I apologize for not being upadating over winter break. The Microsoft Word at my house doesn't work so I can only write at school. I will try to right as many chapters as I can to make everyone happy again. Enjoy.

Chapter 11

Chaos lifted his hand into the air which created a ball of red and black energy. After a few seconds of charging up he threw it into the ground. the ball of energy pressed hard against the cold snow, melting through it. After the ball of energy disappeared into the ground, the entire area began to quake. Within seconds, thousands of arms and legs began to sprout from out of the snow. The beasts trapped beneath the ice leaped out of the ice revealing they were thin, dragon-like creatures that had black and glowing, pink eyes. Chaos let out a laugh as he slowly lifted both of his hands into the air. After seconds of waiting a second rumble filled the area and a pyramid jutted from the snow. The sky darkened and the ice and snow began to melt,revealing they gloomy mountains. "Yes," Chaos said looking down at his new empire. "Yes, now I can claim this world for my own. Now go my children, go and show those fools the power of CORRUPTION."

All the dragon creatures replied by taking off into the air and heading out into the world.

Cloud sat down inside of an old, half destroyed church. This was no ordinary church though; this was the sanctuary of Cloud's lost friend and would be lover, Aeris. This place carried many memories within it. Both good and bad. He remembered the day he fell through the ceiling after a battle against Shinra. It was on that day did his life change forever. Cloud looked over to his sleeping bag and a box of Materia he had saved from his past adventure. Materia, the refined form of the Lifestream's past lives. If only he could bring her back like that. Cloud let out a sigh upon hearing his phone ring. Without checking the number, Cloud put the phone up to his ear. "Hello?" he said into it.

This was the perfect time to strike; Vincent eyed Cloud, making sure he wasn't going to turn around. He quickly shot down and softly landed on the ground by the box of Materia. He had no time to choose. He took a second look at Cloud, he was pasing back and forth. It must've been news about his escape. Vincent quickly reached into the box pulling out a few pieces Materia. Just as he pulled his arm out of the pile of glowing orbs a lone piece of Materia fell out of place and rolled onto the floor, towards Cloud. The Materia rolled down the short isle until it bumped into the bottom of Clouds boot. Cloud quickly spun around with his sword drawn. He could feel the presecene of someone else in the church. He looked down at the Materia that lay before him and picked it up. He looked at the box he had placed next to the beautiful flowers the sprouted from out of the old floor boards and made his way over to it.

Vincent watched Cloud as he inspected the container. He new it wouldn't be long until he would be found out. Just then, the doors in the front of the church swung open and Tifa came running in. "Cloud," she called to he blonde haired friend. "It's Vincent, he's escaped."

"What,"Cloud exclaimed taking his attention away from the problem already at hand. "How?"

"I don't know. But he said to meet him over at Barret's house."

With that said, Cloud and Tifa made their way outside. Vincent let out a sigh of releif and looked down at the Materia he had gathered. It wasn't much but it would have to to for now. Vincent leaped out of the church, in search of whatever he could find.

Hojo sat at his new throne in the center of Deepground. Having been spared by the mighty both frightened him and angered him. Why? Why was he spared? All it took was one shot from Chaos and his entire struggle would've ended in less than a second. Just then a soldier came marching into the room. He approached the throne and greeted his surperior with a salute. "Sir," he began. "The preparations have been completed."

Without even replying, Hojo slowl arose from his throne and walked pass the soldier. He had nothing to say to him. Hojo made his way out of the throne and onto a bridge that was surrounded by a glowing, green liquid, the Pure Lifestream. He could hear the local gargoyles screeching about as they flew around. One the gargoyle landed on a nearby pipe and glared at Hojo, thinking it was unseen. The beast leaped at him. Hojo's robotic extensions quickly pulled out his two small hand guns and let out an enormous barrage of bullets on the beast. Within no time at all the beast was covered in its own blood and its insides were hanging out of its wide open wounds. Hojo continued on and went through a large, mechanincal door that had an enormous vehicle behind it. If it were visible, the very sight of Hojo's evil smile wound make even Sephiroth run in fear.