Chapter Six
Chasing Xeron
Cloud drew his sword quicker than you could blink, behind him Zidane also readied his weapon. Kuja just stood there observing the procession. "Whats the matter? I thought you would be glad to see me."
Xeron taunted. "Do'nt play games Xeron, where's this Morrdinn figure that Erchanz told me about?!" Cloud demanded, his wing flexing angrily.
"Ah, so you have met Erchanz, excellent. Morrdinnn only speaks with those who are worthy, which means you three will have to beat me." Xeron stated snapping his knives out.
"Wheres Garnet!?" Zidane shouted brandishing his weapon. Xeron did not anwser, instead he pointed his hand at the ground where several armoured heartless, and a couple of massive overwieght ones burst
from the ground. With a wicked chuckle Xeron turned and walked into the station. "GET BACK HERE XERON!!!!!!" Cloud roared furiously.
Xeron ignored him moving through the door.
With a shout Cloud rushed forward ignoring Zidane's yell of "Hey wait up!!" Cloud raised his sword and swung it around destroying three heartless, then he whirled impailing one of the fat ones with ease before twirling
and slicing away some sword weilders that had burst from the ground.
Zidane rushed in swinging his weapon in quick powerful twirls that decimated his enemies, while Kuja raised his hands and released a thundaga spell raining deadly bolts upon the heartless destroying what was left of them.
Cloud turned and rushed into the station in pursuit of Xeron who stood there with an amused smile on his face."Stop running and face me you coward!" Cloud demanded.
Xeron turned so that his back faced Cloud and said "I thought you wanted to get to Morrdinn, then come on, try and beat me." Cloud jumped forward raising his blade to kill but an armoured heartless flew from the ground
driving its fist up into Cloud's chest knocking him back. Xeron began to leave chuckling. Zidane and Kuja moved to help Cloud but were cut off by nearly a dozen heartless. Cloud tore through his foe
effortlessly and stepped forward only to be surrounded by three fat heartless. Kuja blasted his way through several heartless but more kept popping up. "This is getting old!" Zidane said spinning his weapon rapidly.
"I find this to be rather refreshing!" Kuja replied as he cast a blizzaga freezing several heartless before shattering them.
Cloud jumped away from the ones that fought him using his wing to stay above them he turned his head looking for Xeron.
He was standing next to a dark shadowy looking train with a large group of sheild weilding heartless. Cloud shot back down into the ring of heartless stabbing the ground and pouring his darkness through his blade
causing it to explode out of the floor knocking the heatless into the air with Cloud following closely. With three mighty slashes of his sword they were beaten. Zidane and Kuja stepped forward to join him
breathing somewhat heavily.
"Wish someone would've told me how much of a pain this would be, could've stocked up on potions." Zidane said. Clapping reached their ears and they turned to face Xeron.
"Oh my well done well done, even i would have slight difficulty winning so quickly against so many. Well done." Xeron said clapping all the while. "Come on, surely we've earned the right to see this Morrdinn fellow right?"
Zidane asked in a whiney tone. Cloud settled for glaring at Xeron menacingly. "You do'nt seem to get it, Morrdinn only speaks with people who i think are good enough, without my blessing you will never
even find him!" Xeron said before bursting into a chukling fit.
"Xeron, i've had enough. Give us you're damn blessing or else." Cloud threatened. Xeron stopped chuckling but continued to watch them with a mocking smile.
Cloud could feel the rage boiling inside of him, his hate for Xeron was so strong that you could taste it in the air. Xeron merely smiled wider, almost as if this was what he wwanted. "I"LL SHOW HIM TO SCREW WITH ME!!!"
Cloud's thoughts roared. Then he shot forward across the twenty feet seperating him and Xeron, his blade coming up from underneath tearing through the heartless between them before turning in preperation for an
over-head chop. All that in less then a second.
Xeron had not moved at all, but now before Cloud could finish his attack Xeron's fist slammed into his jaw snapping his head back and sending him flying backwards tumbling wildly as the tip of his sword tapped the ground.
He slammed into the ground and slid to a stop in front of Kuja.
"Cloud are you okay?" Zidane asked in alarm. "Now, now, did i say you were aloud to attack me?" Xeron taunted. Cloud groaned as he slowly pulled himself to his feet, stumbling a little once he managed to stand.
White hot pain filled his head like someone had poured boiling water into his skull.
Xeron whistled before saying almost in amazement "Now i'm IMPRESSED!! I was certain that you'd need that mage to heal you before you could stand again. Even Zargahn did'nt think you would be able to take
one of my full power punches. AMAZING!!!!" Xeron was almost besides himself with joy, joy that confused Cloud and the others greatly. "What a lunatic." Kuja stated simply.
"Xeron." Cloud growled slowly. Xeron stopped ranting and glanced at Cloud in amusement. "Ah yes of course, you still want, no need my blessing." He said, then just stood there smiling mockingly.
Cloud felt his rage building up, but he he did'nt make the mistake of attacking this time. He was no fool, attacking now would be no more effective then it had been a moment ago.
Xeron observed Cloud's reluctance to attack again and said "Ok, we'll make a game of it. You three will have one minute to land a blow, manage it and i give my blessing. Fail, and i teleport out of here
and you never get to meet Morrdinn."
Cloud narrowed his eyes and was faintly aware of the brothers getting ready for action. "Begin." Xeron said with a cocky smile.
Cloud rushed forward but Xeron darted to the side where Zidane intercepted swinging his weapon feircely only to watch as Xeron ducked under it and dashed past him easily. Cloud shot back around the room using
his wing to fly after Xeron, but the cocky fighter dodged a combo strike from Cloud before leaping away from a sereis of deadly bolts that rained down from above courtesy of Kuja.
Zidane leapt after him but Xeron darted across the room and half-way around it before stopping with an arrogant smirk on his face. "Forty-five seconds left." He said calmly.
Kuja raised his hands and fired four fireballs at Xeron he dodged them all. Cloud came in swinging for Xeron's head from above but he ducked. Zidane leapt in rapidly attacking over and over again.
Xeron dodged the blow easily his smile never leaving his face as he said "Thirty seconds."
Cloud came in from behind with a series of deadly swings forcing Xeron to dodge his blows and Zidanes. Xeron moved around their hits with the grace of a ballerina, though he seemed slightly strained now.
Kuja raised his hand and launched a basic fire spell which sailed across the room and struck Xeron in the head knocking him to the ground.
"Gotcha." Kuja said with a smirk. "ALRIGHT!!!!!!" Zidane said as Xeron stood up. "Heh, not bad. Alright you got my blessing." As Xeron said this the trio glowed brightly for a breif second and Xeron vanished saying
"Take the shadow train."
