Life Stream
Author's Notes:
Heyo~! This is a Ippayame story (aka. Collaborated story by Ippus and Ayame) and wells, those of you who are offended by Shounen ai/Yaoi should leave this ficcie instantly…or at least read this chapter and every other one until we put up a warning saying some gay factors are there eheh…
Hope you enjoy the ficcie ^^ rating MAY go up eventually…
Disclaimers:
All FF7 characters belong to Squaresoft and Amano dude XD Don't sue us pls XD~
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Nanaki stood by the cliff with his young offspring. How long has it been since he came here again?
But there was a reason for his returning to the ruins of Midgar, it is only now he realized the stupidity of man. The only reason he hadn't turned his back was for he was also indebt to humans.
…Cloud.
That was 500 years ago, it had all flown past like a gust of wind. Cloud never got married; his reason was simply that he believed that he was unable to protect anyone, not his family, nor his friends…not even his arch enemy.
It was a strange idea until you put in the fact that Sephiroth was once his idol, the path of his life. In a sense he was the only thing that revolved in Cloud's life, his goal, his achievement, his fragmented memory, his destiny.
This of course gave dear Tifa a great shock. She expected to get married…to him anyway. It was plain to see Tifa loved him, whether Cloud was plainly stupid, to naïve to notice reactions or just plainly ignoring her, he rejected. Not directly, he just failed to respond to her. When she had finally come out with it all however, he showed surprise, confusion, and soon Tifa left for, like any other woman, she was unable to wait any longer.
She married soon and had 2 children, there was one more but it died from child birth. Tifa continued to live even after it however, nobody expected she would survive but she was strong, was always so very strong.
Marlene was found however with other families inside the ruins of the church. Aerith has once said it was a sacred place, what she didn't know was that it was her love for the place that allowed life to grow, it also saved lives. Barret was overjoyed to see his daughter unharmed, he lives with Aerith's mother until her death, and he died not short after in a mining accident. Cid married Shera, who didn't expect this? They lived on together until a ripe old age. Vincent died not long after the meteor incident, mainly from mutation from Hojo's experimentations and Mako poisoning. Cloud was awfully sad over this…it seemed like afterwards, Vincent's gloomy self was the only one he could confide in. Vincent understood his reoccurring nightmares.
And Yuffie came to rule over Wutai after her father. She made her country strong and was greatly mourned for after her death.
Cloud disappeared without a trace, not long after Tifa's revelation.
Nanaki has seen all this come and go, friends and enemies come and go. Soon Midgar was forgotten and that was that…
Until now, a new Shinra family had emerged, royalty they were, relatives of the old Shinra through generations. Is this what they call history repeats? Arthur Shinra was a distant relative who was clear in mind. He helped the rebuilding of a new society, but soon his family was given more and more power, finally the name Rufus returned. The frightening thing was how similar he was to the old Rufus, striking looks, pulled back hair, cold blue eyes and a cunning mind, forever confident, but not yet president.
Nanaki has put all this as coincidence, such tings happen, but it was only when he returned to Cosmo Canyon that he realized something was completely wrong. The stars were lining in a strange pattern, the Life stream seemed restless.
"Father, this ancient place was once where Midgar has been has it not?" Nanaki turned to his oldest son. He was now about 30 years of age, almost the age he was when he embarked on his journey with Cloud…yet another coincidence. He looked so strikingly familiar to his old self, before the battle scars, before the numbering and experimentations. He was a strong one, wearing his weaponry combs, his son Asraid, his own pride and joy.
"Yes Asraid, humans seem to have not learnt their lesson. The Life stream is afraid, restless even. Something's very wrong, but it doesn't start here…"
"Then why father are we here? Shouldn't we be stopping them!? Those humans would destroy the very planet we're living in! You of all creatures should know very well what would happen!"
Nanaki looked away from his son. This was another thing strikingly similar between them, prideful and the urge to protect the planet at all costs. He had problems with him, like he had with his own father. They both believed they had known everything…
Nanaki shook his head, "I came here to remember, to think, and to show you all what had happened before. A disaster is coming; you are all my precious offspring, Asraid my first, Imora, Ishbait, Hatora, Rambus, and my last little one, Vashmit. When disaster strikes, everything seems hopeless, but here is the pure example of hope."
Asraid shook his mane. "How can ruins be hope? Deaths and sorrow lie in such places!"
Nanaki smiled, at least tried without looking menacing. "This is the problem with you my son, what do you see around you? Are there no trees? Are there no birds? Even the monsters who roam the earth till now, are they not all living? When I was alive, there were almost nothing here, a deathly place and a large flying pizza in the sky emitting dangerous fumes. Beneath it was nothing but poverty and a dying planet from over usage of the planet's energy. There were no jungles or fields, and to add to that, there was a threat to the Life stream, a deadly threat from the sky under the code name JENOVA and his son Sephiroth, the strongest being on the planet, created by a madman named Hojo. A meteor was above us, darkening the sky, it seemed as if NOTHING was to save us…not even the great magic of Holy…" Nanaki paused; memories came flooding back of his friends, long deceased…
"Cloud came to us, a man who was truthfully a living wreck, no aim, no memory. He never really was the status of Sephiroth…but he defeated him. His love and kindness to a flower girl in the middle of Midgar saved the planet. The Life stream and Holy reacted to her prayer and death…we would not be here if it wasn't for her…"
Asraid watched his father, an ancient being in the eyes of man, yet just a normal old creature in their eyes; he still had years to come.
"Something in the planet cries, something's wrong. We will return to our Canyon and protect those we have sworn our lives upon. A savior will come, I think I know who…but he will come." Asraid bowed his head; his father was much too wise for him to go against. He respected him at all cost, he even loved him.
Nanaki looked at the ruins once more, man saves and destroys. Such a repeat in history is most unusual…it was too similar to the past. He hoped that it would end with hope once more.
…Hope.
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All comments and criticisms welcome XP
Please flame when you have a proper reason to please -.-
Author's Notes:
Heyo~! This is a Ippayame story (aka. Collaborated story by Ippus and Ayame) and wells, those of you who are offended by Shounen ai/Yaoi should leave this ficcie instantly…or at least read this chapter and every other one until we put up a warning saying some gay factors are there eheh…
Hope you enjoy the ficcie ^^ rating MAY go up eventually…
Disclaimers:
All FF7 characters belong to Squaresoft and Amano dude XD Don't sue us pls XD~
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Nanaki stood by the cliff with his young offspring. How long has it been since he came here again?
But there was a reason for his returning to the ruins of Midgar, it is only now he realized the stupidity of man. The only reason he hadn't turned his back was for he was also indebt to humans.
…Cloud.
That was 500 years ago, it had all flown past like a gust of wind. Cloud never got married; his reason was simply that he believed that he was unable to protect anyone, not his family, nor his friends…not even his arch enemy.
It was a strange idea until you put in the fact that Sephiroth was once his idol, the path of his life. In a sense he was the only thing that revolved in Cloud's life, his goal, his achievement, his fragmented memory, his destiny.
This of course gave dear Tifa a great shock. She expected to get married…to him anyway. It was plain to see Tifa loved him, whether Cloud was plainly stupid, to naïve to notice reactions or just plainly ignoring her, he rejected. Not directly, he just failed to respond to her. When she had finally come out with it all however, he showed surprise, confusion, and soon Tifa left for, like any other woman, she was unable to wait any longer.
She married soon and had 2 children, there was one more but it died from child birth. Tifa continued to live even after it however, nobody expected she would survive but she was strong, was always so very strong.
Marlene was found however with other families inside the ruins of the church. Aerith has once said it was a sacred place, what she didn't know was that it was her love for the place that allowed life to grow, it also saved lives. Barret was overjoyed to see his daughter unharmed, he lives with Aerith's mother until her death, and he died not short after in a mining accident. Cid married Shera, who didn't expect this? They lived on together until a ripe old age. Vincent died not long after the meteor incident, mainly from mutation from Hojo's experimentations and Mako poisoning. Cloud was awfully sad over this…it seemed like afterwards, Vincent's gloomy self was the only one he could confide in. Vincent understood his reoccurring nightmares.
And Yuffie came to rule over Wutai after her father. She made her country strong and was greatly mourned for after her death.
Cloud disappeared without a trace, not long after Tifa's revelation.
Nanaki has seen all this come and go, friends and enemies come and go. Soon Midgar was forgotten and that was that…
Until now, a new Shinra family had emerged, royalty they were, relatives of the old Shinra through generations. Is this what they call history repeats? Arthur Shinra was a distant relative who was clear in mind. He helped the rebuilding of a new society, but soon his family was given more and more power, finally the name Rufus returned. The frightening thing was how similar he was to the old Rufus, striking looks, pulled back hair, cold blue eyes and a cunning mind, forever confident, but not yet president.
Nanaki has put all this as coincidence, such tings happen, but it was only when he returned to Cosmo Canyon that he realized something was completely wrong. The stars were lining in a strange pattern, the Life stream seemed restless.
"Father, this ancient place was once where Midgar has been has it not?" Nanaki turned to his oldest son. He was now about 30 years of age, almost the age he was when he embarked on his journey with Cloud…yet another coincidence. He looked so strikingly familiar to his old self, before the battle scars, before the numbering and experimentations. He was a strong one, wearing his weaponry combs, his son Asraid, his own pride and joy.
"Yes Asraid, humans seem to have not learnt their lesson. The Life stream is afraid, restless even. Something's very wrong, but it doesn't start here…"
"Then why father are we here? Shouldn't we be stopping them!? Those humans would destroy the very planet we're living in! You of all creatures should know very well what would happen!"
Nanaki looked away from his son. This was another thing strikingly similar between them, prideful and the urge to protect the planet at all costs. He had problems with him, like he had with his own father. They both believed they had known everything…
Nanaki shook his head, "I came here to remember, to think, and to show you all what had happened before. A disaster is coming; you are all my precious offspring, Asraid my first, Imora, Ishbait, Hatora, Rambus, and my last little one, Vashmit. When disaster strikes, everything seems hopeless, but here is the pure example of hope."
Asraid shook his mane. "How can ruins be hope? Deaths and sorrow lie in such places!"
Nanaki smiled, at least tried without looking menacing. "This is the problem with you my son, what do you see around you? Are there no trees? Are there no birds? Even the monsters who roam the earth till now, are they not all living? When I was alive, there were almost nothing here, a deathly place and a large flying pizza in the sky emitting dangerous fumes. Beneath it was nothing but poverty and a dying planet from over usage of the planet's energy. There were no jungles or fields, and to add to that, there was a threat to the Life stream, a deadly threat from the sky under the code name JENOVA and his son Sephiroth, the strongest being on the planet, created by a madman named Hojo. A meteor was above us, darkening the sky, it seemed as if NOTHING was to save us…not even the great magic of Holy…" Nanaki paused; memories came flooding back of his friends, long deceased…
"Cloud came to us, a man who was truthfully a living wreck, no aim, no memory. He never really was the status of Sephiroth…but he defeated him. His love and kindness to a flower girl in the middle of Midgar saved the planet. The Life stream and Holy reacted to her prayer and death…we would not be here if it wasn't for her…"
Asraid watched his father, an ancient being in the eyes of man, yet just a normal old creature in their eyes; he still had years to come.
"Something in the planet cries, something's wrong. We will return to our Canyon and protect those we have sworn our lives upon. A savior will come, I think I know who…but he will come." Asraid bowed his head; his father was much too wise for him to go against. He respected him at all cost, he even loved him.
Nanaki looked at the ruins once more, man saves and destroys. Such a repeat in history is most unusual…it was too similar to the past. He hoped that it would end with hope once more.
…Hope.
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All comments and criticisms welcome XP
Please flame when you have a proper reason to please -.-