26.11.07

The Stellazio Story [FF9]

"The Story of 12 Zodiacs"

The 11 Zodiacs pondered. How best to catch Virgo's heart? Aries headed east.

Cancer headed to the cape where Virgo waited. The sun was setting into the ocean. Would he finally see her?
Scorpio was very timid. He always looked at his shadow until one day he decided to look away. He walked up a hill.

Gemini thought by the river, 'I will sing her a song.' He didn't know where she was, but he hoped his song would reach her.

Taurus had an idea. He would give Virgo a gift. Through the forest and over the mountain, he found a star.

Watching the sunset from the cape, Virgo whispered "My only wish is to be with you now..."

Libra was a perverse fellow. He would always walk in the opposite direction of the sun. Would he ever see Virgo?

Leo was waiting for the sun to set into the ocean. Then Cancer showed up, and they began to fight. Into the ocean they fell..."

Sagittarius dashed through the night, defying the chilly northern wind that was stinging his right cheek

Impatient Capricorn ran up a hill toward the sun and fell asleep from exhaustion

Aquarius arrived late. He asked everyone, "Who kissed Virgo?"

Pisces said to Aquarius, "Virgo made her choice. Go see her and she'll tell you the rest."




Their future was uncertain, but Scorpio and Virgo kissed in the light of dusk. That moment meant everything.

- The Stellazio Story
Taken from Final Fantasy 9 by Squaresoft


For those who haven't played Final Fantasy 9, the story presented was one of the sidequests in the game. This was one of the few things which I see meaningful in the game. The story of the 12 Zodiacs. I have no idea what genre this story lands itself on, nor think of it as an essential "must-know" for everyone, but I believe that the story has something to tell us. I've understood the story in such a way that I see the 11 Zodiacs, not competing for Virgo's affection or love, but searching the truth in their feelings. How true were their feelings for Virgo? In the end, it is not in what a person has to offer that matters but how sincere the offering is. Was their feelings true or was it just a simple desire to see Virgo's beauty? There are things in life that remain finite, but the are things that remain eternal. Sometimes we search for things in places which we believe hold what we are searching for, but how sure are we that it is the RIGHT place? We tend to stay on the paths that were made before us for we fear of getting lost, and thus gaining almost nothing in the process. Despite the fact that when we take risks, we get hurt and may even lose everything we have, but in the end we find what we are searching for. All we needed was a little courage to turn away from what we already know and venture into the unknown. In the end, we find the truth in what we've been looking for; the same truth that Scorpio had found in Virgo's arms.

posted by ISo8 @ 8:40 PM

1 Comments:

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