Shadows Of A Lonely Man: Chapter 11 - A Bit Closer To Heaven
"I remember.." Said Vincent "When we finally caught up to Hojo he was crazed..insane.not like before but more so..he was trying desperately to fire that large gun from Junon..though now it was atop Midgar.."
"I can remember hearing about that.." replied Ceilia "Sister Ray..right?"
Vincent Nodded
"Sister Ray had been moved from Junon to Midgar so that ShinRA could destroy a barrier that had covered the northern most crater, now it is nothing more than a hole but back then it was the stage for the most important battle in history..something I remember well.."
Vincent turned and walked across from the window to the table were Ceilia, whom had light another cigarette and started smoking was listening intently. He pulled back a spare chair and sat down once more leaving his clawed hand below the table out of sight.
"Hojo stop this thing!!" Cried Cloud
Hojo looked at the four and smiled malevolently, he pulled on a level and turned to them. A whirring sound started and then lightening began to crash all around them and the sound of Sister Ray charging filled the air.
Vincent pulled his gun and took aim at the madman, he looked down the sight of the gun straight into his eyes and something clicked in Hojo's mind. His smile grew and he stepped away from the large control console all the while looking at Vincent.
"I remember you.." He said
"And I you" replied Vincent "Do you remember her?"
"Her?" Replied Hojo "OH! You mean that lab tech whom came to a most tragic end.yes I remember that useless wench. Always complaining never obeying orders much like a Turk I once employed.." He smiled
Vincent's hand tightened around the gun as he stared at the madman, his finger twitched over the trigger as Hojo continued to shout out more about how Lucrecia and Vincent were more alike than they seemed. In the end Vincent had had enough and pulled the trigger.
The single bullet whizzed through the and slammed into the forehead of Hojo, he gave a shriek of surprise as blood leaked from the red hole in his head. He staggered and fell back slamming hard into the metal grate floor from the force of the bullet. Blood leaked still from his head and a small pool began to gather on the floor around him.
Sister Ray finished charging and let loose a mighty blast that screamed towards the northern crater slamming into the barrier. The four looked at the controls and then started to panic as gauges started to go into red zones.
"It's going to blow!" Shouted Tifa
"Calm Down.." Said Red
"How do we stop it!?" Shouted Cloud
"You.can't.." Came a croaky voice.
The four spun around to see Hojo stood up, now he looked very contorted and his face was all red with blood. He smiled again as crackling sounds began to emerge from within his body. Splits began to appear within his clothes and skin and limbs began to appear. When the bizarre transformation was complete he looked like a bug, its wings spread as it hovered and watched the four. It had four limbs and its huge eyes were set upon Vincent and his companions.
"Now,.an eye for an eye.." He said
The now mutated Hojo quickly flew at the companions slashing with its claws. Cloud pulled his sword and Tifa readied her fists. Red jumped and clawed its face while Vincent fired off a number of shots at the beast. Cloud ran at it his sword dragging and slashed upwards at itas red fell past him landing perfectly. The sword cut into the mutant Hojo whom roared in pain as it slammed its claw into Cloud.
The force threw cloud back slamming into the controls of the Sister ray and the gauges started to lower and finally stop in green. The electricity and whirring sounds stopped and the sister ray powered down.
Tifa Ran at Hojo and jumped sending a flying kick into the monsters face, it sent it reeling back exposing what looked like a chin. Cloud jumped and slashed at the chest area of the monster and landed in time to dodge the splash of blood from it. Vincent fixed his eyes on the monster were the chin had been exposed, he raised his gun and fired a single shot. Again the bullet whizzed through the air slamming into Hojo and going straight up through its head sending more splashes of blood around.
The monster stopped moving and then convulsed, it let off an inhuman screech and then dropped to the floor, it was defeated.
"I doubt that ShinRA will have any use for this thing now" He said as he looked towards the northern crater. The Sister Ray was atop Midgar and he could easily see that far. "It seems the barrier has gone"
The other three looked in that direction too, they shook their heads and then started down the metal steps that had led them to the top of sister ray leaving Hojo's mangled monstrous form were it was.
Vincent was the last to reach the steps, as he did he stopped and turned around looking at the dead professor. He sighed and drew his gun, he aimed and fired once more causing the other three to jump. Hojo did not move he was dead.
Vincent turned and continued down the steps ignoring the calls of "What's going on?" and "Why did you do that?". The only person whom seemed to understand was Red but if he did he did not say anything. Hojo was dead and thus Lucrecia's soul could at least for a little while rest in peace and Vincent was just that bit closer to heaven.
"I remember.." Said Vincent "When we finally caught up to Hojo he was crazed..insane.not like before but more so..he was trying desperately to fire that large gun from Junon..though now it was atop Midgar.."
"I can remember hearing about that.." replied Ceilia "Sister Ray..right?"
Vincent Nodded
"Sister Ray had been moved from Junon to Midgar so that ShinRA could destroy a barrier that had covered the northern most crater, now it is nothing more than a hole but back then it was the stage for the most important battle in history..something I remember well.."
Vincent turned and walked across from the window to the table were Ceilia, whom had light another cigarette and started smoking was listening intently. He pulled back a spare chair and sat down once more leaving his clawed hand below the table out of sight.
"Hojo stop this thing!!" Cried Cloud
Hojo looked at the four and smiled malevolently, he pulled on a level and turned to them. A whirring sound started and then lightening began to crash all around them and the sound of Sister Ray charging filled the air.
Vincent pulled his gun and took aim at the madman, he looked down the sight of the gun straight into his eyes and something clicked in Hojo's mind. His smile grew and he stepped away from the large control console all the while looking at Vincent.
"I remember you.." He said
"And I you" replied Vincent "Do you remember her?"
"Her?" Replied Hojo "OH! You mean that lab tech whom came to a most tragic end.yes I remember that useless wench. Always complaining never obeying orders much like a Turk I once employed.." He smiled
Vincent's hand tightened around the gun as he stared at the madman, his finger twitched over the trigger as Hojo continued to shout out more about how Lucrecia and Vincent were more alike than they seemed. In the end Vincent had had enough and pulled the trigger.
The single bullet whizzed through the and slammed into the forehead of Hojo, he gave a shriek of surprise as blood leaked from the red hole in his head. He staggered and fell back slamming hard into the metal grate floor from the force of the bullet. Blood leaked still from his head and a small pool began to gather on the floor around him.
Sister Ray finished charging and let loose a mighty blast that screamed towards the northern crater slamming into the barrier. The four looked at the controls and then started to panic as gauges started to go into red zones.
"It's going to blow!" Shouted Tifa
"Calm Down.." Said Red
"How do we stop it!?" Shouted Cloud
"You.can't.." Came a croaky voice.
The four spun around to see Hojo stood up, now he looked very contorted and his face was all red with blood. He smiled again as crackling sounds began to emerge from within his body. Splits began to appear within his clothes and skin and limbs began to appear. When the bizarre transformation was complete he looked like a bug, its wings spread as it hovered and watched the four. It had four limbs and its huge eyes were set upon Vincent and his companions.
"Now,.an eye for an eye.." He said
The now mutated Hojo quickly flew at the companions slashing with its claws. Cloud pulled his sword and Tifa readied her fists. Red jumped and clawed its face while Vincent fired off a number of shots at the beast. Cloud ran at it his sword dragging and slashed upwards at itas red fell past him landing perfectly. The sword cut into the mutant Hojo whom roared in pain as it slammed its claw into Cloud.
The force threw cloud back slamming into the controls of the Sister ray and the gauges started to lower and finally stop in green. The electricity and whirring sounds stopped and the sister ray powered down.
Tifa Ran at Hojo and jumped sending a flying kick into the monsters face, it sent it reeling back exposing what looked like a chin. Cloud jumped and slashed at the chest area of the monster and landed in time to dodge the splash of blood from it. Vincent fixed his eyes on the monster were the chin had been exposed, he raised his gun and fired a single shot. Again the bullet whizzed through the air slamming into Hojo and going straight up through its head sending more splashes of blood around.
The monster stopped moving and then convulsed, it let off an inhuman screech and then dropped to the floor, it was defeated.
"I doubt that ShinRA will have any use for this thing now" He said as he looked towards the northern crater. The Sister Ray was atop Midgar and he could easily see that far. "It seems the barrier has gone"
The other three looked in that direction too, they shook their heads and then started down the metal steps that had led them to the top of sister ray leaving Hojo's mangled monstrous form were it was.
Vincent was the last to reach the steps, as he did he stopped and turned around looking at the dead professor. He sighed and drew his gun, he aimed and fired once more causing the other three to jump. Hojo did not move he was dead.
Vincent turned and continued down the steps ignoring the calls of "What's going on?" and "Why did you do that?". The only person whom seemed to understand was Red but if he did he did not say anything. Hojo was dead and thus Lucrecia's soul could at least for a little while rest in peace and Vincent was just that bit closer to heaven.
