Hey guys sorry for the long wait. Got a major writer`s block for this story which lead to the fic Perfect Cyborn to be born...yeah...

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Chapter Twelve

Reminiscence

Éclair was walking forward, through the never ending rain. She knew that Taejin's Tower will be where Caius is. She was going to find him and make him reveal what he was planning to them all. Frowning to herself, Éclair wasn't looking forward to fight against Ragnarok.

That Fal'Cie had enough damage at her name and she was going to stop her from doing any more disaster, and scarred Humanity a second time. It was enough guilt and pains from the first time around.

Then the sound of someone falling caused her to glance back toward Fang and her eyes widen slightly. The young woman had fallen on the ground, breathing heavily as if she had just ran a marathon.

"Fang," she said, quickly running to her side, "Are you alright?"

Fang shook her head.

"My energy…it felt like it's been drained away," she said.

Éclair quickly put a hand around the woman's shoulder brining her back to her feet.

"I have to take you to a shelter," she said, "Just stay conscious."

"S…Sure," Fang breathed out.

Éclair hold the woman close to her form, half carrying to woman as she walked. She can't believe that Fang was affected so quickly. She can hear the woman's breathing heavily as if she was wounded or worse, causing Éclair to walk faster toward where she can see a cover from out of the rain.

Hang on Fang, she thought.

She entered inside of it, and quickly put Fang against the wall. The woman's eyes were starting to lose their focus as Éclair kneeled in front of Fang.

"Fang, are you still with me?" she asked her.

Fang didn't answer her, but Éclair can see her stomach rising and falling meaning she was still alive. Éclair summoned her magic as she aimed her hand toward the energy drained woman.

"Curaga," she whispered.

The green aura took over Fang's body as her breathing started to go back to normal. Éclair can see the color returning to her face which had become deathly pale. Éclair focused upon her work, focusing her magic upon Fang's body as her hand touched the dark skin of the woman's stomach. When the light disappeared, Éclair's gaze returned toward Fang's face. She touched her skin, feeling her heart hammering in her chest.

It so hard… to knows you are not the Fang I knew; she thought to herself, your face, your eyes, your voice…everything else is the same…except your memories…

Éclair removed her hand from Fang's cheeks, her head lowering as she closed her eyes. This was not the time to give in to emotions. She may have fallen in love with Fang but the woman in front of her wasn't the Fang she knew…

It's not her Éclair, she said to herself, Just focus upon the now, and the danger that Caius represent...

She looked back toward Fang's peaceful face, and the woman's face was twitching slightly as if she was trying to wake up. Éclair realized that her hand had returned on Fang's cheek, and she quickly removed it, and stood up turning away from her.

Breathing deeply, she walked toward the entrance of their shelter, looking out toward the Tower in the distance, their destination.

"Wh…What happened?"

She glanced behind her, seeing that Fang had woken up. She was glancing around herself a little as she stood back up.

"You passed out," Éclair answered her.

Fang gave her a curious glance.

"It's the rain," Éclair told her, "I told you before…it drain away your energy and leave you for dead."

The dark haired woman stood up and walked toward her. Éclair had to look away before her eyes start to wander.

"How come you're not affected?"

The Goddess of Time shook her head a little.

"I'm not actually Human anymore," she said.

Fang glanced at her frowning slightly.

"Then if you aren't Human…than what are you?"

"A Goddess," Éclair said.


Fang stared at the woman in front of her. Is she serious?

"A Goddess?" she said, "You expect me to believe that?"

The pink haired woman gave her a glance, her sharp blue eyes staring back at her, not in anger, but in intrigue. For some odd reason, Fang had expected her to be pissed off.

"You don't?"

Fang stared at the woman. Sure she was a beauty and she was dressed in some strange armor, and could perform impossible spells like turning back time…and there is that odd glow that is coming from the woman's very skin…a glow that with the dark gloomy atmosphere around them seems to make her even more beautiful…

Shit, maybe she really is a Goddess, she thought looking at the woman.

"Okay," she said out loud, "Say I believe you are a Goddess…so what kind of Goddess are you? I know of Etro…?"

"I am the Goddess of Time," Éclair told her, "I watch and protect the Timeline from paradoxes and take care of them and the Merciful Etro watch over the future."

Fang stared at her.

Damn, she thought, Could she be truly such mythical legend?

"Is it true that the Seeress can communicate with you?" Fang asked her.

The pink haired woman blinked a little in confusion.

"Why do you ask?"

"The person Noel and I are looking for is called Yeul," Fang said, "She might be the new Seeress. If you can communicate with her, maybe you will know where and when she is."

The Goddess seems to contemplate the idea.

"I'll try," she said.

Then she closed her eyes and Fang feel a strange feeling as the atmosphere around them shifted.

What the…?


Somewhere within the Tower…

Yeul was seating inside a room.

It was decorated to look like her room back in Bodhum but it wasn't the same. Noel couldn't come over and visit her as he usually does, and she can't hear the sound of the sea and the voice of children playing in the sand…

All she can hear is the thunder and the never ending rain going on outside…

Yeul…

The young girl suddenly looked up glancing around the room. Nothing had remotely changed but, she had sworn she had heard someone call her name out. Her green eyes scanned the surroundings but she couldn't see anything out of the ordinary…

Yeul…

There it is again. Yeul suddenly stood up looking around the room, her eyes searching for whoever that was calling her name but she was the only one in the room.

"Where are you?" Yeul whispered.

Can you hear me Yeul…, the voice whispered into her ear.

That caused Yeul to glance behind her but there was no one there.

Yeul…Can you hear my voice.

It was a feminine voice, Yeul recognized but unlike anything she had heard before. It was filled with some kind of power behind it and yet, still sounds gentle enough to be reassuring. She can feel as if whoever was speaking was standing here in the room with her. It filled Yeul's heart with some comfort.

"I can hear you," Yeul said, "Whoever you are."

I am the Goddess of Time, the voice whispered to her (Yeul gasped hearing that) Where are you?

"In some kind of Tower," Yeul answered the voice, "it's raining a lot outside…please help me."

I will, the voice of the Goddess told her, Noel will come for you soon…For we are not far.

Yeul feel tears gathering in her eyes. Noel was coming to her! Thank Etro, he was coming for her.

"Thank you," she whispered, "But my Goddess, what is your name?"

Yeul can feel as if a hand tapped her in shoulder and the voice answered her.

Éclair.

Then the presence was gone from the room leaving Yeul cold and alone. The young woman approached the empty bed and seated upon it, putting both of her hand on her heart as she closed her eyes feeling tears falling.

Thank you for your kind words, Goddess of Time, she thought, you have rekindled the lost hope within me. Noel, please hear my plea, come for me.


Éclair opened her eyes once more.

Fang had been right. She had felt Yeul`s presence inside the Tower and had even spoken to her. Caius hadn`t noticed at least, she hoped that he didn`t.

"Hey, you`re back," the woman beside her said, drawing her attention.

"You were right," she said, "I did talk to Yeul…she is inside the Tower. Caius probably has her trapped there."

Fang smirked.

"Now we are sure that she is here," she said, "We can start moving again soon."

She turned her attention toward the rain outside.

"Hope that rain will let out soon," she said.

Éclair glanced toward it frowning.

"Maybe I can do something about it," she said, "But there is something I`m going to have to ask you to do for me."

Fang glanced back at her, a little surprised at her.

"What?"

"When we get to the Tower," Éclair said, "Take Yeul and get out of here. On the top of the Tower there should be a Gate. Use it to escape from here."

"What about you?" she asked her.

Éclair turned her attention toward the Tower.

"I will fight Caius," she said.

"Why can`t I fight him with you?" Fang asked her.

"You can`t," Éclair suddenly interrupted, "His power will overwhelm you entirely and you will be killed. If you die here, you`ll be forever trapped in the chaos with no hope to be at peace. I can`t let that happen and cause more paradoxes."

Fang looked at her surprised.

"You don`t have a say in what I should and shouldn't do," she told her.

Éclair let out a soft sigh.

"I will be lying if I said I do," she said, "Your choices are your own and your will can`t weaver. You can grow stronger…but as you are now, you can`t fight against him at least, not yet."

Fang sighed.

"If you think so…," she said.

Éclair put a hand on her shoulder, drawing Fang`s attention back toward her.

"No need to be discouraged," she told her, "You have your own task to complete haven`t you not since you have promised to Noel that you`ll help him."

Fang nodded.

"Alright, but if we met again and we have to face Caius," she said, "We`re fighting him together, you hear me."

The Goddess of Time smiled and Fang found herself taken aback by it.

"Very well," she said before removing her hand from her shoulder.

Éclair then focused toward the rain again and raised her hand. Then Fang`s eyes widened seeing that the rain was actually slowing down until it come to a stop. She stared disbelieving toward the drop of rains that were hanging in midair as if on pause. She turned her attention toward Éclair who was frowning.

"It…It`s much powerful than I anticipated," she said, her voice sounding a lot heavier than before, "We have to move quickly before the chaos overpower my spell."

The two took off, running toward the Tower.


Noel and that mysterious hooded man had taken shelter from the rain inside one of the ruined houses. He was watching the Tower in the distance wanting to run toward the it but his mysterious companion had stopped him saying that he will die before he get there since the rain was sucking out his magic power.

"Is this rain never going to end?" he asked.

The hooded stranger who was seating upon the ground looked up toward him.

"In chaos, there is neither beginning nor end," he said, "A world closed upon itself, a world without end."

Noel glanced back at him.

"Are you telling me we are stuck here?"

"You are stuck here," he said.

"Then what the hell are we waiting for?" Noel asked him.

The hooded man stood up from where he was seating and approached him. Noel was surprised seeing him step into the rain and to his very surprise, he noticed that everything had frozen in place.

"For that," he said, "I am not the only one that came here. I was waiting for Éclair use that power so that we can get to the Tower."

"Éclair…?" Noel said.

"The Goddess of Time," the hooded man said, "Come guardian, let us hurry to the Tower before the spell broke."

Noel smirked.

"Now we`re talking," he said.

The two set off into the direction of the Tower.

Everyone run toward the same destination...

Next time: Taejin`s Tower

Jacques0 out.

R&R.