Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Love Beyond Eons ❯ Brotherhood ( Chapter 9 )

* Surprise! Surprise! Another chapter has appeared! Oh yeah, I've been neglecting this from the beginning! FF10 doesn't belong to me but is owned by the all mighty Squaresoft…*mutters* blah blah blah...enjoy the story ^^() *

Chapter 9

Brotherhood

The next morning the group set out refreshed and ready to take on the whole world.

"Just like old times, ne?" Wakka said cheerfully. Lulu nodded in agreement then noticed that Rikku and Kael were missing.

"Where are Rikku and Kael?" asked the black mage.

"I don't know, oh there they are coming with Kihmari and Shiva." Yuna answered. Just as Yuna said, the rest of the group arrived.

"Kihmari go with you Yuna." The Ronso stated.

"I would be more then happy if you came along!" Yuna exclaimed. Kael muttered to Rikku, "Now why is it that she squeals with delight when he comes along, but when I asked, I needed Lulu's help?" Rikku chuckled at the sarcasm.

"Come on everybody, let's go." Rikku concluded. Kihmari kissed his wife and cub good bye and promised he would be home soon. Till then Shiva would be leader to the Ronso tribe.

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The sun shone brightly as they climbed higher, but the icy winds blew harder. Yuna's shoulder length hair flew wildly into her face even though she struggled to keep it in place.

"Hey I can see the cave up ahead, come on everybody and get equipped there's bound to be more fiends up there." Wakka ordered.

"But, what do I fight with?" Kael exclaimed, "I'm only a healer!"

"You don't fight." Yuna proclaimed and on they went leaving behind Kael who soon caught up with them. When they entered the chasm where Yuna had fought Seymour a year ago, there was a large fiend already there blocking the entrance.

"What the heck is that?!" Kael exclaimed.

"That is one creature I have never seen…" Lulu murmured, "Everyone, take your positions!" Yuna, Wakka, and Kihmari took stands while the others were behind waiting to get their chance. Kael studied the beast and noticed its padded paws. It was splotched with scales and hair in some places and had three sets of red eyes. It's saber teeth hung dangerously from its gaping mouth. Its breath was the color of yellow and Kael knew that it was a poisonous element.

"It's a beast under the poison element!" Kael shouted. Wakka nodded and waited for Kihmari to cast his overdrive, Nova at the thing. Swirls of colors engulfed the creature and Kael was surprised that such a powerful attack took out only 9999hp. Suddenly the monster attacked Wakka with a poisonous spell, instantly killing him. Lulu gasped besides Kael and looked on, watching the fight. Kihmari cast scan onto the creature and got hardly any amount of information on it. Then the creature attacked Kihmari with its claw leaving him at only 11hp. This was not good…

Yuna stared hard at the creature and began to cast full life on Wakka when the creature did a triple attack on her. Kael jumped about to run over when Lulu caught him by the arm.

"You can't, you'll get yourself killed!" Lulu shouted.

"If I can't help, we'll all get killed!" Kael yelled back angrily and ran over to Yuna's limp body. He pulled her out of the way and cast a phoenix down upon her giving her some hope of life. It was up to Kihmari to work his magic now, his overdrive was only an inch from activating and his only hope was casting Holy.

As the spell wove it's magic, Kael rushed over to Wakka's side and cast another Phoenix down. Wakka opened his eyes and smiled up at Kael.

"Thanks Brudda." He said and stood up casting a Curaga upon himself. Holy had just ended and the monster attacked Kihmari. Wakka then had his chance and used his quick shot skill, taking away about forty thousand twice. Once Kihmari was revived, Kael ran over to Yuna who had zero mp. He cast as many potions on Yuna as possible. Rikku had just arrived and began to drag Yuna away from the gruesome fight.

"The sword!" Yuna managed to yell out and she saw the blade on the snow where she stood just a few minutes ago.

"I'll get it! Rikku take her away!" Kael ordered and Rikku didn't hesitate and began to pull her cousin away. Kael ran over to the blade and as he was about to pick it up and run off, he froze. The sword began to glow!

From afar Yuna watched Kael pick up the sword and her eyes widened at the image. He looked like Tidus…then darkness hit her.

Kael didn't know what to do, but when he tried to drop the blade, it wouldn't fall! It was fused to his palm somehow and he had no choice but try to help the others out. Then everything just came to him! He knew how to operate the weapon and attacked the creature.

Wakka watched as Kael moved swiftly with the blade in hand and smiled. For a second though it seemed like Tidus was there along with them…but it was only Kael who had surprisingly mastered Brotherhood.

Kael waited till Kihmari shot another Nova at the white gray beast. Instead of attacking Kihmari the creature used his triple claw attack on him. Now for the first time in his life he felt true pain and an adrenalin that filled his blood with energy. He didn't know what it was, but he allowed himself to unleash it.

The group watched as Kael glowed telling others that his overdrive gauge was at its limit. With bursts of speed, Kael rushed at the beast and unleashed Spiral cut. An attack only open to Tidus…

The beast groaned in pain an Wakka finished it off, while Kihmari went over to the place to see if there were any items of use. Wakka walked over to Kael and smiled, "First time fight?"

"Uhuh…" Kael managed to say and gulp some air down. He had never done this before, but it felt good, so good. He looked up at the guardian and noticed that he was looking straight into Kael's eyes. Kael averted his eyes and looked at Kihmari who was walking back.

"If I were you Kael, I would cast that illusion back on. Your Al Bhed ya know. We don't want you scaring Yuna and the others." Wakka whispered and left the stunned young man alone. `How did he know?' Kael stood up and sighed quickly casting the illusion back onto his blue eyes before walking back to the group.

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Yuna swore she saw Tidus standing there with brotherhood! But her eyes gave out and she had fallen asleep. This time Tidus came to her, but he didn't hold her. He spoke to her for the first time.

`The sword was meant for him, not a burden for you to carry' his voice echoed across her mind's walls.

"Why is that you now speak to me?"

`I can't answer that…I must go.'

"Wait! Tidus!" she yelled as he faded away.

Everyone jumped when Yuna sat up screaming Tidus. Yuna looked around and her eyes rested on Kael who was looking at her. He was still holding Brotherhood…he looked at her seeing that she was eyeing the blade. He sighed and walked over to her.

"I'm sorry for using it…I don't know what came over me." He explained handing over the blade. Yuna shook her head, "Keep it." she said shocking Kael, "It was meant for you." With that she laid back down, turning her back away from them all.

Kael being shocked as he was, hesitantly retraced his steps to his sleeping mat and curled up within his covers. Brotherhood still cradled in his arms he too fell asleep, leaving a stunned audience behind.

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