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Xelloss: "Can you say "I am in desperate need in a recourse in grammer"?
Taroguru:"Can we say"shut your piehole before I remove it?"
Xelloss:(gulps) "... uh heh, shutting up now."
Taroguru: "Good."
Lina: "So, you finally return,eh Taro?"
Taroguru: Yeah, and I'd like to apologize to all my faithful reviewers for the EXCRUCIATING long wait. I've been going through some...turbulant times these past few months, but now I'm back!
Lina: "Just pray that some of your 'fans' haven't left you for better pieces of literature.
Taroguru: . Ow! That's harsh, Lina-san!"
Xelloss: "Well, I don't know about you but I enjoyed his time away, especially from his demented punishments."
Taroguru: evil grin "Speaking of which...."(turns Xelloss into a cockroach)
Xel-roach: squeaky voice "You been watching the subs of Try again, haven't you T-sama?"
Taroguru(cheerfully): "indeed I have!
Lina: sighs "God, they're both so immature. While my maniacal author and his idiot muse get back into the groove of things, here's Chapter 8 of "Final Fantasy Slayers!" Enjoy!
Mazoku's Ambition! The True Purpose of Sephiroth Revealed part two
Italics represents thought, Quotations("")represents speech"Xelloss, come forth." The Beastmaster's command echoed throughout the chamber. Darkness began to stir and twist around itself and then materialized the Trickster Priest. "You called, my mistress?" Xelloss asked respectfully.
"Yes. I wish for you report Sephiroth's progress with Lina and her friends."
Xelloss bowed his head apolegetically. "Forgive me, Lord Beastmaster, but I'm afraid that Lina and her friends are not the only obstructions to our plans, Beastmaster-sama. Somehow, the one named Cloud Strife and his companions have appeared on our world and are currently engaging battle with Sephiroth along with the Slayers."
Xelas didn't seem the least bit surprised by the news. "Well, that was to be anticipated. I suspected the Cetra would attempt to interfere with our affairs. No matter, This will further determine if Sephiroth's power is what is sufficient enough to meet our demands."
"I beg your pardon, Beastmaster-sama, but do you honestly think that the power of Sephiroth is enough to revive our lord Ruby Eye? After all, He was originally a human being, though admittedly a very powerful one. Do you not think we are putting too much faith in this man's abilities?"
Xelas grinned lazily at Xelloss. "I do not reprimand you for being doubtful, Xelloss. You are wise to be so. But this 'human' has escaped death and arose again more powerful than any thought possible. True he was human, but only partially. the blood that courses through his veins was also that of a being that was powerful enough to wipe out an entire race of powerful spellcasters with only a fraction of her power. It took all within their power to simply imprison her. Now her son, who has succeeded her in power,has nearly decimated the entire planet. Yes, we have failed twice in resurrecting the Dark Lord Shabranigdo due to the Water Dragon Lord and Lina Inverse. But as I said before, His powers rival that of a Mazoku; and that is not even the peak of his powers."
Xelloss remained silent, considering what his mistress had said. Could it be possible for a mortal to ascend to godhood simply by stripping away all that made him human? He knew that when Sephiroth died, his human half was absorbed into the Lifestream, and after receiving the Ancients' knowledge acquired even more power. But what stopped this being from destroying them all? He held no allegiance to anyone but his 'mother'. Why would his master be so confident that they could control one who nearly brought about the end of the world?
"Alright guys, you ready?"Lina asked the group of heroes. The Slayers crew and AVALANCHE gave an affirmative nod. They took positions around Sephiroth, the Super Nova continually grewing in intensity and size.
The Meteors rotating and hovering around him, acting as a defensive perimeter. Sephiroth chuckled in amusement,"And just what are you fools up to now? Don't you understand that your efforts are pointless? Why don't you simply accept your fates and wait for death?"
Lina smiled confidently. "Sorry, Sephy, but I've always made it my policy not to just lay down and even if there's a one percent chance at winning." Lina held her hands over her head, summoning a spell, "Rune Flare!"a spear of fire formed in her hands and shot forward, heading towards Sephiroth. Before it could reach him, one of the meteors floated right in path of the attack. The Rune Flare hit and caused the meteor to explode into a million pieces. Sephiroth grimaced slightly but his frown quickly returned to a smirk; however,. Lina saw his change of expression. So,that's your secret, huh? Lina quickly turned towards the others, "guys, I figured out his weakness. The rocks! He's drawing power from the energy spheres inside the rocks!"
Gourry looked at Lina and smiled. "So if we destroy them--"
"--He won't be able to complete his spell, exactly!"
"Then what the hell are we waitin' for? Let's take um out! Barret cocked his gun-arm and took aim at one of the levitating rocks. He was surrounded by a golden hue; he raised his gun-arm and shouted "GRENADE BOMB!" A sphere of white energy formed within the barrel of his gun-arm and was released at one of the meteors that were floating around Sephiroth. the attack hit it dead-on and caused it to explode. Sephiroth growled as he felt the flow of power being cut off; those spheres that rested in the center of the meteors were,in fact, the compressed energies of other planets. To have one or two destroyed would significantly decrease the power of the Super Nova. He suddenly felt a surge from the Super Nova, signaling its completion. Sephiroth looked at both groups and smirked, "Well, while I commend you for your valiant efforts, your deaths are now inevitable. All you can do now is prepare yourselves for your descent to Hell! Super Nova!" he tossed the huge ball of energy at the Slayers and AVALANCHE!
"Not so fast, you demented freak!" Power that can smash even the souls of the Gods, Ragna Blade!
Within Lina's hands, darkness began to form. The darkness elongated into a huge, black sword, filled with the power of Chaos. "Hiiiyaaa!" Lina lifted the sword above her head and brought it down on the Super Nova,trying to split the sphere of energy. Lina gritted her teeth, her feet skidding backwards. No, I can't afford to give up now! Lina pushed harder, the blade of nothingness grinding into the sun sphere generating sparks. Lina felt the Super Nova giving in to the pressure and pressed down even harder. She let out a war cry and cleaved the Super Nova in two.The two, smaller Super Novas passed from either side of Lina, heading toward the two groups behind her.
"No!" Lina cried.
With nothing obstructing their path, the twin novas detonated. Lina watched in horror as she saw her friends being engulfed in a large,fiery explosion. She was knocked off her feet by the tremors caused by the explosion. Gourry.... Lina thought mournfully. She shook her head fiercely, No, they'll be alright. they have to be! she reassured herself despite her uneasiness. Lina slowly climbed to her feet, her eyes holding a steely look of resolve. I have to believe in them. Besides, I have a more immediate problem to deal with....but if anything's happened to them, I'll make sure that bastard pays for what he's done! Lina cast a Levitation spell on herself and soared in Sephiroth's direction, with the intent of settling this once and for all.
Sephiroth was struggling to his feet using his sword as leverage to steady himself. He was nearly drained of half of his strength using his summon spell. He felt a spike in his senses and lifted his head only to see Lina Inverse coming into view. So,you survived, have you? Sephiroth thought. An evil smile crept on his face, But it appears that her group and Strife's didn't. This was not how I originally planned to deal with them, but it works toward my favor either way. He was abruptly taken away from his thoughts as Lina landed right in front of him. Sephiroth tried to peer her eyes, but her hair shadowed them. He grinned slightly, sensing her anger. "Well, I seem to have underestimated you quite a bit, Lina. I actually thought I had you done in for a second. But I'm not really surprised; after all, you are the legendary sorceress, Lina Inverse."
Lina didn't respond to his verbal barbs. Instead, she held her right hand out, clenching it into a fist then put her right fist on top of her left, as if she were holding something. She looked at Sephiroth and whispered, "Ruby Eye Blade." a red aura enveloped the tiny sorceress; the blood red energy being generated around amassed itself into her clenched hands, taking on the shape of a crimson blade; the Ruby Eye Blade. Lately, Lina has been looking for a more controllable (and less destructive) variation of Shabranigdo's power other than the Dragon Slave. The result was the Ruby Eye Blade; the manifestation of the demonic energies of the Dark Lord's power in the form of a sword. Lina pointed the sword at Sephiroth and said, "You know what? I'm getting REALLY tired of that smothering, egotistical pride of yours. If you plan on killing me by talking me to death, I suggest you take this seriously or I'll shove it up your ass 'cause now I'm pissed and I don't have the time to listen to this bullshit! So, if you're done with your self-promotional crap, I'd say that we settle this."
Sephiroth merely took her verbal jibes. He simply pulled his sword out of the crumbling ground. He beckoned with his hand, "Then, come. Let's dispense with the talking and settle this. PREPARE YOURSELF!
"Well, he 's doing better than I anticipated." Xelas commented as she observed the battle between the sorcery genius and the One Winged Angel.
Of course, he did, after all, spend five years of his life in a Mako cocoon. His powers have been greatly amplified due to his dormancy.
Xelas turned to the direction of the voice. "Yes, but I hope for his sake that he doesn't allow his overconfidence to get the better of him. Many mazoku have died at the hands of Lina Inverse because they let their pride to blind them."
You need not worry yourself, Sephiroth is anything but a fool. Though he appears arrogant, he has a calculating mind that is able to assess a person's strengths and weaknesses. however, it seems that Lina Inverse is of the same mind.
Xelas nodded in agreement. "Well, We'll just have to wait and see this battle's outcome, won't we?
To be continued