Author's Notes: Well, this is a new story, by me. This is... independent from the other fics I write. None of the stuff I've mentioned in fics like Your Final Fantasy Ends at Eight or Different Beat necessarily crossover into this fic. Well, now that that's covered, I'll tell you what this new story's all about
Silver Frost is an A/U, or alternate universe, type of fic. In it, Ultimecia has a son. The SeeD (in her time) want her son, Frost, because he is special. Frost has a gift for ice magics, a mastery beyond that of even Ultimecia in his element. The SeeD hope to harness this power and use it against sorceresses. Frost's father already gave up his life to protect his son. And as we all know, Ultimecia also dies at the hands of SeeD…but not the same SeeD. This story is Frost's vengeance on those who took away all he had. He makes a vow not just to take their lives…but to ruin them beforehand.
This is the first chapter. Told from Ultimecia's point of view. Each chapter will jump around between points of view. Chapter one is from Ultimecia's. Chapter 2 is from Frost's. Three is from Squall's. Get the idea? So make sure you read whose PoV it is you're reading from…or this could get confusing…
Got all that? Good. Well, here we go…
Disclaimer:
Damien: Hi! My name's Damien! And…and I get to do today's disclaimer! *grins crazily* *pauses* Um….what's a disclaimer…?
Me: Uh…it's the thing that we put in front of the story so Squaresoft doesn't sue us.
Damie: Oh….um…ok.
*long pause*
Me: Uh, anytime.
Damie: OH! You want that done now?
Devas *randomly*: Duh!
Damie: Oh, ok. *makes a serious voice* We do not own Ultimecia, Squall, Rinoa, Zell, Quistis, Selphie, Irvine, other random Final Fantasy VIII characters, SeeD, Garden, or all that other cool awesome stuff. But we do own Frost. And all the ice he uses. And the plot. And the fun killing of all the main characters via ice. So enjoy!
Me: Um, yeah….next time Devas is doing the disclaimer….enjoy the story…it's actually serious if you believe me….
Chapter 1- Grievances
Ultimecia's Point of View
Ultimecia Castle
The SeeDs. . . they never stop coming. Just when I get rid of one, two more take its place. I can never win. I brush my dark hair from my eyes. But I have to. . .
To protect him.
Frost.
My lover sacrificed his life to protect us. If I have to do the same, I will. Frost is everything to me. Frost is. . .
My son.
Frost is fifteen. And they want him; the SeeD. As a child of a sorceress and her knight, they think he could help them.
Frost has powers too. He's what they call an elementalist. His element is, naturally, ice. His powers even exceed mine in his chosen element. He has a natural talent with magic, and the SeeD want to study him.
Study means dissect.
Like a fetal pig.
I won't let them do that. Frost might be the son of a sorceress, but he's still a person. He has every bit as much right to live as they do. They killed Seth, but they wouldn't touch Frost. I had a plan.
Seth had given me a ring. Family heirloom. The Griever Ring. I could use my sorceress powers. Make this legendary lion a reality. Maybe then we could be safe.
I stood at the doorway of my castle. Frost was hidden in the Master's Room, protected by my servants. I took the ring off my finger, feeling the power pulse within. I threw it before me; using my sorceress powers to unlock the sacred beast within.
Griever.
The SeeD were assembled below the castle, at the orphanage ruins. They saw me, charged. Up the chain. Something shook. The ring, lying on the cold stone, pulsed, emanating a glyph-like symbol. I stepped back. The castle shook. I watched.
The glyph exploded, sending chunks of rock flying everywhere. From the ruin came the dark lion, Griever. Floating, waiting.
"Griever, make them bleed!"
The lion unleashed Shockwave Pulsar. The SeeD were dead before they hit the ground. Their bodies littered the ground. The chain. I turned to walk away. Paused. Turned around quickly. Knelt, picked up the ring. The lion already resealed within. I walked back inside, closing the door behind me.
It wasn't until the waterway that I noticed something was different. I peered down at my reflection in the clear waters. And jumped back in shock.
My hair. . . . was silver.
But. . . how?
When I summoned him. Griever. It drained more then my powers. . .
I went from black to silver, one easy step.
I mourned the loss of my dark locks for a moment. Then styled my hair to reflect my new hair colour.
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Frost was waiting for me when I returned. I explained my new hair colour, told him we were safe. That was the last wave. No more SeeDs. They were all gone.
That was until the fated six initiated Time Compression. . .
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They defeated all of my servants. Even Omega Weapon. Now, they were climbing down the clocktower. It just wouldn't end, would it? In a minute, they would be here. I had to protect Frost. . .
I told him to hide behind the red curtains. Safely behind the throne. Told him not to move, no matter what. He nodded, hid. I went to my throne, high above them all. The SeeDs heaved themselves against the Master Room doors. The doors opened. I stared down at them. These children. The ones who had tried to defeat me in the past. . .
"SeeD."
The six from the past. Squall, Zell, Rinoa, Quistis, Selphie, Irvine. Could they defeat me here. . . ?
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I lost.
Griever lost.
Griever and I lost.
Unlocked the True Form. Still they came.
". . . And."
The Leader, Squall, raised his blade, ran towards me. His Limit, Renzokuken, slashing me.
Too close. No, not yet. . .
Lionheart
No, the blade; slash. . . its too many. In the back of my mind, I saw him, Frost. All alone.
I die. . .
. . . And Frost watches.
End.
Author's Notes2: Well, there. My new story, started. I hope it's ok. I planned on making it longer…but I figure that's the basics. If it needs to be fleshed out more tell me and I will. I'll explain a bit now.
First of all, Frost has a special power. The ability to control ice. He's called an elementalist. A non-sorceress who can use magic with almost as much to more skill than a sorceress in a certain element. It's confusing, but it'll be explained a bit more in the next chapter.
This chapter seems kinda incomplete….that's why I posted all three of the first chapters instead of posting them one at a time. So, please continue.
Now, quickly, my kudos. I feel the need, as always, to thank a whole bunch of people, so I shall.
First off, I'd like to thank Katie for her constant reading and rereading of this and all chapters every time I updated them. Without your help, this weird-ass story wouldn't have happened. Thank you so much!
Next off, I'd like to thank Candace for reading the chaps and giving me opinions as well. Thanks! And an extra thanks goes out to her for reviewing the recent chapters of my two other fics…I SWEAR I'll review your story soon!
And, of course, Rin. Thanks for reading it too, and commenting and helping me out. I've got a bit more of Different Beat written out, but not enough for Chapter 3 yet…I'm working on it though…after Children of Fate- the Fic, it's the next thing on my list.
I'm also going to mention that anyone who reviews me will be mentioned in one of my fics eventually. Its nice that people take the time to comment, so I'll take the time and thank them , and reply to any of their questions or comments.
Also, for any of those interested, I have 2 other ideas on ff.net right now, my Ultimecia story, Your Final Fantasy Ends at Eight, and a story from Ultimecia's Dark Knight's point of view, called Different Beat. If you liked this story, check them out too, ok?
Well, onto the next chapter…
~Shive