**usual disclaimers apply**
a/n: sorry for the long delay. pop-up problems suddenly popped up.
gomenasai. ^_^
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A MAGICIAN'S CURSE
by Yumemi
~Chapter 24~
The Ragnarok reached Balamb in a matter of a few hours with Saehri
closely following behind, still pondering on whom or where the evil
presence might was hiding. It was certainly of Wu's doing, she figured,
being able to hide the presence from her with such expertise.
The group landed on the newly constructed landing pad for the plane
and then headed towards their beds to sleep, especially Zell.
All throughout the flight, Zell was the uneasiest. There was this
tugging feeling inside his chest that kept on telling him that
something's not right. Yet, when he'd look around, everybody was
doing fine. Selphie was happily piloting the Ragnarok in the cockpit
with Irvine. Sakura, Rinoa and Quistis were chatting the seconds away
beside him in the passenger's area and Squall was inside one of the
cabin rooms, probably sleeping or thinking deeply again.
"That's probably my imagination." He told himself as he walked towards
his room, "…but I wonder what caused it…"
"Hello, Zell" Saehri greeted him as he opened his door. She was seated
on his bed, obviously waiting for him.
"What are you doing here?" he said in an annoyed tone.
Saehri stood up and walked closer to him. Zell moved away and lay
down on his bed. She sighed and moved closer towards him. He was
feigning sleep. "I'm just here to warn you." He suddenly snored.
"*sigh* there's trouble close to you. When you arrived," she said,
careful not to tell that she had been watching him all the time, "I
felt an evil presence with you. Take caution, watch your back." Zell
snored again. "I'll go now." She simply said, then walked out the
door and closed it gently.
Zell opened his eyes again. Saehri was a hard one to fool, but what
did she tell him? She felt an evil presence when they arrived? *could
that be connected to that tugging feeling?* he asked himself. He knew
that Saehri was serious about all she said and, he had never heard
her joke about anything concerning an evil presence. He sighed and
removed his shoes and placed them beside his bed. He put all thoughts
aside and lay back down again into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Saehri secretly visited each of the picnicker's rooms.
She found nothing in all of their things and it puzzled her greatly.
They were all asleep and resting, except for Rinoa. Saehri figured
that she might be in the library reading books. She had a lot of
energy and was the type not to be tired easily.
She retreated back into Selune's room, pondering what the evil could
have been and what it would do. "Wu, what are you up to?" she asked
no one. Then, a thought occurred to her. "Vision!" she said aloud,
and in her hand appeared her blue and silver Clow Card.
On the card was a woman with a long hair, her eyes closed. She was
wearing a simple robe with wide sleeves. Her arms were opened wide
and her palms were faced outwards. There was a drawing of a many-rayed
sun behind her head; a small crescent moon was on her chest and on
each of her palms, a six-pointed star rested.
Saehri lay down on her bed, held the card close to her heart and
softly whispered, "Clow of Visions give me sight! Show the answer to
my plight!"
The card glowed brightly and suddenly disappeared. Saehri was fast
asleep.
Saehri was standing on a green field with a clear and sunny blue
sky. She walked ahead slowly then, there was a noise. Looking for the
source of the noise, she found a small group of white figures making
cheerful noises. Then, the group clapped as they gave way to a lone
figure who bowed to them gracefully. The figure then suddenly disappeared
and the audience cheered.
"What is this?" she murmured.
After a short while, the figure reappeared, this time wearing a
mask. The crowd cheered once again and clapped their hands.
"I guess that proves that he or she is authentic." Saehri said.
She watched as the party resumed until the masked figure was left
alone. When all the figures had their backs turned to it, the masked
figure removed the mask and suddenly it turned to black. The skies
then rumbled as dark clouds loomed over them and rain poured down
heavily. Lightning bolts jumped from cloud to cloud above them,
threatening to strike.
One of the electric bolts did strike. It hit one of the figures and
it turned gray. The gray figure killed everyone except the black
figure and finally, the black figure killed the gray one.
The rain turned to blood.
Saehri woke up panting and sweating. She sat up on her bad and looked
at the Vision Card that she held on her hand with fear. It was the
worst vision she had ever seen the card give her. She looked away
from it and made it return to its secret compartment with a flick of
her wrist.
Now she was more worried than ever. What could have Wu planned that
made the vision card give her such bloody dreams? She had to find out
before Wu put her plan to play. She didn't realize that it was already
on play.
Meanwhile, Wu laughed silently as she relaxed on her bed, thinking
about the troubles she would cause this pathetic dimension. Soon she
would kill everyone and make Saehri die…. "No..." she muttered, "I
have a better idea on how to deal with Saehri Clow..." she smirked.
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to be continued...
a/n: sorry for the long delay. pop-up problems suddenly popped up.
gomenasai. ^_^
-------------------------------------------------------------------
A MAGICIAN'S CURSE
by Yumemi
~Chapter 24~
The Ragnarok reached Balamb in a matter of a few hours with Saehri
closely following behind, still pondering on whom or where the evil
presence might was hiding. It was certainly of Wu's doing, she figured,
being able to hide the presence from her with such expertise.
The group landed on the newly constructed landing pad for the plane
and then headed towards their beds to sleep, especially Zell.
All throughout the flight, Zell was the uneasiest. There was this
tugging feeling inside his chest that kept on telling him that
something's not right. Yet, when he'd look around, everybody was
doing fine. Selphie was happily piloting the Ragnarok in the cockpit
with Irvine. Sakura, Rinoa and Quistis were chatting the seconds away
beside him in the passenger's area and Squall was inside one of the
cabin rooms, probably sleeping or thinking deeply again.
"That's probably my imagination." He told himself as he walked towards
his room, "…but I wonder what caused it…"
"Hello, Zell" Saehri greeted him as he opened his door. She was seated
on his bed, obviously waiting for him.
"What are you doing here?" he said in an annoyed tone.
Saehri stood up and walked closer to him. Zell moved away and lay
down on his bed. She sighed and moved closer towards him. He was
feigning sleep. "I'm just here to warn you." He suddenly snored.
"*sigh* there's trouble close to you. When you arrived," she said,
careful not to tell that she had been watching him all the time, "I
felt an evil presence with you. Take caution, watch your back." Zell
snored again. "I'll go now." She simply said, then walked out the
door and closed it gently.
Zell opened his eyes again. Saehri was a hard one to fool, but what
did she tell him? She felt an evil presence when they arrived? *could
that be connected to that tugging feeling?* he asked himself. He knew
that Saehri was serious about all she said and, he had never heard
her joke about anything concerning an evil presence. He sighed and
removed his shoes and placed them beside his bed. He put all thoughts
aside and lay back down again into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Saehri secretly visited each of the picnicker's rooms.
She found nothing in all of their things and it puzzled her greatly.
They were all asleep and resting, except for Rinoa. Saehri figured
that she might be in the library reading books. She had a lot of
energy and was the type not to be tired easily.
She retreated back into Selune's room, pondering what the evil could
have been and what it would do. "Wu, what are you up to?" she asked
no one. Then, a thought occurred to her. "Vision!" she said aloud,
and in her hand appeared her blue and silver Clow Card.
On the card was a woman with a long hair, her eyes closed. She was
wearing a simple robe with wide sleeves. Her arms were opened wide
and her palms were faced outwards. There was a drawing of a many-rayed
sun behind her head; a small crescent moon was on her chest and on
each of her palms, a six-pointed star rested.
Saehri lay down on her bed, held the card close to her heart and
softly whispered, "Clow of Visions give me sight! Show the answer to
my plight!"
The card glowed brightly and suddenly disappeared. Saehri was fast
asleep.
Saehri was standing on a green field with a clear and sunny blue
sky. She walked ahead slowly then, there was a noise. Looking for the
source of the noise, she found a small group of white figures making
cheerful noises. Then, the group clapped as they gave way to a lone
figure who bowed to them gracefully. The figure then suddenly disappeared
and the audience cheered.
"What is this?" she murmured.
After a short while, the figure reappeared, this time wearing a
mask. The crowd cheered once again and clapped their hands.
"I guess that proves that he or she is authentic." Saehri said.
She watched as the party resumed until the masked figure was left
alone. When all the figures had their backs turned to it, the masked
figure removed the mask and suddenly it turned to black. The skies
then rumbled as dark clouds loomed over them and rain poured down
heavily. Lightning bolts jumped from cloud to cloud above them,
threatening to strike.
One of the electric bolts did strike. It hit one of the figures and
it turned gray. The gray figure killed everyone except the black
figure and finally, the black figure killed the gray one.
The rain turned to blood.
Saehri woke up panting and sweating. She sat up on her bad and looked
at the Vision Card that she held on her hand with fear. It was the
worst vision she had ever seen the card give her. She looked away
from it and made it return to its secret compartment with a flick of
her wrist.
Now she was more worried than ever. What could have Wu planned that
made the vision card give her such bloody dreams? She had to find out
before Wu put her plan to play. She didn't realize that it was already
on play.
Meanwhile, Wu laughed silently as she relaxed on her bed, thinking
about the troubles she would cause this pathetic dimension. Soon she
would kill everyone and make Saehri die…. "No..." she muttered, "I
have a better idea on how to deal with Saehri Clow..." she smirked.
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to be continued...
