Hana stepped outside. She breathed in the warm, fresh outdoor breezes, and examined her surroundings. The sun hung in the cloudless sky and blistered over the peoples’ huts. She could see villagers scurrying to and fro, the little kids playing and smiling. It was peaceful, but there was something missing. It was obvious to the blind eye that these people were in fear of Sin, and would be until it was destroyed. All they could do is wait for another Calm. Hana was confident that this would change, with her help.
As the villagers waved her goodbye, she made her way to Besaid Beach. Though before arriving there, she would pass through Besaid falls, where there were usually fiends. Hana had prepared herself for them by learning a thunder spell in case she was attacked, though it was the only Black Magic spell she knew. She followed the pathway to the waterfalls whilst thinking along the way. She would sail the S.S. Liki to Bevelle, where she would meet up with Yu Hisagawa – a young summoner who she would now become guardian to, and Nova – another guardian to Yu. Hana was unaware of whether Yu would have more guardians, and if so, had no idea who they would be.
The sounds of water clashing and crashing against rocks echoed throughout the falls, though Hana could hear the shaking of bushes or trees nearby. She looked around her, but there was no one in sight. She figured it must’ve been nothing and turned back to the path to continue on. As she looked forward, she became startled and found that standing in front of her was a nifty coyote. She instinctively switched to a defensive stance, when suddenly the foe jumped to attack her. She swiftly moved to the left and dodged its attack before beginning to perform the thunder spell. The monster jumped to attack her again, this time landing a scratch wound from its claws on her upper arm. She kicked the coyote off her arm, and hit it with her spell. Furious bolts of lightning dashed at the fiend, leaving it lying helplessly on the ground.
“I knew I was going to need that...” she breathed quietly.
She kicked it once again to make sure it was dead. The fiend didn’t move a muscle, so she brushed off the dust that the coyote had rubbed onto her as it attacked. She then took a small potion out of her pocket and smothered it onto her upper arm wound.
“Five minutes into my journey and I’m already wounded.” She sighed and continued forward.
Finally, she approached Besaid Beach. The sea glistened from the sun, and the sand was almost ablaze from the intense heat. The image of the scorched Beach fixated in her mind. It would be the last time she’d see it for a long time, possibly never again. Down from the small Beach was a dock, where the S.S. Liki awaited. It was now time for the ship to leave, so Hana quickly boarded.
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Hours passed, and the boat finally arrived at Bevelle. Hana had been resting in the ships’ cabin, when suddenly a young man awoke her.
“Excuse me, m’am, but I think this is your stop.” the young man presumed.
“Oh, yes. Thank you.” Hana replied.
She gently rubbed her eyes and stood up. She made her way out of the cabin and up to the main deck, where she could see the entire view of Bevelle, and it was much different from Besaid. Its buildings were tall and grand, whereas Besaid had tiny huts. Whilst staring out at the large city, she came out of the boat and onto the dock. Nearby was the Bevelle temple, which was also much larger than the one in Besaid. Nova appeared to be leaning against the wall of the temple, so she ran towards him.
“Hey Nova, is Yu not here yet?”
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