Chapter 14
The beast clambered onto the docks, and let out a great roar. In a voice twisted by rage and contempt, Ultima Weapon shouted. "Who dares challenge the right hand of Hyne?"
In reply, Seoman sent a red-hot blast of Meltdown into the face of the creature. The Weapon howled in pain as the magic slowly ate away at its tough shell. The Weapon wheeled round to face Seoman, and shouted "You puny knight! You don't know what you are facing!"
"Oh yeah?" Seoman muttered, readying his broadsword. He lowered it and charged straight at the Weapon "Centra!" his sword glowed with a white flame as he bought it crashing down again and again on the monster. Ultima Weapon cried in pain and anger as the sword sheared through his already weakened flesh. Raising it's own sword, it batted Seoman away as hard as it could. Taken unawares, Seoman skidded away into the wall of a nearby warehouse, where he lay, motionless.
"Galba!" Gilgamesh sprang out from behind the Weapon, taking it by surprise. His sword slowly sank into the flesh of the weapon's neck. The Weapon howled, and, shaking its head violently managed to shake Gilgamesh off.
"You fools! You have no idea what you are dealing with! The spirit of Hyne is within me!" Gilgamesh looked, and saw that every cut on the Weapon was bubbling, the flesh around it closing over the wound. Even the wound with Gilgamesh's sword still embedded in it was closing.
"Shit…" Gilgamesh whispered to himself, looking around for a weapon. His eye fell upon Seoman, and he ran towards the fallen knight.
"Gilgamesh…."
Gilgamesh started. He thought his comrade was dead. "Yeah Seoman? I've just got to borrow this sword for a minute, you know…"
"Shh…" the knight's head lolled to one side. "I'm dying, Gilgamesh. Take my sword and kill that bastard. But…promise me one thing."
"Anything, Seoman, anything at all."
"Take care…of Talia."
"Of course, but you're gonna get out of this alive. We'll be drinking with Odin in Balamb come tomorrow, just you wait and see."
"Ah, I wish I had your optimism Gilgy. But it looks like our friend's getting his stuff back together."
Gilgamesh turned. He was right. "Okay Seoman, hold on, alright? I'll see you la…Seoman? Seoman!"
But the knight could not answer, and breathed his last.
"No." Gilgamesh raised the broadsword and charged at Ultima Weapon. "Seoman!" The broadsword became a blur in Gilgamesh's hand as it sliced into the Weapon's flesh, shearing through the weakened armour, and into the weak body beneath. The Weapon twisted and turned, trying to get away from the cruel blade, but however he moved, Gilgamesh was always there, wielding the blazing white blade with deadly skill, hacking away at the monstrous thing.
Eventually, one of it's convulsions bought it's guard down, and Gilgamesh, seeing his chance, grabbed the sword with both hands, and plunged it straight into the Weapon's eye. The Weapon let out a piercing shriek, and Gilgamesh covered his ears. The scream seemed to go on forever, but it came to a sudden stop, and the Weapon fell.
"Natoli! Talia! Kill it!"
The two sorceresses looked up at him. "I'm sorry Gilgamesh." Natoli said quietly.
"What do you mean sorry?" Gilgamesh asked, puzzled. Then he noticed the roaring. He turned out to Sea and saw a massive wave, heading straight for the city.
"No…."
"Yes, you've got to Gilgamesh. Use the dimensional interval, and get out of here, now!"
"I can't leave you Natoli. By the gods, I love you Natoli. I can't do it."
"You must Gilgamesh. Go. Lead our people, they'll need a protector. You'll find another sorceress to lead them, and you must teach her Gilgamesh. There will be another sorceress to lead the Galbadians. You will know her Gilgamesh. She'll have the power of all three of us, and you must teach her to use it."
"Who?"
"I know not her name. The vision came dim, but I do know that in the language of prophecy, she is the Angel, one of the fated children, and you will know her when you see her. Her spirit is more powerful than anything seen on this earth, save Hyne alone. Now, you must go."
"But…but I don't want to leave you."
"You must. We have to wait till the last moment to imprison the Weapon, or all this will be for naught."
The roaring of the wave was deafening by now, and it was almost upon them. "I can't leave you Natoli."
"But you must Gilgamesh. You vowed to draw when I say draw, and sheathe when I say sheathe, but you must go when I say go. Go!"
Gilgamesh called up the interval, and the city faded from sight. A few seconds later, the tsunami broke over the city, burying weapon, sorceresses, knight, and the fair city all. And the city of Galba sank beneath the waves, leaving behind a broken people, and a thousand half believed legends.
The beast clambered onto the docks, and let out a great roar. In a voice twisted by rage and contempt, Ultima Weapon shouted. "Who dares challenge the right hand of Hyne?"
In reply, Seoman sent a red-hot blast of Meltdown into the face of the creature. The Weapon howled in pain as the magic slowly ate away at its tough shell. The Weapon wheeled round to face Seoman, and shouted "You puny knight! You don't know what you are facing!"
"Oh yeah?" Seoman muttered, readying his broadsword. He lowered it and charged straight at the Weapon "Centra!" his sword glowed with a white flame as he bought it crashing down again and again on the monster. Ultima Weapon cried in pain and anger as the sword sheared through his already weakened flesh. Raising it's own sword, it batted Seoman away as hard as it could. Taken unawares, Seoman skidded away into the wall of a nearby warehouse, where he lay, motionless.
"Galba!" Gilgamesh sprang out from behind the Weapon, taking it by surprise. His sword slowly sank into the flesh of the weapon's neck. The Weapon howled, and, shaking its head violently managed to shake Gilgamesh off.
"You fools! You have no idea what you are dealing with! The spirit of Hyne is within me!" Gilgamesh looked, and saw that every cut on the Weapon was bubbling, the flesh around it closing over the wound. Even the wound with Gilgamesh's sword still embedded in it was closing.
"Shit…" Gilgamesh whispered to himself, looking around for a weapon. His eye fell upon Seoman, and he ran towards the fallen knight.
"Gilgamesh…."
Gilgamesh started. He thought his comrade was dead. "Yeah Seoman? I've just got to borrow this sword for a minute, you know…"
"Shh…" the knight's head lolled to one side. "I'm dying, Gilgamesh. Take my sword and kill that bastard. But…promise me one thing."
"Anything, Seoman, anything at all."
"Take care…of Talia."
"Of course, but you're gonna get out of this alive. We'll be drinking with Odin in Balamb come tomorrow, just you wait and see."
"Ah, I wish I had your optimism Gilgy. But it looks like our friend's getting his stuff back together."
Gilgamesh turned. He was right. "Okay Seoman, hold on, alright? I'll see you la…Seoman? Seoman!"
But the knight could not answer, and breathed his last.
"No." Gilgamesh raised the broadsword and charged at Ultima Weapon. "Seoman!" The broadsword became a blur in Gilgamesh's hand as it sliced into the Weapon's flesh, shearing through the weakened armour, and into the weak body beneath. The Weapon twisted and turned, trying to get away from the cruel blade, but however he moved, Gilgamesh was always there, wielding the blazing white blade with deadly skill, hacking away at the monstrous thing.
Eventually, one of it's convulsions bought it's guard down, and Gilgamesh, seeing his chance, grabbed the sword with both hands, and plunged it straight into the Weapon's eye. The Weapon let out a piercing shriek, and Gilgamesh covered his ears. The scream seemed to go on forever, but it came to a sudden stop, and the Weapon fell.
"Natoli! Talia! Kill it!"
The two sorceresses looked up at him. "I'm sorry Gilgamesh." Natoli said quietly.
"What do you mean sorry?" Gilgamesh asked, puzzled. Then he noticed the roaring. He turned out to Sea and saw a massive wave, heading straight for the city.
"No…."
"Yes, you've got to Gilgamesh. Use the dimensional interval, and get out of here, now!"
"I can't leave you Natoli. By the gods, I love you Natoli. I can't do it."
"You must Gilgamesh. Go. Lead our people, they'll need a protector. You'll find another sorceress to lead them, and you must teach her Gilgamesh. There will be another sorceress to lead the Galbadians. You will know her Gilgamesh. She'll have the power of all three of us, and you must teach her to use it."
"Who?"
"I know not her name. The vision came dim, but I do know that in the language of prophecy, she is the Angel, one of the fated children, and you will know her when you see her. Her spirit is more powerful than anything seen on this earth, save Hyne alone. Now, you must go."
"But…but I don't want to leave you."
"You must. We have to wait till the last moment to imprison the Weapon, or all this will be for naught."
The roaring of the wave was deafening by now, and it was almost upon them. "I can't leave you Natoli."
"But you must Gilgamesh. You vowed to draw when I say draw, and sheathe when I say sheathe, but you must go when I say go. Go!"
Gilgamesh called up the interval, and the city faded from sight. A few seconds later, the tsunami broke over the city, burying weapon, sorceresses, knight, and the fair city all. And the city of Galba sank beneath the waves, leaving behind a broken people, and a thousand half believed legends.
