Chapter 2 The Scythe and the Sword
Present Day
The sun was just rising over the peak of Mt. Nibel when Cloud walked outside. He always loved the green glow that the mako cast down on the town. The glow always sparked his memories of his proposal to Tifa. He smiled and then walked over to the well and took a quick sip.
Just then another figure appeared in the doorway. It was a boy. He was around 16 years old. He had short black hair that was spiked in random form. He was about 5' 10" or 5' 9". His upper body was extremely built from many years of working out. His lower body was shrouded in his baggy white pants.
"Hey dad, what are we doing today" the boy asked.
"I figured that we would take a short jog over to Rocket Town. Cid asked if we could help him with a monster problem that he is having." answered Cloud.
"Oh, Ok" the boy replied.
Tifa came sprinting out the door with a scythe in one hand and a black t- shirt in the other.
"Ken! Ken, don't forget these" she yelled.
"I was just about to get them mom." Ken said lazily. He threw the shirt on quickly and then took the scythe. As he took the handle he felt four empty slots. A confused look fell upon his face.
"Mom, where is my master materia" asked Ken.
"It's time you started your own collection. After you master all the materia in a group come back and I'll give you the master materia for it." said Tifa.
"But mom! How do you expect me to survive my training without any materia" he asked. Tifa reached into her pocket and pulled out four green materia.
"That's why I got you these. Here is a Ice, Lightning, Restore and a Fire." said Tifa.
"That's it" yelled Ken.
"Feel lucky I only got an Ice and a Lightning when I started." said Cloud.
"So." said Ken.
"So, we are being very generous" said Tifa.
"How? By taking all my materia away" yelled Ken.
"Hey" yelled Cloud, his voice was serious. "Be glad we gave you this much. Stop complaining and get ready to go"
"Ok, a bit touchy are we" Ken muttered under his breath.
"What was that" growled Cloud.
"Nothing, nothing. Are you ready to go yet dad" asked Ken.
With a shake of his head and a small laugh he replied"Yes, ready when ever you are."
"Well then, let's get going." Said Ken.
"About time." replied Cloud. They walked out of town and started for the mountains.
Meanwhile back in Mideel
A young man walked out of his burning house. He had gone insane when he heard about his true father's story. He was the son of Sephiroth. He learned of the long and epic war between his father and a man named Cloud. Also of how he killed himself due to a prank pulled by the boy's mother. In turn he pulled a "prank" by burning down the house.
The fire spread quickly under the sleeping couple. Ashley awoke first. Seeing the smoke, she tried to wake her husband up.
"Tom, Tom wake up" she screamed. He would never answer because he was already dead. He died from smoke inhalation. She tried to pull him out but it was too late, the flames had already consumed most of the house. The stairs were gone and the supports were soon to follow. She was trapped. She tried to get out by the window but the roof collapsed. In a desperate attempt she leapt from the window. Unfortunately for her she landed on a support beam. It ironically pierced her heart just as masamune had done to Sephiroth sixteen years ago. A silent gasp came from her mouth and she died instantly.
"Damien, what happened? Where are your parents" yelled Tim. He was the owner of the house next to his.
"This is something my father should have done in the beginning." Damien said to himself. Then he walked up to Tim and snapped his neck. Tim fell to the ground in a lifeless heap. Damien continued to walk towards the forest.
As he walked through the forest he found the overgrown path to old Mideel. When he started to walk on the path he heard a dark and evil sounding voice, yet it comforted him for some reason.
"Come to me" said the voice.
"What is this" said Damien .
"Come to me, my boy, my son." the voice said.
"Dad? Is that you" yelled Damien.
"Come, I have a gift for you." continued the voice.
"Where are you? How can I find you" asked Damien.
"Continue on this path. Come to me." the voice faded away after that.
"Dad? Dad! Don't leave me again" yelled Damien. He did as the voice said and continued along the path. It seemed to go on forever. He had been walking for about an hour when he came across a log that was glowing green. He stopped and looked at it.
"What is this thing" Damien asked himself. He reached out and just touched it, just for a second. Some green liquid rubbed off of the log and onto his finger. He tried to wipe it off but it was quickly absorbed into his bloodstream.
He instantly felt the liquid racing through his bloodstream. Up his finger, through his hand and arm, and then into his heart. As soon as it reached his heart he felt a sudden rush of power. All of his energy that he lost during his little excursion through the woods was restored. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the mako pool. He had heard about it from his mother a long time ago but he was never aloud to go there.
"It's about time you got here." The voice suddenly popped back into his mind, startling him.
"Dad? Dad where are you" asked Damien, while looking around franticly.
"Dive into the pool and you shall find me." the voice replied.
"But that would kill me wouldn't it" asked Damien
"I'm still alive aren't I" he replied.
"Ok, if you say so." Damien said. Without any more questions he walked up to the edge of the pool. He looked down into it but all he saw was green. Then he thought he saw a shimmer like silver shining on the in the sun. Then he jumped off the edge and did a dive into the mako pool. As soon as he hit the pool his mind went blank and then he blacked out.
