Blue
Chapter 7
by Mariye
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Disclaimer: I don't own FF8.
A/N: I know, towards the end of this chapter I kind of plug my Lunar Cry series, by making that happen when Hyne was still in charge and all mighty. Its really a good series! Just no one read it towards the end..... which is sad. I still have ideas for that series and everything too.
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"What's going on?" Quistis asked as she came onto the bridge of the Ragnarok.
"Word from Garden." Rinoa said as Squall walked past all of them to talk to the Esthar survivors. "Deiling was just attacked, and from the reports we heard, it sounds like it was the same creature that destroyed Esthar."
"Hyne...." Quistis said softly as she let herself fall into a chair on the side.
"I know... how could he let something like this happen..." Rinoa shook her head and shivered.
"No. It was Hyne. He was responsible for that. For this."
"Quistis, thats impossible."
"No, it is possible, and its true too."
"Listen, we've all had a huge shock. Maybe you should just take it easy..."
"No! I can't!" Quistis sat upright and stared at Rinoa. "I had the ability to stop what happened at Deiling!"
"How?"
"I don't know... but maybe if I hadn't told... the voice to leave me alone and shut up, then maybe all of this wouldn't have happened."
"You're talking gibberish now. Why don't you lie down in the dorm here with the survivors?" Rinoa tried to take Quistis's hand. The two walked out of the cockpit.
"They're afraid of my. Did Irvine tell you that?"
"No... he didn't..."
"They saw me with Hyne when it happened. And right before we found them, I wanted to see them and I did. I was projected into their safe haven. And they saw me then."
~Why am I telling Rinoa all this?~
Quistis pulled away and stood in front of Rinoa.
~Because she is the sorceress. The human incarnation of Hyne's power on Earth. Because she has been thrust into unconceivable situations, just like me. Because I need to tell someone. Have someone tell me I still am sane, and help me figure things out.~
"Rinoa, I'm not human. They know it. I know it. The only people who don't know it are the people who should. The people who are my friends, my family, know nothing. Just like it always has been. The people closest to me know the least."
It was after that realization was said aloud that everything went a pale blue.
One lone woman stood majestic in the center of nothingness.
"So now you finally come to terms little one."
Quistis raised her head, and became vaguely aware of the fact that she no longer was a solid being, as she was before.
"If you wish to be whole, you can be. Some of us prefer to take their forms, like you did for so long. It becomes tedious, being one with the universe."
~How can I become myself again?~ Quistis looked down and saw only a blueish vapor.
"Just think it and it will be so."
She looked down again and saw herself in the same outfit she had been wearing only moments before.
"Who are you?"
"I am Zandra. The eternal. Ruler of all. The ultimate goddess. The defender of mankind."
"Then who am I?" Quistis sat down, with her hands folded in her lap.
"My misguided young offspring. Back from her training. Not a moment too soon."
"My training?"
"Come with me." Zandra floated over and took Quistis by the hand. "Sadly while you were growing and training, I was unable to speak with you and explain to you."
The mother and daughter vanished, then reappeared, floating in space.
"Thats... thats Gaia!" Quistis said, astonished.
"That is but one world out of many. But yes, that is the Gaia that you know and were raised on. We are the guardians Quistis. The Ancients to some. Gods to others. We have been around and ruled for eons."
"How many of us are there?"
Zandra seemed to laugh softly.
"Too few. And of the few that exist, only a selected few are able to handle our job. Your brother is a good example of one of the fallen ones."
Zandra pulled Quistis down onto the planet, and they stood on the plains of Centra.
"We are the Centrans. When you were born, you were immediately sent to one of the many worlds that exist."
"Why?"
"It is our custom. We always hoped that it gave the young ones an appreciation for life and to help them see the people and lives they hold in their hands. We didn't expect you to make such an impact there though. Most of the time when a Centran goes down, they just observe and watch. You, on the other hand, immitated the weak magicks that the beasts there possessed and helped to save the world."
"Was it wrong to fight for my friends and the place I knew as home?"
"Not at all. In fact I commend you for your actions. Very few people would go so far to save others. But we all wish you had kept a lower profile."
"Who is this 'we' you keep refering to?"
"The Brotherhood of Centra. You'll get used to it."
Zandra pointed towards Galbadia.
"We have to go there. You are needed."
"But I just found out I'm a goddess. Shouldn't I be allowed to rest and take this all in?"
"Normally yes Quistis, my little one. But as I said before, your brother has joined the ranks of the fallen. Hyne has abused his power. Forgotten the value of life."
"And what do you want me to do?"
"Talk to him. Try to reason with him, see how far gone he is. If it is possible, we will all try to save him and restore him. Ever since that incident years ago though...."
"What incident?" Quistis stepped back a little.
"When Hyne first became aware of his true heritage, he was given this planet to guard and rule over. Things started well, but soon he became a tyrant. He gave portions of his power to women he thought beautiful. Made them his sorceresses. And he tried to control everything. He became a form of evil. But evil can never truely keep control. And under my guidance, a small group of warriors, led by a young woman named Terentia, came up and dethroned him. But Hyne was clever. A trickster. He gave them half his power to distribute over the world. But he escaped. He's been hiding all these years. Licking his wounds. Nursing his hurt pride. The Brotherhood searched for him, but his sorceresses all had a portion of him inside them, and so when we would look for him, we would always find them instead. So we gave up. Now he is back. He's regained his strength, and is trying to dominate that planet again."
Zandra smiled and looked at Quistis.
"You will find him little one. And you will help to fix this all."
"What happens if I can't?"
"So many questions. You can, and you will. I must go. Another planet needs me. Find your brother, and save this world."
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Can Quistis talk Hyne out of trying to dominate Gaia?
Will Garden be safe?
Is Hyne invincible once again?
Chapter 7
by Mariye
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Disclaimer: I don't own FF8.
A/N: I know, towards the end of this chapter I kind of plug my Lunar Cry series, by making that happen when Hyne was still in charge and all mighty. Its really a good series! Just no one read it towards the end..... which is sad. I still have ideas for that series and everything too.
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"What's going on?" Quistis asked as she came onto the bridge of the Ragnarok.
"Word from Garden." Rinoa said as Squall walked past all of them to talk to the Esthar survivors. "Deiling was just attacked, and from the reports we heard, it sounds like it was the same creature that destroyed Esthar."
"Hyne...." Quistis said softly as she let herself fall into a chair on the side.
"I know... how could he let something like this happen..." Rinoa shook her head and shivered.
"No. It was Hyne. He was responsible for that. For this."
"Quistis, thats impossible."
"No, it is possible, and its true too."
"Listen, we've all had a huge shock. Maybe you should just take it easy..."
"No! I can't!" Quistis sat upright and stared at Rinoa. "I had the ability to stop what happened at Deiling!"
"How?"
"I don't know... but maybe if I hadn't told... the voice to leave me alone and shut up, then maybe all of this wouldn't have happened."
"You're talking gibberish now. Why don't you lie down in the dorm here with the survivors?" Rinoa tried to take Quistis's hand. The two walked out of the cockpit.
"They're afraid of my. Did Irvine tell you that?"
"No... he didn't..."
"They saw me with Hyne when it happened. And right before we found them, I wanted to see them and I did. I was projected into their safe haven. And they saw me then."
~Why am I telling Rinoa all this?~
Quistis pulled away and stood in front of Rinoa.
~Because she is the sorceress. The human incarnation of Hyne's power on Earth. Because she has been thrust into unconceivable situations, just like me. Because I need to tell someone. Have someone tell me I still am sane, and help me figure things out.~
"Rinoa, I'm not human. They know it. I know it. The only people who don't know it are the people who should. The people who are my friends, my family, know nothing. Just like it always has been. The people closest to me know the least."
It was after that realization was said aloud that everything went a pale blue.
One lone woman stood majestic in the center of nothingness.
"So now you finally come to terms little one."
Quistis raised her head, and became vaguely aware of the fact that she no longer was a solid being, as she was before.
"If you wish to be whole, you can be. Some of us prefer to take their forms, like you did for so long. It becomes tedious, being one with the universe."
~How can I become myself again?~ Quistis looked down and saw only a blueish vapor.
"Just think it and it will be so."
She looked down again and saw herself in the same outfit she had been wearing only moments before.
"Who are you?"
"I am Zandra. The eternal. Ruler of all. The ultimate goddess. The defender of mankind."
"Then who am I?" Quistis sat down, with her hands folded in her lap.
"My misguided young offspring. Back from her training. Not a moment too soon."
"My training?"
"Come with me." Zandra floated over and took Quistis by the hand. "Sadly while you were growing and training, I was unable to speak with you and explain to you."
The mother and daughter vanished, then reappeared, floating in space.
"Thats... thats Gaia!" Quistis said, astonished.
"That is but one world out of many. But yes, that is the Gaia that you know and were raised on. We are the guardians Quistis. The Ancients to some. Gods to others. We have been around and ruled for eons."
"How many of us are there?"
Zandra seemed to laugh softly.
"Too few. And of the few that exist, only a selected few are able to handle our job. Your brother is a good example of one of the fallen ones."
Zandra pulled Quistis down onto the planet, and they stood on the plains of Centra.
"We are the Centrans. When you were born, you were immediately sent to one of the many worlds that exist."
"Why?"
"It is our custom. We always hoped that it gave the young ones an appreciation for life and to help them see the people and lives they hold in their hands. We didn't expect you to make such an impact there though. Most of the time when a Centran goes down, they just observe and watch. You, on the other hand, immitated the weak magicks that the beasts there possessed and helped to save the world."
"Was it wrong to fight for my friends and the place I knew as home?"
"Not at all. In fact I commend you for your actions. Very few people would go so far to save others. But we all wish you had kept a lower profile."
"Who is this 'we' you keep refering to?"
"The Brotherhood of Centra. You'll get used to it."
Zandra pointed towards Galbadia.
"We have to go there. You are needed."
"But I just found out I'm a goddess. Shouldn't I be allowed to rest and take this all in?"
"Normally yes Quistis, my little one. But as I said before, your brother has joined the ranks of the fallen. Hyne has abused his power. Forgotten the value of life."
"And what do you want me to do?"
"Talk to him. Try to reason with him, see how far gone he is. If it is possible, we will all try to save him and restore him. Ever since that incident years ago though...."
"What incident?" Quistis stepped back a little.
"When Hyne first became aware of his true heritage, he was given this planet to guard and rule over. Things started well, but soon he became a tyrant. He gave portions of his power to women he thought beautiful. Made them his sorceresses. And he tried to control everything. He became a form of evil. But evil can never truely keep control. And under my guidance, a small group of warriors, led by a young woman named Terentia, came up and dethroned him. But Hyne was clever. A trickster. He gave them half his power to distribute over the world. But he escaped. He's been hiding all these years. Licking his wounds. Nursing his hurt pride. The Brotherhood searched for him, but his sorceresses all had a portion of him inside them, and so when we would look for him, we would always find them instead. So we gave up. Now he is back. He's regained his strength, and is trying to dominate that planet again."
Zandra smiled and looked at Quistis.
"You will find him little one. And you will help to fix this all."
"What happens if I can't?"
"So many questions. You can, and you will. I must go. Another planet needs me. Find your brother, and save this world."
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Can Quistis talk Hyne out of trying to dominate Gaia?
Will Garden be safe?
Is Hyne invincible once again?