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Chapter 10- Sephiroth's Awakening
Sora gulped as he studied Sephiroth's face. Was it his imagination… or not? And even though Cloud and Riku was staring straight at Sephiroth, neither of them seemed to notice anything…
Sora walked closer to Sephiroth, and as he did, Sephiroth seemed to draw energy from him. He didn't stop walking, however; something was calling him. He kept walking…
Riku turned to see Sora's eyes glowing green, his body exerting sea-blue waves at the cage… at Sephiroth.
"No, Sora! What… what… are you doing?" Riku ran up to him, but Sora took no notice- he merely just kept walking, his eyes an abyss of swirls. Cloud watched on in horror, the orb glowing brighter than ever; Riku yelled and shook Sora; Leon ran to help Riku; and amidst all this confusion, Hojo stood there, his back to the scene, laughing in triumph.
" Now, you witness my true power! Such is the power of Sephiroth… and now of me. With Sephiroth under my control, I am powerful- combined with Strife- I shall be undefeatable!
Hojo broke Sora and Sephiroth's connection with a wave of his hand; Sora fell forward at Riku, his body limp and his mind unconscious. Riku laid him gently on the floor, whispering his name softly, hoping to wake him…
" He won't wake."
Riku started at the voice. Because there, standing straight behind him, was Hojo… but so near, and so fast that no-one saw his movement at all. Hojo stared down at Riku, his eyes running along the edges of his face, his slender yet strong build…
"Now who do we have here? My… what close resemblance… too close to be a coincidence, don't you think?" His hands reached to touch Riku's face-
" Get away from me." Riku ducked under Hojo's outstretched hand and pulled Sora along with him.
Hojo laughed softly, his eyes never leaving Riku's face. "Later…" He whispered softly to himself.
Leaving their side, Hojo strolled to the cage, an ugly excitedness beginning to consume his features.
" Now it begins… the undefeatable combination"
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The dragonship landed quietly in a tangle of bushes, just outside the ShinRa headquarters. Yuffie jumped out, and was astounded by the building ahead.
For an evil organization, its base was indeed unmistakable and enormous. The base was wide an covered with equally wide steps; its entrance consisted of huge glass doors and walls, revealing the grandeur and richness of the first floor, 2 huge stairways on each side, leading up to the many more elegant floors.
Tifa dragged Yuffie away from admiring the front entrance, and both ran for the back staircase… which was as long as a huge skyscraper building could be. As dull and grey as this staircase was, Yuffie and Tifa wasn't bothered; and in their hurry, they had also missed, with the obvious camouflage of the grey stone, small cameras inserted at every level up…
Reaching the receptionist level, which was as high as the staircase would go, Yuffie and Tifa had to dart through roaming businessmen, soldiers, and suspicious looking people in lab coats. Making straight for the elevator, they stepped in, pressing the door shut-
They were swiftly pressed downwards, hitting the ground much faster as the elevator went up.
" What the- " Tifa struggled against the bonds that bound her hands, her weapons, together behind her back.
A pair of black leather shoes stepped in from of their faces, revealing a man dressed in a fresh lab coat.
" So, intruders, you've decided to come to ShinRa, and get away unharmed? Unlikely. But we have a fair idea of what you're here for... and perhaps you'll prove to be useful bait… in your death!"
A fist collided with the side of their heads, and they fell unconscious, far away from the goal they were headed towards…
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Hojo raised his hands to the cage which as glowing a silver so brilliant, it blinded all's eyes… but Hojo's. His body glowed a sickly green, mixed with the silver power…
" Power of Sephiroth, power of the orb… to me!"
With a rush of enormous power sweeping through the air, Hojo's body was suddenly glowing silver, his body bursting with the power he attained. His shallow skin expanded, his body encased in unknown power.
After a final flash of silver, Hojo's body was unrecognizable to his previous own. His body, even his hair had a slight tinge of silver; but instead of triumph, his face was contorted with pain.
" Arggh… my son, you have trained well… such immense power! But my body just cannot… take…" Hojo's voice broke off, the power consuming his mind. With he last ounce of energy that he could control he directed half of Sephiroth's power back to the orb… except that there was no more orb. In its place was… Sephiroth.
The power leeched out of Hojo from all areas, the silver generating easily into Sephiroth.
When Hojo could once again control his mind and body, he stared fitfully at Sephiroth, who was once again re-awakening.
"Oh no… what have I DONE??!!" Hojo's hand covered his mouth, his whole new body shaking with terror. "No… but there is one more way… I can still complete the combination…" Unable to stop Sephiroth, he could only watch him awaken…
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I've got the next chapter up, so since this one for too short for my late updating, I'll put the next one up quick. But please still review- I want to know, do you like the way the story is going, or would you rather a more random and funni view? It's gonna be hard to change it to such a genre from this one, but tell me what you think- I like feedback!