Final Fantasy X Remaster, 7: Macalania and Wendigo.

  When last we were in Spira, the guardians traversed the moonflow on the back of a shoopuf. From there, they made a stop in Guadosalam, home of the guado, and traveled through the Thunder Plains. Lord Seymour was present in Guodosalam, and had a... proposal for Yuna, a very awkward one. It was becoming quite apparent to the guardians that Yevon, and Maester Seymour were manipulating the politics of Spira to their own ends. Although Yuna had not given her final answer to Seymour, the gaudo began spreading rumour that she had said yes. The gaurdians pursued Seymour to his home temple, at Macalania.

The guardians had to travel through the crystal wood of Macalania. Here is a spring, where the water merges with memories and "spheres" are formed, that can be watched to view the past.

  

The entrance to the Cloister of Trials in the Macalania Temple.

  As the guardians caught up with Seymour, his evil intent had been confirmed, there was no choice but to fight him and his guado allies. After the battle, Seymour had apparently been killed, however, before Yuna could send him, the guado burst in, claiming they were murderers! Tidus protested, but to no avail, they would be branded traitors and murderers, and had no choice but to flee for their lives! Wakka perhaps took it the hardest, as he was forced to slay a figure that represented the head of his devoted religion.

The guardians face Seymour's aeon.

 

  Fleeing for their lives, on the frozen surface of the lake, the guardians were assaulted by a gigantic yeti like monster, flanked by two of the nefarious guado. The creature was called Wendigo.

This is the coolest wendigo art I saw online.

  The wendigo seems to be a relatively well known mythological (or is it? Muahaha!) creature. I certainly enjoy my history, but it's kind of refreshing when you run into a creature used in fantasy whose roots are a little closer to home. The wendigo is one such creature, from Wikipedia: "The Wendigo is a demonic half-beast creature appearing in the legends of the Algonquian peoples along the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada. The creature or spirit could either possess characteristics of a human or a monster that had physically transformed from a person. It is particularly associated with cannibalism. The Algonquian believed those who indulged in eating human flesh were at particular risk; the legend appears to have reinforced the taboo of the practice of cannibalism. It is often described in Algonquian mythology as a balance of nature."

  In anger at it's defeat, Wendigo slammed all of it's weight into the icy shelf of the lake, dropping the gaurdians below. They found themselves standing amongst ancient ruins. However, they soon realized these ruins were not typical, they were standing... on Sin itself. The toxin took effect, and all faded to black. To find out how our heroes fare, come back soon... to This Bard's Tales!