Aeris lay still.
Cloud turned to Sephiroth, rage and anger filled in his eyes.
"You killed her…" Cloud screamed.
His Limit Gauge now at it's peak!!!!
OMISLASH!!!!!!!! He shrieked as he charged towards Sephiroth!
Cloud charged towards an unsuspecting Sephiroth. Cloud slashed Sephiroth again and again. Sephiroth knew pain after each slash. Jumping into the air Cloud collected all his energy into the final Blow and slashed Sephiroth once more.
Sephiroth fell.
From his hand the Heartarian stone fell to the ground and smashed into fragments.
Sephiroth lay dead but the heroes were in a hopeless situation. The Heartarian stone was in fragments…and Aeris was…
Cloud bent over Aeris' body. Next to it was the shards of the Heartarian Stone.
"Aeris wake up! Wake up!" Cloud screamed.
She didn't move.
Cloud stroked her hair lovingly…
Tifa and Zack held each other's hand watching Cloud and Aeris. Tifa began to cry.
My best friend's dead…she sobbed.
She dug her head into Zack's chest and wept. Zack tried to comfort her but had no words.
Cloud bent over and looked into her peaceful face. He whispered into Aeris' ear…
"I love you…"he whispered and kissed her forehead.
Then he began to weep…
Suddenly the Heartarian shards began to glow…and slowly they drew together into the Heatarian stone they once were…
The Heartarian Stone floated into the air and rested on Aeris' chest.
It began to glow brighter and brighter and then…
Aeris opened her eyes…
"Cloud?" she whispered.
Cloud looked up. "Aeris?"
Zack and Tifa jumped for joy as she saw their friend rise. She was alive…?
"But how?" asked Tifa amazed.
"Quistis said the Heatarian Stone had special powers. Maybe those powers brought Aeris back." Answered Zack.
Aeris and Cloud embraced.
The four warriors reunited once more and a door opened.
One by one the warriors left the cavern towards Balamb garden once more.
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Balamb Garden- Bulletin Board
TEST SCORES FOR HEART
NAME HEART DEMONSTRATED SCORE
Aeris Gainsborough Courage & Sacrifice 60/60
(Putting others before her and standing up to her fears)
Tifa Lockhart Courage 60/60
(Facing her fears of insects)
Zack Tribal Loyalty 60/60
(Staying behind with his friends
When he could've ran)
Cloud Strife Compassion and Love 60/60 (Caring for his comrades when they fell)
FINAL SCORES
Aeris Gainsborough 100/100
Tifa Lockhart 100/100
Zack Tribal 80/100
Cloud Strife 100/100
"Congratulations you are now all cadets of SOLDIER!!!!" applauded Quistis. " Tonight is the SOLDIER graduation ball. You are expected to wear formal wear as well as be mannerful."