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Triple Farron - Chapter 18

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Battle Scene



Quickly, before I did any thing, I casted a spell called Libra on Cid. Right away, I knew what to do and not to do.

Lightning slashed at Cid a few times, but nothing happened. It was like her gun blade just bounced off.

I examined him closely. He was using a shield!

No fair! I mentally complained. I started to think of ways we could break the barrier.

"Faith! Look out!" I heard someone yell. Before I could even register who said it, a massive pain exploded on my abdomen, and I was launched into the air. Cid struck down on me, and I was sent straight back into the ground.

I then felt a cool sensation of relief spread through my body, and the pain faded in an instant. I yelled a thanks to whoever sent the cure spell to me, and got back up.

Cid just stood there, arms crossed. The barrier of protection slightly glowed around him.

What was he doing? I looked over, and I saw Fang cast a greenish orb onto him. The barrier faded.

That got rid of the protection! Now's our chance!

I charged at Cid while he wasn't paying attention, and I slashed at him with all my might.

He tried to block my attacks with his Cie'th arm, and shoved me back.

Once again, I sensed something different. A bad different.

He arched his back forward, and 6 wings grew out of his back.

I just stared at him. "Oh, damn!"

Cid flew into the air, and shot a ray of blinding light.

That light weakened us. That cool relief feeling waved over me again.

Cid guarded himself with his wings.

This was going to be a very long battle.



Afterbattle



Cid gasped for air and staggered. He fell over in defeat.

I sighed, putting my claw blades up.

"Ironic, isn't it? The only thing I wanted was a moment of triumph." Cid took another deep gasp for air. "How it ends isn't important. Just do what you know is right." Crystal shards started to float up around him, and he held a hand out to us. "Trust yourselves."

A bright, blinding light filled our vision. When it faded, Cid Raines had turned to crystal.

Sazh stepped up. "What? Did he complete his Focus?"

"I don't think so. All Raines did was try to save Cocoon in his own way." Snow got closer to Cid. I saw him clench his fist, and mumble something I couldn't hear. He threw his hand down, and stormed off.

"Wait!"

"Where are you..?"

"Snow!"

I rolled my eyes. "He's just mad that Cid tricked him."

"We've all been tricked, Faith," Sazh told me.

"What I mean, is, Snow believed that Cid would keep us from getting harmed by fal'Cie, and that he would help defeat it. But, you see, Cid was fooling us. Make sense now?" I looked at them, and followed after Snow.

I felt the same as Snow. I wanted to someone to believe us, and I wanted someone to believe in. I wanted someone to know that we l'Cie aren't trying to mean any harm. We actually want to keep Cocoon from danger.

It saddened me. No one believed us. It was like being a one man army against a whole nation. And then some.

I face palmed at the thought.

I want it to be over. I wish we could just stop.

But I know that wont happen for a long while.

I didn't even notice the footsteps running up behind me. The others had caught up to me and Snow. I felt a hand placed on my shoulder. I looked up, it was Lightning.

She gave me one of her ghost smiles, and walked forward.

Well, I do have someone I can believe in. I then smiled, too, and tried to catch up.



We had made back outside, only to meet more Ark.

"Looks like it's a dead end," Hope stated.

I groaned in frustration. "I'm getting sick and tired of this Ark."

"If the stories are right, it's a maze," Vanille said.

"This place is a boot camp for l'Cie," Fang explained. "All kinds of challenges from Gran Pulse are waiting."

"Challenges, huh? To get us ready to wipe out Cocoon?" Sazh asked.

"We can wait here is turning Cie'th sounds better," Fang offered.

"I have had enough of this. Where's the way out?" Sazh yelled.

"Way out?" Snow came in. "Who said there was one?"



Snow punched his fists together. "Bring it on." He walked forward. "My mind is made up. Maybe I will end up a Cie'th. But until that happens." Snow raised up Serah's tear. "I'm going to make Serah happy. I couldn't bring myself to admit that tear meant good-bye." He threw the tear in the air, and caught it. "But I didn't need to. Serah was here the whole time. Now I get it. What this tear's been telling me is to not let our Focus win." He held the tear out. "It's not the fal'Cie we should listen to. It's Serah, and Raines. Do you know why? Because our Focus doesn't matter. What matters to me is that we protect Cocoon, whatever it takes."

"Same here." Vanille walked up to Snow. "I'll help you do it!" She put her hand on Snow's.

I raised my hand. "I'm in!" I walked up, too, and set my hand on theirs, "I believe in you and Serah just as much!" And gave a grin to Snow and Vanille.

Hope set his hand on ours. "Alright. I'm in."

And guess who else agreed? The chocobo! It sat on our hands, and raised its wings.

I chuckled, and tapped the little guy's head.

"I mean, come on! When a chocobo agrees, you know you're on the right path!" Snow smiled.

"Well count me out," Fang said.

I turned towards her.

I wonder what's the matter with Fang...

"If you all want to go on your own." Fang grabbed her lance and pointed it at us. "Then so will I!"

Is she turning on us?

"Let Cocoon get what's coming. They hate us for being l'Cie. What's it to me if they die? Better that than watch a friend go Cie'th. If you don't have the nerve for it, I'll do it myself." She kept her stance. "Go on alone, get stronger, and smash Cocoon out of the sky."

"Fang?"

Fang buckled her knees, and dropped her lance. "You turn Cie'th, and there's no coming back!" She clutched her brand. "I'm not letting it end this way!" The brand glowed, and Fang yelled in pain. A shape appeared above and below her. A ray of light shot out from her, and into the air. A dark cloud was made from that ray, and a being flew out from it.

Another Eidolon!

The Eidolon flew, and stopped in front of us.

"What's he doing here? Come to take pity on me? Come to take care of a broken l'Cie?

"That thing's here to help us?" Snow asked, walking forward.

"Yeah, 'help'," Fang retorted. "That's what Eidolons do, they help us. Eidolons are salvation. If we can't decide what to do next, they put us out of our misery!"

"So you haven't made up your mind yet?" Snow questioned, once again.

Bahamut clasped his claw-like hands together, summoning up an electric orb. He was going to shoot it at Fang, to 'put her out of her misery'.

"No!" I quickly ran in front of Fang, protecting her with my blades.

Lightning stood in front of me, and Snow took the front.

Bahamut shot the orb and Snow blocked it from hitting us.

"Why are you protecting me?" Fang asked in a huff. "What are you doing?"

I turned to her. "We aren't letting our comrades give up and quit like this, Fang."

"We can do without their brand of mercy." Lightning gestured to the Eidolon. "I'm fighting this Focus to the end."

I smirked at Fang. "We are all going to fight it."

"So please." Lightning held a helping hand out to Fang. "Fight with us."

Fang looked at the both of us, to Vanille, then back to Lightning. She smiled, and took Lightning's hand. The pulsian stood up, and took a battle stance. "Ready when you are!"

Battle Commenced.
OKIE! I've caught up on the stories in my FF account. From now on, when I write, I will post the chapter on both websites at the same time.

You see why I liked this chapter? I actually wrote out a battle scene!

Earlier today, I read the last chapter of Tainted Fal'Cie, by Tear of Light. BHAKTI IS SO AWESOME. And I like how it led into FFXIII-2.

METAL GIGANTUAR IN FFXIII-2 HAS A METAL MUSTACHE! XD

I don't own FFXIII, only Faith.

DUN STEAL.

~Tonage
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