Sleeping Angels
Chapter I – The Light Awakens
"Lucrecia!"
"Vincent! Where are you?"
"Don't worry, they are coming for you."
"Vincent don't go. Stay here in my dreams. I need you…"
"I will see you again"
"…To wake me from the nightmare"
She awoke to see three faces baring down upon her. One belonged to a woman with long dark hair and brown eyes, another was a strange animal like creature with bright red fur and the last was a young man with spiky blond hair and deep blue Mako eyes.
"Who is it?" She sat up in the coffin. She was dressed all in white. Her long autumn-brown hair flowed like a waterfall over her shoulders. The paleness of her skin heavily contrasted the darkness of her deep green eyes. She surveyed her visitors.
"…Never seen you before. You must leave."
The blond man stood before her.
"You were having a nightmare. We found the note upstairs."
"A nightmare? This mansion, this is the nightmare."
He turned his head to the side, the shining blue eyes darkening with sadness and regret.
"You can say that again."
"What do you know about this place?"
"This is where my nightmare began. Sephiroth has lost his mind. He found the secrets hidden here."
She stood in her coffin and did a slow backflip high into the air. She landed perfectly on the edge of the coffin. Her green eyes filled with alarm.
"Sephiroth!?!"
Now the blond man lifted his head to look at her. They spoke in unison.
"You know Sephiroth?"
He was taken slightly aback by her reaction.
"Yeah, I know Sephiroth. Five years ago he came here to Nibelheim to inspect the reactor in the mountains. There we found Jenova. And all the monsters. All of a sudden he flipped saying he was created that way too. When we got back he disappeared into the library here. He read all night. I went to find him but he wasn't the sane Sephiroth I knew. He called me a traitor to the Cetra and told me he was the son of Jenova."
He paused for a second. The young woman put an arm around him. She continued the story.
"After this he…he burnt down the village killing so many people. I went after him back to the reactor. My father was there, he had followed Sephiroth too but when I got there my father was dead."
"I arrived to see Tifa crying over him and she ran after Sephiroth. He cut her really bad. I went up to challenge him but all he did was stare at Jenova. He said something about taking Jenova, his mother, to claim back the Planet. The rest is blank."
"Everyone thought Sephiroth was dead but recently he came back and is searching for the Promised Land with his mother."
The woman in white lay back in her coffin. Crystal tears rolled down her face.
"Sephiroth…"
She pulled the lid of the coffin back over herself.
"Sephiroth…I'm sorry"
The lid of the coffin opened again.
"Hearing your story has added upon me yet another sin. Let me sleep"
The blond man leant over her.
"At least tell me your name."
She stood again. She had no reason not to tell him. Maybe he would meet Sephiroth and tell him she was here. Dear Sephiroth.
"Very well. I was Hojo of the Shinra's assistant here in Nibelheim. My name is Lucrecia and I…I am Sephiroth's mother."
The eyes of the three visitors widened. The red beast spoke first.
"Isn't Jenova Sephiroth's mother?"
She bowed her head.
"I gave birth to him. He is my child." She looked up at the blond man.
"Who are you? You never told me."
"I am Nanaki of Cosmo Canyon." Said the red creature.
"I'm Tifa, proud member of AVALANCHE" said the woman.
"My name is Cloud Strife, ex-SOLIDER"
Lucrecia stood. She stepped out of the coffin. Tifa ran to her side to help her walk. Lucrecia gently brushed her away.
"You were with the Shinra too? Do you know the Turks?"
Cloud nodded. "Yeah"
"Do you know a Turk called Vincent?"
"Who?"
"Vincent…Vincent Valentine."
Cloud shook his head sadly. "Sorry miss Lucrecia"
She smiled in spite of herself.
"Never mind. If I go with you, will I meet Hojo and the Turks?"
"We're going after them and Sephiroth. So I guess sooner or later."
She lowered her head again. "Sephiroth, Vincent…wait for me." She walked up to Cloud.
"Very well, I will go with you. And Cloud, just call me Lucrecia"
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