It was a Sunday when Squall learned that Ultimecia was the future form of Rinoa. Needless to say, Squall couldn't handle it. He had killed the one he'd live and die for.
So right there in the laboratory, in front of Quistis Trepe, Seifer Almasy, Irvine Kinneas, Selphie Tilmitt, Zell Dincht, Odine, his father Laguna Loire, and his beloved Rinoa Leonhart, he took his own life. Or so he thought.
He summoned Eden. And he summoned her against himself.
He was vaguely aware of the link between Guardian Forces and this world. They existed in the mind of the summoner. Or at least the door for them to emerge into this world did.
Odine and his lackeys believed it was a twisting of dimensions. The one being summoned against would be twisted out of the dimension he existed in, as would the guardian force, this link was held intact by the summoners mind. But if you summon against yourself, against the very doorway through which the guardian force works....
Rinoa, already sobbing at the knowledge of her eventual corruption saw things through a haze of her own tears. Saw as the dimensions around her soul mate warped, and her lover faded to the sound of Eden's chimes.
Crying out in shock, her magic responded, causing her wings to emerge from her back. She ran to the spot he had vanished and a few minutes later was thrown across the room from a silent thump of sheer power.
"Jesus Christ what the hell was that??" Cried out Irvine from his vantage point upside down against a wall.
Quistis picked herself up slowly and disbelievingly, "Squall just summoned Eden."
"why the fuck would he do that?!" said the muffled voice of Zell, who battled his way to his feet, shoving off Laguna and Selphie. "And if he summoned Eden, wheres the body of the monster... and where's...."
Zell looked at the smoking ring on the floor where Squall had been standing, then turned and punched the wall, making plaster fall from the ceiling. "FUCK! That selfish bastard! Just when Rinoa damn well needs him most!", he punched the wall again, then leaned against it, lowering his head, tear drops splashing the floor.
"Calm down you idiot. I'm not pretending to care too much, but are you sure the bastard's dead?" Said Seifer, dusting off his long grey coat.
Laguna sat up slowly and looked at Rinoa.
" Is she...?" He said moving over to her.
She moaned softly, her face streaked with dirt and tears, one of her wings looked broken.
Laguna bent down and gently picked her up, "Odine, come."
The others turned silently to watch as he carried her to the infirmiry, her long wings trailing blood on the floor behind them. A moomba poked it's nose anxiously around the door and followed.
Odine left, limping slightly " Oh all zis is soo fascinating!"
Quistis looked at Seifer "Do you really think there's a chance he could've survived that?"
Seifer chuckled and shook his head " Not at all. It's more likely both him and Eden are gone for good to tell you the truth. But then again, I never thought he'd survive time compression, defeat three sorceresses, and win my girl. He's a toughie. No doubt about it. And I expect even if he didn't want to survive he'd find it hard to break the habit of a lifetime."
So right there in the laboratory, in front of Quistis Trepe, Seifer Almasy, Irvine Kinneas, Selphie Tilmitt, Zell Dincht, Odine, his father Laguna Loire, and his beloved Rinoa Leonhart, he took his own life. Or so he thought.
He summoned Eden. And he summoned her against himself.
He was vaguely aware of the link between Guardian Forces and this world. They existed in the mind of the summoner. Or at least the door for them to emerge into this world did.
Odine and his lackeys believed it was a twisting of dimensions. The one being summoned against would be twisted out of the dimension he existed in, as would the guardian force, this link was held intact by the summoners mind. But if you summon against yourself, against the very doorway through which the guardian force works....
Rinoa, already sobbing at the knowledge of her eventual corruption saw things through a haze of her own tears. Saw as the dimensions around her soul mate warped, and her lover faded to the sound of Eden's chimes.
Crying out in shock, her magic responded, causing her wings to emerge from her back. She ran to the spot he had vanished and a few minutes later was thrown across the room from a silent thump of sheer power.
"Jesus Christ what the hell was that??" Cried out Irvine from his vantage point upside down against a wall.
Quistis picked herself up slowly and disbelievingly, "Squall just summoned Eden."
"why the fuck would he do that?!" said the muffled voice of Zell, who battled his way to his feet, shoving off Laguna and Selphie. "And if he summoned Eden, wheres the body of the monster... and where's...."
Zell looked at the smoking ring on the floor where Squall had been standing, then turned and punched the wall, making plaster fall from the ceiling. "FUCK! That selfish bastard! Just when Rinoa damn well needs him most!", he punched the wall again, then leaned against it, lowering his head, tear drops splashing the floor.
"Calm down you idiot. I'm not pretending to care too much, but are you sure the bastard's dead?" Said Seifer, dusting off his long grey coat.
Laguna sat up slowly and looked at Rinoa.
" Is she...?" He said moving over to her.
She moaned softly, her face streaked with dirt and tears, one of her wings looked broken.
Laguna bent down and gently picked her up, "Odine, come."
The others turned silently to watch as he carried her to the infirmiry, her long wings trailing blood on the floor behind them. A moomba poked it's nose anxiously around the door and followed.
Odine left, limping slightly " Oh all zis is soo fascinating!"
Quistis looked at Seifer "Do you really think there's a chance he could've survived that?"
Seifer chuckled and shook his head " Not at all. It's more likely both him and Eden are gone for good to tell you the truth. But then again, I never thought he'd survive time compression, defeat three sorceresses, and win my girl. He's a toughie. No doubt about it. And I expect even if he didn't want to survive he'd find it hard to break the habit of a lifetime."