Disclaimer: Do I really have to repeat
myself? refer to chapter one.
Author's Note:
I'm not going to argue the point any
further about the stabbing. If you don't
like my idea about how it happened, just don't
read this fic. =P
Anyway, this is one of the more serious tales I've
wrote come to think of it... Skyship Highwind
was just a comedy with mild plotline. This one is
the opposite =) I read a fic the other day that
annoyed me a bit. It's an awesome fic, a Cloud/Yuffie
pairing, but 1.) Kisaragi was spelled wrong, and
2.) SOLDIER was spelt SOLIDER, netiher of which were
typos as they were misspelled every time. But who
cares, the story rocked ^_^ Too bad I can't find it
again, I never finished it...
OH, to those who asked questions, it's time for..
]Fan Mail![
Khan: "With me as your host, of coarse. Ok, let's
see here.. First off, to Sephiroth, it's rumored that
you would have had to swim to get to Aeris' body in
the lake. What do you have to say about that?"
Sephiroth: "... I would only have had to swim if her
body had not fallen to the bottom of the lake as it had.."
Khan: "It's also rumored that you didn't do it because
you can't swim."
Sephiroth: ".... bring me the fool who started that
rumor and I'll make him suffer."
Khan: "Someone had also said something about you hating
Aeris, let me find the review list.."
Sephiroth: "Hate her? If I hated her, I'd have locked
her in the spare basement room with nothing but a coffin
to sleep in and corpses to keep her company."
Khan: "So what you're saying is you like her?"
Sephiroth: "... I didn't say tha-"
Khan: "You heard it here first! Sephiroth likes Aeris!"
Sephiroth: "Hey! You're putting words in my mouth!"
Khan: "That's besides the point. Let's get on with the show!"
[Chapter Two: And So He Failed.]
[Place:Midgar City]
[Time: Meteor's Impact, Midnight]
Everyone stared in horror. The Planet
was covered in darkness, the only beacon
of light coming from the ominous Meteor,
which was slowly moving into Midgar. Spirals
of flames were spreading down like twisters,
wiping out each sector bit by bit, and the ShinRa
headquarters was the first to go, consumed by fire
in mere moments.
The only one who had the power to stop it was on
her knees in her 'prison' of sorts. Aeris had been
trying to reach the lifestream for hours now; having
Sephiroth gone helped her concentration, but it was
still difficult.
Yet, after many hours of pleading, finally eerie green
light began to pour from the Planet's surface, all moving
towards Midgar - and Meteor - like a stream of spirits.
It began to cluster over Midgar, enveloping the Meteor
slowly, adding a massive blueish green light to the Planet,
and bringing hope to those watching. Untill suddenly, the
light began to fade into red, and Meteor kept coming.
And right as it seemed Meteor was about to crash, there came
a blinding flash of light, and in mere moments, all that remained
of Meteor were thousands of tiny flaming pebbles, which hardly did damage
other than shattering a few windows or catching a tree or two
on fire.
Of coarse at this point all of Midgar was nothing but a smoldering
crator, but that's besides the point. Aeris lifted her head and
smiled. Her task had been completed. She had stopped Sephiroth once
and for all. She stood and began to gather her things. "I can't wait
to see the others, they'll be shocked to see me!"
As she stuffed the last of her things into a small napsack - which
wasn't a lot mind you - she heard footsteps.
Aeris froze stiff in terror. Whoever it was seemed to be dragging
along the ground as he/she walked, and a bit of grunting could be
heard with each step, accompanied by heavy breathing. She dreaded
the worst, that Sephiroth was still alive, that he was back, and she
began frantically trying to search for another way out... then she
began to think.. "Maybe it's Cloud, coming to save me!" she thought to
herself with a grin, and as she turned to get the door, all her
hopes were shattered. Along with the door.
Loud crackles of lightning were heard as the door was splintered open
by magical bolts; There, in the doorway, stood her worst nightmare.
Sephiroth stood there glaring at her; his calm, cool composure was lost
at the moment. Instead, he seemed to be staggering; his body had cuts
all over the place, his clothes torn in many places, his shirt completely
torn off, his hair matted with blood; his left leg seemed to be paralyzed
at the moment, and his right arm seemed paralyzed in pain, but his face
didn't reveal any of this pain despite the slashes on it.
Instead, he glared at her with a seething hatred in his eyes as he
staggared towards her. "You... it's all... you're... fault!" he growled,
dripping a trail of blood as he walked towards the Ancient. "I'd.. rule
this.. world... now... if not.. for you.."
He seemed to be gasping for air, and he was halfway to Aeris, moving
at a very slow pace.
Aeris wasn't quite as afraid anymore; in fact she found his appearance,
though quite bloody, was rather amusing.
"Looks like Cloud really kicked your butt. I knew it." Aeris laughed.
This obviously enraged Sephiroth even worse.
"You DARE mock me.. in my own mansion..!?" Sephiroth yelled weakly,
as he staggered closer. He stood up tall again as if the searing
pain of his injuries didn't even phase him, as his hands began
to burn brightly with huge balls of fire. "You'll pay.. for what
you've.. done..!!" he growled bitterly. Aeris realized her mistake
in mocking him and jumped back, but before she had time to cast
Reflect on herself..
Sephiroth groaned and fell to the ground, his hands now
smoking and a bit scorched. He just hadn't had the energy
to complete the magic, and the strain had completely drained
him.
Aeris stood there, stunned for a moment, before realizing this
would be an excellent time to escape. And so she attempted to
to so, carefully walking out of the room.
But every step she took in what she now recognized as the
ShinRa mansion in Nibelheim, she felt more and more guilty
for something she shouldn't even feel guily about. Every
step she took remined her of Sephiroth, as she was forced to
see a trail of blood leading down the stairs, as well as smearings
of it along the walls where he'd had to lean for support.
Not to mention at the top of the stairs there had been a rather
large stain of it, obviously where he'd collapsed at the top
of the stairs.
And as she reached the bloodied doorknob of the entrance, she
couldn't take it anymore. Her good nature betrayed her as she
turned the other way back towards Sephiroth.
"I'm only going to heal him a bit.." she muttered to herself.
"Then I'm going to leave."
She reached her room again and kneeled below him, placing
her hands over his back as a bright green glow emitted from
them. "Why do I always have to be the good girl.." she sighed,
confused at her own actions as Sephiroth's wounds re-closed.
The flower girl walked out of the room, satisfied with what
she had done, and at the same time regretting it. She'd left
him injured enough to keep him out of commission for a long
while, but enough to keep him alive.
Thunder crashed outside the mansion, startling Aeris slightly
as she walked towards the stairs. She turned around, fearing
that Sephiroth was blasting lightning around again, but realized
how silly this was after she saw nothing.
Rain picked up outside as she walked down the stairs.
Then, she heard yet another unwelcome sound, one that
badly troubled her; footsteps. Her heart raced as she
stopped and turned, seeing nothing. ".. it's just
your imagination, Aeris.." she told herself, as she began
walking again. And again, footsteps sounded behind her,
as if someone was following.
As she got near the bottom of the stairs she turned quickly,
hearing a swishing sound as the footsteps stopped.
"... Alright, Aeris, you're going crazy now.." she said
to herself, her heart pounding. "I'm getting out of here-"
As she turned around, however, she let out a blood-curling
scream.
"Jeeze.. did you have to scream in my ear?" said the tall
man standing before her, rubbing his sore ears as Aeris
backed away in horror. The man let out a cruel grin as
he walked towards her, enjoying every moment of her
nervousness.
"S-Se-Sephiroth..! You- You're supposed to be--"
"You underestimate my endurance, brat..." Sephiroth said
with a light shuckle. Aeris lost her scared composure
at that. "If it wasn't for me, you'd be dead.." she
muttered, purposely loud enough for him to hear.
"If it wasn't for you, I'd rule the world now!" Sephiroth
yelled, turning from amused to angry so fast it was obvious
he was still mentally unsound. Then he stood up straight
again with a sigh. ".. although I suppose I owe
you some gratitude for getting me back on my feet.."
"So.. so you'll let me live..? I can leave?" Aeris asked,
prepared to fight for her life upon the obvious answer.
She may die here but she'd bring Sephiroth down with her...
At first, Sephiroth looked at her like she was crazy,
preparing to blast her pitiful form to bits. But then
the same sarcastic smirk he had when he 'stabbed' Aeris
crossed his lips and he kneeled down, face-to-face with
Aeris. "Yes.." he said. ".. I won't kill you.. you can
live.."
He helped Aeris up. The flower girl smiled, as Sephiroth
mocked her own expression, making it look as sincere as
possible however. "Thank you. You're not as heartless
as you seem... are you?" And with this, Aeris began to walk
towards the door. As she got there, however, the doors
to the mansion shot up and fixed themselves, slamming shut
with magical force and glowing an odd blue.
"Wha... What's going on!?" Aeris yelled, turning to face
Sephiroth. He laughed loudly this time. "You-You said
you'd let me go!"
"No, I said I'd let you live. You are still of use
to me.." Sephiroth said, greatly amused at the
young girl's expressions. "... however, you will
remain my prisoner."
"Grr, Cloud'll realize I'm missing!" Aeris yelled, "Cloud
will come rescue me--"
Sephiroth burst with laughter at these words.
"Cloud?" he laughed, "Cloud and the other fools
all believe you are dead."
Aeris growled, still glaring at the man. SHe knew
he was right, but there was still hope... oh,
who was she kidding? Everyone thought she was
dead, they even 'buried' her and witnessed
the so-called stabbing. These thoughts just angered
her more and she charged into Sephiroth, not caring
if she died or not at this point, pounding him with
her bare hands as hard as she could. Sephiroth
retained his amused smirk, which only served to anger
her worse as she went for the low-blow: Kicking
every man's weakness.
Sephiroth fell to his knees - even the almighty Seph
was only human after all. The blue barrier faded and
the doors fell to the ground once more, as Aeris dashed
out of the mansion and clar out of Nibelheim.
As Sephiroth slowly staggared up, twenty red eyes began to
appear in the darkness behind him. "... after her.." he
muttered, as the eyes vanished and ten shadowy figures
dashed out the door at blinding speed.
[[END CHAPTER]]
Sephiroth: "Just so you know, the next chapter will be...
delayed... since the author will be all tied up for a while."
Khan: *tied up with tight rope and dangling over a boiling
pot of molten metal* "Just you wait till I get out of this,
you'll pay by having to wear a tu-tu on the next chapter!!
Sephiroth: "Silence pitiful fool! You will suffer for
spreading rumors and threatening me!"
Khan: "Stay tuned for the next chapter, where I'll show
you why you don't mess with the author..."
-To Be Continued of coarse.
myself? refer to chapter one.
Author's Note:
I'm not going to argue the point any
further about the stabbing. If you don't
like my idea about how it happened, just don't
read this fic. =P
Anyway, this is one of the more serious tales I've
wrote come to think of it... Skyship Highwind
was just a comedy with mild plotline. This one is
the opposite =) I read a fic the other day that
annoyed me a bit. It's an awesome fic, a Cloud/Yuffie
pairing, but 1.) Kisaragi was spelled wrong, and
2.) SOLDIER was spelt SOLIDER, netiher of which were
typos as they were misspelled every time. But who
cares, the story rocked ^_^ Too bad I can't find it
again, I never finished it...
OH, to those who asked questions, it's time for..
]Fan Mail![
Khan: "With me as your host, of coarse. Ok, let's
see here.. First off, to Sephiroth, it's rumored that
you would have had to swim to get to Aeris' body in
the lake. What do you have to say about that?"
Sephiroth: "... I would only have had to swim if her
body had not fallen to the bottom of the lake as it had.."
Khan: "It's also rumored that you didn't do it because
you can't swim."
Sephiroth: ".... bring me the fool who started that
rumor and I'll make him suffer."
Khan: "Someone had also said something about you hating
Aeris, let me find the review list.."
Sephiroth: "Hate her? If I hated her, I'd have locked
her in the spare basement room with nothing but a coffin
to sleep in and corpses to keep her company."
Khan: "So what you're saying is you like her?"
Sephiroth: "... I didn't say tha-"
Khan: "You heard it here first! Sephiroth likes Aeris!"
Sephiroth: "Hey! You're putting words in my mouth!"
Khan: "That's besides the point. Let's get on with the show!"
[Chapter Two: And So He Failed.]
[Place:Midgar City]
[Time: Meteor's Impact, Midnight]
Everyone stared in horror. The Planet
was covered in darkness, the only beacon
of light coming from the ominous Meteor,
which was slowly moving into Midgar. Spirals
of flames were spreading down like twisters,
wiping out each sector bit by bit, and the ShinRa
headquarters was the first to go, consumed by fire
in mere moments.
The only one who had the power to stop it was on
her knees in her 'prison' of sorts. Aeris had been
trying to reach the lifestream for hours now; having
Sephiroth gone helped her concentration, but it was
still difficult.
Yet, after many hours of pleading, finally eerie green
light began to pour from the Planet's surface, all moving
towards Midgar - and Meteor - like a stream of spirits.
It began to cluster over Midgar, enveloping the Meteor
slowly, adding a massive blueish green light to the Planet,
and bringing hope to those watching. Untill suddenly, the
light began to fade into red, and Meteor kept coming.
And right as it seemed Meteor was about to crash, there came
a blinding flash of light, and in mere moments, all that remained
of Meteor were thousands of tiny flaming pebbles, which hardly did damage
other than shattering a few windows or catching a tree or two
on fire.
Of coarse at this point all of Midgar was nothing but a smoldering
crator, but that's besides the point. Aeris lifted her head and
smiled. Her task had been completed. She had stopped Sephiroth once
and for all. She stood and began to gather her things. "I can't wait
to see the others, they'll be shocked to see me!"
As she stuffed the last of her things into a small napsack - which
wasn't a lot mind you - she heard footsteps.
Aeris froze stiff in terror. Whoever it was seemed to be dragging
along the ground as he/she walked, and a bit of grunting could be
heard with each step, accompanied by heavy breathing. She dreaded
the worst, that Sephiroth was still alive, that he was back, and she
began frantically trying to search for another way out... then she
began to think.. "Maybe it's Cloud, coming to save me!" she thought to
herself with a grin, and as she turned to get the door, all her
hopes were shattered. Along with the door.
Loud crackles of lightning were heard as the door was splintered open
by magical bolts; There, in the doorway, stood her worst nightmare.
Sephiroth stood there glaring at her; his calm, cool composure was lost
at the moment. Instead, he seemed to be staggering; his body had cuts
all over the place, his clothes torn in many places, his shirt completely
torn off, his hair matted with blood; his left leg seemed to be paralyzed
at the moment, and his right arm seemed paralyzed in pain, but his face
didn't reveal any of this pain despite the slashes on it.
Instead, he glared at her with a seething hatred in his eyes as he
staggared towards her. "You... it's all... you're... fault!" he growled,
dripping a trail of blood as he walked towards the Ancient. "I'd.. rule
this.. world... now... if not.. for you.."
He seemed to be gasping for air, and he was halfway to Aeris, moving
at a very slow pace.
Aeris wasn't quite as afraid anymore; in fact she found his appearance,
though quite bloody, was rather amusing.
"Looks like Cloud really kicked your butt. I knew it." Aeris laughed.
This obviously enraged Sephiroth even worse.
"You DARE mock me.. in my own mansion..!?" Sephiroth yelled weakly,
as he staggered closer. He stood up tall again as if the searing
pain of his injuries didn't even phase him, as his hands began
to burn brightly with huge balls of fire. "You'll pay.. for what
you've.. done..!!" he growled bitterly. Aeris realized her mistake
in mocking him and jumped back, but before she had time to cast
Reflect on herself..
Sephiroth groaned and fell to the ground, his hands now
smoking and a bit scorched. He just hadn't had the energy
to complete the magic, and the strain had completely drained
him.
Aeris stood there, stunned for a moment, before realizing this
would be an excellent time to escape. And so she attempted to
to so, carefully walking out of the room.
But every step she took in what she now recognized as the
ShinRa mansion in Nibelheim, she felt more and more guilty
for something she shouldn't even feel guily about. Every
step she took remined her of Sephiroth, as she was forced to
see a trail of blood leading down the stairs, as well as smearings
of it along the walls where he'd had to lean for support.
Not to mention at the top of the stairs there had been a rather
large stain of it, obviously where he'd collapsed at the top
of the stairs.
And as she reached the bloodied doorknob of the entrance, she
couldn't take it anymore. Her good nature betrayed her as she
turned the other way back towards Sephiroth.
"I'm only going to heal him a bit.." she muttered to herself.
"Then I'm going to leave."
She reached her room again and kneeled below him, placing
her hands over his back as a bright green glow emitted from
them. "Why do I always have to be the good girl.." she sighed,
confused at her own actions as Sephiroth's wounds re-closed.
The flower girl walked out of the room, satisfied with what
she had done, and at the same time regretting it. She'd left
him injured enough to keep him out of commission for a long
while, but enough to keep him alive.
Thunder crashed outside the mansion, startling Aeris slightly
as she walked towards the stairs. She turned around, fearing
that Sephiroth was blasting lightning around again, but realized
how silly this was after she saw nothing.
Rain picked up outside as she walked down the stairs.
Then, she heard yet another unwelcome sound, one that
badly troubled her; footsteps. Her heart raced as she
stopped and turned, seeing nothing. ".. it's just
your imagination, Aeris.." she told herself, as she began
walking again. And again, footsteps sounded behind her,
as if someone was following.
As she got near the bottom of the stairs she turned quickly,
hearing a swishing sound as the footsteps stopped.
"... Alright, Aeris, you're going crazy now.." she said
to herself, her heart pounding. "I'm getting out of here-"
As she turned around, however, she let out a blood-curling
scream.
"Jeeze.. did you have to scream in my ear?" said the tall
man standing before her, rubbing his sore ears as Aeris
backed away in horror. The man let out a cruel grin as
he walked towards her, enjoying every moment of her
nervousness.
"S-Se-Sephiroth..! You- You're supposed to be--"
"You underestimate my endurance, brat..." Sephiroth said
with a light shuckle. Aeris lost her scared composure
at that. "If it wasn't for me, you'd be dead.." she
muttered, purposely loud enough for him to hear.
"If it wasn't for you, I'd rule the world now!" Sephiroth
yelled, turning from amused to angry so fast it was obvious
he was still mentally unsound. Then he stood up straight
again with a sigh. ".. although I suppose I owe
you some gratitude for getting me back on my feet.."
"So.. so you'll let me live..? I can leave?" Aeris asked,
prepared to fight for her life upon the obvious answer.
She may die here but she'd bring Sephiroth down with her...
At first, Sephiroth looked at her like she was crazy,
preparing to blast her pitiful form to bits. But then
the same sarcastic smirk he had when he 'stabbed' Aeris
crossed his lips and he kneeled down, face-to-face with
Aeris. "Yes.." he said. ".. I won't kill you.. you can
live.."
He helped Aeris up. The flower girl smiled, as Sephiroth
mocked her own expression, making it look as sincere as
possible however. "Thank you. You're not as heartless
as you seem... are you?" And with this, Aeris began to walk
towards the door. As she got there, however, the doors
to the mansion shot up and fixed themselves, slamming shut
with magical force and glowing an odd blue.
"Wha... What's going on!?" Aeris yelled, turning to face
Sephiroth. He laughed loudly this time. "You-You said
you'd let me go!"
"No, I said I'd let you live. You are still of use
to me.." Sephiroth said, greatly amused at the
young girl's expressions. "... however, you will
remain my prisoner."
"Grr, Cloud'll realize I'm missing!" Aeris yelled, "Cloud
will come rescue me--"
Sephiroth burst with laughter at these words.
"Cloud?" he laughed, "Cloud and the other fools
all believe you are dead."
Aeris growled, still glaring at the man. SHe knew
he was right, but there was still hope... oh,
who was she kidding? Everyone thought she was
dead, they even 'buried' her and witnessed
the so-called stabbing. These thoughts just angered
her more and she charged into Sephiroth, not caring
if she died or not at this point, pounding him with
her bare hands as hard as she could. Sephiroth
retained his amused smirk, which only served to anger
her worse as she went for the low-blow: Kicking
every man's weakness.
Sephiroth fell to his knees - even the almighty Seph
was only human after all. The blue barrier faded and
the doors fell to the ground once more, as Aeris dashed
out of the mansion and clar out of Nibelheim.
As Sephiroth slowly staggared up, twenty red eyes began to
appear in the darkness behind him. "... after her.." he
muttered, as the eyes vanished and ten shadowy figures
dashed out the door at blinding speed.
[[END CHAPTER]]
Sephiroth: "Just so you know, the next chapter will be...
delayed... since the author will be all tied up for a while."
Khan: *tied up with tight rope and dangling over a boiling
pot of molten metal* "Just you wait till I get out of this,
you'll pay by having to wear a tu-tu on the next chapter!!
Sephiroth: "Silence pitiful fool! You will suffer for
spreading rumors and threatening me!"
Khan: "Stay tuned for the next chapter, where I'll show
you why you don't mess with the author..."
-To Be Continued of coarse.
