Beautiful work. I´d love to see the others done.

"Not one Goddamned scratch on her, anywhere. She really is a general."

That line is classic. That one line just captures Celes perfectly.

I really liked this one. It added a whole other, darker side to Locke. It was really insightful to his character. I like how you added a whole other layer to his guilt with Rachel, and how you made that lead to the surfacing of his feelings for Celes. That really made his love for Celes more genuine then I've ever seen it, and made them as a couple more believable (for someone who isn't 100 percent behind that pairing).

What else can I say, other than bravo! ;;claps;;

Finally! A well written chapter about Gau. No one ever writes about him. Especially him before meeting the party. It perfectly portrays how Gau does not fit with either human or monster and adds more depth to why he chooses to join the party (the whole Gau hungry issue).

Great stories and great characterization of Edgar. A lot of people seem to miss out on his character because they are too focused on his "womanizing" characteristics, which there aren't even that many in the game.

I always saw Edgar as extremely loyal to his Kingdom. If you think about it, he sacrificed a lot to keep it safe as long as he did.

Thanks for the great stories. Hope you update soon.

INteresting take on Gau. I don't really like his character that much, so I wasn't really looking forward to this interlude. You did a good job with it though.

I especially liked how you used primitive wording for things like swords and the sun. It really captured Gau's animosity well. What else can I say? Great job.

When I first started reading this, I thought that Sabin sounded too mature. But as I continued, his childishness shown through. It really shows Sabin's character as it should be.

Oh yeah, and I really like the quote from Duncan.

Another good character study. You should update this more often.

That was...amazing. You took Edgar to a whole different level,it's really quite im pressive. You give the playboy King a heart.

I love how you have feel such emotions towards his kingdom, and his charactizeration is truly perfect in this.

You need to write this more often, this is an excellent read to any FFVI fan.

Alright, so you know the gist of this review before I begin. (laughs) I suppose that means I can make it a bit shorter, but we'll see how it turns out.

I love this segment, chiefly because Setzer doesn't get as much character development time in the game as, say, Terra or Celes, and there is so much leftover potential in the character just waiting to be exploited. You really did a great job of digging that out, polishing it up, and displaying it in a very concise, yet deep manner. Nice work!

I adore the thread of 'fate versus random happenstance' that ties the story together. It mirrors so much not only in the game, but in reality. Sometimes, we're so sure that something's guiding our lives, whether it's God, or Fate, and on other days, we just feel cut adrift, like there are no guarantees, or reasons, or guiding principles. Setzer's vacillation between these two ideas, so constant and dynamic, is very realistic.

Daryl, Maria, and Celes are also set up very well... I kind of have visions of them as the Statues, in perfect alignment in Setzer's mind... or perhaps the Goddesses of Fate. Daryl as the past, Maria as the potential future, and Celes standing there, in the present, tricking him at his own game. Whatever way you look at it, their relationship to Setzer is beautifully crafted and presented.

This story is extremely resonant, and I'm so happy to have been able to read. You definitely draw out some very appropriate parts of human nature without compromising characterization and setting at all, and that's a very commendable achievement. Awesome work!

For some reason, I thought you were going to do Setzer next. Maybe I'm psychic ~_^ Nice job, I think you characterized him very well. It sounds kinda like you like SetzerXCeles pairings. I see him as more of a believer in faite though. I think he would be analizing his loyalties that thouroughly after meeting the Returners. Write some more soon!

Nice job. There's nothing else I can really say, I love the language you use in this, it paints an excellent picture. You really depict Cyan well, and make alot of insightful points. Alright, so maybe I do have something else to say ;)

Once again, first to review. Excellent. :) Before I begin, thank you so very much for the beautiful words that you keep using in your dedications to me. I wish I could express the depth of my appreciation appropriately.

I like this segment, which is actually saying a lot, since I absolutely detest Cyan. He's trash as a fighter, and I never used him much... as for his inner struggles, well, I was too busy watching Celes to notice him very much. My loss, huh? In any case, I would probably have approached this kind of story from one of three angles: either I would have examined Elayne and Owain's death scene, the Phantom Train finale, or the post-Wrexsoul events. I never would have thought of Lola and the letters, and now I wonder why I wouldn't have, because it just seems so perfect.

I like the fact that you chose a turning point that isn't punctuated by blood, violence, or battle. I like the peace that surrounds this scene, despite the world that exists outside the mountain. I think Cyan is so at home, and that if you haven't managed to pierce his soul, you've come damn close. The title is also breathtaking, and the metaphor of the silk flowers for the falsity of their relationship is beautiful. One might even take it a step farther: the silk flowers exist because the reality they reflect no longer does, so perhaps the sort of relationship that Cyan is trying to maintain for Lola doesn't either.

Perhaps all that's left to the World of Ruin is the artifice symbolized by Kefka's mish-mash tower. And now you've made me all philosophical. :P

Speaking of philosophy... I appreciate what you tried to do in examining Cyan's fear of change. It's, for the most part, very well done, and the point comes through. However, there may be some threads of that particular narrative which are a bit fragmented. The machinery seems out of place near the end, since the rest of Cyan's reflection is so concerned with the abstract ideas of "change", "progress", and "necessity". By the same token, Cyan's conclusion is a bit of a "Huh?" moment for me... I wasn't expecting him to expound on Man's capacity for creation so much as to realize his own ability to influence his life, if only in the way he responds to fate. I suppose what I was really looking for, especially after how he described being unable to stop writing to Lola, was a bit more of a "subject to the whim of fate" ending. However, what's here is very good. You continue to set the standard for monologues around here. :)

I love the "truths as natural as blood" simile (yeah, it's a bit violent, and thus out of place, but it sounds good, so who cares?) and the way you introduce the title into the story. Also, the last sentence is beautiful. However, the very ending, where Cyan says that his family lives on in his heart, and seems to be so at peace with their passing... I think it defies the canon a bit. The whole point of the Wrexsoul sequence is to help Cyan realize just that, that his family lives on inside of him and that the love they shared is real, though they might be dead. It seems that, if he already knew that, there would have been no need for the party to visit his dreams. He would have had nothing for Wrexsoul to prey on. I think he would have more of a regretful approach to thoughts of his family at this point... then again, that's just me.

Take care, and I hope that you continue these stories soon. I can't wait to read the rest!