Master of All Puppets
Master of All Puppets
Alright. So, here's the next chapter!
I do realize, that Cloud is a little OOC, but just deal with it.
So, the story is finally getting pretty interesting, eh? It gets way better after this chapter. Please R&R. I love getting reviews.
Anyway, I do not own Final Fantasy VII, or it's characters. Square Enix does. The story idea only belongs to me, and Sarah.
Chapter Three
Loz nodded, and looked over at the youngest. "Why is it always him who suffers the most?" He questioned, and Yazoo shook his head.
"I don't know, Loz..."
Cloud couldn't help but think to himself, "Why is it always Kadaj?" Is it because he's the youngest? There's no reason at all. It's pretty unfair. Cloud couldn't take it anymore, and turned away from the room, heading to the bar and sat on a stool. He sat in silence, the voices having stopped for now, all except one.
'You now see the suffering within his heart? Time to be the hero, and save him from that Darkness. You were a puppet once and he is now. Time to cut the strings.' Cloud Two said.
Kadaj was laying motionless on the bed, but inside, he was squirming with fear. Though unconscious, he was able to feel Sephiroth's pull, trying to get him to fall to him. No, he wouldn't let that happen... It'd be fatal to him, and it's bad enough that it's already happened to him before.
Yazoo stared at the youngest, pondering on the question Loz had asked. Why was it Kadaj, and not him or Loz?
Cloud felt a sudden shock. He got up, and tried to make it to the room, Kadaj and his brothers were in, but he was too late. Everything went dark, and he went crashing down. He fainted into the blackness that wanted to swallow him whole.
The image of Sephiroth appeared in Kadaj's mind, walking closer to him. His image getting clearer with every step he took. Kadaj found himself becoming frightened of the man he saw in front of him. He tried backing away, only to be held on the spot. He couldn't move. He saw Sephiroth's evil smirk slowly forming on his face. He only spoke 6 words.
"It won't be long, my Puppet."
Kadaj woke up suddenly, but he didn't know why. He couldn't remember what caused him to wake up, but something scared him, because he was shaking uncontrollably.
"Kadaj, are you alright?" Came Yazoo's question. Kadaj looked over at him with unfocused eyes. He nodded slowly, but Yazoo knew he was far from alright. Loz had already gone to hug the younger, to let him know that his older brothers were there for him.
Cloud kept on falling into the darkness, he couldn't scream. No sound escaped. Then, he suddenly landed with a crash. He layed on his side in shock at what was happening. What's going on? Then it happened.
A show curtain opened up, and showed two puppets with faces he knew. The one puppet was silver haired and his face was unreal, like he wasn't sure what was happening. The other puppet was blonde, with a frown upon his face, and a single tear running down his cheek. It was him...
Cloud layed there, watching. The out of nowhere, his body got heavy again, and he was crushed into the floor, face and all. He saw the puppets dancing, and then they started fighting. Red streamers surrounded their path, the more they fought. It was madness, and Cloud had to see who was doing this. Cloud looked up as high as he could, and a big shadow appeared, holding to strings to his and Kadaj's hearts.
Sephiroth...
Cloud lied on the ground, in absolute fear. He wanted this to end. "N-no! Stop! Stop this now!" Sephiroth noticed him, and dropped the puppets. Cloud felt it. His side started to hurt the way the Marionette landed. Sephiroth came over to Cloud, and picked him up. "No, Sephiroth, don't!" His evil smile appeared. He dropped Cloud, and he started falling again. The last thing he saw was the smile of the devil, then he woke.
"Kadaj," Yazoo took the teen's hand. "Do you remember what happened?" Kadaj looked over at the ground, still shaking quite a bit, but he was calming down with his brother hugging him, and he didn't dare push him away. He needed his brothers. Possibly more than they needed him. Then he looked up at Yazoo.
"I... I think I remember bits and pieces, but not all of it." Kadaj explained.
"Well, what parts do you remember, Kadaj?" Yazoo asked, tightly holding onto the youngest's hand, while Loz pet the teen's hair, which was an effective way to calm him down.
"Well... I remember... I remember there being a voice, that was none of yours, or Nii-san's, and...
And..." Kadaj sighed, and rested his head on Loz's shoulder. "I don't know... I can't remember!"
"It's okay, Kadaj." Yazoo said. "It was Sephiroth... Sephiroth attacked you. It seems that he's most likely living inside you, wanting out..." He explained. "And we don't want that to happen... We can't let it happen." Kadaj looked towards the ground again.
"Sephiroth's... He's inside me?" Kadaj asked in disbelief? "No... He can't be!" He really didn't want this to be happening. If Sephiroth takes over, what would happen to him?
Cloud woke with a fright. His body was shaking. He lied on the cold floor, gasping to catch his breath. He had no clue what just happened, but he was terrified, and he needed to do something about it, but he just lied on the floor motionless, like he lost the will to move.
Cloud wanted to move, but he couldn't. He was frozen in shock and fear.
"S-someone... H-help me... Please..." He said.
Yazoo shook his head. "I know, it's hard to believe, but I think that's the case... All we can do for now, is keep fighting him off." He said. Kadaj shut his eyes tightly, fighting off tears, and then Loz hugged him, and Yazoo soon followed suit.
'Look what happened... You're on the floor, about to cry. How could it get any worse? Give up already.' Cloud One said.
Cloud wanted to cry, but he knew if he did, it would be a pathetic way to leave this planet and with Sephiroth on the loose, it wasn't going to happen. He needed to speak up.
"Someone... Please, help me!" He raised his voice a little louder.
Kadaj sighed shakily, and opened his eyes, when Yazoo got up suddenly. He looked up at him questioningly.
"One second." Yazoo said to the youngest, and left the room. He had picked up what Cloud said, and it sounded like he was in trouble. He walked into the bar, and found Cloud laying on the ground, and came over to him. "Cloud, are you okay?" He asked, as he knelt down beside him.
"Help me..." Cloud gasped out, starting to lose his vision. "He... He's here."
