The next day, bright and early they set out, for Lucrecia's cave Vincent leading the way in a rushed manner but if you knew the distant Turk you'd know full well why he was rushing…and acting like a hyperactive child…
"What's taking you all so long, hurry up!" Vincent almost shouted it out Cloud looked annoyed and tired as did Sora and Tidus it also didn't help that Sora had two girls around his arms and Tidus still talking about his adventures the highlight of it was when Tidus told his brunette counterpart that he wasn't real, Sora couldn't help but laugh…for about five minutes.
"It isn't funny I'm not supposed to exist!" Tidus shouted
"Haha, that's why it's funny," Sora responded in between catching his breath
"Do you have to be such an ass?" Tidus chided
"I just…never expected such…an outcome,Tidus" Sora retaliated all Tidus could do was sigh as Sora laughed again after his simple victory
"Is, this how all men are?" Yuna asked
"No, but it's better than Cloud, with brooding, now with even more brooding!" Yuffie said loud enough for the blonde to hear and gave her an icy glare
The small group ventured to the cave, inside Shelke was waiting for them, Vincent got close to the crystal and gave the red head a nod initiating that he was ready just as she was Vincent moved out of the way, and motioned for Sora to step forward.
"Do it…I long to be with her once more…Sora"
Sora raised his blade and used the light from the surrounding crystals as a catalyst to give the burst more power. Sora shot the blast that Shelke got in front of at the last second, the two merged within Lucrecia's body, as she was finally able to walk out of the crystal. Her first gaze was of Vincent if his eyes could glow with love (As if he didn't have enough abilities as it was) They were probably glowing as bright as search lights.
Shelke; before all this decided it'd be best to do this simply because they were almost one in the same, at least in her eyes that and their wavelengths were so similar Lucrecia's body wouldn't reject her as proven.
He held her in his arms and looked into her eyes like he would've probably always done which was completely thrown out the window when he kissed her, which was odd seeing as she didn't fight him, the longest kiss Sora had ever witnessed, and he wasn't proud that he had to watch it.
"I…didn't think that guy could hug people" Tidus commented nonchalantly
"You'd like that wouldn't you a hug from Vincent?" Sora joked
Tidus looked angrier than normal
"But Tidus-"
The rest of the conversation lost on the Ex-turk as he was lost in the only woman he truly loved – her eyes her lips…everything about her was just…too unreal for the man to lose everything only to regain it after all these years was…too much for him he felt…beside himself with guilt and unending love.
"Oh, how I've missed you, Lucrecia."
"What a lively group you've been with, I'm surprised you had time to think about me at all…" Lucrecia said softly looking towards the surprised brunette
"They are a lively group, but…I-"
"I know Vincent, You've loved me, you always have even though all I did was cause you strife…you still stayed because you love me…I don't deserve such kindness after all the sins I caused" She looked into the demons eyes
"You, you aren't the only one who has sins to bare, my Lucrecia" Vincent whispered
"What do you mean-"
"Chaos, its inside him, just a fragment but, he's already surpassed me because of the great evil inside his heart has augmented it making him a destructive force…"
"But, he stopped my son….and he stopped himself from destroying the world, because of the gift - curse you gave him he may not even see it as a sin more of an ability that he's obtained because of you, but in a different way, although…" She paused momentarily
"You didn't inject him with the chaos gene right?"
"No I didn't…how did you know about Sephiroth…more over…how do-"
"-Know about all this, what would you expect when Shelke is also inside me sustain this decrypted body"
"Your body is as beautiful as it was since the first day I met you…" Vincent whispered softly before his gaze was focused solely on her eyes
She couldn't help it, maybe it was being alone for so long, maybe it was the fact that she did love him – Vincent maybe she felt guilty, but she kissed him, as lightly as she could but…it brought a long since dead spark to the mans eyes
"Lucrecia…" He said with a slight ounce of vigor to his voice – she smiled at his reaction
"Sora," The woman spoke up looking towards the brunette
"Your power alone is the key to beating Genesis, he at this time probably absorbed my son's power along with anyone else, your weapon can seal him…but at a great cost." She finished with a grave expression
"Son…you mean Sephiroth, but…isn't he Jenova's kid?" Sora asked drastically confused
"In a sense, her cells gave him his strength but I gave birth to him…" She finished with a distant look in her clear blue eyes
"And…about this grave cost part?" He followed up quickly
"You'll lose the ability to use the keyblade…forever," She said with a blank stare and a serious voice that meant there was no room for joking, the look on his face was sad but at the same time accepting
"No problem-" He was cut off
"Looks like I'll be the star now, useless!" Tidus shouted
"You can't even fend off Cid, and you can't be a star when you don't exist, and I still have chaos!" Sora shouted
"Damn no wonder Riku and Kairi left you suck Sora!"
"That boy…" Lucrecia smiled "I think…he'll be just fine don't you?" She asked looking towards the Ex-turk
"He survived things only a well trained veteran could all in stride this is nothing but a small hitch in his life, he'll manage…but if his keyblade goes…will chaos consume him…or kill him in a power struggle…" Vincent questioned
"What…do you mean – Vincent you didn't!" Lucrecia shouted catching the attention of everyone within the cave
"The keyblade I gave him attacked itself to him, without the blade chaos will be able to do whatever it wants…the key to ending this fight…Is Sora's death one that can't be deterred"