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So let's give a round of thanks to her for weeding out my terrible grammar and spelling.

Memories Mean Nothing

Ultimecia walk-glided along the lower levels of her castle, simply waiting for the next cycle to begin. Chaos had achieved another victory over Cosmos, keeping his long streak of victories over the Goddess.

"HELLOOO!"

Ultimecia ground her teeth as she looked above her to see that pesky clown hanging upside-down.

Folding her arms, she addressed him. "Just what is it that you want, Kefka?"

"What? Little old me?" Kefka jumped to the ground and stood upright. "Oh, nothing but bouncing around from place to place, waiting for the show to start up again."

"And your bouncing has brought you here?"

Kefka giggled. "Why yes, it would seem that my pointless bouncing around the place has taken me to this point. Funny, huh?" He raised his arms. "I mean, why would-"

Sharp arrows materialized in the air around him.

"I have no patience for idle chatter," Ultimecia spoke. "Say what you must, or leave me be."

The clown frowned. "You sure are impatient and moody, huh? Guess that comes with old age, huh?" The arrows floated much closer to him; one even pricking at his skin and drawing a droplet of blood.

"Kefka," Ultimecia hissed.

"Fine, fine! I get it! Now get these things off me!" They didn't move. "Pretty please? I'll behave."

Giving him an annoyed look, Ultimecia dismissed the arrows. "Now, explain."

Kefka mumbled under his breath some inaudible curses before speaking. "I find it a little funny that despite this being a war, you really don't do much fighting. Care to explain why?"

"You wish to force me to battle as well? Such as you do with that girl?"

A chuckle. "I just think it's a waste of a perfectly good war if we don't all get to tearing the other guys apart!"

"I've better use of my time than to join these pointless battles that you take so much enjoyment out of." She turned away and looked to the spiral walkway. "Though, recently a memory has surfaced, something that I find myself truly driven to obtain. But I cannot recall exactly what it is." She shook her head. "So, in order to remember what it is I want, I will engage in these battles, in the hopes that the memory will return to me."

In a flurry of feathers, Ultimecia vanished.

"Fighting for your memories?" Kefka chuckled when he could no longer sense Ultimecia. "How stupid is that? Memories mean nothing, they're just worthless. In the end, those memories you cherish will vanish along with you." He turned around. "I really don't care exactly what I remember, but as long as I can destroy anything and everything I can, I'm more than happy."

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