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Chapter Nine: Astral Plane

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven

Deuteronomy 4:19, The Holy Bible

Cloud strained as she grasped a grip on the Huge Materia, tugging as she tried to pry it from equally strong grip of the young Ninja. She growled, "Come on, girl! Leggo!" She suddenly had a strange urge to sing the stupid breakfast commercial song she had seen years ago at the Academy and shook her head.

Yuffie whined as her fingers were being pried off one by one by the ex-soldier. She badly wanted to keep the rock. The other stood aside, watching the amusing scene. Finally, Cloud gave a grunt and was thrown back with the rock in hands as Yuffie let go and stomped her feet in temper tantrums.

"Yuffie, here and shut up." Cid tossed two of his Materia to the teenage who caught it. Vincent came up to her and placed a calming hand on her shoulder and handed another one from his own collection.

The girl huffed quietly as she clutched the three Materias in her arms, giving the large one a longing look. "I'll get that someday…" She muttered under her breath and turned away.

Cloud rolled her eyes and stood up, brushing her pants as she held on the rock and turned to the cat, "So, Reeve, where's the other one?" She asked.

The cat hopped over to her side, "The fourth and last one is in Rocket Town, and they're going to launch the fourth one into Space to wham the rocket into Meteor. Scarlet has been really spitting mad and increased security around the town after she found out that we had been stealing the other three from her."
Cid turned from the control and smirked, "Damn that woman, she should've known! Well, securities or not, we're going to get it!" He then gave an hollering whoops.

Barret shook his head and grabbed Cid's shoulder with his good hand, "No. Not all of us. We cannot risk too much trouble. Not like the last time at the Crater."

Cloud rubbed her chin as she listened to the two men. "He's right. Two or three of us will be enough to get the rock. Hell, from what I have heard, you all paired up in twos and got the first three with success. We should do that again for the last one. Hey, where can we keep the others safe for a while? Surely not on the ship."

Red moved around Cloud like a cat among the owner's legs. "Cosmo Canyon. Grandfather would keep them in his observatory lab and we can learn more about the Huge Materias."

Cloud nodded as she scratched the wolf's ear affectionately. "That's a great idea. How about the chosen party goes to Rocket Town and meets the rest back at Cosmo Canyon?"

Yuffie bounced and clapped her hands, "Yeah! Let's do it!" She stopped and tilted her head sideway, somber expression replacing her hyper one, "But I rather go to Cosmo Canyon for now. I'm finished with all that hunt business for now." She then pouted, remembering the struggle to keep the last one.

Cloud shook her head amusedly at the girl and said, "I think Cid should go, since it's his hometown." Everyone nodded, murmuring their agreement.

"So, who is going with me?" Cid asked, leaning back on the counter with a cigarette lit, hanging off his lips.

Barret pointed to Cloud, "I vote for him."

Tifa smiled and pointed to the blonde as well, "I vote for Cloud too."

Yuffie followed suit, "Yeah, he's better for this job!"

Vincent only shrugged and gave Cloud a pointed look, "I'd have to agree with everyone else, you're up for the job."

Two laughing voices came through the robotic cat, "Yeah, you can do it!" quipped Reeve while Zack snorted in laugher and caused the cat to bounce all over the place, "Cloud's the man, Cloud's the man!" Which caused strange looks from Vincent, Nanaki and Tifa. Finally, Tifa had enough of the cat's antics and bopped him on the head, causing the cat to collapse at her feet. "Hey… watch it…" The cat scowled rubbing his head.

Cid grinned widely and slugged his arm around Cloud's shoulders, "Well, kid. It's two of us now! Let's get going! We're going to stop in Cosmo Canyon and take the buggy!"

Cloud shoved the bigger man away and said with a voice that left no argument. "I'm driving the buggy."

Zack snickered through the cat, "Cid, don't get in his way or he'll slug you."

Barret nodded, rubbing his jaw as he remembered the last time he was clobbered by Cloud. "Yeah, just let him drive." He muttered darkly.

The pilot shrugged as he returned to the control, setting the Highwind on course to Cosmo Canyon. "Whatever floats your boat."

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"Aw, dammnit! I have enough of this!" Cloud screamed and stomped her foot on the metal mesh plank that was hoisted next to the Rocket. They had reached the town soon enough and snuck onto the Rocket, avoiding the heavy guards of the Soldiers and Turks. However, the Turks had caught sight of them and Cid had disappeared into the Rocket to fiddle around, leaving Cloud to fight the Turks. As usual, Cloud did pretty well against the Turks, driving them away, leaving them feeling sore and bruised. She wasn't too happy to be left alone to fight them.

"Come on kid! This damn rocket's kicking off now! We gotta fix the damn thing! They'd set it on autopilot!"

Cloud twirled around to Cid and shook her head vigorously. "No way am I riding that junk into space!" She stared wide eyed at the pilot.

Cid laughed at her and ran down the plank, grabbing her by the scruff of her collar and hauled up into the Rocket and slammed the door shut. "Come on! Think of it as adventure!"

Cloud scowled and slugged the pilot on the shoulder hard in act of revenge and placed her sword onto the latch of her armor in the back. "Whoa!" She grabbed hold of the wall as the rocket rumbled as the jet engine fired on it's own.

Cid's face paled slightly. "I've gotta save this baby! Come on, we have to get the auto pilot off in the main control room!" And the blonde pilot took off down the small corridor with Cloud tumbling behind, almost looking green as the motion sickness came back in full swing.

She muttered, "Damn Luke…" referring to the guy she had met years ago, "Mako enchantment, my arse! Didn't do shit for my motion sickness… Where the damn pills?" She scrambled, searching in her many hidden pockets and scowled. "Shit, you little… Yuffie!" She yelled the last word as the Rocket lurched.

Soon, the blonde found the pilot in the main control room with wires everywhere which did not looked normal and a clock ticking down time. Cloud paled as she saw the clock, "H-hey Cid… What's this?" She asked, pointing to the clock.

Cid pulled his head out of the small hole below the control next to the clock and shrugged. "Bomb time. Don't worry, am looking for some wire to cut it."

Cloud's face whitened more. "You're telling me you're going to stop that clock?"

Cid smirked as he went back to work. "Yep! Ah, here it is!" He took out a small wire snipper and snipped few wires here and there.

Cloud gulped as she watched the clock tick down faster. "Uh, you made it go faster, you dummy! Cut the red one, the ShinRa always use red one!"

Cid cursed and banged his head inside the hole before coming back out. "Damn! Ow, that hurt… Uh, oh well… Why don't you go find the Huge Materia, I'll handle it here." Cid laughed nervously as he rubbed his bump on his head.

Cloud sighed. "As well let my life end in the sky. You better get that clock to stop and turn the blasted rocket around!"

The blonde fighter turned around and stepped out of the control room and back into the corridor of the rocket, stumbling along as she held onto the wall. Then, all the suddenly, she felt lighter and was floating off the ground. "C-I-D! How the hell am I floating?" She screamed back at the pilot.

The pilot's laugh boomed though the corridor. "Zero Gravity! We're in da space! Whoo!"

Cloud groaned and rolled her eyes; at least she wasn't nauseous any more. Further down the corridor, around the bend, she bumped into someone else and rolled around in the suspension.

"Oh! I am so sorry! Goodness, we're in space now… Cid'd be upset if he knew the rocket took off without him!"

Cloud looked up to find Shera, the brown haired petite woman who once lived with Cid floating too. She jerked her thumb over her shoulder, "Cid's here too. He's in the control room to stop the bomb timer. I'm looking for the Huge Materia."

Shera grinned wide. "Oh! I think I should go and help him. I know how to turn that thing off. The Huge Materia is just around here in a box marked."

Cloud thanked her and took off in the opposite direction as Shera headed toward the control room where Cid was already swearing different kind of swear words in different combinations.

The box was large and white with danger signs marked all over it. She floated toward it and popped the lock easily and lifted the large red stone. It was the Summon Materia, the powerful booster that connected the banished gods, goddesses and legendary creatures.

As she held the stone to her chest, she could hear the cry of the planet and it overwhelmed her. She could hear different voices within, calling, screaming and pleading for help. She realized the Summonses were aware of what was happening and knew they would be drawn out to use their power against Meteor and die, to never emerge again and they did not wish for their lives to end in such way.

"Such an amazing power within the simple things…" Cloud whispered as she huddled near the top of the corridor, cradling the stone in her hands. Her eyes closed as she listened to different voices within and gasped softly as she recognized one of them. "Sephiroth…"

::You're doing the right thing, love. Keep on going and you will find me.::

"Where are you?" She asked as her mind connected to him through the stone.

::Within the Planet with the others. They had been here for centuries and longer, being held in Jenova's hold as much as I am. They've survived with the calls of the good people's wish to use the Materia. Soon, they tells me, I will be one of them, a summon.::

Cloud stiffened as she held the stone. "Summon… you cannot become one! If you do, you die physically!"

::I know. You have some time left. Do not worry about me. Worry for the Planet first.::

"I can't. I love you too much to lose you."

::I am always near you, always had been. They've already named me as One Winged Angel if I am ever to become a Summon. Keep that in mind, I am your Angel as you are mine.::

The blonde sniffled as she smiled at the stone. "Very well, my Angel. The Planet has my first priority, I will save you, I will have you back."

::Looking forward to that, love. I must go. My time with you are limited before Jenova finds out.::

"Go; take care as much you can until I come for you." Then, her mind was silenced again; there were no cries or sound of anything from the stone at all.

She clutched it to her chest, smiling slightly as she moved back toward the control room to find Cid and Shera arguing but the clock had been turned off.

"Just turn the damn rocket back around!" Shera shouted at Cid.

Cid growled and shouted back. "Just shut up and let me do it! At least you get to turn off the damn bomb!"

Cloud shook her head as she held onto the control with the rock in her other hand. "Come on guys. Let's go back now. I seriously want my feet back on the Planet!"

Cid shrugged as he gave Cloud a look. "Whatever… Course changed, destination. The Planet!"

Cloud sighed in relief and looked outside the bay window and gaped at the sight, it was amazing, vast dark space with thousands of glimmering stars everywhere to the depth of the distance, how far, she didn't know. The planet was as well glorious, floating there in perfect sphere of vast blue, green and white of the wisp of clouds swirling around. On the other side, was the large burning ball of fire, slowing descending toward the Planet, as if it seemed to take time of its own.

"My gods…" She whispered as she stared out of the window.

Cid smirked at her. "That's what I had been aiming for all of my life. Beautiful, isn't it?"

Cloud turned to him and shook her head in amusement. "Beautiful but I'd rather keep my ground on the solid Planet, not out here, floating."

Cid chuckled at her and veered the rocket a hundred and eighty degree, heading toward the Planet, the blue green sphere coming toward them.

"Well, we better strap down and ride the rest of the way." Cid announced and moved toward the chairs and sat in the main one. "Had set this junk of thing on auto pilot, we should be back on the ground by…"He turned to Shera. "When?"

The woman shrugged. "Not too long." She smiled and sat down to strap herself in the seat. Cloud followed suit.

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As the Rocket landed, or so, crash-landed near the valley of Nibel and the Rocket Town, the three of them stumbled out and was greeted by the Avalanchers. There were also mob of angry townspeople nearby, enraged that they had disrupted the ShinRa's plan in destroying the Meteor. They made run to evade the angry mob to the Highwind and took off.

Cloud stood out on the deck of the Highwind that was landed near Cosmo Canyon, watching the world pass by below, lands and sea. She exhaled a long stressful sigh and turned to find Vincent and Red behind her. "Yes?"

The sniper stepped forward, his red cloak swishing gracefully behind him. "What is the next plan, since the ShinRa's most workable plan had been foiled?"

Cloud gave him a half smile and turned back to the railing and leaned on it, "Sephiroth. Up in space when I came in contact with the Huge Materia, the last one, we talked, he is becoming a Summon. Though, our minds touched and I know what we have to do."

Red cocked his head. "What do you mean, what do we have to do?"

Cloud turned around and found the rest of Avalanche had gathered. She gave each one of the members studying look and pursed her lips before she answered the wolf, "the ShinRa wanted to use the Materia to destroy the Meteor. But Jenova and Sephiroth are still danger to the Planet. We have to destroy them. There is nothing we can do about the Meteor. No one can stop it, even if the Rocket rammed into it, it would be futile."

Everyone gave each other a quizzical looks, trying to figure out what Cloud had meant.

The massive black man rubbed the back of his neck, eyeing Cloud. "Anything, even the most powerful, cannot destroy the Meteor?" He asked, carefully.

Cloud nodded. "Right. But I have a feeling…" Barret groaned and rolled his eyes and was received a slap on the back of his head by Tifa. "When we do handle Jenova and Sephiroth, the Meteor will be handled." Cloud smiled a mysterious smile that triggered suspicions among Avalanche. "Well, let's find the safe place for all those rocks." Cloud turned to the red wolf. "Shall we?"

Red nodded his head. "Grandfather Burgenhagen is awaiting the last one."

Avalanche left the Highwind to Cosmo Canyon and met up with Burgenhagen and deposited the four Huge Materias they had gathered. They learned that the Huge Materias was combination of different kinds of smaller Materia together into one kind of each color and can be used if using right spells.

They decided together, that they would return to Burgenhagen to retrieve the Huge Materias to use it when the right time comes. Until then, Burgenhagen would keep them safe and hidden from the ShinRa and the rest of the world.

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Cid stood beside Cloud before the Cosmo Canyon's candle, watching the eternal fire. "What's next?" He asked. Everyone had gathered around the fire after leaving Burgenhagen's place and gathered around the Cosmo Canyon's candle, replenishing in memories of Aeris.

Cloud frowned as she stared in the fire as if it had the answer to the universe, which it almost seem as it did but in fact only had the power of making one to recall something they desired to know. "Aeris," She started. "We need to go back to the City of the Ancient and find the answer there if Aeris had activated Holy because it is the only thing that would handle Meteor."

Tifa looked up to Cloud, "Didn't you ask her when you were in the Lifestream?"

"No, we didn't get to discuss much." Cloud looked up to meet her crimson gaze, "We were focused on the situation where the Lifestream wanted to expel the three of us."

Yuffie started to bounce, "Oh, oh! Aeris must had! Remember the white ball that fell into the water? Was that Holy Materia?"

Murmurs rose around the fire from the members of Avalanche, questioning and agreeing. Cloud nodded, "Yes, it is. However, I do not know if she actually activated it or not."

Tifa walked around the fire and placed her hand on Cloud's shoulder. "So, you want to find out if she had prayed for it or not?"

Cloud looked up into her red eyes and nodded. "Yes."

Barret shook his arms in the air. "Well, let's get goin'!"

Cloud smiled at the man. "Yeah." She turned to Zack. "Hey, can we still use the submarine?"

Zack's voice came though the cat. "Yes! Just go over to Junon, Yuffie got the clearance card to the Submarine. Why?"

Cloud looked up to the dark sky. "I read the Tome again when we were in Burgenhagen's lab, it gave me clues to where to find the Key. The tome says the key is an artifact that the Ancient has for their technology to recall a memory or event in the past. The tome says it is hidden where kraken sleeps." Everyone gave puzzled reactions and Cloud laughed, "Kraken, a legendary monster of the sea, it's somewhere undersea."

Yuffie shouted, "Hey! Yeah, I remember! There are some caves under the sea when we passed through! But! There's a huge, I mean," She shot her hands out to empathize the size, "Hug-g-ge! Weapon down there, just swimming around."

Cloud nodded as she patted the teenager's head, "Good girl, you did a good job. It is down there, though we might have to encounter Emerald, the Kraken."

"Great!" Yuffie giggled as she bounced in her spot while Cid rolled his eyes.

"Damn hyper kid." He muttered.

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General Sephiroth, or he once was called, opened his emerald eyes, finding himself in a different place. It was starting to become a habit for him, every time he sleep or closes his eyes, he would wake to find himself somewhere else, not where he had before he closed his eyes.

He remembered being in the limbo, which the others had called it Middle Land, it was a place where the unfortunate souls who had died and cannot go on to the Beyond. Those who were still bounded by fate to serve Gaia for higher purpose, they are called the Summoned One, and it was their home, where they rest and wait to be called.

He remembered, somewhere in between the times being Jenova's favorite prisoner, he had faded, losing connection to Cloud and Zack completely, becoming utterly alone. Then, with joy as he felt warmth as he closed his eyes, fading away from his prison, thinking he had been free and able to return to his boy but only to wake and find himself in another place, the Middle Land.

He idly wondered for a moment about Jenova, how she had reacted after finding that she had lost him. But then, he brushed the thoughts away, immediately knowing he was in a better place, it was better than being in Jenova's cold chamber. He knew he couldn't be picky even though he rather to be alive, in his own body, with Cloud by him, holding her and never letting her go.

Here in the Middle Land, he felt peace and welcomed among the other Summoned One. Yet, his heart was heavy with sorrow for it wasn't where he desired to be.

"How are you feeling?" He turned around and was greeted by a pale skinned, violet haired woman whose eyes were so pale that you felt ice under her gaze. Yet, her voice weren't cold as her eyes seemed, in fact very warm and friendly and full of bouncy energy.

"Better, Shiva. Thank you."

"One Winged Angel, soon, your stone will be created." She whispered, placing her cold hand upon his bare shoulder. He shivered under her touch and smiled at her. Despite her cold exterior, her eyes always shone with happiness and laughing personality that she held, he couldn't help but feel comfortable around her.

"I know. I can feel it." His green eyes fell down as he felt heavy sorrow upon his heart.

"Hmph! You should be glad to be one of us, we live and we serve for Gaia." A rough booming voice brought his eyes up again to meet fiery black eyes of Ifrit. The man had dark skin and wild hair that was color of fire, he looked demonic and at the same time, regal as well.

Shiva frowned at him, slapping his chest; her contact upon him caused some sizzles and steam rising in the air. "Shame on you! He wants to be alive, out there with his love! Haven't you heard?"

Ifrit snorted at her as he crossed his massive dark skinned arms across his bugling chest. "There is nothing we can do." He said softly to the ice goddess.

Another voice spoke up, softly with gentle touch, almost like a calm sea washing against your legs as you stand in the warm ocean water. "Nothing until we're summoned." The three turned to find Leviathan slithering about in the suspension, approaching them. She was massive, beautiful water dragon with smooth blue green scales. Her eyes were soft and deep, soulful with aging wisdom. She shifted form and appeared as an elderly woman, beautiful with long graying hair and blue robes before them.

Sephiroth liked the company of the Summons. He had met few so far, there were many he had not met and from Shiva, who had been in constant companion for him from the beginning had mentioned few that made him feel he didn't want to meet them.

The few who he had met were mostly supportive, understanding his sorrow and dilemma. Even from the Fire God who was rough and crude in appearance had been friendly despite his appearance.

Shiva smiled as she greeted another woman who appeared out of thin air, a strange brilliant overdressed willowy woman that had fiery red hair that seemed to be feathery like and orange blazing eyes. Her robes were sparkling with colors of emerald, sapphire, rubies and diamonds. She usually go in the form of a human woman in this plane but her true form, as a Summoned One, she turns into a large legendary bird of Phoenix.

"Phoenix!" The Ice Goddess cried as the said woman hugged her. "Oh, do tell me, how is it going in the real world?"

Leviathan curled up and settled down beside Ifrit who were brooding and playing with a fireball, interested to listen what Phoenix had to say.

"Not too good." The bird-like woman sighed, her voice trilling with song-like tone.

Sephiroth sat down, or it seemed like it. In this world, you could sit or walk about without gravity but still feel the gravity. It was a strange barren place where the Summoned Ones would gather or depart about, as if the whole place were their home. He watched the two woman sat down upon nothing and started to gossip, being oblivious that they had a listening audience.

"Oh dear!" Shiva shook her head in sympathy. She had been recently summoned and saw the world in brief moment. "The Meteor is coming close, isn't he?"

Meteor, who happened to be another Summoned One, was a dark being, with a brooding darkness about him. If anybody were in his presence, they would feel negative emotions, nothing of the happiness or joy, almost as if he absorbed the emotions, leaving you cold and unhappy.

Sephiroth had an unluckily encounter with him when he had appeared in the Middle Land. He shivered at the memory meeting Meteor. The man nearly sucked every hope he had, making him weak until Shiva and Ifrit came to his rescue. He had found the man to be handsome but brooding that he couldn't withstand the presence of him.

"He's approaching closer, so intent on destroying Gaia. Poor Mother, she's so frantic, not knowing what to do. The Cetra had been arguing with her to not unleash Weapons out there."

Shiva gasped. "The Weapons. Dear me, I had been Summoned not too long ago, going against Ultimate. I hope I don't get Summoned again with Ultimate in the battle. He's too hardheaded!"

"I don't understand." The two women turned their head; surprised that Sephiroth was still there. "Why are we fighting each other if we all came from Gaia?"

Shiva shook her head in sympathy. "Don't ask me. I don't understand either. Maybe Ramuh would help you."

Upon saying his name, Ramuh showed up in his ethereal gray robe and long silver beard. He held the staff and was one of the oldest Summoned Ones, wizened wizard god of thunder. He was rather a cross man most of the time but calm and patience man as well.

"We all fight against each other because of the stones we are in falls to both good and bad sides. We have no control on which side we are, only we have to act upon when we're summoned."

The silver-haired General furrowed his silver brows at the thunder god. "Look at what's happening there. Gaia is going to die if we don't do something about it! We have to stop Meteor."

Shiva stepped up to Sephiroth and placed her hand on his shoulder again, drawing his attention to her. "We all can't. Only one will."

"Who?" Sephiroth was desperate to know. He knew there has to be someone in opposite of Meteor, powerful enough to stop him.

Phoenix trilled a sad whistle as she turned away. "Meteor's wife, Holy."
Sephiroth's jaw dropped as he realized he knew the two of them but didn't utter a word.

"Maybe you should know the story about the two…" Leviathan rose and curled around Sephiroth, offering him to rest on her body as she embraced him like a mother would do to a son. He settled down in between her arm and her body while the rest sat nearby or next to him.

Her voice was ever so calm as she started, "Once long ago, the mischievous sorcerer, a lowly god who traveled in the cosmos, always playing tricks upon the others. He was very vain and greedy, yet a troublemakers. He had no care for other's feeling and many disliked him.

He came upon the galaxy where many gathered in a ball, in celebration for the galaxy. He met a beautiful woman, so beautiful that he forgot about everything, forgot his selfish desire. All he wanted to meet her, to know her. This woman was the daughter of Gaia, Holy. The ball was a masked ball, he slid through, dancing his way toward her, his goal was set on her and when he approached her, he was ever so gentle and kind, taking her hand and they danced. It was love at the first sight; she was attracted to his darkness as he was to her light. They were the opposite.

However, Gaia had forbidden for Holy to ever be married or touched by a male, she was to remain pure. Holy was saddened as she told him that she could not see him ever again after the ball, but Meteor was stubborn, he visited her home, just to see her, to watch her from the distance. Holy knew of his visitation and went out in the dark of the night, just to meet him. It was their happy time, their love grew.

He asked her to marry him and she agreed, rebelling against her own mother's wish. They married in secret and each night, as Gaia sleeps, he visit her bed, spent time with her. It was their moment together. However, each morning, he would leave before the first light of dawn, she would be sad, and through the day, she remained sad.

This caused Gaia suspect and one night, she decided to not sleep, she waited and watched. She caught Meteor visiting in the dark, slipping his way to Holy's bedroom, and to spend the night. She was angry, enraged as she realized how long it had been going on. Little she knew, Holy had been a positive effect on him, changing him from his dark and terrible ways into a kind loving man.

Gaia was upset, angry at her own daughter's disobedience and angry at Meteor for stealing her daughter's heart. She confronted them that night and banished them both, turning them into Summons, forbidding them to be together ever again. Meteor's Summon Materia was sent to be hidden and forgotten forever while Holy was left in the Cetera's hands, to be passed down for generation, to never be used.

The thing is, Gaia learned that her daughter had bore two beautiful children and left them in the hands of her own sisters to raise them. Her own sisters foretold that the two children's descendant will free Meteor and Holy from their banishment, to reunite them once again." Leviathan smiled as she saw Sephiroth wiping his eyes free from tears that had discreetly spilled. "You see, Gaia didn't realize that she had created them into Summonses, only to free them once again when someone uses them. I suppose, in her anger, deep in her heart, she couldn't kill them but banish them until the time came to where she could forgive them."

Sephiroth looked up to her, "I know those stories. Holy and Meteor are Megamiki and Madoshi." He glanced to find Meteor standing far from everyone, in his dark corner, yet their eyes met and he gave a small nod. He then realized, "If the Summonses gather here, where is Holy? I have not met her?"

Leviathan smiled, "Son, Holy is the only Summon that cannot come here. She is imprisoned in her own Summon Materia; she is to never see Meteor again."

Sephiroth frowned, "She has been summoned, she is waiting…" He murmured as he glanced away, thinking.

Shiva jumped up from her seating. "Are you sure?"

Sephiroth nodded vigorously. "Yes… Look!" He pointed to the side, what supposed to be the plane's wall and pointed. Each Summoned Ones has a power to open the window to see the living world and watch. He knew at the moment that Cloud was in the Ancient City, feeling her move, her sight and hearing her world since she was still connected to him, even by thin thread. During the story, she had found the key to get the answer. The suspended air, wall or whatever it was, the void had changed and opened a window of the living world and the Summoned Ones gathered to watch what Sephiroth wanted to show them.

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