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Chaos of Seven
Chapter Sixteen
By; Kissa-chan
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"Alcione?" Yu Yevon questioned.
The tall, dark haired woman in question stepped foreward. "What is it that you desire, father?" she asked, bowing slightly. "I was just preparing to head out to the Hiesson for the finishing touches on our trap of the High Summoner."
Yu Yevon scowled, looking around quickly. Seeing no one around, he whipped a turbulent glare at his youngest daughter. "Alcione, you will adress me as Maester," he snarled.
Alcione flushed slightly as she realized her mistake. "Please forgive me, Maester," she apologized hastily. "It was a slip of tongue that won't happen again."
"Make sure that it doesn't." Yu Yevon rubbed his temple slightly. "Let us review what you called that cursed woman.... it sounded like 'high summoner'."
Alcione berated herself mentally. "Yuna," she corrected.
Yu Yevon nodded. "I really despise her, you know. But being the gracious individual that I am..." his voice trailed off and he smirked. "I'll be so caring as to allow her to partake in my endevor to regain power over Spira."
"Your plan is flawless, Maester," Alcione acknowleged. "I'm honored to take part in it."
"Silence, child."
Alcione feel silent instantly.
"There is a hole in my plan. The Machine Faction and the Youth League are drawing people away from my teachings... they must be eraticated." He leaned back on his throne. "You will be charged with this eratication."
"But -"
"NO! My orders are absolute. You will do as I say!"
"I wish to accompany you on your moment of triumph over the heathen Summoner -" Alcione objected.
"You will destroy Meyven Nooj and the Al Bhed, Gippal. Then Spira will have no one to turn to when their heathen summoner become that which they fear most.... SIN."
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The Heisson was a spiraled tower. Arcing upwards into the sky, it was hard to miss once you got a tree-top view, which is exactely what Rikku-san suggested they do once they got lost on the way there.
"Just climb the tree?" Rikki repeated her suggestion. "I hardly think that's something you want to do. As for me, I can see the sap from a mile away. There's no way that you will ever get me up that fricking tree!"
Rikku-san stared back at the sexy blond. She didn't say anything. She didn't blink. She didn't shift at all in her stance.
Rikki frowned. "Rikku-san?" she questioned, cocking her head slightly to the side. "Are you.... sleeping by any chance?"
"Who cares!" Rikku exclaimed. "I got dibs on climbing the tree first!" she added joyously.
"I don't think there's going to be a fight over who gets to go up," Rikku-sama murmured under her breath as Rikku jumped and caught the lowest branch.
"Wish me luck!"
"I wish you not to touch me until you have completely erraticated all tree sap from your hands!" Rikki shouted.
"I wish you wouldn't procastinate. The Fallen told us that we have only seven days until Ri dies. If we don't hurry... Well, I don't want to think about it!" Rikku-sama declared.
Rikku-chan tilted her head back slightly and sighed. "You know, I'm starting to feel completly helpless. Do you guys need me at all?"
Shuyin patted her on the back lightly. "Don't worry about it, Rikku-chan. Everyone serves some purpose. It's not always clear what, but you'll figure out what you need to be doing."
She shook her head mutely. "You're just being nice. I'm completely pointless, you know."
"I don't think so," Shuyin said seriously. He tilted his head upwards towards the climbing Rikku. "What do you see?"
"Feathers!" Rikku cackled. "Lots and lots of feathers!"
Rikku-chan flung her arms around Shuyin's waist. "Thank-you!" she exclaimed softly, bursting into tears. "I..."
Shuyin sighed. He had noticed this problem when he had first woken up 'alive' again. Rikku-chan was devolping a crush on him, and when she finally did something about it, he was going to feel like trash for turning her down.
"Life sucks..." Rikku-san murmured, catching his eyes. "We all learn to grow up eventually." She caught Rikku-chan's attention. "Why don't you shimmy up that tree and make sure Rikku doesn't get eaten by the bird who's nest she's playing with."
"Huh?" Rikku-chan asked, wiping away her tears. "Yeah.... sure!" She sprang into the air, landing on a branch some way up. "I'll be right back!" she called out in what was as close to a confident voice as she could manage.
"What's that about?" Shuyin asked.
"Tidus... mostly. Just between the two of us, he was our first crush. When he chose Yuna, we chose Auron. When it turned out he was dead..." her voice trailed off.
"Here we are," Rikku-sama said. "Rikku-chan's just a bit naive."
"What? Who's naive!" Rikki gasped, having missed the entire conversation.
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"Saara?"
"Yes, Haara, Guardian of the Relms?" responded the Fallen female.
"We seem to have a problem with the portal. I cannot raise anyone on the Planet."
"What about the Spliting there? Isn't he going by the name Cid Highwind?" Saara asked, brow furrowed.
"Yes, I believe that he is," Haara answered after a moment.
"Shall I contact him? He did wish to know if the Lunar Crystal was ever activated again," Saara said.
"No, that may draw him into affairs that he has been deliberately cut off from. Besides, the Splitlings only remain. They fought each other...."
"Then how will they get the Glacial Crystal?" Saara asked. "The last I heard it was placed with the Ancients. of that world."
"You are mistaken, Saara. The Glacial Crystal is in the city of Balamb..."
"Lord Haara, you're not actually going to permit the Splitlings and Orginal to travel through the Chaos Gate... are you?" She paused. "What if they make contact with the Splitling in Balamb? There is one there, isn't there?"
"We will not have to worry about it," Haara echoed in her head. "They will not be able to Seal Yu Yevon and he will destroy them all. For those effected by the Lunar Crystal, those girls are particulaly naive. Shortly, they will pay with their lives."
"Lord Haara, I must say that I think we should help them. Sending them to Seal Yu Yevon without telling them how is an impossible task. They will surely die."
"As I said, that is what will happen," Haara acknowleged. "Do not contact any Splitlings. They don't deserve the efforts of the Fallen on their behalf."
"Haara?" Saara's voice drifted through his head.
"Many Splitlings and Orginals have found their way here. All of them were told of the Sun Crystal. All of them declined to seek it out, choosing instead to kill each other. The Darkness that the Splitlings nurse is unlightable. I hope every time I see those that are Split, that the Orginal will manage to remerge with the split parts. But they are always the first to die."
"I disbelieve. I want to help them," Saara objected.
"Then go. You will learn."
Saara inclined her head politely. "Thank-you, Guardian of the Relms. I will prove you wrong in your assumption of their impending doom."
"I await your evidence," Haara said. "As for me... I will never be as naive as last time. Seeing Cid murdered at the hands of his dearest Splitling was... unbearable."
"Cid? You knew the orginal?" Saara asked in surprise.
"That I did. He was a good man. He didn't deserve to be stabbed in the back. He was too kind, as are all the orginals..."
"Haara?"
"Saara, you may go," Haara answered. "Go and show them how to Seal the Unsent Yu Yevon."
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Shiroi felt the stirrings of her old anger. Here she was, walking pointlessly towards the Hiesson. Inside, she knew that there was the main chamber for turning people into Fayth... Aeons...
Before the Summoner's War, all the rituals to becoming a Fayth had taken part here. She had heard many tales of it from Akira's precious Midori. She felt the anger swirling through her stronger than before. Midori had been the best Summoner ever. She had drawn Akira onto the summoners path.
And she hadn't cared.
No, Midori hadn't cared about Akira at all. She pitied him, if anything. And to her, the only man that Shiroi had ever loved, proclaimed his very heart and soul hers.
"I hate you!" Shiroi whispered darkly. "I HATE YOU, MIDORI!" Her words echoed off the walls as they entered the Hiesson.
"Why are we bringing her into things again?" Rikk asked.
Shiroi whirled, drawing the Lost Nightmare. "Because she is the reason that I am in hell. She is the reason that Lord Akira was killed and Sealed by that idiot Yu Yevon!"
"What do you mean?" a feminine looking Baralai asked.
Shiroi blushed and replaced her weapon. "Well... LOOK!" she shouted, pointing towards a timer that suddenly appeared on the wall.
"What is it?" Tidus asked stupidly.
"A timer. We have a set time of 30 minutes," Paine said.
"Wow! How'd you know that?"
"I'm a sphere-hunter. Old buildings usually have stupid security systems," Paine explained.
"Well, I still want to know -" Baralai started to say. Then the doors behind them opened. Expecting to be ambushed, everyone whirled around, preparing for battle.
"I'm too tired to fight!" Rikku-san was saying. Then she spotted the others and froze. "Busted," she said softly.
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Author's notes; Ever since I first learned off all the 'Cids' of Final Fantasy, I've wanted to connect them somehow. Making them Splitlings seemed to be the perfect choice, and since it fits in with this story... (Anyway, we'll get more into them later....)
This chapter is somewhat shorter than the other ones because I have a very important question to ask all my readers. Do you want the Gullwings to find out about all the Rikkus, or should I wait a while longer? Either way works fine with me.
I never did write a Special Edition Chapter... I kept wanting to tie the plot in with it and they weren't turning out no matter what way I wrote them. I've decided not to write one after all; however, that may or may not change in the future.
In any event, we're drawing close to the season finale of Season One. I think it'll probably be about seven more chapters, and kinda know how I want to wrap things up. What I'm trying to say, is, "Stick around!" the rides almost through it's first lap! (And there is going to be a second season, so no worries....)
Next Chapter; Were they busted? Or did Rikk and Rikki manage to cause a large enough commotion to stave off any positive indentificatioins? Or did they cause a big scene and still get caught? Of course... Rikku-sama could have just explained that they were all 'activating' their dresspheres backwards.... Regardless of that, Tamurin attacks! And he's very, very good at what he does.... What will happen next? Find out in the next Exciting Chapter of Chaos of SEVEN!
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan
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Chaos of Seven
Chapter Sixteen
By; Kissa-chan
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"Alcione?" Yu Yevon questioned.
The tall, dark haired woman in question stepped foreward. "What is it that you desire, father?" she asked, bowing slightly. "I was just preparing to head out to the Hiesson for the finishing touches on our trap of the High Summoner."
Yu Yevon scowled, looking around quickly. Seeing no one around, he whipped a turbulent glare at his youngest daughter. "Alcione, you will adress me as Maester," he snarled.
Alcione flushed slightly as she realized her mistake. "Please forgive me, Maester," she apologized hastily. "It was a slip of tongue that won't happen again."
"Make sure that it doesn't." Yu Yevon rubbed his temple slightly. "Let us review what you called that cursed woman.... it sounded like 'high summoner'."
Alcione berated herself mentally. "Yuna," she corrected.
Yu Yevon nodded. "I really despise her, you know. But being the gracious individual that I am..." his voice trailed off and he smirked. "I'll be so caring as to allow her to partake in my endevor to regain power over Spira."
"Your plan is flawless, Maester," Alcione acknowleged. "I'm honored to take part in it."
"Silence, child."
Alcione feel silent instantly.
"There is a hole in my plan. The Machine Faction and the Youth League are drawing people away from my teachings... they must be eraticated." He leaned back on his throne. "You will be charged with this eratication."
"But -"
"NO! My orders are absolute. You will do as I say!"
"I wish to accompany you on your moment of triumph over the heathen Summoner -" Alcione objected.
"You will destroy Meyven Nooj and the Al Bhed, Gippal. Then Spira will have no one to turn to when their heathen summoner become that which they fear most.... SIN."
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The Heisson was a spiraled tower. Arcing upwards into the sky, it was hard to miss once you got a tree-top view, which is exactely what Rikku-san suggested they do once they got lost on the way there.
"Just climb the tree?" Rikki repeated her suggestion. "I hardly think that's something you want to do. As for me, I can see the sap from a mile away. There's no way that you will ever get me up that fricking tree!"
Rikku-san stared back at the sexy blond. She didn't say anything. She didn't blink. She didn't shift at all in her stance.
Rikki frowned. "Rikku-san?" she questioned, cocking her head slightly to the side. "Are you.... sleeping by any chance?"
"Who cares!" Rikku exclaimed. "I got dibs on climbing the tree first!" she added joyously.
"I don't think there's going to be a fight over who gets to go up," Rikku-sama murmured under her breath as Rikku jumped and caught the lowest branch.
"Wish me luck!"
"I wish you not to touch me until you have completely erraticated all tree sap from your hands!" Rikki shouted.
"I wish you wouldn't procastinate. The Fallen told us that we have only seven days until Ri dies. If we don't hurry... Well, I don't want to think about it!" Rikku-sama declared.
Rikku-chan tilted her head back slightly and sighed. "You know, I'm starting to feel completly helpless. Do you guys need me at all?"
Shuyin patted her on the back lightly. "Don't worry about it, Rikku-chan. Everyone serves some purpose. It's not always clear what, but you'll figure out what you need to be doing."
She shook her head mutely. "You're just being nice. I'm completely pointless, you know."
"I don't think so," Shuyin said seriously. He tilted his head upwards towards the climbing Rikku. "What do you see?"
"Feathers!" Rikku cackled. "Lots and lots of feathers!"
Rikku-chan flung her arms around Shuyin's waist. "Thank-you!" she exclaimed softly, bursting into tears. "I..."
Shuyin sighed. He had noticed this problem when he had first woken up 'alive' again. Rikku-chan was devolping a crush on him, and when she finally did something about it, he was going to feel like trash for turning her down.
"Life sucks..." Rikku-san murmured, catching his eyes. "We all learn to grow up eventually." She caught Rikku-chan's attention. "Why don't you shimmy up that tree and make sure Rikku doesn't get eaten by the bird who's nest she's playing with."
"Huh?" Rikku-chan asked, wiping away her tears. "Yeah.... sure!" She sprang into the air, landing on a branch some way up. "I'll be right back!" she called out in what was as close to a confident voice as she could manage.
"What's that about?" Shuyin asked.
"Tidus... mostly. Just between the two of us, he was our first crush. When he chose Yuna, we chose Auron. When it turned out he was dead..." her voice trailed off.
"Here we are," Rikku-sama said. "Rikku-chan's just a bit naive."
"What? Who's naive!" Rikki gasped, having missed the entire conversation.
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"Saara?"
"Yes, Haara, Guardian of the Relms?" responded the Fallen female.
"We seem to have a problem with the portal. I cannot raise anyone on the Planet."
"What about the Spliting there? Isn't he going by the name Cid Highwind?" Saara asked, brow furrowed.
"Yes, I believe that he is," Haara answered after a moment.
"Shall I contact him? He did wish to know if the Lunar Crystal was ever activated again," Saara said.
"No, that may draw him into affairs that he has been deliberately cut off from. Besides, the Splitlings only remain. They fought each other...."
"Then how will they get the Glacial Crystal?" Saara asked. "The last I heard it was placed with the Ancients. of that world."
"You are mistaken, Saara. The Glacial Crystal is in the city of Balamb..."
"Lord Haara, you're not actually going to permit the Splitlings and Orginal to travel through the Chaos Gate... are you?" She paused. "What if they make contact with the Splitling in Balamb? There is one there, isn't there?"
"We will not have to worry about it," Haara echoed in her head. "They will not be able to Seal Yu Yevon and he will destroy them all. For those effected by the Lunar Crystal, those girls are particulaly naive. Shortly, they will pay with their lives."
"Lord Haara, I must say that I think we should help them. Sending them to Seal Yu Yevon without telling them how is an impossible task. They will surely die."
"As I said, that is what will happen," Haara acknowleged. "Do not contact any Splitlings. They don't deserve the efforts of the Fallen on their behalf."
"Haara?" Saara's voice drifted through his head.
"Many Splitlings and Orginals have found their way here. All of them were told of the Sun Crystal. All of them declined to seek it out, choosing instead to kill each other. The Darkness that the Splitlings nurse is unlightable. I hope every time I see those that are Split, that the Orginal will manage to remerge with the split parts. But they are always the first to die."
"I disbelieve. I want to help them," Saara objected.
"Then go. You will learn."
Saara inclined her head politely. "Thank-you, Guardian of the Relms. I will prove you wrong in your assumption of their impending doom."
"I await your evidence," Haara said. "As for me... I will never be as naive as last time. Seeing Cid murdered at the hands of his dearest Splitling was... unbearable."
"Cid? You knew the orginal?" Saara asked in surprise.
"That I did. He was a good man. He didn't deserve to be stabbed in the back. He was too kind, as are all the orginals..."
"Haara?"
"Saara, you may go," Haara answered. "Go and show them how to Seal the Unsent Yu Yevon."
================================================================
Shiroi felt the stirrings of her old anger. Here she was, walking pointlessly towards the Hiesson. Inside, she knew that there was the main chamber for turning people into Fayth... Aeons...
Before the Summoner's War, all the rituals to becoming a Fayth had taken part here. She had heard many tales of it from Akira's precious Midori. She felt the anger swirling through her stronger than before. Midori had been the best Summoner ever. She had drawn Akira onto the summoners path.
And she hadn't cared.
No, Midori hadn't cared about Akira at all. She pitied him, if anything. And to her, the only man that Shiroi had ever loved, proclaimed his very heart and soul hers.
"I hate you!" Shiroi whispered darkly. "I HATE YOU, MIDORI!" Her words echoed off the walls as they entered the Hiesson.
"Why are we bringing her into things again?" Rikk asked.
Shiroi whirled, drawing the Lost Nightmare. "Because she is the reason that I am in hell. She is the reason that Lord Akira was killed and Sealed by that idiot Yu Yevon!"
"What do you mean?" a feminine looking Baralai asked.
Shiroi blushed and replaced her weapon. "Well... LOOK!" she shouted, pointing towards a timer that suddenly appeared on the wall.
"What is it?" Tidus asked stupidly.
"A timer. We have a set time of 30 minutes," Paine said.
"Wow! How'd you know that?"
"I'm a sphere-hunter. Old buildings usually have stupid security systems," Paine explained.
"Well, I still want to know -" Baralai started to say. Then the doors behind them opened. Expecting to be ambushed, everyone whirled around, preparing for battle.
"I'm too tired to fight!" Rikku-san was saying. Then she spotted the others and froze. "Busted," she said softly.
================================================================
Author's notes; Ever since I first learned off all the 'Cids' of Final Fantasy, I've wanted to connect them somehow. Making them Splitlings seemed to be the perfect choice, and since it fits in with this story... (Anyway, we'll get more into them later....)
This chapter is somewhat shorter than the other ones because I have a very important question to ask all my readers. Do you want the Gullwings to find out about all the Rikkus, or should I wait a while longer? Either way works fine with me.
I never did write a Special Edition Chapter... I kept wanting to tie the plot in with it and they weren't turning out no matter what way I wrote them. I've decided not to write one after all; however, that may or may not change in the future.
In any event, we're drawing close to the season finale of Season One. I think it'll probably be about seven more chapters, and kinda know how I want to wrap things up. What I'm trying to say, is, "Stick around!" the rides almost through it's first lap! (And there is going to be a second season, so no worries....)
Next Chapter; Were they busted? Or did Rikk and Rikki manage to cause a large enough commotion to stave off any positive indentificatioins? Or did they cause a big scene and still get caught? Of course... Rikku-sama could have just explained that they were all 'activating' their dresspheres backwards.... Regardless of that, Tamurin attacks! And he's very, very good at what he does.... What will happen next? Find out in the next Exciting Chapter of Chaos of SEVEN!
Thanks for reading,
Kissa-chan