She was a tall girl, who looked older than she was, which was nineteen. She
had small silver glasses and was dressed quite elegantly, if a little
strangely. Her long auburn hair was streaked with black and fastened at the
back with a butterfly clip. She was sat in the library, bored as usual.
Then she saw someone out of the corner of her eye.
He entered in the library, amongst the Alexandrian scholars, who eyed him warily. He had long silver hair adorned with three silver feathers. He wore purple and gold armour, with long white bell sleeves, rippling gently. He looked around at the high ceiling, the intricate staircase, and the rows upon rows of books. After a while of wandering around astonished, he arrived at a small bookshelf in the corner. He looked at the notice. It said 'Books 730- 755- the Great War'. Pulling out a heavy tome, he laid it down on the table and began to read. Intrigued, she walked up to him, peering over his shoulder at his book.
"Hi."
The man snapped out of his reverie and looked up. "Hello."
"You love this place too, huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"I saw the way you looked around when you came in, like this place was a godsend. I guess you're either under a lot of stress at the moment or you've never seen a library before."
"Er-"
"Sorry, I've no right to pry. I'm Demeyra." She held out her hand. The man shook it.
"I'm- Malach." he said.
Demeyra smiled. "So- what are you doing here? Not everyone can get into the castle."
"Oh- I'm a friend of Zidane Tribal."
"Wow! Really? I'm an apprentice of one of the scholars. He's a bit boring, but I'm learning a lot."
"What are you studying?"
"Ancient Civilizations. It's a lot more interesting than it sounds. At the moment I'm researching a planet that could have existed next to ours, but it was recently destroyed. It's fascinating."
Malach sat back in his chair, frowning. "Indeed."
"There's actual evidence that they may have created their own inhabitants."
He stood up in shock. "What?"
Demeyra took a step back, alarmed. Now look what you've done, you stupid idiot...
She continued hesitantly. "Um... yes. They found out how to make bodies and then they infused souls into them..."
Malach gripped her by the shoulders, shaking her. "What was the name of this planet?" he shouted. A scholar noticed what was happening and hurried out of the room.
"T- terra." Demeyra stuttered.
Malach threw her across the room into the wall. "Shut up!" he screamed. Alexandrian soldiers swarmed in and grabbed Malach. He was dragged from the room. Demeyra was left by the wall, sobbing bitterly.
***
An Alexandrian soldier burst into the conference suite and saluted. "Lady Beatrix!" he announced. "We have arrested a man who was causing a disturbance in the library. He is awaiting questioning. There was also a woman in the library, seems very distraught. I brought her down to the kit rooms."
Beatrix nodded. "I'll be right down." She turned to Zidane. "Have we finished then? I have to go."
Zidane nodded. "Go on. See ya."
Beatrix dutifully saluted and left with the soldier. The others started talking worriedly about Fratley.
"Where might he have gone?"
"You don't think he might... do anything stupid, do you?"
"Shh! Freya will hear you!"
Suddenly, Beatrix flung the doors open. "Zidane." She gasped. "You've got to see this."
Zidane, who was wondering if the hinges could take any more strain, ran after Beatrix, who led him down to the dungeons in the pit of the castle. Rarely used, they had fallen into a state of disrepair. The guttered candles left pits of ash in their holders. The metal bars on the doors and windows were covered in rust. Zidane wrinkled his nose. "Lovely décor."
Beatrix beckoned him to a window in one of the cell doors. "Look!"
Zidane peered through the window and his eyes widened. "Kuja!"
Kuja sat, as he had in the conference room, propped against the wall. But this time, his head was turned away.
Like he's crying...
Zidane hastily unlocked the door and rushed to his brother. Tears were streaming down his cheeks. "What the hell happened, Kuja?" he asked angrily.
A/N: Okay, so it was a short chapter. But a very important and new character has been revealed... Demeyra! I gave her that name for a reason. For those of you that are confused, Kuja doesn't want anyone to recognise him, so he gave himself a false name, Malach. There's a reason for that name, too... but you're gonna have to wait to find out! This is gonna get started soon... I swear! Something exciting's gonna happen! But first, we need to get all the characters together, and stuff. Soon though!
He entered in the library, amongst the Alexandrian scholars, who eyed him warily. He had long silver hair adorned with three silver feathers. He wore purple and gold armour, with long white bell sleeves, rippling gently. He looked around at the high ceiling, the intricate staircase, and the rows upon rows of books. After a while of wandering around astonished, he arrived at a small bookshelf in the corner. He looked at the notice. It said 'Books 730- 755- the Great War'. Pulling out a heavy tome, he laid it down on the table and began to read. Intrigued, she walked up to him, peering over his shoulder at his book.
"Hi."
The man snapped out of his reverie and looked up. "Hello."
"You love this place too, huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"I saw the way you looked around when you came in, like this place was a godsend. I guess you're either under a lot of stress at the moment or you've never seen a library before."
"Er-"
"Sorry, I've no right to pry. I'm Demeyra." She held out her hand. The man shook it.
"I'm- Malach." he said.
Demeyra smiled. "So- what are you doing here? Not everyone can get into the castle."
"Oh- I'm a friend of Zidane Tribal."
"Wow! Really? I'm an apprentice of one of the scholars. He's a bit boring, but I'm learning a lot."
"What are you studying?"
"Ancient Civilizations. It's a lot more interesting than it sounds. At the moment I'm researching a planet that could have existed next to ours, but it was recently destroyed. It's fascinating."
Malach sat back in his chair, frowning. "Indeed."
"There's actual evidence that they may have created their own inhabitants."
He stood up in shock. "What?"
Demeyra took a step back, alarmed. Now look what you've done, you stupid idiot...
She continued hesitantly. "Um... yes. They found out how to make bodies and then they infused souls into them..."
Malach gripped her by the shoulders, shaking her. "What was the name of this planet?" he shouted. A scholar noticed what was happening and hurried out of the room.
"T- terra." Demeyra stuttered.
Malach threw her across the room into the wall. "Shut up!" he screamed. Alexandrian soldiers swarmed in and grabbed Malach. He was dragged from the room. Demeyra was left by the wall, sobbing bitterly.
***
An Alexandrian soldier burst into the conference suite and saluted. "Lady Beatrix!" he announced. "We have arrested a man who was causing a disturbance in the library. He is awaiting questioning. There was also a woman in the library, seems very distraught. I brought her down to the kit rooms."
Beatrix nodded. "I'll be right down." She turned to Zidane. "Have we finished then? I have to go."
Zidane nodded. "Go on. See ya."
Beatrix dutifully saluted and left with the soldier. The others started talking worriedly about Fratley.
"Where might he have gone?"
"You don't think he might... do anything stupid, do you?"
"Shh! Freya will hear you!"
Suddenly, Beatrix flung the doors open. "Zidane." She gasped. "You've got to see this."
Zidane, who was wondering if the hinges could take any more strain, ran after Beatrix, who led him down to the dungeons in the pit of the castle. Rarely used, they had fallen into a state of disrepair. The guttered candles left pits of ash in their holders. The metal bars on the doors and windows were covered in rust. Zidane wrinkled his nose. "Lovely décor."
Beatrix beckoned him to a window in one of the cell doors. "Look!"
Zidane peered through the window and his eyes widened. "Kuja!"
Kuja sat, as he had in the conference room, propped against the wall. But this time, his head was turned away.
Like he's crying...
Zidane hastily unlocked the door and rushed to his brother. Tears were streaming down his cheeks. "What the hell happened, Kuja?" he asked angrily.
A/N: Okay, so it was a short chapter. But a very important and new character has been revealed... Demeyra! I gave her that name for a reason. For those of you that are confused, Kuja doesn't want anyone to recognise him, so he gave himself a false name, Malach. There's a reason for that name, too... but you're gonna have to wait to find out! This is gonna get started soon... I swear! Something exciting's gonna happen! But first, we need to get all the characters together, and stuff. Soon though!