Final Fantasy IX: The continuation

Thank you all for reviewing and I know the characters can get a little weird but believe me, there are other fanfictions out there that are not Final Fantasy IX that are even more confusing since you have to keep track of all of the characters. Even if you know the original characters in the show really well, you're forced to memorize they're kids. But mine's not that hard ^_^. Go ahead and read this.

Final Fantasy IX: The continuation

Part 2: A light of hope.

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy IX but I do love it J .

Rated PG for slight language and violence.

The stars twinkled in the night sky as people gathered outside of Alexandria castle. Tonight was the night of the ball and an enormous amount of people headed over to Alexandria in order to attend the Christmas ball. The Grand Hall was an array of lights, foods, and music while people stood around, laughing and enjoying themselves.

Among those people was a beautiful young lady with dark pink hair that tumbled down to her waist in large curls. Her eyes were violet and she wore a dress of light violet that made her eyes sparkle. She stood near a wall, watching everyone else dance and have fun. She must have been the only bored one there. Although she was quite lovely, no one asked her to dance. But she knew that she had to concentrate on her mission more than worrying about dancing.

A grin formed on her lips as she pushed aside pink bangs that had fallen into her face. The royal family of Alexandria was going to get quite a surprise…

Candles burned on a table, lighting the dark room. All around were furniture made of the finest wood and even the clock was made out of wood as it ticked on the mantel next to the white roses. The red curtains were pulled in order to hide the individual dressing and admiring himself in front of the mirror.

Cortack posed in front of the full-length mirror as he tried on his princely clothing. He wore a blue jacket with gold medals, matching pants of satin, knee length boots, and even a long red cape. On his head was a golden crown that seemed to blend in with his hair. The crown was simple enough, with only one sapphire stone in the middle to show that he was the prince and to match his eyes like his clothes did. His sisters had to wear a ruby stone with two pink stones on each side.

He made sure nothing was wrong once more before he walked out the door and headed for the ball. He knew he was going to hate to have to mingle with all of those commoners and even noblemen. He didn't like any of them. He didn't like the pheasants because they were poor (told you he was arrogant ^_^) and the noblemen because they were snobs (I guess you could say he's also a hypocrite as well since he acts kind of like a snob himself). He continued onward towards the Grand Hall, not knowing that his life was about to change forever…

A shadowy figure stood on top of a house, a fairly large cape billowing behind him. His arms were crossed over his chest as his eyes gleamed red, matching his hair. The moon behind him didn't allow his face to be shown and all you could see was his grin and his eyes as they flashed bright.

'Prepare yourself Alexandria' the figure thought as the wind sped up and then calmed down. 'Prepare yourself King Zidane of Alexandria. You shall pay for what you did to me.'

"Zidane!" called a voice from across the room as people's voices as well as their laughs, filled the air.

Zidane, dressed in a red king outfit with a blue cape and large crown decorating his head, turned to the voice and saw Vivi, along with Eiko and his family, smiling at him as they stood near the Grand Entrance doors. He smiled and walked over to them, happy to see them after so long.

Zidane hugged Vivi and when he hugged Eiko, he was practically left with no air. She had grown really strong. "You guys look great," Zidane commented, looking the both of them over. Vivi had definitely grown taller and Eiko had grown lovelier, acting and looking like a lady like she always wanted to be.

Vivi smiled while Eiko flushed. He still knew how to complement people. Eiko flashed him a small smile. "You don't look so bad yourself Zidane. You still look like the 16 year old I met 25 years ago."

"That was a long time ago Eiko. I'm a different person now."

Eiko frowned playfully. "You mean you don't flirt?"

Zidane's eyes widened slightly before he smiled again. "Why would I flirt when I already have a woman I love with all of my heart?"

Eiko smiled at that. She was glad Zidane and Garnet were doing so well. Still as in love as they were 25 years ago. Their love didn't burn out like a candle. She had heard about how well they were doing and how happy they were and she was growing excited about seeing their children. She had heard they had three wonderful children that resembled them in every way.

Eiko searched all around. "And where is Dagger?"

"She's still dressing Tou I hear. Tou wanted to dress herself but when her mother saw her, she was horrified. Tou had put on a pink dress with smudged green lipstick and a matching sash across her waist. So she's dressing her now."

"I can't wait to meet your children," Vivi said as he stared down at his own. Many of them had grown up but he still had four left to take care of. Especially little Vivelo who he gave a warning look to. Vivelo ignored his father and searched for something to do when he would finally be able to part from his parents.

Zidane smiled wide. "You'll like them. They are very well behaved and they are easy to be around. Although you may want to avoid Ariella and Cortack. Ariella is mischievous and Cortack is a little arrogant. Don't give him advice on anything because he won't listen."

The young lady with pink hair stood nearby, listening to their conversation. 'Cortack must have been the one I met yesterday when I tried to steal from here.' Her mouth broke into a grin. 'Well, he'd better watch out for me because I won't let him OR his family get me this time.'

She ducked away from the party and waited until no one was watching. Then, grabbing her dress in her hands, she ran up the stairs and through the halls.

Gold shoes tapped on the cement as a girl in a gold dress walked through the streets of Alexandria, holding up her dress so she wouldn't step on it. Behind her a tall figure with puffy red hair walked slowly towards the castle, worrying over the response he was going to get from everyone he knew. He especially felt silly in a tuxedo and bow tie.

The girl turned around and frowned, noticing the man's hesitation. "Come on Amarant," she urged. "I already told you that they're your friends and that they won't kick you out."

Amarant stopped completely. "I don't know if this is such a good idea Lani. Do they really think I'm their friend or have they forgotten about me?"

Lani walked over and grabbed him by his arm. "They are still your friends and they think of you as one. Now come on."

Amarant followed hesitantly, not really sure.

The figure above them grinned evilly as they passed.

Footsteps were heard throughout the hallway as the candles lit it up, paintings glowing on the wall. Cortack was walking to the Grand Hall when he heard another pair of steps nearby. He stopped, alert. They sounded like the light tapping of high heels so he figured it was his mother. He kept walking and eventually bumped with the person who was lightly walking his way.

Cortack straightened himself and looked up, his gaze colliding with soft, violet eyes. Cortack froze as he saw the loveliest girl in front of him. Her soft, dark pink hair was in natural curls and her eyes seemed to bore through his. But he stayed composed and calm. His voice picked up an icy tone. "What are you doing here?"

The girl smiled at him, recognizing him immediately as the young man from the other night. She bowed before him. "Your highness Prince Cortack I presume?"

Cortack eyed her, thinking he had heard that sweet, angelic voice before. "Have we met…?"

The girl straightened. "No your highness. We have not." She held out her right hand. Cortack refused to shake it. 'He's arrogant' was her first thought of him. 'I don't like arrogant royals. I don't like royals period.' She brought her hand down. "My name is Rubella. I am a commoner of Alexandria who has come to attend the ball and meet a prince."

Despite himself, Cortack flushed. 'That explains the tacky dress' he thought coldly. He crossed his arms across his chest and burrowed his brows. "So you came for the same reason as everybody else? To take advantage on my father's hospitality?"

Rubella frowned at him coldly. "No. I am not like the rest. I appreciate what your father had done. He is a wonderful king." At that, Rubella felt guilty. She loved the king and yet she was there to steal from him. But it was important that she take something of value. She needed the money to help her sick mother who seemed to be getting sick everyday.

Cortack decided to get back at the subject at hand. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the ball, enjoying it and dancing with handsome, young men?" The last comment had come out with a hint of jealousy and that surprised him. 'Why would her dancing with handsome young men bother me? Of course someone as lovely as her would do that. Why should it bother me?'

A wide smile grew on Rubella's face as she clutched Cortack's arm. "Why don't you dance with me?"

Cortack flushed once again and sighed. He shook her off as she frowned. "No thanks. I don't think I would like your company tonight"-Rubella gasped and frowned as he continued-"This dance is bad enough. Your company would only make it worse."

The anger built itself inside of Rubella. She slapped him and it was heard throughout the quiet hall. "You're an insensitive bastard!" she yelled before she stormed off down the hall, her dress trailing behind her.

Cortack stayed behind, bringing a hand up to his red cheek. 'What a rude girl!' he thought angrily as he continued to walk down the halls towards the Grand Hall. Yet with each step he took, the pain in his heart grew larger.

Amarant looked up at the tall castle and frowned. He hated to admit it, even to himself, that he was nervous as well as afraid of how Zidane and the rest would receive him. He told himself many times that they were his friends and that he would be received with kindness but he wasn't too sure.

"Come on Amarant!" Lani yelled at him as she raised a gloved hand in the air, waving it back and forth. "The party will end by the time you come inside."

Amarant frowned at her and slowly made his way inside, the nervousness shaking him up. He looked all around and yet he wasn't sure who was who. It had been about 25 years since he last saw everyone.

"Amarant!" a deep voice called as it got closer. Amarant turned his gaze to the source of the voice and saw King Zidane of Alexandria walking his way, his cape swaying behind him. He didn't look any different, except for the fact that he had graying hair that was shorter as well. What especially looked weird to Amarant was the crown on Zidane's head. He still wasn't used to seeing it. He saw it on Zidane when he married Dagger but that was the last time.

Amarant smiled nervously. "Hey Zidane."

Zidane shook his hand, which Amarant didn't even bring up for him. "How have you been? We've been going to Treno all the time looking for you."

"I went on a long, personal journey."

Zidane eyed him. "And why haven't you come to visit? Even during your travels you didn't stop by to say hi. Not even on holidays."

Amarant scratched his head nervously. "I-I'm sorry. I just couldn't."

Zidane smiled a friendly smile at him. "That's okay. As long as you're here now." Zidane turned but kept his gaze on Amarant. "Come on and re-meet Dagger. I'm sure she'd love to see you too."

Amarant nodded slowly as he followed Zidane, happy he wasn't disappointed in the reception. The stars smiled at him as he passed the windows.

Cortack made his way back to the Grand Hall, a little melancholy about how he treated Rubella. 'Why am I always such an insensitive jerk?' he questioned himself. He walked over and leaned on a wall, his arms crossed over his chest as he thought. It was a habit he gained from his father.

"Cortack!" a loud, bell sounding voice called. Cortack knew who it was and he groaned. 'It seems Jesabella is here' he thought gloomy. He straightened up and saw that his Freya was with her. He smiled at them, his smile reserved for Freya (although he won't admit it to Jesabella).

He bowed before them, causing Jesabella to blush. "Good evening Mrs. Freya, Miss Jesabella." He stood up as a large present was shoved under his nose. Jesabella had the nerve to give him something else after what happened at his seventh birthday. He was still angry about that.

Jesabella had a hard time of not blushing. "T-This is for you Cortack. Merry Christmas."

Cortack took it and tried to smile. "Thank you."

"Where is your father Cortack?" Freya asked as she scanned the ballroom. There was no sign of him.

Cortack shrugged. "I haven't seem him since the afternoon."

Freya bowed. "Well then your highness. I'll be off to greet him."

Cortack nodded as she left. That was when he realized that she left him with Jesabella. He turned to look at her and found her staring at him with dreamy eyes. "Want to dance?" she asked.

Cortack tried not to say yell no. "I-I guess."

Jesabella could have jumped for joy as Cortack pulled her out to the dance floor, a slow song playing, pleasing Jesabella but not Cortack. He gave a look of agony but tried not to let Jesabella see it.

Rubella stood off on the side, trying to recover from what happened in the hallway. She leaned against the wall, arms crossed over her chest as she avoided eye contact with Prince Cortack who she noticed was dancing with a very lovely rat girl. It took her everything she had not to run up to the both of them and punch their lights out.

'Perhaps I should try again and go back to my mission' she thought as she looked towards the hallway. No one seemed to be around. She gathered her dress and sneaked towards it. Once she was positive the coast was clear, she ran inside. 'This is going to be easy' she thought with a smile.

The moon cast a pale glow as the people danced on the dance floor. Most were especially interested in seeing the prince dance with the lovely young rat girl. They were glad he was finally finding someone for himself.

Cortack saw all of their looks and he frowned. 'Sorry to disappoint all of you but I'm not interested in this girl. I will never fall in love.'

His attention was shifted to the figure sneaking into the hallway. It was Rubella, looking all around until she slipped into the hallway and ran down it. 'What's she doing?' he questioned. He pulled away from Jesabella. "Sorry Jesse but I have to go and do something." He walked away, getting a dreamy look from Jesabella.

'He called me "Jesse"! He gave me a pet name!' she dreamed. 'I wonder what I'll call him?'

The shadows shifted as Cortack moved by candles on the wall. He was walking as swiftly as possible, trying to find Rubella. 'She couldn't have gotten far' he thought with anger as he continued onward.

He stopped when he felt little arms go around his slim legs. He looked down and saw his little sister Tou in a pink dress and red sash. Her hair was clipped up on each side and she looked really glad to see him. "Hi Corty!" she squealed.

Cortack smiled at her, delighted to see her. But it wasn't the time to spend with her. He picked her up. "Listen Tou, I want you to go with mother and stay with her. Don't leave her side."

Tou looked at him, a little confused and worried. "What's wrong?"

Cortack smiled, as if trying to hide his lie with his smile. "Nothing. I just want you to go with her. I'll meet you guys later."

Tou shook her head, not convinced. She knew when Cortack was hiding something from her. "I want to go with you. You don't fool me."

Cortack smiled sadly this time. He knew he couldn't fool her. She was beyond her years and she knew it. He put her down and was going to object to her going when he saw a black shadow pass by the hallway leading to his parent's room. It was a slim shadow and Cortack knew right away that it was Rubella. Tou hugged his legs with fear. "I-It's the bad person from last time!" she shouted as she tried to hide behind him.

"What are you talking about Tou?" Cortack questioned as he looked down at her. "That's just-" but he stopped when he realized something. The thief from the yesterday night DID try to go to his parent's room, sneaking around and everything. And now he finds Rubella doing the same thing. Not only that, but he could have sworn he recognized her voice when they met for the first time. And now it turns out that his little sister recognizes the person who was here the other night. Cortack's anger grew as he realized that Rubella was the person from the other night! That was why she was there and why he found her wandering the halls when he came out of his room. It all made sense now.

Cortack turned to Tou who looked at him with scared eyes. "Listen Tou, go find father and tell him that the thief is back. Then I want you to stay with mother."

Tou nodded, a little shaky. She leg go of his legs and began running as fast as she could towards the Grand Hall. Cortack, in the meantime, ran after Rubella, swearing he would capture her.

'You're not going to get away with this Rubella' he thought as his cape swayed behind him. The moon watched him run.

The clouds in the sky began to cover the land and rumbling was heard coming from them. The shadow, who had been watching the party the entire time, raised his black armored arms and shouted a spell.

"Comda…montas…kaster…LOYELLA!" he yelled at last. The clouds above swirled and kept thundering until lightning bolts blasted from the sky and onto Alexandria. Many of the civilians not attending Zidane's party screamed and ran for cover, afraid of what was happening. Some even decided to run to the castle and tell King Zidane about what was going on.

In the sky a powerful noise like swords clashing together could be heard. Some (stupid) people stopped and looked at what it was. It wasn't until it hit that they realized what a mistake that was.

All the people were totally oblivious about what was going on because they were all partying and having so much fun. But when the castle shook, they stopped their laughing and their dancing and ran outside. Zidane was the first one outside and he stopped and gasped when he saw the figures in the sky.

Right in front of them were 13 knights clad in black armor and riding horses. All of them were as wide as a house and twice as tall. They floated in the air, swords in hands, as if waiting for orders. Smoke blew not to far away and Zidane turned towards it, seeing that some houses had been destroyed, as well as the innocent people who were living there.

"Who the hell are you!?!" Zidane yelled as Garnet came up beside him. She stopped abruptly and gasped, placing her hand over her mouth to keep from screaming. "Knights of the Round…"

Zidane turned to her with curious eyes. "You know about them…?"

Garnet nodded slowly, not taking her eyes off them. "They're the strongest Eidolon's in all of Gaia. They can destroy anything with their power."

Zidane turned back to them, unbelieving to what he was hearing…or maybe not wanting to believe. "Can you stop them?"

"No," Garnet answered softly, wishing she could. "They only obey their master and no Eidolon is as strong as them."

Zidane looked downwards, noticing that his fists were clenched and shaking. He just couldn't let Alexandria suffer again like it did 25 years ago with the attack of Bahamut. It wasn't fair to the people of Alexandria. "There has to be a way to stop them…"

Garnet was going to say something when Tou came running outside, screaming something at the top of her lungs. "What's wrong Tou?" she asked with concern as she saw how worried her daughter looked.

Tou waited until she caught her breath. "Mommy…the thief is back."

Garnet had heard about this thief from Zidane and that she had almost hurt Tou (from Zidane's POV anyway). But now she felt that it was better to concentrate on the attack by the Eidolon's that seemed to be paying them a visit.

"Who are they mommy?" Tou asked once she noticed them. She was beginning to shiver with the cold of the outside.

Garnet didn't answer her as a figure appeared on top of a house that was right in front of them. It was too dark to see him but they knew he wore black armor and had a fairly large cape. He laughed with mockery and hate. "Glad to see me again KING Zidane?" the voice chided.

Zidane gasped, recognizing the voice. "I-It's Necron!" Zidane yelled. Many of the people didn't know what he was talking about but Garnet knew. "It…It can't be! We destroyed him 25 years ago!"

The figure jumped down from the rooftop and laughed with and abundance of humor. He was clearly visible now with the light from the ballroom. He did in fact have black armor but he also had a long, red cape that he used to cover half of his body. His hair was short and red, his eyes a cold violet color that seemed deprived of life. He also had a few freckles. He shook a finger at them as he mocked. "Tsk, tsk, to the both of you. Don't you both remember me saying 'This is not the end. I am eternal'?" He smiled coldly. "I meant it. A piece of me that survived the fight lay dormant in the Iifa Tree and now, 25 years later, I am able to get my revenge!" He raised his arms up once again. "All of Alexandria must suffer what you have made me suffer!"

Tou, who couldn't believe what she had been hearing, half closed her eyes and concentrated, not having control over her body. A white light shined from her forehead where the horn should have been…

Cortack had finally reached his parent's bedroom, being very careful of not getting caught by Rubella. He had no idea of what was happening outside. He walked slowly to his parent's room, trying hard not to make a sound. The light from the candles was his only light. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be able to see where he was.

Suddenly, he felt a sword at his neck. "Make one move and I'll cut your throat," the angelic voice warned coldly. Cortack followed her advice and didn't bother to turn his head since he already knew it was Rubella. He was glad he had his sword with him.

"So you're the one who came here yesterday night," he accused lightly.

Rubella laughed. "I can't believe it took you so long to discover it. I would have thought you had more brains than that."

Anger built itself inside of him but he remained calm, trying to ignore it. He was going to say something else when the castle shook. Rubella made a mistake and walked over to a window to check it out. Cortack used this opportunity to strike. He unsheathed his sword in the blink of an eye and struck the sword out of her hands, shocking her. He brought the sword up to her slim neck. "My how the tables have turned," he said with softly with pride as his brows burrowed. Rubella gulped, actually showing fear. But that fear turned into humor. "I've underestimated you. You seem to have enough brains to know how to wield a sword."

"Shut up!" he shouted with anger as he brought the sword closer to her neck, wanting to slice it. But he didn't. Something about her stopped him from doing it. It was a feeling that was even stronger than his conscious. He shrugged it off, not wanting to think about it. All he had to think about was how to punish this girl for scaring Tou and trying to steal from them.

The castle shook again and this time Cortack went to check it out. He didn't turn his back on Rubella and he kept his sword pointed at her neck as he quickly looked outside the window. When he looked outside, he didn't look back at her. In the sky were 13 large knights clad in black. They were large and had red glowing eyes.

Cortack turned his head and saw that Rubella was next to him at the window, gasping at what she saw. He could faintly smell her rose scented perfume.

Cortack grabbed her wrist and pulled her with him outside. "Hey!" Rubella yelled in annoyance. She tried to wiggle free but his grip was strong. She was dragged along with him and Rubella gave a thought to her mother. 'I'm sorry mother but it seems that I've been caught this time. I won't ever be able to see you again or take care of you. I just wish that you hadn't died without me by your side.'

Rubella mother was sick with pneumonia and gravely ill. She couldn't even get out of bed anymore. Rubella took care of her as much as she could and tried to make her well but her body wanted to give up and not get better. She wasn't dead yet but Rubella now thought that because she was caught, she wouldn't be there when her mother did in fact die.

Cortack led her outside where he saw his father arguing with some other man in black armor. He also saw something going on with his little sister. Her forehead was glowing bright and when Cortack came in contact with her, his forehead also began to glow. He felt a tingly sensation run through him and he felt the warmth and a voice calling out to him, trying to reach him. The voice sounded deep and growly.

Cortack let go of Rubella's hand unconsciously and slowly walked over to his sister where he kneeled down in order to be face to face with her.

Garnet saw the strange way her children were acting and all she could say was that they were trying to do what she had done in order to stop Bahamut. The power on their foreheads grew but it wasn't released. Garnet could guess why. She picked up her dress and ran off into the castle, leaving behind a confused Rubella who merely looked down at Cortack with wonder in her eyes.

'What is he doing?' she questioned as she saw them bring up their hands and place their palms together. She was too afraid to do anything else but watch.

"Ariella!" Garnet shouted as she ran through the castle. She was searching for Ariella, knowing she was the only one left needed for the ceremony of the calling of the Eidolon that wanted to be summoned. "Ariella!" She was wondering where she was and why she wasn't outside like everybody else. She hadn't even seen her at the party.

Ariella came out of her room, looking distressed and worried. "What is it mother? And what was that rumbling?"

"Ariella, you need to come outside. Your brother and sister need you. Please come with me."

Although Ariella didn't understand what was going on, she nodded and followed, all the time worried about what was going to happen.

"Why do you want to destroy this world?!" Zidane shouted to the man in black. He was getting annoyed with him but he knew that one false move would result in the downfall of Alexandria.

The man smiled evilly. "Didn't I already tell you 25 years ago that I want to bring this world into one without pain or fear or anything at all?"

Zidane growled, not knowing what to do. He was totally oblivious of what was going on behind him. He brought out his sword and pointed it to the man. "I won't let you destroy Gaia!"

"You can't do anything about it! I control the most powerful Eidolon's in Gaia! No one can stop me!" he yelled as he brought his hands up. 'My servants…tear Alexandria to pieces.'

The 13 knight's split up and began to destroy the houses with their long swords. All the people watched in horror as they saw their homes destroyed and being left as nothing but rubble. They all ran in fear.

Zidane also watched and he looked at the man with angry eyes. "Stop it!" he yelled as he charged at him, swing his sword. But the man was quicker. He did a back flip and then took out his own sword. Then it began…

Ariella stopped at the entrance to the Grand Hall and gasped, not wanting to believe what she saw. Alexandria, her home, was being destroyed by large knights that the guards of Alexandria couldn't stop. All the people were running in fear and even some of them were destroyed along with their homes. It was a gruesome sight.

"Oh my gosh," Ariella said in a shaky voice that made her sound like she was going to cry at any second. She probably was. She was watching as her hometown, the town she loved, was being destroyed along with some of its civilians.

"Ariella," a voice called out to her from the side. She turned her watery eyes to the voice of her brother and sister as they called out to her. Both were facing each other, their foreheads glowing. It was as if Ariella was being controlled as she unconsciously walked towards them and kneeled with them, making a circle. She brought her palms up and placed one with Cortack's and the other with Tou. They closed their eyes fully and concentrated.

"Thou guardian of ice and cold," they chanted as Garnet left to gather the people and put them somewhere safe. "Here our call. Help bring Alexandria into the light and take it away from the darkness."

The call worked and in the sky came something nobody would have expected. The clouds rumbled and turned into a silvery blue color, shocking and amazing everyone. Lightning bolts of blue struck down on each knight, making them immobile. A figure was seen descending down from the clouds. Everyone gasped as they saw it. It looked like Bahamut but the only difference was, was that this dragon was an icy blue color, making it seem almost camouflaged. It stopped in front of the three and growled (without irritation or anger). It talked through their minds, letting them be the only ones who could hear it.

'My children' it communicated. 'I am glad thou hast called me. Terror seems to reign over this land of Gaia once again. I am entrusting the fate of this world in thine own hands. Save it. I will always be around whenever thou will need my assistance. I am Bahamut-ZERO.'

Bahamut-ZERO flew towards the sky again and stopped, looking down on everyone. He stayed immobile with only his tail swaying from side to side and everyone was wondering what he was doing. That's when Alexandria shook again. The rumbling seemed to be coming from the castle and everyone looked towards it, wondering what was going on.

Garnet stopped from where she was and gasped. The castle was once again transforming into its protective state. She knew what that meant. 'Alexander is going to be summoned again! But that can't be possible! Bahamut destroyed him 25 years ago!'

Alexandria castle was transforming into its protective state and everyone saw how Alexander placed his heavenly white wings around the castle. For those people who were 25 years old and younger, they had not seen this before and they were quite shocked by it.

The man who was fighting with Zidane stopped and floated up into the air, tired of fighting with him. Zidane was not pleased. He growled at him as he shouted. "Come back here and fight!" The man ignored him as he smiled, looking at the two Eidolon's. "Both of those Eidolon's can't stop the Knight's of the Round! They are invincible!"

How wrong he was.

Bahamut-ZERO waited until Alexander was completely summoned before he approached the legendary Eidolon. 'Alexander' he said with his usual growl. 'The time hast come at last when we must merge together to make the ultimate Eidolon.'

Alexander let out exhaust fumes in response. Bahamut-Zero and Alexander turned into a white light and everyone had to shield their eyes to keep from going blind. The light made the night seem like day. Knight's of the Round were still immobile by the time the transformation was complete. And when everyone saw what Bahamut-ZERO and Alexander transformed into, they were left with their mouths hanging open.

Before them stood a large dragon like creature with machinery feeling skin. Instead of bat wings like dragons have, it had white angel wings. Its color was still and icy blue and its eyes were the color of blood (not because of craziness).

'I am called Stagmar, the most powerful Eidolon in all of Gaia' it communicated with everyone. His voice was calming, almost peaceful. Everyone felt protected by him.

Stagmar looked at the Knight's of the Round who were still immobile and he flew towards them, floating in front of them. 'Thou hast caused enough destruction upon this kingdom. I will not permit thee to terrorize these people any longer.'

Stagmar shot up into the sky where she stayed. He seemed to be concentrating on a spell. The man mouth set into one of anger. "Fool!" he shouted to Stagmar. "You cannot defeat the Knight's of the Round!" However, by the situation he found them in, he wasn't too sure anymore.

Finally, Stagmar made his first move. He collected blue colored energy in his mouth and waited for it collect fully.

That was a mistake.

Because Stagmar waited too long, the Knight's of the Round were able to break away from their invisible bindings and were in full attack again. The first thing they did was attack Stagmar who the one who kept them restrained. Luckily, since he was the most powerful Eidolon in all Gaia, he was able to split himself up into 13 versions of himself. Unfortunately, his power was also split up between the 13 versions of himself.

And thus, the battle began…

Ha! I love cliffhangers! Don't you? I don't you do but I decided to leave here. I know…I am evil but I don't care ^_^. I love to leave people begging for more. So if you liked this review and I'll the post the next part up ASAP. Catch you all later!

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