Chapter 11:Life Comes With Great Hardship and Price
The weapon sticking through my chest, was obviously made of the same material as my armor. But how can that be, the only person who could possibly have a weapon made of this metal... I thought then paused. I turned my head back so that I could see my attacker out of the corner of my eye. I was astonished at who I saw, it was Stella. She had driven the giant shuriken right through my back and out my chest. "But... why," I said feeling weak and falling to my knees. "Ha, did you honestly think I could love someone who's face I had never even seen, my mission from the begining was to get close to you so that I could kill you when the time came," Stella said in a much crueler manner then usual. It was odd until she had finished that sentance I had felt weak, like I was slowly bleeding to death. The instant my brain had processed that she had never loved me and had done all this for either money or just no reason at all, I felt all of my strength return. However where is the stealth in revealing to your opponent that you have no intention of dieing when you are supposed to.
"So... you did all this... for money then... I suppose," I said acting like I was out of breath and in pain. "Yes, I'm getting a small sum, but what I truly want, is to protect Spira, for handsome Baralai," she said in a way that almost caused me to burst out laughing, but I resisted. "Well... I... I'm... terribly sorry to dissapoint you but in order for me to die I must love the person who has killed me for the duration of my death," I said, smashing the shuriken and doing a backflip to my feet. I concentrated on the power of my helm but used it in a new fashion, instead of moving myself, I moved the army of men in the Calmlands. I moved them to create a direct path to the final shade. I bolted off in that direction as fast as I could. Only one thing could stop me now, the chaos bringer, if it reached me at any point, I was doomed. It was right next to the shade's cage. I needed a distraction, right, chaos, I leapt into the air and threw a huge fireball at a large patch of soldiers. They scattered and got out of the way in time but it was still enough chaos to attract the attention of the chaos bringer. It went through a crowd of soldiers to the small crater and bent to the ground as if feeding off some invisible source. I landed on the ground and ran at the cage again. Finally, I'll have all my memories ba... I started thinking but my thought process was interupted when something dashed in front of me.
Before I could figure out that it was the final chaos bringer in front of me it's scythe was already in my head. Ah, what the hell, how did it, why did it come after me, I thought already feeling weak. HAHA, now I will have complete contolr over your body, and finally get what I deserve, I heard the other voice in my head laugh at me. The chaos bringer evaporated and I saw that I was but a few feet from the cage. I stumbled to my feet and towards the cage. "I... must... destroy it," I barely managed to say between deep rasped breaths. I stuck out my left arm and with all my remaining energy shot a huge bolt of lightning at the entire cage. My vision faded and then suddenly returned along with a splitting headache, I was fighting the dark me for control. After what felt like hours I decided to try something dangerous and seemingly useless. I would try and remove him from my head using the power of the helm, if it worked he was gone and I would have my memories back. If not, then I didn't want to imagine what would probably happen.
I concentrated but it took quite some time since I had to activate the power and keep him from taking control. Finally it was useable, and I made it consume my body but then forced it onto just him and then just threw it, not caring where he ended up. It was a huge relief to have him gone finally, and now finally I remembered everything, including, Rikku. I was to weak from the struggle and as I fell I could feel the armor removing itself and moving somewhere, I was not certain where. I saw one last thing after I fell to the ground, Stella, standing above me. She pointed her finger ordering something towards me but all I saw was blackness and then I lost conciousness.
"Ow, my whole body aches," I complained weakly when I awoke. I felt a sharp pain in my right shoulder like something was biting me. I turned my head as quickly as my weak muscles could, which was very slow. I saw the most hideous thing biting my shoulder and in the middle of it's horrific mouth a tounge or some odd thing stuck though my skin and seemed to be draining me of all energy. 'Ha ha ha, I see your finally awake, and you noticed your little friend, he is draining all of your energy but leaves enough for you to live, until we decide what to do with you," I heard Stella's voice say from about three feet away. "Coward, if I could move, I would kill you where you stand," I said just above a normal speking voice since I had not the energy to shout. She laughed and walked off, what chance did I have for survival though, and where am I anyways. I tried to stand but somehow managed to fall on my face, now I felt weaker yet, the less energy I required in my sitting position the more it could drain. I laid there, for hours, waiting, waiting, for something, anything to save me. I had hatched an idea that was working slightly, I had been hiding a small pocket of energy and when the thing on me was distracted I would use that enrgy to draw the weapon, which had not been taken since they figured I could not use it, and I would stab it through the head. The distraction part of the plan was absent though, I needed something to draw its attention from its little meal, of me, that it was so content with.
I laid there flat on my face for some time, contemplating what I would actually do if I could escape. I could lie low for a while, considering I still had that useless cloak, yes I think that's what I'll do. Finally I had found a use for that thing. Wow, I didn't realize till now, but I really have been here for some time, I believe that I came here when I was 15, and now if my sense of time is right... I'm about 16, almost 17... I thought, finally able to recover the knowledge of my age. I could have done more self-discovery thinking had my thought process been thrown off by a loud noise and a huge rumble. I saw the thing on me look away and saw my chance. I released the energy and drew my sword and jusdt as the thing noticed I plunged the blade through it's skull and deep into it's body. It gave off a loud wailing noise and vanished into thin air. "Ugh, what the hell was that thing," I said getting to my feet, energy almost immeadiatly returning to me, "doesn't matter no time to dawdle, onward and outward!" I noticed that I wasn't in a jail cell, more assumptions of my weakness and stupidity, I assumed. I reached into inside pocket and pulled out the rolled up cloak, after unrolling it was a little wrinkled so I just shook it out and brought it around my shoulders. I clipped it together around my neck and put the hood up. When I stood perfectly still it hid me completely beneath the cloak, otherwise when I moved my feet and some of my legs were exposed. I just then had noticed that my clothes had somehow changed. They were now entirely black but were slightly looser and the leggings had returned to full length. The shirt was almost exactly like a T-shirt now.
I then remembered where I was and decided to stop admiring my new clothes and take off. I ran down corridor after corridor, feeling like a rat in a maze. Finally I reached a large elevator shaft, probably for transporting large groups at one time or heavier supplies. I looked around but could not find any switch to open it, probably meaning the only way to get here was another way or, to stop the elevator here from another floor and have someone hold it. There is one simpler way that I thought of at that moment, use a sword to cut the damn thing open. I pulled out one of my swords and cut a large hole and jumped through. It looked similar to a construction zone inside, there were so many support beams visible. I made sure to land on one to get my bearings. I looked down, that was a long fall, I looked up, that was an even longer rise. I had to go down slowly. Just then I heard a terrible echoing screach that forced me to cover my ears.
I looked up and saw that thing, it was still alice somehow. Then I heard anothor one of those high pitched wails right next to me. I looked over and, "Holy hell," I yelled just barely jumping to the side to dodge another of those things. "Two of you," I said then noticed that there wasn't just two of them, this entire shaft was filled with them. They all began wailing, it was a horrible racket, but i could not hold still, I needed to move, get away, however possible. I pushed myself off the beam and fell, whenever I could and one of those things was too near me I spread the cloak to slow my fall a bit. Then I finally saw ground and realized the only way to slow myself enough was to use my swords. I drew them both and drove them into the wall. I began to slow and then stopped about a foot from the ground floor door. I cut a hole and leapt through. Run away, I thought looking for the nearest and fastest way out. I ran straight and saw light shining through a door to my left.
I ran out into daylight, turned around and finally noticed that those horrid creatures had finally stopped chasing me. Guess they don't like open light, or being seen by people, whatever their gone, I thought walking casually away from Bevelle. "I need to find some place where I can hide and think about what I should do," I muttered to myself on the way out of Bevelle, "escaping seemed a little to easy though, none of my... what the..." I had stopped to adjust the cloak and could see my head. My hair, which had origanally been brown had now turned completely white. All refrences to my origanal self had been lost, parts of my personality were the same but his world had changed me a lot. No time to gawk at my hair though, I adjusted the cloak and left at a fast jog.
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