[A/N Aw.. my story's coming to an end… =( *sob* I don't want it to end! Oh, well you still have TWO endings/epilogues to look forward to. ^^ I'm already done with one and I'm about to write the second. Enjoy the third to the last chapter!]

Area cupped her hands and in it, flames arose. Squall ducked as Area aimed it at him and threw.

Hyne, now what?!? Where are they? Where's Quistis and Selphie and Irvine and Zell?

Squall pulled out his gunblade. He jumped as Area threw another blast of fire magic at him.

He was about to strike with his gunblade but as he brought down his gunblade, she created a shield. Protect.

"Damn..." Squall muttered.

"Fool!" Area screamed.

"Ultima!" Squall yelled. He cast his most powerful spell on her... but she did not even seem to notice. She didn't even flinch.

Area laughed. "Do you expect to beat me, a sorceress, with simple magic?" Another flame appeared her hands. She threw it at Squall. This time, he didn't have enough time to move out of the way.

It hit Squall's shoulder and blood began to trickle out. He didn't stop though.

He aimed for Area yet still, her protect shield was keeping her safe from all of Squall's blows.

"Give up, fool!" She kept attacking him.

Squall's jacket was stained red. Stained with blood.

His arm began to hurt, he glanced at it and saw that it was burned and bloody. The pain was extreme yet he just kept attacking Area, hoping for the best.

Maybe I'm just hoping for a miracle. A miracle is the only thing that would save me.

Squall's hopes lessened each time he charged at her...

Each time her shield glowed with power...

Each time she hit him with her magic...

Each time more blood would spill on the ground....

Finally, Area's face showed no other expression than anger and evil, she raised her arms in the air and a dark fog which replaced her protect shield, seemed to engulf her.
Squall grabbed for his arm, as the pain was at it's maximum.

He longed to strike at her, knowing that she had nothing protecting her then but the pain was unbearable and he was not able to even move.

"No one..." Area's voice was no more than a whisper yet he heard every word. "...Shall remember..."
The same pain that had captured Squall many times before took him in once more as he struggled to fight it off. His head hurt more than the pain in his arm even. His thoughts were swirling around in his head, slowly they left him yet he still struggled to fight it off.

"...No one... Shall know of you... No one shall remember you... and everything... you... will fade away..." She opened her hands and dark black flames, appeared slowly. They seemed to match the anger in her dark eyes.

Suddenly, she moved her hands towards Squall and the shadowy black fire charged at him, surrounded him and pained him even more.

"Nothing." Area said. "No one. And no feelings will be left for you... everything will disappear." She moved towards him slowly.

"...Memories... Family... Friends..."

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"Guys... I think..." Selphie stopped midsentence as her head throbbed and a strange sensation made it's way to her mind. Her thoughts fogged, she couldn't think straight anymore.

"...I think... We can't find..." Selphie kept trying to speak yet for some reason unknown to her, she couldn't.

...Wait... who...? Who are we looking for? What's going on? Selphie thought.

"Selphie... What are we doing?" Quistis stared at her friend. "I mean..." Quistis frowned and rubbed her forehead.

Why do I feel so strange? Like, I'm forgetting something... or someone. Quistis thought.

"Who... who we're we looking for again?" Irvine asked them. Quistis sighed out of tiredness and anger... and confusion.

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Squall tried to yell but he felt like his voice had disappeared and his vision had fogged up.

Have to concentrate... I won't lose hope... I can't...

"Rinoa..." He whispered. He closed his eyes for a second but then opened them quickly as he heard a sweet sound. The sound of metal falling to the ground after the feeling of something falling out of his jacket pocket.

When he opened his eyes he saw Rinoa's necklace on the ground next to him.

Squall began to reach for it, though each second made him weaker. His hand was so close yet he didn't seem to have the energy to grab for it.

"...Yes, fool. No more memories..." Area began to laugh as she saw Squall struggle and weaken.

Squall summoned all he had left, the very little of what he had left, to reach for that simple symbol of himself on the ground.

"And no more love." Area finished.

Finally reaching it he took his hand and grasped it in his hand, feeling the love symbolized in it so strong. No one could take it from him. No one would take his love away. It would always be there with him.

I won't be forgotten... No one will forget me... I won't... I won't forget my angel and she won't forget me. I won't forget my friends and they won't forget me. No one will take this necklace from me, no one will take my love away from me...

"Rinoa!" He yelled aloud upon holding the necklace tight in his clenched fist.

'Squall...' He heard the voice of an angel in his head.

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"Squall!" Quistis said softly first then her tone rising to a near yell. Something inside of her clicked and then she remembered about Squall and their mission.

Selphie's eyes brightened and then they felt their hopes returning.

A bright light engulfed them, Quistis squinted and when she opened her eyes again, she came face to face with Squall and Area.

"Squall!" Quistis yelled.

Squall turned to them upon hearing his name being called out.

They didn't forget about me...

'Don't give up...' he remembered the angel's sweet words.

"No! You were supposed to forget about him! Nothing can beat my magic!" Area shrieked. "He is forgotten! Gone!"

Squall tried to stand up and found himself able to, his energy returning to him.

Area looked panicked and began to summon her powers and attack Squall once more but he was quicker.

He picked up his gunblade, which had fallen, and even with his wounded arm he did his limit break.

"Lionheart!" He raised his weapon in the air and with all of his power left, he brought it down. Each time he slashed at the sorceress, he remembered himself, his love, his angel.

He slashed her, blood kept coming down, this time, not from his wounds but from hers.

His gunblade was stained red from his attacks but he didn't stop.

Finally, he landed on the ground, hard. He brought down his gunblade. The sorceress had begun to trace her neck, blood poured from between her fingers.

"Some things are stronger than magic..." Squall told her softly, anger already shown with his weapon.

Area fell to the ground and they all knew that she would be gone. This time, for real. She was gone here, in the past and in the future.

"...I won't be forgotten." He said softly.

 He was sure, that an angel, his angel, was smiling at him. 'I told you not to lose hope.'