**The usual disclaimers apply**
~In the last chapter…
Cloud closed his eyes in pain.
"what's wrong?" Clef asked. He was going to touch Cloud when he opened his eyes.
They were glowing orange.
"Hikaru..."
Notes:
~*~ - dream state
- thoughts
* * * - another place, time, space, (whatever)...etc.
THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS
By: Rhys Icewind
Chapter 8 - Unraveling Bonds
Selphie stayed vigilantly beside Sakura as a promise to Shayla-shayla, her bestfriend.
She was going to rest when she felt an odd disturbance. She looked at Sakura to see a
strange sight...
...she was floating in the air...
...glowing a pulsating green.
"S-sa-sakura?"
* * *
Hotaru's introduction was over. She was seated at front. While listening to the instructor,
Hotaru felt another strong aura.
"Fuu..." she whispered silently.
Outside, Squall was by the door checking on Hotaru from time to time, like what Rinoa had
just instructed. He was beggining to grow tired and was about to leave when he dicided to
take one, last look. Then, he saw it...
...a strange expression on her face...
...blank...her lips moved...
Squall knocked on the door.
It opened.
"excuse me, may I excuse Hotaru for a while? Rinoa said she had potential. I'm sure that
she'll catch up with you." he said.
"sure. no problem." the instructor replied back, smiling.
As soon as they were out of earshot, Squall was going to ask when...
"Infirmary. But We have to hurry so that we may get to the Training Center at once." Hotaru
said. Answering Squall's question before it was asked.
"how?..." when his awe-struck reply.
Hotaru grabbed hold of Squall's hand. "no time to explain, the Evil is rising." she said,
and suddenly teleported themselves to the Infirmary.
* * *
(** will be Umi's thoughts. will be the 'voice'**)
Umi slowly fell to the bottom.
she thought.
a voice in the back of her head said.
came her startled reply.
Umi felt her pendant glow warmly.
Umi's voice was full of fustration.
There was no reply. Umi felt the pulsating glow of her pendant. Then, she felt something
below her...it was pushing her up.
* * *
"Hikaru?" Clef said. He didn't imagine that things would go *THIS* fast.
Cloud just ignored Clef, stepping out of the room.
"Cloud! Cloud!" he shouted, but to no avail.
Aeris called in his thoughts.
he replied.
* * *
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Pathetic little prince! trying to call his love....awww..HOW
SIMPLY DISGUSTING!" Galaxia's voice boomed in her tiny little room.
"those little twerps will never defeat me! If only that temple of Atlantis was destroyed,
I would have killed them!....Ceres....Winddom....Rayearth....Ultima Weapon! you four
guardians of the gates will never be awakened by your priest and preistesses! I will make
sure that the Prophecies will come true!" Galaxia said again, her eyes burning with
revenge.
Then, she suddenly turned her gaze upon a figure chained to the walls.
An evil smile formed in her face.
"Ultimecia. Thank You for letting me use your power. You have dearly underestimated me
while I was a child. Ordering me around! look! look at you now... you have served your
purpose." She told her.
"...g...glaxia...I- I can still be of service.... I kan kurse them....kurse their
SeeD friends .... to their doom..." Ultimecia replied weakly. Her hair was gray. She
was old. Her once supple skin now full of wrinkles.
"SeeD? those people will never be able to even touch me! OR my territory! You have served
your purpose well Ultimecia, its about time I end you misery..."
Ultimecia's head lowered in defeat. "your pride will bring you down....like what I had
done before..." she said.
Galaxia pointed a finger at her. "you were weak. I have powers that surpasses even yours!
power that surpasses the four guardians combined! I am no weakling like YOU WERE...that's
why....I'LL JUST LET YOU REST!" she shouted suddenly, and there was a bright flash of light.
A scream was heard.
The light faded.
There was nothing on the wall but a shadow of the person who was once there.
Galaxia's smile widened.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
* * *
Shayla-shayla panted as the sea devil was blinded for a moment.
*huff*
*puff*
*huff*
*puff*
I
*huff*
*puff*
The Sea-devil's vision was back to normal. It looked behind and saw Shayla's badly
wounded body.
Blood was flowing freely in different wounds and she was bruised and battered. Her
left arm was broken and her powers her almost to her limit. Shayla knew that
this was a loosing battle. No one was there. Nobody knew she was there. People
rarely go to where she was. There was nowhere to hide. She couldn't escape.
Shayla let herself fall to the ground and give up.
The Sea-devil attacked with no mercy.
Then, Shayla-Shayla noticed a bright red glow behind her.
"FLAME ARROWS!!!!" a voice said.
Shayla-shyla looked around to see a woman with red hair, a crown on her head and a
strange outfit. Her eyes were a firey red color. Looking behind her, her eyes widen as
she sees the creature's tail boil to oblivion.
shayla said in her thoughts.
Then, the woman threw another set of flaming arrows.
The whole monster evaporated into thin air.
Shayla was speechless.
When she came to look at the woman, the woman was staring back at her. Red eyes
meeting at once glance.
"don't give up!" she said in a strong, serene voice. "if you give up that easy, then,
humanity's only hope is lost."
The woman suddenly disappeared into thin air.
"Shayla!!!" Rinoa's voice shouted from across the path.
* * *
Across the beach, Clef and Cloud is seen with an unconscious Umi...
1
*breathe in*
2
*breathe in*
3
*breathe in*
4
"..."
Umi suddenly coughed out water and breathed in air. She had regained her consciousness.
"Umi! are you OK?" Cloud said, making Clef eyes widen.
Umi looked at the two people who were beside her. They were complete strangers. she thought. Her throught still hurt from drinking all that seawater.
But her eyes gave away her question.
"I'm sorry. We haven't met yet haven't we? I'm Cloud Strife and this is Clef. I'm a
visitor but I've read some info in the Library that's why I know you." he smiled.
Deep inside her mind, Umi had a feeling that he was lying at some parts but also
had a feeling that he was telling the truth. Something was telling her that they've
met before.
But where?
"Are you sure that her name is Umi?" Clef suddenly asked.
Cloud looked at him oddly and said, "of course! she hasn't got a twin."
"wh-where have ... we m-met?...tell me the t-truth" Umi said in a gruff voice.
Cloud looked at her. "I don't know."
Umi looked at Clef.
Clef couldin't lie to her. "I'm the Master Mage Clef of Cephiro. I was sent by prince
Ferio to look for princess Fuu's 'missing part' and to look for you, princess Umi."
Her eyes widened.
"Princess?"
* * *
END CHAPTER 8
NOTE: Thanks lots!! for those who reading this fic ^_^ I hope you don't mind the turns in
the story....but, that's the way it goes. I don't know what's gonna happen next.
If this chapter was bad, I swear that i'll make up for it in the chapters to come. ^_^;
Jaa Ne!!
~In the last chapter…
Cloud closed his eyes in pain.
"what's wrong?" Clef asked. He was going to touch Cloud when he opened his eyes.
They were glowing orange.
"Hikaru..."
Notes:
~*~ - dream state
- thoughts
* * * - another place, time, space, (whatever)...etc.
THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS
By: Rhys Icewind
Chapter 8 - Unraveling Bonds
Selphie stayed vigilantly beside Sakura as a promise to Shayla-shayla, her bestfriend.
She was going to rest when she felt an odd disturbance. She looked at Sakura to see a
strange sight...
...she was floating in the air...
...glowing a pulsating green.
"S-sa-sakura?"
* * *
Hotaru's introduction was over. She was seated at front. While listening to the instructor,
Hotaru felt another strong aura.
"Fuu..." she whispered silently.
Outside, Squall was by the door checking on Hotaru from time to time, like what Rinoa had
just instructed. He was beggining to grow tired and was about to leave when he dicided to
take one, last look. Then, he saw it...
...a strange expression on her face...
...blank...her lips moved...
Squall knocked on the door.
It opened.
"excuse me, may I excuse Hotaru for a while? Rinoa said she had potential. I'm sure that
she'll catch up with you." he said.
"sure. no problem." the instructor replied back, smiling.
As soon as they were out of earshot, Squall was going to ask when...
"Infirmary. But We have to hurry so that we may get to the Training Center at once." Hotaru
said. Answering Squall's question before it was asked.
"how?..." when his awe-struck reply.
Hotaru grabbed hold of Squall's hand. "no time to explain, the Evil is rising." she said,
and suddenly teleported themselves to the Infirmary.
* * *
(** will be Umi's thoughts. will be the 'voice'**)
Umi slowly fell to the bottom.
she thought.
a voice in the back of her head said.
came her startled reply.
Umi felt her pendant glow warmly.
Umi's voice was full of fustration.
There was no reply. Umi felt the pulsating glow of her pendant. Then, she felt something
below her...it was pushing her up.
* * *
"Hikaru?" Clef said. He didn't imagine that things would go *THIS* fast.
Cloud just ignored Clef, stepping out of the room.
"Cloud! Cloud!" he shouted, but to no avail.
Aeris called in his thoughts.
he replied.
* * *
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Pathetic little prince! trying to call his love....awww..HOW
SIMPLY DISGUSTING!" Galaxia's voice boomed in her tiny little room.
"those little twerps will never defeat me! If only that temple of Atlantis was destroyed,
I would have killed them!....Ceres....Winddom....Rayearth....Ultima Weapon! you four
guardians of the gates will never be awakened by your priest and preistesses! I will make
sure that the Prophecies will come true!" Galaxia said again, her eyes burning with
revenge.
Then, she suddenly turned her gaze upon a figure chained to the walls.
An evil smile formed in her face.
"Ultimecia. Thank You for letting me use your power. You have dearly underestimated me
while I was a child. Ordering me around! look! look at you now... you have served your
purpose." She told her.
"...g...glaxia...I- I can still be of service.... I kan kurse them....kurse their
SeeD friends .... to their doom..." Ultimecia replied weakly. Her hair was gray. She
was old. Her once supple skin now full of wrinkles.
"SeeD? those people will never be able to even touch me! OR my territory! You have served
your purpose well Ultimecia, its about time I end you misery..."
Ultimecia's head lowered in defeat. "your pride will bring you down....like what I had
done before..." she said.
Galaxia pointed a finger at her. "you were weak. I have powers that surpasses even yours!
power that surpasses the four guardians combined! I am no weakling like YOU WERE...that's
why....I'LL JUST LET YOU REST!" she shouted suddenly, and there was a bright flash of light.
A scream was heard.
The light faded.
There was nothing on the wall but a shadow of the person who was once there.
Galaxia's smile widened.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
* * *
Shayla-shayla panted as the sea devil was blinded for a moment.
*huff*
*puff*
*huff*
*puff*
I
*huff*
*puff*
The Sea-devil's vision was back to normal. It looked behind and saw Shayla's badly
wounded body.
Blood was flowing freely in different wounds and she was bruised and battered. Her
left arm was broken and her powers her almost to her limit. Shayla knew that
this was a loosing battle. No one was there. Nobody knew she was there. People
rarely go to where she was. There was nowhere to hide. She couldn't escape.
Shayla let herself fall to the ground and give up.
The Sea-devil attacked with no mercy.
Then, Shayla-Shayla noticed a bright red glow behind her.
"FLAME ARROWS!!!!" a voice said.
Shayla-shyla looked around to see a woman with red hair, a crown on her head and a
strange outfit. Her eyes were a firey red color. Looking behind her, her eyes widen as
she sees the creature's tail boil to oblivion.
shayla said in her thoughts.
Then, the woman threw another set of flaming arrows.
The whole monster evaporated into thin air.
Shayla was speechless.
When she came to look at the woman, the woman was staring back at her. Red eyes
meeting at once glance.
"don't give up!" she said in a strong, serene voice. "if you give up that easy, then,
humanity's only hope is lost."
The woman suddenly disappeared into thin air.
"Shayla!!!" Rinoa's voice shouted from across the path.
* * *
Across the beach, Clef and Cloud is seen with an unconscious Umi...
1
*breathe in*
2
*breathe in*
3
*breathe in*
4
"..."
Umi suddenly coughed out water and breathed in air. She had regained her consciousness.
"Umi! are you OK?" Cloud said, making Clef eyes widen.
Umi looked at the two people who were beside her. They were complete strangers. she thought. Her throught still hurt from drinking all that seawater.
But her eyes gave away her question.
"I'm sorry. We haven't met yet haven't we? I'm Cloud Strife and this is Clef. I'm a
visitor but I've read some info in the Library that's why I know you." he smiled.
Deep inside her mind, Umi had a feeling that he was lying at some parts but also
had a feeling that he was telling the truth. Something was telling her that they've
met before.
But where?
"Are you sure that her name is Umi?" Clef suddenly asked.
Cloud looked at him oddly and said, "of course! she hasn't got a twin."
"wh-where have ... we m-met?...tell me the t-truth" Umi said in a gruff voice.
Cloud looked at her. "I don't know."
Umi looked at Clef.
Clef couldin't lie to her. "I'm the Master Mage Clef of Cephiro. I was sent by prince
Ferio to look for princess Fuu's 'missing part' and to look for you, princess Umi."
Her eyes widened.
"Princess?"
* * *
END CHAPTER 8
NOTE: Thanks lots!! for those who reading this fic ^_^ I hope you don't mind the turns in
the story....but, that's the way it goes. I don't know what's gonna happen next.
If this chapter was bad, I swear that i'll make up for it in the chapters to come. ^_^;
Jaa Ne!!