You all know by now that I don't own FF7 or any of the characters. I do own most of the characters in this story due to the fact it is in a world that I made up. Very few of the characters are from FF7 and you will soon find out why.

Durac, year 1245, year of the crease A type of monkey/dog

Last Chapter Sephiroth has rounded up some runaways and is considering weither or not to take them to the caress. In the group is Tifa, although Sephiroth doesn't know this. Soon Sephiroth gets a visit from the goddess of Dur'ac, Rella herself. She tells him something that he will remember for a long time.

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"Do not fear child, your salvation is near at hand." She said in a voice like bells.

"What do you mean?" Sephiroth asked entranced by her voice.

The woman laughed and it sounded so sweet, he wished he could have her laugh forever. "I mean nothing much child. Except if you follow the course I have set out for you, you will be saved from your evil ways."

Sephiroth stared at her in confusion. "Evil ways."

"Yes, child you have done a great many things wrong." Then the woman changed, she was taller, with brown hair and silver eyes, her skin was like snow and her lips like blood. "Your kind has done a great many things that have made me unhappy." The woman said and Sephiroth cringed in fear, he knew who he was talking to, Rella. The goddess herself. Her hair flowed around her.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean." Rella lifted her hand from his chin and made a motion for him to rise. "You have killed the children I brought your kind to love and learn from, you didn't do it your self but you know who I am talking about, only few Caress have ever heard of my children but you are one of them aren't you?"

Oh Sephiroth wanted to lie so bad right then, but he couldn't she seemed to force the truth right out of him. "Yes, you mean the Amyal." He said and she nodded.

"That wasn't so hard was it?" She asked.

He shook his head and she smiled at him so sweetly, "just help the two who will run into you, protect the smallest one with your life and you shall be forgiven and valued above most of the others. Fail me, you shall be given one more chance, fail me again and my sister shall have you."

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Zack closed his eyes and thought about the night after he had brought Cloud home. He had gotten into an argument with his mother; she was concerned for Rev and himself.

"Mom!" Zack had yelled, "Calm down!"

"No I will not, Zack he could get us killed, Hell, he could be a spy to see wither or not we are trustworthy." Lyll had shouted at Zack. Rev was already asleep and Cloud was having a resless night.

"Right, a kid not even three years old being a spy. Mom the caress would kill him the second he was born had they known about him, and if they find out now he is as good as dead. Who knows, they might force him to do great harm to the world, and that is nothing that either of us wants for the child."

"You may be right about that Zackary."

"DON'T CALL ME THAT" Zack had shouted and then there came a pitiful crying from the next room.

"Now look what you've done." Lyll hissed at Zack who glared at her. Lyll seemed to have calmed down to let her maternal side get the better of her and ran into the bedroom. One of Cloud's wings had gotten stuck in the side of the bed, and the voices seemed to have distressed him. His blue eyes where filled with tears and they streamed down his pale face. Zack felt guilt rise in him and looked down at the floor.

Lyll gentally got his wing free before scooping him up and talking softly to him. He soon hushed and just stared at her with his big blue eyes. "It's ok Pup." Lyll had crooned and his eyes stared into hers, she had felt love rising into her heart and a strong need to protect the weak child that she was holding in her arms.

"Here Zack." She said softly and handed Cloud to him. Cloud smiled softly as Zack took a hold of him and cuddled closer to Zack's chest.

"Don't worry pup, we'll take care of you." Zack said wiping the tear tracks from his face.

Cloud had reached up and tugged softly at the hair that was in his reach, Zack had to laugh and that was how they began to make a family.

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Sephiroth opened his eyes and shuddered, his conversation with Rella had scared him and now he was worried, for his own life. How would he know who was the ones he was to protect?

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Zack heard something, a loud crash right behind him and whipped his head around. He had to laugh at the site, it seemed that Pup had fallen from a tree, there was the small child laying on the ground looking at him, and Zack shook his head. Then he noticed that Pup's shirt had nearly come off and his wings where exposed. Before Zack could tell Cloud to stay down Cloud had sat up and there was a muffled Gasp from the bushes.

Panic filled Zack, a need to escape, he wanted to run there and then but he couldn't, not without Cloud. He had made a promise and intended to keep it.

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Thank you for the reviews, Vincents1lover, ayami and Aura of Twili. Your criticism is appreciated, as long as you don't post anything like Flame Rising does I am happy to use your advice. I am not the best story writer and admit I make a lot of mistakes. I enjoy learning how to make it better.