Fujin cut the Ruby Dragon's neck open and watched it fall lifelessly to the ground. She didn't care, though. Why should she? Seifer was dead; Raijin had gone missing… She was alone again, and Pandemona wasn't there, either. Suddenly, she felt…something nearby. She knew that feeling!
"There is a Wind Elemental GF near
here!" she thought. "Maybe I can get it for
myself!"
Fujin ran off into the depths of the forest and came across a large temple. She could feel the power of Wind magic pulsating through the walls, like blood through the veins of a human…
"Could this be another Wind Guardian?" she thought. She started to tremble with excitement. An undiscovered Guardian Force, and it was right here, waiting to be conquered and used by Fujin! She noticed a block with writing on it near the doorway:
"Do not enter here if you wish to defile the Temple of Aerial, the Guardian of the Wind!"
"Aerial…?" Fujin said quietly. "It must be the GF's name."
Fujin made sure that her Shuriken was ready, and entered the Temple.
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Seifer was watching Fujin, and saw her enter the Temple.
"Yes, Fujin! Get yourself a new Wind GF! It'll save you!" he said.
Now, all he had to do was tell Marrin where Fujin was…
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Fujin walked carefully through the Temple. It was beautifully decorated with golden carvings depicting tornadoes and what looked to be a giant bird of some kind. Fujin figured it must have been Aerial.
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"Another challenger?" a voice said, unheard by all. "Wait, her aura…she's one of the
Chosen!"
Aerial, Lost Guardian of the Wind, prepared for the battle that was to come.
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Fujin eventually found her way to a pair of very big stone doors. They had the image of the bird creature on them.
"This must be it," thought Fujin. "Although it was too easy to get here. I thought
that there would've been monsters in here, but it's as if they're too scared to
set foot here."
Fujin approached the doors, and they opened of their own accord. She seemed shocked for a moment, but just shrugged and went through…
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Just as Fujin was entering the Battle Hall, Marrin was entering the Temple. She had followed Seifer's directions, but she just hoped that she could get to Fujin before she got herself killed.
"Damn!" she
thought. "Who does Fujin think she is?"
Marrin carried on running to help Fujin.
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"Who dares to intrude upon my Temple?!"
The giant bird that Fujin had seen in the murals now hung in the air above her, leering down at her like some dark archangel of doom.
"I'm here to challenge you!" Fujin yelled, completely forgetting about her short, loud sentences. Aerial laughed.
"And what makes you think that you are worthy to challenge me?" she said.
"I don't think that I'm worthy," Fujin said. "I know that I'm worthy!"
The Guardian went silent for a moment, then: "Very well! We will battle!"
The battle began! Fujin cast Regen on herself, and followed that up with a Firaga spell directed at Aerial. The giant bird retaliated by casting an Aero spell on Fujin, who just ignored it.
"So, you are one of the chosen!" Aerial said. "This will be interesting!"
"…"
Fujin threw her Shuriken at Aerial, cutting a huge rift in her left wing. The GF howled with pain, and the battle continued.
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Marrin heard a loud howl, and ran faster. Fujin was in danger!
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Fujin was knocked back against the wall by Aerial's torn wing, but got straight back up and cast Meteor on Aerial. Even that wasn't enough to stop the Wind Guardian, who countered with a Quake spell, sending Fujin to the ground again. She grunted as she felt one of her ribs crack.
"I can't lose!" she thought. "This GF will be mine!"
Then, out of nowhere, Raijin jumped and hit Aerial with his staff. The GF stared in shock at him, as did Fujin.
"Hey, Fujin," he said, grinning. "I thought you could use a little help, ya know!"
"Raijin!" Fujin said, standing. "What are you doing here?"
"Helping out my friend, that's what!" Raijin replied. "Now let's kick this GF's ass, ya know!"
Fujin nodded, and launched into another attack. This time, it was her Limit Break: Whisper in the Wind. Yellow flames appeared around her, and she cut the GF ten times with her Shuriken, followed by a kick to the head and a final, devastating swipe to Aerial's chest. She landed back on her feet and nodded to Raijin, who jumped up and brought his staff down on Aerial's head. The GF lunged backwards, and bowed her head.
"You've defeated me," she said. "I am yours to command."
Fujin smiled and turned to Raijin. "Thank you."
"Hey, no problem, ya know?" he replied. They heard footsteps coming towards them, and a girl in a red dress came into the room. She stopped short when she saw that Fujin and Raijin had defeated Aerial.
"YOU ARE?" Fujin asked loudly.
"My name is Marrin," the girl said. "Did you beat the GF?"
"It was easy, ya know!" Raijin said. "Fujin was losin' but I saved her, ya know!"
"RAIJIN QUIET!" said Fujin angrily. She kicked him in the shin, and Marrin chuckled.
"Seifer was right, you two are classic!" she said. Fujin and Raijin stared at her.
"Y-you've spoken to Seifer?" Fujin asked. "When? He's been dead for a week now!"
Marrin nodded. "I know. I…can speak to the dead. I have Necromancer powers, and Seifer was worried about you. He sent me here to help you out, but I can see that that wasn't necessary," she said. "Listen, the Garden's right outside. Do you guys want to come onboard and rest?"
Fujin and Raijin looked at each other. "I'm not sure," Raijin said. "We're not very popular there…ya know."
"You'll be my guest's," Marrin said. "Come on, you're probably tired from that fight."
"SLEEPY," Fujin said. "FIGHT HARD."
"Then it's settled," Marrin said. "Come on!"
They left the Temple and went to Garden to rest.
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Seifer watched them leave, a smile on his face.
"Thank you, Marrin," he said. "Now, I can rest in peace."
Seifer disappeared, leaving behind no trace of his spiritual self….