I do not own Final Fantasy VIII(8)
Chapter 7- True Powers shown. Three Way Battle for Fishermen's Horizon
As the ground rumbled the two figures smirked.
The ground stopped and the two looked death seriously at one another.
Drake looked on with a cautious glare.
The tail on the back of the monster swished left to right.
It lashed suddenly and cracked into the ground, sending a long crack along the concrete with a shattering boom.
Drake suddenly felt an overwhelming force coming from the monster as it started to snarl and growl.
This power felt familiar to him.
The beast's tail suddenly shot out, and extended, stretching further and further into the city as it started to laugh.
It stopped, it must have been over 50 feet long now. It quickly wound back and Drake saw an unconscious woman wrapped in the tail.
Quistis was slowly backing away as she saw.
"What's that for?" Drake asked narrowing his eyes. The beast purred and the woman started to scream. Drake looked confused as her body thrashed uncontrollably and then froze, dead.
The beast dropped the body and shivered.
"Now, that I've gotten a pick me up, you're next on the list Drake," He said with a smirk. "What did you do?" Drake asked looking shocked.
"To maintain my mistress for this long, I need souls," He explained. "If you hold Ultimecia for another decade, you too will feel the hunger," He added.
Drake looked cautious.
"You have no idea the power you challenge Drake, my mistress is all knowing, and I have seen you fight, nothing but sloppy, completely relying on your false eternal life," It spat.
"Now, allow me to demonstrate true power," It added.
It cried out to the air with a bug like screech as green electric bolts ran up its body.
"What's happening?" Drake and Quistis asked together.
The ground once again rumbled but this time waves of the green energy blasted off of the monster's form, sending ripples of energy for miles around.
Quistis felt the shocks of power blast through her body and it stung. Drake felt little as he watched in awe.
As the beast's power rose, Drake felt just how much power was inside the monster. A strong force of wind began to blow off him and Drake's wings blew violently in the wind.
At last, a bright green blast of light expanded and blinded everyone in the city until it faded.
Drake looked in shock at the beast as it smirked, standing their confidently.
"What the hell are you?" Drake gasped. "I am a being far closer to yourself then you could realize," It said.
"What do you want Quistis for?" Drake demanded. "All questions that need not answering, for you will not live to see them," It growled.
Drake smirked. "You're a fool," He said with a new confidence across his face.
"I have never tapped into the depths of the powers I can summon, for I have never had to, and you already know how strong and fast I am," Drake said smirking.
"Your bluffing, no being posses more power then I but perhaps a sorceress!" Spat the monster with rage.
It then started to chuckle.
"Your more amusing then her majesty told me! Stronger then I!" It started to laugh at its mock and its head turned to the air.
Drake started to chuckle as well as black and dark purple bolts of power slowly rippled around his body.
The beast stopped after a moment and looked with wide eyes and shock at Drake.
The purple and black power started to flux and zapped off of Drake's body constantly. The ground began to rumble and cracks shot out all around it.
"No... this can't be," It whispered to itself.
Quistis was further back now and looked with shock at what was happening to Drake.
Drake's wings spanned to their full wingspan and the leathery part of the inside of the wings glowed the brightly the dark purple energy as lightning crackled around him.
Waves of force blasted out and the ground under Drake began to tear away as it formed into a small crater under him.
Drake roared as a wave of the purple energy exploded away from him and knocked the beast back, its eyes now wide with fear and shock.
Drake's body trembled with power as he stood there, a smirk on his face.
"Allow me to show you what magic can come from this power," Drake said with a smirk.
He used his speed to surprise the monster and was in front of him in a moment, he upper cut him and sent the beast flying into the sky.
Drake started to chant to himself as he glared at the beast.
Two purple eye beats shot from his eyes and blasted the creature that was high in the air.
It fell like a rock in the sky into the water.
A force under the water was seen and it traveled with extreme speed and tore into the side of the dock and exploded in front of Drake, revealing the enraged monster that kicked him in the face.
Drake went flying back and broke through the building behind him to fall through the other side onto a street.
When he got up he saw the creature running at him at full speed. The two roared and attacked on another.
Quistis got up and made a full sprint break for it as she hear the sounds of the bodies of the two crashing and breaking through buildings.
=== On route to FH ===
The suit flew through the air and the sensors where going crazy.
"What is doing that in Fishermen's horizon?" Xu asked in shock.
=== Fishermen's Horizon ===
Drake punched the beast through the side of a car and stumbled forward, his bruises already healing, before he could sprint to where he knew Quistis was it jumped on his back and slammed him face first into the ground.
He rolled over and punched it in the face sending it flying back and landed on its back.
The two jumped to there feet and rage was evident on both their faces.
People scurried as they screamed to get away.
"So you want to play huh?!" Drake shouted as the earth below him rumbled.
The beast hissed. Drake gave a maddened smirk, the insanity in his eyes evident.
"Then let's play," He said. He pointed his hand out and black and purple energy began to swirl into his hand.
The beast snarled and its eyes glowed green, intense protective magic shield formed around it.
Drake pulled back and snarled as the massive wave of power released from his hand.
The beast's eyes went into shock.
The massive wave of power enveloped the entire street, obliterating the sides of buildings and sending the screaming monster flying in the blast as its shield shattered and it was burned in the earth shattering beam.
Drake fell to one knee exhausted. He nearly fell asleep when his eye shot open once more.
'Fool! GET HER!' Ultimecia's voice shouted.
He got to his feet and stumbled for a moment, his magic almost depleted, but he gathered his physical strength and bolted after Quistis.
Quistis was at the edge of the city near the train tracks when Drake landed behind her.
"Quistis," He said tiredly.
She turned to him in fear and saw him taking steps towards her.
A shining see-through talon appeared on each on his hand right hand's fingers.
"She told me this won't hurt you," He said as he approached her, his face seemed to be trying to sound reassuring.
"Stay back," She said in fright.
"Can't you see? With Ultimecia you can have everything," He said taking another step. "Everything will be fine, I promise," His voice was smooth and calming.
She trembled as he was right in front of her now; she noted the sweat coming off his forehead.
"Don't worry," He said and raised the claw. "This is for the best," He added as he swung the hand down at Quistis, it never connected.
Drake let off a screech of pain and stumbled back holding the bloody stump of a hand. Quistis's eyes slowly opened as she still trembled with fear.
Her knees gave out finally and she trembled still as Drake continued to roar in pain.
A thick metal bar flew spinning at Drake and cracked him in the side of the head sending him ten feet back and landed on the back of his head.
Quistis looked behind her nervously, was it the beast?
She then saw three people standing there.
"C'mon, we have to get out of here," Seifer said with Fujin and Rajin behind him.
"COME," Fujin said.
Quistis shakily got to her feet and ran behind them.
"Is that jr. Almasy, ya know?" Rajin asked.
Drake had gotten to his feet, his eyes burning with rage.
"SEIFER!" He shouted with rage. "Ultimecia is NOT pleased!" He snapped.
"Such a touching seen," A voice said from behind Drake turned to see the creature, its tail looked different now.
The end had been almost sucked in, and there was a hole in the back.
The tail shot sticky webbing out and it pelted Drake to the ground, his wings covered in it and stuck on the ground.
"Hah, its not always the most powerful who gets the prize!" It hissed and bolted past him. Drake howled in protest as the beast continued towards the four.
Seifer raised his gunblade, and Fujin and Rajin got ready.
"Now," Seifer said. The beast stopped and looked down to see nothing. The concrete under it had exploded from something under the platform.
It went flying into the water. Seifer, Fujin, Rajin and Quistis ran past the still incapacitated Drake who snarled and roared.
The group stopped in the middle of the city.
"You lived?" Quistis asked Seifer. "Barely, now shut it, we have to find a way out of here, or you won't be you, and I'll be dead," Seifer stated. "Us too, ya know?" Rajin said.
=== Ragnarok ===
They flew past the single flying suit, it was Xu.
They hadn't expected this to happen, but they had to get to Fishermen's Horizon.
Xu was going to stalk Drake, but they where going to save Quistis. Right now, it was too populated to attempt to take Drake out, even with the massive damage to the city.
Squall looked over to Laguna.
"So, what did Odin say would happen when we separate Drake from Diablos?" Squall asked.
"There is a reason why we are going to do it in an unpopulated area, put it that way," Laguna replied.
They looked on they would arrive at Fishermen's Horizon shortly.
=== FH ===
The group hid in an alleyway.
"Almasy?" She asked. "Yes?" Seifer replied. "No, the last name, the creature said it," She said. "She said he was named Almasy," She added. Seifer blinked. "Is that THING your brother or cousin?" She asked.
"N-no" Seifer said immediately. An elaborate lie came to his mind. "Apparently he's from the future, and is my nephew, I have a brother right now, but I don't know him because I don't know my mom and dad," He lied.
Rajin was about to interject when Fujin elbowed him.
Seifer stared at Quistis a moment he could see some of her features in Drake's face. He could see some of his own as well. He turned away before she noticed and looked around.
"I'm happy that you lived," Quistis said. "And thanks for saving me... Twice," She added. She looked nervous as well.
"Uhh... no problem instructor," Seifer replied in an unsure tone. "Running from that thing has been hell," She said lying against a concrete wall. "Did you see what it did in Dollet?" She asked.
Seifer nodded slowly.
Quistis then realized something, they had nowhere to go.
"You're going to die," She said in shock. Seifer nodded. "Why?" She asked. "Because, if Ultimecia gets you, I'm dead anyway, so I had to try, and she's not happy with Raj and Fuj either," He said, it was a half truth.
She was shocked, they where just preventing the inevitable. She was doomed either way.
A crack was heard and the four looked over to see the beast standing at the end of the alley, soaking wet.
"That was a most interesting trick you used on me," It said and smirked. "And you Quistis are quite resourceful, after her majesty is reborn, you will produce strong offspring," He said stepping towards them. 'Offspring?' She thought looking at him oddly.
Seifer got up and so did Fujin and Rajin.
"I will enjoy draining you four of your fighting spirits, and then your souls," He said grinning.
The wall beside him exploded and it snarled but from the dust in the air a muscled arm punched it in the head and set it head first into the wall next to it with a crack.
The beast looked dazed as its head was partially imbedded in the wall.
Drake stepped out of the hole and punched it again, shattering its head through the rest of the wall and its body went limp. He spat on it and turned to the four.
He was breathing heavily as he started to make his way towards them.
"Now that little annoyance is out of the way, your next," He said, but was heavily breathing.
Seifer cased Fira and blasted him back. He was about to step forward when the creature sprung to life and its tail slapped him across the face. He staggered back put his left hand on his stinging face.
The four looked shocked as the beast groaned and pulled itself out of the wall. It glanced at them and walked forward to be tackled from behind. Drake and the creature started to throw wild punches at one another as they rolled on the ground.
The four ran past them as they tried to kill one another.
Quistis stopped and concentrated. The air around them grew thick for a moment. Drake and the creature stopped fighting and saw the blackening sky.
They looked at one another then at Quistis. "Shit," They said together.
Far in the distance, Alexander launched his assault.
The beams of power showered on the two and blasted them through the bottom of the city and into the waters blow, but also destroyed most of the two buildings. The two cried out as they hit the water.
"Let's go!... ya know?" Rajin shouted and grabbed Quistis who was still looking at the hole in the ground.
"Where do we go?" Rajin asked.
"Train Station is out of order, and if we go to a boat they'll catch us, "Seifer explained. "So, we go anywhere we have to, buy time," He added.
A building sank into the sea in FH. The group immediately knew what that meant as the city rumbled from another explosion.
"FH will be gone soon," Quistis said watching another building fall.
The large city slanted slightly. "Well go up the slant," Seifer said. They ran up hill through a street until they could barely walk uphill, because the city was tipping more.
People where screaming and hiding now, but everyone knew it would do no good.
Quistis, Seifer, Rajin, and Fujin ran behind a building.
Because of the slant, the side of the building was more like the ground.
It was an awkward silence as explosions where hear all around them.
Quistis began to reflect on her life. Seifer cursed himself. Fujin attempted to think of a way out of the situation. And Rajin... errr... he was just... Rajinin it up!
Quistis looked over at Seifer.
"I'm sorry," She said frowning, she truly was, he just threw his life away.
"Don't be, this isn't your fault," Seifer said.
The silence was there for a long time until Quistis spoke again.
"You all weren't the best students... but you're coming through for me, and putting your lives on the line," She almost whispered, tears on the brims of her eyes. The slant was getting worse.
"So I want you to know," Her voice was cracking up as the 'pose' looked at her. "That I'm glad that I am here with you, when the world comes down," She said. The three lowered there heads.
A screech was heard and a flying form flew up in front of the building, it looked ragged and beaten.
He landed on the side on the building. Drake looked tired, beaten, and angry.
"This is not how it will end," He growled as he lazily stepped forward. Seifer pulled up his Gunblade and got up.
"Get lost, you can't take me on, and then get Quistis, and get away, you know that," He spat.
"But I have to try," Drake said taking another step. "But I must admit... you are not as weak as I once thought," Drake then started to pick up speed.
Seifer slashed down but Drake dodged and knocked him down.
Rajin punched Drake in the face who stumbled back.
Fujin stood up ready to fight as well.
Drake then was slashed by Seifer, who had gotten to his feet, and the bullet from the gunblade went off.
It tore through his shoulder and then through his wing.
Behind them the creature landed, soaking wet.
"I grow tired of this game, and I'm afraid the round is over, as this worthless colony is about to disappear into the great blue sea," He rasped. "Do you ever shut up?" Drake spat and ran to tackle him when it happened.
The Ragnarok flew in at top speed and blasted the top of the building, it cracked in half and Drake along with the creature fell into the water below. It flew around again and fired the main cannon into the water where they fell.
On the last pass it lowered in front of the building.
"Get in!" A speak shouted as the doors opened. The four ran and jumped onto the aircraft.
The doors shut and the might dragon like aircraft took off towards Garden.
In the waters below, Drake and the creature still fought one another.
=== Ragnarok ===
Quistis looked with relief as Squall entered the room. He and Seifer glared at one another immediately.
"Pubes," Seifer growled. "Lap dog," Squall replied.
Just then Zell ran in behind them.
"What's up?" He said in his high energetic state.
Quistis walked over to Squall. "I want to go home," She moaned and then passed out.
Zell, Fujin, Squall and Rajin rushed over. "I'm no doctor, but I think its exhaustion," Squall said. Seifer pushed past his two lackeys and picked her up.
He immediately noted she needed a shower.
"Take me to where I can dump her," He said.
Squall didn't know how exactly to respond to that.
Ian walked in and saw the scene and trembled with rage.
"Put her down... NOW," He ordered. "Ian, shut up," Zell said and smacked Ian in the back of the head.
Squall lead Seifer to the sick bay and Seifer placed Quistis on a bed.
He was about to leave when he saw Rinoa and froze. He turned to Squall with a questioning looking.
"She said some pretty incoherent things, and then pasted out, but she was our best lead to get to you," Squall said.
"What did she say?" Seifer demanded.
Ian was listening as well.
"She said, that Fishermen's Horizon would disappear into the Horizon, and that Adel's Wrath would be rekindled on the world," Squall said.
=== End Chapter ===
That's where I'm ending the chapter, so HAH!
LOTS of action in this chapter, but I do so enjoy writing action. It will most likely slow down for a little.
Quick note, FH did sinks, and more will be revealed next chapter, it's fun fun fun.
PLEASE review, I really like feedback