Chapter 9: Dart's Battle
Flashback
Dart was running away from a great beast behind and he was smirking. In his hand was a gunblade with a dragon symbol on it. On his other hand was a red materia, the reason the great beast was after Dart. Dart put the red materia in his bag behind him while taking out a radio.
"Get ready. The beast is after me now. When I say fire, you'll fire right away. Then I will finish the beast off." The radio cracked and Dart realised that the radio must been damaged while he was running away from the beast.
"Damn it to all gods!" Then Dart stopped to see the great beast stopping if to sense that Dart was an easy prey. Dart knew that he was no easy prey and he threw the radio away. He took his bag off and put it next to the rock that was next to him. Then he readies himself for the battle ahead. The great beast was the Bemoth King. The strength of these beasts is legendry. Dart smirks and he ran at the Bemoth with his gunblade scratching the rocky floor.
End Flashback
Dart was waiting nearby when Cloud and Aeris found themselves off the junk. Dart walks behind them and said,
"Gee, it took you two a while to get here. Were you two kissing up there?" Cloud growled at Dart while Aeris's face begun to blush a little. Aeris said,
"Thank you Dart for giving us time to get away from that Turk. Would you take me home please?" Dart nodded but Cloud was hesitating. Dart decided to tease him by saying,
"Are you shy around sexy girls? You big baby. Hahahaha!" Cloud growled even more and said,
"Shut up Dart. I don't even know you expect that you fought with us. Why did you help us?" Dart suddenly stopped laughing and said,
"Just because you are a strong warrior don't mean that you don't need help. That Airbuster would have killed you if I weren't there. So be quiet and cope with it." Aeris stopped Cloud from jumping at Dart and she said,
"Stop you two. I need you two alive to take me home. OK? My home is that way. Follow after me." Then Aeris walked off down the path toward to the little town. Cloud looks at Dart hatefully and follows after Aeris. Dart sighs and he remember the battle.
Flashback
The Bemoth King was roaring in pain where Dart stabbed his gunblade through the monster's lower spine. The Bemoth King flicked Dart off him with his tail. Dart fell backward onto the rock. Dart growled in anger and a reddish-black aura gather around his sword. He shouted,
"Eternal Chaos!" Then Dart ran at the Bemoth King and Dart was gathering more aura into his gunblade until Dart was upon the Bemoth King. He slowed down and Dart shouted,
"Never think that everyone is weaker than you because in the end, you will lose. Now you will die today!" Then Dart stabbed through the Bemoth King and the Bemoth King absorbed the reddish-black aura.
The Bemoth King begun to choke and the Bemoth King flails everywhere, struggling to breathe. Dart turns back to collect his things. The Bemoth King was gasping but no air came in or out. Then Bemoth King slowly fell on the floor and the Bemoth King died.
"Tsk, tsk…I know it is your job to look after this materia but you have made the worst mistake to challenge me. I'll hope you will go to the afterlife." Then Dart left the corpse of Bemoth King…
End Flashback
Dart shrugged the memory off him and he ran after Aeris. Soon they were in the small town. Cloud was amazed how people in the slums adapted to the harsh life. He shook his head and he heard moaning in on of the house. He was curious and asks Aeris,
"Who is that person moaning in there?" Aeris turns around with a sad expression. Aeris said,
"That person has something wrong with him. I don't know what the disease is but it is painful and he cannot speak anymore." Cloud understood and said nothing more. Dart was thinking of the person in the house and shook his head. Then Dart said,
"You two can go ahead. I will be with you in few minutes. I need to get some items. I am running out." Then Dart left Cloud and Aeris alone. Cloud looks at Dart and he wondered,
Who is this person? I must find out. Aeris nodded and she pulled Cloud toward the bright light. Cloud groaned and took Aeris' hand off her and said,
"I am not a kid that you can pull around, you know?" Aeris look crestfallen and she said,
"I'm sorry. I am just glad to be home, away from them." Cloud nodded and Aeris smiles before walking toward her home.
Meanwhile
Dart went into the item shop and saw a portly man on the counter. He went over to the portly man and said,
"I need four potions please. And I also need information as well." The portly took out a case and he opens it to reveal some potions. The portly man took out four potions and he shut it, putting it back where it was.
"Six hundred gil please." Dart took out three two hundred notes and gave it to the portly man. The portly man put the money in the till and said,
"What information do you need to know?" Dart nodded and said,
"I need to know where you make weapons from this place. Also could you tell me who Aeris is as well?" The portly man nodded and said,
"The only place you can make your weapon is in the sector 5 town. Aeris is the girl who lives here. She is a special girl who can make your life happier. Basically she is kind woman." Dart thought about it and nodded his thanks. Dart went out of the shop and found Cloud walking after Aeris. He catches up with them.
They went in the bright light to see a beautiful garden they ever lay their eyes on. In the garden were brilliant colours of thousand flowers. Dart was impressed at the flowers around him while Cloud was shocked at the flowers. Cloud said,
"How this is possible? Flowers cannot grow round here with those brilliant colours." Aeris replied,
"You need special magic to get rid of all dangerous chemicals and good soil. We did it that way so we could make those flowers." Cloud nodded impressed. Aeris brought them inside of her house and a lady rushed to Aeris. They hugged and the lady said,
"Where have you been? Huh? Who are they?" Aeris groaned and said,
"The Turks was looking for me again. They were there with me and I asked them to be my bodyguards. They said yes." The lady said to Cloud and Dart,
"Thanks. Please help yourself in my home." Cloud and Dart nodded. But Cloud said,
"I need to speak with Dart. Dart, come outside with me for a few minutes, please." Dart looks curious but he nodded. They went outside and Cloud pointed to the outside, away from the flowers. Dart shrugged and they went out of the town. Soon they were alone and Cloud said,
"I have only one question to ask you. Who are you?" Dart looks surprised but Dart grew serious and said,
"If you want to know about me, then you must fight me. If you win, then I will tell you everything you want to know. But if you lose, then I will only tell you one thing. Anything you want to know. OK?" Cloud nodded and Cloud lifts his Buster Blade. Dart unsheathed his gunblade and they nodded at each other.
Cloud struck first with running toward at Dart, jumping in the air, bringing down his huge Buster Blade. Dart smirks and somersault backward, Cloud landed and growled. Dart ran at Cloud with incredible speed, his gunblade scratching the muddy floor, slash Cloud whom blocked it with his Buster Blade.
Then Dart turns around, slashing Cloud which he kept blocking. Cloud was thinking,
Damn, he's too fast for me to attack him. I must use my bolt materia against him. Then Cloud jumped backward, far away from Dart and Cloud uses his bolt on Dart. The lighting bolt fell from the sky and struck it on Dart. But to Cloud surprise, Dart appeared unharmed. Cloud said,
"How the hell did you do? I saw the lighting hitting you nevertheless you appeared harmless. Tell me, how did it not harm you?" Dart smirks but did not say anything. Cloud realised that Dart's eyes was unfocused and Cloud ran at Dart. He brought his Buster Blade up and at the time that Dart was focused the blade was nearing his face. Dart brought back his face, just in time.
Dart laughed and he stabbed through the air to make sure that Cloud moved backward. Dart said,
"You almost had me there. You shouldn't take advantages while a person is unfocused. It is call unfair play. Tsk, tsk." Dart brought up his gunblade and jumped in the air, screaming,
"Rising Phoenix!" A huge phoenix appeared from behind of Dart and Dart fell onto Cloud which block most of the attack. But the heat of the attack scorched his hand which Cloud dropped his sword. Suddenly Dart's gunblade was beside Cloud's neck. Cloud knew he had lost the battle. Dart put his gunblade back to it sheath. Then Dart said,
"Now, what do you want to know about me? Only one thing." Cloud thought and finally said,
"What is that blade?" Dart looks surprised at the unusual question but he said,
"This is the weapon I have made…just let say I had this for many years…" Cloud was curious but nodded at the answer. Dart offer his hand to Cloud which Cloud took. Cloud got up. Dart said,
"Let go back to the house otherwise Aeris will wonder where we are." Cloud nodded and they walked back to the house.