Chapter 2- Revelation

Weeks went by and Tifa went back to Ignoring the voice in her head and still it urged her to go to the reactor it seemed it had abandoned the idea of killing all together, much to her relief in favor of getting her to go to the reactor why she had to go she didn't understand and it was insistent that if she wanted answers she would have to go there. Somewhere an urge to go was building and it was about to win.

She had set herself up teaching piano lessons now that she was back in Neibelham she saw no reason to have another bar afterall it would only attract trouble and that was the last thing she needed especially with a voice in her head with a penchant for murder.

No she needed a quiet job something relaxing where there wouldn't be any trouble it dawned on her one day when she sat staring at her piano the very same one her mother had bought for her she didn't believe it at first but upon careful inspection she found the spot where she had engraved her name on it so it had to be it. had her house survived the fire? apparently since the things inside seemed to be the same as they were back then. even the old sheet music was here...after that she decided to open up shop and start giving lessons well...after a bit of practicing and getting back into the habit.

But today there would be no lessons because the little voice in her head won today and it was going to take her up into the mountains and to the reactor. when it happened one wouldn't have realised a thing she simply froze for a moment grabbed some belongings and left leaving only a sign on the door.

where one would have noticed is if they looked at her eyes they were purple now. and would remain that way as long as the thing inside her held control. she fought through the monsters of the mountain using the slash all materia she had been given all of them dropping in a single attack. it wasn't untill she came upon a familiar sight that Tifa awakened from her trance and realised what was happening. "oh god...I'm on the mountain...How did you get me all the way here?"

easily

the voice laughed.

Tifa gritted her teeth but now was not the time because the sight she had seen was the crablike guardian however it was a new one as this one was red. and it was already in the middle of casting trine she hasitly used shield and ran through the attack un affected in the least. next she cast freeze and froze the creature then attacked shattering it completly. she was greatful that the others had chosen to give her the materia however she feared that the thing inside her would take over and use them against her freinds. "Ooooh that's it! we're going back!" She yelled.

oh come on...don't stop now...we're so close...and don't you want to know the answers?

"Honestly...no I'd rather put up with you and not know what's going on than go up there and find out something horrible." She said simply

hahaha...ignorance is bliss...but what you don't know CAN hurt you.

at that Tifa turned around again and started toward the reactor if there was something up there that would be dangerous later that meant that hopefully it wasn't so dangerous right now and she could kill it or whatever before it was

She arrived at the twilight hours and the reactor seemed to glow in the light.

welcome...home

'home?' she thought but shook it off and went inside. it seemed empty enough at first untill she saw them. in the containment cells lined up in the heart of the reactor were a new batch of monsters growing or were they supposed to be superhumans like Sephiroth?

'what is this?...explain and why show me?'

this is our family...he is here too...he will explain

'he?' she asked but the voice abandoned her. for the first time when she finally wanted it to speak it would say nothing.

"These things?...family? what the hell is it talking about...?" she wondered aloud before sitting on the steps. Just then she heard footsteps she jumped up in defensive stance and waited for whatever it was to appear.

"Hello there." he spoke from the shadows stepping forward. Tifa almost screamed the voice seemed different but sure enough from the shadows stepped a man in black with silver hair and a smirk on his face.

"S..Sephiroth...?" she stuttered

"haha no I'm not him...though I'm flattered you think so I was afterall hoping to look like him. what do you think father?" he asked up into the air.

Tifa stiffened Sephiroth was here she knew it she could feel him but she wasn't sure how. She heard something hit the floor behind her and whirled around. At first it was just a mass of black but it began to rise and she spotted the sliver hair 'no...' the mass rose and shown it was a black cape. 'god no...not him not now not here...' and he turned around to show his face the ever present smirk and masamune in his hand. Inside Tifa was screaming her head off. But she wouldn't show her fear of him even if she was alone and there was another who looked just like him behind her. wait...behind, She started to move but it was too late he grabbed her.

"Good boy Kadaj...Now then...why are you here woman? and where are your freinds?" he asked

Tifa debated lying and telling him Cloud would come but she figured he'd actually wait on him and be rather angry when he figured out she lied. "they aren't here...I came alone." She said

He tilted his head in confusion. "alone? why?"

"I simply had to come...someone...or rather something told me to." she said she wasn't sure why she was telling him everything perhaps fear of death despite being sure he'd kill her anyway. perhaps it was the fact that she'd been told he would explain everything. But coming from a mysterious voice that wanted to kill that wasn't very reliable. She wondered if since she wouldn't let the voice inside her out to kill that it decided to be sastisfied with at least getting her killed.

"hmph. sure. you expect me to..." Sephiroth began but paused in mid sentance

"Oh I see...mother...I understand..." He said after a moment

"Mother?...you mean Jenova?" Tifa asked fearing the creature would appear before her as well.

"Yes of course...release her Kadaj." He ordered and it was done Kadaj backed away to avoid any retaliation she might have had. But she had none if Sephiroth was going to let her live she wasn't going to give him reason to change his mind not if it meant she could go and get the others and come kill him again.

"Come" He said motioning for her to follow. She hesitated but obeyed. "all of these beings you see here...will be a unique individual but with abilities similar to my own. None will quite be on my level of course but they will be far more powerful than the average man. or even monster." He told her as they continued. he stopped when he came to the door marked Jenova.

"And that, is Mother's room...she made all this possible...or rather you did." he turned to her.

"what?" she was lost

"you said something told you to come here no?...well guess who that was?" He said with a grin.

The blood drained from Tifa's face. "no...god no She's INSIDE ME!" She screamed.

"exactly." was the simple reply.

hahahaha now you know...

"...how?...when?" Tifa asked incoherantly now sinking to her knees. the pure horror of it all still sinking in as she imagined the monster bursting out of her body when it was ready and killing everyone she cared about.

"Father I think she's broken." Kadaj cut in.

"No this is just momentary...watch." Sephiroth told him knowing all to well what was next.

Tifa's shocked and fear turned to anger and she got up and she didn't care if she died or not but she swung at Sephiroth without so much as a word. that he hadn't expected but it hit him nonetheless and he was knocked on his backside.

"you...you did this didn't you!" She said angrilly.

oh so NOW you're ready to kill...

Jenova cut in.

"Shut up Jenova!" She shrieked and couldn't believe she was actually talking to her or it...whatever.

"hahahaha...don't be angry at me I had nothing to do with it. You're the fool who allowed her into you." He told her. standing again.wiping blood from his mouth she had a good punch he was most pleased with that fact.

Kadaj had tensed when he saw Sephiroth fall and was ready to attack Tifa but he held his place Sephiroth had told him to watch so he would do just that.

"Bastard...so what do you intend to do with me now?" She asked.

"Nothing you can go if you like but Jenova will simply bring you back here when she wishes. So you might as well stay." he reasoned

no...if she dissapears people will begin looking for her...

Jenova spoke to both of them now.

"I see...but if she goes back she can simply inform those freinds of hers..." He argued.

true but will they accept a monster as their freind?

"They will find a way to rid me of you." Tifa interrupted.

"there is no way unless Jenova has another body to go into...and don't you worry She'll have one of her own soon enough and we'll be done with you." He told her.

"done with me? as In I can go?" she hoped.

"I don't care by then it won't matter if you get your freinds or not because our freinds here will be ready by then.Now I'm going out Kadaj watch her and keep her out of trouble for now." He ordered

"Wait where do you think you're going and leaving me here with this weirdo wannabe and these...things?" She asked

"Would you rather be coming with me, the monster you faced before?" He asked

"Actually...Yes, You I know, but if these things here start coming out I don't know what they'll do and that guy's been looking at me funny...I'll take the Devil I know over the Devil I don't any day." She told him. He shrugged

"Fine If Jenova has no argument then come." He told her. and took off through the roof.

"HEY! I can't do that ya know!" She yelled.

yes we can...

Jenova informed her and next thing she knew she took off after him. Tifa sighed obviously Jenova could take over her body whenever she wanted so why had she been so adamant about her choosing to go to the reactor?

They landed somewhere familiar but it didn't register at first with tifa untill Sephiroth disaapeared into a cave behind a waterfall. "oh god...this is..." She realised recognizing it to be lucratia's cave.She hurried in after him but stopped in the opening immidiately. Vincent was there...likely looking for lucrecia. as apparently Sephiroth was.

"You" they both said at the same time. Immidiately afterwards a fight ensued Sephiroth lunging at Vincent with a slash and Vincent jumped back firing a shot off but Sephiroth spun on one heel and avoided it when he brought the other back down he slashed again this time he got a piece of Vincent's Cloak as he rolled under the attack he fired again this time into Sephiroths' gut but he shrugged it off and snatched Vincent up with his free hand and held him by the throat. Masamune was about to run him through when Tifa came screaming into the room and dove grabbing Vincent and moving both him and herself out of the way.

"Tifa?" Vincent said in disbelief.

"Woman what are you doing?" Sephiroth asked as if he couldn't believe she had just done that.

"You can't kill vincent!" She yelled. Vincent took the opportunity to take aim but now it was Jenova's turn she took over and knocked the gun away as he fired.

"Why did you do that!" Vincent asked

Sephiroth was advancing again.

"NO Stop. Neither of you are allowed to kill the other yet understood?" Sephiroth glared at her but then came to realize Jenova was in control He sheathed his sword. and turned away "the woman obviously isn't here so we're leaving." he said plainly and started walking Vincent was lost.

"tifa?" he asked turning to her. he saw the purple eyes only for a moment as they faded back to normal color.

"I...I'm sorry Vincent...I can't explain..." 'no I don't want to explain...' "but...I have to go with him...please tell the others though...I may need help... he's looking for..."

"WOMAN COME ON" Sephiroth bellowed angrily.

Against her will her body began to move and she knew it was Jenova's doing.

"looking for what?" Vincent asked

"A body..." Was all she got to tell him as she was once again jerked into the air. This time by Sephiroth himself he had grabbed her by the arm and taken off.

"What did you tell him?" Sephiroth demanded

"...nothing." She lied

"Don't lie to me I heard you clearly." He told her

"then if you heard me why would you have to ask?" She asked

"Because I wanted to know if you were dumb enough to lie to me or if you were smart enough to realize that if I knew you told him something that I must have heard you." He explained

they were silent for a long time before she spoke

"So..where are we going now?" She asked

"Stop that." He said

"stop what?" she asked

"Trying to start a conversation it's annoying." He told her

"You're just like Vincent." She sighed.

Sephiroth frowned "what's that supposed to mean?"

"I thought you wanted me to stop talking now you want to have a conversation?" she shot back

"Damnit woman just tell me." He said impatiently.

"Vincent is the quiet type like you. doesn't like much conversation. he'll be quite angry if lucretia is who you're after..." she told him

"like I care?" he replied

"She was his lover if you mess with her he's likely to kill you. He's the only one besides Cloud who probably has that kind of power on his own..." She muttered more to herself but Sephiroth heard it anyway.

"What're you talking about what 'power' does he have?" Sephiroth asked stopping in midair.

'damnit...I really do talk to much.' she thought.but now she had to tell him or risk his wrath.

"He transforms into a demon. it's name is Chaos and I'm quite sure Chaos is more than capable of defeating you." She said you with venom and hate.

"heh you're mistaken haven't you heard? I'm an angel angels always beat the demons." He chuckled.

"you being an Angel is just some twisted joke hojo played...an Angel of Destruction." she said looking down at the scenery.

"think what you will...but the fact remains that is what I am." He said and came to a stop in what was left of midgar. Apparently Reeve hadn't planned to build the new midgar here but somewhere else.

"why are we here now?" She asked

"the time for talk is over be silent now." He warned. she wasn't sure why but she obeyed he seemed to be looking for something. his eyes scanned the area and behind them a large Dinosaur or at least that's what it looked like came out of the trees running straight for Tifa she was certain she was dead she had turned around be had no time to do anything when a flash of black and silver flew by her and before she knew it a cry rang out and all that was left was a bloody mess. she imagined it must have been the same with the midgar zolom when he killed it.

She stood there in a sort of shock he'd just saved her life.

"t...thank you..." She said stammering

"Don't get any ideas I don't like you or anything but mother is still inside you so I must protect you for now." He told her.

"Oh...right I see..." She said following him a little more willingly now and a bit more closely if he was going to protect her she was going to take full advantage of it. Somehow knowing she was safe made her a bit more comfortable around him despite knowing everything she knew about him and what he intended to do.

"She is here...she must be" He muttered then he spotted it. Aeris' Church. Tifa saw it too she gasped amazed it was still standing and for a moment she half expected to see Aeris' tending the flowers there. He stepped inside cautiously she swore the man was always on guard even though he had the most potential power on the planet despite the fact that Cloud was currently more powerful than him. Sephiroth had never been challenged that's why he hadn't reached his potential. Whereas Cloud had been put through hell by him and as such reached far greater power than he should have.

"What're waiting for woman? Another monster to attack you? Get in here" he commanded and she obeyed she had become pretty obidient after he saved her life back there whether it was gratitude or a new found fear due to the reminder of how powerful he was she wasn't sure.

When Tifa entered there was Lucratia. apparently she had moved from the waterfall to the remains of Midgar "Finally...there's mother's new body." He said

"What? wait...but she IS your mother...your real mother the one who gave birth to you!" Tifa said and this got Lucretias attention she hadn't noticed them at first but now that Tifa had yelled she looked at them. and gasped "My son?...Sephiroth?" She looked at him she was overjoyed to see him again. A mothers love can be a terrible thing they say...this would be one such case.

"What're you talking about woman? I wasn't born I was created." He said angrily turning to Tifa.

"No you're wrong...you were born I can prove it! Hojo told us everything He was your father and this is your mother. though Vincent should have been the father Hojo did something...something horrible...he decided since it was not his child he would change it and make it his and while doing so he decided to create something even greater...that something was you. You are a human Sephiroth albeit genetically modified and infused with Jenova cells and mako and all that...but you are still human somewhere in there." She told him.

Lucratia had made her way over to them and looked up at the towering figure of her son. "Sephiroth...I don't konw what they told you or what they did to you...but I must apologize for whatever you had to endure...it was my fault...I know about what you did..and I don't care...just tell me...look me in the eyes and recognize me as your mother...that's all I want." She pleaded her blue eyes gazing into his. Slowly he realized it was true the look in her eyes her body language the silver hair everything it pointed to both of them telling the truth.

"but...Jenova..." he started

"Jenova is the reason you survived what Hojo did to you." Lucratia informed him "If it were not for her cells you would have died in the process. I suppose that is why she considers you her child as well."

"you see? you jumped to conclusions that day...and they were all wrong..." Tifa said

"Shut up! both of you!" Sephiroth sat down his sword proped up beside him. "So what am I supposed to do now?" He wondered aloud.

Stick to the plan

"how can I? You lied to me Jenova." He said

I did no such thing you assumed I was your only mother and that you had no father I never told you that and you never asked either.

"Damnit!" He yelled slashing the church wall leaving a sizable hole in it.

"Sephiroth...It's ok...do what you came here to do." Lucratia told him...A mothers love was a terrible thing indeed.

End Chapter 2