Zidane: "Stay... back... I can... take him..."
Vivi: "Don't be foolish."
The flashing of red hair and steel hands swept through Vivi's vision. The next thing he knew, he was lying on the ground against a wall, victim to one of Amarant's attacks. He looked up to see Zidane being pushed back by the onslaught of Amarant, narrowly dodging swipe after swipe.
Quina: "I show you NOW!"
Quina stood up and fell back to the ground, too weak from his injuries. Zidane turned sharply to find out what the disturbance was. In the corner of his eyes he saw Amarant go in for the charge. In the split second distraction, it was over. Amarant raised his palm, and brought it down quickly. All Zidane saw was red, this time not hair.
Blood. His blood.
He fell to the ground gasping, the blood choking him in his lungs. Zidane tried to yell in agony, no sound could come. Amarant put the final blow in. The sharp metal sliced Zidane's throat, killing him instantly. His lifeless body slumped to the ground. Amarant looked up slowly and with those empty eyes, started towards Cid again.
Out of nowhere, an earthquake shook the building. Hell, the whole planet cringed in pain. Something was happening.
The sky turned an orangish color and the tremors increased in strength. Amarant screeched and clutched his head. When he let go he looked over to the trembling Vivi, then passed out.
*********************
Off in the distance, far away, the figure in the computer operating room cried out. Hands reached head and when everything calmed they went down to the sides. Both fists were clenched tightly.
Voice: "DAMN IT! I lost ANOTHER one!"
The person looked around uncomfortable, agitated, and annoyed.
Voice: "Now... only the knight..."
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Red haired woman: "RYUDO! Hurry up! Get your butt down here NOW! Roan is having a party! And are we there? NO! You take so long to get ready!"
Ryudo: "Calm down Millenia... I was just washing up."
Millenia: "Honestly, with all that time it took, I wouldn't be suprised if you turned into a woman."
The bathroom door up the stairs creaked open, and the Geohound walked out. He dried his face with a pale yellow towel, and tossed it back into the bathroom.
Millenia: "Finally!"
She ran up the stairs and grabbed Ryudo by the collar of his shirt and dragged him outside. Millenia clutched his hand tightly and pulled him along. Skye, the ever-vigilant watcher and companion of Ryudo, flew closely behind. Even the bird had trouble keeping up the pace.
Ryudo: "Why such a rush? We can make it in time."
Millenia: "We're two hours late, and I'm not about to be the irresponsible one who doesn't bring you along!"
Ryudo: "I didn't need help. I would have gotten there when I was ready."
Skye: "Which would have been never..."
Ryudo: "Don't make me get a cage for you, bird!"
That always got Skye to shut his beak. And guess what? It worked again.
Within what seemed a few moments, they had reached the boat that would take them to the castle.
Roan, Tio, and few others must already be there. Hopefully even Elena decided to show, Ryudo thought with a smile.
The next thing he saw however, was the bottom of the boat. Ryudo had tripped after being pushed into the vessel, and Skye was cackling maniacally.
Ryudo: "Cage..."
Skye: "..."
Ryudo: "That's what I thought."
Millenia screamed at them to shut up and started rowing the boat. She continued her yelling, demanding Ryudo to help her. He agreed reluctantly. Ryudo sat up, grabbed an oar, and started paddling on time to Millenia's strokes. They were not too far off from the castle, and arrived shortly. Ryudo gazed up in awe at the spires of the building, and the stained glass windows that covered most of the walls. This palace never failed to amaze even him.
The boat came to a stop infront of a beautiful arch of violets, roses, and beautiful black flowers that covered every inch of the surrounding area. Two soldiers in crisp military uniforms stood on either side of the arch.
Millenia: "How thoughtful of the little kid! Sending a welcome party!"
The three occupants of the rickety wooden boat stepped off and straightened their clothes to smooth out the wrinkles. In Skye's case, just a ruffle of the feathers.
Guard 1: "Good morning Mister Ryudo. Good morning Ms. Millenia."
Guard 2: "Prince Roan awaits your arrival. Follow us to the throne chamber of his majesty."
Ryudo: "... Not like I don't know how to get there. But ok."
All five of them walked through the corridors, passing elegant paintings and sculptures of the Dark Kingdom's past. Soon they reached the chambers of the throne room. Roan had set up a table in it; with a lavish tablecloth adorned with pictures in order to form a folktale of the locals. Roan was sitting on his throne, and quickly ran down to greet them.
Roan: "Hiya! Good morning you tow! I haven't seen you two in years! How long has it been now?"
Ryudo: "Umm... almost 10 years."
Millenia: "It's nice to see you again, kid!"
Roan: "Oh come now! I'm not little anymore."
Millenia giggled at Roan's mock offense and responded to it."
Millenia: "You're still my baby boy!"
Roan blushed slightly. Throughout this, Ryudo put his hand to his head and sighed heavily.
Roan: "Well anyway... Tio arrived yesterday. She's been in her room since, waiting. Even Elena came, she got away from her job for a bit."
Millenia: "It's good for her to get away from those circus freaks."
They all looked at Millenia with blank stares. It was almost all she could do to stop from laughing. Roughly around that time, a blond haired woman in a singer's outfit walked into the room followed shortly by a pale blue skinned android.
Elena: "They aren't freaks, Millenia."
The group turned to see that Tio and Elena had come in.
Ryudo: "Looks like we're having one huge happy reunion!"
The sarcasm dripped from the statement that no one found funny.
Millenia: "Any more greeting today and I'll drop dead!"
She just nodded to them, as did the others. Tio waved softly in recognition of the welcomes. Elena smiled sweetly and looked over to Ryudo.
Roan: "How does a midday lunch sound? Now that we're all here that is."
Ryudo: "Sounds good. Especially since Millenia didn't give me time to have breakfast."
The feisty red head stuck out her tongue at Ryudo and laughed.
Elena: "Do you too live together now?..."
Ryudo: "NO! She just came over to tell me about the party, and to bother me into coming."
She eyed him oddly. Apparently she didn't believe him.
Ryudo: "Blar... hey look, the food is h..."
A violent shaking that rattled even the thick castle walls cut him off. Outside the sky turned a bright orange and the area became distorted. The windowpanes buckled and cracked from the shaking. Everything became distorted. It looked as though everything surrounding them was melting.
Roan: "What's happening?!?"
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Author's Note: Cliffhanger! *Ahem* Okay, only an itty-bitty cliffhanger ^_^ Too bad for the few people who care. ^_^
Vivi: "Don't be foolish."
The flashing of red hair and steel hands swept through Vivi's vision. The next thing he knew, he was lying on the ground against a wall, victim to one of Amarant's attacks. He looked up to see Zidane being pushed back by the onslaught of Amarant, narrowly dodging swipe after swipe.
Quina: "I show you NOW!"
Quina stood up and fell back to the ground, too weak from his injuries. Zidane turned sharply to find out what the disturbance was. In the corner of his eyes he saw Amarant go in for the charge. In the split second distraction, it was over. Amarant raised his palm, and brought it down quickly. All Zidane saw was red, this time not hair.
Blood. His blood.
He fell to the ground gasping, the blood choking him in his lungs. Zidane tried to yell in agony, no sound could come. Amarant put the final blow in. The sharp metal sliced Zidane's throat, killing him instantly. His lifeless body slumped to the ground. Amarant looked up slowly and with those empty eyes, started towards Cid again.
Out of nowhere, an earthquake shook the building. Hell, the whole planet cringed in pain. Something was happening.
The sky turned an orangish color and the tremors increased in strength. Amarant screeched and clutched his head. When he let go he looked over to the trembling Vivi, then passed out.
*********************
Off in the distance, far away, the figure in the computer operating room cried out. Hands reached head and when everything calmed they went down to the sides. Both fists were clenched tightly.
Voice: "DAMN IT! I lost ANOTHER one!"
The person looked around uncomfortable, agitated, and annoyed.
Voice: "Now... only the knight..."
---------------------
Red haired woman: "RYUDO! Hurry up! Get your butt down here NOW! Roan is having a party! And are we there? NO! You take so long to get ready!"
Ryudo: "Calm down Millenia... I was just washing up."
Millenia: "Honestly, with all that time it took, I wouldn't be suprised if you turned into a woman."
The bathroom door up the stairs creaked open, and the Geohound walked out. He dried his face with a pale yellow towel, and tossed it back into the bathroom.
Millenia: "Finally!"
She ran up the stairs and grabbed Ryudo by the collar of his shirt and dragged him outside. Millenia clutched his hand tightly and pulled him along. Skye, the ever-vigilant watcher and companion of Ryudo, flew closely behind. Even the bird had trouble keeping up the pace.
Ryudo: "Why such a rush? We can make it in time."
Millenia: "We're two hours late, and I'm not about to be the irresponsible one who doesn't bring you along!"
Ryudo: "I didn't need help. I would have gotten there when I was ready."
Skye: "Which would have been never..."
Ryudo: "Don't make me get a cage for you, bird!"
That always got Skye to shut his beak. And guess what? It worked again.
Within what seemed a few moments, they had reached the boat that would take them to the castle.
Roan, Tio, and few others must already be there. Hopefully even Elena decided to show, Ryudo thought with a smile.
The next thing he saw however, was the bottom of the boat. Ryudo had tripped after being pushed into the vessel, and Skye was cackling maniacally.
Ryudo: "Cage..."
Skye: "..."
Ryudo: "That's what I thought."
Millenia screamed at them to shut up and started rowing the boat. She continued her yelling, demanding Ryudo to help her. He agreed reluctantly. Ryudo sat up, grabbed an oar, and started paddling on time to Millenia's strokes. They were not too far off from the castle, and arrived shortly. Ryudo gazed up in awe at the spires of the building, and the stained glass windows that covered most of the walls. This palace never failed to amaze even him.
The boat came to a stop infront of a beautiful arch of violets, roses, and beautiful black flowers that covered every inch of the surrounding area. Two soldiers in crisp military uniforms stood on either side of the arch.
Millenia: "How thoughtful of the little kid! Sending a welcome party!"
The three occupants of the rickety wooden boat stepped off and straightened their clothes to smooth out the wrinkles. In Skye's case, just a ruffle of the feathers.
Guard 1: "Good morning Mister Ryudo. Good morning Ms. Millenia."
Guard 2: "Prince Roan awaits your arrival. Follow us to the throne chamber of his majesty."
Ryudo: "... Not like I don't know how to get there. But ok."
All five of them walked through the corridors, passing elegant paintings and sculptures of the Dark Kingdom's past. Soon they reached the chambers of the throne room. Roan had set up a table in it; with a lavish tablecloth adorned with pictures in order to form a folktale of the locals. Roan was sitting on his throne, and quickly ran down to greet them.
Roan: "Hiya! Good morning you tow! I haven't seen you two in years! How long has it been now?"
Ryudo: "Umm... almost 10 years."
Millenia: "It's nice to see you again, kid!"
Roan: "Oh come now! I'm not little anymore."
Millenia giggled at Roan's mock offense and responded to it."
Millenia: "You're still my baby boy!"
Roan blushed slightly. Throughout this, Ryudo put his hand to his head and sighed heavily.
Roan: "Well anyway... Tio arrived yesterday. She's been in her room since, waiting. Even Elena came, she got away from her job for a bit."
Millenia: "It's good for her to get away from those circus freaks."
They all looked at Millenia with blank stares. It was almost all she could do to stop from laughing. Roughly around that time, a blond haired woman in a singer's outfit walked into the room followed shortly by a pale blue skinned android.
Elena: "They aren't freaks, Millenia."
The group turned to see that Tio and Elena had come in.
Ryudo: "Looks like we're having one huge happy reunion!"
The sarcasm dripped from the statement that no one found funny.
Millenia: "Any more greeting today and I'll drop dead!"
She just nodded to them, as did the others. Tio waved softly in recognition of the welcomes. Elena smiled sweetly and looked over to Ryudo.
Roan: "How does a midday lunch sound? Now that we're all here that is."
Ryudo: "Sounds good. Especially since Millenia didn't give me time to have breakfast."
The feisty red head stuck out her tongue at Ryudo and laughed.
Elena: "Do you too live together now?..."
Ryudo: "NO! She just came over to tell me about the party, and to bother me into coming."
She eyed him oddly. Apparently she didn't believe him.
Ryudo: "Blar... hey look, the food is h..."
A violent shaking that rattled even the thick castle walls cut him off. Outside the sky turned a bright orange and the area became distorted. The windowpanes buckled and cracked from the shaking. Everything became distorted. It looked as though everything surrounding them was melting.
Roan: "What's happening?!?"
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Author's Note: Cliffhanger! *Ahem* Okay, only an itty-bitty cliffhanger ^_^ Too bad for the few people who care. ^_^
