Disclaimer: I don't own ff7,it's characters, locations, or the word materia
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Ok this is my 1st story, and even I have no confidence in it. So please some constructive criticism is most appreciated but please don't be too harsh. And as can obviously be seen I'm new to this site so any pointers would be most appreciated.
PROLOUGE
It's been 10 years since Sephiroth's defeat at the Northern Crater, and the land was in the grip of a brutal civil war. For the past 8 years Shinra had been fighting with Avalanche, which had evolved from a simple terrorist group into a full blown nation with their capital at Gold Saucer. Why they choose that as their capital even they aren't sure, but oh well. The war wasn't going well for either side as the 5 year stalemate drug on.
Not all of the original members of Avalanche were for the war, sure the all stuck around and helped in the beginning but after the causalities started they started to have second thoughts. Cait Sith was sniped in one of the first battles, the soldier responsible was immediately promoted to 1st class. Red had gone down defending Cosmo Canyon and Cloud had killed himself to be with Aerith. The rest were alive and about as well as they could be. Barrett was leader of the Avalanche nation, naturally, Cid was head of the Avalanche air force; Vincent had disappeared with Yuffie hot on his heels; and Tifa, tired of bloodshed, had gone and opened a bar in one of the very few neutral cities.
And that's where are story begins…