Chapter 9
Squall lifted his gunblade into the air, arcing it down towards Seifer. He brought his Hyperion up to meet it, and smirked menacingly.
"Do you really think you can beat me Squall?" There was no reply. "Talk to me Squall. Swear your undying hatred for me. Don't just stand there silent." He made a pass with Hyperion, but Squall easily dodged out of the way.
"I don't waste my breath on losers like you." Seifer's eyes flared up angrily.
"Don't EVER call me a loser." He rushed towards Squall, flailing his Hyperion wildly in the air. Squall had no problem blocking, and stepped backwards, circling Seifer looking for a weakness.
To Squall's surprise Seifer began to laugh. He held up his hand, showing his palm to Squall. He could see the fire building up on Seifer as he prepared to cast the spell.
"Squall," screamed Rinoa, instinctively throwing up a shield around Squall. The fire was absorbed by a bright sphere of iridescent light, which immediately vanished. Squall gave Rinoa a thankful look, before switching his focus back to Seifer.
"Still cheating then?" Enraged by this comment, Seifer charged forward angrily. Squall easily fought him off, as his swings were becoming wilder and wilder, and he was less controlled. Breaking through Seifer's guard, Squall lifted his gunblade so the tip was against Seifer's neck. "You lose. Let Rinoa go."
"Never. You won't win." As Seifer prepared to unleash another magic attack, Squall swiftly knocked him out by hitting his head with the flat of the gunblade. He crumpled to the floor in a heap.
"Rinoa, are you okay?" He found his answer when she ran to meet him, nearly knocking him over by hugging him.
"Thank you so much Squall."
"Err, guys. I hate to break this up but there are guards everywhere. There's no way out." Seeing that they were indeed surrounded, Squall picked up Seifer's limp body and held his gunblade across his throat.
"Anybody tries to stop us and we'll kill him," Squall threatened to all the soldiers present. Every one of them dropped their weapon and let the SeeDs through.
"What now?" asked Quistis, when they were safely clear of the prison.
"We'll take a car back to Garden. Back home." He turned to Rinoa, and kissed her gently, realising just how much he'd missed being without her.
"Home sounds good to me."
Squall lifted his gunblade into the air, arcing it down towards Seifer. He brought his Hyperion up to meet it, and smirked menacingly.
"Do you really think you can beat me Squall?" There was no reply. "Talk to me Squall. Swear your undying hatred for me. Don't just stand there silent." He made a pass with Hyperion, but Squall easily dodged out of the way.
"I don't waste my breath on losers like you." Seifer's eyes flared up angrily.
"Don't EVER call me a loser." He rushed towards Squall, flailing his Hyperion wildly in the air. Squall had no problem blocking, and stepped backwards, circling Seifer looking for a weakness.
To Squall's surprise Seifer began to laugh. He held up his hand, showing his palm to Squall. He could see the fire building up on Seifer as he prepared to cast the spell.
"Squall," screamed Rinoa, instinctively throwing up a shield around Squall. The fire was absorbed by a bright sphere of iridescent light, which immediately vanished. Squall gave Rinoa a thankful look, before switching his focus back to Seifer.
"Still cheating then?" Enraged by this comment, Seifer charged forward angrily. Squall easily fought him off, as his swings were becoming wilder and wilder, and he was less controlled. Breaking through Seifer's guard, Squall lifted his gunblade so the tip was against Seifer's neck. "You lose. Let Rinoa go."
"Never. You won't win." As Seifer prepared to unleash another magic attack, Squall swiftly knocked him out by hitting his head with the flat of the gunblade. He crumpled to the floor in a heap.
"Rinoa, are you okay?" He found his answer when she ran to meet him, nearly knocking him over by hugging him.
"Thank you so much Squall."
"Err, guys. I hate to break this up but there are guards everywhere. There's no way out." Seeing that they were indeed surrounded, Squall picked up Seifer's limp body and held his gunblade across his throat.
"Anybody tries to stop us and we'll kill him," Squall threatened to all the soldiers present. Every one of them dropped their weapon and let the SeeDs through.
"What now?" asked Quistis, when they were safely clear of the prison.
"We'll take a car back to Garden. Back home." He turned to Rinoa, and kissed her gently, realising just how much he'd missed being without her.
"Home sounds good to me."