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Chapter 2 of
Truth
Cloud couldn't believe his
situation. Apparently, he was in the Lifestream and his lover who was supposed
to be dead was talking to him. And what she said was the biggest shock
of all.
"Sephiroth was half right, you are a clone, but not of him. You're Cloud
Strife's clone."
Suddenly, Cloud's mind erupted
with pain. " Aagghh, what's happening, Aeris help!!!" He fell on his knees
screaming in pain. But as fast as that experience had come, it left.
Cloud looked up to see Aeris with tears in her
eyes." I'm sorry for the pain I'm giving you Cloud."
" What was that? And what do you mean I'm a clone of me?"
" What just happened were the dying Jenova cells trying to implant you
with false memories again. But Holy has just
cleansed them away from your body."
Cloud accepted that but still asked," But what do you mean by false memories? Aeris why won't you explain this?"
"In a few seconds, the Planet will take you to see the truth, then I will explain what you have to do."
And she disappeared. Cloud
saw nothing but pure darkness. And a hazy image started to form. The image
was
Nibelheim. "Vincent was right, Nibelheim is the beginning of all nightmares."
The image then shifted to the inside of
Cloud's house. There were four people inside of it. Sephiroth, Zack,
his mother and Cloud.
And a deep booming started
talking," This man you see is the true Cloud Strife. Unlike you he did
join soldier.
He did become first class and he was just as strong and respected as
Sephiroth was. The black haired one is Zack.
He was also a first class soldier and your best friend. Sephiroth is
an Ancient. That gift was given to him by the planet.
Not by birth from an Ancient. On countless occasions did he stop Mako
Reactors from being built by Shinra because
of the planet's screams. All three of these first class soldiers were
sent to Nibelheim for a dangerous mission. Explosions
have been seen inside of the Nibel Mountains. Explosions made by the
rare Ultima materia. Since a reactor was built
in those mountains, Shinra felt the need to protect it. So these top
ranking soldiers were all sent because of the extreme
danger created by Ultima. When the origin of these explosions was found,
it had 2 choices to surrender or be eliminated.
Cloud watches as the scene
changes to the mountains. His eyes widened as he saw small craters everywhere
surrounding the reactor. And then, another explosion from Ultima was
created, and Cloud saw who created it. Himself.
" What the hell?"
The Planet's voice continued,"
Hojo knew how strong Cloud Strife was compared to his son, Sephiroth, so
he created
a clone of him combined with cells from the Jenova specimen and cells
from Sephiroth. If you look carefully, this clone looks
more like you then the other Cloud. Your hair is brighter because of
Sephiroth's cells and you can cast Ultima faster and easier
thanks to Jenova cells."
The scene then switched to
Cloud, Sephiroth, and Zack walking up the mountain with two other Shinra
Soldiers, 2nd Class.
Cloud didn't see Tifa and asked where she was.
" You see, after the real Cloud's experiences with Shinra, he matured
greatly. He excused his puppy love for Tifa as nothing but a
childhood crush. He explained this to her in a letter four years before
what you are seeing now. But Tifa felt as if you felt she wasn't
good enough for you. So she joined Shinra in hopes of being the first
female Soldier, First Class and in hopes of winning your heart.
She tried her best but only made it to 2nd Class. When this mission
was available, Shinra let her go so she could visit her family."
The scene then switched to
the area in between Nibelheim and the Mount Nibel Mountains. There, Cloud
saw someone in a 2nd
class soldier uniform fighting of weak monsters approaching the town.
" Cloud didn't need a guide
because he remembered how the mountains were after exploring them at the
age of 9. So he assigned
the extra 2nd class soldier to defend the town. That person you see
fighting of the monsters is the 2nd class soldier named Tifa."
The scene then changed to
Sephiroth and Cloud in their fighting stances with a bloody Zack behind
them. In front of them was
the clone of Cloud Strife.