Chapter XXVIII: Malicious Malady.
The sewers of Midgar were as dark as ever, but not as dark as the people that prowled its murky depths. They evil pair waded through the sludge\sewer water.
"HOW MUCH FURTHER MUST WE GO?!" Malice said irritably. He had been promised killing and killing he would have!
"Not much, not much." Mech-Head comforted, eager himself to get at the humans. "They think they are smart by making a separate sewer for their fortress, but we have ways of dealing with such obstacles."
In the murky light beneath the Shin Ra headquarters, Mech-Heads army of metal soldiers used their explosives to create hole into the building.
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Jarred Rath and Seph X scoured the snow-laden streets for tracks. They had found a pair this morning, and they had followed up to a wall. They looked at each other. Seph X began looking for a ladder, and Jarred went to look for a different way up.
Jarred was disturbed by the faint rumbling of the tank.
"Master!" Jarred hissed.
Seph X walked over to Jarred.
"What?"
The tank rumbled past the building.
"Ah." Seph X simply.
"What are we going to do?" Jarred asked. He was suddenly struck by another thought. "Can I blow it up?" He asked hopefully.
Seph X gave this careful consideration.
"Hmm, no. I think we should follow it."
Jarred gave a pleading look.
"Please?"
Seph X merely gave a stern glance at his follower.
"No. Marshal the riders. They are needed."
Jarred nodded disappointedly.
"Yes master."
Jarred pulled out a cell phone that "Confiscated"; as he liked to call it, from Elena and Rude. He dialled a number and held the phone to his ears.
Ring---Ring-Click.
"Yes?" The hollow voice said.
"The master and I have found a lead, come here now."
"Where are you?"
Jarred took a quick peek at the street.
"Sector two, fifth street, keep walking until you see us." Jarred measured the tanks speed. "Our lead isn't going really fast, but if you don't haul ass we might not be here."
"Yes. We will be there."
The toneless drone rang from the phone as the rider hung up.
"Their coming." Jarred remarked.
But Seph X wasn't there.
"Master?"
Jarred walked onto the sidewalk.
"What are you doing?" He asked when saw what the machine was doing.
Seph X was sitting on the turret of the tank, with his hand holding onto the Masamune tightly.
"What's it look like I'm doing? I'm letting them take me to their leader!" He laughed.
Jarred didn't think this was a laughing matter.
"Come down here this instant!" Jarred said, suddenly aware that he sounded a lot like his mother.
"I have a better idea. How about you join me, and we don't have to walk?"
Jarred thought of this briefly, then saw the logic. He clambered next to Seph X.
"That wasn't so hard, was it?" Seph X Commented.
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Patience is not a demons virtue. It is more like the thing that eludes their clawed grasp every second of their long lives. Mech-Head and Malice were no exception. They hissed and quarrelled among themselves, letting their impatience show.
"WHY HAVEN'T WE GOTTEN IN YET?" Malice questioned.
"They can only go so fast, but should be able to go faster!" Mech-Head replied, skewering a passing soldier with his claws.
"Sir!" Another soldier saluted.
Mech-Head glared at the metal warrior.
"What?" He hissed.
"We have successfully made the opening as ordered!"
Mech-Head grinned evilly.
"Good."
He turned his steel head to Malice.
"Shall we go?"
Malice grinned back at Mech-Head, flashing his deadly array of teeth.
"WE MUSTN'T KEEP THEM WAITING."
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Cloud stared out of the broken window in Reeve's office.
Reeve walked in the office, holding a stack of paper.
"Do not become president of anything, Cloud." Reeve said tiredly. "Its hazardous to your private life."
Cloud didn't turn.
"Oh, I haven't lost you to the window too have I?!" Reeve said mockingly.
Cloud snapped out of his trance.
"Huh, what?"
Reeve sighed.
"What's on your mind?"
Cloud turned to the window again.
"I was just wondering where they're all hiding. I thought of the sewers, but Cid told me that they're monster infested. So where the hell are they? They're a whole army god dammit! Where CAN you hide something that big?"
Reeve raised a curios eyebrow.
"But the sewers aren't monster infested, we had them all killed a year ago when a civilian was killed by one. . ." Reeve suddenly realized what that meant. So did Cloud.
"Crap." They swore simultaneously.
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For Vincent and Yuffie, it was a matter of boredom. They had abandoned the infirmary (Yuffie had of course persuaded him to.) to explore the building. The pair of them hadn't been there since Meteor had fallen, and they (Yuffie) were curios about the changes Reeve had made.
"Where are we going first?" Vincent asked.
Yuffie was still a bit wobbly, so Vincent was forced to hold her hand. He found it wasn't altogether unpleasant to have a reason to be so close to Yuffie.
"Oh, I don't know," Yuffie said, skipping alongside him. "Lets just wander aimlessly for a while."
Vincent tried to smile at this, but found that not-smiling was a hard habit to break.
"And you're SO good at it." Vincent remarked.
Yuffie laughed. Vincent smiled.
Cid and Barret snickered.
Vincent turned his head to face them.
"What?" He asked, his voice as cold as ice.
Between laughs, Barret explained.
"Its just that, hehehe, your normally cold as the northern continent, hahaha, but around Yuffie you, ehahaahaaa, y, your all nice and proper, almost normal!"
Vincent flinched.
"Is that the way I really am?" he muttered.
Yuffie heard his words.
"Don't listen to them, Vinnie." She whispered.
Cid put his hand on Vincent's shoulder.
"Don't take it too hard, Vince." He said laughingly.
"Remove your hand." Vincent said even colder. "Now."
Cid didn't move, but he did stop laughing.
"Lay up, Vince. We're just having some fun."
Vincent was quick in dealing out his fury. The golden claw grabbed Cid's hand, while the other pushed Cid away.
"Don't touch me again. Ever."
Barret looked at Cid, who was clutching his hand in pain.
"Damn Vincent, what's your problem?"
But Vincent wasn't listening. He was already leaving, wondering himself what was wrong with him.
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whew, iz late, and iz dangerous to keep me up, so I'm a danger to myself.
First of all, the new demon (I just realized that most people haven't quite gotten that its name is Hate.) I also one of my creations.
HE'S MINE TOO AND SQUARE CAN'T HAVE 'IM (Not that they'd want him either.)
Secondly, I'd hate to sound bitchy here Cj-chan, but I am perfectly aware that Vincent has crimson eyes. But there are several different types of amber and when I wrote that in I didn't fully realize that it came in multiple colors. I've only seen a blood red stone, and that pretty muchly resembled Vincent's eyes.
Thirdly. . . ehhh, righto.
Oh, thanx again for all the reviews! (Especially anime/game^angel^Molly Saiyan and Kitty. You've both been very motivating and (At times) amusing. (Anime/game^angel^Molly Saiyan))
The sewers of Midgar were as dark as ever, but not as dark as the people that prowled its murky depths. They evil pair waded through the sludge\sewer water.
"HOW MUCH FURTHER MUST WE GO?!" Malice said irritably. He had been promised killing and killing he would have!
"Not much, not much." Mech-Head comforted, eager himself to get at the humans. "They think they are smart by making a separate sewer for their fortress, but we have ways of dealing with such obstacles."
In the murky light beneath the Shin Ra headquarters, Mech-Heads army of metal soldiers used their explosives to create hole into the building.
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Jarred Rath and Seph X scoured the snow-laden streets for tracks. They had found a pair this morning, and they had followed up to a wall. They looked at each other. Seph X began looking for a ladder, and Jarred went to look for a different way up.
Jarred was disturbed by the faint rumbling of the tank.
"Master!" Jarred hissed.
Seph X walked over to Jarred.
"What?"
The tank rumbled past the building.
"Ah." Seph X simply.
"What are we going to do?" Jarred asked. He was suddenly struck by another thought. "Can I blow it up?" He asked hopefully.
Seph X gave this careful consideration.
"Hmm, no. I think we should follow it."
Jarred gave a pleading look.
"Please?"
Seph X merely gave a stern glance at his follower.
"No. Marshal the riders. They are needed."
Jarred nodded disappointedly.
"Yes master."
Jarred pulled out a cell phone that "Confiscated"; as he liked to call it, from Elena and Rude. He dialled a number and held the phone to his ears.
Ring---Ring-Click.
"Yes?" The hollow voice said.
"The master and I have found a lead, come here now."
"Where are you?"
Jarred took a quick peek at the street.
"Sector two, fifth street, keep walking until you see us." Jarred measured the tanks speed. "Our lead isn't going really fast, but if you don't haul ass we might not be here."
"Yes. We will be there."
The toneless drone rang from the phone as the rider hung up.
"Their coming." Jarred remarked.
But Seph X wasn't there.
"Master?"
Jarred walked onto the sidewalk.
"What are you doing?" He asked when saw what the machine was doing.
Seph X was sitting on the turret of the tank, with his hand holding onto the Masamune tightly.
"What's it look like I'm doing? I'm letting them take me to their leader!" He laughed.
Jarred didn't think this was a laughing matter.
"Come down here this instant!" Jarred said, suddenly aware that he sounded a lot like his mother.
"I have a better idea. How about you join me, and we don't have to walk?"
Jarred thought of this briefly, then saw the logic. He clambered next to Seph X.
"That wasn't so hard, was it?" Seph X Commented.
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Patience is not a demons virtue. It is more like the thing that eludes their clawed grasp every second of their long lives. Mech-Head and Malice were no exception. They hissed and quarrelled among themselves, letting their impatience show.
"WHY HAVEN'T WE GOTTEN IN YET?" Malice questioned.
"They can only go so fast, but should be able to go faster!" Mech-Head replied, skewering a passing soldier with his claws.
"Sir!" Another soldier saluted.
Mech-Head glared at the metal warrior.
"What?" He hissed.
"We have successfully made the opening as ordered!"
Mech-Head grinned evilly.
"Good."
He turned his steel head to Malice.
"Shall we go?"
Malice grinned back at Mech-Head, flashing his deadly array of teeth.
"WE MUSTN'T KEEP THEM WAITING."
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Cloud stared out of the broken window in Reeve's office.
Reeve walked in the office, holding a stack of paper.
"Do not become president of anything, Cloud." Reeve said tiredly. "Its hazardous to your private life."
Cloud didn't turn.
"Oh, I haven't lost you to the window too have I?!" Reeve said mockingly.
Cloud snapped out of his trance.
"Huh, what?"
Reeve sighed.
"What's on your mind?"
Cloud turned to the window again.
"I was just wondering where they're all hiding. I thought of the sewers, but Cid told me that they're monster infested. So where the hell are they? They're a whole army god dammit! Where CAN you hide something that big?"
Reeve raised a curios eyebrow.
"But the sewers aren't monster infested, we had them all killed a year ago when a civilian was killed by one. . ." Reeve suddenly realized what that meant. So did Cloud.
"Crap." They swore simultaneously.
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For Vincent and Yuffie, it was a matter of boredom. They had abandoned the infirmary (Yuffie had of course persuaded him to.) to explore the building. The pair of them hadn't been there since Meteor had fallen, and they (Yuffie) were curios about the changes Reeve had made.
"Where are we going first?" Vincent asked.
Yuffie was still a bit wobbly, so Vincent was forced to hold her hand. He found it wasn't altogether unpleasant to have a reason to be so close to Yuffie.
"Oh, I don't know," Yuffie said, skipping alongside him. "Lets just wander aimlessly for a while."
Vincent tried to smile at this, but found that not-smiling was a hard habit to break.
"And you're SO good at it." Vincent remarked.
Yuffie laughed. Vincent smiled.
Cid and Barret snickered.
Vincent turned his head to face them.
"What?" He asked, his voice as cold as ice.
Between laughs, Barret explained.
"Its just that, hehehe, your normally cold as the northern continent, hahaha, but around Yuffie you, ehahaahaaa, y, your all nice and proper, almost normal!"
Vincent flinched.
"Is that the way I really am?" he muttered.
Yuffie heard his words.
"Don't listen to them, Vinnie." She whispered.
Cid put his hand on Vincent's shoulder.
"Don't take it too hard, Vince." He said laughingly.
"Remove your hand." Vincent said even colder. "Now."
Cid didn't move, but he did stop laughing.
"Lay up, Vince. We're just having some fun."
Vincent was quick in dealing out his fury. The golden claw grabbed Cid's hand, while the other pushed Cid away.
"Don't touch me again. Ever."
Barret looked at Cid, who was clutching his hand in pain.
"Damn Vincent, what's your problem?"
But Vincent wasn't listening. He was already leaving, wondering himself what was wrong with him.
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whew, iz late, and iz dangerous to keep me up, so I'm a danger to myself.
First of all, the new demon (I just realized that most people haven't quite gotten that its name is Hate.) I also one of my creations.
HE'S MINE TOO AND SQUARE CAN'T HAVE 'IM (Not that they'd want him either.)
Secondly, I'd hate to sound bitchy here Cj-chan, but I am perfectly aware that Vincent has crimson eyes. But there are several different types of amber and when I wrote that in I didn't fully realize that it came in multiple colors. I've only seen a blood red stone, and that pretty muchly resembled Vincent's eyes.
Thirdly. . . ehhh, righto.
Oh, thanx again for all the reviews! (Especially anime/game^angel^Molly Saiyan and Kitty. You've both been very motivating and (At times) amusing. (Anime/game^angel^Molly Saiyan))