Tales of Cosmic wars

Chapter 46: The Genesis Of A New Nightmare.

Last time on Tales Of the Cosmic Wars, Xehamaru was able to convince the enigmatic warrior Genesis to become his newest Inquisitor of Sithantos ! Not one to waste time, the Patriarch of Sithantos immediately began his original plan to bring back Sephiroth as his servant of darkness! Meanwhile, Ben and the other Enji knights had just learned the full details of Xehamaru's plan from Denzel.

Since having the rebirth of his most hated villain is number one on Cloud's most hated things list, everyone was ready to storm the Northern Crater. The Zeon army was just in time to mess things up. It seemed Admiral Dozel Zabi and dead cell member Leviathan did not know how to accept defeat and launched a new assault in the Icicle inn area.

Of course, Enji then go to stop their first things look like it will lead to another easy victory for our Heroes. That all changes when Dozel lands on the battlefield himself with the massive new Big Zam mobile armor! It seems head weapons creator Azrial Tarkin pulled out all the stops this time, because no matter what our heroes tried, the massive metal behemoth could not be stopped!

Things looked grim, as the Big Zam blew apart soldiers and airships alike. However, Zabi went too far when he attacked a transport shuttle mercilessly to rub it into the Enji Knights how powerful he was! That was the last straw!

On that shuttle was a girl named Elly. Ben had promised to protect her just a little while ago and seeing the Zeon commander kill innocent people in cold blood drove him over the edge. He unleashed all his power at the giant mobile armor! That alone was not enough to defeat the Big Zam, but Ben's new valor inspired the rest of the Enji and in a final combining attack the Big Zam was destroyed at last!

Even though Zeon had once again backed off in trying to claim the world of Cetra, there is little to celebrate. The real battle is about to begin! Can the warriors of light stop the combined power of Weiss, Genesis, and Xehamaru'? The true fight for the world of Cetra begins right now!


Right now Genesis has just lead Xehamaru to the deepest depths of the Northern Crater where the life stream could be seen. It seems Genesis was right in leading the leader of Sithantos here as Xehamaru is ecstatic! As the pale man can see the flowing threads of green energy moving around before he excitedly says," Heheh, How very interesting. Even across the universes, this planet's life stream is unique Life energy of the planet that can be turned into energy. Ha, I wonder just how much I can further my plans if I were to absorb this whole life stream?"

Genesis raises an eyebrow before saying," You can do that?"

Xehamaru chuckles before he responds with," Not easily, but yes. First things first, hey let's see if we can wake up your old friend. Ah, I sense a deep and dark presence. It is most likely Sephiroth. Oh? This is odd."

Genesis eyes his new ally carefully before he says," What is it? You cannot revive him?"

Xehamaru looks around the area No, but an unexpected event has come up. Perhaps because of the way the Life stream works, although I can sense his energy, it is fragmented throughout the life stream. It's almost like a river flowing on an opposite current. My, it's like the planet itself does not want Sephiroth back in one piece."

Genesis glowers at this news before he says," Does that mean you cannot do it?"

Xehamaru then flicks back his cape and dramatically proclaims," My friend there is little in this universe I cannot do. All that this means is that the rebirth ritual will take a longer time to perform. "

Just then the two feel a large tremor that is a result of the Big Zam blowing up! Xehamaru merely narrows his eyes and darkly says, Tsc, and what do you know? From what I just sensed, it seems our Zeon friends got killed even faster than I thought they would. Honestly, they are so pathetic."

Genesis chuckles before dryly saying," So, looks like your ritual is about to have more guests than expected. I am more than ready to give them a performance that will return them to the planet! It will be fun to test the new power on these foolish warriors of light."

Xehamaru crosses his arms and says," No doubt that it will be a fun show to watch. But even though I have no doubt in your skills Genesis, if the Enji decide to launch a full assault, while I have no fear of any personal harm, it might make the ritual impossible to perform. That's why it's always good to have a plan B. Observe."

Xehamaru then presses a button on his sleeve and the hologram image of a man appears. This purple crew cut haired man is in a fancy Sithantos uniform and has a scar across his face. He is Lieutenant Commander Margulis, the commander of Xehamaru's fleet of Nova Crushers! The Sithantos commander instantly salutes before saying," Your eminence, what is your command?"

Xehamaru nods and says," Good work keeping the fleet hidden this whole time, Margulis. What is the report of the Zeon fleet?"

Margulis gives a disgusted snicker before he says," It seems that Admiral Dozel Zabi had launched an attack himself and betted that victory in his much hyped new mobile armor, the Big Zam. However, like you predicted, even with his powerful weapon he still fell in battle."

Xehamaru narrows his eyes and says," So pathetic, I wonder how long it will take for that old fool Weil to realize he cannot beat the Enji merely by building bigger robots? No matter, for soon I will no longer have any use for him."

Margulis nods before he calmly says," My lord, forgive me for being presumptuous, but does your signal mean that?"

Xehamaru cuts him off with a murderous cackle before he goes on with," Correct. Now that the Lylat forces are wounded from the Zeon attack, it is the perfect time for us to strike the planet! Now that Zabi got rid of the planets shields for us, there should be no problem. I do not need you to destroy them all. Just cause enough carnage to distract those pesky Enji heretics."

Margulis grins before curtly saying," It shall be done my lord. With the Enji just routing most of the Zeon vessels they will be ripe for a merciless attack."

Xehamaru nods before saying," Oh, and one more thing, Margulis. Were my minions able to send you any sacrifices?"

Margulis clenches his fist tightly before saying," Sadly, we only received one group out of the expected five."

Xehamaru sighs before saying," A displeasing turn of events, but that can no longer be changed. Just beam the group you have here to my present location."

Margulis bows before saying," As you command. Do not worry lord, Xehamaru; I will bring death to all that defy your cause!"

Xehamaru gives a small smirk before he says;" I have no doubt you will, commander."

With that, the image of Margulis vanishes before a red beam hits the ground. When the light fades, a red metallic cage with dozens of people is inside! This is the only group of people that were kidnapped by the Necrocalcous that the Enji were not able to rescue. They are all horrified to see Xehamaru and Genesis before them. Xehamaru just takes delight in seeing the terrified faces before he says,"

Well, this is not the amount of people I had hoped I would get, and while I wish I had an Enji Knight in with them this will all have to do. Let us hope that Sephiroth 's soul is not picky about who is used to be there offering."

Genesis hears a few screams and just sighs before he says," They look like they are looking into the eyes of the devil."

Xehamaru then extends his hand and softly says," Do not be scared. You should be honored that your meaningless lives are being used to bring about the new era!"

A random middle aged women weeps a little before feebly pleading," Please let us go!"

Xehamaru then leans forward before he wryly says," There is no need for fear. Soon you shall all be lifted of your fears, for entirety! Hahahah! It's time to begin!"

Genesis then nods before he casually says," In that case I shall get going to set up the "Battleground" for our Enji guests. Oh, but before I go, take this."

Xehamaru sees his new ally ruffle through his pocket and says," Oh? "

Genesis takes something that looks like an amulet and throws it to Xehamaru before he says," This is the last cell sample of Jenova. Weiss found it in the depths of deep ground. It's only a possibility, but it could speed up the ritual."

Xehamaru looks at the object intently before responding with," How fascinating. I will make good use of this in one way or another. Ah, since you have trusted me enough to give me this, let me give you a "gift" that all warriors of Sithantos have. "

He then hands Genesis two cursed seal of Necrocalcous crystals! The former elite member of SOLDIER sees the red gem before he cautiously says," And what would this be?"

Xehamaru looks amused and responds with," This is a crystal that can infuse you with a fragment of the essence of Chaos Necron, for a time. I doubt you will need it, but who said only good guys only have back up plans? The other one is for Weiss. Now, if you do not mind, I do need to get started in order to get the best results."

Genesis puts the Curse seal crystal away before he says," But of course. Ah, my foolish adversaries that struggles so valiantly for a hopeless crusade of lies. Show me the resolve you have! "

With that, Genesis opens up his giant black wing and flies to the higher part of the cavern.

Xehamaru sees this site before he looks back at his captives and says," Hehehe, everything is going according to plan. If my flagship, the super Nova crusher Dark Specter, was here I could just destroy this world after finding the key fragment. It's no matter; the four standard Nova Crushers can get the job done.

Besides, I did give the ship to be under Nightmares command for the time being in order to start my master plan. If all continues to go on schedule, all the pieces will be set for my final push! And now, Sephiroth. It's time for you to awake from your long slumber to serve at my side! Tsc, I hope I can make use of the souls from the Lifestream, I think it's clear that the sacrifices we have here are just mere trash. I might need to take one of the Enji to use them as the offering; the vermin here are not enough! Well, ill see what I, oh?"

The dark lord at once hears the sounds of a spacecraft and gets ready to attack in a instant, till all of a sudden he hears a projected voice say," My lord, I might be able to help you!"

Xehamaru then sees none other than Denzel in his stolen shuttle land besides his new master! Xehamaru just raises a eyebrow as he sees the man in Sithantos robes run out before he says," My, I did not think any of the members of the Sleeping Chapel escaped capture."

Denzel bows before saying," I was captured my lord, however during the confusion of the recent Zeon attack I caught my guards by surprise and used some hidden sleep materia I had on me to knock everyone out. Then I knew you would need me, so I came here by using the other materia I had on me."

Xehamaru sees the young cultist show a few green, yellow and purple orbs hanging around Denzel's neck before he crosses his arms and amusement before he coyly says," My, you're a clever one, are you not Denzel? Yes, I am glad to see you have such devotion, especially with who raised you."

Denzel flinches as he sees the intensity in his masters eyes before he says," So you, no, of course you knew. I promise you Lord Xehamaru, my allegiance is to you! I don't care about all of the sinners of this world, or Cloud and the rest of those liars! As long as you keep your word, ill do whatever you ask!"

The pale faced man then laughs madly at this before he says," Yes, I always remember those who have the fire of hateful rage burning in those eyes. You wanted me to bring the parents that were so wrongly taken from you to be revive? I can relate such a desire, and I shawl reward your loyalty, once all threats are neutralized. "

Xehamaru turns back to the shuttle before he raises his hand and says," Yes, you had good timing Denzel, I'll be able to sacrifice the worthless pawns for a worthy rook faster than I expected now!"

The leader of Sithantos then raises his hand before he uses his energy to rip the shuttle roof open and magically lift all the unconscious people inside in to the air! As the people then get thrown in to the cage holding the other victims the fallen Enji Knight then glances at his follower before he says," All that I require you to do is to keep a good look out Denzel, to be frank I doubt you can do much else at this point."

Denzel nods and says," Yes, I understand Master Xehamaru. I'll make sure you know full well if anyone is coming, even if it just looks like a flea! Cloud, even if he caught on, he and his idiot Enji can't stop you now! "

Xehamaru sees Denzel take cover in between some of the rocks before he chuckles darkly and thinks," So Cloud and his band is indeed on this world, desperately trying to defend their homeland no doubt. Ah, that would mean that Cloud's foolish apprentice that welds that divine blade is here to. Good, I can get the pleasure of killing all kinds of fools today! Yes, no doubt Cloud is not too happy about his friends "enlightenment". AT the very least, the sad little runt will be a perfect decoy. Yes, Cloud, you and the others can't win, this world BEGS for judgment, like all others! And soon, every last one of you will see that only those who know the true rules of the game of life will ever be truly able to win! Ah well, one way or another, ill have every last one of you heretics submit to the truth soon enough!"

Xehamaru gives one more outburst of evil laughter before preparing to gather the Lifestream and get on with reviving Sephiroth!


As Xehamaru begins the ritual and those that fight for him get ready to fight the Enji, Ben and the others are preparing to storm the Northern Crater. After the massive damage caused by the Big Zam, the WRO is helping the people of Icicle Inn repair the damage done to the town from the Zeon forces. Meanwhile, near the Northern Crater at the cabin on Mount Gaea made by an old ice climber named Holzoff, the Enji knights are preparing for the coming fight against Xehamaru and his forces. As the elder owner of the logging's sees his cabin packed he chuckles and says," I must say, I never thought I would ever see so many visitors at once. Good thing I added on an expansion last year!"

Doug looks outside the window before he chuckles and says," Man this place has steep hills. Have you ever thought about turning this place into a ski resort?"

Cloud sees the mountain climbing master looking thoughtful before he clears his throat and sternly says," Not now, Doug. Sorry Mr. Holzoff, we are only here to plan our attack. So, do we have a data readout of the area?"

Vincent walks up to the center of the room and says," Yes. The area itself is not much different than when we were there last time. However, from the scanning Cid did for us, it seems the area has four significant power levels. The largest is most likely Xehamaru."

Cloud crosses his arms and tensely adds," That means the other two are most likely Weiss and Genesis."

Kratos looks at the report and says," There is still a fourth-large power level. It must be a strong minion of Xehamaru."

Lloyd just chuckles and says," Heh, it looks like it's definitely not going to make it easy for us."

Regal closes his eyes and then adds," If Xehamaru is still trying to resurrect Sephiroth, then we best move fast, at least we want to have a fifth extremely deadly opponent to fight."

Barret pounds the table before he loudly says," Hell yeah! Sephiroth was bad enough to beat by himself. Having to deal with him and all these other maniacs is something even I prefer to pass out on!"

Red XIII nods before he says," The biggest concern of mine is, what will we do when we confront Xehamaru? His power might be even greater than Sephiroth and only the Grand Master is able to fight on par with him. Even in a combined attack it is not likely to be enough to put his dark ways to an end."

Ben looks resolute before he says," Maybe, however no matter how powerful Xehamaru is, it does not matter. Xehamaru, Weiss, Genesis, Sephiroth. I don't care how many strong opponents are waiting for me. I am not going to allow any dark-side loving being to cause any more death and misery!

Too many people have died because of these many messed up ideas and on my honor as an Enji knight to be, and as the one chosen by the Star Sword, I am going to protect the people of this universe even if I have to take down every last one of them!"

Cloud sees Ben's enthusiasm and chuckle before he says," That's the spirit, Ben."

Tifa cracks her knuckles before saying," He is right, let's go kick these guys back into the darkness where they belong!"

Cloud looks up on the summit and narrows his eyes before he bails his fist tightly and says," Xehamaru may have unrivaled magical power, but he is not unbeatable. Although none of us can match him directly, if we can hit him hard enough to blast him out of the crater, maybe we can have him killed through the firepower of the Lylat fleet."

James nods before he says," That sounds like it could work. Even someone as powerful as Xehamaru should not be able to take too many hits from a full power blast of the airship fleet!"

Lloyd then sighs and says," Alright then, what are we standing around here for?"

Ben grasps the hilt of the Star Sword tightly as he says," Right, it's time to end Xehamaru's ambitions right here!"

Cloud then moves for the door before he says," In that case, let's get, Huh? What is that rumbling?"

James retains his balance before he says," An avalanche?"

Ben hears an even louder noise before he says," No, that sounds like a shot from a plasma cannon!"

Doug narrows his eyes before he says," What? Is Zeon still trying to attack?"

Yuffie then spots something before she gasps and says," Oh no! Everyone look outside quick!"

Cloud spots at what the spunky ninja is saying before he says," No, this is worse than I thought!"

Everyone goes out of the cabin, and to their shock they see a large black warship in the sky that is none other than a Sithantos Nova Crusher! What's worse, in the distance the Enji can see a second warship blasting everything in sight!

In addition, it seems that coming out of the ships are Sithantos mobile suits! The black-colored Mercurio and the red and black Zolfo mobile suit are not that much more powerful than the mobile fighters Zeon uses. However, Sithantos pilots are well trained and in groups even a Gundam pilot has a handful coming out alive in a dog fight! Holzoff sees this chaotic site before he gulps and says," What the blazes? I am still getting use to all this out of world stuff."

Ben sees the Sithantos forces going all out before he grimaces and says," Just great. Seems like all this time Xehamaru had his own personal air fleet ready to kick us when we are down."

Hiryuumon shrugs before he says," Bad guys seem to always attack at the worse moment, huh, boss?"

Ben sighs before he responds with," Of course. It's part of the reason they are bad guys."

Cloud looks agitated before he says," Just great, so much for air support. They must have lying in wait to strike us right when the fleet was busy routing the Zeon forces! Ugh, to have the technology to hide four warships from our sensors from all this time. Just how powerful is Sithantos?"

Ben then turns to his squad captain before he says," What should we do now?"

Cloud looks determined before he answers with," Just stick to the plan, I guess. All that's changed is that we have to think of one other way to deal with Xehamaru."

Ben nods before he responds with," Oh well, I guess we will just have to find a new way!"

Kratos looks around before he says," Cloud. May I suggest we split into groups to divide the Sithantos attack forces attention?"

Cloud nods before he answers with," Good idea. Alright everyone. Let's get going. Ready Squad 7?"

Ben grins as he answers with," Always."

Doug then cracks his neck before he says," Let's go kick that Xehamaru through a couple of walls until he learns his lesson!"

James nods before he dryly says," Heh, this night is going to be fun."

Ben then turns to his Digimon pal and says," Hiryuumon, do you think you can Digivole so we can get there faster?"

Hiryuumon looks excited before he says," No problem, boss! Hiryuumon, Digivole to Wyrmmon! Alright, all aboard!"

Doug grins before he runs up and says," Ah , me first! It's freezing out here! Ahchoo!"

Lloyd just waves before he says," See you there, Ben!"

Ben waves back before saying," Good luck."


"With that, the four warriors get on their dragon Digimon friend and begin their attack on the Sithantos force, as the Lylat fleet does the same. It's a little hectic avoiding random laser fire between the two air forces above, but Wyrmmon is able to out maneuver any incoming cross fire and after a bit our heroes are ready to fly into the Northern Crater. Cloud looks at the place and sees that it looks roughly the same as when he was last there to stop Sephiroth. Cloud has all of those intense memories flash back across his mind before he gets grimly determined and says," After all these years, I never thought I would return here. This time I will make sure it's the last time!"

Ben nods before he vigorously responds with," Right, Cloud Sensei! Well, looks like they are waiting for us. Let's give them a proper greeting, Wyrmmon!"

Wyrmmon narrows his eyes before he says," Right! Magma Cyclone!"

James sees the Champion level digimon prepare to strike before he says," Hey, who said you got all the fun?"

James then snipes a few incoming hostiles with his energy bow and between him and Wyrmmon they are able to make through the crossfire. As they descend to the underground part of the cavern, they see a group of Necrocalcous black mages waiting for them! Not having any time to waste on grunts, Wyrmmon goes to fry them before they can even raise their hands to cast a spell!

Ben and James help out to clear the path by throwing a barrage of energy blasts and energy arrows at the monsters of darkness. By attacking in unison they are able to blast back the first wave of defenders and land on the ground. Ben takes a deep breath before he says," Alright, let's begin. I wonder how powerful this Genesis really is.

We fought some tough opponents already, like Ganondorf, Magneto, Sigma, and Ravxen. It does not matter who gets in are way. Anyone that serves the dark side is going down! So, who wants to go first!"

Doug sees an unusual excitement in his friend before he says," Man, when did Ben get so eager to fight all of a sudden?"

James sighs before he says," I think after he saw the Big Zam shoot that shuttle he felt guilty and did not want to see anyone else die. I just hope this will not make him rush into danger. Huh, No! Ben behind you!"

Ben turns around and hears hostile noises before he says," What the?""

Cloud sees many more black monsters coming out of the shadows, and then sees the ground shake before a large cobra like snake, a monster from his world called the Midgar Zolam slither out of the ground! Cloud braces himself as he sees the snake is black before he says,"," Where did they all come from? Is Xehamaru fusing Necrocalcous with monsters from my world?"

Ben sees the Midgar Necrocalcous charge at him before he promptly unleashes a energy sword wave to slash it in half! As the monster falls Ben gives a confident grin and says," Xehamaru can put together as many monsters as he likes, they sitll won't stop us! Whoa!"

To the shock of the Enji, they see a new group of Necrocalcous all about to dig into Ben, including another Midgar Necrocalcous! However, as they are about to tear in to him, a flash appears before they are all blown away by a purple energy blast! Ben sees only dust and a severed snake head where the enemies once stood before he blinks and says," What the? What's going on?"

All of a sudden Ben gets his answer with a cold voice saying, " Ben Auro, once again you were careless."

Ben nearly jumps up before he turns around and says," Ezan! "

Ben sees the elite warrior calmly walking out of the shadows. Cloud sees the sliver haired man walk up before he raises an eyebrow and says," Ezan Kaiba, when did you get here?"

Ben just chuckles nervously before chipping in with," Nice entrance, Ezan! How did you know to come here?"

Ezan glances at Ben harshly before saying," What, are you a fool?"

Ben just raises an eyebrow at this before saying," Hey, what's that for? What are you doing? No need to get angry! AH!"

Ben is shocked that after his last comment, Ezan takes out his blade and swiftly dashes at Ben! Ben gets out of the way just in time to avoid losing his arm! However, before Ben thinks Ezan has gone mad he sees that he was never his target and that Ezan was attacking a Necrocalcous that had just come out of the ground and was about to impale Ben !

Ezan slices the monster in half before firing an energy blast at two more about to come out of the ground! Ben sees the smoking hole where his enemy once stood before he gulps and says," How did that freak sneak up so fast?"

Ezan sighs before he responds with a sharp," Like I said, you were careless."

Ben grimaces before he angrily snaps back with," Still, you could have warned me! If I was not fast enough, you could have chopped off a limb!"

Ezan just shrugs before he says;" It was a calculated risk."

Ben gets insulted and snaps back with," Do not talk like I am just a statistic! "

Squall all of a sudden cuts in with," There you are, Ezan! Oh and Cloud too."

Cloud glances to the right and says," Ah Squall; I was wondering if you were not too far behind."

Zidane then runs up and catches his breath before he says," Man, how does Ezan always get to the fun before us?"

Senel runs up to his teammate, chuckles a bit and dryly says," It's his talent to get all the credit before we get a shot at Zidane."

Sure enough, our heroes see Squall Lionheart and the other members of Ezan's squad gather around him. Squall sighs before he then says," I see Ezan has made his presence known. Sorry for the late arrival. While you guys and the others were dealing with Sithantos and the forces lead by Dozel Zabi, we were busy dealing with a Zeon division attacking Wutai. They were led by a Commander Yzak the Skrull spy Paibok, and the Krogan warlord Okeer. It was going okay, until Yzak and his Black Tri Star squad took hostages.

Still Ezan was able to out maneuver all of the enemies' tricks and we were able to shut them down. After that, we got a message from Rufus about Xehamaru and his plan to sacrifices captives to bring back Sephiroth, so we came here as fast as possible."

Zidane then looks serious before he says," That is for sure; no way this Xehamaru is going to get away with his mad plots!"

Ezan grasps his blade tightly before he says," Enough of this pointless batter. If we are to stop Xehamaru, let us move as fast as possible."

Zidane rolls his eyes and says," You know Ezan; after all of this time fighting together, you could be at least just a little more friendly."

Ezan glares at Zidane before coldly saying," Any time wasted will allow Xehamaru to perform his ritual to bring back the one called Sephiroth from the dead, correct? The mission is all that matters, not such trivial things as small talk."

Doug just chuckles and responds with," Sigh, I see some people never change."

Squall sees how aloof Ezan is before he says," Ezan, the way you act makes it seem that only your missions matter to you. Heh, for a time I was like that too, until I met Rinoa. I wonder if that is why the Grand Master had Ezan put under my squad. "

Ben shrugs before he says," Ezan is right, guys. We should hurry and stop Xehamaru, before he causes more harm to the cosmos."

Ezan forms a smug grin before he flatly says," I will not need your help; you guys will just get in my way."

Ben groans before he says," Hey! You really think you are a match for Xehamaru yourself?"

You know I am not as useless as you think, Ezan. I am only a little bit behind you and soon I will be on your level of skill."

Ezan chuckles before he says," Don't be absurd. You may not be as bad as someone like that clown Brad, but you still are too indecisive to ever be able to work together to stand a chance against Xehamaru."

Squall sighs before he says," Enough, Ezan. It will take everything all of us have to defeat Xehamaru. You're not going in alone, is that understood?"

Ezan just nods before he responds with," If that is your command, captain Lionheart."

The group is about to move deeper in to the crater when all of a sudden a menacing voice chuckles from the shadows and says," Hehehe. You Enji heretics are a riot. You really think your powers can compare to the great lord Xehamaru? Ridiculous!"

Ben gets on guard again before he says," What, where did that voice come from? Whoa, that huge dark energy! Cloud Sensei!"

Cloud instantly turns around before he says," I sense it too Ben. Behind us!"

The same dark voice from before then snickers before saying," Do not worry Enji. I do not need to resort to a sneak attack to end your pitiful lives! I am right here."

Everyone turns to the side and sees a new figure come out of the shadows. It is none other than Duskmon! The dark Digimon looks amused at the number of warriors in front of him. Ben sees how many eyeballs this new arrival has before he tensely says," Who are you? Are you with Xehamaru? Never mind, your outfit makes it obvious."

Wyrmmon inches closer and shifts at the new arrival before he says," Hey boss, this guy smells like a Digimon. A real nasty one at that."

Duskmon glances at the dragon before he says," I see you are not without some brains. I am Duskmon, warrior of darkness."

Cloud gets in to a fighting stance before he responds with," Another Sithantos experimental Digimon?"

James at once aims at the Digimon clad in dark armor before he says," Great, another freak show to get in our way."

Ben points the Star Sword at his enemy and says," Sorry, but we have no time for you. Your boss is in need of directions off the planet ASAP. Now, step aside, or I will have no choice but to send you to join your friends!"

Duskmon narrows his eyes before he harshly responds with," Do not compare me to the likes of my brethren. Unlike the others, I was made for one purpose. I exist for one reason, to kill you Enji infidels!"

Ezan sees Duskmon tense up before he readies his blade and says," Be cautious, everyone, he is powering up!"

Indeed, Duskmon powers up and his strength is so great that everyone has to block the amount of energy he is releasing to not be blown up in to the air! Duskmon then has a red sword come out of his odd-looking hand, and at once swings vertically to from it a red energy sword wave attack!

Our heroes just managed to dodge it and it's a good thing too as the power of Duskmon's attack is strong enough to tear the floor apart and go right through the wall! Ben sees the extent of the damage his new enemy can cause before he groans and says," This is the last thing we need. He is more powerful than I thought."

Doug shrugs at this before he brashly says," Oh, it's not so bad. There is only one of him. If we work together, laughing boy, over there won't have a chance!"

Duskmon chuckles darkly before he responds icily with," Is that what you think? Sorry to disappoint you, but even with your combined effort, death is all that awaits you!"

Doug is fed up with his enemies smugness and shouts out," Oh yeah? Well this is what is waiting for you! Hammer of Might!"

Cloud sees his squad mate charging right for the digimon before he says," No, wait! "

Doug powers up and charges at Duskmon before unleashing a powerful punch to the face that blows away the rocks that were loose around the ground! However, this powerful blow does not even faze Duskmon! Doug is mortified at the outcome of his attack and can only shout out," No way!"

Duskmon just glances at his attacker before casually saying," Is that all? In that case you are going to die even faster than I anticipated! "

In the blink of an eye, Duskmon hits Doug so hard that he is sent through a wall! Ben hears Doug cry out and at once shouts out," Doug!"

Duskmon sees Doug moan before he says," Since you're so brave, I will give you the honor of dying first!"

James and the others see Duskmon having a killer look before he aims for the hostile and says," Look out, Doug!"

Duskmon easily evades James's attacks, and keeps up his charge the entire time while saying," Too late, farewell! Huh?"

Duskmon prepares to finish his charge at Doug with the intention of impaling his heart, but before he can reach Doug, Cloud appears with his own blade blocking Duskmon's! Cloud keeps Duskmon at bay before he says," I don't think so!"

Duskmon sneers at Cloud's defiance before he says," So, the loyal master has come to die for his student, eh? How noble."

Cloud presses back with more energy before he says," The only one here that is about to die, is you! I will not allow anyone to bring back Sephiroth! You're going down now!"

Duskmon sees his target have his large sword glow before he pours energy in to his own sword and says," You may be the rank of an Enji captain, but even you cannot gather the power to destroy me! I will slaughter you all and present your magic energy to lord Xehamaru!"

With that, Duskmon and Cloud struggle to overpower each other and after thirty seconds Duskmon sees that Cloud is not weak and chuckles before he says," Heh, so you are not totally worthless. "

Cloud remains determined before he says," It will take more than the likes of you to do me in. "

Duskmon narrows his eyes before he says," Is that so? You mean like this?"

Cloud sees the right hand of his opponent twitch before he says," Oh, no! "

The Digimon of darkness shocks Cloud by having another sword come out of his left arm! He is about to try and slice Cloud's head off, when all of a sudden a new sword appears to block it. It's not just a sword, it's a gun blade! Duskemon glares at the unique swords' owner before saying,"

You will have your turn to die, so wait in line!"

Squall just gives a grin before he snaps back with," What, and miss the fun?"

Cloud just nods before he says," Thanks for that, Squall. Come on, let's end this clown."

Duskmon sees both of the Enji captains preparing to attack before he says," Arrogant Enji, I will show you the true power of the dark side!"

Squall just looks more vicious before he responds with," I heard it before, you don't scare us. "

With that, Squall fires a shot from his Gun-blade, but Duskmon dodges it and jumps high into the air. He then sees Ben, Zidane, and Senel charging at him. Zidane has his daggers glow before he grins and says," Since you are already made of skulls, you are already half dead!"

Ben then instantly fallows up with," I will not let you cause Xehamaru to get even more nut jobs at his side."

Duskmon just glances at the coming attackers and says," Bah, you maggots are getting to be annoying."

Senel grumbles at this and snaps back with," Hey, I did not say anything yet!"

Duskmon then chuckles before he says," It's time you all die! Deadly Gaze!

Ben feels immense energy before he shouts," Watch out!"

As the warriors of light charge at Duskmon, his magic energy gets even bigger before he aims all his many eyeballs at the Enji. He then fires a barrage of red energy blasts that blast Zidane and Senel back and tear the room in the cavern apart!

Ben is able to block the blast fired at him with the Star Sword and deflect it back at Duskmon, but it just gets reabsorbed in to the begin of darkness. The others get back up and are trying to figure out how to stop this opponent.

Cloud sees how still Duskmon is before he says," He is definitely more powerful than the others. This might take a while. Damn, and time is the thing we can't afford to waste right now!"

Duskmon points his blade at Cloud before sharply saying," Heh, see how foolish you Enji Knights are? It's pointless to defy your destiny. All of you filth will be wiped out for the glory of Master Xehamaru's new era of darkness! Prepare to join all the other Enji I killed!"

Ben wipes some dust off his shoulder before he quips back with," I don't think so, you're powerful, but it's not enough to save you from all the crimes you committed. This is the end, Shining Flare Slash!"

Duskmon just responds to this site with," A little slow are we? "

Ben heads at Duskmon with his massive powered up energy blade and brings it down at Duskmon, but his foe uses both of his own swords to block Ben's attack! Ben tries to break through, but Duskmon is too powerful! The loyal Sithantos warrior sees energy emitting from Ben's blade before he gauntly says," Not bad, then again not too good either. That sword, so you are the one chosen by the Star Sword of legend, huh?"

Ben instantly responds with a determined," That's right! I am going to save the universe from your master's big plan of darkness. That is why I am going to take you out of the way and go on to your boss!"

Duskmon coldly responds with," I find your tale amusing. A mere boy going to stop what is fated to happen? Sword of the celestial ones or not, you are no threat. In fact, you are about to be taken care of for good! "

Ben sees all of his enemies eyes glowing once more before he grimaces and says," Huh, oh no! "

Duskmon chuckles before he eagerly saying," Let us see you deflect this attack, hero!"

Wyrmmon instantly charges for his pal before he says," Hang on, boss!"

James sees energy surging around the dark digimon before he says," It's too close!"

Duskmon then prepares to go for the kill till he says," And now for the end, Deadly!"

All of a sudden Duskmon is cut off as Ezan says," Delta Ray Slash!"

Right as Duskmon was about to open fire at Ben, from point blank range Ezan appears behind the Digimon and slashes at him three times in the back to get some damage to it, not to mention save Ben's life! As Duskmon staggers backward he growls out a," Who dares interfere?"

Ezan just points his blade at the Digimon before he says;" It would do you well not to ignore me."

Duskmon looks intrigued at Ezan 's dead calm demeanor before he says," Well, since you wanted to fight so badly, now I will kill you first! I will make you suffer, warrior of light!"

Ezan sighs before he says," Another arrogant opponent. Oh well, Light Divider!"

Duskmon sees Ezan vanish before he steps back and says," At that speed? Gua! "

Right as Duskmon is about to attack, Ezan is one step ahead and reappears from the right to fire a powerful energy blast to send Duskmon through yet another wall! The blast causes an explosion that then causes a rock slide that buries the dark Digimon. Ben catches his breath before he says,"Thanks for the save there, Ezan, again."

Ezan glances at Ben before coldly responding with," I did not do it for your sake. I was just annoyed that he did not notice me. Captain Lionheart, everyone. I can handle this opponent by myself."

Ben looks at the sliver haired man with bewilderment before he says," What? Are you crazy? That guy is fighting all of us at once, without breaking a sweat and you think you can defeat him yourself?"

Squall looks at his squad mate before he says," Ben is right Ezan; this guy is different than the rest."

Ezan grasps the Soul Eater tightly before he says," As Captain Strife said, time is of the essence. It might be easier to defeat this opponent if all of us fight, but if Xehamaru is able to revive Sephiroth, the mission will be a failure. I do not expect this to be an easy victory, but I am confident I can finish this."

As he says this, a large rumbling is heard before the boulders holding down Duskmon are blown away in an aura of darkness and out comes an angry Duskmon! Duskmon wipes some dust off his armor before he notices he is bleeding a little and psychotically says," Ha, for that little attack I will slash you to pieces! "

Ezan chuckles before he coyly responds with," I would not recommend an option I could not achieve. It might take a while, but I believe this is our best course of action."

Cloud sees Duskmon giving the number one rookie a murderous look before he says," I know it's risky Squall, but I think Ezan is right, as we can't waste time."

Squall takes a deep breath before he looks to the side and says," Alright, go for it, Ezan . Just do not go and do something stupid."

Zidane grumbles before he says," Oh great, now Ezan gets another big victory to increase his rank while we get leftovers."

Squall glances sternly at the tailed man before stating," We are not here to become movie stars. Come on, let's move out!"

Cloud looks at the others of squad 7 and says," Let's get going as well, guys."

Doug responds with a swift," Right!"

Ben thinks for a second and says," Hey, Ezan!"

Ezan looks at Ben with confusion before he responds with," What?"

Ben then grins before he says," Better not go die, because you still have to survive so I can defeat you in a match!"

Ezan then smirks slightly before he dryly retorts with," Heh, I don't know why you are so eager to lose, but, oh well."

Duskmon chuckles darkly before he says," What? You really think you can be allowed to leave? Think again!"

Duskmon sees the Knights going deeper into the crater and fires off a double energy sword wave attack, but in a flash, Ezan appears in front of the blast and defects it with his Soul Eater sword. Ezan then gives a deadly glare at his enemy before stating," Sorry, but your fight is with me, and only me."

Duskmon promptly gets in to a fighting stance before shouting," You must have a death wish! Do you really think you can defeat me one on one?"

Ezan instantly responds with," I think it can be done."

Duskmon sees the sliver hair man's eyes begin to shift before he widens his own eyes and says," I recognize your profile, Enji. You're Ezan Kaiba, the number one rookie and a major eyesore to the Zeon army and Sithantos alike. Such a pity, a cold warrior with your talents is most suited for the order of Sithantos. Why waste your skills serving theses ill fated Enji when you could serve the winning side."

Ezan sighs before saying," Thanks, but no thanks. I would never degrade myself by doing something like side with scum."

Duskmon chuckles and responds with," Such a pity. For now, I will show no mercy! I know from your profile that you are quite the fast one. But let me fill you in on something, Enji rookie."

In the blink of an eye, Duskmon goes from a good distance away from Ezan, to being about to impale him from above! Ezan barely manages to get out of the way. He does not escape completely, as his arm gets a minor cut. Duskemon takes pleasure in seeing Ezan's disgust before he says," I am one of the fastest members of Sithantos, definitely fast enough for you! You may be a elite human, but I was created solely to kill your kind!

"

Ezan takes a potion to heal his wound before he says," That level of speed? This might take more effort than I thought."

Duskmon chuckles once more before he responds with," Don't feel so bad, everyone with a perfect record has to fall sometime. This will be your fall, a fall that will cause you to crash and burn!"

Ezan merely responds with," We will see. "

Ezan and Duskmon then dashes right for his enemy and after his strike his parried they both clash at each other. The two then continue to exchange a fast and powerful exchange of sword strikes that cause the area to shake with each strike! After a minute of this, it ends with Ezan parrying a strike to the head in midair before a split second later avoiding an energy blast! The two land on the ground. Duskmon begins to laugh again as he says," Heh, you are not called the number one rookie for nothing. But you are still nothing more than a pebble that is about to erode in the flood of darkness that is about to cover this cosmos!"

Ezan 's face does not change at all before he says," You cannot intimidate me. Soon I will finish you, before rejoining my squad."

Duskmon then has his aura of darkness explode around him before he says," I do not think so. However, I would not mind sending your corpse! Deadly Gaze!"

Duskmon fires another barrage of dark energy at Ezan, but he is able to avoid all of the attacks. However, Duskmon was counting on that and flash steps in front of Ezan to hit him hard in the chest and send him right to the ground! This causes the dark man to snidely say," Looks like your fast, but not that fast."

Ezan just wipes some blood off his mouth before he says," This is getting old. I wonder how confident you will be after this? Chidori Blitz!"

Duskmon sees Ezan having lighting crackle around his body before he says," Not bad, but let's see it get past this! Lunar Plasma!"

Ezan powers up his swords with a combination of his magic energy and lightning and charges at Duskmon, unfortunately the foe has his own attack! The being of darkness surrounds himself with his aura until he is covered with a small red moon.

Duskmon then breaks out of that self-created moon, with his blades glowing with a massive amount of power! The two figures collide and the amount of power is enough to blow away most of the rocks in the room! Ezan struggles to press forward against Duskmon, but to his dismay, he finds that Duskmon's attack is more powerful! Ezan sees himself being pressed back before he says," What? His attack is stronger!"

Duskmon then narrows his eyes, all of them before he says," All Enji that defy Lord Xehamaru will die, even you Ezan Kaiba!"

Duskmon then breaks through Ezan's Chidori attack and knocks Ezan's sword out of his hand before slashing the number one rookie across the chest! Ezan then falls to the floor, and as the Digimon assassin sees the Super elite warrior try to restrain showing how hurt he is he sighs and says,"

Tsc, you should have taken up my offer, because now you will die like a dog.

Ezan quickly rebounds before he snaps back with," I don't think so. "

Duskmon then points his right sword at his opponents face before saying," Face it heretic, you are facing an opponent that is superior to you."

Ezan then has his own magical energy surge around his body before he angrily snaps back with," Enough! Failure is not an option. I refuse to fail!"

Duskmon sees the anger in the young man's eyes before he says," My, have you gotten a temper? Oh well, I will have to take care of that! "

Duskmon goes to give the final blow to Ezan, but is surprised when Ezan blocks it! Duskemon instantly tries to fallow up with a side slash but Ezan dodges that attack as well, and the next three slashes! The Digimon then sees that Ezan's eyes are different and are now red before he says, How could you block so fast?"

Ezan glares at the digimon before responding with," Simple, I predicted your movements."

Duskmon sees how different the pupils of his enemy is before he sneers and says," Those eyes. Heh, so it's more than just a rumor. You're one of those warriors that have the eyes of the Sharingan. I heard only a few people in the universe had those eyes at a time. That's odd; despite their reputation as a warrior dynasty the Kaiba family never had anyone in their history with the Sharingan.

Only the late Ansem Zeon was said to have recently been able to ne the only one not from the Uchiha clan to wield Sharingan eyes at this time."

Ezan just shrugs before he flatly responds with," What can I say, except for that I am special."

Duskmon walks forward slowly before he says," Indeed. You are special, so special that you present a threat. Therefore, you must die now! Heart Of Darkness! "

Duskmon jumps into the air and gathers his power and focused it into a dark sphere. He then throws it right at Ezan!

However Ezan is done playing around and summons the Soul Eater into his hand, before stabbing Duskmon's attack with it! He then gathers the power from Duskmon 's attack and uses it to fuel his own attack! Duskmon flinches at this before he says," That can't be possible!"

Ezan all of a sudden has his power explode before he says," That's what they all say. I will not allow myself to be defeated here. I will not fail my mission! Backlash Mirror Flare!"

Duskmon growls harshly before he says," Foolish insect! I will destroy you! AHH!"

After using the power he got from Duskmon's attack, he uses it for his own massive energy wave attack! Duskmon tries to slash the attack back. When his blade hits the blast, it shatters on impact!

Duskmon is hit in full force and is blasted so hard he is hit through the ceiling before it explodes! Ezan then goes up to the outside to make sure he has beaten his foe, when he realizes the battle is still on. The sliver haired warrior quickly glances around before he grunts and says," You can't deceive me. Come out of the shadows so we can finish this!"

Duskmon chuckles from the shadows before saying," Heh, there is no fooling you. I must admit that last attack was more powerful than I expected. "

Duskmon then walks out and appears damaged, as he is singed all over and one of his blades is broken. Duskemon peers at his damaged body before he in a disturbed tone says," Ezan Kaiba, you are proving to be a worthy kill. However, this is where the games end."

Ezan has lighting crackle around his katana before he unemotionally says," You're right, it's time I finish you so I can return to my main objective. In your condition, that won't take long."

Duskmon then looks amused before he responds with," Oh? Before you get overconfident I should tell you I am not at my full power! To think I would have to resort to this on a mere rookie, you should be honored. Just so you know, no one has seen my true form and survived!"

Ezan leans forward to prepare to strike before he responds with," I don't care about that, I will end this now! "

Duskmon suddenly has dark energy explode out of his body before he says," Sorry, but too late!"

Duskmon, slide beast spirit digivolve to, Velgmon!"

Ezan finds the amount of energy being released his enemy is enough to press him back before he stands his ground and says," What the? "

To the shock of Ezan, Duskmon jumps into the air before he is covered in a sphere of darkness. After a few seconds it shatters and a new horrifying Digimon flies above Ezan!

This monster looks like a giant grotesque black and purple armored vulture with three demonic eyes and wild blond hair. It is colored black and red. This is Velgmon, one of the most powerful of Xehamaru's servants! Velgmon flies above Ezan and promptly roars before saying,"

Ha, you're finished now! My power rivals the Inquisitors in this form! Prepare to have your life ended in quite the harsh manner you wretched inferior being!"

Ezan just studies the new form of his enemy carefully before he tensely says," Great, its magic energy is now doubled and to top it off, now that he can fly, just being able to hit him has become no easy task. Tsk, for all this the others better not be wasting the time I am giving them. No matter what, though, I will not allow the likes of you to cause me to fail my duty!"

Velgmon just roars again and says," Foolish to the end, Ezan Kaiba, I will take those special eyes of yours and present them to lord Xehamaru! ""

And so Ezan renews his fight against the freaky dark Digimon.


Meanwhile, as Ezan and Velgmon begin round two of their fight, Ben and the others have descended to the depths of the Northern Crater and are beginning to sense Xehamaru's massive dark magic energy, when they feel a tremor from the fight between Ezan and Velgmon. Zidane sees the entire area tremble before he winces and says," Man those shock waves have been getting more common."

Ben looks back at the area with uneasy eyes before he says," That Duskmon was powerful, I wonder if Ezan overestimated himself."

Senel chuckles before responding with," Don't worry about Ezan, Ben. He is best at making the impossible possible."

Ben nods before he reacts with," Yeah, you're right; he did crush Brad after all. I wonder if Lloyd and the others are doing okay?"

Cloud shrugs before he answers with," Don't worry Ben, after all they are all Enji Knights or close to that level. Every single one of us is ready to do what it takes to stop evil from doing what it likes. Come on, every second counts."

Ben then looks enthusiastic before he says," Right! Nothing will prevent us from stopping Xehamaru!"

All of a sudden a calm but edgy voice cuts in from the right before saying," Is that so? I would have to disagree, misguided warriors. The moment of destiny will not be stopped!"

Ben at once braces himself before he says," What, where is that voice coming from?"

The unwelcomed voice then laughs and responds with," Ha, it is the voice of your doom!"

Cloud powers up before he sharply says," Be on guard, everyone! I sense a large power coming! "

Ben nods before he notices something and says," Hey, what's going on with this area?"

To the Enji knight's surprise, the room begins to light up! Soon our heroes find large pillars of fire enveloping the room, making them trapped! Ben notices the one responsible flying down from above, and it is none other than Genesis! The mysterious warrior flies down on his one black wing and lands on a pillar in the center of the room. In his hand is his red saber. Cloud is the only one who has seen reports on the former renegade First Class Soldier before hand and at once readies himself before slowly saying," So, you're Genesis."

Genesis gives a mocking bow before saying," The one and only. You are the so-called Enji Knights. It seems that unlike SOLDIER, Enji are without order. To think that you are supposed to be warriors of light that courageously set out to protect the universe. It must be a nice fantasy.

Ben sighs before snapping back with," Hey, Enji knights are no joke. I do not know your story, but if you're siding with Xehamaru then I will defeat you, no matter what!"

Genesis looks at Ben with a bored tone before he says," I do not know who you are, but I do not care. There is only one in your group that I will recognize, and that is you, Cloud Strife."

He then points his rapier at Cloud. This causes the spiky haired swordsmen to raise a eyebrow before saying," Me? I never fought you. I never even met you!"

Genesis chuckles before he says," Ah, but I know you, Cloud. After all, you are the one who defeated Sephiroth, not once, but twice! Weiss informed me about all that happened as I slumbered. I always thought the one to dethrone Sephiroth as the best warrior would be me. But instead my destiny was stolen from me from some upstart!"

Cloud sighs before he says," Sorry, but I had no time to consider the feelings of some crazed maniac!"

Genesis then closes his eyes before he snickers and bitterly says," In any case, none of that matters anymore. My desire to seek revenge was just recently replaced with a new, bigger desire. Thanks to Xehamaru, I can now bring judgment not just on the worthless people of this planet, but for all worlds! Then at last justice will be reached!"

Cloud looks disgusted before he says," You really think that what Xehamaru has planned is justice? That's insane!"

Genesis looks amused before he says," Heh, I remember the last person who said that to me. That's right, the one who bested me in combat, First Class Soldier Zack Fair. He could not come to terms with the truth of the sins of man. To the man's credit, he was able to defeat me even after I had gathered power from the life-stream. In the end, he was still the loser."

Cloud is shocked at this information before he says," What do you mean?"

Genesis grasps his fist before saying," For all his optimism and dreams, in the end it did him no good, for I heard he had quite the painful and tragic end. In the end, for all his pride, Zack died like a dog who was forgotten by the world."

Cloud at once gets outraged before he snaps out with," Don't you dare look down at Zack, you scum! He was a much better man than you will ever be!"

Ben nods before he adds," That's right, Zack was a true hero!"

Genesis looks at squad 7 with disgust before he says," Is that what you think? And I suppose you Enji Knights also think of yourselves as heroes?"

Ben passionately nods before saying,"You got that right! The purpose of the Enji order is to keep the universe safe from villains like you!"

Genesis then loses his composer before he laughs and says," Ha ha ha! I see the same naïve look in your eyes I had once when I still was foolish enough to dream of being a hero."

Ben bails his free hand in to a tight fist before saying," It's not just a naïve dream; I will make it a reality! It is my destiny to become the great Enji Knight who will save all space from darkness!"

Genesis has an even more jaded expression form before his retort is," That's right, keep telling yourself that. Just know this.

While at first the masses will adore you, it will not take long before they fear your superior power and loathe you. The weak always fear what they cannot understand. That is why they strike at anything that goes against their mindless collective thought. Trust me, for I have firsthand experience on the ordeal."

Cloud then responds with," Maybe it was because you tried to destroy humanity that they feared you, eh?"

Genesis harshly glares at the Enji Captain before he says," Ha, I did not think you could understand, after all, you're loyal to Zack. Oh well. As stated by the novel, Loveless, Goddess shall fall from the darkest sky. Spreading her wings of light and darkness, she shall lead us to our paradise, along with her gift.

However, the Goddess of this planet has rejected me. Its people have rejected me. However, Xehamaru understands my pain and shares my desire of revenge. That is why I side with Sithantos. I will embrace the god of darkness and bring about a dark paradise that will cleanse the cosmos of unfit maggots!"

Cloud then gets in to a fighting stance before he soundly says," I don't think so!"

Squall nods before adding," No matter what you say, your kind of twisted logic is no excuse for your actions. Forgive us if we object to the killing of billions for some half-baked new world plot you have! You're just a cynical disturbed monster who has to be taken down like a mad dog."

Genesis puts his gloved hand on his forehead before saying," What can I say? The stone is carved from the chisel of the stupid unwashed masses. Yes, my soul, corrupted by vengeance, hath endured torment to find the end of the journey. There is no way I can ever let the foolish lambs be free from their judgment. I knew that pawns like you would not understand. However, I know someone else who shares Xehamaru's vision. Yes, an old friend that I had a disagreement with. I think that he has since seen the same path. Sephiroth and I were once comrades, you see. It will be fun to fight side by side again."

Cloud looks like he is ready to snap before he grinds his teeth and says," It's not happening; the grip Sephiroth and Jenova had on this world is gone for good! But if you miss him that much, I will be happy to send you to where he is now!"

Genesis shrugs before he says," Ha, if we cannot settle our differences, then I guess I will just have to destroy you all!"

Ben then grins before I think you were sleeping too long, you're powerful, but with all of us against you, it's a little one sided. After all, Zack did beat you one on one before."

Genesis looks excited before he responds with," Ha! That may be true. However, I have been gaining power for seven years now. It's time to see the results!"

With that, Genesis holds up his saber in the air and he becomes surrounded in a blood red aura that is so strong, it covers the entire room! The amount of pressure he is releasing is so great that Ben and the others can barely stand up! As Ben sees some rocks being blown his way he quickly slashes them in half and says," Me and my big mouth!"

Genesis feels excited before he has his red rapier glow with red energy and he says," Hahaha! I will not let you interfere! Come now Cloud; let me see the power that was able to surpass Sephiroth! Once I defeat you, it will prove I am the greatest Soldier!"

Zidane grumbles before he gets in to a fighting stance and shouts out," Hey, I am here too! Why does everyone else get the spotlight? Ezan, Ben, Cloud, enough already! I beat both Kuja and Necron back to back and I sure as hell can beat a weird rock star wannabe like you!"

Genesis sees Zidane power up before he says," What is this? You must be kidding?"

Senel cracks his knuckles before he responds with," Hey, if you don't pay attention, you will regret it!"

Genesis narrows his eyes before he sharply responds with," I see you want to be the first to fall, be my guest!"

Zidane then gets serious," Grr, I will make you take me for real!"

Senel nods and says," Eat this, Swallow Storm!"

Squall sees his teammates charging in before he says," No, don't go rushing in!"

Genesis sees his opponents have made the first move before he nods and says," Let us begin!"

At last the battle begins, as Zidane and Senel are the first ones to charge at Genesis. The winged warrior just chuckles before his swords glows red with energy! Senel starts the fight by unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks at Genesis.

The newest Sithantos inquisitor is too fast to be hit, and easily dodges all the strikes before putting his free hand in the air, using his power to freeze the white-haired fighter in mid-air with his energy!

He then sees Zidane charging at him with his dagger and replies by throwing Senel into him! The force that Genesis threw at Zidane's comrade is great enough to send them both right into a wall! The man clad in red hears a pair of moans before he sighs and says," I think that will be enough out of you two loudmouths."

Doug just readies himself before he says," Great, this guy is pretty tough too."

Ben looks disheveled before he says," This is like that bad song that never ends. Even so, this is just the start!"

Cloud eyes the former SOLDIER carefully before he looks at his friends and says," His magic seems to be even more of a threat than his sword skills. Get ready to attack in form eight, let's go, Squad 7!"

Ben nods and adds," Right!"

Genesis sees Squad 7 spread out before he tilts his head to the side and says," So now is the act when your merry band defeats me using the "undefeatable power of team work" is it? I do not think so!"

Ben grumbles and says," Your overconfidence is your weakness."

Genesis snickers before he retorts with," Your faith in your friends is yours!"

Zidane then gets back up before he groans out a," Hey, I am not done yet either!"

Senel nods before he says;" I will show you to mock me!"

Genesis looks disgusted before responding with," Sigh, everyone is so eager to die!"

All of a sudden a gruff voice interjects with," Brother, I know you wanted to fight, but would you mind if I killed some of them too? Seeing so many powerful fighters has gotten me excited!"

Genesis then glances behind him before he says," Fine, I would hate to deprive you. However, only I will be the one to kill Cloud and his team, understand?"

Weiss eagerly replies with," But of course!"

Zidane gulps before he then says," Where is that voice coming from?"

Weiss then snaps out with," Right here, you rejects!"
Ben then senses something before he says," Look out guys!"
Zidane then looks behind him just in time to say," Whoa!"

Zidane and Senel turn around just in time to see the wall behind them get blown away and for them to see an ecstatic Weiss charging at them with both of his swords! The two are fast enough to dodge just as Weiss hits the ground; the force of Weiss' blow is powerful enough to leave a large impact on the ground! Weiss then lands on the ground besides Genesis and smugly says," Worthless garbage, you're not good enough to be killed by Genesis!"

Cloud sighs before he says," Now Weiss is here too? This is becoming quite a party, a bad party. "

Genesis looks amused before he playfully says," My, Weiss I have never seen you so happy."

Weiss widens his eyes and says," Yes, I suppose it's because of hiding for so long, but I feel more energized than ever! Killing trash always did cheer me up."

Zidane starts to look angry before he says," I am getting tired of people looking down on me."

Weiss then has muscles tense up before he says," Enough! You are all just a bother, so it's time for you to disappear!"

Weiss then powers up his aura, before firing a powerful energy at the group. At that moment, Squall makes his presence known by jumping right in front of the blast and slashing it in half with his gun-blade! Squall then glances at Weiss before he says," Sorry, but I disapprove of your blowing up my squad."

Weiss looks excited before he spites out," Ha, so you have some power, do you?"

Squall rolls his eyes and says," Cloud, I will handle this guy, just take care of Genesis!"

Cloud nods before he answers with," Right!"

Squall then motions to the right Hey, if you don't want to get in the way of your brother's fight, then follow me."

Weiss chuckles before gruffly responding with," I will grant your wish to choose your place of death!"

Squall looks at his squad mates and says," Come on guys, let's do this!"

Zidane agrees with a swift, "Right!"

Senel then looks at the others and says," Good luck, everyone."

With that, Squall leads Weiss to a different part of the area of the cavern, as his squad follows him. Now it is just Squad 7 and Genesis. The man with the large sword then sets his eyes on his target before casually saying," Looks like it's just you, again."

Genesis looks amused before he says," How foolish of you to reduce your numbers when facing a superior opponent."

Cloud forms a sly grin before he counters with," Ever heard of divide and conquer?"

Genesis sighs before he respond with a snarky," Oh yes, but you see that only works when you have a chance of victory!"

Doug then cracks his neck before he brashly says," It's time we show you what we are made of!"

James nods before he aims his arrow at his enemy and says," Right, you're not as powerful as you think."

Genesis then looks aggressively at the good guys before he harshly says," Oh, really? Let's see what you think first hand!"

Cloud sees the red swordsmen raise his arm before he tensely says," He is coming, get ready!"

With a smirk, Genesis raises his hand and fires a powerful red magic energy attack at squad 7! The warriors of light dodge the blast, as it sets the room ablaze and charge at him. James fires a barrage of energy arrows at his opponent, but Genesis holds up his sword and out of it comes a wall that blocks the attacks! Doug, Ben and Wyrmmon even though they all attack at once, quickly realize they are not fast enough to hit him! As Genesis evades Ben's slashes with ease he grins before cockily saying,"Ha, you Enji knights are hardly worth your reputation!"

Doug grunts angrily at this before he turns red and says," I hate know-it-alls like you. Let's see how you take this, Sphere of Might!"

Wyrmmon also takes the moment to strike," Magma Cyclone!"

Genesis sees the attacks coming his way before he responds with," Oh please, you still seem to not realize who you are dealing with!"

As the two attacks head for the red wearing swordsmen, he deflects both of them with ease! After that, Genesis then goes on the offensive! He takes a feather from his large wing and throws it at the Enji. Using his magic power, that one feather soon becomes a tornado that consumes Doug! As Doug is violently hurled around the area he feels himself being cut all over before he says," What is this? Ah!"

Ben sees Doug go flying before he tensely shouts out," Doug! "

Genesis sees that even as the blond marital artist is risen higher in to the air he remains defiant. This causes the soldier to raise his right hand and say," Heh, I guess you will be the first to die!"

Ben then yells out in defiance before sharply saying," No, you're not killing anyone!"

Genesis quickly swerves his head around before he says," Huh, Gha! "

To Genesis' surprises, Ben fires an ice spell at him that he easily deflects. That was just so Ben could rush in and punch Genesis in the face! Hit hard, his concentration ruined the feather tornado and is broken. Doug is released with only a few relatively minor cuts from the attack. As Doug lands on the ground Ben runs over and says," You alright Doug?"

Doug chuckles lightly before he says," I'm fine; it will take more than a few sharp feathers to do me in! Still, thanks anyway, buddy.'

Genesis sighs before he says," Ah friendship, such a sweet depiction. Be careful, your so-called best buddy might be the one that stabs you in the back!"

Doug rolls his eyes before he says," Man, hamming it up much? Obviously you never had a true friend, because if you did, you would know true friends stick together, no matter what!"

Genesis looks even more bitter till he responds with," A foolish dream. Everyone is capable of betrayal, to think otherwise is just putting your head in the sand."

Cloud remains unmoved before he snaps back with," What would you know about friendship? A warped person like you does not understand anything at all! It's time you got a wake up call."

Genesis then nearly looks nostalgic for a second before he quietly says," Oh, Cloud, I cannot wait until you learn the truth. Here, let me open your eyes!"

With that, Genesis hovers in the air and powers up until his sword glows. He then throws it up in the air and it replicates into ten swords! He catches the real one and waves his hand to send the energy blades at Cloud! Cloud is ready, however, and takes out one of the swords in his weapons and goes to counter them all! He then goes into jump at Genesis, but even with attacking with two swords, Genesis blocks both of them! As Genesis presses Cloud back he looks annoyed and says," This is all the power you have? So sad, I expected far more from the one who defeated Sephiroth Mister Strife!"

Cloud just narrows his eyes before he says," Hey, I am just getting started!"

Genesis sees Cloud have his magical aura extend before he looks excited and says," Is that so? I wonder how durable you are. Let's see how well you deal with this attack at close range!"

All of a sudden Ben chips in with," Hey, Genesis, forget me? "

Genesis glares at the courageous warrior and says,"You again? You're beginning to annoy me, fade away!"

Genesis sees Ben charging at him with his Star Sword and kicks Cloud back before firing the blast he intend for Cloud at him! The fiery blast is so massive, that even though Ben blocks it, its powerful enough to push him to the wall! However, Ben is not ready to give up! As the owner of the Star Sword slowly stands his ground he defiantly says," Ha, I have been through worse." Genesis has his anger flare up at this before he says;" You dare mock me?"

Ben just grins before he says," You're powerful, but I am not scared of you! Like I said, I will save the universe from the ultimate evil and if you're with them, then that means you to!"

Genesis grasps his hand tightly before he says," I had enough of your foolish talk! It's time your dreams go down in flames! "

Ben winces before he snaps back with," Not yet! Multi Shadow clones!"

Ben then creates five clones of himself and then charges at Genesis. The Sithantos Inquisitor sees the many Ben's coming at him from different angles before he raises a eyebrow and says,"

That's an odd spell, but no matter how many of you there are, you will all have the same fate!"

Genesis fires a barrage of energy blasts at Ben and although the clones are able to deflect some, there are too many and they are blown up. Even being fired at the real Ben charges through at gets up close to Genesis before going for his own attack! Genesis notes this bravado with a keen," I see you are one of the kind that do not go down easily."

Ben looks determined before responding with," That's for sure; I'll never give up on my dream!"

Genesis looks even more intense and he says," Oh, and do you have the resolve to achieve that dream?"

Ben then has his energy explode before he says," See for yourself, Shining Flare Slash!"

Genesis is taken aback by this sudden outburst before he feels Ben's pressure pressing down on him before he says," Another trick, is it? I guess you will just have to be taught the hard way. Huh, it's more powerful than I thought! "

Genesis is shocked that as Ben collides into Genesis with his sword attack, he blocks it. The force makes him kneel! Genesis is even more surprised that Ben is keeping on the pressure! As the winged man tries to overpower his opponent he says," I can't break free from it? Why, why does someone like you have so much power? "

Ben looks insulted before he bitterly says," You do not even know me!"
Genesis chuckles at this before he responds with," That is true. I will give you credit for now; it's time to end the warm-up! What, you did not really think my power was so feeble, do you?"

Ben all of a sudden Ben feels a massive surge of energy before he can only say," Whoa!"

Seems that Genesis was not bluffing, as his energy of aura expands enough to blow Ben back ! Right away, Genesis fires a thunder spell to zap Ben and keep him pinned to the ground! Genesis sees Ben try and keep his composer he chuckles and says," Ha, you are not too bad a warrior, but I will not lose to naïve fools like you! It's time to make your dreams of being a savior your final fantasy!"

Before Genesis can strike Cloud all of a sudden cuts in with," Forgetting something?"

Genesis quickly turns to the right as he says," How did he, AH!"

As Genesis is about to stab the paralyzed Ben, Cloud appears behind the winged warrior and in a burst of power slashes at him hard with his Braver Limit break attack! The attack hits its target and Genesis is sent to the ground hard enough to get sent through the rock surface! As Ben gets up he coughs a bit and says," Thanks for that, Cloud Sensei. Sorry, he is faster than I expected."

Cloud just nods before he says," It's far from over; in fact this is where the real battle begins."

At that moment, the rubble gets blown away and a furious Genesis emerges from the rubble! It seems Cloud's last attack did some damage, as Genesis' shoulder is bleeding hard. Genesis just holds his wound before he says,"

Well, your tactics are well planned. Cloud, I see you're as powerful as your reputation. In fact, you are all true fighters. However, it's time the fun ends! I did not think I would have to resort to this already, but it seems my power has not fully awoken on its own just yet. Tsc, when I faced Zack I thought I had gotten a gift from the goddess of this planet, but I now realized that it was only a false gift."

Ben raises an eyebrow at this before he turns to Cloud and says," What is he talking about? I never heard that this planet had a goddess."

Cloud looks at the glowing area beneath them all before he then says," There are rumors that the Cetra were under the guidance of some sort of Celestial being, but that's all they were. You're foolish to seek such a thing, Genesis; even Sephiroth did not waste time with that."

Genesis looks dismissive before he cynically responds with," Heh, beings like you could never understand. I have not just been sleeping these long secluded years, I have been doing my own research , my own pursuit of the truth! My fault was in seeking a gift from the wrong begin. However, now I have received a gift from a god that truly suits me! "

With that, Genesis takes out of his pocket a Cursed Seal of Necrocalcous crystal! Cloud instantly tenses up at seeing the dark gem before he says," One of those things! You got that from Xehamaru, did you?"

Genesis holds the object over his head before he looks fixated and says," Yes, ah darkness, the true essence of man's soul. Let me show you what the true power is before you perish!"

Genesis then takes the Crystal and puts it into forehead as it goes into him. He then becomes enveloped in darkness and his aura grows even bigger before turning a black color. His power has grown so much that the whole room shakes! To top it off, his eyes became dark with red pupils and the seal of Necrocalcous appears on his forehead!

Genesis feels the surge of power pulsing through his veins before he eccentrically says," Hahaha! Yes, this is the power I have been seeking! Cloud, you and your comrades have fought well, but now I will wipe you all out to begin the start of the new era of darkness! "

Ben sees just how immense his opponent's power now is before he groans and says," This is going to be "fun", I wonder if Enji get paid for overtime? Well, hopefully at least a few bonus points in the ranking."

Cloud stands his ground before he says," Genesis, you think just because you gave your heart to the darkness you our superior?"

Genesis just shrugs and says," Heh, let's find out!"

Cloud sees dark energy storming around the area before he says," What the, move now!"

Genesis then narrows his glowing eyes before he says," Impulse from Purgatory!"

It's a good thing Cloud tells everyone to move fast, as in a flash Genesis merely points his sword at the area where they were in and it explodes! Ben sees the radius of that last spell before he reacts with," His power has doubled!"

Doug nods before he says," Thanks for that, it was not obvious enough that he blew up a big chunk of this place by just pointing at it!"

Cloud looks frustrated as he then reacts with," Arg, after this and we still have to deal with Xehamaru in time to stop his ritual. And if he manages to revive Sephiroth then, no, that won't happen! Even if your power is enhanced by the darkness you still are not going to win Genesis! I wonder though, how are Squall and the others doing with Weiss? We need everyone in order to get this done on time! "


Speaking about, that let's see for ourselves how that is going. Even though it's three on one, Weiss has been holding his own against Squall, Senel and Zidane. That was all just a warm up. Weiss has currently parried Ziaden's jumping slashes attacks and swiftly jumped behind the tailed Enji to kick him in to the charging Senel! Less than a second after that Weiss slashes the ground below up and hurls' it at the charging Squall! The Enji Captain is able to slash away the rubble but this leaves him own for Weiss 's own horizontal dual slash attack! Weiss slices in to Squall 's right shoulder and as he sees blood flow out he chuckles and darkly says," So this is the extent of your Enji Knight's power? Pathetic! You would never survive in Deep ground!"

Zidane glares at the wild haired man before he grumbles and says," That smug act is really getting old! Why are you so bent on causing chaos, anyway?"

Weiss looks animated before he says," It's all for the plan to wipe this planet clean from the trash that pollutes it! Anyone that tries to get in the way of me and my brother, will pay with their life!"

Senel has energy surge around his fists before he says," Twisted people like you make me sick, you're just as bad as Vaclav!"

Squall eyes Weiss carefully before he responds with," No matter what your plan is, I am not going to let you do as you please."

Weiss snorts at this before crying out with," Oh please, I don't care about threats from weaklings!"

Zidane then powers up before he shouts out, "For the last time, I am not weak! Hey, Senel! Let's try that plan we used on the last mission! Captain, will you cover us?"

Squall pauses before he nods and says," I see, go for it."

Zidane then looks excited before saying," Ha, now mister thinks he is so much better than everyone, time to show you what we can really do!"

Weiss looks revved up before he then says," Enough! You all are already boring me. It's time I take care of you scum and go assist Genesis!"

With that, Weiss opens fire with his rifle sword at the three, but he is not fast enough to get them. Senel then first uses the blazing attack from above, called Phoenix Strike! Weiss is able to avoid the blow, but that is what Zidane was counting on, as he then charges at Weiss and the two cross blades. Weiss sees just how much of an impact his enemy has before he grins and says," Ha! You're not going to ever beat me if this is all the power you possess!"

Zidane just forms a slick grin of his own before he says," You really should stop underestimating me, as I am just getting started. Besides, thanks to this you're wide open!"

Weiss shifts his eyes around before he says," From what?"

All of a sudden Senel shouts out from behind and says," From me!"

Weiss is too stunned at the white haired brawlers sudden appearance and Senel capitalizes on the Dead Ground leaders shock to go on with," Eat this, Rending Earth!"

To the shock of Weiss, as he was blocking Zidane's strike, Senel snuck up on him and grabbed him! Throw attacks are Senel Coolidge's specialty and it shows, as he is able to lift Weiss up, slam him to the ground. Then he finishes the attack by throwing Weiss hard into a wall! As Weiss jumps back to the fighting stage he cracks his neck and indignantly says,"Such power!"

Zidane just looks proud before he says," Told you we are not as weak as you think!"

Weiss starts getting angry before he says," To think trash as you could cause me pain! Not bad! To show my respect I will kill you all quickly! "

Weiss then dashes at the two, but all of a sudden Squall appears! The man with the Gun blade has his power rise sharply before he curtly says," You really should not look down on people so much. Renzokuken!"

Squall shows his power by attacking Weiss before he can counter with a barrage of slashes! He finishes off his assault with his powerful fated circle limit break attack! The energy wave hits Weiss hard and he is sent through a wall as Squall lands on the ground. Zidane just whistles before saying," Nice one, Squall!"

Squall eyes Zidane warily and says," That's captain Squall, but thanks."

Zidane rolls his eyes at this and snaps back with," Hey, aren't you only like two years older than me?"

Senel wipes some sweat off his brow before sharply cutting in with," Worry about that later, Zidane, our 'guest' is not done yet."

Zidane starts to sense something before he sighs and says," Man, he does not know when to stay down!"

" Sure enough, Weiss gets up from the barrage of attacks he had received. At least he took some damage from the Enji combo attack, as he is bleeding in the chest and face. Still, he looks like he can fight on for hours! For all of his wounds Weiss just looks excited before he says," Not bad! It's been awhile since I felt pain like that!"

Squall resists the urge to face palm before he says in a agitated tone," Why are guys like these always sadistic like this? If you value your life, surrender now!"

Weiss just gives a crazed laugh before he responds with," Hahaha! You think I will ever betray my brother? I do not fear death! You Enji are fools that do not know true strength! I will blow you all away!"

With that, Weiss charges up his magic energy, before it forms a giant blue ball of destructive energy! Squall notices just how much energy is forming around his enemy before he tensely says," That's way too much power! Take him out before he can fire! "

Weiss then narrows his eyes before snarling out," It's too late for you scum, prepare to die! AH! What the?"

Just as Weiss was about to fire, his hand is shot with a bullet! Weiss furiously looks around before he roars out," Who is cowardly enough to attack me like that?"

He gets his answer as a calm voice to the right says," I see you have not changed a bit, Weiss."

Squall then sees his new ally emerge from the shadows before he says,"Vincent!"

It seems that the figure was Vincent, and sure enough the cape wearing figure lands on the ground in front of Squall and the others. Also with him is Shelke. I did not mention this before, but since joining the Enji order the effects on her body have been cured and she has grown to look like the age she should be, a women just entering womanhood. Weiss sees the man who defeated him previously enter before he looks amused and says," Well, if it is not Vincent Valentine? Oh, and the failure Shelke as well."

Vincent just flicks back his cape before he calmly says," Weiss, you should have stayed dead."

Shelke sees the state of her fellow Enji before flatly saying," Captain Squall of squad 16, is seems you could use some assistance."

Vincent then takes out his gun he then adds," After me and Shelke split off from Tifa's group, we encountered many Necrocalcous and Digimon until I sensed many magic energies and now it seems we stumbled in to something that needs to be settled. Haven't you learned your outnumbered Weiss? More importantly have you not realized the scale of your delusions?"

Weiss grasps his blades tightly before he responds with," Fool! Now that Genesis and I have joined Xehamaru and his order of Sithantos, nothing can stand in the way of our revenge on this planet! These turn of events please me, now I will take my revenge on you Vincent Valentine for ruining my plans before!"

Vincent closes his eyes before bluntly saying," The plan to use Omega Weapon was all Hojo's work, you were just a pawn. Even now, you're just a tool of Genesis and Xehamaru to stall for time until Sephiroth is revived."

Weiss looks viciously at the caped man before he growls out," Silence, I am a better warrior than Sephiroth ever was! Besides, my brother would never betray me. Hojo may have used me and Deepground before but the burning desire to massacre the unworthy masses, and my desire to kill you was my will without a doubt! "

Vincent then aims his gun at the madman before responding with," Whatever. In any case, I will not allow Sephiroth to rise again and that means it's time for you to die for real, Weiss. I have gotten stronger since we last fought five years ago."

Weiss looks smug before responding with," As have I. "

Squall just powers up his energy again before cutting in with," Since we are pressed for time, mind if we help to speed things up?"

Vincent nods and answers with," Fine by me."

Weiss looks around before he chuckles and says," Well, for warriors of light, you are not showing much honor. Oh well, if you want to play like that, then I will have to bust this out a little early!"

Weiss then takes out the cursed Necrocalcous crystal he got from Genesis. Vincent grimaces at the site and says," A cursed seal? "

Weiss grasps the object of dark magic tightly before he says," Xehamaru said this will give me the power of darkness. Although I wonder if this is just a con job, at this point it's worth a shot! "

Weiss then implements the Crystal and the same symptoms that happened to Genesis now happen to Weiss! Now surging with dark energy, he grins at the Enji. Shelke senses just how much malice is coming out of the murderous man before she steps back and says," It seems that Weiss has doubled his power by using that object. This will likely delay our arrival to Xehamaru's location."

Weiss looks at his hands before he laughs in joy and says," Yes! This is power! I am almost as powerful as when my body was in synch with Omega Weapon! You idiots cannot comprehend to the power of the dark side! After all, it's the true power of the cosmos!"

Zidane rolls his eyes at this before he says," Man, why do bad guys always have to blab about darkness forever?"

Senel shrugs before casually saying," It's part of the job description."

Vincent readies himself before he says," I see thanks to that, you're going to make things difficult, Weiss. Even so, you, Genesis, and Xehamaru are all going to be stopped here!"

Weiss then has his blades shimmer with red energy before he responds with a aggressive," Ha! Enough talk, it's payback time! "

With that, Weiss powers up and with his new power is strong enough to lift parts of the ground out and towards the Enji! Squall slashes in half a boulder heading there way, before realizing how much stronger Weiss has gotten! Squall then takes a deep breath before he says," Great, he was tough before, but now this might just take a while."

Vincent eyes the powered up Weiss carefully before he responds with," If there is one thing we cannot waste, it's time. We do not know how much time Xehamaru needs until he can fully revive Sephiroth."

Weiss looks frenziedly at the Enji before he pride fully boosts," You idiots just don't get it! Nothing you do will save this worthless planet! Why are you in such a hurry, anyway? The festival of death has just begun! "


With that, the battle between the powered-up Weiss the Immaculate, and the Enji team begins to enter its second phase. As the battle between the Enji and the ones that oppose them rages on, all this time Xehamaru has been searching and feeling out the life stream and using his power to reconstruct Sephiroth's sprit. As the dark lord hears the explosions above he sees Denzel flinch before he chuckles and says," Well, those Enji are causing quite a commotion. As always, those fools are trying to defy destiny.

It seems that making Genesis and Weiss new pawns was a wise choice. Bah, I would not mind slaying a few myself if this was not taking so long. It's odd, I knew this would take longer than it did for Ganondorf and Sigma, but the current pace is not acceptable. It's odd, it's almost like the planet does not want me to find Sephiroth.

Genesis did say this planet had a Goddess, is it trying to stop me? Ha ha ha! Even if it is a Goddess, even a being like that cannot stop me! Nothing will defy my new era!"

As Xehamaru continues to search the life-stream for the essence of Sephiroth, he does not realize that something is indeed stopping him from reviving the former one winged Angel. It is not a Goddess though; it is none other than the spirit of Aeris! The former flower girl is using all the control she has on the life-stream from keeping Xehamaru 's power from reaching Sephiroth. As the essence of the Cetra is being more and more strained by the second she says,"

I never imaged that Xehamaru had so much power. Even with all the power I have, I do not have the power to hold him off for long. Cloud, I know you and the others are doing your best, but please hurry. Otherwise Sephiroth will be reborn and our world will be the first to suffer his revenge! Please, there is not much time, Cloud."

Well, seems like our heroes are in a jam! Both Weiss and Genesis, formidable opponents by themselves, have powered up using the cursed seal of Necrocalcous crystals! To top it off, Ezan is finally facing an opponent that his giving him trouble since Duskmon has transformed into Velgmon! Can our defenders of justice get past all that stands before them to stop Xehamaru 's ritual? Or are things fated to go from bad to doomsday bad?

Find out next time, in Tales Of the Cosmic Wars! In our next chapter, the fights between the dark trio of Velgmon, Weiss, and Genesis rages on. Things look bleak, but Ben, Cloud, and the others refuse to give in. Can the villains be defeated in time to stop Xehamaru? And even if Xehamaru is stopped from bringing back Sephiroth there is still a big problem. There is still a furious dark lord of Sithantos to deal with and no Grand Master Myers to help them! The struggle continues on Chapter 41: Desperate Clash! Legacy Of The One Winged Angel.