Subj: [ffml] [unofficial][MW]The dark one returns... Date: 99-12-30 15:55:59 EST From: rchuang@gte.net (Ryo Hibiki) Reply-to: ffml@onelist.com To: ffml@onelist.com (Final Fantasy Mailing List) From: Ryo Hibiki [Scene: a dark forest path at midnight. All that can be seen are a few far off lights identifying a town and a few faint fireflys dancing across leaves. A lone figure is then seen riding down the path on a horse dark as the night around it. The figure is dressed in some heavy black armor with a long flowing black cape trailing behind him. Suddenly, he turns facing straight at you] Golbez: You miss me? (grin) [Suddenly, the forest lights up in a pyrotechnics display of epic proportions, fireworks exploding in the distance. Some loud music starts playing and a line of highkicking dancers stroll by with some jugglers balanced on camels and some magicians pulling moogles out of tophats. There are also some bears balancing on big rubber balls and some elephants balancing pie plates atop poles hanging by their trunks.] Golbez: Hows that for an entrance? [Some people from the town approach the caravan of fools to see whats going on. Most look on with bored expressions and are yawning. All action suddenly stops and the performers are looking on with surprise that their show brought on such reactions] Golbez: What? isn't this NEW and EXCITING? A huge show just for an approach of a dark figure? (befuddled) Villager: (yawn) What are you talking about? this happens almost every night. Course last night they were passing out some sweet cakes also. That was different (eyes slightly glaze at the thought of the delicious deserts) Golbez: WHAT? I have cakes plenty of cakes! and..and soda too! (conjures up a table covered in sweets and other things that make your teeth rot just at the sight) Villager: oh! well alright! (wakes up) come on everyone! its a party! [Many cheers and the town is lit up in celebration for nothing in particular] Golbez: (looking strangely dark and evil for whats going on around him) I'm coming for you.... mwahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! (gets banged in the forehead by a stray juggling pin) hey! (roasts the performer with a flare) can someone pass me a band - aid? and maybe some of those cakes too... -The End.......or is it? mwahahahaha....MWAhahahahaha....MWAHAHAHAHAHA! This senseless post has been brought to you by McDanny's...bringing you quality generic fast food to slums across america since 1974. If the light is blind to you....bring a flashlight. -Golbez From: His Dark Lordship Elsewhere, in the forsaken valley.. It is the time of year all hate and despise. In the small town the people gather about while the stand is made up. Blocking out part of the moon stands the keep of darkness, far atop a winding mountain. A young virgin in white robes is strapped to the cross upon the stand. She screams in horror. A priest gives her the sacriment. The people slowly step back. The priest stands at their head. "Forgive, Elennor! And die in peace!" he yells against the howling winds. She transfixes her eyes on the keep. Slowly, she sees the starts faded. The fade expands, almost in the shape of wings. Then, two blood red eyes appear at a head, and she screams again. The Shadow Beast grasps her with it's talons. The chains holding her fade to dust as her writhing body is hoisted into the air and flown back to the fortress. "God... forgive us." uttered the priest, drawing a cross upon his chest. Two soldiers observed the spectacle. Baronian soldiers, Dragoons, in fact. As the townfolk slowly returned to their routines, they stared a the gigantic fortress. "So..." began the first one. "This is the evil we heard about." "Sir.." started the second one. "We-" "Sir. Hah. You know how I am about formalities. Refer to me by my name." "Yes, Kain." nodded the second Dragoon. "Now, we were ordered to file a report." Kain merely nodded. He clutched his lance tightly. His great, great, great grandfather, Kain I weild this lance in the battle against Zeromus, and carried it again when he was slain by Mog in the first of the Moogle Wars. It was a magnificent spear, holding out all this time, each in the hands of a hero. "Yes.. I supposed we were.." The second Dragoon blinked. "Kain, sir, I don't think what you seem to be thinking is possible." Kain chuckled. "Cid, I'm inclined to agree. The only way we could get in there is with an army that's willing to die, or one damn good sorceror, or both." Cid, the younger, nodded. "And there are no sorcerors that could outpower the Dark Lord." Kain blinked. "Maybe... Maybe not." "Kain?" "Just weighing out balances. If there is a being of Darkness and spite, maybe there's one of Light and Good? Or maybe this 'Dark Lord' is not the only overlord there is?" "Or maybe..." added Cid "Maybe the Dark Lord has competition. Maybe there are others vying for his crown." Kain smiled. "Exactly. Let's file that report and request some leave. We got a lot of searching to do." -- The eternal lord of darkness... "I'm not desperate, but I'd like to see Donkey Kong's wang" -Spacecat on irc, on a conversation started by myself. -GM of FF2c -Former ruler of the ffml ICQ UIN# 23424269 IRC Nicks: TheDarkLord, GannondorfDragmire, occasionally Blackthorne System: Amiga 4000/040 Cybervision64 & Opalvision ---INTEL/MICROSOFT FREE---