Harmonic Sync

Chapter 17: Core Vibrations and an Unfortunate Goodbye

                  

Finally, it was time. We were finally going to go done into the core to get the vibrations to stop once and for all.

We all boarded the Tartarus and headed towards the center of the Qliphoth. Then it was all down from there. A barrier had appeared around us so nothing would happen to us.

"So once we are down where the core is, Zora you need to use the Protection Hymn to place a barrier around the core and slowly move it in until the core completely stops, do you think you can do that in 5 minutes?" Jade asked.

"Well we won't know until I try." We had finally stopped, I rushed out of the bridge and stopped when I saw someone staying on the opposite side from the bridge.

"Looks like we had a little stowaway." Anise said lightly.

"Sync..." I muttered and started walking towards him. "You don't have to follow him anymore. Sync, come with me and I can promise you he will never use you again." Sync chuckled.

"You're so stupid, Zora. From the very beginning you listened to me without any doubt. You believed in me and to me that was sickening. I was following Van's orders right from the start. I never wanted to be your friend and I don't care about you. If you want to find someone who cares about you go to Asch." I flinched a little at his words.

"I don't believe that. I know there's good in you Sync, I've seen it. Whether you want to believe it or not, you have a heart and you feel emotions. No one can pretend with what you did when I told you about my past. Remember what Asch said that one day when I got mad at you, you'll understand why she cares so much to be angry. You were that same way when I told you I had no reason to live, because I wasn't Lily. So don't tell me you were pretending the whole time, because I know you better than you think." He clenched his fists and I knew I was right. He was faking the act.

"It doesn't matter; this place will be your graves." I sighed and let my outfit change to a similar one to his but white.

"Then you leave me with no other choice. I will stop you right here!" I charged him quickly and watched him move out of the way only to get kicked by me into the ground.

"You've gotten faster, or maybe it's the Goddess Fonic Hymns that are giving you these powers." I turned sharply and felt a sting in my jaw as Sync kicked me away.

"I can't use my Goddess Fonic Hymns; I need all the energy I can get before I use them." Jade stepped in front of me.

"Then stay back, we'll take care of him." I watched reluctantly as they all fought him, until finally I saw him cry out and drop to his knees. His mask split and fell to the ground. I rushed around Jade and froze when he looked up.

"He looks exactly like Ion." Anise muttered.

"I see, so you are another replica of the Fon Master." Ion stated and I looked at him shocked.

"Another replica?" Luke asked before I could.

"I am the seventh copy of the Fon Master and the last."

"You were the one who had the closest abilities from the original so they chose you to be him." I looked at Sync.

"Don't you dare start to say you're worthless, I told you before Sync..."

"Shut up, Zora!" He growled. "You know nothing about replicas, we're trash."

"Don't call yourself that!" Ion called out to him.

"In the end only those of us that are useful are kept alive out of pity." He rose and I started to take a step towards him. Ion walked over to him and put out a hand.