Text Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee

[Jason1 105]

I’d like to make clear and communicate as a follower of the Christ, Jesus, that I don’t agree with, nor wish to support or advocate the use of the transliterated Hebrew word ‘Sephirot’ or ‘Sephiroth’, which refers to the “enumerations” of God’s revelation, as described in Jewish Kabbalah, as a name for the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII, who did great evil. Nor do I wish to glorify the ‘magic’ and ‘spells’, who’s origins are derived from polytheism and superstition, that the character Merlin was written as a user of, or the use weaponry as it’s presented separate from this specific story. It’s after having said that, that I write for a creative purpose, and for the ideas, emotions, and morals that are so beautifully presented in these stories that I love and admire.

 

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Prologue

 

A bright light filled the entire sky, as the stars began to twinkle, one by one, back into place. Small petals of radiance rained down from the sky, shimmering as quick as they disappeared into the palm of Leon’s hand.

 

“He did it…” he said.

 

He was standing among everyone else, sharing in their awe of the cosmic spectacle before them.

 

“Well how ‘bout that…” Cid said, resting his hands on his hips.

 

Yuffie turned to look at Leon. “Now that Sora stopped the darkness from spreading, will the heartless stop coming too?”

 

Leon closed his eyes and faced down at the ground. “The only way heartless would stop coming…is if everyone’s heart was filled with light.” He turned to look back at her. “The only thing that matters now…is what we do to rebuild our world.”

 

Aeris rested a hand on her chest, closing her eyes. She couldn’t hear the two talking. Only one thing was on her mind. Only one person was on her mind.

 

“Was he safe?”

 

“Will he ever come back?”

 

“Tomorrow, we can start looking for Merlin. He’s definitely here, and probably looking for us too” Leon said. “Right Aeris?”

 

Aeris couldn’t hear what Leon said. She was still lost in her trance.

 

“Aeris?”

 

“Oh?” Aeris turned around in surprise. “I’m sorry…what did you say?”

 

“Merlin’s probably looking for us here? Right?”

 

“Yes, that’s right” she said with a nod.

 

Leon smiled in agreement, and looked back up at the sky. The four of them stood there for a long time, without saying anything else. It was the first time, in a long time, they were able to look up at the sky of their home. Their garden of radiance. The place that shaped each of them into the person they are today. The place that fell into the hollow bastion of darkness that harbored great evil, but now, was ready to be restored.

 

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One week later….

Leon stepped through the door, closing it behind him. He walked down the hallway of the library, passing by every shelf, one after the other. The morning light shined through the glass window, sending rays onto its green floor. Leon turned into one them, as he held the book up in his hand. “Yuffie, Aeris. I think you two should read this.”

 

The two of them were searching through the archives, looking for any trace of Ansem’s original research. They both looked up, as Leon showed them the title.

 

R------ --rd-- Defense Mechanism. It was tattered, and the front stained, covering the first half of the title, only revealing two ‘r’s and a ‘d’.

 

“Apparently, this town used to be built with a programmed defense mechanism, in order to protect it against any threat, like the heartless, or the nobodies.” Leon looked up at the two. “This book should tell us how to construct one, to aid us in fighting off any threat.”

 

The three of them gathered together, having a long talk about what their next step should be, and what the best way of constructing this mechanism was. After some time, they all heard footsteps, as someone else entered the library.

 

 

“Hey! Look who I found!” Cid called out.

 

Aeris turned around, looking at the familiar face she would always see in her dreams at night.

 

 

It was Cloud, standing behind Cid, looking back at everyone. Leon and Yuffie smiled, as Aeris slowly stepped towards him. Cloud kept his eyes low. He almost looked ashamed.

 

 

Aeris leaned in, as Cloud looked back up at her. She hadn’t seen his face in a long, long time.

 

 

“Hey…did you miss me?” Aeris asked.

 

Cloud looked back down, and aside. “Of course…”

 

“Looks like you finally made it” Leon said, walking over to the two of them.

 

“Hey Cloud! Where you been all this time?” Yuffie said, following Leon.

 

Cloud looked back at all of them. The memories of his struggle against Sephiroth came back into his head. The lonely nights, looking up at the fading stars, wandering through the darkness, searching for the light within him.

 

“I’ve been busy…” he said.

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Two weeks later…

Leon stepped through the doorway of Merlin’s house, closing it behind him. “Morning Cid” he said.

 

“Mornin’!” Cid said, typing away on his large computer, without turning around.

 

Leon set a large, rolled up sheet on the small wooden table that rested in the middle of the room.

 

Yuffie stepped through the doorway, followed by Aeris and Cloud.

 

“Morning you guys! Is today the big day?” Yuffie said.

 

“It is…” Leon said, rolling out the sheet.

 

On it, was a map of the entire town, from the outer plaza, to the bailey, to the castle.

 

Cid stopped typing, and walked over to the map, as the five of them gathered around.

 

“In order to set up a fully functional defense mechanism, we need to set up four wired signal points around the entire town. But to do that, we not only need a software to program it from…” Leon looked up at Cid.

 

“I’ve got it!” Cid said with a nod, holding up his fist.

 

“…but a power source as well.” They all leaned back, as they realized what this meant. The only power source large enough to get the job done was inside the castle, which was slowly falling apart more and more each day.

 

“What’s good for us, is that it’s portable. But what’s bad is that…”

 

“We need to enter the castle…” Cloud said.

 

“Yeah....that’s right.” Leon said. There was a moment of silence, as everyone realized the type of challenge before them. The castle was not only a labyrinth on its own, but the place where the heartless were most densely concentrated. It was also falling apart, and the power source they were looking for, the Main Generator, was in an unknown location.

 

Everyone looked down, as they processed the information. “How long do you think we have?” Aeris asked.

 

“I’d say about a week”

 

Everyone was quiet once again.

 

“Hey! Why’s everybody so down?! You think this is gonna be too hard for us?! Please!” She took a leap back, throwing her arms out and looking at everyone with a huge grin on her face.

 

“We’re the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee!”

 

Everyone smiled back, realizing what she was saying.

 

“You’re right.” Leon said. “Were in charge of putting this place back to the way it was…maybe even better. And this is where it all begins…” He rolled up the map, and walked over to the door. He stopped, and looked back, without turning around. “So let’s go”

 

OOC: What do you think about this? I've always loved all of those characters in the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee, and all the work they do. When I began writing this, I had the vague idea of making it into an RP, but I've rethought that idea now. Maybe a story, or something else? Or does an RP based on this sound interesting? I wanted to share it with you, and I wanted to see if you had any ideas, perhaps? Anything thoughts at all, I'd love to hear it

Edited November 7, 2012 by Jason1

[coolwings 1,546]

Hey I love the idea of this story it sounds so interesting, I had always wondered what happened to Leon and the gang after Sora had left in KH2. The idea of an RP is an awesome idea I really think you should do it! Anyway it is your choice all I hope for is that you continue with this story because it is really good!

[Sora_Roxas26 124]

this may be stupid, but its late and i am tired, and my meds are kicking in, so i'm not at 100% thinking strength lol, but whats RP? by the way i hate hate hate reading long stuff like this, esp without a lot of pics, but i LOVED THIS, you should be proud and continue this story you are telling about the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committees Start, because i personally would love it to go all the way up til when Sora, Donald, and Goofy get there in KH2

[xxClouDxxmoon 901]

this may be stupid, but its late and i am tired, and my meds are kicking in, so i'm not at 100% thinking strength lol, but whats RP? by the way i hate hate hate reading long stuff like this, esp without a lot of pics, but i LOVED THIS, you should be proud and continue this story you are telling about the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committees Start, because i personally would love it to go all the way up til when Sora, Donald, and Goofy get there in KH2

 

not knowing what rp means is not to be blamed on the meds.

 

 

And nice so far

 

And nice so far

[Master Keeper 687]

Amazing idea of writing this, I really liked the story, but I suggest u mention where are they talking cuz I got confused in some points but everything else is cool, let's hope the story explain how they renew the city and how people came...etc

[Pyrrha Nikos 1,162]

Why is it that I always end up loving your stories?

[Daniel Black 1,981]

Hey this is great! keep up the good work

[StarStruck 78]

Nice job!!

[Jason1 105]

Hey I love the idea of this story it sounds so interesting, I had always wondered what happened to Leon and the gang after Sora had left in KH2. The idea of an RP is an awesome idea I really think you should do it! Anyway it is your choice all I hope for is that you continue with this story because it is really good!

 

Thank you so much man I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. I've decided to make it a story, so I'll be posting the next part in time

 

this may be stupid, but its late and i am tired, and my meds are kicking in, so i'm not at 100% thinking strength lol, but whats RP? by the way i hate hate hate reading long stuff like this, esp without a lot of pics, but i LOVED THIS, you should be proud and continue this story you are telling about the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committees Start, because i personally would love it to go all the way up til when Sora, Donald, and Goofy get there in KH2

 

Aw, thank you so much man It mean's so much to hear that, and I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. RP stands for Role-Playing

 

not knowing what rp means is not to be blamed on the meds.

 

 

And nice so far

 

And nice so far

 

Many thanks man I appreciate the support

 

Amazing idea of writing this, I really liked the story, but I suggest u mention where are they talking cuz I got confused in some points but everything else is cool, let's hope the story explain how they renew the city and how people came...etc

 

Thanks so much for the comment I appreciate it, and thanks for the advice. Now, I'll be keeping close eye whenever writing, making sure I mention the setting, to avoid confusion. I've also wondered the same thing, about how they renew the city, and where the people come from, but while I was looking over information on kingdomhearts.wikia.com, I found out that it was when Radient Garden was swallowed by darkness, that all those people disappeared, leaving only the castle, that became Maleficent's stronghold. Leon and the gang found refuge in Traverse Town, and Kairi ended up on the islands. So when Sora closed Kingdom Hearts, returning the worlds to their original states, all of those people who disappeared came back.

 

Why is it that I always end up loving your stories?

Aw, thanks so much http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/happy.png I appreciate the support, and I'm so happy to hear you enjoy reading these stories

 

 

Hey this is great! keep up the good work

 

Thank you man I'm glad you enjoyed reading this, and I appreciate the support

 

Nice job!!

 

Many thanks, I truly appreciate it ^^

[Jason1 105]

I’d like to make clear and communicate as a follower of the Christ, Jesus, that I don’t agree with, nor wish to support or advocate the use of the transliterated Hebrew word ‘Sephirot’ or ‘Sephiroth’, which refers to the “enumerations” of God’s revelation, as described in Jewish Kabbalah, as a name for the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII, who did great evil. Nor do I wish to glorify the ‘magic’ and ‘spells’, who’s origins are derived from polytheism and superstition, that the character Merlin was written as a user of, or the use weaponry as it’s presented separate from this specific story. It’s after having said that, that I write for a creative purpose, and for the ideas, emotions, and morals that are so beautifully presented in these stories that I love and admire.

 

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Mission 1: The Main Generator Part 1

 

 

“Err..ahh” Yuffie pushed over a broken pillar, tipping it on its side. The dust of clutter and debris rose up into the air, as she watched,

putting her hands on her hips. “This place is worse than I thought!”

 

Leon slowly appeared; emerging out of the cloud, stopping next to Yuffie. He pressed two fingers to his ear. “Cid, we’re in.”

 

“Got it!” Cid said, in a muffled tone. He was back at Merlin’s house, on his computer, in charge of recording the team’s movements,

while working on the defense mechanism’s software.

 

Yuffie turned her heard back towards Leon. “So, where do we start?”

 

Leon looked from left to right, scanning the area. It was the east point of the castle, on the first floor. There were pieces of broken castle parts everywhere, in the large room where they stood. The roof was very high, reaching higher than four or five stories most likely. At the top, was a hole, where a light was shining through. Leon slowly stepped towards it, looking up at the pink/orange sky. Suddenly, a pack of shadow heartless appeared, surrounding the two.

 

 

 

 

 

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“Cloud?”

 

“Huh?” Cloud looked up at Aeris, who was looking back at him with a warm smile. She was leaned in, as Cloud stood motionless, a light breeze running through his blonde hair. She laid a hand on his shoulder.

 

“Feeling alright?”

 

“Y-Yeah. Just fine” He looked up at the large castle that stood before them. They were on the west point, near the entrance of the first floor.

 

Aeris let go, and turned around, making her way towards the large, arc-shaped entrance. She stopped, without turning around.

 

“I wonder how Leon and Yuffie are doing…”

 

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A shadow heartless sprang towards Leon, stretching out a claw towards his face. With quick reaction, he pulled out his gun blade, slicing through the dark creature, breaking its body into bits. Yuffie bent her knees, then released, jumping high into the air. Grabbing her shuriken, she descended down towards the ground as it let out a green ora, rotating on its own without any touch from Yuffie.

 

"Hiiyaah!" she called out. The shuriken carried itself around the entire mob, slicing through every heartless, sending the dark matter that made up their bodies high into the air. As she planted her feet back on the ground, the shuriken came back into her hand like a boomerang. The two of them looked around, seeing no heartless in sight.

 

"Heh. I guess the great ninja Yuffie's still got it" Leon said with a smile.

 

"Oh yeah! On fire baby!” She jumped up and down with excitement. She stopped, turning around. “C’mon, let’s keep moving Squall!”

 

"That's Leon...."

 

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Merlin slowly stepped through the doorway of his house, approaching Cid, who was furiously typing away on the large computer's keyboard.

 

"Oh! What have we here?"

 

"Program for the mechanism. This should be done by--wait, hold on!" The muffled sound of static could be heard, coming from a speaker on the computer.

 

"Cid, we've made it inside. Cloud and I are heading left, down a long hallway. We'll let you know where it leads"

 

"Got it!" Cid called out, typing away on the keyboard. On the screen was a large green representation of the castle. Cid clicked a button, and a set of green lines, forming a labyrinth appeared. After clicking another button, a red dot appeared near the left of the maze.

 

"Oh, this gives me a splendid idea! Ehh-I'm off!" Merlin said, walking back out the house.

 

"Ha, old loon..." Cid said to himself.

 

"What was that?!" Merlin called out from afar.

 

"I-I said...uh...see you soon!" Cid said with a nervous smile, sweat dripping down the side of his face.

 

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Cloud and Aeris were slowly making there way down the hallway. On its left side, were tall, stain glass windows, where the light of the early afternoon was shining through, sending rays onto the floor beneath it.

 

"It's so peaceful, isn't it?" Aeris said softly.

 

"Yeah..."

 

Aeris twirled around, stepping over to Cloud. "When this all over--let's take a day off and go somewhere, okay?"

 

"Just us?"

 

Aeris nodded cheerfully.

 

Cloud looked back into her green eyes, feeling the comfort of her light, radiating back onto him. "Sure..." he said slowly

 

"Promise?"

 

Cloud paused, looking insecure, before speaking. "Yeah...promise"

 

Suddenly, two large body heartless appeared before them. Cloud glared at the two creatures, pulling out his long sword. His cape swayed to the left, as he leaped toward the one on the right. Having experience, he waited for it to rush towards him, charging with its large belly. He leaped high into the air, over the large heartless, and back onto the ground behind it. Without hesitation, he pointed his sword straight into the creature's back, charging with great speed.

 

"Heeyahh!" he called out. The creature's body shattered into bits, it's dark aura thinning out into the air.

 

"Look out!" Aeris called out.

 

Cloud turned around quickly. The other heartless was charging towards him. He dodged it with ease, diving into the ground, and rolling to the the right. It collided with a wall, as Cloud leapt into the air, sending his sword crashing down, slicing through it.

 

Cloud's shoulders shrugged up and down, as he regained his breath. He turned around, lookning back at Aeris. "You alright?"

 

She was smiling back, cheerfully, admiring his ability to fight off the darkness. She nodded, walking over to him.

 

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Leon and Yuffie stood before two large doorways, towering high above their heads. One lead to the left, while the other lead to the right.

 

Leon held two fingers to his ear. "Cid, we have a choice between two doors."

 

"Well whaddya gonna do?!"

 

Leon looked over at Yuffie.

 

"I think we should go right."

 

"I think we should go left!"

 

He turned around to face Yuffie. "Trust me on this. Something's telling me we should go this way"

 

"Fine, whatever you say Leon" she said, waving her hand through the air.

 

Leon nodded, turning back around. "We're going right."

 

"Got it!" Cid said.

 

The two of them slowly eased there way through, looking around carefully. The entrance led to a large hallway. It was very dark, and on the floor, a long green carpet led to the other side. They slowly stepped through, into a large round room, surrounded by lancet arches, held by golden pillars. Its walls had an antique fuchsia glow. They stopped, and took some time to look around. In front of them, was a large, green, round structure, laced with curved designs. It was holding a cube, with a black heartless symbol on the front, etched in the center. Leon walked up to it, taking a good look at each of its sides. He stopped and stared at the top of it, from behind.

 

“Yuffie, look at this…”

 

Yuffie walked over, and stood next to Leon, taking a look. On the top of the cube was a strange image, placed on it like a hieroglyph. There were circles of white haze on each side and each corner of the square image, all connected by a set of straight, golden lines that met a large, dark blue, square, placed in the center. Leon looked around the cube some more, trying to find any meaning of the image. Inside the round structure was a large, golden lever.

 

Leon turned to Yuffie, indicating his question of whether to pull it or not. She nodded.

 

“Do it.” she said bravely.

 

Leon reached down; grabbing the golden lever, pulling it towards him. Suddenly, a long stream of blue light omitted from the top of the cube, up into the roof. The two of them watched in wonder, waiting to see what would happen next. But before either of them could do anything else, a dark thorn heartless charged through a wall, revealing itself the two of them. It let out a large roar, standing on its hind legs, and then sending its two front legs crashing down onto the ground.

 

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Cloud and Aeris made their way up a flight of stairs, leading to the second floor of the west point. They were led to an interior structure, with golden-colored walls, including golden pipes, and a series of different balconies all corresponding with a different floor. In the middle of it all was a large, antique fuchsia-colored tower, reaching up to the top of the highest point. The roof was covered with stain glass windows, all curving around to form a point in the center. They look around, stopping to catch the view before moving on. Every single balcony was a different floor of the castle, so Aeris and Cloud would most likely have to reach every single one, walking through this same room every time. They turned around, walking into the doorway of the second floor.

 

“Cid, we’ve reached the second floor.” Aeris said.

 

“Got it!”

 

The two of them made their way into a large room. The ground was colored antique-fuchsia, with a gold circular design curving around it. On the opposite side, was a double staircase, leading up to a higher level, where pillars were lined around the wall, and broken pottery pieces were scattered on the ground. In the middle was a rectangular door, serving as the exit.

Cloud and Aeris looked from left to right, scanning the room. Suddenly, the room began to grow dark. The lights first appeared to be radiating from the walls, but now, were fading away. Within moments, the whole place was dark, giving only a small bit of visibility.

 

“What’s going on?” Cloud asked.

 

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“Well…I guess they decided to show a little effort…” Leon said.

 

Both of them had weapons drawn, as the giant heartless stared down at them, snarling furiously.

 

Leon jumped into action. “Heeyyahh!” He swung his gunblade high above his head, sending it crashing down on top the heartless. The heartless took a leap back, dodging his attack. The blade slammed hard upon the ground, sending out a large ring, and small sparks of light.

 

Yuffie was running sideways along the wall, to the right of the heartless. “Ha!” She coiled back her shuriken, and then let it go with full force, sending it flying towards the heartless. It sliced the creature right along its side, getting stuck onto the wall behind it. She planted her feet beside Leon, watching the heartless closely. It let out a roar, picking up its feet, then sending them crashing down upon the ground. The impact sent a gust of energy towards the two.

 

“Aah!” They both yelled out, as the force sent them flying backwards. They hit the ground hard.

 

“Leon! What’s goin’ on over there?” Cid called out.

 

“Uhh..err..” Leon slowly pushed himself up. “It’s nothing” Leon stuck out his hand, helping Yuffie up. He smiled at her, as she smiled back, knowing exactly what he was telling her. They nodded, grasping each other’s hand, before leaping into the air. Leon swung his gunblade high above his head, spinning it around. It let out a bright light, as beams sprung out, throbbing furiously in Leon’s hands. He dove straight towards the heartless, coiling back the blade. Out of the creature’s mouth came a large, dark ball of matter, flying toward Leon. He quickly sliced through it, and to the creature’s surprise, came appearing out of the cloud untouched, sending his blade crashing down upon its head. Shards of light erupted from the slice inside the heartless’s gaping wound. Without hesitation, Leon came rushing towards it with a flurry of quick attacks.

 

“Ha—Ha—Huuyahh!” One slice after another sent sparks of light flying out into the air, tearing through the darkness of the creature. At this point, Yuffie had already grabbed her shuriken from the wall, and was rushing towards it at full speed.

 

“Here we goo!” she called out. The heartless was sent flying backwards from Leon’s attacks, towards Yuffie. As it soared over her, she easily slid under it, watching it flying through the air above her in slow motion. It crashed into the wall, as Yuffie stood next to Leon, ready to attack. The creature scrambled to its feet, quickly racing towards the two of them, a dark aura erupting from it as its eyes went red with furry. Yuffie grinned, as she stepped back, winding back her shuriken. It glowed with intense light, letting out an electric discharge, blowing wind out toward the two of them. “Hiiiyaah!” She let go, sending it straight towards the heartless. It swiftly cut through its entire being, from the front of its head, out its back, landing on the same wall as before. A cloud of dark matter thinned out through the air, as the heartless vanished.

 

“Woohoo! Alright!” Yuffie jumped up and down with excitement. Leon tucked his blade away, stepping over to the structure, and the beam of light. He looked up at it, trying to figure out what it was.

 

“Whatever this is, it must’ve done something.”

 

Yuffie pulled her shuriken out of the wall. “Alright, let’s go find out what!”

 

Leon nodded, making his way to the exit, followed by Yuffie.

 

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Could and Aeris made their way through the darkened room, watching their steps closely as they reached the top of one of the staircases. Cloud looked out, peering into the deep flood of darkness. It reminded him of something. A memory he had only wished to forget. Suddenly, a sharp stream was running through Cloud’s mind. “Uh..err..” he grabbed his head. “What…..” the high pitched ring he heard grew louder, and louder.

 

-FLASHBACK-

 

“I’m searching too”

 

“For your light?”

 

-FLASHBACK-

 

“I...feel it…

 

-FLASHBACK-

 

“Cloud!

 

-FLASHBACK-

 

“He’s laughing….”

 

-FLASHBACK-

 

“Don’t lose sight of it”

 

-FLASHBACK ENDS-

 

“Cloud!” Aeris ran over to him, holding on to his shoulders. “Cloud, what’s wrong?”

 

“Huh?” Cloud looked up, shaking his head. He looked around, standing up straight, then looking up. “It’s nothing….I’m fine”

 

She relaxed, letting go. “Are you sure?”

 

“Yeah. C’mon, let’s keep moving”. He went on ahead, as if nothing happened. Aeris didn’t move. Empathy filled her eyes. She sunk

her head, placing a hand on her chest. She shook her head, as if she was shaking off her memories of the past. Then she slowly

stepped along, following behind Cloud.

 

 

Epilogue

 

Footsteps tapped along the ground, as the woman slowly made her way into the castle. She stopped, looking around. A light breeze made its way inside, swaying through her hair, as the light from outside was shining down through a hole in the roof.

 

“After all, I promised. That if anything were to ever happen to you, I would come help.”

 

She moved along, but could hear the neoshadows climbing out of the ground behind her. One sprang towards her, but without a moment of hesitation, she swung her leg around, shattering it into a million pieces with a kick. “Ha!” she jumped towards these others, sending her fists through each one that sprang towards her. One by one they vanished, until there were no more. The dark haze cleared, as she stood there, looking down at the ground, her hair swaying to the left. She looked up at the light coming through the roof, and sighed.

 

“Cloud…where are you?”

Edited November 7, 2012 by Jason1