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Authors notes: This is my first fan fiction, so please REVIEW. I hope you enjoy this.
Apocalypse Rising.

Chapter 1: Beginnings

It had been three weeks since A.V.A.L.A.N.C.H.E had defeated Sephiroth. After the initial shock that they had defeated a near god had sunk in each had decided to go visit their loved ones. They all agreed to meet back in Kalm to celebrate. Today they had all met for the first time after the battle. Cid had been the first to arrive. Cid had spent his time in Rocket town where he promptly proposed to Shera. Red had gone back to Cosmo Canyon, where he gave his grandfather a formal funeral. Yuffie had gone back to Watui where her father bestowed upon her the title of master shinobi. Cloud had gone back to the City of Ancients. Tifa had gone with Barret to see Marline and prepare the city for when the rest of them got to Kalm. Reeve or Cait Sith as he was known, was busy working on forming a new corporation that would use materia instead of mako. Vincent had traveled to the Northern Crater. There he wandered for a week straight. He never stopped working himself into exhaustion until he found it. It was lying on the ground with a pile of broken stone. There lay the long, deadly blade known as the Masamune.

Now everyone was back. Cid and Barret were having a huge fight over some stupid issue. Tifa was busy serving drinks and talking. Yuffie was trying steal some sake from Tifa, Cloud was talking to Red about the Planet, and Reeve was tinkering with Cait Sith.

Throughout all this talk and merriment Vincent watched from a shadowy corner in the back of the room. The first thing he had done was give his Materia to Tifa, (Which went missing shortly after she bumped into Yuffie.) and ordered a beer.

Now he was sitting quietly. The full bottle untouched, as he thought. He was still not sure what he was doing here. This was a place where people were having fun, not a place a demon such as he should be visiting.

Sighing, Vincent rose silently, and walked out the door. He needed to go somewhere where he could relax. Outside he saddled up his black chocobo named Raven. He climbed on the bird's back and made a small clicking sound and the bird began to run.

He knew where he had to go, he had only been delaying the trip. He stopped Raven and dismounted in front of a majestic cave. Vincent held his breath as he stepped in. The inside of the cave was pure crystal and in the back was an alter.

Even in the poor light of the cave Vincent could make out the form of a woman lying on the alter. Her long brown hair was tangled and unruly and her skin a deathly pale.

A weak and shaky voice broke the silence "Son is that you?"

Vincent let lose a long sigh as he walked over to her. " No Lucrecia, my love, it is only me."

Her face contorted with confusion, he was leaning right over her but it was as if she couldn't see him, then her eyes lit up with recognition.

"Vincent?" She whispered as she rose her delicate had and touched his long black hair.

"Yes, it's me, what is happening to you?"

"Jenova is dead isn't she?"

Confused Vincent only nodded "Yes"

Lucrecia let out a small laugh, " Then I don't have long, that monster's cells were the only thing keeping me alive, soon I will be free."

Vincent winced, he felt a burning sensation behind his eyes as tears began to form, bighting his lip he held her hand.

"I am so sorry." Vincent muttered, "I wish I could have saved you, I was just too weak."

Again Lucrecia let out a small laugh

"Don't worry, I'm not. I just wish I could see my so."

Before she could finish her sentence Lucrecia started to cough, her body began to convulse, and all Vincent could do was try to keep her from falling off the alter.

"No, No, don't go, I can't stand to lose you twice" Vincent cried, tears running freely down his face. Lucrecia just looked up at him and smiled, between coughs reached for his hand, pulled it to her face and gently kissed it. With a final sigh her eyes closed and her hand fell limp.

Vincent fell to his knees crying for his dead love, after what felt like an eternity Vincent rose and reached into his bag, and pulled out the Masamune. He gently laid it on the alter next to his love.

"This was your son's, he is with you now in both worlds, rest easy my love, for now that you are gone I can not. "

He stayed with her body for a moment longer before turning and walking into the moonlight.

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Meanwhile at the base of the Northern Crater a small group of people in hooded black cloaks were setting up camp. Two of these figures had gold trim on their cloaks. Their faces were completely covered by their hoods. The Two figures were of adequate build, one a good three inches taller than the other.

"I can not believe that Jenova was defeated." Said the shorter figure in a slightly high-pitched weasley voice, as he reached in his hood adjusting an unseen pair of glasses.

"Don't worry, Jenova means nothing now." Replied the taller figure, unlike his companion his voice was low and had a slight edge to it.

"Fine, but can we be sure that those warriors won't get in our way?" The short man asked.

"Don't worry about them my friend" The tall man said as he pointed to the sky, "Look, give it some time and we will have an army."

The small man looked up and gave a slight chuckle, "Yes everything will go according to plan."

The small man turned and walked to the groups main camp, still chuckling. While the tall man continued to stand and look up at the sky, with a long sigh the man pulled his hood off and a spike of jet black hair was revealed. The man turned to look at the rest of the robed figures and their makeshift camp. As he turned the moonlight caught his eyes and they took a bright green glow. He took a moment to pick up a small rock.

"Soon, soon I will get my revenge." The figure said as he clenched his fist and began the walk to the camp.

About halfway to the camp he opened his fist and dust fell to the ground. With a final sigh he pulled the hood back on.

At the camp there was an excited buzz, and a bunch of the people were pointing up to the sky. For there the stars were moving, some even beginning what seemed to be a decent to Earth. The figure could only laugh and mutter "Soon".

TBC

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