Final Fantasy II : The Twilight ReignChapter 8 : Back into the fire
As they enter the cave, they see no site of a monster but they see a stairwell. Seto and the others begin walking towards the steps. The camp is dark and damp, but they hear the loud noises of dragons. As they enter the next room through the stairs they see many ferocious large dragons. The voice of Bahamut is echoing through the cave. "If you show a test of strength, I can get you what you seek…"
As Seto begins walking, the dragons attack him. "Protect…" He continues casting until he gets to the middle. "ZAP!" Suddenly a vortex opens and sends almost every dragon besides two and Bahamut away. The two dragons fly to the attackers and begin shooting fire. Seto dodges and shoots ice at one as Uro rushes forward, attacking head on. Torrin throws knives at the one Uro is attacking and Dast does the same to Seto's.
Suddenly Seto remembered his summons and what the black wizard taught. "IFRIT!" Suddenly a large demon looking beast comes to Seto. He jumps onto Ifrit and uses charge, hitting the dragon in the chest, killing it. He jumps off and Ifrit disappears. Uro slices the neck of the other dragon, it's blood flowing everywhere.
They walk to where the king of dragons is laying. "You did well, and for that, I give you four new weapons." In Seto's hand appeared a gun blade known as Lion Heart. In Uro's hand appeared Ultima Weapon, a buster sword that feeds off of his health. Dast gets the Fugutaiten, a chakram that deals massive damage and Torrin gets a gun known as Exeter, made from dinosaur bone.
"With these weapons you should be able to take the four guardians and Chaos himself… I wish you four luck on your ventures…" Bahamut flashes and the four are outside instantly. "Wow Seto, your's is awesome!" Seto observes the blade, a glowing blue blade made from Adamantine and Dragon Fang.
They jump onto their Chocobo and ride off as they talk. "Where to now Seto?" He smiles a little and thinks. "I think we need to go to the Temple of Fiends, that's where the original light warriors defeated Garland and Chaos…" They travel to the nearest town known as Layren, hoping to rest at an Inn after the last fight. The town was large, with a statue of Lich in the center. "Guys… I have my doubts we'll be accepted here…" Seto and the others hitch their Chocobo to a post and walk to the palace that has been taken over by monsters. They walk in and enemies instantly point their weapons towards them.
"Why have you come here…" A large skeleton that must have belonged to an ogre was speaking with plate armor on. "We have come to have a council with Lich, the undead king…" They all laugh loudly and one attacks Torrin but Seto blocks with the gun blade, the gun part pointed to the ogre's skull because of the way he blocked. "Let us in or I'll shoot you ogre…" They continue laughs until he shoots, the skeleton evaporating as the skull disappears from the shot. They back off and Lich enters the room, curious of the noise.
"Ah, if it isn't the young light warriors…" They all look confused accept for Seto. "We will destroy you Lich" He laughs loudly and casts ice, freezing Torrin in place. "GOD DAMMIT!" He yells loudly as he takes aim for his head, barley missing but falling backwards because of the power in the gun. Lich can't stop laughing but Dast throws the chakram at his arm, making it disappear. Somehow his arm regenerates.
"You foolish four could never defeat me!" Seto puts a different kind of bullet in the clip, this time shooting incendiary rounds. He shoots his chest a few times and then aims at the head. "REST IN PEACE!" He shoots but Lich returns to darkness, rushing off with his last words, "YOU COULD NEVER DEFEAT ME!" The wounded fiend returned to the Temple of fiends, waiting for the perfect time but letting the town of Layren be free and the old king to rejoin them.
"Thank you young man for saving us! Is there any way we could repay this immense debt?" Dast smirks and Seto shakes his head. "No, we could not accept a-" Dast punches his arm. "We'd like a room at the inn for a night!" Dast smiles innocently. "AND ALCOHOL! A TON OF ALCOHOL!" Uro yells at the top of his lungs as they walk back to the alcohol filled room at the inn.
"Why the alcohol Uro? There is no need…" Dast sighs as they all drink except her. Torrin, Seto and Uro have a drinking contest and Uro wins, Seto in second and Torrin failing. "For someone who looks so young you can hold your alcohol!" Torrin laughs wildly as they enjoy the party.
Later Seto walks to Dast who is on the roof, looking up at the stars. "Hey…" He sits next to her and watches with her. "Why do you men always get drunk…" He laughs a little. "We don't always get drunk… I haven't drank in a long time…" She rolls her eyes and sighs. "Still…"
"Why don't you drink Dast?" He asks curiously and she sighs. "Well… It's not good when I'm drunk… I don't remember anything that I do…" Seto laughs a little and hands her a drink. "Who cares, lets drink!" They go back downstairs and everyone drinks more.
The next morning Dast wake up and sees she is in a bed with Uro, both of them half naked. She steals the blanket and he turns to her. "Morning." Her eyes are twitching as she covers her body with the blanket. "GET OUT OF MY BED YOU ASS!" He laughs a little bit but then he falls on the ground. "WHY DID YOU RAPE ME!" He looks at her confused. "What? We didn't-" He looks down and laughs a little. "Heh… We-" She throws a pillow at him and he falls backwards.
"Where's Seto?" Torrin asked, not paying attention to the fight. "Guys? Where is Seto!" Dast turns to Torrin. "STOP LOOKING YOU PERV!" His nose bleeds as she throws a pillow at his face, him falling as well. "NI BAKKA HENTAI!" Uro laughs more and more but Torrin is passed out.
"Heh, poor boy!" The voice of Lich Is echoing through the castle, Seto chained up on a cross. "What the…" He sees the fiend, his eyes widening. "You're awake, good… Now it's time to enjoy this!" Seto screams at the top of his lungs. "IFRIT!" Suddenly the fire beast appears behind Lich, he turns around and laughs a little nervously and sweat drops. "Umm, can I explain?" He destroys Lich and let's Seto down. Seto rushes back to the Inn and gets a pillow thrown at his face, he catches it though.
"Guys, wake up, we have to go!" Dast looks confused. "What happened Seto? Where did you get those scars?" Seto realizes his shirt is off and he shakes his head. "There's no time for that!" Seto grabs his long coat, putting it on as Uro get's his clothes on. Dast looks down shyly and runs to the bathroom in the blanket. She comes out clothed. Uro grabs Torrin and they all get on the Chocobo, running away from the mob of torches and maces.
"Anata wa baka nani o shimashita ka?" Seto shakes his head. "I didn't do anything! I swear it!" Dast rolls her eyes as they rush out to the road. "Next is Kary…" They all watch him, thinking about how he got like this, the confidence that is in his voice and the determination. "Seto, we should Set up camp in a while… We're all tired…" Seto turns to them while still riding. "Okay, if we must…" They stop and set up camp, all the time they rest near the campfire, watching Seto train harder and harder with the new blade he has acquired.
"Why is he doing this…" Torrin asks, quietly watching but curious. "Seto has been through a lot kid, he has seen things not many could say they have… I guess it could be revenge but… I think it's more than revenge… That Naturai guy, he betrayed Seto and he didn't take that well…" Uro tries to answer Torrin but can't. "I dunno kid, go ask him…" Torrin stands up, taking it literally, walking over to him. "Seto?" He slices another line in the tree and stops, turning to him. "Yo, what's up Torrin? I thought you'd all be asleep by now…"
"I want to know why you're fighting so hard, why you're trying to get there when… We have less men than before so they overpower us" Seto shakes his head furiously. "They will never overpower us, not even if they have an army! We may have lost Sado but we should still keep going… And the reason I fight, is because I have to! If I don't fight those around me will die, not just Sado, but everyone! And I can't let that happen!" Torrin rolls his eyes. "You think we can't handle our own?" Seto looks down, shaking his head and continues slicing the tree.
"You know, you're not the only one who can fight-" He is interrupted by the gun blades click, being pointed at his head and now cocked. "You're already dead, too slow… The enemy doesn't have patience, or care if you live for that matter!" Torrin's eyes widen the fear taking over his body. "If you think you can fight then you'll fight! But don't just die, because I already have one man's blood on my hands, I don't need another!" He is in shock from the words, as are Dast and Uro. "He's just a kid!" Dast yells towards Seto but he shakes his head.
"No… No he's not! He's a man! He is in this with us, and he can't leave! So he can either be a kid and die, or be a man and fight!" Torrin shakes his fist until he finally punches Seto in the chin. He barley moves. "Heh… So you will fight… GOOD!" Seto kicks him in the chest, making him fly all the way back to have Uro catch him. "Heh… Sorry… You're a little thin kid…" Torrin stands up, trying to breath. "Why did you hit him that hard Bakka!" Seto laughs at Dast's words.
She runs up to him and tries to hit him but he dodges. "STOP MOVING! LET ME HIT YOU!" She keeps trying and he runs away as she follows his every move. "Dast, word of advice!" She keeps running. "What!" He laughs loudly. "Always watch the legs." He moves to the left and sticks his leg out, Dast tripping and everyone laughing. She get's up, eye twitching. "YOU ASS HOLE!" She then runs again, following him.
"Yo Seto, I think we should get going…" Uro hears something in the distance, a faint howling. The two stop in their tracks, listening as well. "Dast, get Torrin in the tent…" Dast rushes to his side, dragging him in with her. Seto grabs Lion Heart and throws Ultima to Uro as they get ready for the battle. The strange beast, at least seventeen feet tall came crashing down, a second one falling. "Wolves…" Uro shakes his head.
"Werewolves…" They stand and loudly roar. Seto and Uro both cover there ears and barley dodge, the wolves strike the ground with such power it shakes the trees. "Uro! We need to take them out quickly!" Seto begins, taking aim at the chest and head of the larger one. Uro rushes in a circle around the other, trying to confuse him. Seto shoots the arm of the large one clear off as it chases him. He stops and roars loudly, five wolves running to them.
Seto shoots two in the head and slices off another two heads. A wolf jumps up, about to give the finishing blow to Seto but it is interrupted by a bullet to the head. His eye's widen as the blood splatters on the ground, the headless wolf body writhing on the ground. "I TOLD YOU!" Torrin's voice is heard through the forest. "I SAID I'D FIGHT!" Seto smiles and falls backwards, lying on the ground. Dast runs to him as Torrin snipes the remaining wolves, the two werewolves running away.
"Seto, are you okay?" He lays there, exhausted from the constant training and fighting. "Seto, stop being an idiot!" She slaps him and he writhes a little. "What was that for! I WAS SLEEPING!" She shakes her head. "You're a moron!" She stands and kicks him in the side.
Uro runs to Seto and looks down at his tired body. "They're gone for now…" He sits next to Seto and sighs a little. "You need to sleep you've been fighting too much…" Uro drags Seto to the tent and lets him sleep, walking out to Dast. "You and Torrin need to guard Seto… I'll be back…" She stops him before he leaves. "What if the wolves…"
Uro pulls her close, kissing her deeply, her eyes widening out of shock. The lips of the two intertwined for a few moments but he steps back. "The wolves won't be a problem for you, don't worry so much…" He then rushes out to the forest, leaving Dast touching her lips with one finger and thinking. "Who does he think he is… He can't just kiss me…" She yells to herself before walking to the tent, seeing Torrin waiting for anything to happen.
Uro smells the wolves up a little ways, listening for steps behind him. "Well… You're one of the four aren't you…" There is a large werewolf, at least 30 feet tall staring down at him. "Naturai will be proud…" Suddenly the wolf's claw is striking downward, just barley missing him. "You're a quick one, but not as quick as my wolves!" The voice is ear shattering as at least twenty wolves rush towards him. With few slices, half of the wolves are dead until two latch onto his legs, the other two on his arms and one about to pierce his neck. "Your friends can't help you now!" The werewolf drags him into a cage, locking it and taking his weapon.
"He doesn't look like a light warrior, he looks like shit!" A few werewolves surround the cage, the largest one sitting on a large throne. "Can we eat him!" A few of the lesser werewolves are anxious, the largest calm and thinking. "We wait for Naturai's royal guard to take him to the kingdom."