Wrath of a Goddess
Story by Mikaa
Characters by Camelot and Nintendo
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or world presented in this story (the rightful owners are Nintendo and Camelot).
Warning: This story is rated T for Teen, primarily for violence and descriptive gore, with mild language thrown in. You have been warned.
Chapter 14 - You're Dead, Kid
"You seriously expect me to believe that the Wise One is in Felix?"
Despite his tone, Alex had to admit, it made sense. The coldness, the silent staring, the radiating glare that always was upon him. And while it certainly was a mystery as to why the Wise One would choose to take control of Felix (or, for that matter, anyone period), there was no questioning it at the moment.
Especially when you were just told that the woman you loved had her mind in a man's body while her own was being controlled by a force hell-bent on killing things. Not exactly the best news one could recieve.
Isaac, for his part, shrugged sympathetically. Or maybe it was Mia, there was no telling whose facial expression it was at the moment. Had it not been for the constant facial changes (not to mention the apparent knowlege of Mia's thinking), Alex would have laughed at this till he died from lack of air.
Looking back to Felix, or the Wise One (or some mix of the two), Alex spoke, "So why are you here and not fighting this... thing?"
Not moving an inch, the voice from Felix's mouth was chilling and terrifying: "Sealing it was too draining; to face it right away would have been futile."
Alex scoffed, "So hiding amongst us would help guard you until you were ready? When you said Mia's body was in Vault, did you mean it was already strong enough to attack? And you are sitting here, letting scores be killed pointlessly?"
Felix/Wise One still did not move, "As if you would have spared anyone had you obtained the power you thought you could have."
Alex fought the nausia that overcame him. There was truth to what the Wise One said, and hearing it only made things worse, neverminding that Mia was listening to this. Swallowing his pride for the moment, he decided to press on, if only to try to make up for his past sins (and to help himself in Mia's presence, body or no): "Even so, why are we waiting here instead of going to it? How strong can it be? You said you sealed it."
"Sealing its source of power is not sealing away the power it can tap by utilizing the body it inhabits. Given time, it could easily pass the power it had. You mortals have no idea what potential you have available." A sigh, but from Felix or the Wise One? "Only a handful ever realized their potential, and they could not even stop it."
Alex was not completely shocked to see Isaac/Mia turn to face the speaker. What in Mercury's name did that mean?
"Felix" continued, despite the puzzled look on both Alex and Isaac's faces: "In any event, time is short. The sounds outside were from the arrival of a wounded villager arriving here. It will not be long before we shall have to face it again."
"Wounded villager..." Alex's eyes widened at that. But the next words were not his, but Mia's:
"How could a villager arrive here so fast? I know it's a matter of hours, but that's almost a whole days' travel when healthy!"
The coldnes of Felix was horrifying: "Because the wounded one is but a diversion. Why give enough warning of an impending threat when you can use it to easily divert attention at a key moment?"
"Amazing you mortals can figure things out so quickly."
The new voice drew everyone's attention to a dark corner of the room. The figure standing in the shadows was clad in a tattered night gown that barely covered the figure of a woman beneath. Long blue strands of hair showed signs of filth and lack of care. Facial features showed an intelligent presence, one that was quite confident of its abilities.
Worse part was that it looked like Mia, demented smile not withstanding.
Alex rose to his feet, not sure what to do. If the truth was what he was told, this was not Mia, but a shell of the woman he knew (or just the body; who knew about the supposed "force" thing?). But there was no denying that this was Mia's body, and seeing her barely clad was not helping him any. If anything it made him think she was vulnerable.
Said thinking would lead to an unfortunate lowering of his guard. Before anyone, even the Wise One, could react, the gorgeous form of Mia rushed towards Alex, thrusting a sharp spire of ice into his belly. Pain throughout his being, the last thing he saw was a dark smile on the lips of the face he thought could never show evil...
End Chapter
Author's Note - Sorry about the horrendous delays, folks. Primary reason for delay THIS time has to do with the fact that one of our managers quit overnight and I have been working many, many extra hours (most of which were spent trying to figure out the (insert profane word) POS (that's the name of our system) system we just got. Add in the fact that I should be moving by the end of August or so (Georgia, on my mind...), AND the fact I recently rediscovered the old Game Boy Color Pokemon games (this is why old school gamers need to be humored - we'll play anything years later).
And then, in my free time? Reading Absolute Power and the Godfather.
At least I know what will be happening in this fic, plus, Element willing, the Hunted will finally see some kind of closure for the first half of its arc. Yes, I said first half. I also did NOT say the ending would meet everyone's satisfaction. What do I mean by that? Just wait.
So! Chapter 14 is now done, and for all reasons, Alex is dead. If you have followed my stories for the last, wow, have I really been writing fics for over three years now? Ick. Anyway, if you know my fics, you'll know how I write. I'll let you wonder what I mean. (Evil Grin)
Look for the next chapter HOPEFULLY by next Tuesday, though it might be a while; as I write this note, I have yet to start on the filling (ha ha) chapter that is 15, which adds some depth to what is going on while this chapter happens.
Oh, and why the "Planet," "Avatar," or "She" appeared like that when she was just with all the troops? Don't think I've forgotten about that...
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