"What in the hell is wrong with you?" I asked Zidane after we had all gotten a solid footing on the cargo ship's rear outlook.

Zidane shot me a defensive look. "Hey, don't give me that! It's not like I did that on purpose!"

Dagger, who was still a bit miffed about Zidane copping a feel, stood and stared at Zidane with her hands on her hips. "Please, enough."

Zidane turned his attention to Dagger. "There's that royal tone in your voice again. Look, I'm sorry…"

"Vivi, you all right?" I interjected as the black mage seemed to be a bit woozy. He was holding onto the railing for dear life as he simply stared out into the sky.

"Ugh…feels like I'm going to be sucked in…"

Dagger, immediately flipping the proverbial switch from anger to concern, put her hand on Vivi's shoulder and attempted to console him. "Come on, Vivi. Let's go inside."

Vivi weakly nodded as he and Dagger headed for the door, leading inside the ship. As Vivi shuffled in, Dagger turned and faced Zidane, a rather stony look on her face.

"I trust you, Zidane."

With that, she turned and closed the door in the thief's face, leaving Zidane and I alone out on the balcony.

"Yeah, I get the feeling she doesn't quite trust me yet," Zidane mused out loud as he leaned against the banister.

"Really? What was your first clue, monkey-boy?" I retorted with a smirk. "The part where you grabbed her ass 'accidentally,' or the part where you tried to weasel out of owning up to it?"

"Hey, it's not like you were helping me out, Cyrus!" Zidane shot back. He then smirked, "And be honest, you're just jealous."

I shook my head. "Please. Keep your lecherous thoughts to yourself. Besides, I'm a man. I don't fool around with little girls."

"Say what you want…besides, it's not like you're that much older than me," Zidane teased as he got a daydream-like look on his face. "Hmm, maybe she'll reward me with a kiss or two if I try hard enough."

"Keep dreaming..." I said with a snicker. It was at that moment that the door flung open. Dagger came rushing out, and Zidane immediately perked up, again thinking with the brain that's not in his head.

Those thoughts were immediately dashed when Dagger frantically spoke. "Zidane! It's Vivi!"

"Vivi?" Zidane asked, obviously confused. "What's wrong?"

Dagger simply motioned for us to follow her inside, which we did. After entering the hull of the cargo ship, we all saw what was wrong.

Dozens of black mage dolls, now fully active, were walking around. They were tending to the airship, calibrating various devices and adjusting ship components to keep the airship flying true. Vivi, a bit frantic, was running from black mage to black mage, trying to get them to respond. However, the mages paid him no mind as they went about their duties like mindless automatons.

"Wow…they're alive! And moving around!" Zidane exclaimed.

"Efficient…" I said. "The ones made in the village run the airship and bring the new ones produced to the castle. It's clever…a crew like this, you don't have to worry about secrets being leaked."

"Poor Vivi…" Dagger muttered as Vivi started to walk back towards us, his head hung low in disappointment.

"Were you able to talk to them?" Zidane asked the dejected mage.

Vivi shook his head as he stared at the floor. "No…it's like…like they don't even see me at all. I tried…again and again…but they won't even turn around."

"Vivi," Zidane said, trying to console the young mage. Vivi, however, refused to look at anyone as the thief turned to Dagger.

"I need to go upstairs for a bit. I've gotta turn the ship around before it reaches the castle. Cyrus, you mind coming with me? I may need your help."

I nodded as I walked past Zidane and Dagger, pausing only to pat Vivi on the shoulder before heading for the hatch leading to the deck. Zidane asked Dagger to watch after Vivi before running to catch up to me.

Zidane and I passed by several black mages as we found the ladder leading up. Zidane climbed up first as I followed behind.

After several seconds of climbing, we both made it to the deck, where we were reintroduced to a familiar figure in crappy armor…

"How could I let this happen?" Steiner bellowed. He was on his knees, sobbing. "What am I to do? I never expected things to go so badly. How could the ship take off without the princess? What am I to say to Queen Brahne?"

"You could tell her that you're a walking, talking suit of armor encasing a pile of stupidity," I suggested mockingly.

Steiner, obviously shocked, stood up in a huff as he faced Zidane and me. "Why you! How dare you…wait, what are you doing here?"

"Hitching a ride, what else?" Zidane explained. "What the heck were you doing, anyway? You almost took off without us!"

"That's because the ship's crew wouldn't…wait, I need not explain myself to you lowlifes!" Steiner growled. "Where's the princess?"

"In the engine room, below deck," Zidane said with a shrug.

Almost immediately, Steiner's rage was replaced with smug contentment. "She's on the ship? All is well then…the ship is returning to the castle. You two will be hanged for the kidnapping of a royal family member! So enjoy your freedom while you can."

I shrugged, nonchalantly. "Fine, whatever. Zidane, if you don't mind, I'll spend my last minutes alive meditating. If you need someone to talk to in order to come to grips with your pending execution, come talk to me."

"Appreciate that, Cyrus." Zidane said with a smirk as he simply waved at Steiner and headed for the cockpit. Steiner, thinking nothing of it, simply stood by the hatch leading to the engine room as I took a seat on the deck, cross-legged with Talon lying on my lap. I then closed my eyes and began to recite an old Exile's mantra:

"There is nothing save for the Road in front of you,

Nothing but the sound of footsteps along the path.

With every step, the wanderer becomes that much stronger,

With every obstacle overcome, the wanderer becomes that much wiser.

Every journey, every step, every life touched along the way,

Brings the wanderer that much closer to one's reward…"

"What is that drivel?" Steiner demanded, still standing guard over the hatch.

I didn't open my eyes as I explained, "It's called 'The Spirit of the Wanderer,' and it's something you couldn't understand. You're tied to your duty, giving little thought to the steps you take to get to where you're going. All that matters in that pea-brain of yours is doing the will of others, specifically that queen of yours. What kind of life is that…to blindly follow orders and not seek the Truth?"

That got Steiner riled up. "How dare you! What could you, a miserable vagabond, know of the rigors of duty and fealty?"

"Having sworn fealty, must you live your life in servitude?" I mused out loud, as Steiner stopped for a second to ponder what I had just said. "Duty is all well and good, but blind loyalty is simply moronic. But then again, why should you care? You got what you wanted, right?"

Steiner immediately switched his attitude. "That's right! I am finally returning the princess to the castle. Queen Brahne will be pleased for certain!"

"Probably," I said, eyes still closed. "But then again, she probably wouldn't be so pleased if Zidane hadn't gotten the princess onto the airship before it took off. And yet, you're going to have him executed. Way to thank the guy for saving your bacon."

Steiner, realizing that I was right, immediately grumbled to himself for a minute. "You speak the truth…I know! I shall petition for a life sentence on his behalf! Yes, that would be the honorable thing to do!"

"Oh joy," I said sarcastically. "Life in a smelly dungeon…that's definitely a much better fate than death. Your charity knows no bounds, Steiner."

"Silence, you!" Steiner roared, shaking his fist at me (as near as I could tell from the clanking of armor, as my eyes remained shut). "Your acerbic verbal barbs will come to an end soon enough. When we get back to the castle, I will personally see to it that you…"

Steiner's latest rant was cut off by the roaring of the cargo ship's antique engines. The propellers on either side of the airship's zeppelin began to spin fiercely, as the airship slowly started to turn. I opened my eyes to see the airship make a banking right turn around Morrid's observatory mountain. The airship made the complete turn, much to Steiner's shock and anger.

"W-w-what is happening? This is not the way to the castle!"

I smiled as I remained sitting. "Well, not to Alexandria Castle, that's for certain. Perhaps you should check with the captain of this fine vessel."

Steiner, realizing that Zidane was heading for the cockpit earlier, ran off in a rage. I snickered as I stood up, just as Dagger and Vivi were coming up from the engine room.

"Where's Zidane?" Dagger asked.

"He just turned the ship around," I explained. "We're now on a course for South Gate. We should be in Lindblum pretty soon."

Dagger nodded. "That's good. Vivi and I needed a bit of fresh air, so we decided to climb up and see what was going on."

"Understandable," I replied as I turned to Vivi. Before I could say anything, the hatch opened again. The black mage crewmen from the engine room climbed out and headed for the cockpit, much to our astonishment. They said nothing as they surrounded the control room, as I saw something out of the corner of my eye…much like a black haze flitting through the clouds…

"Son of a bitch…" I said to myself as I jumped to my feet and readied myself, dropping into a defensive stance.

"Cyrus, what's wrong?" Dagger asked as she and Vivi turned and saw what I had seen. Slowly descending onto the bow of the airship was a tall, imposing figure wearing a long dark blue tunic. He bore a pair of dark wings on his back and wore a patch-worked steepled hat. The demonic looking humanoid carried a staff topped with a gold figure resembling the sun at daybreak. This new opponent glared at us with red, glowing eyes behind his black-haze face. The figure said nothing as he raised his left hand and shot several bolts of electricity at the three of us.

"No…no!" Vivi shouted, obviously terrified as he fell on his back.

"Vivi!" Dagger shouted as she helped Vivi up. "Are you okay?"

The demon started to cackle. "How pathetic…No. 2 was defeated by a small child? Well, whelp, I am Black Waltz No. 3, and you are no match for my power! Princess, stand aside while I eliminate this child!"

I immediately sprang up and interposed myself between Vivi and the Waltz. "You want Vivi, you're going through me first. That is, if you got the stones to face me."

"Kwahahaha!" The Waltz cackled. "You're brave for one so weak! You and your motley crew may have defeated No. 1 and No. 2, but their magic combined doesn't compare to mine! If you wish to sacrifice yourself for that defective runt, then by all means go ahead and do so!"

I motioned for Dagger to get Vivi out of there, but before she could, the black mages from earlier walked up and surrounded us, glancing at Vivi for barely a second before turning to face the Black Waltz. They all raised their arms in what looked like a spell-casting motion.

The Black Waltz looked slightly amused and insulted. "What is this? Are you actually protecting him? This is nonsense…you're no different from mindless dolls! What can you do?

A pair of the black mages conjured up fireballs in their hands as Dagger and I took Vivi to safety towards the cockpit. I could hear the Waltz shouting at the black mages.

"Get out of my way, cretins! You dare fight a Black Waltz…the strongest of the Black Waltzes? GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

With that, the black mages unleashed their Fire spells, but they were all overpowered by the Black Waltz's powerful Thundara spell. The force of the Waltz's lightning magic tore through the mob, sending several of the mages overboard. Zidane, Steiner, Dagger, Vivi, and I watched from the cockpit as the Black Waltz continued unleashing its electrical onslaught, as the black mages tried fighting back to no avail. A few strains of lightning magic struck the barrels tethered to the side of the airship, releasing them as dozens of inactive black mages poured out, littering the skies as they plummeted towards the Mist below. The Black Waltz continued his assault until the only remaining sign of the black mages was a single steepled hat, stuck to a sharp pike on the ship's right side. Vivi, obviously in complete shock over what had occurred, was oblivious to Dagger's attempts to console him as we all watched the Black Waltz hover down onto the bow again, arms crossed and looking pleased with the carnage he had wrought.

As for me, watching the black mage massacre had an unexpected effect on me…it made me angry, enraged beyond words. Seeing the sight in person was something completely different from seeing it as a FMV on my television screen. It was raw, it was real…and it left me wanting revenge…

"What…what cruelty!" Steiner muttered, contempt barely hidden in his voice.

It was at that moment that we were all taken aback by a primal scream coming from the most unlikely person: Vivi. The black mage continued to shout out the pain he was feeling as he ran out of the cockpit and towards the Black Waltz, staff ready for combat.

"Master Vivi!" Steiner shouted as he unsheathed his sword and ran out. "I shall assist you!"

"Same here!" I growled as I gripped Talon. "Save some of that winged bastard for me!"

I ran after Steiner and Vivi as Zidane spoke to Dagger in the cockpit. Steiner and I backed Vivi up as he stood up against the Black Waltz. Vivi's voice was cracking, as painful sorrow and boiling anger was evident in his tone.

"Why…why would you do such a thing? Weren't they your friends?"

The Black Waltz laughed mockingly. "'Weren't they your friends?' Fool…do I look like a lowly black mage soldier?"

"Even if they weren't your allies, what you did was reprehensible!" Steiner bellowed, holding his sword, ready to strike.

"Kwahahaha! Worry not about them, you lowlifes!" the Waltz said with a snide tone. "Many more are being produced as we speak!"

"And you think that justifies what you did?" I asked angrily, my grip on Talon tightening. "You sick monster…I'm going to enjoy carving your penance out of your hide!"

"You can try…you'll fail just like those pathetic golems, but you're still welcome to try!"

"What are you?" the familiar voice of Zidane shouted as the tailed thief ran up to join us, daggers drawn and ready to strike.

The Black Waltz chuckled sinisterly. "Ah, good. The princess's bodyguards have all gathered. How very convenient!"

"Answer me!" Zidane demanded.

"Please, it wouldn't do any good if I answered, since you're all going to die! I will eliminate any who stand in my way! Prepare for the afterlife, fools!"

The Black Waltz immediately shot a powerful Thundara spell at us, too fast for any of us to dodge…however, it was intercepted with a Fire spell, resulting in an explosion between us and the Waltz. We all turned to see Vivi, holding his still-smoking staff and trembling.

"You bully…you monster! I'm not going to let you hurt anybody ever again! I'M GOING TO STOP YOU!"

It was then that Vivi started to glow in a now-familiar fuschia colored light. In a flash, Vivi transformed. His worn, patchwork coat was replaced with a very ornate coat adorned in various symbols and markings. His dilapidated pointy hat now stood upright, almost as if to signify his increased magical power. Vivi stood firm, as we all nodded in acknowledgment of his newly-found Trance state as we all turned back to the Black Waltz.

"You little brat! Even with this newfound power, you're still no match for me!" The Waltz screeched in a slightly more unhinged tone. "PREPARE TO DIE, SCUM!"

(Play Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae from the Gurren Lagann OST)

Vivi wasted no time in using his new power. Almost simultaneously, Vivi cast two Fire spells and sent them rocketing at the Black Waltz with incredible speed. The Waltz couldn't dodge them, but it managed to use its lightning magic to create a barrier between it and Vivi's attack. As the magic collided and detonated, Steiner and I rushed the Black Waltz, striking the Waltz with our blades. The Waltz shrugged the attack off as he retaliated with a staff strike to me, forcing me to go on the defensive. Steiner again went for another attack, only to get knocked back by another one of Black Waltz No. 3's vicious Thundara spells.

As Steiner was sent flying back, I continued to fight the Black Waltz for leverage as he and I struggled to break the deadlock we were in, his staff against my scythe. Zidane took this opportunity to rush in with his daggers, looking to score another strike. However, the Waltz suddenly and unexpectedly got a surge of power as he forced me back and launched another barrage of Thunder magic at us. Both Zidane and I tried to block it with our weapons, but we still felt the shock course through our weapons into our bodies.

The Waltz, now fully enraged, flapped his wings and began to hover in place. He pointed his staff at us and screamed, "I will eliminate all opposition! Lightning Sphere!"

Lightning magic coalesced into a sphere at the tip of the mage's staff as he sent it rocketing towards Zidane and myself. Unable to defend ourselves properly, we were thankfully saved by Vivi, who double-casted a pair of Blizzard spells to intercept the Waltz's newest trick. The magic exploded above us as both Zidane and I got back to our feet, joined by Steiner.

"Guys, we're not going to overpower this thing," I muttered to Zidane and Steiner as I downed a potion. "Vivi's magic's the only thing that's going to take it down. So we need to do our part…understand?"

Steiner and Zidane nodded as I grabbed Talon tighter and took a deep breath. In a flash, I rushed the Black Waltz, who cackled as he sent a Thundara at me. This time, I was able to focus enough to sidestep the attack as I lunged at the Waltz, looking to rend the mage asunder. However, the Waltz again blocked my attack with his staff, as he continued flying above me and sneering.

"Pathetic human! You're wasting your time! I was created for destruction! How can you overcome that power?" the Waltz taunted me as we struggled for position.

"Well, that's another story for another time," I muttered…before smirking. "Thankfully, I don't have to overcome you…I just need to distract you."

"What?" the Waltz shouted in confusion, just as he let out a scream of agony as Zidane's daggers and Steiner's broadsword found their marks as they cut into the Black Waltz's wings. The Waltz dropped onto the deck as I backed up and drove my scythe into its chest. The Waltz, still standing, was howling in pain as I shouted to Vivi, "Now! Hit it!"

Vivi nodded as he pointed his staff at the Black Waltz. "Double Thunder!"

The pair of Thunder spells shot through the air as Zidane, Steiner, and I got out of the way. The lightning magic struck Talon as my weapon acted like a lightning rod, feeding the magic into the Black Waltz's black heart. The Waltz's residual energies collided with Vivi's magic, resulting in a massive explosion of electrical magic, sending my scythe flying off into the sky and the Waltz crashing into the front of the cargo ship, hard. Vivi's Trance wore off as our whole party huddled together, watching the Black Waltz twitch and seize on the deck of the ship.

(End Music)

After a few seconds, the Black Waltz stopped moving, leaving us to think he had finally breathed his last. However, just as we were starting to relax, the Black Waltz's body again surged with electricity, albeit much more erratic and uncontrolled. The Waltz, body broken and mangled, got back to its feet as he started twitching. He pointed his shattered arm at us and snarled.

"You…you s-s-scum! I exist...I exist...I exist only to KILL!"

With that, the Black Waltz flew off, allowing us to finally take a breath of relief.

"Blasted demons! Just how many of these Black Waltzes must we fight? This is becoming ridiculous!" Steiner roared as he shook his fist at the fleeing Waltz.

"I think that's the last one," Zidane piped up as Vivi shuffled silently over towards the still-smoking steepled hat stuck on the right side of the airship.

Steiner, immediately confused, turned to confront Zidane, "How do you know? Are you…"

"Think about it, Steiner," I chimed in as I walked over to Vivi. "A waltz is a dance performed in triple time. It makes sense that there'd be three Black Waltzes."

"Oh…" Steiner said as he tried to wrap his brain around that. Zidane simply shook his head as he headed back to the cockpit to check on Dagger. I looked out over the bow of the ship to see South Gate, signaling that we were indeed heading for Lindblum. I looked down to see Vivi just staring at the steepled hat, not crying or saying a word.

Knowing the shock that Vivi was experiencing, I didn't say anything, just standing there with my hand on his shoulder. As I stood there, I thought about what had just transpired. Just as Gihen had mentioned, the Black Waltz had a new trick in his arsenal with that Lightning Sphere. I wasn't particularly happy with it, but seeing as I couldn't do a damn thing about it, all I could do was be more careful with enemies in the future.

It was then, out in the distance, I heard something…something resembling an engine, one that was smaller yet faster than the one on the cargo ship. Immediately, I turned to Steiner.

"The Waltz is coming back!"

"Say what? How is that possible?" Steiner said as he broke out of his mental quandary.

"He's got an airship. A small one, faster than this cargo ship. You've got to let Zidane and the princess know. I'll get Vivi out of harm's way."

Steiner didn't even question me as he ran, screaming "PRINCESS!" Meanwhile, I nudged Vivi and whispered, "Come on, kid. Let's find somewhere safe to bunker down."

Vivi didn't say a word as he kept staring at the steepled hat. I was contemplating just grabbing him and running when the cargo ship's engine roared to life as we began to pick up speed. Still, it wasn't hardly enough as the Black Waltz, now fully insane, roared past us on his one-man airship, creating a wind wake that knocked the steepled hat off of the side of the cargo ship. Vivi gasped as the hat fell into the Mist below.

I instinctively reached for Talon, only to realize that I had lost it in the battle against the Black Waltz. Silently cursing, I instead reached into my coat pocket as the Black Waltz pulled alongside us.

"I EXIST ONLY TO KILL!" the Waltz screamed as it unleashed an overpowered Thundara spell at us. Vivi, almost as if on instinct, cast a Fire spell in retaliation. To my surprise, the weaker Fire spell proved to be stronger as it powered through the Waltz's Thundara and struck his airship, forcing the Waltz to regain control. Vivi, however, fainted from exhaustion as I grabbed a hold of him. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Zidane running out of the cockpit to help.

Before the thief could reach us, the Black Waltz returned for another round just as we were beginning to enter South Gate. The Black Waltz came up to our left side as I pulled out a pair of items from my coat.

"Mix! Mu Stones, Elemental Wind! Stone Hurricane!"

Thankfully, the alchemy combination worked as a gust of wind blew from my right hand, unleashing a barrage of bullet-sized rocks at incredible speed. The Stone Hurricane pelted the Waltz's airship, again destabilizing the vessel and forcing the Black Waltz to drop back. Zidane joined Vivi and myself on the deck just as we were entering South Gate.

Dagger, our airship captain, got too close to the closing doors of South Gate, rattling the ship and almost sending Vivi overboard. Zidane grabbed the young mage before he fell and held onto him as I grabbed a railing and held on for dear life.

We saw the exit doors closing ever so much as the Black Waltz continued launching electrical attacks at us. I tried to counter by using the last of my bomb fragments for a trio of Blaze Cannons, but the Waltz's flying was as unpredictable as the deranged demon himself. The Waltz again charged up for another barrage of lightning, looking to end us all in one strike…

…when one of the electrical tendrils instead went behind him, striking his own engine! The Waltz had a look of genuine shock as his airship exploded and we squeaked out of South Gate, just as the doors closed and the Black Waltz's ship blew apart in a massive fireball on the doors, causing massive collateral damage.

I breathed a sigh of relief as I pulled Vivi and Zidane back on board the ship. Zidane looked at the carnage wrought by our little sky battle as he exhaled.

"Whew…that was too close. But Dagger got us through it."

"Yeah," I said as I picked up Vivi. He was beginning to stir awake as Zidane and I headed back for the cockpit. Both Dagger and Steiner were both rather silent as I set Vivi down, now fully awake. I, for my part, didn't say anything…however, Zidane decided to embark in his usual quest to lighten up the mood.

"Wow…guess we pushed this old engine too hard," Zidane said with a chuckle. When no one answered him, he looked at all of us with a smile. "Why so damn silent, people? We made it! Come on, cheer up!"

Dagger finally spoke up in a somber tone. "South Gate was badly damaged. It was my fault, wasn't it?"

"Hey, don't worry about it! They'll have it fixed in no time!" Zidane said reassuringly.

Steiner broke his silence in his usual manner…very loudly. "You idiot! The cargo ship was wrecked, we lost all the cargo, and South Gate was destroyed! I can't believe I played a part in this debacle."

"Look at it this way, Steiner…it could be worse," I chimed in.

"How can it possibly be any worse, you…?"

"Steiner," Dagger interjected, silencing the knight. "I didn't mean to get you involved, but you saved us. I thank you."

Steiner's attitude immediately turned around as he knelt to Dagger. "Such kind words! I am not worthy. Very well, my mind is made up! I vow to protect you, Princess…until we return to the castle!"

"So the blowhard knight is finally starting to find his own path on the Road. It's almost heartwarming," I sarcastically commented.

Steiner ignored me as Zidane said to Dagger, "Well, how do you feel about that, Dagger? He'll follow you to the ends of the world."

"It's all right, Zidane," Dagger reassured the thief. "Look, I can see the main gate of Lindblum!"

Steiner turned to see what Dagger was seeing. "That's Lindblum Castle? How gigantic!"

"That's putting it mildly," I stated. "The castle itself wraps around the city."

"Yeah," Zidane added, almost as if he was lost in thought. His train of thought, as well as the rest of ours, was broken by Vivi finally speaking up.

"Um, everyone…I have to ask…those black mages and I. Are we…the same?"

We all were at a loss for an answer…that is, everyone except for Steiner.

"Master Vivi, I don't understand. Just what seems to be the problem?"

Vivi lowered his gaze and wrung his hands. "I don't know."

"Master Vivi, why would those mages be the same as you?" Steiner asked. "And why would it matter if they were…?"

"Rusty's right, Vivi!" Zidane chimed in, surprising both Vivi and Steiner. "You're an individual, no matter what happens!"

Steiner, still a bit surprised, simply nodded as Vivi finally looked up from the floor. "R-right!"

Zidane patted Vivi on the back as he ran out the left doorway of the cockpit. "Let's go check out the deck, Vivi!"

Vivi looked a bit confused. "Why?"

"You've gotta see Lindblum from above! It's the best!" Zidane explained in his usual exuberance. I simply chuckled as Zidane led Vivi out, explaining to the mage about the Falcon Gate, the massive entrance to Lindblum's inner circle and the airship docks. As for me, I simply found a spot to lean against as I watched the city roll behind us. Finally, after so long, I was starting to find my peace again.

Yet somewhere, in the back of my mind, a part of me was still on edge, waiting for the next obstacle to reveal itself…

New Attacks:

Stone Hurricane: Unleashes a windstorm of sharp rock, pelting the enemy for a Earth and Wind-elemental combo. Interestingly enough, it also would work on aerial enemies unlike most Earth attacks.

Author's Notes:

So Black Waltz Numero Tres goes down in what I hope is epic-style. But now Cyrus Truth is weaponless again. I can't write myself a break, can I?

Well, thanks to some loser hacker, I had to change e-mail accounts, so I don't have my handy-dandy list of reviewers to thank. So I'll just give you all a big thanks for all the reviews and I promise to properly thank you all in the next chapter.

Next time: Fast Times in the City of Lindblum

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"The Exile" Cyrus Truth