Kadaj charged forward, his sword in air, ready to strike at Cloud, "Keep out of my way, Cloud!" Cloud's blade met Kadaj's with a loud sound that could only be caused by such, a clash of two powerful warriors. Kadaj fell back. "Damn you, brother!" he screamed violently, and somewhat heartbroken. Kadaj fled.

"You'll never win," Cloud said quietly to himself, "You're only out to grant yourself pleasure and care nothing for any other human being. I sometimes wonder if you even love your brothers," of course referring to Loz and Yazoo. Cloud turned and headed for home, as soon as he was sure Kadaj had officially retreated.

Back at his home, Kadaj threw himself onto his bed and screamed agonizingly into his pillow. Yazoo came to see what was wrong and Kadaj threw a knife at him, narrowly missing. Yazoo left with a flip of his hair with a scornful look in his eye, swearing silently to himself that Kadaj would get his just desserts for his mistreatment of Loz and himself.

"It's not fair!" Kadaj screamed, "I've lost everything! Mother, my materia, even the respect of my brothers!" He launched out of his bed and stared into his mirror, "All I want is to drown my pain with pleasure, and do whatever I want, but big brother won't let me! That bastard Cloud always stands in my way!"

Kadaj began to pace around his room deep in thought, he needed a plan, a way to put Cloud in his place. Perhaps he could take Tifa or Yuffie hostage. He thought on this idea, but figured something would go wrong. There were too many variables of things he could not predict, his plan needed to be perfect. Every step he took around his bedroom floor, more thoughts blazed in and out of his mind, instantly discarded as pointless, it seemed he would never come up with a way to truly be rid of Cloud so he could enjoy himself truly.

Kadaj felt the tears welling up in his eyes, Kadaj turned his light off, shut his door, and returned to his bed, he had finally given up. "Tomorrow I take my own life," he whispered to himself, face down on his bed, tears dripping down his face at this point, "I have no more reason for being here, just a pathetic, pointless, and useless remnant!" Slowly, Kadaj felt himself drifting off to what he felt to be his last night of sleep in his entire life. When he awoke the next morning, he planned to go off to the Northen Cave and kill himself where Sephiroth waged his final battle and lost years ago.

Kadaj fell asleep, and he dreamed. He dreamt he was in a field of flowers that expanded on as far as the eyes of a human could see. He turned in circles, confused, "Where am I?" he thought to himself, though he heard his thoughts echo aloud around him. Kadaj then realized something, a familiar and gentle voice could be heard humming a soft song, the humming seemed to beckon him to come to her.

"Aeris!?" Kadaj asked frantic.

"You knew this time," her voice could be heard, she was teasing him, "No more of that 'mother' stuff, then?" she giggled.

"Please, Aeris," Kadaj said with a slight laugh, "I was delerious. I've known who you are ever since you used the lifestream gave my brothers and I a second chance at life."

"A second chance, you're not using very well," Aeris said sternly, but still with her gentle voice, "Your brothers are doing quite well."

"I'm sorry," Kadaj said sourly, "But I cannot find meaning in a peaceful life or a life without mother!"

"There is someone here to speak with you, Kadaj," she said, paying no mind to what he just said, "A powerful sage from another world entirely. Kyre Brave."

"I don't care!" Kadaj shouted angrily at the voice of the girl he could not see, nor had he ever seen.

"Nonsense," said a male voice, and then a man dressed in blue robes appeared before him, "I am here to offer you a chance at enjoyment in your life!"

Kadaj merey turned his head away in disbelief and conceit, "Whatever. Impossible."

The man sent a bolt of pure energy right through Kadaj's chest and he fell to his knees, screaming in agonizing pain, "You conceited little ass!" Kyre raised his arm in preperation for a new spell, "I guess you'll have to figure out the details for yourself, since you know everything!" The sage then shot a bolt of energy straight through Kadaj's forehead. "Goodbye, Kadaj."

As Kadaj faded from this dream world, Aeris turned to Kyre, "Are you sure this is a wise idea?"

"No," Kyre said smiling at Aeris, who returned the smile, "But I have a feeling it may."

Kadaj shot awake screaming in pain, holding his forehead. He then noticed that he was sitting on a hill, underneath a tree instead of in his own comfortable bed. Indeed, as he looked around more, it appeared he was not even in the same dimension. All the buildings were different, he was in a town he had never seen or even heard descriptions of before. "This was perhaps what the man, Kyre, meant by enjoying myself," Kadaj thought to himself.

He got to his feet and dusted himself off. He looked at his waist in shock, his sword was gone and it was no where to be found on the ground around him. It would make sense. Since his dream state was sent to this world and obviously he did not sleep with his sword, he was sent to this world unarmed entirely. No materia, no sword, no knowledge of this world's customs or warriors.

"Warriors!" Kadaj thought, "Cloud is not in this world!" he grew excited, and had shouted this part out loud. Perhaps he could enjoy himself here after all, with any luck.

Suddenly, a black cat with a stub of a tail fell on Kadaj's head, digging its claws into his scalp before jumping and running off. Kadaj cursed and threw a stone at the cat missing narrowly, "Story of my life," he muttered, "I always miss!"

"Look out!" came a girl's voice from above followed by a beautiful girl falling from the tree above and onto Kadaj, flattening him to the ground. "Sorry!" The girl shouted franitcally, "Are you alright?!"

"Get off me!" Kadaj shouted rudely jutting his hands forward to push her off, accidentally grazing her breasts before reaching her shoulders.

The girl's face went red instantly and her blue eyes roared with anger. She rose off of him and then kicked him in the side, sending him rolling a few inches over. "Pig!" She yelled.

Kadaj winced and got to his feet, "Woman!" He examined her. She had long hair extending to her butt, and she was wearing a red tank top with blue jeans. "What I did was an accident! Now leave me be!" He turned to walk away.

"Hey now!" The girl shouted and ran after him, "I'm sorry, I was just shocked. I thought you were some perverted punk. I should have realized you were shocked and angry. After all, I fell on you with almost no warning."

"Whatever," Kadaj said, turning around once again, walking down the hill towards a wide field with one net on each side of it.

"I'm Melissa, who are you?" She asked, following him. "I'm not normally so forward, but I feel so bad for falling on you I want to make sure you're okay."

"My name is Kadaj, now leave me be!"

"Please one more question. Did you see a black cat?"

Kadaj rubbed his head and shot Melissa an angry look, "Was that beast yours? I'm not surprised."

"He hurt you?" Melissa pouted, "I'm so sorry!" she sighed, "Please at least tell me which way he ran off to."

Kadaj pointed towards a street a to his right and then turned, once again, to walk off.

"Thank you!" Melissa yelled excitedly and ran off towards the street, "I'm comiing, Tails!"

Kadaj shook his head, "Insane girl," he thought and continued off to find some way of discovering how to learn more about this world. He thought, in retrospect, that he should have asked that girl about it, instead of sending her off rudely.