Part Three: The Dragon
The Origin of Zell Dincht
Zell Dincht was a very lively guy. He was like a male Selphie in ways. He was always full of energy. Of course, his heart wasn't always so kind. He was pretty rough sometimes. He got easily irritated and got in trouble with the group a lot. However, he always had good intentions. Though sometimes his mouth got him into trouble. But Squall saw him as his best friend. Though, overtime, that probably changed.
Zell grew up in the orphanage just like Selphie and the others did. Though, unlike the others, he was adopted by a loving family. The Dincht's were Balamb residents and childless. I don't know exactly why, but they adopted anyways. They just fell in love with Zell the moment they saw him. Because unlike what he is today, he used to be a big crybaby. So they thought he was so cute and took him home.
Zell had a great childhood. He soon forgot all about the orphanage and really thought of his parents as his real parents. But when he turned fifteen, they sent him away to Balamb Garden for some discipline. Zell, during his life in Balamb, got into a lot of trouble. He hung out with a lot of kids he shouldn't have. But one day, his parents just shipped him out to Garden. There, he met Squall, Quistis, and his rival Seifer Almansy. He never got along with Seifer, who had also grown up in the orphanage. They got into so many fights as kids. But once Zell became a SeeD, he, Squall, and Selphie all worked closely together. He got to know each one and really became best friends with Squall. He even developed a crush on Selphie. But I let him know about her fixation on Irvine. He was a little jealous, but he got over it.
On their first mission, I met Zell, just like the others. He really did make me laugh. He was just funny in general from what he did to was he said. But what I did realize about Zell that not many others was that he was different from the rest of them. He was a person with a conscience. He felt bad for all those he killed during his missions, but he only did it to prove that he strong. I was surprised that he never quit, but every time I asked him he was thinking about it, he just laughed. I worried about him a lot. He just didn't seem like the type of person to get sucked into this. Of course, I was the same way. But we were both stupid. But I stuck it out because I was in love with Squall, I don't know his reasons.
During our last mission together, Zell and I both tried to comfort Squall about it. It wasn't his fault that our mission was to kill the president of Esthar, that just happened to be his real father. Zell tried to convince him not to do it. I understood what he was saying, but I just wanted to help Squall make a decision. In the end, Zell was disappointed.
But what's so special about Zell? Well, Zell was like the bouncer of the group. He wasn't really skilled in anything, but he did get pretty good at fist fights. He used his knuckles quite often to solve many problems. But from all of Zell's focused anger, he was able to perform incredible attacks. He used the energy around him to defy the laws of nature and mimic powers that rivaled sorcery. He soon became one of the most feared martial artists. It wasn't until later that Zell started developing his own martial arts. He soon created a style called the Flaming Dragon. It was very popular. But because of its immense power, he has only just recently started teaching it. However, I was lucky enough to learn it. It's quite useful, but I prefer my pinwheel or gunblade much better. It turns out that his style soon became illegal because it was too powerful. So he taught it in secrecy and to few students.
So after the disbanding of SeeD, Zell became an insurance salesman. He lives an ordinary life in the daytime. But when he gets off work, he goes back to what he knows best. Even though Zell seems normal and quiet, he really isn't. It was he who killed my friends and family. He took a bazooka to my old base where I worked to free Timber and killed Zone, Watts, and even my dog, Angelo. After that, he traveled to my house and beat my father to death. I can't say that I have remorse for those who died. I had abandoned them long ago, but it still hurt. I want him to pay for what he did to them, because they deserve justice just the same.