A time for closure [SEMI-CLOSED?]

[hokuten_devout]

Who: Zalbag Beoulve, Ramza Beoulve, Alma Beoulve, Izlude Tingel, Edward "Edge" Geraldine (anyone else who happened to be in the area when the battle was going on? Let me know if you want in.)
When: right after the defeat of Zalbag's shadow monster
Where: still the quad area
Warnings: none?

Comments

bawww group hug.

[sisterofheresy]

Alma was not far behind Ramza, racing behind him to join their brother's side. Tears streamed down her face as she, too, embraced Zalbag, but she smiled all the while, regardless. She loved her family dearly, even Dycedarg, who was the coldest and most distant of all of her brothers. It was true that she began to question Zalbag and his intentions after Teta's death, but that never changed the fact that he was her brother. He had always treated her and Ramza well, and she loved him all the more for it.

"And I... I always intended to come back, Zalbag." It was true; she had planned to return home, after she was through helping Ramza, but... well. She never had that chance. She hadn't even been able to say goodbye.

Alma rested her head on Zalbag's shoulder. He was alive. And now, with this shadow out of the way, she could finally begin to enjoy her new life here, with her family. "I could not be happier to have you back. I missed you, brother."

[gorevolution]

It was over?

Izlude waited a while longer, truthfully alarmed at first when he saw the double disappear into a cloud that entered Zalbag's body, then finally sheathed his sword. He couldn't pretend to fully understand what had taken place. Fears and doubts had somehow gained a physical form, but acceptance had been the key to defeating that "monster"?

That was how it seemed - and that was a reassuring thought. It was human to fear and doubt, no matter how strong a person was. Acknowledging these and facing them, not denying their existence, was the right thing to do and the way to fight one's inner demons.

Not for the first time, Izlude wondered if his father's Stone had sensed something and used that to seize a hold over Vormav, until there was nothing left of the man he had once been. But there was no one to turn to for the answer, was there?

Perhaps it was wrong to think about it at all, to hope that was the case... His father hadn't been a weak-willed man lacking in faith. But any other answer

[getwithaprince]

Edge was going to let the seemingly family members have their moment. He wasn’t sure what was going on or what had happened with Zalbag, but he knew that he didn’t want to be around at the moment. So, he was going to find a place to stand quietly and wait. It would have been nice to have a Good Job, Edge Thanks for getting rid of the monster while we sat around and talked.

Honestly, he didn’t need anything like that. He just liked having his ego stroked sometimes.