Enumasam

Chapter 31: Collateral Damage

Her skull cracked and popped as she was beaten repeatedly by the demonic fiend Hezmon, two of his clawed hands held her as the upper pair pounded on her head until her vision blurred and he dropped her to the ground.

"Haaahaaa smashed like an insect," he slithered out as he picked up his spear and went to work stabbing her in the stomach, before cutting off her arms with his serpentine spear.

"Now you will burn for eternity," Hezmon spoke as he blasted her with flames from his weapon free hands, but she didn't die she screamed in agony and suffering.

"Sephiroth…" were the last words she could utter as her skin melted to bone. Suddenly there was a cold blast of air on her body and she shot up awake.

Next to her on her pillow was Statue who was using her minor ice magick to cool her off, Fujin had profusely been sweating and talking in her sleep and it was all the miniature Shiva could do to help.

'What's wrong Fujin?' an unearthly female voice spoke inside of her head, which she knew to be Pandemona.

'FINE,' the gray and black haired woman said back to the Guardian Force.

"SEPHIROTH?" Fujin asked Statue who shrugged in response. Apparently her clothes were beside her on the nightstand. She quickly dressed but not without a couple of dizzy spells and a severe hunger. Statue flew up to her right shoulder and took a seat, like a pet bird. Fujin quickly left the infirmary and made her way to the cafeteria where she got a tray of chicken fried rice and an eggroll. She took a seat at a table and slowly ate her food watching as Zell and Tifa grabbed some food and sat down across from her.

"I can't believe the number you did on that bastard Fuj, you almost killed him, and I couldn't even touch the son of a bitch." Zell stated chewing on a hotdog.

"Yeah, but if Sephiroth wouldn't have done what he did do you think it would have ended as pleasantly?" Tifa smarted. Fujin kept her gaze on her eggroll. "By the way that makes me wonder…why did Sephiroth step in exactly? And what is that thing on your arm?" The female martial artist inquired.

"STATUE," Fujin retorted and thumbed the small creature on her shoulder that took a seat on the table and started eating Fujin's rice.

"Okaaayy that was one question, but why did Sephiroth intervene?" She pried.

"Goddamnit, Sephiroth may not want to admit it or act like it but he's a big ol' softy for this girl right here, heh." Zell finally spat out. Tifa's mouth opened in an O.

"What happened when your hair changed colors and you like levitated?" Tifa sure was nosey.

"PANDEMONA." Was the answer she got out of her.

"Yeah babe. Pandemona is her Guardian Force but like Squall said she has Sephiroth's blood running through her too so it was a combined effort." Tattoo face explained. "If I were you I'd keep testing that form out and I don't mean in a totally messed up situation. If you could hold it longer and use more of your GF's power you know how cool that'd be?" For not acting like he had a brain Zell was certainly making sense to her right now. She finished her food with Statue and the two took off to try and find her Silver Haired Savior.

"Edea the damage to Balamb was catastrophic, most of the people there were killed by that bastard and those that weren't are all almost permanently injured, hell I doubt even Seifer's arm will be the same again and Zell's mom…" Squall explained feeling pissed as Sephiroth stood beside him in front of Edea's desk on the repaired third floor.

"Fujin gained a new level of power, which I have never seen before," Sephiroth blankly stated impressed with his girl. Unfortunately Squall didn't find it nearly as impressive.

"Yeah so what?! The town's basically gone the only survivor we have found has been the old weapon shop owner. That piece of shit deserved more torture than death…" Squall exclaimed but Edea held up a hand to silence him.

"Squall, this new power of Fujin's may have only been activated because of the extreme situation IF we can teach her to wield it properly in the future she may save enough lives to make up for this Hezmon as you have explained," Squall stood agape in awe at how little it meant to the headmistress.

"We shall send cadets and students to help rebuild Balamb, who do you think we should have in charge of this task? I already know Sephiroth will be training Fujin to use her new found powers, so Squall what do you think?" Edea explained. Squall tapped his foot for a second.

"Hmph if I'm in charge of rebuilding it then I want Selphie to get the best group of carpenters and masons available and by that I do mean outside of the Garden if necessary," Squall had made his point loud and clear. "Even though I doubt after what's happened anyone would want to even be around the place. First of all it's clean up duty and I'm pretty damned sure that Zell will want to bury his mother. Which I aim to do with all the rest, well what's left of the corpses there," he continued.

"That's fine Squall, have Selphie help I know she is good at organization and maybe that old weapon shop owner knows some architects. Please do your best to keep things together so we can move past this disaster Squall," Edea spoke softly.

"I've known that weapon smith for sometime I'm certain we can get people from Fisherman's Horizon to help, I'll talk to Selphie, and Zell first," the gunbladesman said.

"I will try to harness Fujin's abilities, not just for your benefit but for my future as well," Sephiroth stated before he turned and went down to the first floor.

"See he doesn't give a damn about the damages that that fiend caused!" Squall shouted at Edea after Sephiroth had gone.

"Don't pretend to be so noble Squall; you even said Seifer's arm will probably never be the same again. Like you care at all about him, go to work I've had enough," Matron waved him off.

Sephiroth went to the infirmary to search for Fujin, but he couldn't find her in there, then he went to the cafeteria where he ran into Zell and Tifa.

"Looky looky, it's the man himself," Zell said to the silver haired male.

"I'm goin to my room," Tifa whispered to Zell and pecked him on the cheek as she stared daggers at Sephiroth.

"Where is Fujin?" the long haired man inquired.

"No idea, she came in here with Statue and the two headed back off somewhere," which proved Zell to be no help at all. Sephiroth headed around the circle that made Balamb to the training center. Outside of the steel doors he heard the cries of fiends, big and small on the prowl he also heard Fujin cussing.

"DAMNIT!" Fujin said as she took another swing with her blade at a dragon with four legs and six eyes.

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Vicious Cerberus