~Chapter 17, told by Raijin.

I don't like the way things are looking for the posse... I think we need to go somewhere worth living in. I mean, this won't do. A small apartment in Deling with no heat... No. I don't want us living there. I want us to live some place nice... But we don't have the money- which is sort of depressing if you ask me... We arrived at the General's mansion, and interupted their meeting.

"Oh, so I see you've come again?"

"You bet! Don't run away again... Last time was boring." Seifer said, leaning on his gunblade. Fujin didn't say anything, she just stared ahead at the sorceress, and I ran through my inventory, trying to figure out what goes where.

"...I have no time to fight you. Don't you understand?! I WANT a Knight. A good knight... Seifer Almasy, you are suggested... So, you WILL be my knight." Caraway ran out of the room... Coward, ya know?!

"No one gives a fuck. Lets just get on with it!" Seifer said, getting into battle stance.

"Fine, have it your way!" The battle ensued, and just when we though we got her- she did her limit break. We waited to see what it was, all we knew was that it was called "Onslaught Float." Nothing happened.

"What's goin' on, ya know?!" I asked Seifer, who stood between us.

"I dunno... Maybe it failed-"

"Ahahahahah! Lets see, Seifer. Which one of your friends is more dear to you?" ...What?! What's she askin' that for?

"What the fuck...?"

"Will you be my knight?" ...Seifer paused. Fujin glanced over at him. Are you gonna say yes after all of this?

"No." He said. ...Good for you, Seifer, ya know?!

"...Hmm... Distraught Scan!" She yelled. She cast it on Seifer. What the heck was she doin', ya know?!

"What the hell are you doing?!" Seifer asked. The Scan finished. Not showing anyone but Seifer the results.

"Don't!" He yelled. He attacked her. But it was too late. Onslaught Float was already cast. ...What was it though...? It was targeted to Fujin. Does that mean Seifer likes Fujin better than me...? Yeah, she asked him, because she wanted to hurt Seifer as much as she could. Him, bein' the smart guy he is, didn't answer, so that must have been what that scan was... Man. Let's see what this is. I got Full-Life ready to be cast on her.

"Fools! That won't work. Full-life?! Hahahah."

"...Grraah!" Seifer was angry, I've never seen him so angry before, he charged right up and fought the sorceress not a foot away. Fujin was lifted into the air, and the sorceress, Galteka, waved her hand in front of her, Fujin's back arched and she cried out in pain then fell toward the ground. I ran over to her, and Seifer finished off the sorceress- for good.

"Seifer... Raijin..." Fujin muttered, looking around.

"Hey, I'm right here, ya know?!"

"...Pain. back... broken... hurt... crush. die..."

"We'll fix ya right up." I said optimistically- but I was also in doubt.

"Will not make it... Please... help Seifer- fulfill dream. Is my dream."

"Fujin, don't talk like that, ya know?! You're scarin' me!"

"Fujin!" Seifer ran over, crouching next to Fujin.

"Seifer..." Seifer went to touch her, pick her up or something, but Fujin interupted.

"...Touch. Don't..."

"Raijin, get a friggin Curaga out!"

"A-alright." I fumbled through my inventory and cast Curaga. It didn't work.

"This is just like an out of battle injury... Fuck... Raijin, go get some help!" Seifer said, looking at Fujin.

"Help. Needed not. Will die. Died trying to fulfill dream. Seifer dream. Our dream." When Fujin puts it that way, I wanna cry. Fujin *can't* die... No! ...Fujin... She's like my sister, almost. Aww, Fujin!!!

"Raijin, are you fucking deaf? Get help. NOW!"

"Alright, Alright, ya know?!" I left, and went straight out of the mansion.

"Fujin... can't die..." I ran further. Wait. Where am I going, anyway?

"Hospital. Yeah. I'll go there." So, I headed to the Deling Hospital. Ten minutes later, I couldn't help but wonder if Fujin was still okay... I got some doctors to come- but that took awhile too... Fujin!

"Come on! You gotta go faster- or she isnt gonna make it, ya know?!"

"I don't think she's going to make it anyway, from the sounds of things..." The doctor replied.

"Hey, that's mean, ya know?!"

"Its the truth. You guys never should have challenged Galteka."

"...But, we defeated her, ya know?!"

"At a high cost, indeed."

"My Fujin isn't gonna die. No, no, no!"

"...We'll see."