EverShadow: First let me apologize for the long two-three week absence. I had a lot of finals (urgh…don't want to know the results) and I've also had a cold and a fever for the past week so I wasn't feeling so good.
Tiger of Blackness: It wasn't pretty, let me assure you.
EverShadow: Yes, but Tiger was there the entire time to nurse me back to health!
Tiger of Blackness: She wishes. I was busy praying for her to lose her memory in the fever so that none of these fanfictions would ever be continued again.
EverShadow: Surprisingly, well, maybe not…none of you guessed where the quote, "Your jokes wound me Senora," came from. The answer is…bum bum bum! Azumanga Daioh volume 4! On with the show!
We Lub U, Seifer
Seifer crawled through the dank and dark tunnel that the Omega Weapon had created. The light stone provided only enough light for Seifer to see a few feet in front of him. If the Omega Weapon was sitting right there, he wouldn't notice until he ran smack into it. He had his Hyperion drawn just in case such an occasion came up. He began to regret having descended alone. He alone was not meant for such a battle. But no, fool's pride and a strong desire to get himself killed just to play hero took over his mind and he had no intention of going back. He loved Quistis…but when did he begin to love her? He had crushes on her as a little boy. She was bossy sometimes but she also had a gentle, wounded side. She knew her parents weren't coming for her and that they were dead. She chose instead to take up the responsibility that Sis had but in the night, Seifer would always hear her crying in her sleep, or on the beach alone. He had been too shy and proud to comfort her, still convinced that girls had "cooties" but he did like her more than anyone he remembered. But that wasn't when it started…
Obligatory flashback (A/N: Hehe…they are obligatory aren't they?)
"What's the matter, Squall, too scared to fight? Huh?" Seifer taunted the ten year old Squall mercilessly. He pushed the brown hair boy against the wall. "Sis isn't going to save you now." Squall narrowed his eyes. Seifer had hit a nerve. Back then, they hadn't junctioned GFs all too often so the memories were fresh. And Seifer used that to his advantage. Squall let out an enraged yell and launched himself at Seifer, dragging him to the floor where they rolled around, trading punches and kicks.
Quistis, the new student, walked by the fight. She stopped in her tracks and turned her head to regard them. They seemed so familiar but she couldn't remember them all too well. She had heard the rumors about a young blond named Seifer, a rebel and a trouble maker they called him. She shook her head and moved to break them up.
"Stop fighting!" She snapped, wrenching them apart. Squall looked at the ground, his one eye bruised. Seifer wiped his cracked lip and head, staring at the other boy with malice.
"What's the matter? Going to let a stupid girl get in the way of our fight? And you, who do you think…" he stopped dead as he recognized who she was. His arms dropped to his side and he stared at her.
"Jerk!" She yelled. "What did he ever do to deserve your insults?"
"I'm Seifer…" he said, hoping that she'd remember.
"Are you ok?" Instead of replying to him, Quistis turned to look at Squall. She placed a hand on his shoulder and he shrugged it off.
"I'm fine…" he replied stubbornly. "I have to be strong or Sis won't return…"
"Sis?" Quistis faintly remembered that name but she couldn't remember who it was. She shook her head to clear away that thought. She had no desire to think about the past, especially after her adopted parents treated her so badly. "My name's Quistis, what's yours?" Seifer breathed in sharply. So it was her…but she didn't seem to remember either of them. His heart burned with jealousy as she tried to talk to Squall and not to him.
"Just get away from me!" Squall snapped, walking away. Quistis raised a hand to stop him but he ran.
"I guess it's just you and me," Seifer chuckled, trying to get her to remember. "Hey, Quisty…"
"Don't call me that," she hissed and chased after Squall, leaving Seifer alone, sad and angry. She didn't remember and she chose not to try. Instead, she chose to pay more attention to Squall and a demon was born within Seifer, the demon that wanted to kill Squall.
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Years later, Quistis continued to treat Seifer like trash but no matter how much she ignored him for Squall, Seifer couldn't help but feel his old feelings grow. Even though he junctioned GFs, he never forgot that he loved her. But his love had been one-sided and that's when he resorted to Edea's help to rid him of Squall. Once puberty boy was out of the way, he was free to take Quistis for himself.
Obligatory Flashback EndSeifer cursed at himself for being so foolish. Maybe if he hadn't been so arrogant…maybe Quistis would've liked him more. But then again, he just wouldn't be Seifer without the arrogance. And that arrogance led him here. He stumbled and fell flat on his face, his Hyperion slicing him in the side but it did not pierce too deeply. Still, when he felt around, he could feel the blood seeping into his trench coat. The light stone tumbled out of his hands and he picked it up again.
"Damn it…" He hissed in pain. Something up ahead moved and he froze. He held the light stone away from him, trying to see what it was.
Get out of there! A voice in his mind yelled. Seifer!
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He's going to get himself killed! Hyne! You have to do something!
It's not my problem. He's the one who chose this path…now he has to fight his way out.
Hyne! He's going to die! That's the…
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"Ultimate Weapon!" He yelled. "Shit!" He dropped the light stone and the Ultimate Weapon charged, the scent of blood luring it towards him. "I guess the Omega Weapon wasn't the only Weapon that was reborn!" The tunnel was too narrow for him to avoid the oncoming blow. He blocked as best as he could as the Ultimate Weapon flung him aside. He groaned in pain as the wound in his side grew worse. His head hit the side of the wall and he slumped to the ground. He slowly got up as the Ultimate Weapon searched for its prey.
"Firga!" He yelled as the giant ball of flame materialized at his hand and flew towards the Ultimate Weapon. It was a bad move. The spell didn't affect the Weapon and it only served to pinpoint Seifer's location. The Ultimate Weapon charged again and Seifer jumped to one side, bringing the tip of his sword hard against one leg. The Ultimate Weapon roared with pain and anger and knocked him again to one side. Seifer knew that he wasn't going to last very long if this kept up.
"Ultima!" He yelled, hoping the spell would cause some sort of damage. It blinded the Ultimate Weapon for a moment and Seifer seized this chance to leap onto its back. It was no ordinary feat. It was something that only a crazed, adrenaline powered former knight could do. He hacked away at the Ultimate Weapon's neck and the Weapon swung around, hoping to knock him away.
"Flare!" He yelled, casting the spell into the wound that he had created. The blast knocked him off and the Ultimate Weapon slumped, gravely injured but not yet dead. It kicked at Seifer, nearly bashing his skull in. Finally, he got to his feet, dazed and so did the Weapon. I'm done for…he thought as he supported himself using the wall. He had already traveled so far in, no one would find his body. He tried desperately to cast one last Flare spell to blind it. He succeeded and he ran for his life down the tunnel, hoping to come to the end. But the end was a good twenty feet up vertically. There was no way he could scale the tunnel. He had been stupid and ill equipped to fight the Ultimate Weapon, much less the Omega. If I hadn't been such an idiot…I need puberty-boy's help. I need everyone's help. Idiot…arrogance…Quistis…I'm sorry. The Ultimate Weapon roared as it charged with deadly intent.
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Hyne! Please! Please save him.
You're crying for him?
Yes! Yes…please I don't care what happens to me. Save him! I beg of you…
I'll need something of yours in return.
Anything!
Alright…I need…Whisper whisper
…Anything but that! Don't take that away from me.
It's your choice…it's either that or Seifer's life. You've got precious little time before he becomes nothing but a smudge.
Hyne…I was planning on giving it to Seifer…
Time…Come on Quistis, chose…
………Fine…
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Seifer closed his eyes as he met face to face with the Weapon. He turned his head the other way.
"Come on kid, it's time we got you out of here." He opened his eyes a crack.
"Synk…?" He whispered.
"Yeah, sure, whatever." He replied. Seifer felt his eyes grow heavy and a bright light followed after. Then, all became dark as he disappeared with Hyne.
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Tiger of Blackness: ……what
did Hyne want from Quistis?
EverShadow: I dunno…hehe…
Tiger of Blackness: It's not what I think it is right?
EverShadow: I dunno…hehe…
Tiger of Blackness: EverShadow you perv! HOW COULD YOU!!
EverShadow: Du calme du calme…this is PG-13…don't worry about it. EverShadow signing off…well…unless I up the rating…