If you have not finished the game FFIV, this may not be the fic for you, as it deals with -the- biggest spoiler in the game. x.o Oh yeah, and sorry the chapters are so short. New experimentation with writing styles. Please R&R!
Legend
Chapter One - Separation
The morning started out like any other morning. The toddler awoke first, and, dragging his favorite stuffed chocobo on the floor behind him, he peered over the side of his slumbering parents' bed, his emerald gaze inquisitive and full of wonder. "Ma?" he said quietly.
The woman stirred in the bed and slowly opened her eyes, which were the same color, but not the same quality, of the small boy's. "Mmm...CeCil, look out the window," she whispered, as not to awaken her sleeping husband. "Do you see how the sun is still hiding from us? That means it's not time to wake up yet."
The eighteen month old toddler nodded, but didn't go back to his bed. "Ma, come," he stated. He pulled her blanket, a sense of urgency in his doing so. "Come, Ma, come."
The woman, Alexandria was her name, sighed softly, but reluctantly left the comforts of her warm bed and followed CeCil to his room. She tiptoed, not only because of her husband, but CeCil's older brother, GolBez, was asleep as well. "You must be quiet, little CeCil," she admonished in response to his plodding footsteps. But the toddler tugged her hand hurriedly.
She entered the boys' room with an expression of slight exasperation adorning her fine, slim features. She wasn't sure what her younger son was so concerned about; seeing as he was only a year and a half old, he couldn't formulate sentences properly yet, although he was bright for his age.
But what she saw, immediately stopped her dead in her tracks.
Out the window, the sky was painted in a horrific display of reds and oranges, leaping together and licking all they could with their deadly, fiery grip. The display was far enough from the little house that they were still safe, but it was steadily coming closer. Three year old GolBez was awake and peering out the window excitedly. "Ma, look!" He pointed happily.
"GolBez!" she cried, still frozen in place. "GolBez, get away from that window and come with me!" Without waiting for a reply, she scooped CeCil into one arm and pulled GolBez along with her back down the dark corridor towards her bedroom. CeCil, never having seen his mother like this before, started to whimper softly.
Upon reaching the far room, she unceremoniously placed CeCil on the bed, made sure GolBez, who was now crying as well, and proceeded to wake the man sleeping there. "Klu! Klu, wake up! They've come!" she cried anxiously.
The man immediately was awakened. "They...they've come...?" he questioned, rubbing the sleep from his slightly glowing violet eyes.
"Yes! Klu, we've got to leave, now!"
Klu was out of bed in about three seconds, rapidly pulling on the closest set of clothing. "Get GolBez and CeCil ready, and get your riding clothes, Alexandria. There's nothing to panic about...yet." He turned to his two quietly sniffling sons and put a reassuring hand on each of their shoulders. "GolBez. CeCil. Do not cry. We need to move away from here for a while. You must not be afraid. Be strong for your daddy, okay?"
The older boy nodded, understanding, and wiped away his tears. The younger saw this and put on his bravest face, wiping his tears too. Klu smiled lovingly. "That's what I like to see in my boys," he said, ruffling their hair.
There was a shuddering sound in the far off distance, causing Alexandria to jump nervously. "Klu...they're coming closer," she whispered, her voice in a panic.
Klu stood back up, walking stolidly to the closet in the corner of the room. From the closet, he pulled a long, metallic weapon, shining an eerie red color in the light of the ruby moon. The fires were not visible from this end of the small house, but the shuddering, thunderous blasts were becoming not only louder, but more frequent. Klu sheathed the dazzling sword, then walked over to his two sons. "Alex, you take CeCil. I'll take GolBez. FuSo still hasn't contacted me and if he doesn't now, he won't until we reach the mountain. CeCil, son, be good for your mother," he said softly, then scooped GolBez into his strong arms.
The woman nodded, now adorned in her riding clothes. She wrapped a blanket about GolBez's shoulders and head and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before wrapping CeCil in another blanket. GolBez wiggled free of his blanket cocoon and gazed at his father with wide, unblinking violet eyes, eyes with that unearthly glow he had inherited from his father. "Are we going to ride the chocobos, Daddy?"
"Choco!" CeCil squealed eagerly.
Klu had to smile. Ever since they had captured the pair of the yellow birds, the boys had been longing to ride them. Now, finally, although the situation dire, they would finally get their chance. "Yes, GolBez, we're going to ride the chocobos," he smiled gently.
CeCil was ecstatically clinging to the stuffed chocobo he had and happily crying the word 'choco' over and over. Even Alexandria had to smile, despite her misgivings.
Within ten minutes, they were on the duo of chocobos, Klu and GolBez on one, Alexandria and CeCil on the other. In the distance behind them, individual torches were becoming visible, and yelling could be made out between the distant rumbling roars. The chocobos stayed close. CeCil was lulled by the rhythmic steps of the chocobo and found himself nodding off in his mother's arms. But that was suddenly cut short as the chocobo screeched loudly and halted. His mother cried out in surprise as their perch fell to the ground, and she clung to her son protectively as she hit the ground.
Klu had heard the chocobo fall and had swung his around to see what was the matter. And what he saw did not make him happy.
They had been ambushed. Dark figures surrounded the woman and her child and were quickly advancing on the other chocobo. With inhuman ability and speed, Klu, still carrying little GolBez, leapt from his mount and landed perfectly on the hard soil below. "If you dare hurt my wife or my either of my children...," Klu started threateningly.
The aggressors did not give him the chance to continue. Immediately, they were upon him, swords and spears glowing weirdly in the torchlight. Klu drew his sword, whirled once, and placed GolBez where he'd be presumably safe on the chocobo's back. And then he fought.
Miraculously, the sword--the Legend, it was called, and quite appropriately-- pushed back the battling shadows for a time. But many more pressed in on Klu and GolBez and could not hold them off.
Meanwhile, the figures around Alexandria and CeCil were closing in. Alexandria wasn't much of a fighter, but she did imbed a few well-placed arrows before letting herself be captured. Seeing her husband fighting gallantly toward her, she saw the immense danger he was putting on himself and GolBez. She called him, "Go! Klu, just go! Get GolBez out of here! CeCil and I will be fine! Hurry!"
Klu saw how futile the battle was and retreated back to the chocobo, where GolBez was still clinging fearfully, too frightened to do anything but stare. With another well timed leap, Klu was again on the back of the chocobo, and he grabbed his son protectively and urged the bird to go.
That it did. The poor yellow creature had been scared out of his mind, but well-trained enough (and possibly in some sort of mind-lock) that it had not bolted before. So now, when released from its duty to stand still, took off running at top speed. Klu frowned sadly as they sped from their attackers. Somehow he knew he'd never see his wife or younger son again.
Legend
Chapter One - Separation
The morning started out like any other morning. The toddler awoke first, and, dragging his favorite stuffed chocobo on the floor behind him, he peered over the side of his slumbering parents' bed, his emerald gaze inquisitive and full of wonder. "Ma?" he said quietly.
The woman stirred in the bed and slowly opened her eyes, which were the same color, but not the same quality, of the small boy's. "Mmm...CeCil, look out the window," she whispered, as not to awaken her sleeping husband. "Do you see how the sun is still hiding from us? That means it's not time to wake up yet."
The eighteen month old toddler nodded, but didn't go back to his bed. "Ma, come," he stated. He pulled her blanket, a sense of urgency in his doing so. "Come, Ma, come."
The woman, Alexandria was her name, sighed softly, but reluctantly left the comforts of her warm bed and followed CeCil to his room. She tiptoed, not only because of her husband, but CeCil's older brother, GolBez, was asleep as well. "You must be quiet, little CeCil," she admonished in response to his plodding footsteps. But the toddler tugged her hand hurriedly.
She entered the boys' room with an expression of slight exasperation adorning her fine, slim features. She wasn't sure what her younger son was so concerned about; seeing as he was only a year and a half old, he couldn't formulate sentences properly yet, although he was bright for his age.
But what she saw, immediately stopped her dead in her tracks.
Out the window, the sky was painted in a horrific display of reds and oranges, leaping together and licking all they could with their deadly, fiery grip. The display was far enough from the little house that they were still safe, but it was steadily coming closer. Three year old GolBez was awake and peering out the window excitedly. "Ma, look!" He pointed happily.
"GolBez!" she cried, still frozen in place. "GolBez, get away from that window and come with me!" Without waiting for a reply, she scooped CeCil into one arm and pulled GolBez along with her back down the dark corridor towards her bedroom. CeCil, never having seen his mother like this before, started to whimper softly.
Upon reaching the far room, she unceremoniously placed CeCil on the bed, made sure GolBez, who was now crying as well, and proceeded to wake the man sleeping there. "Klu! Klu, wake up! They've come!" she cried anxiously.
The man immediately was awakened. "They...they've come...?" he questioned, rubbing the sleep from his slightly glowing violet eyes.
"Yes! Klu, we've got to leave, now!"
Klu was out of bed in about three seconds, rapidly pulling on the closest set of clothing. "Get GolBez and CeCil ready, and get your riding clothes, Alexandria. There's nothing to panic about...yet." He turned to his two quietly sniffling sons and put a reassuring hand on each of their shoulders. "GolBez. CeCil. Do not cry. We need to move away from here for a while. You must not be afraid. Be strong for your daddy, okay?"
The older boy nodded, understanding, and wiped away his tears. The younger saw this and put on his bravest face, wiping his tears too. Klu smiled lovingly. "That's what I like to see in my boys," he said, ruffling their hair.
There was a shuddering sound in the far off distance, causing Alexandria to jump nervously. "Klu...they're coming closer," she whispered, her voice in a panic.
Klu stood back up, walking stolidly to the closet in the corner of the room. From the closet, he pulled a long, metallic weapon, shining an eerie red color in the light of the ruby moon. The fires were not visible from this end of the small house, but the shuddering, thunderous blasts were becoming not only louder, but more frequent. Klu sheathed the dazzling sword, then walked over to his two sons. "Alex, you take CeCil. I'll take GolBez. FuSo still hasn't contacted me and if he doesn't now, he won't until we reach the mountain. CeCil, son, be good for your mother," he said softly, then scooped GolBez into his strong arms.
The woman nodded, now adorned in her riding clothes. She wrapped a blanket about GolBez's shoulders and head and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before wrapping CeCil in another blanket. GolBez wiggled free of his blanket cocoon and gazed at his father with wide, unblinking violet eyes, eyes with that unearthly glow he had inherited from his father. "Are we going to ride the chocobos, Daddy?"
"Choco!" CeCil squealed eagerly.
Klu had to smile. Ever since they had captured the pair of the yellow birds, the boys had been longing to ride them. Now, finally, although the situation dire, they would finally get their chance. "Yes, GolBez, we're going to ride the chocobos," he smiled gently.
CeCil was ecstatically clinging to the stuffed chocobo he had and happily crying the word 'choco' over and over. Even Alexandria had to smile, despite her misgivings.
Within ten minutes, they were on the duo of chocobos, Klu and GolBez on one, Alexandria and CeCil on the other. In the distance behind them, individual torches were becoming visible, and yelling could be made out between the distant rumbling roars. The chocobos stayed close. CeCil was lulled by the rhythmic steps of the chocobo and found himself nodding off in his mother's arms. But that was suddenly cut short as the chocobo screeched loudly and halted. His mother cried out in surprise as their perch fell to the ground, and she clung to her son protectively as she hit the ground.
Klu had heard the chocobo fall and had swung his around to see what was the matter. And what he saw did not make him happy.
They had been ambushed. Dark figures surrounded the woman and her child and were quickly advancing on the other chocobo. With inhuman ability and speed, Klu, still carrying little GolBez, leapt from his mount and landed perfectly on the hard soil below. "If you dare hurt my wife or my either of my children...," Klu started threateningly.
The aggressors did not give him the chance to continue. Immediately, they were upon him, swords and spears glowing weirdly in the torchlight. Klu drew his sword, whirled once, and placed GolBez where he'd be presumably safe on the chocobo's back. And then he fought.
Miraculously, the sword--the Legend, it was called, and quite appropriately-- pushed back the battling shadows for a time. But many more pressed in on Klu and GolBez and could not hold them off.
Meanwhile, the figures around Alexandria and CeCil were closing in. Alexandria wasn't much of a fighter, but she did imbed a few well-placed arrows before letting herself be captured. Seeing her husband fighting gallantly toward her, she saw the immense danger he was putting on himself and GolBez. She called him, "Go! Klu, just go! Get GolBez out of here! CeCil and I will be fine! Hurry!"
Klu saw how futile the battle was and retreated back to the chocobo, where GolBez was still clinging fearfully, too frightened to do anything but stare. With another well timed leap, Klu was again on the back of the chocobo, and he grabbed his son protectively and urged the bird to go.
That it did. The poor yellow creature had been scared out of his mind, but well-trained enough (and possibly in some sort of mind-lock) that it had not bolted before. So now, when released from its duty to stand still, took off running at top speed. Klu frowned sadly as they sped from their attackers. Somehow he knew he'd never see his wife or younger son again.