Thwarted Demise
Disclaimer: I don't own Xenosaga. I wish I did though
Summary: A re-telling of Episode II's ending by The Little Master himself. There are plenty of spoilers so BEWARE! This time however I will switch to Sakura(?)'s point of view and then to third point of view later on.
Chapter 3: Broken heart
( Sakura POV)
Space-time anomaly/Former Miltia site???
I found Rubedo ensnared by the pitch-black darkness that leaked from his grieved soul. He was crying for his brother…his now dead brother. Poor Rubedo. His fiery demeanor only hid the fragility of his temperance. He wouldn't have survived if I, Sakura Mizrahi, hadn't stepped in to help him. He used to love me in the past. Surely my words would bring comfort to his torn heart.
"What's wrong, Rubedo?"
"Now that I feel like I've atoned for my sins…I can't find the way back to the Durandal!" he answered between sobs.
"Is that why you are crying?"
"Leave me alone!" said Rubedo sounding upset, "Just when I save my brother, we get stuck in this stupid dark place. We will end up worse than dead once the entire anomaly collapses with us inside."
"Your brother?" I asked feeling a bit confused. That was when I saw six silver-haired Realians holding the semi-naked body of a grown man with white hair. My stomach nearly overturned with horror.
"Were you really THAT weak, Rubedo?" I cried completely nonplussed.
"Wha...what do you mean, Sakura? I don't understand--"
"Well, weren't you supposed to kill THAT brother?"
"Sakura!" exclaimed Rubedo, seeming startled by my sarcastic remark, "The original plan was to finish him off, but I had the opportunity to save him so I did!"
I sighed and put my face in my hands. "But that's not the Rubedo I know…!" Rubedo looked at me as though I had just run a dagger through his chest. Way to go Sakura. You were supposed to comfort him, not make him feel even worse!
"I don't regret what I did…and it doesn't matter anyways as we will all end up dead…"
"I'm sorry Rubedo! I didn't mean to say that! It's just…please, don't let that man hurt my little sister again!" My body briefly transfigured into the shape of the 100-hundred series Realian that was modeled after me. Rubedo's cerulean eyes suddenly widened in realization. He couldn't give up and leave my sister by herself!
"Sakura, you are right! I promised that I would protect MOMO and I failed once, no, twice! But I swear that I will take care of both Albedo and MOMO now and I'll make sure he doesn't hurt her ever again!"
I knew Rubedo wasn't very good at keeping promises, but his optimism was contagious. I walked towards him with open arms, my heart rate intensifying with each step. This was unusual since I'd been…ahem… DEAD for almost fourteen years, but the fuzzy feeling was wonderful!
"That's right! That's the Rubedo that I …love..!" I put special emphasis in the last word and felt my cheeks growing hotter with anticipation. Rubedo staggered towards my embrace with a watery smile plastered on his face. We were so close then…so close that his nose bumped softly into mine, but then…
HE ruined it!
How DARE he interrupt a little princess's first kiss?
I felt my consciousness being ripped apart from the body that HE had graciously allowed me to use. I decided to make use of brute force (spiritually speaking of course) reflected in mental cries, kicks and bites, but HIS power was beyond anything I could hope to fight. He kicked me out of his body and then regained his original form in 1..2..3 seconds! Just like that!
That EVIL silver-haired boy! Calling me back and then sending me off during such a crucial moment!
My now disembodied consciousness watched in frustration as Rubedo, finally defeated by fatigue, fainted in HIS arms instead of mine. The evil man held him by the shoulders and said something that I could not hear, for my soul had begun to drift farther and farther away towards eternity.
EVIL…EVIL…!
I felt nothing but rage as I hid in one small corner of the ethereal universe. My soul cried for revenge, no, for HIS head. I AM a little princess and no one EVER ruins a little princess's first kiss.
HE HAD TO PAY!
Space-time anomaly/Former Miltia site???
The enigmatic and handsome silver-haired cherub known to all of us as 'chaos' appeared just in time to save the life of our red-haired hero and his companions. He pushed a crazed Sakura out of his mind and held Jr by his shoulders as he fell limp against him. Poor little Jr.
"You've done well, Jr", he said in his new, husky voice, "But I must admit that your little feat surprised us all."
Someone snorted sarcastically in the background. chaos turned to find a little girl with orange hair, white dress and a dangling cross around her neck holding a folder in her minute hands. Upon the surface of the cover were the words "Original script for Also Sprach Zarathustra" printed in golden letters.
"How could you sound so calm, chaos?" yelled Nephilim at the top of her lungs while shaking the script insanely in front of her. "Feb and I will have to write this all over again!"
"The next episode will come out in two years or so, Nephilim" said chaos sounding calmer than usual which earned him a blood-curdling glare from the little girl, "You will have enough time to rewrite the script. I could help you if you wish."
chaos' voice was overflowing with gentleness, but a sly smile actually tugged at his lips. I shall reveal to you all that chaos' ulterior motive was to add a few steamy kisses between KOS-MOS and himself for the next installment. Fortunately for some and unfortunately for others, the all-knowing Nephilim saw right through these…ahh…lustful intentions.
"No thanks! No one else can read nor modify the script" said Nephilim while chaos pouted. Her gaze traveled from the six obedient Kirschwassers and the unconscious Albedo to Jr and then back to chaos, who was still looking uncharacteristically upset.
"I doubt he would be able to rest in peace", she said tilting her head towards Jr.
"Don't be so pessimistic, Nephilim", answered chaos dully, "This is not the end or anything…"
"True. This is just the beginning!", a small sigh escaped from Nephilim's lips, "I guess I will consider this unexpected turn of events as a ripple that has just been born."
chaos couldn't help but find Nephilim's words both senseless and amusing. "I'm glad to hear you saying that," he said smiling and then looked down to Jr's sleeping form. "Well, let's go back to others."
With these words the black velvet curtain fell upon the scene leaving us all wondering what was to become of the future of the Xenouniverse and of the two URTV brothers reunited once more by an unexpected twist of fate.
But…
What became of the Zohar and our dearest Wilhelm, CEO of Vector and Lord of the Shadows?
That would have to wait…or maybe not…
To be continued…
Author's notes: I hope you didn't find Sakura's POV too boring :blush: And yes…characters are beginning to turn a bit OOC…
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