Author's Note: And then there was destruction…
Reincarnation
Chapter 13-It just gets worse..
Alexandria, Gaia
12:21 P.M. Gaian Standard
Kuja:
The moment my foot touched Alexandrian soil, the sky went black. I glanced around, not exactly sure if there was a storm in the area or if it was a matter of magic. Well, obliviously, it wasn't a storm seeing as there were no clouds in the sky. I knew that the source had to be from somebody or something powerful. So that left only a few choices and one of them was Kirika. I hurried through the front gates and past the few people that had gathered in the street to marvel at the sky. If something had happened to Kirika to make her Trance, then Alexandria would suffer the same fate that it suffered when I decided to hunt after Alexander.
For some odd reason, I couldn't let that happen to the inhabitants. Maybe it was a guilty complex or something, but I couldn't let it happen. I had to tell that Kirika the truth, no matter what. When I reached the lakeshore, a series of deafening explosions filled the air. And when the smoke cleared, the entire right side of Alexandria Castle was completely destroyed.
"Kirika…"
Kirika:
I glanced upward at the ceiling of the dungeon at the hole I made just by pointing up there. I had energy so vast and powerful, that the moment I thought of something destructive, it happened. I love it, this feeling of absolute power. I lifted my hands and sent the image of flying through my head. Within seconds, my feet lifted off of the platform and flew through the hole. I was on the ground floor again, in the main hall. Soldiers launched themselves at me, immediately drawing their sounds in defense. I pushed my hand out and smirked as energy poured outward from my fingertips. It washed over the soldiers for a second or two and sent them flying.
I thought about killing them, but eventually I thought better of it. Why bother wasting energy on them when I could just make the castle burn from within? The moment that thought crossed my mind, the hall exploded into flames. However, the flames didn't touch me; it stayed away about a few inches from my body. I walked up what was left of the stairs and stepped onto the walkway above. Garnet and Zidane were up there waiting for me.
"Stop this, Kirika!" Garnet shouted.
I shrugged and folded my arms gingerly.
"Care to make me stop?" I asked, my tone cocky and confident.
Garnet pulled something out of her pocket and held up to the light. It was a light purple colored gem with many facets. I frowned and narrowed my eyes. What could that gem do?
"Shiva! I have need of you!" Garnet shouted, tapping the jewel with the staff she had in hand.
Shiva? Who's Shiva? Smoke poured out of the gem and onto the floor until it was completely covered. Then, the dust took on a human-like shape, forming and forming until the dust became a girl. And indeed, it truly was a girl, dressed in a bikini top and a shirt-like bottom. Where her legs ended, there was no definable spot because of the mist still on the ground. Garnet watched my reaction with a mixture of awe and concern.
"I take it that you have never seen an eidolon," She said softly.
"No, I haven't," I replied, eyeing the girl carefully.
Kuja hadn't told me about this power before.
"You can stop this, Kirika. Just calm down and come with me," Garnet said.
"Make me," was the words that came out of my mouth.
"Very well then. Shiva! Take her out!"
The girl, now named Shiva, launched herself at me with incredible speed. I was literally launched through what was left of the castle walls outside. I felt myself fall backwards while Shiva smirked at me. Now, I couldn't let this happen, could I? I set my energy into motion again, ripping chunks out of the exterior walls with raw energy as I reactivated a flying spell. Shiva flew at me again, a hand with claws on it extended out.
"You bother me," I whispered.
Rays of energy exploded from my body circling and spiraling up towards Shiva in a violent manner. Within seconds, Shiva, herself, exploded in a shower of sparks. I floated upward, back to the hole Shiva had originally pushed me through and smirked.
"This will not do, Garnet. I do not like your efforts. Perhaps, a heavier lesson should be taught."