Chapter 8-New Beginnings
Zidane and Dagger stared at each other. Neither one knew exactly what happened to them. They knew they had some sort of new power but were unsure what specific powers they now held. The one thing they did know was that they had to defeat Arum, and now. They didn't have to beat him for ruining their wedding, but because for some reason they just knew that he would be a major threat to everyone if they didn't.
Zidane reached out and held Daggers hand. She nodded in acknowledgment and grabbed his other hand.
Zidane and Dagger then began to speak aloud in unison, but in a language no one understood. They were calling a very powerful edion. The edion Knights of the Round*. Arum was now encircled by thirteen powerful ancient knights. He began to cry out in agony as the knights used physical and magic attacks on him. Each knight attacked him two or three times each, consecutively without giving him a chance to retaliate. When all thirteen knights had finished their attack, they disappeared into thin air.
Arum stumbled and looked for something to grab onto. "You'll regret this Garnet," he said in-between coughs. "You'll regret this day for the rest of your life. We could have had something special, something powerful. But no, you chose the common thief over me, the All Mighty Kristoph Arum. Just wait, you'll see what I'm capable of. Mwhahahaha!" echoed through out the halls as Arum keeled over and then disappeared.
"Um okay, what just happened?" asked Zidane.
"Well, while I was scouring the planted to redeem sanity and make a new name for myself I came across a small village. There was a storm brewing so I inquired inside the village for a place to stay until the storm blew over. While there the villagers told stories of thier ancestors who defeated evil with the power of materia. As I understand it, materia is the original form of edions. Over thousands of years the materia evolved into the edions that are used today. Before I left, I was given the two crystal necklaces and specifically told to give them to the rulers of Alexandria as soon as a King was crowned. They said, 'These are the remaining pieces of materia and only those pure of heart can use them. You will know who to give them to and when. And be careful, the crystals are tempting but if worn by the wrong person, hell will be unleashed.' I didn't realize that I would have to go to Alexandria so soon, but just hours after leaving the village I heard that you two were getting and knew I had to get here as soon as I could," Kuja announced.
"Oh, well I was just talking about Arum disappearing but all right."
"I can explain that one," said Steiner. "His air ship was waiting just above the castle and beamed him up. But surely he will not live to see tomorrow. Those knights did quite enough damage to him to kill him at least ten times."
"Maybe not, Arum is a tricky man. We must keep the Kingdom on high alert and start fixing all the damage he caused," said Garnet. "So much for this being the most magical day of my life. Damn, and this means no honeymoon either!"
"Wow! No honeymoon? Aw man, do we at least get a wedding night?" Zidane asked with a naughty look in his eyes.
"Of course you get a wedding night," said Regent Cid. "And you'll get a honeymoon as well."
"How Uncle Cid? We have to stay here and protect the people," questioned Garnet.
"I just completed a new air ship, It was to be your wedding gift. You can use it to travel the world for a few weeks."
"But . . ." interjected Garnet.
"No butts. There is a com system I created for the ship that I can put here into the castle and in my castle so if anything goes wrong we can alert you and you can come home. Plus, Steiner and Beatrix are more than capable of keeping the people safe,"
"And I am willing to stay as well," Kuja added. "It's the least I can do to repair what I've done in the past."
"Good, but the people will remember you. You need to change you appearance and your name," said Zidane, happy that he has his honeymoon back.
"I've already changed my name, I've been going by Geoffrey. Geoffrey Brach of the Northern Continent. And it will be easy to change my appearance."
"All right, lets get these guest home safely and get some sleep, we can straighten out the details in he morning," said Beatrix.
Okay, so that was a great chapter, but I'm kinda stuck. What happens next? *For those of you crazy people who haven't played FF7, this was the all powerful materia of the game.
Zidane and Dagger stared at each other. Neither one knew exactly what happened to them. They knew they had some sort of new power but were unsure what specific powers they now held. The one thing they did know was that they had to defeat Arum, and now. They didn't have to beat him for ruining their wedding, but because for some reason they just knew that he would be a major threat to everyone if they didn't.
Zidane reached out and held Daggers hand. She nodded in acknowledgment and grabbed his other hand.
Zidane and Dagger then began to speak aloud in unison, but in a language no one understood. They were calling a very powerful edion. The edion Knights of the Round*. Arum was now encircled by thirteen powerful ancient knights. He began to cry out in agony as the knights used physical and magic attacks on him. Each knight attacked him two or three times each, consecutively without giving him a chance to retaliate. When all thirteen knights had finished their attack, they disappeared into thin air.
Arum stumbled and looked for something to grab onto. "You'll regret this Garnet," he said in-between coughs. "You'll regret this day for the rest of your life. We could have had something special, something powerful. But no, you chose the common thief over me, the All Mighty Kristoph Arum. Just wait, you'll see what I'm capable of. Mwhahahaha!" echoed through out the halls as Arum keeled over and then disappeared.
"Um okay, what just happened?" asked Zidane.
"Well, while I was scouring the planted to redeem sanity and make a new name for myself I came across a small village. There was a storm brewing so I inquired inside the village for a place to stay until the storm blew over. While there the villagers told stories of thier ancestors who defeated evil with the power of materia. As I understand it, materia is the original form of edions. Over thousands of years the materia evolved into the edions that are used today. Before I left, I was given the two crystal necklaces and specifically told to give them to the rulers of Alexandria as soon as a King was crowned. They said, 'These are the remaining pieces of materia and only those pure of heart can use them. You will know who to give them to and when. And be careful, the crystals are tempting but if worn by the wrong person, hell will be unleashed.' I didn't realize that I would have to go to Alexandria so soon, but just hours after leaving the village I heard that you two were getting and knew I had to get here as soon as I could," Kuja announced.
"Oh, well I was just talking about Arum disappearing but all right."
"I can explain that one," said Steiner. "His air ship was waiting just above the castle and beamed him up. But surely he will not live to see tomorrow. Those knights did quite enough damage to him to kill him at least ten times."
"Maybe not, Arum is a tricky man. We must keep the Kingdom on high alert and start fixing all the damage he caused," said Garnet. "So much for this being the most magical day of my life. Damn, and this means no honeymoon either!"
"Wow! No honeymoon? Aw man, do we at least get a wedding night?" Zidane asked with a naughty look in his eyes.
"Of course you get a wedding night," said Regent Cid. "And you'll get a honeymoon as well."
"How Uncle Cid? We have to stay here and protect the people," questioned Garnet.
"I just completed a new air ship, It was to be your wedding gift. You can use it to travel the world for a few weeks."
"But . . ." interjected Garnet.
"No butts. There is a com system I created for the ship that I can put here into the castle and in my castle so if anything goes wrong we can alert you and you can come home. Plus, Steiner and Beatrix are more than capable of keeping the people safe,"
"And I am willing to stay as well," Kuja added. "It's the least I can do to repair what I've done in the past."
"Good, but the people will remember you. You need to change you appearance and your name," said Zidane, happy that he has his honeymoon back.
"I've already changed my name, I've been going by Geoffrey. Geoffrey Brach of the Northern Continent. And it will be easy to change my appearance."
"All right, lets get these guest home safely and get some sleep, we can straighten out the details in he morning," said Beatrix.
Okay, so that was a great chapter, but I'm kinda stuck. What happens next? *For those of you crazy people who haven't played FF7, this was the all powerful materia of the game.