Final Fantasy Online

Chapter 42: Into the Fray

I passed out and lost all my inspiration! And I was in the zone too! Damn. Oh well. Since I'll be off school for the next month starting next week. I have more time to write. I'm about to reach the halfway point of this story anyway.

-FFO-

Chapter 42: Into the Fray

-FFO-

1:00pm

Location: Alter of Tidemother

{Final Fantasy XV: After the Battle}

Aria sang the song of the Tidemother. Her soothing voice seemed to flow along the waves. Raiden stood next to Aria as she attempted to summon Leviathan.

The sea was calm. There was no change. Yet, there was this tension as the song and flowing water was the only sound that could be heard. The citizens were probably on the far side of Altissia, the dreadnought ships were very still. Raiden eyed them with suspicion.

Why didn't Lumino attack now? Were there still people in the city? If there were who? It was way too quiet.

{End of Soundtrack}

Who dares disturb my slumber?

A strange distorted noise came from water. Raiden could understand it because of his link to Ramuh but Aria stopped singing. She looked to Raiden in confusion until he spoke.

"My name is Raiden, champion of the Stormsender. Leviathan, please heed our call and enter into the covenant with the mage!" Raiden declared to the ocean. It was quiet. Uncomfortably so, had they failed.

The water shook and a giant sea serpent, bigger than anything they had ever seen in this game had emerged and roared causing the ocean to tremble and waves crashing. "I'll do the talking. Just stay back for now," Raiden whispered to Aria. The guild leader didn't dare move.

This wretched pile of bone and flesh, ignorant of that which governs All, comes in requisition of a goddess?

"I do," Raiden responded.

"Leviathan has been awakened. Let the operation proceed," Aria said into her earpiece. "How's evacuation?"

"There's still a bit to cover," Scarlet said. "We need you to buy us a little time."

"Time isn't something we have."

"But even if we can get an extra second, it'll make a difference," Lumino said. "Kizuna, Lily, hurry!"

-x-

{Final Fantasy XV: Veiled in Black}

"We're on it," Kizuna answered. The two of them spotted Niflheim's soldiers running towards them.

"So the rite has begun?" Scarlet asked.

"Yeah. Everyone, get ready of a fight," Lily said. She summoned her staff and cast a lightning spell on the troopers. A few died but some still ran towards them that were dispatched by Kizuna's cards.

The two ran down the corridor. When crossing two corners, another troop of soldiers began firing a storm of bullets. Kizuna summoned a wall to protect the two. Lily cast an Aerora spell sending them into the air. "Move!" she yelled as water sped past them and shattered Kizuna's wall. She grabbed and push Kizuna behind a wall.

"Is that water?" Kizuna asked.

"Looks like Leviathan's attacking," Lily said. She saw Niflheim soldiers speed past them with harpoon like ships. Lily played her Protective Piece to buff her and Kizuna. She them played her Elemental Expression casting Enthunder.