Classic FFVI scene. I own Zelda.
"LIAR!"
Who was that? Sounded like an earthbender.
Toph: "Me you idiot."
Dang you Toph. Anyway, I totally own Zelda.
Toph: "You're lying."
Seriously. Shut up. While I'm killing her- I mean, while we're we're talking about this backstage, enjoy the chappie.
Chapter 8: The Floating Continent
They began to hike in the mornin. They hiked through Narsche's mines through the mountain to cut the time of the trip. They soon found themselves on a cliff overlooking a small hamlet. Night was falling and the town looked deserted.
"We must camp here tonight. This is the safest place this close to Thamasa. See that huge mountain over there?" Rytex pointed at a large mountain with a ring of clouds around the peak.
"Yeah." said Sephiroth.
"That is Mount Koltz. It is the mountain where the shrine is. The shrine has statues that not only keep the land in balance, but they also ward off most malevolent intruders. I read about Jenova and the Endirans, and learned that Jenova was sealed away with help from power of the Triad."
"So, how long will it take to search the mountain for the shrine?" asked Zelda.
"You have been here before, have you not?" asked Sephiroth.
"Yes, but after the meteors hit, everything changed. The path may have also."
"Too true." said Rytex softly.
In the morning, they walked into the deserted town. Rytex kept his hand on the hilt of his blood-red sword. He called it the Blood Sword.
"Why did we go in?" asked Midna.
"We need supplies to scale the mountain. Without supplies, the journey is much more perilous. Especially in this new world." said Link.
They got the amount needed and began to continue toward Mount Thamasa.
Once there, the entered a cave high up in the mountain and walked into a particular room.
Three stone statues stood in a perfect triangle.
"Is this the Warring Triad?" asked Link.
"No. These statues are but copies. The true Triad is hidden on the Floating Continent." said Rytex.
"And where is the Floating Continent?" asked Sephiroth.
There came a heart-stopping laugh.
A person materialized into the air.
It was Kefka.
"Why, it is quite obvious! The whole Thamasa Basin is the Floating Continent!"
Without warning, Kefka destroyed the three golden statues.
The ground rumbled.
"And now the Continent reveals itself to me!"
The area of land that detached itself from the ground tore towns apart and opened more chasms in the earth.
People fell in and the Floating Continent took to the sky.
The mountain fell apart around the six of them.
Kefka laughed.
"See? A new place to rule from... I love it!"
He laughed and vanished.
They looked at their surroundings. Everything had changed. The flat landscape sloped upward toward a mountain where three stone statues gushed magical power.
"The Triad!" shouted Link
"We have to get there before Kefka does!" shouted Rytex.
They ran as fast as they could toward the statues, but the climb was difficult.
Before long, they had made it to the top, but something was there before them.
A monstrous silver dragon flew above the statues. It had a golden chest, ruby red eyes, pearly white sharp teeth, and claws sharp enough to raze metal.
It let out a roar as it saw them. As before, Sephiroth heard it's voice in his thoughts.
"Five chosen ones! Do not let Kefka win the war! The second half of the apocalypse is about to occur, but do not fear for you are to bring light to the world once again! I give to you a portion of my power!"
It breathed a white fire upon them and they felt power enter their beings.
There came a laugh.
The laugh made their hearts stop. The one person they were trying to keep away from the Triad had found them.
So, I just finished tearing Toph to shreds- I mean, putting her in her place- and I bet you guys already know the outcome. R&R anyway.