This is it! The 9th chapter! Now I'm playing the game again from beginning. And this time I'll get 100% Enemy datalog
Taejin's Tower – The Cloven Spire
Sephiroth, Xemnas, and Xehanort stared at the flying mechanical being (or it was something like that) that flew in circle. It had the segmented body with the connected orbs as its tail; the one thing that very clear was that thing didn't like any intruders that invaded its abode at the top of the tower as it burnt the nearby Svarogs or any flying creatures down. It was the fal'Cie, the guardian of Taejin's Tower Dahaka.
"I simply must say that is quite a creature." Xemnas spoke first as he crossed his arms, while Sephiroth and Xehanort only nodded at him. "Too bad that it's not one of us, but I bet that creature would make a great heartless to drown this world into the darkness."
Suddenly a dark portal behind them appeared, showing a figure who was about Xemnas or Sephiroth's height. He had a long silver hair too just like the three, but he had the darker skin than them. Also unlike the other members of Organization XIII except their leader who wore the black coat, the man wore the black trench coat with two black shoulder pads, giving him the almost like Sephiroth appearance save for his white gloves, white outer and red inner to his lower coat, and the heartless insignia on his chest. Ansem, Seeker of Darkness or the heartless counterpart of Xemnas.
"Ansem, why do you come? I thought this mission was for me and Xemnas." Xehanort asked as he glared Ansem, but he only smirked at him.
"Unfortunately, Master Xehanort wants you to back to the castle; I'll replace your position for this mission now." Ansem answered him calmly as he walked toward them. It wasn't too long until Sephiroth realized something familiar, the strong scent of the darkness that almost same as him. "I recognize this scent, the darkness. You're the pure being of darkness, aren't you?" Sephiroth asked him calmly as Ansem took the newcomer's presence with the power of darkness.
Ansem smirked again then crossed his arms, while Xehanort only looked at him upset for having to be replaced, but then again he couldn't blame Ansem. It was Master Xehanort himself who ordered him to come back and replaced him with Ansem for the mission.
"So, you are the darkness being too, I see. But how can it be that you aren't the heartless like me?" Ansem asked the swordsman, while Xehanort opened the dark portal for himself and went away, leaving them and making Ansem smirked again as he saw him took his leave.
"I'm the pure being of darkness that appears as the manifestation of someone who couldn't accept his own darkness, thus I shall make him fell into his darkness and make myself complete for once again. But this time, he'll become a puppet who shall obey his master."
The two being of darkness and one being of nothingness were now united. Wanted to destroy the world with the darkness itself and get rid of their nemesis.
It wasn't too long until Sephiroth took something from his hand, a black glowing orb which was none other the Black Materia. The most powerful and fearsome Materia that could call the "Ultimate Destructive Magic" Meteor.
"And what is this one if I may know?" Xemnas asked, now taking an interest to the Black Materia that Sephiroth had.
"A little reminder for him for our reunion." Sephiroth answered him calmly as he looked at the floating Cocoon. What could he have in his mind for the floating continent where millions of people lived in? At the same time the fal'Cie Dahaka finally noticed the three uninvited visitors as it charged toward them.
"But first, I think we have to deal with this place's master first. COME GUARDIAN!" Ansem commanded, summoning his guardian, while Xemnas drew his Ethereal Blades and Sephiroth with his Masamune.
Taejin's Tower – The Palisades
Finally Sora and the others made it into the Taejin's Tower. Although Fang was the one who led them, she couldn't hide her mischievous face, trying to hold her laugh as she still remembered the yesterday's 'unnoticed by Lightning' event. The others however already let it passed as they still needed to find a way to get rid their l'Cie status. Suddenly Vanille noticed the flying Dahaka that flew towards the tower.
"A fal'Cie!" Vanille said, making the others looked at the Dahaka too.
"Oh, so we just head through his fal'Cie lair to get to Oerba, right?" Hope questioned the others, receiving a nod but only from Fang. "What's another fal'Cie at this point, huh?" Lightning asked sarcastically as they entered the giant door that was guarded by two statues, however one of the statues appeared to be crumbled. As they made it inside, the Menhirrim stood at the center of the ground tier. Suddenly Vanille felt something like there was a voice on her head.
"I'm not the only one hearing that, am I?" The redheaded asked the others.
"What? I don't hear anything, what about you Hope?" Sora asked the silver haired teen.
"I don't know Sora, I hear them. It's weird, like they are voices in my head." Hope answered him, although he was still confused with what could have talked with them in minds?
"I hear it." Fang answered as she looked to the Menhirrim. "The tyrant here has been slaughtered by the three dangerous foes that are even more dangerous than him. Leave this place at once."
"We can't leave, this is the only way for us to get through. Please! Help us." Vanille pleaded at the Menhirrim statues. They are already too far to go back, besides Vanille really wanted to see her hometown again. Not to mention that Sora and Cloud were still unsure about their destination. After a moment of silence, finally Fang spoke up, translating the statues language again.
"As you wish. May the one that had been chosen by legend will look upon your way. Wha? What does that mean?" Fang suddenly confused after she translated their last words as she looked at Vanille. But she only shrugged at her, having no idea too just like her.
"Come on, maybe we will find out that soon. So where do we head to then?" Sazh asked as he scratched his head, making the Chocobo chick jumped from his afro and flew towards the Cloud's head instead. Sazh, Sora, Snow, Hope, Fang, and Vanille couldn't resist their urge to laugh as they looked how similar Cloud's blonde hair with the Chocobo chick, Lightning on the other hand only smirked a bit at him as she finally noticed how Cloud's hairstyle really resembled a Chocobo that made the little bird flew toward his head, although she actually wanted to join with them, she had to keep her cool attitude as a soldier, well ex-soldier actually.
"Aha ha, now I see the other usefulness of your spiky blonde hair, Cloud." Sora laughed at him, unaware that he had the same spiky hair too. Cloud however didn't respond him as the Chocobo chick jumped onto his shoulder.
"Now look who's talking! A boy with the same spiky hair too." Sazh said, making Sora scratched his head sheepishly as the others now laughed at him (except the ex-soldiers). Not too long after their funny moment, an elevator or sort like that came down to the ground tier where they was, strangely the elevator made a melodically sound as it descended.
"Whoa, that was easy enough." Snow commented at the sudden elevator's appearance, although he was a bit unsure if that was the only way to reach the top.
"You never know. Could be a trap." Hope said, aware for anything that could ambush them.
"Could be. Don't see stairs, though. Do you?" Sazh agreed with him.
"Nope. This is our ride – bumpy or not." Fang said as she entered the cylindrical elevator, followed by the others.
Taejin's Tower – The Cloven Spire
As they finally made out to the top of the tower without any problems and monsters behind them, they found a not that they expected sight before them. The fal'Cie Dahaka was crumbled on all over its body and its tails had been cut off. The others, especially Fang and Vanille were very surprised at the sudden sight.
"What the?! Who the hell did this?" Snow asked as he looked at the dead fal'Cie.
Just before the rest could wonder the same thing, they heard the footsteps behind it. Sora and Cloud couldn't believe with who they just saw as from behind the dead fal'Cie. Before them stood the three silver haired figures, the two who had become the new member of Organization XIII and one who claimed himself as the darkside of Cloud. Ansem, Xemnas, and Sephiroth.
"It's been a while since we met at the realm of sleep, Sora." Xemnas greeted the spiky brunette Keybearer calmly while Ansem only crossed his arms and gave him a smirk.
"Finally, we meet again, Cloud." Sephirtoh greeted the ex-SOLDIER too; making him drew his fusion sword.
"Xemnas, Ansem! So you're the ones who caused the heartless to appear, huh?" Sora asked them threateningly as he summoned his Keyblade, the two however didn't answer him; instead they only smirked at the Keybearer.
"Yeah, we finally meet again. And this time, we will settle this once and for all, Sephiroth!" Cloud said as he entered his battle stance. Fang, Vanille, Light, Hope, Sazh, and Snow also readied their weapons too, although they are still confused for their new enemies. Barthandelus and his plan already gave them a tough and unsure life or death challenge, and now they must face the silvered haired men other than Yaag Rosch? As they questioned themselves, Fang turned her head toward Sora to ask him something.
"If you want to know who they are, they are our sworn enemies Fang. And careful, they are very strong!" Sora answered her just before she could ask. However, Fang noticed something that was different in Sora; he had the serious look in his face as they weren't the opponents that they could underestimate.
"Ah, fine then." 'Gee, what's wrong with these silver haired guys? Are they somehow related with that Yaag Roch? And damn, why are the bad guys must be so attractive?' Fang mentally cursed herself as she looked at their opponent again. For a minute ago, she was almost attracted with their appearance, especially Xemnas and Sephiroth.
Just before they could make their first move, Sephiroth showed them the thing that surprised Cloud so much, the Black Materia! The one that could call the meteor to destroy the planet.
"What?! It can't be!" Cloud said in disbelief as he looked at the black glowing orb.
"Yes, Cloud. I shall do the same thing with this world too just like what I did to Gaia. I shall make Cocoon fall to the Gran Pulse." Sephiroth declared his plan. Lightning and the others was very shocked at his statement, crashing Coccon to the Gran Pulse? Just what kind of man that had such a power to do something like that?
"As Cocoon finally fall to the Gran Pulse, this world shall reveal its Keyhole to its heart. And finally the heartless will consume them, and make this world drown in the sea of darkness." Xemnas explained to the group, although Sora found it somewhat ironic. Usually it was Ansem who always talked about the darkness of the worlds and such the things like that, but since Xemnas already told him the true purpose of high ranked nobodies back at the World That Never Was, perhaps he didn't care about the nothingness or true existent business anymore.
"Crashing Cocoon down?! Like hell we will allow you to do that!" Lightning shouted at them as she transformed her Blazefire Saber into gun mode and shoot the silver haired swordsman. However for her and the other's surprise, just before the bullet could hit Sephiroth, it was stopped by the hand of black creature that appeared from Ansem's right shoulder.
"What the?! What is that?" Hope asked, surprised with the new companion that just arrived before them.
"Ansem's guardian! Careful, it could trap you with its magic by opening your heart to the darkness!" Sora warned the silver haired teen as he nodded at him and prepared himself to attack.
"Serah wanted us to save Cocoon! There's no way we will let you crash it down!" Snow said as he ran toward the three, followed by the others.
"You've come this far and still not understand that darkness is superior? Fine, then let us show you the true essence… OF DARKNESS!" Suddenly the top of tower was covered in darkness force field as Ansem finished his words. Now the battle of the l'Cie, Keyblade Wielder, and the blonde warrior with the darkness had begun.
We will have some actions for the next chapter, so stay tuned!
By the way, I skipped at the Taejin's Tower exploration because that was very booooring. So I skipped it and went straight to the top and altered a bit dialogues from the actual game.
Don't forget to R&R below.
PS: Sorry if I didn't give Vanille any appearance for this chapter, I'll give her one when they finally reach Oerba.
