The Quest for the Final Summoning, Ch. 1
 

Chapter 1: "The Winds of Change"

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A warm breeze blew through the island of Besaid, rustling Raine's blonde hair. It was the first time she had been to Besaid... and it was where her journey would start- her pilgrimage. Her homeland, Kilika was were she made the commitment to travel Spira with her guardians by her side, and now it was time for her to fufil her pledge.

The village of Besaid we rather small, but the area around it was beautiful. It reminded her of her own Kilika... only smaller.

As the group walked through the village, approaching the Temple, villagers stopped by the road to see the new Summoner-to-be. A few bowed in respect, a sign of their wishing for her safe journey... and for her sucess in bringing the Calm to Spira.

Raine stood at the foot of the large temple, gawking up at it, despite herself. She had seen the Temple on her own island many times, but this temple in Besaid was so big compaired to the dwarf of a town that surrounded it.

(OOC: yeah, we're starting in Besaid. It makes sense to go on this path to keep from traveling back and forth on Spira to get all of the Aeons. And I would guess it's the summoner's path, instead of some starting with super-powerful ones like Bahamut first. You would probably need to appeal to the weaker Aeon before trying to get a strong one like Bahamut.

So, here we go. ^^ hopefully this works out well.)

Mitsu stood next to his unproven summoner. A bemused smile on his face. He was home.

"Mitsu welcome back." A man in the Besaid Auroch uniform said coming running up to Mitsu. "You rejoining the team, ya?"

"Maybe, I believe we'll be in Luca in time for the season start tournament." Mitsu replied. He also wore an auroch uniform but unlike the rest of them his wasn't yellow and blue. His was black and silver.

OOC: Jad, don't tell me your going to be Wakka with a hammer...

OOC: Also, I realized my guy has no appearance, so my first post will include one.

Dezil was leaning against a building and taking a breather. He had just been paid to lead a summoner group this way a day ago, and it had been a mess getting here. However, the deed was done, and they felt their next leg would be safer, so they bid him a fond farewell.

He let the wind run through his short, spikey light brown hair, and smiled as it hit his face. He rarely got a chance to just relax anymore like this, since most of the time he was on high alert defending his current employer, and he found these restful moments enjoyable.

Suddenly he noticed someone approaching the temple, and others bowing with respect as a local blitzball player approached her and talked to her. <Hmm, a new summoner? Let's see if she can get past the first test, since the first step is always the largest on the road to being a summoner.> He thought. He put on his dark shades, pulled his black longcoat closer, and kept an eye on the summoner and her guardians to see if she succeded.

ooc: actually I described him to celes as a goth chappu.

OOC: A goth Chappu? This should be interesting...

Brian sighed as he watched the new summoner come through. 'If only, if only...' He wished that he could do something like that. Something with meaning. He quickly snapped himself out of his state of depression in time to bow politely as Raine walked by.

[OOC:] I made the same mistake as FZ, so like him, I'll include an appearance, as well. [/OOC]

Drake, one of the last living human dragoons, wasn't surprised at the crowd of people that assembled. Just like Father said...it almost feels familiar, he told me in such detail of the first step of his summoner's journey back when he was a guardian.

He stood behind the summoner named Raine, his red leather vest fitting loosly over his black shirt. His baggy denim shorts were dirty from the journey, as well as his leather boots. He usually carried his halberd on his back, but instead held it in one of his fingerlessly-gloved hands at the moment, leaning it on his shoulder.

He blew a strand of his brown hair out of his face back into it's usually messy hairdo. I hope Raine'll do well on this first trial. Father never told me about that one...I guess he wanted to surprise me.

OOC: Besaid has the second best Aeon... My Valefor did 9999 for every boss in the first half of the game with his Overdrive (Giving me many Overkills). Just talk to the dog.

IC:
Rei Dio wandered around the small island village. He made sure to keep his two Machina pistols hidden under his black jacket, concealed in holders under his arms.

Raising his black gloved hand to scratch his head, he slid it under the black bandana that covered his short, blonde hair.

Gazing around the town, he avoided eye contact with most people, not wanting to them to notice his one blue eye, and his one green eye (Gasp! He's half Al-Bhed. No sunglasses because that's Forever's thing).

Glancing over at the summoner he was working as a Guardian for, he noticed several people bowing to her in the traditional Spira way.

OOC: Celes, wanna PM me on the inside joke of Rei Dio?

ooc-Valefor is also the "nicest" aeon there is, making it easy to gain favor of.

Just like in the sphere...

With perceptive brown eyes Ripel had spotted the Summoner. Not that was hard, Summoners (or Summoners to be) were always easy to spot within a crowd, no matter how big that group was.

Grinning, he walked over and bowed respectfully. "Lady Raine, I am glad to meet you finally. I have waited a long time for this moment. Pardon me."

Still grinning, he reached behind him slowly...and pulled out a pen. "Could you sign my scarf for me?"

ooc-If you're wondering what Ripel looks like in this, the costume is the Mimic costume from FFT, only darker tones. Brown eyes, black hair, and tanned skin like the other Ripel.

ooc: I thought Bahamut was quite nice.