I'm trying to write the story I had originally intended.
I don't own any of the Final Fantasy 8 characters, but the newbies are mine.
Do I have enough viewpoints in this thing, or what?
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Chapter 11
"You wouldn't happen to be Gilgamesh, would you?" Edgar asked the figure.
~I am.~ They still heard the Guardian through their minds, even though it was existing on the same plane.
"Why are you here?" Lynne blinked, "I mean, everyone thinks you're all dead or something. Or at least that no one will ever see you again."
~~We are not bound any more by the request of your 'Hyne' to assist you humans with magic. We deemed it better to leave immediately and let you discover the abilities for yourselves completely on your own, than to do so gradually.~~
The second voice was one they had never heard before. Feminine this time, and slightly higher than Griever's or Tiamat's had been, but it had a kind of leathery feel across their minds.
"Bahamut?" Zell blinked, "Whoa!"
Two figures had stepped around the corner just behind Gilgamesh. Rather than two dragons, they were two women, almost identical in appearance. The one on the left had crimson eyes, and violet hair. Her clothing was obscured by a cloak around her shoulders that clasped at the juncture of her collarbones. The whole cloak seemed made of some kind of animal skin, and when it sporadically twitched, they realized that it was actually a pair of wings closed around her for protection. The other woman had deep blue eyes, and silver hair. Like the other woman, she had the wing-cape that hid most of her body.
^We do not usually stand this close to one another, true.^ Tiamat's voice touched their minds.
"So the whole thing about the crystal was what set you free?" Edgar asked.
~Yes. When you caused the Sorceress to gift her powers to it, we were released.~
~~We agreed to be bound to the minds of humans so that the ones with magical gifts would be both protected and protected against. The humans you call 'Sorceresses' were in as much danger as they had the potential to cause.~~
^Many children of your world now have the raw ability to use magic. They just need to be taught how to control it, and how to access it. That is why Rinoa is necessary for your schools. It is also part of the reason for Max's presence.^
"Wait," Eric held a hand up, "You mean Max doesn't have to be here?"
~It is not our place to explain.~
"Well," Zell scratched his head, deciding that the issue with Max was better left alone, "If you're free, why are you here? Is this place like a home to you?"
~~Where do you think the boundaries of our dimensions cross over one another?~~ Bahamut seemed to be laughing at them. ~~Just because we no longer must answer to your calls, it does not mean that we are no longer listening. Now we may choose when and if we respond, but many of you who asked for our presence would be answered, in a manner.~~
"You mean you would show up in our minds again if we asked?" Ariadne spoke up finally.
~~Exactly.~~
"Well," Eric leaned gingerly against the stone walls of the ruin, "Do any of you perhaps know why SeeD still is necessary, even after the sorceresses no longer exist?"
Tiamat snorted. ^Aside from the obvious loss of employment, no, we do not. You humans would understand the need better than we. After all, SeeD was a human concept.^
"Guess we'll have to talk that over with the Headmasters," Zell shrugged, "So what are we supposed to do now that we've encountered the 'rogue' Guardians?" he vocally emphasized the quotation marks around the comment, "Because we aren't about to try capturing you three... Not considering any one of you is more powerful than the five of us combined."
~So few of you mortals have such humility. It is refreshing. All the same, we do need to travel with you.~
"Wait," Lynne blinked, "You're traveling with us? Why? Can't you just pop up wherever you want to go?"
~~You must have come from the Garden that does not teach much about Guardians.~~ Bahamut's voice was tinged with humor. ~~We can only travel in your world if there are Sorceresses causing trouble. Otherwise, we can't become corporeal enough to affect your dimension.~~
"That explains why you were usually 'junctioned' to creatures," Zell snapped his fingers, "And why there aren't many details in the history texts about Guardians traveling around on their own."
^And you're supposed to be one of the less intelligent of the mortals?!^
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I'm sure that something is going to happen soon... This is too friendly to be real.
I decided that since I went so long between updates, I'd do just as well to upload three at a time this once. I doubt it will ever happen again.
I don't own any of the Final Fantasy 8 characters, but the newbies are mine.
Do I have enough viewpoints in this thing, or what?
~
Chapter 11
"You wouldn't happen to be Gilgamesh, would you?" Edgar asked the figure.
~I am.~ They still heard the Guardian through their minds, even though it was existing on the same plane.
"Why are you here?" Lynne blinked, "I mean, everyone thinks you're all dead or something. Or at least that no one will ever see you again."
~~We are not bound any more by the request of your 'Hyne' to assist you humans with magic. We deemed it better to leave immediately and let you discover the abilities for yourselves completely on your own, than to do so gradually.~~
The second voice was one they had never heard before. Feminine this time, and slightly higher than Griever's or Tiamat's had been, but it had a kind of leathery feel across their minds.
"Bahamut?" Zell blinked, "Whoa!"
Two figures had stepped around the corner just behind Gilgamesh. Rather than two dragons, they were two women, almost identical in appearance. The one on the left had crimson eyes, and violet hair. Her clothing was obscured by a cloak around her shoulders that clasped at the juncture of her collarbones. The whole cloak seemed made of some kind of animal skin, and when it sporadically twitched, they realized that it was actually a pair of wings closed around her for protection. The other woman had deep blue eyes, and silver hair. Like the other woman, she had the wing-cape that hid most of her body.
^We do not usually stand this close to one another, true.^ Tiamat's voice touched their minds.
"So the whole thing about the crystal was what set you free?" Edgar asked.
~Yes. When you caused the Sorceress to gift her powers to it, we were released.~
~~We agreed to be bound to the minds of humans so that the ones with magical gifts would be both protected and protected against. The humans you call 'Sorceresses' were in as much danger as they had the potential to cause.~~
^Many children of your world now have the raw ability to use magic. They just need to be taught how to control it, and how to access it. That is why Rinoa is necessary for your schools. It is also part of the reason for Max's presence.^
"Wait," Eric held a hand up, "You mean Max doesn't have to be here?"
~It is not our place to explain.~
"Well," Zell scratched his head, deciding that the issue with Max was better left alone, "If you're free, why are you here? Is this place like a home to you?"
~~Where do you think the boundaries of our dimensions cross over one another?~~ Bahamut seemed to be laughing at them. ~~Just because we no longer must answer to your calls, it does not mean that we are no longer listening. Now we may choose when and if we respond, but many of you who asked for our presence would be answered, in a manner.~~
"You mean you would show up in our minds again if we asked?" Ariadne spoke up finally.
~~Exactly.~~
"Well," Eric leaned gingerly against the stone walls of the ruin, "Do any of you perhaps know why SeeD still is necessary, even after the sorceresses no longer exist?"
Tiamat snorted. ^Aside from the obvious loss of employment, no, we do not. You humans would understand the need better than we. After all, SeeD was a human concept.^
"Guess we'll have to talk that over with the Headmasters," Zell shrugged, "So what are we supposed to do now that we've encountered the 'rogue' Guardians?" he vocally emphasized the quotation marks around the comment, "Because we aren't about to try capturing you three... Not considering any one of you is more powerful than the five of us combined."
~So few of you mortals have such humility. It is refreshing. All the same, we do need to travel with you.~
"Wait," Lynne blinked, "You're traveling with us? Why? Can't you just pop up wherever you want to go?"
~~You must have come from the Garden that does not teach much about Guardians.~~ Bahamut's voice was tinged with humor. ~~We can only travel in your world if there are Sorceresses causing trouble. Otherwise, we can't become corporeal enough to affect your dimension.~~
"That explains why you were usually 'junctioned' to creatures," Zell snapped his fingers, "And why there aren't many details in the history texts about Guardians traveling around on their own."
^And you're supposed to be one of the less intelligent of the mortals?!^
~
I'm sure that something is going to happen soon... This is too friendly to be real.
I decided that since I went so long between updates, I'd do just as well to upload three at a time this once. I doubt it will ever happen again.