Surprise! I was listening to music and decided to create this. Unexpected, to say the least, but here it is.
Chapter 1
"Loosened Ends"
(The Warpath Home - Final Fantasy XIII)
(Point of View: ?)
I watched as countless people got shot down. Their pain and agony was shown through screams and helpless cries. They couldn't defend themselves. They were all confused, afraid, and some very angry. I wouldn't blame them. All they could do was stand there and die. This was supposed to be "righteous judgement". As if. Just ambush everyone and mow them down. Like this was right in any way. Omnis was going to pay. Though I may not have even shed a tear while witnessing of the loss of these innocent lives, his death would be no different; the only problem was that killing him would upset the balance in the "multiverse". Yes. Existence and the Void. Omnis was the embodiment of the Void, making him a Deity of some sort. He slaughtered millions of souls almost every day. How was I going to defeat him? Well... you'll have to find out, won't you?
(Defiers of Fate - Final Fantasy XIII)
(Point of View: Narrator)
"Enough of this!" yelled a voice from above. The unarmored soldiers turned in surprise, already shooting rapidly. A shield came hurtling toward them, forcing them all to move aside. They looked around, but their numbers were already decreasing. A sword came hurtling toward them, followed by an orb. Most of the gunners dodged the blade, but when the orb made impact, a huge electromagnetic field expanded, launching them in the air. Suddenly, a blurry figure descended, landing in the middle of the field. The moment it did, the soldiers inside were flung around like rag-dolls. As the field disintegrated, it was evident that they weren't getting up ever again. One of the soldiers suddenly began shooting at his own allies, which triggered more shooting. As the soldiers began killing each other, a boy walked away from the scene. He was fairly tall, with strangely spiked black hair and two completely different colored eyes. He wore a black jacket with unique designs, and had on a normal pair of grey jeans. He stopped when the shooting ended. He took a knife and threw it at one of the remaining soldiers. The others began shooting at him, and the one victim couldn't dodge the knife. The boy made no effort to move, and got shot instead. However, he dissolved into a few wisps of black smoke. The soldiers looked around, confused, until the boy came up from behind with his knife in hand, killing each with one individual slice to the back. They tried to hit him, but to no prevail. His agility was impressive for his age, and he almost seemed to know exactly when each was shooting at him. He was immediately halted, however, by a staff to the face. He fell straight to the ground, sliding a bit as one soldier advanced on him, holding the gun up to his face. The others, slowly recovering, limped to the boy as well.
"You're dead, bub!" the man yelled from behind his leather helmet. The boy stared at him with surprise until he studied the weapon and grinned.
"Nice gun." He slid his feet to the left, tripping the soldier as the boy himself got up. The soldier's rifle dropped out of his hand as he fell, the weapon being caught by the boy. He tried to do the same to the boy, but the boy jumped over his legs, landing straight on them. A crack could be heard as the soldier yelled in pain. The boy turned off the safety and shot the guy with two bullets, shutting him up. He chuckled.
"You guys should really learn how to use guns correctly, you know?" he said, then aiming it at the shocked soldiers. The boy went rapid fire with his assault rifle, laying down every last enemy. He wiped a bead of sweat off of his forehead as the surrounding citizens stared in awe. The boy then spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.
(Snow's Theme - Final Fantasy XIII)
"Everyone! They'll be sending in reinforcements soon enough. If you hide or try to run away, they'll find you and kill you. Don't let that happen. Take all of their weapons and shoot them down on sight. They killed all of your loved ones, so you should return the favor before they kill more of you." Someone from the large audience spoke up. "But most of us don't know how to use weapons! We've never had to use them before!" In the distance, a large blimp with a blurry design on it loomed over part of the quiet town. The boy cringed at the sight, but continued on.
"I know you people never wanted this... but you have to do your best now. It's now or never. Simply..." He pointed his rifle at the blimp, then taking out the ammo and pulling one small orb from his pocket. It glowed a bright scarlet until he encased it in a small bullet. He placed that one bullet in the gun. "Pull the trigger." He did just that, the bullet flying out faster than the eye could see. Nothing happened for two seconds. Suddenly, the blimp exploded in midair, no pieces flying anywhere. The entire thing engulfed itself in flame, evaporating before it ever touched the ground. Everything inside was never to be seen again. The crowd gasped in surprise, then discussing with each other. They all found guns and picked them up, including women and the older children. The boy smiled. "You can all do this. These creatures are otherworldly, with no hearts. Even if you do kill them, though... don't be brutal. Pray for them, or whatnot. This isn't their fault. They shouldn't be here, yet they were still sent. Keep that in mind. He placed his gun on the ground, then pressing a button on his watch. He was then enveloped in a teal flame. "Farewell for now. And good luck." He disappeared in a flash of light, his empty gun lying there for all to see. With motivation, they all eyed the fleet of blimps heading their way.
"Let's go!"
"For Derelyn!"
"Charge!"
(Sazh's Theme - Final Fantasy XIII)
(Point of View: Mysterious Boy)
I materialized back at my base in the X-Facility. That place was what I called home. From there, I could watch over any place in the world with the power of our Omni Sphere, located in the center of the building. It not only served as an interactive map, but it was also a living circuit for all of the energy in the tower. It was useful indeed, which is why we still needed to study it. You see, I was part of a group of scientists and inventors called "D.U.S.T. Discovering unidentified substances for testing." I know, it's not the best name, but it's pretty straightforward and to the point. This is what we did. We found things out. We identified what was unknown to the world, then sharing our knowledge with everyone. We didn't work for money. We wanted results. We were all learning everything we could. Maybe one day, our Chief said, we'd be able to create an entire city in less than a year with help from newly discovered materials alone. Until then, we'd need to work very hard to find said materials. Now, I was an exception. I was allowed to multitask, since I was the only one there who knew about Omnis and his whereabouts. Everyone knew that he was an extreme threat, but not only to that town though; sooner or later, he would catch up with us and we'd have loads of trouble on our hands. I needed to delay his progress and decrease his numbers as much as I could so I could save as many beings as possible. Of course, that was a difficult job, but due to all the intense training I'd gotten, I could almost be called superhuman. I could throw a blade at someone and warp to my weapon without breaking a sweat. If that's not impressive, I don't know what is. But I used my skills for the greater good. Well, I tried to, at least. Now, I sometimes contemplate on whether I did the right thing or not. Nonetheless, everyone in the facility respected me. Especially the Chief. Speaking of which, let's get back to the story.
As I began to walk down the large spiral staircase to the control room, I was encountered by a tall girl with blonde hair and freckles. She wore, like everyone else, a lab coat and glasses, but her coat was lined with badges, which I thought was very unsafe, though she insisted on wearing them.
"Heyo, Fyro!" she said, smiling. One would be surprised to hear such words coming from such a serious looking person, but I had learned to get used to it.
"Good evening, Brittaney." I replied.
"So, did you hear?" she asked me excitedly. I cocked my head to the side.
"What're you talking about?" She gave me a light punch on the shoulder.
"Oh, c'mon! Didn't anyone tell you about the newest Paradox?" she asked. I would've facepalmed harder, but it would hurt.
"Ma'am, I just got here..."
"Stop calling me Ma'am! We're buddies!" she said.
"But-"
"So anyway, here's the scoop. When Joshua was out searching, he came across this small shard. The moment he brought it in, he started getting pulled to the Omni Sphere... but when he got closer, he felt like he was being pulled to the ground, like gravity was suddenly trying to push him through the floor. We were hoping you-" I cut her off, holding three small orbs in between the fingers of my one hand. Each orb pulsated with electricity, but such didn't bother me.
"Could use my impact bombs and gravity shells to get closer to it?" I finished. She nodded, evidently annoyed that I knew exactly what she was going to say.
"Yep." I nodded, heading back up.
"I'll be back." I called.
"Be careful!"
"'Careful' is my middle name!"
"Actually, it's 'Techno'..."
(Academy's Theme - Final Fantasy XIII-2)
Now, let's discuss Paradoxes. "Paradoxes", with a capital "P". These are things that are so extraordinary that we figure they shouldn't even exist. Things that have no place here, and have no account of ever being created. For example, the Paradox that inspired D.U.S.T to be developed: Someone in our world disappeared, entering the Void. He returned less than a second later through the same wormhole, yet his appearance had changed completely. We were trying to figure out who this person was and how they did this. We don't know much about the Void yet, so that's been our main objective. Days after we started the group, we found the Omni Sphere, which had a strange blue glow to it. Whenever someone got too close to it, they disappeared for a varying amount of time, then appearing somewhere else in the town, without memories of anything. It was strange indeed, but we knew we had found the answer. When young Joshua Lamont approached the sphere with the shard in hand, he didn't disappear, but was greatly affected by gravity. Once I retrieved the stone from him, I was told to go above the sphere, then slowly descending with the object in hand. Once I did, I would be able to find the secret of the orb. As I walked up the steps, watched closely by everyone, I wondered what I would discover. Once I walked up three flights of steps and was on the second highest platform, I headed for the lookout. The stone began to vibrate as I walked to the edge. There was a rail to prevent anyone from falling, but I stepped over it, my feet landing on the very narrow edge of the platform. I crushed one of the small orbs in my hand as an orb of electromagnetic energy surrounded me. My gravity shells were already attached to my shoes, so I could land without a problem. Everyone already had out their notebooks, ready to jot down what they saw. I took a deep breath and jumped.
(Paradox - Final Fantasy XIII-2)
I fell slowly, the suspense causing everyone to glue their eyes to me. I looked down at the orb, hoping that I didn't lose my memories. I like helping everyone out, and I didn't want to let them down now. Four feet... three and a half... the crystal in my hand suddenly began to make my hand vibrate too. As I descended, I was beginning to have trouble keeping it in my grasp. Three... two... I was almost there. Brittaney stared, excited yet frightened. Everyone else did the same, their eyes barely visible through their goggles. I didn't even look down at the sphere as I landed. I closed my eyes, bracing myself for the worst. After a few seconds, I opened them, but was in the same spot. The only thing was, the shard was shaking violently, the edges cutting my hands. "Darn this thing..." I muttered, bringing the thing closer to the sphere. Everyone watched in suspense as I lowered the gem. That's when it melted, the liquid crystal flowing through my hands and onto the sphere. Everyone gasped as light flickered on the sphere's sides. I couldn't see from where I was, but I imagined it was a very interesting sight. That's when I heard Brittaney yell to me.
"Fyronum, get off of the sphere!" I stood up, but as soon as I did, I heard the shattering of glass and lost my footing. "NO!" I tried to turn my head to see everyone, but as soon as I did, I saw giant bronze cylinders moving up and/or down. I looked around, still unable to stand, and saw that I was actually surrounded by large moving gears.
"What the-" I started, before realizing I was being pulled toward a set of three gears. They looked almost like they were three separate paths leading to something. Were one of them a gateway back home? I worked out some math in my head to see which would most likely lead back. I then realized that I had came from a portal that was still visible. It lied in the gap between two of the gears. If I went through there, I might've been able to get back to the facility. That was exactly what I was going to do. I did my best to flip over in midair, and began making swimming motions, trying to get to the portal. That's when I heard loud clanging in the distance. In a matter of seconds, I saw a slightly smaller gear rolling through these ones; it was heading straight for me. I tried to move out the way, but I was far too slow. The gear rammed into me, knocking me out as it slammed into two of the three other gears. I silently drifted toward the remaining exit as the portal closed.
(Music: Off)
And so ends the first chapter of my newest story. I hope you guys liked it! I think such an action packed intro is what I've been needing for all this time. I mean, I already made a story(which I eliminated) with this character, so I guess I'm just making a better story now. But anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this. There'll be more coming soon!
(FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 ~Future~ - Final Fantasy XIII-2)
Serah and Noel were floating through the Historia Crux, searching for Graviton Cores to help them obtain the artifact for the Gate in Academia.
"Hey, Noel?" asked Serah. Her friend looked back at her.
"What's up?" he responded.
"What do you think we'll find behind that Gate? You know, once it's finished?"
"I don't know, to tell you the truth. But I can assure you, it'll get us closer to Lightning." Serah smiled at this. Just then, Mog's crystal began to glow. Even though his mouth(if he even had one) didn't move, he still spoke.
"I think something's nearby, kupo!" Serah nodded, then seeing what it was. It seemed to have the shape of a human being.
"Can you reveal it?"
"Leave it to me, kupo!" he said, twirling his wand as a field of energy expanded outwards.
"Who's this?" asked Serah.
"I don't know, but he's unconscious. We need to bring him with us," replied Noel. Serah nodded.
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