Second Coming Part one Believe in the power of another ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is another Crow meets Final fantasy spin off. It mostly stands alone but if you want to get absolutely all of it please read the back on earth series. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------a fanfiction By: Fragraham Lincon------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------A Home for Unwanted Fanfics production--------------------------- ----------------------------Origional Characters by: Squaresoft--------------------------------- ------------------------------Origional Concept---The Crow-------------------------------------- ------------------------special thanks to: Kefka's Imperial Palace. A website that has inspired much of the material in this fanfic. see dancing mad award for link------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ People once believed that a crow carried one's soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes a terrible sadness is carried with that soul. And sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring the soul back. I thought Aeris was the last..........But now there is another........ ...the cycle of retribution must begin again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's a different world and a different time. In the city of Vector two young women in millitary uniforms stand gaurding the door to the emperor's throne room. In the throne room a man wearing face paint that makes him resemble a very evil clown sits. He hears footsteps from outside and immediately stands up taking an at attention stance. An old bearded man enters and sits down. Geshtall: The seat is warm Kefka. How many times have I warned you about that. (Goes into a painfull cough) Kefka: Sorry sir I just got tired. Good news! The returner leader Banon has surrendered and is scheduled for public exocution tomorow. Geshtall: Very good will you be there to oversee it? Kefka: No my lord I have pressing business in Doma. I believe the people would like to see their emperor in his moment of triumph. You should attend yourself. Geshtall:(laughs) Very good, I'm glad I thought of it. You should take notes. Kefka:(Grimmaces for a moment then smiles)another drink sir? Geshtall: Yes, It will help me keep my strength up. And how long does it take for that medicin of yours to kick in anyway. I've had this illness for nearly a month now. Kefka: Don't worry sir it will only be a little longer untill it's over. Kefka leaves the room then breaks into a hysterical laugh. The scene changes to a sky shot of the city. It has grown to an immense size now covering the entire emperial island. In the center large buildings have grown where as the outer parts have decayed into slums. This is where all but the ruling class live. A lonely stream still runs through. Its surface glistens with oil. Various debris litter the sides. It empties into a large resevour. On the side a young boy is fishing. He hooks something. When he can't pull it up he enlists several of his friends to help. they eventually pull it up. It turns out to be a body. It didn't frieghten any of the boys as one would expect because they had become accustomed to the sight. They get some sticks and begin to poke at it trying to push it back in. It then sits up and spits out the filthy water. The children run away. The strangely now living body is that of a man in his late twenties. He has large muscles and blond crew cut hair. He shivers. His facial expression is one of shock. His eyes seem to mirror no sort of thought. He pulls himself to his feet. A crow perches beside him and squaks at him. The insistant bird with each cry seems to spark something in the young man. Memories flood back to him. (flashback) The city of Vector is much smaller. In a tavern The man is enjoying a drink. One of the women who later gaurded the throne aproached him. Terra: Leo I see you made it back in one piece. Did the mission fare well. Leo: Leave me alone. Terra: Why so sad? You won a great victory. Leo: Over farmers with pitchforks. They didn't stand a chance. That wasn't a battle. That was nothing but the empire waving it's balls around trying to show everyone how strong it is. What ever happened to the ideals we had? What happened to uniting the world in peace? Now it's just expansion for the sake of expansion. Politics for the sake of politics. Terra: I don't understand. You won the battle. Isn't that all that matters? Leo: You don't understand. What should I expect for someone as cold and heartless as you. They call Celes the ice queen and she has more compassion than you! (Leo slams his drink down breaking the thick glass beer stein.) How can I expect you to know the difference between battle and murder. You were never tought any better. Terra: I still don't know what you are talking about. Leo: Any ordinary girl would have broke down in tears by now, but not you. You're a born and bred soldier. I don't know why I keep expecting you to act like a human, and show some emotion. Terra: Emotions make you weak. They dull your edge. That's what Kefka says. Leo: That's true but that's what makes me human. sometimes it's better to be a little imperfect. Besides Kefka is a lunatic. Terra: You shouldn't speak that way of him. He is your brother. Leo: Half brother mind you and that's by blood. In soul he isn't a damn thing to me. (another time) Leo: KEFKA!! I've had enough! I won't take this anymore! You're a murduring bastard! Those people didn't have weapons. They didn't have magic. You lied to me! I saw why you ordered that village destroyed. This newspaper that landed on every doorstep there read this. "General Kefka Palazo accused of war crimes." You just didn't like that they were speaking their minds. Kefka: Rumors lead to accusations. Accusations lead to discontent. Discontent leads to revolt. If I allowed that to go on it could have endangered the empire. Leo: We could have talked it over. It wasn't true what they said. You could have explained it. Now every word of it speaks gospel. I see now why mom killed herself. Kefka: DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT MOTHER THAT WAY!!!!! It was an accident. That was what the coroner ruled. Leo:(sarcastic) Yes that's right. She accidentaly put the gun to her head, said "Damn me for giving birth to a murderous bastard" and pulled the trigger. That's the biggest damn oops in the F*cking world. Kefka: NO! I WON'T ACCEPT IT!!! MOTHER LOVED ME!!! Leo: Jealous little brother? It hurts doesn't it? Well now you know how I feel when the blood of women and children stains my sword! I'm through with this. I'm through with you! The empire can go to Hell, and you with it! Consider this my resignation. Leo turns to leave. Kefka in a rage takes up a rifle and shoots him. Leo grasps the wound and turns around to see Kefka shoot him three more times. Leo falls dead. Kefka: What? What have I done? Brother get up! speak to me! No this isn't happening! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! The resivour. Leo's body is wrapped in chains and tied to cindar blocks. Kefka: I'm sorry brother, but no one must know of this. If the emperor found out....... No, I'll tell him you resigned, just like you said. I'm sorry it's kind of a lousy retirement. Kefka throws Leo's body in the water and watches it sink out of view. He begins to walk away, a tear half formed in his eye. Kefka then falls to his knees holding his head. NO! Not again. I thought I had you under controll. Go away Jester! Voice of Jester: One last sin. You belong to me now Kefka! Your soul is mine. I am the new Kefka. Kefka grins wickedly. Kefka: Heh....ha ha ha.........UWEE HE HE HE HE HE HE! (end of flashback) A young woman with a slight limp in her step aproaches Leo. Jessie: I saw your crow. I'm here to help. Leo: How.....how can I be alive? Jessie: You're not. You are the crow. An avenging angel. I've seen your kind before. Come with me. (extends her hand) Leo takes Jessie's hand. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't ask how Jessie got in there. If you think too much you'll ruin the story. I hope all of you Kefka fans like his more human portayal. BY now you should be able o tell that this is a spin off with no relation to the plot of FF6 so don't complain that the story is off. I'm only using the characters. If you have something to get off your chest. (Like "I hate you Frag please go away" or "I love you Frag I'm going to send you gobs of money") please Email me at fragraham@mail.com Really you can. I like Email. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------