Recap:
Tiffany and Ciel ejected from Silvia as the ship, now void of all life, fell out of the sky.
Everybody watched as the rays of light formed into seven figures all holding various weapons, most were laughing
maniacally.
"What are they?" Ai asked ducking behind her mother.
"We are the Reikon Kishi, the Soul Knights," one said carrying a double-bladed staff. "We have come to take the souls
of this pitiful dimension."
"I've only felt this energy from two other people... Kaze and Makenshi!"
"They're Unlimited," Joe categorized.
"By my dance, I summon you!" Yarika recited. "Carbuncle!"
"Carbuncle, Barrier Of Destruction!" A blue energy wall appeared and began moving towards them. Since Lisa was the
closest, she was hit with it full force. Lisa's final sight was the energy wall hitting the others and them going down.
End recap
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited Souls
Fabula: Welcome to Wonderland, my friends. I am Fabula, the guide. My visions never end, no matter how long one must fight.
Here is what I have seen. The joy of reunion, and the pain of loss. The courage of hello, and the horror of good-bye.
And I have seen that for something to be born, something must die. But for every death, there must also be...
Title: A REVIVAL: A NEW HEART FOR THE MAGUN
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[Lisa.]
[Huh?]
[Lisa.]
[Who is it? Who's there?]
[Lisa, you must use the summoning power.]
[What the... Kaze?]
[Lisa, the Magun is not the only summoning weapon.]
[How do I defeat it, Kaze? How do I defeat a weapon on the same power level as the Magun?]
[With the Magun.]
[WHAT?]
[You will find out soon enough. In the mean time, you must live.]
[Wait, Kaze! Kaze!]
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Lisa sat up in fright and looked around. She was in a bedroom but it didn't look like her own. It was a grayish color
with a dresser and a table. She looked down at the bed she was laying in. Her midsection was wrapped in bandages and her
clothes had been removed. Lisa pulled the sheets up around her and tried to gather her thoughts.
The door opened and a strange man walked in. He had pale yellow skin and his eyes were hidden behind a pair of huge
glasses. He had wild brown hair and a comb-shape moustache. He was dressed in a purple long-sleeve coat and trousers.
"Oh my, you are awake," he said in a high-pitch accented voice. "I'm glad, I thought we were going to lose you."
"Who are you?" Lisa asked.
"Oops, forgive me, I am Amaronga Nipolomika."
"A... Amaran..."
The man chuckled. "You can just call me Amon."
"Amon... how... what happened to my clothes?"
"Oh my gee whiz, please don't be upset at me. When I found you, your clothes were barely hanging on your body. Plus you
were bleeding profusely and your body needed to be heeled."
"Oh. Thank you, Amon."
"Oh, you are most welcome, my dear. To tell the truth, I wouldn't have found you at all were it not for your pink friend."
"Pink friend?" Lisa asked just as Crux flew into the room.
"Ku-ku-ri-yu?"
"Crux, you're all right? What about Yu and Ai, are they all right?"
"Oh, do please calm down, madam," Amon said. "Your friends are all just fine. In fact, they've been eagerly awaiting
for you."
"Oh, thank you," Lisa said humbly.
"You will find new clothes in the dresser. Supper will be on the table by then," Amon said as he left.
As Lisa set out finding her new clothes, she didn't see Kaze's earring, which was on the bedside table, glow.
Crux thought she saw something, but dismissed it as her imagination.
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Meanwhile, the Reikon Kishi were at a different location. After their battle, they just got up and left, deciding that
killing them would not be worth the effort. Right now, they were having a discussion of utmost importance. The girl's
mention of the name Kaze.
"I don't believe it," Soshimi said, refusing to believe that their brother was alive. "Yarika, are you sure she said
the name Kaze."
"Positive, she said 'summon monsters like Mr. Kaze.' It's too much to be a coincidence."
Kenstar paced. "If Kaze did survive our Exodus, then we must retrieve his gun at all costs."
"If we could get him on our side, wouldn't that be better?" Akufu asked. The others agreed.
"We must first assess whether or not Kaze is alive," a new voice said. A black armored figure wearing a mask that looked
like a cross between a mantis head and Darth Vader appeared in a flash of lightning. The Reikon Kishi immediately
genuflected before him.
"Lord Galick," Yarika greeted. "We are honored to be in your presence."
"I came to assess your progress of acquiring more territory for me," Galick said.
"My Lord, we have just arrived in this pitiful dimension. We have already taken care of their primitive defenses. This
land has good potential and we have already gathered over 200 souls."
"Very good, but what disturbs me is that someone has seen Kaze," Galick said. "If they saw him, they could convince
him to turn against us. Track down the group who saw him and get Kaze's status no matter the cost."
"Yes, My Lord," all the Reikon Kishi said. Soshimi spread his wings and picked up Kenstar. Yarika threw her spear and
leaped onto it with Akufu.
Galick looked at the sky. "Kaze... so this is what you've been doing for the past thirteen years. We will meet again,
but I truly wonder, will you remain loyal to your brothers and sisters, or will you betray us, like we all expect you?"
Galick looked up just in time to see the black portal open up and a floating castle come out.
"Whether he joins us or not will not matter. For soon, existence itself shall be ours."
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Ten minutes after Amon left, Lisa came out wearing new clothes, a navy blue sleeveless bodysuit and skirt. It was similar
to her old outfit except for the color, the zipper on the front and the breast pockets. She was carrying high-heel boots.
She could already hear Ai and Yu's voices. She pulled on her boots and went out into the kitchen. As expected, the
others were already sitting at the kitchen table engaging in small talk. Yu's arm was in a sling and Ai's head was
bandaged. Joe and Mary just had some bandaids on their cheeks and arms. Ai and Yu were in new clothes. Ai was in a
sleeveless kimono and a pink skirt. Yu had on a zipper vest and shorts that looked like the clothes she wore. Lisa
guessed that she and Yu were wearing some sort of uniform.
"Yu, that's your third slice, leave some for the rest of us."
"I can't help it, Ai, I'm starving. It's been such a long time since I had real food."
"You mean the stuff the Comodeen served wasn't food?" Cid asked jokingly.
Chobi squawked and Yu translated. "Chobi says that Ai's hair tasted better than that stuff."
Their was laughter all around but it died down as Lisa came in.
Lisa smiled and said softly, "Good morning, everyone."
Ai and Yu's eyes lite up upon seeing her. Ai actually ran up to her and hugged her. "Lisa, thanks so much for trying to protect us."
"But... I failed. You all got hurt because I was too weak."
"You tried your hardest, Lisa," Mary said. "You and Cid both."
"They just had us outnumbered and overpowered," Joe said. "I mean they are Unlimited after all."
"Ach, no more talk of this Unlimited stuff," came an accented voice. A plump elderly woman with tightly pulled back
gray hair and beady black eyes came up and ussured Lisa to the table. "Please, sit, sit, sit. I am Amon's vife, Mina."
"It's an honor to meet you, Mina," Lisa said. "Thank you for everything that you did."
"Think nothing ov it, my dear," Mina said. "My husband Amon is alvays bringing home strays. Vone time, he brought home
this stray Chocobo. Ach, I vas picking up its droppings for a veek!" Everyone laughed.
"Oh for my love," Amon said. "The only reason I haven't helped is because I'm hunting down the phoenix pinion."
"The only reason you haven't helped is because you're lazy," Mina retorted.
"Excuse me, but what's a phoenix pinion?" Joe asked.
"Oh, my, gee, a phoenix pinion is a special artifact that can restore life to dead organisms. So a dead plant or a tree
or even an animal can be revived thanks to it."
"Can it work on humans?" Lisa asked.
"Oh, um... wow, gee, I don't see why it couldn't. I mean we're all organic, aren't we?"
Lisa was starting to form a plan in her mind. Cid could take the Hayakawas home while she looks for the Phoenix Pinion and
use it to revive Kaze. Lisa knew it would be hard, maybe even dangerous, that's why she thought she had to separate
herself from the Hayakawas. It was the only way.
Lisa decided to change the subject so that Ai and Yu wouldn't figure out what she's planning. "I guess we should plan
our next move," she said. "I hate to say it, but I don't think Wonderland is safe any more."
"Ku-ku-ri-yu," Crux said flying by.
"Crux says 'When has Wonderland ever been safe?'" Ai translated.
"Lisa has a point, though," Yu said pushing away his plate. Apparently, he was finally full. "We all originally came to
Wonderland to find our parents. Now that we have, we should get home. Besides..." Yu's head lowered. "It's not like
Mr. Kaze is around to help us like he usually is." Hearing Kaze's name reminded Lisa of her dream. He said that she
could defeat that summoning weapon with the Magun. But, the Magun was destroyed, wasn't it?
"Our best bet is the interdimensional tunnel," Cid said activating his computer. "It's how you guys got here,
so it's a safe bet that your only way back is there."
"I don't know," Yu said. The others looked at him.
"But Yu, don't you want to go home?" Ai asked. "Because I sure do."
"Of course I do, but you heard what those guys said, they're here to steal souls. If we leave, all of Wonderland could be
destroyed."
"But Yu, that's not our problem," Ai said. Yu looked at his twin sister like she just slapped him. He couldn't believe
how selfish she sounded.
His mother embraced him from behind. "I think what Ai's trying to say is that there's no way you can save all of
Wonderland from these Unlimited. Even if Kaze was with you, some of Wonderland is bound to be lost."
"Besides," Ai threw in. "Weren't you the one who originally said we should go home?"
Yu was torn. He wanted to help the people of Wonderland. It was what Kaze would do, he just knew it. But deep down, he
knew that Ai and his mother were right. They would have to leave Wonderland.
Lisa abruptly stood. "I can feel some enormous energy coming this way," she announced. Everybody stood up from the table
and ran outside. Cid lowered his viser.
"Lisa's right. I'm detecting some unknown lifeforms heading this way!"
"It's them," Lisa realized. "It's the Reikon Kishi."
Sure enough, Yarika, Akufu, Soshimi, and Kenstar landed in front of Amon and Mina's house which was built into a large
tree.
"Excuse us, we're lost," Akufu said waving his axe around. "Do you know where we can get some souls."
"Go absorb your own souls," Ai said sticking her tongue out.
"Stick that tongue back in your mouth, girl," Kenstar said. "Otherwise it might get burnt off."
Yarika led the assault. Lisa jumped high and summoned her kigen arts. The barrier she formed pushed Yarika back. Lisa
decided to use all her kigen arts skills to defeat her. She shot Yarika into the air. But Yarika extended her spear and
used it like a pole vault. She came down hard on Lisa, nailing her with a flying side kick. Lisa back-flipped and wiped
a small trickle of blood from her mouth.
We can't last long here, Lisa thought.
Cid brought out his hammers and pounded them on the ground. Akufu threw his axe and sliced them off. Cid fired an energy
blast from his viser but the burly man took it in stride.
Kenstar and Soshimi ganged up on the Hayakawas. They plowed through Chobi and Crux.
"Run!" Yu cried but it was no use. Kenstar punted Yu about fifty yards then held his blade up to Ai's neck.
He laughed sinisterly.
CRASH!
Joe brought a large branch down on Kenstar's head. "Leave my daughter alone!" He shouted.
"Go Dad," Ai cheered as Chobi went to check on Yu.
"Yarika, summon Carbuncle!" Soshimi ordered.
"Oh no, not again," Ai complained.
"We have to lead them away from Amon and Mina," Mary said. The Hayakawas, Lisa, Cid, Chobi, and Crux ran away from the
house. But Yarika was already beginning her dance.
"By my dance, I summon you! Carbuncle!" The summon monster appeared.
"Everyone stand behind me," Lisa instructed rather nervously. I don't want to do this, but I'm going to have to
attempt the life force attack." The life force attack was the most dangerous move in the kigen arts, because nobody has
been known to survive it, not even the person performing the move. The caster would transform their body into life energy
and, using their last bit of consciousness, expand it around them. As the "life bubble" expands, it gathers energy and
soon, it becomes so powerful that nothing can stand against it. The problem, obviously, was that once it was cast, there
would be nothing left of the arts master who performed it. Her mother forbade her to perform it even if her life was at
stake.
But desperate times called for desperate measures.
"Ai, Yu, Cid, Mr. and Mrs. Hayakawa. I just wanted to say that... well... I was... honored to meet you all."
"Huh?" Everyone asked.
Yu specifically asked, "Lisa, what are you going to do?"
"Good-bye," Lisa said quietly. She concentrated and began gathering energy. Her body actually began to glow.
"Whoa, I'm detecting a massive energy build-up," Cid reported. "We better put some distance. I think there's going to
be a humungous explosion!"
"Lisa, please stop this!" Mary shouted. "You don't need to go to such extremes."
But Lisa couldn't hear her. She could already feel her consciousness slipping away. She continued to gather life energy
and surrounded herself with it. It began to expand.
"What's going on?" Akufu asked.
"Carbuncle, stop it!" Yarika commanded. Carbuncle leaped but was blown back by the energy.
One more push, Lisa thought as she got ready for the ultimate sacrifice for the people she cared about.
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[Lisa!]
[Huh?] Lisa opened her eyes. Somehow, everything around her was frozen in time. Kaze was standing before her. [Kaze?]
[Lisa, you must use the Magun.]
[But I can't,] Lisa protested. [I don't have it, I don't even have any of your soil bullets.]
[The Magun has been with you this whole time,] Kaze revealed.
[I don't... wait, the earring! Kaze, you placed your Magun in your earring?]
[That is correct.]
[I don't believe it. But... how will I be able to use it?]
A nine-point crystal appeared in front of Kaze. [This is the only Omega Crystal to survive the final battle. It should
help you control the Magun.]
[But what about soil bullets?]
Two other figures appeared: It was Makenshi the White Cloud and Lu Lupis.
[We can give you what remains of our power,] Makenshi said.
[You can use it to kick their butt like you did Chaos,] Lu threw in.
[Together, we will form a new summon for you to use against the enemy.]
[Thank you, all of you.] Lisa stepped towards Kaze. [Kaze, you once said the Magun is your heart, yet you're trusting me
with it.]
[You trusted me with your heart from the beginning, even though I've done questionable things,] Kaze said. [This... I
hope, makes us even.]
Lisa smiled. [It does more than that, Kaze. Now I'm in your debt.]
[You can repay it by using the Magun to protect the young ones.]
[I will.] Lisa touched the earring she now wore and her body began to glow.
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Lisa opened her eyes. The energy that she was originally going to use for the life force attack had now gathered around
her. It seemed like no time had passed.
"Carbuncle, fusion mode!" Yarika commanded. Carbuncle transformed into energy and inserted itself into Yarika's spear.
The spear began to glow.
"No you won't," Lisa said. "I won't allow you to harm the people I care about."
"What are you going to do about it?" Yarika asked.
Lisa recalled the words Kaze always used to activate the Magun. "Soil is my power." The energy began to gather in her
arm. The energy took the shape of a very familiar three-barrel gun. Instead of a heart, a crystal was at its source.
"It's... the Magun," Lisa realized.
"It can't be!" Akufu cried. "She has one of our weapons!"
"Lisa has Mr. Kaze's gun," Ai said stating the obvious.
"Yarika, destroy her!" Kenstar ordered.
"All right, all right," Yarika said. "Carbuncle fusion ultimate attack! Eternal crusher!"
The Reikon Kishi then noticed that some of the energy around Lisa hadn't dissipated. They took the form of three bullets,
one black, one white, and one light blue. Ai and Yu could see faint outlines around them. They looked like Kaze, Lu, and
Makenshi
"No, she's going to do a summon!" Soshimi warned.
"The soil charge triad to use on you has been decided," Lisa said firmly. She first took the light blue bullet.
"The soul of unrequited desire, loving blue!" She inserted the bullet one of the three slots.
"You can do it, Lisa!" Yu encouraged.
Lisa took the white bullet. "The soul of innocence in its purest form, heavenly white!"
"Go, Lisa!" Ai cheered.
She inserted the bullet and took the final one. "And finally, the soul who can travel the path of light and darkness,
eternal black!" She inserted the final bullet and the hatches closed. The crystal within the Magun began to glow
immensley.
The Reikon Kishi were going crazy seeing the Magun wield by this strange woman.
"This must mean Kaze is alive," Akufu said.
Lisa aimed the gun skyward. "Descend, I summon you... DEUS!" Lisa shot the gun. Three beams of energy shot into the air.
A strange portal opened up and a giant humanoid creature came out. It was huge and clad in light-blue armor with a white
trim. Its head was covered in a helmet with a red jewel at the center.
Deus slammed his fist onto the ground. A trail of eruptions led up to the Reikon Kishi where the biggest explosion
sent them flying into the air. The energy meter on Yarika's spear went all the way down and Carbuncle was exorcised from
the spear.
All of Lisa's allies cheered. Lisa herself took a relaxing breath. "Thank you, Kaze," she said.
Deus began to disintegrate. Its life essence fell onto Lisa and a belt much like the one Kaze used to wear appeared around
Lisa's waist. Bullets all the colors of the spectrum were in holsters on the belt. The Magun faded.
"Lisa, that was great!" Ai shouted.
"You handled that gun so professionally," Mary commented.
"You could say I had a little help," Lisa said looking up to the sky.
"So I see the rumors I heard were correct," a new voice said. Galick appeared in black lightning. "Kiroi survived."
"Everyone, get back," Lisa said beginning to get a bad feeling.
"You have won this round," Galick said. "But one way or another, you WILL submit your souls to me." Galick waved his
hand and a shockwave threw everyone back, he then disappeared.
This one might be more demented than the Earl, Lisa thought as she fell uncosncious again.
End
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited Souls
A Prophecy
Fabula: Here is my prophecy: our weary travelers will be approached by an old friend in a new form. They will set out
to discover that which refuses to be discovered. And through it all, they will encounter
Title: BOMB: THE EXPLODING FORCE.
Fabula: Next time, I will share more of my unlimited guidance.
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--Summon Catalogue--
Monster: Carbuncle
Summoner: Yarika
Power: Reflect
Carbuncle is unlike any summon monster ever seen before. He can reflect any energy attacked on him or his summoner.
But Carbuncle can also use his reflecting power offensively. By expanding his barrier, he can ram it into his
target. When he fuses with Yarika's spear, she can surround her opponents with a barrier of energy and crush her
opponents. Carbuncle's power is measured by the meter on the shaft of Yarika's spear. When it runs out, Carbuncle
is ejected and can not be summoned for a while.
Monster: Deus
Summoner: Lisa
Power: Final Combat
Kaze, Makenshi, and Lu Lupis pooled their remaining soul energies to Lisa and thus Deus was born. Deus is the
ultimate summon monster, more powerful than even Ifrit. He can deliver a devastating blow with just one punch. He is
a high-level summon monster and the only one Lisa feels she can control."
Tiffany and Ciel ejected from Silvia as the ship, now void of all life, fell out of the sky.
Everybody watched as the rays of light formed into seven figures all holding various weapons, most were laughing
maniacally.
"What are they?" Ai asked ducking behind her mother.
"We are the Reikon Kishi, the Soul Knights," one said carrying a double-bladed staff. "We have come to take the souls
of this pitiful dimension."
"I've only felt this energy from two other people... Kaze and Makenshi!"
"They're Unlimited," Joe categorized.
"By my dance, I summon you!" Yarika recited. "Carbuncle!"
"Carbuncle, Barrier Of Destruction!" A blue energy wall appeared and began moving towards them. Since Lisa was the
closest, she was hit with it full force. Lisa's final sight was the energy wall hitting the others and them going down.
End recap
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited Souls
Fabula: Welcome to Wonderland, my friends. I am Fabula, the guide. My visions never end, no matter how long one must fight.
Here is what I have seen. The joy of reunion, and the pain of loss. The courage of hello, and the horror of good-bye.
And I have seen that for something to be born, something must die. But for every death, there must also be...
Title: A REVIVAL: A NEW HEART FOR THE MAGUN
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[Lisa.]
[Huh?]
[Lisa.]
[Who is it? Who's there?]
[Lisa, you must use the summoning power.]
[What the... Kaze?]
[Lisa, the Magun is not the only summoning weapon.]
[How do I defeat it, Kaze? How do I defeat a weapon on the same power level as the Magun?]
[With the Magun.]
[WHAT?]
[You will find out soon enough. In the mean time, you must live.]
[Wait, Kaze! Kaze!]
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Lisa sat up in fright and looked around. She was in a bedroom but it didn't look like her own. It was a grayish color
with a dresser and a table. She looked down at the bed she was laying in. Her midsection was wrapped in bandages and her
clothes had been removed. Lisa pulled the sheets up around her and tried to gather her thoughts.
The door opened and a strange man walked in. He had pale yellow skin and his eyes were hidden behind a pair of huge
glasses. He had wild brown hair and a comb-shape moustache. He was dressed in a purple long-sleeve coat and trousers.
"Oh my, you are awake," he said in a high-pitch accented voice. "I'm glad, I thought we were going to lose you."
"Who are you?" Lisa asked.
"Oops, forgive me, I am Amaronga Nipolomika."
"A... Amaran..."
The man chuckled. "You can just call me Amon."
"Amon... how... what happened to my clothes?"
"Oh my gee whiz, please don't be upset at me. When I found you, your clothes were barely hanging on your body. Plus you
were bleeding profusely and your body needed to be heeled."
"Oh. Thank you, Amon."
"Oh, you are most welcome, my dear. To tell the truth, I wouldn't have found you at all were it not for your pink friend."
"Pink friend?" Lisa asked just as Crux flew into the room.
"Ku-ku-ri-yu?"
"Crux, you're all right? What about Yu and Ai, are they all right?"
"Oh, do please calm down, madam," Amon said. "Your friends are all just fine. In fact, they've been eagerly awaiting
for you."
"Oh, thank you," Lisa said humbly.
"You will find new clothes in the dresser. Supper will be on the table by then," Amon said as he left.
As Lisa set out finding her new clothes, she didn't see Kaze's earring, which was on the bedside table, glow.
Crux thought she saw something, but dismissed it as her imagination.
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Meanwhile, the Reikon Kishi were at a different location. After their battle, they just got up and left, deciding that
killing them would not be worth the effort. Right now, they were having a discussion of utmost importance. The girl's
mention of the name Kaze.
"I don't believe it," Soshimi said, refusing to believe that their brother was alive. "Yarika, are you sure she said
the name Kaze."
"Positive, she said 'summon monsters like Mr. Kaze.' It's too much to be a coincidence."
Kenstar paced. "If Kaze did survive our Exodus, then we must retrieve his gun at all costs."
"If we could get him on our side, wouldn't that be better?" Akufu asked. The others agreed.
"We must first assess whether or not Kaze is alive," a new voice said. A black armored figure wearing a mask that looked
like a cross between a mantis head and Darth Vader appeared in a flash of lightning. The Reikon Kishi immediately
genuflected before him.
"Lord Galick," Yarika greeted. "We are honored to be in your presence."
"I came to assess your progress of acquiring more territory for me," Galick said.
"My Lord, we have just arrived in this pitiful dimension. We have already taken care of their primitive defenses. This
land has good potential and we have already gathered over 200 souls."
"Very good, but what disturbs me is that someone has seen Kaze," Galick said. "If they saw him, they could convince
him to turn against us. Track down the group who saw him and get Kaze's status no matter the cost."
"Yes, My Lord," all the Reikon Kishi said. Soshimi spread his wings and picked up Kenstar. Yarika threw her spear and
leaped onto it with Akufu.
Galick looked at the sky. "Kaze... so this is what you've been doing for the past thirteen years. We will meet again,
but I truly wonder, will you remain loyal to your brothers and sisters, or will you betray us, like we all expect you?"
Galick looked up just in time to see the black portal open up and a floating castle come out.
"Whether he joins us or not will not matter. For soon, existence itself shall be ours."
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Ten minutes after Amon left, Lisa came out wearing new clothes, a navy blue sleeveless bodysuit and skirt. It was similar
to her old outfit except for the color, the zipper on the front and the breast pockets. She was carrying high-heel boots.
She could already hear Ai and Yu's voices. She pulled on her boots and went out into the kitchen. As expected, the
others were already sitting at the kitchen table engaging in small talk. Yu's arm was in a sling and Ai's head was
bandaged. Joe and Mary just had some bandaids on their cheeks and arms. Ai and Yu were in new clothes. Ai was in a
sleeveless kimono and a pink skirt. Yu had on a zipper vest and shorts that looked like the clothes she wore. Lisa
guessed that she and Yu were wearing some sort of uniform.
"Yu, that's your third slice, leave some for the rest of us."
"I can't help it, Ai, I'm starving. It's been such a long time since I had real food."
"You mean the stuff the Comodeen served wasn't food?" Cid asked jokingly.
Chobi squawked and Yu translated. "Chobi says that Ai's hair tasted better than that stuff."
Their was laughter all around but it died down as Lisa came in.
Lisa smiled and said softly, "Good morning, everyone."
Ai and Yu's eyes lite up upon seeing her. Ai actually ran up to her and hugged her. "Lisa, thanks so much for trying to protect us."
"But... I failed. You all got hurt because I was too weak."
"You tried your hardest, Lisa," Mary said. "You and Cid both."
"They just had us outnumbered and overpowered," Joe said. "I mean they are Unlimited after all."
"Ach, no more talk of this Unlimited stuff," came an accented voice. A plump elderly woman with tightly pulled back
gray hair and beady black eyes came up and ussured Lisa to the table. "Please, sit, sit, sit. I am Amon's vife, Mina."
"It's an honor to meet you, Mina," Lisa said. "Thank you for everything that you did."
"Think nothing ov it, my dear," Mina said. "My husband Amon is alvays bringing home strays. Vone time, he brought home
this stray Chocobo. Ach, I vas picking up its droppings for a veek!" Everyone laughed.
"Oh for my love," Amon said. "The only reason I haven't helped is because I'm hunting down the phoenix pinion."
"The only reason you haven't helped is because you're lazy," Mina retorted.
"Excuse me, but what's a phoenix pinion?" Joe asked.
"Oh, my, gee, a phoenix pinion is a special artifact that can restore life to dead organisms. So a dead plant or a tree
or even an animal can be revived thanks to it."
"Can it work on humans?" Lisa asked.
"Oh, um... wow, gee, I don't see why it couldn't. I mean we're all organic, aren't we?"
Lisa was starting to form a plan in her mind. Cid could take the Hayakawas home while she looks for the Phoenix Pinion and
use it to revive Kaze. Lisa knew it would be hard, maybe even dangerous, that's why she thought she had to separate
herself from the Hayakawas. It was the only way.
Lisa decided to change the subject so that Ai and Yu wouldn't figure out what she's planning. "I guess we should plan
our next move," she said. "I hate to say it, but I don't think Wonderland is safe any more."
"Ku-ku-ri-yu," Crux said flying by.
"Crux says 'When has Wonderland ever been safe?'" Ai translated.
"Lisa has a point, though," Yu said pushing away his plate. Apparently, he was finally full. "We all originally came to
Wonderland to find our parents. Now that we have, we should get home. Besides..." Yu's head lowered. "It's not like
Mr. Kaze is around to help us like he usually is." Hearing Kaze's name reminded Lisa of her dream. He said that she
could defeat that summoning weapon with the Magun. But, the Magun was destroyed, wasn't it?
"Our best bet is the interdimensional tunnel," Cid said activating his computer. "It's how you guys got here,
so it's a safe bet that your only way back is there."
"I don't know," Yu said. The others looked at him.
"But Yu, don't you want to go home?" Ai asked. "Because I sure do."
"Of course I do, but you heard what those guys said, they're here to steal souls. If we leave, all of Wonderland could be
destroyed."
"But Yu, that's not our problem," Ai said. Yu looked at his twin sister like she just slapped him. He couldn't believe
how selfish she sounded.
His mother embraced him from behind. "I think what Ai's trying to say is that there's no way you can save all of
Wonderland from these Unlimited. Even if Kaze was with you, some of Wonderland is bound to be lost."
"Besides," Ai threw in. "Weren't you the one who originally said we should go home?"
Yu was torn. He wanted to help the people of Wonderland. It was what Kaze would do, he just knew it. But deep down, he
knew that Ai and his mother were right. They would have to leave Wonderland.
Lisa abruptly stood. "I can feel some enormous energy coming this way," she announced. Everybody stood up from the table
and ran outside. Cid lowered his viser.
"Lisa's right. I'm detecting some unknown lifeforms heading this way!"
"It's them," Lisa realized. "It's the Reikon Kishi."
Sure enough, Yarika, Akufu, Soshimi, and Kenstar landed in front of Amon and Mina's house which was built into a large
tree.
"Excuse us, we're lost," Akufu said waving his axe around. "Do you know where we can get some souls."
"Go absorb your own souls," Ai said sticking her tongue out.
"Stick that tongue back in your mouth, girl," Kenstar said. "Otherwise it might get burnt off."
Yarika led the assault. Lisa jumped high and summoned her kigen arts. The barrier she formed pushed Yarika back. Lisa
decided to use all her kigen arts skills to defeat her. She shot Yarika into the air. But Yarika extended her spear and
used it like a pole vault. She came down hard on Lisa, nailing her with a flying side kick. Lisa back-flipped and wiped
a small trickle of blood from her mouth.
We can't last long here, Lisa thought.
Cid brought out his hammers and pounded them on the ground. Akufu threw his axe and sliced them off. Cid fired an energy
blast from his viser but the burly man took it in stride.
Kenstar and Soshimi ganged up on the Hayakawas. They plowed through Chobi and Crux.
"Run!" Yu cried but it was no use. Kenstar punted Yu about fifty yards then held his blade up to Ai's neck.
He laughed sinisterly.
CRASH!
Joe brought a large branch down on Kenstar's head. "Leave my daughter alone!" He shouted.
"Go Dad," Ai cheered as Chobi went to check on Yu.
"Yarika, summon Carbuncle!" Soshimi ordered.
"Oh no, not again," Ai complained.
"We have to lead them away from Amon and Mina," Mary said. The Hayakawas, Lisa, Cid, Chobi, and Crux ran away from the
house. But Yarika was already beginning her dance.
"By my dance, I summon you! Carbuncle!" The summon monster appeared.
"Everyone stand behind me," Lisa instructed rather nervously. I don't want to do this, but I'm going to have to
attempt the life force attack." The life force attack was the most dangerous move in the kigen arts, because nobody has
been known to survive it, not even the person performing the move. The caster would transform their body into life energy
and, using their last bit of consciousness, expand it around them. As the "life bubble" expands, it gathers energy and
soon, it becomes so powerful that nothing can stand against it. The problem, obviously, was that once it was cast, there
would be nothing left of the arts master who performed it. Her mother forbade her to perform it even if her life was at
stake.
But desperate times called for desperate measures.
"Ai, Yu, Cid, Mr. and Mrs. Hayakawa. I just wanted to say that... well... I was... honored to meet you all."
"Huh?" Everyone asked.
Yu specifically asked, "Lisa, what are you going to do?"
"Good-bye," Lisa said quietly. She concentrated and began gathering energy. Her body actually began to glow.
"Whoa, I'm detecting a massive energy build-up," Cid reported. "We better put some distance. I think there's going to
be a humungous explosion!"
"Lisa, please stop this!" Mary shouted. "You don't need to go to such extremes."
But Lisa couldn't hear her. She could already feel her consciousness slipping away. She continued to gather life energy
and surrounded herself with it. It began to expand.
"What's going on?" Akufu asked.
"Carbuncle, stop it!" Yarika commanded. Carbuncle leaped but was blown back by the energy.
One more push, Lisa thought as she got ready for the ultimate sacrifice for the people she cared about.
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[Lisa!]
[Huh?] Lisa opened her eyes. Somehow, everything around her was frozen in time. Kaze was standing before her. [Kaze?]
[Lisa, you must use the Magun.]
[But I can't,] Lisa protested. [I don't have it, I don't even have any of your soil bullets.]
[The Magun has been with you this whole time,] Kaze revealed.
[I don't... wait, the earring! Kaze, you placed your Magun in your earring?]
[That is correct.]
[I don't believe it. But... how will I be able to use it?]
A nine-point crystal appeared in front of Kaze. [This is the only Omega Crystal to survive the final battle. It should
help you control the Magun.]
[But what about soil bullets?]
Two other figures appeared: It was Makenshi the White Cloud and Lu Lupis.
[We can give you what remains of our power,] Makenshi said.
[You can use it to kick their butt like you did Chaos,] Lu threw in.
[Together, we will form a new summon for you to use against the enemy.]
[Thank you, all of you.] Lisa stepped towards Kaze. [Kaze, you once said the Magun is your heart, yet you're trusting me
with it.]
[You trusted me with your heart from the beginning, even though I've done questionable things,] Kaze said. [This... I
hope, makes us even.]
Lisa smiled. [It does more than that, Kaze. Now I'm in your debt.]
[You can repay it by using the Magun to protect the young ones.]
[I will.] Lisa touched the earring she now wore and her body began to glow.
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Lisa opened her eyes. The energy that she was originally going to use for the life force attack had now gathered around
her. It seemed like no time had passed.
"Carbuncle, fusion mode!" Yarika commanded. Carbuncle transformed into energy and inserted itself into Yarika's spear.
The spear began to glow.
"No you won't," Lisa said. "I won't allow you to harm the people I care about."
"What are you going to do about it?" Yarika asked.
Lisa recalled the words Kaze always used to activate the Magun. "Soil is my power." The energy began to gather in her
arm. The energy took the shape of a very familiar three-barrel gun. Instead of a heart, a crystal was at its source.
"It's... the Magun," Lisa realized.
"It can't be!" Akufu cried. "She has one of our weapons!"
"Lisa has Mr. Kaze's gun," Ai said stating the obvious.
"Yarika, destroy her!" Kenstar ordered.
"All right, all right," Yarika said. "Carbuncle fusion ultimate attack! Eternal crusher!"
The Reikon Kishi then noticed that some of the energy around Lisa hadn't dissipated. They took the form of three bullets,
one black, one white, and one light blue. Ai and Yu could see faint outlines around them. They looked like Kaze, Lu, and
Makenshi
"No, she's going to do a summon!" Soshimi warned.
"The soil charge triad to use on you has been decided," Lisa said firmly. She first took the light blue bullet.
"The soul of unrequited desire, loving blue!" She inserted the bullet one of the three slots.
"You can do it, Lisa!" Yu encouraged.
Lisa took the white bullet. "The soul of innocence in its purest form, heavenly white!"
"Go, Lisa!" Ai cheered.
She inserted the bullet and took the final one. "And finally, the soul who can travel the path of light and darkness,
eternal black!" She inserted the final bullet and the hatches closed. The crystal within the Magun began to glow
immensley.
The Reikon Kishi were going crazy seeing the Magun wield by this strange woman.
"This must mean Kaze is alive," Akufu said.
Lisa aimed the gun skyward. "Descend, I summon you... DEUS!" Lisa shot the gun. Three beams of energy shot into the air.
A strange portal opened up and a giant humanoid creature came out. It was huge and clad in light-blue armor with a white
trim. Its head was covered in a helmet with a red jewel at the center.
Deus slammed his fist onto the ground. A trail of eruptions led up to the Reikon Kishi where the biggest explosion
sent them flying into the air. The energy meter on Yarika's spear went all the way down and Carbuncle was exorcised from
the spear.
All of Lisa's allies cheered. Lisa herself took a relaxing breath. "Thank you, Kaze," she said.
Deus began to disintegrate. Its life essence fell onto Lisa and a belt much like the one Kaze used to wear appeared around
Lisa's waist. Bullets all the colors of the spectrum were in holsters on the belt. The Magun faded.
"Lisa, that was great!" Ai shouted.
"You handled that gun so professionally," Mary commented.
"You could say I had a little help," Lisa said looking up to the sky.
"So I see the rumors I heard were correct," a new voice said. Galick appeared in black lightning. "Kiroi survived."
"Everyone, get back," Lisa said beginning to get a bad feeling.
"You have won this round," Galick said. "But one way or another, you WILL submit your souls to me." Galick waved his
hand and a shockwave threw everyone back, he then disappeared.
This one might be more demented than the Earl, Lisa thought as she fell uncosncious again.
End
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Final Fantasy: Unlimited Souls
A Prophecy
Fabula: Here is my prophecy: our weary travelers will be approached by an old friend in a new form. They will set out
to discover that which refuses to be discovered. And through it all, they will encounter
Title: BOMB: THE EXPLODING FORCE.
Fabula: Next time, I will share more of my unlimited guidance.
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--Summon Catalogue--
Monster: Carbuncle
Summoner: Yarika
Power: Reflect
Carbuncle is unlike any summon monster ever seen before. He can reflect any energy attacked on him or his summoner.
But Carbuncle can also use his reflecting power offensively. By expanding his barrier, he can ram it into his
target. When he fuses with Yarika's spear, she can surround her opponents with a barrier of energy and crush her
opponents. Carbuncle's power is measured by the meter on the shaft of Yarika's spear. When it runs out, Carbuncle
is ejected and can not be summoned for a while.
Monster: Deus
Summoner: Lisa
Power: Final Combat
Kaze, Makenshi, and Lu Lupis pooled their remaining soul energies to Lisa and thus Deus was born. Deus is the
ultimate summon monster, more powerful than even Ifrit. He can deliver a devastating blow with just one punch. He is
a high-level summon monster and the only one Lisa feels she can control."