A Summoners Beginning -[Open]-

[sethgarland]

Seth sat in silence. Praying for what would be the final time in these halls before he left Bevelle to start on his pilgrimage. He shuddered involuntarily, his anticipation. his anxiety building both in equal measure. Although he was due to leave on his pilgrimage pretty soon, he had yet to find a guardian, since a Summoner was nigh on powerless without any guardians. After all, he could not simply rely on Aeons once he had managed to obtain some. The time it took to summon them alone was enough for even the least intelligent adversaries to take advantage of. If worst came to worst Seth guessed that he could always go headhunting in the streets of Bevelle, but then again, that would more than likely turn out to be a fruitless endeavor, after all, competent warriors seemed to be in the minority these days.

He opened his eyes slowly and sat in silence for a short while. The time was rapidly drawing nearer, as he viewed it this would be the final moment of quiet solitude that he would get to himself so he planned to sit for even a brief moment and mentally prepare himself for things to come, he was going to carve a future, a name for himself, that much he knew for certain. His chest tightened momentarily as his anxiety reached its peak. He knew the risks, he knew the final outcome if his pilgrimage were to succeed, however, he felt that even if people could live without fear, if only for a couple of years, then the end result would have been well worth the sacrifice.

Slowly, he got to his feet. He remained stationary for a moment longer before drawing in a deep breath and then letting out a heavy sigh. Calmly, almost mechanically he picked his stave up off of the floor and slung it over his shoulder, the time was so close now and already he was going through the correct formalities, and every pointless nicety he needed to go through before he would finally be able to leave this place, only to return once he was strong enough to obtain the Aeon he knew was here. A small smile softened the features of his face as he walked towards the rooms exit, this is where it would all begin, where he would be come known as a summoner of Yevon.

Out of the room and through an intricate set of winding corridors, through a set of grand double doors and into a large room. This room was spectacular, priests stood at each side of the room, chanting the Hymn of the Fayth, in perfect timing, with the perfect tempo. It felt almost surreal, years of praying, of training had led Seth to this moment. Seth walked into the center of a large open area, set his stave on the ground, stood up straight. Stood still while the priests finished chanting and then made the sign of Yevon.

The next few hours were lost in a haze of taking oaths, and then accepting congratulations and giving thanks. Seth did everything perfectly, exchanging all the necessary pleasantries. With one final oath and another sign of Yevon, accepting wishes of a successful pilgrimage, Seth picked his stave up off of the ground and set out of the chamber. Within minutes he was back on the upper levels of the temple and getting ready to walk out of their doors, and once again. He paused. He knew where he was supposed to go, his first stop was to be the small village of Besaid, however, he still had one problem. He lacked a guardian.

He stood still for a moment longer, just considering various possibilities, he might get lucky, meet someone on his way to the docks, or he could begin his pilgrimage and hope for the best. He shook his head once, well simply standing still, behind this door was not going to get him anywhere. He would have to begin at some point, guardian or no. In a single movement he pushed the doors open and strode through them, stopping to give the sign of Yevon to anyone that acknowledged him in the likewise way. His first objective was merely to get to the docks.

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[Lady Summoner Adiona Duer]

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The first day of your pilgrimage had begun and so with it brought the burden of what you must do, in truth there was nothing stopping you giving up halfway through but would that be fair to the people of Spira. Their hopes and dreams clinging to you and the other few summoners that had shown themselves, the dawn of a new horizon was about to come. As you left Bevelle temple heading towards the docks the people of Bevelle had come out in almost full force as word travelled of your departure, children clinging to their parents clapping as you walked past. This was the sort of attention you could expect in each town and city you visited. There was no time to ponder on your decision to become a summoner and what hardships lay ahead, your first port of call was to make your way to the docks safely. Of course with the amount of people now gathered that seemed rather easy, no one in their right mind would dare attack a summoner in this sort of crowd.

The concrete path soon turned to a dirt road as the sun's rays reflected off the ocean lighting the way to the docks, the smell of the sea breeze wafting into your nostrils setting your senses alight. The cheers from the crowd slowly dying down as you walked out of the main city centre, standing watching you they continued to cheer and shout well wishes for your pilgrimage.

"Hey you"

A sudden shout from behind you forced you to turn around, a female's voice but not a dainty or even polite voice. Your eyes met those of a young woman with dirty blonde hair and pale purple eyes. Dressed in a short black beaded jacket with a white skimpy top and black demin shorts, her outfit finished off with long black clinky knee high boots. Attached to her waist at either side were what seemed to be some sort of dagger with a long purple handle. She walked over to you and then proceeded to circle you like a vulture, though her expression was not one of malicious intent but curiousity. From her face you couldn't be too sure of her age just that she was perhaps younger than you.

"Word travels fast around here...so you're that new summoner eh. Been waiting around for another one to show up...I missed the last one by a few minutes. The name is Lara and I...well not humbly approach you but I wouldn't mind being your guardian on your pilgrimage."

[sethgarland]

Seth was very well aware of the reception that would be waiting for him as he left the temple, he knew that although Bevelle was a large city word traveled almost inhumanly fast. In fact, he remembered when he had first started his training that the news of that was almost as big as the other summoners leaving to begin their pilgrimage, that alone had been enough to encourage Seth whenever he felt as though he would be unable to bear the weight of his position. He had often had to remind himself that he had the weight of everyones hopes and dreams resting on the successful conclusion of his pilgrimage. But he also had their encouragement, support and wishes of luck.

Seth would stop every so often, in order to reassure a couple, a small child, a single mother that he would do everything within his power to make sure that his pilgrimage would be a success, of course in public he had to make sure that he was at least somewhat charismatic. Although he was good natured and deemed his life to be a worthy cost to eliminating Sin even for the shortest while in private he was tired of all the rules and regulations required to be a summoner. Bored of hearing the same old tired drivel on tradition and procedure. He was amazed actually, that the priests had allowed him to leave despite the fact that he did not yet have a guardian. He allowed himself a small smile as he continued toward the docks, he was not going to let himself be a slave to the system like other summoners. His ultimate goal was the same, but he was going to be himself throughout this pilgrimage, and not the glorified summoner the priests wanted him to be in public.

He heard a voice from somewhere in the distance and stopped to face it. Seth stood in silence and allowed her to catch up and listened as she spoke, he followed her movements closely, just to make sure that she posed no kind of threat to him. When she asked her question Seth had to admit to himself that he felt somewhat relieved, at least he would not be struggling too much with a guardian.

"Well, you're not like the other few people that asked. For that I am glad, and while I'm not sure yet if I can fully trust you, I believe that if you had any malicious intention of harming me i would have noticed it by now. Lara my name is Seth and like me you don't seem to be a slave to the system the priests have worked out. I think I would be happy for you to accompany me as my guardian."
Seth said somewhat quietly, he had no desire for the few stragglers around this area to hear his view on what Yevon had going for them. He gave a small smile and held out his hand, unsure of his decision, and he probably would be until she had an ample chance to really show Seth what she was capable of.

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[OOC: Apologies for the late post, I wasn't feeling particularly motivated yesterday.]

[Lady Summoner Adiona Duer]

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Her eyes glanced down to your hand for a moment unsure of what to make of the gesture, gritting her teeth for a second she then shot her eyes to yours. Letting out a small chuckle almost she dropped her arms while one of her hands slapped against yours almost like a high five.

"Cool... you got nothing to worry about, this may be my first time as a guardian but I have travelled quite a bit around Spira so I know most places even though I am quite young and....well what have we here?"

While talking to you Lara's gaze had wandered behind you, greeting you this time was a man older than you in apperance. He had long brown hair which rested against his shoulders, dressed in a long black coat over the top of a ruffled red shirt. His shirt was not tucked inside his black jeans it just came over the rim of his jeans. At his sides were holsters where two silver guns glistening against the sunlight caught your eye, while his shiny black boots kicked the dirt from the ground. Lara kept her eyes on him one hand ready to grab a dagger if needed, you couldn't be too careful these days. Stopping just short of you the man dropped to one knee lowering his head.

"Lord Seth news of your departure has only just reached me, I am Azazealand I humbly ask to be your guardian on this journey. I have previously accompanied two summoners on their pilgrimages, both of which failed."


"Yo just say yes and let's get going, this boat ain't gonna wait forever"

{Accept Azazeal's offer or refuse then make your way to the boat.}