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The helm was heavy on his head the metal coming down to encase his cheeks. The great horns on the top spiraled towards the moon. The white horse galloping faster then any he had ever ridden. Lightening flashed purple agaisnt the grey cloud,s rain pouring from the sky. The suit of heavy silver armor encased his whole body.
"Hey.. Hey.. Come on People" he heard his own voice, but he wasn't talking. The horse moved forward, him hearing its hooves hit the ground like thunder across the sky.
"I've always gotta be doing somethin' BIG" his voice again. He carried a huge sword in one hand. It's swirling black metal calling to him. There were sounds of weapons being unsheathed. His horse snorting angry beneath him hoofs pawing at the ground.
"Let me add another scar for ya" his voice echoed through out the helmet. Ringing right down to the core of his soul. It was time he unleashed the power of the great sword in his hand. Riding faster now he saw himself right in front of his horse. Looking angry in his ragged trench coat. The image of himself held up the Hyperion, and suddenly he felt himself being torn in two. A great voice ringed in his ears.
"Thanks, Almasy for giving me the fourth" it said.
Seifer awoke early the next morning breathing hard, the red glaring numbers on his alarm clock reading 7:21. Well it was early for him. That dream was so weird, it all seemed too familiar. He shook his head trying to clear his thoughts. He didn't have his first class till noon, and then they would be leaving for the SeeD test. Lucky for him the person knocking on the door didn't awaken him. Or better yet, lucky for that person. He smirked throwing on his leather pants before swinging the door open.
It should have been illegal for someone to be that cheery first thing in the morning.
Selphie stood there in her usual yellow sundress her green eyes sparkling merrily.
"Good morning Seifer!" she said inviting herself in and pushing past him. Seifer rolled his eyes closing the door behind her before taking a seat at his desk chair. She sat on his black leather couch looking around his small dorm room.
"How can I help you?" Seifer asked hoping not to make one of the highest-ranking SeeD's in the garden angry before his test.
"I've never been in your room before, I didn't expect it to be so clean" she said.
"Well when I invite the ladies over I don't want them thinking I live in a pig-sty," He said winking at her. She giggled a bit before looking down at the black box in her hands. Her face grew solemn then as she looked back up at him.
"I've been talking to Quistis, and she said she left something behind that she wanted me to give to you. Nida said it was all right. It wasn't really the GF Quistis would have picked. She would have rather had Shiva or Leviathan I'm sure, but Squall picked who got what" Selphie's rambling speech ended with her standing up. He stood up beside her looking down at the small girl.
"You're giving me Quistis' GF?" Seifer asked wanting her to get to the point. Selphie nodded thrusting the black box into his hands.
"She told me to tell you that you were always her favorite" Selphie said with a smile before bouncing out of the room. Seifer blinked at the onslaught of new information. Instructor Trepe cared enough to give him her GF. Or that she had the foresight to leave it behind for him. He blinked. She had faith in him. Now that was a strange feeling. He looked back down at the black box wondering what GF was contained within. So he did what he had to. He flipped the lid off with his thumb letting it flutter to the floor.
Suddenly the room was filled with a great presence. Everything seemed to get heavier as he junctioned.
(~I AM DIABLOS~)
The words of the powerful GF rattled him to the core. The fact that Quistis had left something of this magnitude for him. With a GF equipped the world seemed clearer. No Question his eye site was sharper now. Seifer sighed; he was going to have to get used to the heavy feeling that Diablos left on him.
"Thank you, Quistis" Seifer said out loud setting the black box down on his desk.
(~ Quistis has given me a new master then? ~)
Seifer didn't know if he would ever get used to the thundering heavy words of the GF rolling through his mind like that.
"She has, if you find me worthy" Seifer said out loud. There was laughter in his head, deep rolling laugher.
(~ One can not refuse an Almasy ~)
"What do you mean by that?" Seifer asked looking around the room.
(~ Only time will tell ~)
He felt a bit lighter as Diablos settled himself in his brain. Seifer figured that was a clue that the conversation was over. He shrugged and walked into the bathroom to turn the shower on. He had to make sure he was ready for the SeeD exam.
Hours later he was standing in front of Nida in the Quad. His whole class was there, all of them dressed in their cadet uniforms. Including him. The thing was itchy beyond all thought it was distracting. Squall stood next to Nida in front of the directory.
"Cadets. I'm here to brief you on your mission today" Squall said his voice quite monotone. Seifer tired hard not to roll his eyes.
"A new town as formed on the Centra continent. It a small peaceful village, specializing in crop growing. Unfortunately the toneberrys from the ruins have decided to start entering the village. You are all to go and start to clean up the toneberry population. I want each team to kill at least twenty. You will be positioned in the Centra ruins." Squall rambled off their positions, and their teams. Seifer looked at the two girls he was pared with.
Tolia was a soft spoke polite girl. She always looked at the ground when speaking her voice barley above a whisper. She could never be a leader but her skill with the Nunchaku was second only to Selphie. She had long chocolate brown hair that formed ringlets around her face. Her eyes always downcast where a hazy shade of blue.
Jaylar, the other girl was a completely different matter. She had deep burgundy hair framing her porcelain face with full lips. She was saucy arrogant, and knew she could have just about any man in the garden. She reminded Seifer of himself. She even somehow managed to make the SeeD uniform seem scandalous has it hung from her pronounced curves. She studied an ancient weapon; one that hadn't been used since Kiros Seagul used them. Her Katals were deadly, the glove like appendages hanging from her belt at this moment.
Seifer was shaken from his thoughts when Squall named him squad commander.
Seifer tried so hard not to be nervous on the way there. The SeeD boats seemed to be taking their time. Today was the day he would finally be SeeD. If he failed today then he was going to leave Garden forever. This was his last chance and he knew it. Seifer Almasy was ready for anything.
Anything but the incredible boredom that followed after being posted. There were Squad D positioned almost at the top of the ruins. The two girls had long ago stopped talking as well as he. They sat the three of them all staring at the ground waiting for an elusive toneberry to appear.
"This is the lamest mission I've been on yet" he growled getting on his feet. He walked along the wall tailing his fingers along it. Pacing, there was nothing else to do. Seifer stopped suddenly when his fingers hitched on a tiny crack in the wall. He frowned digging his fingers in deeper a great stone door opening.
"What do you say girlies, wanna check it out" Seifer said looking at his two team members
"Sure" Jaylar said hopping off the rock she was sitting on. Tolia looked hesitant then finally nodded her head. The followed him in weapons at the ready. In the back of the dark room sat a huge throne.
The throne was massive jutting out from the back of the wall. It was made of dark stone scrolling design work climbed up the arms. The room had a sense of memories long forgotten. Boots scraping across the atone floor he moved closer to it. Almost without thinking he climbed into the throne.
The walls around him suddenly seemed to melt away. Jaylar and Tolia disappearing.
Laughter and voices filled his ears.
It was so warm, he felt so heavy.
The back doors that had appeared on the far wall of the room opened, omitting a beautiful creature. She was almost as tall as he bedecked in red gown jewels encircling her throat. Her long blond hair tumbled around her shoulders.
His green eyes met her blue, familiar blue eyes.
"Quistis?" he whispered the shock back to reality jarring. He didn't understand what had happened. Jaylar and Tolia were staring at him like he had grown a second head.
"You all right?" Jaylar asked as he got up from the throne. Seifer nodded running a hand through his blond hair. All three of them turned when they heard voices right outside of the room. They rushed out confronting the three SeeD's standing there.
"Squad D?" one of them asked briskly. Seifer nodded awaiting orders.
"The order to evacuate has been given. Move out" The SeeD said rushing off with out a further word.
"Lets go, the order to evacuate takes priority" Jaylar said heading down the stairs. Her words were nostalgic. Seifer followed with Tolia bringing up the rear. Suddenly the ground shifted beneath them an earthquake rumbling the ruins.
"Run!" Seifer said wanting to get out of the unstable building. Jaylar sped up leading the way. Suddenly he heard a scream behind him as Tolia fell a great piece of rock protruding from her ankle.
"Shit!" Seifer exclaimed yanking out his Hyperion as one of the Toneberry's at last appeared on the other side of Tolia. Tolia tried to stand but fell blood flowing fresh from her wound. Seifer felt the air around him get heavy. His GF appeared from the sky, red black wings stretching out against the blue. It attacked toneberry giving Seifer enough time to get in front of Tolia yelling.
"Jaylar go, I got it" he said. The burgundy haired girl ran down the steps leaving him and the wounded behind. How he hated being chivalrous sometimes.
Seifer turned to the toneberry an evil glint in his eye.
A/N: I haven't done too much character to GF interaction before. It isn't too confusing is it? Anyone have any idea's on where this story is going?
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