Selfless Love
We arrived at Murond in a few days. The Priest who was standing on the top noticed who we were, and ordered his men to attack. The whole lot of them were Male, and had some type of magical ability. There was a Priest, a Summoner, two Geomancers, and a pair of Mediators - - the least magical of the group, but still relied more on magic than physical attack.
It was quite a strategic battle. Ramza, Orlandu and I came around the front, while Agrias and Mustadio snuck around to open up a second attack front. We climbed to the top of the roof, chasing them. Soon, they were all dead.
"I would like to go in alone," admitted Ramza, "To make them let down their guard. Meliadoul, Orlandu, Pete, and Sage will wait behind the door for my signal. If I get in trouble, I'll call three times like a frantic Chocobo. Then, you can come and surprise the enemy. If the way is clear, I'll give you five long Chocobo calls. Then, you can signal to the others in the back that it's safe to move forward."
We agreed to his plan. Ramza entered the church, and checked around the first hall. Soon, we heard the five long calls that signaled an all clear. Everyone went inside with him. This continued for several more rooms. Finally, we came to the last room on the end of the hall. Ramza went inside, and we listened for his call. But none came.
I put my ear to the door, and listened. Then, I heard my father's voice, making demands of Ramza. He would return Alma to him, but only in return for the ten Zodiac Stones in his possession, as well as the Germonik Scriptures.
Ramza saw through the ruse. He offered to give him the Scriptures to assure Alma's safety, but Vormov would not get the stones unless he produced Alma. I could hear him agree to Ramza's terms, and send Rofol to pick up the book left on the floor. But shortly after, I heard the sound of a sword being drawn, and Ramza called three times like a frantic Chocobo.
I opened the door. Rofol had apparently read what he wanted, and then attacked Ramza while his guard was still down. My beloved was standing in front of him, sword knocked out of his hand, and with a bloody gash right down his chest.
"Now you will die Beoulve. Then I can just take the stones from you. No need to return Alma to get them back, and the only hindrance to my plans will be dead," Vormov stated.
Ramza asked him, "Why do you keep Alma alive? You even killed your own son. So why do you continue to let Alma live?" He clutched his wounded chest, as if it could heal him.
Vormov laughed at his question. "You don't need to know that boy. You're going to die right here and now. This is goodbye Beoulve. Goodbye, and good riddens." He charged Ramza, preparing to slice the sword right through the young man's body.
My eyes went wide. He hadn't been playing fair, you're supposed to announce a combat, not just attack someone out of the blue. It went against all of the rules of battle that Shrine Knights are taught in basic training. Instantly, I knew what I must do.
I ran forward, towards Ramza. Then, I knocked him out of the way of the attack. But Vormov's sword went through my back. I fell to the ground with a mortal wound.
"What in the world?!" exclaimed Vormov, "Meliadoul! What in the name of God are you doing? I'm the good guy, he's the monster who murdered your brother."
"You're the monster. You sold your soul to Lucavi, and killed Izlude at Riovanes. Ramza is a kind soul who you've framed in order to get away with your horrible acts," I managed to get out.
Ramza said, "Meliadoul, why'd you do that? You're dying now. All because you got in the way of the attack that was meant for me. Just like at Igros, you don't seem to care whether you live or die. Please, I didn't want to see anyone of my friends die because of me."
I coughed up some of my own blood. "Ramza, I told you before. You need to rescue Alma. My brother is dead and my father is no longer human. There's nothing left for me in this world. If I can help you or Alma not to go through all of that, to not have to be left all alone, I will gladly give my life."
"Still," Ramza continued, "I can't stand to see you in such pain. Is there anything I can do to help you get better? Want an X-Potion, or an Elixir?"
"No, I'm dying and I'll accept it. But Ramza, there's something I must tell you before I die. I love you. I always have and I always will. Goodbye, my love," I whispered.
I began to slip into unconsciousness. As I began to fall, I heard Ramza yelling for Sage, who was right behind me in line. There was an urgent sound in his voice, I'd never heard before.
* * *
When I awoke, I thought I was in Heaven. But that all ended when I saw Leon and Sage standing over me. They had been casting Cure 4 and Raise 2 on me, hoping to save my life.
As I looked around, I saw everyone else was in the room. All that is, except Ramza, Margurita, Pete, Tess, and Tyler. Where were they?
Sage told me, "They're all trailing Vormov. He ran away when Ramza slashed him. I've never seen him that angry since he realized that Vormov had taken Alma away at Riovanes." I looked at her. "Am I going to live?"
"Of course you will," Leon replied, "Would I, the greatest healer in all the world ever let one of my patients die on me? No, not a chance."
Just then, Ramza came up the stairs. He looked a little sad, and I wondered what had happened. But the second he saw me alive, his face brightened.
I tried to run to him. But the wound in my back still ached terribly. I grabbed onto the area with my hand, in obvious pain. He noticed this, and came to me instead. To my surprise, Ramza took me in his arms, and gave me a kiss. I didn't know that he returned my emotions.
"I love you too, Meliadoul," he whispered in my ear.
- - - -
A little fluff, finally. Well, I just love the person who is willing to sacrifice themselves for their beloved storyline. I love it even more when the person manages to survive. Only a few games killed a character off in this manner, and I found them to be the most moving deaths. One of the reasons I really liked Final Fantasy 5 (besides the fact that three of your characters at the end were female, I just love parties with mostly girls who can kick butt).
We arrived at Murond in a few days. The Priest who was standing on the top noticed who we were, and ordered his men to attack. The whole lot of them were Male, and had some type of magical ability. There was a Priest, a Summoner, two Geomancers, and a pair of Mediators - - the least magical of the group, but still relied more on magic than physical attack.
It was quite a strategic battle. Ramza, Orlandu and I came around the front, while Agrias and Mustadio snuck around to open up a second attack front. We climbed to the top of the roof, chasing them. Soon, they were all dead.
"I would like to go in alone," admitted Ramza, "To make them let down their guard. Meliadoul, Orlandu, Pete, and Sage will wait behind the door for my signal. If I get in trouble, I'll call three times like a frantic Chocobo. Then, you can come and surprise the enemy. If the way is clear, I'll give you five long Chocobo calls. Then, you can signal to the others in the back that it's safe to move forward."
We agreed to his plan. Ramza entered the church, and checked around the first hall. Soon, we heard the five long calls that signaled an all clear. Everyone went inside with him. This continued for several more rooms. Finally, we came to the last room on the end of the hall. Ramza went inside, and we listened for his call. But none came.
I put my ear to the door, and listened. Then, I heard my father's voice, making demands of Ramza. He would return Alma to him, but only in return for the ten Zodiac Stones in his possession, as well as the Germonik Scriptures.
Ramza saw through the ruse. He offered to give him the Scriptures to assure Alma's safety, but Vormov would not get the stones unless he produced Alma. I could hear him agree to Ramza's terms, and send Rofol to pick up the book left on the floor. But shortly after, I heard the sound of a sword being drawn, and Ramza called three times like a frantic Chocobo.
I opened the door. Rofol had apparently read what he wanted, and then attacked Ramza while his guard was still down. My beloved was standing in front of him, sword knocked out of his hand, and with a bloody gash right down his chest.
"Now you will die Beoulve. Then I can just take the stones from you. No need to return Alma to get them back, and the only hindrance to my plans will be dead," Vormov stated.
Ramza asked him, "Why do you keep Alma alive? You even killed your own son. So why do you continue to let Alma live?" He clutched his wounded chest, as if it could heal him.
Vormov laughed at his question. "You don't need to know that boy. You're going to die right here and now. This is goodbye Beoulve. Goodbye, and good riddens." He charged Ramza, preparing to slice the sword right through the young man's body.
My eyes went wide. He hadn't been playing fair, you're supposed to announce a combat, not just attack someone out of the blue. It went against all of the rules of battle that Shrine Knights are taught in basic training. Instantly, I knew what I must do.
I ran forward, towards Ramza. Then, I knocked him out of the way of the attack. But Vormov's sword went through my back. I fell to the ground with a mortal wound.
"What in the world?!" exclaimed Vormov, "Meliadoul! What in the name of God are you doing? I'm the good guy, he's the monster who murdered your brother."
"You're the monster. You sold your soul to Lucavi, and killed Izlude at Riovanes. Ramza is a kind soul who you've framed in order to get away with your horrible acts," I managed to get out.
Ramza said, "Meliadoul, why'd you do that? You're dying now. All because you got in the way of the attack that was meant for me. Just like at Igros, you don't seem to care whether you live or die. Please, I didn't want to see anyone of my friends die because of me."
I coughed up some of my own blood. "Ramza, I told you before. You need to rescue Alma. My brother is dead and my father is no longer human. There's nothing left for me in this world. If I can help you or Alma not to go through all of that, to not have to be left all alone, I will gladly give my life."
"Still," Ramza continued, "I can't stand to see you in such pain. Is there anything I can do to help you get better? Want an X-Potion, or an Elixir?"
"No, I'm dying and I'll accept it. But Ramza, there's something I must tell you before I die. I love you. I always have and I always will. Goodbye, my love," I whispered.
I began to slip into unconsciousness. As I began to fall, I heard Ramza yelling for Sage, who was right behind me in line. There was an urgent sound in his voice, I'd never heard before.
* * *
When I awoke, I thought I was in Heaven. But that all ended when I saw Leon and Sage standing over me. They had been casting Cure 4 and Raise 2 on me, hoping to save my life.
As I looked around, I saw everyone else was in the room. All that is, except Ramza, Margurita, Pete, Tess, and Tyler. Where were they?
Sage told me, "They're all trailing Vormov. He ran away when Ramza slashed him. I've never seen him that angry since he realized that Vormov had taken Alma away at Riovanes." I looked at her. "Am I going to live?"
"Of course you will," Leon replied, "Would I, the greatest healer in all the world ever let one of my patients die on me? No, not a chance."
Just then, Ramza came up the stairs. He looked a little sad, and I wondered what had happened. But the second he saw me alive, his face brightened.
I tried to run to him. But the wound in my back still ached terribly. I grabbed onto the area with my hand, in obvious pain. He noticed this, and came to me instead. To my surprise, Ramza took me in his arms, and gave me a kiss. I didn't know that he returned my emotions.
"I love you too, Meliadoul," he whispered in my ear.
- - - -
A little fluff, finally. Well, I just love the person who is willing to sacrifice themselves for their beloved storyline. I love it even more when the person manages to survive. Only a few games killed a character off in this manner, and I found them to be the most moving deaths. One of the reasons I really liked Final Fantasy 5 (besides the fact that three of your characters at the end were female, I just love parties with mostly girls who can kick butt).