We were going to have this chapter being really long and informative, but
it ended up being 10,000+ words! So we split it into three parts. Blame me
for the names!
~*~Shar Kai~*~
Chapter Six - Eryll's Secret
As the voice ended, the room remained in darkness. Yuffie stood up from where she had been sitting down, mesmerized by the gentle voice. She slowly walked over to where she last saw Vincent.
"Ow" Yuffie jumped back in alarm, before realizing that she had trodden on Vincent's leg. She offered him a hand to help him up, the realized that Vincent wasn't actually able to see her hand. Inwardly she laughed at herself, and was about to tell Vincent to grab her hand, when Eryll's crisp voice cut through the silent darkness.
"Rasinja!" yelled Eryll. Fire erupted in her hands, which soon lit up the room with a dim, red glow. Yuffie gasped in amazement, and watched as Eryll sat down watching the flames dance in her hands. Yuffie also noticed that she was offering her hand to the wall instead of Vincent. She looked at Vincent at saw that he was staring at her, rather confused. Yuffie felt her cheeks go red. Luckily she hoped that Vincent wouldn't be able to see the colour of her cheeks, due to the lack of light in the room. She offered him her hand and he took it gratefully and allowed her to pull him to his feet. He was lighter than Yuffie had expected, and pulled him to his feet with ease.
The sound of someone laughing near the door brought them all to their senses. Standing at the door, laughing evilly stood Hojo. Everyone turned to look at him. He slowly shuffled forwards. Yuffie got out her Conformer again, ready to attack. Hojo laughed again. Slowly he pushed a button on a little box near the door, and the room began to flash and whine. Grinning he left the room, and the door slammed shut after him. They were trapped. Eryll stood up, and the flames that she was holding disappeared. There was enough light around the room without her fire. Eryll ran to the door, and pounded on it.
"Damn you Hojo!" muttered Eryll, cursing him under her breath. Vincent was slightly surprised, it was the first time he had actually seen Eryll get annoyed.
Suddenly Hojo's voice sounded from above them. "Do not be afraid. I just have a little experiment I want to test on you all." Yuffie gasped, Vincent frowned, but Eryll was emotionless, and went to sit back down on the floor.
Yuffie turned to look at Eryll. "What's going on?" she asked. Eryll said nothing, but tossed Death Penalty to Vincent. He caught it, slightly surprised that Eryll had had it in the first place, but he was in no mood to ask why. Still feeling rather weak, Vincent looked around. Smoke seemed to be coming through the walls. He looked over at Eryll again. She was worried, that much was clear. At the moment she was fiddling with a chain on her wrist. Frowning and deep in though she twisted the links of the chain one way, then another. He looked over at Yuffie, who also seemed mesmerized by what Eryll was doing. Eventually, after seemingly endless mumbling Eryll stood up.
"Watch out, they're coming." she said quietly. Then she stood up and walked though the wall. Yuffie blinked once or twice. She was about to comment when a roaring above told her that Eryll and her strangeness should be far from her mind at this point in time. She looked over at Vincent, who was looking at the ceiling with a somewhat fearful expression upon his face. Slowly Yuffie raised he eyes to look above her. She almost screamed in shock.
A number of beasts flew down at them - at a quick count she could see around nine. Black wings flapping, and teeth bared, they charged. Yuffie threw her Conformer as hard as she could, but it just rebounded off the beasts tough skin. Vincent's Death Penalty proved just as effective.
"Damn! We're gonna die!" screamed Yuffie.
She sat down on the floor, and buried her head in her knees. She covered her head with her hands and prepared for the impact of the beasts charge. But it never came. She slowly looked across at Vincent, who was lying on the floor. She rushed over to him, and shook him hard.
"Wake up! Wake up! C'mon Vincent!" Slowly he began to move. He groaned, then sat up and rubbed his head. Yuffie breathed a sigh of relief. A roar came from a beast above them, as if it was in pain. Slowly they looked up to see what had stopped the beasts.
In the air, a few feet above them, was Eryll. She was holding two daggers, and her arms were covered in blood. The thing that amazed Yuffie most was the long wings on her back. When Vincent saw those wings, something twitched in his mind. They were exactly the same wings that were on the top of her head on her beast, Fate. Yuffie and Vincent watched as both of her daggers exploded with fire and she flew straight through the oncoming beast. As the monster erupted in flames, smouldering ash fell to the floor. The air free of beasts, Eryll's deep green eyes stared at them as she fell to the floor and lay there, not moving. Yuffie gasped.
"Is she . . . . . . alive?" Yuffie whispered.
Vincent shook his head. "I'm not sure."
Yuffie snorted. "Great experiment."
Vincent sighed. "He's always been like that. He never cared about anyone, except for himself, and his experiments."
Yuffie sat down and fiddled around with her hair, trying to summon up enough courage to ask the question which had been bugging her for ages. "Vincent, I-"
Suddenly the door opened and Hojo came into the room. He looked around the room and rubbed his hands together, smiling. "Splendid!" he said.
Yuffie glared at him. "What's so splendid?"
Hojo looked at her as if she were a piece of dirt. "My experiment. Eryll's powers range far beyond the strongest monster we have on this planet. All that I need to do now is to control her mind properly. I don't seem to have full control of her just yet, but that can be arranged. Yes. Not too long now. Soon I shall be able to achieve my dream. I have no need of you now girl, not that I ever did. You may go."
Yuffie stood up. "You're letting us go?!"
Hojo laughed. "No, only you. I have need of the other two."
"I'm not going alone."
"Then you stay."
"Fine."
Hojo laughed. "Good. I hoped it would be this was. More play toys for me." He pushed a button on a little computer pad, which he pulled out from his pocket. Twenty soldiers appeared around him. One stepped forwards.
"Yes, sir?"
"Take these three to their cells. Harm them if you must, but I need them alive." The soldiers nodded, and dragged the three away.
Hojo watched them go. "Soon we shall see what will happen, once I control both Eryll and the stone. We shall soon see."
~*~In the cells~*~
The soldiers flung them into a cell, and left them. Yuffie fiddled with her boot muttering to herself about the unfairness of life. Vincent sat down on the damp floor, saying nothing at all, and Eryll was still knocked out. Minutes passed in silence.
After a while Eryll began to move. Slowly she moved her head up, before standing up, then sitting down on the floor. "Oww, my head." she mumbled, before turning to look at them. "Why do you look at me?"
Yuffie pointed her finger at Eryll. "We want you to explain some things to us. Like how you can fly, and use fire."
Eryll sighed. "A long story, are you sure you want to know?"
Yuffie and Vincent nodded, and listened to the younger girl.
"My story may not be believable, but it is true. I was born long ago, about seven thousand years I think. I was born into a tribe called the Mazuri - who all had special powers. We lived with many other tribes and animals, and it was the job of this tribe to protect the peace. Fighting was not allowed. For they all believed that unless you were good, you'd be refused from entering the afterlife - with the angels. I always wanted to see the angels but-
I lived a very bad life, I murdered many, using the powers of my tribe. It was easy, I was more or less the strongest living thing on the planet. Eventually, my skills failed me, and I was killed.
That was the point in my life where I regretted everything I had done. I wasn't allowed to enter the afterlife, so I remained on the planet in spirit roaming. or seven thousand years I did this, until eventually, I was found by Hojo. He had read about the ancient tribes, though many believed they did not exist. He conducted an experiment to let my spirit take control of a dead girl. That is why I live in the shadows, I cannot be seen. That is how I become wise - I have lived more than what my body shows, but I don't belong here. I want to go home, to the afterlife, and live there forever."
Yuffie and Vincent listened in silence. Eryll watched them, as if waiting for a response. To her surprise it was Vincent that spoke.
"How did you come to have a beast inside you?"
"I do not have a beast inside me. We are separate beings, but the beast comes from the past, thousands of years into the past. It is summoned to me when I fight, until then, it roams free wherever it wants."
Suddenly the door of the cell opened and the three of them looked around. There stood two people, one had a mask covering its face, and wore a hood. The other was easily recognizable, for she wore no hood, just shorts and T-shirt.
Yuffie gasped. "Tifa?!" The woman nodded, then laughed. The other, now recognizable as a man spoke, in a voice that seemed strangely familiar - though held no emotion.
"We leave you two choices, either you come with us, or your friends die." The man removed his hood and mask and whispered quietly. "and we wouldn't want that to happen now, would we?"
Vincent stared, it couldn't be-, could it? Yuffie stood up.
"What d'you think you're doing?" she yelled.
The man laughed. "My old friends, my old friends. Join us. It is pointless to fight now. The cry has begun - an endless wave of darkness spreading over the planet. We shall soon rule."
Vincent stood up. "What has happened to you?"
Yuffie joined in. "You're not the Cloud we remember."
Tifa laughed. "Shall we show them what happens if they don't come? We've got to kill her anyway."
Cloud smirked. "Why not?" They moved quickly. Cloud held his sword to Yuffie's throat and spoke to Vincent and Eryll.
"If you want to keep her alive, don't move"
Meanwhile Tifa attached a computer pad to the wall She pressed some buttons and a bright red shield appeared around Eryll. Eryll frowned and shut her eyes.
Tifa walked upto her. "Do you know what we're going to do? I'll tell you anyway, we're going to kill you, from the inside out. That shield will work inside you, and after a certain time release an electric charge so powerful, it could blow the world up three times over!" Tifa leaned close to Eryll. "But the shield reflects it all back at you, so no one else gets hurt."
"What have I done to you?" Eryll asked.
"You live." Replied Tifa calmly. "Any final words?"
"I shall not die. I can not die," replied Eryll simply, and she smiled.
~*~
"Are all the preparations done?" the Master asked.
"Mostly. We need the girl, and the crystal." replied the servant
"Good. Retrieve those as soon as you can. Soon our plan shall be complete." Slowly he wheeled his chair over to the window.
"You cannot escape me again Suilzana, or should I say Eryll. No matter how great you powers are - you cannot escape the Cry" He laughed as the sky darkened across the horizon, as the sun set in the distance.
~*~
"Any last requests from you two? Any last words before your friend gets blown up?"
"I won't let you do this!" Yuffie yelled.
"Look away, unless you wish to be blinded. Anyway, you have no choice in the matter, say good-bye to the god-child!" Tifa yelled before hitting the switch.
BANG! Fuzzy lines, Flashing lights. After that, Eryll remembered nothing but dancing lights, that would fill her dreams forever.
When Cloud, Tifa, Vincent and Yuffie uncovered their eyes, Eryll was nowhere to be seen.
Disclaimer: I do not own FF7.
The next chapter should be up shortly.
Later Days!
~*~Shar Kai~*~
~*~Shar Kai~*~
Chapter Six - Eryll's Secret
As the voice ended, the room remained in darkness. Yuffie stood up from where she had been sitting down, mesmerized by the gentle voice. She slowly walked over to where she last saw Vincent.
"Ow" Yuffie jumped back in alarm, before realizing that she had trodden on Vincent's leg. She offered him a hand to help him up, the realized that Vincent wasn't actually able to see her hand. Inwardly she laughed at herself, and was about to tell Vincent to grab her hand, when Eryll's crisp voice cut through the silent darkness.
"Rasinja!" yelled Eryll. Fire erupted in her hands, which soon lit up the room with a dim, red glow. Yuffie gasped in amazement, and watched as Eryll sat down watching the flames dance in her hands. Yuffie also noticed that she was offering her hand to the wall instead of Vincent. She looked at Vincent at saw that he was staring at her, rather confused. Yuffie felt her cheeks go red. Luckily she hoped that Vincent wouldn't be able to see the colour of her cheeks, due to the lack of light in the room. She offered him her hand and he took it gratefully and allowed her to pull him to his feet. He was lighter than Yuffie had expected, and pulled him to his feet with ease.
The sound of someone laughing near the door brought them all to their senses. Standing at the door, laughing evilly stood Hojo. Everyone turned to look at him. He slowly shuffled forwards. Yuffie got out her Conformer again, ready to attack. Hojo laughed again. Slowly he pushed a button on a little box near the door, and the room began to flash and whine. Grinning he left the room, and the door slammed shut after him. They were trapped. Eryll stood up, and the flames that she was holding disappeared. There was enough light around the room without her fire. Eryll ran to the door, and pounded on it.
"Damn you Hojo!" muttered Eryll, cursing him under her breath. Vincent was slightly surprised, it was the first time he had actually seen Eryll get annoyed.
Suddenly Hojo's voice sounded from above them. "Do not be afraid. I just have a little experiment I want to test on you all." Yuffie gasped, Vincent frowned, but Eryll was emotionless, and went to sit back down on the floor.
Yuffie turned to look at Eryll. "What's going on?" she asked. Eryll said nothing, but tossed Death Penalty to Vincent. He caught it, slightly surprised that Eryll had had it in the first place, but he was in no mood to ask why. Still feeling rather weak, Vincent looked around. Smoke seemed to be coming through the walls. He looked over at Eryll again. She was worried, that much was clear. At the moment she was fiddling with a chain on her wrist. Frowning and deep in though she twisted the links of the chain one way, then another. He looked over at Yuffie, who also seemed mesmerized by what Eryll was doing. Eventually, after seemingly endless mumbling Eryll stood up.
"Watch out, they're coming." she said quietly. Then she stood up and walked though the wall. Yuffie blinked once or twice. She was about to comment when a roaring above told her that Eryll and her strangeness should be far from her mind at this point in time. She looked over at Vincent, who was looking at the ceiling with a somewhat fearful expression upon his face. Slowly Yuffie raised he eyes to look above her. She almost screamed in shock.
A number of beasts flew down at them - at a quick count she could see around nine. Black wings flapping, and teeth bared, they charged. Yuffie threw her Conformer as hard as she could, but it just rebounded off the beasts tough skin. Vincent's Death Penalty proved just as effective.
"Damn! We're gonna die!" screamed Yuffie.
She sat down on the floor, and buried her head in her knees. She covered her head with her hands and prepared for the impact of the beasts charge. But it never came. She slowly looked across at Vincent, who was lying on the floor. She rushed over to him, and shook him hard.
"Wake up! Wake up! C'mon Vincent!" Slowly he began to move. He groaned, then sat up and rubbed his head. Yuffie breathed a sigh of relief. A roar came from a beast above them, as if it was in pain. Slowly they looked up to see what had stopped the beasts.
In the air, a few feet above them, was Eryll. She was holding two daggers, and her arms were covered in blood. The thing that amazed Yuffie most was the long wings on her back. When Vincent saw those wings, something twitched in his mind. They were exactly the same wings that were on the top of her head on her beast, Fate. Yuffie and Vincent watched as both of her daggers exploded with fire and she flew straight through the oncoming beast. As the monster erupted in flames, smouldering ash fell to the floor. The air free of beasts, Eryll's deep green eyes stared at them as she fell to the floor and lay there, not moving. Yuffie gasped.
"Is she . . . . . . alive?" Yuffie whispered.
Vincent shook his head. "I'm not sure."
Yuffie snorted. "Great experiment."
Vincent sighed. "He's always been like that. He never cared about anyone, except for himself, and his experiments."
Yuffie sat down and fiddled around with her hair, trying to summon up enough courage to ask the question which had been bugging her for ages. "Vincent, I-"
Suddenly the door opened and Hojo came into the room. He looked around the room and rubbed his hands together, smiling. "Splendid!" he said.
Yuffie glared at him. "What's so splendid?"
Hojo looked at her as if she were a piece of dirt. "My experiment. Eryll's powers range far beyond the strongest monster we have on this planet. All that I need to do now is to control her mind properly. I don't seem to have full control of her just yet, but that can be arranged. Yes. Not too long now. Soon I shall be able to achieve my dream. I have no need of you now girl, not that I ever did. You may go."
Yuffie stood up. "You're letting us go?!"
Hojo laughed. "No, only you. I have need of the other two."
"I'm not going alone."
"Then you stay."
"Fine."
Hojo laughed. "Good. I hoped it would be this was. More play toys for me." He pushed a button on a little computer pad, which he pulled out from his pocket. Twenty soldiers appeared around him. One stepped forwards.
"Yes, sir?"
"Take these three to their cells. Harm them if you must, but I need them alive." The soldiers nodded, and dragged the three away.
Hojo watched them go. "Soon we shall see what will happen, once I control both Eryll and the stone. We shall soon see."
~*~In the cells~*~
The soldiers flung them into a cell, and left them. Yuffie fiddled with her boot muttering to herself about the unfairness of life. Vincent sat down on the damp floor, saying nothing at all, and Eryll was still knocked out. Minutes passed in silence.
After a while Eryll began to move. Slowly she moved her head up, before standing up, then sitting down on the floor. "Oww, my head." she mumbled, before turning to look at them. "Why do you look at me?"
Yuffie pointed her finger at Eryll. "We want you to explain some things to us. Like how you can fly, and use fire."
Eryll sighed. "A long story, are you sure you want to know?"
Yuffie and Vincent nodded, and listened to the younger girl.
"My story may not be believable, but it is true. I was born long ago, about seven thousand years I think. I was born into a tribe called the Mazuri - who all had special powers. We lived with many other tribes and animals, and it was the job of this tribe to protect the peace. Fighting was not allowed. For they all believed that unless you were good, you'd be refused from entering the afterlife - with the angels. I always wanted to see the angels but-
I lived a very bad life, I murdered many, using the powers of my tribe. It was easy, I was more or less the strongest living thing on the planet. Eventually, my skills failed me, and I was killed.
That was the point in my life where I regretted everything I had done. I wasn't allowed to enter the afterlife, so I remained on the planet in spirit roaming. or seven thousand years I did this, until eventually, I was found by Hojo. He had read about the ancient tribes, though many believed they did not exist. He conducted an experiment to let my spirit take control of a dead girl. That is why I live in the shadows, I cannot be seen. That is how I become wise - I have lived more than what my body shows, but I don't belong here. I want to go home, to the afterlife, and live there forever."
Yuffie and Vincent listened in silence. Eryll watched them, as if waiting for a response. To her surprise it was Vincent that spoke.
"How did you come to have a beast inside you?"
"I do not have a beast inside me. We are separate beings, but the beast comes from the past, thousands of years into the past. It is summoned to me when I fight, until then, it roams free wherever it wants."
Suddenly the door of the cell opened and the three of them looked around. There stood two people, one had a mask covering its face, and wore a hood. The other was easily recognizable, for she wore no hood, just shorts and T-shirt.
Yuffie gasped. "Tifa?!" The woman nodded, then laughed. The other, now recognizable as a man spoke, in a voice that seemed strangely familiar - though held no emotion.
"We leave you two choices, either you come with us, or your friends die." The man removed his hood and mask and whispered quietly. "and we wouldn't want that to happen now, would we?"
Vincent stared, it couldn't be-, could it? Yuffie stood up.
"What d'you think you're doing?" she yelled.
The man laughed. "My old friends, my old friends. Join us. It is pointless to fight now. The cry has begun - an endless wave of darkness spreading over the planet. We shall soon rule."
Vincent stood up. "What has happened to you?"
Yuffie joined in. "You're not the Cloud we remember."
Tifa laughed. "Shall we show them what happens if they don't come? We've got to kill her anyway."
Cloud smirked. "Why not?" They moved quickly. Cloud held his sword to Yuffie's throat and spoke to Vincent and Eryll.
"If you want to keep her alive, don't move"
Meanwhile Tifa attached a computer pad to the wall She pressed some buttons and a bright red shield appeared around Eryll. Eryll frowned and shut her eyes.
Tifa walked upto her. "Do you know what we're going to do? I'll tell you anyway, we're going to kill you, from the inside out. That shield will work inside you, and after a certain time release an electric charge so powerful, it could blow the world up three times over!" Tifa leaned close to Eryll. "But the shield reflects it all back at you, so no one else gets hurt."
"What have I done to you?" Eryll asked.
"You live." Replied Tifa calmly. "Any final words?"
"I shall not die. I can not die," replied Eryll simply, and she smiled.
~*~
"Are all the preparations done?" the Master asked.
"Mostly. We need the girl, and the crystal." replied the servant
"Good. Retrieve those as soon as you can. Soon our plan shall be complete." Slowly he wheeled his chair over to the window.
"You cannot escape me again Suilzana, or should I say Eryll. No matter how great you powers are - you cannot escape the Cry" He laughed as the sky darkened across the horizon, as the sun set in the distance.
~*~
"Any last requests from you two? Any last words before your friend gets blown up?"
"I won't let you do this!" Yuffie yelled.
"Look away, unless you wish to be blinded. Anyway, you have no choice in the matter, say good-bye to the god-child!" Tifa yelled before hitting the switch.
BANG! Fuzzy lines, Flashing lights. After that, Eryll remembered nothing but dancing lights, that would fill her dreams forever.
When Cloud, Tifa, Vincent and Yuffie uncovered their eyes, Eryll was nowhere to be seen.
Disclaimer: I do not own FF7.
The next chapter should be up shortly.
Later Days!
~*~Shar Kai~*~