Negativity
'Friend of yours?' Zell whispered to Aeris behind him as the man who called himself Rage stood menacingly before him.
'No.' Aeris replied simply.
'Didn't think so.' Zell replied and jumped forward attacking Rage with a combination of punches.
Rage staggered back a couple of steps, more in surprise than pain. He then started laughing as Zell continued to pummel his body. Zell leapt back from his pointless attack and in time too as Rage's reptilian arm swept lazily at the space he had previously occupied.
'So speed is your strength.' Rage hissed, grinning once more.
'Maybe.' Zell retorted aware of some twisted respect being shown.
'I have no need to kill you. I'm here for Aeris and Squall. If you back off then you'll be left unhurt.' Rage offered his brown eyes watching Aeris as she took a step sideways.
Zell grinned disarmingly and then flipped up into the air from a standing start and landed on Rage's broad shoulders, his knees clamping Rage's head tightly as he rained down blow after blow with his gloved fists.
Rage tried to shake him off, his clawed hand scrabbling at Zell's legs drawing blood, but still the blond fighter fought driving Rage down onto his knees. Using this distraction Aeris had drawn here staff from out of nowhere and rammed it deep into Rage's chest with loud cracking noises. Black smoke poured from within him and he crumbled into a pile of dust, Zell dropping from mid-air onto his bloody knees.
'What the hell just happened?' he panted, wincing as he looked up into Aeris' green eyes.
'Rage is the Immortal of Negativity. When you ignored his offer and attacked you became positivity making him weak and enabling me to use my staff to send him back. Although it won't stop him for long.' Aeris explained, helping him up.
'Right...' Zell said softly, gasping as blood trickled down his bare legs.
'Are you okay?' Aeris asked as Zell swayed on his feet.
Zell grinned. 'Just a scratch.' He replied cheerfully. He was starting to feel light-headed. 'How long do we have before he comes back?' he added looking down at the black dust at his feet.
'Days, weeks maybe... it depends.' Aeris said still more concerned by Zell's condition.
'And Mort?' Zell asked hobbling over to his crushed form, the blood now dripping onto his shoes.
'That's just an empty shell. We don't so much as die as recycle. He'll be back eventually with a dreadful temper due to loss of pride.' Aeris said trying to smile.
'That's good.' Zell said faintly and collapsed, his knees folding under him as he quickly sunk to the ground.
Focus on a pale blue light in the darkness of eternity, draw closer as the light becomes an eerie blue orb the size of a tennis ball. Listen as the laugh from within rings out into the vacuum of space against all notions of physics. Watch as the blue orb is struck by a black swirl and sent drifting until it stops abruptly and seemingly swivels so that a point focuses on the swirls.
'Beaten by a mortal eh Rage?' the soul of Sephiroth laughed dryly.
'I don't know what you're laughing at.' The black swirls of Rage replied sulkily.
'At least I did some damage.' Sephiroth retorted.
'I got Mort!' Rage snapped back.
'You snuck up behind him and broke his neck! I don't see how that counts.' Sephiroth answered the blue orb twirling in an insulting manner.
Rage muttered incoherently.
'What was that?' Sephiroth asked drawing near.
'I said you were just as bad when you killed Aeris.' Rage replied moodily.
The blue orb flashed red momentarily. 'I wasn't exactly in my present condition then.' Sephiroth quipped.
'You're still a puppet.' Rage replied, the black swirls forming some semblance of a grin.
'Cut it out the pair of you.' A weary voice cut in.
The two of them remained motionless as Injustice entered the void his white clothes marred by numerous black patches, a sure sign he wasn't in a good mood.
'Lord...' Rage said folding whilst Sephiroth's orb merely bobbed slightly.
Injustice stood before them and sighed. 'What am I going to do with you?' he said softly looking at the two of them wearily.
Sephiroth and Rage looked as embarrassed as two non-humanoid objects could, hovering in silence.
'The pair of you are losing your touch. There should be ruin and desolation wherever you step, and now mere heroes are trouncing you!' he berated them.
'But Aeris...' Rage started.
'But Aeris!' Injustice said in a mocking whining tone.
'No buts!' he growled. 'You were too arrogant Rage and I wouldn't smirk Sephiroth you were nearly as bad. You were just lucky that Squall and Paine combined were more powerful than I expected!' he barked at them.
'Yes Lord...' they both said in muted synchrony.
'I guess there's nothing else for it. I'll have to release It.' Injustice said softly, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Behind him Rage and Sephiroth appeared to grin.
'Friend of yours?' Zell whispered to Aeris behind him as the man who called himself Rage stood menacingly before him.
'No.' Aeris replied simply.
'Didn't think so.' Zell replied and jumped forward attacking Rage with a combination of punches.
Rage staggered back a couple of steps, more in surprise than pain. He then started laughing as Zell continued to pummel his body. Zell leapt back from his pointless attack and in time too as Rage's reptilian arm swept lazily at the space he had previously occupied.
'So speed is your strength.' Rage hissed, grinning once more.
'Maybe.' Zell retorted aware of some twisted respect being shown.
'I have no need to kill you. I'm here for Aeris and Squall. If you back off then you'll be left unhurt.' Rage offered his brown eyes watching Aeris as she took a step sideways.
Zell grinned disarmingly and then flipped up into the air from a standing start and landed on Rage's broad shoulders, his knees clamping Rage's head tightly as he rained down blow after blow with his gloved fists.
Rage tried to shake him off, his clawed hand scrabbling at Zell's legs drawing blood, but still the blond fighter fought driving Rage down onto his knees. Using this distraction Aeris had drawn here staff from out of nowhere and rammed it deep into Rage's chest with loud cracking noises. Black smoke poured from within him and he crumbled into a pile of dust, Zell dropping from mid-air onto his bloody knees.
'What the hell just happened?' he panted, wincing as he looked up into Aeris' green eyes.
'Rage is the Immortal of Negativity. When you ignored his offer and attacked you became positivity making him weak and enabling me to use my staff to send him back. Although it won't stop him for long.' Aeris explained, helping him up.
'Right...' Zell said softly, gasping as blood trickled down his bare legs.
'Are you okay?' Aeris asked as Zell swayed on his feet.
Zell grinned. 'Just a scratch.' He replied cheerfully. He was starting to feel light-headed. 'How long do we have before he comes back?' he added looking down at the black dust at his feet.
'Days, weeks maybe... it depends.' Aeris said still more concerned by Zell's condition.
'And Mort?' Zell asked hobbling over to his crushed form, the blood now dripping onto his shoes.
'That's just an empty shell. We don't so much as die as recycle. He'll be back eventually with a dreadful temper due to loss of pride.' Aeris said trying to smile.
'That's good.' Zell said faintly and collapsed, his knees folding under him as he quickly sunk to the ground.
Focus on a pale blue light in the darkness of eternity, draw closer as the light becomes an eerie blue orb the size of a tennis ball. Listen as the laugh from within rings out into the vacuum of space against all notions of physics. Watch as the blue orb is struck by a black swirl and sent drifting until it stops abruptly and seemingly swivels so that a point focuses on the swirls.
'Beaten by a mortal eh Rage?' the soul of Sephiroth laughed dryly.
'I don't know what you're laughing at.' The black swirls of Rage replied sulkily.
'At least I did some damage.' Sephiroth retorted.
'I got Mort!' Rage snapped back.
'You snuck up behind him and broke his neck! I don't see how that counts.' Sephiroth answered the blue orb twirling in an insulting manner.
Rage muttered incoherently.
'What was that?' Sephiroth asked drawing near.
'I said you were just as bad when you killed Aeris.' Rage replied moodily.
The blue orb flashed red momentarily. 'I wasn't exactly in my present condition then.' Sephiroth quipped.
'You're still a puppet.' Rage replied, the black swirls forming some semblance of a grin.
'Cut it out the pair of you.' A weary voice cut in.
The two of them remained motionless as Injustice entered the void his white clothes marred by numerous black patches, a sure sign he wasn't in a good mood.
'Lord...' Rage said folding whilst Sephiroth's orb merely bobbed slightly.
Injustice stood before them and sighed. 'What am I going to do with you?' he said softly looking at the two of them wearily.
Sephiroth and Rage looked as embarrassed as two non-humanoid objects could, hovering in silence.
'The pair of you are losing your touch. There should be ruin and desolation wherever you step, and now mere heroes are trouncing you!' he berated them.
'But Aeris...' Rage started.
'But Aeris!' Injustice said in a mocking whining tone.
'No buts!' he growled. 'You were too arrogant Rage and I wouldn't smirk Sephiroth you were nearly as bad. You were just lucky that Squall and Paine combined were more powerful than I expected!' he barked at them.
'Yes Lord...' they both said in muted synchrony.
'I guess there's nothing else for it. I'll have to release It.' Injustice said softly, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Behind him Rage and Sephiroth appeared to grin.