* Chapter, um…what? 32!? Yikes! Anyways, I wish I owned FF8, but I don't. But I do know this! I own my story!!! Enjoy!*







1 Chapter 32

1.1 New leader





Blade sat in the corner of his hotel room, staring at the floor, feeling hopeless. For three weeks they had searched for Dava, but to no avail. With Balamb gone, Esther at war with Galbadia, there was no excitement left in him. His hope had dwindled with each passing day, searching the Timber seacoasts and as far as two kilometers inland. Gwena and Van tried to console him, but he was too tired to listen.

Just yesterday, they both announced to him that he was to be the new leader and all he did was slam the door in their face and wallow in grief. His silvery blonde hair was dirty and so was the rest of his body. He didn't care… There was a knock on the door.

"General Blade?" it was the Governor's voice. He opened the door wider and saw the young man in the gloomy corner.

"I'm sorry to say, but I had to call of the search. There is nothing we can do, and now we are having problems with the Galbadian Government. We still hadn't signed contract with the rest of the continent, so we are independent, for now." The man explained. When he waited for the boys answer and none came he continued, "I'm sorry for your loss." Then the Governor left silently.

Blade sat there for another few hours before he finally got up. He had thought over everything and he had only one goal in mind: be the leader and find Dava another way, even if he had to cross a thousand seas to find her. After a quick shower he glanced at the clock, it was only one in the morning. The others were sleeping already, and he decided that he should get some rest too.

The minute he sat on the bed and laid his head upon the pillow he was immediately asleep…and falling into a never-ending dream, haunted by visions of the past, future, and present.



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