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Chap. 18
Cloud and Tifa charged and leapt at the flying Sephiroth. But before their fists hit him, they ran into an invisible shield.
"He's got a barrier."
Sephiroth waved his wing arm and a burst of energy blasted them away. Barret decided then to make his move and began shooting. But the bullets too hit the Barrier spell. Vincent stood next to him and fired along with him, but they had little effect on Sephiroth.
"Shadow Flare."
A white flash followed by black particles of energy hit Barret with great force, knocking him back into the wall. Vincent ran over to check on Barret. He's still alive. Aeris moved next to them.
"I'll take care of him. Go."
Vincent nodded and went back to see that Zack and Yuffie, revived and fighting. But their attacks weren't working against Sephroth.
"Is this all you have to offer me?"
Vincent began to summon magic for a Destruct spell, but Sephiroth cut him off with a Flare magic attack. The powerful fire attack blazed and blasted Vincent before he could call the spell and he was knocked aside.
"Vincent!"
Tifa moved over to Vincent and he opened his eyes briefly before blacking out. Tifa jumped at Sephiroth, but he waved his wing arm and slammed her back into the ground
"Destruct!"
The invisible barrier shattered and splintered onto the ground. Sephiroth looked over to the summoner and saw Aeris standing there with her rod raised forward. Sephiroth was shocked.
"You're.....alive?"
Seeing the barrier down and Sephiroth distracted, Zack raised the sword for a Braver attack. But suddenly, he began to weaken and fell back to the ground. His body began to convulse and became racked with pain.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Zack bent to the ground and looked over to Cloud, who was just reviving again.
"Cloud....catch!"
Zack flung the massive sword and it stabbed into the ground. Cloud saw it and ran to reach it, but Sephiroth fired an energy beam causing him to slip. Cloud got up again and saw another beam flaring up again. But before it could fly out, a flying disk struck Sephiroth and chopped off the arm wing. Screaming in pain, Sephiroth turned to see Yuffie standing by as she caught the shirken. Enraged, Sephiroth turned his hand toward her.
"Yuffie, look out!"
Too late, Yuffie was struck with a Pale Horse energy beam. Yuffie was floored and for awhile, she didn't move.
"Yuffie!"
Suddenly, Yuffie began to glow in an unusual-looking energy. Her body began to shift and change. The others looked at her in surprise as her legs shifted and her hands turned into paws. When the glowing stopped, everyone was shocked. Yuffie had completely changed into a wolf-like creature. In fact, she looked a lot like Red XIII except that she had longer hair, was slimmer shaped, and had a darker shade of red.
"Yuffie?"
Yuffie howled and spun at Sephiroth, who was also surprised by the change. The blow dazed him slightly and Cloud saw his opening. Picking up and waving the Buster Sword, he then raised it and a sparkle appeared. Rearing it back, a massive twister of wind formed around Cloud and he swung the sword forward and the wind along with it. The windstorm hit Sephiroth and his wings tangled and twisted. He crashed into the ground and rolled around it for awhile before becoming still. He glowed again and reverted back to him natural form. Still weakened, Sephiroth struggled to rise. Cloud stood over him, sword posed and ready to finish him off.
"Cloud, no!"
"Huh?"
Lucrecia had finally revived and she waved her outstretched hand, "Don't do it."
I'm sorry Lucercia, but I must. If I don't, he'll destroy everyone." He raised the weapon above his head.
"But Cloud..."
"I understand that he's your son but this is the only..."
"He's your brother!"