Blood
The warm sticky substance ran down my face stinging my eyes as it mixed with the rain, my thoughts were getting all muddle and I was slowly slipping into death. My eyes couldn't focus on the blonde hue that had invaded my vision. I could hardly make out Cloud's outline as he leaned over me as my life was slowly being drained away.
"Z-Zack" Cloud beings and I suddenly get scared that I am going to die, I didn't think I would but now death was breathing down my neck I was and I didn't want to be forgotten either.
"For the... both of us" I say my voice barely a whisper as I force a smile even though my mouth is filled with the foul taste of my Mako stained blood, my eyes have managed to focus a little on Cloud's face and he looks confused
"Both... of us?" he repeats
The pain is growing stronger in my chest as I say "That's right... you're gonna..." but had to stop with the pain and yet more blood filling my mouth which I had to sallow.
"Your gonna?" He presses, I reach almost blindly out towards him and weakly pull his head down so he's resting his head against my chest, probably staining his face and hair with my blood as it counties to seep out the wounds that had been inflicted.
"Live" I finally whisper as I weakly hold his head before I add
"You'll be... my living legacy" I say so even when I die I know I'll live on which right now is the main on my mind besides a girl who dresses in pink the girl I wanted to see again, the girl I had travelled a year from Nibelheim to the outskirts of Midgar, the girl that had stolen my heart. My hands drops to my side, Cloud sits up and I'm painfully reach out towards my Buster sword, that had been passed onto me by my mentor Angeal when I had to watch him return to the Lifestream, where I knew I would soon be joining him in. I drag the sword painfully towards me.
"My honor... my dreams..." I being as I weakly press the Buster Sword into Cloud's hand.
"they're yours now." I finish, as I make sure Cloud has hold of the Buster sword before I drop my hand back. Silence that chills me fills the open air and I can feel myself inching closer to death and returning to the Lifestream. Cloud's voice rings in my ears as I start to sink into the growing golden light that is spreading.
"I'm your living legacy" Cloud barely whispers as I begin to sink into the growing light that is blinding my visions as I close my eyes to accept my death.
I hear Cloud's resonating scream as my breathing slowed to a stop, my last thoughts were of Aerith and that I wouldn't see her again as I lay in a pool of my own blood that even though I was I knew blood would still the seeping from the wounds.
My body may of been stained red but as I spotted an gloved hand reaching out towards me as white wings guided the hand down and as I accepted the extend hand and my new eyes adjusted to the light I could see it was my mentor Angeal that was going to welcome in returning to the planet where I could watch over Aerith and even Cloud from here.
My shortess story I believe I've ever written. I had wanted to do a story of Zack's death from his perspective, what it felt like for him.
I know this has been done before but I wanted to put my own spin on one of the saddnest moments in FFVII history and it really is but I don't find Aerith's death as sad as well she can be reunited with Zack and finally stop flirting with Tifa and she can be with Cloud.
I hope you enjoy it even though I've not exactlty written all of it as I've used the quotes from the game. I love Zack but I love Cloud more but at least this isn't one all about Cloud or Tifa.