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P.S. : Thx for your suggestion Nalana, I admit that my dialogues are kinda rough to catch out correctly @.@ ^_^ lol I'll make it more simple for the readers from now on ^_^ enjoy the second chapter and thx again!! =D
Krimson-chan
Cloud looked pensively at the sword's sharp blade as he walked straight to the closest ray of sunlight. He thought that Cid's idea was more childish than anything else. However, he had no better ideas and the crew already wasted enough time sitting and thinking.
A thin gleam of light lit up the surface of a tiny stream between some rocks. Cloud stood right below the sunlight. He then felt it stronger and brighter.
Mysterious voice: "Cloud, please...keep the shadows away..."
Cloud: "...Huh?!"
Cid: "Hey!! Cloud, get a hold on yoreself, 's not like we still got tha whole day left!
Cid was right, the sunlight was beginning to fade.
Cloud: "...Strange...was that voice really...? Anyway..."
Cloud then looked at the gargoyle. He felt ridiculous, lifting the huge blade up, acting as if it was the biggest magnifying glass ever. However, as the light reflected itself within the hole, the stream began to glow with a shiny mako green color. Soon, a vast pool of water surrounded Cloud with light.
Cid: "...That's hell of @$%# freaky...what's it called?"
Vincent: "...Lifestream's waters...those spread new lives all around the Planet whenever a soul returns to its heart. They've shaped each part of it through the course of later centuries. Those waters hold the complete history of this Planet..."
Cloud felt the heat of light burning his skin as the glowing waters rose themselves all around his body.
From the depths of the Lifestream, he could hear many voices whispering gently. So many of them, he couldn't understand what they were all saying.
He tried to concentrate on the loudest one. It was a sweet and angelic voice, which brought back a lot of memories to him.
Mysterious voice: "Don't be afraid...I'm right by your side..."
Cloud: "...A...Aeris...?!?"
The stream suddenly started to shine as strong as the few glitters of sunlight still lighting up the pool. The waters whirled faster and faster, all around Cloud's body, and swallowed him deep within a huge watery typhoon.
Cid: "CLOUD!! HOLY @$%# WHACK, THE HELL'S HAPPENIN'!?!"
Vincent: "We shall not interrupt..."
Cid: "WHAT?!? You crazy damn freak!! He's gonna drown jus' in front of us and you expect me to stay right here and watch him die?!
Vincent: "...The Lifestream is calling him...if it's that so, there's nothing we can do to stop it. Something needs to be done before we enter, something only Cloud could accomplish..."
Cid: "...@#$% I sure hope that tha spikey punk knows what he's doin'."
Cloud felt numb and sleepy.
As the stream carried him deeper and deeper within itself, he listened to the gentle voices still whispering around. "Am I...dying?"
Aeris: "Cloud..."
Cloud: "...Aeris...?? Is...is that really you?!"
Aeris: "...I'm not really there. This is only my voice, it can reach your mind from the depths of the Lifestream..."
Cloud: "I'm sorry...Aeris...I...I couldn't save you...I just couldn't..."
Aeris: "Shh...this was my fate. I had to sacrifice myself in order to save the Planet. You're not the culprit, this is how it was supposed to be in the end."
Cloud: "How can you say...that your...death was destined to save the Planet...?"
Aeris: "My soul is still living, Cloud...I'm always by your side, right here, deep within your heart..."
Cloud: "..."
Aeris: "Cloud, look at yourself. You found your own self, you finally found the real you. From now on, nothing shall stop you from fulfilling what you need to accomplish. You still got so much to do...yet, in so little time. However, I know...I sure know that Cloud will always be there, standing, with that little cocky way of his and those gorgeous blue eyes. I know, Cloud, that you'll always be my...bodyguard...no matter what could ever happen."
Cloud: "...Aeris."
Aeris's: "...And...I'm glad I could meet your true person...before my soul definitely returns to the Planet. You made me happy, really...I'll never forget it.
Cloud:"...!!"
Aeris: "...Farewell then...Cloud."
As soon as Aeris's last words had been said, a huge ray of light fell down the sky, straight to the typhoon's heart. It struck Cloud with such strength that he could even feel the burning lights reaching his bones.
Cid: "SHIT!! Where'd that big light come from?!"
Cid stared at Vincent, expecting one of his oh-so-brilliant answers. However, the gunman didn't say a word.
The old pilot was anxious. The so sudden light, the typhoon, everything seemed illogical to him. Bored, he lit up a cigarette and took several puffs.
Cid: "@#$% shit, you kiddin' me...first that typhoon gets the hell outta nowhere and now's that freaky light...what the hell could ever happen now heh?!"
Cid took another puff and then a sip from his water bottle. Suddenly, the cigarette slipped from Cid's fingers and the old pilot lost his balance.
Waters were splashing out of the puddles and rocks started to fall from the walls. The ground moved and tremors broke loose as Cid got up on his feet and went to Vincent, whose keen senses perceived the beginning of an earthquake.
Cid: "WHAT AGAIN?!?"
Vincent: "We must shelter, this is not a normal tremor..."
Cid: "What the...!"
Utter silence. Vincent watched out of the corner of his eyes and noticed several cracks on the wall behind Cid and himself. As huge rocks fell down in their direction, the gunman quickly pushed Cid aside. A loud noise resonated.
Cid: "HOLY @#$% SHIT!! THE WHOLE THING'S GONNA FALL OFF!!"
Vincent: "Move out...!!"
Vincent, whose speed never betrayed, ran faster and faster, making his way through the huge boulders falling down of the walls, dodging and avoiding, shooting with his faithful gun each rock falling in his direction with a lot of easiness.
Cid followed Vincent through the madness of the situation. He grabbed his spear and crushed the boulders standing in his way.
Suddenly, the tremors stopped. Everything was now calm and quiet.
Cid: "...Awright. THIS really ain't my day! Talk 'bout a @#$% change, two secs ago, every damn thing was fallin' on us and now, 's all back to normal...gimme a damn break."
Vincent: "The typhoon..."
Cid: "What's wrong AGAIN?!"
Indeed, the typhoon had faded away. A deep and dark hole laid instead, at its formal place, and the waters had disappeared, with Cloud as an hostage.
Vincent and Cid drew nearer of the hole and examined it cautiously.
Cid: "Right, betcha tellin' me that Cloud's inside heh?" Vincent: "...The Lifestream...it wants us to follow the path it has set for us..." Cid: "Now...what the hell are you sayin'?!"
Vincent: "...By keeping Cloud deep within its heart, the Lifestream gained enough strength to show us the way we shall take to enter the depths of the Crater. Cloud...needs us to find him once again...
Cid:" You can bet yar spooky ass, Cid Highwind never lets the goodass die!! Let's bring back the punk!"
Brave and dignified, Cid jumped within the hole, quickly followed by Vincent. The two men finally entered the Crater.
P.S. : Thx for your suggestion Nalana, I admit that my dialogues are kinda rough to catch out correctly @.@ ^_^ lol I'll make it more simple for the readers from now on ^_^ enjoy the second chapter and thx again!! =D
Krimson-chan
Cloud looked pensively at the sword's sharp blade as he walked straight to the closest ray of sunlight. He thought that Cid's idea was more childish than anything else. However, he had no better ideas and the crew already wasted enough time sitting and thinking.
A thin gleam of light lit up the surface of a tiny stream between some rocks. Cloud stood right below the sunlight. He then felt it stronger and brighter.
Mysterious voice: "Cloud, please...keep the shadows away..."
Cloud: "...Huh?!"
Cid: "Hey!! Cloud, get a hold on yoreself, 's not like we still got tha whole day left!
Cid was right, the sunlight was beginning to fade.
Cloud: "...Strange...was that voice really...? Anyway..."
Cloud then looked at the gargoyle. He felt ridiculous, lifting the huge blade up, acting as if it was the biggest magnifying glass ever. However, as the light reflected itself within the hole, the stream began to glow with a shiny mako green color. Soon, a vast pool of water surrounded Cloud with light.
Cid: "...That's hell of @$%# freaky...what's it called?"
Vincent: "...Lifestream's waters...those spread new lives all around the Planet whenever a soul returns to its heart. They've shaped each part of it through the course of later centuries. Those waters hold the complete history of this Planet..."
Cloud felt the heat of light burning his skin as the glowing waters rose themselves all around his body.
From the depths of the Lifestream, he could hear many voices whispering gently. So many of them, he couldn't understand what they were all saying.
He tried to concentrate on the loudest one. It was a sweet and angelic voice, which brought back a lot of memories to him.
Mysterious voice: "Don't be afraid...I'm right by your side..."
Cloud: "...A...Aeris...?!?"
The stream suddenly started to shine as strong as the few glitters of sunlight still lighting up the pool. The waters whirled faster and faster, all around Cloud's body, and swallowed him deep within a huge watery typhoon.
Cid: "CLOUD!! HOLY @$%# WHACK, THE HELL'S HAPPENIN'!?!"
Vincent: "We shall not interrupt..."
Cid: "WHAT?!? You crazy damn freak!! He's gonna drown jus' in front of us and you expect me to stay right here and watch him die?!
Vincent: "...The Lifestream is calling him...if it's that so, there's nothing we can do to stop it. Something needs to be done before we enter, something only Cloud could accomplish..."
Cid: "...@#$% I sure hope that tha spikey punk knows what he's doin'."
Cloud felt numb and sleepy.
As the stream carried him deeper and deeper within itself, he listened to the gentle voices still whispering around. "Am I...dying?"
Aeris: "Cloud..."
Cloud: "...Aeris...?? Is...is that really you?!"
Aeris: "...I'm not really there. This is only my voice, it can reach your mind from the depths of the Lifestream..."
Cloud: "I'm sorry...Aeris...I...I couldn't save you...I just couldn't..."
Aeris: "Shh...this was my fate. I had to sacrifice myself in order to save the Planet. You're not the culprit, this is how it was supposed to be in the end."
Cloud: "How can you say...that your...death was destined to save the Planet...?"
Aeris: "My soul is still living, Cloud...I'm always by your side, right here, deep within your heart..."
Cloud: "..."
Aeris: "Cloud, look at yourself. You found your own self, you finally found the real you. From now on, nothing shall stop you from fulfilling what you need to accomplish. You still got so much to do...yet, in so little time. However, I know...I sure know that Cloud will always be there, standing, with that little cocky way of his and those gorgeous blue eyes. I know, Cloud, that you'll always be my...bodyguard...no matter what could ever happen."
Cloud: "...Aeris."
Aeris's: "...And...I'm glad I could meet your true person...before my soul definitely returns to the Planet. You made me happy, really...I'll never forget it.
Cloud:"...!!"
Aeris: "...Farewell then...Cloud."
As soon as Aeris's last words had been said, a huge ray of light fell down the sky, straight to the typhoon's heart. It struck Cloud with such strength that he could even feel the burning lights reaching his bones.
Cid: "SHIT!! Where'd that big light come from?!"
Cid stared at Vincent, expecting one of his oh-so-brilliant answers. However, the gunman didn't say a word.
The old pilot was anxious. The so sudden light, the typhoon, everything seemed illogical to him. Bored, he lit up a cigarette and took several puffs.
Cid: "@#$% shit, you kiddin' me...first that typhoon gets the hell outta nowhere and now's that freaky light...what the hell could ever happen now heh?!"
Cid took another puff and then a sip from his water bottle. Suddenly, the cigarette slipped from Cid's fingers and the old pilot lost his balance.
Waters were splashing out of the puddles and rocks started to fall from the walls. The ground moved and tremors broke loose as Cid got up on his feet and went to Vincent, whose keen senses perceived the beginning of an earthquake.
Cid: "WHAT AGAIN?!?"
Vincent: "We must shelter, this is not a normal tremor..."
Cid: "What the...!"
Utter silence. Vincent watched out of the corner of his eyes and noticed several cracks on the wall behind Cid and himself. As huge rocks fell down in their direction, the gunman quickly pushed Cid aside. A loud noise resonated.
Cid: "HOLY @#$% SHIT!! THE WHOLE THING'S GONNA FALL OFF!!"
Vincent: "Move out...!!"
Vincent, whose speed never betrayed, ran faster and faster, making his way through the huge boulders falling down of the walls, dodging and avoiding, shooting with his faithful gun each rock falling in his direction with a lot of easiness.
Cid followed Vincent through the madness of the situation. He grabbed his spear and crushed the boulders standing in his way.
Suddenly, the tremors stopped. Everything was now calm and quiet.
Cid: "...Awright. THIS really ain't my day! Talk 'bout a @#$% change, two secs ago, every damn thing was fallin' on us and now, 's all back to normal...gimme a damn break."
Vincent: "The typhoon..."
Cid: "What's wrong AGAIN?!"
Indeed, the typhoon had faded away. A deep and dark hole laid instead, at its formal place, and the waters had disappeared, with Cloud as an hostage.
Vincent and Cid drew nearer of the hole and examined it cautiously.
Cid: "Right, betcha tellin' me that Cloud's inside heh?" Vincent: "...The Lifestream...it wants us to follow the path it has set for us..." Cid: "Now...what the hell are you sayin'?!"
Vincent: "...By keeping Cloud deep within its heart, the Lifestream gained enough strength to show us the way we shall take to enter the depths of the Crater. Cloud...needs us to find him once again...
Cid:" You can bet yar spooky ass, Cid Highwind never lets the goodass die!! Let's bring back the punk!"
Brave and dignified, Cid jumped within the hole, quickly followed by Vincent. The two men finally entered the Crater.