A/N: Once again, most of the dialogue is straight from the game script, except for the last line courtesy of Cecil and Edge. That little piece of gold was all me…XD

Prompt: Teach

Fandom: Final Fantasy IV

Character: The 4 Archfiends, Cecil, Edge, Rosa, Rydia, Fusoya

Word count: 479

They ran side by side through the internal workings of the Giant of Babil, assaulted by monsters and beast on all sides. They hardly noticed the sudden lack of enemies until it was too late. They'd run straight into a trap.

"At last you've come," Rubicante said, appearing before the party. Edge sneered at the Archfiend, gripping his swords tighter. He'd put the fiery bastard down once and for all this time.

"The Giant can not be stopped," a voiced whispered from the side. Barbariccia, the Archfiend of wind.

"But you can!" can a shout from the other side. Cagnazzo, Archfiend of water. Cecil turned, hoping to lead his friends out of the ambush back the way they came.

"This will be your tomb!" Spat the last Archfiend, Scarmiglione, appearing behind them, blocking the party in.

"You again!" Cecil growled, drawing his sword. The Archfiends drew closer to the group, hemming them in more.

Scarmiglione stepped closer, a snarl on his face. "Our master Zemus..."

Cagnazzo stepped up beside him, almost as though he were reading the other fiends thoughts and intentions. "Gifted us with life..."

The unsettling action was repeated by Barbariccia. "To rob you of yours!"

Rubicante stayed back, a menacing smirk on his face as he stood wrapped in his cloak of fire.

"How I yearned for this! When last we met, you taught me a great truth...that many are more powerful than one," the head Archfiend said, anticipation lacing his voice. "Now, show us what power you possess!"

Cecil Feared for his friends for a brief moment as the Archfiends surged to attack in concert. Only for a brief moment however. the fiends attacked without thought or strategy, hoping sheer numbers and power would overwhelm the party they faced. Team work was clearly a foreign concept to the followers of Zemus.

The ninja, Edge, nimbly doged every strike sent his way, swiftly returning each attack with a cobra-fast strike of his blades. Spells of protection flowed from Rosa and Fusoya's lips in harmony, thwarting the fiends at every turn. Cecil was nearly caught in a powerful water attack courtesy of Cagnazzo, only to have it blasted away by a well time Thundaga spell cast by Rydia.

The fight was over quickly, the Fiends meeting their last defeat one by one. Rubicante began to back away, defeat and frustration in his eyes.

Rosa and Cecil cut off his escape, standing behind Rubicante, weapons still drawn.

"Whatever lesson you thought you learned from us..." Cecil started, voice soft.

Edge rushed forward, slicing his sword into Rubicante's body for the final time while the fiend was distracted. The last thing Rubicante saw as the sword was ripped free of his flesh was the young ninja's cocky face, lit with satisfaction.

Edge slowly wiped the gore from his blade, picking up Cecil's thought, "...you clearly didn't learn well enough."