Chapter 12
Bahamut landed on the docks of Galba, silent except for the shouting of the evacuees on the other side of the island. The docks were deserted, save for Nerinen standing on the edge looking out to sea. Nerinen just looked at him and sighed. "You failed?"
Gilgamesh nodded weakly, sliding off Bahamut's back. "Thank you, your majesty."
"We can't afford to stand to one side anymore Gilgamesh. We must become your guardians in truth."
Gilgamesh smiled gratefully and walked over to Nerinen. "The Holy Wars wore off too quickly. We didn't anticipate that."
Nerinen stared back out to sea. "I suppose this is the end then. Galba will be destroyed. We've managed to evacuate nearly everybody. The last boats are leaving now."
Gilgamesh looked out at the dark waters, imagining the devastation Ultima Weapon would wreak when it emerged. "Go get on the ships Nerinen. Find Natoli and tell her I'll be coming along soon."
"Will you?"
Gilgamesh managed a weak smile. "Probably not. But go anyway."
"I'm not going anywhere Gilgamesh."
Gilgamesh turned. "Natoli, you have to. I'm going to try to take this bastard out."
"How? There's no way we can kill the Weapons Gilgy, the only ones who will be able to do that will be born thousands of years from now."
"What?" Gilgamesh asked, confused.
"I had…a vision. There were six warriors, the best that the world will ever see. They were so young Gilgamesh, almost children, but they were fated for the greatest destinies the world will ever see. They're going to save time itself, and Hyne himself will serve them. They're the ones who are destined to defeat the weapons. Those children. Fated children."
"That's all well and good, but how are we going to stop it? We can't just let it destroy everyone!"
"We're not going to. Nerinen, go down to the docks, the last ship's leaving soon."
"I… Good luck. It's been an honour working for the two of you."
"Yes, yes, now go."
Nerinen ran off to the west harbour. And from the dockside came the last voice Gilgamesh expected to hear.
"Hi there, Gilgamesh." Gilgamesh turned to see two familiar faces. The one that had greeted him had a large black broadsword strapped to his back, and a smile Gilgamesh had thought he'd never see again.
"Seoman! I thought you were in Centra."
"I was, till Natoli asked Talia if she could come and help. It was only then that we found out that we could. Shame we didn't think of trying this before really."
Gilgamesh frowned, well and truly baffled by this speech. "What the hell are you babbling on about Seoman?"
Seoman grinned "The dimensional interval. You've just got to visualise where you want to be and, viola, you're gone."
"It's here." Gilgamesh turned back out to sea, and saw a tidal wave rushing toward them. "Well, this is it Seoman."
"Yeah, looks like it. Talia tells me that we can't kill this thing, but…well, we wouldn't be knights if we didn't give it our best shot, eh Gilgamesh?"
"Just delay it." Natoli called to them. "Me and Talia will do the rest"
Gilgamesh gave a terse nod, and then the weapon was upon them.
Bahamut landed on the docks of Galba, silent except for the shouting of the evacuees on the other side of the island. The docks were deserted, save for Nerinen standing on the edge looking out to sea. Nerinen just looked at him and sighed. "You failed?"
Gilgamesh nodded weakly, sliding off Bahamut's back. "Thank you, your majesty."
"We can't afford to stand to one side anymore Gilgamesh. We must become your guardians in truth."
Gilgamesh smiled gratefully and walked over to Nerinen. "The Holy Wars wore off too quickly. We didn't anticipate that."
Nerinen stared back out to sea. "I suppose this is the end then. Galba will be destroyed. We've managed to evacuate nearly everybody. The last boats are leaving now."
Gilgamesh looked out at the dark waters, imagining the devastation Ultima Weapon would wreak when it emerged. "Go get on the ships Nerinen. Find Natoli and tell her I'll be coming along soon."
"Will you?"
Gilgamesh managed a weak smile. "Probably not. But go anyway."
"I'm not going anywhere Gilgamesh."
Gilgamesh turned. "Natoli, you have to. I'm going to try to take this bastard out."
"How? There's no way we can kill the Weapons Gilgy, the only ones who will be able to do that will be born thousands of years from now."
"What?" Gilgamesh asked, confused.
"I had…a vision. There were six warriors, the best that the world will ever see. They were so young Gilgamesh, almost children, but they were fated for the greatest destinies the world will ever see. They're going to save time itself, and Hyne himself will serve them. They're the ones who are destined to defeat the weapons. Those children. Fated children."
"That's all well and good, but how are we going to stop it? We can't just let it destroy everyone!"
"We're not going to. Nerinen, go down to the docks, the last ship's leaving soon."
"I… Good luck. It's been an honour working for the two of you."
"Yes, yes, now go."
Nerinen ran off to the west harbour. And from the dockside came the last voice Gilgamesh expected to hear.
"Hi there, Gilgamesh." Gilgamesh turned to see two familiar faces. The one that had greeted him had a large black broadsword strapped to his back, and a smile Gilgamesh had thought he'd never see again.
"Seoman! I thought you were in Centra."
"I was, till Natoli asked Talia if she could come and help. It was only then that we found out that we could. Shame we didn't think of trying this before really."
Gilgamesh frowned, well and truly baffled by this speech. "What the hell are you babbling on about Seoman?"
Seoman grinned "The dimensional interval. You've just got to visualise where you want to be and, viola, you're gone."
"It's here." Gilgamesh turned back out to sea, and saw a tidal wave rushing toward them. "Well, this is it Seoman."
"Yeah, looks like it. Talia tells me that we can't kill this thing, but…well, we wouldn't be knights if we didn't give it our best shot, eh Gilgamesh?"
"Just delay it." Natoli called to them. "Me and Talia will do the rest"
Gilgamesh gave a terse nod, and then the weapon was upon them.
