Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Renegades of Fate
Chapter 6.2: To save a soul.
Nina's eyes opened wide, feeling like the caravan came to stop. She quickly lifted herself up, the selkie girl looked down to find Fuzz tumbling off her chest, sleeping away. He even had a small sleep bubble coming out of his nose.
"Well…at least he didn't drool on me. How long was I out?" Nina thought. The girl looked around the caravan to find Lee-Roy down on to the floor, snoring. Sash however was tossing and turning.
The selkie girl used her pen to pop the bubble, waking the moogle. He slowly started to flutter, looking down at everyone.
Fuzz looked around to find everyone. They all heard a large roar coming from outside the caravan, along with squawks from Woodstock, and cursing from Zero. The two boys were wide awake from this, however Fuzz buried his face into Nina's chest trying to hide.
"What was that?!" Three out of the four young caravaners yelled out.
"Lizardmen!" Fuzz whimpered, he was shaking and shivering in front of the selkie girl.
"Let's look at this, but carefully." Nina said while grabbing a hold of her sword, and the other key sword found itself into her hand.
Lee-Roy and Sash nodded at this, as the Lilty picked up his lance.
Fuzz shook his head.
"I don't wanna go out! Please don't make me!" The moogle begged.
They heard another roar coming from outside.
"Okay Fuzz, stay inside." Nina ordered while scratching his ears.
"We'll be back Fuzz." Sash promised. as the three left the caravan cart.
Lee-Roy noticed that Woodstock was going insane. The other two could see why. Zero stood alone, his sword pulled out, as he was firing blizzard spells around the caravan. Zero blocked, and parried the attack from an axe wielded by a bi-pedal green spiked lizard monster, it's yellow soulless eyes gazing at the yuke, it's blood soaked claws shaking while holding on the handle. The other two in it's pack her circling around the caravan, tails wagging like dogs, and their long tongues licking the razor sharp teeth.
"Zero we're here to help!" Nina cried out, as she jumped out ready for a fight. Sash followed his sister, his eyes glowing red as the seals were reactivated. Zero however, parried the axe, and split open the stomach of the first lizardmen. He haggard away slowly while the other two were circling in.
"No stay back! You three aren't ready for this!" He yelled while shooting out more ice spells, freezing one of the hungry monster's legs. He quickly stabbed it between the eyes, killing it. He was about to take care of the other two when another got in his way. Nina, and Lee-Roy, pulled out their weapons while Sash was ready with his power. One lizard man was about to rush into Woodstook, and bite into him
"Stay the hell away from my Chocobo!" Lee-Roy screamed as he jabbed his lance into the arm of the monster. He screamed in pain as Sash pushed it back with his power.
The foul beast's pack retaliated by rushing Lee-Roy into the edge of the chalice's barrier. They ripped at his torso, removing the armor as their claws ripped into his flesh. He screamed in agony as the beasts hit a few vital spots. Nina lashed at the lizard men with her two blades, jabbing them in their backs.
However this simply annoyed the two monsters, as they turned away from the injured Lee-Roy and focused on attacking Nina. Nina was barley able to hold of one of the monster's claws with her swords, as they were slowly being pulled away from her. The second one was about to claw at her exposed midriff, Sash quickly pushed her out of the way, while pushing two lizard men away from the barrier.
Nina ran to Lee-Roy. His eyes were were rolling to the top of his head as he was bleeding out. Nina slowly scooped up the injured lilty. The Lizardmen both charged at Nina and Sash once again. Without thinking, Nina impaled one of the lizard men's throats to the the tip of it's head, misimsa was springing out, as it dropped to the ground.
The living lizard man clawed at Nina and Sash Nina was able to barley dodge it, her brother wasn't so lucky. The attack caused blood to flow, thanks to a reopened scar on his arm. He quickly wrapped his jacket's sleeve around it to stop the bleeding. Zero had managed to cut off it's tail, however it didn't stop it from jumping on to the top of caravan. It ripped a hole and dragged out a screaming Fuzz. The monster quickly jumped off and ran into the mist. Nina and Sash quickly ran after the monster before Zero could stop them. He then turned to Lee-Roy who was very close to dying. The Yuke growled, and swore in his mind, as he came to the lilty's side. His feathered hands started to glow green.
"Cure, damn you!" Zero growled, really not liking the odds of this. Two of his rookies were after a high level monster, and he was horrible at healing.
"Damn Eva…I need you." Zero mumbled.
Sash and Nina ran after then rouge lizard man. They knew they were going the right way by Fuzz's screams of terror.
"Fuzz, we'll save you!" Sash promised as they kept going.
Nina used her sword's light beam, slashing at the monster. However it dodge it, while cutting a tree in half. Sash then used his power to throw a rock at the monster, however with a free claw it crushed the rock. The beast jumped up to another tree getting higher and higher. Fuzz did everything he could to get away, only for the monster to tighten it's grip on the moogle boy. The monster landed on a tree branch, and opened it's jaws, as it wrapped his slimly tongue around Fuzz. He was slowly about to be eaten, all Fuzz could do was cry, wanting his mother.
That is until The monster started to float in the air. The moogle was dropped on the branch. The monster was grabbing out on to it's throat, looking like it was gasping for air. Fuzz looked to find Sash, floating in the air, his eyes boiling with anger. Nina was giving the beast the same look while holding on to Sash. Nina then jumped off, and jabbed both her swords into the monsters heart spewing miasma gas from it's body. Sash then turn his hand into a fist, crushing the lizard's neck as they head dropped from it's body. The moogle flew to them an and was embraced by a group hug. Nina was padding the moogle's back as his back.
"Thank you kupos." He cried out, tears were still coming out of his eyes.
"Oh course, who else am I gonna make sand castles with?" Sash said with a small laugh. This caused Fuzz to cry a bit more however they were tears of joy.
"Hey, hey don't worry Fuzz. we're okay." Nina cooed, as she kept hugging him.
"Nina..we have more!" Sash muttered while tugging on her arm, seeming more monsters appear form the miasma. Nina looked away from Fuzz as she looked to find that they were surrounded by those small shadow monsters from the Miasma stream.
Nina pulled out her two swords again.
"Sash, get behind my back, Fuzz, hover between us." Nina ordered.
Sash quickly did as he was told. The Selkie and Clavat/Selkie got ready as their new foes lunged at them like wild animals. Some sank into the ground while a few more clawed at them. Nina was using her her new key sword on these freaks, and it was really doing the trick as they vanished into smoke. The crystal bearer was trying to keep his energy up, with the barrier and pushing the enemies away. A few more round of this and the monsters had been banished to the shadows. The siblings were painting, and tired from the fighting.
"Sash..We need to get back to Captain Zero." Nina paired, as she laid down on the ground. Her two swords being used as support.
"Okay." Sash muttered as he was pulled up by Fuzz, along with Nina.
The two limped around to where Woodstock and everyone else.
"Pitiful, it seems the Keyblade will chose anyone with a beating heart these days." A deep and sinister voice muttered.
Nina looked to find a phantom in black coat. The only thing she could make out of it from the hood were glowing yellow eyes. She blinked and the figure vanished.
"Guys did you see or hear anything?" Nina asked.
"No." Both boys answered.
They kept going, Nina shrugged it off.
The Captain was still healing Lee-Roy's wounds. He was making progress, just not the kind the liked. Eva would have had this done much faster…even without the other healers. It didn't help that WoodStock was pestering him with beak pecks.
"Do you mind!?" Zero hissed at the bird, making him slowly back away. The yuke then turned back to healing as he casted Cure on Lee-Roy. Slowly he wounds were starting to heal and scar. The boy's head started to toss and turn. Lee-Roy then started to cough blood.
"Oh no, no, no!" Zero muttered as he kept trying to heal him faster.
"HEY ZERO! WOODSTOCK!" Nina cried out seeing the the Chalice's glow.
The three made it to the barrier as Sash dropped down to his knees, holding onto his arm in pain. Fuzz helped him back up, bur was rubbing his own head.
"If you three want a healing, you'll have to wait till he's done." Zero said point his feathered thumb at Lee-Roy. They nodded their heads understanding.
"In fact. Nina…come here!" He ordered.
The Selkie girl came to the yuke. He handed her three green magi in her hands.
"I need you to heal Lee-Roy with me." The captain explained.
Nina looked as the coughing, barely alive Lilty and went to his side along with Zero. The moogle and Crystal Bearer patted the Chocobo.
"Okay..what do I do?" Nina asked unsure of herself.
"Say Cure or think it..and focus on what the magic needs to do, and where it needs to go. You need to focus, or you'll waste magic and energy." Zero explained.
Nina focused the healing magic with her mind, thinking of the small lilty boy she really didn't care for. Still her morals wouldn't allow this jerk to die. She pushed hard as the magic continued to do it's work.
Deep within the mind of Lee-Roy. He looked around to find a desert. He turned to find a tan breaded man with long dark hair, cladded in a white robe. His eyes full of passion, and love, and fire. The Lilty felt unsure of himself, and frightened.
"Who…who are you?" He asked almost trembling in the sand.
"I am the King of Kings, and you deny me my son." The being spoke.
"I've never denied you!" Lee-Roy argued.
"Everytime you deny the needs of those who have less, you deny me. Everytime you speak hate to those you foolishly think inferior, you deny me." The being spoke.
Lee-Roy pondered this and then his mind gave him an idea.
"You…mean…the poor, and the other tribes?" He asked hoping that wasn't the case.
Much to his dread, the being nodded his head sadly.
"If you deny them, and deny me, then you will find your self alone in the end…to a place of your own agony where i can not follow you my son." The King of Kings spoke.
Lee-Roy suddenly felt cold…he turned to find a yellow eye snake hissing at him, gazing at him like he was lunch. Another snake popped out of the sand, This one had glowing red eyes.
"Fear not, Lee-Roy, for Nina, and Zero are healing you. You shall not die. And Sash, with Fuzz are easing your Woodstock's pain." The man noted with a smile.
Lee-Roy looked perplexed, and baffled.
"Why would they try to heal me…I've done nothing to earn that/" He muttered hating to admit this to himself.
"They do so out of love for their fellow tribesmen, and I had Nina's father teach them. I notice you seem lonely..and maybe you might want Nina, Sash, Fuzz, and Zero, as friends? Or would you rather be alone?" The King of Kings asked.
In spite of being in a place so hot Lee-Roy still felt so cold, his mind put him back in his empty room. The lavish mahogany doors of his mother and father's rooms closed shut to him, almost on a daily basis. The hole in his heart, growing and growing.
"I don't want to be alone…I don't want to be alone!" He cried out.
The vipers then attempted to strike at him, however, the were cut in half, by a sword, and the other was crushed. He looked to see in front of him were Nina, Sash, and WoodStock and Fuzz.
"Your not alone." The Crystal Bearer assured him in a shaky voice.
"That's right…you got us." Nina said with a smile.
Lee-Roy felt horrible. The things he wanted weren't money or respect, they were right in front of him, and he abused them horribly. He even shivered at the time he smacked away the small red haired Lilty maid who offered him kindness.
"I've been such a bastard….please…forgive me…please….forgive me!" Lee-Roy mumbled.
"What was that, I couldn't hear that?" A new voice said. He looked to find the smiling maid girl.
"You..girl..what is your name, he asked the dream.
"Im Ten-Ten." She simply stated, with a cheeky grin on her face.
"Ten-Ten…everyone….please FORGIVE ME!" He yelled.
The boy's eyes opened wide to find a stunned Nina looked at him. Nina had set him on a small bed made out of hay.
"Um…your forgiven?" Nina said in confusion.
"Im sorry, Selkie girl, Im sorry for insulting you, for making things difficult when you needed to find your brother, for being an out right prick…please…please forgive me." He nearly begged.
Nina was taken aback by this out burst. What had come over him. She didn't know what to say. It was like a bad character getting development. Part of her wanted to be smug..however seeing the noble in such a weak state, and nearly crying..she couldn't do it.
"Um..it's okay…I forgive you…but my name's Nina, not Selkie girl. Got it?" Nina asked.
The boy nodded.
"Nina..okay..I got it." He assured her.
Lee-Roy felt very weak, his eyes looked around to find a dark nearly pitch black room. The only light was coming from the chalice as Fuzz and Sash were doing something, he just couldn't see what.
"How long was I out? Sel-Nina?" Lee-Roy asked while correcting himself.
"Well it's night time..so quiet a while. I prayed for WoodStock's sake to God that you'd make it. He'd have missed you." Nina joked
"Oh…well…thank you..for healing me, and not leaving me to die." Lee-Roy said bashfully.
"Well ya, even if your a jerk, Im not gonna abandon you. I don't abandon anyone." Nina stated.
" I'll try my best to be less of a jerk as we go on the trip..and maybe…you and that werido brother and moogle…could …join me for tea or whatever…you peasants like tea right?" Lee-Roy asked, really trying.
Nina frowned but allowed a slight grin.
"Sure, tea is fine." She said humoring him. It was better then him insulting everyone.
"Just be sure to bathe, I don't want you smelling up the place-ow!: Lee-Roy yelled as Nina slapped him.
"I have you know Tabby makes me bathe twice a day, you little creep!" She huffed.
"Sorry..sorry…Im still not used to this whole nice thing..It'll take me time." He muttered.
"Fine…just remember that to think before you speak." Nina huffed.
The Lilty looked like he was giving it some thought when he opened his mouth again.
"Where are we?" He asked.
"Mother Base."They all heard Zero said, as they looked to their leader, who was carrying a few sets of matching jackets.
"It's time I tell you what's been going on." Zero stated.
End of chapter.
