Chapter 2: The Orb of Savior
(A few hours later)
The pair just arrived at Cosmo Canyon and was greeted by Nanaki.
"Hello you two, what brings you here?" he asked.
"We need information regarding "the orb of savior"," Cloud answered.
"I surely don't know anything about that, but the new books we've acquired might be able
to supply the information you are looking for," he said. Nanaki led Cloud and Tifa into a
gigantic library.
"This will take us forever to find," Tifa said.
"Then I suggest we start now," Nanaki responded.
Several hours into the research and Cloud jumped up.
"I found it, I found it!!" he exclaimed.
"Then read it to us," Tifa said.
"Resurrecting the dead can be possible with the use of the 'orb of savior'. However, there
are many complications regarding the process. Only those whose lives are taken unfairly can be
brought back to life. Because those who were murdered can be brought back, the order of the
universe must be balanced. In order to balance the ways, the murderer must be brought back also."
"So, if we bring Aeris back, then Sephiroth will come back to life also?" Tifa asked.
"Yeah, but I'll be ready for him, I'll kill him on sight," Cloud said determinedly and
kept reading. "The ceremony must take place where the murder occured and the body of the one
desired to be revived must be in the spot of his/her death. Once everything is in place, the
bearer of the orb must take the dead's hand into one's own and with the other, hold the orb in
the air. After this is completed, chant the words stated below."
"Read the chant Cloud," Tifa encouraged and Cloud nodded and read again.
"Oh Ancient Cetra, I invoke thee,
bring the coveted one back to me.
From the Earth, and the depths of the Lifestream,
bring forth the power of the Holy beam.
Let life be brought to the unfair death
and also give living breath...
To the one who caused such strife
and bring both beings back to life."
"Okay," Cloud started,"now we know what to do, but the passage left one thing out. What
the hell is the 'orb of savior' anyway?!"
"Cloud, I may have an idea to what it is," Tifa said.
"Okay, then what do you think it is?" he asked.
"Remember the Holy materia that dropped from the alter when Aeris died?" she asked, and
Cloud nodded,"well, the orb can be a materia orb and that materia saved the planet. It was the
planet's savior and also, the chant refers to the powers of Holy. There can't be any other
explanation except that the 'orb of savior' is the Holy materia," she reasoned.
"Tifa's got a point, and there's a great deal of logic behind her explanation. I think it's
worth a shot," Nanaki supported.
"That's right, I think we should get started right away, let's go now," Cloud said.
"The two of you have been reading for hours, you are no doubt exhausted. I say you both
should stay the night here and venture off in the morning. Besides, you want to have your
senses at its keenest if you are to kill Sephiroth," he said.
"Alright, we'll stay here then," Tifa agreed and Cloud nodded.
(That night)
Tifa stood on top of the observatory, planning her leave once Aeris arrives.
"I could take a chocobo, since one of them is mine and travel to the north crater and live
in the mountains near there, but it'd be too cold, ohh man," she thought. This was much more
difficult than she expected. Where the hell would she go? Barret was with Marlene and Elmyra,
they'd probably want to be left alone, to be a family. She didn't want to live with Yuffie, in
fear that she wouldn't find her stuff in the morning. Cid and Shera need time together, alone,
in fact, something might spark between them. Vincent...no no bad idea, Vincent's so cold and
dark, he'd want silence, after all he's been through. Basically, there was no place for her to
go.
"I'll travel around till I find a place," she thought. Newly fallen tears fell rapidly as
she thought of the unlikelyness of that. She was so lost in thought that she hadn't even noticed
Cloud came up.
"Hey Tif,I think we should be getting to bed if we want to be up early tomorrow, what do
ya say?" he suggested. Tifa nodded and rushed to get back down. Cloud was absolutley puzzled. He
knew there was something wrong with Tifa, he wasn't that emotionally challenged. She started
acting weird ever since Cloud told Tifa how to bring Aeris back. He didn't know how, but he was
going to find a way to fix everything once Aeris was brought back.
"Yup, everything will turn out fine once Aeris is here," he thought and went back down
to go to sleep.
(A few hours later)
The pair just arrived at Cosmo Canyon and was greeted by Nanaki.
"Hello you two, what brings you here?" he asked.
"We need information regarding "the orb of savior"," Cloud answered.
"I surely don't know anything about that, but the new books we've acquired might be able
to supply the information you are looking for," he said. Nanaki led Cloud and Tifa into a
gigantic library.
"This will take us forever to find," Tifa said.
"Then I suggest we start now," Nanaki responded.
Several hours into the research and Cloud jumped up.
"I found it, I found it!!" he exclaimed.
"Then read it to us," Tifa said.
"Resurrecting the dead can be possible with the use of the 'orb of savior'. However, there
are many complications regarding the process. Only those whose lives are taken unfairly can be
brought back to life. Because those who were murdered can be brought back, the order of the
universe must be balanced. In order to balance the ways, the murderer must be brought back also."
"So, if we bring Aeris back, then Sephiroth will come back to life also?" Tifa asked.
"Yeah, but I'll be ready for him, I'll kill him on sight," Cloud said determinedly and
kept reading. "The ceremony must take place where the murder occured and the body of the one
desired to be revived must be in the spot of his/her death. Once everything is in place, the
bearer of the orb must take the dead's hand into one's own and with the other, hold the orb in
the air. After this is completed, chant the words stated below."
"Read the chant Cloud," Tifa encouraged and Cloud nodded and read again.
"Oh Ancient Cetra, I invoke thee,
bring the coveted one back to me.
From the Earth, and the depths of the Lifestream,
bring forth the power of the Holy beam.
Let life be brought to the unfair death
and also give living breath...
To the one who caused such strife
and bring both beings back to life."
"Okay," Cloud started,"now we know what to do, but the passage left one thing out. What
the hell is the 'orb of savior' anyway?!"
"Cloud, I may have an idea to what it is," Tifa said.
"Okay, then what do you think it is?" he asked.
"Remember the Holy materia that dropped from the alter when Aeris died?" she asked, and
Cloud nodded,"well, the orb can be a materia orb and that materia saved the planet. It was the
planet's savior and also, the chant refers to the powers of Holy. There can't be any other
explanation except that the 'orb of savior' is the Holy materia," she reasoned.
"Tifa's got a point, and there's a great deal of logic behind her explanation. I think it's
worth a shot," Nanaki supported.
"That's right, I think we should get started right away, let's go now," Cloud said.
"The two of you have been reading for hours, you are no doubt exhausted. I say you both
should stay the night here and venture off in the morning. Besides, you want to have your
senses at its keenest if you are to kill Sephiroth," he said.
"Alright, we'll stay here then," Tifa agreed and Cloud nodded.
(That night)
Tifa stood on top of the observatory, planning her leave once Aeris arrives.
"I could take a chocobo, since one of them is mine and travel to the north crater and live
in the mountains near there, but it'd be too cold, ohh man," she thought. This was much more
difficult than she expected. Where the hell would she go? Barret was with Marlene and Elmyra,
they'd probably want to be left alone, to be a family. She didn't want to live with Yuffie, in
fear that she wouldn't find her stuff in the morning. Cid and Shera need time together, alone,
in fact, something might spark between them. Vincent...no no bad idea, Vincent's so cold and
dark, he'd want silence, after all he's been through. Basically, there was no place for her to
go.
"I'll travel around till I find a place," she thought. Newly fallen tears fell rapidly as
she thought of the unlikelyness of that. She was so lost in thought that she hadn't even noticed
Cloud came up.
"Hey Tif,I think we should be getting to bed if we want to be up early tomorrow, what do
ya say?" he suggested. Tifa nodded and rushed to get back down. Cloud was absolutley puzzled. He
knew there was something wrong with Tifa, he wasn't that emotionally challenged. She started
acting weird ever since Cloud told Tifa how to bring Aeris back. He didn't know how, but he was
going to find a way to fix everything once Aeris was brought back.
"Yup, everything will turn out fine once Aeris is here," he thought and went back down
to go to sleep.
