" Sephiroth!" Cloud yelled.

Sephiroth turns and seeing cloud smirks.

" Cloud, glad you could make it. I was wondering how long I would have to wait."

" What are planning to do?"

" You should already know that. I am planning to join with the Life Stream."

" That crazy, Sephiroth don't do it." Yuffie yells.

Like that's going to work, cloud thought but remained quiet.

Sephiroth just tuned to the spire and took a step closer. Some body was waiting for this to happen.

Vincent was being dragged through the crater by the two Cetras. As they entered the gateway, they immediately new something was wrong.

The huge sword pierced through the chest of Sephiroth, as the image appeared in the spire. Exiting the spire it said. " There is only room for one of me."

Dragging masamune out of the clone's corpse, and tossing the corpse aside he looked up. " Good to see you, Cloud."

Cloud began to rush Sephiroth, the others stunned for a moment followed him, but Sephiroth Quickly put up a barrier, stopping them in their tracks.

Cloud drew the buster sword, refurbished during the journey, and swung at Sephiroth, who raised his sword to block the attack. Sparks flew as the swords contacted.

Just at that moment the two Cetras reached the barrier with Vincent. They looked on with the rest of the group as the battle waged on.

Cloud and Sephiroth fought fiercely and slowly became oblivious to the surroundings. They fought on and on. Matching blow for blow until…

Cloud swung the buster sword with his entire mite as Sephiroth Swung the masamune also. The buster sword flew out of Clouds hands and into the spire. Disappearing inside of it. Sephiroth continued to fight and Cloud had to dodge every swing. Cloud knew that he no longer had a weapon and couldn't keep dodging forever. He was right, Sephiroth caught him with a bad blow across the chest. Falling to the ground, gasping for air, cloud knew the wound was fatal. Having no materia he not heal himself. His vision blurred as he saw Sephiroth raise his sword to Finnish him off. But as he launched his attack, something happened.

Tifa saw it right away. The buster sword burst. Followed by another man. With black hair and similar clothing to that armor Cloud use to wear.

Cloud watched as his savior. Deflected Sephiroth blow. As he and Sephiroth continued to fight. Cloud felt a pain lift from hi chest looking towards it he saw hands pressed against his chest. A light resonating from them. His saw his wound closing he looked at Aeris, who was kneeling down beside him, healing him. Cloud started to speak but Aeris shushed him.

" Zack can't last forever. It's time for you to get back to work. Get him back into the spire, we'll do the rest." She said and then turned her head towards the fight. " Zack, it's time to go."

Zack quickly dodge one of Sephiroth's blows. Tossing the buster sword to Cloud, he leaped into the Spire, Aeris followed him.

Cloud quickly jumped to his feet. Sephiroth and him made eye contact.

" Well, lets end this." Sephiroth says.