Chapter 9 -
"Aghhhhh... Holy!!!!!!!!" Eiko screamed as she raised her hands over her head and unleashed the beam of white light from her hands. Troa laughed to himself and put his hands out in front of his body, ready to take hold of the attack. The beam exploded and Troa sprinted through the dust created by the attack. Armarant jumped in front of Eiko and put his right hand out in front of him, with his left hand clasping his wrist as he got ready to attack.
"I've been waiting to try this one out! Inferno Fist!" Armarant shouted as his entire right arm looked as if it had been set on fire. He sprinted towards Troa, and thumped him straight in the stomach. The fire burnt all over the target's body, and Troa jumped backwards. The group gasped in fear, for the flame simply burned out when faced with the Genome they were fighting.
"W...W...What the hell do we do now?!" shouted Blank. Armarant turned around and scowled at him.
"We're not giving up yet, alright?! You can do what you want but I'm staying here!"
Eiko couldn't believe it... Armarant had changed since she had last met him. He was more open to their help. What could have caused it? However, her thoughts were quickly dissipated, for she spotted Troa folding his arms over his chest. He was breathing deeply, and she could see an amazing light eminating from his body, a mass blue haze that covered him all over. She grimaced... for the outcome wasn't going to be good.
"Burning Vigor Attack!" Troa screamed as several beams of blue light shot round his opponents. It circled around where they were all standing, and started to close in on the group.
"Oh my... What do we do now?!" shouted Artinia as the energy got closer to them all.
"Hahaha! When the light touchs you, it will explode! You won't be able to defend against it! You're all finished!" laughed Troa. Armarant looked above him.
"Damn, the beam is hitting the roof, we can't jump above it!"
Eiko started to glow in a green aura, and suddenly she put her hands out in front of her. Baku nearly fell over sideways. He realised what was going to happen. Blank looked over his shoulder at the young girl.
"Hey kid, what are you doing?"
"I'm gonna catch the beam... I have an idea."
"Catch it?! Are you insane?!" shouted Baku.
"Trust me on this one, I think I can stop it!"
Eiko pushed her hands forward, and once she touched the energy field she screamed out in pure pain. The energy manifested her body and she struggled to keep in control. Suddenly the energy field disappeared, and Eiko slumped to the ground, almost dead from the effort.
"...Whoa, she did it!" gasped Blank. Troa looked quite amazed at what had just happened.
"Well... that was quite a development I have to say. The young one has power beyond her years. But that doesn't matter anyway. You are all finished."
The doors burst open behind them all, and the group of friends were struck by terror. Troa stood to one side whilst over one hundred of Troa's minions stood on the other. Meanwhile, Armarant had used his Revive to bring Eiko back. She stood wearily up and looked around her.
"Okay then... we have to... get out of here..."
"Yeah, you're right girly. There's no point stayin here!" shouted Baku.
"Hehehe... you think you can escape?!" yelled Troa "You overestimate yourselves! It's all over!"
"You think...?" grinned Eiko as she put her hands over her heart and kneeled down onto the floor. The pain of the last attack was still showing. Suddenly the room seemed to be getting hotter, and many of Troa's men fell with the heat. Eiko, Armarant, Blank, Baku and Artinia couldn't feel a thing, but Troa looked around him in complete surprise. But not fear. Never fear.
"Are you... serious...?" he whispered to himself "Then there is more than one...?!"
Troa sped around and looked at Eiko, completely enraged at what he was seeing.
"You! Are you a summoner?!"
"Ha... so you've figured it out!" Eiko shouted, and as she raised her hands into the air Phoenix came flying straight into the side of the tower. The building shook and it was almost devastated by the blow. The bird roared and waited for its master to climb on board it's flaming wings. Eiko sprinted over to the bird and shouted at her friends to follow. Troa gathered a mass beam of Blizzaga into his hands, and fired it with all his might, but the Phoenix tilted its head round and a huge flame flew straight out of the bird's mouth. Now that everyone was on board, the legendary Eidolon took off into the skys, with Troa looking after it. He looked somewhat disappointed.
"Well... two summoners I see. I am quite surprised to hear that, for I thought the second one had been killed long ago. Still, it will not pose a problem to my plans. I will simply eliminate her when I find her next. And of course take her power for myself.
Troa grinned and laughed. He looked behind him to see half of his Lindblum force destroyed. But he didn't mind at all. It wouldn't be long now.
"Aghhhhh... Holy!!!!!!!!" Eiko screamed as she raised her hands over her head and unleashed the beam of white light from her hands. Troa laughed to himself and put his hands out in front of his body, ready to take hold of the attack. The beam exploded and Troa sprinted through the dust created by the attack. Armarant jumped in front of Eiko and put his right hand out in front of him, with his left hand clasping his wrist as he got ready to attack.
"I've been waiting to try this one out! Inferno Fist!" Armarant shouted as his entire right arm looked as if it had been set on fire. He sprinted towards Troa, and thumped him straight in the stomach. The fire burnt all over the target's body, and Troa jumped backwards. The group gasped in fear, for the flame simply burned out when faced with the Genome they were fighting.
"W...W...What the hell do we do now?!" shouted Blank. Armarant turned around and scowled at him.
"We're not giving up yet, alright?! You can do what you want but I'm staying here!"
Eiko couldn't believe it... Armarant had changed since she had last met him. He was more open to their help. What could have caused it? However, her thoughts were quickly dissipated, for she spotted Troa folding his arms over his chest. He was breathing deeply, and she could see an amazing light eminating from his body, a mass blue haze that covered him all over. She grimaced... for the outcome wasn't going to be good.
"Burning Vigor Attack!" Troa screamed as several beams of blue light shot round his opponents. It circled around where they were all standing, and started to close in on the group.
"Oh my... What do we do now?!" shouted Artinia as the energy got closer to them all.
"Hahaha! When the light touchs you, it will explode! You won't be able to defend against it! You're all finished!" laughed Troa. Armarant looked above him.
"Damn, the beam is hitting the roof, we can't jump above it!"
Eiko started to glow in a green aura, and suddenly she put her hands out in front of her. Baku nearly fell over sideways. He realised what was going to happen. Blank looked over his shoulder at the young girl.
"Hey kid, what are you doing?"
"I'm gonna catch the beam... I have an idea."
"Catch it?! Are you insane?!" shouted Baku.
"Trust me on this one, I think I can stop it!"
Eiko pushed her hands forward, and once she touched the energy field she screamed out in pure pain. The energy manifested her body and she struggled to keep in control. Suddenly the energy field disappeared, and Eiko slumped to the ground, almost dead from the effort.
"...Whoa, she did it!" gasped Blank. Troa looked quite amazed at what had just happened.
"Well... that was quite a development I have to say. The young one has power beyond her years. But that doesn't matter anyway. You are all finished."
The doors burst open behind them all, and the group of friends were struck by terror. Troa stood to one side whilst over one hundred of Troa's minions stood on the other. Meanwhile, Armarant had used his Revive to bring Eiko back. She stood wearily up and looked around her.
"Okay then... we have to... get out of here..."
"Yeah, you're right girly. There's no point stayin here!" shouted Baku.
"Hehehe... you think you can escape?!" yelled Troa "You overestimate yourselves! It's all over!"
"You think...?" grinned Eiko as she put her hands over her heart and kneeled down onto the floor. The pain of the last attack was still showing. Suddenly the room seemed to be getting hotter, and many of Troa's men fell with the heat. Eiko, Armarant, Blank, Baku and Artinia couldn't feel a thing, but Troa looked around him in complete surprise. But not fear. Never fear.
"Are you... serious...?" he whispered to himself "Then there is more than one...?!"
Troa sped around and looked at Eiko, completely enraged at what he was seeing.
"You! Are you a summoner?!"
"Ha... so you've figured it out!" Eiko shouted, and as she raised her hands into the air Phoenix came flying straight into the side of the tower. The building shook and it was almost devastated by the blow. The bird roared and waited for its master to climb on board it's flaming wings. Eiko sprinted over to the bird and shouted at her friends to follow. Troa gathered a mass beam of Blizzaga into his hands, and fired it with all his might, but the Phoenix tilted its head round and a huge flame flew straight out of the bird's mouth. Now that everyone was on board, the legendary Eidolon took off into the skys, with Troa looking after it. He looked somewhat disappointed.
"Well... two summoners I see. I am quite surprised to hear that, for I thought the second one had been killed long ago. Still, it will not pose a problem to my plans. I will simply eliminate her when I find her next. And of course take her power for myself.
Troa grinned and laughed. He looked behind him to see half of his Lindblum force destroyed. But he didn't mind at all. It wouldn't be long now.