Reno sat with his back against one of the many concrete buildings. It had been a long time since they had defeated the monster. The young man looked over to were his other companions had fell to sleep. Elena was resting beside Rude with Rude's arm around her shoulders. A slight giggle escaped from him as he thought of how they would react when they woke up. It was obvious to him that they had feelings for each other. It was just a matter of getting them to admit it to each other. The red head sighed as he leaned his head back. He was happy for the two, but he was also a little.... jealous of them. His eyelids began to feel very heavy as his energy began to slip away.
Feeling refreshed the young man awoke from where he was sitting on the ground. As he stood up he noticed that Elena and Rude were gone. * Weird, they wouldn't leave without me.* he thought as he began to walk around to find them. The echo of his footsteps against the empty streets was unnerving. The feeling of emptiness was almost to much to bear until he saw a old torn down house. Taking a deep breath to steady himself he entered the place of his birth. Tears began to cloud his vision, but he blinked them away.
"Figures, you've always been to emotional for a T.U.R.K. Reno." stated a silvery voice behind his back. "I never understood why you were chosen by them over your sister. She was the one who was going places, not you. You were just tagging along."
Reno turned to see a petite, drawn version of his mother. Red hair engulfed her small frame adding an impression of strength to her failing health. Anger added color to the whiteness of the small woman's skin. Fire blazed in the jade eyes that gazed at him. "You know it's your fault she killed herself don't you? It was her last chance and you took it away from her. I don't see how you were able to do that." The woman paused as she looked at her son. A smirk graced her lips like a blessing from Lucifer. "I've been told that T.U.R.K.'s were supposed to be the coldest bastards that ever walked on the planet. You know what, I just think they were all bastards like you. What do you think Reno? Do you think they all don't know who it was that fucked their mother? Maybe they're like you? Which of the twins was your father?"
Reno took a deep breath as his mother continued with his list of grievances against her and the world. "Do you remember, Reno? Do you remember when you asked who I loved more? You or your sister? I replied that I loved you both.... Well, here's the truth. I don't love you. I have never loved the bastard that ruined my marriage and career."
Pain rocked Reno as he heard her mother's confession. The one thing he always had questioned had been answered, but not the way he had hoped for. How had this happened? One minute he was in a trial to become a protector of the planet and the next....... he was home? Something just didn't add up.
"You're not real, are you?" Reno asked the figure as anger began to course through him.
"No, I'm not." his mother replied.
Reno braced himself as his mother began to disappear being replaced by a man with long white hair and beard. He was wearing long white robes and was holding a long oak staff with an orb at its top. "All you need is some stone tablets and you'd be Moses old man." Reno said with a smirk on his face.
Ramuh started at the young man's words before he began to laugh taking Reno by surprise. "It's about time you finished this trail. I've been hoping you wouldn't be so slow!" Reno stared at the in disbelief. "I have some things that you might find handy on your journey young man. Follow me if you want them. I have no use for them seeing as you have different abilities than I do."
Reno observed his surroundings melt away to reveal the room he entered into. Ramuh opened the door that was on the left to the one he had opened. Stepping inside Reno saw what looked to be a stone alter. Resting upon it was a nightstick. Taking a step forward, Reno gasped as he lifted the weapon from it's pedestal. The sorcerer softly chuckled as he watched Reno's eyes widen like a child's on Christmas Day.
"It's called 'Thor'." Aeris replied from behind Reno. "There's also a new limit for you to learn..... it's supposed to your ultimate limit. It's called Lightning Shock."
Reno turned around to face the Ancient. "Where's Elena and Rude." he asked remembering his friends' disappearances.
"I took them back above ground." she said as she handed Reno the paper that the limit break was written on. "I figured they wouldn't be as bored there. Are you ready to go?"
Reno looked back to were Ramuh should have been and found nothing. Then her turned his green eye back to Aeris. "Beam me up Scottie."
Author's Note: I promise to have next chapter off of the Turks! Well, ya'll just need to tell me who you think I should focus on and that means using the special little button that fanfiction.net was so nice to put at the end of the page ! Okay!
