Hello! I am sincerely sorry I couldn't update. Why I couldn't update? Well first of all: I was working my head off (and still am! Damn these French teachers! They really load you up with work!) EXAMS! Yes! (And I had to go to America But now I am free!) Ahem…Sorry… Enjoy!
The perfect raid
Hearing Seymour's gun trigger make a clicking noise, the young thief turned his head slightly. He knew that Seymour wouldn't shoot him, for he was too vital to Seymour's
eyes.
"Don't try to resist its futile: have you forgotten that you are under a contract?" the head honcho demanded him as he withdrew his weapon. The boy shook his head and answered in a cold tone:
"No, I haven't."
A smile of satisfaction then formed itself on Seymour's lips.
"Tidus…I'm counting on you to do a nice clean murder; I don't want any Yevonite cops tracking us…Not now at the very least, understood?"
Tidus nodded silently, knowing that there was no escape to the task he was imposed to. Seymour smiled at the young man before him. Tidus couldn't bring himself to really appreciate Seymour's mystical attitude towards him, but had to cope with it; for, who knows for how long he would have to be kept here, slaved around. Nonetheless, it was better than begging for food and money in the streets: at least he had a shelter (in the Command Center) was fed and paid conveniently. He felt a hand grabbing his shoulder, which instantaneously made him snap out of his daze.
"I also have another favor to ask you…" Seymour stated.
Tidus stared at his boss before saying; "What is it?"
"One of my disciples has gone on a mission; he hasn't come back…and I want you to find him and bring him to me," Seymour ordered him "his name is Shuyin, I set him off on a mission to Bevelle."
'Bevelle…wasn't it where that thing was being built!'
"When you are over there beware: the place is full of Yevonite monks…there is a strong chance that Shuyin might have been caught and put into the prison," Seymour said.
"No prob: I'll find him!" Tidus replied confidently. 'Asshole…'
"Good… get in the car, I'll drive you to the Command Center," Seymour told him as he started guiding him towards his black limousine and looked around; making sure that they weren't being spied on.
They sat in the far back of the car, where the noise was completely isolated from the chauffeur.
"Say Seymour…why did you plan our meeting in that 'lovely' dark putrid alley?" Tidus asked with a grin on his face.
"You know that I prefer discrete meetings." He explained coldly.
"Yeah but why in a place like that?"
"Because nobody dares to go in those places…nobody except the druggies and criminals."
"Right…" Tidus said simply. Then they were greeted by total silence.
"Hey, but do the others know?" Tidus asked curiously.
"About the murder?" Seymour guessed.
"Yes…" the blind boy replied.
"No, they don't…that's why I wanted to warn you first; since you're the leader."
"So…when do you plan to have me do it?" the young man questioned. He then heard Seymour sigh.
"I don't know…and you won't be alone: the others will help you," Seymour quietly explained his disciple.
"What, you can't trust a blind guy?" Tidus asked somewhat harshly.
"No! not when he's alone…I admit you're talented, but doing this on your own goes beyond your capacities."
"Whatever…I got the message. So, who is Shuyin?" the young thief demanded, changing the topic of the conversation.
"Shuyin, is like you in many ways…" Seymour stated.
"What sort of ways?"
"Well physically he looks a lot like you: you two almost look like twin brothers."
"And he is also has the same job as you do," Seymour explained. Then, Tidus began to wonder: 'If he resembles me that much then how come I've never heard about him'
"He has worked for me for six years now…" Seymour continued. Tidus nodded and began to think: 'Hum…Shuyin…I'm sure I've already heard that name being mentioned'
Soon, they had arrived at the Command Center and were greeted by a woman who helped Tidus get out of the car.
"Your cane Sir," she said politely while handing him the item.
"Thanks Lenne."
He then entered the building, followed by Seymour and Lenne.
"Sir Seymour?" she said looking at him with worry.
"Yes?"
"Have you got any information about Shuyin?" she questioned.
"I'm afraid not, but don't worry: I'll send my handy man Tidus to go find him," he told her quickly as he continued walking down the corridor hoping would leave him alone, but she ran back to him.
"But Sir, he is blind!" she whispered harshly to Seymour. Tidus then turned around to face them and glared furiously.
"You know, just because I'm blind doesn't mean I'm totally incompetent." He told her darkly.
"I know but…" Lenne trailed off. She heard Seymour sigh angrily.
"No Lenne! He'll do it."
Seymour then resumed walking to attend to the meeting that was being held, leaving the young woman to stare at her feet in mere frustration.
Tidus had stopped marching and looked at Lenne, who to him was a dark and blurry figure. He then grabbed her shoulders so suddenly that it made her shriek.
"Why can't you trust me?" he whispered as he shook her, obviously wanting to hear the truth.
"Sir, even though you are a talented young man, how do expect to infiltrate yourself in Bevelle without being seen? And how can you find your way in the city's undergrounds?" she questioned him curiously. He admitted it: she was right and being blind wouldn't help one bit.
"Yeah, you're right…I'll need help, but if you help me, I'll promise I'll find him."
"You're so sure of yourself…"
"I know…just trust me!" he told her. She nodded silently. Tidus didn't know how, but he could tell that Lenne cared intensely for Shuyin, it was obvious: If it would've been another of Seymour's disciple, she wouldn't have asked all of these questions.
"Okay…I trust you."
It was then, that explosions and cries could be heard.
"What was that?" Lenne demanded worriedly as she clutched on her Tiny bee gun, ready to get it out and shoot at any suspicious movement.
"Must be the Yevonites!" Tidus said simply. They then heard muffled yells and screams: "Aeons!"
"Yevonites, I knew it; there the only ones that are foolish enough to come near us," the young man said.
"Should we…?" she started and stopped when she saw Tidus nod.
"Yes, I'll go warn Seymour, mean while go investigate and tell me how bad it is…"
"Right…" she said as ran out of the building, her gun firmly held in her hand.
Seymour then walked up beside his apprentice.
"Yevonites…" he muttered angrily. His voice startled Tidus a bit, unconscious of Seymour's presence next to him.
"Do you think we should use the machine?" Tidus asked.
"Yes indeed, this is a perfect opportunity to test it…" he replied evilly.
"Okay…" Tidus replied back as he walked away to prepare for the upcoming battle.
Meanwhile Lenne was investigating on the 'war' dragging on between the heathens and Yevonites and It wasn't all that much of a pretty sight.
Hiding the cold steely wall, her hands sweating profusely from squeezing her weapon as adrenaline pumped through her body.
"Well I guess I'm lucky I didn't get caught…" she whispered silently to herself, not wanting someone to discover her hiding place. She then saw an enormous explosion and heard a piercing roar as a winged beast flew right above the young woman.
"What the!" she screeched. Lenne then realized it must've been an Aeon.
"I gotta warn the others!"
The young woman then started sprinting, she then looked at the ground and in the faint moonlight she noticed shadows, looked up and indeed saw countless numbers of winged Aeons. These ones though, were much smaller then the first one she had encountered. Lenne then realized that she was the only one fleeing; where were the others?
'They can't all be dead!' she thought as she kept running towards the Command Center.
Lenne finally arrived, but noticed to her horror that the building was already being attacked by all the flocks of flying beasts.
"Oh no! no, no, no!" she cried madly. The woman then noticed a white beam hiting the Aeons and making them fall from the night sky. She slowly jogged to where the battle was taking place. It was a huge machine that was taking down all the entities. All of them except one. It was the same Aeon that she'd seen earlier, now she could see it more clearly, it looked like a dragon with gigantic and powerful looking wings.
"Hum…that must be the leader of them all," she said as she saw the white beam being evaded by the dragon looking Aeon. Then, it was the monster's turn to strike. A bluish light enveloped the monster and a huge beam with multiple colors could be seen. It was so colorful that it looked…beautiful, but as the Aeon finished his beautiful, to Lenne's surprise, the machine was still in one peace, untouched. It then fired again, this time hitting the Aeon very strongly. The beast, then slowly hovered to the ground before collapsing to the ground and letting itself dissolve into pyreflies…
Lenne then ran up to the building and hid behind a pillar. She then noticed Seymour coming out of the machine with a satisfied smile.
"So madam, are you satisfied with our little demonstration?" Seymour asked with angry mock in his voice. Lenne then discretely looked over to the person. Because of the petite form and slender body the person had, she assumed it was a young woman, but couldn't say for sure; a white scarf was concealing the person face.
"Humph!" was all the person said, and jugging by the voice it was a woman.
"Well?" Seymour asked again, wanting to get an answer out of her.
"…I am not impressed one bit!" she finally spat out, outraged. Tidus then appeared next to Lenne, but didn't seem to recognize her. The woman turned her attention to the young man that came out of building, handling a white cane and then quickly stared back at Seymour intensely as he spoke again: "Is that your best comment?" he teased evilly.
"Sir, you've killed so many men and Aeons in Twenty years! And you want me to appreciate your doing!"
Tidus smiled at Seymour knowing that the girl could only surrender to Seymour, but he liked her character; the others that would engage a battle would barely protest against their enemy.
"Well as I can recall, you Yevonites maesters killed also a lot of my men…" Seymour stated.
"You know very well that we have to defend ourselves and your makinas more powerful."
"Then why do you keep fighting?"
"For Spira's own good and to give people hope," she answered firmly "I swear to Yevon that I'll destroy you! Soon we'll meet again, and don't forget that!
The woman then looked back at Tidus and everybody before breaking into a run.
"My, my…you've just made a horrible mistake my friend; the Yevonite Empire will be atour merci…" Seymour whispered as he giggled his heart full of sickening hatred.