Chapter 7
He was scared, no he was terrified.
The Weapon was slowly approaching him. He knows the monster could kill him with one strike, but he hadn't done so yet.
He was hurt badly, he thinks he has broken his right ankle but he can't be sure. His ankle isn't his only wound, but it's definitely the worst.
Slowly he stumbles towards the entrance, trying to use his right leg as less as possible.
He doesn't even know how his friends are doing, or if they are even alive, but Cody Ryan knows one thing, he has to try to warn someone.
On and on he goes but he is going too slowly. He can hear the heavy footsteps of the Weapon behind him. The tunnel he is walking, stumbling, through is too small for the Weapon, but Cody doesn't doubt that the Weapon is destroying it in its wake. If Cody isn't fast enough he will be buried alive under the ruble. Not that I will life longer if I get out of this tunnel. He pushes that thought to the back of his mind, it is no use thinking about that now. He needs all the strength he has to get to the entrance of the cave.
If he wants to send a message back to Esthar he has to get out of these tunnels first, his radio is broken and the only other radio available to him is in their truck.
His thoughts wander off to his grandfather. He remembers one story his grandfather told him specifically. It was the story of how Kaim met his grandfather. His grandfather was a member of the rebellion, the rebellion against Adel. Kaim had stood his ground single handedly against thousands of Adel's men. He knew he was fighting a loosing battle so he fled to warn the rebellion.
And that is where his grandfather and Kaim met and they became good friends over they years while they fought side by side.
Cody thinks it is ironical he is in almost the same position as Kaim was then. But instead of running away from human beings he was fleeing from a monster and he wasn't trying to warn the rebellion but he will try to reach someone in Esthar.
He is exhausted and his ankle is hurting more with each step but he still continues on.
The light is a welcome sight for Cody, he knows he is almost outside.
When he is outside he is temporally blinded by the bright sunlight but he makes his way to the car as soon as he can. He opens the door and pulls himself in the car. He leans back in the seat and grabs the radio.
He had been thinking about whom he should try to radio and he decides to call Laguna. Kaim is Laguna's father and Cody is sure Laguna will answer him immediately, he will want to know what his father is searching for here.
He did make contact with Esthar, but Kiros told him Laguna was on his way towards him. Cody told him about the Weapon that was rampaging in the cave. Kiros promised to inform Laguna and told him to get out of there.
Cody wants to leave this place as soon as possible, but he doesn't want to leave his comrades behind. He knows there is nothing he can do for his friends and his hand moves to start the engine of the car but he stops midway. He realizes something is missing.
He isn't following me anymore!
The Weapon was no longer following him anymore, the loud footsteps from before are gone, he doesn't hear anything besides his own breathing. It is like the Weapon hasn't been following him all along. Cody wonders how long ago the monster had stopped following him, and why.
Are Kaim and Seth fighting again?
He hopes so with all his heart. That would at least mean they are still alive. He wants to check on them but he knows going back inside is suicide.
So Cody Ryan decides to wait for the reinforcement. Even if he can't fight, he is convinced he can still help them, some way or the other.
Selphie curses under her breath.
Xu send her to the Ragnarok to get the ship ready for departure, but getting to the ship was harder then it sounded.
The path to the Ragnarok was slippery from all the water. The rain was pouring down from the sky and hitting her face quite hard, she couldn't see her hand which she has placed for her eyes to stop the rain from getting in her eyes. Thankfully the large red bulky form of the Ragnarok was hard to miss.
She was glad she was inside, she shakes her head and runs to the cockpit, a trail of wet footprints following in her wake.
While Selphie was starting the engine she could hear Irvine and Rajin ushering the scientist inside. There was no time for them to leave on the boat, they had either to wait or go with the Ragnarok. Most of the White SeeD had opted to stay, there were still a lot of computers to search through, but Xu had ordered everyone to get their belongings and go. She promised she will bring them back herself if they would just hurry up.
Nero Zwart was the first to gather his stuff and helped the others with theirs.
Fujin walked into the cockpit and asked her if she needed any, "Help?"
"No," Selphie said.
She hadn't notice Fujin leaving but she came back with a blanket and placed it on her shoulders, "Thanks." She hadn't even notice that she was shivering.
Fujin decided to wait in the cockpit with Selphie, in case she was needed.
The first flashes of thunder illuminated the sky and Selphie was glad that Xu, Irvine and Rajin entered the cockpit and told her all of them were inside.
Xu slipped into the co-pilot seat and Selphie wasted no time in leaving.
It was a rough take off but Selphie handled it fairly well.
They flew for over an hour in the storm but gradually the storm shrank down, it wasn't pouring anymore and they couldn't feel the wind slamming the Ragnarok anymore. Even further they rain stopped and the dark clouds were disappearing. Selphie could even see the first spot of blue sky.
Relying on the auto-pilot for the rest of the ride she jumped out of the chair and stretched her legs.
Fujin and Rajin were going to grab them some food and Xu told them she was going to check on the White SeeDs, leaving Irvine and Selphie alone for a moment.
Irvine opened his arms and Selphie ran into his embrace. They stood there for a moment just holding each other. They had gone through so much the last two week and they barely had time to be alone with each other.
Selphie wanted to ask if her lover was okay but she knew the question was unnecessary, neither of them were okay and she knew it. They would be okay again if this whole mess was over, but nobody could tell how long that would take.
Placing a finger under Selphie's chin Irvine softly lifts her head up and places a soft kiss on her mouth. "Everything will be okay, you will see. We will get through this, all of us."
Selphie nods her head, she hopes Irvine is right. And if he is not, Selphie doesn't want to think about that. Selphie presses her mouth against Irvine's again and she deepens the kiss.
"Get a room."
Selphie breaks the kiss and grins sheepishly to Rajin and Fujin.
"What? You didn't like the show. Then we should try better Selph." Irvine pulls Selphie closer to his chest and he lowers his head to kiss her again. With a grin his stops when Rajin starts to scream and puts his hands before his eyes.
"You hungry?" Fujin asks when Selphie has pushed Irvine away playfully.
"Yes I am starving."
After finishing her last sandwich Xu came back announcing the scientists were fine, but complaining, as usual, especial 'complainingglassyblond', whose name Xu forgot, was a pain in the butt accordingly to Xu. Fujin and Rajin had agreed with her immediately.
Selphie checked her watch and knew they would be approaching Esthar soon. She returns to her spot in the pilot chair and she saw the skyline of Esthar approaching gradually.
"Buckle in everyone," Irvine said, fake scared, and he jumped in the chair next to Selphie.
"Don't be so mean, you know my landings have improved a lot," Selphie said but she still notices that everyone was hurrying to put their seatbelts on. Selphie shakes her head in disbelief and she wanted to land the Ragnarok when they received a message.
"Ragnorok, do you read me, this is Kiros."
Xu was already seated near the communication station and she answered his call, "We read you. What is wrong?"
"Xu, I am sending you some coordinates, Squall has requested your help."
"What kind of help does he need?"
"It appears we have a Weapon on the loose."
Xu understood and she signaled Selphie to bring the Ragnarok down. "We will drop the White SeeDs and be on our way." Xu said to both Kiros and Irvine.
Irvine nodded his head in understanding and went down, letting the White SeeD know they were to leave as soon as possible, they were having a new mission.
Selphie had landed the Ragnarok and was waiting patiently. She wonders about the Weapon that was on the loose. Last time they had fought a Weapon it took a combined effort of the six of them to take that one down, she hopes this one is not as strong as the Omega Weapon.
But that does raise the question about how the Weapon can be here in the first place.
"Seth and Kaim are MIA, I received a call from Private Cody Ryan, he didn't know if they were dead or alive."
"I thought they were Immortal?" Fujin said. Kiros had heard her and answered.
"I asked Sarah and Ming, since they have been back in this world they aren't sure if they are still immortal or not. But that doesn't matter, if they are buried alive they could be better dead."
Irvine rushed back in the cockpit with Nero Zwart on his tail. "We are ready," he said and Selphie takes the Ragnarok back in the air again.
"I'll call Squall and let him know you are on your way. Squall, Zell, Laguna and Ward took a truck so you will probably beat them there. Good luck and Hyne helps us all."
Selphie could imagine how Kiros must be feeling, he is left in Esthar babysitting the city while the rest of them are fighting against a Weapon.
"Thanks Kiros. Xu out." Xu turns around and locks eye with every single one of them. "I hope you brought your weapons. We are going to need them."
She could still feel the impact of the Meteor's hitting the earth. Her ears are still ringing from the impact.
When she opened her eyes she couldn't see the monster anymore, she wondered were he went. There are not a lot of places for him to hide. She looks around and she hopes that Cody is still alive somewhere but she doubts it, he is a mortal after all. She doesn't allow herself to grieve, there is time for it later, first she needs to find Kaim.
She looks for him in the surrounding area but she doesn't see anything. Frustrated she kicks a stone and kneels down. She need some time to think.
A cough made her turn her head and she saw Kaim emerging from the earth a few meters away from where she was kneeling. She rushes up to him and helps him to his feet. She can see he has a nasty gut on his head, but that wasn't something that wouldn't heal.
"Where is the monster?" Kaim stands steady on his feet within seconds, "and where is Cody."
"I don't know. When I woke up both of them were gone."
Seth takes a good look around and she notice they aren't in the same cave anymore. She remembers vaguely that they had been running away from the monster and they had walked into a different tunnel then the one they had used to get into this cave. So they must have run deeper into the cave, that's not good. The tunnel at her back had collapsed completely.
"We are in another room then before," Kaim came to the same conclusion as Seth had.
"We are, but how are we getting back. We can't go out the same way we came in."
Kaim walked away to check they room they were in and Seth checked the opposite way. They didn't find another exit out of this room. "We're trapped."
She had been trapped before, chained against a rock so she couldn't move a muscle. The only companion she had was a lamp which had died down and left her in total darkness. Aneira had saved her then, but who would save her now?
The ringing in her ear had stopped but now she could hear a heavy stamping sound. She tried to get rid of this sound in her ears but it didn't stop. In fact is seemed to grow louder with every stamp. "Do you hear that too?" She asks Kaim.
Kaim had been listening to that same sound and nods his head, "He is coming back."
She didn't need to ask who was coming back, she grabbed her sword and she felt slightly better to feel her faithful sword in her hands. She can see Kaim do the same and together they will have to wait until the monster is going to finish its job.
Rocks start to fall from the ceiling and Seth covers her head with her arms, there is no place where they can hide for the falling rocks. Both of them press themselves against the walls, hoping that the rocks will bounce from the walls and not fall on their heads.
Finally the Weapon had smashed through the rocks and they were in the same room again.
Seth could see the Weapon was wounded, but nowhere as bad as compared to herself and Kaim. She knows they can fight forever, but being buried here forever is a long time. She knows they will have to get out of here and the monster had created the path for them.
Seth pointed to the newly open road and Kaim understood. Quietly Seth counted, "One. Two. Three."
On three they start to run. The Weapon was standing precisely before the entrance so they had to run right under him.
Luck was on their side, the Weapon didn't notice them running away at first. They had already a head start before he did notice his pray slipping through his legs.
They kept running but the road was not even, they had to climb over a lot of loose rocks, which slowed down their escape.
They reached the room with the open ceiling and they knew they had to make a final stand here. As if on cue both of them turned around just in time to block the Weapon's fist.
They were slowly backing away while blocking the monster's every attack. There were enough close calls were both of them almost stumbled over a rock. A step and a block at a time they did finally reach the exit.
Seth saw the car still waiting and she was surprised to see Cody sitting in the car.
She could see the relief wash over his face and Kaim yelled to him to, "Get back!"
Cody started the engine and he speeds towards them instead of the other way around.
"Fool," Kaim whispered under his breath. "You brave fool."
Performing a handbrake turn the car stops right next to Kaim and Seth and both of them jump in the car. Seth hadn't closed the door when Cody already sped away. Away from the monster still following them. Telling them that Laguna and Squall are coming and that the Ragnarok is here soon.
But the monster is moving faster then they are. Cody tries his hardest to keep ahead of the Weapon but there is nothing he can do to make the car drive faster.
Seth wanted to yell at him to stop the car and let them out. They could stop the Weapon, at least they could slow it down until the reinforcement comes. She had heard story's about the airship they had, the red dragon, and what it did to the Lunatic Pandora. It surely should be able to shoot this Weapon down.
But the feeling inside of her tell her that if they stop now things will turn out much worse, and worse is something Seth doesn't want to live through. So she keeps quiet and hopes they others will come.
Because if they don't, Seth glances back to see the Weapons feet shatter a rock, they will have to dig themselves out.
The truck was bumping on the road, even with Zell behind the wheels the ride was agonizing. Despite what people say and think of him, Zell is a good driver, therefor they were making good progress.
Halfway through their drive Kiros had contacted and told them that the Ragnarok was coming their way. Selphie had dropped of all the White SeeDs and flew straight towards the Estharian border where the cave is. The Ragnarok was of course much faster but they were already well on their way when they still flew over Esthar, and it would be a close call who would be their sooner.
Squall did feel a bit better after he heard that news. With the Ragnarok they had a better chance to stop the Weapon.
He still didn't understand how a Weapon could be running free without anybody knowing. He didn't believe in the story about the birth of a Blue Mage bringing a Weapon into this world too. That would mean that this Weapon had been hiding here for over five years, and why didn't it attack before? Al these questions were flying through his head but he hadn't had time to answer any of them. They were heading towards a fight, a fight in which any of them could lose their lives.
Laguna and Ward were adamant on helping them, but in Squall's eyes they wouldn't be much help in a battle. Of course they could still fight, but they were already in their fifty's and had lost much of their stamina and strength and they hadn't fought against such a strong enemy in over a decade. But he was glad for their presence, despite Laguna's reputation he is a formidable strategist. Ward can't speak but his action speak for him, he wasn't as bulky as he once was but he can still throw his anchor with such precise that Squall didn't doubt he would still be able to hit his mark with his eyes close, but nobody saw that, all they saw was a mute.
Why do people underestimate them?
Zell, Laguna, Ward, but also his other relatives.
If people saw Selphie they only see her bubbling and childish attitude and they think she is only around to organize the festivals in Garden. People tend to forget she is a great warrior, Selphie fought alongside him against Ultimecia her Full-Cure had saved all of them more then once. She wanted to make everybody happy while she had gone through rough things during her whole life.
Irvine the lady's men. Rumor was that he had slept with every girl in Balamb Garden and most people believe that. People remember him about his flirts and about his failure. Years ago he couldn't assassinate the Sorceress Edea, he had choked and confessed to Squall his fears.
But Squall knows the only girl he has ever been with is Selphie and he couldn't shoot the Sorceress then, because he was the only one to remember Edea as their Matron and didn't see her as their enemy. Squall envied him that he remembered her while he didn't.
Zell's love for hotdogs. There is nothing more to say about him. They say if you ever face him in battle, give him a hotdog and run away. They are right to run, Zell is the best Martial Artist in the world, if Squall himself wasn't the best Gunbladist he himself would have run. But Squall couldn't have a more loyal friend than him.
Laguna with his leg crams and his childish attitude. He too hadn't thought any good about him at first, but he was his father and they had grown a strong band over the years. His father had fought in two wars and still rules over Esthar, he is the president of Esthar for over three decades. With Ward and Kiros by his side.
Damn, this drive makes me think too much. I need to focus on the upcoming battle.
But in the upcoming battle he would miss too many of his friends in the fight.
Quistis the prodigy child. People nicknamed her the Ice Queen, but Squall knows no one who is more passionate and protective of her family then Quistis, maybe Rinoa is but both of them aren't here to back him up.
In al these years either Rinoa or Quistis had fought alongside of him. He had relied on them for so many years, to have his back that he did feel a bit abandoned, but on the other hand he is glad his wife is far away from this upcoming battle.
His wife and Seifer were probably the most underestimate of all of them. People saw Rinoa as a spoiled princess, the General's daughter who was rebelling to despite her father. Squall has to admit she did act that way when they first met, but she had changed along the way. She got stronger, both mentally and physically. Slowly her warmth filled their hearts and he didn't know how much he relied on her present until she was possessed by Sorceress Ultimecia. He loves her with al his heart and he will be her knight for as long as he lives.
The other Knight, the traitor. Not only the people outside the Garden but inside too still see him as a traitor. They forget that he helped them destroy an even bigger threat than they first thought. All they remember of him is his television appearance in Timber and him standing next to the evil Sorceress during the parade in Deling. Over the years Squall had seen his friend change from friend to bully to enemy to ally and friend again. He would miss his gunblade in the next fight.
Kiros, well about Kiros there was not much to say. Well,itseemsthatnobodyunderestimatesKiros.That made him smile a bit. Laguna should be happy that he has a close friend like him.
"Look!"
Zell's shout brought him back to the world and the fight they were about to get into.
He could see a car speeding towards them, closely followed by the Weapon.
The Weapon was an almost replica of Ultima Weapon but he was more muscular. Squall grabbed the scanning device and pointed it to the Weapon. Stigma Weapon, it seems he doesn't have any weaknesses and he is magic resistant. "We will have to rely on our weapons," Squall announces.
It took all six of them to destroy Omega Weapon and if this one is even stronger then him, Hyne help us all.
Zell stops the car and turns around when he saw the Ragnarok flying over them. The red dragon pointed its weapon's towards Stigma Weapon and all Squall heard was a large explosion while two cars were driving next to each other, getting as much distance between them and the explosions.
After the sand and dust faded he could see the large gaping hole in the Weapons chest. What was its name again? Stigma?
The Ragnarok was still in the air but Xu informed Squall they were out of weapons and he told Selphie to land the Ragnarok a few miles back. Squall didn't want the Ragnarok anywhere near the fight if he couldn't use its canon's anymore. Zell and Ward took the two cars and were underway to pick them up.
Standing next to his son and grandson he couldn't be more proud then he is right now. It seems that his family is always drawn to trouble somehow. In his entire life there were always short times of happiness but they were always ruined, if not by war then by the forces of nature. He had lost many wives and children along the years and some hurt more then others. He can still remember Lirum clearly, his and Sarah's daughter. He know he would lose her, he is immortal and his children aren't, but he never suspected to lose her so soon. He had thought she was dead for a long time before he found her again. But their reunion was short, she was dying. She made him promise to take care of her children, Cooke and Mack, he had been with them for their entire lives, fought with them, laughed with them, cried with them, but they too had died in the end. And so will those two. He will life while they die, that is the curse of an Immortal.
Someday I must die too.
He thought that day could be approaching fast. He had thought about the fight back in the cave, he had gotten himself a few wounds, nothing bad, which should have healed almost right away, but they hadn't. He still had a gash above his right eye and his right shoulder was feeling stiff and bruised.
He had the feeling he was losing his immortality. When he spoke with Seth about this she had shared his feeling. But they couldn't waste their time about that fact, immortal or not they still had an enemy to defeat.
An enemy that was slowly rising to his feet again.
"What is your plan," Kaim asks his grandson. Even if he is much older and had participated in more battles then anybody can count, his grandson is still the leader of the SeeDs. He will give advice if necessary but he will not give out orders.
Squall glances towards him and back to Stigma Weapon before he begins, "You, Seth, Zell, Rajin and myself will be fighting in close range. We will attack his feat and try to distract him. Laguna, Irvine, Xu, Fujin and Ward are our long distance fighters." Squall points to the places where he wants them, two hillside's east and west, that way they could attack from two sides. "They will have to take his eyes out. Without sight we will have a much better change at destroying Stigma."
Kaim agrees with his grandson. Although fighting at such a close distance will be dangerous.
"Selphie and Nero Zwart will be our healers and if they have a chance to hit him they should strike."
He didn't know this Nero Zwart but he is glad that Selphie is going to be their healer. She always has been a strong magic caster and with the new junctions system it seems her magic had grown even stronger. "It's a good plan. It will work."
Kaim hears the cars returning and so does Squall. He walks to where Cody and Seth are seated and soon the others join him there while he explains the plan to him. Leaving Kaim watching Stigma Weapon with his son next to him. "You should send Cody back."
"I should," Laguna said never leaving his eyes from Stigma "But I don't think he wants to go back. He wants to fight alongside you."
It always had been a dream of the young man to fight along side the man his grandfather had fought next to in the first Sorceresses War. "He still should go back. He is hurt and will only be in our way."
"Then go tell him that. I won't order him to go back. Even if he is hurt he can still help. You know that."
He does know that, but he had promised his friends years ago that he would watch over his family and Cody is the last of that family left. Before he had the chance to talk to him Stigma Weapon finally rose to both his feet.
"This is it." His son yells to the group behind them, "move out!"
They rounded Stigma and when all of them are in their places Squall screams and the battle begins.
Kaim and Seth were the first to swirl their swords and leave small cuts in Stigma's leg. His arms were trying to grab them but Squall and Zell were attacking the arms while Rajin struck his pole in its unprotected belly. They attacked and they backed away, out of the monsters reach.
Kaim could hear the bullet's swizzle over his head. They had hit his head multiple times but his eye didn't sustain any damage. After the bullets Ward's Anchor and Fujin's Chakram fly through the air. Fujin's Chakram scratch the left side of his face and flew back in her hand, but Wards Anchor has nested itself in Stigma Weapon's left eye.
Stigma Weapon screeched angrily. He pulled the Anchor out of his eye with still a piece of his eye attached to the Anchor and threw it back to Ward. Ward sidestepped and his own weapon missed him, only by a few inches. Kaim didn't have time to see Ward cleansing his Anchor because they were already running back for the second wave.
Their strategy worked. They had already blinded his left eye and soon he wouldn't be able to see anything through his right eye too.
The fighting went on for almost an hour. Strike and retreat. His sword was red from the blood and so was everybody else's weapons. Zell wiped the blood from his hand but his gloves where already red, covered in dried up blood. "Why won't it die?" The blond martial artist said while catching his breath for the next round of attacks.
After three more rounds of strike and retreat everyone was tired but they still fought on.
Two more rounds and Kaim yelled for everyone to stop. They all looked at the damage they did to Stigma Weapon.
His legs and arms were covered in scratched, some of them almost cut to the muscles. His left eye was useless and he couldn't see much to his right eye, it had swollen immensely because of the bullets. Its biggest wound was with no doubt the one on his chest, the one the Ragnarok had caused. But the fire of the explosion had scorch the wounds close, they had to see to get that wound open again, but so far they weren't able to make that happen.
"We need to concentrate our attacks on his chest," Squall shouted to Cody, who rushed towards their long distance fighters and passed the orders on.
"Kaim and myself will take care of its leg," Seth leans on her sword, she is tired but her smile wont leave her face. She loves to fight, plus she has never lost before and she wasn't about to now. "You take care of things topside," she said laughingly and she rushed towards the enemy. Kaim shrugs his shoulders and follows her.
Even tough it wasn't bleeding, the gaping hole in Stigma's chest was slowing him down.
Kaim and Seth were easily slashing away at Stigma Weapon's legs while Squall and Nero were busy with the arms. Everyone else was focusing on its chest.
Stigma tried everything he could to hit them but he couldn't reach them. Everyone was working in sync and the Weapon was slowly losing and he knew that. So he did the only thing he could.
Kaim and Seth stopped at the same time and they knew what was about to happen.
"Get back!" They shouted at the same time. While they ran back to the cars.
Everyone heard the urgency in their voice and they went back immediately. The fighters on the hilltop saw them running and Squall gestured them to get back.
Kaim stopped running and Seth did too.
"I know what to do." Kaim said showing Seth the small object in the palm of his hand.
"No Kaim, you can't do that." Seth said with tears in her eyes "It's much worse than being dead."
They would all die if he didn't do it. "Get them out of here Seth."
He could see Seth struggle with what she should do. She should help him, she should help them, she should stop him. She should, she should...
"Now." Kaim said and pushes her away, in the direction of the cars. "Get to the Ragnarok and get as far away as possible."
Seth hugs him tightly and he could feel her tears on his cheeks. "I will tell Sarah you love her," she knew him better then he thought. He had wanted to ask her to bring a message to his wife. To asks Seth to explain everything to his son and grandson. "I'll tell," she said softly and releases him.
She ran back to the others and started shouting orders. He could see the confused looks on their faces, especially Laguna's and Squall's, he gave them a SeeD salute and walked towards the monster who was still gathering energy for its attack.
He knew what he was getting into but he wasn't afraid. He had his mind set and nothing could change his mind. He would save this world, for the last time.
He walks calmly, the wind is blowing around the monster, lifting the sand in the air. He starts jogging, the wind is blowing the sand in his eyes and he has to shield his eyes with his hand. He hears the monster roar and he starts running, his sword in his hand.
He runs through the wind and the sand. He jumps on Stigma's leg. He climbs to its arms and the Weapon doesn't even notice the tiny human climbing on his back. At the base of its neck he swirls his sword and shoves it through the back of its head. That was the easy part.The sword is locked in the monsters head and he climbs down to Stigma's chest. Stigma Weapon had finally notice the small human crawling on him when he felt the sting of Kaim's sword in its head. Stigma tries to pull Kaim off of him but Kaim is moving to fast.
He jumps back to the ground, the sand is still flying on the wind and he feels the orb in his pocket and his fingers freeze when they touch the orb. Wasting no time he throws the orb and his aim is perfect. The orb touches the wound and ice breaks the wound open and blood seeps out of its chest.
Stigma Weapon will die, but they will have to pay a price for it. Kaim waits calmly for what is to come. This is the calmest he has ever been in his life, he has no time to wonder about it when the Stigma Weapon is vanishing before his eyes, leaving only the floating orb in the air.
The orb that had once fitted in his palm was now as large as the Ragnarok, which he could see. The red dragon was watching him for a second before it flew away at great speed. Thank you Seth.
The orb flies towards him. He has lost his sword but he still has his dagger of Hynish Steel. He has one chance, he will not miss.
He pushes the dagger in the orb and his world spins before him before all he can see is
Black….
I am coming Lirum, Cooke, Mack. I am coming home.
….White.
