He was able to do the impossible. He was now able to defeat the man that haunted him these past two years. It was finally over. Sephiroth has been defeated. But his defeat came with a price. And that price was known as the death of Cloud Strife. Many people mourned for the blond swordsman's supposed passing, with Tifa Lockheart crying the most. Despite his brooding demeanor, he as shown time and time again that he truly cares for them. He has made a great impact upon their lives. But with Cloud gone, people felt a great bout of sadness from his passing.

He endured too much already. From his village being burned down to nearly losing his sanity, he already lost too much. So much that a normal person would have went insane over the amount of shit he went through. Little did anyone know, he really isn't dead.

In an unknown area, where there was nothing but white, Cloud found himself lying within a patch of grass, filled with flowers. Opening his mako blue eyes, he woke up, scanning his surroundings.

"What happened?" Cloud thought. Then the memeories came back to him like a bullet train. Yazoo and Loz did a dual kamikaze attack that seemingly took his life. While he was able to endure being a shish kebab to Sephiroth's sword, not even he was durable enough to survive an explosion.

Looking at himself, he found his clothes free of dirt, grime and blood. Even the sleeve that covered his left arm was there, despite not needing it because his Geostigma was cured.

"Well, I just hope that they're happy. Sephiroth's gone, so they shouldn't have to worry about me anymore." He then got up, trying to get a good look around. It seems that wherever he is, it's nothing except pure white. There isn't even a sky, unless you count the white nothingness on the great beyond.

The more he walked, the more he found himself lost. It was as if, he was just walking in mere circles, with no way to go.

"Hello, Cloud." A familiar voice rang out behind him. Turning around, he saw a woman around his age was brown hair tied to a braid and wore a pink dress and red jacket, along with brown boots. Her eyes were as green as emeralds and a pink ribbon adorned her hair. The chocobo head couldn't help but smile softly as seeing her again.

"Hello, Aeris." He greeted back, his tone laced with mirth, though thanks to being brooding, he hid it well.

"So, how have you been?" She asked him casually.

"I just saved the world if that's what you mean?" Aerith giggled.

"I know that, silly." She smiled.

"So...since that I'm seeing you, does that mean I'm dead?" He asked her, raising an eyebrow.

"Not exactly, spiky." Another person came out of the white nothingness. He was a man, about six feet three inch in height with slicked spiky black hair with a bang on his head. An x-shaped scar was on his left check and his eyes were glowing blue, like Cloud's.

"Hey there, Zack." The chocobo head greeted casually.

"Hey, Cloud. It's been a while." The first class SOLDIER greeted with a wave.

"So, why am I here? Not that I'm disappointed to see you guys." Their smiling faces turned into a frowning one.

"Cloud. We need your help." Zack's normally cheerful voice turned serious, making the mako eyed clone of Sephiroth raise an eyebrow, willing to listen.

"Or rather, another world." Aerith said to him.

"Another world?" Repeated the blond swordsman, raising an eyebrow.

"You see... there are other worlds similar to Gaia that needs in dire help." Zack began.

"It's called the Empire. They are under civil unrest and suffering. It is a world full of strife and hatred. It's a place full of bad people. Every day, people suffer because of how messed up the corrupt government was." Cloud was shocked with Aerith's words.

"And the people in the Empire need your help, Cloud. They need a hero. Someone who can bring the Empire out of the darkness and into the light." The blond warrior cold only raise an eyebrow in surprise.

"But I'm only one man. How can I make an impact?" Cloud asked his late friends.

"You have defeated enemies that can destroy Gaia, along with your friends. But I don't want to drag them into his, so I only requested for your help." Aerith admitted, looking away.

"Cloud. I know that you're tired of fighting, and I know that you just want to settle down. But please, consider this. I know that you have been through a lot, but understand that some of these people can relate to your pain." Zack pleaded his best friend.

"But I..." Cloud didn't say anything. Save other worlds? Just what kind of crazy stuff is this?

"I know that you always wanted to be a hero, Cloud. Well, now's your chance. You can prevent many innocents from dying if you choose to intervene. I don't blame you for our passing. We chose to put ourselves in the line of fire for you and your friends. Trust me, Cloud. You can do it. We've never stopped believing in you once and we won't stop now." Aerith said to him.

With every word they say, determination and fire filled his heart. He willingly took up his sword to fight for not only his friends, but also the world. For the past two years, he's done nothing but run away from his problems. It's time to put it to and end.

"Both of you. Thanks you for sacrifice your life for me. Your passing motivated me to get stronger. Zack, I am your living legacy. As long as I live, I will do anything to protect the people I care about. I'm tired of running away from my problems. Fighting is in my blood. As much as I don't like to get in fights often, with these skills I harbor, I feel like trouble finds me regardless. It was you who inspired me to be a hero, Zack. You and Aerith have given your lives for me. It's only fair that I do the same for you. I accept your mission. Take me wherever you wish to do. As long as I live, no one is dying on my watch. Shirking away from this will not only taint your name, but also for what I stand for." Cloud finished his monologue with determination, his mako blue eyes, once filled with despair and devoid of hope and now filled with determination. The will to fight has returned. His resolve strengthened.

Both smiled at his newfound determination. It seems that he wasn't the same person he was two years ago.

"Thank you, Cloud for doing this. Thank you for putting yourself on the line for the sake of others. Is this your final decision?" Zack asked his friend. Cloud didn't hesitate to say yes.

"Good. Now let us begin." A bright flash of light covered him. Cloud could see the smiling faces of Zack and Aerith before seeing nothing but white.

So... yeah. it's a Final Fantasy VII crossover, featuring Cloud Strife as the main character. I was originally gonna have it as a mass X-Over, but I decided to put it in just one verse.