(Author's Note: Hey there! This chapter isn't very long…but hey…)

Disclaimer: I don't own FF7 or Squaresoft. Cassandra and Navarro are mine though.

Chapter 6

One year later…

Hojo looked down at the unconscious form strapped down to the metal table. He nodded to himself in satisfaction. There would be no more problems with this one.

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Sephiroth stood with his gloved hands clasped behind his back. His long silver hair hung loose around him. His hair stood out against the blackness of his uniform. He wore black boots that went to his knees and baggy black pants. He wore no shirt just a full length black trench coat and 2 leather straps crossed on his chest. He had no emotion on his face as he watched some troops go through drills. The general stood next to him on the platform. Navarro stood by the general's other side.

General Heidegger nodded in approval. "These will do fine," he said.

"Sir, the new recruits are here," Navarro said.

"Very well…I'll let my second in command take a look at them this time…just to see how he does. Are you up to that Sephiroth?" Heidegger said.

"Yes sir," Sephiroth replied looking if anything bored.

"Then you have your orders," Heidegger said and saluted. Sephiroth returned the salute and briskly walked towards the door. It closed silently behind him.

"And just think only a year ago he was nothing," Navarro said.

"He's bested you," Heidegger pointed out.

"Yes but that was only after Hojo took care of that girl. Since he never saw her after that he's forgotten about her completely. He's become cold and ruthless…just like the perfect SOLDIER should be," Navarro said.

"And this war we're about to enter will only make him stronger and more feared. I wouldn't be surprised if the president made him a general before the fighting even started," Heidegger laughed to himself.

"The perfect soldier…once that girl was dealt with that it is exactly what we got from Sephiroth…the perfect weapon…" Navarro joined him with his own laughter.

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Sephiroth walked down the hall to the battle/training area. When he entered hundreds of new recruits were standing at attention. He smirked inwardly. They were standing in rows of silence as he made his inspection. None of them were standing perfectly still and some wouldn't even look up to meet his eyes. Those he tapped on the shoulder. Their shoulders only slumped as they headed for the door.

'If they can't even look me in the eye they will only become consumed by their fear during a real battle and that will be the end of them,' he thought. He stopped in front of a soldier halfway through the rows.

She stood just about a head shorter then he was and stood perfectly still…not a muscle moved. She stared straight ahead with an unblinking bright green gaze. He walked around her but she still didn't move.

"Do you fear?" he asked as he stopped in front of her.

"Fear? What have I to fear?" she asked.

He nodded. "I'll be watching you closely," he said and continued his inspection of the rows.

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