Flammifer Dominatus
The Divine Orb, Frirgh: Siikos
(Orphanage of Flame -Chrono Cross: Lucca's House; The Black Wind -Chrono Trigger: Magus; World's End -Chrono Trigger: Lavos Core)
Zerezia gazed at the fire, sensing danger.
The area looked like the inside of a large crater, with fire everywhere. Shoctai nudged at Zerezia and made a sound.
It's too bright, Zerezia thought, Where did this fire come from? Is this natural for this place?
She waved an arm, the nearby fires died down.
"Who's there?"
Zerezia paused. An odd woman with white hair and a flowing dress floated down.
"Hmph," The woman grunted, "It seems we have meddlers after all."
Who are you? Zerezia asked, And how did you get here?
"I am the almighty Queen Zeal!" She announced, "And you shall be my first victim!"
Really? Zerezia thought, You truly think that you stand a chance against me?
"I am sure of it!" Zeal cried, "Your doom was predestined the moment you set eyes upon me! Now face your bleak destiny! Halation!"
A sudden swirling circle of colors spread into Zerezia's vision.
What the...? Zerezia thought, What magic is this?
She negated the magic with darkness, noting that Shoctai suddenly became extremely weak.
"Hahahahaha!" Zeal laughed, "Your efforts are worthless!"
Zerezia summoned a scythe of darkness and struck at Queen Zeal. Zeal seemed momentarily surprised and angered, then started laughing again.
"Halation!"
Zerezia negated the attack again and fired a dark beam at Zeal.
"Ergh," Zeal grunted, "My powers don't seem to work here! I shall show you my true power, then. Witness my strength! Suffer my wrath!"
Queen Zeal suddenly transformed into a monstrous face accompanied by two hands, all floating.
I don't have time for this! Zerezia thought.
Your time is up! Zeal thought, Hexagon Mist!
Two triangles flew into view and combined into a hexagon, strangely bubbly and colorful.
Zerezia threw a black orb into the shape, shattering it.
What? Zeal thought, It didn't work?
This is truly annoying, Zerezia thought. She summoned a wave of darkness that flowed over Zeal and her hands.
Ha! Zeal thought, Lifeshaver! Magic Buster!
Zeal's hands started to attack.
I don't have to take this, Zerezia thought. She created a black hole that sucked up the two hands.
Impossible! Zeal thought, falling into the hole.
Zerezia rubbed Shoctai's head. That was simple enough, Zerezia thought.
Suddenly, a meteor seemed to fall in front of her, refueling the flames.
Now what? She thought.
A humanoid entity rose from the fire. Its head seemed to lack any apparent eyes, its limbs were long and yielded large fingers and toes.
Dark creature, The being thought, I am Lavos.
For the entirety of our lives, we have only desired to survive. We moved from planet to planet, taking what we could in order to live as well as we could. You cannot say that we are evil, we only want to dominate the Universe.
Surely, when it all comes down to it, you will realize that all creatures seek this.
And now, all of our hopes are diminished. Killed, by children of the world we wanted to conquer. Then this god of death comes to me, perhaps I can be reborn. Perhaps I can live again, fulfilling my purpose for all of us. But no, now you stand in our way...
Lavos raised its arms and summoned two smaller creatures that resembled bulbous plants, shrieking an ear-splitting sound.
We are doomed, Lavos thought, But we cannot stop ourselves from resisting the inevitable. It is as the death god said. Exactly.
Now face me, the culmination of our once great race. Survive or not, we are all doomed to eventual extinction.
A wave of energy suddenly enveloped the area, the fire as well as time itself warped.
This one is definitely far more powerful than the other, Zerezia thought, But it's right about one thing: It is doomed.
Zerezia fired a colossal wave of darkness at the Lavos entity.
A darkness without evil, It thought, Surely this one is beyond us.
It raised an arm and suddenly a great lightning bolt struck Zerezia.
The left bulb flew at Zerezia, she produced a black sword and impaled the bulb on it.
Pain... The bulb thought, disintegrating.
Zerezia threw the sword at the entity, striking it in the head.
And yet she bears strong emotion, Lavos thought, It resembles anger.
The right bulb glowed an odd green, the time warp shifted.
Weakening... Lavos thought.
I see, Zerezia thought, The being in the center is not Lavos at all. How deceptive.
Zerezia threw three black scythes at the real Lavos, striking it all three times.
Return! Lavos thought. A black portal opened, the left bulb came out and the portal closed.
I better stop fooling around, Zerezia thought. She summoned a molecule fragment of antimatter, the middle entity exploded.
The left bulb seemed unaffected somehow, but the Lavos bulb appeared to be in pain.
Attack! Lavos thought. The two bulbs slammed into Zerezia, knocking her back.
Activating life decreases defense... Lavos thought.
Strengthening...
The green glow faded.
Zerezia paused, noting the pattern.
Weakening... Lavos thought, the green glow returned.
Whenever I kill one, Zerezia thought, Lavos weakens itself to restore them. Interesting.
Zerezia suddenly rushed at the left bulb and crushed it.
How cruel... The bulb thought.
Return! Lavos thought. Two black portals opened, the left bulb came from one and the entity came from the other one. The entity raised its arms.
Zerezia suddenly unleashed a barrage of flying swords which randomly struck Lavos and its companions.
Activating life decreases defense... Lavos thought.
The center entity raised its arms, incredible energy gathering.
Ultimate physical attack! Lavos thought. A prodigious boulder suddenly fell on Zerezia and Shoctai, then warped away.
Zerezia commenced healing.
Strengthening... Lavos thought, the green glow faded.
Enough of this, Zerezia thought. She rushed to the left bulb and sliced it in two.
Weakening... Lavos thought, the green glow returned.
Farewell, Zerezia thought. She summoned a group of black orbs, each one firing a black beam at Lavos.
It seems it is over... Lavos thought. The center entity curled up and faded. We fed on life like parasites... We devoured entire worlds... We heeded the call of many a sorcerer, causing mass destruction... Defeated by... not even an army... and now... by one...
Lavos started to glow red.
Pain... Lavos faded. Time returned to its normal state, the flames weakened.
Zerezia stood there, thoughtful.
A death god? She thought, These are not ordinary villains...
She looked forward, the path was clear.
Come, Shoctai, Zerezia thought, It's not over yet...