Torment of a One-Winged Angel

Wolf-Goddess: Well I hope it's a good fic. It's from an idea I had a few years back.

Tori: Enjoy, but first…..

Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy!

Tori: Warning: SephirothxCloud. Meaning shonen ai, don't like don't read. And don't report us when we warned you!

Many years had past since the Nibelheim incident, however one boy could not forget the person he knew, but that was for two reasons: 1. He adored the man, and 2. they shared a bond like rivals or lovers. Whatever the case, he could not forget that man. The man named Sephiroth.

"Cloud, hurry up!", a voice called to him, startling him out of his daydream, "We're going in!"

"Right.", Cloud called after the woman and childhood friend, they were about to stop Sephiroth, but part of him still clung to the old Sephiroth before he became an insane, destiny crazed person, that part hoped that this was a dream, that he wasn't rushing to kill the one who had inspired him, "Coming, Tifa."

"Daydreaming again, Cloud?", another voice called to him as he came closer to the edge of the crater, "You're going to get yourself killed one of these days."

"I'm sorry.", he replied, staring at the man, he was a member of their group simply because Sephiroth had caused him pain, dressed in red and a golden arm with his rifle to his side, this man kept staring at Cloud with piercing eyes determined to find who the boy wanted, "I guess I really should pay more attention. Sorry to worry you, Vincent."

"Yo, let's get moving, we don't got all damn day!", yet another person called out, drawing Cloud's attention, "You heard me, MOVE IT!"

"Al right.", Cloud murmured, the group had many ups and downs, one of the downs was one dark man with a gun arm, this man did nothing but irritate Cloud since he worked for him, "We're coming, Barret."

"Yes, we should get moving.", a figure called from Cloud's side, walking to the edge as well, "I doubt Sephiroth will wait for us."

"Hmm..", Cloud pondered, the figure was none other than the red beast of the group, Nanaki or Red XIII who joined the group to find a way home but decided to help stop Sephiroth, he really didn't need to help them, he decided to help them, "We really should, Meteor could crash at any second."

His statement was met with no argument, only nods as the rest of the group agreed with him, descending into the crater. He began wondering if the other Sephiroth really exist at all, or was just a figment of his imagination, or maybe Hojo played with those memories like the rest.

Soon they were deep in the bottom of the crater, Cloud wished he still had time to decide if he really wanted to go through with this. Killing the one he held in deep regard, but if he didn't then Aeris's sacrifice would have been for nothing. His thoughts drifted back to the day he was to return to Nibelheim.

When he received the order he was thrilled, he could return home. Even if it was for a few days, he'd enjoy being home, but then……

Flashback

"Sephiroth…..", he wondered helplessly, flames dancing around him, everyone dead or dieing, "Why? This was my home. Why did you destroy it?"

"You……", Sephiroth replied, "you sicken me, you and your kind!"

"My kind?", he questioned, tears graced Cloud's cheeks running down, "How can we be different?", he shook, sobs racking his form, "You're as much a human as I am, Sephiroth!"

"Ha ha ha……", Sephiroth chuckled, "Me? Human? You have no clue do you?", he continued to laugh as he explained, "I'm not human, I am a Centra. A being that is anything but human!"

"Anything but human?", Cloud pondered, his tears joining with the puddle of blood from the villagers, "How can that be?"

"Mother came here, rested and continued her journey throughout space……", Sephiroth explained, his eyes gaining a dark look, "but, one got the idea to stop on this planet, cultivate the land, raise farm animals and families, and discontinue the journey that Mother had gone threw. Then, a meteor shower rocked the universe, Mother and the others who continued the journey saved the planet at the cost of their lives. But, your ancestors, the ones who stopped and harvested the planet's energy, hid and did not risk their own lives, that is how Mother died. This planet should go to Mother and those who protected it, not those who hid and did not lift a finger to help."

End Flashback

"Cloud!", Tifa screeched, drawing Cloud's attention to where they were, "Finally, you were daydreaming again!"

"Sorry again, everyone.", he said before gaining a better look at his surroundings, he was standing five feet from the edge of the entrance to core, his feelings mounted in his heart. 'Do I want to do this?', he questioned himself, then he mentally kicked himself, 'Of course I have to, I am the planet's last hope……but, did I want to? No I'd rather ask Sephiroth to stop and reason with him, but I couldn't. Meteor was on the way and couldn't be stopped.', he slightly paled, unnoticed by his teammates, he slowly took a deep breath, "Come on, we've got work to do."

"Glad to have you back, Cloud.", said the oldest member of the group.

"Thanks, Cid.", Cloud replied.

"Don't forget who that materia really belongs to, okay?", another piped up.

"Okay, Yuffie.", he sighed, he'd gladly give her all the materia he had just to be given a few seconds to talk to Sephiroth alone.

"Come on, chin up, Cloud.", said a cat puppet on a giant moogle.

"Sure thing, Cait Sith.", he smiled, staring at the puppet knowing that on the other end was Reeves, Shin-Ra's Head of Development, "Well, what are we waiting for? A written invitation? Let's go."

Again, his statement was met without question, they followed him into the abyss. They traveled deep into the center of the core, but just as the stopped for a second to rest JENOVA showed her head. After fighting off the creature, they rested and continued and encountered the first of Sephiroth's three forms, Bizzaro Sephiroth.

"Al right, let's show him what we can do!", Cloud yelled, rallying his teammates and soon they were all fighting Bizzaro Sephiroth, then Cloud started glowing, indicating his Limit Break was here, and he yelled out, "Omnislash!"

His attack was too much for the first form and gave way to the second form Safer Sephiroth.

WG: First half done!

Tori: (blinks) That's actually good.

WG: Shut up, Tori!

Kamui: Review please.

WG: Comments & Constructive Criticism welcome.

Tori: Flames will be sent to the furnace.

3 3/22/2006