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Give you guys another chapter to sink your teeth in
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Chapter 12
Enemy
Lightning narrowed her blue eyes at him. Never thought she would have run across him again, not in this Realm, at least.
"It was you that day," she said, remembering the flash that had brightened the sky.
"Yes," the man said, pulling his hood off his face.
His blond hair was falling across his face as the two eyes stared at her. He had a chiseled face, with his lips twisted into a mocked grin.
"Seifer," Lightning said.
"Nice to see you too Éclair," the newly indentify Seifer said pulling out a long sword that was on his back.
"How are you an l'Cie?" she asked, tightening her grip on her large sword, "You were a mere soldier back then."
Seifer smiled coldly, his eyes piercing.
"The Fal'Cie is to recall their fallen comrades," he said, "And I will be the one who help them. With you out of the way, Seraphelim will become what she was born to be."
Lightning eyes were livid with anger.
"I will die before I let you touch Serah, Seifer," she growled, "No matter who send you."
Seifer smirk become even more pronounced.
"I was hoping you'd say that, Ifrit,"
The large beast that was behind him let out a loud roar as flames started to sip through his muzzle, and Lightning eyes widen at the large blast that was charging toward her. With her brand pulsing with magic, Lightning jumped unto her Eidolon whom was behind her. then Odin flew over the blast of fire as Lighting yelled.
"Lend me your Power Odin,"
The large Eidolon started to glow as Lightning hands started to shine with power, thunder rumbled around her as she yelled.
"Eidolon Thundera,"
The thunder strike slammed upon Ifrit who let out a large roar as he was send flying back, slamming into a large building. Lightning flew off Odin and went down straight toward Seifer who was simply standing there with a smirk on his face.
"Now it's your turn Seifer," she yelled, "Thundara."
As the thunder spell got close enough, Seifer simply moved his weapon so fast that it split it into two, the spell crashing the ground beside him and Lightning whom was still falling, came down with the large Eidolon blade toward him with a roar, but Seifer suddenly spun around with his blade as the contact echoed around with a loud clang.
Then with his free hand, he fired a spell, "Firaga."
The spell slammed against Lightning's body sending the girl backward, landing on the ground in a heap.
I forgot he was a l'Cie, she thought as she stood up.
Clutching on her large blade, Lightning spun it around as it charged with power, the electric running through it before she slammed it down on the ground. The electric current ran through the ground in a large circle around her, forcing Seifer to jump back as he yelled.
"Ifrit, bring me your largest flame,"
The Eidolon simply obeyed firing the largest blast of fire that it could, and Lightning knew that no shield could block it, and she will have to be quick to be able to avoid the attack, but before she could move, a large form suddenly appeared in front of her with both of the arm in a X fashion in front of his face.
"ODIN, NOOO,"
As she yelled her warning, the flames reached him slamming unto the Eidolon so strong that Lightning had to shield her eyes from the bright light, and she felt her brand surge with pain, making her clutch at it, gritting her teeth as she did so.
When flames subside, Lightning glanced up at the large form that had shielded her from certain death. Odin was standing there, his entire body covered with burn and bruises with his armor cracked in places. He stood for a full second before falling backward into the ground with a groan of pain.
"Odin," Lightning yelled, "are you alright?"
The groan that the Eidolon let out made her know that he was anything but fine. Lighting wished she at least knew some healing spells but those were never her forth.
Damn it…damn it…she thought.
She wished Serah was here.
Room 502
Serah's eyes opened groggily. She had expected to find her body on the ground of the bathroom floor but to her surprise, she had found herself lying on her bed. Her brand was throbbing painfully in her arm, making let out a small gasp of pain. She seated up, wondering if it was Lightning who brought her here.
"Éclair…" she said, looking around the room.
She didn't find Lightning, as she glances around herself. The room looked the same, except for Fang that was lying unconscious on the ground, with the door ajar…
Wait…Fang.
Sure enough, the Oerba Native was on the floor beside Serah's bed, as the pinkette quickly got off the bed, arriving beside the fallen girl.
"Yun Fang?" she said, touching her shoulder, "Are you…awake?"
The girl didn't even stir.
Serah narrowed her eyes. She didn't know what was going on with the older girl, or why she was even in her room in the first place. Putting a hand on the girl's forehead, Serah's hand started to glow in color as she used a simply healing spell upon her but…for some reason Fang felt…cold, for lack of better word, unlike the times she had met the girl, she had always had this warmth around her.
But now, it was filled with cold…
How strange, Serah thought looking at the girl below her.
She decided to simply carry the girl to the infirmary that was in the dorm. She would have to think about this later.
Lightning stared as the form of Odin disappeared in a pinkish light, holding on the large blade in her hands, she Glaring up at Seifer who was still smiling.
"Typical Odin," he said, shaking his head, "Can't bear to see a pretty face killed."
"Don't you dare mock him," Lightning roared as she dashed forward.
Seifer was ready as he poised his sword to stab but Lightning blocked it, moving at amazing speed and for someone holding a large sword, the same size as her that was saying something. Seifer found himself hard pressed in this battle of swordplay. Lightning was better than him; he knew this so he changed his tactics, as he simply jumped backward.
"No wonder everyone believe you were a monster," Seifer told her.
Lightning hand tightened on her weapon, as her eyes seemed to be luminous blue in the darkness as the flames from the earlier spell burned the trees around them. The orange light bathed a side of Lightning, making her appear like being from another world…
"I…I…"
"Even your father would be ashamed of what you have become Éclair," Seifer said, "To think…how low the mighty have fallen."
A clouded look crossed Lightning's face and Seifer reacted…
There, he thought, using that moment of weakness.
His spell slammed close to Lightning whom had moved just in time to block it, but the momentum had send her flying backward falling back into the sand.
"Now Die," Seifer yelled, jumping upward raising his sword high above his head as he came down for the kill.
Lightning watched the oncoming attack with a strange look on her face before she moved, narrowly missing the strike thought a red line that was on her cheek proved that she had just being nicked.
"You really are quick on your feet aren't you Lightning," Seifer said.
Lightning hand was charging with her thundara spell, "You won't be defeating me today Seifer."
"That's why I brought back up," Seifer said grinning.
That made the pink haired woman blinks in confusion.
"Back...Up?"
At that moment a light was shining upon her, making Lightning look up. A large warship was hovering above her followed by a few more, and seeing many PSICOM soldiers started to arrive as they aimed their riffles at her. She quickly pressed some buttons up in her watch as she watched the number increases, leaving the only way out is by the sea.
"As I said before," Seifer said, with a grin, "You won't be walking out of this alive."
To his surprise, a smirk crossed Lightning's face.
"Yes, I am."
Before he could assess what she meant, two blasts shoot out from the sea slamming upon the waves of PSICOM soldiers that had interrupted their fight. The group scattered as Seifer, watched, completely having forgotten about the small ship that Lightning had gotten out from the PSICOM base.
Cursing, he watched as the woman activated her Grav. Con, bathing her body in a blue electrical light and taking off into the air, as the ship passed below her, but Seifer wasn't about to let her go like that…
"FIRE," he yelled, "FIRE AT WILL."
The soldiers obeyed as they started to open fire at the quickly moving ship, which, in seconds was well out of their firing range. Gritting his teeth in anger, Seifer stood there on the beach as he watched her move away from him.
Then he heard a familiar chuckle as Jhil Nabaat came to a stop beside him.
"She got away," she said.
"What took you so long to get here?" Seifer asked her, glancing at the PSICOM Colonel.
"Did you know how much damage you two made to the city in your aerial battle?" Nabaat asked him, raising her eyebrows behind the glasses, "And we've got to cover up this mess you made. But I must say, she is quite skilled in her own right seeing her fighting was worth waiting all these years."
Seifer simply turned around, putting his hood back on, leaving the woman standing there to watch the ocean.
Lightning was huffing as she entered the cockpit of the ship. Using strong spells one after the other and her strength to carries Odin's blade in battle to surpass Seifer's speed is taking its toll on her body. After so long without really taking a challenging fight, no wonder she was breathing so heavily.
I need to start working on my stamina and endurance, she thought, I can't believe how much I have let myself go…if it was a Fal'Cie…
Lightning let a shudder work through her body at this. No way she can take on a Fal'Cie and hope to win. They were too powerful.
I wonder which Fal'Cie branded Seifer, she thought.
Ever since the pandemonium had started, the Fal'Cie had seemingly started to disappear from the world. Rumors had it that something was taking over the Fal'Cie, one at the time, corrupting them until they are simply a mere shadow of their old self…
No way was she letting something like that get to Serah. She was her protector, and she would protect her from anything. Smiling at the thought of Serah, Lightning took hold of the ship's control and made way back to the school.
Fang groaned before opening her eyes.
Above her was a darkened sky, and at the corner of her eyes, she can see spikes heading straight toward the sky, making her seat up at this.
Her eyes widened.
The place she was in was magnificent for lack of better word. The ground was completely made into crystal as far she the eyes could see, with the majestic peaks caught into large waves. It was like an entire ocean was caught on freeze frame and she was the only witness.
Where am I?
Standing up, the girl noticed that her clothes were vastly different than the one she was wearing back at school. She was wearing a blue sari over short black top, black sleeves on her forearm, and tan leather open-toed boots. A belt around her waist was holding a red spear that she just noticed was on her back.
Wow, she said looking down at herself in awe.
Glancing around herself at the crystal world that was around her, she wondered if it was a dream. She knew that she have a big imagination, but never in her life could she create such world within simply her mind...
She started to walk, wondering if she could find a clue as to how she got here when something in the distance make her stop dead.
Around the beautiful crystalline world, a metallic like cross stood, as if it was engraved there. It looked ominous, out of place in this vast crystal world…marking the world around itself as a grave.
Fang gulped at the feeling of fear running through her and simply turned around going the other way, wanting to put much distance with her and the metallic thing.
Fal'Cie…
Fang stopped, hearing the voice echoing across her. She glanced back at the metallic thing in the distance, watching it…
R…rok…Fal'Cie…
The thing was speaking to her…and Fang wondered if she should run…but the thing in the distance, she didn't feel any fear from it…
Instead, she felt sadness…
Gathering her wits, Fang ran toward it.
And i will stop it here, people. i was going to make a giant being burst from the ground when Fang wake up, to make it more epic, but i decided to pull a Final Fantasy XIII on the story. i'm sure you all know where Fang ended up anyway. the crystallic sea around her a dead give away, anyway, hope you enjoyed it
Jacques0 out.
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