I can feel myself slowly rotting away.  My body is dying around me and there’s nothing I can do except force myself to stay together.  I dragged myself down the mountain, I forced myself to come this far for Jecht and Braska, I traveled to a dream land and back, I have watched as the children entrusted to me have saved us all as I ( Read more... )

[TWENTY-THREE]

The pain was hot and cold at the same time, a burning that froze, but didn’t numb.  After each time with Hades, Cloud felt as though his body was going to fall to ash and be blown away by the foul wind of the Underworld.  Cloud sometimes wished he could blow away into oblivion like the souls that were forever drifting ( Read more... )

[TWELVE]

It couldn’t be said for sure whether Auron enjoyed watching Tidus or not.  It wasn’t an easy job by any means, watching a rambunctious, moody ten year old.  Regardless of whether Auron enjoyed the task or not, he performed it resignedly and without complaint.

“Fuck them!”  Tidus tore through the back alleys ( Read more... )