Can't get enough of that sugar crisp.
And we're back again! Chapter 3! *holds for applause and receives only shifts and coughs* eh. . .heh heh. . . Anyways, just read and review and I'll be happy.
* * = personal thoughts, mister nosy!
Disclaimer: No no no, you must be mistaken. Squaresoft, FF and Disney are owned my geniuses. That shuuure a'int me, ger-yuck!
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Lost in Fate
*"Where is he?"* Cloud wondered, being irked out of his moderate brooding by the tardiness of his friend. *"Sq. . .Leon, where the hell did you go?"*
Cloud had gotten restless. Leon had left the small, first-district apartment structure over and hour and a half ago. Cloud wanted the man to return so he himself could go examine his new surroundings.
*"Damn it. . ."* He thought, swinging his legs from the comfortable position on the windowsill. *"I'll go find him - I didn't fight my way here just to get separated from that lone wolf."* Moving silently, Cloud hefted his monstrous sword onto his shoulders, glancing back in uncertainty as he opened the door to the night. He didn't like leaving his possessions, or Leon's, alone and unattended in a place where he knew no one.
*". . .Whatever."* Cloud thought with his standard, care-free grin, attempting so sound as Squall-like as possible. He emerged onto the street, glancing sidelong at his surroundings. This place almost reminded him of Midgar.But it was a lot smaller, and the stars could still be seen with the absence of pollution. He sighed, enjoying the coolness settling over his heated skin, and watched as a puff of his breath floated up towards the heavens. Seemingly peaceful, this new place, but he'd have to make sure.
Unsure of exactly where he was heading, Cloud walked randomly in one direction, dark cerulean eyes following all the people that walked by. They glanced at him in different reactions: Some in wonder, some in welcome, and some in confusion. *"Newcomers don't seem too strange here. . ."* He noted, smiling at a little girl clasping her mother's hand as they scuttled to their home. The little girl waved, her red hair toppling over her face as she followed her mother.
The girl and her mother disappeared into their home, and a retching wail filled the alley's stone walls. Dozens of Heartless were surging on him, yellow eyes glowing similarly to Cloud's azure orbs, but emotionless and grim as opposed to warm and knowing. They wasted no time to attack.
Instinct took over. Years of training, physical and mental, forced his mind to go blank and open as his body maneuvered its way through the masses, wielding his vicious, killing blade. One by one he cut them down, and one by one they multiplied. Shadows were everywhere, filling the alley to the walls to get the only source of light.
Cloud fought, never wavering, moving his gigantic blade as if it were air itself. There couldn't be much more, and they were now falling faster than they were reappearing.
At long last, there was one left. He surged forth; reaching for the former SOLDIER, but Cloud cut him down. *". . .Finally."* He said, turning his back on the fallen shadow. But it wasn't done yet. With its final ounce of strength, it raised its impenetrable hand and croaked.
It was possibly the worst thing Cloud had experienced in his life. Invisible hands groped inside his soul, reaching for his very heart. The hands hungrily wrenched and twisted for his source of light, relentless and powerful.
A blinding flash brought him back to reality, out of the pain. The charm Alanna had given him in his dream was purging the darkness around his soul as she had purged it in his dream. It shimmered and pierced the shadows, and Cloud felt human again.
He stood there, panting and clasping his chest, willing himself to forget what he had just experienced.
A new sound caused him to stop his thoughts. No, it wasn't the unearthly sound of Heartless. It was a creaking, groaning sound, coming from the very cobbles below his feet. The road was stretching, expanding, yearning to split and relinquish its burden on the upper world.
And it did.
With a yell, Cloud ducked behind a quartet of boxes, lined in a half- square. The very floor of the district burst open, spouting flames and molten rock and spewing them across the opening. The fighter wasted no time in emerging, paying little attention to the distant screams of startled pedestrians. They were yards away, out of danger, while he himself stood on the edge of a pit to hell.
"Hey, come on, kid, let's get the show on the road!"
Cloud looked up, startled. The voice was coming from the flames themselves!
"Hesitating? Well then, let me help you along!"
An invisible hand shoved the warrior fiercely, and Cloud yet again fell into nothingness.
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Cloud gets pushed around a lot, doesn't he? Awww. . . poor lil' guy!
So where IS the ever-evasive Leon? I dunno. You're just gonna have to read on :-P
*Avoids tomatos*
Well, whatever. Just read ahead, get it over with, and then gimme a review, and I'll lub you for-ev-er!
*Avoids tomatos again*
Psh, fine. 'Til next time.
And we're back again! Chapter 3! *holds for applause and receives only shifts and coughs* eh. . .heh heh. . . Anyways, just read and review and I'll be happy.
* * = personal thoughts, mister nosy!
Disclaimer: No no no, you must be mistaken. Squaresoft, FF and Disney are owned my geniuses. That shuuure a'int me, ger-yuck!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Lost in Fate
*"Where is he?"* Cloud wondered, being irked out of his moderate brooding by the tardiness of his friend. *"Sq. . .Leon, where the hell did you go?"*
Cloud had gotten restless. Leon had left the small, first-district apartment structure over and hour and a half ago. Cloud wanted the man to return so he himself could go examine his new surroundings.
*"Damn it. . ."* He thought, swinging his legs from the comfortable position on the windowsill. *"I'll go find him - I didn't fight my way here just to get separated from that lone wolf."* Moving silently, Cloud hefted his monstrous sword onto his shoulders, glancing back in uncertainty as he opened the door to the night. He didn't like leaving his possessions, or Leon's, alone and unattended in a place where he knew no one.
*". . .Whatever."* Cloud thought with his standard, care-free grin, attempting so sound as Squall-like as possible. He emerged onto the street, glancing sidelong at his surroundings. This place almost reminded him of Midgar.But it was a lot smaller, and the stars could still be seen with the absence of pollution. He sighed, enjoying the coolness settling over his heated skin, and watched as a puff of his breath floated up towards the heavens. Seemingly peaceful, this new place, but he'd have to make sure.
Unsure of exactly where he was heading, Cloud walked randomly in one direction, dark cerulean eyes following all the people that walked by. They glanced at him in different reactions: Some in wonder, some in welcome, and some in confusion. *"Newcomers don't seem too strange here. . ."* He noted, smiling at a little girl clasping her mother's hand as they scuttled to their home. The little girl waved, her red hair toppling over her face as she followed her mother.
The girl and her mother disappeared into their home, and a retching wail filled the alley's stone walls. Dozens of Heartless were surging on him, yellow eyes glowing similarly to Cloud's azure orbs, but emotionless and grim as opposed to warm and knowing. They wasted no time to attack.
Instinct took over. Years of training, physical and mental, forced his mind to go blank and open as his body maneuvered its way through the masses, wielding his vicious, killing blade. One by one he cut them down, and one by one they multiplied. Shadows were everywhere, filling the alley to the walls to get the only source of light.
Cloud fought, never wavering, moving his gigantic blade as if it were air itself. There couldn't be much more, and they were now falling faster than they were reappearing.
At long last, there was one left. He surged forth; reaching for the former SOLDIER, but Cloud cut him down. *". . .Finally."* He said, turning his back on the fallen shadow. But it wasn't done yet. With its final ounce of strength, it raised its impenetrable hand and croaked.
It was possibly the worst thing Cloud had experienced in his life. Invisible hands groped inside his soul, reaching for his very heart. The hands hungrily wrenched and twisted for his source of light, relentless and powerful.
A blinding flash brought him back to reality, out of the pain. The charm Alanna had given him in his dream was purging the darkness around his soul as she had purged it in his dream. It shimmered and pierced the shadows, and Cloud felt human again.
He stood there, panting and clasping his chest, willing himself to forget what he had just experienced.
A new sound caused him to stop his thoughts. No, it wasn't the unearthly sound of Heartless. It was a creaking, groaning sound, coming from the very cobbles below his feet. The road was stretching, expanding, yearning to split and relinquish its burden on the upper world.
And it did.
With a yell, Cloud ducked behind a quartet of boxes, lined in a half- square. The very floor of the district burst open, spouting flames and molten rock and spewing them across the opening. The fighter wasted no time in emerging, paying little attention to the distant screams of startled pedestrians. They were yards away, out of danger, while he himself stood on the edge of a pit to hell.
"Hey, come on, kid, let's get the show on the road!"
Cloud looked up, startled. The voice was coming from the flames themselves!
"Hesitating? Well then, let me help you along!"
An invisible hand shoved the warrior fiercely, and Cloud yet again fell into nothingness.
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Cloud gets pushed around a lot, doesn't he? Awww. . . poor lil' guy!
So where IS the ever-evasive Leon? I dunno. You're just gonna have to read on :-P
*Avoids tomatos*
Well, whatever. Just read ahead, get it over with, and then gimme a review, and I'll lub you for-ev-er!
*Avoids tomatos again*
Psh, fine. 'Til next time.