"YOU CAN NEVER DESTROY ME, WEAKLING", Sephiroth howled as the blade
of the ultima weapon glided
off of his chest, blood spraying into the abyss-like darkness. Cloud slid back into his fighting position staring at Sephiroth,
looking at him with the utmost hatred, "I DESTROYED YOU ONCE AND ILL DO IT AGAIN" Cloud spat back, his rage flowed
through him like blood. Sephiroth grinned, his grip around the handle of the masamune tightened as he lunged forward. Cloud
stepped back raising his sword as well, but it was too late. Sephiroth swung the masamune at Cloud's exposed midsection.
Then all of a sudden Cloud jolted awake, covered in a cold sweat. He stared out into the darkness in front of him.
It was so real, but it was only a dream...Cloud thought, running a hand through his sweat soaked hair. He slightly jumped
as he felt the touch of a hand to his naked shoulder, he loked to the right quickly. Tifa looked at him with the same look that
she had given him for the past six years, "Love, are you alright?", she asked. "I'm fine" Cloud replied to his wife, "It was only a
bad dream, go back to sleep, I'm gonna go downstairs, I cant seem to fall asleep." "Ok dear" Tifa replied, kissing him upon the
cheek as she layed back down, quickly returning to sleep.
Cloud slid his pants on, and then began on his way down stairs. He then walked into the kitchen, poured himself a cup of
coffee and then sat at the kitchen table. "DADDY WAKE UP" a voice called to him. Cloud slowly raised his head, looking about
the kitchen as he looked about with a groggy look upon his face. "Daddy.." his 6 year old son Xaion said to him, "Daddy, you said
that you were gonna help me train today." Cloud smiled, running his hand through his son's semi-spikey brown hair. "Yeah, I did say
that didn't I?" Cloud said slowly standing up, "Ok, well you get ready, and I'll meet you there, ok Xaion?" His son smiled widely, relpying
"Ok daddy" as he ran upstairs to get his stuff.
Cloud yawned loudly, slowly strecthing, the bones in his back popping as he leans from side to side. "Boy, you yawn loud
enough to wake the dead" a familiar voice said to him. Cloud smirked, already knowing who it is. He slowly turned to face the voice,
he was right, "Barret, long time no see" Cloud said to the husky black man with a chain gun for an arm, his stepdaughter, Marlene, stood
next to him. "Hiya Cloud" she said, smiling and blushing slightly at the sight of the half dressed mercenary. Xaion came barreling down
the stairs, fully armored, holding his wooden training sword. "Don't forget that you promised this time daddy." He said as he rocketed
past Cloud towards the door. "Hiya Uncle B, Hiya Marlene." he said as he rocketed past them and out of the door.
"Damn man, that kid's fulla energy" Barret said sitting at the kitchen table, "Kinda like you were at times, back in the day." Cloud
chuckled, heading towards the stairs. "Lemme go get dressed" Cloud said as he started up the stairs "I'll wake up Tifa while I'm up there."
As he finished putting his clothes on he walked over to the bed, kneeling beside it. "Love..someone's here to see us" he whispered into his
sleeping wife's ear. "Hmmn..?" Tifa mumbled waking to the sound of Cloud's voice. "Who's here, dear?" she asked as she got up. "Barret
and Marlene" Cloud replied, "Remember, they stop by every month." "Oh thats right they do dont they" Tifa said, giggling to her self as she
finished getting dressed.
Hours later, the three one time members of a group of fighters had finished exchanging stories, Cloud looked to a near by clock.
"Holy shit" he said getting up and walking to a closet near the stairs, "Xaion is gonna be pissed that I almost forgot the promise I made to him."Cloud
pulled out a wooden sword that looked identical to the sword of his dead friend Zack. "Well, I'm sorry that I couldn't stay to finish talking,
but I promised Xaion that I'd help him train today" Cloud said, a goofy smile upon his face, "And I really don't want to break this promise" he paused
for a second, chuckling to himself, "again." Soon after that he was in the forest clearing that his son and he had always used to train in.
Something here doesn't feel quite right.....Cloud thought to himself,.....I've felt this before. Cloud began to look around in desperation for
any sign of his son, moment later he found a broken wooden training sword laying upon the ground. As Cloud stop beside it he dropped to his knees,
hearing the same evil laugh that plagued his dreams for the past month. Cloud closed his eyes tightly, as two thin streams of tears began to flow down his
face, he clenched his hands into fists, rage building inside him. "NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Cloud screamed, his fists in the air,
he then fell to the ground, beating upon it letting out his rage, his scream echoing away in the distance.
off of his chest, blood spraying into the abyss-like darkness. Cloud slid back into his fighting position staring at Sephiroth,
looking at him with the utmost hatred, "I DESTROYED YOU ONCE AND ILL DO IT AGAIN" Cloud spat back, his rage flowed
through him like blood. Sephiroth grinned, his grip around the handle of the masamune tightened as he lunged forward. Cloud
stepped back raising his sword as well, but it was too late. Sephiroth swung the masamune at Cloud's exposed midsection.
Then all of a sudden Cloud jolted awake, covered in a cold sweat. He stared out into the darkness in front of him.
It was so real, but it was only a dream...Cloud thought, running a hand through his sweat soaked hair. He slightly jumped
as he felt the touch of a hand to his naked shoulder, he loked to the right quickly. Tifa looked at him with the same look that
she had given him for the past six years, "Love, are you alright?", she asked. "I'm fine" Cloud replied to his wife, "It was only a
bad dream, go back to sleep, I'm gonna go downstairs, I cant seem to fall asleep." "Ok dear" Tifa replied, kissing him upon the
cheek as she layed back down, quickly returning to sleep.
Cloud slid his pants on, and then began on his way down stairs. He then walked into the kitchen, poured himself a cup of
coffee and then sat at the kitchen table. "DADDY WAKE UP" a voice called to him. Cloud slowly raised his head, looking about
the kitchen as he looked about with a groggy look upon his face. "Daddy.." his 6 year old son Xaion said to him, "Daddy, you said
that you were gonna help me train today." Cloud smiled, running his hand through his son's semi-spikey brown hair. "Yeah, I did say
that didn't I?" Cloud said slowly standing up, "Ok, well you get ready, and I'll meet you there, ok Xaion?" His son smiled widely, relpying
"Ok daddy" as he ran upstairs to get his stuff.
Cloud yawned loudly, slowly strecthing, the bones in his back popping as he leans from side to side. "Boy, you yawn loud
enough to wake the dead" a familiar voice said to him. Cloud smirked, already knowing who it is. He slowly turned to face the voice,
he was right, "Barret, long time no see" Cloud said to the husky black man with a chain gun for an arm, his stepdaughter, Marlene, stood
next to him. "Hiya Cloud" she said, smiling and blushing slightly at the sight of the half dressed mercenary. Xaion came barreling down
the stairs, fully armored, holding his wooden training sword. "Don't forget that you promised this time daddy." He said as he rocketed
past Cloud towards the door. "Hiya Uncle B, Hiya Marlene." he said as he rocketed past them and out of the door.
"Damn man, that kid's fulla energy" Barret said sitting at the kitchen table, "Kinda like you were at times, back in the day." Cloud
chuckled, heading towards the stairs. "Lemme go get dressed" Cloud said as he started up the stairs "I'll wake up Tifa while I'm up there."
As he finished putting his clothes on he walked over to the bed, kneeling beside it. "Love..someone's here to see us" he whispered into his
sleeping wife's ear. "Hmmn..?" Tifa mumbled waking to the sound of Cloud's voice. "Who's here, dear?" she asked as she got up. "Barret
and Marlene" Cloud replied, "Remember, they stop by every month." "Oh thats right they do dont they" Tifa said, giggling to her self as she
finished getting dressed.
Hours later, the three one time members of a group of fighters had finished exchanging stories, Cloud looked to a near by clock.
"Holy shit" he said getting up and walking to a closet near the stairs, "Xaion is gonna be pissed that I almost forgot the promise I made to him."Cloud
pulled out a wooden sword that looked identical to the sword of his dead friend Zack. "Well, I'm sorry that I couldn't stay to finish talking,
but I promised Xaion that I'd help him train today" Cloud said, a goofy smile upon his face, "And I really don't want to break this promise" he paused
for a second, chuckling to himself, "again." Soon after that he was in the forest clearing that his son and he had always used to train in.
Something here doesn't feel quite right.....Cloud thought to himself,.....I've felt this before. Cloud began to look around in desperation for
any sign of his son, moment later he found a broken wooden training sword laying upon the ground. As Cloud stop beside it he dropped to his knees,
hearing the same evil laugh that plagued his dreams for the past month. Cloud closed his eyes tightly, as two thin streams of tears began to flow down his
face, he clenched his hands into fists, rage building inside him. "NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Cloud screamed, his fists in the air,
he then fell to the ground, beating upon it letting out his rage, his scream echoing away in the distance.