Chapter Six: Dark Knight
I am the darkness, Death's personal messenger.
My knowledge of the underworld's crafts is far greater than Anima's own. I obey the laws of the nether realm even in the living world…my life for power to defeat my foes. Darkness is not my enemy, it is my friend.
Rikku complains every time she transforms. Even when performing Darkness, she screeches in pain before she lets the attack go. If she dislikes it so, why transform?
"Yunie, you scare me every time you use that sphere…"
"I transform no more or less that how Paine does." I replied. "This is a serious dressphere, and it has to be treated as so."
"But that's what you two said about the White Mage one!!" She whines. I roll my eyes and look to the side. She can be so childish at times…
Pure darkness wraps around me and solidifies as I transform. Red drips off from the newly-made armor as I rise from the nether realm. I stand up and stretch, Caladbolg held above me. I see why he liked this sword so much; it's light as a feather and easy to swing. Paine's sword modifies when she transforms, and Rikku uses Auron's Masamune. However, Caladbolg has developed a bit of a dark tint from the times I've used it like this, but no matter. Seeing my enemy, I begin my spell.
"My suffering mirrors yours." I jump into the air and bring Caladbolg down, several dark spheres flying out from around me and crashing into my foe. Then comes pain, the price to be paid for using my own life-force as a weapon, but it is the law. Seeing the fiend stagger, I smile and start to recast the spell.
"Yunie no!" Rikku cries. "You need to heal!"
"Perk up. Now." I hear Paine order, and the coolness of a Curaga spell washes over me.
"Let pain be my blade." I say, before releasing the Darkness spell again. Yet another Curaga is cast on me, and I lunge forward to strike my enemy down. This fiend refuses to die! Perhaps I should use Charon…
"Yunie, get out of that dressphere!"
"Rikku, can it!" Paine snarls. "Take it down, Yuna!" I do so, gracefully swinging Caladbolg. The fiend falls down, disappating into pyreflies.
"That wasn't so hard after all." I say, thrusting my sword down into the ground before leaning forward on it.
"Yunie!"
"Rikku…" I hear Paine say warningly. Yes, please, make her be quiet. When it comes to this transformation, she needs to learn how to shut up and take it.
Weaklings need not apply for this job.