Chapter 8 - The First Wave Goodbye
Hilda Garde 4 flew through North Gate, and Vivi silently said his goodbyes to Lindblum as he looked over the edge of the airship. The sky was beginning to fall into darkness, and Zidane knew that it would be morning until they all reached Alexandria. He just hoped Troa wouldn't make a move before they all made it home...
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"Come on then!" Kuja shouted as he jumped right over the Zagnhol that ran towards him. He landed on the ground, twisted right around and fired a huge beam of Holy energy towards the beast. Within an instant it was gone, and Kuja's walked on, across the fields which stretched out in front of him for miles. He predicted that he would make it to the swamplands within a couple of hours, where he would make it through Fossil Roo and get to the Lost Continent. Maybe he would find a trace of Troa there. He had nowhere else to go.
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"Everyone's gone..." Eiko sighed as she sat looking out over Lindblum. Armarant stood behind her, saying nothing to her. She got up and look around to him.
"I'm glad you stayed... thank you."
"Yeah, whatever kid. Don't worry about it."
Armarant felt something tap him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Minister Artinia standing behind him. He looked somewhat flustered.
"You two! There's something happening in the city!"
Eiko sprinted over to Armarant's side and almost jumped upon Artinia.
"What is it?! What's goin' on?!"
"It's..." Artinia started, but he didn't get the chance to finish what he was saying. A blast of Thunder magic flew straight towards Artinia's body. He fell to the ground groaning in pain, Eiko and Armarant standing in shock at what had just happened. Suddenly three young men ran through the doors of the Royal Chamber, armed with swords. There were no words uttered, and the men ran straight towards Eiko and Armarant with no hesitation.
Eiko pulled out her staff and jumped out of the way of an oncoming sword which had been aimed at her head. Only one of the men was running towards her, with the other two sprinting towards Armarant. Eiko jumped up into the air and landed around two feet away from her opponent. He put out his hand in front of him, and prepared to fire another beam of magic from his outstreched limb. The young girl pulled her staff behind her body, and struck at the young man's legs. He fell to the ground, his ankle shattered by the blow he had just been struck with. Armarant had beaten his two opponents with relative ease, and both of them sprinted over to Artinia. He was still alive.
"Alright then!" Eiko said, and she raised her hands over her head. The familar green aura from a Curaga spell eminated from her hands, and within seconds Artinia was on his feet once more.
"What is going on...?" asked Artinia. It was a question which couldn't be answered.
"Hell knows, but look outside... those guys are getting into the castle." replied Armarant.
"No way... Lindblum..." sighed Eiko. Suddenly, Blank and Baku ran into the room.
"Guys! What the hell is going on?!" shouted Blank. Baku's face gave the same impression as he closed the doors of the room behind him. Faint shouts and screams could be heard distantly in the castle. The sounds of bloody conflict...
"We don't know Blank, but we've gotta do something, right? If we don't Lindblum's finished!" screamed Eiko. Her emotion was already rearing it's head.
"Yeah, we'll do something."
Everyone raised their heads to the ceiling, and gasped in pure shock at what they saw above them.
"Troa!!!!!!!"
The imposing figure floated to the ground, and everyone in the room got ready for battle. Troa laughed to himself, and turned his back to them.
"Yes, it is my name you call. I laugh here and now at your feeble attempts to overthrow me. What is the point? There is none that I can call to my mind."
"Shut up! How can we overthrow something that's not even in power!" Armarant shouted. Eiko was surprised, she had never seen him so uptight, even when they were fighting Kuja. But it wasn't a problem, for he spoke her own thoughts. Troa turned around and looked at the band of fighters who stood before him.
"Ah, but I am in power. Lindblum is mine, just look outside. That little mage made quite a handy little device for me."
"...What are you talking about...?" asked Blank.
"The child that made me these... he never realised the power behind the substance that he used to mould the armlets. Do you remember the armlet which your friend used to fight Beatrix earlier today?"
Blank nodded. Cinna.
"The armlet is called a Magiviasi. After the mage sold it to me, I used a spell upon it that would effect the weak minded, so much that they would obey ever command that I would give them. My plan is in effect almost over. Alexandria will be completely annilated by the time Zidane makes it in his little airship... if he even makes it that far..."
Eiko stood forward, enraged.
"What did you do to Zidane you scumbag!"
"Now now little girl, you should control your temper."
"That's it!" shouted Armarant "You're finished, it all ends here!"
Troa looked at him and smiled.
"Even if you do defeat me, it makes no difference. This is not my real self, but a shell of a Genome which I have borrowed. My real form resides elsewhere, but this body is fifty times weaker than what I really am. And the funny thing is..."
"Yeah?!" shouted Baku.
"...the funny thing is... you still don't stand a chance! Prepare to enter the void my friends!"
Hilda Garde 4 flew through North Gate, and Vivi silently said his goodbyes to Lindblum as he looked over the edge of the airship. The sky was beginning to fall into darkness, and Zidane knew that it would be morning until they all reached Alexandria. He just hoped Troa wouldn't make a move before they all made it home...
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"Come on then!" Kuja shouted as he jumped right over the Zagnhol that ran towards him. He landed on the ground, twisted right around and fired a huge beam of Holy energy towards the beast. Within an instant it was gone, and Kuja's walked on, across the fields which stretched out in front of him for miles. He predicted that he would make it to the swamplands within a couple of hours, where he would make it through Fossil Roo and get to the Lost Continent. Maybe he would find a trace of Troa there. He had nowhere else to go.
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"Everyone's gone..." Eiko sighed as she sat looking out over Lindblum. Armarant stood behind her, saying nothing to her. She got up and look around to him.
"I'm glad you stayed... thank you."
"Yeah, whatever kid. Don't worry about it."
Armarant felt something tap him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Minister Artinia standing behind him. He looked somewhat flustered.
"You two! There's something happening in the city!"
Eiko sprinted over to Armarant's side and almost jumped upon Artinia.
"What is it?! What's goin' on?!"
"It's..." Artinia started, but he didn't get the chance to finish what he was saying. A blast of Thunder magic flew straight towards Artinia's body. He fell to the ground groaning in pain, Eiko and Armarant standing in shock at what had just happened. Suddenly three young men ran through the doors of the Royal Chamber, armed with swords. There were no words uttered, and the men ran straight towards Eiko and Armarant with no hesitation.
Eiko pulled out her staff and jumped out of the way of an oncoming sword which had been aimed at her head. Only one of the men was running towards her, with the other two sprinting towards Armarant. Eiko jumped up into the air and landed around two feet away from her opponent. He put out his hand in front of him, and prepared to fire another beam of magic from his outstreched limb. The young girl pulled her staff behind her body, and struck at the young man's legs. He fell to the ground, his ankle shattered by the blow he had just been struck with. Armarant had beaten his two opponents with relative ease, and both of them sprinted over to Artinia. He was still alive.
"Alright then!" Eiko said, and she raised her hands over her head. The familar green aura from a Curaga spell eminated from her hands, and within seconds Artinia was on his feet once more.
"What is going on...?" asked Artinia. It was a question which couldn't be answered.
"Hell knows, but look outside... those guys are getting into the castle." replied Armarant.
"No way... Lindblum..." sighed Eiko. Suddenly, Blank and Baku ran into the room.
"Guys! What the hell is going on?!" shouted Blank. Baku's face gave the same impression as he closed the doors of the room behind him. Faint shouts and screams could be heard distantly in the castle. The sounds of bloody conflict...
"We don't know Blank, but we've gotta do something, right? If we don't Lindblum's finished!" screamed Eiko. Her emotion was already rearing it's head.
"Yeah, we'll do something."
Everyone raised their heads to the ceiling, and gasped in pure shock at what they saw above them.
"Troa!!!!!!!"
The imposing figure floated to the ground, and everyone in the room got ready for battle. Troa laughed to himself, and turned his back to them.
"Yes, it is my name you call. I laugh here and now at your feeble attempts to overthrow me. What is the point? There is none that I can call to my mind."
"Shut up! How can we overthrow something that's not even in power!" Armarant shouted. Eiko was surprised, she had never seen him so uptight, even when they were fighting Kuja. But it wasn't a problem, for he spoke her own thoughts. Troa turned around and looked at the band of fighters who stood before him.
"Ah, but I am in power. Lindblum is mine, just look outside. That little mage made quite a handy little device for me."
"...What are you talking about...?" asked Blank.
"The child that made me these... he never realised the power behind the substance that he used to mould the armlets. Do you remember the armlet which your friend used to fight Beatrix earlier today?"
Blank nodded. Cinna.
"The armlet is called a Magiviasi. After the mage sold it to me, I used a spell upon it that would effect the weak minded, so much that they would obey ever command that I would give them. My plan is in effect almost over. Alexandria will be completely annilated by the time Zidane makes it in his little airship... if he even makes it that far..."
Eiko stood forward, enraged.
"What did you do to Zidane you scumbag!"
"Now now little girl, you should control your temper."
"That's it!" shouted Armarant "You're finished, it all ends here!"
Troa looked at him and smiled.
"Even if you do defeat me, it makes no difference. This is not my real self, but a shell of a Genome which I have borrowed. My real form resides elsewhere, but this body is fifty times weaker than what I really am. And the funny thing is..."
"Yeah?!" shouted Baku.
"...the funny thing is... you still don't stand a chance! Prepare to enter the void my friends!"