Exeter Desperado
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More fun character development...
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Vincent studied the arena
carefully. He'd not have to worry about attacks from anyone
sitting in the audience, it seemed, unless Mian was lying. He
wouldn't put it past her, either. There was something about
her and Volnes...something wrong. They were very little like
the Sigma he had met in the last tournament, Saint.
The area wasn't very large. It seemed he'd have to be
in battle constantly, and most likely in the water as well...
I really should have learned to swim...
AS IF THAT WOULD DO YOU ANY GOOD...
Ugh, what do you want now?
YOU STILL
DON'T GET IT, DO YOU, VALENTINE? YOU'VE GAINED AN INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF CONTROL OVER YOUR ABILITY, AND YET YOU STILL THINK
ABOUT SWIMMING IN YOUR HUMAN FORM. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE YOUR
GUN ANYMORE, OR YOUR PRECIOUS MATERIA...
Vincent
scanned the faces in the audience. Tifa still had his gun, and
it appeared he would need it...
VINCENT!
What!?
YOUR WEAPON WOULD BE USELESS
IN THE WATER, AND YOUR MATERIA WOULDN'T HELP MUCH EITHER. YOU
FOOL, DON'T YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE MORE POWER IN YOURSELF THAN
THOSE PETTY MATERIAL OBJECTS COULD EVER PROVIDE?
How do you suggest I go about using it? I'm not
very angry at the moment...
IDIOT. YOUR ANGER
IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO ALTER YOUR FORM, AS YOU FOUND OUT WITH
THE SPIRIT WOLF. BUT YOU ARE NO LONGER CONTROLLED BY YOUR
EMOTIONS, VINCENT. YOU'VE LEARNED TO CONTROL THEM. AND IF YOU
CAN CONTROL THEM, YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR POWER, AS WELL.
Are you saying I can change my form to whatever I
wish?
HARDLY. YOU'RE NOT CLEVER ENOUGH TO BE
ABLE TO DO WHATEVER YOU DESIRE WITH IT. BUT PERHAPS YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO DISCOVER EXACTLY WHAT IT IS YOU NEED, AND MAKE IT
HAPPEN. WE'LL SEE.
Vincent thought for a moment.
Who are you, really?
The voice in his head
cackled. I'M YOU, VINCENT. OR A PART OF YOU, RATHER. I'M
NOT SURE WHETHER YOU'VE GONE INSANE, AND ARE NOW MERELY
TALKING TO YOUR OWN DELUSIONS, OR WHETHER I WAS CREATED BY
HOJO'S EXPERIMENTS ON YOU THIRTY YEARS AGO AND YOUR EMOTIONS,
AND NOW YOU'VE FINALLY LEARNED TO CONTROL BOTH OF THEM. IT
DOESN'T REALLY MATTER THOUGH, DOES IT?
Vincent
shook his head. No, it doesn't.
NOW, LET'S
SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. TRY THIS...REMEMBER HOW CERTAIN FORMS OF
YOURS COULD USE MAGIC WITHOUT ANY AID FROM THOSE WORTHLESS
MATERIA, LIKE THE GALIAN BEAST WITH FIRE?
So...if I can control it, I should be able
to...
Suddenly, a ball of flame appeared in
Vincent's right hand. He felt no pain, nor a burning
sensation. Then, as quickly as it had appeared, it was gone.
NOW YOU'RE CATCHING ON. IT'S ABOUT DAMNED
TIME...
Vincent smiled. Excellent.
*****
Well, I'll get into the action pretty
soon. Hope you all liked that...
Edit: Cool picture of the stadium! So that's
what it looks like. Should be fun...
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