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Post by Aerith on Dec 14, 2007 17:12:48 GMT -5
Outside of Kalm Town there we're the Mythril Mines,and the chocobo farm where chocobo's have been raised.It was a calm place and quite beautiful,no inch of it tainted by anything evil.A girl leaned over the fence,holding out some greens to feed one of the chocobo's nearby.
"Come now I won't harm you,I spent 200 gil on this so please take it".
Her words we're calm and gentle,like a summer breeze blowing across the grass on a nice sunny day.The chocobo came over and took the greens,then ran back over to the other side of the pen.Aerith then folded her arms on the railing of the fence,resting her head and sighing.
She had left Kalm Town,helping out a few of the people there with some medicine.Everyone has since looked up to her,calling her a angel and a blessing.But she had come back from the lifestream for a different reason,to stop Sephiroth and his remnants and also the black materia for good.
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Post by Pledge on Dec 25, 2007 17:24:25 GMT -5
Pledge breathed a sigh of relief as he neared the Chocobo farm outside Kalm. Even though it was only a short walk from the coast, he looked exhausted. His clothes were still soaking wet from the ocean, and the grey sky was doing nothing to dry them. His energy had been sapped by his 'beserker' side, and with no chance to rest...
He would rent a Chocobo... or buy a Chocobo Lure Materia and some greens, whatever was easiest... that way he would be able to make it as far as the Mythril Mine without having to deal with monsters.
He wondered how far he would have to travel to catch up with Cloud. Would the blonde make it onto a ship to the east continent, with his headstart? Pledge hoped not. The east continent was where home was, and home was where he had sworn never to return.
Why was he even following Cloud? The man was clearly insane. But Pledge would not feel right letting a madman run off on his own like that... Even if Cloud wasn't in danger himself, he may well be a danger to others...
There was a girl leaning over the fence where the Chocobos were coralled. He didn't recognise her as one of the owners, but he approached anyway. Clearing his throat to attract her attention, he ran a hand through his hair awkwardly.
"Excuse me," he muttered. "Have you seen Choco Bill?"
((Bad post. xD ))
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Post by Aerith on Dec 25, 2007 17:29:11 GMT -5
Hearing that someone else was here,Aerith turned to greet the new person.She herself hadn't seen Choco Bill today,someone else was minding the farm.Brushing some stray grass off her dress,she gave a kind smile to the stranger but it slowly faded as if something about this person seemed kind of strange.
"No I haven't sorry,I just stopped by to feed the chocobo's".
That part was true,she was also searching for Cloud hoping to find him as soon as possible.Aerith had only hoped he was alright,and Zack where was he hiding.She hadn't seen him since they left the lifesteam,was he okay and doing well.Sephiroth was after the black materia,but the white materia was he after that as well.
"I was hoping to find Cloud,oh sorry my name is Aerith".
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Post by Pledge on Dec 25, 2007 17:43:14 GMT -5
"...Cloud...?" Pledge's pale yellow eyes narrowed for a moment, and then he dropped his gaze to the ground. "I'm following a man named Cloud... Blonde, spikey hair? Do you know him?"
Moving to the fence, Pledge leaned against it, looking about ready to drop. He could really do with resting here for a while, but he was sure he didn't have time... He had to catch up to Cloud as soon as possible, before he got too close to Cosmo Canyon...
"I needed to rent a Chocobo... or at least buy what I needed to catch a wild one... I need to get to the Mythril Mines... I'm pretty sure he went that way..." he seemed to have forgotten that Aerith had just offered her name, and that the polite thing to do would be to offer his in return. "I'm... concerned about him."
He glanced sideways at Aerith, frowning. He recognised her, he was sure of it. It was a similar feeling to the one he had had with Cloud. Perhaps it was for the same reason.
"Were you in Cosmo Canyon? Years ago, with Nanaki? Cloud was there too... I recognised him..."
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Post by Aerith on Dec 26, 2007 1:59:57 GMT -5
"Yes I know Cloud,we did travel together a long time ago".
It was so long ago,to her it seemed like a very long time.This person was following Cloud,for what reason did he need to follow him.Hearing he needed a chocobo,Aerith took out some bait and handed it to him.When he asked if she was in Cosmo Canyon with Nanaki,she gave a simple nod.
"Yes we went there to see his grandfather,I need to see Cloud too i'm worried about him".
Aerith was also worried about Zack,where was he and was he in danger.Why wouldn't the planet tell her anything,it seemed so angry right now that Sephiroth and his remnants we're allowed back from the lifestream.
"I am also looking for a man named Zack,and Sephiroth.I am also looking for his remnants,Yazoo,Kadaj and Loz".
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Post by Pledge on Dec 26, 2007 7:57:26 GMT -5
"Thank you," Pledge murmured distractedly as Aerith gave him some bait. Distractedly, because currently his mind was racing. To run into two of Nanaki's companions in one day... one who had clearly gone insane, the other who was looking for the first. It could hardly be coincidence. He closed his eyes for a moment as thought, swaying slightly on his feet and leaning on the fence once more to stop himself from falling over.
"I... I have neither seen nor know of the others you seek," he said, slowly, opening his eyes to look at Aerith, his confusion showing on his face. "Except Sephiroth. Nanaki told us of Sephiroth when he returned to Cosmo Canyon years ago. He told us he was dead, that... that he had managed to defeat him with Cloud, and you, and the others." Of course, Pledge did not know that Aerith had been dead, also.
"Cloud mentioned Sephiroth, however, before he ran off... He claimed that he was still alive... If you're looking for him too... Then, it's true?"
Folding his arms on the top of the fence, he rested his chin on his arms, watching the Chocobos in the field with his pale eyes. There was too much to think about. How did someone who was supposed to be dead suddenly be alive again? And what did Aerith mean by Sephiroth's 'remnants'?
"I'm concerned about Cloud... that's why I'm following him," he muttered, after an extended silence. "He didn't seem... quite right in his mind. And I... I sensed something on him... a Materia... though he claimed he had none. But it was unmistakeable."
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Post by Aerith on Dec 26, 2007 16:05:08 GMT -5
"The Black Materia that's what Cloud has,and it was my fault Sephiroth has come back".
She still blames herself even though she was told it wasn't,it was suppose to be her duty to keep Sephiroth and his remnants from coming back to the planet's suface.Aerith had failed the people she was meant to protect,and now they would have to suffer again because of her arrogence.
"There is a rumor about white materia,but if Sephiroth get's both the black and white it can seal our fates".
What is left of this planet will be destroyed,people will die and here where they stand will be gone forever lost because of such destruction.Aerith needed to find Zack,she needed to at least know he was alright and if he had heard anything about the white materia.
"I'm worried about Cloud as well,he is going to lose all sanity because of the black materia and soon won't know friend from foe".
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Post by Pledge on Dec 26, 2007 16:39:13 GMT -5
"...Black... Materia?" Pledge had never seen Materia of any colour but green or blue or purple or red... But he remembered what Nanaki had said of it... The Black Materia was the Materia that summoned Meteor. He shuddered at the memory of the blood-red planetoid bearing down on the planet... he had been a child then, but the memories were so fresh that it seemed like yesterday... "The Materia... it's voice was so..."
He trailed off, glancing sideways at Aerith again, hoping she hadn't heard that. The last thing he needed to bring into conversation was his 'hearing' Materia. It only ever resulted in people thinking he was insane... or a liar.
"He... Cloud fled towards the Mythril Mines," he muttered. "The only place he could be headed is Junon, and then the west continent. I wanted to catch him before he caught a ship from Junon..."
And standing around here talking would not achieve that. Of course, surely Cloud would have to stop to rest, too...
"Maybe you should come with me. He knows you, he should listen to you. He almost attacked me, before."
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Post by Aerith on Dec 26, 2007 16:49:53 GMT -5
"Alright i'll travel with you,I must find Cloud and talk with him".
Aerith knew there was nothing she could do,but if she could reach through to Cloud.If he heard her voice perhaps then he would stop this madness,this person was right Cloud would need to stop and rest from time to time.Junon she remembered it so vaugely though,what with being in the lifestream.
"Let us go then,we can't let him leave Junon on that ship".
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Post by Pledge on Dec 26, 2007 16:58:13 GMT -5
"Right," Pledge stood upright off the fence, swaying slightly again and sighing. Forget Cloud resting, he needed rest more than anything. Wincing at the building pain in his head, he sighed. "We should find Chocobos to get as far as the Mythril Mines... We should stop at Fort Condor on the way... It shouldn't take too long to get to Junon. A couple of days at the most."
Turning to gaze out over the grasslands, he nodded, starting to walk without waiting for a reply. The faster they found Chocobos, the faster they could be after Cloud, and the faster he would be able to go back to his entirely solitary existance once more.
((Bad post, sorry.))
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