Hello everyone! This is my first time writing for FF Type-0, so I hope that you enjoy it!

Which speaking of Type-0, I really want to play the full game but in the meantime the demo will have to do. D:

In this story, attack names, abilities, spells etc. will be italicised; it makes it easier to see what kind of attacks they're using or something, I guess. xD

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy Type-0 or any of its characters, they all belong to Square Enix~


Fire surrounded her on all sides. Thick smoke filled the air, clouding her thought and her vision. She pushed through the smell of burning flesh; put the cries and screams aside before they could affect her concentration. Her sword felt heavy at her side, but she tightened her grip on it at the sound of enemy soldiers approaching in front of her. She dashed forward without hesitation, her sword moving quickly to strike them down before they could react. She brushed some dust off her skirt before continuing on, her violet eyes scanning the battlefield for her partner. Finally, she spotted a man heaving a long lance on his back, several bodies strewn around him. He spit to the side and turned around, making his way over to her.

"Yo, Queen, everything cleaned up on your end?"

His answer was met with a hard slap to the face, as the woman looked at him sharply with fierce eyes. Still reeling from the force, he held a hand to his stinging cheek and answered with his own daggers digging into her eyes.

"The hell was that for?" he demanded angrily.

"You idiot! You were supposed to stay close to me!" she snapped at him. "I did not give you permission to go and confront those soldiers on your own!"

He shrunk slightly under her gaze, but quickly recovered and dusted off his jacket.

"Yeah well, I'm fine ain't I? You don't have to worry 'bout me so much, alright?"

He pushed past her, kicking a dead soldier's body to the side as he planted his lance in the ground, leaning against it.

"That's not the point! The point is, you disobeyed a direct order, thus putting the whole mission at risk."

"Mmmm… whatever."

She scowled at the man, Nine, and his non-existent attention to both her and the mission, before heaving a loud sigh and joining him at his side.

"It won't be long before they call for reinforcements; we had better hurry."


She dealt blow after blow, sword swift in hand but it seemed that the wave of soldiers was endless. She narrowed her eyes at the soldier in front of her before charging forward, stabbing him cleanly in the stomach. As she pulled her sword out of the fallen body, she noticed a soldier behind her, gun raised and ready to shoot. But Queen was a split second faster, and a quickly executed Fire spell left her hand, dousing him in flames. She stopped short of breath, leaning on her sword to support herself. She was exhausted, and she could feel her magic reaching its limit; even that last Fire spell took more out of her than it should have. She struggled to keep her footing, but she knew that she couldn't afford to stop; she had to keep moving forward. She forced herself to her feet, just as Nine came up behind her.

"Hey, you alright? You don't look so good," he said to her.

"I'm fine," she panted.

"Are ya sure? We could take a quick–"

"I said I'm fine!" she repeated, more firmly this time.

"…You don't need to act so tough. Here, at least take this."

He handed her an elixir, which she took without a word. She gulped the small bottle down, her face wrinkling slightly with disgust at the bitter taste of the drink. Nine chuckled at her but she ignored him, tossing aside the empty bottle to take hold of her sword again.

"Stay close to me, alright?" she commanded, and ran forward. He shrugged his shoulders, but followed her nonetheless, lance in hand.

They made their way deeper into the city, enemies falling with each slash of her sword and each swing of his lance. They came to an open area, where an army of soldiers was waiting for them. They began to surround the two, cutting off any means of escape. They stood back to back, and with a nod of their heads they began their attack. The sound of bullets flying and clashing metal filled the air, but neither side showed any signs of backing down. She ducked as he spun his lance above his head, hitting soldiers in the chest. He sprang into a Jump as she set off a Blizzard spell, freezing all of the enemies in her surroundings. She expected him to land back by her side, but instead he landed a couple metres away from her and continued the fight.

No, that idiot! He isn't following orders, she thought. She cut down some more soldiers, trying to make her way back to Nine but there were too many of them blocking her path. Frustrated, she unleashed Cross Judge on them, a blinding cross-shaped light swirling around her body. With the soldiers out of the way, she saw Nine struggling against a couple of enemies on the other side of the field. She was about to rush to his help when her stomach lurched at the sight behind him.

"Nine, behind you!" She cried as two soldiers began approaching, guns pointing forward. But his attention was focused towards the enemies in front of him, and he hadn't heard her warning nor noticed the approaching soldiers.

Queen focused all of her energy and broke into a Dash, planting herself between Nine and the soldiers just as they fired their guns. The bullets entered her flesh, sending sharp pains throughout her body. Staggering, she took her sword and swung it around in a large arc, killing them. Eyes beginning to close, she crumpled to the ground and scarcely heard somebody calling her name.

"Queen? Queen!"

The voice sounded so distant, even though she could feel the same person kneeling down right there beside her. Her mind was dull with pain, a numbing coldness beginning to close in on her. She heard the voice again, this time even louder than before. She slowly forced her eyes open, and the blurry figure of Nine's face began to come into focus. She managed a weak smile at him before her wounds caused her to wince in pain.

"Queen, why?"

"I told you…" she coughed in between shallow breaths. "To stay close to me… didn't I?"

Darkness began to pull her under again; she could feel her head spinning, her body succumbing to the pain and exhaustion. A pair of hands grabbed her own; they were strong, but at the same time they also felt so warm and gentle. She gave them a weak squeeze and smiled again at the mysterious person, before her eyes closed and she sank back into the cold darkness once more.


CLIFFHANGER YAY.

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