Final Fantasy VII:
Restoration
Chapter Ten:
Sephiroth's Betrayal
Vincent's Transformation
Yuffie Kisaragi walked toward Midgar. She wondered if everyone had already arrived or if she was the first. The girl glanced around. No sign of anybody. She continued walking toward the city. She had just reached the entrance when she felt an arm wrap around her and pull her into an alley. A shrill scream escaped her lips.
"Damn it, shu'up!" Yuffie turned and stared at the tall man behind her. Rude and Elena of the Turks, and Nanaki stood a few inches behind him. "Hey, I thought the Turks were with Rufus and Hojo!"
"And where's Cloud? Why's Tifa with Rufus?"
"We do not know. That's why we're here," Nanaki replied.
"Looks like Vincent is here also." Everyone turned in unison as the cloaked man walked in. His eyes were locked on something unseen, his hands were clenched tightly, dried blood clearly visible. Something was wrong.
"Vincent!" The man continued, ignoring his friends' calling.
Vincent could feel his anger growing. He wasn't sure if he could control it long enough for him to reach Hojo's hideout. He was close, or at least he hoped. His hair and cloak flowed silently behind him, his blood-red eyed burned with anger and hatred, his mouth had contorted into a snarl, and his hands were visibly clenching tighter. He could hear his fellow Avalanche members following him. They were close now. The building could clearly be seen in the foreground. Zack, Rude and Elena guarded the entrance. Vincent halted.
"What's wrong, Vincent?" Yuffie asked. Vincent screamed as his body began changing, and his clothes ripped. The screamed changed from that of a man in extreme pain to that of an unholy beast. Wings tore through the skin on his back, and his face began it's transformation. Soon, Chaos stood at it's full height. The clones begun rushing toward them.
The demon released an eery scream and began attacking the clone of Elena. Her arm was ripped from her body, crimson gore sprayed everywhere, and the clone screamed. Next came the killing blow to her throat. The beast ripped his claws over it, spraying even more gore.
Yuffie quickly through her weapon, trying to aid her friend in battle. It only succeeded in slicing the leg of Zack. Chaos lunged at the man, with one blow removing the man's head from his shoulders. Both the head, and the body fell to the ground, blood pooling around him.
***
Sephiroth began his walk toward Hojo. "Where are my clothes?"
"Over there... On the table." The man nodded and walked toward the small table. Sure enough, his clothes and sword were neatly stacked there. He began dressing. He then picked his sword up, getting used to the weight of it once again.
"I must be going now... If you dare to put a fight up, I will be forced to kill all of you." Palmer gasped and turned toward Professor Hojo.
"I thought you said he would be completely under our control!" The Professor ignored him and turned toward his other creations. Sephiroth turned toward Palmer, shoving his sword forward, into the man's throat. Palmer released a gurggling sound as blood poured from his mouth.
"I made an exception for you, Palmer. I never liked you..." Everyone stared, stunned.
"Father! Sephiroth... You have to do something, Father!" Futago warned as he reached for his sword. Sonrei reached for her Javelin Gun next. Sephiroth simply laughed.
Sephiroth continued to walk forward. "Tell me, Sephiroth, what do you think you are doing? What will you do once you leave?"
"I will find the Black Materia once again... This time, no one shall stand in my way." The war hero continued toward the door. He paused and stared at the two clones who stood with their weapons at the ready.
"Tell me, Hojo, which has the mastered Fire materia?" The Professor glared away angrily.
"You will not leave, Sephiroth. Futago! Sonrei! Restrain Sephiroth!" Hojo yelled. The two complied, instantly falling into fighting stances. Futago unsheathed his sword and lunged at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged the man easily, and brought the handle of his sword down on his clone's back.
A small gasp of pain came from Futago's mouth as he fell to the ground. How could he have been so careless? He looked back at Sonrei who was now preparing to fire her weapon. The silver haired man only sliced the girl's hand. She yelped in pain and dropped her weapon.
"Fire!" She mummbled and other hand in front of her. Sephiroth laughed as the weak fire attack missed him. Sonrei stumbled back, shocked. "H-How can-Ugh!" Sephiroth wrapped his hand around the girl's neck and pulled her closer. Her hands came instinctively up around his wrists. He pulled the fire materia from her glove and through her back down to the floor.
Everyone's attention was suddenly directed to the door as Chaos burst through, followed closely by Barret, Rude, Elena, Nanaki, and Yuffie.
"Reno!" Elena cried as she caught sight of her friend. She was glad to see he was alive. The redhead looked back toward Sephiroth. Sephiroth glared toward Chaos. The beast screamed in pure rage. "Clone Four, Seven, and Eleven, attack Chaos!" Hojo growled angrily. The clones nodded and threw their captives to the ground.
Chaos released another shrill cry and charged at the clones. Yuffie, and the others followed next. Reno stumbled up and looked around. Yuffie quickly through her Conformer next, it managed to hit the Cid clone, slashing it's through. The clone fell quickly to the ground. Cid groaned in pain as he forced himself to stand. Tifa quickly made her way toward Cloud.
"Cid, help me!" The old pilot quickly made his way over to the young girl and helped her with the straps and various tubes restraining the blonde. Elena quickly shot at the Reno Clone, however, the clone dodged the bullet. "Damn it..."
Reno cursed under his breath as the Tifa clone attacked him. He didn't have any weapons, and barely had any strength left. Chaos ran forward, grabbing the clone and slashing across her back. The clone stumbled forward. Reno quickly jumped out of the way, taking shelter by a nearby corner as the winged demon used Chaos Saber. The clone collapsed to the ground, dead. The next to fall was Clone Eleven, killed by Elena.
Hojo glanced around nervously, then made his way toward another door, he opened it. The clones of Barret, Tseng, Rufus, Dark Nation, Red XIII, Cloud, and Aeris walked out. "Attack!" Hojo screamed. "Attack the Chaos Beast!"
"Futago come over here! We're leaving." Hojo quickly walked toward an exit, followed obiedently by Futago. "You're leaving Sonrei?"
"Yes."
The Chaos beast screamed as it used Chaos saber once again, instantly killing Dark Nation, Tseng, and Red XIII. Crimson gore splattered the walls and floor, it filled the air even. Rufus took a step forward, his once white suit stained with blood. It was caked in his hair and on his face. So much so he was almost unreconigizable. Chaos ran forward, ripping the clone's arm from his body. Rufus screamed in agony and stumbled back. He raised his gun and fired at the demon several times before the Conformer finall killed him.
Sonrei watched as all the events played out before her. She felt dizzy. Her father had left her, taking only her brother. Why? Had she disappointed him somehow? She growled and quickly rushed toward Sephiroth. She would defeat Sephiroth. He would be proud then.
Tifa glanced up from her spot in the corner with Cid and Cloud as Aeris approached them. "Why, hello there, guys... How do you feel? Strong enough to fight, I hope..." The girl began, casting a sweet smile to Tifa.
Sephiroth smirked slightly as he watched Sonrei approach him. "What do you want?" Sonrei snarled and jumped at him. She threw a punch at him. All she had left now was a Restore materia and a knife. Neither would do her any good now. She gasped as pain surged throug her body. His fist had connected with her stomach. She slipped to the ground, gasping for breath. She reached shakily into her jacket's pocket and pulled out the small knife she had and attempted to drive it in to his leg. Sephiroth laughed and grabbed the girl's hand, roughly pulling her up by it. "You should have stayed down." The silver haired man quickly brought his knee up into her stomach, once again knocking the breath from her. She slumped to the ground. He then brought the handle to his sword roughly down on her back. Sonrei collapsed. I-I've been defeated...
Sephiroth quickly turned to the Aeris clone. "Come with me," He said. The clone turned back, a puzzled look on her face. "Me?"
"Yes."
"Why should I?"
"If you stay here, you will die." The clone paused and looked around. "Okay." She walked toward the silver haired man. The two walked toward the exit. Pausing momentarily at the door, Sephiroth cast the strongest fire spell he could. The building rapidly began to go up in flames. The two quickly exited.
Chaos growled in frustration and used the Chaos Saber once again, successfully killing the Barret and Cloud clones. Everyone hurriedly rushed toward the exit. Reno paused and glance around.
Where is she? The Turk thought urgently. Smoke filled the air, the flames giving off intense heat. It made it unbearable. The Turk spotted the girl. She lay on the floor, unconsious. Sonrei... I can't let her die... The redhead quickly made his way toward the uncosious female. Chaos roared in rage once again. Reno stared at the demon, praying that it wasn't going to come after him next. He finally reached Sonrei. He picked the girl up quickly, and began to make his way back toward the exit where Rude and Elena were waiting. "What do you think you're doing?! She's with them! You should just leave her, Reno!" Elena said, gesturing toward the girl in his arms.
"I'm not leaving her, Elena!" The blonde growled in annoyance and walked of the door, followed by her friends.
Chaos fell to his knees, releasing a shrill yell once again. Istead of one of anger, it was one of pain. The demon quickly flew out of a nearby window and flew quickly toward the Avalanche and Turks where he collapsed, unconscious.
Everyone stared, in shock. The demon's body began to change back to the frail figure of Vincent Valentine. Vincent rose slowly, rubbing his head. It had been difficult, but he had managed to regain control over his body.
Reeve was the next to make an appearance. "Reeve!" Yuffie called. The man turned toward the girl and continued walking toward the group. "C'mon we have to get out of here! Now!" Everyone began to make their way toward the city's exit, Cid contacting the Highwind along the way.
***
Sephiroth rose above the ruins of Midgar, holding Aeris to his side. He once again prepared for the fire spell. He cast it, causing the entire city to go up in flames. He laughed evilly, and wondered if Hojo and his pet, Futago had made it out. If so, he would enjoy killing them both.
***
Everyone stared back at the burning city. None could believe it. None wanted to believe it. How could Sephiroth had cast something so powerful. The group finally stopped running once safely away from Midgar. Vincent glanced around once before collapsing to the ground. Tifa quickly knelt beside the man and felt for a pulse. "He's okay... He's just passed out..."
***
Vincent quietly exited his room, now fully dressed. He hadn't thought of bringing a change of clothing with him on the Highwind, so he had to settle for a Turk uniform borrowed from Rude. It was still ridiculously large however. His long, raven-colored hair hung in front of his face, he quickly flicked it away and made his way into the cockpit. Reno stood against a wall, staring blankly ahead, Rude and Elena stood close beside him. The rest of Avalanche stood in their usual spots.
"Cid, we should go to Mideel now," Vincent said as he made his way to his usual spot.
"I think I may be able to help Sonrei... But I will need the help of the Lifestream."
"How the Hell can ya do that?!" The old pilot asked gruffly.
"While I allowed Chaos full control of my body, I had time to discover many new abilities. I think I may be able to contact Sonrei through the Lifestream."
"Are you sure about this?" Reno asked.
"Yes."
"I think we should do what Vincent says, Cid... I think it may work," Cloud Strife said as he stratched the back of his head.
Restoration
Chapter Ten:
Sephiroth's Betrayal
Vincent's Transformation
Yuffie Kisaragi walked toward Midgar. She wondered if everyone had already arrived or if she was the first. The girl glanced around. No sign of anybody. She continued walking toward the city. She had just reached the entrance when she felt an arm wrap around her and pull her into an alley. A shrill scream escaped her lips.
"Damn it, shu'up!" Yuffie turned and stared at the tall man behind her. Rude and Elena of the Turks, and Nanaki stood a few inches behind him. "Hey, I thought the Turks were with Rufus and Hojo!"
"And where's Cloud? Why's Tifa with Rufus?"
"We do not know. That's why we're here," Nanaki replied.
"Looks like Vincent is here also." Everyone turned in unison as the cloaked man walked in. His eyes were locked on something unseen, his hands were clenched tightly, dried blood clearly visible. Something was wrong.
"Vincent!" The man continued, ignoring his friends' calling.
Vincent could feel his anger growing. He wasn't sure if he could control it long enough for him to reach Hojo's hideout. He was close, or at least he hoped. His hair and cloak flowed silently behind him, his blood-red eyed burned with anger and hatred, his mouth had contorted into a snarl, and his hands were visibly clenching tighter. He could hear his fellow Avalanche members following him. They were close now. The building could clearly be seen in the foreground. Zack, Rude and Elena guarded the entrance. Vincent halted.
"What's wrong, Vincent?" Yuffie asked. Vincent screamed as his body began changing, and his clothes ripped. The screamed changed from that of a man in extreme pain to that of an unholy beast. Wings tore through the skin on his back, and his face began it's transformation. Soon, Chaos stood at it's full height. The clones begun rushing toward them.
The demon released an eery scream and began attacking the clone of Elena. Her arm was ripped from her body, crimson gore sprayed everywhere, and the clone screamed. Next came the killing blow to her throat. The beast ripped his claws over it, spraying even more gore.
Yuffie quickly through her weapon, trying to aid her friend in battle. It only succeeded in slicing the leg of Zack. Chaos lunged at the man, with one blow removing the man's head from his shoulders. Both the head, and the body fell to the ground, blood pooling around him.
***
Sephiroth began his walk toward Hojo. "Where are my clothes?"
"Over there... On the table." The man nodded and walked toward the small table. Sure enough, his clothes and sword were neatly stacked there. He began dressing. He then picked his sword up, getting used to the weight of it once again.
"I must be going now... If you dare to put a fight up, I will be forced to kill all of you." Palmer gasped and turned toward Professor Hojo.
"I thought you said he would be completely under our control!" The Professor ignored him and turned toward his other creations. Sephiroth turned toward Palmer, shoving his sword forward, into the man's throat. Palmer released a gurggling sound as blood poured from his mouth.
"I made an exception for you, Palmer. I never liked you..." Everyone stared, stunned.
"Father! Sephiroth... You have to do something, Father!" Futago warned as he reached for his sword. Sonrei reached for her Javelin Gun next. Sephiroth simply laughed.
Sephiroth continued to walk forward. "Tell me, Sephiroth, what do you think you are doing? What will you do once you leave?"
"I will find the Black Materia once again... This time, no one shall stand in my way." The war hero continued toward the door. He paused and stared at the two clones who stood with their weapons at the ready.
"Tell me, Hojo, which has the mastered Fire materia?" The Professor glared away angrily.
"You will not leave, Sephiroth. Futago! Sonrei! Restrain Sephiroth!" Hojo yelled. The two complied, instantly falling into fighting stances. Futago unsheathed his sword and lunged at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged the man easily, and brought the handle of his sword down on his clone's back.
A small gasp of pain came from Futago's mouth as he fell to the ground. How could he have been so careless? He looked back at Sonrei who was now preparing to fire her weapon. The silver haired man only sliced the girl's hand. She yelped in pain and dropped her weapon.
"Fire!" She mummbled and other hand in front of her. Sephiroth laughed as the weak fire attack missed him. Sonrei stumbled back, shocked. "H-How can-Ugh!" Sephiroth wrapped his hand around the girl's neck and pulled her closer. Her hands came instinctively up around his wrists. He pulled the fire materia from her glove and through her back down to the floor.
Everyone's attention was suddenly directed to the door as Chaos burst through, followed closely by Barret, Rude, Elena, Nanaki, and Yuffie.
"Reno!" Elena cried as she caught sight of her friend. She was glad to see he was alive. The redhead looked back toward Sephiroth. Sephiroth glared toward Chaos. The beast screamed in pure rage. "Clone Four, Seven, and Eleven, attack Chaos!" Hojo growled angrily. The clones nodded and threw their captives to the ground.
Chaos released another shrill cry and charged at the clones. Yuffie, and the others followed next. Reno stumbled up and looked around. Yuffie quickly through her Conformer next, it managed to hit the Cid clone, slashing it's through. The clone fell quickly to the ground. Cid groaned in pain as he forced himself to stand. Tifa quickly made her way toward Cloud.
"Cid, help me!" The old pilot quickly made his way over to the young girl and helped her with the straps and various tubes restraining the blonde. Elena quickly shot at the Reno Clone, however, the clone dodged the bullet. "Damn it..."
Reno cursed under his breath as the Tifa clone attacked him. He didn't have any weapons, and barely had any strength left. Chaos ran forward, grabbing the clone and slashing across her back. The clone stumbled forward. Reno quickly jumped out of the way, taking shelter by a nearby corner as the winged demon used Chaos Saber. The clone collapsed to the ground, dead. The next to fall was Clone Eleven, killed by Elena.
Hojo glanced around nervously, then made his way toward another door, he opened it. The clones of Barret, Tseng, Rufus, Dark Nation, Red XIII, Cloud, and Aeris walked out. "Attack!" Hojo screamed. "Attack the Chaos Beast!"
"Futago come over here! We're leaving." Hojo quickly walked toward an exit, followed obiedently by Futago. "You're leaving Sonrei?"
"Yes."
The Chaos beast screamed as it used Chaos saber once again, instantly killing Dark Nation, Tseng, and Red XIII. Crimson gore splattered the walls and floor, it filled the air even. Rufus took a step forward, his once white suit stained with blood. It was caked in his hair and on his face. So much so he was almost unreconigizable. Chaos ran forward, ripping the clone's arm from his body. Rufus screamed in agony and stumbled back. He raised his gun and fired at the demon several times before the Conformer finall killed him.
Sonrei watched as all the events played out before her. She felt dizzy. Her father had left her, taking only her brother. Why? Had she disappointed him somehow? She growled and quickly rushed toward Sephiroth. She would defeat Sephiroth. He would be proud then.
Tifa glanced up from her spot in the corner with Cid and Cloud as Aeris approached them. "Why, hello there, guys... How do you feel? Strong enough to fight, I hope..." The girl began, casting a sweet smile to Tifa.
Sephiroth smirked slightly as he watched Sonrei approach him. "What do you want?" Sonrei snarled and jumped at him. She threw a punch at him. All she had left now was a Restore materia and a knife. Neither would do her any good now. She gasped as pain surged throug her body. His fist had connected with her stomach. She slipped to the ground, gasping for breath. She reached shakily into her jacket's pocket and pulled out the small knife she had and attempted to drive it in to his leg. Sephiroth laughed and grabbed the girl's hand, roughly pulling her up by it. "You should have stayed down." The silver haired man quickly brought his knee up into her stomach, once again knocking the breath from her. She slumped to the ground. He then brought the handle to his sword roughly down on her back. Sonrei collapsed. I-I've been defeated...
Sephiroth quickly turned to the Aeris clone. "Come with me," He said. The clone turned back, a puzzled look on her face. "Me?"
"Yes."
"Why should I?"
"If you stay here, you will die." The clone paused and looked around. "Okay." She walked toward the silver haired man. The two walked toward the exit. Pausing momentarily at the door, Sephiroth cast the strongest fire spell he could. The building rapidly began to go up in flames. The two quickly exited.
Chaos growled in frustration and used the Chaos Saber once again, successfully killing the Barret and Cloud clones. Everyone hurriedly rushed toward the exit. Reno paused and glance around.
Where is she? The Turk thought urgently. Smoke filled the air, the flames giving off intense heat. It made it unbearable. The Turk spotted the girl. She lay on the floor, unconsious. Sonrei... I can't let her die... The redhead quickly made his way toward the uncosious female. Chaos roared in rage once again. Reno stared at the demon, praying that it wasn't going to come after him next. He finally reached Sonrei. He picked the girl up quickly, and began to make his way back toward the exit where Rude and Elena were waiting. "What do you think you're doing?! She's with them! You should just leave her, Reno!" Elena said, gesturing toward the girl in his arms.
"I'm not leaving her, Elena!" The blonde growled in annoyance and walked of the door, followed by her friends.
Chaos fell to his knees, releasing a shrill yell once again. Istead of one of anger, it was one of pain. The demon quickly flew out of a nearby window and flew quickly toward the Avalanche and Turks where he collapsed, unconscious.
Everyone stared, in shock. The demon's body began to change back to the frail figure of Vincent Valentine. Vincent rose slowly, rubbing his head. It had been difficult, but he had managed to regain control over his body.
Reeve was the next to make an appearance. "Reeve!" Yuffie called. The man turned toward the girl and continued walking toward the group. "C'mon we have to get out of here! Now!" Everyone began to make their way toward the city's exit, Cid contacting the Highwind along the way.
***
Sephiroth rose above the ruins of Midgar, holding Aeris to his side. He once again prepared for the fire spell. He cast it, causing the entire city to go up in flames. He laughed evilly, and wondered if Hojo and his pet, Futago had made it out. If so, he would enjoy killing them both.
***
Everyone stared back at the burning city. None could believe it. None wanted to believe it. How could Sephiroth had cast something so powerful. The group finally stopped running once safely away from Midgar. Vincent glanced around once before collapsing to the ground. Tifa quickly knelt beside the man and felt for a pulse. "He's okay... He's just passed out..."
***
Vincent quietly exited his room, now fully dressed. He hadn't thought of bringing a change of clothing with him on the Highwind, so he had to settle for a Turk uniform borrowed from Rude. It was still ridiculously large however. His long, raven-colored hair hung in front of his face, he quickly flicked it away and made his way into the cockpit. Reno stood against a wall, staring blankly ahead, Rude and Elena stood close beside him. The rest of Avalanche stood in their usual spots.
"Cid, we should go to Mideel now," Vincent said as he made his way to his usual spot.
"I think I may be able to help Sonrei... But I will need the help of the Lifestream."
"How the Hell can ya do that?!" The old pilot asked gruffly.
"While I allowed Chaos full control of my body, I had time to discover many new abilities. I think I may be able to contact Sonrei through the Lifestream."
"Are you sure about this?" Reno asked.
"Yes."
"I think we should do what Vincent says, Cid... I think it may work," Cloud Strife said as he stratched the back of his head.