Intro; Hi this is my first fanfic eva so please lend any advice or constructive criticism that you can. I'll apologise now for any spelling or punctuation errors that I make in this fan fiction tell me if you spot anything major.
Disclaimer; I do not own FFVII or any of its characters, they are all the property of square enix. I wish I did, but I don't...
Warnings; This fan fic will have yaoi in it. That is boy on boy lovin so if you don't like it don't read it. I haven't dicided if I'm going to put any majorly mature things in it but there will be some bad language.
Summery; AU. Sephiroth, Cloud and Zack are all Angels under Gaia. One day they are given a mission that goes terribly wrong and they are dragged into the depths of hell. Now they must find their way back to the Promised Land, before they are trapped in hell forever... (Bad summery XP)
Prologue; Fall from Eden
When a being dies there soul is judged by the goddess Minerva. If they are deemed an "evil" being their souls are sent to hell where they are ether corrupted into a demon or they are punished for all eternity. A "good" person is permitted to enter Eden, where they will live a perfect existence with those they love who have passed before them. A being who has done an act that is truly pure and selfless, when they were alive are permitted to become angels, servants of the high goddess, Gaia. There are 4 types of angels. When a being first becomes an angel they are known as Fledgling Angels. They have 2 white wings with no magic. They can choose to become anyone of the three higher angels. The second is an Angel of Light. Angel's of Light have 2 large silver wings and are powerful magic users who may roam the mortal world. Their duty is to convince mortals not to do evil acts without directly interfering. To do this they whisper in their minds trying to convincing them to do good. The third type of angel is the Guardian Angels. They have 4 white wings (two large and 2 small) and are balanced in both magic and in combat skills. Their job is to protect and help good humans. The final type of angels is Arch-Angels. Arch-Angels have black wings that are unique to the individual and are peerless in both might and magic. Their duty is to protect the mortal world and the havens from the demons. All of the angels live in the Promised Land, in the centre of Eden until they are called to duty by Gaia.
High in the crystallised mountains of the Promised Land, the Arch-Angel Sephiroth sat meditating, with his wings folded behind his back. Like all the arch angels he had an incredibly large wingspan. His long legs were covered by black pants and his boots. He wore a long black coat with steel pauldrons. He always had it open showing his well toned torso, which was unmarred by scars or imperfections. Sephiroth's coat had 2 holes in the back for his wings. His right wing was as black as night and his left wing was pure white. Sephiroth was the general and the greatest warrior in the ranks of the Arch-Angels and many of the demons knew and feared him. Sephiroth wasn't alone on the mountain however and as Sephiroth sat meditating, the other presence crept closer behind him making every effort not to be heard. The other being moved through the shadows towards the silver haired warrior, only pausing for a moment when Sephiroth stretched his 2 massive black wings before folding them neatly behind his back. Closer and closer it came till it was within attacking distance where it crouched ready to pounce when-
"Don't even think about it Zack,"
"WHA... damn!"
Sephiroth tried and failed to suppress a chuckle when Zack Fair, youngest of the current Arch-Angels, tripped over his feet and landed in a heap next to him. Zack was slightly younger than Sephiroth, or he was when he died. His spirited nature often earned him the nick-name puppy that was given to him by his mentor, Angeal.
"Ow," Zack groaned as he shifted to sit next to the Sephiroth "Damn general you have ears like a bat,"
Sephiroth scoffed "No Zack, the reason I heard you is because you are about as stealthy as a pink dragon doing a river dance," Zack gave a chuckled as he sat next to Sephiroth, his 4 black wings fluttering slightly before folding behind him. For a moment they sat in silence until Sephiroth spoke, "I'm surprised you're not with Cloud,"
"He's going to meet me up here when he's finished his training, he gets better and better each day, I think he'll be able to join the ranks soon,"
Sephiroth raised an eyebrow. Cloud was still a fledgling but he had wanted to join the ranks of the Arch-Angels from the moment he learnt about them. Zack had been helping him prepare for the test that each fledgling had to take to become and Arch-Angel. Cloud was strong, Sephiroth could see that as soon as he saw the boy, however, he had only been in the promised land for a few months very few were ready to take the test so soon. "Zack are you sure he is ready? You don't want him biting of more than he can chew," Sephiroth said.
Zack laughed. Despite Sephiroth's calm voice, he could tell that the general was concerned for CLoud "Don't worry Seph, Cloud's strong, I have faith in him," Zack smiled his famous smile and all Sephiroth could do was sigh. He knew Zack. Despite his tendency to act like an excited puppy, he was no fool. Sephiroth would have to trust he knew what was best for the boy.
At that moment the 2 Arch-Angel heard a light thud behind them. They both turned to see Cloud folding his wings behind his back.
"Hey Spiky," Zack leapt to his feet and ran to great cloud who was struggling to catch his breath with a worried look on his face. "...Cloud, what's up?"
"Message... from... Genesis..." Sephiroth stood stretching his massive wings and turned to face the boy.
"Catch your breath cloud, then relay the message to us," Sephiroth said calmly. Cloud paused for a moment catching his breath until finally he spoke again.
"A gate... opened to the south... Genesis... asked me to come... find you," Cloud let out a long sigh. It took a long time for fledglings to get used to the strain of flying and they have a much smaller wing span than the higher angels, because of this they fly much slower and use more effort. "Genesis feared that it may be a portal to hell,"
Sephiroth sighed "Don't they ever give up," Zack grinned, patting the larger Arch-Angel on the shoulder,
"Aww come on Seph, it might be fun," Sephiroth sighed and shook his head,
"We will need an Angel of Light to close the gate when we have taken care of the Demons," Cloud stepped closer
"Genesis summon Aerith from earth and meet us there," Sephiroth nodded,
"Good work Cloud, take us to the gate then," Cloud nodded and all three Angels took off towards the gate.
At the gate
The three angels landed next to what looked like a small mass of water with black water in it. Cloud took a step forward,
"That's... a demon gate, it looks like a pond to me" Zack grabbed clouds arm and pulled him back,
"Don't let appearances fool ya... that's odd," Zack said while scanning the area.
"What is?"
"Usually, when a demon gate opens, by this time the area would be swarming with demons," Zack said while placing his buster sword on his back. Sephiroth stepped towards the edge of the water, his eyes narrowed. Something wasn't right here and he knew it. As his cat like eyes scanned the water he spotted something in the centre, under the water.
"Zack, wait here and watch Cloud," Zack nodded as Sephiroth took off over the water towards the centre, never taking his eyes of the silver... thing under the water. As Sephiroth reached the centre, he summoned his katana, Masamune, just in case this thing proved unfriendly. However, what he saw however he didn't expect. It was a woman. She had silver hair and blue gray skin. Her eyes were closed so he couldn't see the colour but she had a beautiful flawless face. She wore what looked like red silk that covered her most intimate places but nothing was left to the imagination. Sephiroth hovered over the water staring wide eyed at the creature. Sephiroth couldn't move. He was entranced by the creature under the water.
"Seph...ir...oth," Sephiroth shuddered at her silky voice that filled his mind "Sephiroth... come to me Sephiroth..." she lifted her hand out of the water towards him "take may hand..." At that Sephiroth suddenly felt strange. Something in him was telling him... no screaming at him not to. His body however wasn't listening to him and his arm started to reach towards hers. At that moment however, Cloud looked towards the lake and saw Sephiroth reaching towards the hand with a blank expression on his face. He recognised it as a trance and shouted towards his friend.
"SEPHIROTH STOP!"
Cloud voice was like a slap to his face and broke Sephiroth out of the trance he was in. He immediately flew higher and held Masamune in front of himself defensively. At that the woman's glowing red eyes snapped open and a scream rang through the three angel's minds. The water started rippling wildly. Black tendrils shot out of the water toward Sephiroth who barely dogged out of the way in time. At the edge of the water tendrils shot out towards Zack and Cloud. Cloud knew he could not dodge the tendrils so he summoned First Tsurugi and slashed at them. Zack jumped back and slashed at the tentacles with his buster sword. As the two Angels fought one of the tendrils moved behind Cloud and went to strike. Zack spotted this however and jumped in the way so the tendril grabbed him instead. The tendril wrapped round Zack's foot and started to drag him towards the water.
"ZACK!" Cloud shouted as he leapt and grabbed his friend's hand. Sephiroth saw this and flew down to grab Cloud to help him. More and more tendrils grabbed on to Zack, pulling him towards the water's edge. "Zack hold on!" Cloud shouted in a strained voice.
"Both of you have to let go, it'll pull you in too!"Zack pleaded with his friends but they both ignored him.
"We're not letting you go Zack," Sephiroth said. At that moment however, hundreds of tendrils leapt out of the water and attached themselves to Cloud and Sephiroth, dragging the three angels, kicking and screaming in to the lake. Genesis, Angeal and Aerith landed just in time to see the three disappear under the water and the water crystallise, sealing the gate and trapping them on the other side.
TBC
That's the prologue
I know that there is no Vinny in this chapter but don't worry, he is coming. 4 cookies for the person who can guess who the demon in the water is first
I'm using a lot of crystals in this... must be spending too much time playing FFXIII.
I need opinions. Should I continue this or is it a lost cause?