So, this is my first fic for FF7, and I've never played the game, but I watched Advent Children and absolutely fell in love with Kadaj.

So, b/c I've never played the game, I may get some things wrong - please tell me if I do and save me the embarrassment.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything... even though i would love to have Kadaj as my slave - oops, did I say that out loud?

Summary: From Jenova cells was created remnants - Yazoo, Loz and Kadaj - but a remnant would never be powerful enough to live and lead Jenova to become whole again without the necessary motivation or desire. But, emotion was only a trait given to mortals. A vessel would never be able to comprehend emotion and act on it. Therefore, an experiment was attempted to create the most powerful remnant - but, what would happen if that remnant decided to act purely on the emotion given to him, and ignore the will of Jenova completely? Would another Sephiroth be born? Like emotion, the outcome is counted on to be completely unexpected.

Chapter 1: Prologue

The child wept continually, clinging terrified to Loz, who looked as awkward as being caught crying himself. The noise was irritating Kadaj, and Yazoo sensed the danger, as he watched his brother wade out of the black stream toward them. The children behind him stared blankly, their eyes following him lifelessly, emotionlessly, as Kadaj stopped before Loz. His Mako eyes rested on the child, and she immediately fell silent, replying with a terrified stare of her own.

"Why are you crying? You should rejoice, for mother will receive her blessing soon. Can't you see, my brother's and sister's are united at last!" Kadaj exclaimed, his voice trembling with mad excitement.

A muffled sigh and a sniffle echoed through the luminescent forest. "Don't cry, Loz," Yazoo said.

Something caught Kadaj's attention across the river. A sound of a roaring engine came towards them from some miles away. The brilliant trees swayed silently in an unpredictable breeze. The brothers drew their attention in the direction of the sound.

"Ni-san…" Kadaj mumbled, "This is going to be fun!"

Yazoo nodded to Loz and together they ran ahead toward the sound of the motorbike. The children continued to stare blankly at Kadaj, who gave a simple wave of his hand, ordering them to follow Yazoo and Loz.

However, there was one misfit among them. Behind Kadaj, Marlene suddenly ran up, kicking him in the back of the leg like she had watched Tifa do to Loz earlier. The result was not what she had been expecting, and Kadaj merely stalled in his step and drew a surprised green gaze to her. His Mako eyes focus in on her threateningly.

Marlene braced herself for something to happen, but Kadaj only scowled and snarled, "That was mean! You better run and fast!"

Marlene did not have to be warned twice. She turned on her heel and disappeared into the brush behind a group of white trees. Kadaj only smirked and gave a sinister chuckle before turning his attention back to Yazoo and Loz, who were currently confronting the intruder. The mob of mako-eyed children shuffled behind them, watching and waiting for some other order from Kadaj.

"Hey, Kadaj," Yazoo called back to him, with a grin. Malice flashed in his cold green eyes. "It's big brother – did you invite him?"

Kadaj only gave a soft 'hmph' in reply before stepping forward. With a wave of his hand he summoned the children before them, readied his souba and waited for their 'ni-san' to arrive.

"Kadaj…?"

Kadaj blinked as he snapped out of his thoughts. Yazoo was eyeing him curiously, too afraid to make any comment or question Kadaj further than his name. Loz looked like he was going to cry.

"Stop crying!" Kadaj suddenly snapped at him. Seeing that Kadaj had seemed to come back to reality, Yazoo drew his gaze away from his brother to scan the deserted wasteland before them.

"I'm not crying!" Loz grunted, defensively, after wiping his nose on his sleeve.

Yazoo's gaze fell on Kadaj again, who was staring blankly ahead of them where Midgar stood in the distance. They had come to a dead end on the side of a cliff top. Their bike's motors hummed beneath them as they waited for a sign, anything.

"Is… everything alright, brother?" Yazoo asked, slowly.

Kadaj frowned.

"Fine," he replied, simply. Honestly, though, Kadaj hated lying – but he did not know if anything was wrong. How should he know? He had caught himself often times, thinking about the past – just reliving it in his memory. Why? How should he know?

Yazoo seemed to be satisfied with that answer, and he turned back to the midnight view of the city.

"Hmph," Loz said, "Should I get the children?"

"Assemble at the monument in the heart of the city," Kadaj replied, instantly, "and I'll pay a visit to the president."

The two brothers nodded to each other and obediently road off the side of the cliff and down into the valley into Midgar. Kadaj sat there a waited for a moment, watching them go. Yazoo's question still echoed in the back of his mind. It bothered him, and he did not know why.

"Oh, mother, why do you torment me so?" Kadaj said in frustration to the night, "I'm only trying to do as you tell me and you're not helping me at all, are you? Why do you plague me with these… these… thoughts?"

Thoughts? Is that what they were? Memories? Doubts, perhaps? Never! It was his mother's will, how could he doubt something so pure, so valuable?

There it was again.

"Stop!" Kadaj yelled, covering his ears in attempt to rid himself of his thoughts and questions. "Mother, what is… happening to me?"

He closed his eyes and leaned over the handle bars of the motorbike. The thoughts suddenly stopped and his mind was silent once again. His mission became clear – find Rufus and ask him about mother. Find mother!

Without a second thought, Kadaj made use of this silence, this calamity of mind. He started the engine and road off toward Midgar after his brothers.

Cloud looked down at Kadaj's face as he held the weakened boy in his arms. The puppet; to be used and disposed of – this silver-haired vessel. Kadaj was weakened beyond the help of white magic, his sharp green eyes stared slightly passed Clouds face into the sky. There was a moment when Cloud suddenly felt guilty again for causing him this pain, but he remembered who Kadaj was and what he had done to Midgar and his friends and that pity and guilt vanished.

Kadaj reached toward the sky, he had mumbled something Cloud had not heard. Rain fell into his face, but he did not seemed to mind it or know it was there. He blinked it out of his eyes a few times, and before Cloud could do anything, the boy's eyes closed and his hand fell. He lay limply in Cloud's arms, a peaceful expression over his features.

Not really knowing what to do, Cloud placed him gently onto the ground and stood up. As the reality of what had just happened hit him, a loud shot rang through the air. His chest felt as though it had ripped open as the bullet flew through his body.

Cloud crippled to his knees and weakly glanced behind him in horror to find Reno and Rude's 'flashy' device had failed to finish off the two other siblings, and now they stood swaying, with revenge spread across their faces.

"Brother!" Yazoo yelled, as his eyes fell on Kadaj's lifeless body laying at Cloud's feet.

Cloud gasped for air as he made his last stand, took up his sword and charged at the two silver-haired teens.

An explosion engulfed them all.

Author Notes: I hope you like it. It's in developing mode at the moment. The amount of reviews ultimately decide if I continue or not. Not enough reviews, then I know ppl aren't interested.