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From: "Brian Randall" <brian@azurite.org>
To: "FFML" <ffml@anifics.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 8:09 AM
Subject: [FFML] [A!MG][Dark] Fate and Destiny: Prelude
Woo Hoo... an A!MG fanfic.. haven't seen a decent one for some time. :)
And back to Rursus Iterum once this is done...
<whines> What about Process of Elimination?? <whines>
Fate and Destiny: Prelude
From Memory to Dream
Disclaimer: The paints (A!MG) are the property of Kousuke Fujishima,
the easel is mine, and that's all.
Notes: It's an alt, as should become apparent shortly, since I've
read most of the U.S. manga, seen some of the OAVs, and not watched the
movie.
Somehow, this disturbs me.... :p
------------------------------
Flash of light. Her older self knew what that meant, and she raised
her hammer in a warding position, invoking her own protective magics.
Hammer? Hmm.. Should be Skuld... :p
A spell blunted harmlessly against her protection, and she peered
about her, the swirling mists of time only parting to her future sight.
Behind her, her sisters watched about. The eldest could see through the
past, and the middle could see through the present...
Ah, this becomes clear..
BTW, Is this fanfic, by any chance, linked to the Endless?? :)
Together they were able to see, and even then, they were safe. The
Lady was with them, and as long as the Lady was there, the three sisters
would always be safe. Nothing could hurt the lady, except...
Interesting.... Lady Luck??
The mists parted, her sister's shared sight warning her, and she
threw all of her attention and power to shielding, while the eldest
sister waited, and the middle attacked. A lone enemy, unable to stand
against the united forces.
She was felled quickly, left to lie prone, quivering, and unable to
control her drifting through the void. "Justine..." she whispered.
"Des-" the rest she choked off, closing her eyes and allowing her tears
to drift.
As if bidden, a cloaked figure emerged from the chaotic swirling
mists, scowling darkly at the Lady. He said nothing, sweeping up the
fallen into his arms, and kissing her gently on the forehead, his lips
brushing against the demon mark on her face. "Rest easy, small one. Quit
this field, and thy sisters. I shall stand. It is..." his lips quirked
in a sardonic grin, as he glanced at the Lady.
I am confused... :p
***
And in a house, a much younger girl stirred, shivering uncomfortably
at some passing dream, quickly fading as she fell into a deeper,
dreamless slumber.
***
...fallen. The bitch had finally been beaten. She longed for nothing
more than to destroy her, but knew that it was wrong to do so... and
even had it been right, the doublet system made such impossible, lest
she wanted to destroy her allies. Sister, they had called her...
She wrenched her attention to the enemy, as he comforted the fallen.
"It is... my Destiny."
Destiny: "Whassup!!"
(bleah... :p)
He turned his attention to her. "You," he said slowly. "What name
you wear this time... you should not have interfered. You should not
have run from me, and joined their side."
She stiffened, shaking her head. "I did what was right, and just."
He sneered at her, his aura flaring darkly to conceal the demoness'
escape. "'Right', you say, and 'just'. Fah. Destiny is Destiny, and _I_
shall not be thwarted." He spared a momentary glance towards the
youngest of the sisters. "You, too, shall see."
***
At first I was thinking "Eh, WTF Mara??" :)
But I can see who it was at the end... :p
In the house, shared with her younger sisters, a woman murmured
softly to herself, not wanting to acknowledge the dream until it passed.
***
She said nothing, simply holding herself at the ready. She did not
trust the Lady's brother, even if the Lady was certain that she would
win. "Sister, dearest," he said mockingly, sneering at the Lady, of
equal height to himself. "There is no chance... thou cans't hope to
defeat me."
Licking her lips nervously, she glanced between her sisters, the
youngest standing bravely to her right, and the eldest to her left. Not
truly a sister, she knew, but she had joined them, deserting the man
before them and turning the tide of battle.
The Lady behind her spoke softly, her voice lyrical and smooth,
"Brother dearest... thy fell minions are no more upon this field. Thou
must realize... thou have lost."
He smirked. "Indeed. It was... Fated. But it is of no consequence.
For now, _I_ shall win."
***
Shivering herself out of her dream, another woman sat up, trying to
push away the half-remembered instance, and the weaker memories that
followed it. Perhaps she should see that her sisters were resting well,
and then...
***
"Brother!" she insisted, staring directly at him, her lesser
goddesses arrayed before her protectively. To shield her from attack, he
knew, but...
"What?"
"Be you so petty? The King should not have been allowed to die
there. Why must you always kill him before he is allowed to fulfill his
Fate?"
He shook his head. "He was -- and is -- the Once and Future King. It
was his Destiny to die. He will always be reborn to try again."
"But it was his Fate to change the world!" she cried out.
He tired of listening to them. "It is of no import. You have
interfered with me, and by the Great Rule, I promise you this; I will
destroy you in every way that I can as retribution for what comes next."
And with that, he gathered the very stuff of the chaotic sea that
surrounded them, and flung it with all his might at her.
***
He sat up suddenly, soaked in sweat, not able to remember the dream,
and shivered uncomfortably anyway.
A soft knock came at his door a mere moment later, and a soft voice
asked him if he were well.
***
Keiichi.. obvious. :)
She was only able to stare in astonishment as he attacked. Such an
act was foolish beyond belief -- the combined might of the three sisters
was easily enough to weather any attempt he could make.
They cried out as one, uniting themselves, and his spell touched
upon their shield, pushing, but their combined will was greater, and it
rebounded to strike him instead. He took the blast, laughing softly as
the force unmade him, scattering his essence into the sea of chaos.
"Oh no!" the sisters exclaimed, turning to stare at her worriedly,
as she felt herself beginning to unravel.
"Brother," she whispered, feeling herself come apart. "Why?" But the
doublet system was too strong to resist, and everything began to fade...
The two were as one, and then...
Nothing.
I like the doublet system. :)
Just imagine the chaos one can create... Read Carrot's "Rain" ... :)
***
She sat up quickly, scratching the back of her head and looking
around warily. The dream was quickly fading, but... "Keiichi?" she
mused, wondering if she should call her brother.
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Brian, you are talented and seriously disturbed... :)
An obvious link to the time when Keiichi was the Lord of Destruction... so
that makes Megumi...
The Lady of Creation?? :p
eh.... >_<
A subtle application of canon-facts - doublet system, etc. I like this....
Pray, tell
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