Ahem…
emocrybaby: Wait no longer, the battle is here!
pinklove: She pushed him, and then kicked him in the shin in the last chapter, yet, he still loves her.
Vivi239: After hearing all these stories about Griever's death, Squall and the gang are sure to be surprised.
QueenAdreena: This isn't the last chapter, there's at LEAST two more after this. As for your fic. Every day you don't update, God kills a puppy. (I TOLD you I was gonna lay the guilt trip on you!)
nightfighter642: Uhh…It's not over yet.
Kenny H: The final showdown is here! Also, don't call me KEF. The KEF is a wrestling group I am a part of. If you need to address me, you can call me Matt.
Lady-Rinoa: Yes, this fic will end soon. Sad, isn't it? Oh well. All good things must come to an end.
WildfireDreams: I'm gonna be sad too, but I had a blast writing this.
k i w i froot: That's true, but consider this. Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left!
I just want to say one thing before we get underway. Any moron can start writing a novelization of anything, but not anyone can put in the hours to finish it. Not only have I done that, but in only five months, I've reached the pinnacle of Final Fantasy 8. Every key on the keyboard I've hit has all been adding up to this moment. That being said, I have some surprises, namely tons of Limit Breaks, a brand new move including ALL of the GF's, and the ULTIMATE attack!
CHAPTER 48: WHY SeeDS ARE TRAINED
Squall Leonhart.Rinoa Heartilly. Zell Dincht. Irvine Kinneas. Quistis Trepe. Selphie Tilmitt.
Six young people in for the fight of their lives against the pure evil, anger, and hatred in the heart of their opponent. Sorceress Ultimecia. Back in Deling City, Squall told Irvine that he didn't believe in a purely evil enemy. However, one look at Sorceress Ultimecia made him change his mind. Ultimecia sat on a throne atop a tower. She wore red. Her face was marked with purple scars, and she had black wings on her back.
"SeeD." Ultimecia muttered. "SeeD...SeeD. SeeD, SeeD, SeeD!" Selphie took out her nunchaku and held them defensively.
"Kurse all SeeDs!" Ultimecia said. "Swarming like lokusts akross generations. You disgust me!" Quistis cracked her whip.
"The world was on the brink of that ever-elusive Time Kompression!" Ultimecia hissed. Irvine cocked his rifle.
"Insolent Fools," Ultimecia said. "Your vain krusade ends here, SeeDs!" Zell cracked his knuckles.
"The price for your meddling is death beyond death!" Ultimecia yelled. "I shall send you to a dimension beyond your imagining!" Rinoa loaded her blaster edge.
"There I will reign and you will be my slaves for eternity!" Ultimecia hissed. "Whom shall I exterminate first?"
"Meltdown!" Squall yelled as he drew his gunblade, the meltdown spell making connection. "If you fight one of us, you fight us all!"
"Fine. Maelstrom!" Ultimecia casted a spell that caught All six of them, eliminatingaLOT oftheir strength and putting them under a curse status.
"I got it, guys," Selphie said as she threw a Megalixer into the air, restoring all of them to full. "Chef's Knife!" A hole appeared on the ground and the GF Tonberry appeared. Slowly, it walked to Ultimecia. However, one swift move killed the GF! Ultimecia snickered as Tonberry disappeared, dead at her feet. Within seconds, Tonberry's GF stone de-junctioned itself and reappeared in their hands. The Five duplicates faded, leaving Squall with the original. In seconds, Tonberry's GF stone shattered!
"Let's try something bigger," Zell said. "Thunder Storm!" Rain Clouds began to form as Lightning struck the ground before Ultimecia. An entity arose from the crater created by the lightning strike, the entity of the thunder GF, Quezacotl. The GF flew above Ultimecia and created a dome of pure electricity. Energy collected at the apex of the dome, and then shot straight down...into Ultimecia's hand! Ultimecia unleashed the energy back upon Quezacotl, blowing a hole right through its chest! Just like with Tonberry, Quezacotl's GF stone appeared, and shattered!
"She's killing the GFs!" Quistis said.
"She can't kill ammo, Armor Shot!" Irvine yelled as he began unloading on Ultimecia, round after round began to pierce Ultimecia's Skin, until she was a bloody mess.
"Rough Divide!" Squall yelled. Squall ran forward, dragging his gunblade on the ground, giving a mighty slash to the sorceress, bringing up debris with it. Ultimecia managed to stay on her feet; she was going to make her enemies pay.
"The most powerful GF." Ultimecia roared. "You shall SUFFER!" Ultimecia disappeared as she threw her own GF stone on the ground. Out came a black monster with the body of a human, wings, and the face of a lion, adorned with a red crown.
"It can't be!" Selphie said.
"Oh man!" Zell added.
"No way!" Irvine said.
"How is it possible?" Quistis wondered.
"I don't believe it." Squall said.
"What is it?" Rinoa asked.
"The spirit in the ring." Squall said.
"You mean?" Rinoa began.
"Griever!" Squall whispered. "Eternal Breath!" Squall and the gang disappeared as Griever found himself in another dimension. Then something descended from the sky, the most powerful GF in existence, Eden! Eden sank beneath the ground, which then turned black and had signs of the apocalypse! Griever sunk his hands into the soil below him, Grabbing Eden as he shot the ray! Both Griever and Eden hurdled to a black hole! As they both flew off into the distance. Eden's GF stone appeared in the young peoples hands. The duplicates faded, and the original shattered!
"Eden is gone." Squall whispered. Soon, Griever was back! Staring the SeeDs in the face. Griever was now possibly unstoppable! The one thing that destroyed Griever thousands of years ago, Eden, was gone.
"The GF's true power." Ultimecia's voice echoed. "Allow me to show you! Griever! Make them bleed! Shockwave Pulsar!" The six of them felt themselves being lifted into the air. Higher, higher, until they found themselves in another dimension. Energy gathered no further than 10 feet from them, and continued to grow.
"Oh shi..." Zell couldn't finish his sentence as the energy exploded with incredible force! Each one of them hit the ground. Hurt, weak, and at their worst...except for Quistis, who felt unaffected by Grievers move. She threw another Megalixer over her shoulder. Healing her comrades.
"C'mon you guys," Quistis encouraged. "Get up and fight!"
"It's...too...strong." Selphie struggled to say.
"We just fight Fire with Fire!" Quistis said.
"What are...you...talking about?" Zell said as he got to his feet. Zell got his answer as a bright light surrounded Quistis.
"Blue Magic: Shockwave Pulsar!" She shouted as she went into her Limit Break. No wonder Quistis was unaffected by Griever's attack, she had absorbed the Dark Matter! Griever soon got a dose of his own medicine as the GF was sent into his own dimension! The energy exploded as Griever fell back to the planet. He just barely survived his own attack, and was struggling to stay in the air.
"Fated Circle!" Squall shouted. Squall leapt into the air and built up energy in his gunblade. He spun 360 degrees, letting the energy out, causing a firestorm on the Guardian Force. Griever burst out into flames! Sinking to the ground and covered by fire, Griever stopped moving, as the lames continued to burn.
"Another GF lost in this War." Irvine huffed. The count was up to 5. Odin dead by Seifer's hand. Quezacotl and Tonberry eliminated by Ultimecia, Eden gone because of Griever, and now, Griever, burned to death. Soon, Ultimecia's voice was heard again.
"I shall junction myself unto Griever!" Soon, an orb of light entered Griever's lifeless body, and the GF was back on its wings! Ultimecia could be seen in Griever's chest! Griever's paw flew forward, and slashed his attackers! Griever's punch would have been powerful enough, but being lent Ultimecia's strength, it was near lethal! Soon, the six of them disappeared, and four swords fell from the sky! Gilgamesh appeared in the middle, and picked up one of the swords, Masamune. Gilgamesh was fast, and slashed Griever before anything could happen to him. Gilgamesh disappeared, as Griever was still stunned. And Squall was ready to take it to the limit!
"Blasting Zone!" Squall yelled. Energy began to gather in Squalls Gunblade as he held it straight up. The Energy shot forward in a straight line miles into the sky! Once enough power had been collected, Squall brought it down, crushing Griever with an incredible force! Griever was dropping again, and soon, Griever began to disintegrate into nothing, and with him, Ultimecia as Squall and his group found themselves high in the night sky. They knew that something still wasn't right.
Each member of the group was feeling it, Hard. Drained, tired, fatigued, bushed, whatever word you use, it meant the same thing.
"Please tell me it's done." Selphie pleaded. Selphie would not get her wish as a being appeared before them. This being was GIANT and had a purple aura around it, and it seemed as though it was absorbing time and space itself! It spoke with a soft, heavenly voice, though had no good things waiting for them.
"I am Ultimecia." It said. It was unbelievable! Ultimecia was still alive! "Time shall compress...All existence denied." Without warning, Zell ran forward, laying his fists into Ultimecia.
"WHY! WON'T! YOU! DIE!" Zell screamed between punches. He was soon mentally thrown back.
"Hells Judgment." Ultimecia said. All the GF stones appeared, and shattered! Every GF in the world was now gone! Quezacotl, Shiva, Ifrit, Siren, Sacred, Minotaur, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Pandemona, Cerberus, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry, Eden, Odin, Griever. Each one, Victims of either Seifer, Ultimecia, or Squall. Without the GF's Squall could have been considered to be at Ultimecia's mercy. However, something struck Ultimecia with a massive force, a fist; the fist of Odin!
"How?" Squall wondered. Odin just looked at Squall and threw him a GF stone! However, this one had 16 gems, and was very difficult to Junction! Odin simply nodded at Squall, who nodded back. Ultimecia struck Squall mentally, but Squall didn't even seem phased.
"Guardian Fury!" Squall shouted as he and his team disappeared. Ultimecia looked down and saw Eden sitting beneath her! Above were many other GFs! Soon, she was thrown up by Eden's beam as she passed each GF. Alexander hammered her with it's laser canons, Then Bahamut with it's mega-flare! Cactuar covered her with needles, as Carbuncle and Cerberus blasted her, turning their supportive powers into lethal weapons! Diablos unleashed it's gravity magic upon the sorceress as Doomtrain badly poisoned her. Ifrit shot scorching fire from his palms, yet the water coming from Leviathan did nothing to help her, only to harm her more. Sacred and Minotaur threw rocks at her, and Pandemona's wind put Ultimecia in a spin, making her dizzy. Quezacotl unleashed his fury by electrocution, as Siren's plume disoriented the sorceress. Finally, knives and ice shards gave many cuts to the wicked compressor of time, thanks to Tonberry and Shiva. There was only one more place to go: Eden's black hole. After that painful experience, Ultimecia found herself face to face with the fully recharged SeeDs!
"Blue Magic: Ray Bomb!" Quistis shouted. Energy appeared before Quistis, and slammed into Ultimecia!
"Reflect on your Childhood." Ultimecia said.
"Hyper Shot!" Irvine shouted as he loaded 9 rounds of Pulse Ammo into his shotgun. 9 beams of light passed THROUGH Ultimecia as Irvine ran out of Ammo.
"Your past, your dreams, your emotions." Ultimecia said. Her voice waning with every blow she took.
"Triple Ultima!" Selphie Shouted. Three GIANT explosions found their Mark on Ultimecia, leaving behind Mushroom clouds
"Time...It will not wait." Ultimecia struggled to say.
"My Final Heaven!" Zell shouted. His speed was increased as he started to run laps around Ultimecia. He soon made a hard turn and laid a punch in on Ultimecia, nearly sending his fist right through her!
"No mater how hard you try...It escapes you." Ultimecia mumbled.
"Wishing Star!" Rinoa Shouted. Her dog Angelo appeared and the two of them began to attack Ultimecia ferociously! Squall looked at Rinoa as she was in the middle of her attack as both her and Angelo backed off.
"And..."
"FUCK you! No more talking." Squall said. "Sorceress Ultimecia, your evil ends here!" Squall lifted his Gunblade in the air before he spoke again.
"Lion Heart!"
Energy began to gather in Squalls Gunblade as it changed color rapidly! Squall ran forward in the blink of an eye, and an upward slash threw Ultimecia up into the air, but then Squall jumped after her! At blinding speed, Squall hacked away at Ultimecia! It was so fast, counting how many slashes Squall laid in on Ultimecia was nearly impossible! Squall brought his Gunblade back again and Came in for another slash! As Squall made contact, Ultimecia exploded! Nothing but brightness in a fiery, apocalyptic, blaze of glory
Time restores itself on Monday!
Next Update: Monday, June 20
