A Flower Blooming in the Slums:
There is a flower still blooming in the slums of Midgar...
Deep within the abandoned church
She is only remaining Ancient of the world.
This young girl loved flowers
But feared the clear skies
Until a young SOLDIER fell into her arms
And offered to show her the world above
She was hesitant
Even scared
Midgar's skies weren't her cup of tea
Nor was his position
Ranked in the high seats of Shinra.
But when she saw his confident face
And his calm blue
Mako-infused eyes
She knew that she was safe
And could depend on this SOLDIER.
She loved him deeply
And he grew to care for her as well
Though his duties as a SOLDIER
Kept him far from her.
He never knew of her role
As the world's last Ancient
And soon left
With the knowledge
That this girl was truly
Something special.
She had been lonely
Waiting for her loving SOLDIER to come fetch her again
And tell her that he'd never leave her side...
"I'll be here," she said solemnly to him
A sad look in her eyes.
Time had passed
All too slowly at that
He still hadn't come back
And she sent off letters
Forming her twenty-three tiny wishes
Into a desire to be with him
She sat and prayed
Waiting for his return.
Little did she know that same SOLDIER had gone away to Heaven
Gunned down to save a friend.
He was longing to find his own wings
Leaving her without a goodbye.
Abandoned and lonely
This girl finally decided to leave the Slums
And travel to the world above
The one thing she once feared.
Her pocket was soon filled with money
And Midgar full of flowers.
Soon enough, another SOLDIER stepped in to comfort her
The same friend her first had saved.
He strived and lived
On a broken promise
To live on for them both
Despite his consequence
And his blame.
She never knew that her first love had gone
Yet still she joined her second's aide.
Even going so far
As to opt in with AVALANCHE.
Broken promises began to form
And the spirit of Holy took a shape
As the Jenova-crazed villain Sephiroth sought
His chance to end the one person in his path.
Allow me to seek the power I need…
Free me…
The second SOLDIER could have ended her life
Here and there
But managed to force back
The pain inside…
Was he really Sephiroth's puppet…?
Clang!
Holy could never be unleashed…
And would peace ever truly reign?
There is a flower still blooming in the slums of Midgar...
Deep within the abandoned church
Aerith Gainsborough was her name.
She returned to her loving SOLDIER'S side
Fulfilling her one tiny wish.