Chapter 1
It was a sunny day in the dusty city of Midgar, birds were chirping, flowers were blooming, and people we're strolling down the dirty streets. Two of those people we're walking down Loveless Avenue. One of them was a man named Cloud who had blond spiky hair, a black sleeveless vest and a giant uneven sword strapped across his back. The other was a woman named Aerith with brown curly hair and a red and pink dress, in her hands was a bouquet of White flowers.
"I don't see why you can't leave behind your sword for a few minutes." Aerith said half jokingly. Cloud simply shrugged his shoulders. With all the monsters still out there, I like to be prepared." Aerith chuckled "After that beating we gave Sephiroth, I don't think any monsters will want to mess with us." Cloud shrugged again. "Well you can never be too careful." Aerith looked down at the flowers she was carrying. "It's nice to finally be alone, just the two of us. Do you think you wanna come over to The Chapel sometime." Cloud smiled "Only if there aren't a bunch of angry Shinra after us this time." Aerith smiled back "Nope it just be you, me and the flowers."
Cloud was about to accept her offer when his SOLDIER enhanced hearing picked up the distinct sprinting of someone ready to attack. "LOOK OUT!" Cloud yelled as he moved behind and Aerith and raised his sword." He was not ready for what he saw next. His sword was blade locked with a Giant Silver and Gold key. The person holding this unusual weapon was wearing a Black Coat with a hood that completely obscured his features, making it impossible to make out his features. Cloud punched the figure in the face sending him flying back, the hood knocked off his head, and what Cloud saw shocked him even more than the giant key.
The figure had no face. What he did have though was brown spiky hair. The figure raised his hand and somehow shouted in a synthesized voice "Figara!" and a blast of flame fired out of his hand. Cloud raised his sword prepared to block the blast, when another voice shouted "Blizzard Wall!" a wall of ice appeared in front of Cloud taking the full brunt of the blast.
Cloud heard another blast of magic and the figure was sent flying through the ice wall. With his heightened senses Cloud swung his sword and struck the figure in the chest in the other direction. The Mysterious figure skidded across the asphalt painfully.
Cloud looked around to see who had helped him and saw another figure in a black coat identical to the one the other figure had. Although this one was taller and leaner. The taller man said in a smooth refined voice. "It is time to give up Xant. Surrender peacefully and we can work something out. The faceless one -apparently named Xant - Got up. "Over my dead body."
He shouted "Speedra'' and before Cloud had time to blink Xant dashed past him." Cloud turned around and saw Xant, holding Aerith unconscious in a fireman's carry. Xant stretched his hand and a portal of darkness appeared behind him. Xant calmly stepped through it Cloud rushed towards him but the other man grabbed his arm. The portal closed.
Cloud wrenched his arm out of the hooded man's grip and shouted "Why did you do that!" The hooded man replied calmly "If you stepped into that Portal you would have died the moment you touched it." Cloud glared angrily "What are you talking about. What was that thing."
The Man put a hand on Clouds shoulder." I will explain everything to you, but first I need something to drink" as he walked to a bar that happened to be across the street. Cloud was still frustrated but he had no choice. He walked after the man. "Can you at least tell me your name?" The man looked down "I would rather not for personal reasons, but for now you may call me IV."