Cloud: What's that?
Liv: Then this goes before this...awright! Let's go!
Onna: Here goes nothing...
*****
Destiny's call - 20
By: Liv (LGStrife)
"Jenova!!!" Cloud cried angrily as everyone raced to the entrance of Shinra Bldg. "Whut the-- gah!!!"
"What's...this?!" Sephiroth felt the air go dank. "Cetra! What is this?!"
"Jenova...!" Aeris gasped. "He has come...!"
An evil laugh filled the atmosphere. Soon, Elizabeth appeared. She had no covering on and her skin was a mixture of full blue and red. Tentacles danced behind her.
DIE!!!
"Not without a fight!" Vincent was to wield his gun when he and his party was suddenly sucked into a new dimension.
"Oof!" Cloud fell to his knees. He looked up, Jenova was still there waiting for a fight.
Welcome to Lifestream...
*****
"Cloud!!!" Tifa called but Barret held her back.
"Jenova's got them now! There's no way they can turn back!" Barret pushed her so Tifa could face him. "Spiky ass wants us to get our business done, Tifa! Get it?!"
Tifa was in a trance for a short while. But soon she nodded. "Right!" She called out to everyone. "Let's go!!" She pushed Barret aside and rushed into the building.
Inside, Reno was waiting in front of a huge capsule containing Kenshin. "Welcome to your last place in life!"
"Kenshin!!!" Kaoru called. She could hear a faint Kaoru-dono.
Kenshin was hitting on the thickest glass he felt with his palm. "Kaoru-dono!!! You have to save Yahiko before Jenova gets to him!!! Do you hear me?! Kaoru-dono!!!"
"Kenshin..." Kaoru covered the sides of her mouth with her hands. "I hear you, Kenshin!!!" Though it was faint...
She'll save us all... Kenshin realized to his relief. He covered the sides of his mouth as well about to scream 'Aishiteru, Kaoru-dono' when the capsule lowered into a hatch. "Whoah!"
"Kenshin!!"
"Enough talk!" Reno interrupted. "If you wanna get him...come and follow me!" With a flexible back flip, he fell into the same hatch Kenshin got into.
"&%^&!!!" Cid rushed towards the hatch and leapt.
"Jou-chan, let's go!" Sano grabbed her hand.
Kaoru gave Sano a determined look and nodded. "Hai!" Together with Sano, she rushed to the opening and jumped down.
"Oh boy..." Cait Sith panicked. "I'm not sure if I can fit in there..."
"Damn it! Are you backing out in the last minute?!" Yuffie exclaimed.
The hatch door moved as if to close.
"AHHH!" Cait Sith hopped over to the opening and leapt. He was right...his huge body didn't fit. "Help! Somebody help!"
Tifa rushed top Cait Sith and leapt raising her foot. She slammed it on the moogle body and landed next to the hatch seeing it fall. That was all she saw before the hatch closed. "Good luck..."
"Tifa!" Barret called.
Tifa turned around and rushed to the stairway with the others. "64th floor! Let's go!"
*****
Hojo was still looking at the sleeping specimen floating in liquid.
He heard loud footsteps stomping towards him. "I'll be right back, boy.
I just have some business to settle."
The door was kicked open and off its hinges. Tifa rushed into the lab
and formed a row with her allies around him. "Give it up, Hojo! It's time
to die, again!"
"I sense much hostility." Hojo turned around calmly. "You must be wanting revenge."
"Sh*t! Quitcha lame talk and let's get it on!" Barret readied his gun arm.
"But of course...urk...!" Hojo felt the sickening chemical reaction in him again.
Yuffie watched with wide eyes as Hojo's lab coat tore. She followed
his floating body in stun. "Oh...sh*t...!"
"Hojo Lifeform!" Red XIII shouted in surprise.
*****
Cloud re-appeared with his allies after Aeris had mimed his Knights of the Round. He saw Jenova step forward and cover his bleeding wound above his breast with his clawed hand.
Jenova gritted his teeth and glared at Aeris. SUFFER!!! He casted his hand on everyone releasing the green orb of Ultima. He listened to the inhuman cries he had caused everyone to let out. Feel my wrath!
Though much hurt, Aeris managed to maneuver her rod as she casted a Full Cure on everyone. She saw the green ring around Vincent by the corner of her eye.
Vincent gracefully lifted his hand, palm facing up and moved it down quickly, palm facing down this time.
An elongated chunk of ice appeared around Jenova's party. It shattered causing the shards to scratch his skin.
Before Jenova could attack with his tentacles, Sephiroth moved his hand to his face slowly and casted it on Jenova. A cold blue mist surrounded Jenova. Ice re-appeared and created spikes on different sides. It shattered once more causing Jenova to bent slightly backwards in pain.
Bastard...! Jenova moved his hand halfway to casting his own spell when Ultima hit him 6 times. GAHHH!!!
Cloud pulled off his sword from behind him and positioned in his fighting stance.
Jenova coughed off blood and glared at his opponents while blood dripped from his mouth. He began to feel pain as his body twisted as if trying to ease the muscle pain. A body tore pass his stomach and grew into a huge mountain.
"My God...!" Vincent's jaw was left open. The new monster that appeared before them had no feet. A 'mountain' carried the upper body of a man. The skin color was the same.
Bow down to Jenova Finale...!!
*****
"Hyaaa!!!" Sano charged Reno and swerved a fist over to his chin.
"Oof!" Reno took a step and bent backwards due to the impact of the punch. He skillfully turned around and back flipped missing more of Sano's attacks. He landed in front of Kenshin and stepped aside allowing Sano to punch the hard glass.
"Itai!" Sano knelt and held his knuckles in pain. Not even the glass was damaged.
"Hyaaa!!!"
"Huh?" Reno turned around and received a hit on the nose from the wooden sword. He stepped backwards holding his bleeding nose. "Sh*t!" Hearing another whoosh, he immediately deflected the bokken with his Night Rod setting Kaoru aside. He then felt a slight stab on his abdomen. "Gah!" He bent backwards missing a possibly deeper slash. He pushed it away with his Night Rod and sent a kick to Cid's chest.
"Oof!" Cid flew off his feet and landed on the floor sliding towards Cait Sith's hopping feet. "What the hell!"
"Here goes nothing!" Cait Sith held his megaphone tightly and blew it bending towards Reno. With the help of his silver weapon, a black ball flew over to Reno and grew and disappeared.
"Demi! Gah!" Reno held his chest trying to breathe again. When the spell was casted on him, he felt numb and hot. "I'll show you my new and enhanced Reno Turk Light!!" He casted his Night Rod to everyone and sent three huge energy balls flying over to them.
*****
Barret crossed his arms together and lowered his feet. He then moved his gun arm to his back and upwards as if he threw a ball. Earth-breaking electricity surrounded the floating alien.
Tifa spread her arms to the side and joined them near her chest before she pushed forward, bending low and moving her right foot behind.
Hojo was encased in elongated ice. His ice shattered and he was then encased in fire. The fire all flew in front of him revealing Kjata - a bull. Kjata stomped on the ground sending waves to the earth before he disappeared. Hojo felt a sharp pain strike all over his body.
Red XIII leapt forward and howled as orbs flew around him. He disappeared with everyone else but Hojo.
The ground where the AVALANCHE once were heated up and broke as a demon from hell flew to the sky. Angrily, he stared at Hojo with fire coming out of his fanged mouth as he breathed. He was slowly surrounded with fire before he zoomed downwards to Hojo burning almost anything in and near his way with unbelievably hot fire.
Red XIII reappeared with his allies and felt uncomfortable with the sudden hot atmosphere that Ifrit had caused.
"Time to cool things down!" Yuffie moved her hands like a snake, each hand in opposite direction. She moved her hand holding her shuriken to her back and free hand forward in a fist while her right leg was lifted. She disappeared again with her allies making way for the water that seemed to form a huge serpentine.
From the water, the blue Leviathan was set free. With a shrill cry, a massive flood gushed over to Hojo and disappeared with the summoned monster.
Hojo silently hissed from all the constant pain he had been feeling. He watched the AVALANCHE reappear before he moved his tail and casted Bio to everyone.
*****
"There's still time!" Aeris settled her rod on her bent knees and moved her clasped fists to her chest. She raised them up and casted them to Jenova repeating the 6 Ultima spells Cloud had casted.
Different parts of Jenova's body opened and released blood. With a snarl, he casted his hand on everyone and disappeared.
"Where the hell?!" Cloud exclaimed. He gasped when everything shattered. "Oh God, no...!"
"Supernova..." Was all Sephiroth could say. So quickly did the sun collide with Planet and exploded. He cried in pain and dropped to his knees like the rest.
Jenova reappeared and eyed them evilly. What?!
Aeris knelt as if in prayer and opened her arms to the skies. Golden light shown on her allies recovering them from their wound and giving them invincibility.
Cloud moved his sword above him before he held it in front of him. A red typhoon was around him. With inhuman speed, she rushed towards Jenova and started a series of loud strong slashes. It was as if he was forming crosses before he leapt high with his blade shining and slammed it down to Jenova finishing the Omnislash. Returning to his row, it was only then that he noticed Vincent had turned into a huge gargoyle--Chaos.
Chaos flew with his wings and released sabers that came from the edges of his wings.
Sephiroth rushed forward and slashed. Right after he had done so, he saw Jenova's hand move. Quickly he returned to his row. But upon doing so, he felt his protection go.
"What??" Aeris gasped. "The Great Gospel's invincibility can't be outdone!" She heard a whoosh in front of her. "Oof!"
*****
"Damn it! Our attacks don't seem to work!" Sano snarled. It felt like only Cid and Cait Sith could hurt Reno.
"Here!"
"Huh?" Sano caught a red fang and looked at it. It felt hot on his palm. "What's this?!" He turned to Cid.
"Fire Fang! Good for live born &%&s like Reno!"
Sano nodded and turned to Reno was seen attempting attacks on Kaoru. "Oi, Baka! Stop hitting on Jou-chan!" He lifted his hand and tossed the item over to Reno.
"Ah!" Reno felt fire surround him.
Kaoru took the opportunity of backing away. She was a bit confused as to how Sano was able to do that. "What did he do?" She turned to Cait Sith.
"It's a fire item! Here." Cait Sith took a small pair of gongs from the moogle's body and handed it to Kaoru. "It should work."
Kaoru studied the little thing. "Your planet has a lot of wonders, I guess I'll give it a try." She lifted her hand and tossed the gong over to Reno.
When the gong had hit the floor, a loud gong-noise was heard causing everyone to cover their ears. The noise caused the floor to break and cause a quake in Reno's spot.
"Sh*t! You bastards really are getting to my nerves!" Reno snarled. He noticed everyone disappear into thin air. "Ah hell no...!"
The sky brightened as a blue woman descended from her heaven. Shiva lifted her hand up and casted it on Reno as ice shards flew over to him. The ground below him froze and shattered and disappeared with Shiva.
*****
"Here!" Barret tossed remedies over to his party and drank his own.
Tifa threw the empty bottle to the floor and rushed over to Hojo. "Hya!" She leapt in order to reach him and punched and kicked strongly. She landed on the ground and returned to Barret's side missing Hojo's counter attack.
Red XIII howled once more and disappeared after the orbs flew around him.
The place darkened and a portal from a strange dimension opened. A dark colored dragon with its wings closed left the portal and opened its wings finally free to punish his prey. Bahamut's muzzle opened as energy gathered into a ball. He was slightly pushed backwards as he released the ball that came to Hojo's ground and exploded.
The atmosphere cleared when Yuffie reappeared with everyone ready for a fire spell. She moved her hands in a snaky matter before she stood to her final pose causing a hot explosion on Hojo.
Hojo snarled and hovered over to Yuffie and slapped her with his tail. After which, he flew over to Barret and tackled him with his tail.
*****
"Aeris!" Cloud rushed over to her and assisted her to sit up after Jenova's tentacle threw her off. "You okay??"
"Yeah..." Aeris hissed from the sharp pain on her chest. "That hurt."
Cloud stood with Aeris and faced Jenova. "All right, let's get this over with." Orbs flew around him as he moved his arms. With his fists in front of him, he bent his knees and disappeared with his party.
Jenova panicked when he entered the same dimension where knights flew to attack him. It seemed to be so long and continuous, he hadn't noticed the fact that Aeris had mimed the attack once more. He felt pain again when he felt his ground lift him. Intoxicating smoke from what looked like a demon's face swirled around him and hurt him.
Chaos lowered his body after the Satan Slam had been casted.
Sephiroth moved his hand to his face then forward causing huge mountains to strike pass Jenova and shatter. Gahhh!!!
"Earth! That's it!" Cloud took a red materia from his pocket and tossed it over to Sephiroth. "Summon him!"
Sephiroth caught the materia and inserted it in an empty slot. Orbs flew around him as he moved his hand to his face and forward. He disappeared with everyone.
A prehistoric fanged man grew from the ground. Titan's earthern cover shattered revealing to him his victim. With great strength, he grabbed on the ground and tossed it over to Jenova causing him to fall upside down with the earth.
Sephiroth reappeared and returned back to his fighting stance.
Jenova casted his bleeding hand to everyone welcoming them inside the vast darkness of Pandora's Box.
*****
"&%&!" Cid was stunned as electricity surged into his body. He dropped to the ground with gritted teeth trying to grasp back reality.
"Shimata! Where the hell did you get this?!" Sano was surprised when the little tentacle enlarged after he had squeezed it.
"Hurry! Throw it over to Reno!" Cait Sith hopped rather excitedly.
Sano grunted and with great strength tossed it over to Reno.
"SH*T!!!" The tentacle exploded on Reno releasing green acid that burned into his skin. He felt a poisonous pain in his body and felt feverish.
"Hyaaa!!!" Kaoru charged Reno again and hit him on the abdomen, then on the head. She stepped aside allowing Cait Sith to throw the black Demi ball on Reno again.
Reno was surprised to feel a deep slash on his back and fell to the floor. "Sh*t..."
"That's how &%^&ing painful it is, ya jerk!" Cid spat and readied his spear for another attack.
Reno pushed himself up and leaned against Kenshin's capsule staining it with blood. He casted his Night Rod on Kaoru and released the Neo Turk Light.
Kaoru stepped aside and pushed weapon off his hand with her bokken before he struck his chest.
Sano gave Reno an uppercut sending him flying away from Kenshin.
Reno landed on the floor unconscious and badly wounded.
"Kenshin!!!" Kaoru dropped her bokken and rushed over to Kenshin's capsule. "Oh no..." She turned to Cid. "How do you get him out??"
"I have no idea but the impatient way." Cid approached the controls below Kenshin and stabbed it deeply with his Venus Gospel. It fizzled and broke.
Kenshin was relieved to see the glass slide down. "Kaoru-dono!" He leapt out of his capsule and took Kaoru in his arms. "Arigatou de gozaru yo..."
"Kenshin!!!" Sano rushed over to him and hugged him tightly away from Kaoru.
"Oro?!"
"Oi!!" Kaoru glared at Sano and fumed.
Cid shook his head. "Tsk, tsk, tsk...can't share the man, huh?" He heard a sigh from Cait Sith and turned to him. "What??"
"They really are meant for each other..." Cait Sith stared lovingly at Kenshin and Kaoru.
"^&*^%!"
*****
Barret landed on the floor after he had finished the series of high powered beams that he shot from his weapon. Multicolored sparkles appeared around him and relieved him from his pain. He didn't care to thank whoever had done it. He watched red XIII rush forward to Hojo and bite him while in the middle of a somersault. A shuriken flew over to Hojo slashing his chest.
Yuffie caught her shuriken and backed off just in case Hojo counterattacks.
On the contrary, multicolored sparkles surrounded Hojo and healed him.
"Sh*t!" Barret cursed.
"He hasn't much to live! Let's finish him off!!!" Tifa called out.
"Right!" Barret leapt forward and crossed his arms, lowered his body and moved his gun arm backwards and up. Strong electricity stunned Hojo.
Hojo immediately recovered from the bolt and casted a Bio spell on Red XIII.
"Urk!" Red XIII squeezed his body and eased the poison from inside. "Let's finish this!" He howled as everything darkened in a room where only he and Hojo existed. Two meteors appeared and hit Hojo.
Hojo gave a cry of pain as his chest released a ray of light. He was trembling in pain. With a flash of light, he stiffened and shattered into ashes.
*****
Sephiroth felt his energy being restored gradually when Aeris had casted a Regen spell. He moved his hand to his face and forward casting Ultima on Jenova. Right after it, Cloud had rushed forward and repeated the series of slashes he had done before. Everything seemed so fast, Sephiroth had not realized Aeris had already summoned Alexander.
A huge robot of some sort rose beside Jenova. Its rockets aimed for the sky and flew off with a stream of white light. They all fell on Jenova and exploded into a bright light before he disappeared.
Upon returning to visibility, Chaos watched the skull reappear under Jenova and release the gas again before it shattered.
Sephiroth rushed forward and slashed before he returned to the row knowing a spell is coming up. However, he had not expected it to be an Ultima Spell.
Cloud ignored the pain of Jenova's magic and rushed forward slashing twice. The golden light shone on him again recovering him and giving him the invincibility. He disappeared yet again when Titan was summoned.
Reappearing, Chaos flew higher and stabbed Jenova with his Chaos Sabers.
Jenova felt as if he couldn't move any longer. He casted a despell on Cloud and drained almost all the energy he has left.
"Gah!" Cloud knelt easing the sudden weakening he felt. He felt like he couldn't move anymore. No...I have...to finish him...
"This ends now!" Cloud stood up and was surrounded with the same red typhoon.
Jenova's eyes enlarged, before he knew it, the man was already slashing on him.
Cloud leapt for the final strike and slashed down deeply.
NOOO!!! A bright light exploded from Jenova's deepest wound and blew everyone backwards.
- End of Part 20 -
Liv: Not the longest...but sure is the HARDEST battle scene I had written! Gosh! It took me 2 CDS of CC OST to finish this!
Cloud: One more page, it could have been as lengthy as part 18. Congratulations, Liv. You are yet to handle a harder battle scene in the future.
Liv: Sure...thank goodness for these papers. *reveals the papers she was organizing before*
Cloud: What the hell...?
Liv: I had to set your HPs and do this thing like it's actually a GAME!
Cloud: Whoah...that hard, huh?
Onna: *sigh*