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Braving the violent shaking of the earth, I took a few steps closer and grasped a tree trunk for support. I could just make out a banner at the front of the stampede, an army of knights and and a chocobo calvary followed in a tsunmi of warcries and artillery. As the army drew closer, I could see the ochu trainer desperately holding on and the symbol on the banner also came into view. The azure color of the Balamb Kingdom's crest was depicted on the large piece of canvas. My eyes widened at the sight, Balamb would be retaliating and laying a siege on the Galbadian palace. Looking about frantically for an escape route, I found none. Prince Seifer was last seen at the entrance of the forest closest to the castle to my memory.....Oh Hyne! The prince and I were caught in the middle of a massacre! I turned and ran back the way I came, only to be pulled aside and pushed behind a large buttress root of a tree. Raising my hands to my face to dust the dirt off my face, I could hear the growl of the ochu, the swords, lances and shields clanging with the chocobos cries.
"You ought to stay out of the army's tracks, princess", I opened my eyes to the unexpected Prince Seifer. I did a double take, looking to the castle, then to him.
"You planned this event?" I asked. "I was just an excuse was I not? I was just part of the package when you came and 'rescued' me. You played saviour perfectly, I commend you. You ought to join Tantalus", I finished with a mocking applause. The prince looked hurt, he looked at me with his version of innocent eyes.
"No, I did not. I came for you and you only" tears filled my eyes, but I remained strong. An emotional breakdown was the last thing we needed at a time like this. Instead I looked to the ground. Thunder could be heard in the heavens above, a storm was brewing, about to be unleashed in a flood of water and lightning. Quetzacotl was doing his job, I thought looking up at the flashing, grey sky.
"I came for you of my own free will, I asked permission to leave the castle and battled my way across the land. You think I did this for my personal amusement? To see you in shame because of your leaving? Believe me, it was not easy to make it here and only to taste your lack of appreciation for my chivalrous deed!", I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out. Speechless I was, even a merciless warrior such as he had a heart? A soul of fire was what I saw, a heart of stone embedded under his layers of flesh and blood. The torrential rain began pouring, my hair grew damp and dishevelled by the wind. The rain near the castle ran a disturbing red.
"As much as I resented you" he continued "I could not help but let my heart melt. Ifrit was always my guardian as Shiva shall never be. I could not bear it when I discovered you left. Nothing felt right, I had lost a part of myself Quistis. If I shall not return with you, I shall not return. I will have no other! It is you, whom my destiny has summoned. The kingdom will vanish without you. Please, let us return", he lowered one knee into a kneeling position and bowed.
"Let me be your escort, your knight" he said as he offered his hand. I gave my hand to his but stopped halfway. It just did not feel right, a feeling of unfinished buisness lurked within me. My conscience and instincts were my only guides as I dropped my hand to my side.
"It is said then, I shall not return, for no other will be the light of my life!" with that, Prince Seifer ran to the castle, into the warzone of blood and slain warriors. Drawing his sword, he silently dedicated his battle to me. I followed, my feet marking holes in the muddy ground, my hair matted to my face. I unraveled my whip from around my waist and proceeded with my golden trail behind me.
Seifer had helped the Balamb forces to quite some extent since he joined the battle. Plunging his sword into hearts of aggression, evicting their souls from the now-souless vessels laying lifelessly in his wake. A lancer approached him with a poison tipped spear. Seifer jumped out of the way and avoided the rush of poison. By looking at it, it appeared to be the venom of a ralvuimahgo. Quite poisonous creatures, as his father always said. He managed to jump onto the lancer's horse as he tried to attack Seifer again. The lancer dropped his spear out of surprise as the prince knocked him off the horse and trampled across his ribs. Striking while they were down, it was dirty fighting but there were no rules in this game.
I arrived at the battlefield, making my way through the debris of victims of decapitation and red-colored mud. Wincing at the sight. I proceeded to the prince's location. A swordsman had cut him on his arm but it seemed alright, for now. He struck again, a stab into his stomah. The prince fell to the ground slowly, his pride held onto his soul and stopped it from disappearing along with the others. I rushed to his side as quickly as I could. The knight with the sword had left, possibly to report his victory. I knelt at his side, his hand covering his wound. I began casting curaga spells and found myself begging for him to rise.
"I-I-", I silenced him by bringing my finger to my lips.
"Please do not try to speak, it will weaken you!", tearfully, I continued my hopeful fight to bring the prince to his feet. Rain streaked down his face and saturated his clothes. I begged the guardians to help me. Please, give me strength! With every spell, I felt weaker and weaker. I looked in my pocket for ether, but the last of it was used already. Cursing at myself for not stocking up on supplies properly, I took Seifer's sword into my hand.
"If one goes, we all go", I said as I braced myself for the sharp tearing from the cold, blood-stained blade. A light appeared, and a woman emerged from the blue aura.
"Queen Edea?", I cocked my head in surprise. This proved the rumors right. The queen of balamb was a real-live sorceress. I thanked Hyne for her luck.
"Come aside, 'tis my duty now", she raised the prince with her energy and motioned for me to follow her. In an instant, I was in a room with the queen and the prince. I remembered it from the murals. The scent of incense still lingered in the air in every corner and around the pillars that stood in the four corners of the room. We were back, in Balamb's castle....But how... The queen silenced me with a glance.
"We are in the chamber of the guardians, my child", she stated. "with the power of the all-powerful, we shall heal him" Seifer laid unconscious below the incense pot. Edea prayed to the guardians, to Hyne- for all sorceresses were said to be of Hyne's blood. I knelt down and began praying also. Asking Ifrit for help. A loud heave echoed around the room, Prince Seifer sat bolt upright holding his stomach and breathing heavily. Queen Edea wrapped her son in a hug as I watched with a smile. He was alive!
"Mother, so it is true?" asked Prince Seifer once he regained his composure.
"Yes, a sorceress' powers I am cursed with. It is hard to resist the temptation to use it in everyday life, but I manage to restrain myself. If I may ever lose myself, destroy me. The vessel which embodies my soul...", sh spoke sternly while I could only blink.
"Yes, mother" agreed the prince with much reluctance. He stood up and looked about.
"My sword, where is it?" he asked, I looked down at the metallic object in my hand and handed it to him. He smiled and replaced it in his scabbard.
"The uniting of the two of you is soon, preparations have been made and the ceremony shall commence in three days. We have almost finished the dress for the princess" the queen looked at me as she said that, I could not help but grin. She left soon after and I was alone with the prince.
Sooo tired, I'm full on high today from Coke! Wheeee more still to come! Reviews please!
Braving the violent shaking of the earth, I took a few steps closer and grasped a tree trunk for support. I could just make out a banner at the front of the stampede, an army of knights and and a chocobo calvary followed in a tsunmi of warcries and artillery. As the army drew closer, I could see the ochu trainer desperately holding on and the symbol on the banner also came into view. The azure color of the Balamb Kingdom's crest was depicted on the large piece of canvas. My eyes widened at the sight, Balamb would be retaliating and laying a siege on the Galbadian palace. Looking about frantically for an escape route, I found none. Prince Seifer was last seen at the entrance of the forest closest to the castle to my memory.....Oh Hyne! The prince and I were caught in the middle of a massacre! I turned and ran back the way I came, only to be pulled aside and pushed behind a large buttress root of a tree. Raising my hands to my face to dust the dirt off my face, I could hear the growl of the ochu, the swords, lances and shields clanging with the chocobos cries.
"You ought to stay out of the army's tracks, princess", I opened my eyes to the unexpected Prince Seifer. I did a double take, looking to the castle, then to him.
"You planned this event?" I asked. "I was just an excuse was I not? I was just part of the package when you came and 'rescued' me. You played saviour perfectly, I commend you. You ought to join Tantalus", I finished with a mocking applause. The prince looked hurt, he looked at me with his version of innocent eyes.
"No, I did not. I came for you and you only" tears filled my eyes, but I remained strong. An emotional breakdown was the last thing we needed at a time like this. Instead I looked to the ground. Thunder could be heard in the heavens above, a storm was brewing, about to be unleashed in a flood of water and lightning. Quetzacotl was doing his job, I thought looking up at the flashing, grey sky.
"I came for you of my own free will, I asked permission to leave the castle and battled my way across the land. You think I did this for my personal amusement? To see you in shame because of your leaving? Believe me, it was not easy to make it here and only to taste your lack of appreciation for my chivalrous deed!", I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out. Speechless I was, even a merciless warrior such as he had a heart? A soul of fire was what I saw, a heart of stone embedded under his layers of flesh and blood. The torrential rain began pouring, my hair grew damp and dishevelled by the wind. The rain near the castle ran a disturbing red.
"As much as I resented you" he continued "I could not help but let my heart melt. Ifrit was always my guardian as Shiva shall never be. I could not bear it when I discovered you left. Nothing felt right, I had lost a part of myself Quistis. If I shall not return with you, I shall not return. I will have no other! It is you, whom my destiny has summoned. The kingdom will vanish without you. Please, let us return", he lowered one knee into a kneeling position and bowed.
"Let me be your escort, your knight" he said as he offered his hand. I gave my hand to his but stopped halfway. It just did not feel right, a feeling of unfinished buisness lurked within me. My conscience and instincts were my only guides as I dropped my hand to my side.
"It is said then, I shall not return, for no other will be the light of my life!" with that, Prince Seifer ran to the castle, into the warzone of blood and slain warriors. Drawing his sword, he silently dedicated his battle to me. I followed, my feet marking holes in the muddy ground, my hair matted to my face. I unraveled my whip from around my waist and proceeded with my golden trail behind me.
Seifer had helped the Balamb forces to quite some extent since he joined the battle. Plunging his sword into hearts of aggression, evicting their souls from the now-souless vessels laying lifelessly in his wake. A lancer approached him with a poison tipped spear. Seifer jumped out of the way and avoided the rush of poison. By looking at it, it appeared to be the venom of a ralvuimahgo. Quite poisonous creatures, as his father always said. He managed to jump onto the lancer's horse as he tried to attack Seifer again. The lancer dropped his spear out of surprise as the prince knocked him off the horse and trampled across his ribs. Striking while they were down, it was dirty fighting but there were no rules in this game.
I arrived at the battlefield, making my way through the debris of victims of decapitation and red-colored mud. Wincing at the sight. I proceeded to the prince's location. A swordsman had cut him on his arm but it seemed alright, for now. He struck again, a stab into his stomah. The prince fell to the ground slowly, his pride held onto his soul and stopped it from disappearing along with the others. I rushed to his side as quickly as I could. The knight with the sword had left, possibly to report his victory. I knelt at his side, his hand covering his wound. I began casting curaga spells and found myself begging for him to rise.
"I-I-", I silenced him by bringing my finger to my lips.
"Please do not try to speak, it will weaken you!", tearfully, I continued my hopeful fight to bring the prince to his feet. Rain streaked down his face and saturated his clothes. I begged the guardians to help me. Please, give me strength! With every spell, I felt weaker and weaker. I looked in my pocket for ether, but the last of it was used already. Cursing at myself for not stocking up on supplies properly, I took Seifer's sword into my hand.
"If one goes, we all go", I said as I braced myself for the sharp tearing from the cold, blood-stained blade. A light appeared, and a woman emerged from the blue aura.
"Queen Edea?", I cocked my head in surprise. This proved the rumors right. The queen of balamb was a real-live sorceress. I thanked Hyne for her luck.
"Come aside, 'tis my duty now", she raised the prince with her energy and motioned for me to follow her. In an instant, I was in a room with the queen and the prince. I remembered it from the murals. The scent of incense still lingered in the air in every corner and around the pillars that stood in the four corners of the room. We were back, in Balamb's castle....But how... The queen silenced me with a glance.
"We are in the chamber of the guardians, my child", she stated. "with the power of the all-powerful, we shall heal him" Seifer laid unconscious below the incense pot. Edea prayed to the guardians, to Hyne- for all sorceresses were said to be of Hyne's blood. I knelt down and began praying also. Asking Ifrit for help. A loud heave echoed around the room, Prince Seifer sat bolt upright holding his stomach and breathing heavily. Queen Edea wrapped her son in a hug as I watched with a smile. He was alive!
"Mother, so it is true?" asked Prince Seifer once he regained his composure.
"Yes, a sorceress' powers I am cursed with. It is hard to resist the temptation to use it in everyday life, but I manage to restrain myself. If I may ever lose myself, destroy me. The vessel which embodies my soul...", sh spoke sternly while I could only blink.
"Yes, mother" agreed the prince with much reluctance. He stood up and looked about.
"My sword, where is it?" he asked, I looked down at the metallic object in my hand and handed it to him. He smiled and replaced it in his scabbard.
"The uniting of the two of you is soon, preparations have been made and the ceremony shall commence in three days. We have almost finished the dress for the princess" the queen looked at me as she said that, I could not help but grin. She left soon after and I was alone with the prince.
Sooo tired, I'm full on high today from Coke! Wheeee more still to come! Reviews please!
