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Prologue

He was running. Though what pursued him, and why, he couldn't recall. He was so close, so close, he couldn't lose it now. He felt poison burning through his veins, numbing and sharpening with the beating of his heart. But above all, he felt the overwhelming sense of loss. His best friend, the only friend he'd ever really known aside from her, was dead.

He knew not how much time had passed: only that his strength was failing him. Surrounded by decrepit trains, he felt his legs collapse beneath him. He caught sight of his reflection on the metal of one of the trains. His deep blue eyes now burned at the center with an eerie green light. Green… like himhis eyes… the monster who had cost him everything he knew and loved…

But how had he come to be like this? How had he become such a stranger in his own body?

A single name managed to reach his mind with a final surge of hatred before he drifted out of consciousness.

Sephiroth…

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Okay. This is a very interesting idea to me. See, I've always loved Crystal Chronicles, as well as more mainstream Final Fantasies like VII. So, since there are so few crossover works, I've decided to write one of my own. You will see the premise behind this prologue in a little while, so just bear with me, okay? The first update is coming out soon. I just need to get it typed up.