Chapter Sixteen: Miliyah's True Power

The three young heroes stood at a distance surrounding the Great Demon of the Earth. Tidus was in front drawing its attention, Miliyah to his left, Yuna farther back in the tree line, concealed by the forest darkness. The Minotaur was still caught off balance from the Aeroga spell that Miliyah had hit him with. Being a creature with neither blood nor brain, it felt no pain from swords or bullets. In turn, it was the strongest physically of the Great Four. The key to winning this fight rested in the hidden powers of the young mage, Miliyah. None living had seen her true strength.

"Miliyah! Give it your best while I distract him from you. Yuna, give us some cover fire when you get a chance," called the young Blitzer to his family. He spun the new black sword in his right hand, and charged the Demon of the Earth, delivering a brutal slash that would have instantly killed a normal fiend. The Deathbringer was true to its name. All who touched its cursed blade died instantly, as their soul was ripped to shreds by the demon spirit inside. Seeing her chance, Yuna drew her twin guns, and inserted the special elemental bullets she had created for fighting flans. She inserted the Windwhistlers to the guns she called the Ladybird and the Bumblebee, and took aim at the beast. She fired, and two sharp whistles were heard, followed by a piercing scream as they hit their mark, right between the horns of the Minotaur.

Miliyah was preparing a devastating wind spell, one that required much time and effort. It was the highest level wind attribute spell, the magic of Hurricane. She called out to her younger cousin.

"Tidus, keep him distracted from me for another five minutes. I'm going to end this with one big spell. If it doesn't work, we're all doomed."

The blonde nodded and leapt onto the back of the Demon, and started to thrust the Deathbringer into the spine of the beast. Yuna saw another chance to shoot, and the bullet hit true, right into the left of the beast. Tidus glanced at his cousin, and he saw the magic start to envelop her, and with a powerful kick of his legs, he spun away as Miliyah cast the most powerful level wind magic known to the world, Hurricane.

"Wind Magic, Level Seven, Hurricane!"

Said Miliyah as the tip of the Staff of the Magi began to glow, and the young mage raised it high above her head, and the clouds began to move together and darken. Thunder clapped and lightning flashed, as Miliyah's usually calm brown eyes darkened to a fiery red. The storm's fury was intense as waves from the sea crashed down onto the Minotaur. The winds became lethal blades which sliced through the trees, destroying anything in its path. The storm was contained, so it did not harm the three of them. Miliyah looked towards the sky, and with the Staff of the Magi clutched firmly in her right hand, she spread her arms wide as a lightning bolt came from the heavens and struck the Minotaur to the ground. With the last of her fading magical energy, Miliyah called down a tornado to destroy the Demon. Since the Minotaur was made of nothing but highly compacted and compressed Earth Magic, the scouring winds tore the Demon to pieces, leaving nothing behind but a single horn. Miliyah dropped to one knee as Tidus and Yuna rushed to her side. Yuna held her cousin's hand in hers, reassuring her. Miliyah spoke to them both.

"I'd never used that spell before. I only got to Level Six before. I think…. It's over for now. I just want to rest." She said as she closed her eyes and collapsed from exhaustion. Tidus held his cousin in his arms, and laid her down by the trees, wrapping her in the blanket the Deathbringer had been sheathed in. Tidus turned to Yuna, knowing she was going to be angry at him for coming alone. Tidus opened his mouth to speak, but Yuna put her finger to his lips first.

"How could you do this to me, to your children? Do you know how worried I was about you?"

Yuna's voice was tinged with anger, but was filled with sadness that he had broken his promise to her. Tears filled her eyes, and she stood to leave but she kept her eyes fixed on his as he stood up, and put his arms around her, drawing her into a gentle hug.

"I'm sorry. I'll never do this again, I swear to you on the blade of my sword, a warrior's promise. Please, dry your eyes and put on a smile. We did this together, and if you and Miliyah hadn't come when you did, I would've been dead. Thank you."

He said in a soft voice as he looked directly into Yuna's eyes, and her tear-filled eyes sparkled as she blinked them away, and she laid her head over onto his shoulder. He brought his arms up around her back and held her. She whispered softly to him, in a quiet whisper that was barely audible.

"You better not ever go off into a battle without us again. I love you, and I'm not going to lose you. Selfish as it sounds, I'd rather they regain their full strength than lose you, Yunalyn, Zaonus, Miliyah or anyone else close to us."

Tidus lifted her face up to his so he could kiss her. He tilted his head to the side gently, pressing his lips to hers softly, in a gentle display of affection as the ground started to shake in response to the death of the Minotaur. The stone slab where he was sealed was collapsing, and Miliyah was underneath it. Tidus quickly rushed towards his sleeping cousin, and he got her out of the rockslide just as it collapsed completely. The young heroes retreated quickly to the Village of Besaid, where they quickly went to their home; Miliyah was still asleep even after the tremor. Having laid her on her bed, Tidus and Yuna went to go and see Wakka and Lulu to tell them that the second of the Four Great Demons had fallen in battle. The Phoenix and the Minotaur had fallen. Now just two remained, both still sealed away. The Leviathan rested sealed in a coral reef near Baaj Temple, and the Sky Dragon Tiamat was sealed deep in the Den of Woe in Mushroom Rock Road. While they were still sealed, none could harm them, but once they awakened, they would be regaining their full powers quickly.

Upon leaving Wakka and Lulu, the young married couple decided to take their twins and go to Luca for a family trip to see a festival, where they would spend three days and nights there before returning home. On the new boat that went straight from Besaid to Luca, the S.S. Valefor, Tidus and Yuna finally had their chance for some time for each other, so they lay in bed together unclothed for hours nuzzling and kissing each other, before Tidus pushed himself deep inside Yuna, causing a loud moan to escape her lips.

It had been more than a month since their last time together like this. Tidus set a gentle rocking motion of his hips into hers, and he placed soft gentle kisses down the side of her neck and then over her chest, leaving a soft damp trail that ended just below her breasts. As he continued to taste her and enjoy her, Yuna came over and over from his touches, feeling multiple orgasms, her chest rising and falling rapidly. Tidus felt his own climax rapidly approaching, and he came as well, filling her insides, and they both lay there all night asleep in each others arms.

TO BE CONTINUED…

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Pleas review and it'll make me happy