Author's Notes: Well, this chapter is the end of the Ultimecia battle and the entire Griever battle. I do not own Ultimecia, Squall, Zell, Rinoa, Griever, or any of the other Final Fantasy VIII characters, GFs, or terms. They are respectively Square/Square-Enix's creations and I'm just using them. I do, however, own the storyline, along with Seth, Geoff, the four evil SeeD people, Tempest and Kali. So uh...please Square, don't sue me! Well, I hope you like it. . .





Chapter 5

For the Fallen

Ultimecia's Point of View









I stood before the three Fated Children, bloodied, my once-silver hair streaked pink with my own lifeblood, my dark tattoos bold against pale, bloodless skin. I was dying. I felt it.

The boy in the dark jacket took a slash with his blue blade, diminishing my HP that much more. On the boy's right was another, a blond bouncing on his heels waiting for his chance to strike. On his left, a dark-haired girl in blue. She was their sorceress. The boy with the blade her knight, their leader. The blond boy in jeans and red-black T-Shirt was their warrior. They were here to end my life. I couldn't let that happen before I took my vengeance on those who had taken my love away. I felt the ring on my finger burn.

I felt his presence, my fallen knight. I heard his voice on the wind of the Tornado spell the dark-haired sorceress cast at her. "Do it Ultimecia. Unleash him before it is too late. My parting gift to you. Use the powers of Hyne. Unlock the Ring."

It was my turn. I knew even a Curaga spell would be useless at this point. I had less then 12,000 HP left. Even if I did use the spell, before I could get another turn they would have killed me. I pulled the burning ring off my finger, feeling the hidden power within.

I felt the darkened wings sprout from my back. My Limit, Fallen Angel Wing, drawing the powers of Hyne, the power of the purest magic in existence. I felt my feet raising off the ground, the feeling of flying coming over me. I gave the ring a parting kiss before tossing it to the ground before me. I breathed its name beneath my breath, feeling the sensation of fading slowly into oblivion.

"The most powerful GF. . . . . . you shall . . . SUFFER. . . !"

I disappeared then, the Guardian Force taking my place. It was a huge, black lion, and roared before destroying the Master's Room. It was the powerful and feared Griever. I watched through the haze of non-existence, seeing the look of fear on the dark-haired boy's face.

The battle wore on. The sorceress casted Triple on herself. The warrior launched into a series of punches and kicks. The leader made an upward slash with his blade. My Guardian then proceeded to blow away the sorceress' Triple magic, which was junctioned to her Luck stat. The sorceress then casted Triple Auras on herself and her two male friends.

I gasped a breath, realizing that now all three could use their Limits. This was made worse when the blond used his turn to use a Holy War, making all three Children invincible. I had put too much trust in my Guardian. Now I knew what would happen.

The final boy drew upon the powers of Aura and called forth his Limit, Renzokuken. At each stroke of the blade across my Guardian's body I winced. This was the same Limit as my knight had used, alomost vainly trying to dispel the Guardian the SeeD had summoned to dispatch the threat of the sorceress. The boy finished with Blasting Zone, depleting my Guardian's HP immensely.

My GF took it's turn, casting a powerful Tornado spell at the Children, picking them off the ground and dropping them, but leaving no damage. I watched the sorceress use her Reverse-Angelo Limit, Wishing Star depleting my GF's HP more. The warrior used his Duel Limit, and finished with Different Beat. The leader used his Renzokuken Limit again, finishing with Rough Divide.

Griever was almost slain now. I knew I had to do something. I hoped the Guardian's Attack would break through their Invincible status.

"The GF''s true power . . . Allow me. . . To show you . . . !"
"Griever, make them bleed!"

The GF reared back, calling forth the powers of Shockwave Pulsar. Blue orbs surrounded the GF's foes, pulling them into a black storm cloud. Lightning and bolts of pure magic struck the three forms, before dropping them onto the hard stone below.

My hand came to my mouth, a look of shock on my face, ghost-white. The attack had done nothing. They remained unscathed. And they would kill him soon. I gasped. My hope would be lost, and I would return to the battle to die. Unless . . .


Each of the three Children of Fate used a Limit against my GF. He was at the brink of death. This plan was all I had left. I heard myself call out across the divide, becoming existent again.

"I shall junction myself . . . Unto Griever!"

I felt my essence becoming one with the Dark Lion GF, mixing, . . . Junctioning. I felt the last part of me melding with the GF's, and I felt another presence in the MiXed body I now inhabited. I knew the presence. It was Griever. In a single voice we growled, fully healed together.

""Rghaah . . .""

We were one. And together, I felt we could win. I smiled. It was almost time. . .









Author's Notes2: Well, this is all I have so far. Chapter 6 will be the Ultimecia-Griever battle. Hope you stick around! Thanks!