Part Eleven
The serpent lashed out at Edwards but the Turk rolled aside unharmed. Several of the paratroopers had bought up their rifles and were firing at the serpent, but their bullets bounced off the monsters scales with no effect. A squad of SOLDIERS charged at the beast, but it pushed them aside with a flick of it's tail. They flew into the wall with a sickening crunch of breaking bones and blood blossomed through the purple of their uniforms where the Leviathans tail spikes had wounded them.
Sephiroth raised his Masamune and called out to the Turks and soldiers "Get back, don't try to take it on by yourself! Don't try to take it on by yourself!"
The SOLDIERS and paratroopers started backing up into a knot around Sephiroth. The Turks started bunching up around Crole and Edwards. Crole shouted at Sephiroth "How can we take it on?! Ordinary weapons don't seem to hurt it!"
Sephiroth shouted back "They must do! Try attacking it from the sides!"
Edwards and Crole led their Turks around the flanks of the great blue serpent, but the best sent them crashing into the walls.
Seeing the Turks disposed of so quickly, Sephiroth raised his sword above his head and yelled "Take it from all sides at once! Attack!"
The sound of gunfire and the clash of steel filled the air as the soldiers and Turks bought their weapons to bear on the monster. Spears, knives, daggers, guns and swords all bounced harmlessly off the iridescent blue scales of the leviathan. "Fall back!" Sephiroth bellowed "Attack it with magic". A storm of lightning bolts, flames, ice shards hit the Leviathan. Sephiroth closed his eyes and placed his finger on the red jewel embedded in the hilt of his weapon. With the single word 'Supernova' He summoned the meteor that had helped him in a thousand battles. As the white glow cleared, Leviathan emerged untouched.
Godo laughed at them "You can't do anything against Leviathan! He's a god. Our god. So after he's finished with you, he'll go out and destroy the rest of you ShinRa pigs. Leviathan! Kill!"
The blue beast lunged at Sephiroth, but he fended it off with the Masamune. The Leviathan shied away, and then attacked Edwards standing at Sephiroth's side. Unprepared, Edwards could do nothing but make a weak attempt at defence. Leviathan's jaws sank into him, and when it bought its head up again, the blue scales were spattered with red.
Sephiroth stood there speechless for a moment. He always hated to see someone under his command die, but to see an accomplished fighter be dispatched so easily. Sephiroth shook with rage, and raised the Masamune above his head. The room started to fill with a dry wind that gathered around Sephiroth. A beam of red light cam from the tip of Sephiroth's sword as he screamed out at the top of his voice 'OMNISLASH!!"
Sephiroth leaped up and rained down blow after blow on the huge serpent. Leviathan writhed in agony as each slash hit home. At the last huge braver from Sephiroth, Leviathan gave a huge howl of pain, and reared up. As it fell to the ground, it turned into a single red orb, glowing with Mako energy. Sephiroth bent down and picked up the materia.
"So lord Godo" Sephiroth said to the stunned leader "I think you should give up now."
Godo shot him a look of pure hatred, then sighed and picked up his radio "Put up your weapons. They've won. Da Chao have mercy on us."
Epilogue
Tseng sat waiting, aimlessly looking through the window at the skyline of Midgar. At night, the lights of Midgar overwhelmed the stars and turned the sky a sickly green from the Mako. Only up here, on the top floor of the ShinRa building could the stars be seen. Tseng's mind wasn't on the view though.
A Red suited aide came down the stairs from the presidents office "President Shinra will see you now, Mister Tseng."
Tseng grunted a reply and got up from his seat, handing the aide his daggers, and proceeded up the stairs. President Shinra was sat behind his massive desk. Tseng walked up to it and stood to attention, waiting for the president to speak.
The president got up and moved across to the window, looking out on Midgar. He remained there in silence for several minutes, then spoke. "You used to be in SOLDIER didn't you Tseng?"
Tseng still stood with his arms by his side, eyes firmly staring straight ahead. "Yes sir. One year as SOLDIER fourth class till I was promoted into the Turks sir"
"Tell me, what oaths were you given on entering SOLDIER?"
"To protect the people under ShinRa's protection, to always remain faithful to the president, and to obey all orders and act only when ordered, sir."
"Yes, I thought those were the ones you had to take. And tell me, what were the oaths you took on entering the Turks?"
"The same, sir."
The president whirled around, amazingly fast given his great bulk and slammed his fist on the desk. "So why did you do this assassination without consulting your superior?!"
"It seemed the right thing to do, sir. He was an enemy of ShinRa."
"You acted in direct violation of your oaths, and you killed someone without being ordered too!" He sat down and lowered his voice "That's murder Tseng."
"Like I say sir, it seemed the right thing to do at the time."
The president sighed and leaned back in his chair "At ease man, at ease." Tseng shifted his position "You swear you were thinking only of the good of ShinRa?"
"Yes, sir"
"I always knew Gainsborough was something of a liability, even when I didn't know he was a traitor. I considered having him killed a long time ago. So it isn't as if the killing is completely unjustified. It's difficult to punish you Tseng, since you're only a junior Turk I can't demote you as I would do to someone in a higher position. You will not be considered for promotion for the next three years, and I'm putting you into the R&D department. You'll be Hojo's handyman for the next year or two."
"Is that all sir."
"Yes it is Tseng. I'm not just going easy on you because he was a traitor. If you obey orders you could be one of the best Turks ShinRa has ever seen."
Tseng smiled and saluted. "Thank you sir."
THE END
--Authors Notes-
This started off as a Sephiroth Fanfic, and then just drifted a bit. This may or may not be the start of a series focusing on Tseng. If I do decide to carry on, the next part will be called 'Redemption', and will focus on how Tseng knew Aeris (yes, very likely it will be freaky and badass).
I am also seeking fanart of Tseng and Sephiroth to put on my page when I get around to HTMLifying this, so if you do know any sites, or could do it yourself, it would be much appreciated if you could e-mail me or ICQ me for details.
Efli
ben_frankish@hotmail.com
ICQ:73437345
The serpent lashed out at Edwards but the Turk rolled aside unharmed. Several of the paratroopers had bought up their rifles and were firing at the serpent, but their bullets bounced off the monsters scales with no effect. A squad of SOLDIERS charged at the beast, but it pushed them aside with a flick of it's tail. They flew into the wall with a sickening crunch of breaking bones and blood blossomed through the purple of their uniforms where the Leviathans tail spikes had wounded them.
Sephiroth raised his Masamune and called out to the Turks and soldiers "Get back, don't try to take it on by yourself! Don't try to take it on by yourself!"
The SOLDIERS and paratroopers started backing up into a knot around Sephiroth. The Turks started bunching up around Crole and Edwards. Crole shouted at Sephiroth "How can we take it on?! Ordinary weapons don't seem to hurt it!"
Sephiroth shouted back "They must do! Try attacking it from the sides!"
Edwards and Crole led their Turks around the flanks of the great blue serpent, but the best sent them crashing into the walls.
Seeing the Turks disposed of so quickly, Sephiroth raised his sword above his head and yelled "Take it from all sides at once! Attack!"
The sound of gunfire and the clash of steel filled the air as the soldiers and Turks bought their weapons to bear on the monster. Spears, knives, daggers, guns and swords all bounced harmlessly off the iridescent blue scales of the leviathan. "Fall back!" Sephiroth bellowed "Attack it with magic". A storm of lightning bolts, flames, ice shards hit the Leviathan. Sephiroth closed his eyes and placed his finger on the red jewel embedded in the hilt of his weapon. With the single word 'Supernova' He summoned the meteor that had helped him in a thousand battles. As the white glow cleared, Leviathan emerged untouched.
Godo laughed at them "You can't do anything against Leviathan! He's a god. Our god. So after he's finished with you, he'll go out and destroy the rest of you ShinRa pigs. Leviathan! Kill!"
The blue beast lunged at Sephiroth, but he fended it off with the Masamune. The Leviathan shied away, and then attacked Edwards standing at Sephiroth's side. Unprepared, Edwards could do nothing but make a weak attempt at defence. Leviathan's jaws sank into him, and when it bought its head up again, the blue scales were spattered with red.
Sephiroth stood there speechless for a moment. He always hated to see someone under his command die, but to see an accomplished fighter be dispatched so easily. Sephiroth shook with rage, and raised the Masamune above his head. The room started to fill with a dry wind that gathered around Sephiroth. A beam of red light cam from the tip of Sephiroth's sword as he screamed out at the top of his voice 'OMNISLASH!!"
Sephiroth leaped up and rained down blow after blow on the huge serpent. Leviathan writhed in agony as each slash hit home. At the last huge braver from Sephiroth, Leviathan gave a huge howl of pain, and reared up. As it fell to the ground, it turned into a single red orb, glowing with Mako energy. Sephiroth bent down and picked up the materia.
"So lord Godo" Sephiroth said to the stunned leader "I think you should give up now."
Godo shot him a look of pure hatred, then sighed and picked up his radio "Put up your weapons. They've won. Da Chao have mercy on us."
Epilogue
Tseng sat waiting, aimlessly looking through the window at the skyline of Midgar. At night, the lights of Midgar overwhelmed the stars and turned the sky a sickly green from the Mako. Only up here, on the top floor of the ShinRa building could the stars be seen. Tseng's mind wasn't on the view though.
A Red suited aide came down the stairs from the presidents office "President Shinra will see you now, Mister Tseng."
Tseng grunted a reply and got up from his seat, handing the aide his daggers, and proceeded up the stairs. President Shinra was sat behind his massive desk. Tseng walked up to it and stood to attention, waiting for the president to speak.
The president got up and moved across to the window, looking out on Midgar. He remained there in silence for several minutes, then spoke. "You used to be in SOLDIER didn't you Tseng?"
Tseng still stood with his arms by his side, eyes firmly staring straight ahead. "Yes sir. One year as SOLDIER fourth class till I was promoted into the Turks sir"
"Tell me, what oaths were you given on entering SOLDIER?"
"To protect the people under ShinRa's protection, to always remain faithful to the president, and to obey all orders and act only when ordered, sir."
"Yes, I thought those were the ones you had to take. And tell me, what were the oaths you took on entering the Turks?"
"The same, sir."
The president whirled around, amazingly fast given his great bulk and slammed his fist on the desk. "So why did you do this assassination without consulting your superior?!"
"It seemed the right thing to do, sir. He was an enemy of ShinRa."
"You acted in direct violation of your oaths, and you killed someone without being ordered too!" He sat down and lowered his voice "That's murder Tseng."
"Like I say sir, it seemed the right thing to do at the time."
The president sighed and leaned back in his chair "At ease man, at ease." Tseng shifted his position "You swear you were thinking only of the good of ShinRa?"
"Yes, sir"
"I always knew Gainsborough was something of a liability, even when I didn't know he was a traitor. I considered having him killed a long time ago. So it isn't as if the killing is completely unjustified. It's difficult to punish you Tseng, since you're only a junior Turk I can't demote you as I would do to someone in a higher position. You will not be considered for promotion for the next three years, and I'm putting you into the R&D department. You'll be Hojo's handyman for the next year or two."
"Is that all sir."
"Yes it is Tseng. I'm not just going easy on you because he was a traitor. If you obey orders you could be one of the best Turks ShinRa has ever seen."
Tseng smiled and saluted. "Thank you sir."
THE END
--Authors Notes-
This started off as a Sephiroth Fanfic, and then just drifted a bit. This may or may not be the start of a series focusing on Tseng. If I do decide to carry on, the next part will be called 'Redemption', and will focus on how Tseng knew Aeris (yes, very likely it will be freaky and badass).
I am also seeking fanart of Tseng and Sephiroth to put on my page when I get around to HTMLifying this, so if you do know any sites, or could do it yourself, it would be much appreciated if you could e-mail me or ICQ me for details.
Efli
ben_frankish@hotmail.com
ICQ:73437345