Prophetic Entities (Complete)

Chapter 18

Eiko's head was slowly turning this way and that, as they made their way through the cave. Finally, they reached the end of the tunnel, and the opening revealed unto them a huge space with water flowing through small rivers on the ground, old-looking buildings, or what they could only assume were buildings, towering over them, the pathways thin. The whole place was beautiful.

"Whoa..." Rikku breathed. "It's so radiant..."

"So where are we supposed to head?" Takumi asked, wanting to get this over with. "The heart of the city, right? That's where we'll find the prophecy?"

"Yeah." Zack replied. "That's what the books had said, anyway... I wish there were more details, but that's all it gave me."

"So... where IS the heart of the city?" Dagger asked.

"...I have no clue." Zack mumbled.

"May as well get moving then." Angeal replied, beginning to trek ahead of the group.

"How's your ankle?" Cloud asked Emma, making sure to walk next to her.

"Better. I'm kinda worried about Sasha though."

"How come?"

"When we first meet she wasn't, like... getting into trouble."

"Getting into trouble?" Cloud asked, "Is she getting into trouble?" he asked, looking at Sasha walking next to Rikku a bit ahead of them.

"I mean... she keeps falling, and then the fact that she wasn't driving THE, not her, THE Airship. She just seems... like she's changed, or something. I'm just worried." Emma tried to explain.

"Well, we're all friends here, right? As long as we keep an eye on each other, things will be fine."

Sasha walked forward, looking at the huge, high walls that seemed to go up forever, the sky a far-away promise comparatively. She made sure to watch her step, but was amazed, wondering what this places must've have been like in its prime.

Eiko was still ahead of the group, Takumi and Zack a few feet behind her, the small girl's steps were starting to slow. She kept looking back over her shoulder every few minutes, a confused look on her face.

Takumi felt the aura that Eiko was giving off to be a bit unsettling, but kept her mouth shut both out of concern and the ideal that the moment she says the wrong thing, her stomach would react.

"Something wrong, Eiko?" Zack asked.

"I..." She said, coming to a slowed stop, "I think we're really close to the Eidolon. I think it's moving." She told them, her hands on her hips, her eyes gazing from the high wall walls to the floor, she was clearly feeling uneasy.

"You think it's already on the run? Maybe it's onto us?" Zack asked.

"Maybe..." Eiko said, unsure. "It doesn't seem to be aggressive, though. A Summoner's horn allows me to communicate with Eidolons, and this one seems... I dunno. Different."

"Well, if it's not being aggressive, at least we know that it might not hurt us, right?" Zack replied.

"Z-Zack..." Takumi called.

"Hm? Something wrong?" He asked, looking over to her, slowing his walk.

"I feel kinda weird..."

"Weird, weird how? Nauseous, hot? Talk to me."

"I don't know... Something in my stomach, but I don't know if it's nausea... It just hurts..." Zack stopped walking completely.

"...Maybe I should just let you rest..." He considered, his eyes searching the area.