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Chapter Fourteen

Seperate battles

The Chaos Bahamut roared loudly toward the trio in front of it, putting them on their guards. Noel had never seen a creature like that before, and he was totally at lost on how to go on in this fight.

"Damn," he said, "Just what is that thing?"

"It`s an Chaos Eidolon," Yeul answered for him, "A mere reconstruction of the Servant of the Goddess Etro."

Fang gave her a glance.

"How do you know that?" she asked.

"I just do," was Yeul answer.

Chaos Bahamut gathered a blue like ball of magical energy in his hands before sending it flying toward them.

"Incoming," Noel yelled.

Fang seeing this charged forward and yelled out, "STEELGUARD,"

The yellow shield appeared in front of her just as the blast it causing her to grit her teeth under the effort of blocking the attack. Then with a yell she sends it flying sideway into the unknown sky.

"That was close," Noel said.

"Alright," Fang said, spinning the Lance in her hands, "Let`s take him down…and get the hell out of here."

Noel gave her a nod.

"Alright, attack now," Fang yelled as she launches her spells toward Bahamut.

Noel charged on with his sword slashing at the large Eidolon who back handed him sending him flying backward from the attack and he landed on the ground rolling until he came to a stop.

"Noel," Yeul yelled.

Chaos Bahamut charged after the fallen boy but Fang stepped in front of him with her palm raised at the darkish blue Eidolon.

"Chaos Thruster,"

The blast of chaotic magic glowed bright gold around Fang`s form as her heart did the same shining through her skin. That attack slammed straight against the Eidolon causing it to fall back and giving her a large roar.

Fang`s body was glowing with the gold color around her as her power suddenly grew even higher, shining like a beacon in the darkened world around them. As she stared at the Eidolon, she had that vision again…that vision of the small child with the purple hood.

Her eyes blinked staring at the small child in front of her, not understand what was happening.

"Don't give up," he told her.

As soon as the image had come, it was gone along with the shining gold of the power she had used and Fang was send flying back by an attack from Chaos Bahamut and she landed upon her back groaning from the attack.

"Fang are you okay?" Noel yelled as he appeared beside her fallen form.

"I…I`m fine," she said.

What the hell was that just now…that boy…?

Fang was sure she had never seen that boy before and yet, the moment she had see him in that strange vision, she had felt a sense of familiarity with him. She couldn't understand how that was possible?

"He is coming again," Noel said.

Fang refocused her head into the fight as she stood back up seeing the Chaos Bahamut shifting form until it had wings as the front stared straight down at them and then it started to glow before launching an laser like attack straight after them.

The duo jumped out of the way as the blast tore the ground they were standing on before. Fang launched another spell at the Bahamut who dodged it by spinning in the air and came flying down toward them forcing the two to thrown themselves on the ground as it narrowly missed them.

Fang glanced up toward the flying Bahamut, seeing the Eidolon aiming straight for Yeul.

"He is going for Yeul," she said as she quickly stood up.

"No," Noel yelled.

The two started to run but they knew they could never outrun a flying creature. Fang started to shine that gold light again, moving even faster than the time it took Noel to blink at what was happening, Fang was already sliding in front of the Seeress as Bahamut transformed into its normal form again.

How did she…? Noel thought looking at her surprised.

He can see from Fang`s face that the girl was as surprised about the phenomenon.

Bahamut`s giant red claw came flying down toward them and Fang raised her Steelguard again, blocking it feeling the weight of the attack pushing her down.

"Yeul, run," Fang said as she grits her teeth against the weight of the attack.

From behind her, Yeul was frozen whether in shock or in stupor at what Fang just did she didn't know but the girl wasn`t moving. Then the other hand came from the side smacking into Fang as the claws tore into her skin drawing blood.

The girl was send flying to the side and crashing into a wall sliding down holding her bleeding side.

"FANG," Yeul yelled.

Inside the Tower, meanwhile

"What`s happening Éclair?" Eclipse said from beside the said Goddess.

"Sorry," Éclair said as she adjusted her grip on her sword, "I just have a lot on my mind."

The two stood across Ragnarok and Éclair`s father, Cloud. So far, the fight had been even and the terrain around them showed holes and cracks from the fight that was taking place. Even thought Éclair had never faced Ragnarok before, she can gauge that she was more powerful than Seraphelim was after all, Ragnarok was created for war.

She is quite powerful and she didn`t even transformed yet, she thought, looking at the Fang look-a-like across her, She is covering my father`s weak points quite well. If we can take her out of the fight first…we can get an edge on this…

"You`ve got a plan?" Eclipse asked.

"Because of all the chaos in the air I can`t use my Time and Space spell," Éclair said, "meaning half of my power are useless. Except for my experience as an l`Cie, and my speed will be useful here."

"Your dad is pretty good too," Eclipse said as he spun his Staff, his face hidden by the hood.

"He is one of the best fighter in Zanarkand back in his prime," Éclair said, "Before he met my mother…the only person that was stronger than him was Sephiroth…"

Eclipse gave her a side way glance.

"What?"

"No…it`s nothing," Éclair said, "If we focus upon my Father, Ragnarok will step in and take us back and then if we focus on Ragnarok, he will step in. We will have to separate them."

Eclipse gave her a glance.

"Separate them?"

"That`s the only way I see that we can take them down," Éclair said, staring at the two enemy in front of them.

Eclipse also seems in thoughts.

"So how do we do this Éclair?" he asked.

"I`ll take my father on," she said, "I know how he fight and since he trained me, It will be easier for me to defeat him. Stall Ragnarok long enough for me to join the fight later."

"Sound like fun," Eclipse said softly, "You`ll have to be swift, Ragnarok is a War being. All of this fighting will only awaken the beast that hides within it."

Éclair nodded in acceptance.

"I know," she said, "Let`s go."

The two moved swiftly and Eclipse launched his Staff forward launching an attack toward the two in front of them causing the two to jump on different side.

Nice, Éclair thought smiling.

"Don`t take too long," Eclipse told her.

"Don`t worry I won`t," Éclair said, aiming straight toward where Cloud had landed.

Eclipse only nodded at her as he aimed straight for Ragnarok.

The pink haired Goddess landed on across Cloud in a crouch before standing up again. She stared at the man across her. It was strange to see her father looking so young rather than the jovial man she had come to associate him with.

Cloud took his stance across her and Éclair mirrored it.

"Hey Dad," Éclair said softly, "weird seeing you so young."

Then the two moved, their swords clashing evenly. Éclair was matching his movements since the style they were using was based upon speed. She can overcome him quick in his movements since she knew everything about the man and how he fight.

He is better than when he trained me, Éclair thought dodging a strike who narrowly misses, I guess since he didn`t fight since Sephiroth was chosen...he lost his edge a little.

She then blocked the next attack and twisted her sword around his and with a flick, the Buster Sword was thrown out of the young man`s hand. Defenseless and without weapon, Could closed one of his fists as a green glow appeared within his body.

Don`t tell me, Éclair thought shocked.

The young man slammed his fist into the ground causing the entire floor to shake violently as wave of dust kicked up and the shockwave actually caused Éclair to shield her eyes.

Damn, he is going to make for his sword, she thought, I have to get there first.

She moved fast, running toward where she knew the sword was thrown. As she grow closer, she noticed the young man landing by his fallen Buster Sword in crouch and she jumped up in the air and was now coming down toward his back.

Then Cloud picked up the blade spinning around with great speed just as she landed down on the ground. The Buster Sword slammed against her shoulder causing her to wince slightly just as her sword reached Cloud`s face, causing a slash to appear on the side of the young man`s face.

Éclair`s eyes widened seeing the red line of blood appearing on the young man`s cheek.

N…No way, she thought, I thought something was different…but now I realize what it was. He was missing that scar…

In the past, she had always wondered how her father had gotten the scar, thought the man always told her he had gotten it in a fight, but to find out that she was actually the one who gave it to him.

Cloud`s blue eyes were staring straight into her owns and she noticed that his eyes were starting to get a little awareness within them. It was like the eyes of a man waking up from a deep sleep.

"W…Who are you?" he whispered.

Did Caius hold over him break somehow? Éclair thought.

"I…," Éclair started.

But a large explosion shook the entire Tower as Éclair suddenly glanced up toward the noise. A large gold being was there, with long golden hair and tail…

Ragnarok had taken over her true form.

No, Eclipse, she thought.

"W…What the…?" she heard Cloud said taken aback by the phenomenon.

Éclair suddenly put a hand into his face, her hand glowing softly and then the young man falls down on the ground asleep. Then the Goddess of Time stood up as the wound from Cloud`s Buster Sword healed itself. She then charged forward to face Ragnarok, the Fal`Cie.

Back at the roof

Yeul stood frozen in front of the large being in front of her. Her entire body was frozen into fear and she couldn't even scream even if she wanted to. She stared at the Eidolon in front of her, her body trembling.

Then it raised the claws toward her, the same claw that he had just pushed Fang out like a ragdoll.

"No," Yeul yelled stepping back, "Get Away."

"Yeul," Noel yelled as he reached them.

Just as he did, the strings of chaos that were harmlessly flying about them suddenly compressed themselves in front of the Seeress forming a wall of darkness in front of her. Yeul blinked in shock at the phenomenon. Then she felt a presence in the air around her, an odd presence as the chaos in front of her vaguely took a shape of a person before it all pushed Chaos Bahamut back, ensnaring the Eidolon within its deathly grasp.

"W…What`s happening?" Noel asked, looking at the event taking place right in front of him.

"I don't know," Yeul said, and she glanced toward Fang finding the young woman already standing up and her wounds disappearing.

"A…Are you okay?" she said.

Fang nodded.

"We have to go," Noel told them, "While it`s distracted."

The two girls followed him, running away from the ensnared Chaos Bahamut that had fallen on the ground a little way away from them. They arrived in front of the Gate and Noel activated it before the trio was swallowed by the lights coming from within it.

When the Chaos disappeared, Caius Ballad was on the ground on his knees, breathing heavily. He stared at the Gate that was powering down in front of him, narrowing his eyes in anger. He almost had captured the Seeress but then, she had intervened, robbing him of his power…

He then glanced at the Chaos around him.

"Etro," he growled, "When are you going to learn that changing history will change nothing of the outcome that awaits the river of Time? Why do you hide this curse?"

Within the Tower

Éclair arrived where Ragnarok was, finding Eclipse trying to hold the creature with his Chaos powers.

"You told me to stall her," he said, "All I did was piss her off more."

"I can see that," Éclair answered him.

Ragnarok turned her gaze towards her, finding him.

"Now you face me Éclair," the Fal`Cie said, "Have you come to have your revenge against me after I killed everyone you ever loved?"

That caused something to change in Éclair as she stared at the Fal`Cie in front of her.

"Éclair…," Eclipse said, almost in warning.

"I know," she said, "I won`t fall for you temptation."

"I took Yun Fang away from you didn`t I?" the Fal`Cie said, "That girl that you still hold in your heart, the one you love. I took down your father. He begged before his death, begged for mercy…"

The hand holding the sword was shaking now…

"I simply laughed in his face as I ripped him to shred,"

A large power exploded from Éclair`s form as all of her magic started to shine from her anger. The force of the power even pushed away the chaos that was floating around them. The sword in Éclair`s hand lengthened as her magic grew before she launched herself toward the large Fal`Cie, all her pain she had ever felt since she had seen Zanarkand destroyed with her own eyes…

"Éclair no," Eclipse yelled raising his hand toward the back of the Goddess…

"RAGNAROK," she yelled as she poised her sword at the ready.

Will Eclair kill the Fal`Cie?

Jacques0 out.

R&R