Alright. Insert disclaimer here...FF is (c) Square, no infringement intended. This is obviously AU, read and enjoy.
Eradication
Prologue
-Musings of the Troubled Mind-
I don't know why this has happened…
Or when it will end. The only thing I know is that he has won.
My rival defeated me, he sent me to the edge of death.
I just don't know how it happened.
Isn't good supposed to always win? I guess not.
Seifer proved it.
Why me?
Why not Xu or even instructor Trepe?
They both are so much more qualified to handle these things than I am.
All I wanted was to be a SeeD, and I don't regret it.
Even though I am near death, I know that they will somehow prevail.
Quistis, Selphie, Zell, even Irvine and Rinoa,
They will have to take my place.
I only wish I had learned to lean on them,
To let my heart break free of the prison.
But no.
I didn't and now I will die with the knowledge
that I let them down.
-Squall Leonheart
I never gave it much thought,
what being a hero meant
All I really knew was that people expected me to be one
I'm a SeeD, one of the Garden's elite
That in itself says hero
But do I really want to be one?
Am I really cut out for this job
where every action is prone to critism...
Maybe I don't
But it's too late now
I became a hero because I was expected to
Grandpa was one, he was the best.
I just hope I can live up to his legacy
And be the man I know I can...
-Zell Dincht
Never once did I expect to be here,
where I am, what I am
I always thought I would be stuck in a classroom,
learning what I didn't care about.
Never once did I think I would find someone to care about
to love, even
But when I see him suffering, I can't help it
I love him, even though he's evil
I know that with my influence, Seifer will be who
he could be, not just a pawn
But at the same time,
when I see him hurt the other one in my heart,
my very soul is torn in two.
Things were simpler as the Princess of the Forest Owls
Why can't I go back to those days?
Or even, God forbid, the days with my father, in Galbadia.
-Rinoa Heartilly
I'm really a sensitive guy
But no one really sees that. All they see is the exterior
The fearless sniper, the ladykiller
Will anyone see what Im really like inside?
Probably not.
Life tends to run that way.
People look at the outward appearance too much
and ignore the person within.
Life tends to suck that way, but it can't be help
Who am I to change the way people think?
I'm not, and that's the problem.
But maybe someday someone will break through the wall
I've put around myself.
Maybe it'll be Selphie...
That'd be nice, but she's much to good for me.
-Irvine Kinneas
I have emotions
but no one else really cares.
Sure, I have my fan club, the 'Trepies'
but that's not real love.
I search the world for the one thing I really want
but no one has it in them to give it to me
To them I'm just the instructor, just kinda there
Just a machine, with no emotions whatsoever
Why can't people see behind my blonde hair and glasses?
Are they too superficial to understand the human pysche,
or do they just think I'm really heartless?
And to make things worse, the one I care about
has failed.
Never to rise again
But I will forever honor his memory.
Somehow.
-Quistis Trepe
I'm always seen as someone who is all perky and happy
And I'll admit that's who I am.
I really don't get down too easily
but when I do, it's deep
Even though I'm a SeeD
I'm not as jaded as the rest.
Even when bad things happen. Like this.
They're all scared, so am I,
But at least I hide it well.
Sometimes though, I wish I wasn't as strong as I seem
Strong, even though quite annoying.
Maybe when this is all over I can go relax somewhere
But then again,
who would worry about the Garden Festival?
Maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to leave
So because of that
I'm going to live through this pain.
-Selphie Tilmitt
My dream has come true.
They are all in my clutches
and one by one
they will die.
I am more powerful than them
Edea made it so.
I am her knight, I will do whatever she says.
Especially kill Squall.
Without him, they will all soon fall
Trepe, Chicken-Wuss,
and all the rest.
Or maybe I'll let them live in defeat
Hurt thier pride more than anything.
Decisions, decisions.
-Seifer Almasy