Chapter Three
Hate
Gwen had remained in the tube for many long, cold, dark, quiet years. And she had hated every moment of it. Throughout the years she had been fed power. She had accepted the power into her body eagerly, in the hopes one day she would be released. But there was someone standing in her way.
"Give me some of her power, Cid, just this once, old man!" Kefka cried. The emperor had said to, so Cid obeyed. Kefka had come up with a hundred reasons to keep Gwen locked away in her test tube. Because Kefka knew that if she were released she might take his place. Because he knew she had become more powerful than he. Kefka didn't want to be replaced. And if Kefka wanted something, he usually came up with some way to get it. So Gwen remained in her test-tube prison, hating Kefka. Hating him more than anything at all. Because he was all she knew. Kefka and Cid were the only men she knew of. She could not see in her test tube prison, and she could not hear. But over the years she could feel the voices of those around her. She could feel and hear and know them inside of her head. And she knew that Kefka was the reason she was in this prison. So she hated Kefka.
Cid and Kefka were the only men she knew, but she had known other beings. Espers had lived in test-tubes nearby and she had sensed their powerful presence. Then there was the girl, Terra, who had been in and out of the test tube next to Gwen for as long as Gwen could remember. Once some of Terra's power had been drained and inserted into Gwen's body. Only a small amount, but enough that Gwen was able sense Terra's presence; enough for Gwen to know Terra within Gwen's mind. Terra, Cid, and Kefka. Cid was a pushover that Gwen had no affection for. Terra was merely another esper to Gwen. And Kefka, Gwen hated. It was he who had 'suggested' that Gwen should be moved to the new lab being built outside of the rubble of a place called Doma where Gwen was sure to be forgotten.
She despised Kefka more than anything. She would have been willing to join up with anyone, do anything, if only she could kill Kefka. "Go! Go! Take her to the lab!" Kefka cried. "Go! Go! Give me some of her power!"
Gwen hated Kefka.
Hate
Gwen had remained in the tube for many long, cold, dark, quiet years. And she had hated every moment of it. Throughout the years she had been fed power. She had accepted the power into her body eagerly, in the hopes one day she would be released. But there was someone standing in her way.
"Give me some of her power, Cid, just this once, old man!" Kefka cried. The emperor had said to, so Cid obeyed. Kefka had come up with a hundred reasons to keep Gwen locked away in her test tube. Because Kefka knew that if she were released she might take his place. Because he knew she had become more powerful than he. Kefka didn't want to be replaced. And if Kefka wanted something, he usually came up with some way to get it. So Gwen remained in her test-tube prison, hating Kefka. Hating him more than anything at all. Because he was all she knew. Kefka and Cid were the only men she knew of. She could not see in her test tube prison, and she could not hear. But over the years she could feel the voices of those around her. She could feel and hear and know them inside of her head. And she knew that Kefka was the reason she was in this prison. So she hated Kefka.
Cid and Kefka were the only men she knew, but she had known other beings. Espers had lived in test-tubes nearby and she had sensed their powerful presence. Then there was the girl, Terra, who had been in and out of the test tube next to Gwen for as long as Gwen could remember. Once some of Terra's power had been drained and inserted into Gwen's body. Only a small amount, but enough that Gwen was able sense Terra's presence; enough for Gwen to know Terra within Gwen's mind. Terra, Cid, and Kefka. Cid was a pushover that Gwen had no affection for. Terra was merely another esper to Gwen. And Kefka, Gwen hated. It was he who had 'suggested' that Gwen should be moved to the new lab being built outside of the rubble of a place called Doma where Gwen was sure to be forgotten.
She despised Kefka more than anything. She would have been willing to join up with anyone, do anything, if only she could kill Kefka. "Go! Go! Take her to the lab!" Kefka cried. "Go! Go! Give me some of her power!"
Gwen hated Kefka.