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A/N: Alright, it's about freakin' time I got some action in here! The war begins, people! Time for Lloyd and Sheena to take it to the Remote Island Ranch! Thanks for all the reviews, and I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter. I should tell you now, this is the second to last chapter! Only one chapter after this! Boo Ya! Enjoy!

Chapter 7: The Remote Island Ranch

All was pretty much quiet on the Remote Island Ranch. The small island sat in the middle of a large ocean, one that extended farther than the sky itself. No one would bother the Desians here, surely? It was pretty much silent, save for a few hundred Desians practicing marching drills out on the surface. The Emperor had placed five hundred of his remaining three thousand Desians out to guard the entrance to his Ranch.

Marching drills, a few birds chirping. A couple of Desians fighting over a funny shaped stone. Those were the only sounds heard on the island. That is, until about noon.

As the sun reached its peak in the sky, the Desians heard something. All of them, save for th three fighting over the funny-shaped stone. But the other four hundred and ninety seven looked up at once. The stopped speaking and marching.

It sounded like...warriors? The Desains all looked around, trying to find the source of eh sound. Surely there would be no other army on this island? And no one could reach by boat without being shot down. The sounds of an approaching army were strange to these Desians. That is, until one Desian, a private it would seem, decided to actually look UP.

"Shit."

That was the only word he could use to describe the sight he was seeing. Punching another nearby Desian, the other looked up. Soon all of the Desians were punching each other to look up. And all of them uttered the same phrase as they finally saw the army approaching. From the sky.

As five hundred Desians looked up, the sky itself seemed to open up. A large tear in the sky was appearing from one side of the horizon to the other. As the rip reached the other side of the horizon, it began to widen. A large purple filled the rip, as if something was coming through from another dimension. That was true, as it would seem.

As five hundred Desians looked up in fear, a giant purple comet sped towards their planet. The purple fireball sped towards them, coming at otherworldly speed. As the comet sped closer, the Desians finally got a good look at it. Derris-Kharlan.

The great comet was speeding towards them just like it was eleven years. A few Desians screamed and ran right there, but most stayed to watch in fear. For Derris-Kharlan was the least of their worries.

Floating around the comet itself was a grand army of angels. All dressed up in black and white armor. Their could have been thousands, and that was probably a good estimate. Normally, that would have been enough to scare a group of Desians. But they were worried about something else, to.

The comet wasn't what scared them. The army of stern-faced angels didn't scare them. The thing that scared them was floating at the center of the floating army. Surrounded by all sides of angels, flew three figures. Seraphim. One was a Mizuho female and had great silver and gold wings sprouted from her back. The one on the left had fiery red hair and large blue wings as well. But the figure in their middle scared them the most.

The figure in the middled was wearing a dark blue naval uniform. A red cape extended from his shoulders. And in his hands was the Eternal Sword. As the figure pointed the Eternal Sword forward, Derris-Kharlan sped forward. Finally as the comet was mere miles away, the figure drew back the Sword. The comet stopped at once.

As the Desians watched in fear, the red haired Seraphim drew his own sword. As he pointed the sword at them, he let out a war cry.

"Take them! Take them all!" he cried. As ordered, the thousands of angels sped forward, all drawing their own weapons. The angels flew forward at frightening speed. The Three Seraphim sped forward as well, at their lead. Before the Desian commanders could utter a single word, the angels were upon them.

As Lloyd swung the Eternal Sword forward, a large purple energy blast erupted from the blade. The beam of energy sped towards the Desians and wiped out a whole line of them. Sheena drew her cards and held them across each other. Crying out an attack in angelic language, a rain of cards, made of pure energy, poured down. The card rain sliced and wounded the Desian army, and many scrambled away for their lives.

Kratos was the first to land, and he swung his blade with a deadly force, mowing down Desian after Desian. As the angels sped forward, they finally reached the island. Not flinching at all, theyy shoved their blades forward, impaling dozens of the Desians.

The Desians finally came to and began their assault. They cut down as many angels as they could before bing struck down. They would have fought gallantly, had they been fighting for any real cause besides saving their asses. The angels and Desians fought one on one, each taking down another.

As a large group of Desians surrounded Lloyd, he grinned. His eyes glowing golden, he drew the Eternal Sword upward. Flames running up and down the blade, his body was surrounded by a thick sphere of purple energy. Repeating his attack from Mizuho, he swung the blade and the purple sphere of energy exploded, taking twenty Desians down with it.

"Lloyd!" Kratos cried. As his glowing son turned to look at him, Kratos stabbed another Desian in the face. "Eww... Lloyd! Take Sheena and enter the base! Stop Genis now!"

"What about you?" Lloyd cried, swinging his sword and accidentally killing an angel. "Oops."

"I'll lead the attack out here! Genis will be sure to send out another thousand to stop us from entering the base," Kratos explained. "You have to stop him now! I'll be fine!"

"Understood!" Lloyd cried, dropping his blade and running towards his wife. The acrobatic ninja was jumping and leaping around expertly, striking Desian after Desian down. "Sheena! We must get into the base!"

"All right!" Sheena cried back, running over to him. The pair ran forward, towards the entrance to the base. As they ran, Sheena summoned a Spirit. As they approached the door, Volt appeared and electrocuted the door. The lightning busted the circuits, making it easy to open. As Gnome appeared next to him, a great earthquake opened up and smashed the door to pieces.

As they ran in, a group of Desians chased after them, ready to stop their entrance. Sheena cried an order to Gnome. The Earth Spirit hit the ground, opening a huge fissure. The thirty Desians that were following them fell through the large crack.

"That was for Mizuho..." Sheena muttered as they entered the base.

"Sheena, quick!" Lloyd exclaimed. He grabbed his wife and pulled her behind him. The couple hid behind a small door as another thousand Desians ran past them out to the battlefield. After the last Desian had run out to the surface (And immediately stabbed in the chest), Lloyd and Sheena took off down the great runnel.

"Does the elevator work?" Lloyd asked. He didn't want to go through all the crap they had done to get to Rodyle. He hoped Genis would have at least let them go right up.

"It does now..." Sheena muttered, summoning Volt again. The Lightning Spirit shocked the internal mechanisms in the door. Finding the correct coordinates, Volt shocked them. The elevator shot down, stopping at Lloyd and Sheena.

"Alight then..." Lloyd grinned. The two entered the elevator and Volt did the rest. The Lightning Spirit shocked the mechanisms again, making the elevator work. The elevator shot up super-fast, and Lloyd and Sheena had to grab on to remain standing.

They finally arrived at the top, and appeared on a whole new level. The level they arrived at wasn't the one Rodyle had resided on. It was on the top floor, the one Sheena that used to shoot the Mana Cannon. They were at the core of the Mana Cannon.

Lloyd looked out to see the Remote Island Ranch a mile away, floating in the ocean. The great Tower he was now in was a mile away from the Ranch itself. But it had been the only way to reach the Cannon.

"Well, well," he said, staring ahead of him. "Top floor: Swords, axes, and conniving villains."

"Clever," Genis said. The Emperor was standing at the top of the core, his head not even turning. He was busy typing directions into a large super computer. The computer was linked up to the core. Genis was actually trying to control it. Presea stood nearby, her eyes fixed on Sheena and Lloyd.

"Truly, I'm surprised you made it this far," Genis admitted. "An army of angels, quite impressive. But I'm sorry to say even they will die in just a few moments. I am less then an hour away from unleashing my plot! I can't believe I once thought Half-elves and the rest could live in harmony. Bah! I've decided I'll just destroy all the rest. Much easier."

"You're wrong, Genis!" Sheena cried out. "The Cannon can't work! It will backfire on you, just like it did Rodyle! The Cannon won't listen!"

"Besides, half-elves can live in harmony!" Lloyd cried. "It doesn't matter what race you are, everyone can live together peacefully. That's what Symphonia is about!"

"You'd like me to believe that, wouldn't you?" Genis said, finally stopping. He stood up and looked at them. "That was your plan all those years ago. Well, it's been elven years, and I've seen no result. I believed in you, Lloyd. And you failed me."

As Genis continued speaking, his eyes glowed a deep red and red energy crackled around his fingertips.. "Well, I'm not so impressionable anymore! I won't believe in your simple plan for harmony! Harmony does not exist, don't you see? There is nothing but pain, and suffering! And that's exactly what I'll give to the pathetic, inferior beings of this world!"

"Genis, no!" Lloyd cried. The Emperor turned on him.

"My...name...is...Emperor!" he cried, flinging his hands up. Red Energy burst from his hands, striking both Sheena and Lloyd. As the energy burned them it struck them back. The couple fell against the back wall.

"Presea, kill them!" Emperor ordered.

"Yes, my master," Presea replied. The woman jumped from her place twenty feet up and landed on the ground without flinching. She drew her axe and swung it menacingly. "Stand and fight. Or die."

"Presea, you don't have to do this!" Lloyd exclaimed as he drew his weapons. The Eternal Sword had since reverted back to the Material Blades. "You don't have to listen to him."

"I must do as my master wishes," Presea answered simply. Above them all, Genis turned back to his computer and began typing furiously. Presea's pink hair floated gently as she drew up her axe.

"Presea, no!" Sheena cried as she threw a card at the girl. The razor-sharp card sliced across Presea's chest and left a bloody cut. Sheena stood, as did Lloyd, and the two waited for the worst.

"I am sorry," Presea, said. She swung her axe, narrowly missing Lloyd and Sheena. The two struck back, cutting her with both cards and swords. As their attacks made contact, Presea jumped back and struck yet again.

The fight had truly begun. As axe met sword, it blocked cards. Cards were thrown and swords were slice. The mighty axe blocked them all, and attacked with its own deadly force. As the three battled below, Genis paid them no attention. He was far too busy.

"That's it! BEAST!" Lloyd cried. At once, a great lion's head burst from his body and struck into Presea. As the pink-haired warrior was knocked back, Sheena ran up and cried "PYRE SEAL!"

At once, her cards caught fire and struck Presea. The young woman was knocked back farther, and many bruises could now be seen on her body. Yet, she still continued to fight at the peak of her strength.

"Your attacks are useless," she told them. "Surrender now."

"Never!"

"Then perish."

A/N: Sorry to leave you guys with a cliffie! Next chapter is the finale! Will Lloyd and Sheena stop Genis? Will The Emperor fall? And where does Presea fit into all of this? Find out next time, on the series final of "Heart of Darkness"!

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