Selphie Kinneas
Roses
The Fugitive's Rose
Chapter Six-The Centra Ruins
The SeeDs stepped onto a dusty platform. Squall observed the area. Everything seemed so, brittle. Everyone headed faster into the ruins. Selphie lingered around the entrance as her eyes caught something shiny on the ground. She kneeled and placed her hand around the shine.
The shine turned out to be a bullet. It was rusted and tarnished everywhere but in one place. The bullet was tightly engraved into a stone that had the name "Lavender Franit" on it. Selphie sighed as she dropped the rock back on the ground.
"YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKES!"
Selphie rushed towards the scream. She came across a thin stairwell that held no support beams. Selphie punched the base, nothing stirred. She cautiously placed her foot on the first stair. She hesitantly took two more steps. After realizing the stairs were safe she flew up the twisted and twirled ladder. As she ran a rainbow followed her as a banister. Selphie gasped as the glittering magic raced and produced a railing.
"GET AWAY FROM MEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Selphie approached the voice. Rinoa sat in a corner with her weapon, the Shooting Star, across the room. A small green creature with a burlap bag made clothes and a lantern hover by Rinoa. Rinoa closed her eyes and screamed again. Selphie circled the room in panic unsure of what to do. Suddenly she reached for Rinoa's blaster edge and Frisbee-ed it to Rinoa. Rinoa caught it and aimed. The creature flew feet away from her as the blade shot out and returned to her. It sat up hastily with a knife Selphie had ignored in the beginning. She bit her lip as she threw her arms in air.
"HELL FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Rinoa and her disappeared into thin air as Ifrit took his play. His flames arrived and left bringing the two brunettes back. The creature still stood and shook his lantern. He held his knife in the air, as he grew closer.
"RUNNNN RIN!" Selphie shrieked. With that Rinoa and her rushed away from the scene. "What was that?!" Selphie clamored once they were in the clearing.
"A Tonberry. If you kill enough, the king will come and you can make him your G.F!" Rinoa peeped with excitement.
"Oh good job Rinoa, you sure showed them." Selphie laughed as she walked away.
There was an archway to an enormous building. Everything was covered in cobwebs and dust. Zell had already reached the building. He observed a small two stairwell that led to a large cinderblock. Selphie approached him.
"Hey, what is this?" She asked.
"I dunno, maybe it's a podium. NO WAIT! Maybe it's a statue place." Zell suggested excitedly.
"Maybe it's where they kill their hostages!" Selphie laughed wickedly. Zell went pale as he stepped of quickly. She shrugged as she placed herself where Zell had been. She observed it carefully, "HEY! IT'S NOT DUSTY!" She exclaimed.
Zell turned around and rushed to see what Selphie had discovered, before he could the cinderblock rose with Selphie atop it. Selphie screamed as she fell to her knees. The block floated higher and higher.
"HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!" She screeched franticly. Zell began stumbling unsure of what to do. The cinderblock flew slowly as it soon came to a stop. Selphie frightened dearly, curled in the middle and hugged her knees. "…It stopped." She whispered to herself. She brought herself to her feet as she looked around.
There were stairs to go higher and a dirty dust filled platform. She gazed up as she put eyes on the tower, which seemed endless. She gulped as she gripped the Strange Vision.
"What are you SeeDs doing here?!"
Selphie shuddered in fear as she turned around to the coming of the voice. A blonde-haired girl with maroon red tips stood on an uneven rock. She wore an ebony black min skirt with a matching long sleeve shirt that only had a large crest in the middle. The crest showed a bright white arrow held in a bow aiming up with a 'G' shaped blade.
"I ASKED YOU A QUESTION GIRLY!" She snapped rudely as she leapt towards Selphie and grasped her collar. Selphie squinted her eyes grimly as she pushed away.
"You're from the G-Aero! I know it! I thought you all left this base already!" Selphie exclaimed. The blonde turned her head away and revealed a sheath strapped to her back. She produced a katana from within it.
"… Yes, so I am. I thought you looked familiar. You're the stupid little schoolgirl that stopped Irvine from coming back! YOU'RE THE REASON HE'S DEAD!" She held her katana straight as she gave Selphie a deep look of hatred and envy. Selphie thrust her Strange Vision before her. Her heart trembled as her eyes welled.
"HE'S NOT DEAD!" She screamed angrily. Suddenly she watched the girl's red-tipped hair sway in the small gusts of wind. Irvine… you said you're partner was Mary. Bloody Mary. "You're Mary Adervachen aren't you!"
Mary laughed evilly, "Guilty as charged. Now then, back to Kinneas. He lies on the ocean bottom now, dead as a doornail. And you're the one to blame. I'll end this though. I'LL SEND YOU TO SEE HIM!" Mary swung out the katana nearly slashing Selphie in the chest. Selphie, in the knick of time, rolled out of the way.
"HE'S NOT DEAD!" She yelled in tears as threw a hard shot to Mary's arm. Her arm immediately began oozing the crimson liquid. Mary clutched it quickly as she darted her eyes to Selphie.
"The punishment of striking me, IS DEATH!" With that, a second past and Mary was behind Selphie and gash was freshly made on her. Selphie kneeled in pain as she whimpered silently. Mary placed her blade over the brunette's head. Time to die. You and Irvine, you stole him away from me.
Selphie spun away as she kicked Mary's back. Mary recovered quickly and punched Selphie in her stomach as a counter. Selphie flew feet away from her opponent dropped her weapon and swung off the edge on the tower. She grasped the musty stones and held on desperately. Mary chuckled grimly as she stood in front of her.
"So our the story ends. Long lives the happy couple."
Selphie reached a hand out to her knuchukus and swept the floor with it causing Mary to fall. Her feet flew over her head as she landed under Selphie, clutching Selphie's legs. Selphie screamed as the ledge began to crumble. She still held her weapon as she let loose of it. Mary's katana was near, she could drop it on her, maybe aim to her hands to let go. Selphie grasped it as she let it fall with relief.
The blade targeted Mary's wrist as her grip washed away immediately.
Selphie dared not to look down as she slowly climbed back to the platform. Her knees were scraped and she felt light-headed. She turned back down to what seemed like an endless drop, Mary was dead now, that was for sure.
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"… Yes, so I am. I thought you looked familiar. You're the stupid little schoolgirl that stopped Irvine from coming back! YOU'RE THE REASON HE'S DEAD!" She held her katana straight as she gave Selphie a deep look of hatred and envy. Selphie thrust her Strange Vision before her. Her heart trembled as her eyes welled.
"HE'S NOT DEAD!" She screamed angrily.
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"He isn't dead… is he?" Selphie's head fell on the ground as she drew unconscious.
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Selphie opened an eye. Her head rested on a small flat pillow. Her face was directed straight to the night's sky. She sighed as she rubbed her arms, there were no more scars or bruises, all cured. She turned to her side; a thin circle of demi's had been placed around her. She sat up and observed her surroundings hastily.
There were several demi magics and gravija magics boarding different items. A huge circle had been made around the entire area. The center had a small fire kindling softly with sleeping bags near it. She lied on a thick blanket secluded from all the sleeping bags. Her knunckus had been placed on a violet sleeping bag near Rinoa's blue one.
She rubbed her head, oh how it ached. She stood and carefully walked to the fire avoiding any touch with the magics around the small campsite.
"Hey! Squall! Get over here! Selphie woke up! I'M NOT HALLUCINATING THIS TIME! Yeah! You can come too Rinoa!"
Selphie identified the call immediately it was Zell. He obviously was near someplace. She heard footfalls come near to her. She didn't curve towards the figures that came to check on her she simply sat stiffly in front of the flames.
"Oh Selph! Are you okay? It took us three curagas to heal you!" Rinoa called as she swept her arms around her friend. Squall knelt by her and patted her shoulder.
"What were you doing out here?"
"NOTHING! THAT'S WHAT! I went and beat myself up! Damn!" Selphie shouted irritably. Rinoa took a step back cautiously as Zell, who was on is way too, stopped running.
Squall didn't move. He stayed beside her and gave her a cold stare. They were trying to comfort her, why was she being so rude? "… Irvine isn't in Balamb anymore, is he?" He said quietly.
Selphie turned her face, and slowly nodded. Tears began to stream down her soft cheek, as Rinoa grew closer again. Only Squall at the moment understood but the rest SeeDs came and comforted Selphie.
Later that night Selphie explained Irvine's visit, what he'd told her. Examples of when he said he'd resigned from the G-Aero, and when they attempted killing him. Last but not least, she told them of Mary's little duel with her.
"Hem, I wouldn't worry bout' it." Seifer said coolly. "If they tried killing him once, and it didn't work, why would the second one work?"
Selphie shrugged as she curled into her sleeping bag. Rinoa and the rest of the gang and fell asleep and the embers of the fire grew thin and cool. Seifer threw a water magic at the remained ashes and went quiet. Selphie tried to concentrate on slumber, but the thought of Irvine under the water dead became too unbearable.
The sun rose as it usually did and SeeDs awoke with it. Zell was the first to notice Esther soldiers were now in the ruins additionally.
Selphie headed out early into the deep labyrinths of the mysterious area. Dead chaparrals scraped the ground as she met a large door.
"It's not dusty either, maybe someone is here." She pushed diligently with no avail. Angrily she shoved her bodice with the same results. "Tough door," She pouted. She looked around for a key, perhaps there was some entrance inside. She noticed a small black, well item on her shoulder. She couldn't tell if it was a bug as she attempted to pluck it off as it stubbornly stayed. Just forget it, it'll come off in the washing machine. Selphie continued to search, with not much enthusiasm. Her feet stumbled on something as she landed on the floor. She looked at the objects, they looked two oval shaped rubies.
She picked them up and observed them, they were very old and cracked and chipped. They must've been ancient. She stared around, rubies just don't lie around. She spotted a great cat, or feline demon, over the doorway. Her eyes were oval and hallow. Selphie carefully climbed to it and placed the rubies in the eye sockets. She heard a low rumbled from beneath, and clumsily tripped to the ground.
"Owwwww!" She moaned. She rubbed her legs and bit her tongue as she peeked toward the place were the rumble had come from. The large door opened.
"YEAAAH!" She cried in joy as she neglected the pain in legs and hopped in. The room was musty with cobwebs and other signs of abandoners. There was a large thrown piled with dust with two large lanterns. The oddest thing caught her attention, the lanterns were lit. Is there another G-Aero member here? Bring it on!
The light from the outdoors closed as the door shut itself. Selphie turned in fright as she inhaled quickly. Suddenly, she heard a voice. She didn't find the need to turn around; the accent gave it away.
"Heh, I've my true best to runaway from you. How do you end finding me again?"
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