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The Roads Not Taken
Class: Black Mage
Title: The Roads Not Taken
Summary: A bunch of things that never happened in FFIV. The 'twins' one was written for the latest weekly challenge (role-reversal) at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
airship_lounge.
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Rosa, Kain, Edward/Anna, Tellah
Word count: 323
Rating/warnings: None.
i. dark knight
Intentions are not always sufficient; ordeals are not always won.
Sometimes, there is no paladin, no knight in shining armour; only a man too good to be a dark knight and not pure enough to be a holy warrior.
This is how most stories end.
ii. dragoon
This is not how his story ends.
He takes up the mantle his friend set down; he succeeds, but he succeeds alone. Duty requires sacrifice, and it is not such a painful thing to set aside an unrequited love, is it?
(Yes.)
iii. the lady in white
Cecil is kind; Kain devoted. They both love her; she knows this.
She wishes she could requite it.
iv. twin mages
The (“slightly!”) younger one is thoughtful, quiet, studious, everything one could wish for in a model student.
The fact that he is capable of setting almost anything aflame (and has done so, once or twice) – is only incidental.
Besides, he put the fires out – by himself – almost immediately.
His sister, on the other hand, is atypical. No other White Mage goes around telling the world when she’s learnt her first Cure spell. No other White Mage then proceeds to insist on demonstrating it on the nearest sick patient.
The fact that it worked well is something they don’t talk about.
v. song and story
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful maiden, the daughter of the wisest mage in the land. She was as kind as she was beautiful, and as graceful as she was kind, and she was in love with a wandering bard who swore life and loyalty to her until the end of his days.
He leaves the story unfinished. The best things in his life cannot be consigned to paper.
vi. the sage
He thought he’d lost his daughter.
Knowing that she is alive and well – and engaged to the Prince of Damcyan – makes him happy beyond belief.
He gives them both his blessing, but decides not to voice his desire for grandchildren.
Yet.
Title: The Roads Not Taken
Summary: A bunch of things that never happened in FFIV. The 'twins' one was written for the latest weekly challenge (role-reversal) at
airship_lounge. Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Rosa, Kain, Edward/Anna, Tellah
Word count: 323
Rating/warnings: None.
i. dark knight
Intentions are not always sufficient; ordeals are not always won.
Sometimes, there is no paladin, no knight in shining armour; only a man too good to be a dark knight and not pure enough to be a holy warrior.
This is how most stories end.
ii. dragoon
This is not how his story ends.
He takes up the mantle his friend set down; he succeeds, but he succeeds alone. Duty requires sacrifice, and it is not such a painful thing to set aside an unrequited love, is it?
(Yes.)
iii. the lady in white
Cecil is kind; Kain devoted. They both love her; she knows this.
She wishes she could requite it.
iv. twin mages
The (“slightly!”) younger one is thoughtful, quiet, studious, everything one could wish for in a model student.
The fact that he is capable of setting almost anything aflame (and has done so, once or twice) – is only incidental.
Besides, he put the fires out – by himself – almost immediately.
His sister, on the other hand, is atypical. No other White Mage goes around telling the world when she’s learnt her first Cure spell. No other White Mage then proceeds to insist on demonstrating it on the nearest sick patient.
The fact that it worked well is something they don’t talk about.
v. song and story
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful maiden, the daughter of the wisest mage in the land. She was as kind as she was beautiful, and as graceful as she was kind, and she was in love with a wandering bard who swore life and loyalty to her until the end of his days.
He leaves the story unfinished. The best things in his life cannot be consigned to paper.
vi. the sage
He thought he’d lost his daughter.
Knowing that she is alive and well – and engaged to the Prince of Damcyan – makes him happy beyond belief.
He gives them both his blessing, but decides not to voice his desire for grandchildren.
Yet.
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Oh my gosh I love Kain. ;_;
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I actually found this listed on
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But even while I loved the Cecil+Kain parts, I think the one that really got the emotion in me was Edward's alternate. I loved the way the first part does read like a song or a story or a legend. Also, Tellah. ;_;
Thank you for this, Myst!
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(I counted the "twin mages" story as a true drabble since it is exactly 100 words, and then everything else I combined as one fic for point-tallying purposes. I hope that is okay!)
...Oh wow, I really love how creative an idea this is. The Cecil, Rosa, and Kain stories were quite unique and interesting--and the one about Palom and Porom made me smile (it's different, but yet it still makes sense considering how their two personalities really did seem to mesh well in the game too! ♥). I found the Edward and Tellah stories to be my personal favorites though simply because of the emotional context considering what really happens in the game in regards to how their stories play out...it was rather touching and sad in a way to read their parts. BUT they're all really amazing, and very poetic in their imagery and description. You did a truly fantastic job with all of them! ♥
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