Child's sins
Cloud stared out onto the world; shaking his head faintly…it was just before
dawn, the early morning rays starting to pierce through the night sky. "I have to know…"
Cloud said, getting out of the medical bed and creeping out of the room. He moved
swiftly through the hallways, avoiding anyone that he could. His chest still hurt, but he
simple ignored it, knowing that there would be time to heal the wound later. "I have to
see if he is still alive" he said as he slipped into his room. Stepping lightly upon the
shattered glass that lay upon the floor. He pulled a shirt on over his bandages, wincing
lightly in pain. He looked back to the door quickly, shaking his head softly "No one" he
said, reassuring himself as he knelt down upon the floor. Pushing the trash out of the
way, seeing the small hole in the wooden floor. He placed his finger in it, lifting the old
pieces of wood, seeing the large metallic box laying in hiding. "Good…its still intact" he
sighed in relief as he lifted the trunk. Opening it quickly, staring at his Ultima Sword.
Grasping it and lifting it out of its box he laid it upon the ground beside him, reaching
inside the box and pulling the out the two orbs of materia, the cold orbs glowed softly at
his touch as if coming back to life. He placed them next to his sword, putting the trunk
back inside the floor. "Its time to go" he said to himself, standing slowly with the orbs of
materia in one hand and the sword in another. He placed the sword upon his back, the
straps quickly wiping out and latching together. He let out a small sigh as he hooked the
materia onto the swords strap. He moved quickly, sliding his boots on, the smell of burnt
leather faintly touching his nose as he stood upon the balcony. "Come to me Bahamut"
Cloud yelled, the sky ripping apart as the mass of summon energy erupted about him, the
large Dragon king appearing in a gust of dark power. Cloud jumped into the air, moving
with a blurr and landing upon the dragons back. "Fly towards the Northern Crater…don't
stop…until we get there" The dragon responded back with a growl and then they were
off, flying low to the ground. The wind whipping against his face harshly, but slowly
cloud raised a barrier around him. "I have to know" Cloud closed his eyes, holding onto
the dragon tightly, hearing its breathing through its scales. He closed his eyes slowly,
starting to doze off, the barrier holding him onto the back of the dragon.
He opened his eyes quickly, standing up as fast as he could, looking about
quickly. But there was nothing, not even Bahamut; it was just him upon the ground in the
field. "What…where am I?" Cloud said as he looked about quickly, reaching up and
grabbing a hold of the swords handle. ~Why me?~ the voice pierced the air around him,
deafening him. Cloud shook his head turning around quickly, seeing the child their
staring at him. The blood falling from the child's wounds, Cloud took a step back shaking
his head. "Your not real!!" Cloud yelled, staring at the child. ~Why did you kill me
Cloud~ the child walked in circles around him, the ground beneath the child turning a
blood red. "I didn't kill you!" Cloud yelled back his voice filled with fear. The child stopped,
a flash of life erupted in front of Cloud's eyes, opening them he saw that he was
in his room again, but he was staring at himself, it was the night he saw the creature upon
his balcony. "What is this?" Cloud said faintly watching as the child walked into the
room. Watching the Cloud in front of him kick the child down, tearing the runes into the
screaming child's skin, until the room fell silent once more. The child lying in the rags on
the balcony, the image of Cloud standing there over the child's body was all that was
left. The world seems to melt away, leaving him and the child in the darkness around
him. ~My blood…is your sin…why did you kill me~ The child started to cry, crimson
red tears of blood falling form the child's eye. Cloud felt the blood rush from his face,
feeling faint while watching the child. "I…I didn't…i…couldn't" Cloud shook his head,
but watched in horror as a steel sword ripped through the child's chest, the blade leading
into the darkness, the child was screaming then fell silent, as hands reached out from the
shadows and snapped its neck. The child fell limp, sliding off the sword, Cloud watched
in horror as the stranger melted out of the darkness. "Annoying child…I'm glad you
killed the boy Cloud" the stranger moved closer towards him. "Now its time to wake up,
your at your destination…but I don't know what your looking for…why don't you tell
me…" The strange man walked towards him, the blood dripping from the long blade.
"No…stay away from me" Cloud yelled, tearing the blade from its strap, watching as the
world erupted around him. "Get away!!" Cloud yelled as he slammed the sword into the
ground. But as he did it, the world disappeared; Cloud opened his eyes staring at the
passing clouds around him. "What…where am i…"His voice trailed off as Bahamut
growled faintly. "It…was…a dream" Cloud shook his head softly. Looking down at the
ground beneath him, seeing nothing but ocean. "Bahamut…hurry…as fast as you can fly"
Cloud urged the dragon harder, not wanting to waste any more time. "I have to know…if
he is still alive"
Cloud stared out onto the world; shaking his head faintly…it was just before
dawn, the early morning rays starting to pierce through the night sky. "I have to know…"
Cloud said, getting out of the medical bed and creeping out of the room. He moved
swiftly through the hallways, avoiding anyone that he could. His chest still hurt, but he
simple ignored it, knowing that there would be time to heal the wound later. "I have to
see if he is still alive" he said as he slipped into his room. Stepping lightly upon the
shattered glass that lay upon the floor. He pulled a shirt on over his bandages, wincing
lightly in pain. He looked back to the door quickly, shaking his head softly "No one" he
said, reassuring himself as he knelt down upon the floor. Pushing the trash out of the
way, seeing the small hole in the wooden floor. He placed his finger in it, lifting the old
pieces of wood, seeing the large metallic box laying in hiding. "Good…its still intact" he
sighed in relief as he lifted the trunk. Opening it quickly, staring at his Ultima Sword.
Grasping it and lifting it out of its box he laid it upon the ground beside him, reaching
inside the box and pulling the out the two orbs of materia, the cold orbs glowed softly at
his touch as if coming back to life. He placed them next to his sword, putting the trunk
back inside the floor. "Its time to go" he said to himself, standing slowly with the orbs of
materia in one hand and the sword in another. He placed the sword upon his back, the
straps quickly wiping out and latching together. He let out a small sigh as he hooked the
materia onto the swords strap. He moved quickly, sliding his boots on, the smell of burnt
leather faintly touching his nose as he stood upon the balcony. "Come to me Bahamut"
Cloud yelled, the sky ripping apart as the mass of summon energy erupted about him, the
large Dragon king appearing in a gust of dark power. Cloud jumped into the air, moving
with a blurr and landing upon the dragons back. "Fly towards the Northern Crater…don't
stop…until we get there" The dragon responded back with a growl and then they were
off, flying low to the ground. The wind whipping against his face harshly, but slowly
cloud raised a barrier around him. "I have to know" Cloud closed his eyes, holding onto
the dragon tightly, hearing its breathing through its scales. He closed his eyes slowly,
starting to doze off, the barrier holding him onto the back of the dragon.
He opened his eyes quickly, standing up as fast as he could, looking about
quickly. But there was nothing, not even Bahamut; it was just him upon the ground in the
field. "What…where am I?" Cloud said as he looked about quickly, reaching up and
grabbing a hold of the swords handle. ~Why me?~ the voice pierced the air around him,
deafening him. Cloud shook his head turning around quickly, seeing the child their
staring at him. The blood falling from the child's wounds, Cloud took a step back shaking
his head. "Your not real!!" Cloud yelled, staring at the child. ~Why did you kill me
Cloud~ the child walked in circles around him, the ground beneath the child turning a
blood red. "I didn't kill you!" Cloud yelled back his voice filled with fear. The child stopped,
a flash of life erupted in front of Cloud's eyes, opening them he saw that he was
in his room again, but he was staring at himself, it was the night he saw the creature upon
his balcony. "What is this?" Cloud said faintly watching as the child walked into the
room. Watching the Cloud in front of him kick the child down, tearing the runes into the
screaming child's skin, until the room fell silent once more. The child lying in the rags on
the balcony, the image of Cloud standing there over the child's body was all that was
left. The world seems to melt away, leaving him and the child in the darkness around
him. ~My blood…is your sin…why did you kill me~ The child started to cry, crimson
red tears of blood falling form the child's eye. Cloud felt the blood rush from his face,
feeling faint while watching the child. "I…I didn't…i…couldn't" Cloud shook his head,
but watched in horror as a steel sword ripped through the child's chest, the blade leading
into the darkness, the child was screaming then fell silent, as hands reached out from the
shadows and snapped its neck. The child fell limp, sliding off the sword, Cloud watched
in horror as the stranger melted out of the darkness. "Annoying child…I'm glad you
killed the boy Cloud" the stranger moved closer towards him. "Now its time to wake up,
your at your destination…but I don't know what your looking for…why don't you tell
me…" The strange man walked towards him, the blood dripping from the long blade.
"No…stay away from me" Cloud yelled, tearing the blade from its strap, watching as the
world erupted around him. "Get away!!" Cloud yelled as he slammed the sword into the
ground. But as he did it, the world disappeared; Cloud opened his eyes staring at the
passing clouds around him. "What…where am i…"His voice trailed off as Bahamut
growled faintly. "It…was…a dream" Cloud shook his head softly. Looking down at the
ground beneath him, seeing nothing but ocean. "Bahamut…hurry…as fast as you can fly"
Cloud urged the dragon harder, not wanting to waste any more time. "I have to know…if
he is still alive"