More than a Myth

With You it Stays

"No! Fang!" Vanille cried, tears streaming down her cheeks. Snow yelled, "Fang!"
Lightning stood there, staring at her friend. Why was she stupid enough to get herself stabbed? She knew this was out of character for Fang. She wouldn't care enough for a person enough to save them after just meeting them.
Noctis was just as confused as everyone else. Did she intend to save him from Cladis? He didn't need saving.
Fang's spear slid from one of her hands. The tip hit the ground with a clang. She mumbled, "Damn...I was too slow..."
Cladis smirked. "You intended to get me while I was distracted with him? Well played, but not good enough." He forced Fang back. Her lance clattered to the dirt as she fell. Vanille immediately dashed to Fang. She grabbed her hand. "Fang! Fang!"
Noctis couldn't believe he let that happen. First, he didn't stop Lightning from getting hurt, but now Fang was injured because of him too. Cladis turned his back to them. "You're a fool, Noctis." He scoffed, "That power is wasted on you. You could have finished me if it weren't for your hesitation." Noctis glared at him.
"Maybe you see it as a waste. But if it was given to you the world would be chaos."
"Who cares! I want the world to be what I make it. And if that means conquering and killing everything, then I shall do so."
Snow said, "That's sick! What the hell is wrong with you?"
Cladis chuckled. "I am a man who wants power. That's all there is to it."
Lightning said, "A man like you deserves to be locked up somewhere."
Cladis frowned. "And you monsters need to die!" Cladis raised his sword to begin another fight.
Suddenly, the dual edge tip of a red lance came through Cladis' chest. From behind him, you could hear, "Thought you...got rid of me...you bastard?"
He slowly turned his head. Fang stood behind him, stabbing her spear through his chest. She smirked slightly, ignoring the pain from her wound. She pulled her spear from him. Cladis crashed into the ground. He lie there, breathless. His time was almost up. Fang's lance fell from her hands. She landed flat on her back, gasping for air.
All her friends ran to her. Vanille sat next to her. She began to cry. "Fang! Fang, please be okay!" She looked over to Sazh. "She'll be okay, right?"
Sazh didn't answer. Everyone knew she had little chance, even with their magic.
Gladiolus looked to Noctis. "Can't you heal her? Like you did to Light?"
All of the eyes were on him. Noctis said, "I don't know. Light has been exposed to it more than her."
Ignis said, "That's right. It could work, but it would bring her a great deal of pain."
Prompto said, "But we still have to try!"
Noctis stared down at Fang. He didn't want to hurt anyone else. They already saw how much of a monster he was. He was glad Prompto stopped him from killing Cladis; he knew he would have regret showing his true colors. He was a monster. There was no denying it.
Noctis said, "I don't know if I can." He didn't know if he had the emotional strength to heal her while hurting her. He knew that the power would scorn her even if it healed her wound.
Noctis heard a faint whisper. "Just...Do it."

He looked down. Fang had a serious look on her face. "It was my mistake to pull such a risky stunt. And I'm not going to die here because of it. So do it. I don't care how much it hurts." She looked around to her friends' scared faces. "I've got too much to leave behind to die now."
Noctis was hesitant. "But it—"
"Do it!" Fang was losing time. She wouldn't let this idiot keep her from living.
Noctis looked to Prompto. Then Ignis and Gladiolus. They each gave him a nod to go on. He turned to Lightning. She gestured for him to go as well. She didn't want Fang to die now, not yet.
Noctis lowered his hands so they were centimeters from her chest. "Sorry," He said, his voice sullen, "This will hurt."
Noctis activated his powers. His hands took on a white aura. Prompto, Ignis, and Gladiolus expected her to be in a lot of pain. They knew it would hurt her a lot because of the times they saw Lightning being exposed to it. But the others weren't anticipated Fang's screams. She growled and moaned as Noctis mended the hole in her chest. She twitched while the pain stung her L'Cie body. She dug her finger nails into the dirt. Her teeth were clenched to keep her from screaming.
After a few minutes of her writhing in pain, Noctis withdrew his hands. He didn't want to finish healing her. He knew he needed to save Fang, but hearing how much pain he was putting her in was too much. She growled through a tight jaw, "Didn't you hear what I said? Keep going!"
Noctis returned his hands. For the next ten minutes the valley was filled with Fang's yells of agony. Noctis was glad that at least after being exposed to the power for so long she would be used to it like Lightning was. After he was finished with healing her, he dropped his hands onto the ground. He turned his head to check on Cladis. His breathing had stopped. He was still. He had passed while the episode was happening. Noctis had killed all of his remaining men. It was all over.
Lightning asked, "Will she be okay?"
Noctis answered, "She should be."
"Good." Lightning slammed onto the dirt. She had fainted. By now she had lost too much blood.
Serah shouted, "Lightning!"
Snow went down to Fang. "Grab Light. We have to get these guys to the infirmary!"
Cent took Lightning. The others headed for the town. Ignis scooped up the Crystal fragment before joining them.