AN: No. I don't own these characters. SquareSoft does. Hey! What about me?!
I own myself, right?!
She was spiraling into the Darkness...Eiko...Why do you fight me? You can't win.
"Aaaaaahh!" Eiko Carol was jolted awake. Again. The moogles no longer bought her
excuse that everything was "fine". Eiko's new wings attested to that. The moogles had
all gathered by her bedside. "Kupo...Please...Tell us what's wrong!" All had asked the same
question at one point or another. Even Madain Sari was beginning to feel a little bit darker.
What's worse, for Eiko, was the fact that all of her friends had decided to pay her a visit.
She wouldn't be able to hide it from them. All the moogles were whispering.
They know! Why won't you accept it?! Accept me! I am YOU!
"SHUT UP!!" The moogles were startled and they fled. "No! Not you guys!" Eiko sighed.
She should tell them. Who knows? Maybe they could help her. This...Darkness...was trying to
eat her alive! She could feel it... She rubbed her horn...only to find it gone! She searched
her skull frantically for any sign of her heritage and she felt them... There were two nubs...
One on either side of her head. Eiko was worried. She did the only thing she could think of
at the moment. She fainted. The Darkness called to her again...
How many times must I tell you?! I am you! You can't fight yourself!
I can...
How?! It's like trying to kill yourself! You can't!
Who are you?
I told you. I am you! Eiko! Eiko! ...Eiko?
"Eiko? Are you alright?!" That voice... "Dag...ger? Izzat you?" It was hard to talk for
some reason. "What's wrong?!" Dagger's voice was very high pitched. "Calm down! None of us
know what's going on..." Is it? Is it..."Zidane?" Eiko's mouth felt weird..."L-look! Her
m-mouth! It's got fangs!" Vivi...Fangs?! Eiko jolted awake. "Fangs?!" Eiko used her tongue
and felt her teeth. They were there. Two fangs each on the bottom and top rows of her teeth.
"What's happening to me?!" Eiko was terrified. Her very existence was at stake! She had no
choice. She had to talk. "Eiko, what's going on?" Zidane was more perplexed than scared for
some reason. Eiko shook her head. "I don't know. I-I keep having these weird dreams..."
Vivi spoke up. "Wha-what kind of dreams?" Eiko took a deep breath. "There's this thing in my
head that keeps saying it's me...I feel it...It's Dark...So very Dark...It's trying to take
over my body!" Zidane looked thoughtful. "It say's it's you, right?" Eiko wasn't sure what
Zidane was getting at. "You can talk to it, right?" Eiko nodded. "So tell it to explain
itself." Dagger was looking at Eiko funny. "You're a demon, aren't you?" Zidane looked shocked.
"Dagger!" Eiko was terrified now. "During my education as a princess, I learned...
about...them." Dagger seemed to make a decision. "It's alright. I can save you." With that,
no matter how much questioning, Dagger wouldn't explain any further. Zidane and Vivi gave up on
the subject and Eiko suddenly wanted her "Mother" and "Father". After apologizing to the moogles
and bidding them goodbye, the party left for Lindblum with Dagger silent the entire way.
"Please forgive me for this, Eiko...But, I must save you!"
AN: Flame me all you want. This is...going to be a very DARK story. After this, you may not be
able to play your copy of FF9 again. By the way, this takes place after the game.
I own myself, right?!
She was spiraling into the Darkness...Eiko...Why do you fight me? You can't win.
"Aaaaaahh!" Eiko Carol was jolted awake. Again. The moogles no longer bought her
excuse that everything was "fine". Eiko's new wings attested to that. The moogles had
all gathered by her bedside. "Kupo...Please...Tell us what's wrong!" All had asked the same
question at one point or another. Even Madain Sari was beginning to feel a little bit darker.
What's worse, for Eiko, was the fact that all of her friends had decided to pay her a visit.
She wouldn't be able to hide it from them. All the moogles were whispering.
They know! Why won't you accept it?! Accept me! I am YOU!
"SHUT UP!!" The moogles were startled and they fled. "No! Not you guys!" Eiko sighed.
She should tell them. Who knows? Maybe they could help her. This...Darkness...was trying to
eat her alive! She could feel it... She rubbed her horn...only to find it gone! She searched
her skull frantically for any sign of her heritage and she felt them... There were two nubs...
One on either side of her head. Eiko was worried. She did the only thing she could think of
at the moment. She fainted. The Darkness called to her again...
How many times must I tell you?! I am you! You can't fight yourself!
I can...
How?! It's like trying to kill yourself! You can't!
Who are you?
I told you. I am you! Eiko! Eiko! ...Eiko?
"Eiko? Are you alright?!" That voice... "Dag...ger? Izzat you?" It was hard to talk for
some reason. "What's wrong?!" Dagger's voice was very high pitched. "Calm down! None of us
know what's going on..." Is it? Is it..."Zidane?" Eiko's mouth felt weird..."L-look! Her
m-mouth! It's got fangs!" Vivi...Fangs?! Eiko jolted awake. "Fangs?!" Eiko used her tongue
and felt her teeth. They were there. Two fangs each on the bottom and top rows of her teeth.
"What's happening to me?!" Eiko was terrified. Her very existence was at stake! She had no
choice. She had to talk. "Eiko, what's going on?" Zidane was more perplexed than scared for
some reason. Eiko shook her head. "I don't know. I-I keep having these weird dreams..."
Vivi spoke up. "Wha-what kind of dreams?" Eiko took a deep breath. "There's this thing in my
head that keeps saying it's me...I feel it...It's Dark...So very Dark...It's trying to take
over my body!" Zidane looked thoughtful. "It say's it's you, right?" Eiko wasn't sure what
Zidane was getting at. "You can talk to it, right?" Eiko nodded. "So tell it to explain
itself." Dagger was looking at Eiko funny. "You're a demon, aren't you?" Zidane looked shocked.
"Dagger!" Eiko was terrified now. "During my education as a princess, I learned...
about...them." Dagger seemed to make a decision. "It's alright. I can save you." With that,
no matter how much questioning, Dagger wouldn't explain any further. Zidane and Vivi gave up on
the subject and Eiko suddenly wanted her "Mother" and "Father". After apologizing to the moogles
and bidding them goodbye, the party left for Lindblum with Dagger silent the entire way.
"Please forgive me for this, Eiko...But, I must save you!"
AN: Flame me all you want. This is...going to be a very DARK story. After this, you may not be
able to play your copy of FF9 again. By the way, this takes place after the game.