Screams, the sound of rending flesh and the feel of death. These were the sounds that drew her from that near-deathly sleep, her eyes parting to find the glass of her capsule streaked with blood, and beyond it, stood her brother. Rather than shatter the glass as she knew he was so tempted to do, the man sheathed his blade and keyed in the codes he had just obtained from the man he killed.

"Brother…" Seraphina's whisper came as the capsule fully drained and the glass slid to the side to allow her to step forward, directly into the waiting arms of her rescuer. "…you came…"

"…where is Sanura?" When she shook her head, not knowing the answer, he stepped away, grasping her hand with his own and leading her from the room, into the next. Fortunately for the lives of the ShinRa lab technicians, this was the room in which Sanura was held, and it was occupied by only one person. After gaining the code to unlock Sanura's capsule, Sephiroth sent Seraphina to free her sister, and calmly killed the technician.

"What's…going on?" Sanura whispered, after Seraphina had finally managed to rouse her. As her eyes fell upon their brother, they widened, and she stepped back in fear. Yet, while she was frightened, when Sephiroth merely motioned for them to follow and Seraphina did so without any hesitation, Sanura had no choice but to do the same.

Only when she was lead into the main lab did she stop, staring at the carnage that surrounded her. Bodies lay all over the room, none living, and blood stained the walls and floor.

"Sephiroth! What have you done?!" She received no answer, continuing to follow after her siblings as they made their way up to the president's office, many floors above. As the blade slid through the president's back to pin him to his desk, she backed away towards the door, hands over her mouth to keep her scream locked tight inside her.

"Come with me…" Sephiroth's voice was quiet, distanced from them both for reasons neither girl understood. "Come with me to find Mother…to save her from what these people have done to her…"

"Sephiroth…our mother is dead…she's been dead since shortly after we were born!" Sanura exclaimed. "Have you lost your mind? You can't bring back the dead! All you're doing is killing innocent people!"

"Innocent people?" His gaze landed first upon Seraphina, and with a slight, but definite shake of her head, he let it drift to Sanura. She had no idea what had happened to her sister, and Seraphina intended to keep it that way. So be it. "They keep you locked up like an animal…yet you call them innocent…Very well then, stay among your captors. Seraphina?"

"…I cannot fight against her, brother." The way in which she said it left Sanura staring in shock. It was as though she wished she could join Sephiroth in his madness, as though she wanted nothing more than to help him. "…so I cannot…but I will not get in your way. I promise."

"…so be it." With those three simple words, their beloved brother simply vanished, leaving Seraphina to grasp her sister's arm and drag her from the room, narrowly avoiding discovery from whoever was coming upstairs. She did not let Sanura go until they had reached Tseng's office, at which point she opened the door, pushed her sister in, then followed.

"…Seraphina?! Sanura?! The technicians said you wouldn't be fully healed for another three days!" His exclamation fell on deaf ears - Sanura was in shock, and Seraphina was already starting for the door. "Seraphina…?"

"…take care of her, Tseng." Though he expected a glance back and a further explanation, his patience was rewarded only with the door snapping closed behind her, leaving his gaze to shift to Sanura, who seemed to be recovering.

"Seraphina?" As she turned to look for her sister, panic set in, her gaze snapping to Tseng, who could only shake his head. "But where did she go?!"

"She did not say." He murmured. "But I get the feeling-"

"Sir!" The crackle over his earpiece was a sure sign that Reno was running while contacting him, and he shot to his feet.

"Reno? What is it?!"

"Someone's just killed the president, you need to get there, quick!"

"Get to my office!" As the door burst open, Tseng blinked, before merely rushing out past Reno with a hurried, "Protect Sanura!"

"But I thought she was still-" Left facing a closed door, he sighed, reaching for the handle to go down to the labs, only to jump when he heard someone behind him. Whirling around with his hand on his gun, he was left to stare. Sanura stood before him, staring at the door in utter confusion. "…er…Sanura? …I'm Reno-"

He had no further chance for chat, as her eyes rolled back into her head and she dropped forward, leaving him to dive to catch her before she hit the floor.

"Well, hell."