AUTHORS OPENING STATEMENTS:

Hey Torrigan here just figured I'd have a quick word before I get to the meat of the matter.

Everyone has to go through the obligatory disclaimer basically saying they own nothing aside from the original characters and any of the original story lines they come up with. I'm no exception to the rule. As it stands I do not own any shares in square-enix stock, nor do I have any personal ownership of either final fantasy 6 or final fantasy 7 nor do I rub elbows with Gokurakuin Sakurako author and artist of sekirei, and thusly I have no rights to any of the material from any of the stories I'm using. I most certainly have no rights to any kind of sale of this tale, gainful or otherwise.

Now that the legalities are taken care of, I'd like to say this;

This is a fan FIC, in other words I'm taking elements from cannon that fit the story I want to tell, and discarding others, sometimes arbitrarily. If you can't handle that, or if you simply wanted to see another retelling of one of these stories, well then your outta luck. Honestly if done correctly I have no issue with writers who do that, its when that becomes the expectation rather than the exception that I draw issue.

Anyways...

I'm going to be drawing elements of this story primarily from 3 sources, yea I know the fic is listed as an ff7/ sekirei cross, but they didn't give me the option for a third.

So with the above already listed and the surprise ruined from the get go, I guess I should just rip the lid off of Pandora's Box and finish the trio eh?

This will be a mash of FF7 / sekirei / and FF6.

Now id like to think I know what you're going to say... but frankly that would be a lie. So I'm just gonna say what I want anyways.

My biggest concern writing this, from the get go, is the size of the cast I have to work with.

FF6 has the BIGGEST roster of characters from any FF game to date. And sekirei has over 117 characters in the series (108 sekirei, plus the ashikabi and whatnot)

So I've got a bit of a challenge ahead of me.

Anyways I'm looking forward to getting this story out. I've got a few chapters written out already, and ill try and get them edited and up for everyones reading "enjoyment" ( -very very hopeful that you will enjoy it) regardless I need to do a plug for another story and a shout out to a friend of mine while I'm here. My primary proofreader and editor is my buddy:

Nameless Flame Wielder

The author of the Bleach / Fate stay/night cross-over:

Fate / Black Reflection

Check it out when you get the chance if you feel so inclined.

And while I do appreciate a good constructive critical review, I'd like everyone to please remember the MST3K mantra:

ITS JUST A SHOW, I SHOULD REALLY RELAX.

Please enjoy the read;

Torrigan Lattonen