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Chapter 9- Changing the Game
2 days later-
Drake dropped the now unconscious and trembling Xu on the ground.
"Worthless," He muttered.
He smirked at the knowledge he'd gained.
"Do whatever you want with her Dingo, I believe I have an arrangement to be at," He said and with that, took to the sky.
=== Garden ===
Rinoa looked at the sky. She could almost feel them, Spire, Avatar of Adel, and Drake Demon of Ultimecia. She could feel both of them rapidly approaching, but for some reason that didn't matter, something in her mind continued to tell her it didn't matter.
She was in a daze almost.
Squall on the other hand was worried about Rinoa she seemed to be spaced out.
He'd tried to get her to snap out of it, but Rinoa just moved through Garden in a daze.
He couldn't be bothered to go to her at this point he honestly had other things to get done, like preparing Garden for a possible assault.
Selphie walked away from the doctor's office confidently, everything seemed to be right in her pregnancy. Irvine had shown how happy he was before, and Ian seemed to be constantly interested, it was the only thing that interested him aside from killing Seifer and Drake.
She wondered what her child would look like, it was too early to have anything really confirmed aside from the fact she was pregnant.
Ian had been keeping to himself for the last few days, he'd been very happy for his father and Selphie, and now felt more determined then ever to defend them from Drake and Seifer.
Quistis had been barely doing anything she was in her room most of the time, despite meetings about the Drake problem. She'd only leave to get her meal from the cafeteria.
Seifer was involved at the meetings, but he obviously did not want to be there, and it was obvious the members of the meeting where having difficulties working with him. Something in the back of his mind cried out for him to help Drake, he couldn't understand what it was, but it was easily ignored.
Zell had been training under great pressure for the last two days, and was trying to figure out a way, if any way, for him to put a stop to one of the two creatures.
Rinoa walked into Squall's office and looked at him with a bizarre look.
"Rinoa are you feeling better?" He asked with concern. "He's here," She said lifelessly.
"Who's here?" Squall questioned.
A loud screech echoed over Garden.
"Drake!" Squall ran past the stunned Rinoa who looked at her hand and a feather materialized in it.
=== Entrance ===
Squall ran out of the elevator to see Drake standing with three bodies around him.
"All too easy Squall," He said in his smooth voice.
Seifer came from the cafeteria and Zell ran from the Training Area.
Irvine came from the garage and Ian from the Student's quarters.
"No sign of Quistis or Selphie? I'm so disappointed," Drake said with his arms crossed as he looked over the five males in front of him.
He looked odd for a moment and looked up to see three flying suits of battle armor.
"Who are they?" He questioned.
The first one opened fire with its machinegun.
Drake smirked and disappeared.
The shells imbedded themselves into the ground where he stood.
Flying above the three suits of armor Drake unleashed a wave of fire on them knocking Ward, Laguna and Kiros to the ground.
"How dull," Drake said frowning. His left wing was shelled by two shots from Ian and Irvine and his wing was unable to fly. He fell 22 feet and crashed into the ground hard as his wing regenerated.
Drake got up and saw one of the suits glowing.
He pointed his hand out and fired a massive beam of power, hitting the suit head on and sending it flying through the wall behind them
Ward fell off the side of Garden and fell past the ring and to the earth below.
"Well, that's one vermin down," Drake said with a smirk.
Squall growled, it was as if he knew that he was using the D-Cannon.
"Nice trick by the way," Drake said and then rubbed his thumb over his lip. "The woman... I think her name was Xu, didn't take too long to break," He said with a broad grin.
Squall immediately knew what he meant.
"He knows about the cannons!" Squall shouted as Drake attacked Kiros before anyone could act.
Drake shattered the armor with an upper cut and sent the unconscious Kiros flying.
Laguna jumped back just in time to avoid Drake's backhand.
Seifer and Zell attacked.
Seifer sliced Drake down the back and he howled in pain. Zell punched him in the stomach and he lurched over.
Laguna charged the Energy distort cannon and readied it.
Drake noticed and jumped just as Laguna fired.
The bolt of power hit the wall behind Drake and exploded, bolts of lightning seemed to blast out from it and crackled along the ground, then it faded.
Drake then had a preditorial grin on his face. "Five minutes, you have to wait five minutes before your little cannon recharges," Drake declared.
"But don't worry, I'll end all the suspense for you, by the time it has a chance to recharge you and your friends will all be dead!" Drake announced.
Ian shot him in the chest and the demon went back higher in the air.
"Ian, I've grown tired of your little interference!" Drake shouted.
Irvine shot him before he could attack and Drake landed on the ground, black blood seeping from the side of his head.
Drake roared as his wound closed and pointed both his hands out, two massive bolts of black power shot out, one hit Ian and exploded, the blast sent Zell, Laguna and Ian flying against a wall barely able to move.
He then fired the other one at Irvine, who went flying back and smacked into a wall.
"What was that?" Seifer asked Squall. "He's using Diablo's powers," Squall growled.
"How very observant," Drake said smirking and taking a step forward.
"Do you really want to hurt me?" Seifer asked. Drake stopped a moment and then smirk. "I want to kill you," He said simply and continued on his way towards the two gun-blade wielders.
"Do you want to kill Quistis too?!" Seifer shouted. Drake froze. "I am giving her a gift, she should be honored with being the vessel of Ultimecia," Drake said frowning. "Well she's not! In fact, she's wondering how she gave birth to a monster like you!" Squall cut in.
Drake glared at the two. "So you know," He said darkly. "It changes nothing," Drake spat and leaped at them.
Just as it seemed that he would land on them a blast came from the side and knocked him through the side of the elevator and out the other side.
Drake jumped back through to see a purring Spire.
"You!" Drake shouted.
Seifer and Squall immediately stepped back.
Spire took a step forward and a golden aura flickered around him.
Drake froze when he felt it.
"What have you done?" Drake whispered. Squall didn't understand but Seifer did.
"He's gotten stronger, I can feel it," Seifer muttered.
Drake started to chuckle and landed on the ground next to Seifer and Squall.
"What say we remove this inconvenience and get back to our little skirmish?" Drake asked the two.
Squall and Seifer hurried away from him and readied themselves.
"FINE! I don't need your help!" He spat and turned to Spire who was chuckling.
Drake roared and attacked.
The two locked hands immediately in a test of strength, the ground under both shattered as they pressed against one another.
Surprisingly Drake continued to pull in and Spire dropped to one knee in pain.
"I am still stronger, the power of Ultimecia can never be contested!" Drake shouted.
"Your right," Spire hissed and his eyes glowed, he fired two beams through Drake's torso from his eyes.
Drake lost his strength and Spire got to his feet and put more pressure in, he then moved forward and pulled his arms out.
He tore Drake's arms off and then punched him in the face.
Drake rolled back and steadied himself on his feet.
His face healed and his arms sprouted out.
"Fool! You haven't beaten me yet!" Drake cried.
"I can't beat you Drake, at least, not like this," Spire said.
Squall and Seifer just watched, but before they noticed the creature turned to Seifer and lunged at him.
Squall dodged to the side but Seifer was hit hard on his hand by the creature's tail, dropping his gunblade. Spire then held him up in the air.
A white aura flicked around the two.
"YES!" Spire shouted. Seifer went limp and fell to the ground.
Drake watched in horror as his father dropped into a heap on the floor.
Spire's body began to tremble. "Ultimecia can challenge Ultimecia now!" Spire shouted as his body began to morph before them
His toes sucked into his foot, leaving one armored foot on the ground with no toes. His armor smoothed out and his features did as well. He was no longer as bulging with muscle as before, now his arms leaned out.
He put his hand to his new fair face and smirk.
"Much better," He said in a deep voice. "Ultimecia was generous in the power she gave me," He added and turned to Drake.
"Well then, isn't this interesting," He said smirking.
Drake saw his father's body and started to tremble.
Spire started to laugh in his new voice. "This is so wonderful! Ultimecia will be no more and I will find a suitable host for Adel! All will know her grace and horror once more! None shall be spared!" He started to laugh fanatically until Drake cried out in a rage.
Spire looked at Drake continue his roar to above and his Wings glowed for a moment. The veins in his arms rippled and his entire body irrupted in a purple blow.
"HOW DARE YOU!" He shouted. Spire stepped back in shock as Drake pointed his hand out.
He started to chant as a swirl of black power wisped around him.
A wave of unstable black power shot out and washed over the shocked Spire.
Drake let the stream of smoke like black power fade and continued his rage filled face.
Spire stood there completely untouched.
Drake stepped back in shock.
"What's wrong Drake?" Spire asked. Drake was lost for words.
"Let me show you how a real knight of a sorceress does things," Spire said.
Before Drake could react Spire head kicked him in the stomach.
Drake went flying through the ceiling.
Outside he put all his power into stopping himself and roared as he finally did. He was taken by surprise from behind and knocked back through the hole into the lobby and crashed into the ground spitting up black blood.
Only Squall was able to watch aside from Irvine, but he was still stuck to the ground by the gravity spell.
"The Ultimecia that was in Seifer is now apart of my mistress," Spire said. "And you, you are NOTHING!" He added with venom and prepared to attack again when he froze.
Drake got up barely to see something standing before both of them.
"You," Spire growled. "Rinoa," Drake said and was barely able to stand.
"Go away," Rinoa said simply.
Drake looked scared to death while Spire started to laugh.
"And what if I don't want to huh? What is some weak piece of breeding stock going to do about it?" Spire said and started to laugh.
Drake was now stumbling back.
"She's awake," Drake said in fear.
"Awake? What are you babbling on about?" Spire asked. When Spire looked back at Rinoa he noted her eyes where a solid glowing white.
"Leave," She whispered. He hand pointed at the pair and a massive ball of light expanded from it.
Drake was overwhelmed by the light and cried out.
A black aura erupted from Spire and he dodged to the side and fled through the living quarters of Garden before it could defeat him.
When Squall was no longer blinded he saw the form of Drake on the ground in the fetal position.
Rinoa was passed out and the gravity spell was wearing off on Zell and the others.
Laguna pointed his cannon at Drake.
"Everyone stand back, we do this now," He said. With that, his suit charged.
Drake started to come to his senses and barely got to his feet. He stumbled left to right and fell to one knee. When he looked up his eyes widened with terror as he saw the blue bolt of energy before him.
As if slow motion it hit him.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
A blue explosion blasted out of Drake's body as it trailed over his whole body.
It looked like it was burning him alive from the inside.
He screamed in pain as electricity blasted out of the orb of power around him, blasting away parts from the inside of Garden.
In a massive white flash it was over.
Drake stepped forward, his eyes closed in a sleep like state and a small marble sized black and red orb landed on the ground below him.
"Is that?" Zell asked. "Yes, its Diablos," Irvine finished.
Drake's wings started to molt and fell off in a blood heap on the ground.
Drake's eyes flashed open and he started to shiver and twist.
His body started to pulse as convulsions ran up his body.
A bulge appeared in his arm and he screamed out, soon more of them started to appear and his body continued to thrash. Huge muscles had sprouted out over his body, tearing much of his clothing.
His body then started to tremble as he grew higher, now a full 6'11. The massive titan of a human landed on one knee breathing heavily.
"What have you done?" His voice was much deeper now. Everyone was astonished at his appearance. He looked almost as fighting as before, had it not been for the wings, he would have looked far more terrifying.
"What have you DONE!?" He cried out and charged only to have Zell attack.
Zell easily dodged under his now slow punch and landed a hard punch in return on his abdomen.
Drake's hands wrapped around his mid section and he went back grasping. He then fell to his knees and past out.
"Man..." Zell said in shock. Drake had been defeated, and Dr. Odin would be here soon to clean up this 'mess'.
Seifer slowly rolled over and groaned.
"Seifer?" Zell questioned as he walked over with Irvine, Laguna and Squall behind him.
Ian on the other hand prepared to shoot Drake when he heard a scream. He turned and ran towards it.
He saw Spire blow a hole in a wall and exit to the outside of Garden. He noted who he had and looked shocked.
"SELPHIE!" He cried out.
Irvine ran to the area.
Doctor Odin looked at the downed form of Drake. "Most interesting," He said as his research crew gathered him.
=== End Chapter ===
Chapter 9- Changing the Game
2 days later-
Drake dropped the now unconscious and trembling Xu on the ground.
"Worthless," He muttered.
He smirked at the knowledge he'd gained.
"Do whatever you want with her Dingo, I believe I have an arrangement to be at," He said and with that, took to the sky.
=== Garden ===
Rinoa looked at the sky. She could almost feel them, Spire, Avatar of Adel, and Drake Demon of Ultimecia. She could feel both of them rapidly approaching, but for some reason that didn't matter, something in her mind continued to tell her it didn't matter.
She was in a daze almost.
Squall on the other hand was worried about Rinoa she seemed to be spaced out.
He'd tried to get her to snap out of it, but Rinoa just moved through Garden in a daze.
He couldn't be bothered to go to her at this point he honestly had other things to get done, like preparing Garden for a possible assault.
Selphie walked away from the doctor's office confidently, everything seemed to be right in her pregnancy. Irvine had shown how happy he was before, and Ian seemed to be constantly interested, it was the only thing that interested him aside from killing Seifer and Drake.
She wondered what her child would look like, it was too early to have anything really confirmed aside from the fact she was pregnant.
Ian had been keeping to himself for the last few days, he'd been very happy for his father and Selphie, and now felt more determined then ever to defend them from Drake and Seifer.
Quistis had been barely doing anything she was in her room most of the time, despite meetings about the Drake problem. She'd only leave to get her meal from the cafeteria.
Seifer was involved at the meetings, but he obviously did not want to be there, and it was obvious the members of the meeting where having difficulties working with him. Something in the back of his mind cried out for him to help Drake, he couldn't understand what it was, but it was easily ignored.
Zell had been training under great pressure for the last two days, and was trying to figure out a way, if any way, for him to put a stop to one of the two creatures.
Rinoa walked into Squall's office and looked at him with a bizarre look.
"Rinoa are you feeling better?" He asked with concern. "He's here," She said lifelessly.
"Who's here?" Squall questioned.
A loud screech echoed over Garden.
"Drake!" Squall ran past the stunned Rinoa who looked at her hand and a feather materialized in it.
=== Entrance ===
Squall ran out of the elevator to see Drake standing with three bodies around him.
"All too easy Squall," He said in his smooth voice.
Seifer came from the cafeteria and Zell ran from the Training Area.
Irvine came from the garage and Ian from the Student's quarters.
"No sign of Quistis or Selphie? I'm so disappointed," Drake said with his arms crossed as he looked over the five males in front of him.
He looked odd for a moment and looked up to see three flying suits of battle armor.
"Who are they?" He questioned.
The first one opened fire with its machinegun.
Drake smirked and disappeared.
The shells imbedded themselves into the ground where he stood.
Flying above the three suits of armor Drake unleashed a wave of fire on them knocking Ward, Laguna and Kiros to the ground.
"How dull," Drake said frowning. His left wing was shelled by two shots from Ian and Irvine and his wing was unable to fly. He fell 22 feet and crashed into the ground hard as his wing regenerated.
Drake got up and saw one of the suits glowing.
He pointed his hand out and fired a massive beam of power, hitting the suit head on and sending it flying through the wall behind them
Ward fell off the side of Garden and fell past the ring and to the earth below.
"Well, that's one vermin down," Drake said with a smirk.
Squall growled, it was as if he knew that he was using the D-Cannon.
"Nice trick by the way," Drake said and then rubbed his thumb over his lip. "The woman... I think her name was Xu, didn't take too long to break," He said with a broad grin.
Squall immediately knew what he meant.
"He knows about the cannons!" Squall shouted as Drake attacked Kiros before anyone could act.
Drake shattered the armor with an upper cut and sent the unconscious Kiros flying.
Laguna jumped back just in time to avoid Drake's backhand.
Seifer and Zell attacked.
Seifer sliced Drake down the back and he howled in pain. Zell punched him in the stomach and he lurched over.
Laguna charged the Energy distort cannon and readied it.
Drake noticed and jumped just as Laguna fired.
The bolt of power hit the wall behind Drake and exploded, bolts of lightning seemed to blast out from it and crackled along the ground, then it faded.
Drake then had a preditorial grin on his face. "Five minutes, you have to wait five minutes before your little cannon recharges," Drake declared.
"But don't worry, I'll end all the suspense for you, by the time it has a chance to recharge you and your friends will all be dead!" Drake announced.
Ian shot him in the chest and the demon went back higher in the air.
"Ian, I've grown tired of your little interference!" Drake shouted.
Irvine shot him before he could attack and Drake landed on the ground, black blood seeping from the side of his head.
Drake roared as his wound closed and pointed both his hands out, two massive bolts of black power shot out, one hit Ian and exploded, the blast sent Zell, Laguna and Ian flying against a wall barely able to move.
He then fired the other one at Irvine, who went flying back and smacked into a wall.
"What was that?" Seifer asked Squall. "He's using Diablo's powers," Squall growled.
"How very observant," Drake said smirking and taking a step forward.
"Do you really want to hurt me?" Seifer asked. Drake stopped a moment and then smirk. "I want to kill you," He said simply and continued on his way towards the two gun-blade wielders.
"Do you want to kill Quistis too?!" Seifer shouted. Drake froze. "I am giving her a gift, she should be honored with being the vessel of Ultimecia," Drake said frowning. "Well she's not! In fact, she's wondering how she gave birth to a monster like you!" Squall cut in.
Drake glared at the two. "So you know," He said darkly. "It changes nothing," Drake spat and leaped at them.
Just as it seemed that he would land on them a blast came from the side and knocked him through the side of the elevator and out the other side.
Drake jumped back through to see a purring Spire.
"You!" Drake shouted.
Seifer and Squall immediately stepped back.
Spire took a step forward and a golden aura flickered around him.
Drake froze when he felt it.
"What have you done?" Drake whispered. Squall didn't understand but Seifer did.
"He's gotten stronger, I can feel it," Seifer muttered.
Drake started to chuckle and landed on the ground next to Seifer and Squall.
"What say we remove this inconvenience and get back to our little skirmish?" Drake asked the two.
Squall and Seifer hurried away from him and readied themselves.
"FINE! I don't need your help!" He spat and turned to Spire who was chuckling.
Drake roared and attacked.
The two locked hands immediately in a test of strength, the ground under both shattered as they pressed against one another.
Surprisingly Drake continued to pull in and Spire dropped to one knee in pain.
"I am still stronger, the power of Ultimecia can never be contested!" Drake shouted.
"Your right," Spire hissed and his eyes glowed, he fired two beams through Drake's torso from his eyes.
Drake lost his strength and Spire got to his feet and put more pressure in, he then moved forward and pulled his arms out.
He tore Drake's arms off and then punched him in the face.
Drake rolled back and steadied himself on his feet.
His face healed and his arms sprouted out.
"Fool! You haven't beaten me yet!" Drake cried.
"I can't beat you Drake, at least, not like this," Spire said.
Squall and Seifer just watched, but before they noticed the creature turned to Seifer and lunged at him.
Squall dodged to the side but Seifer was hit hard on his hand by the creature's tail, dropping his gunblade. Spire then held him up in the air.
A white aura flicked around the two.
"YES!" Spire shouted. Seifer went limp and fell to the ground.
Drake watched in horror as his father dropped into a heap on the floor.
Spire's body began to tremble. "Ultimecia can challenge Ultimecia now!" Spire shouted as his body began to morph before them
His toes sucked into his foot, leaving one armored foot on the ground with no toes. His armor smoothed out and his features did as well. He was no longer as bulging with muscle as before, now his arms leaned out.
He put his hand to his new fair face and smirk.
"Much better," He said in a deep voice. "Ultimecia was generous in the power she gave me," He added and turned to Drake.
"Well then, isn't this interesting," He said smirking.
Drake saw his father's body and started to tremble.
Spire started to laugh in his new voice. "This is so wonderful! Ultimecia will be no more and I will find a suitable host for Adel! All will know her grace and horror once more! None shall be spared!" He started to laugh fanatically until Drake cried out in a rage.
Spire looked at Drake continue his roar to above and his Wings glowed for a moment. The veins in his arms rippled and his entire body irrupted in a purple blow.
"HOW DARE YOU!" He shouted. Spire stepped back in shock as Drake pointed his hand out.
He started to chant as a swirl of black power wisped around him.
A wave of unstable black power shot out and washed over the shocked Spire.
Drake let the stream of smoke like black power fade and continued his rage filled face.
Spire stood there completely untouched.
Drake stepped back in shock.
"What's wrong Drake?" Spire asked. Drake was lost for words.
"Let me show you how a real knight of a sorceress does things," Spire said.
Before Drake could react Spire head kicked him in the stomach.
Drake went flying through the ceiling.
Outside he put all his power into stopping himself and roared as he finally did. He was taken by surprise from behind and knocked back through the hole into the lobby and crashed into the ground spitting up black blood.
Only Squall was able to watch aside from Irvine, but he was still stuck to the ground by the gravity spell.
"The Ultimecia that was in Seifer is now apart of my mistress," Spire said. "And you, you are NOTHING!" He added with venom and prepared to attack again when he froze.
Drake got up barely to see something standing before both of them.
"You," Spire growled. "Rinoa," Drake said and was barely able to stand.
"Go away," Rinoa said simply.
Drake looked scared to death while Spire started to laugh.
"And what if I don't want to huh? What is some weak piece of breeding stock going to do about it?" Spire said and started to laugh.
Drake was now stumbling back.
"She's awake," Drake said in fear.
"Awake? What are you babbling on about?" Spire asked. When Spire looked back at Rinoa he noted her eyes where a solid glowing white.
"Leave," She whispered. He hand pointed at the pair and a massive ball of light expanded from it.
Drake was overwhelmed by the light and cried out.
A black aura erupted from Spire and he dodged to the side and fled through the living quarters of Garden before it could defeat him.
When Squall was no longer blinded he saw the form of Drake on the ground in the fetal position.
Rinoa was passed out and the gravity spell was wearing off on Zell and the others.
Laguna pointed his cannon at Drake.
"Everyone stand back, we do this now," He said. With that, his suit charged.
Drake started to come to his senses and barely got to his feet. He stumbled left to right and fell to one knee. When he looked up his eyes widened with terror as he saw the blue bolt of energy before him.
As if slow motion it hit him.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
A blue explosion blasted out of Drake's body as it trailed over his whole body.
It looked like it was burning him alive from the inside.
He screamed in pain as electricity blasted out of the orb of power around him, blasting away parts from the inside of Garden.
In a massive white flash it was over.
Drake stepped forward, his eyes closed in a sleep like state and a small marble sized black and red orb landed on the ground below him.
"Is that?" Zell asked. "Yes, its Diablos," Irvine finished.
Drake's wings started to molt and fell off in a blood heap on the ground.
Drake's eyes flashed open and he started to shiver and twist.
His body started to pulse as convulsions ran up his body.
A bulge appeared in his arm and he screamed out, soon more of them started to appear and his body continued to thrash. Huge muscles had sprouted out over his body, tearing much of his clothing.
His body then started to tremble as he grew higher, now a full 6'11. The massive titan of a human landed on one knee breathing heavily.
"What have you done?" His voice was much deeper now. Everyone was astonished at his appearance. He looked almost as fighting as before, had it not been for the wings, he would have looked far more terrifying.
"What have you DONE!?" He cried out and charged only to have Zell attack.
Zell easily dodged under his now slow punch and landed a hard punch in return on his abdomen.
Drake's hands wrapped around his mid section and he went back grasping. He then fell to his knees and past out.
"Man..." Zell said in shock. Drake had been defeated, and Dr. Odin would be here soon to clean up this 'mess'.
Seifer slowly rolled over and groaned.
"Seifer?" Zell questioned as he walked over with Irvine, Laguna and Squall behind him.
Ian on the other hand prepared to shoot Drake when he heard a scream. He turned and ran towards it.
He saw Spire blow a hole in a wall and exit to the outside of Garden. He noted who he had and looked shocked.
"SELPHIE!" He cried out.
Irvine ran to the area.
Doctor Odin looked at the downed form of Drake. "Most interesting," He said as his research crew gathered him.
=== End Chapter ===