The Life of Leon Loire

The Life of Leon Loire

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Ifrit or Leviathan speaking

Bahamut or Diablos speaking

Chapter 9 ; Stand.

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( Outside Caraway's Mansion. )

The light of the full moon reflected down on the scene of another gruesome murder, Leon's gunblade tore a guard's body in half as he furiously swung it in a wicked wide ark, bashing some of the luckier solders blades.

Quicker than the eye could follow Leon kicked a guard in the midsection, sending him careening across the garden, and sent a fire ball after him to finish him.

Giving out a feral growl Leon ducked a hurried attack from one of the guards killing him with a rising ark of his gunblade, flame's burst from his body as he went incinerating all the nearby guard's.

The fire died down revealing Leon crouched, with a ring of fire around him.

"Caraway ! Face me Coward !" Leon roared rising to his feet as the dieing embers around him burst to life again from his anger.

"Nice to see that Ifrit junction of yours isn't effecting your cool, calm demeanour." Called a voice from Leon's left, spinning Leon saw that it was a man dressed all in black with his face covered, like the one in the sewer only this man was shorter.

"Leave now or die." Leon spoke in a raspy voice, half growling his words.

"Hasn't made you arrogant either it seems." Called the man as he lifted himself from where he sat, on one of Leon's earlier opponents.

"Let's test this confidence of yours." Challenged the man as he dropped into a fighting stance.

Destroy him !

With out argument Leon sped forward swinging his gunblade with his right arm for his opponents head, it was met with only air as the man in black fluidly ducked, but Leon predicted this and moved to punch him with his blazing left arm.

"Wow, close one !" praised the man from Leon's left where he had, not only dodged the punch but had locked Leon's arm by grabbing his wrist and elbow, neither of which was alight with Ifrit's flames.

"My turn !"

( Outside Presidential Mansion )

It was a blood bath by the time Seifer arrived, diving straight into the madness to save who ever he could, that was 3 so far, he'd been to late for a lot of the other ones, he didn't count those.

'Damn you Xu, you shouldn't have sent these kids in, only way or not they're to young !' Seifer thought as he came across another disfigured body, cutting down several troops to get to it.

It is the only way Seifer, for her, only you and Leon can change these things, she's only human!

'I know that, but these kids, they're, they..' With that Seifer let out a roar redoubling his efforts against the enemy's sear numbers to reach the rebel group fighting in the centre of this chaos.

( Caraway's mansion )

Leon's body burst through the wall from the force of the mans kick, his body stopping when he reached the inner wall bouncing off it.

"Are you going to start using Ifrit's full powers then, I can't figure out why you limit it so much, what are you hiding ?" questioned the man as he stepped through the hole left from Leon's body.

"Hehehe !" chuckled 'Leon' darkly from his place on the ground.

"What're you laughing about ?" asked the man in black crossing his arms behind his head tauntingly.

"You want to see me ?" asked 'Leon' with another chuckle.

"See you ? What are you talking about ?" asked the man as 'Leon' stood up, his arms and head hanging limply.

"This !" moving at blinding speeds 'Leon' reached the man and landed several blows, pounding the man back against the wall, before the man reacted and relocked 'Leon's' left arm.

"That's not Ifrit !" the man snarled angrily, only causing 'Leon' to smirk as a blood red blade suddenly burst from his arm, surprising and cutting the mans arm. Taking advantage of the mans shock 'Leon' swung his gunblade, cutting the man diagonally across the chest.

"You're not very good at this, are you ? Hm delicious." Remarked 'Leon' as he licked some of the blood from the gunblades edge.

"What are you ?" questioned the man in black with a slight tremble of fear recognisable in his voice.

"How rude, introduce yourself first !" laughed 'Leon', twirling the gunblade in his hand, firing at the mans feet every so often.

"I suppose I'll need to reveal my junction then ?" asked the dark man a dark purple aura suddenly surrounding him, from beneath his cloak appeared two large hampers, one in each arm.

"The Brothers !"

( Outside presidential Mansion. )

Seifer had found the last of the rebels, a dozen or so being picked off by someone in black at the centre of the conflict, Seifer quickly rushed to help.

He quickly dealt, what he now noticed was a, woman in black a kick sending her careening away from the rebels.

"Get out of here ! Retreat !" shouted Seifer over the raging fighting, cutting some more soldiers as he did.

"Freeze !" screeched a voice from behind Seifer, spinning he only had time to cover his face against the attack. When he lowered his arms he saw the woman in black facing him, and more worryingly he couldn't more either of his legs, both were encased in ice.

"Wow Seifer, you've changed, protecting the weak ? That's not like you ! Although I see you're still on the losing side, something's never change I guess." Spoke the woman in a pseudo-impressed voice.

"Do I know you ?" asked Seifer, hoping to distract her as he launched a torrent of water from his hand, only for the woman to freeze it moments after he launched it, freezing his arm.

"Oh, to slow, the cold getting to you Seif ?" asked the woman in pseudo-concern.

"You're a full-junction aren't you ?" asked Seifer, trying to buy time to awaken his second junction, Diablos.

"Not exactly." Answered the woman in black as two ice spears formed over each of her shoulders.

"Now DIE !" screeched the woman launching the spears at Seifers defenceless body.

They never reached him.

( Caraways Mansion Gardens. )

Sounds of a violent collision resounded from within the mansion before a figure dressed completely in black erupted from the thick Mansion walls hitting and knocking over a tree with its momentum.

"Wow, interesting technique ! I would have never thought to block with my face." Taunted 'Leon' as he stepped through the Mansion walls.

"What did you become ? How ? This power ?" mumbled the man climbing to his feet, getting there very quickly when 'Leon' grabbed his neck and forced him against another tree.

"Now then, why don't you be a good little weakling and tell me where Caraway is ?" asked 'Leon' in an intimidating growl.

"I'm afraid the good general is long gone !" the voice came from Leon's right causing him to turn quickly only to be knocked back violently by what seemed like a missile.

"'It' got out again, down by the river, go handle it !" ordered the newly arrived man in black to the other, he had a dozen or so canons, that seemed to sprout from his back, over his shoulders.

"You must be Alexander's new owner ! So what's this 'it' about then ?" asked 'Leon' raising to his feet unharmed and casually dusting himself off.

"This doesn't concern you, go fix 'it', I'll see to this little problem." Instructed the taller dark man, stepping forward to face Leon as the other man made his exit.

"I guess Caraway isn't going to be killed tonight, hm It seems little Leon blames you two for that, I guess he wont mind me killing you then." Pondered 'Leon', before his lips warped into a blood thirsty grin.

"What are you talking about ?" asked the now lone man in black.

"Nothing that concerns you !"

( Outside presidential Mansion. )

The power of Diablos shattered the icy restraints around Seifer, however it would have been too late to save him, someone else had done it instead though.

"Xu !" Seifer yelled quickly moving next to the ice spear pierced Xu, crouching next to her he gently raised her into his arms.

"Seifer ?" called Xu her eyes unfocused.

"Of course, I'm here don't worry." Comforted Seifer tears pricking the at the corners of his eyes.

"I-I-I w-wouldn't d-dream of i-it, I-I'm c-c-cold S-seifer !" replied Xu shivering violently and sitting up some blood.

"You idiot, of course you are, you just got stabbed my a fucking flying icicle, I, I need to heat you up, yeah !" spoke Seifer his voice cracking, becoming hysterical as he tore of his coat and wrapped it around Xu.

"S-s-seifer, w-would y-y-you s-s-s…" struggled Xu her shivering getting more frantic.

"What ! Anything !" shouted Seifer a tear streaking down his cheek as he tried to hold them back.

"S-s-stand b-b-beside m-me n-n-now ?" stuttered Xu in a last request as her shivering stopped, and her eyes closed, the word froze Seifers insides as he held her now lifeless body against his own.

"Xu ? Stop sleeping, wake up, c'mon insult me, complain, give me a fucked detention just wake the fuck up. Xu ? Xu !" Seifer screamed her name the dam breaking as the tears began to fall.

"Oh, so sad, silly little girl shouldn't of but in, tch, tch, tch." Called the woman in black from her position reclined against a burnt out car.

His tears and screams ceasing Seifer rose to his feet carrying Xu with him over to a nearby wall, he gently placed her there before stepping into the open once more.

"I will," Seifer raised his head to meet his opponents eyes, revealing his still tear-filled ones.

"Kill you !"

( End of chapter. )

So, how's that. Leon's darkness is gaining more control of him as he seeks revenge and Seifers learning the sad truth that a hero can't save everyone.

R&R