Silent Screams
A/N: Wee...summer time! That means more writing! Hehe...hey, thanks for all the reviews! Um...a short interlude shall be coming up just to explain to the new readers, and the old, confused ones too, what the hell is going on!
Chapter 25
Quistis flew faster and harder, the lighting bolts darting past her face. She spun around, seeing the large demon flapping his wings towards her. She spun away as he charged up into the air right where she was standing. He flew back down and grinned, baring his large, yellow teeth. "What do you want with me!" Quistis screamed.
"Well, the Sorceress would love to meet the Blue Mage SeaD she's going to kill."
Quistis shook her head. "Well, you can go and tell your sorceress that she's NOT going to kill me!"
The demon sighed. "Fine then, I will..."
The demon charged at Quistis, shoving his claws into her wings and spiraling towards the earth. Quistis screamed in pain as she batted her hands against the chest of the demon. He smelled of sulfur and burning acid and she felt the blood drip down faster. They both landed onto the earth, lightning bolts surrounding them as they fell. Quistis raised her hands to the demon's face and sent a wave of pure energy burning onto his face. The demon released his claws to grab hold of his face and he soon went flying into a thicket of trees.
Quistis stood up; her wings were weak as she batted them up to fly. She whimpered as she collapsed back to the ground. 'I'm gonna die...Great Hyne, I'm gonna be killed by a demon. Something none of us has ever seen. I can barely fly and I have no weapon...'
The demon stood up, holding his head from the great crash. His eyes flared, the fire burning from them growing larger by the second. "Stupid bitch..."
The demon charged at Quistis and she raised her hands in defense. Suddenly, the demon stopped dead in his tracks crashing into a wall Quistis had created. He dropped to the ground and pounded against the bubble. Quistis trembled greatly, tears spewing from her eyes. "Stupid SeaD! I'll kill you!" he roared out. He continued to pound against the bubble, seeing it weaken as Quistis continued to cry.
'Hyne! Help me, please!' she cried in her mind as her silver-blue eyes flickered open. Suddenly, a bolt of electricity surged through the demon. It wasn't just any bolt of electricity, but rather a large, brightly illuminating, yellow sword. The designs on the sword raced up and down and the handle was made of pure yellow diamonds. Quistis placed her hands down and stared as the demon turned into ashes that blew in the wind. All what was left was the sword. She walked over to it, and the great size of it shrunk from the size of the eight-foot demon with wings to a few inches shorter than her.
She placed her hands on the yellow diamond handle and the blade returned to its dimming shade of yellow. Her eyes darted towards the train and bolted open. "Seifer!"
She picked up the sword and bolted towards the train. She ran faster than she ever ran in her life, traveling at the speed of sound. A soft yellow line could be seen from where she started and ran. She stopped as she entered the dining cart, seeing no one there. She panicked. She turned to her left, unsure of what to do. She fell to the ground, tears flowing from her eyes and thoughts cramming her head. 'I should go and find him, but I have no idea where he's at. Maybe I should go back to Squall. No! I can't do that, it would be disobeying Hyne...but..."
She sighed and lay her head on her arms that rested on her knees. She was at a loss.
~*~
Seifer groaned out as he looked from left to right and up and down. The place looked vaguely familiar and as his eyes opened more, he realized he was on the Ragnarok. He sat up quickly and rubbed his head. It was throbbing to no belief. He looked around, seeing Zell and Squall both looking at him. "What...happened?"
Zell grinned. "We had to kill a demon for you. You've been unconscious for about six days now."
"Quistis! Where is she!" he said while throwing his legs over the side of the bed. As he stood up, he felt dizziness overcome him.
Quistis walked into the room, bouncing Dante in her arms. "I'm right here. Don't worry..."
She walked passed Seifer and into the arms of her husband. He wrapped his arms around her protectively and kissed her forehead. Seifer lowered his head, reminding himself that she was...married...with a family. "So...what happened?"
Squall sighed softly. "The demon that grabbed you, he was a sea demon we figured out. He can survive in the sea, just like a sea chocobo."
Seifer nodded his head, still keeping it lowered. "The one I faced, Seifer, was a flying demon. He kept mentioning about the Sorceress. I suppose she's figured out a way to control demons, the only thing that can kill us."
Seifer nodded once again. He heard a child's cry and that made him cringe. He lifted his eyes and saw Quistis bouncing the small boy to calm him down. Squall kissed her cheek and walked out of the room followed in suit by Zell. His new keen hearing picked up what Zell whispered in Quistis' ear before he left. "Don't mind Squall. He's been on edge ever since you left. I think it's because you're alone with Seifer..."
Quistis shook her head placing Dante on the ground. She turned around and walked towards the desk, going through some papers. Seifer looked at Dante, noting how much of Squall was in him. Seifer's eyes narrowed softly, staring deep into the eyes of the child. 'Not his eyes. Those are Quistis'.'
Quistis pulled out a piece of paper from the desk and turned around, seeing Dante walk over to Seifer and grab hold of his hair and yanked it down. Seifer let out a small yelp, causing both Quistis and Dante to laugh. "I see he has a liking for your hair, Seifer."
"I see he has your sense of humor..." He rubbed his head softly, glaring at the child who smiled up at him with glee. "And your eyes and your smile."
Quistis blushed, picking up Dante. "He's a lot like me. Just because he looks like his father doesn't mean he's not like me." Seifer nodded, staring at the two. They looked nothing alike.
"Well, I'm glad that you're one big happy family..."
Quistis closed her eyes. "No you're not. You're insanely jealous and don't tell me otherwise."
Seifer blinked. She handed him the piece of paper and sighed. "What's this?"
"A letter from Hyne. He's allowing the Garden's to help due to the demons. It's not gonna be easy traveling on trains and ships so Garden has agreed to lend its best SeeD and the Ragnarok."
Seifer nodded, reading over the letter. "So what do they get in return?"
"Glorification if we win, death if we lose."
"Nice deal..."
~*~
Eleni paced back and forth. "They're close. A little...TOO close."
Her assistant sighed softly, nodding his head. "Have you ever heard the saying, keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer?"
She spun around and glared at her assistant. "What do you mean?"
"Perhaps its time that the Deep Sea Research Garden is actually announced. It will throw off any scent to us since we're a Garden."
Eleni grinned and picked up the phone. "Diana? Get me a line to Squall Lionheart."
She waited as the phone began to ring. "Not only that, mistress, but Squall is married to Quistis...need I say...easy access?"
Her eyes lit up. "Hello? May I speak with Squall Lionheart?"
The voice on the other end replied, "Sorry, he's out on a mission. May I take a message?"
Eleni's wicked smile grew. "Yes. Tell him to alert the other Gardens that my Garden, the Deep Sea Research Garden, is ready to be approved."
A/N: Wee...summer time! That means more writing! Hehe...hey, thanks for all the reviews! Um...a short interlude shall be coming up just to explain to the new readers, and the old, confused ones too, what the hell is going on!
Chapter 25
Quistis flew faster and harder, the lighting bolts darting past her face. She spun around, seeing the large demon flapping his wings towards her. She spun away as he charged up into the air right where she was standing. He flew back down and grinned, baring his large, yellow teeth. "What do you want with me!" Quistis screamed.
"Well, the Sorceress would love to meet the Blue Mage SeaD she's going to kill."
Quistis shook her head. "Well, you can go and tell your sorceress that she's NOT going to kill me!"
The demon sighed. "Fine then, I will..."
The demon charged at Quistis, shoving his claws into her wings and spiraling towards the earth. Quistis screamed in pain as she batted her hands against the chest of the demon. He smelled of sulfur and burning acid and she felt the blood drip down faster. They both landed onto the earth, lightning bolts surrounding them as they fell. Quistis raised her hands to the demon's face and sent a wave of pure energy burning onto his face. The demon released his claws to grab hold of his face and he soon went flying into a thicket of trees.
Quistis stood up; her wings were weak as she batted them up to fly. She whimpered as she collapsed back to the ground. 'I'm gonna die...Great Hyne, I'm gonna be killed by a demon. Something none of us has ever seen. I can barely fly and I have no weapon...'
The demon stood up, holding his head from the great crash. His eyes flared, the fire burning from them growing larger by the second. "Stupid bitch..."
The demon charged at Quistis and she raised her hands in defense. Suddenly, the demon stopped dead in his tracks crashing into a wall Quistis had created. He dropped to the ground and pounded against the bubble. Quistis trembled greatly, tears spewing from her eyes. "Stupid SeaD! I'll kill you!" he roared out. He continued to pound against the bubble, seeing it weaken as Quistis continued to cry.
'Hyne! Help me, please!' she cried in her mind as her silver-blue eyes flickered open. Suddenly, a bolt of electricity surged through the demon. It wasn't just any bolt of electricity, but rather a large, brightly illuminating, yellow sword. The designs on the sword raced up and down and the handle was made of pure yellow diamonds. Quistis placed her hands down and stared as the demon turned into ashes that blew in the wind. All what was left was the sword. She walked over to it, and the great size of it shrunk from the size of the eight-foot demon with wings to a few inches shorter than her.
She placed her hands on the yellow diamond handle and the blade returned to its dimming shade of yellow. Her eyes darted towards the train and bolted open. "Seifer!"
She picked up the sword and bolted towards the train. She ran faster than she ever ran in her life, traveling at the speed of sound. A soft yellow line could be seen from where she started and ran. She stopped as she entered the dining cart, seeing no one there. She panicked. She turned to her left, unsure of what to do. She fell to the ground, tears flowing from her eyes and thoughts cramming her head. 'I should go and find him, but I have no idea where he's at. Maybe I should go back to Squall. No! I can't do that, it would be disobeying Hyne...but..."
She sighed and lay her head on her arms that rested on her knees. She was at a loss.
~*~
Seifer groaned out as he looked from left to right and up and down. The place looked vaguely familiar and as his eyes opened more, he realized he was on the Ragnarok. He sat up quickly and rubbed his head. It was throbbing to no belief. He looked around, seeing Zell and Squall both looking at him. "What...happened?"
Zell grinned. "We had to kill a demon for you. You've been unconscious for about six days now."
"Quistis! Where is she!" he said while throwing his legs over the side of the bed. As he stood up, he felt dizziness overcome him.
Quistis walked into the room, bouncing Dante in her arms. "I'm right here. Don't worry..."
She walked passed Seifer and into the arms of her husband. He wrapped his arms around her protectively and kissed her forehead. Seifer lowered his head, reminding himself that she was...married...with a family. "So...what happened?"
Squall sighed softly. "The demon that grabbed you, he was a sea demon we figured out. He can survive in the sea, just like a sea chocobo."
Seifer nodded his head, still keeping it lowered. "The one I faced, Seifer, was a flying demon. He kept mentioning about the Sorceress. I suppose she's figured out a way to control demons, the only thing that can kill us."
Seifer nodded once again. He heard a child's cry and that made him cringe. He lifted his eyes and saw Quistis bouncing the small boy to calm him down. Squall kissed her cheek and walked out of the room followed in suit by Zell. His new keen hearing picked up what Zell whispered in Quistis' ear before he left. "Don't mind Squall. He's been on edge ever since you left. I think it's because you're alone with Seifer..."
Quistis shook her head placing Dante on the ground. She turned around and walked towards the desk, going through some papers. Seifer looked at Dante, noting how much of Squall was in him. Seifer's eyes narrowed softly, staring deep into the eyes of the child. 'Not his eyes. Those are Quistis'.'
Quistis pulled out a piece of paper from the desk and turned around, seeing Dante walk over to Seifer and grab hold of his hair and yanked it down. Seifer let out a small yelp, causing both Quistis and Dante to laugh. "I see he has a liking for your hair, Seifer."
"I see he has your sense of humor..." He rubbed his head softly, glaring at the child who smiled up at him with glee. "And your eyes and your smile."
Quistis blushed, picking up Dante. "He's a lot like me. Just because he looks like his father doesn't mean he's not like me." Seifer nodded, staring at the two. They looked nothing alike.
"Well, I'm glad that you're one big happy family..."
Quistis closed her eyes. "No you're not. You're insanely jealous and don't tell me otherwise."
Seifer blinked. She handed him the piece of paper and sighed. "What's this?"
"A letter from Hyne. He's allowing the Garden's to help due to the demons. It's not gonna be easy traveling on trains and ships so Garden has agreed to lend its best SeeD and the Ragnarok."
Seifer nodded, reading over the letter. "So what do they get in return?"
"Glorification if we win, death if we lose."
"Nice deal..."
~*~
Eleni paced back and forth. "They're close. A little...TOO close."
Her assistant sighed softly, nodding his head. "Have you ever heard the saying, keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer?"
She spun around and glared at her assistant. "What do you mean?"
"Perhaps its time that the Deep Sea Research Garden is actually announced. It will throw off any scent to us since we're a Garden."
Eleni grinned and picked up the phone. "Diana? Get me a line to Squall Lionheart."
She waited as the phone began to ring. "Not only that, mistress, but Squall is married to Quistis...need I say...easy access?"
Her eyes lit up. "Hello? May I speak with Squall Lionheart?"
The voice on the other end replied, "Sorry, he's out on a mission. May I take a message?"
Eleni's wicked smile grew. "Yes. Tell him to alert the other Gardens that my Garden, the Deep Sea Research Garden, is ready to be approved."