Chapter 9
Separation
Connor and Kris jumped from the ledge onto the balcony that led to the bedroom. They rushed into the Sorceress' chamber. Connor had to fight tears as he saw Squall kneeled in a pool of blood, cradling Rinoa's corpse. His clothing was soaked in her blood, and his face was streaked with tears. A woman stood in the center of the room. She was beautiful, but frightening. A confused look was etched on her alabaster face.
"Seifer!" She exclaimed.
"Yes, Sorceress?" He said, cowering in the corner.
"You are of no more use to me, boy!" She said in a condescending tone. She started to cast a spell on him, but was beaten by Kris. Edea was sent flying across the room. She collided with a wall and collapsed to the floor. Connor rushed to Squall's side.
"What happened?" He said, placing a hand on Squall's shoulder.
"Seifer," Squall replied, he stood up and removed Connor's hand. "We were fighting, she tried to stop us, and . . . " He began to cry. Connor had never seen Squall open up like this. It was kind of scary. Angered Squall raised his gunblade and lunged toward Seifer, but something stopped him. Edea had regained consciousness, and had frozen Squall in place.
"The boy is mine," She growled.
"I'm not a bo . . . " Seifer was cut off by one of Kris' knives. The dagger lodged in his forehead, and blood spilled onto the floor. He collapsed, and Edea smiled.
"Thank you," She said with a smile. "He compromised my mission, but you may be able to
help." Kristin looked puzzled by Edea's comment. Connor rushed to Kris' side.
"To take her, you gotta get through me!" He said with a smirk. Edea glared at him.
"Ah. You must be her knight." Edea said with an evil smirk. "You may be of some use too." With that remark her eyes glowed, and her mouth opened, wider than humanly possible. A black mist flowed from her mouth, and it traveled toward Kris and Connor. Connor drew his sword and began to hack at the mist, but it was unaffected. It swarmed Kristin and her eyes began to blacken. She collapsed in pain, and her clothing began to change.
Her T-shirt was replaced by a black silk blouse, her pants transformed into a flowing black skirt. Her skateboard shoes were turned to heels, and the skirt fell over them. Her brown hair grew out to her feet and turned jet-black. Her flowing black hair twisted itself into a bun and was covered by a horned headdress.
Edea had transformed as well, her eyes had turned blue, and her hair had receded to her shoulders. Her clothing was similar to what Kristin had been wearing before, and her nails shrank and the black polish on them had faded. Connor looked perplexed.
"Kris?" He asked with a quiver in his voice. She shook her head menacingly and pointed at Connor. He collapsed in agony, his head felt like it was splitting in two, and his eyes burned. A demented laughter rang in his head, and in an instant, he was gone. The evil entity had consumed him, and he wasn't sure if he would ever regain his body. The imposter stood and joined Kris's side. Squall ran toward them, and they vanished in a whiff of black smoke.
Separation
Connor and Kris jumped from the ledge onto the balcony that led to the bedroom. They rushed into the Sorceress' chamber. Connor had to fight tears as he saw Squall kneeled in a pool of blood, cradling Rinoa's corpse. His clothing was soaked in her blood, and his face was streaked with tears. A woman stood in the center of the room. She was beautiful, but frightening. A confused look was etched on her alabaster face.
"Seifer!" She exclaimed.
"Yes, Sorceress?" He said, cowering in the corner.
"You are of no more use to me, boy!" She said in a condescending tone. She started to cast a spell on him, but was beaten by Kris. Edea was sent flying across the room. She collided with a wall and collapsed to the floor. Connor rushed to Squall's side.
"What happened?" He said, placing a hand on Squall's shoulder.
"Seifer," Squall replied, he stood up and removed Connor's hand. "We were fighting, she tried to stop us, and . . . " He began to cry. Connor had never seen Squall open up like this. It was kind of scary. Angered Squall raised his gunblade and lunged toward Seifer, but something stopped him. Edea had regained consciousness, and had frozen Squall in place.
"The boy is mine," She growled.
"I'm not a bo . . . " Seifer was cut off by one of Kris' knives. The dagger lodged in his forehead, and blood spilled onto the floor. He collapsed, and Edea smiled.
"Thank you," She said with a smile. "He compromised my mission, but you may be able to
help." Kristin looked puzzled by Edea's comment. Connor rushed to Kris' side.
"To take her, you gotta get through me!" He said with a smirk. Edea glared at him.
"Ah. You must be her knight." Edea said with an evil smirk. "You may be of some use too." With that remark her eyes glowed, and her mouth opened, wider than humanly possible. A black mist flowed from her mouth, and it traveled toward Kris and Connor. Connor drew his sword and began to hack at the mist, but it was unaffected. It swarmed Kristin and her eyes began to blacken. She collapsed in pain, and her clothing began to change.
Her T-shirt was replaced by a black silk blouse, her pants transformed into a flowing black skirt. Her skateboard shoes were turned to heels, and the skirt fell over them. Her brown hair grew out to her feet and turned jet-black. Her flowing black hair twisted itself into a bun and was covered by a horned headdress.
Edea had transformed as well, her eyes had turned blue, and her hair had receded to her shoulders. Her clothing was similar to what Kristin had been wearing before, and her nails shrank and the black polish on them had faded. Connor looked perplexed.
"Kris?" He asked with a quiver in his voice. She shook her head menacingly and pointed at Connor. He collapsed in agony, his head felt like it was splitting in two, and his eyes burned. A demented laughter rang in his head, and in an instant, he was gone. The evil entity had consumed him, and he wasn't sure if he would ever regain his body. The imposter stood and joined Kris's side. Squall ran toward them, and they vanished in a whiff of black smoke.