Chapter11
The Final Battle: Gilgamesh versus Cloud



"Is there anyway I can revive Cloud? She tried using the revive materia but it didnt work. She tried Angel Whsiper but it didnt work. She also tired Phoenix down, and the materia Phoenix. It didnt work None of them. This death was not common. She couldn't revive him.

"I'm sorry, Cloud. I didn't mean to hit you." She looked down in digust. "WHY!" She smashed the ground with her fist. "Why Did I?"
She looked up in the bright blue sky. "WHY AM I SO PATHETIC!? I loved Cloud so much that i smacked him. Ever since I was small, I dreamed of being with him. Being his love and angel. And most of all, being together."

"But I blew it twice. I blew it when Aeris tried to snatch him from me. And finally now. What have I done?! IT'S NOT FAIR!" she cried out.

"I know it isn't" said a voice in the skies.

Her eyes widened. "Huh? Whose there?"

"I am Gilgamesh! The Swordsman of Death."

"Whose that?!" she asked curiously.

"IM ODIN'S SECOND FORM!" he shouted out.

"What do you want?"

"Well, I can revive your buddy there."

"YOU CAN!?" she said in amazment. "CAN YOU PLEASE?!"

"........." Gilgamesh paused. "I respect him and all. And he did battled honrably against me, twice."

"Huh? You fought him?"

"Yes. After his death, i realized i fought the wrong person. I fought a worrior of good. Not evil."

"So can you save my Cloud?"

"Your Cloud?"

"Yes. He's my love."

"Look lady. I just watched what happend a few hours ago. There is no way you are his love after you treated him quite badly."

"I--I didn't mean to. Honestly. I was ultamanipulated."

"So this is what its about? Shinra manipulating people against others."

"Yes."

"Well, I will grant you one wish then. Only if you can do me a favor."

"Anything." she said.

"I must fight Cloud one more time. After he awakes, you must make him fight me."

"Why?! He already fought you twice."

"Heh, you don't get it do you? I do not lose to amateurs. If he does beat me one more time, I will stop with this nonsense. I want to see his true powers."

"Fine." she said. "As long as you can revive my Cloud."

"Your wish shall be granted." *WHITE MAGIC LIFE* A holy kind of magic flew directly at Cloud.

"Move away, this is going to be dangerous." he said. "His death is not ordinary. It's different somehow."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that his heart doesn't really accept any life. Any chance. That is why you can't revive him yourself."

"Cloud..." She put her hand against her heart. "I love you Cloud...."

The magic was in effect. His body began to float.

"Wait a second........almost there." he said.

"Please hurry." she said.

"Patients lady. Im not going to hurry. This takes time ya know?"

"Okay." she said. "Sorry."

"ALMOST THERE.....DONE!"

*THUMP*

Cloud dropped to the ground.

"Cloud!!" She ran toward him and held him against with her arms. "Wake up, I'm here for you."

Cloud's eyes slowly opened. "T-Tifa....?" his voice was weak and soft.

Her eyes swelled up in waters. "Cloud....I'm here for you."

He glanced at her then glanced back at the ground. "....A-Are you?" His face darkened.

"Yes Honey, I am." she said.

"T-Tifa....I don't know about that....." he said.

Her eyes widened. "Cloud...I love you. I didn't mean to smack you." she said.

"........." he thought. Cloud touched his cheek. He felt a little bump there. He then remembered what she said perfectly:

[ CLOUD'S FLASHBACK]

Her eyes widened. "Cry baby eh? I'll destroy you after I destroy her."

"..Tifa...." He grabbed her hands with his.

An electrical feeling shocked her heart. She felt different somehow. "Cloud...." she let go. "Don't touch me. There is no way your avoiding your death."

"I don't care about my death, as long your back in my side."

"What the heck do you mean? I'm not going back to your pathetic side."

"But Tifa..." he said.

"NO WAY CLOUD. SO SHUT UP AND STAY BACK." she said angerly.

"Tifa!! Please..." He tried grabbing her hand again.

"What are you doing!?" She raised her hand up. "Don't touch me!" She smacked him against the face.

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"T-Tifa...." he thought to himself. "Does she really love me?!" he slowly glanced up at her.

Her eyes were trying to find something in Cloud to forgive her. Then her eyes became more teary. "Cloud...I really do love you so much. I didn't mean anything to harm you. I love you so much Cloud." Her face snuggled her way into his chest. "I love you Cloud. I'll do anything to prove to you that I'm your one and only."

He sat there looking at her curiously. "You know I love you too."

Her eyes widened. "I love you just as much. Forgive me Cloud. I ..."

Cloud wrapped his arms around her. "T-Tifa. Our love was meant to be. Even the powers of Shinra won't affect us in anyway because we are one."

"One..." she said. "You and me...." she softly spoke.

He looked down at her. "Yes."

"Cloud..." she looked up at him.

"Tifa..." he smiled back at her. "I was wrong. I'm sorry."

Her eyes shimmered. "CLOUD!" She then squeezed herself more tighter to Cloud.

"I'll get them back."

"We will." she added.

They both looked at each other and paused for a second. Then Cloud's lip moved slowy toward hers. She also moved hers toward his. Softly and smoothly, their lips met.

They both couldn't hear the surrounding except for themselves. She then parted from his mouth. "It feels so nice to be with you again love." she said.

"Same here...." he smiled.

"AHEM!!!" coughed a voice in the skies.

"Let's go back to Nibelhiem." He said.

She agreed with him. "We have time for our friends after. Right now we need some loving.." she said.

"Yea. We need time to ourselves."

"HELLO?! ANYONE THERE?! WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?! IM STILL HERE YA KNOW!!" said an unpatient voice.

Cloud looked up. "Huh?"

Tifa held herself close to Cloud. "...It's.... Gilgamesh."

"Gilagamesh? Again? What do you want?" he asked.

"Whoa watch your manners young man. Hahahah. I revived you. AGAIN!"

"Huh?" he thought. "You did?!"

"UH OF COURSE! NOW I WANT YOU TO REPAY ME BY FIGHTING ME."

"Again?! You wish!" He grinned.

"Heh, I don't think you can back down from this deal. Just look at Tiffy over there." said Gilgamesh.

He turned his face toward Tifa. "Huh?"

"......." Tifa looked down. "Sorry, Cloud."

"For what?" he asked.

"Well, I kind of made this deal with..Gilgamesh."

"What deal?"

Her face darkened. "I......."

"You could just say it, I won't get mad." he smiled at her.

She looked at him. "Cloud..."

"I would never get mad at you for doing nice things. You revived me because you loved me. You would do anything to save me, and for that, I'm glad."

"Cloud, you must fight Gilgamesh because that was the deal."

"Is that all?"

"Yea." she said.

"Okay." he smiled.

She grabbed onto Cloud more closer. "D-Don't get hurt Cloud."

He started to laugh. "Heh, I promise I won't."

"DON'T BET ON THAT CLOUD!" said Gilgamesh. He flew down from the skies once more. This time he was well prepared. Gilgamesh gripped two hooked swords, with a cape and a mask. "Cloud, prepare yourself."

"This battle isn't going to be to the death right?" he asked Gilgamesh.

"Heh, we'll see." He landed on the earth. His white eyes and a scar on his face from the last battle between Cloud and himself.

"Odin, you know that i have fought far more superior Guardian forces. Why do we have to?"

"Hahhahahha" he laughed. "I just want to prove whose the better man. It's nothing personal. I want to have fun." he said.

"Fun?" His eyebrow quirked. "You want to have fun?"

"Im more than a serious look ya know. PREPARE YOURSELF. I wlll not go easy on you this time. I will start hard and finish hard."

"Cloud, be careful." Tifa said from a distance.

He sticked up his thumb. "No worries. I got it under c-c.....

*WHACK* Gilgamesh took the back of his sword and smashed Cloud's chest.

His eyes widened. "Ugh...."

"Take this!" He pulled his sword back and kicked Cloud against the face.

*OoOoOf* He fell down onto the earth. Gilgamesh then grabbed him from the neck and threw him a few yards away. "FLARE!"

As Cloud was flying back, a flare of fire smashed right onto him causing a big blast.

*EERRR BOOOM*

"Heh, there goes my first attack." Gilgamesh smirked.

Cloud was scraped on his legs, waist and shoulders. His face was a little messy but everything else was okay. "HEY THAT WAS DIRTY!" he shouted out.

"Well then, fight back you idiot!" He disappeared.

Cloud's eyes widened. "No way!"

He then appeared behind him. Cloud turned around.

*GRAVITY3* A super black luster of demi magic absorbed insides and outsides. It made Cloud feel dizzy.

*SOLAR FLARE* He black white flare striked his body causing him to sceam in pain.

"AAHHH....It hurts!" He strapped on of his hand across his bloody shoulder. "You're stronger than before."

"No, you're weaker than before!"

Cloud disappeared.

"Heh. Let's see what you got!"

Cloud than appeared from the sky. *DEATHBLOW* He dragged his sword pointing down from the sky onto Gilgamesh.

*CHING*

Gilgamesh blocked it withi his sword. He took the other hook sword and swiped his leg in mid air. Cloud dropped to the ground hard.

*OoOoOf* "What the hell?"

"Cloud, you're boring me!" He stuck his foot against his chest. "Heh, you're pathetic."

"ERG...YoU thInk so!?"

His eyes widened. "YES YOU DO!" *QUADRA MAGIC, BREAK!!!* Cloud couldn't move. "What the hell are you doing?!"

"Heh, let's see you dodge this one!" 4 huge massive boulders appeared from the sky. "Here it comes Cloud. Let's see how good you are!"

The rocks were dropping at a fast paste.

"Are you crazy?!"

"Hehah Hahhahaha." He disappeared at the last moment.

Cloud's eyes widened.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

All four huge rocks fell onto Cloud.

"CLOUD!!! CLOUD!!" Tifa screamed. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!? YOU'RE CRAZY!" said Tifa.

"Shut up! This is my battle!" said Gilgamesh.

"YOU KILLED HIM!" she shouted out.

He turned his face toward Tifa. "I said Shut up!" He walked foward toward Tifa.

Tifa's eyes widened. She wasn't wearing any ribbon. She could be affected by all kinds of magic. "Stay where you are!" she said.

"You get your ass back to Nibelhiem. I want a fight with Cloud with no inteference." he said.

"Im staying right here. I want to watch."

"NO, GET AWAY FROM HERE. YOU HAVE A BIG MOUTH!" he said.

"I didn't do anything wrong!" she said.

"Well, that's too bad!" He ran swiftly toward Tifa. "GET OUT OF H-H.....

"AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!" A voice screamed from behind.

Gilgamesh's eyes widened. He immediately turned around.

"AARRGGHH!!" All four of the boulders began to shake. Then it disperse into many small rocks as the boulder dissingrated. It exploded. There standing was Cloud. "DON'T TOUCH HER!" He fiercely said.

He smirked. "I can touch her all I want. She's just another girl to me."

Cloud's face began to become twice as angered. "DAMN YOU..SHE'S NOT JUST ANY GIRL...SHE'S MY GIRL!"

"Heh, that's right. Keep getting more powerful. I want you at your full potential!"

"I'll show you full potential!!" He dashed toward Gilgamesh.

"Heh. Let's what you got!"

Cloud disappered from his quickness.

"Heh I could sense you Cloud!" he said. Gilgamesh's eyes then widened. "WHAT IS THIS!?"

Four Cloud appeared in front of his face.

"WHAT THE!?"

"4 TIMES SLASH!!!" All four disappeared. Then appeared right in front of his face a second later.

*CHING* * CHING* *CHING* *CHING*

All four Clouds slashed Gilgamesh. A bit of the armor fell off.

Cloud then jumped back. "OMINSLASH!" He swiftly ran toward Gilgamesh again.

"Urg..He felt one of the slash went somewhat through him." He noticed Cloud coming right at him.

"INVINCIBILITY!" He shouted out.

Gilgamesh's eyes widened. "What is this!? INVINCIBILTY!? THE ULTIMATE PROTECTIVE MOVE!?!" He couldn't see, sense nor smell Cloud anywhere around.

"SHOW YOURSELF!!"

Behind you whispered a voice. He immediately turned around. There was nothing there.

"Joking" whispered the same voice

Gilgamesh's quadripled. "tricked!!" he thought

Cloud appeared from the sky and omnislashed him.

*CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING**CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING**CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING**CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING*

All the armor dropped like sliced meat. Now Gilgamesh was defenseless. Or was he?"

"You fiend!! HOW DID YOU DO THAT!?"

Cloud stood there. He said nothing.

"TELL ME!!"

"You dare talk to my girl one more time like that and I'll destroy you more slowly and painful. HOW DARE YOU TALK TO HER LIKE THAT!"

Tifa's eyes widened. "He cares so much for me." He heart was touched.

Cloud then directed his looks at Tifa and smiled. "HEY!!!!" He waved.

"HEY!!!" she waved back smiling. "I LOVE YOU CLOUD!!"

"I LOVE YOU TOO TIFA!!" He screamed back.

"Arg, So you think you can take me as a fool?! I demand respect!"

"Then show some respect to my Girl and I." he replied.

"I'll show you!!" he sticked both hooks into his straps. He put his hands together focusing his energy. "Get ready Cloud. This is my most powerfulless attack!"

Cloud stood in a defensive stance.

The vibe became stronger and stronger. "Y-YEA..LET'S SEE YOU DEFEND THIS!"

"CLOUD, GET OUT OF THERE!!" yelled Tifa. "You're strong but I don't feel good about this attack!!" she screamed out.

"Muhahahahah!! Stay!! If you are that strong, stay!!!" He yelled out.

"Hmm...." He stood there.

"CLOUD, I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH TO LOSE YOU!!! PLEASE RUN AWAY. PLEASE!!"

He glanced at Tifa then Gilgamesh. "Arg..."

The ground started to shake. The earth crusted and bits of rock rised up from the dirt.

"LISTEN TO ME CLOUD!! COME THIS WAY!!"

"DON'T LISTEN TO HER!!" He yelled out. "SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE YOU LOSE!!! OF COURSE YOU CAN HANDLE THIS!!"

The energy kept growing and growing.

Cloud's eyes widened. "I'll defend!" he said.

"CLOUD!! DON'T YOU LOVE ME?! PLEASE LISTEN TO ME ONCE!"

He looked in her direction. His face softened. "..Tifa..."

"Muahhahaha! Too late!! Here it comes!! *GRAND PILLAR!!!* All the energy focused into one massive super ball. "Prepare to be diminished." He dashed toward Cloud.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY LOVE!!" She yelled out. A new kind of limit arouse from her. "TURN AROUND!!"

His eyes widened. Gilgamesh felt an even stronger vibe.

"WISHING STAR + MY FINAL HEAVEN!!!* Tifa formed a super ball ten times as strong as Gilgamesh. Cloud disappeared to leave only Tifa and Gilgamesh in a dimesion with only stars and space.

Her eyes became fiery. "WHY YOU!! DON'T TOUCH HIM!" She disappeared in a flash.

His eyes quadripled. "What power!!" he thought. He couldn't even sense her.

"WISHING STAR + MY FINAL HEAVEN* she said again. She then reappeared, punching Gilgamesh 30 times with her My final Heaven.

The image than cracked.

Gilgamesh was on the ground bleeding and defeated once more. "Ugh...You....defeated me!! A girl!!!"

"Yes I did!" she said. She glanced around and Cloud was no where in sight. "C-CLOUD?!" She looked around.

"Heh..remember one thing. Don't take your eyes off the enemy!" He still had that energy ball in his hand. "TAKE THIS!!" *GRAND PILLAR* The blast directed itself straight for Tifa.

Tifa wasn't ready for such attack. Her eyes widened. "AhHHH----"

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* The explosion was tremendous.

Tifa didn't get hurt. She felt someone holding her from his arms. She looked up. "C-C-CLOUD?!"

He looked down at her. "I'm here for you Tifa. Just as you were for me." he smiled.

She smiled back. "Oh..Cloud. Thanks for saving me." she said.

He gave a big grin. "NO PROBLEM."

"Oh..Cloud. You're sooo my protector."

Cloud began to blush. "And im glad."

"Cloud.." She put her head more inwards to Cloud's chest. "I love you."

"I love you too.." he said.

"HEY, I'M STILL ALIVE HERE YOU KNOW!? I'M STILL ALIVE SO GIVE ME SOME ATTENTION!!" Gilgamesh said.

"Oh I will! This is for Tifa!" He let Tifa down slowly onto the ground. "Stay here" he whispered to her. He disappeared and visualize himself in front of Gilgamesh. *OMNISLASH*

*CHING* * CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* * CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING* *CHING*

He sliced Gilgamesh into a milllion bits.

Gilgamesh was astonished. His eyes widened. "AGAIN!?" His bits fell to the ground and disappeared.

Then a voice came from the sky. "Cloud, you prove yourself a worthy oppenent. Tifa you are a truly loving person. You saved Cloud's life."

They both looked up.

"When you guys unit, there is no way anyone can beat you guys. You guys have such enormus powers and emotions for each other."

Cloud looked at Tifa. She looked at him. "We do...." they both said.

"YOU WILL DEFEAT SHINRA!!" he said. "THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, I HAVE A GIFT FOR BOTH OF YOU GUYS!!"

"Huh?!" Cloud looked up.

"TAKE THIS!! IT'S A HOLY WAR TRIAL. IT'LL MAKE YOU GUYS INVINCIBLE UP TO 24 HOURS. IT WILL COME IN HANDY!" he said.

"Thanks" they both said.

"NOW BE GONE!! DEFEAT SHINRA AND BRING HOME YOUR FRIENDS!!"

"We will....." Cloud looked at Tifa.

"We will." she said looking back Cloud.

They both locked eyes on each other. "After, We spend some time with each other" they both said.

Gilgamesh groaned in disgust. "Eck!"






End of Chapter11
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Author's note: HEY HEY!! FINISHED THIS CHAPTER AND MOVING ON TO THE NEXT...THIS STORY IS ALMOST FINISHED...MAYBE LIKE 6 MORE CHAPTERS? WELL CLOSE I MEAN =D

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. See ya later!

Sincerely and forever
johnny aka aznkao