Part Thirty Eight

Same Shit Different World

Ultimecia's Castle

Throne Room

The One Winged Angel turned back to his mistress then nodded. He turned his empty cat green eyes on the group before him and lowered his body to the ground. Cloud held up his sword in front of his body, his muscles were tensed for a fight as he felt that familiar wave of hate consume his heart for the thing before him. He was sick of fighting this creature.

He was just sick of fighting Sephiroth all the time. Cloud made a silent vow to let this be the last time he ever fought his darkness. He could hear Ultimecia laughing behind the Guardian Force she had summoned into battle. Cloud narrowed his eyes at Sephiroth then he took a step forward. He was rally getting tired of kicking Sephiroth's ass all the time.

"This is bad." Sora called up Ultima Blade. "The last time I fought him I almost ended up as a decoration for his sword."

"You fought him before?" Riku raised an eyebrow.

"You're crazier than I thought." Roxas muttered as he called up his own GF.

"What do you think Demyx?" Axel asked when he and the blond haired GF were summoned.

"I think we should let Cloud do this thing." Demyx pointed at the blond man.

"We can take Ultimecia when Cloud fights the Angel." Baralai suggested in a low whisper to Ienzo.

"Do you think we can stop her?" he muttered back.

"We have to try something. You saw the Gateway out there." Baralai felt sick just thinking about it.

"You're right. We can buy them time at least." Ienzo nodded resolutely.

"Good luck Ienzo." Baralai mumbled as he cast his spells.

"So do you wanna take him down now?" Leon glanced at Cloud.

"With pleasure..." Cloud growled lowly.

"You are a threat to my mistress. You must die." The One Winged Angel said emotionlessly.

"That's new. The great Sephiroth bowing before another. Never thought I'd see the day." Cloud snarled.

"This is a different dimension. That is a different Sephiroth. He has a master here." Baralai cocked his head.

"I don't give a shit." Cloud snapped. "I'm gonna get rid of him."

"Then show me what you've got." Sephiroth challenged.

Cloud charged forward and leapt into the air. He brought his Buster Sword down upon the GF but was stopped when Sephiroth raised his clawed arm and stopped the blade. His flesh seemed to be made of metal and he backhanded the blond man across the face.

Cloud crashed into the stone wall with a grunt and he fell to the ground. Leon raised Lionheart and sliced across Sephiroth's feathered lower torso. The angel snarled at the attack then he brought up his hand and released a Firaga spell. Leon was blasted across the room from the force of the magic.

Axel and Demyx came towards the Guardian Force. Axel summoned his chakrams and lunged towards the creature. Sephiroth blocked the first few blows then Axel used his fire to blast a few fireballs at the winged man. Demyx called up a wave of water that proceeded to crash into Sephiroth.

The angel cocked his head to the side then grinned as he brought up his hands. His cat green eyes glowed with an inner light as he conjured a large ball of lightning and shot it across to Demyx. The Siren screamed as his body hit the floor and convulsed violently. Axel used another fireball while Sephiroth counterattacked with a black energy pulse that sent the red haired man across the chamber.

Cloud was back on his feet along with Leon and they charged towards the angel. Cloud jumped to the side and sliced into Sephiroth's wing. Black feathers fell to the ground in clumps while Sephiroth reared back and cried out in pain. Squall moved quickly to attack the GF with his blade and it cut into Sephiroth's chest.

Black blood flowed from the open wound but it wasn't enough to damage the creature. Instead this attack only made him angrier. He slashed his talons at Leon and succeeded in hitting the man across the chest. Cloud brought his sword down across Sephiroth's arm in an attempt to distract him.

While this battle was occurring Roxas and Ienzo made sure their GFs were healed before sending them back into the fight. Axel and Demyx stood aside by side as they used their Overdrive abilities on the GF. Even with their combined strength it still wasn't enough to take him down.

As the fought against the creature Baralai moved silently across the chamber towards Ultimecia. He could try and sever the connection between her and the Guardian Force to buy the others some time. He knew thanks to Leviathan that the summoner must always have a telepathic connection to the GF to keep them in battle. He made his way towards the throne.

"Do you plan on fighting me child?" Ultimecia scoffed when she saw him approach her.

"I can try." Baralai held up his hands and let the Holy magic flow out.

"You may be a master of light magic but you alone cannot defeat me." Ultimecia stood up.

"Maybe not..." Baralai shrugged then proceeded to release the Holy light upon the evil woman. "But I can kick your ass until they kill you."

Sephiroth staggered when he felt the connection falter for a moment. He heard his mistress ordering him to destroy everyone in the chamber and he had no other choice but to obey. Cloud was already attacking again and he brought his sword across Sephiroth's lower torso.

More feathers fluttered t the ground in bloody clumps and Sephiroth used more of his dark magic to ward off his enemies. Black bolts flew in all directions and hit the group leaving only Sora and Riku standing. The two Keyblade Masters charged forward towards the GF.

Sora hit him first while Riku used his darkness and Sorcery to send energy towards the winged creature. Sephiroth roared again before hitting Sora across the face with his bloodied fist. The small brunet cried out as he fell to the cold ground in a heap. Riku jumped up and sliced through Sephiroth's wing.

The silver haired creature scowled as he unleashed another Firaga spell on Riku this time. Axel threw a chakram at Sephiroth and he smirked when he became embedded into the man's chest. Sephiroth tore the metal from his body and threw it back at Axel. The red head yelled when the spiked metal became lodged in his right shoulder.

"You will not fight my mistress." Sephiroth snarled in rage.

"I've had enough of you." Cloud made his way to the angel. "I'm gonna destroy you once and for all."

"Stupid child..." Ultimecia snapped as she raised her hands. "You will not stop me."

"That is the trouble with people like you Ultimecia." Baralai summoned a shield around his body. "You just have the need to gloat about your victory. You made a mistake bringing us here."

"I shall enjoy killing you." She snarled as she blasted dark energy towards Baralai.

"Finish him now Cloud!" Ienzo called when he saw Baralai fighting the Sorceress.

Cloud nodded then, with all his strength, he ran forward and impaled Sephiroth through his chest. Cloud's sword exited from Sephiroth's back, just next to his wing and the sound of bone splintering apart was deafening. Blood coated Cloud's sword and hands as pulled the weapon free.

Leon advanced and cut through the black wing until the bone was splintered. Sora and Riku combined their magic attacks and assaulted the GF with double Firaga and dark spells. Axel and Demyx moved away towards Ienzo and Roxas in time for Cloud to deliver one final blow to Sephiroth's body. The blade cut into the porcelain white flesh and blood spurted across the floor and walls.

"I cannot be beaten." Sephiroth gasped out in pain.

"It's over." Squall barked. "We're taking Ultimecia out."

"It cannot be..." Sephiroth fell to his knees. "You will not stop her plans."

"Listen...there are a lot worse things than her in this world and guess what," Cloud lowered his body so that he was level to Sephiroth. "I'm one of them."

With that the Guardian Force collapsed to the ground with a cry of pain and defeat. His body dissolved into light as he was pulled back into Ultimecia's mind. The Sorceress staggered back as her GF came back to her and she brought her hands to her aching head.

Mere children had beaten her Guardian Force. This was unacceptable. They would have to be punished severely for this. She would have to destroy them all. As she turned back to them it was at that moment she realised that Seifer Almasy had not taken part in the fight against her Guardian Force.

"Where is that farce of a Sorcerer?" she hissed out in rage.

"I'm here bitch." His voice reverberated across the chamber. Ultimecia turned her eyes to the other side of the room.

"Seifer?" Squall whispered when he saw the blond.

He was floating just off the ground; his arms spread out from his sides and his eyes the colour of the sun itself. Bright yellow orbs narrowed dangerously at Ultimecia. He had an aura of dark magic surrounding his body. His skin was a sickly pallor and dark veins stood out on his flesh.

Ienzo was hit by a sense of déjà vu. He saw Demyx there, his once bright eyes now black with darkness and hate. Sorcery had driven Demyx insane and had torn open the gates between dimensions and worlds. Sorcery brought nothing but pain and misery. Ienzo gulped as Seifer smirked evilly and approached Ultimecia.

"You planted this power inside me. Let's see who's the stronger." Seifer challenged.

"I was born with this power. You are nothing to me." Ultimecia howled.

"Just you and me Ultimecia...we'll see who's the stronger." Seifer brought up his hands and released all of his pent up magic.

Note-I'm back everyone! I'm so sorry for the slow update but my sister got a really nasty stomach bug last week and she just had to go and infect me with it! I was as sick as a dog for three days and I kinda lost the inspiration to write. But I'm back at full throttle now and this story is so very nearing its conclusion. And I trust you shall all be waiting for part three? So look out for the Sorcerer's Legacy III: I, Infinity.