Fipp: FINALLY! It is up! Yesterday, I posted the first part of my project on YouTube.

It's named after this story, though it really has nothing to do with it.

I was just to lazy to think up a new name.

Fighting Fate

Lightning back flipped through the air, and landed on her feet in a kneeling position. She then looked up and saw Dysley as the man walked up to her.

"Going against the destiny planned for you is simply a foolish endeavor," Dysley said as he approached Lightning. "I would consider in simply submitting. There is no shame in it. You will be greatly rewarded."

"Sorry, but I have no interest in anything you have planned."

Dysley narrowed his eyes. "I am not surprised. You are nothing more then a lowly human, unable to fully grasp what is around you." He raised his staff. "If you will not accept willingly, then I shall force you!"

He then waved his staff, sending out numerous glowing streams of white light out at Lightning, only for them to explode into large, destructive spheres.

Lightning then jumped high into the air, in an attempt to escape the explosions of light below.

"Simply accept your fate!" Bright lights appeared in front of Galenth, and an array of laser beams shot out.

Lightning raised her weapon in front of her, as a means of defense, but she was blasted with them, and sent crashing to the ground.

"It is time for you to go," Dysley said. He then waved his staff, and a blast of magic shot from it, and towards Lightning, but she quickly jumped into the air and landed on the ground, a distance away from Dysley.

"I don't intend on going anywhere!" Lightning readjusted her grip.

Dysley chuckled and floated into the air, a bright light emitting from his body.

"As if you had any choice."

Lightning held up the Blazefire Saber close to her face. Her eye twitched from the light. "We'll see about that!"

000

"You are ignorant of your fate." Dysley waved his staff into the air, sending a wave of destructive magic at Lightning, but she quickly dodged this by rolling to the side.

She then jumped up and raised her hand into the air, summoning down a barrage of Thundaga down on the man, a shield appeared around him, protecting him from the spell.

Lightning then quickly bound forward at him and swung at him, slicing at him with a quick flurry of strikes, before dealing one last swing that send him flying into the air.

She was about to jump after him, but he quickly turned in the air and thrust his hand out, sending out a bust of energy at him, crushing her to the ground.

Seeing her down, Dysley floated in the air and pointed down at her and sent down a barrage of Ruin spells, which merciless exploded upon her.

Lightning managed to quickly recover from the attack and jumped backward, but was forced to quickly dodge more attacks that Dysley had decided to launch at her while she was in a moment of weakness.

One of his spell overshot her, leaving enough room for her to dash forward and jumped at Dysley, and sent him crashing to the ground.

She then dove down at him and began to attack him, each strike with her blade infused with Thunder, and crashed him to a wall.

Dysley quickly jumped back up and blocked another strike with his staff, before knocking her away, and in no position to defend herself, her summoned a torrent of lasers that struck her, and sent her to the floor.

He then showed no hesitation before casting an Ultima spell on her.

"See how pointless is?" Dysley said, taking several steps forward. "There is nothing you can do."

Lightning looked up and glared at him. "There's always something that can be done." She then jumped into the air.

She then jumped down at him and made to attack him, but he swung his staff at her, but she blocked this and pushed him back.

He then sent out a large force of darkness at her, but she quickly flipped to the side. He made more efforts to attack her with more powerful magic, but she was able to outrun each spell, each one barely singeing the back of her cape. With one last dodge, she ran towards him

Dysley made to strike her with a destructive magic, but Lightning quickly moved to the side and dove directly at him, she then struck him with a flaming sword, and then tossed him into the air and spun around, dealing one powerful, precise and deadly swing of the blade.

000

"You're a no-good, self-centered old bastard!" Tidus yelled, summoning his sword. "But I realized, the old man I know, is the guy that always wins, the toughest guy in the world! That's who I have to beat!"

Jecht smirked. "The skinny little kid, talking tough. You'd better not regret it later." He stabbed his sword into the ground.

"I'll regret it, if I don't fight you!" Tidus crouched down, ready to fight his father.

000

Their paths will always merge and part, but they share the same destination.

000

The Onion Knight, Terra and Cloud ran across the moon's surface, but Cloud stopped in his tracks. When they noticed he was running, they stopped too.

"Is something wrong Cloud?" Terra asked, concerned.

Cloud reached his hand out, and the Wild Rose appeared. It was glowing brightly.

"I think," Cloud said, looking down at the flower, "I think it's Firion."

"Firion?" Onion Knight tilted his head.

"I think he's in trouble." He turned his head away. "But-"

"Go," Terra said. "Don't worry, go and help Firion. You don't have to worry about us, we'll find her."

"And when we do," Onion Knight added, "we'll come and help you, help him, together!"

Cloud looked at the two for several moment before putting the Rose away, and turning away. "Thank you."

And with that, they parted paths.

000

Dysley groaned and stumbled backwards several steps.

"My fate, has nothing to do with you," Lightning said, holding her weapon tightly in case Dysley decided to stand up and keep fighting.

The man then began to laugh. "You are far too ignorant to understand anything about your fate!" Small wisps of darkness began to pour off of him. "This battle has proved nothing for you, only that you are nothing more then our tools!"

With one last laugh, he vanished.

There was then a bright shine in front of her, and Lightning placed her weapon back into its scabbard. She reached her hand out to take the Crystal.

It was small, and simple in design, even more so than Cloud's; A simple teardrop. (1)

She took it in-between her forefinger and thumb and gazed at it for several moments.

"Lightning!" She turned around at her name and saw the Onion Knight and Terra running down the room.

"You two?" she asked as they approached her.

"We finally found you!" Onion Knight cheered.

"Where's Cloud?" Lightning asked, not seeing the man anywhere.

"That's right! I almost forgot! He went to go help a friend."

"He said Firion was in trouble," Terra said. "So he went to help him, while we went to find you."

"Then let's go," Lightning said, nodding.

The two nodded and turned back the way they came.

Lightning gave one last look at her Crystal before willing it away, and followed them.

'We move forward, and never look back. We decided where we go. I've decided my own path, and I've chosen to walk beside these people.'

000

"And what brings you here?" Garland asked.

"I have done my part in this cycle," Dysley said. "I see you now wait for your opponent to arrive."

"Yes, and it will not be too long."

"These cycles are tiresome. I can barely wait for it to all come to and end. But before that, I wish to see one more thing."

"Then go. Just be sure not to cause too much damage."

000

What is it that decides our future? Is it our own power that determines what happens to us, or the will of something greater?

Not once did she ever look back, even when doubt began to set, but her enemy's words still hold on to her.

So, instead of accepting what is set for her, she will fight fate, and strive for her own future, one with the people who fight along side her.

(1) Serah's Crystal.

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