My Heart's Torment Part 5
Squall was pondering over the last part of the Scan's results only for 5 seconds
before he realized Ultima Weapon had started to gain the upper hand in the battle . It had
started to get used to it's ailments and was now trying to Dispel itself . Squall quickly
casted triple Ultima on it and quickly concentrated on charging up his Aura . He had to
pull off a Lionheart limit break if they were to survive this battle . Rinoa finished her
song charm and Squall and Odine felt the rejuvenating and power giving benefits of it .
Rinoa wasn't affected at all because she had sung it . Ultima Weapon now staggered
around trying to Dispel still but was having trouble concentrating as it was in a lot of pain
. Squall saw a maniacal grin spread across Odine's face and feared the worst for the old
man . He was going to try and detain Ultima Weapon .
" Don't do it Odine , it isn't weak enough yet ! " screamed Squall . " It iz too
confuzed to rezist my attack , it will fall ! " yelled back Odine . He ran at the rampaging
beast and pulled out an odd looking gun from his back . It's an electromagnetic
detainment field thought Squall . Squall thought he saw a little glimmer of hope since this
weapon was extremely powerful . Odine stood in front of Ultima Weapon and fired the
gun . Brilliant blue jets of electricity spewed out of the gun and enveloped Ultima
Weapon which was now shrieking horribly in pain and anger . It seemed to catch it for
the first few seconds , but it broke free . This was bad news for Odine as it easily stamped
down on Odine .
Squall watched in horror as Odine was smashed to bits under the enormous
weight of Ultima Weapon . Rinoa let out a horrified shriek as Odine died . Ultima
Weapon now took it's chance as Squall and Rinoa were distracted for the moment , to try
and kill Rinoa . Squall realized this just as the beast moved towards Rinoa . He dove over
and grabbed Rinoa sending them flying to the other end of the floor . Ultima Weapon
moved slowly towards them . Rinoa got up and triple casted Silence on Ultima Weapon
to make sure it didn't decide to bombard them with spells . At this point both Rinoa and
Squall's Aura's charged up and their limit breaks were unleashed . Ultima Weapon must
have been able to sense the power emanating from Squall and Rinoa as it stopped dead in
it's tracks and tried to cast Ultima on them but was held back by Rinoa's Silence spells .
Rinoa unleashed her most powerful limit break the Wishing Star . Rinoa gathered
all her sorceress' powers and caused the whole island to rumble and shake . Rinoa
glowed white with power as she opened a portal for her dog Angelo . She has been
practicing some shape changing with her powers and could now turn Angelo into a very
scary looking beast . She extended her right hand to Angelo and he transformed into a
huge wolf like beast . Rinoa jumped in his back and proceeded to transport Ultima
Weapon to a limbo somewhere in space . She and Angelo started moving at hyper speed
and smashed into Ultima Weapon numerous times causing it huge amounts of damage
every time . They finished it off by shattering limbo and dropping Ultima Weapon on the
ground very hard . Angelo returned to normal and ran back through the portal and
dissapeared . Rinoa fell to the ground exhausted after that long limit break . Ultima
Weapon was trying to recover from the excruciatingly painful attack by Rinoa and was
staggering to it's feet while Squall who was gathering his power unleashed his limit break
on Ultima Weapon .
Squall started off his attack by rushing at Ultima Weapon and slashing at it
numerous times causing maximum damage each time . He then retreated back to do his
finisher ….. the Lionheart . Squall raised his gunblade into the air and he was suddenly
enveloped in an extremely right light that came crashing down on him from the sky . He
let out a yell of anger and charged straight at Ultima Weapon pulsating yellow and
glowing with electricity . He dealt the beast an almighty blow and sent it reeling into the
air . He then proceeded to jump up after it slashing at it in every form imaginable making
it spurt blood with every cut he dealt it . After about twenty blows he gathered up all his
power and slashed Ultima Weapons sword smashing it in half and imbedding itself right
into the beast's head . Squall withdrew his blade and smashed Ultima Weapon down to
the ground making the whole structure rumble . He then fell back down and landed on his
feet and staggered to stand up . The attack had drained him considerably . He sagged onto
the ground as Rinoa who had recovered from her attack casted Curaga on him . He stood
up and thanked Rinoa for her help and turned around to look at Ultima Weapon .
What Squall saw made him feel sick to his stomach . It was writhing in pain and
seeping black blood from the numerous cuts he had given it . It was obviously defeated .
Squall grimaced at the sight and thought about the prophecy . He didn't use Bahamut at
all . At that moment Ultima Weapon used it's last reserves of strength to stand up . Squall
and Rinoa stood at ready , their weapons poised for action . Instead of advancing on them
it began to talk . " YOU MAY HAVE WON THIS BATTLE FOOLS , BUT THE ONE
WHO CREATED ME WILL DESTROY YOU !!!!!!!!!! " said Ultima Weapon . The
one who created it ? That was Dementia and she was dead . Squall didn't have time to
ponder that as Ultima Weapon started glowing red . Rinoa and Squall backed away from
it . Then Squall realized what was happening . It was about to explode ! Squall knew they
only had seconds to react so he used an old technique he had developed and used his life
force to create an indestructible shield around Rinoa . She had just realized this too and
started screaming for Squall to get in the force field with her but he was too weak to
answer and fainted next to Rinoa who was desperately trying to save him . " Squall
please get in here , you're going to die ! " yelled Rinoa . " No Squall you can't die ! "
cried Rinoa desperately . It was too late . Squall had given up his life for Rinoa's .
Ultima Weapon exploded with such force that Rinoa and Squall were sent reeling
out of the Research Facility and into the jungle . The blast had been so intense Ultima
Weapon had destroyed the entire structure and worse ….. claimed Squall's life . Rinoa's
bubble shattered when she had safely landed by a lake in the jungle ….. by Squall's body
. Rinoa bent over Squall's body crying the whole time . " Why did you do that Squall ? "
demanded Rinoa . " Why ? Why ? Why ? You should have let me die with you . I would
have been happier with you . " sobbed Rinoa into Squall's chest . She realized that she
had just lost the person that was most important to her in this world . She felt a hole
within herself . A void where there was once joy , laughter , compassion , hope , and love
. Squall had taken that part of Rinoa with him , and left her in sadness . He wanted to
save her life , but in doing that he destroyed it . He was what she lived for , as she was
what he lived for ….. until today . Rinoa carried Squall's body over to the lake and gently
pushed him in . She had taken his gunblade for protection and his chain for memory . His
body sank to the bottom of the lake . Rinoa sang a long song about the creation and
destruction of life by the great creator Hyne . She sat down by her life preserves and cried
herself to sleep for now . She had put on Squall's necklace and set his gunblade by her .
She fell asleep with something missing from her face . She had lost her happiness . Never
again would she be as happy as she used to be . Never .
Squall's spirit was filled with sadness as he recalled all this and he sat there ,
watching Rinoa's face with a tormented look upon his own . He wanted so much to hold
her . But all he did was make her shiver . He decided to watch over her and try and warn
her if danger came their way . What Squall failed to realize was his power to sense the
evil power which guarded a nearby white temple that might hold the key to destroy their
sadness and restore their happiness . Squall and Rinoa must brave a power greater than
Ultima Weapon itself this time to gain the ultimate goal ….. life .
Author's note : As you can see part 5 is now back in present tense . I hope you liked this
fic . I reveal at the end a secret that might be worth reading and reviewing for until the
end . I hate cliffhanger's too but I need to keep these short so I can spread them out and
get more readers' attention . Please tell everyone who is interested in Final Fantasy VIII
to read and review these fanfics because it would be greatly appreciated . Please e-mail
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reviewing my fanfics to the very end of My Heart's Torment .