Chapter 15 - A New Threat
Zidane tried to get to his feet, but couldn't stand. Vivi. He was gone, killed by this freak. Blank lifted Zidane up and looked towards Troa, who was now standing upon the ground across the room from them both. His expression was emotionless, and Zidane simply couldn't look the man in the face.
'Your little friend is finished. Too bad... but his spirit will now help me acheive my goal.' Troa said, as he breathed heavily. Something was different about him.
'...What the hell do you mean?' Zidane said softly. He couldn't bring himself to yell out anymore. It was too much.
'You're pathetic Zidane. You really are. What is my purpose on this planet?'
'It's to... bring Terra and Gaia together...!'
Troa smiled.
'Yes. You are right. But the problem is that for this to occur, I needed more energy. After the reaction of the Lifa Tree two years ago, which you had a strong hand in, we were not able to bring Terra to Gaia through the easier path of the tree, our only link to Gaia. Therefore, when I was activated after the failure of Kuja and yourself to bring about our intergration, I had to find another way of summoning the power to bring my task to fruitation. And now I have found the way in which to do this. I have all of the power that I need now, after draining the mage of his life and giving it all to myself. He was much stronger than this form of myself. But now I am unstoppable.'
Zidane jumped to his feet suddenly, and Blank quickly jumped away from him in pure amazement. The king's body started to glow a familar blue, and Zidane screamed in pain at the attempt he was making to summon more power.
'...Trance...!' shouted Troa. 'This is the first time I have seen this form in action...! This should be very interesting!!' he roared with laughter.
(Huh...?) Zidane thought to himself as he powered up (He's never seen Trance before? That would mean that he can't Trance himself!)
Zidane smiled and then suddenly the blue around his body started to change colour. A massive bolt of dark red energy pulled over Zidane's body as he continued to scream with the pure effort he was making to keep his powers under control.
'What the?!' yelled Troa, with the slightest look of fear upon his face. 'What is this? I've never heard of a Trance such as this! He shouldn't become this powerful...!'
Suddenly the energy from Zidane's body exploded around him, and Amarant, Blank and Troa were knocked in different directions across the room. Zidane emerged from the smoke shaking all over. And once Troa picked himself up to look upon his brother, he almost fell to the floor with shock at what had happened.
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'Lady Freya! Alexandria is under attack!' yelled the soldier standing in the look-out post above her.
'What?! How do you know?!' Freya shouted as Sir Fratley turned at what was happening.
'We have received a carrier pigeon from the region. The castle has been sacked and the city destroyed!'
Freya looked at Fratley in shock.
'Fratley! We must...'
He turned and shook his head vigourously.
'Freya, we cannot leave. Not at this time.'
'But...!'
'Lindblum is under Troa's control, and Alexandria is being attacked. It looks as if he is trying to gain control of all the neighbouring regencies on this continent. If that is the case, we are undoubtably going to be next in line. We have to be in Burcemia to defend her when the time comes.'
Freya sighed. Why did he always have to be right?
'I'm sorry Fratley...' she whispered as she held her lover in her arms. This was getting to be unbearable...
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'What the hell are you?!!' yelled Troa as he looked on in what was now unmistakable fear.
'I am Zidane.' he whispered as the King's voice nearly shook apart from his throat as he struggled to control his power.
'Zidane is my name.'
Troa took a step back as Zidane stepped forward.
'You're not Zidane! You're NOT!!!!!!' Troa screamed as he threw two massive balls of energy from his hands right towards his foe, threatening to engulf him in the sheer power of the blast. However, the energy simply raised right above Zidane's head and out of the ceiling of the room, eventually exploding in the sky above, causing everyone in Alexandria to look upwards. Zidane simply stood skill. He no longer shook, and his expression was simply emotionless now.
'You killed my friend.' Zidane said as he pointed his finger towards Troa.
'...It doesn't matter if you kill me anymore. My task has been completed thanks to your mage friend!'
'Task?' asked Zidane.
'Yes. Terra and Gaia are going to come together. The process is completed. I had to find a source of power to finish what was started, but I didn't have the power to bring the process about. Now that I've drained your friend of all his power, I have everything that is required...!'
Troa screamed as he was engulfed in a huge green light, and suddenly his voice disappeared into thin air. Everyone in the room, Blank, Amarant and Zidane stood back in shock at the power which was being generated by Troa. And suddenly Zidane disappeared and reappeared straight behind Troa, threw his arms out and screamed at the top of his voice;
'Solution NINE!!!!!!!'
The familar energy sprung straight out of Zidane, but this was incredible. Amarant and Blank were simply knocked through the wall and right out of the castle by the force of the beam. Troa disintergrated before Zidane's very eyes, still slienced. And suddenly the smoke cleared, and Troa was gone. And Zidane fell to the ground, unconcious.
Zidane tried to get to his feet, but couldn't stand. Vivi. He was gone, killed by this freak. Blank lifted Zidane up and looked towards Troa, who was now standing upon the ground across the room from them both. His expression was emotionless, and Zidane simply couldn't look the man in the face.
'Your little friend is finished. Too bad... but his spirit will now help me acheive my goal.' Troa said, as he breathed heavily. Something was different about him.
'...What the hell do you mean?' Zidane said softly. He couldn't bring himself to yell out anymore. It was too much.
'You're pathetic Zidane. You really are. What is my purpose on this planet?'
'It's to... bring Terra and Gaia together...!'
Troa smiled.
'Yes. You are right. But the problem is that for this to occur, I needed more energy. After the reaction of the Lifa Tree two years ago, which you had a strong hand in, we were not able to bring Terra to Gaia through the easier path of the tree, our only link to Gaia. Therefore, when I was activated after the failure of Kuja and yourself to bring about our intergration, I had to find another way of summoning the power to bring my task to fruitation. And now I have found the way in which to do this. I have all of the power that I need now, after draining the mage of his life and giving it all to myself. He was much stronger than this form of myself. But now I am unstoppable.'
Zidane jumped to his feet suddenly, and Blank quickly jumped away from him in pure amazement. The king's body started to glow a familar blue, and Zidane screamed in pain at the attempt he was making to summon more power.
'...Trance...!' shouted Troa. 'This is the first time I have seen this form in action...! This should be very interesting!!' he roared with laughter.
(Huh...?) Zidane thought to himself as he powered up (He's never seen Trance before? That would mean that he can't Trance himself!)
Zidane smiled and then suddenly the blue around his body started to change colour. A massive bolt of dark red energy pulled over Zidane's body as he continued to scream with the pure effort he was making to keep his powers under control.
'What the?!' yelled Troa, with the slightest look of fear upon his face. 'What is this? I've never heard of a Trance such as this! He shouldn't become this powerful...!'
Suddenly the energy from Zidane's body exploded around him, and Amarant, Blank and Troa were knocked in different directions across the room. Zidane emerged from the smoke shaking all over. And once Troa picked himself up to look upon his brother, he almost fell to the floor with shock at what had happened.
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'Lady Freya! Alexandria is under attack!' yelled the soldier standing in the look-out post above her.
'What?! How do you know?!' Freya shouted as Sir Fratley turned at what was happening.
'We have received a carrier pigeon from the region. The castle has been sacked and the city destroyed!'
Freya looked at Fratley in shock.
'Fratley! We must...'
He turned and shook his head vigourously.
'Freya, we cannot leave. Not at this time.'
'But...!'
'Lindblum is under Troa's control, and Alexandria is being attacked. It looks as if he is trying to gain control of all the neighbouring regencies on this continent. If that is the case, we are undoubtably going to be next in line. We have to be in Burcemia to defend her when the time comes.'
Freya sighed. Why did he always have to be right?
'I'm sorry Fratley...' she whispered as she held her lover in her arms. This was getting to be unbearable...
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'What the hell are you?!!' yelled Troa as he looked on in what was now unmistakable fear.
'I am Zidane.' he whispered as the King's voice nearly shook apart from his throat as he struggled to control his power.
'Zidane is my name.'
Troa took a step back as Zidane stepped forward.
'You're not Zidane! You're NOT!!!!!!' Troa screamed as he threw two massive balls of energy from his hands right towards his foe, threatening to engulf him in the sheer power of the blast. However, the energy simply raised right above Zidane's head and out of the ceiling of the room, eventually exploding in the sky above, causing everyone in Alexandria to look upwards. Zidane simply stood skill. He no longer shook, and his expression was simply emotionless now.
'You killed my friend.' Zidane said as he pointed his finger towards Troa.
'...It doesn't matter if you kill me anymore. My task has been completed thanks to your mage friend!'
'Task?' asked Zidane.
'Yes. Terra and Gaia are going to come together. The process is completed. I had to find a source of power to finish what was started, but I didn't have the power to bring the process about. Now that I've drained your friend of all his power, I have everything that is required...!'
Troa screamed as he was engulfed in a huge green light, and suddenly his voice disappeared into thin air. Everyone in the room, Blank, Amarant and Zidane stood back in shock at the power which was being generated by Troa. And suddenly Zidane disappeared and reappeared straight behind Troa, threw his arms out and screamed at the top of his voice;
'Solution NINE!!!!!!!'
The familar energy sprung straight out of Zidane, but this was incredible. Amarant and Blank were simply knocked through the wall and right out of the castle by the force of the beam. Troa disintergrated before Zidane's very eyes, still slienced. And suddenly the smoke cleared, and Troa was gone. And Zidane fell to the ground, unconcious.