Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Love Beyond Eons ❯ Epilogue ( Chapter 15 )

* Hi, I guess this story is at a close! The last 8 pages of this story are at hand, so I hope you enjoy it! ^^*

Epilogue

"He must have swum in that lake a thousand times." Said Rikku. Wakka and Lulu stared at Kael, as he got ready to dive into the lake. It had been a week since Yuna's disappearance and everyone knew that she was dead. Yet Kael said he wouldn't give up, because her body didn't surface. He still hoped that she was somewhere, still alive.

"As much as I miss Yuna, she's gone and that's all there is to it. Let's move on." Lulu stated.

"How can you say that Lulu?!" snapped Rikku.

"Because I know Yuna is happy, wherever she is." Lulu whispered and began to walk away. She hugged her Onion Knight closer, trying to hide the tears.

Kael took off his jacket and placed them on the rocks. He dived into the icy water and swam as far to the bottom as he possibly could. He had awoken a few days back to find out that Yuna was gone and he was all alone. He knew that when Yuna was hauled away from his grasp, her frightened face would remain forever encrypted in his mind. He couldn't get his last moments with her out of his head! Not only had she torn him in pieces, she had stolen a piece of his heart. Kael never knew his parents, he didn't belong with the Al Bhed, and he was just there, a lost wanderer.

Just when he was about to surface for air a glittering object at the bottom caught his attention, ignoring his need for air, he swam deeper. He felt the water pressure around his body but his curiosity got the better of him. Fish scurried quickly away from his form and the vegetation below swayed as if the wind was blowing. Kael's head began to hurt from lack of oxygen yet he kept going down, straight to the very bottom.

Kihmari stood at the edge of the lake, waiting for Kael to surface like he usually did every now and then. Yet he was nervous when Kael didn't surface for the past ten minutes.

"Wakka!" he roared. Seconds later Wakka was by the Ronso breathing hard.

"What is it Kihmari?"

"Kael gone too long. Wakka check on Kael."

"Why can't you dive into da water?" Wakka protested, "Besides he's bound to come up any second now."

"Kael gone too long. Kihmari can't go into the lake. Kihmari's fur get wet." The Ronso answered. Wakka looked at Kihmari stupidly and shook his head.

"You act like a cat." With that said Wakka dove into the frigid waters. At first the water stung his eyes, but moments later he got accustomed to the environment. He saw a spot of gold below him and knew that the boy was in serious trouble. He swam deeper, the spot of gold transforming into the flowing hair of Kael's.

Kael reached the bottom, the area he entered was frigid as ice, but he found the treasure that caught his attention. A long recognizable staff, Nirvana and along with it a leather wet journal and a cerulean sphere. He grabbed the orb and tied it to his waist, and then he placed the book in his pant pocket. As he grabbed the staff, his head began to feel light as a feather and he knew that his air had grown way too thin. Kael felt his energy being drained slowly and his eyesight began to cloud at the edges. He felt a rough hand grab his shoulder and pull him upward and that was all he felt before falling once again into the unconscious.

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Kael woke up to the sun's morning rays. Groaning at his splitting headache.

"What is with you?" Rikku exclaimed when she saw Kael sit up, "Do you have a death wish?"

"No."

Lulu stared at Nirvana, still thinking that they should leave the dead to rest. Their living presence probably disturbed the entire area.

"We should leave." Lulu announced.

Kael nodded without thinking and stood up. While everyone else was packing their stuff, he checked to see if he had the little book and the sphere. With the objects well hidden, he wouldn't arouse any of his companion's suspicion.

Three days later they arrived at the Calm Lands and their chocobo's were already waiting for them to take them back to the Al Bhed airship. Their destination was Bevelle, to tell all of Spira that the High Summoner was gone. Life would be hard, but Kael had plans for Spira.

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Kael sat in his room staring at the blue sphere. He decided to see the memories captured in there, the last of Yuna…

`Hello everyone. It's a beautiful day in the Calm Lands is it not?' Yuna sat by her yellow chocobo, the warm summer breeze dancing among her hair and outfit. `I am glad to have my dear friends accompany me to Zanarkand. These dreams won't leave me alone…' Yuna's voice died away as her face saddened, `you must understand that I need to say my last farewell. If I don't I can't live on.' Yuna stood up now grabbing the reins. `We have a long way to go don't we?'

`It's a bit chilly in Zanarkand.' Yuna began again and her voice changed its tone, `Wakka…Lulu? I must tell you something very important. I love you both very much; you were the only family I had when my father died. I give my blessings to your unborn child, yet I can't wait to hug the little baby.' Yuna giggled. `I fear that something's going to happen. Like a foreboding of something to come. I don't know whether it's good or bad, but what ever it is I'm prepared to face it.' Yuna stopped for a bit and sighed looking at the setting sun. `Rikku, I'm happy that you have come along. Your limitless energy keeps me smiling as you and Kael goof off. Speaking of you, Kael… I'm sorry for being so hard on you lately. I just worry about you too much and when I saw you fight with Brotherhood in your hand as if it belonged there, I knew that you were meant to come along.' Yuna laughed once again and sat down among the rocky ground. `I thank you for your healing when I was sick in Macalania and your help when that creature tried to kill us off.

`Kihmari, I love you too you big Ronso. Your were my very first guardian and my very first friend. You have a beautiful daughter and wife. I hope your life will be full of happiness…'

The sphere began to burn in Kael's hands and he yelped. He dropped the sphere to the floor and watched it cast a pale blue light around his room. His room transformed into another room and there stood Yuna with a man next to her. He knew at once that it was Tidus, the legendary guardian.

`Kael…' Yuna whispered, her voice echoing in his ears. Then Tidus began to talk.

`Kael…you probably hate your parents for deserting you, but it was for your own good.'

Kael was a bit surprised at the scene before him. How could have Yuna recorded this? And when? Tidus was dead? How was it possible? How did Tidus know his name? So many questions ran along his mind, yet he was speechless and listened to them carefully.

"How was it for my own good?" he whispered to himself.

`When you were only a couple of weeks old, you were thrown into the ocean to be saved. We had to end the cycle of Sin and that was to save you.' Tidus said.

`Kael, to tell you the truth, we are your parents.' Yuna said quickly.

Kael's marine blue eyes widened at what he was hearing. How was this possible?

`Please don't be mad at us. I remember when you told me, when we were in Zanarkand, how you loathed your parents for abandoning you. Please don't hate us, we did this out of love.'

`Kid, we love you very much and after what Yuna here told me, you have been raised well. Skilled in the arts of healing and blade as well. I'm proud of you, I mean we're proud of you.' Tidus corrected with pride as he placed his hands upon Yuna's shoulders.

`Our lives are recorded in the little book you have. Almost three years before…" the summoner explained.

`He doesn't have to know what happened to us, dear.' Tidus whispered.

"But I want to know!" he yelled out at the hologram, "Please!" Kael chocked back on his sobs and rivulets of tears streamed down his tan face. His eyes were already red, yet his ears listened on.

`We have to go for now. Know that we love you and we want you to live out your life as High Summoner like your mother was. Gods know what will happen to Spira if someone doesn't lead them." Tidus joked.

`Come on. Let's go." Yuna said sadly and waved her hand to the recording sphere.

The image changed rapidly to a night sky, where skyscrapers reached for the heavens. He saw crowds of people on wide streets running hysterically from burning balls of fire. He realized that Zanarkand was being destroyed! There in the middle at the plank where the sea swirled madly below, stood several figures. An old man in a highly decorated dress with the Yevon signs on his billowing cape stood there watching the night sky. There stood his mother and father holding a bundle close to their chests. Probably he when he was a baby.

Another woman came rushing, her silver hair flying, her body barely covered by clothing.

`Father! We must hurry!' she shouted. The old man turned to Yuna and Tidus who stood there calm as the plains. They knew their fate, yet they worried for their son.

`Give him to me!' the old man demanded, `Give him to me now if you want me to save his life!' Fire exploded around them as gusts of wind slapped their bodies. People were screaming, shouting, crying and dying all around them. Yuna gave Kael into Yu Yevon's arms, but not before Tidus took off his choker and hung it over the baby.

`Remember us always.' Tidus whispered and they backed away, Yuna holding tightly to Tidus's waist. Someone ran by yelling that monsters were attacking, but Kael's eyes were dead set on watching the man and his parents. His hand already clasped to the chain around his neck. The man spoke in an ancient tongue and swirls of lights erupted from the sea and a siren emerged. She instantly grabbed the baby, knowing the dangers and sank beneath the waters raving surface. His parents and the King began to run off towards the Palace and the blue light around Kael began to dim. The voices of the dying echoing off his walls before a vast silence entombed him.

Kael fell to his knees and began to cry uncontrollably and he heard people walking toward him. He looked up to see Wakka, Lulu, Rikku, and Kihmari, tears clung to their already red eyes as they comforted him.

"We watched and we heard." Lulu whispered.

"Little Brudda…" Wakka said with a smile as Rikku hugged him to death.

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*Looks at the red eyed readers* I guess you guys kind of liked the ending? Confusing isn't it? Well there is a continuation that I plan to write, called "The Journal." It explains what happened to Yuna and Tidus during those three years. Yu Yevon sent Kael with the siren and the siren stopped time in order to safely escape from Sins attack. Well I hope everyone enjoyed the story, but I still think I have to work on this ending…^^R/R*