Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantsy X: Untold Stories ❯ Their Stories Begin ( Chapter 1 )

The wind blew hard; swaying the trees back and forth, as Auron stood

In the middle of the forest path, his blood red coat trying to wander from his body due to the present conditions. A black, glove clothed hand reaches out from his side to grip the red and black leather wrapped handle of his sword, which he had nicknamed 'Masamune.' He pulls the sword up with one powerful, swift movement, and lets it rest upon his right shoulder, since a battle is not in motion, yet. Dark glasses, falling just below his eyes, allow him to see in the late of the day.... While his black hair, streaked with silver, flows as the wind still blows, gave him a look of superiority, but feelings within his mind may have proved otherwise. His hazel brown eyes shift over to a muddy puddle to the left of the path, while his left hand lifts up to his face, and traces over the scar over his right eye, which was left by one of Sin's spawns a long while ago. Chad, his companion, then stands up and placed his hand lightly upon Auron's back. "We should leave soon," he murmurs to Auron while looking around for a moment. Grabbing all his belongings, a free hand of Chad's runs itself through his dark brown hair, and his gaze turns back to that of the path ahead of them. His feet wander down the path, and Auron begins to follow a bit behind him, taking his time as usual. Suddenly, however, a large noise only several yards in front of them goes off, making a large "BOOM!" Chad runs ahead, drawing his sword in the process, knowing he would not be fighting alone, since Auron would be there right after him in a few moments.

"What a day this will be," Chad thinks to himself, as he gazes at the eight-foot purple beast directly within the eyes. Slobber begins to fall in large quantities from the creature's mouth, as it's nine arms slithered across the cold, hard dirt. A toxinous breath flows freely, also from the mouth of it. However...without taking this information into his mind, Chad runs up to attack the plant head on, while Auron takes this moment to appear upon the scene. The monstrous plant lifts its tentacles and swipes down at Chad in one quick movement, eager to destroy the 'vermin' that dared bother it. Smirking Chad jumps forward, stabbing the plant in the mid-section, as four of the tentacles barely miss him by a few centimeters. With Chad's guard down though, one of the unseen tentacles slithers around his leg.

Auron hastily takes hold of the sword slung over his shoulder with both hands, and rushes to the beast exclaiming, "Lay him down beast!" So with one swift movement, Auron slices off the tentacle holding Chad, as two by-standers unseen in the overgrowth rush back to the nearby town. "An opening," thinks Chad. Stealthily running behind the creature, he begins to ascend up a tree preparing his attack, but meanwhile, the stagnant gas pouring from the hideous beast's mouth poisons Auron.

"Say goodnight!" Chad shouts, leaping from the tree, gaining speed with every inch he falls, and with a soft hissing noise, he makes a very large gash in the beast. "And with that taken care of," he murmurs, standing up from his crouched position while handing Auron a small bottle, "Take this, Auron." Catching the bottle, Auron drinks the oddly colored liquid within it, regaining his strength as the poison is neutralized.

"That's not the last of him."

"I know," Chad replies, beginning to walk towards the village as if nothing had just happened.