A/N- Alright, insert disclaimer here. I do not own Final Fantasy or any of the characters, including Bahamut, but the characters Orion and Caledine are mine.
Mega Flare
Her name was Caledine.
A beautiful woman, long brown hair cascaded down her back and gold flecked violet eyes shone mischievously. Several ornate silver earrings adorned each ear while a necklace of the same hung from her neck. The silver trimmed black robes she wore gave the impression of the spoiled daughter of a wealthy Estharian businessman. She was only of medium stature, but each stride she took was confident and strong. Had there not been such an aura surrounding her, she could have been the ideal picture of innocence.
But she was a sorceress.
As with all sorceress', there was always a brave knight at the side of Caledine. He was Orion, a young retired commander of the Estharian guard. Upon being bonded to Caledine through knighthood, he promised to her his loyalty, protection, and his heart. Although his sorceress had a pure and kind heart, still there were those who wished her harm. Countless times Orion thrust his steel saber through enemies of his love. Neither sorceress nor knight enjoyed these deaths, but both knew it to be necessary to their survival.
All humans have a limit to their strength. Orion was no exception to this commonly
overlooked flaw.
He protected his sorceress.
I protected him.
I am Bahamut.
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I could see everything through his eyes.
I felt his pain, his confusion, his helplessness.
We faced the entire Estharian guard, now facing those who we had once fought alongside. A soldier to the right of the rest had one arm across the front of Caledine, pinning the back of her body to his, and the other arm had secured a knife to her throat. Tears streamed down her face, but no sound was made as her eyes locked with Orion's.
I will always remember those violet eyes, marked with desperation and fear.
"Plotting to overthrow the government" were the words they used. It was obvious now that all of Esthar viewed her as a threat to their safety and freedom. They were frightened enough to make up that ridiculous accusation. But it didn't matter now. We both knew we had to somehow free Caledine from all this, to protect her.
The new commander was stationed in front of the other soldiers. Orion had once been friends with her. She was the first and only female in the entire army, and was more cunning and strong than one could imagine.
"Orion, it's over. We have the sorceress. Give up your weapon."
"Adel," I heard my master's voice. "Adel, you can't be serious. You know this is wrong! You know this is a mistake!"
Casting her eyes to the ground, her voice dropped so it was only an audible whisper.
"I know," she choked out. "Believe me, I know." She suddenly stood up straight once more and her voice was at normal volume.
"I have my orders, Orion. Release your weapon now!"
I gave an awkward, forced laugh.
You heard the woman. Do it.
Got it.
The knight sighed and drew his sword, studying it carefully as though for the last time. The soldier holding Caledine blinked. When he opened his eyes, he noticed an unusually large piece of metal embedded in his left shoulder. Orion had thrown his sword. The man fell backwards onto the ground as Caledine sank to her knees.
No one moved except for the knight who raced towards his sorceress.
"Stop him!" Adel cried. "Stop him now!"
A group of eight or so soldiers was the first to reach Orion.
Call me! Let me help you!
I can't, it's too risky. Caledine might be injured.
May I remind you that you have no weapon?
Not a problem.
A well chosen blizzaga spell suddenly trapped the men within icy walls. Orion leaped over the frozen bodies and continued. He ran as quickly as possible. He was almost to her. No one stood in his way. But the one who had held Caledine before was rising. He yanked Orion's saber from his chest and took a step towards the sorceress.
Faster! Faster!
Almost there...
But the enemy had already thrust Orion's own blade through Caledine's back before he was taken down.
"Thundaga!" the knight screamed.
The other man fell to the floor in a twitching heap.
Orion tenderly turned the dark haired woman over, placing his hand below her head and the other upon her pale cheek. The tip of his sword protruded through her stomach, an even darker red stain was seeping through her black robes.
"My knight, my love," Caledine said in between pained gasps. "This is not the end. We will see each other again."
"Wait for me," Orion hoarsely requested.
"You know that I w..."
Her lovely violet eyes closed and her body convulsed. Her figure rose from her love's arms as she was surrounded by a blue aura. At once, the light vanished as it was sent into the body of the women standing nearest. Adel. She became rigid and collapsed. Caledine's form hit the ground with a sickening crack. Orion slowly stood and faced the army.
Call me.
Yes.
I rose from him.
I was prepared to take revenge.
She was my sorceress, as well.
My wings beat violently. I was gathering energy in my mouth to demolish the entire guard.
But I couldn't.
A white hot pain seared through my body, paralyzing me. I made a failing attempt to rear up once more. Instead, I crashed to the transparent blue street. It seemed to be a common theme for the day. I could not see Orion, but when I heard several sword slashes, I knew that he too was gone.
A small, strange looking man approached me. A brown ponytail sprung out of the top of his head and a brightly colored collar decorated the top of his robes.
"Aha. Dr. Odine haz got you now."
The miniature troll turned back and spoke to several of the soldiers.
"Tranzport it to the Deep Sea Rezearch facility immediately. Experimentation will begin az zoon az I arrive."
I closed my eyes.
No...
