Sisterly Love Chapter 12: The Prophecy
Lightning's eyes fluttered open as she groggily sat up only to cringe at the extreme pain in her stomach. The young woman remembered the events before she lost consciousness, and
started to check out her surroundings. She looked around to see Fang, and Jihl were conscious but hadn't noticed she had awaken.
"Ah!" Lightning cried out as her stomach flared up again, Fang immediatly looked over to her friend with worry in her eyes.
"You alright Lightning?" She asked worried about her condition.
"Argh yeah I-I'm fine." Lightning managed to get out. "Where the hell are we anyway?"
"As if we know dear." Jihl responded causing Lightning to shiver. In response Lightning just glared at her.
"Oh come on Lightning do you always have to be so mean?" Jihl asked raising an eyebrow.
"Tch. How's that wound treating you?" Lightning asked hinting at her stomach.
"Oh I'm quite impressed I underestimated you. That Scene Drive packed quite a punch." Jihl said confidently.
"Shut up Jihl!" Lightning snapped before turning to Fang. "Can you heal my stomach?"
"No can do Light. There's some sort of magic barrier so it's futile." Fang informed. Lightning just sighed, and lyed back onto the floor wincing as her injury flared up once more.
"This is one crappy cell." The strawberry blond said putting her left arm over her eyes as if to go back to sleep. The cell they were being held in had a no furniture in it what so ever so the
women were forced to sit or lay on the floor. The walls were dirty as was the floor itself, and they were kept inside by a sturdy set of metal bars.
"This sucks." Lightning muttered after about ten minutes of silence.
"Oh quit pouting Lightning." Jihl reprimanded the younger girl.
"Shut up Jihl your lucky I don't just kill you right now!" Lightning snapped back at the older woman.
"With what? you don't have a weapon." Jihl smirked. Lightning-upon looking to see if her gun blade was missing-sighed and lyed back into her previous position.
"Who the hell is keeping us here anyway?" Lightning asked frustrated.
"Maybe it's that group of terrorists who use to inhabit this village before it's unfortunate demise." Jihl said looking around the dark cell.
"As if they could survive." Lightning spat at her rival.
"Very well than if you want to be that stubborn then so be it." Jihl spoke smugly watching Lightning's hand form a fist.
"Okay you two let's not fight in a small place like this." Fang's accented voice drifted into the conversation.
"...Fine." Lightning sighed after a few moments, and soon after she drifted off to sleep.
"Is she sleeping?" Jihl asked after seeing the young woman's silence for a while now.
"Uh-huh." Was Fang's response as the two sat in silence, with the youngest of the three-Lightning-sleeping off in the corner.
"Come on Cid your crazy." Rygdea complained as Cid continued to drive the airship towards an unknown location on Pulse.
"Why? because I believe that Lightning can see things my way?" Cid asked annoyed at what was about Rygdea's fourth objection in the span of five minutes.
"Yeah! sure I haven't known Lightning for long at all. But the minute I met her I knew she was stubborn." The brown haired man argued.
"Correction. The first time you met her she couldn't say anything at all." Cid said holding up a finger as if to contradict Rygdea's claim of Lightning's stubbornness.
"Yeah only because you insisted on putting that ball in her mouth." Rygdea said waving his hands in the air.
"Yeah but if Jihl-"
"Like it matters if Jihl showed up! You outrank her anyway!" The co-pilot continued to argue.
"Yeah but I knew if Lightning could talk she would be screaming at me." Cid said in what he presumed was his defense.
"Yeah whatever I know it's only because she looks good with it silencing her." Rygdea said looking out the window.
"You noticed too huh?" Cid said looking over at the man beside him.
"Yeah... but damn she's got a damn fine body don't she." Rygdea said gazing across the landscape.
"Hell yeah man! damn her legs are so sexy, and...she's just so foxy!" Cid yelled unable to express what he thought without doing so.
"Yeah...meow."
"Okay were here." Cid said parking the Lindblum on a wide enough path. The two exited the air ship, and started heading in a direction.
"So where exactly is 'here' anyway? and how do you know where were going is the right direction?" Rygdea asked frowning.
"Don't worry about it." Cid said continuing to walk forward. "Whoa!" He exclaimed second later as a few flans jumped out at the two men.
"Ah I thought you said there wasn't going to be any fighting." Rygdea complained drawing what looked like a heavy mace, and a machine gun from his pocket.
"You can't be serious Ryg! this is Pulse for crying out loud!" Cid yelled pulling out his own Blaze Edge.
The flans were the ones to make the first move by rushing forward, and swiping at Cid who jumped back while switching his Blaze Edge into gun mode, and firing several bullets into the
creature. Rygdea rushed the flan that made a lunge towards Cid, and clubbed it several times with his mace. The other flan rushed, and made contact on Rygdea sending him back a few
feet. Cid switched his gun into sword mode, and slashed one of the flans arms off earning him a screech of pain from the creature as it swung it's other one at him which Cid blocked.
Rygdea recovered, and charged towards the flan pressuring Cid. After a couple of clubs from his mace the flan fell to the ground, that only left the other one to deal with.
All it took to bring down the final flan was a couple of slashes of Cid's sword, and it fell without a fight.
"Alright then. Where were we?" Cid asked.
"Alright Snow, and Hope quit arguing!" Serah said crossing her arms, glaring at the two who were currently in a heated debate about whether or not if it would rain outside.
"No I'm telling you that it's going to rain!" Hope said stubbornly.
"As if there's not a cloud in the sky!" Snow argued back giving the boy a shove.
"You two shut up!" Serah yelled stamping her foot on the ground. "We all know the weather is controlled by the Fal'cie!"
"....Oh I forgot about that." Snow said rubbing his chin.
"Me too." Hope muttered.
"Feeding time." Lightning was awoken with a kick to the side causing her to cough for a while.
"What the hell was that for!" She snapped at the man. "And who are you? what do you want with us?"
"I'm a l'cie, and I want you people to pay Sanctum scum." The man spat.
"Wait! were l'cie too!" Lightning shouted sitting up to get a better look at the man. But it seemed as though he didn't even care, he just kept walking.
"Ahhhhhhh!" The l'cie let out a scream as soon as he exited the cell. Seconds later none other than Cid Raines stepped into view.
"Hey Lightning." He greeted with a smirk.
"What are you doing here Cid?" Lightning asked laying back down as Cid unlocked the cell door, and stepped inside.
"What do you think? I'm here to save you." He spoke confidently.
"Oh please I'd rather rot than have you rescue me." Lightning spat rolling to face the other way.
"Well I'm grateful." Fang said standing up. But before she left she picked up Lightning, and threw her over her shoulder.
"Hey p-put me down Fang that's not funny!" Lightning yelled as Fang carried her out of their prison. However before Jihl could leave Cid shut the door, and locked her in.
"Sorry Jihl but..you know I don't want you hurting Lightning anymore." Cid said protectively pulling Lightning close to him in a hug, which Lightning responded to with fighting her way free
of his grasp. "I can take care of myself Cid." Lightning growled at him.
"Don't worry Cid. It won't be long before I'm out of here." Jihl spoke confidently.
"Well be seeing you then." Fang said over her shoulder as the three left the building.
"Damn where are we?" Lightning asked as the sun's bright rays descended upon the group as they left the entrance of the run down building.
"The same village just in one of the few buildings still standing." Cid informed "And it just so happens to be a prison."
"Of course." Fang said gazing around.
"Cid don't touch me." Lightning said coldly shaking his hand off her shoulder.
"Come on Light just listen to me." He pleaded but Lightning kept walking away from him.
"Hey come on Light I'm sorry." He tried to convince her by following the younger girl like a dog.
"Give it up Cid what you did was unforgivable." Fang chuckled at her brother's attempt to get the strawberry blond to forgive him.
"Arrgh where are you going Lightning?" Cid asked in frustration.
"None of your business! just take Rygdea, and go home." Lightning called back to him as she saw Rygdea walking towards them.
"Come on...fine." Cid sighed motioning for Rygdea to follow. When they were out of view Lightning turned to Fang.
"God he is so annoying."
"Tell me about it." The raven haired woman responded "Now let's get going."
"Yeah...let's go." Her friend responded. After a few hours of searching the two women stumbled across what looked like a hidden tunnel that had been revealed from the big explosion years
before. Lightning, and Fang slowly made their way into the tunnel cautious of whether the tunnel would collapse or not.
"...Crap I hate tight spaces." Lightning whimpered gazing up at the low roof of the tunnel.
"What your claustrophobic too?" Fang asked surprised at the young woman's different phobias.
"Yeah I get very uncomfortable." Lightning replied turning to face her.
"Next thing I know your scared of heights." Fang said chuckling lightly.
"Well...I'm not a big fan." Lightning smiled sheepishly.
"Really." Fang said surprised as they reached the end of the tunnel.
"I can't see a thing Fang cast a fire spell so I can see a little." Lightning spoke carefully inspecting the wall.
"What is it?" Fang asked after casting the fire spell, and lighting up the end of the tunnel. Her companion didn't respond, instead continuing to inspect the wall.
"...There murals." She responded looking over her shoulder to look at Fang.
"Really? what of?"
Lightning didn't answer instead choosing to continue looking over the old pictures. "Something disturbing." she finally answered.
"Let me see." Fang said gently pushing her friend out of the way. After a couple minutes of staring at them she finally saw what they were.
"What the hell Lightning! is that you?" She asked taken aback by the tiny inscriptions on the wall.
"Uh...yeah, and look." She said pointing to one of the pictures.
"Hey it's that crystal your supposed to find." Fang said looking at Lightning.
"Yeah, and that one right there-the picture of the spider-that's the Fal'cie." Lightning replied pointing to said pictures.
"All right then let's get down to business." Fang said rubbing her hands together.
"Okay." Lightning said as she started to look around the area at the back of the tunnel for what would be some sort of secret switch. After a little bit of searching Fang stumbled upon an odd
inscription in the wall that did not go with the other ones. Touching it lightly with her fingers the back wall started to shake causing dust, and dirt to fall from the ceiling, as the ancient wall
slowly moved backwards. "Now were getting somewhere." She said as the two started down the dark path.
"So where do you think this leads?" Fang asked her now silent companion, when she received no answer she became worried. "Lightning whats wrong?"
"Hmm?...oh nothing." The strawberry blond lied looking forward.
"So where do you think this leads?"
"Um..hopefully to the crystal." Lightning replied looking around the ancient path. "How long do you think this has been here?"
"A while that's for sure. But I want to know what's up with that mural with a picture of you in it now that's just weird." Fang said shivering slightly.
"Yeah tell me about it." Fang could tell by Lightning's voice that she had something on her mind.
"Okay Lightning enough lying already tell me what's wrong."
"How old is she?" Sazh's wife Monique asked sternly.
"Um...twenty-one" Sazh replied uneasily looking around the room that him, and his wife shared well used to share.
"And her name?"
"Um...Lightning Farron" Sazh answered cringing that Monique would no doubt be angry with him.
"Oh that one beautiful young woman you used to work with?" She asked in response.
"...Yeah"
"Ha ha ha that's just like you Sazh! the second I file for a divorce you go, and start hitting on a beautiful young woman like her. I know you've had your eye on her for a while now."
"Well..um..yeah." Sazh admitted hanging his head in shame.
"I hope Dajh likes her." Monique said angrily.
"Well he does but come on baby!" Sazh said trying to calm Monique down.
"Well I hope you have fun with her."
"What did I tell you man?" Rygdea said shaking his head at his friend's stupidity.
"Yeah I know I know!" Cid replied waving his hands around.
"I told you that she was stubborn, and wouldn't listen to you." He said as if Cid didn't know what he had said.
"Rygdea?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up."
"Um..what's bothering me?" Lightning asked to verify Fang's question.
"Yeah what do you think I said?" Fang shot back annoyed by Lightning's deflecting.
"Um...nothing." The younger girl replied
"Okay so wha-" Fang was cut off as the ground started to shake around them throwing the two women to the ground.
"What the hell is that!?" Lightning yelled climbing to her feet all the while staring ahead at a shadow that kept getting bigger, and bigger.
"This can't be good." Fang muttered drawing her spear as Lightning did the same with her gunblade.
As the shadow was dangerously close Fang quickly casted a fire spell onto the unlit torches on the side of the path to illuminate the tunnel revealing their predator that turned out to be a
Behemoth. Once in range the great beast took a wild swing at Fang that the tan woman dodged by jumping back out of it's reach, as it failed the Behemoth quickly drew a giant sword that
was on it's back, and started swinging like crazy at the l'cie. As it was becoming increasingly more difficult for Fang to dodge the attacks Lightning slashed at the Behemoth with her gunblade.
In response the beast swung with it's free hand making Lightning jump back which she followed up with a thundara spell that knocked it off balance, upon seeing this Fang jumped over the
monster landing behind it, and digging her spear into the Behemoth's right knee. Lightning then jumped up so she was at eye level with the beast, and started slashing at him causing him
to yell out in pain. Once it regained it's composure it quickly swiped at Lightning with it's hand, and knocked her to the ground dazing her. Fang then took her spear out of the Behemoth's
knee, and jumped onto it's back slashing, and stabbing her spear into any opening she saw. Fang looked over to see Lightning struggling to get to her knees from the blow she had taken.
By losing her concentration Fang allowed the Behemoth to know her from it's back, and start slashing at her with it's jagged sword. Fang was barely able to block these attacks with her
spear each blow sending her back a few feet. Lightning finally was able to climb to her feet, and seeing Fang's danger she quickly ran over to the beast, and took her turn jumping onto it's
back making it scream out of frustration. Lightning covered her ringing ears with her hands so she wouldn't go deaf waiting the beast's screaming out when it was finished she switched
Blaze Edge into gun mode, and started shooting it's head in with several bullets. With the help of Lightning's diversion Fang was able to recover, and get out of harms way however
Lightning was not so lucky as the Behemoth slammed it's back into the wall crushing the young woman. As soon as it stepped away from the wall Lightning's limp body fell to the ground
with a light thud. "Lightning!" Fang called out as she ran over to her friend to see if she was alright upon arriving she saw that the strawberry blond was temporarily knocked out but still
breathing. Fang turned back to her opponent, and casted a fira spell making it scream loudly, Fang followed this up by casting a blind spell temporarily blinding the beast. With it's vision
taken out of the equation the raven haired woman ran towards the giant, and jumped up plunging her spear into it's sword hand. Blood ran from the wound, and washed over the woman
causing Fang to gag as the blood washed over her body. She began twisting her spear, and pushing it deeper into it's hand but however hard or deep she pushed it would not release it's
sword. The Bememoth finally regained it's vision, and knocked Fang from her grip of her spear, and to the ground. "Shit!" The Oerba muttered upon being disarmed, and without a weapon.
She looked over to see Lightning stirring from her 'sleep' Fang ran over to her friend, and shook her awake. "Come on Lightning wake up!" Fang said desperately continuing to shake her.
Finally Lightning's eyes fluttered open as she sat up to see the Behemoth walking towards them cornering them against the wall with no chance what so ever of escape.
"Where's your gunblade?" Fang asked looking over to see Lightning frantically looking around for her prize possession.
"Dunno." She responded groggily finally spotting it behind the carnivore that was their enemy. "Shit!" She swore but then her eyes widened as she remembered something. Lightning quickly
searched her pockets, and pulled out her Odin gem, and survival knife that Serah got her. She threw the gem up in the air, and jumped up drawing the knife, and swiftly cutting the gem in
half summoning Odin her eidolon. In a flash of brilliant pink Odin appeared breaking his sword in half, and handing one to Lightning that she threw over to Fang, and took the other well
jumping up onto Odin who had just transformed into his gestalt mode. Lightning, and Fang both rushed at the Behemoth slashing at him with their weapons making take several steps back
in a attempt to escape the pain that was being brought upon itself. Fang took the opportunity as the Behemoth focused on Lightning, and Odin to run up, and retrieve her spear. Once she
had it back in her hands she threw Odin's sword back over to Lightning who then jumped up into the air performing zantetsuken on the beast instantly killing it from the shear power of the
attack. With a cry the great beast fell to the ground, and ceased to move. Lightning walked over to it, and gave it a kick while poking it with Odin's sword making sure that it was dead,
finally convinced the thing was dead she dismissed Odin as he disappeared, and formed back into the pink gem that she put in the bag on her left leg.
"Well that was fun." Lightning said sarcastically as she retrieved her Blaze Edge, and put it back in the holster as she took a seat on the ground leaning against the wall.
"Yeah we should do it again sometime." Fang replied rolling her eyes while walking over to her friend.
"I'm exhausted. I'm going to sleep." Lightning said closing her eyes, and resting her head against the wall with a sigh she fell asleep.
"I think I'll join you." Fang said looking down at her before doing the same.
"So what's your next plan for getting Lightning back? I mean the whole night in shining armor didn't do a thing." Rygdea asked as the two flew around Pulse in the Lindblum.
"Um not sure yet. But do not worry my friend soon I will have her begging me to be her man." Cid responded with gusto.
"Really? she doesn't seem to be the begging type." Rygdea replied shaking his head.
"Yeah she isin't but that proves how bad she will want me." Cid's optimistic view didn't falter one bit.
"Won't that be the day." The brown haired man muttered looking out the window. "So what now?"
"So let me get this straight Serah. You want to go to Pulse to find Lightning, and help her?" Snow asked his fiancee.
"Uh-huh." Was the small girl's response.
"Your crazy plus Lightning would kill me. Come to think of it Fang would too." Snow said playing with his beanie.
"Well to bad I'm going." Serah said turning on her heel to leave the room.
"No your not!" Snow said loudly grabbing her hand.
"Yes I am!"
"No your not!"
DING DONG!
Sazh groaned as he got out of his chair to go answer the door, as he walked past Monique who gave him a hateful glare the doorbell continued to ring constantly further annoying him.
Sazh opened the door to find Vanille standing there with a smile on her face. "Vanille what are you doing here?" He asked frowning at the girl.
"Ummmmm I'm here to see what your up to you old geezer!" She laughed flipping her pig tail back.
".........Why?"
"Dunno I'm bored." Vanille replied tilting her head to the side peering into Sazh's house. "I like your house Sazh it's nice." She complimented.
"Yeah but it won't be mine for much longer." Sazh muttered looking back into the hallway that was behind him.
"Why's that?" Vanille asked happily rocking back, and forth on her feet.
"Oh me, and my wife are getting a divorce." Sazh replied putting a hand over his face.
"Oh I'm sorry........how come?" Vanille asked putting a hand on Sazh's arm.
"She thinks I'm cheating on her with Lightning." Sazh answered rubbing his temple.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhh..................well.................are you?" Vanille asked feeling rather nosy today.
"Uh.. what do you think Vanille? of course not...but I wouldn't mind getting a piece of that ass." Sazh said conjuring up an image of Lightning's behind.
"Sazh she's way to young for you." Vanille said crossing her arms.
"Yeah well I like her." Sazh replied with a shrug.
Hours later both Fang, and Lightning awoke to the dim cavern that they decided to sleep in. Standing up Lightning stretched her arms while yawning sleepily.
"Alright let's do what we have to then get out of here." She said still yawning as Fang stood up.
"Yeah let's get going." She replied. The two women walked down the tunnel for what seemed like forever until they came across a strange other worldly blue light illuminating the end of the
tunnel. "What in the world is that?" Fang asked squinting to try, and get a better look down the tunnel.
"I don't know but maybe it's the crystal." Lightning replied grinning as she started to jog down the tunnel to get there faster unable to wait any longer.
"Hey wait!" Fang called after her as she also took off down the tunnel. Once she arrived to where Lightning was waiting her eyes widened.
"What the hell is that?" Fang asked staring entranced by the object.
"It's obviously the crystal dud." Lightning said as she took a few steps towards said object. As soon as Lightning's hand came into contact with the precious rock it lit slowly began to illuminate
the room revealing that the crystal was solidly embedded into something.
"What....the....fuck...is...that?" Lightning slowly asked looking up at the tall thing that towered over her.
"Oh shit...it's a 'Cie corpse." Fang breathed slowly drawing her spear, as Lightning continued to back away from the monster. Once she arrived at Fang's side Lightning pulled her Blaze Edge
from it's sheath. As soon as the whole room was lit up by the blue light the crystal emitted the 'Cie corpse's head shot, and it hissed sending a shiver down the two women's back.
In a flash the corpse dashed towards the two, and swiftly knocked them to the ground before retreating back a few feet, and casting a blizzaga spell that connected further weakening the
women. "Damn the thing slithers on the ground." Lightning breathed gasping for air from the two attacks. Before Fang could answer the monster rushed again but this time Lightning front
flipped over the creature, and followed it up with a slash across the corpse's back making it shriek loudly. Fang then sprinted up to the thing, and jumped up into the air, and came down
on the beast with a jump attack that sent the 'Cie corpse to the ground. Lightning then casted a firaga attack that connected, and spawned the smell of burning flesh causing the two
women to gag profusely as the failed l'cie recovered, and jumped towards Fang swiping at her with it's arm several times that Fang had no trouble blocking, and parried with her own attack
connecting with the things face. But it did not faze it as the beast just kept coming back, Lightning jumped up over the thing, and on her way down plunged her sword into the corpse dragging
dragging her sword down the length of it's back causing blood to squirt from the wound covering Lightning from chest to toe in blood turning her white vest blood red. Fang then jumped up
for what was to be the final blow but was knocked back to the ground by the corpse making a sickening crack as she connected with the floor of the cavern. Lightning took her turn, and ran
at her opponent front flipping behind it, and stabbing her sword dead into the corpse's spine. She then switched it into gun mode with the sword still in there causing it to gush massive
amounts of blood as the transformation dealt massive loads of damage crippling it's spine. When the transformation was done Lightning started to fire repeatedly into the beast's back making
it cry out in pain. Lightning turned to Fang to see her sitting up, Fang looked to her friend to see her covered in blood her legs shining with the substance however somehow Lightning had
managed to avoid getting any on her face. "I hope that's his, and not yours!" Fang's raspy voice called out as she stood up, and made her way over to the 'Cie corpse that was now laying on
the ground twitching slightly. "Ha it is." Lightning responded giving the creature a kick, as Fang came to stand by Lightning's side the corpse's bottom that resembled a tail swiftly shot out
wrapping itself around the two women pulling them together like a snake would to it's prey. "Ah!" Both women chorused as it tightened it's grip on them, and no matter how much they
struggled they could no get free. Lightning looked up to see that the 'Cie corpse now stood at full height, and now looked down on them, Lightning continued to struggle only to find that she
was helpless because her arms were pinned to her sides unable to free them. After a few more minutes of struggling Lightning began to see timy black dots across her vision marking that
she would soon lose consciousness. Gasping for air she looked beside her to see that Fang was having no luck either, and seconds later she passed out unconsciouss her head falling
forward, and not long after Fang followed her also passing out.
"FLOWERS!? ARE YOU SERIOUS!!?" Rygdea yelled at Cid's stupidity while shaking his head.
"Yeah what's wrong with flowers? I mean girl's love flowers." Cid asked frowning at his friend's outburst of his suggestion.
"Yeah girl's that aren't Lightning." Rygdea responded.
"Oh but you don't know her as well as I do. She keeps it a secret that she adores flowers." Cid explained.
"Really?"
"Yeah she loves them."
Hours later Lightning, and Fang awoke to extreme pains in their backs. Groggily lifting her head Lightning blinked the sleep out of her eyes to find that they were in a strange place that was
not present in the back of the tunnel where they fought the 'Cie corpse. "What in the world?" Lightning breathed as she noticed that they weren't alone. Out of the darkness came a pack
of 'Cie corpses of about ten or twenty. This prompted Lightning to investigate why her back was in such pain, she looked up, and gasped as she saw that a 'Cie corpse was holding her
arms above her head using the tail like bottom with another one doing the same with her legs that now had dried blood on them. Lightning looked to her left to see Fang in the same
predicament, and now awake cursing fluently under her breath. The pack of 'Cie corpses then moved out of the way to let what Lightning guessed was their boss, or master to get through.
From behind the pack came a larger 'Cie corpse with a single glowing red eye in the center of it's head it slithered up until it was inches away from Lightning's face looking straight into her
eyes. "What are you doing here?" It surprisingly spoke. Lightning was taken aback, and could not form an answer on her tongue so she simply just stared back at it wide eyed.
"Whats wrong? why aren't you answering me?" It asked raising it's right hand tilting Lightning's chin back so she would look up at him.
"I...I.." Was all the sound Lightning could make clearly afraid of the beast.
"You put up a good fight with my best corpse...I'm impressed however you were not able to escape it's iron tail I see." It replied smugly.
"Uh...um.." Lightning still could not speak.
"Don't be afraid...I simply want to play a game with you...and your friend." The giant corpse said petting Lightning's long strawberry blond locks.
"W-what kind of game?" Lightning asked fear coating her shaky voice.
"I believe it is called...torture? am I right?" the corpse said making Lightning shake at the though of being tortured.
"Hey leave her alone." Fang's accented voice rang throughout the cavern.
"Clean her legs off I want her to be in perfect condition for this." It spoke turning to the other corpses who ran up to Lightning, and began washing her down. A few minutes later they were
and she was clean. "Alright then." The leader corpse said slithering back up to the strawberry blond. Once in front of her he pulled out a stone ball.
"Um...what the hell is that?" Lightning asked nervously her eyes flicking all over the room unable to focus on one thing.
"Oh this thing I believe it's what your people call a gag ball...is that right? However this one is rather ancient so it's made of stone. I hope you enjoy the taste." It said placing the large thing
into Lightning's mouth, and quickly locking it into place. "Mmmmph!" Lightning began swinging her head violently trying to remove the stone from her mouth.
"Ha ha ha the corpse laughed as it went, and did the same thing placing one into Fang's mouth but she was more calm about the situation. Lightning continued to growl trying to remove the
foul taste from her mouth still whipping her head from side to side. "Okay then let's get started." The giant spoke signalling for two 'Cie corpses to go up to Lightning, and Fang placing their
hands onto the women's chests. Lightning glared at the corpse before a sudden impulse was sent through her body causing her to scream out into the gag as her body was electrocuted
from the corpse. "Oh yeah Lightning I forgot to mention that you shouldn't bite down on that or you'll lose your teeth most likely." The leader spoke happily at the young woman's screams
of pain. Soon Fang's muffled screams joined in as the two women continued being tortured, tears began forming in Lightning's eyes as the excruciating pain continued, and her throat became
sore from the constant screaming. Soon Lightning, and Fang felt their eyes becoming heavy as death was near but before they could close the 'Cie corpses casted a curaga on both of them.
Lightning slowly lifted her head to see the leader of the corpses in front of her, a second later he ordered the corpses holding her to release her. Lightning fell to the floor with a thud,
she layed there moaning in pain unable to come to her senses. "Now Lightning you will fight that same corpse from before. Good luck." The leader spoke.
"Mmmph?" Lightning moaned looking up to see the corpse with the crystal come into view, she slowly stood up, and fumbled around until she got the stone ball out of her mouth-surprisingly
she had restrained from biting down on it, and still had her teeth-and climbed to her feet. "Why are you doing this?" She asked her voice hoarse.
"Ha ha I'm doing this because your the one the prophecy has chosen." The corpse informed.
"Prophecy? what the hell are you talking about I've never heard of any prophecy." Lightning replied panting for air, despite the curaga spell she was still beaten up pretty bad.
"In good time my dear in good time." Was the corpse's slithered response.
"Who the hell are you? and you still haven't told me why your doing this!" Lightning snapped back at him.
"I am doing this because your the chosen one, and I want to test your strength." He informed causing Lightning to frown.
"Damn it! let us go!" Lightning yelled before holding her chest in pain as her breath hitched.
"I can't do that...it would ruin my fun...but enough talk let's get started." And with a wave of his hand the 'Cie corpse lunged at Lightning knocking her to the ground. She was pinned down
by the big creature, and had no means of escape so Lightning pulled out her Blaze Edge, and fired off a few rounds into the thing's face causing it to scream out in pain giving Lightning a
window of opportunity for escape which she took without hesitation. Lightning swiftly brought her legs up to her chest, and kicked the corpse off of her sending it sliding across the ground
she followed up by jumping to her feet, and charging towards the enemy quickly slashing at it with her Blaze Edge in sword mode. The creature easily blocked these attempts using it's arms,
and countering with a head butt that knocked the young woman to the floor. Lightning groggily looked up to see the beast leaping back onto her but she was ready this time, and once more
brought her legs to her chest, and springboarded the corpse over her head into it's spectating allies. Lightning climbed to her feet taking in deeps breaths to stay calm, because inside she
was a bundle of nerves surprisingly scared of the beast, and the predicament she found herself in. Lightning looked over to see Fang still bound, and gagged watching with hope in her eyes
turning back to the fight at hand she saw the 'Cie corpse standing up now, and ready for another round. Lightning quickly casted a blizzaga spell that connected causing a scream of pain
to ring in her ears, the young strawberry blond followed this up by running up to the beast, and carving him up like a turkey. However the corpse once again countered this time using it's
tail to wrap around her legs, and throw her into the wall. With a loud crack Lightning's body fell limp, and crumbled to the floor raspy breaths were heard from the young woman as she
struggled to breath. Her opponent went up to her, and picked her up by the collar of her shirt as this was done Lightning's head fell forward signalling she was barely conscious. The 'Cie
corpse dropped her back to the ground, upon contact Lightning moaned in pain as the corpse turned back to see her still awake. It slithered back up to her, and pulled her hair back making
Lightning cry out in pain, and look the creature in the face which caused her to shiver. Lightning spat into the thing's face causing it to drop her, and she rolled to the side grabbing her sword
and slashing at it's spine making blood squirt onto her already stained vest. With it's back still turned Lightning took the opportunity to go for the finishing blow but as she got within a few
feet of the former human it self imploded the blast sending Lightning across the stretch of cavern making her slam into the far wall causing a dent where her body had struck to appear.
Lightning fell to the floor again barely conscious from the contact of her head smacking off the stone wall. The leader 'Cie corpse slithered up to the barely conscious young woman, and
lifted her chin with his finger so he could look her-in the barely opened-eyes. "You put up a good fight...with some more experience you will be able to achieve what you were always meant
to." The corpse spoke as two of his goons came over, and picked up the young woman, and brought her back to where Fang was, and restrained her like before placing the stone gag ball
back into her mouth. Seconds later Lightning was unconscious in a dreamless sleep, Fang looked at her friend worried about how she was feeling from the beating she had received.
"Mmmmph!" Fang moaned as her head was turned to face the leader of the nest of 'Cie corpses.
"So...what exactly are two beautiful women such as yourselves doing in a place like this?" It asked stroking Fang's cheek.
"Mmmph mmmf!" Fang moaned emphasising the point that she couldn't talk with the gag still in place in her mouth.
"Hmm...I don't know maybe I'll have you fight in the next round, your friend seems worn out as she had been doing a lot lately." The corpse spoke making Fang shiver with fear.
It then took out a damp cloth, and placed it over Fang's mouth putting her out cold as she breathed in the drug, her last thought being Where do they get this stuff...I mean their 'Cie corpses!
"Snow I'm worried. I haven't been able to get a hold of Lightning lately!" Serah choked her voice laced with worry, and her eyes tearing up.
"Don't worry Serah I'm sure she's fine. Like her phone probably died." Snow comforted as the two watched Hope attempt to make his own home made pizza pie which resulted in the kitchen
being made a mess of. "Aw maaaaaaan Lightning's going to kill me if she see's this." Hope groaned looking around himself at the mess he had created.
"Don't worry about it Hope. I won't tell her if you clean it up." Serah said with her hand over her eyes.
"Alrighty!" Hope replied cheerily as he took his pizza pie out of the oven seeing it was ready to be eaten.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Vanille what brings you around here at this hour?" Snow asked upon answering the door to see the young red-head playing with the end of her skirt.
"Hiya Snow! I don't know I was bored without Fang around so I went to Sazh's but him, and his wife are getting divorced so their fighting so I didn't want to stay there of course. And I
thought I'd come by here, and see if Lightning, and Fang were back yet." Vanille explained her whole day to Snow who stood there astonished by the small girl's love of talking.
"Well there not back yet...but come on in Hope made a pizza pie." Snow said with a smile as Vanille bounced up, and down on her tippy toes.
"Thanks Snow!" She said happily rushing in the dooe as he stepped aside.
Rygdea, and Cid were standing in a flower shop waiting in line with the flowers Cid had picked out for Lightning.
"Dude seriously...did you have to pick the ones that are like the same color as her hair?" The brown haired man asked gazing around the shop.
"Uh...yeah they just happen to be her favourite." Cid replied in a matter-of-fact tone of voice.
"Really man I bet she kicks your ass because of it." The captain told his general.
"Next!" The shopkeeper called out. When Cid, and Rygdea got up to the counter they saw she was a young girl of about twenty-two with long brown hair in a braid wearing a pink dress.
"Hello welcome to my humble establishment." She spoke softly with a smile on her face.
"Hello to you too." Rygdea returned the greeting with a smile, as Cid handed over the flowers to pay for them. Once done the two left the shop, and headed back to the airship.
A few hours later Lightning's eyes fluttered open as pain flared in her back. "Mmmpf." She moaned in pain as the 'Cie corpse held her up binding her arms, and legs.
"Good morning." The leader spoke slithering up to her. "Today I will answer your questions." It said tilting her chin back, Lightning just stared into it's empty face clearly ancient from the
wrinkles, and other land marks of old age. It's a surprise he hasn't stopped moving yet...that's are only chance for escape she thought still staring into it's eye.
"Mmmph." Lightning moaned trying to get him to take her gag out.
"No that's not how were going to do it. First I'll ask you a question, and if you want to know the answer you'll blink twice. If not you'll only blink once understand?" It asked in response
Lightning blinked twice. "Good girl..now I assume you want to know more about the prophecy?" The corpse asked the young girl.
"Mmmph!" Lightning replied nodding her head up, and down quickly.
"Oh no now you've gone, and confused yourself. Remember it's two blinks for yes, and only one for no." It reminded her while stroking her hair. When it asked again Lightning responded by
blinking twice signaling that she indeed wanted to hear the answer to the question. "Alright then the prophecy is that a young woman which is you is a L'Cie is going to kill a Fal'Cie all by
herself which would absolve the world of all L'Cie." The leading corpse said petting Lightning as if she were it's pet, the strawberry blond looked to her left to see Fang was awake, and
was watching the 'Cie corpse fondle her friend petting her hair, rubbing her legs, her chest establishing complete dominance over the young woman.
"Mmmph!" Lightning squealed loudly as the monster had moved it's hand up her skirt, rubbing her sensitive area before he brought his hand up to the belt holding her skirt up trying to undo.
Lightning started to buck her hips making it difficult to undo her skirt causing the corpse to hiss. "Fine fine...now would you like to know what your little sister has in store for her?"
Lightning quickly blinked her eyes afraid of the truth. "Alright then. I've sent a view corpses down to your house...that's right we know where you live. And their going to kidnap her, and bring
her to our loving nest...who knows I may play the same game with her just without the sexual advances because she's only eighteen. Although I will admit she's very pretty but not beautiful
like you." The failed L'Cie explained making Lightning's eyes widened at her baby sister's danger.
Back at the Farron home in Bowdam Serah, Snow, Hope, and Vanille had finished the pizza pie that had surprisingly turned out to be good despite the mess Hope had made.
"So Serah" Snow started with a grin on his face that instantly let her know it was going to be inappropriate "How about you, and me go upstairs to your room and-"
"Nice try Snow but Lightning would kill me, and I'm waiting until after marriage." Serah cut him off grinning as Snow's own smile now ceased to exist.
"You go girl!" Vanille cheered her friend on to stay abstinent.
"Babe I was going to say look at your baby pictures obviously!" The big man said now laughing at what was on his fiancee's mind.
"O-oh." Serah squeaked now blushing a deep red.
"Come on Serah." Hope said surprised at what the girl had on her mind because she always seemed like an innocent girl.
"O-oh okay guys I'm gonna go out for a little walk." Serah said quietly standing up.
"Serah are you nuts!? it's nine thirty at night, and it's cold out!" Vanille cried surprised that the not so dressed for warmth girl headed for the door.
"I'll be fine." She replied with a smile. Serah looked down at herself seeing that she was still dressed in her white sleeveless dress shirt with her semi transparent sweeper in the same style
of shirt over it. She also wore her red pleated skirt with black lace, and her thigh high black stockings showing just a little of her thighs to tease Snow You know Lightning's always telling me
to dress more conservative, and yet she's always wearing that short skirt of her's with her bare legs showing at least I cover mine up...but she does have gorgeous legs...just like every part of her is
beautiful...she looks so much like mom and I kind of resemble her too...I hope I grow up to look more like Serenity. Serah thought as she exited the house, and headed down the street, after
a few minutes of walking Serah heard rustling from the bushes to her right. The young teenager slowly crept over to the brush and tried to get a look into what was making the noise
and let out a loud cry as something sticky was wrapped around her legs up to her knees. Serah continued to scream out for help as she was dragged into the bushes, no matter what she
grabbed onto it always pulled her free not long after Serah's throat was sore from screaming but she wouldn't stop the fear kept her going anything to be free from the entity that was
pulling her to an uncertain fate. Once she was hidden behind the bush Serah came face to face with her assailant it was what she had read, and seen pictures of in the many textbooks
she learned from at her old high school. It was a 'Cie corpse, and it had a frightening look on it's face that chilled Serah to the bone that made her stop screaming as her tongue seemed to
be caught in her throat preventing her from calling for help. Finally Serah got her voice back screaming louder than before probably louder than she ever screamed in her life, the corpse began
wrapping her up like a spider would it's prey. In no time it had her arms pinned to her sides adding to her panic as she struggled to break free but to no avail as the substance was way to
sticky, and strong. Finally the 'Cie corpse cut off her screams for help as it wrapped the web like substance around her mouth sealing her lips shut so all the young girl could do was whimper
helplessly as the beast picked her up, and carried her away to an unknown location. Along the way Serah had been put to sleep by the creature, and now she awoke to find herself laying
on the cold stone floor of some sort of ancient cavern. Something sparked Serah's memory of what this place was as she remembered the time Lightning had helped her with her homework
on the ancient races of Pulse. Apparently this imparticular race had lived in a cavern that very much resembled this very one that she was laying in. Suddenly Serah felt sick to her stomach
as she remembered that the race was some what addicted, and fascinated with torture, and tying people up sick bastards Serah thought as she rolled onto her side with a moan, suddenly
she heard a muffled scream pierce through the air making her shiver in fear, and her eyes go wide. That scream although muffled no doubt by some gag...it was so full of fear but it...sounded
like Lightning! Serah realized it was her elder sister who was being tortured which made her furious. Just then the leading 'Cie corpse slithered into the 'cell' that Serah was being held in.
"Hello little lady." It spoke confidently making Serah shake with fear, the thing walked over to her, and ripped the webbing from her mouth causing Serah to cry out in pain.
"Why are you torturing that poor person!" Serah screamed at the beast struggling to break free from the webbing that bound her come to think of it she can't be Lightning because she's on
Pulse. Serah thought as the corpse ripped the rest of the webbing from her small body, as soon as it was removed Serah quickly stood up, and ran to a corner of the room to seek shelter.
"You know what kind of people we are. Sure we turned into 'Cie corpses but we still retained our personalities, and souls if you will, but we are the same as when we were human." It replied.
"What do you want with me?" Serah asked her voice, and body trembling with fear.
"Well I want to show you something." The corpse spoke advancing on the eighteen year old cornering her. Minutes later it had her tied up at the wrists, and ankles with one of the ancient
stone gags in her mouth, and was carrying her down the cavern to a large chamber where the scream was resonating from. The whole time Serah was squeezing her eyes shut afraid to look
and see what scary stuff would be around her. Serah felt herself placed into some sort of chair, she opened her eyes to find that she was sitting in an old, and rotting chair. Another corpse
had already gone to work adding some more rope to her ankles so they were tied to the chair, and it continued to do the same with her wrists. Serah looked up to see what looked like two
'Cie corpses holding someone up restraining their arms above the head, and also restraining their legs. The unknown person was covered up with what looked like a black sheet that was
tight on them, she could see the person's breath pulling the sheet towards their face. The unknown person's breathing seemed ragged, and shaky indicating that they were hurting finally
the bigger corpse went over to the person's lithe, and fit form, and pulled the sheet from off them. Serah looked up to see the corpse reveal that it was her sister Lightning who was the one
bound under the sheet, and she wore a matching gag as Serah did. Lightning's eyes widened as she saw her baby sister bound to a chair in front of her, and that made her angry as she
started to try to swing her body around only to have the corpse holding her to tighten it's grip around her slim fit form making her attempts futile.
"Mmmph!" Lightning growled angrily shooting daggers at the leading corpse as she continued to attempt escape moaning the whole time. Serah's own eyes were wide as it was her sister
who was the one that was being tortured, and the one where the muffled screams came from. "Mmmph!" Serah also moaned angrily at what the corpses had done to her sister as she saw
Lightning's eyes were tired, and heavy showed she wanted nothing more than to go to sleep. The corpse put an end to Lightning's struggling by slithering up to her, and grabbing her throat
and tilting her head back to look at him. "Enough struggling...what did you not enjoy the present I went through all the trouble for preparing for you?" It asked a little angrily.
"Mmm." Lightning moaned dropping her head helplessly while simaltaniously noticing that Fang was not present where she had been before the corpse put the sheet over her.
"That's a good girl." The corpse spoke, before turning to Serah "Do you enjoy this present I got for you." It spoke motioning to the tortured Lightning, Serah shook her head angrily.
"Well then maybe you'll enjoy her more if I do this." The thing spoke as it revealed what looked like his hand was made competely of electricity, in a quick motion it struck Lightning in the
chest with it's electrified hand making the young adult shriek in pain, and writhe in the 'Cie corpses hold. This continued on for a while with Lightning being hit over, and over it hurt her so
bad that hot tears streamed down her face as she was brutally tortured. Tears also went down Serah's face as she was forced to sit there, and watch the torment her older sister was being
put through, Lightning's loud muffled cries driving her insane at the pain she was put through by the monster. Finally after what seemed like hours the beast stop torturing Lightning, and
stepped away from her. Serah watched horrified as Lightning's head dropped almost lifelessly to her chest, her breathing was ragged, and she was barely alive, the corpse then slithered
over to Serah. "You know that was originally supposed to be you. However your dear caring older sister volunteered for me to torture her instead as long as I didn't hurt you." It informed.
Serah looked down guilty that her sister had been hurt to protect her. "Alright then I'll leave the rest to you...finish her off." The leading corpse said leaving as another 'Cie corpse made it's
way over to the barely conscious Lightning who weakly lifted her head to see the corpse in front of her. Lightning gave Serah an apologizing look, and if she was not gagged she would have
smiled to help comfort her little sister who was weaping silently. As the corpse rose it's hand to strike down the helpless young woman a figure swooped in, and quickly struck down the
beast with one attack. With the corpses defeated Lightning fell to the floor landing on her stomach with a light thud, and groan, the figure knelt down, and removed the gag from Lightning's
mouth allowing her to speak. Lightning weakly lifted her head up off the floor to gaze up at her saviour through three quarters closed eyes "W-who a-are y-you?" She asked.