Final Fantasy VII - Immortality
-Chapter 4-
The Highwind hovered quietly just to the south of Cloud's hometown. Nibelheim drew nearer, but only Cid knew why they were going there. Cloud returned to the balcony and stared his hometown in the eye. At one point, that was where he and Zack escaped and fled from the Shin-Ra. Ever since the whole "Sephiroth Project", Cloud had hated Shin-Ra with deep animosity. Nibelheim had brought him to remember a bunch of old things, such as his childhood infatuation over Tifa. He never knew why the feelings stopped, but he figured that it was just the Sephiroth Project. Since then, he's never loved again, just surprisingly had feelings.
Cloud fell to his knees, clenching his forehead strongly. Vivid colors flashed through his mind once more, and the words of Sephiroth and himself passed through his head.
"Of course! Who do you think I am!?" yelled Cloud furiously "Ha, ha, ha...... Stop acting as if you were sad. There's no need to act as though you're angry either," replied Sephiroth. "Because, Cloud. You are...." Sephiroth began. "Because, you are...... a puppet" he finished.
Cloud awoke looking into the sky. The door slid open and Tifa ran out with his Buster Sword in hand-He had no idea where all of his other weapons had gotten off to. Tifa nearly tripped dashing towards Cloud. She handed him the sword and ordered him to come on.
"Cloud!!! Hurry up, Cid and Vincent are under attack!!!"
"Whuh?! I'll follow ya'!"
They jetted out of the balcony area and into the lobby of the ship. Looking over the railing, the two men were fighting for their lives against two living zombies, known as Crimson Undeads. Cloud watched Vincent fire a few rounds, piercing one of the zombies straight through the heart. Blood and rotting flesh splattered on the nearby crates and boxes, but the thing still stood. The other latched onto Cid's neck and began draining him of his blood. Cid, out of desperation, clenched his fist and shoved it through the beast, knocking it onto the floor. Cloud placed his boot on the railing and jumped over, swinging his sword in a downward thrust.
"BRAVER!" he screamed.
His sword came down, cutting the zombie attacking Vincent in two. He backed up a few steps and grinned at Vincent. They looked at the corpses. They shrieked, as the cadavers missing parts formed together, like magnets. They stood up and screamed a shrill scream. Cloud nodded at Vincent, Vincent nodded at Cid, and Cid nodded at Tifa.
"BOLT!" Cloud screamed. "FIRE!" Cid screamed. "EARTH!" Tifa chanted.
Vincent grinned.
"HADES!" he screamed. From within the palm of his hand, an odd looking monster appeared, floating over to the zombies. Cloud's attack was the first to hit. Bolts of lightning rained down from the sky, sending jolts of electricity through the zombies' limp bodies. Fire erupted from the ground under both of them, burning them just like the Hell they were going to after this fight. Shards of rock lifted into the air, Tifa directing them to land on the mangled corpses. Piercing them harshly, they fell to the ground. Vincent let Hades do his work, and finished off the battle.
"Yeah. Thanks for saving me," Vincent muttered.
"Lucky I was there to save you guys," Cid said with a sweat drop running down his forehead.
"Yeah. Whatever." Cloud uttered, looking over to Tifa assuring that she was okay.
"I'm fine, Cloud."
Tifa grabbed Cloud's hand and walked him up the stairs to the balcony, where they hung out so much. The door slid open as they walked through, and slid closed behind them. Tifa looked Cloud in his icy blue eyes and smiled, a tear of joy running down her cheek.
"I'm so glad you're okay, Cloud," she struggled to say.
Cloud nodded and leaned over to Tifa, pressing his lips to hers for a few seconds. Tifa pulled back a slight bit, finishing the kiss. Cloud grabbed her around her waist and she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Cloud.. I hope nothing ever happens to you," Tifa said, crying.
"I don't want to lose you either, Tifa. You helped me find myself. You helped me find that I am Cloud Strife, not Zack. You helped me stay alive, and I love you for that," Cloud said boldly.
Tifa looked up to him with her mouth wide open, "R..really?".
Cloud nodded, his hair blowing in the wind. The Highwind started moving again, but they didn't know where to. Cloud picked up his PHS and messaged Cid.
"Where we goin'?" he asked. "Midgar, you know the place. We're going to check out some unusual cases of high Mako levels around, and the suspicion about that Stryfe guy, you know-the Shin-Ra experiment child?" Cid replied.
"Yeah, the Ancient Sage thing," Cloud said.
Vincent nodded from where he was and told Cloud and Tifa to get inside. They did so, and the Highwind sped up towards Midgar. He knew this would be part of a huge journey.
-Chapter 4-
The Highwind hovered quietly just to the south of Cloud's hometown. Nibelheim drew nearer, but only Cid knew why they were going there. Cloud returned to the balcony and stared his hometown in the eye. At one point, that was where he and Zack escaped and fled from the Shin-Ra. Ever since the whole "Sephiroth Project", Cloud had hated Shin-Ra with deep animosity. Nibelheim had brought him to remember a bunch of old things, such as his childhood infatuation over Tifa. He never knew why the feelings stopped, but he figured that it was just the Sephiroth Project. Since then, he's never loved again, just surprisingly had feelings.
Cloud fell to his knees, clenching his forehead strongly. Vivid colors flashed through his mind once more, and the words of Sephiroth and himself passed through his head.
"Of course! Who do you think I am!?" yelled Cloud furiously "Ha, ha, ha...... Stop acting as if you were sad. There's no need to act as though you're angry either," replied Sephiroth. "Because, Cloud. You are...." Sephiroth began. "Because, you are...... a puppet" he finished.
Cloud awoke looking into the sky. The door slid open and Tifa ran out with his Buster Sword in hand-He had no idea where all of his other weapons had gotten off to. Tifa nearly tripped dashing towards Cloud. She handed him the sword and ordered him to come on.
"Cloud!!! Hurry up, Cid and Vincent are under attack!!!"
"Whuh?! I'll follow ya'!"
They jetted out of the balcony area and into the lobby of the ship. Looking over the railing, the two men were fighting for their lives against two living zombies, known as Crimson Undeads. Cloud watched Vincent fire a few rounds, piercing one of the zombies straight through the heart. Blood and rotting flesh splattered on the nearby crates and boxes, but the thing still stood. The other latched onto Cid's neck and began draining him of his blood. Cid, out of desperation, clenched his fist and shoved it through the beast, knocking it onto the floor. Cloud placed his boot on the railing and jumped over, swinging his sword in a downward thrust.
"BRAVER!" he screamed.
His sword came down, cutting the zombie attacking Vincent in two. He backed up a few steps and grinned at Vincent. They looked at the corpses. They shrieked, as the cadavers missing parts formed together, like magnets. They stood up and screamed a shrill scream. Cloud nodded at Vincent, Vincent nodded at Cid, and Cid nodded at Tifa.
"BOLT!" Cloud screamed. "FIRE!" Cid screamed. "EARTH!" Tifa chanted.
Vincent grinned.
"HADES!" he screamed. From within the palm of his hand, an odd looking monster appeared, floating over to the zombies. Cloud's attack was the first to hit. Bolts of lightning rained down from the sky, sending jolts of electricity through the zombies' limp bodies. Fire erupted from the ground under both of them, burning them just like the Hell they were going to after this fight. Shards of rock lifted into the air, Tifa directing them to land on the mangled corpses. Piercing them harshly, they fell to the ground. Vincent let Hades do his work, and finished off the battle.
"Yeah. Thanks for saving me," Vincent muttered.
"Lucky I was there to save you guys," Cid said with a sweat drop running down his forehead.
"Yeah. Whatever." Cloud uttered, looking over to Tifa assuring that she was okay.
"I'm fine, Cloud."
Tifa grabbed Cloud's hand and walked him up the stairs to the balcony, where they hung out so much. The door slid open as they walked through, and slid closed behind them. Tifa looked Cloud in his icy blue eyes and smiled, a tear of joy running down her cheek.
"I'm so glad you're okay, Cloud," she struggled to say.
Cloud nodded and leaned over to Tifa, pressing his lips to hers for a few seconds. Tifa pulled back a slight bit, finishing the kiss. Cloud grabbed her around her waist and she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Cloud.. I hope nothing ever happens to you," Tifa said, crying.
"I don't want to lose you either, Tifa. You helped me find myself. You helped me find that I am Cloud Strife, not Zack. You helped me stay alive, and I love you for that," Cloud said boldly.
Tifa looked up to him with her mouth wide open, "R..really?".
Cloud nodded, his hair blowing in the wind. The Highwind started moving again, but they didn't know where to. Cloud picked up his PHS and messaged Cid.
"Where we goin'?" he asked. "Midgar, you know the place. We're going to check out some unusual cases of high Mako levels around, and the suspicion about that Stryfe guy, you know-the Shin-Ra experiment child?" Cid replied.
"Yeah, the Ancient Sage thing," Cloud said.
Vincent nodded from where he was and told Cloud and Tifa to get inside. They did so, and the Highwind sped up towards Midgar. He knew this would be part of a huge journey.