Prologue
After nearly 2 years of being concealed within,
the world of eternal darkness, I arise…
my eyes are now open and I will have my revenge…
I
n the driving rain of a November day, the cab from Nibelihem to North Corel took forever.It was so dark it looked like late afternoon, and Cloud Strife could barely see out the windows as familiar landmarks slid past him. It was only ten o' clock in the morning. And as he leaned his head back against the seat and closed his eyes, he felt as bleak as the weather all around him.
It was hard to believe it had all come to an end. Two years ever since the Meteor incident , Two years since the destruction of Shinra, Two years since…Aeris… Forget her Strife, that was what his innnerself told him but still the thought of Aeris always seemed to spark old memories. The sole survivor of the Cetra gone, finished, closed, and that would sometimes be behind him.
As the cab stopped at Corel finally, the driver turned and looked at Cloud with a raised eyebrow
"Where ya headed sir?"
Cloud hesitated for a fraction of a second and then responded.
"To Corel, my friends wanted me to come for something urgent." Cloud said, not sounding
like himself, but the driver didn't know that.
"Really?" "Usually when people go to Corel they go there to go on dates, or find a missing loved one." The driver said shrugging.
Cloud shot him a glare.
"Well I mean, the trains stopped going to Midgar so they come to Corel now." The driver said trying to change the subject, to avoid getting on Cloud's nerves.
"I know, but my love is lost to me forever…all I have now are my friends." Cloud said taking his bags out of the trunk of the cab.
"Well have a nice day." Cloud said handing the driver the fee for the cab drive.
"You too sir." The driver said with a faint smile.
Once Cloud was out of site, the driver removed a piece of his red hair away from his face, and lifted his sunglasses, revealing his so bright aquamarine eyes.
"Mako Eyes…Cloud…" The driver smirked