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[lorei.livejournal.com]

Challenge: [099] Sidequests
Title: Check
Wordcount: 357
Notes: Quick drabble on an in-game sidequest. Yes, I know that's not terribly original-- I wasn't really planning on entering this week, really, I was just playing with second person, and this came out, and I like it. So, might as well post, right? XD;


You run past the glittering crystal rocks and you tell yourself that you won't, you won't double back and check.

But of course you do.

He's waiting there. Calm and cold as ever, and though you can't see his face, you've got the idea he's wearing that nasty smirk again. You summon the Keyblade and your heart is thumping and you think I'm going to wipe that smug grin off his face, for sure this time.

And this time it does take longer. Almost a full half hour, or at least close to, you're sure, elapses before you fall backwards and even though you know that he won't kill you what if he does and the bizarre longsword's point presses gently into your chest.

You shudder, but you're not scared. Too much adrenaline and absolute pride that he beat me but look I cut him and he's hurt this time.

But he doesn't stab you, he just laughs, amused, and goes back to overlooking the city and of course ignoring you. You're angry because I am a good opponent how dare he not respect me but there's no choice now but to retreat to the fissure and lick your wounds.

You catch up to Donald and Goofy and grin sheepishly when Goofy sighs and offers you a potion and you try very hard (really) to look apologetic when Donald stamps and scolds and reminds you that you're gonna get killed if you keep messing with that guy, and then where will the worlds be?!

So you promise that it won't happen again and yeah he's too strong and I won't prove anything by beating him.

And you mean it. You're not going back, really, no matter how amazing it would be to finally become a respected opponent and to win. It's dangerous and useless and it won't mean anything (just everything) to you. But you won't fight him again.

Until then next time you pass the fissure and you just want to see if he's still there.

Comments

[lapifors.livejournal.com]

I really like this... memorying it :)

[lorei.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (And I'm really honored, because I admire your writing liek whoa :D)

[lapifors.livejournal.com]

sdfsdg aw, really?
Maybe I'd better get on and write some more for Seven Sins...

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha

I liked it, too~ It was cute and it makes sense. *laughs*

mmm... we should do drabble trades again, distract me from feeling icky and doing homework. :D

[lorei.livejournal.com]

Sora doesn't really give up, yanno :3

Sure, but I have to go in 10 minutes-- I'll be back around 8:30, and we'll do some then, kay? :D

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

sounds good :D

[tabitha-dornoc.livejournal.com]

Woooo. Nice. SECOND PERSON FTW. I like the mindset you've given Sora. Like the thought that he's there and unbeaten will just nag at him until he actually can beat him. It's really interesting. :) But but but, SORA! Don't waste a potion to heal! Just go hop on the Save Point there, duh.

[lorei.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the comment ♥! I love playing around with second person, but nine times out of ten it terminates in an epic failure. And, I think it seemed alright for Sora, given the way he insisted on fighting Cloud and Hercules in the Coliseum (...didn't spell that right). Heh, no way. Sora found so many potions killing Heartless and leveling up that he doesn't need those cheap little Save Points.

[tabitha-dornoc.livejournal.com]

SAVE POINTS FTW!!!!

[lindskaba.livejournal.com]

Ummmm I won't lie, writing Sephiroth was definitely my first idea for this challenge XD I'm glad I thought of something else, though, cause this is really funny. You write the player's frustration about beating-not-beating Sephiroth into Sora's psyche very realistically I mean, that's definitely what I was thinking the whole time, all like HA I CUT YOU THIS TIME BITCH. Very strong ending. Nice job :)

[lorei.livejournal.com]

I...yeah, was somewhat surprised that no one else had written about him by the time I got to this XD; I think it's impossible to write about Sora's fights without some of the player showing through because of how one becomes Sora at that point. And my fights all involved frustration and some four-letter words, but Sephiroth was the worst, oh man.

Thanks so much for the lovely comment ♥