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As he lay there, he began to hear a sound in the distance. [i]Tick. Tick. Tick.[/i] with every little sound, he felt as if some amount of strength returned to him.
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He let out a sigh as he walked over to his older sister. "As much as I hate to admit it, this is true. Most of them won't live into there 30's. If there is a way to undo this curse, I will find out.@
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Setsuna smirked. "Determined...heh. You haven't changed at all little brother." She told him. Funnily enough, she was still taller then him even now. She put her arms around his neck and hugged him, and he felt the dampening of his shoulder as he could hear the tears sliding down her cheeks. "I-I'm so happy that I can see you again...even if it's only one last time before we reach the inevitable..."
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He wrapped his arms around setsuna, tightening his grip as he fought back tears of his own. "One day sis....one day we'll be together again. You, me and aki, together forever."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 9/17/2017 1:52:56 AMShe let go of Zane then, and took a small step back. She wiped her tears with her pointer finger and smiled as she did so. "Ya...but ideally...that won't be for a long time yet." "And hopefully there will be room for one more?" Then said a now familiar voice. And as Zane turned again, he saw the short raven haired woman who had given his life for his quest. Xion. "Just uh, maybe take a break on the hugs, Zane. I think you're tiring yourself out or something."
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He nearly fell to the floor when he saw her, for her death had hit him the hardest. "Xion...."
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"Oh come on Zane...you're being so dramatic." She said chokingly as her own eyes began to tear up. "I-its not like you haven't seen weirder things before after all."
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He ran over and wrapped her in a tight hug, tears flowing from his eyes as he finally broke down. "Xion, I've missed you so much..."
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"Ya...I'd say the same but it feels like hardly any time has gone by since...well...You know." She told him as she put her arms around Zane as well.
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"I got him....I killed Vexen and made him suffer for your murder. I made sure it hurt as well....." He buried his head into Xion's shoulder, his sadness overwhelming him.
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"Okay...come on now Zane. You're making us both look like fools here..." she told him jokingly as she too sobbed. "After all, I think there's one more person you have to meet before the cryptic guy starts his explanation."
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He looked up and gave Xion a questioning look. "You can't mean...."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 9/17/2017 3:34:33 AMFalk then stormed into the light, cursing under his breath as he shook his head, also mumbling like a mad man. "Ten freaking...TEN MINUTES ZANE. ITS ONLY BEEN TEN MINUTES AND I'M BEING ROPED INTO SOMETHING AFTER I DIE?! CAN'T A GUY CATCH A BREAK?! IM ON LIFE NUMBER FREAKING FIVE!" "I don't think this counts as an extra life dad..." Anne commented. "Am I speaking? Check. Am I breathing?! Sort of! It's hazy! ALL I KNOW IS, THINGS ARE STILL COMPLICATED! SO LIFE NUMBER FIVE!" "I'll settle at four and a half." Cyrus commented. "You have a lot of explaining to do young man!" Falk then let out as he pointed his finger at Cyrus.
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"He uh....he kinda pulled my soul from my body right before I died."
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"I got that part!" Falk said. "Anne explained it to me. But WHY?!" "Well, to begin with, I am not your son. Not entirely that is." Cyrus began.
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Edited by Zane the 3rd: 9/18/2017 12:32:21 AM"Right, I knew this already. You're that time wraith from before."
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"Wait, a time wraith? Like Jataque? There's more than one?" Falk asked Zane. "Well, clearly. Because this guy is one." Xion commented.
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"This one showed up after I killed the last one. Thanked me for killing him."
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"However I am afraid I have to admit something to you Zane." The wraith said. "I lied."
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He raised his eyebrow in confusion. "Aaaand what did you lie about?"
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"I...am not a time wraith. That was a guise, really." The figure told him. "In reality, I am the development of events beyond a person's control. The supernatural power behind it all. This may sound familiar to you, as it was something the late grandmaster of the nightingales told you." "Wait...you can't be saying..." Setsuna started. "I am, Setsuna. I am not a wraith. I, am Fate Incarnate."
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"Sooo your basically a god? That's what you're telling me..."
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"I do not create, really. So no I wouldn't classify myself as a god. Rather, I am more of a...maintainer, of things that are to happen." He explained. "That is as simple as I can put it." "Hold on, you've waited months to tell us this shit. Why, exactly?" Alex asked Fate. "It wasn't time to tell you. Plus, you seemed to be enjoying yourselves in your private paradises, I didn't wish to throw more onto your plates." "What? Private paradises? I was just put into a room! With cat posters and inspirational quotes!" Falk declared. "What? How is that not paradise?" Anne asked her father. He chuckled in response. Fate however maintained its attention on Zane. "So, now that you know Zane. You know also, that I am the source of your power. As the grandmaster told you when you were just a boy."
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"So when Tywin offered to tell me more about my power, this was what he was talking about?"
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"He knew of my existence, yes. As well as its connection to you." "Sorry about that Zane." Akira apologized. "When I was working with him, he wanted to know everything about you as well as the power." "Yes, but he also used the powers I gifted to you as the key to unlock his own inborn powers. If you had not been so quick to take your powers back from him, he could have been much more powerful."
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"Don't sweet it Aki, and I figured he'd try to steal my power away for himself so I let him. Gave me an advantage and let me surprise him, get him out of his human form. Still never would have imagined he would turn into a giant wolf."