Chapter Ten
Gilgamesh stood at the prow of the warship 'Leviathan'. Her size belied her status as the fastest ship in Galbadia, boosted by thousands of haste spells drawn from the monsters out in the straits of Galba. Although apparently weaponless, it was also the deadliest.
Gilgamesh shouted down to Nerinen "Get them all out! Evacuate everybody!"
Nerinen gave him a sharp salute. "Good luck sir."
Gilgamesh raised his sword in the ancient Galbadian salute. The soldiers and sailors on the shore raised theirs in reply. But Gilgamesh's eyes rested on Natoli, who merely mouthed "Come back."
Gilgamesh moved over to the captain. "Set a direct course for Weapon."
The captain, a scarred veteran of the war against Hyne, saluted. "Aye sir." Turning to the crew he shouted, "Move it! We've got ourselves a Weapon to fry."
The ship moved out into the straits of Galba, and the men on the shore wandered to their station. No one noticed their sorceress standing on the dockside, looking out to sea as if the horizon could not part her and her knight.
***
Ultima Weapon cut through the dark waters, wreckage of the 'Snow Lion' still hanging from its carapace. It had no time to think about that. It's whole being was aimed directly towards Galba. The presence at the back of his mind, the thought of his creator that controlled him, was joyous. The Weapon threw back his head and howled.
Ultima Weapon sped on, singing it's joyous song of destruction.
***
'Leviathan' cut through the water, amazingly fast for her bulk. At the prow, Gilgamesh looked out over the green waters. The sea was rough and dark, as if it were angry at the thing that was coming through it. Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon. Was it…it was. Ultima Weapon. Gilgamesh called back to the captain "Bring her to a halt Captain! We've found our target!"
***
Ultima Weapon saw the ship stop. Right in his path! How dare these pathetic creatures challenge him. He was the hand of Hyne! Drawing his head back with a sneer, Ultima Weapon prepared a Light Pillar that would dash these creatures into oblivion…
***
"NOW!" Gilgamesh shouted,
The sailors pulled a rope and released a net hanging far above…
***
Ultima Weapon released the light pillar that hit the ship straight on…and went through it as if it were not there. The Weapon opened his eyes and saw the ship, with the tell tale translucency that marks the use of a Holy War, turn and speed away from Galba, into the expanses of the Southern Ocean. Ultima Weapon turned back to Galba, but the voice of Hyne, the voice that he could not disobey, spoke.
"Go after them, my hand. Half of my power lies in the knights, and one of those knights is aboard that ship. Kill him, my hand."
Ultima Weapon turned back, and chased the insects.
***
"Knight Gilgamesh, it's coming after us!" the captain shouted.
"Good!" Gilgamesh replied.
The captain took his hands off the tiller, and they turned solid. All around, the ship was turning back. The Holy Wars were wearing off.
"Oh shit." Gilgamesh said quietly.
***
The Weapon stopped and smiled. Like the mortals themselves, invincibility was a short-lived thing. It reared it's head, and charged, smashing the ship into splinters. The insects flailed about on the rough seas, and with satisfaction in a job well done, Ultima Weapon turned back to Galba.
***
Clinging to a shard of wood, and barely conscious, Gilgamesh broke down and wept. He would never see Natoli again. A rumbling sound caused him to look up.
A huge purple dragon was hovering above the waters, and Gilgamesh realized that the rumbling had been it clearing it's throat tactfully. "Bahamut?"
The dragon nodded. "Where too, knight of humanity?"
Gilgamesh pulled himself up onto the dragon's back, and said decisively, "Galba."
Gilgamesh stood at the prow of the warship 'Leviathan'. Her size belied her status as the fastest ship in Galbadia, boosted by thousands of haste spells drawn from the monsters out in the straits of Galba. Although apparently weaponless, it was also the deadliest.
Gilgamesh shouted down to Nerinen "Get them all out! Evacuate everybody!"
Nerinen gave him a sharp salute. "Good luck sir."
Gilgamesh raised his sword in the ancient Galbadian salute. The soldiers and sailors on the shore raised theirs in reply. But Gilgamesh's eyes rested on Natoli, who merely mouthed "Come back."
Gilgamesh moved over to the captain. "Set a direct course for Weapon."
The captain, a scarred veteran of the war against Hyne, saluted. "Aye sir." Turning to the crew he shouted, "Move it! We've got ourselves a Weapon to fry."
The ship moved out into the straits of Galba, and the men on the shore wandered to their station. No one noticed their sorceress standing on the dockside, looking out to sea as if the horizon could not part her and her knight.
***
Ultima Weapon cut through the dark waters, wreckage of the 'Snow Lion' still hanging from its carapace. It had no time to think about that. It's whole being was aimed directly towards Galba. The presence at the back of his mind, the thought of his creator that controlled him, was joyous. The Weapon threw back his head and howled.
Ultima Weapon sped on, singing it's joyous song of destruction.
***
'Leviathan' cut through the water, amazingly fast for her bulk. At the prow, Gilgamesh looked out over the green waters. The sea was rough and dark, as if it were angry at the thing that was coming through it. Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon. Was it…it was. Ultima Weapon. Gilgamesh called back to the captain "Bring her to a halt Captain! We've found our target!"
***
Ultima Weapon saw the ship stop. Right in his path! How dare these pathetic creatures challenge him. He was the hand of Hyne! Drawing his head back with a sneer, Ultima Weapon prepared a Light Pillar that would dash these creatures into oblivion…
***
"NOW!" Gilgamesh shouted,
The sailors pulled a rope and released a net hanging far above…
***
Ultima Weapon released the light pillar that hit the ship straight on…and went through it as if it were not there. The Weapon opened his eyes and saw the ship, with the tell tale translucency that marks the use of a Holy War, turn and speed away from Galba, into the expanses of the Southern Ocean. Ultima Weapon turned back to Galba, but the voice of Hyne, the voice that he could not disobey, spoke.
"Go after them, my hand. Half of my power lies in the knights, and one of those knights is aboard that ship. Kill him, my hand."
Ultima Weapon turned back, and chased the insects.
***
"Knight Gilgamesh, it's coming after us!" the captain shouted.
"Good!" Gilgamesh replied.
The captain took his hands off the tiller, and they turned solid. All around, the ship was turning back. The Holy Wars were wearing off.
"Oh shit." Gilgamesh said quietly.
***
The Weapon stopped and smiled. Like the mortals themselves, invincibility was a short-lived thing. It reared it's head, and charged, smashing the ship into splinters. The insects flailed about on the rough seas, and with satisfaction in a job well done, Ultima Weapon turned back to Galba.
***
Clinging to a shard of wood, and barely conscious, Gilgamesh broke down and wept. He would never see Natoli again. A rumbling sound caused him to look up.
A huge purple dragon was hovering above the waters, and Gilgamesh realized that the rumbling had been it clearing it's throat tactfully. "Bahamut?"
The dragon nodded. "Where too, knight of humanity?"
Gilgamesh pulled himself up onto the dragon's back, and said decisively, "Galba."
