Wow, that was quicker than I thought it would be. I've already got a new chapter out. And before I get any reviews about this, Yes, I know this game differs from the original story line.
Darkness, nothing but darkness. Then, out of nowhere, light, followed by the Grimoire. Zack watched as the book opened, and a voice emanated from it.
"Well, well. My master is naught but a child." it chuckled, causing Zack to shiver.
"What shall I make you? A Nu Mou, perhaps?" Instantly, Zack grew long white fur all over his body, his ears stretched, and his short black hair was replaced with a shock of white.
"No, no, that will never do… Ah, yes! A moogle will do nicely." his white fur was replaced by creamy brown, and his ears stretched over his head. Out of his fur grew a sort of antenna with a red pom pom at the end.
"No, that doesn't suit your occupation, and you are young, so a Bangaa would be wrong… And obviously, you wont make a good Viera… Ah, well, I guess a human will have to do. 'If it aint broke, don't fix it.'
And with another laugh, the book disappeared into the darkness. Once again, Zack's fur shot back into him, to be replaced by skin. His ears shrank, and the pom pom drew itself back into his head, and vanished.
Boom! The floor shook. Zack's eyes shot open, he was sitting on a bed, in what appeared to be a grand bedroom. How did I get here? What happened to the bookstore? Another explosion racked the building. Jumping up, he raced out of the room and down the hall.
It led to a balcony, which Zack peered over. The sight shocked him. An Army of lizard-like people, which Zack assumed were Bangaas, seemed to be fighting off an even larger army of assorted humans, nu mous, and vieras. He watched with trepidation as the Bangaas fought, they seemed to be holding off the attackers. Suddenly, a blood curdling howl reverberated across the battlefield. Zack looked up to the hill behind the fighters, to see a single nu mou. Beside it, a huge blue hound.
"They have a beast master!" one of the warriors called, at the sound of his call, chaos reined. Hounds, winged Cyclopes, snake women, and even dragons jumped into battle, and once again, the Bangaas were losing. One of the fighters looked up at the balcony, and a smile spread across his bloody face.
"The Judgemaster's here!" Zack spun around, expecting to see a hero jump into the battle. No one was there. You've gotta be kidding me.
"Well," Zack said to himself, "this is crazy." he grinned, "But I think I like it. Let's see…" he stuck his hand out, and a humongous sword formed in it. "Awesome." he turned, and with a mighty leap, jumped off the parapet.
On the way down, he felt armor materialize around him. With a crash, he landed on top of an enormous hound. "Oops," he observed, then shrugged, and jumped toward the nearest batch of enemies.
With a single swipe, he sent a viera body flying into her companion, causing an entire line of soldiers to be crushed at once. The Bangaas let out a war cry, faith restored, and began to fight anew, the palace's army rushed forward, trampling whole lines of fighters. Zack was at the front, roaring along with them, and swinging his judge sword. His eye caught a nu mou with a yellow straw hat, muttering words. No sooner than he saw this, when a raging fireball shot from his hand and hit Zack in the chest.
With a whumph! He fell on his back, face stinging from the heat, and armor stained black with ash. Leaping up, he raked the crowd for the mage, but his attention was immediately drawn to a rapier three inches from his head. With a slash of his sword, he cut the blade in two, and drove the hilt into the viera's face. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a wall of ice flying towards him, and did the only thing he could. Spinning, he jumped, and split it down the middle.
His jump took him into enemy territory, and below him were nothing but attackers. Lowering his sword so it was beneath him, he landed in the ground, splitting the mage in half. The resulting shock wave cut through a blob of enemies ten feet around him. His Bangaa warriors filled in the empty space, and they pressed on. Having finally recovered from the shock of his arrival, a line of Archers, Hunters, and Snipers opened fire, and arrows fell in a continuous stream, killing many. Dragging an arrow from his left shoulder and shaking away the pain, Zack dodged another volley, the arrows driving his army back.
I have to deal with those guys! A plan formed in his mind, crazy, but It just might work. Imitating the nu mou, he whispered what he hoped was the right word, and thrust his hand out.
"Blizzard." nothing happened. Zack was really starting to feel like an idiot when a wall of ice appeared in front of him. He grinned, and with his mind, shot it toward the line of Archers. They scattered, but the wall still clobbered a bunch of them. Zack shot wall after wall up at the archers, until most of them were down, but he had to stop because of his growing exhaustion.
"This really takes a lot out of you." he said during his momentary rest, and then jumped back into the battle. As he chopped a squad into pieces, a ripple of noise ran through the crowd, and everyone stopped fighting. He raised his bloodstained face to a brilliant light on top of the hill, in the center of the setting sun stood a woman. She raised her arms, and the clouds parted to reveal a huge flaming meteor, heading straight toward the armies.
The crowd panicked, and scattered, but Zack stood his ground, and, summoning a gigantic ball of lightning, shot it toward the meteor, It dissipated on contact. "Judgemaster!" the call came from behind him, he turned to see a circle of nu mous, "quickly! Get in the circle!" He obliged, and a glowing red light burned around him. "You are our last hope," one of them called, "rebuild the old order from outside, for the people of Ivalice." that was all he heard before he blacked out.
Yikes... Poor Zack. I think I made him a little too good, but he'll get worse. So, until next time.