A/N: Yes...almost...done...
Silent Screams Chapter 48
Quistis was then warped to a silver hallway. Thousands of pictures aligned the hallway. Every single one was the same: a space shot view of the world. She walked down the hall some more, staring at the pictures. The first one was barren, the second was still barren, and the third one had little vegetation. On and on this went, the one shot growing continuously. She paused as she saw the picture be of what looked like the building of a city. She looked down the hall, seeing it went on for ages.
"Well, I see you've found the Tomb of History."
Quistis spun around, seeing Hyne. She hung her head, only to hear his bare feet walk past on the plush silver carpet. She followed instinctively. "The tomb? It looks like a hallway."
He smiled back at her. "Well, I hate to tell you this, Quistis, but there's about five hundred other hallways, just as long and with just as many pictures."
"Five hundred? There's not even that many cities and towns!"
"But, there are five hundred land marks, cities, towns, gardens, and continents. Every time that one of those places change, I add on the picture of it."
Quistis walked on, following him step by step. "Its amazing."
"Those were taken hundreds of years ago. The world was just beginning. It was peaceful, healthy, loving. It was perfect, just the way I intended it to be. Of course, every world must go through its own personal change. I had no effect in that."
"In what?"
"In the continents dividing, the animals growing larger and stronger." He laughed. "That was evolution."
"Can you answer me a question?" He nodded his head. "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
He laughed loudly. "The cell that created the chicken came first." Quistis grinned. "Now, as I was saying, this is the world. This is the history of the world. Even if the world was to end tomorrow, this place will still be standing. There's so much to record."
"Do you do it?"
"Nah, I've got the monkeys doing it."
Quistis laughed. It was a good thing that Hyne had a sense of humor, especially in such dire times. They continued to walk on, Quistis looking at almost every picture while Hyne just continued to escort her. "This is amazing..."
"It can be a burden, though. Quistis, why did you want to die that day?"
Quistis hung her head, the golden tresses falling in front of her face. "I...had no reason to live. I...had no one to stand by me. I had nothing back at the Garden, I had no family, all my friends ignored me, I was unhappy. There's a lot of reasons."
Hyne was quiet for some time. "Do you still feel the same way now?"
Now it was Quistis' turn to stay quiet. Just as she was about to speak, fire roared up into her mind. She let out a soft cough, then a harder cough, then a coughing fit. She kneeled to the ground, her hand being dragged down from the wall. She continued to cough, choking almost. Hyne stood there, grabbing a hold of her arm. "It burns!" Quistis sputtered out.
Hyne rubbed her arm, feeling the intense heat that scorched her body. "Quistis...wake up!"
Sure enough, when Quistis closed her eyes and reopened them, fire surrounded her body. She let out a deadly scream, causing her attacked to stop for a few moments. "Awake now?"
Quistis groaned loudly, turning over and looking upwards. What she saw caused her to scream again. Eleni was standing over her, a nefarious smile beaming down at her. "What the hell?" Quistis coughed out.
"Now that you ARE awake, I get to watch you squirm."
Quistis shot up at that point, unhooking her whip and smacking it across Eleni's face. Eleni grabbed her face quickly, yelping slightly out in pain. "Bitch," Quistis whispered. Suddenly, Quistis was shoved against the wall, fire spinning around her.
Quistis dug her foot into the metal, pushing a small bubble to grow larger and larger, shoving Eleni and her attack back against the other wall. Eleni screamed loudly as Quistis, with her left hand, called out Curagana, the ultimate cure spell. Quistis turned back to Eleni, pushing her energy outward.
Eleni soon disappeared, causing Quistis to stop. Quistis walked out to the hallway, looking up, then down. She walked down some, her SeeD training kicking in. Every bare footed step she took, she shifted her eyes some. She began to walk faster now, hoping to find Eleni.
She stopped when she heard someone from behind. She spun around, lashing out a brutal beating of fireballs on her attacker. No one was there however. She turned slowly around, only to see innocent little Eleni waving at her. "Over here, sweetheart!" she called out, just before pummeling her with an aero attack.
Quistis held up her hands, the wind pushing her back. She slipped on the metallic floor, going soaring down to the other end of the hallway, being pushed into the metal wall. The attack stopped and Eleni came charging at her, nails drawn out and ready to kill.
Quistis fell to the ground just as Eleni impaled her nails into the wall. Quistis crawled out from under her and ran, never looking back. She heard Eleni scream and then the clicking of her boots. She forced herself to think that this was the end. She felt flames eat away at her, only to cause her to turn down one hall.
This was one hell of a maze...
Silent Screams Chapter 48
Quistis was then warped to a silver hallway. Thousands of pictures aligned the hallway. Every single one was the same: a space shot view of the world. She walked down the hall some more, staring at the pictures. The first one was barren, the second was still barren, and the third one had little vegetation. On and on this went, the one shot growing continuously. She paused as she saw the picture be of what looked like the building of a city. She looked down the hall, seeing it went on for ages.
"Well, I see you've found the Tomb of History."
Quistis spun around, seeing Hyne. She hung her head, only to hear his bare feet walk past on the plush silver carpet. She followed instinctively. "The tomb? It looks like a hallway."
He smiled back at her. "Well, I hate to tell you this, Quistis, but there's about five hundred other hallways, just as long and with just as many pictures."
"Five hundred? There's not even that many cities and towns!"
"But, there are five hundred land marks, cities, towns, gardens, and continents. Every time that one of those places change, I add on the picture of it."
Quistis walked on, following him step by step. "Its amazing."
"Those were taken hundreds of years ago. The world was just beginning. It was peaceful, healthy, loving. It was perfect, just the way I intended it to be. Of course, every world must go through its own personal change. I had no effect in that."
"In what?"
"In the continents dividing, the animals growing larger and stronger." He laughed. "That was evolution."
"Can you answer me a question?" He nodded his head. "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
He laughed loudly. "The cell that created the chicken came first." Quistis grinned. "Now, as I was saying, this is the world. This is the history of the world. Even if the world was to end tomorrow, this place will still be standing. There's so much to record."
"Do you do it?"
"Nah, I've got the monkeys doing it."
Quistis laughed. It was a good thing that Hyne had a sense of humor, especially in such dire times. They continued to walk on, Quistis looking at almost every picture while Hyne just continued to escort her. "This is amazing..."
"It can be a burden, though. Quistis, why did you want to die that day?"
Quistis hung her head, the golden tresses falling in front of her face. "I...had no reason to live. I...had no one to stand by me. I had nothing back at the Garden, I had no family, all my friends ignored me, I was unhappy. There's a lot of reasons."
Hyne was quiet for some time. "Do you still feel the same way now?"
Now it was Quistis' turn to stay quiet. Just as she was about to speak, fire roared up into her mind. She let out a soft cough, then a harder cough, then a coughing fit. She kneeled to the ground, her hand being dragged down from the wall. She continued to cough, choking almost. Hyne stood there, grabbing a hold of her arm. "It burns!" Quistis sputtered out.
Hyne rubbed her arm, feeling the intense heat that scorched her body. "Quistis...wake up!"
Sure enough, when Quistis closed her eyes and reopened them, fire surrounded her body. She let out a deadly scream, causing her attacked to stop for a few moments. "Awake now?"
Quistis groaned loudly, turning over and looking upwards. What she saw caused her to scream again. Eleni was standing over her, a nefarious smile beaming down at her. "What the hell?" Quistis coughed out.
"Now that you ARE awake, I get to watch you squirm."
Quistis shot up at that point, unhooking her whip and smacking it across Eleni's face. Eleni grabbed her face quickly, yelping slightly out in pain. "Bitch," Quistis whispered. Suddenly, Quistis was shoved against the wall, fire spinning around her.
Quistis dug her foot into the metal, pushing a small bubble to grow larger and larger, shoving Eleni and her attack back against the other wall. Eleni screamed loudly as Quistis, with her left hand, called out Curagana, the ultimate cure spell. Quistis turned back to Eleni, pushing her energy outward.
Eleni soon disappeared, causing Quistis to stop. Quistis walked out to the hallway, looking up, then down. She walked down some, her SeeD training kicking in. Every bare footed step she took, she shifted her eyes some. She began to walk faster now, hoping to find Eleni.
She stopped when she heard someone from behind. She spun around, lashing out a brutal beating of fireballs on her attacker. No one was there however. She turned slowly around, only to see innocent little Eleni waving at her. "Over here, sweetheart!" she called out, just before pummeling her with an aero attack.
Quistis held up her hands, the wind pushing her back. She slipped on the metallic floor, going soaring down to the other end of the hallway, being pushed into the metal wall. The attack stopped and Eleni came charging at her, nails drawn out and ready to kill.
Quistis fell to the ground just as Eleni impaled her nails into the wall. Quistis crawled out from under her and ran, never looking back. She heard Eleni scream and then the clicking of her boots. She forced herself to think that this was the end. She felt flames eat away at her, only to cause her to turn down one hall.
This was one hell of a maze...