Chapter seven Flames of Purification
Sephiroth made his way out of the mansion, barely even noticing where he walked, memories flashing past him even as he reached the stairs leading up to the bedroom, he shook his head slightly as he reached the secret door, glancing downwards, the boy Cloud was still there, still watching open mouthed he could almost count on it, but the boy was not important... Within a few minutes he was at the door to the Shin-ra mansion heading out towards the bridge, the entire town felt contaminated by lies and deceit, he smirked softly to himself, he knew how to make them pay for their crimes of hiding the information from him, and at the same time purify the entire town... he ran a slender finger along a stone on the handle of Masamune, the stone flickered softly as he spoke,
"Now let those within be cleansed of their lies, of their ever growing hatred, Flames of death I call upon you."
The town began to burn even as he finished the last sentence, screams could be heard from within the houses, cries of women and men and children alike, all pleading with the unknown for their lives, for the pain to stop.
"Do not cry little ones... you are going to a better place now.."
A man came towards him, about to start speaking, but Sephiroth did not wish to hear the vile lies that could spew forth from this creatures lips, he sliced him in half with Masamune before the man had a chance to react to him unsheathing the blade.
As he lifted his head he could see Zack running towards the village, he laughed softly, then turned his back on them, able to hear two words even as he walked away towards the bridge,
"Too terrible..."
He neither knew nor cared who spoke those words, it had been necessary, now the filth he could feel emanating from these people had been consumed within the all powerful flames of hatred he carried for them.
He continued towards the reactor, over the now repaired bridge, in all honesty it had not taken them long, he had to admire the human creatures for their stubborn tenacity. However this was irrelevant.
Outside of the reactor on the steps, a man he recognised vaguely as being their guides father approached him, his lips parting to speak, once more Sephiroth did not want to hear him, Masamune moved in an instant, cutting the man down without care, he left the blade there, it should not be needed where he was going, not yet...
Silent footsteps took him into the reactor to the fated chamber where the monsters in their cocoon of mako still slept, he approached the door with his mothers name on it.
"Mother, I am here to see you. Please, open this door."
He spoke softly trying to think how he would get through if she did not, he was determined he would not leave her this time. The guide they had had.. Tifa.. that was her name, she ran towards him holding his own sword clumsily, her voice filled with a venom that almost made him flinch backwards, but not quite enough to literally force him to stop and think.
"How could you do that to papa and all the townspeople?"
She ran towards him, Masamune still raised high, he smirked slightly did she honestly think she could force his own sword to betray him? Not only that but her technique was clumsy to say the least, it had taken him years to perfect being able to use the large sword.. and now some childish girl thought she could kill him with it? The idea was laughable, he grasped the blade taking it away from her then cutting her down, he did not bother to check if she was dead or alive, merely looked once more at the door. It opened without hesitation this time, as though his cutting the girl down had been all it had required, or perhaps it had wanted Masamune as proof of who he was.. either way he stepped through the door.
Sephiroth made his way out of the mansion, barely even noticing where he walked, memories flashing past him even as he reached the stairs leading up to the bedroom, he shook his head slightly as he reached the secret door, glancing downwards, the boy Cloud was still there, still watching open mouthed he could almost count on it, but the boy was not important... Within a few minutes he was at the door to the Shin-ra mansion heading out towards the bridge, the entire town felt contaminated by lies and deceit, he smirked softly to himself, he knew how to make them pay for their crimes of hiding the information from him, and at the same time purify the entire town... he ran a slender finger along a stone on the handle of Masamune, the stone flickered softly as he spoke,
"Now let those within be cleansed of their lies, of their ever growing hatred, Flames of death I call upon you."
The town began to burn even as he finished the last sentence, screams could be heard from within the houses, cries of women and men and children alike, all pleading with the unknown for their lives, for the pain to stop.
"Do not cry little ones... you are going to a better place now.."
A man came towards him, about to start speaking, but Sephiroth did not wish to hear the vile lies that could spew forth from this creatures lips, he sliced him in half with Masamune before the man had a chance to react to him unsheathing the blade.
As he lifted his head he could see Zack running towards the village, he laughed softly, then turned his back on them, able to hear two words even as he walked away towards the bridge,
"Too terrible..."
He neither knew nor cared who spoke those words, it had been necessary, now the filth he could feel emanating from these people had been consumed within the all powerful flames of hatred he carried for them.
He continued towards the reactor, over the now repaired bridge, in all honesty it had not taken them long, he had to admire the human creatures for their stubborn tenacity. However this was irrelevant.
Outside of the reactor on the steps, a man he recognised vaguely as being their guides father approached him, his lips parting to speak, once more Sephiroth did not want to hear him, Masamune moved in an instant, cutting the man down without care, he left the blade there, it should not be needed where he was going, not yet...
Silent footsteps took him into the reactor to the fated chamber where the monsters in their cocoon of mako still slept, he approached the door with his mothers name on it.
"Mother, I am here to see you. Please, open this door."
He spoke softly trying to think how he would get through if she did not, he was determined he would not leave her this time. The guide they had had.. Tifa.. that was her name, she ran towards him holding his own sword clumsily, her voice filled with a venom that almost made him flinch backwards, but not quite enough to literally force him to stop and think.
"How could you do that to papa and all the townspeople?"
She ran towards him, Masamune still raised high, he smirked slightly did she honestly think she could force his own sword to betray him? Not only that but her technique was clumsy to say the least, it had taken him years to perfect being able to use the large sword.. and now some childish girl thought she could kill him with it? The idea was laughable, he grasped the blade taking it away from her then cutting her down, he did not bother to check if she was dead or alive, merely looked once more at the door. It opened without hesitation this time, as though his cutting the girl down had been all it had required, or perhaps it had wanted Masamune as proof of who he was.. either way he stepped through the door.
