((I implore you, if you do read this, it is written the way it's written for a reason and ask that you read ALL the way through!))
"Good morning everyone~!"
The shrill little voice cheered as the door to the Company house was kicked open. The tiny Lalafell emerged, pigtails bobbing in the sunshine as she walked out into the front garden, smiling pleasantly. In fact there was nearly a dance in her step she was so happy and mellow. It was a great day, really, with the sun shining and the birds singing. In fact, she had had a great morning with a big breakfast and a nice bath and was now ready to go out and do her best for everyone in the company!
As she tromped through the green grass below her, turning her bright eyes to the blue sky above her, she stopped short, shocked!
"The Faces of Mercy!"
There, standing before the gate to their adorable little Company house was their enemy--the group that had hounded her new friends to no end! And they had them, all of them, tied up and were leading them away!
"Oh NO!"
Zozola Zola de Chocola IX could NOT let this stand! It was up to HER to save her friends!
"Oh, it is Zozola Zola! You may be the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful mage in all of Eorzea and Beyond but you cannot stop US! The FACES OF MERCY!" said their leader, pointing at the little Lalafell with a terrible finger. "Your friends are ours and we will destroy you!"
Raising her scepter to do battle, Zozola Zola looked the man in the eye with the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful smile a person could manage. "I will not let you hurt my friends! It's time to dance!"
Twisting around, she fired a blast of flame at the nearest Face, knocking him onto his rear and sending him running, dropping the rope holding Crooked Tarot, the Company's accountant. "Thank you, Zozola! It's not wonder I hired you on to be our Company mage!"
With a few direct flicks of her scepter, she blasted another Face with ease, this time saving Athea, who said in their strange voice, "You are truly the greatest thing to ever happen to your Company! Please help save the others, Zozola Zola de Chocola IX!"
The three proceeded on, walking in perfect step as they made their way after the rest of the group. They stopped when they saw that the Faces were now holding Draco hostage as well! "You will let her go now!" Zozola unleashed a powerful wave of lightning, blowing the Face clear over the balcony of the Goblet as Draco was freed.
"WARK!" Draco declared happily, praising Zozola and thanking her for saving her. "WARK-WARK!"
Of course Zozola was only too happy to oblige, even to save a humble chocobo, for she was friend to all creatures of Eorzea both great AND small!
Leading her merry band on they moved along to vanquish the rest of the Faces! All the while cheering her name for being the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful mage in all of Eorzea and Beyond!
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"Yes--yes--worship me--nya~haha...ha..." Zozola mumbled, waving her hand imperiously in her sleep as she turned over in bed before promptly rolling off and falling onto the floor below. With a thud, the young Lalafell groaned, blinking her eyes and looking around at the tangle of blankets and sheets she found herself in, her dream shattered in a moment. There was that quick moment when she realized it was indeed all a dream and she caught herself pouting. She had just been about to claim her reward too...
Still, the thought of everyone finally learning their place was enough to turn the pout into a sneer as she pushed her little hands onto the floor and stood up--only to flop over again as he legs got caught in the blankets. This time it illicted a curse as she laid face-down on the wooden floorboards. Some kicking and sputtering followed as she pried herself loose of the bedclothes and got up. Moving to the mirror of the room she was borrowing for the time being, she looked into the glass and sighed. A LOT of work to do this morning.
Grabbing up her hairbrush, one of the few things she managed to bring with her, she started working on combing out the long blond locks, her mind already working this early in the morning. And it was indeed early--dawn was only just starting to peek over the horizon outside. Stopping for a moment to look at the surroundings, she couldn't help but feel a tiny twinge of depression at her plight. Living here, of all places, with a bunch of dunces and dunderheads wasn't so bad--they'd eventually learn their position and she'd be on top where she belonged. No, the issue was that she had only three hundred gil to her name--it was all her father had given her before he'd shoved her out the door.
It wasn't easy having to work your way up from the bottom, of course. She'd need to find new minions and underlings that did what they were told--and there was the matter of getting back her beloved pet as well.
"So much to do and so little time. A noble's life is never easy..." she sniffed, looking back into the mirror before her lips curled up into her trademark sneer.
"But it still shouldn't be too hard for the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful mage in all of Eorzea and Beyond! Nya~HAHAHAHAH!"
As she burst into laughter, she stopped only a second as a THUMP was heard from the wall that stood between her and the room next door--the inhabitant probably not pleased with being awoken by the shrill laughter that early in the morning. It only stopped her for a second though before she burst into another fit of the giggles.
"NYA~AHAHAHA!"
"Good morning everyone~!"
The shrill little voice cheered as the door to the Company house was kicked open. The tiny Lalafell emerged, pigtails bobbing in the sunshine as she walked out into the front garden, smiling pleasantly. In fact there was nearly a dance in her step she was so happy and mellow. It was a great day, really, with the sun shining and the birds singing. In fact, she had had a great morning with a big breakfast and a nice bath and was now ready to go out and do her best for everyone in the company!
As she tromped through the green grass below her, turning her bright eyes to the blue sky above her, she stopped short, shocked!
"The Faces of Mercy!"
There, standing before the gate to their adorable little Company house was their enemy--the group that had hounded her new friends to no end! And they had them, all of them, tied up and were leading them away!
"Oh NO!"
Zozola Zola de Chocola IX could NOT let this stand! It was up to HER to save her friends!
"Oh, it is Zozola Zola! You may be the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful mage in all of Eorzea and Beyond but you cannot stop US! The FACES OF MERCY!" said their leader, pointing at the little Lalafell with a terrible finger. "Your friends are ours and we will destroy you!"
Raising her scepter to do battle, Zozola Zola looked the man in the eye with the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful smile a person could manage. "I will not let you hurt my friends! It's time to dance!"
Twisting around, she fired a blast of flame at the nearest Face, knocking him onto his rear and sending him running, dropping the rope holding Crooked Tarot, the Company's accountant. "Thank you, Zozola! It's not wonder I hired you on to be our Company mage!"
With a few direct flicks of her scepter, she blasted another Face with ease, this time saving Athea, who said in their strange voice, "You are truly the greatest thing to ever happen to your Company! Please help save the others, Zozola Zola de Chocola IX!"
The three proceeded on, walking in perfect step as they made their way after the rest of the group. They stopped when they saw that the Faces were now holding Draco hostage as well! "You will let her go now!" Zozola unleashed a powerful wave of lightning, blowing the Face clear over the balcony of the Goblet as Draco was freed.
"WARK!" Draco declared happily, praising Zozola and thanking her for saving her. "WARK-WARK!"
Of course Zozola was only too happy to oblige, even to save a humble chocobo, for she was friend to all creatures of Eorzea both great AND small!
Leading her merry band on they moved along to vanquish the rest of the Faces! All the while cheering her name for being the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful mage in all of Eorzea and Beyond!
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"Yes--yes--worship me--nya~haha...ha..." Zozola mumbled, waving her hand imperiously in her sleep as she turned over in bed before promptly rolling off and falling onto the floor below. With a thud, the young Lalafell groaned, blinking her eyes and looking around at the tangle of blankets and sheets she found herself in, her dream shattered in a moment. There was that quick moment when she realized it was indeed all a dream and she caught herself pouting. She had just been about to claim her reward too...
Still, the thought of everyone finally learning their place was enough to turn the pout into a sneer as she pushed her little hands onto the floor and stood up--only to flop over again as he legs got caught in the blankets. This time it illicted a curse as she laid face-down on the wooden floorboards. Some kicking and sputtering followed as she pried herself loose of the bedclothes and got up. Moving to the mirror of the room she was borrowing for the time being, she looked into the glass and sighed. A LOT of work to do this morning.
Grabbing up her hairbrush, one of the few things she managed to bring with her, she started working on combing out the long blond locks, her mind already working this early in the morning. And it was indeed early--dawn was only just starting to peek over the horizon outside. Stopping for a moment to look at the surroundings, she couldn't help but feel a tiny twinge of depression at her plight. Living here, of all places, with a bunch of dunces and dunderheads wasn't so bad--they'd eventually learn their position and she'd be on top where she belonged. No, the issue was that she had only three hundred gil to her name--it was all her father had given her before he'd shoved her out the door.
It wasn't easy having to work your way up from the bottom, of course. She'd need to find new minions and underlings that did what they were told--and there was the matter of getting back her beloved pet as well.
"So much to do and so little time. A noble's life is never easy..." she sniffed, looking back into the mirror before her lips curled up into her trademark sneer.
"But it still shouldn't be too hard for the most charming, delightful, beautiful, cleverest, sweetest and most powerful mage in all of Eorzea and Beyond! Nya~HAHAHAHAH!"
As she burst into laughter, she stopped only a second as a THUMP was heard from the wall that stood between her and the room next door--the inhabitant probably not pleased with being awoken by the shrill laughter that early in the morning. It only stopped her for a second though before she burst into another fit of the giggles.
"NYA~AHAHAHA!"