1character | Memories of Red (50 Sentences about Ingus)

Character: Ingus
Fandom: Final Fantasy III
Theme set: Zeta
Rating: E10
Warnings: N/A

(Based on a mixture of normal canon, unused text, a dash of the Memory of Heroes novelization and sprinkles of AU, crossover and obscure guidebook lore)

#01 – Swords

The Wightslayer burned as Ingus concentrated upon it, dividing his attention between it and the enemy before him.

#02 – Sorcery

Once prepared, Ingus swung the Wightslayer forward, the Fira spell leaping off of the blade and combining with Arc’s spell to create an even more power flame which staggered the Behemoth.

#03 – Rogue

Ingus could not explain why the Thief job felt nostalgic to him, but he could not deny that he felt that way while using it.

#04 – Particolored

He puzzled over the orbs in his possession – Largely black magic with a few white magic spells more out of insurance than anything.

#05 – Divination

As the group left Cid’s house for the final time, Ingus could not help but think back to how Luneth suspected that the crystals knew of their true nature.

#06 – Pillory

He knew he had to have that conversation – of what he desired to set out and do – with the Princess and the King at some point, but the concern of what the revelation that he – a Warrior of Light – may be descended from a user of Dark Blades might cause convinced him to continuously put it off.

#07 – Chant

The soldier began to murmur under his breath as he prepared a Cure spell for the injuries Luneth and Refia took while scaling the mountain, ignoring the aforementioned respective Warrior and the Monk’s arguing.

#08 – Castle

The soldier stood at the portcullis of the seemingly empty castle, pondering his next move before noticing the trio of youths before him.

#09 – Brocade

Ingus could not help but flinch when he saw the price tag of the garments for sale – but they would make a nice gift for Sara and it wasn’t like he was hurting for gil after all of the monsters he’s fought...

#10 – Priest(ess)

A part of him could not help but feel annoyed at the wonder his allies were feeling at the revived world, having seemingly already moved on from the sacrifice of the Maiden of Water who restored the water crystal.

#11 - Dark Knight

An unspoken detail that the party noticed during their trip through Falgabard was that all of the Dark Knights had the same sharp look in their eyes that Ingus had.

#12 – Evocation

Calling out the Warrior’s true name, Ingus braced himself for whatever Odin decided to do upon being Called – whether that be cutting through the enemies or blessing the party with a reflective barrier.

#13 – Market

Ingus perked up as the shopkeeper brought out a particular set of light armor, ideal for a red mage to wear.

#14 - Ordeal by Fire

Ingus tried to keep his concentration on the magic orb, visualizing crystallized water as Luneth leapt out of the way of the Salamander’s flame breath.

#15 - Ordeal by Water

Ingus focused on throwing out lighting spells at Kraken, quietly condemning the beast for his cruel and cowardly act in contrast to his allies’ - particularly Luneth’s – more explicit fury.

#16 – Dragon(fly)

As the landscape below continued to fly past, Ingus quietly prayed to the crystals that none of them loosen their gripe – least of all the massive dragon that took hold of Arc.

#17 - Giant

Ingus narrowly scooped up the miniature Luneth, Arc and Refia out of harm’s way as Gutsco’s fist descended upon them.

#18 – Trickster

“He is a Warrior of Light,” Ingus reminded himself, trying to ignore the outrage he felt as the youth in the Onion Knight armor made a crack about the party slumbering in the Princess’ bed, “he is your ally.”

#19 – Dungeon

The Amur Sewers were not the most dangerous place he has ever been – even alone – but forgiving or not, he knew that leaving one’s guard down for monsters was an unwise idea – not to mention foolish given the point he wished to prove.

#20 - Scroll

Ingus inspected the parchment that the Ninja from another world showed him, skeptical of its purported magical capabilities.

#21 – Elemental

At Arc’s command, Ingus prepared an ice spell, determined to cast it before Hein shifted weaknesses once again.

#22 - Ale

Ingus’ eyes remained on the Onion Knight at the other end of the table as he calmed took a sip of his ale, an uneasy silence settling over the flying battleship.

#23 – Stew

Ingus was impressed as Refia began to pass the bowls around the table – the weapons and items were one thing, but the airship having the means to provide food such as stew was less expected.

#24 – Staff

Ingus brought up the rear, wielding the Flame Staff and ready to roast any massive monsters that tried to attack the pintsized party.

#25 – Lore

For some reason, the story of Leonheart – the Dark Knight who was banished from Saronia and founded the town of Falgabard – caused Ingus to feel something deep within his heart.

#26 – Artifact

The Wightslayer, the pride of Sasune and blade of the Red Mage, felt heavy in Ingus’ grip.

#27 – Guild

The village that awoke such unusual feelings of nostalgia within him was merely a quiet, hidden away location for Dark Knights to practice their craft – wielding swords that forced them to confront the darkness of the world and themselves to grow stronger.

#28 - Lantern

Ingus held up the Salamand Sword – the incantation to unleash the sword’s power lingering on his lips, and allowed the flames dancing on the blade to illuminate the way for the party.

#29 - Chest

He carefully stepped over the body of the griffon guarding the chest at the top of the Sasune tower and gingerly opened the container.

#30 – Alchemy

Ingus raised his eyebrows in impressed surprise as Arc’s Item Lore caused the young scholar’s Bomb Arm to critically damage Hein.

#31 – Potion

Ignoring the dizzy sensation and how heavy his head felt, Ingus quickly downed the hi-potion which Arc – who was currently using the Scholar job – handed him.

#32 – Doppelganger

The Dark Knight’s face may have been largely hidden, but the sharp eyes that stared into Ingus felt like they came straight out of a reflection.

#33 – Arrow

As Luneth and Refia drew the Griffon’s attention with close-ranged attacks, Ingus fired iron arrows – a quantity of attacks peppered by Arc’s devastating fire magic.

#34 – Map

Excusing himself from the table, Ingus climbed into his bed in the Invincible’s living space and began pouring over the world map, attempting to chart out tomorrow’s path.

#35 – Coin

Ingus bit back a growl as the cursed copper continued to antagonize the warriors who had entered the mythril mine out of curiosity.

#36 – Crusade

As Ingus flew the Invincible in the direction of the Crystal Tower, he began to steel himself for what would be the Warriors of Lights’ final battle.

#37 – Witch

The argument that Luneth and Arc had with Refia left Ingus to wonder as the four continued through the Temple of Time: Were they rescuing a princess or a witch?

#38 – Duel

Ever since they were young, Ingus and Tomok would duel – and each time, the former came out on top.

#39 – Boots

The pacing of iron boots were the only footsteps to be heard within the cursed castle of Sasune.

#40 – Chalice

Ingus picked up a chalice – one of the many spoils of Gutsco’s hoard that Arc was eyeing suspiciously – and inspected it.

#41 – Offering

As Ingus held out the enigmatic Orichalcum to the Legendary Smith, he asked “Shall this suffice?”

#42 – Sacrifice

Thinking fast, Ingus put himself between Arc and the transformed mage’s claws – and received a nasty gnash across the chest for his efforts.

#43 - Stained Glass

The windows streamed colors from the setting sun as the soldier continued to comfort the heartbroken princess.

#44 – Diadem

Ingus focused on the head band that the princess wore, refusing to meet her eyes out of shame.

#45 – Epic

Merely holding the finished Ultima Weapon – his reward for fulfilling his end of the bargain with the Legendary Smith – filled him with a sense of power that no weapon that he has encountered otherwise has done.

#46 – King

The enigmatic young man bowed before the leader of Sasune, who was as incorporeal as his subjects under the Djinn’s curse.

#47 – Servant

A fierce determination entered Ingus’ eyes as he declared that no harm will come to Princess Sara as they travel through the Sealed Cavern.

#48 - Fae

“So this is what became of the Elder Tree the faries informed us about,” Ingus mused as he sat within a cell in massive tree turned fortress.

#49 – Prophecy

Prior to their journey, Ingus certainly would not have expected himself to be one of the fabled Warriors of Light, even taking his unclear origin into account – but here he was, traveling the world with three others, the fate of the world resting upon their shoulders.

#50 – Destiny

At Ingus’ shout, the four leapt into the portal to the World of Darkness – to stop the Cloud of Darkness and fulfill duties as the Warriors of Light.