so strong, that I was sent AGAIN flying across the Kilika Forest until I hit some kind of rock. Ah, my cheek, my back...I'M ALWAYS GETTING HIT!!
I heard a growl across from me, and when I looked up, Leila was coming towards me. But she was...transforming. Her huge werewolf body morphed and was suddenly replaced by her human body She got right in front of me and quickly wrapped her arms around me. My body stiffened.
"A-are you serious? That I'm a part of YOUR family?" Leila's face was against my chest, so I couldn't really tell what her expression was.
I grinned nervously. "Y-yep. Of course you're part of the family. So, no need to worry, okay? You'll never be lonely...ever again." Hugging her was really weird. I mean, there's a naked girl hugging me!! Ah man... Leila wiped away her tears and looked up at me, and smiled. There we go, I love people that smiles.
"Thanks Will. Although, if you don't mind, I need to get some clothes. From the wide look on your eyes...do I look good?" I looked away and muttered, "Just get your clothes." Leila giggled and ran off. Well, she's finally happy. I heard some movement behind me, so I spun around and raised my scythe blade arm. Wait, I was hugging Leila with my scythe arm?
Out from the bushes came out...Tsuki! He had a huge grin on his face and had his golden bow in his hands. "It looks like you had a nice moment there, Will." My face got hot.
"Shut up Tsuki. Say, aren't you supposed to be at home? Your parents might be worried." Tsuki shrugged and walked towards me.
"Meh, they won't mind. I think you should get going, it's already morning." I looked up to the sky, and he was right. The sky was already bright, and the leaves from the trees were filtering in the light. I nodded towards Tsuki.
"Okay then, just be safe." I then ran off to join the others in the green hut. But I didn't notice Tsuki muttering, "If I told you that I was warped...you'd be asking many questions."
Running across the docks and entering the green hut, I saw Movaak talking to...LEILA?! I guess Movaak noticed my presence, because he turned his head to look at me and beckoned me to come in. I walked inside and just stood there, looking at Movaak and then at Leila. Movaak was still looking serious, but Leila was smiling happily.
"Well Will, it looks like we have a new member in our Summoners group. Meet..."
"ME! LEILA EVANS!!" Leila raised her arms and one leg up and laughed. Oh no...what have I done?
"Um, well, welcome to the group, Leila." I looked at Movaak and grabbed his white cloak. Wow, he always has that cloak on. "I need to talk to you." Movaak nodded and followed me outside the green hut.
"What do you want? Is it because of letting Leila join?" I shook my head.
"I want to know where Anuy went." Movaak pointed at the pier.
"She's over there, can't you see?" I glanced at the pier and saw a wheelchair with a girl sitting on it. Yep, I finally found her.
"Okay, thanks." I jogged until I got to her. It looked like Anuy was staring at the sea...wait, she IS staring at the sea.
"Hehe, the sea looks beautiful here in Kilika also. The morning sun...gives the water a nice glow." I looked at Anuy's face. Wow, the sun shining on her face, she looks very...cute.
"Well, I'm still hoping to eat some sushi."
Anuy laughed. "Wanna go back to the hut? I think Movaak got some sushi there." I nodded. Wait, how did Movaak get sushi?
Walking back to the hut, Anuy spoke up. "You know, there's a temple here in Kilika. We should go there today." I nodded. Yeah, that's where Ifrit is located. But by the appearance of Anuy's first Aeon, I don't think this 2ndA eon is gonna be Ifrit.
When we got to the green hut, Movaak and Leila got out. They were looking at us seriously. Movaak was the one who spoke.
"It's time to go to the temple." We all nodded. When we got to the mouth of the forest, there we found Tsuki. Why's he still in the forest? He was shooting arrows at these different targets which were placed high up in the trees. And he shot down every one of them. Dang, he's a good archer.
"Hey guys, long time no see! And hi Anuy and Leila!" They both waved at Tsuki. Anuy walked up to Tsuki.
"Would you like to join us to the Temple? I'm gonna try to obtain my next Aeon for the Pilgrimage." Tsuki grinned.
"I'll join. I just hope it'll be fun over there." I raised an eyebrow.
"What the, you never went to the Temple of Kilika before?" Tsuki pointed a finger at me.
"What, did you? I bet you didn't." I scoffed to the others.
"Let's just go." And so we walked all the way to the base of some stairs. Actually...this was the exact stairs where Tidus and the gang raced to the top, only to find a fiend. Oohh great.
Anuy gasped. "Amazing! The stairs go really high up!" Tsuki nodded.
"Yes, it does." The stairs looks like some kind of endurance trial. There's more than...ahhh, too much.
Movaak cracked his neck. "Let's get started then." Everyone started dashing up the steps. Except me and Leila.
"Leila...why aren't you running up yet?" Leila glanced at my face and smiled.
"I...just wanted to thank you for helping me get over the death of my family. When they died, I was SO confused! I had all these emotions bottled up inside of me...and...and.." I placed a hand on her shoulder and she gasped.
"You know, I love to help people in need. Especially people that are in hard times. But sometimes...I'm not able to do that. Look at Kilika for instance. It's been almost destroyed by Sin..." I gripped her shoulder just a tad bit harder. "Come on, let's go." Leila nodded and ran up the stairs. I had to run up double time to catch up with the others.
When we got up, I was right. There were huge cracks on the floor. Dirt was piled everywhere and tons of debris were scattered about. Some dried blood was also splotched in some places. And there were many tall trees that encircled the place. Wowzers. Movaak whistled to everyone.
"Hey guys, we're almost to the temple, get a move on!" I took a step until I heard a 'chack chack' sound all around me. No, all around us all. Tsuki was the one who yelled.
"HEY GUYS! WE'RE SURROUNDED!!" When I looked towards the trees, there were many soldiers with guns in their hands, and they all came out of the tree's disguise. Hey...those are Yevon soldiers!
Anuy gasped. "It's Yevon's soldiers! What are they doing here?" The Yevon soldiers looked weird.
They all wore the same kind of battle uniform. They had on a yellow helmet with eyeholes, and also wore a brown shirt with an iron made vest colored in yellow. They wore brown pants with yellow knee pads. And they wore yellow, iron boots. All of them were holding what looked like some AK-47's. Movaak grunted.
"So, Yevon is now using Al Bhed equipment, eh? What happened to the ban of such things?" Someone came out of the shadows of the trees, chuckling.
"Hehehe, don't worry. I'm just here on some patrol duty, to check if anyone else is using Al Bhed technology."
A man the same height as me came out. He had light orange long hair that went down to his upper back. His eyes were crimson, much more redder than blood itself. He wears a white muscle shirt with a black long coat that goes over it. He also wears black baggy pants. A scar runs vertically under his eyes. Tucked on his pants was a 2 foot long stick with a ball of spikes on the top end of it. Heh, a mace eh?
Movaak took a step. "Well then, we're not using any Al Bhed technology, so why don't you let us go?" The man laughed.
"Let you go? Please, I have another mission to do. It's to exterminate all Summoners trying to get an aeon from the Kilika Temple." The man snapped his fingers. "Ah yes, I forgot to introduce myself! The name's Misake Innu, the Captain of the Yevon soldiers." Misake bowed down, lifted his head up to face us, and smirked.
Me and the others were back to back, facing against the huge amount of Yevon soldiers circling us. I had my right arm reverted into a scythe blade arm, Movaak with his black arm claw, Anuy in her wheelchair with her wand, Tsuki and his golden bow, and Leila in some kind of fighting stance.
The Yevon soldiers placed their rifles at shoulder level and aimed. Misake jumped and landed at the top point of a tree.
"Well, you guys are surrounded, so I think you should give up now." Anuy shook her head.
"Never! I must retrieve the next aeon, even if it costs my life!" Misake grinned widely.
"Well then, 'Summoner' Anuy, let's have a bet. If you can defeat my soldiers and me, you can then pass without any interference. But if you lose...you will come with me somewhere private." Anuy gulped. Okay, I've had enough of this. I pointed at Misake with my left pointer finger.
"You know what, you long haired freak? You're going down whether you like it or not!" Misake raised an eyebrow.
"Ooohhh, so you guys are Hiends, eh? I've been hearing that they give out a lot of gil when killed. Heh, this is great! Let's do it! Troops, FIRE!!"
The Yevon soldiers pulled the trigger, and started firing at us. I didn't notice, but a clear sphere engulfed the group. Tsuki was laughing.
"Wow, I can't believe it! If I can stretch the Protect spell, it can actually repel attacks from ALL sides! This is sweet!" Leila turned to Tsuki.
"You know how to cast spells? I didn't know that." Tsuki grinned and gave a thumbs up.
"Heh, I know how to cast TONS of support spells. Just rely on me for the support. Anyways, this Protect Sphere should be able to hold off the bullets. We can attack from inside it. Come on!"
Tsuki shot several golden arrows at the soldiers, piercing their armor. Movaak casted Firaga's on several of them, melting them into marshmallows. Anuy was just casting some individual Protect spells on us. Leila was throwing some rocks at the soldiers. And I was shooting out Stone Waves, impaling many of them. At the end of the battle, the corpses of the Yevon soldiers were left for dead on the ground, pools of blood collecting in each crack. Wow, this battle went by quicker than I thought.
Because of the Protect Sphere, we didn't get any injuries AT ALL. Talk about a sweet way to protect yourself. Tsuki laughed.
"HAH! Take that you stupid long haired man!" Misake smirked and suddenly his eyes began to glow. And that's when...everything turned a little bit freaky. Tsuki stood stock still and looked around at us all.
"Guys...there's a tidal wave approaching us." Me and everyone else looked around, but everything seemed fine.
Movaak was the one to respond. "What are you talking about Tsuki? He grabbed him by the neck and looked into his eyes. And that's when he gasped.
"Misake...what did you do?" Misake smirked and pointed at his head.
"Oh, I'm just showing him what happens when he messes with someone who can delve deep into your mind. And mess things up. Remember...when you're in the mind, ANYTHING can happen." My eyes went wide. That means...he's trying to make Tsuki go crazy!
Can he actually do that?
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A/N: Waaahhh! Sorry guys, that I didn't update for 3 days. So I had some major idea blockages when I was typing the story. Not many action in this chapter, but on the next one, there should be some intense action! But anyways, now that Leila and Tsuki joined Anuy's group to get some more aeons, it should be great and all, right? Wrong! Who is this man who calls himself a Captain of the Yevon Soldiers. And does he have the power to manipulate a person's mind? We'll see, on the next chapter of Will's journey! :D
Here's a BIO sheet for anyone interested!!
Name: Misake Innu(Created by Sophia, but I'm gonna make him...an expendable...sorry Chiharu-Chan :(
Age: Well, that's kind of complicated actually. Misake is kind of immortal.
After Misake found Sophia and her parents, he had gotten a huge reward form
one of the Maestors, and that reward was eternal life. However, he can be
easily killed if more than one Summoner performs the sending at the same time,
matching each movement correctly with one another. Misake doesn't know that
ironically.
Race: He was born in Bevelle
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 147 llb.
Build: He's pretty lean. Not to muscular though.
Main Weapon: Misake fights with his mind basically. He is a very intelligent
person, and is very manipulative. He likes to get inside your head, and
anything he knows about you, he can twist it into something dark. And if all
else fails, he uses a Chigiriki. This weapon is a 2 foot long straight stick,
with a 21/2 chain attached to the top with a ball with spikes. This weapon is
considered to be the Japanese morning star. The chain could be fitted in side
the stick as a mace.
Special Skills: As far as mentality goes, his mind is ultimately
undistortable. Meaning that Misake can stay cool and keep under pressure, and
can find a way out of almost any dangerous situation.
Overdrive: What's your strongest attack? Misake's has three special
attacks.
The Ebb's Wage Way: Misake creates a visual of a high tide. The victim is
suddenly appears in an ocean, and then is engulfed in numerous waves and tides
that are brutal and vicious. The water will not stop impaling the victim until
he or she is dead, or Misake starts to loose focus.
Liberation's Words: With this technique, Misake can distort your memories,
making it absolutely possible for him to break his opponent down, piece by
piece. Misake can also replace memories with this technique.
Sacrificial Inviting: Actually, this overdrive is a special technique that he
taught Sophia. With this, he wraps himself and his opponent with the chain of
his Chigiriki to make sure his opponent as no means of escape. After that, a
darkish aura escapes from the chain, cutting himself and the victim deeply,
almost assuring death to both. He has used this ability before, and has only
used it if he is off to no end.
Appearance: What does your character look like? He has really long hair,
probably upper back length. He wears it in a ponytail though. His hair color
is a light orange, and his eyes are crimson. Right now, Misake is currently
caption of the Yevon solders. Misake wears a black long coat, with baggy black
pants. He also wears a white muscle shirt. On his face, he has a scar going
vertically under his eye.
Personality: How does your character usually act? How bout in battle, or when
in the presence with friends? Misake usually acts how people might want him to
act if he is on duty. If he just met you, he'd want to get a lot of
information out of you first. He might ask you your name, or how's life
treating you. You know things on that level. He'll evaluate things on the
information he just got, and then commences with the black mail, or deception.
He'll use it if necessary. In a battle, Misake is very demanding. He is
rash, but he also likes a play with his enemy. People treat Misake nicely, but
the secretly hate him. They are only nice to him because he has power.
Proficient Ability: What is your character good at physically and mentally?
Is it running? Is it taking blows? Is your character so stealthy that your
character can deal a one hit blow to the enemy? Misake is very good mentally,
and is pretty good in the physical category. It will take a while before
Misake actually starts to wane. It would be best if you fight him in a team,
or you at least have enough power to possibly fight for hours before seeing
Misake weaken. He is moderately fast.
Fighting Style: Is it Speed or Strength? Or anything else.… Deception is
his game; your pain is his gain.
Was This Person Born or Warped to Spira: Was your character born in Besaid?
Or Kilika? How about the
Home? Or were you warped from somewhere? Like your office? Born in Bevelle.
Background: What was your character's life like back at home/Spira? Try to be
detailed here. Hmm… Misake is caption of the Yeven guards, so that would
make him a very busy man. If something interests him, he will ditch work and
go find his fun.