A/N: This might be the last chapter, I'm not sure. Cloud: Once again, the author owns nothing, get it through your thick skulls, lawyers.

Chapter 4



Leon jumped off his gummi ship, hoping to find Cloud, to see what he was up to. He made his way to the lobby. "Hey Phil, have you seen Cloud?"

"Yeah, he's in the back training."

"Thanks Phil!"

He finally made his way to the back. What he saw, made him furious, it was Hades with his son, Xavier, in a cell. "How dare you," yelled Leon, "how dare you to take my son, YOUR LIFE ENDS HERE!"

"Relax, it wasn't him, it was me," smirked Cloud, "why don't you try and beat me now?"

"I'll kill you!" shouted Leon as the fight began.

First, Cloud jumped in the air and came down with a crash, he had hit Leon with a Braver. This stunned Leon, but he wasn't about to give up, not with his son on the line. "There's no way you can defeat me!" yelled Leon furiously as he jumped up in the air, only to be hit with an upwards sword slash.

How did he get so strong, thought Leon, it doesn't matter I can't let him defeat me! Suddenly, he felt a piercing stab through his stomach, this was it, he thought, it was over. Leon let himself be overcome by the darkness and closed his eyes, Leon was dead.

"NOO, Dad!" This was the first time he had experienced the death of a loved one, "how could you Cloud, how could you?!" "I thought you were friends, I guess I was wrong, your just like them, just like the heartless, DIE!" Just before the fight started, Xavier muttered, "I'm sorry Aerith."

Xavier was furious, he was not going to let Cloud live after that! Xavier lunged at Cloud outstretching his gunblade. "It all ends here, it's over!" Just as he was about to hit Cloud, Cloud dodged and swung his sword. Xavier caught it with his blade and parried the blow, Cloud recoiled, this was Xavier's chance, he took a swing..................... it hit straight across Clouds arm, leaving it hanging there limp, lifeless.

Cloud dropped his sword, held his arm, and fell to one knee.

"Give me one good reason I should keep you alive." Said Xavier, "tell me!"

"Because, who will protect Aerith!" shouted Cloud, whatever, Cloud thought, she wouldn't accept him like this. "Please just let me see her, one more time." Xavier dropped his gunblade, "I won't kill you, I won't come down to your level."

"That's what I was counting on!' smirked Cloud as he picked up his sword and thrust it into Xavier.

"Why... I spared you?" said Xavier quietly, as he was falling into darkness, "I...spared.." he couldn't complete his sentence as he gave in to the darkness.

Cloud was still falling, and losing control over the darkness, it had totally consumed him, and now no one was left to stop him.

A/N: weren't expecting this were you? Is this the end or not? R& R and you'll find out.