Cry of Sorrow
Note - Hehe...I know I haven't updated this story in a while. So, here's a new chapter! This chapter is really depressing, so just a warning for you guys! I thought I'd put out a new chapter before exams started. (I'm currently studying AP Biology. Chlorophyll? More like bore-a-phyll!)
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As the airship neared Baron, everyone on board gasped as they saw what was left of Baron. Most of the houses in the town had been burnt to the ground. Some of them were still smoldering. The castle was completely destroyed, and the crystal clear moat had turned a deep shade of red from the blood of those killed. The airship landed outside of the ruins of Baron, and everyone on board got off the ship.
"We're...too late..." Yuffie said, looking down at the ground. Sora and Squall were silent.
"Let's look for survivors..." The captain said. "We'll get the job done faster if we all split up." The other three solemnly nodded, and they all went their separate ways through the ruins.
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Yuffie went towards the right side of the ruins of the castle. As she walked through the ruins of the castle, she would come across a body of a soldier or townsperson. However, none of them had survived. She sighed silently to herself, and continued through the ruins.
"Hello??" She said aloud, praying for a response. "Is anyone here??"
She turned around suddenly, hearing a rustling from a pile of bricks that used to make up the walls. She scrambled over there, and started removing the bricks as fast as she could. She heard someone within the pile coughing, and struggling to get out. As she removed more of the bricks, she finally saw who it was.
"Silvia!!" She cried.
The bricks had crushed Silvia, and Yuffie could only see her upper body. Her face was covered in blood from a gash she had on her forehead. Although she was in a great deal of pain, she managed to smile up at Yuffie.
"Yuffie...is that you...?"
"Yes! It's alright Silvia, I'll get you out of here, and everything will be fine!!"
Silvia coughed again. "No...It's okay Yuffie...I don't think I'm going to make it..."
"No, Silvia!! It'll be okay!!"
Silvia looked up again. "Yuffie...Promise me one thing...Promise me you'll make those who did this pay..."
Yuffie nodded, tears falling down her cheeks. "I will, but Silvia it's going to be okay! Just hang on a bit longer!!"
"Yuffie...make sure you keep those boys in line...okay?" Silvia finally laid her head down on the ground and became silent.
"Silvia...Silvia?!"
"..."
Yuffie broke down in tears over Silvia's lifeless body.
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Sora had walked to one of the remaining standing buildings in Baron. As he approached it, he noticed that one of the Baronian soldiers lying on the ground in front of the house was still alive. Unlike the Baronian soldiers Sora had seen in the castle, this one had a blue uniform on instead of the usual red. He had long, spiky light brown hair, and looked young, about his early to mid twenties. Sora walked over to him, and crouched down beside him.
"Are you alright?" Sora asked.
The soldier strained to get, holding his arm in pain. "I think I broke my arm...but I'll be fine..." He looked around the area that used to be the beautiful city of Baron. "Are they gone?" He asked, looking at Sora. Sora nodded.
"They came out of nowhere..." The soldier replied. "It was an ambush...I gathered some of the townspeople and tried to get some of them in this house. But still...There's so many people who died...Why...?"
Sora decided to change the subject. "Have you checked on the people inside?" He asked.
"No I haven't uh..." He looked up at Sora.
"Oh, my name's Sora."
"Thank you for coming to our aid, Sora. My name is Sir Ryuukoshi."
"Well, it's glad to see you're alive, Sir Ryuukoshi." Sora replied.
"Please, just call me Ryuu for short." Ryuukoshi replied. Sora nodded, and held out his hand to Ryuu. He grabbed it with his good arm, and stood up.
"Let's go in and check on everybody." Sora said. He opened the door to the building. As he looked inside, he saw at least a dozen people sitting alongside the walls of the house. Most of them were women and children, and there were a few wounded soldiers inside.
"It's safe to come out now." Ryuu told the Baronians in the house. "We're no longer under attack..."
The people inside just looked up at Ryuu with weary eyes. They all looked like they had aged twenty years since the attack began. No one wanted to get up, and they sat on the floor, remaining silent. Ryuu again, addressed the citizens.
"I have to ask you all, if you are able to move, we need to evacuate you from Baron. Most of the town and castle have been destroyed, and it's no longer safe for you to be here. There is an airship outside that will take you all to Mysidia, where we can regroup."
Some of the people in the house began to stir this time. One woman in particular had a hard time getting up. As Ryuu looked over at her, he noticed she was pregnant. Using his good arm, he helped her up on to his feet.
"Thank you..." The woman said softly. "Have you seen my husband...? He was outside fighting, and I haven't seen him..."
Ryuu looked solemnly at her, and shook his head. "I haven't seen him, ma'am. I'm sorry."
She looked down at the ground, trying to hide her tears. She nodded, putting a hand to her mouth to prevent her from crying. Ryuu held her arm with his good one, and helped her out the doorway. Sora stayed behind to help the others get out.
As Ryuu and the woman were walking towards the airship, the woman suddenly stopped. She ran over to one of the fallen soldiers.
"No..." She said, looking over the soldier's lifeless body. "Why...? Why...?" She broke down into sobs, as Ryuu laid his hand on her back to comfort her as she looked down upon her fallen husband.
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Squall was walking through one of the hallways that used to be a beautiful hallway of the castle, decorated with spectacular banners and other decorations. Now it was just a pile of rubble. As he walked towards the remains of the King's room, he saw a man lying face down on the floor. Squall knew it was the king.
"Cecil!" Squall cried out, running to the king's side. The king looked up at him weakly.
"Squall...There was a sneak attack...They took...Rosa..."
"Cecil, don't talk!" Squall replied. "Save your strength...I'll help you back to the airship." Squall bent down, and helped the king onto his feet. He threw one of the kings' arms around his shoulders, and helped him walk out of his ruined castle. As they were walking out, Yuffie joined the two, wiping away tears from her eyes.
"Yuffie...?" Squall began to ask.
"Silvia...died..." Yuffie replied, as even more tears began to run down her face. Both Squall and Cecil shook their heads. Cecil turned around suddenly, to look at his ruined castle.
The main castle walls had been completely destroyed. Most of the inner walls had been knocked over or destroyed as well. The entire castle and town of Baron had been completely decimated.
"Why...?" Cecil asked. "Why did this have to happen?"
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Note: Yeah I know it's kind of a short chapter (exams and all). I think its really one of the more touching chapters I've written. When I first wanted to write this chapter, I wanted it to be this big heroic battle, this whole "wow war is cool because I get to kill all sorts of people and that's fun!" So, I gave it more of a realistic look. I'm a very anti-war person, and although I've never actually been in a war, I've heard, seen, and read enough to know it's not a fun thing. So, this is just to prevent any emails saying I was to cruel to characters and to the people of Baron. Sorry, but war isn't a big fun adventure.
Note - Hehe...I know I haven't updated this story in a while. So, here's a new chapter! This chapter is really depressing, so just a warning for you guys! I thought I'd put out a new chapter before exams started. (I'm currently studying AP Biology. Chlorophyll? More like bore-a-phyll!)
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As the airship neared Baron, everyone on board gasped as they saw what was left of Baron. Most of the houses in the town had been burnt to the ground. Some of them were still smoldering. The castle was completely destroyed, and the crystal clear moat had turned a deep shade of red from the blood of those killed. The airship landed outside of the ruins of Baron, and everyone on board got off the ship.
"We're...too late..." Yuffie said, looking down at the ground. Sora and Squall were silent.
"Let's look for survivors..." The captain said. "We'll get the job done faster if we all split up." The other three solemnly nodded, and they all went their separate ways through the ruins.
~
Yuffie went towards the right side of the ruins of the castle. As she walked through the ruins of the castle, she would come across a body of a soldier or townsperson. However, none of them had survived. She sighed silently to herself, and continued through the ruins.
"Hello??" She said aloud, praying for a response. "Is anyone here??"
She turned around suddenly, hearing a rustling from a pile of bricks that used to make up the walls. She scrambled over there, and started removing the bricks as fast as she could. She heard someone within the pile coughing, and struggling to get out. As she removed more of the bricks, she finally saw who it was.
"Silvia!!" She cried.
The bricks had crushed Silvia, and Yuffie could only see her upper body. Her face was covered in blood from a gash she had on her forehead. Although she was in a great deal of pain, she managed to smile up at Yuffie.
"Yuffie...is that you...?"
"Yes! It's alright Silvia, I'll get you out of here, and everything will be fine!!"
Silvia coughed again. "No...It's okay Yuffie...I don't think I'm going to make it..."
"No, Silvia!! It'll be okay!!"
Silvia looked up again. "Yuffie...Promise me one thing...Promise me you'll make those who did this pay..."
Yuffie nodded, tears falling down her cheeks. "I will, but Silvia it's going to be okay! Just hang on a bit longer!!"
"Yuffie...make sure you keep those boys in line...okay?" Silvia finally laid her head down on the ground and became silent.
"Silvia...Silvia?!"
"..."
Yuffie broke down in tears over Silvia's lifeless body.
~
Sora had walked to one of the remaining standing buildings in Baron. As he approached it, he noticed that one of the Baronian soldiers lying on the ground in front of the house was still alive. Unlike the Baronian soldiers Sora had seen in the castle, this one had a blue uniform on instead of the usual red. He had long, spiky light brown hair, and looked young, about his early to mid twenties. Sora walked over to him, and crouched down beside him.
"Are you alright?" Sora asked.
The soldier strained to get, holding his arm in pain. "I think I broke my arm...but I'll be fine..." He looked around the area that used to be the beautiful city of Baron. "Are they gone?" He asked, looking at Sora. Sora nodded.
"They came out of nowhere..." The soldier replied. "It was an ambush...I gathered some of the townspeople and tried to get some of them in this house. But still...There's so many people who died...Why...?"
Sora decided to change the subject. "Have you checked on the people inside?" He asked.
"No I haven't uh..." He looked up at Sora.
"Oh, my name's Sora."
"Thank you for coming to our aid, Sora. My name is Sir Ryuukoshi."
"Well, it's glad to see you're alive, Sir Ryuukoshi." Sora replied.
"Please, just call me Ryuu for short." Ryuukoshi replied. Sora nodded, and held out his hand to Ryuu. He grabbed it with his good arm, and stood up.
"Let's go in and check on everybody." Sora said. He opened the door to the building. As he looked inside, he saw at least a dozen people sitting alongside the walls of the house. Most of them were women and children, and there were a few wounded soldiers inside.
"It's safe to come out now." Ryuu told the Baronians in the house. "We're no longer under attack..."
The people inside just looked up at Ryuu with weary eyes. They all looked like they had aged twenty years since the attack began. No one wanted to get up, and they sat on the floor, remaining silent. Ryuu again, addressed the citizens.
"I have to ask you all, if you are able to move, we need to evacuate you from Baron. Most of the town and castle have been destroyed, and it's no longer safe for you to be here. There is an airship outside that will take you all to Mysidia, where we can regroup."
Some of the people in the house began to stir this time. One woman in particular had a hard time getting up. As Ryuu looked over at her, he noticed she was pregnant. Using his good arm, he helped her up on to his feet.
"Thank you..." The woman said softly. "Have you seen my husband...? He was outside fighting, and I haven't seen him..."
Ryuu looked solemnly at her, and shook his head. "I haven't seen him, ma'am. I'm sorry."
She looked down at the ground, trying to hide her tears. She nodded, putting a hand to her mouth to prevent her from crying. Ryuu held her arm with his good one, and helped her out the doorway. Sora stayed behind to help the others get out.
As Ryuu and the woman were walking towards the airship, the woman suddenly stopped. She ran over to one of the fallen soldiers.
"No..." She said, looking over the soldier's lifeless body. "Why...? Why...?" She broke down into sobs, as Ryuu laid his hand on her back to comfort her as she looked down upon her fallen husband.
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Squall was walking through one of the hallways that used to be a beautiful hallway of the castle, decorated with spectacular banners and other decorations. Now it was just a pile of rubble. As he walked towards the remains of the King's room, he saw a man lying face down on the floor. Squall knew it was the king.
"Cecil!" Squall cried out, running to the king's side. The king looked up at him weakly.
"Squall...There was a sneak attack...They took...Rosa..."
"Cecil, don't talk!" Squall replied. "Save your strength...I'll help you back to the airship." Squall bent down, and helped the king onto his feet. He threw one of the kings' arms around his shoulders, and helped him walk out of his ruined castle. As they were walking out, Yuffie joined the two, wiping away tears from her eyes.
"Yuffie...?" Squall began to ask.
"Silvia...died..." Yuffie replied, as even more tears began to run down her face. Both Squall and Cecil shook their heads. Cecil turned around suddenly, to look at his ruined castle.
The main castle walls had been completely destroyed. Most of the inner walls had been knocked over or destroyed as well. The entire castle and town of Baron had been completely decimated.
"Why...?" Cecil asked. "Why did this have to happen?"
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Note: Yeah I know it's kind of a short chapter (exams and all). I think its really one of the more touching chapters I've written. When I first wanted to write this chapter, I wanted it to be this big heroic battle, this whole "wow war is cool because I get to kill all sorts of people and that's fun!" So, I gave it more of a realistic look. I'm a very anti-war person, and although I've never actually been in a war, I've heard, seen, and read enough to know it's not a fun thing. So, this is just to prevent any emails saying I was to cruel to characters and to the people of Baron. Sorry, but war isn't a big fun adventure.