NocaLightx This is it! The moment you've been waiting for! I won't spoil it, you will just have to find out what happens. MwahahahHAHAHAH!… yeah I seriously need help. Remember, if there is any advice, I'll gladly take it. And yes I am sorry this chapter is short. I may make future edits though!
Disclaimers and such on first chapter.
Where was he? He didn't know. What happened? He didn't know. Noctis began to regain consciousness. He remembered the stranger, the crystal, and a… flash of pink?
Pain racked his body the instant he regained his sense of feeling. His head throbbed violently with every beat of his heart.
AGH! What the hell was that?He thought, squeezing his hands to find something soft and warm in his palms. ... And what the hell is this?
He also felt a pressure on his body. It wasn't heavy, yet it had some sharp points uncomfortably poking his chest. Noctis smelled a sweet aroma, it made calmed him despite the pain all over his body. Something brushed softly against his face and neck. Then, to his greatest surprise, he felt warmth, especially on his lips. It spread throughout his body as if it was healing him from the inside out. He liked it. He liked it a lot!
Whatever was on top of him began to stir. Daring himself, Noctis slowly opened his eyes to see the face of a beautiful young woman with strawberry-blonde hair and pale skin. He felt her sides in his hands, feeling the warmth from the sudden contact. Blood rushed to his cheeks, and his heart practically stopped when he realized what the worst part was. They were kissing.
What? How? When? Where? He panicked inwardly, trying to figure out how an exploding crystal connected to a beautiful young woman kissing him. His head throbbed again, only to be soothed by this woman instantaneously.
The strange woman stirred again. They're lips parted slowly as she raised herself off of him slightly. They're faces only inches apart as she opened her eyes, revealing divine electric blue orbs. They were strong, but full of compassion. Noctis only flushed more at this miraculous site.
She instantly stood up, jumping away from him into the moonlight. She stumbled a little bit before finally finding her balance.
Noctis tried to sit up, the soreness becoming a difficult obstacle for him. Damn it! I must've cracked some ribs. "Gah!" he gasped for air as he heard the bones pop and groan, or all of them!
Noctis looked back to the new arrival, noticing that she was wearing a Valkyrie-like suit of armor that showed her curvacious form. She wielded a strange sword and a small, round shield. He also remarked the snow white feathers around her hip and the ones falling around her. Noctis put his fingers to his lips, the warrior did the same with her own as the situation dawned on him.
Dear Etro! Did I just have my first kiss with an angel? Noctis thought with his heart almost exploding from shock... or was it joy?
Reluctantly, Noctis tried to stand up, his body still in shock from the recent events. He observed the woman as she observed him, not so much hostilely, but more out of curiosity and confusion. Noctis turned his head slightly side to side, only taking small glances and using his sixth sense see if the intruder was still here. He should sense him now that he recognized the robed man's powers.
Nothing, so he escaped. All was silent. He noticed the rubble and broken pillars around him. But the room was completely intact. Where did these pieces come from? More importantly where did she come from?
His gaze fell upon the pink haired warrior before him. He remembered the blonde intruder's words, disturbed by how he said he was going to end the Caelum dynasty, and not destroy the crystal? Was this angel his destruction? He furrowed his eyebrows as he mused the situation before him.
Logic points to yes, the enemy summoned her to kill him. But why won't he believe that? The fact that he's still alive is good enough evidence that the intruder and this woman might not be connected. The crystal was still here and from what he could tell it was intact. Is there a possibility that she can be an ally?
The prince looked back at the stranger who didn't move one inch out of place. He took a step toward her. The stranger's eyes widened and she drew into a fighting stance. Noctis wasn't ready for another fight, not while he could barely move. He had to buy some time.
"Easy! I don't want to fight. How about we call a truce? Okay?" Noctis said as he put his hands up, slowly taking a couple of steps towards her. She kept her blade up, eyeing Noctis with extreme caution. He pressed her with another question, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"…"
"Are you here to kill me?"
She tensed as he took a step only three or four meters from her.
Okay I admit, that question was kind of blunt. Noctis thought to himself.
They stood motionless in the dark chamber in complete silence for what seemed like an eternity to the young prince.
The woman opened her mouth slightly, hesitating. She spoke, asking a question he surprisingly heard many times before, "Who are you?" His eyes widened and his jaw dropped. He couldn't believe it, this woman was the one from his dreams! This is his dream girl! The looks, the voice, the figure! It's a perfect match!
Taking another step, he began recklessly "You're… are you-!" He soon regretted it as he barely dodged several strikes from the warrior. She struck quickly, elegantly, and fluidly as if she planned everything out. Drawing his falchion, Noctis did his best to defend himself. His fatigue and pain slowed him down however. He needed to put distance between them.
He teleported a few meters away from a lunge at his neck. The woman looked surprised at his new ability, then flipped her blade into a folded position. Noctis relaxed, supposing they can finally talk.
"Ok, now- whoa!" He nearly blocked a bullet aimed straight for his head.
He saw the woman smirking as if he was a complete fool.
Oh brilliant! Noctis frowned, Her sword is a gun too! That's just brilliant! he sarcastically thought, seeing his luck was only getting worse and worse.
Prompto aimed and shot the last soldier, the body going limp in his sites. Taking a long sigh he said, "Finally I can breathe!" He sat down and leaned against the mansion wall. It wasn't easy, but the enemy finally retreated. It was a long drawn out fight, too long for his liking. He noticed Gladiolus and Ignis walking up to him.
"I hate to say this, but I think Noct sending you here was a good call." Gladiolus said as he sat/fell next to Prompto.
"If we fought any longer by ourselves, we would have some pretty bad scars. Who knew they had extra gunships?" Ignis chuckled, still catching his breath.
"Yep. And that's why you can't live without yours truly." Prompto smirked, gesturing to himself proudly.
Gladiolus grunted with a smile. "Yeah what would we do without our little blonde maid to clean up the messes."
"You told him?" Prompto shouted at Ignis, who only shrugged in response.
Prompto dragged a hand over his face. When he finished, he noticed a small but then instantly bright light emanate from the mansion. He was so shocked his gun went off.
"Damn it Prompto flip the safety on that thing would'ya?" Gladiolus screamed, nearly dodging the misfire.
"My bad."
"That was from Noct's throne room! Gladiolus and I will check it out. Prompto you clean up the…Prompto?" Ignis looked around, not seeing a hint of blonde anywhere.
"That son of a bitch." Ignis said, realizing that he was outsmarted.
Gladiolus laughed. "He's definitely smarter than he looks huh?"
They clashed again, exchanging blows and slashes. Dodging and performing acrobatics, they weaved through the rubble that was their battlefield. She's good, he thought, surprised that the girl can keep up with him. He sidestepped a vertical slice, then blocking a horizontal one at which their blades came to a standstill.
"Who are you!" Noctis shouted.
They separated once more. She did a front flip over him while trying to shoot from above. The prince blocked the shots and their blades connected once again as she landed.
She back flipped, avoiding Noctis's blade once more as he slashed to disarm her. She's too fast!
"Guh!" Noctis fell to one knee, "No, not now... please not now..." Noctis bit his lip. He looked up to see the warrior coming toward him. she stopped suddenly. She looked... concerned? Why?
Noctis fought through the flash and stood up readying his falchion. My abilities are at their limit. I have to...end this.
Noctis charged at her, now on the offensive. She countered Noctis by parrying his horizontal strike and then kicked him in the chest, making him have to roll a few yards before he could regain his balance. Noctis teleported again, trying to flank her.
She's definitely good, But I'm- Noctis was shocked. The woman had disappeared. Dead, so very very dead. He heard the clanking of metal and stone behind him, as he turned to stare down the barrel of a gun with a bayonet at his throat. The stimulated blue eyes of the woman were staring into his.
Noctis couldn't believe it. She predicted his patterns and jumped behind him while he was teleporting. She saw the opening and took the opportunity where he was most vulnerable.
I would call her a genius if it weren't for the fact she's going to blow my head off. Noctis couldn't move anymore, his body was truly at it's limit. Oh well. He smirked. It was funny how the person who gave him his first kiss would also make it his last.
All of a sudden the warrior held her head in her shield hand with a pained expression on her face. Taking the chance he needed Noctis put his falchion to the woman's throat and 4 other sword's pointing to her heart, head and sides. At least now he wasn't going down alone.
His opponent began to shake, coughing violently and blood dripping from her mouth as she put her hand over it. Noctis withdrew his weapons. His opponent's gun blade hit the floor and she stumbled. She fell into Noctis's arms. Noctis rested her head on his shoulder, holding her gently as she faded into unconsciousness. Her weapon disappeared into a flash of feathers.
Noctis began to panic. What was wrong? He could've sworn he didn't even scratch her (though he wouldn't admit it). He looked at his hands now covered in a sticky crimson substance. She had wounds before their fight, serious wounds. To think she could stand, let alone fight. Noctis also noticed the blood that plastered her hair to her forehead. He needed to keep her alive. He needed answers and she might be his only chance to get some without violence… hopefully.
Noctis looked up, someone was coming. He didn't have any strength left. He could feel another one of his flashes coming. If these are enemy reinforcements, it's all over.
"Clear left. Clear right. Moving up." Soldiers. It had to be more soldiers. He then recognized another voice, one that finally let him relax.
"Yo Noct! Where are you buddy? Damn it I told you going off alone was a bad id-"
Prompto was at the door way, mouth agape. He rubbed his eyes and looked around the room, his gaze falling on Noctis and then on the strange woman in his arms. Before Noctis fell back he smiled as his friend shouted.
"What the hell happened here?"
NoctaLightx: So that's the end of Part 1! Sorry it's a little short.
Phew, alright. Now I need a little time to develop. So I ask you to please be patient and I will get Part 2 started as soon as possible. Any ideas are welcome. You can come out now!
(Noctis comes out carrying Lightning.)
NoctaLightx: Uh…. Acting's over. You know that right?
Noctis: Yeah I know, but you worked us overtime remember? (walks away).
NoctaLightx: Oh… right. (Looks at Audience) Don't look at me like that! I did it for you! Thank you and good day/night!
