Odyssey I-I

Light moaned as she raised her head up from the water's surface. Her vision, though blurry, focused on the other figure lying on the water. She recognized the man and immediately ran up to him, ignoring the pain that shot up through her head. The clash did a good number on her, but it wasn't enough to stop her. She kneeled beside the other's figure and slowly turned him over. She sighed in relief as she saw him breathing. She gently shook him. "Warrior of Light, are you alright?" she asked softly.

The man groaned as he opened his eyes. He found himself face to face with a woman that looked oddly similar to him. Warrior supported himself with his arms, Light letting him go. "Where's everyone?"

Light shrugged. "I don't know…"

"Who are you? How do you know my name?"

The woman looked at him weirdly. It was either she was amused or just plain confused. Something flickered in her eyes, but the warrior could not determine it. She broke into a small smile and let out a nervous laugh. "I'm you."

The man widened his eyes and immediately got up on his feet. "Impossible. This is ridiculous."

Light shook her head. "I believe it's true, dear warrior. Moving back to the topic at hand, where are we?"

Warrior glanced at her for a moment before turning away. "We're at Order's Sanctuary, where Cosmos resides. Speaking of Cosmos…" The two glanced around, and saw the goddess sitting on her throne, in very bad condition. "Cosmos!" He quickly ran towards her direction, the other warrior following behind him.

When the two were in front of the goddess, Light widened her eyes. She couldn't believe that the goddess was really in front of her. If the deity spoke of anything about her, it would put everything in jeopardy. If they were sent back... Light slightly shook her head and decided to go with her original plan. "I thought Cosmos was a guy…" she under her breath.

"How could you possibly say that?" Warrior scolded. Though Warrior didn't notice it, Cosmos was a bit taken aback at Light's statement. Light, on the other hand, caught the goddess' reaction and her eyes pleaded for her not to tell.

The goddess looked up tiredly at them and sighed. "She's right… There is another Cosmos, but not from this realm. It seems as though I have underestimated Chaos. She has called for ten warriors as well, forcing you to join this war," she explained, eyeing Light. "For every world, there exists its opposite. Another realm where everything is the same, but the people are not. An alternate world, shall I say. Your realm has been pulled into this conflict, and the twenty of you are its only hope. Collect your crystals, the light that can never be dimmed." She closed her eyes, shaking her head ever so slightly. "Please, gather them, while I rest and try to hold onto this world for as long as I can. Please…" she begged as she faded.

"Cosmos, your light will always be with us," Warrior said as he narrowed his eyes. He turned around, walking away. Light followed dutifully. "Shouldn't you be off to find your crystal?" he asked.

The woman nodded. "Yes, but seeing that we are from the same world, it would seem more reasonable to go where you go. Our Cosmos told us about the realms before we got here, and he told us that for a pair of worlds, there is only one crystal so…" she drifted off, looking up into the sky.

The man nodded in understanding. "Then so be it…"

Light looked at him from the corner of her eye as they walked. "The great Warrior of Light…" she whispered.

"I beg your pardon."

Light shook her head gently. "Something's been bothering me…" she said, not bothering to look at the man. "How will they address us? Surely, both of know nothing of our names, right? If the others were to call either of us 'Warrior of Light', wouldn't it be confusing?"

Warrior raised an eyebrow. "You do have a point, but that's not what's important right now. What's important is that we find our crystals so that we can end this war…."

A deep laughter echoed throughout the sanctuary. "What stupidity…" Garland laughed as he slowly approached them. "End the conflict? You believe in such things?"

"Garland!" Warrior exclaimed.

"So this is Garland, the Chaos Knight," Light noted, raising an eyebrow.

"And this is the Warrior of Light that Gardenia always curses," the knight shot back.

"Oh? She does that? How childish of her," the female warrior said in an amused voice.

The three heard another set of footsteps approach them along with the clang of metal against metal. "Speak for yourself. To think that everything would end the war…" Gardenia muttered.

"What are you doing here?" Garland hissed.

"I'm here for the same reason you are here," she replied.

"Might I ask what that would be?" Light asked.

Even though it couldn't be seen, Gardenia smiled and took out her huge sword. "To fight," she answered, taking her stance.

Warrior shifted his gaze between the two women. "This might be a trap…" he whispered towards Light. She gave him a glance before turning back to her opponent.

"If a fight is what you want, then a fight you will get," she said as she called out her sword and shield, taking a stance of her own.

Gardenia chuckled to herself and charged at the warrior. She swung down her massive sword, but was blocked by the other's shield. Light in turn slashed her sword sidewards, landing a blow on the chaos knight's chest. Gardenia slid back, her sword supporting her. Light took the opportunity to whip up a fire ball and sent it straight towards her. The knight dodged and came straight after the warrior. She hit her and sent her flying into the air. Gardenia jumped up and was about to strike the other back down to the ground but Light recovered from the sudden throw and was able to hit Gardenia with her shield. She landed on the ground on her feet and watched as the other fall.

"This isn't the end you know…" Gardenia murmured as she got onto her knees.

"I know."

"Then you should also know what happens as you draw near the crystals… Will you gladly bear all the hurt and pain?" the chaos knight smugly said.

"Of course. As long as it would bring peace," Light replied.

"Of course you would… The great Warrior of Light would sacrifice her own life for the sake of peace," Gardenia said, distaste evident in her words. "But will your comrades understand your lies?" The chaos knight laughed darkly as dark flames started to engulf her. Light narrowed her eyes as her adversary faded, but she could not deny the heavy burden she had. She knew Cosmos had already figured out what they were, but the goddess had graciously given them the chance to fight. For that, she was thankful.

"Are you alright?" Warrior said as he approached her.

Light turned around, wiping away any sign of her troubles with a small smile. "I'm fine," she calmly said. "We should get going. Cosmos is weakening and we cannot afford to lose any more time." The warrior in front of her nodded and started to lead the way. She was sure neither of them knew the way to the crystal, but she chose not to argue. With hesitant footsteps, she followed him out of Cosmos' safe haven and into the darkness. Only one thing was on her mind.

"Dear Cosmos help us."

So here's the plan…. I was pretty disappointed by this story that I decided to do a re-write. Hope you guys understand… I also needed to clear up a few things. I was a bit troubled on how things would progress, so I decided to go with how Dissidia did it with the Odysseys and stuff..

BTW, I do not own Dissidia: Final Fantasy or any of its characters. The game is owned by Square Enix. XD