I do not own Kingdom Hearts 1 or 2, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Final Fantasy VII, or any of the characters from them.
Out of nowhere, a bolt of lightning strikes down in the center of the Daein solders. Soon after another bolt of lightning strikes, a man and a woman both wielding swords follow and start slicing up Daein soldiers one by one. The man has shoulder length white hair and is wearing a pair of loose purple pants and a purple gi top. His blade is slightly curved and has a purple tint to it. The female has long blue hair and is wearing red pants and an orange and red gi top. The two sword wielders continue to try to fight their way towards Cloud and Ike.
Just as more soldiers appear from the opposite side of the room, two horse riding warriors enter with two archers and an ax wielder. The archers pick off Daein soldiers with almost super human accuracy. The pair is both male, one a grown man and the other a young boy. The boy is wearing a pair of blue shorts and a green shirt with a light blue vest over top. His short hair goes slightly over his forehead. The man has long red hair tied back in a ponytail. The ax wielder is wearing a pair of dark colored pants and a tight red shirt. His short somewhat spiked brown hair blows back as he races towards the Daein soldiers, swinging his powerful ax. The two warriors on horseback leap right to Ike and Cloud. They begin taking out the enemies, the male with his lance and the woman with her axes. The man is wearing full green armor and the woman a silver armor. Along with their attacks, blades made of wind appear and start dispatching large groups of Daein soldiers.
Cloud and Ike look towards each other and nod. The two young warriors join in the battle and it is quickly ended. The remaining Daein soldiers make a hasty retreat. After all the excitement has ended, the group of warriors moves toward Ike and Cloud. The band of fighters cross examines Cloud for a while until Ike raises a hand for them to stop.
"He is not a member of the Daein army." Ike sheathes Ragnell and turns towards Cloud. "I would go so far as to say that he doesn't even know of the war against Daein." The groups gasp at Ike's words.
"Then I would very much like to know where he came from and how he got into the castle without being noticed by the Daein soldiers or us." A young man with shoulder length black hair walks up through the group and between Ike and Cloud. He is wearing a long black robe and carrying a book of magic spells. He has a red mark on his forehead that seems to be an identification of some kind.
"These are my men, the Greil Mercenaries." Ike turns towards the young man who approached him. "This is our strategist and sage Soren." Ike turns towards the two archers and the ax wielder. "The man with the ax is Boyd and the archers are known Rolf, the younger one, and Shinon." Then Ike points towards the two warriors on horseback and the sword wielders. "And finally, the two horse riding paladins are Oscar and Titania, and the sword masters are Zihark and Mia." Ike turns back towards Cloud. "I'm pretty sure that you know my name."
Cloud nods, "Yes, your name is Ike right?" Ike nods. "My name is Cloud Strife." Cloud turns towards the Greil Mercenaries. "And I am not of this realm."
Cloud starts to retell his battle with Sephiroth that lead to the creation of the discolored area which allowed him to enter the castle without detection. Everyone seems mystified except for one person, Soren. Soren appears to have known that it was possible all along. Cloud quickly begins explaining what Sephiroth is most likely up to.
"Sephiroth is obsessed with wiping out the world so that the being he was created from, his mother, Jenova, can rule the world as she sees fit. I fear that he is planning on wiping out everything in your realm and mine so that Jenova can rule them." Cloud finishes up.
"Can he be stopped?" Titania asks as she tries to calm her horse that has gotten a bit antsy.
"Yes, he can. The problem would be the Black Knight. I'm able to hurt Sephiroth but I can't affect him."
"Leave the Black Knight to me." Ike steps up and pulls out Ragnell. "My sword is called Ragnell and it is also blessed by the goddess just like the Black Knight's armor and sword." Ike looks towards Cloud. "All you have to do is keep Sephiroth out of my way." Cloud nods as Soren takes a step forward. We still have a problem. I'm sure that the Black Knight must have something planned, plus we still have the Daein soldiers to worry about and what if some sided with the Black Knight?" Soren pointed out.
"We can't sit back and let them all do as they wish." Titania comments on Soren's concerns as her horse finally calms down.
"We have to try to stop them, no matter what." Boyd swings his ax into the ground.
"Well, we have to do something. There could be more soldiers on their way here." Oscar climbs on his horse.
"Oscar does raise a good point. But the final decision is up to you, Ike." Soren shifts towards Ike. "What will it be, commander?"
Everyone turns and looks at Ike, who is looking around the room at all of his men. "We will start by going after the Black Knight. If we run into the king's forces then so be it. We will just have to take them down on our way."
Cloud turns towards a door on the opposite side of the room. He starts to walk over to the door as Ike and the Greil Mercenaries start to talk about their battle strategy. Cloud reaches the door and pushes it open. He walks through it and into the room to see a dragon standing in the center. The dragon turns to Cloud and smoke comes out of its nose. Cloud draws the Buster Sword and holds it up, ready to fight.
"I will not allow you to get close to the one I love." The dragon flies up into the air and breathes fire at Cloud. He rolls out of the way and pulls out another piece of materia.
"Let's see how you deal with Bahamaut!" Cloud uses the materia to summon Bahamut. The dark blue dragon appears and flies straight for the other dragon. The two fly around in circles trying to size each other up. Bahamut makes the first move and fires a beam straight from his mouth. The dragon dodges and charges at Bahamut. Bahamut grabs the dragon and hurls it through the wall. Bahamut lands near Cloud and lets out a loud roar. The dragon flies back in and tackles Bahamut into the opposite wall. The two creatures are trapped by falling rubble from the ceiling as Ike and his group rush in. Cloud's materia glows, letting him know that Bahamut is no longer out. He quickly readies his sword to defend against the dragon.
"What's going on Cloud?" Ike asks as he raises Ragnell.
The dragon erupts from the pile of rubble and roars. It takes a step towards Cloud before falling to the ground. After lying there for a few minutes, the dragon glows a bright white color and once the glowing stops, the dragon is gone and a woman with pink hair is in its place.
"What? Where did the dragon go?" Cloud lowers his blade and looks at the woman confused.
"This woman may appear human but she is what we call a Laguz." Soren walked over the woman. "The Laguz have the ability transform into animals. There are different kinds of Laguz. This particular Laguz has the ability to become a dragon. She is one of the dragon tribe." Soren examines the woman closer.
"Cloud. . . ." Sephiroth's voice echoes. "Come to me. . .my tool." He laughs as Cloud grips tighter on the Buster Sword and runs in the direction of the voice.
"Cloud stop, it's a trap!" Ike yells as he takes off after Cloud with Mia, Zihark, and Boyd behind him. Soren stays behind with the rest of the Greil Mercenaries to check on the wounded dragon tribe Laguz and find out her reasons for fighting, even though the dragon tribe is neutral no matter what the circumstances.
Cloud cuts down a door and charges in. The room is empty. There are barely any torches. The only torches in the room are spread to the corners of the room. As Ike and his small squad enter, the Black Knight teleports into the room with a plethora of soldiers. These soldiers are wearing black armor that looks similar to the Black Knight's. Even more soldiers teleport in behind the group and force them to move towards the center. Completely surrounded, the group prepares themselves for battle against their new foes.
"For the glory of Jenova!" One of the soldiers yells as he and the others charge at the small band of warriors. Ike is the first to strike one of the soldiers. He cuts straight through the soldier's armor. All other members of the Greil Mercenaries stick to defending themselves, believing that the soldiers possess blessed armor, like the Black Knight's. Cloud doesn't bother to defend. He waste no time running through four soldiers at once and tossing them to the side like ragdolls. At the sight of this, the Greil Mercenaries start fighting back and eliminating the opposing soldiers. After cutting down all of the soldiers, Ike turns his attention to the Black Knight.
"Your men are defeated. Battle me and let us end it all here and now!" Ike raises Ragnell. The Black Knight turns and walks away. He teleports out of the room and leaves the band of fighters alone with a pile of corpses. Cloud sheathes the Buster Sword and starts walking towards the door opposite him. Ike quickly reaches the door first and blocks it.
"Stand aside, this is my fight not yours." Cloud motions for Ike to get out of the way.
"You may be chasing your own enemy but this is my realm and the Black Knight is my foe. If they have teamed up then this is my fight and there is nothing you can do to stop me from getting involved." Ike stands up straight and looks Cloud in the eye.
"Fine but Sephiroth is mine, got that?" Cloud turns away from Ike and walks back to the center of the room.
"That may be," Ike follows him. "But we will reach him and the Black Knight as a team. They get back to the group and start to talk about how they can reach the Black Knight and Sephiroth while dealing with their original enemy.
