Chapter 9
When Techu escaped,Shinra destroyed his helicopter immediately.He had survived the crash,but he was
badly wounded and he hadn't got too far.He wasn't sure where he got the strenght to drag himself to
some anonymous village just between mountains and a river.The village was beautiful,people had
decorated the streets with flowers and everyone seemed so happy.Techu looked at that blossoming
place while he was sneaking behind backyards.
He knew what the destiny of the village would be.Shinra had probably already tracked him down and
their way to be sure that the villain is surely dead was to burn down the whole place.His boss had
served in Shinra before turning against them,and he had told that they always strike at nighttime.
He had seven hours to get himself in condition.
The people of Bone Village had always been against Mako Development.Twenty-six years ago,when he was
four years old,Shinra army had mostly frightened the people that were against them,and if the resist
ance continued,they killed them.His father,the leader of Bone Village back then,didn't know when to
stop.
One day,Techu had been wandering around in the village,when he noticed blue-suited strangers
entering.He didn't pay much attention but he was surprised how everybody seemed to fear them.That's
when he learned who the Turks were.
There were two of them plus one young one without the fancy suit.Vincent Valentine was his name.He
heard them talking when they left the village.
Turk:Hey,Vince,you were pretty awesome back there!
Another Turk:Yeah,I'm sure that the president's going to be proud of you when he makes you an
official Turk!
Young Vincent:Well...it's not sure will he...
Turk:C'mon,let's get back to Midgar so Vince can fit his Turk suit.This place stinks...
The scene that Techu saw when he returned to home was stained in his memory.His father was lying
under a bookshelf,that he had taken down with him when he had fallen down.Techu thought that his
father had tripped on a carpet or something and went back to village to get someone to help to get
the heavy shelf aside.When he returned back with strong guy that owned a weapons shop,they
discovered what had happened.Techu startled and turned his head off from the mess.
Little Techu:So much blood...he must've hit his head really badly.I'll go get the Cure-materia!
The guy:Sorry,kid.There's no materia that could save a man with a hole in his skull.He is dead.
Later he learned that it was Shinra's fault.The only thing that he could think now was how to
revenge.He took his father's daggers and started training with them and when he was a teenager,he
could already stand up to the toughest fighters in the region.
When he turned 25 last year,he decided it was the time to use his skills for the reason he had
trained for.His original idea was just to march to Shinra HQ and cut president's throat and maybe
even survive out of the building.That's when he met the boss.
They worked hard to gather soldiers and build a base for them,but their first mission,to strike the
Mako Plant in Gongaga,was futile.It had cost them their small army,their base in the mountain and
the village of Snowflake.
The boss felt that they had to complete the mission,as did Techu,even if they were alone.They had
managed to smuggle a bomb inside the headquarters,but Sephiroth didn't fall for that.He was a lot
better fighter than Techu would ever admit.
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Techu noticed a cave just a little bit outside of the village.He decided to go inside it to get some
sleep,to get ready for the night,that he might not survive.He was surprised to see a man living
inside it.
Techu:I'm sorry,I thought no one was here...
Man:Oh my god,what has happened to you?You're all bloody!
Techu:A little...accident.I just need to rest.
Man:Oh okay...but let me use Cure on you before that.
Techu:Thank you,you're very friendly.
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Techu's nightmare was interrupted that night,when strange noises carried into the cave.He woke up
all sweaty and nervous,his heart beating like a drum.
Man:What is it...?
Techu:It's the Shinra...get out of here while you still can.They won't spare anyone!
Man:I'll rather die here than leave my home,but how about you?
Techu:I guess I'll try to escape.My mission here isn't completed...
Techu went out of the cave to the dark night.Flames coming from the village looked awfully bright
against the dark sky.Screams of the people were silenced one after another.Techu could hear
something snapping in his brains.
Sephiroth looked like a maniac when he was standing in the middle of the street,questioning the
people,slaughtering those who didn't answer,ordering to burn down houses.Techu's rage had gathered
and become more and more powerful and now the red line had been crossed.Hatred was blurring his eyes
,making them look totally emotionless,except for the few bitter tears running across his cheek.He
couldn't care less what was going to happen to him.
Techu:SEPHIROTH!!!It's me who you want,not these innocent villagers!What bad have they done to you,
you filthy rat?!
Sephiroth:I have orders from my superiors...
Techu:Superiors...Shinra?!I'll tell you:Screw Shinra!Screw you!You are all just heartless tyrants,
who don't care a bit about the people.Only thing you care about is your paycheck!
Sephiroth couldn't have disagreed more.Probably everything he said about Shinra was true,but he was
wrong about him.It's not like Sephiroth didn't have feelings,he just forgot them during the mission.
The power,the excitement of killing were driving him to these missions,not the paycheck that wasn't
very big.
Sephiroth:...I've been ordered to...
Techu:Heh.The war hero is killing children and women.How brave of you.
Sephiroth was quiet.Techu had hit him into a tender spot.No one,not even Sephiroth himself,had known
that the status of being a war hero was so important to him.He felt like he was a coward.What had
he actually done in Wutai?The small continent would've been crushed anyways,with or without him.He
was a loser and now he had fallen so low that he was killing innocent people,or at least that's
what he thought.He looked up to the sky with eyes begging for forgiving.
Sephiroth:What in heaven's name have I done...?
Techu was too angry to notice his regretting.His inner beast gained control over him and he attacked
Sephiroth without his daggers,just with fingers pointed towards his throat.Sephiroth's long trained
reflexes worked and he pulled the Masamune Blade backwards,ready for a killing blow.
A loud bang startled them both.Techu stopped his movement and stood there like petrified and looked
how Sephiroth put his hand on his chest and fell down.Another bang was heard,this time it hit the
ground in front of Techu's feet.He turned his head to the left and noticed a familiar figure
standing on the roof,reloading his gun.
It was Techu's boss.Techu wasn't sure what was in his mind,but it seemed that he had just saved him
from death and that he wanted him to run away as fast as possible.
The boss:Techu...he's not dead.If you try to kill him,I will shoot you right there where you stand.
Now take the copter that he came here with,go somewhere where they can't find you and wait for me
to contact you.GO!
The boss was somehow different that night and it scared Techu.Slowly he turned around and ran away.
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Author:Ok,I'm not sure is this a good or a bad chapter.Somehow the text seems deeper than usual...
I don't know.I need more coffee.If you think,that I'm going to kill Sephiroth and resurrect him or
make an army of Sephiroth clones that resurrect him or something,don't fear,because I won't.
I have to keep the main character of the story alive and if he would die,he wouldn't be in the game,
and that would cause some strange paradox and all FF7 games would be destroyed by it.
Ok,I'm tired.Since I'm also too exhausted to write/start writing another chapter right now,and I
ain't going to wake everybody by making coffee,you have to wait for Chapter 10 day or two.
When Techu escaped,Shinra destroyed his helicopter immediately.He had survived the crash,but he was
badly wounded and he hadn't got too far.He wasn't sure where he got the strenght to drag himself to
some anonymous village just between mountains and a river.The village was beautiful,people had
decorated the streets with flowers and everyone seemed so happy.Techu looked at that blossoming
place while he was sneaking behind backyards.
He knew what the destiny of the village would be.Shinra had probably already tracked him down and
their way to be sure that the villain is surely dead was to burn down the whole place.His boss had
served in Shinra before turning against them,and he had told that they always strike at nighttime.
He had seven hours to get himself in condition.
The people of Bone Village had always been against Mako Development.Twenty-six years ago,when he was
four years old,Shinra army had mostly frightened the people that were against them,and if the resist
ance continued,they killed them.His father,the leader of Bone Village back then,didn't know when to
stop.
One day,Techu had been wandering around in the village,when he noticed blue-suited strangers
entering.He didn't pay much attention but he was surprised how everybody seemed to fear them.That's
when he learned who the Turks were.
There were two of them plus one young one without the fancy suit.Vincent Valentine was his name.He
heard them talking when they left the village.
Turk:Hey,Vince,you were pretty awesome back there!
Another Turk:Yeah,I'm sure that the president's going to be proud of you when he makes you an
official Turk!
Young Vincent:Well...it's not sure will he...
Turk:C'mon,let's get back to Midgar so Vince can fit his Turk suit.This place stinks...
The scene that Techu saw when he returned to home was stained in his memory.His father was lying
under a bookshelf,that he had taken down with him when he had fallen down.Techu thought that his
father had tripped on a carpet or something and went back to village to get someone to help to get
the heavy shelf aside.When he returned back with strong guy that owned a weapons shop,they
discovered what had happened.Techu startled and turned his head off from the mess.
Little Techu:So much blood...he must've hit his head really badly.I'll go get the Cure-materia!
The guy:Sorry,kid.There's no materia that could save a man with a hole in his skull.He is dead.
Later he learned that it was Shinra's fault.The only thing that he could think now was how to
revenge.He took his father's daggers and started training with them and when he was a teenager,he
could already stand up to the toughest fighters in the region.
When he turned 25 last year,he decided it was the time to use his skills for the reason he had
trained for.His original idea was just to march to Shinra HQ and cut president's throat and maybe
even survive out of the building.That's when he met the boss.
They worked hard to gather soldiers and build a base for them,but their first mission,to strike the
Mako Plant in Gongaga,was futile.It had cost them their small army,their base in the mountain and
the village of Snowflake.
The boss felt that they had to complete the mission,as did Techu,even if they were alone.They had
managed to smuggle a bomb inside the headquarters,but Sephiroth didn't fall for that.He was a lot
better fighter than Techu would ever admit.
-
-
Techu noticed a cave just a little bit outside of the village.He decided to go inside it to get some
sleep,to get ready for the night,that he might not survive.He was surprised to see a man living
inside it.
Techu:I'm sorry,I thought no one was here...
Man:Oh my god,what has happened to you?You're all bloody!
Techu:A little...accident.I just need to rest.
Man:Oh okay...but let me use Cure on you before that.
Techu:Thank you,you're very friendly.
-
-
Techu's nightmare was interrupted that night,when strange noises carried into the cave.He woke up
all sweaty and nervous,his heart beating like a drum.
Man:What is it...?
Techu:It's the Shinra...get out of here while you still can.They won't spare anyone!
Man:I'll rather die here than leave my home,but how about you?
Techu:I guess I'll try to escape.My mission here isn't completed...
Techu went out of the cave to the dark night.Flames coming from the village looked awfully bright
against the dark sky.Screams of the people were silenced one after another.Techu could hear
something snapping in his brains.
Sephiroth looked like a maniac when he was standing in the middle of the street,questioning the
people,slaughtering those who didn't answer,ordering to burn down houses.Techu's rage had gathered
and become more and more powerful and now the red line had been crossed.Hatred was blurring his eyes
,making them look totally emotionless,except for the few bitter tears running across his cheek.He
couldn't care less what was going to happen to him.
Techu:SEPHIROTH!!!It's me who you want,not these innocent villagers!What bad have they done to you,
you filthy rat?!
Sephiroth:I have orders from my superiors...
Techu:Superiors...Shinra?!I'll tell you:Screw Shinra!Screw you!You are all just heartless tyrants,
who don't care a bit about the people.Only thing you care about is your paycheck!
Sephiroth couldn't have disagreed more.Probably everything he said about Shinra was true,but he was
wrong about him.It's not like Sephiroth didn't have feelings,he just forgot them during the mission.
The power,the excitement of killing were driving him to these missions,not the paycheck that wasn't
very big.
Sephiroth:...I've been ordered to...
Techu:Heh.The war hero is killing children and women.How brave of you.
Sephiroth was quiet.Techu had hit him into a tender spot.No one,not even Sephiroth himself,had known
that the status of being a war hero was so important to him.He felt like he was a coward.What had
he actually done in Wutai?The small continent would've been crushed anyways,with or without him.He
was a loser and now he had fallen so low that he was killing innocent people,or at least that's
what he thought.He looked up to the sky with eyes begging for forgiving.
Sephiroth:What in heaven's name have I done...?
Techu was too angry to notice his regretting.His inner beast gained control over him and he attacked
Sephiroth without his daggers,just with fingers pointed towards his throat.Sephiroth's long trained
reflexes worked and he pulled the Masamune Blade backwards,ready for a killing blow.
A loud bang startled them both.Techu stopped his movement and stood there like petrified and looked
how Sephiroth put his hand on his chest and fell down.Another bang was heard,this time it hit the
ground in front of Techu's feet.He turned his head to the left and noticed a familiar figure
standing on the roof,reloading his gun.
It was Techu's boss.Techu wasn't sure what was in his mind,but it seemed that he had just saved him
from death and that he wanted him to run away as fast as possible.
The boss:Techu...he's not dead.If you try to kill him,I will shoot you right there where you stand.
Now take the copter that he came here with,go somewhere where they can't find you and wait for me
to contact you.GO!
The boss was somehow different that night and it scared Techu.Slowly he turned around and ran away.
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Author:Ok,I'm not sure is this a good or a bad chapter.Somehow the text seems deeper than usual...
I don't know.I need more coffee.If you think,that I'm going to kill Sephiroth and resurrect him or
make an army of Sephiroth clones that resurrect him or something,don't fear,because I won't.
I have to keep the main character of the story alive and if he would die,he wouldn't be in the game,
and that would cause some strange paradox and all FF7 games would be destroyed by it.
Ok,I'm tired.Since I'm also too exhausted to write/start writing another chapter right now,and I
ain't going to wake everybody by making coffee,you have to wait for Chapter 10 day or two.