Chapter 4: A L'cie's Escape
I woke up feeling numb. It was shocking really because it was the numb feeling you get when you're drifting in and out of sleep. Sadly I wasn't out of it enough to forget where I was, I knew exactly where this was. I had fallen three stories down to the basement of some building where Orphan was waiting. Just as I was about to let the darkness take over me, I was suddenly jerked awake by the sudden loss of ground below me as something lifted me up by my ankles and wrists, putting me in an upright position, that's when I saw it.
My eyes widened as I finally focused on the huge machine like face that stared at me. This was what we came to destroy, and it looked as if it was going to destroy me. I did my best to struggle against the now visible red glowing restraints but it did nothing. "Oh boy." I whispered to myself, knowing I was doom.
"It's so good to finally meet you Kairi." The thing said.
"H-how do you know my name?" I asked shocked and puzzled at the same time, there was no way this thing could know who I was.
It gave a small echo like laugh before answering. "I know everything about you. I've watched you since the day you became a L'cie. I also know that you've come to destroy me. How could you do that after all I've given you?" It said as an electrical current started streaming through my body.
A pained scream escaped my lips as the pain hit me hard before it all subsided as a nice green glow covered me, healing back to perfect health. "What do you want from me?" I asked looking back at the thing.
"I just wanted you to do what I told you to do from the beginning, but you couldn't do that could you?" It yelled at me.
I screamed again as the electricity flew through me stronger this time, making me wish I was dead. "Why are you doing this to me?" I asked my voice choking a bit through the sadness, pain and confusion.
Orphan healed me again, about ready to continue it's torture. "You're going to be my Ragnarok, I'm just teaching you a lesson." it cooed.
As the electricity coursed through me again, I screamed out the only thing I could think of. "Light, help me!" I didn't even know where she was or if she could hear me.
Luckily for me something happened in that instant. There was a loud cracking sound like gunfire, then there was a sound of metal ricocheting of metal, and then I was on the floor. When I pushed myself onto my feet, I looked up to see Lightning standing the metal rafters, gunblade in hand.
"I don't appreciate people messing with my friends." she said, sounding deadly and serious.
Orphan turned to look at her, "Ah Miss Farron, I was wondering when you were going to show up, or if you were going to show up at all." it laughed.
Lightning quickly jumped down to where I was and pointed her gunblade straight at it. Then her gaze quickly found mine and she showed me her white mark. "If you fight against Orphan your mark will change. It's already overstepped it's bonds so it will free you."
I nodded and focused as my fire blade appeared in my hand, and just like Light said a white light circled my wrist and my mark had changed completely white. "This is the end Orphan, we're going to take you down and save Cocoon. You're days are over." I said sounding brave.
Once I said that the room filled with sickening power and started to shake. I quickly jumped out of the way as falling rock fell from above, almost crushing me. Lighting too was quickly moving out of the way to avoid getting hit. There was a high pitched scream that had me biting my lip and working hard not to fall over. "It's throwing a tantrum, keep your guard up!" Light shouted.
Shortly after the screaming stopped and I had to wonder what was going to happen next. "Sorry about that." Orphan said, "Now that that's out of the way, I'm going to destroy you both now."
I gasped and panicked a little as a chunk of ice flew at me which I barely blocked with my weapon. "Stay focused Kairi, we can do this if we work together." I nodded as a stream of spells started flying around us. Both Lightning and I were dodging spells and striking any opening we could get.
It took a couple minutes but Lightning was able to get a clear shot. She jumped into the air and did a back flip, shooting a weak point in its shield and shutting it off. Then as she started coming down she looked at me and I jumped into the air. She then quickly grabbed my hand and threw me toward the thing. I took out my blade and sliced it completely down the middle and it fell apart instantly.
"We did it." I cheered when I landed and my weapon faded. Then out of nowhere the room started to shake and the floor shattered around us and we fell into darkness. I screamed as we fell and Lightning quickly grabbed my hand. I spun around to face her and grabbed her other hand in my free one. "What's happening?" I asked nervously as small shards of crystal started falling around us.
"We're just turning to crystal right now, don't be afraid." She smiled at me.
"Crystal?" I asked hysterically. "I thought we were able to beat our focus."
Lightning laughed a little, "We did. We're only going to be asleep for a couple months and when we wake up we'll be human again, same with any other L'cie who was asleep."
"So...Serah will be awake when we awaken!" I smiled as a tear flew from my eye into the open air.
"That she will." She said as her hands slipped from mine as they turned to crystal along with the lower half of her body. "See you when we wake up." and with those words she turned to complete crystal and faded out of the air.
I panicked a little wondering if I was going to fall forever by myself but when I looked down I saw that I was almost completely crystal myself so I closed my eyes and tilted my head back a little. It didn't take long till I faded into nothingness.