* Yes I have delayed you all too long.now since summer is here and I have
nothing better to do, I'll be happy to finish this fic. But I must warn ya,
there's a sequel! *Looks at readers that just dropped dead* I hope you guys
died of joy instead of boredom.*
Chapter 36
Friends
Eve rode Sly through the scorching deserts carefully, avoiding any predators hiding nearby. She had been traveling three days through the vast deserts, and still she pushed forewords. The sandy winds cracked her once moist lips while she had to whisper due to her parched throat. Sly wasn't that bad, she still had strength within her, enough to keep Eve hoping on. It must have been several hours later when she spotted a few high rocks. At least they will provide some shade.she thought. Once she sat down she fell asleep instantly, and her chocobo, Sly along with her. * * *
Squall sat in the commander's seat, looking over the reports. They had finally joined Balamb forces with Trabia. They also received readings from Esther, declaring that Balamb Continent was gone.literally. All animals and vegetation were wiped out, not to mention the people living there. Seifer and Quistis were a surprise to the whole entire Garden. Yet they were different, having inherited guardian powers from Hyne, they had the ability of higher magic and power to change into wolves. Even through all the commotion, Squall's thoughts drifted back to Rinoa, Riva, and his daughter who was out there somewhere, probably dead. But he shook that notion out of his head and gazed back to the reports. They had 275,000 SeeD's and about 5,000 untrained students. Not to mention the civilians who had experience with weapons and joined to help free their world of the monster war. That's what they were now nicknaming this catastrophe.the monster war. Just then Seifer with Quistis following behind walked in. Seifer threw Squall a yellow manila folder. "What's this?" Squall inquired. "Open it, it's our new recruits list." Seifer replied. Squall did and his eyes widened. "But these are only children! Barely seventeen years of age!" Squall exclaimed. "I know, but we have no other choice. Plus they are a determined bunch, so telling them to go home is out of the question." Seifer answered. "It's true, Squall. I've already tried to persuade them to go home.even in my wolver form." Quistis added. "And they didn't budge?" Squall asked. Quistis shook her head with regret in her eyes. "Then there is nothing we can do. Lets get everyone ready; we are going to travel to FH, cause Rinoa needs our help there." Squall ordered. "It's a miracle that they are even managing to hold the city. The armies surrounding Fisherman's Horizon is a gruesome sight." Quistis said. She pulled her golden strand of hair out of her azure eyes and tried to smile weakly. "We'll get through this, but I do know even if we win this war.there will be another." Admitted Seifer. Squall frowned even more.how was he supposed to raise his children during a crisis like this? Only time would tell. * * *
Wetness rolled down her crackled lips and down into her dry throat. She began to cough wickedly at the instant the water cooled her tongue. She opened her eyes to see a large blue black nose in her face.sniffing! Suddenly a big blue tongue licked her face and she jerked quickly away hitting her head against the back of the rocks smooth surface. "She's alive." growled a deep feline voice. "I see that, Kato." Another masculine voice answered. "So what shall we do with her Odyssey?" the one called Kato asked. Eve opened her eyes wider to examine her visitors. In front of her stood a figure blocking the sun from her face. He was about six foot eleven or so, with a staff. He was a mutated being: half wolf and half human. He had a snout, ears and long silky hair, which curled around his knee. He had a light layer of fine fur. The color of the sky in the morning and his eyes were the color of indigo from a rainbow. His fluffy tale swayed gently in the back as he watched her. His other companion was a feline, who walked on all fours. Her fur was fine silky black and she had silvery blue tattoos all over her body. Her tail burned blue fire.Eve remembered reading about a species like that, except they had red fur and fiery tails. They were extinct several hundred years ago. "Who are you?" asked Eve. The tall hybrid answered first, "I am Odyssey and this my friend here, is Kato of the Aurora Tribe. Who might you be?" "My name is Ev.." Eve began but she stopped. Which name would she use this time? "Well speak child!" Kato exclaimed, while twitching her tail impatiently. "Dava Icehart." Eve answered. "Liar." Kato hissed. "Miss, Kato here has a truth spell around you, so speak the truth." Odyssey said firmly. "Sorceress Ultimecia." Eve blurted out. "She speaks the truth," murmured Kato, "But there are secrets around you.you can't be the wretched sorceress Ultimecia. She's dead." Eve looked away and sighed. "I am her, I was her from my past life." Eve muttered. "She speaks truth once again." Kato told her companion. "You are afraid that we will tell? That's why you lied in the first place, is that right? Yet there is more to you.who are you truly?" Odyssey inquired with the gentlest voice he could come up with. Eve on the other hand sighed and knew that she wouldn't be able to keep her secrets to herself anymore. "I am Eve Lioness Leonhart. My father and mother are Squall and Rinoa Leonhart. I am a SeeD soldier for Balamb garden and I was on a mission before that one woman who's against us captured me. I plan to destroy her, is there anything else you need to know before I go on my way?" Eve asked sarcastically. "No, that is all." Odyssey said calmly. He walked a bit away and talked with the one lion called Kato. They seemed to argue, but Odyssey had his foot down and it looked like the lion submitted to her friends' request. They came back to her and sat down. "We will join you cub." Kato said. "But why?" Eve asked. "Because I saw you in my visions and that is all I have to say." The hybrid said shortly, "I have white magic, so I can help if we get into trouble with creatures. Kato has her own special abilities, so you won't worry about us." "Fine, whatever." Eve said. So the trio traveled south to where Eve once lived since she was a child.
It was about three hours later when they arrived at Eve's old home. Eve didn't shed a tear when she saw it burned to the ground, the coast just below lapping up pieces of boards, hat once was her home. "They destroyed it all." Eve whispered. Odyssey stood by the young woman while Kato went to search over the dust and rubble, hoping to find something useful. When the black lion walked back all she had was a white feather from a burned pillow. Odyssey took the feather from Kato's mouth and braided it within her mane. "Why did you do that?" eve asked. "I keep memories that way from my journey's. It's a reminder of my life." Kato replied solemnly. "How old are you?" "Couple centuries or so. I'm still a young lion." Kato answered. Odyssey stood up and surveyed the grounds. "We should go now. Your friends will be waiting at the island surrounded by oceans." "You mean, FH?" she asked. "I think that is what you humans call it." responded Odyssey. "Well let's get there as quickly as possible." Eve checked her SeeD level and saw that she was at level 65. she would have to work on her fighting style before going anywhere. She hopped aboard sly and Hybrid got on too. Kato preferred to race with them down the rocky grounds instead try to hold on to some wild chocobo. (*^-^*) * * *
* I think I'm rushing a bit with the fic..hmmmmmm.. Oh well! I hope you guys all luv it! Oh yeah, I forgot, the sequel is called, "The touch of Hyne" Just for your eyes only! XD grins Anyways, ya all know the routine, R/R! *
Chapter 36
Friends
Eve rode Sly through the scorching deserts carefully, avoiding any predators hiding nearby. She had been traveling three days through the vast deserts, and still she pushed forewords. The sandy winds cracked her once moist lips while she had to whisper due to her parched throat. Sly wasn't that bad, she still had strength within her, enough to keep Eve hoping on. It must have been several hours later when she spotted a few high rocks. At least they will provide some shade.she thought. Once she sat down she fell asleep instantly, and her chocobo, Sly along with her. * * *
Squall sat in the commander's seat, looking over the reports. They had finally joined Balamb forces with Trabia. They also received readings from Esther, declaring that Balamb Continent was gone.literally. All animals and vegetation were wiped out, not to mention the people living there. Seifer and Quistis were a surprise to the whole entire Garden. Yet they were different, having inherited guardian powers from Hyne, they had the ability of higher magic and power to change into wolves. Even through all the commotion, Squall's thoughts drifted back to Rinoa, Riva, and his daughter who was out there somewhere, probably dead. But he shook that notion out of his head and gazed back to the reports. They had 275,000 SeeD's and about 5,000 untrained students. Not to mention the civilians who had experience with weapons and joined to help free their world of the monster war. That's what they were now nicknaming this catastrophe.the monster war. Just then Seifer with Quistis following behind walked in. Seifer threw Squall a yellow manila folder. "What's this?" Squall inquired. "Open it, it's our new recruits list." Seifer replied. Squall did and his eyes widened. "But these are only children! Barely seventeen years of age!" Squall exclaimed. "I know, but we have no other choice. Plus they are a determined bunch, so telling them to go home is out of the question." Seifer answered. "It's true, Squall. I've already tried to persuade them to go home.even in my wolver form." Quistis added. "And they didn't budge?" Squall asked. Quistis shook her head with regret in her eyes. "Then there is nothing we can do. Lets get everyone ready; we are going to travel to FH, cause Rinoa needs our help there." Squall ordered. "It's a miracle that they are even managing to hold the city. The armies surrounding Fisherman's Horizon is a gruesome sight." Quistis said. She pulled her golden strand of hair out of her azure eyes and tried to smile weakly. "We'll get through this, but I do know even if we win this war.there will be another." Admitted Seifer. Squall frowned even more.how was he supposed to raise his children during a crisis like this? Only time would tell. * * *
Wetness rolled down her crackled lips and down into her dry throat. She began to cough wickedly at the instant the water cooled her tongue. She opened her eyes to see a large blue black nose in her face.sniffing! Suddenly a big blue tongue licked her face and she jerked quickly away hitting her head against the back of the rocks smooth surface. "She's alive." growled a deep feline voice. "I see that, Kato." Another masculine voice answered. "So what shall we do with her Odyssey?" the one called Kato asked. Eve opened her eyes wider to examine her visitors. In front of her stood a figure blocking the sun from her face. He was about six foot eleven or so, with a staff. He was a mutated being: half wolf and half human. He had a snout, ears and long silky hair, which curled around his knee. He had a light layer of fine fur. The color of the sky in the morning and his eyes were the color of indigo from a rainbow. His fluffy tale swayed gently in the back as he watched her. His other companion was a feline, who walked on all fours. Her fur was fine silky black and she had silvery blue tattoos all over her body. Her tail burned blue fire.Eve remembered reading about a species like that, except they had red fur and fiery tails. They were extinct several hundred years ago. "Who are you?" asked Eve. The tall hybrid answered first, "I am Odyssey and this my friend here, is Kato of the Aurora Tribe. Who might you be?" "My name is Ev.." Eve began but she stopped. Which name would she use this time? "Well speak child!" Kato exclaimed, while twitching her tail impatiently. "Dava Icehart." Eve answered. "Liar." Kato hissed. "Miss, Kato here has a truth spell around you, so speak the truth." Odyssey said firmly. "Sorceress Ultimecia." Eve blurted out. "She speaks the truth," murmured Kato, "But there are secrets around you.you can't be the wretched sorceress Ultimecia. She's dead." Eve looked away and sighed. "I am her, I was her from my past life." Eve muttered. "She speaks truth once again." Kato told her companion. "You are afraid that we will tell? That's why you lied in the first place, is that right? Yet there is more to you.who are you truly?" Odyssey inquired with the gentlest voice he could come up with. Eve on the other hand sighed and knew that she wouldn't be able to keep her secrets to herself anymore. "I am Eve Lioness Leonhart. My father and mother are Squall and Rinoa Leonhart. I am a SeeD soldier for Balamb garden and I was on a mission before that one woman who's against us captured me. I plan to destroy her, is there anything else you need to know before I go on my way?" Eve asked sarcastically. "No, that is all." Odyssey said calmly. He walked a bit away and talked with the one lion called Kato. They seemed to argue, but Odyssey had his foot down and it looked like the lion submitted to her friends' request. They came back to her and sat down. "We will join you cub." Kato said. "But why?" Eve asked. "Because I saw you in my visions and that is all I have to say." The hybrid said shortly, "I have white magic, so I can help if we get into trouble with creatures. Kato has her own special abilities, so you won't worry about us." "Fine, whatever." Eve said. So the trio traveled south to where Eve once lived since she was a child.
It was about three hours later when they arrived at Eve's old home. Eve didn't shed a tear when she saw it burned to the ground, the coast just below lapping up pieces of boards, hat once was her home. "They destroyed it all." Eve whispered. Odyssey stood by the young woman while Kato went to search over the dust and rubble, hoping to find something useful. When the black lion walked back all she had was a white feather from a burned pillow. Odyssey took the feather from Kato's mouth and braided it within her mane. "Why did you do that?" eve asked. "I keep memories that way from my journey's. It's a reminder of my life." Kato replied solemnly. "How old are you?" "Couple centuries or so. I'm still a young lion." Kato answered. Odyssey stood up and surveyed the grounds. "We should go now. Your friends will be waiting at the island surrounded by oceans." "You mean, FH?" she asked. "I think that is what you humans call it." responded Odyssey. "Well let's get there as quickly as possible." Eve checked her SeeD level and saw that she was at level 65. she would have to work on her fighting style before going anywhere. She hopped aboard sly and Hybrid got on too. Kato preferred to race with them down the rocky grounds instead try to hold on to some wild chocobo. (*^-^*) * * *
* I think I'm rushing a bit with the fic..hmmmmmm.. Oh well! I hope you guys all luv it! Oh yeah, I forgot, the sequel is called, "The touch of Hyne" Just for your eyes only! XD grins Anyways, ya all know the routine, R/R! *