Chapter Fifteen: The Heart of a Slayer
At last, all of the captives had been freed, But most of them were too weak
to even walk. Cally was looming over a couple of elderly people, treating their wounds . She looked
so sweet and caring when she did it. Something about it just made Zell glow with curiousity. He smiled
to himself and walked over to her. She turned her head and smiled back.
"Wow, you've obviously had the field training of a SeeD, as well." Zell looked down at her. She wrapped
a bandage around the arm of one of the older people then smiled again.
"Well of course, I needed to know what to do in case of emergency." She finished taping up the wound
and patted the old man on the head. He let out a faint smile, but it wasnt really noticable because of
his bruised face.
"At least thats what Father told me..."
"Well," Zell smacked himself conciously. He had realized he had never really picked up this concept at Garden.
Usually, in health class, he was too busy thinking of beating stuff up then actually doing his work.
He barely even made a D in that class if he can remember right... Desperate to impress the girl,
he decided to go ahead and say something, even though it'd make him look like a stupid ass.
"Um, yeah. We do medic stuff all the time. Like Cpr, Pms, Hmo..." Zell let a nervous smile. Irvine,
Selphie, and Seifer were snickering behind him. Yep, it was apparent. He had made an ass of himself...
"Aww, its okay if you dont know medical stuff. Its just that Down here, we didnt have many doctors, so
pretty much everyone has to learn it sooner or later." She smiled. "Hm, are you trying to impress me?"
Zell started stuttering, not knowing what to say at this point. Hes pretty much a fighter, not a lover.
And now the others were behind him smiling and pretending to studder as well, saying "Du-du-du.."
Zell glared at them then began to speak clearly.
"Yes, I was trying to impress you. Its just, Ive never seen someone so beautiful before and.." Cally started
smiling and was about to say something in return, possibly something positive, but before she could,
Their conversation was interrupted by a roar of lightening and thunder coming from the top of the tower.
"Whoa! What the hell is that!" Selphie screamed in scared excitement. Any other time, someone would've
said something smart elic-y like 'thunder selphie, are you retarded?' But no one did. It was because this was no
ordinary lightening strike. It was white, black, and various shades and hues of greens and reds.
Something was happening on the top of that tower. Something completely radical. Strange. Exactly
the kind of scooby stuff they should be used to by now. Seifer jumped with excitement, for he was
the most experienced with this kind of supernatural phenomena.
"I bet its something to do with our old pal." He said with a glint in his eye, but a slight hint of fear
in his voice.
"Ive seen it before..." Cally said softly. "Its what HE does when hes preparing. Preparing for something big..."
"Oh no... Do you think Rinoa's there yet?" Irvine asked.
"I donno, but lets hope we can get there before she breaks down again. We cant let her die."Seifer proclamed.
Then they set out for the stairs.
***************
Quistis and Rinoa had made there way to the main stair case leading to the top, just after the door
where they had once fought Odin for his protection. Quistis was getting a little nervous, but Rinoa
remained strong and fearless. Ouistis wondered how she could do it. She knew that Rinoa would try to give
Squall again, and never really doubted her capability to do so, But she just thought'what if?' What if
she couldn't save Squall? What if by some chance she was killed? What if she had to end up killing him?
These thoughts haunted her head so much, she just had to ask Rinoa how she could remain so calm.
"How do you do it? I mean, I know your gonna try and get his soul back, but how can you remain so confident?
Aren't you slightly worried of the outcome of the inevitable fight?" She asked shakily.
"Because, I already know the outcome of the fight. I will win and then give him his soul back, whether he
likes it or not. The only thing is, when he has a soul again, will he still love me?" Rinoa sighed
"I guess we're gonna find out."
"Oh, you know he'll still love you. You guys were like, a super couple before all this, and love never dies.
You of all people should know that." Quistis smiled. "You've become strong, but less bubbly. You were always
so optimistic, but now you sort of anticipate an unhappy ending."
"Oh, don't worry. I'm still quite bubblicious!" She smiled. "It's just that I have seen so much bad, I sort
of blocked out all the good. And now, something finally good may happen to me. I just don't know
how to deal with it." They reached the top of the stairs. They stood before the demonic statue once
held the jewel that opened Odins chamber, but theives had since taken them from the sockets. Atop of the
dark statue stood a looming figure with deep yellow eyes. It was Squall.
"Ah, Slayer. I knew you'd come..." He glared at Quistis." I see you've 'tainted' my Queen. No matter. I'd like this to be
a more, private occasion..." He pointed his clawed finger at her and she flew off the edge of the tower.
As she hit the ground, she screamed "Sonofabitch!" Before she realized she was already dead, then she simply dusted herslef off
and attempted to climb the tower again.
"I have been waiting for this moment two years now. The blood of a slayer shall be my delicacy!" He laughed and
raised his arms to the sky. Brilliant streaks of lightening struck him, changing his eyes from yellow to
deep crimson. He jumped down and handed her a sword. Rinoa clasped the Anima Bangle in her pocket.
"Ready?" Squall asked in an erie politeness.
"Always..." Rinoa sneered.
"Alright then..." As if on cue, A 50s-esque version of her mothers song "eyes on me" started to play. Any
other time it might have been pleasent, but now it was just demented. "Lets get it on."
"Ew, didja hafta say that?" Rinoa quipped as Squall made his first swing. It was aimed toward her head and she just
barely blocked it. It was followed by very quick swings. The battle was picturesque like a scene in some
medeivil movie. His sword gashed Rinoas cheek as it barely missed, slamming into the face of the statue behing him.
"Ouch! Youre gonna play that way?" Rinoa swung furiously now, sweeping the sword for his feet. He jumped quickly into
a backflip and lunged foreward, plunging the sword into Rinoas left shoulder. She screamed in pain and fury and drove
the sword into his thigh.
"Hmm, youve gotten better since our last encounter." He kicked her into the statue and ripped the sword out of his leg,
throwing it to the ground. He put his sword to her throut.
"I am the master. I have power you cannot even imagine! How dare you defy me!" He screamed in her face.
Rinoa reached into her pocket fo the bangle, but she dropped it with a loud clang.
"Whats this? Is it that eccentric old mans invention to make me pure?" He snickered and sensed the information from the
smell of her blood. "It is isnt it? This is what I think of that." He threw the bangle to the ground, smashing it.
It all seemed to move in slow motion to Rinoa.
"No..." She squeiked. And then the Cavalry arrived.
"Rinoa!" Selphie screeched.
"You leave her alone you bastard!" Seifer yelled. They caught his attention as soon as they shown up. He turned slowly, His anger
building.
"What are you going to do, stake me?" He said sarcastically. Then he made some majestic hand movements and everyone silenced.
He was choking them all with his extreme mental powers. Rinoa was still sobbing on the ground, not knowing
what she should do.
'Dammit Rinoa! Do something! He's killing all your friends! You can't let them all die!' She thought, as all her friends shot her
helpless looks. Squall cackled, taking extreme pleasure in their pain.
"Where are your stakes now? Wheres your faith? Im your god now. And you shall all per..." Before he could finish, a sword shot
through his back, piercing his heart. He urned to Rinoa.
"Why..." He said as he faded into dust. Everyone stopped choking, but instead took in the stunning reality that Squall
was gone... forever. Rinoa collapsed to the ground and cried.
"Ill love you forever..."
Authors note: WOW, its so sad! Its shocking I know, but dont assume that he is dead. Theres still an epilogue where ill set up for the sequal and thank all my perty reviewers!
At last, all of the captives had been freed, But most of them were too weak
to even walk. Cally was looming over a couple of elderly people, treating their wounds . She looked
so sweet and caring when she did it. Something about it just made Zell glow with curiousity. He smiled
to himself and walked over to her. She turned her head and smiled back.
"Wow, you've obviously had the field training of a SeeD, as well." Zell looked down at her. She wrapped
a bandage around the arm of one of the older people then smiled again.
"Well of course, I needed to know what to do in case of emergency." She finished taping up the wound
and patted the old man on the head. He let out a faint smile, but it wasnt really noticable because of
his bruised face.
"At least thats what Father told me..."
"Well," Zell smacked himself conciously. He had realized he had never really picked up this concept at Garden.
Usually, in health class, he was too busy thinking of beating stuff up then actually doing his work.
He barely even made a D in that class if he can remember right... Desperate to impress the girl,
he decided to go ahead and say something, even though it'd make him look like a stupid ass.
"Um, yeah. We do medic stuff all the time. Like Cpr, Pms, Hmo..." Zell let a nervous smile. Irvine,
Selphie, and Seifer were snickering behind him. Yep, it was apparent. He had made an ass of himself...
"Aww, its okay if you dont know medical stuff. Its just that Down here, we didnt have many doctors, so
pretty much everyone has to learn it sooner or later." She smiled. "Hm, are you trying to impress me?"
Zell started stuttering, not knowing what to say at this point. Hes pretty much a fighter, not a lover.
And now the others were behind him smiling and pretending to studder as well, saying "Du-du-du.."
Zell glared at them then began to speak clearly.
"Yes, I was trying to impress you. Its just, Ive never seen someone so beautiful before and.." Cally started
smiling and was about to say something in return, possibly something positive, but before she could,
Their conversation was interrupted by a roar of lightening and thunder coming from the top of the tower.
"Whoa! What the hell is that!" Selphie screamed in scared excitement. Any other time, someone would've
said something smart elic-y like 'thunder selphie, are you retarded?' But no one did. It was because this was no
ordinary lightening strike. It was white, black, and various shades and hues of greens and reds.
Something was happening on the top of that tower. Something completely radical. Strange. Exactly
the kind of scooby stuff they should be used to by now. Seifer jumped with excitement, for he was
the most experienced with this kind of supernatural phenomena.
"I bet its something to do with our old pal." He said with a glint in his eye, but a slight hint of fear
in his voice.
"Ive seen it before..." Cally said softly. "Its what HE does when hes preparing. Preparing for something big..."
"Oh no... Do you think Rinoa's there yet?" Irvine asked.
"I donno, but lets hope we can get there before she breaks down again. We cant let her die."Seifer proclamed.
Then they set out for the stairs.
***************
Quistis and Rinoa had made there way to the main stair case leading to the top, just after the door
where they had once fought Odin for his protection. Quistis was getting a little nervous, but Rinoa
remained strong and fearless. Ouistis wondered how she could do it. She knew that Rinoa would try to give
Squall again, and never really doubted her capability to do so, But she just thought'what if?' What if
she couldn't save Squall? What if by some chance she was killed? What if she had to end up killing him?
These thoughts haunted her head so much, she just had to ask Rinoa how she could remain so calm.
"How do you do it? I mean, I know your gonna try and get his soul back, but how can you remain so confident?
Aren't you slightly worried of the outcome of the inevitable fight?" She asked shakily.
"Because, I already know the outcome of the fight. I will win and then give him his soul back, whether he
likes it or not. The only thing is, when he has a soul again, will he still love me?" Rinoa sighed
"I guess we're gonna find out."
"Oh, you know he'll still love you. You guys were like, a super couple before all this, and love never dies.
You of all people should know that." Quistis smiled. "You've become strong, but less bubbly. You were always
so optimistic, but now you sort of anticipate an unhappy ending."
"Oh, don't worry. I'm still quite bubblicious!" She smiled. "It's just that I have seen so much bad, I sort
of blocked out all the good. And now, something finally good may happen to me. I just don't know
how to deal with it." They reached the top of the stairs. They stood before the demonic statue once
held the jewel that opened Odins chamber, but theives had since taken them from the sockets. Atop of the
dark statue stood a looming figure with deep yellow eyes. It was Squall.
"Ah, Slayer. I knew you'd come..." He glared at Quistis." I see you've 'tainted' my Queen. No matter. I'd like this to be
a more, private occasion..." He pointed his clawed finger at her and she flew off the edge of the tower.
As she hit the ground, she screamed "Sonofabitch!" Before she realized she was already dead, then she simply dusted herslef off
and attempted to climb the tower again.
"I have been waiting for this moment two years now. The blood of a slayer shall be my delicacy!" He laughed and
raised his arms to the sky. Brilliant streaks of lightening struck him, changing his eyes from yellow to
deep crimson. He jumped down and handed her a sword. Rinoa clasped the Anima Bangle in her pocket.
"Ready?" Squall asked in an erie politeness.
"Always..." Rinoa sneered.
"Alright then..." As if on cue, A 50s-esque version of her mothers song "eyes on me" started to play. Any
other time it might have been pleasent, but now it was just demented. "Lets get it on."
"Ew, didja hafta say that?" Rinoa quipped as Squall made his first swing. It was aimed toward her head and she just
barely blocked it. It was followed by very quick swings. The battle was picturesque like a scene in some
medeivil movie. His sword gashed Rinoas cheek as it barely missed, slamming into the face of the statue behing him.
"Ouch! Youre gonna play that way?" Rinoa swung furiously now, sweeping the sword for his feet. He jumped quickly into
a backflip and lunged foreward, plunging the sword into Rinoas left shoulder. She screamed in pain and fury and drove
the sword into his thigh.
"Hmm, youve gotten better since our last encounter." He kicked her into the statue and ripped the sword out of his leg,
throwing it to the ground. He put his sword to her throut.
"I am the master. I have power you cannot even imagine! How dare you defy me!" He screamed in her face.
Rinoa reached into her pocket fo the bangle, but she dropped it with a loud clang.
"Whats this? Is it that eccentric old mans invention to make me pure?" He snickered and sensed the information from the
smell of her blood. "It is isnt it? This is what I think of that." He threw the bangle to the ground, smashing it.
It all seemed to move in slow motion to Rinoa.
"No..." She squeiked. And then the Cavalry arrived.
"Rinoa!" Selphie screeched.
"You leave her alone you bastard!" Seifer yelled. They caught his attention as soon as they shown up. He turned slowly, His anger
building.
"What are you going to do, stake me?" He said sarcastically. Then he made some majestic hand movements and everyone silenced.
He was choking them all with his extreme mental powers. Rinoa was still sobbing on the ground, not knowing
what she should do.
'Dammit Rinoa! Do something! He's killing all your friends! You can't let them all die!' She thought, as all her friends shot her
helpless looks. Squall cackled, taking extreme pleasure in their pain.
"Where are your stakes now? Wheres your faith? Im your god now. And you shall all per..." Before he could finish, a sword shot
through his back, piercing his heart. He urned to Rinoa.
"Why..." He said as he faded into dust. Everyone stopped choking, but instead took in the stunning reality that Squall
was gone... forever. Rinoa collapsed to the ground and cried.
"Ill love you forever..."
Authors note: WOW, its so sad! Its shocking I know, but dont assume that he is dead. Theres still an epilogue where ill set up for the sequal and thank all my perty reviewers!
