Chapter 9 - The Summoned GF
Tears were falling down her face, but I'm wasn't sure whether it was just from the pain, or that she was grieving for her mother.
"I came back to her, and killed her using Pandemona..." I didn't know what to say. Everything's confusing as it is. I let her continue. "That...thing...is my mother...reincarnated as a GF." Her gaze fell to the ground. "That was my last dream." Her knees gave way as she finished speaking but I caught her before she hit the ground.
"Fuu...Please. You've got to do this." I held her close to me, pressing her head to my chest.
"But what can I do?" Her voice was so quiet I could hardly hear her over the losing battle that the others were fighting.
"I don't know."
"Who has Pandemona?" Fujin said.
"Hey! Which one of you has Pandemona?" I called to the group. Quistis answered my question. "Junction it to Fujin!" I shouted back at her. Quistis transferred Pandemona to Fujin. A little strength in her fragile body was regained as she pushed herself from me to standing. She walked over to the others and began to summon her GF. I let her go to do what she needed to do, but I stayed near her. I don't know why, but I felt I needed to protect her.
The monster before us caught sight of Fujin begin her summoning. She knew what she was doing, and it launched an attack directly at Fujin. If it hit her, she wouldn't be able to stop it. The powerful magical attack still aimed for Fujin. Something drove me to run forward. I wasn't sure what I was doing, but I knew that it would help Fujin. I took the attack for her. Pain raged through my body as it struck Hyperion and soared up through my hands, striking my body. I shouted out in pain.
I heard faintly the others gasp at my actions, but I didn't care about that. Nothing was more apparent at the moment than protecting Fujin. The attack ended, and I fell on my knees. I shook violently as I felt like collapsing. Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone reach down to me, offering a hand. I looked up and saw Squall. I extended an unsteady hand and took his offer. He pulled me up off the floor and I tried to stand up. I stumbled, but I steadied myself.
"Good job." Squall said to me. He patted my shoulder and turned to the others. "Listen up! Everyone is to protect Fujin at all costs!" Everyone nodded, and stood round her in a protective circle.
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Fujin's POV
I stood in the middle of the group, ignoring their safeguarding actions. My red eye was set on the beast that my mother had become. I murmured words to myself, trying my best with the remaining strength I had left, to bring forward my GF to fight for me. If it could kill her once, it could kill her again.
Finally she came. Pandemona appeared out of no where and came to my side. Our bodies disappeared from the human eye, but I was still there watching the battle raging on. Her huge form matched that of my mother's. The beast lunged at Pandemona and both of them came tumbling towards us in a whirl of colour. They both passed straight through us. My mother sunk her sharp teeth into Pandemona and I heard her groan in pain. I watched in disbelief at what was happening. It couldn't happen.it just couldn't be happening! I stood amongst the group, watching their expressions change to match my own. Pandemona couldn't lose.but my hope was fading with every lunge my mother made into Pandemona.
As I watched, I noticed a faint screeching noise coming from the sky. I thought it was nothing but out of nowhere came a burst of energy that struck both Gfs with a mighty force. A mighty roar sounded through the sky, and everyone craned their necks to the source. There hovering in the air flew the legendary dragon king, Bahamut. A breath of joy passed out of my mouth, full of renewed hope. The Mega Blast had thrown both Pandemona and my mother in opposite directions. Bahamut disappeared as Squall let out a deep breath. I would thank him later, but I knew that if I were to win this then I would have to concentrate all my remaining energy to my beloved GF. I could feel that Pandemona was running low on Hp, but I gave her all my strength to continue. I felt my body grow weaker as I saw Pandemona grow in strength as she stood and thudded over to my dazed mother. She performed her attack, sucking in the huge spiky beast, and spitting her back out again. I wasn't sure what went on inside, but my monstrous mother came back out covered in sticky liquid. Pandemona disappeared as I lost my concentration, but I couldn't see what happened next. Something clouded my eye, but there was no mist present in front of me.
The last of my strength and energy had expired, causing me to collapse to the floor. Tears of exhaustion fell from my eyes, and I began to shake.
"Pandemona...I call on you...please come to my side again." I said quietly. My breathing was hard and wobbly. I sensed someone come down beside me, but the movements were drowned out by another roar of an enraged GF. The sticky liquid was sticking everything together. My mother's wings were woven together; her feet and arms were also tied. The liquid was acting like a magnet, pulling the nearest lump of fluid to it.
I looked to my side, and saw my one and only Seifer. He was always there for me. No matter what the situation, he was always there supporting me.
"Here. Get up." He said softly. His voice was shaky too as he offered a hand. I had seen him almost sacrifice himself to the attack of my mother. I had wanted to scream out and push him out of the way, but if I lost my concentration Pandemona wouldn't have been summoned at the time she was.
I rose with his help and called on Pandemona again. Seifer held me against him for support. As I put all my last fragments of life left in me, I began to summon Pandemona once more. As she descended from the sky, and thumped to the floor, I could feel the weakness that she had. My strength was very limited and that meant Pandemona suffered from my feeble strength.
"See.I can.be strong." I mumbled.
My mother hollered at me as she heard my words even more viciously than before.
"Don't be ridiculous, you weak, petty brat!"
She roared again full of anger, and turned my focus to Pandemona, enraged that she had attacked her before. She charged towards my GF, but Pandemona attacked first, drawing in my mother for one last time. She had no will to restrain. She couldn't do a thing about the attack. As my mother was thrown back out of Pandemona's huge mouth, another mystery beam from the sky hit my mother and exploded on impact. With my concentration reaching it's limits, I broke it and Pandemona disappeared. I looked up to the sky once more, to see Bahamut still hovering in the confined space of the room.
"Thank you..." That was the last thing I said before everything went black.
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Seifer's POV
I felt Fujin fall back against me. Her eye was closed and she looked like she was sleeping. Her body was completely limp and she modelled against me perfectly. I held her close to me as I looked on the defeated GF. Pandemona had disappeared as had Bahamut. There was nothing that the huge GF could do. Bahamut's Mega Blast had hit it right in it's weak spot. I saw Squall rush forward and unleash his Renzokuken limit break. His blue Lionheart gunblade slashed through the tough purple fur again and again. His Lionheart finishing sequence lashed out again and again, a repeat of his Renzokuken limit break.
The monster let out one last cry and fell to the ground. Its original blue black light began to cover its body again, blocking out the beastly yellow eyes and unrefined purple fur. Its fangs were shut out, as were its bat wings. The blue black illumination began to get smaller and smaller, and soon it disappeared.
I held Fujin closer to me, praying that nothing else would have to come to Fujin. She had been through enough to last her a lifetime.
"Please. Let her be." I whispered to myself. I picked her up in my arms and walked over to the others. They were all congratulating each other on a job well done. "Thanks for helping her." I said to the group. It was somewhat awkward. I had never really been friendly to these people, and suddenly they were all helping me out in my time of need.
"Of course! Anything for a friend in need!" Selphie said as she came over to us.
"Get her over to the infirmary," Squall said to me. "She can rest there." I nodded, thanked them again and left them.
Tears were falling down her face, but I'm wasn't sure whether it was just from the pain, or that she was grieving for her mother.
"I came back to her, and killed her using Pandemona..." I didn't know what to say. Everything's confusing as it is. I let her continue. "That...thing...is my mother...reincarnated as a GF." Her gaze fell to the ground. "That was my last dream." Her knees gave way as she finished speaking but I caught her before she hit the ground.
"Fuu...Please. You've got to do this." I held her close to me, pressing her head to my chest.
"But what can I do?" Her voice was so quiet I could hardly hear her over the losing battle that the others were fighting.
"I don't know."
"Who has Pandemona?" Fujin said.
"Hey! Which one of you has Pandemona?" I called to the group. Quistis answered my question. "Junction it to Fujin!" I shouted back at her. Quistis transferred Pandemona to Fujin. A little strength in her fragile body was regained as she pushed herself from me to standing. She walked over to the others and began to summon her GF. I let her go to do what she needed to do, but I stayed near her. I don't know why, but I felt I needed to protect her.
The monster before us caught sight of Fujin begin her summoning. She knew what she was doing, and it launched an attack directly at Fujin. If it hit her, she wouldn't be able to stop it. The powerful magical attack still aimed for Fujin. Something drove me to run forward. I wasn't sure what I was doing, but I knew that it would help Fujin. I took the attack for her. Pain raged through my body as it struck Hyperion and soared up through my hands, striking my body. I shouted out in pain.
I heard faintly the others gasp at my actions, but I didn't care about that. Nothing was more apparent at the moment than protecting Fujin. The attack ended, and I fell on my knees. I shook violently as I felt like collapsing. Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone reach down to me, offering a hand. I looked up and saw Squall. I extended an unsteady hand and took his offer. He pulled me up off the floor and I tried to stand up. I stumbled, but I steadied myself.
"Good job." Squall said to me. He patted my shoulder and turned to the others. "Listen up! Everyone is to protect Fujin at all costs!" Everyone nodded, and stood round her in a protective circle.
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Fujin's POV
I stood in the middle of the group, ignoring their safeguarding actions. My red eye was set on the beast that my mother had become. I murmured words to myself, trying my best with the remaining strength I had left, to bring forward my GF to fight for me. If it could kill her once, it could kill her again.
Finally she came. Pandemona appeared out of no where and came to my side. Our bodies disappeared from the human eye, but I was still there watching the battle raging on. Her huge form matched that of my mother's. The beast lunged at Pandemona and both of them came tumbling towards us in a whirl of colour. They both passed straight through us. My mother sunk her sharp teeth into Pandemona and I heard her groan in pain. I watched in disbelief at what was happening. It couldn't happen.it just couldn't be happening! I stood amongst the group, watching their expressions change to match my own. Pandemona couldn't lose.but my hope was fading with every lunge my mother made into Pandemona.
As I watched, I noticed a faint screeching noise coming from the sky. I thought it was nothing but out of nowhere came a burst of energy that struck both Gfs with a mighty force. A mighty roar sounded through the sky, and everyone craned their necks to the source. There hovering in the air flew the legendary dragon king, Bahamut. A breath of joy passed out of my mouth, full of renewed hope. The Mega Blast had thrown both Pandemona and my mother in opposite directions. Bahamut disappeared as Squall let out a deep breath. I would thank him later, but I knew that if I were to win this then I would have to concentrate all my remaining energy to my beloved GF. I could feel that Pandemona was running low on Hp, but I gave her all my strength to continue. I felt my body grow weaker as I saw Pandemona grow in strength as she stood and thudded over to my dazed mother. She performed her attack, sucking in the huge spiky beast, and spitting her back out again. I wasn't sure what went on inside, but my monstrous mother came back out covered in sticky liquid. Pandemona disappeared as I lost my concentration, but I couldn't see what happened next. Something clouded my eye, but there was no mist present in front of me.
The last of my strength and energy had expired, causing me to collapse to the floor. Tears of exhaustion fell from my eyes, and I began to shake.
"Pandemona...I call on you...please come to my side again." I said quietly. My breathing was hard and wobbly. I sensed someone come down beside me, but the movements were drowned out by another roar of an enraged GF. The sticky liquid was sticking everything together. My mother's wings were woven together; her feet and arms were also tied. The liquid was acting like a magnet, pulling the nearest lump of fluid to it.
I looked to my side, and saw my one and only Seifer. He was always there for me. No matter what the situation, he was always there supporting me.
"Here. Get up." He said softly. His voice was shaky too as he offered a hand. I had seen him almost sacrifice himself to the attack of my mother. I had wanted to scream out and push him out of the way, but if I lost my concentration Pandemona wouldn't have been summoned at the time she was.
I rose with his help and called on Pandemona again. Seifer held me against him for support. As I put all my last fragments of life left in me, I began to summon Pandemona once more. As she descended from the sky, and thumped to the floor, I could feel the weakness that she had. My strength was very limited and that meant Pandemona suffered from my feeble strength.
"See.I can.be strong." I mumbled.
My mother hollered at me as she heard my words even more viciously than before.
"Don't be ridiculous, you weak, petty brat!"
She roared again full of anger, and turned my focus to Pandemona, enraged that she had attacked her before. She charged towards my GF, but Pandemona attacked first, drawing in my mother for one last time. She had no will to restrain. She couldn't do a thing about the attack. As my mother was thrown back out of Pandemona's huge mouth, another mystery beam from the sky hit my mother and exploded on impact. With my concentration reaching it's limits, I broke it and Pandemona disappeared. I looked up to the sky once more, to see Bahamut still hovering in the confined space of the room.
"Thank you..." That was the last thing I said before everything went black.
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Seifer's POV
I felt Fujin fall back against me. Her eye was closed and she looked like she was sleeping. Her body was completely limp and she modelled against me perfectly. I held her close to me as I looked on the defeated GF. Pandemona had disappeared as had Bahamut. There was nothing that the huge GF could do. Bahamut's Mega Blast had hit it right in it's weak spot. I saw Squall rush forward and unleash his Renzokuken limit break. His blue Lionheart gunblade slashed through the tough purple fur again and again. His Lionheart finishing sequence lashed out again and again, a repeat of his Renzokuken limit break.
The monster let out one last cry and fell to the ground. Its original blue black light began to cover its body again, blocking out the beastly yellow eyes and unrefined purple fur. Its fangs were shut out, as were its bat wings. The blue black illumination began to get smaller and smaller, and soon it disappeared.
I held Fujin closer to me, praying that nothing else would have to come to Fujin. She had been through enough to last her a lifetime.
"Please. Let her be." I whispered to myself. I picked her up in my arms and walked over to the others. They were all congratulating each other on a job well done. "Thanks for helping her." I said to the group. It was somewhat awkward. I had never really been friendly to these people, and suddenly they were all helping me out in my time of need.
"Of course! Anything for a friend in need!" Selphie said as she came over to us.
"Get her over to the infirmary," Squall said to me. "She can rest there." I nodded, thanked them again and left them.
