Sorcery Illusions
Chapter 9: Back To The Past
Disclaimer:
I do not own the game or the characters, they are not mine to do with as I wish.
Warning:
Little bit more language in this chapter than usual, but other than that it is pretty much the same as normal.
Enjoy!
Alexandra AKA ~*~Fantasy Dragon~*~
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"I want all of you to be used to using multiple high level spells in a row. Before we leave, I want each of you to have 100 of each Flare, Holy, Ultima, Aura, Triple, Pain, Death and elemental spells. Plus a full supply of restorative and support magic. Does anyone have any problems with anything that I am saying?" Squall asked, as he paced in front of the small group as they stood outside, getting ready to practice. After Tasman and Seifer's discovery, Squall decided to train and get out as early as possible.
"Where are going to find like 700 of all these spells? There are no major draw points around here. We can't draw magic from thin air." Omri questioned, a little confused.
"I've sent a large shipment of refinable items from Garden that will arrive within the hour. That will take care of most of the spells. Anything that we still need, I will allow people to draw some from me." As Squall said this, he looked around the small backyard. I was not going to be easy for eight of them to practice in the small area.
"What about GF's? I know that Seifer, Quistis and I all have one, but what about everyone else?" Zell was the next to raise a question.
"I don't need one. My thunderbird is like a personal GF." Raven spoke up.
When the dark hared girl said this, everyone else looked over at her with confused looks over their faces.
"A GF?" Pamora asked, surprised.
"You have your own Guardian Force that no one knew about?" Tasman asked, equally as shocked as everyone else.
"Why don't you explain what you mean to everyone." Squall asked, almost as curious as the rest of the group.
"Crowe, who was my twin brother, and I were always able to summon a black thunderbird, but only if we both wanted to. Anzu is her name. When Crowe was murdered last year, Anzu gave all her power to me, and I am able to summon her when ever I want to. Plus, I am able to junction through her. I guess she is just like a GF, only she's been living inside me and Crowe since we were born." shrugged the girl.
"Whoa. That's pretty cool." Omri said, and everyone agreed.
"Okay, so who has what GF? So that way everyone here knows what everyone is using. If you don't have one, just say and tell me who you are comfortable using." Squall said, rubbing his scar.
"I have Leviathan." Quistis was the first to speak up.
"I'm with Bahamut." said Zell.
"And I use Alexander." continued Seifer.
"Right now I have Pandemona." As Pamora said this, Quistis fell to the ground clutching her head.
"Quistis!" Zell screamed, running over to his fallen girlfriend.
"What the hell?" Seifer exclaimed, falling soon after.
"What is going on here?" Omri yelled as Tasman hurried over to the blond knight.
"She's gone." Zell said, laying Quistis' head on his lap.
"Why would Ellone do something like this right now." Squall grumbled, turning his back and walking away.
"Ellone? Who the hell is Ellone and what the hell is going on!" Omri repeated, obviously confused.
"The pure sorceress. She is in my father's care. He is her knight. Along with the power of pure magic, Ellone was given the ability to send peoples consciousnesses into the past. It seems that she has chosen this time to send both Quistis and Seifer into the past." explained Squall, everyone stressing to here the soft spoken sorcerer.
"Whoa. This trip is just getting weirder and weirder." Pamora shook her head, clutching her forehead.
"Ellone? Is she the one who...you know...changed the direction of the last battle?" Raven spoke up, everyone almost forgetting she was there.
"Last battle? Back the chocobo up. I think that there should be some explaining here. We're fighting this so called powerful bitch, who most of us have no clue who she is. Then we have no idea how she fights and now we find out a bunch of you have already fought her and not telling us what to expect. Are you trying to get us killed? Omri was beginning to get really pissed off and if no one told him things, he would seriously lose it.
"Well, we fought this bitch, she killed my boyfriend and twin brother, almost killed Seifer, after holding him, Evan and Quistis hostage for almost a week. All this time, I was under her command, and she was using another persons body from some remote base. Quistis delivered the final blow, sending the body into a different dimension. I've been on the hunt for her since that day to find and kill her for what she did to me." Raven snarled, glaring down on Omri, although he was much taller that she.
"So, why were you working for her?" Tasman asked, still supporting Seifer's head.
Raven looked at Zell, who ignored her, then at Squall. Squall just shrugged leaving it up Raven to decide.
"Ayana is my mother. The same blood flows through our veins." Raven said, turning her head so that she was no longer looking at any of the people she had travelled here with.
"You're out to kill your own mother? How heartless can you get?" Pamora said, looking at Raven with a disgusted look.
"Leave her alone, Pamora. Ayana is pure evil. She is wanted in Galbadia on many accounts of murder, including her own son." Zell spoke up, rubbing his hand over Quistis hair. Raven was surprised that the blond had actually stood up for her.
"Are you even SeeD?" Omri asked, not sure if he actually could trust the newcomer anymore.
"She was. She left on a personal leave of absence, and I re-instated her SeeDship earlier. So, it was a lie that she had returned from an undercover operation, but she did find the information that we needed." Squall said, walking over to Raven and placing a hand onto her shoulder. "I feel that she is trustworthy and if I see anyone treat her any differently now that the past is out, they'll have to see to me."
"I don't know...It will take some time to get adjusted to." Omri said, then walked over to the corner of the backyard and started to cast a firaga on a falling leaf.
"Where do you think that they were sent to?" Tasman asked, watching as Seifer's face distorted a little.
"I have no clue. The last time that she started to send us back into the past it was into my father's body and eventually I ended up meeting him for the first time." Squall groaned, remembering the day that Ellone had confirmed it.
"But isn't that a good thing?" Pamora asked, a little confused by Squall's emotions.
"My father is a moronic idiot who is convinced that he has to make up for the 17 years that he wasn't there for." Squall said, then walked over to where Tasman was. "What element are you most comfortable with?"
"Holy. But I don't think that there are any available GFs. But that's okay. I can use magic anyway." Tasman said, checking to see if Seifer had a fever.
"You can?" Squall said, a little sceptical.
"But only holy. And curative." Tasman shrugged. Seeing the look on Squall's face, she continued. "Is that a bad thing?"
"No. I'm not sure what it means." Squall replied, then they heard Seifer gasp. The blond knight sat up and started to gasp for breath. Seconds later, Quistis began to do the same thing.
"How was it?" Zell whispered, pulling the sobbing Quistis into his arms.
"I...was....her." she spoke softly, obviously shaken by the experience.
"Her? Who is her?" Tasman asked, as Seifer just sat there looking off into space.
"Ayana. I was in her body." Quistis then broke down crying again.
"You were in my mother's body? What happened?" Raven asked, almost cautious about what she said to the blonde blue mage.
"She truly is evil. There is not a single good thought in her head. I never knew that any one person could be so evil. Even Ultimecia wasn't this evil. She was interrogating Evan when I was in there. I don't ever want to do that again." Quistis cried as she held onto Zell for dear life.
"It's okay. You don't have to do it again." he whispered and then kissed her forehead.
"What was Ellone thinking?" Squall cursed. "Seifer, where did you go?" The sorcerer turned and looked at his knight.
"I was inside Evan's head while Ayana questioned him. The only thoughts were of me." Seifer said, a solitary tear falling down his cheek.
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She lives, she lives!!! No, I'm not dead. I just had a major writers block. I think I may have overcome it. Is anyone still reading this story? I think one of the reasons why I had such a writers block was because of the lack of support I have gotten for this story. I am still offering the prize to the 50th reviewer, hopefully I can get up to that stage, but I'm sure I will. Well, Love and Cookies until next time and I will love you forever if you remember to review!