Northen Cave

[*~Nikkole~*]

nikky laughed and nudged him playfully, kissing and nibbling his ear before sitting down next to kamen. she pushed the hair out of his face and checked his temp with the back over her hand. she frowned slightly and sighed before stroking his cheek. she had the tenderness of an older sister to her brother, or maybe a mother to her son. a soft smile played across her face before she looked back up at reno. ''he looks a lot like my little brother....'' whos dead. she looked back and pulled herself around so she was laying next to him, cuddling him against her like a teddy bear.

[Amnesty Lazuli]

Reno responded to her touch slightly before she broke off to help Kamen recover... In a roundabout way, she's helping ME recover, so what am I wigging out about?

He sat down next to the bed and smoothed the sheet a little bit. Her little brother, huh... He watched her lay there, and tried to imagine how it'd feel if her were in Kamen's place... he took a deep breath and stayed there beside her. "Well... sleep tight, Nikky." He stayed there and waited for her to drift off to sleep... I'll be here at least until then... He sighed. "I love you." He leaned on the cot, feeling as worn out as all h**l.

[*~Nikkole~*]

nikky made a muffled noise before smiling and watching him. ''i love you too reno....'' she whispered before snuggling up and falling asleep.

kamen didn't seem any different than just a bit before. the only thing that might have changed was his temp.

[Amnesty Lazuli]

He felt her relaxing and drifting off... He got up and watched her sleep for a few minutes. She looked so peaceful... and as beautiful as he'd ever seen her...

He cleared some hair out of her face and kissed her cheek. "Sweet dreams."

He went back out to the passenger area and sat down amidst the aftermath of Xima's invasion. He looked around and shook his head. This is one weird world I'm living in. He sat back and rubbed his eyes a little bit. When's somebody gonna come wake me up and tell me I've been dreaming since our last stop at Midgar? That's when things got really crazy...

He sighed. Well, a person has to see SOME really weird stuff before he dies, right? He sat there and waited for things to somehow make sense to him.

[*~Nikkole~*]

after a few long hours nikky slowly woke up. she looked over at kamen and checked his temp again. he was close to regular temp now. she smiled and stroked his cheek and hair for a few minutes before slowly getting up and streching. she looked back and was surprised and almost worried. kamen hadn't moved at all and looked no different from last night....

[lutz]

Lutz was studying the cursed Sythe that once gave birth to the 7 Deadly Sins to low ago...the weapon that was gifted to Raja by the being from the lifestream....as far as Lutz knew his name was Aztar...or Holy One....
How can this be....even if this being is part Jenova it still is part of this planet way would it ever want to destory this planet???
Lutz looked closely on the handle of the weapon, the gothic-like spear had Encryptions written all over it and it was written in the tounges of Maloki. it read....
~where there is light there will be a shade of darkness, who stands in the light will be a shadow behind them, whats done in the dark will be brought to the light....~
Its there no true good and no true evil in this matter I do not understand....
The sythe glow green and rose off the table, Lutz took a few steps back.
What the....
The sythe bursted a ray of energy out and nail Lutz in the chest at a uppword angle the impact lifted him from the ground and knocked him through a window on the ship. The sythe flowed out with him. The Sythe floated in mid air, another beam shot out from it hitting the ground making a figure form from it. Lutz's eyes widen when he saw the face of Raja once again.

Lutz: "Raja!"

Raja head lifted slowly, he seemed to have went through alot of pain. then a spoke.

Raja: "Lutz...I am sorry for my actions before it is all my fault the Sin were created and it was my fault for trusting that being....the Aztar...the Holy One...."

Lutz: "Raja I am going to need some answers NOW!"

Raja: "I suppose some answers are in order yes....you see the being was createdby the impact the lifestream had with the Jenova Comet but the being was created in balence....now that planet a bound to this being the planet speak through it, the being itself it both good and evil but not just one, it only understands whats best for the planet. and it tricked me, guess where it learned how to trick....it learned from us, everyone Humans, Maloki it doesn't matter Lutz the point is people have forgotten the point to life....people have lost their touch with life and the real meaning, real Sins such as greed have been created but us and have droven us all to do more and more Sinning, Murder.....Killing.....war....this being keeps a watchful eye among the people who live here and it doesn't like the way we are treating the planet and treating our fellow kind....Lutz the being thought this through and it believes the only way to save the planet is to destory us and the planet....then from the ashes of it create a new one....."

Lutz was in shock, for what Raja was saying made sense to him, he know more then anyone how cruel the people of this world could be.

Lutz: "How could a being be that powerful...."

Raja: "This being lives but it has little feeling....nothing like the feelings we posses, it thinks more like a machine, and its power only grows as the life stream grows...."

Lutz: "The lifestream...."

Raja: "Yes that is why the 7 Deadly Sins were created and that is why Aztar had allowed them to kill even none sinners because when people die they return to the planet...they return to the life stream...the more people the Sins kill for Aztar the more power it gains to finish it's task one destorying the planet....only its to late the Sins kill silently you hear little about thier attacks because they been attacking small villages so many people have already died Lutz it is to late Aztar has gained the strength he needs....."

Lutz: "But there are still good people on this planet! people like Squall and Ami!.....Reno, Rude, Nikky....and the others they all Deserve to live...."

Raja: "I was blinded by it Lutz....and for my actions I ask for you to kill me...."

Lutz: "No Raja come with us! help us stop Aztar and the Sins together!"

Raja: "No Lutz....their is no point, it is to late, and if you will not kill me openly then I will fight you and the only means of defending yourself is to kill me!"

Raja grabbed the Sythe still floating in mid-air and dashed at Lutz slashing at him. Lutz jumped over Raja and turned facing him.

Lutz: "No Raja! you know something can be done!"

Raja didn't listen he continued to attack Lutz. He shot out lighting bolts from his hands and Lutz quickly countered the attack but casting a fire shield from his hands. the impact knock both the Maloki back. Raja got up quickly and dashed for Lutz. He was a bit slower on getting up butonce he rose Raja kicked him in the face only to eat dirty once again.
Lutz thought to himself.
There is no way out of this my way...only Raja's way...I shall grant him his wish them...
Lutz rose up quickly this time and grew out his razor sharp claws.

Lutz: "I forgive you..."

Lutz began slashing out at Raja, Lutz cut into the flesh of Raja while he took it with open arms. Lutz kicked the Sythe out of Raja's hands and blasted Raja with a inferno of fire. Raja fell to the ground burnt and dieing.

Raja: "Thank you Lutz....what I have done was wrong....I only wish my Sins are forgiven, Take the Sythe...if...if you want to stop Aztar you will need it and nothing is more powerful then a Sacrifice to save another....."

Raja closed his eyes and allowed the lifestream to take him
he was dead. Lutz walked over to the Sythe and picked it up the evil glowing of the weapon faded.
The people on this planet have indeed forgotten the meaning of live....the meaning of love and kindness....Well I am going to help people remember there is more to life then their own personal affairs....
Lutz slowly walked back to the ship.

[Amnesty Lazuli]

Rude and Ami stood back to observe his handiwork after he finished repairing the hatch. "Not bad... I'd get a specialist to look at it, but still," Ami complimented.

Rude nodded. "Thank you."

Ami stretched. "Well, I guess it's off to Mideel from here... we gotta wipe out that Aztar guy before Reno goes all geriatric on us, right?"

Rude grunted and went to set the coordinates in the autopilot.

Ami went back into the passenger area, where she found Reno sitting around, waiting for something to do, shaking his head repeatedly as if trying to make the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle fall into place. She had cleaned the place up a little bit while waiting for Rude... "You OK, Red?" He was looking a little older again.

He shrugged. "I'm fine." He shook his head again. "But for the life of me, I can't remember what I came in here for..."

Ami gulped. This is bad. He's aging even faster than I thought. "We'll be on our way to Mideel soon... just thought I'd let you know, OK?"

He nodded dismissively. "Yeah, yeah..." He kept shaking his head.

Ami walked off, her stomach wringing, as the autopilot kicked in...

((To Mideel))