Dissidia Rebirth

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Chapter 6: Final Fantasy III ~ Cosmos ~ ::::Oda::::

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"Aleron!"

"Leave me alone!"

Heaving out a heavy sigh, the young mage/knight watched as her younger brother stomp off into the distance, not pleased that having being together for only a few months could cause such a heavy conflict.

"He just needs some time," she told herself as she crossed her arms, "after all, we just found him."

Oda was a nineteen year old mage and knight, having mastered both classes at a young age. Her orange hair barely passes her neck but her bangs-which covers her left eye- reaches down to the front of her chest. A hooded white cape lined with red is draped over her shoulders, pinned together with a red gem, the ends reaching down to ankles. Oda wears an armor chest place that only covers her chest and her belly is wrapped in a green cloth that reaches down to her knees. Another cloth is wrapped around the green except is split on the front and the sides and reachings down just above her ankles. A light blue cloth lined with gold is between the green and red cloth and reaches down to ankles, completely hiding her legs from the world. Another bluecloth is tied above all the three, looking more like a sash except it is binned with a dark blue gem. A golden bangle each hangs on both arms just below the shoulders, letting its aqua green chains hang on its owners arms. A golden bracelet is on Oda's left arm, placed within the middle a green gem. Brown boots reaches up to her shins them from her ankles to the top are wrapped in bandages, a small piece of armor lined with gold, each protecting her knees. A sword is strapped on her right hips, its dark blue hilt wrapped with red bandages donned with a red gem could easily bee seen from its sheath. A tan staff with a light blue orb within the middle with a red tassle as its tail is strapped onto Oda's left hip and to finish the young woman's look, a black choker around her neck arries a red gem.

Standing within the empty fields of grass for several more seconds, Oda released a heavy sigh as she forced herself to follow her younger brother, feeling responsible if anything should happen to him. After all, if her father finds out that she just let Aleron up and leave like that, he would be furious.

Using her magic to track down her little brother, Oda was surprised to see him alone, his eyes out toward the horizon as he stood on the shores of a lake.

The lake was full of pristine, crystal clear water, the bottom easily seen. Trees surrounded the lake and the small breeze easily gave the lake a sense of comfort and relief. After watching her little brother for several minutes, Oda finally made the decision to move.

"Enjoying yourself?" she asked as she approched her brother.

"Didn't I tell you to leave me alone?"

Ignoring her brother's straightforward comment, Oda seated herself next to him, receving an annoyed look from the gray hair teen before he turned around and left. Heaving out another sigh, Oda pushed herself to stand, continueing to follow the young knight.

The reason of their earlier conflict was Aleron mercilessly killing a thief who had just stolen a piece of bread out of hunger. Hearing of this, the village of which they occupied grew furious and wanted Aleron to recieve a severe punsihment. Being his older sister, Oda managed to calm down the villagers and confronted Aleron about the accusation. When he confirmed that he killed the thief without a hint of mercy, this caused Oda to grow furious and yelled at him that just because the thief committed a crime doesn't mean he has to die. In his defense, Aleron claims that once a thief steals he will escalate in violence, much to Oda's frustration. Soon, the arguement escalated and this led to Aleron stomping away in anger, much to her disbelief.

"Leave..." Aleron warned as he stopped and turned around, his green eyes narrowing into hers.

Frowning so that her green hues glare back into his, Oda argued, "I'm your older sister, I may leave whenever I want."

Aleron clenched his fists, "If you really care for me that much, then leave."

With that he turned and started walking away again but this time, Oda did not follow. The young mage/knight made the decision that he just needed time to cool off. After all, they have just known each other for a couple of that in mind, Oda headed back towards the village of Ur.

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The news of Aleron's disappearance soon reached her ears the next day, much to her horror. She had just left the teenager, knowing fully well that he wasn't the type to run away, and now people are spreading rumors that he had ran off. Oda wouldn't believe such a thing, after all, he made a vow that he would stay with his family until ordered otherwise. She believes that the last part perhaps was a force of habit.

Even so, the rumors that had spread around the village had devastated Aleron's reputation and many of the occupants are actually glad that the young knight had up and left, after all, many saw him more as a living weapon than a human being. With this in mind, Oda had picked up her staff and sword and headed out, telling her father that she was going out to find Aleron. Warning her of the dangers of the world, Oda's father reluctantly let her go, despite much convincing to change her mind. Soon Oda had left the village and now she was alone in the woods, the dark now creeping up on her.

She shivered, "Damn cold."

Looking around for several seconds, Oda knelt down and slipped her bag off of her back, rummaging through it until she found the tent and sleeping bag that she was looking for. After setting up the shelter, Oda started to gather wood and soon after, she had a fire going. Not feeling too famished at the moment, Oda suited herself with just sitting near the fire, taking occassional sips from her canteen as her green eyes stared into the dancing flames.

"Did you really leave like that...Aleron?" she asked herself, her eyes saddening.

Fight alongside your brother for the protection of all worlds.

Oda stood up abruptly, her hand to her sword.

"Who's there!" she demanded, her green eyes narrowing as she glanced around in her surroundings.

Do not fear, for there are others who shall fight alongside you.

Then with a scream, Oda felt herself being pulled up, almost like as though someone had grabbed her by the back of her hood and just snapped her up like a doll. However the next second, Oda felt her feet connecting to ground, causing her to collapse from the shock.

"Another one?"

"This time a female."

"Who's there?" Oda quickly stood up, unsheathing her blade as she cautiously looked around.

Almost instantly, those who had surrounded her jumped back in caution, one even summoning his sword in case she attacked. Staring warily at the people around her, Oda held her sword closer to her chest, preparing herself to lash out.

"There's no need to draw your sword," she heard someone say, "we're all allies within this world."

Caught by surprise, Oda twirled around, only to be further shocked upon seeing a female seated upon a white throne; the floor around her moving with water. Upon seeing the woman, distrust instantly filled up within the female warrior, causing her lift to her guard. Her green eyes narrowing, Oda couldn't help but lift her sword and point the tip towards the woman's neck.

Ignoring the feeling of shock around her, Oda proceeded to approach the throne cautiously, keeping her sword high to ensure that none of the warriors surrounding her attacked.

"And you are?" Oda demanded, keeping her green eyes on not only the woman but also the warriors around her.

Oda had expected the woman to reveal an expression of fear or horror however, to her surprise, instead the woman smiled gently and replied, "My name is Cosmos, goddess of Harmony and..."

However she was unable to finish her sentence as she released a small chuckle, causing Oda to stare on puzzled.

"What's so funny?" she demanded, her green eyes narrowing.

"My apologies," Cosmo apologized, "it's just that...he did the same exact thing when he was summoned here."

With that, Cosmos looked up and gazed past Oda, much to her confusion, thus causing the orange head to twirl around and follow her line of sight.

What she saw caused her eyes to widen, "Aleron?"

Seeing that she had spotted him, her little brother simply turned and walked away, "Aleron!"

Sheathing her blade, Oda brushed passed the warriors who had surrounded her, keeping her green eyes on the light green knight, "Aleron! Are you listening to me!"

As the female warrior closed the distance between herself and her brother, Aleron came to a sudden stop, almost causing Oda to bump into her brother.

"Don'.Me"

Feeling the coldness in his words, Oda couldn't help but take a step back as her little brother started to walk away, her green eyes showing concern.

"I suppose you two are related?"

Frightened, Oda turned around, jumping back when she realized how close one of the warriors were. Seeing her reaction, he chuckled, causing the orange haired warrior to become flustered.

"What's so funny?" She demanded, stamping her foot in protest.

Instead of replying to her question, the warrior spoke "Seeing how jumpy you are I'll make this quick, the name is Weizhe and like all of us, you have been summoned here to participate in a war."

"All of us?" Oda repeated, turning her green hues towards the rest of the warriors, all of whom now were doing their own thing. One was seated near the throne with another trying to interact with him and a blonde sitting nervously nearby.

"We are all confused, almost unable to comprehend that we were summoned, us children, to fight in a war," Weizhe explained, "so I believe that is why your brother is acting like this. He is struggling to understand what is going on. So don't take it too hard upon yourself of his actions."

Staring at the white mage, Oda slowly absorbed on what he was saying. She understood that yes, they were all children and so far, she sees herself as the oldest out of all of them and she had only recently turned ninteen. And pondering on it further, the orange haired warrior fears that if more were summoned, most of them won't be of age, which means all of them will carry the confusion of being summoned. Even Oda is having a hard time comprehending that she was summoned to fight. Slowly understanding why her brother is so cold towards her now, Oda turned to thank the white mage only to find him near the others, apparantly trying to converse. Thinking that now is the time to make allies, Oda slowly approached the group, hoping that they could forgive her for her earlier actions.

Yeah...Not really proud of this one either. This is the last of the Final Fantasy III generation so the IV is coming up :D