The Ultimate Organization II

Wing walked up, placing a hand on Xardius's Shoulder

"I think he's has enough..." Wing tired the man up with the others, and sighed. He then noticed to girl.

"Hi there...My name is...Wi-...um Coa..." He said with his famous smile. "I dont think these three will bother you agian."

 

"Oh, Mr. Coa, you were so brave, standing up to those big bullies!" the girl said as she grabbed Wing's hand, and stared up at him with big teary eyes...

Xardius shook his head. "Yeah, you go...Coa..."

"I hope you haven't forgotten our engagement," Sephiroth said from behind Xardius. Xardius turned and shook his head.

"What are you here for?" he asked.

"I'm taking these three in for harassment of civilians," Sephiroth said. "Thank you for subduing them for me."

"Yeah, no sweat," Xardius said. "Geez, what punks..."

Sephiroth smiled slightly, then gestured to the two ShinRa army men around him. They grabbed the two and began dragging them off.

"The more I see of you, the more I want to fight you," Sephiroth said. "Don't be late."

As Sephiroth walked away, Xardius scratched his head and muttered to himself, "Somehow, that guy just gives me the shivers..."

 

Wing shhok the girls hand off and chulked sheepishly.

"No no it was Xardius...thank him, he saved both of us..." He smiled and the girl walked over to Xardius as Sephiroth walked up and took the men away.


"I think you can take him...he seems familar some how...like Kadaj and his gang from way back when..."

 

"What the hell's goin' on?" Xane asked as he approached the others. "An obligatory Sephiroth battle? Bah..."

 

"Huh?" Xardius said as the girl bowed to him. "No big, kid, I like fighting...Kadaj? Who the heck was that?"

OOC: Xardius doesn't remember...*chuckles*

Oh, yeah, Wing, what was that song that you said could be a good theme song....it had "Eye of the Storm" in it.....

 

Wing just shook his head he knew Xardius wouldn't remeber...it was a long time ago.



"never mind" He said with a smile



OOC: Yeah its called "eye of the storm" by the Cruxshadows

 

"I wouldn't call it obligatory," Xardius said...

OOC: Cruxshadows! Yes! Thanks a lot!

BIC: "So, now what?" Xardius asked.

OOC: Oh, I didn't see the time. I gotta get off...Have fun you two. Go beat up monsters somewhere.

 

OOC: No prob Darknight and see ya!

I gotta go to...may by back on later...may be

 

"Whatever, then." Xane yawned. "How long we gonna stay in Midgar anyway?"

 

"...Yo, Vecked, watch the girl for me," Nulix said, walking out the door and onto the Midgar city streets...

 

Xegreny was asleep in his chair. He must have dozed off while the others were off being all emotional, and melodramatic. Snapping to attention, he shouted for no particular reason, "NINE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO!"

"Uh, sir?" A new and nervous looking guard said. Xegreny figured he felt pretty awkward, talking to a 1st class SOLDIER.

"Mhmm?" Xegreny sleepily replied.

"You need to go home.. we're closing." The man said, showing how nobody was in the room.

"Oh, jeez!" Xegreny said, jumping out of his chair and running out of the room.

For the next few minutes, Xegreny casually explored Midgar. It seemed like a nice enough place, though it seemed to have been haunted. Like some horrible thing had happened here.

"How come it always seems like the others are off having fantastic adventures, between important things going on in our lives, and I'm hitting up tourist spots!?" He said to himself angrily.

 

At about that time, Xardius showed up at the ShinRa Building.

"Uh, sir, there are dorms available on the SOLDIER floor. That is the only area available right now, since we're pretty much closed," the new guard said.

Xardius shrugged. "I got an engagement with Sephiroth. Don't worry about it."

"Well, I really don't have enough guts to stop you from doing whatever you want, so..." the guard said, then hurried off.

Xardius chuckled and walked into the elevator, pressing the button for the 49th floor. Upon arriving, he saw Sephiroth standing there.

"I'd like to postpone the battle until my friends can get here," Xardius said. "I'll text 'em."

Sephiroth shrugged. "I don't object."

Xardius pulled out his cell phone and texted a general message, saying, 'Battle with Sephiroth going to start. If you're interested, come support me. :)'

 

Wing walked down LOVELESS Avenue, a LOVELESS brand soda in one hand and a small loaf of bread in the other.


"Ah...this is so nice...havent eaten in so long..." he smiled as he took a bite of his bread and continued to to walk down the street. his cell rang and he read the message from Xardius, and headed to the shinra building 49th floor.


"hey i'm here." he said as he took a sip of soda

 

OOC: Okay, major edit here coming up in a few...

 

The phone in Xegreny's pocket began to ring. Pulling it out, he read the text message from Xardius. "Hmph. Like he needs OUR support. He'll probably just mash Sephiroth's face in within the first ten minutes!" Despite what he had just said, Xegreny went to the location that had been attached with the message.

A few minutes of walking, talking to guards, and a whole lot of stairs later, he walked onto floor 49. Pulling over a chair, Xegreny commented, "Xardius, try not to ruin this nice building with the swords and the fire and the pain, okay?"

 

OOC: Well, I would have posted this earlier, but my internet decided to crash at that exact moment. So, here's the fight in full:

BIC: Xardius pumped his arm. "Thanks for the support guys! You're awesome!"

Sephiroth gestured him into the VTR. "I've set the training area for the Mako Cannon at Junon."

Xardius nodded. "Fine by me."

"Begin," Sephiroth said, the Masamune appearing in his hand.

The area swirled into an oceanic view of a sunset. Xardius stood at the base of the cannon, while Sephiroth stood a ways beyond that.

"I'm ready when you are," Sephiroth said.

"Heh," Xardius said, holding out a crystal and summoning Chomper. "Then let's do this!"

Rushing forward, Xardius swept upwards in a diagonal slash. Sephiroth stepped back and let the blade whistle past his head, sweeping his sword in a horizontal slash at Xardius' waist. Xardius ducked, and brought Chomper around in a slash that rang against the Masamune with a powerful clang. Sephiroth brought the Masamune back, connecting with Chomper in a fury of slashes that Xardius blocked, then returned, then blocked again.

Back and forth they beat each other, swords ringing in tandem as they each pushed each other for ground they couldn't find.

Finally, something happened.

A small ridge in the cannon caused Xardius to stumble backwards. Sephiroth pushed the advantage quickly, his sword slashing up, throwing Chomper off guard and his sword diving down for Xardius' chest. Xardius gritted his teeth, flipped around, slammed a palm into the cannon, and flipped through Sephiroth's slash, one of his feet connecting squarely with Sephiroth's chest, causing the ultimate SOLDIER to stumble backwards as well.

Sweeping up, Xardius caught Sephiroth off guard and with enough power to break a cement wall, slammed Sephiroth into the air.

Sephiroth flipped around and stood there, hovering.

Xardius shook his head. "You gotta be kidding me..."

Sephiroth smiled, and gestured. "Come, don't leave me...hanging."

Xardius grinned, and leaped upwards, clashing with Sephiroth again. This time the battle was everywhere, horizontal and vertical, in every dimensional space possible, their swords whistling past each other's heads, which at any moment could be pointed down, up, or sideways. Gravity was meaningless in this world and the two fought as if they'd trained together their whole lives.

Again, it was Xardius who broke the streak of blows when an awkward return blow made his hand slip. The next instant, Chomper was spinning out of sight and the Masamune was slamming downwards at him.

Xardius twisted, letting the Masamune graze his arm, and slammed a palm upwards, connecting with Sephiroth's surprised face, snapping his head back. With a rush assault, Xardius slammed Sephiroth back, up, and then with a kick-off from Sephiroth's dazed form, caught Chomper in midair and twisted to wait for Sephiroth's oncoming assault.

Instead, Sephiroth paused. Slowly, his stance changed into something much more...deadly.

Xardius gritted his teeth.

Sephiroth leveled the Masamune, and swung...

Xardius barely blocked the wave, but three more were coming and more after that. Xardius shook his head in disgust, and roared, "Wave Break!" before swinging Chomper at the waves, a gray wall of energy hitting the blue and shattering them all. But Sephiroth wasn't through...

Xardius barely saw Sephiroth speeding past him, and he definitely didn't see the eight blows from Sephiroth's Octaslash technique. Still, he was in luck. Chomper happened to block the first three, fly out of his hands, and by sheer happenstance, block the remaining five.

Grabbing Chomper, Xardius twisted and blocked Sephiroth's power blow, the force of it blowing him higher into the air. Sephiroth sped after him, riposting him higher and higher. Xardius growled, and suddenly, his stance changed as well. Sephiroth found himself being pushed back as Xardius' full ferocity bore on him.

Xardius' final blow connected squarely with a guarding Sephiroth, driving them downwards in an almost free-fall. Sephiroth looked into Xardius' eyes, and for the first time, felt fear.

He has the eyes of a...dead man! Sephiroth thought, shocked.

Xardius swept Chomper downward, slamming Sephiroth into the mako cannon with enough force to create a crater10 feet in diameter. Shaking his head to clear it, Sephiroth back-flipped in time to dodge Xardius' next blow which split the mako cannon clearly in two. Grabbing the falling piece, Xardius leaped up into the air, as a horrified Sephiroth watched Xardius hurl the cannon piece at him.

Sephiroth swung wildly, slicing the cannon around him, barely keeping his feet as the cannon slammed into the building around him. Explosions ripped free the remainder of the cannon, and he felt the wave of heat as the mako reactor exploded in fiery fury.


Xardius came like a freight train then, through the flames, burying into Sephiroth's sword without an ounce of regret, slamming Sephiroth back and back and back...

Sephiroth growled, and swept his sword in barely produced slashes, driving Xardius back enough that Sephiroth, summoning all of his strength, could return a slash that slammed into Chomper, creating a circle of energy that imploded, blowing both warriors back. Xardius connected squarely with the 'sky,' the limit of the VTR wall, while Sephiroth slammed into one of the mako pillars on the remainder of the cannon.

Xardius, devoid of energy, slumped to his knees. Sephiroth shakily stood.

"It's not over yet," Sephiroth gasped. "You can't just quit after that...I have to beat you..."

Xardius slowly raised a hand to brush blood out of his eyes.

Memories floated to him, like pain driving wedges into his head. Grabbing his head, Xardius gritted his teeth, and remembered...

***

"Darius, why do you fight?" the girl asked, her eyes shining in the moonlight.

Darius swallowed, hoping that his awkwardness would pass. "Well, I enjoy it, I guess."

"But," the girl asked, leaning close to Darius, her face inches from his. "Don't you have anything, you believe in?"

Darius stared, fascinated, into her stormy eyes. "I might have...had something like that...a long time ago...but now..."

Darius tore his eyes away from her, staring at the moon. "Now...I only believe in my own strength."

The girl giggled. "That must get...rather lonely."

Darius looked at her again. "What's that mean?"

"Darius, I'll always be here for you," the girl said. "I, Teresa Williams, pledge to stand by you, no matter what."

Darius stared at her, unsure of why his vision was clouding.

Teresa smiled. "Darius, you're so cute when you cry..."

Teresa's soft, so soft, fingertips brushed away a tear. "But why...?"

Darius shook his head ever so slightly. "I...I don't know...I've never cried...before..."

"It's all right to cry," Teresa said, leaning forward. "Every once in a while..."

Their lips touched, and...

***

Red hot iron pain hurts can't escape the pain it hurts why does it hurt i can't lose i can't lose pain needles stabbing too much power it hurts help me somebody can't get out go away shut out the pain can't leave hurts pain dreams broken pain no...I must....

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Xardius screamed, his fist slamming downward.

Memories it hurts so much just stop the pain i can't what is this who are you why do i feel pain light flashing swimming in darkness can't breathe can't leave help me why did you die pain pain too much i love you died i hate you i'll kill you i'll make you pay for killing her pain so much pain i can't...

I'm so sorry...

"I love you." Her final words. Why? Just tell me WHY!

"I...I...apologize..." Xardius slowly said, stumbling to his feet. "But...I...have...to...AA-AAAH!...finish...this...now..."

Slamming Chomper into the ground, he pulled another crystal out of his hand.

"So...s-sorry AAAGH..." Xardius groaned. "B-but...y...you don't have...the real one..."

Sephiroth frowned. "What do you mean?"

"If you did...GAAAGH...y-y-you'd...know..." Xardius said, holding out the crystal with one hand, holding his head in the other. "S-sorry...a-aaah-bout this..."

A sword appeared in his hand, similar to Sephiroth's, but rune works spiraled up the blade to the very tip, and the sword topped Sephiroth's in length by nearly 18 inches...

"The...true...AAGH...one...the Masa-masamune..." Xardius said. "S-sorry..."

Sephiroth never saw it coming. One instant, Xardius was on the other side from him. The next he was behind him, and Sephiroth felt sharp pain across his chest...

Coughing blood, Sephiroth stared with wondering eyes at the gash across his chest, through which his blood, his life, was flowing...

***

"TURN OFF THE SIMULATION NOW!" the President of ShinRa screamed. "GET SEPHIROTH OUT OF THERE! TERMINATE THE OTHER!"

***

The VTR shattered around them as Sephiroth sank to his knees...

"I never...ugh...thought I'd meet someone who could beat me..." Sephiroth grunted. "You have my respect."

Xardius stared at him from around his hand. "I-I'm sorry..."

"No need...to apologize..." Sephiroth said. "It...feels good...Finally losing..."

Medics rushed in, pulling Sephiroth onto a stretcher. Xardius turned as ShinRa army men ran in, leveling their weapons at him...

 

"Now now. Put those toys away. You know it won't hurt him." Xegreny said, motioning for the soldiers to leave.

"Xardius! Calm down! What's wrong? You won!" Xegreny said, panicked. He had NO idea what Sephiroth had done to make Xardius this crazy, but chances are, there was nothing he could do to stop it. Just had to try and weather the storm, and make sure Xardius didn't hurt anyone, or break anything expensive.

 

Xardius slowly raised the bloody Masamune.

"Xegreny..." he muttered from underneath his hand. "What do you fight for?"

 

"Me? I fight to survive, and to protect those I care for. I've realized now, that some things can be done with words, but the important stuff is done by might. I fight so that myself and those around me can live. We come under attack so often, that that's what my life is mostly about." Xegreny said, nervous about where this conversation was going, and that giant Masamune.

 

Xardius closed his eyes, and nodded.

"That's a...good reason...I wish you were here..." he muttered, the last bit it seemed to the empty air.

The Masamune dissipated into a crystal, and as it did, tiny cuts ripped open all over Xardius' body, spraying blood. Slowly, Xardius collapsed, the blood collecting around him in a widening circle.