Sephiroth was walking across the plains, staring out across the flower fields wondering, 'Where did it all go wrong?' he shook his head knowing there was nothing he could do. The planet hated him for what he'd too weak willed to stop himself from doing.
He turned from the flowers and resumed his daily walk across the endless plains, 'If only I could go back, and return to the point Jenova when corrupted my soul,'
In the distance he saw the guardian Minerva had selected to watch over him during his time in limbo.
He decided to go talk to the ancient.
"Thinking about the past again?" The Ancient, Aerith, enquired as he approached her.
"I am," he replied.
"Well, I have been informed there may be a way for you to cleanse your soul. If you're willing to do it?"
The former general, looked at the woman he had unwillingly murdered. He couldn't understand how despite all he had done to the world, to her friends, and her. How she believed he would one day be allowed to live again.
"Aerith, I told you my soul is too tainted, I cannot return,"
"That is why you must cleanse it. If you succeed Jenova's hold on your soul will disappear, and you can leave limbo and be reborn anew; free to live your life with a clean slate."
Sephiroth stared at the maiden unsure what to do.
After a few minutes he made his decision, "Alright, I accept. I am willing to try this, I will do whatever you ask me to do."
The maiden nodded with a sweet smile, "I had faith you would take this chance, follow me." she turned as a portal appeared in thin air, which she walked through.
Sephiroth stared at it, took a breath and stepped through.
Beyond the portal lay an ancient stone circle, with multiple statues lining the outer wall. In the centre of the circle was a inner circle with tiles around its edge, one for each statue.
"Welcome to the circle of sleep. In this temple, you can pull a person's sleep self into this room. Just press the corresponding tile. However you can only do it when the person is sleeping."
As if on cue a couple of tiles started shining. Aerith stood infront of one, and looked at the statue opposite; Tifa's.
"To summon a person, just step on the tile." she Said as she stepped on a tile.
As she did an Image of Tifa appeared. The maiden grabbed Sephiroth's hand pulled him into the circle.
As they stepped into the circle the stone room was replaced by what looked like a poorly constructed shanty town. Tifa was hiding behind a wall watching as Rufus was walking alone down the street, as he passed Tifa she shot out from her hiding position and started to strangle the man.
Aerith looked to Sephiroth, "This is a common dream of hers, she tolerates Rufus but her resentment of shin-ra, causes her to dream about killing Rufus..." she watched as Tifa continued strangling the blonde man who wasn't struggling he was laughing at her.
The maiden turned to Sephiroth, "Lets talk to her..." she said walking over.
'Talk? but won't she believe we're just figments of her imagination?' he thought before following the maiden.
"Hi Tifa," the maiden said, prompting Rufus to disappear and the scene to change back to the stone circle.