K'hai trekked through the swampy area of the Footfalls, passing over bridge after bridge until he had finally come to the Sun Gate. Almost immediately dizziness washed over him. The reason became obvious once he made the climb up the steep tunnel and beheld Horizon with an Aetheryte in its center.
"Must every town have one of them things?" he thought, as he proceeded through the town. But he did not stop. He continued on out the second Sun Gate into Western Thanalan. He followed that road for several days, till he reached Scorpion Crossing.
Here, he found something of extreme use for him. Training dummies. So he stopped here to train a bit. And once he felt himself grow tired he put his Macuahuitl and little shield away and continued up The Eighty Sins of Sasamo, and he thought to himself, who was this Sasamo, and why did there have to be some eighty steps to reach the top?
But alas, he had reached the top, to the city of Ul'dah. But there was something odd. He thought he sensed family having passed this way recently. Surely his nose was playing tricks on him? He shrugged it off, and proceeded into the city, a monstrously huge place that had structures that stretched so high into the sky, one would be lucky to see the sun.
But as he stood there, he definitely caught the scent of family. Why would his family be in the city? He picked the first scent of the family out... K'ailia? That kit is here? He began following it, until he came to the lift attendant.
"Did a little kit come by here? She'd have brownish hair and green eyes." he said the the attendant.
"We do not let children onto the lift. However a young woman matching the description did pass through here." replied the attendant.
"Mind if I go see if she is still here?" asked K'hai.
The attendant opened the lift door, "Go right ahead, but I doubt it. She seemed in a hurry."
K'hai stepped onto the lift, the door closed and suddenly the world under his feet moved, as if he was being shot into the air. "What foul magics could be happening here?!" he thought, before the lift came to a halt. He quickly bounded off of the lift and realized, the room was massive and appeared to be in the sky. But then he caught the scent once more, and followed it to the clerk's desk.
"Excuse me, has a Miqo'te passed through here? She'd have brown hair and green eyes. Quite young actually."
"Oh yes, we just put her on an airship bound for Sagolii. She said she'd be diving off so we did not have to stop there." replied the clerk.
"Diving off?! Falling from the sky would kill someone!" shouted K'hai.
"We told her that, but she said don't worry she wont get hurt. It was her gil to spend, so we agreed." replied the clerk.
Showing up, the airship had returned, without its passenger. K'hai had missed his niece by several hours apparently.
"Thank you for your time..." he said and turned back to the lift. It seemed there was only one way out of this place. So he walked over to the attendant and said he wanted to be back where he was. The attendant opened the door and once he was in closed it. Showing up, the world moved again, this time he felt like he was a falling rock. But then it came to a soft stop and he stepped out.
One family member had left the city and headed home. It was time to distinguish the others. Taking a deep sniff, he discovered three. He identified them as K'piru, K'ile and K'luha. But the two strongest was K'ile and K'luha. He began following that trail, which led him into the Quicksand. Ignoring the innkeeper and the crowds, he proceeded into the back of the inn. Perhaps he will finally find answers.
"Must every town have one of them things?" he thought, as he proceeded through the town. But he did not stop. He continued on out the second Sun Gate into Western Thanalan. He followed that road for several days, till he reached Scorpion Crossing.
Here, he found something of extreme use for him. Training dummies. So he stopped here to train a bit. And once he felt himself grow tired he put his Macuahuitl and little shield away and continued up The Eighty Sins of Sasamo, and he thought to himself, who was this Sasamo, and why did there have to be some eighty steps to reach the top?
But alas, he had reached the top, to the city of Ul'dah. But there was something odd. He thought he sensed family having passed this way recently. Surely his nose was playing tricks on him? He shrugged it off, and proceeded into the city, a monstrously huge place that had structures that stretched so high into the sky, one would be lucky to see the sun.
But as he stood there, he definitely caught the scent of family. Why would his family be in the city? He picked the first scent of the family out... K'ailia? That kit is here? He began following it, until he came to the lift attendant.
"Did a little kit come by here? She'd have brownish hair and green eyes." he said the the attendant.
"We do not let children onto the lift. However a young woman matching the description did pass through here." replied the attendant.
"Mind if I go see if she is still here?" asked K'hai.
The attendant opened the lift door, "Go right ahead, but I doubt it. She seemed in a hurry."
K'hai stepped onto the lift, the door closed and suddenly the world under his feet moved, as if he was being shot into the air. "What foul magics could be happening here?!" he thought, before the lift came to a halt. He quickly bounded off of the lift and realized, the room was massive and appeared to be in the sky. But then he caught the scent once more, and followed it to the clerk's desk.
"Excuse me, has a Miqo'te passed through here? She'd have brown hair and green eyes. Quite young actually."
"Oh yes, we just put her on an airship bound for Sagolii. She said she'd be diving off so we did not have to stop there." replied the clerk.
"Diving off?! Falling from the sky would kill someone!" shouted K'hai.
"We told her that, but she said don't worry she wont get hurt. It was her gil to spend, so we agreed." replied the clerk.
Showing up, the airship had returned, without its passenger. K'hai had missed his niece by several hours apparently.
"Thank you for your time..." he said and turned back to the lift. It seemed there was only one way out of this place. So he walked over to the attendant and said he wanted to be back where he was. The attendant opened the door and once he was in closed it. Showing up, the world moved again, this time he felt like he was a falling rock. But then it came to a soft stop and he stepped out.
One family member had left the city and headed home. It was time to distinguish the others. Taking a deep sniff, he discovered three. He identified them as K'piru, K'ile and K'luha. But the two strongest was K'ile and K'luha. He began following that trail, which led him into the Quicksand. Ignoring the innkeeper and the crowds, he proceeded into the back of the inn. Perhaps he will finally find answers.
