It was a few weeks later as they were moping things up. With the restored people fighting against the "invaders" as they dubbed them, and the Guado dethroned as a super power, things went easier. Taking out monsters and restoring order.
They were now dealing with the Yunalesca who just had her control nodule destroyed. A slight flash of his eyes, and Azul's other half returned.
"Uhh, what now." Lulu turned to him. "Oh!" She was suprised as Anime left from Azul. Feeling a little to happy to allow someone else to look through the World Shard.
"She still looks so pretty. I like her clothes." Anima whispered. "I am sure more of your mind directed towards the Shard can find some things." She pulled on Azul's hand and hugged him. "I wont to kill the person doing this to you. Keeping you from us fully in a way. So does Inferna & Ariel. She wants to end this already. I know she does. She is just confused about her feelings about leaving anything behind."
'Ohh blabber mouth. Hush!' Areil said. The True Water Rune lit up as she appeared on Azul's other side. Not touching the ground once. "Unlike Inferna, I have not found another Host to share with. It would have been Tifa, but has her own Aeon already."
"The name of this place is so weird to me still. Dome - Chamber of the Fayth. Somewhat pretentious." Azul muttered. Despite the memories he had of the place. It was slightly bigger this time. A change from everything he did in the past most likely. Yunalesca was reciting her spiel.
"To defeat Sin the Final Aeon must be used," Yunalesca said. "That is the only way to end this for a time." They already knew this but watched as the other's listened. Riku, Lulu, Yuna, and Auron as well. Her eyes gazed at Azul deeply. 'He feels like him. And the woman.. she feels like me. What is this?'
Observe: Yu Yevon/Jecht
'So he is here, and has not fallen under control of anyone else. That is good.' AzuI stopped listening to Yunalesca and focused on the Sinspawn that crawled up. 'The first and the last Sin host.. offering.. or whatever I guess.'
Hilda: He still does not belong here naturally. Just a byproduct of when you waited in Zanarkand all those years ago still. The times you helped the survivors create it from the people's feeling towards you. Yu Yevon most likely absorbed it as Sin. With Jecht as the current Sin, that may be why the name keeps changing.
'That thing is weird. It looks gross though. You want to capture it?' Inferna teased. 'Or, are you going for what happened last time? To talk to that little one?'
'Yes.' AzuI sent his emotions towards it. It was a bad move the same as last time. But a part of him remained to watch over things. As he linked with it and found himself back in old Zanarkand. "Oh, crap. This sight still annoys me a little."
Below Azul, was the destruction of the place unfolding again. Overlooking it was worse than when he was down below running around it. His Pather power saw no difference in it, with it stronger, Azul felt further outward. All the way from Zanarkand to Bevelle.
A boy in purple to his left and the old man he saw the first time walked around Zanarkand. The boy was important to Tidus. The man... a pain in the ass.
"Welcome." The old man said. "They are coming for "you" specifically. It looks like my World won't be saved this time." He sighed at Azul in disappointment. "To bad. Hopefully, we return to the System to try again."
"Who is coming for me?" AzuI moved forward trying to figure out what he knew. A bad feeling passed over him as Indigo hit him again in present. His other half sent forward again in time. "Dammit, that bastard!"
"We may have to break those rules and use that bastard to our own end instead of letting certain things go." Anima said upset.
Hilda: I have know idea where he got the power boost from. Lluvia sent word that Rift Earth received an attack again. The Traitor Users are feeling the pressure it seems.
"You cant beat him." The boy said abruptly. "You cant beat Time. But we can make it for there is a better chance next time." He offered his hand out to Azul. "Whether you have a hand in it or not, is a different story."
AzuI reached out and took it. A dark smile on his face. "You are to foolish, young Bahamut." Behind Azul, his Bahamut appeared. His Dragon power washing over them both. "We do not give up so easily. I will not break easily. Me and Bahamut see eye to eye.. and so will you."
"Ughhh, I see. I didn't know you progressed so far to allow your soul to fuse with me." He smiled and looked peaceful. "I submit to you. For we are one and the same." The boy disappeared into pyreflies and was gone. His soul merging with Azul. 'User's are so extraordinary and fragile all at the same time.'
"Fwoosh!" Magic burst forth as Azul became stronger. His Aeon buzzing happily.
System: Upgrading to Grand Maestar Summoner II. Aeons, Djinns, and summoned Spirits/Demons have increased in power.
The Aeons went back into Azul to adjust to the power. The power was more than to much in their current state after fighting Yunalesca.
"Ahh, that boy and his tests." The old man said. Do me a favor and try to not destroy the souls of the Summoners you come across. As well as the Aeons you hold. So far, you havent used them to do anything horrible." The old man turned away from Azul. "As for the regular Guado people.. well I am happy with their punishment. The affront to my homeland can not so easily be forgiven."
"Hold on old man! Give me straight answers. I dont do the whole vague response hinting at things things." AzuI felt a little tongue-tied. That was a horrible sentence. "Just tell me straight."
"Very well." He then turned to face him. His eyes shining brightly. The power of a Main Pillar was very dangerous. "You are very strong." It was the same as when he saw young Shepard. Powerful and otherworldly. "Ho ho ho. You have met another like me. One the System does not restart completely. Not many Users meet fully awakened Pillars of my level."
"What does it allow you to do?" All Azul mostly rembered about Pillars, was that they keep the World itself on course. Adjusting to changes and acted as Agens of the World if need be. 'But then again, that is what my companions did for me. As well as my followers.'
"A few things here and there. Allowing us to influence our World as best we can. That is excellent. If I knew that before I would have helped you more. Next time, I think I will." He looked Azul over and thought about everything he did every time Prime Soul was there. "Oh, you have been here before. Here you go. I should have given you this before. But so much is going on."
Azul took the floating box. He had know idea what it was. It felt odd.
"But now for your answers. You are dealing with a User who can mess with Time. A very twisted man. He placed some things in our World during the time you first visited. It slowly moved about twisting the nature of the people of Guado. Despite the girl Riku best efforts. Then Aurora and her sisters, such great work. The young woman Tifa did pretty good while she was here. But, she hasn't come back. And the piece she left disappeared. Not in a bad way. She went through a Rift on her own accord."
"Right, but we stopped most of the things Indigo messed with. I know I had Galtea.. shit!" Azul rembered that she didn't take all the memories in. So an assortment of things could have been missed. But Lluvia and Riku worked really well with things here.'
"A lot of Users have sneaked in her. In areas that do not have importance to the grand scheme of things. Far out of the sight of the World and any Pillars." He shook his head in dismay. "I wish to make a deal with you."
"Alright.." AzuI was skeptical, to say the least. The box was still something to check on. "I doubt I have many choices." Azul rembered what happened last time. He had a plan for him duing. One of him would while the other would remain when he split.
"I will give you the means to end this. But you will die in the process. This power can be used to fight Sin and that User." A sphere floated over and entered me. "Take in Sin and everything can end. Let Tidus do it and.. well you know what happens there. If you do, it will give you the power to deal with what is happening. But it will cost this World dearly."
"That is a lot of .. well everything to take in. But alright. I will try a different option. If I have to." AzuI thought about the last part and made some tweaks to the plan some more. 'Hmm, Yuna and Riku are kind of going to be the head things here. But the Pillars. I need to put more others in with that.'
System: World Shards acquired x3 received
"The User is keeping you from getting points. If you noticed, there has been a decrease in it in several places if any. A way to find where they are activate with the World their alreaady mostly influenced by them." AzuI looked over and looked at the small amount that gathered. "The you that remains in my World, has been gaining in strength only. Some how, he has circumvented what you would receive from completing quests as well. I am sure the rewards are in small amounts. Most likely was not counting on your Followers being so strong. As well as your Companions. Time is up. I am rooting for you."
Before AzuI could ask anything more, he was blasted back to where he was. The fight with Yunalesca was over. Azul was standing over a part of Bahamut. Looking to the side, Lulu was standing over Yunalesca.
"Oh, that crap is getting old I swear. Couldn't let us talk a little more. "Well let's.." A sense of Vertigo hit Azul. "Oh shit.." The memories from Bahamut hit hard. The fight here had went into overdrive as as a User burst in influencing Yunalesca and sending the others against each other. "So much for peaceful route."
"At least we won," Tidus said sitting on his butt. "Small victories."
Bahamut shined and disappeared inside Azul. Zaon had gained control of it and kept the part of the power instead of it returning to the original. Or Azul in this case. They should not have been anywhere near each other initially.
Lulu was adorned in light. Azul watched as lights gathered around and entered her. A silhouette of Yunalesca looked at him for a second. She smiled as did LuLu. She wanted the power to change things it seemed. Which was understandable.
Hilda: Yunalesca has fused with Lulu. You have fused with her husband Zaon again. A very interesting man.
"Yeah, Ihe is alright.. I mean I am alright. Ugh." Running his Pather power to the max, AzuI made sure the man's personality didnt affect him in any way. As well in Lulu from what happened. Five minutes later AzuI was stunned. "I be damned."
They didnt resist at all. He completely gave himself to Azul. He was happy knowing his wife was freed from this place and was ecstatic she lived on in a way. Same feeling he gave last time. He gave a little bit more knowledge about Zanarkand and its lore. As well as the faces of several people that screwed around.
Azul composed a list and mental images to pass to Lluvia to find those Users involved.
"A Special sphere." LuLu said as she came over. In here hand was a weird globe. Much bigger than the one received last time by Azul. "Heh, It has Braska's signature on it."
"That is the one I made for Braska and Jecht." Auron said while shaking his head. "Old thing must have dropped in my fight with Yunalesca the first time. "Jecht had us buy a bigger one to add a bunch of other things to it."
"Ugh.. showing him won't end well... so do it." AzuI said to them. They didn't believe him. "He does not need to see this. But you all won't listen anyway soo.. yeah." Seeing their stares, Lulu gave the thing to Yuna who only looked at Azul shaking her head briefly. She handed it over to Tidus.
"He is right, I already know enough." Yuna smiled and waited all the same.
"Not my problem anymore," AzuI said shrugging. He walked over to the creature that was in the shadows. Yuna followed after him. "You ok?"
"I think he can handle it." Yuna nodded. She believed in her boyfriend. She and Riku were both in a relationship with.
"I also want to see the images." Wakka and Chapu both place their hands on it. "Maybe we can see something to make sense of things." Azul paid them no mind. Treating the two like air most times now.
"Make me the Fayth. I've been doing some thinking. My dream is back in the other Zanarkand. I wanted to make that runt into a star blitz player. Show him the view from the top, you know. But now I know there's no way home for me. I'm never going to see him again. My dream's never gonna come true. So make me the fayth. I'll fight Sin with you, Braska. Then maybe my life will have meaning, you know." Jecht said looking at Braska intently.
"I will do it then my friend. I wish one day our kids can meet each other. We can watch them play Blitzball togethor." Braska said smiling sadly. Jecht just put his hands on his hip and laughed madly in response.
"That crybaby will be alright. He has to be. I hope his mother is doing well." Jecht said calming down. The scene ended as they turned to Auron. "Hey, Auron you're turned to have a kid." That was the last thing Azul and Yuna heard.
As AzuI tried to keep the creature happy something else messed around in the background. It was working at first. Yu Yevon/Jecht had moved closer to the two. But Seeing Yuna caused it to reel in pain. Jecht heard Tidus yell out. And memory of Braska came to the surface. Regret on him not being strong enough made him pull back from Yuna.