**usual disclaimers apply**
legend:
(...) thoughts
*....* specific action while speaking
=== another place, dimension, time, group of people...etc.
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A MAGICIAN'S CURSE
by Yumemi
~Chapter 20~
For the following days, Zell walked about the hallways as if he was
dream walking. He was always down and the old happy Zell was obviously
gone.
To those who knew, they tried to comfort him into waking up. He was
still in the state in shock.
Who wouldn't? after finding out that you're from some ancient time
and don't actually live in the place you called home,you're sure to
be surprised.
For Zell in was not only that. After Saehri had appeared once to retrive
the card she "accidentally" left behind, odd dreams have been pouring
into Zell's mind. A woman, blonde, same blue eyes... crying...shouting..
Somehow, he knew that THAT was his mother. But who was she? Saehri
didn't tell anything 'bout her - personally speaking - and never even
mentioned her name.
"all in due time, all in due time." She'd tell him. But when WAS the
"due time"?
"Zell, are you ok now?" a voice asked, lifting him up from his shadows.
He looked up and saw Sakura looking worriedly at him. "you don't seem
to be sleeping well these days."
*And there's also Sakura* he thought, then looked down, *why does she
make me worry like hell when she's not close. But, she makes me fear
my own life when she's near?*
"Zell?"
Zell looked up once more. She looked more worried now. "I....I'm
sorry..... I couldn't sleep these past few days..."
Sakura smiled a little and sat down beside him. "take it easy now, we
still don't know if what she said was true.."
At the mention of that particular topic, Zell abruptly stood up and
excused himself. "I think I'll sleep for a moment. Later." he said,
waving at Sakura though he wasn't looking.
Sakura bit her lower lip. *shouldn't have said that...* she was about
to leave when someone was blocking her way... "S-Saehri!!"
Saehri smiled at her. "I'm happy that you're worried for him. But, I
suggest you keep distance." Sakura suddenly felt a pang of hurt in her
heart, "don't get me wrong!" she continued, "I like you... but until
Zell would accept this part of him and let me help him, all you'll do
is more harm than healing."
Sakura fought back as tears threatened to well in her eyes. She stood
up curtly and nodded to Saehri then walked away.
Saehri's heart heavied at the sight. "so sorrowful.." she muttered. Her
eyes then hardened and muttered again, "I'm going to find you, Wu." In a
blink of an eye, shewas gone.
Meanwhile...
"hey Sakura! wuzzup?" Shun asked, he was sitting on his chair with his
feet up the table.
Ruriko slapped his legs and shun withdrew in pain. *how insensitive could
you get?* she thought, rolling her eyes. It was so obvious that Sakura was
hurt. "want some tea, Sakura?" she asked, smiling brightly.
Sakura looked at her with a forced happy-looking smile and shook her head.
She headed straight for her room.
"If this is not the end of oblivion, then I shall live my life as if it
were to end on this very day.." Ruriko recited, drawing Shun's attention -
and Sakura's as well.
"since when did you learn to recite poetry?" Shun asked.
"a long time earlier before you did, that's for sure." she countered.
"oh yeah?"
"YEAH!"
Immediately, the two started a word brawl. Sakura smiled a genuine smile
and laughed to herself. Silently, she went inside her room.
To her surprise when she closed the door, Yukino as there.
"Yukino?" she said, startled, "wha- what are you doing here?"
Yukino looked at her with her palcid eyes and looked away. "the greatest
battle that one would fight in his life would be a battle between him and
himself." Then she suddenly disappeared with a little falling of snow.
After recovering form her shock, Sakura walked slowly to the spot where
Yukino once sat. Sakura then placed her left hand on the bed "how cold..."
she mutters to herself, "I wonder what made Yukino say that.."
Zell walked towards his room with a heavy heart. It seemed that he was
carrying the world on his back. Who's fault was it anyway? His? because
he could not accept himself? *No..* he thought, *Saehri....it's all her
fault....*
"yes...that's right. It's all her fault." a deep, resonating voice of
a woman echoed behind him.
He immediately turned around and foze on the spot. There was a woman all
clad in a black robe with a pale skin, matching pale skin and deep dark
eyes. Her left arm was bandaged but the way she moved it told Zell that it
was no longer injured. "w-who are you!!!" he asked.
"me? I am Wu. We both have one enemy so I have come." she said, malice
glittering in her eyes.
"same enemy?" Zell echoed, an eyebrow raised. Then he knew all too well
what she was talking about. "you must be ..."
Wu nodded her head and smiled. zell could see and sense that she was evil
in every way thought possible. "why don't we join sides and defeat her?
did you know that only YOU could end her miserable life?"
Zell stared at her with icy cold eyes. "miserable life indeed...."
"what do you say?"
"NO."
Wu moved away a bit, surprised from her answer. "what?"
"I said NO. are you deaf? I'm not going to swear allegiance no any one,
you hear? so buzz off!!" with that, Zell reared his right hand in preparation
for a punch and tried to gave Wu a right.
But she was too fast. Wu gracefully and easily moved her head back and
suddenly caught Zell's right arm with her left "injured" hand and twisted
it to almost breaking. Zell's strength left his left arm as pain sured into
his right. Wu then deftly grabbed his left arm and let go of his right. she
made a sudden turn to her left anf threw him over her back. Zell groaned as
he landed on the concrete floor with a loud "thud" Wu twisted Zell's left
arm to almost breaking point. Zell gritted his teeth in pain. Wu was out of
reach.
"swear to me!" she shouted at him, her voice dark and heavy in Zell's mind
"or I'll break your arm..." she knew that Zell's fighting style heavily
involved his arms. She knew their importance.
"b-break my arm then!" he replied through gritted teeth.
Wu sighed in anger and calmed herself. "very well... say goodbye to your
arm..."
Zell braced himself for the sure pain that would flood in his arm when
suddenly... nothing happened.
"move another muscle in your body and my sword shall find its point."
a familiar but deep and vengeful voice said.
Wu felt the tip of Saehri's sword behind her neck. She ment what she
threatened. "ahh... Saehri... what brings you?"
*S-Saehri??* Zell thought.
"the smell of your death." she replied calmly.
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to be continued...
legend:
(...) thoughts
*....* specific action while speaking
=== another place, dimension, time, group of people...etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
A MAGICIAN'S CURSE
by Yumemi
~Chapter 20~
For the following days, Zell walked about the hallways as if he was
dream walking. He was always down and the old happy Zell was obviously
gone.
To those who knew, they tried to comfort him into waking up. He was
still in the state in shock.
Who wouldn't? after finding out that you're from some ancient time
and don't actually live in the place you called home,you're sure to
be surprised.
For Zell in was not only that. After Saehri had appeared once to retrive
the card she "accidentally" left behind, odd dreams have been pouring
into Zell's mind. A woman, blonde, same blue eyes... crying...shouting..
Somehow, he knew that THAT was his mother. But who was she? Saehri
didn't tell anything 'bout her - personally speaking - and never even
mentioned her name.
"all in due time, all in due time." She'd tell him. But when WAS the
"due time"?
"Zell, are you ok now?" a voice asked, lifting him up from his shadows.
He looked up and saw Sakura looking worriedly at him. "you don't seem
to be sleeping well these days."
*And there's also Sakura* he thought, then looked down, *why does she
make me worry like hell when she's not close. But, she makes me fear
my own life when she's near?*
"Zell?"
Zell looked up once more. She looked more worried now. "I....I'm
sorry..... I couldn't sleep these past few days..."
Sakura smiled a little and sat down beside him. "take it easy now, we
still don't know if what she said was true.."
At the mention of that particular topic, Zell abruptly stood up and
excused himself. "I think I'll sleep for a moment. Later." he said,
waving at Sakura though he wasn't looking.
Sakura bit her lower lip. *shouldn't have said that...* she was about
to leave when someone was blocking her way... "S-Saehri!!"
Saehri smiled at her. "I'm happy that you're worried for him. But, I
suggest you keep distance." Sakura suddenly felt a pang of hurt in her
heart, "don't get me wrong!" she continued, "I like you... but until
Zell would accept this part of him and let me help him, all you'll do
is more harm than healing."
Sakura fought back as tears threatened to well in her eyes. She stood
up curtly and nodded to Saehri then walked away.
Saehri's heart heavied at the sight. "so sorrowful.." she muttered. Her
eyes then hardened and muttered again, "I'm going to find you, Wu." In a
blink of an eye, shewas gone.
Meanwhile...
"hey Sakura! wuzzup?" Shun asked, he was sitting on his chair with his
feet up the table.
Ruriko slapped his legs and shun withdrew in pain. *how insensitive could
you get?* she thought, rolling her eyes. It was so obvious that Sakura was
hurt. "want some tea, Sakura?" she asked, smiling brightly.
Sakura looked at her with a forced happy-looking smile and shook her head.
She headed straight for her room.
"If this is not the end of oblivion, then I shall live my life as if it
were to end on this very day.." Ruriko recited, drawing Shun's attention -
and Sakura's as well.
"since when did you learn to recite poetry?" Shun asked.
"a long time earlier before you did, that's for sure." she countered.
"oh yeah?"
"YEAH!"
Immediately, the two started a word brawl. Sakura smiled a genuine smile
and laughed to herself. Silently, she went inside her room.
To her surprise when she closed the door, Yukino as there.
"Yukino?" she said, startled, "wha- what are you doing here?"
Yukino looked at her with her palcid eyes and looked away. "the greatest
battle that one would fight in his life would be a battle between him and
himself." Then she suddenly disappeared with a little falling of snow.
After recovering form her shock, Sakura walked slowly to the spot where
Yukino once sat. Sakura then placed her left hand on the bed "how cold..."
she mutters to herself, "I wonder what made Yukino say that.."
Zell walked towards his room with a heavy heart. It seemed that he was
carrying the world on his back. Who's fault was it anyway? His? because
he could not accept himself? *No..* he thought, *Saehri....it's all her
fault....*
"yes...that's right. It's all her fault." a deep, resonating voice of
a woman echoed behind him.
He immediately turned around and foze on the spot. There was a woman all
clad in a black robe with a pale skin, matching pale skin and deep dark
eyes. Her left arm was bandaged but the way she moved it told Zell that it
was no longer injured. "w-who are you!!!" he asked.
"me? I am Wu. We both have one enemy so I have come." she said, malice
glittering in her eyes.
"same enemy?" Zell echoed, an eyebrow raised. Then he knew all too well
what she was talking about. "you must be ..."
Wu nodded her head and smiled. zell could see and sense that she was evil
in every way thought possible. "why don't we join sides and defeat her?
did you know that only YOU could end her miserable life?"
Zell stared at her with icy cold eyes. "miserable life indeed...."
"what do you say?"
"NO."
Wu moved away a bit, surprised from her answer. "what?"
"I said NO. are you deaf? I'm not going to swear allegiance no any one,
you hear? so buzz off!!" with that, Zell reared his right hand in preparation
for a punch and tried to gave Wu a right.
But she was too fast. Wu gracefully and easily moved her head back and
suddenly caught Zell's right arm with her left "injured" hand and twisted
it to almost breaking. Zell's strength left his left arm as pain sured into
his right. Wu then deftly grabbed his left arm and let go of his right. she
made a sudden turn to her left anf threw him over her back. Zell groaned as
he landed on the concrete floor with a loud "thud" Wu twisted Zell's left
arm to almost breaking point. Zell gritted his teeth in pain. Wu was out of
reach.
"swear to me!" she shouted at him, her voice dark and heavy in Zell's mind
"or I'll break your arm..." she knew that Zell's fighting style heavily
involved his arms. She knew their importance.
"b-break my arm then!" he replied through gritted teeth.
Wu sighed in anger and calmed herself. "very well... say goodbye to your
arm..."
Zell braced himself for the sure pain that would flood in his arm when
suddenly... nothing happened.
"move another muscle in your body and my sword shall find its point."
a familiar but deep and vengeful voice said.
Wu felt the tip of Saehri's sword behind her neck. She ment what she
threatened. "ahh... Saehri... what brings you?"
*S-Saehri??* Zell thought.
"the smell of your death." she replied calmly.
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to be continued...
