Disclaimer: I don't own Tifa, Cloud, Red XIII, Aeris, Sephiroth or Yuffie so don't sue me. ll you would get is half a stick of gum and a cat.
Note: A Finale Limit Break comes after a Final Limit Break. It's kinds like a final strike adn drains all the energy form the person using it. Anywho, keep reading^_^
Warning!!!: If you can't handle blood and guts, torture and cruelty... Please turn back now. No use wasting your time then flaming me because you think I'm a sick fuck. I'm just trying to get the sadistic part of Titan's personality out.
CHAPTER 4: OF PRIDE, TORTURE, AND LOVE

Within an hour the entire scenario had been explained to Nanaki and his lifemate Lionara. He took in it with a calmness he had not possessed in the last battle for the world. In the time Cloud and the others had last seen him, some of his rich red hair had been sprinkled with silver hairs. His eyes spoke of great wisdom and time. He was surely not the teenage minded hero Cloud remembered him as.
Nanaki made an attempt to speak but was cut off by Lionara. "I and Nanaki are not as young as we once were." She gave a sigh. "We have children but the are just that: children. Hardly old enough to defend the world." Her bluntness had taken them all by surprise, she was surely not a lady of mild words. "If this were to happen ten years from now-"
"But it is not." Two more red lion-like creatures entered the room. They looked much like Red XIII when the battle for the world happened. The male spoke. "We must go, all of Cosmo Canyon, no, the world rests on our partaking of this battle."
"Never, you are still a child. You would parish in a moment." Lionara growled at her cub. "Ocelot rethink your words."
"I will not, Mother." Ocelot openly opposed his mother. "Trusted friends of Father's have come to us seeking a favor. Father has told me the stories, we owe Cloud a lifedebt. I will pay the price, even if it means my death."
"Yes, Mother. I too shall go, we must protect the world." The female, Lynx said. She sat on her haunches in stubbornness.
"You will not." Lionara gave them both the look of ice.
"Lionara, I was not much older then these two when I set off to save the world. I believe these two can manage." Red XIII spoke in a strong voice.
"They are our children, and they will not. So help me I'll slay anyone who thinks differently." Once again she donned a heart-stopping glare.
Nanaki knew when he was defeated, she *had* killed others for the sake of her cubs before. "Very well, I regret that I can not send help with you." For once his voice cracked with unshed emotions. The twins started to make an argument but were silenced with the extra large flame emanating from their Mother's tail.
"Understood. I regret that as well." Destiny was the first to stand and head for the door. "I will not hold it against you." She left the room. The others followed her with melancholy looks painted on their faces.
A few moments later Destiny and the others were at the fire pit attempting to open a portal but could not. "I don't understand... This has never happened before." She began to sense the Lifestream around her.
There was too much! The Lifestream swirling around her was almost overwhelming to her senses. She unhinged herself from sensing Lifestream.
"I have to be out of the city to open a portal." Destiny reported.
"Let's go." Cloud eagerly rushed to the outside world. The others trailed behind him.

Ocelot crept from his room. His paws gingerly touched the floor, he held his breath. :I have to go with them.: He thought. :To hell with what Mother and Father say, better that I die in battle then die and my knees.: His nimble passed through the hallway without a sound, just as he was taught. Soon he was at the stairway leading to were the warriors had been minutes ago. He relied on the darkness to shield his presence.
It wasn't enough. A powerful shadow leapt onto him, pinning him back-down. "Ocelot..." It was his twin sister Lynx.
"Lynx, please." He pleaded. She stepped off him quickly, which had surprised him. He expected a torrent on claws and teeth keeping him in Cosmo Canyon. "What-"
Lynx placed a paw to his mouth, silencing him. "Quiet, I can only cover for you for so long." In the dim light made by their flaming tails he could see the tears forming in her eyes. She never cried. "Good luck." She removed her paw and nuzzled him in sibling love. The soft hair on his muscled chest rose in an unmistakable sign of pride.
"Thanks." Ocelot turned to reach the others, leaving Cosmo Canyon behind him.

"This is taking a lot longer then a expected." Destiny tried once more to open the portal. She heard footsteps approaching them just as she succeeded.
"I'm coming." Ocelot stood nobly. The others just nodded and leapt through the portal.

It was worse then being raped.
The twisted sexual excitement Titan got from torturing Tifa. :Mustn't cry out.: Tifa thought desperately. She clung on to her sanity through it all. He had shackled her arms above her head, causing her already bleeding stomach to seep more life-essence. :If I cry out he will win.: She could not help but let her shaking body continue to shake in a cruel contortion of pain. Titan was beginning to wear her down.
:She won't cry out... Amusing: Titan mused to himself as he realized his tortures were not having the effect on her that did on most. "Tsk, tsk. You're no fun are you." He smiled fiendishly. "Perhaps I have to bring out more-" He though for the right words. "-Intricate forms of pleasure." Pleasure only to him.
"Do- do your worst." Tifa could barely speak the words through the agony. Her body felt like a thousand needles had been stuck into her. And in one case of torture, they had.
His eyebrows raised in surprise. He walked over to her and placed a hand on her sore wounds roughly, which produced a small whimper from the back of her throat. "I've never had a playtoy as stubborn as you. Why don't you cry out when it hurts?" He dug a finger into her seeping wound. Waves of new pain ran through her already worn body, still she did not cry out.
Titan sighed with animosity, "Really, I thought you would be a lot more fun then this." He forced his lips on hers, taking them without any regard for her bleeding bottom lip. Instead he seemed to enjoy it all the more. His hands moved over her body to scrape and tear already battered flesh. Finally after excruciating moments of pain and ravished lust on Titan's part, he broke away.
"There." He gave a sadistic grin at her pained expression. "That is a pleasure." Then she did something no other playtoy had ever done before-
-Tifa spit directly into his right eye.
"I've had more fun kissing rattlesnakes." Tifa managed to say in a anguished voice. "Bite me."
Titan's face grew red with rage. Never had one defied him so, he would make her pay. Soon she began to scream.
Scream until her throat could no longer harbor a whisper.

The group, desperate for time arrived at Wutai. Cloud had been acting strangely for the past ten minutes. His panic grew for his captive Tifa.
"Hurry up, please." Cloud tried not to sound harsh, but it didn't work.
"Do you have any idea where the last warrior could be?" Destiny asked. She understood his rush.
"We could try the tower of Gods." Aeris tried.
"Good enough-" Whatever Cloud was about to say was cut off by a body being hurled past him. He stared with wide eyes at the source.
A guy about Destiny's age. His short brown hair cut in a mushroom cut was plastered to his head with sweat, a red headband kept it from his eyes. He breathed heavily and glared at the burly man he had thrown out.
"You son of a bitch!" The man, obviously drunk, yelled at him. He took another lunge at the red headbanded fighter. Before anyone even saw his hands move the drunk man was pinned against a near by drum, ninja stars held him from moving. The red one ran at him with speed almost inhuman and sucker punched him in the gut. The drunk immediately passed out.
"No grabbing at the waitresses." The victorious one said smugly as he brushed off his knuckles.
"That was great!" A blonde girl ran out of the bar and jumped into his unwilling arms. "You sure are wonderful!" She tried to lean up for a kiss but was shafted when he turned his head to the side. Upon his movement he saw the travelers. He pried the girl off him and greeted them.
"Hello, I'm Seth. Can I help you?" He asked.
Destiny was caught up in his voice, his movements, him. She blushed furiously when he spoke to her. "Uh, do you have any fighters here?" Her words sounded forced to remain calm.
"Sure do!" Seth replied enthusiastically, trying to ignore the rush he got by looking at Destiny. "You're looking at the best in all of Wutai."
Cloud broke any thing Destiny was about to say. He explained their situation and what they needed. For some reason Seth did not look surprised.
"I've been waiting for you guys." Seth chuckled, "You took long enough."
"How did you know-" Destiny began until the blonde girl cut her off.
"My Seth has premonitions in his dreams." She smothered him with pride, and arms. He got a disgusted look on his face and pried her off again.
"So are we leaving now." Though his voice was calm, his eyes held a desperation that said: get me away from her!!!
"Yes. Open a portal Destiny." Cloud was becoming more and more anxious. He was close to Tifa, so knowing she was in the hands of that sadistic bastard Titan must have made him more then edgy. She did as commanded and they were at Destiny's house within seconds.

Upon arriving they found a letter on the table. It read:

Weak ones,
I have your beloved Tifa and have grown tired of her already. I expected her voice to last longer than that. Come to the snow field outside of Thoron and I shall give you a chance to get her back. But beware if you lose I shall paint the white snow red with your blood.
Titan

"It's written in blood. That sick fuck." Seth mused. He was having a hard time keeping his concentration on the note and not Destiny.
"Let's go." Cloud said rigidly. "Destiny."
She nodded and opened a portal once more, this time to the snow field. To meet Titan once more.

He was waiting.
A sick grin pasted on his face as a bleeding Tifa sat on her knees at his feet. Her arms were bound behind her back, although even if they weren't she didn't have the strength to run.
"So you come." He greeted them warmly.
"Give her back." Cloud could barely contain his anger. He was seething poison from his very essence.
"Get her." Titan challenged. They engaged in head-on combat, fist to blade. Cloud's anger was driving him beyond his limits. Titan got a few extremely painful shots on him but Cloud didn't notice through his killing rage. Cloud too got in slashes and cuts. The others could only watch as the ground beneath them warmed from the all out feud being played out before them. Soon it was sprayed with blood and sweat.
"Not bad." Titan huffed as they broke apart for a moment. "But still no match for me." They connected in combat. Cloud swinging the Buster Sword at Titan's stomach, he dodged. Titan countered with a flurry of fists to Cloud, Cloud took a few to the head and body. They broke apart again, breathing heavily.
:Better then before, anger is not something to be dealt with lightly.: Titan made a mental note.
:Kill him. Save Tifa.: Were the only coherent thoughts Cloud had, the rest were filled with visions of Titan impaled on his sword.
"I have an idea-" Titan smiled and turned to Tifa. He let lose his Limit Break: Death's Whisper.
:In her condition, he'll kill her!: Cloud's mind raced in fear and hatred. He wouldn't make it to Titan in time but Tifa...

:It hurts. Everywhere. Make it stop.: Tifa couldn't speak after Titan's 'playtime', she doubted her voice would return for a few days at the least. She became conscience enough to watch the fight between Cloud and Titan. Conscience enough to hear Titan yell his Limit Break, enough to know she would die. She could only close her eyes and expect the pain to be upon her quickly.
But it did not come. Instead she felt warm, compassionate arms surround her. She was filled with enough strength to open her eyes. Cloud was shielding her with his own body. A darkness almost as deep as the night itself pierced Cloud. Blood dripped from his mouth. It abruptly finished, leaving Cloud a weak mount in her arms.
"Not good." Destiny muttered. She sounded a battle cry and attacked with the Ultima sword. She nearly gutted him like an oversized animal. He was taken back a little with her forwardness. He countered with kicks, punches and other painful attacks.
:Concentrate, use your head not your emotions.: Destiny repeated again and again as she fought with Titan. Her edge was back, he was losing ground, and stamina. She made an all out attack with the blade over her head.
Bad move. His knuckle connected with her stomach. She slumped down onto his arm, the air banished from her lungs. He flung her aside and met the next challenger.
Seth met him fist for fist, kick for kick. Seth was better then Titan expected, much better.
:If this keeps up I'm not sure if I'll last much longer.: Titan thought as he blocked a roundhouse kick from Titan. Titan grabbed Seth's leg and brought him to the ground and began to bent his leg the wrong way. The expression on Seth's face made it worth it.
Until a hard object hit the back of his head causing him to let go of Seth's leg. Aeris stood there with a look of ice on her face, a bit of Titan's blood ran off her staff.
"Play nice." He mocked. He lunged head on at her only to receive a strike to the side by the Masamune. And extremely satisfied Sephiroth smiled evily at him, he had pushed Aeris out of harm's way and taken a chance. Titan ignored the blinding pain and pulled a dagger he had stored in his belt and flung it at Sephiroth. It stuck into his shoulder, nearly piercing right through. Sephiroth dropped the Masamune and fell to his knees, it hurt a lot more then it looked. Flaming pain seared through his body as Titan twisted it.
"Die!" Ocelot jumped at him and shredded flesh with his claws, he turned around to see Titan casting Full Cure on himself. Titan wasn't completely revived but it did give him a second wind. Ocelot backed up a few paced then Tifa caught his eye.

:This has to stop.: Tifa thought near feverishly. Then suddenly she got an idea, she managed to catch Ocelot's eye and he nodded. He made a false start at Titan and diverted his attention.
Tifa stood up, omitting the pain that lanced her body. "Final Breath." She whispered her Finale Limit Break and attacked Titan with all that she had left.
It was enough. He opened a portal in desperation and slipped through. Tifa collapsed back onto the ground, completely spent.

To be continued...
Hey everybody! Thank muchly for reading and reviewing(and you better review, or else...) Hope it didn't disturb you too much, I wanted to try a more darker chapter.
Preview: In the Final Chapter of this fic love will be lost, blood will be spilled and tears will be shed. Don't miss it!
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