Enumasam
Chapter 33: Not So Bad
Sephiroth, Fujin, Squall, Rinoa, Zell, and Tifa all strolled down the front ramp of the Garden, leaving the weapon smith behind in case they ran into any trouble. Zell decided they should walk so he would have time to get his emotions under control, even though he had lost almost all of his anger in the fight against Hezmon after Sephiroth decimated him, with the help of Fujin. Statue had taken up residence on Tifa's shoulder now as she continuously talked to her receiving a nod yes or no to her questions.
"Can you not talk?" The fighter asked the Shiva mimic which got her to shake her head in a no. "That's fine I'll just stick to simple things until we can figure out an easier way to communicate…Have you known Fujin and Sephiroth long?" Once again a no. Zell led them along the road where the six encountered few fiends which were easily dispatched by Squall's gunblades, Rinoa's magic, or Zell's fists, not really leaving an opportunity for anyone else to even arm themselves. The warriors all walked side by side to their companion until they reached the gates of Balamb, well the twisted charred remains of the steel entrance.
'Odd I could have sworn there were corpses here,' the Silver Haired Savior thought while they walked past a charcoaled building, that had crumbled into indiscrete pieces from the battle that had taken place not too long ago.
'Where's my Ma?' Zell thought when they made it to the doorway of her burnt down house, there was the hole Zell had put in the pavement but his mother's carcass was nowhere in sight. After they had examined the ground and checking the nearest buildings they still couldn't find an answer.
"Sephiroth, Hezmon's body is gone," Squall stated as he searched the crater in the midst of the village for the remains of their fallen foe. All that was left from the demonic being was his serpent spear, which was stuck in the dirt of the crater.
"Statue can you fly up there and take a look if you can see anything?" Rinoa asked the pixie sized entity. Statue took off up into the sky until they couldn't see her anymore without their eyes being harmed by the sun.
"What do you think, Zell?" Tifa inquired as she touched his arm. Zell was confused but answered to the best of his knowledge.
"Babe, I think maybe fiends came after the bodies," to which Squall interrupted.
"If they did where are any of the remains at all?" He said.
Sephiroth could only smell burning wood, and he couldn't hear anything over the crackling of some still on fire living quarters.
Zell wondered off with Tifa towards the docks in search of possible answers before Statue came back down to Rinoa.
"Did you see anything?" the sorceress inquired. Statue pointed south west of the village and shook her head in a yes.
"Squall and me will go check it out alright, Sephiroth?" the duster clad woman informed as she pulled back on her wrist projectile while Squall unsheathed his gunblades before they headed out with Statue flying in front of them.
'I wonder what she saw, though it is best if we stay here in case that being has returned.' Sephiroth pondered tapping his chin with his pointer finger.
"ANSWER?" Fujin said to her boyfriend.
"This is odd, Fujin, I am not sure as to what's happened I can't hear anything or sense any danger because of the recent fire. Basically we're walking blind, very unfortunate bu…" Sephiroth was cut off.
"Get off me you son of a bitch! Take that!" It was Zell yelling before a loud crunching noise was heard from the docks.
"You alright?" Tifa asked the blonde haired fist fighter.
"Tch. Never better," he responded as his leg came around in a spin kick to decapitate, what appeared to be a very burnt townsperson. Sephiroth and Fujin came running around the corner and saw the two fighters back to back surrounded by shambling, corpses.
"Hah let's see who can get the most, if you see my Ma leave it to me," Zell said smiling wide as he right hooked another one smashing it's skull to fragments, spraying brain matter everywhere. Tifa smirked as she tightened down her gloves and kneed one in the chest so hard her knee came out it's back before she piledrove it into the concrete obliterating its upper body and head. Spehiroth and Fujin stood on the sidelines as the two fought off the undead townspeople.
"That's three for me Tif," Zell said as he dropkicked another in its squishy torso breaking its ribs as it slowly fell to the ground on the now piling up bodies.
"Hah five for me big shot," Tifa complimented herself, upper cutting another's head from its neck and sending it flying onto a parked car. Sephiroth stood arms crossed beside Fujin who stood in the same position, they both had small smiles on their faces as they watched the competition. Finally one of the zombies broke off from the circle and came at Fujin who dodged its lunge and struck it in the back with her fist causing it to crash headfirst into the back window of the parked car killing it instantly.
"Well, well, well looks like I won huh Zell?" Tifa teased as she punched him on the shoulder, he gazed at the littered townspeople who should by all means stay dead this time. Suddenly a teenage zombie and its mate came up behind Tifa who was distracted counting her kills and Zell shoved her out of the way before casting a Ultima spell on them. The greenish black magick imploded around the two causing particles of dead flesh to fling all over covering both Zell and Tifa.
"Oops…heh," Zell said as he scratched the back of his head rubbing undead skin into his hair on accident.
"Oh. My. God. Really?!" Tifa was about to begin complaining when she couldn't help but laugh, gore covered both of them and they struggled to hold their composure. Sephiroth started to laugh and Fujin, the only two clean of the disasterous effects of Zell's spell.
"OVERKILL." Fujin acknowledged. Tifa and Zell let out a small laugh as they tried to clean off the mess.
'His mother wasn't here. I wonder if the gunswordsman and his woman are having this same problem?' Sephiroth considered.
"Well I dunno what to do now 'cept go find Squall and see if they've had any luck, by the way where'd they go?" Zell asked.
"South west of this town, Statue pointed out something was there." Sephiroth told the two.
With that said Zell led the four, him by Tifa's side Fujin by Sephiroth's out of the town to the south west, he whistled as he walked.
'For a day of mourning it hasn't turned out so bad,' the blonde pondered leading his gang towards what looked like a forest.
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How's ya like it I figured everyone loves zombies so I'd put a few in there and I thought about making this chapter longer but I can't stop with the cliffhangers. Mwhahaha.
Signed,
Vicious Cerberus