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Okay! Here we go.
You may notice there's a lot more Eli-friends here. This isn't a accident; I had a lot of friends in FFXI, and I have quite a few in XIV too. I think it's b/c I tend to be polite most of the time and always strive to be better at my chosen jobs. ^^
Oh and before we go in; I used some charas from Lvl UP! because that comic was based on events in the real game and also; the charas actually existed, on my server no less! Woosh for instance, played on Midgardsormr/Quetz with me, even tho that chara had to have a name change with the server merge, and is actually a friend of mine. (The guy has 3 charas, all have showed up in that comic) So as a matter of respect, I feel I have to add a little disclaimer. (Yes I did ask first.)
All Lvl Up! characters Copyright ©2018 Fred Perry. Used with permission.
Okay, off to the new player charas that I know you won't recognize. Those that are important, I've used a program called AltanaView to get their faces, since to be honest, I did take screens but I didn't get everyone! I've spoilered it in case someone wants to skip it, but since there's pics, you may not want to; that's to help things flow better since this is a major MOUTHFUL!
Also the names she thinks of? Those are people she met though that summoner LS! Also, can you find the poem hidden in the story? I bet you'll see it..
I've been beating around the stupid bush too long again. Here..WE..GO!
Interlude 1: Chasing Secrets and Stars
Vana’diel, Buburimu Peninsula about the same time...
Anyone who saw her would wonder if she was either helping a new adventurer or was nuts, Elizara thought. For what thief would be killing the leeches like this at one of the beaches in Buburimu unless they were either making a certain jug that attracted a nice monster for low level beastmaster, or was after a Carbuncle’s Ruby? Especially one like her, who had a certain pair of distinctive grey and tan boots on, the brown beret, red, brown and silver shirt, her tight, brown pants with a mesh-y pattern on the inner thighs, and especially that salmon dagger she wore and was using in her left hand; her Izhiikoh in the other, which she’d gotten from Delve earlier. Not to mention anyone would recognize the half gloves she wore as a prize from Dynamis that had been upgraded.
All this was the mark of a very strong Thief; most strong thieves had no business messing with those leeches. There were a lot of other things to kill for items that made more money on the auction house. If any bystanders knew I was after a Ruby for me, they’d really think I was nuts. But I swear, you want it, and it won’t show up. Been at this for an hour… She sighed and let a couple more leeches have it, and checked their innards. In the second, finally..there was the Carbuncle’s Ruby she’d been getting her daggers bloody over.
Elizara then sighed, cleaned her daggers, then sheathed them. Dang it, the things I do to help keep the secret. If the enemy knew what I’ve been finding out, yikes. We’d be dead...And if I’m going to ask Fenrir for help, I’m going to have to have a way to conceal it. That bozo would give both arms and both legs for the chance I want to give that boy; a chance to get some hints on the future and how maybe, just maybe, he can choose the path to change it! I know what Carbuncle asked of me though to help summon the one Prime that has mostly been forgotten; Siren..I think she could make sure there isn’t any eavesdroppers. And it’s necessary; if the enemy finds out what all the people that closely know the Star Sybil know; that Fenrir can actually see the future, he’d rip the worlds apart to get at Fenrir. But from what happened; I know the future is not set in stone, though, so it’s possible to change it..as long as you are not a time traveler.
She rinsed the Ruby off in the seawater and headed to the outpost. It was only a moment to have the taru at the outpost teleport her back to Windurst. Going to have to change jobs in a second. I don’t know if Siren’s going to want to fight or not. And I’m first to admit, I’m not that good at soloing tougher monsters on thief, even when my extra job is dancer. Summoner or beastmaster is where it’s at for solo, and with Primes; I’d rather go summoner. And I’m definitely going to need summoner for Fenrir; he always wakes up on the wrong side of the Fountain, so I’m going to have to be prepared for a fight.
She sighed again, remembering all she’d been though in the past few days. After she talked to Cait, she’d been though the forbidden section in the Optistery with the help of Tosuka-Porika (he’d promised to keep the secret and had helped her find what she needed); though the forbidden section (again) in the Selennia Memorial Library with Arciela’s help (she’d also promised not to tell), went to talk to Grav’iton’s ghost (Grav’iton wasn’t happy about telling Elizara what she knew about keyblades; Elizara had to swear never to tell anyone but the boy to get her to talk. Elizara had gotten the impression that Grav’iton didn’t like keyblade wielders one bit.), had spoken with Yve’nolie’s ghost (Again, she’d had to make an oath not to tell anyone but that boy. Yve’nolie had been afraid of keyblades as well) and finally, had been caught by Esha’natrl (Esha’natrl had given Elizara quite an earful over the whole thing; but she’d told Elizara what she knew in the end). It’s all safe in a little journal I mean to give him; if anyone else but me tries to touch that, they’re getting a beatdown. I won’t go back on my word. Not ever.
Just as she got most of her summoner gear (well, all but the staff, one of her rings, her necklace for that, and the other earring.. Her moogle had that stuff.) from the porter moogle, she heard a voice calling her on the friend pearl. “I got that done, where do you want to meet?â€
Elizara touched her left ear. “Oh, hey Calcula. Meet me at the big fountain in Windurst?â€
“Okay. Be there in a couple minutes.â€
It didn’t take long for Elizara to move from Port Windurst to Windurst Woods. Man, who would of thought Woosh would know of someone who could actually draw? And her sister, too. She smiled and remembered..
“Dangit, dangit, dangit.†Elizara had said under her breath while running by Woosh. Woosh looked up curiously and her tail went up.
“What’s wrong? You’ve been running around like a headless chocobo!†Woosh had said.
“Well, part of it’s personal, but..I need to get some pictures. You know the Soultrapper plates that let you take normal pictures don’t last more than two months..And I can’t draw worth stink-o and don’t know who to ask...â€
“Say no more.†Woosh grinned and winked. “My sister can draw pretty well and I think she’d be glad to take the commission.†Woosh then told her where Calcula was fishing…
Yeah, turned out to be a little funny, too. When I came up on Stardust Angel, I think Calc jumped six fulms. Tho she was glad for the commission. Oh yeah, Woosh isn’t the only one trying to find out what I’ve been up to. Ever since I asked Demandred to make..THAT...he’s been after me too. I mean, yeah, it was a toy, but I’m not interested enough in any guys to get married and have a kid, and I don’t have any sisters. My adopted brother, Shadowneko, hasn’t found a girl either. And my aunts haven’t had any kids recently..Sheesh!
She ran to the fountain; just as she got there, she saw Calcula coming, with the feather of her pimp hat waving in the breeze (Calcula was a red mage). She was wearing the red mage artifact armor too; or so it seemed. (It was probably upgraded all the way, which made it decent gear.) The gear was red, tan, and gold, with shoulder vambraces that were very distinctive. The only jarring note if you knew anything about red mages was she was using a Chatoyant Staff; red mages didn’t have any skill with staves at all. If they wanted to attack and not spin a lot of spells, they would use a sword instead. (Most red mages didn’t bother, Elizara knew. Most liked to use the fine art of “casting gravity and poison on something and hauling ass†as a certain paladin had called it instead. The elemental staves..or the merged one, which was chatoyant..were better for that.) Her pinkish hair (which was in a high ponytail) also waved a bit as she came up to the edge of the fountain.
Elizara held out her hand for a handshake; Calcula took it and they shook. Calcula then reached into her gobbiebag and gave Elizara a stack of pictures. “I still don’t get why you wanted these..†Her tail twitched a bit.
“Um, I think I said this is personal? Thank you though.†Elizara reached into a pocket and slipped Calcula a fat sack of money (500 thousand; The commission fee had been pretty expensive in the first place, but the usual polite thing to do when you didn’t know the crafter very well (And Elizara counted an artist like Calc as a crafter) was to give them a tip when you got the item or items. If you knew said crafter well, you didn’t have to do that as long as you supplied materials, tho Elizara tended to tip anyway if it was a pain in the south end or a high quality item.)
Calcula then slipped the money into a pocket. “You’re welcome!†Elizara then waved and headed for the mog house complex. Little did Elizara know that after she turned her back, Calc said quietly, “Sis, I still don’t know what’s going on here..â€
A voice that Elizara would of found rather familiar answered quietly, “Neither do I.†Woosh then appeared (she’d had sneak and invisible on from Spectral Jig since she was using Dancer as her extra job); she was a thief. She had the same color hair as her sister, tho it was shorter and spikier; and she was using different gear than Elizara. As in, upgraded artifact armor gear (green hat that covered her ears, a short jacket that was open in front with a very short shirt under it, short brown leather boots, green shorts with a belt made out of pouches around the waist..just the usual. She also used different daggers than Elizara; she had the relic dagger(Mandau, and it was fully upgraded) and a Izhiikoh as offhand.)
Woosh continued, “I think I told ya she’s been acting really strange, sis. Running to the Optistery and Adoulin a lot. Saying on WeSayHurray “LINKSHELL OFF!†a lot when she hasn’t been in any tough fights lately. She’s also not been as chatty as usual.â€
Calcula cocked her head. “You know her better than I do sis, so I’ll take your word for it.†Just then they heard a loud yell from Elizara from the direction of the mog house. They both jumped from the noise.
Woosh shook her head. “That’s the fourth time I’ve heard her yell like that lately. Enough’s enough. Leave this to me, sis. I’ll try tailing her and see what I can find out.†Woosh’s tail twitched in a fashion that’d tell anyone who was watching that she was thinking of doing something that was a little naughty.
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Back at the entrance to the mog house, Elizara had been minding her own business when she got ambushed by Demandred. Again.
“DEM! Didn’t I tell you when I asked you to make that, that it was personal?! How many times do I have to tell you I haven’t gone sweet on someone?â€â€
Demandred did a knowing wink at her. “I swear, asking for a boy’s toy? You sure you don’t have a boyfriend?â€
Elizara muttered, “Oh, shit! Shit, shit, shit!!!†and then said more loudly, “No I don’t! Can you please stay out of my beeswax?†She stamped right for the entrance.
Demandred shook his head; this was quite the mystery, and since Elizara had knocked down every other option why with that toy, that seemed like the only one left. Just then however, a voice near his feet said, “Um..Why was Elizara..CUSSING?â€
Dem looked down. There, at his feet, was a little red mage tarutaru with red hair. She had the other “pimp hat†on, which was a prize from dynamis (tho it was probably upgraded). It had a black instead of a red top and had some silver scrollwork on the black. She also was wearing the red mage gear that one could get from Abyssea, which was a bit fancier (gold scrollwork, and a big heart button at the throat), as well as a Chatoyant staff. She had placed her hands over her mouth like she was really startled.
She moved her hands to her hips. “Elizara never cusses unless she’s so mad or frustrated, she’s in the mood to strangle someone. What did you do!?â€
“Um..she asked me to make her a really odd item; it’s a boy’s toy actually. Been trying to figure out who the lucky kid is, but she won’t tell me and clams up when I mention it...That’s just made me more curious, especially since she’s been acting pretty weird lately.â€
The taru winked. “Might want to stifle it, especially if she’s gotten to saying..that. And sorry if I startled you, sir; I was looking for an earring I dropped.â€
“Did you find it?â€
The taru shook her head. “Nope; where in the grass is it?â€
“I’ll help you look. Annoying, losing a little thing like that in the grass..†He got on his knees and started looking for the missing earring. It didn’t take Dem long to find it; it had rolled behind a rock. He picked it up and offered it to the taru. “Is this it?â€
The taru nodded. “Yes, thank you.†She took a rag out of her bag, wet it with some water, wiped the earring off, then put it back on.
Dem smiled at the taru. “Everything okay now?â€
The taru nodded and smiled, then straightened her hat. “I guess since we share a friend, I might as well introduce myself? I’m Illyria...â€
Dem grinned. “I’m Demandred, nice to meet you. Sorry you had to see that..â€
Illyria nodded. “It’s okay. My stupid fault that I tripped just as she stepped into the area, though.â€
“It happens. Anyway I’d better get going. Hopefully I can find out later..†He brought out a warp ring and warped away.
Illyria thought a second. I’d better go knock on her mog house door. I don’t know if I can find out what she’s been up to, but maybe I can just help her out. She ran to the entrance to the mog house complex.
Even tho right now
I walk alone
I do not forget
Where I’ve been
And who helped me get where I am…
Meanwhile, Elizara was poking her head in her armorie. Her moogle had picked up a small broom and was checking under the green table with her Cordon Bleu set on it.
“Kupo! Solitude isn’t under here...â€
“And he isn’t in here. Darn that stupid taru. If I catch him in here again, I’m going to find Xaxial and shove my Morgenstern up his...†She shut the armorie, picked up a broom and started poking behind her bookcase.
“Why are you going to do that, kupo?â€
“Because I know who sicced Soli on me. Darn that Xaxial. I ought to smash Soli’s soultrapper, too...Bet that’s why Xax did it though. I tend to like my privacy and don’t want anyone to see me in my underwear. Pictures or any other way. So I guess...I’m kinda hard to get.†She was glad her moogle was helping in this situation; they were really good friends. I’m glad he helped me confront the MHMU leaders. At least..when that boy has to say goodbye this time, it won’t be forever if my idea works. She remembered…
They had met the leaders of the MHMU where Beanie had her wedding a while ago, out in Sarutabaruta. (It was pretty ironic since Beanie hadn’t really liked Elizara.) The president (Elizara didn’t know that moogle’s name, but they rarely revealed their names) heard her out.
“You mean, this is about a keyblade wielder?!â€
Elizara nodded. “I know, I know, there’s a seal but somehow we’re involved anyway. He can’t come here because of that, but people from here can go over there if you know the way. That’s what happened; thing is, those three’ll have to come back eventually. I realize he might make some friends because those three are there; but since they will have to come back; it’s just too cruel to just do nothing because he won’t ever be able to speak to them again..You moogles handle letters from other dimensions all the time. Is there a way for a keyblade wielder to send one here?â€
Her moogle had spoken up. “Kupo!! Kupo!! You guys know there is, I read about it!â€
The lead had agreed and said he’d set it up if she could find an item that would work. It’d taken Elizara a bit to think about it; then she’d hit upon that toy she’d asked Dem to make (even tho Dem was giving her a lot of grief about it); she knew whatever-it-was had to be snuck past the enemy, and from what she’d heard about that moron, he not only had done beyond cruel trial and error experiments, he only seemed to see what he wanted to see. So there is a good chance that if ..whatever..looked ordinary or was something he’d have a good chuckle at, he wouldn’t pry too far into it and find the moogle magic.
After Elizara had gotten that toy (Well, it was a toy.) they met the leaders of the MHMU again. It didn’t take long for them to set up the base for the letter-spell. Then Elizara had gotten a surprise.
“Kupo!†her moogle had said. “I don’t know if I can be with you then kupo, since you’ll have to go though Dynamis for the planned meeting; that place creeps me out! But there’s another way to key it, and I trust you enough to help you that way, kupo. But one thing I need to tell you to get it to work.. My name is..Kuplo Kopp..â€
Elizara had been shocked by that. No mog house moogle ever revealed his or her name! The MHMU leads were a little upset by that as well since it was irregular, but they could understand it this time.
Yeah, I accepted that; Kuplo’s my friend after all. I promised I wouldn’t use his name where there was any chance it’d be overheard; I know now why moogles usually don’t give us their names; names have power with them, so they prefer to not tell us adventurers. But on the other paw..If I ever go to the more normal part of the worlds that boy knows, it’ll be less awkward, since Kuplo said he’d come with me then. Gracious, there must be a million moogles; and he’s cool with being called by his name when we’re not on Vana’diel, he said.
Just as Elizara confirmed that Solitude wasn’t behind the bookcase, there was a knock at the door. “Elizara?†she heard Illyria say.
Elizara then opened the door. “What are you up to, Illy?â€
“Not much. Heard the little argument outside and decided to check on you. Everything okay?â€
“Kind of.†Just then, Kuplo was poking under the table that had her goldfish bowl and fighting fish tank on it. Illyria peeped around Elizara.
“What is your moogle doing?!â€
Elizara blushed. “Um, I’ve been having a doggone rotten taru called Solitude sneaking into my room lately. He’s been trying to get pictures of me changing jobs for a Elvaan called Xaxial..If I catch him in here again..they’re both getting a world of pain.†Elizara stomped one foot a little bit. “So we’re trying to make sure my room’s Soli-free since I need to change to summoner...â€
“Bah. I’m guessing Xaxial’s a bit addicted to naked girls?â€
Elizara nodded. Illyria continued, “I don’t mind ruining his day then. Mind if I help?â€
Elizara grinned. “Sure. I think my moogle wouldn’t mind a little help; this is as annoying to him as it is to me.â€
Kuplo chimed in, “Kupo! That little taru’s being a big fat rat. I don’t mind help catching him; I got a spare broom if you need it.†Illy nodded, knowing that under most circumstances, adventurers were not allowed to use weapons or attack-type magic against other adventurers. (Sleep spells were a minor exception but it had to be justified or the caster got in trouble. Brooms, however, didn’t count tho the handles could really hurt.) He tossed Illyria a moogle sized broom….which was just fine for a taru. Illy came in; Elizara shut the door. The trio checked the room thoroughly. No Soli, but Illy found a wrapped package under the bed. It was wrapped in blue paper, and had a gold ribbon.
“What’s this?â€
Elizara flinched. “Please don’t open that!†She grabbed it, then passed it to Kuplo, who put it in the mog safe.
“Is that..what Demandred was wondering about?â€
Elizara nodded and sighed. “That package has given me a lot of trouble; yes it’s a wooden toy. You proly know..I don’t do a lot of woodworking, especially master-level woodworking that takes smithing, too..â€
Illyria nodded. “Who’s it for? I know that’s all Demandred wants to know..†Illy guessed that’s why Elizara had asked Demandred for it; if that thing could only be made by someone with master-level woodworking, then it was probably a bit rare and whoever it was for was very lucky.
Elizara sighed again. “It’s a secret. Don’t worry, not embarrassing but I really don’t want anyone to find out.â€
Illyria noticed Elizara was a bit worked up and nervous, so she thought; It might not be embarrassing but I think whatever this is is something a bit sensitive. She’ll tell when she’s ready, I know that from experience. “Like..what happened in that delve linkshell? Ugh.â€
Elizara said in a relieved voice, “Yeah. Thanks again for telling me those guys were talking dirty about me behind my back. Geez. Like I wouldn’t work on my skills.â€
“Yeah, and ironically you were skilling geomancy at that time, and of course they didn’t know; they just saw you in past Windurst since you were staying away from the crowd, which was skilling it in Abyssea.â€
Elizara then nodded at Illyria, then smiled at Kuplo. “Day isn’t getting any longer. I’d better do this.â€
Illy asked quickly, “What are you planning?â€
I’d better be careful how much I say!, Elizara thought. “Got a minor matter to deal with, then I’m going to give Fenrir a spanking...â€
Illirya winked. “Bad mood?â€
I’ll go along with that…“You can say that; Don’t need help for this really.â€
Illirya nodded. Elizara then nodded to Kuplo. Kuplo drew out a big ring with stones on looped chains strung on it, like a chain of beads.
“You ready, kupo?†He offered the ring to Elizara. Illirya knew what was coming and politely turned her back and covered her eyes.
“Yep.†She chose the summoner stone (had an engraving of Carbuncle on it, with a staff behind Carbuncle) and the Ninja stone (that had two crossed katanas on it). “Let’s do it, moogle.â€
Kuplo carefully removed the two stones. “I gotcha, kupo; main summoner, extra job ninja..†and caught them in one paw, then gestured with the other paw and whirled. Elizara was surrounded by a whirlwind of light; she felt the change and embraced it, as she always did. And as always, her clothes and weapons fell off. (This was why she’d been getting really annoyed at Solitude; she didn’t like to be caught like this.) She was left standing in her underwear. It didn’t take her long to grab her summoner clothes; green and brown pants that flared at the bottom and that had green and brown triangles at the bottom and laced leather at the knees, the reddish shoes that curled at the toes, her black and gold halfgloves that was her hard won Nashira Gages, and the top, that had reddish-leather patterns, white on the collar, and a sort of ropish thing on the sleeves. All of that was the mark of a powerful Summoner that no one in their right mind would mess with. She picked up her Caller’s Horn, then told Illy; “It’s safe to look now.â€
Illirya turned around and put her hands down. Elizara put the Horn on where it belonged, and then her rings and other accessories, including a cape. Kuplo handed her Gridarvor (which if someone didn’t know better, looked like a Monster Signa; straight, plain staff, two sticks at the end (the top one was curved like a horn), with a cloth with something like a target stretched between them) She put it on her back; Illirya reached up to help straighten it.
“Thanks, Illy.†Elizara offered a hug to her friend; they cuddled a second. Elizara checked her bag for the ninja tools she always had when she used that job as extra job; she had plenty of shinobi-tabi, sanjaku-tenugui, and most important, shihei. She also made sure her Holla ring, her warp cugel, and her warp ring were in easy reach, since she had one stop to make before she could take care of business. (Part of her business was in Yuhtunga Jungle, so she’d have to come back for a teleport; they’d recently outfitted and built more homepoints since they’d figured out how to use them as telepoints.)
Illirya gave her friend a wave, then left the mog house. After the door shut again, Elizara drew out the pictures she’d gotten from Calcula.
“Could you take care of these while I’m gone, moogle, please?â€
Kuplo nodded. “Sure, kupo. I’ll put them in a binding for you..I still wonder why you had to ask her.â€
Elizara shook her head. “Because that boy has never been here; I did take notes, but some of the creatures around here would get a “What, huh?â€. I can show him a few with my Tetra Master cards, but I can’t let those cards out of my sight since those are rare, blast it. I don’t want to go though the trouble of getting them..again.â€
Kuplo smiled. “So, kupo..you need them simply because you know you take some stuff for granted, right?â€
Elizara nodded. “Yep. Goes with the territory, I’m afraid. Anyway, wish me luck. I hope I don’t have to swat a Prime avatar twice today.â€
“Kupo! Kupo! Hope not. Good luck though!â€
Some have vanished, as our ilk
Are prone to…
Some are still walking…
But all are alive
Inside of my heart
Inside my memories…
It didn’t take Elizara long to exit the mog house complex, slip on her Holla Ring, then use it. (This was clumsier than if she was white mage, but this was the best way.) She called Stardust Angel, and they headed to Carbuncle’s circle.
Once she’d gotten there, she removed the Carbuncle’s Ruby she’d farmed, then called out, “Carbuncle, Carbuncle, will you please speak to me?†with a little will behind it. Carbuncle appeared out of the middle.
“Are you ready for this?â€
Elizara nodded. “Ready as I’m going to be. I hope Siren will be agreeable; I wish that what recently happened hadn’t been sorta my fault..well. Hopefully I can make it up to her. And hopefully she can help; the power of you prime avatars is really hard to dispel by a normal mage. Which I think makes that ideal to keep the enemy away.â€
Carbuncle nodded. “Let me see that Ruby, okay?†Elizara held it out to Carbuncle; some light shone from the jewel on his forehead, and it surrounded the Ruby. Just then, the wind also blew very hard; the stone turned a very light grey-white right there. The ruby then fell back into Elizara’s hand.
Carbuncle hopped up and his tail twitched. “There. That will allow you to call Siren for a conversation without consequences once.â€
“Thank you Carbuncle. Hopefully this will not lead to a fight; I know Siren is more tied to the land than the rest of you, since she is the source of Geomancy, but you know what I mean to ask. I don’t think it’ll hurt a thing.â€
Carbuncle shook his head. “No, it won’t. Having a way to keep eavesdroppers from overhearing is a very good idea, considering what you have.â€
Elizara nodded to Carbuncle, who jumped into the air, curled into a ball, and disappeared. Elizara then swapped her staff for a moment for the warp cugel; then used it. She found herself at the home point in Windurst Woods. It only took her a moment to swap back. Just then she thought she heard someone sneeze; she looked around and saw nothing. Must of been my imagination!, she thought. She reached out to the telepoint and chose her destination; next moment, she was near the exit of the Sea Serpent Grotto. It didn’t take her long to run out and over to where the Sahagins were playing. Not that she meant to mess with those fish guys.
She drew out the altered Carbuncle’s Ruby, concentrated on it, and called out: “Singer, guardian of the very land, wilt thou show yourself to me? Siren, please!â€
The Ruby rose out of Elizara’s hand and glowed. It moved to where not too long ago, she’d had to get friends to help her subdue Siren; a whirlwind appeared and grew, then was dispelled; Siren floated there where the whirlwind had been. Unlike some stories, she did not carry a harp, tho she had four wings on her head, and wings on her heels, as well as a kind of feathery skirt.
Elizara bowed her head in respect. “Siren; thank you for this.â€
“Why do you call? Do not worry, I do not blame you. It was not this ‘you’ that caused the Escha lands..â€
“Doesn’t mean I still don’t feel guilty. But this isn’t about Escha, tho I hope those areas heal and disappear. I need some help, and I think you can.â€
“It isn’t a summoning pact, is it? You know what I’d have to do for that..â€
Elizara shook her head. “No, no. What I need is a way to make sure I don’t have eavesdroppers in a certain situation.†She explained the situation; that she meant to eventually meet the boy in an abandoned town and why, and then explained: “I understand from some old scrolls that Primes like you can give a thread of their power as a spell that can be evoked later. If there’s a way to do that in such a way that it would make sure eavesdroppers could not listen in at all, I think that would be ideal, since I understand that Prime-born magic is almost impossible to dispel unless you were the person that set it loose; if someone else tried, they’d be knocked flat on their backside with their head ringing like a church bell.â€
Siren brought one claw-hand to her chin. “Yes, now I understand. I trust you now that..what happened..is over.†She shook her wings and a feather flew out. Siren caught it then sang a few notes; it glowed, then turned to crystal. She then gave it to Elizara.
“Just a warning, this will only work once, and will work best if you are in a building. It will create a ring of wind and song that will blot out anything that you and whoever is with you is saying to those outside; if someone tries to go though it they will be temporarily rendered deaf as long as they are in the wind or inside the circle. Also, only you can evoke that or revoke that.â€
Elizara smiled; that was just what she needed. Siren then called up the whirlwind again; then whirlwind and Prime disappeared. Thank goodness Siren was agreeable, Elizara thought. I didn’t want to fight two Primes today and I don’t think Fenrir is going to just talk. Not to mention, Siren is worse than Fenrir, tho considering, I’d respect all their powers, I still remember the time I fought Fenrir the hard way a while ago, with a normal group. Had to have a tough paladin back then to take it.
She slipped on her Warp Ring, then used it. She ended up back at the homepoint at Windurst Woods that she started at. She then set off for Windurst Walls..to get to Toraimari Canal via the back door.
They all helped me, now it’s my turn..
I won’t let my world die!
Or let who’s left die!
It was confusing to travel the passageways of Toraimari Canal, even if you had the map. However, Elizara had memorized the way to get to Full Moon Fountain a long time ago. So much so her mind drifted as she scooped up the necessary ninja tools and cast Tonko and Monami, which would make sure she wouldn’t get attacked, and went on her way.
It’s been rough, these couple weeks. Me and my well..Eorzan sister have been training in dreams, and the second time; she brought friends. She remembered that first evening; they’d been talking in that first dream, not sure how they could explain what the other could do until her “sister†had remembered there was a Beginner’s Hall on her world, and Elizara’d remembered that there had once been a Coliseum in Aht Urhgan, but they’d closed it. Part of it was now open for a monster on monster fighting thing called Pankration, but there had once been an arena as well where gladiators had fought. That gave her the germ of an idea; it hadn’t taken long for her to call Diablos so she could get her “sister†to Aht Urhgan and Diablos could reopen that arena in her dreams at least...as a Practice Hall.
The second night though, she had managed to bring a couple friends with her; Yugiri (who was a rather odd ninja of a race Elizara had never seen before; she had a thin, lizard like tail and dainty horns on her head) and Alisaie (She kind of looked like a Elvaan, but they called it Elezen over there; and she was a red mage. A rather odd one, but Elizara had guessed that even the jobs might be different between worlds.). Both of them were incredible fighters; and Elizara was glad for the help, for what was coming was sure to be a huge mess. They were both nice people and good at their jobs, even if it was unorthodox.
Just then, Elizara sensed the spells slipping. She went to one side where there were no monsters, canceled Monami, then recast the spells. It wasn’t long after that that she arrived at Full Moon Fountain.
Elizara canceled the ninja spells, then reached into her bag, removing a Moon Bauble. (This was another Carbuncle’s Ruby with a dark heart.) I hate this., she thought. But there’s no other way to get his attention now a days.. She dropped it right at the edge of the fountain. Carbuncle appeared, as he always did in this situation.
“You really ready for this?â€, he asked.
Elizara nodded. “I don’t see another way. The only way to truly guide that boy is to know what the future may bring, and Fenrir’s power has done that for generations here in Windurst. You already know; I’ll do whatever it takes.â€
Carbuncle nodded and bowed his head. The light shone from his jewel, and the Moon Bauble rose up in the air. Carbuncle also rose into the air; six lights exploded out of the Moon Bauble and hovered over the Fountain, like a huge string of pearls. One was red for Ifrit, another was green for Garuda, another was a really pale light blue for Shiva, a dark blue for Leviathan, purple for Ramuh, and finally a light brown for Titan.
Carbuncle then shouted as the lights sank into the fountain: “Fenrir! Grant us your presence, if only for a while. Draw on the power of the avatars and show yourself to us!â€
Fenrir then appeared. He snarled: “Raurragh! Who dares to summon me from the darkness of the void?
Is that you, Carbuncle?â€
Carbuncle then answered, “Accept my power! And also listen to this one; she has a request to make.â€
Fenrir then turned to face Elizara. “Raurragh! What is it?â€
Elizara straightened up. “Fenrir, you know what is coming. I need information..information that would only normally be available to the Star Sybil. If I can help that boy forge a new future and prevent that Xenohort from deep sixing everything...I need to know what’s coming. Help me guide that boy, guide that star so he can forge a brighter future!â€
Fenrir then snarled, “Rarrrgh! Let’s see if a brighter future is worth this! Do you have the courage to do the impossible?â€
Elizara saw his body language; he wanted to fight. “If that’s what you want, Fenrir..†she said, grabbed out a shihei, and cast Utsusemi:Ichi (since if she had to recast, she’d use Ni because it didn’t take as long to cast). She then reached down inside herself..
:Leviathan! Lend me your power by thy pact!: Power swirled around Elizara; She slowly raised her arms, then pushed her hands out flat, so that her arms were level by her waist. A blue seal formed next to her, and Leviathan..well, his shadow anyway (even tho it looked like the Prime, unless you looked into its eyes; they were curiously blank) appeared in a swirl and a splash of water. She then raised her arms, then lowered them so they were a bit from her hips, with the mental command: :Sic’em!:.
The Leviathan shadow went right to Fenrir and started bashing him with its nose. Elizara raised her arms once again and lowered them; this time giving Leviathan the command: :Spinning Dive!:
Leviathan rose up, then dived for Fenrir, spinning all the way. Elizara didn’t watch, she ran a distance away and waited. She had to; it always took a bit before she could command Leviathan to do that blood pact again. She sensed Fenrir was hitting harder than usual, but not so bad that she couldn’t deal with it. Once she could, she stepped forward, and had Leviathan Spinning Dive again. Again, she ran. She sensed her Leviathan die, so she started to summon him again.
Fenrir ran up and started chomping at her; but all he got was a mouthful of paper shadow, as always. He got two shadows before she managed to resummon; Leviathan went right for Fenrir and started attacking again. Elizara cast Utsusemi:Ni to make sure he couldn’t get her with his teeth; then she had Fenrir Spinning Dive once again, then ran. She got away just in time; Fenrir did his biggest attack, which was Howling Moon (Elizara sensed it though her Leviathan)
Elizara then ran up for the third time (not counting on when he’d come at her) and had Leviathan Spinning Dive once again. As she did, knowing this was the winning one, she thought: Gencay..Izzitda..Twoofy..Slayerindian..Markuma..Mycheal..Guppeh..Kellar...Aarahs..Buteo..Yedythe….Aelim...All my friends..This is for YOU! I won’t let the world go to hell!
Fenrir then went to his knees, then said in a low growl: “Enough! You have shown the strength of your heart and will.â€
Elizara then dismissed Leviathan, then said politely: “Is there a way to do what I ask? The way I feel about this, however; I will have your help willingly in this or not at all, so you have the right to refuse, and no hard feelings. I will not hold you to any pact; I know what happened with Windurst, and I would not doom the rest of the universe to that uncertainty.â€
Fenrir nailed her with a steely glance. “The danger is so great that I know I cannot refuse, rrrr. It is a bit tricky, but I saw this coming. It requires a personal touch.†He howled; Diablos appeared.
There’s trouble and someone needs their can kicked!? And there’s a boy involved?! Woosh thought. She’d almost yelled when Elizara had mentioned whoever Xenohort was needed stopped, but she’d bitten her tongue just in time. Getting caught was no part of her plan. Luckily she’d found a good rock to hide behind at the Fountain; she’d seen the whole fight, as well as Elizara confronting Siren.
It had been lucky earlier that Elizara hadn’t caught her when she’d sneezed; but this seemed pretty big. What the frick has Elizara gotten tangled in? She watched as Diablos and Fenrir summoned the remmants of the Moon Bauble and transformed it with their power. It turned into a deep blue jewel, which fell into Elizara’s hands.
Fenrir then said, “This will allow you to call me into the realm of dreams and bend the rules; ordinarily, as you were warned, we cannot be summoned outside this world. We Primes are tied to the life-force of Vana’diel itself, rrrr. But since you were planning on meeting that boy where his adventures first began, where Spirit Dream Eaters walk, the rules can be bent. I can be summoned out of dreaming then to be able to speak; it won’t be the same as a normal summon, but it will work.†He then explained; he would basically temporarily become a Spirit Dream Eater himself, since she would only be summoning his mind and heart; his original body would be fine until he got back. Unfortunately, this would weaken him considerably until he returned to his real body, but since this was only for talking, it would not matter. He also explained that this was how it must be, because of how his future sight worked.
Elizara agreed, bowed respectfully, then thanked Fenrir (who disappeared). Carbuncle then said quietly: “Goodbye, life forces of Vana’diel..for now.†He vanished, as he always did. Elizara then left out the back and then to West Sarutabaruta. She called Stardust Angel and headed back. Unbeknownst to her, Woosh followed, wondering what was going on. I wish I knew. Asking Fenrir for help? Man. I wonder what is happening. And..this mess is not here!? What’s going on!? Does this have anything to do with Shantotto, Prishe, and Ulmia disappearing?! Prolly does...
Let my heart shine…
Along with my friends..
And light the stars!
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Next up: Back to Twilight Town for a little bit, then it'll be to EORZEA to see how Eorzea-Elizara's doing. Then we head for the end..
You may notice there's a lot more Eli-friends here. This isn't a accident; I had a lot of friends in FFXI, and I have quite a few in XIV too. I think it's b/c I tend to be polite most of the time and always strive to be better at my chosen jobs. ^^
Oh and before we go in; I used some charas from Lvl UP! because that comic was based on events in the real game and also; the charas actually existed, on my server no less! Woosh for instance, played on Midgardsormr/Quetz with me, even tho that chara had to have a name change with the server merge, and is actually a friend of mine. (The guy has 3 charas, all have showed up in that comic) So as a matter of respect, I feel I have to add a little disclaimer. (Yes I did ask first.)
All Lvl Up! characters Copyright ©2018 Fred Perry. Used with permission.
Okay, off to the new player charas that I know you won't recognize. Those that are important, I've used a program called AltanaView to get their faces, since to be honest, I did take screens but I didn't get everyone! I've spoilered it in case someone wants to skip it, but since there's pics, you may not want to; that's to help things flow better since this is a major MOUTHFUL!
Spoiler Show
Woosh -- A fiesty Mithra thief who's a friend of Elizara and got her into the WeSayHurray linkshell. Actually the person behind this Mithra..IS A GUY and who actually has three charas. (This is not unusual. Lot of guys like to do it since the race gives you a slight advantage at first at thief/ninja and/or they like looking at hot girl/roleplaying as girl. It's common enough that there's a slang term for it; MANthra.)
Calcula -- A Mithra Red mage who's Woosh's sister and who draws, and is why Woosh gets sneaky with it in the story. Actually, this is Fred Perry. Yes he did play XI. I don't know him that well since he was rarely on when I played, hence why yes, in this story, Calc gets a tip for some pictures. You may get a few hints why, but you'll really find out why Elizara was commissioning pictures at the end of the story. ^^
Illyria -- Not to be confused with Illirya. That's a elvaan! A sweet little tarutaru Red Mage who helped Elizara out in a jam a while back. As for the real person; Illy's married, and has a special needs kid now who's sweet as candy. And to relate the jam; In my first delve linkshell (that's a level 99 endgame event), one of the leads was a bit of a moron of a paladin. On one run, both white mages didn't have any movement speed gear (that makes you move faster he insisted on using a pair of movement speed pants.. You can guess what ensued. I decided to retire from Delve for a while because of that to level geomancer; I heard from Illy that they thought I wasn't skilling geomancy and bell skill (They were dead wrong. I was doing it in a unorthodox manner b/c the usual area caused me to lag bad, I mean really bad b/c everyone was doing it there). You'd better believe I pitched that delve shell real FAAAAST and left the group! (I found a better group later.) I did do another event with those guys but I was using summoner there..Anyway me and Illy stayed friends, and I still talk to her in XIV sometimes. ^^
Solitude -- You don't see him but I think you can tell he's been annoying Elizara. He tends to talk in the third person by the way, and in this one..he's doing naughty stuff for a Xaxial..
Xaxial -- Again, you don't see him, but he's known as a mild pervert a lot of the time, and he's a Elvaan. Oh and he doesn't like Morgensterns, and Elizara knows that...
Now for the NPCs. In this case, it's Primes:
Siren -- Elizara has a pretty wierd history with this one. Hint; it has something to do with Rhapsodies. (You might want to check that story in the CS archives.) Oh and before you ask; she can't summon her, they never made her summonable in the game.
Fenrir -- This is the guardian Prime of Windurst. He has the ablity to see the future, but it is rarely mentioned in the story.
Elizara's moogle/Kuplo Kopp -- Every adventurer of Vana'diel has a mog house and a moogle in it. I decided for the sake of the story, that Elizara would finally find out what hers was named (besides if I do a sequel, I want to leave it open for that paticular moogle to come along). I decided to go with the name of one of the nicer moogles in XIV just cuz. ^^
Now onto terms:
Job system -- *BIG SIGH* I had thought I'd sorta explained this in the beginning in-fic, but I guess that wasn't good enough. So let me give you the lowdown; what the "extra job" is in game is actually a sub job. (I try to avoid using that specific term in fics) Both main job and sub job are set and cannot be changed until you visit your mog house moogle or a nomad moogle. Also, the sub job is half your main job. Like so: WHM 99/SCH49. Prishe actualy BREAKS that last rule; she's MNK99/WHM99, but then she's a little bad-ass. (She is limited on white mage spells tho, as you'll eventually see when Elizara actually arrives on the scene.) Sub jobs are unlocked by one of two quests, one in Selebina, one across the sea in the area Elizara's farming stuff in.
As for the jobs you'll see Elizara using, I thought you might want a little explaination. She uses Thief and Summoner. I'll go into sub jobs for these real fast so there will be no surpises later. Also if you're really curious about all the jobs in XI: the list is here on BG Wiki.
White Mage: The favored subs are black mage, summoner and scholar. I'll run those down. Black mage used to be called the best white mage sub available at 75 because of a MP conservation trait that came with it, but I didn't care for it; for me it's always been a way to get back home fast. (Warp). At 99 you can warp other people home too with Warp 2. Summoner: Ahh, at 75, I thought this was where it was at. You get autorefresh (1 tic/second) with it; now a days it's obsolete except for one paticular bit of content b/c of the mechanics of it. Scholar: At 99, THIS is where it is at. MP conservation traits, it reduces the cost of spells, and can further with a couple abilites that have limited charges. Rocks, so Elizara uses this one when it gets serious. (It hasn't..YET.)
Thief: I'd better explain that gear first before I get into subs. So okay, the main reason for a thief is a passive ability called Treasure Hunter. For you KH folks; think Lucky Lucky or Lucky Strike. Anyway the Dynamis gloves, boots, and pinkish dagger all have a copy of that ability on there; thief itself gets Treasure Hunter III (three copies of the ability) naturally. So not a suprise that Elizara'd be after a rare item with her thief! Oh and it caps at 5, I didn't know that when I was actually playing so I would pile it on. Anyway the favored subs are Dancer, Warrior, and Ninja. Dancer is mostly for solo since you can heal yourself with it (you can equip two daggers like Ninja though); Warrior's for doing a lot of damage (tho I rarely used it), and Ninja is your general purpose Thief sub and used to be the gold standard since that let you equip two daggers, and let you swing really faaaast!
Summoner: DO NOT MAKE POKEMON JOKES PLEASE! Sorry, had to say that since I got really sick of people making pokemon jokes in their macros, like "Carbuncle! I choose YOU!"..no, a avatar is not a pokemon! *mumble, mumble* Anyway as for subs; White Mage I'd consider to be the best summoner sub, bar none. You get reraise and stoneskin from that, which can help loads. Red mage is also used at 99 because of Convert, but I think that's only really useful in Abyssea since you lose reraise, and 'vert can be really risky since it swaps your HP for your mp. Ouch. And ninja (which you'll see here) is highly situational.
What is that stupid strat Elizara's using on Fenrir?! -- I figured this would confuse a few folks who never played FFXI summoner. So okay, let me give you the lowdown. That's basically the usual summoner solo strat; it's called Carbuncle kiting, or as I liked to call it (I had a habit of teaching every young summoner that came though a summoner ls I was in this trick) bomb-fu (since I first learned it xping on BOMBS.). The basic strat for bombs is; summon carbuncle, run until your avatar is just a name, wait until it dies, resummon, then lather, rinse repeat until bomb is down. With something like Fenrir; well, we add avatar ablities in the mix, which are called blood pacts, so it dies faster. Fenrir, however, cheats a bit and runs so fast that running until the avatar's name is visible and not it's hp bar (In this case Leviathan; that's the most common avatar to use on Fenrir) doesn't work so hot, so this is the one time I ever used /ninja on summoner. Better he eat shadow and not my tail, thanks hehe.
Those Tetra Master cards -- I mention it only b/c FFXI and Tetra Master have a wierd little history. I think this should of been in the game. However, they had it so you had to pay a buck extra to play that. (No thanks, and a lot of folks have said that.) They finally shut this part down not too long ago, but I decided to hint that it is part of Vana'diel with this, I think it should of been at the "gambling tables" they put in. /shrug
Also the names she thinks of? Those are people she met though that summoner LS! Also, can you find the poem hidden in the story? I bet you'll see it..
I've been beating around the stupid bush too long again. Here..WE..GO!
Interlude 1: Chasing Secrets and Stars
Vana’diel, Buburimu Peninsula about the same time...
Anyone who saw her would wonder if she was either helping a new adventurer or was nuts, Elizara thought. For what thief would be killing the leeches like this at one of the beaches in Buburimu unless they were either making a certain jug that attracted a nice monster for low level beastmaster, or was after a Carbuncle’s Ruby? Especially one like her, who had a certain pair of distinctive grey and tan boots on, the brown beret, red, brown and silver shirt, her tight, brown pants with a mesh-y pattern on the inner thighs, and especially that salmon dagger she wore and was using in her left hand; her Izhiikoh in the other, which she’d gotten from Delve earlier. Not to mention anyone would recognize the half gloves she wore as a prize from Dynamis that had been upgraded.
All this was the mark of a very strong Thief; most strong thieves had no business messing with those leeches. There were a lot of other things to kill for items that made more money on the auction house. If any bystanders knew I was after a Ruby for me, they’d really think I was nuts. But I swear, you want it, and it won’t show up. Been at this for an hour… She sighed and let a couple more leeches have it, and checked their innards. In the second, finally..there was the Carbuncle’s Ruby she’d been getting her daggers bloody over.
Elizara then sighed, cleaned her daggers, then sheathed them. Dang it, the things I do to help keep the secret. If the enemy knew what I’ve been finding out, yikes. We’d be dead...And if I’m going to ask Fenrir for help, I’m going to have to have a way to conceal it. That bozo would give both arms and both legs for the chance I want to give that boy; a chance to get some hints on the future and how maybe, just maybe, he can choose the path to change it! I know what Carbuncle asked of me though to help summon the one Prime that has mostly been forgotten; Siren..I think she could make sure there isn’t any eavesdroppers. And it’s necessary; if the enemy finds out what all the people that closely know the Star Sybil know; that Fenrir can actually see the future, he’d rip the worlds apart to get at Fenrir. But from what happened; I know the future is not set in stone, though, so it’s possible to change it..as long as you are not a time traveler.
She rinsed the Ruby off in the seawater and headed to the outpost. It was only a moment to have the taru at the outpost teleport her back to Windurst. Going to have to change jobs in a second. I don’t know if Siren’s going to want to fight or not. And I’m first to admit, I’m not that good at soloing tougher monsters on thief, even when my extra job is dancer. Summoner or beastmaster is where it’s at for solo, and with Primes; I’d rather go summoner. And I’m definitely going to need summoner for Fenrir; he always wakes up on the wrong side of the Fountain, so I’m going to have to be prepared for a fight.
She sighed again, remembering all she’d been though in the past few days. After she talked to Cait, she’d been though the forbidden section in the Optistery with the help of Tosuka-Porika (he’d promised to keep the secret and had helped her find what she needed); though the forbidden section (again) in the Selennia Memorial Library with Arciela’s help (she’d also promised not to tell), went to talk to Grav’iton’s ghost (Grav’iton wasn’t happy about telling Elizara what she knew about keyblades; Elizara had to swear never to tell anyone but the boy to get her to talk. Elizara had gotten the impression that Grav’iton didn’t like keyblade wielders one bit.), had spoken with Yve’nolie’s ghost (Again, she’d had to make an oath not to tell anyone but that boy. Yve’nolie had been afraid of keyblades as well) and finally, had been caught by Esha’natrl (Esha’natrl had given Elizara quite an earful over the whole thing; but she’d told Elizara what she knew in the end). It’s all safe in a little journal I mean to give him; if anyone else but me tries to touch that, they’re getting a beatdown. I won’t go back on my word. Not ever.
Just as she got most of her summoner gear (well, all but the staff, one of her rings, her necklace for that, and the other earring.. Her moogle had that stuff.) from the porter moogle, she heard a voice calling her on the friend pearl. “I got that done, where do you want to meet?â€
Elizara touched her left ear. “Oh, hey Calcula. Meet me at the big fountain in Windurst?â€
“Okay. Be there in a couple minutes.â€
It didn’t take long for Elizara to move from Port Windurst to Windurst Woods. Man, who would of thought Woosh would know of someone who could actually draw? And her sister, too. She smiled and remembered..
“Dangit, dangit, dangit.†Elizara had said under her breath while running by Woosh. Woosh looked up curiously and her tail went up.
“What’s wrong? You’ve been running around like a headless chocobo!†Woosh had said.
“Well, part of it’s personal, but..I need to get some pictures. You know the Soultrapper plates that let you take normal pictures don’t last more than two months..And I can’t draw worth stink-o and don’t know who to ask...â€
“Say no more.†Woosh grinned and winked. “My sister can draw pretty well and I think she’d be glad to take the commission.†Woosh then told her where Calcula was fishing…
Yeah, turned out to be a little funny, too. When I came up on Stardust Angel, I think Calc jumped six fulms. Tho she was glad for the commission. Oh yeah, Woosh isn’t the only one trying to find out what I’ve been up to. Ever since I asked Demandred to make..THAT...he’s been after me too. I mean, yeah, it was a toy, but I’m not interested enough in any guys to get married and have a kid, and I don’t have any sisters. My adopted brother, Shadowneko, hasn’t found a girl either. And my aunts haven’t had any kids recently..Sheesh!
She ran to the fountain; just as she got there, she saw Calcula coming, with the feather of her pimp hat waving in the breeze (Calcula was a red mage). She was wearing the red mage artifact armor too; or so it seemed. (It was probably upgraded all the way, which made it decent gear.) The gear was red, tan, and gold, with shoulder vambraces that were very distinctive. The only jarring note if you knew anything about red mages was she was using a Chatoyant Staff; red mages didn’t have any skill with staves at all. If they wanted to attack and not spin a lot of spells, they would use a sword instead. (Most red mages didn’t bother, Elizara knew. Most liked to use the fine art of “casting gravity and poison on something and hauling ass†as a certain paladin had called it instead. The elemental staves..or the merged one, which was chatoyant..were better for that.) Her pinkish hair (which was in a high ponytail) also waved a bit as she came up to the edge of the fountain.
Elizara held out her hand for a handshake; Calcula took it and they shook. Calcula then reached into her gobbiebag and gave Elizara a stack of pictures. “I still don’t get why you wanted these..†Her tail twitched a bit.
“Um, I think I said this is personal? Thank you though.†Elizara reached into a pocket and slipped Calcula a fat sack of money (500 thousand; The commission fee had been pretty expensive in the first place, but the usual polite thing to do when you didn’t know the crafter very well (And Elizara counted an artist like Calc as a crafter) was to give them a tip when you got the item or items. If you knew said crafter well, you didn’t have to do that as long as you supplied materials, tho Elizara tended to tip anyway if it was a pain in the south end or a high quality item.)
Calcula then slipped the money into a pocket. “You’re welcome!†Elizara then waved and headed for the mog house complex. Little did Elizara know that after she turned her back, Calc said quietly, “Sis, I still don’t know what’s going on here..â€
A voice that Elizara would of found rather familiar answered quietly, “Neither do I.†Woosh then appeared (she’d had sneak and invisible on from Spectral Jig since she was using Dancer as her extra job); she was a thief. She had the same color hair as her sister, tho it was shorter and spikier; and she was using different gear than Elizara. As in, upgraded artifact armor gear (green hat that covered her ears, a short jacket that was open in front with a very short shirt under it, short brown leather boots, green shorts with a belt made out of pouches around the waist..just the usual. She also used different daggers than Elizara; she had the relic dagger(Mandau, and it was fully upgraded) and a Izhiikoh as offhand.)
Woosh continued, “I think I told ya she’s been acting really strange, sis. Running to the Optistery and Adoulin a lot. Saying on WeSayHurray “LINKSHELL OFF!†a lot when she hasn’t been in any tough fights lately. She’s also not been as chatty as usual.â€
Calcula cocked her head. “You know her better than I do sis, so I’ll take your word for it.†Just then they heard a loud yell from Elizara from the direction of the mog house. They both jumped from the noise.
Woosh shook her head. “That’s the fourth time I’ve heard her yell like that lately. Enough’s enough. Leave this to me, sis. I’ll try tailing her and see what I can find out.†Woosh’s tail twitched in a fashion that’d tell anyone who was watching that she was thinking of doing something that was a little naughty.
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Back at the entrance to the mog house, Elizara had been minding her own business when she got ambushed by Demandred. Again.
“DEM! Didn’t I tell you when I asked you to make that, that it was personal?! How many times do I have to tell you I haven’t gone sweet on someone?â€â€
Demandred did a knowing wink at her. “I swear, asking for a boy’s toy? You sure you don’t have a boyfriend?â€
Elizara muttered, “Oh, shit! Shit, shit, shit!!!†and then said more loudly, “No I don’t! Can you please stay out of my beeswax?†She stamped right for the entrance.
Demandred shook his head; this was quite the mystery, and since Elizara had knocked down every other option why with that toy, that seemed like the only one left. Just then however, a voice near his feet said, “Um..Why was Elizara..CUSSING?â€
Dem looked down. There, at his feet, was a little red mage tarutaru with red hair. She had the other “pimp hat†on, which was a prize from dynamis (tho it was probably upgraded). It had a black instead of a red top and had some silver scrollwork on the black. She also was wearing the red mage gear that one could get from Abyssea, which was a bit fancier (gold scrollwork, and a big heart button at the throat), as well as a Chatoyant staff. She had placed her hands over her mouth like she was really startled.
She moved her hands to her hips. “Elizara never cusses unless she’s so mad or frustrated, she’s in the mood to strangle someone. What did you do!?â€
“Um..she asked me to make her a really odd item; it’s a boy’s toy actually. Been trying to figure out who the lucky kid is, but she won’t tell me and clams up when I mention it...That’s just made me more curious, especially since she’s been acting pretty weird lately.â€
The taru winked. “Might want to stifle it, especially if she’s gotten to saying..that. And sorry if I startled you, sir; I was looking for an earring I dropped.â€
“Did you find it?â€
The taru shook her head. “Nope; where in the grass is it?â€
“I’ll help you look. Annoying, losing a little thing like that in the grass..†He got on his knees and started looking for the missing earring. It didn’t take Dem long to find it; it had rolled behind a rock. He picked it up and offered it to the taru. “Is this it?â€
The taru nodded. “Yes, thank you.†She took a rag out of her bag, wet it with some water, wiped the earring off, then put it back on.
Dem smiled at the taru. “Everything okay now?â€
The taru nodded and smiled, then straightened her hat. “I guess since we share a friend, I might as well introduce myself? I’m Illyria...â€
Dem grinned. “I’m Demandred, nice to meet you. Sorry you had to see that..â€
Illyria nodded. “It’s okay. My stupid fault that I tripped just as she stepped into the area, though.â€
“It happens. Anyway I’d better get going. Hopefully I can find out later..†He brought out a warp ring and warped away.
Illyria thought a second. I’d better go knock on her mog house door. I don’t know if I can find out what she’s been up to, but maybe I can just help her out. She ran to the entrance to the mog house complex.
Even tho right now
I walk alone
I do not forget
Where I’ve been
And who helped me get where I am…
Meanwhile, Elizara was poking her head in her armorie. Her moogle had picked up a small broom and was checking under the green table with her Cordon Bleu set on it.
“Kupo! Solitude isn’t under here...â€
“And he isn’t in here. Darn that stupid taru. If I catch him in here again, I’m going to find Xaxial and shove my Morgenstern up his...†She shut the armorie, picked up a broom and started poking behind her bookcase.
“Why are you going to do that, kupo?â€
“Because I know who sicced Soli on me. Darn that Xaxial. I ought to smash Soli’s soultrapper, too...Bet that’s why Xax did it though. I tend to like my privacy and don’t want anyone to see me in my underwear. Pictures or any other way. So I guess...I’m kinda hard to get.†She was glad her moogle was helping in this situation; they were really good friends. I’m glad he helped me confront the MHMU leaders. At least..when that boy has to say goodbye this time, it won’t be forever if my idea works. She remembered…
They had met the leaders of the MHMU where Beanie had her wedding a while ago, out in Sarutabaruta. (It was pretty ironic since Beanie hadn’t really liked Elizara.) The president (Elizara didn’t know that moogle’s name, but they rarely revealed their names) heard her out.
“You mean, this is about a keyblade wielder?!â€
Elizara nodded. “I know, I know, there’s a seal but somehow we’re involved anyway. He can’t come here because of that, but people from here can go over there if you know the way. That’s what happened; thing is, those three’ll have to come back eventually. I realize he might make some friends because those three are there; but since they will have to come back; it’s just too cruel to just do nothing because he won’t ever be able to speak to them again..You moogles handle letters from other dimensions all the time. Is there a way for a keyblade wielder to send one here?â€
Her moogle had spoken up. “Kupo!! Kupo!! You guys know there is, I read about it!â€
The lead had agreed and said he’d set it up if she could find an item that would work. It’d taken Elizara a bit to think about it; then she’d hit upon that toy she’d asked Dem to make (even tho Dem was giving her a lot of grief about it); she knew whatever-it-was had to be snuck past the enemy, and from what she’d heard about that moron, he not only had done beyond cruel trial and error experiments, he only seemed to see what he wanted to see. So there is a good chance that if ..whatever..looked ordinary or was something he’d have a good chuckle at, he wouldn’t pry too far into it and find the moogle magic.
After Elizara had gotten that toy (Well, it was a toy.) they met the leaders of the MHMU again. It didn’t take long for them to set up the base for the letter-spell. Then Elizara had gotten a surprise.
“Kupo!†her moogle had said. “I don’t know if I can be with you then kupo, since you’ll have to go though Dynamis for the planned meeting; that place creeps me out! But there’s another way to key it, and I trust you enough to help you that way, kupo. But one thing I need to tell you to get it to work.. My name is..Kuplo Kopp..â€
Elizara had been shocked by that. No mog house moogle ever revealed his or her name! The MHMU leads were a little upset by that as well since it was irregular, but they could understand it this time.
Yeah, I accepted that; Kuplo’s my friend after all. I promised I wouldn’t use his name where there was any chance it’d be overheard; I know now why moogles usually don’t give us their names; names have power with them, so they prefer to not tell us adventurers. But on the other paw..If I ever go to the more normal part of the worlds that boy knows, it’ll be less awkward, since Kuplo said he’d come with me then. Gracious, there must be a million moogles; and he’s cool with being called by his name when we’re not on Vana’diel, he said.
Just as Elizara confirmed that Solitude wasn’t behind the bookcase, there was a knock at the door. “Elizara?†she heard Illyria say.
Elizara then opened the door. “What are you up to, Illy?â€
“Not much. Heard the little argument outside and decided to check on you. Everything okay?â€
“Kind of.†Just then, Kuplo was poking under the table that had her goldfish bowl and fighting fish tank on it. Illyria peeped around Elizara.
“What is your moogle doing?!â€
Elizara blushed. “Um, I’ve been having a doggone rotten taru called Solitude sneaking into my room lately. He’s been trying to get pictures of me changing jobs for a Elvaan called Xaxial..If I catch him in here again..they’re both getting a world of pain.†Elizara stomped one foot a little bit. “So we’re trying to make sure my room’s Soli-free since I need to change to summoner...â€
“Bah. I’m guessing Xaxial’s a bit addicted to naked girls?â€
Elizara nodded. Illyria continued, “I don’t mind ruining his day then. Mind if I help?â€
Elizara grinned. “Sure. I think my moogle wouldn’t mind a little help; this is as annoying to him as it is to me.â€
Kuplo chimed in, “Kupo! That little taru’s being a big fat rat. I don’t mind help catching him; I got a spare broom if you need it.†Illy nodded, knowing that under most circumstances, adventurers were not allowed to use weapons or attack-type magic against other adventurers. (Sleep spells were a minor exception but it had to be justified or the caster got in trouble. Brooms, however, didn’t count tho the handles could really hurt.) He tossed Illyria a moogle sized broom….which was just fine for a taru. Illy came in; Elizara shut the door. The trio checked the room thoroughly. No Soli, but Illy found a wrapped package under the bed. It was wrapped in blue paper, and had a gold ribbon.
“What’s this?â€
Elizara flinched. “Please don’t open that!†She grabbed it, then passed it to Kuplo, who put it in the mog safe.
“Is that..what Demandred was wondering about?â€
Elizara nodded and sighed. “That package has given me a lot of trouble; yes it’s a wooden toy. You proly know..I don’t do a lot of woodworking, especially master-level woodworking that takes smithing, too..â€
Illyria nodded. “Who’s it for? I know that’s all Demandred wants to know..†Illy guessed that’s why Elizara had asked Demandred for it; if that thing could only be made by someone with master-level woodworking, then it was probably a bit rare and whoever it was for was very lucky.
Elizara sighed again. “It’s a secret. Don’t worry, not embarrassing but I really don’t want anyone to find out.â€
Illyria noticed Elizara was a bit worked up and nervous, so she thought; It might not be embarrassing but I think whatever this is is something a bit sensitive. She’ll tell when she’s ready, I know that from experience. “Like..what happened in that delve linkshell? Ugh.â€
Elizara said in a relieved voice, “Yeah. Thanks again for telling me those guys were talking dirty about me behind my back. Geez. Like I wouldn’t work on my skills.â€
“Yeah, and ironically you were skilling geomancy at that time, and of course they didn’t know; they just saw you in past Windurst since you were staying away from the crowd, which was skilling it in Abyssea.â€
Elizara then nodded at Illyria, then smiled at Kuplo. “Day isn’t getting any longer. I’d better do this.â€
Illy asked quickly, “What are you planning?â€
I’d better be careful how much I say!, Elizara thought. “Got a minor matter to deal with, then I’m going to give Fenrir a spanking...â€
Illirya winked. “Bad mood?â€
I’ll go along with that…“You can say that; Don’t need help for this really.â€
Illirya nodded. Elizara then nodded to Kuplo. Kuplo drew out a big ring with stones on looped chains strung on it, like a chain of beads.
“You ready, kupo?†He offered the ring to Elizara. Illirya knew what was coming and politely turned her back and covered her eyes.
“Yep.†She chose the summoner stone (had an engraving of Carbuncle on it, with a staff behind Carbuncle) and the Ninja stone (that had two crossed katanas on it). “Let’s do it, moogle.â€
Kuplo carefully removed the two stones. “I gotcha, kupo; main summoner, extra job ninja..†and caught them in one paw, then gestured with the other paw and whirled. Elizara was surrounded by a whirlwind of light; she felt the change and embraced it, as she always did. And as always, her clothes and weapons fell off. (This was why she’d been getting really annoyed at Solitude; she didn’t like to be caught like this.) She was left standing in her underwear. It didn’t take her long to grab her summoner clothes; green and brown pants that flared at the bottom and that had green and brown triangles at the bottom and laced leather at the knees, the reddish shoes that curled at the toes, her black and gold halfgloves that was her hard won Nashira Gages, and the top, that had reddish-leather patterns, white on the collar, and a sort of ropish thing on the sleeves. All of that was the mark of a powerful Summoner that no one in their right mind would mess with. She picked up her Caller’s Horn, then told Illy; “It’s safe to look now.â€
Illirya turned around and put her hands down. Elizara put the Horn on where it belonged, and then her rings and other accessories, including a cape. Kuplo handed her Gridarvor (which if someone didn’t know better, looked like a Monster Signa; straight, plain staff, two sticks at the end (the top one was curved like a horn), with a cloth with something like a target stretched between them) She put it on her back; Illirya reached up to help straighten it.
“Thanks, Illy.†Elizara offered a hug to her friend; they cuddled a second. Elizara checked her bag for the ninja tools she always had when she used that job as extra job; she had plenty of shinobi-tabi, sanjaku-tenugui, and most important, shihei. She also made sure her Holla ring, her warp cugel, and her warp ring were in easy reach, since she had one stop to make before she could take care of business. (Part of her business was in Yuhtunga Jungle, so she’d have to come back for a teleport; they’d recently outfitted and built more homepoints since they’d figured out how to use them as telepoints.)
Illirya gave her friend a wave, then left the mog house. After the door shut again, Elizara drew out the pictures she’d gotten from Calcula.
“Could you take care of these while I’m gone, moogle, please?â€
Kuplo nodded. “Sure, kupo. I’ll put them in a binding for you..I still wonder why you had to ask her.â€
Elizara shook her head. “Because that boy has never been here; I did take notes, but some of the creatures around here would get a “What, huh?â€. I can show him a few with my Tetra Master cards, but I can’t let those cards out of my sight since those are rare, blast it. I don’t want to go though the trouble of getting them..again.â€
Kuplo smiled. “So, kupo..you need them simply because you know you take some stuff for granted, right?â€
Elizara nodded. “Yep. Goes with the territory, I’m afraid. Anyway, wish me luck. I hope I don’t have to swat a Prime avatar twice today.â€
“Kupo! Kupo! Hope not. Good luck though!â€
Some have vanished, as our ilk
Are prone to…
Some are still walking…
But all are alive
Inside of my heart
Inside my memories…
It didn’t take Elizara long to exit the mog house complex, slip on her Holla Ring, then use it. (This was clumsier than if she was white mage, but this was the best way.) She called Stardust Angel, and they headed to Carbuncle’s circle.
Once she’d gotten there, she removed the Carbuncle’s Ruby she’d farmed, then called out, “Carbuncle, Carbuncle, will you please speak to me?†with a little will behind it. Carbuncle appeared out of the middle.
“Are you ready for this?â€
Elizara nodded. “Ready as I’m going to be. I hope Siren will be agreeable; I wish that what recently happened hadn’t been sorta my fault..well. Hopefully I can make it up to her. And hopefully she can help; the power of you prime avatars is really hard to dispel by a normal mage. Which I think makes that ideal to keep the enemy away.â€
Carbuncle nodded. “Let me see that Ruby, okay?†Elizara held it out to Carbuncle; some light shone from the jewel on his forehead, and it surrounded the Ruby. Just then, the wind also blew very hard; the stone turned a very light grey-white right there. The ruby then fell back into Elizara’s hand.
Carbuncle hopped up and his tail twitched. “There. That will allow you to call Siren for a conversation without consequences once.â€
“Thank you Carbuncle. Hopefully this will not lead to a fight; I know Siren is more tied to the land than the rest of you, since she is the source of Geomancy, but you know what I mean to ask. I don’t think it’ll hurt a thing.â€
Carbuncle shook his head. “No, it won’t. Having a way to keep eavesdroppers from overhearing is a very good idea, considering what you have.â€
Elizara nodded to Carbuncle, who jumped into the air, curled into a ball, and disappeared. Elizara then swapped her staff for a moment for the warp cugel; then used it. She found herself at the home point in Windurst Woods. It only took her a moment to swap back. Just then she thought she heard someone sneeze; she looked around and saw nothing. Must of been my imagination!, she thought. She reached out to the telepoint and chose her destination; next moment, she was near the exit of the Sea Serpent Grotto. It didn’t take her long to run out and over to where the Sahagins were playing. Not that she meant to mess with those fish guys.
She drew out the altered Carbuncle’s Ruby, concentrated on it, and called out: “Singer, guardian of the very land, wilt thou show yourself to me? Siren, please!â€
The Ruby rose out of Elizara’s hand and glowed. It moved to where not too long ago, she’d had to get friends to help her subdue Siren; a whirlwind appeared and grew, then was dispelled; Siren floated there where the whirlwind had been. Unlike some stories, she did not carry a harp, tho she had four wings on her head, and wings on her heels, as well as a kind of feathery skirt.
Elizara bowed her head in respect. “Siren; thank you for this.â€
“Why do you call? Do not worry, I do not blame you. It was not this ‘you’ that caused the Escha lands..â€
“Doesn’t mean I still don’t feel guilty. But this isn’t about Escha, tho I hope those areas heal and disappear. I need some help, and I think you can.â€
“It isn’t a summoning pact, is it? You know what I’d have to do for that..â€
Elizara shook her head. “No, no. What I need is a way to make sure I don’t have eavesdroppers in a certain situation.†She explained the situation; that she meant to eventually meet the boy in an abandoned town and why, and then explained: “I understand from some old scrolls that Primes like you can give a thread of their power as a spell that can be evoked later. If there’s a way to do that in such a way that it would make sure eavesdroppers could not listen in at all, I think that would be ideal, since I understand that Prime-born magic is almost impossible to dispel unless you were the person that set it loose; if someone else tried, they’d be knocked flat on their backside with their head ringing like a church bell.â€
Siren brought one claw-hand to her chin. “Yes, now I understand. I trust you now that..what happened..is over.†She shook her wings and a feather flew out. Siren caught it then sang a few notes; it glowed, then turned to crystal. She then gave it to Elizara.
“Just a warning, this will only work once, and will work best if you are in a building. It will create a ring of wind and song that will blot out anything that you and whoever is with you is saying to those outside; if someone tries to go though it they will be temporarily rendered deaf as long as they are in the wind or inside the circle. Also, only you can evoke that or revoke that.â€
Elizara smiled; that was just what she needed. Siren then called up the whirlwind again; then whirlwind and Prime disappeared. Thank goodness Siren was agreeable, Elizara thought. I didn’t want to fight two Primes today and I don’t think Fenrir is going to just talk. Not to mention, Siren is worse than Fenrir, tho considering, I’d respect all their powers, I still remember the time I fought Fenrir the hard way a while ago, with a normal group. Had to have a tough paladin back then to take it.
She slipped on her Warp Ring, then used it. She ended up back at the homepoint at Windurst Woods that she started at. She then set off for Windurst Walls..to get to Toraimari Canal via the back door.
They all helped me, now it’s my turn..
I won’t let my world die!
Or let who’s left die!
It was confusing to travel the passageways of Toraimari Canal, even if you had the map. However, Elizara had memorized the way to get to Full Moon Fountain a long time ago. So much so her mind drifted as she scooped up the necessary ninja tools and cast Tonko and Monami, which would make sure she wouldn’t get attacked, and went on her way.
It’s been rough, these couple weeks. Me and my well..Eorzan sister have been training in dreams, and the second time; she brought friends. She remembered that first evening; they’d been talking in that first dream, not sure how they could explain what the other could do until her “sister†had remembered there was a Beginner’s Hall on her world, and Elizara’d remembered that there had once been a Coliseum in Aht Urhgan, but they’d closed it. Part of it was now open for a monster on monster fighting thing called Pankration, but there had once been an arena as well where gladiators had fought. That gave her the germ of an idea; it hadn’t taken long for her to call Diablos so she could get her “sister†to Aht Urhgan and Diablos could reopen that arena in her dreams at least...as a Practice Hall.
The second night though, she had managed to bring a couple friends with her; Yugiri (who was a rather odd ninja of a race Elizara had never seen before; she had a thin, lizard like tail and dainty horns on her head) and Alisaie (She kind of looked like a Elvaan, but they called it Elezen over there; and she was a red mage. A rather odd one, but Elizara had guessed that even the jobs might be different between worlds.). Both of them were incredible fighters; and Elizara was glad for the help, for what was coming was sure to be a huge mess. They were both nice people and good at their jobs, even if it was unorthodox.
Just then, Elizara sensed the spells slipping. She went to one side where there were no monsters, canceled Monami, then recast the spells. It wasn’t long after that that she arrived at Full Moon Fountain.
Elizara canceled the ninja spells, then reached into her bag, removing a Moon Bauble. (This was another Carbuncle’s Ruby with a dark heart.) I hate this., she thought. But there’s no other way to get his attention now a days.. She dropped it right at the edge of the fountain. Carbuncle appeared, as he always did in this situation.
“You really ready for this?â€, he asked.
Elizara nodded. “I don’t see another way. The only way to truly guide that boy is to know what the future may bring, and Fenrir’s power has done that for generations here in Windurst. You already know; I’ll do whatever it takes.â€
Carbuncle nodded and bowed his head. The light shone from his jewel, and the Moon Bauble rose up in the air. Carbuncle also rose into the air; six lights exploded out of the Moon Bauble and hovered over the Fountain, like a huge string of pearls. One was red for Ifrit, another was green for Garuda, another was a really pale light blue for Shiva, a dark blue for Leviathan, purple for Ramuh, and finally a light brown for Titan.
Carbuncle then shouted as the lights sank into the fountain: “Fenrir! Grant us your presence, if only for a while. Draw on the power of the avatars and show yourself to us!â€
Fenrir then appeared. He snarled: “Raurragh! Who dares to summon me from the darkness of the void?
Is that you, Carbuncle?â€
Carbuncle then answered, “Accept my power! And also listen to this one; she has a request to make.â€
Fenrir then turned to face Elizara. “Raurragh! What is it?â€
Elizara straightened up. “Fenrir, you know what is coming. I need information..information that would only normally be available to the Star Sybil. If I can help that boy forge a new future and prevent that Xenohort from deep sixing everything...I need to know what’s coming. Help me guide that boy, guide that star so he can forge a brighter future!â€
Fenrir then snarled, “Rarrrgh! Let’s see if a brighter future is worth this! Do you have the courage to do the impossible?â€
Elizara saw his body language; he wanted to fight. “If that’s what you want, Fenrir..†she said, grabbed out a shihei, and cast Utsusemi:Ichi (since if she had to recast, she’d use Ni because it didn’t take as long to cast). She then reached down inside herself..
:Leviathan! Lend me your power by thy pact!: Power swirled around Elizara; She slowly raised her arms, then pushed her hands out flat, so that her arms were level by her waist. A blue seal formed next to her, and Leviathan..well, his shadow anyway (even tho it looked like the Prime, unless you looked into its eyes; they were curiously blank) appeared in a swirl and a splash of water. She then raised her arms, then lowered them so they were a bit from her hips, with the mental command: :Sic’em!:.
The Leviathan shadow went right to Fenrir and started bashing him with its nose. Elizara raised her arms once again and lowered them; this time giving Leviathan the command: :Spinning Dive!:
Leviathan rose up, then dived for Fenrir, spinning all the way. Elizara didn’t watch, she ran a distance away and waited. She had to; it always took a bit before she could command Leviathan to do that blood pact again. She sensed Fenrir was hitting harder than usual, but not so bad that she couldn’t deal with it. Once she could, she stepped forward, and had Leviathan Spinning Dive again. Again, she ran. She sensed her Leviathan die, so she started to summon him again.
Fenrir ran up and started chomping at her; but all he got was a mouthful of paper shadow, as always. He got two shadows before she managed to resummon; Leviathan went right for Fenrir and started attacking again. Elizara cast Utsusemi:Ni to make sure he couldn’t get her with his teeth; then she had Fenrir Spinning Dive once again, then ran. She got away just in time; Fenrir did his biggest attack, which was Howling Moon (Elizara sensed it though her Leviathan)
Elizara then ran up for the third time (not counting on when he’d come at her) and had Leviathan Spinning Dive once again. As she did, knowing this was the winning one, she thought: Gencay..Izzitda..Twoofy..Slayerindian..Markuma..Mycheal..Guppeh..Kellar...Aarahs..Buteo..Yedythe….Aelim...All my friends..This is for YOU! I won’t let the world go to hell!
Fenrir then went to his knees, then said in a low growl: “Enough! You have shown the strength of your heart and will.â€
Elizara then dismissed Leviathan, then said politely: “Is there a way to do what I ask? The way I feel about this, however; I will have your help willingly in this or not at all, so you have the right to refuse, and no hard feelings. I will not hold you to any pact; I know what happened with Windurst, and I would not doom the rest of the universe to that uncertainty.â€
Fenrir nailed her with a steely glance. “The danger is so great that I know I cannot refuse, rrrr. It is a bit tricky, but I saw this coming. It requires a personal touch.†He howled; Diablos appeared.
There’s trouble and someone needs their can kicked!? And there’s a boy involved?! Woosh thought. She’d almost yelled when Elizara had mentioned whoever Xenohort was needed stopped, but she’d bitten her tongue just in time. Getting caught was no part of her plan. Luckily she’d found a good rock to hide behind at the Fountain; she’d seen the whole fight, as well as Elizara confronting Siren.
It had been lucky earlier that Elizara hadn’t caught her when she’d sneezed; but this seemed pretty big. What the frick has Elizara gotten tangled in? She watched as Diablos and Fenrir summoned the remmants of the Moon Bauble and transformed it with their power. It turned into a deep blue jewel, which fell into Elizara’s hands.
Fenrir then said, “This will allow you to call me into the realm of dreams and bend the rules; ordinarily, as you were warned, we cannot be summoned outside this world. We Primes are tied to the life-force of Vana’diel itself, rrrr. But since you were planning on meeting that boy where his adventures first began, where Spirit Dream Eaters walk, the rules can be bent. I can be summoned out of dreaming then to be able to speak; it won’t be the same as a normal summon, but it will work.†He then explained; he would basically temporarily become a Spirit Dream Eater himself, since she would only be summoning his mind and heart; his original body would be fine until he got back. Unfortunately, this would weaken him considerably until he returned to his real body, but since this was only for talking, it would not matter. He also explained that this was how it must be, because of how his future sight worked.
Elizara agreed, bowed respectfully, then thanked Fenrir (who disappeared). Carbuncle then said quietly: “Goodbye, life forces of Vana’diel..for now.†He vanished, as he always did. Elizara then left out the back and then to West Sarutabaruta. She called Stardust Angel and headed back. Unbeknownst to her, Woosh followed, wondering what was going on. I wish I knew. Asking Fenrir for help? Man. I wonder what is happening. And..this mess is not here!? What’s going on!? Does this have anything to do with Shantotto, Prishe, and Ulmia disappearing?! Prolly does...
Let my heart shine…
Along with my friends..
And light the stars!
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Next up: Back to Twilight Town for a little bit, then it'll be to EORZEA to see how Eorzea-Elizara's doing. Then we head for the end..
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