Okie... Its been a while since I updated the fan fiction I was writing up xx; So I began to rewrite it to put a little more depth into Jade's life at hollow bastion. Enjoy.
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Hollow Bastion. The Heart of All Worlds. This tainted world that is infested by the dark creatures known as the heartless, wasn't always so evil. Before it was swallowed by darkness, it, like so many worlds out there, was peaceful. Pleasant. A magnificent place to behold. Many people dwelled within it's walls, but there were none as well known as the six children of Hallow Bastion. Sephiroth, Cloud, Squall, Aerith, Yuffie and Jade.
They were always doing something exciting, whether it be racing up the Rising Falls, playing hide and seek in the castle, or trying to sneak into the depths of Hollow Bastion, where it was rumoured that another girl had disappeared into. Not too many people knew this girl, but her name was supposedly Kairi. But no one knows for sure.
One day, Sephiroth had challenged Jade, the youngest of the six, to sneak into the depths of Hollow Bastion on her own. At first she was able to get pretty far no problem. But then she began hearing sounds coming from ahead. This was pretty freightening for her, a six year old. But she kept moving on. She wasn't going to whimp out... Not now. But soon she saw what was making the noises. Little black creatures with glowing yellow eyes. They were so small, but they were swarming. She spun around and ran as fast as she could, screaming the entire time.
Above, Sephiroth was waiting at the secret entrance to the castle depths. Currently he was just thinking of how Jade might might be doing down there. Probably frozen in fear by now.. Then he heard Jade's scream echoing through the chamber. He laughed silently to himself. tch... scared out of her mind already.... Sephiroth eyed the chamber longingly, waiting for Jade to come running back through the door.
"Sephiroth!"
Sephiroth spun around, slightly spooked from the sudden arrival of none other than his own arch rival, Cloud. He growled, but Cloud was glaring right back.
"Who screamed?" Cloud questioned him, while grabbing the collar of Sephiroth's jacket.
Now, Sephiroth was 12 and Cloud was 10. The age difference was great, and Sephiroth could easily push him away. But he wasn't exactly in the mood to be pushing people around. He wanted to see Jade come running through the corridor. "Oh, its just Jade. I dared her to go down to the depths of the castle on her own. She probably just saw her reflection in a mirrior." Sephiroth responded, in a innocent tone.
Cloud could have slapped him. He let Jade go down alone? She could get hurt, or worse, killed! "Sephiroth, you knuckle head! How could you let her go down on her own! We need to go down and get her!" Cloud pulled Sephiroths collar so their noses were about an inch apart.
Now Sephiroth knew Cloud meant business. But it didn't make him any less unwilling to go. But again, he enjoyed watching Cloud yell at him. He might as well go rescue Jade from what was probably just her shadow.
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Hollow Bastion. The Heart of All Worlds. This tainted world that is infested by the dark creatures known as the heartless, wasn't always so evil. Before it was swallowed by darkness, it, like so many worlds out there, was peaceful. Pleasant. A magnificent place to behold. Many people dwelled within it's walls, but there were none as well known as the six children of Hallow Bastion. Sephiroth, Cloud, Squall, Aerith, Yuffie and Jade.
They were always doing something exciting, whether it be racing up the Rising Falls, playing hide and seek in the castle, or trying to sneak into the depths of Hollow Bastion, where it was rumoured that another girl had disappeared into. Not too many people knew this girl, but her name was supposedly Kairi. But no one knows for sure.
One day, Sephiroth had challenged Jade, the youngest of the six, to sneak into the depths of Hollow Bastion on her own. At first she was able to get pretty far no problem. But then she began hearing sounds coming from ahead. This was pretty freightening for her, a six year old. But she kept moving on. She wasn't going to whimp out... Not now. But soon she saw what was making the noises. Little black creatures with glowing yellow eyes. They were so small, but they were swarming. She spun around and ran as fast as she could, screaming the entire time.
Above, Sephiroth was waiting at the secret entrance to the castle depths. Currently he was just thinking of how Jade might might be doing down there. Probably frozen in fear by now.. Then he heard Jade's scream echoing through the chamber. He laughed silently to himself. tch... scared out of her mind already.... Sephiroth eyed the chamber longingly, waiting for Jade to come running back through the door.
"Sephiroth!"
Sephiroth spun around, slightly spooked from the sudden arrival of none other than his own arch rival, Cloud. He growled, but Cloud was glaring right back.
"Who screamed?" Cloud questioned him, while grabbing the collar of Sephiroth's jacket.
Now, Sephiroth was 12 and Cloud was 10. The age difference was great, and Sephiroth could easily push him away. But he wasn't exactly in the mood to be pushing people around. He wanted to see Jade come running through the corridor. "Oh, its just Jade. I dared her to go down to the depths of the castle on her own. She probably just saw her reflection in a mirrior." Sephiroth responded, in a innocent tone.
Cloud could have slapped him. He let Jade go down alone? She could get hurt, or worse, killed! "Sephiroth, you knuckle head! How could you let her go down on her own! We need to go down and get her!" Cloud pulled Sephiroths collar so their noses were about an inch apart.
Now Sephiroth knew Cloud meant business. But it didn't make him any less unwilling to go. But again, he enjoyed watching Cloud yell at him. He might as well go rescue Jade from what was probably just her shadow.