Rock crashed and blew, swords clashing and light flying out. Elise flipped back and slammed her sword against Toby’s, her other hand flying out unleashing a wave of Light Energy that crashed against Azala. The blast roared out as she backed away further, Dustin rushing at her right. With her sword glowing she quickly swung out, unleashing a slicing wave of her power at him horizontally.
Quickly he jumped up and over as it passed by, slamming into the walls behind. Ahead she looked again, blocking Toby quickly. Quickly she flipped back with a huff, “Hu- damn. I’m not going to be able to hold out much longer. I’m running out of Light Energy and I haven’t been able to focus enough to draw in anymore. At least my body is holding out though I suppose, that’s a bonus.”
Both hands clasped the hilt of her weapon as Azala once more stepped forward, Dustin off to the right stopping with a grin. Up above Shadow continued to watch without moving a single muscle. To the right Dustin changed position, his right arm extended with his hand open, “Crakus Flattus!”
The ground shattered beneath Elise, cracks spreading and at once it split open. Down she fell though with a quick kick of her foot Light Energy flew down, propelling her back up as the ground slammed shut. Again she landed, backing up to a tunnel entrance as her four foes slowly approached again.
“Hmph, not bad. That spell usually works. Your friend Sacho actually died that way in fact, smashed flat like a pancake. Oh man his head popped like a balloon actually, it was gnarly,” Dustin laughed.
“Dastard, I’ll get you for that one,” she growled in response.
“Hun, I’d like to believe you but uh, yeah. Sorry I don’t believe you. Heh heh, Azala, if you would.”
“Raaa!” Azala yelled.
Elise heaved and crashed through the entrance, slamming into the wall behind her. Azala stood where she had been, having moved in the blink of an eye. His fist raised, having a bit of saliva on it, raised to where Elise’s stomach had been. Forward she slumped with a heavy heave, her left hand over her stomach no.
“{Oh man that hurts so bad-}” she thought to herself before spitting out more saliva with a dry heave.
“Not so easy is it?” Dustin commented, “Using something foreign to you. You might have a strong body but that alone can’t beat us. You have no comprehension of magic nor a means to use it at this present time, and then you’ve barely got the concept of energy control down. If I had to guess, you can’t even focus on refueling yourself in the middle of battle.”
Dustin stomped forward, barking out now, “And if I had to take another guess, you’re about out of Light Energy. Am I right?”
“Pft, what do you know,” Elise muttered slowly standing up, her eyes shadowed out by the light casting on her bangs.
Ahead she looked, her eyes fierce and very sharp, “I may not win this battle but I’m not giving up. Even if I should die, I will die taking as many of you down with me as I possibly can. For Clan Vulfax, for The Tribe, for this planet, for my friends, for everyone. I can not allow you to go on doing what you want any longer.”
“Heh. She’s got spunk, gotta give her that,” Szayel commented.
“She says this as Holly and the rest are slowly being overwhelmed no doubt by Basilisx and Chino. That’s just cute,” Dustin chuckled, “Azala, time to finish this.”
“Gotcha,” he gurgled launching himself forward again.
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Elise blinked, her head moving left and right. Around her a swirl of sky blue light danced, gold light beneath her with sparkles rising up all around. Her feet crunched on what appeared to be nothing at once, her body turning right, her torso turning so she could look back.
“Wha-where am I?” she murmured.
“Where? Hahaha. Now that is a good question I suppose. To put it simply we are in your mind,” came a voice from ahead.
Back around she spun to see a figure before her. A man hovered with his legs crossed, a visible sheathed sword to his right. Both hands rested on his lap, a black coat wrapped around the man with a colorful kimono then wrapped around that.
At once she stumbled, the area around her changing. With another blink Elise now found herself standing on a rock with water swirling around, trees visible on roaming hills in the distance. The sky above vast and blue with glittering white dancing throughout. Birds danced above, their wings flapping. Many of them were the color of gold itself, though intangible with some being pure pink.
Once more Elise looked ahead to this man. A half-black half-white Long Coat, torn half-black half-white sweatpants, no shoes, a silver shirt. His hair long and spiked, a blend of red-orange coloration. His eyes a deep blue. Elise looked over him once, then to his sword. The sword’s hilt was all that was visible, though in turn it was the exact same as the one at her side.
“Who… who are you?”
“Who am I? How is it that you truly do not know your own sword?” he chuckled, a somewhat echoing tone behind that chuckle.
“My own, sword?”
“Correct. Though I suppose Holly Bell has yet to instruct you of even the way of Star Blades, yes?”
“Star what? Just how many things are there with these powers?”
“Many actually. There is not much you need to know of me now other than the fact of what I am and that I will help you. You see, a Star Blade is a weapon born of the blood of its wielder and then infused by the wielder’s own power. Realistically any weapon, even a gun or flamethrower, can become a Star Blade so long as it has the required properties. At a young age your blood was taken and poured into what would become my physical body with the metal that forged me and throughout your time with me I have slowly been fed your power which has awakened me.”
“I don’t understand-”
“Like a child I am born of your body and spirit. As you evolve, I evolve. For now think of me simply as an enchanted extension of your being.”
“I see. So in other words, you can help me with this fight?”
“Correct. I am able to teach you that which you seek, the knowledge necessary to defeat the enemy that has wronged you. I am able to fight with you as a partner so to speak as you shall soon see. I will teach you the ways of combat as the Lightonians do, I can help you fight with a body unlike any normal weapon. To put it simply, I am at your service.”
“Then I ask that you help instruct me through this battle so that we can win.”
“Consider it done. I will aid you in gathering Light Energy and assist in how you use it. I will take any blow you wish me to and dish out anything. Our time is short, time in here has almost caught up to time outside. We must return to battle at once Master Elise.”
“Understood uh, um-”
“Yes?”
“By chance do you have a name I might be able to call you?”
“Haha, but of course. I am the Star Blade known as Sephiroth, young master.”
“Then Sephiroth I look forward to fighting with you at my side,” she said with a smile as all around here began to fade.
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“Gack-” Azala croaked.
Flames blew out of Elise’s weapon, extending the blade’s length. Szayel coughed as Dustin stumbled with eyes wide, Toby remained stationary with faded eyes wide, while up above Shadow’s eyes perked open more.
“What is this?” Azala gurgled stepping back as the flames ruptured inside him, holes being made everywhere as the flames shot out.
With a groan he stumbled back while both Dustin and Szayel leaped away. Toby remained stationary, his head lowered. A glow appeared clear around Elise, a white glow. Slowly it shrank to just around her shirt and slowly it began to turn solid. In moments fabric could be heard flapping with the appearance of bright blue stars. Sparkles drifted as at once the white glow turned solid completely.
A Tribe jacket had formed hugging around her torso stretching down only a little bit. Elise’s eyes slowly opened back up as she held the sword with both hands. Around people looked on in awe; her own clansmen, Vulper, Britt, even David and Milly. Light Energy danced around Elise as she slowly raised her flaming katana, looking fierce at those who stood before her.
“A Star Blade?” Toby questioned.
“Where the hell did she acquire something like that?” Dustin muttered.
“Damn that Holly,” Shadow could be heard growling, “She’s been creating weapons. Damn orphans.”
“This changes nothing Elise, you’re still a nobody with no one, Dustin and I killed those someones you once-”
“You’re wrong Azala,” Elise murmured, “I’m not alone, I never truly was. I-I have my friends, I have Holly, I have her people, I have Sephiroth now, the people of Emerton, I have so many people right now that I never had before. For them, I can’t back down, I can not lose to you.”
The flames burst away from the katana, the white glow slowly fading with electricity dancing around it.
“And so you shall lose those people one by one. It doesn’t matter how far you’ve come. We shall still take it all away,” Dustin laughed.
“No Dustin, I’m not losing anyone else anymore. I vow here and now to stop you, I vow to stop anyone who poses a threat to those who can not protect themselves. For the longest of times I wanted only to prove myself, I wanted to be accepted. Now I realize the truth, I realize what I truly want. This all ends now Dustin. I’ll stop each and every one of you who would threaten another!”
With that she raised her sword and held it close to her as the light around her faded. Azala stomped forward with a growl, Szayel close by. Toby remained stationary as Dustin chuckled.
“So be it Elise, then let’s put this newfound will of yours to the test. By the end of this though I guarantee that you will die to the power of darkness.”493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymlNCcbRV7
