Disclaimer: None of these characters, places or events actually belong to me. They all belong to Square Enix and the Crisis Core team, this is just my interpretation of events.
Most of the dialogue has been the translation from or adapted from that translation by myself.
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The moon sat high in the night, surveying the events beneath it with its usual preternatural calm, pale light, unhindered by cloud, touched everything in sight
The moon sat high in the night, surveying the events beneath it with its usual preternatural calm, pale light, unhindered by cloud, touched everything in sight. It seemed almost surreal, Fort Tamblin was silent all of its protectors hiding in the secret walls and chambers throughout the citadel. It was an unusual night, SOLDIER operatives had gone missing in this area, just north of Banora village, and more SOLDIER members had been instantly sent over to investigate at the same time as trying to finish the War with a major strike at Tamblin, the Wutai forces main command centre.
Godo laughed softly to himself, it was a futile move on the part of ShinRa. One of their first class SOLDIERs and a large portion of their second class had disappeared out here, so in the main the force attacking Tamblin now was third class SOLDIERs and ShinRa infantrymen, both easily within the capabilities of the Wutai soldiers, and with Godo's Crescent Unit standing guard, even a First Class would have trouble taking down the Fort.
It was at this point an explosion went off at the north entrance to the fort. Godo gripped the spire he was crouching behind, hoping the spire would stop him from being propelled off the rooftop. As the rumbling stopped Godo began to move, signalling to the other units to begin their defence of the fort, SOLDIER had made their move, and Godo expected it to be their last. Leaping from the rooftop to the street he carried on running without breaking stride, the thunder of guns being fired started somewhat ahead of him and he was certain that the Wutai forces had begun decimating their opponents. Readying his own weapon, a large spear with a curved blade, he headed for the fire that was blazing in the north.
It was the screaming of people over the sound of gunfire that set Godo's teeth on edge, ever since his wife had died to the hands of the ShinRa he had abhorred guns and he even tried to stop his own Unit from using them, favouring improved skill of their other weaponry and stealth to defeat an enemy. Pushing himself Godo broke into a sprint, round the corner and into the sweltering heat of the street that was ablaze. Ahead of him lay the bodies of 2 children, and who he assumed were their parents, shot by the ShinRa Infantrymen who turned to look at him as he screamed vengeance upon them.
Godo sighed as he cleaned his spear on the uniform on the infantrymen he had killed, he never had agreed with all this killing, he hated the war, it had taken from he things he had loved, his wife, his best friend, and was always threatening to tear him from his only daughter. There was a principle, however, that had to be defended. ShinRa had no right to force their lifestream sucking technology upon anyone, especially a nation like Wutai who revered nature in all of its forms. He recited a quick prayer to Da-Chao and Leviathan, to wash away the souls of the departed Wutai from this life and into the paradise that awaited them.
The heat around him intensified, burning through the houses and spreading throughout Tamblin. Godo wondered how many other families had died this night, through the fire and flames, or at the hands of the ShinRa. Gripping the handle of his spear he began to walk back through the streets to the centre of the fort, it was useless having a person there to guard the central building there, as it was guarded by minor summons that were powerful enough to deal with any they came across. Despite this Godo continued to walk through the burning streets, attacking any of the troops who dared to cross his path.
Eventually he found his way to where the central chamber stood, opposite the statue of Leviathan, the guardian deity of Wutai, the dragon of the waters. It was there he saw the SOLDIER enter the courtyard and begin to walk down the steps towards the statue. Godo jumped onto the roof of the command centre and waited, something about this SOLDIER intruiged him, by his uniform colour, he could only be Second Class, but he had arrived here alone, without an injury. What was more, was that he seemed only a boy, his bright blue Mako-infused eyes reminding Godo of the finest afternoon sky. He watched as the boy wandered around the courtyard, taking more interest in the statue of Leviathan than the building opposite it.
Dropping silently to the courtyard floor, Godo began to step silently towards the SOLDIER, taking the utmost care not to make a sound. Caution told him to be careful around this boy, he would be tougher than he looked.
"What is this?" The boy asked, not turning around. Godo froze, the boy's comment was so inadvertent it was possible he was talking to himself. Godo stepped back however, somehow he had given himself away. The SOLDIER still hadn't turned around but Godo decided to answer the query anyway,
"That is Wutai's guardian deity, the Water God Leviathan. We are the Wutai Special Force "The Crescent Unit". To stop the Water God's ruin, we will destroy Wutai's enemies. We love this land that you barbaric ShinRa dare to tread upon." Godo said, now unsurprised to see the dark haired SOLDIER turn around, completely at ease, confident in his ability to win this, or any battle he may have to face.
"But don't you know that if we can bring Mako here we can help people? Can't we talk this out before fighting?" the SOLDIER argued, his voice earnest, and in other circumstances Godo would have listened to him, but now was not the time for debate.
"Do you even understand Wutai's pain and sorrow? ShinRa--that unjust organization attacked the innocent people of Wutai without cause!" Godo began, and noticing the boy's silence he continued, "You haven't heard the end of it. Do you want to devote your energy to the unjust ShinRa? Do you want to devote yourself to tormenting innocent people?" Godo smiled under his mask as he saw the boy falter, it appeared that this boy, for all his apparent positive qualities, was still a lap-dog of the ShinRa, fed lies and brainwashed into believing that ShinRa were helping people.
"If you feel even a shred of remorse for the crimes you've committed against Wutai then join with us, and atone for your sin!" Godo paused, thinking about what he had just said, this boy was clearly not from Wutai, he would only join their cause for one reason, "Of course, you will not be paid well. But you will be devoting your strength to the righteous cause."
The SOLDIER's face lifted slightly, as if he had found his footing, his belief in his cause renewed, he spoke softly, but clearly, "Righteous? Is that true? Supplying Mako and making people happy doesn't seem like a bad thing…I just don't know…but I chose ShinRa. Whatever may come, that won't change."
Godo sighed softly, he had truly believed this SOLDIER was different, shaking his head he readied his weapon and fell into a battle stance, "How futile to say such things about the heinous and inhuman ShinRa Company. To lose the land we were born and grew up in is the same as death to us. For this reason, fighting us will be your last mission! Know the wrath of Wutai!"
Rushing towards the boy, Godo swung his spear forward and upwards, aiming to disarm the SOLDIER swiftly so that he would be able to win the fight with minimum bloodshed. He was taken aback however, when the boy rolled suddenly to the left, drawing his sword and straightening it at Godo's neck. Not ready to give up, Godo slapped the sword away with his own spear and twisted so that he was facing the SOLDIER. Moving quickly Godo feinted and parried, trying to find an opening in the SOLDIER's defence, but try as he might there was none. Whenever he thought he had found one, the boy moved quickly to close it, either by striking out suddenly at Godo, or diving out of harms way. Grunting in irritance Godo aimed a fire spell at his opponent, the green Materia in his spear shining brightly as the magic was summoned from it. It was as Godo let the spell leave his hands he realised he could no longer see the SOLDIER, turning quickly he felt his legs kicked out from under him. Godo hit the ground with a thud and tried to roll to one side but found his way blocked by the SOLDIER's sword. Closing his eyes, he wondered if this was the end, if he would finally be torn from his daughter. He wondered if he would ever hear her impetuous voice again, or find her trying to sneak up on him while he trained, constantly trying to improve her ninja technique.
Opening his eyes Godo groaned a mixture of pain and surprise as he felt the metal of the sword bite into his flesh. He strained to look to his side, where the blade was embedded, it was not a lethal wound, but that was sure to come soon. The pain intensified as he felt the blade leaving his body, slicing through tissue and muscle. He grimaced and looked towards the SOLDIER, who was staring towards the control centre, his objective. Godo coughed up blood, barely seeing his opponent clip his sword to his back. He did notice the SOLDIER walking away however, without finishing him off.
"Why...why didn't you kill me?" He asked, struggling to get the words out.
"For one reason or another." The SOLDIER replied calmly, like it was the most normal thing in the world.
"For as long as we live we will fight ShinRa. We will take your life without fail" Godo promised, clutching his side and beginning to crawl away from the centre building.
It was then as he was no longer able to be seen he heard her voice. He looked around the corner to see her, his daughter, his lovely, spirited Yuffie, attacking the SOLDIER. He attempted to shout at her, to warn her, to get her to escape the burning fort, but he could not manage it, blood spewed from his mouth when he tried. The world began to spin, the pale moon and sky becoming a blur, trying to focus he saw Yuffie running away, and the SOLDIER watching after her as she left the courtyard. Godo smiled, at least his daughter was safe. This thought comforted him as the world faded to black.