Azul summoned his sword. Slaneesh appeared happy as can be. However sensing the change it turned solemn. "Hey the souls here are stronger this time. I can still feel the weak ones from before. I will eat the ones I can up."
"Beggers cant be choosers." Azul cast Haste & Cycle Up. The magic came instantly as he already had a bit of magic surrounding him already. 'Lluvia check on that for me. About the souls anyway.' Sending that message through the link, Azul launched at the nearest pod creatures. He attacked before they even sprouted free.
With a slash, It cleaved in two. The small magic shockwave flipped a few of the others over. Firing a Concussive Shot towards another batch that came down, Azul made short work of the creatures. With each slash, the Eldar blade upgraded itself. Devil/Dragon power activated. It happened just in time. Slannesh warned about the incoming danger. A summoner was in the area attacking down below.
"Hmm, well that help explains the fall of things a little bit more." Azul said looking over the side of the freeway. The Summoner was attacking the buildings and lower freeways. Barring the retreat of citizens. "Ugh!" With a burst of magic, he separated into two people. The other jumped down to deal with the Summoner.
"Splt, splt, splt, splt!" The sound of something getting spewed out echoed in the area. Several pods had launched into the air targeting Azul directly. He dodged them one by one. By ducking, jumping and rolling. "Fwip, tap, tap, slip!" With each move, Azul slashed as he moved on the bridge further in. He was heading towards the citizens he knew were up ahead.
"Hey over here!" A Zanakrand native yelled at him. He was surrounded by a few of the creatures. Furthur behind him, on a bench were a few kids huddled up. "Can you buy me some time? Just a few minutes."
"Yeah sure." Activating Misty Fist Lv7, AzuI sent water whips to push them back. The whips then pierced each of them to the ground before they could stand. A flush of energy left the sword and entered him. Taking the energy, Azul wrapped the kids up and healed them. They were then encase in a bubble and oved behind the group.
Lluvia: The souls are stronger because of you. They wish to leave Zanarkand to avoid the fate from before. Most likely when we set you up here, the dormant you went around talking to people. When the battle is over we will go through the memories in detail.
'That is fine. As long as I can fight for now, things will be alright.' AzuI sent that mental message before looking at another wave of the pods descending from the sky.
Activating biotic shielding to protect them all, he watched as they hit against it. Molding Misty Fist, AzuI turned the exterior of the barrier to spikes. As the pods hit they effectively killed themselves. Another two waves landed against it. The barrier finally strained from the onslaught, as Azul looked around the area. Over to the side more people were getting swept away by water.
"Go! Sharona!" Azul summoned the Aeon he formed with Zelda. A small light formed into bigger then the buildings. Out came out a large woman draped in ribbons. Her long hair strethced out and grabbed at as many people she could. The Aeon was not a combative type but a supportive one. "Screw might as well use the others that have. Since the typical one's from this World are not available to me right now." With another push of magic he summoned the one formed with Mileuda. "Go Savage!" Out of the gold black light, A large armored bear appeared. On its shoulders were little sprites that ran out grabbing magic from the air. The little things basically stole what it needed, and manipulated as they needed.
"Bwoom!" From the bears mouth, soldiers came out charging. They were the standard Squire's from Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions. Each cut a monster down and grabbed a person running back towards Sharona.
"Crack!" The biotic shielding cracked a little more.
"Humph!" With a grunt, Azul bolsterd the shield. Swirling little whirlpools to rip apart the next wave of spines that hit against it. Turning to the Zanarkand Summoner he yelled at him. "Hurry up!" AzuI said before catching one of the Flickers in an Aqua Claw that made it through. Tearing it to pieces, he already moved on to the next stronger one. A part of his mine already giving him more information about the layout of the place. "Or I will drop this and let you get ripped apart especially! You slack off to much Bori!"
"Rig.. right!" Finishing with a stutter he finished the magic. "Sorry Summoner Azul!" Up above him a portal open. Out walked a Cat on two feet. They looked like feet because they did not look like paws at all. With daggers in its hand, it was ready for action. "Let's go Kani!" Bori said as he extend his hand casting a small protection barrier next.
The cat growl. "Rooar!" The cat stabbed at the next group of pods. Spinning in a hurricane it moved through the area. It gave Azul a taunting smirk. "Meoow he is trying you jerk!"
Kani was an Aeon formed from an actual living person giving up their life to do so. A method that had been slowly gaining approval as the War turned worse. The other method was from strong bonds forming between people.
Rushing back he rejoined the fight. Slannesh was thrown out and cut across the battlefield. Azul switched to striking with his clawed hands. The water had spread to around his entire body. He basically looked like a water monster as he cut through the area. The more he fought the more comfortable he felt. His Laguz blood was running rampant. Not uncontrollable but excited. With each down Sin spawn, Azul felt the stirring of his power. As well as his magic abilities.
A Flicker came down differently than the others. It stood up the moment it landed. A mouth opened up. It tried to suck in the mana but failed. The Bear summons little creatures was still taking it away.
Azul saw for a brief moment as the World fluctuated from the fighting.
System: Dexterity Check 34 Pass
'Oh wow, that was..something.' With a quick few swipes he ran deeper in. When the water made it to the bridge, Azul used it to supplement his own power. Two inches of water made it easier for him to move around to dodge and strike faster. "Going have to thank Hotshot when I see her."
"Grooooa!" The Bear roared. It was full of magic. With another roared it unleashed its might. "Raaaawrr!" Magic missiles fired out of its body and traveled around the city.
"Haa!" Azul slashed at the new Flicker. His claws cut through it with ease.
"Ehhhh!" it screamed in pain as the energy left it. The shell closed up then the spikes along its shell fired.
System: Dexterity Check 25 Pass
"Tch, tch, tch, tch, tch!" Azul cut against each with his claws. Aquatic claws caught against the needle-like spikes. With a deep inhale of what he could only assume as it taking a breath, it fired a blast of water at him. Placing his Biotic Shielding back up, he was pushed back a little till he used the control of water.
"Woosh!" Azul re-positioned him self along the water and slid around attacking the other Flickers nearby. When he could, he would stop and push the others that were far off with a water whip and a slash down the middle. Slannesh would pass by and cut the back side. The cat summon would then take that chance to attack the rest around its summoner.
After a few minutes, the crowd of creatures dwindles to only a few. The people in the area finally escaped as the cat started to vanish. Azul remembered last time it was when the two vanished last time. This time they kept fighting.
"What in the world is going on here?" Azul questioned.
Lluvia: Part of the world is fading. Do not worry, they are technically safe. You should focus on those other Flicker's as well as that one that has been eating the World. Also you have saved people who originally died. Keep them safe till everything is over.
"Right." Seeing above as another group ran across an upper bridge chased by another Flicker. Azul made to go up. "So many.. well shoot." While Azul looked up there, the Flicker from before appeared again and fired a bunch of spikes at him. With no one behind him, he just moved away to the side. Firing a Concussive Shot at the upper bridge while doing so to make a ramp. "Bori head back to the lower wards. My Summons will help you fight with the people. Take the time to recover."
"Right!" Bori jumped over the side and was grabbed by Sharona. She started healing him and the other people that could fight as well. "Good luck Azul!" The man yelled as they moved away.
"Boom!" The flicker fell down to the lower levels. While it struggled to stand up, the other one took a large inhale. Some of the rubble went its way before it disappeared. When the blast came out, AzuI focused on the water and took control of it again. It was quite easy to do. With the redirect, he sent some of it towards the other bridges that started to break.
Harding his control, the water hardened to make roadblocks against the creatures. The remainder of the water, he fired it at the ground. Using the pressure he launched into the air.
System: Wisdom Check Succesful 27 Dexterity Check 33 Pass
"Hup!" His foot pushed against one of the small bridges and launched back at the Flicker. Pulling the water from the bridge, AzuI reared back his head. "Posedin Destoyer!" A large ball of water formed up an smashed the two weird Flicker's in the area.
"That was fun. But hard to do. I need to push my powers more still. Where the heck is Tidus at?" The moment AzuI said that, a small map appeared highlighting the way. "Just what I needed." Taking off with the water still wrapped around his body made for short travel. "Now, how is the other me doing in the other area?"
-Over with Azul incased in Flame-
"Your the one on the list." The Summoner pointed at Azul. "Bevelle will pay big for your head."
"Pftt Ok." Azul chuckled and looked at the man. "Was it worth betraying the city?" Feeling the biotic strands, in the area, he could not get a good reading.
"The city is insufferable. we may not have to work anymore, but the rules and the constant praying is maddening. Yu Yevon is crazy wanting to create a World of only Summons. My sister was sacrifice and added to his special project." The Summoner said. "Just because his wife died does not give him the right to do this. At least in Bevelle we could be free from this!"
'Bahamut.. is this true?' Azul thought to his inner dragon.
Dragon: That is not what happened. Someone has messed with the man. They have to poison his mind. Take him and his soul and we should have our answer.
"Hmmm." Azul stopped and looked around. Flicker's everywhere but the man did not react to them at all. "Haaaa! Firaja!"
"Fwwooom!" A large wave of fire scorched the area. The Flicker's were burned to crisp revealing Bevelle soldiers. Weird devices placed on there bodies. It was the same as the control devices used by Indingo's forces.
System: Willpower Check Auto Fail
"Raaaahhh!" Azul released a large wave of devil power killing all the Flicker's and yanking the soul's out of the Bevelle soldier's. The souls were used to boost his power. "I am going to kill you now. And rip apart your soul for information." Azul said with rage. For a second he thought about sending Vegnagun but remeber he had forces in the area most likely. He also hadn't finish indoctrinating it yet. "Haaa." Clear flames poured from his mouth. A dark energy formed around his skin. Is Shun was nearby he would know it was Dark Cosmos power.
"We .. wont lose.." The Summoner took a few steps back in fear. His Summons floating down blocking him.
"Submit or die." Azul gave him one last chance. The man shook his head. "A pity." Raising his hand, a Flame Arrow formed up.