Hello people, now this is my first fan fiction so please don't expect too much? I just first want to say that I know this is a final fantasy 7 fan fiction but I couldn't resist adding in an element from warhammer. I'm not a huge fan of warhammer my self but there are some things I really like about it (passing crazes and likes of certain units and such) and I just had to add this one in, and it should be the only reference to it so please enjoy without over thinking it too much as I try to extract a bit of warhammer and (hopefully) cleverly put it into the plot XD.

Prologue

Time: 12 years before the defeat of Jenova and Sephiroth.

Location: Unknown.

The young bright orange haired boy kicked his legs excitedly as he gripped the window ledge to barely lift his head up to see out of it.
"Where are we going granddad?" chirped the young lad.
"It's a secret Rufus" the old man said in a gravely voice "that not even your dad knows about." He paused to put on a very serious face "remember to tell no one"
Rufus turned his head round with a huge smile on his face, as if showing he was happy to have been told a secret before quickly replying "yes granddad" and then quickly turning and looking out in fascination on top the dark, rocky, mountainous regions surrounding them. The helicopter they were navigating through the baron landscape with was of the highest class, but of course, that is to be expected of a man so high up in the powerful company known as Shinra. The old man had a rough and rugged look to him, a man who looked like he had fended for him self to still be here today. He had a scar across one eye in which had long lost its use, and although it was closed, he was too stubborn to have an eye patch over it; he would proclaimed that it showed people that he was a veteran and not one to be pushed around easily. He had other scars and minor injuries still littered across his body, he had fairly tanned skin, short gray hair (that shockingly covered his entire head) which was accompanied by a large bushy grey moustache, his last remaining good eye which gave a cold shiver to anyone who looked upon it to see the brilliant blue/green pupil due to over exposure to mako. His clothes were those of a wealthy mans, and I suppose he should do as he is one, big and thick dark purple suit with black trim, his suit trouser obviously fit the same description and finished off by a pair of posh shoes which had to be personally made for his gigantic feet, his huge hands rugged to the touch as well as the sight and his fingers were covered in big gold rings, all but one or two covered with some of the rarest gems in the world. Most of this overwhelming wealth came from his son, the head of Shinra. The boy absorbed by the experience of flying to a secret location, was Rufus grandson to the old man.

The blades of the helicopter stirred the dust beneath it as it came to a landing pad hidden deep with in the treacherous mountain landscape. Rufus got out in a hurry and ran up to the edge of the landing pad and got his knees to peer over the edge to what looked to be a bottomless fall. He disturbed a rock sitting of the edge of the platform which tumbled off, falling into the eternal darkness. Rufus stared in awe, waiting for the sound to echo back up, while his granddad got out and was greeted by some of the men on the landing pad as a scientist in a long white lab coat ran up to bid him welcome. After waiting for what seemed like eternity, no sound came back up. It was either it was still falling, or the bottom was too far down for the sound to travel back up. It was unknown. Unable to see the bottom due to the lack of light, even in midday the mountains were very under lit, due to the large dust clouds which hung permanently over the dusty brown, eerie mountains.
"Rufus what are you doing over there, hurry up we are going in now, I've got something to show you" the old man called to him.
"Sorry granddad" he got up off his knees and followed his granddad and the scientist who led them into the secret facility.

Rufus looked round in wonder at the many things her saw. Test tubes of bubbling unknown liquids, animals suspended is brightly colours fluids and even some interesting equipment, but it looked more like it was made for fighting instead of harvesting mako. Rufus although very young already knew quite a lot about the process of harvesting mako as his dad would tell him how he would one day inherit the company, and one day would have to know these things. His eyes wonder easily as his granddad and the scientist would talk about this too great for him to understand yet until suddenly he caught eye of something at the end of the corridor of messy tables and test racks. They stopped in front of it and the old man had obviously seen the young boys look of pure amazement on his face and let out a hearty laugh. Before them stood a large tube with a large mechanical base and lid. The tube was filled with a familiar liquid that glowed strong.
"That's life force isn't it granddad" Rufus said, chuffed at even being able to take a guess.
"Yes Rufus, I'm impressed you know that much, your dad has taught you well."
Rufus' face gleamed with the happiness of his achievement. He looked at the tube again but this time noticed something else, his face became a mixture of confusion and awe. He ran up to tube stopping him self by putting his hands on the glass followed by his face. Rufus saw the side face of a beautiful, sleeping girl suspended in the life force, her face did not look to old, but the rest of her he could see, due to the light of computers and various experiments reflecting off the glass.
"Wow she's so pretty" he exclaimed in wonder.
"This is your granddads secret my boy and one day you might inherit this too" said the granddad while giving a cold look at the disapproving scientist stood next to him.
Rufus ran round the tube to get a better look and see her face properly. As he ran round his expression turned of one of joy and wonder, to one of pure horror. He fell backwards and clambered away as if it was trying to get him, his breathing became shallow and quick, along with his eyes becoming wide and trembling.
"HAHAHAHA" the old man burst out "with this I will be able to put the world in its place" his fist clenched together with terrifying force, as a huge grin crept across his shadowed face.