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Ch. 10 Final Destination-

The group awoke bright and early the next day, everyone was too afraid to speak. They walked slowly to the mouth of the cave, of Hell. As they approached the screaming from inside became louder and louder. They became loud shrieks and cries of pain the heat that emanated from the cave was almost unbearable.

"We are not going in there are we?" Tifa shuddered and took a step back.

"Yes, that's our final destination." Aeris said calmly. She sighed and put her hair up, gave Cloud a quick smile and then stepped carefully inside.

"Are you guys coming or what?" Cloud said and smirked then followed Aeris inside.

Everyone gave each other looks of skepticism but sighed and walked in.

The cave was not dark, a faint reddish-glow lit up the room they were in, it was completely silent. Nothing moved, nothing made a sound. The room was completely empty. Everyone had pulled their weapons out slowly and looked around the room, but there was nothing.

"Well, lets uh... go." Yuffie said quietly, taking a few steps forward to the next cave.

They entered that one and again nothing. A few small creatures scuffled around the dirt floor and up the green trees. Everyone looked around amazed at the scene. Huge palm trees jutted out from the cave floor, small bushels of grass were growing here and there. There was even a bright blue sky with a few clouds drifting through.

"Wow!" Barret whispered. Everyone was distracted, it was exactly what was supposed to happen.

A large dog, the exact size of a Great Dane but the exact color of the sand in the cave. He lurked around the edges of the trees, growling lowly and waiting to make it's move. The dog was somewhat stupid and stepped on a twig snapping it in half. It created a soft snapping noise that only Cloud had heard. Cloud's head snapped down and found the dogs eyes, he pushed Aeris aside just in time, for the dog had jumped quickly towards the group, snapping his jaws ferociously. It was an easy fight, Cloud held up his sword and the dog had landed right on his blade, cutting it in half easily.

Barret let out a low whistle and clapped Cloud on the back, chuckling slightly. "Nice job man!"

Cloud smirked and grabbed Aeris' hand, walking into the next and last cave of Hell that they would visit.

They entered again with more "Oohs and Awe's" from the group, it was snowing. The cave was extremely dark but the white snow on the ground gave the cave some light. In the exact center was the weapon they needed. Aeris walked over to it gracefully and smiled, the next events that happened, happened in slow motion.

Aeris' hand slowly reached the weapon and picked it up while Everest screamed, "No!" Before Aeris could stop herself from picking it up the a low rumble echoed through the room. Out of the darkness came what looked like a money, except it's limbs were razor sharp knives and the fur was also sharp. It's abnormally long arms stabbed through the darkness and went towards Aeris, before she could move Cloud had stepped in front of her... the arm stabbed right through him.

"Cloud!" Aeris whispered and grabbed him before he fell to the ground. He was heavy so Aeris gently lowered herself to the ground, Cloud's bloody body was limp. Blood poured from his wound and onto the ground, everyone was too shocked to do anything, they just stood there, mouths opened wide.

Everest was busy taking down the monkey- thing, it wasn't hard for him.

"Cloud!" Aeris yelled, she moved her hand towards the wound and out pressure on it to stop the bleeding, it was too deep though, it continued to bleed. Aeris looked around wildly, her eyes stinging with tears, "Help me!" She yelled at the people standing around her, "Help me, please, we have to do something!"

"Aeris, stop." Red XIII whispered walking over to her, "He's gone, there isn't anything you can do."

Cloud coughed and blood spurted out of his mouth, he gasped for air. Aeris was now crying hard, tears flowed freely from her eyes, her hand reached up and wiped the blood from his mouth.

"Aeris." He gasped, reaching his arm up to wipe the tears from her eyes, "Aeris it's okay. I promised I wouldn't let you die, remember."

Aeris nodded and gasped, "Clou-."

"No, it's okay, I love you that's all that matters right?"

"No! It isn't, I was supposed to die not you!"

Cloud shuddered, he was dying. "I- I love you Aeris, n-never forget that." He shuddered once more and went limp.

"No Cloud!" Aeris shook him beginning to sob more, "I love you too! I love you too, wake up, please!"

The cave began to shake some more and out of the walls came more fiends, different though and not as strong as the razor sharp monkey.

"Aeris we have to go." Everest said pulling her arm, "Now."

"No, we can't leave him!" Aeris sobbed.

"We can't take him either."

"Yes we can!" Barret pushed passed him and picked up Cloud's lifeless body. "He deserves a proper burial."

Everest nodded and picked up Aeris, she was exhausted and refused to move. The group ran quickly through the cave and out into the open. It was dark now and raining the acid rain again.

"Wait!" Everest said breathing hard, he was out of breath, "I can get us out of here faster, take her." He handed Tifa Aeris' sleeping body and started saying complicated spells under his breath. Out of nowhere came a hot air balloon, big enough for everyone to sit comfortably. "Let's go."

Everyone climbed in, reluctant to be able to rest. Once everyone was seated the hot air balloon took off and everyone was able to get their minds in order.

Cloud was dead, they had gotten the weapon and... Cloud was dead. Yuffie sniffed and Tifa let out a loud sob. Aeris was still sound asleep.

Epilogue

Cloud was buried the day after the had gotten back to the castle. It was a nice breezy day, a perfect day. Too perfect for a funeral. Aeris had cried for days after and had become extremely depressed, there was nothing anyone could do to help her.

Weeks after Aeris found out she was pregnant and months later she gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Noah Alexander Strife. He looked just like Cloud except for his hair, it was golden brown, just like Aeris'. Aeris took Noah down to Cloud's grave everyday and talked to Cloud, things got better for her after that. She went on to never getting married and Noah was her only child. Tifa and her had become good friends after a while. Aeris was always hurting though and every night before she went to sleep she wished for a life without pain