The Eve of Destiny

Author's Note (Written for rjectkid89; by X-WorldWar-X): This is the completed version of "The Eve of Destiny". This work shows my view on Sephiroth's thoughts before the encounter with AVALANCHE in the Northern Crater.

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It was my destiny...

"Mother..."

My life had no meaning, no purpose. Not until I realized my true reason for existence. My life before my reunion with Mother was a pointless one, full of manipulative Shinra officers and meaningless fame.

"Open the door, Mother..."

From birth, there was something that separated me from other normal people. But I didn't know what it was. I thought that I was unique in a noble way; how else had I earned the title "The Great Sephiroth"? As one of the most celebrated personages on the Planet, logic would deem an individual of my stature as an honored prodigy.

But they all lied to me. Because I was merely considered a puppet of Shinra to the high ranked officials, a successful experiment. A figure to glorify the worthless cause of Shinra. Until I was enlightened...

"Out of my way. I'm going to see my mother."

By she who had been unrightfully confined and experimented on as just another Shinra project, when she was superior to those fools in every way. When she was their destined ruler.

By Mother...

"Professor Gast... Why didn't you tell me anything? ...Why did you die?"

But now I know what my reason for being on this earth is. Mother and I were destined to be gods, to reclaim the Planet to its rightful owners, the Cetra. I would become one with the Planet during my union to the Lifestream with Mother's guidance, and together we would bring order to this troubled world.

Estuans interius

Ira vehementi

Sephiroth!

Once I have exposed my being to the essence of the Planet, immortality will be achieved. The ignorant imbeciles who attempted to use Mother and I for their own greedy motives will be punished, for Mother would be rightfully restored to her true position as sovereign of the Planet, as the only remaining pure Ancient alive...

Sors immanis

Et inanis

All of the injustices that Mother had suffered through... They would be put to rights, for the tainted humans would be eliminated. Sucking the Planet dry of Mako, fighting amongst themselves about petty matters – they were too useless and arrogant to be anything more than parasites to the Planet…

Veni, veni, venias

Ne me mori facias

The time of ascension is come. Meteor, the destroyer of worlds, has been summoned. Soon, Mother and I will reach the state of godhood; destiny will become reality...

Sephiroth!

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Author's Note: Well, this little part about Sephiroth's thoughts just before AVALANCHE's meeting with him in the Northern Crater was inspired by boredom and randomly coming across an old MIDI of "One Winged Angel", which is played during the final battle with Safer Sephiroth. Of course, those who know the song probably recognized the Latin lyrics in the second half. Hey, I was too lazy to continue the next chapter of my current story, so why not cook up a random three hundred word one-shot?

 not cook up a random three hundred word one-shot?