Thunder of Our Hearts 11

Thunder of Our Hearts 11

Cloud looked around nervously at all the monsters surrounding him and Lightning as they walked through the open plains. Though they hadn't bothered them, yet, the monsters being there still put him on edge. Even more so now that they had gone out to get one to... "Bond" with him. He watched Lightning stop in the middle of the tall grass, looking around with an expert's eye. Cloud slowly walked over and noticed her gaze stop on one monster in particular. It was kind of a doggish mutant creature, grey in color with a huge, gaping jaws and tall spindles going down its spine to its fin-like tail.

"That's an Uridimmu. It might be a good place for you to start." Lightning turned to him. "All you have to do is defeat it in battle."

"Oh lucky me..." he muttered, summoning out his sword. "Looks easy enough."

"Heh..." the woman watched him charge into the fight, not at all surprised at how little of a challenge it was for him. When the beast faded into a crystal he grabbed it, turning back to Lightning with a grin. But she countered it with a smirk, lifting her arm to point at a huge Behemoth that was grazing nearby. "Why don't you try that one next?"

"Dear Gaia..." he gave her a less than eager look. "Really?"

"Oh please it's only a Behemoth. If you can take down an Uridimmu in ten seconds flat a Behemoth should be easy for you."

"...You were being sarcastic weren't you?"

"Yup. Have fun!" she gave his shoulder a shove and watched him hesitantly walk over to the giant monster. Cloud looked up at the giant, readying his sword. In a flash the Behemoth charged him, catching him off guard as it tossed him in the air. But he turned it around, attacking the giant from above. Lightning shook her head and sat in the grass to watch. Before long Cloud joined her, the Behemoth's crystal fading from his hand.

"What's next?"