-1AN: I have nothing to say at the time….

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Artemis leaned against Genesis, hoping that she wouldn't fall out of the tree they were in. She had fussed at him when he had flew her up there, saying that it was going to hurt the baby, but he did it anyway. Now he had his arms protectively around her waist, just above her pregnant belly. There they were, Genesis falling asleep as she was starting to drift away herself. Genesis wasn't completely asleep though, he listened for danger, to protect his family.

Ari sat against the trunk of the same tree, singing a song that she remembered from when she was a small child, just hearing it on the streets. Her parents were above her, sleeping in the tree, while listening to her at the same time. It was a peaceful afternoon, nothing to bother with, just them. She was writing songs in her notebook, singing them as she wrote them down. She fiddled with the crystal necklace that Weiss had given her, thinking about the next words to write down. She didn't know what to put down, so she stood up walking around a bit, talking to herself.

"Every time I look into your eyes…no, that won't work." She rubbed the bridge of her nose. "Ugh! This is getting me nowhere." Genesis woke up at the sound of his daughters frustration. He looked down at her, trying not to wake up Artemis.

"Ari, what's going on down there?" He asked her in a curious voice. She looked up at him and smiled sweetly. He just smiled back at her.

"Sorry Dad, I was having problems with this song I'm working on." He nodded, feeling Artemis stir from the movement in her belly. He felt it too. "It's not working out like I want it too." Genesis looked up for a moment, feeling a strong breeze blow through. It looked like a storm was coming. He gently shook Artemis awake.

"What's going on?" Artemis asked sleepily. She realized what was going on when Genesis lifted her up in his arms, and gently glided down to the ground next to Ari. He set Artemis down and brushed off his white button up shirt. "There is a storm coming." Artemis said when she looked up at the darkening sky.

"This isn't a normal storm." He said, grabbing for Ari as his right arm was around Artemis' waist. "We need to get out of here. Something isn't right about this." He didn't like the way the storm just showed up out of the blue. The wind was picking up, throwing debris into the air like they were feathers in the breeze.

"Dad! Lets go!" Ari grabbed his hand and pulled on it as the wind started to get worse. Trees were starting to fall around them. Genesis swore that he heard a roar in the distance, he even felt it.

"Genesis! Come on!" Artemis was trying to get his attention as he was starring out into the distance. He snapped out of it when a tree branch came flying at him. He quickly threw fire at it, making it burn up in the air. He grabbed both Artemis and Ari, flying them out of the park to Seventh Heaven where Cloud was waiting for them.

"What's going on?" Cloud grabbed on to Ari as Genesis landed on the doorstep. Artemis let go of him, taking Ari inside, Genesis and Cloud following the girls. The door closed behind them, the power going out at the same time.

"I think it's Hades. I was told he had this kind of power." Genesis walked over to the bar, taking a knife out of his boot and putting it on the counter. Luckily there were candles all over the place, only they weren't lit. "Ignis!" He waved his arm and all the candles were lit, his eyes for a split second turned red, then went back to their normal color. Cloud stood in shock.

"H-how did you do that?" The blond stammered. Genesis merely shrugged, then walked over to Ari and Artemis checking for any cuts or scrapes. Ari had a small cut above her eye, Genesis healed it, then turned to Artemis.

"I've always been able to do that. Any more questions?" The blond shook his head. The wind howled outside, knocking debris all over the place. "He's going to tear apart the city till he finds me." He said while looking at a small cut on Artemis' cheek. She grabbed his shirt and looked him in the eyes.

"What are you going to do?" She asked him with seriousness in her voice. Genesis couldn't lie to her, he just shook his head, providing no answer. "You better do something or we're all going to suffer." He nodded.

"I'll get a hold of everyone and tell them to come over here as soon as possible." Genesis turned to Cloud and nodded as the younger man flipped open his phone to dial numbers. Ari went up to her parents, looking at them in the eye.

"What are we going to do?" She hugged her father and he put his left arm around her pulling her closer to him. He knew she was afraid. She had every right to be. Artemis looked down at her ever growing belly, putting a hand on it, feeling her child move with in her. Genesis reached over and put his hand on top of hers.

"Don't worry, I'll do something, even if it means I have to die in order to protect you." Artemis stepped closer to him, putting her head on his right shoulder as he put his arm around her waist. Holding his family close to him, he was protecting them from what was happening on the outside of the bar. "I'll be back." He kissed Artemis on the lips, then turning to Ari he kissed her on the head, grabbing her head. "Cloud, tell them to meet me at the ruins in two hours." He said while walking past him and going up the stairs. Cloud nodded.

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Genesis was sitting on the bed, buckling his boots over his black leather pants, his white shirt was unbuttoned. He looked up and saw Artemis leaning against the doorframe. She sighed, walking over to him as he stood. She grabbed his red coat that was hanging over the back of the chair in their room, giving it to him, he put it on. She adjusted his collar for him and buttoned his shirt, but he grabber her hand, bringing it up to his mouth. He kissed the back of it then put his other hand on her cheek. She leaned into his touch, then throwing herself on him, she wrapped her arms around him.

"Why you? Why couldn't she have picked someone else?" He closed his eyes, putting his cheek against the top of her head while holding her. She was crying. He felt the baby moving against his stomach through her thin shirt.

"Who better than me? Who can know what it's like to lose everything?" He was right. He was the best person for the job. He was far stronger than Sephiroth, ever since the beginning. He was born, no made, for this. "I promise I will come back." He lifted her chin and kissed her, then let her go. She walked over to where his sword, Exodus, was leaning against the wall. She picked it up, walking over to him and held it up for him to take.

"Come back to me." He took it from her.

"I will." He walked out the door, going down the stairs.

Cloud was waiting by the door, dressed in his SOLDIER outfit, sword at his back and ready to go. Tifa stood in front of him, telling him goodbye for now and to come back safe. He nodded to her, giving her a kiss and telling her to wait for him.

"Time to go." Genesis said as he walked into the bar room. "We don't want to be late." There was an eerie look in his eye. Cloud could tell that Genesis' hunger for blood was slowly starting to build up inside. It was a look he had seen many times, but it was Sephiroth that mostly caused his discomfort. Cloud nodded and let go of Tifa, who walked over to Genesis, looking him in the eye.

"Make sure he comes back." The auburn haired man nodded, giving Tifa a small smile before she continued her way to the stairs. It was then Ari came running to him, throwing her arms around his waist.

"Be careful. Please." He looked down at her, putting a hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him, eyes full of tears.

"I need you to take care of your mother and Tifa. I'm counting on you." She nodded hesitantly, then looked at her feet. "I love you, Ari. Don't forget that." He walked past her and out the door with Cloud, into the howling wind.

"Well, now is as good a time as ever." Genesis nodded. Cloud watched as the black feathers started to burn off of Genesis' left shouldered wing, leaving only red flesh with some feathers of the same color here and there. "What the hell?" Genesis turned to Cloud, eyes red, smirking. Genesis then took to the air, another wing coming out from his right shoulder, the same as the left. They were actually big enough. "Okay, this is just freaky." Cloud said as he got on Fenrir and started the engine. "Who knew that he was part dragon?" He revved the engine then took off following Genesis.

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Hades stood on top of what was left of the Shinra building. The wind was doing his bidding, creating havoc throughout the entire world. He loved it when things shifted wildly out of control, he loved the rush of getting away with murder and there being no one to stop him in his quest for power. Although, there was one little problem, his brother. His brother, who was currently on his way to fight, was the little or big problem. He didn't care if his brother had a family or not, he was going to kill him and take his power, which was rightfully his. The dark man folded his wings against him, making sure they weren't damaged.

He had found a couple of lackeys to do a good number of things. Argento seemed to be best suited for the job he had planned for her. It would draw attention, getting his brothers friends out of the way for a while. She would put up a good fight.

"My lord, what is your request?" The dark haired woman asked from behind him. He turned to look at her, taking note of her useless right eye.

"Argento, what if I said I could give you back your sight?" She looked at him in confusion. "It's a simple thing for me to do. All I would have to do, is heal it." She looked down at her feet.

"Sir, it's a lost cause. It is the price I had to pay for the things I have done…and will do." He nodded, not getting angry at her decision.

"Then, you know what you have to do. Go, make me proud." He turned back in the direction of Edge, sensing what he had come for, drawing closer. Argento took the time to leave Hades to his thoughts on the matter at hand. "Come little brother. We have much to talk about, you and I." He smirked, gazing across the vastness of the ruins of Midgar. Soon it would be time for a battle of brothers.

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"Took you long enough." Genesis said as Cloud finally caught up with the auburn haired man. He was back to normal, just one black feathered wing coming from his left shoulder. Cloud shut Fenrir's engine off and leaned against the handlebars of the bike.

"Yeah, well you fly way to fast, plus I have to go around rocks and boulders just to get out here." Cloud looked at the ruins of Midgar. The wind was still howling, blowing dust into the air. The blond was thankful to have his goggles on, otherwise he would have a bad eye problem later on. "So, I'm guessing you're part dragon or something? If so, then how come you didn't get rid of Sephiroth a long time ago?" Genesis turned to look at the man on the bike.

"I didn't know it existed till Ari was in the hospital. That's when I knew something was going on. The way I healed her, I couldn't do that before." He paused. "It also means I have to live for five hundred years, before passing it on to someone of my bloodline." He starred out looking for any sign of Hades. "It's going to be a long one." Cloud nodded.

"I'm sure everything will turn out different once this is over." Genesis looked up to the darkening sky, letting the wind toss his hair around. Lightening split the sky, causing thunder to follow not far behind. It was about one in the afternoon, but it was as dark as midnight. This was what Hades was planning, to bring the world into darkness. "I'm going to go find the others…they said they would be in separate places." Cloud started Fenrir's engine, then took off in search of the other members of AVALANCHE.

"So, Hades, you want to fight me?" Genesis continued to look up at the sky, waiting for something to happen. "Then come and get me." He knew he wouldn't have to wait long, it was just a matter of time before he felt the presence of someone standing behind him. He turned around, looking strait into the eyes of his enemy.

"Hello Genesis." Her voice was clear through the howling wind. "Long time, no see." She stood there, looking at him with a deadly smirk on her face.

"Hera." He nodded to her. She pushed back her black hair out of the way of her exotic green eyes and put it behind her ear. "It's good to see your alive." She glared.

"The last time I checked, you were running off with that girl you saved, ended up having a kid with her. You left me!" Genesis knew the woman was insane from the first time they met. Sure, they had been 'together' once before Artemis, but it was all in the past now. "But that's okay, I'll get my revenge. I can take her away from you." Genesis' eyes widened, then he calmed down, smirking.

"We were never together in the first place. It was just a fling. Nothing more." He could tell she was getting angry. She pulled out her large metal fan, with peacock designs on it in purple, green, red, and blue. She was beyond angry now, she was going to attack. "If you want to fight me, know that you will die and I will not feel anything for you." He looked at her with a serious expression on his face. She was glaring at him now, getting her sixty inch metal fan ready for a fight. Her kimono like dress was short, ending just above her knees. It was green with blue peacocks on it.

"Then, I will not lose." She leapt at him, fan out and full, making a spin in the air. She came down on him just as he drew his sword.

Genesis was able to block Hera's attack, getting ready for her next one was easy, he could read her like a book. There was no smile on his face, no sign of emotion, not even a glint in his eye. It scared her, she knew she was in over her head, but she ignored her thoughts. She was going to kill him, he broke her heart, she wanted to be the one to carry his children. No, Artemis was the one for him.

"Just give up Hera!" Hera didn't listen to him. She just made another attempt to strike him, but was caught of guard by his sword. It had grazed her right side under her ribs, wounding her to the point she had to stop. She stopped, breathing hard, she dropped her fan on the ground. Genesis put his sword at her neck. "You think by getting rid of Artemis, would make me love you?" She just laughed.

"It was worth a shot." He turned around, taking the sword from her neck. She sunk to the ground, laughing at the irony. "I would have loved to drink her blood, to feel your daughters lungs gasp for air as I would strangle her." She laughed evilly. Genesis had enough of this. He turned towards her with amazing speed, his sword coming in contact with her neck, cutting her head clean off her shoulders. His eyes were red again. He could feel the rage building up in him.

Hera was now dead. Genesis walked away from her headless corpse, leaving it for the buzzards and wolves. Right now, he wasn't himself, he was full of rage. He stopped to wipe off the blood on his sword, using a piece of cloth from Hera's dress. He then tossed it to the wind, letting her fade from his memory. He walked on, going towards the ruins of Midgar, taking with him all the rage he could fit inside of him. Here is where a battle between brothers would take place. One of them, would die here, Genesis was hoping that it wasn't him.

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Artemis sat in the bed, waiting for some news on what was going on outside. There was nothing yet. Ari was downstairs with Tifa, Marlene, and Denzel. Tifa being as pregnant as she was, couldn't do much. Artemis herself was getting to the point where things were beginning to get hard for her too. She knew she was carrying a son, the way he kicked told her. This child was the son of Genesis, no matter what happened, her son would be trouble.

"Genesis, you better come back to me, or your son will hunt you down when he gets older." She placed a hand over her growing belly, feeling the baby kick. She smiled, but it didn't last long. She laid back trying to get some rest.

"Mom?" Artemis looked over to the door where she heard Ari's voice on the other side. "Are you okay?" The girl opened the door, stepping inside. Ari looked at her mother, who was laying down with her eyes open.

"I'm okay baby. You can come lay down with me." Ari went over to the bed, getting in with her mother, snuggling up next to her.

"Mom, is Dad going to be okay?" Artemis sighed, not knowing what to think. She grabbed her daughters hand.

"No matter what, he will come back a changed man, whether it be good or bad." Ari nodded understanding. "He will always love you though, whether you know it or not." Ari let tears roll down her face, Artemis caught them and kissed her cheek. "Don't worry, everything will be fine." Artemis did her best to comfort her daughter, knowing that the darkness outside was due to her real uncle. She too, started to cry.

"Grandmother, if you can hear me, please protect Dad." Artemis didn't know that Ari knew of her father's origins. "Please." She said quietly before falling asleep. Artemis stayed there, holding Ari and playing with her hair.

"Please protect the father of my children."

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Okay, there is going to be a lot of changes to Genesis' character in the near future in side stories. He'll take on a more Gackt-ish side to him. Since I've seen how funny Gackt can be…I've decided to add him into Genesis a bit more. Watching Moon Child helps too, cause I have plans that involve it as well.

Thanks to my reviewers!

Shibara1310

Angel Crisis Eos

You both get hugs and kisses from Jamie! And a copy of Gackt's signature! As well as Hyde's.

Ja Ne!

Michiyo