Final Fantasy -7
Prologue
A story long forgotten…..
The tale of the other side has yet to be told.
Their long struggle against those of the world that was never meant to exist.
It has gone unknown, unsaid, for eons.
None today know of their struggle.
Though the heroes of each world fought bravely, the ends of their tales are unknown.
This story.
It is one that has gone forgotten in the echoes of time that have since shrouded the past in mystery.
The tale of the other side, the darker side…..
And the tale that connects each of their worlds together finally…..
All is to be said in time….
Chapter 1- Reawakening
He awoke, lying in a forest.
He sat up and took a few quick glances around. Everything seemed fairly normal. But how could this be? Normal? He was supposed to be dead…. Again…..
Standing up now, he continued to look around; trees, birds, sky, nothing out of the ordinary. He didn't know how he came back this time, it wasn't his doing. Suddenly his train of thought was broken by a small voice.
"Hi there!" He turned to see a small boy. He had long silver hair, much like his, and a long gray coat covering a white shirt with multiple straps and buckles. He wore longer shorts and long socks. He also carried a small brown teddy bear by the arm.
"You're Sephiroth, right?" The boy said. Sephiroth was not surprised. Anyone who didn't know his name must have lived in a cave or something, and even that is stretching it a bit.
Sephiroth nodded, "Hmm, you show no fear. You do know the specifics of what I've done, don't you?" The boy smiled and nodded. Sephiroth was already suspicious of the boy. He took quite a few looks around the immediate area, and not once did he see this boy approaching, it was as if he appeared out of thin air.
"I know, but you won't hurt me, so why should I be afraid?" The boy asked. Sephiroth raised an eyebrow, summoning his sword, Masamune, to his grip, "And what makes you think I won't?" He asked in his usual sinister tone.
The boy simply smiled and giggled, "Because I know where Cloud is." Sephiroth paused. He looked closer at the boy as he stood swaying back and forth, smiling, and holding his teddy bear. "You know who Cloud is?" Sephiroth interrogated. "Course I do, silly!" The boy said then giggled happily again.
Sephiroth only tightened the grip on his sword. Knowledge of Sephiroth is something that most common people have, but knowledge of who stopped him isn't as well known, least of all to children, and this boy only looked to be around 12. "How have you come across such knowledge?" He asked. The boy giggled again, "I dunno!" he said happily. Sephiroth's suspicions only grew thicker.
"You don't know….you really expect me to believe that?" Sephiroth asked. "Yup!" the boy replied. Sephiroth shook his head, lowered his sword, and turned away.
"I don't have time for games, boy." He said coldly. The boy giggled once more, "Games? No one's playing games, Sephiroth. You want Cloud dead, am I right? Well I know where you can find him, and I'll take you to him, simple as that!"
Sephiroth turned to look at him again. This boy was strange indeed, and Sephiroth was far from stupid. He knew something was going on.
"Why would you want Cloud dead?" Sephiroth asked the boy. "Me? You're the one who wants him dead, silly! I'm just helping you." He replied.
"Why would you help me, then?" Sephiroth asked, trying to get some answer.
"Well that's none of your business." The boy said happily, and then giggled. "So do you want to find him or not? I doubt you can find him on your own right now." He stated.
That peaked Sephiroth's interest, "And why couldn't I?"
"You can feel it, can't you?" The boy asked. "Your powers; they don't feel quite up to par right now, right? You couldn't find Cloud right now no matter how hard you try, so you might as well accept my help."
Sephiroth knew truth in those words. He did feel a bit weakened. Perhaps it was a side effect from coming back to life, however that happened. He didn't know. What he did know was that even in a weakened state, Sephiroth was still quite possibly the most powerful being on this Earth. Knowing there was still something up, Sephiroth also knew this boy may indeed be his only source of finding the "hero" that put a stop to his plans three consecutive times. He had decided. If this boy was sincere, they'd track down Cloud, Sephiroth would kill him, and then he would continue with his plan for world destruction once more. If he was not, however, Sephiroth would kill him and be done with it. Either way he had nothing to lose.
"Fine. I'll follow you to Cloud. But if this is a trick…." He started.
"Trust me, Sephiroth, there's no tricks going on here. I said I'd take you to Cloud, so you can kill him, and that's exactly what I meant."
"Very well then. But one more thing, boy." Sephiroth looked at him seriously.
"What is it?" the boy asked.
"What exactly is your name?" Sephiroth asked.
The boy giggled and smiled, "My name is Epinine."