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A New Threat-Part 2
Kuja's P.O.V
It has been a few weeks since Vanessa dared to show her face on Gaia. We weren't sure if she had survived that fall or not. However, we didn't take any chances. Garnet, Zane, Zinnia, and Alicia sealed the place with a barrier just to make sure she didn't escape. Personally, I thought this was a stupid idea because what if she escaped before then? I ignored the fact of this matter and went back to living my life in Alexandria. Calm, peaceful. Nothing can happen now right? Wrong.
I was walking along the corridors when I heard a large explosion. It shook the whole castle violently. I lost my balance easily and fell onto the floor. Zidane came running down the stairs as I picked myself off of the floor.
"Kuja, whats going on?"
"I dunno. I heard the explosion and boom I get knocked off my feet." We ran to the balony area and looked out. It was a person surrounded in shadows. It looked like a girl..but it was hard to take out who it was. Anyway, it was using magic to destroy half of the city. Zidane and I looked at each other and nodded. We leaped out onto the rooftop where the person was standing. I recognized who it was: long silver hair braided into a long ponytail, green eyes that sparkle in the light, and a long brown tail. It was Katrina.
She gripped her Dragon's Hair Spear in her hands, with a smirk on her face. Zidane and I exchanged glances with each other.
"Katrina, what are you doing?"
"..What does it look like."
"Well your like destroying the city and.."
"Shut up!" Katrina's voice rang through the air. She raised her spear and casted Dragon's Hair on us. We were unable to counterattack and was blown back some feet. Katrina began her slow approach from the other side of the rooftop towards us. Suddenly, a loud cry of 'Holy!' echoed through the air. The Holy Spell slammed into Katrina causing her to fly onto another rooftop. The person who fired the spell landed in front of us. It was a girl, with silver/purple hair. She was wearing a purple robe over her other clothes and had a purple tail. This girl definitely seemed familiar…
"Are you ok?" She asked softly, after helping both of us up.
"Yeah, we're fine." I studied the persons face a little harder. She backed up slightly.
"..Are you who I think you are?" I asked.
"Yeah..I'm Vanessa. And I just saved your behind."
"Whoa, Vanessa." Our conversation was interrupted when Katrina launched herself into a flying kick, knocking Vanessa down into the street. She hit the building hard, knocking her unconscious. Zidane jumped down to stop Katrina, but she got away. We both glanced at Vanessa, slightly. It was going to be hard to seek her into the castle but we couldn't give leave her there.
P.O.V Change: Vanessa
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. It took me a second for my eyes to refocus. I was a room in the castle. I groaned and rubbed my head slightly. It still hurt from yesterday. I sat up in the bed. It took me another second to realize that my robe was off. I looked down at my purple shirt and shorts then sighed. A soft knock on the door made me jump. Why am I so jumpy? I asked myself slowly.
"Come in.." I muttered, noticing the dryness in my voice. The door opened and Kuja stepped in.
"Feeling better?" He asked.
"Much, thank you."
"Well, Zidane wants to see you." I nodded and stood up. Kuja turned around and stepped out. I grabbed my robe, which was neatly folded in the chair, and put it on loosely so I would have enough freedom just incase I would have to run or something. I slipped my boots on slowly and opened the door. The hallways were bustling with people decorating the halls. As I walked by them, I could feel their eyes staring at me.
Finally, I reached the Grand Hall where Zidane and Garnet was waiting. I bowed deeply and stood back up. It was then that I realized I was shaking. I wasn't scared of anything. I never even heard of the word fear. But my body was shaking, I couldn't figure why. I kept my hands at my side and balled them into fists. I didn't have my gloves on. You see, I'm not a normal Genome. I'm extremely different. I admit I was afraid for sometime.
"Vanessa, I've heard that you have changed your ways." Zidane said, calmly.
"Y-Yes I have." Why was I stammering now? Not now, I told my body. But it didn't seem to listen. I was still shaking.
"I want you to prove yourself. In a match against Beatrix." A match? Was he kidding? I wasn't ready. I didn't have enough energy for such a match. Yet, I nodded.
"You will have 3 hours to rest and prepare yourself." I started to snarl. I couldn't help myself. I bit my lip in order to stop and turned away. When I returned to my room, I flopped onto the bed and went instantly to sleep. A knock on the door woke me up 3 hours later. I stretched and reached into my robe pocket and unsheathed my sword. I looked at it and sheathed it again. Then I slipped my boots back on and walked down to the Town Square, where the fight was supposedly taking place.
I took my time getting there. I was really going to test myself. I was going to fight without using my eyes. I would be able to sense Beatrix's every move. I arrived in the square and faced Beatrix. She was the so-called famed general of Alexandria. Legend had it that she killed many knights and enemies mercilessly. I yawned when Zidane gave the word to fight. I slowly unsheathed my sword and held it in front of my face a little then closed my eyes.
I heard Beatrix mutter something about me. I didn't care; I could always tell what she is thinking. You see, I'm telepathic. Beatrix unsheathed her Save The Queen and lunged for me. I jumped back and into the air, charging up a Holy Spell in my free hand. Beatrix saw what I was about to do and fired a Shock attack at me. I released the Holy spell at it and flew up higher as they collided with each other. Beatrix cursed in her head. I laughed out loud and opened my eyes.
"Enough play." I yelled. I raised both hands and tranced fully. It had been a while since I've done that. I lifted one leg and casted Ultima. I knew Beatrix wouldn't be able to handle it. The energy crashed down on her and wounded her. I exhaled slowly and de-tranced, floating slowly to the ground. I walked slowly back to my room and flopped on the bed again. I looked outside. It was almost full moon time. I sighed. Ever since I could remember, I have been cursed with this power. On most nights I transform into a dragon. I've hated it. People think of me as weird. So I never show them anything. I stretched my invisible ivory wings, which had become very visible in the past few minutes. I lied down on my stomach so my wings could air out properly. I fell asleep like that also. When I woke up the next morning, I found a blanket over me and a sandwich on the table. I reached over, picked up the sandwich and sniffed it lightly. It smelled ok to me so I ate it all. My wings folded up and disappeared as I got up out of bed. I began to worry. What if someone saw my wings last night? That's impossible, I told myself. There wasn't enough light for them to see my wings. I picked up my robe and slipped it on again. I wanted to see the town all by myself. I thought about jumping off the baloney and floating down slowly but I didn't want to cause any trouble. At least not now. I opened my door and headed down the steps. The town of Alexandria was beautiful, yet small. I spent the rest of the afternoon on a rooftop watching the people go on with their little lives.
"Enjoying yourself?" I turned around quickly, only to see Kuja standing there, smiling at me.
"Leave me alone." I said, jumping off the rooftop. I started walking back to the castle. Kuja jumped off and followed behind despite the warning I gave him.
"Where are you going?" He asked, softly.
"Back to the room in the castle where I can be alone."
"Well, I'm not going to leave you alone until you tell me something." I turned around with the makings of a Flare spell in my hand and prepared to throw it at him. But he wasn't there. I scowled and turned around, only to see him smiling at me from a nearby rooftop.
"What do you want?" I snarled.
"I must wanna know something, that's all. No need to get angry over it." I lowered my arm with the spell in it and stared at Kuja.
"What do you need to know?"
"Well, are there anymore Genomes like you?" I shifted my weight from leg to the other and sighed.
"Actually, no."
"When were you created? I mean.."
"I was created before Mikoto."
"I never knew.."
"Of course you didn't." I snarled. I didn't want to talk about my past. It hurt too much. I turned away from him quickly. Part of me wanted to stay and talk and the other wanted me to isolate myself.
"I'm sorry. Look I know it hurt, believe me." I turned back around. It was sunset. I knew I had to go back to the safety of my room. No one knew that I was part dragon and Genome, at least not yet. I told Kuja goodnight and ran off towards the castle. When I got to my room, I flopped back down on the bed. Maybe I shouldn't have been so mean to him. He was just trying to find out something. I looked out of the window and out onto the city.
I longed for someone to understand me. That has yet to happen though. Meanwhile, Kuja was a having a interesting conversation with Zidane.
"So your trying to tell me that Vanessa's just another Genome with a soul like us?" Zidane asked. Kuja nodded.
"She used to be our enemy, Kuja. And now she changes her mind and comes to live here. And now Katrina turns to the side of evil. There is definitely something wrong with that."
"Yeah it is kinda funny that Katrina turned to the side of evil…" I watched them from across the hall. I couldn't sleep anyway, so I decided to listen in. I knew the reason why Katrina was like this. One man behind this mess: Garland. I stayed in the shadows of the darkened hallway for a long time before going to bed. By that time, I heard all I wanted to hear. Something nudged me in the middle of the night. I awoke with a start and snarled.
"Chill, Vanessa. It's me."
"What are you doing in here, Kuja?"
"I have a feeling somethings not right." I grew quiet and looked around. I felt something magical stirring up. I wasn't sure what it was…
Author's Note: The truth about Vanessa begins to unfold in the second chapter..
A New Threat-Part 2
Kuja's P.O.V
It has been a few weeks since Vanessa dared to show her face on Gaia. We weren't sure if she had survived that fall or not. However, we didn't take any chances. Garnet, Zane, Zinnia, and Alicia sealed the place with a barrier just to make sure she didn't escape. Personally, I thought this was a stupid idea because what if she escaped before then? I ignored the fact of this matter and went back to living my life in Alexandria. Calm, peaceful. Nothing can happen now right? Wrong.
I was walking along the corridors when I heard a large explosion. It shook the whole castle violently. I lost my balance easily and fell onto the floor. Zidane came running down the stairs as I picked myself off of the floor.
"Kuja, whats going on?"
"I dunno. I heard the explosion and boom I get knocked off my feet." We ran to the balony area and looked out. It was a person surrounded in shadows. It looked like a girl..but it was hard to take out who it was. Anyway, it was using magic to destroy half of the city. Zidane and I looked at each other and nodded. We leaped out onto the rooftop where the person was standing. I recognized who it was: long silver hair braided into a long ponytail, green eyes that sparkle in the light, and a long brown tail. It was Katrina.
She gripped her Dragon's Hair Spear in her hands, with a smirk on her face. Zidane and I exchanged glances with each other.
"Katrina, what are you doing?"
"..What does it look like."
"Well your like destroying the city and.."
"Shut up!" Katrina's voice rang through the air. She raised her spear and casted Dragon's Hair on us. We were unable to counterattack and was blown back some feet. Katrina began her slow approach from the other side of the rooftop towards us. Suddenly, a loud cry of 'Holy!' echoed through the air. The Holy Spell slammed into Katrina causing her to fly onto another rooftop. The person who fired the spell landed in front of us. It was a girl, with silver/purple hair. She was wearing a purple robe over her other clothes and had a purple tail. This girl definitely seemed familiar…
"Are you ok?" She asked softly, after helping both of us up.
"Yeah, we're fine." I studied the persons face a little harder. She backed up slightly.
"..Are you who I think you are?" I asked.
"Yeah..I'm Vanessa. And I just saved your behind."
"Whoa, Vanessa." Our conversation was interrupted when Katrina launched herself into a flying kick, knocking Vanessa down into the street. She hit the building hard, knocking her unconscious. Zidane jumped down to stop Katrina, but she got away. We both glanced at Vanessa, slightly. It was going to be hard to seek her into the castle but we couldn't give leave her there.
P.O.V Change: Vanessa
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. It took me a second for my eyes to refocus. I was a room in the castle. I groaned and rubbed my head slightly. It still hurt from yesterday. I sat up in the bed. It took me another second to realize that my robe was off. I looked down at my purple shirt and shorts then sighed. A soft knock on the door made me jump. Why am I so jumpy? I asked myself slowly.
"Come in.." I muttered, noticing the dryness in my voice. The door opened and Kuja stepped in.
"Feeling better?" He asked.
"Much, thank you."
"Well, Zidane wants to see you." I nodded and stood up. Kuja turned around and stepped out. I grabbed my robe, which was neatly folded in the chair, and put it on loosely so I would have enough freedom just incase I would have to run or something. I slipped my boots on slowly and opened the door. The hallways were bustling with people decorating the halls. As I walked by them, I could feel their eyes staring at me.
Finally, I reached the Grand Hall where Zidane and Garnet was waiting. I bowed deeply and stood back up. It was then that I realized I was shaking. I wasn't scared of anything. I never even heard of the word fear. But my body was shaking, I couldn't figure why. I kept my hands at my side and balled them into fists. I didn't have my gloves on. You see, I'm not a normal Genome. I'm extremely different. I admit I was afraid for sometime.
"Vanessa, I've heard that you have changed your ways." Zidane said, calmly.
"Y-Yes I have." Why was I stammering now? Not now, I told my body. But it didn't seem to listen. I was still shaking.
"I want you to prove yourself. In a match against Beatrix." A match? Was he kidding? I wasn't ready. I didn't have enough energy for such a match. Yet, I nodded.
"You will have 3 hours to rest and prepare yourself." I started to snarl. I couldn't help myself. I bit my lip in order to stop and turned away. When I returned to my room, I flopped onto the bed and went instantly to sleep. A knock on the door woke me up 3 hours later. I stretched and reached into my robe pocket and unsheathed my sword. I looked at it and sheathed it again. Then I slipped my boots back on and walked down to the Town Square, where the fight was supposedly taking place.
I took my time getting there. I was really going to test myself. I was going to fight without using my eyes. I would be able to sense Beatrix's every move. I arrived in the square and faced Beatrix. She was the so-called famed general of Alexandria. Legend had it that she killed many knights and enemies mercilessly. I yawned when Zidane gave the word to fight. I slowly unsheathed my sword and held it in front of my face a little then closed my eyes.
I heard Beatrix mutter something about me. I didn't care; I could always tell what she is thinking. You see, I'm telepathic. Beatrix unsheathed her Save The Queen and lunged for me. I jumped back and into the air, charging up a Holy Spell in my free hand. Beatrix saw what I was about to do and fired a Shock attack at me. I released the Holy spell at it and flew up higher as they collided with each other. Beatrix cursed in her head. I laughed out loud and opened my eyes.
"Enough play." I yelled. I raised both hands and tranced fully. It had been a while since I've done that. I lifted one leg and casted Ultima. I knew Beatrix wouldn't be able to handle it. The energy crashed down on her and wounded her. I exhaled slowly and de-tranced, floating slowly to the ground. I walked slowly back to my room and flopped on the bed again. I looked outside. It was almost full moon time. I sighed. Ever since I could remember, I have been cursed with this power. On most nights I transform into a dragon. I've hated it. People think of me as weird. So I never show them anything. I stretched my invisible ivory wings, which had become very visible in the past few minutes. I lied down on my stomach so my wings could air out properly. I fell asleep like that also. When I woke up the next morning, I found a blanket over me and a sandwich on the table. I reached over, picked up the sandwich and sniffed it lightly. It smelled ok to me so I ate it all. My wings folded up and disappeared as I got up out of bed. I began to worry. What if someone saw my wings last night? That's impossible, I told myself. There wasn't enough light for them to see my wings. I picked up my robe and slipped it on again. I wanted to see the town all by myself. I thought about jumping off the baloney and floating down slowly but I didn't want to cause any trouble. At least not now. I opened my door and headed down the steps. The town of Alexandria was beautiful, yet small. I spent the rest of the afternoon on a rooftop watching the people go on with their little lives.
"Enjoying yourself?" I turned around quickly, only to see Kuja standing there, smiling at me.
"Leave me alone." I said, jumping off the rooftop. I started walking back to the castle. Kuja jumped off and followed behind despite the warning I gave him.
"Where are you going?" He asked, softly.
"Back to the room in the castle where I can be alone."
"Well, I'm not going to leave you alone until you tell me something." I turned around with the makings of a Flare spell in my hand and prepared to throw it at him. But he wasn't there. I scowled and turned around, only to see him smiling at me from a nearby rooftop.
"What do you want?" I snarled.
"I must wanna know something, that's all. No need to get angry over it." I lowered my arm with the spell in it and stared at Kuja.
"What do you need to know?"
"Well, are there anymore Genomes like you?" I shifted my weight from leg to the other and sighed.
"Actually, no."
"When were you created? I mean.."
"I was created before Mikoto."
"I never knew.."
"Of course you didn't." I snarled. I didn't want to talk about my past. It hurt too much. I turned away from him quickly. Part of me wanted to stay and talk and the other wanted me to isolate myself.
"I'm sorry. Look I know it hurt, believe me." I turned back around. It was sunset. I knew I had to go back to the safety of my room. No one knew that I was part dragon and Genome, at least not yet. I told Kuja goodnight and ran off towards the castle. When I got to my room, I flopped back down on the bed. Maybe I shouldn't have been so mean to him. He was just trying to find out something. I looked out of the window and out onto the city.
I longed for someone to understand me. That has yet to happen though. Meanwhile, Kuja was a having a interesting conversation with Zidane.
"So your trying to tell me that Vanessa's just another Genome with a soul like us?" Zidane asked. Kuja nodded.
"She used to be our enemy, Kuja. And now she changes her mind and comes to live here. And now Katrina turns to the side of evil. There is definitely something wrong with that."
"Yeah it is kinda funny that Katrina turned to the side of evil…" I watched them from across the hall. I couldn't sleep anyway, so I decided to listen in. I knew the reason why Katrina was like this. One man behind this mess: Garland. I stayed in the shadows of the darkened hallway for a long time before going to bed. By that time, I heard all I wanted to hear. Something nudged me in the middle of the night. I awoke with a start and snarled.
"Chill, Vanessa. It's me."
"What are you doing in here, Kuja?"
"I have a feeling somethings not right." I grew quiet and looked around. I felt something magical stirring up. I wasn't sure what it was…
Author's Note: The truth about Vanessa begins to unfold in the second chapter..