The Tale of a Villian

[Hikari713]

wow this is definately going places i'm so sad though its hard that he is maybe gonna lose Drea.......... keep up the awesome work :thumbsup:

[ansemjafar]

pretty interesting chapter. Keep up the good work

[Ultima Star]

I missed a chappie but at least I read it XD I love this fic I love it!!!

[iloveyou502]

My apologies to anyone actually waiting on the next part. Havent been able to get on what with school and stuff. Anywho: Waa la.

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Part 8

" Weapons? "
She sighed. " There is so much to explain to you. You are in danger as of right now and you will have to defend yourself. "

" How am I in danger? "

" Because you are traveling with me. And alot of people want me dead. "

" So that means you need weapons. "
" You are right Zero, I do. But you've taken them from me. Before the contract I possessed the power to call forth physical protection. Unfortunately I now share approximately half of my magic with you, and I was completely stripped of my talents to wield any weapon. That art was transferred to you. "
" So I have to protect you? " I asked.

" Kind of. But you won't be alone. All of my other talents are still in place. I'll be able to defend my self to an extent. "

" Interesting. "
" Anyways let me explain to you how it works. You will have three stages of weapons. The Novice Wield, The Platinum Wield, and finally The Millenium Wield. They are a bit like ranks if you will. As you become more and more proficient in battle your ability to wield becomes stronger and stronger. I will desribe them in more depth.
Wielding Novice does not mean that you are bad. It simply means you have not had much experience and your talents are not developed. In this stage you can only wield one type of weapon: The weapon that suits you best and only that . I don't intend on sending you out to fight while you are novice. That will be for the training stage-- if everything goes as planned. " The way she said this made me a bit afraid.
" A Platinum Wield is what most of my kind's warriors spend their life as. As you move up in the Platinum category you will be able to materialize more and more types of weapons. It can be a burden to have to decide which weapon is right for the situation because if you are wrong it could cost you.
" And finally the Millenium Wield. Some of my elders like to think that you are only a true warrior if you achieve this status. Other's say that the Millenium Weapon appears during what will probably be your last battle. I'm not sure. I never got past Platinum. Few Mures have. "
" Mure? "
" Is the name of my kind. Anyways if I were you I wouldn't wait up for it. It requires an impossible amount of skill and you aren't even a natural Mure. "
" How do I know when I've graduated to the next...level ?"
She didn't answer me right away and then a far away look came into her eyes, as if she were remembering something. " You can feel it, " she whispered. " You can feel it all through your body and you just feel stronger and more confident like you can take on the world. Well atleast that's what it's like from Novice to Platinum. "
This was alot to take in. Weapons? Wars? I was a poetic lover not a reckless fighting machine. What had I gotten myself into? What did I want out of this? What did Priscilla want out of this? However a totally different question sprang from my mouth.
" Where is my weapon? "
She started walking towards me, looking positively beautiful in her long baby blue gown. She was difficult to not stare at nowadays. She came so close that we were almost touching. " Close your eyes. " She said softly. I let my lids drop. " Let your emotions take over. Give into your rage. What makes you so angry that you want to just....destroy? "
I balled my fists and thought of my brother. Thought of him with my girl dancing with her, making her smile, them having children. I thought of how he'd teased and tormented me about writing and especially how he'd treated me the past few weeks...
" See? " Priscilla said and I opened my eyes. In my hands were two, very long, thin swords, they had to be atleast 5 and a half feet each. And that was just the blade. They were different. While the one in my right hand was simply a long piece of metal, the one in my right was curved, the entire length of the blade looked like waves. The handles were what seemed like red steel. Curved pieces of white metal surronded my hands. I looked closely the silver blades and discovered that they had a carved pattern of roses.
" Roses? " I said. " That is rather feminine. "
" Change your name a thousand times but your weapons will always reveal a part of you. "
" And if my last name were Apple? "
" They may have been decorated with fruit. "
I laughed.

I didn't leave the small room for the whole day. I was supposed to begin training, but Priscilla had seen clouds and had decided the next day would be better. The duration of daylight was spent being told more about Mures and the magic they controlled. The magic I now controlled. So that night instead of going to sleep I sat up thinking. Thinking about her. I hated loving her so much.
I held her ponytail like it was a lifeline. I talked to it. In my eyes it was her. I retied the ribbon carefully, not wanting to lose anymore strands then I already had. I was forming what quite possibly could have been the words to another poem about her when I heard the door squeak. Priscilla walked in and to be honest I was completely shocked at first glance. She had changed out of her other dress into a small, white silk nightgown that had lace around the edges and brushed against her knees. I was going to snap at her but looking like that my voice could only drip with honey.
" I was under the impression that we were finished talking Priscilla. "
" I suppose we are finished talking about me..."
She came slowly to the edge of the bed. A very attractive lavender scent filled my nose when she was close enough.
" May I join you? " I thought about it for a second and I mean only a second before I slid over to make room for her.
She lay beside me, maybe a little to close but I didn't really mind. I wished I did but I didn't. " This is better. " she said happily. Priscilla closed her eyes for a while and i just stared down at her, my head propped up on my elbow. The battle in my head began. I thought of myself as Zero now so that I could get nice and used to it.
" She is much more beautiful than the other one. " said Devil Zero.
" It's what's on the inside that counts. We're already in love with...the young one. " said Angel Zero. I was careful not to think her actual name.
" The other one is a girl and this is a woman. And we are a man now. Priscilla suits us better. "
" Only weak men fall for a pretty face and curves. We are not weak. "
" And long flowing blond hair. " Devil Zero said smugly.
" Shut up. We don't love her. "
" Of course we do not. Doesn't mean we can't have fun with her...."
" Must you stare at me like that? " Priscilla suddenly cut in.
" I uhh...."
She laughed. " Why don't you put your arm around me Zero. I'm cold. "
I did so feeling guilty. Feeling like I was betraying my love.
Priscilla sighed with satisfaction and threw her arm around me too. " It's been so long since a man has held me. "
I didn't know what to say to this so I said nothing. I didn't have to.
She stared up at me with pleading eyes.
" No telling what would of happend if I didn't find you. I was so desperate for companionship--"
" Say what you mean Priscilla. And only what you mean. You've twisted enough words around. "
" Can't you just forget about her. What does she have that I don't-now? "
" My heart. "
She puffed angrily, like she was about to have a tantrum. I felt her hand ball into a fist on my back. " She's twelve she can't give you what you need. "
" If she can't give it to me then I don't need it. "
" You're in denial. "
" You're a hundred year old hag in lust with a fourteen year old boy. Which is worse? "
I was totally unprepared for her slap across the face. " How dare you talk to me that way? "
This woman was mad. I was a poetic sap at times but I wasn't going to let her control me. If I let her slap me once then she would think it was okay to do it again. I grabbed onto the back of her hair tightly and she yelled out in pain. " Get off me! "
" Now you listen, " I said in a calm voice. I jerked her head with every other word. " If this is going to work, I'm going to be in charge. And that means you keep your hands-shut up!-you keep your hands to yourself and I'll do the same. I'll give you respect because you know more about this but Zero Plum is no pushover. My heartless mentality starts here if I'm going to have enough courage to end lives. Be grateful I don't end yours. Now get out. " With that I pushed her on the floor with more force than I'd anticipated.
She rose slowly and glared at me. I reminded her about leaving the room and she walked to the door, turning to face me.
" That was good. "
" Glad you liked it. " I said coldly.
" But you will pay for it. " were her final words of the night.
After she left I turned and watched the rain against the window for a few minutes before falling into a deep slumber.

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Short again I know. Actually I was gonna add more but well...I just didnt. Lol. No need in making up excuses. Due to the fact that Ive been lame and useless lately I copied and pasted this in the quick reply box. That means the formatting may be a little off. Self loathing over. I hope you liked it.

[Ultima Star]

Oh I haven't seen you in a while..guess that answers my question.
Ok don't worry..you know..this just as awesome as always =D You describe every scene :loveit:
I love everything about the *coughroomcough* hehe ^^;

[Haku]

I can't believe I didn't see this chapter sooner, great chapter overall though.

[iloveyou502]

Thank yall. yeah i dont know when ill be working on the next part I actually want to do more work on my other fic Organization XIII the beginning about all the org members but I wont completely stop this one either.

[iloveyou502]

Here goes the next part

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Part 9


I woke up cold and angry. I'd had another dream about her.

I'd been having dreams about her since we'd started...going out but the previous nights' had been particularly sour. I'd been chasing her through the woods, barefoot in only my underclothes. I was so cold that I could see my breath, I felt like my toes were going to fall off. It was absolutely horrible.

I wrapped myself in the thick blanket and wandered through the wooden door beside the vanity. Every morning since I could remember I'd wake up to a large breakfast. It wasn't until I got into the kitchen that I remembered my situation.

Strangely enough Priscilla and Alfonse were sitting at the table, eating oatmeal looking stuff out of metal bowls and orange juice. The kitchen was small and warm and almost everything in it was wooden. That was safe.

It was still pretty dark outside and the only light sources in the room were a small candle in each corner. The table was a small square, Priscilla on the right, Alfonse on the left and there was a bowl of oatmeal in the space that was closest to me.

Priscilla looked up at me with friendly eyes. " Sit down, have some porridge. "
Somehow oatmeal sounded tastier.

To my surprise the beige substance actually was tasty. I spooned large mounds into my mouth while Priscilla stared Alfonse down like a tiger on it's prey. It took him a while to take the hint but once he did he slowly made his way out of the room and through yet another door, I started to wonder exactly how big this house was. I started eating even faster, the last thing I wanted was to be alone with Priscilla.

" About last night--" she started.

" Save it. I don't care. Don't I start training today? " Smooth subject change, Zero.

She looked shocked. " Don't cut me off when I'm talking. "

" Don't talk about things I don't want to talk about. "

" Yes your training does start today, we'll have to start early. I'll be expecting visitors sooner than I thought. "

" Hmm they're coming to borrow sugar? "

" If by sugar you mean my life, then yes they'd be happy to borrow it. "

She stared at me then, in the strangest way and for the longest time.

I finished my bowl of porridge. " What is it? " I asked.

" I'm just wondering if you have what it takes. To kill."

" Kill? " The word sounded so....evil. I couldn't imagine taking anyone's life. " I'm not going to kill anybody. Fighting isn't killing. "

She got up from the table and looked out at the now orange sky. " Zero....you're so kind. So naive. There's a war out there. A war over two things, Power and Gold. You know what people are doing? So much gold is among so many other people. It's either kill or be killed out there. Are you ready to die? "

" Why should I be concerned? I don't have any gold. "

"..."

I stood as well. " Something tells me that you haven't been completely honest with me Priscilla. Tell me the truth. Right now. Who are you? "

" A thief, " she whispered. " Robbing people is too much work, so I take it behind their backs. But I've recently been discovered, Zero. There are alot of people after me. Alot. "

" But they can't recognize you? Right? You look different now. "

" Zero, this war started with only about 30% actual humans. Most of which have been eliminated now. They don't find people by looks. My scent is everywhere. "

" Yes Murulean Fairies reek of--"

"I don't care I just-- I don't want stupid gold I just want her. The only person I want to kill is my brother. I don't even want this life I just want a happy ending! "

"This isn't a fairy tale. You're not in Melrose Corpse anymore. You have a purpose now. You have to protect yourself and me. Now we don't have time to talk we have to get you to Platinum Wield before said visitors arrive! "

" They're coming today? "

" I don't know when they're coming but you have to be fairly decent at battle before they do. Alfonse prepared a small area for you so get dressed and we'll get started. "

I went back to my room and opened the antique looking dresser. There were alot of clothes to chose from all of them fancy and elaborate. I chose a white button down and black pants. It seemed the most appropriate to get dirty.

It turns out the house wasn't very large at all. When I stepped out into the cool air, via a door in the kitchen, I looked back to see that it was only slightly bigger than my cottage back at home. Or back at Melrose Corpse. I realized then that I wouldn't be calling that home for a long long time.

Priscilla and Alfonse were waiting for me by a large tree in the back. Alphonse was holding a block of wood. It had a thick red line in the middle.

" You'll need your weapons. " Priscilla mumbled.

Duh. I thought.
I stared at my hands and concentrated. Assist me with my training now.

I blinked and they were there. " Cool...."

" Alright now cut the wood in half. " Priscilla ordered.

I was sure the thin blade wouldnt bet through the thick log. Sure enough when I had a go at it it went through easily.

She examined the pieces. I'd cut directly on the red line.

" You're a natural." She said


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" I'm exhausted. " I stated, as I fell onto the bed. " Didn't even make it to Platinum and I've been training all day. "

Night had fallen and Priscilla had finally let me call it quits.

" You'll do it tomorrow. " she said. " It's obvious you were made for this, did you see the way you were--"

" I was made to write poetry. And be sad. " I added on this last part as I inhaled the still sweet aroma of her ponytail. " Drea..."

I'd been avoiding saying her name but once I started I couldn't stop, I was in a trance, calling her name over and over again.

" ZERO!"

My eyes popped open.

" You're obsessed, with her. " she said with wide eyes.

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yeah i know that part was boring, hell it was even boring to write but it had some information that's signifigant to the story. Next part should have some more action though.

[Ultima Star]

OMG...I missed this chapter D=
It was awesome like always..keep on going 'kay? ^^

[iloveyou502]

* in shock *

Wow somebody commented. I'd already held a funeral of sorts for this ff.

But i do still have plans for it so ill keep going if you insist, thanks fk.

[Ultima Star]

Hehe yeah no prob! I actually like this so much that I wouldn't stop reading it.
Ok..will be waiting