The Purge, a drastic attempt of the government system of Coccoon to eliminate those touched by Pulse in any way possible. Sent on trains, massive groups of innocent civilians were killed in hot pursuit. If any were caught fleeing, death was the only option they could take. A group called NORA tried to relentlessly stop it but soon fates were tied together in a orgy of cataclysmic events…
As Snow began to head down enemy lines, those who had been left behind all moaned in the agony of defeat. Soldiers by the handful were scattered, some injured, some dead and bloody. It didn't matter to him, why should it? I never trusted this guy, never did like him at all.
Of course I was a thief why should I care about anyone but me? After Djos left I just…
Oh never mind about him. Focus! Just get the items from the bags and some guns and get going. I dashed along metal plated floors with an eerie green and brown glow all around me. I wasn't sure what I was doing. I was lost. I needed help. With a blunt end of a cigarette in my mouth I continued up and down, the only survivor of a grand slaughter it seemed.
Oh wonderful, if mom and dad saw me now how would they look upon this? How proud would they be to know what a complete failure I have been. How I just left a lover due to his l'Cie poisoning, how soon he became nothing more than crystal. It was all my fault, he died because of me. And it was too much. I went ballistic after his passing and just did what I wanted. Anyone who stood in my way was gunned down.
I also had an extensive knowledge on how to break down and rebuild ships so anything floating I could destroy in a heartbeat. Anima, a Pulse fal'Cie hung above us, illuminating the Hanging edge with a sickly ghastly glow. It knew its end was upon it so feared to show any loss of dignity. "Might as well glow if you've gotta go." I told myself chuckling as I continued down the line. I heard screams, saw a woman fall from a great height. "Tough luck lady." I scoffed, taking a few snacks out and chewing viscously on them. I started to come close to a crowd, these two kids were hugging one another. As I began to search through bags, the one girl with the pinkish hair and the weird accent came to me, "What are you doing?"
"Keeping myself alive." I responded, not turning around to gaze into her big blue eyes. The boy with the pale, mama's boy face kept staring at me as I tossed out some weapons. "A boomerang? Honestly? That's the best you can do kid?"
He crossed his eyebrows but I stopped smiling when I saw pain in his eyes. Loss…that's what glowed in those little silvery orbs of his. I cocked my head, "Are you…alright?"
"I…" He told softly but then started to be dragged off by the wrist by the girl, "Let's go tell Snow!" She kept telling him. Snow huh? That punk ass who was leading the NORA gang? Sure I knew him, forever ago. He tried convincing me that my skills would come in handy. What skill? I can't fire a gun worth a damn. I spat out the end of the cigarette. I never lit, I just chewed endlessly on anything I could. Sticks, ice, bullets, plastic anything until my nerve would be chewed away with it. The lake below was splashing and sloshing around as if it was panicked as well.
I'm not sure exactly what happened from that moment on. One moment I was near its edge, glancing into the glistening of the lights above and the next, the fal'Cie began to fall. I watched it in terror, watching the beauty of its destruction while it transformed the entire area into this light blue crystal. I dashed away as quickly as possible. No time to think, I just hid in a crevice hoping I wouldn't get trapped.
When I stopped hearing crashing is when I started to look for an exit. What a marvel awaited me. Everything was glowing in this glorious light, and there was an ocean of complete beauty before me. I'd never seen anything like it in my life before. Everything was crystallized. I was so afraid to walk upon it, fearing the surface would crack. But no, it sustained my weight. Not really sure where to go, I just followed my instinct.
If I ever thought life was hard before, oh hell was it about to get worse.