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Prophecy's Refrain	By : butabara Category: Final Fantasy VII > General Views: 1023 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Aha! The confrontation! Although I am excited to get this chapter posted, I am also extremely sad, as it means that there are only MAYBE four (AT THE MOST) chapters left. I will be taking a brief hiatus from this world to finish another of my stories that has been neglected for too long. I hope you enjoy this chapter, as well as those to come, and I thank you all for sticking with me this long :) R&R!
Chapter 44
"Reno! Toss me another clip!" Yazoo shouted from his perch in the tree above the TURK.
"Got it!" The redhead said, not even looking away from Jenova as he threw two more clips directly above him.
Yazoo had not felt this much excitement in... well... ever. Before, when he fought for Jenova, it had been fighting because he wanted to help her. Now however, he was fighting for his life. Literally. He hadn't cared before, but now, looking around him and seeing the faces of all of the people fighting along side him, all of the people that had come to mean so much, fighting became more than just a game.
He watched his brothers hack and slice and jab at Jenova, watched Harmony bend and twist away from the Alien's poisoned tentacles, watched Cissnei throw her weapon with expert precision. They all moved and fought seamlessly together.
And then the sound of shouting from the gates caught his attention. Apparently, as Harmony fought, her subconscious concentration on the glamour that hid the Estate had wavered, and the glamour had dropped. Garda and what looked like higher trained military groups were swarming the gate, planting what looked like explosives to blast the metal doors open.
"Sassi!" He cried, poiting to the group when she looked up at him. "THey don't know what they're dealing with, they'll only be in the way, they'll get themselves killed!" He couldn't believe he actually cared that people he didn't know might lose their lives.
"On it!" She said. "Aerith, help me!"
The flower girl nodded and rushed to her side, facing the group that was trying to gain entrance to the most dangerous battle the world had ever seen.
"What do I do?"
"Just follow my lead. I'll say the sspell, but when you feel me gather my power, gather yours, too. When I say, release it all at once!"
"Got it!"
Sassi started chanting, weaving her hands together in a beautiful dance. As she spoke, she pushed her power to her hands, focusing on surrounding the estate in an unbreakable physicale barrier.
"Now!" She cried, and released, feeling Aerith's own overwhelming power merge with hers. The air crackled, a white-and-blue light streaming from Sassi's hands to the sky, where it melted down around the estate in a perfect dome shape.
At that moment, the explosives that were planted went off, a brilliant flash of orange and red and yellow lighting the area. WHen the smoke cleared, Sassi breathed a sigh of relief. The metal gates were still intact, and the men trying to climb over the wall had been stopped, pounding against the invisible force keeping them out.
"I'm sorry!" Sassi hollered to them, "She'll kill you! You're safer out there!" She nodded to Cormac when he waved, letting her know he heard her, and would try to convice the others that this was for the best.
"Be careful, Little Bird..." He mouthed.
!#$%^&*()
Harmony fought by Kadaj's side, both covering his blind spot, and trusting that he would cover hers. The fight had only been going for not even ten minutes when she saw the explosion out of the corner of her eye, and she looked over, smiling at Aerith and Sassi using their Cetran power to create the most amazing barrier she'd ever seen. The smile from her face fell, however, and was replaced by a grimace as she felt something tear through her clothes and skin at her side.
"Harmony!" She heard Kadaj cry. She looked down just in time to see One of Jenova's tentacles retracting, and sliced at it, cutting it from the Alien's body... but the damage was done. She doubled over in pain as the wound began to sting and burn, bubbles forming in her blood as the acidic poison seeped into her bloodstream.
"Get out of here!" Kadaj said. "Have Aerith or Sassi help you. We'll be fine for a minute!"
Harmony nodded and turned, moving as quickly as she could for the agonizing pain in her side.
"Hari!" She heard Sassi's cry as her vision blurred. She then felt hands under her arms, strong arms lifting her bridal-style and moving faster than she'd ever moved in her life. When the movement stopped, and strained her eyes to see who had helped her. The only thing she could see was long, long brown-and silver hair.
"Thank you, Sephiroth..." She forced out in a weak whimper.
"Its alright. We're Guardians. I've got your back." He said, and in a whirl of feathers, a magnificent black wing erupted from his back. Giving the shocked trio a smirk, he took off into the air, flying at full-speed toward the Alien that had ruined his life before. He intended to pay her back, a thousand times over.
"Sounds like he's accepted it." Sassiu said to Aerith as she looked over Harmony's injury. "I don't know how to fix this!" She breathed out in fear.
"Its okay. I do." Aerith said, her features determined. "Step back." As Sassi did as she was told, the flower girl stood, folding her fingers together as though in prayer, and out of the ground came a beautiful geyser of sweet-smelling water. As the water splashed over Harmony, the bubbling acid was washed away, the water forcing its way into Harmony's system, flushing out the remaining poison and leaving only trender, torn skin behind.
The two Ancients then pulled and tugged until they had Harmony in a sitting position, Aerith tearing off a length of her yellow dress and wrapping it around Harmony's waist.
"How do you feel?" She asked.
"Fantastic." She drawled. "Nothing like being impaled by an Alien's poisoned tentacle."
"Yeah, she's fine." Sassi said. She climbed to her feet and reached down, helping Aerith pull Harmony to hers.
"I have to get back in there. We need every sword we have." Harmony said. "Are you guys still okay here?"
Sassi and Aerith nodded. "Go." Aerith said. It looks like Kadaj needs some help."
Harmony looked behind her to see Kadaj struggling to cut down the tentacles jabbing at him, while avoiding the barbed projectiles that Jenova kept flinging out.
"Shit!" She rushed toward the battle, intent on stoping Jenova from skewering her lover. Just as one of the barbs began its flight, its trajectory the Remnant's head, it was knocked awak by a maroon-hilted, double-bladed sword.
Kadaj spared her a grateful glance. "Thanks." He said.
Harmony only nodded, once again swing left and right, dodge, block, hack. Dodge, block, hack. Dodge, block, Sassi's in trouble, hack. Wait, what?
Harmony froze, feeling a tingling chill of terror race down her spine.
"What are you doing?" Kadaj cried, knocking a tentacle away from her. "Pay attention!"
"Sassi's in trouble!" HArmony gasped out. She whirled around to find her friend, confusion marring her features when she saw nothing happening. 'What's the deal?' She thought to herself.
As she searched the area surrounding Sassi, the feeling grew from confusion to dread. Out of nowhere, green, slimey tentacles shot from behind Sassi, wrapping around her and squuezing tightly, dragging her off.
"No!" Harmony screamed. "Sassi!"
She abandoned the fight, racing in the direction the tentacles were dragging the Ancient. Sassi was screaming and snarling, sparks of lightening lighting from her hands as she tried in vain to loosen the grip of the sliey appendages.
Harmony let out a gasp when she cleared the trees. There in the garden, stood a horrifying creature, snakelike in apprearance, tentacles writhing from its back and sharp, gleaming claws emerging from knarled fingers.
"What the fuck?" Harmony said. She had no time to stop and try to figure the creature out, as the tentacles holding Sassi drew closer to its hideous form, the beast turning to make a run for it.
Harmony instantly felt a deep power consume her, lightening flashing above her as dark clouds burst through the sky. Her already glowing eyes brightened even further, electricity crackling in bright arcs across her body. She lost all sense of thought, all logical though processes ceasing to exist in her mind to be replaced with the pure, raw instinct to protect. She raised her hand and flung it toward the creature, lightening erupting from nearly-glowing fingertips and slamming into the tentacles wrapped around Sassi.
The creature screamed, and rounded on Harmony, dropping Sassi and hissing as the girl scrambled to her feet and raced to Harmony's side.
"You damned creature of darkness! I'll fucking tear you apart!"
!#$%^&*()
Michael watched from behind the fountain in the garden, happy he was able to sneak in before Flint had created the barrier. Fear and awe filled him as every hair on his body stood on end from the force of Maddox's out-of-control power. He saw the beast they faced ready itself for attack and made his decision. He'd help the girls, and once this was over, they'd be taken into custody. He lifted his pistol and fired a round into the creature's shoulder.
The creature jerked back with the hit, but other than the small movement, it seemed that the bullet had not even effected it.
"Stay back!" Flint cried to him. "It'll kill you! Please!"
Well, she certainly didn't seem like the hardened criminal he'd been led to believe she was.
Harmony's cry of outrage stole their attention and both Detective and Cetra turned to watch in fascination as bolt after bolt of lightening was fired at the creature, the smell of burning flesh offending their senses.
"What is she?" He asked, carefully making his way to Flint's side.
"You wouldn't understand. Please, we're trying to help!" She answered.
Michael nodded. "Will you tell me after this is over?"
"If you'll get out of here! I'm serious! You'll be killed!"
"And what about you? Aren't you worried?"
"This is my duty. I have to protect this world." It was said as though the woman had only just realized this, herself.
'Okay.' Michael thought. 'I'll wait... and maybe rethink what I'm doing here.'
!#$%^&*()
"What are you?" Harmony snarled at the beast she was currently pumping full of lightening.
"You mean you don't recognize me?" The voice made Harmony pause.
"Hojo!" She hissed.
"Yes! You never imagined that I had injected myself, did you? Hahahahaha. And now, After I dispose of you, I'll take the Ancient. With just a few of your cells, and the remaining Jenova cells, I will create the ultimate weap-ARGH!" Hojo screamed as a tentacle was frozen in ice and then shattered.
"Shut up, you ugly fuck. Evil monologues are so cliche."
Harmony straightened, thought returning. The light remained, however, as did the feeling of unending power.
"Hmph. You're right. Time to die!" With that, Hojo extended his arms, puffs of smoke appearing at his sides. Two ugly, slimey creatures emerged from the smoke, rushing Harmony and Sassi.
"Shit!" Sassi said, but Harmony was already moving. The creatures fell to the groud with wet 'plop's before Sassi even saw Harmony move.
Harmony straightened from her stance, facing Hojo once again, and Sassi rushed to help her. Pulling her power in on itself, doing what she told Loz about and creating a weapon for herself. The crossbow shined a bright green the bolts seeming to be a physical manifestation of her power. Locking a bolt in place, she took aim and fired, the lightening bolt of magic burying itself in Hojo's torso.
"Bitch!" He seethed. He made to attack Sassi, but was stopped when Harmony threw herself between the two.
"Forgetting someone?" She said, lashing out with her sword and slicing across his chest. "Power means nothing if you don't know how to use it! You're so stupid! Don't you see what you've done? This is why you should leave it alone! Don't play God and don't fuck with shit you don't understand!"
The battle raged between monster and Guardian, blow after blow being blocked, dodged, or taken with a hiss.
Sassi... the voice whispered at her senses. Lure him to Jenova, child. Bring him closer to the beast!
'But won't that make him stronger?' She thought back.
Trust us child, we will not lead you astray! To Jenova! Now! Trust us!
And she did. "Harmony! Get him closer to Jenova! I know what to do!" Sassi cried.
"Are you crazy?"
"Please... they told me... Trust me, just do it!"
Harmony growled and pulled back from the fight, turning and running for Sassi. She grabbed the Cetran's arm and pulled her along, racing back to the cemetary where the others were fighting Jenova.
"Are you okay?" Aerith rushed when they returned.
"No time! Run!" Sassi said, Aerith's eyes going wide when she saw the creature shrieking, closing in.
"Aerith, heal him! Heal him like you healed Harmony!"
Aerith's eyes widened even more, the understanding slamming into her. The only thing that could destroy Jenova cells...
"Great Gospel!" She cried, lifting her hands above her head as rain began to pour.
Hojo stopped in his track, screaming as though the sweet water burned his skin.
The healing power rained down on the battle, their friends feeling the exhaustion leaving their bodies, leaving them feeling stronger than ever before. Sephiroth cried out, feeling the rain reacting to the Jenova cells in his body.
"Over here!" He heard Loz's cry. He rushed to them, taking cover under a great stone overhang.
"Sorry!" The four heard Sassi shout.
They watched in awe from their position as steam rose from Hojo's form, a great scream of pain and outrage drawing their attention to Jenova. She was effected, too!
As the steam cleared, leaving Hojo panting in the dirt, human once again, Harmony stepped forward to finish him off. Until a thought struck her.
Vincent had the darkest past with him. Vincent needed this to help him overcome his guilt and grief.
"Vincent!" She called. The Gunman jumped down from the tree he was in, jogging to her. At his questioning look, she continued. "Take care of this, will you?" She turned away at the sight of Vincent's wicked smile, rushing to join the fight against Jenova once again.
"With pleasure." she heard, right before the sound of rapid gunfire.
"Hey." She said, kneeling down beside Kadaj. "I'm sorry. We didn't think about what would happen to you guys."
"Its okay," He panted, "Look! Jenova is hurt, too!"
Harmony looked to the Alien and gasped. "Sassi! Aerith! Look!"
The Ancients turned their attention to Jenova, gasping in shock as the creature writhed on the ground, stream rising is gruesome bursts of melting flesh as Aerith's healing rain ate away at her poisonous body.
"Sassi," Aerith whispered. grab my hand. You showed me how to help you, now I need you to help me." Sassi nodded, reluctantly taking her glove from her hand and gripping Aerith's.
"Anyone with Jenova cells better get the hell out of here!" Sassi shouted as loudly as she could. She definitely didn't want Loz caught in this, let alone anyone else.
"Got it!" Yazoo answered. Sephiroth and the Remnants rushed from their cover, heading for the manor where they were better protected, each letting out hissing sounds of pain as the rain that already fell threatened to eat away at their skin.
"Okay," Aerith said. "You need to listen. Hear the Lifestream. Feel its power. Connect to it, let it in. You can't fight it. I know its scary, I know its hard to stop yourself from fighting when it invades your body, but you have to trust it. It is everything. The darkness, the light, the weakness and the power. Life, and death. We are the Guardians of the Lifestream. Let it in."
Sassi nodded, terrified of the power that was flooding her body.
That's it, child. Let us help you. Let us rid the worlds of this evil once and for all!
Sassi felt the thrill of light and power flow from her body and into Aerith, and all at once, the sweet rain began to pound harder, falling in sheets that were impossible to see through.
Jenova let out a roar of pain, thrashing in the mud. It was over, her time had come.
!#$%^&*()
Michael watched from the window of the manor, awed at the proof of this group's power. He was so lost in the awesome spectacle that he didn't realize he was no longer alone, until he felt the barrel of a gun jammed against the back of his head.
He hunched his shoulders, dropping his gun and slowly raising his hands.
"Who are you?" A male voice hissed.
"Michael Wilford. I'm a detective from Seattle, Washington. I came here for Sassafrass Flint and Lilith Maddox. But not anymore. Lets just calm down. I'm going to reach into my jacket and remove my other gun, okay?" Michael said, heart pounding.
"Don't touch it. Turn around." his captor said.
Michael nodded and slowly turned around, eyes going wide at the sight before him.
Four men, all with deathly pale skin, blazing green-and-yellow cat eyes, silver hair in different lengths, and mean looking weapons. The man with the second longest hair held a wicked looking hand gun in his face.
"Loz." He said. The man with the shortest hair-Loz, he now knew-nodded and stepped toward him, roughyl patting him down and removing his second pistol.
"Look, I told you, I'm not here for them anymore. I came to take them back to be charged, but after all that I've seen... I think I can over look it. You guys overpowered me, and got away." Michael reasoned.
"What made you change your mind?" The smallest man said.
"Well... I was in the forest, and saw them fighting who they said was Hojo, and when I stepped out to help, Flint told me to run. She was worried that I'd be killed. Criminals don't normally think that way."
The man with the longest hair nodded. "Yes, there is a fine line between legally criminal, and morally criminal. Those girls are not criminals. You have no idea the chaos that would cover this planet if that creature out there was ever given the chance to gather her power."
"Who are you?" Michael asked, stil nervous.
They all stepped forward. "I'm sure you could guess, but he is Loz." The one holding the gun stated. "I am Yazoo, that is Kadaj, and that is Sephiroth."
Michael nodded. "What happens now?"
Yazoo gave him a critical look. "I'm sure you can understand what we cannot simply let you go. It's too risky."
"But the Gardai-"
"Are under control. We have our connections."
"Cormac Brennan." Michael deadpanned. "I should have known. Heh."
"You know him?" Kadaj said, stepping forward. Of all of them, Michael could feel that this one was the most unstable.
"Not really. When I arrived, he pulled out the International red tape and 'couldn't' tell me anything."
Kadaj smirked, the look sending chills down Michael's spine. "Good man." With that, the Remnant rushed Michael, using a combination of impressive submission techniques to force him to the ground, taking the curtain ties that Loz offered and tying the man to the corner of the fireplace.
A great, Earth-shaking roar echoed through the manor, and the four rushed to the window.
Jenova had been reduced to one-quarter her size, the skeletal, gooey mass still quivering in the puddle of her own blood.
Screams that were positively demonic erupted from the beast, her very bones melting, allowing gravity to pull the rest of her body to the ground.
Horrible hissing sounded from the puddle of flesh, the shrieking dying down to nothing, leaving an eerie silence that sent a chilled mixture of emptiness and joy through the Remnants.
Kadaj breathed a sigh of relief. For the first time in years, he felt in control of his own destiny again. Even the healing rain had somehow washed the artificial color out of their hair! They were themselves again... but not, at the same time.
"This is the Me I was always supposed to be..." He unknowingly whispered aloud.
The other three slaves of Jenova nodded, agreeing. Each let out a cleansing breath as the rain trickled off to nothing, leaving only a dark spot on the ground where the body of Jenova used to stand.
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