CHAPTER 26

NORMAL POV

Lighting and Cloud stand firm on the ground catching their breath as Lola tries to catch her breath as well all three warriors where cut up and badly bruised

"how...how the hell are you two still standing?...JUST give it up" Lola says looking up glaring at Cloud and Lightning

"sorry..not interested in staying down" Cloud says looking up at Lola with no emotion in his facial expression

"we aren't just going to lay down and give up why you still harm inoccent people besides it was YOU who wanted to get revenge on us ...what not going to plan?" Lightning says smirking

"dont push your luck i may have used alot of energy in that last attack but i still have a hell of alot more fight in me" Lola says

"good to hear so do we" Cloud says standing up

"i've faced far more worse than you trust me...this isnt much of anything" Lightning says standing up

Cloud and Lightning stands up and gets up in their battle stance as Lightning raises her gunblade ready at her shoulder (try to picture Lightings stance in final fantasy 13 guys) and Cloud holds his fusion sword firm infront of him

"ready?" Cloud asks Lightning

"yeah" Lightning nods and both charges at Lola who blocks the attacks only to see Lightning ground kick Lola's leg to try and knock her off her feet only to have Lola shove Cloud back barely and flies up into the air and stands ontop of a hill Cloud reaches into his pocket and pulls out a green orb as Lightning and Lola looks curiously at Cloud who sinks the orb into his arm and vanishes

Cloud streaches out his arm and casts a Fira attack at Lola who is supprised by the scene infront of her and lately dodges the attack burning her leg as she lands on the ground hissing in pain

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO WHAT WAS THAT?!" Lola screams irritated

"its a fire spell?" Cloud says looking at Lola

"Cloud i think she means that green ball you shoved in your arm" Lighting states looking as confused as Lola

"what you mean my materia?" Cloud asks confused to their reactions

"WHATS MATERIA?" Lola asks angerly

"hmm ok since your both a lil confused i'll explain best i can ...if i remember correctly the materia is basicly a form of energy from the life stream that we can use as a sorce of magic, attack or even summons such as your Edolin like Odin Light...however we can even use them in attacks...for example if i was to put this red Materia and this Green Materia in my sword i can use it for a boost of magic attack like your sparkstrike Light...in a way but if your connected to the lifestream like i am then with alot of practice you can just assorb the power into your own body" Cloud explains

"So how would you get it out...i mean it DOES come out right?" Lightning asks looking still slightly confused

"of course it does i just have to focus the energy where i assorb the Materia so since its in my arm..." Cloud closes his eyes and hold his hand up to his arm and assorbs the Materia and holding the Materia in his hand

"see just like this" Cloud pockets the Materia

"I think i understand but shouldnt we be getting back to wraping this up?" Lightning asks

"please come and try to but trust me now im done resting meaning im ready to finish this you'll both be dead soon" Lola says standing up feeling the Chaos run through her body and into her sword

"she still has that much power left?" Cloud asks a little impressed on the fact that the enemy before him can still weild that much power

"thats the power of Chaos for you..but im not going to let up" Lightning says standing up

Lightning charges at Lola and clashes her gunblade against Lola's and knocks her into the air as Cloud jumps twords her and clashes his sword at the hilt of her weapon when all of a sudden a ruinga collides between the three of them

Cloud, Lightning, and Lola look over twords the side of the burnt church and see's Noel standing next to the others with his hand extended and Cloud notices Denzel and with a sword in his hand

"what miss us?" Noel says with a smirk

"WHEN DID YOU?!" Lola says furious that some how her captives was released

"what you didnt think me and goldilocks here was running away now did you?" Hope states pointing his Airwing at Lola from the ground

"goldilocks? seriously Hope?" Noel shoots Hope a dirty look

"oh come on Noel its kinda cute" Serah says giggling

"uh...mm...s-sure" Noel says deeply blushing

Lightning and Cloud land on the ground staring at the others as Lola stays floating in the air Cloud looks over at Denzel who has marleen close behind him and watches as Urldimmu charges at Denzel

"DENZEL LOOK OUT!" Lightning screams at him as Cloud starts charging to save Denzel but see's Noel hold up his hand twords Cloud telling him to wait but Cloud ignores his silent order not wanting him to come to anyharm

Denzel shoves Marleen twords Serah and slashes the sword Noel had given him upwards killing the Urldimmu from the chest up letting it lay next to him and looks at Cloud with a slight smile

Cloud looks at Denzel with suprise that he took down the monster without even trying or paying attention yeah Cloud has taught him how to use a weapon but however Denzel had always had a little trouble taking monsters at adverage level after all the last time Cloud had taught Denzel he was still recovering from the mako poisioning

"IM GETTING TIRED OF THIS AND ALL OF YOU RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW YOU ALL WILL DIE!" Lola screams at everyone floating right above Lightning and Cloud and twords the others

Everyone grabs their weapons and Denzel asks Vanille to get Marleen somewhere safe as Lola sends monsters from the unseen relm of Chaos and sends them after the others as she reaches by her left breast and pulls out a dark purple crystal and crushes it with her fist and in a bright light stands a large 20ft tall, 2 headed snake with black glossy scales and purple eyes with 2 large fangs bout 3ft long

"what the hell is that?" Marleen screams

"I dont know go NOW!" Denzel screams at marleen and Vanille as he slashes a monster with his sword

CLOUDS POV

As I look at the snake I question just how Lola did it then it hits me like Sephiroths sword through my chest

"Lightning its an Edolin" I call twords her dodging his tail whip twords me

"What?" Claire asks running twords the snake shooting her gunblade at the snakes head

"its an Edolin just like your Odin so in a way it a summoning" I hollor twords Claire as I clash my swords with the snakes fangs

"so why dont I just summon Odin?" Claire asks striking one of the fangs and flips off the Edolins head

"Yeah i'll distract it you go" I says I focus all of my energy to my body heating up my energy to hold it I charge at it and watch Lightning try to summon her Edolin

"ITS NOT WORKING CLOUD" Claire shouts twords me

"why?.." I see her trying her best to focus but nothings happening I jump twords the Edolin while Claire clashes with Lola in the distant when I am at the Edolins face I end up stabing the neck of the snake and feel a sharp pain down my arm and quickly jerk my arm away from the snake and slash the other head and dashes away from it

I start to feel like my body on fire I start to have a hard time breathing and grip my chest

"wh-whats going on?" I grip my arm and examine it to see light purple bubbling liquid on my arm and a stab mark

"SHIT! POISION?!" my vision starts to go blury and I look to see the Edolins tail whip me with his tail thats glowing like a orangish purple and smashes his tail against my chest as I feel my back Collide in the mountain the last thing I hear before trying to keep my vison was Claires crying my name

Lightnings POV

I look over to Cloud seeing him holding his arm his face looks pale as Lola's Edolin tail whips Cloud I look in horror as I see Cloud crash into a mountain and layed unconscious on the ground

"CLOUD!" I block an attack from Lola and slash at her but with no advail I focus energy into my hand casting a thunderga spell at her supprising it was enough to stun her for a few minutes I quickly rush twords Cloud to make sure he's ok but my worst fear comes to my mind when he looks as white as snow I quickly try shaking him hoping it wakes him up

"CLOUD?!...CLOUD GET UP!" I notice a mark on his arm i quickly study Clouds marks I can tell he has been poision I quickly pulled a Exlier from my pocket and hold him in my lap gently holding his head up his skin felt like he was on fire like I was standing by a fire I take the lid of the Exlier and hold it to Clouds mouth hoping he could hear me at least

"Cloud...Cloud I need you to drink this if you can hear me...please...it will help..." I tip the bottle and he slowly starts to drink it even tho it was bringing his tempeture down didnt mean he was alright.. so many thoughts start forming into my head...was Cloud going to be alright?...why didnt I see this coming...why did Cloud have to be poision?...why couldnt it have been ME instead...why do i fear of loosing him so much...I know I love Cloud i KNOW i do...but the fear of loosing him...reminds me of how i couldnt stand that i lost mine and Serahs parents...i feel rage fill my mind I pick up Cloud with as much strength as i can due to how strong he was and quickly bring him to Serah

"what happen?" Serah ask concerned

"He's been posion Serah badly I dont know what kind of poision it was...I gave him a Exlier to bring down his tempeture please Serah...help him" I feel my eyes start to water but i fight back the tears the best I can the last thing i want to do is look weak infront of everyone and i dont want to show ANY weakness twords Lola...I turn and Glare in her direction

"I will...but uh Claire what are you going to do?" Serah whispers to me so no one else would hear but I could hear the consern in her voice

"I'm going to take care of Lola alone...DO NOT let ANYONE come after me you understand?" I move some of Clouds hair out of his face and run hand down the side of his face and give Serah a hug and walk twords Lola and her Edolin

"Aww did your lover finaly meet his end?" Lola starts chucking "well i guess that one down now i just have to finish you next and maybe i'll go for you look alike next"

"Cloud will be fine...and YOU wont go ANYWHERE near Serah again...im going to finish you alone right here right now.." I close my eyes and feel a bunch of energy flow through my body i dont know maybe it was anger that i was feeling but i used whatever i was feeling and focused on summoning Odin again to no advail instead i slowly open my eyes feeling calmer and see my entire body glowing in a hot pink color

"what the hell are you up to?" Lola looks at me reading her sword

"To be honest im not sure whats going on...but i dont care if this power is enough to take you down then im going to RIGHT NOW!" I charge right past Lola and slash her Edolin with a Aquastrike and jump in the air and as the 2 headed snake tries to stop me i focus all of that new feelings in my body and brings my sword downwards and cuts the snakes head off and run the blades down its body and slowly turns twords Lola

"Now its your turn" I slowly start walking twords Lola ready to advenge Cloud and to protect what I cherish the most ...my friends...my NEW family and my NEW dreams