Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Final Fantasy 7 franchise. All I own are my Orginal characters, their powers, origin story, and the magical land they come from.

A/N: This story follows the story of Advent Children the video game as well as Dirge of Cerberus. With my own storyline intertwined. Whenever you see text in [...] and Italisided then these are when people are having a telepathic conversation. I'm a little new to Fanfic .net so bear with me. I'm learning how to write and post stories here.


Lazul's P.O.V

A sudden chill run throughout my body making my fur stands up. 'What is this I sense?' I thought as I raise my head into the air. "What's wrong Lazul?" Denzel asks. "I thought I sense something," I said as sniff the air for a moment and then rest my head on his lap. "Okay," he said as he rubs through my fur with his hand. 'What's going on?' I thought as I watch people walk past us. Suddenly Denzel stops petting my fur; I look up and see a strange look on his face. Before I can say anything, a bunch of kids runs past us, all but one girl. I look up and see the same girl we meet two days ago; she has the stigma just like Denzel. We meet her when she bumped into someone when she was carrying her brother, who also has the stigma, and was almost beaten by someone, until I stepped in, in my tiger form, and scared the man away. We tried to help them, but then she simply brushed off to the side and walked away. "I-I want to apologies for before." He said looking at Denzel and then she looks at me. "Thank you." She said as she reaches out her hand and scratch behind my ears, making me purr. This caused her and Denzel to giggle at my reaction to the girl's touch. "Your pet is cute." She said as she continues to pet me. "He's not mine. He's my sis-I mean friends, his name is Lazul." Denzel said slightly surprised by what he almost said. [I'm sure Esmee doesn't mind you calling her sister. I know she thinks of you and Marlene as younger siblings by now.] I said into his thoughts. 'I don't know.' He thought. "He's so cute." The girl said. "Yeah," Denzel said softly as he pets my head. "My little brother, well he's gone." The girl said suddenly as she stops petting me. 'So it was her brother, and he's dead.' I thought sadly as my ears fall back against my head. "I see," Denzel said sadly as he stops petting me too and looks away. "Hey, I know you got it too." She said surprising both me and Denzel. "Come on, they'll fix us." She said. Then suddenly she grabs Denzel's hand and drags him away. I quickly change into my bird form and follow them. We run through a few alleyways until we come to a small group of children loading up in the back of a truck. I quickly land on Denzel's shoulder and change into my mouse form. "Denzel." I started but he walks towards the truck. 'Something doesn't feel right.' I thought as I feel a disturbing presence nearby. As we board the truck, my eyes spotted a man with long silver hair. As he looks towards us I quickly climb into Denzel's hood. When I feel him sit down in the trunk I climb out and sit in his lap. [Denzel, are you sure we should be going with them?] I said worriedly into his thoughts. 'I don't know.' He said unsurely into my thoughts. [Alright, I'll hide inside your pocket until we get to our destination.] I said into his thoughts as I climb into his pocket. "So who's going to fix us?" I hear Denzel asks. I peak out of his pocket and see him ask the girl. "I don't know." She said as she looks at her strange but somewhat cute stuff animal. "Whatever, it doesn't matter." He said as I feel him rest his head on his knees. 'I don't know who these people are or why these children are here, but something doesn't seem right.' I thought worried as we travel to our destination.

Esmee's POV

I slowly stirred in my sleep. The first thing I noticed is the pain in my chest. It feels like a huge weight is on my chest and it's crushing my ribs. I flutter my eyes open, but then I quickly close then. There was some kind of light and it hurts to look. I placed my hand on my head and rolled over onto my back. I slowly opened my eyes again and this time I managed to keep them open. I looked around me and see, I'm in a forest with strange but beautiful glowing trees. "Where am I..?" I said to myself as I looked around some more. I was still lying on my back, so it made it kind of hard to see where I was. I manage to sit up, but with some difficulty. "Well, it looks like our special guest has awakened at last." Said a voice from behind me. I jump to my feet and quickly turn around. I look and see another man with silver hair, but his hair is neck length, bent down where I once laid. He is wearing a black leather type outfit, as the man before but his eyes are different. They are green and look like Lazul's cat eyes. I feel Amethyst pulse within my chest again, but this time it's pulsing in ripples throughout my body. Something's not right with this man. "Jumpy aren't we." He said with a chuckle as he stands upright. "Who are you?" I said, glaring at the man. "My name is Kadaj. My brothers and I have been searching for you, a little gem. You see, we need your help to bring someone back." Kadaj said as he walks towards me and circles me. "You mean Sephiroth," I said glaring at him as I watch his every move. "Heh, I see so you've met a big brother." He said gritting his teeth. "What do you need me for? I'm nothing special." I lied. "Oh but you are, don't take me for a fool." He said as he stops in front of the small pond. "You see; I know what you are, my little Jewel mage," Kadaj whispered to me as he suddenly appears in front of my face and moves my bangs away to reveal my Souls gem. "I know of the special power that lives inside you," he started as he slowly moves his hand down from my head and gently brushes against my face, making me shiver slightly by his touch. Then places his hand on my chest. "And you will give it to me, or else." He continued and then turned around and ushered somebody to come out from wherever they had been hiding at. "Esmee!" I heard a familiar girl cry out, suddenly something white comes running out of the shadows and crashes into my arms. "Marlene?!" I said both relief and shock as I feel her clutch onto my shirt for dear life. "Are you hurt at all?" I ask worriedly. She shakes her head as started to cry. "Shh, it's alright sweetie. Everything is going to be alright." I said trying to calm her but it didn't help, I don't have my rod. "Why did you bring her here? She's just a little girl! She has nothing to do with this!" I said as I gently push her behind me. "Now, now no need to be snappy. I want to make sure that we have something that will give you a reason to cooperate with us. If not, well you know what we'll do." Kadaj said with yet another smirk. I look behind Marlene as I feel her clutch the back of my hoodie. 'I have no choice until I get Marlene somewhere safe.' I thought sadly as I look down at the ground and then look at Kadaj. "Fine, I-I'll obey you," I said in a shaky voice. "That's a good girl," Kadaj said. Then suddenly someone walks out of the shadows. "Hey Kadaj, look what found while I was out treasure hunting." Said the man Tifa and I fought at the church. "What did you find Loz?" Kadaj asks as the one called Loz carries the same box that was at the church. He opens it up and inside are many different colors of Materia; suddenly I feel my body twitch at the presence of so many Materia. "So the rumors are true; you're quite sensitive with the presence of Materia," Kadaj said. 'I guess he does know about me if he knows about how Materia affects me.' I thought worried.

Author's P.O.V ᴥ

'I have to get Marlene outta here.' Esmee thought as she watches Kadaj and Loz look at the Materia. She looks at Marlene and at Esmee who places a finger over her lips, signaling her to be quiet. Marlene understands and she and Esmee quietly tip-toe away while they are distracted. "Soon we'll have everything we need, but first I want to talk with a big brother," Kadaj said as he places one of the Materia in his arm and then summons its power. "He likes to pretend he's not part of the family. How he breaks my heart." He said sadly as he raises his arm slightly. "Wouldn't you agree, Esmee?" Kadaj said, and then suddenly he fires a blast out of his arm at a tree that's in front Esmee and Marlene. Esmee pulls Marlene out of the way of the blast just in time; suddenly the tree begins to fall. So Esmee quickly picks up Marlene and jumps to a safe distance from the tree. "Impressive, I see why you've been chosen as the guardian of the Stone of Amethyst," Kadaj said with a smirk as looks at the two girls. Esmee gently pushes Marlene behind her as she glares at Kadaj and Loz. "There's no need to keep masquerading as one of us Esmee. Why don't you show us who you are?" He said with a smirk on his face. "I guess it can't be helped," Esmee said as she gently pushes Marlene to her side and places her left hand on her chest. "WanU" She said changing her hoodie into her mage cloak. "Vimuk" {Release} she said as she pulls off her cloak, revealing her mage cloths. "There, isn't that better than hiding who you are?" Kadaj asks as he slowly walks towards the girls. "I prefer not to cause trouble and disturb the peace of this world," Esmee said as she glares at him while she puts Marlene behind her again. "Well, what good did that do you," Kadaj said teasingly. This caused Esmee to flinch at his words, she knew he was right. Suddenly the sound of a cell phone goes off; Kadaj pulls his phone from his pocket and answers it. "Yeah. Good, everything's in place. Good, we'll be waiting." He said and then he hangs up his phone. "Our special helpers are on their way," Kadaj said with a smirk.

Cloud's P.O.V

'Where could they be?' I thought as I ride Fenrir through the ruins of the forgotten city where Reno and Rude said that Esmee and the kids are taken. ["Which is it, a memory or us?"] Said Tifa's voice in my head as I thought back to our conversation back at the bar. "I'm not fit to help anyone. Not my family. Not my friends. Nobody." I said softly as I remembered when I found Tifa badly wounded at Aerith's church, with Esmee's rod clutched in her hands. 'If I couldn't save her,' I thought as I continue to ride through ruins. 'Then how can I possibly save them?' I continued as I glance at Esmee's rod that I strapped to my side. Suddenly the light from the trees begins to glow brighter than before, then out of nowhere my bike disappears and I'm standing in a field for flower, like the ones at Aerith's church. "You came, just before you are about to break." Said an all too familiar voice from behind me. "That's a good sign." She said as she gently places her small hand on my stigma arm. "So, why did you come?" Aerith asks. "I think; I just want to be forgiven, more than anything," I said sadly as I look down at my feet, to ashamed to even look at her. "By whom?" she asks. Just as I'm about to answer; I'm back to where I was, back riding my bike through the forest. Before I could figure out what just happened, I hear a loud blast coming from my right. 'There.' I thought as I turn my bike into the direction of the blast.

Esmee's POV

As the sun finally sets on the horizon, a group of children started to gather around the other side of the pod. 'What's going on?' I thought as I look at all the different faces. Most of them looked like they are no older than Denzel and they all looked very weak, almost as weak as Denzel. Then suddenly another man with Silver hair but he is longer than the others, steps out from among the children and joins us. "So our little helpers have arrived, well done Yazoo." Kadaj said to the long-haired man. "So this is her?" Yazoo said as he looks at me. He walks towards us, so I put Marlene behind me as I stand my ground. "She's quite interesting." He said as he stops in front of me and looks up and down at me. This made me feel uncomfortable, but I had to keep a straight face. "The time has come." Kadaj said as he walks towards the edge of the pond and faces the children. "Denzel!" Marlene shouted. I looked over at the pond into the ocean of faces until my eyes spot Denzel. 'No not him. Where's-' I thought but my thoughts are interrupted by someone talking in my mind. [Esmee, I'm here.] Lazul said into my mind. I look around and sense him in one of the trees that are behind the kids. [Alright, stay hidden until the right moment. We need to see what they plan to do to the kids.] I replied through my thoughts. "Mother has given me, a very special gift. The power to fight...against a planet that torments all humanity." He began preaching to the children. "She gave this gift to all of her children. That's right, you and I are brethren. Brothers and sisters who have been chosen when we inherited her memetic legacy from the Lifestream." He said as he looks at all the children's faces. 'What's he talking about?' I wondered. Then I realized all these kids have the stigma. "But, the planet doesn't approve of that at all. It's doing everything it can to hold us back. That's why it's racking our bodies with pain, and filling our hearts with doubt." He said striking pain and sadness to the children. 'I don't like where this is going.' I thought worried as I gently bring Marlene closer to me. "Now, I will heal you. And we will go to the mother together. We will join together as a family, and strike back at the planet." Kadaj said as he summons his dark powers. His darkness is so intense; I began to feel amethyst pulsing again but more intense causing me to tremble. I quickly push the pain away as I feel Marlene squeeze my hand. [Esmee] Lazul said worriedly through my thoughts. [I'm alright. Get ready.] I replied as I gently pet Marlene's hand. Suddenly I feel eyes on my, I look and see Kadaj smiling a sinister smile at me. 'I guess he sensed my pain' I thought as I glare at him, but he just smirks at me and looks back at the kids. "Do as I do." He said as he walks into the pond. Suddenly the water goes from its normal color to a pitch black. Once he's at the center of the pond, he cups his hands together and dips them into the water. Then he takes a big gulp of the water in his hands and lets out a sigh of satisfaction. Soon after he finished, one by one all the children begin to do the same thing as Kadaj. [Esmee, something not right.] Lazul said worriedly into my thoughts. [I know, what's going on?] I replied just as worried. "Denzel!" Marlene shouted. I looked and see him walk into the water as well. "No Denzel; don't!" I shouted as I see him raise his hands full of the strange water near his mouth. He looked up at me as had already drunk the water when I shouted for him to stop. Right before my eyes, I saw his eyes change color. They were once the blue eyes I've come to adore, but now they are green. They looked exactly like Kadaj and his brother's eyes. It felt as if I had stopped breathing completely. "Denzel." I said softly as I stared at the boy that had become like a little brother to me. "What did you do to him?" I demanded as I look from Denzel to Kadaj. "See mother, all of my new brothers and sisters. They can keep me company just until I find you." Kadaj said as he looks up at the moon; ignoring my question. I clutch my hands in anger at how I could have stopped this if I had my rod. I looked down sadly because I might not be able to undo what Kadaj and his brothers had done. I look down at Marlene and see that she was crying softly. [Esmee, we've got to do something.] Lazul said worriedly. Before I could say anything, Kadaj speaks again. "And now; it's time for tonight's festivity to begin." He said then he snaps his fingers. Suddenly Marlene is torn out of my arms by Yazoo as I'm pulled away from her by Loz. "Esmee" she cries out as she reaches out her hand out to me. "What are you doing? Let me go, right now!" I yelled out as I struggle to break free from Loz's hold. "But it's time to begin tonight's performance." Kadaj said as Loz lets me go and stands beside Yazoo. "Now, give us the stone of Amethyst." He said as he extends his leather-gloved hand at me. "Someone like you is not worthy of such power, your hands are tainted with innocent blood." I said as I slap his hand away from me. "Like you're one to talk. Your hands are just as stained as ours." Kadaj said as he suddenly grabs my hand. "Don't tell me you forgot about the horrible pain that you brought to that innocent family. Your hands are just as tainted as ours, my little bloodstone." he said as he raises it above my head, squeezing it tightly making me slightly cry out in pain.

Author's P.O.V ᴥ

"Now, give me the stone." Kadaj said again as he squeezes Esmee's hand tighter, causing Esmee to cry out in pain. "No," She said as she tries to deal with the pain. Just as Kadaj is about to pull out his sword, a fearsome roar is heard throughout the area. Then suddenly Lazul jumps out from his hiding spot and pounces on Kadaj. Kadaj lets go of Esmee in time to avoid Lazul's attack. "Lazul," Esmee said with a sigh of relief as she rubs her wrist. "Lazul!" Marlene said happily believing that with Lazul's help, Esmee will stop them. "So this must be the beast that guards you. He's quite a frightening creator." Kadaj said with a smirk as looks at Lazul in his tiger form. "If you don't release my friends right now, you'll see just how frightening it can be." Lazul said as Lazul charges towards Kadaj. However, before he could so much as swipe his claws at him; Loz comes from the side. "Bad kitty," He said as he places his gun sword at Lazul's furry neck, pinning him to the ground. "Lazul!" Esmee and Marlene cry out at the same time. "Well now that your little pet has been put on a tight leash, it's time for you to give me the stone and give grant me control over its power." Kadaj said as he unsheathes his sword and points it at Esmee. Just as Esmee is about to speak, the sound of a bike engine echoes throughout the forest, then suddenly a black motorcycle comes crashing through the trees. Then dives towards Esmee and Kadaj, the bike swerves towards Kadaj causing him to jump away from the rear end of the bike. The engine stops and the biker dismount his bike. "Cloud!" Marlene said happily. "Cloud," Esmee said surprised. "You dropped this." Cloud said as he tosses her something small and silver towards her. Once she catches it in her hands she looks and smiles. "Thanks, Cloud," Esmee said as she smiles at him, he nods his head as a reply. "Well looks like everyone is here for our little party." Kadaj said. Suddenly Kadaj puts his foot on Clouds bike and kicks it towards him and Esmee. Luckily they manage to dodge the bike, but then they are met by a wave of bullets firing at them. Esmee manages to recover from the attacks, but Cloud doesn't because a wave pain pulses from his arm, causing him to lands on his side. "I'm glad you can make it." Kadaj said to Cloud as he circles around Cloud. "I only came to my friends." Cloud said as glares at him as he holds his throbbing arm. "Cloud!" Esmee said worriedly. When she tries to run to his help, Yazoo fires his gun at her. Esmee uses her staff to deflect the bullets, but then Yazoo suddenly uses the blade part of his gun to trap her by a tree. "See this man; he's our big brother. But alas; in our happy flock he is what we call a black sheep." Kadaj says to the children as he points his double blade sword under his neck. "Leave him alone!" Esmee cries out as she tries to push back Yazoo's blade on her staff, but he pushes her back with more force. "Hand over the stone and I'll leave Big brother alone." Kadaj said as he looks at Esmee. "I-I" Esmee started. "No Esmee." Cloud said interrupting her. Cloud pushes Kadaj back and then they clash swords. Cloud fights with all of his might, but that is no match for Kadaj. "Cloud!" Esmee cried out as Kadaj swipes Cloud on his arm and leg, causing him to fall. "Esmee," Lazul said as he is still pinned down by Loz. "It's time." He said with determination in his voice as his and Esmee's eyes meet. "You're right." She said as her nodes her head. Then she looks at Yazoo with a fierce look in her eyes. "Vimuk" {Release} Esmee said awakening the power of her staff, causing Yazoo to be pushed back by the force of her powers. When the power dies down; her bow staff changed into her magic staff with a golden jewel in between two purple butterfly wings. "Beast who acts as my guide, I command you; awaken the powers from inside." Esmee chanted as she points her staff at Lazul's jewel on his chest. Both the jewel on Esmee's staff and eyes glowed as Lazul's jewel glows. With Lazul's newfound strength he breaks free from Loz's and prepares to swipe him, but he dodges the attack. "Iru" {Fire} Esmee said as she summons the power of Therru {Her ruby} and blasts bright red and orange fireballs at the three brothers, forcing them to back away from Cloud. When Esmee stopped firing, she and Lazul run towards Cloud and help him up. "Can you stand?" Esmee said as she gently takes his left arm. "Yeah," Cloud said as Lazul pushes him up from behind Cloud. "I'm glad." Esmee said as Cloud stands fully on his feet and then he looks at her and Lazul. "You ready to take them, you two?" Cloud said as he grabs his sword and tightens his grip on it as he takes his stance. "Oh yeah." Lazul said as he stands on Cloud's left as prepares to charge. "Definitely." Esmee said as she pulls out her stones and releases them. They begin to glow as they levitate off her hand and begin to float around her, like a group of fireflies. "I tried to take your stone without force, but now it looks like I have no choice." Kadaj said with a smirk. Suddenly, Loz and Yazoo attack Cloud and Lazul leaving Esmee to fight Kadaj.

Esmee's POV

"Why to bother fighting, you are only prolonging the pain of big brothers and your little pet." Kadaj said as he swipes his double blade at her. "Leave them out of this; they have nothing to do with this." Esmee said as she blocks his attacks with her staff. "I have no choice," Kadaj said. Suddenly he summons more power from the material that he embedded in his arm and fires at Esmee. She dodges the first three blasts, but the last one. She uses her staff to take some of the force but she still hit a nearby tree with some force. "Not only are you affected physically, but your powers as well." Kadaj said with a sinister smirk as he fires more blast at her. 'He's right, my powers are getting weak.' She thought as she tries her best to dodge the blasts. Without my Diamond, I can't create a shield, so now I have to depend on my reflexes and staff to block his attacks. Out of the corner of my eyes, I see how Cloud and Lazul are doing, and it's not good. They're pined against one of the trees by Loz and Yazoo's attacks. I quickly call upon the power of Líoch {Her Blue Zircon} and teleport to help them before Kadaj could fire another blast at me. Just as Loz and Yazoo charge at them. I jump in between them and use Arron {Her Topaz}, to blast a gust of wind, sending them flying back. "You guys okay?" I ask as I kneel towards Cloud. "Hanging in there." He said with a weak smirk. 'This has to end soon; I don't think he can take much more of this.' I thought as I help him up. "Big brother and your pet are looking tiered Esmee." Kadaj said suddenly. I turn around and take my stance as I watch him and his brother's walk towards us. "Why don't you just give us the stone, and we'll let you three go." Yazoo said. "We promise to take good care of it." Loz said teasingly. "Don't listen to them Esmee." Lazul said as he stands in front of me and growls at them. "He's right Esmee." Cloud said as he stands to my left and takes his stance too. "Oh well," Yazoo said. Then in a blink of an eye, Loz comes charging at us with great speed, while Yazoo fires at us. Cloud blocks the bullets with his sword that comes towards us. Just as he blocks the last bullet, Loz suddenly appears beside me and prepares to punch me, but Lazul swipes his claws at him. Right after he dodges the attack, I teleport right in front of him and kick him in the face. Then suddenly, more bullets fire again causing us to dodge, but I wasn't quick enough. "Not good!" I hissed as I got hit in the arm by one of their bullets. It was just a graze, but it still stung a little. "Esmee!" I hear Lazul cry out my name. He and Cloud run to my side. "You okay?" Cloud asks as he looks at my arm. "I'm fine." I said as I let out a small whimper as I feel him turn my arm slightly. I see my sleeve torn with blood pouring around the tear. "Aw how sweet, big brother looking out for his little friend." Kadaj said as Lazul and Cloud help me to my feet. "You see Esmee the pain you cause to yourself and the ones around you. I find it funny that a little girl like you has such great power inside her, such a waste." Kadaj said insultingly. "How dare you speak to her that way, I'll crush your head with my fangs for that!" Lazul cried out as he charges towards them, but is suddenly pinned down by Loz again. "Lazul!" Cloud and I yelled out together. "Let him go." Cloud said as he tries to help Lazul but is stopped by Yazoo. "Cloud!" I cried as I run to help him but Kadaj swings his sword at me, but I dodge it in time. I swing my staff at him but he knocks it out of my hands. Then in a blink of an eye, he as my hands behind my back and has his sword at my neck. "Watch," Kadaj said as he forces me to watch Lazul struggle to get out Loz's hold. The Loz activates the weapon on his arm and attack with the same power he used on me and Tifa. "Lazul!" I cry out as I hear him wail in pain. Loz repeats this action over and over. I cringe every time I hear Lazul whimper. "That's not all." Kadaj said as he then forcefully turn me to watch Cloud fight against Yazoo. He can't go on fighting, his stigma is acting and it's affecting his fighting. "Cloud!" I cry as I see Yazoo fires once more and one of his bullets hit him in his arms and legs, causing him to fall to the ground. I begin to feel tears form in my eyes as I watch as memories of Richard and his family's death flashed before my eyes. "You are the one who is causing their suffering, just like before. Deja vu." Kadaj whispered into my ears. "Stop," I said weakly as I begin to tremble and feel one of my tears fall from my eyes. "Do you want to bring such pain to your friends?" He whispered again as I hear Lazul and Cloud cry out in pain. "Please," I said in a very faint whisper. "Only you can stop their suffering. Just give me the Stone of Amethyst." He said as he pulls away from my ear. "I-I will," I said sadly as I surrender my power to him. "Good girl." Kadaj said as he lets go of me and pulls his sword away from me. "No Esmee don't." Lazul said as he tried to bear the pain. "I'm sorry, but I can't let you suffer." I said not looking at him. "Esmee" Cloud said with a deep grunt as he holds his injured arm. "I won't let you suffer anymore." I said with a small smile on my face as I look at him. "Now, begin. Grant me all the immense power of Amethyst." Kadaj said as we stand face to face. 'I will protect them. I'm sorry everyone.' I thought as I place my left hand over my heart and placed the right hand in the center of Kadaj's chest. "Tuatha grin chnox, y foel famau, I give you everything." I said as I allow him to use the power of Amethyst. While I do this I feel my connection between me and all my jewels is temporarily lost, but when I finish the chant they reconnect with me. "I can feel it." Kadaj said as I remove my hands. "Now give me the stone," He said as he extends his glove hand out to me. "The thing is I don't know how to remove it from me. I was never told." I said as I look at him. Suddenly in the blink of an eye, his face is close to mine. "Oh I know, and I know of away." Kadaj whispered into my ear as I tremble slightly by his cold breath. "What do you-" I said then suddenly I feel immense pain from my chest. I look down and see his hand shoved into my chest. Then without warning, he rips his arm out of my chest. I fall to my knees from the pain but I force myself to concentrate on him. "So this is Amethyst?" Kadaj said as he shows everyone the Stone of Amethyst. "Yes," I said weakly as I clutch my chest, trying to bear the pain. "Such a lovely stone. Now to thank you for your help." Kadaj said as he kneels to my level. "For you," he said as he places his hand on my wound. Suddenly another wave of pain flashed through me, making my cry out in pain that I never knew I can feel. I faintly hear Cloud and Lazul cry out my name, but it was only a moment. The pain is too much that I feel my body go limp and I collapse to the ground. I feel my senses begin to fail, but my eyes and limbs still work, but not for long.

Author's P.O.V ᴥ

"Now that we have the stone, we don't need her anymore. Such a shame though, she is an interesting creator." Kadaj said as he looks back at Esmee with a smirk on his face, causing her to glare at him. "Hey Loz, you can finish off her pet. He failed to protect his friend. Doesn't that remind you of somebody big brother?" Kadaj said as he looks from Loz to Cloud, causing him to glare at him. "Gladly," Loz said with a smirk on his face. Just as he is about to strike, a blast of fire blasts towards Loz and Yazoo knocking them away from Lazul and Cloud. They all look and see where the blast comes from and they see Esmee. With her staff in her hand, but then collapsed to the ground again as her powers released and dispelled, changing her clothes back to normal. "How sweet, even with all her pain she was able to free her friend," Kadaj said as he walks towards her weak body. "How noble of her," Kadaj said as he turns her body so that she's lying on her back. "But your efforts are in vain, such a shame though," He said as he runs his gloved hand across her cheek and then he gently grabs a lock of her hair. "Pretty little Mage." He said as he leans forward and smells her hair, releasing in her sent. "Such a waste." He said as he lets go of her hair and raises his sword above his head and prepared to drive it into her. Just as he is about to stab her, bullets fires and hits Kadaj's blade, causing him to stop his attack and jump away from Esmee. Then suddenly a crimson red tattered cloth covers over her body shielding her from Kadaj. Then the strange cloth starts to fire at Kadaj again, but also at Loz and Yazoo, they returned the same firepower at the strange shield covering the girl. Just as Kadaj charges at the mist, the tattered fully engulfs the girl and then swiftly jumps from off the ground and onto a nearby tree and vanishes into the night. "Cloud" Lazul cries out as he changes into his bird form and flaps his wings knocking Loz out of his way and sweeps Cloud into his talons, then flies away.


at last we meet the whole Gang.

what do you guys think of the battle between Kadaj's Gang and with Esmee, Cloud and Lazul. thankfully Vincent arrived on time.

thanks again for making it this far.