Through the Planet: Of Earth and Gaia

by Abialla

Every 7 years, two planets within a galaxy, revolving about their respective suns, find themselves at their closest distance to each other. One planet overpopulated with life, the other streaming with life. But what happens if one life on each planet were to connect? Perhaps, more than you could ever have bargained for.

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Hey guys, so the next chapter is taking me a while. Normally I chug these chapters out in like 2-3 hours the night I post them, but this one is taking me a while. I think it's because it might be the last chapter before the Epilogue, so I want it to be just right. Don't know yet, so don't quote me. One thing I do know is that it's going to be long... I'm only at a 2,000 word count at the moment on it, and I'm not even close to halfway finished with this yet. (My longest chapter, fyi, is Prologue - Visions at a whopping 9,022 word count. The next longest being Entering the Temple of the Ancients at over 8,000 words.. And the rest ranges all over from like 2,000 - 7,000) Let's see if this chapter can beat my record lol

So, anyway, while I was taking my lunch today my mind wandered a bit and it started this poem of sorts. No, this is not part of the story. This doesn't take place from the point of view of Sephiroth, nor Sam, nor anybody. It is inspired by the end of FF7, particularly Sephiroth as you will gather from reading this, but it is nowhere in the game's canon, or my story's canon. Just something my mind spawned and I decided to share it with you guys for the time being, to give you something until the next chapter is finished. Enjoy!

I am no angel

Nor a god have I become

Fallen from grace

I am no one

Just a body

Torn and dismembered

Stripped of a name

No longer remembered

My light has faded

Eyes jaded

Thoughts of my past forever hated

Consistently berated

Never made it

I was not strong enough

Or smart enough

Blinded by the greed I sought to destroy

Refused to heed the inner voice

Telling me to step away

To see what is true

Peering back in the mirror

I saw only you

You brought this life

Delivered the Strife

Filled my sight with lies

And my mind with a virus

Bidding me follow

Away from all who bind us

No longer controlled

To reach our goals

To diminish the hate from this Planet's souls

You promised me more

A new world order

With me at its peak

And you at my side

Filling me with images

Of power and pride

But you lied

My future denied

By someone who was more dissatisfied

With your plans of a bona fide genocide

With me in the cross fire

Dragged along by your strings

The blade that struck hurt

But it's your deceit that stings

Well I hope you're happy

Because this is the end

For both you and I

To no Heaven we ascend

Only through the abyss

We'll float for eternity

With no end of time

Forever to infinity

There is nothing left

Motivation is gone

Unless there is someone who will remember this song

I've lost my name

But I know someone is there

Who has me in mind

My story he'll share

Yes

I can sense it

The one who ended me

Will not be rid of me

My life may be lost

But I've not lost my eyes

I can still see the filth in this world of lies

You may be gone

But I will prevail

I won't be consumed by this aquamarine veil

I'm no longer your puppet

Just a doll at your whim

I'm not some rookie

Fighting in a sink or swim

Situation

I know the narration

Of lasting frustration

In war torn worlds

While avoiding temptation

To end it all

Blow it all to smithereens

But I'll rise above that

Show this world what it means

To lose all control

To understand fear

Then accept me in my glory

My name they'll revere

All I need is one soul to think of me

In a Cloud of memories

As long as he remembers

I will be

...So, that turned into something. I only had the first few lines in mind and then just let my fingers and a rhyming dictionary take me forward from there.