A/N: This is off of FFIX, but it doesn't quite follow its orignal path, so just bare with me. Slight spoilers for those that haven't beaten the game. Sorry, my spell checker is down so give me a slight break.

Chapter One:

A Master's Will

"Another dawn which leads to another day, and soon the moon shall fall, leaving us all in utter darkness," so were the words of my master.

I stood on my master's airship watching the sun fall behind the horizon; the fragrance of night just beginning to dawn on me, pondering his chosen words. He would often give me a riddle to try and solve, ones that had no meaning behind them at all. He believed I had nothing better to do, no other way in which to serve him.

"Come, Kuja, we have better things to do then waste our time staring into nothingness."

"Yes, my master." It was always 'yes, my master,' as if I had no will of my own, no other desired path.

"Do you know our goal today?" he asked me.

"It… is what your will desires, master."

"Well then, my will desires an attack on Alexandria. To eradicate the only thing holding the Princess, your canary, down. She must understand that her mother isn't entirly… herself." He smiled then, one of utmost malice.

My… canary?

"The Princess will see just how mad her mother has become, how… battle craved."

We then stood in silence, I watching the sunset, my master plotting the Queens demise.

"Get inside before you get sick again," my master ordered.

I followed silently behind him back into the airship. He walked into the control room where some of the little black monsters my master had ordered me to create stood working. I walked in right behind him, my head down.

"Your job will be stalling those vermin and his so called 'friends'. If your canary is there, then be gentle with her, I don't care what you do to the others."

"What about Zidane, master?"

"Kill him."

"Master?"

Do my ears deceive me?

"I do not wish to hear anything from you until we reach Alexandria."

"You wish me to-"

"What did I say?"

"Sorry, my master." I withdrew and quickly walked to my room.

My room had very little furnishings, only a small bed… a cot, I believe it is called, in one of its corners, a small table and chair in the center of the room, and an old bookshelf with even older books. One of the books laid open upon the table. It was the last book within my collection that I hadn't yet read. It was entitled "In a Life's End." The book described what is believed to happen when one dies. I sat down in the chair and began to read where I had stopped. It stated:

Towards the beginning of death, one would see all of their memories pass before their very eyes.

It only took that one line to stop me.

Memories… All of my memories were with my master…

Hadn't I ever done anything without him ordering me to do it?

Or… was I just his… puppet?

His tool of destruction?

The one required to kill his creator's creation…

My… brother…

----Alexandria----

Vivi stood at the gates in the wide, cobbled streets of Alexandria. His head turning every which way to try and catch some indication that Puck was there with him. The small Black Mage sighed, just only realizing that his friend was in Burmecia, helping his people come to terms with their ruined city, Cleyra. Vivi began to turn back toward the castle when he heard a high pitched voice.

"Vivi, there you are. I thought you got lost again!"

"No, Eiko, I didn't," the small child whispered, wringing his hands.

"What are you doing out here? It's so late out," the even smaller girl said, beginning to shiver, "you can get sick, did you know that?"

"No…"

"Come on, let's get back to the castle, we were all getting worried sick."

"Sorry."

"That's alright… O, and Vivi."

"What, Eiko?"

"You're it!" she screams and runs down the alley leading directly to the castle.

Vivi smiles and follows after her, almost tripping along the way.

----Airship----

Garland stood at the control panel where one of the Black Mages was close at hand if and when Garland ever needed anything.

"We're so close to Alexandria now," he said to no one in particular, "I can smell the chaos and death we will cause." He sighed in sweet contempt. "You," he pointed at the Black Mage on hand, "go and get Kuja. Tell him that it's time." The mage bowed and quickly left.

----Kuja's room----

I was just staring at the book in disbelief when I heard a knock at my door. I knew that only the mages would knock since my master had no reason to.

"Enter," I sighed, already knowing why the mage would be here.

"Master Garland says it is time, Master Kuja." He turned and left, not even waiting for me. I sighed again and left my room, walking toward the unloading bay.

I was slightly curious to what my master had in mind when he declared war on Alexandria. I knew it didn't have much chance against us since Lindblum, its only ally, was already destroyed. Yet, I was curious about what my master intended to do after he captured Alexandria.

Since I had already taken Princess Garnet's eidolons, she was practically useless, why would Alexandria be a threat to him? And what of Zidane, could I really kill him?

I could feel the ship land. I stopped in front of the opening doors, watching the curtains draw back revealing the scene the scene that would lead to Alexandria's demise.

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