Some Catching Up And Another Weapon.

The sun shined through the window and hit Asuka in the face, annoying her enough to wake her up. She yawns as she sat up and noticed Iris sleeping next to her. Asuka smiled, seeing her sister safe and unharmed felt like an enormous weight had been lifted of her shoulders. Losing her adoptive father was hard enough, losing her little sister would've been to much for Asuka to handle. Had something happened to Iris, Asuka wasn't sure what she would've done. More than likely she would've gone of on her own and gotten herself killed by trying to fight the empire on her own.

"Time to wake up sleepy head" Asuka said softly.

Iris yawns as she wakes up "I'm up. Sleep well?".

"Better than I have for a long time. Just seeing you alive and well was a massive relief" Asuka said.

"You were that worried huh? No need for that, you know better than most that I can kick some ass when I need to" Iris said.

"I know but it is a big sister's job to be worried about her younger sister. Speaking of ass kicking. Have you been keeping up with your training since last time I saw you?" Asuka asked.

"Did the best I could. But there is only so much I can do when I don't have anyone to train with" Iris answered.

Asuka smiled "Well, then why don't we start out morning with a sparring match? It should be a good replacement for my normal work outs".

"But..." Iris said in hesitation.

"I will buy you ice cream afterwards" Asuka said.

"Deal!" Iris said happily.

Asuka chuckled, when all else fails, just bribe her. Later they headed out of town and stopped at a more open spot that would be perfect for their match. Both of them took some time to stretch and perform a proper warm up, making sure they entered the match at in top condition.

"Alright baby sis, ready?" Asuka asked as she finished her warm up.

"Ready as I'll ever be" Iris answered with a smile.

Asuka smiled back and they both got in to their fighting stance. The two sisters then charged each other and Iris performed a jumping kick, which Asuka easily blocked with her arm. Asuka countered with a jab, but Iris was able to block it. They smiled at each other before before they began trading blows, with each blow being either dodged or blocked. Iris hadn't lost her touch, she was just as skilled as Asuka remembered, but while she was skilled, Asuka was still the superior fighter of the two. When Iris wen't for a kick, Asuka grabbed her leg before before flipping her through the air, making Iris land on her back.

"Ow! Couldn't you go a little more easy on me?" She whined.

"If I did, this wouldn't be a proper spar. Still, you haven't been slacking of, so that's good" Asuka said as she helped Iris up.

"Well, Paul did show me some new moves" Iris said.

"Speaking of Paul. Is he still around?" Asuka asked, hoping for a chance to fight Paul again.

"Sadly no. He left a couple of days ago" Iris said in a sad tone "I bet he would've stayed if he knew you were on your way".

"Well that is unfortunate. Well, I'll just have to fight him when I find him myself" Asuka said.

"Of course you will. Still want me to show you around town?" Iris asked.

Asuka smiled "Some quality time with my little sister? How do I say no to that?".

Iris giggled at that "Well, you don't. Come on, there is a lot to see!".

With that they began to explore the town for a bit. Later Iris wanted to show Noctis around as well... alone. Asuka respected her wishes and decided to look around some parts on her own. She was humming for a bit until she heard a voice.

"Hello there, young girl" Asuka looked and saw a woman.

She has smooth black hair that was set in a ponytail, or a braid on the left side. Her outfit consists a gold bra, a lavender folding on the bottom with silver designs, and a red scarf with yellow patterns covering her neck. Her gloves are fingerless and light yellow with brown strings hanging down and a lavender outlining the parts reaching her middle fingers. A purple fingernail around her fingers. A chain with jewels surrounds her stomach above a turquoise belt around her torso with large silver designs and a small yellow outline around it. She wears a red skirt under with several yellow patterns and a metal bracelet on her left thigh. She also using gold underwear. She also has blue and orange earrings and gold sandals with blue gems going vertically down most of her foot. She has dark blue finger and toenails.

Asuka had to admit, this woman looked beautiful. But there was some strange aura surrounding her "Umm hello. And you are?".

"My name is Zafina. I was wondering what you think your future holds" The woman said in a rather cryptic manner.

"My future? I prefer to take one day at the time honestly" Asuka answered.

"But a warrior such as yourself would benefit a lot if she looked forward a little more. Would you like a glimpse at what's to come?" Zafina asked.

"So you are some kind of fortune teller?" Asuka asked, this woman was starting to sound a little to crazy for her.

"I don't ask for any money. I offer you this for free" Zafina said calmly.

Asuka thinks for a bit before she shrugs "Alright, since I won't lose anything on it".

Zafina motioned for Asuka to sit down in front of her. After she did, Zafina held up some kind of orb "All you need to do is hold this, and look deep inside it. And it will show you what your destiny has in store for you".

Asuka, took the orb in to her hands and looked at it... to her surprise she started to see something. She saw... red eyes, which looked all to familiar... She also saw something... it looked like a young man, not much older than herself... but then she saw wings... and horns... sharp teeth... and some strange gem on his forehead. He suddenly glared at her and lashed out.

Asuka let out a scream as she dropped the orb and fell back. She was breathing hard "Wh-what was that?!".

Zafina picked up the orb "Hmm, you are destined to meet someone in your future. And a lot of darkness is awaiting you too. Will you be ready when that time comes?".

Asuka didn't answer. She just stood up and ran away. Zafina sighed, seems like the girl was still to young. Hopefully she will grow up in time to face whatever her future has in store.


Asuka headed back in the lobby of the Leville. When she got there, the guys were already gathered, along with Iris, Talcott and Jared. When she walkd in everyone looked at her.

"Hey, looks like you and Noct made it back at the same time! Talcott, go on and tell 'em what you told me" Prompto said.

"You got it!" Talcott said happily.

Jared sighed "Oh, come now, show some respect".

"Whoa, no need to respect me—I'm not royalty" Prompto assured.

"So, there's this legend about a sword. And the sword's supposed to be behind a waterfall nearby" Talcott explained.

"It may well be one of the lost tombs" Ignis said.

"Check it out?" Prompto asked.

"For sure. Thanks for the tip, Talcott" Noctis said.

"You're welcome!" Talcott said with a smile.

Gladio finally noticed something "You ok Asuka? You look a little shaken up".

"Yeah, yeah I am fine. Let's go get this sword" Asuka said.

The guys did not look the least bit convinced, and Noctis was the one to speak "Asuka, if something is bothering you, then just tell us. You know we won't be bothered by it".

Asuka hesitated before she sighed "Earlier when I was walking around town on my own... I met some strange woman who said she could give me a peek at my future. I agreed since it was free and I didn't take it seriously... but when she made me look in to her orb... I saw darkness... and something else. Something I can't explain".

Ignis thinks about this for a moment "Are you certain it was really your future?".

"I have no idea, but it felt a little to real" Asuka admitted.

"Hey, for all we know that lady was just pulling your leg. And even if it is true, you will not face it alone" Gladio said.

Prompto put a arm around Asuka's shoulders "He's right, we are here for you".

"We got your back, Asuka. You are no less important than anyone else here" Noctis said.

"Agreed. You can always trust us" Ignis added.

Asuka smiled at them "Thank you guys. Now, who is ready for a treasure hunt?".

"Sometimes I envy your spirit, Asuka. Well let's go everyone" Noctis declared and they began heading for the car.

On their way Ignis spoke "Certainly not your average little boy".

"A little bit too much brass for that" Gladio said.

"That's how I imagine you used to be, Iggy" Prompto said.

Ignis looked at him "I wasn't, I assure you".

"Well he is a different kid, that's for sure. Not sure I like how he checks me out though" Asuka said.

"I mean, he is a boy. It's only normal for him to get curious about girls. Besides, who wouldn't check you out? I mean you could be a beauty star if you wanted to" Prompto said.

Asuka blushed a little at that "If you say so. But if he looks to much I will give him a warning.".

"Fair enough. You sure you weren't like that kid, Iggy?" Prompto asked.

"Very, positively sure" Ignis answered.

"Hmm… What was he like?" Gladio asked while looking at Noctis.

Noctis thinks for a moment "Can't seem to recall…".

"Well, can't be too different from now" Gladio said.

Noctis nods at that "Sounds right".

As they got closer to the car, Ignis spoke again.

"Iris is truly a caring soul" He admitted.

"She is one of the most pure hearted people you could ever meet. She can be naive at times, but I honestly wouldn't change anything about her" Asuka said.

"Gotta agree with that" Gladio said.

"She is a caring soul, just like you Iggy. No wonder you get along like wildfire" Noctis said.

"We do have much in common. Like our tales of picking up after the prince" Ignis said.

"Glad I could be of service" Noctis said a little amused.

Soon they got in to the car and began driving towards the location Talcott told them about. They hoped what he said was true, and that they would find something worth while in that place. The drive was mostly silent until they pulled over once they arrived at the location.

As they got out of the car, Noctis looked at Prompto "You never stop snapping pictures, do you?".

"Nope, these pictures could sell for a nice amount of gill" Prompto said.

"Who would even buy them?" Nocits asked.

"Don't know, there got to some suckers out there. And even if not, I will still have the memories" Prompto said.

"Well do you have enough pictures of me?" Asuka asked.

"Babe, I could never have enough pictures of you" Prompto said proudly.

"Good answer" Asuka said with a small giggle.

As they headed towards the waterfall, they saw an Midgardsormr. A a colossal snake. The midgardsormr prefers a life of solitude, patrolling its nest daily and bitterly defending its expansive territory against any it perceives as an intruder. Any who encroach upon its turf are subjected to a spray of venom and a piercing bite they will not soon forget. And our heroes did not have the time, or desire to face it at the moment, so they decided to sneak around it.

They managed to avoid the large serpent, but some crab looking creatures called Shieldshears got in the way of them and the waterfall. Their shells are tough, but enough force will break them like everything else. Asuka hasn't eaten crab in forever, and was a little sad that the Shieldshears were likely not healthy to eat. Maybe after this is over, they can try and get some sea food somewhere. Soon they finally reached the waterfall.

"The legend says to look behind the waterfall" Prompto said.

"What does the waterfall say?" Ignis asked.

"I think it says, Come in" Prompto answered, earning a chuckle from Asuka. As they advance past the waterfall they saw something "Wouldn't you know it, an entrance!".

"Looks like the legend checks out" Gladio said.

"Alright guys, let's see what kind of dark and horrific creatures guards the valuable treassure" Asuka said in a spooky voice.

"Please don't talk like that" Prompto said, a little creeped out. As soon as they entered the caves he began rubbing his arms, it was freezing in there "This place gives me goose bumps. Double back for our coats?".

"What's the point?" Gladio asked, having a feeling it wouldn't help much even if they did go back.

"Well, looking on the bright side… Maybe the cold keeps the daemons at bay?" Prompto asked.

"Yeah, because monsters like warmth" Gladio said sarcastically.

"Ah. Sarcasm. Hmm… But what if they're frozen?" Prompto asked.

"Encased in ice… Waiting for something warm to pass by…" Gladio added.

"And then they jump out!" Prompto said.

Asuka suddenly grabbed him from behind "And then they grab you before sucking your blood out from your neck. Slurp, slurp, slurp!".

"AAH! Stop that!" Prompto said, earning a laugh from Asuka as she let him go "Ha ha, very funny".

"Oh Prompto, you are to easy sometimes" Asuka said with a giggle, and soon enough several daemons showed up "Well, we were not far of".

The jelly looking daemons were not to hard to deal with. They were dangerous, but slower than most. So Asuka managed to splatter one with a powerful stomp, much to her disgust. Prompto shot one with a charged shot, killing it. Gladio splattered one with his large blade, while Noctis and Ignis sliced open the rest of the daemons with their blades. After dealing with the daemons, they arrived at an icy slope leading further down into the cave.

"Heading down a slippery slope… In slip-sliding shoes. What could possibly go wrong?" Prompto asked sarcastically.

"See you down there!" Asuka said as she jumped on to the slope and began sliding down "YAHOOOO!".

The others chuckled before following her. Asuka hit the bottom first, smiling to herself. The slide was fun, she hoped she could get to do it again. But suddenly she noticed she was surrounded by Imp Daemons. Each of them sniffed the air, and got a look o creepy excitement as they saw Asuka who quickly summoned her arm metal combat gloves.

Before anyone could make a move, the rest of the gang arrived and Nocits noticed the situation "Aaaaaagh! You things love deep pits. Let's get it over with".

The Imps suddenly let out loud nocies. And not long after wards, it was like every Imp in the cave came running. Everyone quickly began to hold them of, and Ignis was wondering why they would call for help like this. Normally Imps don't do that. During the battle, the group was forced further and further apart from each other. Asuka punched and kicked several Imps that got close to her. But then, suddenly one of them grabbed a hold of her leg.

"Get of!" She said but before she could kick it away, several more of the Imps took advantage of her distraction and tackled her down.

Once Asuka was down the Imps began to swarm her. She thrashed around to keep them of her. But she soon realized why hey weren't trying to cut her up... They were trying to rip her clothes of! These monsters seemed to react differently to women than what they did to men.

"GET OF ME!" Asuka screamed in slight panik.

"Asuka!" Prompto yelled as he quickly shot one of the Imps that were swarming his girlfriend "Get of her you bastards!".

Gladio let out a angry shout as he forced himself through the Imps that were trying to stop him and swung his large sword and hit several imps of from Asuka. Noctis quickly used his warp to kill several imps quickly, While Ignis used some fire magic to burn some of them away. Finally free enough to fight back, Asuka procceed to violently crush every imp she got her hands on. Furious by what they tried to do to her, she held nothing back as she shattered their bodies.

When the last one was dead, Asuka was breathing hard, she felt someone touch her shoulder and was about to punch him, only to see it was Prompto "Asuka, it's ok. They are all dead".

Asuka took a few breaths before giving Prompto a strong kiss. He was caught of guard but kissed back as he hugged her close. Asuka needed some of his love to shake of her horrible experience. Gladio allowed it, since he knew Asuka needed this. After a while they were done, and Asuka then hurried in to Gladio's arms.

"You ok?" He asked in concern.

Asuka looked over herself, her clothes were damaged, exposing a lot of skin, though luckily not enough to expose her most privet areas "I... I'm fine".

"I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on that. Noct, I believe it's better if Asuka heads back outside" Ignis said.

Asuka looked at him "What? No way I am just going to leave after we got this far".

Noct thinks before he spoke "Asuka, head back outside and wait for us there".

"What!? But I-" Asuka began but Noctis held up a hand to silence her.

"Asuka, your clothes are messed up, I can't allow you to run around this cold like that, no matter what training you did in the past. And after what almost happened, I don't want to risk putting you in a situation like that again if I can prevent it. That's an order, Asuka" Noctis said, having never sounded this stern before.

"Asuka, he's right. It's not worth the risk, and we can handle it from here" Gladio said.

Asuka looked at Prompto, hoping he would side with her on this, he looked away before he sighed "Asuka, I know how much ass you can kick. But seeing what almost happened to you... I don't want you anywhere near those things again".

"Fine..." Asuka said as she stormed of to find a way back outside.

The others watched her go. They knew she would hold a grudge over this, what you want isn't always what's best. After that, they continued on while Asuka left the caves.

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