Disclaimer: I don't any of the characters from the games but every1 else I made up.
The Aware
It was ridiculous how many Galbadians and SeeD flooded the steps of the school. I had never known so many people to become aware at once; at the most I had seen a group of four or five become aware at once. I grabbed one of the swords next to a dead soldier and began to fight my way up. Of course a mid-size war would just happen at a populated community college; just my luck. Not only did I manage to lose my weapon I also had to fight another war, if only for a few minutes. I didn't know who was there that I needed but I was still going to keep my eyes open.
It still hadn't felt real sometimes; when I thought abot how everything was changing. Before there were the Aware , before there was two realities I was just your average black guy. Well maybe not average black guy; probably the reason why I became a soldier in this war. I mean I looked average, average height, brown eyes, short cropped hair, almost just a regular guy. I was a gamer geek before all this happened; it seemed like so long ago. Before I used to imagine my self in the shoes of various characters in games and nowadays I;m either fighting them or side by side with them.
It all started about eight months ago, I remember it well. All around the world it became pitch black for a few seconds and then light again. It was the weirdest phenomen ever recorded; just shrugged off as an unexplainable act of nature. Actually it was this guy named Sephiroth crossing over into our reality causing chaos; you see he had become aware of this world and of his existence. By doing so he came through and as he came through he realized that imagining something made it real in his reality so before he finished his transfer he imagined himself as a god thus he became one.
Snapping back to reality I continue fighting up the steps I made my way to the main doors covered in the blood of my enemies; not wanting to kill anymore I hurriedly dodge through the double doors into the main campus building. I found my self in a corridor that split into three hallways; all crowded with even more fighting. I picked the middle corridor and kept running.
Apparently all the people who were usually here cleared out at the first signs of trouble for once. Usually you got stragglers who loved to take pictures and see if they could recognize who the people were that were dragged into our reality; basically my job. As leader of the Shinobi Syndicate, an offshoot of The Damacy our army to fight the occasional freaks and monsters that also become aware besides your everyday heroes, it was my responsibility to investigate sites of Clearance as it's referred to; sometimes only bad guys made their way through and it was dangerous but if there were any good guys we needed all that we could get.
Finally a target had been found; maybe the only one but I had to make contact. I smiled to myself as I recognized the lovable hothead, well at least that's how he was in the game. His tattooed face, red jacket, and long shorts gave him away; not to mention the fact that every guy that approached was dealt with by using his fists.
Pushing a soldier away I plunged my blade into his belly and barely his death scream above the other noises of war. Tossing his body aside I dashed across the short span and called to my quarry.
"Hey Zell! I know you might be confused but we gotta get outta here! Anyone else come across with you?"
He looked in my direction surprised that I knew who he was, then immediately dispatched of a soldier with a flurry of blows to the man's face. If he managed to live through that his face would be mangled forever. Grabbing me we ducked into the bookstore of the school. Standing just inside the door listening to the continuing battle outside he addressed me.
"I don't where I am or how I got here. I was just kicking some Galbadian trash around and all of the sudden I'm here, but you seem to know what's going on. Anyways what's your name and story since you already seem to know mine."
He rested his hands on his hip while he waited for a reply, and I couldn't help but notice the blood smears on his heavy gloves; I definitely needed to stay on his good side. I wipe my glasses on my t-shirt before I begin; the sweat was distorting my vision and I needed to be prepared for his reaction, whatever it may be.
"My names Will, I'm leader of the Shinobi Syndicate and I've come to transport you to our base. To make a long story short, it's like this, you don't really exist. You're just a character from a video game called Final Fantasy who became of his existence thus creating you."
I finished this statement and paused to see how he would react. He just looked at me like I was crazy but he was in a strange place so I guess he figured he shouldn't argue just yet. He nodded to me, allowing me to continue.
"You see there are two universes, one universe is ours reality, the other is yours, alter-reality. It's where every person, beast, or object imagined by someone in our world exists, but only on that plane. But as of late people from your universe have begun to become aware of their existence, thanks to this guy named Sephiroth you see Sephiroth is probably on of the most powerful beings imagined, so for some reason he accidentally touched our world and became aware of his existence outside his universe, thus he crossed over. But unlike you guys when he crossed over he imagined himself a god; and twisted alter-reality and reality to his liking. So now he resides in our world causing havoc and destruction. So many heroes have perished before his might and before we realized if we stood a chance of defeating him we needed to band together. So we are forming an alliance of the various heroes and good guys that become aware."
"Yea and I bet next your gonna tell me it rains cotton candy here. Look I appreciate the offer but I got a friend to find okay? So go fight Sephy-whatever on your own."
I didn't want to say it but I knew I had to, that's the only way he'd believe. He was already looking like he was bored with my story and I had wanted to wait to tell him, but it couldn't be avoided it seemed. He just stared at me and I could see myself reflected in his bright eyes that would soon shed tears. My face bore a grim, wrinkles etched into my forehead from tribulation after tribulation. I was only eighteen and I found myself a leader in a war. Six months ago I was a black kid who loved to skate and rock and now I'm a warrior by fire. Shaking my thoughts away I began to tell him.
"You're looking for Squall right?"
At the mention of his name he immediately straightened up; then like lightning he grabbed me by my collar and slammed up against the nearby wall. I could tell if I said the wrong thing he would fight me to the death and I would hate to have to kill him for nothing.
"Where is he? I swear if you've got'im I'll beat you half to death and then finish the job when we get him."
I swallowed hard and continued to talk even though it was hard through death grip he had on my collar. In a slightly raspy voice I responded.
"He died about three months ago. He was one of the first to become aware, he wouldn't listen. He thought he could handle Sephiroth all by himself. I'm sorry but Sephiroth killed him."
He just stood there staring at me eyes blank; I thought he was going to snap. Then he just let me go. He turned and put his head down, chin resting on his chest, and tears pouring down his face.
"I came with Rinoa; I dunno if anyone else crossed over with us. Just please don't tell her what you just told me, I will when we kill Sephiroth."
Nodding I just stood in silence the sounds of the continuing battle dying down, the SeeDs were winning but for some reason it didn't feel like a victory. We walked from the book store in silence letting the tense moment pass and letting the revelation sink in for Zell.
We made our back through the empty hallways, well at least empty of people that were alive. It was so weird, every galbadian soldier looked the exact same, whereas the SeeD soldiers had variations among them. We made our way back to main entrance which is what everyone else seemed to do. Some of the students looked confused, others frightened and yet still others just looked tense from the previous battle, all of their feelings warranted.
Zell approached the group and they parted revealing Rinoa resting on a window sill by the doors.
"Thank god she's ok, I don't think Zell would have handled her dead very well in his current state."
I thought that to myself as I approached the reunited friends, making sure to remind myself not to say anything about Squall. I casually walked up next to them and I introduced myself to Rinoa.
"Heyya how ya doin? I'm Will, I'll be taking you and your friends on the craziest adventure of you lives."
She just looked at me and smiled, a false smile that hid burden, pain, and angst; the same smile I wore so often. I wondered if people saw through my mask like I did hers or can you only tell if you feel the same way, I guess I'll never know.
"Nice to meet you will I'm Rinoa if you didn't already know and I'm sure whatever adventure you're going to take us on is nothing compared to what we've been through."
Zell just laughed and playfully shoved Rinoa's shoulder, a little than I think she would've liked.
"Actually if this guys story is true then he knows all about us and our adventures. Somehow we don't really exist, we're just a game. That's just outta this world weird."
He continued laughing and his jovial nature actually seemed to comfort Rinoa in a way, reminding her of the good times she had.
Looking at my watch I see I've already been here an hour or so too long for comfort. He's probably already on his way; to his disappointment he'll find no one here to aid his cause in total chaos. This at least brought some comfort to me, but it raised the question why they were made aware of themselves in the first place.
At this thought my face must have darkened because Rinoa looked at me in concern. I just shrugged my shoulders and told them.
"Yea we gotta get moving because one Sephiroth's minions or he himself is probably already on his way we need to get back to our base , there's no way any of us could take him down not alone."
With that Zell yelled to troops and led them with us out of the building; but that also raised a concern in my mind, since when did armies become aware? It was a strange day indeed.
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His battered body hit the ground and was eaten up by the many mutated leeches that lay in wait. His screams echoed through the vast halls of the palace as his blood was drained from his body, every last drop.
A medium sized man with long dark hair laughed in triumph as his pets devoured the poor soul. It was hard not to laugh, this supposed god killer had fallen easily enough to his master.
"Master Sephiroth you handled him quite speedily and with perfection but why not let me handle him? Surely I could have taken him down."
Sephiroth just donned his jacket and smirked at his minion as if finding his insecurity amusing.
"Well Marcus you may have been killed, even if you had have released your queen, that Kratos still had a good chance of taking your life. I didn't even find him really easy to kill, just easy; the best challenge I've had so far if I say so myself."
The leechlike things swarmed around their master and slid up in down his body as if to comfort his injured pride.
Sephiroth just donned his jacket and smirked at his minion as if finding his insecurity amusing. He had a sorceress to catch and his distraction had cost him precious time, but soon all would be well; when the world finally crumbled in his hands.
"And now there's no Cloud to stop me."
He couldn't help but laugh as he walked through the halls of Buckingham Palace, knowing that his greatest rival would never face him here and even if he did he would be killed just like all others.
Marcus just stared as his master walked away from him laughing at some inside joke the rest of the world had yet to get, and sometimes that scared him.
That's the first part what ya'll think? Pleas review this and let me know what vid game characters you want to be included. I will by all means include every suggestion if possible. I mean isn't it awesome the prospects? What battles there could be across games, platforms and genres. So please review even if you hate it!