FINAL FANTASYVII
LAST ORDER
Chapter Nine
Oposing Sephiroth
Zack glared up at Sephiroth angrily. They stood in a large chamber filled with the glow of mako, tens of thousands of gallons worth of it lay about 30 feet below them.
Sephiroth stood on an elevated platform facing a statuette.
"Mother, i've finally come to free you from this pitiful prison that those fools trapped you in. Now we can go find the promised ladn together!" Sephiroth said excitedly.
Zack narrowed his eyes. "SEPHIROTH!!! WHY DID YOU DESTROY THE VILLIAGE!?!? WHY DID YOU HURT TIFA!!!!??" Zack demanded loudly.
Sephiroth ignored him, staring affectionately upon the metal statue before him.
"ANWSER ME SEPHIROTH!!!!!" Zack shouted with fury in his voice. Sephiroth began to laugh, almost hysterically so. Zack only grew angrier with this response.
"As the last of the Cetra, mother is the rightful ruler of this planet. But those worthless fools, snatched the planet away from you right mother? But do'nt
be said anymore, i'm here mother." Sephiroth said reaching for the statue. He grabbed the statue and ripped it free of the floor, then tossed it aside letting
topple into the mako below them.
Behind the statue was a glass tube full of a light blue transperant fluid. But the tubes occupant was a thing out of a nightmare. It was a large disfigured
female body, covered in odd and disguisting growths that oozed a dark green substance.
Sephiroth stepped before the tube as he spoke "We finally meet, mother." Zack was entirely sick of this, he walked up behind Sephiroth and pressed the tip
of his sword against the side of Sephiroth's neck. "What the hell happened to you Sephiroth?" Zack asked hatefuly.
"You traitor..." Sephiroth accused. Zack glared at the back of Sephiroth's head tensing his muscles. Sephiroth suddenly whirled around yanking the Masamune from the ground
beside him swinging it around with unrealistic speed. Zack pulled his sword back to gaurd his chest as the two swords met knocking Zack off his feet
and across the chamber.
Zack managed to catch his footing on some pipes behind him, he kicked off sending himself flying at Sephiroth bringing his sword down on his former companions head,
but Sephiroth raised the Masamune catching the blow and holding Zack at bay.
Zack's muscles bulged as he shoved against Sephiroth with all his might trying to force him into submission.
"And to think i trusted you, no you're not the Sephiroth i once knew!" Zack said through gritted teeth.
Sephiroth began to chuckle as he pushed the Buster sword back toward Zack, who pushed back feircely to no avail. Sephiroth suddenly pulled his sword back, and swung it around at Zack, who was unable
to block in time, the sword tore into his gut lifting him off his feet and throwing him up into the air, a trail of blood falling through the air behind him.
Zack crashed against one of the many large pipes in the room, hard. He quickly rolled onto his feet stumbling a little, though he managed to keep his footing.
"For the purpose of returning the planet from you fools to the hands of the Cetra, i was born." Sephiroth said as he jumped towards Zack, who could only turn his shoulder to absorb the hit.
Despite his superhuman strength and abilities he was unable to lift the Buster sword to meet the attack. The Masamune struck his shoulder gaurd sending him hurtling into
the wall befor falling onto his knees on the floor.
"For mothers sake." Sephiroth's calm voice came. Zack turned just in time to catch the Masamune across the chest, sending sliding into the wall that led to the pod chamber,
with such force that he smashed through it and came to a stop ontop of the nearest pod, his sword toppling onto the stairs. Zack's last though before blacking out was "I...failed..."
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Cloud rushed into the reactor and raced to the pod chamber, paying no attention to the corpse lying by the door. But Tifa he noticed. "TIFA!!" He said rushing to her side.
Seeing she was'nt conciouss he checked her pulse. "Still alive..." He muttered. A groan up the stairs caught his attention, he rushed up to Zack in concern.
Upon seeing his bloody broken body, laying smashed against a pod he asked "Zack! What happened to you?" In a panicky tone.
"I...tried to cough cough...to stop...Sephiroth. Guess i...was'nt strong...enough." Zack replied weakly.
"Do'nt worry, i'll handle him!" Cloud said feircely, lifting the Buster sword from the floor.
He turned to the door a million thoughts racing through his head. But above all there was rage, and a deep thirst for revenge. He charged through the door and up towards Sephiroth,
who hearing the footsteps whirled just in time to get stabbed through the stomache.
"Gah! who are you?" Sephiroth said in a strained tone. "My home...my mother...Tifa...GIVE THEM BACK!!!!!" With that Cloud yanked the sword out of Sephiroth who promptly
collapsed.
Cloud rushed back down to Tifa's side, dropping the Buster sword as he did so. "Tifa...i'm sorry i never fulfilled my promise, i tried...i tried." Cloud said. Tifa may not have been dead,
but he doubted she could survive for long.
Then Sephiroth stumbled into the doorway, carrying what looked like Jenovas head under his arm. Sephiroth strode down past Cloud and wordlessly departed the room.
"Cloud...kill Sephiroth." Zack said in a strained tone.
Cloud grabbed the Buster sword with a nod, and rushed after Sephiroth. Sephiroth whirled on Cloud Masamune flashing up and impailing the teen. "Do'nt push your luck!" Sephiroth snarled.
Cloud cried out in pain, and also rage. He reached out and grabbed the blade of the Masamune and lifted Sephiroth into the air. "Imposiible!" Sephiroth declared in alarm.
With a final grunt of effort, Cloud hurled Sephiroth from the bridge and into the mako far below. Then he blacked out, and fell to the floor.
