Beginning and End
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Chapter 4 The Sorceress and Her Knight
Seifer's View Ends
Seifer filled with renewed strength he staggered to a stand. He looked at Ellone one last time and fixed his eyes on the damp earth. A few seconds passed or were they minutes. And then laughter. Seifer shook and shook, his shirt rose and fell in rhythm with his sudden outburst. He let out a deep and loud laugh found only in the pit of his guts. The sound echoed and echoed bouncing off the mountain walls, slithering inside the placid fortress of trees. It echoed. Seifer whipped his overcoat to one side and solemnly looked at the gunblade from a distance and a moment later he answered, "To protect the Sorceress."
His eyes lighted up with supreme joy, pride, and determination. Time was back to normal. It seemed to tick back to life moving faster than before. The leaves fell, the wind howled and the grass rustled underneath Seifer's restless feet. He ran to his gunblade, pulled it out in one quick and dexterous move and immediately jammed the gun blade into the T-rex. He slashed left and right and left and right again, clawed the T-rex, sliced deep into the meat and took away its stripes. Seifer slashed up and down, diagonally, and horizontally. He slashed to save himself, he slashed for victory, and he slashed to save the sorceress. In the T-rex weak statement Seifer diffused the rest of its body in one severe attack.
He felt the power surge through him, the feeling he yearned for and almost forgotten after so many years. He held the gunblade and echoed darkly, "Deathblow!" The T-rex roared angrily as it was obliterated. It fell on its side and gradually dissolved into thin air. Seifer heaved and puffed for air, he slammed the gunblade down the earth and leaned on it for support. Ellone glided to his side. Her hand placed comfortably on his chin. She lifted his chin and gazed into his eyes as her voice slipped in an insouciant voice, but oddly dark, "You have done well my knight."
Seifer gave a forced effort to stand and grimaced slightly as he spoke, "Ellone you really are…"
She silenced him. And smiled, "I have little time left in this world. Yes, I am Ultimecia, the Sorceress everyone fears. This maybe the last time we speak to each other unheard. This body I am in is fragile and useless, but the mind and will is strong and demanding. I need to find another vessel to possess. A body that can be easily influenced under my command. I need one to temporarily stay inside that would give me less of a trouble. This girl I am using is absolutely too good of heart that it's sickening to stay in. I can't keep my charade any longer in her, so within four days I want you to find me another body."
Seifer beyond tired nodded and said, "Will Rinoa be a good choice, after all she has powers of a sorceress, or do you want to gain control over Edea again? I could arrange that."
Ultimecia shook her head, "No, Rinoa has too many watching over her; if I make a mistake they may suspect that I am still alive. Edea is out of the question she will recognize my presence at once and then the secret to my existence will be revealed. I need a heart of a weak will or would willingly accept me.
Seifer asked, "Can't we just kill someone and then you can use that empty vessel?"
Ultimecia shook her head again, "That can never be done! I need a body that can function properly. In other words, still breathing. You don't understand do you Seifer? I need a strong body that would be easily influenced and a will that could be tweaked."
Ultimecia stopped speaking as fireworks suddenly lit up the night sky.
"The celebration is almost over. That means my shift ends," Seifer stated in silence.
Ultimecia hissed, "Find me someone soon! Until then my knight if you need me I will be in this chaotic innocent body!"
Seifer gave a smirk, crossed his gun blade over his chest and bowed, "It shall be done."