Blue
Chapter 8
by Mariye
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Disclaimer: I don't own FF8
A/N: Things Change took place one year after FF8. Blue takes place 2 years after Things Change.
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~How do I find a god?~
Quistis half-walked, half-hovered over the ocean surrounding Galbadia.
~Its not like I can just call and he'll answer. Perhaps I'm supposed to lure him out.~
She sighed and looked around. Then she turned towards Balamb and continued 'floating.'
~Maybe he's going to come and make the first move. I wish that Zandra had at least given me some hint at what kind of powers I possess. Maybe I would have learned something useful. But instead I wander.~
She looked down and saw fish swimming underneath her feet.
~Are the others alright? Are they worried about me? Do they think that the 'creature' got me too?~
~Could Hyne have hurt them too?~
The thought made her stop dead in her tracks.
~No.... There are so many of them. And Squall and the others, they even could beat a sorceress like Ultimecia. Hyne couldn't stop them.~
She clenched her eyes shut.
~I need to see them! See if they're all alright!~
"Quisty?!?!?!"
Quistis opened her eyes and saw an extremely shocked Selphie in front of her.
"You're alright! Thank Hyne! Everyone! Quistis is okay! And she's here!"
Around her was the main office of Garden. Almost everyone was there, except for a selected few. Squall, Laguna, and Cid stood conversing at the desk. Edea and Rinoa were looking at a map of the Galbadia region. Irvine was on the phone.
"What?" Rinoa turned white as she saw Quistis. "But, you... you disappeared!"
~So, thought is power...~
Quistis clenched her eyes shut.
~I want to be in the infirmary.~
She opened her eyes and saw Dr. Kadowaki faint, and Aeron run over to help her. Quistis mentally told Lheia to awaken and while the doctor did, she walked into Sionna's room. Zell and Seifer were there, watching as usual.
"Quistis? But, I heard you were dead..." Zell said softly.
"How do you know I was ever truely alive?"
She stood over Sionna's bed, then laid her hand on Sionna's forehead.
~You are needed here. Wake up. Be their conscience, as I was for all those years. Be their instructor. Their sister. Their friend.~
Quistis smiled as Sionna's eyes opened and she sat up.
"Instructor?"
She turned.
"Seifer?"
"What's happening?"
"You would never understand. Be happy, your sister has returned. And from what I know, the peace may not last much longer."
~Now to return to the bridge.~
And she was there again, shocking the inhabitants once more.
"Are you a spirit?" Edea asked slowly and calmly.
"No Matron. More than that. I can't explain though, and I can't stay here."
"Why not? Quistis, what happened to you? One minute you were on the Ragnarok, then next you were gone!"
"I guess what happened was... I finally realized the truth. And the truth set me free."
"Free from what?" Squall asked.
"From my years of training I guess. All these years I thought I was the instructor, when really I was the student."
~At 21 I finally realize that.~
"Quistis? Are you leaving us?" Selphie asked quietly.
"In a way, I'm already gone... I can't stay now, because I could bring trouble here."
"Is there a chance you could come back though?"
"No. This isn't my place. It belongs to all of you, not to me. I was just here to learn. I have to leave now."
"No!" Squall tried to grab her hand, but ended up grabbing air.
"I just wanted to see all of you and make sure you were alright."
Quistis closed her eyes.
When she opened them she was standing on the Balamb Coast.
"Ah, but why didn't you stay? Be their resident goddess?"
She turned around and saw a man, around her age, who looked like he could have been her twin.
"Hyne..."
"In the flesh, so to speak." He slapped his hand to his chest. "So my dear Instructor Sister, why leave the place you love?"
"Its not where I am meant to be..."
"Says who? Zandra? Let me tell you something. Zandra may be our 'dear' mother, but she is just windbag. An old woman who wants to think she's still young and intelligent. But honestly she knows nothing. Nothing more than any of us."
"You killed those people in Esthar. And in Deiling."
"They deserved it! They didn't believe in us!" Hyne furrowed his brow. "They honestly thought 'they' were more powerful than gods! I showed them power. And I showed the world at the same time. Now I can once again move to regain the respect and glory I once held."
Quistis moved forward and pushed Hyne.
"How dare you! You're insane! These are not toys! They are human beings! With lives and feelings."
"When did I say they weren't? Listen, you're upset because some humans died. Oh well. They're like rabbits sister. You shouldn't let that bother you. They're gone now. And we're still here."
"You slaughtered thousands!"
Hyne looked at her.
"When you were 7 years old you were at that orphanage. You, Irvine Kinneas, and Selphie Tilmitt took matches and the three of you proceeded to light them and stick them down ant hills. You personally killed 372 ants that day. And you did it all just for fun. That was slaughter. This was cleansing. I am purifying Gaia for my rule."
"Don't compare me to you..."
"Are we really so different? Both of us were lied to. Dumped on this planet as children. Left here to rot alone. And then after we reached 21 years of age we'd hear Zandra's voice and think we are going insane. Then we are plucked from the life we have made for ourselves and forced to live as gods with unimaginable powers. We are orphans Quistis. And we are also gods."
"You are beyond hope Hyne. All you want is power!"
"How is power wrong? Besides, I am offering you a chance to rule with me! Can you honestly admit that you have never wanted to be in total control?"
"Everyone wants control over things."
"You always would worry about things Quistis. Big things you couldn't change. Little details that you overlooked. If you join me, then you would never have to worry again. And what about your friends? If you join me, then you can always protect them."
Quistis became aware of a darkness surrounding them. Hyne's blue eyes, which seemed identical to her own, glowed with an unearthly light.
"What happens if I leave and refuse to join you?"
"I destroy all that which you hold dear."
"How do I know you're not bluffing?"
Hyne laughed and waved his hands. A mirror appeared in front of them. He pointed to it.
"Look inside sister."
Quistis looked. She saw the bridge of Garden. Everyone was frantic and talking all at once. The mirror seemed to focus in on one person.
"She was always like a sister to you, wasn't she Quistis? One of your best friends?"
"You wouldn't dare..."
"Wouldn't I?"
Hyne snapped his fingers, and then Quistis screamed.
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What happened?
Did Hyne kill Rinoa or Selphie?
Can Quistis find the strength to defeat Hyne?
Chapter 8
by Mariye
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Disclaimer: I don't own FF8
A/N: Things Change took place one year after FF8. Blue takes place 2 years after Things Change.
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~How do I find a god?~
Quistis half-walked, half-hovered over the ocean surrounding Galbadia.
~Its not like I can just call and he'll answer. Perhaps I'm supposed to lure him out.~
She sighed and looked around. Then she turned towards Balamb and continued 'floating.'
~Maybe he's going to come and make the first move. I wish that Zandra had at least given me some hint at what kind of powers I possess. Maybe I would have learned something useful. But instead I wander.~
She looked down and saw fish swimming underneath her feet.
~Are the others alright? Are they worried about me? Do they think that the 'creature' got me too?~
~Could Hyne have hurt them too?~
The thought made her stop dead in her tracks.
~No.... There are so many of them. And Squall and the others, they even could beat a sorceress like Ultimecia. Hyne couldn't stop them.~
She clenched her eyes shut.
~I need to see them! See if they're all alright!~
"Quisty?!?!?!"
Quistis opened her eyes and saw an extremely shocked Selphie in front of her.
"You're alright! Thank Hyne! Everyone! Quistis is okay! And she's here!"
Around her was the main office of Garden. Almost everyone was there, except for a selected few. Squall, Laguna, and Cid stood conversing at the desk. Edea and Rinoa were looking at a map of the Galbadia region. Irvine was on the phone.
"What?" Rinoa turned white as she saw Quistis. "But, you... you disappeared!"
~So, thought is power...~
Quistis clenched her eyes shut.
~I want to be in the infirmary.~
She opened her eyes and saw Dr. Kadowaki faint, and Aeron run over to help her. Quistis mentally told Lheia to awaken and while the doctor did, she walked into Sionna's room. Zell and Seifer were there, watching as usual.
"Quistis? But, I heard you were dead..." Zell said softly.
"How do you know I was ever truely alive?"
She stood over Sionna's bed, then laid her hand on Sionna's forehead.
~You are needed here. Wake up. Be their conscience, as I was for all those years. Be their instructor. Their sister. Their friend.~
Quistis smiled as Sionna's eyes opened and she sat up.
"Instructor?"
She turned.
"Seifer?"
"What's happening?"
"You would never understand. Be happy, your sister has returned. And from what I know, the peace may not last much longer."
~Now to return to the bridge.~
And she was there again, shocking the inhabitants once more.
"Are you a spirit?" Edea asked slowly and calmly.
"No Matron. More than that. I can't explain though, and I can't stay here."
"Why not? Quistis, what happened to you? One minute you were on the Ragnarok, then next you were gone!"
"I guess what happened was... I finally realized the truth. And the truth set me free."
"Free from what?" Squall asked.
"From my years of training I guess. All these years I thought I was the instructor, when really I was the student."
~At 21 I finally realize that.~
"Quistis? Are you leaving us?" Selphie asked quietly.
"In a way, I'm already gone... I can't stay now, because I could bring trouble here."
"Is there a chance you could come back though?"
"No. This isn't my place. It belongs to all of you, not to me. I was just here to learn. I have to leave now."
"No!" Squall tried to grab her hand, but ended up grabbing air.
"I just wanted to see all of you and make sure you were alright."
Quistis closed her eyes.
When she opened them she was standing on the Balamb Coast.
"Ah, but why didn't you stay? Be their resident goddess?"
She turned around and saw a man, around her age, who looked like he could have been her twin.
"Hyne..."
"In the flesh, so to speak." He slapped his hand to his chest. "So my dear Instructor Sister, why leave the place you love?"
"Its not where I am meant to be..."
"Says who? Zandra? Let me tell you something. Zandra may be our 'dear' mother, but she is just windbag. An old woman who wants to think she's still young and intelligent. But honestly she knows nothing. Nothing more than any of us."
"You killed those people in Esthar. And in Deiling."
"They deserved it! They didn't believe in us!" Hyne furrowed his brow. "They honestly thought 'they' were more powerful than gods! I showed them power. And I showed the world at the same time. Now I can once again move to regain the respect and glory I once held."
Quistis moved forward and pushed Hyne.
"How dare you! You're insane! These are not toys! They are human beings! With lives and feelings."
"When did I say they weren't? Listen, you're upset because some humans died. Oh well. They're like rabbits sister. You shouldn't let that bother you. They're gone now. And we're still here."
"You slaughtered thousands!"
Hyne looked at her.
"When you were 7 years old you were at that orphanage. You, Irvine Kinneas, and Selphie Tilmitt took matches and the three of you proceeded to light them and stick them down ant hills. You personally killed 372 ants that day. And you did it all just for fun. That was slaughter. This was cleansing. I am purifying Gaia for my rule."
"Don't compare me to you..."
"Are we really so different? Both of us were lied to. Dumped on this planet as children. Left here to rot alone. And then after we reached 21 years of age we'd hear Zandra's voice and think we are going insane. Then we are plucked from the life we have made for ourselves and forced to live as gods with unimaginable powers. We are orphans Quistis. And we are also gods."
"You are beyond hope Hyne. All you want is power!"
"How is power wrong? Besides, I am offering you a chance to rule with me! Can you honestly admit that you have never wanted to be in total control?"
"Everyone wants control over things."
"You always would worry about things Quistis. Big things you couldn't change. Little details that you overlooked. If you join me, then you would never have to worry again. And what about your friends? If you join me, then you can always protect them."
Quistis became aware of a darkness surrounding them. Hyne's blue eyes, which seemed identical to her own, glowed with an unearthly light.
"What happens if I leave and refuse to join you?"
"I destroy all that which you hold dear."
"How do I know you're not bluffing?"
Hyne laughed and waved his hands. A mirror appeared in front of them. He pointed to it.
"Look inside sister."
Quistis looked. She saw the bridge of Garden. Everyone was frantic and talking all at once. The mirror seemed to focus in on one person.
"She was always like a sister to you, wasn't she Quistis? One of your best friends?"
"You wouldn't dare..."
"Wouldn't I?"
Hyne snapped his fingers, and then Quistis screamed.
======
What happened?
Did Hyne kill Rinoa or Selphie?
Can Quistis find the strength to defeat Hyne?