CHAPTER 1: The Lady of Ladies
Huge twin sliver doors rose abruptly from Kuja's vison as he made his way from the "waiting place" and into a deserted hall. The greenish mist that he had observed outside still remained and if it were even possible, it seemed to thicken even more. However the mist didn't seem "evil" to his senses as the kind of mist that used to exist coming from the Iifa tree. It seemed almost soothing and nearly put him to sleep when suddenly the doors swung open revealing a chamber that glowed eerily with green light.
"There you are my boy! I would have thought that you had been eaten alive by now!" someone exlaimed from the room. the voice was clear and had a somewhat lilting note in it that oddly made the boy think of girls running through fields of sunflowers.
"Who are you --- that is if I may so boldly inquire?" asked Kuja.
"Well my dear boy, I am the land from which you came. I am the air that you breath, the water that surrounds you and the fire from your soul. They call me The Lady of Ladies but I have other names too. I am called Gaielyenkaze--- whom you call Gaia for short." murmured the figure as she approached.
Squinting against the bright light Kuja saw a figure clad in forest green robes. The woman's face was beyond imagination and her movements were almost inhuman because of the grace that she possesed. The somewhat elvish face grinned at him and amusement filled her gaze as she walked in a circle around him.
"So... you are the angel of death? The one they call Kuja?" She asked. Kuja who was at a loss of words simply nodded and the spirit grinned even more.
"Do tell me where your eloquent speech has gone. Or did the cat get your tongue? There's no need to stare at me like a cow. There ARE others who are higher than me."
"Yes I am kuja but NOT the angel of death you are looking for. As you may have seen I have failed miserably at assuming that role" The silver haired boy muttered fiercely bitterness creeping into the normally calm voice. The lady seemed even more amused and started to laugh.
"I see. Well there is a reason for all this you know. And No I am not looking for the angel of death. The state of balance in this world as well as the ones in the other realm has been altered-- considerably. This is the beginning of the Judgement. Myself and the other spirits of this realm have tried to stop this as long as we could. However, it appears that there will be no stopping it now unless..." She trailed off.
"Unless WHAT?" grumbled Kuja. " I AM already dead so why should I even bother? I could care less than what happens to this pile of dirt."
The lady seemed to change dramatically as the expression on her face darkened.
"You don't seem to understand Kuja. The destruction of the realms does affect you. Actually you should even be burning in hell If I could care less. However it appears that some people still care for you. Your dear brother had sent enough petitions to me to last a life time but I still could care less. However you are the only one who can do this task-- to tip the balance and keep it back in place. That is of course you find the carrier of the Greater Spirit."
"and If I do find this Greater Spirit -- whatever it is?"
"You may get your wish. That is if you come back in one piece with the Spirit. One last thing, you must protect the spirit at all cost." she answered.
"I accept then-- if only that I ask to remain dead after this "task" "
"Of course-- IF that will be your wish" said the Lady whose smile had returned and gazed amusedly at him.
In a flash of light a hole seemed to appear in the room. It appeared to be a tear in the fabric of space itself.The colors in the hole swirled around in a dizzying pattern. The lady pointed at it and it steadied it's frenzied dance to reveal a world filled with tall Skyscrapers jutting out of the alien landscape.
"Go into it Kuja" She commanded. Kuja stepped inside the hole and screamed. The pain was excruciating as if his very existance was being torn apart. Finnaly he could stand it no longer and he let the darkness engulf him.
"Good luck my boy, for it will not be easy."
To Be Continued.....
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Well thank you to those who had reviewed this story so far! I'm glad that you like it and that I hope you enjoy this somewhat late chapter.
As always, READ AND REVIEW!!! Thanks!~ Natalie
Huge twin sliver doors rose abruptly from Kuja's vison as he made his way from the "waiting place" and into a deserted hall. The greenish mist that he had observed outside still remained and if it were even possible, it seemed to thicken even more. However the mist didn't seem "evil" to his senses as the kind of mist that used to exist coming from the Iifa tree. It seemed almost soothing and nearly put him to sleep when suddenly the doors swung open revealing a chamber that glowed eerily with green light.
"There you are my boy! I would have thought that you had been eaten alive by now!" someone exlaimed from the room. the voice was clear and had a somewhat lilting note in it that oddly made the boy think of girls running through fields of sunflowers.
"Who are you --- that is if I may so boldly inquire?" asked Kuja.
"Well my dear boy, I am the land from which you came. I am the air that you breath, the water that surrounds you and the fire from your soul. They call me The Lady of Ladies but I have other names too. I am called Gaielyenkaze--- whom you call Gaia for short." murmured the figure as she approached.
Squinting against the bright light Kuja saw a figure clad in forest green robes. The woman's face was beyond imagination and her movements were almost inhuman because of the grace that she possesed. The somewhat elvish face grinned at him and amusement filled her gaze as she walked in a circle around him.
"So... you are the angel of death? The one they call Kuja?" She asked. Kuja who was at a loss of words simply nodded and the spirit grinned even more.
"Do tell me where your eloquent speech has gone. Or did the cat get your tongue? There's no need to stare at me like a cow. There ARE others who are higher than me."
"Yes I am kuja but NOT the angel of death you are looking for. As you may have seen I have failed miserably at assuming that role" The silver haired boy muttered fiercely bitterness creeping into the normally calm voice. The lady seemed even more amused and started to laugh.
"I see. Well there is a reason for all this you know. And No I am not looking for the angel of death. The state of balance in this world as well as the ones in the other realm has been altered-- considerably. This is the beginning of the Judgement. Myself and the other spirits of this realm have tried to stop this as long as we could. However, it appears that there will be no stopping it now unless..." She trailed off.
"Unless WHAT?" grumbled Kuja. " I AM already dead so why should I even bother? I could care less than what happens to this pile of dirt."
The lady seemed to change dramatically as the expression on her face darkened.
"You don't seem to understand Kuja. The destruction of the realms does affect you. Actually you should even be burning in hell If I could care less. However it appears that some people still care for you. Your dear brother had sent enough petitions to me to last a life time but I still could care less. However you are the only one who can do this task-- to tip the balance and keep it back in place. That is of course you find the carrier of the Greater Spirit."
"and If I do find this Greater Spirit -- whatever it is?"
"You may get your wish. That is if you come back in one piece with the Spirit. One last thing, you must protect the spirit at all cost." she answered.
"I accept then-- if only that I ask to remain dead after this "task" "
"Of course-- IF that will be your wish" said the Lady whose smile had returned and gazed amusedly at him.
In a flash of light a hole seemed to appear in the room. It appeared to be a tear in the fabric of space itself.The colors in the hole swirled around in a dizzying pattern. The lady pointed at it and it steadied it's frenzied dance to reveal a world filled with tall Skyscrapers jutting out of the alien landscape.
"Go into it Kuja" She commanded. Kuja stepped inside the hole and screamed. The pain was excruciating as if his very existance was being torn apart. Finnaly he could stand it no longer and he let the darkness engulf him.
"Good luck my boy, for it will not be easy."
To Be Continued.....
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Well thank you to those who had reviewed this story so far! I'm glad that you like it and that I hope you enjoy this somewhat late chapter.
As always, READ AND REVIEW!!! Thanks!~ Natalie