Foreword (Again) - Just read the one on previous chapters. The very first
foreword deals with the whole story. I will no longer post a foreword. If
you read the first one then you know that I don't own Squaresoft. I don't
see the need to repeat myself. So from now on the forewords at the
beginning of upcoming chapters will cease to exist. Ok, now that I got that
out of the way on with the fic.
The shadowy figure followed Cloud and company for a long while. He watched them. He wanted what they were after.
Cloud hadn't noticed the man yet. Cloud was too busy thinking about the Bylandrias Stone. The others were just walking along.
It had been 2 hours since their fight with the dragon. When would they arrive at the Chocobo farm? They should have been there by now.
"Uhhh...Cloud? What are we supposed to do with the stone when we find it?" asked Yuffie, who seemed to be thinking deeply about the subject.
Cloud was startled by the question. "Honestly Yuffie, I have no idea. I guess it will come to me once we find it but I don't know how long that will be. It seems that we have been walking for hours. We should have arrived at the stables by now."
"Yeah. I remember it being around here the last time we were here. I remember that mountain over there. You see it? It's the one that looks like a deformed bird." explained Tifa.
"That entire mountain range looks like deformed birds." said Cid with a snort.
The cloaked stranger was still behind them. He was more intent on following than ever before. They were still feeding him with the information he needed. "These cretins are more useful to me than I thought they would be. I am surprised they killed the dragon that I unleashed upon them," the stranger thought to himself.
All of the sudden Yuffie gasped and pointed. The others looked at where she was pointing thinking she had seen a monster. They relaxed a little after they saw that she had found the Chocobo stables.
"Let's Go!" yelled Tifa with excitement. Both Tifa and Yuffie took off toward the stables. Cloud, Cid, and Vincent soon followed.
The man at the Chocobo stables was a little surprised when Tifa and Yuffie arrived at the front door to the barn. They scared him out of his wits when they both yelled "HELLO! IS ANYONE HERE!" at the top of their lungs.
"Hello. I am back here. In stall number 6!" yelled the Chocobo man. Tifa and Yuffie walked back to him. "Yeah... we need some Chocobos." explained Tifa to the man.
"Well you've come to the right place. How many do you need?" asked the man.
"We need 5."
"Oooo... sorry but the most we have here are four. Will that do ya?" wondered the man apologetically.
"Uhhh.. sure. Yeah we'll take them." said Tifa.
"Ok that will be a total of 5,000 gil," said the man. Tifa gasped.
"5,000?!?!?!?!?"
"Yes, many people have just been stealing them. So I had to up the price, I need to make a profit." said the man.
"All we have is Materia. Can we trade you?" wondered Yuffie.
"No... I will only accept..." The man couldn't finish what he was saying. Tifa had knocked him unconscious.
"We will give you your 5,000 gil when we get ok!" she yelled at the unconscious man. By this time Cloud and the others had arrived. Cloud ran up to Tifa.
"What did you do this for?!" Cloud wondered in surprise.
"We need these Chocobos. Are we going to let 5,000 Gil get in the way of you saving the universe? He's lucky I didn't kill him." said Tifa.
"Well ok let's saddle up." said Cid, "I want to ride this one"
"Uhhh... Cid. You'll be riding this," said Yuffie, as she tossed him the Shiva Materia, "You need to get there before us. If you get there first then you can fly back here and pick us up. It may get us ahead of Sephiroth."
Cid nodded. He held up the stone to the sky. "Oh Shiva, Gallant Goddess of Ice! I need you now!"
Shiva appeared just as she had hours ago. "What can I do for you?" she asked.
"I need you to take me to Midgar, on the double." explained Cid to Shiva.
Shiva nodded. "Hold on...tight. I can fly pretty fast." Shiva turned and Cid grabbed a hold of her shoulders. She took off just as she knew Cid had a good grip.
Cloud and the others started going in the direction of Midgar. They were going twice as fast as before, now that they were riding Chocobos.
The cloaked man didn't like this current change of events. If they got on the airship then he would fail. He was desperate now. He needed to do something fast. He held up a Fire Materia. "Fire!" he muttered.
Cloud's Chocobo was blown out from underneath him. Tifa screamed. When Cloud got up he saw what she was screaming about. His Chocobo was now a scorched pile of feathers and ash. Cloud fought nausea. The smell of the dead animal was getting to him.
Yuffie already had her ninja stars out and ready. Vincent had his gun loaded. Tifa just got done attaching her knew body armor and spike knuckles to her "Beat-Down Gloves" when the cloaked man charged out of the tree line behind them.
Cloud recognized the hair on the cloaked man. He had seen it many times before. He quickly grabbed the Oracle Sword from the holster. He ran forward.
"Sephiroth! I will not allow you to retrieve the stone!" yelled Cloud at the top of his lungs. The other's eyes went wide when they realized that it was Sephiroth that was charging toward them.
Sephiroth stopped dead in his tracks. He was maybe 15 feet away from the group. "Foolish boy! You think you stand a chance against me? I have never lost a battle and I don't plan to now!"
Yuffie flung a ninja star at Sephiroth. The ninja star was split in two before it even reached Sephiroth. No one had even seen him move. Yuffie backed away in worry.
"Guys! He is much faster than you think. If you let your guard down even for a second you will die!" yelled Cloud to the others. Cloud glared at Sephiroth who smirked back at him. The ground in front of Cloud exploded upward. After the dust settled Cloud was disturbed to find that Sephiroth had been the cause.
"I didn't expect you to hold your ground." said Sephiroth to Cloud snyly, "You are much braver than I expected."
"You don't scare me Sephiroth." replied Cloud in a calm but angry voice, "Let's go." Sephiroth nodded. Cloud and Sephiroth disappeared. The only reason the others knew they were there was because of the constant sound of metal clanging metal.
Cloud and Sephiroth matched blows for about 5 minutes at lightning speed. Cloud was beginning to tire out. The strain from moving so fast had left him out of breath. Sephiroth found this to be the perfect time to strike. Sephiroth swung with all of his might. A huge monster blocked the sword. He threw Sephiroth back several feet.
Tifa had found it to be the perfect time to call Ifrit, the Ferocious God of Fire. Ifrit was fiercer than Shiva was. He was also stronger.
Sephiroth frowned at the beast. He had almost secured his victory in finding the Stone. But thanks to this beast he had missed what may have been his only chance to defeat Cloud. Sephiroth knew that this monster was no match for him.
Ifrit charged at Sephiroth. He had no idea that this was suicide. The only thing Ifrit knew was to follow the orders given to him by the on who awoke him from his tiny Materia prison. Ifrit swung his huge fist which Sephiroth dodged with ease. Sephiroth swung at the beast's hand. The sword sliced through the skin like it was paper. The sounds of metal scraping against bone filled the air.
Ifrit took another swing at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged this attack as well but not as easily as he dodged the first. Sephiroth removed his sword from Ifrit's wrist. The huge Beast roared in agony. Sephiroth appeared just in front of the beast. Ifrit lunged at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged to the right and lunged upward with his sword, cutting off Ifrit's right arm. Blood gushed all over Sephiroth. Sephiroth smiled.
Ifrit lifted is head to the sky and roared ferociously. Sephiroth jumped onto Ifrit's head and jabbed his sword deep into Ifrit's flesh. His sword stabbed through the back of his head. Sephiroth brought the sword upward, causing Ifrit's head to be split in two from his nose up. Sephiroth landed and lunged forward delivering the final blow to the beast. Sephiroth liked the vibrations that ran through his sword as Ifrit's hearts took its last few beats.
The Materia that Tifa was holding in her hand shattered and Ifrit disappeared. Sephiroth took his blood-stained sword and wiped it off in the grass. "That better not be all you guys have got," remarked Sephiroth in a very calm voice, "If it is then you are doomed. The universe will be consumed with darkness. There is no way you can defeat me."
"We will defeat you Sephiroth. You better believe it. You will die today. We promise you." said Cloud in a cool, dark voice. Cloud's eyes were filled with hatred. Cloud took out his sword and disappeared.
Sephiroth disappeared at the exact same moment. A huge flash of lightning erupted where Sephiroth had just been standing. The figures of Sephiroth and Cloud appeared after the flash had died down. They were in a deadlock. They were both pushing with all of their might.
Sephiroth's weapon was under too much strain. Sephiroth was now filled with adrenaline. He gave a final push. Cloud stumbled back and Sephiroth regained himself. He held his sword toward Cloud, who was now back into his fighting stance.
Yuffie fired a star at Sephiroth as a last ditch effort to divert his attention from Cloud. Sephiroth put his sword in front of the star. Yuffie heard the clang of the star hitting the sword.
Sephiroth suddenly started swing his sword all around his body randomly. Somehow he was managing to keep the star moving after about a minute of swinging he fired the star back at Yuffie. At the last second Yuffie caught it between her hands in the same way you would try to kill a mosquito when it is directly in front of your face. Yuffie smiled evilly. Blood flowed from her open thumbs.
Tifa was scared now. She had never been in such a bad predicament. She slumped onto the ground and began to cry.
Yuffie felt lucky. She fired another star at Sephiroth. He did the same spinning thing as before this time firing it at the sobbing Tifa. Tifa looked up just in time to see the star that went right between her eyes. Tifa's hand fell to her side limply. Blood was gushing from the wound. Tifa's lifeless body collapsed on the battlefield.
Cloud stared blankly at Tifa's bleeding corpse. How could it be that in a matter of seconds someone he loved dearly could be taken away from him? The anger in Cloud's heart turned to grief. He stared at Sephiroth, his eyes showing immense loathing toward the smiling man right in front of him. Cloud could not speak.
"I will kill you. I will avenge Tifa." Cloud mouthed to Sephiroth. Sephiroth just laughed and shook his head.
"She wasn't worth your time. She couldn't even stand to see a monster die. A mere tool, get killed. I was doing the world a favor. There is no need for weaklings like her to exist on this world. Plus she looks better that way." Sephiroth smirked.
Cloud's anger was overwhelming. He could barely control it. All he could do was let it go. He did. Cloud charged Sephiroth. Sephiroth was startled by this sudden move but easily dodged Cloud's swinging sword.
Cloud turned quickly and swung again. Anger was getting the better of Cloud's judgment.
Cloud got a hold of himself. His attacks were now far more tactical than before. He managed to sheer off Sephiroth's right hand. Blood gushed from the newly opened wound. Cloud was getting used to the smell of blood and dying. He now no longer felt nausea.
Sephiroth still fought incredibly well despite the fact that he only had one hand. He still couldn't land a blow to Cloud. Cloud was too angry to let that happen. Cloud deflected Sephiroth's swing and sliced a huge gash down the middle of Sephiroth. Sephiroth was now a bloody mess.
Sephiroth silently lunged at Cloud. Sephiroth slipped and fell because of the newly formed sheet of ice that had appeared underneath him do to Yuffie's quick thinking. Sephiroth's sword slid to Cloud's feet.
"How embarrassing," smiled Cloud, "Dying by the blade of your own sword." Sephiroth stood up. His face was twisted into a grimace of terror. Cloud smiled.
"If you kill me now there will be no honor in defeating me." Sephiroth tried to reason.
"I am not looking for honor in this battle. I am looking for the sight of your lifeless corpse at my feet. For then I can breathe easily and complete the mission that was assigned to Me." remarked Cloud.
Cloud lunged. Sephiroth's sword penetrated Sephiroth's shoulder armor like a warm knife penetrates butter. Blood gushed everywhere. Cloud stabbed his sword into Sephiroth's foot. Sephiroth screamed in agony. Cloud removed both swords and stabbed them both deep into Sephiroth's stomach.
The contents of Sephiroth's stomach spilled over clouds hands. Sephiroth was now coughing up blood. He slammed the hilt of Sephiroth's sword deep into the ground so now only the blade was showing. Cloud shoved his sword through Sephiroth's soft heart. With one final blow he shoved Sephiroth's bloody head into the blade of his own sword. Cloud liked the sound the sword made when it slammed through the back of Sephiroth's head.
In a sudden rage Cloud started pummeling Sephiroth's dead body with his sword. Blood was splashing everywhere. Cloud felt an immense amount of pleasure in seeing the only obstacle in the way of his mission on Archemus being reduced to a bloody pile of torn flesh and fabric.
Yuffie ran up to Cloud, who was now sobbing uncontrollably. Yuffie was crying too.
"It'll be alright Cloud. We'll get Tifa back somehow. I promise." Yuffie said. She sounded almost confident. "The only thing we can do now is keep going. It's what Tifa would want us to do." Cloud nodded.
It took Cid about an hour to get to where Cloud and the others were. By that time a huge swarm of flies had appeared over Sephiroth's bloody remains. Cloud was still crying when he entered the Highwind. Cid's happy expression was suddenly changed as he saw Cloud carrying the lifeless Tifa into the health room. Cid was about to say something but Yuffie shook his head at him. Cid shut his mouth almost instantly.
So now Cloud is more persistent than ever, now with the loss of his dearest friend Tifa. Cloud will stop at nothing to find the four stones. But one question remains: Is Sephiroth really gone?
Afterword- Man! The time flies when you write such exciting scenes! Please don't flame me for the death of Tifa. Anyways, thanks for reading, and hopefully reviewing.
The shadowy figure followed Cloud and company for a long while. He watched them. He wanted what they were after.
Cloud hadn't noticed the man yet. Cloud was too busy thinking about the Bylandrias Stone. The others were just walking along.
It had been 2 hours since their fight with the dragon. When would they arrive at the Chocobo farm? They should have been there by now.
"Uhhh...Cloud? What are we supposed to do with the stone when we find it?" asked Yuffie, who seemed to be thinking deeply about the subject.
Cloud was startled by the question. "Honestly Yuffie, I have no idea. I guess it will come to me once we find it but I don't know how long that will be. It seems that we have been walking for hours. We should have arrived at the stables by now."
"Yeah. I remember it being around here the last time we were here. I remember that mountain over there. You see it? It's the one that looks like a deformed bird." explained Tifa.
"That entire mountain range looks like deformed birds." said Cid with a snort.
The cloaked stranger was still behind them. He was more intent on following than ever before. They were still feeding him with the information he needed. "These cretins are more useful to me than I thought they would be. I am surprised they killed the dragon that I unleashed upon them," the stranger thought to himself.
All of the sudden Yuffie gasped and pointed. The others looked at where she was pointing thinking she had seen a monster. They relaxed a little after they saw that she had found the Chocobo stables.
"Let's Go!" yelled Tifa with excitement. Both Tifa and Yuffie took off toward the stables. Cloud, Cid, and Vincent soon followed.
The man at the Chocobo stables was a little surprised when Tifa and Yuffie arrived at the front door to the barn. They scared him out of his wits when they both yelled "HELLO! IS ANYONE HERE!" at the top of their lungs.
"Hello. I am back here. In stall number 6!" yelled the Chocobo man. Tifa and Yuffie walked back to him. "Yeah... we need some Chocobos." explained Tifa to the man.
"Well you've come to the right place. How many do you need?" asked the man.
"We need 5."
"Oooo... sorry but the most we have here are four. Will that do ya?" wondered the man apologetically.
"Uhhh.. sure. Yeah we'll take them." said Tifa.
"Ok that will be a total of 5,000 gil," said the man. Tifa gasped.
"5,000?!?!?!?!?"
"Yes, many people have just been stealing them. So I had to up the price, I need to make a profit." said the man.
"All we have is Materia. Can we trade you?" wondered Yuffie.
"No... I will only accept..." The man couldn't finish what he was saying. Tifa had knocked him unconscious.
"We will give you your 5,000 gil when we get ok!" she yelled at the unconscious man. By this time Cloud and the others had arrived. Cloud ran up to Tifa.
"What did you do this for?!" Cloud wondered in surprise.
"We need these Chocobos. Are we going to let 5,000 Gil get in the way of you saving the universe? He's lucky I didn't kill him." said Tifa.
"Well ok let's saddle up." said Cid, "I want to ride this one"
"Uhhh... Cid. You'll be riding this," said Yuffie, as she tossed him the Shiva Materia, "You need to get there before us. If you get there first then you can fly back here and pick us up. It may get us ahead of Sephiroth."
Cid nodded. He held up the stone to the sky. "Oh Shiva, Gallant Goddess of Ice! I need you now!"
Shiva appeared just as she had hours ago. "What can I do for you?" she asked.
"I need you to take me to Midgar, on the double." explained Cid to Shiva.
Shiva nodded. "Hold on...tight. I can fly pretty fast." Shiva turned and Cid grabbed a hold of her shoulders. She took off just as she knew Cid had a good grip.
Cloud and the others started going in the direction of Midgar. They were going twice as fast as before, now that they were riding Chocobos.
The cloaked man didn't like this current change of events. If they got on the airship then he would fail. He was desperate now. He needed to do something fast. He held up a Fire Materia. "Fire!" he muttered.
Cloud's Chocobo was blown out from underneath him. Tifa screamed. When Cloud got up he saw what she was screaming about. His Chocobo was now a scorched pile of feathers and ash. Cloud fought nausea. The smell of the dead animal was getting to him.
Yuffie already had her ninja stars out and ready. Vincent had his gun loaded. Tifa just got done attaching her knew body armor and spike knuckles to her "Beat-Down Gloves" when the cloaked man charged out of the tree line behind them.
Cloud recognized the hair on the cloaked man. He had seen it many times before. He quickly grabbed the Oracle Sword from the holster. He ran forward.
"Sephiroth! I will not allow you to retrieve the stone!" yelled Cloud at the top of his lungs. The other's eyes went wide when they realized that it was Sephiroth that was charging toward them.
Sephiroth stopped dead in his tracks. He was maybe 15 feet away from the group. "Foolish boy! You think you stand a chance against me? I have never lost a battle and I don't plan to now!"
Yuffie flung a ninja star at Sephiroth. The ninja star was split in two before it even reached Sephiroth. No one had even seen him move. Yuffie backed away in worry.
"Guys! He is much faster than you think. If you let your guard down even for a second you will die!" yelled Cloud to the others. Cloud glared at Sephiroth who smirked back at him. The ground in front of Cloud exploded upward. After the dust settled Cloud was disturbed to find that Sephiroth had been the cause.
"I didn't expect you to hold your ground." said Sephiroth to Cloud snyly, "You are much braver than I expected."
"You don't scare me Sephiroth." replied Cloud in a calm but angry voice, "Let's go." Sephiroth nodded. Cloud and Sephiroth disappeared. The only reason the others knew they were there was because of the constant sound of metal clanging metal.
Cloud and Sephiroth matched blows for about 5 minutes at lightning speed. Cloud was beginning to tire out. The strain from moving so fast had left him out of breath. Sephiroth found this to be the perfect time to strike. Sephiroth swung with all of his might. A huge monster blocked the sword. He threw Sephiroth back several feet.
Tifa had found it to be the perfect time to call Ifrit, the Ferocious God of Fire. Ifrit was fiercer than Shiva was. He was also stronger.
Sephiroth frowned at the beast. He had almost secured his victory in finding the Stone. But thanks to this beast he had missed what may have been his only chance to defeat Cloud. Sephiroth knew that this monster was no match for him.
Ifrit charged at Sephiroth. He had no idea that this was suicide. The only thing Ifrit knew was to follow the orders given to him by the on who awoke him from his tiny Materia prison. Ifrit swung his huge fist which Sephiroth dodged with ease. Sephiroth swung at the beast's hand. The sword sliced through the skin like it was paper. The sounds of metal scraping against bone filled the air.
Ifrit took another swing at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged this attack as well but not as easily as he dodged the first. Sephiroth removed his sword from Ifrit's wrist. The huge Beast roared in agony. Sephiroth appeared just in front of the beast. Ifrit lunged at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged to the right and lunged upward with his sword, cutting off Ifrit's right arm. Blood gushed all over Sephiroth. Sephiroth smiled.
Ifrit lifted is head to the sky and roared ferociously. Sephiroth jumped onto Ifrit's head and jabbed his sword deep into Ifrit's flesh. His sword stabbed through the back of his head. Sephiroth brought the sword upward, causing Ifrit's head to be split in two from his nose up. Sephiroth landed and lunged forward delivering the final blow to the beast. Sephiroth liked the vibrations that ran through his sword as Ifrit's hearts took its last few beats.
The Materia that Tifa was holding in her hand shattered and Ifrit disappeared. Sephiroth took his blood-stained sword and wiped it off in the grass. "That better not be all you guys have got," remarked Sephiroth in a very calm voice, "If it is then you are doomed. The universe will be consumed with darkness. There is no way you can defeat me."
"We will defeat you Sephiroth. You better believe it. You will die today. We promise you." said Cloud in a cool, dark voice. Cloud's eyes were filled with hatred. Cloud took out his sword and disappeared.
Sephiroth disappeared at the exact same moment. A huge flash of lightning erupted where Sephiroth had just been standing. The figures of Sephiroth and Cloud appeared after the flash had died down. They were in a deadlock. They were both pushing with all of their might.
Sephiroth's weapon was under too much strain. Sephiroth was now filled with adrenaline. He gave a final push. Cloud stumbled back and Sephiroth regained himself. He held his sword toward Cloud, who was now back into his fighting stance.
Yuffie fired a star at Sephiroth as a last ditch effort to divert his attention from Cloud. Sephiroth put his sword in front of the star. Yuffie heard the clang of the star hitting the sword.
Sephiroth suddenly started swing his sword all around his body randomly. Somehow he was managing to keep the star moving after about a minute of swinging he fired the star back at Yuffie. At the last second Yuffie caught it between her hands in the same way you would try to kill a mosquito when it is directly in front of your face. Yuffie smiled evilly. Blood flowed from her open thumbs.
Tifa was scared now. She had never been in such a bad predicament. She slumped onto the ground and began to cry.
Yuffie felt lucky. She fired another star at Sephiroth. He did the same spinning thing as before this time firing it at the sobbing Tifa. Tifa looked up just in time to see the star that went right between her eyes. Tifa's hand fell to her side limply. Blood was gushing from the wound. Tifa's lifeless body collapsed on the battlefield.
Cloud stared blankly at Tifa's bleeding corpse. How could it be that in a matter of seconds someone he loved dearly could be taken away from him? The anger in Cloud's heart turned to grief. He stared at Sephiroth, his eyes showing immense loathing toward the smiling man right in front of him. Cloud could not speak.
"I will kill you. I will avenge Tifa." Cloud mouthed to Sephiroth. Sephiroth just laughed and shook his head.
"She wasn't worth your time. She couldn't even stand to see a monster die. A mere tool, get killed. I was doing the world a favor. There is no need for weaklings like her to exist on this world. Plus she looks better that way." Sephiroth smirked.
Cloud's anger was overwhelming. He could barely control it. All he could do was let it go. He did. Cloud charged Sephiroth. Sephiroth was startled by this sudden move but easily dodged Cloud's swinging sword.
Cloud turned quickly and swung again. Anger was getting the better of Cloud's judgment.
Cloud got a hold of himself. His attacks were now far more tactical than before. He managed to sheer off Sephiroth's right hand. Blood gushed from the newly opened wound. Cloud was getting used to the smell of blood and dying. He now no longer felt nausea.
Sephiroth still fought incredibly well despite the fact that he only had one hand. He still couldn't land a blow to Cloud. Cloud was too angry to let that happen. Cloud deflected Sephiroth's swing and sliced a huge gash down the middle of Sephiroth. Sephiroth was now a bloody mess.
Sephiroth silently lunged at Cloud. Sephiroth slipped and fell because of the newly formed sheet of ice that had appeared underneath him do to Yuffie's quick thinking. Sephiroth's sword slid to Cloud's feet.
"How embarrassing," smiled Cloud, "Dying by the blade of your own sword." Sephiroth stood up. His face was twisted into a grimace of terror. Cloud smiled.
"If you kill me now there will be no honor in defeating me." Sephiroth tried to reason.
"I am not looking for honor in this battle. I am looking for the sight of your lifeless corpse at my feet. For then I can breathe easily and complete the mission that was assigned to Me." remarked Cloud.
Cloud lunged. Sephiroth's sword penetrated Sephiroth's shoulder armor like a warm knife penetrates butter. Blood gushed everywhere. Cloud stabbed his sword into Sephiroth's foot. Sephiroth screamed in agony. Cloud removed both swords and stabbed them both deep into Sephiroth's stomach.
The contents of Sephiroth's stomach spilled over clouds hands. Sephiroth was now coughing up blood. He slammed the hilt of Sephiroth's sword deep into the ground so now only the blade was showing. Cloud shoved his sword through Sephiroth's soft heart. With one final blow he shoved Sephiroth's bloody head into the blade of his own sword. Cloud liked the sound the sword made when it slammed through the back of Sephiroth's head.
In a sudden rage Cloud started pummeling Sephiroth's dead body with his sword. Blood was splashing everywhere. Cloud felt an immense amount of pleasure in seeing the only obstacle in the way of his mission on Archemus being reduced to a bloody pile of torn flesh and fabric.
Yuffie ran up to Cloud, who was now sobbing uncontrollably. Yuffie was crying too.
"It'll be alright Cloud. We'll get Tifa back somehow. I promise." Yuffie said. She sounded almost confident. "The only thing we can do now is keep going. It's what Tifa would want us to do." Cloud nodded.
It took Cid about an hour to get to where Cloud and the others were. By that time a huge swarm of flies had appeared over Sephiroth's bloody remains. Cloud was still crying when he entered the Highwind. Cid's happy expression was suddenly changed as he saw Cloud carrying the lifeless Tifa into the health room. Cid was about to say something but Yuffie shook his head at him. Cid shut his mouth almost instantly.
So now Cloud is more persistent than ever, now with the loss of his dearest friend Tifa. Cloud will stop at nothing to find the four stones. But one question remains: Is Sephiroth really gone?
Afterword- Man! The time flies when you write such exciting scenes! Please don't flame me for the death of Tifa. Anyways, thanks for reading, and hopefully reviewing.