It could've been minutes…hours…maybe even days but time stood still everything, went from fine to catastrophic in mere minutes…something that should've never happened and nothing could undo it, the lifeless body in his arms that he gripped tighter wouldn't move as much as he subconsciously willed it to.
"DO IT DO IT NOW RELEASE ME SHOW THEM YOU'RE ANGER!"
"I…Won't succumb I…-"
"RAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
A day earlier.
"What the hell, do you mean that guy shouting that crap about you being engaged was true?" Rikku shouted
They all woke up appalled at what was learned more so the girls than anyone else, they had to start walking early that morning after the party much to everyone's dismay – although that wasn't the main problem…honestly
"I didn't tell you all…because of what happened at the spring I wanted to keep it a secret I thought…if I tried enough…you'd maybe…start to like me, maybe love me, so that you'd…want to protect me, from this ill-fated matrimony I have to go through" Garnet blushed at her own selfish request
"Why would we- Why would I-"Yuffie was seeing red and Yuna bashfully held her back
"What do you want to do, Sora?" Rikku asked alerting the rest of the group the teen in question stood there his happy features slowly becoming more and more neutral and finally he closed his eyes
"Despite how we feel about being deceived, we have to see this through, we owe that to everyone else, and I can't back down after coming this far, go back if you want, I'm seeing this through," Sora turned away in time for Garnet to wrap her arms around him tightly squeezing herself into him.
"Thank you…I mean it…thank you, so much" She was sobbing openly now, he could tell he sighed a bit and stood rooted in the ground
"I'm not going to let things end badly for you, forced into something you had no control over, that's…"He grit his teeth and ground his fingers into his palm
"That's not fair for anyone, despite what you've done you don't deserve this outcome, I will protect you in any way I can from it!" Yuffie and Rikku knew right then that he may've been saying that to Garnet. But those words were meant for them.
The trek wasn't eventful it was bland uneventful even, and Sora's demeanor changed became more and more prominent as he spoke, losing his cheer and was…becoming – to be blunt – like Cloud.
Tidus chalked it up as his clothing but even Yuna knew that wasn't the reason, anyone else could tell.
When nightfall came they made camp around an engrossing fire Sora sat with his head in the clouds, thinking of his previous encounters with this girl from last night…and if all of this was honestly worth it, to possibly – as Terra called it, start a war, all for a girl. They had no reinforcements and it was only eight of them – if war did break out, they'd die no question. So he was contemplating his options.
"You know, I always thought I'd marry - or…get engaged to some soulless guy who only wanted to marry me because of the power I possess and not because of the real person I am underneath it"
"And…you think I can?"
"So far, I've been happy being around all of you, so I don't see why you couldn't, you haven't even tried anything yet, either…" She made a step towards him
"It isn't like…I'm wanting my fiancé to try anything on me if it was some creep I don't think I'd be okay with it, but, because of your eyes or your personality I don't know, but I feel safe with you, like you'll save me from…whatever comes my way" Her eyes became clouded with something Sora…wasn't familiar with she gently placed her lips against his firmly forcing herself closer he felt something ground into his loins and made an attempt to protest but a groan came out and her tongue flew into his mouth wrestling and exploring, he felt heat all around him and was quickly losing focus, she let go gasping for breath after minutes of this.
"I'm sorry, I got…carried away there it's just something about you drives me – makes me want you – to be with you…I can feel it with those girls in your group too….but you're…you won't…." Her eyes trailed up to his
"Will…do you ever think you'd be able to love me?" The question haunted him he didn't have time to answer her because she kissed him again, harder this time, more passion he assumed she wouldn't have for him at any point, but when she broke it she rushed off, leaving him alone with that question haunting him.
Would he? He honestly hadn't thought of love all that much it wasn't anything he was concerned with at least at this point it was if anything but a far cry away from anything important but he knew with the stuff he was doing, it wouldn't be that bad right? To try and actually find the will to love before something happened that couldn't be undone right?
At that night, at that time, he had no answer.
He still didn't, he knew he himself had no way to know what it'd be like to fall for – or even like someone to be honest, before all of this, he had no opinion of females he hadn't even really…talked to one besides his mother for most of his life. True he knew Yuffie and Rikku for a long time but…he hadn't actually spent time with them until recently and the feelings he had, for any of them he had no idea to what extent those were.
The next day they walked for awhile Sora's thoughts assaulted him like a mage casting a fire spell
"I just know, I couldn't take seeing any of them get hurt" They made a pit stop about an hour of resting before they'd continue, Sora wasn't pleased, he wanted nothing more than to get this over with, so he could either give up on whatever he had or move on with her – them if she came back…how would that work honestly? He had to think about that…but no matter what he thought would be a logical conclusion to his thoughts…nothing he assumed to be right would work, at least in his opinion.
During this time he sat in quiet contemplation over her words over his feelings and what he thought his father would do, and honestly…it wasn't helping him any, he decided to put it off, if it came down to it, if he had to do something soon he'd deal with it then, as of right now he wasn't even sure if he liked her in that regard – mainly because – despite her lying about being engaged – he just wasn't even sure…in time he'd have to come up with something to appease her.
When the brake ended they traveled wordlessly although glances from the girls were exchanged, they weren't too fond of Garnet right now – Yuna…was conflicted with her own emotions she knew, knew she wasn't emotionally attached to Sora, she knew but after the kisses they shared and the fact that he literally almost – if not did die for a few seconds there at the first test they had – caused…her feelings to waver not for the blonde but for the brunette, if she grew to like him…that'd only make it harder for her the what ifs would only pile and it'd make it harder for her to continue looking at him as just a friend.
She shook her head and dismissed the thoughts before they clouded her judgment completely.
"Bit of history" Gippal smiled a bit "This kingdom was built at the far edge of this battle field, the ground here was decimated and literally sunk in – it's said Cloud strife fought his final battle here" He looked towards Sora
"They say, if stay here too long the souls of the dead will whisper the last words they ever said while you sleep, course, that may be more of a problem for someone closely related to the man" Terra walked ahead standing at the entry way of the road leading to the decimated land.
"We go straight there, no brakes, I want to get this over with as quickly as possible" Terra commanded and started walking
All Sora felt and he was sure everyone else felt it too was the feeling of foreboding, as though something terrible would happen something that could never be erased.
Crossing the land if you could call it that, more like war torn earth, all it did was put Sora on edge, and it wasn't pleasant, he was jumpy looking around constantly as if he could feel his father fighting here feel the blood coat his skin and it made him sick to his stomach.
"You okay?" It was Yuffie she came closer leaning forward to look at his hidden face
"Fine, Sorry I can…just feel the bloodshed here if that makes any sense" Sora looked away from her peering gaze
"Hmm…" She moved a bit closer "Sure that's not all?" She got like this when she was concerned he'd never be able to tell her how much like her mother she was being at this moment and it made him…glad but at the same time sad, Aerith was so good at making him feel like he could tell her anything, and he felt…safe – protected around her, and he never understood why after elementary they stopped coming around. She as like his second mother – not that his mother would refuse to care for him or ignore him, but when he was with them – with her family, he was a part of it even if not officially she considered him as such.
He…missed that missed them, but nothing could be done now it was just one of those things he had…they all had to accept.
"I'm alright, Yuff, if something was wrong you'd be the first to know, trust me" He smiled the glint in his eyes betrayed his smile and she glared a bit and jumped on him
"You're a bad liar, Sora Strife!" She began an assault on his hair and sides and he laughed aloud
"He looks…so happy" Garnet gripped herself a bit harder
"Stop Yuff, we have a job to do, and this isn't the time, I'll explain later, promise!" He managed to get out before she finally decided to stop
"Good, you better!" Rikku rushed up and squeezed him from behind
"I'll be sure to hold you to it!" She smiled at the keyblade wielder
"I will, I will" He sighed playfully
They finally, after what felt like hours reached the castle gates, intimidation of what was held inside arouse a single man stood outside he had short auburn hair like a giant wall an indomitable wall of pure strength, a calm demeanor was all that could be felt.
"We've been waiting for you, lady Garnet" His voice was deep and void of emotion sadly, it was also very intimidating with a flick of his wrist the doors to the castle flung open and they slowly, wearily walked in
"Talk about general beef cake, that guy looks like he eats brick shit houses for breakfast" Tidus broke the tension after they were safely inside
"You'd be right, all of you kids wouldn't even be an appetizer for em'" It was a woman with slicked back short blonde hair –despite the lab coat seemed completely relaxed but had completely hard eyes
"I figured as- woah when'd you get here!?" Tidus shot off to the side she sighed
"Are all of you kids now-a-days this slow and stupid? Geeze I'm here to escort you to the main hall you'll be having a meet n' greet with prince hard ass himself, if I wasn't getting paid enough I wouldn't even be here right now. Today of all days, but he's anxious to meet you, and he assumed if anyone else tried to escort you – like Lea for example, you'd never make it to the room on time" the woman looked over to Garnet a small smirk making way to her features
"I see…hopefully I live up to his expectations" Garnet didn't meet her conversaitor's eyes instead looking out the window only to see a desolate wasteland – just like she assumed the man she was forced to meet to be.
Just like she assumed this relationship - marriage to be if she couldn't escape it.
Outside the door a man with wild flaming red hair stood with a smirk relaxing on a support beam adjacent from the door, the normal white – lavender décor of the plain castle took on a simple black and white pattern now Sora scrunched his nose. Garnet wasn't pleased, across from the man was another, He a complete contrast from the other, long straight sky-blue hair standing composed almost elegantly, next to him on his right another man – braided long jet black hair and to his left another; sandy blonde relaxed – like the red head next to him.
"I see you made it, he's inside, please show manners" The blue haired man stressed the end of his sentence
Bland and tasteless Garnet knew she hated this place already
"By the way…" He spoke again
"The veil, why aren't you wearing it…" He asked the red head smirked
"Yo, Isa, lay off her man, you'd hate it too if you had to wear that all the time, it doesn't matter anyway she's already betrothed, got it memorized?" The man smirked a bit
"Lea…mind your tongue, I asked a simple question, you needn't impede her answer and hinder me" He gazed up at the red head
"Just chill man; it's not a big deal right?" Lea defended
"It is lord Ienzo wished her to wear it," He spoke monotonously
"We got attacked, it was destroyed nothing we could do" Sora spoke up the men – all of them looked to the boy
"Who…are you?" Isa asked
"Sora, my group and I were charged with protecting Garnet" He stated looking away from his critical gaze
"Well, you may depart; we will let your leader know this was a success" Isa turned away from the brunette
"We didn't come here to just let her go in alone, will continue until we know she's safe" Terra took a step forward
"If you haven't noticed we're all here –guarding this place she'll be fine, leave" Isa demanded his words becoming shorter and shorter
"When we see his lordship and discuss things with him – will leave you have our word just let us through" Terra was becoming frustrated
"Why should we, who are you to ask such a thing?" Isa scoffed
"Please, let them come with me…please" Garnet said barely above a whisper Sora began to openly glare at the man his glowing blue eyes made contact with his
"You…you have the same eyes as that man…" Isa trailed off a bit
"You mean that Cloud guy right?" Dyme said with a bit more enthusiasm than he should have
"Cloud Strife, a peerless warrior, one that could crush any tactical threshold put before him a man that should be feared as well as respected" The raven haired man didn't even open an eye as he said these things
"God, Dilan must you be a know it all…" Dyme looked annoyed with his counterpart's persona
"It's nothing but common knowledge, if you actually opened a book you'd know this," He retaliated
"Enough," Isa rose his voice above the banter "You may enter, but as soon as lord Ienzo beckons you to leave, you do so or face our steel, understood?" The group hesitantly nodded
The doors opened to them and they slowly walked through a bright light encased them for a moment or two before they saw him Ienzo, sitting dully in a chair his chin resting on his left knuckle and his eyes seemed lifeless, two men – one on each side of him seemed to have the same expression both seemed to be smirking with a terrible gleam in their eyes.
"Lady Garnet, I've been anticipating your arrival," His voice seemed to emulate a bit of joy and Garnet slowly steeped forward
"You aren't wearing the veil, why?" He asked a bit irritated
"My gaze has met another's which-"
"I know what that means but it matters not, I'd like you to have worn it, it disappoints me" He perked up in his chair a bit
"Your escorts may leave, we must prepare" Ienzo said dryly
"That's…it? No thanks, nothing?" Tidus asked agitatedly
"You did your job that's enough of a thanks that you aren't dead, now I won't say it again…leave" He had a sit of an edge in his voice
"Wait, don't you care that I've seen another man's eyes before yours, you know what that means right?" Garnet spoke up looking into his dead – soulless eyes
"Not in the slightest, if it matters to you that much I can just kill the man now and save you the trouble of caring so much, so you have less to worry about and we can be wed" Ienzo stood slowly Sora glared a bit
"That isn't the issue, the issue is I've grown to care for this person I can't wholeheartedly marry you knowing I have feelings for another can't we annul this and just-"Ienzo cut her off
"No, you and I are to be wed, if you refuse you will be forced and your escorts – killed that simple, do you comply?"
He had an air of superiority, and it became apparent to all of them quickly why she didn't want to go through with this, and they finally understood why she did what she did, Sora grew irate.
"No way" Sora stepped ahead of the raven haired princess
"No way will I let you take her away; no way will I let you do what you wish to her, she decided on another person, she decided to be free – happy with us!"
"Stay out of this, your words mean nothing here – peasant" Ienzo said dully
"Peasant My name is Sora, Sora Strife you jerk, and I don't care if you say my words mean nothing, if she doesn't want to do this and you intend to harm or force her it's our job to protect and stop you, I won't let you near her!" Sora glared hard his glowing eyes seemed to radiate killing intent
"To think that man's kid would show up to this place, isn't this…fitting your father walked away from this place alive, but from your outburst you've already sealed your chance to do the same" The two men at his side materialized weapons
"Go, run!" Terra shouted Gippal shot a few rounds while Terra shoved the doors open the group ran quickly Gippal lagging behind – every over step firing off a few shots the broke through the front door and met what seemed to be cavalry Garnet smiled hopeful
"Men!" Seifer's voice was heard over the obvious army
"In accordance with our queens law if lady Garnet was is seen with her group all of them are to be killed on the spot, do I make myself clear!?" Seifer smirked a bit at the grim faces he was met with
"B-but" the words drowned out completely by the charging men
"Barrier!" Terra shouted the group circled around Garnet Sora glaring all the while
"Surrounded from both sides we don't stand a chance!" Terra glared a bit as more men from the castle they just escaped from as well as the obvious special squad they had featuring the people they just met poured out.
"What do you, suggest, partner?" Gippal asked an uncharacteristic glare on his face
"We fight" Sora said interrupting the two men
"Are you stupid?!" Terra shouted
"What choice do we have, if we give up they'll kill us, go down fighting like a man or surrender and die before you even try!"
"I will stand with my head held high, I will stare my opponent in the eye and I will scream I will not die!" Sora shouted as he rushed the men in front of him, the red army, and the one Seifer was in charge of, and quickly leapt over the man landing in the middle of the army itself
To be quick, to be a sicon of legend to be a master of arms.
The words flowed effortlessly into his brain
"Form change, MASTER FORM!" Sora's clothing took on a yellowish gold tint his eyes filled with a bright gold color, and his keyblades turned into a scythe that could easily form into a spear he materialized them into gauntlets that had holes for his fingers and a plate for his knuckles that the teeth of his blades came out of.
"I'll take on all of you!" Sora shot his fist into the closest man's chest ending him before he could even blink sending his other fist to an adjacent enemy and sending his foot into the man ahead of him.
"Guess that leaves" The rest of the group turned towards the black coated group and the small enforcement of men around them
"Tidus, back up Sora, the rest of us will manage" Terra commanded
"But-"Terra raised his hand
"You're the only one, these guys are too tough and he'll need your back up,"
"Oh, so now you want us to help?" Yuffie asked obviously taunting him with a response
"Suffice it to say, yes, I do, will have to do this by any means" Terra glared a bit forcing power into himself no one knew he had his eyes flared gold
"Will end this, before any more of a calamity can occur!" Terra rushed in slicing men apart with powerful swings Yuffie, Yuna and Gippal staying back and firing or throwing weapons against any foe getting close, Rikku rushed in with her daggers piercing, slicing, and kicking enemies with her superior speed.
"Think your fast?" It was Arlene she swiped at her with Yellow claws that emitted lightning she dogged taking out another trooper while she did
"This isn't going to be easy, too many men, too many to take out…we need…"
Sora was literally knocking heads so hard they fell down dead on the spot and he wasn't stopping hitting anything that got close. Leaping into the air swapping out his gauntlets for twin scythes he spun them around acrobatically landing in a circle of men as he landed slicing anything near him to bits.
"So, you can fight more than I thought, but I have too many men for you to take on your own!" Seifer gave the signal to all-out attack, weapons came out of nowhere luckily Sora was able to deflect and literally whittled the weapons down to un-useable conditions sending his scythe flying decimating a row of men carless enough to be in its path of his weapon.
"Behind you, idiot!" Tidus ran two men through aiming for the brunettes head
"Don't get carless, we fight together, as Auron said, this is our story, will see it through to the end!" Tidus smirked
"Don't slow me down and don't get yourself killed" Sora gripped his blade harder
"Same to you" Tidus smirked harder and they both made a mad dash for soldiers
Terra and Gippal had been through hell and back, this…was doubling that and giving them rubber ducks to fight against bears….with blind folds
Gippal was busy trying to fend off against Braig and Dilan, countering bullets was easy, it was the wind ability Dilan that kept any true damage from taking effect, annoyance and regret for coming along rang in the blonde mans' head but he was stuck and he smirked a bit.
Terra on the other hand was up against the literal tank Aeleus who only became stronger each time he was struck which became apparent that he was doing absolutely nothing to the man, at all.
Aeleus flung his blade back with a flick of his wrist and looked agitated
"I believe it's time…I end all of this" He spoke between grit teeth power began clearly rising within his body taking on a glowing aura that everyone could see
"I believe it's time we fall back, Braig, we don't want to get in the way of this massacre, no one will be saved" Dilan got back behind the auburn haired man as did the rest of his group, the soldiers not knowing any better kept trying to hinder the group.
"My strength will crush you all!" they all looked towards the sky, he had become a miniature sun rivaling the only other one they had and it was clear he was going to crash into them, Sora ran to get in front of them to try and stop it leaping into the air swiftly he made it in time to take the blunt of the damage and slam him crashing into the foes he just faced and literally destroyed half the forces they had.
"You okay…Son?" A voice called out to him in a daze
"D-Dad? Why…Why are you here?" Cloud gripped the man's head harder "I could sense his strength from home, thought I'd come check it out, even the odds, oh your mothers here too" Tifa landed next to the brunette gently healing him before standing up looking right pissed off.
"You, dare to hurt my child!?" Tifa slammed her fist into the auburn haired man's gut three times before Cloud dropped him only for his head to get slammed into the ground by a heel kick.
"This is normally against the rules, but so is having to do this dangerous of a mission with just you alone…now" He got into battle stance a glowing orange energy radiated from the blonde and his eyes went feral
"Let me show you, what happens when you try killing someone of my family!" He began to float and taking his blade into battle stance he vanished. "Sora! If you can move get Garnet out of here, now!"
"But-"Sora slowly stood up
"You don't have the energy to keep fighting and if Cloud is here you don't have to worry," Terra picked up Garnet and pushed her into his arms "Go!" Sora nodded slowly and ran, he could tell even while he was running every man foolish enough to get close to anyone of his team was getting split into pieces.
His father's omnislash wasn't something to be trifled with, and this version was even more terrifying he'd vanish in seconds and you wouldn't even know you'd died Sora ran into the only area he could a nearby forest.
"S-Sora, put me down I can move on my own, I didn't get hurt or anything so-"She was silenced by the brunette gripping her harder against his chest
"I have to protect you, from them they'll come after you, and my father would agree with me, I can't let you come to harm!" Sora pushed his tired legs further and further but he could feel them pleading for rest that he couldn't give them, his lungs began to burn, but he wasn't one to give up so easily.
"So you really thought you could escape?" Seifer joked sweeping the brunette's legs making him cringe and grunt as his hold on the princess vanished, he struggled to get up but Garnets voice stopped him
"Stay down, I'll handle this, Seifer, Stand down I order you!" Garnet shouted with a small glare on her docile features
"No can do, once you went made it here you were no longer our princess, and from what I can tell you technically don't belong to them either, so your fair game" Seifer smirked his eyes gleaming with bloodlust
"But…why?" He laughed a bit
"Why, do this? Or why am I so keen on killing you? Or maybe you just want to know why we sent you? I can answer all of those"
"You were a peace offering, why must you die? Simple, the power inside you, as well as inside that little gunner bitch," He spat and Sora glared as he tried standing
"Don't…you dare…call her that!" Sora's eyes grew feral
"Like I care, Anyway, we were to send you in and have the veil you wore kill you once in contact with Ienzo causing the eidolons inside you to be released and run amok destroying everyone in that castle, we'd come in time to tame them with that stupid gun wielding chick and kill the rest of her friends, or use em as hostages – a means to do as she's told, I digress" He smiled evilly
"I still get to kill you!" He readied his blade and charged
"I'll stop you, Seifer! Odin!" A while engraving appeared on the ground below her, and behind her came A giant man on a horse wielding a two sided blade, Sora looked up in awe
"Odin, clear a path, crush my enemy! Zantetsuken!" Odin ran for Seifer and all the man could do was smile
"REVESE ZANTESUKEN!" The swordsman literally split her summon straight down the middle and the look Garnet had threw Seifer into a laughing fit.
"H-How…?" She felt tears fall
"Because, I stole something from that boy toy of yours-"Sora looked up
(Play fate of the Unknown 1:59)
"G…Garnet" His voice said her name weakly as Seifer's blade passed through her and a purple elongated arrow went through her Sora quickly found energy returning to him as he rushed to her and quickly grabbed her as Seifer withdrew his blade.
"S-Sora...I" Sora cut her off
"No, stop, save your breath, I'll…I'll take you back to mom and She'll…" His body was showing clear signs of panic
"I…hoped to meet her, on…better circumstances…that, she'd be…okay with me marrying you…one day" She smiled softly even as her features grew paler and paler
"Don't…don't talk like that, I won't…let you die" Seifer's laughing was only getting louder and saw her mouth words that shook him completely
I love you
Her body went limp soon afterwards and Sora felt a syringe hit him, filling his body with a golden liquid it felt cool and all he could do was look up at the man
"Chaos, gene, that mixed with all your other shit will give you something Hojo wants, dunno what for but apparently, with that girl dying the pervious genes you got impaled with as well as your mako will make you the perfect subject or some bull- I was paid handsomely for doing so, which is why Ienzo agreed to do this, you would've even if the original plain went into effect anyway, but this works better, wouldn't you say, kiddo?"
"I'm…finally complete….free me, show them how angry you truly are"
No response he just sat there forcing the prone girl closer into his arms tears silently fell
"RELEASE ME SHOW THEM HOW ANGRY YOU TRULY ARE I AM COMPLETE NOW"
"DO IT, DO IT NOW REASLESE ME AND SHOW THEM YOU'RE ANGER!"
"I…Won't succumb…I-"He felt his body pulse as new found power and coursed through him…it was cold and he could feel darkness engulf his body until it vanished from his face and his hair, stark black he could tell – it flew into his hair his spiky volume vanished completely leaving it disheveled and straight as if it wilted
.
"Well, looks like that worked his eyes are bloody red and his skins going pale didn't think this powered make him look like an emo but not my prob-" Sora shot up sky high bringing a single blade down ripping Braig into half before he evaporated completely.
"RAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He screamedA literal blast of darkness errupted sending the man back - he didn't have a second to even react Sora turned around forcing his blade which was just in the form of a nameless blade but it was...pure black energy he leapt at Seifer.
"Descend into chaos, RAGNAROCK" The blade became a black ball of energy that shot a pillar of darkness destroying the man completely
Sora picked up Garnet and rushed back to the battle field
"MOOOOOOM!" He shouted and raised Garnet above him, her face grew grim
Tifa rushed as quickly as she could readying her healing ability when an arrow hit her in the thigh Sora glared the mako in his eyes making him look like he had red search lights for eyes. He placed Garnet down and literally vanished slitting the men's throats that attacked his mother. He descended like a god of death literally killing anything that got too close to him and he reveled in it.
In mere seconds the only thing that had been left were men Ienzo had – personally grown tired of them, all of them.
Sora threw his blade at Dulor, and flung a Second at the man guarding Ienzo; Even, he shocked Dyme till he fell over more and more anger grew in his features.
"Y…Yuna, Summon Ifrit, pass its power to Tidus, so he may be of some help" Sora grit his teeth trying to keep his darkness from controlling him
"But, I, I can't" Sora looked at her his eyes pricing into hers
"YOU CAN!" She winced at his shout but began flowing mana into her hands before she knew it fire shot out of her hands and directly into an unsuspecting Tidus – who grew bright yellowish/golden eyes, his lade – black hilt longer blade now orangeish red and his feet and ends of his hair…elbows all had fire coming out of them…also his hair was pitch black matching his friends dark appearance.
He was faster stronger he took on Dilan without much issue in fact he was clearly overpowering him, he tried, tried using his wind against him to try and push him back but all that accomplished was the flames soaring all the way back to him setting him ablaze.
Tifa, now with Yuffie and Rikku were healing Garnet best they could, Tifa pumping as much mana as she could. Her natural complexion began to return as Tifa forced mana into her wounds, she looked up at the girl and notice a chain, hanging down; whatever was supposed to be held wasn't there.
It was the reason Sora's blade as pure energy…that white materia trinket stained black by his dark newfound power the only ones left to even fight happened to be Isa, and Aeleus Arlene went off after the girls, Lea vanished and Sora wasn't in too much of a mood to make a means to go after him.
She was fast, faster than Yuffie or even Rikku wanted to admit, lightning flew from every other attack she threw annoyance crossed Rikku's features and desperation crossed Yuffie's they entered a dead lock only to be shucked by lightning and sent back a foot.
Both girls looked to each other in understanding and nodded before Rikku rushed in while Yuffie stood still with boundless energy forming around her. She had time to get to her, she felt she did but Rikku's daggers weren't daggers but a long blade that slammed into her side. Obliviously dazed for a moment Rikku black flipped into the air sending her foot into Arlene sending her only a foot off the ground, by then her fate was sealed.
"All creation!" A bright warm…hot light made its way to intercept the blondes fall wrapping around her and encasing her in warm until it got too hot and everything faded, her body literally gone, as if it never existed.
"Thank, Hydra she's done for," Yuffie huffed "I'm out of mana completely" Yuffie plopped on the ground with a thud
"How's she looking, Auntie Tifa?" Rikku asked pacing towards the woman
She was concentrating hard, whipping sweat from her brow and glaring holes into the final wound that was eating her mana like it was a light dinner, it was for the most part closed but she knew she'd run out of mana before her deed was finished. She felt hands over hers she looked up to see Rikku smiling softly.
"Can't lose her so easily, I don't think Sora would be okay with that." Tifa smiled a bit
"You all haven't been around him all that long and you all really seem to care about how he feels, if I hope my son isn't creating some kind of harem" She laughed and the girls looked away
She looked at Rikku and opened her mouth, sucked in air quickly hoping she'd respond…Nothing
"Oh god don't you tell me my kids into polygamy!" Tifa almost lost concentration but caught herself
"N-No, of course not he's still the same as when he left…just he's…been kissing quite a bit" Rikku blushed at her own partake in that bit.
Tifa stared at her blankly as if trying to gauge her seriousness
"That's not all he's been doing" Yuffie smirked
"He's engaged, due to an old custom to" Her finger rose and pointed to the girl below the woman she gazed down, and then looked back up in completely disbelief Yuffie's smile grew
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?"
Time seemed to stand still or at least, for Ienzo, then again he was bored, Lumara went in first with his Scythe in hand gracefully spinning into 108 degree spin letting his blade rain attacks that Gippal and Yuna shot at Cloud and Terra slammed blades against Aeleus, which left Sora and Tidus with Isa.
Aeleus was using all of his strength his aura blazing and his teeth grit and even still he was no match against those feral blue eyes that pierced his very soul.
Agitation grew on the stone man's face Cloud quickly vanished and Terra shot back shooting mana into his blade it grew larger and larger until he leapt onto it shooting a giant ball of light he held out a single hand to stop the ball of light only for it to erupt and send him flying.
Everything else was a blur of slices at his hardened skin until the blade of Cloud strife pierced him running him through completely his eyes…faded hopelessly into the dark abyss.
Yuna was already drained, mentally, physically, in mana reserves however she kept shooting even as this feminine man elegantly dogged, she grew discouraged. Gippal on the other hand made an effort to get closer and closer each few rounds he shot; closing the distance they got into a stalemate weapon lock. One smiling one gritting teeth. Yuna continued shooting bullets until one grazed the pinkette's cheek and a form of bloodlust entered his eyes the like of which Yuna had never seen. He forced the blonde man off and slowly began walking then broke into a faster walk then into a jog, finally a full blown run. She shakily started shooting again her own fear throwing off her aim, when he was in enough range she shakily point her gun towards his chest and shot right as he raised his weapon.
It was silent deafly so she felt nothing and couldn't bare to look up she heard more bullets after hers and a heard something fall when she finally opened her eyes the man was at her feet unmoving. Despite knowing that was an enemy, she felt terrible a feeling in her gut rose to her throat; she lost her lunch a few feet away from where that body laid, Gippal sighed a bit but laughed soon after.
Sora and Tidus were swinging wildly at the sky blue haired man who shrugged off the damage at if it were nothing and flung his claymore with no regard for his own safety, he slammed Tidus off to the side without even a thought and sent Sora skyward, he landed on his back with a thud and he groaned in pain and anger.
He back flipped and stared with pure irate.
He rushed in quickly attacking as quickly as his arms would allow, Tidus chimed in attacking the man as well he was quickly getting forced back and anger flew to his face he leapt back into the air and literally threw his blade sending both teens back.
Sora gave Tidus a bit of a look that he didn't catch.
"We need to be faster, will have to use fathers attack if we want to stand a chance"
"Ooor…." Sora gave him a glare,
"Follow my lead, we come in with sword play then end with the final ace in the hole,"
Sora rushed in attacking with a side swipe before he could turn to retaliate another was felt on his other side this continued a few more times before they became blurs and the attacks became faster and faster and he was forced off the ground into a form of attacks he knew oh so well.
Omega Omnislash!
The attack was un-see-able to the naked eye blurs of red and black and trickles of blood fell to the desolate ground below before it ended both teens exited vertically on either side of the man
"My last wish…to see the moon one last time"
He fell to his death.
Ienzo…if anything was surprised, yes but he didn't let it show, he grimaced however as the group came towards him he lazily sat up.
He sighed.
"Guess, I have no real choice, do I?" Ienzo raised his hand and snapped
"You'll meet my elite guard, I obviously can't take any chances and he'll be sure to-"He felt something cool enter him, he looked down to see a tip of a blade in his chest, it went all the way through him before he ripped it out letting the teen fall to his death.
"How, annoying he was, wouldn't you agree? Cloud?" The man no one wished to see appeared Yuffie and Rikku lazily came onto the scene to literally see red, the man they wanted, needed to kill finally showed himself.
"Although, maybe you'll prove to be a bit more of a challenge than that other…person, care to indulge me?" Before Cloud could protest Sora rushed in
"Oh, damn it kid, what the hell are you thinking, damn it we need to get out of here now!"
"So, you're the offspring…hopefully, you'll be an enjoyable one…" Sephiroth smirked
A/N: This…one…took….FOREVER and I'm not even PROUD of it, I feel I could've done soooo much more but I've been going through A LOT of drama and I haven't been able to concentrate but I wanted to get a chapter out for you guys as quickly as I could…just wait till you see who the other guy is who's going to be fighting along mister sephy. Anyways if you continue I have a few omakes for you guys to read!
~Omake one~
They ran down the corridor Tidus lagging behind he stopped to catch his breath when the ground below him crumbled and something hard crushed him.
"Gah, damn it!" Tidus hissed he looked towards the obvious hole he fell in a disheveled brunette head made his way into view.
S-Sora help me out!" Tidus groaned
"…" No response
"S-Sora, c'mon!"
"No" Sora said his stare void of emotion
"W-What why, c'mon this isn't funny!" Tidus was panicking
"You know why! You left me there to crap myself, good bye Tidus" Sora's face vanished
Only to seconds later reappear
"Nah I'm just screwing with ya" Sora smiled a bit and Tidus felt more relieved
"Lemme just find a way down" Sora's head vanished again.
He never did come back.
~Omake two~
Lumara readied his scythe and withdrew something from his coat as he ran towards Gippal it was clear he had headphones in his ears he swung with a bit of a clouded look In his eyes, ti was loud enough for the blonde to make out I love little boys and Gippal mentally face palled himself.
