When the bright light vanished, Ranma blinked. He was standing on a stone platform which was part of some ruins. They looked like they were pretty old and - a big part of them was underwater.
Ranma shook his head while walking across the wet stone floor. "I wonder how they managed to build such a big building in the middle of the ocean," he muttered. Then he remembered something. "Akane? Ukyo? Shampoo? Where are you guys?"
"Oops," Carbuncles voice echoed in his head. "Looks like Eden messed up. But don't worry, they should be somewhere in this world. You should meet them again pretty soon."
"That's just great," Ranma sighed. "Where are we, anyway?"
"This world is known as Spira. It's suffering from something called... the Spiral of Death! I can't tell you exactly what it is, but I can say one thing: It's caused by an enormous monster called Sin!"
"And it's our job to defeat that thing, right?" Ranma asked.
"Exactly! But there's just one little problem: Sin is immortal!"
"What?" Ranma shouted. "But how are we supposed to beat it, then?"
"It is possible to defeat it, but it will be reborn. Your job will be to find a way to break this cycle. You will encounter traveling companions... not only your friends! But that's all I can tell you!"
Ranma crossed his arms. "Why? Because it's spoiling all the fun?"
"No," Carbuncle replied. "My boss didn't tell me any more. I'm just as clueless as you are. That's why we have to work with some 'local heroes' to solve the problem."
"And by doing that, we will gain enough experience for the final battle, right?" Ranma guessed.
"You got it! By the way, there's a reason why you're here! In several minutes, a person will appear in this place. His fate is deeply entwined with the fate of this world."
"That must mean he's one of the companions you told me about, eh? Okay then, let's find him!"
"One more thing," Carbuncle said. "You may tell the people of Spira that you are able to summon me, but do not tell them that you are destined to become one of this universe's defenders, okay?"
"Okay, I understand... I think..."
In that moment, they could here a young man's voice calling: "Hey! Is anybody there? Heeeeyyyy!"
Ranma looked around. The walls of the ruins were forming some kind of basin nearby, and in the middle of the basin, he could see a young man, not much older than himself. He waved. "Hey! Over here!"
The blonde boy turned his head and waved back when he saw Ranma. Then he swam over to Ranma's stone platform with strong strokes.
He's in pretty good shape, Ranma thought. Perhaps he practices some kind of sport. Or maybe he's a martial artist as well.
He helped him get out of the water. "Man, am I glad to run into someone," the boy said. "I thought I was gonna die out there. Some minutes ago, I was at the stadium, preparing for my next shot, then everything goes crazy and this giant THING came out of the ocean and attacked my city. Then, Auron showed up and we fought these silly-looking fiends. And on top of that, when I almost fell off the highway, this freaky-looking HOLE appeared on the underside of the monster and SUCKED me in. Yeah, I know it sounds freaky! And the next thing I know is, I'm here, in the middle of nowhere."
Ranma frowned. Giant monster? "Are you talking about... Sin?" he carefully asked.
The young man shook the water out of his hair. "Yeah, that's right! Hey!! You know that thing, too? Auron just told me it's name and that was it."
"Who's Auron?"
"Oh... just some guy I know... someone I'm gonna kick some if I ever see him again... So, about Sin... What do you know about it?"
"Um... not much! I heard... some rumors about it! It's supposed to be... very big and strong... and... yeah, that's about it!"
"So not more than I know myself! Great... Oh well, I guess it can't be helped... Hey, my name's Tidus, by the way! Star player of the Zanarkand Abes! Ever played Blitzball? You look like you're in the right shape to do it."
"Well, I'm Ranma! And I can't say I ever heard of this 'Blitzball' before. That some kind of game?"
"What? Never heard of Blitzball before?" Tidus sounded shocked. "Wow, that's a first. In my opinion, it's the coolest game that ever existed. You play it underwater and try to shoot the ball in the opposing team's goal!"
Suddenly, Ranma heard Carbuncle's voice again: "Um, sorry to interrupt your conversation, Ranma, but shouldn't you try to find a way out of here?"
"Oh! Right! Hey, um... Tidus! I think if we continue to stand out here in the cold we'll freeze our best parts off. Shouldn't we search for a some place to warm up?"
"Yeah, good idea." Tidus hugged himself. "I'm starting to feel like a popsicle."
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(Posted Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:59)
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