Final Fantasy VII
Remnant XVI

My dreams always start off the same. I'm running for my life from a man with silver hair and a black cloak, and he drew ever closer with every step I made, all while he continued to say the number 16. I never understood the reason why, but after running so much I grew exhausted, and fell over. He would walk up to me and grab my shoulder, lifting me off of the ground. "Wake up 16, wake up and revive me." Then, I was impaled by his sword, then, I would wake up with the scream. My parents would run in, and they would try to calm me down. Telling me it was only a dream, and that it was over, but the truth was, the nightmare just never ended.

My name is Vexus Bastille, and I'm 19 years old. I live in Nibelhiem with my mother and father, and I couldn't be any happier with that. My parents loved me, and I loved them all the same. I was pretty studious, and I always kept a smile on my face most of the time. If I wasn't in class I was with my friend Olana Quail, she was a different case. Agile, speedy, and very smart for her age of 17. We always had crazy dares for each other, and today, we were planning for the biggest dare yet. Survive Shinra Manor. I was always told that in Nibelhiem, Shinra Manor was like the craziest haunted house, that the ghosts of the past citizens of Nibelhiem who died roamed the manor to find rest, and attack any intruders, but that was what everyone told me. I always believed it was just a myth, but the moment Olana and I walked inside, it would change me forever.

"S...so...this place looks...nice...?" Olana tried to say.

"Yeah, take away the broken everything and this place could be livable."

"You know...they say the basement has a secret."

"Secret? You mean...Loot?"

We loved looting places, we would go in the woods to find exotic treasures, and hearing that one was in the basement? I just couldn't resist. I grabbed Olana's hand and we looked for the basement, we searched all over the house and there was no sign of it. Until we saw a wall open up, the basement was in front of us, and the loot was in our grasp. I took Olana down the spiral steps and straight to the basement. Men in black cloaks stood all around the hall, and then, my head began to hurt. I could hear a voice in my head, the man from the dream, continuously saying the same words.

"Revive me...revive me..."

I let out a scream, and the cloaked men stared at me, each shouting the number sixteen, Olana and I began to run until I tripped, Olana let out a scream as one of the cloaked men stood right in my face, grabbing my head tightly. I screamed as I saw images rapidly flashing in my eyes, continuously and never ending until I passed out.

I woke up in my room with a massive headache, Olana, sitting next to me gave me a hug.

"I'm so happy your alright! I was so worried!"

"What happened to me...?"

"Those guys did something to you, you passed out in the manor, so I brought you back home. Are you alright Vexus?"

"My head hurts..."

"I'll get you some ice, alright? Don't leave your room!"

Olana left, leaving me in my room to rest, I looked towards my mirror, and noticed some massive changes, my eye, and my hair, one eye was red, like normal, but the other...green-blue, with a cat like pupil, and my hair, I saw it, gray streaks, and they were growing, the voice began to laugh inside my head as I fell to my knees.

"Your changing XVI...changing...revive me..."

I screamed again, alerting Olana, and my parents.

Moments later, we were in my living room, my mother was holding me tightly and petting my head. I felt cold, yet safe in my mother's arms, surprisingly it seemed embarrassing since I'm 19.

Finally my father spoke.

"Vexus, for years, we have tried to keep you safe...years ago, heroes banded together to stop a dark force, a man named Sephiroth. However, parts of his will have been placed into many different beings, known as remnants. Vexus, you...you are a remnant of Sephiroth. Number XVI. Now, remnants, have a dark purpose, to bring Sephiroth back into this world, that is why you hear him. However, your mother and I have a plan for you. But you and Olana will have to leave Nibelhiem."

"What!? But...Mr. Bastille! I can't leave!"

"You and Vexus are the closest of friends, he trusts you. Both of you pack up, you're leaving in the morning."

My father left the room with my mother, leaving me and Olana alone.

"I...I can't leave...what about my dad!? He can't be alone..." Tears were filling her eyes. "Vexus..."

I hugged her tightly. "He'll be fine, trust me, let's pack up, and we'll meet here at dawn alright?"

"Yeah..."

Olana left, and I went to my room to sleep.

Good-bye Nibelhiem.