And so Zack sat there with his flute in one hand and his social future in
the other. "Zack!!" protested Ruby as she grabbed the notepad off the him.
Ruby pointed to the sheet music and his flute and instructed him to play.
Zack glared at her with spite attempting to mock her shabby clothing and
western accent merely with his stare. Seeing that this was getting him
nowhere he grabbed his flute and reluctantly played it for the rest of the
class.
And so the bell rang. The bell which usually signaled the end of the suffering at least for a while, this could be the beginning of a lifetime of suffering. "I must win this!" he thought to himself as he exited the music room. "ZACK!!" shouted Tidus as he rang through te bustling corridor towards him.
Zack sighed at his appearance and muttered "What is it?". Tidus had a glimmer of excitement in his eyes and slowly withdrew a small sword with water flowing freely within it. "It's my very own water sword" he announced proudly. "That's very nice.." said Zack unintrested as he attempted to walk away. "Yup" continued Tidus "And I'm gonna use it to help you defeat Cloud with you.." Zack stood rooted to the spot at this, was this guy offering to help him? To risk himself and overcome his cowardly nature to help him?. Zack was touched at this.. he had never had a real friend like this before who would stand up for him. Zack starred at Tidus for a moment before answering "Thanks.. but I think it's unfair with 2 against one..". Tidus sneered at this and responded " You think that Cloud and his gang will fight fair?? hah!". Zack hadn't thought about this.. and indeed the prospect of Red XIII and Irvine lending a hand to Cloud frightened him. "Look Tidus I appreciate this but I don't want you to get hurt ok?." said Zack as he turned away and walked up the stairs to his dorm. "It wasn't a choice" whispered Tidus when Zack at left the scene.
In the Dorm Zack made his final preperations for the duel.He swung his twin blades to ensure that they were functioning and summoned a weak Thunder cloud to check his magic. Finally he gulped aloud and walked downstairs and out the back door towards the evil forest located on the outskirts of the school.
On his way he noticed many pupils rushing past him screaming "We're late!!". He wondered why nobody pointed out that he was in fact one of the warriors but he himself anwsered that question. "Nobody knows you.. Nobody even wants to" said a voice deep in his head.
On the edge of the forest a massive crowd had gathered and Zack sensed the aura of blood. A feeling which he despised. As he approached he saw Clouds face light up something which he had not expected.
"Yayyy he arrived!! Time to see Clouds skill once again" cheered the crowd.
Zack glanced nervously around seeing nothing but blood hungry viewers. In the corner of his eye he saw Tidus giving him the thumbs up but that was little comfort.
"Get the hell in the Fighting circle" said Irvine with menace. Zack glanced in the circle created by the on-lookers and saw Cloud wielding a massive sword laughing at him. Zack walked into the centre and withdrew his twin blades glaring at Cloud. "This guy is all talk I know it.." Zack reassured himself.
"Ready to be sliced by ol Busty?" questioned Cloud. A senior student who Zack had not seen before stepped into the centre of the circle. Although he was wearing the school uniform he looked in his late 20's. He was black and had a gun arm attached to the end of his right arm. He raised his good arm and announced "Let the battle begin". He then leaped into the audience to allow the warriors full space.
Zack lunged at Cloud launching a one-two slash combo at him.Cloud nimbly dodged these blows without a counter. Zack concentrated for a moment before announcing "FIRE". A whirl of fire shot at Cloud. Cloud responded quickly by concentrating himself and using his sword to disperse the fire attack.
"Woah that's Cloud magic sword attack" whispered a senior girl in the crowd. "He use's that to avoid using magic spells" said Zell in awe. "Cloud is just toying with him!!" cheered another faceless audience member.
"Alright! No more shit Zack" declared Cloud as he ran towards Zack with his spiky hair flapping in the breeze. Zack held his blades up to defend himself. Massive sparks were created as metal met. Zack was thrown backwards by Clouds sheer strength. Cloud took this chance with Zack on the ground. "Feel the pain" he said delighted as he plunged his Buster sword into Zacks Stomach.
Zack roared in pain and the surrondings began to get blurry. One voice did stand out however and that voice was the one announcing "CURE!". Zack could feel himself regaining strength. He jumped upwards away from Cloud and spun around to see Aeris nodding at him seriously.
"Aeris??" blurted out Cloud surprised "The hell would you help the new freak?". Aeris said nothing but stared at Cloud with a soul piercing stare.
Zack filled up with anger and a new found desire to impress Aeris and unleashed his Level 1 limit Tornado Slash. He held his twin blades out straight and spun round violently towards Cloud.
Cloud concentrated on the blurry Tornado which was Zack and launched another Magic sword attack on him.
A loud crack filled the area as the audience looked in shock as Cloud plunged to the ground. "Strife..STRIFE!! Get up!!" yelled a worried Tifa. "CURE!!" yelled Tifa. And Cloud kicked himself off the ground and stared at Zack. "You.. will pay for that Punk". Cloud ran with vigour at Zack. Zack responded with a spirited sprint towards Cloud. They both leaped into the air at the same time at struck each others weapon with a deafening clang. Both then dropped from the air and stood at a different side of the circle gasping for breath and staring with venom at each other.
So who will win? Find out next Chapter . Read and Review please..
And so the bell rang. The bell which usually signaled the end of the suffering at least for a while, this could be the beginning of a lifetime of suffering. "I must win this!" he thought to himself as he exited the music room. "ZACK!!" shouted Tidus as he rang through te bustling corridor towards him.
Zack sighed at his appearance and muttered "What is it?". Tidus had a glimmer of excitement in his eyes and slowly withdrew a small sword with water flowing freely within it. "It's my very own water sword" he announced proudly. "That's very nice.." said Zack unintrested as he attempted to walk away. "Yup" continued Tidus "And I'm gonna use it to help you defeat Cloud with you.." Zack stood rooted to the spot at this, was this guy offering to help him? To risk himself and overcome his cowardly nature to help him?. Zack was touched at this.. he had never had a real friend like this before who would stand up for him. Zack starred at Tidus for a moment before answering "Thanks.. but I think it's unfair with 2 against one..". Tidus sneered at this and responded " You think that Cloud and his gang will fight fair?? hah!". Zack hadn't thought about this.. and indeed the prospect of Red XIII and Irvine lending a hand to Cloud frightened him. "Look Tidus I appreciate this but I don't want you to get hurt ok?." said Zack as he turned away and walked up the stairs to his dorm. "It wasn't a choice" whispered Tidus when Zack at left the scene.
In the Dorm Zack made his final preperations for the duel.He swung his twin blades to ensure that they were functioning and summoned a weak Thunder cloud to check his magic. Finally he gulped aloud and walked downstairs and out the back door towards the evil forest located on the outskirts of the school.
On his way he noticed many pupils rushing past him screaming "We're late!!". He wondered why nobody pointed out that he was in fact one of the warriors but he himself anwsered that question. "Nobody knows you.. Nobody even wants to" said a voice deep in his head.
On the edge of the forest a massive crowd had gathered and Zack sensed the aura of blood. A feeling which he despised. As he approached he saw Clouds face light up something which he had not expected.
"Yayyy he arrived!! Time to see Clouds skill once again" cheered the crowd.
Zack glanced nervously around seeing nothing but blood hungry viewers. In the corner of his eye he saw Tidus giving him the thumbs up but that was little comfort.
"Get the hell in the Fighting circle" said Irvine with menace. Zack glanced in the circle created by the on-lookers and saw Cloud wielding a massive sword laughing at him. Zack walked into the centre and withdrew his twin blades glaring at Cloud. "This guy is all talk I know it.." Zack reassured himself.
"Ready to be sliced by ol Busty?" questioned Cloud. A senior student who Zack had not seen before stepped into the centre of the circle. Although he was wearing the school uniform he looked in his late 20's. He was black and had a gun arm attached to the end of his right arm. He raised his good arm and announced "Let the battle begin". He then leaped into the audience to allow the warriors full space.
Zack lunged at Cloud launching a one-two slash combo at him.Cloud nimbly dodged these blows without a counter. Zack concentrated for a moment before announcing "FIRE". A whirl of fire shot at Cloud. Cloud responded quickly by concentrating himself and using his sword to disperse the fire attack.
"Woah that's Cloud magic sword attack" whispered a senior girl in the crowd. "He use's that to avoid using magic spells" said Zell in awe. "Cloud is just toying with him!!" cheered another faceless audience member.
"Alright! No more shit Zack" declared Cloud as he ran towards Zack with his spiky hair flapping in the breeze. Zack held his blades up to defend himself. Massive sparks were created as metal met. Zack was thrown backwards by Clouds sheer strength. Cloud took this chance with Zack on the ground. "Feel the pain" he said delighted as he plunged his Buster sword into Zacks Stomach.
Zack roared in pain and the surrondings began to get blurry. One voice did stand out however and that voice was the one announcing "CURE!". Zack could feel himself regaining strength. He jumped upwards away from Cloud and spun around to see Aeris nodding at him seriously.
"Aeris??" blurted out Cloud surprised "The hell would you help the new freak?". Aeris said nothing but stared at Cloud with a soul piercing stare.
Zack filled up with anger and a new found desire to impress Aeris and unleashed his Level 1 limit Tornado Slash. He held his twin blades out straight and spun round violently towards Cloud.
Cloud concentrated on the blurry Tornado which was Zack and launched another Magic sword attack on him.
A loud crack filled the area as the audience looked in shock as Cloud plunged to the ground. "Strife..STRIFE!! Get up!!" yelled a worried Tifa. "CURE!!" yelled Tifa. And Cloud kicked himself off the ground and stared at Zack. "You.. will pay for that Punk". Cloud ran with vigour at Zack. Zack responded with a spirited sprint towards Cloud. They both leaped into the air at the same time at struck each others weapon with a deafening clang. Both then dropped from the air and stood at a different side of the circle gasping for breath and staring with venom at each other.
So who will win? Find out next Chapter . Read and Review please..