Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 8, even though it would be cool if I did. I do own all the OCs.

NOTE: This story coincides with the events in Underground Stories: Naperic Legacy. It is recommended to at least read the preface and the first two chapters of Underground Stories: Naperic Legacy, but it is entirely up to you.

Underground Stories: LIBERATION

Preface

Right and wrong are not what separate us and our enemies. It's our different standpoints, our perspectives that separate us. Both sides blame one another. There's no good or bad side. Just two sides holding different views.

He said that to her once.

Ever since all this started, Rinoa had those words echoing in her mind. How true they were was undeniable. He wasn't just a crazy teenager who thought he was some kind of philosopher, but he had no idea how right he was in the world they lived in.

In a society where different worlds could co-exist, where those sides devised plans to overthrow one another, and standing up for what they believed in. That was what this world- no, this game all was about.

Every single player had a role. And hers was to finish what others before her had started. Her enemies had made this personal now. They had crossed a line. And he led them anyways.

Here she stood overlooking the streets of a city she once called her home, that was slowly becoming her prison cell. People always tried to control her, and now she wasn't having it.

Her men stood behind her plush leather armchair as she held a single glass of white wine. She sipped it slowly, brown eyes flashing up to the window that presented a well lit up city.

"Go," she told them, "Find our enemies and take them out."

"Yes, my lady."

She smiled as she heard the shuffle of boots exit the dark living room of the spacious condo. She made them address her this way.

Because she their a lady, because she was their sorceress.

A/N: During my hiatus a few months back, I started working on the LIBERATION project. This was a series of chapters (and one shots) of another side to Naperic Legacy. Rinoa's story in this saga is actually quite intricate and interesting that goes far beyond her character in the original game.

I'll admit I used to be a Rinoa hater for a long time, but after I started writing this saga again, and my views of her also began to drastically change, I started to love every flaw of her design. As for this series, if you have been keeping up, it isn't a Squinoa. LIBERATION is about how Rinoa deals with being a sorceress and how dangerous it can be. This also gives more perspective on her actions at the beginning of Naperic Legacy and dives deeper into the world of the Underground Resistance.

As for what to expect, since my energy is mostly on the main story, this one is expected to run a lot shorter than the other. Eventually her scenes will start to be more consistent in the original story when this one catches up.

Anyways, happy reading and please review! I answer all reviews!