Okay, sorry that I haven't updated in a little while, but here's the next chapter for everyone. This is the fight that ya'll have been waiting for I'm assuming. Well, anyway, thanks for all the reviews last chapter and I hope you like this chapter as well. Thanks!

Chapter 14: Ruler of Lost Souls

Lloyd and the others ran through the realm that they were stuck in, looking all over for Spiritua. With as difficult as the other lost souls had been to defeat they were all a little nervous going into this battle. Soon enough, as they were running, the group stopped in their tracks when they heard her familiar voice begin to laugh. They all looked to their left and saw Spiritua standing about ten feet next to them. They had no idea how she had gotten there, they knew that as they were running by they didn't see her there.

Pushing their questions and their doubts aside, the group looked over at the young woman, ready to give her everything they had. Sutra smirked at them, knowing full well how her own power compared to theirs, especially since Lloyd's eternal sword was of no use in the realm of lost souls.

"Do you really expect to defeat me?" she asked them, laughing a little at their efforts.

"I expect to send you to hell, crying for your mommy," Storm said with a lot of cockiness in her voice.

"Girl, when I'm done with all of you, your body will be mine," Spiritua replied confidently.

"We won't let you do that," Lloyd assured her.

"We'll see...," Spiritua got out before she came at the others in the group. She was in human form, no longer just a voice or a spirit. She was about average height, about five foot six or so. She had long, dark brown hair that was tied back in a braid that reached her waist. She had brown eyes that matched her hair that stared at the group intently as she fought. She was wearing a simple white shirt with a pair of red, baggy capris. She wore no shoes, running barefoot across the barren ground. She ran at the group fast and unsheathed two swords from both sides.

Lloyd seemed shocked that there was someone else that fought with two swords and seemed almost eager to see if he could match her skills. Kratos didn't seemed too shocked, considering that he had once traveled with the girl.

Spiritua came right for Lloyd who swung his swords at her in a thrusting attack. Spiritua jumped over Lloyd and his attack, landing behind him. Lloyd was able to quickly spin around and defend himself against her own attack. She was strong as she slammed her swords down against his. He had never felt so much power, of course, when someone is plotting revenge for four thousand years he could only expect that they'd be strong.

"Fireball!" Spiritua heard Genis yell out before she could dodge the flames from his attack. She was knocked backwards, but the attack had little effect on her otherwise. Before she could completely recover though, she was being continuously attacked by Sheena.

The ninja was relentless as she kept throwing card after card at the spirit. Spiritua kept knocking as many of the cards away with her swords as she could before she grew tired of the woman's efforts. She bent down a bit and attacked her with a Sonic Thrust attack, moving under her attacks. She managed to slice Sheena in the leg as the ninja hobbled backwards. Lloyd wasn't about to let Sheena get injured too badly as he jumped in front of her to allow her to escape.

Zelos and Storm came after Spiritua together as they split before reaching her. Zelos went for one side while Storm came at the other side. Storm attacked Spiritua with her Tiger Blade attack as Zelos attacked her with his Demon Fang attack. Before Spiritua could get at them, Lloyd knocked her back with his Hunting Beast attack. She was knocked off her feet as she flew in the air, but she managed to land perfectly on the ground. She wasn't able to react in time as Zelos and Storm used their Cross Thrust combo to slice into her from both sides.

Presea wasn't about to be left out of the battle as she and Kratos both ran at her. Presea used her Damnation attack to knock Spiritua to the ground. While she was slightly stunned, Kratos used his Grave attack to launch her in the air. While she was in mid-air, Raine released her own spell against her, causing her to cry out in pain.

"Photon!" Raine yelled as the light mana pounded into the girl. Spiritua landed with a loud thud on the ground. Yuan wasn't about to let her recover as he ran at her. He raised his own weapon, but Spiritua lifted her swords up and blocked his attack before pushing him away from her. She jumped backwards before giving herself a First Aid treatment.

"It seems that I underestimated you," she said. "I guess I'll have to turn it up a notch," she finished as she revealed a pair of purple wings. She hovered in the air for a few moments before moving towards the group once again.

Storm and Colette were the first to reveal their own wings as they flew at her. They teamed up and attempted to hit her with their Angel Feathers attack. Spiritua easily dodged the attack. She flew over to Colette and used her Death Eater attack, knocking the young girl to the ground painfully. Storm flew over to get back at Spiritua, but was knocked away by her Outburst attack. Storm rolled a few feet backwards before struggling to get back up.

Zelos ran in front of Storm as Spiritua attempted to approach the injured girl. Zelos attacked her with his Eruption attack, knocking her off balance while he helped Storm get off the ground. The two ran off as Raine helped heal Storm and Colette.

Kratos launched a wide array of attacks from his sword. She matched them effectively as he continued to parry with her. Presea came up behind her, slicing her in the back with her axe. Spiritua cried out before knocking them all away with a wave of her hand, mana knocking them both to the ground.

Lloyd came back at Spiritua as she used her Bloody Lance attack on him, slamming him into the ground. She came over to him as she prepared to finish him off.

"Gravity Well!" she heard Genis cry out seconds before she was sent into a world of pain as the ground opened beneath her with her receiving shocks as she was thrown into the air. Lloyd got back to his feet as he made his way back to the rest of the group to wait for the next opportunity to attack.

Spiritua was angrier than ever as she regained control, ready for the next person to dare attack her. Storm was happy to come at the former Chosen as she ran up to her and launched her own Outburst attack. As soon as Spirtua landed on the ground, she was attacked by Storm's Death Eater attack. Storm was about to slice into the girl on the ground in front of her when she felt one of Spiritua's swords suddenly slice into her leg. Storm began to bleed all over from the very large wound that she had made. She collapsed on the ground as Spiritua got to her feet slowly.

"Now, you wait here like a good girl while I kill off your little friends. I'll be back for that body later," she told her as she walked past her, back towards the others.

Kratos and Raine abandoned the battle to administer immediate First Aid to the fallen girl. Strom gripped her leg fiercely while their magic started to heal it.

Sutra, seeing her new friend get injured grabbed one of her arrows and prepared to launch her own attack. She was concerned about Storm, but at he same time she was enraged by Spiritua's actions. She wanted so badly to defeat the spirit in front of them. She felt a new surge of mana rush through her body to her arrow. She saw it glow brightly with light energy. She smirked at her new ability as she launched her Light Arrow.

Spiritua was too concerned with Sheena and Zelos' attacks that she didn't see the arrow flying towards her. The arrow flew swiftly and accurately as it hit Spiritua directly in the heart. The girl howled out in pain as she clutched her chest before collapsing to the ground.

Zelos ran over to Storm to see how she was doing, but just before the group could start celebrating, they heard an all too familiar voice begin to laugh all around them.

"Do you really think that you can destroy me so easily? You haven't even seen my true power," Spiritua's voice echoed throughout the realm before the ground began to shake.

Zelos grabbed onto Storm as they clutched each other. The earth shook and the sky turned black before something began to form in the near distance.

Well, that's the end, and a cliffie at that. I know that you all love me. Anyway, I really hope you're enjoying this ending. Definitely the strongest enemy they've ever had. Anyway, thanks for the reviews for the last chapter once again and please review this one as well. Thanks!