As the sisters are on a collision course with each other, Aeris began
to glow with a dark purple aura. Light exploded everywhere, and Aeris grew
wings similar to Lina's. Lina raised on of her burning swords over her head
and swung down. Aeris raises her empty hand to parry the swing, and with a
flicker of light, an energized sword came into view. Lina watched as her
sword exploded with power against Aeris's.
"Sister or not, you will hurt us no more!" Lina swung her left sword straight to the ribs of Aeris.
Aeris flapped her wings, and propelled herself higher into the air, avoiding the swing. Lina quickly flapped her wings, and collided her two swords with Aeris. Their aura's performed a death dance with each other. Aeris flew back a few feet, and stabbed forward. Lina flew to her right, and spun with her swing. She extended both swords to slash at Aeris. Aeris felt some of her flesh being scorched by the first sword, and she parried the other sword. Aeris flew back a few feet, and inspected her wound. Smoke was coming out of it.
Aeris looked into her sister's eyes. "You are not more powerful than me! I will always return!" Aeris gave her sadistic smile. "And you'll end up like Cloud."
With that they both collided into each other. Their speeds grew quicker and quicker. Swing after swing they tried to hit the other. They became so fast that Avalanche couldn't even see them. All they saw was explosions of light occur in random spots in the air. Loud booms sounded through out the settlement for everytime their swords met.
Tifa looked down at Cloud. She touched a materia on her armlet, and began to pray. Repeatedly, a green glow would cover Cloud, and disappear. Tifa continued to cast cure over, and over again.
Cloud lay there. In her arms, in his blood stained clothing. He seemed so distant, his lifeless body lay slump in her arms. She hugged him closely. Tifa's tears dropped onto his pale face.
Vincent began to awake. He rubbed the back of his head, and felt a sharp pain. "I must have been knocked out." Vincent glanced around to see the corpse of Gast. Vincent smiled to recognize that the kill represented that of Cloud. Vincent looked at Tifa, and noticed someone is in her arms. His eyes narrowed to make it out, and he realized who it was. "Cloud?"
Yuffie placed her hand on Vincent's shoulder. She raised a finger to her mouth, gesturing to remain quiet. She shook her head.
Vincent didn't understand, but as he looked again, he noticed Cloud is covered in blood. He couldn't believe it. Is Cloud dead? He thought to himself. Vincent ignored Yuffie's gestures, and stood up. He limped his way to Tifa, and kneeled next to her. "Tifa?" He spoke softly.
Tifa didn't even answer. "Cloud?" she repeated herself again. Tifa continued to cast cure. His wound seemed to have closed up somewhat. I need an elixer. That might be our only hope. Tifa tried to think of other possiblities, but to no avail nothing came to her at thought. Her eyes grew red with every tear that streamed down her lovely cheeks.
"Tifa?" Vincent place a hand on her shoulder as to wake her up.
Tifa turned around frightened. "Oh! Vincent, it's- you." She looked back at Cloud, as she sniffed.
"There might be a way to save him." Vincent thought a smile could cheer her up, but he didn't know how. It has been so long. "I sent a message to Red XIII"
"Don't call him that." Tifa said defensively.
"Nanaki should be on his way. The Highwind should have picked him up. The Cosmo Canyon scholars took care of something very special for us." Vincent wiped off her tears. This was very different for him. He never talked this much. None the less did he ever try to console. Perhaps he is human after all. Vincent tried to force the last thought back into his subconscience. He did not believe that himself. "Let me look at him."
Tifa held him closer, as if not wanting to let go.
"You have to let me look at him Tifa." He slowly placed his grip on Cloud. Tifa let him go, and began to sob. Vincent placed his hand around the wound. The smallest smirk formed on his face. So small that on a normal person you would not even notice it, but Tifa did.
She leaned in closer. Wiping her tears, she asked Vincent, "What?"
"He's breathing." He stuck a finger in Cloud's wound. "He's in shock. It is really close to his heart, dangerously close. Did Aeris do this?"
Tifa nodded.
"She could have killed him. My question is, why did she hold back? Vincent removed his finger out of the wound. Cloud did not even squirm in pain. He looked so dead. Vincent tilted his head. Death was a fascination to him. He respected Cloud very much. Cloud always took care of everyone, even Vincent himself. Is death deserving to a person like Cloud? Vincent thought. "If we don't do something, he'll be dead for sure." Vincent considered that was an option he couldn't allow, for he has enough sins to atone for.
"Die!" Yelled Aeris.
They fought so quickly, that it appeared that they were in a warphole of some kind. The world itself seemed slower, much slower. Even light had trouble keeping up with them. Lina raised one of her swords in front of her blocking the energy sword. Lina noticed that this realm they were fighting in was much darker. Lina spun around in a tight circle and found her way behind Aeris. Lina slashed downwards, but only managed to cut a few feathers. Aeris turned around, and started to swing in all directions. Lina is surprised how she is mangaging to block all the swings, Lina looked down to watch the feathers fall ever so slowly. Everything was in slow motion to Lina and Aeris.
"You love Cloud Aeris!" Lina swung one sword downwards and used the momentum to spin around with an angle strike with the other sword.
Aeris eyes widen. It struck her. She flew back weakly a few feet. Her hand is already covering the wound on her chest in between her breast. Aeris began to breathe heavily. "I'm not that Aeris. Lina let me tell you something. You and me are not real. We are just models, clones. Aeris, she was real." A tear ran down Aeris's cheek. She couldn't stand the thought of being a replica. "Aeris grew from a woman's womb."
"You still have her blood running in you!" Lina yelled. "That means your passion for Cloud is the same as mine." Lina learned very quickly to deal with the fact that she is nothing but a remake. It hurt her inside, but Lina knows better. She has friends that care for her. She is fighting for them, and that, is more real than anything in this world. "You love him."
Aeris looked down. "Lina. Perhaps you are right. I will always somehow care for Cloud. We must fight!"
Lina looked at her astonishingly. "Why?" she shouted back. Lina flapped her wings with the elegance of her true beauty.
"I have also the blood of Sephiroth. I will calm the need for blood shed in my soul." Aeris laughs. "If I have one." She raises her blood covered hand, and begins to lick it clean.
Lina narrowed her eyes making her target. Lina felt disgusted by watching this atrocity.
"I will realize Sephiroth's dream. Let me tell you one last bit of advice. Even if you kill me. Another will awaken, with the same intention. Her name would be Aeris as well. You are just a failed experiment. You will never reawaken again!" She charged at Lina with a swing.
Lina swung to hit away the strike. An explosion of energy propelled them away from each other. Lina felt some power grow inside of her. She looked around to notice the night sky. She then looked down to her friends. She realized this power. She knew exactly what it was. A tear began to form in her eye, she new what she had to do.
Aeris flew towards Lina with her sword pointing straight to Lina's chest.
Lina remained where she stood. Aeris shouted something at Lina, but Lina couldn't hear it. Lina closed her eyes and welcomed her final power.
Aeris thrust her sword into Lina's chest. Lina shook with the powerful strike of the sword, as she felt it penetrate her heart. Lina looked down to see her blood begin to drip down from her wound. Lina's eyes started to shed tears.
Everyone watched in horror.
Lina looked down at them, and felt like she had to throw up, but didn't. "I love you all" she said to the others. Her head started to tilt from side to side, with the last bit of strenghth she had, she thrust her sword into Aeris's chest.
Aeris eyes widen in pain. "How could you?" Aeris felt Lina push in her sword in more. Aeris contracted her body in pain. "You should have died right away.
Lina smiled. "I have - something." She coughed blood. "you don't have"
"Whats that?" Aeris felt weak, her body began to shut down. Quicker than that of Lina.
Both of their aura's disapeared, and their sword disappeared as well.
Lina felt her last breath. "A soul."
Aeris's eyes closed.
They both began to free fall, their wings breaking apart. A wave of feathers began to trail their long descent to the ground. Avalanche turned away, as their bodies came to a crashing end on the ground.
Cid was the first to run up to Lina. Yuffie soon after. Barret dropped his guns to run to Lina as well.
Cid began to lift her off the ground. When Barret made it, he helped lift Lina's lifeless body. They brought her to where Tifa, and Vincent were. They lay Lina's body next to Cloud.
Vincent examined her, and shook his head. He didn't have to say anything. Aeris struck her sister straight into her heart.
Aeris lay there on the ground, her blood formed a pool around her body. Somehow she was still alive. She knew why. Lina released her mind. Aeris realized how lonely it was to be her. Aeris's vision disappeared. She felt her mind shut down, with the final thought of loneliness. Her head fell to the side, and her eyes remained open. No one stood there to close her eyes, no one came to help her, or lift her off the ground.
Vincent tried to think of something to save Lina, but the stab killed her. Unlike Cloud, she is still not breathing. Vincent felt a needle poke his eye. He quickly raised his hand and rubbed his eye. Vincent looked at his hand and noticed it had a drop on it. Vincent didn't understand, was it a tear? He couldn't tell. He felt something inside him hurt. Vincent placed his hand on his chest. He realized this hurt him. Not physically, but emotionally. He did not think he was capapble of human emotion. Vincent shrugged everything aside and looked up to the rest. "There is nothing I can do, nor anyone else for that matter.
Yuffie looked up at the sky to notice the Highwind was low to the ground. She watched closely as she saw something running on the ground. She narrowed her eyes more. "Who is that?"
Everyone looked.
Within a minutes time, Nanaki came into their view. Dust trailed behind his run. When Nanaki made it to the group, he did not bother to ask anything, he noticed their glum faces. Nanaki noticed Reno on the ground and ran to him. "Reach into my bag, and take the antidote."
Reno slowly opened the bag, and reached in to pull out the antidote that Nanaki brought. Reno noticed more items in their. Including an elixer. Reno opened the bottle, and drank the liquid inside of it.
"Rest for two weeks, that wound looks vicious." Nanaki nodded to Reno, and received a nod as well. Nanaki ran up to two bodies that lay on the ground. "Who is this?" He refered to Lina.
"Her name is Lina." Tifa cried. "She saved us."
Nanaki looked at Cloud, and he placed a paw on his chest. "Give him the elixer."
Tifa nervously pulled out the elixer from the already opened bag. She opened it, and held it over his mouth. Gently she opened his mouth. "Sit him up."
Cid leaned behind Cloud, and sat him upright. "Well?" "Lean his head back." Tifa Leaned over his legs, and began to pour a little of the elixer down his mouth. She watched as it went down his mouth, and into his throat. She poured a little more. Little by little she finished the elixer.
Everyone watched, as Cid lay Cloud down again.
Nothing happened.
Nanaki sighed. "Vincent, I'm going to try the last measure."
Vincent nodded and stepped back.
Nanaki walked up to Tifa. "Grab the materia in the small pocket, and put it on my collar's slot.
Tifa did what she was told. As she slotted the red materia, it made the sound that it usually makes once you slot a materia.
"Everyone get back. Please give me room." Nanaki watched as they all distanced themselve from Cloud and Nanaki. He slowly paced around Cloud. Finally, Nanaki took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.
The night sky began to turn into day. The dark clouds that have formed in the atmosphere, rapidly receded away into the horizon. Bright sunshine rays started to shine everywhere. The grass grew green. The sky turned blue. Suddenly a bright orb of light formed in front of Cloud. A rainbow began to grow out of the light. The rainbow started to do circles in the air, and began to lift dust off the ground. The rainbow began to ensnare Cloud slowly. Once it held a tight grip, it began to lift Cloud of the ground. His arms fell behind him. Suddenly the rainbow let go of him, and started to circle around the light rapidly, Cloud remained suspended in mid-air.
With a flash of light, an explosion, sent many trails of rainbow in all directions. The rainbows found their way to all of those who have fallen from battle. It chose those that can be saved. Cloud remained suspended in mid-air
Suddenly, the orb of light began to grow. The day grew brighter and brigher. The sky grew bluer and bluer. The grass danced with the winds that played with it. Feathers started to swirl all over the air. Suddenly, a bird started to pear out of the light. It flew out with such haste, and begain to fly high into the air. It soared so high, that everyone covered their eyes from the sun to see it.
Tifa looked intently. She felt her hope grow rapidly. "Phoenix."
Phoenix flew higher and higher, the feathers swirled around it. It made a pass to all those chosen by the rainbow. Small angels appeared and flew into the chests of all those chosen. A pod of light formed under them, and they began to awaken. Some scratched their heads trying to remember what happened. Other watched in awe, as they thanked Phoenix for giving thema second chance.
"Please work. Please work." Tifa kept repeating it under her breath.
Finally, Phoenix swooped low towards Cloud. It came to a quick halt. It lowered its glance at Cloud. Phoenix began to spread it wings far apart. The vibrant colors of each of its feathers, shone under the great light of the sun. Beams of light poured out from all over Phoenix. The light began to grow more intense.
Tifa kept trying to force her eyes open. She watched Cloud hovering in front of Phoenix. The light became to intense for her eyes.
With a mighty explosion, everyone covered their eyes, and looke away, as an explosion cast bright intense light in all directions blinding all that could see.
"Sister or not, you will hurt us no more!" Lina swung her left sword straight to the ribs of Aeris.
Aeris flapped her wings, and propelled herself higher into the air, avoiding the swing. Lina quickly flapped her wings, and collided her two swords with Aeris. Their aura's performed a death dance with each other. Aeris flew back a few feet, and stabbed forward. Lina flew to her right, and spun with her swing. She extended both swords to slash at Aeris. Aeris felt some of her flesh being scorched by the first sword, and she parried the other sword. Aeris flew back a few feet, and inspected her wound. Smoke was coming out of it.
Aeris looked into her sister's eyes. "You are not more powerful than me! I will always return!" Aeris gave her sadistic smile. "And you'll end up like Cloud."
With that they both collided into each other. Their speeds grew quicker and quicker. Swing after swing they tried to hit the other. They became so fast that Avalanche couldn't even see them. All they saw was explosions of light occur in random spots in the air. Loud booms sounded through out the settlement for everytime their swords met.
Tifa looked down at Cloud. She touched a materia on her armlet, and began to pray. Repeatedly, a green glow would cover Cloud, and disappear. Tifa continued to cast cure over, and over again.
Cloud lay there. In her arms, in his blood stained clothing. He seemed so distant, his lifeless body lay slump in her arms. She hugged him closely. Tifa's tears dropped onto his pale face.
Vincent began to awake. He rubbed the back of his head, and felt a sharp pain. "I must have been knocked out." Vincent glanced around to see the corpse of Gast. Vincent smiled to recognize that the kill represented that of Cloud. Vincent looked at Tifa, and noticed someone is in her arms. His eyes narrowed to make it out, and he realized who it was. "Cloud?"
Yuffie placed her hand on Vincent's shoulder. She raised a finger to her mouth, gesturing to remain quiet. She shook her head.
Vincent didn't understand, but as he looked again, he noticed Cloud is covered in blood. He couldn't believe it. Is Cloud dead? He thought to himself. Vincent ignored Yuffie's gestures, and stood up. He limped his way to Tifa, and kneeled next to her. "Tifa?" He spoke softly.
Tifa didn't even answer. "Cloud?" she repeated herself again. Tifa continued to cast cure. His wound seemed to have closed up somewhat. I need an elixer. That might be our only hope. Tifa tried to think of other possiblities, but to no avail nothing came to her at thought. Her eyes grew red with every tear that streamed down her lovely cheeks.
"Tifa?" Vincent place a hand on her shoulder as to wake her up.
Tifa turned around frightened. "Oh! Vincent, it's- you." She looked back at Cloud, as she sniffed.
"There might be a way to save him." Vincent thought a smile could cheer her up, but he didn't know how. It has been so long. "I sent a message to Red XIII"
"Don't call him that." Tifa said defensively.
"Nanaki should be on his way. The Highwind should have picked him up. The Cosmo Canyon scholars took care of something very special for us." Vincent wiped off her tears. This was very different for him. He never talked this much. None the less did he ever try to console. Perhaps he is human after all. Vincent tried to force the last thought back into his subconscience. He did not believe that himself. "Let me look at him."
Tifa held him closer, as if not wanting to let go.
"You have to let me look at him Tifa." He slowly placed his grip on Cloud. Tifa let him go, and began to sob. Vincent placed his hand around the wound. The smallest smirk formed on his face. So small that on a normal person you would not even notice it, but Tifa did.
She leaned in closer. Wiping her tears, she asked Vincent, "What?"
"He's breathing." He stuck a finger in Cloud's wound. "He's in shock. It is really close to his heart, dangerously close. Did Aeris do this?"
Tifa nodded.
"She could have killed him. My question is, why did she hold back? Vincent removed his finger out of the wound. Cloud did not even squirm in pain. He looked so dead. Vincent tilted his head. Death was a fascination to him. He respected Cloud very much. Cloud always took care of everyone, even Vincent himself. Is death deserving to a person like Cloud? Vincent thought. "If we don't do something, he'll be dead for sure." Vincent considered that was an option he couldn't allow, for he has enough sins to atone for.
"Die!" Yelled Aeris.
They fought so quickly, that it appeared that they were in a warphole of some kind. The world itself seemed slower, much slower. Even light had trouble keeping up with them. Lina raised one of her swords in front of her blocking the energy sword. Lina noticed that this realm they were fighting in was much darker. Lina spun around in a tight circle and found her way behind Aeris. Lina slashed downwards, but only managed to cut a few feathers. Aeris turned around, and started to swing in all directions. Lina is surprised how she is mangaging to block all the swings, Lina looked down to watch the feathers fall ever so slowly. Everything was in slow motion to Lina and Aeris.
"You love Cloud Aeris!" Lina swung one sword downwards and used the momentum to spin around with an angle strike with the other sword.
Aeris eyes widen. It struck her. She flew back weakly a few feet. Her hand is already covering the wound on her chest in between her breast. Aeris began to breathe heavily. "I'm not that Aeris. Lina let me tell you something. You and me are not real. We are just models, clones. Aeris, she was real." A tear ran down Aeris's cheek. She couldn't stand the thought of being a replica. "Aeris grew from a woman's womb."
"You still have her blood running in you!" Lina yelled. "That means your passion for Cloud is the same as mine." Lina learned very quickly to deal with the fact that she is nothing but a remake. It hurt her inside, but Lina knows better. She has friends that care for her. She is fighting for them, and that, is more real than anything in this world. "You love him."
Aeris looked down. "Lina. Perhaps you are right. I will always somehow care for Cloud. We must fight!"
Lina looked at her astonishingly. "Why?" she shouted back. Lina flapped her wings with the elegance of her true beauty.
"I have also the blood of Sephiroth. I will calm the need for blood shed in my soul." Aeris laughs. "If I have one." She raises her blood covered hand, and begins to lick it clean.
Lina narrowed her eyes making her target. Lina felt disgusted by watching this atrocity.
"I will realize Sephiroth's dream. Let me tell you one last bit of advice. Even if you kill me. Another will awaken, with the same intention. Her name would be Aeris as well. You are just a failed experiment. You will never reawaken again!" She charged at Lina with a swing.
Lina swung to hit away the strike. An explosion of energy propelled them away from each other. Lina felt some power grow inside of her. She looked around to notice the night sky. She then looked down to her friends. She realized this power. She knew exactly what it was. A tear began to form in her eye, she new what she had to do.
Aeris flew towards Lina with her sword pointing straight to Lina's chest.
Lina remained where she stood. Aeris shouted something at Lina, but Lina couldn't hear it. Lina closed her eyes and welcomed her final power.
Aeris thrust her sword into Lina's chest. Lina shook with the powerful strike of the sword, as she felt it penetrate her heart. Lina looked down to see her blood begin to drip down from her wound. Lina's eyes started to shed tears.
Everyone watched in horror.
Lina looked down at them, and felt like she had to throw up, but didn't. "I love you all" she said to the others. Her head started to tilt from side to side, with the last bit of strenghth she had, she thrust her sword into Aeris's chest.
Aeris eyes widen in pain. "How could you?" Aeris felt Lina push in her sword in more. Aeris contracted her body in pain. "You should have died right away.
Lina smiled. "I have - something." She coughed blood. "you don't have"
"Whats that?" Aeris felt weak, her body began to shut down. Quicker than that of Lina.
Both of their aura's disapeared, and their sword disappeared as well.
Lina felt her last breath. "A soul."
Aeris's eyes closed.
They both began to free fall, their wings breaking apart. A wave of feathers began to trail their long descent to the ground. Avalanche turned away, as their bodies came to a crashing end on the ground.
Cid was the first to run up to Lina. Yuffie soon after. Barret dropped his guns to run to Lina as well.
Cid began to lift her off the ground. When Barret made it, he helped lift Lina's lifeless body. They brought her to where Tifa, and Vincent were. They lay Lina's body next to Cloud.
Vincent examined her, and shook his head. He didn't have to say anything. Aeris struck her sister straight into her heart.
Aeris lay there on the ground, her blood formed a pool around her body. Somehow she was still alive. She knew why. Lina released her mind. Aeris realized how lonely it was to be her. Aeris's vision disappeared. She felt her mind shut down, with the final thought of loneliness. Her head fell to the side, and her eyes remained open. No one stood there to close her eyes, no one came to help her, or lift her off the ground.
Vincent tried to think of something to save Lina, but the stab killed her. Unlike Cloud, she is still not breathing. Vincent felt a needle poke his eye. He quickly raised his hand and rubbed his eye. Vincent looked at his hand and noticed it had a drop on it. Vincent didn't understand, was it a tear? He couldn't tell. He felt something inside him hurt. Vincent placed his hand on his chest. He realized this hurt him. Not physically, but emotionally. He did not think he was capapble of human emotion. Vincent shrugged everything aside and looked up to the rest. "There is nothing I can do, nor anyone else for that matter.
Yuffie looked up at the sky to notice the Highwind was low to the ground. She watched closely as she saw something running on the ground. She narrowed her eyes more. "Who is that?"
Everyone looked.
Within a minutes time, Nanaki came into their view. Dust trailed behind his run. When Nanaki made it to the group, he did not bother to ask anything, he noticed their glum faces. Nanaki noticed Reno on the ground and ran to him. "Reach into my bag, and take the antidote."
Reno slowly opened the bag, and reached in to pull out the antidote that Nanaki brought. Reno noticed more items in their. Including an elixer. Reno opened the bottle, and drank the liquid inside of it.
"Rest for two weeks, that wound looks vicious." Nanaki nodded to Reno, and received a nod as well. Nanaki ran up to two bodies that lay on the ground. "Who is this?" He refered to Lina.
"Her name is Lina." Tifa cried. "She saved us."
Nanaki looked at Cloud, and he placed a paw on his chest. "Give him the elixer."
Tifa nervously pulled out the elixer from the already opened bag. She opened it, and held it over his mouth. Gently she opened his mouth. "Sit him up."
Cid leaned behind Cloud, and sat him upright. "Well?" "Lean his head back." Tifa Leaned over his legs, and began to pour a little of the elixer down his mouth. She watched as it went down his mouth, and into his throat. She poured a little more. Little by little she finished the elixer.
Everyone watched, as Cid lay Cloud down again.
Nothing happened.
Nanaki sighed. "Vincent, I'm going to try the last measure."
Vincent nodded and stepped back.
Nanaki walked up to Tifa. "Grab the materia in the small pocket, and put it on my collar's slot.
Tifa did what she was told. As she slotted the red materia, it made the sound that it usually makes once you slot a materia.
"Everyone get back. Please give me room." Nanaki watched as they all distanced themselve from Cloud and Nanaki. He slowly paced around Cloud. Finally, Nanaki took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.
The night sky began to turn into day. The dark clouds that have formed in the atmosphere, rapidly receded away into the horizon. Bright sunshine rays started to shine everywhere. The grass grew green. The sky turned blue. Suddenly a bright orb of light formed in front of Cloud. A rainbow began to grow out of the light. The rainbow started to do circles in the air, and began to lift dust off the ground. The rainbow began to ensnare Cloud slowly. Once it held a tight grip, it began to lift Cloud of the ground. His arms fell behind him. Suddenly the rainbow let go of him, and started to circle around the light rapidly, Cloud remained suspended in mid-air.
With a flash of light, an explosion, sent many trails of rainbow in all directions. The rainbows found their way to all of those who have fallen from battle. It chose those that can be saved. Cloud remained suspended in mid-air
Suddenly, the orb of light began to grow. The day grew brighter and brigher. The sky grew bluer and bluer. The grass danced with the winds that played with it. Feathers started to swirl all over the air. Suddenly, a bird started to pear out of the light. It flew out with such haste, and begain to fly high into the air. It soared so high, that everyone covered their eyes from the sun to see it.
Tifa looked intently. She felt her hope grow rapidly. "Phoenix."
Phoenix flew higher and higher, the feathers swirled around it. It made a pass to all those chosen by the rainbow. Small angels appeared and flew into the chests of all those chosen. A pod of light formed under them, and they began to awaken. Some scratched their heads trying to remember what happened. Other watched in awe, as they thanked Phoenix for giving thema second chance.
"Please work. Please work." Tifa kept repeating it under her breath.
Finally, Phoenix swooped low towards Cloud. It came to a quick halt. It lowered its glance at Cloud. Phoenix began to spread it wings far apart. The vibrant colors of each of its feathers, shone under the great light of the sun. Beams of light poured out from all over Phoenix. The light began to grow more intense.
Tifa kept trying to force her eyes open. She watched Cloud hovering in front of Phoenix. The light became to intense for her eyes.
With a mighty explosion, everyone covered their eyes, and looke away, as an explosion cast bright intense light in all directions blinding all that could see.