I don't own FFTA... Thanks for the reviews. This is a real short chapter, mainly because it's a hooking chapter- that will link Chapters 3 and 5.

Sabrina looked at Noble. He was writhing in pain, every inch of his body was covered with a black hate. Sabrina knew this was not normal... The spirit that controlled Ritz must have passed into Noble upon contact...

Ritz had fallen unconscious. The enmity had transferred itself to Noble. The sky grew dim, and everyone had gone silent.

"We have to stop this." Sabrina said. "That enmity... What is it doing to him...?"

"To be perfectly.. Honest..." Silac said in a low voice "It's... Killing him..."

"Wow, that makes thingss a hell of a lot better..." Emet snarled. "

"How can we stop this?" Marche asked

"Kupo! Use your holy blade kupo!" Montblanc yelled

Marche unsheathed his Save the Queen, and stared at it. It shimmered in all of it's holy glory. This was his time.... Marche charged with the sword, but was easily knocked back by the dark spirit. Marche rose, and struck again.

"I said I'd handle this!" Sabrina said. She tried slashing as fast as she could, and quickly evaded a counter attack from the black spirit. She softly blew a Rock Seal from her mouth, which failed to do anything at all.

"Leave now... Or die." The spirit roared. Noble's body exploded with energy, and Noble lay on the ground, gasping for air. Noble had been too powerful to keep a long grip on. Noble looked at Marche, who was about to attack again.

"STOP!!!!" Noble yelled, and Marche halted.

"Stop? But we were about to win..." Marche said angrily

"Don't harm that essence...."

"What is it?"

"It's called.... Li-Grim...." Noble muttered. "It's what keeps this world bound together... It told me so whilst it was possessing me."

"Then that's all the reason to kill it!" Marche ran up to the spirit, but before he slashed, he felt himself become heavier. Moving had become a chore, his movements were sluggish. He looked down at his feet, to see his body being slowly turned to stone. Then he turned behind himself to see Shara. She had used Rock seal.

"Sorry Marche, but if what Ritz says is true, this world can not be tainted with." Shara said, smiling a bit out of sympathy.

Ritz stirred a little. She had come to. The young girl observed her surroundings, seeing Marche turned to stone, Shara looking gloomy, and Noble, nearly dead and gasping for breathe.

"What's gone on..." She said. "Last thing I remembered I was possessed."

"It appears our worries have only just started...." Silac said. The dark force was circling over them, beckoning storming clouds. The spirit was chanting a deluge spell.

"Well, I advise we take Marche and run..." Vili said. She picked up Marche's stone body, and started to hop off, followed by Silac, Emet, and Montblanc.

"Shara..." Ritz said

"Yes?"

".... Pick up Noble, and go. I'll come too."

"No..." Noble said. "I endangered everyone. I must make penance."

"What kind of penance is suicide? Besides, you weren't under control of your own body!" Sabrina yelled.

"I will stay, and fight to my death if need be. Then everyone can get away." Noble said.

"Clan Ritz wishes you luck." Shara said. Ritz and Shara darted off.

"Sabrina... Can you help me up?" Noble said

"Yeah sure.." she said, kneeling down and staring at him. "Sorry Noble..." she said

"Wha..?" Noble said, falling unconscious. She had karate chopped one of his pressure points, knocking him unconscious. She picked up Noble's unconscious body, and sprinted off. She turned around to see a solid wall of water come towards her.

"Christ...." She prayed. The water quickly swept the two up, and brought them down to the dark depths of itself. Sabrina clung on to Noble, and then went unconscious.

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"Where are we...?" Noble looked around, and saw Sabrina laying in a blacked out state. "Oh my God..." he said, and executed CPR, trying to get the water out of her body.

Noble listened for a heart beat. Good, he could hear a faint beat, that was surely a joyous thing!

"Looks like you have had quite the journey." A Nu Mou behind Noble said.

"Yeah... Who are you, and where are we?"

"You are in Cadoan, and I am Ezel Berbier, the Antilaw Hermetic."