Note: This is dedicated to Pendragon Sedai, my first official reviewer for
this story! Keep in mind that = flashback or vision!
Disclaimer: I love Final Fantasy 8; I just don't own it! Sobs
Angelina hit the ground with a thud. Her staff was lit, so she could see her surroundings. 'The air's so musty and cold in here.' On the cold stonewall there was a message written in blood. It looked like a prophecy of some sort.
It read: "There is a woman with a gift that surpasses every sorceress's powers. She will have a pure soul, and a kind heart. She will also however, be foolish. This foolishness will cause one of her loved ones to die. She will try to avenge their death, but will not succeed. That very act will damn the world. The reign of Adel must end. Purify the world, gifted one."
As she read this, shivers crept up and down her spine. 'My gift has been prophesized?' The very thought scared her. She never wanted this gift and yet, she needed it to survive. 'No wonder Adel needs me so badly. My power greatly surpasses hers.'
That only meant one thing; this rescue mission is a trap. 'That's why she kidnapped Seifer. She wants me to come to her.' That would doom her efforts of ever rescuing him. She couldn't go back now. Not without him.
An idea suddenly dawned on her. She could use her gift to get to him. Adel wouldn't have guessed it. It would be risky though. She crept down the dark hallway while thinking thoughts such as 'Where are you Seifer? I love you more than I love myself.' She became weak and dizzy as a vision came to her.
Angelina was in a cell, if you could call it a cell! It looked more like a torture room She spotted Seifer bound up with chains. She would have run to him, but remembered that is was just a vision. He looked horrible! Both his eyes were black and his lip was bleeding.
"Argh." He groaned. "Let me go."
"Not until you've answered my questions Mr. Almasy." Adel's voice crooned. "What do you know about the prophecy of the gifted one?"
"All I know is that the gifted one has the ultimate power to kill you." He hoarsed.
"Exactly, so if I steal her soul, I'll be immortal." She purred.
Angelina regained her balance as her mind once again became clear. 'So Seifer's in the torture room; of course he is! Adel needs him as bait for big catch, me.' As she continued through this hell of a prison, she saw people in cells that haven't been cleaned in a long time. She saw people that haven't seen light for years. Their skin was paler than hers, and their eyes glazed over as if dead. She pitied them but could not stop to help. Adel would only find her quicker that way.
There were a couple of sites that sickened her. Some inmates were so deranged with hunger that they had killed and eaten their own friends! In the process of eating them, they realized what they had done, and left the uneaten flesh to rot with the maggots. Other would talk to whatever half was left as if it was their friend, alive and well.
A couple of the inmates would have disturbing conversations with her.
"Hey you!" A Middle-aged man yelled to her. "Are you a hooker?" Angelina gave him a disgusted look. 'I know that man has gone crazy, but I can't help wanting to smack him. Since when do hookers wear a sweatshirt and jeans?' After that, another man continued the conversation.
"Hey I haven't had any in 40 years! Can you give me some?" She just continued walking throughout the threats that were being thrown at her.
"You're going to hell bitch!" A middle-aged woman screamed at the top of her lungs. 'She forgets, we're already in hell!' As she finished strolling through the lines of cells, she felt her goal getting closer. 'I knew it! My gift worked!' Now all there was to do was to find Adel.
'Where are you Adel? You can't hide from your fate forever.' Again she felt dizzy and her legs got weak as another vision came to her.
When Angelina got up, she found herself face to face with Adel! Adel smiled cruely at her as if she were at her mercy.
"Well what do you know?" She purred. "Angelina's gift has betrayed her to me." Angelina looked around her. She was right! That vision had brought her right into Adel's hands!
"You can't win this easily Adel." She stated. "I'm going to just let you take my soul." Adel laughed madly as she took that statement into consideration.
"You foolish girl." She laughed. "Don't you realize that you are a soul right now? All I have to do is this." She cast petrify on Angelina's soul and fused with it. "Finally my resurrection is complete!"
Seifer groggily woke up from a deep sleep. The last thing he remembered was searching for Angelina. 'How the hell did I end up here?' This didn't look anything like the Timber Hotel. As he got up he realized he must be in some kind of a prison. He also realized that he didn't have a weapon with him either. 'Damn why did I have to leave it in the hotel?'
He saw that he had some matches with him and struck one. Everything around him was caught up in flames! 'Oh hyne!' The bars around him started to melt as he walked through. 'This place is really sensitive to heat.' He then realized that he was within the forbidden prison; their mission.
'Where the hell is Angelina when I need her?' He hadn't at all here. He figured that she would be here since she hated this place so much. As he walked through the lines of melting cells he noticed the inmates that were running away cheering.
"We're free from this hell! Finally after all these years, we're free!" He didn't really care about the welfare of those babbling idiots, all he cared about Angelina. She was his other half. If she died, half of him would die. One of the cells however, had a corpse in it. As he got closer he realized that is was Angelina in there! He raced inside to get to her on time. He wasn't about to let her burn with the flames.
"Angelina." He cried as he hugged her lifeless body. "What happened to you? Please answer me." He didn't want to accept that she was dead and most defiantly wasn't going to leave her here.
He picked up her corpse and ran throughout the prison, trying to find an exit. Before long he finally found it. He climbed up the ladder, making sure he didn't drop her body in the process. Once he was outside, he found that Timber was practically destroyed! Someone had attacked it while they were inside.
He knew the person who had done it. "Adel." He hissed. "I hope you're ready to die." He stalked though the city until someone calling his name stopped him.
"Seifer!" He turned around to find a short medium- skinned woman with black curly to her shoulders. At least she was short to him! He had never seen this woman in his entire life.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked. The woman panted as she stopped to rest. When her eyes came across what he was holding, she gasped and fought back tears.
"Angie!" She sobbed. "I prayed for you; I really did." Seifer gave her a suspicious look. Did Angelina have friends this weird? He didn't want to make a mistake by letting this woman hang around her like that. He raised his gun blade, motioning for her to back off. He made sure that this strange woman wouldn't come any closer. She wiped her face and sighed.
"My name is Niebia and I am a close friend of Angelina." She began. "She's told me all about you and garden. I mean neither of you any harm." Seifer relaxed his arm and put his gun blade down.
"I doubt there's much you can do to her." He complied. "She's dead." Niebia knelt by Angelina's body and listened for a pulse. There was none unfortunately. The strange thing was, the body was still warm as if Angelina was still alive.
"That's strange, she's still warm." Niebia announced.
"Still warm?"
"Yes, as if she were still alive."
"But she's not. She's dead right?"
"Perhaps."
"What do you mean perhaps?"
"I mean her soul may be gone, but the magic will always stay. Unless of course she decides to pass it on to someone else."
"Where's her soul then?"
"Adel has it; I can feel it. How else would she be able to escape her prison?"
"You mean that prison was supposed to contain her?"
"Not quite. It was her prison, not her torment."
"So she built the prison and got trapped inside?"
"Yes."
"Why? It was her prison, she should be able to get out okay."
"Yes but, she was dead. In order to be resurrected, a sorceress must have the soul of the gifted one."
"So you're suggesting that Adel has been resurrected?"
"Perhaps. Then again, Angelina may be able to break free from Adel's body."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes, Angelina always did have a strong spirit. Let's hope that it doesn't become her downfall."
Floating in a white void of space, there was Angelina. Although she couldn't feel any physical pain, she felt a huge pang of regret throughout. She was confused. 'Did I die? What is this place?'
"You haven't died." A feminine voice explained. 'That voice sounds familiar.' Even if your soul has been taken against its will." She turned around to find that the mysterious voice belonged to...her? Although they weren't wearing the exact some thing, you could tell they were the same. This Angelina had butt length hair and was wearing a black cloak. The other had waist length hair and was wearing a sweatshirt and jeans.
"What is this?" Angelina demanded. The other Angelina smiled while giggling.
"The other part of your soul." She sneered. "I'm your inner demon Angelina. I'm what you could have been."
"I didn't want power. I wanted to live a normal life." She spat.
"Oh really? Do you consider this a normal life?" The inner demon snorted as she motioned to the area around them. "Angelina I want to be free as much as you do. The only way for us to leave is for me to take control."
"Why should I let you take over?" She shouted. "You'd just kill everything in sight!"
"Eliminating problems is a basic part of life." The inner demon explained. "Don't forget, I know who you are Angelina."
"Who am I then?" She lamented. "A woman? A witch? A lost soul?"
"Consider yourself a downright lucky bitch. People would do anything to end their lives painlessly." It replied.
"Where there's life, there's hope for a better future." She chanted.
"How would you know?" It shot. "You have a perfect family, friends, and now a boyfriend! Of course there's hope for your insignificant life!"
"My life isn't perfect!" She yelled. "My parents all loved Rinoa because she was so beautiful and smart! Plus, I lost my close friends in a fight! Yet, I still stand by with what I think."
"Fine play out your little fairytale." It boomed. "Don't blame me if it all comes crashing down on you."
"My life isn't a fairytale." She preached. "It's one huge fight against myself. It also appears that I have won a battle." The demon growled and lunged at her, only to be sucked inside her transparent self. The white void disappeared as she found herself outside Adel's crumpled body.
Apparently her breaking free had destroyed the bonds between her and Adel. There was still evil inside Adel even though she had no soul. She started to feel her soul being pulled towards her body in this...forest? What was her body doing here? Her thoughts melted away as she felt herself being pulled toward freedom.
Note: Pretty good huh? Any questions/concerns for chapter 4? R&R!
Disclaimer: I love Final Fantasy 8; I just don't own it! Sobs
Angelina hit the ground with a thud. Her staff was lit, so she could see her surroundings. 'The air's so musty and cold in here.' On the cold stonewall there was a message written in blood. It looked like a prophecy of some sort.
It read: "There is a woman with a gift that surpasses every sorceress's powers. She will have a pure soul, and a kind heart. She will also however, be foolish. This foolishness will cause one of her loved ones to die. She will try to avenge their death, but will not succeed. That very act will damn the world. The reign of Adel must end. Purify the world, gifted one."
As she read this, shivers crept up and down her spine. 'My gift has been prophesized?' The very thought scared her. She never wanted this gift and yet, she needed it to survive. 'No wonder Adel needs me so badly. My power greatly surpasses hers.'
That only meant one thing; this rescue mission is a trap. 'That's why she kidnapped Seifer. She wants me to come to her.' That would doom her efforts of ever rescuing him. She couldn't go back now. Not without him.
An idea suddenly dawned on her. She could use her gift to get to him. Adel wouldn't have guessed it. It would be risky though. She crept down the dark hallway while thinking thoughts such as 'Where are you Seifer? I love you more than I love myself.' She became weak and dizzy as a vision came to her.
Angelina was in a cell, if you could call it a cell! It looked more like a torture room She spotted Seifer bound up with chains. She would have run to him, but remembered that is was just a vision. He looked horrible! Both his eyes were black and his lip was bleeding.
"Argh." He groaned. "Let me go."
"Not until you've answered my questions Mr. Almasy." Adel's voice crooned. "What do you know about the prophecy of the gifted one?"
"All I know is that the gifted one has the ultimate power to kill you." He hoarsed.
"Exactly, so if I steal her soul, I'll be immortal." She purred.
Angelina regained her balance as her mind once again became clear. 'So Seifer's in the torture room; of course he is! Adel needs him as bait for big catch, me.' As she continued through this hell of a prison, she saw people in cells that haven't been cleaned in a long time. She saw people that haven't seen light for years. Their skin was paler than hers, and their eyes glazed over as if dead. She pitied them but could not stop to help. Adel would only find her quicker that way.
There were a couple of sites that sickened her. Some inmates were so deranged with hunger that they had killed and eaten their own friends! In the process of eating them, they realized what they had done, and left the uneaten flesh to rot with the maggots. Other would talk to whatever half was left as if it was their friend, alive and well.
A couple of the inmates would have disturbing conversations with her.
"Hey you!" A Middle-aged man yelled to her. "Are you a hooker?" Angelina gave him a disgusted look. 'I know that man has gone crazy, but I can't help wanting to smack him. Since when do hookers wear a sweatshirt and jeans?' After that, another man continued the conversation.
"Hey I haven't had any in 40 years! Can you give me some?" She just continued walking throughout the threats that were being thrown at her.
"You're going to hell bitch!" A middle-aged woman screamed at the top of her lungs. 'She forgets, we're already in hell!' As she finished strolling through the lines of cells, she felt her goal getting closer. 'I knew it! My gift worked!' Now all there was to do was to find Adel.
'Where are you Adel? You can't hide from your fate forever.' Again she felt dizzy and her legs got weak as another vision came to her.
When Angelina got up, she found herself face to face with Adel! Adel smiled cruely at her as if she were at her mercy.
"Well what do you know?" She purred. "Angelina's gift has betrayed her to me." Angelina looked around her. She was right! That vision had brought her right into Adel's hands!
"You can't win this easily Adel." She stated. "I'm going to just let you take my soul." Adel laughed madly as she took that statement into consideration.
"You foolish girl." She laughed. "Don't you realize that you are a soul right now? All I have to do is this." She cast petrify on Angelina's soul and fused with it. "Finally my resurrection is complete!"
Seifer groggily woke up from a deep sleep. The last thing he remembered was searching for Angelina. 'How the hell did I end up here?' This didn't look anything like the Timber Hotel. As he got up he realized he must be in some kind of a prison. He also realized that he didn't have a weapon with him either. 'Damn why did I have to leave it in the hotel?'
He saw that he had some matches with him and struck one. Everything around him was caught up in flames! 'Oh hyne!' The bars around him started to melt as he walked through. 'This place is really sensitive to heat.' He then realized that he was within the forbidden prison; their mission.
'Where the hell is Angelina when I need her?' He hadn't at all here. He figured that she would be here since she hated this place so much. As he walked through the lines of melting cells he noticed the inmates that were running away cheering.
"We're free from this hell! Finally after all these years, we're free!" He didn't really care about the welfare of those babbling idiots, all he cared about Angelina. She was his other half. If she died, half of him would die. One of the cells however, had a corpse in it. As he got closer he realized that is was Angelina in there! He raced inside to get to her on time. He wasn't about to let her burn with the flames.
"Angelina." He cried as he hugged her lifeless body. "What happened to you? Please answer me." He didn't want to accept that she was dead and most defiantly wasn't going to leave her here.
He picked up her corpse and ran throughout the prison, trying to find an exit. Before long he finally found it. He climbed up the ladder, making sure he didn't drop her body in the process. Once he was outside, he found that Timber was practically destroyed! Someone had attacked it while they were inside.
He knew the person who had done it. "Adel." He hissed. "I hope you're ready to die." He stalked though the city until someone calling his name stopped him.
"Seifer!" He turned around to find a short medium- skinned woman with black curly to her shoulders. At least she was short to him! He had never seen this woman in his entire life.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked. The woman panted as she stopped to rest. When her eyes came across what he was holding, she gasped and fought back tears.
"Angie!" She sobbed. "I prayed for you; I really did." Seifer gave her a suspicious look. Did Angelina have friends this weird? He didn't want to make a mistake by letting this woman hang around her like that. He raised his gun blade, motioning for her to back off. He made sure that this strange woman wouldn't come any closer. She wiped her face and sighed.
"My name is Niebia and I am a close friend of Angelina." She began. "She's told me all about you and garden. I mean neither of you any harm." Seifer relaxed his arm and put his gun blade down.
"I doubt there's much you can do to her." He complied. "She's dead." Niebia knelt by Angelina's body and listened for a pulse. There was none unfortunately. The strange thing was, the body was still warm as if Angelina was still alive.
"That's strange, she's still warm." Niebia announced.
"Still warm?"
"Yes, as if she were still alive."
"But she's not. She's dead right?"
"Perhaps."
"What do you mean perhaps?"
"I mean her soul may be gone, but the magic will always stay. Unless of course she decides to pass it on to someone else."
"Where's her soul then?"
"Adel has it; I can feel it. How else would she be able to escape her prison?"
"You mean that prison was supposed to contain her?"
"Not quite. It was her prison, not her torment."
"So she built the prison and got trapped inside?"
"Yes."
"Why? It was her prison, she should be able to get out okay."
"Yes but, she was dead. In order to be resurrected, a sorceress must have the soul of the gifted one."
"So you're suggesting that Adel has been resurrected?"
"Perhaps. Then again, Angelina may be able to break free from Adel's body."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes, Angelina always did have a strong spirit. Let's hope that it doesn't become her downfall."
Floating in a white void of space, there was Angelina. Although she couldn't feel any physical pain, she felt a huge pang of regret throughout. She was confused. 'Did I die? What is this place?'
"You haven't died." A feminine voice explained. 'That voice sounds familiar.' Even if your soul has been taken against its will." She turned around to find that the mysterious voice belonged to...her? Although they weren't wearing the exact some thing, you could tell they were the same. This Angelina had butt length hair and was wearing a black cloak. The other had waist length hair and was wearing a sweatshirt and jeans.
"What is this?" Angelina demanded. The other Angelina smiled while giggling.
"The other part of your soul." She sneered. "I'm your inner demon Angelina. I'm what you could have been."
"I didn't want power. I wanted to live a normal life." She spat.
"Oh really? Do you consider this a normal life?" The inner demon snorted as she motioned to the area around them. "Angelina I want to be free as much as you do. The only way for us to leave is for me to take control."
"Why should I let you take over?" She shouted. "You'd just kill everything in sight!"
"Eliminating problems is a basic part of life." The inner demon explained. "Don't forget, I know who you are Angelina."
"Who am I then?" She lamented. "A woman? A witch? A lost soul?"
"Consider yourself a downright lucky bitch. People would do anything to end their lives painlessly." It replied.
"Where there's life, there's hope for a better future." She chanted.
"How would you know?" It shot. "You have a perfect family, friends, and now a boyfriend! Of course there's hope for your insignificant life!"
"My life isn't perfect!" She yelled. "My parents all loved Rinoa because she was so beautiful and smart! Plus, I lost my close friends in a fight! Yet, I still stand by with what I think."
"Fine play out your little fairytale." It boomed. "Don't blame me if it all comes crashing down on you."
"My life isn't a fairytale." She preached. "It's one huge fight against myself. It also appears that I have won a battle." The demon growled and lunged at her, only to be sucked inside her transparent self. The white void disappeared as she found herself outside Adel's crumpled body.
Apparently her breaking free had destroyed the bonds between her and Adel. There was still evil inside Adel even though she had no soul. She started to feel her soul being pulled towards her body in this...forest? What was her body doing here? Her thoughts melted away as she felt herself being pulled toward freedom.
Note: Pretty good huh? Any questions/concerns for chapter 4? R&R!