Iceheart lifted her hand and released an immense amount of aether. As the first barrier disappeared upon the Steps of Faith, she and her army began to march down the long bridge. Coming to a halt as the fog ahead began to dissipate to reveal a woman clad in a leather coat with red hair and eyes. She stood with a staff at her side. A massive wolf walked slowly behind her and howled aloud, quickly dissipating the fog and resting the skys blizzard to a clear night with the moon shining bright.
"So, the esper returns to stand in my way."
As if on que, two dragoons landed at her side with their lances ready. Iceheart smiled at the attention she had pulled. She held out her hand and created a staff out of ice.
"Very well, let's see whom is the better."
******
I ran towards her as we met half way clashing our staffs. Lightning and ice shattered against each other.
She quickly shouted aloud for all to hear.
"Remain human form if you are still! All Wyrms attack the barrier!"
The mighty wolf ran past us and met the other heretics attacking them swiftly. Fenris and Estinine jumped into the air attacking the Wyrms over us. We clashed our staffs from the side and in front of us. As she went to swipe it against my head, I jabbed her in the gut and shocked her backwards.
"Heh, that old trick?"
"Still fell for it."
She changed her staff into a bow and aimed it towards me.
"Did I?"
Quickly she let lose several arrows as I began to run. As one came near me, I zapped it and caused a chain effect with several in the air, tossing them to the ground. I glanced towards her, seeing naught but her followers trying to hold off Fenrir. Iceheart appeared next to me with two ice daggers in hand. As she slashed them at me, she met them to my skin while I made it hard as stone.
Backing up, I followed her and brought my fist towards her. Hitting the ground hard, I glanced at her in the air. She smiled as she shouted aloud.
"The Crystals. NOW!"
I glanced back at the followers whom unveiled two boxes full of crystals. She began to float in the air and absorb.the crystals aether. I bit my lower lip angry as I watched, admittedly curious. A crystal covered her body completely, shattering to reveal her primal form.
Her skin was a light blue as were her eyes.
Body covered in dark blue body suit, complete with high heels. A crown of ice stand tall upon her head as she turned her attention to me.
"This is Saint Shiva?"
She summoned forth a blade and shield and readied herself to attack. tossing her blade into the ground, she summoned forth four ice giants. As they rushed towards me, Fenrir and Fenris appeared and attacked them. I jumped past them aiming right towards Shiva. With my staff in front of me, I collided with her shield.
Ice sharpened upon the shield and began to shoot at me. I failed to block it all and felt several shards pierce my skin. As I fell to the ground I felt them burst and screamed in pain. She floated to the ground and picked up her blade. Rushing towards me, her blade met my staff.
I changed a fireblast and threw it right at her. She backed away slightly in pain from the flame. As I attempted to channel again, she floated down and summoned forth several giant ice crystals, launching them at me. Dodging them as much as I could, I found one coming right towards me and launched my fireblast to it. As the two collided the ice giants fell to Fenrir and Fenris.
As I jumped towards her again, she disappeared and ice surrounded me as well as the others. She reappeared before me and smiled.
"I will make you my own statue of diamond when I finish with you."
I remained their in their unable to move until she brought her finger to my side and tapped it. Instantly the ice all around us shattered. I felt myself blackout and awaken upon my rune. As I looked around I noticed a power floating down to the last empty space as if a snowflake. As it landed the rune began to illuminate, shining to reveal itself complete.
The serpent appeared from the ground all around me. Starring down towards me as it's head rest before me and it's red eyes gleamed bright before me.
"Thou hast finished thyn journey for power. Seek me out to complete thy self. I await you at the place our fate intertwined, Princess."
Opening my eyes I looked around to see everyone on the ground surrounded. I quickly got to my feet as the enemies closed in.
"HOWLING BLAST!"
A vortex of wind surrounded us and blasted the enemies away and some off the bridge. As the vortex disappeared, Shiva swooped in and grabbed me..blasting off the bridge she took me far into the sky and smacked me across the face. Bringing me close to her, she hugged my body and covered it in ice. Forcing my limbs stuck together. I looked at her desperately as.she let me go, grinning the entire time.
"Shite!"
I shouted aloud as I fell swiftly towards the ground. Shiva flew off beyond the mountains unable to hold her form for much longer. Estinine jumped from the bridge, diving fast towards me. As he caught up, he grasped me and jumped off the side of a cliff healing away from the battlefield.
******
"Well... that's strange.. where could Estinine be going with her?"
Fenris turned his head to see only the giant wolf Fenrir as the only one around to listen.
"Even more strange, I'm talking to a dog..."
Fenrir growled at him and turned away. Rushing off of the Steps of Faith, Fenris watched in awe white curious. Quickly his attention turned back to the barrier and he sunk his fang into his lip.
"Hells we're not done yet..."
******
As Estinine set me down in a cave he looked to me with his lance in his arm.
"Nidhogg, I want to know where he is."
I looked st him covered in an ice cast unable to move still. My thoughts going back and forth over.what he was asking.
"Okay... and? Do you think I know whom Nidhogg is??"
Out of anger he thrusted his lance in towards my face. Landing it harsh against cave wall.
"It is impossible for you not to. Do you not know what lays within your blood?!"
"That is a good question, want to help me hunt down the madman whom put the blood within me? Oh right he is dead. Never mind."
He brought his lance back and stabbed it hard into the cast, shattering it.
"You are lucky I have things to take care of. Ee are far from done Wyrm daughter. Remember I am watching you at all times."
He turned away and jumped off.
"I just risked my life for Your country and you treat me like an enemy? Uggg Ishgardians.."
Fenrir quickly made his way towards me in the snow and sat down beside me. I smiled at him and pet him upon his head.
"Thank you for the help. I know, I should not have brought you back to Eorzea after your defeat. However, you seemed like such a good person. Your home land was in danger and well..."
I placed my hand back down upon my lap. He reached his nose down and touched it as if asking me to continue.
"Haha! Well... you are free to roam. I think you have a good control on things now."
He bowed towards me and howled loudly as he ran off into the night forever protecting Coerthas.
"I need a vacation... somewhere nice and warm.... .. I hope everyone else is doing alright.."
I looked down to my leg bleeding from the shards stuck in it.
"Looks like I have some work to do.."
Chapter 62 End
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