Harmonic Sync

Chapter 22: Six Months Later

The surgery had gone over extremely well; my body could now handle using my Goddess Fonic Hymns. Shortly after my surgery I resurrected Akzeriuth and Hod along with the people on it.

I had returned home to Grand Chokmah and explained to my father I was giving up my title as the princess of Maluth. From then on I lived with Jade. We had a lot to talk about every day seeing as I chose to become an Oracle Knight in order to help Ion recreate the Order.

"Jade!" I called out as I saw him leaving the castle with Guy. "Guy!" They both turned and smiled at me.

"Zora, it's good to see you." Guy said. I giggled.

"It's good to see you too, how are you enjoying having Hod back?" He smiled and quickly hugged me just like the day Hod rose from the depths once more.

"I need to thank you again for that. I have my family back." I nodded once and then looked down at my feet.

"I'm sorry, but I knew bringing Van back would only cause more problems." He shook his head.

"I understand." I looked away and then at Jade.

"I was heading to Daath, there's something I want to talk to Fon Master Ion about." They both looked at me confused.

"What is that?"

"I think Van has returned." They both froze.

"What do you mean?"

"I can feel the presences of people who have passed on, however Van and Sync's have disappeared." They both looked between one another and nodded.

"We're going to go with you." I nodded and we rushed to the city of Daath.

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Once we had arrived I followed them to the chapel. But my head started pound before we got there.

"Jade." He stopped with Guy and they both turned to see me on my knees touching my head.

"What's wrong?" He asked worried. "Is your heart acting up?" He asked.

"No, Van and Sync...their presence...its wavering between life and death...something is wrong..." I panted through the pain in my head.

"We need to see Ion." Guy said.

"Zora, Jade, Guy!" I heard Luke and I rose to my feet feeling the pain disappear.

"Luke and Tear." I smiled back at them.

"Are you alright? We saw you collapse." Tear asked.

"Yes, there's a matter we need to discuss with Ion, do you have business with him as well?" They nodded.

"Someone stole my brother's sword from the Absorption Gate." Tear explained. I looked at the ground.

"Then my fears have been realized." Luke and Tear looked at me confused.

"What fears?"

"I can't feel the God-Generals presences anywhere. They all are alive, Van as well. We have a bigger problem than I originally thought. We need to see Ion and fast." We rushed to the chapel. Once we were inside, we headed upstairs to Ion's room.

"What are you all doing here?" Ion asked confused but happy to see us all nonetheless.

"I'm afraid we have bad news for being here." I said and explained everything I had for him.

"I see, so Van and the other God-Generals are still alive. That is a problem." My head started throbbing again. But this time the presence I felt about to waver into life and death was Ion's.

Anise rushed in and said something about the miasma being back, then dragged Ion out of the room. I rushed after them in a hurry, without Jade and the others. Once I was downstairs I saw Legretta standing there.

"Legretta, it's as I suspected. You're alive." She chuckled. I dodged her bullets and knocked two of the soldiers out before rushing after Ion and Anise.

"Mohs!" I growled as he started to walk away with Ion.

"Zora, you want to meddle in our affairs?" Mohs chuckled. I disappeared and reappeared in the Sephiroth beneath the chapel. They would have to come to the Seventh Fonstone. They wanted Ion to read the Planet Score.