There was water. Water around every bit of his body. He couldn't breathe.
Where was the air? Where am I? His eyes opened quickly and he could see
around him, bubbles, wires, buttons, tubes, all around him. He was
drowning in the water that surrounded him. I can't breathe! What is
happening to me?
He felt a sharp poke on his shoulder. The boy opened his eyes and realized he was dreaming. "Ah, he's finally awake. Your mother would be happy to see this."
"My mother?" the boy asked.
"Jenova." The voice said. "My precious Sephiroth is born, at last."
"Where am I?"
"Don't worry about that. You'll be just fine, Sephiroth."
".Sephiroth" the boy asked. He grew worried. "Where is my mother? Where's my father?"
"Your mother is dead, Sephiroth. Your father.heheh."
Sephiroth could now see the man speaking to him. "Who are you?"
"I am the infamous.scientist."
"What is your name?" Sephiroth asked.
"Don't worry about it, kid."
Sephiroth realized now that he was only a child. He was wearing a dark robe over him. There was something about it that made him feel uneasy. "What's going on? What happened to me?"
"You were born to be a soldier, that's what your mother tells us. Do you remember your mother?"
"I don't remember anything!" Sephiroth closed his eyes and began to weep.
"Do not let me see those tears!" The scientist yelled.
Sephiroth kept his eyes shut, fearing the scientist.
"I suppose I owe you at least my name. I am Dr. Hojo." Hojo laughed. "Do not fear me, afterall, I should fear you."
Sephiroth wiped his tears from his eyes, making sure the scientist didn't see. When his eyelids were dry, he looked up. "Who am I?"
Hojo sighed. "Your mother asked that I make you a soldier, to avenge her.husbands death."
"If she is the one who gave birth to me, I will fulfill her wish." Sephiroth didn't really understand the words coming from his mouth. He didn't remember learning them, or what they really meant. All he knew was that he was making sense to Hojo, and Hojo was making sense to him. It was as if what he was thinking was coming out of his mouth and formed words. Maybe this was what Hojo was doing as well, he didn't know.
"Come now, you've been injected with Mako, to increase your fighting skills. We have a sword prepared for you, as well as a Uniform. I would recommend you join Soldier, as that will allow you to reach your limits, and possibly exceed them."
Sephiroth sat up and rolled off the table he was sleeping on. He stumbled a little, then understood how to walk. The metal floor beneath his feet was extremely cold, so he walked quickly next to Hojo. I can trust this man, Sephiroth thought. He understands me better than I understand myself.
Hojo looked down at Sephiroth. "Your name will be in the papers, Sephiroth. You are going to be very famous one day."
Although Sephiroth didn't understand, he knew what Hojo was saying was good. He reached his hand towards Hojo. Hojo looked down and grabbed Sephiroth's hand. Hojo smiled for the first time since Sephiroth saw him. It was the first smile he'd ever seen.
He felt a sharp poke on his shoulder. The boy opened his eyes and realized he was dreaming. "Ah, he's finally awake. Your mother would be happy to see this."
"My mother?" the boy asked.
"Jenova." The voice said. "My precious Sephiroth is born, at last."
"Where am I?"
"Don't worry about that. You'll be just fine, Sephiroth."
".Sephiroth" the boy asked. He grew worried. "Where is my mother? Where's my father?"
"Your mother is dead, Sephiroth. Your father.heheh."
Sephiroth could now see the man speaking to him. "Who are you?"
"I am the infamous.scientist."
"What is your name?" Sephiroth asked.
"Don't worry about it, kid."
Sephiroth realized now that he was only a child. He was wearing a dark robe over him. There was something about it that made him feel uneasy. "What's going on? What happened to me?"
"You were born to be a soldier, that's what your mother tells us. Do you remember your mother?"
"I don't remember anything!" Sephiroth closed his eyes and began to weep.
"Do not let me see those tears!" The scientist yelled.
Sephiroth kept his eyes shut, fearing the scientist.
"I suppose I owe you at least my name. I am Dr. Hojo." Hojo laughed. "Do not fear me, afterall, I should fear you."
Sephiroth wiped his tears from his eyes, making sure the scientist didn't see. When his eyelids were dry, he looked up. "Who am I?"
Hojo sighed. "Your mother asked that I make you a soldier, to avenge her.husbands death."
"If she is the one who gave birth to me, I will fulfill her wish." Sephiroth didn't really understand the words coming from his mouth. He didn't remember learning them, or what they really meant. All he knew was that he was making sense to Hojo, and Hojo was making sense to him. It was as if what he was thinking was coming out of his mouth and formed words. Maybe this was what Hojo was doing as well, he didn't know.
"Come now, you've been injected with Mako, to increase your fighting skills. We have a sword prepared for you, as well as a Uniform. I would recommend you join Soldier, as that will allow you to reach your limits, and possibly exceed them."
Sephiroth sat up and rolled off the table he was sleeping on. He stumbled a little, then understood how to walk. The metal floor beneath his feet was extremely cold, so he walked quickly next to Hojo. I can trust this man, Sephiroth thought. He understands me better than I understand myself.
Hojo looked down at Sephiroth. "Your name will be in the papers, Sephiroth. You are going to be very famous one day."
Although Sephiroth didn't understand, he knew what Hojo was saying was good. He reached his hand towards Hojo. Hojo looked down and grabbed Sephiroth's hand. Hojo smiled for the first time since Sephiroth saw him. It was the first smile he'd ever seen.