Author's Notes: I am sorry that the update did not come when promised. Had
finals, no time, and had to clean my house. But it is here now, isn't it?
And shush about the Nida thing, it appears in this chapter. This is my
LONGEST chapter to date, and will take a while to read. And in about the
middle of the chapter I give words to the summon of the game... eventually I
will word the summoning of each GF. 2797 words this time. And the next
update will be at least a week and a half because I have to write it, then
type it, then edit. Bye bye
Firefly-Dreams: I still love you... You are the best. Wish Silv would review.
Chapter 3: The Mission
The heavy rain splashed down on me, soaking through my light clothes. Chilled to the bone, it took all my will to not keep silent. This was the SeeD field exam and I could not mess up now. Our squad, Omega Squad, was the most important today, so much so that both the SeeD Commander of Esthar and the leader of the Dark Knights were guiding us. Two strong arms, and one to aide me while I did my own work. Not only did I have to hack into security, but into the mainframe here. Currently I was amazed that such a group would make a base out here and be so advanced.
Raindrops made vision hard, so now we'd have to rely more on sound, meaning total silence. My older brother leaned against one of the large, waterproof box stacks we guessed the group kept supplies in. Near him was Reyn, the two speaking quietly, probably about the newest gunblades. Reyn's short gold hair was soaked and hanging down in his emerald eyes, much like Drew's. I could not help but glare at my older brother as he ran a finger down the edge of his pure black Demon Spirit. Reyn chuckled softly and leaned his pearly white Angel Soul against his shoulder.
This was the first time I saw the two together. On the transport I'd had the chance to speak to my brother while Reyn talked to other squads. Drew said he often dueled with Reyn, and could also handle the very picky Angelus GF. The black sheep of the family also told me he wasn't coming home, that he'd rather remain alone. All he needed was his gunblade, his Black Knights and a chance to duel Reyn every now and then... Now he reminds me of how mom always said Uncle Squall acted.
"Yo. Rhiale... Time to move," Reyn whispered to us as Drew sprung ahead o take out guards.
Quickly I jumped to my feet and grabbed my aide. Water-proof computers and thieves' kit both in packs on our backs. Now all there was to be heard was foot-steps, splashing in puddles. Then we came upon the bodies of guards. I knew their deaths were at Drew's hands, but that doesn't matter right now. Once we are at the steel door, I pull a small palm computer pad from my pocket and direst Reyn to pry the key pad open. This is soon done and I hook up the palm computer so that I can bypass security so we can enter.
Abruptly the door slides open for me. A moment to free my equipment and I flee into the corridor after Reyn and my assistant, followed by Drew. Sadly we have no specs of this place so we're left to stand around while my assistant hacks the basic building layout from a nearby terminal, Reyn guarding him. This is when I start to shake, body wanting to be free of fear for when I work. Drew watches me from one corner of his eye as he focuses on the radio he has in his ear picking up enemy signals. Also he's watching the corridor for a fight... Nothing he likes more than a fight.
"Drew?"
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Her questioning of me through only the use of my name was something Selphie must have taught her. Lowering my shades enough to glare at her over the top of them, I sigh. While she'd been waiting, I'd been guarding her ass. Casually I swiped a finger over the button on the shades that turned on and off the heat sensors then pocketed them. Not like I was going to tell my adoptive twit what I'd been doing in the past three years. I owed her and her family nothing. Replacing the sunglasses, I watched her halls.
"Reyn, hurry up. They are coming," I hiss out.
The Almasy boy nodded and instructed the cadet helping Rhiale to speed up. He then came up beside me and frowned. He probably sensed it too. It wasn't a squad coming, but her... My hands flashed in a quick signal system I'd developed with Reyn. The SeeD nodded, herding Rhiale and her aide out of the area and to where they could safely hack the system. I was left alone as a dark fog filled the hall. The eerie glow of her golden peered through me from down the hall.
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"Drew," I mumbled sadly as I watched Rhiale type furiously as she bypassed layer after layer of security systems.
"What happened back there sir?" her aide asked me.
"Sorceress. He's going to stall her. Shit... we need to hurry. He can't stand long against her."
"How do you know it's a sorceress?"
How was I supposed to explain it? What words can describe the dread and the familiarity of a woman of magic? The mere sense of her power awoke memories within me that were not mine but Seifer's by blood. Seifer's fear of the sorceresses and his pain by their hands and actions they made him take haunted me. When I'd sensed her I knew her instantly, and I had to hide. But unless Drew came through this, we had no proof of who she was. Now more than ever we needed that data.
"Done!" Rhiale announced as she unhooked, placed the data cell in her pack with computer and hookups and stood.
"We've gotta move..." I started but was cut off by the door swinging open and Drew looking at us, a few cuts and tears on his clothes, but otherwise unharmed.
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"Show yourself!" I yelled into the gathering fog as the light of golden eyes faded.
"Do I need to?" the soft and sweet, yet at the same time dark and menacing voice, a voice only a sorceress could possess, came from behind me.
I whipped around, bringing the gunblade in my hand around in an attempt to behead her. Yet my blade stopped inches away from her throat and I growled. Some enchantment was upon me, for I would not have spared her life otherwise. Paralyzed, I watched as she circled me like a wolf stalks around it's prey cautiously before taking the injured creature's life. She smiled and ran her fingers down my cheek, long nails scratching my flesh. These was nothing in the world I wanted more than to run, but my feet would not obey
"You are as powerful and handsome as your father was," the blonde said.
"My father?" I could not help but question, "Who?"
"Join me as my knight and you will know."
"No! I won't!"
"I'll give you power greater than any before, even your parents. Together none can stand against us. Now bow to me my knight."
I threw away my fears and bowed down before her.
"Good. Now go my love, my knight, take care of the intruders," she softly coaxed.
"Yes my lady..."
"Lady Rella," she offered softly.
"I will deal with them," I assured her, standing and pushing off to where I knew they'd be.
Quietly I opened the door. Reyn and the others smiled. So foolish to not always be ready to fight. The one who thinks herself as my sibling looks at me relieved, but questioning. Reyn, the only threat to me and my lady, smirked looking over my clothes. Taking a moment, I look over them myself. Seems the sorceress could have slain me at any moment. Pushing that thought from my head, I take a mental check of the magic available to me. There were 100 Ultima, Holy and Meteor spells between my Curaga and Blizzaga, showing that my sorceress had truly prepared me.
"Tell you what Reyn, I'll give you one minute to run before I hunt you down," I offered kindly to the teen, smirking.
While the other two seemed confused by my words, Reyn was not. That one sensed the truth. With a glare he pulled out his Angel Soul. If he wanted a fight, I'd give him one before I killed him. A few mumbled words to Rhiale and her aide caused the two to rush out of the room. Now it is just us, silence ruling a few moments. I wonder why he thinks he can beat me. Suddenly there is the familiar pulling at my heart that I felt when a GF was summoned, one that I used often at least.
"Angels of Life and Death, hear my call. Lend to me you're your furious blades... ANGELUS!"
The mumble of words of summoning makes me smile over the fact that he'd summon Angelus so foolishly without testing my strength first. The two angels appeared between us, which was amazing for they don't respond to a casual summon for any other than myself or so I thought, wings still wrapped around them. I decided then to throw a wrench in this teen's plans.
"Angel of Death and Angel of Dark, Awaken and hear your master's words. Holy Demon, rise to my summons and hear my commands... DARUS!"
The black wings unfurled quickly and the strong eyes peered from me to Reyn as those dark feathers stretched. The GF had no clue who to obey. Both had summoned him, but one had called him specifically, me. Slowly the white winged archangel Valen spread his wings and peeked at us. His emerald eyes went wide and he looked questioningly at his counterpart. The stoic betrayed no shock, but glided to my side and then circled around to Reyn, hovering by him and showing his disregard and disdain for me.
"Seems your summon skills are far weaker than mine Reyn... Darus, Valen..."
Words came from my lips unbidden, ancient and filled with the magic of my mistress. Valen and Reyn froze as Darus clamped his dark, leather- clad fists over his ears. The other two glared at me, firsts gripping tight to the gunblades in their possession. By this point my words have the dark one at his knees, crying out in pain. Whoever knew such pain could be so good for me? Finally the dark one snapped. He leapt up, wings flared and eyes red. With his dark gunblade in hand, he flew at me, ready to slash. With confidence in the power I held, I brought a hand up and the angel froze, and then bowed.
"Looks like you did not count on that!"
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"Reyn!" a voice echoed in the back gap of my mind.
"He is lucky I was there," Valen's strong voice stirred memories of the fight in my mind.
"He's bleeding baldy!" Rhiale protested as my eyes opened.
"All head wounds do... Though now he reminds me of the pictures of a young Seifer."
"Cadet, bandage him, we've got to move fast. We've received the order to withdraw, and we're not leaving him," a new voice comes
"Drew?" I cough out.
My words draw attention to me. Valen smirks then fades away; I'll have to question him later on the fight. Rhiale stands a few paces away, looking worried, and speaking with her aide. One female I don't know is leaning over me and bandaging my cut. Yet most obvious here is the scowl of the machine gun holding red-head. Once I'm bandaged, I'm hauled to my feet by the scowling man, who pats me on the back. Without words we start to move away from the complex, other groups watching our back.
Five minutes flat gets us to the withdrawal point. The others break off to their vehicles, but the red carries me into the transport. While the others are put up front, the SeeD, one I often called 'Red', stretched me out on the back floor, frowning as he added another layer to the probably scarlet stained bandage. His eyes are sky blue, and a small tattoo runs under each eye. Truly, I'm shocked his mother even let him get away with those black butterflies under his eyes.
"How did you ever get those? Does Quisty know about them?
"You think I'd be alive if mom knew? Only reason I get away with these is the fact that they are holotats. Hyne BLESS Esthar!" Corin laughed.
Because of the pain, I do not laugh Red haze twinges my sight and I wince as I brush my fingers over the bandaging. Corin Sylium says nothing as the bumpy ride home begins. Though I didn't mind being jarred around by the motion, I do mind the headache between my eyes. After about ten minute, Corin gave into my whimpers and cast a cure on me to ease the pain. While I wished to let sleep consume, I knew it was a bad idea. Instead I went through Corin's history.
His father was formerly a Trepie, one named Stelah Sylium. From what I'd heard, he was the only Trepie ever to have the guts to ask Quistus out. The rest was history. Like most of the children of the "Heroes/Heroines of the War", he had gone to a country with a Garden not controlled by his family. The Kinneas twins moved out of Trabia at the age of 13. The rest had stayed no where near their families. Stelah had come to Esthar, like Suijin had gone to Balamb and the Kinneas twins to Galbidia. Only differences were myself, Rhiale and the daughter of Zell and Rinoa ((Couldn't Resist)) Dincht. She stayed with her mother at the old orphanage where they watched over children.
"With that cut you look like your father," Corin said about thirty minutes later when we stopped.
"Huh?"
"You'll get a scar like you father's I bet. But since you're like him, I'm sure whoever you fought has a mirroring one."
"Wonderful," I scowled.
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"You're really just like Squall and Seifer!" Xu sighed as she rebandaged Reyn's brow.
"I've heard it to many times Doc..." Reyn told my wife.
"Hope you don't mind, but the headmaster wants to debrief you now... Not that I approve," she grumbled, glaring in my direction.
As much as I feared what Xu would do to me later, I had to know everything. Looking a moment at Reyn, I thought of my own youth and how the world would have been if Seifer had been the one hurt this badly and not Squall.
"You wanna know about the fight?" Reyn cut off my thoughts.
"And where Drew Kinneas is," I confirmed.
"He's the sorceress's knight. We were ready to head out when he walked in. Though he'd sent her back, or retreated. I could sense her power in him, like I could sense it in mom and dad. I told them to run. Then I summoned Angelus... But... He somehow took over Darus. Valen used his power to banish Darus and himself. I had to face Drew alone. Now that I think about it, it was a lot like when mom and dad dueled when I was little... One of my slashes was thrown off, and I cut him across his brow. He was angry and then got up. There was blood everywhere, dripping down my gunblade, streaking down his face. I was shocked a moment by it, but it was long enough for him to make a cut mirroring the one on his brow. I don't know what happened then."
((Authoress's Note: If you wanna really know what the battle looked like, take your mental images of Reyn and Drew then transpose them on Seifer and Squall's duel in the beginning of the game. Reyn for Seifer, Drew for Squall.))
"This is bad," I admitted, waving Xu away. I was sure she could busy herself with the other patients, and she'd want to celebrate the twins making SeeD.
"What did the data say about the sorceress?"
"She is Rella Dincht."
Firefly-Dreams: I still love you... You are the best. Wish Silv would review.
Chapter 3: The Mission
The heavy rain splashed down on me, soaking through my light clothes. Chilled to the bone, it took all my will to not keep silent. This was the SeeD field exam and I could not mess up now. Our squad, Omega Squad, was the most important today, so much so that both the SeeD Commander of Esthar and the leader of the Dark Knights were guiding us. Two strong arms, and one to aide me while I did my own work. Not only did I have to hack into security, but into the mainframe here. Currently I was amazed that such a group would make a base out here and be so advanced.
Raindrops made vision hard, so now we'd have to rely more on sound, meaning total silence. My older brother leaned against one of the large, waterproof box stacks we guessed the group kept supplies in. Near him was Reyn, the two speaking quietly, probably about the newest gunblades. Reyn's short gold hair was soaked and hanging down in his emerald eyes, much like Drew's. I could not help but glare at my older brother as he ran a finger down the edge of his pure black Demon Spirit. Reyn chuckled softly and leaned his pearly white Angel Soul against his shoulder.
This was the first time I saw the two together. On the transport I'd had the chance to speak to my brother while Reyn talked to other squads. Drew said he often dueled with Reyn, and could also handle the very picky Angelus GF. The black sheep of the family also told me he wasn't coming home, that he'd rather remain alone. All he needed was his gunblade, his Black Knights and a chance to duel Reyn every now and then... Now he reminds me of how mom always said Uncle Squall acted.
"Yo. Rhiale... Time to move," Reyn whispered to us as Drew sprung ahead o take out guards.
Quickly I jumped to my feet and grabbed my aide. Water-proof computers and thieves' kit both in packs on our backs. Now all there was to be heard was foot-steps, splashing in puddles. Then we came upon the bodies of guards. I knew their deaths were at Drew's hands, but that doesn't matter right now. Once we are at the steel door, I pull a small palm computer pad from my pocket and direst Reyn to pry the key pad open. This is soon done and I hook up the palm computer so that I can bypass security so we can enter.
Abruptly the door slides open for me. A moment to free my equipment and I flee into the corridor after Reyn and my assistant, followed by Drew. Sadly we have no specs of this place so we're left to stand around while my assistant hacks the basic building layout from a nearby terminal, Reyn guarding him. This is when I start to shake, body wanting to be free of fear for when I work. Drew watches me from one corner of his eye as he focuses on the radio he has in his ear picking up enemy signals. Also he's watching the corridor for a fight... Nothing he likes more than a fight.
"Drew?"
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Her questioning of me through only the use of my name was something Selphie must have taught her. Lowering my shades enough to glare at her over the top of them, I sigh. While she'd been waiting, I'd been guarding her ass. Casually I swiped a finger over the button on the shades that turned on and off the heat sensors then pocketed them. Not like I was going to tell my adoptive twit what I'd been doing in the past three years. I owed her and her family nothing. Replacing the sunglasses, I watched her halls.
"Reyn, hurry up. They are coming," I hiss out.
The Almasy boy nodded and instructed the cadet helping Rhiale to speed up. He then came up beside me and frowned. He probably sensed it too. It wasn't a squad coming, but her... My hands flashed in a quick signal system I'd developed with Reyn. The SeeD nodded, herding Rhiale and her aide out of the area and to where they could safely hack the system. I was left alone as a dark fog filled the hall. The eerie glow of her golden peered through me from down the hall.
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"Drew," I mumbled sadly as I watched Rhiale type furiously as she bypassed layer after layer of security systems.
"What happened back there sir?" her aide asked me.
"Sorceress. He's going to stall her. Shit... we need to hurry. He can't stand long against her."
"How do you know it's a sorceress?"
How was I supposed to explain it? What words can describe the dread and the familiarity of a woman of magic? The mere sense of her power awoke memories within me that were not mine but Seifer's by blood. Seifer's fear of the sorceresses and his pain by their hands and actions they made him take haunted me. When I'd sensed her I knew her instantly, and I had to hide. But unless Drew came through this, we had no proof of who she was. Now more than ever we needed that data.
"Done!" Rhiale announced as she unhooked, placed the data cell in her pack with computer and hookups and stood.
"We've gotta move..." I started but was cut off by the door swinging open and Drew looking at us, a few cuts and tears on his clothes, but otherwise unharmed.
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"Show yourself!" I yelled into the gathering fog as the light of golden eyes faded.
"Do I need to?" the soft and sweet, yet at the same time dark and menacing voice, a voice only a sorceress could possess, came from behind me.
I whipped around, bringing the gunblade in my hand around in an attempt to behead her. Yet my blade stopped inches away from her throat and I growled. Some enchantment was upon me, for I would not have spared her life otherwise. Paralyzed, I watched as she circled me like a wolf stalks around it's prey cautiously before taking the injured creature's life. She smiled and ran her fingers down my cheek, long nails scratching my flesh. These was nothing in the world I wanted more than to run, but my feet would not obey
"You are as powerful and handsome as your father was," the blonde said.
"My father?" I could not help but question, "Who?"
"Join me as my knight and you will know."
"No! I won't!"
"I'll give you power greater than any before, even your parents. Together none can stand against us. Now bow to me my knight."
I threw away my fears and bowed down before her.
"Good. Now go my love, my knight, take care of the intruders," she softly coaxed.
"Yes my lady..."
"Lady Rella," she offered softly.
"I will deal with them," I assured her, standing and pushing off to where I knew they'd be.
Quietly I opened the door. Reyn and the others smiled. So foolish to not always be ready to fight. The one who thinks herself as my sibling looks at me relieved, but questioning. Reyn, the only threat to me and my lady, smirked looking over my clothes. Taking a moment, I look over them myself. Seems the sorceress could have slain me at any moment. Pushing that thought from my head, I take a mental check of the magic available to me. There were 100 Ultima, Holy and Meteor spells between my Curaga and Blizzaga, showing that my sorceress had truly prepared me.
"Tell you what Reyn, I'll give you one minute to run before I hunt you down," I offered kindly to the teen, smirking.
While the other two seemed confused by my words, Reyn was not. That one sensed the truth. With a glare he pulled out his Angel Soul. If he wanted a fight, I'd give him one before I killed him. A few mumbled words to Rhiale and her aide caused the two to rush out of the room. Now it is just us, silence ruling a few moments. I wonder why he thinks he can beat me. Suddenly there is the familiar pulling at my heart that I felt when a GF was summoned, one that I used often at least.
"Angels of Life and Death, hear my call. Lend to me you're your furious blades... ANGELUS!"
The mumble of words of summoning makes me smile over the fact that he'd summon Angelus so foolishly without testing my strength first. The two angels appeared between us, which was amazing for they don't respond to a casual summon for any other than myself or so I thought, wings still wrapped around them. I decided then to throw a wrench in this teen's plans.
"Angel of Death and Angel of Dark, Awaken and hear your master's words. Holy Demon, rise to my summons and hear my commands... DARUS!"
The black wings unfurled quickly and the strong eyes peered from me to Reyn as those dark feathers stretched. The GF had no clue who to obey. Both had summoned him, but one had called him specifically, me. Slowly the white winged archangel Valen spread his wings and peeked at us. His emerald eyes went wide and he looked questioningly at his counterpart. The stoic betrayed no shock, but glided to my side and then circled around to Reyn, hovering by him and showing his disregard and disdain for me.
"Seems your summon skills are far weaker than mine Reyn... Darus, Valen..."
Words came from my lips unbidden, ancient and filled with the magic of my mistress. Valen and Reyn froze as Darus clamped his dark, leather- clad fists over his ears. The other two glared at me, firsts gripping tight to the gunblades in their possession. By this point my words have the dark one at his knees, crying out in pain. Whoever knew such pain could be so good for me? Finally the dark one snapped. He leapt up, wings flared and eyes red. With his dark gunblade in hand, he flew at me, ready to slash. With confidence in the power I held, I brought a hand up and the angel froze, and then bowed.
"Looks like you did not count on that!"
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"Reyn!" a voice echoed in the back gap of my mind.
"He is lucky I was there," Valen's strong voice stirred memories of the fight in my mind.
"He's bleeding baldy!" Rhiale protested as my eyes opened.
"All head wounds do... Though now he reminds me of the pictures of a young Seifer."
"Cadet, bandage him, we've got to move fast. We've received the order to withdraw, and we're not leaving him," a new voice comes
"Drew?" I cough out.
My words draw attention to me. Valen smirks then fades away; I'll have to question him later on the fight. Rhiale stands a few paces away, looking worried, and speaking with her aide. One female I don't know is leaning over me and bandaging my cut. Yet most obvious here is the scowl of the machine gun holding red-head. Once I'm bandaged, I'm hauled to my feet by the scowling man, who pats me on the back. Without words we start to move away from the complex, other groups watching our back.
Five minutes flat gets us to the withdrawal point. The others break off to their vehicles, but the red carries me into the transport. While the others are put up front, the SeeD, one I often called 'Red', stretched me out on the back floor, frowning as he added another layer to the probably scarlet stained bandage. His eyes are sky blue, and a small tattoo runs under each eye. Truly, I'm shocked his mother even let him get away with those black butterflies under his eyes.
"How did you ever get those? Does Quisty know about them?
"You think I'd be alive if mom knew? Only reason I get away with these is the fact that they are holotats. Hyne BLESS Esthar!" Corin laughed.
Because of the pain, I do not laugh Red haze twinges my sight and I wince as I brush my fingers over the bandaging. Corin Sylium says nothing as the bumpy ride home begins. Though I didn't mind being jarred around by the motion, I do mind the headache between my eyes. After about ten minute, Corin gave into my whimpers and cast a cure on me to ease the pain. While I wished to let sleep consume, I knew it was a bad idea. Instead I went through Corin's history.
His father was formerly a Trepie, one named Stelah Sylium. From what I'd heard, he was the only Trepie ever to have the guts to ask Quistus out. The rest was history. Like most of the children of the "Heroes/Heroines of the War", he had gone to a country with a Garden not controlled by his family. The Kinneas twins moved out of Trabia at the age of 13. The rest had stayed no where near their families. Stelah had come to Esthar, like Suijin had gone to Balamb and the Kinneas twins to Galbidia. Only differences were myself, Rhiale and the daughter of Zell and Rinoa ((Couldn't Resist)) Dincht. She stayed with her mother at the old orphanage where they watched over children.
"With that cut you look like your father," Corin said about thirty minutes later when we stopped.
"Huh?"
"You'll get a scar like you father's I bet. But since you're like him, I'm sure whoever you fought has a mirroring one."
"Wonderful," I scowled.
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"You're really just like Squall and Seifer!" Xu sighed as she rebandaged Reyn's brow.
"I've heard it to many times Doc..." Reyn told my wife.
"Hope you don't mind, but the headmaster wants to debrief you now... Not that I approve," she grumbled, glaring in my direction.
As much as I feared what Xu would do to me later, I had to know everything. Looking a moment at Reyn, I thought of my own youth and how the world would have been if Seifer had been the one hurt this badly and not Squall.
"You wanna know about the fight?" Reyn cut off my thoughts.
"And where Drew Kinneas is," I confirmed.
"He's the sorceress's knight. We were ready to head out when he walked in. Though he'd sent her back, or retreated. I could sense her power in him, like I could sense it in mom and dad. I told them to run. Then I summoned Angelus... But... He somehow took over Darus. Valen used his power to banish Darus and himself. I had to face Drew alone. Now that I think about it, it was a lot like when mom and dad dueled when I was little... One of my slashes was thrown off, and I cut him across his brow. He was angry and then got up. There was blood everywhere, dripping down my gunblade, streaking down his face. I was shocked a moment by it, but it was long enough for him to make a cut mirroring the one on his brow. I don't know what happened then."
((Authoress's Note: If you wanna really know what the battle looked like, take your mental images of Reyn and Drew then transpose them on Seifer and Squall's duel in the beginning of the game. Reyn for Seifer, Drew for Squall.))
"This is bad," I admitted, waving Xu away. I was sure she could busy herself with the other patients, and she'd want to celebrate the twins making SeeD.
"What did the data say about the sorceress?"
"She is Rella Dincht."