Chapter 03:

"Rejuvination magico di Terra"

Espers.. Just hearing that word brought tears to my eyes. A surge of emotions flooded me. First I felt happy. My other half was soon to be alive. Then I felt a bit apprehensive. Why were the espers back? What would they do?

Too many emotions at once. I just blocked them all out.

Everyone ran up on the deck and faced thousands and thousands of espers. They seemed so familiar.

I reached out and almost touched one. One of the first times I came into contact with an esper, I had turned into one myself. I honestly hoped that would happen again.

But, the closer I got to an esper, the farther away they retreated.

"Wha.. Why are you cowering? I.. I.. I just want.." I neared them.

Finally, all of them scattered, leaving behind just an airship.

"Where are you going?" I reached my hand out further and hoped they would come back.

"Terra...."

"Why are you.. But.. I..." I stammered, still holding my hand out.

Setzer walked up next to me. "You're human now.. I guess it's only natural if you scare them away."

"No.. NO!" I furiously scratched at my arms, leaving them red and bleeding. "I don't want to.. I don't want it!"

The others watched with mixed emotions of sadness, sympathy and worry. Setzer tried to calm me down.

I couldn't help it. I wanted to feel like I was something again. I wanted to feel powerful. But.. I can't help but to feel sad. To feel.. nothing.

I scratch my arms more, and more blood spills out. But still.. I feel nothing. No pain, nothing. Setzer grabbed my arms with a powerful force that scared me.

"Now you stop it right now!" Setzer yelled.

I stared at him, and then at my arms.

"I.. I.. I just want to.. I want.." I began to cry. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry.."

"Terra..."

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We parked the airship, and rested at Thamasa. I dreaded getting off the ship. Everyone watched me, ready to pounce on me if I did anything rash.

I instantly walked towards General Leo's grave, and hung around there for the whole night. I looked at the pile of rocks that buried Leo deep in the ground.

Ever since Kefka's death, I was filled with hope and joy. But soon, I saw so many things that was not filled with joy and hope. Famine, poverty, corruption.. The thought that I could do absolutely nothing killed me inside.

All I could do is wander around the world, fighting to keep a peace that could never happen. Heroes can't fight for food. Fight for money.. Or fight corruption. All we can do is fight.

Again I felt this feeling. Magic.. It flowed into my wrists, and soon my heart pumped with magical energy.

A powerful magical energy emitted from behind me.

"WHO'S THERE!?" I turned around and grabbed my dirk-like Atma Weapon.

There stood a man clad in all black. He blended so well with the night that I wasn't sure how long he was there.

"You said you wanted magic back, yes?"

I could not answer, I was in such awe. The familiar feeling. The feeling of magic surging within me.. It kept me so alive. It brought a small confused smile to my face.

"But how.."

"Magic is dead in this world, yes?" The man advanced towards Terra, casting a small Fire to glow in his hands.

I was completely enchanted by the flames. "Yes.."

I walked forward and touched the flames. Hot.. Supernatural hotness.. I ignited flames of my own, and held them in my hands.

"It is dead in your world.. But in mine.."

"Your world..?"

"Magic disappeared in this world. That is what Maduin said, correct?"

"Are you saying that my father is wrong?" I asked defensively.

"No, not at all. As a matter of fact.. He is right. Magic is dead in this world.. But.. Only this world."

"Only this.. You mean.. There is another world?"

The man laughed. "Have you forgotten already? We espers have a world of our own." The man stopped the flames in his hands.

"World of our own..." I repeated his words, completely overridden with interest and anxiety.

"Come with me..." The man held out his hands, and I noticed that he was not an old man like his tone of voice suggested. He was around my age, more or less 20.

I nodded and took his hand. He opened a portal and we walked in.

"Terra?" Setzer walked into the small clearing in the woods where Leo was buried.

"Setzer..."

Our eyes met for a split second before the portal shut tight.