Repeat of a certain not-so-epic battle from one of my other stories. Can you guess which one? (Keep in mind it isn't a carbon copy).

Chapter 11: A Faint Glimmer Of Hope

It took him three long days to get there, but he arrived in the destroyed Castle Town. A tall tower stood in place of Hyrule Castle.

He ran toward it to find figures cloaked in black walking slowly in front of it. One cloak he recognized because of the small eye upon the back.

"Zelda!"

He ran forward and shook her.

She said nothing but continued muttering. He threw off her hood. She gave no notice of him or even the surrounding landscape. She even stumbled upon a rock, yet her chant continued unperturbed.

"Don't tell me you gave up..." he said, horrorstruck.

Then he took off up the tower.

As he neared the top, he saw a man with long silver hair fly out of the sky toward him.

"Sephiroth?"

But this Sephiroth had eyes of pure black.

"Not quite hero. I'm Jenova. Nice to see you again."

"Jenova? Oh shi-"

"Now then Hero. Prepare to die."

Sephiroth's Masamune appeared in hand as Jenova leapt at him. Link however, had been learning a few tricks before the Apocalypse.

Quickly, he pulled out a Deku Nut and threw it at Jenova.

It exploded in his face.

"Aaargh! My eyes!"

Link kicked Masamune out of his hand and stabbed Jenova, sending a spirit flying out of Sephiroth.

It had the same wound in it's chest. It screamed and writhed and exploded in a flash of light.

Link pulled the Master Sword out of Sephiroth. His eyes had returned to normal and he was conscious.

"Wha- what happened to- Link!"

They embraced.

"It truly has been a while, hasn't it?"

"Yeah. So how'd Jenova repossess you?"

"Inside the door to the top of the tower is a stone. I touched it and I lost consciousness. Then Jenova seized her chance and repossessed me."

"What happened to Zelda and where's Midna?"

"Zelda touched the stone as well and it took her soul. If we were to break the curse on it, her soul would return, but as of now, she is serving Kefka as a member of his cult."

"How do we break the curse?"

"We will need Rytex and his Blood Sword. And as for where Midna is, I believe she has taken refuge in Dukomlet. She at least is safe."

"Has the landscape of the world changed at all?"

"Yes. As far as I know, only Gaia and Hyrule are attached by land. Everything else has been broken off of the continent and has floated away. Termina, the polar ice cap, and Bogden up north have remained intact, but their landscapes have changed. The only part of Termina that remains vaguely the same is Ikana Canyon, already desolate before the meteors hit and the statues were moved."

"Then we need to go to Nibelheim. There we can get Rytex. He's already given up though. But if anyone can convince him that we still have a fighting chance, you can."

"Very well. Get ready to fly."

He felt himself be lifted up and flown away toward Nibelheim again.

R&R