¸.·´¯`·»Tomb Ballad«·´¯`·.¸
"You can't just decide to borrow the Ragnarock!" Zell exclaimed as he followed Seifer towards the massive red ship in the distance. It dragon like form awaited open for them, beckoning.
"Why not?" Seifer snapped starting to walk up into the open hatch in the back.
"Well, for one you don't know the first thing about flying it" Zell said haughtily.
"You're right" Seifer said pausing for a moment before turning to look at Zell. Seifer's trademark smirk slowly slid across his face.
"What?" Zell asked frowning.
"But you know how to fly it" Seifer said grabbing Zell's shirt and shoving him toward the pilot's seat. Zell scowled at him and sat down in the gray leather chair.
"Centra Zell, Quistis is waiting" Seifer growled flopping down in the navigator's chair.
"What do you care about Quistis anyway?" Zell snapped as he started up the Ragnarock's engines.
"I gotta find her if I want to find her if I want to be SeeD" Seifer said glaring out the window as garden got smaller and smaller beneath them.
"So as usual this is about yourself?" Zell questioned banking the plane a bit to head towards Centra.
"Of course. Why the hell would I want to go half away across the world to save that bitch?" Seifer asked.
"Don't call her that" Zell said through gritted teeth.
"Aww does Chicken Wuss have a crush on the ex-Instructor?" Seifer said glaring across at him.
"Fuck you Seifer" Zell said. Seifer laughed with a pleased smirk looked out the window again.
"So where in the mountain's is this grave?" Seifer asked.
"Don't know" Zell answered shortly.
"You don't know!" Seifer exclaimed practically yelling.
"I'll find it, don't worry" Zell said as the crests of the Centra peaks appeared on the horizon.
"You better, Chicken Wuss" Seifer grumbled sulking into his seat.
"There!" Zell shouted suddenly pointing the Ragnarock into a dive. Seifer was almost scared. Until the great claws of the Ragnarock shot out grabbing onto the surface of the mountain wall.
"Another perfect landing, Zell. How do you except us to get down!" Seifer shouted fighting the urge to strangle the blond warrior. Zell looked at him and grinned crinkling the black tattoo that stretched across his face.
"There's a ledge right below us, just jump" Zell said throwing open the door next top him.
"You must be crazy!" Seifer yelled as Zell easily hopped out of the Ragnarock. Seifer moaned rolling his eyes skyward. No way was he about to let Chicken Wuss show him up.
"Hyne" Seifer said slowly as he pushed to door open. He rolled his neck popping it before dropping out the door. His eyes closed tight he was surprised when he landed with a jarring impact.
"Nice going" Zell said with a snicker as Seifer stood up.
"Shut the hell up" Seifer shot back dusting off his trench coat. He stopped suddenly looking up at the scene before him. Two doors double his height loomed in front of them both. Carved right out of the mountain wall they were covered with intricate scrollwork. A giant M embossed the center of the doors, announcing whose tomb it really was.
One problem though, there was no door handles.
"We could try pushing it?" Zell said heaving his body weight onto the door. Seifer stepped up beside him and leaned into the rock.
"I don't think this will work, Chicken" Seifer said.
"Fine, what's your idea?" Zell asked. Seifer shook his head and stepped back a few feet.
"Firaga" he whispered letting the powerful spell roll from his fingertips into direct contact with the door. Zell watched dumbfounded as the rock melted away around the rolling ball of fire. It left a small space large enough for them to crawl though.
"Not bad" Zell said shrugging a bit. He stepped up to the hole placing his hands on each side, and pulled himself through. Seifer followed shortly behind wishing he had a new pair of gloves as he grabbed the still warm rock.
The room was dark around the two of them. Dense and dank, water heard dripping far in the distance. Seifer pulled his trusty lighter from his inside pocket flicking it on. An aura of dim flickering light surrounded the two of them as the moved further into the cave.
The walls were light sand colored stone covered in all kind of strange carvings. Pictures and words melded together. Great beasts and beautiful angels stared at them crying for release from their stone prisons.
"Creepy" Zell muttered under his breath.
"No shit" Seifer said back as they approached a huge platform. A marble statue towered on top of it. A serene face woman looked down upon them, her rippling dress forever caught within stone. Her stone hand reached out to them beckoning them closer.
Then out of the shadows something hit Seifer hard on the back, sending the silver lighter skittering to the floor.
Her hand was very cold, her head pounding and her feet hurt. All of this Quistis Trepe knew before she opened her eyes. The burning white light that left rails against her vision when she finally opened her eyes only made it worse. She blinked against the whiteness trying to flex her cold hand. It didn't move it didn't bend. She breathed heavily trying to peer around the room. She stopped moving suddenly when she heard voices.
"Mistress, she is awake" a male voice said.
"At last, and the fusion?" a female voice responded.
"Successful" the male voice responded. Quistis forced her eyes open to look at her right hand. It was entirely encased in a metal cast.
All Quistis could do was scream.
A/N: Boring Chapy I know, Sorry. More excitment next time, I swear! :)