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Chapter 15:
Battle with the Sun’s Soul
Sheena pushed away as quickly as she had kissed. Zelos just sat there, stunned.
“Don’t get the wrong idea,” she said, “I was just breaking a spell…”
Zelos secretly rolled his eyes and then replied, “Well, okay, let’s move on to
the next room.”
Sheena agreed and opened the double doors to the next room. Inside was what
seemed like her own village, only burnt up and that bolts were flying
everywhere. Sheena barely dodged one, and realized this was a physical
flashback, and that Zelos was with her.
“Sheena!” a younger Kuchinawa yelled, “Calm Volt down!”
“I can’t!” Sheena yelled at him. She suddenly felt weak. Zelos saw a seam in the
sky, of mana maybe?
Sheena thought she should alter the past, she began to Summon the present
Volt. She never took the time to think what would happen if she did alter the
past. Luckily, Kuchinawa didn’t see the magic circle
Zelos stopped her and showed her the seam. Sheena, in her Summon Spirit
studies that a seam in time was a chance to escape to another time, or in some
cases other worlds. Sheena decided to take her chances and cut the seam with her
katana. Amazingly nobody noticed! The seam began to suck her and Zelos in and…
“We’re back at the temple!?!” Sheena exclaimed, “That was lucky…”
“Or maybe Sola planned this.” Zelos suggested, “It wouldn’t surprise me…”
Sheena nodded and went into the next room, where Sola awaited.
The room was tinged with gold everywhere you looked. A golden altar laid in
the middle, Sola waiting at the top. The ceiling was a whirlwind of gold and
silver light reflecting off it in a most elegant way. The walls were studded
with golden sardonyxes, a rare sight indeed. The room was very lit up, due to
Sola’s aura. Many small shining shards hung in the air, glistening as the light
flew off them. The floor was a series of sapphire waves crashing into a golden
tide. These were actually gems and minerals, put into the floor with such
carefulness that it actually looked real. Sheena then looked at Sola. He
resembled Cresenta in many ways, save that he was wearing golden clothes, and
equipped a much bigger sword. However, Sheena remembered an old Mizuho fact; the
power of a weapon does not matter if the wielder has no skill. The female ninja
went up to the Summon Spirit.
“I would like to make a pact. My vow is to save the new world of which I live.”
Sheena was very tired now, Celsius had been out for much too long.
“Very well.” Sola replied, “Let me lower the room temperature to a calmer rate.
You may let Celsius ‘ power stop now.”
Sheena did as he said and immediately felt much relief. Zelos gave her a few
Pineapple Gels and her mana was restored.
“Now, let us fight!” The Sun’s Soul yelled.
Sheena started off with a new Technique, Frozen Earth. She did a stance which
looked as if was praying into her katana and stalagmites came up and crashed in
the Summon Spirit. After this, Sheena stabbed her katana into the ground and the
floor became a tundra. Zelos secretly used a Magic Lens while this was going on
to get Raine in ruin-mode when they came back to the new world. He had done this
with every Summon Spirit so far just to make Raine do this, and also out of his
own curiosity. Sheena ignored this then pointed her katana at Sola, many icicles
raising up and impaling him. She then finished off by blasting a huge spike of
ice into the Summon Spirit. This must have been a weapon specific move, since
Sheena could feel it shifting temperatures while she moved. Zelos also learned a
new move, Lunar Pyre. A small model of the moon crashed into Sola, and then
Zelos went up and used Whitehot Pyre, the moon still staying there. It exploded
on contact when the white fireball smashed into it, though. Sola fell down for a
minute, and the two pulled off a Unison Attack. Sheena used Frozen Earth, and
Zelos used Lunar Pyre. The attacks formed into a combination called Eternal
Sphere. A white globe fell on Sola, and then suddenly got frozen. White
fireballs circled around it, and then crashed into the sphere. It exploded and
shards of ice flew everywhere. Sola used replied used Sunburst, a spell where a
golden sphere blasted throughout the room. Sheena was burned badly but responded
using a Curing Seal on herself. Zelos cast Healing Stream on her, and ran to
where it formed so he could get healed as well. Sola went up and struck Zelos
with his sword six times. Zelos defended against most of them, and when he saw
his opening he used Victory Light Spear. He twirled upwards and smashed his
enemy, finishing with another airborne strike. Sheena used a Magic Lens to see
how much health her enemy had left. It was still pretty high, so it would be
hard to win. Sheena then figured something. If the sun, star, and moon are their
own elements, on must resist another. The moon’s darkness could be either
illuminated or victorious over the sun’s light, so if she summoned Cresenta,
there would be major damage.
“I call upon the warrior of the moon. I summon thee, Cresenta!” Sheena yelled.
Cresenta appeared and struck on every exposed spot Sola had. The Sun’s Soul
was in a daze so Sheena pulled off another Frozen Earth, followed by a Waterfall
Impalement. Zelos cast Grave, followed up by an Air Thrust. Sheena was running
low on mana, and used an Orange Gel on herself, not sparing time to find a
Pineapple one. Zelos used one, too, after Sheena noticed his magic was running
low as well.
Sola got back up and began to cast a spell, the magic circle very immense.
Sheena backed away and prepared herself. Zelos began to cast a spell, too, but
Sheena noticed it was a white magic circle-what was he thinking!!- a healing
spell! They were healed already!
“Self Destruct!” Sola yelled. A huge explosion occurred, felling Sola. The
explosion went to crash into Sheena, but then Zelos released his spell,
Gaurdianic Wing. Ashes, sparks and embers bounded off the wing at an
extraordinary rate. The two were hardly damaged at all, miraculously.
Sheena dusted herself off and then yelled, “Yes! Now only Universa is left!”
Zelos smiled and then said, “There’s something that’s been bugging me, though.
Why did that Garrochia guy have seven swords then a spear?”
They left the temple and the conversation continued.
Sola replied after getting out of the gold buliding, “I can explain that. Seeing
as how skilled he was with the swords, I decided to let you two have a chance.
That angel has claimed this place as his own for some time now.”
“Why didn’t you kick him out?” Sheena asked.
“He wouldn’t leave when I tried to teleport him away or move him physically. He
would always come back, so eventually I gave up.”
“Well, at least we killed him.” Zelos said.
“Ah, that’s nice.” Sheena commented, “Sola was watching over us the whole
time.”
Astra and Cresenta then randomly appeared.
“Why are you two here?” Sheena asked.
“To direct you,” Astra answered, “to the seal of Universa”
“Well now,” the voice rasped in a familiar tone, “Almost time to meet me.”
Sheena then fainted out of shock…
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