"So everyone is far from me. Not a single one of them are here with me in Zanarkand?" Azul asked to make sure.
Lluvia: Yes. They will not experience what happens. For now, walk around the place and enjoy yourself. When you transition over to the actual story event you will meet up with.. hold on let me get an accurate check. Scarlet in the nearest town. Riku will come shortly after. The Thessia sisters are doing what they can with the Ronso race. We will wait on the little island to run a check to during the meetup. Just to make sure the alterations are not to bad from what everyone has done.
"Bah enjoy myself. Everyone is at the damn Blitzball match. I guess sightseeing is the only thing I can do." Walking around Azul enjoy inspecting the different clothing the people wore. About an hour later he noticed the differences. 'The hell some of these people were not here last time. Thought Zanarkand Tidus was involved in was displaced time wise? Lluvia is that not right?'
Lluvia: Yes. But the people were from Dream Zanarkand, such as Tidus and Jecht are real. Their is no exact proof for your kind my User. This place is a mixture of both Dream Zanarkand and actual events. In other words head to the temple to talk to that old man. He should give you something to help.
"Tch!" Azul shot off throught the crowd.It took only a minute to come across the temples. His Pather power flared up. 'What in tarnation is this about?!' In a quick second his Aeons left him and flew off somewhere. The good news it did not look like anyone noticed. 'Hope they know what they are doing.'
"How do you fare young man?" A priest asked him. Azul stared at him trying to get information. Everything came up ??? but then came into place. His eyes flared for a second in power. "Oh so it is you."
"I fare.. well. Mind telling me about the temple?" Azul stepped forward and grabbed the man's shoulder. "I need to.. need to do something more this time. You exist through every Cycle. Tell me more this time. From one Summoner to another.. please Yu Yevon."
"Of course." Yu Yevon smiled and walked to a small area. For the next few hours, he explained what Azul already knew and what was covered by Galtea the first time and what Lluvia said this time. "Now tell me.. User. What would you have done in my position?"
"That is nuts. For you it was the last of everyone around you dying, you created Sin with the help of the others. It was twist by the malice or the lact of sympathy no one else had inside them for other people." Azul thought a little about it. "I would have done nothing in your situation originally. With out my powers and that of a regular human I would have picked up a gun and fired and most likely died with everyone else."
"Hmm I see." Yu Yevon said. "But you are no regular human. You are a User. You have power. What would you do now?"
"Fight and kill them!" Azul eyes radiated with power. "It is War. Only fool's and idiot's make peace while their people die. Making concessions and apologies that do not matter. All the while insulting the memory of the people."
"The people?" Yu Yevon asked leaning in.
"The average person, the one minding their business that is killed by the opposing party. The family members that have to grieve and deal with that. They do not want peace. They want the blood of the ones who did it. I am of that type. So I can only fight for that type of person. If the enemy does not want to die, they can carry they monkey ass back across the water." Azul said. He calmed down after he regained control of the people he sent on his way originally in Zanarkand. A part of their psyche stood with him the entire time.
"A man of vengeance and anger. That is disappointing." Yu Yevon looked sad. "You are not who I am looking for."
"Pft like I care. You were just an option. Since I am not the one you are looking for yah bastard.." Azul lifted him up by the throat. "..If vengeance is not what you are looking for, than do not summon Sin. Do not create Dream Zanarkand. Allow all of them to die. Including your daughter. As well as the people you are sending away in life boats. No reason for them to continue fighting in the future."
"I.. that is not my aim." Yu Yevon was thinking about what to do instead. With a drop to the ground, Azul turned away. "Are there no User's more peaceful?" Azul said nothing in response. He knew he was not at that point. Peaceful approaches always worked for charismatic manipulate people. The smart person. Not him.
"Thanks for the info." Turning away, Azul started to walk out. The priest came up and placed his hand on Azul's shoulder. "What is it?"
"Be careful young man. I can sense something powerful at work around you. May the Faye watch over you." Yu Yevon said calmy but serious. A slight twinkle in his eye. "Always protect yourself from the madness within."
"Thank you... I think." Azul left confused and a little worried. It was what he told him last time. But what madness? HIs darker emotions were locked away. At least the black statue was still there. "I might as well continue to sight see." In a sprint he left the temple. Passing right by a set of guards.
"Haa, so it begins again. I wonder if you will be able to save my kinsmen?" Yu Yevon then became lost in thought as he watched Azul run away. "Ah, so many possibilities. Too bad.. he knew nothing of my world."
A young child came running out from the others. "Master Yevon! Everyone is ready to sing the Hymn for the end of the match."
"Oh is it that time already?" Smiling at the children, Yevon followed along.
Continuing to walk around, I took note of the the technology level. Some of it.. well just looked old. But everything worked. Magic surrounded everything. The people were all happy. The area then shifted in nature a bit. Voices spoke to him.
'I cannot believe this is all a dreamlike existence.' Azul thoughts started to become mudded for a moment. It seems the dream tried to pull him deeper in a direction. More away from what was real. With a brush of his energy, he thought about knocking it away. 'No that is what I did last time. Lets follow it.'
"Woom!" A few pyrflies formed nearby. They formed a person. It looked like Bahamut human form for a second. Then a young Azul.
"Yu Yevon was once a summoner, long ago. He was peerless. Yet now he lives for one purpose: only to summon. He is neither good, nor evil. He is awake, yet he dreams. But... maybe not forever." Bahamut Azul said. "Do not hate the man, he is stuck in his ways. A broken pillar is all. You are not the right fit for him."
"Hup!" Azul followed the pull a floated down by jumping off the freeway. His magic slowing his decent as he jumped place to place. "Maybe your right. But I will not allow the people here to suffer the faith of becoming part of Sin. If you want me to..then I have misjudged you greatly." Kicking against a building the pull became stronger. "Hup!" A final jump and he was at a storage facility of some sort.
"No I am with you. Justice comes in all forms. We do not wish to become part of Sin as well. Save more than you can this time." Bahamut reentered Azul. 'We can save more than last time.'
System: Stealth Check 21 Pass
Azul blended with the surroundings and moved around the area. It was damp and dark. A few of the cables he follwed with his eyes. They led towards the stadium. Walking past he spotted a broken entrance in a warehouse. Running towards it, Azul slipped inside.
System: Secret Quest started. Changing location now... location secret chamber of Bevelle. Assist Shuyin in his endeavours.
'Who the hell is Shuyin?' Azul thought as he moved furthur in. Inside the area, it turned to a weapon store room. Inside was a large weapon. His Observe kicked in instantly.
Observe: Vegnagun: Machina designed to fight against Zanarkand. Intially designed to suppress the people. Later turns into a weapon to fight against Sin once it started wrecking places. Can not differentiate between friend and foe.
'Wait what? So it is designed to have fought against Sin, but was designed during the war before Sin was even created. Oh yeah Bevelle was not going to use this. Yeah freaking right!' Azul spotted a gold haired boy typing away on some controls.
Observe: Shuyin
Description: Shuyin has shoulder-length disheveled blond hair and blue eyes. He wears a jacket with a yellow back and pale dark-green front with a blue armlet and red-and-black elbow-long square sleeves. On his left hand he wears a black glove with a green cuff and red elbow-long sleeve, while his right glove is plain black without decorations. He wears black shorts and yellow boots with high footings. His sword has a black hilt and light blue to black blade.
"Stop Shuyin!" A young brunette rushed in right as the boy almost finished. Shel pleaded with him not to activate the weapon. As they started talking a few soldiers came from around the way. Most likely alerted by the woman yelling.
'How the hell did she get here?!' Azul thought. The information that was pouring into him made no sense. 'She is suppose to be on the front lines.'
Observe: Lenne
Descrption: Lenne, a slender young woman with long, straight brown hair and brown eyes. She wore violet lipstick, a blue top with white ruffles that extended to her knee on the left side. She wore a short, black lace skirt with a blue belt, and knee-high brown boots. She had black ribbons on her upper arms, blue glovelets held on by black straps and a pair of dangling beaded earrings.
'Guess they get arrest her then.' Azul waited for a bit to see what he could do. He assumed he would help Shuyin escape after capture. Then the soldiers raised their guns up. The two became afraid. 'Of course they are about to get killed.' Azul came out of the shadows. "Tch now now people. No need to get really hostile here."
"Pow, pow, pow, pow, pow!" They opened fire on Azul. the gun fire just hit against his defenses with no problem. The magic he cast stopping almost all the shots.
"Who the hell are you!?" The soldier closes asked.
"Umm someone just passing through for them two there." Azul pointed at Shuyin and Lenne. Wrapping in biotics he pulled them to his side. The soldiers aimed to take fire again. "Yeah.. bad." Gathering his magic, Azul was going to kill them.
"Stop!" Lenne yelled. "You do not have to kill them."
"Are... are you retarded? You do realize they were just about to kill you both." azul looked to the boy Shuyin. The resemblance to Tidus was scary almost. "You agree with her?"
"I .. dont." Shuyin shook his head. "But I rather you didnt kill them. Please." He gripped his hands and stared at Lenne. "If you have a way to stop the war I am all ears."
"Pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow!" The soldiers open fired again. Azul placed Lenne in front. To him she could die first if his shield went down. The girl looked on terrfried. Shuyin tried to move in front but it did not work at all.
"Hmmm." Azul finished his chant and cast Sleep on the soldiers. They dropped instantly. Dropping them on the floor, Azul walked over Vegnagun. No way would he pass up the chance for something right in front of him. It took only a minute for the magic to compress and store it away in his inventory. "Got something out of this."
"What are you going to do with it?" Lenne asked.
"Its a weapon.. so gonna use it. What else?" Azul gave her a shrug. "Their are a large assortment of creatures I need wiped out. This thing will do well."
System: Paragon points awarded for not killing the soldiers as well as removing the Machina Vegnagun. Returning to Zanarkand. Countdown starting.
"So you two gonna follow me are stay here and die?" Azul asked them. Lenne hesitated and Shuyin jusg looked to the ground. "Meh oh well then."
"Bwoom!" A Rift opened and he was back in Zanarkand. Azul was suprised to feel Lenne and Shuyin bump into him.
"Watch it!" Azul yelled.
"Sorry a large group of soldiers made it towards us." Shuyin yelled. Lenne was suprised to be in Zanarkand considering how they were just in Bevelle. In split second the two were wrapped in magic and placed inside Azul's Nether World by Lluvia.
"What gives?" Azul looked around for a bit. Checking his watch it was time. "Time to head to that bridge."
Lluvia: They are to bear witness to Bevelle's might. They are viewing the fall of Zanarkand from inside you.
It took only a little bit of time considering he was already on the higher levels. A lot of the city below was flooded with water already
Lluvia: The story has activated. Be careful the monsters are a lot stronger than they should be. Some have breached through with more in number.
System: Survive the destruction of Zanarkand
Rewards: A piece of the World, ????
Paragon: Protect as many as possible.
Rewards: ????