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Note: Now it is finally the final, climactic battle between Will and Seymour! READY, FIGHT!!!
Chapter 25
The Future Demon
I swung my clawed arm towards Seymour but in a blink of an eye, literally, he disappeared from my sight. Instead of hitting him I smashed my claw into the ground, a cloud of dust and debris engulfing around me.
Ah great, my vision is messed up too! I need to get out of here before Seymour takes advantage of this situation! Where can I go? Then a plan came to me.
I jumped up and plunged my claw blades into a column of stone that held part of the temple entrance's roof. I saw Seymour below, right in front of the dust cloud, probably looking for me.
I did a quick survey of the temple. The entrance of the temple was probably quite beautiful back in the days. But now, it was quite a wreck. There were 4 columns of stone that held up the outer roof of the entrance. The triangular roof of the temple was strewn with vines and some black substances. There were slits on the walls which were probably windows. And obviously in the huge expanse of water, was an underground cavern.
I heard Seymour's voice turn a little sing-songish. "Oooh Wiiiiillll! Where are you?" Gosh, for some reason that voice makes me think of that scary guy, Michael Jackson.
I retracted my claw blades and aimed it towards Seymour's head. "Up here you damn Maester!"
I then fired off 20 bullets of stone from the pores of my knuckles, but Seymour looked up and created a Protect barrier around his body.
I know, yelling where you are to the enemy is quite stupid. But hey, whatever happens, happens, right?
Kicking off from the column of stone I landed onto the ground 10 feet away from Seymour and stabbed my claws into the ground. With a flick of my wrist and yelling out the name, "Rock Wave!" a line of stalagmites erupted along the ground towards Seymour.
Then I saw a weird move Seymour did.
Aiming his staff at the incoming attack, he pointed his staff at it and said, "Blizzard!" The stalagmites froze in place. You don't know how disappointed I felt when he did that.
But then, the sharp points of the stalagmites broke off, hovered a bit in the air, and was then flung towards me. If I wanted to protect myself against this....I'm gonna have to think up a new move. Just like what Shana said, teach my arm a new move.
I plunged my claws into the ground and yelled out, "Ancient Wall!" Suddenly a huge slab of stone diagonally erupted out of the ground in front of me. I heard several sounds of sharp objects hitting a hard surface, and then several clinking sounds. When I took my claws out, the wall slowly descended into the ground.
Seymour was in front of me, smiling as if he was winning. "Nice, you learned a new move. If you can use it well, it'll be a great asset for you."
What is it with him and giving advice? "So Seymour, what's with the idea of exterminating every last Hiend in the world? I hope you know that they're human, just like you and me?"
"Hahaha, human? Please, I wouldn't consider YOU human. You're just the same as the rest as those mothervucking Hiends. You're all a disgrace to the world."
I glanced at my arm and flexed it firmly. "A disgrace to the world? Pff....they're trying to live out their lives just like everyone. You wouldn't understand the hardships they go through!" I sprinted towards him and did a vertical slash at him, but he blocked it with his staff. Seymour was surprisingly strong, physically.
"The hardships they go through? BAH! Zelferd's the one who's been experimenting with them! He's the one who stole them away from their families, and tested on them! You should be angry at him, not me. I'm actually HELPING, if you might say." I pushed my claw a little harder and saw Seymour's feet sink into the ground very slowly.
"Helping them? I know you, Seymour! You're nothing but a sly, disgusting example of a damn, greedy human!" I grabbed onto his staff and swung him out into the temple. He bashed right through the walls and created a satisfying BOOM sound. Man, that made me happy for a while.
"Will, it seems as if you're getting angered. Is anything wrong?" Wait, what's with his voice? It sounds like its echoing...
When the dust parted, there I saw a silver-looking angel with huge blue wings. There was some weird monster thingy next to his right shoulder. Wait, that's his 2nd form in the game!
"Let me douse that emotion of anger within you, and bring in peace. Desperado!" The monster thingy suddenly created a huge purple ball in its mouth.
But at the same time, my arm and part of my right face was starting to burn in pain. "G...gaah!!!" I grabbed at my face trying to cool it off by any means. Looked like Seymour took this as my sorrowful surrender. He laughed and then from my half-closed left eye I saw the purple orb shoot towards me like a comet. He ain't getting shit this time.
I fiercely swung my right arm at the orb, and it suddenly split in 3 parts then dissipated. Whoa, what the...
I looked at Seymour's steely eyes and saw them shuddering in...fear? "Will, what kind of foul beast are you?!"
I looked at him strangely, then felt no burning pains on my face or arm. I didn't notice, but my right side felt really buff, even my right eye. Awkward..
This is probably the most weirdest moment of my battle. "Um, I'm gonna look in the water? Is that all right?"
Seymour nodded, which meant I was allowed to check my reflection. But then again, it could be a trap. I walked towards the edge of the temple, warily checking behind my shoulder just in case Seymour attacks me. I gasped at what I saw.
My right arm was suddenly quite big, it looked like D. Grayman's arm, except brownish-reddish in color...what was it, maroon? Whatever. Instead of 3 scythe-shaped blades, there were 5 of them...kinda like 5 fingers, except curved and sharp. There was a much huger, darker black hole on my shoulder with 5 scar-like lines running from the hole to each of my knuckles.
And then there was my face. My mouth instead had a mask of a fierce-looking jaw, just like that Grimmjow guy in Bleach. Then there was my eyes, which were pure black.
Looking at myself, I felt stronger and more intelligent. Well, I mean, I'm already strong and intelligent, but still, you can never have enough. I looked back towards Seymour and smiled. "Oh man, this is gonna be fun." There were already a full list of new moves I wanted to do and just screw those other moves I've been using in the beginning.
"Alright then, let's get goin, Seymour!" I sprinted towards him and swung my claws upward with so much force that 5 sonic booms erupted out of the air and towards Seymour. Damn, that was sweet!
I was really disappointed when Seymour just raised his hand up and blocked it with...his bare hands. I mean, that's not even fair!
"You really think an upgrade for your Hiend weapon would make any difference in this battle? If you really think that, then you're out of your mind!" Seymour snapped his fingers and a black cloud suddenly formed above the temple. "Multi-Thundara!"
Suddenly spears of lightning forked their way towards me. I did a major back flip and then plunged my claws into the ground. "Stone Dome!" A huge dome quickly formed around me. My vision blanked out just when the dome finished covering me. I heard a few buzzing sounds. It seems like the electricity's running on the surfaces of the dome....oh man. I'm probably gonna get shocked if I uncover the dome...maybe....
I inhaled all the oxygen I could get in this trapped dome and roared loudly, letting out all the air. I took my claw out of the ground and fiercely pushed both my arms out. The dome then broke apart outwards, sending out huge pieces of the wall outwards. One of the walls hit Seymour's monster thingy, squishing it.
I turned around and looked at Seymour. "See that? Looks like your monster thingy just got killed. You may need some insurance for that."
Seymour gritted his teeth angrily. "You really think you can beat me? Do you think I'm now handicapped?"
Raising my arms in defense, I replied, "Meh, I guess." Man, was I getting cocky or what? I can FINALLY take him down!"So then, it's time to finish this!" I held my right arm behind me and started to run forward. I saw Seymour narrowing his eyes at me.
"This can't be possible. You can't defeat me!"
Heh, his spirit and will is starting to waver. I got him already! "I got right in front of him and yelled out, "I got you Seymour! Scythe Slash!" SHLINK!!!
My arm suddenly stopped. I looked down to see all these long, jagged spikes going through my stomach, chest and arms, which they all protruded through my back. Blood was starting to flow down in rivers and a burning pain started to gather on my front side. What the....
"You really thought you could get me with such a cocky, melee move? You're an idiot, BOY!" Then a HUGE spike erupted from the ground and stabbed me through my stomach, making me gag with blood in my mouth.
"Guh....my....my spine..." No seriously, I can't even move anymore! I can't FEEL anything anymore, just some weird, numbing sensation from my stomach and chest. My arms, well, they're probably broken already. I saw Seymour transform back to his original form with his staff in hand.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you foolish boy. All that talk you just said...are now just untangible wishes. You....have lost."
He was right....I lost. My entire body was broken...I'm already losing so much blood, and my Hiend power reverted back....I am SO dead. I looked down at Seymour's face and tried to whisper, "It's not...over yet." Blood started dripping from my chin. Man, I was so high up from that huge spike....it looks like I've fallen from somewhere.
And then the worst part came. My vision started to fuzz up and my mind was getting a little bit choppy. I saw Seymour raise his staff up and a pure red orb appeared at the tip. He was casting something, I think.
"Good night Will. It was nice meeting with you." The last thing I saw was a huge fireball heading towards my face. But I was grateful when I blacked out.
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Seymour's fireball NEARLY hit Will's face until, somehow, Will's body disappeared from the spikes. The fireball hit the spikes edges, making them crisp and burned. A soft thud sound was heard behind Seymour, and as he turned around to face the sound, his eyes were wide in shock.
A white, long coated figure had Will's bloody and battered body in his arms, like how a married man would carry his wife. The cowl of the figure obscured his facial features, except his mouth, which curled into a smile.
"What the hell? No one takes my almost dead enemy! Now who the hell are you?!"
The figure's mouth suddenly turned into a bleak frown. "Oh, you don't remember me?" His voice was quite deep, he was an adult for sure. "I think we've just met a few seconds ago."
Seymour was shocked by those words. "You must be crazy! I don't know who the hell you are, but I'm not taking any of this blasphemy! DIE!!!" He aimed his staff at the figure and yelled out 'Firaga!' until the figure disappeared and then reappeared right in front of him. He grabbed hold of the staff with his left hand and reeled his right hand back."Wha-what?! How did you get to me so fast?!"
The figure sighed disappointingly. "Maester Seymour, you will die by my hands....literally." That's when Seymour noticed the figure's face.
The cowl was blown back from the wind that passed them both. The man was definitely Asian, and his skin was lightly tanned. He had a full grown beard. There was a scar on his right cheek. His hair was black and went down to the length of his ears. At the front though, it was spiked up.
"Do you remember me now?"
Seymour stuttered out, "Y-you're...."But before he could finish even another word, the figure punched Seymour's chest, and in an instant sent him crashing into the temple again. The punch was so strong that it sent Seymour bursting out of the walls and skidding across the roaring waters until he slammed into an island of piled up rocks.
The figure jumped up to the temple's triangular roof and stuffed his hands into his long coat's pockets. "Wow, you're quite weak all of a sudden."
Seymour slowly stood up, his back bleeding profusely from the rugged stones in the pile. His staff was broken in two and was floating in the water. "You're....you're not using your Hiend weapon and you're that strong? Im-impossible! THIS HAS TO BE A DREAM!"
Warping from the roof he landed onto another adjacent pile of rocks from Seymour. "I don't need to use it anymore. My hands and feet are good enough to handle the job from here. You will die now."
He then pointed his index finger at Seymour and a brownish glow suddenly lit up at the tip of his nail.
Seymour quickly got to his knees and bowed down. Which was a disgrace for a Maester to do. "Please! Please forgive me! I didn't mean to harm you in anyway!" He then looked up and whispered, "Please Wi-."
"Die."
BREEE!!!! A huge beam of brown energy burst out of his fingers and covered Seymour's entire body. The beam then dissipated, reveal half of Seymour's lower body still intact. His upper body disintegrated into dust.
"Tch.....I should've let him live a little longer. Ah well...better take the kid back to the airship....buuut." He then got to Seymour's body and kicked the lower half upwards into the air. He then jumped up and grabbed hold of the legs and started swinging his body around. With enough momentum he then let go, letting it sail in the air until it crashed into the temple.
Laughing, he then landed and punched his fist into the pile of stone that Seymour was on. A huge catastrophe of jagged stones and towers of stone spikes erupted out of the ground and water.
He then got up and stretched and flexed his fingers and arms. "Ah yeah, my skills are still in perfect order." He then quickly warped out and appeared right next to Will's body. He observed Will's body, seeing more gashes and holes than cuts and bruises. There was alot of blood covering his stomach and face. Pretty much his whole entire body.
Picking him up into his arms, the man walked into the temple's already broken doorway. Inside was such a mess! There was all these rubble and some blood splattered on the floor. Many of the statues of the many famous Summoners from the past were destroyed, their pieces littering the floor. There was only one statue that was still intact and clean....Summoner Braska.
He laid Will on the statue's pedestal, carefully putting his head onto the inscriptions. The man smiled kindly and said in a soft voice, "Well, you're gonna be one, strong guy in the future. Just hope you don't get into the same predicament as me, though." He then stood up and placed his hands into his coat again.
"I'm guessing my.....those guys are going to arrive soon...I'll just stay around for a while."
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"Everyone, Will's at Baaj Temple. Come on, now!" Movaak was yelling out to the group of Hiends and Hunters. Roen and Tsuki was holding Zelferd up while while Leila was moving Anuy's wheelchair. Derek was walking alongside Zakuo. Sophia on the other hand was right next to Movaak, which they were both secretly holding hands, somehow.
Baaj Temple was already pummeling the group with a shower of rain. The water was moving at a furious pace and crashed into the stone bridges. It seemed as if the bridge would give in very soon.
"Hey guys! I see the temple! There's light inside as well!" Tsuki yelled out.
"Whew, finally!" Anuy and Leila said in unison, and they both giggled a bit.
The entire group got to Baaj Temple by chance. Some random guy came along with an airship, he somehow found Leila and Delna first. She then directed him to pick up everyone from their designated spots.
When they all got in, they saw the temple in ruins. But Tsuki knew better...there was an underground chamber below this temple. But they were all shocked to see Will in such horrendous condition with some white, long coated figure standing over him with his hands in his pockets.
Hearing them come inside, the man turned around and grinned. "Well well, look who we have here."
Everyone suddenly got into high alert and glared at him angrily.
"Get away from Will!" Leila screamed.
Derek took out his dagger and slashed towards him, but he moved to the side and smacked his hand into Derek's elbow, which made him drop his dagger instantly. He then grabbed Derek by his collar of his shirt and threw him towards the group.
Leila's eyes quickly turned wide. "Hey, you're!-"
The man raised his hand to stop her from saying anything. "Please, this boy needs medical attention. Can anyone here heal wounds?" The man's attention turned to Anuy. "I have a very relieved feeling that you know a lot of healing spells, am I correct?"
She silently nodded and wheeled over towards Will's body. Placing her hand on his gaping stomach, a green glow of light appeared, smothering his wounds.
"Who are you and what are you doing here, stranger?" Movaak asked.
The man said nothing for a while, until he answered, "I saw this boy being attacked by Maester Seymour, so I came to help. Looks like I didn't make it."
Narrowing his eyes, Movaak sternly said, "What are you even doing in Baaj Temple? Not many people usually comes unless they're-"
"Unless they're Hiends? Heh, well then, I'm at the right location." The man turned around to face Movaak, but he had his cowl on, obscuring his face once more. "Take care of yourselves....and it was nice meeting you again.....Movaak."
Movaak's heart suddenly stopped. How'd he know...his name?
Looking at his hands, the man then muttered angrily, "Damn, not enough time! I'm sorry everyone, but I gotta go now. Hope to see you soon....." And with that, he suddenly disappeared in a cloud of black mist.
"That guy was quite strange, did you know him Movaak?" Tsuki asked.
"Movaak sighed and said, "No, I do not. Come on, let's get out of here. I got a call from Rin that he's back at the Travel Agency...somehow."
"Damn him! I wonder how he got there so quickly," Zakuo wondered out loud.
Sophia turned her head to face him. "We'll find out when we get there."
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A/N: DAAAANG, Will got owned....because he got too cocky of his upgraded form. And it looks pretty cool, in my mind anyways. Now who is this man, really? He's alot stronger than anyone in the group, that's for sure. And what's with the obviously random attacks he did? And how did Rin get back to the Travel Agency so quickly?
All these questions will be answered on the last chapter of Fiends Way To Get Home! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please R&R!!! :D