Gulool Ja Ja's Legacy: A FFXIV DT Rewrite + Expansion Concepts [Fanfiction]

Ch7: The Fall of Gulool Ja Ja

"And one more task-- Gulool Ja Ja must die," though Sphene's voice remained angelic, it now carried an eerie quality.

"Why?" Zoraal Ja was in disbelief. To a certain degree, he did feel dissatisfied with his father. But it was far from desiring to take the old mamool ja's life.

He felt that Gulool Ja Ja should have taken action against Mamook to guarantee that he, a one-headed, would not be belittled by Mamook's two-headed obsession.

Instead, Gulool Ja Ja himself had used this voice from the 'Golden City' to remove the extra soul in Zoraal Ja, essentially killing Zoraal Ja's 'brother' while agreeing to preserve Mamook's darkness as part of a deal.

"Gulool Ja Ja is a troublesome foe, even in his old age. I cannot allow him to interfere with my heavens," so replied the angelic and eerie Sphene.

Zoraal Ja clenched his claws. If he were to achieve his goals, as part of the agreement with this... Sphene, he would have to kill his father to free Mamook from its darkness-- the twisted worship of two-headed.

In that moment, he felt his mind drifting, as if separated from space and time, viewing multiple possibilities in the future. Then, he was reminded of his brother and sister, Koana and Wuk Lamat, and felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.

"So be it." Zoraal Ja firmed his resolve. He would have to slay his own father. For a new future. He had many other goals in choosing this course of action as well.

He now knew that the reason for two-headed mamool ja failing to conceive children was that two souls would be trapped in a single-headed body. His survival was because the mysterious power behind this golden door removed the other soul within his body.

He desired to find this other soul, his long-lost 'brother' abandoned by his father. He sought to seek his mother, also sacrificed by his father to ensure his survival. After all, they are also the reason that his father, Gulool Ja Ja, could not resolve the darkness in Mamook.

That golden door swung open, but Zoraal Ja did not immediately enter. Instead, his tail swung as he lashed out with a vicious leg at Sareel Ja.

This soulseer that had accompanied Zoraal Ja his whole life, keeping watch over the stability of Zoraal Ja's soul, was sent into the abyss.

Sareel Ja's expression was one of shock, rage, and also confusion.

"I know you desire Mamook's destruction due to their rejection of your soulseeing skills," Zoraal Ja informed the falling mamool ja of his reasons. "I, however, desire for Mamook to survive. A place where two-headed brothers no longer exist. A place where one-headed no longer have to bow their heads."

Indeed, Sareel Ja had been exiled from Mamook due to his soul seer abilities. Mamook feared his ability to determine the strength of souls, which could interfere with the order of two-headed leaders. This was because there existed the possibility of a mamool ja having a single soul far stronger than two combined souls of a two-headed. Such as the existence that is the Warrior of Light.

Zoraal Ja knew of Sareel Ja's deep grudge-- after all, he, too, had been rejected despite having such a unique ability.

Beyond that, Zoraal Ja also had a less virtuous motive. He was concerned that Sareel Ja's soul-seeing abilities would threaten whatever position and power Sphene would guarantee as part of the deal with him. After all, Sphene herself had mentioned that her heaven was dependent on souls.

As he stepped towards the open golden door, Zoraal Ja confirmed their agreement.

"Mamook will no longer have your assistance in creating their two-headed," he stated.