Hiya, guys. I've had this one on my mind forever. I couldn't wait to start it! I've even gave out a corresponding song or songs to help set the mood of each chapter. Everyone who was important in the game and AC are coming back for a big and violent reunion! There are gonna be quite a few scenes of yaoi (between Cid and a Original Character of mine whose name is Damian Gainsborough.), so if you're not into that too much, then you might find some of this story disturbing.

oh, if you don't have a song, let me know and I might just try and send it to you!

Chapter 1 - In The Past Yakusoku no Chi (The Promised Land if you don't know Japanese) from FFVII: Advent Children

The Cetra...

An ancient civilization with the most advanced technology known in the entire universe.

Many ions ago, the higher class Cetra began the practice of an art designed for the purpose of the resurrection of the fallen souls of loved ones. They called the new form of magic Sira, after their beautiful and pure-hearted princess. After many years of practice, trial, and error, the Cetra advanced in this art and at one point were able to use the Sira Magic to create life as well as restore it. With this method, Eidolons, spirits with the incredible power of the planet, were born. However, because it tampered with the very fabrik of the lifestream itself, this variation of the ancient skill was forbidden.

Many a century had passed since the Cetra used Sira Magic. The Cetra civilization expanded into new horizons and a new royal family was created. The new rulers, however, fought amongst each other, often putting their followers' lives at risk by rushing them into meaningless wars. Each of the three colonies suffered massive casualties and monetary damage. Because of this, the royal family lost the faith of their once loyal followers and turned to the planet for guidance. When the planet denied them the knowledge they seeked, the royal family lashed out at the planet by using its numerous mages to cast horrible spells upon it. The planet's only defense at the time was the use of Sira magic. However, it was quickly assumed no one no longer had the knowledge needed to complete the task.

Then one day, an old woman by the name of Divinity had attempted to use what little knowledge she had of the ancestral study out of revenge for both the planet and her family that had been taken in one of the royal family quarrels. Thus came the birth of the Phoenix. An Eidolon with such awesome and terrifying power that not even Bahamut, the mightiest of Eidolons, could stop its destructive intent. In fact, the Eidolon was so powerful, Divinity had lost control over it and was consumed by its immense spirit. The Phoenix continued on in its path of destruction with neither a master or restraints of any kind to stand and give it proper guidance.

Finally, within the planet's final hours, the spirit of the grandchild of Divinity had risen from beneath the planet's fading lifestream and stood before the Phoenix with nothing but love and kindness in his eyes for he knew that the Eidolon was no match for the power of eternal love. The Phoenix faltered in the presence of the child and was absorbed by the planet. The royal family was destroyed in its attempts to stop the mighty Eidolon, and their people suffered at the hands of the same fate. The planet had become a living graveyard. The only Cetra to survive were those who had lived off of the planet from the very beginning of their lives. They used their mana to call forth Holy, a divine spell strong enough to help heal the planet, as a last resort to revive their home -their comrade- and return life to when the Cetra lived only for the planet and not for greed and the lust for revenge and power.

It took two seemingly long years for the planet to fully recover. The spirit of the Phoenix was still alive within it, but was held at bay by the Child of the Lifestream. As the planet grew older, the want for its great knowledge slowly died away, and the greed and hatred returned. The once proud spirit of the grandchild of the late mage Divinity had lost its way due to the lack of happiness and died away, allowing the Phoenix to rise once again and continue on its dark and somewhat infernal desire for chaos. However, it needed the body of a Cetra in order to live. A man with the name Sephiroth was much like a Cetra in many ways. He was so much like a Cetra that he managed to trick the Phoenix into believing he actually was of Cetra ancestry. Possessed by the Phoenix as well as the brain wipe his creator, Hojo, had induced upon him, Sephiroth began to cause the chaos that was all too freely flowing through his disastrous mind.

A hand full of people, unaware of the true nature of the beast lying within the mind of their adversary, face Sephiroth with the attempt to protect the planet. There were casualties, of course. However none can come close to being as heart felt as the murder of the purest soul on the planet as well as the seemingly last true Cetra. She died protecting the planet, and her friends were going to finish what she started. In the end, it was a young man named Cloud Strife who gave the final blow to Sephiroth and banished him to the dark, unknown realm that was death. Peace had been restored once again, only to have it nearly stripped away again by three men who bared a striking resemblance to the trouble man the team now known as Avalache had defeated two years before. The youngest of the three became able to transform into the mighty Sephiroth and fought with great resiliance. However, without the Phoenix's support and sheer raw power, he was no match for Cloud. And with a gentle rain, the newly recruited Mother of the Lifestream had forgiven them of their sins and accepted them into the Promised Land, a place of infinte beauty, power, and grace.

Since then, the peace has been welcomed with a lot of assurance that it will stay, and the Phoenix long forgotten. However, unknown to the people, the great Eidolon feeds on the very Lifestream of their beloved planet and threatens them to rise once again and reign terror and havoc upon them.

Sound good so far? Hope so. Well, on to Chapter 2 for me! Review and I won't have Cid die at the end like I wrote out!