Disclaimer: I thought I made this perfectly clear; I don't own Final Fantasy or Slayers okay?
Lina: "Well, you're in a cheerful mood today."
Taroguru: "Sorry, but I don't see why we need to write disclaimers for every single chapter. It's already obvious to people that I'm not A) Japanese B) wealthy c)The writer or programmer of two of the best series in Japan."
Xelloss: "It's better to have owned and lost than to never have owned at all."
Lina: ".…What the hell kind of logic is that?"
Xelloss waggles his finger, "Sore wa himitsu desu!"
Wham!
(Xelloss lays unconscious while an irritated Filia stands over him patting her Mace-sama)
"Namagomi no baka."
Taroguru: "Thanks Filia-san"
Filia: "my pleasure".
(Lina pokes a stick at Xelloss' body): "You know, you're bound to cause him some kind of mental disorder if you keep this up. I mean, isn't he the guy you name yourself after? so why do you abuse him so much?"
Taroguru: "Ya know the old saying 'you always hurt the one you love'? That doesn't apply in his case. I just like doing it 'cause it's fun!
Lina and Filia thinking: 'Now we know why he takes after that Namagomi/fruitcake.'
Taroguru: Anyway, I'd like to thank Yumekage again for the information on the Blast Sword and my anonymous reviewer for pointing out my mistake with the number of talismans Lina has(my bad!) Now, on to chapter 5 of "Final Fantasy Slayers!" Enjoy!
The Angel of Death
Italics represent thought, Quotations("")represent speech
"Just who exactly are you?" Zelgadis questioned, an edge of suspicion in his tone. He still had his hand resting on the butt of his sword. Sephiroth, however, regarded Zelgadis as one would a casual acquaintance. He had taken an interest in the young chimera since the first time Zelas had showed him his image. Hmm. A creature that is 1/3 golem, human and demon. He shall prove to be a worthy adversary, Sephiroth thought with a hint of excitement. He was actually looking forward to this.
"Does it really matter that much to you who I am? I am nothing more than a person who wishes to test your skill. You are said to be an excellent swordsman as well as a powerfulshamanistic magic user. All I wish to do is witness for myself just how powerful you really are."
Zelgadis blinked in surprise but didn't lower his guard. "Well, I'm sorry but I'm here to visit a friend of mine so I don't have any time for a duel. Not interested." Zelgadis was about to continue his course down the road when Sephiroth spoke again. "You mean to see the young Amelia Wil Tesla Sailune?"
Zelgadis stiffened, then turned around sharply to face the grinning swordsman. "What do you know about Amelia?!"
Sephiroth grinned at Zelgadis and replied; "Well, if you're not interested in participating in a simple duel with me, that's fine. I'm sure the little princess would accept…once I've burned her and her precious city to the ground."
"Like HELL you will!!" Zelgadis said angrily, his turquoise eyes flickering with rage. Sephiroth's words were enough incentive for him to draw his sword. "Were you sent here by the Mazoku?"
Sephiroth chuckled. "It's amazing how you and your friends would come to the same exact conclusion." Sephiroth withdrew Masamune from his waist. Sephiroth brought his sword to his forehead and saluted Zelgadis before easing into a battle stance. Zelgadis,surprised, returned the gesture and got ready for battle.
The two stood in perfect silence, neither one of them moving an inch until suddenly, Zelgadis sprinted to the left while Sephiroth darted for the right. Both swordsmen circled one another, looking for an opening to attack. Sephiroth finally leapt forward,swinging his sword at Zelgadis' chest. Zelgadis jumped back, just missing the sword's tip. Zelagadis came at Sephiroth with repeated jabs at Sephiroth's stomach and chest but Sephiroth deflected them all. Repeatedly, the One-Winged Angel and the chimera clashed swords, neither one gaining an advantage until fourth collision; Sephiroth grinned and placed his hand on Zelgadis' chest and whispered "Shadow Flare". The pressure and heat of the dark fireball pushed Zelgadis back several feet and caused him to keel over, panting heavily while grasping his chest.
Damn it! Zelgadis thought, irated. What in the world was that? I've never heard of that spell before! It felt as if my chest was going to burst! He's also inconceivably strong; I could feel it with every strike of his blade. He could possibly be a mazoku but his eyes...they have an unusual glow to them. They're not slitted like other mazoku, but then who or what is he? Zelgadis was pulled out of his musings as Sephiroth tossed a Fire 2 spell in his direction. The fireball sped toward Zelgadis at an incredible speed; the young chimera didn't have enough time to evade it. the spell connected and there was a huge, fiery explosion. Sephiroth stared at the scorched area where Zelgadis was, a discontent look on his face. "Hmph. What a disappointment; I expected far more of a challenge from such an extraordinary creature."
"I think that you've seriously underestimated me."
Surprised, Sephiroth turned toward the source of the voice and met with a lightning bolt in the chest. the kinetic force and heat generated from the Digger Volt not only pushed Sephiroth back, it caused his cloak to catch on fire. Frantically, Sephiroth patted down the flames and sent a glare at Zelgadis, who simply smirked in response. "While that spell of yours was impressive,
it could still be countered by a Fireball and a barrier. you should know better than to expect less from your adversary."
Sephiroth couldn't help but chuckle, "indeed. I should not have been so careless as to think you'd be easy to dispatch, but no matter; I will destroy you eventually but not before seeing the full extent of your abilities." Sephiroth then lifted a hand at Zelgadis. "Comet 2!" Sephiroth shouted; Suddenly, a barrage of meteors came crashing from the sky. Zelgadis held his hands out in front of him and began muttering a spell. It was an experimental one that he had yet use."Guumeoen!" he exclaimed. Just as the meteors were about collide, a barrier had formed. the comet spell made impact with the barrier and the meteors exploded in mid-air. Sephiroth watched in amazement as his comet spell was so effectively countered. Comet 2 was one of his more powerful spells.
Meanwhile
The trio, Lina, Gourry, and Cloud, had just left the town of Eshmar early that morning. Their new destination was Seyruun where they hoped they would find Zelgadis. If not they could still get to Amelia and warn her of the possible danger. While they were travelling, Lina and Cloud learned a great deal of each other's worlds. Lina learned of Sephiroth's origin and of Cloud's adventures and Cloud learned of Lina's exploits, her most recent one being her victory over Darkstar. Lina also learned of the powers of materia and that they even have the power to summon the gods or mazoku of his world.
"So, have figured out who the mazoku and gods are?" Lina asked.
"Yeah, I believe that the mazoku are Odin, Hades, Ifrit, and Typoon while the gods are Alexander, the Phoenix, Leviathan and
Ramuh(A/N Again, this is my theory since Ceiphied and Shabranigdu had created four subordinates, so would the Gods and Mazoku of the other worlds. I'm not sure how to fit the other summons into the mold except that they are the creations of the subordinates excluding the Knights of the Round which I think is another form of L-sama's power. Lina: Look no one's questioning you so quit with the explanations! Taroguru: Hey! I'm only helping the reader out. )
"So anyway, you said you were fighting Sephiroth in the Lifestream after you defeated his other forms, right?"
"That's right", Cloud confirmed. "We thought that after destroying his final incarnation we had defeated him, but he was able to pull me into the Lifestream as we were about to escape. We fought for a while until I used my limit break to knock him unconscious. But from what you've told me of this Darkstar, I'd say that you make our battles with Sephiroth look like a cakewalk."
"Well, I wouldn't go that far since it certainly wasn't a cakewalk fighting him. He was able to push back my Dragonslave like it was no huge feat at all; and it was amplified too. He's definitely not going to be an easy opponent to beat." Lina sighed, dismayed. "we'll need all the help we can get if we're going to fight him again so we need to find your friends as soon as possible. I don't like involving my friends in my affairs but it looks like I'm not being given a choice."
Surprisely, Gourry interjected. "Well Lina, didn't they almost defeat this guy before? I mean, with all of us fighting together we should stand a pretty good chance in defeating him."
Lina turned towards Gourry, surprised that he had been listening so intently to their conversation. she smiled; "Yeah, you're right, Gourry! With all of us fighting together, he's not going to stand a chance."
Cloud couldn't help but smile at the couple's optimism. It reminded him of Tifa and Aeris and how the two of them could lighten the mood no matter how dark the situation. He looked up to the sky and felt a sense of nostalgia overtake him. He could never forget that time when Sephiroth had killed Aeris. It caused his heart to ache as he remembered how he had failed one of the two people who had such a strong faith in him, but then he thought of how it would have felt if it had been Tifa who was taken from him. He was sure he would have been driven mad with grief and vengence. I pray that you're alright, Teef . I promise I won't fail you. not this time, I promise.
CLANG!
SHRRRNGG!
Zelgadis had just parried a rising slash from Sephiroth with a leaping chop. Sometime during the course of the battle, Zelgadis enchanted his sword with the Astral Vine spell, hoping it would be enough to shatter Sephiroth's blade, but so far, it had no effect.
"Bram Gush!" Zelgadis shot an arrow of wind at Sephiroth but Sephiroth erected a Wall spell around himself, causing it burst harmlessly in front of him. Zelgadis let out a war cry and charged toward him, his sword drawn. Sephiroth merely rose his sword to block the blow and countered with a swipe of Masamune. He clipped Zelgadis in the shoulder then reversed the direction of his sword leaving a deep, diagonal cut on his chest. Zelgadis gasped and clutched his chest, blood leaking from his tunic. Zelgadis bent down on one knee trying to heal his wound. he looked up to see Sephiroth's form looming over him with his
sword raised above his head."Well, this has been amusing but now the game finally ends. Farewell."
BANG!
"All Creation!"
The next thing Zelgadis knew, he saw Sephiroth's sword thrown from his hand and was hit by a huge beam of blue light.
Zelgadis turned towards the source of the beam of light; he saw a man wearing a red banana wearing a crimson cloak and a black tunic with... what appeared to be a metal claw for a left hand. Next to him was a young girl, who he surmised was about Amelia's age, wielding a huge shuriken wirh a green vest and tan shorts.
"Hey, mister; are you okay over there?
"Yuffie, Go tend to that young man right there while I hold off Sephiroth."
"GAWD, Vinnie! You're worse than Cloud giving off orders like that! You--"
"Yuffie--"
"Alright, alright, fine. Geez, you don't have to sound so irritable, ya know."Yuffie muttered, annoyed. She ran to Zelgadis' side and began casting a Cure 3 spell on him. "Now, hold still", Yuffie whispered, her eyes closed in concentration. Zelgadis felt a warmth envelop him and soon, the cut began to fade then finally dissappeared.
Zelgadis tenderly touched where he was slashed then looked up at Yuffie, an appreciative look on his face. "thank you."
Yuffie grinned, flashing a victory sign at him. "No problem."
"I wouldn't be so grateful to them yet--"The three turned towards Sephiroth, who had recovered from the attack,"--because it will all be for naught."
Well, thus ends Chapter 5 of Final Fantasy Slayers. you know what to do; just press the review button and tell me what you think! .
Lina: "Well, you're in a cheerful mood today."
Taroguru: "Sorry, but I don't see why we need to write disclaimers for every single chapter. It's already obvious to people that I'm not A) Japanese B) wealthy c)The writer or programmer of two of the best series in Japan."
Xelloss: "It's better to have owned and lost than to never have owned at all."
Lina: ".…What the hell kind of logic is that?"
Xelloss waggles his finger, "Sore wa himitsu desu!"
Wham!
(Xelloss lays unconscious while an irritated Filia stands over him patting her Mace-sama)
"Namagomi no baka."
Taroguru: "Thanks Filia-san"
Filia: "my pleasure".
(Lina pokes a stick at Xelloss' body): "You know, you're bound to cause him some kind of mental disorder if you keep this up. I mean, isn't he the guy you name yourself after? so why do you abuse him so much?"
Taroguru: "Ya know the old saying 'you always hurt the one you love'? That doesn't apply in his case. I just like doing it 'cause it's fun!
Lina and Filia thinking: 'Now we know why he takes after that Namagomi/fruitcake.'
Taroguru: Anyway, I'd like to thank Yumekage again for the information on the Blast Sword and my anonymous reviewer for pointing out my mistake with the number of talismans Lina has(my bad!) Now, on to chapter 5 of "Final Fantasy Slayers!" Enjoy!
The Angel of Death
Italics represent thought, Quotations("")represent speech
"Just who exactly are you?" Zelgadis questioned, an edge of suspicion in his tone. He still had his hand resting on the butt of his sword. Sephiroth, however, regarded Zelgadis as one would a casual acquaintance. He had taken an interest in the young chimera since the first time Zelas had showed him his image. Hmm. A creature that is 1/3 golem, human and demon. He shall prove to be a worthy adversary, Sephiroth thought with a hint of excitement. He was actually looking forward to this.
"Does it really matter that much to you who I am? I am nothing more than a person who wishes to test your skill. You are said to be an excellent swordsman as well as a powerfulshamanistic magic user. All I wish to do is witness for myself just how powerful you really are."
Zelgadis blinked in surprise but didn't lower his guard. "Well, I'm sorry but I'm here to visit a friend of mine so I don't have any time for a duel. Not interested." Zelgadis was about to continue his course down the road when Sephiroth spoke again. "You mean to see the young Amelia Wil Tesla Sailune?"
Zelgadis stiffened, then turned around sharply to face the grinning swordsman. "What do you know about Amelia?!"
Sephiroth grinned at Zelgadis and replied; "Well, if you're not interested in participating in a simple duel with me, that's fine. I'm sure the little princess would accept…once I've burned her and her precious city to the ground."
"Like HELL you will!!" Zelgadis said angrily, his turquoise eyes flickering with rage. Sephiroth's words were enough incentive for him to draw his sword. "Were you sent here by the Mazoku?"
Sephiroth chuckled. "It's amazing how you and your friends would come to the same exact conclusion." Sephiroth withdrew Masamune from his waist. Sephiroth brought his sword to his forehead and saluted Zelgadis before easing into a battle stance. Zelgadis,surprised, returned the gesture and got ready for battle.
The two stood in perfect silence, neither one of them moving an inch until suddenly, Zelgadis sprinted to the left while Sephiroth darted for the right. Both swordsmen circled one another, looking for an opening to attack. Sephiroth finally leapt forward,swinging his sword at Zelgadis' chest. Zelgadis jumped back, just missing the sword's tip. Zelagadis came at Sephiroth with repeated jabs at Sephiroth's stomach and chest but Sephiroth deflected them all. Repeatedly, the One-Winged Angel and the chimera clashed swords, neither one gaining an advantage until fourth collision; Sephiroth grinned and placed his hand on Zelgadis' chest and whispered "Shadow Flare". The pressure and heat of the dark fireball pushed Zelgadis back several feet and caused him to keel over, panting heavily while grasping his chest.
Damn it! Zelgadis thought, irated. What in the world was that? I've never heard of that spell before! It felt as if my chest was going to burst! He's also inconceivably strong; I could feel it with every strike of his blade. He could possibly be a mazoku but his eyes...they have an unusual glow to them. They're not slitted like other mazoku, but then who or what is he? Zelgadis was pulled out of his musings as Sephiroth tossed a Fire 2 spell in his direction. The fireball sped toward Zelgadis at an incredible speed; the young chimera didn't have enough time to evade it. the spell connected and there was a huge, fiery explosion. Sephiroth stared at the scorched area where Zelgadis was, a discontent look on his face. "Hmph. What a disappointment; I expected far more of a challenge from such an extraordinary creature."
"I think that you've seriously underestimated me."
Surprised, Sephiroth turned toward the source of the voice and met with a lightning bolt in the chest. the kinetic force and heat generated from the Digger Volt not only pushed Sephiroth back, it caused his cloak to catch on fire. Frantically, Sephiroth patted down the flames and sent a glare at Zelgadis, who simply smirked in response. "While that spell of yours was impressive,
it could still be countered by a Fireball and a barrier. you should know better than to expect less from your adversary."
Sephiroth couldn't help but chuckle, "indeed. I should not have been so careless as to think you'd be easy to dispatch, but no matter; I will destroy you eventually but not before seeing the full extent of your abilities." Sephiroth then lifted a hand at Zelgadis. "Comet 2!" Sephiroth shouted; Suddenly, a barrage of meteors came crashing from the sky. Zelgadis held his hands out in front of him and began muttering a spell. It was an experimental one that he had yet use."Guumeoen!" he exclaimed. Just as the meteors were about collide, a barrier had formed. the comet spell made impact with the barrier and the meteors exploded in mid-air. Sephiroth watched in amazement as his comet spell was so effectively countered. Comet 2 was one of his more powerful spells.
Meanwhile
The trio, Lina, Gourry, and Cloud, had just left the town of Eshmar early that morning. Their new destination was Seyruun where they hoped they would find Zelgadis. If not they could still get to Amelia and warn her of the possible danger. While they were travelling, Lina and Cloud learned a great deal of each other's worlds. Lina learned of Sephiroth's origin and of Cloud's adventures and Cloud learned of Lina's exploits, her most recent one being her victory over Darkstar. Lina also learned of the powers of materia and that they even have the power to summon the gods or mazoku of his world.
"So, have figured out who the mazoku and gods are?" Lina asked.
"Yeah, I believe that the mazoku are Odin, Hades, Ifrit, and Typoon while the gods are Alexander, the Phoenix, Leviathan and
Ramuh(A/N Again, this is my theory since Ceiphied and Shabranigdu had created four subordinates, so would the Gods and Mazoku of the other worlds. I'm not sure how to fit the other summons into the mold except that they are the creations of the subordinates excluding the Knights of the Round which I think is another form of L-sama's power. Lina: Look no one's questioning you so quit with the explanations! Taroguru: Hey! I'm only helping the reader out. )
"So anyway, you said you were fighting Sephiroth in the Lifestream after you defeated his other forms, right?"
"That's right", Cloud confirmed. "We thought that after destroying his final incarnation we had defeated him, but he was able to pull me into the Lifestream as we were about to escape. We fought for a while until I used my limit break to knock him unconscious. But from what you've told me of this Darkstar, I'd say that you make our battles with Sephiroth look like a cakewalk."
"Well, I wouldn't go that far since it certainly wasn't a cakewalk fighting him. He was able to push back my Dragonslave like it was no huge feat at all; and it was amplified too. He's definitely not going to be an easy opponent to beat." Lina sighed, dismayed. "we'll need all the help we can get if we're going to fight him again so we need to find your friends as soon as possible. I don't like involving my friends in my affairs but it looks like I'm not being given a choice."
Surprisely, Gourry interjected. "Well Lina, didn't they almost defeat this guy before? I mean, with all of us fighting together we should stand a pretty good chance in defeating him."
Lina turned towards Gourry, surprised that he had been listening so intently to their conversation. she smiled; "Yeah, you're right, Gourry! With all of us fighting together, he's not going to stand a chance."
Cloud couldn't help but smile at the couple's optimism. It reminded him of Tifa and Aeris and how the two of them could lighten the mood no matter how dark the situation. He looked up to the sky and felt a sense of nostalgia overtake him. He could never forget that time when Sephiroth had killed Aeris. It caused his heart to ache as he remembered how he had failed one of the two people who had such a strong faith in him, but then he thought of how it would have felt if it had been Tifa who was taken from him. He was sure he would have been driven mad with grief and vengence. I pray that you're alright, Teef . I promise I won't fail you. not this time, I promise.
CLANG!
SHRRRNGG!
Zelgadis had just parried a rising slash from Sephiroth with a leaping chop. Sometime during the course of the battle, Zelgadis enchanted his sword with the Astral Vine spell, hoping it would be enough to shatter Sephiroth's blade, but so far, it had no effect.
"Bram Gush!" Zelgadis shot an arrow of wind at Sephiroth but Sephiroth erected a Wall spell around himself, causing it burst harmlessly in front of him. Zelgadis let out a war cry and charged toward him, his sword drawn. Sephiroth merely rose his sword to block the blow and countered with a swipe of Masamune. He clipped Zelgadis in the shoulder then reversed the direction of his sword leaving a deep, diagonal cut on his chest. Zelgadis gasped and clutched his chest, blood leaking from his tunic. Zelgadis bent down on one knee trying to heal his wound. he looked up to see Sephiroth's form looming over him with his
sword raised above his head."Well, this has been amusing but now the game finally ends. Farewell."
BANG!
"All Creation!"
The next thing Zelgadis knew, he saw Sephiroth's sword thrown from his hand and was hit by a huge beam of blue light.
Zelgadis turned towards the source of the beam of light; he saw a man wearing a red banana wearing a crimson cloak and a black tunic with... what appeared to be a metal claw for a left hand. Next to him was a young girl, who he surmised was about Amelia's age, wielding a huge shuriken wirh a green vest and tan shorts.
"Hey, mister; are you okay over there?
"Yuffie, Go tend to that young man right there while I hold off Sephiroth."
"GAWD, Vinnie! You're worse than Cloud giving off orders like that! You--"
"Yuffie--"
"Alright, alright, fine. Geez, you don't have to sound so irritable, ya know."Yuffie muttered, annoyed. She ran to Zelgadis' side and began casting a Cure 3 spell on him. "Now, hold still", Yuffie whispered, her eyes closed in concentration. Zelgadis felt a warmth envelop him and soon, the cut began to fade then finally dissappeared.
Zelgadis tenderly touched where he was slashed then looked up at Yuffie, an appreciative look on his face. "thank you."
Yuffie grinned, flashing a victory sign at him. "No problem."
"I wouldn't be so grateful to them yet--"The three turned towards Sephiroth, who had recovered from the attack,"--because it will all be for naught."
Well, thus ends Chapter 5 of Final Fantasy Slayers. you know what to do; just press the review button and tell me what you think! .